New Empire at the End of Ming Dynasty

Liu Bu returned to Fushan. He asked for leave from his boss, governor Zhu Dadian of Fengyang. If he didn't ask for leave and came back here secretly, it would be a conspiracy. As a military leader like him, he has a lot of troops in his hand and has to report his whereabouts many times.

Liu Bu reported that he had something to do at home. He never thought that the so-called thing was actually going back to his father's wedding. As a result, he was embarrassed to death.

Liu Yuanqiao married the eldest Miss Yan Shenggong, which caused a sensation in Shandong. It soon spread. After the official publicity of the Liu family and the Kong family, it immediately caused a shock in Shandong. The local famous guest Jing Yungong contributed to this event.

Duke Jingyun is a famous contemporary scholar. When he was an official in the middle of the dynasty, he met Duke Yan. Because they both came from Shandong and have the same spirit, their friendship is quite good. The two sides can get married, which is also related to his running in the middle.

To be honest, Liu Yuanqiao didn't think of the idea of the punching lady. Although Liu Yuanqiao was lecherous and there were women in the room, he didn't think so. Duke Jingyun, a wily veteran, understood the truth. Duke Jingyun thought, I asked Liu to marry the Kong lady, and he became the son-in-law of the Confucius, The official forest and the imperial court all over the world think it is authentic from the scholar forest. They will not rebel, make trouble, and they will not suspect him.

As the bridge between the Liu family and the imperial court, Duke Jingyun is also the core of both sides. He is also the core of the grindstone. He deeply understands the concerns and helplessness of both sides.

He Jingyun recognized that the court did not necessarily have to execute the Liu family, and the Liu family did not necessarily have to rebel, but they were afraid of hitting the wolf. Both of them thought that the other thought so, which would lead to conflict. He was the one who wanted to ease the contradiction between the two sides and explain the conflict between the two sides.

He believes that as long as both sides explain the misunderstanding clearly, everyone will converge and will not be so worried about each other. Mutual scruples and mutual suspicions due to insufficient communication will eventually lead to conflict, so he came up with this move. When he thought of it, Jingyun himself is gratified by his resourceful and ambitious layout.

Duke Jingyun first tried to test Liu Yuanqiao, to test whether the other party was willing to marry again. If the other party was willing, he could persuade Duke Yan.

As a result, Liu Yuanqiao agreed and promised a very high bride price. His sincerity for marrying Miss Kong is still full. It is estimated that the royal family of Daming can't take out such a bride price? The Liu family in Linqing is the richest in the world. It really deserves its reputation.

With the Liu family's expression, Jingyun Gong immediately went to Qufu, Yanzhou.

In the first year of Hongwu, the great general Xu Da made a northern expedition to recover Shandong. The Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang set up Shandong xingzhongshu Province in Qingzhou. In the ninth year of Hongwu, he changed his line of business to the Provincial Government Secretary and Shandong Province to the provincial government secretary. At the same time, Shandong Cheng announced that the Government Secretary's Yamen was transferred from Qingzhou government to Jinan government. Since then, Jinan has replaced Qingzhou as the political center of Shandong.

During this dynasty, the pattern of Shandong was formed, with a total of six governments, including Jinan, Dongchang, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou.

As early as in the previous dynasty, Yanzhou belonged to Jining Road, and later changed Jining road to Jining Prefecture, which was followed by Yanzhou. In the 18th year of Hongwu, Jining Prefecture was reduced to Jining Prefecture, Yanzhou was upgraded to Yanzhou Prefecture, Yanzhou became one of the six contemporary governments in Shandong, and Jining Prefecture was a scattered Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture.

Yanzhou prefecture has a vast area of jurisdiction, with a total of four prefectures and 23 counties. Yanzhou Prefecture is governed by Ziyang, directly leading eleven counties, including Ziyang, Qufu, Ningyang, Zou County, Sishui, Teng County, she County, Jinxiang, Yutai, Shan county and Chengwu. It governs four prefectures, including Jining Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, Yizhou and Caozhou. It governs 12 counties, totaling four prefectures and 23 counties, making it the largest Prefecture in Shandong.

Originally, in the political structure of Shandong, the east third house was richer than the West Third House, but a qiaowuqiao mutiny and the subsequent civil uprising broke the east third house, which also made the West third house better than the east third house.

However, with the birth of Liu Yuanqiao, a strong man, this situation has been reversed. Now, under the iron hand rule of Liu Yuanqiao, the East Third House has quickly moved towards stability, and the people live and work in peace and contentment and prosper. The West third house is because Lao Yongjia has served as governor, but the sun is falling and the west is getting worse day by day.

Because of the existence of Liu Jiajun in the third east mansion, the iron and blood Liu Jiajun is very keen on killing bandits and mountain bandits. They take the elimination of bandits and mountain bandits as a military training project and kill all the bandits and mountain bandits in the territory, while Liu Zeqing, the boss of the third West mansion, is busy robbing people's wealth, extortion, extortion, extortion and so on. He has no intention to suppress bandits, The bandits in the territory are rampant and the mountain bandits are rampant. They are in a mess.

Especially after the new governor Lao Yongjia became governor of Shandong, this problem became more serious. Lao Yongjia and Liu Zeqing couldn't pee in the same pot. The two sides were very serious and kept fighting, which made them more careless to deal with political affairs. Liu Zeqing's military strength focused on defending the front line of the canal. He was powerless to do anything else, So that local soldiers and bandits are rampant, there is a sign of chaos. Even near Qufu, the absolute core area of the three Western prefectures Yanzhou Prefecture, bandits and mountain bandits are rampant, which makes Yan Shenggong very worried.

Although it is said that even if the country changes, the change of the imperial dynasty will give priority to ensuring the interests of their Kong family. As long as he is willing to serve the new courtiers, the new dynasty will accept them. Even the rude Mongols will accept them, let alone others. Therefore, no matter what happens, it will not change, but what they fear is that these mud legs are rebelling, These mud legs don't respect scholars at all, and they don't respect Confucius saints at all.

Moreover, he is also worried about the current situation of Daming. Although he is a rich family and is high above the world, he knows the hardships of the people. He knows that the people of the three Western prefectures actually live in deep water. The people are in deep water. In fact, these officials are equivalent to sitting on a volcano, depending on when they burn their ass.

Yan Shenggong is also worried about the future and interests of his family. Although he is one of the four families and four landlords in Shandong, there are many people to support. So many people are waiting to eat. He is also worried. Especially in Shandong, he also feels some futility and fear when he sees the reduction of income due to years of drought and poor harvest of food.

China is a country without millennial nobles. It is true that Chinese people are extreme and do not break or stand. Most of the changes of dynasties are killed, knocked down to the ground and set foot on one foot, so that they will never turn over.

Therefore, there are almost no successful aristocrats in history. Even if there are, they are very short-lived. For example, the distinguished families in the two Jin and southern and Northern Dynasties come and go in a hurry, like clouds and smoke in the past.

However, there is an exception in Chinese history, that is, the Kong family, which has experienced more than 2000 years of wind and rain from the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period to the contemporary era.

Over the past two thousand years, the political power has changed and the times have changed. The emperors have changed one after another like riding a horse lantern. The descendants of the Kong family have always enjoyed luxury. The rulers of all dynasties have continued to respect the supreme sage, the master and son of Kong, and have never been interrupted even at the time of alien invasion.

Those emperors who have always been cruel and ruthless to the opposition are extremely kind and respectful to the Confucius family. They will not only give high officials and high salaries to their family heirs, but also serve them as guests of honor.

The reason why the Confucius family enjoyed such a special honor and became the guest of honor of successive dynasties was not because of the mercy of these ruthless feudal rulers, but because Confucianism founded by Confucius saints was an encyclopedia of the power struggle of emperors, and the way of Confucius and Mencius was a panacea to control the people.

It is precisely because of this that the Confucius house has experienced hardships and stood tall without damage. Only the descendants of the Confucius family enjoy the glory and rest assured.

For the performance of the Confucius family at an important historical turning point, some people accuse and scold the two ministers and family slaves. Others understand that only by conforming to the Korean current can they survive, which is better than the Han Tang. Where is it now?

The accusers say that the way of Confucius and Mencius is a traditional Chinese culture. The Confucius family is deeply indebted to the emperor and should set an example for patriotism. At the time of the national cup, they should die for the whole country. This is really against the example of teachers and inappropriate.

Those who understand said that the rulers of previous dynasties treated the Confucius family well because Confucianism was conducive to consolidating their rule. It was a fair deal, not a handout outside the law, and the descendants of the Confucius family could not commit a fair deal because they were kidnapped by morality and sacrificed their lives.

Besides, when the country is in peace, the people can do something; But when the buildings are about to collapse, the strength of the people is very limited.

After all, in a small place, the country is the business of the emperor's family; Generally speaking, it is the responsibility of interest groups and imperial border guards. In the face of the ferocious invaders, the soldiers in front can't resist. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are demobilized, but none of them is a man. What can you do if you want the unarmed people? Do you all die in your country? Where is the country without people? The people have been exterminated. Who will inherit and carry forward the Chinese culture?

Even the common people can calculate an account. The descendants of Confucius in previous dynasties have a deep understanding of it.

Sheng Yangong himself, as the head of the family, naturally knew how difficult it was to be the leader of the family. Although he said that the Confucius family was extremely rich and noble, he ate a lot by them. Many people accused the Confucius government of not making great efforts to provide disaster relief in the event of major disasters in the world, but how did these people know that the Confucius family had a great cause, a large income and a large expenditure, How can they make Qufu a county and help the world at the same time.

It was the Liu family that quickly rose from the East that attracted their attention. The Liu family had a saying that they were the richest in the world in a short period of 20 years. Liu Yuanqiao, the leader of the Liu family, was known as the octahedral Buddha. With amazing means, he successfully squeezed out several other families, which are now known as the four families of Shandong in Shandong. Now the leader of this family sent someone to ask him for marriage, He was willing to marry his widowed daughter as his wife, but it was his good friend Jing Yungong who came, which made it difficult for him to choose.