At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 218 Quzhou Kong Family
In March of Yangchun, the ice and snow in the south of the Yangtze River melted and gradually returned to life.

Beilin rode a fast horse, followed by twenty soldiers from the [-] Battalion, and rushed to Quzhou.

Here, too, there is a Confucian temple.

"Holy metaphor!"

Uncle Kong Ming did not dare to neglect, he had already gone out with his whole family to greet him.

"Uncle Kong Mingbo, Patriarch of the Kong family, welcome Sheng Yu!"

Bei Lin stepped forward and said: "The emperor said, there is no need to mobilize the crowd, tell them all to go down, I will tell you alone."

Kong Mingbo quickly replied, "Yes!"

Bellin looked around, the courtyard was not too big, and the population was not too large, it was like heaven and earth compared to the Kong family in Qufu.

"Take me to the Confucius Temple first."

"Yes, my lord, this way please!"

Kong Mingbo personally brought Beilene to the Confucius Temple. There was a plaque at the entrance with the words "Silu Pavilion" written on it. When he walked in, he saw a wooden statue of Confucius and his wife enshrined in the center.

Belin came to the front of the statue of Confucius and respectfully worshiped it.

Kong Mingbo stood aside and introduced: "My lord, these two wooden statues were carved by Zi Si and Zi Gong, the two disciples most valued by the most holy teacher. Back then, after the death of the most holy teacher, all the disciples They were so sad that they guarded the tomb of the most holy teacher for three years before reluctantly saying goodbye with tears. However, Zisi and Zigong still couldn't bear to leave, and they built a hut in front of the tomb and continued to guard it for three years. During this period, the two often recalled the words, deeds, and smiles of the most holy teacher before he was alive, so they cut down regular wood, imitated it with their hearts, and carved the portraits of the most holy teacher and Mrs. Qi Guan."

Belin nodded and said, "Since it is so precious, why didn't you stay in Qufu?"

Kong Mingbo shook his head lightly, and said: "At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Kong Duanyou, No. 40 Eighth Generation Yansheng Gong, brought the statue to the south to avoid the invasion of Jin people, and settled in Quzhou. Since then, it has been placed on the Silu Pavilion of the Confucius Temple to worship."

Speaking of this, Kong Mingbo seemed to be interested, and continued to introduce:

"Back then, Yan Shenggong carried two ancestor statues on his back and led his people across the south. The boat sailed to Zhenjiang pier. Everyone was hungry and tired, so they went ashore to rest for a while. At this time, they were suddenly attacked by golden soldiers. Being kidnapped by the golden soldiers, all the people were anxious and helpless, suddenly there was a gust of wind, a huge wave hit, and the boat was overturned. Seeing this, the golden soldiers thought that most of the people on board had been swept away by the huge waves, so they returned The horse retreated.

"Just as Yan Shenggong was in a hurry to order his people to salvage the Kaimu statue, he saw three gods and men on the river, stepping on the cloud, holding the Kaimu statue, and approaching the shore. Yan Shenggong and others immediately rushed up and took the saint The statue carefully went ashore, and burned incense to pray to the gods on the shore. At this time, the words "Lufu Mountain God" appeared in the curling cigarette. It was the four mountain gods in Qufu that saved the icon from being plundered.

Belin couldn't stop nodding in agreement, and then asked, "Haven't you ever thought about letting Kong Shengren return to Qufu?"

"My lord, don't joke..."

Uncle Kong Ming looked a little embarrassed, and thought in his heart, there is a Yan Shenggong in Qufu, what am I going to do?
Isn't this worrying!
"No joke!"

Belin was serious and said, "Holy Metaphor!"

Kong Mingbo hastily bowed down and bowed down: "Grassman Kong Mingbo, welcome to Sheng Yu!"

"The emperor said, there is no need to salute, just stand and listen!"

"According to the order!"

Kong Mingbo got up slowly, but buried his head low.

Beilin smiled lightly and said: "Actually, what I said just now was to ask for the emperor. The Jin people and the Mongols withdrew from the Central Plains one after another, but why did the descendants of Shenggong never move back to Qufu?"

Kong Mingbo's face was full of helplessness, and he said: "Since Yan Shenggong Kong Duanyou went south, the Jinren canonized his younger brother Kong Duancao as Yan Shenggong, and he was enshrined in the Confucian Temple of Confucius in Qufu. Later, the Mongol Okuotai occupied Qufu, and all of Kongzhi, a side branch of the Kong family, were registered as Yanshenggong, which means that there were three Yandi Shenggongs in the world.”

"After the Mongols unified the Central Plains and established the Yuan Dynasty, some people suggested that there should be only one Yansheng Gong in the world. The Yuan Shizu decreed that the Kong family in Quzhou be moved back to Qufu, Shandong to worship. At the beginning, Kong Zhu, the sixth generation of the Kong family in Quzhou Entering Beijing under the imperial edict, he declined to Yuan Shizu, saying that six generations of his ancestors had been buried in Quzhou and had family temples. He could not bear to give up, and was willing to give up the dukedom of Yansheng to the Kong family in Qufu. Then he returned to Quzhou as a commoner, and never Let’s ask about the court.”

Belin said: "If I tell you that now there is a chance for you to lead the tribe back to Qufu and succeed the Duke of Yansheng, would you be willing?"

Kong Mingbo looked a little stunned, but he still didn't believe it was possible, so he said: "Caomin just want to live a stable life in Quzhou, and don't think about anything else."

Belin sighed silently and said, "Mr. Kong..."

Kong Mingbo hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, you can just call Cao Min by his name!"

Beilen insisted: "Mr. Kong, I am also a scholar, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a gentleman. What I want to tell you is that everything I said and did just now is the meaning of the emperor. I will ask again seriously. I really don't want to Back to Qufu?"

Kong Mingbo was stunned, as if he still didn't want to believe it.

Because the Confucian family in Qufu is Yan Shenggong who is at the height of the sky, the leader of scholars in the world, if you stomp your feet, the whole Central Plains will be shaken three times.

As for himself, since his ancestor Kong Zhufeng gave up his title, he has become a commoner. Although he has no worries about food and clothing, and lives a leisurely life without contending with the world, he is destined to have no relationship with the court.

If it is said that the Confucian family in Qufu wanted a statue of the most holy teacher and his wife, it is understandable, why should they do it by themselves?
Will they be willing to give up Duke Yansheng's title?
how is this possible……

Bei Lin seemed to see through his mind, and said: "Last year, the emperor's personal conquest led to the complete unification of Mobei, you know?"

"Such unworldly feats, the grassroots naturally know!"

"The emperor's personal conquest, the majestic army, destroyed the dead, and the Mongols retreated one after another, so that many things were not taken away. Later, Jin Yiwei discovered these..."

Belin handed over something, a few letters, which looked old.

Kong Mingbo didn't know why, so he took it and opened it to see...

However, upon seeing this, his brows were immediately frowned, and his expression became more and more tense.

"how can that be?"

Belin said: "At this time, I found it from the old lair of Tuotuobuhua in the Tatar tribe. As for the authenticity of it, you can judge for yourself."

The more Kong Mingbo watched, the more frightened he became.

These letters are the secret letters between Duke Yansheng of Qufu and the court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The contents of the letter are all talking about the same thing, basically Beiyuan asked the Kong family to support them in the Central Plains and help them regain control of the Central Plains.

However, the content of Yan Shenggong's reply was very strange.

Although he didn't agree, he didn't refuse either. He just kept perfunctory and evasive, a typical gossip about him.

This is very intriguing!
(End of this chapter)