Chapter 290 Feng Chan (Twenty-six) Confucius Family Qufu
Although the emperor said these words while standing on the second floor of the royal chariot, they were unobstructed and spread quickly throughout the entire royal chariot and his entourage. Many people could not help but discuss it in twos and threes.
Gao Pragmatic's contribution over the years is indeed great, but no one dares to tell lies with open eyes or forcefully deny it. Moreover, China has a habit since ancient times of exaggerating when praising others. The most famous one is probably Xie Lingyun.
There is a saying: "There is only one stone in the world, and Cao Zijian has eight fights alone."
Therefore, the emperor used "I have what I have today, three parts of it belongs to me, two parts to the ministers, and the remaining half to you" to praise pragmatism, which seems amazing, but in fact, it doesn't matter whether it is "three parts" or "two parts", or even
The "remaining half" don't need to be taken too seriously, because they are just expressions of a certain mood of the emperor, rather than specific references.
However, this sentence cannot be underestimated, because the real key to this sentence is not how much Gao Pragmatic's contribution is, or how much of the Wanli Dynasty's contribution it accounts for, but the emperor's mood when he said this sentence - in other words
In other words, in what mood did the emperor say these words, and why did he say it loudly in public.
In short, this is: Why did the emperor praise Gao Pragmatic's achievements in public like this?
You must know that this time the Holy Spirit has traveled south, he will soon offer sacrifices to Confucius, then he will be enshrined in Zen, and finally he will go to Nanjing to pay homage to Xiaoling Mausoleum. This trip is not just a sightseeing trip, it has clear and important political implications.
Guilin. At this time, he suddenly exaggerated and was pragmatic. It is difficult to say that the emperor did not have any political motives.
The emperor is the emperor who has been in the prime of life for thirty years, and his words and deeds will never be without purpose. Most of the accompanying officials are also experienced officials in the officialdom, and they will never naively think that the emperor is just boasting casually when he is in a mood.
Over the years, Gao pragmatic has made great achievements in both civil and military affairs. Now he is the chief assistant of the cabinet and the minister of household affairs. His real power is extremely powerful. He even has the title of Tai Tu. After that, he only has the Tai Tu, who is usually not given to a living person.
Master. Considering that although Gao Pragmatic’s merits are great, he is still less than forty years old after all, this grand master really cannot give it casually now, otherwise the next step...
So the officials quickly came to the conclusion: I am afraid that the only reason why the emperor could create such a momentum in person was to promote Yuan Fu. Yuan Fu directly skipped the earl at first and became a Nanning Marquis. Now judging from the emperor's behavior
Look, somewhere along the way south, Yuan Fu should be canonized as the Duke of the country.
The officials of the neutral faction were relatively calm about this. Although the Duke of Guo was the highest "famous instrument" of the people of the Ming Dynasty, except for the "Foundation of the Country" and "Jingnan", the court was very cautious about everything else. To be precise,
After the "founding of the country" and the "Jingnan", only Yingzong Zhu Qi Zhen granted Shi Heng, who had military merit in the "Seizing the Gate Rebellion", the title of Duke Zhongguo; during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, Zhu Yong was granted the title of Duke Baoguo.
But the neutrals don't mind this, because in their view, Gao Pragmatic's merits are much higher than those of Shi Heng and Zhu Yong, and even compared to those of Founding, Jing and Nan, most of the Dukes are not inferior. If you insist,
To put it bluntly, I am afraid that only Zhongshan King Xu Da can compete with Gao Pragmatic's achievements. It's just that one of them was a hero in the period of conquering the country, and the other was a hero in the period of defending the country. This kind of comparison is the most difficult, so it is better not to compare.
In any case, the neutral officials adopted a default attitude towards the political signal sent by the emperor - if you don't say you want to seal it, I won't persuade you; if you say you want to seal it, I won't dissuade you.
The officials of the Xin School were not so calm. Not only were they in mourning for their concubine, they were at least dejected.
In their view, Gao Pragmatic's current status is already firmly established. Ever since Mr. Shen Ge went south to prepare for his patrol, Mr. Zhao Ge did not dare to compete with Gao Yuanfu, and was nicknamed "Wei Ge Lao" in Beijing. Coupled with the fact that Mr. Zhou Ge, who has long been regarded as Gao Yuanfu's yes-man, the current cabinet is basically Gao Yuanfu's voice.
Under such circumstances, if Gao Yuanfu is promoted to the title of Duke again, he will really be the pinnacle of human minister, official, and honor! Thinking of this, almost all officials from the Xinxue school secretly regretted: If they had known that, He tried his best to prevent the high pragmatic civil servant from being granted the title of Marquis. After all, once he was granted the title of Military Minister, he could not interfere with the central government affairs. Just like Wang Wencheng, once he was granted the title of Xin Xinbo, he lost the opportunity to enter the central government. In a few years Later died of illness.
The other two civil officials, Wang Ji and Wang Yue, even though they participated in the coup, they only became Minister of War, and the latter died while serving in Ganzhou. In short, these "three kings" were awarded civilian titles. None of them have been able to enter the center, so much so that it seems to have become some kind of "convention".
This is good, because the Emperor was not stopped at the beginning, so that Gao Pragmatic could continue to assist the cabinet as a civil servant. Later, after some things happened, he became the chief minister. Now it is even better, the Marquis is not enough for him, the Emperor I also want to give him a chance to play like a prince!
What is this? If this continues, all the officials in the world will go to the side of the Practical School!
Huh, what kind of practical school is that, under the guise of enriching the country and strengthening the army, it is focused on getting into the eyes of money? Look at the items in the exams everywhere today: how many acres of wasteland are opened in a certain place, duplication of fugitives, refugees How many people are registered, how many taels are paid this year; or how many new factories, mines, and new businessmen are opened in a certain place, how many taels are paid this year...
The worst thing is that since last year, Gao Pragmatic has actually imposed a system called "Diligence and Integrity Silver" as the chief minister and local official, and issued this "Diligence and Integrity Silver" to officials all over the world based on the test results. "Incorruptible silver".
For such a blatant act of bribery of officials from all over the world, Gao Pragmatic actually had the nerve to say that this was because "the world is getting richer and official salaries are too low, and it is necessary to measure the money based on performance and provide incentives as appropriate." It is simply shameless, especially shameless! If things go on like this, The country will be destroyed!
It's a pity that the emperor was so blinded by Gao Pragmatism that even if the Xinxue school officials came up with the "Ten Evils" to impeach, the emperor remained unmoved. Promote this system immediately.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What "ten evil" sins have been woven by the Xin School for Gao Pragmatism? They are: greed for money and good goods, competing with the people for profit, misconduct, eager for quick success, violation of ancient precepts, and neglect Enlightenment, chaotic reforms, making friends with businessmen, rough governance, and pragmatism. In short, it is completely bad.
But for such a "ten harmful" person, he is now granted the title of Duke. This is really a deterioration in the world, which makes the officials of the Xin School feel very sad. They all want to punish the national thieves... What, he has great achievements? That is just a disguise.
What a traitor!
But that's all for these people. How about punishing the traitors of the country? The Imperial Guards accompanying the Holy Emperor were all established with high pragmatism. What are they punishing? Orally and writing? It has long been proven that they are worthless!
In contrast to the heartbroken officials of the Xin School, it was naturally the officials of the Practical School who were celebrating. Fang Congzhe, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly became a favorite, and many officials came to him under various banners to inquire about the news. The right minister of the Ministry of Personnel
Ye Xianggao did not hesitate to give in too much. He was also almost "besieged" by others. They all came to ask if there was any inside information and whether Yuan Fu was really going to be granted the title of Duke.
Not only the two of them, but even Li Tingji, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, who has almost nothing to do with the appointment and dismissal of personnel, has attracted much attention because he is one of the "three direct disciples" of Gao pragmatism. Some people come to ask for news, some come to build relationships, in short
I couldn't bear to see other people, and I felt that the muscles on my face had become stiff because I had to keep smiling.
Fortunately, Qufu was not far away after all. As the holy driver arrived in Qufu, they were finally rescued. Now, it was the turn of the Qufu County magistrate who had just greeted the holy driver and was very busy. After paying homage to the holy driver, he wanted to
He arrived at Qufu County with the Holy Driver, and then hurried to Duke Yansheng's Mansion to wait to pick him up again.
Kong Shangxian, the Duke of Yansheng, had a rather special status. Because he represented the Holy Master to a certain extent, he did not have to go to the boundary to greet him. Instead, he waited at the gate of Confucius' residence to greet the Holy Master.
This generation of Yanshenggong Kong Shangxian, courtesy name Xiangzhi and nickname Longyu, is the sixty-fourth generation grandson of Confucius. His figure is particularly eye-catching in the welcoming team. This is not only because he stands in the "C position", but also because he is in the "C position".
Because Yan Shenggong's costume is unique.
Kong Shangxian was born in the 23rd year of Jiajing. He is now nearly seventy, and his face is full of traces of time. Although he is Yanshenggong and comes from the most respected family among scholars, his eyes that have experienced vicissitudes of life reveal that
There is a sharpness and shrewdness that is not easy to detect, but there is not much culture.
Kong Shangxian wears a cloud-winged five-beam crown on his head, a red robe, and master's shoes. This outfit is the unique court dress of Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty, which is luxurious yet solemn.
Different from the frightened faces of local officials in Shandong, Dongchang and even Qufu, Kong Shangxian had a faint smile on his face and showed no sign of stage fright. If he were given a pragmatic python robe to wear, others would probably think he was someone
Mr. Ge. But there seems to be a subtle shrewdness and arrogance hidden behind his smile, which coincides with the poor reputation of Yanshenggong in the past.
Qufu County Magistrate Kong Yinzhi stood next to Kong Shangxian. He was wearing a sixth-grade official robe and an official hat, with an equally calm expression. Someone may ask, isn't the county magistrate a seventh-grade man? Why is this man wearing a sixth-grade official robe?
Official robe?
Because he is the magistrate of Qufu and a member of the Confucius family. In the seventh year of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, that is, in 866 AD, the emperor asked Kong Xu, the 40th generation grandson of Confucius, to serve as the magistrate of Qufu. Later, it became a practice that Confucius was basically the magistrate.
His direct descendants came to serve as county magistrates.
At the time of Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the emperor named Confucius' eldest descendant Yanshenggong, so the magistrate of Qufu was concurrently served by Yanshenggong. Later, dynasties changed and experienced the Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and the emperors changed one after another.
However, Duke Yansheng was unstoppable when he became the magistrate of Qufu, and was appointed by the emperor.
However, there were some differences in the Ming Dynasty. Yanshenggong's status was extremely high. He was not only a first-class official, but also the head of the civil servants in terms of etiquette.
How high is this status? As the chief minister of the cabinet, Gao Pragmatic walked around on his own legs in the palace, but Duke Yan Sheng could ride a horse in the palace. When he went to the capital, the emperor had to personally check with him.
Send someone to bring him food and drink.
But in this case, with Yan Shenggong's high status, it would be very inappropriate for him to serve as the county magistrate of a small county, so there was a decree that Yan Shenggong would no longer serve as the county magistrate of Qufu, but the Kong family would still choose him.
A person came to be the magistrate of Qufu. This magistrate of Qufu is also different from the county magistrates in other places. He is a sixth-rank official, which is different from the seventh-rank county magistrates in other places, which also highlights his unique status.
The fact that a local official was always held by a member of the same family actually made the emperor murmur, and there were often incompetent members of the Kong family, so the emperor also considered not allowing the Kong family to continue serving as magistrates of Qufu County.
For example, during the Jiajing period, the county magistrate of the Kong family was not good enough, and he acted wantonly, causing uproar in the local area. Some officials wrote a letter to impeach this person. Jiajing wanted to take the opportunity to prevent the Kong family from inheriting the county magistrate.
But as soon as Jiajing expressed his idea, the ministers of the imperial court surprisingly unanimously opposed it, saying that this was an ancestral system, which was related to the views of scholars all over the world and must not be violated. Jiajing saw that the resistance was so strong, and it was not directly linked to the Great Ceremony.
, so I had to give up and replace the original county magistrate with another member of the Kong family.
When the emperor's imperial chariot slowly drove into Qufu City, the people on both sides of the street knelt down and worshiped, shouting long live the mountains. When the imperial chariot arrived outside the Confucius Mansion, Yanshenggong Kong Shangxian and Qufu County Magistrate Kong Yinzhi also led officials and gentry
They knelt on the ground and welcomed the emperor's arrival with the most respectful attitude.
Accompanied by Gao pragmatically, Zhu Yijun stepped out of the chariot. He was seen wearing a navy blue shirt, a leather belt around his waist, and a square scarf on his head. This simple scholar's attire showed his humility and respect. Of course,
No one can mistake his identity - look at the posture of the stars looming over the moon, and he is accompanied by an important minister wearing bright red silk and sitting in a python robe. Who else could he be if he were not the emperor?
Zhu Yijun's eyes swept across the crowd, and finally settled on Kong Shangxian. He nodded slightly, showing respect for this descendant of Confucius. Kong Shangxian felt the emperor's gaze, he stood up, took a step forward, and looked deeply towards Zhu Yijun
After bowing deeply, he said: "I, the Holy Duke Kong Shangxian, respectfully welcome your Majesty. Your Majesty is in Qufu today. If you know the Holy Master under the spring, you will be deeply gratified and happy to see the Holy King."
Zhu Yijun smiled and helped Kong Shangxian up. His eyes were full of gentleness and kindness: "You don't need to be polite, Lord Yan. I am here to pay homage to the most holy teacher and to express my respect for my famous religion. I remember,
Duke Yan Sheng had resigned from Beijing to attend the funeral of his grandmother. I was deeply moved by this filial piety, and I remember it clearly today."
Hearing this, Kong Shangxian felt a surge of complicated emotions in his heart. He didn't know whether the emperor's words were an affirmation of his family tradition and personal respect for him, or whether they were an irony and a reproach to him for not going to Beijing in the first place.
However, he was not afraid. He just replied respectfully: "Your Majesty is overly complimentary. I just fulfilled my duty as a descendant."
Zhu Yijun smiled and seemed to have no other intention. He nodded and said, "Then let's go to the Confucius Temple first."
"I obey your decree, please Your Majesty, please lead the way." Kong Shangxian cupped his hands and said.
"Please, Duke Yansheng."
In a solemn and harmonious atmosphere, Zhu Yijun, guided by Kong Shangxian and Kong Yinzhi, led a large team of accompanying officials and slowly advanced towards the Confucius Temple.
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