What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
After Confucius founded the Confucian doctrine of reverence for etiquette, because Confucianism was in the interests of feudal rulers, it was always respected by various generations of monarchs, and during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he implemented the policy of "deposing hundreds of families and respecting Confucianism alone", so that Confucianism became orthodox. The Tianwen talents learned and accepted Confucianism from an early age, and eventually evolved into rulers who must also manage the country according to Confucianism in order to gain popular recognition.
After the Qing Dynasty entered the Guanguan, because the Qing Dynasty was a Manchu outside the Guan, in order to rule the vast Central Plains, in addition to relying on force, it was also necessary to make the Central Plains people ideologically obey the qing Dynasty's rule, so the rulers of the Qing Dynasty also began to accept and promote Confucianism. During the Shunzhi period, Confucius was named the "Most Holy Ancestor", and in the Kangxi period, he attached great importance to the combination of Confucian culture and the Manchu Qing Dynasty to show that his rule was in line with the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Dao.
Kangxi went to the Confucius Temple to pay homage to him, and also appointed Kong Shangren, a descendant of the Confucius family, as the Guozijian. Kong Shangren is a descendant of Confucius, his original career path is very unsmooth, tossed most of his life or a petty official, after hearing that Kangxi wanted to promote Confucianism, Kong Shangren with his Confucian skills, got the kangxi, Kangxi in order to reflect his emphasis on Confucianism, Kong Shangren appointed Kong Shangren as the state sub-supervisor. At that time, the Guozijian was responsible for promoting culture and educating the world's talents, and Kong Shangren could directly change from a small official to a high-ranking official.
But Kong Shangren did not realize that he was reused because the rulers needed to respect the Confucian policy of winning people's hearts and minds, but felt that he had great talents and had to make a difference in the article. Kong Shangren spent more than ten years creating the "Peach Blossom Fan" that sighed and died, alluding to the previous dynasty. After the publication of "Peach Blossom Fan", people rushed to watch it, many people were discussing the issue of anti-Qing and restoration, and there were also anti-Qing and anti-Ming rebels in the local area.
Kangxi was furious when he learned of "Peach Blossom Fan", and he spent so much effort to maintain his rule, but someone incited the people in private, so Kangxi ordered the author of "Peach Blossom Fan" to be traced, and he was condemned to the Nine Tribes. When the investigators presented the name of the author of the peach blossom fan, Kangxi saw Kong Shangren's three words, but he could not even say that he could not kill. Because Kong Shangren was a descendant of Confucius, if he killed Confucius's descendants at this time, it would easily arouse the opposition of the world's disciples, and the situation would be more difficult to clean up, so Kangxi dismissed Kong Shangren's officials and let him go home to retire.
Kong Shangren's "Peach Blossom Fan" how not to comment, but Kong Shangren is not clear about his own cognition and positioning, do not know why Kangxi used him, but feel that he is talented, in fact, he is confused and loose, can not see the situation clearly, and almost provoked the disaster of killing.