First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"The sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the ages are like a long night!"

Kong Kejian was overjoyed and moved to tears. Zhang Xiang finally affirmed Confucius' achievements. This is a gesture of favor to the Confucius family!

Just as he was wiping his tears, two more signs appeared. Kong Kejian looked at them again, and he was about to cry again.

"Heaven gave birth to me again, Huaxia is Fudan!"

Fudan Chapter 5 and Nine

The sky does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity is like a long night.

These are two sentences that someone saw on the wall of the Shu Dao Museum in the Northern Song Dynasty, but there was no context. Later, they were widely disseminated and became praises for Confucius.

Without Confucius, would eternity be like night, and even the sun could not be seen?

Then why do the common people still say that the time is easy to mourn, and you and I will die?

The sun is still the sun.

Moreover, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties before the birth of Confucius were also regarded as a model of governance.

Is this also a long dark night?

Obviously, these two sentences are a bit too much.

But as a disciple of Confucius and Mencius, scholars of later generations, no matter how much they elevate Confucius, it is not an exaggeration.

After all, he raised his patriarch, and his own value went up accordingly.

The carpenter worships Luban, the doctor worships Bian Que, the tofu seller pays homage to Liu An, and even the cross talk talker respects Dongfang Shuo... The reason is roughly the same, and it is not complicated.

The terrible thing is that someone came to smash the scene.

The sky gave birth to me again, and Huaxia was Fudan.

These two sentences are connected, the grammar is not good, but the idea behind it is horrifying and frightening.

Kong Kejian and Kong Xixue, father and son, looked at each other in blank dismay.What else can they say?Playing with Zhang Ximeng?

It seems a little difficult.

After all, they had just experienced a few months of hard labor. Kong Kejian was bent, his back was bent, his hair was all gray, and he was already an old man.

Kong Xixue's face was tanned these days, his hands were chapped and rough, like a file.

After being pampered and pampered for so many years, when did he suffer such a big crime?

It's almost a circle with the underworld, almost less.

He just wants to live now, let alone these broken signs, even if he digs up Confucius's grave, he will only clap his hands and say that Zhang Xiang dug it well.

Sure enough, Kong Xixue hurriedly praised: "Zhang Xiang has lofty ideals that no one can match. These two sentences have been passed down for so long, so Zhang Xiang added the last two sentences. It is really perfect and wonderful!"

Seeing that his son had taken the lead again, Kong Kejian was anxious and angry, so he also quickly flattered him.

Zhang Ximeng heheed twice, "You say it's wonderful, but I want you to talk about it, tell me, what's so wonderful about it?"

"Where? Where?" Kong Xixue was so anxious that his eyes rolled wildly, he hurriedly said: "The wonderful thing is that Confucius has been dead for so many years, there should be a new hero coming to the world, and a sage will come to the world... Zhang Xiang is the great sage of the world, the only one in the world." !"

Kong Kejian also said: "That's true. Zhang Xiang made a fuss, established the moral principles, and assisted the left sage and enlightened the lord, and the ancient sages can't compare with it!"

Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "Put away all the flattery. I wrote these two sentences without the intention of satirizing Confucius."

is it?

It's not a satire on Confucius, it's because you have finished what you have to say!

The father and son slandered secretly, but they didn't dare to say anything, they could only nod frequently.

Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath and said, "Confucius set the principles and morality, promoted Confucianism, and made great contributions in the past 2000 years. The teachings of the Master have been engraved in the bones. Even in these years, I have read some books and articles of Confucianists in the past, and I have benefited a lot. A lot!"

These were Zhang Ximeng's sincere words, but he couldn't care what other people thought.

Changing the topic, Zhang Ximeng said: "Since Jingkang, hundreds of years, until the Red Turban Rebellion, what was the world like? What about the people? Are these 300 years a long dark night?"

Calculate!

Why not!

There is no need to talk about the shame of Jingkang.

The emperor of the Central Plains surrendered to the barbarians without shame.

But the problem is that being shameless did not bring benefits, but a more disastrous failure.

The Mongols replaced the Kingdom of Jin, and the iron hooves became more fierce. They were defeated again and again.

In the past hundred years, Yanhuang Miao descendants, Huaxia Guiwei, have become slaves at the same price as livestock. If this is not a long night, what is a long night?

The long night is boundless, and in the long night, it is full of bitter wind and bitter rain.

"Who raised the flag of rebellion, commanded the heroes of the world, and raised troops to rebel against Yuan?"

"It's my Red Scarf Rebel Army!"

"Who swept the world, severely damaged the Yuan army, and recovered the Central Plains?"

"It is my generation of Ming emperors and ministers, and they are heroic soldiers."

"Who will restore the clothes of China and rejuvenate the education of the Central Plains?"

"It's my son of Ming Dynasty, it's my court of Ming Dynasty!"

……

Zhang Ximeng asked and answered by himself, with more than a dozen questions in a row, all of which pointed to the vital point.

The sky gave birth to our generation again, and it took a long night to return to Dan.

Is it bragging?

Is it overreaching?

No, people just said a fact!

It's just that some truths are worse than lies.

"Kong Kejian, I said at the beginning that if Confucius really came back to life, he would not let you unworthy descendants go. Now I want to ask you, if Confucius was reborn, would he still be able to learn a lot?"

Kong Kejian was still hesitating, Kong Xixue turned his head faster, and hurriedly said: "No, no, Master will only, will only join the rebel army after being reborn. Follow Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang, to expel the barbarians and restore China!"

"That's right, that's right!" Kong Kejian took the words and said hastily: "Master is definitely not a weak scholar. Seeing the world is so gloomy, dogs and wolves are rampant, the people are in dire straits, life is better than death... definitely, I will go to battle and kill the enemy myself, and serve as your majesty's pawn. !"

When the two of them said this, Zhang Ximeng finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"You wait for the trial! I want to visit the Confucian Temple."

What do you mean?

The two men didn't understand a little bit, Zhang Xiang sent the sign, and even scolded people, playing prestige, why didn't he let it go?

Anyway, leave a way out!

It is a pity that it is not Zhang Ximeng who will deal with them next, but the new inspector Liu Bowen.

As Zhu Yuanzhang said earlier, it is impossible to let the Kong family go and forget their great lack of virtue because of hard labor and suffering.

People in Shandong are still waiting to settle accounts with them!

Liu Bowen came here with a murderous intent. He knew that even if the emperor and Zhang Xiang both spoke, the Kong family would not be the same as before, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so the people below are willing to punish Kong Home is still very difficult.

Therefore, when they met for the first time, Liu Bowen said to the following people: "Confucius and the Kong family are two different things. For thousands of years, the Kong family has no shame and served the barbarians. Confucius got rid of his unworthy descendants and upheld justice for the common people, he is really an official appointed by the imperial court, and his duty lies."

"What's more, in the 2000 years after Confucius, Confucianism declined, the disciples were unworthy, and the world has fallen into a long night. Now we follow the Ming Lord, assist the country and rule the people, and we are about to usher in a red sun that will illuminate the eternal night."

"In short, whoever harms the people, corrupts the law, exploits the innocent, colludes with the Yuan court, harms the good... All crimes will be severely punished, and the children of the Confucian family will be punished even more!"

With this order, everyone moved, and they couldn't move anymore.

Liu Bowen won't listen to the messy rhetoric of this group of people. Whoever dares to procrastinate will announce it immediately.

Post your name on the square outside the yamen, and beat gongs and drums to invite the people to come and witness.

"This Mr. Berwin is really bad enough."

Officials dare not run the Confucian family because they are worried that if they find out in the future, they will be accused by thousands of people and reviled by thousands of people, making it difficult to gain a foothold in the court and conduct themselves in the officialdom.

Liu Bowen didn't understand this group of people and gave them an early enjoyment of ruin.

I will announce your affairs, you are not willing to deal with the Kong family and protect them.

People who have been wronged have no choice but to seek justice.

With this hand, who is not afraid of panic when encountering it?

Indeed, there were a few scribes who were reluctant to investigate Kong's family, but Liu Bowen announced the result.

The angry people gathered thousands of people, rushed to the official's house, set a big fire, and the official escaped from death, but he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep all night, waking up from nightmares.

Liu Bowen took his official clothes away, and wherever he went, there were people pointing and insulting him.

Occasionally, cow dung would still be left in the house. It was miserable and life was worse than death.

With the lessons learned from the past, no one dares to be perfunctory anymore.

From bottom to top, continue to investigate thoroughly, and never let anyone go.

In the first batch, more than 700 thugs and evil servants of the Confucian family were caught out, and nearly a hundred of them were killed.

Then some ordinary members of the Kong family were also arrested, more than 70 people.

These people not only need to be arrested, but also their property needs to be recovered.

Liu Bowen is like peeling cabbage, layer by layer, straight to the core...

This time, Liu Bowen also made a pioneering move... He regularly disclosed the process of handling the case to the newspapers, used the newspapers to spread the word, and kept showing the evil things that the Kong family had done to the world.

This move literally pierced the hornet's nest, and countless mosquitoes flew out, buzzing and biting.

They jumped out one after another and scolded Liu Bowen, saying that he was avenging his personal revenge. In order to please the people in power, he falsely accused the Confucius family, intentionally framed him, and charged him with crimes. He is the contemporary Lai Junchen.

"Well, Mr. Bowen is afraid?"

Liu Bowen laughed loudly, "Zhang Xiang, you have underestimated the official. Liu Bowen has nothing else, but he is quite courageous. What's more, these people used to scold Zhang Xiang, but now they only dare to scold me... How can this be true?" Isn't it our victory?"

Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a while, it really made sense!

"Mr. Bowen, since this is the case, then I can rest assured."

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang doesn't have to worry. The matter of eucalyptus comes from the official, but the article is done by Mr. Zhang. The sky is born again, and Huaxia is Fudan. If the official is not talented, I am willing to be a moth to rejuvenate Huaxia , illuminating the universe!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Ximeng clapped his hands and laughed, "Mr. Bowen, I have been around the Confucian Mansion several times. What do you think we can turn the Confucian Mansion into a school?"

"School?"

"Well, it's called Fudan!" Zhang Ximeng said: "It is to study how we go from the long night to the light, how to get out little by little, record our gains and losses, and present them truthfully to future generations. Huaxia revives."

After Liu Bowen thought for a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "Great! The official just confiscated a large sum of money from the Kong family, and can allocate a sum of money to build a school. Then write down the whole process and engrave it into a stone tablet Now, it has become Qianqiu Iron Glyph, who would dare to turn it over?"

Chapter 5

"Using the land of the Confucian Mansion to set up a school for teaching and educating people, and using the wealth of the Confucian Mansion to cultivate young talents in Shandong. Such an arrangement is truly wonderful, beyond words!"

After Zhang Ximeng's proposal was sent to Ying Tian, ​​he received an immediate response.

The first is Song Lian, a Hanlin scholar. In fact, before the war, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Kong family and his son to serve hard labor in the canal. The debate on how to deal with the Kong family had already begun to brew.

It's just that at that time, because it was still in the midst of the war, the sound was suppressed.

As the current old matter was brought up again, it suddenly became lively.

The Hanlin Academy headed by Song Lian, and even the Imperial Academy, almost all agreed.Song Lian even wrote a letter directly, hoping to select a group of well-educated people from the Imperial Academy to go to Qufu to prepare for the establishment of Fudan School.

According to Song Lian's vision, Jimin School was built on the former site of Bailudong Academy, making Jiangxi the academic center of the south, where talents gathered and the style of study flourished.

Now that the Central Plains has been recovered and Shandong has been attached to it, the establishment of a school is very conducive to balancing the north and the south, especially to give students from the north a place to study nearby.

Recruiting talented people is also convenient to win people's hearts and govern the place.

Originally, Song Lian was still thinking about building schools in Kaifeng and other places, but the situation in Kaifeng was very poor, and there were not many students in Henan, so it was impossible to build them for a while.

Coincidentally, he dealt with the matter of the Kong family and gave up a good position.