Confucius Page #3

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What Master Li said is interesting

All the people in the whole world is one family

the ministers and officers are just the servants

of our kings

Therefore, both of you excellencies

have the responsibility to protect

our Emperor Zhou's dynasty

Excellencies, your humble servant advised

When this alliance is formed

Each state must commit to aiding the other

Should Qi oneday find itself at war

Lu would be asked to provide 500 chariots

to supplement our army

Excellent ideas!

Excellencies

Your humble servant would also like to make a request

An alliance between us

should be found on sincerity

We have a request!

The return of the Three Cities of Whenshang ...

won from Lu 30 years ago in war

Let me think about request

Your Majesty

Your Majesty

A gentlemen's word is golden, your highest

Thanks for returning our land to us,

let's drink to it

Kong Qiu, it seems that you and your Master

have no a plan to leave here today

Take a look

Yan Hui

Your Highest

Today, we come here in peace

We only brought 10 chariots with us

But to safeguard the negotiation from

any unforeseen threats

another 500 more chariots are waiting nearby

Need we summon them here?

Take a look!

Your Majesty

the advance party is here

500 chariots are following me to Jiagu

We await your order

Minister Li

Do you want to see this ravine run in blood?

If this is the way you demonstrate friendship

as a head of an alliance

who will ever again trust the Dukedom of Qi?

Why are you still standing here?

Dismiss the troops!

King of Lu

King of Lu

Please forgive my minister's shameful act

May the alliance between us lasts forever

We make use of 100 ox carts

to scare off Qi's 500 chariots

Another triump for our teacher

Teacher has always said

"Military planning need to be innovative

and comes with surprise"

Come on, there are drinks waiting for us.

Our lady!

What? Has she gone missing again?

Sir, the prince has stormed into the palace

and is arguing with His Majesty again

Our Lady can't be found anywhere

She was not here!

Then what can we do?

This is awful!

Ok, Let's go back

Go

Father, I'm almost forty!

I have been prince for almost 20 years

You are getting old

and our kingdom is stagnating

But you just won't let go, will you?

Kong Qiu in Lu has a saying

"Women and servants are hard to educate"

But how could you allow a woman

to be involved in state affair and control it

Madam, you are back ...

Your Majesty

What so important that the prince need to see you

such in a hurry!

There's a message from General GongShan Niu

I wasn't asking you!

This GongShan Niu, he is an army general

For the Ji family in Lu

He wants to know

If we give him refuge in our kingdom

So Wei is to become a heaven for cast-off now?

That's exactly why i din't approve

GongShan Niu is ready to serve us

Why can't we give him refuge?

Giving him refuge would give no benefit

to the Kingdom of Wei

GongShan Niu has served the Ji family for many years,

anh the Late Ji Yiru was good to him

Not only the BiYi cidatel was granted to him,

taxes were exempted for years

And now he turn his back on his Boss

What use to have for a turncoat like that?

I could control him

Learn to control yourselves first!

The kingdom of Lu and Wei depend on each other

for their survival

If we took GongShan Niu

wouldn't we offend Lu?

Have you forgotten?

The mighty Kingdom of Jin is to our west

and the rough Kingdom of Chu is to the South

We have enemy on four sides!

If we lose our main ally

What then?

Get out

Next time, do not ...

If there's a next time

you'll no longer be the prince of Wei

The prince can't even weigh up gains and losses

How can I make him the regent?

Invite Kong Qiu here

to teach your prince

Then Wei will be safe

Your Majesty

please write a formal invitation to Master Kong.

Do you think Kong Qiu would come?

Master Kong's talents are not recognized

the three Noble Families in Lu

keep his talent in check

Our invitation will be seen as an application

of his talent

If he comes, that's great!

If he doesn't

Lu will put him to better use

Lu will prosper, and will bring Qi to heel

That will suit us too...

What is this?

Two invitations from both Wei and Qi

We should start using Kong Qiu better

or others will take him

So how should we make use of his talents?

One moment..

This Kong Qiu has no proper line of ancestry

Your Majesty gave him a role in court less than

a year ago

First he was the mayor of ZhongDu

Then he was appointed Minister of Law

And now we're supported to promote him even higher?

Does Your Majesty plan to make him a living god?

At the Lu-Qi alliance meeting ...

...Kong Qiu regained territory

and enhanced our national prestige

The whole country praise him for that

Kong Qiu was born a commoner,

however your father had admitted

He is an offspring of a Song noble family.

He won back the Three Cities

without using a soldier or chariot

He may be a mere commoner

but his idead of civilty in government works!

When my father died.

Kong Qiu was made the Minister of Law

Now I could vacate

the post of Interior Minister for him

when the emperor approves,

I would only serve as the Prime Minister

Very well!

I am glad our Prime Minister respects talents as much

Good

This is wonderful

It is the time for talents

when countries are in turmoil

Besides Kong Qiu

most of his disciples are available

to serve our country

Master Kong, this is an outdated tradition.

The servant I dispatched to the palace has

reported secretly

Minister of the Interior Kong Qiu

is not focusing on government work

He has been busy to building the Wuzi high platform

He claimed the platform is built

to protect us from flooding, didn't he?

Yes, that is what he said

I do not trust him and

I think he has other things in mind

Kong Qiu is a mere commoner

The Majesty already appointed him as

the Minister of Law

Now he has also appointed him to be the

Acting Interor Minister

Uncle, there has to be a conspriracy here

He dit not ... did not eat again

Cut off your tongue if you stammer again

Out!

Yes

Zhongni, I've made some new black ink for you

It won't be easily washed off,

let try it.

Very well

Teacher, the petition is ready.

Please take a look.

Fine!

Gong Boliao, ready the cart

It's so late! Where are you going?

It is urgent, I need to go to the palace.

Wake up! Gong Boliao

Do not disturb me

Rotten wood is hard to be carved,

let him sleep.

You have been working all day, even at midnight

This is hard

If this is for the betterment of Lu's citizen,

I don't mind

Teacher

you're ordering city walls to be demolished

Won't the Three Noble Families rebel

Against your authority?

It is time for razing the power of these There Families

If we raze, do it quickly

Teacher, I think it would be dangerous to do so

YEs Teacher, it really dangerous

You should consider it once more

Consider what?

Disciples, my late teacher Master ZiChan

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