Chapter 40 2. When a fox meets a fox

Gongsun Hong, styled Ji, was born in Xue, Qizichuan State (the county is now south of Shouguang, Shandong).Gongsun Hongchu made his debut and found a job as a jailer.Speaking of which, the job of a jailer is really not for ordinary people.First of all, you must have excellent professional knowledge of prison law; secondly, you must keep a clear mind and clear logic when deciding and investigating cases. Gong Sunhong's brains are adequate, but he always has no hair on his mouth and can't do things well.I finally got a job with a bright future, but because of poor handling, I was exempted from the job by the government.

From then on, Gong Sunhong lost his job and money.So, having nothing, he had to work for others.Fortunately, the work of manipulating people is not easy, but the work of manipulating animals is still possible.Soon, he found a job as a pig herder with a rich man. The place where Gongsun Hong herds the pigs is by the sea.Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.Days are sent away day by day; batches of piglets grow up happily by the sea, and then are carried to the slaughterhouse in pain. It's such a boring job.I think that facing the vast sea, Gong Sunhong must have had many painful struggles in his heart.Could it be that I've been hanging around with these stupid pigs all my life, until I'm old?

Confucius said, there is no confusion at forty.When Gongsun Hong was forty years old, with the help of a god, he suddenly became enlightened.He felt that if he really raised a pig for a lifetime, his fate would be worse than that of a pig.Pigs are miserable when they die, but they are happy when they are alive.However, I am not happy in life, I have already lost to the pigs, and I have to catch up. Thus, Gong Sunhong started a new dream.A good horse does not turn back, he is determined not to turn back to study prison law, and then go to work as a sad jailer.He had found a popular major at that time, studying classics.

Think about it, Dong Zhongshu was in his early thirties, already famous all over the world, with peaches and plums everywhere.Forty-year-old Gongsun Hong is still starting from scratch, which is really an anecdote in the world. Fortunately, there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart.Age doesn't matter at all as long as you put your heart into it.After the decision was made, Gongsun Hong went to apprentice.Soon, he found an old doctor who was famous for his research on "Spring and Autumn".This doctor's surname is Hu, and we call him Dr. Hu.Happily, Dr. Hu accepted Gong Sunhong, willing to pass on his lifelong learning.

Dong Zhongshu retreated for three years and wrote "Spring and Autumn Fanlu".This work, compared to the Confucian classics, is definitely an unrivaled martial arts such as the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon, which can shake the world as soon as it is struck. Gong Sunhong knew that compared with Dong Zhongshu, he could only be described as a genius or a non-genius.As the saying goes, the stupid bird flies first.But Gongsun Hong calculated, he is called stupid bird late flight.So, he had to work, work, work. Twenty years of this effort have passed. How many twenty years are there in life?If the fate is good, there are four, if the fate is not good, none of them can be mixed.Life is a little better, mix three.If you can mix the two, it can only be a guaranteed business.However, Gongsun Hong is nothing short of a miracle.He seems to be like a bad guy at the gambling table. When the gambling game of life is about to end, he suddenly turns around and his luck improves.

Gongsun Hong's gambling luck improved, and it appeared when he was sixty-two years old.At that time, Liu Che had just come to power and issued an announcement to the world to recruit talented people.Therefore, Gong Sunhong, who refused to accept his old age, decided to go out of the mountain and try his luck in Chang'an.As a result, I applied for the recruitment at that time and won the list.So, what kind of official is better for him?Liu Che was really in trouble. Generally speaking, most of those who are favored by Liu Che are asked to start as doctors.However, for a sixty-year-old guy, asking him to become a doctor is really a bit wronged for the old man.Because, the doctor's work is all about the work of followers, eating, drinking and having fun.Therefore, this kind of work is often more suitable for young people, and the elderly should be exempted.

In the end, Liu Che decided to worship Gong Sunhong as a doctor.This is a casual job with few opportunities to travel, so it is more suitable for the elderly. Few opportunities for business trips does not mean no opportunities.Soon, Liu Che gave him an opportunity to go to the Huns as an envoy.This time, Gongsun Hong led a trip to the Xiongnu.Unexpectedly, when he came back, not to mention his health, he lost a good official. The reason why Gong Sunhong lost his position was because Liu Che was not satisfied with his work.Why not satisfied, did not say clearly.Anyway, after Liu Che heard Gongsunhong's report, he became angry on the spot and told him to leave immediately.So Gongsun Hong had no choice but to return to Qi State with his tail between his legs.

Gambling luck in life, finally getting better, unexpectedly encountered evil spirits.Gongsun Hong really has no choice, he is going to give up seeking an official, and then take in a few apprentices, honestly preaching and teaching, and forget it for the rest of his life. However, after seven years, his gambling luck suddenly improved again. In the fifth year of Yuanguang (130 BC), Liu Che recruited literary talents from all over the world.This time, Liu Che assigned the indicators to the localities, and asked the localities to recommend and reserve talents to Chang'an for interviews.Gongsunhong's hometown, Zichuan State, even reported Gongsunhong's name to the central government.

He was humiliated last time, and this time he was sent to see Liu Che again. Isn't this just a joke?So Gongsun Hong thanked everyone for their kindness and said: I have already met the emperor once.Because he was sent as an envoy to the Huns, he did not earn face for the emperor, so he was driven back to his hometown.I'm old, and I can't afford to lose this face anymore, so you guys should recommend others to go. However, after much deliberation, the people of Zichuan still felt that Gongsunhong was suitable.They insisted on reporting Gong Sunhong's name to Chang'an.Now, Gongsunhong had no choice but to pretend to be a shameless old guy, and then went on a journey westward to Chang'an.This year, Gongsun Hong happened to be seventy years old.

After Gongsun Hong entered Chang'an, he took the countermeasure examination as usual.What's weird is that his countermeasures were inferior to others, but when he was sent to Liu Che, he was actually named number one.I really don't know if Liu Che is going to make fun of Gongsun Hong.Unexpectedly, not only was Liu Che not unhappy with Gong Sunhong, but when he saw Gong Sunhong, he suddenly felt that Gong Sunhong's temperament was beyond words. As soon as Liu Che was happy, he worshiped Gong Sunhong as a doctor again. Life is like a play, it turns around and returns to the original point.Gongsun Hong really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Gong Sunhong was once again honored as a postdoctoral fellow, and Liu Che gave him a chance to perform on a business trip.This time, it was not the Xiongnu, but the Southwest Yi. The thing is like this, Tang Meng opened up the Southwest Yi, and after setting up the county, the people of Bashu complained, so Liu Che sent Gongsun Hong out to see the situation. Unexpectedly, the old man traveled far and wide, and came back to give a performance, strongly denying Tang Meng's cultivation.The reasons for objection have been mentioned above.Not to mention wasting the country's money, but also mobilized civilian husbands and troops, making the local people restless. However, Liu Che didn't say anything after watching Gongsunhong's performance. Needless to say, Liu Che was indeed dissatisfied with Gongsun Hong's mission to the Southwestern Yi.However, Liu Che didn't get angry, nor did he tell him to get the hell out like before.Even if this is over. Let's go back to Liu Che's meeting.After Liu Che threw out Zhufu Yan's proposal to set up a county in Hetao, Gong Sunhong argued hard, and first sent Zhufu Yan to the army. He said this to Liu Che: The old Qin once set up a county in Hetao, that's right.The problem is that General Mengtian of the old Qin Dynasty once sent 300,000 troops to build a city north of the Yellow River. After a long time of construction, he failed and had to give up. Gongsun Hong was a seasoned speaker, and he never stopped talking.However, everyone understands what he means. Meng Tian has spent so many people to fix it, but he can't figure it out.Could it be that we are full and have nothing to do, so we still have to suffer? Gongsunhong's views represent the opinions of the majority of Han ministers.However, he could not represent Liu Che's thoughts.This time, Liu Che denied Gongsunhong again, and adopted Zhufuyan's strategy to set up a county garrison in the Hetao area. Sure enough, Liu Che acted. First of all, Liu Che set up Shuofang County and mobilized 100,000 people to build the city.The contractor who contracted Liu Che's big project was Su Jian, who followed Wei Qing in killing the enemy and made great contributions.In addition to building the city, Su Jian also contracted additional projects to repair the fortress built by General Meng Tian and consolidate the Yellow River barrier. In order to avenge the generations of his ancestors and to achieve the glory of Han Wu, Liu Che really spent his blood this time.Building a city depends on materials.Where does the material come from and is transported from the Central Plains.By whom?Migrant workers of course.Whether it is the soldiers building the city or the migrant workers transporting materials, they all have to eat.Everything you use and eat costs money. No one can say exactly how much money was spent, but anyway, at least tens of millions of dollars.Therefore, opening up Southwest Yi and building Shuofang County, Liu Che almost spent all the accumulation of generations of his ancestors.From then on, the good days described by Wenjing Zhizhi, when people compared each other to buy BMWs, and food rotted in warehouses, are gone forever. The treasury is out of money, and the city has not been repaired, what should I do?Liu Che immediately thought of a trick, immigration. In the summer of 127 BC, Liu Che moved 100,000 people to Shuofang County. Supporting the people with the people, and at the same time, the military and the people cooperate to defend the city together. If the Huns want to break in, it will not be so easy.Just like this, the Han Dynasty fought against the Xiongnu, and from then on it turned passive into active.This credit goes to Wei Qing, Zhu Fuyan and Liu Che. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still have to work hard.Master Fu Yan, who had tasted the sweetness, made persistent efforts and made two more great achievements.The first one is to suggest that immigrants guard Liu Che's mausoleum. It is the wish of the Chinese people since ancient times to build a tomb in life and have a place to bury them in death.The emperor is also a human being, and he had to prepare for his funeral a long time ago, so there was an imperial mausoleum. Liu Che also built a mausoleum for himself, this mausoleum is called Maoling, located in the northeast of today's Xingping City, Shaanxi Province.Liu Che was only eighteen years old when Maoling was built.Ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the popularity there has been sluggish.This time, the master father Yan was left with a chance to perform. Zhu Fuyan made a suggestion to Liu Che, saying: His Majesty's Maoling has been repaired, and I thought of a way to increase his popularity for His Majesty.This method is actually very simple.That is, move all the rich people from all over the country to Maoling.There are two advantages to doing this. First, it will unplug the tyrannical forces that are deeply rooted in the local area; His popularity is soaring upwards. Liu Che generally would not let go of any proposals that harm others and benefit himself.Therefore, Liu Che adopted Zhu Fuyan's suggestion and ordered the rich and powerful in all counties and feudal states across the country, whoever has a net worth of more than three million, must report to Maoling. The second great achievement of the master father Yanli was to expose Liu Dingguo's crimes. Liu Dingguo, grandson of Liu Ze, King of Yan.After his father died, thanks to his father, he inherited the throne of King Yan.But no one thought that this little King Yan's private life was, to a word, chaotic. There is a knife on Sezi's head. If Liu Dingguo is lewd in the ethical field, the Sezi knife will have nothing to do with him. Who makes him king.But it happened that Liu Dingguo was too lustful.To put it bluntly, it's just too savage. First of all, for some reason, he fell in love with his deceased father's concubine, secretly committed adultery with her, and gave birth to a little boy.This is evidence one. The wives of the dead are not spared, and even more so are the wives of the living.Then, without further ado, Liu Dingguo robbed his brother's wife and took it for himself.What's even more frightening is that he became so beastly that he committed adultery with his three daughters. Beast, really too beast. At that time, Liu Dingguo, who was not as good as a beast, had a problem with one of his subjects and planned to kill him.This subject is as fat as Lingying.When the people of Ying heard that Liu Dingguo was going to kill him, they immediately exposed his incest.Unexpectedly, Liu Dingguo acted very quickly, and immediately sent people to arrest and kill the Ying people to silence them, and there was no proof of death. This time it's not over yet.Immediately after Yingren died, someone came to avenge him. This person is Zhu Fuyan.The reason why the master father Yan knew about Liu Dingguo's secrets was because the cousin of the Yingren wrote a letter to expose Liu Dingguo, and the master father Yan happened to see it.Therefore, Zhu Fuyan decided to liquidate Liu Dingguo for the Ying people free of charge. By the way, the people of Ying and the master's father are not relatives.The reason why Zhufu Yan wanted to kill Liu Dingguo was because he had hatred in his heart. Why hate?Looking back at the history of the revolutionary family that Zhufuyan mentioned earlier, we can find that when Zhufuyan was drifting north to the Yan Kingdom, he did not receive the help of a single dignitary.Among them, Liu Dingguo was included.Now that Liu Dingguo is in his hands, it is difficult to turn over. Sure enough, the master father Yan made a move.He first let go of the loudspeaker, and spread the word in Chang'an City, so that everyone in the world would know that there was a lecherous product in Yan.It was impossible for Liu Che to cover up such a scandal.Besides, he didn't want to cover it at all.Therefore, Liu Che published the informant and called all the ministers to hold a public discussion. The results of the public discussion came out soon.Under the igniting of the father Yan, with the acquiescence of Liu Che, and the discussion of the ministers, in the end, everyone agreed: Liu Dingguo is no different from a beast and should be killed. However, before the Central Committee took action, news came that Liu Dingguo had committed suicide.