Jin Chan who was standing by saw Xiao Yi crying so sadly, and asked Zizheng, "Zizheng, sir, who is it that you are crying about? It's so sad." Zizheng looked at Ziwen's tomb and said, " With Ziwen here, we disciples are very harmonious, and the teacher regards him as his own. Now that Ziwen has passed away at an early age, how can you not make the teacher sad?" What Zizheng said was reasonable. He stepped forward and said, "Sir, Please forgive me." Xiao Yi just nodded silently and said: "Let's go." Xiao Yi looked at Ziwen's tomb and said: "Ziwen! Sir is leaving here." Looking at Ziwen's tomb, he looked behind him The carriage descended from the Zhang River and entered the territory of Wei State. Going south along the way was Luoyi, the capital of Zhou Dynasty.
Outside Zhoudu, there is a music gathering at this time of year. Rats, snakes, and ants in the forest will rush to watch and participate in this music event. Xiao Yi, Jin Chan and these disciples stood in front. Here there are lush trees and spreading branches and leaves. Under the full moon, fireflies danced to illuminate them, and there was a sound of frogs in the rice fields. Huang Zhongda Lu, playing the harp, drums and harp, the birds stood on the branches and began to sing. This is the rhythm of nature, which makes them intoxicated. Xiao Yi also wanted to play the piano, and facing the disciple behind him, he said, "Shang Fu! Go get my piano." Shang Fu took out a piano from the car and placed it in front of Xiao Yi. The little ant sat cross-legged in front of the piano and stretched out his hands to pluck the strings. Their singing suddenly stopped and they all came to listen to the little ants playing the piano. What Xiao Yi played was "Daya. King Wu". Xiao Yi chanted while playing the piano:
"The Mighty King, I am the mighty King. In the fight against Shang Emperor Xin, all the princes are united. In Guanzhong and Hanoi, Jiazi Yiding. The song of the court is extinguished at night, and the world is united.
The mighty king, the majestic king. Taigong Jiang Shang, Wangfu Ji Chang. His ancestor Houji was the ancient Duke and Danfu. Living in Qishan was the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.
The mighty king, the majestic king. Married to Ji Li, the daughter of the King of Shang. The prince's father, Ji Chang, was imprisoned in Youli. Returning to the country, he had a plan to defeat the merchants with force.
The illustrious martial artist is what the people want. Invincible, Wu determines Jiuzhou. I am Wang Jifa, and his wife is Yijiang. The sword dance and harmony are so beautiful! "
After the chanting, the sound of the piano finished, which attracted a round of applause from everyone. A musician came up and asked, "I wonder what kind of insect you are, sir?" I just heard that it could play "Daya. King Wu". Its sound was grand, like a righteous teacher descending from the sky, like King Wu alive, so he determined that this insect must be a not simple insect, not an ordinary person. Judging from the age of this insect, it is about thirty and eight years old. They couldn't believe that someone at such a young age could have such a broad mind. Naturally, he was very respectful to Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi stood up and returned the greeting, saying: "I am Nandan Xiao Yi. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you." After hearing this, the musician was shocked and said: "Hey! So you are the literary insect saint Xiao Yi!" Xiao Yi said very humbly. : "There, there, these are random additions by the people." The little ants have a very high reputation in the hearts of the people, and their reputation has already spread all over the world, and they are like thunder after hearing it. When Xiao Yi was in the State of Zhao, the people said that Xiao Yi was the uncrowned king, and all his disciples were truly talented and learned. This was the reason why King Yong of Zhao was afraid. The musician bowed back and said: "I'm down here, Master Sheng. Sir, I'm above you. Please pay my respects to Master Sheng." Xiao Yi walked up and immediately helped Master Sheng up. He saw that this Master Sheng was already over fifty years old. Xiao Yi was just a junior in front of it and said: "Xiao Yi doesn't dare to be a master. The master is the master, and Xiao Yi is just an amateur, just doing what he does best." Then he bowed to Shi Sheng and said, "Senior, please accept me. I wish you all the best.” Shi Sheng said, “Xiao Yi’s playing is already very good, and I can’t even match it.” Xiao Yi said, “Xiao Yi is just like his predecessors, he enters the realm of emotion and plays with a calm mind.” The teacher said. Xiao Yi replied with a smile: "Xiao Yi, this is a noble talk. Xiao Yi must be ready to meet the emperor when he enters Zhou Dynasty." Xiao Yi said: "That's right, it's just because of the lack of introduction."
Shi Sheng looked at Jin Chan standing behind Xiao Yi, and immediately knelt down and said: "Your Highness." Xiao Yi was shocked after hearing this, looked at Jin Chan standing behind him, and said, "Are you...?" Jin Chan whispered. : "I am the most disliked son of my father. I have a low status. Just because my biological mother is a slave, I am often ignored by my father." Xiao Yi knelt down with the disciples behind him and said, "Your Highness." Jin Chan immediately helped Xiao Yi and said, "Sir, please get up." Then he looked at Shi Sheng and Xiao Yi's disciples behind Xiao Yi and said, "You all get up."
Jin Chan entered the palace of the King of Zhou and met the Emperor of Zhou. He saluted and said: "Father." The prince stood up and scolded: "Jin Chan, you were born of a slave. You are not worthy to stand in this court. Get down quickly." Looking at Emperor Zhou, he said with some grievance: "Father." Emperor Zhou began to speak and said: "Prince, he is your younger brother. Why do you treat your brother like this?" The prince faced Emperor Zhou and said respectfully: "What the father taught me is true, and I have learned the lesson." He turned to Jin Chan and said, "Chan'er, my father knew that you were not welcomed by your brothers, so he expelled you from the palace and let you You have suffered. Do you know that being a father is also very difficult?" Jin Chan said: "I know my father's difficulties, and I don't blame these brothers. As long as you are all good, no matter how much suffering I suffer, it will not matter. Willingly." After listening to Jin Chan's words, Emperor Zhou was very moved and said: "Chan'er, I'm sorry for you as a father." Jin Chan was even moved to tears and said: "Father."
Emperor Zhou leaned down and asked: "Chan'er! Why did you come to the palace this time?" Jin Chan looked at Emperor Zhou and said: "Father, my son came to the palace this time to introduce an insect to his father. If not, If it saves me, I may have died in the mouth of the oriole." After hearing this, Emperor Zhou became a little curious and asked, "What kind of insect is this insect?" He then looked at Shi Sheng and said, "Musician, you and the cicada Enter the palace together, you should know the origin of this insect." Shi Sheng stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this insect is the insect saint ant of Zhao State. Your Majesty should have heard of this insect. If your Majesty gets the assistance of this insect, I will restore the ambition of King Wu and rule the world." Emperor Zhou looked outside the palace gate and said, "Hurry up and announce that Little Ant has come to the palace to see me."
Xiao Yi then entered the Zhou Palace, kowtowed to the ministers around him, and then knelt down and kowtowed to the Emperor of Zhou. This shows that Xiao Yi understands Zhou etiquette. He knelt down and looked at Emperor Zhou, and said: "Emperor." Emperor Zhou said: "Sir, please straighten yourself." Then Xiao Yi stood up and said: "Thank you, Emperor." The emperor said: "Please sit down." Xiao Yi bowed first. , and then sat aside. Emperor Zhou faced Little Ant and said, "Sir, you have saved my son. This is a great achievement." Little Ant said, "It's a small effort, but it's nothing to mention." Emperor Zhou said, "Sir, you are the official of my Zhou family. Listen. He said that he has the talent to stabilize the country, how can he restore the foundation of King Wu." The little ant said: "My Zhou Dynasty is only a hundred miles away, and there are big countries around me. Han and Wei are busy uniting to resist the powerful Qin State, and they have no time to take care of themselves. The Zhou Dynasty poses no threat. The real threat to the Zhou Dynasty is the powerful Qin State. The Qin State has the heart to unify the world and wants to destroy Zhou. If the gates of Han and Wei are opened, breaking into the Zhou Dynasty is like searching for something, so the real threat lies with the Qin State. Since the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward, power has fallen to others. It is unreliable for the Zhou Dynasty to rely on the strong military power of the vassal states. The heroes are vying for hegemony, big countries annex small countries, and there are hundreds of wars, big and small, which makes the people miserable. The emperor wants to restore the foundation of King Wu. The rites must be restored. Restoring the rites of Duke Zhou and subduing the princes of the world with benevolence and virtue, these princely states will be attached to the emperor and conquer the unjust state of Qin." After hearing this, the emperor of Zhou said: "What you said is certainly reasonable, but we must let How can these vassal states submit to me?" The little ant said: "I know that the world has been in chaos for a long time. Looking at these vassal states, they have made their countries stronger through reforms, and their armies have conquered them year after year. Isn't this what the Qin State is like among the big and small princes? But most of their so-called reforms are queens who do whatever it takes to make their country strong, and are cruel and unkind, so they cannot last long. Although the Qin State is better than others in terms of force The vassal states, attack them and force them to surrender. The law of the king, the so-called law is based on benevolence and virtue, using benevolence and virtue to educate all peoples, using etiquette and law to regulate their behavior, and using strict law to punish Those evil people. Open up a thousand acres of land so that the people can cultivate their crops. If you obey the will of the people, the world will obey. This is the harmony of insects. The capable people from other princely states will defect to you. The emperor selects the talented and appoints them with thousands of talents. With acres of land, we can support millions of soldiers in our Zhou Dynasty. They will be farmers in leisure time and soldiers in war. Only when soldiers and farmers are united will the national strength of our Zhou Dynasty be strong. Coupled with the policy of joining forces with other vassal states, we can compete with Qin. ." After hearing this, the Emperor was delighted and said: "As long as we can defeat the powerful Qin State, the other vassal states will naturally join me." Little Ant said: "Exactly." These words of Little Ant made the Emperor of Zhou think deeply. It took a long time, but Emperor Zhou was still afraid of Qin and dared not make a decision, so this was just an idea. Emperor Zhou was silent for a long time before saying such a sentence, saying: "Sir, you see what kind of reward is needed, why not make you a royal censor." Xiao Yi raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Zhou, and saw Emperor Zhou's eyes were Erratic, he knew the thoughts in its heart, shook his head and said: "I heard that there is a storage room in Zhoudu, where the world's books are collected, and I want to go there to have a look." The Emperor of Zhou readily agreed and said: "Okay , I will make you the history guard of the Tibetan Room, so that you can come in and out of the Tibetan Room at will." Xiao Yi stood up and bowed his hands and said, "I thank the Emperor, and I leave." Emperor Zhou said, "Mr. Please step back first." Xiao Yi bowed and withdrew. Shi Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you entrust Xiao Yi with an important task?" Emperor Zhou said with some fear: "Sir, this is a good strategy. If the Qin State What will happen to me if you attack us again? What a disaster for the country! My Zhou Dynasty can't cause any more trouble." Shi Sheng just shook his head, sighed repeatedly, and said: "If Your Majesty doesn't use the little ants anymore, how can my Zhou Dynasty survive? Where is the time?" Emperor Zhou was obviously a little embarrassed and fell silent.
Xiao Yi and his disciples walked into the storage room. There were many messy letters piled up here. Many of these letters were incomplete and some were burned. Xiao Yi looked at the letters piled up in the room. It seemed that there had been no insects to take care of the place for a long time, and he felt a little sad. Xiao Yi picked up the slips that fell on the ground and patted the thick dust on them. The disciples all rushed forward and said: "Sir, let us help you sort it out." These disciples picked up the letters on the ground separately. Xiao Yi sat in front of several cases, sifting through the incomplete ones one by one. make it complete. Xiao Yi lay on top of several cases, opened various classics, consulted them, and used them as reference for supplements. After finishing, he handed them over to his disciple's hands. The disciple standing aside took the slip and put it on the bookshelf, labeling it for easy reference at any time. Then I felt a little tired, so I put down the pen in my hand and looked behind me. There were still a lot of unsorted letters. A disciple came forward and said, "Sir, please rest for a while. These slips can be sorted out tomorrow." Xiao Yi raised his head and said, "Do today's work today, don't push today's work to tomorrow. Zixia, This kind of thinking is a kind of laziness." Xiao Yi opened the slip and read it repeatedly, adding and revising it repeatedly. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he handed it to the disciple standing next to him and put it on the bookshelf. It soon became dark, and it stayed up all night to fight. The other disciples may have been sleepy at this time, fell to the ground and fell asleep. When the little ants heard their snoring, they looked back at them with a long-lost smile on their faces. They stepped forward and patted them awake and said, "If you are sleepy, go back and rest."
