Qing Dynasty?

Wen Yanjie skipped a beat and thought to himself how could Kong Yuanqing call the Manchu Tartars by the Qing Dynasty, and then he felt even more nervous. He thought to himself what the Tartars sent people to Qufu to do, was he trying to persuade Yan Shenggong to surrender?

I felt even more panicked when I thought about it, because the Yansheng Gonggong Mansion represented not only descendants of Confucius, but also the ancestral temple of scholars all over the world. If Yansheng Gong surrendered to Manchuria, it would be the re-enactment of Kong Yuan who surrendered to Mongolian Yuan!

Extremely bad nature!

But Wen Yanjie was not sure whether it was as he thought. Seeing that Kong Yuanqing refused to let the farmer go, he followed Kong to Yansheng Gong's Mansion with a lot of worries.

Yanshenggong Mansion was also known as the Confucius Mansion in Qufu. It covers a huge area and has been expanded and has been expanded throughout the ages. After arriving at the Confucius Mansion, the Kong family quoted the article, and Kong and the others went to the inner hall and said that the Emperor was anxious to wait.

"After receiving the message from the Holy Lord, the officials came over quickly, but they did not delay any delay."

Kong Yuanqing was the magistrate of Qufu, and the one who led the way was just a slave of the Confucius Mansion, but he treated him like an elder, which made Wen Yanjie even more uncomfortable. At the same time, he was also shocked by the power of the Confucius Mansion in Qufu. No wonder Kong Yuanqing said that he would not be able to gain a foothold as the magistrate if he did not follow the instructions of the public administration.

When they arrived in front of the inner hall, the slave asked the two of them to report themselves. After a while, they returned, they were asked to enter. Wen and Kong found that there were several people in the hall. Except for Yan Shenggong and his eldest son Kong Xingxie, Wen Yanjie did not recognize any of the others, but one of them asked him to pay special attention, because the man's forehead was bare and there was only a small braid hanging from the back of his head like a rat's tail.

“See the Holy Lord!”

When Wen Yanjie was stunned, Kong Yuanqing had already stepped forward to salute, and he hurriedly followed him with a bow.

Yansheng Gong Kong Yinzhi nodded, signaling the two of them to exempt them from gifts, and said to his second son-in-law Luo Shangzhong in the hall: "You will introduce Senator Han to my parents in Qufu."

"Yes, father."

Luo Shangzhong was a Jinshi. He was a minister of Taichang Temple in the ninth year of Chongzhen and married the second daughter of Yan Shenggong. He immediately stood up to meet Wen. Kong and the other two introduced the middle-aged man with braids, but Han Zhaoxuan, the Senator of the Shandong Provincial Administration and the Censor of the Qing Dynasty.

Han was originally a Ningyuan army in the Ming Dynasty. In the 15th year of Chongzhen, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. A month ago, he went south with Fang Dayou to recruit pacification. In addition to being responsible for the requisition of Qingzhou, he was also responsible for the surrender of the Confucius family in Qufu.

"I have met Senator Han in Qufu County!"

Kong Yuanqing said a few words to Han Zhaoxuan very politely. After all, if he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Senator of Han would be the Shangguan and he would have to establish a good relationship.

Wen Yanjie was shocked and suspicious. He was shocked when Qingzhou surrendered to the Tartars, and he was wondering whether Han Zhaoxuan's purpose of coming to Confucius's Mansion was really to persuade him to surrender to Yan Shenggong?

This side was surprised and suspicious, and Kong Yinzhi said, "Guansheng, Senator Han, how do you think this document is written?"

Called "Guansheng", Kong Wenxi, another important figure in the Confucius Mansion, was named Kong Wenxi. In the second year of Tianqi, he passed the imperial examination with his brother Kong Wenshi, and was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Rites. He was promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites. In the seventh year of Chongzhen, he became the deputy envoy of Hexi Road. Later, Ding You returned home. However, when Ding You's period was over, he saw bandits everywhere, and he was afraid that the bandits would die, so he did not take office again. He had been helping Kong Yinzhi handle affairs in Qufu.

Wen Yanjie took a look and found a letter written in front of Yan Shenggong, which said, "I am the first to enjoy the prosperity of the country, and the country admires the reform of the country, and the nine levels of the great power to promote the benevolence of Gengshi. I lead the land to the city, and the whole world is praised for its celebration. I respect the Emperor, inherit the heaven and the extreme, and use virtue to sacrifice the people."

The whole text is a flattery and praise for the Manchu monarchs entering the pass to inherit the heaven and the extreme, and the people are pacified by virtue. They are the gods of the six heavens, and the eight deserts sing the holy emperor. What is the light of mountains, rivers and sun and moon? It is simply unbearable to see.

Wen Yanjie could hardly imagine that Yan Shenggong, who represented scholars all over the world, could write such a shameless expression. Even if he surrendered to Li Zicheng, he never felt so shameless.

"The Shenggong's article is well written, which shows that our Confucius Mansion supports the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"

Kong Wen praised, but was puzzled, and asked Han Zhaoxuan: "I heard that the Qing Dynasty Regent asked all the Han people to shave their hair and go from Manchu clothes. Is this a matter?"

Before Han Zhaoxuan answered, he shook his head and said, "My Qufu Confucius is a descendant of the ancient sage Confucius, and is also the ancestor of the formulation of Chinese rules and etiquette. The main focus of the ritual is the crown and clothing, and the clothes that are clothed and tucked are the most difficult journey for generations, and their descendants have been guarded by them for generations. Since the Han, Tang, Song, Song, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, there has been no order reform in three thousand years. Therefore, if the Regent ordered the world to shave their hair and change their clothes, it is necessary to allow our Confucius family to follow the etiquette of our ancestors. After all, our Confucius Mansion is the ancestral temple of Chinese scholars. If the Regent wants to gain China, he must win the hearts of Chinese scholars. I think Senator Han should understand what I mean."

Han Zhaoxuan blurted out: "This is absolutely true!"

"That Lord Han?"

Kong Wen's eyes fell behind Han Zhaoxuan's head.

Han Zhaoxuan's face turned slightly red and said hurriedly: "The Regent said whether to shave his hair or not depends on his own voluntaryness. This official is voluntary. As for whether Yan Shenggong shaves his hair, this official believes that the Qing Dynasty's respect for Confucianism and the previous sages will never be lower than that of the previous dynasty."

“That’s good.”

Kong Wenzhao nodded.

Han Zhaoxuan picked up the "First Commentary" and read it carefully again. He said happily: "The Regent must be very happy to see the Lord's Commentary!"

"I don't ask the Regent to be happy, but I can let the Regent know my Confucian Mansion in Qufu." The fifty-three-year-old Kong Yinzhi was a little satisfied.

Han Zhaoxuan carefully put the writings down and asked, "I wonder who the Holy Billionaire sent to the north?"

Kong Yinzhi pointed at Wen Yanjie: "It's this Wenzhu."

Han Zhaoxuan was surprised that Yan Shenggong's Mansion surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but how could the Northern Master be so weak? Is the Confucius Mansion a little disrespectful to the Qing Dynasty?

Kong Wen saw Han Zhaoxuan's thoughts and smiled and said, "Senator Han doesn't know that this master of Wen Bo is Wen Tianxiang, the minister of Song Dynasty."

"Oh? Wen Xiang descendants, that's great!"

Han Zhaoxuan was overjoyed and thought that this Yan Shenggong was really scheming and sent his descendants to the north to envoy him. Wouldn't it be said that the Qing Dynasty would win China like the Mongol Yuan!

Unexpectedly, the master of the article suddenly changed color and pointed at Yan Shenggong and cursed: "The dignified Yan Shenggong actually wanted to be a traitor. What kind of face do you have to be the first saint and later!"

Kong Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, but was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mr. Wen is not a bad person. What kind of traitor? When Jin and Yuan ruled China, many Han people surrendered to the surrender. Everyone in the world was under the rule of Jin and Yuan, and their descendants were also people of Jin and Yuan. Wouldn't everyone be traitors?"

Wen Yanjie was so angry that he was about to scold him again, but Kong Yinzhi said, "Well, let's agree with your traitor. However, although our ancestors surrendered to Jinyuan, they were guilty of preserving culture and teaching foreign races! I asked you, preserving the culture of the ancestors for thousands of years, so that their descendants can be educated and not become animals. The same cultural heritage is gone. The descendants do not know etiquette and do not know which one is more serious?"
Chapter completed!