Kong Xingxie sat there restlessly for a long time, and was informed that he was here to talk about things this morning, and he didn't know which elder invited him, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, so naturally he could only come, but how many years the family's heart was there, and he was naturally very dissatisfied.

"Oh, it's Mr. Kong, how long have you been staying, why don't you order something to eat, let me tell you, the wontons here are also a must, it's a pity not to taste it."

Li Xiangqian was wearing slippers, a nightgown, and sleepy-eyed appeared, fortunately, he maintained the last festival, and the breakfast in his hand was served, not a tender girl, it should be the wonton that Li Xiangqian said, but although Kong Xingxie felt dissatisfied, he also knew that this person must be in a high position, although compared to those gentle and elegant Confucians, Li Xiangqian was a little insulting to receive him in the "kiln" (club), but he silently recited it countless times for His Holiness, and it was mixed up.

Kong Xingxie immediately stood up and saluted, "The student has seen the elders. ”

Li Xiangqian naturally saw his reluctance, but he didn't care, what he wanted was that you were dissatisfied, he sat down with a big grin, remembering the style of the nouveau riche he knew in the old time and space, first sat down with his own golden knife, picked up one of the wontons and put them in his mouth, and said at the same time: "Come on, when you get here, it's like coming to your own home, sit down and don't be polite." ”

At the same time, he shouted: "Waiter! Someone will serve this brother something to eat, you see this sallow face. ”

Kong Xingxie roared dissatisfiedly in his heart, isn't the reason why his pale face was because of the torment of these days, and yesterday he suddenly notified himself to come to this kind of fireworks place to talk, and thought about how to talk to a few masters, and got up early to prepare, in order not to go to the toilet when talking to this person, he didn't dare to eat last night, and he came in the morning with a ginseng tablet, and what is it called to be here is the same as going to his own home!

He knows what it means to change the king's banner at the head of the city, such a person who doesn't know etiquette and has no shame, is not in troubled times, how can he become a leader?

But holding back his dissatisfaction, he still said: "Thank you, Elder, for suddenly calling me, I don't know what to do with me." ”

Li Xiangqian continued to play the role of this swinger brother well, either in his true colors, or to fulfill his life ideals, of course, but unfortunately he couldn't let it go to his friends.

He lay down comfortably on the sofa behind him and said: "You also know, I'm a rough person, well, I don't understand the things of you scholars, so I came to you to ask, you also know that it is inconvenient to talk about things in the palace after all, or here, we can let it go." ”

Kong Xingxie no longer dwelled on the question of why such a bright and bright place as the palace could not talk about things, and this kind of fireworks land could be released, but said: "I have obeyed the elder's orders." ”

Li Xiangqian nodded, praised him for his practice, and said: "That's the case, although I can also read and write, but I really can't understand your classical Chinese, well, there is one thing I don't understand very well, what does the Southern and Northern Sects of the Confucian family mean." ”

With this sentence, Kong Xingxie's heart was completely shocked.

The city government, which had been strictly trained since childhood, was also completely ineffective, and he stumbled and said, "Elder, this is ...... Where does this begin? ”

He couldn't help but tremble, he was treated coldly for two years, and even his father was kicked out of the imperial capital, and the meaning of the beating was very strong, and he could have thought that he was preparing to make a deal with the Tartars at their house, or some disciplinary incidents, or simply asking for something in terms of money. (In history, the Eight Banners invaded Shandong several times to harass, but they walked around Qufu, and the atmosphere of trading was very strong)

His father is a person who can be on the "First Entry Table" and "The Manuscript of the Shaving Head", and he voluntarily surrendered instead of being persecuted, as a son's discipline can be imagined, but he can't imagine that he has encountered such a threat at this time, and it is the most feared threat.

In the Confucian Mansion, although it lasted for thousands of years, when the Meng Yuan entered the palace, it was divided into two sects, one carrying important cultural relics and going south to avoid Kublai Khan, and the other was as the northern sect, which turned into the Yan Shenggong.

Nanzong can naturally only live independently, and for many years, he has actually lived a very ordinary life, and even fell to the bottom, but the Ming Emperor also knows things, and the Zhengde Emperor directly took action and made Nanzong a minor official, which can be regarded as raising.

However, the question is, when Beizong saw this situation, he couldn't help but mutter, what is this for, is it because they are dissatisfied and want to change their nests?

Kong Xingxie's speech was unnatural, and he said with difficulty: "This is just a family matter for us, the elder is so concerned, I am really flattered, flattered." ”

Li waved his hand forward and said: "It's not like this, you are the blood of the saints, well, didn't you say it, you are born nobler than those farmers, and you have to work hard to take on the heavy responsibility of the Holy Father, and work hard every day, so I have to give you gold and silver land compensation, speaking of which, I can't bear it in my heart, so I want to help you relieve the burden, just right, who is that, but talking about this, and talking about Nanzong, there are still some talents, I will ask, are you in Shandong, hard." ”

Kong Xingxie was frightened all of a sudden, who is that? Who is it, this elder is Chiguoguo who is talking about taking away the throne of the Holy Father of Yan from their family and handing it over to the Southern Sect.

Should he say hard or not, say hard, that means that if you feel hard, I will give up the throne of Yan Sheng Gong to Nanzong, say not hard, then I don't know what else is waiting for him.

Even when he left home, he and his father thought about all kinds of things after arriving in the imperial capital, and even had the idea of dedicating the daughter of the side branch to the elders, Kong Xingxie couldn't imagine that the situation encountered was that people were already making up their minds to destroy their family's inheritance, of course, on the surface, it was still their Kong family, but just kidding, it was their family's turn hundreds of years ago, if the dynasty changed this time, it would have to be returned, so how could he enter the ancestral tomb...... In particular, Yan Shenggong can give it back, what to do with those lands.

Historically, Yan Shenggong, as the largest landowner in Shandong, can be said to be completely on the opposite side of the people, and his role is not all good.

Kong Xingxie said cautiously: "It's all the elders who are strategizing, the ground in Shandong is quiet, and there are no bandits of all sizes, it can be called a peaceful and prosperous era, I see that the scholars in the countryside say that this is the reign of the Holy Dynasty, the world is peaceful, and there are good days." ”

Li Xiangxiang drank a mouthful of wonton soup, this wonton boiled in chicken soup is really good, no worse than the wonton Hou of later generations, although he slept in this heaven and earth last night, but he studied all kinds of information all night, took a bath in the morning, and came out with wontons to deal with this Kong Xingxie, but he was refreshed, he didn't have to rest, he just looked at his uncomfortable appearance, and said: "You don't have to ask the people, what the scholars say is what?" ”

Kong Xingxie was a little shocked and said, "The people naturally have to say it." ”

"Yes, the right to speak is not in the hands of the people, Kangxi has become Jiao Yulu, Yongzheng has become Kong Fansen, pitiful, the people deserve to die, die in vain, well, where did I go? By the way, I heard that your family has the strongest soldiers in Shandong, and you can arm more than 100 soldiers with a word, who dares to resist rent, and destroy the door in an instant, compared to the Shaolin Temple in Henan, you are training hard, there are no high moves. ”

Kong Xingxie was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, this is the crime of gathering a crowd to rebel, he immediately lowered his head, didn't dare to look at people, and said: "Elder, whose is this to spread falsehood, my family has been passing on poems and books for generations, how dare you do this, it's just that some chaotic soldiers are bandits from time to time, and my family bought some dilapidated weapons from the government in order to protect the villagers and protect the ancestral tombs. ”

Li Xiangqian put down the big bowl and reluctantly panicked: "Wow, the fire gun armor has become a worn weapon?" Well, didn't you just say that there are no thieves, let's talk about it, if it's really so hard, and you're scared every day, it's better not to stay in that place in Shandong, the so-called world has not been chaotic, Shandong has been reversed, it's not a place to enjoy happiness, in this way, we will find you a house in the imperial capital, and it just so happens that the imperial capital is also going to use more literati and ink writers, seeing that the world is unified, you also have to find some people to compile the history of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Kong Xingxie knows his own business, his ability to read, how can he have this ability, if he loses the aura of Yan Shenggong, he is an ordinary person and can't do anything, so he has no choice but to say: "Elder Li, what do you want, even if you mention it, my father and son will definitely obey their fate, but the old man has lived in Shandong for a long time, and he is really not used to this water and soil, and his homeland is difficult to leave." ”

Li Xiangqian suddenly smiled and said: "You really don't need the help of the people of the Southern Sect, but aren't you alone to support it, of course, the people on the Southern Sect side are not very sufficient, this is difficult to do, you are the descendants of the saints, every grass and tree in the family is more valuable than the lives of ordinary people, what if you don't have enough manpower?" Otherwise, let's help you, so as not to embarrass you, but I know that there have been wars over the years, but many people have fallen into the grass in your Shandong, in case they rush into your house, it will be bad to hurt anyone. ”

Kong Xingxie seemed to have grasped something, and immediately said: "Ah, Elder, if this is the case, we are willing to implore the imperial court soldiers to be stationed in the country, pay for food and grass, take care of everything, and also repay the military resources." ”

Li waved his hand forward and said, "What are you afraid of, well, it's like we lack your money, oh, by the way, I have the impression that your family still has a lot of antiques, right, how about your maintenance skills?" We are just preparing for the Palace Museum, and everyone has moved out, but we still have to enrich some good things as cultural relics, so that the people of the whole world can admire the majesty of the Holy Son of Heaven......"

Kong Xingxie immediately said: "We are willing to dedicate the collected antiquities to the imperial court......

Li Xiangqian said: "It's as if we care about something, by the way, this Kong Lin is only afraid that it has fallen into disrepair for a long time, and it hasn't been repaired for many years." ”

Kong Xingxie didn't know what this meant, and said: "The world is safe, and we naturally don't dare to waste people's power without permission, just reluctantly." ”

Li Xiangqian said: "This is all our mistake, no matter how poor you are, no matter how rich you are, you can't be rich people, so that your family is poor, and you have to buy land and collect rent to maintain the world cultural heritage like Konglin, hey, speaking of which, half of Shandong's land is very troublesome to manage, I heard that even the three housekeepers of your family are rich and noble, and the bookkeeper is more than a dozen to help settle the accounts." ”

Kong Xingxie said: "This ......"

Kong Xingxie had no choice, he used to ask for money and things, but at least he didn't talk about the most fundamental thing in their family, land.

The reason why Cao Cao ruined his reputation was not because of what killed people or became emperor, but because of the annexation order, which made it difficult for the wealthy families who took advantage of the troubled times to collect land.

For the sake of the land, these landlords have done everything without a lower limit, of course, the elders will be too lazy to carry out any land revolution, even if it is a revolution, it is also playing the industrial revolution.

"Where do you want to go, the Council of Elders doesn't care about your things, well, then, let's talk about the arrangements for your family."

When Kong Xingxie heard that there was a door, he immediately stood up slightly and listened honestly.

"Well, Kong Lin Administration, this bureau is still very important, we are ready to carry forward Kong Lin and make it a brand, a holy city, this director, naturally it is your family's task, do you think it is hard."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, whatever the elders order, we will all follow it!" What can Kong Xingxie do, Li Xiangqian used Nanzong, bandits, and those lands as a threat, and it was almost an all-round attack.

He also knows that the more land is collected, and the more taxes are paid, the country naturally lacks tax sources, and the more embarrassed it is, but this is the rule for hundreds of years, gentlemen do not pay grain, if their family breaks the rules, they will be hated, but obviously the new court does not collect agricultural taxes, why bother with their family's affairs?

"Oh, by the way, I forgot about this matter, you don't know many new management methods, this management bureau, you still have to care about it, don't worry, what you scholars care about is what our elders want to do, well, I arranged for Mr. Wu Ming, he is the author of Dream of Red Mansions, and he is also a genius, go to the bureau to be a consultant, with him to help you consultants, it must be a prosperous business and a wide range of financial resources, you can discuss with him more if you have something."

Kong Xingxie completely understood, and after talking for a long time, he wanted to insert his hand into their house, but the so-called Wu Ming adviser was afraid that he could not be limited to the position of any consultant, but Chi Guoguo's power was in his hands, and he had to obey him.

Although Kong Xingxie is also dozens of years old, he has to bow his head under the eaves, and he has to be oppressed and signed an unequal treaty.

(End of chapter)