The contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Wenshao had a decent character and was not a treacherous person, but he was not a good person either.
This man has only been in love twice in his life.
The first time he went to court was when Liu Jin came to power, and he asked the court to reduce taxes and grains for the Kong family. The reason was that the Kong family had many descendants and they were too poor to support them.
At that time, Liu Jin used the name of reform to send eunuchs to inspect the land across the country, but he did not take action against the Kong family in Shandong. Instead, he helped the Kong family reduce taxes. It is unknown what deal the two parties reached.
The second petition, also during the period when Liu Jin was in power, requested that Duke Yan's sacrificial power be divided into four.
This time the Shang Shu was very strange. Duke Yan Sheng actually gave three-quarters of his rights to his younger brother and his clan members. Either Kong Wenshao wanted to be lazy, or his younger brothers usurped the power. In any case, Liu Jin approved it.
The four major sacrifices of the Confucius family are: the first is for Confucius and his disciples, the second is for Nishan, the third is for Zhusi, and the fourth is for Zisi.
Nishan is the place where Confucius’ parents lived together.
Zhusi, the place where Confucius taught.
Zisi, the grandson of Confucius, is said to be the editor-in-chief of The Analects and the author of The Doctrine of the Mean.
At this moment, after receiving the imperial edict, the Kong family were stunned.
Duke Yansheng Kong Wenshao complained repeatedly: "What did I say? What did I say? The king cannot be offended! It would be better for you to help King De hide the land for a little money. Now the Kong family is being targeted, right?"
Kong Wenli said: "Brother, since Wang Er wants to reform, of course he has to inventory the land in the world. How can we, the Kong family, avoid it?"
"Nonsense," Kong Wenshao said angrily, "Mr. Xi Ya is my father-in-law, and Prime Minister Wang is Mr. Xi Ya's disciple. My granddaughter is your Majesty's cousin, and Prime Minister Wang is your Majesty's biological father..."
"Brother, be careful what you say!"
Everyone quickly interrupted, everyone was so frightened that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Kong Wenli looked around the room and scolded sternly: "What you say today is only allowed in your ears and not out of your mouth. No one can go out and talk nonsense!"
Kong Wenshao was still nagging: "I have a close relationship with the king. If you hadn't prevented him from checking the feudal king's land, we would have been married by now. He dared to risk the disapproval of the world and let his son Princess Shang, which is naturally greedy for power.
How can a person who is greedy for power not seek fame? As long as he is married to our Kong family, he can immediately become the leader of the Shilin family. Let’s talk about my father-in-law. He was also the chief minister at that time. After marrying his daughter to me, my father-in-law is an old man.
, I wrote several poems a year to show off this matter..."
Kong Wenli said speechlessly: "Brother, if Wang Er is really greedy for power and fame, he will not let his son Princess Shang!"
"I don't care," Kong Wenshao said directly, "It's you who caused the trouble. You can solve it yourself. I'll go back and prepare for next year's spring festival."
Kong Wenli and his concubine brothers looked at each other, speechless for this eldest brother. He only knew how to feast and have fun all day long, and always acted like a coward at critical moments. They even thought that sacrifices were too troublesome, so the four major sacrificial activities of the Kong family were divided directly.
Take out three and throw them to your younger brother.
Kong Wenli said: "It is better to send Zhenqian to the capital and let Zhenqian go to Wang Er."
Kong Zhenqian, the eldest son of Kong Wenshao and the grandson of Li Dongyang. He was engaged to be married to the daughter of Zhu Houzhao's uncle, but the marriage has not yet been consummated. Historically, Zhang Yanling was arrested and imprisoned by Jiajing, but Kong Zhenqian still abided by the engagement and married Zhang Yanling's daughter
, it really cannot be criticized morally.
As for the granddaughter Kong Wenshao wanted to betroth to Wang Yuan, there was no way she could be the daughter of his eldest son Kong Zhenqian. After all, Kong Zhenqian was only eleven years old. She was a five-year-old granddaughter from a common concubine. If she insists that she is close to hairpin, I think
The concubine who married Wang Yuan became a relative and claimed that she was the cousin of the young emperor.
Duke Yan Sheng himself was only forty years old.
Although Kong Wenshao didn't want to get involved in bad things, he didn't refuse his brother's proposal: "Then let Qian'er go to the capital in the name of meeting his future father-in-law."
Although Zhang Yanling was accused by Yang Tinghe and had many properties confiscated, the Empress Dowager was still alive after all and could not go too far. Therefore, Zhang Yanling lived a relatively comfortable life. At least she did not have to worry about food and clothing, unlike the 13-year-old prisoner in Jiajing in history.
Kill them again every year.
Kong Zhenqian, who was only eleven years old, was sent to the capital to meet his prospective father-in-law Zhang Yanling. In fact, as Li Dongyang's grandson, he went to Wang Yuan to plead for mercy. After all, Wang Yuan was also considered Li Dongyang's disciple.
There was no need to prepare anything. The Kong clan members packed their bags and immediately escorted Kong Zhenqian to the north.
This guy had just left the county town, and Zhang Cong had already led his men to the Confucius Temple.
"No, no, no, someone wants to tear down the statue of our ancestors!"
The Kong brothers were so frightened that they rushed out. Even Kong Wenshao, who didn't like the director, hurriedly led people to the Confucius Temple.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" the Kong brothers urged all the way.
The bearers could only grit their teeth and speed up, carrying the Kong brothers at high speed, shaking the brothers to pieces.
After running for a while, the bearer panted and said, "Second Master, we are almost there."
Kong Wenli opened the sedan curtain and saw people crowding in front of the Confucius Temple. He immediately shouted: "Get off the sedan, get off the sedan!"
Before the sedan could stop, Kong Wenli jumped off and ran all the way shouting: "Zhang presses the platform, show mercy!"
Zhang Cong only brought a few officials from the inspection department, and then went to Yanzhou Prefecture to borrow more than ten government officials. At this moment, the Confucius family blocked the Confucius Temple with weapons, and there were thousands of people nearby who heard the news and came to watch the excitement.
Zhang Cong sneered: "How dare you resist and disobey the decree? Do you want to rebel?"
Just like the clan, there are more and more descendants of the Confucius family, collectively known as "saints".
The descendants of Confucius at the lowest level are no different from ordinary people, and they are all exploited by the Confucius family. After all, many of their descendants have been passed down from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Even if the genealogy is well preserved, who will recognize who is related to whom after hundreds of years?
ah?
At least one-tenth of the thousands of people watching the excitement were named Kong. Seeing that Zhang Cong was about to tear down the statue of their ancestor, these people named Kong not only did not worry, but happily waited for their ancestor to be defeated.
Of course, there are also some well-off people named Kong who spontaneously joined the team to protect the Confucius Temple and confronted Zhang Cong with various gadgets in their hands.
Kong Wenli rushed over panting, bent down and supported his knees with both hands: "Zhang...Zhang pressed the stage, huh, huh, why...huh...why do this!"
Zhang Cong asked: "Didn't the Kong family accept the imperial edict?"
Kong Wenli said: "Take it...take it."
Zhang Cong asked: "How dare the Kong family resist the decree?"
Kong Wenli said: "Of course... Huhu... I don't dare, but... Huh... I'll take a breath first, and run... I'm running too fast."
After panting for a long time, Kong Wenshao finally arrived in a sedan chair.
Zhang Cong said in a strange tone: "Master Yan Shenggong, I finally have the honor to meet you today. I am even rarer to see you than your majesty."
"Where, where, I have been ill in bed for a long time and it is inconvenient to see guests." Kong Wenshao explained quickly.
Kong Wenli said: "If Zhang presses the platform and demolishes the statue of Confucius, it must be caused by treacherous ministers' slander. Please don't demolish it for the time being. The Confucius family will go to the meeting to argue and ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order."
Zhang Cong sneered: "First, you have no words to joke about. The imperial edict has been issued, how can you take back your order? Second, I am the treacherous official who made the slander!"
The Kong brothers were all stunned.
Immediately, Kong Wenli was furious: "Zhang Bingyong, my Kong family has no enmity or enmity against you, why do you want to do everything possible to frame her!"
Zhang Cong said with a calm face: "May I ask, who is the statue of Confucius made after?"
Kong Wenshao said: "It was built according to the portrait of Confucius."
Zhang Cong asked again: "Dare I ask, who painted the portrait of Confucius?"
Kong Wenshao said: "It came from the hands of the painting sage Wu Daozi."
Zhang Cong asked again: "May I ask, was Wu Daozi hired by Confucius to paint the saint's face in person?"
Kong Wenli said angrily: "Confucius was a pre-Qin man, Wu Daozi was a painting sage in the Tang Dynasty, Er'an dared to arrange Confucius like this!"
Zhang Cong also looked sulky: "Clay wooden statues, Buddhist customs, and barbarian customs have never been seen in ancient books. After you became a saint in vain, you abandoned the rituals and adopted barbarian practices. Even if Confucius is resurrected, you will also want to
Damn you and other unworthy descendants! Moreover, that statue came from Wu Daozi’s imagination. You actually regard the imaginary thing as a saint and worship your ancestors for hundreds of years. You are really a generation that has forgotten its ancestors! Yan Shenggong, do you dare to say,
Does my ancestor Kong Sheng look like that statue?"
"I..." Kong Wenshao was speechless and was so anxious that he wanted to scratch his head and ears.
Zhang Cong stopped paying attention to the Kong brothers and turned around and shouted: "Bring it to me! Anyone who dares to block it is disrespectful for resisting the decree and can be killed on the spot. If the Kong family dares to kill officials, it is a crime of disobedience and treason! There are also
You descendants of the Confucius family, if you worship a statue made out of thin air, aren't you afraid that you are worshiping the wrong ancestor?"
The descendants of the Kong family looked at each other, neither trying to stop nor letting him go.
Zhang Cong personally led the team forward, and the descendants of the Confucius family got out of the way, and in a blink of an eye he led the people into the Confucius Temple.
"dismantle!"
A group of government officials knocked down the statue of Confucius, split it with axes, and took it back to burn as firewood.
Zhang Cong looked around at the people of the Confucius family: "We, the descendants of Yan and Huang, have authentic Confucianism. They do not worship idols, only respect the gods, and only talk about their true intentions. Idols are the vulgar customs of the barbarians and the bad things of Buddhism. How can we abandon Confucianism?
The righteous way is stained with the smell of barbarians. You saints, please take care of yourself!"
Brothers Kong Wenshao and Kong Wenli looked at the pile of chopped wood blocks and sat on the ground in despair without saying a word.
Idols, which means dolls and statues, were originally found only inside and outside graves. Those inside the graves were funerary objects, and those outside the graves were tomb-guarding monsters or generals. The most representative ones were the large figures of Qin Shihuang.
What does traditional Confucianism want this thing to do?