Chapter 19 Sixteen, Mount Tai asks suffering

The old woman's grief and indignation made Confucius say that "a tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger". On this morning, Lu Zhaogong will worship his ancestors in the Taimiao.The ministers came one after another, and they discussed in low voices. An old minister sighed: "Many ministers have gone to Ji Xiang's mansion, you see it is sparse." Another old minister also said: "You see that there are only so few people in the Wangguan Band, they must have gone to the Jifu." A minister standing beside said angrily: "Hmph, is it more important for the Ji Xiangguo to worship the ancestors than the king's sacrifice to the ancestors?"

"Ji Xiangguo is too polite." "Oh, what a world!" "The king is here." When Lu Zhaogong came into the temple, he looked around and saw that there were not many ministers coming. He thought, these people are too snobbish, they must have gone to participate in Ji Xiangguo's ancestor sacrifice, alas!Duke Lu Zhao let out a long sigh, and then walked towards the altar. The time has come, but there is no band coming. Lu Jun asked the minister of the priest: "What's going on here? It's time for the sacrifice, but the band hasn't come yet? According to my order, today is the sacrifice to Lu Xianggong, and we will start with eight qi music and dance."

"My lord, the court music and dance team has been dragged to his house by Ji Xiangguo." "What? I took it to his house." "My lord, the Ji Xiang country is also offering sacrifices to their ancestors, and they dance the Bayi dance." "Ah! Bayi Wu! It's simply lawless, how much music and dance are left now?" "My lord, there are only two or sixteen people left." There are only two left, so even Wan Wu can't dance.Ji Xiangguo!You are too arrogant, you know that I will hold an ancestor sacrifice today, aren't you singing against me?snort! ...Sooner or later, you must be eliminated...Lu Zhaogong cursed bitterly in his heart.

In the courtyard of the Taimiao, there were only two bands left. It was deserted, and the ministers all came again. Lu Zhaogong had no choice but to hold the ancestral sacrifice in humiliation. Silently read: "Grandfather is above, in the spirit of heaven, the younger generation Zhao is here to offer sacrifices to you, praying for the ancestors to come down, punish the wicked, assist the younger generation to govern the country, and protect the country's well-being..." After Lu Zhaogong knelt down and bowed, he saw that there were only two dancers dancing in the courtyard, and the music was cold, while a huge music ceremony came from Ji Pingzi's mansion on the opposite side. In contrast, the music in the Taimiao was like a mosquito The sound was humming, pitifully weak, and all the ministers were whispering.

Lu Zhaogong waved his hands angrily: "What else is there to play, just a few people, stop the music for me." The old nobleman Ji Gonghai said angrily: "Ji Pingzi, that's outrageous. Isn't this underestimating the monarch?" Ji Gonghai was Ji Pingzi's concubine's uncle, he had a grudge against Ji Pingzi, and took the opportunity to curse at him, a few noble ministers chimed in and said, "Yes, it's too outrageous." Most of the ministers were afraid of Ji Pingzi's influence, but they dared not speak out. At this time, Confucius was giving lectures at the Xingtan.Zigong came in a hurry and said: "Teacher, the monarch is offering sacrifices in the Taimiao. It is deserted. The ministers are afraid that all of Ji Pingzi's forces will go to Ji Pingzi's mansion, and the palace band has also been transferred to the Xiangfu. There is little music in the Taimiao." Poor."

"It's outrageous, let's go! Let's go to the Taimiao and play for the monarch, and everyone will take instruments." So Confucius held the stringed qin in his arms, and the disciples also took various musical instruments and went to the Taimiao. When Lu Zhaogong was in extreme distress, Confucius came with his disciples, rituals and music. Duke Zhao of Lu happily invited them to play Bayi Dance, so Confucius played the piano at the front tables. Eight disciples lined up to form a square formation of eighty-sixty-four people. They all held Zhai in their left hand and Yu in their right hand. While blowing and dancing, other disciples of Confucius sang in two rows.

So the elegant and melodious music echoed over the Taimiao, and the simple and vigorous chorus passed over the Taimiao and spread around Qufu... People were tired of hearing the noisy sound of Ji Pingzi's mansion, and suddenly heard the elegant and pure music coming from the Taimiao, and they all flocked to the Taimiao to watch it. The deserted Taimiao finally became lively, and Lu Zhaogong was very grateful to Confucius.After the sacrifice, when Confucius led his disciples back to the apricot altar, they passed by the gate of Xiangfu. The high-pitched rites and music from the Prime Minister's Mansion came out, the voice was as loud as thunder, and a disciple said:

"Teacher, in Ji Xiang's mansion, there are eight dances being performed during the ceremony. There are eight people in one group, and sixty-four people are dancing." "The dance of eight qi is only performed by the son of heaven. He can actually dance in court with eight yi. It's the opposite, it's the opposite." "Teacher, many people are watching, let's go and see too." So Confucius and his disciples all climbed to a slope, just in time to see the big courtyard of Ji Xiangfu's house.An altar was set up in the courtyard, Ji Pingzi was burning incense to worship the ancestors, and sixty-four musicians were beating various instruments and dancing ten thousand dances.

Confucius looked at it and said angrily: "It's tolerable to dance in the court, which one can't be tolerated!" Zilu asked, "Teacher, what does Bayi mean?" Confucius said: "Eight yi means eight people in one yi, and eight yi means sixty-four people. Zhou Li stipulates that only Zhou Tianzi can use eight yi for rites and music, princes use six yi, high officials use four yi, scholars use two佾. The King of Lu can sacrifice the Duke of Zhou with the Son of Heaven, which was approved by the Son of Zhou." "In this way, the Ji clan is only Zhengqing, so he can only play with four, that is to say, only thirty-two people can play, but he used eight rows of sixty-four people to play."

Confucius sighed: "Breach of propriety! Violation of propriety! Heaven should punish him." The masters and apprentices were discussing, when suddenly they heard Ji Pingzi and his family members, retainers, and retainers all singing the song "Yong": Confucius said in amazement: "Ah, this "Yong" song was sung by the Son of Heaven when the offerings were removed after offering sacrifices, but it can also be used in the sacrificial field for the three seasons. It's against etiquette! It's against etiquette!" Confucius said angrily: "People are not benevolent, how can I be polite? People are not benevolent, how can I be happy?"

Yan Hui said: "The teacher is right. If a person does not have benevolence, how can he practice ritual, and if he does not have benevolence, how can he practice music?" Confucius nodded and said, "This is the relationship between benevolence and propriety." On this day, the sky was gray and the air was dull. God seemed to be telling people that a catastrophe was about to happen in the country of Lu.On the street square in the center of Qufu, a life-and-death cockfight is going on.Hundreds of people were watching. The red rooster belonged to the country of Jixiang, and the black rooster belonged to Qi Zhaobo, an aristocrat of the state of Lu. On both sides were their retainers, relatives and friends. Surrounded by his retainers, Bo Zhaobo was dressed luxuriously, was not tall, and had a pair of small eyes on his long face staring at his black chicken. He was so nervous that his forehead was sweating. wipe. "Ji Xiangguo has arrived." The onlookers listened, and quickly made way for the tall and fat Ji Pingzi, surrounded by his retainers, to sit swaggeringly on the chair in front of his camp. They stood around behind him. When Ji Pingzi saw that his red rooster was aggressively attacking the opponent's black rooster, he proudly raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhaobo sitting opposite him.Just in time, Uncle Zhao's gaze also shot at him, Ji Pingzi turned his head to the side in disdain, and scolded: "Hmph, no one dares to look at me like that, you madman!" At the end of the game, Ji Pingzi's rooster won, and Ji Pingzi's retainers cheered. Of course, Ji Pingzi was even more proud, and his already flushed face became more and more purple, just like his red comb. At the beginning of the second round, the two sides exchanged a chicken. The red chicken flapped its wings and approached the black chicken. The black chicken was defeated after two rounds of fighting. The people burst into cheers again. When Bi Zhaobo saw it, he felt that his chicken had failed strangely, so he stood up and went to his chicken. He lifted the chicken up, and saw that its eyes were streaming with tears, and its two paws kept scratching its eyes. He understood, and glanced at Ji Pingzi bitterly, then walked back and whispered to his retainers for a while, before sitting back on the chair. At the beginning of the third round, Li Zhaobo's black rooster pounced fiercely on the red rooster. The red rooster flinched, and the black rooster jumped over it.The black rooster became more ferocious, and turned around and rushed towards the red rooster. It stretched out its two paws and grabbed the red rooster's eyes. After only two strokes, the red rooster was blinded and blood flowed. With a scream, he fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Seeing this, Ji Pingzi was furious and told Yang Hu to check it quickly.Yang Hu dashed over, grabbed Li Zhaobo's black chicken, and found the sharp copper thorns on the chicken's claws. He showed the copper thorns on the chicken's claws to everyone. "Everyone, please look, this is Li Zhaobo's chicken claw mace stabbing, which blinded the eyes of our chickens." Ji Pingzi stood up slowly, and asked: "Master Qiu, look, what should we do?" "Blind him!" Yang Hu roared. Unhurriedly, Li Zhaobo picked up his chickens from the first and second games, and said to everyone: "My chicken's eyes were so hot that mustard made tears flow." He pointed to Ji Pingzi's red chicken, and said, "Everyone can go and smell it, the chicken wings are all coated with mustard, and my chicken eyes are completely covered." It’s too spicy, they’re the ones who don’t make sense first.” With a "swipe", Ji Pingzi drew out his sword and shouted, "Who is being unreasonable!" Li Zhaobo did not show weakness, and with a "swipe", he also drew his sword, so the servants of both sides raised their swords and approached each other.When the audience saw it, the timid ones ran away, and the rest watched with bated breath. The two sides were at war with each other, and a bloody battle was about to begin. Ji Pingzi is Xiangguo, the most powerful person in Lu State, even Lu Zhaogong is afraid of him three points, how could he stand up to such contempt, he stood up and walked slowly towards Uncle Qi Zhao, squeezed a few words from between his teeth. words: "You are too arrogant, I can't spare you!" "It's you who are arrogant, you don't even look down on the king." "You..." Ji Pingzi pointed at him, his fat face turning purple with anger.Just as he was raising his sword to strike at Uncle Li Zhao, he suddenly heard a voice: "Xiangguo, slow down..." Ji Pingzi turned his head and saw Uncle Sun and Meng Sun coming running out of breath. Uncle Sun persuaded: "Forget it, put down your knives, why go to war over a few chickens." Meng Sun pulled Ji Xiangguo away and left: "...Xiangguo, let's go, why should you be as knowledgeable as a villain." Ji Zi turned his head and cursed loudly: "Just wait and see!" In the deep mountains of Mount Tai, Li Zhaobo invited several princes and nobles and Lu Jun's son as three brothers to go out hunting together.After entering the dense forest, Li Zhaobo said: "What can you do to stop Ji Pingzi's 'Sanhuan' from arrogating power?" The snow-white bearded and haired Ji Gonghai said: "I think the only way to go is to appeal to Lu Jun and send troops to deal with them one by one." A nobleman said: "Get rid of Ji Pingzi first, he is too domineering." The aristocrat Zang Sun said angrily: "Ji Pingzi is too bossy, he dares to detain my retainers privately." Ji Gonghai held a precious bow in his hand, and solemnly said to Lu Jun's son Gongwei: "My lord, I dedicate this treasured sword to you. I hope you will support me in bringing down the forces of Sanhuan." Gongwei took the sword and said, "Master Xie, the three of us, brothers, will work together to defeat the thieves." The other two nobles said: "In my opinion, we should invite Li Zhaobo and Ji Gonghai to advise the monarch, and we will just wait for the arrangement." Uncle Li Zhao hurriedly said, "Okay, let's go to meet the king when we get back." Ji Gonghai also said: "Okay, we will never have a burden." Li Zhaobo said excitedly, "Yes! When we unite, Ji Pingzi will die." "Hey, sika deer, shoot quickly!" Gongwei's brother Gongguo shouted. Gong Ben shot an arrow, and the sika deer fell down. "Brother, your arrows are really accurate." Gong Guo ran over and hugged the sika deer. Li Zhaobo said: "This sika deer has fought well, let's make an oath of blood." So Ji Gonghai was the leader, the three brothers Li Zhaobo, Zang Sun, Gongwei and two nobles made a blood oath around the sika deer: they painted the blood on the center of their eyebrows red, and each took a bowl of sika deer blood wine and drank it alone. He took a sip, and then swore to the Heavenly Alliance: "Heaven above, the state of Lu is in danger today, the three Huan rulers are dominating, and the monarch is being suppressed. We will unite and punish him together. Today, we swear to the heaven with blood. I hope the heaven will help us to uphold the good and suppress the evil." After swearing, he smashed the blood bowl, swiped the ground, and bowed to the sky. In Lu Zhaogong's study in the King's Palace of Lu, Lu Zhaogong was discussing secretly with Qi Zhaobo and Ji Gonghai. Li Zhaobo said: "My lord, Ji Pingzi is too arbitrarily powerful and arrogant. It is unbearable. Now he is openly occupying my fief." Because Ji Gonghai has a family feud with Ji Pingzi, he especially hates him.Now he is admonishing Lu Jun: "My lord, Ji Pingzi has never taken you seriously. The three seasons have taken power to the extent that all the officials are acting on his face. The power of the country is divided into four by the three seasons, and Ji Pingzi occupies it." If we don't deal with them, it will be too late." Duke Lu Zhao was originally the concubine son of Duke Lu Xiang. After the death of Duke Lu Xiang, he should not have ascended the throne, but Ji Pingzi saw that he was young and weak, so he supported him as the king in order to be good at power in the future. The power is in the hands of the three seasons. The three families of Jisun, Mengsun and Shusun are all the sons of Duke Huan of Lu, also known as "Sanhuan". They divide the country's land and military strength into four parts. The Mengsun family and the Shusun family each have one share. Lu Zhaogong can only be maintained by the tribute of the three families. He has no rights and no land, and has become a puppet manipulated by the three Huan. Lu Zhaogong said angrily: "It's time to cleanse Sanhuan, if we don't get rid of them, there will be no peace in the country, just..." Li Zhaobo knew that Lu Jun was still afraid of the power of the Sanhuan and was still hesitating, so he said: "You don't have to worry about it. We have united. As long as the king supports us, we will surely win." Then, Li Zhaobo told Lu Jun about their blood alliance in the forest, and Lu Jun finally nodded and agreed to send troops. "Master Ji, it's not good, the monarch's soldiers suddenly surrounded us, and Lord Gongzhi has been killed." "What?" Ji Xiangguo, who was still asleep, stood up from the bed in shock. His brother was killed and the house was besieged!Lu Zhaogong rebelled?He hurriedly put on his clothes, and rushed to the viewing platform to have a look: Oh my God, the flames were burning outside the gate, people were screaming, and the prime minister's mansion was surrounded by Lu troops.What shocked him the most was that Lu Zhaogong sat in the chariot and commanded, while Bi Zhaobo, Ji Gonghai, Zang Sun and others rode horses and stood aside... Not good, they united against me, I didn't expect it to be so fast, Ji Xiangguo thought for a while, and said to Yang Hu: "Hurry up and go out in disguise, go and persuade Meng and Shu's family to come to support, I will try to delay here Time is waiting for your rescue." Yang Hu complied and went. So Ji Pingzi climbed onto the high platform, bowed to Lu Jun and said: "Your Majesty, my humble minister Ji Pingzi is being polite. My humble minister Ji Pingzi shouldn't have fought cockfights with Mr. Li Zhaobo. This humble minister hereby apologizes to Mr. Qi Zhaobo. This humble minister has made meritorious deeds in supporting the monarch, and the monarch will not do it for trivial matters But take the life of the humble minister!" Li Zhaobo patted his horse, stepped forward and scolded: "What trivial matter, Ji Pingzi, listen, you are arrogant, domineering, and never pay attention to the king, now is the time to punish you, you should hurry up and surrender, otherwise we will rush in. " Ji Pingzi cupped his hands again and said to Uncle Qi: "Brother Qiu Xian, I offended you a lot about the cockfight that day. For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, let's make up!" Li Zhaobo shouted again: "It is for the sake of the country and society of Lu that we attack you. Stop pretending." Li Zhaobo turned his head and said to Lu Jun: "My lord, he is pretending to cry like a fox now! Don't listen. He, issue an attack order!" "Attack the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Lu Jun gave an order, and the Lu army launched a violent attack on the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lu Jun rushed into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Ji Pingzi was arrested. He thumped and knelt on the ground, begging Lu Jun with a mournful face: "Your Majesty, for the sake of my many years of assisting you, please let me go and let me leave the Prime Minister's Mansion and move to Yishang." Lu Jun shook his head and said, "No." Ji Pingzi hurriedly kowtowed a few times, and begged again: "Then imprison me in Feidi, the feudal city." Lu Jun still shook his head and said, "No." Ji Pingzi kowtowed to the ground and said, "Then please allow me to go abroad with five carriages and never return to Lu. Is that all right, my lord?" Jun still shook his head. After Yang Hu got out of Xiang's mansion, he went straight to Uncle Sun's mansion. After entering, he saw that Uncle Sun, Meng Sun and others had gathered together, and they were sighing. Yang Hu said: "My lords, Ji Xiangguo is in danger now. He sent me to escape and ask you to rescue him." The two looked at each other, embarrassed. The servants of the Uncle Sun family asked everyone: "My lords, I risk my life to ask, with or without the Ji family, which situation is beneficial to us?" All three said: "Without the Ji family, there would be no two of us." Yang Hu took advantage of the situation and said: "Since this is the case, the three families are like melons on a vine. If one is damaged, all will be damaged, and one will be prosperous, so there is no hesitation. Now Ji Xiangguo is under the sword of the monarch. If you don't send troops, it may be too late." Well, by then, it will be too late to regret. Besides, after getting rid of Mr. Ji, Mr. Lu won’t come to deal with you.” Uncle Sun shook the teacup, stood up, and shouted: "Send troops to save Ji!" Yun Zhaobo had put the knife on Ji Pingzi's neck, and as long as Lu Jun gave an order, Ji Pingzi would drop the head to the ground. Ji Pingzi was in a hurry, why couldn't this Yang Hu come to rescue the soldiers... Let's delay a little longer, so he begged the ministers next to Lu Jun: "Good brothers, I, Ji Pingzi, have never treated you poorly, but please help me, I will never forget your great kindness in this life." Minister Zi Jiaju said to Lu Jun: "My lord, let him go if I see it. Ji Xiangguo has been in power for a long time, and he has too many factions. It can't be eliminated at once. Once they unite, how can you, my lord?" It's in danger." Li Zhaobo shouted: "What are you talking about? If such a person is not killed, the country will have no peace. What safety can the monarch have? Don't hesitate, the monarch, give the order!" Lu Jun thought of Ji Pingzi's arrogance, thought of the humiliation of being suppressed by him for so many years, thought of the neglect received by the Taimiao sacrifice rake... Suddenly stood up suddenly, pointed at Ji Pingzi and said: "Ji Pingzi, you Heinous villain, you have usurped your authority, you have monopolized power, and deceived the king, you..." Lu Zhaogong coughed angrily. Ji Pingzi thought to himself: Let's scold, the more you scold, the better. At this moment, if you can delay for one more minute, it is a matter of life and death.Yang Hu, why can't you move to rescue the soldiers? Lu Zhaogong stomped his feet and shouted: "Kill this traitorous official who has usurped power for me!" Ji Pingzi closed his eyes in disappointment... Li Zhaobo raised his knife... Suddenly, a cry of "stop" was heard.At the same time, an arrow hit Qi Zhaobo's arm, and the knife fell to the ground with a clang.Lu Jun was shocked, he turned his head and saw that Yang Hu had jumped in front of Ji Pingzi with a few strides, saved Ji Pingzi and left.At this time, there were shouts everywhere, and the soldiers and horses of the Mengsun family and the Shusun family had already rushed in front of them, and the Mengsun family chopped off Qi Zhaobo's head with one knife.The Lu army was in chaos, and Lu Jun's three sons guarded him, escaped from the mansion and fled to the outside of the city... The soldiers and horses of the three families of Jisun, Shusun, and Mengsun joined together and divided into two groups. One way occupied the king's official, and the other went after Lu Jun. After Lu Jun fled to Qi State, Ji Pingzi took over the political power. Ministers usurp the power of the monarch, and the rituals are broken and the music is broken. Confucius sat at the dining table, fiddling with the rice with his chopsticks, thinking angrily... "Eat! Don't be in a daze, your body is important." His wife, Qi Guan, put some food into his bowl. "Qi Guan, the country of Lu really can't stay any longer, I'm going to go to the country of Qi, and I'll leave the house to you." Mrs. Qi Guan said helplessly: "You're gone, of course I'll take care of this family, it's just whether Qi Guojun will use you or not, now the Xiaoguojun is the same, they are all polite and happy, not much better." "Try it, if it doesn't work, come back." Just after dinner, Yan Lu and Nangong Jingshu came. "The teacher has something to do with us?" "Please sit down." "It's like this. I'm planning to go to Qi State. If you learn well, you will become an official. To see if Qi State has any success, the school will be handed over to you for the time being. You will take them to study by themselves first, and make up lessons when I come back." "Students obey. The teacher should go. There is no king in the state of Lu now, and Ji Pingzi is covering the sky with one hand. The teacher will feel better if he goes out. Besides, a talent like the teacher should be reused." Nangong Jingshu said. "Thank you for your kindness. Although you are young, you are very considerate. That's why I entrust the school to you." "Thank you for the teacher's love, the students will never fail the teacher's trust." Yan Lu also said. "I can rest assured that." "Okay. Please rest assured, teacher." Before leaving, Nangong Jingshu said: "If the king of Qi respects the teacher, the teacher will continue to work in Qi; if he can't, he will return earlier." Confucius nodded with a smile. At the foot of Mount Tai, a carriage was jolting along. In the carriage sat Confucius, four or five disciples including Zeng Xi, Yan Hui, and Zi Gong. Zilu was driving the carriage. Confucius was in a heavy heart, and it was inconvenient for his disciples to disturb him, so no one joked along the way.Suddenly, there was a melodious sound of the qin. Confucius raised the curtain of the car and looked over, and saw a middle-aged man sitting under a tree by the roadside playing the qin and singing. Confucius ordered to stop the car, and Zilu stopped the car, helped Confucius out of the car, and the master and apprentice walked towards the drummer. Confucius saw that man, with long beard, long hair and long robe. Although he was clothed with braids, his eyes were smiling happily. Confucius felt that this man was a good man, so he cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask your surname and name, why are you so happy?" "This is..." The man didn't answer, but asked. "He is our teacher Confucius." "Confucius?" The man's eyes lit up, he quickly put down his piano, stood up and saluted: "Ah! It's the sage of Confucius, disrespect, disrespect. I heard that the adults are knowledgeable in books and rituals, and have profound knowledge. I don't want to meet you here. It's a pleasure to meet you." He also introduced himself: "My name is Rong Qiqi. The reason why I am happy is because all things are born, but people are the most precious. I am a human being, and this is one of the joys. Men are superior to women, and I am a man. Two joys. Furthermore, there is a difference between life and death. Some die just after birth, but I live to be ninety-five years old. This is another great happiness for me. Poverty is common to people, and death is normal Destination, so everything is natural, so what is there to worry about?" Confucius sighed after hearing this: "Good! You are really a person who can comfort yourself." After meeting this person, Confucius felt better, and he was going to climb Mount Tai to relax, so they lived in a nearby village. Just after dawn, Confucius and his party began to climb Mount Tai. Mount Tai is located in the East China Plain, with an altitude of 1,545 meters. Because it rises from the ground, it looks abrupt. The mountains are so high and majestic that they go straight into the sky, so it makes people feel like they are reaching the sky. Mount Tai is the head of the Five Sacred Mountains, adjacent to the Bohai Sea in the east, the Yellow River in the west, the Wenhe River in the south, the Jishui River in the north, the ancient Great Wall facing it, and the vast North China Plain in the northwest. After Confucius and his disciples came out of Tiantianmen, they climbed up the East Valley steps. They had to climb 7,000 steps, pass three gates, and climb eighteen steps of the heavenly ladder before reaching Nantianmen.So they climbed the mountain while admiring the endless scenery of Mount Tai... I saw steep rocks on both sides, towering ancient trees, vertical and horizontal valleys in the mountains, high waterfalls, and handsome birds passing by from time to time, leaving a series of noises... They arrived at Zhongtian Gate panting. Confucius and his disciples sat down on the rock. After climbing for more than two hours, they began to sweat profusely. They unbuttoned their clothes and let the mountain wind blow.They looked at the pine forest at the foot of the mountain. The mountain wind blew and the trees shook like waves... "Teacher, drink some water." Yan Hui handed Confucius a cup of water. Confucius took it and said: "Thank you." Then he drank. Confucius stood up and looked up at the top of the mountain, but he saw clouds and mist shrouded in it, and the peak was towering and towering. Looking at the Nantian Gate from a distance, it was like a Qiongge on a fairy mountain in the clouds and mist. People respect and fear. Confucius said: "It's really worthy of the ladder of heaven, let's go, let's go up the ladder of heaven." "Okay." Everyone stood up, followed Confucius, and started climbing again. After a while, Zilu saw that Confucius was a little out of breath, and said, "Teacher, do you want to help you?" "Oh, no, it's okay now." Confucius looked back, saw Yan Hui lagging behind panting, and asked, "Hui! Are you unable to crawl anymore?" "Teacher, it's okay, you go up first, I will climb slowly." Confucius said: "Let's rest for a while, eat something before going on." So everyone sat down on the stone, temporarily spread a piece of cloth on the ground, arranged the food, and said, "Teacher, please eat." Confucius picked up a piece of cake, took a bite, and said: "Students, eat quickly. Just some when you go out." Only then did the disciples take the cake and started to eat it.Everyone eats and enjoys the scenery. After eating, drinking some water, and resting for a while, the master and apprentice continued to climb the mountain again. Eighteen plateaus, the more you climb the mountain, the steeper it becomes. Looking up at Tianzhu Peak, you can see clouds and mist lingering, and the rock peaks are towering. It really is a peak that pierces the sky.The wind is blowing and the clouds are high, and the handsome birds are flying with them. It really feels like climbing into the sky. It was noon, the sun was at its peak, and finally arrived at Nantianmen, and passed Tianjie... "Ah, Riguan Peak, teacher, we have finally reached Daiding." Zilu ran to the top of the mountain first and waved to Confucius and the others. Everyone surrounded Confucius and boarded the Jade Emperor Summit. Confucius looked around excitedly. Under the bright sun, the mountains stretched endlessly.To the north, you can see the North China Great Plain, which is endless; to the east, you can see the sea, which is boundless; to the west, you can see the Yellow River, which is as bright as a golden belt;what!The world is so big, he couldn't help chanting a famous line through the ages: Climb Dongshan and you will be Xiaolu, climb Taishan and you will be small. "Ah, climbing Mount Tai makes the world smaller! The teacher is so right. Look, teacher." Yan Hui pointed with his finger, "North is bordered by Qi State, west is by Song State, and south is Wuyue. The world is really big. Teacher, Let's all go for a walk, if there is no light in the east, there is light in the west, and when it is dark, there is north in the south." Confucius sighed after hearing this: "Whoever knows me will return." He made up his mind in his heart that if the country of Lu didn't want me, he would go to other countries. Confucius and his disciples planned to spend the night at Daiding, watch the sunset at dusk, and watch the sunrise in the East China Sea in the early morning. They were sightseeing on the top of the Jade Emperor for a while, Yan Hui bowed his head and asked, "Teacher, I really want to hear about Feng Chan about Mount Tai." Confucius said: "Mount Tai has been enshrining Zen for a long time. Because Mount Tai is located in the east, it is the place where yin and yang first meet and everything grows. Therefore, all emperors who changed dynasties went to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen to show the beginning of a new dynasty. Feng is ordered by heaven. It is to build a platform to worship the sky, and to offer sacrifices on the top of the Jade Emperor. Zen is to sweep the ground and sacrifice to the ground, most of which are at Liangfu Mountain. So far, seventy-two kings have performed Zen sacrifices here." Zilu asked, "Teacher, who are the seventy-two emperors?" "Oh, the Wuhuai clan was earlier than the Fuxi clan, and later came the Fuxi clan, Shennong clan, Yandi, Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, and King Cheng of Zhou." Yan Hui said: "Teacher, I heard that Duke Huan of Qi wanted to enshrine Zen, but Guan Zhong persuaded him." "Yes, Duke Huan of Qi ruled the hegemony at that time, met princes in Caiqiu, and wanted to enshrine Zen and become famous all over the world. Prime Minister Guan Zhong persuaded: There are twelve families who enshrined Mount Tai: Wuhuai, Fuxi... Zhou Chengwang, etc., all of them He was ordered by a genius to dare to enshrine Zen. Duke Huan of Qi canceled his plan to enshrine Zen after listening to Guan Zhong's advice. The most ridiculous thing is that Ji Pingzi also went to enshrine Zen, which is simply a blasphemy against Feng Chan." Zeng Xi said: "The teacher resigned from the official position because he was dissatisfied with Ji Pingzi's going to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen." Yan Hui looked at Confucius with admiration. After dinner, the disciples surrounded Confucius to Yuhuangding to watch the evening glow and sunset. They saw the sunset, the sky was full of red clouds, the birds returned to the forest, and the remaining photos of the mountains were shining... "Look, the golden belt of the Yellow River." Zeng Xi pointed to the west of the mountain.Everyone looked down... I saw the Yellow River shimmering under the setting sun, shining like a golden belt. After a while, the sun went down, and another stunning scene appeared: the sky was full of colorful clouds, suddenly turning bright red, which was even more memorable compared with the darkened Wanshan Mountains. Everyone hoped that the red clouds would not be erased, but there were not many After a while, the world became one color, and it was completely dark. Everyone still didn't want to go back to the house, and they were still yearning for the magnificent sunset... Yan Hui sighed, "Life is as short as the setting sun." Confucius lamented the brevity of life, and he was too middle-aged to become an official. When he showed his ambition, he couldn't help sighing: "The setting sun is like blood, and the setting sun is indeed more tragic than the rising sun." It was getting dark, Zilu urged: "Teacher, let's go back to the temple and rest early, we have to get up early to watch the sunrise tomorrow." "Yes, let's go back to the temple." It was just after four o'clock the next morning, and it was still dark, so the disciples helped Confucius to watch the sunrise on Riguan Peak.Four disciples escorted Confucius to the sea-exploring stone on the top of the mountain. They sat on the stone and waited for the sunrise. After the rooster crowed several times, the east was slightly white, and soon, a ray of morning light appeared in the sky of the East China Sea. Hey, the clouds gradually opened, and there seemed to be orange rays of light flashing... After a while, it seemed that a fire boat was coming from the East China Sea In an instant, it turned into a fireball and rose across the sky. In an instant, the clouds were all dyed, the sea and sky were red, and a round of red sun was slowly rising... "Ah, the rising sun is so spectacular." Confucius sighed. Confucius said excitedly: "Daily innovation is called Shengde, and the sun is new every day, so we should have new achievements every day." Yan Hui said: "The teacher is right, we should have new achievements every day." Gradually, the sky is getting brighter, the dawn is coming from the mountains, and the golden light is shining... "The sunrise is too beautiful, but also too short, time flies like an arrow!" Confucius sighed again. Under the bright sun, under the blue sky and white clouds, Confucius and his entourage went to the west of Riguan Peak to visit the State of Lu. They climbed to the top of the high cliff, supported each other, and carefully walked across the fairy bridge arched by three large stones. "Ah, there is an abyss below, everyone be careful." Zilu helped Confucius while telling everyone. Yan Hui was a little scared, Zeng Xi came over to help him. On the Immortal Bridge, Confucius looked down at the State of Lu to the south, and sighed, "O State Lu, my homeland, I really don't want to leave you, but now that a villain is in power, what can I do..." Zilu also said angrily: "Teacher is right, Lu Guo is now a villain gaining power, we have to leave." Zigong also said: "Ji Pingzi forced the king away, he is really a traitor." Zeng Xi said: "Our regret this time is that we didn't see Bixia Baoguang." Yan Hui said: "When the country is in trouble, how can the heavens bestow auspiciousness on it?" Confucius looked at his hometown and comforted everyone: "Disciples, don't be discouraged, we will come back, and we will participate in politics in the future, so that the country of Lu can be safe and auspicious. This is the responsibility of each of us Lu people." After descending Mount Tai, Confucius and his disciples got on the carriage again, and the wheels twitched, and they headed north along the foot of the mountain. When walking through a desolate mountain depression, I suddenly heard a woman crying, the cry was very sad. Confucius asked Zilu to stop, got out of the car, followed the sound of crying, and saw an old woman crying in front of a new grave. Confucius and the others came over, and Confucius asked, "Grandma, who are you crying for?" "my son." "How did your son die?" Confucius asked with concern. The old woman said: "I was killed by a tiger. My family moved here to open up wasteland and hunt for a living. I didn't want my father-in-law to be killed by a tiger. Later, my husband was also killed by a tiger. Now my son died in the mouth of a tiger." Zilu asked in surprise, "There are tigers here, so why don't you leave?" "Because there are no exorbitant taxes in this wilderness!" "Ah!" Confucius sighed after hearing this, "Disciples, you must keep this in mind, this is tyranny fiercer than tigers!" This famous saying of Confucius has become the voice of the common people for generations to look forward to a benevolent government. Suo said: "Mount Tai Yanyan, Lu Bang is Zhan."