Daxia Wensheng

Gu Jinnian's combination of kindness and power made many officials in the capital of Daxia couldn't help but praise him.

After all, they had already prepared for Gu Jinnian to severely punish these [-] scholars.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jinnian let them go at a critical moment.

This move can be said to be just right, the immediate problem is not to solve the [-] scholars to end, but the mouth of the world.

If Gu Jinnian severely punished these [-] scholars, the consequences would be serious and the conflict would be aggravated.

It is much better now, punish what should be punished, let go what should be released, and convince people with virtue.

However, Gu Jinnian's last sentence was intriguing.

He is going to dinner.

Everyone knows that the Kong family's family banquet must be a Hongmen banquet. Gu Jinnian may not be able to please him in the past.

Although he is unparalleled in talent, he can't stand the gathering of big shots from all walks of life.

Saying a wrong word or doing a wrong thing will be infinitely magnified.

above the city gate.

When Yang Kai heard that Gu Jinnian was going to a banquet, he couldn't help but make a sound.

"His Royal Highness, I am afraid that this Confucian family banquet may be troublesome. Mr. Wen Jing has already said that I will go to the family banquet for you. His Royal Highness can be at ease and enlightened. There is no need to go to the banquet."

Yang Kai looked at Gu Jinnian.

The higher the status, the more you can know how terrible the Kong family is.

So he didn't want Gu Jinnian to go to Kong's house, lest Gu Jinnian cause some troubles.

"I have made up my mind to go to the banquet this time, and I appreciate Master Yang's kindness."

Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and went to the Kong family for a banquet, he had already made up his mind.

To make a closure.

After saying this, Gu Jinnian looked up at the Holy Punishment above the sky.

Then condensed the holy ruler and fell into the holy punishment.

The dark clouds dissipated at the moment, but this is not to resolve the holy punishment, but a kind of suppression, to suppress this vision, but it will come down sooner or later.

How to resolve it is not clear.

The holy punishment disappeared, and Gu Jinnian also left the city and walked directly out of the capital.

More than 3 scholars looked at Gu Jinnian, all of them silent.

After walking for a while, Gu Jinnian suddenly stopped, then let out a long breath, looked at the unknown front, and said slowly.

"I'm going to find the breeze, and I will return as a dragon in the past."

He opened his mouth, expressed his thoughts, and then operated the Taoism, and walked away against the wind.

Gu Jinnian wants to travel thousands of miles and realize the way of knowing the sage and making words.

He didn't want to worry too much, and he didn't want to be watched by others. The demonic powerhouse gave him three tokens. If there was a real danger, these three tokens were enough to resolve the crisis.

Furthermore, the Kong family doesn't want to have the slightest damage to themselves if they master the holy artifact.

Regarding safety, Gu Jinnian didn't have any worries.

And after Gu Jinnian left.

Kyoto also gradually calmed down.

soon.

This matter was also passed on quickly.

Compared with the [-] scholars gathered in Kyoto, Gu Jinnian's redefinition of the realm of Confucianism and Taoism is what scholars all over the world care about.

Concentrate with virtue.

It was a silent slap, hard on the faces of scholars all over the world.

Gu Jinnian dared to use virtue to set up the first realm. If he has no virtue and is not worthy of studying, he will destroy his future.

Although there are still some voices full of dissatisfaction.

But most of the voices did disappear, I don't know if it was because Gu Jinnian agreed to go to the banquet, the noise was indeed much less.

Three days later.

The entire Great Xia capital was quiet.

There is some sound, but not much.

And more people were curious. The Kong family banquet, everyone in the world knew that Gu Jinnian's visit to the Kong family banquet this time would inevitably cause a fight.

So, everyone is looking forward to it.

Of course, there was one more thing, and that was Gu Jinnian's enlightenment.

Knowing the sage and setting up the words may not be a big deal for ordinary scholars, but Gu Jinnian is a Confucian and Taoist genius, and his knowing the sage and setting up the words is very unusual.

But for the specifics, we still have to wait until Gu Jinnian's enlightenment ends.

at this time.

In a mountain range.

A figure slowly appeared.

It was Gu Jinnian's figure.

This place is [-] miles away from Kyoto, and Gu Jinnian came here in three days.

In the past three days, he gradually felt that the holy punishment was about to fall, and even with his exquisite holy ruler, it was difficult to suppress it.

Gu Jinnian was not afraid of this holy punishment, because he had no guilt in his heart, and he was not afraid of this holy punishment.

And during these three days, Gu Jinnian also understood the role of the Linglong Holy Ruler.

After redefining the first realm of Confucianism and Taoism, Linglong Holy Ruler also has an additional ability, which can gather moral rulers. If she meets scholars in the future, she can use moral rulers to weaken talents. Of course, if the other party has virtue, it will not be very effective.

Can deal with some unruly people.

Moreover, as the realm of Confucianism and Taoism becomes stronger, the influence will be greater. To redefine the realm of Confucianism and Taoism, for future generations of scholars, they must use virtue to calm their spirits.

For contemporary scholars, they have already crossed this realm and will not be affected.

But if Gu Jinnian becomes a Great Confucian, it can completely affect the entire Great Xia Dynasty. At that time, all scholars in the Great Xia Dynasty, whether they are Great Confucianists or scholars in the Qi Condensation Realm, must re-establish the first realm.

If you don't rebuild, then you won't be able to reach a higher level in this life, and you may even fall to a lower level.

And if he became a semi-holy, it would affect the entire Eastern Wilderness, and if he became a saint, the whole world would be affected by it.

However, Gu Jinnian was not particularly concerned about these matters.

Right now, what he needs to care more about is Li Yan.

He needs to gain insights and gain a lot of insights before he can make a statement.

No matter what to say, Gu Jinnian already had the answer in his mind.

But he needs to make a statement from the heart and be inspired by God, otherwise, just chanting a few slogans will have no effect.

How many scholars have there been in ancient and modern times?Isn't it easy to make up a few compelling remarks?
But can it be recognized by God?
Gu Jinnian's speeches consisted of four sentences.

Set up the heart for the heaven and the earth, set the destiny for the livelihood and the people, for the sacred and inherited knowledge, and for the peace of the world.

This statement, shocking the past and shining the present, can overwhelm everything and make oneself detached from above.

But here is the problem.

What does it mean to establish a heart for heaven and earth?

If you can't establish your heart for the world, how can you come to the next three sentences?
The four sentences of Hengqu are not juxtaposed, but coherent words. Only by establishing a heart for heaven and earth, can one establish a life for the people, and then inherit the learning of sages, and finally use these knowledge to create a peaceful and prosperous scene for all generations.

Otherwise, it is nothing but empty slogans.

On the high mountain, Gu Jinnian looked at the green mountains and green waters, his eyes full of doubts.

After half an hour.

With these doubts in mind, he moved on, walking with the light.

Two days later.

Gu Jinnian came to a county with [-] households, not a large population and surrounded by mountains to the north.

There are some chariot and horse traders who come and go, the number is not large, and they are slightly poor.

This is Xiao County, which is nearly two thousand miles away from Kyoto.

Gu Jinnian was wearing plain clothes, not wanting to be too high-profile, but because of his appearance and temperament, he also attracted a lot of attention.

Facing the gazes of many people, Gu Jinnian appeared calm. He came to a shop, ordered two dishes and a pot of rice wine, and found a place to sit down.

"Guest officer, this is your wine, please use it slowly."

The shopkeeper brought side dishes and rice wine.

Gu Jinnian nodded, then poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

The taste of the wine is astringent and bitter, but the sweetness is just a little bit quickly, and the quality is very poor. Compared with the delicacies and wines in Kyoto, it is very average.

However, Gu Jinnian also knew that not only the Daxia Dynasty's wine-making skills were poor, but almost all places in the world had poor wine-making skills.

Of course, it is different compared to some precious wines.

The fine wines in the palace and the delicacies served in the palace of princes and dignitaries are basically high-quality wines, no matter in terms of taste or taste, they are not weaker than the fine wines of the previous life.

To put it bluntly, expensive is expensive.

"When the Ministry of Industry has prepared the corresponding tools, it will be able to brew good wine. The rich and powerful should look down on it, but it can just be supplied to these middle-class and low-level people."

Gu Jinnian took another sip of rice wine, thinking so.

This time when he came out to enlighten the Tao, Gu Jinnian knew in his heart that the more he tried to make a statement to enlighten the Tao, the more likely he would not be able to think of a reason.

You must use a normal heart, just go out and travel, there is no need to force it.

After taking two sips of the wine, Gu Jinnian picked up some side dishes and tasted them carefully.

Fortunately, the Great Xia Dynasty was not so backward. Some condiments were still available. Although things like soy sauce and chili were not particularly delicious, they were not hard to swallow.

Just when Gu Jinnian was eating some side dishes.

A sharp sound could not help but sounded.

"You old bastard, you hang out all day and night. You have no shame at such an old age. Go home."

There was a sharp sound, which attracted many people to wait and see.

Gu Jinnian also looked over. On the street not far away, there was an old man with white hair. He looked about 80 or [-] years old. He was walking slowly with a cane.

And behind him, followed a peasant woman, who was quite fat, with a fierce face, pointing at the old man and yelling loudly, ignoring the surrounding people watching.

Standing beside the peasant woman was a six or seven-year-old child, holding a wooden toy, who was fat and white, and also yelled something old.

Everyone looked over, but quickly looked away, and some people in the shop said helplessly.

"This Li family really suffered a bloody misfortune, marrying such a daughter-in-law."

"Old Uncle Li is also suffering. When he was young, he earned some money and bought some land. He could enjoy his old age in peace. He didn't expect that in his later years, his family property would be lost by an unfilial son. In the end, he would end up with such a daughter-in-law who came to him. Swipe away."

"I heard that Lao Li's daughter-in-law is almost [-], and she is often beaten by her daughter-in-law. It's really pitiful."

Some people opened their mouths and told the reason of the matter.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Don't the neighbors in this neighborhood care?"

Hearing this, some people couldn't see it, and couldn't help asking.

"Don't worry, don't care."

"His neighbors have gone to report to the government, and all the people from the government have come, so what? The government has also warned them, but what can you do?"

"Arrest these two unfilial sons? Who will take care of these two old people?"

"It's hard for an upright official to break up housework. There's no other way. It's like this when people are old. If you meet a filial descendant, it's okay to say, at least you have something to depend on when you grow old. If you have such descendants, you might as well hit them to death."

A few people say a word to me.

In the shop, Gu Jinnian was a little silent after hearing this. What this group of people said was reasonable, it is difficult for an upright official to decide on housework.

And it's useless to arrest these two people. The Great Xia Dynasty doesn't have a nursing home, so these old people can only swallow their anger.

is there any method?
Neighbors in the neighborhood can only say a few words at most, it is impossible to take the elderly into their own homes to raise them, right?

And if the neighbors in the neighborhood talk too much, the other party may intensify the abuse of the elderly.

There are actually not many such things, and many of them.

"Where is there a person like you, mouthful of old things, this is your father, not your slave."

at this time.

The behaving outsider couldn't get used to it, and stepped forward to criticize him.

But it's okay not to criticize, as soon as the accusation arouses controversy.

"It's none of your business? Do you have nothing to do? Why are you pretending to be a good person here?"

"What's the matter with you? Country guy."

When the peasant woman spoke, her face was full of disdain, and her speech was particularly unpleasant, like a powder keg, it would explode at the slightest touch.

What's even more amazing is that the child behind him also screamed, looking fierce and annoying.

"ill."

"If you behave like this, you will definitely be punished in the future."

The outsider didn't bother to pay attention, and he just couldn't see it and said something, but he still didn't want to let him get entangled with a woman here.

The stranger left, but the peasant woman continued to curse endlessly.

When he couldn't get angry, he even looked at the old man in front of him and yelled at him.

"You old bastard, you are still walking slowly here, go back quickly, you are ashamed of yourself here."

The scolding continued.

The old man was silent and could only walk forward with his head down.

At this moment.

Gu Jinnian in the shop threw a piece of silver on the table, about two taels, then got up and walked outside.

The shopkeeper came over immediately when he saw the silver, and seemed to know what Gu Jinnian wanted to do.

"Guest officer, don't worry about this matter. This family is like this, and it's not just this family. You can't control it. If you really control it, it's fine to be scolded for nothing. Turning around, this couple may be angry in their hearts and take it out on the old man." .”

The shopkeeper could tell that Gu Jinnian was obviously not pleasing to the eye, and wanted to go over and say something.

He can understand having good intentions, but what he understands better is that this matter is beyond Gu Jinnian's control.

However, Gu Jinnian just shook his head, he stepped forward quickly, and came straight to the peasant woman.

Snapped.

Raising your hand is a slap across the face.

This slap was so strong that the opponent couldn't help being stunned.

The next moment, Gu Jinnian raised his hand and slapped the child beside him.

The strength should be restrained a little, after all, it is a child.

But it's also a big mouth.

In an instant, the child cried, covered his face, and cried bitterly.

"You hit me?"

"You dare to hit me, I will kill you."

After being slapped, the peasant woman was in pain, and when she recovered, she was jealous and lost her mind.

thump.

At that moment, Gu Jinnian kicked the peasant woman flying, and the peasant woman who kicked directly took four or five steps back and fell to the ground.

At this moment, the people around couldn't help but be amazed, and then cheered in their hearts, but they couldn't help but feel worried about Gu Jinnian.

After all, it's cool, but the consequences are very troublesome.

"As a daughter-in-law, disrespecting elders, full of filth and bitterness, are you still human?"

Gu Jinnian stared at him.

It is impossible for him to sit idly by on this kind of thing, and what the shopkeepers said is also true.

So he will settle this matter cleanly.

The peasant woman lay on the ground and rolled, crying in pain, unable to speak a word for a long time.

The shopkeeper immediately stepped forward and pulled Gu Jinnian.

"Guest officer, hurry up. When the officers and soldiers arrive later, it will be troublesome. This family is notoriously difficult. If you beat her, she will definitely not let it go."

The shopkeeper kindly reminded Gu Jinnian to leave.

Not only that, the old man who had been walking in front with his head bowed, couldn't help walking slowly when he saw this, and pulled Gu Jinnian to make a sound.

"Let's go, son, I'll explain to the officials later, otherwise it will be troublesome."

The old man understood that Gu Jinnian was standing up for him, so he didn't want Gu Jinnian to be implicated in this matter.

However, Gu Jinnian shook his head, didn't say anything, and just waited here for the officers and soldiers to arrive.

Indeed, the government of the Great Xia Dynasty handled things very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, some officials came quickly, the leader was a catcher, and the rest were government servants.

Not many people, seven or eight, came running quickly.

"What happened?"

"what happened?"

"Who's fighting?"

These officials rushed in, bluffing and shouting.

"Master Guan, this damn thing is bullying me, a weak woman."

"Everyone is watching. He hurt me and my son."

The peasant woman rolled around for a quarter of an hour, and when she saw an official coming, she burst into tears, pointing at Gu Jinnian and saying so.

At this time, her husband also heard about this and rushed over quickly.

It was a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar, dressed in robes, and looked like a dog. When he heard that his wife was being beaten, he instantly became furious.

After seeing Gu Jinnian, the anger in his eyes could not help but lessen, not because he knew Gu Jinnian, but because of Gu Jinnian's temperament and appearance, he was still a little conscious.

"Why did you hit my wife?"

The latter opened his mouth and looked at Gu Jinnian angrily.

"Those who are children are unfilial and should be beaten."

Gu Jinnian said quietly, looked at the other party and said so.

At this moment, more than a dozen people appeared, standing around the man, holding some shoulder poles or forks in their hands, obviously they were friends of this man, and came to support him.

"Unfilial? What right do you have to say that we are unfilial?"

"Is there any law of the king? You beat people at will on the street. If you don't give us an explanation today, don't even think about leaving."

"Master Guan, you can't sit idly by, this kind of person must be put in prison."

Seeing his friends gathered, the man instantly became confident, and he was not afraid of Gu Jinnian.

Hearing this, the leading arrester couldn't help frowning.

But after seeing Gu Jin, the policeman did not dare to be arrogant.

"Your Excellency, did you hurt this man?"

he asked.

"Let the county magistrate come over."

Gu Jinnian ignored it and took out King Qin's token directly, not bothering to talk nonsense.

Seeing the token, although the policeman didn't know if it was real or not, his expression changed immediately.

"Please forgive me, my lord, and I will notify the county magistrate immediately."

Qin Wangling.

This is not a small thing. In Daxia Capital, this token is enough to walk sideways.

In this way, the police immediately set off, and the surrounding people were all surprised. They didn't expect that Gu Jinnian was really a big shot, so they had fun watching it now.

As for the couple, after seeing King Qin's order, they couldn't help but change their expressions, knowing that they had offended a big shot.

Those relatives and friends put away their things one by one, a little afraid to move.

After half an hour.

The county magistrate appeared and rushed here. The county magistrate of Xiaoxian County was in his 50s and came in a hurry without even tidying up his clothes.

After coming in front of Gu Jinnian, the county magistrate immediately bowed.

"I'm the magistrate of Xiao County, I've seen your lord."

"I don't know who your lord is? The next official is far away."

The county magistrate asked, he didn't know Gu Jinnian either, so he could only ask like this.

"This is the order of King Qin."

"You don't care who I am."

"I want to ask, this place is called Xiao County, but there are such unfilial people, as a parent official, you don't care, what should you do?"

Gu Jinnian took out the Qin Wangling again, then glanced at the other party, and then asked.

"Returning to my lord, it's not that the lower officials don't care about it, but that the husband and wife have a bad nature and are stubborn. The county government has warned many times, but it's hard for an upright official to break up housework."

"The two of them refused to change after repeated admonitions. Sometimes they directly sent the elders in the family to the county government to let the county government take care of them."

"The next official is also helpless."

The latter said with a sad face.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the couple changed instantly, and they wanted to quibble, but Gu Jinnian's voice had already sounded.

"Since repeated teachings do not change, then there is no need for the two of them to change."

"Detain it directly, set up a file and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment, and sentence you and the other two to be executed for the serious crime of unfilial piety."

"I will notify the Ministry of Punishment and approve it directly."

Gu Jinnian said, he has this power, of course this is just to scare the two of them.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were said, the two of them were instantly dumbfounded.

Just because of this kind of thing, how can the two of them not panic?
At that moment, the two of them knelt on the ground, completely without their previous arrogance.

"My lord, please forgive me, my lord, we are just confused for a while, and we are just confused for a while."

"Please forgive me, my lord. The woman is only angry for a while. Please don't worry, my lord. The woman will never dare again."

The two knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again.

Gu Jinnian's eyes were full of coldness.

They do this not because of repentance, but because of fear.

"Being a son of man, you don't respect your parents, you don't show filial piety to your parents, you deserve to die."

Gu Jinnian kicked this man with disgust in his eyes. What he hated most in his life was this kind of unfilial person.

"You are married as a woman, but you don't respect the elders, you keep your mouth shut, without the slightest respect, and under the precepts and deeds, you can see for yourself what your son is like?"

Gu Jinnian spoke coldly.

The two were still kneeling on the ground crying and crying, while their father came to Gu Jinnian and begged hard to let Gu Jinnian spare their lives.

"My lord, although I'm a bit unfilial here, I still support the elderly after all. Please spare their lives, my lord."

The old man knelt on the ground and begged Gu Jinnian to forgive him.

Faced with this scene, Gu Jinnian sighed, he didn't really want to kill these two people, he just wanted to scare them.

Now that the old man gave him a step up, Gu Jinnian took advantage of the opportunity to speak.

"For the sake of your father, I will spare you both the death penalty."

"It's just that capital crimes can be forgiven, but living crimes are inevitable."

"From now on, if the two of you don't treat the elders kindly, you will be punished for several crimes, and you will be beheaded directly for public display."

"Neighbors in the neighborhood can report to the county government, which will be reviewed by the county government. If it is found that there is no repentance, it will be dealt with according to law."

Gu Jinnian spoke.

At the same time, looking at the county magistrate, he continued to speak.

"And you, it's hard for an upright official to judge housework, but if you ignore it, you'll be helping the evildoers. I'll come back in a few days. If I find out by then, there are still such things happening in this county."

"Take off your official hat, and don't be a county magistrate."

Gu Jinnian said that this method cannot be said to be effective, but it can have a certain deterrent effect.

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely keep it in mind."

The latter opened his mouth without daring to say anything more.

This was just an episode, Gu Jinnian nodded, and then looked at these relatives and friends with an indifferent expression.

"You are holding farm tools, and you are also a group of aggressive and aggressive people. Go to the prison and repent on your own."

Gu Jinnian spoke up.

After this matter was resolved, he did not stay, but told repeatedly that he would come again, and if he came again and found any problems, he would never let him go lightly.

So Gu Jinnian left.

However, the people in Xiao County began to guess who Gu Jinnian was. They couldn't figure it out, but they knew in their hearts that he must be a big shot.

Seven days later.

Gu Jinnian walked towards Qufu.

Along the way, Gu Jinnian saw too many things.

He saw some students studying hard, and also saw some students greedy for pleasure.

He saw that some people worked hard every day for only dozens of copper coins.

I also saw a wealthy businessman spending a lot of money in the restaurant.

People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is full of gloom.

Most of them are miserable, and those who enjoy themselves are a minority after all.

This experience is not only for enlightenment, but also for the purpose of investigating the territory of Great Xia.

Folks suffer.

Gu Jinnian had never seen how bitter it was.

After this trip, Gu Jinnian saw a lot of suffering among the people.

There is a village that cannot afford to support the elderly, so as soon as they reach the age of 70, they are sent up to the mountains by their children to start building the tomb of the living dead. One brick is added every day until the tomb is blocked up after [-] days, and then left alone.

This comparison is extreme, but it turns out that it exists.

Most of them are on the food and clothing line, and the silver they earn every month is just barely enough to meet food and clothing. It is impossible to have any surplus money.

After a month, at most two or three meals contain meat.

After this trip, Gu Jinnian probably understood in his heart.

There are only two class levels in the Great Xia Dynasty.

The poor class, and the rich class.

There is almost no middle class, and there is one thing in common to become a rich class.

student.

Yes, as long as scholars in various county governments have fame, they can be exempted from grain tax. In this way, wealth is easy to concentrate, and some tenants even hand over the land under their names to scholars in order to save this tax. Just do it.

Including the fertile land enjoyed by officials, as well as the fertile land of some dignitaries.

These are either rewards or sales, in short, there is no need to pay taxes.

This is not bad, at least food and clothing, for a feudal dynasty, it is definitely a good thing.

Three meals a day, at least food and clothing, is something that many countries cannot do.

Moreover, the place where Gu Jinnian was located was already five thousand miles away from the capital, which was quite a remote place.

However, according to this situation, within 100 years, the Great Xia Dynasty will face a huge threat.

Matthew effect.

It didn’t even take 100 years. The founding of the Great Xia Dynasty enshrined many dignitaries. Later, after experiencing the difficulties of building virtue, Emperor Yongsheng also rewarded and distributed them. These nobles had nothing to do but made babies.

Coupled with the gift of scholars, it is very likely that in five or sixty years, the Matthew effect will completely erupt.

At that time, let alone three meals a day, one meal a day was fine.

There are two fundamental reasons for this. The agricultural level of the Great Xia Dynasty was very poor, and the powerful forces were intricate. In addition, after the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, it also experienced several wars.

Now, the Great Xia Dynasty is going to fight the Northern Expedition again, and there is no tax collection yet, but it will be a matter of time.

As long as there is a war, taxes must be raised, and then there will be another suffering.

"You should be an official sooner."

In the end, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but feel emotional.

After getting up.

Gu Jinnian continued on.

And there are still ten days left before the family banquet of the Confucius family.

The place where Gu Jinnian was located was less than [-] miles away from Qu Mansion, and at Gu Jinnian's speed, he could catch up with it.

at this time.

In the Qu Mansion, it has long been lively, and the whole Qu Mansion is decorated with lights and festoons.

The family banquet of the Confucian family has a small banquet every three years and a large banquet every seven years.

This year is not a big banquet, but because of the different circumstances this year, this family banquet has attracted much attention.

Everyone knows that the Kong family wants to get the holy artifact.

But what the world knows better is that Gu Jinnian is not the kind of soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others.

So they were full of anticipation for what would happen to the family banquet of the Kong family.

During this period of time, there was a lot of traffic coming and going in Qu Mansion, it was very lively.

Great Confucian scholars from all over the world came to the banquet together, and businessmen came here from thousands of miles away without hesitation.

Bring a lot of gold and silver treasures, as gifts.

It can be said that every Confucian family banquet, the congratulations alone are worth a lot.

And inside the Kong family.

Confucian students of the Confucian family walked out to greet their friends. It was not the day of the family banquet, and the Confucian family seemed extremely lively.

Outside the main gate, there is a group of highly respected Confucian scholars. After they came to Kong's house, they were received by special people.

As for the side doors on both sides, there are some people of inferior status who come to give gifts, the left door is businessmen, lined up like a long queue, and the right door is some famous scholars from all over the place, who also come to give gifts.

Classification is very strict.

Inside the Kong family.

In a secret pavilion, several figures gathered here.

Among them, the figure of Kong Xin is in the middle.

"Elder Kong Xin, will Gu Jinnian not come to the family banquet of the Kong family?"

There is a voice, wearing a python suit, this is a prince, but not the prince of Daxia.

"will not."

"Since he said it, he will definitely come."

Kong Xin looked extremely calm.

Then continue to speak.

"Everyone, this time Gu Jinqian came here, and I hope you will help me. Elder Wuya has already promised that as long as the Kong family gets the holy artifact, they will write a note in the book of ancient and modern times for the people behind you."

"Promote the country's luck and pray for good weather."

Kong Xin opened his mouth and said this to everyone.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone felt joyful immediately, and spoke again and again.

"Please rest assured, Elder Wu Ya, I came here today to attack Gu Jinnian."

"Yes, what Gu Jinnian has done is outrageous, and I can't stand it."

"If he goes to the banquet, we will definitely not let it go."

Everyone spoke one after another, and they were very excited when they heard that they could leave their names in the ancient and modern books.

This is a great thing. Keeping names in ancient and modern books can improve the country's fortune. As for them, what's the point of criticizing Gu Jinnian?
Regardless of whether Gu Jinnian was wrong or right, if everyone's interests were involved, then there was something wrong.

"Then thank you all."

Kong Xin smiled slightly.

The matter of the holy artifact is more important than anything else. Although the methods are a bit dirty, this is the reality.

After all, it is a sacred artifact, and it is not an ordinary thing.

In this way, in the blink of an eye, it was another three days.

There are still seven days left before the family banquet of the Confucius family.

Zhangfu.

on the official road.

Gu Jinnian walked on foot.

During the more than 20 days of traveling, Gu Jinnian saw many things.

Compared with the prosperity of Kyoto, the more remote the place, the greater the gap between the rich and the poor. In one prefecture, a few families and a few dignitaries account for [-]% of the wealth. Like blood-sucking insects, they are firmly attached to the common people.

In this experience, enlightenment or not is no longer the main thing.

Seeing the suffering of the people, Gu Jinnian knew more and more what he was going to do.

On the official road, common people walk on both sides, dragging their sons and daughters, wearing thin clothes, with more patches on their bodies.

These days, I have seen too much right and wrong.

Some are unfilial sons, some murder for money, some officials protect each other, some oppress the people, and some are even poisoned by colleagues for a job, all of which are caused by poverty.

Also because of the jealousy in the heart of man.

on the road.

Rolling yellow sand.

Gu Jinnian stared at all this.

The next day.

Gu Jinnian stepped out of Zhang's mansion and officially entered Qu's mansion.

Step into the Qufu.

An indescribable feeling came over me, I looked up and saw the purple air flying in the southeast direction, although it was hundreds of miles away, but when I looked up, I could see the extraordinary purple air.

There is Confucian mansion.

The land of saints.

This area is also the place where Confucius preached.

Stepping on the road of Qufu, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but take a deep breath, his face remained unchanged, and he walked all the way.

After stepping into the Qu Mansion, more people came and went.

One after another, the carriages rushed towards the Qu Mansion, and there were treasures on the carriages.

The big boxes are piled up like a mountain. You don't need to guess, it's either gold or silver.

At a glance, there are at least hundreds of caravans rushing to Qufu, especially the red ropes on the carriages.

It is estimated that they all participated in the Confucian family banquet.

If it hadn't been for the 20-odd days of traveling thousands of miles, Gu Jinnian wouldn't have thought anything of it, but looking at it now, there are people in Zhangfu who can't get enough to eat, but there are so many people who come to give gifts to the Kong family for a family banquet.

What a family of saints.

Gu Jinnian couldn't help feeling cold.

It's not that he thinks that the Kong family has done something wrong. If a family wants to develop, he can understand and accept it.

But on the one hand, he is dignified, and after he has been hailed as a saint in the world, on the other hand, he is amassing a lot of money. A family banquet can collect so much money, but it is not used to benefit the people. It is really ridiculous.

Along the way, Gu Jinnian heard many voices.

In fact, the whole Qu Mansion could be renamed Kong Mansion for no other reason. In Qu Mansion, one-third of the fertile land directly belongs to the Kong family, and one-third of the good land belongs to the Kong family.

The remaining one-third of the fertile land belonged to other scholars and some officials.

In other words, Qu Mansion's annual tax payment is almost zero.

This is no different from being king.

No, at least Wang with a different surname has to pay part of the grain tax every year, but Qu Mansion doesn't need it.

And no one came to investigate, because no one dared to offend the Kong family.

And this is just one place of the Kong family, the entire Shenzhou continent, the Kong family has many branches.

The next day.

Gu Jinnian has already arrived twenty miles away from Qu Mansion.

Standing on a hill, you can see the city wall of Qufu.

However, Gu Jinnian did not continue to move forward, instead, he meditated and enlightened outside the Qu Mansion.

Gu Jinnian reconsidered everything he saw and heard along the way.

in this way.

In the blink of an eye, six days passed.

These six days.

Gu Jinnian was thinking about the way of a saint in the mountains and forests.

The root of all the sufferings of the people is related to the dynasty and the scholars.

He understood a certain truth.

But not fully understood yet.

It's just that the family banquet of Kong's family is about to begin, Gu Jinnian woke up from enlightenment, and went straight to Kong's family this time.

Twenty miles away.

Gu Jinnian left for an hour.

When he came outside Qufu City.

Someone has already followed him.

Outside the Qu Mansion, there were already crowds of people, and there were even many scholars from all over the world. Although they knew that they would not be able to attend the family banquet of the Confucian Mansion, they were willing to come to the Qu Mansion to see the grand occasion.

It's just that when Gu Jinnian appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it His Royal Highness?"

Some scholars stepped forward, looked at Gu Jinnian, and bowed respectfully.

"kindness."

Seeing someone approaching, Gu Jinnian nodded without denying it.

After getting the answer, all of a sudden, everyone exclaimed.

"I have seen His Royal Highness, and the people in Lower Ludong have admired His Royal Highness's name for a long time. Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved."

The visitor bowed respectfully, with excitement in his eyes.

He is not alone.

When the news spread, figures appeared one after another, bowing deeply to Gu Jinnian.

No matter what, Gu Jinnian's reputation can be regarded as a top existence in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Avenging justice for the people is what countless scholars want to do.

Naturally, she was full of respect for Gu Jinnian.

Of course, some scholars, after hearing about Gu Jinnian, just waited and watched instead of stepping forward.

Mixed praise and praise is the best description.

"You are welcome."

Facing these scholars, Gu Jinnian responded with courtesy, but at this time, hundreds of people came to the city gate, wearing Confucian robes, and the leader was none other than Confucian scholars of Confucianism.

"I've been waiting to see the prince."

"The prince came from a thousand miles away, and made my Confucian mansion flourish."

Confucian students of the Confucian family appeared, and the leader was an old Confucian. He faced Gu Jinnian and bowed respectfully.

Meet the Kong family.

Gu Jinnian didn't say much, just nodded, and then the old Confucian of the Confucian family led the way.

Escort Gu Jinnian into the city.

Along the way, many gazes looked at Gu Jinnian, with admiration and surprise, but most of them were slightly cold or disdainful.

This month, although the voice of criticism has decreased a lot.

But there are more or less.

It's just that he was suppressed by others. Now that he saw Gu Jinnian, he naturally didn't have a good face.

Facing these, Gu Jinnian looked extremely calm.

After entering the Qu Mansion, he followed the people who were going forward to the place of residence, and at the same time told Gu Jinnian that the family banquet of the Kong family was tomorrow.

And tonight, King Yu hosted a banquet in the new building.

Invite Gu Jinnian to the banquet together.

King Yu.

He is the ninth son of Taizu, and he has a good relationship with Emperor Yongsheng, and the fief is also in the Yuzhang area.

Hearing the invitation, Gu Jinnian also nodded and agreed.

Now that you are here, you have nothing to fear.

The residence arranged by the Kong family is not bad, it is in a house, which can be regarded as grand.

After checking in, Gu Jinnian was planning to take a rest for a while.

Then someone came and told Gu Jinnian that there was a visitor.

But this guest is not the Kong family, but some heroes from all over the world, who want to visit Gu Jinnian.

This made Gu Jinnian a little curious.