The whole world is clothed and looks up to the Holy Gate,

The old state customs were originally tun.

One side of the fireworks has no view,

The three clans have children and grandchildren.

The ruins of the city have been deserted,

The book is half extinct and the ancient monument remains.

Who will continue the journey to the east,

Returning to the second order of the Middle and North Koreas.

The county seat of Qufu is rebuilt in order to protect the Confucian Mansion in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, build the foundation with rammed earth, the whole body is made of blue strip stone and blue bricks, the width is Xu, the city is more than two zhang high, the circumference is nearly ten miles, and there is a moat about Zhang Xu outside the city.

There are five city gates in the county, the east gate is called Bingli, the southeast gate is called Chongxin, the south gate is called Yangsheng, the west gate is called Zonglu, and the north gate is called Yanen. Each gate is built with a deep and wide urn city, and the city gate is built with a city gate tower of the type of mountain and heavy eaves.

The south gate is the place where the Yansheng Mansion and the Confucian Temple are located, and it is said that it is sitting in the south and facing the north, and the magnificent atmosphere of the end is a place where the culture is prosperous.

The Eight Banners Army entered the country in a big way, which shocked Kong Zhenkan, the magistrate of Qufu, and to be honest, he never thought that the Qing Army would enter Yanzhou and come straight to Qufu and Ziyang.

Of course, if such a big thing happens, it must be reported to the most powerful Yansheng Gong in Qufu City, otherwise he won't want to do it anymore.

"Quick, hurry up and prepare a sedan chair for this master, this official is going to visit the Holy Father.

Those officials did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly helped the county lord to get into the sedan chair and went to the Confucian Mansion.

Kong Zhenkan was worried about the entry of the Eight Banners Army, and he was worried, pulling the sedan curtain from time to time, looking outside, and saw Queli Street, where Confucius Mansion was located.

"Press the car, press the car!"

It is less than a mile away from the Confucian Mansion, where does Kong Zhenkan dare to take a sedan chair, and he got off the sedan chair and trotted all the way to the door of the Confucian Mansion.

As the saying goes, there are seven officials in front of the prime minister, not to mention this saint's mansion.

Kong Zhenkan didn't dare to hold it up, so he stepped on the steps cautiously, and saluted the doorkeeper: "Kong Zhenkan, the magistrate of Qufu County, Xiaguan, has 100,000 urgent matters to ask to see the Holy Father, and I also ask the little brother to help spread the word." ”

After saying that, he stretched out his hand into his sleeve pocket, took out two silver tickets as if he was juggling, handed them over, and said with a smile: "A little tea money, and please be accommodating." ”

Although Kong Zhenkan was afraid of death, the news of the entry of the Qing army was not allowed by Kong Yinzhi, so he did not dare to talk nonsense.

The man took the silver ticket, didn't look at it much, casually sent it into his sleeve pocket, and said with some embarrassment: "County lord, it's not that the villain doesn't pass it on, the Holy Father is meeting guests, or you can drink tea first in the ear room, and the little one will talk to the housekeeper first." ”

Kong Zhenkan was anxious, but she had no choice but to follow the door into the ear room.

Fortunately, the man still had some conscience, and he did things after receiving the money, so he entered the house immediately and went to the housekeeper Kong Fang to report the matter.

Menzi is right, the contemporary Yansheng Gong Kong Yinzhi is indeed meeting guests, and he is a distinguished guest, and he can add a million taels of silver to the Confucian Mansion as a big customer.

"Holy Father, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as this grain arrives in Taigu, the price will triple threefold, people say how much, how much they eat, if you are not at ease, people are willing to pay a fifty percent deposit."

"What, uncle, are you telling the truth? The Fan family contacted us, and only said that it would be shipped to Shanxi, and one stone of grain would cost four and a half silver. ”

Doctor Kong Yinyu exclaimed in surprise and looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief.

"Okay, don't make any noise, let Mr. Kong finish speaking."

Kong Yinzhi, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at Kong Wenjun who was talking eloquently in front of him with some depression.

According to the genealogy, this Kong Wenjun is also his uncle, but after all, he is only about twenty years old, and Kong Yinzhi is a dignified Yan Shenggong, how can he put down the shelf to be honored as a side branch.

Kong Wenjun's father, Kong Hongkai, is the sixty-first generation descendant of Confucius according to the genealogy, but he is two generations older than Kong Yinzhi, and he is the grandfather of the contemporary Yan Shenggong.

"Holy Father, that's Fan Jiayu you, you don't know that the grain in Liaodong has been copied to eight taels and one stone, I offer six taels, minus freight and consumption, and I can only earn two or three dollars and one stone, we are a family, I dare not lie to you."

"Hmmm! Mr. Kong, this business is to make money, my Kong family has nothing else, this grain is enough, you just want hundreds of thousands of stones, there are also some, just sell the grain to Dongyu, I'm afraid it is not suitable for my father. ”

Kong Yinzhi tapped on the desk while talking, his eyes looked at Kong Wenjun from time to time, and sighed secretly in his heart, this Kong Hongkai has only been moving to Taigu, Shanxi for only twenty or thirty years, and he has created a huge family business.

"Holy Father, rest assured, the Qing Emperor is not as barbaric as you imagined, since the first year of Chongde, the Qing Emperor built a Confucian Temple in Shengjing, and personally led hundreds of officials to worship, my Taigu Confucian family can be developed, but also after the Qing Emperor saw that my family is a saint, so the reward is very great!"

Kong Wenjun saw that Kong Yinzhi was suspicious of selling grain to the Qing Dynasty, but he smiled and made it clear to Kong Yinzhi that the Qing Dynasty, like the Ming Dynasty, attached importance to culture and education, respected Confucianism, and was a country of etiquette.

"Holy Father, Emperor Taiji of the Great Qing Dynasty admires the Holy Master, he has a saying to the ministers of the court, and the Bible says, if you want to gather your family, you must first cultivate your body; Cultivate the family and then govern the country. If you are careful about the good and the bad, the way of judging things, the righteousness of your majesty, and the letter of making friends, then you will cultivate yourself. Filial piety to his relatives, his younger brother and his elders, and his children and grandchildren and relatives, so that the family is together. Those who cultivate themselves and have a united family but the country is not governed, is it reasonable? ”

Wang Shilu, a professor of the four clans, praised repeatedly: "Wonderful, wonderful, Shenggong, this Qing Emperor knows my sage classics, which shows that my culture and education are prosperous, this barbarian country knows how to use the four books to discipline the people, why worry about the world is not governed, now its people have no food, have to enter my Ming Dynasty, if we sell rice and grain with him, its people have food to raise, and how to plunder Jinggi again, according to my opinion, it is better to sell its grain and straw to support its people, so that the four seas are leveled, and the world is dependent on the virtue of the Holy Father. ”

Kong Yinzhi glanced at Wang Shilu approvingly, and then looked at his younger brother with disdain, and slowly spoke: "Professor Wang said well, the sage said that there is no class of teaching, that is, let me wait for culture and education to be able to influence Yi Di, now Yi Di can advocate culture and education, and respect Confucius and Mencius, isn't it the merit of my holy sect to educate, so selling grain with him, it is really a great merit, great education, Yinyu This matter is up to you and Professor Wang, my holy gate does not seek fame, only to feed the common people in the world, you must not leak the news." ”

Kong Yinyu bowed down to receive the order, he was not a fool, but he was shocked by the price of one stone and six taels, although he did not know how much grain was stored in the Confucian Mansion, but if it was roughly estimated, there were still two or three hundred thousand stones, and if it was sold to Dongyu, this trip would at least earn one hundred and eight hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Thank you Sheng Gong for your mercy, there is still a serious shortage of salt and iron in the Qing Dynasty, and the Sheng Gong will do it to the end, and send the Buddha to the west, I will still pay three times the price."

Kong Wenjun was overjoyed when he saw that his goal had been achieved, and he took advantage of the situation to put forward a new transaction request.

"Holy Father, the county Venerable Kong Zhenkan has 100,000 urgent things to report."

Kong Yinzhi was about to speak, and the voice of the housekeeper Kong Fang sounded outside the door.