The father-son conversation ends.
Zhu Zhanhe returned to the East Palace gloomily and continued to think about his mistakes behind closed doors.
Zhu Gaoxu summoned a person, or a prisoner.
The contemporary Yanshenggong, Kong Moumou.
At that time, Kong Moumou secretly obstructed the imperial court from promoting new learning and incited Shandong students to boycott the exams. Zhu Gaoxu was furious and directly spoke to Zhu Di, explaining the bad things done by Duke Yansheng's government, so that Emperor Yongle became furious and directly ordered Gu Zuo personally went to Qufu, Shandong Province, and captured the animal and brought it to the capital for questioning.
But after Zhu Di got angry, he didn't do anything with Kong Moumou.
The reason is that because of his status as Yan Shenggong, his influence is too great, so he has been imprisoned in the imperial edict and suffered many hardships.
After all, they are the descendants of the most holy teacher, the founder of Confucianism for thousands of years. No matter which dynasty or generation they are, they can still stand upright with the outstanding achievements of the most holy teacher, continue to live a life of fine clothing and fine food, and still have a good life. It has great influence among scholars all over the world!
It's just that their confidence and capital didn't seem to be of much use to the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Kong Moumou followed the soldiers of the Forbidden Army, walked into the Qianqing Palace tremblingly, and then knelt down directly at the feet of Zhu Gaoxu.
Yes, he knelt down directly without any hesitation or even the slightest hesitation.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at this guy's flattering look and didn't know what to say.
If his own descendants were like this, Zhu Gaoxu would definitely climb out of the coffin board and strangle these unscrupulous descendants to death with his own hands.
"How have you been, Mr. Yan Shenggong, these past few years?"
As soon as these words came out, Kong Moumou's body trembled, and his eyes filled with tears.
How are you doing?
Why don’t you try it yourself!
He stayed in prison for five full years!
Damn it, Emperor Ming, do you know how I got here in the past five years?
After five years in jail and five years of torture, even though Kong Moumou is a strong man, he has been beaten to the point where he has no temper at all. He wishes he could kneel on the ground and lick the shoes of the Ming Emperor!
However, Kong Moumou did not dare to complain, so he could only sneer and say: "Your Majesty, I am sorry that I am doing well!"
Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness!
He no longer had the courage to fight the emperor.
The previous arrogance has long been thrown out of the sky.
Kong Moumou now just wants to kneel down and lick Zhu Gaoxu, hoping that he will be lenient and let him return to Qufu, Shandong Province, and continue to be a rich man.
Fighting against the Ming court and the Ming emperor would lead to death!
Zhu Gaoxu was almost amused by this guy. After thinking for a moment, he still chose to give him a chance.
"That's all. The sins you have done to Yan Shenggong's Mansion have been almost repaid over the years."
"After all, he is a blood descendant of the most holy master. I don't want to be too harsh on him."
Upon hearing this, Kong Moumou was instantly ecstatic and directly touched his head to the ground.
"Your Majesty is magnanimous and magnanimous. You are indeed a wise king and a holy master. I would like to thank you for your great kindness..."
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand to stop this guy from kneeling and licking.
Kong Moumou panicked instantly and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with an innocent face, wondering what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in his gourd.
"Let you go back...it's not impossible!"
"However, the numerous crimes committed by Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion are all indisputable facts!"
"When you make a mistake, you have to admit it, and when you are beaten, you have to stand upright. According to my Ming law, the crimes you have committed are enough to lock you in the imperial prison until you die!"
"You want to leave before your sentence is over, which makes it very difficult for me to handle, unless you can achieve some merit..."
When I heard this, it was already clear.
Kong Moumou is not stupid. After all, he is the head of a big family, so he still has the shrewdness that he should have.
So he directly touched his head to the ground again and expressed his attitude in a low voice.
"I am willing to share your Majesty's worries, go through fire and water, and do whatever it takes!"
"Hahaha...very good!"
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help laughing mockingly, feeling very sad.
In the past, the Kong family was so arrogant and arrogant!
But he also has the confidence to be arrogant and arrogant!
The entire Qufu County belongs to the Confucius family rather than the Ming Dynasty. Most of the land in the entire county belongs to the Kong family, and most of the people in the county rent the land from the Confucius family. They look up to the Confucius family. Our breathtaking life has become a country within a country!
Even the county magistrate of Qufu must be a member of the Confucius family. It can be said that Qufu County is a state within a state in the Ming Dynasty. The so-called magistrate of Qufu is just a tool introduced by the Confucius family to collect taxes and make money for the Confucius family.
Speaking of the aristocratic families in China that have been passed down for thousands of years, the Kong family is the only one. Even most dynasties have only three hundred years of national destiny.
But their Kong family is a thousand-year-old family since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. The status of the Kong family has become a transcendent existence.
Even if the Mongolian barbarians take over the Central Plains, they can still maintain their status as a family by kneeling and licking. It can be said that it is a thousand-year-old family that is too big to fail.
However, after experiencing the severe crackdown from the last court, the Kong family was also severely weakened. At least now they have learned to behave, become obedient, and no longer dare to be so arrogant, domineering, and arrogant.
"What I want you to do is very simple."
"You, Mr. Yansheng, are also a scholar after all. Writing a beautiful article is not difficult for you, right?"
When Kong Moumou heard this, his face suddenly lit up and he nodded immediately.
Writing articles, isn’t this his specialty?
The son of the old Confucius family has no other skills. His ability to chew words and write fragments of sentences is his ability to eat. Otherwise, where would the name of scholar come from?
"Your Majesty is very complimentary, but I do write well."
"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the purpose of this article?"
Kong Moumou asked excitedly, waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to speak. Then as soon as he finished writing the article, he could go home and enjoy his happiness.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at him with a smile, and then handed him a pamphlet.
Kong Moumou took it respectfully and then started to read it carefully.
However, the more he looked, the more frightened and frightened he became, and in the end he was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
"The main purpose is to carry forward the new policy of working as a servant and paying food to the farmer. These policies must be touted!!"
"In addition, I would also like to praise my wise and mighty Son of Heaven!"
"My Lord Yansheng, do you understand?"
Kong Moumou's face was as pale as paper, and he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Your Majesty, this...this..."
To put it bluntly, his old Kong family was the first Jin gentry in the Ming Dynasty, occupying a large number of manors and fertile land.
After all, it is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years, so how could it not have any knowledge? The good habits of scholars who cultivated and passed down family traditions were spread by them.
Now the emperor has asked him, Duke Yansheng, to take the lead in expressing his support for the new policy of letting children become mothers. Doesn't this push the Kong family to a dead end?
Kong Moumou knew very well that if he really wrote this article, his old Kong family would become the public enemy of the Jin gentry and be attacked by the gentry all over the world!
However, if he didn't write it, would the Wude Emperor in front of him let him go?
"What? Don't want to write?"
Zhu Gaoxu sneered and said: "That will work. The worst I can do is kill you and create a new Duke Yan. If he is not willing to write it, then I will kill him all the way!"
"Your Kong family has been inherited for thousands of years, and there are thousands of children in the family. There is always a smart person who is willing to share your worries, and there is no shortage of one like you!"
As soon as these words came out, Kong Moumou completely softened, all his confidence was crushed into powder, and he knelt down to express his stance honestly.
"Your Majesty's words are serious. I will go down and write them now. I will definitely live up to the divine grace."
"Well, within three days, I want to see a beautiful chapter!"
