The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 151 So I Don't Know

I have more doubts about this so-called saint's home.

This father and son don’t look like good people. What about the Kong family?
"By the way, bring the past experiences of Kong Hongxu and his son here for me to take a look."

Zhu Houzhao just thought of this. The two Cao Banban and Lao Guo have not yet reported back on their investigation of the Kong family. He can take a look at the records of the past experiences of the Kong father and son.

Maybe we can find something.

"Yes." Wei Jinzhong's eyes flashed. The father and son of the Kong family might be in trouble.

These days, he has been stepping up his efforts to familiarize himself with everything about the Kong family. Even if they are just some records on the surface, they are enough to make His Majesty furious.

He said nothing and went to get the records of the past experiences of the Kong family father and son, all of which were official.

Then, he was right.

After reading it, Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded.

Kong Hongxu had many wrongdoings when he was young, and had unintentionally harmed some innocent people. In the fifth year of Emperor Xianzong's Chenghua reign, he was impeached by the Nanjing Kedao because his palace exceeded the regulations. He was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner, and his younger brother Hongtai was ordered to succeed him.

In the eleventh year of Emperor Xiaozong's Hongzhi reign, local officials reported that Kong Hongxu had changed his ways and was ordered to wear his crown and belt again.

In the 16th year of Hongzhi, Kong Hongtai died, and Kong Hongxu resumed the title of Duke of Yansheng.

"Are my grandfather and my father both confused?" Zhu Houzhao said blankly, somewhat incredulously.

Wei Jinzhong lowered his head even more, as if he heard nothing.

"What do you mean by unintentionally harming some innocent people? Go and get the records from the factory guards." Zhu Houzhao said with a grim expression.

Wei Jinzhong immediately went to get it as quickly as possible.

Not long after, Zhu Houzhao saw two similar records.

The only difference is that what went from unintentionally harming some innocent people turned into indiscriminate killing of innocent people, with hundreds of deaths.

"Damn it, his grandfather, immediately let the Jinyiwei arrest the father and son of the Kong family. I want to skin him alive." Zhu Houzhao threw the records away and said angrily.

Wei Jinzhong's eyebrows jumped, but he said nothing and went to convey the order.

Zhu Houzhao was still not satisfied and was burning with anger. He had never thought of this.

Duke Yansheng is actually a damned thing who kills innocent people indiscriminately.

What’s even more unexpected is that his grandfather and his father are both senile and confused?
Those are hundreds of Ming Dynasty citizens!
Instead of skinning such a person alive quickly, they kept him and even restored his title.

Are you stupid?
"Use the two Cao Banban and Lao Guo to quickly investigate the entire Kong family." Zhu Houzhao thought of the entire Kong family.

If the head of the family is like this, how can the people under him be good?

And those officials.

Why didn't the officials and Jinyiwei of Lu report the Kong family?
The high-ranking officials in the court, including the imperial guards, must have known about this, but they didn't tell him. So forget it, after all, it was a thing of the past, and the emperor was his father at that time.

But if the Kong family has committed any crime, do they know it?

Why hasn't anyone told him in this year?
Maybe he knew about some minor sins, so he didn't bother to tell him?
Zhu Houzhao thought a lot, and when he thought of it, he asked directly: "Go and call Liu Banban and Da Cao Banban over immediately."

"Yes." A shadow eunuch responded in the shadows and left quickly.

After a while, Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang arrived.

"Do you two know about the Confucius Mansion?" Zhu Houzhao asked directly.

Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang felt a jolt in their hearts and felt something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with the Confucius Mansion?" Liu Jin asked carefully.

"Has the Confucius family as a whole committed a serious crime?" Zhu Houzhao asked a little impatiently.

Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang glanced at each other and both smiled bitterly.

Why are you asking them about this?
"Your Majesty, this old servant of the Confucius Mansion is not too clear about it, but there should be a big problem." Liu Jin said tactfully.

In any case, he dared not deceive His Majesty.

Zhu Houzhao widened his eyes. There was a big problem!
It is really a great sin.

Suddenly, he glared at Cao Youxiang, "Second Cao Banban, do you know this too?"

"I only know this. I have absolutely no idea of ​​the details." Cao Youxiang immediately said firmly.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly stood up and said angrily.

Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang knelt down instinctively. Liu Jin said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, there are many serious problems in the Ming Dynasty, and I can't report them all.

And these have to be solved one by one.

The Kong family has great influence, and the court was previously focused on the affairs of Jin, and put aside the problems of other places. "

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and felt that was true. There were big problems everywhere in the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
It is normal that they did not report each one individually.

Problems should be solved one by one.

That’s not right. The Kong family is such a conspicuous thing, he should be told about it.

Suddenly thinking of something, Zhu Houzhao said with a bad look on his face: "Let me ask you, does everyone in the court know this?"

“Officials of the second rank and above in the court should all know about this,” Liu Jin said with his head down.

"So I'm the only one who didn't know!" Zhu Houzhao widened his eyes and felt very depressed.

I feel like I've been cheated.

People like Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang immediately guessed what His Majesty was thinking.

"Your Majesty, the Kong family is the bloodline of saints, and has been passed down for more than 2,000 years. It is the spiritual pillar in the hearts of scholars all over the world. Its influence is huge, but the problems are also huge. If it is disturbed lightly, it may cause turmoil in the government and the country.

The Military Council, the Cabinet, the old slaves and others did not report to Your Majesty for the sake of the overall situation, causing Your Majesty trouble.

I just want to solve the problem of the Kong family after solving other problems of the Ming Dynasty.

Please understand, Your Majesty." Liu Jin said quickly.

Cao Youxiang nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Houzhao felt that although Liu Banban made some excuses, what he said did make sense.

Thinking about it carefully, he shouldn't blame Liu Banban and the others.

The fact that they didn't tell him only shows that the Kong family had great influence and huge problems. They didn't dare to act rashly and therefore didn't tell him.

Suddenly, a thought arose in Zhu Houzhao's mind.

Liu Banban and the others are all loyal, but they also have their own ideas. When they feel that they should not tell me, as long as things have not broken out, they will not take the initiative to tell me unless I ask.

The same is true for Lao Wang, Lao Guo, and Lao Zhang.

Zhu Houzhao did not doubt their loyalty and good intentions, but did they really know what to say and what not to say?
No, they don't.

I'm afraid there are some things that they are just loyal and well-intentioned about, and they won't say them proactively.

There are many things that I have to see in person.

Therefore, we have to blame them and not let them act on their own initiative and not speak up.

"Liu Banban, are you still quibbling? Do I want you to decide when to resolve the Kong family issue?

Why is it that I don’t know about the big problem that you all know about?

Do I need to keep it secret from you?
You all get up, stand there facing the wall, and reflect on yourself." Zhu Houzhao slammed the table and said angrily.

Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang felt a tightness in their hearts, but then they breathed a sigh of relief.

One thing was that His Majesty rarely punished them and was very dissatisfied with their "concealment".

I was relieved that His Majesty was not too angry with them.

Otherwise it wouldn't be facing the wall and reflecting.

"I know I was wrong, Your Majesty. Please don't get so angry that your body gets damaged." The two of them said this sincerely and obediently went to the side to face the wall.

"Go and tell the Embroidered Uniform Guard that I want to know all the criminal records about the Kong family immediately." Zhu Houzhao issued another order.

He suddenly thought that if there was a big problem with the Kong family, the Jinyiwei should have some records even if they did not conduct a detailed investigation.

Thinking of this, he had a deeper understanding of what he had just thought about.

For many things, he still needs to think more about them and see them personally.

In the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhang Fengfu, Weng Taibei and others were having a headache.

They have received the imperial edict, but, go and capture Duke Yansheng!

"What should we do? Are we really going to capture Duke Yansheng directly?" Murong Chong frowned deeply.

"Your Majesty has already issued the order, so of course we have to arrest him. However, we have to control the situation and not make a big fuss. It's best not to let anyone know. The longer we can delay, the better." Zhang Fengfu sighed.

Although he is now mainly responsible for foreign intelligence, Guo Bujing is not here. As the only commander-in-chief and the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he still makes the final decisions on major issues.

"The news that Duke Yansheng is coming to Beijing has spread, and I'm afraid there will be people visiting him at any time.

Besides, His Majesty asked us to arrest him immediately. Also, don't underestimate the power of the Kong family. Duke Yansheng must be protected by experts. How could it not cause a big fuss?" Weng Taibei said in a deep voice.

Zhang Fengfu was silent. He also knew that what he just said was unrealistic.

"Why not send a small soldier to capture him, so that it will be easier to deal with him later." Murong Chong said with his eyes lighting up.

"Forget it, I'll go myself. Anyway, I was just demoted without any fault, and I will be responsible for foreign intelligence from now on.

I can still hold on." Zhang Fengfu stood up and said.

Then he looked at the two of them and said firmly, "You two don't have to go, and I won't take other senior executives with me."

Weng Taibei and the other two understood that they had to shoulder the responsibility alone. If anything happened...
Zhang Fengfu led his men straight to where Duke Yansheng was.

When a figure like Duke Yansheng came to Beijing, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would naturally keep track of his whereabouts and news at all times.

At this time, Duke Yansheng was chatting with several officials and some scholars, and the scene was very harmonious.

Zhang Fengfu's arrival broke everything.

"I'm Zhang Fengfu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I've been ordered to come here to capture Duke Yansheng and his son. Duke Yansheng, please come with us." Zhang Fengfu said calmly.

In an instant, these words seemed like a bolt from the blue, shocking and angering almost all the officials and scholars around.

"Stop! How dare you! Jinyiwei arrest Duke Yansheng! Are you Jinyiwei planning to rebel?"

"What do you want to do, arrogant factory guards? Don't even think about framing Duke Yansheng!"

"The factory guards are rampant, the factory guards are rampant, they even dared to frame and arrest Duke Yansheng. Don't even think about succeeding today."

"Yes, if you want to capture Duke Yansheng, you have to step over our dead bodies."

"Scholars, as disciples of the saint, how can we let these hawks and dogs frame and capture Duke Yansheng? If they dare to capture Duke Yansheng today, we will fight them to the death."

"That's right, let's fight. The hawks and dogs won't succeed."

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