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On this southern tour, Kangxi arrived in Taian on 10/0 (165438+10/6). On that day, he visited Mount Tai, and the next day, he went to Dongyue Temple to worship the God of Mount Tai. 12 (165438+ 10/8) departed from Xintai, Mengyin, Yizhou and Tancheng to the south, so the trip bypassed Qufu. Therefore, when we arrived in Jinan, Kong and then Duke led some outstanding descendants Kong, Yan, Zeng and Meng to meet us in Jinan.
1 1 month 17 (65438+February 22nd), Emperor Kangxi and his party arrived in Qufu. The duke Kong led the generals such as Kong, Yan, Zeng and Meng, as well as the descendants of Kong, Yan and Meng. All those who reached the age of 16 went out of the city and knelt to meet them in the eastern suburbs. On the same day, Emperor Kangxi moved into the palace in the south of Qufu.
In the process of visiting Qufu and paying homage to Confucius, Emperor Kangxi ordered the accompanying university students to read out written letters in advance, saying that "the most sacred virtue is beyond reproach, such as the splendor of heaven, earth, sun and moon", which attached great importance to it. At the same time, he said, "I have been studying righteousness and thinking."
I didn't know how to praise Confucius' virtue and character, so I wrote the word "a famous teacher through the ages", made a plaque and hung it in class. It not only emphasizes "expounding the sacred religion", but also emphasizes "showing the future" through it.
At the same time, he also stressed that "I personally salute you today, and the service is extremely sacred, which is different from the previous generation." My respect for sages such as Confucius and Mencius is higher than that of all the emperors of the previous generation. I want to leave all the crank yellow covers to the temple court so that I can worship Chen all the time. Through this move, I "expressed my respect for the saints."
Nowadays, the plaque of "Lord of the Four Seas" hanging in Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple in various places was given by Emperor Kangxi in his special book on this southern tour. The date is November 18th of the 23rd year of Kangxi, and it is 1684 65438+ February 23rd.