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Zhao Yuan praised,
"Officials at all levels in Shandong, as well as scholars from the common people,"
Are there any objections to this?
Zhang Shuye asked in bewilderment, "What objections could officials and scholars possibly have to the imperial decrees?"
Zhao Yuan suddenly realized,
It turns out that the father and son were overthinking things.
Before Confucianism was thoroughly dogmatic,
Scholars did not yet have such boundless worship of the Confucian family.
This situation was most evident during the reign of King Cheoljong.
They wouldn't even give him the official positions of registrar or county constable.
Go and honestly offer sacrifices to Confucius.
Of course, this also proves that the Confucius family wasn't very disciplined.
Their control over Xianyuan County,
It had become so serious that it alarmed the imperial court.
Zhao Yuan then asked, "What is Confucius's current title?"
Zhang Shuye replied, "The most sage and virtuous king."
Zhao Yuan asked again, "What is the title of the Zhou emperor?"
Zhang Shuye said, "King Zhou."
Zhao Yuan then asked, "Was Confucius a subject of Zhou?"
“Indeed,” Zhang Shuye said.
Zhao Yuan sighed, "I hereby bestow upon Confucius the title of King Wenxuan."
"To make the ruler and his subjects sit on equal footing,"
"This truly implicates Confucius in disloyalty!"
"I wish to restore Confucius's innocence,"
"Would it be acceptable to strip him of his royal title?"
Zhang Shuye was taken aback, then praised, "That's exactly right."
Emperor Zhenzong of Song performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.
They planned to bestow an imperial title upon Confucius.
The ministers strongly opposed it at the time.
The reason is that the Zhou emperor was merely the king of Zhou.
Confucius's claim to be emperor was far too presumptuous.
Zhao Yuan then asked, "Is there a statue of Confucius in the Confucius Temple in Xianyuan?"
Zhang Shuye replied, "There are no statues, but there are portraits carved on wooden boards."
"According to the Kong family, this portrait has been carved for over a hundred years,"
"Copied from a painting of a sword by Wu Daozi of the Tang Dynasty."
"Copied from a Tang Dynasty portrait,"
"How do you know that's Confucius's true appearance?"
Zhao Yuan said,
"Scholars throughout the land worship Confucius,"
"Sculptures or portraits should absolutely not be enshrined in the Temple of Confucius."
"Who knows who that painting is actually of?"
"From now on, only the spirit tablet of Confucius may be enshrined in the Confucius Temple."
"As it should be."
Zhang Shuye could find no reason to refute this.
"You are the Provincial Governor of Shandong,"
"Let's report this matter to the imperial court,"
Zhao Yuan said,
"The most holy and sage King Wenxuan shall henceforth be called the most holy and sage teacher."
"The Duke Yansheng will henceforth be renamed the Duke Fengsheng."
"They are only responsible for performing sacrifices and should not be given any other official positions."
“Brother Linghu, you should also sign your name on the memorial.”
"Yes!"
Zhang Shuye and Linghu Xu responded in unison.
Then, Zhang Shuye said:
"If Confucius were to relinquish the title of king, then the titles of kings of two other men should also be relinquished."
Zhao Yuan asked, "Which two?"
Zhang Shuye replied, "One is Jiang Taigong from the Temple of Martial Arts."
"One of them is Wang Linchuan (Wang Anshi) in the Confucian Temple."
"Confucius no longer holds the title of king,"
"But both of them have titles of kings,"
"This is truly something that should not have happened."
Zhao Yuan pondered carefully and said, "These two should be demoted to dukes."
"Wang Linchuan's ranking in the Confucian Temple,"
"It should be moved back a bit more."
"Write all of these into the memorial,"
"Don't be afraid of offending anyone."
In fact, regarding matters of sacrifice,
The father and son planned to destroy the Jin dynasty first.
Because the Northern Song emperors lavishly bestowed titles upon deities...
There are a whole bunch of random, legally recognized deities across the country.
There are a dozen or so sea gods alone.
Merchants and fishermen often repeated the sacrificial rites.
I'm afraid of accidentally offending someone.
How exactly should it be done?
Zhu Yuanzhang provided an example.
It involves bestowing titles upon some deities.
All other deities were abolished.
Of course, what future emperors will do...
Zhao Yuan was beyond his control.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order
Confucius is only permitted to be worshipped in Qufu.
As a result, only a few decades later,
Confucius temples were built all over the country.
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Regardless of any ancestral laws.
Zhao Yuan then said, "Submit another memorial to the court."
"Please change Xianyuan County back to Qufu County."
"Yes!"
Zhang Shuye and Linghu Xu responded again.
This terrible name was changed by Emperor Zhenzong of Song when he performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.
He believed that place was the hometown of the Yellow Emperor.
Therefore, it was renamed "Xianyuan".
They even forcibly relocated the people of Qufu County and its surrounding areas.
They migrated en masse to Shouqiu, the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor.
It's a waste of resources and manpower, and has absolutely no practical value.
The fleet arrived at Jinan,
After entering through the water gate
Zhao Yuan went straight to the hotel to check in.
Officials at all levels were ordered to disperse.
Just do what you're supposed to do.
Only Duke Yansheng Kong Duanyou was summoned.
Kong Duanyou was taken to the hotel by the emperor's guards.
I felt a little uneasy.
Because the situation was just too bizarre.
They thought that the Kong family had offended the new Ming Dynasty.
Before the division of the Kong family into North and South,
The Confucius family in Qufu still had basic principles.
When the new Ming Dynasty was established,
Kong Duanyou did not present his memorial immediately.
Instead, they were still observing the small court in the southeast.
Until last year,
Li Bao captured Hangzhou.
Kong Duanyou formally presented a memorial acknowledging his submission.
However, the Ming Dynasty court has never given any response.
He was the Duke Yansheng,
It has not yet been recognized by the new dynasty.
Even Confucius dared not offer sacrifices this year.
Incidentally, the Confucius Temple in Qufu during the Northern Song Dynasty...