Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 308 People launch murderous intentions, the world is repeated
After reading Yan Ermei's letter, Li Cunming pondered for a long time, and ordered: "Gong Yonggu, take care of the Kong clan for the time being and wait for their punishment."

Then get off Luanjia, enter Yanshenggong's mansion, have a meal and rest.

Xia Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know how the emperor would deal with Kong Yinzhi, and he was very disturbed, so he followed the emperor step by step, secretly observing the emperor's expression from time to time.

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu looked at each other, their solemn expressions temporarily relaxed a lot, and they wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

After Li Cunming had his meal, he looked up at Xia Wanchun, and said with a chuckle: "Little hero, let's see how nervous and worried you are. In your eyes, is I really a murderer?"

Xia Wanchun hastily knelt down and said, "I absolutely don't have such thoughts. Your Majesty is a rare sage king, but Kong Yinzhi is a descendant of a sage..."

"Descendants of saints, hum!" Li Cunming snorted coldly, closed his eyes and rested his mind, but his mind was full of thoughts.

Whether it is the uncharacteristic Xia Wanchun, Yan Ermei who wrote the letter in person, or Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu who came all the way to meet the saint, they all represent traditional scholars.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed hundreds of schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", for nearly 2000 years, Confucius' status has become more and more respected. Chinese people have been more and more deeply influenced by Confucianism, and scholars have even worshiped Confucius.

Confucianism became the governing philosophy of the feudal empire and the spiritual pillar of society.If the feudal dynasty wants to maintain the unity of the world and maintain its rule, it must cooperate with scholars, show respect for the sage Confucius, and treat the descendants of Confucius well. This is a complete set of internal logic.

Li Cunming thought to himself: "The social economy determines the superstructure. Today, the Ming Dynasty has not entered a capitalist society. Capitalism is in its infancy. The enlightenment of thought has not yet been initiated and completed. Confucianism must be used to win over people's hearts."

"The key question is not whether to kill Kong Yinzhi, but whether to continue to respect Confucianism alone. The deepest reason for Yan Ermei, Xia Wanchun and others' worries is here."

"It has been almost four years since I traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and I have been busy strengthening the army and strengthening the country. The military strength of the Ming Dynasty has been greatly improved, and the economic level has also made great progress, but it is far from enough. Especially after the complete expulsion of Before the Tartars, it is not appropriate to cause too much confusion at the ideological level."

"And I was able to achieve such great achievements in just a few years. In fact, I should also thank Confucianism. It is precisely because people in the Ming Dynasty adhered to the ethical principles of monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons that I, the emperor, can gather people's hearts and win great achievements. The recognition and support of the majority."

"When the rivers and mountains are recovered, the country will be peaceful, and the economy will return to the level of the Wanli period. Then develop education and carry out ideological enlightenment. This is the safest plan. Well, a little intolerance will lead to chaos and big schemes. The emperor wants to kill people, so he should pay attention to strategy. and skill!"

Thinking of this, Li Cunming opened his eyes, his face was as calm as water, and there was no trace of anxiety or resentment.

"Xia Wanchun, I promise you not to kill Kong Yinzhi."

"Really? Your Majesty is really a wise king through the ages!" Xia Wanchun wanted to kneel down again.

Li Cunming said: "Don't be in a hurry to sing praises. If I don't kill Kong Yinzhi, it doesn't mean that I won't kill other people, and it doesn't mean that I forgive him for what the Kong clan did."

Xia Wanchun's heart that had just fallen into his stomach rose to his throat again, before he had time to speak, he heard Li Cunming say: "Come on, bring the members of the Kong clan to court!"

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The Confucian Mansion has 463 halls, halls, buildings, and rooms in total, with nine courtyards and a three-way layout. The main part of the Confucian Mansion is on the middle road.

The Confucian Mansion set up six halls in imitation of the six ministries of the feudal dynasty, and Li Cunming set up the Zhiyin Hall to formally hear the case of Kong Yinzhi's surrender to the Qing court.

A quarter of an hour later, Jin Yiwei escorted the members of the Kong clan. More than 300 people, headed by Kong Yinzhi and his son, knelt on the ground. The hall could not be crowded, and most of them knelt in the courtyard.

Li Cunming said loudly: "In the tenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu ordered Yansheng Gong to set up a court office, and specially ordered to rebuild the mansion to the east of Queli's former residence. The Confucian mansion was supervised by Li Dongyang, a cabinet scholar and prince Taibao, and the Confucian mansion was rebuilt."

"Before the Zhengde Dynasty, the Confucian Mansion was not in Qufu City, but outside the county seat, 10 miles away from the city. During the Jiajing period, in order to protect the Confucian Mansion and the Confucian Temple, Shizong ordered the relocation of Qufu County and the city guard temple. A city was specially built for a mansion. This is unprecedented.”

"During the Tianqi period, the first emperor gave the Confucius family a house in the capital; after I ascended the throne, I have to meet Kong Yinzhi every year. You, Kong Yin, implanted the Jingmian Sheng, and used the post station to deliver scallion pancakes to the capital for sale without authorization. I have always turned a blind eye. One eye."

"The past events are vivid in my memory. Let me touch my conscience and say, did my Ming Dynasty treat your Kong family badly?"

Many members of the Kong family cried: "The kindness of the Ming Dynasty to my Kong family is as great as the sky and the sea. I dare not forget it for a moment!"

"In this case, why did you surrender to the Manchu Qing?" Li Cunming patted the table and stood up suddenly, "In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the imperial court moved to the south. As soon as the Manchu Tartars entered the capital, you, Kong Yinzhi, couldn't wait to show your loyalty , What did you say, "in the past, we inherited the great grace of the past generations, and today we celebrate the prosperity of the new dynasty", do you still remember the grace of the Ming Dynasty in your heart?"

"What's even worse is that after Dorgon issued the hair-shaving order, you, Kong Yinzhi, hurriedly implemented it and ordered all the men in the Kong family to shave their heads immediately. Do you remember that you are a Han?"

The beads of sweat on Kong Yinzhi's forehead were like beads with a broken thread, rolling down one by one. He groaned and said tremblingly: "I am guilty, I am guilty! Please read it for the sake of my ancestors, Your Majesty. Forgive me once, and I will change my mind..."

Li Cunming was disgusted as if he had eaten a fly, and said coldly: "You move out your ancestor Confucius at every turn, are you threatening me? I just entered Qufu City today, and many people came to intercede for you, even my Yan Ermei, a close minister, also wrote a letter. Kong Yinzhi, even if you go far away, I will not kill you. Who calls you Yanshenggong!"

After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi was ashamed, but he knew that he could save his life, so he breathed out gently.

Unexpectedly, the emperor said again: "The members of the Kong family are descendants of saints. I have read the books of saints since I was a child, and today I will teach you the way of saints. Where is Kong Xingxie?"

Kong Xingxie is the eldest son of Kong Yinzhi. In history, after Kong Yinzhi passed away, he took the title of Duke Yansheng.

Kong Xingxie crawled forward a few steps, tremblingly said: "The criminals are here."

"I'm here to ask you, what is the core idea of ​​Confucius?"

"Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness."

"Your father surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and betrayed the Ming Dynasty. As a son of man, if you don't dissuade me, you are disloyal and unfilial. If the Qing Dynasty destroys my clothes and kills my people, if you ignore them and do nothing, you are inhumane and unrighteous. Kong Xingxie, Isn’t an unfaithful, filial, benevolent and unrighteous person like you a beast? Didn’t he violate the teachings of Confucius? Come on, kill Kong Xingxie, and I will clean up the house for Confucius!”

Kong Yinzhi's father and son were stunned at once, Kong Xingxie's life was at stake, and he shouted at Kong Yinzhi indignantly: "Father, you killed me, the emperor is going to kill me, why don't you take responsibility for the crime you committed yourself? "

Kong Yinzhi opened his mouth, but did not speak.

"What a loving father and filial son!" Li Cunming sneered.

Gong Yonggu got impatient with waiting a long time ago, rushed forward and twisted Kong Xingxie's arms, and said: "Let's go, I send you such an unworthy descendant to see Kong Shengren, if you have any grievances in your heart, you can tell Kong Xingxie Tell the soul."

Immediately greeted Jin Yiwei, dragged Kong Xingxie out of the hall, and killed him with a single blow.

Kong Yinzhi was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, his face pale.The members of the Kong clan lowered their heads, not daring to vent their breath.

Li Cunming was unmoved, and continued to ask: "Kong Wenjian, where are Kong Wen's poems?"

In the Qing Dynasty, officials and people were ordered to shave their hair, and Kong Wenjiao strongly opposed it. He wrote to Dorgon: "Since your country has China, you should use the Chinese crown and clothes." hired.

After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Kong Wenshi was forced to enter Beijing. He pretended to be suffering from green blindness and fell down when he climbed the steps of the official department, so he avoided being forced to become an official.Kong Wenshi wears a bamboo skin crown and traditional costumes of Han people in villages and fields when he lives at home. A Chongzhen copper coin is often attached to the hat.

Li Cunming had read the deeds of these two people in history books, and now he remembered them.

An old man kneeling outside the hall kowtowed and said, "The guilty minister Kong Wenshi has seen His Majesty, and I would like to inform His Majesty that the clan brother Kong Wenjiao has passed away."

Li Cunming hurriedly went down to help Kong Wenshi up, and sure enough, seeing a Chongzhen copper coin on his hat, he sighed for a long time and said, "You and Kong Wenjiao are both good, you have not insulted the reputation of a saint, and you are worthy of the loyal and filial descendants of the Kong family."

Kong Wenshi wept bitterly and said: "The sinful minister failed to dissuade Yan Shenggong from surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, so he could only do his own thing, ashamed of his ancestors!"

Li Cunming said: "A loyal minister and filial son is one who is able to take good care of himself alone. I declare that from now on, Kong Wenshi will be the patriarch of the Kong clan; as for Kong Yinzhi, he will be sent to prison, and we will discuss it later."

Kong Yinzhi became a guilty person and went to jail, and Kong Wenshi took over Yanshenggong Mansion.However, Li Cunming only let Kong Wenshi be the patriarch, and did not confer him the title of Lord Yansheng.

At noon the next day, Kong Wenshi led the whole clan and accompanied the emperor to visit the Confucius Temple.

Li Cunming held a grand and solemn memorial ceremony, and still acted as if he admired and respected Confucius. He offered incense and knelt down in the Confucius Temple, with a very pious attitude.

After worshiping Confucius, Li Cunming said: "Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor, and the old capital of Shennong. Why can only Confucius be enshrined? The Yellow Emperor and Shennong are the ancestors of the Huaxia people. We are all descendants of Yan and Huang. Always remember where you came from and whose blood is flowing in your body. Gu Yanwu, I entrust you with a mission to build Yanhuang Temple and Shennong Temple in Qufu, the scale of which cannot be inferior to that of Confucian Temple!"

Xia Wanchun secretly said: "After this move, the status of the Kong family will plummet. Your Majesty has unfathomable thoughts!"

Li Cunming lived in Qufu for a few days, and was about to launch the Northern Expedition according to the established plan. Before leaving, he handed Huang Zongxi a letter, saying: "You take the letter back to Nanjing and hand it to Junshi Yan yourself."

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Nanjing Imperial Palace, General Affairs Department.

On this day, Jiang Dejing finished his official duties, wrote a memorial, sealed it up, and ordered someone to deliver it to the emperor.He looked back and saw that Yan Ermei seemed to be very anxious and restless.

"Master Yan, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Dejing asked.

"I am worried that His Majesty will do something earth-shattering in Qufu." Yan Ermei was worried.

Zhang Guowei came over and said, "Junshi Yan, didn't you write a letter? Your Majesty obeyed your advice, and there will be nothing wrong with it."

Jiang Dejing said: "It's hard to say, our majesty is jealous, and his attitude towards scholars has changed a lot since he moved to the south. Kong Yinzhi surrendered to the enemy and treason, it is not impossible for his majesty to kill him."

Yan Ermei said: "Jiang Shangshu still understands His Majesty's temperament very well. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you kill Kong Yinzhi or not. What I'm worried about is that His Majesty's blood will be rushed to kill all the members of the Kong clan. That would be a bad thing!"

"Yes, Your Majesty has always hated moths in the country, and has always emphasized that the people of the country should rely on their own abilities to make contributions. In fact, the Kong family is no different from the vassal kings. They are all people who rely on the achievements of their ancestors to live and die. It’s not surprising to kill them because of their disposition. It’s just that Confucius and the foundation of our dynasty are involved in this, so things are really tricky.” Zhang Guowei said.

Yan Ermei glanced at Zhang Guowei appreciatively, and said: "That's what I'm worried about. If Your Majesty implicates Kong Yinzhi because of Kong Yinzhi's betrayal of Ming Dynasty, the hearts of the people in the world will suddenly become unstable! Apart from this, there is no other way, will your Majesty risk the disapproval of the world?"

Just as he was talking, the Secretary of General Administration came to report, and Huang Zongxi asked to see him.

Huang Zongxi was not the Minister of General Administration, so he could not enter the Department of General Administration.The three of Yan Ermei didn't dare to break the rules, they walked out of the General Administration Department and met Huang Zongxi at the door.

"Master Yan, this is a letter from His Majesty." Huang Zongxi handed over the letter while talking about the emperor's actions in Qufu.

This imperial pen letter is extremely short, only eight words: "When a person sends out a murderous intent, the heaven and the earth turn upside down."

Jiang Dejing said: "These eight characters come from the "Yellow Emperor's Yin Fu Jing". There is a saying in this book, 'Heaven is most private, and it is most public'. Looking at His Majesty's actions in Qufu, only one person, Kong Xingxie, was killed and sacrificed. Thanks to Confucius, it seems that His Majesty is adhering to the concept of impartiality and selflessness. Master Yan, you don't have to worry."

Zhang Guowei said: "I also agree with Jiang Shangshu's opinion. Your Majesty followed the way of heaven and did not insult the saints. The world and the people are very fortunate!"

Yan Ermei put away the letter, smiled lightly and said: "The dust has settled, it was a false alarm, I was too worried. The emperor is so talented, he naturally thought of everything we can think of, but we are worrying unnecessarily."

Jiang Dejing and Zhang Guowei laughed, and turned back to the Department of General Affairs to be on duty.Huang Zongxi also left, and Yan Ermei stood alone, looking up at the sky.

"Heaven sends out murderous intentions, dragons and snakes rise from land; people send out murderous intentions, and heaven and earth repeat themselves. This sentence is indeed from the "Yellow Emperor's Yin Fu Jing", but there is also a saying in this book, 'The sun and the moon are numbered, the size is fixed, and the holy power is born. , the gods came out. There is no grace in the sky, but the great grace is born, and the thunder and gale are all stupid. 'Your Majesty's intentions will only be revealed later!"

Yan Ermei stood with his hands behind his back, with the cold wind blowing, he suddenly felt that he could not guess what the emperor was thinking.

(End of this chapter)