Chang Yu stepped into the gate and saw that there were lights and colorful decorations everywhere. There were rows of pavilions and pavilions as far as the eye could see. He was filled with emotion in his heart. You must know that Confucius only had three thatched houses at the beginning.
However, after hundreds of years of repeated expansion, especially in the Ming Dynasty, it reached its peak, which is today's scale of nine courtyards, covering an area of seven hectares, and nearly 500 houses.
It is said that this palace is majestic and that palace is awesome. In fact, in this era, apart from the imperial palace, the largest and highest-level palace is Yanshenggong Palace!
There are nine courtyards in the Confucius Mansion, and each door is very particular.
For example, the screen door is only opened during major ceremonies or when the emperor is visiting to read out imperial edicts or major sacrifices. Another example is that the lobby is a place to receive officials or read out imperial edicts, and the second and third halls are places to receive officials of fourth rank or above.
Kong Yinzhi arranged to receive Zhu Yihai and Chang Yu in the lobby.
The tea was steaming, but the atmosphere in the lobby still seemed weird. Kong Yinzhi and Zhu Yihai were chatting politely, and Chang Yu seemed extremely out of place. He glanced around the lobby, sometimes staring at Kong Yinzhi and the others, who were all hairy.
"You are the county magistrate?" Chang Yu raised his hand and pointed at the thin middle-aged man.
"Xiaguan Kong Zhenkan"
The middle-aged man quickly stood up and cupped his hands, sweat beads dripping from his forehead.
No one in Dongchang is good at scolding, not to mention this eunuch, who usually has to find fault with others, not to mention the civil unrest at this time, how could he not be afraid.
"I have heard about the name of Kong Zhixian for a long time when I was in charge of the capital." Chang Yu smiled half-heartedly, but Kong Zhenkan was slightly excited: "I'll be the official, I'll be the official..." I didn't know what to say for a while, but I was secretly happy in my heart.
But little did he know that Chang Yu hated him so much. The man in front of him looked like a well-educated man, but in fact he was a weakling. In history, Li Zicheng had just gone north to conquer the capital. At that time, a bandit army was flowing into Shandong. This guy knelt down directly.
On the roadside, he recognized the thief as his master and presented him with ten tribute horses and one thousand taels of silver.
"You are very good, the governor remembers you." Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Kong Zhenkan could not hide his joy.
Chang Yu's eyes were now fixed on Kong Yinzhi again, feeling even more disgusted.
Because as the Ming Dynasty that favored the Confucius the most, he really let down too much, and it can even be described as extremely shameless.
As soon as Li Zicheng broke the capital and proclaimed himself emperor, he hurriedly enshrined the dragon throne of Emperor Dashun Yongchang in the Confucius Mansion, knelt down to accept the seal of Dashun, and presented food and horses. Ironically, Li Zicheng came to Beijing in March, and in February he
He also wrote to the court to request the second-grade crown uniform for his eldest son Kong Xingxie. At that time, it was really imminent for the rebel army to move north, so the court wasted no time in sending the crown uniform. However, a month later, people began to worship the Dashun Emperor.
What's even more ironic is that the Tatars entered the country just a few days before the Emperor Dashun offered sacrifices, so the Shangchujin Table was established.
"Mr. Yansheng, you really manage your family well!" Chang Yu was filled with hatred in his heart, but he said it calmly.
Kong Yinzhi couldn't tell the quality of these words for a while. He didn't know whether he was really praising him or insinuating that the recent troubles in the Kong family had happened. He just cupped his hands and said: "I am ashamed."
In my mind, I was thinking whether this eunuch was passing by or was sent here specially by the emperor. However, the civil unrest only lasted a few days, and the reaction from the capital was too fast. And was it necessary to send such a big eunuch?
"You don't have to be ashamed, you just need to tell me how to solve this matter?" Chang Yu sneered and looked at the table with his fingers: "This matter can be big or small. The war in the north has just calmed down, and there are so many wastes waiting to be done.
If a riot breaks out, the court will be very passive and the emperor will be very unhappy. How could the Kong family, which has always been known for its benevolence, force the people to rebel?"
Damn, he is really a powerful character. Zhu Yihai was watching the little eunuch's personality change after arriving at Confucius' house. His eyes suddenly turned murderous as he spoke, and he was very surprised.
Kong Yinzhi also felt a little panic when he heard this: "This is not an unkindness of the Confucius family. It is actually someone who deliberately deceived people and used this as an excuse to gather people to make trouble." As he said this, he glared at the bearded man standing at the door... Li Muxian.
"What do you mean by using this as an excuse? Isn't the rumor outside wrong? The Confucius Mansion is called the Holy Mansion and it sits on 6,300 hectares of fertile land (1.08 million acres). But has there ever been an act by a saint? This natural disaster and military disaster are inevitable.
Absolutely, the people are homeless and have no means of livelihood, does the Kong Mansion really want to watch them starve to death?"
Li Muchian gritted his teeth and said, but Kong Yinzhi was shocked and angry. Needless to say, the reason for his anger was that he was surprised that this rough man spoke in a refined manner.
"But this is not the reason for your rebellion!" Kong Yinzhi angrily rebuked.
"We haven't rebelled yet. We just want to make a living and survive. If there is no way to survive, well, we will rebel." Li Muxian snorted coldly.
"Bold" Chang Yu scolded angrily: "You guys, the governor couldn't stand you just now outside the city, and you are so arrogant when you enter the city. You open and shut your mouth to rebel. Do you really think that the governor can't kill you?"
Li Muxian looked up to the sky and laughed: "Although the world is in chaos, morality is still intact. I, a nine-foot-tall man from the Heavenly Hall of Li Xiao, plead for life for the people and take it as my duty to save the common people. Even if I die, it will be an honor. If you have the guts, kill me. In this way, Prince Lu's Palace
And the Confucius will break the trust of the people all over the world, it just proves that the rumors are true! In fact, the rumors are not false at all, it is true that Duke Yan Shenggong, the Confucius has been cultivating and surrendering for hundreds of years."
"Presumptuous!" Kong Yinzhi trembled with anger and lost his temper, grabbed the teacup and threw it away. Li Muchian turned his head and sneered silently.
"Come here, take me out and chop him up," Chang Yu shouted angrily, but mentally he laughed at how shameless this guy was, and even gave himself the name Xiaotian.
Zhu Yihai shouted no! He hurriedly stopped Chang Yu and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chang, please calm down. We must not let Prince Lu break his promise. If we really kill him, I'm afraid the situation will be difficult to calm down and become even more difficult to deal with."
Chang Yu accepted the offer and angrily scolded Li Muxian: "If you continue to speak openly, I will tear your mouth apart first."
Li Muxian snorted coldly, looking arrogant and arrogant. Outside the lobby door, Wuzhong lowered his head silently. He couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Ignore this guy, Yan Shenggong continued to talk about how he planned to solve the matter." Chang Yu looked at Kong Yinzhi: "I once heard that hundreds of rioters in the city had gathered around the gate of the Confucius Mansion to make trouble, but now they have disappeared. Could it be that
Were all caught?”
"The day before yesterday, there were fake monks and Taoists who pretended to be gods and ghosts and gathered hundreds of people in chaos..." Kong Yinzhi was interrupted by Chang Yu when he started to speak: "Has Mr. Yansheng ever seen ghosts and gods?"
Well, Kong Yinzhi was startled. The little eunuch's question came suddenly and inexplicably, so he shook his head: "I've never seen it before."
"How can I know if he is real or fake without seeing you? I asked you where those people went, but I didn't ask you whether they were real gods or fake ghosts!" Chang Yu shouted angrily and struck the case with his palm, startling everyone in the hall.
Kong Yinzhi was scared and angry. The dignified Duke Yansheng was always polite when the emperor came, but the gelding glared at him. However, he also knew that the kid was difficult to deal with, not to mention that the little eunuch was out of trouble.
The famous God of Killing, so he suppressed his anger and said: "After sealing the city, surround it with soldiers, distribute some rice and grain, and then disperse!"
Holding the grass, Zhu Yihai next to him was shocked. The formerly aloof and arrogant Duke Yan Sheng was actually trained to be obedient by this little eunuch, which opened his eyes.
Chang Yu sneered: "It's just drinking poison to quench their thirst. They are just afraid that you will close the city and siege it. They will temporarily surrender. If you open the city and try it, you can close the city for one day and ten days. Can you close the city for one year and ten years? Yes, you can close the city for ten days."
You won't be able to starve to death in Kong Mansion, but what about the other people in the city?"
"Yes, this is not a long-term solution. Being locked up in the city is not a solution. It must be solved. The longer the delay is, the more detrimental it will be to the reputation of the Confucius House." Zhu Yihai echoed Chang Yu and said.
"Of course, the Kong Mansion is really in trouble with the demands put forward by the rebellious people. I would like to ask the prince and the factory master to point out the way," Kong Yinzhi said with a wry smile.
"Before I entered the city, I listened to the three requests made by the rioters. They were all for food relief, land rent reduction and exemption, and tax exemption. The first and second things are not difficult for your Kongfu to handle, right?" Chang Yu knocked on the table: "Some
We all know the matter well, and it’s okay if no one finds trouble on weekdays. But now that we are forced to do this, it won’t hurt our bones to say something to smooth things over. Otherwise, we will always be pointed at our spines and scolded and we won’t be able to sleep.”
Kong Yinzhi looked slightly embarrassed: "It's not difficult to open warehouses to provide disaster relief, but by reducing or exempting land rent, I'm afraid they will be able to push further after opening this hole."
"If we don't save ourselves in the face of a national crisis, it's because we are rich and unkind. This will put us in trouble. But if they push further, it's because they don't know what's good. At that time, they will send troops to suppress anyone who dares to act recklessly. They have no shame to say anything if they are justified." Chang Yu Leng
Humph also glared at Li Muxian angrily, and then said: "The prince can still do this, why can't the Kong family do it?"
Ah! Kong Yinzhi was shocked: "Could it be that Yanzhou is also interested in the palace..."
Zhu Yihai shook his head: "The prince's palace is safe, but there are also rumors from the Confucius mansion in Yanzhou. In order to keep the people safe, the king has issued a notice to appropriately reduce or reduce the land rent. After all, the current national crisis is looming and the court is weak. As ministers, we can contribute if we can.
Be patient, things will get better after these two years..."
Tsk tsk tsk, look at people’s awareness, there is no harm without comparison.
...It was so embarrassing. Kong Yinzhi and Kong Zhenkan looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"However, even if they agree to reduce or exempt land rent, the Confucius government cannot decide on the tax. If they don't allow it, they will inevitably have to use it to their advantage." Kong Xingxie couldn't help but interjected.
Chang Yu really wanted to go up and give him a slap in the face. The adults asked why the children were interfering, but he just curled his lips and said: "The Kong family only needs to accept the first two, and leave the third to the governor."
"This is a big matter. Can the factory governor allow me and my fellow clansmen to discuss it before making a decision?" Kong Yinzhi pondered for a moment.
"Of course you can, but I would like to remind Mr. Yan Shenggong that if they don't receive a reply before noon tomorrow, they will take drastic action. In order to calm the situation, I suggest that the Kong family accept these two conditions."
Before noon tomorrow, in such a hurry, Kong Yinzhi frowned, called Kong Xingxie and whispered a few words, and Kong Xingxie left in a hurry.
"How are you going to deal with the third condition of the rebels?" After Kong Xingxie left, Kong Yinzhi asked, because as his son said, even if he agreed to these two conditions, the third condition was not resolved.