Liu Bu returned to Fushan, asking for leave from his boss, Fengyang Governor Zhu Dadian. If he did not ask for leave and secretly returned here, it would be considered a ill-intentioned plan. Generals like him, who have heavy troops in their hands, often have to report their whereabouts.

Liu Bu reported that something happened when he went home. He never expected that the so-called thing was actually going back to attend his father's wedding. This result made him feel embarrassed.

Liu Yuanqiao married Miss Yan Shenggong, which was a major event that caused a sensation in Shandong. It was soon spread. After the official promotion of the Liu family and the Kong family, it immediately caused a shock in Shandong. The local celebrity Jingyun Gong was the one who caused this incident.

King Jingyun is a famous scholar in the modern times. When he was an official in the court, he met Yan Shenggong. Because he was from Shandong and had similar intentions, his friendship was quite good. The ability of both parties to get married is also related to his running around in the middle.

To be honest, the idea of ​​the young lady of the Kong family was really not what Liu Yuanqiao thought of. Although Liu Yuanqiao was lustful and had women in the room, he would not think so. It was still Jingyun Gong, a scheming old man, who knew the truth. Jingyun Gong was thinking, if I asked Liu to marry the young lady of the Kong family, he would become the son-in-law of the Confucius family. The Shilin and the court in the world believed that it was from the authenticity of the Shilin, and would not rebel or cause trouble, and would not suspect him.

As the bridge between the Liu family and the imperial court, Jingyun Gong is also the core of both sides. He is the core of millstone, but he deeply understands the concerns and helplessness of both sides.

He Jingyun Gong believed that the court might not necessarily execute the Liu family, and the Liu family might not also rebel, but he was afraid of hitting the wolf at both ends. Both of them thought that the other party thought that this would lead to conflict. He just wanted to ease the conflict between the two sides and explain the conflict between the two sides.

He believed that as long as both parties explained the misunderstanding clearly, everyone would restrain themselves and would not be so concerned about each other. They were concerned about each other because of insufficient communication. Their mutual suspicion eventually led to conflicts. So he came up with this trick. Thinking of this, Jingyun himself was very pleased with his scheming and lofty layout.

King Jingyun first tested Liu Yuanqiao, and tested whether the other party was willing to marry again. If the other party wanted to, he could convince Lord Yan Sheng.

As a result, Liu Yuanqiao agreed and made a very high bride price. He was still full of sincerity in marrying Miss Kong. Such a bride price could not be brought out by the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, right? The Liu family in Linqing was rich in the world and was indeed well-deserved.

After the Liu family's statement, Jingyun Gong immediately went to Qufu, Yanzhou.

In the first year of Hongwu, General Xu Da made a northern expedition and recaptured Shandong. Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang established the Shandong Xingzhongshu Province in Qingzhou. In the ninth year of Hongwu, the provincial government was changed to Chengxuan Zhengzheng Department, and Shandong Province was changed to Shandong Chengxuan Zhengzheng Department. At the same time, Shandong Chengxuan Zhengzheng Department was moved from Qingzhou Prefecture to Jinan Prefecture, and Jinan has since replaced Qingzhou's political center position as Shandong.

During this dynasty, Shandong pattern was formed, with a total of six prefectures, including Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture are the three prefectures in the west, Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture are the three prefectures in the east.

As early as the previous dynasty, Yanzhou belonged to Jining Road, and later changed Jining Road to Jining Prefecture, and Yanzhou was all subordinate to it. In the 18th year of Hongwu, Jining Prefecture was demoted to Jining Prefecture, and Yanzhou was promoted to Yanzhou Prefecture. Yanzhou became one of the six prefectures in Shandong in contemporary times, and Jining Prefecture was the sanzhou under Yanzhou Prefecture.

Yanzhou Prefecture has a vast territory, with a total of 23 counties in four prefectures and 23 counties. Yanzhou Prefecture has Ziyang as its prefecture, and directly leads 11 counties including Ziyang, Qufu, Ningyang, Zouxian, Sishui, Tengxian, Yixian, Jinxiang, Yutai, Shanxian, Chengwu, etc. It has four prefectures, Dongpingzhou, Yizhou, Caozhou, and twelve counties in the prefecture, with a total of 23 counties in four prefectures and 23 counties, making it the largest prefecture in Shandong.

Originally, in Shandong's political structure, the East Three Prefectures were richer than the West Three Prefectures, but a bridge and Wuqiao mutiny and subsequent civil unrest destroyed the East Three Prefectures, which also made the West Three Prefectures better than the East Three Prefectures.

However, with the emergence of the strongman Liu Yuanqiao, this situation has been reversed. Now, under the iron fist of Liu Yuanqiao, the East Three Prefectures have quickly moved towards stability, and the people live and work in peace and prosperity. The West Three Prefectures have been governed by Lao Yongjia, but the sun sets in the west, and one day is worse than one day.

Because of the existence of the Liu family army in the East Three Prefectures, the iron-blooded Liu family army was very keen on extermination of bandits and chasing bandits. They regarded the extermination of bandits as a military training project and killed all the bandits in the territory. Liu Zeqing, the boss of the West Three Prefectures, was busy robbing people's wealth, extorting, levying bribes, etc., and had no intention of suppressing bandits, causing bandits in the territory to rampantly run, and the bandits rampantly became a chaotic group, and it was in a mess.

Especially after the new governor Lao Yongjia served as the governor of Shandong, this problem became even more serious. Lao Yongjia and Liu Zeqing could not urinate in the same pot. The two sides were relatively serious and the internal strife kept constant, which made them even more unwilling to deal with political affairs. Liu Zeqing's military strength was focused on defending the front line of the canal. He was powerless to do anything else, so that local soldiers and bandits were rampant, and there were signs of troubled times. Even near Qufu, the absolute core area of ​​the Western Prefectures, Yan Shenggong had a situation of rampant bandits, which made Yan Shenggong very worried.

Although even if the country changes and the dynasty change, the interests of their Kong family will be guaranteed first. As long as he is willing to surrender to the new dynasty, the new dynasty will accept them. Even the rude and unruly Mongols will accept them, let alone other people. Therefore, no matter what happens, they will not change, but what they are afraid of is that these mud legs are rebelling, and these mud legs do not respect scholars at all, and they do not respect Confucius at all.

Moreover, he was also worried about the current situation in the Ming Dynasty. Although Yan Shenggong was a wealthy family and was superior, he knew the sufferings of the people and knew that the people of the Western Three Prefectures were actually living in dire straits and in dire straits. Those who were officials were actually sitting on a volcano, just to see when their butts were burned.

Yan Shenggong was also worried about the future and interests of the family. Although he was one of the four major families in Shandong and one of the four major landlords, he had to raise many people. He was worried about so many people waiting for dinner, especially in Shandong, which had been drought year after year and lacked grain. Seeing that his income decreased, he felt a little in vain and panic, and he felt like he had no food in his hands.

China is a country without a thousand-year-old nobles. This is true. The Chinese have extreme personalities, and they will not be destroyed or established. The changes of dynasties are mostly killing them, and they will be defeated and stepped on one foot, so that they will never turn over.

Therefore, there are almost no nobles who have successfully continued in history, and even if there are, they will be very short-lived. For example, the prominent families of the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties are all coming and going in a hurry, like the clouds and smoke in the past.

However, there is an exception in Chinese history, that is, the Kong family, which has lasted for more than two thousand years from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present.

For more than two thousand years, the regime has changed and the times have changed. The emperor has changed one after another like a lantern. The descendants of the Kong family have always enjoyed luxury. The rulers of all dynasties have continued to worship the sage master Confucius and Master Confucius, and even the time when the foreign race invaded.

Those emperors who have always been cruel and ruthless to the opposition are extremely kind and respectful to the Kong family. They will not only give their family's heirs high officials and generous salaries, but will also treat them as guests of honor without any harm.

The reason why the Kong family enjoyed such honor and became a guest of honor in dynasties in history was not because these cruel and ruthless feudal rulers made extramarital graces, but because the Confucianism founded by Confucius was an encyclopedia of the power struggle of the emperors, and the way of Confucius and Mencius was the magic medicine to control the people.

It is precisely because of this that the Kong family has gone through hardships and stood tall and enjoyed all their glory and rested with peace of mind.

Regarding the performance of the Kong family in an important historical turning point, some people criticized the two servants and slaves, and some people understood that they could only survive by following the current dynasty. Where is the Han Hall now?

The accuser said that Confucius and Mencius's teachings were Chinese studies. The Confucius family was deeply grateful to the emperor and should be a model of patriotism. When the country was drunk, they should sacrifice their lives for the country and fulfill their great honor. In this way, they would ignore the national justice, which would be inappropriate.

The understanding said that rulers of all generations treated the Kong family well because Confucianism was conducive to consolidating their rule, and was a fair transaction, not an extra-legal charity. The descendants of the Kong family could not commit moral kidnapped and sacrificed their lives because of the fair transaction that they wished.

Besides, when the country is usually peaceful, the people can do something; but when the building is about to collapse, the people's strength is very limited.

After all, in small ways, the country is the matter of the emperor's family; in big ways, it is an interest group, it is the responsibility of the Imperial border guards. Faced with the vicious invaders, the soldiers in the front could not resist, and 100,000 soldiers were all unarmed, but none of them were men. What can you do if the unarmed people do? Do you all die for the country? Without the people, where did the country come from? The people were exterminated, who will inherit and carry forward the Chinese culture?

Even the common people can calculate the account, and the descendants of Confucius from all generations have understood the meaning of it deeply.

As the head of the family, Sheng Yangong naturally knew how difficult it would be as the leader of a family. Although the Kong family was extremely rich, many people relied on them to make a living. Many people accused the Confucius Mansion of not providing strong relief during the disaster in the world. But these people did not know that the Confucius Mansion's family had great business, great income and great expenses. How could a mere county in Qufu help them to help the world?
Chapter completed!