After depriving twenty-one Beijing officials of their honors and titles, the handling of the Kong family in Qufu became very simple, and no one dared to stand up to oppose them.
The young prince Zhu Zaiyu issued two imperial edicts in succession.
The content of the first imperial edict is:
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He won the title of "Dacheng Holy Master Wenxuan King" from Confucius and changed his name to "Most Holy Master". Changed "Dacheng Hall" to "Xianshi Temple" (Confucius Temple), and changed "Dacheng Gate" to "Miaomen".
In the Confucius Temple, the number of people who offer incense has been reduced to four people, namely: Fusheng Yanzi, Zongsheng Zengzi, Shushengzisi, and Subsage Mencius.
The disciples of the Confucian sect from ten philosophers below are all called "Xian Xian Zi"; from Zuo Qiuming to Zuo Qiu Ming, they are all called "Xian Confucian Zi". All the above people have taken away the titles of Duke, Hou and Bo.
According to the regulations of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, when worshiping and offering sacrifices to Confucius and his disciples, only the main tablet of the god can be worshiped. The size of the tablet is customized according to Taizu, and only wooden tablets can be used, and no other high-grade materials can be used.
According to the regulations of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, only two sacrifices are allowed in spring and autumn each year to worship Confucius and his disciples. In Qufu Confucius Temple, Beijing Imperial College, and Nanjing Imperial College, ten bamboo baskets and ten beans are used to worship Confucius, eight bamboo baskets and eight beans are used in Confucius temples across the country, and only six bamboo baskets are used for music and dance.
佾. (Note: Both 笾 and 豆 are the names of musical instruments, and Liuyi is the dance scale of the duke level.)
In addition to the Spring and Autumn Festival, if the number of sacrifices to Confucius is increased without the approval of the court, or if the number of sacrifices to Confucius is exceeded beyond the regulations, the person who presides over the sacrifices will be dismissed from his position and dismissed from office.
The second imperial edict is:
The title of "Dong Yansheng" of Kong Wenshao was revoked, and Kong Wenshao was deprived of the qualification to worship Confucius on behalf of the emperor. When his son reaches adulthood, he can inherit the title of "Dong Yansheng". His younger brother Kong Wenli temporarily takes charge of the duties of worshiping Confucius, and will return it to the next person in the future.
The title of "Yanshenggong".
The Confucius family in Qufu has recovered some sacrificial land, and the quota from now on will be one thousand acres. (That is, only 300,000 acres of land that the Confucius do not need to pay taxes are left, and the rest will be recovered, and future emperors will not be allowed to reward it.)
The Kong family was fined and confiscated 1 million acres of private land to make up for the accumulated tax arrears over the years.
The children of the Kong family, as well as their servants, tenants, hired workers, etc., will have to pay head tax, miscellaneous taxes and perform corvee service in the future.
If any of the disciples of the Confucius family commit adultery and commit crimes, they should be brought to justice and convicted according to law.
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Shandong, Qufu.
Everyone in the Kong family was wailing.
Kong Wenshao, who had lost his status as "Shenggong Yan", burst into tears, beat his chest and shouted: "Your Majesty is so ungrateful and treats the descendant of a saint so poorly!"
Kong Wenli had a look of resentment on his face, but he held back and said nothing.
Kong Wenshao was walking around the room, and suddenly he paused and said, "I'm going to Beijing. I want to make it clear to His Majesty in person, and I can't let His Majesty be deceived by that traitor!"
Kong Wenli finally couldn't help it: "Brother, do you still think that the imperial court's punishment of the Kong family is not enough? Then the king's power is overwhelming, and he has dismissed more than twenty officials from the capital at once. Who dares to speak for our Kong family? You
If I go to the capital, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see the emperor's face, but instead I'll incur Wang Er's revenge!"
"I can't swallow this breath!" Kong Wenshao was extremely depressed.
Kong Wenli said: "The confiscated sacrificial fields and private fields will definitely not be recovered, and the statue of Saint Confucius cannot be erected again. However, the tablet of the god cannot be changed, and the title of King Wenxuan will still be used. There is no need to worry about the Holy Master!"
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The four words "Holy Master" were deeply rooted in the hearts of later generations, but at this time it was a new word, invented by Zhang Cong by drawing on Confucius's old name.
In the eyes of the Kong family, the "Holy Master" was just a bad teacher. How could the "Great Saint Wenxuan King" sound as majestic?
Anyway, after the Qingtian was completed, Zhang Cong had already left Qufu, so there was nothing to worry about. He continued to use the original king's title. Even if he was seen by local officials or scholars, almost no one would complain. Even if someone complained, it would be the new one.
The tablets haven't been made yet.
As a result, the Imperial College in Nanjing and Beijing have changed the tablets of Confucius, and the Confucius Temple in Qufu still enshrines the "Dacheng Most Holy King Wenxuan" of the Yuan Dynasty.
Moreover, Kong Wenshao, because he was deprived of the title of "Yanshenggong", could not calm down his resentment, so he personally wrote the side story between Wang Yuan and the Queen Mother. Fortunately, he did not commit suicide, so he made it up and asked his confidant to copy it with his left hand, and then
He took it to Jining and spread it quietly. He really didn't have the guts to do it in Qufu.
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Shandong Jinan.
"Congratulations, sir, on your promotion!" Gui E cupped his fists and smiled.
Zhang Cong cupped his hands and said, "Same joy, same joy."
Although Qingtian, Shandong has not been completely completed, King Lu, King De and the Kong family have taken care of it, and the rest only needs to be done step by step.
For these three families alone, the imperial court recovered 1.55 million acres of granted land (which was tax-free), fined and confiscated 2 million acres of private land, and discovered more than 3 million acres of hidden land, far exceeding the results of Yang Tinghe's cleanup in the capital before he became official.
Gui E and Shi Dao had only served as chief envoys of Shandong for less than half a year, so naturally it was impossible for them to be promoted again. However, the imperial court also commended their political achievements and promoted them to the rank of each other. Many other officials in Shandong also received promotions.
Only Zhang Cong published two memorials about Confucius and suddenly became famous all over the world. Everyone knew that he was the great master of Confucianism.
Recommended by Wang Yuan, he was promoted to the rank of Minister of the Ministry of Industry directly from Shandong Province.
Zhang Cong packed his bags and prepared to return to Beijing to take office. Shandong officials saw him off outside the city.
Zhan Rong, the imperial censor, hurried over and said to Zhang Cong in a low voice: "Yesterday, we received a report from the Confucian scholars in Qufu. Not one of the tablets of the god and master in the Confucius Temple in Qufu has been replaced. They all use the Yuan Dynasty titles."
Zhang Cong sneered: "How brave!"
"What's the matter?" Gui E, Shi Dao, Nie Bao and others asked.
Several people avoided other officials in Shandong and discussed the matter quietly, and finally decided to let Shi Dao, the right chief envoy, investigate.
Zhang Cong has resigned as the Inspector-General, and the new Inspector-General has not yet arrived. The Deputy Inspector-General is somewhat unable to control the Kong family, so at least a Chief Minister is needed to take action.
Wang Yuan only presided over one literary examination, that is, the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination in the eighth year of Zhengde. Shi Dao ranked first in the provincial examination that year. After the examination, he became Wang Yuan's teacher. This relationship was too close. If it weren't for Shi Dao,
Somewhat unlucky, considering his talents, he is at least the right servant.
Unfortunately for this guy's Jinshi exam, he was separated and took the exam twice.
After passing the ninth-year Zhengde examination, he was about to take the palace examination when he suddenly received the news of his father's death. So he hurried home to attend the funeral. Three years later, he skipped the examination and went directly to take the palace examination.
After Zhang Cong left Jinan, Shi Dao did not immediately take action against the Kong family.
He hired craftsmen to make the memorial tablets of Confucius and his disciples. He asked a leftist councilor to take the officials to the Confucius residence in person, saying that it was carefully made by the Ministry of Works. He asked the left councilor to personally watch the Confucius family change the tablets.
A few days later, a scholar named Yan quickly rushed to Jinan and said: "Shi Weiyuan, I asked my clan brothers to go to the Confucius Temple to pay homage. I found that Confucius and the gods had changed their tablets to the previous ones."
"You are really not afraid of death!" Shi Dao immediately took the disciples and servants of Jishi Sect, all changed into civilian clothes and headed to Qufu, intending to catch the Kong family by surprise.
The scholar surnamed Yan was a descendant of Fu Sheng Yan Hui, and he also enjoyed preferential treatment from the imperial court.
However, for the descendants of the Confucian disciples in Qufu, their annual rice was first given to the Confucius family, and then distributed by the Confucius family. Not only did the Yan family in Qufu not receive help from the Confucius family, but they were suppressed in the struggle for land.
The annual rice is often not received in full.
Then look for an opportunity to take revenge, and take the royal party's ship by the way.
Historically, the Yan family in Qufu was much more upright than the Kong family. They had been unknown before, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, three Jinshis suddenly emerged in a row.
Among them, when Yan Yinshao was serving as the magistrate of Hejian, the Qing army broke through the city wall. He took his concubines and children and the whole family was martyred (he couldn't bear to kill his six-year-old son and asked him to flee on his own). His wife and eldest son stayed behind.
In Qufu, the eldest son did not serve in the Qing Dynasty for the rest of his life and devoted himself to supporting his widowed mother. In his later years, he tried to revive the old man but failed.
It's a pity that I finally accepted it. Among Yan Yinshao's grandsons, three of them passed the Manchu Jinshi examination and became officials.
But at least, he did not surrender immediately. He only began to take the imperial examination during the Kangxi period.
Returning to the main topic of the book, it was already the afternoon of the second day when Shi Dao arrived in Qufu with the disciples and servants of the Jishi Sect.
They arrived at the gate of the Confucius Temple and suddenly rushed in. The children of the Confucius family and the servants were stunned and did not react. After rushing in all the way, the children of the Confucius family thought they had been robbed and shouted loudly: "Catch the thief quickly, catch the thief quickly!"
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By the time the people in the Confucius Temple were rounded up by raiders, Shi Dao had already led his men into the main hall.
Sure enough, the tablet placed there was not "The Most Holy Master", but "The Most Holy Master Wenxuan of Dacheng"!
Shi Dao shook off the cotton cloth wrapped around the long sword, drew it out of its sheath and said, "Does the Kong family in Qufu intend to rebel?"