Kong Wenshao and others all looked at Chu Yi nervously. They must have known that Chu Yi had taken the money from Lu Wenyang, the governor of water transportation, and handed it over to the emperor, and made Lu Wenyang's trap miserable. It would be strange if they were not worried.
A smile appeared on Chu Yi's face, he put a volume of account books into his sleeves, nodded slightly and said: "Yan Shenggong has his own intentions. Since this matter has nothing to do with the Kong family, our family will definitely report it to the emperor, but...
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Kong Wenshao heard this and said quickly: "If the chief manager has something to say, just say it."
Chu Yi's face showed a somewhat troubled expression, and he looked at Kong Wenshao and said, "Mr. Yansheng also knows that even if I are on the side to speak for the Kong family, it will only be effective if His Majesty has a good impression of the Kong family."
Kong Wenshao understood and said: "Please give me some advice from the chief manager! I, Mr. Kong, will be very grateful."
Chu Yi coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty has recently planned to open the sea, but you also know that many people in the court have always been firmly opposed to opening the sea. Your Majesty is worried in your heart, if there is someone like you like Yan Shenggong in the world.
If a person of high moral character and high esteem writes to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to open the sea, I think it will definitely settle some of the disputes in the court. Your Majesty is happy, and our family can also help the Kong family to settle the matter, right?"
Kong Wenshao couldn't help but be stunned. To be honest, Kong Wenshao didn't want to take a trip into this muddy water. Any fool knew that supporting the opening of the sea would definitely offend a large number of people.
However, Chu Yi looked at him with a smile on his face, which made Kong Wenshao smile bitterly in his heart. If Kong Wenshao didn't know who Chu Yi was, he wouldn't be so knowledgeable when facing Chu Yi.
It was precisely because he knew who Chu Yi was that Kong Wenshao knew that if he did not agree to Chu Yi this time, he was afraid that Song Yu's matter would not be settled.
Taking a deep breath, Kong Wenshao looked at Chu Yi with a loyal look on his face. He cupped his hands toward the capital and said, "Don't worry, Chief Manager. It is your duty as a minister to share your Majesty's worries. Kong must definitely
I will draft a memorial as soon as possible to ask the emperor to open the sea."
Chu Yi laughed loudly and said: "Sure enough, Duke Yansheng understands the righteousness, so this governor can also exonerate the Kong family in front of the emperor."
A banquet can be said to be a feast for both the guest and the host.
In a separate courtyard, Chu Yi and others were arranged here by the Kong family.
This villa is not too far from the Confucius family's mansion. It has beautiful scenery. It is the place where the Confucius family has always used to entertain distinguished guests.
At this moment, in the study, Cao Shaoqin was facing Chu Yi and said: "Lord Governor, are you going to let the Kong family go just like that? Kong Hongli didn't commit suicide by taking poison at all. If nothing else happened, he should have been poisoned to death by the Kong family.
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Chu Yi flipped through the books in his hand and said lightly without raising his head: "Oh, in your opinion, what should I do?"
Cao Shaoqin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and finally sighed and said: "The Governor is wise!"
Chu Yi then glanced at Cao Shaoqin and said: "Understood? Just think about it. There should be trade-offs in everything. Since the Kong family knows the current affairs, then I will not kill them all. It should be noted that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Sometimes, blindly
Killing may not be as good as pulling one faction to suppress another. If you can understand this, you can rest assured that the governor will hand over the East Factory to you in the future."
Cao Shaoqin quickly saluted Chu Yi and said: "This slave has let the governor down!"
Waving his hand, Chu Yi said to Cao Shaoqin: "Okay, go ahead and hand Song Yu over to the Kong family!"
Cao Shaoqin responded and left.
When Kong Wenshao and others saw Cao Shaoqin bringing Song Yu, everyone in the Kong family couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Yi was willing to hand over Song Yu to them, which showed Chu Yi's attitude. This made Kong, who was uneasy,
Everyone in the family felt their hearts in their stomachs.
After Kong Wenshao and others sent Cao Shaoqin away, their attention naturally shifted to Song Yu.
Song Yu didn't seem to be hurt, but his cultivation had been abolished long ago, and now he was just a cripple who was weaker than ordinary people.
Kong Wenshao, Kong Wen and others looked at Song Yu with hateful eyes.
Song Yu went to the capital and was deceived into assassinating the emperor. That's fine. The most hateful thing is that Song Yu was captured alive. If your assassination failed, don't you know what the consequences will be? Don't you know that once your identity is exposed, you will be implicated?
Kong family, if you fail, won't you commit suicide?
As a result, Song Yu was captured alive, leaving the Kong family in a passive position.
If Song Yu had committed suicide at that time, even if Song Yu's identity was found out and there was no proof, the Kong family could not admit that Song Yu was their disciple of the Kong family, and could even accuse Chu Yi of making a false accusation.
Looking at Song Yu, Kong Wenshao sighed and said: "Send him to accompany the elders of the Hongli clan!"
The originally calm eyes suddenly became bright. Song Yu couldn't help but stare at Kong Wenshao and said in a hoarse voice: "Where is my mentor? What happened to your mentor?"
Kong Wenzheng stepped forward and snorted coldly: "Nie Zhan, if it weren't for you, why would the elder of the Hongli clan take poison and commit suicide for the sake of the family? It's you who harmed the elder of the Hongli clan!"
Song Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he reacted and looked at Kong Wenshao, Kong Wenzheng and others. Then he burst out laughing, laughing and crying: "Kill yourself by taking poison, what a person who committed suicide by taking poison..."
Kong Wenzheng looked at Song Yu laughing and couldn't help but frowned and said: "Take it away!"
Two disciples of the Kong family came forward and escorted Song Yu and Kong Wenzheng away. Not long after, Song Yu, whose face was livid, bleeding from all her orifices, and lifeless, was carried out.
Kong Wenshao took one look and said, "Bury him next to the Hongli clan!"
While talking, Kong Wenshao said to Kong Wenzheng: "Wenzheng, you go to see Chu Yi tomorrow and invite him to my Kong family library."
Slightly startled, Kong Wenzheng looked at Kong Wenshao in confusion, only to hear Kong Wenshao say: "Don't forget, although Chu Yi is an eunuch, he likes to read. Regardless of his identity, his
Even the most learned Confucians may not be able to compare with him in terms of knowledge. This person loves all kinds of unique classics. I don’t have any other in the Kong family, but there are many such unique classics.”
Kong Wenzheng reacted immediately and said with a bit of a smile on his face: "What the head of the family said is true. Since you want to make Chu Yi happy, then you will do your best. I will arrange the matter properly."
Patting Kong Wenzheng on the shoulder, Kong Wenshao chuckled and said, "Brother Wen Zheng is doing things, so I feel relieved for him."
Early the next morning, Kong Wenzheng and Yan Qi came to visit Chu Yi in person.
When meeting Chu Yi, Kong Wenzheng said to Chu Yi: "I heard that the general manager likes all kinds of unique classics. The head of the family specially asked Wen Zheng to come and invite the general manager to come to my Yan. The library built by the Kong family and his family, I don't know what the general manager can do.
willing!"
A bright light flashed in Chu Yi's eyes. Since the Kong family came, Chu Yi had no intention of letting go of the Kong family's collection of books from the beginning.
Apart from the imperial palace, in terms of the vast number of classics collected in this world, perhaps few can compare with the Kong family.
It can even be said that even the royal family's collection of books may not be as good as that of the Confucius family.
After all, dynasties change and a dynasty lasts for hundreds of years. If the royal family does not pay enough attention to the unique classics, then even the royal family may not be able to collect many unique classics.
However, the Kong family is different. It has been passed down for thousands of years with almost no interruption, and the Kong family's collection of books will definitely not be short.
Moreover, the Confucian family is very likely to have the handwriting of the Confucian sages passed down.
For example, although the possibility of handwriting of classics written by sages such as Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi is extremely small, even if it is only one in 10,000, once they can be seen, Chu Yi is very looking forward to seeing such classics written by sages.
, how much luck will it contain?
Chu Yi laughed loudly and said: "I dare not invite you as I wish, but Chu is disrespectful to refuse!"
Kong Wenzheng was overjoyed and said: "It is my honor to have the general manager come to my Kong library."
The Kong family library is said to be a library, but it is actually a library made of bluestones. Very little wood is used in it, obviously for fire protection and waterproofing.
Moreover, stone is obviously more durable than wood. Stone materials will not decay even if they are built for thousands of years. However, wood will probably decay in hundreds of years. In addition, it is flammable, so it will naturally not be chosen as a book.
The main body of the building.
Kong Wenzheng introduced to Chu Yi: "This library was built during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. It has been nearly a thousand years ago. It contains many classics collected by my Kong family for thousands of years. There are many unique and rare books. Come to think of it.
The Governor will definitely like it."
Chu Yi smiled slightly and said, "I guess Mr. Kong must be very familiar with the collection of books in this library."
Kong Wenzheng shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Kong only knows a little bit about the collection of books in the library. If you really want to know something about the collection of books in the library, Yan Qi is the best."
Yan Qi, who had been silent all the time and looked like a dull scholar, saw Chu Yi looking over at him and then nodded to Chu Yi and said: "Brother Wen Zheng is exaggerating. Yan Qi is just staying here all year round."
I am in a library, so I know more about the books in the library than the average person."
Chu Yi heard this and said, "Oh, I wonder how many books there are in this library?"
Kong Wenzheng nodded towards Yan Qi, and heard Yan Qi say: "Reporting to the manager, the library is suitable for me. The strength of the Kong family has collected many precious classics in it after thousands of years, totaling about one hundred.
There are as many as 10,000 volumes, including more than 100,000 unique and rare volumes, covering astronomy, geography, medicine, agriculture, divination, etc."
Hearing what Yan Qi said, even Chu Yi couldn't help but marvel. It was indeed the family with the longest inheritance. The Kong family, apart from anything else, just the numerous books in this library established the foundation of the Kong family.
, in this era, most people are eager for a classic but cannot get it, but the Confucius family has a collection of millions of volumes.
But what I am most curious about is whether there are really handwritten classics handed down by the Confucian sages and sages thousands of years ago in the Confucian library.
[The fifth update is here, and we keep our word. Those big guys who said they would vote monthly for the fifth update, why are they encouraging them by throwing their votes?]
