Chapter 12 Lu Ji: The Truth about Pregnant Oranges

Lu Ji, courtesy name Gongji, was born in Wu County, which is today's Suzhou, Jiangsu. Since he was a child, he was smart, studious, lively and interesting, and loved by adults. His father was Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang.Lu Kang is very strict with his son's early childhood education. Not only let him study hard, but also ask him to participate in social practice.Whenever Lu Kang had any business, he liked to take him with him and let him see the world. Therefore, when Lu Ji was 6 years old, he was famous all over Huainan. It was 193 A.D. Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang, held a grand banquet in Jiujiang.Those who attended this banquet were all famous talents from Nanyang.Lu Ji also went.Lu Ji is not a talent yet, just a child.His father, Lu Kang, wanted him to see the world, so he took him away.

The banquet was very pompous.Because Yuan Shu likes to show off.We ate what we needed to eat, we talked about what we needed to talk about, and all the guests got up to leave.Lu Kang asked Lu Ji to also bid farewell to Yuan Shu.Lu Ji also imitated the example of a grown-up, went in front of Yuan Shu, bowed his hands, said "Thank you Yuan Gong", bowed his head and stepped back from the hall.But as soon as he turned around, two oranges rolled out from his arms, twirled a few times on the ground, and stood there stupidly, looking at the people present.Everyone was stunned for a moment, then shook their heads, you child, you have no character, you are not short of food, why are you still stealing?Lu Kang lost his mind by this sudden incident, he also felt ashamed, scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ji fell to his knees in front of Yuan Shu, crying.Weeping and saying, my mother is sick, I want to bring two oranges to her old man to taste.As soon as the words came out, Yuan Shu gave a thumbs up, what a filial son.Those who shook their heads just now nodded repeatedly, filial son, filial son.Someone picked up the orange and handed it to Lu Ji.Someone brought a few more oranges from the table, packed them into a bag, and stuffed them into Lu Ji's hands.Lu Kang quickly took Lu Ji home. Two days later, Yuan Shu thought of Lu Ji again.Yuan Shu said that everyone respects a filial son and a worthy grandson, so we should create a good environment for him.Yuan Shu took Lu Ji as his adoptive son and often let him come to play in the mansion.Soon Lu Kang fell ill and died.Yuan Shu then took Lu Ji's mother and son to live in the mansion.

Yuan Shu was very kind to Lu Ji and his mother.Every now and then, a basket of oranges would be brought to Lu Ji's mother.These oranges are the best oranges selected from the best.Lu Ji's mother was a very frugal person. She was afraid that it would rot after a long time.Lu Ji followed suit, and followed suit. The clever Zhuer immediately wrote an article about Lu Ji's pregnancy.Of course, the focus of the propaganda is how Yuan Shu respects talents and filial sons.In this way, Lu Ji became famous.There was a whirlwind of "learning from Lu Ji" in Huainan.When parents educate their children, they often start like this. Do you know Lu Ji?That's a dutiful son, he has something to eat, doesn't forget his parents, steals oranges at the banquet to be filial to his mother.You have to learn from Lu Ji, and I am satisfied if you have half of Lu Ji's filial piety.Smart and sensible children study hard and vow to repay their parents' kindness when they grow up.There are also some children who made a mistake and went to the fruit stand in the market to steal oranges to honor their parents, but the seller found out and scolded them.

Wherever he went, Yuan Shu always brought Lu Ji with him.There are important guests, such as envoys from princes, and Lu Ji is also required to accompany them.Yuan Shu introduced to the envoy, "This is my adopted son, a filial son."Yuan Shu explained in detail about Lu Ji's pregnancy with oranges.The envoy was so respectful, he couldn't help but praise him, and even gave Lu Ji a small gift.Yuan Shu was very proud. Under the praise of the guests and the pride of Yuan Shu, Lu Ji grew up.The lad has turned out to be a great talent.What's more, he has the ability to coordinate the world and the earth, and he has the ambition to stabilize the country.

He really wanted to display his talents and help Yuan Shu become a king and overlord.But he always fails to speak.In Yuan Shu's eyes, Lu Ji will always be the child who was pregnant with oranges when he was six years old, the image of a dutiful son.What insight can he have? Lu Ji was very depressed, Lu Ji was very irritable, and Lu Ji was often in a daze at the table of yellow oranges. Lu Ji thought, should he spend his whole life in the name of filial piety?A thick layer of ice formed in Lu Ji's heart. In the spring of Lu Ji's 20th year, the ice finally melted.Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and committed suicide.Lu Ji fled to Jiangdong alone.

The Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, was very happy to see Lu Ji. He stroked his beard and said to Lu Ji, "I have known your name for a long time. I stole oranges before Yuan Shu's banquet. What a filial son." Unexpectedly, Lu Ji cried.This is not the crying face in front of Yuan Shu twenty years ago.At that time, he was a child and cried very cutely.Now that Lu Ji is an adult, it seems funny when he cries. Sun Quan asked in surprise, why are you crying, sir?Do I have something to treat Mr. poorly? Lu Ji wiped away his tears, General, in fact, when I stole the tangerines, I didn’t think of my mother who was ill. I just thought it was delicious, and I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to eat it later, so I wanted to take two and eat it on the road. When he was discovered, he made up a lie to deceive Yuan Shu.I didn't expect that my reputation as a filial son would be fulfilled, but it would block my way to make meritorious deeds and do practical things.

Sun Quan listened thoughtfully.After a long while, he got out of his seat, patted Lu Ji on the shoulder and said, you are talented, and your courage is even more commendable.Now there are not many people with both ability and political integrity. Soochow needs people like you.I named you "Zou Cao Yu", you must dare to speak out and tell the truth.Don't live up to my expectations. Lu Ji knelt down to thank him and came down from the hall.Looking up, I finally saw my own sky, vast and lofty. Lu Ji biography Lu Ji, general Wu Pian, prefect Yu Lin.His father, Kang, was the prefect of Lujiang at the end of Han Dynasty.At the age of six, he met Yuan Shu in Jiujiang.Shu brought out oranges, and was pregnant with three oranges. He went, bowed and fell to the ground, asked Shu, and answered, "I want to return to my mother." Shu was very surprised.Sun Ce was in Wu, and Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and Qin Song were guests of honor. They discussed that the world is not peaceful, and that it must be brought to peace with the use of military force.He is majestic in appearance, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and he should read all ephemeris and calculations.Yu Fanjiu was very famous, and Pang Tong was the envoy of Jingzhou, and his age was also very different, so he was friendly with Ji.

Sun Quan was in charge of the affairs, and he was appointed to play Cao Cao, fearing the straight way, and he was appointed as the prefect of Yulin, and he was added to the general, and he gave two thousand soldiers.He died at the age of thirty-two.Lu Ji was erudite and knowledgeable, and he should read all ephemeris and arithmetic. He wrote "Theory of the Armillary Sphere", wrote "The Map of the Armillary Sky", commented on "Yi", and interpreted "Notes on Taixuan Jing". Lu Ji, an upright official, recorded that Lu Ji returned to his hometown at the end of his term of office. The road back to Suzhou from Bushan County, where Yulin County was located at that time, was far away by land. Pass through Guangxin (now Wuzhou City), turn to the Guijiang River, pass through Shi'an (now Guilin City), cross the Lingqu Canal and connect the Xiangjiang River to the Yangtze River Canal to the hometown of Suzhou.

On the day of departure, many local officials and people on both sides of the strait spontaneously went to the riverside to see them off at the pier.When the official ship arrived at Tonggutan (Pebble Beach), the confluence of the Guizhou and Yujiang Rivers accelerated, and because Lu Ji never received gifts and did not have much luggage when he was in office, the luggage on board was only brought when he took office. It was difficult for a light boat to cross the water against the wind and waves, and the boat was swaying. In desperation, the boatman suggested that Mr. Lu approach Tonggutan and ask someone to carry a large stone to weigh the boat. Mr. Lu agreed. I bowed my hands to thank everyone and said: "I have been an official in Bushan for many years. I regard Bushan as my second hometown. Bushan is rich in famous tea, famous fruit, and famous osmanthus. It is famous all over the world. I will move a stone. One is to press the boat, and the other is to miss Bushan in the future. When I see this stone, I will think of Bushan. I will miss it forever and will never forget the love of the people of Bushan. Later, seeing this truly self-sufficient parent official who made great contributions to the people, he did not forget the people of Bushan when he was about to return to his hometown. The prefect's deeds of self-denial, integrity and integrity are still being praised by the common people in Guiping.To commemorate Lu Ji's meritorious service, later generations built a "Lu Mansion" in the east of Guiping City, in which there are portraits and deeds of Lu Ji for people to admire and commemorate.