Chapter 134: The Confucian family is in trouble, the three-party peace talks, the empty treasury,
Chapter 134: The Confucius family is in catastrophe, the tripartite peace talks are in progress, and the national treasury is empty. Are you the only one who can bestow a gift to my nephew?
The royal court of the Huns.
Sitting on the throne.
The Hun King looked at the secret message in his hand, his eyes full of anger and unwillingness.
"Why!"
He growled lowly.
The Jin Dynasty wants to return itself to the Twelve Cities.
He is unwilling to do so.
"Father."
"what to do?"
The Hun prince spoke, looked at his father, and asked.
"what to do?"
"What else can be done?"
"How could the Xiongnu go to war with Daxia if they lost the assistance of the Jin Dynasty?"
"Is it possible that you are really waiting for the Great Xia horse to trample on the royal court?"
The Hun King spoke.
In fact, if the Great Xia Dynasty went to war with the Xiongnu Kingdom, the Xiongnu Kingdom was fully capable of resisting, and the outcome might be defeat, but the Great Xia Dynasty would also pay a heavy price for this.
Therefore, the Daxia Dynasty did not dare to start a war, and the Huns did not dare to have a real all-out war.
This is the way of checks and balances between major powers.
The Xiongnu Kingdom was supported by the Dajin Dynasty and Fuluo Dynasty, and the Daxia Dynasty did not dare to move. With the support of these two dynasties, the Xiongnu Kingdom could do many things.
Now that the Jin Dynasty does not provide support, it will be a disaster for the Huns.
"But if the twelve cities are returned and defeated without a fight, firstly, this will shake the morale of the army, and secondly, the Great Xia Dynasty will make further progress. What should we do?"
asked the Hun prince.
"The Great Xia Dynasty would not be like this."
"If this is really the case, then we will fight to the death."
"Although we do not have the support of the Jin Dynasty, I, the Xiongnu Kingdom, have nothing to fear."
The Hun King forced himself to speak out.
At the moment, he really had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout a few words.
It's impossible to kill him now, right?
"By the way, call your third brother and go to the Fuluo Dynasty and the Dajin Dynasty. Bring people from the Ministry of Rites to see if there will be any improvement in this matter."
The Hun King continued to speak out.
"Respectfully obey the king's order."
The latter did not hesitate and left directly.
Wait until he leaves.
Not long after, a figure slowly appeared outside the hall.
"My lord, please pay homage to your Majesty."
He is a great Confucian scholar.
To be more precise, he is no longer a great Confucian, but a scholar who cultivates Qi.
"My dear, please come in."
The King of the Huns spoke out. Although the other party was not a great Confucian, there were still figures of the Kong family behind him.
He didn't dare to neglect it either.
"Kings."
"My lord, I have come to resign today."
The latter spoke, looked at the Hun King and said this.
Hearing this, the face of the Hun King couldn't help but change.
"Sir, did I do something wrong somewhere?"
"Who provoked sir?"
The King of the Huns couldn't help but speak and looked at the latter with some uneasiness on his face. After all, the Huns themselves had some talents that were withering away, and now another one was about to leave. How could he feel at ease?
"No."
"It's just that there was an order within the clan that forced me to evacuate the Huns."
He spoke, looking a little uncomfortable.
In fact, he didn't want to leave either.
Although he is the core member of the Kong family, he belongs to the bottom among the core. After he came to the Xiongnu Kingdom, he was treated as a guest.
The prince does not dare to be disrespectful to himself at all.
He was unwilling to leave the Huns now.
But there is no other way. There is an order within the clan that he must go back and not be involved in other disputes unless he gives up his identity as the Kong family.
"Is there an order within the clan?"
"Sir, the Xiongnu Kingdom cannot leave you. Besides, the soul sacrifice is about to end. If you leave at this critical point, the Xiongnu Kingdom will really lose its vitality."
"Please sir, please stay. I am willing to give you everything. I beg you, sir, to stay and assist me."
The Hun King almost shed tears and begged the other party to stay.
"Kings."
"It's not that I want to leave, but the clan's order, which must not be ignored. I'm afraid the clan is asking me to return to the Kong family because of this soul sacrifice."
"My lord, I can't resist."
The latter burst into tears. He really didn't want to leave, but he had no choice.
"gentlemen."
"There are some things I shouldn't say, but at this moment, I have to say them."
"The Kong family is now severely weakened. The Kong family in Daxia is no longer the same Kong family it once was."
"If you are willing, sir, why don't you build a new Confucian mansion in our Xiongnu country? Please rest assured, sir, the Xiongnu country will worship Confucius from generation to generation and make you the new Holy Duke, regardless of hereditary succession."
"I wonder, sir, can you stay?"
The King of the Xiongnu opened his mouth, and even offered extremely generous conditions to help the other party build a new Confucius mansion.
I have to say that this sentence gave Kong Yi an idea.
Rebuilding a Kong family?
This is indeed possible.
He was somewhat silent.
And the Xiongnu king took advantage of the victory and pursued him.
"Sir, no one has ever said that the Kong family in Daxia must be orthodox."
"Furthermore, when Kong Sheng was angry and punished the Kong family, it was also the Kong family of Daxia that was punished. It had nothing to do with you. You were just implicated."
"To put it bluntly, many people in the Dajin Dynasty, Fuluo Dynasty, and Daxia Dynasty were severely punished by Kong Sheng."
"Does this mean that everyone in the world is at fault?"
The Hun King slowly seduced him, which gave Kong Yi an idea.
"To establish a new mansion is to deceive the master and destroy the ancestors."
"However, I don't think I can't stay."
"The king is so sincere. The sage said that I should not betray you. I am the master of heaven and earth. If I leave, it will be the greatest betrayal. I am not a gentleman. I will write a letter and leave the Kong family in Daxia."
"I also hope that your Majesty will not mind submitting to a white man."
Kong Yi spoke, and his heart was indeed moved.
And what the Hun King said was absolutely right.
The Confucius Mansion of Daxia Dynasty has completely lost its heritage. It is not that there are no talented people in various places who are better than the Confucius Mansion of Daxia. It is just that the sacred artifacts are in the Confucius Mansion of Daxia, and the Confucius came from the Qu Mansion.
Therefore, the ancestral residence of the Confucius family was designated as Qufu.
If this incident had not happened and the Kong family had asked him to go back, he would not have dared to leave the Kong family because the symbol of the Kong family was too great.
It's different now. If you leave, you won't lose much, right?
The worst possible outcome is to establish a new Confucius mansion in the Xiongnu Kingdom.
Why not become the Holy Duke of the Xiongnu Kingdom?
Indeed, when this idea appeared in my mind, it spread like crazy in an instant.
"How dare you despise it."
"In the eyes of this king, sir is better than anything else."
"When will the book be revised sir?"
The Hun King was very happy.
But his heart was filled with coldness. What did a mere Kong Yi mean to him?
In the past, he cared about using the power of the Kong family because it was a bridge between himself and the Kong family.
But now, the Kong family's vitality is severely damaged. Do they need to give face? It's entirely up to you.
The main reason why he was kept here was because of the soul sacrifice.
"After you sacrifice the soul, you can repair the book."
"In the past few days, the Kong family has to be busy with many things. Will they rush the ministers away for a while? After the soul sacrifice is over, there will be a showdown with the Kong family. Otherwise, I will tell you in advance, for fear that the Kong family will interfere."
Kong Yi spoke up and immediately started to guard against members of his own family.
This is a vicious cycle.
The biggest disadvantage of using benefits to control people's hearts is that when you are unable to provide benefits, they will devour you.
This is the situation now. The Kong family wants to change their minds and start from scratch. Will everyone agree?
The people at the top know how serious the situation is, but the people at the bottom don't care if their interests are affected, whether you are the leader of the clan or not.
What else can you do?
It was okay before, because there were sacred artifacts, and the main people with power were all in the Kong family, and the various great scholars were guarding it, which was equivalent to centralized power.
Now that the sacred artifact is gone, the realm of Confucianism and Taoism has been undermined, and the Kong family has offended many people, I am afraid that all the major dynasties will take action against the Kong family in the future.
That's how it is when the wall falls and everyone pushes it.
"Sir, you are a citizen of our country, the Xiongnu. This is the most righteous thing to do."
The Hun King shed tears again.
However, he also had an idea in his mind. After the soul sacrifice, if Kong Yi was obedient, he would keep it; if Kong Yi was disobedient, he would be left speechless.
easy to understand.
at the same time.
The Great Jin Dynasty.
Emperor Dajin was a little late. He was sitting on a dragon chair, and in front of him was a senior monk who was one of the four abbots of Dayin Temple.
"I have informed the Huns to return the twelve cities."
"The condition is to allow Buddhism to cross eastward."
"I have already completed the things I promised you about Buddhism. How many more years will it take for the Buddhist Golden Lotus?"
Emperor Dajin coughed slightly, his eyes were calm but sharp.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. After Buddhism travels eastward and obtains the luck of heaven and earth, the Golden Lotus of Buddhism will be born in the Eight Treasures Pond."
"At that time, the poor monk will personally send the Buddhist golden lotus to extend your majesty's life."
The latter spoke calmly.
"good."
"If there is a Golden Lotus of Buddhism, from now on, the Jin Dynasty and Western Buddhism will share the same destiny. I will do what I say."
Upon hearing this reply, Emperor Dajin also showed joy.
He looks young, but in fact he has already lost his gold and jade, and has dried up. His life is about to come to an end, so he needs the Buddhist Golden Lotus to extend his life for another hundred years.
In this way, he had the confidence to bring the Jin Dynasty to the pinnacle of glory.
"Your Majesty, the only thing this poor monk is worried about is that the Great Xia Dynasty does not agree to the eastward journey."
"What if the Great Xia Dynasty refuses?"
When the latter spoke, he did not appear extremely happy because of Emperor Jin's agreement.
"Then let's start a war."
"The Xiongnu Kingdom is a sharp knife, and the soul sacrifice of the Xiongnu Kingdom is about to be completed. Once completed, it will be stained with the blood of the people of Daxia, and the Daxia Dynasty will inevitably pay a heavy price."
"It's just that in this way, the royal family of the Huns will be sacrificed."
"When the war breaks out, Dayin Temple, Xiaoyuan Temple, and the Shangxing Tantric Sect can take this opportunity to go and redeem the resentful souls. Firstly, they can gain Buddhist merits, and secondly, they can use it to travel eastward. As for the Fuluo Dynasty and my Dajin Dynasty,
, all it takes is an imperial edict."
"It is extremely simple to execute the top leaders of the Xiongnu Kingdom to calm the anger of the people in the world, and then replace a group of Xiongnu nobles in power."
Emperor Dajin was very confident, and at the same time he regarded the Xiongnu royal family as a tool. In his eyes, the Xiongnu royal family was like a group of dogs he raised. He would use them when needed and kill them at will if not.
"Amitabha."
"God has the virtue of good life."
"The poor monk still hopes that the Great Xia Dynasty can save the world and not be able to fight wars."
The old monk spoke with a feeling of compassion for the world.
The emperor of the Jin Dynasty had calm eyes, but his heart was filled with contempt.
If the Kong family is said to be arrogant and unscrupulous in doing things, it is because the Kong family is inflated. But after all, the Kong family is a family of saints. In many matters, the Kong family is still rational. Except for a few people, most of them still have conscience.
But Buddhism is different. This group of people is the real terror. They know how to be patient and only seek the final result, even if they spend hundreds of years.
Therefore, the major dynasties are afraid of Buddhism, not because Buddhism is strong, but because Buddhism's ability to transform is ten times or a hundred times better than Confucianism and Taoism.
If you want to enter Confucianism and Taoism, you must first be able to read, recognize characters, and be literate before you can enter Confucianism and Taoism.
Moreover, Confucianism and Taoism look down upon each other.
Buddhism is different. As long as you say you believe in Buddhism, you are a disciple of Buddhism. If you say you don't believe in Buddhism, it's just that you are ignorant and need me to save you.
If it cannot be scaled.
Then let the Buddha save you. As for how to meet the Buddha, just be aware of it.
It was originally impossible for the Jin Dynasty to allow Buddhism to settle in, but as the emperor's greed grew, nothing was impossible.
For longevity.
To survive.
As long as they don't give up the country, they are willing.
After a while, the old monk left.
About half a quarter of an hour later, a figure slowly walked into the hall.
This is the third prince of the Jin Dynasty.
"My son, I bow to my father."
"May my father live long, long live."
The third prince walked in. He was silver-haired, heroic, wearing bronze armor, and exuded a powerful aura.
Young and full of vitality.
"Jing'er."
"Notify the Ministry of Rites immediately to reform the etiquette and law, and ask the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the Dajin Kong Mansion to see if there is any corruption or bending of the law."
"If found out, we will strictly deal with it."
Emperor Dajin opened his mouth and directly wanted to investigate the Confucius Mansion.
"Father."
"Are you so anxious?"
"Although the Kong Mansion has lost power, after all, the Dajin Kong Mansion is still loyal to our Dajin Dynasty. If we directly investigate and deal with it, I'm afraid it will look a little cold."
"The Confucius Mansion still has a certain prestige, isn't there something wrong with that?"
The third prince of Dajin frowned slightly, and he put forward his own idea, thinking that there was something wrong with this matter.
The Confucius Mansion had just suffered a heavy blow. If the Jin Dynasty directly investigated and dealt with it, it would cause some bad remarks. Moreover, countless scholars are also watching, and it would not be good to look back and chill people's hearts.
"I don't really want to investigate the Confucius Mansion."
"But it's a wake-up call for them."
"It also took advantage of the situation to occupy the Confucius Mansion. Now the Confucius Mansion in Daxia has been suppressed by the saints and has lost its supreme status in the hearts of scholars all over the world."
"Right now, the investigation into the Confucius family has made the Confucius family fearful and obediently submit to the dynasty."
"Over the years, the Confucius family has enjoyed endless benefits from various major dynasties and has made an incredible amount of money. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, they directly plundered half of it to prepare for military expenditures and wars."
"Furthermore, let the Kong Mansion know that they have lost power, and their survival is just a matter of my thoughts. Therefore, they will be completely honest and become tools of my Jin Dynasty. If there is any new national policy in the future, they can
Let the Confucian government directly convince other scholars, and then let the scholars convince the people."
"It is a good thing for the dynasty and must be done."
The Golden Emperor spoke.
Speak your mind.
Regardless of the fact that the Kong family was arrogant and domineering in the Great Xia Dynasty, in fact, the Kong family was a superior existence everywhere. The main reason was that they were god-like existences in the eyes of scholars all over the world.
So it may be Dajin Kongfu, Fuluo Kongfu or Daxia Kongfu.
No dynastic force dared to offend the Confucius family.
The Confucius family seems to be scattered all over the world, but in fact it controls the interests of every place and works for all the major forces in the world. At the same time, the major forces do not dare to do anything to the Confucius family.
Offending one family is equivalent to offending the world's scholars and offending the entire Confucian family.
But it's different now.
The prestige of the Kong family has been reduced to the lowest, and the Kong family has no sacred weapons. Seventy percent of the great scholars have been beheaded of their talents. Although they still have some heritage, the major dynasties are not trying to kill them.
But take it easy.
"My son, I understand."
The third prince understood clearly that he would attack the Kong family at this time. Although the Kong family was resentful, they would still compromise in the end. Investigation and prosecution were intimidation, and the real purpose was to control the Kong family in Dajin.
Break up the connection between them, so that the Kong family will no longer be able to unite.
After all, the Kong family poses a great threat to the imperial power. Not only the Jin Dynasty, but also all major forces will do this.
Cut off the chains of the Kong family and separate them, so that you can have perfect control.
Use their remaining prestige to serve the court.
"kindness."
"Jing'er, my father likes you very much."
"In a few years, my father will really die."
"You have to hurry up and make great achievements as soon as possible. Only in this way can my father pass on this position to you with peace of mind."
"If my father really can't hold on until that time, you must not blame your father."
Emperor Dajin spoke, looked at his third son, and said this.
"Father will definitely live a long life, please don't think so."
The latter spoke, and at the same time he was extremely happy in his heart.
Looking at the joyful third prince, Emperor Dajin also showed joy in his eyes.
After the third prince left.
Emperor Dajin also got up, walked out of the hall, and came to the imperial garden.
Not long after, a figure appeared.
He is the second prince of Daijin.
"My son, please pay homage to your father."
The second prince of Dajin wore a white jade unicorn Confucian robe, looking like a scholar, and kowtowed to the emperor of Dajin.
"Yu'er."
"Overseas fairy islands are about to open."
"This is the order to land on the island."
"I landed on the Immortal Island and investigated the matter of the Dragon Cauldron in detail."
"If you find the legendary Dragon Cauldron, my throne will be yours."
"Whether your eldest brother or your third brother accepts it or not, I will do my best to help you sit in this position."
Emperor Dajin spoke, took out an immortal order, and handed it to the latter.
Hearing this, the second prince was immediately overjoyed.
Some were flattered and accepted this fairy order.
"Thank you, Father."
"Father, please rest assured that I will do my best to find the Dragon Cauldron for you, Father."
The second prince said with great excitement.
However, Emperor Jin shook his head.
"You didn't come here for me, you came here for yourself."
"The Jiuzhou Dragon Cauldron is the imperial weapon of the dynasty. The Great Jin Dynasty has the Qingzhou Dragon Cauldron, so it can produce Great Gold Dragon Rice, making our Great Jin Dynasty as powerful as the clouds."
"The Daxia Dynasty owns the Yangzhou Dragon Cauldron, so it can forge magical weapons."
"The Central Continent Dynasty has two dragon cauldrons, and the remaining five dragon cauldrons are unknown. I have been investigating for thirty years before I found any clues. As long as you can find this dragon cauldron, only you can sit on this throne."
"And the Great Jin Dynasty is bound to reach its ultimate glory, and one day it can catch up with the Central Continent Dynasty."
"Yu'er, my father has high hopes for you."
"My father will not be able to sit on this throne for long. He may pass away in a few days. Time waits for no one. If my father gives up and goes back, this throne will belong to your eldest brother."
"You should think carefully about it yourself. Father can only help you so far."
Emperor Dajin said extremely seriously, his eyes full of expectation.
This made the second prince even more excited, wishing he could go to overseas fairy islands now to find the dragon tripod for the Jin Dynasty.
"Father, please rest assured. If we can't find the dragon cauldron, I won't be able to face my father."
The second prince said excitedly.
"good."
Emperor Dajin nodded with satisfaction, and after a while, the second prince left.
About half an hour later.
A eunuch came.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has returned to Kyoto."
The old eunuch came and bowed respectfully to Emperor Jin.
"kindness."
"Tell the prince that the second prince is looking for the dragon tripod on the overseas fairy island, and the third prince plans to control the Kong family."
"Say that I am worried about him and ask him to speed up and enter the King of Martial Realm as soon as possible. If he becomes King of Martial, the Golden Throne will definitely be his. I will do my best to abdicate as soon as possible despite all opinions."
"There is no emperor in this world who has lived for sixty years. I am tired, so I want him to hurry up."
Emperor Jin said this.
"My slave obeys your orders."
The latter nodded and left immediately to deliver the oracle.
After he left, Emperor Dajin slowly exhaled, and then showed a ruthless look.
indeed.
How can there be an emperor who has lived for sixty years in this world?
Then you will be an emperor for a hundred years.
Although he is a bit old, there is still ambition in his eyes.
in this way.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
These seven days did not make the world forget the coming of Saint Confucius. On the contrary, as it fermented, the people talked even more.
The Holy Confucius came to punish the scholars in the world and cut off Confucianism and Taoism.
It also reduces the luck of the people in the Eastern Barren Territory.
Gu Jinnian was even appointed by Confucius as a saint for future generations. These things cannot be overstated just a month ago.
But it took seven days to ferment.
The major dynasties have also begun to take action.
First, the Dajin Dynasty took the lead in sealing up the Dajin Confucius Mansion and imprisoned everyone in the Confucius Mansion, including their family members, in a prison.
The Ministry of Punishment of Dajin listed ten major crimes that need to be thoroughly investigated one by one. After this incident happened.
The Fuluo Dynasty also immediately inspected the Confucius Mansion to see if there were any collaborators with other countries, and detained people in Tianlao.
I thought the Great Xia Dynasty would be like this too.
But what I didn't expect was that the Daxia court did not do this.
In other words, the investigation has not started yet.
However, scholars all over the world know one thing: the Confucius family is over.
The original Confucius family had a stateless mentality and ruled separately. No matter the rise or fall of the dynasty, the status of the Confucius family would never be affected.
But now, because of Kong Sheng, the Kong family is almost facing disaster.
Many people left the Kong family at this moment for fear of causing trouble.
The Kong Mansion in Daxia can be described as gloomy and gloomy.
Although I was angry in my heart, I had no choice but to silently accept that the ancestral family could not help them. The only thing they could do was to agree to terminate the relationship with some people who settled in the Kong family.
Once upon a time, scholars were proud to be members of the Confucian family, but now everyone avoids them.
Although there are a small number of people who are willing to stay in the Confucius family and share life and death together, they are of no use except to move themselves.
This is backlash.
Using profit to control others can only last for a while.
Using righteousness to convince others can last a lifetime.
This time, the Kong family has completely reflected on their situation.
In addition, in the past few days, the Kong family in Daxia has lost several famous scholars. Their talents were reduced, and now they have suffered such a blow and passed away one by one.
Sadness enveloped the Kong family.
With the arrival of letters one after another, the situation became even worse, because these letters were all letters asking for help.
Facing this scene, the Kong family was completely numb and desperate.
It's late at night.
Kong Zheng stayed up late writing articles, writing words, and writing letters one after another, and sent them to various countries, hoping that the major dynasties would be noble.
The entire Daxia Kong Mansion is also trying its best to contact all friends and rescue each other.
It can be said.
A large family collapsed in an instant after a family dinner. Although it still had some remaining power, this little remaining power could only add to the joke.
There have even been many comments speculating on when the Great Xia Dynasty will take action against the Kong Mansion in Great Xia.
If the Great Xia Dynasty takes action again.
The Kong family is really going to fall into a place of eternal disaster.
After finishing the letter, Kong Zheng felt even more hateful.
"The descendants of the Kong family obey orders."
"Every descendant of my Kong family must watch Kong Wuya's thunder punishment and suffer punishment every month! Take this as a warning!"
He was really angry.
If it weren't for Kong Wuya, how could there have been so many things.
How hateful.
And at this time.
Daxia Dynasty.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
The six ministers and Prime Minister Li Shan gathered here to discuss national affairs.
"Your Majesty, all the grain and grass have been sent to the northwest border. Daxia has completed the preparations for the war. This is the response of the Duke of Zhenguo."
Zhao Yiyang, Minister of War, handed over a memorial to Wei Xian, who presented it to Emperor Yongsheng.
Taking the memorial, Emperor Yongsheng read it carefully and then nodded.
"very good."
"With enough food and grass, there won't be any big problems within a year."
"Tell the Duke of Zhen to guard the border without giving in an inch, and grant the Duke of Zhen all military power. If any accident occurs, the Duke of Zhen has the right to kill first and report later."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and even gave Duke Zhen Guo absolute trust. Outside of the general, there were actually too many possibilities for the emperor.
Generally speaking, there will be supervision at all times, but Emperor Yongsheng gave such high trust.
It is enough to prove how much Emperor Yongsheng trusted Duke Zhenguo.
Of course, they also knew that it was mainly because of Gu Jinnian.
As long as Gu Jinnian is here, the Duke of Zhen will never mess around.
"Start your Majesty."
"The Ministry of Rites of Dajin and the Ministry of Fulo Rites brought news that they are willing to negotiate for reconciliation on the border issues of Daxia. There is a vague intention to urge the Huns to return the twelve cities."
Yang Kai, the Minister of Rites, spoke out.
Tell this.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Surrendering the twelve cities? This is a big deal. If we can recapture the twelve cities without losing any blood, it will be a great event for both the Great Xia Dynasty and the emperor in front of us.
However, Emperor Yongsheng seemed calm and without any joy.
"We can discuss this matter."
"Let's see what their purpose is."
"There must be a bigger plot to return the Twelve Cities."
"It's better to be careful."
If Emperor Yongsheng refuses to accept this trick, the twelve cities will be returned in vain? How is this possible? If the other party dares to give in, he must have other plans.
"According to the decree."
Yang Kai nodded, he knew what was going on.
But Emperor Yongsheng spoke again.
"There is no need to worry about the negotiation between the three countries. The most urgent task now is how to solve the Confucius Mansion."
"The scholars of the Confucius family ruined rituals and music and were reprimanded by the saints. Over the years, I have also heard that the Confucius family acted domineeringly."
"How to punish is the top priority of the Ministry of Rites."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke out.
The tone was very calm, but the six ministers and the prime minister couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.
Are you finally going to take action against the Kong family?
They seemed to have expected it, but they were still shocked when they heard this.
"His Majesty."
"I think this matter is inappropriate. After all, the Kong family in Daxia is the ancestral home after all. Although the Jin Dynasty and the Fuluo Dynasty both strictly investigated the Kong family, they are just branch mansions."
"The Kong family has already been punished by the saint. If they are punished more severely, firstly, it is very likely to make the saint unhappy, and secondly, it will make the Kong family hate you. And everyone in the world is watching. If the big things of the Great Xia Dynasty are reduced to trivial matters,
melted."
"It can be regarded as appeasing the hearts of scholars all over the world. It is also a great grace for the Confucius Mansion. I think that when I come to the Confucius Mansion, I will definitely remember this grace."
Yang Kai spoke up.
After all, he is the Minister of Rites and has a certain connection with the Confucius family. Naturally, he does not want the Confucius family to suffer another blow.
If there were another blow, the Kong family would really be gone.
"Oh? What Yang Aiqing means is that the Daxia Dynasty still needs to beware of the Kong family's grudges?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke calmly.
In an instant, Yang Kai immediately cupped his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
"I have absolutely no intention of doing so."
"minister"
Speaking of this, Yang Kai really didn't know what to say.
"His Majesty."
"Master Yang has absolutely no such intention."
"I believe that all the major dynasties are targeting the Confucian government. Although everyone is against it, the Great Xia Dynasty can completely go the other way. In this way, scholars all over the world will feel that our Great Xia Dynasty is a country of etiquette after all.
"
"For the Kong family, this is a great divine grace and will be remembered in their hearts. The Kong family will definitely remember this matter for at least a hundred years."
"Furthermore, the Kong family now has Kong Zheng as the successor to the sage. Kong Zheng was appointed as a Confucian by the saint. If he is suppressed, it will not be good after all."
Li Shan spoke.
Explain to Yang Kai.
As Li Shan's voice sounded.
Several other ministers also agreed.
However, Emperor Yongsheng didn't care.
But he didn't say anything, but after a while, Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
"Let's talk about whether we check the Kong family or not."
"However, the Ministry of Rites decreed that in the Great Xia Dynasty, all academies could not be deaned by members of the Confucius family. If they had a good relationship with the Confucius family, they were ordered to resign voluntarily. If there was a certain relationship, they could change to other academies and be demoted to Confucius.
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"Furthermore, the Enlightenment Book for Confucian Students of the Great Xia Dynasty was changed to Guoxue. From now on, the imperial examinations of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Way of Confucius and Saints will be conducted three times in one round."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
The Confucian government will be put under strict investigation for the time being, but these things need to be done.
The enlightenment book for Confucian scholars in the Great Xia Dynasty is the study of Confucius and Saints. It is precisely because of this that for these ignorant schoolchildren, from the first moment they come into contact with the book, the seeds of Confucius have already taken root in their hearts.
There is also the Daxia Imperial Examination, the questions must be related to Confucius, and it is precisely because of this that Confucius's teachings bind scholars.
This is also one of the foundations of Confucius.
In the past, no dynasty dared to cancel this, but now it can be cancelled.
Once it is cancelled, the blow will be even more terrifying for the Kong family, but for a dynasty, it will be a real centralization of power.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely forbidden to reform the etiquette and law."
When Yang Kai spoke up, he immediately disagreed.
However, when he saw the cold gaze of Emperor Yongsheng, Yang Kai fell silent.
The other ministers, including Li Shan, did not continue to speak.
There is no other reason.
This has nothing to do with them, or in other words, they know that Emperor Yongsheng will not let go of this golden opportunity, and whether he talks about it or not, it will not affect the final result.
"Deal with the academy first."
"We will change the enlightenment book next year."
"After this imperial examination, the title will be changed next time."
"I don't want to say it a second time."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke. This was not a compromise, but a slow development. After all, he had taught Gu Jinnian.
Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
No matter what a dynasty does, it cannot be done one-size-fits-all. It should be done slowly, boiling frogs in warm water, and moistening things quietly, which is the best way.
"I obey the decree."
Yang Kai didn't hesitate and agreed honestly.
Wait until this matter is resolved.
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
"He Aiqing, prepare five million taels of silver to build the Marquis Mansion for Gu Jinnian. I have chosen a location. The Heshuoyuan area is suitable for construction, and it is also close to the palace."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke out.
He wanted to build a palace for Gu Jinnian, and he offered five million taels of silver to build a big palace for Gu Jinnian.
Just when he said this, everyone was shocked.
Heshuo Garden covers an area of 1,400 acres. It is larger than the palace. It is too exaggerated.
It is inconsistent with etiquette.
More importantly, five million taels of silver is really luxurious.
Seeing everyone frowning, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't help but get angry.
"Jin Nian has made such a contribution to our Great Xia. Is it difficult to build a decent Marquis Mansion?"
He spoke out, slightly angry.
In the past, he would never be angry no matter what, but when it came to Gu Jinnian's matter, he immediately became angry.
"It's not difficult to return to Your Majesty.
"However, there is no silver in the national treasury. Please forgive me for my incompetence."
He Yan is very direct.
It's not that he disagrees, the problem is that he doesn't have money.
“There is no silver in the treasury?”
"Why is there no silver?"
Now it was Emperor Yongsheng's turn to frown.
"The Duke of Zhen Guo led an army of five hundred thousand, and just to reward the three armies and the corresponding military expenses, he spent twenty million taels of silver."
"Thirty million taels of silver were spent to rebuild Jiangning County after the flood."
"Jiangling County subsidized the people and spent 7 million taels of silver."
"The Beijing inspection is about to begin. All expenses will be one million taels of silver."
"In one month's time, it will be the Spring Festival. The whole country is celebrating. The Ministry of Rites needs to prepare royal supplies, as well as a silver reward from the palace, plus royal subsidies, totaling fifteen million taels of silver."
"Furthermore, ten days ago, there was a severe drought in Guangping County for two consecutive months and four million taels of silver were allocated. Jinzhou had heavy rains for several months and allocated one and a half million taels."
"In the Guangnan area, the military expenditure for suppressing bandits is as high as three million taels."
When it comes to money, He Yan starts a long discussion. In short, money needs to be spent here and money needs to be spent there.
Emperor Yongsheng had a splitting headache after hearing this.
"Speak frankly about how much money is left in the treasury."
Emperor Yongsheng was a little angry.
"Your Majesty, the balance is less than two million taels of silver."
"But I do have a way to solve this problem."
He Yan opened his mouth and told the actual amount of money.
"Is there still two million taels of silver left?"
"How can this be?"
"Didn't you have close to forty million taels of silver before?"
This time Emperor Yongsheng was shocked.
"Your Majesty, military expenditures alone account for more than half of it. All major and minor matters in the country are reported to various places to ask for property. This money is not enough."
"If your Majesty does not believe it, I will immediately send someone to the Ministry of Accounts to get the account books."
He Yan opened his mouth.
If a man doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are, there's nothing he can do about it.
"Don't look at it."
"When I see the bill, I get a headache."
"Just tell me what you can do."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
“Shutdown Evergrande Ceremony.”
“Can save a lot of money.”
"Twenty days later, taxes from various places will also be turned over, and then there will be money to fill it up."
He Yan opened his mouth and gave an answer.
"no."
“The Yongsheng Ceremony cannot be stopped.”
Yongsheng shook his head and refused directly.
"Then I have no choice."
He didn't say anything, just lowered his head and pretended to be dead.
Suddenly, the Yangxin Hall became quiet.
"never mind."
"Select a site first and let the Ministry of Industry draw up the construction drawings."
"We will start construction again after twenty days."
Emperor Yongsheng can only do this.
"Your Majesty is wise."
"However, Your Majesty, in two months it will be Taizu's 100th anniversary, and sacrifices are needed."
"But this year, tax revenue in various places is not optimistic."
"In addition, regarding officials' salaries and the amount of money required by various ministries, I am afraid that the national treasury will also be very tight this year."
"On the northwest border, if you fight at any time, you must leave a sum of silver to prepare for military expenses."
"Your Majesty needs to consider increasing taxes."
He Yan spoke calmly.
But he said something that no emperor would want to hear.
To increase taxes.
Since ancient times, wars have increased taxes.
But for an emperor who was determined to create a prosperous age, increasing taxes would make the people more miserable.
After he ascended the throne, Emperor Yongsheng increased taxes. Originally, during the reign of Taizu, the grain tax was only 20%.
After he ascends the throne, it will be increased by 30%. If it is to be increased, it must be increased by at least 20%.
That is simply unspeakable misery for the people.
It can even be said that the people today are already suffering a bit.
Thirty percent of tax revenue may seem small, but it is only a dynastic tax, and officials from all over the country are bound to plunder the people's wealth and support.
How much, no one knows.
As long as the imperial court promulgates a tax increase of 50%, if implemented, it may be 60% or even 70%.
This will definitely happen.
So Emperor Yongsheng frowned.
One sentence.
The Daxia Dynasty had no money.
"Let me think about this again."
Emperor Yongsheng didn't mention this matter, let's put it this way, the war hasn't started yet anyway.
At least wait until after the first tripartite negotiation.
It was at this time.
Liu Yan's voice sounded outside.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wenjing would like to see you."
As this voice sounded.
Emperor Yongsheng waved his hand and asked the ministers to go down.
The seven people bowed and then left the hall one after another.
Just after walking out of the hall, you can vaguely hear some sounds.
"This year, the allocation for our Ministry of Punishments must not be less than 8 million taels."
"The Grand Ancestor Sacrifice Ceremony, plus the Spring Festival, will cost at least fourteen million taels."
"If you don't say a few words, my staff will ask for thirty million taels."
"You all want so much, but five million taels from our Ministry of Industry can't be enough, right?"
"Go away, does the Ministry of Industry deserve to ask for money?"
"Go, go, cool down and solve our problem first."
There were chaotic sounds, and I really didn’t care about what I could hear.
Emperor Yongsheng felt a little uncomfortable.
soon.
Su Wenjing walked into the main hall.
A look of joy.
"Your Majesty, I have already thought of a gift for Jinnian."
"What do you think of plain words?"
"I hope he has good intentions."
"Does it sound good?"
Su Wenjing walked into the main hall with a face full of joy.
After hearing this.
Emperor Yongsheng, who was already unhappy, became even more unhappy at this moment.
Give a word?
Are you the only one who also bestows a title on my nephew?
Can you take advantage of this cheap round?
Where did you put me?
Emperor Yongsheng's eyes were full of displeasure.
The smile on Su Wenjing's face was a little stiff.
Then he frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty, would you like another one?"
Su Wenjing said slowly.
It was at this time.
Another voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, Gu Ningya, the commander of the Hanging Deng Department, would like to see you."
Soon, with the consent of Emperor Yongsheng.
Gu Ningya came running over in a hurry, with an excited look on his face.
"His Majesty."
"I thought of a word for Jinnian, Dapeng."
"I hope Jinnian can spread his wings and fly high like Dapeng in the future. From now on, he will be called Gu Dapeng. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Gu Ningya said with excitement on his face.
After seeing Su Wenjing, I was even more excited.
"Mr. Wenjing, do you think it makes sense?"
He said smugly.
"roll!"
Two voices spoke in unison.
Are you worthy?
The same sentence couldn't help but come to mind.
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