"Kong Lin's legacy?"
"This, this, this, what is this?"
"What good thing is it?"
"Could it be the Holy Relic?"
"Posthumous chapter? That's incredible!"
"Your Majesty, tell me quickly..."
The Fengtian Hall was suddenly filled with excitement, and no one cared about the Imperial Academy anymore—the treasure left by Confucius was important! Except for useless princes like Prince Fu, those who can come to Fengtian Palace to discuss politics are all great Confucians from all over the world.
As a great scholar, of course he knew the value of Confucius's treasure.
If it were the most holy coffin board, it wouldn't be very interesting, but what if it was a "posthumous chapter"? What if this "posthumous chapter" has a meaning that is contrary to the currently popular Confucian principles?
Who do you listen to? Does it mean that whoever holds the posthumous chapter has the final right to interpret the Holy Road?
Zhu Cixiang coughed: "Everyone, I only know that there is a relic, but I don't know whether it is true or not, and I don't know what the relic is? So, I want to find a few great scholars, Kong Yinzheng, and Qian Qian, the Minister of Rites. Let's go to Lushun to have a look... If it's good, spend some money to buy it. We can't let Confucius's legacy be lost! If it's a posthumous chapter, that's even worse! We must find some great Confucians. Let’s study it together! Zhengjun, are you willing to take this trip?”
With Kong Yinzheng?
The great scholars couldn't help but frown - this Kong Yinzheng does not look like a descendant of Confucius, but more like a descendant of Tao Tuo! Moreover, his bloodline is too far away from the direct lineage of Yanshenggong, and he is a sparse sect. It is really unethical to use the sparse sect to cross a nearby branch and become Yanshenggong.
Therefore, the great Confucian scholars resisted Kong Yinzheng's succession. Until now, he has not officially become Yanshenggong.
But if he is now allowed to take charge of the "relic purchase" work, if he buys something good, then his Yanshenggong will be stable...
Duke Yansheng is also the Duke Yansheng who is responsible for organizing the treasures or posthumous works. What does this mean?
This means that the right to speak of Confucianism will fall into his hands.
And where did Kong Yinzheng’s Duke Yansheng come from? What role did Zhu Cixi play in this? How did Kong Yinzhi die?
There is no shortage of people with psychic ears and eyes among the great scholars present!
If Kong Yinzheng has the final right to interpret Confucius' legacy, then Zhu Cixiang can modify Confucian principles according to his own needs...
"Your Majesty," Zhu Zhiyu thought about it and felt that this matter was not trivial, "I am willing to go to Liaodong, but this Duke Yansheng-designate..."
Zhu Cixiang's face darkened slightly, "Kong Yinzheng is just good-looking and powerful, so why can't he be the Holy Duke of Yan? The Holy Sage himself is a strong man, with big arms and round waist, and Kong Yinzheng is very similar to him!"
"But Yan Shenggong should be proficient in Confucianism."
Zhu Cixiang said: "How did Mr. Zheng know that Kong Yin was ignorant of Confucianism? He was proficient in all of the six arts of a gentleman. If you don't believe it, you can invite him from Shandong and demonstrate it in public."
Zhu Zhiyu nodded and said: "If the candidate Yan Shenggong is really proficient in the six arts and better than those close relatives, he can inherit the Kong family."
"Okay!" Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "Let him give it a try... I and the Emperor will call Wei Zaode and Qian Qianyi, plus you Zhengjun, Wang Zhihu, Huang Daozhou, Let’s be a referee together.”
"This..." Zhu Zhiyu knew that Zhu Cixiang now needed to be endorsed by himself, Wang Zhihuo, and Huang Daozhou, and it was time to put forward conditions. "Your Majesty, after finding out about Kong Lin's legacy, can he start a Taixue? "
"Ah," Zhu Cixiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Of course we need to run the Imperial College, but we still have to think carefully about what to teach!"
Of course Emperor Zhu also knew about the North-South partisanship in the imperial court - the North-South partisanship was necessary! If the north and the south are in harmony, it will be difficult for him to be the emperor! However, the conflict between the North and the South cannot be too intensified. The most important thing is that as an emperor, he cannot completely put his butt on the side of the Northerners.
Party struggle is for the people below to fight, not for the emperor himself. Therefore, it would not be bad to open a Taixue to allow the two parties in the North and the South to continue fighting!
...
The discovery of Kong Lin’s treasure is shocking news!
Before nightfall, the city was already in a commotion... Shilin and antique stores in Nanjing were all alarmed! Ji Kun, who was appointed as the Censor of Zuoban in Shandong Province and served as an election guard in Nanjing, overnight changed from a cruel official who was hated by everyone to a figure that everyone wanted to invite back as a guest.
"Chunfan, you came just in time to tell me about the theft of Kong Lin."
The first person to invite Ji Kun was Qian Qianyi. He was also named by Zhu Cixiang and was going to Liaodong to buy the treasure. This matter is really embarrassing for him! He doesn’t know much about antiques. What if he buys the wrong one?
In addition, has Kong Lin been dug up? Qian Qianyi also has to figure out how far to dig!
"Teacher, Kong Lin was indeed stolen!" Ji Kun was very sure. "I was working as a censor in Shandong at that time and knew about it."
"How do you know?" Qian Qianyi asked, "Aren't you in Dengzhou?"
Now the provincial capital of Shandong has been moved to Dengzhou, so Ji Kun resigned from Dengzhou.
"The teacher's record was wrong," Ji Kun said. "The student went to Dengzhou later. When Qufu was occupied, the student was in Crouching Tiger Mountain City."
"Then you didn't witness the poaching of Qufu Konglin, right?"
"It's true that I didn't see it in person," Ji Kun said, "but the students were ordered to go to Qufu to supervise the restoration of Confucius Forest. The Confucius Forest they saw was indeed dug up. In addition, the students also heard that Dorgon was responsible for digging up Confucius Forest Park. And he fell ill and had to withdraw from Qufu. It is said that Dorgon was dying of illness at that time, and he was worried that his daughter would be liquidated by his political enemies after his death, so he hurriedly gave her to His Majesty."
Qian Qianyi had also heard about this. He also knew that Dorgon's health improved due to the great lama chanting sutras, so he is not dead yet. This was all Wu Sangui's fault. If he had been holding the great lama, Dorgon might have cursed Confucius to death in heaven!
"Then have you heard about the treasure?" Qian Qianyi asked again.
"I've heard of it," Ji Kun said, "There must be a treasure. Whether it's a treasure left by Confucius or not, you won't know until you hold it in your hands."
"Palm eye?" Qian Qianyi was stunned, "Do you still understand this?"
"I understand!" Ji Kun nodded, "This is what students are good for. I have had some money over the years, so I have bought antiques!"
Are they all real antiques? Qian Qianyi said in his heart: You won't deceive others, will you?
"Teacher," Ji Kun said again, "the student also knows many gentlemen with eye-catching skills... They are all experts! Every time the student goes to raid a house, he takes them with him."
Search your home?
Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi became unhappy. He is also a corrupt official! Zhu Cixiang just didn't want anyone to check him. If he really wanted to check him carefully, he would have to go to Taiwan to retire.
"Well," Qian Qianyi said, "if we really want to go north, I will ask the Holy One to arrange for you to accompany me."
...
"Your Majesty, do you really want Kong Yinzheng to demonstrate the Six Arts?"
Forbidden City, Imperial Garden, Western-style Building.
Zhu Cixi finally moved into the Western-style building he was accustomed to living in, which was a bungalow inlaid with Venetian glass - Emperor Zhu spent a lot of money on these opaque glasses!
Now he was in the study room of the Western Building, summoning his chief assistant Wei Zaode.
"What? He can't do it? Didn't he ask you to find someone to teach him?" Zhu Cixiang raised his eyes and looked at Wei Zaode.
Emperor Zhu had ordered Wei Zhuangyuan to find some gentlemen to make up lessons for Kong Yinzheng early in the morning!
Wei Zaode shook his head, "Chen, I did ask someone to teach me...but I don't know what the effect will be!"
He is the Prime Minister and has too many things to do. Where can he manage them?
"Oh," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "It's okay, you come and give the questions. You are the number one scholar and the leader of Donglin. No one can say anything when you give the questions. Then you go to give him extra lessons and make sure he passes. .”
Zhu Cihong paused for a moment, "I took him for a test when I was in Shandong. He was good at three of the Six Arts: Five Shooting, Five Imperial, and Nine Numbers. His books were also good, he recognized a lot of characters, and he could write well with calligraphy. That's it. The classics, etiquette, and music are somewhat lacking."
"I, I will definitely find a way." Wei Zaode had no choice. He was the number one scholar and the prime minister, and now he had to help Duke Yan Sheng cheat. I don’t know if this matter will be written into history?
