Chapter 486,487 The past events of the Holy Master
Chu Dang returned home unhappy and reported the matter to Li Ran. Li Ran had heard of Zhao Yang's name and knew that he was the grandson of Zhao Wu and Zhao Wenzi.
Just because Li Ran had dealt with Zhao Wenzi in his early years, and now he suddenly heard about the descendants of his old friend, he couldn't help but see the appearance of Zhao Wenzi, Yang Yangui and others in front of Li Ran's eyes.
Maybe it's because when a person is in adversity, he will be particularly nostalgic.
Later, Chu Dang talked about Zhao Yang's performance on the battlefield, and Li Ran's thoughts immediately changed.
This did not make Li Ran expect that Zhao Wenzi, who was always known for his "self-denial and restoration of etiquette", would actually have such a powerful person in his later life.
However, this has nothing to do with him.
He still doesn't want to see anyone, even Sun Wu and Fan Li can't talk to him normally.
Because of Chu Dang's simple thoughts, Li Ran deliberately kept him around.
At this moment, Gong Zheng from the palace came to read out the edict, saying that although Li Ran was a criminal who had assisted Wang Zichao's rebellion, after thinking about Li Ran learning about Wang Zichao's wolf ambitions, the two turned against each other and were even killed by Wang Zichao for a time.
He was placed under house arrest in Luoyi. He thought that there was a reason for his incident, so he was no longer investigated for causing chaos.
There is no doubt that this is the pardon that Changhong, Gong Jian and others fought hard for him.
Shan Qi, after careful consideration, took advantage of the young emperor to issue such an edict, which could be regarded as finalizing the matter between Li Ran and Sun Wu and giving an explanation to all parties.
Li Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and what was even more unexpected to him was that in this decree of King Zhou Gai, Li Ran was directly reinstated to his original position - that of the collector of history and the internal history.
More than ten years ago, before Li Ran fled Luoyi, it was also the history of Luoyi's collection room. The so-called history of the collection room is actually similar to the curator of archives in later generations. There are almost all the news about the princes and even gossip.
can be found here.
Although the position of internal history is only a mid-level official position among the "Chunguan", its duties are extremely important. Almost all documents that communicate with the princes of various countries are written by internal history without exception.
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Now, Li Ran has been appointed as the history of the collection room and internal history. There is no doubt that it is equivalent to having an extra set of ears and mouth.
And this is obviously what "Tao discipline" needs.
After Li Ran thanked him, he sent Gong Zheng away, saying that he would choose a good time tomorrow to go to Zhuang Palace to meet the emperor.
As soon as Gong Zheng left, Guan Cong came over happily.
"Young Master, we have great news! The old Pavilion Master has rushed back. After the Young Master meets the Emperor tomorrow, he can go to the collection room to meet the Old Pavilion Master!"
Li Ran couldn't help but be startled when he heard this.
As expected, the reason why he was able to be "reinstated" must be inseparable from the arrival of his father.
But Li Ran's mood was quite complicated at this time. Li Ran didn't have much impression of his father. Moreover, Lao Tzu's great reputation also made Li Ran feel an inexplicable sense of strangeness.
However, Li Ran also knew that he would have to face his father sooner or later. Moreover, he also wanted to ask him why, as the leader of the "Daoji" clan, he allowed his subordinates to cause trouble to everyone and disrupt the world?
Just like Guan Cong before, didn't he follow his hints and travel between Chu and Wu, and single-handedly planned the fall of King Chu Ling, thus making the Chu country unable to recover?
For some things, Li Ran felt it was necessary to ask clearly in person.
"I am also accompanied by Yihe. Maybe...he will have a way to cure the little master's illness!"
Hearing this, Li Ran said that he wanted to meet his father who was "a simple man all his life".
So, that night he wrote a letter and passed it on to Owl Yi, asking him to come to Luoyi with his wife Ji Le.
Early the next morning, Li Ran packed up and prepared to go to Zhuang Palace to meet the emperor.
However, as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a tall figure running straight over and kneeling on the ground with a plop.
"My benefactor, Qiu Ke has finally found you! Please accept Qiu's bow!"
Li Ran hurriedly leaned over to help him. This man was tall, but Li Ran couldn't help him up. He only stood up after he finished his salute.
Li Ran looked up and down at the "long man" in front of him, and saw that he had a full forehead, his shoulders were slightly tilted forward like his son, and his arms were slightly longer. Because he was too tall, Li Ran thought he had to hold his head high.
Li Ran looked at him carefully for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen this person before, and he frowned.
"I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but I really can't remember where I met you?..."
This person didn't take it seriously either.
"Mr. Qiu He has indeed met once. At that time, Qiu was fifteen years old and had not yet bloomed. Therefore, it is normal that Mr. Qiu had no impression. I am a native of Zou, and I met Mr. Qiu in the Qufu of the Five Fathers of Lu State.
one side……"
When Li Ran heard this, he suddenly thought about it.
When Li Ran fled from the State of Lu to the State of Zheng, he met a fourteen-year-old boy on the way, crying bitterly towards a coffin.
It was the middle of winter, and the boy's plain clothes were thin. Li Ran saw that he was still young and pitiful, so he stepped forward to ask why.
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And that young man is Qiu in front of him.
At that time, Qiu Dang immediately explained the reason. It turned out that he and his mother were dependent on each other and had only some financial support from his parents' family, so he lived in poverty.
He thought he would live as a "untouchable" for the rest of his life. But on the eve of his death, his mother told him a secret. It turned out that he was the son of a senior official in the Lu State.
This was just because the doctor Qing was already over sixty years old when he married her. When Qiu was born, the doctor Qing died of illness, and his family members did not recognize them because of their status.
From then on, the mother raised Qiu alone.
When Qiu learned about this, he was frustrated that his identity was not recognized, so he cried again.
After hearing this, Li Ran thought for a moment and said that he could follow Zhou etiquette and bury his mother and father together in the same place. In this way, he would have a name and everything could be solved.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qiu said that he did not even know where his father's grave was, and the family of Dr. Qing would not agree to be buried together in the mausoleum.
Li Ran said that he might as well park his mother's coffin in front of his father's house to "win" sympathy.
At that time, Qiu seemed a little uneasy. After all, this kind of behavior was really "reckless".
However, Li Ran did not mean this, and only left one sentence: He who is the son of man must also have his name rectified!
After Li Ran said that, he got up and continued on his way in a hurry.
In the end, Qiu Guo did what Li Ran said and parked his mother's coffin at the door of his father's house and cried for several days.
This family didn't take it seriously at first, but soon, this incident became a big issue in Lu State, and people in the country also talked about it.
Later, the family saw that Qiu was tall and burly, and he had some traces of his late master's legacy. After further investigation, it was found that her mother, Yan, had indeed been engaged to their late master in the early years, so her identity should not be a problem.
In addition, the eldest son of the deceased owner had a "foot disease" and could not perform sacrificial rituals, and there was no other brother to take his place.
Although the man in front of me came from a poor background, he has a handsome appearance and is brave enough to do things. The most important thing is that there must be someone in their family who can worship their ancestors, right?
If you can't count on the boss, then it would be a good idea to consider him as the second child.
So, the nine aunts and uncles of this family took it together and thought it would be a good idea to let this person recognize his ancestor and return to his clan.
Therefore, he agreed to Qiu's request and allowed his mother Yan to be buried together with her late owner.
From this, Qiu Ye was finally confirmed. After that, he joined the Ji family and became a small official who went to the fields to collect food.
When he was not working, he took advantage of his mother's Yan family, who were specialized in making a living by organizing funerals for others. He therefore gathered a group of Confucian scholars from his mother's family and started a funeral business, which made life difficult for a while.
It was a very nourishing life.
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Li Ran never expected that his inadvertent advice would directly change this person's life trajectory. At the same time, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. Since this person was working for the Ji family, why was he here?
After all, Ji Sun Yiru and Li Ran had a blood feud, and Li Ran had to be more cautious about this, but in order to find out what was going on, Li Ran still said:
"It turns out to be that little brother. It's been so long that I forgot about him!"
"Sir is a noble person, so it's normal for you not to remember. But my kindness to Qiu is as great as a mountain, and Qiu doesn't dare to be half-hearted or forget you!"
"In that case, little brother, let's get in the car with Mr. Li. We can have a good chat along the way."
Li Ran pointed to the carriage not far away. Qiu hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.
"Thank you sir!"
The two of them got into the carriage together and were driven by Chu Dang towards the Zhuang Palace.
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Chapter 487_Ji Sun Yiru cuts down the Chinese army
Li Ran was riding in a carriage with Qiu, who was a head taller than him. Because this man was so tall, he seemed a little timid as he was crowded within the carriage.
"You just said that since you are working in Ji's family now, why didn't you concentrate on it and went to Luoyi instead?"
Hearing this, Qiu couldn't help but sigh.
"Although Qiu gained a status under the guidance of Mr. Qiu, Mr. Qiu is also humble. He only serves as a minor official in the Ji family. Although he has no worries about food and clothing, he often goes to the countryside to collect collections. He has no restraint on the Ji family's abuse of the people.
He really couldn't bear it. So Qiu changed his position soon after and turned to raising livestock, which made him feel comfortable for a while."
Perhaps it was just because Qiu was an untouchable without status before he was fifteen years old, and his life was indeed poor. It was precisely because of this that he had sympathy and compassion for the township party members who were also "untouchables".
"At this time, Qiu met a down-and-out historian, and Qiu followed him to learn Zhou rites so that he could specialize in his own side business."
"Although his position as a caretaker of livestock was humble, he also had a lot of free time. After Qiu got to know the historian, he was able to easily access many Lu classics. After a few years, he could be considered a small success!
Later, Qiu Bucai won the first place among the rural schools and was fortunate enough to be appreciated by Meng Xizi, the head of the Meng family at that time, and the Marquis of Lu."
After hearing this man's life trajectory, Li Ran couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He seemed to have remembered something, but he didn't say it. He was just suspicious in his heart.
"Meng Xizi and Luhou? How did you get to know them?"
It turned out that when Sanhuan was working hard and Lu Houchou was still able to control the situation, he visited the Chu State. Ji Sunyi asked Meng Xizi to accompany him. He passed by Liangdi and worked in the suburbs of Zheng Bo.
Originally, Meng Xizi should have assisted Zuo Luhou Chou to complete the etiquette, but Meng Xizi was a standard dandy in his early years, and he knew nothing about Zhou's rituals. This could not help but make Lu lose face.
Later, Meng Xizi knew that Ji Sun Yiru had arranged this deliberately, and wanted to use his lack of etiquette to embarrass Marquis Lu.
When Meng Xizi heard the news, he was deeply ashamed of it. He also wanted to study the Zhou rites hard. Anyone who could teach him the Zhou rites, no matter how poor or low, would be respected as his honored guest.
After Qiu won the first place in the debate at the rural school, Meng Xizi went to meet him. After a conversation, he found that he was indeed quite knowledgeable about Zhou rites, so he made him his disciple.
Later, Meng Xizi not only worshiped him as his disciple, but also made his two sons Meng Sunshuo and Meng Sun He Ji his disciples.
Qiu didn't like Ji Sun Yiru's abuse of the people, and Meng Xizi also resented Ji Sun Yiru for making him look embarrassed. So the two often talked by candlelight at night, and their friendship was very close.
Later, Meng Xizi found an opportunity and introduced Qiu Shi to Lu Houchou.
Lu Houchou and Qiu had another long talk. They also felt that this person was indeed extraordinary and seemed to have "Ziming character". They couldn't help but favor him even more. Once they were free, they would let him come to the palace to talk.
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Even not long after, Qiu's wife gave birth to a son. After Lu Houchou learned about it, in order to congratulate him, he specially ordered a carp to be given to him, which meant that carp was auspicious. Qiu was naturally happy, so he gave it to his son.
He was named "Carp".
Because of Li Ran's advice, this Qiu started his career from being a "untouchable" until he became a guest of the Meng family and even the Marquis of Lu. This magnificent turnaround can be described as a miraculous feat.
And this is the reason why Qiu is grateful to Li Ran.
When Li Ran heard this, the speculation in his heart turned into certainty, and he blurted out:
"Could it be that you are Confucius and Kong Zhongni?"
Qiu was startled for a moment and said calmly:
"My benevolence is clear, it's me!"
It turned out that the tall man in front of me was actually Confucius! He was Confucius who was called the "Holy Saint" by later generations.
Confucius's surname was Zi, Kong, his given name was Qiu, and his given name was Zhongni. At first he called himself Qiu, but Li Ran didn't realize it, but after hearing his experience, he became more and more suspicious.
At this moment, when he heard his son's name was "Li", he couldn't help but suddenly realized it and blurted it out.
Confucius didn't know why Li Ran had such a big reaction. How did he know that he would have such a big name in future generations?
After a brief moment of surprise, Li Ran immediately calmed down.
Since his father could be Laozi, what's so strange about meeting Confucius now?
"It's just... you should be in Lu country now, but why do you appear here?"
By chance, Li Ran gave some advice to Confucius, and he was as kind as a mountain to Confucius.
However, it is still a bit unbelievable that Confucius came here specifically to look for him just because of this.
Kongqiu gently lifted the car curtain and looked outside. Chu Dang's strong back appeared in front of him, which made him hesitate. Li Ran noticed Kongqiu's doubts.
"Zhongni, if you have anything to say, just say it. This person has followed Li from birth to death, so there is no need to doubt him."
Confucius smiled:
"Feiqiu is cautious. This matter is really too secret. If others find out, I'm afraid that Marquis Lu's life will be at risk!"
Li Ran had been looking for Lu Houchou's whereabouts. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel excited:
"Oh? Zhongni knows the whereabouts of Marquis Lu?"
Confucius nodded slightly to show his affirmation.
"Qiu Zheng came to the Zhou Dynasty to look for Mr. Lu on the instructions of Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu is now in a critical situation and hopes that Mr. Lu can come to rescue him..."
"However, I sent people to visit the Marquis of Lu many times, but there was no trace of him. Since Zhongni was entrusted with the Marquis of Lu, he should know his current situation, right? What happened some time ago? How could he be driven away by the Ji family?
The capital of the country?”
Regarding the fact that Lu Hou Chou was driven out of the capital by the Ji family, it has long been spread in the world. Some say that Lu Hou is not a good person, and some say that the Ji family is guilty of evil. However, the specific details are naturally not as clear as those involved.
Confucius sighed and said again:
It turns out that since Lu Hou Chou succeeded to the throne, the Ji family, the Meng family and the Shusun family of Lu State have become the three pillars. However, this balance was broken again after the death of the three clan heads.
First came the Shusun family. Due to Shu Niu's secret involvement, after the death of Shusun Bao, Shu Niu acted as a foreign relative to bring trouble to the Shusun family and agreed to Ji Sun Yiru's proposal to dismantle the Central Army of the State of Lu.
He also divided the towns supporting the Chinese army into four parts, with the Ji family taking two of them, and the Meng family and Shusun family each taking one part.
It was precisely because of the further expansion of the Ji family's power that they needed to recruit a large number of available people. Confucius, who had just obtained the identity of a Chinese, was not yet clear about the situation, so he rashly went to Ji's family to work as an errand.
At this time, Hou Chou of Lu saw that Ji Sun Yiru had disbanded the Chinese army without his consent, and divided up the villages and towns that supported the Chinese army.
Lu Houchou, who was young and restless, thought of going to Jin again to recruit reinforcements.
However, Ji Sun Yiru was also prepared, and he also directly used Li Ran's old method. As soon as Lu Hou Chou left Qufu, Ji Sun Yiru immediately sent troops to attack Ju State.
This news reached the State of Jin, and the State of Jin used the excuse that the State of Lu sent troops to attack the State of Ju to prevent Lu Houchou from entering the country and directly sent him back to the State of Lu.
But Lu Houchou did not give up. After going to Jin several times and being rejected, he turned around and thought of Li Ranlai who was still in Chu at that time!