There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 334 Qufu Confucius Temple.

Seeing someone eating this, Wantong thought for a while, and bought roast chicken from their baskets with a few old people, but others didn’t recognize his body and clothes, but anyone with a little eyesight on the pier would know it. That's Jin Yiwei!

But Jin Yiwei spends money...to buy roast chicken?

Nowadays, roasted chicken, duck, goose, etc. are popular in Ming Dynasty, but roasted chicken is just a new food.

But because the bones are crispy and the meat is rotten, the elderly and children can eat it.

The merchants passing by also bought some tooth-beating offerings, but there were too many people buying and selling, and this business was not easy to do. It would be good if they could sell more than a dozen a day, but Wantong gave them all.

Some people wanted to buy nothing, got angry, and wanted to trouble Wantong, but they shrank back after seeing the clothes.

Wantong brought a lot of things back to the station.

A big table was set up in the yard, and it was filled with... all kinds of cooked food he bought.

Wu Youwei lay on the table and looked at it for a long time: "What are these?"

If you want color without color, you want... smell, he hasn't smelled it yet!

"I bought it, which one do you think is grilled chicken?" Wantong asked, "Would you like to try it?"

"At first glance, it's not Texas grilled chicken..." Wu Youwei pouted: "It doesn't seem like this practice has been done yet? Or is there a gap with future generations?"

"Just eat it, it's not as good as you were then, but it's already good." Wantong grabbed a chicken wing and gnawed a couple of bites: "It's delicious.

Separation of flesh and blood, full of flavor.

At dinner, Wu Youwei also ate a chicken leg, two wings, and a chicken head. It really was a bit like Texas grilled chicken, but it was a bit salty...

In ancient times, only things with good ingredients were salty, because salt was very precious.

They rested in Dezhou for three days. On the second day, Wu Youwei went to the largest ready-made clothing store in Dezhou, the branch of Jixiang Cloth Store in Dezhou, and brought his [-] guards to buy [-] sets of clothes.

A short dress and a slightly longer brocade dress.

It's not quite like a long gown, but it's also very expensive to wear.

After a set was complete from top to bottom from the inside to the outside, it was packed into a small package and taken away by the guards. For this reason, the bill was settled with a bank note. After it was issued 1], I went to the pier to see the excitement, because Wu had Why have you never been out of the house!

The waterway transportation in ancient times was well developed, not much worse than modern times. The only bad thing is that the sanitary conditions are not good. Wu Youwei went out happily, and when he came back, he yelled at people to fetch water quickly, he wanted to take a bath!

People here not only eat and drink, but also go out to buy some things in turn. More than 1 people go out to more than 3000 every day, and they buy all kinds of things, but the most common thing is shoes.

Because when they are on their way, the most expensive thing is their shoes.

Wait until the morning of the third day, after having breakfast, they continue to set off.

They entered Tai'an after leaving Dezhou. Tai'an has Qufu, which is the hometown of Confucius.

Tai'an is named after Mount Tai. "When Mount Tai is safe, the world is safe", which means the country is safe and the people are safe.

Tai'an County is located at the foot of Mount Tai, built on the mountain, and the mountain city is integrated.

And because of the special position of Mount Tai in the past dynasties, there was a group of defenders stationed here. Wantong and the others came to say hello to them, but the defenders were very warm and received them.

The county magistrate of Tai'an also came forward and sent them a lot of wheat flour for cooking, and also brought over [-] big fat pigs.

He didn't give Zhang Shen any money.

Wu Youwei knew what Zhang Shen was doing when he was in Dezhou, so he asked him in a low voice, "Did he give you money?"

"He's really scared." Zhang Shen also whispered, "I'd rather spend the money on the bright side, than be like that Fu Yin who loses face by giving money."

So he sent things instead of money.

The things given are also in line with their current needs.

Wu Youwei smirked: "Why didn't you send all the money to Beijing?"

"Our family is thinking about it, but it doesn't mean that we see too many things in Texas and need to spend money." Zhang Shen spread his hands: "Take it as his hard work for the army."

After many contacts, Zhang Shen and Wu Youwei quickly became... bad friends.

That being said, this is legendary enough.

They only stayed here for one night, but they saw that the local garrison ate clear soup with little water, and a meal of meat was like New Year's Eve. Zhang Shen was not happy at that time, and went to check their luggage, and found that there were some who had eaten nothing. If there is any moldy grain, immediately write it down in the "Secret Book for Emperor Xianzong.

It wasn't long before someone came to take over and track down the matter.

They left camp the next day, and a day later, they arrived in Qufu.

The hometown of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong.

Qufu, the capital of the State of Lu in ancient times and the hometown of Confucius, is known as the "Holy City of the East" and "Jerusalem of the East".

Qufu is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the north, east and south. There are more than [-] hilltops such as Fenghuang Mountain, Jiuxian Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Fangshan Mountain and Nishan Mountain. The transitional zone of the North China Plain constitutes a basic terrain that is high in the northeast and low in the southwest.

They were repairing at the post station in Chengzhuang, and Wantong deliberately took Wu Youwei to the Confucius Temple.

At this time, there was no peasant uprising in the Ming Dynasty, and Qufu was still the place where the literary style was at its peak. Located a hundred miles west of the Drum Tower in the center of Qufu, it was a temple dedicated to the famous ancient thinker and educator Confucius.

It has not been destroyed in the fire of war.

It was first built in the 17th year of Duke Ai of Lu, and has been expanded and expanded in successive dynasties. Together with the adjacent Confucius Mansion and the Confucius Forest in the north of the city, it is collectively called the "Three Kongs".

Qufu Confucian Temple is also known as "Que Li Zhisheng Temple". It is also known as the four major Confucian temples in China together with Nanjing Confucius Temple, Beijing Confucian Temple and Jilin Confucian Temple.The Confucian Temple was first built in [-] BC. It used the former residence of Confucius as a temple and worshiped it every year.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have continued to confer posthumous titles on Confucius, and the scale of the Confucian Temple has also become larger and larger, becoming the largest Confucian Temple in the ancient country.

Wu Youwei looked at the Confucian Temple in front of him, and said to Wan Tao: "The history of the Confucian Temple in Qufu can be traced back to the second year after the death of the sage Confucius, which is the 42nd year of King Zhou Jing (17th year of Duke Ai of Lu). The specifications of the ancestral temple are stipulated in accordance with the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty:' There are seven temples for the son of heaven, five temples for princes, three temples for officials, one temple for scholars, and no temple for ordinary people. "The temples for scholars and officials are set on the east side of their residences, within the same gate as the residences.When Kong Shengren was in politics in the state of Lu, he served as the "big thug" at the highest level, but after he returned from traveling around the country, he never re-entered politics, so in terms of his status, he was still a "commoner". "

"But he has become a literary sage." Wantong looked at the Confucian Temple in front of him, which completely exceeded the standard.

How much mind and courage does a person have to establish a teaching and pass it down through the ages? "Wu Youwei looked up at the Confucian Temple: "A hundred schools of thought contend, and now Confucianism is the only one. "

"Isn't it?" Wantong pouted even more.

Wu Youwei said with a smile: "Don't be convinced. The sage Kong was born in the Western Zhou Dynasty when the rites and music were broken. His ideal was to restore the order of rituals and music in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In order to realize this ideal, the sage Kong went through ups and downs all his life. Although the political ideals and ambitions He has no way to perform but is unwilling to join forces with treacherous ministers. He has always stood firm in his stance and pursued the right kind of government; opposed to tyrannical government and criminal law. He is a true saint with the heart..."

Wu Youwei can’t say otherwise, because not only they come to worship in this Confucian temple, but also many literati come. Wantong doesn’t respect the current emperor and no one says anything about him, but if he dares to disrespect Confucius, he’s courting death.

But when Wu Youwei said Kong Shengren in this way, the others shook their heads and agreed with it very much.

This is the Dacheng most holy teacher Confucius in their minds.

To put it bluntly, Confucius of that era was a standard beautiful idealist.

If the world is really unified, is it still a human world?Is it the world of God?

In fact, at that time, a hundred schools of thought were contending, and Confucianism only followed the pulse of the king, and paid attention to "righteousness and integrity", and followed their wishes.

When I arrived at the door, I bought a stick of high incense and asked for ten taels of silver.

Wu Youwei gave it immediately, but Wantong thought it was expensive. Wu Youwei took Gao Xiang and told Wantong: "Tourist attractions are expensive."

Wantong couldn't laugh or cry: "That is your place, this is not your place.

Wu Youwei thought about it, but he also thought clearly: "To put it bluntly, the people who come to pay homage to this place are basically scholars, and Kong... I am afraid that he is also living on this little incense money."

"Yanshenggong is a first-rank official rank, with an annual salary of 180 taels and a salary of 180 hu." Wan Tongdao: "Yanshenggong has countless personal belongings in the past, how can he lack you for this little money?

"Many people have a lot of money." Wu Youwei led him into the main hall and worshiped the statue of Confucius.

In fact, the two of them did not know that the most important source of income for the Confucian Mansion was land rent.The Confucian real estate includes the "sacrifice land" and "study land" allocated by the state, the real estate owned by the Confucian mansion, and the "rouge land" brought by the wives of Yan Shenggong during the dowry.

It is the dowry land. In Yan Shenggong's house, it is called "Roufen Land", which means that the output land spent by the mistress of the house is not included in the Confucian Mansion in contemporary times. Only the head of the family and the mistress of this generation Only after they have passed away will they be merged into the Confucian Mansion.The sacrificial land is land allocated by the imperial court, exempt from all government taxes.

Theoretically, all the income from the sacrificial fields should be used for the expenses of offering sacrifices to the Confucian Temple, but a large part of it is also used to maintain the life of Yan Shenggong's family.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu rewarded Confucian Mansion with [-] hectares of land for sacrifice.

I paid homage to the sage of Confucius, and bought a little incense to worship the 72 sages.

The Confucian Temple is not only a place for worship, but also a place for buying and selling books, especially the people who do business are all dressed cleanly and speak politely. I am afraid that this is a Confucian Temple, and there are people who eat nearby. small stall

Fish head tofu soup, boiled cabbage, boiled bean sprouts, especially bacon. It is said that in ancient times, one of the six rituals of Shuxiu was bacon, which was the favorite dish of Confucius.

So bacon is very popular here.

You can find Yipin tofu, the most famous Confucian cuisine, in any restaurant.

But only this first-grade tofu can’t be eaten outside other Confucian dishes, because eating Confucian dishes first became popular during the Qing Dynasty.

Nowadays, all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are a little narrow-minded, and they don't want to see other people's fame. Even the descendants of Confucius have to behave with their tails between their legs.

So I won't do any stupid things to buy people's hearts, and I won't exchange my own dishes with outsiders.

So I can only eat first-class tofu outside, and the rest are basically Shandong dishes, with big oil and salt, thick oil and red sauce.

After paying homage to Confucius, Wantong found out that Wu Youwei was not very happy. After thinking about it, later generations may not value worship so much, right?

Then they went back to the post station and set off the next day. They arrived again at Qingzhou Mansion; Huai'an Mansion went directly from Qingzhou Mansion.

They want to change the waterway and go south by boat.

1 boats with [-] people parked on the river mightily, and the wharf was under martial law on this day, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

Perhaps Wantong's dual identity forced the prefect here to come to visit. This prefect was also a knowledgeable person, and he also sent chicken, duck, fish and rice noodles, but he still stuffed Zhang Shen with a silver ticket of 5000 taels.

Looking at the boats on the pier, Wu Youwei murmured to himself: "How much wood does this cost!"

The boats are all made of wood, each of them has a huge body, and I don’t know how they made them; there is also the sailor above, who is wearing a water tank, which is actually a pair of shorts, anyone who dares to jump from the side of the ship Moisture

Wu Youwei stared at it for a moment, a group of egrets flew by in the sky, the scenery was pretty good, but Wu Youwei didn't know if he was seasick or not.

These boats seem to be very light, floating on the water with rippling blue waves, but the sailors are more like fishermen...