It was another spring benefit, Ye Hua and Wang Pu went to Qufu to do a job.

This is the third year that Guo Wei ascended the throne. In more than half a year, Ye Hua was 16 years old. In the countryside, when a 16-year-old boy was not married, his parents at home were very anxious and went everywhere to ask a matchmaker to quickly say that he would have a wife. If he could not find a wife after he was 20 years old, he would have to find someone who was not good at thinking, who was disabled or widowed, and the whole family could not raise his head.

Wang Pu decided to advise Guo Wei, asking for punishment for families who delayed marriage.

A man over 16 years old did not get married, and his family handed over 1 stone of rice, but the girl did not get married, and a piece of cloth was fined!

Wang Pu thinks this method is very good and can make the population grow rapidly.

With people, there are taxes, and there are soldiers...

"I absolutely support it." Ye Hua smiled and said, "But personally, I would rather hand over a few stones of rice first!"

Wang Pu's face was very long and he said unhappily: "Zhou Junghou, you are the hero in the hearts of many people. You should marry more, have more children, have more blessings, and give birth to your Ye family."

Ye Hua disagreed, "Mr. Wang, if you really want to increase the population, you shouldn't encourage me to marry more. You should hope that the fewer I marry, the better. It's better to marry only one!"

"How could it be?" Wang Pu said with a straight face: "You marry more and you can have more and more!"

"What about others? Everyone thinks so?" Ye Hua said: "There are similar men and women in the world. Some people marry more, so naturally some people can't marry wives. The family is full of descendants, but there are many bachelors. This is called increasing the population or reducing the population? You said?"

"I!"

Wang Pu was speechless when asked. He thought about it carefully and it seemed that this was true. Why didn’t he think about it? A man who married a few wives and concubines, even if he had more children, was not as good as a monogamy. Several families had more children... Therefore, it is necessary to encourage the birth of a population, and the robbery should be restricted, maids and slaves should be restricted, and the man and woman should try to make a couple together. This is the only way to do it!

"Champion Hou really has a good understanding, and I have received the teachings."

Ye Hua changed the subject, "Wang Xianggong, this is the reason in the world. For example, to increase the population, it should be to restrict the taking of concubines rather than encourage them. To promote Confucianism, it should be to restrain scholars, rather than to devote the country to support scholars. It should not be to pay homage to a tomb and pay homage to people who have been tens of generations later. It should not be to give so many rewards and so great privileges to people who have been there! You are doing this to discredit Confucianism!"

Wang Pu was easily accepting about population, but when it comes to the affairs of the Kong family, although the logic is the same, Wang Pu just blew his beard and stared at him.

"Isn't it right for the champion to respect scholars and sages?"

"Mr. Wang!" Ye Hua also raised his voice, "What is a scholar? A scholar dies for his confidant! He sacrifices his life for righteousness and learns well. He wants benefits from the court. Before giving preferential treatment, he first pats his chest and asks himself if he is a scholar's standard? Is it worthy of being a qualified scholar!"

"Confucius had said a long time ago that he did not speak the strange power and was in chaos. He died for more than a thousand years and learned his principles and ideas. What's the use of running to worship the grave? If Confucius had a power, it would go against his own opinion. If it didn't work, what's the use of worshiping?"

Ye Hua even spoke the "Confucius paradox". Wang Pu's neck was as thick as his head, and he couldn't find any refutation.

Ye Hua did not give up and continued, "Confucius said that the benevolence of a gentleman was killed for five generations. The Kong family has been passed down to this point, and it has been almost 50 years. You are still obsessed with it and are fighting for preferential treatment for the descendants of the Confucius family. I ask you, is that Kong Renyu real or fake? Didn't it mean that Kong Mo has killed all the descendants of the Confucius family? How did Kong Renyu come out and stand the scrutiny? He really has Confucius' bloodline on him? Even if he has bloodline, what can he do?"

"The descendants of the Kong family rely on their power to bully others and exploit the people. Their doing evil things will only smear Confucius on the face and shame the saints. Do you believe it or not? If Confucius is really alive, he should first use family law and deal with his descendants! If he can't do it, he will not be worthy of being a teacher of all ages, and he will not be worthy of the saints' predecessors..."

Ye Hua was like a cannon, which made Wang Pu dumbfounded.

After a long time, Wang Pu said, "That, the beauty of a gentleman was killed for five generations. It was Mencius's words, not Confucius said!"

"It's time! You're still talking about this!" Ye Hua shouted in anger, "Since Mencius said everything, do you think he would go against Confucius's words? In short, if you keep trying and only know how to protect the Master, your reputation will be ruined by you!"

From Chuzhou to Qufu, along the way, Ye Hua and Wang Pu would argue a lot whenever they talked about the Kong family. At first, Wang Pu could argue a few words, but the more they went, the more they kept silent.

Many times, just Ye Hua complains wildly, and Wang Pu just listens silently.

Less than 20 miles away from Qufu, Wang Pu narrowed his eyes and looked at the gray area in the distance, sighing, his heart was like a misty weather.

"Champion Hou, if the Kong family really does evil, I will not protect you. They will shame the saint, and I will deal with it decisively!"

Hearing Wang Pu’s statement, Ye Hua was stunned for a moment.

After all, it was not an era when Confucian Neo-Confucianism unified the country. People respected Confucius, but they were not as hard to touch or say.

In fact, there are many people in Shilin who do not believe in the Han Confucian style, and their opinions are still very different, but they are not in a climate.

Ye Hua became more and more determined to be ahead of everyone and fundamentally cut off the possibility of Neo-Confucianism!

Establishing a dynasty may not be able to escape the rise and fall of three hundred years, but a mature theory can lead a thousand years. This is a field worth investing in, and it will definitely not be able to do it with just one person.

After returning to Beijing, see if we can gather a group of real scholars and do this project well and benefit a thousand years!

Ye Hua was thinking, but found that there was a middle-aged man standing on the road ahead, holding his head with a donkey standing with his hands hanging down.

When he saw the imperial envoy brigade, he took a few steps, but did not look up, but just bowed and said, "Chief of Qufu, Kong Renyu, welcome the imperial envoy!"

Wang Pu looked at the lonely Kong Renyu, then looked at his worn-out and discolored official uniform, and was stunned.

"Chief Kong, why are you the only one? There is no one else in the county government?"

Kong Renyu said: "I reported to the imperial envoy that the county magistrate suddenly died of illness a month ago. There was only one official in the county government office, and some servants and servants. Now that spring farming is about to be imminent, every household is busy. The official is afraid of delaying the farming and sericulture, so he asked them to go home to farm the fields. If the imperial envoy blames him, the official is willing to take responsibility!"

Hearing Kong Renyu's words surprised Wang Pu. Although Wang Pu did not believe that the Kong family would do whatever he wanted, the descendants of the Confucius family in all dynasties were indeed a local domineering, and Wang Pu did not know at all.

So along the way, he had been convinced by Ye Hua for most of the time. But seeing Kong Renyu surprised him again and couldn't help looking at Ye Hua.

Ye Hua looked at Kong Renyu carefully. He had only one idea now, he was a fake!

"Master Kong, since everyone in the yamen is going to plow the fields, why don't you? Just take a look at it at your own pace, no one is needed to accompany you."

When Kong Renyu heard this, he actually let out a long sigh and showed a happy smile.

"The imperial envoy is so kind, so thankful. The imperial envoy is still thinking about going to plow the fields at night..." Kong Renyu felt relieved and really wanted to lead the donkey away. He turned halfway but turned back. He said embarrassedly: "The imperial envoy is here, so I'd better go to the yamen to rest first. The imperial envoy is not anxious, no hurry."

He said he was not in a hurry, but he walked much faster than Ye Hua and Wang Pu, so he rushed to Qufu County Government.

The yamen was ragged and there was no decent furniture. Even the drums outside were broken.

Kong Renyu invited them to the second hall. He went to boil water and tea by himself, which made him smoky and covered in gray face. After finally boiling the water, Kong Renyu said embarrassedly: "I have let the imperial envoy wait for a long time. The firewood is damp, so it is not easy to burn!"

He took the coarse porcelain bowl and poured water for Ye Hua and Wang Pu.

Ye Hua noticed Kong Renyu's hands, with rough skin and calluses, and he often worked, not fake. Ye Hua's question marks were getting more and more.

"Chief Kong, my salary in Dazhou is not very large, it can be quite large. Why are you so embarrassed? Could it be that you are acting?"

Kong Renyu smiled honestly and did not care about Ye Hua's directness, but sighed a long time ago.

"Xiaguan suffered misfortune when he was young. Kong Mo, a slave of the Kong family, colluded with bandits to kill countless descendants of the Kong family, and his father also died. Xiaguan was able to survive and was raised by his uncle's family. To be honest, Xiaguan grew up with food from a hundred families and clothes in a hundred families. Emperor Mingzong was polite and killed Kong Mo, and let Xiaguan be the chief clerk of Qufu and be responsible for sacrificing his ancestors. Xiaguan gave all his salary to his uncle's family, gave them to those poor students, let them read and read, and serve the court."

Kong Renyu raised his head and said proudly: "The officials have hands and feet, and their families still have land. They cultivate and harvest every year, eat the food they grow, and feel at ease! They are grateful to their gratitude, and the officials cannot shame their ancestors and cannot lose the face of the Kong family!"

He said for a while, and seeing that it was near noon, Kong Renyu felt embarrassed and said, "Two imperial envoys, the yamen are simple, so the officials go and buy some cooked vegetables for them, and welcome them to the imperial envoy."

As he said that, he turned around under the table, took out a jar, took out a string of money from it, bit his back teeth and counted 200 words, and carefully put the rest back, fearing that he would be stolen.

Ye Hua couldn't bear it and hurriedly said, "Master Kong, we all bring food, you don't have to worry, you'd better go to plow the fields, which will delay the harvest of the year of farming.

Kong Renyu was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and left. He went to the back of the yamen, changed out of his official uniform, dressed in a short slap, and really went to work in the fields...

He left, leaving only Wang Pu and Ye Hua.

Wang Pu was stunned for a while, and looked at his clothes and a pair of white and tender hands, and suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Oh, if all the officials in the world could be like Kong Renyu, the rule of the three generations would not be far away!"

After he sighed, he questioned Ye Hua, "Champion Hou, what else do you have to say?"
Chapter completed!