This time, Jimen's great curse, the two young masters of Lu Zhaogong were also invited. And the two of them were naturally properly arranged, and each became a doctor at a young age.
The Ji family has now been completely controlled by Yang Hu, and Ji Sunsi does not dare to rebel in the slightest.
He did whatever Yang Hu asked him to do, and he had to repeat it word for word.
Therefore, under such high pressure, Ji Sunsi had no choice but to make an oath, saying that the Ji family would resolutely support the officialdom in the future and would not dare to deviate in the slightest, otherwise the family would be destroyed.
This time the oath was taken in full view of the public. Gongfu Zha, Qin Xun and other old members of the Ji family could not bear the humiliation, their heads almost reached the ground, and Ji Sunsi was almost in tears.
Lu Housong was in a very comfortable mood. He had never thought that what his father and brother could not accomplish back then, despite their hard work, could be accomplished so easily in his own hands.
What Yang Hu did was very satisfactory to him. When Gongyan and Gongwei saw Ji's behavior, they were overjoyed.
However, Li Ran and Kong Qiu frowned at this. Although they could not sympathize with Ji's current situation, they all doubted Yang Hu's true motives.
Yang Hu's move was undoubtedly to please Lu Hou Song and other people in the country, but what was his real purpose? What is it again?
The two of them were silent. After the curse was over, they respectfully sent Lu Hou Song back to the palace. Li Ran and Kong Qiu were about to return to Xinglin, but Yang Hu found them again.
I saw Yang Hu with a smile on his face, taking steps like he didn't recognize his relatives, and came all the way with fists in his hands:
"Ah... you two gentlemen! Tiger has met these two gentlemen!"
Li Ran and Confucius stood still, raised their hands together and congratulated:
"Congratulations to Yang Jiazai!"
Yang Hu gestured to the left and right, stepped back, and then replied:
"I heard that the two gentlemen were taking notes on [Spring and Autumn] in school recently, but I don't know how they would comment on me, Yang Hu?"
Confucius replied:
"This book started from Yin Gong, and has not yet compiled the current affairs!"
Yang Hu laughed again and said:
"Hahaha, Hu has a premonition that this book will be spread throughout the world! Brother Zhongni, can you say that this is a final conclusion for Yang Hu? But please... don't speak nonsense!"
Confucius’ face does not change color:
"Haha, that's natural!"
Yang Hu smiled slightly again and said:
"Hu is not talented, and he once knew a thing or two about it. Tiger just felt that there is something hidden in this [Spring and Autumn]!"
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It seems that Yang Hu is very concerned about this "Spring and Autumn" compiled by Confucius.
In fact, this is normal. Confucius now has the reputation of a great sage, so it is not impossible that the history books he compiled will be passed down to future generations. Therefore, it is impossible for Yang Hu not to care about his evaluation in history books.
Confucius also seemed quite humble:
"Haha, Qiu has little talent and little knowledge, and what he says and writes is not that great. Brother Yang has thought too much."
Yang Hu also smiled sarcastically:
"Haha, I hope so. Gentlemen, it's rare for you to be so free. However, in the future, it will be necessary for you two to contribute more to me."
"It doesn't matter. As long as the Yang family can act with justice and etiquette, and don't want to be the next Ji Sun Yiru, we are willing to help."
Li Ran's reply also made Yang Hu very satisfied.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Ziming, how can Hu not know Ji Sun's lesson? I, Yang Hu, do have the intention to advocate for the public office, and this intention can be learned from the sun and the moon!"
When Li Ran and Kong Qiu heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. They understood each other tacitly, and then they handed over their hands and said nothing more.
After Yang Hu left, Li Ran and Confucius walked outside the city. Confucius couldn't help but said:
"Qiu Guanyanghu, does this person want to use his identity as a descendant of the Meng clan... to seek the position of Supreme Minister of the Lu Kingdom? If Ji Sunyiru uses his Qing to take over the emperor, then... doesn't it mean that Yang Hu wants to use his status as a retainer? Identity...also taking charge of your affairs?"
Li Ran sighed:
"I'm afraid it's not impossible. As I said before, this person may have the ambition to 'accompany his ministers to carry out the country's destiny'... Now that Ji Sun Yiru is dead and the Marquis of Lu is weak, it is normal for Yang Hu to have such thoughts."
"Yang Hu takes this opportunity to claim the official position to please the Lord. Then he may be able to speak directly to the Lord. And...according to Yang Hu's acting style, no one knows what he will do!"
Confucius was helpless and sighed helplessly:
"Hey... I just hope he can restrain himself in the future... Otherwise, it may be another difficulty for the Lu country..."
…
Speaking of Guan Cong, Guan Cong saw that the state of Lu was completely stable, so he invited himself back to Luoyi and continued to help Li Ran look after the collection room.
However, the development of the situation in Lu State did not gradually calm down as Confucius and Li Ran expected. On the contrary, it became increasingly out of control.
After Yang Hu obtained the privilege of talking to Lu Hou Song, because the Ji family had been completely controlled by Yang Hu, and Gongfu Zha, Qin Xun and others could not avoid being liquidated in the future, they chose to flee one after another.
The Marquis of Lu Song also relied heavily on Yang Hu. Although he did not make him a high official, Yang Hu had actually become a popular person around Lu Marquis.
But at this moment, Fan Yang, who was far away in Jin State, suddenly got in touch with Yang Hu and signaled Yang Hu to attack Zheng State!
It turned out that after Ji Sun Yiru's death, Shu Niu fled to the Kingdom of Jin and stayed with Fan Yang.
As for what happened in the state of Lu, Shu Niudu explained everything to Fan Yang clearly.
After all, Ji Sun Yiru's death was not only a great loss to their secret followers, but it also made Fan Yang feel a sense of sadness.
At this time, Shuniu had already come up with a countermeasure!
He knew very well that Yang Hu was now eager to prove himself. And the Kingdom of Jin is the master of the world. Yang Hu really wants to "overturn the world", so how can he jump to conquer the Kingdom of Jin? In this case, maybe just a little provocation is enough to make it dig its own grave!
…
It happened that at this time, You Ji of Zheng State passed away, and Si Zhen took over the throne and took charge of the power of Zheng State.
After Si Xie came to power, he took the new official's three measures, which actually encouraged the people of the country to suddenly suppress the large and small business houses of the Ji family.
The news that Li Ran sent to Fan Li and Guang'er to Qufu seemed to have fallen into disgrace.
Li Ran was very anxious when he saw that there was no reply from Fan Li and Zheng Guo's situation suddenly changed.
He didn't dare to talk about this to Ji Le. He originally wanted to ask Sun Wu to go to Zhengyi to find out what was going on. But although Sun Wu was a good soldier in marching and fighting, how should he deal with such emergencies? Sun Wu was also worried. No bottom.
Soon, Confucius also learned about what happened in Zheng. Seeing that Li Ran and Sun Wu were in a dilemma, he said:
"Isn't my benefactor worried about Zheng Guo's sacrifice?"
Li Ran sighed:
"Hmm... Nowadays, the Ji family is having a hard time in Zheng. Recently, I heard that the Jin State intended to let the Lu State attack Zheng. This move is attributed to Fan Yang because I, Li Ran, collected the old princes and dynasty troops in the Zheng State. Fan Yang wanted to accuse Zheng Guo for this reason!"
"In this case... the Zheng people will definitely turn their anger on me, Li Ran, so the situation of Guang'er and Jishi really makes me uneasy!"
At this time, Confucius couldn't help but ask:
"It's just that... I heard my benefactor say before that he had a grudge against the Si Zhen of the State of Zheng. But I don't know why he wanted to repay the grudge with enmity?"
Hearing Confucius ask this, Li Ran couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Hey...it's a long story. In fact, when Si Dai's father, Si Dai, died, I found out the murderer for him, but there was actually something hidden in it."
"It was only later that I learned that it turned out that Kancong had done this secretly. Because of the critical situation at that time, he had no choice but to do it in order to defeat Fengduan and rescue Dr. Zisan as soon as possible."
"Si Xie didn't know the truth about this before, but now he must have found out the truth from elsewhere, so he has developed a grudge against me!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he couldn't help but become anxious.
"If that's the case...then Mr. Concern will lead to confusion. After all, Sun Wu is a familiar face in Zheng Yi. If we go like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get close to the Ji Mansion to save people!"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realized. He really wanted to save his daughter, but he neglected this key point.
Seeing this situation, Confucius paused for a moment and then said:
"There is a person in Qiu. I don't know if my benefactor trusts him."
Li Ran couldn't help but asked eagerly:
"Oh? I wonder who it is?"
"Qiu has a disciple who is astute, eloquent, and quite intelligent. He is also from the Wei Kingdom. In fact, my benefactor has also seen this person before, and it is none other than Duanmu Ci!"
Li Ran clapped his hands and couldn't help but think of this person.
This Duanmu Ci was also one of the earliest followers of Confucius. Moreover, to Zheng Yi, he was indeed a new face, and he was from Weiguo, so it was difficult for him to attract attention.
So, after Li Ran nodded in agreement, Confucius immediately summoned Duanmu Ci.
After Duanmuci heard this, he couldn't help but gear up. His young face was full of eagerness to try.
"Let's go now! I will live up to the great trust of sir and master!"
