"In the autumn of the ninth year of King Zheng of Qin, Master Xun suffered from a cold and couldn't get up. He left...

Outside Lanling City, three miles southeast, there is a small tomb. The tomb is not high and not worth it. It is very simple. On the tombstone in front of the tomb, the five big words "Lanling Xunzi" are simply written. A young fat man led Meng Tian and his party, introducing them while walking.

Han Xin led his troops into Lanling and learned that Xunzi had passed away long ago and was buried outside Lanling City. In the city, there was only one fat man left behind in Xunzi's house.

"I really didn't expect that Xunzi, a great scholar of the generation, would leave in obscurity without leaving much trouble."

Meng Tian stepped forward, picked up the iron turtle in his hand, digged a hole three steps away from the tomb, and planted a cypress seedling with his own hands.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, trees could only be planted in front of the grave after the death of a noble. Xunzi served as the sacrificial sacrificial sect of Jixia Academy in Qi State, and after entering Chu, he served as the Lanling Order. However, Xunzi himself did not have a title, and his disciples who buried him abide by the rules, making Xunzi's tomb seem very ordinary.

"This is not in line with the rules." Looking at the cypress seedlings just planted in front of the grave, Zhang Cang stepped forward and spoke.

"Xunzi once entered Qin and had a high evaluation of the rule of law in Qin. What's more, Xunzi cultivated a talent like the Tingwei and Dr. Han for Qin. It would be too light to plant a tree in front of the grave."

Meng Tian turned around, patted Zhang Cang on the shoulder, and chuckled: "As the junior brother of Qin State Tingwei, do you want to go to Xianyang to develop?"

Xunzi died in the ninth year of King Zheng of Qin. Qin had just defeated Lao Ai, Lu Buwei, and Li Si had not yet gained a full foothold in Qin. Over the years, Li Si was valued by Ying Zheng. With his strong aspiration, he was probably declining his teacher-student friendship with Xunzi.

"It's all my wish." Zhang Cang did not act pretentiously and agreed very decisively.

After Xunzi's death, Zhang Cang stayed in Lanling, sorted out the manuscripts left by Xunzi, and continued to study hard. Xunzi's knowledge focused on practical application, and after he finished his studies, he would have to go out to do something.

At present, only Qi State is left to survive and cannot last long. There is no need to use his brain at all. Zhang Cang also knew in his heart that in the future, if he wanted to work for his knowledge, the only store in Qin State would be left.

"Okay, it's very refreshing. I, Meng Tian, ​​like cheerful people."

Zhang Cang did not have the reserve of a scholar. He obviously wanted to enter the officialdom and insisted on acting like he wanted to refuse but was welcomed.

"Han Xin, you send someone to pass on the order to Lanling, ask him to renovate Xunzi's tomb, move the heads of five households and Guizhou to come here to guard the spirit."

In ancient China, it was common to arrange people to guard and take care of the tombs around important mausoleum sites. Qin State conquered the six countries, but only completed the unity of the world. In order to achieve unity of the people of the seven countries, there was still a long way to go. In this process, Qin State must respect cultural people.

Deep down, Meng Tian admired Xunzi very much and did not mind promoting Xunzi's reputation. The reputation of ancient scholars was very important, but the ability of disciples to promote and disseminate was even more important.

Confucius did not achieve much success during his lifetime, but he could not resist his many disciples. Among the many disciples, Zigong also produced a great merchant. Zigong would promote Confucius' reputation wherever Zigong did his business. Taishigong also admitted that Zigong was powerful and powerful.

After leaving Lanling, Meng Tian continued to lead his army north. In less than three days, he arrived at Qufu, the capital of the former Lu Kingdom.

Qufu did not have the status of a cultural holy city at this time. From a distance, it was just a medium-sized city. The country of Lu was declining and behind, so Qufu did not develop much.

Confucius once gave lectures in Qufu, and his disciples were 3,000, which was so spectacular. After Confucius' death, Confucianism was divided into multiple sects. Zixia, Zigong and others fled to other countries one after another, and Zeng Shen was the only one who insisted on staying in Qufu.

Zeng Shen was filial and was unwilling to leave his parents and travel far away. He inherited Confucius' mantra and insisted on giving lectures. He led many famous disciples under his command. Confucius' grandson Kong Ji was acquainted with Zeng Shen and wrote "The Doctrine of the Mean". Kong Ji later took over Zeng Shen's position and accepted Mencius as a student.

Born under the red flag and growing up in New China, young people rarely have the mentality of pilgrimage to the Confucius family in Qufu. Meng Tian came to Qufu not to travel to Confucius's old place, but Confucius' ninth generation grandson Kong Feng.

As the ninth generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Feng inherited his family education and studied hard since childhood. He was very appealing among Confucian scholars in Qi and Lu. If you guess correctly, the doctors recruited after the Qin Dynasty unified the world should be Kong Feng.

Qufu is located on the bank of the river on the east side of the upper reaches of the Si River, facing Mount Tai in the north and Xue in the south. The terrain is quite good. When the Jin and Chu were fighting for hegemony, the Chu army once fought for the city of Qufu. After the complete decline of Lu, the king of Lu became a puppet of domestic vassals. He was not in the capital, but lived in the fiefs of his ministers.

Qufu was a blessing in disguise, with few wars and the city was kept intact.

After the fall of Chu State, the Qin army went north to attack Qi, and Lu issued an edict and encountered no resistance. The Lu people could accept the rule of the Southern Barbarian Chu people, so they did not resist the arrival of the Qin people.

Qufu Order received the news that Meng Tian led his army to come, cleaned the road early, opened the city gate, held a broom in his hand, and waited respectfully by the city gate.

Qufu is worthy of being a famous cultural city. Qufu Order is very polite and knows how to hold a broom to greet him. The flags on the top of the city were made of pure black silk cloth, and did not make the mistakes like Lanling Order.

"I am Han Xin, the vanguard of the Qin State General's Southern Expedition. General Meng will station in Qufu tonight. Please ask the Qufu Order to lead the way and lead us into the city."

Han Xin led five hundred knights into the city first and took over the defense of the South City Gate.

Along the south city gate, Han Xin surveyed the terrain, quickly demarcated the camp area, and built a camp site.

In the evening, Meng Tian led his personal military camp to the city of Qufu.

"Zhang Cang, do you know Kong Qi?"

During the evening meal, there was Xunzi's disciple Zhang Cang in Meng Tian's tent.

Ganluo returned to Xianyang to report the victory, and then went directly to Qi State. Jing Su and the main force of the Qin army were approaching the Great Wall of Qi State. Meng Tian took his personal military camp to act alone, showing enough respect to Zhang Cang and Meng Tian, ​​the cultural figures around him.

"Kong Yu, the ninth generation grandson of Confucius?"

Zhang Cang chewed a large piece of beef in his mouth. After swallowing it, he wiped his mouth without caring.

In ancient China, calling "Zi" was a manifestation of respect for others. Meng Tian called Xunzi Xunzi, which sounded particularly comfortable when he fell into Zhang Cang's ears. However, the disciples of Confucius did not like Xunzi's lineage, so Zhang Cang naturally had no good feelings for the Kong family.

"That's right, I'm here in Qufu this time for Kong Feng." Meng Tian nodded.

"What is Kong Qi's strength?" Zhang Cang asked.

During the days I spent with Meng Tian, ​​Zhang Cang consciously showed what he had learned in his life in front of Meng Tian. Zhang Cang was proficient in math and hoped to be Meng Tian's aide and specialize in managing food and grass matters.

Meng Tian stared at Zhang Cang for a while, laughing silently. With Xunzi for so many years, Zhang Cang's Confucianism failed to achieve great success. However, Confucianism no longer focused on mathematics, so Zhang Cang spent a lot of effort to study.

The disciples of Xunzi, famous, deviated from the majors and made extraordinary achievements in elective courses.

After a long time, Meng Tian raised his head, glanced at the direction where the Kong family mansion was, and spoke happily: "Just because he is a descendant of the Kong family, I must meet him..."

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