Qufu.
Duke Yansheng died, but life will continue.
There are still court errands to do.
At the moment, Xu Youzhen, Menda, Lu Yu, Li Shaoxun, and the elders of the Kong family, Kong Yanchang, the fifty-eighth generation, who was Kong Hongxu's grandfather, were sitting together.
We were talking about the same things we talked about before.
Kong Yanchang is already over 70 years old. He was dragged to this place because Lu Yu and others took a fancy to his seniority. To put it bluntly, he came to this place just to fill his position.
In Xu Youzhen's hand, there was also a memorial written by Kong Hongxu to the emperor.
It had just been read by everyone and then passed to Xu Youzhen's hands.
After everyone read it, they remained silent at first, and Kong Yanchang also knew his status. Although these officials were dividing the Kong family's property, this old man had no right to speak at all.
Xu Youzhen looked around for a week, and then said: "Unfortunately, the Yan Sheng Kong family has a scum like Kong Chengde. Alas, I really feel sorry for what happened to Yan Sheng Gong. Although Yan Sheng Gong has met with something unexpected now, we can Ah, I still can’t slack off at all about the errands assigned by His Majesty.”
"The memorial from Duke Yan also made it clear that he was willing to dedicate more than 300,000 acres of fertile land in Linzhou, Qufu and other places to the imperial court, and that his subordinate tenant farmers would also restore their people's rights. I will also donate part of the money saved by Duke Yan Sheng’s Mansion to the imperial court for the construction of warships.”
"Although Duke Yansheng was killed by a traitor, the things he promised must still be done. Don't you think so, Mr. Kong..."
While talking, Xu Youzhen looked at Kong Yanchang.
After Kong Yanchang heard this, he just kept nodding: "The censor of Xudu is right, but now that Duke Yansheng has been killed, our Kong family has no one in charge. It is most appropriate for the government to handle this matter. "
As an old fox, Kong Yanchang certainly knew his situation, and he also knew that Xu Youzhen was a mean person who smiled on the surface but made trouble behind his back. He did not dare to offend him, and was unwilling to end up in a precarious situation. He could only follow Xu Youzhen's wishes in everything. act.
After Kong Yanchang finished speaking, Xu Youzhen immediately followed the trend.
"Well, since Mr. Kong has said this, we, the court officials, cannot stay out of the matter. We will take care of this family for you."
"Governor Lu, could you please dispatch a thousand soldiers to the Confucius Mansion and move all the gold and silver fields to the inn? In these days, please come forward and work with me to divide this house for them."
Lu Yu nodded, and then unconsciously glanced at Menda, who was sitting next to Xu Youzhen.
Xu Youzhen noticed Lu Yu's action and immediately said: "What happened here is a farce. Now that Magistrate Li has caught the culprit, it is better to report it to His Majesty early to see how to deal with Kong Chengde. As for other things, Don’t mention it anymore to avoid further mishaps.” BIquGe.biz
"What you say, the censor of Xudu, is reasonable. But there are gods at the top of your head. Heaven knows what you do. Some things you don't understand now will become clear in the future. People who should not be able to escape will still be unable to escape." Lu Yu said coldly.
After Menda heard Lu Yu's words, he grinned and said: "I see that Governor Lu has something to say. How can you be happy if you hide it? You might as well say it in front of the Xudu Censor and Mr. Kong." understand better."
"Hmph, as long as someone understands what I said..."
Xu Youzhen's face became extremely ugly after listening to the conversation between Lu Yu and Menda.
"Things have priorities. What we are settling now is the new tax system. What we have to do now is the new tax system. If someone makes trouble again and adds to the misfortune, I will not care about his position or who is behind the matter. If you don’t do it well, you won’t be able to figure out the calculations, and you won’t be able to eat and walk around..."
Xu Youzhen's words hit Lu Yu and both of them.
After listening to these threatening words, these two people said nothing more...
The atmosphere instantly fell to freezing point.
Li Shaoxun, who was sitting at the bottom, took advantage of this opportunity and took out the closing statement in his arms.
"Censor of Xudu, messenger on the door, Governor Lu, this is the confession of the criminal Kong Chengde. I would like to trouble you, sir, to go through it first. If you think there is nothing wrong with it, can you stamp your seal on it? I wish I could report to Your Majesty as soon as possible..." Li Shaoxun stood up and handed Xu Youzhen his closing statement.
After Xu Youzhen read the closing statement, she glanced at Li Shaoxun and was quite satisfied. Every word she should have written was correct, and there wasn't a word she shouldn't have written...
………………
Less than two days after His Majesty the Emperor, who was far away in the capital, learned about Kong Hongxu's death, Li Shaoxun, the prefect of Qufu, sent the closing words to the emperor.
The closing statement was also signed with the seals of Xu Youzhen, Lu Yu, and Menda, expressing their approval of the outcome of the case.
Then, Xu Youzhen's memorial, Shandong Governor Lu Yu's memorial, and Menda's secret disc all arrived in the capital at the same time.
Not much is said, they are all described according to Li Shaoxun's closing speech.
The more consistent they were, the more confused Zhu Jianshen became.
This is the saddest thing about being an emperor. If your ministers are colluding, you will be half-informed about many things.
Zhu Jianshen couldn't see the essence of the matter, and he didn't know what Qufu was doing now. At that moment, he wrote a letter asking about the many details of what happened to Xu Youzhen.
When Xu Youzhen responded to the order, he deliberately concealed his suspicion of Menda. Not only that, he also found out all the figures of Jin Yiwei...
I just briefly said that Kong Chengde did so many things in order to obtain the position of Yan Shenggong, which is not much different from what he said before.
At the end of the memorial, the distribution plan for the Confucius family was stated.
Xu Youzhen found out that Jin Yiwei was involved in this incident. To put it bluntly, she was clearly telling the emperor that she was hiding something.
Of course, Xu Youzhen’s memorial statement didn’t make much of a mistake…
But it is getting further and further away from the truth that Zhu Jianshen wants to know.
Of course Zhu Jianshen knew Xu Youzhen's difficulties, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
After reading Xu Youzhen's memorial, Zhu Jianshen gave a bitter smile and said to Zhang Bao beside him: "Look, if these ministers want me to be blind, I can only be blind." I, apart from you, no one can trust you."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Jianshen threw Xu Youzhen's memorial on the imperial case.
"Your Majesty, Xu Du Yushi and others may have difficult reasons. After he finishes his errands and returns to the capital, he will not dare to hide anything from Your Majesty." Zhang Bao said quickly.
Zhu Jianshen sighed after listening to Zhang Bao's words: "Whether it's the reason or hiding it on purpose, Zhao Huanong of Dongchang still needs to work harder. I still trust the people in the palace."
At this time, after many things happened, Zhu Jianshen still followed the old path of the Ming Dynasty that was criticized in later generations and reused eunuchs.
Of course, this was also Zhu Jianshen's helpless expression at this time.
If the emperor wants to manage the huge empire well, he needs to use military generals and civil servants. Of course, more importantly, he needs to have his own judgment.
If you want to have accurate judgment, just
Jin Yiwei did not play their original role in many previous incidents, which also disappointed Zhu Jianshen.
Dongchang is located above Jinyiwei, and it has reached a point where there is no need to delay...
Either the secret service agency doesn't do it, or it makes him the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand. If the secret service agency takes care of it and has an idea, it will be a devastating blow to an emperor who wants to do something.
In fact, under the special political background of the Ming Dynasty, reusing eunuchs has actually become a must-have...and eunuchs are loyal to the emperor and do not pose any threat to the imperial power. Zhu Jianshen just wants Dongchang to play its fullest role. The role is to act as one's own eyes and ears.
"Yes, Your Majesty, after this slave goes down, he will definitely urge Zhao Huanong more."
After Zhu Jianshen listened to Zhang Bao's words, he just nodded. Then he thought of Wang Zhi who was oily on the rice, and then said, "I haven't seen Zhu Youlu in the past two days. Is he still mumbling about Wang Zhi?"
Zhang Bao responded quickly: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince, Wang Zhi has not been mentioned during this time..."
"How is Wang Zhi doing now?"
"He's still pretending..."
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