In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Jinan, the capital of Shandong, although the lights are bright, there are not many pedestrians on the road.

It could be the snowflakes, or it could be because the city was patrolled by military guards.

Because of the Chinese New Year, the cavalry troops scattered all over the country have returned to the capital one after another. This time, instead of stationing outside the city, he entered the city.

The two of them, Xingguo Gong and Princess Kunxing, were invited by the enthusiastic King De to return to the military camp in the city, and they heard that the governor's new policy, the Zuodu Yushi Zuo Maodi, had been waiting for a long time.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately ordered to be heard.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, Guogong, Happy New Year!"

There was a reluctant smile on Zuo Maodi's face, and when he saw Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yujiao, he hurriedly congratulated him first.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he laughed, and also hugged his fists and said: "Each other, have a good New Year!" ”

After speaking, he motioned for Zuo Maodi to take a seat.

"After today, it will be the seventeenth year of Chongzhen!" Zhang Mingwei watched Zuo Maodi sit on the chair, and said with a little emotion, "What a very meaningful year!" ”

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, others don't know what it is, but in the hearts of Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yujiao, they know what it represents.

Therefore, after Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, Zhu Yujiao looked at him with a grateful smile on her face.

Originally, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in history was the time of the fall of the Ming Dynasty. But now it seems that it is a year when the Ming Dynasty is getting closer and closer to the peace of the country. If it had been two years ago, it would have been unimaginable.

At that time, the provinces of the Ming Dynasty were full of beacon fires, and the people were struggling to make a living, which was really a sign of the end of the world. And now, except for the southwestern border of the Ming Dynasty, as well as Liaodong, and the current Shandong has not yet stabilized, there is no war in other places.

Zuo Maodi naturally couldn't hear the true meaning of what Zhang Mingwei said, but he also sighed: "In this blink of an eye, another year has passed. The life of the people of the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better, thanks to His Majesty's hard work day and night, and the country's expedition to the east and west, there is the current situation! ”

Zhang Mingwei listened, just smiled faintly, and he didn't deny it.

Because, transitional modesty, is pride!

Seeing that Zhang Mingwei didn't answer, the smile on his face disappeared, looked at Zhang Mingwei, and said a little worriedly: "Xia Guan has something unclear, but I don't know whether to ask or not?" ”

As soon as Zhang Mingwei heard this, he knew what he wanted to ask. Although he didn't care, he also showed an inexplicable smile and asked, "If I replied that I shouldn't have asked, would you really not ask?" ”

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Zuo Mao couldn't help but smile awkwardly when he heard it for the first time.

Subsequently, he seemed to have figured it out, so he didn't beat around the bush, and asked Zhang Mingwei with a straight face: "Guogong, the rebellion in Shandong, Yanzhou Mansion is the most. If the Yanzhou government is decided, all other prefectures can also be decided. Xia Guan didn't understand, why did Guogong just send a cavalry army and ignore Yanzhou Mansion? ”

According to his thoughts, Xingguo Gong should soon lead his troops south to Yanzhou Mansion.

Of course, Zuo Maodi knew that when he went to Yanzhou Mansion, he had to deal with the Confucius family in Qufu. And now in the court, Xingguo Gong has this qualification.

Zhang Mingwei listened, just smiled and said: "What answer do you want to hear, on the surface, or is it true?" ”

"......" Zuo Mao heard it for the first time, but he didn't expect Xingguo Gong to answer like this, and for a while, he didn't know how to answer.

Zhang Mingwei didn't wait for him to answer, so he said to him: "On the surface, I need to sit in the capital of Ludi and control the entire Ludi. As for the real reason...... I want to uproot the Kong family! ”

This real answer, Zuo Maodi actually saw that Zhang Mingwei had not gone south, which was equivalent to handing over the command of the army of Yanzhou Mansion to Wang Erbiao, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, so he vaguely guessed that it was estimated that Xingguo Gong would not be able to get along with the Kong family.

Although he expected this, Zuo Maodi didn't expect that Xingguo Gong would say it so bluntly, and it was even more serious than he imagined. After he heard this, the whole person was stupid.

It took a long time for him to come to his senses.

Zuo Mao first looked at Princess Kunxing, and found that she was not surprised, so he knew the intentions of Xingguo Gong, and Princess Kunxing definitely knew about it. And Princess Kunxing actually represents the emperor, which is equivalent to saying that the emperor actually means the same.

Thinking of this, Zuo Maodi was shocked.

Other families, that's nothing. But that's the Qufu Kong family! How could it move the Qufu Kong family?

The bloodline of the Confucian saints, the holy land of the scholars, if you really want to do this, if you don't do it well, the world will be in chaos again!

Thinking of this, whether Zuo Maodi was a disciple of a saint or for the sake of the imperial court, he was anxious, and hurriedly said to Zhang Mingwei eagerly: "Guogong, this is absolutely unacceptable!" Qufu Confucius, that's ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Mingwei, who was smiling, "Why can't you do it?" The Kong family's crimes, haven't you seen it? ”

"It's different, even if there are some ......"

Before Zuo Maodi's words were finished, he was interrupted by Zhang Mingwei again: "The prince violates the law, and the common people are guilty of the same crime." What's more, he is a Confucian family? ”

"......" Zuo Maodi opened his mouth, and for a moment, he was speechless.

Logically speaking, it is true.

However, this is only from a logical point of view!

When he came back to his senses, he still wanted to say that Zhang Mingwei had already asked him first: "You come and tell me, why is the Kong family special?" Is it because of the generations of talents of their Confucian family, who have been loyal to the country, or have they made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty? Or is it said that for the Ming Dynasty's southern and northern wars, the upper is loyal to the monarch, and the lower is for the people? ”

These words made Zuo Maodi speechless and unable to answer.

Zhang Mingwei saw it and continued to say to him: "I know, you want to say that it is Confucius's contribution, right? ”

Zuo Mao heard it for the first time and nodded subconsciously.

So, Zhang Mingwei began to ask again: "Nuwa made a person, did she make a big contribution?" But what about her descendants? Well, that's just the legend. So Dingding, now the territory of my Central Plains Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, who created a great unification, did he contribute much? But what about his descendants? Mencius, Lao Tzu, etc., their contributions are not great, so what about their descendants......"

The unique status of the Confucian family is actually the need for the rule of successive emperors.

But if you put it on the bright side and break everything about the Confucian family, is the Confucian family really the person who has contributed the most in Chinese history? Not necessarily!

Seeing that Zuo Mao opened his mouth to speak for the first time, he was asked by himself, Zhang Mingwei finally said: "Let's tell the truth, Confucianism is Confucianism, and the Confucian family is the Confucian family. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Maodi lowered his head, and after being silent for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and asked Zhang Mingwei seriously: "Presumably Guogong wants to push Xinxue to the height of Confucianism and compare it with Confucianism?" If this is the case, today the Duke of the Kingdom has moved the Confucian family in Qufu, and what should happen if someone will also move the descendants of the Duke of the Kingdom in the future? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei was slightly stunned, because he didn't expect it, and then, he laughed out loud, laughing so much that Zuo Maodi was a little dumbfounded and at a loss.

Finally, when Xingguo Gong finished laughing, Zuo Maodi asked a little unhappily: "Why is Guogong laughing so much, could it be that the lower official is wrong?" If Guogong sets a precedent, people will follow suit! ”

Zhang Mingwei listened, turned his head to look at Zhu Yujiao, then turned his head, looked at Zuo Maodi, and said seriously: "I never thought that my descendants would be moths for nothing!" ”

When Zhu Yujiao heard this, her eyes suddenly widened, and her face was obviously a little surprised. Obviously, it was the first time she heard Zhang Mingwei's words.

"What?" When Zuo Maodi heard this, he was a little unconvinced of what he heard, so much so that he couldn't help but confirm.

However, Zhang Mingwei believed that Zuo Maodi had heard his words clearly, so he did not repeat it, but further explained: "If you just lie in the shadow of your ancestors and get everything you want without work, such a person will definitely have no motivation to improve." It's not about blessing him, it's about ruining him! ”

"The children and grandchildren I want, and the expectations I place on my future generations......" When Zhang Mingwei said this, he turned his head to look at Zhu Yujiao again, and then turned his head to look at Zuo Maodi, and said seriously, "It's like the new learning I have promoted, the blue is better than the blue!" I can teach him to get a higher starting point, but I don't want him to lie in my shadow and die! ”

Looking at Zuo Mao's shocked look on his face, Zhang Mingwei was not surprised, because this concept did not conform to the mainstream views of the times, he continued: "I tell you the truth, the new learning I have mastered is actually only a small point, and the new learning is endless learning. I hope that my children and grandchildren, because of the excellent conditions I have created for them, will continue to push the new school to the next level. It can make earth-shaking changes in Daming, benefit the people, and make the dreams that everyone can't realize step by step. ”

Saying this, he looked at Zhu Yujiao, and then said: "Even after conquering the whole world, there is still the moon, space, and the universe. In short, there is no end to learning! ”

After Zuo Maodi heard his words, he was confused.

However, Zhu Yujiao can probably hear it, because she has seen what the future life will be like.

Therefore, she looked at Zhang Mingwei and didn't know what to say?

Although Zuo Maodi was confused after hearing it, he could still understand what Xingguo Gong was about to say. If it is placed in the Confucian family, what he hopes is that he can have the motivation to make the achievements of future generations surpass that of Confucius Sheng.

For Guogong's idea, Zuo Maodi digested it for a long time, and then stood up and said in a very serious tone: "Xiaguan has always thought that he understands Guogong, and today it seems ......"

Before he finished speaking, he lowered his head for a moment, and then suddenly raised his head again and said solemnly: "Guogong, the Qufu Kong family is not so active, if Yanzhou Mansion collides, maybe it will affect Guogong!" ”

The meaning of the words was very clear, he didn't help the Kong family to speak anymore, but was worried about Xingguo Gong.