Li Xi took the stack of letters and entered the study.
Kong Hongxu, who was sitting in the study and sulking alone, saw Li Xi coming in again with letters that made him angry.
At that moment, his expression changed.
"Didn't they take these things down and burn them? Why did they bring them here? Don't you even take my words seriously?"
Li Xi looked at his angry husband and was not afraid.
She walked forward slowly and placed the letters on the desk again.
"Husband, you burned the greeting cards from the censor of Xudu, and you also burned the letters from the officials. If it is His Majesty's imperial edict, will you burn it too?"
After listening to Li Xi's words, Kong Hongxu sat up suddenly.
In addition to anger, there was also some panic on his face.
"You, are you drunk? How could I burn His Majesty's decree? Who doesn't know that our Confucius family is loyal to the Emperor and patriotic, and puts loyalty to the Emperor before patriotism. How can we be disrespectful to His Majesty's decree?"
Li Xi said softly: "But what your husband is doing now is contrary to what you said. Xu Du Yushi is someone close to your majesty. He came to Qufu specifically to ask for an audience with your husband. Didn't your husband think about it? Does the Censor of Du represent the holy will? Once the invitations are burned, they will be burned. But the letters from these officials are also given to the husband. Now that we have read the letters, we will send someone to see the Censor of Xu to invite him. Can't this matter end here?" BIquGe.biz
"Now the Censor of Xudu lives in Qufu, and the news spreads around. Within a few days, he will arrive in the capital. By then, the officials in the court will not laugh at the Censor of Xudu. Instead, they think that our Confucius family does not understand etiquette. If the news spreads, When you get to Shilin, it will have some impact on the reputation of the Confucius family..."
Li Xi grew up next to Li Xian and was well versed in the affairs of the imperial court. Coupled with the delicate sensitivity unique to women, Li Xi could detect things that Kong Hongxu never thought of at this age.
But when Kong Hongxu listened to Li Xi's words, his anger did not diminish at all.
"Do you know what Xu Youzhen did in Henan? You don't know anything. What's the use of saying these things in hindsight?"
"Then the husband told me what Xu Du Yushi was doing in Henan..."
"Xu Youzhen forced the royal family of King Zhou of Qin in Henan to hand over their private property. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land were confiscated, and there was even more money. After leaving King Zhou of Henan, he immediately arrived in Qufu. What did he want to do? , How dare you bring your idea to the Confucius Mansion?"
"With such a strong head, what else can I see him doing? Is he going to give all the hundreds of years of accumulation of our Confucius family to the imperial court? He really treats us saints as hairless tigers."
After Li Xi listened to Kong Hongxu's words, he was silent for a moment.
Kong Hongxu felt quite satisfied when he saw that Li Xi had been convinced by him.
"When did my husband know so much about things in Henan? Who told me about this..."
After Kong Hongxu heard Li Xi's words, he was about to say "third uncle", but when the words came to his lips, he stopped and looked at Li Xi suddenly: "You, what do you mean?"
"Husband, you are usually obsessed with calligraphy, painting, and landscapes, but you never pay attention to political affairs. These days, you talked about the court's new tax system, and said that the court's tax system was suspected of competing with the people for profit. When I heard it, I was still a little curious, and then the censor of Xudu came to Qufu to give you a greeting. You also found out about the two kings of Henan and burned the post. If no one had instigated it beforehand, how could your husband treat my father and Xudu? The censor has so much dissatisfaction."
"What you mean is that Third Uncle is taking advantage of me."
"You are not using your husband, but you are trying to kill your husband..."
"It's impossible. Third uncle is my father's brother, my biological uncle..."
"It is precisely because he is a biological uncle. If my husband really does something treacherous, then he will have the opportunity to take his place."
After listening to Li Xi's words, Kong Hongxu's expression changed again and again, and then he thought carefully about what happened during this period.
The third uncle was originally in Linzhou, but he rushed to Qufu half a month ago, told himself about this series of changes, and begged himself to keep the ancestral property. Could this be all a conspiracy of the third uncle?
At this time, Kong Hongxu was a little panicked.
Although young people are full of energy, when encountering problems, it is difficult to solve them just by relying on their youthful energy and being lonely and courageous.
He looked at Li Xi.
"Madam, what should I do now? Should I write a letter to my father-in-law and ask him for advice?"
Kong Hongxu thought that his old father-in-law, a bachelor and the chief minister of the cabinet, would definitely be able to help him.
"My father is an important minister of the imperial court and is at the forefront of the storm. If I contact my father now, I'm afraid it will cause more unnecessary trouble. Husband, there is no need to panic. This matter can still be eased. Let's see Xu Du Yushi first. Talking about something else."
"But, if Xu Youzhen really asks the Kong family to hand over all the land, then how will thousands of our clansmen live?"
"Husband, what is above is called Tao, what is below is called weapon. The sons of common people still have the means to plan for the world. After saints, how can there be no way to survive in the world? Our people can completely rely on their own talents and knowledge to find the way to survive. road."
"The new tax system at this time will deal with us. If we don't obey the court's arrangements, then the court will replace someone who will obey the arrangements. The third uncle wants to be this person, and the third uncle should already have an agreement with the capital. Contact us, otherwise he wouldn’t be so clear about King Qin Tuesday’s matter. The top priority now is that we must protect ourselves first before we can properly resettle our clan members.”
When Kong Hongxu heard this, he also noticed something. He looked at his wife in confusion.
Although my wife is smart, she definitely can't see so much. The only person who can see clearly is her father-in-law Li Xian.
Li Xian told his wife these things.
But even if Kong Hongxu noticed it, he didn't say anything...
Now that Kong Hongxu learned about his situation, he broke out in a cold sweat.
I am just an honest, conscientious scholar.
They actually played so many tricks on themselves.
No wonder these local officials in Shandong wrote such letters to themselves. It was because the wind had blown to them.
Xu Youzhen is the introduction, but the killing move is behind the scenes...
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After Zhao Cong left the courtyard, he arranged for four shrewd men to go to the restaurant where Menda lived to keep a watch on him.
However, these Jinyiwei were taught by the same master as the Jinyiwei in the restaurant, and their lurking methods were all in the same system. As soon as they arrived, they were discovered by their colleagues.
Then, Menda, who was sitting in the room reading the letter, immediately learned the news.
After Menda learned the news, he smiled and said to the men who came to report: "Give the brothers outside some food and wine to eat. Don't freeze."
"Sir, it's summer now. It's very hot outside, but it's not cold..."
After Menda heard what his subordinate said, he was stunned for a moment, then put down the letter in his hand and looked at this tough-headed subordinate.
"Then give them some cold water to drink and let them know that we have found them."
"Yes, sir."
After the man left, Menda chuckled and murmured to himself: "If you want to know anything, just ask me, Xu Du Yushi, what are you asking, what will I say to you, why bother testing back and forth like this?" …”
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