Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 351
After reading Lu Duoxun's summary of the Kong family report, Luo Youdu nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "You did a good job, I will credit you for your credit."

Lu Duoxun looked happy, and said loudly: "I am grateful for your majesty's kindness. I don't ask for rewards, but I just want to solve your majesty's worries and problems."

Luo Youdu said with a smile: "I know you are loyal, and you don't count gains or losses. But I have always been very clear about rewards and punishments, and I will never miss anyone's credit."

Ludosson retreated happily.

Luo Youdu frowned and looked at the report in his hand, which strengthened his determination to punish the Kong family.

The Confucian family used various means to buy people's hearts and did not hesitate to harm the interests of the court.Taking advantage of loopholes in the law, while seeking personal gain for himself, he also poured dirty water on the court.

Even Guo Rong is not considered a good emperor. How many people in China can be called "good emperors"?

The good thing about Guo Rong is that he died young.

He has been working hard and forging ahead all these years in office.His sudden death left no blemish on his resume.

Just like Tang Xuanzong, if he died in the early years of Tianbao, he would be able to secure five out of ten emperors in China.

But the people under the Kong family's governance even gave Guo Rong the name of a faint king.

If the co-authorship didn't bring enough benefits to the Kong family, isn't it considered a good emperor?

Luo Youdu is unwilling to get used to this.

Shuo Chao!

Civil and military officials above a certain level must participate in the Great Court Meeting at the beginning of each month.

Luo Youdu sat high in the hall, looked at Wenwu below, and asked the Ministry of Rites about culture and education.

Listening to the report from the Ministry of Rites, Luo Youdu nodded and said, "Very good, but it's not enough, far from enough. I read "Spring and Autumn" recently, and I feel that it is not easy for the sages. Spring and Autumn and Warring States, disputes among countries, and cultural imprisonment. Wang led his disciples to travel around the world, advocated education without discrimination, recruited students widely, broke the monopoly of the nobles of various countries on education, and spread the seeds of culture to the world."

In fact, some people associate Confucius with Confucianism, which is unfair to Confucius.

Confucianism is just one of the achievements of Confucius, a theory he created.

A Confucianism is far from demonstrating the greatness of Confucius.

The real greatness of Confucius lies in his dissemination of Chinese culture, he broke the monopoly of the nobility on culture.

It is not that there were no sages before Confucius. Laozi and Zichan's ideological achievements are no less than Confucius.

However, limited by the times, their ideas were only circulated among the nobles.

It was Confucius who broke the monopoly. Whether it was a commoner or a noble or a barbarian from various countries, as long as he was willing to learn, Confucius would accept him as his disciple.

The four words "teaching without class" directly opened the prelude to the contention of a hundred schools of thought.With his own efforts, he has promoted the vigorous development of Chinese culture and made Chinese culture advance by a large margin.

The contribution of this education promotion is much greater than the creation of the Confucian school of thought.

"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the sages were able to overcome all difficulties, and there was no discrimination in education. How can the descendants of our generation fall behind others, and we should increase the promotion of culture and education in the future."

Luo Youdu solemnly instructed that the promotion of culture is the most important thing in order to truly strengthen the country.

Luo Youdu was at the top, reminiscing about the sages, filled with emotion, and continued: "I have a sentence by chance, let you appreciate it."

As he spoke, he hung the sentence he wrote "the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the ages are like a long night" in front of the hall.

Seeing this famous saying of respecting Confucius, all the civil servants in the temple were very excited.

It is true that Guo Rong is a good emperor, and he also gave them a certain status as civil servants.

However, Guo Rong did not respect Confucius, which is a pity for civil servants who have always liked to criticize.

It is obvious that those who can write this sentence have respect for Confucius.

Wang Pu said: "If there is no King Wenxuan, eternity is like a long night. Your Majesty's use of these words is quite subtle. It can be displayed on both sides of the Confucian Temple to highlight the achievements of King Wenxuan."

Luo Youdu nodded and said, "Yes! I want to invite King Wenxuan to the palace to meet you. What do you guys think?"

Naturally, many civil servants had no objection to this trivial request.

Only a few people faintly saw the clues.

Lu Duosun was naturally secretly amused, although he didn't know the reason, he also knew that the Kong family was going to be in trouble.It's just that I don't know what method the king will use, after all, he is facing the Kong family.

Under the blessing of Confucius' halo, the Kong family has an invisible amulet, and dealing with the Kong family will also damage their own reputation.

Next is Zhao Pu, who knows Luo Youdu far better than others.

Based on Luo Youdu's style, if you really want to invite the Kong family into the palace, why should you bring it up at this court meeting?
The meeting is over.

Luo Youdu's admiration and respect for Confucius gave all the literati and scholars in Bianjing a reassurance.

After all, Luo Youdu started the war of destroying the country as soon as he ascended the throne.

This eagerness to win made many people worry about it.

Fearing that Luo Youdu's militarism would cause the country's affairs to decline.

Now I feel relieved, knowing that this new monarch still attaches great importance to literary affairs.

As for the Kong family, when they got the news, they immediately mobilized the whole government, put up lights and festoons, and shamelessly praised Luo Youdu as the current sage.

As for why the matter of tax-free reinstatement fell into the sea, it is not important at this moment.

To be summoned so grandly by the new emperor is enough to make the Kong family's prestige reach an unprecedented height, sweep away the haze of the five generations, and restore the glory of the past.

Regarding Luo Youdu's invitation, the Kong family was extremely cautious and held family meetings many times.

Luo Youdu only gave two places to enter the palace, but half of the core members of the Kong family went to Beijing, and the momentum was extremely huge.

Everyone in Bianjing is well-known.

Through Wu Desi, Luo Youdu saw everything in his eyes, and even asked Wu Desi to add a fire secretly.

As a result, no one in Bianjing did not know that the descendants of the Kong family were ordered to enter Beijing.

Renming Hall is the palace of Empress Fu Qinger.

Luo Youdu took the rattle and played with Chouchou for a while.

It wasn't until Fu Qing'er's repeated urging that Luo Youdu handed the little guy to Fengzhu, and changed into solemn clothes.

Fu Qing'er carefully adjusted the hem of the clothes, and said: "Your Majesty wants to invite the descendants of King Wenxuan, so you can't be careless."

Luo Youdu smiled indifferently, "If I hadn't invited Dou Yanshan to accompany me, I wouldn't even bother to change this suit."

Today is the day when Kong Yi, the direct descendant of the Kong family, and Kong Yu, the elder of the clan, enter the palace.

In order to show prudence, Luo Youdu also invited Dou Yujun, Yang Ningshi, and Feng Ping, three famous Confucian scholars in Bianjing, as well as prime ministers Wang Pu, Song Qi, and Xue Juzheng, to accompany him, and gave Kong Yi and Kong Yu great respect.

The meeting place was also chosen in the Jiying Hall.

The Jiying Hall is mainly a place to test Jinshi. Luo Youdu summoned Kong Yi and Kong Yu here, and his intention is quite obvious.

When Luo Youdu arrived at the Jiying Hall, the invited people had already taken their seats.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

Everyone first Luo Youdu saluted and said hello.

Luo Youdu waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!"

His eyes fell on Kong Yi and Kong Yu in the middle.

Kong Yinian was not as good as Ruoguan, he was a thin and thin boy with a nervous expression, apparently he hadn't experienced much in the world.

Kong Yu has gray beard and hair, is sixty years old, and looks quite calm.

"This is Wen Rugong's son, so he looks like a father."

Wen Rugong is Kong Renyu, the head of the Kong family who took office.He died of illness three years ago, and was the master of ZTE of the Kong family.

If Kong Renyu hadn't been with Du Miao, the direct line of the Kong family would have been severed.

Luo Youdu ignored Kong Yu.

Although he is the ruler of the Confucian family, in terms of status, he is far inferior to the direct line Kong Yi.

Luo Youdu let everyone sit down, and naturally talked about Confucius' contribution.

All those present were great scholars of Confucianism. They respected Confucius infinitely and boasted a lot.

Luo Youdu felt that it was in place, and if he continued to blow it, he was afraid that Confucius in the portrait would blush, so he asked about the situation of the Kong family.

Kong Yi can't tell, he is still young, and his current task is to study.

As the Patriarch of the Confucian family, if the foundation of Confucianism is not good enough, it will damage the face of the Confucian family.

Kong Yu answered, "The head of the family is young, and he is currently studying Confucian classics. The affairs of the Confucius family are all taken care of by old people."

Luo Youdu showed a crocodile smile and said, "Then please tell me, sir."

Kong Yu gave a detailed account of the Confucian family's achievements in recent years, and held a literary meeting about what sacrifices they made, and listed the Confucian family's contributions in detail.

Luo Youdu's face became more and more gloomy, and he interrupted: "Why are they all sacrifices? Enlightenment?"

This question made Kong Yu stand on the spot in a daze.

enlightenment?

How can there be Kungfu education, sacrifices, cultural meetings, and farmland management, the Confucius family has devoted all their minds to development.

How could he put in a thankless effort to educate the people?
The common people know more, what should they do if they rebel?
Luo Youdu said with a look of astonishment: "After King Wenxuan, there is no merit of enlightenment?"

Kong Yu's face turned red from asking.

Dou Yujun, who valued education the most, also looked surprised.

It is true that the Kong family is responsible for offering sacrifices, but it does not care about enlightenment, which is really shameful.

Luo Youdu was furious, and shouted: "In order to educate the people, King Wenxuan took 72 sages under his family to travel north and south, went through hardships, accepted three thousand disciples, spread the culture to six countries, and made outstanding contributions to China's cultural and educational undertakings. Duke Yingda of the early Tang Dynasty compiled "Five Classics of Justice", summarizing Confucian classics, and also contributing to the cause of culture and education. When you come here, you don't have the slightest contribution to enlightenment? Do you want to worship King Wenxuan as the head of the Confucian family?"

He glared at Kong Yu and said word by word: "King Wenxuan is not the King Wenxuan of the Confucius family, but the King Wenxuan of the people of the world."

"All Confucian students are students of King Wenxuan, including Zhen. Sacrifice to King Wenxuan, no, it is a matter of your Confucian family."

"You don't imitate your ancestors and preach enlightenment, but you regard sacrifice as your main business..."

"This is simply putting the cart before the horse!"

He jumped up, pointed at Dou Yujun and said, "Look at Mr. Dou Yanshan next to you. He has been engaged in culture and education for 30 years, regardless of gains and losses, and opened private schools. So far, there are 28 private schools in Gyeonggi, teaching 300 students. People. You are the empresses of King Wenxuan, can you compare to other people's fur?"

"What about my generation of scholars?"

"When offering sacrifices to ancestors?"

"wrong!"

"Scholars of my generation should establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations!"

"Do you have any qualifications to be the empress of King Wenxuan?"

"My heart aches!"

"After King Wenxuan, there are unworthy descendants like you."

"What face do you...have to offer sacrifices to his old man?"

(End of this chapter)