First Minister of Ming Dynasty

The only problem is that among Mao Gui's missions, there are two other conspicuous ones, one named Kong and one named Zhang...

Chapter 4 Ask the Kong family to be a loyal minister of Yuan Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng was exhausted and exhausted in order to arrange the enthronement ceremony.Even if there are so many people below to help, there are still too many things that require Zhang Ximeng to make decisions and coordinate.

Seeing that the grand ceremony was approaching, he had to rehearse and adjust it again and again, for fear of any mistakes.

In addition, there are Lao Zhu's Grand Ceremony, the Imperial Palace, the Royal Street where the reviewers and horses are inspected, the stage for performances, the Hall of Martyrs where sacrifices are made, and the Taimiao where ancestors are worshipped... These buildings need to be inspected and accepted by Zhang Ximeng. He is too busy to touch the ground. , similar to a spinning top.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Kong from Qufu, and Mrs. Zhang from Jinan are asking to see each other together. I don't know how Mr. Zhang will arrange it?" Song Lian asked in a low voice.

It's really interesting that these two families come from the lineage of Yan Shenggong, and they have always been loyal ministers of the Yuan Dynasty.Mao Gui's Northern Expedition caused Emperor Dadu Yuan to almost move his capital in fright. At this time, Yan Sheng Gong Kong Kejian stood up resolutely and shouted: "The Son of Heaven should live and die with the Ancestral Temple of Sheji, how can we abandon it lightly?"

Yuan Ting was able to keep the capital, this is still a meritorious minister.

But as Mao Gui entrenched in Shandong for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang won the great victory in Hukou again, and was about to proclaim himself emperor in Yingtian, playing the slogan of expelling the Hulu and restoring China.

This Yan Shenggong couldn't sit still, so he had to send his son Kong Xi. As for Kong Kejian, this one still kept Yan Shenggong's rare reserve and did not come in person.Of course, it doesn't rule out that he is not sure whether Zhu Yuanzhang can rule the world, so let his son come to explore the way first, so he can have room for maneuver.

As expected of an old fool, this business is gone.

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids and said with a sneer, "He is descended from Shenggong's lineage. If he can live and die with Yuan Ting, I might still be in awe of him. What is it if they come here now? Do we have to change masters?"

Song Lian grinned wryly, "Master Zhang, the Kong family is indeed unbearable, but after all, the descendant of Shenggong represents Confucianism. The old master Confucius has been kind for thousands of years, and the emperors of all generations have treated the Kong family with courtesy. I think there is a trade-off?"

Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Master Song, do we need to treat Confucius with courtesy?"

Song Lian was stunned, don't you need it?

Maybe, after all, according to Zhang Ximeng's division method, Confucianism was an era that served the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats. Now that era is over, the living fossil of the Confucian family should be dealt with.

But the problem is that this is Zhang Ximeng's idea after all. Although more and more people in Zhu's army agree with this view, but the world is so big, there are still too many reasonable people, and the Kong family still has great influence. There will be endless troubles...

"Zhang Xiang, I, I think that at this festive juncture, we should treat the Kong family with a little courtesy. If they really don't know what's going on, it's their own fault."

Zhang Ximeng was not surprised when he heard Song Lian's words. Even if he changed his mind, the foundation of decades of growth had already been carved into his bone marrow, so how could he easily get rid of it?

It’s just that what Song Lian said unintentionally confused the fact that what Zhang Ximeng talked about was treating Confucius with courtesy, but what he said was treating the Confucius family with courtesy. Is there a difference?

It seems that it is not small.

"Song Shi, call Kong Xi over here, I just have time to talk to him."

Song Lian agreed, but he paused again, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang is here too, isn't it?"

"Ms. Zhang?"

Zhang Ximeng suddenly chuckled, "Why haven't I heard of it? What cats and dogs want to see me? Nope!"

Song Lian was at a loss for words, although Zhang Ximeng's family was in trouble, the Zhang family did not help them, now that Zhang Ximeng has developed, they leaned over, a little stalking, unscrupulous, shameless... But we should also have a flexible moral bottom line, after all, write with one stroke Not even two words!

"What? Song Shi, you still don't understand what I said? I asked the Zhang family to go where they came from, and you didn't understand? Then I have to ask the people from the Gongwei Division to take them away."

Song Lian was shocked, and Zhang Xiang was really angry, "I, I will go now."

Song Lian went in a hurry, Zhang Ximeng's face was dark, and he sorted out his thoughts a little.Not long after, someone led a young man to Zhang Ximeng.

He was a young man, actually much older than Zhang Ximeng.

"I will pay my respects to Zhang Xianggong in Kong Xi."

Zhang Ximeng looked at him and said, "Where is your father? He doesn't want to come?"

Kong Xi said calmly: "My father is old and frail, he is sick and unable to come, I hope Zhang Xianghai will be merciful!"

"It turned out that he was sick and couldn't come here. I thought he would live and die with Jiangshan Sheji!"

Kong Xi was stunned, his face turned pale, and when he spoke, his back was more bowed and humble.

"Zhang Xiang is on the top, Wu Wang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the world will return, and all people look forward to it. Zhang Xiang is also a great scholar and sage in the world, assisting the Holy Lord, and creating a dynasty. It is really gratifying and congratulatory. I think that, The country name is Daming, which means the sun and the moon, and Zhang Xiang is like Beichen, who lives above the nine heavens. It just so happens that Zhang Xiang is from Shandong, so it is really an honor to have such a fellow countryman!"

crying he betrayed you in a dream

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "As expected of being a descendant of a sage, but he can praise others, which makes me very useful and comfortable. It's just that you and we are fellow countrymen, and you are honored, but I don't agree."

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Kong Xi was stunned for a moment, his heart was beating wildly, Zhang Ximeng's words were accompanied by thunder and smoke from the beginning, obviously out of anger, this level is not easy!

"Master Zhang is superior. I have absolutely no other intentions. I just think that Prime Minister Zhang is worthy to be compared with the famous ministers of past dynasties. There is nothing wrong with it. It is all from the bottom of my heart, and the sun can learn from it!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Don't be so nervous, I'm not myself, I'm just saying, there are quite a few people, but they may not be willing to be fellow villagers with you Qufu Kong family!"

"what!"

Kong Xi was stunned immediately, we are the descendants of saints, it is your blessing to be a fellow countryman with us, who else is so ignorant?

Although he kept his attitude very low here, he was even willing to prostrate at Zhang Ximeng's feet.But in the face of matters involving the dignity of the family, he still dare not be negligent.

The Kong family has maintained it for so many years, relying on face, no matter what time it is, this face is the most important!

"Zhang Xiang, I'm stupid, I really don't understand, please explain clearly!"

"Exactly? Then I'll do it. The huge Shandong has fattened the Kong family, and how many people have lost weight? The Confucius family has lasted for thousands of years. The children of the Kong family have food, clothing, flowers, and food. They have been respected and looked up to throughout the dynasties. Behind it is a pile of dead bones, I don’t know how many people have nourished it with blood and tears, and their families have been ruined, their children and grandchildren have been cut off... Do you think so?"

Swish!

Cold sweat trickled down Kong Xi's temples.

Do you need to be straightforward and expose their Kong family's old bottom?

"Zhang Xianggong, I, I think there is some misunderstanding here? Our Kong family has always respected the teachings of our ancestors, cultivated and studied the family, and took care of the village. It has always been like this from generation to generation. There must be some young people who slandered the Kong family. Slander the Kong family, please, please also invite Zhang Xiangming!"

"Oh! So it was slander?"

Zhang Ximeng suddenly realized, "In this case, I may have misunderstood."

"It must be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Kong Xi hurriedly gritted his teeth.

Zhang Ximeng laughed again, "Although that's the case, I've heard a lot of rumors! And some of them don't seem to be rumors. For example, Yuan Shizu's Confucian master, as far as I know, Kublai Khan didn't even understand Chinese. How can you be proficient in Confucian classics? How can you become a great master again?"

Kong Xi was sweating profusely, he was trembling.

Before seeing the Mongols sweeping the world, the Confucian family in Qufu sent great scholars Zhang Dehui and Yuan Haowen to meet Kublai Khan and ask him to be the "Great Master of Confucianism".

Kublai Khan was overjoyed, accepted it with joy, and returned it with courtesy: the Confucian government and the Confucian households were exempted from military gifts, and a group of Confucian scholars celebrated and cheered happily.

Five words, let Emperor Dayuan grant me wealth and honor for generations, I am a Confucian master who is proficient in human nature...

Zhang Ximeng brought up the old story again, and brought up this scandal, Kong Xi has a thick skin, and he can't bear it!

"Zhang Xiang, there is a reason for this matter."

"What? I want to hear your opinion." Zhang Ximeng pulled up a chair and sat down, smiling unabated, assuming an attitude of humbly asking for advice.

Kong Xi pondered for a long time, pondered over and over again, and then bravely said: "Responding to Mr. Zhang's words, people are gifted by heaven, and they are born to know it. Although Yuan Shizu didn't know Chinese, he was born with destiny and swept the world. , who created a dynasty, who valued Confucianism, and ruled the country with benevolence. He has been in power for more than [-] years. .”

When Kong Xi came here, he actually admired his wit a little bit, and he finally got it right.

Zhang Ximeng smiled unabated, "This makes sense, then look at Yuan Ting, what's going on?"

"This... the emperor of the Yuan court is not benevolent, the world is boiling, the emperor and the lord are slandering the people and punishing crimes, the Great Yuan is in a precarious state, I, I thought that the destiny is not here, and the Great Yuan will perish, just around the corner!"

"Good! That's a good point." Zhang Ximeng praised without hesitation, "Your vision is really good... But I want to ask, the ancestors of the Confucian family became the loyal ministers of the Great Yuan, and now the descendants of the Confucian family can abandon the Great Yuan Dynasty. Looking for a new owner?"

"This..." Kong Xi was already panicked and unable to resist, "Master Zhang, a good bird chooses a tree, and a virtuous minister chooses a master... These are all done by Ming Xian, there is nothing wrong with it!"

Zhang Ximeng sighed and nodded, "Your reasoning is really powerful, I am convinced... But there is one thing, you are the Kong family!"

"The Kong family, is there anything different about the Kong family?" Kong Xi's heart was getting colder and colder, and he pulled out the cold!

"Of course the Kong family is different. For the elders of the past, you must pay attention to the word filial piety, and you must not violate the loyalty of the predecessors to the Yuan court. To the country, you must pay attention to the word loyalty. If you stick to one end, how can you change your mind midway? "

Zhang Ximeng patted Kong Xi on the shoulder and sighed: "So I and others can be gentlemen and leopards, but since it is the Kong family, don't lose the face of the ancestors even though there are not many left. I advise you or Following the Yuan Emperor in Dadu, from one to the end, Confucius said to be benevolent, and Meng said to be righteous. It is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety, but as long as you die for Dayuan, you can be both loyal and filial, and have the best of both worlds, don’t you?”

Chapter 4 The Birth of the Emperor

Kong Xi didn't know which leg to take, and came out of Zhang Ximeng's signing room...he was in a daze, as if he was dreaming.

He really couldn't understand that Zhang Ximeng actually told him to be loyal and loyal to the end of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

To benevolent and righteous, right now!

Didn't your father teach the emperor of the Yuan court, how can Jiangshan Sheji be easily abandoned... That's very good, your family can't easily abandon the old master, let alone betrayal, disloyalty and filial piety.

So, let's go back to Qufu, whether it is to destroy the family to relieve the difficulties, or to sacrifice one's life for the country, in a word, the Yuan Dynasty needs you, and we don't want you to get involved here.

"I... I was kicked out?"

Kong Xi seemed to be stabbed to death, and his whole body was not well.

"My Confucian family is a descendant of a sage, whose name lasts through the ages and is admired by the world! Over the past dynasties, the emperor has ascended the throne, how can there be no members of the Confucian family?"

He yelled sharply, but didn't take precautions. Zhu Ying came to look for Zhang Ximeng just in time to see this guy's ugliness. Hearing that he claimed to be from Kong's family, Zhu Ying immediately laughed.

"Yo! It's so fresh, being a mascot, letting others play with you, and showing pride!" Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Yuan Tartars use you as decorations, marionettes, eagle and dog minions who put rouge and powder on them, How are you, are you happy? Why is this person so cheap? After kneeling for a long time, you can’t get up on your knees? Aren’t you afraid of embarrassing Confucius with your appearance? If you are really filial, follow the teachings of the Analects of Confucius and benevolent. righteousness, and then went underground, and proudly told Confucius that he did not embarrass the old man. Don’t cry and scream here. You are really not as good as a woman! It’s too shameful!"

Zhu Ying's output was crazy, and Kong Xi was sprayed so badly that he couldn't parry it.

It's so embarrassing, I don't even have the qualifications to be a vase, this, these red thieves are really hateful!

Me, when I go back, I will discuss with my father, call on the people of insight in the world, and attack them together. You gang of thieves are waiting, and you will not have a good life.

Kong Xi shivered and trembled, and got out of Yingtian.

The Kong family took the initiative to add color, but they were expelled!

I'm afraid this is the first time in the world, right?

It's so embarrassing.

"Actually, it's not the first time. Didn't the old master Confucius often get expelled when he traveled around the world? In fact, I helped them find the old memories of the Confucius family... I hope they can realize their shame and be brave. Don't be cowardly, resolute. Fight with us to the end!" Zhang Ximeng said sincerely: "If this is the case, I will definitely write a long article to the Kong family, praising the courage of this family in sacrificing their lives for righteousness."

Zhu Ying can't stand listening anymore, her words hurt her, and it's not about you!

Are you writing articles for the Kong family?

You are looking forward to the fact that everyone is dead and clean, so you can save yourself trouble!

But Mu Ying also remembered that their Mu family traced back upwards, and it seems that they can be traced back to Confucius' sect... But when the Zhu family army went south, the Mu family was disposed of, the ancestral hall was demolished, and the guilty were executed. The family members have also been scattered everywhere and become ordinary people, who can no longer dominate one side and do whatever they want.

And he also remembered that when Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the Yangtze River and arrived in Jinling, Zhu Xi's relatives, the Zhu family from Jurong, also came to recognize relatives.

Now it's my brother's turn.

"How did Wu Datou and the others get here? Poor people swing ten steel hooks on the cross streets, but they can't hook the flesh and blood of their relatives. Rich people swing knives, guns and sticks in the deep mountains and old forests, and they can't break up the unjust friends...Brother, how can I see things in the world? How do you feel?"

Zhang Ximeng gave him a supercilious look, "You can't see it! Don't pretend to be deep, hurry up, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's just that people from the Zhang family sent a batch of Mr. Yunzhuang's manuscripts. They didn't have any other intentions. They just thought that the eldest brother asked the world to inherit these things, otherwise it would be a treasure in their hands. , so I want to dedicate it to elder brother. As a result, elder brother is unwilling to see him, Song Shi dare not disobey your order, and thinks it is a pity, so let me come over and ask, elder brother, do you want it or not?"

"Should...or not?" Zhang Ximeng was also stunned, nothing else, but books, and they are very valuable books, they can be called Zhang Ximeng's favorite.

Undoubtedly, Zhang Yanghao's manuscript really touched Zhang Ximeng's weakness, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Is it appropriate for you to give me these manuscripts?" Zhang Ximeng asked slowly.

"Appropriate! How inappropriate!" Zhu Ying immediately said: "Brother, you are from the Zhang family, and Mr. Yunzhuang is your predecessor. The rest of the Zhang family are not talented and humiliated their ancestors. It is appropriate to give you the manuscript. !"

"really?"

"It's more real than pearls!" Zhu Ying gritted her teeth and said seriously.

Zhang Ximeng, however, sighed slightly, "You just said that I am a descendant of the Zhang family, and it is only natural that I inherit the things of my ancestors. So, if I ask for these manuscripts, it is tantamount to admitting that I belong to the Zhang family... Although the manuscripts are good, it is not me. need!"

Zhang Ximeng's expression gradually became serious, "Send someone to escort them back, including these manuscripts, they must not be damaged, understand?"

"Understand!"

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Zhu Ying nodded immediately, "Brother, what I mean is that the gifts are not delicious, so you have to snatch them to enjoy the fun. Don't worry, big brother, I will snatch them for you later!"

The kid ran away, for fear that Zhang Ximeng would beat him up.

After dismissing the two unwelcome guests, the Kong family and the Zhang family, the enthronement ceremony entered the countdown.

And at this moment, a group of Miao soldiers from Wuxi, wearing straw sandals and carrying a scarlet banner, arrived at Yingtian.

All the Miao soldiers who came have a bag on their shoulders, which contains the newly harvested rice, ready to sacrifice to Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Superior, ministers and others promoted the equalization of land in the Miao Ministry. For the first time, many Miao people obtained land and harvested... They came with grain and paid taxes. From then on, they are the subjects of the superior. The superior can take care of you." Liu Bowen introduced carefully.