Kong Qi frowned and looked at Kong Rui and said, "Our Kong family gave him such a big gift. Shouldn't he come to the door to express his gratitude..."
Kong Rui waved his hand: "This matter was taken by our Kong family. It is the main plan of the master. It is the most urgent thing to confirm his marriage with Lin'er as soon as possible. Nothing else can be considered.
Brother, I have to ask you to come and show our Kong family’s attitude, and at the same time…”
Kong Rui's eyes flashed and he said, "At present, Wang Lin is already unstoppable to found the country and become the new king. I think it is one or two years faster, and three or five years slower.
My Kong family has a thousand-year plan and prosperity, and it has to be entrusted to the king. Therefore, this matter cannot be delayed."
Kong Qi sighed: "But in this way, my Kong family will inevitably be disgraced in the court, take the initiative to cling to her and offer a marriage for a daughter. What's the point!"
Kong Rui disagreed and said, "My Kong family is a descendant of a saint, a thousand-year-old family, why are you afraid of people's words? Besides, compared with the family's continuousness, what is the honor and disgrace of you and my brother?"
"If this person wants to usurp the Song Dynasty, he lacks a great righteousness and status. At this time, our Kong family is a timely help. He also asks his brother to make plans for the family and go another way!"
Kong Rui stood up and bowed deeply to Kong Qi.
Kong Qi had no choice but to get up and smile bitterly, "Then I will go to the Yan Prince's Mansion to ask what they mean..."
"I'm sorry, brother!"
Kong Qi left Kong Rui Mansion and took a bus to Yan Prince's Mansion.
When the women heard that Kong Qi, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue Department, came to visit, the women looked a little strange.
The Kong family took the initiative to flatter and came to the door... This time, it was indeed a bit undecent.
Han Yan looked at Wang Lin and said with a smile: "My husband, I have come to ask you about your attitude. The imperial edict is issued by China and abroad. Now we all know that you are about to marry the Kong family's legitimate daughter. A ceremony for the quotation will be held in the next few days.
It seems that you have to give others a reassurance in advance."
Li Shishi also smiled and said, "The Confucius family in Shandong is known as the Lord of Yansheng and hereditary throne. This is the ancestor of scholars all over the world. You can't neglect others."
Wang Lin smiled and turned to look at Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen, "Qingzhao, Shuzhen, go, follow me to meet this descendant of Confucius!"
...
Kong Qi entered the main hall of the front courtyard of the Prince of Yan’s Mansion.
Seeing that the furnishings in the hall were simple, apart from a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the four walls, there were also a small table and chairs, and there was not even a carpet on the ground, I was surprised.
This style is not as good as that in other houses.
It can be seen that the simplicity of the King of Yan is by no means a rumor.
He was looking around, but he heard a quiet and clear voice coming from behind: "Dr. Kong?"
Kong Qi immediately stood up and saw that Wang Lin had walked into the hall, followed by two beautiful and graceful women.
A green dress with wide sleeves, a willow like a crescent moon, with a graceful temperament; a goose yellow skirt, with a glimpse of orchids like an empty valley between her eyebrows and eyes.
Kong Qi didn't dare to look at it anymore, so he went on a prayer: "Ci, please pay homage to the King of Yan!"
Wang Lin smiled and waved his hand: "Doctor Kong doesn't have to be too polite. These two are the orphans, Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen, who are also scholars. They heard that the saints and descendants were visiting each other and came to meet each other."
Kong Qi was surprised and bowed again and said, "I have long admired the talents and names of the lay Buddhist Yian and the lay Buddhist Youqi, and I am polite to you!"
Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen are very well-known, one in the south and one in the north, and are known as the two talented women of the Song Dynasty.
The two talented women married the King of Yan together, which was a romantic story that had been long-publicized in the Song Dynasty.
Li Qingzhao smiled: "Qingzhao met Doctor Kong!"
Zhu Shuzhen looked at Kong Qi deeply, but just smiled politely and nodded, and sat directly under Li Qingzhao.
When we first met, Wang Lin brought the female family to meet. This obviously gave Kong Qi some face and also showed that the Tong Family was good.
It is nothing more than an attitude that implies to the Kong family.
He did not object to marriage with the Kong family.
Kong Qi is an old man in the officialdom, how could he not understand this? He was also a little happy.
After the tea was finished, he bowed and said, "Prince, two days later, our Kong Family Yansheng Anglican Association held a ceremony to honor the title of Confucius Temple in the capital, and invited scholars from all over the world to watch the ceremony and give the prince the title of Confucian master... I wonder what the prince has to give?"
Wang Lin smiled slightly: "What do you need to do if you are alone?"
Kong Qi's smile froze. Wang Lin didn't need anything to do, he just came to participate in it in person.
But he came for Wang Lin's promise.
But this cannot be said explicitly.
Only...
Kong Qi took over the conversation and said, "It's not necessary for the prince to do anything. You'll just attend the event. By the way, the two princesses are also celebrities in Shilin. Please visit the grand event at that time to add color to the ceremony."
Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen looked at each other and nodded and smiled: "Thank you, I'm honored."
Seeing Wang Lin smiling and silent, Kong Qi was silent for a moment and simply pierced the window paper: "The prince, the meaning of the palace and the official family, the ceremony of enthroning the Lady of Fuguo and the ceremony of the title of the Supreme Lord was held together. I wonder if the prince...
”
After saying this, Wang Lin could not help but respond, and then smiled indifferently: "How can you be so good? How dare you marry the daughter of a saint?"
Kong Qi's smile froze and said, "The prince is a great man, and has great virtues to all the people. The emperor grants marriage to him, which is also a reward for merit. My little daughter... In the future, she will marry into the prince's mansion. Please take care of her.
That's it."
Wang Lin was silent for a moment before laughing: "I dare not refuse to obey the marriage in the palace. All the etiquettes are handled by the palace. However, I will go to Hebei's army to take charge in the near future, in case the Jin people are again
Invading, I was afraid that I would be too slow to treat the noble daughter of the Kong family. If I had a word, I would like to ask Dr. Kong to tell the Kong family on his behalf, so I would like to forgive me."
Wang Lin understood what he said very well.
You want to marry, I agree.
But that's all about this kind of political marriage.
Your Kong family girl is in my palace and is a mascot. You just need to know what you think about, so as not to blame me for not saying anything.
Kong Qi's face tightened: "Of course, the prince puts national affairs first, so my Kong family naturally saves it. It's just..."
Wang Lin smiled and looked at Kong Qi quietly. Kong Qi felt awkward, his lips were open, and he felt ashamed to say what he said in his heart.
The atmosphere became extremely awkward.
Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen also guessed what Kong Qi and the Kong family wanted to get, but it was nothing more than their husband's promise to the Kong family.
The Kong family has made such a big battle and offered their daughter to the mansion. If they don’t get Wang Lin’s promise, wouldn’t it be a big loss?
Li Qingzhao glanced at Wang Lin inwardly, and saw that his man deliberately pretending to be confused, he couldn't help laughing secretly, and felt a little emotional.
In this world, the worldly affairs are just the word "interest" in the final analysis. Even the saints such as the Kong family can be no exception.
Kong Qi was very embarrassed and angry. He knew that Wang Lin was waiting for him to "seek", so he gritted his teeth and said, "Prince, in the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, the emperor appointed Kong Teng, the 8th generation grandson of the Confucius family, as the worshiper of the king.
. Since then, our Shandong Kong family has hereditary title.
Subsequently, the title of our Kong clan changed repeatedly. Until the second year of Zhihe in this dynasty, Emperor Renzong appointed Kong clan as "Yansheng Gong"... It has been passed down for several generations so far, but although the title is honored and respected, the official ranks are not
Not high..."
Wang Lin smiled slightly.
Of course he knew that Yan Shenggong was only equivalent to an eighth-rank official in the Song Dynasty.
Later, the Kong family flattered Kublai Khan and was promoted to the third rank by the Yuan Dynasty.
By the early Ming Dynasty, he was promoted to the first rank by Zhu Yuanzhang, and later he was "the leader of civil servants in the train". In the Qing Dynasty, he also allowed him to ride horses in the Forbidden City and walk on the imperial road.
Therefore, the Kong family now has only a false reputation and does not have much "profitability".
This is a good deal.
In political exchange, he did not reject the necessary political status to give the Kong family. In fact, this is inevitable. There are historical reasons why emperors of all dynasties pursued the Kong family.
However, it is acceptable to improve the title, but he is very reluctant to let the Kong family develop into a super landlord above national laws and become a national Chinese in the future.
Seventy-six generations of family slaves and twenty-five dynasties of traitors. This is the evaluation of "Yansheng Gong" by netizens in his previous life.
After years of operation, privileges have been continuously superimposed. The Kong Mansion has millions of land spanning five provinces. In order to preserve these property, the head of the Kong Mansion chose to surrender and may become every person or force who may become the new ruler.
Later generations were named Kublai Khan, but now he was named Wang Lin and married. This is the reason.
Therefore, the saints are immortal and are wise and capable, but the descendants of saints are not necessarily "sages".
As soon as he thought of this, Wang Lin said lightly: "Dr. Kong, I heard that the Confucius family in Qufu did not take other positions, so they gave the temple a ten thousand mu of land, and gave the Imperial College letter to the Imperial College, and established a school official to teach their children.
The rank of the sage is indeed not high, and the court's support and salary may not be enough to inherit the sage's legitimate clan."
Kong Qi's eyes lit up, and he nodded and sighed, "Yes, Prince, although the Kong family has 10,000 mu of temple fields, the Kong tribe has a large population, and the land can only be used to support the children of temple students.
Since our dynasty, the dynasty of the dynasty, we have been granted a capital official title and given a public title, and dedicated to the temple. Although the court has been asking questions every year, it has given me grain, silk, vegetation, and sacrificial garments, but because of my
The clan members' salaries are low and they still have less than enough money."
This is very nasty.
Seeing Kong Qi staring at him eagerly, Wang Lin pondered for a moment and slowly pondered: "The eighth grade is indeed lower. I think that the Duke of Yansheng is worthy of his title, and the first grade is equivalent to the Duke of the State
, hereditary."
As soon as Wang Lin said this, Kong Qi almost became ecstatic.
Wang Lin made a light sentence and raised the level of the Holy Lord Kong family Yan to the first grade!
However, he liked to show off his face, but Wang Lin said again: "The original sect of Yansheng Gong should be supported by his national title and salary, which is natural. However, in addition to the original sect, he had to be a tribe from other people, but he had to take charge of all his own businesses, or the imperial examination was
An official, either joins the army as a general, or runs a businessman, or farms and study in the countryside.
Over the past thousand years, the Kong family has been reproductive countless times. If the legitimate branches are all supported by the imperial court, they cannot afford to support them. Doctor Kong agree?”
Kong Qi thought for a moment and felt that what they were fighting for was the interests of Yansheng Gong's sect. Since Wang Lin had promised to be promoted to the first rank and had achieved his goal, it didn't matter at all.
Kong Qi smiled happily and nodded to say yes.
He didn't know that Wang Lin's grass snake gray line had a hidden foreshadowing.
Wang Lin said that the one who enjoyed the first rank was the small sect of Yanshenggong in all dynasties. For example, Kong Qi was still a member of Yanshenggong's direct descendant, but in later generations, such as Kong Qi's sons and grandchildren, they were already squeezed out of the small sect.
The clan became a concubine.
In this way, the control of inheritance from generation to generation can greatly compress the privileged space and number of people of Kong's family.