Qufu is located in the southeast of Dongpingzhou, so Hu Ye's trip can be regarded as a stop, but he talked and laughed with Kong Gongduo along the way, and between every word, it is not difficult to hear Kong Gongduo's pride as a descendant of Confucius.

"Mr. Gongduo, have you all lived in Qufu City for generations?" Riding on Hongchen, Hu Ye asked Kong Gongduo curiously.

You must know that there are many families who have experienced countless dynasties, and they don't know how many times they have to move. And Confucius was born in Qufu, and now his descendants still live in Qufu, which is definitely a rare thing, and if he has never left, it will be even more unbelievable.

"Childe laughed, even if my Kong family received the gospel of the ancestors and saints, they were inevitably suffering from the war, and they had fled from Qufu, but they just had a family foundation in this Qufu city, and they would come back to rebuild as soon as the war passed." Kong Gongduo said with a wry smile.

Even if he was a descendant of the Confucian sage, he was inevitably plagued by war, and not all dynasties regarded Confucianism as the sole foundation of governance.

"I see." Hu Ye nodded.

"I don't know where Childe came from, I often hear my father at home say that Childe is a master, and I respect Childe's master very much." Kong Gongduo looked at this Hu Ye curiously, the table in Dongping Gorge just now has already shown that Hu Ye is not an ordinary child, so what kind of person will the master who can teach this kind of child be.

"Your dad knows I have a master?" Hu Ye looked at Kong Gongduo in surprise, this Confucius descendants know too much, could it be that his protégés are also all over the Ming Dynasty and passed the news of Beiping City?

"Hehe, I also heard my father talk about it, what is going on, when my son sees my father, he will naturally understand." Kong Gongduo smiled, and then pointed to a large mansion in front of him and said. "Childe, it's here."

After saying that, he sped up.

The Yansheng Mansion is not too big, at most it is about the same size as the Nameless Mansion. But as soon as Hu Ye came to the door, there was a quaint atmosphere coming to his face, which was definitely not comparable to his own nameless mansion.

Look at the two stone lions in front of the door, at first glance it looks very majestic, but the more you look at it, the more you feel that it has charm, as long as you stare at a few breaths, you will feel that the two stone lions seem to be alive.

On the door are two large lanterns, this Kong family is a model family. Naturally, it can't be like the Nameless Mansion, with three lanterns hanging strangely.

"Childe, please come in." After asking people to settle the horses and carriages, Kong Gongduo introduced Hu Ye to the Yansheng Mansion.

Walking into the mansion, Hu Ye felt refreshed, and the fragrance of birds and flowers in his ears was very pleasant, if he studied in this environment, it would be a pleasure. Presumably, even if he is a scumbag like Zhu Gaoxu, when he enters here, he will study seriously.

Even Lao Qian is a killer in the army. When he entered the mansion, he was also in order, and the murderous aura on his body was restrained a lot, not only did he take the initiative to restrain it, but he was also suppressed by the Confucian atmosphere here.

"Second brother. Is this what my father often said about Hu Ye's son? ”

As soon as the group walked through a small road, a middle-aged man appeared at the end of the path, looking at Hu Ye and saying to Kong Gongduo.

Someone who can call Kong Gongduo the second brother. Naturally, there is only his eldest brother Kong Gongjian, that is, the next generation of Yan Shenggong.

"Big brother, this is it." Kong Gongduo made a Confucian salute to his eldest brother. He replied in a whisper.

Hu Ye rolled his eyes, what kind of Confucian etiquette is practiced between these two brothers, isn't it superfluous, is it possible that the descendants of the Kong family love to salute so much.

"Childe, join and wait in the Temple of Confucius, and ask Childe to move." Kong Gongjian said to Hu Ye very politely.

Hu Ye's heart trembled, what does this mean, can't you meet in the living room, why do you have to go to a place like the Temple of Kong, it sounds like a very strict place. Can't you be like Meng Shan, two cups of tea, one old and one young chatting or something.

However, since people said it, Hu Ye is not easy to refuse, and when he looks at Kong Gongjian's eyes, I am afraid that he will not let Lao Qian and them follow.

Hu Ye touched the flintlock pistol on his waist, the bullet was still inside, even if someone was unfavorable to him, he should weigh it, so he said to Lao Qian and the others with confidence, "Old Qian, you follow the second son of Kong around the Yansheng Mansion, the Confucian atmosphere is very strong inside, and it is good for you to turn around." In the future, we will also be famous, and you must also have some literati atmosphere. ”

Kong Gongduo was amused by Hu Ye's words, and finally held back his laughter and said to Hu Ye, "Don't worry, Childe, I will take care of them." ”

After that, Hu Ye followed Kong Gongjian all the way in, and finally came to the outside of a large hall with a curving incense.

I saw a plaque hanging on the door of the main hall, on which were written the three words "Confucian Temple", each word revealed a strong Confucian atmosphere, and a glance could make people feel calm.

"Childe, my father is in the palace, so I won't bother you." Kong Gongjian withdrew as he spoke, leaving Hu Ye standing alone outside the hall.

Hu Ye looked at Kong Gongjian's back in a daze, and became even more curious about this Yan Shenggong in his heart, if there was anything he had to do by himself, even his own son would not be allowed to listen.

Walking slowly towards the inside of the main hall, there was a smell of sandalwood on the door, which was similar to the meditation talisman in his arms. Hu Ye didn't understand, the door of his nameless mansion was also made of sandalwood, why every time he smelled it, it had no other effect except for the fragrance.

After observing a few breaths under the door, Hu Ye stepped into the main hall. The hall was so quiet that you could hear the popping of candles. Hu Ye was embarrassed to walk, for fear that the footsteps would destroy this tranquility.

In the center of the hall is a large statue, no need to think, it must be Confucius's, similar to what I have seen in textbooks before, with some round faces, a large beard, and a standard smile.

"Childe."

Just when Hu Ye was concentrating on looking at the statue of Confucius, a voice suddenly came from under the statue and startled Hu Ye.

Only then did Hu Ye notice that there was a person sitting under the statue, that person was wearing coarse linen clothes, sitting cross-legged on a futon, if he didn't make a sound just now, Hu Ye wouldn't think that there was a person sitting there, and it was too well integrated with the surrounding environment, compared with a chameleon.

"Boy Hu Ye, meet Yan Shenggong." For the descendants of the Confucian saints who have influenced Chinese history for thousands of years. Hu Ye still didn't dare to slack off, and saluted the man's back.

"Son, don't be polite, come forward and offer incense to your ancestors." The man didn't turn around, and continued to say to Hu Ye in an old voice.

Hu Ye was a little annoyed in his heart, even if you are a descendant of Confucius, you can't be so arrogant, I also gave you a salute, and you actually gave me the back of my head, and asked me to go up and offer incense to your ancestors?

However, Hu Ye has been influenced by Confucian culture after all, and he still has to respect this great sage. If you put on the incense, you will be incense, and it is not a loss.

So Hu Ye stepped forward slowly, picked up three incense sticks on the candlestick, and lit them on the candle next to him. After the white smoke rose, Hu Ye rubbed three sticks of incense into the incense burner. After that, he retreated to a futon, just sat cross-legged on the futon, and did not bow down to the statue of Confucius.

As soon as he sat down, Hu Ye heard the old man next to him let out a soft sigh, although the voice couldn't be quieter. But you can still hear it in this quiet hall.

Only then did Hu Ye turn his head and look at the current Yan Shenggong. He had a gray beard, wrinkled cheeks, and looked like he was in his seventies and eighties. Hu Ye was puzzled. You are seventy or eighty years old, and your second son is only thirty or forty years old, can you be like Zhu Yuanzhang and have a son?

The old man also seemed to sense that Hu Ye was looking at him. So he also turned his head and smiled slightly, which made Hu Ye not embarrassed, and hurriedly extinguished his thoughts just now. I want this old man to know, I don't know what the consequences will be.

"Childe, please come with me."

The old man didn't introduce himself to Hu Ye, but after taking a look at Hu Ye, he stood up. Hu Ye still wanted to help, but the old man's body seemed to be very healthy, and he had been doing it for so long, and he stood up suddenly, and there was no lack of oxygen supply to the brain, which really surprised Hu Ye.

When the old man stood up, he walked to the left side of the main hall, where there must have been a small room. Hu Ye looked at the old man's back, and still followed step by step.

"Childe, please be seated." After coming to the small room, the old man continued to sit cross-legged on a futon, and then said to Hu Ye.

Hu Ye looked down and saw that there were two futons on the ground, and there was a table in between. The feet of the table are short, just right for the height of a person sitting cross-legged on a futon. Hu Ye couldn't understand it, now that chairs are popular, why do you have to suffer yourself and sit down cross-legged so that the blood does not circulate?

But seeing that other people and an old man had done this, Hu Ye couldn't ask for a change of chair, so he had to sit down reluctantly.

After the old man saw Hu Ye sit down, he took out two cups from the tea set on the table, and then poured hot tea for himself and Hu Ye respectively. This really flattered Hu Ye, this is Yan Shenggong pouring tea for himself, I don't know how many people can have this treatment.

"Thank you." Hu Ye respectfully took the teacup and said in a low voice.

"Old man Kongne, the word is uncle, the son doesn't have to be called Yan Shenggong, it's just some names from the outside world." The old man took a sip from his teacup, and then said slowly.

Kong Ne said this, but Hu Ye didn't dare to do so, he always felt that this Kong Ne was different from Meng Shan. Meng Shan can also be regarded as a descendant of Yasheng, but he dares to call him Lao Meng in front of him, but in front of this Kongne, Hu Ye is still a little weak-hearted, "Since it is just a title, there is nothing wrong with calling Yan Shenggong." ”

"It's still the son who can see through, the name is just a code name, or let the master think about it, and directly use the name of the nameless, but the name of the world, it is really a master outside the world." Kong Ne saw that Hu Ye was unwilling to change his words, and he didn't force it, anyway, he was already used to being called.

Hearing this, Hu Ye was even more sure that this Kong Ne's students were probably all over the world, and even his master was called Nameless, and he was sure that Zhu Di had his disciples around him.

"Yan Shenggong has won the award, my master is just troublesome to choose a name, and has no other meaning." Hu Ye said with an embarrassed smile, this name was made up by himself, and when Kong Ne said this, it seemed that he was very knowledgeable.

"Childe has encountered any crises along the way south?" Kong Ne stroked a large white beard on his forehead with his right hand, and said leisurely, "I also heard about the bounty order, but I didn't expect Childe to be so valuable." ”

Hu Ye didn't expect that this old man would be humorous when he was a lot older, "Life is not valuable, and my life is not valuable, it's just that if some people want it, it becomes valuable." ”

"Haha, Childe is really good at laughing. But the matter of the three heroes of Dongping. Don't worry about them, they are just worried about the people under the mountain, not deliberately embarrassing them. Conne spoke again.

"Even if Yan Shenggong doesn't say it, I won't bother with them." Hu Ye smiled and continued, "But I don't know anything, and I ask Yan Shenggong for guidance." ”

"If the son has something to say, the old man naturally knows everything." Kong Ne said with half-squinted eyes.

"With the prestige of Yan Sheng Gong in Shandong, presumably no one dares not to give Yan Sheng Gong face. As long as Yan Sheng Gong goes to the government mansion, do the people in the government dare not open a warehouse for disaster relief? Do you still need people like Dongpingshan to come forward to rob money? Hu Ye asked curiously.

In fact, after knowing that Kong Gongduo is a descendant of the Kong family. This question lingered in Hu Ye's heart, but he didn't ask Kong Gongduo, after all, he was not the head of the family.

"Hehe, Gongzi also looks up to my Confucian family too much, although I am named Yan Shenggong, I only have some status among literati. The people in the government didn't buy it at all, and I also went to the government to urge me, but they only promised verbally, and they still did their way behind the scenes. Even if the old man goes in person, I'm afraid the effect will not be obvious. Kong Ne said helplessly.

"Could it be that the Holy Father of Feiyan asked the kid to come here because he wanted the kid to solve the matter of the government?" Hu Ye asked curiously, and then excused himself. "I'm afraid this matter will disappoint Yan Shenggong, although the kid has made some achievements in Beiping, but His Royal Highness King Quan Nai Yan trusts. In Shandong, the kid has no prestige. How can I make the people in the government listen to me? ”

Kong Ne smiled faintly when he heard this, and then said, "I invite Gongzi to come." Naturally, not for this matter. Regarding the collusion between officials and businessmen, I will report it to the emperor, and I believe that the emperor will still give this little face, not to mention that these people are a scourge to the people. ”

When Hu Ye heard this, he was even more puzzled, if not for this, then for what? Is it the same as that Meng Shan, asking which side you are on? "That is the case, why did the Holy Duke Yan invite me here, maybe it was just to worship the statue of Confucius?"

"Childe doesn't have to be anxious." Kong Ne smiled faintly, then stood up, came to a bookshelf in the room, took a handful of bamboo slips on it, and handed it to Hu Ye.

"This is ......" Hu Ye looked at Kong Ne curiously, and then carefully opened the bamboo slip, it was obviously many years old, and the lines on it were about to decay, and it might fall apart if you weren't careful.

Hu Ye slowly opened the bamboo slip and found that he didn't know much about the words engraved on it, it should be a kind of seal script. I don't know what this Kong Ne means by showing this to himself.

"Does Childe recognize the words on it?" Kong Ne looked at Hu Ye with a smile and asked in a low voice.

"The boy is only a shallow learner, but he doesn't know the words on it." Hu Ye answered truthfully, he is not a student of archaeology, why should he recognize these ancient texts.

"This is the only copy of the Analects, which was carved by Yan Hui, a disciple of the family ancestor." Kong Ne said slowly.

Kong Ne said that the cloud was light and light, but Hu Ye was taken aback. This is simply a thousand-year-old antique, and it seems that there is no such an ancient "Analects" in later generations, and it is also written by Yan Hui himself, and it is simply a priceless treasure when it is obtained to future generations. But what does this Kong Ne mean by showing it to himself, aren't you afraid that you will snatch it away?

"Yan Shenggong, such an important thing, why do you want to give it to the kid to see, besides, the kid doesn't understand the words on it at all." Hu Ye asked curiously.

"Childe really doesn't understand the text on this?" Conne asked again.

Hu Ye remembered that it was the unification of the text after the Qin Dynasty unified the Six Kingdoms, and he may still know some of the words after that, but he really didn't know the words written by Yan Hui before, so Hu Ye could only shake his head.

Kong Ne saw that Hu Ye didn't seem to be lying, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

Hu Ye was curious, I don't know your lone book, but there are so many "Analects" on the market, why does this Kong Ne shake his head? Could it be that the things recorded in this unique book are different from the "Analects" circulating in the market?

Hu Ye shook his head and slowly rolled up the solitary copy of the Analects, carefully tied it up, and then handed it back to Kong Ne.

However, Kong Ne shook his head and refused, "Since Childe doesn't know the words on it, Childe will take it slowly and take it to detail, maybe you can gain something." ”

Hu Ye's heart trembled, and he said in his heart, is this Kong Ne crazy, such an important thing is given to himself for reference, isn't he afraid that he will not return it?

"Yan Shenggong, such a valuable thing, kid ......" Hu Ye took the bamboo slip, and suddenly felt so heavy, as if he suddenly had an extra responsibility on his shoulders, but didn't the words on it have been translated, could he still see any difference?

"Childe doesn't have to excuse himself." Kong Ne pressed his palm, so that Hu Ye didn't have to refuse.

Seeing this, Hu Ye had no choice but to accept this unique book, and after the imperial examination, he studied the words on it to see how the content of this unique book was different from the one on the market.

"Could it be that the Holy Father of Feiyan called the kid to come just to give the kid this lonely book?" Putting the bamboo slips aside, Hu Ye asked curiously.

"Yes, the old man asked the son to be knowledgeable and wanted the son to solve the old man's doubts." Konne said.

Hu Ye's face was red when he heard this, where is this, when did he become knowledgeable. Even Confucius, the descendant of Confucius, can't understand the problem, can he, a layman, understand it?

"I'm afraid the kid has disappointed Yan Shenggong." Hu Ye said embarrassedly.

"Childe doesn't have to be anxious, there is time to take it slowly." Kong Ne comforted Hu Ye, and then said, "Son, let's rest in the mansion for a night, and I will go to Nanjing with Childe tomorrow." ”

"Why should Yan Shenggong do this, if there is anything for Ling Gongzi to do, why go in person." Hu Ye was shocked when he heard this, this Kong Nedu is seventy or eighty, where can he withstand long-distance bumps, if he goes on a business trip halfway, he will not become a sinner for the ages.

"Childe don't worry, the old man's body is hard, even if it is a prancing horse, it is not impossible." Kong Ne laughed, and it did sound a little energetic.

"Calculate the time, I haven't been to Nanjing for five years, this time I went to see those old friends, and by the way, I told the emperor about the collusion in this pass, and let Gongjian go, I am a little worried."

Hu Ye saw that Kong Ne had made up his mind, and knew that it was useless to talk more, so he could only pay more attention on the road, who said that he had just received someone else's "Analects" alone.

So after Hu Ye saluted Kong Ne, he respectfully retreated, preparing to let Lao Qian settle down and set off tomorrow.

"Well, I hope that in my lifetime, I can learn the secret of Jane." Kong Ne looked at Hu Ye's back and muttered to himself. (To be continued......)