Chapter 459 How about my Kong family follow the Qing Dynasty out of customs?

Qufu, Kong Ancestral Hall.

Kong Yuqi, the 67th generation of Confucius, the Holy Duke of Yan, was sitting in the middle hall, holding a letter in his hand.

Looking at the dazzling four characters "Shixiu Submission Form" on this piece of paper, I felt like my head was buzzing.

This was nothing but the response Zhu Kezang gave him to the Confucius family.

Almost in naked shame!

It seems to be saying that the loyalty of the Confucius family is not rare in the Ming Dynasty!

Kong Yuqi sat down on the ground and murmured: "It's over, it's over!"

The expression on his face was full of confusion and pain.

Kong Yuqi was born in 1657, so he was only thirty years old. In addition to his ancestral skill of riding on the wall, he also knew how to read a little. He never encountered this kind of situation.

As the war situation in the north gradually became clearer, the Ming Dynasty took control of Zhili, and the Qing Emperor "Kangxi" announced his abdication. Now, the restoration of the Ming Dynasty has become a fact recognized by the world.

With the rich experience of the Confucius family in cultivating surrender, they can naturally realize this.

"Maybe this matter should be over!"

Just when the scene fell into silence, an elder of the Kong family stood up and said: "The Kong family is the descendant of a saint and has a great influence on scholars. As long as my Kong family can persuade the Gong Gongs in the Ming Dynasty to work for me,

The Kong family wants to intercede!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone really started to think of a solution.

Good guy, now the idea of ​​the elder of the Kong family is almost to ignore the good horse. The Kong family has done too much before, and now he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. How ugly!

How much I loved Taqing back then, I feel so uncomfortable now.

Seeing this scene, Kong Yuqi jumped off the ground, stood up and shouted angrily: "Keep making noise, keep making noise!"

People in the lobby expressed their agreement one after another, looking at Kong Yuqi one after another, as if expecting his statement.

But, how much is fame worth?

“This is absolutely impossible!”

Someone noticed Kong Yuqi's dark complexion and gradually stopped talking.

But by the same token, once the Kong family leaves Qufu and Shandong, they will be nothing.

In addition to the influence that the identity of the descendants of Confucius and Saints has on the world, the more important reason is that the Confucius family has been rooted in Shandong for thousands of years and has long been deeply rooted.

"Why aren't you noisy anymore?"

An elder of the Kong family stood up and said, "How about my Kong family leaving customs with the Qing Dynasty?"

The elders of the Kong family kept raising questions, their voices stern.

Kong Yuqi's face turned frighteningly dark as he listened to the noise in the lobby.

Chongzhen treated them so favorably, even if they didn't fight to the death with the Qing Dynasty, they could at least have some integrity.

Even if the Kong family can take all the money, can they also move all the houses?

"I, the Kong family, are descendants of saints and orthodox Confucianists. By doing this, aren't they afraid of extirpating themselves from the world?"

Now that they are aware of this, the Kong family will definitely take corresponding actions in order to preserve their own prosperity and wealth.

At least, the gentry and even local officials in the state capital near Qufu followed the Confucius family.

Forget the humiliation, the key is whether to accept the Kong family’s allegiance or not!

"The most important thing for our Qufu Kong family now is how to resolve this disaster!"

"If not, no matter how stubborn we are here and how much we slander the Ming Dynasty, will it be useful?"

It's just a pity that Zhu Kezang didn't buy it when faced with the Kong family's overtures.

In his writings, Kong Yanzhi flattered the Tatar monarchs for "carrying heaven and imperial power, and appeasing the people with their virtues", "the six universes share the divine monarch", "the holy emperor of salty songs in the eight wildernesses", "mountains and rivers and the sun and moon shine together", "guo Zuo"

"The same ones are Han Bingyong", and he also claimed with sincerity and fear: I am a Confucian scholar in Queli, Zhang Jian is in his later years, and he has inherited the great kindness of the past generations. Now he is celebrating the prosperity of the new dynasty, looking forward to the prosperity of learning, and fearing to be behind him.

Kong Yuqi looked around with sharp eyes and then spoke.

"How can a saint descended from the Confucius family be buried in a mausoleum and serve in the wilderness outside the Pass? How can he not abandon his ancestors and ignore them?"

When everyone heard this, they all fell silent instantly.

Everyone in the Confucius family criticized the words one after another and objected righteously.

As a result, after the Qing army entered the customs in 1644, Emperor Shunzhi ascended the throne in Shuntian. On the second day after Shunzhi ascended the throne, Kong Yanzhi, the Duke of Yansheng who was conferred the title of Chongzhen, sent a congratulatory message - "First Admission Statement".

"I, the Kong family, will make some appropriate statements and donate a sum of money to the court. Then I will ask Yuqi to think about his mistakes and ask the court to replace him with a new Duke Yansheng!"

At that time, the Qing Dynasty had just taken control of the Central Plains, and they urgently needed to make a gesture to show their compliance with the destiny, so Kong Yanzhi was immediately established as a model. The Qing court still issued an edict to confer Kong Yanzhi as Yanshenggong, and let his whole family be promoted to official positions.

Lord.

So instead of recognizing the new father, it is better to follow the Qing Dynasty to the dark side!

As a result, as soon as the clan elder's words came out, he received countless objections.

Such Kong family is powerful and famous. As long as they kneel down in time enough, generally speaking, the rulers will not touch them.

During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was extremely devoted to the Confucius family. It named Kong Yanzhi, the 65th generation grandson of Confucius, as the prince's Taibao and Taifu, and became the prince's teacher. The Confucius family also truly felt the emperor's grace.

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"No!"

"How dare that Zhu Kezang dare? How dare he!"

You say it's humiliating, but if you accept the allegiance of the Kong family, then everything is easy to talk about!

They, the descendants of the Confucius family, can add a money rattail to Confucius, but what does it matter if they step on you, the New Ming Dynasty?

As the saying goes, if you are thick-skinned and have eaten enough, you will not be able to eat standing up, so at worst you will eat on your knees.

If this were Europa Universalis, the relationship would be reduced by 60 points.

"Also, if our Kong family doesn't recognize him as a true Confucian, he will still have to come to us to beg us!"

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is young and vigorous. Young people are soft and not hard. If the Kong family wants to achieve their goals, they must not be hard!"

"Why are you arguing here? Can the quarrel change the attitude of Ming Dynasty towards my Kong family? Can it kill Daming Dynasty?"

The Emperor of Heaven also sent the four characters "Shi Xiu Surrender Biao" to the Kong family as a humiliation.

Once the Kong family leaves Qufu, their wealth will shrink, or even more.

"..."

However, the faint uneasiness and fear hidden behind their fierce voices cannot be faked.

The lobby gradually became quiet, and no one made any sound.

For example, taking the initiative to lower the table to Zhu Kezang was the solution that the Kong family came up with after discussion.

As long as they leave Shandong, the Kong family will only have fame!

Kong Yuqi inherited the title of Duke Yansheng in 1667, when he was ten years old, which was somewhat majestic.

In addition, the reason why the Confucius family has been able to stand for thousands of years.

What this official meant was that the ancestors’ graves were in Qufu, so how could they be abandoned?

However, the most real reason is not because Confucius's tomb is in Qufu, but because all the properties of Confucius' family are in Qufu.

When Kong Yuqi heard this, the expression on his face kept changing.

Let him imprison himself and strip him of his title. How can he look good?

However, after thinking for a period of time, he found that what the clan elder said might be the only choice for the Kong family.

Kong Yuqi nodded and said, "Let's do it like this!"
Chapter completed!