What Lu Ben talks about is a dialogue between the great scholar Dong Zhongshu and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, explaining his claim of "influence between heaven and man".
Kong Xixue only regarded Lu Ben as a shirk, because he did not want Qingliu to come out to criticize the new learning and open eyes for the Confucius government. Until I saw the serious look on Lu Ben's face, which didn't look like he was joking casually.
He then calmed down his sadness, straightened his clothes and sat down. "Waiting for God's punishment...this, after all, is still..."
"Is this the only way?"
"That's all." Lu Ben sighed again. "The new teaching denies the connection between heaven and man. In the past, the emperor's five sons ascended to the sky on a flying ball. After coming down, they used the new teaching to attack the connection between heaven and man. All the people heard about it."
"If there is a day of punishment when the imperial examination system is reformed, then we can naturally use the influence of heaven and man to stop the reform, or we can use the way of heaven to criticize the new learning and restore my status as Cheng Zhu. Alas... I only hope that God can open his eyes and help us. "
Speaking of this, Lu Ben waved his hand: "It's a joke, it's a joke. It's really a fool's errand... How can such a good thing happen? Besides, His Majesty is quite stubborn nowadays, and ordinary disasters will not be taken seriously. It has to be a rare one. Only when you see a disaster with great impact..."
Kong Xixue was thoughtful.
"By the way, I heard an interesting story related to the Confucius family during my trip to Xiaguan. It was said that the Confucius family of Nanzong had sent their eldest son to study in the Imperial Academy. This time, they were ordered by the emperor to offer sacrifices to Confucius and also invited Song Lian. As a memorial..."
Lu Ben wanted to change the topic, and seemed to casually find an anecdote related to the Kong family. However, as soon as he said this, Kong Xixue's face became even more ugly to the naked eye. Lu Ben seemed to feel that he had said something wrong. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Then he smiled awkwardly and said, "Wuzhuang, Wuzhou... that's all. Just talk about romance and not current affairs..."
After that, he stopped talking about specific matters and just chatted with Kong Xixue casually. However, Kong Xixue's eyes were still flickering and he seemed a little absent-minded. Lu Ben didn't feel dissatisfied, but he just pretended not to notice. After sitting and talking for a while, he stood up and left on the grounds that his duty report was coming soon.
Kong Xixue stood up to see him off, and Lu Benli asked him to stay, so he obediently sent his housekeeper to send Lu Ben out of Kong's house. But after Lu Ben left, he looked even more serious, frowning and wondering what he was thinking about. Even thinking about it made hot sweat pour down from his forehead like syrup.
He paced around the hall, hesitating back and forth for a long time, and finally tugged his beard and summoned a confidant butler.
"Kong San, how is the situation at Twelve in the outer courtyard?"
"Don't worry, sir, we have killed the Twelve Aunts quietly. Even the servants who were doing the work have killed her with bows and arrows from afar."
"If we light another fire tonight, everything will be dealt with cleanly, and those dirty things will not be allowed to contaminate our house at all..."
"Don't set the fire in a hurry first... Go and send an ignorant slave to the Twelve Courtyards to take away the clothes she once wore." Kong Xi said, looking at his expression, he seemed to have made up his mind.
"This... Master?" Kong San was surprised. "This is absolutely impossible to do. Twelve Auntie is..."
"I know! You don't have to say it!" Kong Xixue was extremely impatient, and Kong San's words suddenly stuck in his throat. Just listen to Kong Xixue say again: "After taking the clothes, let him not go back to his house, raise some money and goods, and let him take the clothes and goods directly to Yingtian Mansion to sell."
"Ying Tian...that's not..." Kong San's face turned pale with fright.
"Just go and do it! What are you talking about? Remember, don't let that dirty thing get into the house!" Kong Xi said. After all, Kong San didn't dare to disobey, so he responded obediently, turned around and went down to do it. But when he turned around, his clothes were already soaked.
"Alas... What a pity." Kong Xixue looked at Kong San's back and muttered to himself. He knew that although Kong San was afraid, he had been a son of the Kong family for several generations, so no matter how afraid he was, he would do things well according to his instructions. Just as a precaution, this loyal servant cannot be kept.
With nine points of desperate ruthlessness in his heart, and perhaps one part of compassion, Kong Xixue moved into the inner house. But as he walked away, he was still thinking deeply in his heart.
"Heavenly Sensation..."
As he chanted, he made up his mind. The Confucius family has reached a dead end. Perhaps this is the only way to preserve the face of the Confucius family that has been lost for thousands of years.
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"Dad, are the Kong family really going to bring pox to the capital?" In the hotel, Lu Ben and his daughter Lu were talking at night in the room. Mrs. Lu looked a little uneasy, but Ben Lu looked calm. He didn't have to smile like usual in front of his family. He was even more sanctimonious than usual when he was putting on airs.
"Humph, of course. This generation of Yanshenggong has no talent or virtue, he is greedy for fame and fortune, and has a vicious mind. All his glory and wealth are given by the surname 'Kong'. Today I will prepare the Southern Sect to attach itself to the new school." The first lineage informed him of the attempt to seize the throne of Yan Shenggong. The glory is about to disappear, how could he not think of taking a dangerous blow and jumping over the wall in a hurry? "
"The twelfth aunt he adopted as his new wife was taken from Shigou Village to the east. Someone in Shigou Village was infected with pox half a month ago. Exactly half a month ago, his twelfth aunt had pestered him to return home in fine clothes and return to his hometown. To show off... and the day before yesterday, he suddenly said that he had been killed by bandits and was dead."
"Hmph, it must be that these twelfth aunt was infected with pox. Kong Xixue was worried that someone would use the pox to say that his Kong family was punished by heaven, so he secretly took care of it himself... Since the Kong family was punished by pox, what about Ying Tian? Is it unbearable? For the sake of the glory and wealth of his northern Confucius family, Kong Xixue will definitely introduce acne into Yingtian, and then falsely claim that it is a new study and be condemned, and obstruct the reform of the imperial examination system..."
"But what's the point of using this idea?" Ms. Lu was still panicked. "If father is traced to you, wouldn't our Lu family suffer a disaster for nothing? Why would father take such extraordinary risks..."
"Silly girl, dad didn't do it for you." Lu Ben stroked his beard and chuckled. He touched Lu's black hair: "Father is willing to hide his power and bide his time in officialdom, just so that my good girl can enjoy the glory and wealth. . As long as His Majesty decrees that the Crown Prince choose a concubine, my good girl will definitely stand out with her talent, knowledge and appearance..."
"I just don't know why, in these years, His Majesty has not even mentioned the idea of choosing a minister to be the crown prince's concubine. Even the King of Qin and the King of Jin have married concubines... But it doesn't matter, now the Crown Princess Chang has given birth to a concubine. The grandson has not been pregnant for several years. Since she is unable to conceive, if..., even if His Majesty and the Crown Prince do not want to choose a concubine, they must choose one."
"My dear girl, you must strive for success. Now the emperor and the prince are far away from the virtuous and talented, but they are close to the traitor, and the grandson is also being educated by Song Lian, Liu Bowen and other pseudo-Confucianism day by day. It seems that the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos for three generations." Lu Ben looked at Lu Ben His stomach was filled with probability fever. "Let's see how my father works for you. My father has already planned to teach you to become the crown prince's concubine. When the time comes, you will definitely give birth to a child for the crown prince."
"My ancestors of the Lu family have long had a strategy for finding a place to live. I, myself, Lu, am not very talented, but I am willing to imitate my ancestors and use my ancestors' wisdom to help the Confucian sect and rectify the world."
"My dear girl, the great truth, the order of the world... are all tied to you. You will definitely, definitely want to be the crown prince... concubine!"
"Daughter...Daughter knows." Lu Ben was still secretly frightened because of the plans revealed by Lu Ben. But after hearing his father's impassioned speech, he unconsciously felt his heart become hot.
Crown Prince...Concubine, ah...
Lu's eyes were burning. She had heard anecdotes about Chang. She was just a vulgar general's daughter. I heard that she couldn't even play music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
If she could marry the prince, she would definitely not be satisfied with being a concubine and succumbing to the Chang family. Even the title of Crown Princess, because Chang had used it before, made her feel a little disgusted in her heart.
Since my father has already made a plan, why can't I just rely on my mother and her son to take things a step further in the future?
(End of chapter)
