The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Zixuan received a call from Zixu an hour ago.

He said that he, the Prince of Lu, the Prime Minister Shusun Bao and more than a hundred others would reach Guicheng in about an hour.

Zixuan quickly ordered Yuan Huan to lead officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the princes and princesses to the west gate of Guicheng to welcome Zixu and his party.

An hour later, the team slowly arrived at the west gate of Guicheng.

Prince Xu, Crown Prince Qiu, Shusun Bao, Di Shimi and others got off the carriage and walked towards the city gate.

When everyone saw Gongzi Xu and others get off the carriage, they hurried forward to greet them.

Yuan Huan bowed to the Crown Prince and the others and said, "Your humble servant, Yuan Huan, is the Provincial Historian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"On behalf of the king, I welcome everyone to Fugui City."

Everyone hurriedly returned the greeting: "It's you, Master Yuan. Nice to meet you!"

As soon as the princes and princesses saw Zixu, they immediately swarmed over him, chattering non-stop: "Big brother...brother...Brother Xu..."

Zixu was also very happy to see his younger brothers and sisters, so he responded to them one by one:

"Zi Jin is good, Zi Zhi is good, Zi Ri is good, Zi Yue is good...good, good, good..."

Zixu secretly groaned in his heart: Oh my dear mother, you have given me hundreds of brothers and sisters-in-law, how long will it take me to deal with them all!

After greeting each other, Yuan Huan said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Excellency, General Di."

"My king has specially prepared a vehicle for everyone. Please move and follow me back to the city."

Everyone was very happy after hearing this, especially Di Shimi, who was so happy when he heard about taking a car.

As soon as he entered Fugui City, he fell in love with cars, and this time he finally got to ride in one.

Several people were arranged to sit on off-road vehicles one by one, and the armored soldiers got on several buses.

The princes and princesses also got back into their respective buses and quickly drove towards the palace.

Zixuan had been waiting at the palace gate. The reason he came out to greet him in person was entirely out of respect for Shusun Bao.

As early as a month ago, the agent stationed in Shandong presented her with all the information about Shusun Bao.

The information clearly describes some of Shubao's early years and present events.

When Shusun Bao was just born, his father was very happy.

In order to predict his son's future destiny, he used the Book of Changes to cast a hexagram.

However, after the hexagram came out, he couldn't understand it, so he invited the fortune teller Bu Chuqiu to come.

After Bu Chuqiu read the hexagram, he immediately interpreted it: "Based on the hexagram image, hexagram statement, and line statement."

"Your son's fate in the first half of his life was not bad, even though he is your youngest son."

"He will take over from you and become the next head of the Shusun family."

"However, his fate for the rest of his life seems to be not very good, simply because there is a treacherous villain lurking by his side."

I boldly predict that this slanderer is a man named "Niu".

"I also predict that your son will not die of old age, but will starve to death."

But time flies, and the years pass by. The divination that was done decades ago has long been forgotten by the Shusun family.

During the reign of Duke Cheng of Lu, Shusun Qiaoru, the patriarch of the Shusun clan, rebelled but failed.

Shusun Bao was also forced to flee with his brother and prepare to go to Qi State.

He met a woman on the road. He was fleeing and had neither money nor food.

So he begged the woman to give him some food. The woman felt sorry for him and gave him some dry food and water.

As Shusun Bao wolfed down his meal, the woman looked him over carefully.

She saw that although Shusun Bao was in a miserable state, he still had a strong aristocratic and heroic spirit.

In addition, Shusun Bao was handsome and had an extraordinary appearance, which attracted her very much.

So the woman was moved and wanted to commit herself to him. Shusun Bao did not refuse and they had a night of lovemaking.

The next day, Shusun Bao knew he was on the run and did not dare to stay long.

The woman tried her best to keep him, and although Shusun Bao was reluctant to let her go, his life was more important.

He could only reluctantly give up his love, secretly leave the woman, and immediately rush to Qi State.

After arriving in Qi, Duke Ling of Qi admired him very much in order to win the hearts of Shusun Bao.

So he betrothed the daughter of Shangqing Guozi to him.

A few years later, his wife gave birth to two sons, one named Meng Bing and the other named Zhong Ren.

When Shusun Bao grew up, he really surpassed his brothers.

He became the head of the Shusun family, one of the three major families in Lu State.

He was also one of the three senior ministers of Lu State, and was mainly responsible for all matters concerning Lu State's foreign diplomacy.

One day, Shusun Bao had a nightmare in which the sky suddenly collapsed.

Seeing that he was about to be crushed to death, he looked around helplessly.

Suddenly I saw a man who looked like a cow, and I quickly asked him to help me.

Unexpectedly, this man was so strong that he really helped him hold up the sky and escaped by himself.

After Shusun Bao woke up, he looked for the man everywhere but could not find him.

A few years later, the woman with whom he had a one-night stand found him with a half-grown son.

When Shusun Bao saw him, he was overjoyed and didn't even think about whether this son was his.

I thought to myself that this child must be the great man in my dream who helped me to achieve success.

So Shusun Bao adopted the child, let him always stay by his side, and named him Shuniu.

He also handed over all the power to handle household affairs to his son.

His love for this illegitimate son even exceeded that for his two biological sons.

In 549 BC, Shusun Bao visited the State of Jin, and was received by Fan Xuanzi, the minister in charge of the State of Jin.

He showed off to Shusun Bao that his family had a long history and could be called "immortal even after death."

Shusun Bao denied his conclusion and proposed the theory of "Three Immortalities".

He said: The highest state of life is not "immortality after death".

Instead, we should "establish virtue", that is, like saints, establish a set of moral standards that are commonly followed by the country and society.

The second is "making achievements", that is, establishing great achievements for the country and the times.

The second is "establishing words", that is, establishing a set of academic theoretical system that can be passed down from generation to generation.

Zixuan knew Shusun Bao's theory of "Three Immortalities", which had a great influence on later generations.

So he thought Shusun Bao was a man worthy of her respect and admiration.

After they got off the car, Zixu saw his mother coming out of the palace to greet them, and he quickly stepped forward to introduce them:

"Everyone, this is my mother, and she is also the mayor of Fugui City."

Ah! Everyone was stunned. This is the Lord of Zixuan City, the mother of Gongzi Xu? "

How come she looks so young and beautiful? She looks only about eighteen or nineteen years old.

Those who knew her thought she was Gongzi Xu's mother, while those who didn't thought she was his sister.

Surprised, everyone bowed and saluted: "Foreign officials greet the king!"

Zixuan quickly supported him with his hands and said, "No need to be so polite, just follow me into the palace."

"I have prepared a banquet to welcome you all!"

Several people bowed deeply again: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"