Luo Ci and Luo Yan expected that those down-and-out nobles and scholars would come to Luo Kingdom, but one thing they didn't expect was that it was now a truce period!
The three great powers of Jin, Chu and Qin signed an armistice treaty under the witness of Luo.
This covenant is the will of the five great kingdoms of Qi, Jin, Qin, Chu, and Luo. Who dares to stir up trouble at this time without opening their eyes, so the entire Zhuxia world seems to have suddenly been pressed on the pause button.
Under such circumstances, a sage appeared in the Luo Academy, and at the same time, the Luo Academy began to invite scholars from all over the world. The combination of these factors caused huge turmoil among the countries.
Aren’t all the wise men in the world going to the Luo Kingdom?
The first one to react was Chu State!
There has always been a saying in the State of Chu that there are three nobles and one relative, four major clans.
The so-called three princes refer to the three major princely families of the Chu Kingdom, and the first relative is the Luo family, whose surname is Xiang.
Although the Xiang family was no longer independent, the Luo family's methods of cultivating heirs and the large number of books that Luo Yan brought with him when he entered Chu made them proud in the Chu country.
Moreover, the public family has the same surname as the Chu royal family and cannot marry, but the Xiang family can marry the royal family from generation to generation and maintain their status, which is quite similar to the Qi state in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Xiang Cheng met the King of Chu directly and said: "Your Majesty.
According to the records of ancestors, Luo State has all the books in the world.
The houses where books are stored are taller than palaces.
The bamboo slips used to make books cut down an entire mountain of bamboo forest.
A thousand people came every day to grease the books.
This is the reason why the Dukes of the Luo Kingdom are virtuous.
Now that a sage has appeared in the Luo Kingdom Academy, and he is willing to take out the treasured books, then wouldn't the world's virtuous people who aspire to become famous not go to the Academy? "
The King of Chu suddenly realized: "Of course I have to go. If you can become famous in the academy and surpass all the wise people in the world, this is the way to become a sage.
If a sage is willing to serve as an official in various countries, the monarchs of various countries will naturally confer him with the position of prime minister. "
Xiang Cheng said with a smile: "The Kingdom of Chu will be stronger if it is assisted by great sages.
However, what I have come to advise the king today is to order the prince to go to the Luo Kingdom to recruit talents.
Those impoverished scholars, if they were princes and virtuous corporals, would they refuse to follow them even to the death?
If there is really a talented person, I am willing to give up my position as Minister of Foreign Affairs to recruit talented people for you.
Then I will take the famous scholars from the Chu Kingdom to the Luo Kingdom Academy to make their names known. This will prove that there are sages and sages in the Chu Kingdom. Can't we wash away the prejudice of the Central Plains princes against the Chu Kingdom?
If these two points can be achieved, Chu's great cause of hegemony will surely be realized. "
The King of Chu was somewhat moved and said: "My father-in-law, you are such a loyal minister. You are willing to give up your position as Prime Minister for the sake of Chu. How should I repay you?"
Xiang Cheng held his hand and said: "If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached?
My ancestors said that I would live and die with the Chu State, and I am still willing to make this oath to you. The Xiang family will live and die with the Chu State. "
After vigorously building a wave of favorability and trust in front of the King of Chu, Xiang Cheng successfully obtained the power to select members of the mission to the Luo Kingdom.
This is what he wants to achieve. The decline of the Zhou royal family is inevitable. The Xiang family has placed all its treasures on Chu State. Now that he can go to Luo State to gather a wave of wool to strengthen Chu State, he will not let it go.
Qin's response was a little slow, but under Xuan Mi's prompting, Qin also sent a luxurious team, led by the young master, to Zhaocheng.
In Zhaocheng of Luo Kingdom, Luo Ci and Luo Yan were silent as they looked at the letters of credence handed over by Qin and Chu. The words in the letters of credence were very polite.
"In the past, the prince promised to coordinate the three countries. In the end, the countries stopped fighting and were able to stabilize their respective countries. This is your credit.
The frequent conquests among the various countries must be due to the lack of virtue. There are saints in the Luo Kingdom Academy, who must be here to teach the world.
Chu State is located in a remote area. It would be beneficial to Zhu Xia if they could obtain the teachings of saints in the academy.
You are the lord of the Luo Kingdom. Please take care of the scholars of the Chu Kingdom on your behalf. I will dedicate jade, gold, precious stones, and cloth to you, and repay you with the friendship of the Chu Kingdom. "
Luo Ci patted Luo Yan and sighed: "As soon as Qin Chu comes, Qi Jin will definitely arrive, and all the countries will arrive by then, and the truce period will probably turn into a war preparation period.
Yan'er, my father is going to see King Su soon. The burden on you is very heavy! "
The ministers and officials of the Luo Kingdom have become numb. Luo Qingyi is specifically responsible for contacting missions from various countries, but now he counts the letters of credence in his hand, and there are no less than thirty!
"Brother, how many princes are there in Bangzhou now?" Luo Qingyi asked his brother with a dull expression.
Luo Fujie thought for a while and said: "There are only ten Kingdoms of Thousand Vehicles, and there should be more than thirty other Kingdoms of Hundred Vehicles. They are basically vassals of big countries."
"With so many young masters coming to the country, safety alone is a big problem, especially for Prince Qing Ji of the Wu Kingdom. His father has just been assassinated and now he has fled to the Luo Kingdom. There is no guarantee that Uncle Wu's assassins will not come after him. "
Luo Fujie shook his head and said: "I'm afraid there will be no Uncle Wu in the future. The new king of Wu will probably follow the example of Chu and become king.
If Prince Qingji of the Kingdom of Wu wants to come, let him come. If Qingji can really fight back to the Kingdom of Wu, this probably means that his lineage really has a royal destiny. "
The first mission to come to the Luo Kingdom was the Qi Kingdom. In recent years, the Gong clan and the Qing clan in the Qi Kingdom have also grown somewhat, but the Marquis of Qi believed that they were still under control.
The arrival of the Chu State and the Qin State made everyone look askance. You must know that some time ago, these two countries were confronting the Luo State in the Yingshui River. Especially the people of the Jin State were about to join forces with Qin and Chu.
Qin and Chu sent their sons here because they trusted Luo State, and the reputation of Luo State can be seen from this.
The princes from all over the world came to Luo Kingdom, which made the frustrated scholars from all over the world flock to Luo Kingdom. Some wanted to ask Li Er, some wanted to read King Su's thoughts, and some wanted to read King Su's thoughts. We must defend the royal principles of "Luo Yu".
Countless people have come here, and countless more are going to come here.
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There have been countless troubled times in Chinese history, but the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were different. This was the most splendid era of thought and culture in Chinese history.
Under the leadership of the Luo family, the academy of the Luo Kingdom became a gathering place for the world's academics. Countless sages competed here to appear, and countless different ideas originated here. Simple dialectics, the confrontation between the rule of virtue and the rule of law, With the thought of respecting God and loving people, the human spirit has been greatly liberated.
The most valuable thing is that Luo Shi has preserved these completely, injecting new impetus into the progress of the nation countless times. ——"Minutes of Pre-Qin Philosophy"
Not only talented people enter Luo, I didn't expect it.
There are still 4,000 words left in the afternoon.
(End of chapter)
