If heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity will be like a long night.
These are two sentences that someone saw on the wall of the Shu Taoist temple during the Northern Song Dynasty. They have no context. They were later widely disseminated and turned into words of praise for Confucius.
Without Confucius, eternity would be like night, and even the sun would be invisible?
Then why do the people still say that time is easy to lose, and even you will perish?
The sun is still the same sun.
Moreover, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties before Confucius was born were still regarded as a model of governance. The king was a sage, the ministers were virtuous ministers, and the common people sang songs, enjoyed themselves, and were extremely harmonious.
Is this also a long dark night?
Obviously, these two sentences are a bit too much.
But as disciples of Confucius and Mencius, and future generations of scholars, no matter how high Confucius is praised, it is not an exaggeration.
After all, as he raised his grandmaster, his own worth also increased.
The carpenter worshiped Lu Ban, the doctor worshiped Bian Que, the tofu seller worshiped Liu An, and even the crosstalk talker respected Dongfang Shuo... The principle is roughly the same, and it is not complicated.
What's terrible is that someone actually came to destroy the place.
God has given birth to my generation again, and China has just resumed Dan.
The connection between these two sentences is not good in terms of grammar, but the idea behind it is terrifying and terrifying.
Kong Kejian and Kong Xixue, father and son, looked at each other in astonishment. What else could they say? Are they risking their lives with Zhang Ximeng?
It seems a little difficult.
After all, they had just experienced a few months of hard labor. Kong Kejian's waist was bent, his back was hunched, his hair was all gray, and he was already an old man.
After these days, Kong Xixue's face was tanned, his hands were chapped, and his body was as rough as a file.
After so many years of pampering, when did you ever suffer such a big sin?
It's almost like a full circle of the underworld.
He just wants to live now, not to mention these bad signs. Even if he digs up Confucius' grave, he will only clap his hands and say that Zhang Xiang dug it well.
Sure enough, Kong Xixue hurriedly praised: "Prime Minister Zhang has lofty aspirations and no one can match them. These two sentences have been circulated for so long, and it was only Prime Minister Zhang who added the next two sentences. It is so perfect and wonderful!"
When Kong Kejian saw that his son had taken the lead again, he was anxious and angry, and he quickly flattered him.
Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "You said it's wonderful, but I want you to tell me, tell me, what's so wonderful about it?"
"Where? Where?" Kong Xixue's eyes were so anxious that he hurriedly said: "The wonderful thing is that Confucius has been dead for so many years, and there should be new heroes and sages coming to the world... Zhang Xiang is a great sage in this world, one of the best in the world.
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Kong Kejian also said: "It is indeed true. Prime Minister Zhang makes fuss, sets moral principles, and assists the sage monarch of the left to make the Lord clear. Even the wise prime ministers in ancient times cannot compare!"
Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "Put away all the flattery. I wrote these two sentences without any intention of mocking Confucius."
Yeah?
It’s not a mockery of Confucius, it’s because you’ve already said all that needs to be said!
The father and son secretly cursed, but they did not dare to bring it out in words, so they could only nod their heads frequently.
Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath and said: "Confucius established moral principles and promoted Confucian education. He has made great contributions to it for two thousand years. Confucius' teachings have been engraved in my bones. Even in these years, I have also read some books and articles by Confucian scholars of the past dynasties.
I’ve benefited a lot!”
These words are Zhang Ximeng's true words, but he has no control over what others think.
Changing the topic, Zhang Ximeng said: "In the hundreds of years since Jingkang, until the Red Turban Rebellion, how was the world? How were the people? Are these three hundred years a long night of darkness?"
Calculate!
Why doesn't it count?
Jingkang’s shame needs no words.
The emperor of the Central Plains surrendered to the barbarians without losing his face.
But the problem is that it is shameless, and it does not bring benefits, but an even more disastrous failure.
The Mongols replaced the Jin Kingdom, and their iron hooves became even more fierce. They were defeated again and again, and the mountains and seas fell across the cliffs, and the land of China sank.
In the past hundred years, the descendants of Yan and Huang Miao people, the nobles of China, have become slaves with the same price as livestock. If this is not a long night, what is a long night?
The long night is endless, and the long night is full of miserable wind and rain.
"Who raised the flag of righteousness and ordered the heroes of the world to rise up against the Yuan Dynasty?"
"It's our Red Scarf Rebels!"
"Who swept the world, severely damaged the Yuan army, and restored the Central Plains?"
"They are our great Ming emperors and our brave soldiers."
"Who restored Chinese clothes and culture and revived the civilization of the Central Plains?"
"He is my Ming Dynasty's emperor, and he is my Ming Dynasty's court!"
…
Zhang Ximeng asked and answered more than a dozen questions in a row, all of which went straight to the point.
God gave birth to my generation again, and it was a long night before returning to school.
Is it bragging?
Is it overestimating one's capabilities?
No, I just told a fact!
It's just that some truths are worse than lies.
"Kong Kejian, I said at the beginning that if Confucius really lived, he would not let you unworthy descendants go. Now I want to ask you, if Confucius is reborn, can he still teach a school of learning?"
Kong Kejian was still hesitating, but Kong Xixue thought faster and said hurriedly: "No, no, no, Master, when he is reborn, he will only join the rebel army, follow Your Majesty, Xianggong Zhang, drive out the barbarians and restore China!"
"Yes, yes!" Kong Kejian took the words and said hurriedly: "Master is by no means a weak scholar. Seeing that the world is so gloomy, with wolves and dogs running rampant, the people are in dire straits, and life is worse than death... He will definitely go into battle to kill the enemy in person and serve as His Majesty's vanguard.
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When the two of them reached this point, Zhang Ximeng finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"Just wait for the trial! I want to visit the Confucius Temple."
What's the meaning?
The two men didn't understand. Zhang Xiang sent the sign, scolded people, and showed off his authority. Why didn't he let it go?
At least leave a way out!
It is a pity that the next person to deal with them is not Zhang Ximeng, but the new inspector Liu Bowen.
As Zhu Yuanzhang said before, it is impossible to let the Confucius go and forget about their great lack of virtue just because they have suffered a little while doing hard labor.
The people of Shandong are still waiting to settle accounts with them!
Liu Bowen came with murderous intent. He knew that even if the emperor and Prime Minister Zhang had spoken, the Kong family could not be the same as before, but a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. He wanted the people below to be willing to punish Kong.
Home is still very difficult.
Therefore, when they met for the first time, Liu Bowen said to the people below: "Confucius and the Kong family are two different things. For thousands of years, the Kong family has been shameless and served the barbarians, which has disgraced Confucius. We severely punish the Confucius and replace the Confucius family."
Confucius got rid of his unworthy descendants and upheld justice for the people. This was truly his duty as an official of the imperial court."
"What's more, in the two thousand years after Confucius, Confucianism declined, disciples were unworthy, and the world fell into a long night. Now that we follow the Ming Lord, assist the country and govern the people, we are about to usher in a red sun that will illuminate the eternal night."
"In short, anyone who harms the common people, takes bribes and bends the law, exploits innocent people, colludes with the Yuan Dynasty, harms good people... all crimes will be severely punished. The children of the Confucius family will be punished with an additional penalty!"
Following this order, everyone started to move, and they could no longer move.
Liu Bowen will not listen to these people's nonsense. Anyone who dares to delay doing anything will be announced immediately.
Put your name on the square outside the government office, beat gongs and drums, and invite people to come and witness.
"This Mr. Bowen is really bad."
Officials did not dare to deal with the Confucius family because they were worried that if they turned out in the future, they would be criticized by thousands of people and reviled by thousands of people, making it difficult for them to gain a foothold in the government and conduct themselves in the officialdom.
Liu Bowen was not considerate of these people and did not tell them, and gave them a fate of ruined reputation in advance.
I have made your affairs public, but you are unwilling to deal with the Kong family and protect them.
The people who have been wronged cannot seek justice.
Who would not be afraid of this hand?
There were indeed a few scribes who were unwilling to investigate the Kong family, and the result was revealed by Liu Bowen.
The angry people gathered thousands of people, rushed to the official's home, and set a fire. The official escaped death, but he was so frightened that he could not sleep all night and kept waking up from nightmares.
Liu Bowen took away his official clothes. Wherever he went, people pointed at him and suffered all kinds of insults.
Occasionally, the house will be covered with cow dung, which makes the family miserable and makes life worse than death.
With lessons learned from the past, no one dares to be perfunctory anymore.
From bottom to top, we will continue to conduct thorough investigations and never let anyone go.
In the first batch, more than 700 thugs and evil servants of the Kong family were picked out, and nearly a hundred of them were killed.
Later, some ordinary members of the Kong family were also arrested, and more than 70 people were arrested.
Not only do these people need to be arrested, they also have property that needs to be recovered.
Liu Bowen is like peeling a cabbage, layer by layer, straight to the core...
This time, Liu Bowen also made a pioneering move... He regularly revealed the progress of the execution to newspapers, and used newspapers to publicize it widely, constantly exposing the evil deeds of the Kong family to the world.
This move was like piercing a hornet's nest, and countless mosquitoes flew out, buzzing and biting.
They jumped out one after another and scolded Liu Bowen, saying that he was avenging his personal revenge. In order to please the people in power, he falsely accused the Kong family, deliberately framed him, and made false accusations. He was the handsome minister of our time.
"What's going on? Mr. Bowen is scared?"
Liu Bowen burst out laughing, "Prime Minister Zhang, you are looking down on me. Liu Bowen has nothing but courage. What's more, these people used to scold Prime Minister Zhang, but now they only dare to scold me... Isn't this right?
Isn’t it our victory?”
Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a while, it really makes sense!
"Mr. Bowen, if that's the case, then I'm relieved."
Liu Bowen said with a smile: "No need to worry, Prime Minister. The affairs of the eucalyptus are sent to the lower officials, but it is Prime Minister Zhang who will do the work. Heaven has given birth to my generation again, and China has just returned to China. I am not talented in the lower officials, but I am willing to be a moth to fight the fire and revitalize China."
, illuminate the universe!”
"good!"
Zhang Ximeng put his hands on his hands and laughed, "Mr. Bowen, I have been around the Confucius Mansion several times. What do you think we turn the Confucius Mansion into a school?"
"School?"
"Well, it's called Fudan!" Zhang Ximeng said: "It is to study how we move from the long night to the light, how to walk out bit by bit, record our gains and losses, and present them to future generations truthfully. Since then, Fudan in the world has become
China is rejuvenated."
After Liu Bowen thought for a while, he suddenly put his hands on his hands and laughed, "Great! The official just happened to have confiscated a large amount of money from the Kong family, and he could allocate a sum of money to build a school. Then write down the whole process and carve it into a stone tablet.
.Suddenly, it has become a piece of cake that will last forever. Who dares to turn over?"
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Tongtang’s new work, I want Da Ming Zhongliang to come over and help me with the production and collect it.