Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 434 The Confucius Family in Qufu

"Governor Yuan!"

"Governor Yuan!"

In the Jinan City Official Post, several officials from the Integrity Council were chasing after them. Yuan Keli, who had a gloomy face, simply ignored them and walked forward very quickly.

Yuan Keli never expected that Cui Chengxiu would arrest Kong Yinzhi. When he learned about this, he couldn't believe it at all!

"Governor Yuan, why do you condescend to come here?"

In the inner courtyard of Guanyi, Li Kuilong smiled and looked at Yuan Keli who was coming. He was not surprised at all and stepped forward to greet Yuan Keli.

"Where's Cui Lianxian?"

Yuan Keli stopped and said with a serious expression: "I have something to do with him."

"Integrity is in the main hall."

Seeing Yuan Keli like this, Li Kuilong was not angry and kept smiling and said: "Governor Yuan, please come here."

"Ah."

Yuan Keli responded, then lifted up his robe and headed towards the main hall. Li Kuilong's eyes signaled the officials of the Institute of Integrity to get busy, and then followed Yuan Keli to the main hall.

The main hall of the official post office.

"Governor Yuan is here."

Cui Chengxiu, who was sitting there, saw Yuan Keli coming, with a faint smile on his face, stood up to greet him and said, "Are you here for Kong Yinzhi?"

"Cui Lianxian knows?"

Yuan Keli walked into the main hall, stared at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Does Cui Lianxian know Kong Yinzhi's identity?"

"of course I know."

Cui Chengxiu smiled slightly and said: "As the stepson of the contemporary Yan Shenggong, news has spread in the capital. I am afraid that Yan Shenggong's time is running out."

"Since Cui Lianxian knew it, why did he arrest Kong Yinzhi?"

Yuan Keli frowned and said, "Could it be that the water transportation that the Integrity Commission wants to investigate has something to do with Kong Yinzhi?"

Yuan Keli originally believed that the personnel from the Integrity Institute led by Cui Chengxiu, who came to Shandong to investigate the water transport case, could help him actively solve the problem.

He never expected that Cui Chengxiu would dig such a big hole for him!

As the governor of Shandong, Yuan Keli didn't care about Kong Yinzhi, let alone the stepson of Duke Yansheng. Even if he was a biological son, as long as he did not inherit the title of Duke Yansheng, he was nothing.

However, the situation now is special. The current generation Yan Shenggong is probably about to die soon. As the only stepson of Yan Shenggong, he must inherit the title of Yan Shenggong!

At this juncture, Cui Chengxiu actually arrested Kong Yinzhi? !

He was arrested under the rule of Jinan Prefecture!

No matter why Kong Yinzhi didn't rush to the capital to fulfill his filial piety, Yuan Keli, who knew about this, must not pretend that he didn't know anything.

"Governor Yuan was really right. This Kong Yinzhi is related to the water transport case."

Faced with Yuan Keli's questioning, Cui Chengxiu suppressed his smile and said: "Before arresting Kong Yinzhi, I also ordered people to arrest several members of the Kong family."

There is still one? !

Yuan Keli was shocked when he heard this and looked at Cui Chengxiu in disbelief. He had never known this news before. The confidentiality measures of the Institute of Integrity were really strong enough.

"Who else was arrested?"

Yuan Keli asked.

"It's not convenient for me to answer this question."

Cui Chengxiu said: "Governor Yuan also knows that our Integrity Commission came to Shandong on an order to investigate the case, so I ask Governor Yuan's forgiveness until the investigation is completed."

"Have Cui Lianxian ever thought about what kind of turmoil it would cause in Shandong if the Kong family in Qufu learned about this?"

Yuan Keli frowned and said: "If this matter reaches the capital, what impact will it have on the court? How will the world view this matter?"

"of course I know."

Cui Chengxiu was not impatient. Under Yuan Keli's gaze, he lifted up his robe and sat on the official hat chair. "If there are people with ulterior motives who stir up trouble, then under the rule of Shandong, a large number of scholars will flock to Jinan Prefecture. As for the Institute of Integrity, The official post where we are temporarily stationed is afraid that it will be blocked." When Cui Chengxiu said this, he picked up the tea cup at hand and took a leisurely sip. Seeing this scene, Yuan Keli frowned even more.

"Now that Cui Lianxian knows this, what are you going to do next?"

Yuan Keli snorted coldly, walked towards the official hat chair on the side, and then lifted up his robe and sat down, "The investigation found the Kong family in Qufu. If this matter is not handled well, it will definitely cause great chaos in Shandong!"

"Just do whatever you have to do."

Cui Chengxiu put down the tea cup and said calmly: "Since I dare to arrest them, there is conclusive evidence. What's more, those arrested this time are not only the Kong family in Qufu. Among the lineage of King De of Jinan Prefecture, Ben Xian The official also ordered people to arrest several clan members. Since the Integrity Commission is ordered to investigate the case, it always deals with the matter and not the person. As long as there is anyone involved, I will arrest and interrogate."

crazy! !

When Yuan Keli heard this, his first reaction was that Cui Chengxiu was crazy, but then Yuan Keli came back to his senses. Cui Chengxiu was so calm and calm, and he dared to send people to arrest these people, there must be some certainty.

Was it ordered by the emperor?

At this moment, Yuan Keli thought of something.

"No matter how powerful and respected the Kong family in Qufu is, it still depends on who they are compared to, right?"

Cui Chengxiu lifted up the sleeves of his robe and said: "No matter how you say the local vassal clan, they are the ones with the highest status and the most respected status in our dynasty, right?"

"Involving the water transportation case that the Integrity Commission was ordered to handle, everyone from King De's lineage was arrested. Could it be that it involves the Kong family in Qufu and they can't be arrested?"

"What's more, before Governor Yuan came, I sent people to Yanzhou and Qingzhou. There are also some clans from the Lu and Heng families who want to be arrested and interrogated by Jinan Mansion."

"Also, Governor Yuan came to Guanyi to look for me, probably not just for Kong Yinzhi who was arrested, but also for the scandalous things hidden in Yanzhou Prefecture."

Did he also know this?

Yuan Keli's expression changed slightly, and the way he looked at Cui Chengxiu changed. Indeed, if it was just about Kong Yinzhi, Yuan Keli would not be allowed to come here in person.

And just before that, he learned about some scandalous things hidden in Yanzhou Mansion. The key is that he knew nothing about it beforehand and was deceived by the people below. This made Yuan Keli keenly aware that Shandong was hiding something big! !

"Governor Yuan, we are actually the same kind of people."

Seeing that Yuan Keli remained silent, Cui Chengxiu continued: "I don't want to cause chaos in Shandong, but what I want to investigate is the water transportation case, and what Governor Yuan wants to ensure is the stability of the entire Shandong."

"But we are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, not retainers of some evil monsters. The current situation in Shandong is far more complicated than you and I thought, but so what?"

"What needs to be done must still be done, and those who need to be arrested must still be arrested. The water transport case is not the key now, the key is the stability under Shandong's rule!"

"Since Cui Lianxian knows this, why did he arrest these controversial people without communicating with me beforehand?" Yuan Keli looked at Cui Chengxiu and said.

"This is indeed my fault."

Cui Chengxiu said: "It's just that the incident happened suddenly. If we don't take decisive measures, I'm afraid something will develop in an even more out-of-control direction."

"What do you want me to do?"

Yuan Keli heard the hidden meaning.

"In the coming days, I would like to ask Governor Yuan to sing a play with me."

Cui Chengxiu lifted his robe and stood up, bowed to Yuan Keli and said, "If this play can be sung well, it will not only ensure that the water transport case can be investigated safely, but also ensure that Yanzhou Prefecture does not have chaos in a short time."

Yuan Keli said: "Since I already know about Yanzhou's affairs, I will definitely not ignore it."

"Governor Yuan doesn't really think that the Integrity Institute is the only one coming to Shandong, right?"

Hearing this, Cui Chengxiu looked at Yuan Keli and asked, "If there is really only the Institute of Integrity, then did those secret letters I received appear out of thin air?"

This time Yuan Keli was silent.

Hearing what Cui Chengxiu said, Yuan Keli immediately thought of the emperor who was far away in the capital. He was afraid that from the beginning, some situations in Shandong were known to the emperor, and some plans began to be quietly promoted.

The secret order he received earlier asked the Shandong Governor's Yamen to secretly raise money and food, which made Yuan Keli think that large armies had begun to gather in places where no one was paying attention.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli suppressed the surprise in his heart, looked at Cui Chengxiu and said.

"Recuperate in isolation."

Cui Chengxiu's words were concise and concise.

Ok?

Hearing what Cui Chengxiu said, Yuan Keli frowned. His intuition told him that the matter was definitely not that simple. He could not answer this decision now! !

(End of this chapter)