When everyone saw that Jin Yiwei was so arrogant, they immediately looked at each other coldly, but no one said a word.
Because he was carrying a knife, and Jinyiwei always adheres to the principle of not copying if you can do it, and he really does it!
The person who spoke was Liu Ji of the Hanlin Academy. He was a Jinshi for thirteen years. Due to his excellent academic performance, he participated in the compilation of "Huanyu Tongzhi" since he entered the Hanlin Academy, and he was regarded as a leader among young officials.
As a scholar, Liu Ji would of course stand up and speak for the Kong family, but Jin Yiwei scolded him in front of his face. He suddenly felt that he had lost all face, his eyes widened, but he still did not dare to say a word.
Seeing this, Kong Yanjin stepped forward with a gentle smile on his face and said, "In that case, I will let you go."
After saying that, he turned around and got on the sedan, escorted by a team of captains, and headed straight to Beizhen Fusi.
Those who came to greet him suddenly fell silent as they watched the sedan chair go away.
After a brief silence, Liu Ji rolled his sleeves and sneered: "Humph, just let them go fool around!"
After saying that, they each left.
Kong Yanjin was sitting in the sedan with a calm expression on his face.
As a descendant of the most holy teacher, from the day he was born, he was destined to be superior to others, and to be the best scholar in the world.
The Ming Dynasty only respected Confucius. In this world, people who dare to neglect themselves have not yet been born!
Not to mention the commander of the Imperial Guards, even if the orthodox emperor comes in person, so what?
The only thing he was worried about was whether Yuan Bin would be playing dirty tricks. After all, Jin Yiwei's reputation had never been very good.
The matter has come to this, there is no point in worrying, no matter what happens, just deal with it calmly.
When he arrived at Fusi, Beizhen, he was asked to get off the sedan chair.
After Kong Yanjin got off the sedan, he looked around and frowned: "Isn't this Beizhen Fusi?"
"Of course Beizhen Fusi!"
Zhu Ji smiled and said: "Zhao Prison also belongs to Beizhen Fusi."
"Zhao Yu?"
Kong Yanjin's expression changed suddenly. He thought that if he condescended to come to order Mao, he would at least be received by the commander himself and served with tea. Who would have thought, but he would be brought directly to Zhao Prison!
Zhu Ji explained: "Since I sent the driving notice, I have a case to ask, so of course I have to come to Zhao Prison."
The guards behind Kong Yanjin all had dark faces. If they were elsewhere, they would have started a fight.
However, what we encountered today was a tough fight, and the guards in uniform around us looked even more stern, pressing their hands on the handles of their swords, suggesting that you try it out.
Kong Yanjin smiled and said: "This place is also a quiet place, but I heard that many scholars were killed here. I wonder if it is true or not?"
Zhu Ji didn't answer. He had been told not to quarrel with the other party because... he couldn't fight.
He is the number one scholar in the world and the leader of the world of quarrels. Wouldn't you be asking for trouble by bickering with him?
Seeing that no one answered, Kong Yanjin was not annoyed. He held up his Fulun towel, patted his Confucian shirt, and walked into Zhao Prison.
As the Duke of the country, he was qualified to wear a python robe, but when he went out, he only wore the most ordinary Confucian shirt.
Because this look represents the scholars all over the world.
This also means that this time I went to Beijing not as a prince, but to seek justice for the scholars in the world.
What justice do you want?
Of course it’s the imperial examination!
The news that the emperor is planning to reform the imperial examination has long been spread. What is the imperial examination? It is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's governance. How can it be changed just by saying?
In the hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, scholars all over the world have passed the imperial examination and formed a huge gentry group.
Although they usually form cliques and quarrel with each other, they are all scholars after all.
In this era, it is not easy to support a scholar, and it requires a lot of money and energy.
Ordinary large families have more than a dozen descendants in each generation, and they can only be the eldest son, or choose a smart one to go to school, while the others can only stay at home to farm or do business.
This scholar will be the future head of the family. If he can obtain a good name and work as an official, the whole family will benefit from it.
Even if you fail in the exam, you can still make friends with some powerful people in the process of studying, which will pave the way for the future development of your family.
Because of this, scholars are scarce, so they are superior to others, and they can get privileges that ordinary people do not have.
And these privileges are like a huge piece of cake, and only scholars are qualified to distribute them.
If the imperial examination system is abolished or significantly changed, then this gentry group will quickly fall apart, and they will soon be replaced by a group of new forces. This is no longer as simple as sharing a piece of cake, but directly taking away the plate.
!
Therefore, the Confucius family must give an explanation to scholars all over the world.
Kong Yanjin walked forward unhurriedly. Along the way, there were school captains standing with swords in their hands, taking three steps to a post and five steps to a post.
I saw his eyes moving around, looking at everything around him, and then smiled and said: "Is this the legendary show of force?"
Zhu Ji pretended he didn't hear it and led the people to a main hall.
"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief, Yanshenggong Kong Yanjin is here to bring him!"
Yuan Bin was sitting in a high position, and there were several captains waiting with swords on his left and right.
Kong Yanjin raised his head and saw Yuan Bin, with a slightly surprised look on his face. This man was not as bad as what people said when he was in Qufu. He was about thirty-five or sixty-six years old.
There is an aura of majesty in it.
You know, this is not what the people say about this eagle and dog leader.
Among the many rumors, most of them say that this life has a deer head with rat eyes, a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and two triangular eyes that reveal sinisterness...
In short, all kinds of vicious words imaginable are used.
Yuan Bin looked at Kong Yanjin, neither humble nor arrogant, and stretched out his hand: "Mr. Yansheng, please take a seat!"
Kong Yanjin nodded: "Thank you very much!"
After saying that, he sat down casually and looked around. This place was the devil's cave that many people had rumored, but it seemed to be quite clean and tidy.
"I wonder why Commander Yuan summoned me to Beijing?"
His tone was very calm, and it didn't sound like he was pretending, because he had millions of scholars behind him, and they didn't even take it seriously.
Yuan Bin said calmly: "Of course you know why you are here."
Kong Yanjin shook his head: "I don't know!"
The first confrontation between the two was mainly based on testing, and they were evenly matched.
Yuan Bin asked again: "Is this Kong Zhiping from Duke Yansheng's Mansion?"
Kong Yanjin replied: "This man comes from a branch of the Kong family. I wonder what mistakes he has made?"
Yuan Bin said: "Whether he is a direct lineage or a collateral lineage, I just ask you, is this person from Yanshenggong's Mansion, and is what this person does is the instruction of Yanshenggong's Mansion?"
Kong Yanjin nodded and said: "It's true that this person came from the government, but he only went to Yu County to convey the old man's oral instructions. As for the rest, it has nothing to do with the government."
Yuan Bin said very directly: "Today I summoned Duke Yan to come here because I want to ask clearly, what right does Duke Yan's government have to interfere with the education of Yu County?"
With a confident smile on his face, Kong Yanjin said: "I am old and incapable of talent, and I shoulder the responsibility of educating the world. Yu County is not familiar with education, and its morals are corrupt, so naturally it has the right to take charge!"
"Bold!"
Yuan Bin suddenly stood up, with anger in his eyes, pointed at Kong Yanjin and said: "The new policy of Yu County is a decree issued by the emperor himself. The rise of education in Yu County is obvious to all. Yan Shenggong's government has no power.
Why did he order the closure of schools in Yu County? Could it be that Duke Yan Sheng’s Mansion has proclaimed himself king and no longer obeys the emperor’s will?”
"Haha..."
Kong Yanjin shook his head with a smile and said: "The Yanshenggong Mansion is responsible for promoting enlightenment in the world. This is Taizu's legacy. I only talk about enlightenment and ignore the other things. As for the resistance that Commander Yuan accused him of,
I really don’t agree with the purpose!”
Yuan Bin secretly thought to himself, "Old Fox," he labeled himself as a disobedient and disrespectful person, and they immediately brought out the ancestral system!
Yes, Emperor Taizu did give Yanshenggong the right to promote enlightenment in the world, but how much this right actually is is a very vague concept.
Because for a long time, scholars all over the world have respected Yan Shenggong, this so-called right to promote enlightenment has become more and more authoritative. Even the Ministry of Rites of the imperial court has to consult Yan Shenggong for consultation on major national affairs.
Therefore, on the issue of Kong Zhiping going to Yu County, it is not clear at all whether it is reasonable or not.
Yuan Bin didn't intend to dwell on this matter. Since he dared to summon Yan Shenggong to Beijing, he naturally had a backup plan.
"Kong Zhiping colluded with the rebellious party. I wonder how Yan Shenggong explains it?"
Jinyiwei, the imperial eagle dog, it is normal to occasionally beat him into a move...
Kong Yanjin continued to smile and said calmly: "Excuse me, Commander, where is Kong Zhiping now?"
Yuan Bin said: "It's in Zhao Prison."
"Oh, then let him come over and ask him face to face how he colluded with the rebellious party?"
"I'm afraid not. This person is now a key criminal of the imperial court and cannot be easily seen by outsiders."
"He was captured by the Jin Yiwei. Now I don't even know whether he is alive or dead. If the commander thinks that he is a rebel, then he is a rebel."
There was a vague sense of nobility in his eyes, as if he was using the posture of a superior person but trying his best to cover up his superior status and lowering his dignity to deal with inferior people.
You Jin Yiwei captured this person, but now you can’t see him alive or dead, so you can slander him as much as you want.
In the same way, Kong Yanjin can also insist that he is not a rebel. Anyway, you don’t bring people out to confront him, so you can just say whatever you want.
As a result, the negotiations once again reached a dead end.
Yuan Bin narrowed his eyes, thinking in his mind, why not find some reason to detain him, then lock him up and give him a beating...
Kong Yanjin didn't know that the other party was thinking about how to defeat him, and he raised his head and asked as if he was chatting: "Commander Yuan has become famous recently, and I have heard about it in Qufu. I wonder how old Commander Yuan is this year, and has he ever married a wife?"
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Yuan Bin was stunned, why did he suddenly start chatting about family matters?
Then he realized that this person was acting condescendingly, which meant that in the eyes of others, Kong Zhiping's situation was just like this. You Yuan Bin had already established your authority. Now who doesn't know that you Jin Yiwei are very arrogant?
Duke Yansheng also gave driving stickers.
Well, I came here in person, which is very honorable to you, but the matter must end here.
Because, what happens next is not your concern, Yuan Bin.
The reform of the imperial examination involves the ancestral system and the fundamental interests of the gentry class in the Ming Dynasty. It is not something that Jin Yiwei can interfere with!
Yuan Bin never expected that this guy would be so reckless now that he has reached this stage.
"I don't need to worry about the private affairs of the Holy Duke Yan."
Kong Yanjin seemed not to have heard, and continued: "The Master said that there are three types of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having descendants. If a person has no descendants, he will inevitably become impetuous."
Yuan Bin sneered and said: "Whether you are impetuous or not, what does it have to do with you?"
Kong Yanjin stared into the other person's eyes and said calmly: "What does the matter of education have to do with Jin Yiwei?"
This is already a challenge, because he feels that he has been humiliated.
Which emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not show great respect to the Confucius family?
Not to mention the Ming Emperor, the Jin people, the Mongols, and the Song Dynasty, which one did not respect his ancestors in every possible way?
Even Emperor Taizu, wouldn’t he still praise the Confucius family?
It's better now, even Jin Yiwei dares to be so presumptuous!
Kong Yanjin continued: "I came here not for Commander Yuan's sake, but for the emperor's face and the court's face. Now that Commander Yuan has given up his post, I'm here too, but
, what else do you want? Is it possible that you really want to punish the Kong family?"
Yuan Bin's face was sullen, his heart full of resentment, but there was nothing he could do.
"I'll tell you the truth. I'm not afraid of your investigation, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to investigate it yourself! You can't even think of framing any serious crime of rebellion for our Kong family. The blood of the Kong family and even the Holy Master can conspire against us.
Really? You, Yuan Bin, are just a military attache. You can have a hundred reasons to rebel. But who am I, Kong Yanjin? Who in the world dares to accuse me of rebelling?"
He had an awe-inspiring look on his face, and his tone suddenly became extremely tough: "That's it for now, no more words to say. It's up to you to figure out what to do with this situation now!"
After finishing speaking, he seemed to still have something to say, and sneered: "After I, Kong Yanjin, became a saint, you, a warrior, interrogated an old man like this. What do you mean? The word loyalty and righteousness comes from my ancestors, not warriors like you!"
Judging from this tone, he is not here to be tried, but to conduct moral judgment on people.
If it were anyone else, he would have been defeated by these words and even just the words "Holy Master".
But Yuan Bin doesn’t believe in evil.
"So, you don't recognize it?"
"Of course not!"
Kong Yanjin answered simply and neatly.
Yuan Bin said: "On the contrary, Jin Yiwei wronged you?"
Kong Yanjin sat upright, looking very calm, and then said with a hint of mockery: "Are there not many people you have wronged?"
Yuan Bin said patiently: "Yan Shenggong's words seem to have a profound meaning."
"No deep meaning."
Kong Yanjin shook his head and continued: "I need to attend a banquet tonight and go to the palace to see you tomorrow. I'm very busy. Have you finished asking?"
Yuan Bin sighed, and then said calmly: "It seems that you have stopped crying without seeing the coffin."
Kong Yanjin's face became extremely ugly. He didn't expect someone to use the word "coffin" in front of him.