A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 53 Chu Shui, Ranger

The twenty-first year of King Chuzhuang and the one hundred and seventy-eighth year of Bai Kingdom

Sun Shuao died of gangrene. People went to Sun Shuao's house to express their condolences, but found that as a minister, Sun Shuao's family was so poor that they had only four walls and no coffin was even prepared. After his death, his son was so poor that he wore coarse cloth and rags and relied on collecting firewood to survive.

Sun Shuao had always kept the three grievances mentioned by Bai De in mind, so the higher his title, the more despicable he became.

Low title and no title are the basis for the existence of high title. Sun Shuao believes that a person who occupies the glorious and noble position of high title is essentially based on the vast number of people who have never been noble.
Therefore, he must not be arrogant or arrogant to the people who live in lower positions, but should be more humble, always maintain a feeling of respect, and return the glory born of the people to the people themselves to the greatest extent. This is also one of Sun Shuao's methods to resolve Bai De's three grievances.

It was precisely by maintaining this humble mentality that Sun Shuao was able to avoid some jealousy in his jealous position.

Secondly, the greater his power, the more cautious he becomes. He understands the limits of his power and carefully controls his actions within those limits. He never uses his authority arbitrarily in matters involving the limits, leaving ample room for his superiors to exert their will and completely eliminating the feeling of being threatened;

At the same time, he also understands the weight of his power, carefully handles affairs in accordance with certain etiquette norms and various practical requirements, and strives to handle affairs smoothly and properly. With this cautious and careful handling style, Sun Shuao avoided the hatred and suspicion of King Chuzhuang in the highest position of power.

In addition, the thicker his salary, the more extensive his gifts to the people. The generous salary in his hands was not a capital for his own comfort and enjoyment, but a capital for him to help the poor and benefit the people. Through this, he showed his selfless and noble sentiments of serving the people as an official and charity, which the people have lost. The basic reason for resenting him.

The people of the Bai family in Chu State confirmed that Sun Shu'ao indeed met the requirements of the Bai family's talents, and immediately passed all Sun Shu'ao's experiences and the people's feedback on him after his death to the country.

After receiving the information from the Chu Kingdom, the Bai family in the Bai Kingdom immediately organized people to write a biography for Sun Shuao. Soon, the biography of Sun Shuao, the commander of the Chu Kingdom, spread throughout the countries.

Everyone who has seen Sun Shuao calls him a virtuous prime minister and an honest minister. Many people yearn for Sun Shuao's gentleman's way and imitate him one after another.
In an instant, people from all over the world must mention Sun Shu'ao, and kings from all over the world compare themselves with Sun Shu'ao in recruiting talents. For a time, the world's atmosphere became clear.

When the King of Chuzhuang saw that Sun Shuao's reputation had spread throughout the countries, he immediately wanted to grant land to Sun Shuao's son.

When Sun Shuao was still alive, he told his eldest son: "Your Majesty has tried to give me a fiefdom several times, but I have always refused. After my death, your Majesty will definitely give you a fiefdom, and you must not accept a fertile fiefdom. I think There is a piece of land between Chu and Yue called Qiuqiu;
The land was neither fertile nor important, but it had a very bad reputation. Both Chu and Yue people say that ghosts and gods live there and they often pray to them. If we, Uncle Sun, want to preserve it for a long time, I think we only have that piece of land. "

Sure enough, King Zhuang of Chu wanted to grant Sun Shuao his eldest son a large and fertile fief, but was rejected. Sun Shuzi said:
"Before my father passed away, he told me that if you grant me fertile land, I must not accept it. If you really can't refuse it, please grant me the land in Qiuqiu! Although the land is not fertile, , but it can retain more power for Chu State!"

King Chuzhuang was very moved after hearing this, and finally granted the land of his sleeping mound and the four hundred households on it to Sun Shuzi, allowing him to offer sacrifices to Sun Shuao, which would not be cut off for ten generations.

The 22nd year of King Chuzhuang and the 179th year of Bai Kingdom

Jin Jinggong ordered Chuke, who was then the Zhongjun Zuo, to go to Qi as an envoy and recruit Qi Qinggong to participate in the alliance. Qi Qinggong teased Chuke in the court, which made Jin unhappy. Later, at the meeting of Lianyu, Gao Gu, the representative of Qi State, fled the table again. At this point, Qi and Jin officially severed their alliance.

The 23rd year of King Chuzhuang and the 180th year of Bai Kingdom
At the beginning of spring, Chuke encouraged Jin Jinggong. Jin Jinggong couldn't bear it and led his army to attack Qi, but was easily resisted by Qi.

Fall:

King Zhuang of Chu died of illness, and his son Xiong Shen, who was only ten years old, was made King of Chu and the King of the Communist Party of Chu.

If a young ruler rules the country, the country will be in chaos. Before the corpse of King Chuzhuang was still cold, the old and new grudges among the nobles were quickly exposed. The conflict between the royal family headed by Ling Yin Zizhong and the Qu family headed by Shen Gong Wuchen soon intensified.

One hundred and eighty-three years of the Bai Kingdom

Bai Yu, the oldest head of the family in the history of the Bai family, passed away at the age of ninety-three. The young master Bai Jun, who was already sixty-four years old, succeeded the head of the family and Duke Bai.

The silver-haired Bai Jun looked at his father's white coffin, falling into the tomb dug for him in the family cemetery. Bai Jun's eyes, which used to seem to have seen through everything in the world, were now full of tears.

Bai Yu helped Bai Jun slowly go down the mountain, followed by Bai Xu who was being held by his retainer. There are only three generations left of the four generations.

Back at the Bai Mansion, Bai Jun looked at the locust tree at the door and said, "Yu'er! Only now do I realize how heavy my task is and how rugged the road is! You have to work hard!"

Bai Yu bowed his hand in greeting, and Bai Jun continued: "The effect of Sun Shu'ao's incident was very good. It is indeed better than relying solely on self-development, but it is all based on our hundreds of years of accumulation!
So be careful next time you do something like this, or don’t do it, and don’t be embarrassed that the publicized deeds are different from the reality.

I think we can make this a system. Every ten or twenty years, we will write a biography for a person who is closest to the way of a gentleman, and help him spread his reputation.

But we have to ask for his consent. If he agrees, we will promote it for him. If he doesn't agree, forget it. Remember, it's better to be deficient than to be indiscriminate.

Secondly, if after we publicize it, the person commits an act that violates a gentleman and harms the common people, we must punish him by first destroying his name and then killing him. "

Bai Yu said: "We only have warriors like Bai Zhanwei who are trapped in the battlefield, but those who can assassinate are very scarce!"

Bai Jun said: "I have a way. Didn't my late father let people of the Bai family travel around the country? We gave them a requirement, asking them to take action when they see unreasonable things, and to punish evil officials and tyrants when they see wanton oppression.

In order to train their resistance ability, I call these people of the Bai family who wander around the world Rangers.

As a knight-errant, if you see injustice, you must help; if you see benevolence and justice, you must defend it. But you can't take action at will. You must check whether it is correct or not.
If there is a manslaughter, we will immediately send people to capture him and make him compensate or even be barred from Taihang for the rest of his life.

In addition, my Bai family has inherited fighting techniques, as well as body-building techniques and some skill books collected by past family heads.

Bai's ranger must wear a white gauze and a bamboo hat, with a white gauze on top, a sharp sword hanging on the left waist, and a white jade hanging on the right waist. The four characters of Bai's ranger are engraved on the white jade.

You don't have to be a member of the Bai family. Anyone who agrees with the Ranger philosophy can join it after being trained.

But as long as someone reports someone wearing this kind of equipment doing evil, no matter whether it is true or not, I, the Bai family, will definitely pursue it to the end. "

Bai Yu looked at Bai Yu who looked yearning and ready to move, and said lightly: "You can't go for it!" Bai Yu's face fell instantly, and he heard Bai Yu say again: "He can go after Xu'er is crowned. But as the family heir, he must quit this dangerous industry before the age of forty.

In addition, as a succession system, if the father dies, the son will not go, and if the son dies, the father will not go. This is an iron rule. There must be a successor family. "

Bai Yu had no choice but to agree with Bai Jun's words. Then he saw Bai Xu running past the door happily holding a wooden windmill, so he said to Bai Jun: "Father, if nothing happens, I will leave first!"

Bai Jun nodded, and after Bai Yu saluted Bai Jun, he walked out of the room and walked quickly in the direction where Bai Xu ran.

After a while, I heard the cry of a child in the distance, faintly: "Have you finished your homework? You only know how to play in one day! Come here, hold out your hands! I told you not to read! I told you to run around all day!" You don’t respect your parents!”

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"Father! Why don't I respect my parents? I don't accept this!"

"Hey! Are you using your brain? Are you talking about filial piety when you contradict me? Okay, okay, go do your homework."

Bai Jun squinted his eyes, stroked his long white beard, and listened to the sound of discipline in the distance. He felt very happy. This is the joy of running a country with a family! If we really become a nation, will we still have family ties?
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Bai Xu rubbing his eyes and twitching as he passed by Bai Jun's door. Bai Jun smiled even happier when he saw this.

"Ha ha···"

The happy and comfortable laughter echoed above the locust trees, above the Bai Mansion, and above the Bai Kingdom.

The second year of Lu Chenggong, the 182nd year of Bai Kingdom

Spring:

Qi State attacked Lu State and captured Longyi.

Summer:

Chenggong and Jin's official Qie Ke defeated Qi Qinggong in Andi, and Qi once again returned the occupied land of Lu.

The fourth year of Duke Cheng of Lu, the one hundred and eighty-fourth year of Bai Kingdom

When Duke Cheng went to Jin, Duke Jin of Jin treated Duke Cheng of Lu very rudely. Duke Cheng of Lu wanted to betray Jin and form an alliance with Chu, but someone came to dissuade him and said:

"Now that King Chuzhuang has passed away, the Chu Kingdom is ruled by a young ruler, and the country's government is in chaos. It's too late for them to protect themselves? How much help can they provide us?" So they did not do so.

The tenth year of Duke Cheng of Lu, the one hundred and ninetieth year of Bai Kingdom
Chenggong went to Jin again. This time it was because Jin Jinggong passed away. After the people of Jin came to express their condolences, the people of Jin actually kept Duke Lu Cheng to bury him. The people of Lu thought it was a shame and were very resentful towards Jin.

The eighteenth year of Duke Cheng of Lu and the one hundred and ninety-eighth year of Bai Kingdom

When Duke Cheng of Lu died, his son Ziwu succeeded him as Duke Xiang of Lu. At this time, Duke Xiang of Lu was only three years old.

In the fourth year of Duke Xiang of Lu, in the two hundred and second year of Bai Kingdom

Duke Xiang went to Jin to pay homage.

In the ninth year of Lu Xianggong, in the 207th year of Bai Kingdom

Lu and Jin jointly attacked Zheng. Duke Ao of Jin held a crowning ceremony for Duke Xiang in Wei State. Ji Wuzi followed Duke Xiang and assisted in holding the crowning ceremony.

In the eleventh year of Duke Xiang of Lu, the two hundred and ninth year of Bai Kingdom

The three Huan clans, the Jisun clan, the Shusun clan, and the Mengsun clan, swore an oath at the gate of Xigong Temple, offered sacrifices at the altar in the southeast of Qufu, and announced the formation of the three armies. The army originally commanded by the public office was divided into three, and each of the three families led an army. At the same time, the three families each disbanded their private armies and merged them into the three armies. At the same time, the three families began to build cities in their respective fiefdoms.

In the 12th and 21st years, Duke Xiang of Lu went to Jin to pay homage.
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【Descent】

Wu Zu (aged fifty-five years): Si’s surname was Bai Shizhen [last words]: Wu’er didn’t expect that, treat your retainers well.

Xiangzu (aged sixty-three): His surname was Bai Shiwu. [Last words]: Come on, Huan'er! Pay attention to the inheritance of the school.

Huan Zu (aged forty-one): Si’s surname was Bai, Huan’s last words: Ji Xia, you are a cheat, you TXX.

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Injo (aged seventy-seven): Si's surname was Bai. [Last words]: Pay attention to education, reputation, and the way of a gentleman.

Zhaozu (aged seventy-six years): His surname was Bai Shixuan. [Last words]: Improve the surrounding political environment and defend Qi.

Mu Zu (seventy-nine years old): Si's surname was Bai Shizhi [last words]: Lower the wariness of the princes and come out of the mountain slowly.

Yuanzu (93 years old): Si's surname is Bai Shiyu [last words]: The name of a gentleman is Bai Shizhi's barrier.

　Happy party holidays!
　　
　
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