Shaozhengmao, now you are the Minister of the King of Lu! Borrow the spirit of Lu to strengthen your own path.
At the same time, he did not forget the humiliation of Confucius and asked King Lu to appoint officials to Confucius, from commissioning officials to farming, from managing warehouses to managing livestock. He wanted to be humiliated after Confucius was appointed.
However, Confucius devoted himself to learning every day, so how could he have time to pay attention to these things
These matters are left to the students.
The students naturally handled the situation extremely properly. Whether it was managing warehouses or managing livestock, they handled everything according to Confucian principles. Everything seemed so perfect, which was praised by the people of Lu.
The people praised Confucius, which also made Shaozhengmao extremely depressed.
Having no choice but to live in Confucius, Shaozhengmao robbed Confucius's students.
Confucius recently wrote "Spring and Autumn", and the sea of righteousness above his head was churning, as if he had foreseen that the great road would be completed. So now, righteousness is gathered on the side of the Confucian and Taoist wheel, providing a great consumption of righteousness at any time, which also leads to the righteousness above Confucius' head. The sea was still standing there, and for a moment I couldn't tell how huge it was.
Confucius's sea of avenues could not be condensed, but on the other side, Shaozhengmao's sea of avenues continued to expand with the help of Lu's spirit.
This scene also caused misunderstandings among countless people from the state of Lu who came to study, thinking that Shaozhengmao's path was more powerful.
For a time, countless students who had studied with Confucius in the past turned to Shaozhengmao's sect.
Fewer and fewer people came to listen to Confucius' lectures.
"What a bastard. At first, they begged to be a teacher, but now, with their short-sightedness, they all went to Shaozhengmao's academy. You idiots, villains, everything the teacher taught you was in vain!" Zilu said angrily. road.
Only people like Zilu who have followed Confucius for the longest time can feel the power of the teacher's great path.
The teacher's great road, the sea of righteousness spreading in the sky does not seem big, that is because after cultivating the "Spring and Autumn" sutra, Zilu and others believed that as soon as the Spring and Autumn comes out, the world will be shocked.
Everyone firmly believes that the teacher is the most powerful.
"Zi Lu, Yan Hui, don't be angry. What's true can't be faked, and what's fake can't be true. Shao Zhengmao's inflated Dao Qi sea will be exposed sooner or later. Those classmates are short-sighted, or they can't get what they usually get. The classmates who were listening to the teacher's instructions happened to occupy their vacant seats!" Duanmu Ci said.
"That's right, the ones left behind are the students who are the most devout to the teacher!" Duanmu Ci said.
"Should I tell the teacher about this?" Yan Hui asked worriedly.
"No, the teacher is studying the avenue. There is no time to be distracted by such a trivial matter. It is already a great gift for the teacher to be distracted and give us lectures every afternoon. We will help the teacher solve this trivial matter, and we will also re-select. A student who can enter Confucianism!" Duanmuci solemnly said.
"Okay!" All the classmates responded.
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Outside the Lu Palace, there is the Shaozhengmao Academy.
Shao Zhengmao saw more and more students coming to be apprentices and accepting the apprenticeship ceremony. Excitement flashed in Shao Zhengmao's eyes.
"Confucius, you don't like the official position I gave you, so what? Did you see it? My avenue is stronger than yours! All your students have come to me!" Shao Zhengmao looked at countless students , showing a proud look.
Behind Shaozhengmao, purple energy surges into the sky. However, within the purple energy, there is a black energy that is getting darker and darker.
"Shaozhengmao, I've asked for you. Confucius doesn't seem to care at all about the loss of his students?" King Lu walked aside and said with a bitter smile.
"What?" Shao Zhengmao's face froze.
"Confucius never paid attention to you from beginning to end. Perhaps, he didn't even know that you had returned to Lu!" King Lu said with a bitter smile.
Shao Zhengmao's face became stiffer and uglier.
I wanted to embarrass Confucius, but Confucius didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even know he was here
Shao Zhengmao looked at the Qufu Palace where Confucius was located in the distance, his face becoming more and more gloomy.
"Confucius, I have crossed the sea in front of the teacher. I will definitely be upright and defeat you with my great road. My great road has been shown to you, and you turned a deaf ear?" Shaozheng Mao's face turned ugly for a while.
"I want to declare a challenge to Confucius! King Lu, please ask someone to help me deliver a message to Confucius, and ask him to come to my academy in three days to compete!" Shao Zhengmao looked at King Lu and said solemnly.
King Lu naturally agreed.
He sent someone to deliver the letter of challenge, and the messenger came back the same day.
"What did Confucius say?" Shaozhengmao looked at King Lu.
"The messenger didn't see Confucius!" King Lu glared at the messenger not far away.
"Didn't you see it?" Shao Zhengmao frowned and looked at the messenger.
"It was Confucius's student Nangong Jingshu who blocked me. Knowing that I was coming to send a challenge, Nangong Jingshu refused without hesitation, saying, saying...!"
"What did you say?" Shaozheng glared at the messenger.
"Uncle Nangong Jing said, 'My teacher doesn't have time to mess around with his defeated generals!'" the messenger said.
"Absurd!" King Lu stared.
A defeated general? Fooling around
This is more than contempt for Shaozhengmao.
"You go too far to bully others, you go too far to bully others, Confucius, how dare you!" Shaozheng said in a bitter voice.
"Uncle Nangong Jing blocked this. Kong Qiu didn't even know about this challenge!" the messenger said with a bitter smile.
"Uncle Nangong Jing? You won't jump away from him and go directly to Kong Qiu?" Shaozheng glared.
The messenger suddenly showed a wry smile, "Uncle Nangong Jing is the son of the Master of the Meng family."
Meng Xizi was the Grand Sikong of the Lu State. Although he was a minister of the King of Lu, his status as Sanhuan was not looked down upon by the King of Lu at all. The messenger naturally did not dare to trouble Uncle Nangong Jing.
"Uncle Nangong Jing? Is my challenge just a fool's errand?" Shao Zheng said with a look of hatred on his face.
"By the way, Zilu, a student of Confucius, came out and explained it to me!" said the messenger.
"Oh?" King Lu looked at the messenger.
"Zilu said that Confucius' wife is about to give birth. At this time, no one is allowed to disturb Confucius!" said the messenger.
"No wonder Uncle Nangong Jing rejected the challenge. It turns out that Mrs. Confucius is in labor! Confucius can't leave!" King Lu immediately comforted Shaozhengmao.
"Can't leave? Are you going to have a baby? Hey, hey, if Confucius doesn't give me face, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Shaozheng said in a bitter voice.
"Shaozhengmao, what are you looking at me for? There's nothing I can do!" King Lu said worriedly.
"King Lu, I remember, you have a big demon to worship you?" Shao Zhengmao asked, staring at King Lu.
"Ah, how do you know?" King Lu's expression changed.
"Don't hide it. Although my cultivation is not as good as his, he is cultivating a small path, while I am cultivating a great path. I have never seen anyone who follows my teacher. That day in your Lu Palace, I could see that Jin Xian's cultivation The carp demon?" Shao Zhengmao asked, staring at King Lu.
"Uh, okay, sir, you have good eyesight. That carp demon did evil in the East China Sea and was hunted down. He hid in our country of Lu. He is here as a worshiper to protect me!" King Lu explained.
"That big demon has a golden immortal cultivation level and is also a rare master in the Lu country. Hmph, how about I lend you your carp demon for worship?" Shao Zhengmao said in a deep voice.
"Use? For what? Do you know that I worship him...!"
"He is greedy for money. I know that I have plenty of money. I can give it to him, but you have to lend him to me!" Shao Zhengmao stared at King Lu.
"Yes, yes, what do you want him to do?" King Lu asked curiously.
"Even Confucius' students dare to humiliate me? Humph, didn't Confucius care about his wife's delivery? Let the carp demon lurk over, and I will make it difficult for her wife to give birth and live in peace!" A murderous intent flashed through Shaozheng Mao's eyes.
"What? You want Mrs. Confucius to die in childbirth?" King Lu's expression changed.
"What? Isn't it possible? When I defeat Confucius this time, I will help you establish the Ding Lu Kingdom and gather three Huan Qi into you!" Shaozheng Mao said coldly.
"Okay, okay, okay!" King Lu was overjoyed.
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The next afternoon.
It was a rare occasion that Confucius did not give lectures in the afternoon and stayed with Qi Guanchi.
"Get out, get out, my wife is about to give birth, what are you doing here as a grown-up?" The midwife immediately pushed Confucius out of the house.
"Chichi, don't be nervous, I'll wait for you!" Kong Qiu said anxiously outside the house.
"Ah!" Qi Guanchi shouted in pain from inside the room.
"It's almost time to give birth, madam, work harder!" the midwife's voice came from inside the house.
"Ah!" Qi Guanchi cried out in pain.
Confucius clenched his fists and walked back and forth restlessly as if feeling the same thing. Look into the room from time to time.
At this moment, outside the Qufu Palace, a huge flood suddenly rolled up.
The rolling water rushed directly to Kongqiu's house.
"What? Where did the water come from?"
"No, there is a big demon in the water, be careful!"
"Monster, stop!"
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For a moment, the roars of Confucius' students were heard outside the Confucius Mansion.
There was a roar outside, and Confucius didn't care about the noise outside at all. He was only worried about Qi Guanchi's painful cry inside the house.
There was a vague feeling that there was trouble in the outside world, but Confucius believed that his students and nephews could handle it well, so he ignored it.
"How dare you, a little carp spirit, act so arrogantly in front of this prince? The sun is really hot, burn it!" A cold shout rang out.
"boom!"
The flood of water that was just overwhelming burned up in an instant and turned into a heavy fog, covering the world. A huge carp hung in the middle of the fog with a look of astonishment.
"No, we've encountered a tough situation!" the carp demon exclaimed.
However, it was already too late. At some point, a child appeared on his head and slapped it with a palm.
"Reincarnate a good fetus in the next life. No, if you dare to disturb my uncle and aunt, there is no need for you to reincarnate. Your body and soul will be destroyed!" The child showed a hint of ferocity.
"boom!"
"ah!"
The carp demon screamed, and even his soul was burned by the child's true sun fire.
"Bang!"
The carp landed on the ground. A ten-foot-long golden carp really opened the eyes of Confucius students.
"Wow!"
At this moment, a baby's cry suddenly came from the room where Confucius was waiting.
"Give birth, give birth, it's a young master!" the midwife suddenly shouted in surprise.
"Having given birth?" Confucius was overjoyed.
Soon, the inside was packed, and the midwife immediately came out with the young master in her arms to show Confucius.
Confucius immediately rushed into the house to see how Qi Guanchi was doing.
Qi Guanchi was sweating profusely at the moment. When his husband came to see him for the first time, he suddenly smiled excitedly.
"Husband, I'm fine. I recovered quickly. Show me our child quickly!" Qi Guanchi said happily as he was held in Kong Qiu's arms.
"Master, madam, look, the young master is so handsome!" the midwife immediately came to offer the treasure.
"Our son?" Qi Guanchi looked at his son and then at Confucius, suddenly showing a look of kindness and happiness.
"Okay, thank you midwife. I will be grateful when I look back! Confucius will remember it!" Confucius said to the midwife.
"Thank you, sir. Sir, it's best to let my wife rest more!" the midwife said happily.
"It should!" Confucius nodded.
The voices of students suddenly came from the outside world.
"Teacher, we heard a baby crying just now. Is it a junior brother or a junior sister?" Zilu and others from outside asked eagerly.
"I'm a junior brother. From now on, I will study with you!" Confucius suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha, I'll just say it's junior brother. Come on, whoever said it was junior sister just now, pay for it, pay for it!" Zilu said with great joy outside.
When Confucius heard the sound outside, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
"I, I heard a loud noise outside just now. What was it?" Qi Guanchi lay in Confucius' arms and asked outside.
"Aunt, no, Master's wife, you gave birth to a little junior brother, and you can still hear the sounds outside. Oh, it was the big carp from King Lu's palace just now. It was a big gift from King Lu. It just happened. We stewed it and gave it to Master's wife. Make up for it. Hahahahaha!" Ziwo suddenly laughed proudly.
"The carp sent by King Lu?" Confucius looked surprised.
"Teacher, what's your junior brother's name?" Zilu asked curiously from outside.
name? Confucius really couldn't think of a good name for a while.
But aren't there carps sent by King Lu outside
"My name is Kong Li, a good sign!" Kong Qiu said with a smile.
"Kong Li? Hahaha, it's indeed a good sign!" A group of students outside suddenly laughed.