Something big is going to happen in Qufu!
Zhang Zhiyuan, the commander of the capital department in Peking and the commander of the escort department of Prince Yan, went crazy!
Under the watchful eye of officials from Shandong Province's Sansi Yamen, more than 10,000 frontier cavalrymen rolled up clouds of dust and smoke toward Qufu City in the southwest.
The entire Shandong Road officials finally panicked.
"What is he going to do!"
"What on earth is he going to do!"
The Shandong Daodu commander, who had been ill at home for a long time, turned red and tense, gritted his teeth, and kept beating his chest and feet. He looked completely symptomless and roared at the cavalry army that was already far away and gradually disappeared from sight.
The commander of the Shandong Province, Bao Xiao, roared angrily for a long time, then spit out the dust he had eaten, and turned to look at other Shandong Province officials: "Zhang Zhiyuan doesn't know if there are any rebels in Qufu! He is waving his hands now The army marched south to Qufu, did he want to rebel?"
"Is he going to rebel?" An official from the Chief Envoy Si Yamen snorted coldly: "Didn't Du Si hear that? What he said was that there were rebels in Qufu, and he wanted to lead troops to protect Qufu. Of?"
After this person finished speaking, he didn't even believe it at all, with a trace of ridicule on his face.
After these more than 10,000 border troops moved south, they were constantly being watched from all over the Shandong Road. What news could Zhang Zhiyuan get?
Suddenly today, something happened. There were rebels in Qufu who wanted to harass the saint's family.
It was obvious that Zhang Zhiyuan was looking for excuses in order to leave here with his troops and horses and go to Qufu to pressure him.
"What should we do now? Are we going to let Zhang Zhiyuan act like this in our Shandong Road? Is he really going to cause chaos in Shandong Road?"
The commander of Shandong Daodu was still filled with anger, but he was helpless towards Zhang Zhiyuan, who had the imperial mandate.
He was quite dissatisfied: "Zhang Zhiyuan holds the decree, but even I, the governor of Shandong Province, don't look down on him. Control the troops and horses of Shandong Province! Who can control him?"
"Let's write a letter to Qufu and explain today's situation. The rest can only be solved by Qufu. Zhang Zhiyuan has thousands of troops. He really dares to risk the disapproval of the world and make a mess. What's going on?"
The chief envoy of Shandong Province spoke coldly, with a gloomy look on his face and a particularly bad mood.
The inspector on the side said: "Should we also write down a memorial and submit it to Yingtian, so that the court will know that Zhang Zhiyuan led his troops south into Shandong and has not suppressed the rebellion for a long time, causing rebellions everywhere in Shandong Dao to multiply?"
"This is feasible. Let's call all the people in the government offices to submit a letter to heaven."
The Chief Envoy of Shandong Province felt a little bored, and without saying a word, he clasped his hands in his arms, turned around and led the Chief Envoy Si Yamen's people back to the city.
The remaining people also no longer want to stay in this place that has been deserted for a long time. There is nothing except the dust that is unwilling to fall in the sky.
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“Henan Road Dading!”
“Henan Road Dading!”
"A great victory for the imperial court!"
"A great victory for the imperial court!"
Another early morning, starting from Baihu Street, a young Xinxue Guanzheng Jinshi, who had replaced the former governor of Si Yamen, shouted loudly about the news about the army and horses he had just received, and rushed to the imperial city.
This was a military intelligence report, and none of the imperial officers and soldiers on duty in the imperial city dared to step forward to stop it.
The young new governor ran quickly, passed through many palace gates, and headed towards Wenyuan Pavilion.
This is not a routine procedure, but since the Henan Road side did not report victory with troops and horses, but chose to have the local government submit a memorial to report victory, it was natural to ignore the matter of going directly to the Holy Palace and instead go to Wenyuan Pavilion.
At this time, in Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Jin was doing his homework step by step every day.
Bai Yuxiu, who had already been appointed as an official in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, moved a stool unreasonably and sat in front of his husband.
"The students from Henan Province have made arrangements for the petition to fill the official vacancies. Among the ten people, six are my disciples of Xinxue. They have all taken public examinations in the book and newspaper bureau. The students, together with Sun Qingshu and Hu Wenhai, After being reviewed by others, the names were listed and arranged for official vacancies based on their respective strengths and intentions."
Bai Yuxiu whispered about what she was doing in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs these days. During this period, she looked at her husband from time to time, paying attention to the changes in his face.
He continued softly: "As for the remaining 40% of elected officials, they have not taken public examination papers. Students and others think that it is better not to make any noise at this time. In terms of official vacancies, they have also been reviewed by the Literature and Selection Department. , there are also important positions in official positions.
According to His Highness, Henan Road, as the hinterland of the Central Plains, is known as a thoroughfare and connects the north and the south, so it should be settled earlier. When His Highness puts down the rebellion in Henan Province, the imperial court will launch reforms in Henan Province with great fanfare. By then, with the disciples of My Heart School around, things will be done more smoothly. "
After finishing speaking, Bai Yuxiu coughed slightly, and a pill that was used to nourish and soothe the throat under her tongue exuded a refreshing fragrance.
However, Xie Jin tapped the table and looked blankly at the rising star of Xinxue, who had high hopes for His Highness: "Stop talking about them and us in the future. We are all serving as officials in the court. Which one is them and which one is us?" Those who run errands for the emperor and do things for the people."
When Xie Jin said this, he put his hands together into fists and raised them towards the palace.
Bai Yuxiu raised her chest seriously and lowered her head: "It's student Meng Lang."
Xie Jin snorted: "After the settlement of Henan Province is completed, the people in the imperial court who are watching the government will have to get rid of the six or seven. Those who have failed to pass the examination for a long time should also have a good look at it. The imperial court is now the first to employ people. Now, what if it’s just a matter of recruiting people? If you can’t be an elected county magistrate, how can you still be unable to do the errands of county magistrate, county bookkeeper, and magistrate?”
The expression on Bai Yuxiu's face flashed slightly, with some hesitation.
"I am afraid……"
"Afraid of what?" Xie Jin snorted coldly: "Are they unwilling to condescend to others? They have some respect for others! If they are not even willing to do this, then they have never truly understood the unity of knowledge and action. The principle is useless, it is better to remove the impurities and retain the essence. The days to come are still long, enough for Ming Dynasty to move in a better and better direction. "
Bai Yuxiu thought for a while, and it was probably as the teacher said.
He nodded and said, "Perhaps, Master Zhang should be involved?"
Jie Jin was stunned for a moment, frowned and looked at the student in front of him, his brows gradually widened: "Just do it, how can you know anything if you don't try it."
Bai Yuxiu let out a sigh of relief.
Although when I am with my husband, I will always feel as insignificant as an ant, but my husband will always take the trouble to remind me that words and deeds can only go so far.
I originally tried to make a clear distinction between Xinxue and Neo-Confucianism, but I forgot that the Ming Dynasty court could only be His Majesty's court and had no influence.
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So I mentioned Master Zhang who was promoted from a craftsman status to an official status. I wanted to use him as a reference, so that those people who have never passed the two rankings of Jinshi can also put aside their prejudices and be less so-called. The idea of condescension and condescension should start from a county magistrate, a county bookkeeper, and a magistrate.
The gentleman just said something, if you think of it, try it.
A white cat or a black cat is a good cat if it can catch mice.
In Bai Yuxiu's mind, she recalled what His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun said in the newspaper office.
Thinking of the emperor's grandson, Bai Yuxiu also thought of Henan Road, which she had not received news from for a long time.
He said: "Sir, the rebellion in Henan Road should be put down, right?"
Xie Jin smiled slightly: "The rebellion in Henan Road will be put down."
Bai Yuxiu nodded and stopped talking.
At this time, a burst of shouting came from outside the hall.
"Great victory on Henan Road!"
"The rebellion in Henan Province has been put down!"
The sound became louder and louder from far to near, and the whole process was filled with joy.
Bai Yuxiu discerned keenly that this was the young junior who had replaced him as the Governor of the General Affairs Office and Yamen.
When Bai Yuxiu just stood up, the young new governor ran in, sweating profusely and panting.
"He... Henan..."
The young governor suddenly paused, swallowed, bowed his hands and said, "The student has met the teacher, and has met the senior."
Jie Jin nodded and said nothing, but the palms on his legs under the table were clenched tightly into fists, but they were not revealed in front of the students.
Bai Yuxiu glanced at the young junior student, walked aside with a smile, poured a cup of herbal tea, and brought it to the junior student: "Drink some water first, moisten your throat before talking."
The young governor nodded crisply, drank the herbal tea in one gulp, waved his sleeves and wiped his mouth, then said: "Sir, senior, the rebellion in Henan Road has been put down! A great victory in Henan Road! The Emperor Taisun led the troops to charge into battle dozens of times in person. , we won the name of 100,000 enemies under Kaifeng City, and conquered Henan with all our strength!"
One hundred thousand enemies?
In front of her husband and junior students, Bai Yuxiu always looked more calm and relaxed than in the literary anthology company's office, with a strange smile on her face as she tilted her head.
There are probably not that many rebels and thieves in the entire Henan Province. This reputation of one hundred thousand enemies has probably been exaggerated a lot.
However, Bai Yuxiu is happy to see the results.
He looked sideways at the gentleman over there.
After hearing the good news of the victory of Henan Province, Xie Jin was excited, but he already frowned: "Why is it the general affairs envoy who came to report the victory, instead of the army and horses of Henan Province?"
The young governor immediately replied: "It was the Yamen of the Third Division of Henan Province who came back with a memorial. No troops and horses have ever returned to Beijing to report their victory."
Jie Jin let go of his hand hidden on the table, looked quietly deeply, and said quietly: "What is your highness doing?"
Bai Yuxiu looked at her husband, glanced sideways at her juniors, and whispered, "Is it because the rebellion on Shandong Road has not been put down yet?"
Xie Jin sighed softly, looked at the two students standing in front of him, and said quietly: "Shandong Road... that is where the family of my ancestors is."
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"The Three Kingdoms of Qin and Han, Wei, Jin, North and South, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan and Ming."
"Counting the past, the world has changed its name several times. How many princes have passed away and turned into ashes?"
"There has never been a thousand-year dynasty in this world, but there is a thousand-year-old family!"
Outside Qufu City, there is a huge house located in the wilderness. Even the layman can tell the more ancient atmosphere.
On the high ground in front of the mansion, several men in rich clothes and jade belts, served by servants in silk and satin, looked at the yellow fields in the distance.
The breeze blows, and the fragrance of rice flowers is refreshing.
The leader of the group was a man with a jade-faced face and a handsome face. He was not very old, only in his twenties, but he was elegant and steady.
After a few words, there was a sense of pride between his brows, independent of the grace of this world.
"There has never been a thousand-year dynasty in the world."
"But! My family is a thousand-year-old family!"
Several peers around him burst into laughter, especially relaxed and cheerful.
The laughter echoed in the wilderness and never ended for a long time.
After the laughter finally subsided.
Someone turned sideways and looked at the leader: "Brother, there is a letter from the Third Division. Zhang Zhiyuan, the commander of the Peking Dusi, commanded more than 10,000 cavalry from the Nine Sides. They probably arrived here in the past two days. This person is also the commander of the Guards Division of the Yan Palace. "
Kong Gongjian looked sideways at his younger brother and said with a chuckle: "My father hasn't come to Beijing for an audience this year."
"Father is planning to come to Beijing during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Kong Gongjian looked back at the Confucius Mansion. The pine tree was higher than the courtyard wall and had been standing here for thousands of years.
With a smile on his face, he said: "Tell me to my father and ask him to come to Beijing to see His Majesty in the next few days."
As the eldest son of contemporary Yan Shenggong, Kong Gongjian has been smart since he was a child, and everyone in the family has high hopes for him.
And Kong Gongjian did not disappoint everyone in the Kong family. Although he was only a few years old, he took care of everything in the Kong family house neatly.
Even the current Yanshenggong Kongne often listens to the opinions of his legitimate son.
At this moment, Kong Gongjian wanted his father, Kong Ne, to go to the capital to see His Majesty. Although his brother didn't know the meaning of this move, he still nodded honestly: "I heard that literature in the imperial court has not been prosperous recently, so my father should also go to the capital to give lectures, preach and gain knowledge, and answer the questions of the Holy Emperor. "
These words were so straightforward that Kong Gongjian couldn't help but frown, but he didn't say anything.
As for the people around him, there was no reaction or movement at all.
It seems that in the Confucius Mansion, such words are as normal as people having to eat and drink every day.
Someone else said from the side: "It's just that at the moment, the border troops are coming, and they will inevitably have the intention of clashing with the ancestors. Do you want to write a letter to warn and dissuade them? Or ask Qufu City to come forward and let them divert."
Kong Gongjian asked softly: "Did the Sansi Yamen tell me why General Zhang led his army to my house?"
His brother immediately rushed to speak: "They said that Zhang Zhiyuan claimed that there were rebels gathering with the intention of ransacking my house and doing evil to my family. Zhang Zhiyuan did not go to put down the rebellion, but he kept saying that he wanted to protect the safety of the Kong family. It frightens my family. But what he wants to do can make my family feel at ease?"
Kong Gongjian still had a smile on his face: "The imperial court has its own laws. Is what General Zhang said, thought, and worried wrong? Ask your family to prepare food and wine, and prepare a supply of food and grass for the arrival of the army. Don't call The imperial army and horses are still hungry on their own territory."
Kong Gongjian, who was confirmed to be the next Yanshenggong and the successor of the Kong family, said it was easy. He even asked the Kong family to be prepared heart and soul to entertain Zhang Zhiyuan, who had obvious intentions and those traitors who had never shown up.
This made everyone around him feel angry.
When had the Kong family ever suffered such humiliation?
But Kong Gongjian's words are like a golden rule in the land of Qufu.
He said that he wanted to entertain Zhang Zhiyuan, who was leading his army south, and the Kong family would naturally devote all their energy to preparing for these things.
When Kong Gongjian finished admiring the crops that were about to be harvested in the fields outside the mansion today, and decided what to do next in Kong's mansion, today's experience was considered a matter of course, and it was time to go back to the mansion to have a meal, then take a lunch break and study. .
He just didn't wait for Kong Gongjian to speak.
In the distance, a long cavalry team rumbled out in the middle of the crop fields that were already up to their legs.
These cavalry were so unexpected that they appeared outside Kongfu's Mansion in Qufu.
The dark-colored cavalry is so conspicuous among the endless stretches of mature crop fields.
"This group of people came so quickly. Are they here in a hurry to beg for food?"
Kong Gongjian's brother cursed in a low voice.
Kong Gongjian stopped and looked seriously at the huge cavalry team coming towards Kong Mansion in the distance.
With more than 10,000 troops and horses marching, even though the whole army remained silent, the movement generated could not be small.
Soon, a large number of servants emerged from the residence of the Holy Master, which had been continuously expanded and repaired for thousands of years.
The servants only held sticks in their hands, but they were all strong and powerful.
Kong Gongjian looked deeply at the military horses that finally came from afar, and said in a low voice: "It seems that I will be busy at home for a while today, and I can't read anymore."
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"They say that there are so many books in the Confucius Mansion that one person could never read them all in a lifetime, but is it really true?"
Tang Keke, who was only half a step behind Zhang Zhiyuan in riding a horse, was a Confucian student. Naturally, he knew more about the rumors about the Confucian family, such as the most saintly teacher. He looked at the Confucian family that was already spread out in front of him. , couldn't help but speak curiously.
In fact, no one knows how many books there are in the Confucius Mansion. But everyone, including Tang Keke, knew that those collections of books were truly something that one person could never read in a lifetime.
When he said these words at this moment, it would be better to say that he was joking.
Zhang Zhiyuan didn't answer this question. He was just a reckless man in the army. He couldn't read the fine print and didn't understand any sage principles.
"Send the order and the army will stop five miles away from Confucius' mansion. Divide the troops on all sides of Confucius' mansion, dig deep ravines, cut down trees and erect roadblocks and walls. Be sure not to allow the rebels any chance to take advantage of them."
The lieutenant loudly conveyed the general's will to the herald.
The loud shouts echoed in the wilderness outside the Confucius Mansion, and the sound was like the roar of a tiger, long and thick.
In response to the military order, there was a cry of "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
Immediately, more than ten thousand cavalry marched in formation, and began to separate into four battalions, front, rear, left and right, heading outside Confucius' mansion.
The main army of the headquarters went ten miles outside the gate of Confucius' mansion.
On the high ground outside the gate of the Kong Mansion was Kong Gongjian, who had always maintained a calm smile. Seeing this situation, he also put away the smile on his face and turned into endless silence.
He looked at this army, which had the largest number outside the Confucius Mansion in decades, and his eyes kept moving.
Soon, a tall and mighty general came into view.
That must be Qian Shi, the commander of the Peking Capital Division, and Zhang Zhiyuan, the commander of the Guard Division of the Prince of Yan's Mansion.
Kong Gongjian saw Zhang Zhiyuan.
Riding on horseback, looking calmly at Zhang Zhiyuan in front of the Kong Mansion, he also noticed the young Kong family member standing on the high ground, looking at him.
A contemptuous smile appeared on Zhang Zhiyuan's face.
"I don't know how to read."
"Only the sword in your hand."
"Please be careful."
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