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Kong Yinzhi trembled all over, suppressed the fear in his heart, and under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, said slowly: "I don't know!"
"I don't know?"
Chongzhen said coldly: "Kong Xingxie, the holy son of the Confucius family, collaborated with the enemy. How do you explain it?"
"Your Majesty, I already said when the case occurred that I don't know whether he is collaborating with the enemy or not, but I have revoked his identity as the Holy Son of the Confucius Mansion and deleted his family tree!"
"Haha, is it enough to abolish the identity and eliminate the genealogy? If in the future there are major crimes such as treason, rebellion, etc., everyone will say that personal actions have nothing to do with the family, what do you want the Ming Dynasty to do?
It is the father's fault that the son does not teach, the teacher is lazy because of the lax teaching, your son is collaborating with the enemy, are you not at fault?
As Duke Yan Sheng, who set an example for the world's literati, you have raised a son who is a collaborator with the enemy. Do you still think you are right? "
"I asked you to go to Beijing City, personally deal with Chi, and let the Kong family go, but you actually said that you broke your limbs. Do you think I am a fool or do you think I am just a loser?
If you throw it again today, let me see it. If you keep throwing it, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor. "
Without waiting for Kong Yinzhi's response, Chongzhen whispered: "Lu Xiangsheng, how should collaboration with the enemy be dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty? How should the crime of deceiving the emperor be dealt with?"
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, collaborating with the enemy is equivalent to the serious crime of treason. Regardless of the principal offender or the accomplice, they will all be put to death. Grandfathers, fathers, sons, grandsons, brothers and people who live together will all be executed if they are over 16 years old!
The crime of deceiving the emperor can range from execution to death, to the offense of implicating three clans! "
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the Confucius family and the gathered scholars changed drastically. If the emperor insisted on being serious, the Confucius family would basically be slaughtered.
Could it be that the emperor is preparing to settle accounts after the fall? If it is true, they will have no way to dissuade him. Treason is a serious crime at any time.
Not to mention that the collaborator was the Holy Son of Confucius, and the target was the most hated foreign enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the slaves.
The impact is really too bad.
There is also the crime of deceiving the emperor. Everyone on the side of the Kong family secretly cursed Kong Yinzhi for being unreliable. He was stabbed when he went out, which is more reliable than breaking his limbs!
While everyone was thinking about countermeasures, Chongzhen continued: "Kong Yinzhi, I ask you again,
Since you conquered Duke Yan in the first year of Tianqi and up to now, the disciples of the Confucius Mansion in Qufu have committed crimes, bullied men and dominated women, roamed the countryside, plundered, concealed information, and relied on fertile land...
So far, dozens of murder cases have been detected, and there have been more than a thousand cases of various violations of the Ming Dynasty Law, but they have not been punished.
Tell me, are you disciples of the Confucius family citizens of the Ming Dynasty? Or is it that the Ming Law can no longer control you?
Is this the Queen of Saints? A family of saints with nearly two thousand inheritance handed over such a bunch of bastards. As a contemporary Yanshenggong, don't you have no responsibility? "
While speaking, Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand in the distance, and several Tianxiong Army sergeants carried more than ten large boxes and delivered them. After the boxes were opened, there were question books and stacks of bound papers.
Combined with the emperor's questioning, the box must be filled with confessions and evidence of guilt.
"Your Majesty, minister..."
"What do you want to say?"
Chongzhen interrupted Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi's words and said coldly: "Do you want to say that this matter has nothing to do with you? Or are you just responsible for the oversight?
All these files are here one after another. I know that the Confucius family has a great cause. There are thousands of children of the Confucius family, and tens of thousands of clan members. It is normal to miss a few, but you don’t know anything about these more than a thousand cases. It is said that?
In a county town, bandits are rampant, the people are arrogant, and the folk customs are tough. Tell me, whose responsibility is this?
In a country full of corrupt officials, officials protecting each other, forming cliques for privacy, and exploiting the people, don't you also accuse the emperor of being incompetent, ignorant, and unethical?
How come to your place, Kong Yinzhi was just guilty of negligence?
After reading the books of sages for so many years, you have read the virtues of being sharp-tongued, sharp-tongued, and doing one thing in front of others and doing another behind the scenes? "
Kong Yinzhi was confused by the scolding, and everyone who was ready to stand up and debate was also confused.
Everything the emperor said makes sense, how to refute it?
"Kong Yinzhi, answer my question!"
"Your Majesty, I... made an oversight!"
"You can't teach your clan members well, and you can't even teach your own son well. This shows your lack of ability and really disappoints me!"
Listening to the emperor's words, the scholars standing on Qufu's side were shocked and looked at the emperor nervously. As soon as the emperor asked to abolish Yan Shenggong, they would come forward to refute.
The people of Qufu and the literati who opposed the Confucian government were shouting in their hearts: Abolish him, behead him... Unfortunately, they could only shout these words in their hearts. If they dared to speak out, it would be a crime of transgression.
Amid everyone's nervous gazes, Chongzhen stared at Kong Yinzhi and continued: "Kong Yinzhi, I'll ask you again. It was first rumored among the people that your bloodline in Qufu was impure.
Later, there were clear records in the ancient books seized from the tribe of Chahar Lindan Khan. How should you explain this? "
At the mention of this, Kong Yinzhi, who had always been humble and submissive, turned solemn and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have all acknowledged the responsibility for my failure to teach my son and my neglect of my clan.
But I will never admit that my bloodline in the Kong family is impure.
My Confucius family has a complete genealogy starting from Confucius Saint. It has records and traces. If your Majesty believes it, I can go to the Confucius Temple and ask for the genealogy to verify! "
Kong Yinzhi became excited instantly, stood up and rushed towards the Confucius Temple.
The emperor has said so many things before, the most he can do is to reduce his title of Yanshenggong. At the worst, he can choose a new one.
Coupled with the emperor's punishment, at most they kept a low profile, and decades later they were still the best family in the world.
But if the matter of impure blood is confirmed, the Confucius Mansion in Qufu will be gone. The Confucius Mansion that has been inherited for two thousand years will be gone. He will be a sinner, and he cannot be tolerated without being excited.
"presumptuous!"
But as soon as he stood up, Cao Bianjiao beside Chongzhen roared angrily, which was like thunder on the ground, exploding in everyone's ears.
Before Kong Yinzhi could react, he felt a huge force coming from his abdomen. He flew back and rolled several times on the ground. He stopped when he couldn't hit the head of the Sixth Hall of the Kong Mansion.
The clothes were suddenly covered with dust, and the skin on his forehead and hands was scratched due to rolling.
Cao Bianjiao was so brave, and he did it on purpose. The strength was beyond what the proud Kong Yinzhi could bear. At this moment, Kong Yinzhi only felt that his abdomen was like a knife, and the pain was unbearable.
Seeing such a tragic situation, the Confucius family and everyone were angry. This was Duke Yansheng, the spiritual leader of the literati. To insult Duke Yansheng was to insult the literati of the world.
But before they could say anything, Cao Bianjiao stepped forward fiercely, pulled out the long knife from his waist, stared at everyone coldly, and angrily shouted: "What do you want to do? Rebellion?"
"Shenggong Yan, as a first-rank official in the dynasty, have you forgotten even the most basic etiquette? You got up, ran, and rushed against the Holy Emperor without His Majesty's permission. Who gave you the courage?"
Hearing these words, Kong Yinzhi, who was half lying on the ground, had his lips trembling. Before he could make a sound, a Confucian scholar who was close to him spoke up.
"This general, Duke Yan Sheng was just anxious to prove his innocence and just wanted to go to the Confucius Temple to get the genealogy. This is understandable!"
"Extenuating circumstances? How do you know he didn't come to assassinate His Majesty?"
