The seal of Yan Sheng Gong began in the Song Dynasty and was abolished by the government of the Republic of China in later generations, and the hereditary title of "Yan Sheng Gong" of Qufu Kong accumulated 880 years.

In the second year of Song Zhihe, Song Renzong was enshrined as the Holy Prince, and he was hereditary. Although the official grade is not high, it has a lot of gold content. Compared with the previous titles such as praise, praise, zongsheng, fengsheng, chongsheng, gongsheng, and praise, "Yan" means that the saints continue to expand and reproduce endlessly, representing the supreme realm of the feudal emperor's respect for Confucius and worship.

After the title of "Yan Shenggong" came out, the Jurchens and Mongols scrambled to steal it to win people's hearts.

Historically, the Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties each had "Yan Shenggong", one in Hengzhou, one in Kaifeng, and one in Qufu.

Although there are also backbone people in the Confucian family, they crossed south angrily, forming the Northern Sect and the Southern Sect, but with the Mongols fully occupying China, the Southern Sect eventually died out, and the three words of Yan Shenggong became a sharp weapon for the Mongol colonists to rule China.

Historically, in the first year of Shunzhi in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the slave chieftain recognized all the privileges enjoyed by Yan Sheng Gong in the Ming Dynasty, and Kong Yan, the sixty-fourth generation of Yan Sheng Gong, still served as Yan Sheng Gong and the crown prince. At the time of the court, the Holy Father of Yan was still ranked above the cabinet ministers.

The close relationship between Yan Sheng Gong and the Manchu colonists reached its peak in the Qianlong period, and the Qianlong Emperor came to Qufu many times, and issued the imperial book \ "and heaven and earth ginseng \", \ "time neutral pole \", \ "into a long time" and other plaques, rebuilt the Lingxing Gate, easy wood for stone.

It can be seen that most of the Yan Shenggong in the past dynasties are spineless, and they don't know what dignity is, what is the family and country, and what is the national righteousness.

It was given to the Mongols, to Jiannu, and later to the Japanese army that invaded China, which can be called a model of thousands of years of betraying the country for glory!

Liu Yan, under the escort of Miao Shao's troops, rode his horse all the way to Qufu County, but to Liu Yan's surprise, Qufu Zhixian and other officials did not go outside the city gate to greet them, only the people and merchants came and went.

"Governor, my subordinates have already sent someone to inform Qufu Zhixian in advance, do they dare to come to greet you?"

Liu Yan sneered and said: "After the governor took office, he didn't come to see Yan Sheng Gong immediately, which shows that Yan Sheng Gong was very angry, and this is to give this governor a horse." ”

Miao Shao said angrily: "This Qufu Zhixian is also an idiot, he doesn't know whose subordinate he is? He was willing to obey the dispatch of the Holy Father. ”

"Of course he knows, but in his heart, Yan Shenggong should be second only to the emperor!"

Then Liu Yan said coldly: "Such subordinates, the governor does not need it, immediately send a fast horse to notify the shogunate government affairs department, tell Wang Weizhen, immediately remove all the officials below the county level of Qufu, and throw all of them to the governor to the shop of the Ministry of Commerce to be the shopkeeper and man." ”

Miao Shao smiled and took the order, and said: "Go back and ask Minister Wang to choose some hard bones to come over, so that the Holy Father of Nayan can be comfortable!" ”

"Into town!"

Miao Shao immediately rode his horse to open the way in front, and the honor guard of the governor of Shandong drove into the city, and the people on the streets took refuge one after another, watching Liu Yan go directly to the Confucian Mansion under the escort of hundreds of ironclad troops.

Yansheng Mansion is also known as Confucius Mansion, located in Qufu City, on the east side of the Confucian Temple, is a duke's mansion.

The current scale of Confucius Mansion was formed in the sixteenth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, and there are gates and instruments

, lobby, two halls, three halls, two compartments, the front upper room, the inner house door and the East Road newspaper hall and other buildings. From front to back, there is the main gate, the saint's gate, the Chongguang gate, the inner house gate, and then the main hall.

The Confucian Mansion occupies a huge area, the building is magnificent, there are 480 buildings, it is divided into nine courtyards before and after, and the layout of the middle, east and west three roads.

The Confucian Mansion is divided into the front hall, the middle residence and the back garden. The front hall is the official office, which is divided into the main hall, the second hall and the third hall, which is the place where Yan Sheng Gong handles official business. Yan Sheng Gong is a first-class official rank, listed as the head of the civil ministers, and enjoys greater privileges.

In addition, there are six offices in the front hall, including Zhiyin, Zhangshu, Classics, Si Le, Guan Gou and Baihu Hall, to serve the Confucian Mansion.

The middle house is the inner house and the back garden, which is the place where Yan Shenggong and his family members lived. The front and back floors of the inner house are the houses of the lord, wife, young master and young lady of the house.

The last entry is the garden, also known as the Iron Mountain Garden. The park has rockeries, fish ponds, flower docks, bamboo forests and various flower bonsai. Particularly rare is a "five cypress embrace" strange tree, an ancient cypress tree derived from five branches, including a locust tree, which is rare in the world.

In addition, there are many precious cultural relics looted in the Confucian Mansion in the past dynasties, such as Shang and Zhou bronzes, Yuan and Ming Dynasty clothes, ancient calligraphy and paintings, celebrity ink, bamboo carving and jade, porcelain enamel, etc., in addition to a large number of documents and archives since the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Liu Yan's guard of honor stopped outside the gate of the Confucian Mansion, and a large area of large-scale and ornate architecture was presented in front of him. It's just that at this time, the gate of the Confucian Mansion was closed, and no one answered even if the soldiers of the new army stepped forward to call the door.

"The Doge?"

Liu Yan frowned at this time, a family of traitors in the past, dared to be so arrogant

。 If it weren't for the transcendent status of Yan Shenggong at this time, which would have helped him a lot in his new policy and rectification of military affairs, Liu Yan would not have the heart to delay time here.

"Go and call the door again, and if there is no answer, then tear down the door for the Governor!"

"Yes!"

Miao Shao excitedly stepped forward and called the door in person.

"Open the door! Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong and Dingyubo, arrived and opened the door immediately! ”

After screaming a few times, the excitement on Miao Shao's face became more and more intense, and he immediately waved his hand to call his subordinates, and was about to crash open the door, when he heard dense footsteps from inside, and someone shouted: "Yan Shenggong has arrived!" ”

Miao Shao sighed regretfully, and then led people to retreat to the side, Liu Yan frowned slightly, and rode on the war horse without saying a word.

Soon, the gate slowly opened, and a Yan Shenggong wearing a red official uniform of a first-class immortal crane complement strode over, and two teams of servants dressed in satin clothes trotted out, and then stood on both sides and bowed their hands respectfully, shouting: "Millennial saint connection, the first in Qufu." Yan Sheng Gong has arrived! ”

Miao Shao raised his eyebrows and whispered to Liu Yan: "Cut!" I don't have the ability to fart, but the pomp is quite big! ”

Liu Yan sneered and said: "The pomp is indeed very big, according to the rules, you and I still have to salute him, after all, people are above the hundred officials, they are dukes, and I am just earls!" ”

The dissatisfaction on Miao Shao's face became even stronger, and he looked coldly at Yan Shenggong who was smiling in the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

Then Liu Yan turned over and dismounted, and Miao Shao also followed.

"Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong and Dingyubo, has seen the Holy Duke of Yan!"

This generation of Yan Sheng Gong is the sixty-fourth grandson of Confucius, named Kong Yinzhi, the word Mao Jia, in the first year of the Ming Qi to inherit the title of Yan Sheng Gong, and now he is fifty

years old, but his face still looks very young, like a person in his thirties, and he can't tell his real age at all.

"Hehe, Liu Duchen is a famous general in the world, when I see it today, it is really extraordinary!"

Liu Yan looked at the people of the Confucian Mansion on the left and right, and said, "The battle of the Holy Duke of Yan doesn't look like welcoming guests, but like a demonstration!" ”

Kong Yinzhi was slightly stunned, and was about to speak, Liu Yan preemptively smiled and said: "Today, this town came over, there is something to ask for, I don't know if there is good tea in the Yan Shenggong Mansion?" ”

"Haha, naturally there is, please!"

Liu Yan followed Yan Shenggong into the room, and the large group of soldiers and horses waited outside, only Miao Shao accompanied him in armor.

Entering the Confucian Mansion, Liu Yan saw the luxury of the Confucian Mansion along the way, whether it was the Dewang Mansion in Jinan Mansion or the Zhou Mansion in Kaifeng Mansion, it was not as grand and luxurious as the Confucian Mansion, and it was worthy of being a family that lasted for thousands of years.

In the main hall, Kong Yinzhi sat down, Liu Yan and Miao Shao also sat in the guest seat, a maid brought tea, Liu Yan took a look, this is eight treasure tea, in addition to the best tea, there are deer antler, ginseng, tiger tendons and other fine dried after drying.

Liu Yan couldn't help but sigh: "The wealth of this Yan Shenggong is really the first in the world, and it is estimated that Emperor Chongzhen's luxury is not as good as that of Yan Shenggong!" ”

"Hehe, Liu Duchen said that he had something to ask for today, I really can't understand, the governor of a province, what else can I ask for. You know, although I am the Holy Father of Yan, I never ask about political affairs, and I will only go to court when His Majesty has an edict. ”

Liu Yan took a sip of Babao tea, to be honest, the taste was really average, but it only highlighted a luxury and preciousness

Nothing more.

"Yan Shenggong should have heard that the Governor is implementing new policies in various parts of Shandong, and has begun to rectify the guards and guards of the vassal kings in various places."

"Well, I've heard about it, and I've heard that the vassal kings in various places seem to have a lot of opinions about it."

"This is what the Governor asks for today."

Liu Yan said: "This governor wants to ask Yan Shenggong to come forward and persuade the vassal kings of all regions to cooperate with the governor's palace and complete the reorganization of the soldiers and horses in Shandong as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Miao Shao got up and handed over a gift list.

Liu Yan knew that Yan Shenggong was talking about financial resources, and maybe he was above the vassal kings everywhere, at least he was also the richest man in Shandong, so Liu Yan was bleeding from this gift list.

There are a lot of valuables on the gift list, just the whole set of glass wine sets, tea sets, and tableware have three sets each, plus the rest of the gifts, the total value is about 4,000 silver coins, which can be called the most gift list given by Liu Yan in these years.

But after Kong Yinzhi saw it, he didn't have a particularly happy look on his face, but said lightly: "Liu Duchen has a heart." ”

"The gift is light!"

Liu Yan couldn't help but sigh at Kong Yinzhi's arrogance, the gift of four thousand silver coins was not even looked down upon, how rich was he?

"If it weren't for your old boy wearing the name of Yan Shenggong, Lao Tzu would have raided your home today, maybe you can use your family wealth to make the provinces in Shandong go directly to the well-off!"

"Yan Sheng Gong is polite, as for what Ben Du said?"

"This matter is very difficult to do, did Liu Duchen follow the path of the imperial court? I heard that Hong Ge Lao and Liu Duchen have an old relationship, maybe it can work. ”

Liu Yan laughed and said: "This town is also a straight intestine, it is better for Yan Shenggong to directly put forward conditions, let's be."

Talk about the gong and the drum, and if it is suitable, you will help, and if it is not suitable, the governor will go back. ”

Kong Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, and he gave Liu Yan a horse, not only because Liu Yan didn't come to see him in time, but also because he heard that Liu Yan had arrived in Qufu, and guessed that Liu Yan might beg himself in the matter of rectifying the soldiers and horses in Shandong.

Therefore, Kong Yinzhi deliberately gave Liu Yan some colors in order to ask for a sky-high price, but he didn't expect Liu Yan to be so direct, so that Kong Yinzhi's words were directly held in his mouth and couldn't be said.

After a while, Kong Yinzhi put away his smile and said, "The governor is refreshing, and I won't go around the bend." This rectification of Shandong soldiers and horses, that is to offend the vassal kings everywhere, even if it is me, I have to weigh it, but I don't want the governor to be so bold and dare to risk the disapproval of the world! ”

"Hah! This town has been fighting in the south and north over the years, and the corpse mountain and sea of blood have all gone through opportunities, so naturally they don't care about these. Yan Sheng Gong just told the town, can you help in this matter? ”

Kong Yinzhi said: "Naturally, you can, but you have to exchange it with the governors." ”

"With what?"

"I heard that there are many properties in the shogunate, so why don't you give 10% of the income every month in return?"

Miao Shao was suddenly annoyed, and stood up abruptly and was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Liu Yan's glare.

"Hehe, this general under the command of the governor is too angry, and it is easy to suffer!"

Liu Yan got up slowly and said, "300,000 silver coins, if the Holy Duke of Yan agrees, the governor will immediately order someone to transport them." If you don't agree, it's like the Governor hasn't been here today! ”

"But there is one point, this governor wants to remind the Yan Shenggong: after receiving the money, he will eliminate the disaster for others, and if the vassal kings of various places still do not agree, the town can ask for that Yan Sheng

I asked for it! ”

An hour later, Liu Yan and Miao Shao left the Confucian Mansion, and Kong Yinzhi personally sent the two out, saying: "This matter is on me, within a month, there must be a letter." ”

"Then the governor will thank the Holy Duke of Yan, and 300,000 silver coins will be sent to Qufu County within fifteen days."

"Good!"

Kong Yinzhi smiled and was about to speak, but he heard Liu Yan say: "In addition, the magistrate of Qufu County and others are embarrassed, so the governor will take them away first, and the new officials will arrive soon, and when the time comes, please ask the Holy Father of Yan to train them well!" ”

Kong Yinzhi was stunned for a moment.