After waiting on the third floor, Zhao Ding saw a young man standing there, and when he saw Li Jing, he hurriedly stepped forward and fell to the ground, and said loudly: "Minister Que Li Kong Fan greets Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

Kong Fan is the second son of Kong Duancao, the younger brother of Kong Duanyou, the current Yansheng Gong, so Zhao Ding did not expect that Kong Fan actually met Li Jing here, and it was a big salute, almost thinking of himself as Li Jing's courtier. What Zhao Ding didn't expect was that Li Jing made a detour to Qufu and actually came to see Kong Fan. There was even more turmoil in his heart, I am afraid that Li Jing deliberately made a detour to Qufu, which was made an appointment with Kong Fan in advance.

"The scenery in Que Li is unique, and I don't know how many scholars in the world are willing to live in Que Li and get the teachings of the saints." Li Jing looked through the window and faintly saw the place where the Confucian clan lived in the distance, not only the Confucian family lived in the que, but also Yan, Meng, Zeng and other Confucius students, these people gathered together, they were the real saint disciples, and they enjoyed the glory of the Confucian saint together. It is indeed the same as Li Jing said, the scenery of Que Li is unique, the past generations of Yan Shenggong do not produce, only know to worship Confucius, study the classics of the sage, the collection of books in Que is the most in the world, no less than the royal collection, those who read people want to enter the Que Li to study, even if they do not come out for a lifetime, it is a very good thing.

"Your Majesty, the people outside the Que are eager to enter, but the people inside the Que are eager to come out." Kong Fan couldn't help but say: "The minister is the person who aspires to come out, in Que, unless it is the eldest son, otherwise, he can only be an ordinary person, in Que, the upper and lower hierarchies are strict, even if he has the talent of the world, he can only be under the Yan Shenggong, Yan, Meng, and Zeng are each in charge of a hall, and the rest of the people are no different from slaves, and there is still the possibility of living if they violate the laws of the imperial court, but they violate the rules of the Kong clan, and sometimes it is difficult to even die, the patriarch is Queli, no, it is the sky on the head of Qufu, even the father of the minister does not dare to disobey. ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "Actually, not only in the Kong Clan, but even in the locality, such a thing as the clan rules being greater than the laws of the imperial court often happens, but it is not as powerful as the Kong Clan." Look at the Kong family, for so many years, the war in Ludi, but no one dared to affect Queli, the temple stretched, who dared to come to be presumptuous, even if it was me, I need to worship the Confucian saint when I came here, do you know why? It is because the reputation of Sage Confucius is too great, if I don't come to worship, I'm afraid those scholars will speak. ”

Historically, Que Li has suffered many crises, the Three Kingdoms period, when the Jin people went south, but unfortunately, although the Jin people were strong this time, they did not go south to Queli, and all the buildings in Que Li still existed, highlighting the glory of Confucius.

"Your Majesty is here to pay homage to the saint this time?" Kong Fan's complexion changed, Kong Duanyou did not surrender to Li Jing, and now if Li Jing goes to worship, it can only mean that Li Jing admits defeat in front of Kong Sage, or in front of Kong Duanyou, which will be a big blow to Li Jing's reputation.

"How about not worshipping? I can fight the world right now, but I can't rule the world right away, as a saint, I should open the wisdom of the people, and if I open the wisdom of the people, I need these scholars. If even the saint is not courteous, how can I be courteous to the scholar and civilized, I am not because of Confucius Duanyou, but because of the Confucian saint, because of the world's scholars. Li Jing smiled bitterly.

In the Zhao and Song dynasties, the status of scholars was very high, so many people were willing to study, and the reputation of the Confucian family became famous all over the world, and the position of the leader of Shilin was officially determined, even the first auxiliary minister like Zhao Ding could not get courtesy.

"Your Majesty's presence is the supreme honor of my majesty." Kong Fan's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he said, "Why don't you go back and invite the Holy Duke of Yan to come to greet Your Majesty?" No matter how dissatisfied he was with Yan Shenggong, but the Son of Heaven sacrificed to Sage Kong, which was a recognition of the Kong family, and Kong Fan was also very happy in his heart.

"The sacrifice must be sacrificed, but it is not in the que, just outside Qufu City." Li Jing said calmly: "I also worship the Confucian saints, not the sages of the Confucian family. "Entering the Que, it is not only the Confucian saints who are sacrificed, but also the sages of the Confucian family, this is an unspoken rule, something that cannot be avoided, the Confucian family has enjoyed the supreme glory because of the Confucian saints, and there are countless sages in the Que, not only the students of Confucius, but also the ancestors of the Confucian family.

More importantly, this is an attitude of Li Jing, Li Jing can respect the Confucian saint and worship the Confucian saint with the dignity of the emperor, but he will definitely not enter the Que Li and let the Confucian family continue to enjoy the glory, which will be a huge blow to the Confucian family.

Kong Fan's face was like ashes, and he didn't know what to do, Li Jing was slapping his face, but he had nothing to say. His mouth opened open, his expression was downcast, he knew why Kong Duanyou didn't come to see Li Jing, it was nothing more than that Zhao Song had a great kindness to the Kong family and was very courteous to the world's scholars, Li Jing was a usurper on the throne, and the Kong family should not surrender to this person.

"Your Majesty." Zhao Ding's face was also stunned when he heard this, Li Jing's move was to roast the Kong family on the fire, so that the Kong family had to surrender to Li Jing, otherwise, the Kong family would stand on the opposite side of Li Jing. As an emperor, Li Jing passed through Qufu without entering, and sacrificed to the Confucian saint outside the city of Qufu, how would the Kong family gain a foothold in Shilin in the future?

"I will wait outside the city for three days, and after three days, I will worship the saint Confucius outside the city of Qufu. Kong Fan, tell Kong Fan tomorrow after you go back! Li Jing's eyes flickered, and he set the matter for tomorrow, and the three days were one day less.

Kong Fan's face was even worse, according to his understanding of Kong Duanyou, Kong Duanyou probably wouldn't bow his head. At that time, the two sides will be more stale. Although Kong Fan profited because of this, was Kong really Kong at that time?

"If I destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, you are the authentic sect of the Kong family, the Kong family can only be the representative of the Confucian saints, when the emperor sacrifices to the Confucian saints, Yan Shenggong presides over the sacrifice, Yan Shenggong is not a leader of Shilin, let alone the master of the world's scholars, there is only one master in the world, whether it is Wenzhi or martial arts, there is only, that is the Tang Dynasty Emperor." Li Jing's voice was cold, making Kong Fan's whole body feel cold.

This is Li Jing's real purpose, the Kong clan he needs is not the leader of the Shilin, but an ornament. The true leader can only be the Son of Heaven, and no one can replace him.

Zhao Ding didn't speak, and he didn't dare to persuade, what Li Jing said made sense, looking at the situation around Qufu, the laws of the imperial court did not play any role in Qufu, the Kong clan still occupied a large amount of land, and the orders of the Kong clan were even greater than the laws of the imperial court, where could Li Jing tolerate this.