People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 117 The Kong Family's Way to Break the Situation, Zhang Yi's Rescue Plan
After Zhang Yi reminded Kong Na that day, Kong Na was also thinking about Zhang Yi's question.

Where is the way for the Kong family to break the situation?

What can the Kong family, which is tossed in the torrent of history, do?
He had no answer, Zhang Yi, a dead Taoist priest, tormented Kong Na for several days after leaving a riddle-like question.

At this time, Zhang Yi offered this offer, and it was hard for Kong Na to refuse it!

"What do you want me to do?"

Kong Na asked angrily, and he sat down again with an angry expression.

"When it's convenient, I want you to help me ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I won't go, I'm stupid!"

Kong Na refused without even thinking about it. Although His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to treat him very well, he was also the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty after all.

If he said something bad, it would be fine for His Majesty to punish him, but if it affected his grandfather and the Kong family, Kong Na couldn't take the risk.

Most importantly, when the Kong family mentions the one in the deep palace, they are afraid!
He also didn't have the courage to face His Majesty the Emperor, even if...

"Come on, let's talk in another place, it's not convenient here!

On the way, tell me about the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! "

Zhang Yi looked at the women walking around, and suggested that Kong Na change places.

"Do you want to go to my house?"

In exchange for Kong Na's proposal, Zhang Yi rolled his eyes and said:

"It is estimated that the Yi family has been infiltrated into a sieve by the emperor. Is it a place where you can talk? Go to my Taoist temple and talk about it..."

Zhang Yi pulled Kong Na up, and the two of them went to the Taoist temple outside the city.

At the Pure Heart Temple, Deng Zhongxiu was still practicing in the main hall at this time. Seeing Zhang Yi came back, he asked loudly:
"Brother, why did you come back early?"

Zhang Yi didn't say much, but just asked Deng Zhongxiu not to be disturbed, and took Kong Na back to the backyard.

"August, the sky changes... because of me... Dad has deduced Bei Yuan, and knows that Bei Yuan's power to sue is exhausted, and at most August Yuan will be destroyed!"

Back at the Taoist temple, Zhang Yi knew that the first thing he had to do now was to convince Kong Na.

Regarding some futures that can be revealed, Zhang Yi's identity as a Taoist priest is very useful.

Kong Na was thoughtful, then stared at Zhang Yi in doubt.

"Your family's celestial master position has been taken away, and your father can't see it?"

This question is a bit embarrassing, but Zhang Yi has a good mental quality and doesn't change his face:
"You don't know it. It's normal for my father not to see things related to Longhu Mountain. Don't think about it. When your Kong family was still a fool, our Zhang family had long been mixed with His Majesty today. Back then, His Majesty went to our Longhu Mountain to ask for the words "The Destiny Returns". If I, Longhushan, hadn't seen it right, how could I have come to seek refuge with Your Majesty so quickly?

Are we not afraid that the Mongols will fight back, and by the way, they will blow me up? "

When Kong Na thought about it, it made sense. Isn't his Kong family afraid of this and that, and finally became human inside and out?

In comparison, the ruthlessness of the Taoist priests in Longhushan gave them a firm foothold in the new dynasty.

Although he was also beaten by the emperor, but compared to the Kong family, what is the wind and rain on Longhu Mountain?
"I believe you are, tell me...

But let me explain first, even if you tell me the answer, I don't guarantee that I can take the risk to help you beg His Highness the Crown Prince! "

Zhang Yi nodded and said:

"Have you ever thought about why you came to Yingtian?"

Kong Na froze for a moment, lowered his head in thought.

He and Zhang Yi are the only two people here, so he doesn't need to shy away. After thinking about it, he said:

"Because my Kong family hated His Majesty, His Majesty needs a person to go to Beijing as a hostage..."

Zhang Yi shook his head and said:
"If only one person is needed as a hostage, isn't your grandpa who is pretending to be crazy and stupid the best hostage? Can you be used?
And don't listen to the nonsense of people outside, I didn't stay in the capital because the emperor asked me to stay, but after I told my father, I stayed voluntarily!
So you think the Zhang family left one hostage, and your Kong family should also keep one. This assumption is not valid! "

The first time Kong Na knew why Zhang Yi stayed in the capital, he was dumbfounded.

He himself wanted to stay in the capital, but Zhenren Zhang actually agreed?
Thinking about Zhang Yi's ability, Kong Na believed Zhang Yi's words somewhat.

Zhang Yi said: "Since the emperor doesn't need you as a hostage, at least he didn't keep you in the capital for the purpose of being a hostage, so why is he?"

Without waiting for Kong Na to answer, Zhang Yi continued:

"First of all, we have to think about it, how will the emperor deal with your Kong family?
In fact, the emperor's treatment of the Kong family ended when your father, Kong Xixue, proclaimed him Duke Yansheng. Your grandfather thought he was smart and hated the emperor, so he locked him up in Yingtian!
In this context, when you came to Nanjing, you said on the way that the crown prince was going to greet you, but you haven't smelled the political significance behind it? "

"What political significance?"

Kong Na is different from Zhang Yi, an old man. After all, he is only a ten-year-old child.

"The emperor will not do anything to the Confucian family in the end, because you have good ancestors, as long as the world still needs the Confucian family to govern, the emperor will take care of the feelings of the scholar group.

So no matter whether it is your grandfather or you, nothing will happen, but just because you are fine does not mean that your image in the emperor's mind will change. More small tricks and small sanctions will gradually weaken the influence of the Kong family. You should also know that a while ago, His Majesty has banned folk sacrifices to Confucius,
This is His Majesty's pressing on the Kong family step by step! "

Kong Na nodded silently. Zhu Yuanzhang forbade the folks from offering sacrifices to Confucius, imperceptibly weakening the influence of the Confucius family.

This is just a tactic the emperor just used, who knows what else will be used behind it.

His anxiety, or the worsening of his grandfather's condition, probably also came from this.

Although the emperor didn't seem to take any action against the Kong family, the living space of the Kong family was getting smaller and smaller.

"So, you were clearly putting a rope around the neck of the Kong family, but you were asked to welcome you by the crown prince Zhu Biao, and the father and son sang red faces and the other bad faces. It is not difficult to guess the purpose of your being brought to Ying Tian Mansion!

It's an obvious act of kindness...

What is the purpose of showing grace?
In short, it is to make you return to Daming. The emperor does not expect the two generations of the Kong family to have any sincerity towards Daming, but he hopes that you will stand with Daming!
So to a certain extent, your attitude can determine the current situation of the Kong family! "

After Zhang Yi found out about that, Kong Naru was enlightened.

Recalling Zhu Biao's goodwill, Zhu Yuanzhang's intentional or unintentional pressure was actually the performance of the Zhu family father and son.

Politics, the water is really deep!

"So you reminded me the other day that August is because..."

"Because the emperor knows that most of your grandfather's last hopes will be shattered after they fall, and he may die at that time...or he may lose his heart completely...

At that time, he was useless in the eyes of the emperor, and he could just be used as a tool of the emperor's favor, so that the prince would come forward to intercede and let him go back to Qufu...

And you, you will be grateful to the prince, which means that the emperor has vented his anger and accepted your heart by the way! "

Zhang Yi talked eloquently, but Kong Na felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. It was already summer, but his body was extremely cold.

In Yingtian, he thought he had already felt the warmth and warmth of the world, but when Zhang Yi said these words, he realized that his thinking was still too simple!

"So, you can do nothing, you will be fine, and the Kong family will be fine!

But what can you do before Dadu falls, or let the emperor see the value of some Kong family,
Life for your Kong family will be much easier!

At least, your grandpa might not die of depression because of hopelessness..."

Kong Na was silent, Zhang Yi may not have known about Kong Kejian's situation when he said this, but he did understand,
For a long time pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, let alone wait until Yuan Dadu is shattered, Kong Kejian's mental state is not very good now.

He was not a scheming hero, but he was forced to continue pretending to be crazy because of a slap in the face.

His ability to withstand this kind of pressure is beyond his ability, and he doesn't have to wait until Yuan Dadu is shattered. Kong Na suspects that Grandpa is really going crazy...

After Zhang Yi reminded him, he suddenly understood that he had to do something.

"Emperor Daming needs you, the future Yan Shenggong, to return to you, not the usual kind! Or, that of your Kong family, who can make up his mind and risk beheading, and break his own demons...

Yuan Dadu's disintegration is a node, after that time, your sincerity will be worthless! "

Kong Na took a deep breath, stood up, and gave Zhang Yixing a big gift.

"Kong Na, the 57th grandson of the Confucian family, thank you, Your Excellency!"

This was the first time Kong Na thanked Zhang Yi seriously, and Zhang Yi laughed.

This guy did not disappoint him. Kong Na was an honest man, at least more honest than himself. He could thank himself so solemnly, which proved that he also agreed to the conditions he proposed.

"what should I do?"

Sure enough, Kong Na's next sentence was to ask Zhang Yi about his plan to save Xu Cunren.

"Actually, I won't harm you if I do this. If you come forward this time, you may be able to change your embarrassing situation in the capital...

The difficulty of the Kong family today is that your backbone has been broken. You should also let the people of the capital see that the Kong family still has men! "

"man!"

Little Kong Na jumped up excitedly, his face was full of excitement.

He has been holding back for too long these days, and he is too wronged.

Everyone regards the Kong family as traitors, and everyone says the Kong family is a fool.

Kong Na repeated his father's instructions in his heart, but he couldn't suppress the resentment in his heart.

Young blood is still cold, who is willing to endure humiliation?

"What do you say, what do I do!"

The 57th grandson of the Confucian family, the future Yansheng Gong Kong Nahong is so red-eyed that he almost issued a military order with Zhang Yili.

"It's still a kid who is so foolish!"

Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. If he couldn't convince Kong Na, he would have to convince another person, and the cost would be too great
And that person may not be the best candidate!
Fortunately, this guy still has the kind-hearted stupidity of a young man, so I don't want to be in vain.

Although he used Kong Na, Zhang Yi did not harm him. What he said to Kong Na was indeed the truth.

Kongne is a very good step, which can make the emperor look decent.

As for the next step, we can only resign ourselves to fate!

Facing the moody king, Zhang Yi had no way to convince him.

"I'll write something for you, and you will copy a copy and present it to the emperor!"

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he went to write an article on his own.

Leave Kong Na alone, looking curiously in the yard alone!

……

"Um……"

Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang received a report from Qingxin Temple.

"That kid from the Kong family went to Qingxin Temple? Didn't these two just fight?"

Zhu Yuanzhang just laughed off the news. He had too many important matters to pay attention to Zhang Yi's every move.

"Are they still outside?"

Lao Zhu didn't look up, and asked the prince beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Go out and tell Liu Ji that no one needs to intercede with Xu Cunren, and don't blame me for being rude!"

Wang Gonggong took the order, walked out of the imperial study, and shook his head towards Liu Bowen in the distance.

"Your Majesty doesn't even want to see him. I'm afraid Master Xu will be in danger this time!"

Liu Bowen sighed, turned and left!

(End of this chapter)