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Confucian scholars all over the city said that Kong Yanzhi came to Nanjing to save the emperor's face, but Kong Yanzhi knew in his heart that he was here to plead guilty.If he had really given the emperor face, he would have been waiting in Qufu for the imperial decree to come to his door.

Morning the next day.

All the officials were eagerly looking forward to seeing what the current Yan Shenggong looked like, but Zhu Youjian put his feet on the jade table with the soles of his feet facing outwards, and picked his teeth with silver needles.

"My minister Kong Yanzhi sees the emperor!" Kong Yanzhi bit the bullet and kowtowed to Zhu Youjian on his knees.Except for Haug that time, he seldom kneeled down.

"Bah!" Zhu Youjian vomited and continued to pick his teeth, ignoring Kong Yanzhi at all.

"My minister Kong Yanzhi kowtowed to His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Kong Yanzhi continued to shout.

"Wang Chengen, call a barber up." Zhu Youjian said loudly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen immediately turned around and went to the apse. He hated Zhu Cihong's matter to death, and the barber had already prepared it.

Wang Chengen led the barber to Kong Yanzhi's side after a few strokes. Wang Chengen said coldly, "Master Kong, please shave your head?"

As soon as Wang Chengen's words came out, all the officials in the hall understood that Kong Yan was worthless as Duke Yan Sheng, and he was completely despised by the emperor.However, Yan Shenggong can also be continued by another person from the Kong family, at least the officials think so.

Kong Yanzhi's face was ashen, he didn't dare to take off the hat on his head, because although the braids were gone, the hair on the front of his head didn't grow back, how to shave his head?

"Plop." Kong Yanzhi knelt on the ground and said on the spot: "The villain is guilty, please the emperor punish the villain, but there are people in the Confucius family who can choose another worthy person to inherit the seat of Duke Yansheng..."

"It's quite a bachelor, but unfortunately, I have forgotten what Yan Sheng Gong has been conferred. Dear dear friends, I would like to ask you today, how many saints have there been since ancient times, can you tell them together!"

The emperor has spoken, so of course someone capable will come to popularize science for everyone.Starting from the myth of Pangu creating the world, I counted for half an hour, but I didn't finish the count.Not even Confucius.

"There are so many saints, I should confer the title of Duke Yan on their descendants!"

Some people in the hall have already snickered, don't think that everyone really wants to see the Kong family.There are many people who are not used to it.

The reason why Yan Shenggong is rare is because there is only one. If the streets are full of Yan Shenggong, then it is rare.Moreover, Yan Shenggong was only conferred in the Song Dynasty, and it has not been hundreds of years.

Of course, there are still many people in the court who speak for the Kong family, including Huang Daozhou, and I still hope that Zhu Youjian will look at Kong Shengren's face and not pursue the fault of Kong Yanzhi alone.

Zhu Youjian didn't do too much, after all, this is the Ming Dynasty Hall.

"All the loves are right. I think there is one truth. That is, Confucius is a Kong saint, but there is no need for Yan Shenggong. When they Kong family produces a new saint, it will be worthy of the name. When the time comes, I will personally title the new saint.

As for the portrait of Confucius, I think it can be hung on the wall of the school's portraits of celebrities of all dynasties, so that all those who are teachers can admire.It's okay to have a separate temple, let the Kong family worship their ancestors by themselves.Retreat! "

"Boom..." There was an explosion in the hall.This thing was obviously too unexpected.

After the morning court, the whole city of Nanjing exploded. As before, countless Confucian scholars began to gather again, ready to start making trouble.But this time Zhu Youjian came prepared.

"Your Majesty, Confucian scholars are coming from the Temple of Confucius to Zhengyangmen, carrying the plaques of Sage Confucius!"

On the tower of Zhengyangmen, Zhu Youjian was sitting on a chair knocking melon seeds, ready to watch the fun.Wang Chengen looked at it while explaining.

"Oh? Have the other teams set off yet?" Zhu Youjian said slowly, throwing away a melon seed.

"Everyone has set off. When everyone heard that the emperor wanted to identify the seat of the saint in public, they all put in all their strength to prepare for a big fight. The old slave heard that even the Temple of the Earth in the south of the city was emptied."

"Pfft...hahaha!" Wang Chengen's words made Zhu Youjian faint from laughter.

The liveliness below the city tower officially began, and the Confucian scholars walked over holding the big tablet of Confucius.However, before they reached the Zhengyang Gate, a large group of Taoist priests took up half of the street carrying statues of the Jade Emperor, Yuan Tianzun, Zhenwu Emperor and so on.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way. Wu Sheng is here!" A thick soldier man pushed the Confucian scholar arrogantly, and behind him were eight strong men carrying the statue of Guan Gong's sword, swaying and bumping into him .

Maybe it was because everyone thought the scene was not lively enough, and the sound of another large group of monks chanting sutras floated over.

As far as the number of saints on the land of the Central Plains is concerned, it is unmatched by any country on earth in this era.

oh!No, except India.

The Confucian scholars were completely dumbfounded. Who dares to run on others at this time? The sage Confucius is a mythical image.But which of the people present is not a great god? Who will have good fruit if offended? Even the Lord of Earth in the Southern Suburb Temple, you dare not offend.

And, who gets to line them up, who?

Zhu Youjian suddenly felt that this farce where all the saints were on the same stage was meaningless.

"Let's go! What should you do? The portrait of Confucius has been hung on the wall, how do you look? Do you still expect to rely on your ancestors thousands of years ago to make a living?"

Huang Daozhou couldn't stand it anymore, so he went straight to Kong Yanzhi, and made the matter clear.

"Would it be good for Kong Shengren's image if the commotion continues like this?" Qian Qianyi also joined in. Although he has been dismissed, he will still participate in this excitement.

Kong Yanzhi also understands that the emperor has the reason for this matter, at least it is not the time for them to talk about this matter now, and they have clearly understood the emperor's way.To put it bluntly, the emperor longs for the Kong family to stand out, so that they can find opportunities to suppress their worth.

Kong Yanzhi left, unwilling to leave.But there was nothing he could do, and he was punished together with the Southern Sect of the Confucian Mansion.But Zhu Youjian still retained his respect for Confucius himself.

In any case, Confucius has no faults, he is still a great educator and thinker in China.

The so-called sin is not as good as the family, and the credit should not benefit the family. This is equality.Unfortunately, it's hard to see.

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Chapter 426: The bottleneck of the technology tree

When Kong Yan was about to leave, Wu Sangui sent someone to Nanjing, as if it had been discussed.

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui sent someone here." Li Yan is very busy now, with a lot of work on the reorganization of the army, and he is busy reuniting with his wife and children. Apart from going to court, he seldom meets Zhu Youjian in private.

This time was an exception, it was rare for Li Yan to make a trip to Jiangjun Mountain.Zhu Youjian still lives in Jiangjunshan as always, and he is still waiting for the progress of some projects and the dissemination of knowledge for later generations.

"He sent someone to find you directly?" Zhu Youjian wondered, what kind of medicine is sold in this Wu Sangui gourd.

"The Ministry of War that I went directly to was a subordinate of Wu, the commander-in-chief of the Daming Shanhaiguan. He also brazenly called the men in the Ministry of War brothers, Shangguan." Li Yan said.

"Oh! It turned out to be a joke." Zhu Youjian laughed, this Wu Sangui is really a character, and this kind of face can be picked up like this.

"People are quite funny, but the things presented are directly for you, the emperor." After Li Yan finished speaking, he handed over a letter.

Wu Sangui is a very ruthless person. In the letter, he directly blackmailed Zhu Youjian, demanding to return to the Ming order, but he demanded autonomy in the Northwest, and the imperial court could not go beyond Tongguan.

In addition, Wu Sangui also asked Zhu Youjian for money, food, ordnance, and shamelessly asked for a steam engine.It seems that Wu Sangui already knew that Daming had a steam engine.

But this is not unusual, Wu Sangui naturally wants to produce nitrocellulose technology, and the centrifuge is inseparable from the steam engine.

"All the conditions in front of this thing are false, only the steam engine is real." Zhu Youjian glanced at it hastily, and immediately understood what Wu Sangui was thinking.

"Then, will the emperor give it?" Li Yan asked.

"Here, not only to give, but also to give him the latest, most responsible one." Zhu Youjian spread his hands and said.

"Ah! Why?" Li Yan was puzzled.

"The most basic one is the same as the latest one. Give him the most basic one and he can imitate it quickly. Give him the latest one, it will definitely be enough for him to work for several years.