As soon as Jia Cong entered the gate of the Yan Shenggong Mansion, he saw a man dressed in a ceremonial robe that he only wore during the sacrifice, with a long beard and white hair, looking at himself and his party outside the door with great dignity.

He just wanted to take a step forward, but saw a person in a fancy costume in the crowd take a step forward and shouted: "Vulgar martial artist, don't quit yet, this Confucian temple door is also waiting for a martial artist to go?"

"Mencius: Ten Thousand Chapters" contains, "Husband righteousness, the road also; Rites, doors also. But a gentleman can go by the way, and enter and exit by the door."

In front of the Confucian Temple, there is a ceremonial gate and a righteous road, which is a recognition of the respect for Confucius and the orthodox status of Confucianism.

According to the rules of the pre-Song Dynasty, only gentlemen who conform to Confucian moral norms can walk through this road and enter and exit through this gate. People who don't meet the requirements can't take this path.

When this rule was founded, Emperor Taizu pinched his nose and recognized it, and Jia Cong naturally would not be stupid and stubborn.

He waved his hand to stop the soldier holding the handle of the knife beside him, untied the Yanling knife and the imperial sword from his waist, and handed them to Jia Shiyi.

Then he straightened his clothes, smiled slightly, entered from the Yi Gate, and walked towards the Confucian Temple.

Until he came to the firewood pile, Jia Cong bowed with Confucian rites and said, "Jia Cong, a Confucian student, has seen all the elders."

"Vulgar martial arts" are not allowed to enter the Yimen, so he, an orthodox Confucian student, can enter.

Yes, the Jia family is the only disciple of Xu Jin and Xu Qingteng of the Liuyuan Wenkui, although he has no merit and fame, but he can really call himself a Confucian student.

Confucian students came to the Confucian Temple, and they really had no reason to stop them.

Moreover, Jia Congli's words were impeccable, and the people who saw him passing through the Yimen were choked up and speechless, so they could only face each other with a cold face.

Everyone turned their eyes to the purple-robed old man who was the leader, and Jia Cong probably guessed the identity of this person from the unique purple sacrificial clothes on his body.

Kong Xiang'an, the person with the highest rank and the best knowledge in the Kong family, has a very high prestige in Shilin.

In addition to being a little pedantic, this man has a noble character, and has been advocating self-denial for most of his life.

He did not receive the rice grain of the Confucian Mansion, did not live in the Confucian family's house, and did not receive the money of the Confucian family, so he was admitted to the Xiucai examination at the age of fifteen, and was promoted at the age of eighteen, and at the age of nineteen, he would pass the examination, and the second class in the palace examination.

If it weren't for the identity of the concubine, Kong Renxuan's father would not have had a chance to inherit the title of Yan Shenggong.

Emperor Taishang once told Jia Cong that Emperor Taizong originally wanted to cultivate Kong Xiang'an well to divide the Kong family. I don't want Kong Xiangan to say at the Fengtian Palace that he is not going to be an official all the way to the imperial examination, but for the money and food of the imperial court, so that he can have no worries about food and clothing, and can study with peace of mind.

As for whether the Kong family is extravagant or not, he Kong Xiangan has no merit and is uneasy.

The upright Kong Xiang'an made Emperor Taizong cry and laugh, and awarded him the title of Sanpinsan, the priest of the sincere ancestor, and ordered him to be responsible for the worship of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, and gave the gold back.

At the age of 30, he wrote the book "The Theory of the Dream Saint", at the age of 42 he wrote the book "Four Books to Read Today", and at the age of 56 he wrote the book "Zhaowu Zhiyao......

Thirty years of writing, covering many aspects such as commentaries, classics, teaching, and governance, the unique small courtyard in Qufu City has become one of the most desirable holy places for Confucian students after the Confucian Temple and Confucius Forest.

Kong Xiangan once re-annotated the four books, which made many Kong family members hate him to death, but no one dared to make a move against him.

Because there are often two books on the desk of the emperor, Kong Xiangan's "Four Books to Read Today" and "Zhaowu Zhiyao".

"Mr. Waili, the student is polite."

Jia Cong respectfully bowed to the old man, and the solemn look on Kong Xiang'an's face changed a little, and he smiled and saluted: "The priest of the sincere ancestor has seen the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission."

"Mr. Wylee, why do you bow to such a thug? The thief has said, "It is the thief who commanded him......

The person next to him was very excited, and was about to continue, but saw Kong Xiangan raise his hand to stop: "The matter of the prison is determined by the Qiu official. As I said a long time ago, it is against the law of propriety for you to set up a private court, not to mention what you and others have obtained by torture, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood."

Woowoowoooo......oo

Jia Cong looked for a voice, high

On the high firewood pile, Xia Jiang, who was gagged, looked at the Confucian students in front of the Confucian Temple with resentment, and the killing intent in his eyes could be seen by the fools.

Kong Xiang'an's words naturally will not be approved by this group of people, and the eunuchs are the most grudgeful, but they beat them and put them on the firewood.

Handed over the eagle dog of the imperial court to the imperial court for trial, isn't this a release of the tiger back to the mountain?

Almost everyone was convincing, saying that they had collected a complete range of human and physical evidence during the interrogation, but Kong Xiangan never said a word, but instead talked a few words with Jia Cong.

Jia Cong seemed to be thoughtful, glanced at Xia Jiang who was whining on the firewood, and finally smiled helplessly.

"Mr. Huaili, Xia Jiang is a chamberlain in the palace, and His Majesty ordered him to come to Shandong to fight the rebellion and investigate the burning of the Yansheng Mansion. But I don't know why he has committed the wrath of the people, and he is going to be burned to death in front of the Confucian Temple?"

Before Kong Xiangan could respond, someone next to him immediately couldn't sit still, and a middle-aged man jumped out, pointed at Jia Cong and scolded angrily: "You still dare to ask? If it weren't for your instructions, he would have dared to destroy Kong Lin and disturb the tomb of the saint?"

"Forgiveness, stand aside!"

"Uncle......

"I'll tell you to step down!"

Kong Xiang'an shouted it back, and the rest of the people didn't dare to face Mr. Huaili, who was obviously annoyed, and encouraged each other one by one, wanting to push others forward.

"Alas, Deputy Envoy Jia, forgive me, it is really Kong Lin that has been destroyed, and the clansmen are sad and indignant. Eunuch Xia ordered people to dig up the land and destroy the forests and disturb the holy tomb, which was seen by everyone, and his crime could not be escaped, and I hope that Deputy Envoy Jia will truthfully report it to the imperial court."

This idiot......

Jia Cong wanted to say that he would burn the goods directly, but for the sake of royal face, he had to stand up and save the dog's life first.

Fortunately, the Kong family still has a Kong Xiang'an who attaches great importance to etiquette, otherwise it would be really difficult to do.

Jia Cong thanked him and promised to escort Xia Jiang to Beijing and ask the emperor's three divisions to interrogate.

"No, the eunuch is powerful, what if you officials protect each other?"

Jia Cong looked at the person who spoke and asked calmly, "What is the name of this gentleman?"

"Kong Men Kong Renwen."

"Well, Kong Renwen, right, then tell me, what do you want to do?"

Also hole door...... Scold!

Although Kong Renwen saw Kong Xiang'an's dissatisfaction, he ignored it, he exchanged glances with a few people beside him, and finally pointed to Xia Jiang and said, "The eunuch deserves to die, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and he must apologize with death."

"Yes, death must be used to atone for the sin!"

All of a sudden, the crowd became excited, and Xia Jiang on the firewood pile was so frightened that he put away his resentful eyes and looked at Jia Cong pleadingly.

Woowoowoo......

Jia Cong ignored Xia Jiang's whining, and after a moment of silence, he said to everyone: "Since you are worried about letting him go back to Beijing to be tried, why don't you try this case in Qufu?"

Well?

"And who's going to preside? You can't come by yourself, can you?"

Jia Cong shook his head and smiled: "Of course it won't be this official, but it won't be you Kong Renwen. The official asked him to invite Chen Baoliang, the procurator of Shandong, and the Emperor Song Zhaolin and Song of Shandong. In addition, the official and Mr. Huaili were jurified, and the elder Confucianism of Shandong Xian was invited to try the case. I wonder if this may please you?"

"How can this be?"

Kong Renwen was commanded by Jia Cong, and everyone whispered here, and some people whispered a few questions, but no one agreed.

Jia Cong sneered in his heart, open, fair and fair, the master has prepared these three aspects for you neatly, what else can you say to question me?

"The old man thinks that this move is very appropriate, and he has the chief judge according to the prosecutor and the inspector of the imperial history, and he can take care of both reason and law. Deputy Envoy Jia, the old man has promised you on behalf of the Kong family."

"Uncle......

Kong Renwen still wanted to dissuade him, but saw Kong Xiang'an look at him coldly: "Yan Shenggong is not here, and Brother Xianglian has not yet returned from the capital, the old man, as the priest of the most sincere ancestor, can't he still be this family?" Stand down!"

Several members of the Kong family still wanted to come forward, but they were quietly pulled by the elders beside them.

Because Jia Cong had already taken off the Coiling Dragon Golden Order from his waist and looked at them coldly.

Seeing that no one objected anymore, the coldness on Jia Cong's face gradually dissipated, and after collecting the golden order, he changed to a smile: "Since they all think that this official's suggestion is good, then do it." In this way, Xia Jiang will be temporarily detained in the Qufu County Prison, and the official will order the forbidden army to take care of it, and everything will be said after Chen and Song and the sages come."

The Kong family produced a "traitor" Kong Xiangan, which made Jia Cong a lot easier.

However, Xia Jiang's reckless move made Jia Cong's original plan for the Kong family have to be changed.

He rejected Kong Xiang'an's invitation, chartered the largest inn in the county, and lived here temporarily.

After Jia Cong wrote several official documents and letters, Jia Shiyi, who went to the prison to inquire about Xia Jiang, returned to the inn.

"Little Third Master, Xia Jiang doesn't want to say it. He said that he couldn't see the little third master, and he wouldn't say a word."

"Then let him not say anything, and wait for death!"

At this time, let him go to prison, I don't know what kind of rumors will come out, is this Xia Jiang really stupid or fake, and he can't even see this clearly?

Jia Cong packed the letters and official documents on the table one by one, called his own soldiers to send them out quickly, and did not mention Xia Jiang at all.

On the contrary, Jia Shiyi opened his mouth to remind: "My subordinates feel that Xia Jiang is sinister and cunning, and he will not be without a backhand. At that meeting in the afternoon, the brothers found a lot of people hiding in the dark near the left outside the Yansheng Mansion, which should be the people of the Inner Mansion Division."

"This is natural, the first seat of the palace in the hall, where can it be easily burned to death by the people of the Kong family......

"Then why did the little third master come forward to protect him?"

Jia Cong untied the imperial short sword at his waist and handed it to Jia Shiyi: "Because he is afraid, he is afraid that if he confronts the Kong family directly, he will die without a place to be buried. It seems that our Xia Shouzao has found something amazing, which will make him too scared to let his people directly save him."

"Uncle Eleven, you bring Edgeworth over. Tell him that if he doesn't want to die, he will hand over what he finds out one by one, and I don't have the patience to play a boring game with him."

Before nightfall, Jia Shiyi returned to the inn exhausted.

When Jia Cong took a burden from him, he found that the burden was stained with blood.

"What's going on? Uncle Eleven, are you hurt?"

Jia Shiyi shook his head: "It's not me, it's someone else's. According to Xia Jiang, I went to a farmer's house outside the city to pick up these things, and I was attacked on the way back to the city. Fortunately, the brothers were vigilant, and except for two brothers who suffered some minor injuries, they did not let the thieves succeed."

"That...... What about the thieves? Is there a living mouth?"

"They are all dead soldiers, and the brothers originally wanted to catch them alive, but unexpectedly, this group of people all had poison in their mouths."

Although Jia Cong regretted it, it was also in his expectation. Intercepting and killing Qin Chahu, apart from the Kong family in Qufu, who else has the courage to do this?

He shook his head and unwrapped his baggage.

There were not many things in the baggage, a delicate wooden box, an account book wrapped in oiled paper, and a few letters enclosed in blank letters.

The wooden box was locked, and Jia Cong rummaged through his baggage, but did not find the key.

Click!

Jia Shiyi slashed down, and the delicate wooden box split in half, revealing the contents inside.

Jia Cong and Jia Shiyi were both stunned, and then shocked. Jia Shiyi, in particular, muttered, "It's so dangerous, I almost made a big mistake!"

"This ...... This...... This looks like a jade seal!"

"Little Third Master, there are five dragons carved on it, like the legendary jade seal of the country."

I saw that the cracked wooden box was covered with yellow cloth, and a jade seal was placed, which was four inches in circumference, green as blue, warm and moist, and five plates of buttons on the back.

Jia Cong's hands trembled a little, and he held it up to observe it carefully, and the jade couldn't see what material it was, and there was a seal on it: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity!"

"Little Third Master knows?"

"I don't know, this should be Qin Seal."

Jia Shiyi's shock went a little bit, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "That little third master read this ......"

"Eight seals

It's just the right thing to do."

Jia Cong looked at it again and again for a long time, and couldn't identify the authenticity of this seal, except for the missing corners that were filled with gold, there were indeed historical records, and the rest was not something that he, a half-hung scholar, could judge.

The contents of the account book are simple, recording the income and expenditure of Confucius Mansion from the forty-first year of Zhaowu to the present, and the amount is extremely large, which is enough to make the Hubu Shangshu Wen Tongxuan crazy.

However, it was impossible to judge the source and destination of the money and food expenditure based on the account books alone, so Jia Cong had to put it aside first, open the letters and read them.

"It's interesting, it's Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family......

I don't know if it's fate, the first letter Jia Cong opened turned out to be a letter written by Zhen Yingjia to the previous generation of Yan Shenggong.

The letter should have been written shortly after the birth of the faithful king Liu Chen, and the Zhen family was willing to use a sea route in exchange for the support of the Kong family for the Zhen family and Liu Xin's succession. As for which route the sea route is, the letter does not specify it.

Jia Cong opened another one, heh, Zhen Yingjia again......

This letter is even more interesting, not only did the two families go to sea to trade together, but they also discussed how to divide the accounts, and the Zhen family purchased manor land for the Kong family in Nanzhili.

"The fertile land of the Kong family in Songjiang Mansion was actually purchased by the Zhen family for them. This Zhen family is really bold, most of the land in Songjiang Mansion is the military tun of the Songjiang Water Division, isn't Zhen Yingjia afraid that the saint will cut him down?"

Jia Cong scolded angrily, no wonder the soldiers of the Songjiang Sailor had no fighting spirit a few years ago, and someone dug up the roots of the Songjiang Sailor!

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