Ever since Liu Bang, Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty, sacrificed pigs, cows, and sheep to Confucius, the world has officially recognized Confucian Confucianism as Chinese culture, and officially affirmed Confucius' status as the "teacher of emperors."
From that time to now, worshiping Confucius is nothing new in the world. From the central government to the local governments, as long as there are a few scholars and one or two Jinshi, most of them have built Confucius temples. In this dynasty, During the Zhenzong Dynasty, there were already more than 360 such temples in the world...
This still does not include the numbers of Liao, Xia and other countries.
Naturally, the names vary from place to place, such as Confucius Temple, Holy Temple, Xianshi Temple... but the most commonly used name is the officially recognized 'Confucian Temple'.
This Confucian Temple is so rich in incense that no other temple in the world can match it. This is actually normal. After all, when entering other temples, most of them seek wealth, luck and marriage, and they have to worship the right gods and worship the right Bodhisattvas. Just fine.
But the Confucian Temple is different, it manages everything; as long as you become an official, you will have all kinds of good fortune and good luck. But if you want to be an official, you must first become a disciple of Saint Confucius, and after becoming a disciple of Saint Confucius, this Confucian Temple must be Come.
Except for Confucius, the people worshiped in the temple, including the Ten Philosophers and the Seventy-Two Sages, are all members of the Confucian sect. It is not impossible for others to enter, unless you are a great Confucian, recognized as a great Confucian, such as the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty Lu Zhi, or Zuo Qiuming, who wrote "Spring and Autumn", or Gongsun Chou, who often asked Mencius many questions, which led to his conversations with Mencius being recorded. , can you have the qualification to enter the Confucian Temple.
Today, Zhao Guan's family shouted loudly in front of the Minzi Temple, one of the ten philosophers of the Confucian Temple, that they wanted to invite people into the temple. That's fine. After all, it is not without precedent. But to say that they want to invite people out... this temple The number of people here has always been increasing, so I’m afraid he’s not crazy!
The lunatic is not scary. The frightening thing is that this lunatic has the power to guide all living beings!
And looking at the emperor's appearance, it's self-evident who the sage he wants to use for surgery... Who else can it be besides Min Zi, the spiritual pillar of Suzhou!
As soon as Liu Bang finished what he just said, he stopped. It looked like he was drinking tea, but his eyes did not rest. He scanned everywhere, taking in all the expressions of the person who came today.
Huang Yanjie was indeed very considerate, and he almost changed Liu Bang's stereotype of eunuchs by himself. Whenever the emperor's eyes fell on someone, the old eunuch immediately understood it, and then began to whisper softly. Introduced.
"Guan family, that is the head of the Min clan. There is a Minxian village fifty miles away from here. It is said that they are all descendants of Minzi."
"That person is from Suzhou. I heard that he made his fortune by raising foxes. His family's leather business went all the way to the Kingdom of Jin."
"That one is the local leader of the Xiang clan. It is said that he is a descendant of King Xiang..."
After saying this, Liu Bang frowned:
"Xiang Yu? Does he have any descendants?"
The old eunuch had done a night's homework in advance and knew a lot about respectable people. At this time, he answered confidently:
"It is indeed impossible to find out, but the place where King Xiang committed suicide seems to be nearby... This group of people probably appeared from the Jin Dynasty. Hundreds of years have passed. Even if it is false, it is already true. .”
Liu Bang lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally said with certainty:
"That's not true. Xiang Yu died in Lingbi. This family probably pretended to remember it wrong and came to Suzhou, which is more than a hundred miles away."
"Besides, when that kid died, there were only a few horses following him. How could he leave any descendants? If he had descendants, how could I not know about it?"
Huang Yanjie smiled so cheekily that he squeezed into a chrysanthemum: "A great official in the official family even knows these things so clearly."
Putting his heart back in his stomach, Liu Bang felt a little surprised. This was not Han Chu's birthday. Even if he was really Xiang Yu's descendant, what does it matter?
Thinking like this, his eyes began to scan again. After scanning one, Huang Yanjie introduced one to another. After going around, he had a few ideas in his mind.
The old eunuch was very considerate, and he really handled the situation with ease. If you didn't know better, you might have thought that he was the local official in charge of household registration!
Just when Huang Yanjie was happy that he had done a good job, he saw the emperor's eyes stopped on the right. He looked along and couldn't help but sigh.
Not only did the emperor not move, he even seemed to have fallen into trance. Not to mention that the hand holding the tea bowl was frozen in mid-air, and he even forgot to blink... Seeing that someone had noticed, many people were looking towards the emperor's eyes. Look, for a moment, everyone's eyes fell on the right side of the crowd.
"Official family, official family..."
He called twice softly, but the emperor didn't even give him the slightest response. Huang Yanjie was just thinking about what to do, but he didn't dare to pat the emperor's shoulder. Just when he was sweating profusely, he saw the emperor. Finally came to his senses.
When the old eunuch looked to the right again, it turned out that the visitor was blocking the official's view. He patted his chest happily, and couldn't help but feel grateful to the visitor in his heart——
Captain Zhang is truly a noble man!
Zhang Jun was originally on guard outside. After all, the emperor called so many people here. Who knows if there are some messy things mixed in. If there was no news from the military camp, he would not be willing to squeeze in. After all, these scholars He has never been interested in things.
"Official!"
Maybe it was because I slept well last night, or maybe a certain knot in my heart was opened. Anyway, after Wanyan Tuhesu died, this man acted like a fool. He spoke very loudly, but he didn't pay attention. When the emperor looked like he wanted to slap him with his hand, he walked up to the emperor, bowed down and said:
"The scholar ran away."
Liu Bang calmed down and did not answer him. Instead, he arranged for Huang Yanjie:
"That girl, do you know where you're coming from?"
Huang Yanjie shook his head. He only paid attention to people worth paying attention to, a woman, and it was indeed not in his work plan.
Captain Zhang looked back: "Which little lady is the official interested in?!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately broke into an uproar, and whispers could be heard endlessly. The girl standing on the right, who had sucked Liu Bang's soul away, also immediately panicked. If it weren't for the crowds of people standing behind her, She must have turned around and left now, but now she just blushed and lowered her head.
Zhang Jun's favorite thing is what happens between men and women, whether it's a handsome scholar or a pretty prostitute, whether it's a romantic match or a fairy match, whether it's underground or in bed, not to mention it's an emperor and a woman, he He was immediately interested, and just when he turned around to ask the emperor to understand that he could do this errand for Zhao Guan's family, he felt a blow on his head, which knocked him to the spot.
"You bitch, if you dare to talk too much, I'll castrate you!"
Liu Bang said to Huang Yanjie again: "Go and keep an eye on her, and treat her to tea later."
The old eunuch took the order and left, leaving only a somewhat aggrieved Zhang Jun standing in front of the emperor.
"You'd better understand the occasion when you speak! You're still so immodest at your age. You really are an old man!"
"The officials taught me a lesson."
"Which scholar ran away?"
"That's the scholar who doesn't eat or drink."
"What scholar doesn't eat or drink?"
Zhang Jun paused: "That's the scholar who said you are a fool."
"Oh," Liu Bang finally remembered, "Yu Yunwen, just run away. Everyone has his own way of living, so there is no need to ask others to chase him."
Zhang Jun obediently stepped aside and did not dare to say anything more. When Liu Bang saw that Huang Yanjie had already led people over, he put the tea bowl aside and then got down to business.
"Who is qualified to enter this Confucian Temple and enjoy this eternal incense? This matter is not a decision I make at will, but how many emperors have died in the past and how many masters have changed in this country. Even the emperor can Of course, these saints in the temple can also be replaced."
Having said this, he couldn't help but cursed, saying that he was deceived by that boy Shusun Tong.
At that time, the world was settled. He ordered Xiao He to issue laws and regulations, Han Xin to apply for military laws, Zhang Cang to establish regulations, Shusun Tong to establish etiquette, and Lu Jia to create new language. At that time, Shusun Tong said very nicely, everything is for your sake, everything within the rules is to make the people of the world always submit to the control of your family, and what governs the world must be their Confucianism.
If it weren't for his skillful tongue, Liu Bang would never be willing to sacrifice Confucius. To be honest, he would rather sacrifice Qin Shihuang.
Now it seems that Confucianism is indeed suitable for governing the country. It is so suitable that it is almost crawling to the imperial power to shit on it. The country can be destroyed, but Confucianism will not be destroyed. It doesn’t matter what Han and Tang Dynasties you have, what parties you have, the Jurchen Khitan, etc. You are far and wide,
As long as they are next to each other, they have learned this trick.
This is basically the same as what Shusun Tong said at that time, but the biggest difference is that the recipients became him and his Confucian scholars, not the emperor, let alone the Liu family. It's just that now it's a done deal. Even if he digs Shusun Tong out of the ground, he won't be able to change anything. And to a certain extent, he just didn't make his words clear and didn't tell lies.
It's even possible that he didn't even think of it.
"How to change? Confucius once said that when three people walk together, there must be a teacher. It means that no one is perfect. No matter how good you are, you will always be inferior to others."
"He said this, we naturally choose virtuous people to go in... Naturally, it's not that the people inside are ungrateful, but there may be more virtuous people who are more suitable than them."
"Then, I will mention three people first. Let's take a look at who will be replaced and tell them. It's okay. I called you here today just to brainstorm."
As he spoke, his left and right eyes began to glance around again:
"Zhang Zifang!"
As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused some noise.
This was within his expectation. After all, it is easy for people to maintain the status quo, but it is difficult for people to accept new things.
"You," he pointed at an older man in the crowd and said, "that old man who is five feet and a half inches away, come out!"
This man was a local teacher, a native of Suzhou. It was said that he was a disciple of some famous master. However, he failed to pass the Jinshi examination and came back to open a school.
Although the old man doesn't like this emperor, the establishment of the Confucian Temple is a big deal after all. If not, his name will be added to the history books. For a person like him, there is no doubt that it is a big deal. What a huge opportunity.
What's more, no matter how much he doesn't like it, he is still the emperor, so he can't say much about what he wants to do.
At this time, he stood up and saluted the emperor. There was nothing wrong with his posture:
"Your Majesty, you don't know why you are calling the common people?"
Liu Bang picked up the tea bowl again. After leaving Lin'an, he could no longer drink the bitter Dali tea. However, the tea from Lianghuai had a different flavor, fresh and tender.
"You seem to have some objections to Zhang Zifang's entry into the Confucian Temple. Just now, your expression was the worst. Why, do you think he is not worthy?"
The old man listened to the emperor's words, and there was no respect in his words. He thought of all the rumors about Zhao Guan's family. At this time, his heartbeat immediately accelerated, and he bowed repeatedly:
"Officials have learned clearly that Duke Zifang is the number one prime minister in the ages. How dare students dare to blaspheme!"
"Then why do you look unhappy?"
The old man swallowed his throat and said:
"Could it be that the officials have forgotten that Duke Zifang is already the deputy priest of King Wucheng... Now that he has entered the Martial Temple, how can he enter the Confucian Temple?"
"Furthermore, although Zifang Gong has great talents, he is more famous for his strategies and martial arts, and there are no articles about him... Moreover, Zifang Gong has devoted himself to Taoism in his later years, which is not appropriate. Otherwise, , How can Zhuge Wuhou not do it?"
Liu Bang touched his chin, looking thoughtful:
"You're right!"
When the old man saw the emperor like this, he was extremely happy. He could imagine that when people discussed this matter in the future, they would say that he opposed the emperor's opinions and blocked Zhang Liang from the Confucian Temple, safeguarding the The authority, purity and sanctity of the Confucian Temple.
Consider it a great achievement!
But the emperor's next words almost made him fall to the ground.
"Zhuge Liang, too. I almost forgot about him... Fortunately, you reminded me. I'll reward you, I'll reward you!"
"Since this person has raised his opinion, let's listen to it. Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang will share the civil and military temples from today on!"
As he spoke, he asked Zhang Jun in a low voice:
"What is the Martial Arts Temple? How come no one has ever heard of it?"
Lieutenant Zhang only knew that this place existed, and he would occasionally go there to offer sacrifices, but he couldn't remember who exactly was there.
So he just shook his head and said, "I don't know very well either."
"Yeah." Liu Bang nodded. Seeing that the old man still wanted to talk, he didn't give him the chance. Instead, he quickly threw out his other two candidates.
"Adding Xiao He and adding Han Xin, who is in favor and who is against?"
The old gentleman who taught almost vomited blood, but failed to persuade the emperor, and instead added Zhuge Liang.
If people talk about it in the future, he will be in big trouble!
So I hurriedly stood up and said: "The common people have something to say, the common people have something to say!"
Liu Bang waved his hand, and Yang Yizhong, who had been waiting aside for a long time, stepped forward and put his arm around the old man's shoulders:
"No, you didn't."
The commander of the front department looked at him and said expressionlessly.
(End of chapter)
