The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 39

Chang Feng and others got out of the capital, and first joined up with [-] regiment soldiers.

According to the rules, a small family with a hundred households from the six-rank test has no right to lead a regiment of soldiers to protect him along the way.

Huai En thought of a clever way: I sent Liu Jin to the Confucian Temple to deliver the sacrificial objects, all of which are precious things, wouldn't it be reasonable to send a regiment of soldiers to guard them?

In fact, Huai En sent the two hundred regiments of soldiers to prevent the imperial concubine's party from changing their minds, and intercepted and killed Chang Feng halfway to vent their anger.

They boarded the official ship in Tongzhou, went south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and arrived in Dezhou in twelve days.

The journey was safe and sound.A group of people disembarked in Dezhou, changed horses and headed southeast to Qufu.

Since entering Tai'an territory, Chang Feng discovered a phenomenon.Every three to five miles, a sign with the word "Kong Tian" is erected in the field beside the road.

This has been the case for dozens of miles southward.

Chang Feng, who was riding on the horse, was a little strange: "I know Kong Tian, ​​it is the land of Duke Yansheng's family. But on our way, half of the land in Tai'an along the way must belong to the Kong family?"

Liu Jin explained to Chang Feng the terrifying scale of the Kong family's property.

The properties of the Confucian family are divided into three categories: "sacrifice fields" and "study fields" allotted by successive dynasties.

The land owned by the Kong family (acquired through mergers in previous dynasties).

The dowry "Fen Tian" brought by Mrs. Yan Shenggong in the past.

Among them, sacrifice fields and school fields do not need to pay a penny of taxes.

During Song Zhezong's reign, one hundred Daqing was given to Yan Shenggong Mansion; the emperor of the Jin Dynasty gave two hundred Daqing; Yuan Chengzong gave fifty Daqian; Ming Taizu gave two thousand Daqian.

Several emperors such as Ming Chengzu and Ming Xuanzong successively bestowed [-] lands for sacrifice.

In this dynasty, the total size of the Kong family's sacrifice to the fields has reached [-].

One big dump becomes three dumps, and one dump is one hundred acres.

In other words, the Confucian family’s land sacrifice reached a shocking 78 mu.

In addition to Xue Tian, ​​Zizhi Tian, ​​and Zhifen Tian, ​​the Kong family's land in Tai'an is as large as one million mu.

In Tai'an Prefecture, more than half of the land belongs to the Kong family.

Chang Feng was dumbfounded when he heard that: "The land owned by the Kong family is comparable to that of the feudal lord."

Liu Jin smiled and said: "Yes. This dynasty treats the Confucius family favorably. Duke Yan's use and reliance are all in accordance with the rules of vassal kings. It's just that there is no guard."

Fatty Xu complained from the side: "It's good for Shixiu to drop his watch! The wealth of sixty generations has been preserved."

Liu Jin's complexion changed: "My lord, when you arrive in Qufu, don't say the words 'Shixiu lowered the table', it's a big taboo!"

"Scholars who went to worship Confucius heard these four words, must they eat you alive?"

Fatty Xu nodded: "I know. I'll just talk to you two in private."

Liu Jin said again: "The Kong family is in our Daming, and their status is actually higher than that of the vassal king!"

"Even a civil official of the first grade is the disciple of Confucius. When you arrive in Qufu City, you have to dismount. When you enter the Confucius Temple, you have to kowtow. When you meet Yan Shenggong, you have to bow."

"The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were often dismissed because of crimes. The Kong family's title can be hereditary for tens of thousands of years."

Everyone moved on.Along the way, I met many scholars who went to the Confucian Temple to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

Suddenly, he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in a long robe and a square scarf lying on the side of the road.

The cloth shoes on his feet were worn out, and the toes were exposed.

Chang Feng hurriedly got off his horse and asked the young man, "What's wrong with you, my son?"

The young man replied weakly: "The late student is seriously ill."

Chang Feng asked: "Ah? What serious illness? Can't he be cured?"

The young man replied: "There is a good doctor for this disease, and the name is 'hungry'. The doctor only needs some wheat cakes and one platinum of water."

Chang Feng was amused by the young man.He quickly told Fatty Xu: "Take a skewer of pot helmets, and a water bag."

As the saying goes, a kid who is fifteen or sixteen eats me to death.This young man has an excellent appetite.

The dry food brought by the battalion of the Daming Regiment is the pot helmet.

This is a round cake made of wheat flour and salt, which can be worn with a rope.When it is eaten, it is roasted on the fire, and it is crispy, crispy and fragrant.

After eating and drinking some water, you will feel full.The compressed biscuits of the Ming Dynasty version belong to it.

The young man went "Kachi Kachi" and ate six pot helmets in a row.

A whole three catties!

A big-bellied man like Fatty Xu only eats three in one meal.

Such a good appetite made Chang Feng and others dumbfounded.

After eating the pot helmet, the young man drank half a bag of water, and his "serious illness" recovered immediately.

The young man respectfully bowed to Chang Feng: "Thank you, Mr. Wan, for your help."

Chang Feng thought this was a poor scholar who went to the Confucian Temple to participate in the sacrifice.He took out a few small pieces of broken silver from the leather pouch hanging on the saddle, about seven or eight dollars.

"Young students, there are still more than 150 miles to go to Qufu. You can take this money as money."

The young man hurriedly said: "Thank you, my lord. Wansheng is rich."

Fatty Xu said from the side: "Don't be so poor and fake. Are you rich enough to be hungry on the side of the road?"

The young man directly took out two twelve-shaped silver lockets from his rucksack, the silver lockets were white with golden dots.

"Here, isn't it?"

Chang Feng frowned: "Master, this is the golden flower and silver that the emperor bestowed on officials and nobles. Where did you get it? Did you steal it?"

The young man said: "This is what the emperor bestowed on my father!"

Chang Feng was even more surprised: "What's your name? Who is your father?"

The young man reported his family name: "Wang Shouren was born late."

"The word Bo'an."

"No. Yangming."

"My father was compiled by the Imperial Academy, Wang Hua."

Chang Feng was a little strange: "Wang Hua, why does this name sound familiar?"

Liu Jin reminded from the side: "Wang Hua, the No. 17 in the Chenghua Palace Examination in 1, the champion and the No. [-]!"

Chang Feng slapped his head: "I remembered! I was only 15 years old at the time. My father told me all day long that we should study hard, and in the future we will be like the number one scholar, Wang Hua, with Qionglin Yan sitting at the head."

Turning his head, Chang Feng said to Wang Shouren again: "You are the son of the number one scholar, disrespect and disrespect."

"However, how did the son of the number one scholar end up starving to the side of the road?"

Wang Shouren said: "I was born late in the capital and walked all the way to Qufu to worship Confucius. The dry food I bought at the inn yesterday was distributed to a few poor people halfway."

"There is no village in front of this place, and no shop in the back. I heard that you have to walk another twenty miles before you can find a place to eat. After starving for two hours, you will collapse from starvation."

Chang Feng turned pale with shock: "Walking? It's more than 1000 miles from the capital to here. Did you come here?"

Wang Shouren nodded: "Only by walking to worship Confucius can we sharpen the will of later students to learn in the future."

Fatty Xu said: "No wonder your big toes are exposed in your shoes. Feelings are worn out, oh no, sharpened."

Wang Shouren said: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed to be born late. I've been walking for more than three months, and I've worn out four pairs of shoes alone."

Chang Feng said with a smile: "I originally planned to let you get into the carriage behind us, and give you a lift."

"I'm afraid that your sincerity in worshiping Confucius will be ruined. How about this, you can take this string of pot helmets and a bag of water with you."

Chang Feng left the pot helmet and water bag to Wang Shouren, he rode on the horse, and the group continued on their way.

In his opinion, the young man just now was just a nerd with a lack of brain.

That's right, Wang Shouren at this time was indeed a nerd who studied the "Four Books" and respected Cheng Zhu's Confucianism.

How could Chang Feng think of it.This person not only changed the history of Ming Dynasty, but also changed the entire history of Chinese thought.

Even China's enemy, the Japanese chieftain Togo Heihachiro, carried a waist card all his life, and wrote a letter "I will bow my head and worship Yangming all my life".

(End of this chapter)