Kong Fang, the word is through, his ancestors once lived in seclusion in Shouyang Mountain, living in a lofty cave, and never played a role in the present world. During the time of the Yellow Emperor, some people mined some (ore) from the mountains, but their properties were hard and could not be refined for use in the world. The Yellow Emperor summoned the craftsmen to watch. The craftsman looked at it for a long time before he said, "This thing has the nature of a mountain field, and although it is crude on the surface, if it can be tempered in His Majesty's furnace of creation, scraped away from the dirt and polished outside, then its precious nature will be revealed." The emperor should appoint people according to their talents, let people show their abilities, and hope that His Majesty will not throw it away like rusty copper. From then on, the ancestors of Kong Fang (referring to ore) were revealed to the world, and later fled the war and moved to the charcoal furnace by the river, where they made their home. Kong Fang's father was named Quan (the name of ancient coins), and Guanzhi Dazai (official name) was in charge of state finances. Kong Fang was a person, with a smooth surface and a square heart, good at adapting to the specific situation at the time, adapting to changes, and serving as the official position of Hongluqing in the Han Dynasty.
At that time, Liu Bi, the king of Wu in the Han Dynasty, was arrogant and arrogant, abused his power, minted a lot of money to expand the separatist forces, and tried to usurp the throne. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the treasury was empty. The emperor was very worried about this, and asked Kong Fang to serve as the Marquis of Fumin, and Kong Fang and his fellow party Yan and Tie Cheng were officials of the same dynasty. Kong Fang is greedy and forgetful of righteousness by nature. Now in charge of wealth, they preach the method of the weight of the child and the mother (in ancient times, the light coin and the low value of the coin were the son, and the heavy and the high value of the coin was the mother). To govern the country in this way, there is no need for the methods of ancient pottery. Competing with the people for small profits, depressing prices, and devaluing grains and making pearls, jade, cloth and other valuables, causing the people to abandon their roots and hinder farming. At that time, many counselors told the emperor about this, but the emperor did not listen. Kong Fang also clings to the powerful, takes power and sells officials, and the promotion and dismissal of ** are in his control. The ministers of the imperial court all got along with Kong Fang through bribery, and the grain millet, goods, and deeds looted by Kong Fang's family were piled up and countless. Kong Fang treats people and things, regardless of whether they are talented or not. Even the common people in the city, as long as they love money, can associate with him. Sometimes he and the evil young people in the township play some games of chess and grid five. Kong Fang is particularly fond of making promises and being able to fulfill them, so there is a saying to describe Kong Fang, saying, "Getting a word from Kong Fang is as valuable as ** platinum." ”
When Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Gong Yu (124 years ago - 44 years ago, the word Shaoweng, the doctor) wrote to the emperor and said: "Kong Fang has been in charge of the affairs of the drama for a long time, and he can't figure out the root of agricultural affairs. The emperor granted the request, and Kong Fang was deposed.
Kong Fang said to his disciples: "At that time, the Holy God promoted me to a high position, making the country rich and strong, and the people rich. Today, because of a little mistake, I was abandoned. In fact, neither promotion nor dismissal had any effect on me. My money is endless. I won't say much for the time being, protect myself, travel all over the world, go to the villa in Jianghuai, go fishing on Ruoye Creek, fish and buy wine, and the merchants from all over the world, drink freely in the boat, this life is enough. Being an official in the imperial court, even if it is a lot of money and exquisite wine and food, how can I be willing to exchange these for a free business. However, with my talents, it will not be long before it will be developed again. ”
He Qiao of the Western Jin Dynasty heard about Kong Fang's demeanor, accumulated thousands of family wealth, and loved money became a habit. Ruan Xiu of the Western Jin Dynasty was liberal and did not like vulgar things, and traveled with Kong Fang's disciples on a cane, and he had to drink when he arrived at the tavern. Wang Yan of the Western Jin Dynasty never talked about money, and when he encountered money, he only called it "this", and he was despised by the Qingliu at that time.
When Liu Yan of the Tang Dynasty was the judge in charge of the country's finances, because the state finances were insufficient, he requested that the original method of Confucius be used to enrich the national treasury and discuss the records in the "Food and Goods Chronicles". At that time, Kong Fang had been dead for a long time, and his disciples were scattered all over the country, and Liu Yan looked for them and used them as officials, so Kong Fang's technique became popular in the Kaiyuan Tianbao period. Later, Liu Yan was posthumously knighted.
During the time of Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi presided over political affairs, and jointly assisted Lu Huiqing to establish the Qingmiao Law. At that time, the country was in turmoil, and it was very difficult. Su Shi analyzed the ills of political affairs, and the emperor refuted them. Su Shi was framed and demoted instead. Therefore, no one at the court dared to tell the truth. After Sima Guang became prime minister, he abolished Wang Anshi's method and recommended and used Su Shi again, and from then on, Kong Fang's disciples attenuated slightly and were no longer strong.
Shi Chen said: "Can a person who is a courtier but has two hearts and wants to seek huge benefits be called "loyal"?Kong Fang had to meet the lord, was appreciated by the emperor, held great power, was greatly favored, should have benefited and eliminated harm, in order to repay the emperor's kindness, but he was arbitrary and selfish. After Kong Fang's death, his disciples made a comeback in the Song Dynasty, flattering, clinging to the powerful, and framing upright people, the reason for which probably lies in ignorance. If Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty adopted Gong Yu's advice, once all the Confucian faction was destroyed, he could never suffer from future troubles. However, Emperor Yuan just restrained him, so that the poison of Kong Fang was passed on to future generations, and those who knew about it in advance were not worried about not being trusted?”