The next morning, Zhu Biao dealt with military affairs with Chang Yuchun, Quan Xu and others, and arranged for Quan Xu to be responsible for the military discipline issues of the army outside the city.
After they were sent away, Zhu Biao had just rested for a while when he received an order, saying that Zhu Biao should go to the city gate to meet Duke Yan Sheng. Zhu Biao frowned and accepted the order, then went without any hurry and sat back on the chair.
Naturally, he, a later generation, would not have much respect for the so-called descendants of saints, and he also knew the rumors about Yan Shenggong's lineage.
To put it bluntly, they have never done any good except smearing Confucius. They have been accustomed to tax evasion and exploiting the people for generations, and they are experts at surrendering when the weather changes.
This huge family relies on its Confucian status to drink blood from the bodies of past dynasties. They are too decadent and have no concept of a nation.
As long as the interests of the Confucius family can be guaranteed, he does not mind endorsing anyone. No matter who becomes the emperor, he will maintain the status of Confucius's sage teacher.
The practical actions of Yansheng Gong in the past dynasties tell us that a person's nobility does not lie in his bloodline, but in his morality; a person's morality does not lie in his knowledge, but in his behavior.
Zhu Biao sighed, but got up to greet him. To be honest, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's victory in the country, and he did not need the support of the Confucian government to show his orthodoxy.
Otherwise, there would be no reason for Yan Shenggong to come to pay homage to him. It would be great if Zhu Biao did not go to the Confucius Mansion in person to worship Confucius.
The Kong family's status in China is so special that Zhu Biao even believes that they have become similar to the Popes in Europe. The rulers of the past dynasties need to be crowned by the Pope to be justified.
Zhu Biao thought about it as he walked. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to destroy this family. This family is not well-raised. No matter how much glory and honor you give him, they all feel that it is what they should do. "You respect the most."
Isn’t that what the descendants of the sages should be?”
Historically, during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, contemporary Yan Shenggong tried to please both sides. He wanted to curry favor with both Bei Yuan and Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict and rebuked him, so he decisively abandoned Yuanting. Their bet was right, and the Kong family prospered for more than two hundred years.
Year.
During the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had served "Yanshenggong" for more than 200 years, and once again demonstrated the family's ability. Before the Qing Dynasty entered the country, the Kong family curried favor with Li Zicheng.
However, Li Zicheng's potential to conquer the world seemed not enough, so he was decisively abandoned.
Before anyone could realize that the Qing Dynasty was going to seize the world, he defected to Shunzhi.
I have to admire the adaptability of the Kong family. When Yuan Shikai came back to power, the Kong family seemed to see an opportunity and showed their loyalty to Yuan Shikai...
Zhu Biao walked out of the palace all the way, with a modest and gentle smile on his face, but his eyes were as cold as ice. The time has not yet come, the country has just been established, and the imperial examination has not yet been held. At this time, the Kong family cannot be touched, and even favors are required.
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That's what politics is, you can't be willful, you have to make the right choice at the right time!
As soon as he left the palace, a group of high-spirited ministers were waiting for Zhu Biao. When they saw him, they all hurriedly saluted and said, "I will see you, Your Highness."
Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "Why are you all here waiting for me?"
Immediately, someone came back impatiently and said: "Master Yansheng has arrived, and I and other Confucian disciples will welcome him personally. Please lead your highness to greet him.
Zhu Biao agreed happily and looked deeply at the excited officials. Here were the imperial censor Zhongcheng Zhangyi, the loyal and Qinbo Wang Guangyang, the imperial scholar Song Lian, and even the king of Dongou Tanghe and the king of Changsha Li Shanchang!
Zhu Biao actually knew in his heart that there were many talented Confucian students, and these people knew what they were doing better than anyone else. To say that they all truly respected Confucius would make Zhu Biao sick.
It is understandable to say that Song Lian, a famous Confucian scholar, admires Confucius. Like Tang He, you have never even passed the scholar examination, so you have the nerve to kowtow to Confucius and insist that you are a disciple of Confucianism?
I just want to rub off on the legacy of Confucius and gain some fame for myself.
In fact, Zhu Biao didn't hate Confucius. He himself had been reading sages for ten years. What he hated was just the stinky Confucius mansion.
Walking all the way to the gate of the city, the carriage of Kong Mansion had already arrived. Zhu Biao could smell the incense from far away. When Zhu Biao led people to walk over, it was almost five meters before someone helped Yan Sheng.
Gong Kongne got off the carriage.
Just as Zhu Biao was about to speak, he heard someone behind him eager to talk to Yan Shenggong first.
Zhu Biao slowly turned his head, with a noble smile still on his face, but he could clearly feel that the corners of his raised mouth slowly calmed down, and the cold light in his eyes seemed to pierce into the hearts of others. The extreme contrast frightened everyone behind him.
people.
Li Shanchang and others immediately fell silent, their faces that were flushed with excitement turned pale in an instant, and the noisy sounds between heaven and earth disappeared in an instant.
Only then did Zhu Biao turn his head and face the bright sunshine, straighten his sleeves respectfully and said: "Young Master Yan has been working hard all the way. Your Majesty specially sent me to greet you. Your Majesty will greet Mr. Yan in the evening."
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Duke Yansheng Kong Kejian took a deep look at the distinguished young man in front of him, and replied: "I'm going to pay homage to His Royal Highness. How can I bother His Highness to personally greet you? This is unreasonable. Your Highness, please accept my homage!"
Zhu Biao quickly supported him with his own hands and said a few words of politeness, but secretly cursed him in his heart.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhu Biao looked back. The ministers immediately reacted and gathered around Yan Shenggong to greet him.
Zhu Biao quietly retreated a little, while half of the ministers remained where they were and did not come forward.
It took about an hour like this before entering the city. Zhu Biao personally escorted the people from Confucius' Mansion into the former Prince Wu's Mansion, and then Zhu Biao returned to the palace.
He went directly to the Imperial Study Room, but learned that the Holy Master was in the Imperial Garden, so Zhu Biao had no choice but to go to the Imperial Garden.
As soon as he entered the imperial garden, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang staring at an old tree. Zhu Biao approached and said, "Go back to my father, I have already settled the people in the Kong family."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then raised his hand and waved, and the people waiting on the side immediately retreated in a polite manner.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and hooked his son's shoulders and asked: "What do you think of the Confucius Mansion!"
Zhu Biao looked at the bearded chin in front of him and said: "The ministers want to destroy the Kong family. They are too big and their every move can affect the political situation."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said: "I can't say these words again in the future!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took his son and walked away, and then said: "The Confucius Mansion is still useful now, and even if it needs to be destroyed, there is no rush. We must first lower the status of Confucius, attack Confucianism, and then cultivate another flawed saint...
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Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this, but he thought in his mind that no wonder Zhu Yuanzhang would support Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in history, ask the people of the world to stop worshiping Confucius, and at the same time remove Mencius's tablet from the Confucius Temple.
Originally, according to the plan, after the Confucian government was destroyed, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was eliminated. Unfortunately, after Zhu Di usurped the throne, the people's morale was unstable, so the plan was not continued. In order to strengthen his own legitimacy, he even added favors to the Confucian government.
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