"Zhao, Brother Zhao, this...why don't you stop me?"
"I told you not to look, but you insist on looking. Can you blame me?"
"Hey... I got killed by you this time!"
The young man who was snatching the book was speechless, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes, and he immediately said to the translators around him: "Everyone, come and take a look, I guarantee you won't regret it!"
Everyone looked at each other, leaned over and glanced at the book.
After just a moment, everyone retracted their bodies and looked at the young man grabbing the book with pale faces.
If eyes could kill, this man would have died countless times.
"You bastard, you're cheating..."
"enough!"
Zhou Ming, the preface officer of Honglu Temple who was sitting in the first seat, put the book in his hand on the desk and shouted: "Bring it to me and take a look!"
Zhao Mingfeng looked at Zhou Ming and whispered: "Sir, the student thinks that you..."
"My lord, please!"
Before Zhao Mingfeng finished speaking, the young man who grabbed the book immediately stepped forward and handed over the book in his hand, with an inexplicable smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
boom!
Zhou Ming, who was reading the book, suddenly stood up, his face full of panic, completely different from his previous composure, and his expression changed from time to time.
He regretted it so much now. Why did he have to be curious? It was better this time and he took it into consideration.
After giving the young man who snatched the book a hard look, he stared at everyone and took a deep breath: "Everyone, whether this matter is true or false, if it is leaked, there will be heads rolling in Qufu, and the entire Ming Dynasty will be turned upside down. who……"
"Sir, do you mean to hide it?"
The young man grabbing the book directly interrupted Zhou Ming: "So many people know about this, there is no airtight wall in the world.
If one day one of us leaks something and it reaches His Majesty, all of us will kill the nine tribes. Can you bear the consequences?
If we report it now, we may not be punished. Instead, we will be rewarded for our merits. It is possible to be promoted to a higher position. Don't be confused! "
"Yes, sir, the affairs of the Kong family are not something that people like us who can easily crush to death can get involved in."
"This kind of thing absolutely cannot be hidden. The books here are not only translated by us, but also translated by others, and then checked.
Besides, the books here are all in limited quantity and cannot be destroyed even if you want to. "
"Master Zhou, if the records in this book are true, are you still prepared to keep the world's scholars in the dark?
That is a holy place for scholars all over the world. They offer sacrifices every year, and those who kneel down and worship are actually foreigners. You are going to be criticized by thousands of people! "
"Sir, students also know a little about the appreciation of calligraphy and painting. This book, whether it is the cover, binding, layout, font, paper, etc., is at least three hundred years old.
Moreover, this book has been recorded in other books, so it is unlikely that the book is fake. "
"Sir, please report it to Heaven."
…
After listening to everyone's advice, Zhou Ming's expression changed drastically. If it was false, it would definitely offend the Kong family, and he would be completely ruined from now on.
He also has to face the verbal and written criticism from scholars all over the world, and maybe his ancestral graves will be digged up.
If the record is true, concealing it and not avenging it would be a serious crime against the nine clans. Not even one of the people in it can escape.
After thinking this, Zhou Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Directly to Tianting? I am only from the ninth rank, how can I see your majesty!"
"Master Zhou, Jin Yiwei, last year because of the incident involving the Holy Son of the Kong family, there were rumors that the blood of the Kong family was impure. Your Majesty asked the Jin Yiwei to conduct a thorough investigation. Now tell the Jin Yiwei that it is a great achievement!"
"Okay, then let's go find Jin Yiwei!"
A quarter of an hour later, teams of Jin Yiwei rushed into the Siyi Pavilion and surrounded it. This incident directly alarmed the Hanlin Academy, the Inspectorate, the Ministry of Rites, and the Cabinet.
Li Ruolian also hurried over, looked at the surrounding officials, and said softly: "My lords, do you still remember the incident last year when the Confucian son collaborated with the enemy? There are rumors among the people that the blood of the Confucian family is impure!"
Everyone nodded, this matter was quite a big deal.
The emperor was furious and sealed the Confucius Mansion. He even smashed the plaque of the Holy Mansion hanging on the gate. He also asked Zhongzhen Hou Qin Liangyu to go to Shandong to thoroughly investigate the exchange of interests between the Confucius Mansion and Shandong officials.
Many officials and wealthy businessmen who colluded with the Confucian government were found, but the bloodline matter has not made much progress.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyebrows twitched slightly, looking at the surrounded Mongolian Pavilion thoughtfully.
"My lords, in the batch of ancient books copied from Chahar, we found records that the blood of the Kong family is impure!"
hiss……
The surrounding officials, translators, teachers, etc. from the Seiyi Pavilion all gasped.
Something big is going to happen...
Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, whispered: "Commander Li, what does your Majesty mean?"
"Your Majesty only said one word, check!"
After Li Ruolian finished speaking, he looked towards the Mongolian Pavilion: "Everyone, follow my command and go in. First, verify the authenticity of the ancient books, and then thoroughly check and verify the contents of all ancient books."
A quarter of an hour later, Li Ruolian looked at the silent Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, the Hanlin bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the Shaoqing of the Siyi Pavilion, the General Officer, the Minister of Honglu Temple and others in the Mongolian Pavilion, and sneered in his heart.
These ancient books are all written by Jin Yiwei and have been carefully prepared for nearly a year. If these people can tell them apart, then there is no need to mess with Jin Yiwei who have inherited them for more than two hundred years.
"If you all have no problem, then this ancient book will be sealed.
All that's left is to continue reading the remaining books and see if there are any similar records! "
Naturally, everyone had no objections.
Working until midnight, nearly a hundred people who knew Mongolian found out more than three books and more than ten records about the bloodline of the Confucius family.
When they left the Mongolian Pavilion, everyone's faces were so gloomy that they could shed tears, and everyone's eyes were full of fear and anger.
It can be predicted that tomorrow morning will be a storm.
In the morning of the next day, after everyone saluted, Chongzhen looked at the ministers and said: "I love you, if you have the foundation, you have to start the memorial, but if you don't have the foundation, you will retreat from the court!"
What was received was the silence of the officials. Even though everyone knew that ancient books recorded the events of the Kong family, no one dared to speak out.
Just based on a few estimated records, it was still impossible to conclude that the blood of the Kong family was impure. They still had the same idea as Zhou Ming.
Yuan Keli also fell silent. That was because he vaguely sensed something fishy, and he knew the emperor's purpose more clearly.
"Your Majesty, I have a script to start with!"
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Ruolian at the entrance of Huangji Hall left his duty: "Your Majesty, yesterday I received a report from the translator of the Mongolian Hall of the Siyi Hall, saying that the ancient books confiscated from Chahar recorded that the blood of the Kong family was impure. matter,
I have thoroughly checked the books together with officials from several ministries and found a total of 21 records in four books. One of them is relatively clear, and the rest are unclear.
But Chen and others have already figured out the general process! "
"Then tell me!"
