"Kong Yinzhi, it was your ancestor who concealed the fact that Confucius was robbed by Kublai Khan. It is not your fault... You don't have to apologize to me. However, I still accept the memorial of your resignation from Duke Yan. Accept it. The title of Duke Yansheng of Ming Dynasty must still be returned to Nanzong, after all, Nanzong is the direct descendant!"
Qufu, Confucius Ancestral Temple, Dacheng Hall. Kong Yinzhi was leading a group of brothers of the Yin generation, kneeling together in front of the statue of their ancestors and Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty to apologize.
It’s impossible not to apologize! The truth in "The Legacy of Confucius" is so true! No open-minded famous scholar would speak for the Northern Sect of the Kong family - wouldn't it be nice to be a great scholar who gained both fame and fortune? The achievements of those famous Confucian scholars who spent a lifetime studying the Four Books and Five Classics cannot compare to those who studied "The Posthumous Works of Confucius" for three months!
Although Kong Yinzhi could not be called a scholar, he was the patriarch of the Kong family in Qufu after all. He had seriously studied the principles passed down by his ancestors. Moreover, among his friends, there were also experts who were truly proficient in Confucianism. So Kong Yinzhi heard a little bit of Daoheng when he listened, and of course he knew the value of "Confucius' Legacy"... This is the Dao that his ancestors pursued so hard! It turns out that my ancestor passed away after seeking the Tao.
But why didn’t the ancestors pass on such a good road to future generations? If this had been passed down, Confucianism would not be what it is now...the tombs of our ancestors would not have been toppled by Kublai Khan! Because there would be no shame for Jingkang at all!
However, it is impossible for the Northern Sect of the Confucian family to aspire to the position of Duke Yan, because with the "Posthumous Chapters of Confucius", Confucianism has the method of studying things. By the time of the Song Dynasty, the Hongyi cannon had already been produced. No, it should have been the Hongru cannon - wasn't this cannon the result of Gewu? First examine the method of bronze casting, then examine the method of refining gunpowder and the method of blooming cannonballs, and finally examine the method of firing cannons. If the cannon of Hongru can be brought to Zhizhi, it will be convenient to educate the barbarians.
Knowing the way of Hongru's artillery, the shame of Jingkang will definitely be gone, Xuanhe's Northern Expedition will definitely be successful, the Mongols will probably not be able to invade the Central Plains, and the Kong family will no longer be divided into northern and southern sects. Then Kong Yinzhi is just a sideline concubine of the Confucius family...
Thinking of this, Kong Yinzhi felt relieved. Just don't do it right if you don't want this Yan Shenggong... He will be worried if he does it. There are so many things in the big family that have to make him worry about everything, sorting them out one by one. How much time can he really use to enjoy it?
No longer Duke Yan, his crown prince and Taibao are still there, and he is still a civil servant of the first rank of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he still has some personal savings, which is enough for him and his son Kong Xingxie to be prosperous and wealthy until death.
"Kong Yinzhi," Zhu Youjian smiled gently at this time, giving people a feeling of spring breeze, "I allow you to resign only the Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty, but you also have a Duke Yansheng of the Mongolia in your family. !”
What? Yanshenggong of Great Mongolia? What does this emperor want to do?
Kong Yinzhi's originally relaxed expression suddenly became tense again. He no longer wanted to be the Holy Duke. What else did the emperor want?
Zhu Youjian glanced at him with a smile, then looked at Kong Yinzheng, a big man wearing a Confucian uniform one size smaller, and said with a smile: "As far as I know, your ancestors have never resigned from the Mongolian Yansheng Gong... ....Then you will still be the Holy Duke of Mongolia!"
Holy Duke?
Kong Yinzhi said in his heart: Long live Lord, how can you talk like that silly boy Kong Yinzheng?
Zhu Youjian didn't care what Kong Yinzhi thought, because what he was interested in was not Kong Yinzhi at all, but the big guy Kong Yinzheng - to speak truth in Mongolia, you have to be big and round, with endless strength. Before you can speak truth, Let's warm up with some Mongolian wrestling first, and then discuss the Tao with swords. Anyone who refuses to accept will be killed immediately!
Only in this way can Confucianism, no, the principle of immortality, be spread on the grassland!
Isn’t the Confucian principle of heaven the eternal heaven on the grassland?
Unlike the treacherous son who actually didn't believe in Confucian principles, Zhu Youjian was a true Confucian scholar... In his opinion, "Confucius' Posthumous Principles" is really the Tao passed down by the sage Confucius! And this Tao is now his destiny, so he has the obligation to preach for Confucianism!
The Confucian way actually has its difficulties and its ease. Among them, studying things to achieve knowledge is the most difficult way, even more difficult than cultivating one's morality, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world.
Because the way of studying things is to explore the origin of all things in the universe. If you are good at studying things, it will be easy to cultivate your family, govern your country and bring peace to the world. Of course Chongzhen didn't know that the development of productive forces would make it more difficult to organize his family and the world. He has been a beggar emperor all his life. He has suffered enough from scarcity, so of course he wants to develop productivity!
The simple Tao is the set of principles of nature and human desires, and the unity of nature and man. It's just the whole theory of heavenly principles used to deceive the common people below and make them obey and obey the rules. In order to get the wealthy and powerful people below to cooperate, heavenly principles were linked to filial piety, and filial piety brought out the clan system. Filial piety and patriarchal clan formed the foundation of China's feudal society. The common people were controlled by clans, and clans established subordinate relationships with the emperor through cultivating candidates, Jinshi, and the emperor under the imperial examination system. If there is no imperial examination, it will become a wealthy family, just like the period from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. If enfeoffment is implemented, they will become kings and vassals... In short, everything will remain true to their origin!
After Confucianism blocked the way of ghosts and gods, no matter how China's feudal society changes, it will need the support of filial piety and patriarchal laws.
Now Zhu Youjian wants to use feudal methods to control the grasslands and expand to the Western Regions. Of course, he must use Tianli or Changshengtian to build a patriarchal society under a strict hierarchical feudal system.
So there must be a Mongolian Holy Duke!
"Kong Yinzhi, you don't have to worry about the bitter cold on the grassland," Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I won't let you go north of Juemo at your old age... But you have to stay in Guiyi The Shenggong Mansion was established in the city, and 1,000 young men who were proficient in Confucianism were selected from the Beizong to go to the Shenggong Mansion in Guiyi. They first learned several years of martial arts, Mongolian writing and language, and my revised Confucianism, and then went to Monan, Schools were established all over Mobei to spread Confucian principles."
"Yes, but all Mongolians believe in Lamaism!" Kong Yinzhi is not ignorant of things on the grassland. Mongolians believe in lamas, not Confucianism. And the lamas are very fierce... In life, the ancestors of the Yuan Dynasty always walked around those lamas when they saw them.
"People on the grasslands originally believed in immortality," Zhu Youjian said. "It's only the lamas in the snowy areas who worked hard to preach that led to the current situation... They can preach this religion, but we can't." Did you pass it on? If we don’t pass it on, then the vassals granted by the Ming Dynasty on the grassland will sooner or later enter Lamaism, and then they will no longer recognize me as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Also, have you read "Confucius' Legacy" carefully? This posthumous chapter can not only be used to investigate objects, but can also be used to promote Dharma and discuss Taoism! "
There are too many techniques that can be used for debate in "The Legacy of Confucius". You can't lose to a lama when it comes to reasoning.
Is "The Posthumous Chapters of Confucius" used to promote Dharma and discuss Taoism? Kong Yinzhi thought to himself: Do we need to use Hongru’s cannon to spread the Dharma?
Zhu Youjian paused, "Kong Yinzhi, isn't it your family's job to spread the Dharma? North Kong and South Kong all enjoyed preferential treatment from the country and the admiration of the world... But you What have you done for the country and the world? It is not the behavior of a gentleman to be greedy in office and receive salary without merit! So from now on, your Northern and Southern sects of the Confucius family must shoulder the responsibility of spreading Confucianism. Responsibility. The Northern Sect is going to the grasslands to preach, and the Southern Sect is going to Nanyang to spread the Dharma!"
In short, regardless of the northern sect or the southern sect, the good days of just eating and waiting to die are gone!
If you want to maintain your current treatment, you have to establish government offices in the grasslands and Nanyang, and then send your disciples with swords and guns to promote Confucian righteousness and help the Ming vassals in the grasslands and Nanyang establish feudal order.
Zhu Youjian pointed at Kong Yinzhi, who was five big and three thick, and said: "There are many strong men in Shandong... Count him, pick 100 young men from the Kong family to follow me, and I will personally teach them the principles of immortality! I can't turn around." Let Nanzong pick 100 people, and after they are taught, they will be the vanguard of Confucianism moving north and south!"
