News soon spread in the court that Emperor Zhao Ji was going to visit the two Zhejiang provinces in the south and that Prince Zhao Gou would supervise the country. There was a lot of discussion in the court and the public.
Many people in the market secretly cursed behind their backs, saying that the emperor was going to run away.
The third day after Wang Lin and Kong Lin got married was the day of return to peace.
If he follows the wishes of the Kong family, Guining will return to the home of the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong.
But how could Wang Lin have time to travel all the way to Qufu, so it was Kong Rui's house that returned to Ning.
For the sake of the dignity of the Kong family, Wang Lin used the entire set of King Yan's ceremonial guards for the first time.
Flags, chariots and horses, military guards, and honor guards.
A large group of more than a hundred people circled the imperial city and went to Kongrui Mansion in the inner city. The commotion was actually not small, because after the honor guard of Prince Yan's Mansion, there were also dozens or hundreds of fanatics following.
, just like die-hard fans of future celebrities.
All the Kong family members in Beijing came out in full force and opened the main gate to welcome King Yan and his wife Guining.
After listening to Wang Lin's suggestion, Yan Shenggong Kong Jie, his son Kong Rui and nephew Kong Qi looked at each other and were speechless for a while.
Confucius Mansion and Confucius Temple implement a fee system, or collect incense money for worshiping Confucius?
The general idea is that every year, a large number of scholars from all over the country go to Qufu to visit the Confucius Temple, which is called a pilgrimage.
The Confucian clan, Yanshenggong, managed the Confucian mansion and the Confucian temple, inherited the incense, and charged a certain fee for the scholars who came to pay homage.
The specific standards will be discussed separately.
Kong Jie hesitated for a long time and said lightly: "Your Majesty, is this... inappropriate? My Kong family offers incense to the saints. If it is used for profit, I am afraid it will cause criticism from the people of the world."
Kong Rui and Kong Qi also echoed.
Wang Lin smiled and said: "The sect of Yanshenggong inherits the incense of the saint, and daily sacrifices and offerings require a lot of money. If there are no fees, you will always be unable to make ends meet just by relying on the salary of the sect of Yanshenggong and the support from the court.
Unless the Kong family is like a local tycoon, occupying a large amount of land and expropriating it violently. But if so, it might have a negative impact on the reputation of the saint, right?"
"The name can be used to enshrine the incense of the saint and maintain and repair the facilities of the Confucius temple. For example, like a Buddhist temple or a Taoist temple, it can sell incense, candles, and peace talismans..."
Kong Jie and the others were a little moved when they heard this, but they still felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, it is the supreme merit of a saint to educate all peoples. What kind of pure virtue is this? How can it be tainted by money?
Wang Lin added: "There are so many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the world, so it is normal to accept offerings from believers. However, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism stand side by side, and the virtues of saints are no less than those of Buddha and Taoism. It is only natural to accept some incense money."
"The Buddha even said that the sutras should not be passed on lightly, otherwise the followers of the younger generations will starve. The same is true for the inheritance of saints. Scholars all over the world have received the blessings of saints and should also contribute to the inheritance of saints. Mr. Yan, you Confucius family
Don’t have any mental barriers to this.”
"Buddha established his religion to support hundreds of millions of monks in later generations, but the saint's cultural splendor shines in the past and present, but he cannot support the descendants of the saint? This is not normal."
"Furthermore, the imperial court can come forward and local officials can publicize it widely, and use the power of the yamen to help the Confucius family promote it. You are just telling the world that the incense money collected is earmarked for special use and will never be used as private property of the Confucius family.
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As soon as Wang Lin said this, Kong Jie was really tempted.
If the government comes forward to help the Kong family, this matter will have a 100% success rate. Moreover, if the court announces it first, there will be no flaws in the righteousness.
There are tens of thousands of scholars from all over the country who go to Qufu every year. If each person is charged a sum of money for incense, it will add up to a lot, which is not a small sum.
With the implementation of this matter, the economic difficulties of the Kong family were easily solved.
Kong Jie and the other three were overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
Wang Lin smiled and said nothing.
In fact, later generations of Confucian temples charged fees and consumed Confucius, and the income was returned to the state. His proposal was to attribute the relevant income to the Confucius family.
Once this hole is opened, the Kong family must be driven by interests and will not let go of this piece of Tang Monk's flesh.
But if the Kong family amassed money crazily and without restraint, the saint's reputation would be wiped away bit by bit by his unscrupulous descendants.
That's the Kong family's business.
He just provided an idea.
On the other hand, from ancient times to the present, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples have been flourishing, and there is an endless stream of people praying to God and worshiping Buddha. Most of the monks in the temple are fat and big-eared, making a lot of money.
In view of the great contribution of Confucius to Chinese culture, there was nothing wrong with him imitating Buddhism and Taoism in charging some incense fees.
It is even possible to develop a complete industrial chain.
However, it depends on whether the Kong family is smart enough.
…
Kong Lin wanted to stay at her parents' house for one night, but Wang Lin was busy with military affairs and could not live together. In the afternoon of that day, after having a meal with the Kong family, she hurried back to the palace.
At this time, Li Gang, Wu Min, Zong Ze, and Guo Zhishun had been waiting for him for a long time.
Li Gang, the four of them all looked ugly.
Why?
Naturally, it was because of Emperor Zhao Ji’s southern tour.
It's not a big deal for the prince to supervise the country, because the court is now running normally according to the established track under the control of the four people, and there will be no chaos because of Zhao Ji's departure.
But they have deeper and more anxious concerns.
Wang Lin slowly walked into the main hall. The four of them stood up to greet each other, but they all sat here without saying a word. The atmosphere in the hall was dull.
Wang Lin smiled and said: "You gentlemen, please be honest and forthright with me. I think that at least in the great cause of our country, Gu and all the ministers have the same goal."
Ensure the economic, cultural and social stability of the Song Dynasty and mobilize the whole country to fight against the Jin Dynasty.
Protect the home and the country.
Defend China’s clothes.
This is the common goal of Wang Lin and Li Gang.
This is also the key factor why the four ministers in the court can stand unswervingly behind Wang Lin.
Of course, among the four, Guo Zhishun has firmly tied the interests and future of the Guo family to Wang Lin.
Li Gang was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed and said: "King Yan, have you ever thought that if the official family takes some of the courtiers to tour the south and southeast, the court will be divided in the future? If the official family establishes a separate court in the south of the Yangtze River, they will take half of the wealth in the southeast.
Fu, how can we go to get chestnuts from the fire again?"
Guo Zhishun also interjected: "Yes, Your Majesty, we must not allow officials to patrol the south. This will definitely lead to the split of the Song Dynasty, and the consequences will be disastrous."
Zongze's eyes were bright: "King Yan, based on my judgment on officials, there is a high probability that he will set up a separate court in the southeast, wrap up the wealth of the southeast, and form another country."
"As for us, we are just the abandoned sons of the official family, staying in the north to serve as pawns for the official family to fight against the Jin Dynasty!"
Wang Lin remained silent.
Since he did not openly oppose Zhao Ji's southern tour, how could he not have thought of such hidden dangers?
The hidden danger is still on the table. Although Zhao Ji does not have the courage to establish a separate court, he cannot resist the temptation of someone behind his back, and Zhao Ji has always been a master without independent opinions.
Now that this layer of window paper has been pierced, Li Gang and the four people are having heated discussions. They have almost made it clear that they want to put Zhao Ji, an official, under house arrest in Tokyo and become the emperor who does not care about worldly affairs.
Seeing that Wang Lin remained silent, Zongze couldn't help but frown and said, "Why didn't the prince say a word?"
Wang Lin took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I don't know what you are thinking. It's just that the officials insist on going to the south of the Yangtze River, so what can I do?"
He didn't say some words clearly, but Li Gang and others knew that he was considering the feelings of Zhao Fujin and other female family members. After all, he was also Zhao Ji's son-in-law.
Zongze said dissatisfied: "How can the prince ignore the overall situation? If the Song Dynasty is divided because of this and the Jin people take advantage of it, how will we face millions of common people?"
Li Gang, Wu Min, Guo Zhishun stared at Wang Lin closely.
Wang Lin rubbed his eyebrows: "I wonder how the court reacted to the official's intention to tour the south?"
"Most of them are against it. Only Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong and others cater to it, and even many clans are secretly agreeing to promote it. I estimate that if the official family seriously inspects the south, 90% of the Tokyo clan can go, and 30% of Wuxun and civil servants can go
one."
"This is enough for the officials to set up a small court in Hangzhou." Li Gang said slowly: "We have to be on guard."
"In this way, all the ministers and ministers may wish to write a memorial to ask the officials to change their tune and withdraw their orders. As for me... I will also submit a memorial later."
Hearing Wang Lin's words, Li Gang and the others nodded secretly.
As long as Wang Lin agreed with them to stop him, Zhao Ji wouldn't be able to escape even if he wanted to.
The four people left in a hurry and went back in time to join forces with their own courtiers to launch a wave of impeachment to prevent Zhao Ji from escaping south.
Wang Lin sent the four people to the entrance of the hall.
He looked at the retreating figures of the four people with a complicated look on his face.
For him, he did not want Zhao Ji to directly give the throne to Zhao Gou.
Because this would make Zhao Gou feel that the throne was too easy to get, easy to get up, but difficult to get down.
So he guided Zhao Ji to have the intention of patrolling the south.
Of course, in the middle of the court, people like Tang Ke had been clamoring for the emperor's southern tour. In addition to being afraid of war, he might also have ulterior motives for establishing a separate court.
Wasn't that what Wang was like back then?
Wang Lin knew that Zhao Ji's patrol in the south would arouse strong opposition from Li Gang and others. It can even be said that the vast majority of the subjects of the Song Dynasty would oppose Zhao Ji's escape.
Therefore, Zhao Ji could not leave in the end.
However, after this, it became an established fact that Zhao Gou supervises the country as the prince rather than as the new king.
The court discussions were raging and public opinion was raging, so Zhao Ji could only stay in the harem and be the de facto emperor.
This is in line with the current interests of all parties.
But in this case, Li Gang can say it, Wu Min can say it, and Zongze and Guo Zhishun have no scruples. Only Wang Lin can't say it publicly - he is opposed to the emperor's southern tour and Zhao Gou directly ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. He only hopes that Zhao Gou will be the emperor.
Gou becomes the prince of the prison state.
Some things can only be done but not said.
Therefore, some strategies of playing hard to get and retreating were adopted.
The villains who prevented the emperor from touring the south and Zhao Gou from proclaiming himself emperor had to be left to people like Li Gang.
…
Zhao Fujin, Chongde, Zhao Yupan, Zhao Gou and others walked out of the study. They were all listening to the conversation between Wang Lin and Li Gang just now in the back hall.
In fact, they were even more unwilling for Zhao Jinan to escape.
Even if Zhao Ji fled south, they would not follow him.
So far, not to mention Zhao Fujin, the interests and future safety of princes and princesses such as Zhao Yupan have been firmly tied to the chariot of Prince Yan's palace.
Of course, the main factor is that they feel that even if Zhao Ji changes his ways in the south, it will not be successful.
Can those weak soldiers and horses in Jiangnan stop Wang Lin's Fuhu cavalry? Sooner or later, they will be doomed.
And if so, can Zhao Ji still save his life?
This is what they don't want to see.
Zhao Yupan said lightly: "King Yan, regarding my father's southern tour, there has been a lot of discussion in the court, and the ministers are opposed. I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve what we want."
"Humph, my father knows how to run... Where can he run to? If the north is not protected and the Jin people march straight in, the south can be saved? It's ridiculous." Zhao Gou's words were somewhat resentful.
He was very angry and resentful. Why couldn't his father just give him the Zen position?
Then you become the Supreme Emperor and can go wherever you want.