In the Taiji Hall, not only the civil and military ministers, but also Li Er were full of doubts.
"Master Kong, please tell me something! I will satisfy you." Li Er said.
Kong Yingda glanced at the ministers around him, and finally his eyes fell on Du Ruhui.
I just heard him speak slowly: "Your Majesty, I heard that Du He, the son of Duke Lai, has been selling revolving wooden chairs in Chang'an City these days. Is this relevant?"
Li Er nodded, pointed to the revolving wooden chair under his buttocks, and said: "Yes, this revolving wooden chair was developed by Du He himself. I have experienced it for a long time. It is indeed very convenient and easy to use."
Since sitting on the revolving wooden chair for meditation, Li Er feels that his legs no longer hurt, his waist is no longer sore, and he feels more confident when talking.
Unfortunately, there is only such a chair now, which is taken to the Tai Chi Hall when going to court, and is always kept in the Imperial Study Room.
Li Er added: "Master Kong, you are old and your knees must often hurt. This revolving wooden chair is just right for you. I suggest you go to Datang Furniture Factory and order a batch of revolving chairs from Du He.
Wooden chairs are the ones!”
The majestic emperor actually advertised to Du He himself.
The ministers were all shocked!
Seeing this, Kong Yingda said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, think twice. Since the Zhou Dynasty, people in the Central Plains have developed the etiquette of sitting upright. Until the introduction of huts and chairs in the Han Dynasty, the common people at the bottom began to abandon the etiquette of sitting upright, but the officials did not
I have not forgotten this etiquette. Sitting upright is still a Central Plains etiquette to this day. Now Du He builds a revolving wooden chair. It sounds like it has nothing to do with the Hu chair, but from my perspective, it is still the Hu chair. If this Hu chair is allowed to be widely promoted,
One day, the etiquette of sitting upright will no longer exist in the whole world. Wouldn’t we, the Central Plains, be completely barbarized? What is the difference between the officials of the Central Plains and the barbarians who drink blood from their hair?"
Kong Yingda's words were like a big stone smashed into a calm lake, causing huge waves.
Immediately, several people jumped out to agree with his proposal.
"Master Kong is right. Our Tang Dynasty disdains the company of Hu people. This Hu chair must not be promoted!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice. Once this precedent is set, won't it make people think that our Han culture is willing to degenerate?"
"Your Majesty, please order immediately to punish Du He and stop him from producing revolving wooden chairs."
For a time, there was a lot of discussion.
Kong Yingda has quite a few supporters.
Most of these people are orthodox Confucian disciples.
On the contrary, a group of veterans who followed Li Er to conquer the world did not speak.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin couldn't stand it anymore and stood up and said: "Master Kong, you are just being alarmist. This revolving wooden chair was built by Du He himself. What does it have to do with the Hu chair? I, old Cheng, have also sat on the Hu chair.
, that thing can’t be compared with the revolving wooden chair!”
"I have also tried this revolving wooden chair, it is very comfortable! Why should it be banned?"
"I think Master Kong is serious. He is just sitting on a revolving wooden chair. He will never reach the point of abandoning the etiquette of the Central Plains!"
As soon as Cheng Yaojin started, many supporters of Du He came forward.
Immediately, the court hall became noisy and noisy like the vegetable market.
Li Er, who was sitting above him, couldn't listen any more. He stood up, shook his sleeves and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter again. I have always governed the country with reason, so it is really unacceptable to ban Du He from producing revolving wooden chairs."
If it doesn't make sense, Master Kong, if he thinks it's reasonable, go and argue with Du He, I don't want to have to deal with this matter anymore!"
If Li Er had not personally experienced the benefits of the revolving wooden chair, he might have supported Kong Yingda and others' proposal.
But he has become accustomed to this revolving wooden chair, and even can't live without it. If the production and sale of revolving wooden chairs are banned at this time, how can he have the nerve to use the revolving wooden chair in the future?
Zhao Yang, the chamberlain next to him, hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the court!"
The ministers filed out of Tai Chi Hall.
Cheng Yaojin and others left cursing.
Many civil servants gathered around Kong Yingda.
"Master Kong, what should we do?"
"Your Majesty doesn't want to take care of this matter. Isn't this an obvious indulgence of Du He?"
"We... must not sit idly by and ignore it. We must guard our Confucian etiquette and morality!"
A group of people were noisy, all waiting for Kong Yingda to speak.
Kong Yingda turned around, looked at the back of Li Er leaving the Tai Chi Hall, and gritted his teeth and said: "We shall do our best to defend Confucian etiquette. You all, follow me to Laiguo Duke's Mansion. Today, Du He must give an explanation."
, Otherwise, that revolving wooden chair will never be produced and sold again!"
"As it should be!"
"Don't dare disobey!"
Led by Kong Yingda, with Pei Ju and others also participating, a group of people left the imperial city in a mighty manner and went straight to Laiguo Duke's Mansion.
Not long after, a group of people arrived at the gate of Laiguogong Mansion.
The old man hurriedly came out to greet him, but was shocked.
He knew all these people. They were all prominent figures in the court. They usually looked gentle and gentle, but at this moment, they looked fierce and angry.
"Oh, gentlemen, please look for my master. He should be handling official business in the imperial city right now and has not returned yet!" Old Fu said cautiously.
Kong Yingda stroked his beard and looked enigmatic: "We are not here to see Prime Minister Du. Today, we are here to see Du He. Please let Du He come out and speak quickly!"
The old man was stunned.
How can this posture be similar to that of a confrontation between two armies?
Seeing that the situation was not good, he rushed to the furniture factory.
"Young Master, something has happened. Kong Yingda led a group of people and came to the front of our house in a fierce manner. He called you by name and asked you to go out and speak. I think this is not good, so you should hide first and let me deal with them!
"The old man gasped and said.
Du He dropped what he was doing and asked, "Kong Yingda? Isn't that the prince's teacher? Why is he looking for me?"
The old man shook his head.
Du He called Lu Bu and was about to go out, but was suddenly stopped by Lao Fu: "Young master, you can't go. I think those people are coming with bad intentions, and they are all well-known people. If there is a conflict,
No matter who I hurt, it won’t be easy to explain when the time comes!”
"Let's go, who dares to be so bold in front of my young master's house? I want to see what these guys want to do!"
Not long after, Du He came to the door.
When I saw it suddenly, I was shocked.
There were more than twenty people, all of whom were ministers of the DPRK, and they all stared at him menacingly.
Some of them are actually close to Du Ruhui.
Du He stepped forward, looked at Kong Yingda with a smile, and said: "Oh, isn't this Master Kong? Why, you came to buy a revolving wooden chair in person. You look at your age, and you actually went there in person to let a
Can’t we just ask someone to make a reservation?”
Du He had long noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the scene, but he didn't care at all and instead greeted him cheerfully.
When Kong Yingda saw this, he was so angry that his breathing became rapid.
It is said that Du He is one of the four pests of Chang'an. When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation!