Qufu, Shandong, Kong family.
Kong Yinzhi, Duke Yansheng, was discussing the news just delivered by the imperial court with a group of masked men in black.
"If you don't get up, Mr. Yansheng, and call on the scholars of the Ming Dynasty to speak to the emperor, it won't be long before all the hard work of us literati for hundreds of years will be wasted." The masked man said.
"Do you think I don't want to?
Chongzhen's son, since the Qing Dynasty surrendered the slaves, he has been sending Jinyi guards to Qufu, and secret guards to secretly investigate our Kong family. Later, those Jinyi guards died in Qufu due to accidents.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen Xiaoer actually deployed 3,000 elite troops directly in Yanzhou.
Although he said it was to protect the safety of the Kong family, no one knew that he was giving me another warning.
As long as we dare to reveal a little bit of dissatisfaction with Zhu Youjian, 3,000 elites will turn into a group of bandits at any time and push the Kong family into the abyss.
In recent years, Chongzhen's children have become even more arrogant. In three years, 36 consecutive Qufu County magistrates were dismissed.
Although the Qufu County Magistrate has always been a member of my Kong family, what can a county magistrate do for one month?
It can be seen from this that Chongzhen's children are eyeing my Kong family with covetous eyes.
Therefore, I cannot openly take the lead in this matter, otherwise the Confucius family will suffer disaster for thousands of years, and we and other literati will no longer have the possibility to rise. "
As a surrender sect for thousands of years, the Kong family will naturally only choose someone who is soft and afraid of hardness as the head of the family.
Historically, it was Kong Yinzhi who led the slaves to surrender.
What's funny is that later, when Aisin Gioro Yinzhen became the emperor, the Kong family immediately changed the names of their ancestors with the character "Yin".
Now the Ming Dynasty is powerful. Coercion everywhere.
How could Kong Yinzhi have the courage to sing the opposite tune to Zhu Youjian?
If it weren't for Zhu Youjian, who had added miscellaneous subjects to the imperial examinations in recent years, and increased the proportion of miscellaneous subjects year by year, and now there are rumors that Zhu Youjian was planning to kick the eight-legged essay out of the examination scope, Kong Yinzhi wouldn't have How dare you get together with these people.
In the third year of Chongzhen's reign, at the suggestion of Kong Yinzhi, an official suggested to Zhu Youjian that he should be granted the title of Crown Prince and Tutor.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian didn't play according to the routine, so he couldn't help but refused directly, and even revealed his identity as the prince's Taibao.
Then 3,000 elites entered Yanzhou. In the first year after arriving in Yanzhou, they wiped out all the bandits entrenched in Shandong and other places.
This is nothing. Every time a bandit den is cleared, the bandit's head will be sent to the Kong family. ,
It's a beautiful name to pay homage to Confucius. How could Kong Yinzhi not know the real reason?
This is nothing. Every year, the garrison in Yanzhou would bring the little emperor's order and let the Kong family go to observe the army's lineup. It was really a lot of pressure on Kong Yinzhi.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense. Now the fact that we gathered hundreds of officials to bully the barbarians has reached Zhu Youjian's ears. According to the tip, Zhu Youjian directly blocked the capital.
It seems that the Secret Guards and Imperial Guards we have eroded over the years will suffer heavy losses. "Man B in black said.
"Have you cleaned up the rest? If found out, will it implicate us?" Kong Yinzhi asked after stroking his beard.
"Don't worry, I have already destroyed the evidence, and even if the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are changing, they are still Confucius' students? If the little emperor wants to investigate the case, let him investigate. I don't believe there are a few people who dare to deceive their teachers and destroy their ancestors. "
This era is an era of respecting teachers. Once a teacher is a lifelong father, it can be seen that the current emphasis on teachers is important.
Zhu Youjian dared to wield his sword to attack the nobles of Nanjing, but he did not dare to be tough on the Confucius family because 99% of the literati claimed to be Confucius' disciples.
For hundreds of years, although the literati were divided into several factions, they remained consistent in two aspects.
First, they all claim to be disciples of Confucius.
Second, they tried their best to suppress the generals.
Not to mention that Zhu Youjian does not have the final evidence to overwhelm the Kong family now. Even with Zhu Youjian, he cannot easily attack the Kong family, otherwise there will definitely be trouble.
After all, the influence of the Confucius family for thousands of years is not just paper.
"However, Chongzhen's child has such a cool heart, why can't we, the generals in the army, win over him?" Kong Yinzhi, the leader, took a sip of tea and shouted "good tea" before saying.
"I don't know where Zhu Youjian learned the strange tricks, which made those Qiu Ba hate us literati from the bottom of their hearts. In addition, Zhu Youjian established a military court, and all Qiu Ba committed crimes, and we are not qualified at all. Intervene. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be so cautious now.” Masked Man C said.
"I have heard about this. That's because when Zhu Youjian sent people to distribute military pay, he blamed all the previous failure of the imperial court on our heads. This made those Qiu Ba hate us. "
"This is not nonsense. It is obvious that the imperial court has not paid any money. How can it be blamed on us? You must know that we have worked hard to transport military supplies, which is only two levels. How can we blame it on us? On the head?" the masked man Ding said angrily.
"That's right, even that little money is not as filial as the Fan family..."
"Ahem, don't go off on a tangent. What we should discuss now is, what should we do next?"
"We, the Great Ming Dynasty, are the proponents of etiquette. Your Majesty should attach great importance to etiquette. However, since your Majesty came to the throne, you have violated the ancestral system many times and caused injustice to us scholars. We should do our best to stop such unjust things."
"Our Buddhist Pure Land has been a place of pure cultivation since ancient times.
The child of Chongzhen actually used the knife without authorization in my Buddhist pure land.
He even collected taxes from my Buddhist sect, which is so disrespectful. Even if he is really the reincarnation of Ziweixing, he will still be punished by God. "
The masked man took off his clothes and hat. There are twelve ring scars on his forehead.
The number of ring scars is generally one, two, three, six, nine or twelve.
The twelve points represent the highest "Bodhisattva precepts" among the precepts.
Burning incense on the top means a lifelong vow! Buddhists should abstain from lust.
The participation of twelve bald donkeys with ring scars shows how much interests of Buddhism were affected by the new policy of the imperial court.
"Okay, it's better to wear your clothes and hats. Don't reveal your identity at will. You must know that walls have ears. Your Majesty will not touch the Kong family, but he will not be merciful to us."
The man in black said dissatisfiedly.
Although they used their respective influences to infiltrate the Secret Guards and Jinyi Guards, it was precisely because of this that they knew the terror of the Secret Guards and Jinyi Guards.
All the officials ate, drank, had sex, who did they meet, what did they say, and slept in that concubine's room that night?
The Secret Guards are on record.
It can be said that the current level of intelligence detection by the secret guards is no less than that of the Jin Yiwei during the Hongwu period.
During the terrible Hongwu years, everyone knew the terror of the Jinyiwei, and coupled with Taizu's murderous nature, everyone restrained themselves.
But now, His Majesty has not made any move, has not revealed any information, and is just watching the ministers making trouble. The plot behind it is not trivial.
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