Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 186 We agreed to work together, why did you run away in the middle of the night?

There were more and more petitions in front of Hai Rui, until they formed a huge pile.

The bloody handprint was visible through the gap.

Except for the people who came to complain, no one else said anything at the scene.

The common people who heard the news and came to watch the excitement, as well as the soldiers from the Shenwei Camp's reserve battalion, all looked at the Kong family with horror.

"Is this a saintly family? Is this a family of bandits and scoundrels?"

A soldier muttered quietly.

His leading officer immediately turned around and glared at him.

The soldier immediately shut his mouth, but his companions around him gave him approving looks.

Kong Yanjin had a gloomy face, lowered his head and said nothing.

Now that things have come to this, what else can he say?

Not only did the group of people who filed the complaint prepare strong documents, they also had all kinds of witnesses and physical evidence, which almost killed the case.

By the time the last person submitted his complaint, more than two hours had passed.

The clerk who was reading the petition had a hoarse voice.

Hai Rui's expression remained unchanged. He slammed the gavel and asked, "Anything else?"

There was no response from below for a long while.

Zhu Zhanjun, who was sitting aside watching the fun, tapped the armrest lightly with his hand.

The soldiers who had been arranged long ago brought the Japanese emperor over.

"Hey, why does this guy look like a Japanese pirate?"

"What do you mean by look like? They are actually Japanese pirates."

"Oh my god, the Kong family is related to the Japanese pirates!"

"Who can say for sure? The whole family has done so many disgusting things, so what can they do if they get involved with the Japanese pirates?"

After a discussion among the crowd, Kong Yanjin's pupils shrank slightly and he turned to look at Zhu Zhanjun next to him.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't look at him, but just watched quietly as the Japanese emperor was brought up.

"Who are you?"

Hai Rui's eyes were full of indifference.

His father died at the hands of Japanese pirates, and he hated these pirates from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, the tone and attitude of the questioning were not as nice as those he had shown to the people just now.

"The guilty emperor of Japan."

"Wow!"

There was an uproar when people heard this poor Ming dialect.

"Oh my god, this is actually the emperor of Japan. How did he get here? Could he be a fake?"

"It shouldn't be fake. After all, the Grandson is there."

There was a lot of discussion at the scene.

"quiet!"

Hai Rui shouted loudly, and the scene instantly fell silent.

"What's your ID?"

The Emperor of Japan quickly placed his golden seal, the letter from the Ming Dynasty, and a series of things in front of him.

"Your Excellency, Governor, this is the golden seal of this guilty minister and the letter of credence that the Ming Dynasty once bestowed upon me."

Hai Rui had someone bring them to him. After looking through them one by one, he banged the gavel.

"After verification, this person is the Emperor of Japan."

There was another exclamation at the scene.

"Oh my god, he is really the emperor of the Japanese pirates. How did he fall to this point? Also, why did he come here to sue the Kong family?"

"You are stupid. I heard from a friend in Jinling that His Royal Highness went to Japan some time ago. It seems that he was asking why Japan hastily severed diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty."

"Now that the emperor has been brought here, it's obvious that a fight broke out later, and Japan was defeated."

"Tsk tsk tsk, if the Japanese pirates are defeated, then there will be no more Japanese pirates harassing us in the future."

"That's for sure. They have lost their country, so how can they dare to harass us? Aren't they afraid that His Royal Highness will lead the army to destroy their ancestors?"

Under the guidance of caring people, the people gradually understood some things.

After requesting silence again, Hai Rui slammed the gavel and shouted, "Who do you want to sue?"

The Japanese emperor shook his head repeatedly: "The guilty minister does not accuse anyone, but exposes them."

Then he took out some letters and said loudly: "I want to expose Kong Kexu of the Kong family. He provided us with information about the Ming Dynasty and asked us, the Japanese pirates, to help him fight against the subjects who refused to obey the Kong family's control. Also..."

"It's slander, it's blatant slander."

When Kong Kexu heard that the sword was pointed at him, he could no longer sit still. He stood up and shouted that this was a slander.

He knew that most of the things mentioned above were true, and the remaining uncertain things might be what he didn't know.

But the Japanese emperor actually slandered him for colluding with Japanese pirates and using the pirates to eliminate those who disobeyed him. This was a blatant slander.

"No noise allowed in the lobby!"

Hai Rui shouted coldly, and Kong Kexu was pushed back into his chair by several soldiers and told to shut up.

Hai Rui really didn't know whether this matter was true or not.

Zhu Zhanjun understood Hai Rui's character. When faced with someone who deserved to die, Hai Rui would not accuse him of any crime.

The other party should die the way he deserves, this is the bottom line in his mind.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanjun never told Hai Rui about this, and he had no intention of letting Hai Rui take over the affairs of the Japanese emperor.

Sending the Japanese emperor out was just to let him confess the crime first so that the people of Shandong and the soldiers watching would know the news.

"Okay, this person's situation is special, so I will temporarily detain him and hand him over to the court for processing."

After the Japanese emperor finished speaking, before Hai Rui had time to ask, Zhu Zhanjun spoke up to stop the interrogation. This was exactly what Zhu Zhanjun wanted.

Three people make a tiger. Once the news spread, coupled with the Japanese emperor's self-exposure and the testimony of many Japanese high-ranking officials, Kong Kexu's crime of colluding with Japan was completely confirmed.

Hai Rui turned his head and looked over. Zhu Zhanjun didn't look at him. He stood up and said to Kong Yanjin who was silent beside him: "Duke Yansheng."

"Chen is here!"

Kong Yanjin was awakened by this and stood up quickly.

Zhu Zhanjun looked at the other person, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he sighed and shook his head.

After a moment, Zhu Zhanjun said, "Today's events are related to the reputation of the Kong family and even the Holy Master. Duke Yansheng will summon all the defendants to follow me to the north to pray for the emperor."

Kong Yanjin smiled bitterly.

He knew that once today's events became known, the last bit of face left in the Kong family would be gone.

Originally, because of the events during the Hongwu period, the royal family disliked the Kong family. If it were not for the purpose of winning over the hearts of scholars all over the world, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably have stripped the title of Yansheng Duke at that time.

Now that so many scandals have occurred, His Majesty will definitely severely punish the Kong family for what happened in the past.

Although he knew the consequences, he had no choice but to go, so he could only answer bitterly: "I obey your command."

"It is getting late today, Your Highness, please rest in the Confucius Mansion for one night. I will settle everything tonight and go to the north with Your Highness to meet His Majesty tomorrow."

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head and said, "No, I just came back from the battlefield, and I am full of murderous energy. I am afraid that I will offend the Holy Master. I will rest in the barracks today."

After saying this, he waved his hand, and under the escort of the team, he left the Confucius Mansion and headed to the camp's chosen location.

Looking at the team going away, many people in the Kong family's eyes moved, and they soon had some small thoughts in their minds.

"I advise you not to run away, otherwise the charges will be completely proven and no one will be able to save you."

After respectfully seeing Zhu Zhanjun off, Kong Yanjin returned, gave instructions to everyone, and turned back to the mansion.

"Uncle, what should we do?"

The young man next to Kong Kexu asked Kong Kexu nervously.

There were several people who sued him just now.

Most of the time, he used the status of the Kong family to bully women and kill people.

He knew about this matter, and several of them were maids around him.

The Ming Dynasty prohibited human trafficking, and these maids were hired to serve the Kong family.

Some of the pretty ones actually had affairs with him.

But his wife was a jealous woman. As soon as he had favored the maids, she used various methods to kill them.

When the families of these maids came to inquire, they were driven away by the servants of the Kong family.

Just now, someone told him that a man with a lame leg was beaten with a stick by the servants of the Kong family because he tried to break into the Kong family.

Although these things were done by his wife, outsiders didn't know about it and put all the blame on him.

He is not an official, and if the court enforces the law impartially, the lightest sentence he will receive is exile.

When he thought of the suffering of exile, he couldn't help but shiver.

"Why are you panicking? The sky hasn't fallen yet."

He turned around and looked at the other members of the Kong family, saying loudly, "We are the descendants of the Great Saint and Master. Facing such slander, we should confront it upright and fight for the glory of the Great Saint. Go back and pack up quickly. Tomorrow we will all go to see His Majesty and prove our innocence."

After Kong Kexu finished speaking, he walked back to his mansion in a square step.

After a while, servants left on horseback one by one, carrying packages on their backs.

After a while, many carriages left the Confucius Mansion in a hurry and headed to various places.

One of them was the young man.

Seeing that Duke Yansheng had no intention of intervening and his uncle, who usually valued him, stayed indoors, he panicked and decided to go to his wife's parents' home.

Although his wife's family is not as powerful as the Kong family, at least no one cares about him like the Kong family.

"If you had been more virtuous, you wouldn't be able to have what you have today. You've killed me."

"Humph! If you had been able to control your lower body, this wouldn't have happened. And now you're blaming me."

"You don't know why I can't control myself. If you can give me a son, I can go find those maids."

"Stop making excuses. You're just a playboy."

"You jealous woman."

There were bursts of quarrels coming from the moving carriage.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

"oops!"

The carriage stopped suddenly, and the people inside were not prepared, so there was a collision.

"Damn, what's going on? Can you drive?"

The young man's angry curses were heard inside, but there was no response from outside.

He angrily lifted the curtain, took a good look at the situation outside, and his eyes widened instantly.

At some point, a group of soldiers surrounded them, pointing strange muskets at him with cold faces.

The next day, Zhu Zhanjun looked at the somewhat embarrassed Kong Yanjin with a smile.

Behind Zhu Zhanjun, hundreds of Kong family members, both men and women, were surrounded by soldiers.

Standing at the front were several elders of the Kong family.

Kong Yanjin was too ashamed to look at these people.

Last night, everyone said that they would face the emperor with dignity and seek justice for the Kong family.

As a result, when he woke up early in the morning, he and a few people who had not really done anything wrong were the only ones left in the huge Confucius Mansion.

The descendant of the great sage Confucius actually did such a ridiculous thing.

There was still hope, but after running away, the charges were instantly confirmed. He fled for fear of punishment, and the Kong family was really finished.

If Confucius, who is lying in the yard, knew about this, he would be so angry that he would jump out of his grave and strangle these unfilial descendants to death.

(End of this chapter)