Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 219 Make Kong and Son Kneel in Front of the Confucian Temple
All the Confucian sects of the Northern Sect were eradicated, and the Shenggong Mansion of Kongyan became an empty house, and its ten thousand hectares of land were taken over to Huangzhuang.

Numerous antiques, jades, assets, money and food were also registered and recorded. Except for a part reserved for the local vassal treasury and rewards for officials, most of them were transported to the capital and filled into the Taicang treasury.

Zhu Youxiao’s internal funds now have the income of the Royal Industry Company, the Royal Weaving Bureau, and Huangzhuang, so there is no need to add additional property from the raids. On the contrary, the shrinking treasury still needs to be enriched. In order to reduce the subsidy of domestic funds to the treasury.

Of course, the private properties of officials such as Gu Tingzhuo had to be confiscated, but this was carried out by local officials, and there was no need for the imperial guards to go all the way to help seize people. Dongchang stationed in the local area would also be in charge of supervision.

According to Zhu Youxiao's meaning, since it is to deter the officials and gentry who oppose the reform, it is natural that their crimes cannot be forgiven. The men in his mansion are naturally expelled from their fame, demoted to common people, and ordered to determine the time of service according to their conduct and close relationship with officials. The length of the case; while the woman directly entered the Jiaofang Division.

Regarding the case of Kong Yinzhi and his two sons who killed young girls, the trial has also begun.

Zhu Youxiao did not choose the location of the interrogation in the county government, but in the Confucian Temple Xingtan, and Zhu Youxiao will execute the father and son directly in the Confucian Temple in front of the statue of Confucius after the trial is over. Ling Chi's executioner has been specially summoned from the capital, and he is waiting to turn the Confucian Confucian Temple into an execution ground for his unworthy descendants.

The day of the interrogation was cloudy and rainy, but the apricot altar of the Confucianism Temple in Nuoda was full of people. The officers and soldiers of the governor's bid battalion set up a cordon around the perimeter to prevent these soldiers and people from all over the world from disturbing the order. , while the imperial guards strictly guarded the inner circle, guarding the center of the Confucian Temple tightly.

Kong Yinzhi, Kong Xingxuan, and Kong Xingkai were kneeling on the wet ground in front of the not tall statue of Confucius with a smile on his face.

Officials who had close contact with Kong Yinzhi, such as Gu Tingzhuo and Luo Maojin, knelt on both sides.

Perhaps, Confucius thousands of years ago would never have thought that his descendants would kneel in front of his own temple and be punished one day, and the one who punished them would be the king whom he himself promoted with Confucianism. Zhu Youxiao was curious that if Confucius really has a spirit in the sky, but he doesn't know how he feels about it.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was sitting in the main hall in front of them. Apart from Wang Chengen, the supervisor of ceremonies, and Li Mingrui, a scholar of the cabinet, and other officials accompanying him, there were also summoned officials above the magistrate of Shandong Province and others. Zhu Youxiao wants to let the officials and gentry who are above the fame and fame see with their own eyes the fate of the officials and gentry who do not cooperate with the court.

"Take all the cloth balls out of their mouths. As the saying goes, people's words are good when they are about to die. I would like to hear what they can say before they die." Zhu Youxiao took the lead this time , After giving an order first, he glanced sideways at the official from Shandong, He Shangyu, the former left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and saw that he was trembling non-stop, so he asked, "Master He, are you afraid of the cold?"

"It's not cold, it's not cold, the old minister has suffered from gout in the past few years, that's why," He Shangxie explained with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly. It can be seen that his iron-blooded suppression of the Confucian forces in the past few days has successfully deterred the officials and gentry in Shandong, and there are already officials and gentry before the execution begins. With a look of horror, he looked at the other officials and gentry, none of them had pale faces or trembling fingers.

"Come here, give He Shilang a stool. When He Shilang was in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Department, he settled several unjust prisons. It can be regarded as doing a few practical things for the court and the people. The guilty and rebellious ministers should be punished severely, and the meritorious ministers should be given preferential treatment. , is the foundation of the stability of the court." Zhu Youxiao said this, naturally to show his gratitude to the officials and gentry.

Paying equal attention to kindness and power is the way of the emperor. Since we want to try out the government and gentry payment policy in Shandong and implement it nationwide in the future, it is natural not to blindly drive out these officials and gentry, especially some small and middle-level gentry. To the point of threatening the rule of the country, but at the same time they can fill the vacuum of government functions and play a role in stabilizing the rural order.

What Zhu Youxiao wanted was that these officials and gentry would be willing to accept the court's New Deal after Confucianism was removed, and actively cooperate.

He Shangxi thanked Zhu Youxiao for his kindness. The entire Confucian Temple, the Prime Minister of the inner court and the elders were all standing, and he was the only former servant who was able to sit down. The emperor was the iron-blooded king who slaughtered thousands of Kong family members a few days ago. He Shangfei really felt that Zhu Youxiao had the legacy of Xiaozong.

Zhu Youxiao smiled at He Shangxuan who had sat down, ordered people to make tea, and said nothing. Although there were many officials and gentry standing in the hall at this time, they were all silent, and their eyes were all staring at the outside of the hall. The prisoner under the statue of Confucius.

The drizzle is like weaving, linking into a curtain, and there is a sense of solemnity and solemnity in the quiet air.

Kong Yinzhi lowered his head expressionlessly. The slaughter of the whole family had already made him ashamed, and he even smirked involuntarily.

Once upon a time, in this solemn and solemn Confucian temple, except that he, Yan Shenggong, could worship the ancestors in the main hall, why did he kneel here and suffer torture like today.

But Kong Xingxuan was looking up at the sky, no one knew what he was looking at, and he even muttered something.

As for Kong Xingkai, since his face has changed beyond recognition and there is not a single part of his body intact, it is difficult to see what kind of state he is now.

"Kong Yinzhi, what happened when I found more than a dozen women who were suspended in the secret room of your house, tell me the truth!"

Zhu Youxiao's tone of voice was very flat, but there was also a sense of sternness.

Kong Yinzhi smiled bitterly. Since he was doomed, he didn't bother to talk about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Zhu Youxiao, you want me to tell you, okay, let me tell you, these women are all voluntary, they beg I do it because they like it, lol!"

Yuan Keli couldn't help but wanted to stand up and say a few words, but Zhu Youxiao coughed, and Yuan Keli backed away.

Zhu Youxiao, on the other hand, had a lifeless appearance, and said indifferently: "Whether you admit it or not, these are not important, the important thing is to go through a formality."

As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he asked He Shangfei who was on the side: "He Shilang, I didn't hear clearly what Kong Yinzhi said just now, so tell me what he said."

"Return to Your Majesty, Kong Yinzhi admitted that he killed these women." He Shangfei was not stupid, and he understood what Zhu Youxiao asked himself.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with He Shangji's timely answer, nodded and said, "Just admit it."

At this time, Li Mingrui stood up: "Your Majesty, the cause of death of the murdered women found in the Confucian mansion is exactly the same as that of the forty women excavated from the tortoise that day. I feel that I should ask Kong Yinzhi whether the forty women He also killed him, and Kong Wenshi gave false testimony?"

"In this case, call Kong Wenshi to ask again," Zhu Youxiao ordered, and Kong Wenshi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came in.

(End of this chapter)