This was the first time for Shen Yi to meet this Chongsheng Marquis.
The main reason is that although some members of the Jiankang Kong family served as officials in the imperial court, Kong Zhenying, the Marquis himself, did not serve as an official in the imperial court. Because of his special status, he rarely went out to socialize with others.
At least Shen Yi had never met this Chongsheng Marquis when he was a doctor in the Ministry of War in Jiankang in his early years.
The reason why he could be recognized at a glance was because of the purple robe he was wearing and the opportunity to talk to him.
After all, the "uncle and nephew" of the Kong family have followed the emperor to the north. Now they are actively looking for me, and they are even waiting for me here. There will be no one else.
After hearing Kong Zhenying's words, Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, thought for a while, and chuckled: "Master Kong, after the Huai'an army occupied Qufu earlier, in order to punish the Kong family in Qufu, my opinion is to let the Kong family's children When Zong entered the Dazong, he also wrote the memorial to the court in this way, and the result now, the Marquis has also seen."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and sighed: "The patriarchal system has been around for many years and it is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."
"The Kong family is also a family of saints and is watched by many people, so things are difficult to handle."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked at the Chongsheng Hou, and said: "Master Hou, my opinion is that your family should be more honest at this time and wait for His Majesty's attitude. Don't think about running around for this matter, because this matter It’s not about interests, it’s about position.”
"Even I can't talk about the small sect's entry into the big sect. It's best for the Marquis to stop talking and wait for the court's final attitude."
Hearing Shen Yi say the word "stand", the Chongsheng Marquis seemed to react.
Up to now, the dispute between the Confucian clan and the clan seems to be no longer just a matter of the Confucian family, but an issue of the sanctity of the clan system.
The core of the problem is no longer whether the Kong family can become a small sect and become a large sect.
Rather, did the big sect make a mistake, or did the small sect become better because it was better?
And this question can be diffracted to the royal family.
Kong Zhenying's expression changed slightly. He was silent for a while, lowered his head slightly and said, "That's what Minister Shen said."
"It's because I thought less."
Shen Yi chuckled softly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, the Kong family in Qufu betrayed Chen, which is unpopular. I believe there will be no good end in this dynasty."
The Chongsheng Marquis was silent for a while, then lowered his head and sighed: "Shilang Shen misunderstood. Kong does not want the court to punish the Kong family, he just wants to fight for legitimacy for future generations."
Shen Yi bowed his hands in salute and said with a smile: "Seventy years ago, when my ancestors followed Emperor Shizong to the south, in the hearts of the Chen people, your family was the orthodox Kong family."
"Now, it's hard to say what outsiders think of Shen, but at least for Shen, the lineage of the Marquis is the authentic saint."
Kong Zhen should return the favor with his hand.
"Kong, thank you very much, Mr. Shen."
After Shen Yi finished saying this, he looked up at the gate of Qufu City and said: "Master Marquis, now that His Majesty has entered the city, there are still a lot of messy things in the city. I can't waste time here anymore. I'll get there tomorrow." Kong, Shen went to Jiankang..."
Shen Yi paused, then said with a smile: "No, I should come to Qufu and visit sir again."
Hearing that Shen Yi had changed his address and title, Kong Zhenying felt refreshed, raised his hands and saluted, "In that case, thank you very much, Minister Shen."
After the two people bowed their hands and saluted, Mr. Shen strode into Qufu County.
At this time, because of the so-called strange disease in Qufu City, there were no people on both sides of the road kneeling down to greet them, but it was not that there was no one to greet them at all. Zhang Jian, who also serves as the prefect of Yanzhou, brought several officials who were temporarily assigned to Yanzhou to greet him. Kneel down by the roadside to greet His Majesty the Emperor.
After hearing Zhang Jian's voice, the emperor opened the curtain, looked at him, and said, "Is he the grandson of Prime Minister Zhang? Get up and let me take a look."
Zhang Jian responded respectfully, then stood up and looked up at the emperor.
The emperor looked at Zhang Jian up and down and sighed: "I met you in the early years. I remember that when we were in Jiankang, you were still a prosperous and handsome young man. How come you have become so haggard in just a few years?"
Zhang Jian lowered his head slightly and said, "I would be delighted to be able to do something for the imperial court."
The emperor shook his head slightly and said, "Follow me in my carriage and tell me about the people's livelihood and political affairs in Xuzhou and Yanzhou."
Zhang Jian felt a little excited in his heart. After saying yes, he followed the emperor's dragon chariot. The emperor would ask him some questions from time to time, and Zhang Fuzun, who really did what he did, naturally had no stage fright. The answers were fluent.
Not long after, the dragon chariot arrived at the door of Confucius' mansion.
When he arrived in Qufu, the emperor naturally wanted to stay at the Kong family.
However, it is worth mentioning that the Kong family still lived in the Confucius Mansion. However, in the past few months, under the instruction of Shen Yi, the Huai'an army prohibited the Kong family from entering and exiting, which was equivalent to the Kong family being imprisoned in the house. It has been several months since I arrived at Confucius Mansion.
Of course, with His Majesty the Emperor coming to Qufu soon, Shen Yi had already cleared out the Kong family's ancestral home a few days in advance. Now, it is an empty house.
Kong Shangzhen bowed his head deeply and said to the emperor: "I will lead the way for Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at Kong Shangzhen, then glanced at the back of the team, yawned and said: "Mr. Kong, there is no need to be busy. My trip will be arranged by Shen Shilang."
"When I choose an auspicious day, my husband will take me to the Confucius Temple to worship Saint Confucius."
After saying that, the emperor glanced at Gao Ming and asked, "Where is Shen Yiren? Why can't he be seen?"
Eunuch Gao also looked back, and then replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Minister Shen should have gone to arrange other matters. I will send someone to call him now."
"Um."
His Majesty the Emperor said calmly: "I still need Shen Qi to take care of things, so that I can sleep peacefully at night."
After about tea time, Mr. Shen was invited to the door of Confucius Mansion by two young eunuchs. He looked at the slightly embarrassed "Shenggong Yan" standing at the door of Confucius Mansion, then turned back to the emperor and bowed his head: " Your Majesty, everyone in the Confucius Mansion knew that Your Majesty was coming, and in gratitude for the kindness of the Holy Emperor, they had already moved out a few days in advance, leaving the Confucius Mansion empty."
"I have sent someone to clean it carefully to make sure there are no omissions."
"Your Majesty can send internal guards to take over this mansion."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a half-smile and asked, "Did you really move out on your own initiative?"
"Of course it is."
Mr. Shen said sternly: "The Kong family are descendants of saints. When they found out that His Majesty was coming, they all burst into tears with excitement and had to move out. There was nothing they could do to stop them."
His words of "weeping bitterly" were quite yin and yang.
Kong Shangzhen on the side turned blue and white as he spoke.
His Majesty the Emperor laughed and glanced at Eunuch Gao: "Gao Ming, have you heard this? Just send someone in."
Eunuch Gao nodded, turned around and waved, and immediately a group of about 200 internal guards filed into the Kong Mansion.
His Majesty the Emperor also raised his head and looked at the Kong family in front of him. Although it did not really exist for two thousand years, it did exist for two thousand years. Then he turned to look at Shen Yi and chuckled: "It seems, The saint's home is indeed protected by the saint. There was a war a few days ago and the Confucius Temple was burned down by the villains, but it did not affect the Confucius Mansion. It is really a miracle."
There is a bit of yin and yang in these words.
Mr. Shen looked at Kong Shangzhen and said with a smile: "Not only was it not affected, it was almost unscathed. I guess it is the master's spirit in heaven who is also looking after his mansion."
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and both laughed. His Majesty the Emperor got off the dragon chariot first and walked towards the Confucius Mansion. Mr. Shen was two steps behind the Emperor, following behind him step by step.
Before entering the Confucius Mansion, the emperor looked up and saw a large vertical sign.
There are only two words written on it.
Holy Mansion.
When His Majesty the Emperor saw it, he just said "tsk" but did not express any opinion. He just walked inside with his hands behind his back.
Mr. Shen followed the emperor and chuckled: "I have always had great courage. Your Majesty, you will see it if you look around more in Qufu."
"In the Dacheng Hall, there is a graceful plaque on the head of the saint's statue. When I first saw it, I was really shocked by its majesty."
"So gentle."
The emperor thought about it for a moment and chuckled: "When I was a young man studying, I seemed to have seen the plaque of the Confucius Temple in a book."
"But the word "gentle and gentle" is worthy of a saint."
The emperor looked back at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Why do I feel that in your words, Shen Qing, you are quite disapproving of the saint?"
Mr. Shen quickly shook his head and coughed: "Your Majesty, I am a Jinshi and a disciple of a saint. How can I be disrespectful to a saint?"
"In my heart, I have the utmost respect for Master."
What Shen Yi said was indeed correct.
He has no objections to Confucius. The old master taught and educated people all his life, and the things he left behind are all good things, and they are serious words of saints.
but…
Mr. Shen does have some disapproval of the Confucianism of later generations and the current Confucian family.
His Majesty the Emperor curled his lips and continued to walk forward.
"You, you, are an outlier among Jinshi."
His Majesty the Emperor lazily gave his own judgment.
"In the future, you might become a traitor under the old master."