Chapter 317 Don’t make great contributions to your family and country, but ask for small favors from the king
“Even if you make a mistake, you can tear it all down and start over again. It’s not a big deal.” Zhang Juzheng unfolded Wang Chonggu’s memorial and was very sure said.
As time passed, Wang Chonggu discovered that the speaking styles of the little emperor and Zhang Juzheng were very similar.
When it comes to major affairs of the country and the dynasty, everyone will be so sure, not the vague and imaginative clichés. Many people will interpret this kind of clichés as human feelings and sophistication.
The empire's decision-makers say some vague things, but that is not a sign of worldliness, but a lack of political responsibility. Anyone can say vague clichés, but not everyone has responsibility.
Zhang Juzheng asked You Qi to bring his seal, and then put his seal on Wang Chonggu’s memorial and gave it back to Wang Chonggu. This means that Zhang Juzheng really supports this memorial instead of just talking about it. .
Zhang Juzheng was in the Yicheng Prefecture in Xishan. After Ding You, the courtiers were more or less wary and did not want to come. Zhang Juzheng thought that Wang Chonggu came to see him and jointly signed a memorial. After all, he had to do this. The thing is, Wang Chonggu still lacks some courage.
Wang Chonggu was in the court, next to His Majesty. He knew that he was disliked by Zhang Juzheng and also knew that His Majesty valued Zhang Juzheng's opinions. In fact, he came to ask Zhang Juzheng for his opinions.
The purpose is different, but the result is good.
Wang Chonggu and Zhang Juzheng talked about the dangers of serving as an official. Wang Chonggu, as the supervisor of the Woolen Official Factory and Xishan Coal Bureau, could not be more clear about what Gao Gong said.
Wang Chonggu looked at Zhang Juzheng and said: "During the Two Song Dynasties, official activities occupied an important position in the financial affairs of the country and were the main source of the court's finances. In the Two Song Dynasties, the income from land tax was less than 30%, while commercial taxes exceeded More than 70%, so in the Song Dynasty, there was no land system and mergers were not suppressed, and the country was still wealthy."
"Many problems have gradually been exposed in the operation of the supervisory official system. The first is that. The government-run business of ensuring harvests during droughts and floods was overstaffed, and officials at all levels were idle. Production efficiency was extremely low, and they could not make ends meet. As a result, the price of monopoly goods could only be continuously increased, and finally it reached the point where a pound of coal cost two hundred coins. "
" There is no law at all in management, there are no rules, just a note, the official factory may be destroyed after a few years of operation, the waste is serious, everyone is harming the public and enriching the private, and it has been seen since ancient times, and it is not uncommon. This is The problems caused by the lack of system are waste and encroachment. "
"Third, as time goes by, rigidity becomes common, and rigidity will bring huge administrative costs. Operating costs are like a centipede insect. It seems alive, but in fact it is already dead. The cost is as high as nine days. The biggest problem with rigidity is that any technological progress will be regarded as a change, and changes will cause vested interests. The interests of stakeholders are harmed and technological progress is suppressed. The result is a gradual increase in costs. "
"Fourth, under the combined effect of the above reasons, the commercial goods sold by government factories and government-run activities have declined. The price is extremely high, but the people generally do not recognize it. At this time, in order to survive, it is necessary to use administrative power to turn all commercial goods into a government-run monopoly and privileged economy. At this time, the government-run factory activities have reached their peak. When times are dangerous, the country also becomes dangerous. "
The contents of Wang Chonggu's memorial not only talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the prison official system, but also the lessons of the two Song Dynasties. As the supervisor of the official factory, Wang Chonggu feels deeply about this aspect, so he has been encouraging private factories to join the wool business, whether upstream or downstream.
If you enter, you will be unable to control the people at home, if you leave, you will be invincible against foreign patients, and the country will perish.
The same is true for official factories. If you want an official factory to survive, you must be under pressure, both inside and outside, and you must turn your sword inward, and you must not be afraid of competition from private factories. This is the way to ensure long-term stability for an official factory. , Yin Jian of the two Song Dynasties was in front, and had to guard against such a thing happening.
After listening to what Wang Chonggu said, Gao Gong asked with confusion: "You know it, so why are you doing this?! If there is more space, there will be trouble; if there is more space, there will be trouble. Then you will receive a reward.”
“Yes, these supervisors are as docile as domestic dogs in front of you officials, but when they go out and face the people, they are like jackals and tigers. Leopards are monsters that can eat people alive!”
"You are committing evil!"
Gao Gong was talking about the things these supervisors did in the local area. The supervisors were just official bandits, going around in the name of the court. It's just looting, the fish and meat villagers have always been affected not only by powerful and powerful people, but also by various government offices.
"A yamen has thousands of yamen servants, and the restrictions are not strict. Every time during the summer and autumn tax season, these yamen servants go to the countryside to collect taxes, and they will be beaten to death. This memorial of yours is not at all You are just making trouble for the tiger!" Gao Gong was furious, stood up with a flick of his sleeves, walked around twice, and sat down angrily.
Wang Zhigao said nothing. He felt that what Gao Gong said made sense. There were three big mountains pressing on the people's backs. One was the tax and land tax, the other was the grain rent money, and the other was the private request of the rural ministry. , the tax belongs to the imperial court, the grain rent belongs to the gentry and landlords, and the private demands of the township ministries are the lackeys of the local yamen.
For thousands of years, it has never changed.
"When Emperor Taizu Gao was in power, he stopped all eighteen government factories in the eighteenth year of Hongwu and recuperated with the people. It was for this reason that I felt that although Duke Xinzheng's words were a bit fierce, his words were not It makes no sense." Wang Zhigao agreed with Gao Gong's statement.
In the eighteenth year of Hongwu's reign, Emperor Taizu Gao saw the lessons learned from the past mistakes of the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Juzheng took a sip of tea, looked at Gao Gong and Wang Zhigao and said: "At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao couldn't even find all the officials and had to recommend officials. This situation was still the same until the Yongle period. For example, Fang Xiaoru, who was promoted to heaven, was not a Jinshi or even a Juren. Yang Shiqi, the first assistant in the Zhengtong period, was also recommended to the Hanlin Academy during the Jianwen period, and was also not a Jinshi or a Juren. "
< br>"Conquer the world immediately, but the world cannot be ruled immediately, but there is no one here. Emperor Taizu Gao is the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu, and there is nothing he can do. So at that time, the officialdom was corrupt, so we just dismissed it."
Zhu Yuanzhang There was no one available. At that time, Jiangnan's anti-communist movement was becoming popular. Administrative power required administrative personnel to implement it. There were no people, so where could the power come from?
There was really no choice but to abolish it across the board. By the Yongle period, government-run shipyards were everywhere in Nanya.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said: "If today, His Majesty is like Emperor Shizong and the late emperor, who lives in the ninth level and is indifferent to the government's affairs, and does not even approve the memorials of his appointment, more than half of the world will be short of personnel. All the imperial laws are just a piece of paper. "
"Of course it's just a hypothesis."
The absence of administrative power was a terrible disaster in the Ming Dynasty, as it was in the early years of Hongwu, and in the late Jiajing and Longqing years. During the years, the official administration was dim, and the same was true.
The Ming Dynasty’s bureaucratic machinery has ceased to function, and the Ming Dynasty should die.
"Now that you are still alive, His Majesty is afraid of you and does not dare to do it. When you die, just watch." Gao Gong said immediately when he heard this.
To this day, Gao Gong still has no trust in the emperor. The emperor is afraid of Zhang Juzheng and is now working hard to govern him. If Zhang Juzheng burps, the emperor will definitely show his true colors. The lazy energy of the born nobleman is too strong. Okay, Gao Gong has seen too many in his life.
"You should treat each other with admiration after three days apart. Mr. Xinzheng can't always look at people in the same old way, right?" Zhang Juzheng still said to his apprentice, "Lazy?" Who dares to say that His Majesty is lazy today!
This diligent administration is only slightly inferior to that of Taizu.
In the fourth year of Longqing, Prince Zhu Yijun began to study. Until the first year of Wanli, the emperor who had ascended to power was still reading "The Analects of Confucius".
Your Majesty, who is still the prince, is indeed lazy. He has been reading for three years without even turning the pages of the book. After all, there is a bookkeeper here, so why bother the prince to turn the pages by himself?
"You taught well! You taught well! That's it." Gao Gong flicked his sleeves and became sulky with himself.
This is very irritating. When he was teaching Gao Gong, His Majesty knew nothing. When Zhang Juzheng was teaching, Your Majesty even learned Zhang Juzheng’s weird tricks. And there is a posture of being better than the old!
Who can I talk to to explain this?
I still have to thank Zhang Siwei. If this guy had not frightened the emperor by having Wang Jinglong enter the palace and assassinate the king, Zhang Juzheng actually had nothing to do.
Zhang Juzheng Gao Gong was discussing why the government factories in the world were abolished during the Hongwu period. The reason was the lack of administrative power and no one could use it. The current world situation has changed. Now there are three people waiting in the Ming Dynasty. This The three of them wanted to kick the person occupying the pit down.
"Why am I willing to issue the seal? Because now the Ming Dynasty is struggling." Zhang Juzheng once again explained the reasons for his agreement. The matter of supervising officials can be done because the Ming Dynasty can try and make mistakes, but it is really impossible. If it is carried out, it will be completely bulldozed, and it will be treated as if nothing happened.
This is also the reason why Zhang Juzheng decided to become an official from now on. Ming Dynasty is no longer standing on the edge of the cliff, and one more wrong step will lead to catastrophe.
Gao Gong looked at Wang Chonggu, then at Zhang Juzheng, and suddenly a sentence appeared in his mind: Do not make great contributions to your family and country, but seek small favors from the king.
Zhang Juzheng is the former, and Wang Chonggu is the latter. Zhang Juzheng was born in a military family, and his family was not powerful. How far did he go to become the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty? How far did he go to reach his current position? Does Zhang Juzheng really not understand the principle of protecting oneself wisely?
Zhang Juzheng understood very well that you cannot have both the country and your life at the same time, and you must sacrifice your life to gain the country.
Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu chatted for a long time and finally determined the general direction of the Ming Dynasty's prison official system. They will take the lead in piloting it in Songjiang Prefecture, constantly adding laws and regulations, and then promote it to the entire Nanya pilot system, and finally push it to Broadly speaking, like all the new policies of the Ming Dynasty, they are all so orderly.
"Zhang Juzheng, you really deserve to die." Gao Gong expressed his opposition to the supervisor. He is a former chief minister who has lost his power, and he still offended the emperor's former chief minister. He will not die. The emperor's favor is already so great that he has no decision-making power on government affairs.
It is his right to express his opinions, and it is Zhang Juzheng's right whether to adopt them or not. You can say it, but I don't have to listen.
If Daming has the confidence to try and make mistakes, it can continue to improve in practice.
"Emperor Taizu Gao once said: In the future, there will be no discussion about the appointment of the prime minister. The ministers who have requested the appointment will be sentenced to death. Now, what is the difference between you and the prime minister? On this point, you It's so damned." Gao Gong was not innocent. This was the ancestral law after Emperor Gao deposed the prime minister. Now that Zhang Juzheng is alive, no one dares to mention it. If Zhang Juzheng burps, it will not be Zhang Juzheng's fault.
"I'm not the prime minister." Zhang Juzheng said with a smile on his face: "I'm just the chief assistant."
"Shameless! Shameless!" Gao Gong was shamelessly beaten by Zhang Juzheng I was shocked. Back then, Zhang Juzheng had the character of a literary man, and he just did it. Now he has learned to make amends for himself!
Isn’t it clear to everyone in the world whether Zhang Juzheng is the prime minister or not? ! If you are not the prime minister, how can you return to power?
Zhang Juzheng said with a smile on his face: "The prime minister has the power to participate in, discuss government affairs, and make decisions at the same time. He can supervise the execution of all officials. He also has his own staff, and he is the prime minister. Zhang A certain talent does meet many characteristics, but I don’t have my own staff, so I’m not.”
"Who said this?" Gao Gong asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng said matter-of-factly. The only one who dares to define and can define the prime minister is the emperor.
"How shameless! How shameless!" Gao Gong was very angry, why is this little emperor so wicked!
If you can’t change the facts, then change the definition? This is the nirvana of cheap Confucianism. How come the emperor is so proficient in using it!
Does that mean that the definition of a powerful minister should be changed to include adding nine tins, wearing a ten-haired crown, riding a golden chariot, driving six horses, and using the Emperor's Luan rite when entering and exiting? Then how far did he go, and why was he knocked to the side of the powerful minister, and he will never be able to stand up!
This little emperor is extremely shameless. Prime Minister is not a very precise definition. Now, just because Zhang Juzheng has no staff, he is no longer Prime Minister.
Gao Gong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, where is your Zhang Dang? Isn't that your staff? They are all your lackeys, and you still say that he is not your staff?"
< br>Zhang Juzheng looked at Gao Gong's appearance and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious." "What do you think I am doing as the Yicheng Bo in Xishan? Now Zhang's party is an imperial party. They used to take refuge in me." , Now you are under His Majesty's protection, why are they all my staff? I already said that I am the Tutor, and all the disciples I have accepted are given to Your Majesty. Isn't this a matter of course? Where do I get my staff? "
“Shameless!” Gao Gong slapped the table and stood up. He was so angry that he was dizzy. Everyone was doing the same thing and overstepping the authority of the Lord. Why should he be so high? Gong is defined as a powerful minister, but Zhang Juzheng is not even a prime minister!
"Haha." Zhang Juzheng slapped his leg with joy. He couldn't understand why Gao Gong was so anxious. You must know that this year's relocation of wealthy households was from Nanya. As a result, His Majesty moved Gao Gong to the capital. The purpose was to make Gao Gong Gong is alive and watching the resurgence of Ming Dynasty. Gao Gong's evaluation of the New Deal is not important. Gao Gong's discomfort is important to His Majesty.
His Majesty, the Emperor, must retaliate.
In Gao Gong's view, Zhang Juzheng must die because Zhang Juzheng had conflicts with the system.
The Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister. During the first five years of his reign, Zhang Juzheng was far more powerful than the prime minister and was almost a regent. His Majesty could not change the fact that Zhang Juzheng was the regent, so he changed the definition of prime minister. !
Zhang Juzheng also has conflicts with the system, which restricts his speech. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the six subjects were not under the control of the cabinet. However, after the examination law was passed, the six subjects were under the cabinet, and the officials were afraid of authority. Then he turned hardness into softness and did not dare to speak out. The emperor even said that Mr. Yan's fault would be beheaded.
The error correction mechanism of the Ming Dynasty was implemented by the Sixth Section, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Governors of the World, the Inspectors, and the hundreds of officials who reported their opinions. However, His Majesty's words directly blocked the way to the officials.
Zhang Juzheng had conflicts with the emperor and the inner court. The first conflict was that Zhang Juzheng continued to be frugal, forcing the emperor to wear green robes instead of purple robes.
As for the relatives, the Empress Dowager Li planned to give her father and brothers the hereditary marquisship. Li Wei was Wu Qingbo, not Wuqinghou, but Zhang Juzheng opposed the title. Wuqingbo Li Wei wanted to build a house, but the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works would not give him the money. Later, Uncle Wu Qing and Li Wei wanted to repair the tomb, but Zhang Juzheng still refused to give it, and finally the inner court provided the money; Uncle Wu Qing's shoddy cotton clothes and other bad things were directly exposed to the emperor by Zhang Juzheng's cabinet, making it impossible for the emperor to step down.
In February of the fifth year of Wanli, the Dalongxing Temple pagoda ordered by the Ming Dynasty was completed. Empress Dowager Li wanted to grant amnesty to the world, and temporarily exempted the undecided order. If she met those who were not pardoned, she would not do it for the time being. Zhang Juzheng took the lead in opposing the execution, saying:
If the virtuous are discarded and not used, and the guilty are exonerated but not punished, then the punishment and rewards will be missed, and the misfortune will be misplaced, which is not the intention of God to establish a king and govern the people.
The Holy Mother only sees the mercy of the criminals who are killed, but does not know that those who are harmed by them all hold their grievances and anger in the netherworld, so that the pain will not be felt, and the anger of resentment will be harmed by heaven and earth, and they will be hurt many times.
The crimes committed by all the prisoners are to destroy the laws of heaven and harm Yilun, and the harm caused by them is not just limited to one person in the family, who is suffering from his poison.
Why can't Du Nai tolerate the evil of sinners but tolerate the kindness of innocent people?
The temporary exemption of the order of indecision, that is, no execution of the death penalty, was a benevolent policy of Emperor Sejong in his later years. It was mainly for the purpose of cultivating immortals, fasting and worshiping, but it did not mean that it would not be implemented at all, but it would be based on the outline of the imperial pen and the actions. Later, it became an area hardest hit by the evils of appeasement.
This memorial by Zhang Juzheng can be said to point at Empress Dowager Li’s nose and scold Empress Dowager Li for her benevolence as a woman, especially the last sentence: How could the Holy Mother not bear to see guilty people suffer misfortune, but could not bear to Seeing innocent and good people suffering?
This sentence directly broke the Queen Mother Li's guard, and she was so angry for several days. The pagoda was built and the emperor was about to get married. The purpose of reducing killings and terminating killings and offering amnesty to the world was just to express a wish. The attitude of benevolent and benevolent government is to temporarily exempt the undecided order, but it does not mean that he will not kill. He can wait until after the wedding to kill. However, Zhang Juzheng pointed his nose and scolded him, and scolded him as harshly as possible.
The conflict between Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li did not stop there. Empress Dowager Li believed in Buddhism, and Zhang Juzheng further reduced the number of ultimatums for monks and Taoists in the fourth year of Wanli, to the point where the ultimatums for monks and Taoists were stopped. Zhang Juzheng was very decisive on this point, and Empress Dowager Li asked the emperor for his opinion.
Zhu Yijun explained the inside story. The suspension of issuance of ultimatums was in order to clear the emperor's decree and return the land. Empress Dowager Li then understood the inside story. However, it was clear that Zhang Juzheng had offended Queen Mother Li by stopping issuance of ultimatums. You How should Queen Mother Li explain to Buddha?
The conflict between Zhang Juzheng and the inner court is not only these, but also one thing, that is, Zhang Juzheng was the pig killer of the Ming Dynasty.
In the sixth year of Longqing, there were a total of 30,000 people above the clan and county kings. In the fifth year of Wanli, there were only 15,000 people above the clan and county kings. All of them were eliminated, and strict In compliance with the vassal regulations enacted by Emperor Sejong in the 41st year of Jiajing, those below the prince level will have to make a living on their own, while those above the prince level will not be given anything except salary, neither this nor that.
The conflicts between Zhang Juzheng and the literati include, but are not limited to, the examination of the law to rein in the officials and not allow them to eat together and wait for death, the law of the father-in-law to check the hidden acres, the ban on gathering of disciples to give lectures, the closure of sixty-three academies, and the killing of He Xinyin Well-known Confucian scholars, the Qing Dynasty ordered the academic and political affairs, resulting in students who failed to pass the exam three times and could not receive the royal salary.
Gao Gong thought Zhang Juzheng deserved to die. Zhang Juzheng had frequent contacts with the generals and wrote many private letters. He also protected many generals. The Ming Dynasty General and the Chief Military Officer of the Beijing Camp Qi Jiguang were all Zhang Juzheng. His lackey.
Zhang Juzheng deserves to die. Zhang Juzheng has a close relationship with Feng Bao. This is because he has a close relationship with the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Zhang Juzheng also has a close relationship with Tishuai Zhu Xixiao and invited a prince to Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo.
As for Zhang Juzheng himself, he must retaliate, a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and he has no personal ethics. He is a bad person.
Is this a minister? This is clearly the Regent!
If Zhang Juzheng should not die, who should?
He was driven back to his hometown as soon as Gao Gong planned to knock down the ceremonial supervisor. He was almost made a scapegoat twice. Everyone wanted him dead. Why! Is Zhang Juzheng alive? !
Wang Chonggu looked at Gao Gong and said with a complex expression: "I can explain this matter. The last time His Majesty discussed something in the Cultural Hall, there was a difficult matter. The First Assistant and Second Assistant Pavilion Elder None of the courtiers had a good idea. His Majesty said: It is better to be saved than to be saved. "
Wang Chonggu thought for a moment. , suddenly smiled with relief.
many! big! point! thing!
Of course you can criticize Zhang Juzheng in other aspects, but in terms of ability, if you are not as good as Zhang Juzheng, then you are not as good as Zhang Juzheng. What’s the big deal? Your Majesty is the only one in the world who can show off his skills with Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng is a minister. Naturally disadvantaged, often unable to defeat His Majesty.
“Is it a matter of Confucius’ residence?” Zhang Juzheng asked.
"Yes." Wang Chonggu nodded and said.
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng immediately shook his head and said: "Your Majesty thinks highly of me too much. I am helpless against the Confucius Mansion. This matter can only be done by Your Majesty, not the ministers."
The Confucius Mansion. The more the case was investigated, the more frightened it became, and the courtiers did not know how to determine the cause. It was really that the Confucius government had gone too far.
Visiting the Confucius Temple, before entering, you need to buy a door to enter, that is, you have to pay. If you don’t pay, you will not be allowed in. Even if you are a Confucian scholar, you have to pay, and it is expensive. It costs three taels per person. The money was collected for the purpose of repairing the Confucius Temple. Both adults and children received the money. If the child in his arms wanted to have the aura of a saint, he would have to pay more.
It is a holy place in the minds of scholars all over the world. You have to pay money before you go to the place to worship. The temple of Saint Confucius smells of copper.
Sage Confucius advocated education without discrimination, but the Confucius Temple is a place where people who have no money should not enter.
When you first enter the Wengcheng, you will see a pavilion, and then there is a sign on it, which says "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai Reading Place". The love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai happened in Zhejiang , it turns out that there is such a place in the Confucius Temple, which is really ridiculous. The reason why such a plaque is set up is to collect money.
That's right, if you want a beautiful marriage, you can also find it in the Confucius Temple. The prices vary, such as one hundred and eleven taels for a lifetime and two people. The Confucius saint has a wide range of business, including marriage.
After the Wengcheng, there is the Yimen. When you look at it, you can see a cypress tree planted by Confucius. People in the Confucius family say that this cypress tree was planted by Confucius. It has become spiritual and is a thousand-year-old cypress tree. .
After Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, Yongjia died in three years. After that, there was the Yongjia Rebellion and Yi Guan's southern migration. At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, the thousand-year-old juniper tree came back to life with its dead wood and spring!
In the third year of Emperor Gaozong's reign of Emperor Qianfeng of the Tang Dynasty, the tree withered again, and it lasted for 374 years, which was the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty.
This tree is very interesting. When the Southern Song Dynasty was established, it withered. In the 31st year of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, the dead tree bloomed again! This tree had a spirit, and it withered again at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. This time it withered for a short time. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, it once again became lush and prosperous.
Why does the Confucius family tell such a story about a tree that has been planted for thousands of years?
Of course it is for this reason: the descendants of the Kong family always regard its prosperity and decline to predict the fate of the world.
Since this tree is so magical, it can naturally predict good and bad luck. Anyone who comes under the cypress tree planted by Confucius can buy dead leaves and burn them to predict good or bad luck. Drinking it can obtain the blessing of the tree king.
Is the thousand-year-old cypress tree spiritual? Confucius knew that he was afraid that he could jump out of the coffin and kill these unscrupulous descendants. You must know that Confucius had only one attitude towards the theory of ghosts and spirits. In front of the temple, there is a juniper tree king. I don’t know whether the master is angry or not, but the Confucian scholars are very angry.
After passing Shujun, there is the Xingtan Pavilion. There is a stone tablet on it with the word "Xingtan" written on it. It was the place where Confucius gathered his disciples to teach and teach. The word "Xingtan" was written by Dang Huaiying.
Who is Huaiying in this party?
Dang Huaiying and Xin Qiji are both from Shandong. They came from the same school and lived and studied together. However, they are completely different. Xin Qiji later went to the south and became a minister of the Song Dynasty, while Dang Huaiying was a minister of the Song Dynasty. A great scholar from the Kingdom of Jin.
Few people in the world know about Dang Huaiying, but they are very familiar with Xin Qiji, and there is no regret for Xin Qiji's cherishment.
The word "Xingtan" written by the great Confucian scholar of the Jin Dynasty is displayed in the Confucius Temple majestically, and there is a fee, so that it can smooth the official career. It can be said to be extremely ironic.
The most outrageous thing about this matter is that Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty once gave the Confucian government a painting with two characters, Xingtan. However, the Confucian government did not use Ming Xiaozong's characters to engrave the stele, but wanted to use Danghuai to engrave it. English words.
When the Jin army went south, they destroyed all the Confucius temples. The temples and books were burned to ashes. The Confucius mansion did not use the calligraphy of Xiaozong, but actually used the calligraphy of the Jin minister. This is not outrageous, because Confucius has rules.
The rules of the Confucius Mansion: Any Ming Dynasty title in the temple should be discarded. The Confucius family said: Jiangxi Zhang means Taoist morale; Fengyang Zhu means being a bad person, showing a small family spirit.
Therefore, even if it is a word given by Ming Xiaozong, who is the best and best to the Confucius family, the Confucius family will never use it, because the word given by the nouveau riche uses the elegance of a thousand-year-old family. .
But wouldn’t it be disrespectful to burn down the calligraphy given by the great Confucian scholar of Jin Dynasty?
The same treatment is given by Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty. The wind-milled copper 吱屃 with a height of 10 feet, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the 屑屃 has six lines. It is specially responsible for the camel stele. The 呑屃 of the Confucius Temple was given by the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty.
During the Wanli period, the wind-milled copper crotch given by Renzong was still gathering dust in the haystack, and the crotch given by Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, was still on the camel stele.
Is it over here? No.
In the main hall, the statues of Confucius and the ten philosophers all wear crowns. The crowns are the twelve pearls and jade hanging in front of the emperor. The emperor has twelve sulfur, the prince has nine, and the prince has five. During the Jiajing period, Confucius was crowned by Jiajing. The emperor deprived the royal title, so the Confucius Temple could not use the crown. This is arrogance.
But Confucius and the Shizhe still used Mianqi.
Confucius can discuss it. After all, Confucius has been King Wenxuan for a long time, and the Taoist master is a bit of a bastard. Everyone just laughed about the deprivation, but these ten philosophers also used Mianqi, so what's going on!
Confucius valued etiquette the most, but Confucius Temple was the most rude.
The Confucius family can be killed, but what about Confucius’ temple? It becomes a problem.
In this chapter, all the details of the Confucius Mansion come from the first chapter of Volume 2 of "Tao An Meng Yi" written by Zhang Dai in the late Ming Dynasty. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
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