"Zhu Chunchen, you are quite scheming!"
After a moment, Chongzhen understood Zhu Chunchen's last words.
He used the two military operations of Jianu to break the pass and Chahar to attack Datong and Xuanfu. Combined with the Kong family's request for him to issue an imperial edict to commit crimes, he came to the conclusion that the Kong family had taken refuge in Jianu.
Kong Shangda asked him for evidence. Where did he get the evidence? But he can argue and force one for the Kong family.
The sinner edict was initiated by Zhu Chunchen. The main purpose was to undermine the emperor's prestige and force the emperor to rely on these nobles.
But the intelligence line that traced Jian Nu from the incident of the Eight Locust Merchants finally pointed to Duke Cheng Guo.
Since Zhu Chunchen collaborated with the enemy and committed a crime against himself, and the Kong family took the initiative to ask the emperor to issue a crime against himself, although the Kong family did not surrender to the enemy,
But since Sin Ji Zhao is related to Zhu Chunchen, who surrendered to the enemy, then what happened to the Kong family is that yellow mud fell into the crotch, which is either shit or shit. The Kong family can't explain it at all.
At this point, Chongzhen's goal was achieved.
It is not possible to kill members of the Kong family, but it is enough if this matter spreads and the Kong family's face and prestige are ruined, and the world's scholars are disappointed with the Kong family.
But now Zhu Chunchen shouted Kong Xing before he died... Although he didn't finish the shouting, all the officials knew that Zhu Chunchen must have shouted Kong Xingxie.
As a result, the Kong family's complete explanation is unclear, and the suspicion of surrendering to the enemy is even greater.
According to Chongzhen's conjecture, Zhu Chunchen might have guessed that he was going to attack the Beijing camp through Chongzhen's words. By then, those old friends of Uncle Hou would not be able to plead with the emperor, and his family would only die.
But before he died, he shouted "Kong Xing", just to get involved with the Kong family, help the emperor to convince the Kong family to surrender to the enemy, and then begged the emperor to leave a trace of his blood.
Although this matter could not reduce Yan Shenggong's title, Kong Xingxie was dead.
Because the Confucius family would say that the Holy Son did this privately, and then put all the responsibilities on Kong Xingxie, and even directly remove Kong Xingxie from the Confucius family tree.
Anyway, as long as he is a direct descendant of Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi, it doesn't matter who becomes the holy son or who succeeds Yanshenggong in the future.
But Zhu Chunchen's last words gave him more reasons to attack the Kong family.
"I accept this love!"
Looking at Zhu Chunchen who was not breathing, Chongzhen had a complicated expression on his face and said something silently in his heart.
Historically, this Chengguo publicized the Qihua Gate (Chaoyang Gate) and handed over the prince Zhu Cixiang entrusted by Chongzhen, so that he disappeared.
If Zhu Cihong had escaped and fled to the south, with the call of being a prince, it would be better than Zhu Yousong who only indulged in wine and sex, failed to repair internal affairs, and was politically corrupt.
With the support of civil servants and generals such as Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong, Huang Daozhou, Li Dingguo, Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan, Du Yinxi, Sun Kewang, He Tengjiao, etc., I don't know whether we can regain the lost ground, but it will definitely last for a few more years.
"Chunchen, Chunchen, that's a good name, but it's a pity that my heart is not pure!"
"When someone comes, immediately surround Cheng Guogong's mansion and take everyone in the mansion to the Ministry of Punishment Prison to await review!"
After making arrangements, Chongzhen turned around and walked towards Huangji Hall.
Since Zhu Chunchen has set up a stage for him and will never use it again, then he is too stupid.
A moment later, Chongzhen entered the Huangji Palace with murderous intent on his face, looked at Kong Xingxie and Kong Shangda on the ground, and said coldly: "The evidence is conclusive that Zhu Chunchen surrendered to the enemy and committed suicide.
When he finally died, he called out Kong Xingxie's name, indicating that Sin Ji Zhao was allied with your Kong family.
The purpose is to lower the morale of our Ming soldiers. You still say that your Kong family did not surrender to the enemy? "
"How is that possible? This..."
At this moment, Kong Shangda and Kong Xingxie realized what Zhu Chunchen's roar meant.
"Your Majesty, I really didn't take refuge in the Jian slaves, I really didn't!"
"It is even more impossible for the Confucius Mansion to do such a thing that would be reviled by the common people and scholars all over the world."
"Your Majesty, this is Zhu Chunchen's false accusation against our Kong family. You must not believe it!"
"His Majesty……"
"enough!"
Chongzhen shouted angrily: "It is a fact that Zhu Chunchen surrendered to the enemy. You were the one who made the Sinner Edict. He called your name before he died.
Now that you say it has nothing to do with you, ask the ministers if anyone believes it? "
All the ministers were silent. Judging from the current situation, the Kong family must be related to Zhu Chunchen, but it was difficult for them to judge to what extent they were involved.
Apart from the emperor and the investigating Jin Yiwei, no one else knew about this kind of thing.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
A voice suddenly came out from the silent ministers, and everyone followed the sound, and it turned out to be Li Ruolian.
"speak!"
"Your Majesty, since the last couplet circulating in the capital appeared, I have sent people to Qufu to investigate secretly.
Although there was no gain in surrendering to the enemy, judging from the secret visits, the Confucius family was like a local emperor in Qufu. Many of the children of the Confucius family were full of evil deeds, beating and scolding the people.
From the first year of Tianqi to this year, nine murders occurred, but the Qufu County magistrate was stupid and incompetent, and ignored the actions of the disciples of Confucius.
Ordinary people even sued the descendants of Confucius, which was blasphemy and disrespectful to the saints. The suing people were punished with thirty sticks and two people died on the spot!
This is the evidence collected by Jin Yiwei. Your Majesty, please take a look! "
After Li Ruolian finished speaking, he took out a thick stack of paper from his sleeve and presented it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen took it and scanned it, then smashed the paper into Kong Shangda's face.
"Okay, okay, this is the holy land in the hearts of scholars in the world. A family that wants people in the world to be benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise and trustworthy is doing things like stealing men and prostitutes women.
Eight years and eleven lives, if further investigation would be carried out, wouldn’t it be even more?
If you regard people's lives as nothing but grass, what else do you dare not do? "
"Your Majesty, I think this is the result of the imperial court's connivance."
"What's the meaning?"
Li Ruolian took out another memorial from his sleeve: "In the fifth year of Chenghua, the 60th generation of Yanshenggong Kong Hongxu was impeached by the officials for exceeding the palace regulations.
After the imperial court sent people to investigate, it was shockingly discovered that Kong Hongxu had committed multiple crimes, including setting up a private execution hall, raping more than 40 women, and killing four people.
When Xianzong learned about it, he was furious and ordered Kong Hongxu to be sent to the capital for trial. The three law divisions held a joint trial, and Kong Hongxu was sentenced to beheaded.
However, the civil servants at that time criticized him both verbally and in writing. Peng Shi, a scholar from the First Assistant University, even said that after Kong Hongxu was a saint, he could not be treated like ordinary people.
Under pressure, Xianzong could only issue the order "Special matters should be dealt with after Confucius" and demoted Kong Hongxu.
But even though he became a commoner, he still wore the crown and sash that only officials of the Ming Dynasty could wear.
Since then, it has been a common practice for the Confucius Mansion to set up private torture chambers. In addition, the Qufu County Magistrate is the official magistrate of the county. The Confucius Mansion has become increasingly arrogant in Qufu, just like a country within a country. The disciples in the mansion are so wanton and reckless! "
The emperor of earth, the country within a country, these two words made the ministers tremble with fear, and there is nothing more heart-wrenching than killing someone.
Chongzhen looked at Kong Shangda and said coldly: "Kong Shangda, you are a core figure in the Kong family. Is what Li Ruolian said true?"
