Kong Yanjin, who is only nineteen years old, is not treacherous at all, and three years ago, an article that originally wanted to invite a name was removed by the angry Zhu Di because of the listing of Meng Yuan as orthodox.

This made him suffer a major blow as an adult, and he became even more low-key.

Kong Gongzhuo, as an elder, although he didn't want to admit it in front of a few brocade guards, he was not rightly named.

Moreover, it's okay to let them play intrigue behind their backs, directly to Gangjin Yiwei, they can't pull down this face.

What's more, they are still pinning their hopes on the prince of the capital, hoping to resolve this turmoil through the prince.

For the sake of the two partial branches, the main branch is in danger, and they don't have such great courage.

Therefore, in the face of Jiang Wanli and the three of them, although they were extremely angry, they could only accept the holy decree.

Receiving the holy decree also means that they have recognized the court's disposition of the two families, but how to escort the two families to the capital is still to be discussed.

Although the title of the Kong family has been removed, it is still a first-class family of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is the old and young women and children of the side branches, they can't let outsiders abuse them, and they see jokes.

Therefore, the Kong family exchanged their non-resistance for limited dignity.

Jiang Wanli's purpose is only to escort the two families to the capital, there is no restriction on how to escort the imperial court, and he will not embarrass the Kong family in this regard.

Therefore, when more than 30 members of the two families were invited out of the house, the naval officers treated them with courtesy and invited them into the carriage.

When the carriage arrives in Jining, it will be changed into a boat, and none of these people will be wronged.

Only Kong Gongdao, Kong Gongde and the two were not treated so well because they were Qin criminals, and they were held alone in two carriages and symbolically tied up.

The signboard of Shen Houyou's Kong family, regardless of the old and young, women and children, was extremely calm, and only a few ignorant children were scared and cried, but they quickly quieted down under the comfort of adults.

Next, it's time to confiscate the property.

Although they are in charge of the Kong family's nominal grain shop, as a side branch, they are just two white gloves, and the gold and silver confiscated in their house are not much, less than 10,000 taels of silver.

Jin Yiwei wanted to raid those family tithes, and Kong Gongzhuo took out 5,000 silver coins and ransomed those household goods and ornaments.

At noon, Jin Yiwei and the navy were entertained and had a meal at Kong's house, and then left Qufu.

And before they left, there were already people who hurried and galloped all the way to the capital.

Everyone knows that the Kong family will definitely not be able to escape responsibility this time, but no one takes this matter too seriously.

For the Kong family, because of the control of grain prices and the boycott of Nanyang rice, this time it was recorded by the emperor, and the big deal is that it costs money.

Problems that can be solved with money have never been a problem for the Kong family.

It's not like this kind of thing has not been done in the past, but it hasn't been as aggressive as it is now.

The deepest reason behind this is nothing else, that is, because Daming is not short of food now.

In the past, even the imperial court had to rely on them, the big landlords, and the big grain merchants could take out grain for the people to eat.

But now, with more Nanyang rice that crops three times a year, at least the people will not starve.

This is also the fundamental reason why the imperial court can directly attack them without fear.

This is also the fundamental reason why these people have to wrestle with the imperial court.

For a long time, the scholars were the middle class of the royal rule, and now the emperor wants to put them aside and directly benefit the people, how can they deal with themselves?

Moreover, they have no value to be used by the emperor, and they will only be less and less valued in the future.

In any way, transporting grain from the South Seas is hurting the ruling structure of the Ming Dynasty.

The price of grain was low, the people were unwilling to farm, and the price of land fell, which affected not only the scholars, but also the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that Zhu Di, the emperor immediately, couldn't think of coming here at all.

Fortunately, they still have the crown prince.

Yu Qian received the news in the evening, and Jiang Wanli smoothly escorted the two families back to Yanzhou.

This made him a little unbelievable, it was so simple, the Kong family didn't make a single move, and let people take people away?

If he had known this, why did he hide in Yanzhou and let such a big credit fall into Jiang Wanli's hands?

However, although he regretted it a little, he didn't dare to go to the Kong family to take people now.

He is not a military general, not an eagle dog like Jinyiwei, he is a well-known Wenchen from Jinshi.

If he goes to the Confucian family to arrest people, I am afraid that future generations will be scolded by the literati.

So he would rather not take this credit, even if the actions of this Kong family make him feel that he should be killed.

Anyway, this is the queen of saints!

But for Ma Dezhong, the Confucian family, which had always had an incomparably sacred image in his mind when he was a child, has been completely shattered.

In the past, he always liked to show others that he was from Qufu and a person from the same place as Sage Kong.

But this family of saints brought him not glory, but shame.

The bones of his father and mother are gone, which makes him feel that he has no relationship with his hometown at all.

Although this time, several families of the Ma family saw that he was now the commander of the Taisun pro-army, and they posted it one by one, but the impression they gave him made him feel disgusting.

Just for two taels of silver, they gave up maintaining the tomb of a family member, and even disdained the bones to collect it on their behalf.

This is not a clansman, this is an enemy.

If he had followed his temper in the bandits' den before, he would have been eager to pick up his sword and gun and kill all the people involved.

But now that he is Taisun's pro-army, he can't act arbitrarily.

The brothers who returned to their hometowns with him this time were all friends with their lives, and he couldn't affect them.

And in the capital, he also has a lovely wife, before going out this time, he found out that she was pregnant, and he was about to have a son.

In the past, he was still young and couldn't keep his father's tomb, but in the future, he will support this family and let the family pass on.

However, he will not forget this revenge for digging up the grave of his ancestors. He wants to go back to the capital first to make a business and have nothing to worry about, and then go back to Shandong to find justice with the Kong family.

Of course, Feng Xiaonian knew the news for the first time, so when Ma Dezhong returned to Weifang, he directly sent him the first batch to return to the capital.

Not only Feng Xiaonian, but even Baoding Hou Meng Ying knew the news. He also summoned him, comforted him, and rewarded him with twenty silver coins as a reward for returning to the camp on time.

"Now that your father's bones are gone, even if you go to the Confucian Mansion to complain, at most you will only pay you some silver taels, if you can trust me, I will make the decision for you in this matter."

He was the commander-in-chief, 108,000 miles away from Meng Ying, the deputy governor of the First Fleet. But at this moment, he is not a rootless person who is in a hurry like a lost dog, he can feel the support from behind.

But Ma Dezhong said: "Lord Dudu, although his subordinates have a meager family background, they have never spent money indiscriminately over the years, but they don't worry about eating and drinking. Now that I am accustomed to the life of the navy, I am not afraid that I will not have a bowl of food in the navy in the future, and what is the use of more money. I sued Confucius, not for money, but for justice. ”

"And what do you want?"

"I just want the head of the Confucian Mansion to apologize to me and say: My Confucian Mansion is wrong."

Meng Ying looked at him with some surprise and said with a smile: "When you return to the capital, if you want your commander to be allowed to take leave, you will come to me." I'm going to see if you can win this lawsuit. ”

He vaguely grasped Zhu Zhanji's thoughts, and said to him: "Don't worry about this matter, two days ago, the messenger had already reported your matter back to His Highness, and if His Highness knew about you, he would definitely make the decision for you." ”

Ma Dezhong was surprised: "It's ...... to alarm His Highness for a trivial matter."

Meng Ying said with a smile: "Your Highness has dealt with corrupt officials in Shandong this time, and there is the shadow of the Kong family behind it. Since this matter is to be done, His Royal Highness will definitely arrange your affairs to put pressure on the Kong family, which is much stronger than you fighting alone. So after returning to Beijing, you wait for news from His Royal Highness. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhanji received the news from Feng Xiaonian on the sixth day of February, and with the initial analysis, the subsequent cases were only waiting to find evidence and determine criminal responsibility.

Zhu Zhanji did not have the slightest opinion on them arresting and releasing most of them, in any case, the implementation of the imperial court's decrees should be put in front of the investigation of corruption.

We can't stop the work of government departments because of the investigation of cases, because of small mistakes.

From the sixth day of the second lunar month, he also began to follow Zhu Di to the court, this time he was no longer a spectator, no matter who he saw or what he was dealing with, Zhu Di would first ask his opinion.

Many times, Zhu Di would praise him in front of the minister, and after he left, he would analyze with him the gains and losses of the plan he gave.

In today's era, although it is not like the study of Huang Lao in the Han Dynasty, which ruled by inaction, it is far inferior to the government of later generations who almost had to worry about all their hearts.

The present government has no initiative other than tax collection, war preparations, and procedural work.

The so-called procedural work, such as formulating the lunar calendar, building roads and bridges, guiding farmers to farm time, etc., are all routine tasks every year.

In many cases, the ministers of various ministries only need to prepare with the emperor when they should do something, and the emperor knows it.

Only some personnel management, emergencies, this needs to be decided by the emperor.

So in this day and age, if you want to be a diligent emperor, forty-eight hours a day is not enough.

But if you want to be a faint king, like his descendants, it will be okay if you don't go to court for decades.

All officials are serving the upper echelons, and there is no need to think about the common people.

Those policies that benefit the people and the people are just the elites of the times who have transferred a little bit of their limited energy to the heads of the people after serving the upper echelons.

From the Sui and Tang dynasties to the present, all officials study and become officials in order to change their own situation and enter the upper class, and then think about the people.

In this era when no one is equal, as a lower-class person, you don't even have the qualifications to speak and go out.

Zhu Zhanji is lucky, as a grandson, he has been a man since he was born.

Since he was a child, all the great Confucians, including martial arts masters, have taught him everything.

He was even more fortunate to retain the memories of his past life, allowing him to take this era in stride.

He knew that those people could be relied on, and he knew in which direction the tide of the times flowed, which made it easier for him to steer the big ship of Daming.

It can be said that today's Ming Dynasty government, this most basic and simplest way of governance, is not a problem for him at all.

Zhu Di doted on him, Xie Jin, who taught Zhu Zhanji in literature, is now obedient to him, and Yang Rong, who taught Zhu Zhanji to march, also praised Zhu Zhanji.

Even Jianyi, who was dissatisfied with Zhu Zhanji at the beginning, had to vigorously praise Zhu Zhanji's ability to handle politics in front of other ministers after seeing that Zhu Zhanji could quickly come up with a solution no matter what situation he faced.

He didn't have the ignorance to deal with affairs, and even thought more deeply than most people, and he couldn't hide his understanding of anything, which made Jian Yi can't help but be a little suspicious, is it all in vain that he has learned decades of experience in those scriptures?

This ease also made Zhu Di very happy, and he urged Huang Yuan from time to time, asking to arrange the going to sea as soon as possible.

In order to go to sea, he has been preparing for three years, and basically all the personnel and food and grass have been prepared.

However, just loading all these equipment onto the ship and distributing them is an extremely tedious task.

Even if Huang Yuan had three heads and six arms, it would take some time to arrange them all.

The ninth day of February is Zhu Zhanji's 23rd birthday, and as a prisoner, the ministers also congratulated him on his birthday on this day, but he has not yet officially ascended the throne, so it is naturally impossible to turn the ninth day of February into a longevity festival.

On the contrary, because Zhu Di was going to go on an expedition, there were ministers who wanted to give Zhu Di an early sixty-first birthday, but Zhu Di refused without hesitation.

He has nothing else in mind now but war.

On the tenth day of the first month of February, after dealing with the government in the morning, Zhu Zhanji accompanied Zhu Di to the Jiajiang Industrial Zone in the afternoon and reviewed the flagship that Zhu Di set off on this time.

This flagship is an old ship that Zhu Zhanji once used, but because it is an old ship, he has sailed for several years without problems, but it is more trustworthy.

The whole ship was refurbished, and the biggest change was the removal of the walls above the deck and the installation of a number of auxiliary soft sails.

This kind of specially reinforced treasure ship is good anywhere, but it is too slow.

Because the hull is so large, although there are twelve hard sails, the speed of the ship does not exceed 20 kilometers per hour when it is downwind.

When the wind is headwinded, the speed at which a person walks is about the same.

By improving the sails, although the sailing speed is still not much faster when the wind is downwind, the speed is increased when the wind is upwind.

In this way, the treasure ship will not become a burden to the fleet and can keep up with the cruising speed of various warships.

Except for the sails, the ship has not undergone major changes. Because it has been modified by Zhu Zhanji to be very suitable for living, it can be said to be the most comfortable ship of this era.

Zhu Di only went to Kurumus and the Persian Gulf this time, all of which were familiar routes, so he didn't have to worry about getting into trouble at all.

After visiting the boat up and down, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's beyond my imagination, even the thatched house is built unexpectedly, and it won't affect the female dependents." ”

In this era, there are no toilets on ships, and whether you are a general or a small soldier, you can only solve it at the side of the ship.

When there is a high wind, going to the toilet is the most dangerous moment at sea.

But Zhu Zhanji only asked people to build a circle of grooves outside the side of the ship, and when they went to the toilet, people could go directly into the grooves, and there were hollow holes underneath, so they could go directly to the toilet.

And at intervals, there is also a section with a roof, which can be used when it rains.

As for the toilet at the stern, it was used by him and his concubines, and even the swimming pool was built, so naturally there would be no shortage of comfortable toilets.

Standing on the side of the boat and looking at Jiangbei in the distance, he turned around and said, "I am going to take Zhang Guifei and a few of their favorite concubines with me, and then let the other concubines stay in the harem and not travel." You left your mother in the palace to take charge of the harem affairs for you. In addition, Wang Yan also left it for you, and no one in this palace can cause you trouble. ”

Zhu Zhanji knew that he was giving himself Shang Fang's sword. Although Zhu Di doesn't attach importance to those concubines, they are Zhu Zhanji's grandmothers after all.

It's hard to deal with if you take out grandma's shelf and disgust people.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Instead of this, it is better to leave the concubine behind and let her be in charge of the harem." If this Zhang family asks for something, she will not get out of control. ”

Zhang Guifei is actually not favored now, Zhu Di only stays in her palace for one or two nights a month. It's just that she is Zhang Fu's younger sister, so Zhu Di still attaches more importance to her.

After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, he nodded and said, "Since you think you can control the Zhang family, follow what you say." In the future, the three major halls and the West Palace will be open to you, and you should not go to the harem only. ”

Zhu Zhanji was impulsive and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson has always thought that everyone was raised by his mother's father. Although life is not equal, there are men and women, tall and short, fat and thin, beautiful and ugly, but in terms of life, they are equal. Everyone has only one life, and if they die, there will be no more, as the saying goes, it is better to die than to live, but now this funeral system is too inhumane and loses the demeanor of the state of my Ming etiquette. ”

Zhu Di laughed, shook his head and said, "As soon as I leave, you will have the final say in this world." Don't talk about this trivial matter, even if you cut off all the heads of the Kong family, it's just a matter of raising your hands.

You're all right, but you haven't learned to think from the perspective of a superior person, and many things, when you have a knife and gun in your hand, will become very simple.

If you think the burial is not good, then change it, and if you think it is bad, you can change it according to your own wishes. As long as it is conducive to my Zhu family to rule the world, God will block and kill God, and Buddha will block and kill Buddha. You know? ”

"Won't the imperial grandfather feel lonely underground?"

"That's all, people have been dead for thousands of years, and they know a fart. What's more, your imperial grandmother has been waiting for me for more than ten years, isn't it enough to have her with me! ”

With Zhu Di's endorsement, Zhu Zhanji was ready to find an opportunity to abolish the funeral system and the foot-binding system.

Today's foot wrapping is just to trim the foot shape, but under the evolution of those rotten Confucians, it has gradually become a deformed hobby.

Especially after the Qing Dynasty, in order to weaken the resistance of the Han people, the rulers let the Han women bind their feet and were forced to be disabled.

At the same time, they strictly forbade banner women to bind their feet, and made strict decrees.

If not, how could they rule such a large empire with less than five percent of the population?

For Zhu Zhanji, women's foot binding is a great waste of productivity, not to mention half more labor, only a quarter more, for today's Ming Dynasty, it is extremely precious.

Zhu Di wrapped the big coat on his body, took two steps forward, and then turned back and said: "The Dian army in the southwest, the southern soldiers in Zhang Fu's hands, these two places cannot be moved. Zheng Heng in the north took away most of the elite, and let Liu Sheng go over just to deter and kill people.

You must encircle these three people well, and in addition, train the young army that has been evacuated, and take charge of your first fleet, you will be invincible.

I still believe in your methods, but remember, don't be too polite, because many times, words are sharper than knives. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Grandson has written it down." ”

Zhu Di said again: "Jian Yi is used for straight, Xia Yuanji is used for loyalty, Lu Zhen is used for poison, Fang Bin is used for fine, Gu Zuo is used for sincerity, Wu Zhong, Song Li is used for Han, and Liu Guan is used for greed." ”

Zhu Zhanji has always been a little puzzled why Zhu Di trusts Liu Guan so much, knowing that he is a corrupt official, he has always reused him, and arranged him in the position of the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Now that he listened to Zhu Di's words, he felt that his previous thinking was wrong. Zhu Di doesn't know Liu Guan's personality, why does he keep reusing him?

Seeing Zhu Zhanji frowning, Zhu Di smiled: "Can't figure it out?" ”

Zhu Zhanji asked: "Is it because Liu Guan is greedy, so he is more able to investigate corrupt officials and know how the other party is greedy?" ”

Zhu Di nodded, shook his head again and said, "Liu Guan is insatiable, so he is suitable for killing chickens and monkeys." Originally, I left this person to your father, but now I have left it to you.

After I leave, when the court is difficult to control, I can kill Liu Guan to kill the chickens and monkeys. A second-grade Jiuqing, enough weight.

Jian Yi can be reused, not over-relied on, Xia Yuanji has enough ability, not enough bearing, and cannot serve as the head of a hundred officials.

Lu Zhen is narrow-minded, insidious and vicious, this person is as good as a fierce general. As for Gu Zuo, Wu Zhong and them have already listened to you.

Fang Bin and Jin Youzi I am going to be sent to the northwest to replace Huang Fu, that Huang Fu is grateful to you, he has outstanding ability, and he can be reused. ”

The reason for Fang Bin to go to the northwest was to let him not get in the way of Zhu Zhanji's side, but he couldn't fully trust his ability, so he asked Jin Youzi to go over to do things.

Zhu Di said: "Yang Rong is good at things and people, and it is not suitable to be the first assistant, but you can adjust him as much as you want in the future." ”

This means that Yang Rong can do things, but he can't be a person, and he offends more people.

In the end, Zhu Di said: "I know that you are dedicated to governing and reforming the rule of officials. But until I return, or until I die, don't act rashly. Take two or three years to see the situation clearly, sharpen the knife and not cut the wood. ”

Zhu Zhanji bowed down: "Grandson remembers." ”

When it comes to reform, his patience is good enough so that he will not rashly change course.

(Recommend "Good Uncle of the Late Ming Dynasty", which is also a historical article, a good friend of the old demon, and won me two bowls of hot dry noodles yesterday.) ）