The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 157

Now the most important task in front of Zhao Kuangyin is to solve the military power issue of Jiedushi, and he really doesn't care about the others.

"Hey, I also know that there are great restrictions, but this is the best way at present, otherwise, what else can I do?"

"Everything else that can't solve the problem of military power is nonsense. Only the military power is in our own hands, which is the most reliable. Now we have to avoid the light and focus on the heavy."

Zhao Kuangyin has his own ideas, and it is estimated that he wants to change slowly in the future, but it may be because of his early death that these plans have been interrupted.

Zhao Xu also felt that people like Zhao Kuangyin would not fail to see the disadvantages of these policies. As he himself said, now we are avoiding the light and focusing on the serious.

Solving the immediate matter is the most important thing, and now Zhao Kuangyin really thinks so.

"So you really plan to move them, have you really decided?" Old Zhao was still hesitating just now.Zhao Xu was still not sure whether he could decide so quickly.

"Yes, I am not only their brother, but also the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. I can't just care about the brotherhood, I have to think about the whole Great Song Dynasty, so I can only feel sorry for them, and I must take back the power. "

The two of them didn't discuss any good ideas for a while, and Zhao Xu couldn't give him a drink to release his military power.

Besides, it is the twelfth lunar month, and the new year is almost over, so there is no time to deal with these things, so take your time.

Later, the two went to the palace where the Queen Mother was, and the whole family had a home-cooked meal together.

The old lady was very happy, there is no emperor, queen mother or the like here, only a big family.

Especially seeing Gao Guiying and Fu Xuetong's bulging belly, the old lady's eyes narrowed into a line.

The old lady kept telling Wang Linger to work harder and not to stay behind, which made the little girl flush with shame.

This joke directly led to the fact that the little girl tormented Zhao Xu to death at night. When Zhao Xu woke up the next morning, his back was sore and his legs were cramped.

The little girl was sleeping soundly. Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly. Ruanrou Township is the Hero's Tomb. This sentence is indeed true. It seems that we should pay attention to other things in the future.

It didn't take long for him to say these words, and something happened, which made him have more confidante, which he never thought of.

Zhao Xu was ready to go to court without delay. Zhao Kuangyin was going to announce in court today that he was going to reopen the imperial examination.

All the officials stood in line, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor. After a series of cumbersome etiquettes were completed, the court meeting began.

"My dear friends, I had a dream last night. I dreamed of Confucius. You also know that I was born as a military general, and I am not very proficient in reading. Can any of you tell me about Confucius?"

Zhao Xu didn't expect that Zhao Kuangyin would use this to lure Confucius out. This move was really perfect.

Ministers, look at me, let me see that none of you dare to stand up, who dares to say anything if you can't feel the emperor's pulse?
The emperor said that he didn't know much about Confucius, and you are still better than the emperor. It's really out of character. Don't you feel uncomfortable working against the boss like this?

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one dared to speak up, which he had already expected.

"Hehe, I was just asking casually, but none of the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty was willing to explain my doubts. Since you are so kind, then you can tell me about it. You are also a master of Confucianism."

Since Zhao Kuangyin mentioned himself by name, Fan Zhi could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he had no choice but to stand up.

"Your Majesty, Confucius considered a sage, and he was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period." Fan Zhi began to speak eloquently.

"Many emperors of later generations conferred titles on Sage Kong to show his virtue." Fan Zhilin came up with such a sentence.

Zhao Kuangyin pretended to be shocked: "Huh? The emperors of all dynasties granted him the title, what is the situation, please tell me in detail."

"Your Majesty, according to what the old ministers know, in the first year of the first year of Emperor Hanping, he was conferred the title of Baocheng Xuannigong. In the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong conferred him the title of King Wenxuan. All his titles came from his descendants. inherit."

"Oh, I really don't know about this, Fan Xiang, tell me about his descendants in detail, I'm very interested."

Fan Zhilingzhi began to speak eloquently again: "The second generation of Kong Shengren is his son, Kong Li, and the third generation... the No. 40 generation is Kong Zhaojian."

Lao Fanzhi talked about more than 40 generations in one breath, but he was not flushed or out of breath, and he was really old and strong.

"Your Majesty is far away from us. What the old minister said next is very close to us."

"At this time, it has come to the No.40 second generation of the saint, Kong Guangsi, styled Zhailang. He is the son of Kong Zhaojian.

He was awarded the order of Surabaya in the second year of Emperor Aizong Tianyou of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time integrated his father's title. He is the No.13 generation of Wen Xuangong.

But the Tang Dynasty was already in frequent wars at this time, and the court was unable to protect them. In the third year of Qianhua in the Later Liang Dynasty, he was killed by the temple household Kong Mo.

His son, Kong Renyu, served as the director of Qufu County in the first year of Emperor Mingzong Changxing in the Later Tang Dynasty. Later, he inherited the title of Duke Wenxuan and became the No. 40 third generation Wenxuan Duke.

In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu Tianfu of the Later Jin Dynasty, he also served as the county magistrate of Qufu, and had a formal official position. In the second year of Guangshun, Emperor Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Taizu visited Qufu and paid homage to the Confucius Temple, and awarded him the title of fifth rank.

By this time, the descendants of Kong Shengren had recovered from the wars of the Five Dynasties, but Kong Renyu had also died of illness. "

"Oh, hearing what Aiqing said, it turns out that the descendants of Confucius have been passed down for nearly a thousand years. It's really amazing. I'm also very shocked."

"It turns out that his descendants actually inherited the title of Duke Wenxuan during the time of Zhou Taizu. Why hasn't this court heard of this?"

Zhao Kuangyin doesn't know whether he is pretending to be confused or he really doesn't know. You killed Da Zhou, and Kong Renyu died. His descendants can come here and say, I am a descendant of Confucius, let me inherit Wen Xuangong Bar.

It's no wonder you don't kick your family out, it's not like you're crazy for wanting to be an official, who dares to say anything if you're the emperor.

"Qi reports that the emperor knew the reason for this. At that time, it was time for a change of dynasty. The emperor had just established the Great Song Dynasty. At this time, the previous generation's Duke Wenxuan passed away at this time, so the title became vacant. "

Fan Zhi's implication is that you, the emperor, have not conferred the title of new Wenxuan Gong yet.As a Confucian student, Fan Zhi still dreamed of Confucius.

So he suggested to Zhao Kuangyin suggestively:
"Your Majesty, you see that the emperors of all dynasties respect Confucius very much, so don't you want to follow suit and bestow favor on his descendants!"

Old Zhao pretended not to understand, so I didn't say that his descendants would inherit the title.

At this time, the Confucian scholars in the Manchu Dynasty began to move around. Since you, the emperor, have brought up this topic, we have a chance.

Wang Pu, Fan Zhi, Wei Renpu and others all came forward to ask the emperor to be a descendant of Confucius, and even Zhao Pu was among them.

Of course, this is only the work of civil servants, generals are not interested in this thing at all, and what you say has nothing to do with me.

So in the court hall, except for the civil servants who knelt down, no one knelt down where the generals stood upright.

"My dear friends, let's talk about it first, let me understand this matter well. Well, what do you think of this matter, Prince?"

Zhao Xu didn't know where he was thinking about. He only came to his senses when Zhao Kuangyin called him. He wasn't listening to what they said just now.

That's because he was really sleepy, this guy was really tired last night, he kept yawning in the hall, didn't he almost fell asleep standing up just now.

"Uh, this father, since this is Kong Lao, I am sorry, old master Kong." In fact, he wanted to talk about Kong Lao Er. Fortunately, even if he stopped the forehead, otherwise it would definitely cause a burst of bombardment.

"This old Confucius has received such preferential treatment from the next dynasties, and he is the idol of scholars. We, Song Dynasty, are no exception. We should also give preferential treatment to descendants."

Zhao Xu and his father played the double reed, which the two of them discussed last night, that is, to seal the descendants of Confucius first, to silence those scholars, and then announce the imperial examination.

So what the two of them are saying now is rehearsed, but many people can't see it at all.

"But I think the most important thing is to make sure that Kong Renyu's son is alive and whether he can be found."

It's up to you to say this, Zhao Kuangyin has already arranged:
"What the prince said is also very reasonable. Li Aiqing, tell me about it. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Households, in charge of the household registration of the world. Who are the direct descendants of the sage Confucius?"

Li Tao was still the former Minister of the Household Department, when he heard the emperor call him, he immediately came out and knelt down and said:
"The emperor now has Kong Yi from Qufu. He is the No. 40 fourth-generation grandson of Confucius. He is the son of Kong Renyu, and he is now the chief bookkeeper of Qufu." Li Tao said honestly.

Kong Yi, there is no doubt about the word.Son of Kong Renyu.Song Taizu Qiande served as the chief book of Qufu County and the general judge of Mizhou for four years.

In the third year of Song Taizong's Taiping and rejuvenating the country, he moved to the crown prince Youzanshan doctor and succeeded Wen Xuangong.

In the third year of Yongxi's reign, Song Taizong sent General Cao Bin and others to attack the Liao Kingdom in the north. Kong Yi was ordered to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and drowned in the Juma River.

I have to say that there really is such a person. In history, he really became the Duke of Wenxuan in the Song Dynasty.This is normal history, but now it is different.

"If that's the case, then allow him to inherit the title of Duke Wenxuan from his ancestors, so that he will not insult the sageness of his ancestors, and send imperial envoys to Shandong to proclaim the decree."

This person, who would have been able to become Duke Wenxuan a long time later, was many years earlier under the instigation of Zhao Xu, the butterfly.

(End of this chapter)