Chapter 565 Yang Hu throws a stone at someone's feet
Fan Li knew Li Ran's temperament, and once he decided something, it was difficult to change it. Although he was speaking out of regret at this moment, since he had said it out loud, it would be useless for him to persuade him to change his mind.
Fan Li thought for a moment and decided to discuss the matter with Sun Wu later.
Later, Li Ran talked with Fan Li about what happened in the past two years.
Fan Li told Guang'er's growth experience, and Li Ran couldn't help but smile when he talked about the funny things.
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Let’s talk about the other side.
Duanmu offered to redeem slaves without asking for ransom. As soon as this news came out, it spread like wildfire in the Lu State.
For a time, everyone in the Lu Kingdom praised Duanmu Ci's behavior.
After all, such good people and good deeds should be well publicized in any era.
It was unintentional for Duanmu to give him the gift, but being able to obtain such a good reputation made him somewhat proud.
I felt that the reason why I was able to get out of the circle this time was inseparable from the "benevolence and righteousness" he practiced.
Therefore, he took it for granted that his master Confucius would also be very pleased.
It happened that at this time, Zilu also found a drowning person in the Yi River. He immediately jumped down to save the person. The rescued person was also very grateful. So, he presented a cow to Zilu, but Zilu didn't think much about it.
, and accepted it calmly.
Duanmu gave Confucius his life back, but Confucius deliberately kept silent about his act of "sacrifice the ransom to save people", but he kept praising Zilu for his act of saving people.
Duanmu Cizi was extremely unconvinced. Seeing that his master had not praised him for a long time, he finally lost his temper:
"Honored Master, if you go to Zheng this time and save one person besides the mission, can this be called "benevolence"?"
Obviously, Duanmuci longed for his teacher to praise him.
Unexpectedly, Confucius sneered and replied:
"Gi, since you rescued a Lu man in Zheng State, why don't you go and collect the reward?"
When Duanmu Ci heard this, he seemed even more confident. After bowing and bowing, he replied:
"It's just a small amount of money...what does it mean to Ci? If those ransoms were paid, wouldn't Ci's intentions be pure? How can he be kind if he has bad intentions?"
After hearing Duanmuci's reply, Confucius couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Gi...you did this wrong! And it's a big mistake!"
When Duanmu Ci heard this, he couldn't help but be puzzled. He glanced at Zilu beside him, and he didn't understand why the respected master was actually accusing him at this moment.
Confucius said slowly:
"My teacher often said: 'A villain is a metaphor for profit, a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness!' The priorities here must not be reversed! You are amazing, you are noble, and you are indeed doing good to others. However, you, Duanmu Ci, have certainly become a gentleman.
It’s a good name, but isn’t it that it elevates the ‘gentleman’s way’?”
"Righteousness is profit! If everyone practices the way of benevolence and righteousness without seeking profit, will there be more gentlemen in the world? Or will there be fewer? If the people of Lu encounter this kind of situation outside again in the future, will it happen?
Is there no one willing to redeem the lives of the people of Lu who are in trouble?"
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"What's more, how many gentlemen can there be in the world? All living beings are villains. If you do the villain's things in a gentleman's way, can you be blameless? Just imagine, if you, Duanmu Ci, accepted the compensation, then the rest would be the same. Everyone will follow suit, but if you don’t accept it now, wouldn’t it mean that those villains who want to ransom people in the future will be unkind and unjust?”
"Don't use your own abilities to violate such rules! Ci, these actions of yours may seem benevolent, but in fact they are very harmful!"
Duanmuci heard the words, sweating profusely, and unconsciously fell to the ground.
"This is a poor consideration, so please punish me, Master!"
Confucius pointed to the side road.
"Zi Lu also saved a person who fell into the water before, but he was able to accept the other person's gratitude calmly. In this way, if there is a person who falls into the water in the future, there will naturally be more people who save people, and the people who are saved will also know better. Repay kindness with gratitude. Only in this way is it the best!"
When Duanmuci heard this, he couldn't help but bowed his head and replied:
"Please remember your respected teacher's teachings..."
Indeed, Duanmu Ci's mistake was that he raised the moral standards that everyone could achieve to a height that is difficult for most people to reach.
This will make many people shy away from the matter of “redeeming people”.
Raise the moral standard infinitely, or regard personal private morality as public morality, and then morally kidnap the benefactor, which will trigger a series of moral collapse, and eventually, ordinary people will deviate from morality!
Therefore, Confucius not only did not agree with Duanmu Ci's approach, but also severely criticized him.
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At the same time, Yang Hu stepped up his efforts to lead the troops of Lu State to attack Zheng State. Facing internal and external troubles, there was an endless stream of troops, and Si Ming was able to bite the bullet and order people to go and defend.
Since Yang Hu acted in the name of the Marquis of Lu and led the three Huans to attack with the whole country. The strength of Zheng State was not as strong as that of Lu State, so Yang Hu achieved a great victory.
This big victory couldn't help but make Yang Hu feel a little complacent.
After all, this was the only battle in the past 100 years that the Lu State could win in a major foreign war. Moreover, this was the case when the Marquis of Lu personally conquered the war.
This contribution is unique to Yang Hu.
Over the years, the State of Lu has completely forgotten what the "joy of victory" is.
Yang Hu was so proud that he gradually became more and more arrogant.
On the way back to the army, Master Lu had to borrow a road from Wei State. However, Yang Hu did not report to them in advance and actually walked back and forth directly on the road of Wei State. It can be said that he was arrogant.
In fact, if Yang Hu's behavior was serious, it should have been treated as an invasion of Weiguo.
Just because the Wei people also knew that Yang Hu's behavior was actually endorsed by the Jin people. Therefore, the Wei people had no choice but to swallow their anger.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Hu saw that the Wei people were so cowardly, so he got smart and prepared another plan.
On the one hand, he sent people to Diqiu, the capital of Wei, to express condolences to the Marquis of Wei. On the other hand, he ordered the armies of Ji and Meng to enter from the south gate of Diqiu without permission, and then leave from the east gate, and
Stationed on the dolphin swamp not far away.
Yang Hu's meaning is actually very obvious. The reason for borrowing the road was because the war was critical, so he didn't have time to inform him in advance.
This is indeed an oversight by Yang Hu.
But what? This arrogant army is not under my control at all, Yang Hu.
These troops all carried the flags of the Meng family and the Ji family. They were used to being domineering in the Lu country, so they broke the original rules.
On the other hand, what about the army of the Duke of Lu led by Yang Hu? They did not take this path.
Just imagine, what kind of reaction will the people of Weiguo have after hearing his remarks?
Yang Hu thought that his coquettish actions were enough to arouse the people of the world to hate Sanhuan of Lu.
But in fact? Yang Hu’s smart move was just taking off his pants and farting, which was unnecessary.
After all, who in the world doesn’t know that you, Yang Hu, are the real talker of the Lu Kingdom?
Therefore, when Wei Houyuan heard this, he was naturally furious.
Not only because, as the king of the Wei Kingdom, he was actually taken advantage of by the Lu Kingdom, but also because he deeply despised a villain like Yang Hu who "accompanied his ministers to carry out the country's destiny".
Therefore, he immediately asked his favorite Mi Zixia to lead troops to pursue Yang Hu.
Uncle Fa, the doctor of Wei Guoqing, couldn't help but feel worried when he learned the news. Just because he was old and had difficulty moving, he had to have someone push him in a cart to deliver him to Wei Houyuan.
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When Wei Houyuan saw his uncle Fa arriving, he was very polite and said:
"Mr. Gongshu, you are old and have a lot of inconveniences. What happened that alarmed you?"
The uncle coughed, then sighed:
"Ahem... I came here specifically to borrow a passage from the State of Lu!"
When Wei Houyuan heard this, he couldn't help but get angry:
"Hmph! The Lu State does not take our Wei State seriously, and we are just trying to hold him accountable! Especially Yang Hu, who actually ordered to enter our Emperor's Palace! Is this intolerable?"
After hearing this, the uncle shook his head:
"Your Majesty, it is not etiquette to resent others and imitate them. I think back then, when Duke Zhao of Lu was in trouble, your Majesty planned to take out Duke Wen's Shuding, Chenggong's precious tortoise, and Dinggong's.
Shao Jian, and declared that if anyone can bring Lu Zhaogong back to his country and restore his throne, he will choose one of them as a reward."
"And he also said that if there are princes who can uphold justice for Lu Zhaogong, they are willing to let your own son and the sons of several ministers serve as hostages!"
"Everyone in the world knows what your Majesty said back then."
"Your Majesty has such a virtuous reputation. Are you planning to cover up your past kindness to Lu just because of such a trivial matter? I'm afraid it shouldn't be? What's more, Lu is the queen of Zhou Gong, and we, Weiguo, are the queen of Zhou Gong.
After Uncle Kang, among Tai Si's sons, only the Lu and Wei families were the closest. Are you going to follow the villain and abandon the few family ties in the world?"
"By doing this, I am afraid that you will easily put yourself in the middle of right and wrong. Please think twice..."
These words from the uncle finally made Wei Houyuan calm down a little, but he still said angrily:
"It's just that... Lu State's move is really too much! How can I tolerate it? This matter is related to the dignity of our country. There must be an explanation!"
"Haha, please rest assured, Your Majesty, Yang Hu is a retainer, but he has been unwilling to abide by his duties since he took power. For people like him, God is preparing to increase his crimes, and will send him down after he is full.
He will be punished for his crime. Your Majesty, please just wait a little longer! The State of Lu will definitely bring disaster upon itself, so Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter."