King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Mo Jia Ju Zi respectfully requests to see you outside the door."

Just at this moment, Lao He's voice was heard at the gate of the courtyard.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at the prince beside him, and said with a smile:
"coming."

"Here comes the person who wants answers and results from us."

Zhu Gaochi smiled without commenting, and he understood the purpose of Gong Xing's visit.

After all, such a big thing happened. Several of his people had just entered the court as officials and were beaten to death in the street. After such a thing happened, it was normal for others to come and ask for the results and answers.

If Gongxing is indifferent to this matter and does not even have the courage and determination to come, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi will have to really re-examine Gongxing.

Not to mention his abilities, just his character alone does not meet the requirements of the two.

As a superior, he is also a leader.

Their own people were beaten to death in the street for no reason, and there was no reaction.

What kind of character and mentality does such a person have?
What else is worthy of their reuse?

In other words, can a person who would attempt to do nothing about the murder of his own men for no reason be loyal to the country and the court?
Give me a break!

how can that be possible?
How can a cold-blooded and heartless person talk about loyalty and righteousness?

People like this, let alone whether they are of any use to the court, are not worth using even if they are.

After all, there are so many people in the Ming Dynasty, how could there be few capable people?

How many valuable people are there?
What kind of person do they want?

Naturally, they are people with blood, heart, loyalty and righteousness. After all, what they are doing now is not a trivial matter.

If a disloyal and ungrateful person is pushed to power, it would be better not to change the imperial examination system and the interests of the Kong family. There is no need to go through so much trouble, right?

What is the point of working so hard? Isn't it to see changes?
If Gongxing did not do this, how would his behavior be different from those of the corrupt and sour Confucian scholars in power today, who talk about morality and righteousness when they open their mouths and talk about morality and righteousness when they close their mouths?
They are just a bunch of profit-seeking and profit-seeking villains.

After a brief banter, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Lao He, who was standing at the gate with his head bowed, and waved his hand, saying, "Don't just stand there, take Gongxing inside!"

"Slave, go now."

Old He took the order, bowed respectfully, and walked out with big strides.

Not long after.

Lao He led the powerful and strong figure down to the courtyard.

When he entered, he saw Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu leisurely drinking hot tea, staring at him with interest. He was slightly startled, and quickly bowed and said, "I respectfully pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Han."

"No gift."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand at him, and then asked bluntly without beating around the bush: "You asked to see me today, is it because a Mohist official was attacked by a student from the Hanlin Academy in broad daylight?"

Gong Xing was slightly startled when he heard this, and his expression suddenly became solemn, with resentment on his face and a little sadness in his words. He replied: "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the King of Han, please make the decision for me!"

"We were ordered to serve the court, and were unanimously recognized by the court, His Highness, and the prince, and were given official positions in the Ministry of Works."

"In just one night, several officials under my command were attacked by thugs in broad daylight on the street, and some even died as a result."

"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, committing a crime in public is a serious crime, and attacking and killing an official of the imperial court in public is the most serious of all serious crimes."

"I, your humble servant, dare to ask the prince and the crown prince to severely punish the lunatics who attacked and killed the imperial officials, so as to uphold the justice of the Ming Dynasty laws."

Say it.

He knelt down solemnly and kowtowed, his expression extremely sad.

Although Gongxing and a group of Mohist elders had discussed and imagined what kind of dangers might arise when they accepted Zhu Gaoxu's invitation before entering the court as officials, they all thought that there would be all kinds of difficulties, conspiracies and tricks against them, who formed their own faction. However, they really never dreamed that someone would be so bold as to commit a crime in the street.

When he got the news, Gong Xing was shocked and extremely angry. You know, if it was a dirty trick or conspiracy, Gong Xing could accept the death of the person. After all, if he lost the fight, it was because he or his men were incompetent. He couldn't blame others. He was willing to accept the defeat.

But even Gong Xing could never accept such a rebellious act carried out in broad daylight, and that was the real reason why he had to ask for an explanation.

Because such a thing happened, it seemed like a crime was committed in broad daylight, but in fact it was a slamming of the faces of these Mo family members who had just entered the court as officials onto the ground and stomping on them again and again. If they did not give a severe fight back against this matter, they would have considered themselves unlucky.

This will inevitably leave everyone in the court with the impression that these Mo family members are weak and can be bullied and teased by anyone. In the days to come, God knows what kind of evil things will happen, or how they will bully and twist those who have just entered the court as officials.

But these people, after all, have just entered the court as officials, and their foundation and strength are extremely weak. They simply have no ability to give those individuals a severe counterattack. But this involves another question, who is the mastermind behind the scenes?

This is something they don't know about, there's nothing they can do about it! This is the shortcoming of being a newcomer.
As for finding those students who committed the crime?
Give me a break.

Anyone who is not blind or stupid knows that the real mastermind behind this matter is not the students who actually took action. Those so-called Hanlin Academy students are nothing but a group of pitiful pawns who are instigated by others.

For this reason, even if she did not want to trouble Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi, and did not want to stay in front of them and act like a child who would only complain when encountering problems, a good cook cannot cook without rice!

After much thought, he finally had to shamelessly go to the brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi and beg them to seek justice for him, to stand up for them in this matter, to help them vent their anger. At the same time, it would also make certain people with bad intentions have some reservations and give these new officials more time and opportunities to accumulate strength, so that they would not be beaten to death or brought disgrace upon themselves.

After all, if this matter is not handled well, it is unknown how long it will take for these Mohist disciples in the court today to establish their prestige and gain momentum in the future. Of course, even so, they may not succeed!

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu laughed. How could he not understand Gongxing's thoughts?

About it.

Not to mention that such an outcome was unacceptable to Gongxing. After the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi had been busy for so long and made so many arrangements, the result was naturally not what they wanted to see.

This is the real reason why Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi were so angry after such an incident. It is also the reason why the two brothers went directly to the residence of Yanshenggong Kong Gongjian, using their power and leverage to expose the old man Kong Gongjian in advance, and let him admit his mistakes, and let him clean up the mess himself.

Talk and talk.

It was to support the newly-arrived officials of the Mohist school, to prevent certain people with ulterior motives in the court from acting recklessly or making shady moves behind the scenes, and to give some people a stern warning.

Because as long as Kong Gongjian, the head of the civil officials, is completely subdued, even if some people in the court want to use this to fan the flames, they have to think carefully and have to think about what they will encounter and what results and outcomes they will end up with.

So, seeing Gongxing's excited and angry pleading, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi, who had already made all preparations, smiled and waved at him, signaling Gongxing to stand up and speak.

Seeing this, Gong Xing was stunned for a moment, and looked back curiously. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but before he could say anything, he heard Zhu Gaoxu's voice, saying:
"Okay, let's do it respectfully."

"The prince and I both already know about this matter."

"I don't know what you think of the current situation and what kind of result you want."

Gong Xing was slightly startled by these words, but he did not pretend to be anything. He just got up from the ground, bowed and said, "Everything is up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince. I have no opinion."

I have to say, this is a smart person.

Gong Xing was certainly not a fool regarding these simple words, and he also tasted a different meaning from Zhu Gaoxu's answer. At the same time, he also understood that although the two gentlemen were leisurely drinking hot tea in the pavilion at this moment, they might have already made up their minds about what he had just reported and asked for.

Therefore, he consciously kept quiet and did not add anything unnecessary to the matter. He did not say too much or express his own opinions.

Because others have already expressed their attitudes, if he were to make further demands at this time, it would be a bit too much in some matters, and it might even make others dislike him. Therefore, it would be the wisest choice for him to just shut up and leave the right to handle and the decision of this issue to the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled, with a slightly upturned corner of his mouth revealing a slight smirk, and pretended to tease:
"Oh?"

"Everything depends on us two brothers?"

"That's okay!"

"Then let's just drop the issue."

"After all, you also know that there are definitely a lot of things involved behind this, and the people involved are definitely not so easy to deal with. We have to take it step by step."

"What do you say?"

"Yes or no"

This is said.

Gong Xing, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi, who were drinking tea leisurely, with a look of astonishment and disbelief. He subconsciously said, "This, this, this..."

I hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say or how to answer this question.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi could not help but glare at Zhu Gaoxu who was laughing and making a joke beside him, and scolded him: "Second brother, that's enough, stop teasing Gongxing. Look how anxious Gongxing is. It's already this hour, and you, a bastard, still have the mind to joke about this matter."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Gong Xing who was standing aside with a stunned expression, and waved his hand at him, saying, "Alright, alright, don't be so anxious and angry, Lao Er is just joking with you, teasing you on purpose!"

"Do not worry!"

"Now that we know about this matter, how can we not deal with it clearly and properly?"

"This incident not only slapped the faces of all of you Mohists, but also severely stomped on the faces of the King of Han and me. We are not saints, so how can we tolerate this?"

"Those Hanlin Academy students, the instigators behind them, I think you have more or less guessed in your mind even if I don't tell you. Even the head of the civil officials, Yansheng Gong Kong Gongjian, as for why such a thing happened, I think you know it in your heart."

"I won't repeat these words any more, they don't have any nutritional value."

“But there is one thing.”

"I have to be frank with you. The King of Han and I will support you in this matter and help you vent your anger and handle the current situation. But this is the only time. If anything happens again, you will have to deal with it yourself."

"If you want to gain a firm foothold in the court, relying solely on others to back you up is not a long-term solution and will never last long."

"You need to face everything on your own, to experience, to fight, and to struggle, only then can you truly stand firm on your feet."

"At the same time, I and the King of Han don't need a bunch of rubbish that needs us to stand up for them in everything. Instead, we need a wolf that can scare off the bad guys and eat meat. Only the bad wolf meets our requirements and can create value for us, drive out certain malpractices and heresies for us, and achieve our desired goals."

"so."

"As for how to arrange the following matters, and so on, you are a smart person, so you need to slowly explore and do it yourself."

"Do you understand?"

"Can it be done?"

This is said.

It is both an affirmation and a warning.

Gong Xing was certainly not a fool. He knew what the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi wanted and what he wanted to see from them. If he had not just entered the court and did not have a thorough understanding of many things, he would not have planned to come and ask for help.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he bowed and replied, "Your Highness, Prince Han, rest assured, I know how to act and what to do, and I will definitely not let Your Highness and Prince down."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other, nodded in satisfaction, and ordered:
"Row."

"Now that we know, let's just leave it at that."

"You guys go back and wait for the news, and just wait and see."

"I think everyone will not be disappointed. Go!!!" (End of this chapter)