Chapter seven hundred and eighteen the loyal gentleman Qin Guogong
Although he did not want to be regarded as a patient, Scholar Kong was not sure whether Qin Duke Zhang Chuan's words were casual or purely sarcastic. Therefore, he, who was always competitive, could not help but subconsciously fight back.
"Everyone has good luck and bad luck. I was just angry, so I felt bad, my meridians were stagnate, and I felt a little dizzy. It's nothing serious. It would be a big deal if my voice was so weak that I couldn't make a sound because of it.
joke!"
"That's it." As he spoke, Zhang Chuan had already followed Master Kong into the house. He was not as majestic and mighty as Duke Zhao and Duke of Chu despite his age, nor was he as rude and uncivilized as Marquis Huaiqing of Nanyang.
He was not like Zhang Kang, the Bo of Weinan, who was born in a foreign race and had a wild life. At first glance, wearing official robes, he looked like an ordinary elegant civil servant.
Therefore, he walked slowly to the bed, raised his hands and bowed to Master Confucius very politely, and then looked at Master Confucius for a while, and said with a smile: "I feel relieved when I see Mr. Kong Ge is so energetic.
.Otherwise, there are so many votes in the cabinet, and Mr. Wu Ge and Mr. Zhang Ge will not be able to finish it even if they lie down from exhaustion."
The Duke of Qin, Zhang Chuan, was not like some people outside, who only called Mr. Wu Ge as Mr. Ge, and addressed the other two as bachelors. Instead, he treated them equally. After all, he was one of the few people who knew the subtleties of the title.
Because this difference in addressing cabinet ministers was invented by his deceased father, the previous generation Duke of Qin, Zhang Yun.
Although the elders are all bachelors, his father told people that a bachelor is brave and diligent, and is willing to do his job. Although he is a minister, he is not willing to be a puppet of his superiors;
As a yes man. I don’t know who spread this word. In the past twenty years, others have forgotten the instigator, but it is impossible for him to forget.
Therefore, when Master Confucius heard Zhang Chuan's simple words just now, he felt that this highlighted his own importance, and his face suddenly brightened.
However, the happiness of Master Kong did not last long, because Zhang Chuan sat down on the bed in front of the bed that Mr. Kong Jiu had hurriedly moved. He first said some commonplace greetings when visiting patients, and then went straight to the ground.
He said: "After the morning court, I had just left the palace and returned to the Shuntian Mansion Office. The people in the palace chased me. I met the emperor and learned something."
He succinctly and concisely told what happened to Zhu Ying in the Imperial Village last night. Seeing that the eyebrows of the Confucius Institute were wrinkled into a big knot, he sighed and said: "The rebels were instigated to besiege the Imperial Village, and they even shouted:
He made a slogan to support the eldest prince, this matter is not an easy matter. Since we are under the rule of Shuntian Mansion, after I visited Elder Kong Ge, I planned to ask for orders to go out in person to comfort him."
At this moment, Grand Scholar Kong felt horrified. He could no longer care about the little thing about Zhu Tingfang coming to try to seduce him today, nor about the quarrel between his cousin and his wife over money and relationships, because at this time he
Suddenly I realized that if I resigned like this, I would really be like jumping into the Yellow River and not being able to clean myself.
Others would not say that he resigned because of Zhu Tingfang's anger, but they would say that he resigned because of the eldest prince's rebellion and guilt!
Therefore, when he saw Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan standing up to say goodbye, Academician Kong finally cheered up, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and actually stopped Zhang Chuan! He didn't care about the astonished looks of his wife and cousin.
, not caring about Zhang Chuan's dumbfounded look, he directly held Zhang Chuan's hand.
"Qin Guo Gong, Zhu Tingfang came to the door this morning to provoke me. Although I was angry with him, I have always taken good care of my body and there is nothing serious. Now that there are villagers in Huairou who have been seduced and caused chaos by traitors, I am willing to personally ask for help.
Go and appease him!" Seeing Zhang Chuan's expression of disbelief, Master Kong smiled sincerely at him.
"After all, I am a bachelor of the cabinet. Even if ordinary villagers don't know me, they at least know my reputation. And even if the eldest prince has any other plans, he might have illusions when he sees me going. In that case
It can also paralyze him."
Zhang Chuan, Duke of Qin, who looked extremely shocked, breathed a deep sigh of relief in his heart.
If he directly arrived at the Kong family and conveyed the emperor's decree, asking Grand Scholar Kong to go to appease the rebels and take back the eldest prince, even if Grand Scholar Kong agreed verbally, it was hard to say whether he really wanted to go. But now he is showing off that he is going.
, and explained the stakes of the matter, and as expected, Master Kong took the initiative to ask for help.
This man, who was called Xiao Gui and Cao Sui when he was in Shuntian Prefecture, and who was also called the most honest and honorable Duke in office, shook his head like a rattle at this time: "No, no, no! This is the rule of Shuntian Prefecture.
I, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, cannot escape the blame for the incident. How can I let Mr. Kong Ge run around while sick? I am really too upset about it!"
Mr. Kong Ge didn't even suspect that Zhang Chuan was deliberately deceiving him - if a person had this skill, he would always be in front of the ungrateful prince, and his presence would not be as good as that of the man who once made people all over the capital fly.
Gou Tiao’s son Zhang Chenqiang?
As for the old rule that nobles do not receive actual government affairs... There was no such so-called ancestral system during the reign of Taizu. It was originally added by civil servants in every possible way, with the purpose of tying a layer of security to those nobles with military merits.
There are many layers of shackles. However, there have been many incidents during the succession of the throne in this dynasty, especially from Yingzong to Ruizong, so we simply don’t buy this so-called ancestral system.
The current emperor ascended the throne as a young man, but the empress dowager was flexible behind the curtain. After the emperor took charge, he was even more creative from time to time. Now that his power is stable, he often claims that Taizu's ancestral system is the true ancestral system. Therefore, Zhu Jing and Zhang Chuan successively took on the actual duties.
The opposition was louder than rain. Zhu Jing couldn't help it. As for Zhang Chuan, he was famous for being honest and low-key!
At this time, Master Kong only thought that Zhang Chuanna was wholeheartedly fulfilling his duties as the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. At this time, he could only say sincerely: "Qin Guogong, of course I know that you are public-spirited, but the same thing happened when Wang Datou
If you do it, you are taking the responsibility and having the courage to shoulder it, but when it comes to you, others may say that you are ambitious and want to take another step forward!"
"Unlike me, I have reached the top. Now that something like this has happened, when I think about the past when I insisted on establishing a direct heir, I just feel that I was really blind and blinded, and I feel extremely guilty.
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When Mr. Kong Jiu and Mr. Gu, the uncle and his sister-in-law, heard that Master Kong confessed to the past, they were simply horrified - in a place like officialdom, the result of a sincere admission of mistakes is not to write off the mistake, but to attract political enemies.
They were pursued and beaten fiercely, so no one would admit their mistake unless they had to. However, Bachelor Confucius actually admitted it at this time!
Scholar Kong didn't care how his cousin and his wife were feeling at this time. After all, this was at home. Not to mention that Zhang Chuan had few official contacts. He had a reputation of being unsociable even in the circle of nobles. He was not afraid of people.
If Zhang Chuan really spreads his words to everyone, then what can happen?
The third prince had never had any expectations at the beginning. Except for Zhang Shou, who was very lucky, no one else was any better than him. Who would bet on the third prince at that time? That was simply a prophet!
On the contrary, there were many people who advocated the establishment of a direct line of succession like him. If someone came to attack him on this matter, it would be strange that these people could sit still. Even if they had to bite the bullet, they would have to speak for him!
Zhang Chuan frowned when he saw Grand Scholar Kong saying these words to him that seemed to be piercing his heart. Finally, he hesitated and said reluctantly: "Then... I will go and report to the emperor on behalf of Elder Kong Ge."
try?"
Finally, when Zhang Chuan said this, Academician Kong was overjoyed. He nodded heavily and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to the Duke of Qin! My illness is insignificant. I just want to do my best to do something."
When Zhang Chuan left the condolences he had brought with him and left immediately, Mr. Kong Jiu, who had tried his best to restrain himself and said nothing, finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Brother, what you just said, what if Zhang Chuan
If you tell the emperor truthfully, won't the emperor think that you and the eldest prince..."
"What happened to the eldest prince and me? Do you think that if I don't say anything, the emperor will forget what I said in the past about establishing a direct line of succession? At this time, it is better to hope that others will not remember what I said and what I did.
How can I do something practical to make up for it!"
Academician Kong interrupted Master Kong Jiu impatiently, and then gave him a cold look: "Sooner or later, I will settle things with you for what you have done before. Now you go back to your Taichang Temple! Of course!
, if I really go to Huairou, if anything happens then, I will not be able to settle accounts with you in the future, so you can take care of yourself."
At this moment, Mr. Kong Jiu's pale face finally showed some color, but his expression became even more horrified. After he staggered to leave, Mrs. Gu, who also understood what he said, couldn't help but feel sad: "Master,
If it was really that dangerous, why would you go there yourself?"
"Because if I don't go, I will have to return home sadly...Zhu Tingfang personally led people to block the door, and then went to the door to provoke me, claiming to impeach me. Aren't you just waiting for that moment? Or do you want to delay it?
Are your children going back to your hometown in misery? Even if something goes wrong, if you carry your coffin and return home, at least the Kong family will be polite to you orphans and widowed mothers."
"Even if Da Lang does something stupid like that, he can still be suppressed because his father died in a royal affair!"
Mrs. Gu was so frightened that her entire face changed color. She murmured to herself: "How could it be like this..."
"Originally, it wouldn't happen, but after that fool Lao Jiu and Da Lang made such a fuss, even if I could barely stay out of it, now I can only risk my life and jump into this muddy water!"
After choking his wife back with a cold face, Academician Kong realized that Mrs. Gu was his wife of many years, and his expression softened a little, but he still solemnly warned: "It's not easy for you to run a household, I know that, but now
Times are not as good as in the past. My big tree attracts wind and attracts people's hatred. You'd better keep your children in check. As for relatives..."
"If you can't control it, just tell me. At worst, I will be scolded as a righteous exterminator, and I will be punished one or two, so that they will not think that they are all great!"
"Don't forget, when Emperor Sejong established his heir, the first assistant killed his relatives at a critical moment, and his eldest son was beheaded! But the first assistant struggled to stay in the position for another two years, and finally
I withdrew with dignity. I am not as hard-hearted as him. I can at most try to prevent Da Lang from becoming an official. As for other relatives, at critical moments, my heart will never be soft!"
Gu was so frightened by the words of Master Confucius that she lost her mind and hurriedly summoned her son and daughter-in-law to reprimand her. Duke Zhang Chuan of Qin also returned to the palace and told the emperor the truth about the little trick he had played on Master Confucius.
Said it out.
As a result, the emperor couldn't help but look up and down, left and right, and looked at the person for a long time, and then he laughed and said: "Zhang Qing, I have always felt that you are a sincere and honest gentleman. It turns out that you can also cheat.
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However, Zhang Chuan did not care about the emperor's ridicule and said with a loyal face: "After I went to the Confucius Mansion, the second son of Confucius University personally came out to greet me and tried every means to delay the time. It seemed that he was not willing to let me go to visit the doctor.
It wasn't until I said it was because of the order that he had to give way. At that time, I was thinking, does Confucius University have any concerns?"
"After meeting the person, I found that although he looked a little tired, he was in good spirits. After exchanging a few words, he seemed a little lazy. I wondered if he would become rebellious if I directly used the emperor's will to force him.
Psychologically, I can't push it away. In this case, I have no choice but to lead by example."
The emperor couldn't help being amused: "Have you never thought about what would happen if it were to backfire?"
"At worst, I will go there in person at that time." Zhang Chuan said seriously, "Although I, the Duke of Qin, are not as well-known as the Grand Master of Confucius, I will not be too far behind, and as the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, I can do this.
This is a matter of course. Of course, the emperor just asked the minister to deliver the oral instructions before, but I made my own decision and asked the emperor to punish me."
"Forget about the punishment, I'm not so stingy!" The emperor looked at this second-generation nobleman who had always been unassuming with a smile, and then rubbed his chin with interest, "Why didn't I notice it before?
Are you such an interesting person? Also, if you were not interesting, how could you raise a son like Zhang Chen?"
If it were some truly meticulous ministers who heard these three words "interesting", they would definitely feel extremely humiliated immediately. However, Zhang Chuan is younger than Zhu Jing, the same age as the emperor, and he inherited the title of Duke of the country as a young man.
When his mother was still alive, he was a frequent visitor to the Queen Mother's Qingning Palace, so he was actually very familiar with the emperor's temper, so he just regarded these words as ordinary ridicule.
"I'm just clumsy and don't know how to get along with my son." Zhang Chuan smiled and then said sincerely, "As for that little trick, it was because I felt that the emperor might not care about it, so I boldly tried it.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Whether it's forgiveness or punishment, there's no need to say more. I asked you to handle this matter, so I found the right person. After you leave the palace, ask someone to send a message, and let the Confucius University scholar write the letter in person.
, to save others from saying that I forced him to run around even though he was sick, or to say later that I was not considerate of the minister." Well, Zhang Chuan did a great job in this matter, and his criticized oral speech can be saved!
Seeing that Zhang Chuan immediately responded, he said earnestly: "I heard that Yingying helped Zhang Chen matchmaking several times, but things always went wrong time and time again, and in the end everything failed. As a father, you should also think about it.
The method is to set a trap for Zhang Chen like you did today! Don't just ignore it, and only know how to fight it once you get it! Although I am not qualified to teach you, you can learn from others!"