Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Heng didn't know what Chu Wanghan was thinking, even if he knew, he didn't really care.

The Prince of Zhao turned his head and looked somewhere behind the curtain of the palace, where a historian of Zhao was sitting there, ready to record this meeting in the annals of history.

Zhao Heng turned his head, calmed the expression on Su Su's face, cleared his throat with a cough, and then said slowly: "Xiong Han, as the king of Chu, when you faced our righteous teacher of Zhao, you tried to resist in vain, which made many The soldiers of Zhao State and the army and civilians of Chu State suffered heavy casualties because of this. It is a heinous crime! However, my father, the king, has always been kind, so he did not want to take your life. Now he deposes you as a commoner and exiles you in Youzhou together with the Xiong clan. If the Xiong clan is pardoned within a hundred years, it will take effect immediately!"

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when he heard such a verdict with his own ears, Chu Wanghan's body couldn't help but tremble violently.

From now on, the 800 years of glory of the Chu royal family will become history forever, just like the name Chu.

Chu Wanghan raised his head and took a deep look at Zhao Heng who was also watching him.

Anger, disdain, powerlessness, annoyance, and hatred were constantly changing on Chu Wanghan's young face, which even made his face a little distorted.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

After a while, the last king of Chu State sighed softly, stood up slowly, and walked towards the gate of the palace step by step.

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1038

Qufu City.

It used to be the capital of Lu State, but now it is the seat of Lu County of Zhao State.

The autumn wind blew across the earth, and pieces of fallen leaves rolled on the street. Carriages and pedestrians walked by the ground, trampling the withered, yellow and gray leaves into countless pieces.

In the Palace of the Original Lu King in Qufu City, an extremely intense debate is going on at this very moment.

Xun Kuang, the high priest of the Huaxia Academy, blushed and waved his hands vigorously: "It's a big joke! Did you not understand the position of the king? It is absolutely impossible for the king to agree to your conditions. "

As the great sacrificial wine of the Huaxia Academy, Xun Kuang is already one of the most important figures in Zhao Guohua circle. Except for Zhao Dan, the king of Zhao State, even the important ministers of Zhao State like Xiangbang Yuxin and General Lian Po saw Xun Kuang also had to be polite.

Such a person, who can make him angry like this?

The answer is actually very simple, that is, these Confucian scholars sitting at the head of Xun Kuang.

These Confucian scholars are very unusual. Where is their unusualness?

First of all, of course, is their age. Every Confucian scholar present has white hair and long beards, and they all look thin and thin, with a bit of immortal demeanor.

An old man said slowly: "Since the king of Zhao wants to enshrine Mount Tai, and you don't know how to enshrine the etiquette of Mount Tai, if you are rude in front of the Emperor of Heaven, wouldn't it shame King Zhao and make Zhao Guo intolerable?" To the heavens? This ceremony of enshrining Zen is something we cannot do."

When the old man spoke, his face was full of arrogance, and he seemed quite confident.

Xun Kuang snorted softly, and a look of displeasure flashed across his face.

These old Confucian scholars in front of Xun Kuang are actually none other than Lu Ru, a branch of Confucianism in the State of Lu.

Since Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was a native of Lu, Lu Confucianism has always claimed to be the orthodox successor of Confucius, and has always sneered at other Confucian schools.

Moreover, since the founder of the State of Lu was Zhou Gongdan, who established the ritual and music system of the Zhou Dynasty, the Lu State itself had a strong atmosphere of respecting the rituals of Zhou. The oldest and most conservative school of Confucianism.

For this school, Zhao Dan actually didn't like it very much, so after Zhao State won the land of Lu State from Chu State, Huaxia Academy also had a very bad attitude towards Lu Confucianism, and rejected Lu Confucianism's wish It is a requirement to open a class in the Huaxia Academy.

Xun Kuang still remembers what Zhao Dan said: "It is true that I hope that a hundred schools of thought will contend, but those outdated theories that should have been brought into the coffin long ago should not appear in my Huaxia Academy. .”

If it weren't for the fact that he had received Zhao Dan's instruction to start preparing for the Zen Conferring Ceremony a month ago, Xun Kuang would have been too lazy to come to this city and meet these Lu Rus.

Although everyone is Confucian, in fact, different factions within the same theory are sometimes more hostile than between different theories, such as the Confucian Gongyang and Guliang.

Xun Kuang's face darkened, he stared at the old man who had just spoken and said in a deep voice, "Why, are you trying to coerce the king?"

Another old man said unhurriedly: "We Lu Confucianism have always been disliked to see Zhao Guo, so that there is not even a school in the Huaxia Academy for us to spread the knowledge of the Master, such a disrespectful thing , it’s really unheard of.”

Xun Kuang frowned, and said, "If the ceremony of enshrining Zen can be successfully completed, then the king will be happy, and Lu Ru will naturally have a place in the Huaxia Academy."

It's okay to bargain.For Xun Kuang himself, since he was selected by Zhao Dan to prepare for this ceremony, he had already made psychological preparations for it.

After all, Xun Kuang is also very clear that as long as the Conferred Chan Ceremony is held, Confucianism, as the leader of the Conferred Chan Ceremony, will definitely benefit from it, and may overwhelm other schools of thought in one fell swoop and become the mainstream of the entire Zhao Kingdom Thought.

You must know that in these years, the ideological confrontation in the Huaxia Academy has been extremely fierce. Many new scholars from other schools have continuously proposed one theory after another, which has posed a great challenge to Confucianism.

So Xun Kuang originally thought that since this matter was good for Confucianism, it might be easier for Lu Ru to talk.

But obviously he was wrong.

Lu Confucians were very unhappy with Xun Kuang, thinking that Xun Kuang's theory was too close to the Legalists, lost the essence of Confucianism, and belonged to the heresy of Confucianism who was peddling dog meat. Therefore, when Xun Kuang arrived, the entire Lu Confucian group immediately began to attack the high priest of the Huaxia Academy.

As soon as Xun Kuang's voice fell, another Lu Confucian elder said in an indifferent way: "I see that King Zhao has acted like the Legalists since he came to the throne. This is not the gospel of the world. .In my opinion, it is the best policy to let Prince Zhao worship under our sect and follow us to practice Master's theory."

As soon as the old man's words came out, they were immediately recognized by many Lu Confucian scholars.

Xun Kuang's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but said, "You want the prince to come to Qufu to study as a teacher? This is absolutely impossible!"

Xun Kuang knew very well that Zhao Dan actually didn't like Zhao Heng being close to any school of thought, but hoped that Zhao Heng could maintain a neutral and detached standpoint to view debates in the ideological world.

Now these Lu Ru actually want Zhao Heng to become Lu Ru's disciple. Isn't this living in a dream?

Xun Kuang's refusal made the Lu Confucians feel ashamed, but someone retorted: "Xun Kuang, I heard that you often taught the prince in Handan, can you teach it? The master is a direct disciple, but he can't teach this prince of Zhao Guo?"

"Yes, yes, if the prince is not allowed to worship under our sect, don't mention this matter!"

Amidst the clamor of Lu Confucian scholars, Xun Kuang got up with a livid face and left the hall in a huff.

There was an eerie silence in the hall.

After a while, an old Lu Confucian suddenly said worriedly: "Xun Kuang is the representative of King Zhao after all. If we annoy him, I'm afraid it's not beautiful."

But another Lu Ru old man sitting at the top didn't care, snorted and said: "What about King Zhao? Even if he replaces Zhou, he is only the Son of Heaven. Since he is the Son of Heaven, then he is offering sacrifices After the Heavenly Father, we must not neglect, otherwise, after angering the Heavenly Father, how can this country of Zhao still survive? Now that the ritual of worshiping Zen and offering sacrifices to heaven is in our hands, then it is the best time for us to spread the theory of the Master, as long as Zhao The crown prince has become our disciple, do you still worry that our theories cannot be passed on to the world? This matter must not be compromised!"

These words obviously reassured a group of Lu Ru, who nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, that's exactly what it should be." "What about King Zhao? We're not afraid!"

Amidst a burst of chaotic voices, a young figure suddenly appeared in the hall.

Chapter 61 The legalist who is looking for scolding! (first update)

Lu Rus didn't pay attention to this person at first, but when an old man shifted his gaze to the visitor, his gaze suddenly became sharp, and he said darkly: "Fajia? Who made a Legalist scholar appear here!"

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire hall fell silent, and then all Lu Ru's eyes fell on the young man.

The next moment, there was an uproar in the hall.

"Where did this little boy from the Fa family come from? How dare you act presumptuously in front of us, why don't you get out!"

"Ignorant child, get out quickly, don't dirty the eyes of the old man and others!"

In this era when a hundred schools of thought contend, the convergence of Confucianism and Legalism has not yet occurred, and there is actually a very serious confrontation between Confucianism and Legalism.