Chang Feng spent the entire journey thinking hard about how to create a disaster.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't come up with a solution.
Unknowingly, everyone entered Qufu City.
The center of Qufu City is Confucius Mansion, Confucius Temple and Confucius Forest.
Countless scholars from all provinces across the country, wearing square scarves on their heads, crowded into Qufu City and bumped into each other.
There are a large number of book sellers on the roadside, selling the same books as the Four Books and Five Classics.
In the capital, a complete set of the Four Books and Five Classics only costs 400 yuan. When we arrived in Qufu, the price had been doubled tenfold, which required four guan of money or three taels of silver.
Readers don't care about the price. This is the Four Books and Five Classics from Confucius’ hometown! Comes with attribute blessings.
Since the first year of Chenghua, the imperial court has designated the imperial examination style as eight-legged essay.
From the Tongsheng Examination to the Palace Examination, only the understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics is tested. And you can't have your own understanding. It can only be understood according to the way of thinking of Master Zhu Xi.
If a scholar wants to be an official, he must study the Four Books and Five Classics annotated by Zhu Xi.
Buying a set of the Four Books and Five Classics annotated by Zhu Xi in the hometown of Confucius is a way for scholars to pray for good luck in the examination. What's the point of spending a few extra bucks?
Chang Feng saw a bookseller banging on a bamboo board and singing an allegro adapted from Song Zhenzong's "Poems to Encourage Learning":
"Be a fool, be a fool. Don't gossip.
Let’s talk about it: a rich family doesn’t need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of grains of millet in books.
You don’t need to live in a high hall to live in peace, there is a golden house in the book.
There is no need to regret not having a car when you go out. There are so many horses in the book.
There is no need to hate a wife without a matchmaker. There are women in the book who are as beautiful as jade.
If a man wants to fulfill his life ambition, hurry up and buy my book! "
Chang Feng and his party dismounted as soon as they entered the city. It is the custom for military attachés to dismount when entering Qufu City.
Chang Feng walked with the horse and listened to the allegro book, which made him feel funny: "You really know how to do business. It seems that if you buy their book, you will definitely get a name on the gold list, and in exchange for gold, beautiful women, and good horses."
Everyone came to a barracks two streets away from Confucius' mansion.
This is the "Jinyiwei Qufu Sacrifice Center for Hundred Households".
Chang Feng walked in.
I saw a dozen fat men in Feiyu uniforms lying lazily on deck chairs. Or drinking tea and setting up the dragon gate array, or listening to the hired actors singing ditties.
There were still a few people playing with horse tags, and a fierce battle was going on.
Ji Li Bai Hu Home is known as the nursing home in Jinyiweili.
These dozen small banners and general banners have all been in Qufu for more than 20 years. He doesn't have any errands on weekdays, he just acts as a guard of honor when offering sacrifices to Confucius.
Because worshiping Confucius cannot lose the splendor of the royal guards, everyone regardless of official position is given a flying fish suit.
These people are all fat-headed and look stupid.
Chang Feng was very happy: My nominal new subordinates are all smart people. I am causing strange disasters here, why don't I guard against them and restrain my hands?
Liu Jin shouted from the side: "The new trial 100 households have come to take over! Who is in charge?"
This hundred-household office does not have a hundred households, but the hundred households are the highest officials.
An old man in his sixties, not much thinner than Fatty Xu, walked over.
The old man cupped his hands and said, "But Chang Baihu?"
Chang Feng said politely: "It must be Mr. Yang. This junior will take over."
Yang Laobaihu said with a smile: "When you come, I can go home and take care of myself. Let's handle the handover first."
It took the two of them two moments to complete the handover.
Chang Feng asked: "Yang Laobaihu, in half a month the date of the ceremony to worship Confucius will be."
"Our brothers are as fat as balls. Wouldn't it be degrading to offer sacrifices to Kong?"
"Besides, I think they are so pampered that they must be very weak. They can't even carry the Big Dipper flag, dragon head pole, Ge cloak and leopard tail spear used in the ceremonial guard!"
Yang Laobaihu explained with a smile: "This is easy to handle. Every year we go to the Chengxi Lipa Field and hire 18 strong and healthy young people to participate in the Confucius Ceremony for us."
"Just spend a few hours teaching them how to walk squarely and how to carry ceremonial utensils."
Fatty Xu on the side sighed: "You guys really save trouble."
Yang Laobaihu said: "It's a nursing home for the elderly. The eighteen brothers in the house are all people who love comfort."
"No one wants to squeeze their head to get promoted. Live an easy life one day at a time."
Chang Feng smiled and said: "That's it."
Yang Lao Baihu handed over his hand: "Since Chang Baihu is here, I will go back to pack my bags and go back to my hometown."
"Oh, by the way, the new Baihu has arrived in Qufu. He must first go to the Confucius Mansion to deliver a name card to Duke Yansheng."
Chang Feng nodded: "Yes, I understand. I see that you are eager to return home, so I won't give you a farewell drink."
After Yang Laobaihu left, Chang Feng first gathered his eighteen subordinates for lectures.
Chang Feng smiled and said: "They say it is the first thing a new official takes office. But I don't intend to burn it."
"From now on, you should still eat, drink, and have fun."
"It's originally a pension agency, and I'm here to provide for the elderly too!"
All the men were relieved.
Chang Feng and others settled down first.
Then Chang Feng and Liu Jin came to the gate of Confucius' mansion with three hundred regiments of battalion soldiers and three carts of objects that the court had rewarded for worshiping Confucius.
The servant of the Kong Mansion brought Chang Feng's famous post and Liu Jin's list of belongings into the house and showed them to Duke Yansheng.
Under normal circumstances, Duke Yansheng would not let Chang Feng and Liu Jin enter the house.
The status of the 100 households who worshiped the 100 households was too low compared to Yan Shenggong. Duke Yan was too lazy to see him.
Eunuchs are imperfect people, and it is unlucky to enter Confucius's house. Even if the Master of Ceremonies comes, he will be turned away.
But Chang Feng handed in the letter written by Huai En along with the famous post.
After a full two moments, the servant came out of the house: "Eunuch Liu, Duke Yan Sheng has already read the list. Let's hand over the things and you can go back to your residence."
"Chang Baihu, Duke Yansheng invites you to come into the house."
Chang Feng said quickly: "Please lead the way."
The servant led Chang Feng into Kong's mansion. If you don’t enter the Confucius Mansion, you don’t know how big it is!
Confucius Mansion is a nine-entry courtyard with more than 460 halls, halls, pavilions and towers.
The entire Kong Mansion covers an area of 240 acres.
The Forbidden City in the capital covers an area of 1,080 acres. In other words, the upper fifth of the Confucius Mansion is the size of an imperial palace.
Chang Feng followed the servant through the main gate, the second gate, the screen gate, the Chongguang gate, the lobby, the second hall, and the third hall, and then came to the upper room in front of the inner house.
The upper room in front is the living room where Duke Yansheng received his relatives and clan members.
In the upper room, two people were sitting.
Sitting on the host's seat is the fifty-year-old Kong Hongtai, the 60th generation of Yanshenggong.
Coincidentally, as the memorial ceremony for Confucius was approaching, Liu Daxia, the prefect of Tai'an, came to deliver the money to the government office for the memorial ceremony. Just sit in the guest seat.
Liu Daxia is in his forties or fifties, with a slightly longer face and a long beard.
Chang Feng first bowed down to Kong Hongtai.
Kong Hongtai smiled and said, "Are you the Chang Feng mentioned in Duke Huai'en's letter? The one who was demoted to Qufu for offending traitors?"
Kong Hongtai is an extremely upright person. He hates traitors. However, although he, Yan Shenggong, had a high status, he could not participate in political affairs.
On weekdays, he could also scold the treacherous officials in the court with his close friends, saying that treacherous eunuchs were nothing.
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "It's my subordinate."
Kong Hongtai introduced him: "This is the parent official of Tai'an, Liu Daxia and Liu Zhifu."
Chang Feng cupped his hands and said, "I've met Magistrate Liu. By chance, I have a letter from Eunuch Huai'en to you."
Huai En is Liu Daxia's savior. Liu Daxia hurriedly said: "Oh? Your benefactor has a letter for me? Bring it quickly, I will accept it respectfully."
Chang Feng gave the letter to Liu Daxia.
After Liu Daxia read it, he looked at Chang Feng with admiration: "You dare to go against Shang Yan Gou and Wan Yan Wang to protect the prince, which shows that you are a loyal person."
"Don't worry when you get here, I will take good care of you."
