Kong Kangda is the ancestor of Kong Taichang and is deeply respected by scholars all over the world.

In the previous dynasty, a head of the Confucian family ignored the family rules of the Confucian family, supported and helped King Yun, who was a concubine at the time, to compete for the throne, and also helped the Emperor to abuse, and did a lot of hurtful things, including the persecution of some officials and scholars.

At that time, King Yun had a notorious reputation among scholars and among the people. The literati and students of the world are extremely disgusted with King Yun and oppose King Yun's ascension. In order to help King Yun remove all obstacles, the head of the Kong family actually poisoned the scholars, got out of the literary prison, and killed many students.

For his own ambitions, the head of the Kong family forced the scholar to admit to accepting King Yun, and if anyone opposed King Yun, he would kill him. At that time, the literati students in the capital were basically arrested.

At that time, Kong Conda's health was not very good, and coupled with his age, he had been recuperating. The head of the Kong family ordered that no one should be allowed to disturb his cultivation. However, later Kong Kangda still learned what the head of the Kong family had done.

Kong Kangda not only saved the wronged students, but also washed away the literati who were framed and died. He abolished the head of the Kong family and overthrew the Yun King.

If Kong Kangda doesn't come forward, I don't know how many literati students will be killed by King Yun and the head of the Kong family. Many people believe that Conda kept the seeds of the reader. Because of this, the scholars of the world have always been grateful to the Confucian family, and they have not been completely disappointed in the Confucian family.

Kong Kangda was not in good health at the time, and if it wasn't for saving the world's scholars, he wouldn't have died. After his death, every year on his birthday, there will be scholars to worship.

This year is Kong Kangda's 100th birthday, and it is a big event for the Kong family. If it weren't for Kong Kangda, their Kong family would have really been ruined.

The ministers of the prince's party proposed to the emperor to pay a solemn tribute to Mr. Kong Kangda.

The emperor did not agree in the early court. Of course, there was no refusal.

After leaving the court, the emperor called He Xiang and Liu Taishi to the imperial study.

"What do you two think about the commemoration of Kong Conda's 100th birthday?" The Emperor sat in his chair without a figure, as if he had no bones.

Sun Kui and Sun Doudou moved chairs and invited He Xiang and Liu Taishi to take a seat.

After Taishi Liu sat down, he let out a sneer: "What kind of person is Kong Kangda, what is there to pay tribute to." ”

"Lao Liu, people have said that Kong Kangda has kept the seeds of scholars." The emperor said in a strange manner, "The people Kong Kangda is a hero of the scholars. ”

Taishi Liu sneered and said: "What kind of hero is he, didn't their Kong family harm the students of the world back then, didn't he save the students, how did he become a hero?" ”

He Xiang agreed with Taishi Liu's words: "At that time, it was the Kong family who harmed the literati students, and Kong Kangda just did what he had to do, what kind of hero is it." ”

"Keeping the seed of the reader?" Taishi Liu's face was full of sarcasm, "Doesn't the Kong family feel ashamed? ”

"Lao Liu, don't you see that the Kong family is proud of Kong Kangda?" The Emperor picked up a book from the imperial table and played with it in his hand. This recital was played by the ministers of the prince's party, and it was written in the content of the tribute to Kong Kangda. "What do you think the prince is proposing to pay tribute to Conconda?"

"Your Majesty, the prince's party proposed to commemorate Kong Kangda in order to get the support of the Kong family and the support of scholars all over the world." He Xiang said directly.

In front of the emperor, He Xiang and a few of his henchmen will not beat around the bush when they speak. They always have something to say, and they don't have to worry about angering the emperor by talking.

The emperor looked at Taishi Liu: "Old Liu, what do you think?" ”

"Take off your pants and fart a lot." Taishi Liu said this very rudely, and he was also very sharp.

Sun Kui, who was standing on the side as a background board, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard Taishi Liu say this.

"Hahahaha...... the emperor laughed out loud, he pointed at Taishi Liu and said, "Old Liu, what you said is too right. ”

The crown prince is the eldest son of the emperor and the prince canonized by the emperor, he doesn't have to do anything, he will be supported by the Confucian family and recognized by the students of the world.

Although the Kong family did not explicitly show their support for the crown prince, the prince was recognized by their Kong family, and they would never do anything unfavorable to the prince, unless the prince did something rebellious.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed to pay tribute to Kong Kangda at this time, is it because of the four princes?" In the past, on the death day of Kong Kangda, or the birthday of the underworld, I did not see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go down to worship. This time, on Kong Kangda's 100th birthday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly proposed to worship, which was too abnormal.

Taishi Liu said: "It must be because of the four princes." ”

"Your Majesty, you gave Lao Lu's daughter to the four princes in marriage, which made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King afraid." He Xiang stroked his beard and said, "However, to the minister's surprise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't sit still first, and the minister originally thought that it would be His Royal Highness the Acting King who couldn't sit still first." ”

"You didn't expect it, and I didn't expect it." The emperor raised his eyebrows, and a look of disgust appeared on his face, "Do you say that it is the prince's own idea, or does it mean by the prince of Zhenguo?" ”

Taishi Liu asked rhetorically, "Is there a difference?" ”

He Xiang said: "Even if it is His Royal Highness the Prince's own idea, without the consent of the Duke of Zhenguo, those people will not dare to propose." "The people of the prince's party, on the surface, it seems that the prince is the master, but in fact, the real person who is in charge is the prince of Zhenguo.

At this point, the emperor's face sank. Soon after, though, he laughed again.

"From this point of view, Zhen Guogong is very afraid of the fourth child."

"Your Majesty, it is not the four princes that the prince of Zhenguo is afraid of, but the Li family behind the four princes." He Xiang glanced at the emperor and said, "Zhenguo Gong is to help the Kong family restore its previous prestige, and then overwhelm the Li family." ”

The Emperor tapped on the imperial table, his expression showing no joy or anger.

"Is the purpose of suppressing the Li family just to restore the prestige of the Kong family?"

Taishi Liu replied: "Naturally not, the ultimate goal of Zhen Guogong wanting to suppress the Li family is to fight against the emperor. ”

He Xiangdao: "The Duke of Zhenguo should already know about the emperor's deal with the family of the gate lords in the capital. ”

Naturally, the emperor knew the true intention of the crown prince in proposing to worship Conconda. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then do you think it's better for me to promise them or not?" ”

Taishi Liu didn't know what he thought, and suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled very weirdly.

"Your Majesty, since the Duke of Zhenguo wants to worship Kong Kangda, then fulfill them. However, before they pay tribute to Kong Kangda, let the Li family solemnly worship Old Man Li. Compared to Kong Kangda, Old Man Li should be sacrificed, shouldn't he? ”

He Xiang agreed with Taishi Liu's proposal: "That's right. ”

The emperor pointed at Taishi Liu and smiled: "Old Liu, you still have a lot of ghost ideas." ”

"Kong Kangda is a fart in front of Old Man Li." Kong Kangda was a great Confucian in his lifetime, but it would be too much to say that he was a hero of scholars. If you have to talk about the hero of the reader, it is Old Man Li.

Before the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, the rites and music collapsed, the human ethics were often destroyed, and the scholars were not valued at all. At that time, the people of the world looked down on the most scholars, because they were useless scholars. Later, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, Mr. Li led the Li family and the students of the Li family to restore the etiquette and ethics of the people, and restore the status of scholars.

Without Old Man Li, it would be impossible to restore the status of scholars with the Confucian family, who were spurned by the world at that time. It was also Old Man Li who proposed to the first emperor to restore Confucianism.

Kong Kangda tried to protect the scholars at the beginning, mainly to wipe the Kong family's buttocks. Of course, he really wanted to save those who were reading. However, he is too far behind Old Man Li.

The Li family has done a lot of things for the Great Zhou, and also for the people and literati students, but the Li family never invites credit.

Old Man Li is obviously the hero who should be grateful to the world's scholars, but the Li family never mentions this matter. As for the Kong family, he mentioned Kong Kangda twice and repeatedly mentioned that Kong Kangda was a hero of the world's scholars.

"That being the case, tomorrow morning, the court will propose to pay tribute to Old Man Li." After the emperor finished speaking, he suddenly laughed maliciously, "What kind of expressions will you say about the Tianzhen Guogong?" ”

"It's going to be exciting." Taishi Liu said mockingly, "They don't dare to object to the memorial to Old Man Li. "Even if Zhenguo Gong was jealous of the Li family and wanted to bring down the Li family, he didn't dare to deal with the Li family blatantly. Of course, I didn't dare to object to worshiping Master Li.

He Xiang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Not only do they not dare to object, but they also strongly agree with the memorial to Old Man Li." ”

"How about you say that I let the crown prince go to worship Old Man Li on my behalf?"

Taishi Liu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to bow down." "What he means is that in insidiousness, he is inferior to the emperor.

He Xiang said seriously: "The emperor is wise. ”

The Emperor smiled and said, "I also think that I am very wise and wise. ”

Taishi Liu: "......" is shameless, but the emperor is still powerful.

"However," the emperor's words suddenly changed, "with the temperament of the Li family, they will not agree to the solemn memorial of Old Man Li." "If the Li family is the same as the Kong family, it is not the Li family.

"If the Li family doesn't agree, then the Kong family doesn't have the face to agree to worship Kong Kangda." He Xiang sighed, "The Kong family is really not as good as the generation. ”

Taishi Liu sneered: "If Confucius knew that his descendants were so virtuous, he would probably jump out of the coffin in anger." ”

"We must not let the Kong family surpass the Li family." He Xiang's face became very serious, "Otherwise, the Kong family would still do something like the previous dynasty." ”

"It's still Lao Zheng who is very good, and he proposed to my father to invite the Li family out of the mountain."

A series of things such as inviting the Li family to go out of the mountain to repair the ritual music, asking the Li family to establish Taixue, and asking the Li family to rebuild the law were all suggested by Zheng Xilin.

"For now, the Li family is doing very well, they have not become like the Kong family." He Xiangdao, "Of course, I can't say for sure in the future." ”

"I can't control what happens in the future, if the Li family becomes the same as the Kong family in the future, that's what the emperor should do." The emperor sighed and said, "I can't manage that far, I just need to take care of the current Great Zhou." ”

"By the way, I'll show you something." The emperor took out a letter from the drawer of the imperial table and asked Sun Kui to hand it to He Xiang. "This is a letter written by Xiao Shi to Lao Zheng, I asked someone to transcribe a copy, you can take a look."

Every time Zhao Yao wrote a letter to Zheng Xilin, the secret guard would copy a copy to the emperor.

He Xiang took the letter and read it with Mrs. Liu.

When they read the letter, they unanimously showed a look of shock on their faces.

In the letter, Zhao Yao wrote in detail the deep meaning of what he thought was the sentence "The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong". He wrote from both the military and the popular aspects, and profoundly expounded the importance of these two aspects.

The importance of the people's heart, He Xiang and Taishi Liu understand. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world.

He Xiang also understands the importance of the army, but they don't have such a deep understanding as Zhao Yao.

When fighting the country, the soldiers are very important. However, when the world was peaceful, the soldiers did not have to fight, but became less important. Moreover, the descendants of the founding fathers of each dynasty will become the sons of gentlemen.

In the letter, Zhao Yao repeatedly emphasized that even in the peaceful period, the soldiers are very important, and the training of the soldiers must be strengthened, otherwise when there is foreign invasion in the future, there will be no strong army to drive away, and then the Central Plains will become a purgatory on earth.

"Isn't my little ten very smart?" At the beginning, the emperor was also shocked when he saw this letter.

"Your Majesty, this letter from His Royal Highness Ten is really well written."

Taishi Liu still held the letter in his hand, and let out an exclamation: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Ten is smarter than you. He now finally understood why the old immortal would say that the Ten Highnesses could bring prosperity to the Great Zhou.

There's one more more, but it's going to be later.

(End of chapter)