Qufu falsely claims to be the Holy Land of Confucianism, Nishan Academy and Zhusi Academy, which have continued from the Yuan Dynasty to the present day. In addition, the number of students is very large, so it stands to reason that Jinshi should be born in large numbers.
However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were only sixteen Jinshi in Qufu.
From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to Wang Yuan's administration, there were only seven Jinshi in Qufu, three of which were from the Wei family. What's more interesting is that the head of the Wei family has moved to Jinan with his family, and does not want to stay in Qufu next to Confucius.
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Among the remaining four Jinshi, the Meng family accounted for two more. One was promoted to Chief Envoy and the other was promoted to Nanjing Shangshu. They both died less than ten years ago. The Meng family can be considered a prominent family in Qufu.
Such a local prominent family, but the Meng family's influence was unable to expand outside the village.
There is no way, the Meng family is only more than ten miles away from the Prince Lu's Mansion, and only twenty miles away from the Yanshenggong Mansion. The surrounding farmland has been almost occupied by the Prince Lu and the Kong family, and the Meng family, which has two imperial officials, is blocked.
It's inside.
Qufu, Hujiazhuang.
In front of the tomb of the late Nanjing Minister of Justice Meng Feng, there are lush pines and cypresses.
His son Meng Fang has stayed in mourning for five years. Now he has brought his wife and children to live near his father's tomb. He lectures in front of the tomb, and the children of the clan follow him one after another, and the clan continues to move here. History
Above, decades later, Mengjialin Village was formed here, annexing the original Hujiazhuang Village.
"Brother, the government has sent people from Qingtian!" Brother Meng Lan rushed to tell him.
"Let them clear the fields." Meng Fang smiled slightly and continued to give lectures to the children of the clan.
Meng Lan gloated: "Pan Qi Tong is very majestic. He is accompanied by a hundred strong men, all wearing cotton clothes and holding long swords. They are confronting the Hu family."
The Hu family is the largest family in Hujiazhuang. It has been attached to King Lu for generations and is a powerful local force.
The Meng family, which had two important members of the imperial court, was suppressed by the Hu family within the village, not to mention that their influence could not leave the village.
Meng Fang asked curiously: "A strong man in cotton clothes and a long sword?"
Meng Lan said: "I don't know where they came from, but those hundred warriors are all wearing simple cotton clothes and have long swords hanging on their waists. They are very disciplined and taciturn. If they were to kill the enemy in front of the battle, I'm afraid they could equal ten to one."
Meng Fang stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."
The Meng family members stopped studying, put down their books one after another, and followed Meng Fang.
At the entrance of the village, the Hu family's armed forces were confronting the people brought by Qi Xian. It seemed that the negotiations between the two sides had broken down, and the situation was tense, and a bloody fight could break out at any time.
Why would a strong man in a village dare to gather a crowd to obstruct the government?
Because the jar is broken!
King Lu privately set up a banknote checkpoint in the canal. Of course, it was impossible to directly send royal guards. In that case, local powerful men would need to provide force. Even if the court investigated, King Lu could evade responsibility and just pass the blame on those powerful men.
The Hu family not only sent people to help King Lu guard Chaoguan, but also owned property in the capital of Yanzhou, and even secretly recruited beautiful women for King Lu.
The case of King Lu has entered the review stage of the Three Laws Division, and more than ten members of the Hu family have been imprisoned for interrogation. To be honest, the Hu family is not far away from being exiled as a whole family, and now Qi Xian has led them to Qingtian, so they simply gathered people to cause mischief
One wave.
"Qiang!"
Qi Xian drew his sword out of its scabbard and shouted: "Everyone, follow me to destroy this violent person who resists the law!"
One hundred physics disciples all drew their swords.
The dozens of government officials brought by Qi Xian are obviously not doing enough work. Let the government officials deal with powerful people and follow you out of the city. Don't expect them to be of much use.
As for the officers and soldiers, Qi Xian was only the general judge of Yanzhou Prefecture and had no right to mobilize officers and soldiers to come forward.
One hundred physics disciples were all silent, holding long swords in both hands, and charged towards more than 300 powerful armed forces. When they advanced, they were neither slow nor slow, neither happy nor angry, and completely regarded the enemy as if they were nothing.
Except for the lack of crossbows and armor, these three hundred powerful men were armed with swords and other iron weapons. They were not comparable to the thousands of mobs in Jinan.
One hundred physics disciples approached step by step, accelerating step by step. From the slow advance at the beginning, they gradually turned into a stride charge.
Three hundred powerful men were armed. Although they clearly had the advantage in numbers, they subconsciously retreated and were already timid and ready to flee even before the battle began.
"kill!"
With loud shouts in unison, a hundred physics disciples rushed into the enemy formation that was three times their own size.
Meng Fang, who came to see the excitement, and the Meng family disciples behind him were stunned. The moment they engaged in battle, the Hu family's thugs, who had the upper hand, broke up and fled randomly.
One hundred physics disciples were not even slightly injured, and more than 300 people were captured and killed without any damage.
After chasing for a while, the government officials helped tie up the person, and then escorted him back to Yanzhou Prefecture Prison for trial.
One hundred physics disciples sheathed their swords, took out bows and rulers, and led people into groups to clear the fields. It seemed that nothing happened just now.
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Meng Fang followed curiously and found that these people were careful for fear of trampling on the crops in the fields.
Qi Xian came over and said to Meng Fang, who was wearing a scarf on his head: "Qi Xian, the general judge of Yanzhou, dares to ask my friend his name."
Meng Fang bowed her hands and returned the courtesy: "Meng Fang of Qufu, was elected in the 17th year of Zhengde."
"It turns out that Brother Meng is in front of you," Qi Xian took out five silver dollars and said, "It's already late, and it will be dark in another hour. Can you please prepare some meals and arrange a few private houses? We will definitely take care of the money.
Pay. These are the deposits. If you pay more, you will be refunded or compensated."
Meng Fang took the money and said, "This matter is easy to handle."
Qi Xian said: "The meals do not need to be sumptuous, as long as the stomach is full; the houses do not need to be gorgeous, as long as they are sheltered from the wind."
Meng Fang immediately asked his tribe to make arrangements, while he stayed at the entrance of the village to observe Qi Xian's clearing of the fields. From beginning to end, he saw that the one hundred physics disciples did not talk nonsense, and did not trample on the people's crops at all.
It was getting dark, and everyone gathered in the village and started eating around the bonfire.
Qi Xian smiled and said: "Gentlemen, each of you only drinks one bowl of wine to keep out the cold. Don't drink too much, or you'll miss the opportunity to clear the fields tomorrow."
"One bowl is enough."
"Senior brother, don't say more, we can spare it."
"It's fun to kill a thief today, I'll do it first!"
"You can't have wine without poetry. Who will sing to cheer you up?"
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The physics disciples who were silent during the day and bravely killed thieves suddenly became active at night. Some even drew their swords out of their sheaths, drank wine to cheer them up, and sang while playing the sword.
After having enough food and wine, everyone lined up and went to sleep in private houses in an orderly manner. They didn't care if it was a little crowded because of the large number of people. Several people lay on the same bed and did not bother the people from beginning to end.
Meng Fang watched the whole process and was deeply shocked.
These one hundred people know battle formations, are not afraid of death, know arithmetic, are proficient in poetry, are like knights, and have strict discipline. They can also be kind to the people, tolerate coarse food and bad wine, and can live in shabby houses!
After returning home, Meng Shu said excitedly: "Father, those strong men have a chivalrous spirit and are extraordinary people. I have inquired about it and found out that they are all disciples of the School of Physics, and it is their duty to help the world and benefit all people."
Meng Fang sighed: "What kind of school of physics is this? It's clearly the Mohist school!"
"Mojiazi?" Meng Shu didn't understand.
Meng Fang said: "Mozi's 180 men who served in the army were all capable of going through fire and death without returning. If you look at the words, deeds, and temperament of the 100 warriors today, I am afraid they are all those who will not return to death."
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Meng Shu clapped his hands and said: "It's so great that you can't wait to follow it!"
Meng Fang patted her son on the shoulder: "It is best to study well and take the imperial examination."
Meng Shu asked, "Father, under Mozi, why are there so many people who refuse to succumb to death?"
Meng Fang replied: "They abide by Mohist morality."
In the Ming Dynasty, few people knew about Mohist theory, and many scholars did not even know that Mohism existed.
Meng Fang was familiar with classics, so he told his son about Mohist thoughts such as universal love, non-attack, frugality, and heaven's will. He said: "I didn't see that among these one hundred heroes, they must not attack. Universal love, frugality (
frugality and simplicity), but Tianzhi (mastering knowledge of nature) is very obvious, it’s all the Mohist style!”
Meng Shu was just a teenager, and the more he listened, the more he liked it: "According to what my father said, the Mo family are all righteous people."
"He is indeed a righteous man," Meng Fang lamented. "According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", Meng Sheng, a giant of the Mohist family, defended the city for Lord Yangcheng and cracked jade as a letter. Lord Yangcheng was defeated and fled, and the King of Chu wanted to take it back.
The fiefdom. Meng Sheng could not get the other half of the jade and could not fulfill his promise, so he committed suicide. One hundred and eighty-three of his disciples died. The Mohists died not as a teacher or the city, but as a martyr for their righteousness.
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"How magnificent!" Meng Shu's blood boiled when he heard this.
That night, the young Meng Shu dug out his grandfather's belongings, which was a scribe's sword.
The next morning, he put on his cotton-padded clothes and hung a scribe's sword on his waist, and arrived outside Qi Xian's house early. When Qi Xian opened the door, Meng Shu immediately knelt down and said, "Meng Shu of Qufu, I would like to enter the door of Mo's house!"
Qi Xian smiled: "We are students of physics, not descendants of the Mohist family."
Meng Shu changed his words and said: "Meng Shu, Qufu, is willing to enter the physics gate!"