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When Yan Shenggong heard this, his face was full of embarrassment. He looked at Wang Chengen with a little lack of confidence. He seemed to want to say something, as if he wanted to argue again.

When Wang Chengen saw him, he immediately stood up. Although he was young, when he approached Yan Shenggong with a cold face, he was full of momentum, forcing Yan Shenggong to take several steps back involuntarily.

"Everyone in the world is the king's land, and within the four seas, everyone is the king's ministers." Wang Cheng'en shouted coldly, "Confucius Mansion, how can Duke Yan be an exception? The Ming Dynasty treated the Confucius family well, and now it is time to serve the country ! This is not to force you, but to give you the Kong family another chance! If you don’t see Yan Shenggong personally leaving for the capital in three days, our family will definitely come to visit you again! Then, don’t blame our family for being unkind Got it!"

After he finished speaking, he strode out without looking at Duke Yan again. His subordinates followed him and left. After a while, Yan Shenggong was the only one left in the hall.

After the people from Dongchang left for a while, Yan Shenggong's subordinates turned back to the lobby one after another. When they saw Yan Shenggong holding a piece of paper and standing there a little lost, they were all a little curious and asked questions one after another.

"Mr. Yansheng, I wonder why Mr. Factory came here in person?"

"Could it be the same thing as last time?"

"Mr. Yansheng, what's written on that paper?"

"..."

Duke Yan Sheng seemed very tired. He waved his hand and said a little feebly: "Get out, please get out for me and leave me alone."

Seeing him like this, a few people wanted to leave immediately, but some people seemed to be a little indignant and spoke again.

"Mr. Yansheng, could it be that Dongchang is in trouble again?"

"Shenggong Yan, if we don't announce it to the world, we won't believe it, and the scholars in the world won't make decisions for us!"

"..."

As soon as he heard these remarks, Yanshenggong suddenly became excited, came to his senses, and shouted sternly: "Get out, let me out. I just want to be quiet? Can you?"

When he got angry like this, these subordinate officials had to go out regardless of whether they volunteered or not. Duke Yansheng doesn’t want to say anything else, he just wants to be quiet, what else can you do?

After all these people went out, Yan Shenggong slumped down on his chair and looked at the paper in his hand. He also knew very well that once he went to the capital in person and reported to the court according to the contents of this piece of paper, it would most likely be implemented. In this way, half of the foundation that the Confucius Mansion has relied on for its existence for thousands of years will be dug away. There may be uncertainty about whether the Confucius Mansion can continue to maintain its prosperity and wealth in the future!

However, if we don't follow what is said on this piece of paper, the title of Yan Shenggong will definitely change hands. Not only do you and your descendants enjoy glory and wealth, but you are being stared at by Dongchang, you will not have an easy life in the future!

On the one hand, it is the inheritance of the ancestors, and on the other hand, it is personal glory and wealth. This makes Yan Shenggong particularly embarrassed!

The officials outside had been waiting for a long time, but they all knew that Yan Shenggong must have encountered something very difficult, so they all knew that Yan Shenggong must have encountered something very difficult, so they wanted to stay alone for so long!

Finally, at dusk, Duke Yan walked out of the hall. He seemed very tired, and told his subordinates: "Get ready, I will go to Beijing to meet the saint tomorrow!"

Now that he had made a decision, he did not dare to make the factory owner wait any longer, so as not to offend the factory owner, so he decided to leave for the capital tomorrow.

Not long after, in an inconspicuous mansion, a servant quickly walked in and reported to Wang Chengen who was sitting there leisurely drinking tea: "Mr. Factory, Duke Yan has announced that he will come to Beijing to meet the saint tomorrow!"

When Wang Chengen heard this, he stopped holding the tea cup for a moment, and then sneered: "He knows the current affairs!"

After he finished speaking, he drank all the tea in one gulp, put the tea cup back on the table, sat up straight, and immediately ordered: "Spread the news, at least the scholars along the way will know that Yan Shenggong is going to Beijing to meet the saint!"

After his subordinates took the order and left, Wang Chengen stopped drinking tea and sat on a chair with his eyes closed to rest. In fact, he entered the chat group to report the situation to Emperor Chongzhen.

Despite his confident appearance in front of his men, he was still young after all. After reporting to Emperor Chongzhen, he reminded him a little worriedly: "Your Majesty, what will happen if he acts cunning?"

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he didn't care. He just sneered and replied: "It doesn't matter. His opposition to scientific and technological knowledge is something that everyone thinks is normal. I don't lack him to oppose it. But if he follows the instructions I told him, If you come out, the world will be shocked!"

"Your Majesty is wise, I understand!" Wang Chengen felt relieved after hearing this. He was afraid that Yan Shenggong would suddenly change his mind at the last moment. This situation made it difficult for him to guard against it, but actually there was no way to guard against it. Therefore, I am worried that if the emperor blames me later, I will suffer the consequences of being dumb.

But now that the emperor has answered, even if Yan Shenggong eventually changes his mind, he will not be blamed. In this way, he is naturally relieved.

Wang Chengen didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen had another reason that he didn't say. The Kong family is accustomed to enjoying happiness in daily life. If you want him to feel that he will never have such a good life again, there will be few people who can accept this change in life. If the Kong family had the backbone to do this, they would not have enjoyed a thousand years of wealth.

In other words, although the Kong family will last longer than any other dynasty, this is the wealth that can only be obtained by having the courage to surrender under the power of the emperor! With Emperor Chongzhen's current high prestige, it doesn't take much effort to suppress the Kong family. Not to mention, the momentum of scientific and technological knowledge has now reached a certain level, and Yan Shenggong is not just allowed to speak out out of thin air.

Therefore, under the instruction of Emperor Chongzhen and the propaganda of the factory guards, the news that Duke Yan Sheng was going to Beijing to meet the saint spread among the scholars as quickly as possible.

"Have you heard that Lord Yan is coming to the capital? He should have a notebook to report!"

"This must be here to spread rumors, right? Duke Yan Sheng has come out, let's see how the court gives an explanation!"

"I heard that Duke Yan Sheng had previously promised to support those who were restoring the society and write this memorial. Unexpectedly, now that the restoration of society has ceased, Duke Yan has not given up!"

"How can Fushe not cease its activities? Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, was exiled, Hou Fangyu, one of the four great princes, was banned from home, and Fang Yizhi has now turned to study science and technology. Who cares about this academic dispute? "

"..."

In addition to these people's voices, there are also some people who remember the rumors from years ago.

"It doesn't mean that Yan Shenggong also agrees that scientific and technological knowledge is knowledge that benefits the country and the people. Why is he going to Beijing to meet the saints in the blink of an eye? This... why are you going to Beijing?"

"Clarify the rumors? Yes, that must be the case. The Tao of Confucius and Mencius is the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty! How could Duke Yan give up on this great cause!"

"Yes, it must have been a rumor before. Now that Yan Shenggong knows about it, he must be angry and go to Beijing to demand an explanation!"

"..."

A considerable number of scholars think so. Among them, there are many scholars, especially those who are older, mostly scholars, and the public sentiment is passionate. In the towns that Yan Shenggong passed along the way, they all shouted that they wanted to go to Beijing with Yan Shenggong to ask for an explanation.

They are scholars who have devoted half their lives to the Four Books and Five Classics. They were already feeling a little suffocated when they saw scientific and technological knowledge becoming more and more popular. When I heard that the contents of the imperial examination might have to be changed, I was completely panicked. Now that Yan Shenggong came out to uphold justice, these people naturally jumped out to support him.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty solved the border troubles in the north. Starting last year, the imperial court ordered the streamlined armies of various local guards to conduct bandit suppression training, and the whole world became much more peaceful. In addition, the standard of living has improved a lot in the past two years without realizing it. After talking about it, many old scholars actually had to follow Yan Shenggong's car and go to Beijing at their own expense.

In this way, the matter of Yanshenggong coming to Beijing to meet the saint spread even more widely, and became the biggest topic after the beginning of the eighth year of Chongzhen. It even overshadowed various news from various vassal states.

But one day, what was strange was that Yan Shenggong was on his way in the morning and evening, hiding in the car or at the inn, and did not show up at ordinary times.

Some people will be confused about this situation, but most people understand. Duke Yansheng only came to Beijing to ask for an explanation, not to commit rebellion. When he came out to meet everyone, the crowd was in a heated mood. If something happened, it would probably not be something Yan Shenggong wanted to see.

Just like that, Yan Shenggong's car drove from Shandong to the capital. Behind it, more and more sour scholars followed. Good guy, by the time they reached Shuntian Prefecture, almost every good inn in every place would be full. This made The innkeepers and proprietors along the way were all looking forward to it, and the prices went up before anyone arrived. Wait for a group of fat sheep to arrive and make a fortune. As a result, some sour scholars saw that they were about to reach the capital, but found that the money was not enough, so it was a bit tragic.

Of course, these are just small details, and not many people will pay attention to these people who don’t have enough money.

No matter how long Yan Shenggong walked, he finally arrived in the capital on this day.

The model and spiritual pillar of scholars all over the world arrived in the capital. Emperor Chongzhen heard the news and specially sent Sun Yuanhua, the Minister of Rites, to greet him. In addition to the officials from the imperial court, there were also scholars who were in the capital, or who had arrived in the capital beforehand, and rushed to the city gate to greet him. As for those scholars who supported scientific and technological knowledge, including those craftsmen, there were also many good people who rushed over to watch the excitement.

Suddenly, there was a sea of ​​people outside the capital city gate. The restaurant near the city gate was even more packed. Of course, at this moment, the topic among the diners in the restaurant here is all about Duke Yan's visit to Beijing.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen did not give up the excitement. He left the palace incognito and acted as an audience in the elegant room of the restaurant.

Nowadays, he is quite low-key. But there was nothing he could do about it. Who allowed him to show his face in front of the people of the capital? Moreover, she has done a lot of traveling out of the palace incognito. Several times before, she was recognized by the people while walking on the street. Suddenly, the street was full of people kneeling, making it impossible for him to do anything but go back to the palace.

For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen once said harshly in private: "Wait until I turn around and move the capital to a new capital!"

As for whether this was a joke or not, not even the few chamberlains and factory guards who heard the words could guess.

Now this time, Emperor Chongzhen stayed in the elegant room of this restaurant in a very low-key manner. Those who didn't know it thought that the emperor liked to join in the fun. But if you really think so, it would really be an injustice to him. If possible, he would rather play hide and seek with his beloved concubines in the imperial garden than join in the fun. The reason why he came out was for no other reason than that the achievement value from buying out the photo shoot was not enough. With so many opportunities, he had to come out to harvest a wave of achievement value in order not to lose money!

No, Emperor Chongzhen was just sitting in the elegant room of the restaurant when he heard the system continuously sounding reminders to obtain achievement points. He chose this location well, near the middle of the crowd welcoming Yan Shenggong.

Emperor Chongzhen had calculated in advance that when he harvested achievement points in the school field, the scope would be quite large. The place where we are sitting now is actually as big as the school grounds in terms of radius.

No, when two groups of people who support Confucianism and those who support science get together, they will inevitably quarrel. They will say that science was created by the emperor, and those who support science continue to contribute to the achievement value.

When the achievement points were harvested with a clanging sound, Yan Shenggong also arrived. Sun Yuanhua, the Minister of Rites, who was waiting, immediately stepped forward to greet him. It wasn't until this moment that everyone saw Yan Shenggong appear.

However, Yan Shenggong looked a little haggard, while Sun Yuanhua looked high-spirited, which was a sharp contrast. Suddenly, someone reminded him, and it spread throughout the crowd: Yan Shenggong represents Confucianism, while Sun Yuanhua is a middle figure in science. What is the mystery behind the meeting between these two people?

No matter what others think, in short, Sun Yuanhua, as the Minister of Rites, still welcomed Duke Yan Shenggong according to the etiquette system, and there was no cynicism, tit-for-tat, and other nonsense.

Of course, there are still similar rumors, but most of them are made up by those who are watching. Under their suspicion, whether it was Yan Shenggong or the Minister of Rites, their polite tone or eyes, they all hid many secrets. Many people even went back and said that the dispute between Confucianism, Taoism and science had already begun under this city gate.

One thing is actually true. If there were not soldiers from the Five Cities Army and Horses Division to maintain order, the two big shots might not have started fighting, but the onlookers would have started fighting first.

Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace a little distressed when the harvest was completed. The achievement value was still far short of that! It seems that I will have to leave Beijing in a few days!

With this in mind, he issued an order to summon Yan Shenggong to the court early the next day without delay, as a sign of respect.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on tomorrow's morning. Many scholars didn't even plan to go to bed, and were preparing to go to Fengtianmen Square early in the morning to wait for news.

They were all very concerned about it. How would the emperor respond when Duke Yansheng reported to the court?

It’s a shame that today is Friday, otherwise tomorrow’s update would be a problem!