Chapter 59 Chapter Twelve

It is mentioned in the tenth chapter that in 316 BC, Gongsun Yan invited Tian Wen, the son of Tian Ying, to the state of Wei, and handed over the banner of the Hezong Movement to Tian Wen.However, Tian Wen did nothing in this position. In 313 BC, King Wei Xiang appointed his son Wei Zheng as prime minister in order to get closer to Qin State, and Tian Wen returned to Qi State. In 310 BC, Tian Ying died and was posthumously named Jing Guojun (see clearly, it is not Guo Jingjun).Tian Wen inherited the family business in Xue County, the family's fiefdom, and was known as Xue Gong, which was the historical Lord Mengchang.

Soon after, he became the Prime Minister of King Xuan of Qi. Among the so-called "Four Princes of the Warring States Period", Lord Mengchang undoubtedly ranked first.This is of course related to his earliest time, and also to his greatest influence. 『①In the Warring States period, Lord Xinling of Wei State, Lord Mengchang of Qi State, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao State, and Lord Chunshen of Chu State were all famous for raising "scholars".Because the four were princes and nobles, they were known as the "Four Princes of the Warring States Period". 』 In Chinese history, the word "Mengchang" has almost become synonymous with loyalty in the world.Qin Shubao in "Water Margin", Chai Jin in "Water Margin", and even Zhou Zhongying in "Water Margin", have all been dubbed "Xiao Mengchang".This is a very high honor in the arena, which shows that they are very loyal and recognized by the heroes of the world.

However, Xiao Mengchang is Xiao Mengchang after all. Compared with Mr. Mengchang, it is like a little witch seeing a big witch. Take Chai Jin as an example. He is a descendant of the royal family, and his family has affidavits and iron certificates.And what about Mr. Mengchang? "Thousands of diners" is not a heavyweight at all. Even in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when Sima Qian visited Xue County, he still found that many young people there were very rude and rude. The local people explained: At that time, Lord Mengchang recruited heroes from all walks of life to Xue County, and there were more than 60,000 families in total. .

Be good, there are more than 60,000 families, this guy is really courageous. It takes money to raise so many diners.Mr. Mengchang's income mainly has three parts, one is the rent and tax of Xue County, the other is the interest collected from lending, and the third is the official salary.However, the sum of these three parts of income is still stretched, and it is often difficult to make ends meet.It turned out that the practice of treating people equally regardless of their social status must not work, so he began to grade the diners: Inferior, simple food, no wine and no meat, live in "Chuanshe";

Medium-sized, with fish and meat, wine and vegetables, live in "Xingshe", called "Yuke" (fish to eat); The first-class ones, delicacies from mountains and seas, have a car to go in and out, and live in a "generational house", which is called a "car guest" (with a car to sit). These diners eat all day long, what effect does it have on Meng Changjun?He is neither Lei Feng nor Mother Teresa, he will always ask for something in return! According to the records of "Warring States Policy", one day Mr. Mengchang was sitting idle at home and said to the three accompanying guests: "Today I want to hear how everyone plans to treat me."

The first doorman immediately said: "Hey! If anyone in the world dares to offend you, I will fight him hard." This is a thug type, which is relatively low-level, but indispensable, and the number needed is relatively large. The second one said: "As long as there are people, I will cover up your shortcomings, publicize your advantages, let the princes of the world know your reputation, and scramble to ask you to be an official, lest I fail." Most of them have worked in the Propaganda Department, and they can eat fish and meat. The third said: "Use your own money to recruit wise men from all over the world, and they will be able to advise you and eliminate disasters and difficulties, just like Wei Wenhou took Tian Zifang and Duan Ganmu as teachers and friends. This is what I can do for you. "Obviously, this is a car passenger.

There are also some people who have more creative ways of repaying Mr. Mengchang. There was a door guest named Xia Houzhang who enjoyed the treatment of a car guest.Whenever he talked about Mr. Mengchang with others, he always said bad things about Mr. Mengchang.Someone couldn't see it, and told Mr. Mengchang about it, and Mr. Mengchang said quickly: "I treat Mr. Xiahou as a friend, so don't mention this matter again in the future." Over time, even Xia Houzhang's best friend Dong Fanjing couldn't stand it anymore, and said to Xia Houzhang: "Xue Gong treats you as a friend, lets you live in a mansion and ride in a carriage, but you always criticize him in front of others and behind him. Humans can't do this, can they?"

Xia Houzhang looked around and bit Dong Fanjing's ear and said, "I speak ill of him just to repay him!" "what?" "Think about it, he treats me so well, but I can't make any contribution to him, what should I do? So I said bad things about him, but he said he didn't care, so he won the reputation of 'the most honest man in the world' I'm ruining myself to repay him, and you still say that I..." I see. Another man named Feng Xuan (xuan), because his family was poor and unable to support himself, asked someone to ask him to join Mr. Mengchang.Meng Changjun asked, "What hobbies do you have?" The answer was "No".He asked again: "What skills do you have?" Or "No".Meng Changjun laughed and said, "Then you can stay!"

According to the usual rules, the housekeeper gave Feng Chen the lowest level of treatment.Feng Xuan didn't say anything.After a few days, he leaned against the pillar, flicked the sword and sang: "Sword, sword, let's go back, there is no fish for dinner." After Meng Changjun heard about it, he said to the steward, "Give him fish, and treat him as a fisherman." The housekeeper curled his lips, although he was reluctant, he still complied.But a few days later, Feng Chen played the sword again and sang: "Sword, sword, let's go back, there is no car when we go out."

So Meng Changjun asked people to prepare chariots and horses for him, and enjoyed the treatment of chariots and passengers, thinking that he should be satisfied now.Unexpectedly, only a few days later, Feng Chen sang again: "Sword, sword, let's go back. What's the point of living a good life by yourself, and you can't support your family." This time, everyone around Mr. Mengchang felt that Feng Chen was going too far, but Mr. Mengchang still sent someone to bring food and clothing to Feng Chen's mother, so Feng Chen stopped playing and singing. Feng Xuan was pampered and pampered in Meng Changjun's house, and had a free meal for a year.Mr. Mengchang almost forgot about him.One day, Mr. Mengchang took out his loan book and asked his doormen: "Everyone, who of you has been an accountant, can you go to Xue County to collect the principal and interest for me?"

Feng Chen took the initiative to stand up and said, "Me." Mr. Mengchang looked at Feng Xuan for a long time before he thought of such a person. He said happily: "I have long expected that Mr. is not an ordinary person. If Mr. is willing to come, I will be grateful." He ordered people to prepare chariots and horses for him, Pack up your luggage and set off on the road. Before leaving, Feng Chen asked, "After collecting the debt, do you want to buy some souvenirs?" Meng Changjun said: "You can figure it out, and you can buy whatever I lack." Feng Chen said, "I understand." When they arrived in Xue County, Feng Xuan called all the debtors together to check the bonds one by one.When he was done, he ordered someone to light a fire in the yard, throw the bonds into the stove, and burn them all.All the people present were grateful and shouted: "Long live Xue Gong!" After finishing these things, he returned to Linzi non-stop, and went to see Lord Mengchang early in the morning.Meng Changjun said: "So fast! Have all the debts been collected?" Feng Chen said, "Of course it's over." Meng Changjun said, "What about the money?" Feng Xuan said, "Following your instructions, I have bought everything." Meng Changjun said: "Ah? The interest is 100,000 yuan. What did you buy?" Feng Xuan said, "Righteousness." Meng Changjun was so shocked that his eyeballs almost fell out.Feng Chen said calmly, "I see that your house lacks everything, gold, silver, treasures, sensuality, dogs and horses, everything you need, but the word 'righteousness' is missing. So, I will buy 'righteousness' back from you." Meng Changjun said: "Please explain clearly, what is going on?" Feng Xuan said: "The people in Xue County regard you as their parents. But you don't treat them as children and love them, but you squeeze interest from them like a businessman. So, I will pass on your order falsely, Burn all those bonds. The common people shouted long live Xue Gong, this is the righteousness I bought from you!" When Mr. Mengchang heard the word "burn", he was already in despair, and waved his hands and said, "Stop talking, stop talking, go down and rest!" When such a thing happened, Mr. Mengchang did not turn his back on Feng Chen, at least it can show that he is tolerant and not in vain. Speaking of generosity, such a thing is also recorded in "Warring States Policy".Among Mr. Mengchang's followers, there was a man so courageous that he had an affair with Mr. Mengchang's wife.Someone told Mr. Mengchang about this, but Mr. Mengchang didn't jump up, but just let out an "ah" and said, "It's human nature to feel admiration when you see a beautiful woman. Forget it, don't say any more, don't say any more. " This is no ordinary grace.Reading the history so far, it is inevitable to have doubts: this Mr. Mengchang calls friends and friends all day long, keeps thousands of customers, and doesn't even care if his wife is stolen. Could it be that there is something wrong with his sexual orientation?Ahem, this is really crying listening to storytelling, worrying about the ancients, so stop here. If you really want to worry about Mr. Meng Chang, his biggest problem is not that he can't manage his wife well, but that his reputation is too strong, and the limelight far surpasses King Xuan of Qi, so that "Qi has Tianwen, but he doesn't know that he has a king." In any era, it is very dangerous for a person to have such a reputation.What's more dangerous is that he will continue to hold up the banner of the United Vertical Movement and be a trendy player on the stage of the Warring States Period.