After reading the Kong family report summarized by Lu Duoxun, Luo Youdu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You did a good job, I will mark your contribution."
Lu Duoxun looked happy and said loudly: "I have received your majesty's kindness in knowing me. I don't ask for rewards. I am only willing to help your majesty solve your problems."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "I know you are loyal and do not care about gains and losses. But I have always made clear rewards and punishments and will not miss anyone's contribution."
Lu Duosun retreated happily.
Luo Youdu frowned at the report in his hand, and became more determined to rectify the Kong family.
The Confucius family used various means to win people's hearts, even at the expense of the interests of the court. They exploited loopholes in the law to seek personal gain for themselves, and also threw dirty water on the court.
Even Guo Rong is not considered a good emperor. How many other people in China can be called "good emperors"?
The good thing about Guo Rong is that he died young.
During his years in office, he had been working hard and forging ahead. His sudden death left no stain on his resume.
Just like Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, if he died in the early years of Tianbao, he would be able to outlast all the emperors in China.
But the people under the rule of the Kong family actually gave Guo Rong the name of a faint king.
If co-authorship does not bring enough benefits to the Kong family, he is not considered a good emperor?
Luo Youdu didn't want to get used to this.
Shuo Chao!
Civil and military officials of a certain level and above must participate in the Great Court Meeting held at the beginning of each month.
Luo Youdu sat high in the hall, looked at the civil and military officials below, and asked the Ministry of Rites about the civil and educational matters.
Listening to the report from the Ministry of Rites, Luo Youdu nodded and said: "It's very good, but it's not enough, far from enough. I recently read "Spring and Autumn" and lamented the difficulty of the sages. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various countries were in dispute and cultural restrictions. It is a literary propaganda
The king led his disciples to travel around the country, advocated education without distinction, recruited students widely, broke the monopoly of education by the nobles of various countries, and spread the seeds of culture throughout the world."
In fact, some people tie Confucius to Confucianism, which is unfair to Confucius.
Confucianism is only one of Confucius' achievements, a theory he created.
A Confucian school is far from being able to demonstrate the greatness of Confucius.
The real greatness of Confucius lies in his spread of Chinese culture. He broke the aristocracy's monopoly on culture.
It is not that there were no sages before Confucius. Laozi and Zichan were no less accomplished in thought than Confucius.
However, due to the limitations of the times, their ideas were only spread among the nobles.
It was Confucius who broke the monopoly. Whether they were common people, nobles, or barbarians from various countries, as long as they were willing to learn, Confucius took them under his tutelage.
The four words "education without distinction" directly kicked off the contention of a hundred schools of thought. With his own efforts, he promoted the vigorous development of Chinese culture and made Chinese culture advance significantly.
This contribution to the promotion of education is much greater than the creation of the school of Confucianism.
"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the sages were able to overcome all difficulties and teach without distinction. How can future generations of our generation lag behind others? From now on, we should increase the promotion of culture and education."
Luo Youdu carefully warned that if we want to truly strengthen our country, the promotion of culture is a top priority.
Luo Youdu was at the top, recalling the sages and being filled with emotion, and continued: "I have an occasional sentence for you to appreciate."
As he said this, he hung the sentence he wrote, "If heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity will be like a long night" in front of the palace.
Seeing this famous saying respecting Confucius, all the civil servants in the temple were extremely excited.
It is true that Guo Rong was a good emperor, and he also gave them a certain status as civil servants.
However, Guo Rong did not respect Confucius, which was a certain regret for the civil servants who always liked to be critical.
For those who can write this sentence, it is obvious that they respect Confucius.
Wang Pudao said: "Without King Wenxuan, eternity would be like a long night. The words "Your Majesty" are used very delicately. They can be displayed on both sides of the Confucius Temple to highlight the achievements of King Wenxuan."
Luo Youdu nodded and said, "Yes! I would like to invite Queen Wenxuan to the palace for a visit. What do you think?"
Naturally, many civil servants had no objection to this trivial request.
Only a few people vaguely saw the clues.
Of course, Lu Duoxun was secretly amused. Although he didn't know the reason, he also knew that the Kong family was going to be in trouble. He just didn't know what method the king would use. After all, he was facing the Kong family.
Under the blessing of Confucius' halo, the Kong family has an invisible talisman. Dealing with the Confucius family will also damage their own reputation.
Next is Zhao Pu, who knows Luo Youdu far better than anyone else.
Given Luo Youdu's style, if he really wanted to invite the Kong family into the palace, why would he need to bring it up at this meeting?
The meeting is over.
Luo Youdu's admiration and respect for Confucius gave all the literati and scholars in Bianjing a reassurance.
After all, Luo Youdu started a war to destroy the country as soon as he ascended the throne.
This competitive spirit worries many people.
He was afraid that Luo Youdu would go to war and resort to violence, which would lead to the decline of the country.
Now I feel relieved, knowing that this new king still attaches great importance to literary affairs.
When the Kong family got the news, they immediately mobilized the entire government, put on lanterns and colorful decorations, and shamelessly praised Luo Youdu as a holy king of the world.
As for why the tax-free reinstatement came to nothing, it is no longer important at this moment.
To be summoned by the new emperor in such a grand manner is enough to bring the Kong family's reputation to an unprecedented height, sweep away the haze of the Five Generations, and restore its past glory.
In response to Luo Youdu's invitation, the Kong family was extremely cautious and held family meetings many times.
Luo Youdu only gave two places to enter the palace, but half of the core members of the Kong family came to Beijing with great momentum.
Everyone in Bianjing knows this.
Through Wu Desi, Luo Youdu saw everything and even asked Wu Desi to secretly add some fire.
As a result, no one in Bianjing was unaware of the fact that the descendants of the Confucius family followed the imperial edict and entered the capital.
Renming Hall is the palace of Queen Fu Qing'er.
Luo Youdu took the rattle and played with Chou Chou for a long time.
It wasn't until Fu Qing'er's repeated urging that Luo Youdu handed the little guy to Fengzhu and changed into a pair of solemn clothes.
Fu Qing'er moved and took care of the clothes carefully and said: "Your Majesty wants to invite the descendants of King Wenxuan, so you can't be careless."
Luo Youdu smiled indifferently and said, "If I hadn't invited Dou Yanshan to accompany me, I wouldn't even bother to change my clothes."
Today is the day when Kong Yi, a direct descendant of the Kong family, and Kong Yu, the elder of the clan, enter the palace.
In order to show his prudence, Luo Youdu also invited three famous Bianjing scholars, Dou Yujun, Yang Ningshi, and Feng Ping, as well as the prime ministers Wang Pu, Song Qi, and Xue Juzheng to accompany him, and gave Kong Yi and Kong Yu great respect.
The meeting place was also chosen at Jiying Hall.
Jiying Hall is mainly a place for testing Jinshi. Luo Youdu summoned Kong Yi and Kong Yu here, and his intention was quite obvious.
When Luo Youdu arrived at Jiying Hall, the invited people were already in place.
"I have met His Majesty!"
Everyone first bowed to Luo Youdu and said hello.
Luo Youdu waved his hand and said: "No courtesy!"
His eyes fell on Kong Yi and Kong Yu in the middle.
Kong Yinian was not as good as Wen Guan. He was a thin young man with a nervous expression, and it was obvious that he had not experienced much of the world.
Kong Yu had a gray beard and hair, was already sixty years old, and had a rather calm demeanor.
"This must be Wen Rugong's son. He looks a bit like your father."
Wen Rugong is Kong Renyu, the head of the Kong family who took office. He died of illness three years ago and is the head of the resurgence of the Kong family.
If it weren't for Kong Renyu and Du Miao, the direct bloodline of the Kong family would have been cut off.
Luo Youdu ignored Kong Yu.
Although he is the leader of the Kong family, in terms of status, he is far inferior to his direct descendant Kong Yi.
Luo Youdu asked everyone to take their seats and naturally talked about Confucius's contribution.
Those present were all great Confucian scholars. They had infinite respect for Confucius and would invariably brag about it.
Luo Youdu felt that it was in place. If he kept blowing it, he was afraid that Confucius in the portrait would blush, so he asked about the situation of the Confucius family.
Kong Yi couldn't tell. He was still young and his current task was to study.
As the head of the Confucian family, if his Confucian skills are not up to par, it will bring disgrace to the Confucian family.
Kong Yu answered: "The head of the family is young and is studying Confucian classics. The affairs of the Kong family are all taken care of by the old man."
Luo Youdu showed a crocodile smile and said: "Then please tell me, sir."
Kong Yu described in detail the achievements of the Confucius family in recent years, such as the sacrifices and cultural gatherings held, and listed the contributions of the Confucius family one by one.
Luo Youdu's face became increasingly gloomy, and he interrupted: "Why are they all sacrifices? What about education?"
This question immediately made Kong Yu freeze on the spot.
enlightenment?
There was no Kung Fu education, sacrifices, cultural gatherings or farmland management. The Kong family devoted all their attention to development.
How can you go out of your way to educate the people in a thankless way?
Now that the people know better, what should we do if they rebel?
Luo Youdu looked shocked and said: "After King Wenxuan, there is no enlightenment?"
Kong Yu blushed at the question.
Dou Yujun, the most educated person, also had a surprised look on his face.
It's true that the Kong family is responsible for offering sacrifices, but it's really shameful that they don't care about education.
Luo Youdu was furious and shouted: "In order to educate the people, King Wenxuan took his seventy-two sages and traveled north and south. He went through hardships and recruited three thousand disciples. He spread the culture to six countries and made outstanding contributions to China's cultural and educational undertakings. In the early Tang Dynasty, Duke Yingda,
Compiling the "Five Classics of Justice", summarizing Confucian classics, and also contributing to the cause of culture and education. But when you come here, you have no contribution to enlightenment? Will the sacrifice of King Wenxuan be the main concern of the Confucius family? "
He glared at Kong Yu angrily and said word by word: "King Wenxuan is not the King Wenxuan of the Kong family, but the King Wenxuan of the world."
"All Confucian students are students of King Wenxuan, including me. Offering sacrifices to King Wenxuan is not a matter for your Confucius family."
"You don't follow the example of your ancestors and preach enlightenment, but you regard sacrifice as your main business..."
"This is simply putting the cart before the horse!"
He stood up from the table, pointed at Dou Yujun and said: "Take a look at Mr. Dou Yanshan next to you. He has been engaged in literature and education for thirty years. He has opened a kindergarten regardless of gains and losses. So far, there are 28 kindergartens in the capital to educate students.
One thousand three hundred people. After you become King Wenxuan, can you compare with others?"
“What should we, the scholars, do?”
"As a sacrifice to our ancestors?"
"wrong!"
"We, the scholars, should establish our minds for the heaven and the earth, establish our lives for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations!"
"Do you have any qualifications to be the queen of King Wenxuan?"
"My heart aches!"
"After King Wenxuan, there are unworthy descendants like you."
"What shame do you...have to sacrifice to his old man?"