Chapter 28 Chapter 25 Guan Bao’s Friendship and Guan Paopao

We often say: the ignorant is fearless. Gongsun Wuzhi is a typical representative of the fearlessness of the ignorant. Duke Xiang was slaughtered, and Guan Zhifu and Lian Cheng led the army back to Linzi, claiming that Duke Xiang was licentious and immoral, and had been killed. Duke Xi of Qi had secretly ordered Wuzhi to succeed him, so he made Wuzhi the king. Although everyone doesn't like Qi Xianggong, they don't hate him, because apart from his indiscriminate lifestyle, he is relatively generous in other aspects.But Guan Zhifu and Lian Cheng had a bad reputation, and Wuzhi was a famous rascal, he did a lot of bad things, and had problems with every doctor.Therefore, no one approves of Wuzhi being the king of the country, but Guan Zhifu and Lian Cheng have an army in their hands, they can't be provoked, so they can only admit it.

A doctor named Yonglin is very scared now, why?Because he has a problem with ignorance.A few years ago, Yonglin and Wuzhi got into a fight because of a cockfight. Yonglin was so strong that he beat Wuzhi hard.Wuzhi went to Xianggong to file a complaint, but was scolded by Xianggong, saying that he was playing with things and losing his mind, and his salary was halved.From then on, ignorance hated Yonglin to death. Now that Wuzhi has just ascended the throne, it is not easy to kill, so Yonglin has not been touched.But Yonglin was worried, he was worried that ignorance would eventually retaliate against him, so he quietly consulted with a few doctors, but everyone was scared because everyone had offended ignorance.

This is all right, more people are more powerful, more people are more courageous. "Do them." Everyone agreed. I won’t talk about the specific process here, that is, a Hongmen Banquet type banquet was held. When the wine glass was thrown at the banquet, the brothers who were in ambush came out to kill. As simple as that, Wuzhi, Guan Zhifu and Lian Cheng were killed. Historical experience tells us that too many people have been offended, and one must not become an official, otherwise, one will be courting death. So, ignorance is really ignorance. Now comes the question: when ignorance is dead, who will be the king?

A great man is about to appear, this time for real, please keep quiet. From the day I started writing, I have been looking forward to writing here earlier. The friendship between Guan and Bao is an allusion often mentioned by the ancients.The ancients always said that they were friends with Guan and Bao. In fact, except for the friends of Guan and Bao themselves, there is no such thing as a friend of Guan and Bao. There is no such thing as China or the whole world.To put it modestly, Guan Bao's friend is Scorpion Baba - the only one. Some of the previous characters admire Zheng Zhuanggong and Jizu; they respect Zhou Gong; and worship Guan Bao is more appropriate.

Character introduction Guan Zhong: Zi Yiwu, originally surnamed Ji, was born in Yingshang (now Anhui Province), a scholar of Qi State, and a descendant of King Mu of Zhou. Bao Shuya: Originally surnamed Si, he was born in Baoyi (now east of Bingcheng, Shandong), a scholar of Qi State, and a descendant of Dayu. What is a taxi?guard?Zero points; soldiers?Zero points; cadres "dry" spelled backwards?Interesting, but still zero points. It seems that knowledge needs to be spread. The patriarchal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty was that the emperor was the king of the world, so it was called "Zong Zhou".The princes are the great clan in their country, and the sons of the princes are hereditary.Doctor Qing is the Dazong in his own fief, and the eldest son is hereditary, and the sons of Doctor Qing are enshrined as scholars, and they are Xiaozong of Doctor Qing.

The status of a scholar is lower than that of a doctor, but higher than that of a common man, and belongs to the low-level and declining nobles.According to the system, they have the right to receive compulsory education. They learn the six arts of rites, music, archery, censorship, calligraphy, and counting. With the skills they have learned, they serve the monarch and officials as low-level officials; or use martial arts strategy in the army. Serve as the backbone of the middle school; or travel far away, seeking appreciation from others, and even die as a confidant; or use literary talent to discuss principles, teach students, and write books;

To put it simply, scholars are the group of people who come from the five categories of red, but have nothing but the right to compulsory education.For example, if your grandfather was a veteran of the Red Army, and your elder brother is now at the deputy ministerial level, then he belongs to the class of high officials, but if you are only a university lecturer or a civil servant below the department level, you are considered a scholar. According to Guan Zhong's situation, his ancestor was the son of King Mu of Zhou. Probably from the grandson of King Mu of Zhou, he came to Qi State from the Zhou Dynasty to be a doctor. After several generations, Guan Zhifu belonged to the direct line and inherited the position of his ancestor. Zhi eventually became a scholar, unable to share the inheritance of his ancestors, so he had to rely on himself.

Bao Shuya's situation is similar, his ancestors should be the princes of the neighboring countries surnamed Si (basically either Tan or Qi), who came to Qi to become a doctor.In Bao Shuya's generation, he also became a scholar. Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya are good friends with the same ambitions, similar interests, and similar family backgrounds, so they became very good friends. The characteristics of the two are different, Guan Zhong is talented, and Bao Shuya is sincere.Thus the following famous story took place between these two friends. The two went into business together, Guan Zhong contributed less, and Bao Shuya invested more.After earning money, Guan Zhong gets more and Bao Shuya gets less.

"Little Bao, are you out of your mind? Why do you get so little when you pay so much?" Someone asked Bao Shuya. "Guan Zhong's family is poor, he needs money more than me." Bao Shuya said. "Hmph, be careful, don't let Guan Zhong sell you and count the money for him." "He won't." Some people couldn't see it, so they went to Guan Zhong. "Guan Zhong, you are not kind, why do you pay less and get more money?" "Hey, Bao Shuya's family is richer than mine, and I need money more than him." Guan Zhong also said the same.

"You are not kind, who will do business with you like this?" "Bao Shuya." I don't know if it's because Guan Zhong's talent for doing business is not good, or it's really bad luck.In short, after the two people's business made money at the beginning, it got worse and worse. In the end, they almost lost their money, so they stopped doing business. "Guan Zhong is a big fool. He can brag, but he can't do his job." Someone said so. "Don't say that, Guan Zhong is not a big fool, let alone stupid. As the saying goes: When people go away, they are fattened. If the business is not done well, it is indeed a bit too much." Bao Shuya defended Guan Zhong, without any intention of complaining about him.

However, Bao Shuya's own business is very prosperous.what business?Open a shop, what shop?restaurant. Bao Shuya's restaurants are known for their honesty, they will never be short of catties, and they will never use slops or dead pigs. The restaurant is always cleaned, so you can rest assured when you eat in his restaurant.Another feature of Bao Shuya's restaurant is that the dishes are good, and everyone agrees that they are good after eating. You don't need to guess, and you know that there are good chefs in the restaurant.That's right, the chef's surname is Yong and his name is Wu and his word is Yi Ya, so people call him Yi Ya.Yi Ya's dishes are full of color, flavor and taste, and there are always new tricks. Later, later generations respected Bao Shuya as the patriarch of the restaurant and Yi Ya as the patriarch of the chef. Both Confucius and Mencius spoke highly of Yi Ya's culinary skills.According to "Liezi", Confucius once said: "The combination of Zi and Mian can be known by Yi Ya after tasting it." Come out." In "The Analects of Confucius", Mencius said: "As for the taste, the world expects Yi Ya." It means: Yi Ya is the best chef in the world. "Xunzi Dalue Pian" also records: "The one who talks about taste is Yi Ya, and the one who talks about sound is Shi Kuang." It means that you can go to Yi Ya when you talk about food, and Shi Kuang when you talk about music. Later generations called the rubbing meal the "Yi Ya Ji". After a long time, it became the "Yi Ya Ji". Business is not doing well, what should I do?Guan Zhong had no choice but to try to get into the civil servants.There is no way, I always have to earn money to survive, not to mention I have a mother to support. Who knows, civil servants are not so easy to be.Guan Zhong served as a civil servant three times, but was fired three times, which was very embarrassing. "There must be something wrong with this person's conduct, or he's just a gangster." Some people commented on Guan Zhong in this way. "Absolutely not, it's just that his boss doesn't know how to use him." Bao Shuya defended Guan Zhong again. As a nobleman, even though he is poor, he has the right to education, but he also has the obligation to defend the motherland.Guan Zhong, like Bao Shuya, cannot escape compulsory military service. Every time he fought, Bao Shuya rushed to the front, regardless of his own safety.When retreating, Bao Shuya dragged behind to cover everyone. However, Guan Zhong is different. When attacking, he is always at the back. Either the horse refuses to run or the cart sinks into a pit. In short, he will always be at the bottom; The horse will not be lazy, and the car will not fall into the pit. Three battles were fought in total, and Guan Zhong fled three times. "Coward, deserter." Many people laughed at Guan Zhong like this. "You are all wrong. Guan Zhong is not a coward, nor is he a deserter. He did this because he still has an old mother waiting for him to raise him. After he dies, the old mother will have no one to raise him. Therefore, he is a dutiful son." Every time Bao Shuya heard others scold Guan Zhong, he would defend him like this. Anyway, Guan Zhong got a nickname - Guan Paopao. When Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya were together, they often disagreed.At this time, Bao Shuya gave up his opinion and listened to Guan Zhong. Let's put it this way, Bao Shuya believes everything Guan Zhong does is right; everything Guan Zhong says, Bao Shuya firmly believes.After talking about it, it became "two whatevers". "What Bao Shuya said is correct. The parents who gave birth to me know Bao Shuya." Guan Zhong commented on Bao Shuya in this way, affirming Bao Shuya and at the same time affirming himself. "Guan Zhong regards me as a bosom friend, I am very happy." Bao Shuya said. After all, Bao Shuya is a fan of Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong is an ambitious man, he thinks that money is not his goal in small business, and he doesn't want to go to the battlefield with a spear forever, he wants to sit in the prime minister's office and command the battle. "Guan Zhong, tell me, what can I do in the future?" One day, when the two were chatting, Bao Shuya asked Guan Zhong. "As for you, you are very upright and principled, but if you are too upright and too principled, if you don't know how to be flexible, you will be a Yaqing at best." Guan Zhong said.Yaqing is equivalent to the deputy prime minister. "how about you?" "Shangqing, it's Qi's loss if I don't become Shangqing. Let's put it this way, if Qi is to be governed well, brother you are enough. But if you want to dominate the world, it depends on me." Guan Zhong said nothing. Modesty, but no proud look on his face. "Understood." Bao Shuya said.He firmly remembered. Qi Xianggong's incest deeds spread all over the world, and there was no restraint at all.When others complained and ridiculed, Guan Zhong saw an opportunity. "Brother, Mr. Xiang is like this. It won't be a few years. From my point of view, he won't have a son in this life. Then, it will be his younger brother Gong Zijiu or Gongzi Xiaobai who will succeed him. The two sons are not being talked to now, you and I just took advantage of the opportunity, you go to assist one, I go to assist the other, in the future there will always be one who will be the king, then we can recommend each other, isn't it a perfect plan?" Guan Zhong suggested. "Okay, okay." Bao Shuya supported everything Guan Zhong said. When the two of them broke up, Guan Zhong picked the young master Jiu.Young Master Jiu is an elder brother, he has a good temper, and his hope is far greater than Young Master Xiaobai.Bao Shuya didn't want to, he felt that there was no future for him to assist Xiaobai. "Brother, you can't think like this. No one can figure out the meaning of the heavens. Maybe Xiaobai should be the king. If you don't go, if Xiaobai becomes the king, we will have no hope in this life. You can be this poor man. You have to go, you go, we are both insured." Guan Zhong persuaded Bao Shuya and promised him that he would help him if he needed something. So Bao Shuya went to teach Xiaobai, and Guan Zhong found another friend, Zhao Hu, to teach Prince Jiu together.Sure enough, Young Master Jiu and Young Master Xiaobai Zhengchou had no one to help, and now that someone is willing to help them, they are both grateful and happy. Not long after, Guan Zhong came to Bao Shuya again. "Brother, the situation is a little critical. Duke Xiang has been suspicious recently, which is not good for Young Master Jiu and Young Master Xiaobai. Follow me, let's take them out to hide for a while, and wait for the opportunity when something happens in Qi State." Guan Zhong Seeing that the situation was not right, he could actually not remind Bao Shuya, but think about it, if Xiaobai was killed by Duke Xiang, and Young Master Jiao died of some kind of meningitis, wouldn't it be a waste of money?Therefore, both must be protected. "Okay, okay." Bao Shuya would unconditionally implement all Guan Zhong's suggestions. A few days later, Prince Jiu and Prince Xiaobai fled Qi State on the same day.Prince Jiu's old lady is from the state of Lu, and she can borrow the strength of the state of Lu in the future, so she defected to the state of Lu with Guan Zhong and Zhao Hu. As expected, Duke Zhuang of Lu welcomed him very warmly. The son Xiaobai's wife is from Wei, but Bao Shuya decided not to go to Wei, but to the nearby Ju, which is a small country.Why did you decide this way? "First, we are taking refuge, not absconding in fear of crime. Duke Xiang will not arrest us, and it is safe to go to Ju; second, because Ju is a small country, they dare not neglect us when we go; third, also The most important thing is that Ju State is closer to Linzi, if the opportunity comes, we can get there quickly.” Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya adopted different strategies on the issue of asylum because of the different situations of Prince Jiu and Prince Xiaobai.Facts have proved that their decisions are correct. Duke Xiang of Qi was indeed killed, but the opportunity was taken away by Wuzhi, who became the king of Qi. "Mr. Bao, do you think we were wrong? If we hadn't run out, wouldn't it be ignorance's turn?" Young Master Xiaobai felt a little regretful, he asked Bao Shuya. "If I didn't come out, my life would be gone. Don't worry, he won't be able to work for a few days." Bao Shuya said, he was actually thinking about this issue, but he felt that what Guan Zhong said was right, so he didn't regret it. In terms of seniority, Guan Zhifu was Guan Zhong's cousin. After killing Qi Xianggong and helping Li Wuzhi, Guan Zhifu served as Shangqing. At this time, he thought of Guan Zhong. He knew Guan Zhong's talent, so he sent someone to The state of Lu invited Guan Zhong to return to the state of Qi and promised him that he could be a doctor. "Hmph, go back and tell Uncle to keep an eye on your own head." Guan Zhong flatly refused. Facts have proved that Guan Zhong was right again this time. From enthronement to death, Wuzhi only sat in the position of the monarch for a little more than a month. On the day Wuzhi was killed, two fast horses set off from Linzi and headed for Lu and Ju respectively. Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya both set up eyeliners in Linzi, so as to ensure that they could grasp the situation as soon as possible. Information is really important. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, both Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya put information in a very important position. Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya received an informant at the same time, this time, the opportunity really came. Let's take a look at how Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya deal with this information. Guan Zhong called Prince Jiu to visit Wen Jiang in the harem of Lu State.Since Qi Xianggong was killed, Wen Jiang moved back to Qufu, the capital of Lu State.Gongzi Jiu is his younger brother, a half-brother. "Sister, you have to help me, I want to go back to be Lord Qi." Time was running out, Young Master Jiu briefly introduced the whole story, and made a direct request. "Okay, I'll help you." After all, Mr. Jiu's wife is from Lu, and Wen Jiang felt kind. Wen Jiang took Young Master Jiu to find Lu Zhuanggong. When Lu Zhuanggong heard it, he had nothing to say. Young Master Jiu was his uncle and cousin, and he should kiss him more. Besides, this favor has been done, and he will be with Qi Guo in the future. That couldn't be more ironic. However, some people objected.who?Shiber. "My lord, don't act rashly. On the surface, Qi State and Lu State seem to be married, and the nepotism is tight, but in fact they are the biggest enemies. Now that Qi State is in turmoil and there is no king, it is a good thing for us. We should wait and see what happens If the State of Qi comes to beg us to send back Young Master Jiu, then he owes us a great favor; if Young Master Xiaobai goes back and becomes the king, we have a Young Master Jiu here who will just add to their chaos and make them restless." Shi Bo was arrested The wise man called Lu Guo had really evil ideas. However, Duke Zhuang of Lu made up his mind. Duke Zhuang of Lu personally led 300 chariots, escorted Prince Jiu, and marched toward the state of Qi in a mighty way. Why is Lu Zhuanggong so fanfare?Firstly, the State of Lu is a big country and cannot be sneaky. Qi State has no monarch at this time, and Lu's 300-carrier army will have no opponents; When you go to Gongzijiao, leaving with such a great momentum is tantamount to telling the people of Qi that your king is back. However, Guan Zhong was not at ease. "My lord, son Xiaobai is in Ju, he must fight for the throne, and he is closer to Linzi than us, now give me thirty chariots, and I will stop him." Guan Zhong proposed. Lu Zhuanggong thought it was reasonable, so he allocated Guan Zhong thirty chariots first, and set off immediately.The rest of the army set off with Duke Zhuang of Lu. After Bao Shuya received the informant, he called his son Xiaobai and went directly to the king of Ju. "We are going back to fight for the throne, and I hope to lend us some troops." Bao Shuya also cut to the chase, knowing that Guan Zhong would definitely help Young Master Jiu return to Linzi as soon as possible, and he could only go faster. "Okay, I'll call the whole country's army and escort the young master back." The king of Ju is also very happy. If he helps the king of Qi and hugs this big tree, who will dare to bully him from now on? "No, it's enough to give us a hundred chariots. What we want is time, not momentum." Bao Shuya said, he was very sober, and the entire country of Ju had less than two hundred chariots. Lu's opponent, his only advantage is time. The monarch of Ju State prepared a hundred chariots for Bao Shuya, but Bao Shuya did not dare to stop, so he took his son Xiaobai on the road. Bao Shuya and his son Xiaobai rushed ahead and hurried all the way to Linqu.At this time, people were tired and horses were exhausted, so they buried the pot to make food and took a rest. Guan Zhong calculated that Bao Shuya would get up immediately, and also calculated that the army of Ju State was not as fast as the army of Lu State, because the army of Lu State was far superior to that of Ju State in terms of horses, chariots and soldiers.Guan Zhong once conducted a secret experiment, and through field calculations, he judged that he could catch up with Bao Shuya and Xiaobai in Linqu.Therefore, instead of marching towards Ju, he headed for Linqu in a straight line. Everything was counted by him. When Guan Zhong led the Lu army to Linqu, they encountered Ju Jun burying pots and cooking. Bao Shuya and Xiaobai sat in the car and waited anxiously. Guan Zhong told the chariot to stop, and went by himself.On the other side, Xiaobai and Bao Shuya were surprised when they saw Guan Zhong coming. "Young master, hurry up, what are you doing here?" Guan Zhong asked loudly when he came close. "Go back to the funeral." Xiaobai replied, not knowing whose funeral he was going to. "Going to the funeral? Young Master Jiu is older than you, so he should host the funeral. You wait and let him go first." Guan Zhong said, he didn't know whose funeral it was, anyway, that's all he said. Xiaobai didn't know how to answer, so he went to see Bao Shuya. "Guan Zhong, we are our own masters now, stop talking nonsense, you go, if you don't go, I will do it." Bao Shuya was not polite, he also knew that Guan Zhong couldn't be tricked, so it was better to come directly. Guan Zhong looked at the situation, he had 30 chariots, and the opponent had almost 100 chariots. If there was a fight, he would definitely suffer, and it would be ugly to be the first to run for his life. The so-called hero does not suffer from immediate losses. Although Bao Shuya is his fan, Bao Shuya will not be polite when everyone is in charge.Guan Zhong had no choice but to turn the car around and walk backwards. After walking not far, he suddenly picked up the bow, put on the arrow, turned around and shot at Xiaobai. Guan Zhong's archery skills are very good, the arrow hits Xiaobai's chest impartially, Xiaobai screams, vomits blood, and falls on the cart. "Hahahaha, hahahaha." Guan Zhong laughed loudly, and drove away quickly, followed by thirty chariots of Lu Kingdom. "I told you to fight, go to hell." Guan Zhong said to himself proudly, now that Young Master Jiu can march steadily to Linzi and become the king of Qi in a stable manner. But this time, Guan Zhong didn't count. In this life, Guan Zhong may only lose to Bao Shuya this time.