Zhu Gaochi was a little puzzled. Looking at Zhu Yunxi who started to call people to come and obey the order, he didn't understand why he suddenly chose to stop now that he had evidence against the Kong family.
Although the boxes of account books cannot cover all the things that the Kong family has committed over the years, if they really want to implicate the nine tribes, there will still be great resistance and infeasibility.
After all, a family of saints is enough for any court to carefully consider the consequences when facing this problem.
Although Xie Jin and others have been promoting the Xinxue for several years now, the majority of the world is still Confucianism, which is deeply rooted. If the court is to be filled with scholars with new ideas, it will take decades or even centuries of hard work.
The Kong family cannot be moved easily.
Without greater evidence of guilt, it would be difficult to silence the world, completely wipe out the influence of the Confucian family in the court, and suppress the Kong family's memorial tablet in the hearts of the world.
But suppressing and making the Confucius government submit is now possible. At least Kong Gongjian, the man who inherited the title of Duke of Yansheng, could not be willing to have his title taken away by others.
But now there is still no substantial action.
Zhu Gaochi watched a banner officer under Zhang Hui's command rushing over and couldn't help but move his eyes over.
"Your Highness."
Zhu Yunxi agreed and said: "There are chief officials in Yanzhou Prefecture and the counties under its jurisdiction. Please arrest them all and bring them here."
The flag officer clasped his fists and said, "My subordinates take orders."
But Zhu Yunxi continued: "I think, the Department of Literature and Selection has also left Beijing for the selection of official vacancies on Henan Road. They thought they were taking the canal. Then send some people to Xuzhou Mansion to wait, bring Gu's handwriting, and tell them half the time. Someone bring it here.”
The flag officer paused and raised his head slightly.
This operation does not comply with the process.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at the flag officer: "Only those who are attentive to learning and have good background in politics."
The flag officer in uniform immediately clasped his fists and lowered his head: "I understand."
In response, the flag officer bowed and waited for two breaths. He no longer heard any orders coming, then he clasped his fists and lowered his head and backed away slowly, and finally turned around and left quickly.
Not far away, there was a roar.
Earth and rocks flew everywhere, and the unsuspecting guards rushed forward and surrounded Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi.
Not long after, Zhu Shangbing hurried over and spat a few mouthfuls of earthy spit: "It's Zhang Zhiyuan and the others who are using gunpowder to blow up the trench."
Zhu Gaochi suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. He came all the way to Qufu and heard what Zhang Zhiyuan and the others had done. Unexpectedly, they were still doing it now.
He laughed and cursed: "That ditch is almost wider than the canal!"
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Tell him to stop it from now on. There is no need for these things. If he continues, he will never even think about going into battle to kill the enemy. I will just ask him to dig trenches and build camps for the entire Ming army." "
Several people talked all the way and arrived outside the wooden wall erected by the trench dug by Zhang Zhiyuan and his men.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at it twice, then turned to look at the little fat man next to him: "Don't you want to know how I will deal with the Kong family?"
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "Replace the officials of Yanzhou Prefecture and strictly control the influence of the Kong family in the local area?"
Xiaopang was silent for a moment. After all, the influence of the Kong family was invisible.
Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "You have to eat food one bite at a time, and do things one by one. Both Confucius and Huaxia were sages who taught the country, and no one can deny it. But from now on, the words of the sages will be what they mean on paper. The Six Classics annotate me, and I annotate the Six Classics. How complicated it is.
There are only so many truths in the world, what is the biggest truth?
It is to make the people richer and richer, so that everyone can have enough to eat. This is the greatest truth in the world. What the sages say should be explained less. Now, in this world, has anyone seen a saint?
Hum.
To do this, it must be done by the Kong family. "
Literati are shameless, and the most shameless thing is that they can pick up the words of sages from various favorable angles to support their own bullshit principles.
If you are poor all day long, what is the truth of what the sage said? Since there have been countless arguments, it is better to think more about how to make more people full.
Zhu Gaochi lowered his head slightly: "If you do this, the plaque of the Kong family will fall off."
"Isn't this what we want?" Zhu Yunxi looked at Xiaopang indifferently.
Seeing Xiaopang, he didn't say anything.
Zhu Yunxi continued: "This is just one of them, how to use the Kong family in the future. Some time ago, Gao Yangzhi came with a secret report. Jiaozhi Road and Zhancheng Road are newly conquered areas, and the general is still marching westward. The country's education there is lacking. Gao Yangzhi believes that although a family like the Kong family has committed crimes that are difficult to punish, if they are sent there, they can still do their best for the country, and I deeply agree."
"You want to send members of the Kong family to the south?" Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "Not only the distribution, but also the acres of land in Yanzhou Prefecture have to be checked. Hundreds of thousands of people are all tenants of the Kong family. If this continues, where will the court collect taxes? To provide continuous increases to those farmers. Share?"
In addition to cutting off all the heads of the Kong family, they would not spare any method, and they would use it to kill the Kong family.
However, Zhu Yunxi did not end the topic.
He continued: "Last time when I was in Yingtian, I got the sweet potatoes from that European called Fan Chong. I looked at these Europeans, and now they came to pay homage to me, but there was a trace of sadness in my eyes. Covet it. That sea ship is more like a warship, so we must guard against it."
Zhu Gaochi groaned, not knowing why it was related to something so long and far away: "Our country is thousands of miles away from Europa. Even if they have wild ambitions, I'm afraid they can't match it."
Zhu Yunxi snorted: "Have you forgotten the steam engine that the supervisor brought out? There is news that Zhang Ergong and his men had several wars of words with the people of Longjiang Shipyard, and finally installed the steam engine into the warship. If everything goes well, we may need more Japanese workers to mine."
Why is it that if it goes well, more Japanese workers will be needed to mine?
Because steam engines need to burn coal.
Zhu Gaochi also reacted at this time: "I understand what you mean. Our country is developing, and the Europeans will also develop. When they are stronger than my country, they will definitely find ways to come over."
We have reached a certain historical node, Zhu Yunxi thought silently in his heart.
And they will definitely come.
unless.
"The power of the Ming Dynasty needs to set foot on the land of Europa first!" Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice: "The Kong family is very good. As a saint's bloodline, with thousands of years of inheritance, it is enough to look down on the entire Europa. Maybe it can also cause some trouble there..."
If those white-skinned pigs dared to kill the Kong family, he would be happy to do so, and Ming would have enough reason to vent his anger.
If nothing happens, let Neo-Confucianism flourish in the new land.
Step by step, pull out the stubborn disease entangled in Daming's body, it is best to throw it out from a distance.
"This is a long-term plan. If the Kong family is disturbed now, there will be controversy in the court." Zhu Gaochi added.
Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly: "Chaotang? After the Kong family's affairs are temporarily settled, it's time to go back to Beijing to settle accounts with those people."
After saying that, he stepped forward and walked towards Zhang Zhiyuan's Chinese army camp.
Zhu Gaochi quickly called for Zhu Shangbing to follow him.
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The Confucius Mansion, because of Zhu Yunxi's words about the change of the title of Duke of Yansheng, has already set off a thousand waves.
The house has been passed down for so many years and has been honored for generations. Although the other houses belong to the Kong family and receive monthly payments and can study and gain fame, they have no other use than that.
It's different now.
The emperor's grandson had no intention of implicating the nine clans of the Kong family, and even showed his intention to change the Duke of Yansheng.
In the Kong Mansion, those people who had been silent in the past also had active thoughts.
Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed!
If you don’t fight now, it will affect future generations!
"There is no hope for the Nanzong branch. If there was, the imperial court would not have attacked Duke Yansheng here in the early years."
In the Kong Mansion, people were already fighting over the death of the Third Master. In the back house, several elders from a certain room of the Kong family gathered together and chatted.
"After all the calculations, it will fall on our house in the end. If you really want to give it a try, you will have to put pressure on the big house."
"I still need to think clearly about what my grandson wants."
"The Third Master died today. If things go wrong, it will become an excuse for them to seize the throne."
In the room, several people looked solemn.
But once you decide to fight, it is a road of no return, with no chance of turning back.
"Anyway, it is like this now. Anyone with a discerning eye can see why Zhang Zhiyuan did not go to quell the rebellion, but came to Qufu with his troops. There must have been instructions from the emperor's grandson."
"In the troubled times of the former Yuan Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, do you remember the things that were done secretly in the mansion? The Jin Yiwei really didn't know about this half of the Yanzhou mansion. They were just protected by the holy name of our ancestors and the group of scholars in the world."
"Now that the Crown Prince is determined to do this, His Majesty and the Crown Prince have always trusted him, so this matter will probably not be eased."
There was another silence in the room.
In fact, they know very well where the contradiction lies. Like the entire Ming Dynasty, everyone knows where the contradiction lies, but it is difficult to correct it because no one is willing to give up the benefits that have been obtained.
After a while, there was another sound in the room.
"Since the beginning of the Zhejiang Road, the imperial court has begun to implement the policy of dividing farmers into acres, and the officials and gentry have paid for the grain together for several years. The King of Qin has also implemented the six-way field taxation for several years, with only half-effective results, but the determination of the court can also be seen."
"This time the emperor's grandson is in Henan Province. It can be said that he has changed everything from top to bottom and vigorously inspected the fields. In the court, there is now a tax office. You should understand that the court is no longer willing to indulge local power, let alone give way to it. We and other people compete with the court for their annual income."
"..."
"Then we have to give up?"
"Why give up? We will discuss it at that time. Please tell me what you think."
"Consultation?"
"Have you never heard about the noble Huaiyou? Their lands were all transferred to Jiaozhi Road, and the land was increased tenfold."
"If I don't ask for ten times, I would like to have twice as much, or to replace them unchanged. Nowadays, there are so many ships on the sea, traveling on the vast sea, why worry about the lack of honor and support?"
"I'm afraid my grandson won't allow it."
Some people showed hesitation, feeling that now that the emperor's grandson had already called out the execution of the nine tribes, they were still looking forward to whether they could take charge of the family and move the land of the Kong family to the south like those nobles from Huaiyou.
"If your grandson needs anything, I will do my best to do it."
"Whatever happens to our inheritance for eternity, what happens to our thousand-year-old family, the honor and disgrace of our lives is the most important thing."
In the room, the people in this room gradually became clear about what they were going to do next.
And throughout the huge Confucius mansion, this scene was played out one after another.
Inside the main house, Kong Gongjian was also busy.
The clan elders and clan members of the big house had all gathered together. The sounds of business in the distance and the cries of the Third Master's room kept echoing in the Kong Mansion, but it was difficult for Kong Gongjian and others to pay attention.
Now, maintaining the status of the big house is the most important thing.
"What does Taisun want most?"
Kong Gongjian walked back and forth in the hall and asked in a low voice.
"Perhaps... dedicate all the fields in the clan except those given by the imperial court over the years?"
Kong Gongjian stopped and turned his eyes left and right: "Remember this, and the land gifted by the imperial court. We must not leave any of it behind. Let's see how the imperial court decides at that time."
Kong Gongjian's brother was holding a note on the side and wrote this down.
Another elder from the big house said: "In recent years, Xie Jin, a bachelor of Hanlin and a member of the Wenhua Palace, often presides over spiritual studies in Yingtian, and newspapers often publish articles on spiritual studies. And Xie Jin and His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun heard that We have a very good personal relationship, and there is a hidden potential to hide in the residence. How about I write an article and echo my thoughts?"
Kong Gongjian stopped walking back and forth and looked back at the elder who spoke.
This is an elder from his father's generation.
Kong Gongjian pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "Xinxue... If this is the case, will the Neo-Confucian side have any opinions on my family? After all, my family has had a close relationship with the Neo-Confucian lineage since the pre-Song Dynasty."
"Since all the things in the field can be discarded to protect the overall situation, what about Neo-Confucianism? The sage comes from my family, and psychology and Neo-Confucianism are all under Confucianism, so there is no distinction between left and right."
Kong Gongjian shook his head and smiled: "If that's the case, just write it down."
After finishing speaking, Kong Gongjian looked at his brother on the side and saw that he had already begun to write, and then looked at the clan elders and elders around him.
"You are all Zhaowen's close uncles and elders, as well as close brothers. But is there any good way to call me the Kong family's big house and avoid disaster and fall?"
"Among the clan...isn't there a girl from Third Uncle's family who has not yet left the imperial family? She is of the right age. Can she be sent to Taisun's Mansion by request?"
"From the third uncle's family, is it... My nephew doesn't mean anything, he just thinks it's not enough... My nephew thinks that Brother Zhaowen still has a few sisters of the right age who haven't left the government yet."
"But the marriage has already been promised! Even if the marriage is ruined, how can you marry your grandson?"
"There is a little sister, but maybe she is too young now..."
"We first asked for permission from the palace and kept him at home. When he is old enough, he will be sent to Taisun's Mansion."
Kong Gongjian sighed softly: "Why is this...why is this..."
His face was full of sadness and solemnity.
But in the end, he still looked at his brother who was waiting with a pen.
"Let's write this down as well..."
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