Building temples for living people to offer sacrifices began in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it seems that... it became very common in the Song Dynasty?
Gao Cheng of the Song Dynasty recorded in "Shi Jiyuan": "Han Pinggong was the county magistrate, and the prison was flat. A shrine was erected in the county. From the three dynasties, there were no people who were born to erect a shrine. This is the beginning. Then the shrine was erected. In the Han Dynasty."
But in the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became absurd.
For example, Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty who was buried in shrines all over the world, was nine thousand years old.
Wang Lin smiled bitterly and refused again and again: "Three great Confucians and scholars, you must not do it! How can I dare to build a shrine alongside the most holy teacher? What a nonsense!!"
Zhang Kui said with emotion: "The great master, Confucius, wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals and established Confucianism. The great master promoted the inheritance of the saints and wrote the Anthology of the Four Books and Five Classics, which established the foundation of Confucianism, benefited scholars all over the world, and saved thousands of common people. It is more difficult to save a country than to collapse it. The one who has accomplished great things through the ages through his meritorious deeds, his words, and his teachings, who is it but the great master?"
"For this merit, a Confucian temple should be established forever and receive the worship of scholars all over the world. It will be immortal for eternity."
Cheng Yuanjing and Zhou Ziyan also bowed and bowed tremblingly.
Dozens of scholars behind them also bowed down and prostrated, most of them excited.
Three great scholars of the time brought a group of scholars to the Prince of Yan's Mansion. They repeatedly begged and cried bitterly, demanding that a statue of Wang Lin be erected in the Confucian Temple alongside Confucius... This incident caused a sensation in the entire Prince Yan's Mansion and the Generalissimo's Mansion.
Yue Fei and other generals were quite speechless when they heard this.
When Wang Lin saw a group of scholars chasing him "unyieldingly", with an attitude of not giving up until they reached their goal, he reached out and rubbed his brows.
Of course, we must admit that Zhang Kui and others have good intentions.
From one aspect, it also shows that the publication of "Commentary on the Four Books and Five Classics of King Yan" and "The Reading Method of King Yan" has had a wide-ranging impact on the entire Confucian society.
In particular, "The Anthology of the Four Books and Five Classics of King Yan" is a powerful tool for advancement through scientific examinations. As long as the imperial examination system exists and Confucianism still exists, Wang Lin's name will be immortal.
In fact, Zhu Xi was canonized as a result.
But Wang Lin knew very well that Zhang Kui and the other three also had selfish motives.
As disciples of the great master and one of the authors of the "Collected Commentary on the Four Books and Five Classics of King Yan", the names of the three of them will further spread throughout the world with Wang Lin's canonization.
For three old Confucians who are about to die, is there any better way to become famous than this?
Their disciples will even continue to promote the construction of three statues on the left and right sides of Wang Lin's sacred image even after the death of the three people, and continue to create gods.
Wang Lin's mouth twitched.
He was silent for a moment, then went up to help Zhang Kui and the other two men up, and sighed: "I only eat the emperor's salary, share the country's worries, read the books of sages, and promote the learning of sages. This is all part of my duty. I would never dare to be so arrogant as to erect a statue to deserve it." Confucian Temple... Everyone, please don't mention this matter again! Please don't let Gu... be infamy for thousands of years and become a clown!"
Wang Lin bowed to the group of excited scholars, turned around and entered his study neatly, and then ordered the Tiger Guards to close the door. No matter how much Zhang Kui led them to plead with them, they refused to agree.
Wang Lin knows that what he calls today's so-called "establishing one's moral character, establishing one's words, and performing meritorious deeds" - the root of everything lies in resisting gold.
The great cause of resisting the Jin Dynasty was accomplished, and he could be immortal without the troublesome god-making movement. He was naturally the founding emperor of the country;
And if you are defeated by the Jin people, everything will be like birds and beasts, and you will immediately fall from the altar and become the subject of ridicule for future generations.
Although Wang Lin doesn't care much about what happens after his death, he only values living in the present. Death is like a lamp going out, so why worry about it so much.
But after all, he was unwilling to be written into the history books as a stain in history, and to be pressed to the ground and rubbed over and over again by future generations.
The two sides were in a stalemate until the evening, when Zhang Kui and the others finally left in anger with a group of scholars.
After receiving the news, Zhu Lian and other women came to the study room. Seeing Wang Lin's strange expression, Zhu Lian couldn't help but chuckle and said: "My lord, since the founding of our country, it is common for people everywhere to build shrines for people who have meritorious deeds. For example, there used to be a shrine to Zhang Shuye and Lieutenant Zhang in Zhending City. However, I later heard that it was burned down by the Jin soldiers.
Ruined."
Chongde also smiled and said: "Yes, Cai Jing and the other six thieves also had their own shrines in various places at the beginning. In such a country, the female thieves can accept the worship of the world, incense and sacrifices, let alone Xianggong's extraordinary achievements, and he also wrote books and preached. Ten thousand people! I think there is nothing wrong with sharing the incense with the saints."
Liang Hongyu smiled and said: "Mr. Xianggong, Zhang Ru and the others seem to have some selfish motives. They have been planning to be the saint of Xianggong these days. As long as Xianggong can be canonized, they, as the great master's personal disciples, will write the "Collected Commentary on the Four Books and Five Classics" As one of them, it will be a matter of course for him to be canonized in the future.”
Wang Lin raised his thumb to Liang Hongyu and said: "Hongyu really sees clearly. So, I can never agree to such a ridiculous thing. What do I want with these false names?"
The foundation of our foundation is to resist gold. If a great cause is accomplished, everything can be accomplished, but if the great cause is difficult, everything will come to an end.
So what if you just build ten thousand holy statues for me? Sooner or later you will be the laughing stock of the world."
"Besides, I'm still alive and well. It feels too weird to suddenly build a statue for people to worship."
All three girls laughed.
Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan, who were standing behind Wang Lin, were also smiling.
In fact, the Liao people also had examples of building temples, but there were fewer of them than the Song people.
Wang Lin chatted and laughed with the girls, and had some dinner together, and then prepared to go back to the separate courtyards, leaving Chongde to sleep in the study.
The girls stood up to leave, Chongde's pretty face turned red.
Unless Wang Lin specifically named them, Zhu Lian and the other girls would usually take turns coming to the study room to accompany them in order. Of course, Wang Lin would also go directly to their residence, but that was a different story.
At this time, Yan Qing hurried over, stood in the courtyard and shouted: "Your Majesty, urgent military report, Jin Wanyan Lou's family led ten thousand cavalry to raid Suicheng!"
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The main hall of Zhending Mansion.
This place is the residence of three great scholars, Zhang Kui, in Zhending.
As night fell, the main hall of the school was brightly lit with bright red candles.
Zhang Kui and the others were agitated today and suffered from the wind and cold for most of the day. They all had symptoms of headache and brain fever, sneezing and coughing constantly.
The three attendants immediately brought the cooked ginger soup and gave each person a bowl.
Zhang Kui and the three of them each drank a bowl of hot ginger soup and started to sweat, then they felt a little revived.
Zhang Kui sat on the futon, holding three strands of black beard in his hands and sighed: "Everyone, the Grand Master is so humble and refuses to agree. What should I do?"
Zhou Ziyan mused: "Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, countless people have built shrines in various places. With the great achievements of the great masters, he has educated the world's scholars and established the foundation of our Neo-Confucianism. He is truly worthy of being entitled to the Ancestral Temple. It is also The meaning of the title is that the great master is afraid that he is a self-proclaimed disciple of a saint and suddenly ranks with the saint..."
Cheng Yuanjing also said: "With the great master's talent, virtue, merit, and achievements, which are unparalleled in the past and the present, there is nothing wrong with being canonized! He is also highly regarded by scholars all over the world!"
Zhang Lin, a scholar from Hebei Province, suddenly stood up and said: "Three gentlemen, the students think that since the great master dare not overstep his bounds and be ranked alongside Confucius, then in order to show the great master's merits and talents, it is better to build a living temple alone. The students heard that Zhending City
There is a temple to Captain Zhang in the Central Plains, but it was later destroyed by the Jin soldiers. I think it would be better to renovate it into a temple to King Yan. How about that?"
Zhang Kui and the others heard this, their eyes brightened.
Xiao Kai, a scholar from Henan Province, echoed loudly: "Scholars in my generation donate money to build their own buildings. This is a folk behavior. The great master can no longer stop it. Students can see that this can be done!"
Zhang Kui pondered for a while, then slapped the case and exclaimed: "Yes, yes! Everyone, there are at least one or two thousand scholars in Zhending Fucheng. You and I will call on the scholars from all over the country to donate money to rebuild the Yanwang Temple!"
Xiao Kai turned his eyes and said: "Zhang Ru, the student thinks that we can imitate the Wuhou Temple in Luoyang. In addition to setting up a golden statue of King Yan in the middle, the two classes can create civil and military statues of several people. Wen Zi should be headed by the three gentlemen.
Wu Ma, students often hear that there are four generals under King Yan: Yue, Yan, Han, Ma..."
Zhang Kui's expression remained unchanged, but he was filled with ecstasy in his heart. He chanted slowly: "The support of the human heart is the obedience of the heaven's heart. I respectfully support the King of Yan to calm down the inside and outside, educate the scholars, save the common people, and care for the army and the people. It is not only knowledge."
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Furthermore, in the affairs of military affairs, peasantry, etiquette and music, we have contributed to its prosperity, achieved great success in government affairs, and carried great achievements... Therefore, we should erect a shrine to the King of Yan to honor him!"
Cheng Yuanjing and Zhou Ziyan stood up slowly, nodded and said: "What Xiao Sheng said is true. In this case, why not ask Xiao Sheng to take the lead in building this Temple of King Yan. On the day when the temple is completed, we will gather the scholars from all over the world and erect it."
The monument will forever commemorate it!"
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Wanyan Loushi led his army to invade?
Wang Lin was furious.
Not long after the armistice agreement was signed, the Jin people reneged on their promise. Such a treacherous race could still have the great fortune to establish a country and destroy the Liao Kingdom. This is considered blind by God.
Fortunately, when Wang Lin was in Beijing, he also intercepted Wu Qimai and A Gu and gained a lot of luck.
Otherwise, the Northern Song Dynasty would have died early by now, right?
"Xiaoyi, Pengju, can Suicheng be defended?"
However, after hearing that Wanyan Lou's family only came to Wanqi, Wang Lin understood that Wanyan Lou's family had made the decision without authorization and came to plunder the grassland instead of launching a full-scale invasion war, so he was not too worried.
Besides, Zhending is the Shijiazhuang of later generations, and the front line of Suicheng is Baoding of later generations. The distance between the two is only more than 100 kilometers. The Song army in Hebei now has nearly 300,000 soldiers. If Wanyan Loushi dared to go deep into the army alone, he would be seeking death.
"Master, Guan Sheng's 50,000-strong army will arrive at Suicheng at noon tomorrow. In addition, the students have sent orders to Zhe Keqiu and Yao Gu. The Western Army will break camp and set off early tomorrow morning to reinforce Suicheng. Suicheng will be in danger for up to two days.
It can be solved!"
Wang Lin stood under the map and pondered for a long time, then suddenly punched the map and hit it hard: "You golden dog, you are going too far!
Peng Ju, you return to the camp quickly, order 20,000 cavalry, without food, grass, or baggage, go around Yizhou, march quickly to cut off Wanyan Lou's retreat, then close the door and beat the dogs!
With your 20,000 cavalry and Guan Sheng's 50,000, you can ask for 30,000 troops and horses to attack Wanyan Loushi from three sides, one hundred thousand against ten thousand, and strive to annihilate Wanyan Loushi's 10,000 cavalry in Baigou.
South of the river!"
"Xiao Yi, call up the Tiger God Guard Wanqi and send out troops early tomorrow morning. You will also go with me to Datong, Xijing for a tour."
Yue Fei bowed and accepted the order.
Yan Qing said lightly: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, wouldn't it be equivalent to our army declaring full-scale war on the Jin people?"
"Gu said, I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them! For a tiger like the Jin Man, the only way is to retaliate with a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye. Otherwise, if you take one step back, he will take three steps forward.
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Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan were woken up in the middle of the night and went to the study. The two women were a little confused. But after entering the study, they saw that Chongde was worried and personally changing Wang Lin's armor, while Liang Hongyu had already put on her armor neatly and pressed her sword.
Stand aside.
Xiao Duoli Lai: "..."
Yelu Yuliyan turned his eyes and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you going to go on an expedition?"
Wang Lin smiled calmly and allowed Chongde to fasten the belt of his cloak for him. Then he said: "I am going to visit Liao Kingdom and meet Yelu Ding. You can come with me."
Xiao Duoli Lai and Yelu Yu Liyan were shocked.
But they are all a little eager to try.
This place is at most three to four hundred miles away from Liao Tu, which is their homeland!