Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

The so-called "two Confucius" certainly does not refer to Confucius and Kong Xilu.

Although Kong Xilu was very strong and had the strongest Confucian attainments in the world, frankly speaking, looking at the history of China for thousands of years, he was not worthy.

"Two Confucius" refers to the dispute between ancient and modern texts of Confucian classics, that is, the dispute between "Zhou Li" and "King System". It is Confucius's different views on classics, etiquette, and systems at different stages of his life. understand.

Jiang Xinghuo said slowly: "From Zhou is the study of Confucius in his youth, and revolution is the meaning of Confucius in his later years. In this way, it is just like a bamboo, split in two, the origin is clear."

"Confucius was not in power and could not implement his government, so he relied on the history of Lu to form the Spring and Autumn Annals, establishing the laws of King Su for future generations."

Jiang Xinghuo first determined the personality of "Spring and Autumn". Well, in fact, even if it is truer, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Xinghuo's words. Books are written by people. When Confucius wrote the book, he naturally added his own thoughts to it. in.

Kong Xilu seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said: "So we, the later Confucians, see that the "King System" is inconsistent with the "Zhou Rites", and we don't know that this is the method of the Su King?"

"Yes, that's exactly it."

The conversation between the two is simple, but it contains a lot of information. If you don't have a basic understanding of the ideological system of Pre-Qin Confucianism, it will be difficult to understand what Jiang Xinghuo and Kong Xilu are talking about.

There is a key word here called "Su Wang".

The word "Su Wang" comes from the "Book of Han: Biography of Dong Zhongshu", "Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn", the king is first and everything is connected, see the writing of Su Wang", the "Su" here means empty, empty, refers to the name but no reality. It may be true or not. In the era of vigorous development of Confucian classics in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Chong said in "Lunheng·Dingxian" that "Confucius was not a king, and his career as a king lies in the Spring and Autumn Annals." This means that although Confucius was not a king, he did the king's business. , that is, he wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals. From then on, Confucianism specifically referred to Confucius as King Su.

But in the era before Confucius, the word "Su Wang" mostly meant the emperors of ancient times.

The reason why Dong Zhongshu wanted to praise Confucius so much was because he wanted to carry out the ancient reform.

Isn't this a coincidence? Jiang Xinghuo wanted to do the same.

It doesn't matter if the ideological resistance to reform is strong, our predecessors have already found a way out.

As long as the flag is correct, some enemies can also become friends.

As we all know, Dong Zhongshu is the successor of "Gongyang Studies". Well, here is another popular science. Whether it is Gongyang, Zuo Shi, or Gu Liang, they all annotated the book "Spring and Autumn", which is equivalent to Zhu Xi's annotations on the Four Books. The meaning is the same, and the purpose is to use one's own academic understanding to control the right to speak, similar to the Pope's interpretation of the Bible. The reason is that the book "Spring and Autumn" is very concisely written, commonly known as "Mistakes and Meanings". If there are no annotations, ordinary people will After reading through it, I was basically in a state of confusion where I couldn’t quite understand it. Therefore, if I have the right to interpret the most important book, "Spring and Autumn", I actually have the right to speak of Confucian classics.

Dong Zhongshu wanted to make the Gongyangxue version of the Chunqiu Annotation the official version.

"So, the Imperial Master wants to do what Dong Zhongshu did? No, he wants to do it even better than Dong Zhongshu."

Young Cao Duan also came to his senses at this time.

The essence of Dong Zhongshu's transformation through ancient times is actually to rely on the ideological authority of Su Wang Confucius. In fact, in the Han Dynasty when worshiping the ancients was prevalent, it was really necessary to introduce an ancient authoritative figure to endorse his own doctrines, so Dong Zhongshu chose Confucius. Dong Zhongshu Taking the sentence from the 14th year of Aigong's reign in the "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Zhuan" as the ideological program, "To bring order to troubled times and oppose all righteousness, nothing can be closer to the Spring and Autumn Annals", he pioneered the theory of new kings and restructuring, and declared that the "Spring and Autumn Annals" were created in response to nature. In the matter of the king, Dong Zhongshu carried out political activities and realized his political ideals under the banner of Confucius and "Spring and Autumn".

And now the head of the Nankong family is here, the heir to all the good virtues in the world, the walking spokesperson of Confucius. If Jiang Xinghuo doesn't make good use of him, he will be abandoning the near and chasing the far away.

Jiang Xinghuo coughed lightly and then said: "Dong Zhongshu relied on ancient times to reform the system, so why not Confucius? When you look at "The System of Kings", is it closer to Zhou Rites or closer to "Spring and Autumn"?"

It goes without saying that Zhou Li is a thing, everyone knows it, even the old mummy understands it.

The "King System" is a very interesting thing. "King System" is a chapter in the "Book of Rites", one of the Six Classics. If you just look at the content, it actually records various political systems in ancient times, that is, feudal states, Doesn’t it seem that there is nothing special about official positions, titles and salaries, sacrifices, funerals, punishments, establishment of cities, selection of officials, and school education?

But in fact, the "Book of Rites" has a very high status in the Six Classics, and the "Book of Kings" is the most important thing in the Book of Rites. Confucius's work is by no means a useless effort. It contains the story of his lifelong struggle. Later, when he reached old age and was helpless in the face of the chaos in various countries, he left a treasure to future generations.

In fact, when understanding this, Jiang Xinghuo always felt that if everything goes well, he should leave a few books to future generations before he dies in this life.

Ahem, I'm going too far. In short, the content of "Kingdom" is completely opposite to Zhou Li, and even runs counter to it. This has also become the source of the conflict between the ancient literature school and the modern literature school in Confucian classics, which cannot be solved. .

The reason is also very simple. This was all done by Confucius.

A Confucius came up with two completely different ideas. Who should listen to them?

Jiang Xinghuo gave the answer: "Confucius asked for courtesy when he was in his prime. Due to the turmoil in the current situation, he needed to respect the king of Zhou in order to have hope for peace at home. In addition, he had little qualifications and was afraid of the words of adults, so he had the saying "I am so depressed that I am a literary scholar, but I follow Zhou." However, by the Spring and Autumn Period, the ritual system of the Zhou Dynasty had long been unable to adapt to the drastic changes in society, and the long-term disadvantages were visible to the naked eye. In his later years, Confucius felt that there was no hope of salvation, and he was worried that the royal way would not work, so he inherited the Zhou Dynasty He changed the system based on etiquette and personally revised it in order to leave a complete political system to future generations, and his thoughts were metaphorized in the "Kingdom" and "Spring and Autumn"."

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo chose Dong Zhongshu’s modern literature school when faced with the dispute between ancient literature and modern literature, or the dispute between two different political systems.

In fact, the meaning of the "Spring and Autumn" classics promoted by Gongyang School is indeed more consistent with the "King System", and according to Jiang Xinghuo, the "King System" is Confucius's thought of reforming the system through ancient times.

So when we put it together like this, Jiang Xinghuo's ideological context becomes very clear.

Confucius relied on the ancient system and restructured it to write "King Zhi" and "Spring and Autumn". Dong Zhongshu restructured the ancient system and wrote "Chun Qiu Fan Lu" based on Gongyang Studies, and also used "King System".

"So what the Imperial Master means is to use the "King System" to govern the Six Classics and then make annotations on the Six Classics?"

Jiang Xinghuo did not smile and say nothing, which would make them feel that he was being ambiguous. If things didn't work out, he might sell them at any time. Instead, he nodded and said, "That's the intention of this matter."

Cao Duan and Kong Xilu thought about it for a while and said nothing.

But not speaking, in fact, at certain moments, can express your attitude better than speaking a lot.

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry. He looked out the window at the snowy scene of Mochou Lake and poured himself a glass of wine. Unknowingly, a drunk Gao Xunzhi fell asleep next to everyone.

After a while, Cao Duan finally spoke, his eyes flashing with desire: "What article does the Imperial Master want me to write?"

Cao Duan didn't forget that this was what Jiang Xinghuo asked them to do. A big project like annotating the Six Classics was definitely not for them to do. At most, it was just a name-checking and review work.

"You write "A Study of Confucius' Academic Genealogy."

Upon hearing this, Cao Duan felt a little dizzy, but he still restrained himself from complaining.

Confucius' academic genealogy is mainly divided into pre-Qin and Han Dynasties based on the unification of Qin.

Let’s talk about the pre-Qin period first. When Confucius was alive, there were mainly two groups of disciples. One group were disciples from Shandong, the local state of Lu, and the other group were disciples from Hebei in Yanzhao and other places.

Shandong is the authentic school of modern literature, and Hebei is the authentic school of ancient literature. However, just as the left can be divided infinitely, the orthodox school of modern learning based on the countryside can also be divided infinitely. At that time, it was divided into three schools: Lu school, Qi school, and Korean school. Each major faction promotes its own ideas.

As for the Ancient Literature School, they are not divided into factions based on region, but based on their own professional expertise, that is, what they have learned and what they have learned well, they advocate how to interpret Confucianism, which is the so-called "Yuan Jing Li Shuo" ", which are divided into "Zhou Li" school, "Guoyu" school, "Zuo Zhuan" school, "Xiao Jing" school and so on.

During the Han Dynasty, the school of ancient literature flourished, and this kind of "establishing theories based on the classics" became even more obvious. The Eastern Han Dynasty attached great importance to the study of classics, and anyone who had a genuine copy of the classics passed down from family to family could become a great Confucian.

Now, thousands of years have passed, but it does not involve the academic circles of the early Ming Dynasty. At most, each school has some inheritance that they cannot explain clearly. The reason for doing this work is to rectify the source.

Well, if I have to say it, it’s almost like compiling a family tree.

If you say this makes sense, then you have to find out the context.

"how?"

While Cao Duan was pondering, Jiang Xinghuo urged him, but these two words rang in Cao Duan's mind like a bell.

Cao Duan sorted out his thoughts and then replied: "Confucius regarded the "King System" as the legislation for later generations. The Qin and Han systems were different from the "King System", so he regarded the "King System" as a useless book. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the two schools of modern and ancient literature were complicated and confused. , leading to the disappearance of Confucius's great meaning of restructuring, and the two schools of ancient Chinese and Chinese are just two sets of theoretical systems derived from Confucius's early and later years. Later generations will "use the ancient to confuse the present, regardless of family law." Nowadays, if you want to understand the classics and apply them, you should go back to them. The origin is attributed to Confucius, and it is necessary to sort out what is superior to the world."

Seeing Cao Duan's attitude, Jiang Xinghuo smiled with satisfaction.

"Come, drink."

Cao Duan took the wine glass and swallowed it wholeheartedly. Looking at the snowy scene outside the window, he shuddered and felt as if he had been kidnapped on a pirate ship after going out for a meal.

But the question is, do I have any choice now?

"Into the Oracle" in the "Ming Pao" stall almost became the shame of his life. If he had never been named, Cao Duan would be too embarrassed to go out now. This national master's layout is closely linked, and now Thinking about it still makes Cao Duan feel palpitated.

However, Jiang Xinghuo did not treat him badly. Now Cao Duan has gradually realized some of the things he taught him. After seeing it, he has settled down. In the future, he will be able to establish a sect when he returns to his hometown and become a famous person. I am afraid that he will be more famous than ever before in history. It should be more famous, because many philosophical thoughts are destined not to be covered up by time, nor can they be regarded as squandering.

Cao Duan was thinking wildly, but Jiang Xinghuo just put his hands on his hands and laughed: "How could such a good thing be so great! This is to re-examine its origins after a thousand years, to eliminate the false and retain the true. Although the matter is quite complicated, it is still a big thing."

It is indeed a big deal. After all, although the ancient literature school and the modern literature school have fought fiercely in history, they come from the same lineage, just like the sword sect and air sect of the Huashan sect in martial arts novels and have been passed down for countless generations. , a lot of right and wrong in the past are difficult to judge. If we can really distinguish their respective sources, and then add some artificial reasoning to explain them, in short, if we can clarify these, it will be something that can be used.

But although it sounds like a lot of work, in fact it is also a lot of work, but there is always a beginning and an end, regardless of other things. In fact, the focus is on the Han Dynasty. After Dong Zhongshu helped Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to reorganize the ancient system, the Han Dynasty When Confucianism was established as an official school, the Five Classics Masters were established, and Confucian teachers were established in counties, counties, and villages. Confucianism flourished from then on. At that time, the Confucian classics were rewritten in the official script used in the Han Dynasty, which was the Jinwen Jingyi. Later, the Spring and Autumn Period was unearthed. The large seal script and small seal script of the Warring States Period became the meaning of ancient Chinese classics. Ancient Chinese classics mostly dealt with exegesis of chapters and sentences, while modern classics studied subtle words and great meanings to support the ancient system.

The ancient literature school and the modern literature school fought fiercely, but in fact, by the Baihuguan meeting of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, the two schools gradually began to accept each other. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, who had a very high historical status, based on the ancient Chinese classics and principles. Only by absorbing the elite of this text can one finally understand it and reach the realm of a master.

Therefore, there is actually not much to say about the period from Emperor Zhang of Han to Emperor Ling of Han. The main thing is that the academic genealogy between them needs to be sorted out clearly.

Of course, things that make you famous are not that easy.

After all, the two Han dynasties combined were hundreds of years old.

Cao Duan had a headache on his own. Jiang Xinghuo was able to find him because he had the ability, right?

After Cao Duan was dealt with, it was Kong Xilu's turn.

"Kong Gong."

Jiang Xinghuo handed Kong Xilu a glass of wine and looked at him with a smile.

Needless to say, since Kong Xilu is ranked after Cao Duan, the task of the article he wants to write will only be more difficult, not less, and his status is more important than Cao Duan.

Kong Xilu was half helpless and half relieved. He was short-handed and it was time to pay off his debt: "Say it."

"With "Kingdom" as the core, there are probably two main points in writing an "Examination of Ancient and Modern Literature" article."

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment before he came out with a clear answer and said: "Firstly, the Gongyang School advocates the ancient reform of the system, and it echoes the "King System". Therefore, it is still the authentic Confucian school. This remains unchanged, but it must be based on the "King System". The "King System" explains the subtle meaning of the Six Classics, explaining that the Six Classics handed down by Confucius are used to save the current ills, not only to criticize the past, but also to correct the future. In other words, Confucius left the "King System" to future generations, not only To distinguish it from the Zhou rites, it is also necessary to deduce the future social system."

"So, it actually didn't matter that the social system of the Qin and Han dynasties was inconsistent with what was stated in the "Kingdom". What the sages wanted was just change. Because of the limitations of the specific situation at that time, even Confucius could not think of a social system that transcended the times."

This is equivalent to making a small patch for the inconsistency between "Kingdom" and the political practice of later generations, which can be regarded as self-justification.

"Secondly, the various systems in "The King System" are all new systems thought by Confucius. Although some later generations did not adopt them, principles such as the selection of officials, prefectures and counties, and governance can still be traced back to the source of their ideas. Therefore, the system reforms and ideological changes in later generations must also be sorted out. This is the original intention of "Ancient and Modern Literature Examination". In a sense, it is the same as "Confucius Academic Genealogy Examination", except that it starts from the genealogy. One starts from the intertwined context of institutions and ideas.”

Seeing that Kong Xilu didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Xinghuo added another fire: "The study of Confucian classics has a great meaning. The purpose of Confucius Su Wang's reform was Wei Yan. The rules and regulations and ethical teachings contained in the group of scriptures turned into a great meaning. After the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Yan was discontinued. In the past thousand years, Confucian scholars have been talking about great righteousness, but I think Duke Kong also understood that if there is no subtle talk, how can there be great righteousness?"

Of course Kong Xilu understood what Jiang Xinghuo meant. This was at the official level, implying that the power of "interpretation" could be given to him.

"The Six Classics teach mourning, and the holy way covers knocking."

Kong Xilu solemnly said: "I will write this article."

"Kong Gong is very righteous."

Jiang Xinghuo and Kong Xilu had a drink together, and the matter of writing articles and annotating scriptures was settled.

In this way, if these two great Confucians took action and started an academic dispute within Neo-Confucianism, it would be considered a success.

And with this happening, it seems that Neo-Confucianism, which was already being diverted by the revival of spiritual studies and practical studies, would be even more overwhelmed.

In terms of public opinion, if there is a huge dispute within the ideological community, they can tear it apart and quarrel as they please, because for Neo-Confucianism, which originally held a dominant position, no matter how much they quarrel, they will actually lose.

If the annotation of the Six Classics is accomplished, then the status of Zhu Xi's "Four Books and Chapters" in academic circles and imperial examinations will certainly decline, because the Four Books are originally the ladder to the Six Classics.

Based on the Gongyang Studies of Dong Zhongshu, who advocated reform, and combined with Confucius' own "King System" that relied on ancient ancient reforms, the "King System" was elevated to the status of "the key to opening the door of the Six Classics". By then, the academic reform Wouldn’t the basis and support be more sufficient? These are all linked together.

Kong Xilu and Cao Duan had enough to eat and drink, and left first. Gao Xunzhi was sleeping in a warm attic. If he was rashly awakened and thrown into the cold wind and snow outside, he might be at risk of illness or even sudden death. So he is still asleep.

Jiang Xinghuo was alone admiring the increasing snowstorm. He even saw a carriage with the flag of the First Prince's Palace passing by on the street. He thought it was someone from the family who was out to play. According to the specifications of the carriage, his status was not low.

However, Gao Xunzhi did not sleep for long, and soon he woke up.

Looking at the messy cups and plates on the table, Gao Xunzhi rubbed his saggy cheeks and asked, "Do they both agree?"

"Why should Gao Taichang ask questions knowingly?"

Jiang Xinghuo said without looking back, his eyes seemed to have no focus at the moment.

"Then why don't you leave? Do you want me to do anything for you? Then you have to beg me. I'm different from them. You have no kindness to me."

"No."

Jiang Xinghuo turned his head and looked at him at this time.

If he were to say, "Your granddaughter is living a good life in Yangzhou" at this time, it would probably be a sure blow.

But Jiang Xinghuo is not such a person. Since Gao Xunzhi did not participate in Bao Zhao's conspiracy, he will not do anything to Gao Xunzhi, even if the other party does not recognize him. In fact, even if Gao Xunzhi really goes against him, Jiang Xinghuo will do the same. He didn't come out to coerce other people's wives and daughters. After all, he didn't even do anything to Jing Qing's daughter, and she still provided a good education and life.

Gao Xunzhi was not that important. Since he didn't want to help him, Jiang Xinghuo naturally wouldn't force him.

Jiang Xinghuo said frankly: "It's just that everything is so complicated, and now that I'm suddenly relieved, I feel a little at a loss what to do."

Gao Xunzhi also served as Jiuqing, so he understood this quite well and said: "You are now a national advisor. Although you do not have the reputation of Pingzhang's military and state affairs in the Song Dynasty, you have the ability to participate in political affairs. If you are not busy, you should be You reflect on yourself.”

Jiang Xinghuo smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It's not just these problems. I just want to do the things in front of me well now."

He stood up, looked at the flying snowflakes outside the window, and suddenly said: "What do you think of the world now?"

Gao Xuzhi heard something unusual in Jiang Xinghuo's words, stared at him, and after a moment slowly said, "It's like a person who has been ill for a long time, and suddenly takes strong medicine, and his qi and blood become full for a while."

"If you are serious, you need strong medicine, and if you have rotten flesh, you need a bone scraper." Jiang Xinghuo said lightly, but his eyes became dark and unpredictable.

Gao Xunzhi was slightly startled when he heard this, and after pondering for a long time, he continued: "It's hard to get rid of this serious illness."

"When the snow covers everything, everything is fine."

At this moment, there is no ice visible on the ice of Mochou Lake.

Whether it was beautiful or ugly, as the snow fell heavier and heavier, there was no trace.

"What exactly do you mean by this?"

Gao Xunzhi raised his head and looked at Jiang Xinghuo, his eyes filled with doubts and exploration.

The corner of Jiang Xinghuo's mouth curved and he said softly: "The specifics will depend on how the world situation evolves."

Gao Xunzhi nodded, but he still had some doubts in his heart, because he felt that this was not Jiang Xinghuo's original intention.

"Let's get back to the point. I do have something to ask you today, and it's about Jianwen's remnants."

Jiang Xinghuo waved his hand and threw the topic he just mentioned to the back of his mind again.

Seeing his firm attitude, Gao Xuzhi was inconvenient to say more and said instead, "It has nothing to do with me."

"It really has nothing to do with you?"

Jiang Xinghuo interrupted him. He stared at Gao Xunzhi and said, "Bao Zhao is dead and his remnants have disappeared for more than half a year. But now, they have started to move again. What do they want to do? The first year of Yongle is almost over. , Even if Emperor Jianwen is alive, can he still turn the world upside down?"

"I really do not know."

Gao Xunzhi's attitude was very firm.

"At the end of the year, there are a lot of things going on. During this time, you might as well sit in the house with them and write books and talk."

Jiang Xinghuo changed the subject so quickly that he almost dodged Gao Xunzhi to his waist.

Co-author didn't show any kindness to me, so he just gave me some excuse that didn't exist. In short, he wanted me to work for you, right?

But you said that Gao Xunzhi just faced Jiang Xinghuo's questioning and had no worries, that's not right, because Mao Dafang, a die-hard loyal to Emperor Jianwen, was indeed alive and had indeed found him before.

Because of this, Gao Xunzhi sent his granddaughter to Yangzhou.

This kind of matter was too sensitive. Gao Xunzhi did not dare and could not tell anyone about it, but he did not know whether Mao Dafang's whereabouts had been discovered by Jin Yiwei and other intelligence agencies. What should he do for a "crime" that he never committed? After all, he had never explained the fact that Mao Dafang came to see him, and he would have nothing to say.

Almost all restoration activities are like this. Like these old Jianwen ministers, there will be people who think about the good of the old master at the beginning, and some people will run around and try to resist. But once these civil servants find that they are doing well in the new dynasty, gradually , as the new emperor takes his throne, this kind of resistance will disappear.

In the end, even internally, there will be mutual hatred, because those who try to resist become the enemies of those who try to live a stable life.

We are all living on royal food. How can we rebel if we can survive? Enough support?

"What do you want me to do?"

Gao Xunzhi relaxed, and the thought flashed through his mind, idleness is also idleness

Jiang Xinghuo was not polite to him, and simply explained: "Classics are divided into histories. Classics are classics, and history is history. I heard that you have done a lot of research on national history. You might as well publish a book to make it concise and clear, and sort out the national history." .”

It was no surprise to Gao Xunzhi that the purpose of annotating the Six Classics and respecting the "King System" was to facilitate reform in the ideological world. However, there has always been a view in the ideological world that the Six Classics are regarded as history. This is obviously It conflicts with Jiang Xinghuo's ideas.

The reason is also very simple. If the Six Classics are static historical books that record the past, how can they fit in with the Tuogu restructuring and then justify themselves?

"In the past, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism used the method of reading history to interpret the scriptures. I think it was very inappropriate. Since the Six Classics were the expression of Confucius's thought of reforming the system based on ancient times and using the "King System" to change the Zhou rites, naturally it cannot be attributed to history books and can be read through reading. Look at the Six Classics in terms of poems and books.

Gao Xunzhi had a strong ability to understand. He summarized it briefly and said: "That is to say, every historical event is a trace and a rotten dog is the dregs, and all scholars spare no effort to attack it. Now if we want to use the Six Classics as a new one, we must concise the history of the country. "

"right."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said: "Separate Chinese studies and Confucian classics. Chinese studies are the serious history, such as "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Book of the Later Han", and "Three Kingdoms", while Confucian classics are the wisdom of saints and the philosophy of governing the world."

"It's not difficult to sort out the history of the country."

This job only requires him to give full play to his historical skills from an objective perspective, collect previous historical materials, and concisely and clearly extract some dynastic contexts and important historical events, without any political stance.

Although he was serving Jiang Xinghuo's reform side, he would not be attacked.

"Who do you want to show this thing to after writing it?"

Jiang Xinghuo said matter-of-factly: "National history education, from private schools to the Imperial College and the National Administrative School, can be read as general readings. Don't worry, this book alone will be enough for you and your family." , clean money.”

In this way, Gao Xunzhi felt relieved.

In fact, what he doesn't know is that this method is the same as asking retired politicians to write autobiographies and memoirs, and then help publish and promote sales. The money is very clean, but you have accepted this favor, and it will never be easy to get money at the same time in the future. Are you opposed? How big a face is that?

Jiang Xinghuo had just left Shengqi Tower after handling the internal reform of Confucianism. There were still many challenges waiting for him. This year was not an easy one.