"Don't you dare?"
"Why?"
Lu Xiangsheng was startled for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.
The power of the Confucius family cannot be underestimated. The power accumulated by a thousand-year-old family after Confucius is absolutely terrifying.
Such a huge force can only be suppressed by a more powerful force to do so thoroughly.
However, the situation in the Ming Dynasty was such that there were repeated invasions by slaves and Mongolian tribes from outside, internal officials were corrupt, and the guards were corrupted. Once something went wrong, the consequences would be...
Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng trembled all over.
"Well, no, Cui Lei just said that your majesty is waiting for the Kong family to take action. This shows that your majesty is fully prepared!"
"The imperial edict that sealed the Confucius Mansion was also very strange. It actually allowed thirty disciples from the Confucius Mansion to come out to purchase?"
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"Award Ceremony on August 15th? It can't be as simple as the great victory in Zunhua!"
"Did they drive out the Jiannu slaves? Or even kill some Jiannu slaves? A great victory?"
"Hahaha... Brother Jiandou, you guessed it!"
Zhou Yuji, who was drinking tea, laughed while listening to Lu Xiangsheng's mumbling.
His eyes were filled with approval. He was worthy of being someone personally selected by His Majesty and authorized to recruit and train troops by himself. He was indeed smart and could tell.
"Brother Jiandou, this battle report will be posted soon, you take a look first!"
Lu Xiangsheng took the battle report and read it quickly. After a moment, he stood up suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.
Perhaps because of excitement and excitement, the veins in his hands were bulging and his body was trembling slightly.
Then I took the battle report and read it over and over again.
This battle report edict is far more detailed than the one published in the Ming Dynasty Daily. Which castle fell on which day, who surrendered to the enemy, and how many soldiers died in the battle;
How the Ming army pursued and surrounded them, how they cleared the battlefield, rewarded the three armies, dealt with the aftermath, and other related matters were all written down.
"Cui Lei, is this true?"
"Really surrounded and killed 65,000 Jiannu coalition troops? Our army suffered only more than 100,000 casualties?"
"Kara City was pushed flatly?"
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Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhou Yuji, and questions came out of his mouth one after another.
After a while, Lu Xiangsheng calmed down.
Since Zhou Yuji appeared here and slashed the Kong family several times, it meant that the battle report was true, and that the emperor had absolute power in his hands.
Moreover, the handling of large tombs, memorial towers, rewards, silver rewards, pension money, etc., has won the hearts of countless soldiers.
Since ancient times, civil and military affairs have been indifferent to each other. Don't say there are problems with the Kong family. Even if there are no problems, if the emperor wants to mess with the Kong family, the soldiers will follow suit.
We must have sentiments, we must have the righteousness of our family and country, we must have dreams and dreams, we must respect and respect, and we have solved our worries. How dare our soldiers not sacrifice their lives?
He won the loyalty of the soldiers and even more the trust of the people. The emperor's methods were truly terrifying.
"Hahaha... so happy, so happy!"
"It's a pity that I didn't catch up, otherwise I would have killed a few slaves!"
"Don't say you didn't catch up, I didn't catch up either!"
Zhou Yuji shook his head at first, and then said: "There are many opportunities for a big battle. Now we just surrounded and killed some Jian Nu, and Jian Nu has not been really hurt at all.
Next, we need to push back Chahar's naturalized city, subdue the Mongolian tribes, pacify Shenyang, and massacre the Jian slaves.
This is just the north. There are many places to attack in the southeast, south and northwest.
But His Majesty said, whether it can be transferred to fight depends on the strength of the army.
Therefore, those without strength can only guard the provinces or transport food and grass, while those with strong combat power can go to the battlefield. You have to work harder, hahaha! "
"Don't worry, that day won't be too far away!"
After the two exchanged a few business words, Zhou Yuji whispered: "Brother Jiandou, your top priority is to quickly review the unjust and wrongful convictions in Qufu, etc., and then send them back to the court. Do you understand what His Majesty means?"
"clear!"
Lu Xiangsheng's face was serious: "Anyway, I have also served as the prefect and deputy envoy of the Inspectorate, and also served in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. With the assistance of the Jin Yiwei, I guarantee that as long as the common people report, every one will be counted!"
"I'm quite relieved about this!"
After thinking about it, Zhou Yuji hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Brother Jiandou, I don't know whether to say something or not!"
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Brother Jiandou, you are the person appointed by His Majesty. We are all His Majesty's confidants. You must have seen His Majesty's intentions.
You are a Jinshi and have read the books of sages. You should respect Confucius, but you are not a Confucius. You must not be open to the Confucius in the trial of the case! "
"Cui Liao, I will eat the emperor's salary, be loyal to the emperor, and thoroughly investigate the matter. I will not favor anyone, nor will I frame anyone. Don't worry, I know what is right and wrong!"
"I was worrying too much, hahaha!"
"If you have anything to ask, feel free to ask. I will return to Beijing after I finish explaining!"
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The two of them were communicating in the lobby of the county government office, and the entire Qufu County was completely blown away.
"I'm really convinced. The people who came here are so ruthless. They will catch them when they want to, chop them off when they want to, and smash them when they want to. They are not sloppy at all!"
"In the future, it is better to hand over cases directly to people in the military, so as not to worry the civilian officials who are still thinking about the consequences even though the evidence is solid!"
"Damn it, the Kong family really suffered the loss of being dumb this time and suffered all the humiliation, but they couldn't resist!"
"The imperial court is also really cruel. Not counting Ling Chi and Kong Xingxie, it is simply too cruel to ask his father to carry out the execution himself!"
"Humph, have you forgotten that he collaborated with the enemy? Tens of thousands of soldiers died in the battle, and Ling Chi was killed because Ling Chi has the most cruel punishment. If there is a more cruel punishment, then he will definitely be given a more cruel punishment!"
"Yes, let's see if anyone dares to collaborate with the enemy or plot rebellion in the future!"
"Commander Zhou said that he is right about the gate and the courtyard wall of the Confucius residence. Why don't we go and help the Confucius family?"
"Hey, they are all too young. How can the Millennium Kong Mansion be so easy to deal with? I suffered a loss today, I will just come back when the limelight is over!"
"Yes, after several dynasties and countless aristocratic families, only the Kong family in Qufu has passed down the legacy. The one who laughs last is the king!"
"What are those officials in the imperial court doing? The slave establishment has been broken, and there are also threats from the Mongolian tribes. It is difficult to resist foreign enemies. Now they are provoking the Kong family.
The emperor was young and ignorant, so why did those officials follow suit? "
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The whole of Qufu was completely boiling, with people talking and scolding people everywhere, followed by deep worries.
They are ordinary people who cannot understand the government and the emperor's intentions, but they know the thousand-year-old Kong family.
The words "Millennium" and "Kong family" are nothing if looked at individually, but taken together, they are the most terrifying after the saints.
The Second Hall of the Confucius Mansion is the place where Duke Yan Sheng met with officials of the fourth rank and above of the imperial court.
At this moment, in the second hall, in addition to Yan Shenggong and the talkers in the sixth hall, there are seven or eight old men with white hair and beards. These old men are the core figures of the Kong family who are of the same generation as Kong Shangda, or even higher.
