Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Kong Kejian with a heartbroken look on his face.
"Seeing Old Master Kong like this, I feel very sad. Let's do this. I will give the Kong family a mansion so that Old Master Kong can retire in the capital! The place in Qufu is not as livable as Yingtian, and there are not many famous doctors...
Master Kong is in Yingtian. I can let the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau diagnose and treat Mr. Kong at any time! "
Good guy!
Kong Kejian and Kong Xixue felt as if they were struck by lightning. The Hongwu Emperor in front of them was too cruel.
Kong Kejian was in love with the previous dynasty, right? The emperor asked you not to even regard him as the Holy Duke Yan, but he also directly detained you in the capital?
Zhu Yuanzhang used one method after another, directly cutting off all the retreat routes of the Confucius Mansion.
The emperor's decision to keep Kong Kejian in Yingtian was tantamount to holding his predecessor Yan Shenggong hostage.
Kong Xixue was impatient, and he quickly said:
"I keep the emperor's wishes in mind, but I just want my father to stay in the capital alone. As a son of a human being, how can I bear it?
Please ask the emperor to let me take my father back to fulfill my filial piety! "
He was really frightened this time and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang remained unmoved and smiled instead of getting angry:
"The so-called filial piety comes first among all good deeds. I understand Duke Yan Sheng's intention. I ask you, do you have a son?"
Kong Xixue didn't understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, so he just replied:
"I have a son named Kongne!"
"That would be easy. Just send your son to Yingtian to serve the old man. As Duke Yan, you have your own responsibilities, but your son can fulfill his filial piety on your behalf. This is the best of both worlds. Ce, you don’t have to worry about your son’s education. When the time comes, I will send him to the Imperial Academy and find him the best teacher..."
Kong Xixue was dumbfounded, Emperor, how can you still do this?
Even if he takes his old father as a hostage, is the emperor not even prepared to let his son go?
Kong Xixue really wanted to slap himself. Now he had lost his father and had to pay for his son!
The second generation of the Kong family were all detained in the capital by the emperor. It seemed that it was impossible for the Kong family not to want to be bound to the Ming Dynasty's chariot.
The Kong family father and son smiled bitterly at the same time.
They had better pray that the Ming Dynasty can make it to the end, because even if one day the Mongols really win the Ming Dynasty and go south, Yanshenggong Mansion may continue to be popular in the past, but it will definitely have nothing to do with Kong Kejian's group.
"Why aren't you happy?"
Kong Xixue was at a loss of ground, which made Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy. He pointed at Zhang Changsheng and said:
"If Mr. Zhang can take the initiative to leave his child in the capital, then the son of the Zhang family is not a son. Are you the only one with a delicate family?"
When it came to this point, Kong Xixue couldn't help but refuse.
He lowered his head and said:
"My lord, I obey the order!"
"Okay, drink!"
Lao Zhu completed his inner plan, Long Yan was delighted, he raised his glass and toasted to everyone.
Xu Da and Zhu Biao are thoughtful.
Kong Xixue held the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, but the wine was bitter, just like his mood at this time.
But Zhang Zhongguang on the other side tasted a hint of sweetness from the wine. If he hadn't deliberately controlled it, he might have laughed out loud.
If there were any words that could describe his mood at this time, Lao Zhang could only think of one word that Zhang Wei said on his lips, cool...
He was so happy!
It turns out that watching others suffer misfortune makes me happier than seeing benefits for myself!
Everything that the Kong family and his son have experienced, Zhang Changsheng also experienced it two months ago. The only thing that makes Lao Zhang thankful is that he knows better than the Kong family.
The king in front of him could not tolerate any disobedience from others. The Zhang family's knowledge of advance and retreat saved the Zhang family.
Zhang Changshang recalled that from the time the emperor sent the letter to Longhu Mountain to the time he arranged for him to enter the palace, he had already understood the king's intention to use Longhu Mountain to beat the Confucius family. The emperor wanted to show the world that you obey me. I will not be stingy in giving you benefits...
But if you want to resist, the emperor's methods will let you know what the emperor's mind is,
The rewards and privileges that the Zhang family received were the sword that the emperor stabbed on the bodies of the Kong family and his son.
After thinking about this, Zhang Changshang not only refused to be arrogant, but also had a deep respect for Emperor Hongwu's methods.
But this did not prevent Lao Zhang from being secretly happy. Before he entered the palace, the Kong family's contempt for him was not explicit, but it was clearly felt.
The grievances in the past have now turned into the joy of eating melons.
The way he wanted to laugh but couldn't help it made the Kong family even more uncomfortable.
Kong Kejian's body was shaking almost uncontrollably.
Student Kong Xi was afraid that his father would get involved, so he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, my father is not feeling well. Please allow me to retire first!"
"Go ahead, I will send an imperial doctor to check the old master's health!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up in person and escorted the Kong family father and son out of the side hall. This was considered a perfect show of appearance. The Kong family father and son walked all the way out of the palace and got into the carriage.
With no one around, Kong Kejian finally couldn't help it and burst into tears.
…
On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and returned to the side hall.
The scene fell into a brief and eerie calm.
"Xuda, what did you see?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to ask Xu Da next to him. Xu Da took a sip of wine and said:
"I'm afraid Yan Shenggong's illness is not an act..."
After watching for so long, Xu Da still saw through Kong Kejian's disguise!
"What?"
Of all the people present, Zhang Changsheng was probably the only one who didn't know about Kong Kejian's pretending to be ill. When Xu Da revealed the truth, he understood why Zhu Yuanzhang was so cruel...
Traitor!
Zhang Changsheng had heard Zhu Biao and Zhang Yi's evaluation of the Kong family, and saw that Kong Kejian was willing to pretend to be crazy and act stupid in order to leave a trace of his thoughts in the north. For such behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang accused Sang and Huai of calling him a traitor, but when he thought about it, he had not actually wronged him.
Lao Zhang sighed for a while. It turned out that among everyone present, he was the stupidest one.
Zhu Yuanzhang exposed Kong Kejian's disguise, but did not dwell on this matter.
He looked at the youngest person present, Zhang Yuchu, with great interest.
At this time, Zhang Yuchu was still in a state of confusion.
"Why are not you talking?"
Lao Zhu cleaned up the Kong family, was in a good mood, and was doing a good job teasing the children.
Zhang Yuchu stammered: "Huang... Your Majesty, I... I don't know what to say?"
"Hahaha!"
Emperor Longyan was delighted, but Zhang Yuchu was in a state of confusion when he was being questioned. He had been confused ever since he entered the side hall to participate in the acting.
My father's best friend Huang He, who we had a drink with yesterday, is actually the current emperor?
Zhang Yuchu's little heart really couldn't bear such breaking news!
Fortunately, he was smart. After being hinted by Zhang Changshang, he remained silent and Zhu Yuanzhang saw everything.
"You are very nice, not like that annoying brother of yours!"
When Lao Zhu praised Zhang Yuchu, he also didn't forget to step on Zhang Yi.
"Since you helped your father sort out the vaccination method, if I want to reward your father, I will definitely reward you. Do your best, and Longhu Mountain may be able to reach a higher level in your hands in the future!"
"Thank you, Uncle Emperor!"
Zhang Yuchu quickly thanked the emperor.
"Zhang Chenggong, you take your son to the palace again tomorrow, and I will discuss the vaccination method with you in detail!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sent the Zhang family and his son away, then turned around and asked Xu Da beside him:
"Xu Da, do you know why I insist on letting you come back from the front line?"
Xu Da was stunned. Didn't the emperor just ask him to escort Yan Shenggong?
(End of chapter)
