Chapter 124 I went to find the breeze, in the past, I turned into a dragon and realized the holy way
Chapter 124 I went to look for the breeze. In the past, I transformed into a dragon and returned, realized the holy way, and went to the family banquet!
Gu Jinnian's combination of kindness and power made many officials in Daxia Kyoto couldn't help but praise him.
After all, they had already prepared the consequences for Gu Jinnian to severely punish these 30,000 scholars.
Unexpectedly, Gu Jinnian let them go at a critical moment.
This move can be said to be just right. The current problem is not to solve these 30,000 scholars, but to solve the problem of the world.
If Gu Jinnian severely punishes these 30,000 scholars, the consequences will be serious and the conflicts will be aggravated.
Things are much better now. Punish those who deserve punishment, let those who deserve punishment be spared, and convince people with virtue.
However, Gu Jinnian's last words are intriguing.
He is going to a banquet.
Everyone knows that the Kong family's family banquet must be a Hongmen banquet. If Gu Jinnian passes by, he is afraid that he will not be able to get a favor.
Although he is unparalleled in talent, he cannot withstand the gathering of big names from all walks of life.
Saying the wrong word or doing the wrong thing will be magnified infinitely.
Above the city gate.
Yang Kai couldn't help but speak out when he heard that Gu Jinnian was going to the banquet.
"Your Highness, the Confucius family banquet is going to be a bit troublesome. Mr. Wenjing has already said that he will go to the family banquet for you so that His Highness can enlighten himself in peace. There is no need to rush to the banquet."
Yang Kai looked at Gu Jinnian.
The higher your status, the more you know how terrible the Kong family is.
So he didn't want Gu Jinnian to go to the Kong family, lest Gu Jinnian cause some trouble again.
"I have made up my mind to go to the banquet this time. I appreciate Lord Yang's kindness."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and went to the Kong family for a banquet. He had already thought about it.
To make a settlement.
After saying this, Gu Jinnian raised his head and glanced at the Holy Punishment above the sky.
Then he condensed the holy ruler and submerged himself into the holy punishment.
The dark clouds dissipated at the moment, but this was not a solution to the holy punishment, but a suppression, suppressing the vision, but it would come again sooner or later.
How to resolve it is not clear.
The holy punishment disappeared, and Gu Jinnian also left the city and walked directly out of Kyoto.
More than 30,000 scholars looked at Gu Jinnian, all of them silent.
After just walking for a while, Gu Jinnian suddenly stopped, then took a long breath, looked at the unknown ahead, and spoke slowly.
"I go looking for the breeze, and I will return in the form of a dragon in the past."
He opened his mouth, expressed his thoughts, and then used the Tao method to fly away in the wind.
Gu Jinnian wanted to travel thousands of miles and understand the way of the sage.
He didn't want to worry too much, and he didn't want to be watched, so the powerful demon gave him three tokens. If there was really any danger, these three tokens would be enough to resolve the crisis.
Furthermore, the Kong family doesn’t want to have any damage to themselves since they have the sacred weapon in their own hands.
Gu Jinnian didn't have any worries about safety.
And after Gu Jinnian left.
Kyoto has gradually calmed down.
soon.
This matter was also quickly passed on.
Compared with the thirty thousand scholars gathered in Kyoto, Gu Jinnian's redefinition of the realm of Confucianism and Taoism is what scholars all over the world are concerned about.
Condensing energy with virtue.
It was a silent slap, hitting the faces of scholars all over the world.
Gu Jinnian dared to use virtue to establish the first realm. If he had no virtue, he would not be worthy of studying, and he would be destroying his future.
Although some voices are still full of dissatisfaction.
But most of the sounds did disappear. I wonder if it was because Gu Jinnian agreed to attend the banquet, and the noise was indeed reduced a lot.
Three days later.
The entire Daxia Kyoto became quiet.
There is some sound, but not much.
And more people are curious. Everyone in the world knows that Gu Jinnian's visit to the Kong family banquet will inevitably cause a fight.
So, everyone is looking forward to it.
Of course, there is another thing, and that is Gu Jinnian's enlightenment.
Knowing the sage and establishing his own words may not be a big deal to ordinary scholars, but Gu Jinnian was a Confucian and Taoist genius, so his knowing the sage and establishing his own words would be very unusual.
But the specifics still have to wait until Gu Jinnian’s enlightenment is completed.
at this time.
In a mountain range.
A figure slowly appeared.
It was the figure of Gu Jinnian.
This place is 1,500 miles away from Kyoto. In three days, Gu Jinnian walked here.
In the past three days, he gradually felt that the holy punishment was about to fall, and even with his exquisite holy ruler, he could not suppress it.
Gu Jinnian was not afraid of this holy punishment because he had no guilt in his heart and was not afraid of this holy punishment.
In these three days, Gu Jinnian also understood the function of the Linglong Holy Ruler.
After redefining the first level of Confucianism and Taoism, Linglong Shengchi also gained an ability, which can condense virtue ruler. If he meets a scholar again in the future, virtue ruler can weaken the talent of the scholar. Of course, if the other person is virtuous, it will not have much effect.
Can deal with some people with evil intentions.
Moreover, as one's own Confucian and Taoist realm becomes stronger, the influence becomes greater. Redefining the Confucian and Taoist realm will enable future generations of scholars to consolidate their spirit with virtue.
But for contemporary scholars, they have transcended this realm and are not affected.
But if Gu Jinnian becomes a great Confucian, it can completely affect the entire Great Xia Dynasty. At that time, all scholars in the Great Xia Dynasty, whether they are great Confucian scholars or scholars in the Qi Condensation Realm, must re-cultivate the first realm.
If you don't practice again, you won't be able to get to a higher level in this life, and you may even fall down.
And if you become a semi-saint, it will affect the entire Eastern Wilderness. If you become a saint, the entire world will be affected by it.
However, Gu Jinnian is not particularly concerned about these things.
Right now, what he needs to care more about is Li Yan.
He needs to be enlightened and gain many insights before he can speak out.
What to say? Gu Jinnian actually already had the answer in his heart.
But he needs to speak from the heart and be inspired by God, otherwise just shouting a few slogans will have no effect.
How many scholars have there been in ancient and modern times? Isn’t it easy to write a few high-level remarks?
But can it be approved by God?
Gu Jinnian's speech is composed of four sentences in Hengqu.
Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique teachings for the saints, and create peace for all generations.
This statement has shocked the past and the present. It can overwhelm everything and make oneself transcendent.
But here comes the problem.
What does it mean to establish a heart for heaven and earth?
If you cannot establish your mind for heaven and earth, how can you come up with the next three sentences?
Hengqu's four sentences are not parallel relationships, but coherent words. Only by establishing a heart for heaven and earth can we establish a destiny for the people, then inherit the learning of the saints, and finally use this knowledge to create a peaceful scene for all generations.
Otherwise, it is just slogans in vain.
High on the mountain, Gu Jinnian looked at the green mountains and green waters, his eyes full of doubts.
After half an hour.
With these doubts in his mind, he continued to move forward, like the light.
Two days later.
Gu Jinnian came to a county. There were 3,000 households in the county, the population was not large, and it was surrounded by mountains to the north.
There were some carriage and horse traders coming and going, but they were not many in number and seemed a bit poor.
This is Xiao County, nearly two thousand miles away from Kyoto.
Gu Jinnian wore a plain dress and did not want to be too high-profile, but because of his appearance and temperament, he also attracted a lot of attention.
Facing the gazes of many people, Gu Jinnian appeared calm. He came to a shop, ordered two dishes and a pot of rice wine, and found a seat to sit down.
"Sir, this is your wine, please use it slowly."
The shopkeeper brought over side dishes and rice wine.
Gu Jinnian nodded, then poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
The wine tastes astringent and bitter, but sweetens little by little quickly. The quality is very poor. Compared with the delicious food and wine in Kyoto, it is very average.
However, Gu Jinnian also knew that it was not just the Daxia Dynasty’s wine-making technology that was poor, but the wine-making technology in almost all parts of the world.
Of course, it's different when compared to some precious fine wines.
The fine wines in the palace and the delicacies served in the palaces of the princes and dignitaries are basically the best wines, and their texture and taste are no less than the fine wines of previous lives.
To put it bluntly, there is a truth to expensiveness.
"When the Ministry of Industry prepares the corresponding tools, we can brew good wine. The rich and powerful may not look down on it, but it can be supplied to these middle-class and lower-class people."
Gu Jinnian took another sip of rice wine and thought in his mind.
When he came out to realize this time, Gu Jinnian knew clearly that the more he thought about establishing enlightenment, the more likely he would not be able to think of a reason why.
You have to use a normal mind and just go out and travel, there is no need to force it.
After two sips of wine went down his throat, Gu Jinnian picked up some side dishes and tasted them carefully.
Fortunately, the Daxia Dynasty was not so backward, and some condiments were still available, such as soy sauce, chili, etc., although they were not particularly delicious, they were not difficult to swallow.
Just when Gu Jinnian was eating side dishes.
A sharp sound could not help but sound.
"You old thing, you hang out all day and night. You are so old and you have no shame. Go back home."
A sharp sound rang out, attracting many people to watch.
Gu Jinnian also looked over. On the street not far away, there was an old man with white hair. He looked to be in his seventies or eighties. He was wearing a cane and walked a little slowly.
Behind him, followed a peasant woman, who was quite fat and had a fierce face. She pointed at the old man and cursed loudly, regardless of the people around her.
Next to the peasant woman stood a six or seven-year-old child, holding a wooden toy, white and fat, and also shouted "Old man".
Everyone looked over, but quickly looked away, and some people in the shop said helplessly.
"The Li family is really unlucky to have such a wife."
"Old Uncle Li is also suffering. When he was young, he made some money and bought some land. He could have enjoyed his old age in peace. Unexpectedly, in his later years, he lost all his family property to an unfilial son. In the end, he ended up with such a daughter-in-law, who called him out.
Gone away."
"I heard that Lao Li's daughter-in-law is almost eighty and is often beaten by her daughter-in-law. She is really pitiful."
Some people spoke up and told the story.
"Is there such a thing?"
"Don't the neighbors care about this?"
Hearing this, some people couldn't help but ask.
"It doesn't matter. Why don't you care?"
"His neighbors have gone to report to the government, and people from the government are here, so what? The government has also warned them, but what can you do?"
"Arrest these two unfilial sons? Who will take care of these two old people?"
"It's hard for an upright official to take care of household chores. There's nothing you can do about it. That's what happens when you get old. If you meet a filial descendant, it's good to say that at least you have someone to rely on in your old age. If you have such a descendant, you might as well die headlong."
Several people said something to each other.
In the shop, Gu Jinnian was a little silent after hearing this. What these people said was reasonable. It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs.
And it was useless to arrest these two people. There was no nursing home in the Great Xia Dynasty, so these old people could only swallow their anger.
any idea?
Neighbors can only exchange a few words with each other at most, so it’s impossible to take the elderly into your home and raise them, right?
Moreover, if neighbors talk too much, they may intensify their abuse of the elderly.
In fact, there are not many such things, and there are many.
"Where can there be people like you? You are an old guy. This is your father, not your slave."
at this time.
The foreigners who behaved could not stand it and stepped forward to criticize him.
But it's okay not to accuse, but it will instantly cause controversy.
"It's none of your business? You have nothing to do? Why are you pretending to be a good person here?"
"What's the matter with you? Country boy."
When the peasant woman spoke, her face was full of disdain, and her words were particularly unpleasant, like a powder keg that was about to explode.
What's even more amazing is that the children behind him also started shouting, looking so ferocious and annoying to watch.
"ill."
"You will definitely be punished for your behavior like this in the future."
The foreigner didn't bother to pay attention, and he just couldn't stand it and said something, but he still didn't want to be entangled with a woman here.
The stranger left, but the peasant woman continued to curse.
When he became angry, he looked at the old man in front of him and cursed loudly.
"You old thing, you are still walking slowly here, go back, you are embarrassing yourself here."
The scolding continued.
The old man was silent and could only move forward with his head lowered.
At this moment.
In the shop, Gu Jinnian threw a piece of silver on the table, about two taels, then got up and walked outside.
When the shopkeeper saw the money, he immediately came over and seemed to know what Gu Jinnian wanted to do.
"Sir, please don't worry about this matter. This family is like this, and it's not just this family. You can't control it. If you really do, it will be a scolding in vain. If you look back, this couple may be angry and take it out on the old man.
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The shopkeeper could tell that Gu Jinnian obviously didn't like it and wanted to go over and say a few words.
He could understand the good intentions, but what he understood more clearly was that this matter was beyond Gu Jinnian's control.
However, Gu Jinnian just shook his head and walked forward quickly, directly in front of the peasant woman.
Snapped.
He raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
This slap was so powerful that the opponent was stunned.
The next moment, Gu Jinnian raised his hand and slapped the child beside him.
I need to be more restrained in my intensity, after all, I am a child.
But he is also a big talker.
In an instant, the child cried, covering his face and crying bitterly.
"You hit me?"
"How dare you hit me, I'm going to kill you."
After being slapped, the peasant woman was in great pain. When she came to her senses, she instantly became jealous and lost her mind.
Boom.
At that moment, Gu Jinnian kicked the peasant woman away. The peasant woman who was kicked directly took four or five steps back and fell to the ground.
At this moment, the people around him couldn't help but be surprised, and then they were excited, but they couldn't help but feel worried for Gu Jinnian.
After all, it feels good, but the consequences are very troublesome.
"As a daughter-in-law, if you disrespect your elders, are foul-mouthed, and mean, are you still a human being?"
Gu Jinnian looked at each other.
He couldn't just sit back and watch this kind of thing, and what the shopkeepers said was true.
So he will resolve this matter.
The peasant woman lay on the ground rolling over, crying in pain, and could not say a word for a long time.
The shopkeeper immediately stepped forward and pulled Gu Jinnian.
"Sir, please leave quickly. The officers and soldiers will arrive later, but there will be trouble. This family is notoriously difficult to deal with. If you beat her, she will definitely not let it go."
The shopkeeper was kind and reminded Gu Jinnian to leave.
Not only that, the old man who had been walking with his head down in front couldn't help but slowly walked over when he saw this, and pulled Gu Jinnian to speak out.
"Master, leave quickly. I will explain to the official later, otherwise we will be in trouble."
The old man understood that Gu Jinnian was standing up for him, so he did not want Gu Jinnian to be implicated in this matter.
However, Gu Jinnian shook his head and said nothing, just waiting here for the officers and soldiers to arrive.
Indeed, the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty handled matters very quickly. In less than half a quarter of an hour, some official officials came quickly. The leader was a policeman, and the rest were government servants.
There were not many people, seven or eight, running over quickly.
"What happened?"
"what happened?"
"Who's fighting?"
These officials came in, shouting and shouting.
"Master Guan, this damn thing bullied a weak woman like me."
"Everyone looked at it. It was he who injured me and my son."
The peasant woman rolled around for half a quarter of an hour. When she saw an official coming, she burst into tears and pointed at Gu Jinnian and said.
At this time, her husband also heard about this and rushed over quickly.
It was a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar. He was wearing a robe and looked like a dog. When he heard that his wife was being beaten, he instantly became furious.
After seeing Gu Jinnian, the anger in his eyes couldn't help but lessen. It wasn't because he knew Gu Jinnian, but because of Gu Jinnian's temperament and appearance, he still had some awareness in his heart.
"Why did you hit my wife?"
The latter spoke and looked at Gu Jinnian with some anger.
"Those who are unfilial to their children should be beaten."
Gu Jinnian spoke calmly and looked at the other person and said this.
At this moment, a dozen people appeared, standing to the left and right of the man, holding some poles or forks in their hands. They were obviously friends of this man and came to support him.
"Unfilial? What qualifications do you have to say that we are unfilial?"
"Is there any royal law for this? You beat up people at will on the street. If you don't give us an explanation today, you can't leave."
"Sir, you can't sit idly by and watch. People like this must be put in jail."
Seeing his friends gathering together, the man instantly felt confident and was not afraid of Gu Jinnian.
Hearing this, the leading detective couldn't help but frown.
But after seeing Gu Jinnian, the policeman didn't dare to be arrogant.
"Sir, did you hurt this person?"
he asked.
"Let the county magistrate come over."
Gu Jinnian ignored it and took out King Qin's token without bothering to talk nonsense.
When the policeman saw the token, although he didn't know whether it was real or fake, his expression immediately changed.
"My lord, please forgive me. I will inform the county magistrate immediately."
Order of the King of Qin.
This is no small thing. In Daxia Kyoto, this token can be walked sideways.
In this way, the police officers set off immediately, but the people watching around were all surprised. They did not expect that Gu Jinnian was really a big shot, and they had fun watching it.
As for the couple, after seeing the King of Qin's order, their expressions changed, knowing that they had offended a big shot.
Those relatives and friends put away their things one by one and were a little afraid to move.
Half an hour later.
The county magistrate appeared and rushed over in a hurry. The magistrate of Xiao County was in his fifties and had not even put his clothes in order, so he rushed over in a hurry.
After arriving in front of Gu Jinnian, the county magistrate immediately bowed.
"I am the magistrate of Xiaoxian County and have met with you, sir."
"I don't know who your lord is? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
When the county magistrate opened his mouth, he didn't know Gu Jinnian, so he could only ask this question.
"This is the order of King Qin."
"You don't have to worry about who I am."
"I would like to ask, this place is called Xiao County, but there are such unfilial people. As a parent official, you don't care about it. What crime should you do?"
Gu Jinnian took out King Qin's order again, glanced at the other party, and then asked.
"My lord, it's not that the lower-ranking officials don't care. It's that the couple have bad natures and are stubborn. The county government has warned them many times, but it's hard for upright officials to stop household affairs."
"The two of them refused to change despite repeated admonitions. Sometimes they would send their elders to the county government directly to ask the county government to support them."
"The lower officials are helpless."
The latter said so with a sad face.
As soon as these words came out, the couple's expressions instantly changed and they wanted to argue, but Gu Jinnian's voice had already sounded.
"Since you can't change despite repeated admonishment, there's no need for the two of them to change."
"Immediately seize them, create a file and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment, and sentence you and two of them to death for the grave crime of unfilial piety."
"I will notify the Ministry of Criminal Justice and approve it directly."
Gu Jinnian spoke, he had this power, of course it was just to scare the two of them.
Sure enough, as soon as these words were said, the two of them were instantly stunned.
Just because of this kind of thing, the decision was made, how could the two of them not panic?
At that moment, the two of them were kneeling on the ground, no longer as arrogant as before.
"My lord, please forgive me, lord, we were just confused for a moment, confused for a moment."
"My lord, please have mercy on me. A civilian woman is just angry for a moment, and that's why she behaves like this. Please rest assured, my lord, a civilian woman will never dare to do it again in the future."
The two knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Gu Jinnian's eyes were full of coldness.
They are acting this way not out of repentance, but out of fear.
"As a son of a human being, if you don't respect your fathers or be filial to your parents, you deserve to die."
Gu Jinnian kicked the man, his eyes full of disgust. What he hated most in his life was this kind of unfilial person.
"You are married to a woman, but you don't respect your two elders. You open your mouth and shut up without any honorific words. Under the guidance of words and deeds, see for yourself what your son will be like?"
Gu Jinnian said coldly.
The two of them were still kneeling on the ground crying, and their father came to Gu Jinnian and begged to let Gu Jinnian spare their lives.
"Sir, although I am a little unfilial here, I still support the elderly. Please spare their lives."
The old man knelt on the ground and begged Gu Jinnian to forgive him.
Facing this scene, Gu Jinnian sighed. In fact, he didn't necessarily want to kill these two people, he was just trying to scare them.
Now that the old man had given him a step up, Gu Jinnian took the opportunity to speak.
"For the sake of your father, I will spare you both the death penalty."
"It's just that death crimes can be forgiven, but living crimes are unavoidable."
"From now on, if you two don't treat me kindly, you will be punished with several crimes and beheaded in public."
"Neighbors can report to the county government, and the county government will review it. If it is found that there is no repentance, it will be dealt with in accordance with the law."
Gu Jinnian spoke.
At the same time, he looked at the county magistrate and continued to speak.
"And you, it's not wrong for an upright official to take care of household affairs, but if you don't do it, you will be helping the villain. I will come back in a few days. If I find out then that such things are still happening in this county."
"Take off your official title and stop being a county magistrate."
Gu Jinnian said, this method cannot be said to be effective, but it can have a certain deterrent effect.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely keep this in mind."
The latter did not dare to say anything when he opened his mouth.
This was just an interlude. Gu Jinnian nodded, then looked at these relatives and friends with an indifferent expression.
"You, armed with farm tools, are also a group of aggressive and aggressive people. Go to prison and repent on your own."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
After the matter was resolved, he did not stay, but repeatedly told him that he would come again. If he came again and found any problems, he would not be lenient.
So Gu Jinnian left.
But the people in Xiao County began to guess who Gu Jinnian was. They couldn't guess, but they knew in their hearts that he must be a big shot.
Seven days later.
Gu Jinnian walked towards Qufu.
Along the way, Gu Jinnian saw too many things.
He saw some students studying hard, and also saw some students greedy for pleasure.
He saw people working hard every day for just a few dozen copper coins.
We also saw wealthy businessmen spending large sums of money in restaurants.
People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes.
Most of them are miserable, and those who enjoy themselves are only a minority.
This experience is not only for enlightenment, but also for investigating the plans in Daxia.
People are suffering.
Gu Jinnian has never seen how painful it is.
During this trip, Gu Jinnian saw a lot of suffering among the people.
There was a village that could not afford to support the elderly, so as long as they reached the age of seventy, their children would send them to the mountains to start building the tomb of the living dead, adding one brick every day until after seventy days, the tomb was blocked and then left alone.
This is rather extreme, but facts prove that it exists.
Most of them live on the subsistence line, and the money they earn every month is barely enough to meet their needs. It is simply impossible to have any extra money.
After a month, at most two or three meals will have a meaty taste.
After this trip, Gu Jinnian probably understood it in his heart.
There were only two class levels in the Daxia Dynasty.
The poor class, and the rich class.
There are very few middle class people, and everyone who has become a wealthy class has one thing in common.
student.
Yes, scholars in various counties and counties can be exempted from grain taxes as long as they have a good reputation. In this way, wealth can be easily concentrated. Some tenants even hand over their fields to scholars in order to save this tax. Scholars only need to draw
Just make it happen.
Including fertile land enjoyed by officials, as well as fertile land owned by some powerful people.
These are rewards or sales. In short, there is no need to pay taxes.
This is not bad, at least food and clothing are two things, which is definitely a good thing for a feudal dynasty.
Having three meals a day can at least provide food and clothing, which is something that many countries cannot achieve.
Moreover, Gu Jinnian's place is already five thousand miles away from Kyoto, which is considered a quite remote place.
However, if this situation continues, within a hundred years, the Daxia Dynasty will face a huge threat.
Matthew effect.
It didn’t even take a hundred years. The founding of the Great Xia Dynasty granted many nobles and nobles. Later, after the difficulties of establishing virtue, Emperor Yongsheng also gave many rewards and titles. These nobles only had nothing to do but make babies.
In addition, with the gift of scholars, it is very likely that the Matthew Effect will completely explode in fifty or sixty years.
At that time, let alone three meals a day, one meal a day was enough.
The fundamental reasons are two. The agricultural level of the Daxia Dynasty was very poor, and the powerful and powerful forces were complicated. In addition, after the founding of the Daxia Dynasty, it also experienced several wars.
Now, the Daxia Dynasty is about to go on the Northern Expedition again. No taxation has been issued yet, but it will be a matter of time.
As long as there is a war, taxes will inevitably be raised, and then there will be another misery.
"You should join the official service early."
By the end, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but feel emotional.
After getting up.
Gu Jinnian continued to move forward.
There are still ten days left before the Kong family dinner.
The place where Gu Jinnian is located is less than two thousand miles away from Qu Mansion. With Gu Jinnian's speed, he can completely reach it.
at this time.
The Qu Mansion had already become lively, and the entire Qu Mansion was decorated with lights.
The Confucius family had a small banquet every three years and a big banquet every seven years.
This year is not a big banquet, but because of the different circumstances this year, this family banquet has attracted much attention.
Everyone knows that the Kong family wants to get the sacred artifact.
But what the world knows better is that Gu Jinnian is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others.
So they were full of expectations about what would happen at the Kong family's family dinner.
During this period of time, Qu Mansion was busy with traffic coming and going, making it very lively.
Great scholars from all over the country came to the banquet, and businessmen came from thousands of miles away without any trouble.
He brought a lot of gold and silver as gifts.
It can be said that at every Confucius family dinner, the gifts alone are priceless.
And inside the Kong family.
Confucian scholars came out one after another to greet their friends. It was not even the day of the family banquet, but the Confucius family seemed extremely lively.
Outside the main gate, there was a group of highly respected Confucian scholars. When they arrived at the Confucius house, there were special people to receive them.
At the side doors on both sides, there were people of lower status who came to give gifts. The door on the left was businessmen, lined up like a long queue, and the door on the right was some famous scholars from various places, who also came to give gifts.
The hierarchy is very strict.
Inside the Kong family.
In a secret pavilion, several figures gathered here.
The figure of Kong Xin is among them.
"Elder Kong Xin, will Gu Jinnian not come to this Kong family dinner?"
There was a voice, wearing a python suit. This was a prince, but he was not the prince of Daxia.
"Won't."
"Since he said it, he will definitely come."
Kong Xin looked extremely calm.
Then he continued to speak.
"Everyone, Gu Jin came here this time to ask for your help. Elder Wuya has promised that as long as the Kong family gets the sacred artifact, he will definitely write a mark in the ancient and modern books for those who are behind you."
"Improve the national destiny and pray for good weather."
Kong Xin opened his mouth and said to everyone.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately filled with joy and spoke one after another.
"Elder Wuya, please rest assured. I am here today just to attack Gu Jinnian."
"Yes, what Gu Jinnian did is outrageous, and even we can't stand it."
"If he goes to the banquet, we will never give up."
Everyone spoke one after another, and they were all excited when they heard that they could leave their names in the ancient and modern books.
This is a great thing. Leaving your name in ancient and modern books can improve the national destiny. As for them, what does it mean to criticize Gu Jinnian?
No matter whether Gu Jinnian is wrong or right, if it involves the interests of everyone, then he is wrong.
"Then thank you very much."
Kong Xin smiled slightly.
The matter of the sacred artifact is greater than anything else. Although the methods are a bit dirty, this is the reality.
After all, it is a sacred artifact, not an ordinary thing.
In this way, in the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
There are only seven days left until the Kong family dinner.
Zhangfu.
Above officialdom.
Gu Jinnian walked on foot.
During more than twenty days of travel, Gu Jinnian saw many things.
Compared with the prosperity of Kyoto, the more remote the place, the greater the gap between the rich and the poor. In one place, a few aristocratic families and a few powerful people account for 90% of the wealth. The people in the lower class are extremely poor, and the rich in the upper class are like
They are like blood-sucking insects, firmly attached to the people.
In this experience, whether or not I understand the Tao is no longer the main thing.
Seeing the suffering of the people, Gu Jinnian knew more and more what he wanted to do.
On the official road, the common people walked on both sides, dragging their children with their daughters, wearing thin clothes, and each one had more patches than the last.
These days, I have seen too much right and wrong.
There are unfilial sons, there are those who seek wealth and murder, there are officials who protect each other, there are those who bully the people, and there are even those who are poisoned by their colleagues just for a job, all are caused by poverty.
Also because of the jealousy in people’s hearts.
Walking on the road.
The yellow sand is rolling.
Gu Jinnian stared at all this.
The next day.
Gu Jinnian walked out of the Zhang Mansion and officially entered the Qu Mansion.
Step into Qufu.
An indescribable feeling came over me. I looked up and saw purple air soaring in the southeast. Although I was hundreds of miles away, I could still see that extraordinary purple air when I looked up.
That's the Confucius Mansion.
The place of saints.
This area is also the place where Confucius attained enlightenment.
Stepping on the road of Qufu, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but take a deep breath. His expression remained unchanged as he walked forward.
After entering Qufu, there were more people coming and going.
One carriage after another rushed towards Qu Mansion, and the carriages were all filled with treasures.
Big boxes are piled up like a mountain, and you can tell without guessing whether they are gold or silver.
At a glance, there are at least hundreds of caravans rushing to Qufu, especially the carriages with red ropes tied on them.
They were probably all attending the Confucius family banquet.
If he hadn't traveled thousands of miles in more than twenty days, Gu Jinnian wouldn't have thought anything of it, but now he saw that there were people in Zhang Mansion who were hungry, but there were so many people coming to give gifts to the Kong family for a family banquet.
What a family of saints.
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but feel cold in his heart.
It's not that he thinks the Kong family has done anything wrong. If a family wants to develop, he can understand and accept it.
But on the one hand, he is sanctimonious and claims to be a saint in the world, but on the other hand, he makes money wantonly. He can make so much money at a family banquet, but he does not use it to benefit the people. It is really ridiculous.
Along the way, Gu Jinnian heard many voices.
The entire Qu Mansion can actually be renamed Kong Mansion for no other reason than that one third of the fertile land in Qu Mansion directly belongs to the Kong family, and one third of the fertile land is owned by the common people.
The remaining one-third of the fertile land belongs to other scholars and some officials.
In other words, Qufu’s annual tax payment is almost zero.
This is no different from becoming a king.
No, at least the king with a different surname has to pay part of the grain tax every year, but the Qu Mansion does not.
And no one came to investigate because no one dared to offend the Kong family.
And this is just one place of the Kong family. There are many branches of the Kong family in the entire Shenzhou continent.
The next day.
Gu Jinnian has arrived twenty miles outside Qu Mansion.
Standing on a hilltop, you can see the city wall of Qufu.
However, Gu Jinnian did not continue to move forward, but quietly studied the Tao outside Qu Mansion.
Gu Jinnian rethought everything he saw and heard along the way.
in this way.
In the blink of an eye, six days passed.
these six days.
Gu Jinnian was thinking about the way of a saint in the mountains and forests.
The root of all suffering among the people is related to the dynasty and scholars.
He understood a certain truth.
But I don't fully understand it yet.
However, the Kong family's family banquet was about to begin. Gu Jinnian woke up from his enlightenment and went straight to the Kong family this time.
Twenty miles.
Gu Jinnian walked for an hour.
When he arrived outside Qufu City.
Someone has already paid attention to him.
Outside Qu Mansion, there was already a sea of people, including many scholars from all over the world. They gathered here. Although they knew they could not attend the Confucius family banquet, they were still willing to come to Qu Mansion to take a look at this grand occasion.
But when Gu Jinnian appeared, he instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"May I ask, Your Excellency, are you His Royal Highness?"
A scholar came forward, looked at Gu Jinnian and bowed respectfully.
"kindness."
Seeing someone coming forward, Gu Jinnian nodded and did not deny it.
After getting the answer, everyone exclaimed for a while.
"People who have met His Highness the Crown Prince in Lower Ludong have admired His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time. When we meet him today, his reputation is indeed well-deserved."
The visitor bowed respectfully and looked excited in his eyes.
He's not the only one.
When the news spread, figures appeared one after another and bowed deeply to Gu Jinnian.
No matter what, Gu Jinnian's reputation is considered top-notch in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Redressing justice for the people is what countless scholars want to do.
Naturally, he has full respect for Gu Jinnian.
Of course, there were also some scholars who, after hearing about Gu Jinnian, just watched and did not step forward.
Mixed praise and praise is the best way to describe it.
"You're welcome."
Facing these scholars, Gu Jinnian responded with courtesy. At this time, hundreds of people came to the city gate, wearing Confucian robes, and the leader was a Confucian scholar of the Confucian family.
"I've been waiting for you to see the crown prince."
"Your Majesty has traveled thousands of miles to make my Confucius mansion shine."
Confucian Confucian students appeared, headed by an old Confucian. He faced Gu Jinnian and bowed respectfully.
Meet the Kong family.
Gu Jinnian didn't say much, just nodded, and then the Confucian scholar led the way.
Escort Gu Jinnian into the city.
Along the way, many eyes were cast on Gu Jinnian, some with admiration and some with surprise, but most of them were with a little coldness or disdain.
This month, although there has been a lot less criticism.
But there are more or less.
He was just suppressed, so when he saw Gu Jinnian now, he naturally didn't look good.
Faced with all this, Gu Jinnian seemed extremely calm.
After entering the Qu Mansion, he followed the people ahead to the place where he lived. At the same time, he also informed Gu Jinnian that the Kong family's family banquet was tomorrow.
And tonight King Yu is hosting a banquet in the new building.
Invite Gu Jinnian to the banquet.
King of Yu.
He was the ninth son of Taizu, had a good relationship with Emperor Yongsheng, and his fiefdom was also in the Yuzhang area.
Upon hearing the invitation, Gu Jinnian nodded and agreed.
Now that I'm here, I don't have to worry about anything.
The residence arranged by the Kong family is not bad at all. It is in a mansion and can be considered grand.
After checking in, Gu Jinnian was planning to take a rest for a while.
Then a servant came and informed Gu Jinnian that a visitor was coming.
However, this guest is not the Kong family, but some outstanding figures from all over the country who want to visit Gu Jinnian.
