Chapter 8 Chapter 207 Zichan's Promotion

"Wait." Fan Pai waved his hand, motioning for Zichan and Bank of China Wu to sit down. What is Fan Ji going to do? "Shu Xiang, tell me your opinion." Fan Gai didn't ask anyone else, he asked Shu Xiang. "Zichan is right. If we want a small country to obey us, we must first cultivate our own morality. If Zichan is captured, it will only force Zheng Guo to surrender to Chu State. It will not do us any good." Shu Xiang didn't even think about it. , said it.Firstly, this is the fact, and secondly, he admires Zichan very much, and wishes to help him from the bottom of his heart.

"Well, it makes sense. Well, we've brought up the past. From now on, our state of Jin wants to cultivate a moral government, and the state of Zheng can't be half-hearted about us. That's it. Tomorrow, Zichan will go to see the king of our country. This year's interview." Fan Gai actually agreed with Shu Xiang's opinion, everyone was a little surprised, because Fan Gai was definitely not that kind of magnanimous person. "Thank you, Marshal." Zichan said loudly - this face should be given to Fan Ji.After finishing speaking, Zichan glanced around, and happened to meet Shu Xiang's eyes, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Fan Ji's calculations are actually very clear. The reason why he let Zichan go is not because he is generous and good at reflection, but because of the international situation: Chu is an enemy, Qi is secretly playing tricks, and he is in exile. Luan Ying, if Zheng Guo is forced to betray her at this time, once these four forces unite, Jin Guo will really be unable to eat and go away. Zichan also saw this, so he dared to be neither humble nor overbearing, and argued hard. Zi Chan, who dared to reprimand Fan Gai, who had given power to Jin, could be praised by Shu Xiang, what kind of character is he?

Mencius said: If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world. Zhanqin has noble morals, but he can only be alone.From another point of view, in the age of exhibition birds, you can still be alone.However, when the world becomes more and more chaotic and people become more and more greedy, it becomes a luxury to be alone.At this time, even if you can see the future of history, you have no power to change it. All you can do is try your best to delay the coming of extinction. Such confusion is not limited to small countries, but also to large countries.

Some people, they can't change the course of history, but at least they have worked hard, not because they don't have such wisdom, but because they lack the power to change history. Thirty years after the death of Zhan Qin, this year was the first year of Lu Chenggong (590 BC). The son of Zheng Guo had a son. Who was the son Fa?It is Ziguo, the son of Zheng Mugong.The son of Ziguo was named Gongsunqiao, styled Zichan. Zichan has a very assertive personality since he was a child, and he sees problems from a different angle. At that time, in the state of Zheng, it was the Mu people who held the power alone, Ziguo was the Qing, and managed the state of Zheng together with several brothers. (See Chapter 140 of Part Four)

When Zichan was twenty-four years old, Zheng Guozheng sent Ziguo and Zier to attack Cai Guo. Of course Cai Guo was not an opponent. The country won the battle and brought back a lot of things. The people of Zheng State rejoiced, singing and dancing.This has been the case since ancient times, and no country will dislike having too much property. Everyone was happy, only Zichan was sad. "Qiao, everyone is happy, why are you frowning?" Ziguo held a celebration banquet, and a large group of relatives and friends were invited. Everyone was flattering and happy, and saw that his son was unhappy, so Ziguo asked him at that time.

"Father, a small country is sandwiched between big countries. We should try our best to avoid using force. It is not a good thing for us to use force and win. Now that we have defeated Cai, Chu will definitely attack us. Chu has come, and we Can you not surrender? If you surrender Chu, the Jin people will definitely come, and then we will have to surrender; then the Chu people will come again, then the Jin people will come again, and then..." "Stop, stop, you little bastard, you don't know anything. National affairs are naturally considered by the country's leaders. Don't talk nonsense here, and be careful to deceive the public." Ziguo was furious, and immediately stopped Zichan.

Zichan stopped talking. But Ziguo knew in his heart that what his son said was right. Sure enough, in the winter of that year, the people of Chu State came to the door, and Zheng State had to surrender.In the second year, the state of Jin invaded, and the state of Zheng surrendered again; then, people from the state of Chu came again, and the state of Zheng surrendered again. Take advantage of the small advantage and suffer the big loss, that is to say, Zheng Guo attacked Cai Guo. Two years later, the West Palace Incident occurred in the State of Zheng (see Chapter 140 of Part Four). Weizhi and other five major families staged a coup and robbed and killed Zisi, Ziguo and Zier who were in a meeting in the West Palace.

When the news of the coup came out, Zisi's son Zixi (Gongsun Xia) immediately led his entourage to the West Palace, while the rebels had already fled into the North Palace.Zixi collected his father's body first, and then returned home to distribute leather armor, preparing to lead the family force to attack Beigong.However, it was too late.Why is it late? It turned out that after hearing that Zisi had been killed, Zisi's family panicked, wondering if the rebels would kill them.And when Zixi hurried out, the house became a mess, and no one knew whether Zixi would be killed if he went out this time.what to do?

"Run, it's important to run for your life." Someone shouted, and everyone responded one after another. As a result, Zisi's family ran away in a hurry, not only for their lives, but also took sheep and moved everything that could be moved at home. Zixi was dumbfounded. Let's see how Zichan responds. Zichan was shocked when he heard that his father had been killed in the Nishinomiya coup.However, he didn't panic. "Close the gate, hide the valuables, protect the warehouse, and all personnel are ready to stand firm and guard against attack." Zichan ordered, and first made preparations for defense.

After the defense was ready, Zichan reorganized the chariots, a total of seventeen chariots, then opened the house, led the chariots to the West Palace, collected his father's body there, and directly attacked the North Palace. At this time, Zixu led the people of the country to help the battle, joined forces, quickly defeated the rebels, captured Beigong, and put down the rebellion. The rebellion was quelled, but things weren't over yet. Although the origin of the Xigong incident was mainly due to the retaliation of Weizhi and other five families by Zisi and others who bullied others too much, it was also the result of a power struggle.At that time, the six ministers of Zheng Guo were all descendants of Zheng Mugong, and there were two generations of uncles and nephews between the six ministers, and they seemed to be very close.Zisi, Zikong and Ziguo are brothers, and Zisi is Zhengqing, who is in power for the country, but Zikong has always been dissatisfied with Zisi, so in this coup, Zikong secretly provided information for the rebels. Now that Ziziguo has been killed, Zikong has become the person with the highest seniority, and there is no doubt that Zhengqing will be held by him.However, Zikong was not satisfied. He invited all the officials to the imperial court and drafted a letter of alliance. In addition to stipulating that everyone should keep their duties, the letter of alliance also required everyone to obey Zikong's order unconditionally and be loyal to him. sub hole.This is not a letter of alliance, but an oath of allegiance. No one signed the alliance letter. Everyone suspected that Zikong was an undercover agent of the rebels. Now that he did this, he was no longer an ordinary undercover agent. It seemed like he was about to usurp the throne. The crowd was a little outraged, if it wasn't for Zikong's high seniority, everyone would have rushed to chop him off. Zikong is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. He is already mobilizing family soldiers, preparing to close the door and beat dogs, killing his nephews and a group of doctors. Neither side is willing to make concessions. The situation is very critical and explosive. At this time, Zichan stepped forward. Zichan found Zikong and persuaded him to burn the alliance letter. "How can I do that? I am doing this for the stability of the country. If everyone opposes it, I will burn it down. How will I manage the country in the future?" Zikong talked about the truth.Since ancient times, anyone who has selfish desires will tell people the truth. "It's hard to offend public anger, it's hard to achieve one's desires, it's hard to unite the two to stabilize the country, and the way is dangerous." Zichan continued to persuade Zikong.He said: public anger is hard to commit, and autocratic desires are difficult to achieve. Putting these two things together, everyone is angry, and your autocratic desires have no boundaries, and the country is very dangerous.You burn the alliance letter, everyone is calm, and no one comes to fight for power with you, isn't it great?Why do you have to be so nervous? Zikong thought about it for a long time, and he also felt that offending too many people is not a solution. In this case, let's go down the donkey. So Zikong burned the alliance book.Everyone also gave Zikong a face and recognized his ruling status. Two things reflect Zichan's calmness in the face of danger. Nine years passed in a blink of an eye, and Zichan was already thirty-nine years old, and he was still an ordinary doctor.During this time, Zikong admired him very much, and he refused to appoint him as minister several times. Zichan knew that Zheng Guo's power field had to be reshuffled.At that time, the power field in the state of Zheng was divided into two factions, with Zikong as the head, and Zige, the son of Ziran, and Ziliang, the son of Zikong. Besides, the other eight brothers headed by Zizhan and Zixi The descendants are another faction.Zichan, on the other hand, kept a low profile and tried not to participate in the struggle. "It's better to kill the wrong person than to be in the wrong team. Be afraid of being in the wrong team, try not to be in the same team." Zichan told himself secretly. From the time he became sensible to the present, Zheng Guo's power struggle has never stopped. Between brothers, Among the uncles and nephews, all the relatives do not recognize each other. For the sake of power and interests, they fight to the death. Finally, another shuffle began. In the twelfth year of Zheng Jiangong (554 BC), Zikong took advantage of the opportunity of Jin State to attack Qi State, secretly colluded with Chu State, and wanted to use the power of Chu Army to eradicate this group of nephews in one fell swoop.Unexpectedly, the plot was discovered by Zizhan Zixi, but the Chu army's sneak attack on Zheng State failed. Instead, more than half of the army was frozen to death by the Siberian cold current, and returned home in a hurry.Zizhan Zixi took the opportunity to lead Zheng Guo's army and people to attack Zikong, and killed Zikong, while Zige and Ziliang fled to Chu State. (See Chapter 154 of Part Four) The power of Zheng State was redistributed. Zizhan served as Zhengqing, followed by Zixi, Zichan was appointed as Shaozheng, and his rank was Xiaqing, officially entering the Qing series.The other three ministers are Zizhang (Gongsun Heiji), Yougui (Ziming) and Liangxiao (Boyou).The six ministers are all descendants of Zheng Mugong, Zizhan, Zixi, Zichan and Zizhang are cousins, Yougui and Liangxiao are their cousins, Yougui is the grandson of Ziyou, and Liangxiao is the grandson of Ziliang . Basically, Zizhan is very powerful, plus Zixi, Zichan, and Zizhang are all talented, and the political situation in Zheng State is very stable. The Politburo Standing Committee convened for the first time. The Six Ministers discussed the domestic and international situation. When it comes to the international situation, it is natural to talk about Jin. "Brothers, elder nephews. Jin people are getting harder and harder to serve, and each one is getting more and more corrupt. Let's talk about how to deal with the relationship with Jin in the future." Zizhan asked a very sharp question. "In my opinion, we are the same as the Qi State, where we obey and obey." You Gui made a suggestion. "No, I think we should show sincerity and take the initiative to communicate with their relatives." Zizhang has a milder personality and tends to swallow his anger. "I think it's better to turn to the Chu people." Liang Xiao hated the Jin people the most, and wished to sever ties with them. "Zixi, what do you think?" Zizhan asked Zixi. "I want to hear from Zichan," Zixi replied. So, both Zizhan and Zixi looked at Zichan. "In the country of Jin, the monarch has been emptied, and the major families control the power, but they are all for the benefit of the family. Therefore, this country is already strong from the outside. This country is in the hands of a bunch of corrupt elements. They just want to take advantage of you, so , it is not a good thing to get too close to them. But looking back, it is not wise to be openly against them. We do not need to be their opposite. Therefore, we must keep a distance from Jin. For our own interests, We must argue with reason, and don’t be afraid of offending them, they are a bunch of rascals, the more we tolerate, the more they look down on us. We are tough, but they respect us.” Zichan said, Zizhan Zixi heard Nodding frequently. "Brother, I will leave it to you to deal with the state of Jin in the future." Zizhan was very happy. He did not expect that Zichan, who seemed very gentle and low-key, was actually a very tough person. Therefore, when the people of the state of Jin came to criticize the state of Zheng and asked the king of the state of Zheng to go to the state of Jin, Zizhan did not ask Zheng Jiangong to go, but sent Zichan to go.In the end, Zichan's strongly worded response made Fan Gai bow his head and give in. Zichan's task was accomplished very well. "Brother, it's really good." Zizhan was very happy, he now knew who could take over his class. Not long after Zichan returned to Zheng, Zizhang died. Zizhang was Ziyin's son and Zichan's cousin. Before his death, Zizhang appointed his son Yinduan (Boshi) as his successor, reduced his retainers, and lowered the standard of sacrifice.Then leave enough land for sacrifices, and all the excess land will be returned to the state. "I heard that, born in troubled times, you are rich but can be poor. The people have nothing to ask for, and you can perish later. Respect and serve the emperor, and the second and third sons. Born to be an example, not to be rich." This is Zizhang's last words to Yin Duan , a simple translation: Born in troubled times, even if you have a high status, you should live in poverty, so that no one will think of you and you can live longer.Respect the monarch, respect superiors and colleagues.The key to survival is vigilance, not wealth. Zi Zhang is really a sober person, so the gentleman in "Zuo Zhuan" evaluated him as: self-discipline. Zizhang died in September, and another one died in December.who?Travel refuge. If Zi Zhang is a model of self-discipline, then You Gui is a model of not self-discipline. Three years ago, Yougui's father, Gongsun Yu, passed away. Because he performed well in the battle of Jin State against Qin State, Jin Pinggong asked the Zhou royal family to allow the use of a road cart that can only be used by Qing and above to mourn him.Three years later, You Gui went to the state of Jin to express his gratitude to Duke Ping of Jin. Before going out of the country, he met a group of people who were welcoming the bride. You Gui went up to have a look and found that the bride was as beautiful as a flower and jade. "Give it to me." You Gui gave an order, and relying on the strength of the crowd, he snatched the bride away, and then sent him directly back to his fief. Now it's all right, You Gui won't even go to the Jin Kingdom, he'll go home first and go to the bridal chamber with the beautiful woman. What You Gui didn't expect was that this beautiful woman's fiancé was not a good person, but one of Zheng Guo's top martial arts masters.In the end, it was only two days of fun, the martial arts master led a few brothers to sneak into You Gui's house in the dark, click click click click, the man was killed, the woman was snatched away, and escaped from Zheng Guo overnight. You Gui died just like that, and when he died, his buttocks were still bare. Xiaqing is equivalent to the current deputy prime minister.The deputy prime minister was hacked on the bed, and his bare butt was hacked, which immediately caused a sensation.Now, it is a major national case. "Grandma, solve the case? I want to slash him twice again. A minister of a country is a judge for the people. Fortunately, he didn't make a decision for the people. He went to have sex for the people. He has acted so recklessly that he deserves death." Zi Zhan Slapping the table and cursing You Gui, not only did not solve the case, but also abolished You Gui's son, You Liang, and set up You Gui's younger brother, You Ji. Afterwards, Zizhan sent people to find the person who killed You Gui, invited him back to his hometown, and warned the You family not to retaliate. Zizhan, the good prime minister of the people of Zheng Guo. Zheng Guo's political situation is becoming more and more stable, several ministers are also doing their best, and the lives of the people have improved.However, the tribute demanded by the state of Jin became heavier and heavier, which made the people of the state of Zheng feel unbearable. "Zichan, Jin people are greedy, and the tribute they demand from us is increasing every year. If this continues, Zheng will go bankrupt in a few years. Look, is there any way for them to reduce our tribute?" One day, Zizhan approached Zichan to discuss this matter. "If you don't tell me, I just wanted to talk to you about this matter." Zichan said.He thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, now is a good opportunity. Think about it, Jin has just quelled Luan Ying's civil strife, Qi openly attacked Jin, and other countries are also half-hearted about Jin. At this time, if our monarch The people of Jin will definitely be touched if we go to the Jin Kingdom for an audience, and if we take this opportunity to raise the issue of tribute, the possibility of success is very high.” "You are right. However, it is not appropriate for my lord to make this request to the Jin people in person. It is best for you to do so. However, if the lord goes, according to the rules, Zixi should be accompanied, and Zixi is not as good as you." Tough. In this way, you write a letter and ask Zixi to take it to the people of Jin." Zizhan was thoughtful, even thinking of the details. "However, if you want to be safer, you'd better make another request to the Jin people. Then, for the sake of face, the Jin people have to agree to one of our requests." Zichan proposed another idea. "Brother, I thought of something. Back then, the Chen people followed the Chu state to invade our country. Wherever they went, they cut down our trees and filled our wells. It is extremely disgusting. I have long wanted to deal with them. This time, by the way, we propose Please send troops from Jin to help us attack Chen." Zizhan's thoughts were more specific than Zichan's. "The Jin people will not send troops." "Then they must reduce our tribute." "Brother Zizhan is brilliant." "There is no way, let the Jin people force it."