Li Mingrui, the governor of Huaiyang, heard that Emperor Zhu Youzhen said that he was going to Qufu Confucius, and he couldn't understand Zhu Youzhen's holy will for a while.

The rest of the ministers, such as Chen Chunde, the left deputy capital, and Shen Jiayun, the Taifu Temple, also looked at each other.

The military department of the military selection of Shiro Zhongchengde stood up first:

"The ministers are stupid, I don't know what the saint wants to visit the Confucian Mansion, and I ask Your Majesty to make it clear so that the ministers are not confused!"

Zhu Youzhen didn't know if this group of ministers were really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

At least, Zhu Youzhen, as the emperor, knew the status of the Confucian Mansion in the previous dynasties.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this Confucian family is the largest family in the world, and of course, some people say that it is the largest traitor family in the world.

It is because although the Confucian family is a descendant of Confucius and is respected by successive emperors, the Confucian ethics they preach emphasize loyalty to the monarch.

But every time the dynasty changes, the Kong family is the first family to surrender to the new dynasty.

Every time Jin destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, it was mainly based on gold, and every time the Yuan Dynasty dominated the world, it was mainly based on Yuan.

According to Zhu Youzhen's memory of the original history, the Confucian family at this time should have changed its court and turned to Li Zicheng.

Since the Kong family is the first family of the millennium, Zhu Youzhen can naturally guess that such a family must have accumulated countless wealth.

Therefore, when he heard Li Mingrui, the governor of Huaiyang, say that he did not have much silver, Zhu Youzhen hit the idea of Confucius Mansion.

As far as Zhu Youzhen knows, the entire Qufu County belongs to the Kong family.

Even the Confucian family was married to many famous families because of the descendants of Confucius, and because there was no tax disturbance, the industry spread all over the world.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen believes that the wealth of the Kong family should be more than one million even if it is not more than 10 million.

Even if Liu Zeqing plundered the wealth of the whole of Shandong, he did not have as much wealth as the Kong family had accumulated for thousands of years.

What's more, for a long time in the future, Shandong's fast land may not be in the hands of Daming.

I'm afraid that after Jiannu goes south, this Confucian family will soon serve Jiannu as the master.

Rather than let this family, which had a high status in the minds of Confucianism, go to the Han bureaucrats and gentry for Jiannu, it is better to eradicate him now and contribute to the future rise of the Ming Dynasty with his wealth.

Zhu Youzhen believed that if Confucius was alive, he would also be willing to donate his family wealth to save the country from danger.

"What do I mean, don't you Aiqing understand? This Confucian family has received the grace of the country, and after the holy teacher, he has always been loyal and filial piety to keep his family, and accumulated countless wealth, and now the country is in trouble, shouldn't Confucius donate money? ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhen said this, the ministers suddenly realized.

Li Mingrui and other officials have always read Confucian classics, and they have extraordinary respect for Confucius, and naturally they also have different respect for Confucius's family.

Therefore, they did not think of fighting the autumn wind from the Kong family.

But now, when Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Ming Dynasty said this, they also felt that the Confucian family, as the benchmark of Confucianism, should indeed generously contribute to the consciousness and behavior of saving the country from danger.

"Your Majesty is wise, according to the knowledge of the lower officials, Confucius has 100,000 hectares of fertile land in Yanzhou alone, and its pawnshops and weaving workshops are innumerable, and it also cooperates closely with the Jin merchant Fan family, and Yangzhou's salt industry is also involved, and the annual cashier is not less than 500,000 taels.

Dang Chongya, the left waiter of the household department, said optimistically.

Chen Chunde, the imperial historian of the left vice-capital, also echoed: "The Confucian Mansion is a well-known family in the world, and today's holy master has always been highly respected, especially education, presumably this Yan Shenggong will definitely donate money to help the imperial court." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty doesn't actually need to come to the Confucian Mansion in person, in the eyes of the ministers, with just one will, Yiyan Shenggong's ethics will personally escort millions of family wealth to see Your Majesty."

Taifu Temple Cheng Shen Jiayun said.

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, he had to admit that the officials who followed him to the south were very simple, and they were also brainwashed by Confucianism very successfully.

Just as they succeeded in making them martyr for the Ming Dynasty in their original history, they now naively believe that the Confucian Mansion will definitely be more loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the current emperor than they are.

"Look at it, this is the latest news that Jin Yiwei has gotten, as early as a month ago, my Haoyan Holy Father had surrendered to Li Zicheng and took the 'Dragon Throne of Emperor Yongchang of the Great Shun Kingdom' at home;

Hum!

It is also a loss that I crowned him as the crown prince and the prince in the third year of Chongzhen, and he surrendered earlier than the former cabinet chief assistant Chen Yan, and Li Zicheng has not yet hit Shandong! ”

Zhu Youzhen threw the report handed over by the Jinyi guard to the ground and said angrily.

And the minister couldn't help but look surprised.

Huaiyang Governor Li Mingrui picked up the report in disbelief.

Chen Chunde, the left deputy capital Yushi, Dang Chongya, the left servant of the household department, and Shen Jiayun of the Taifu Temple hurriedly gathered around to see the content of the report.

Jin Xuan, the secretary of Dali Temple, stood up first: "Your Majesty is angry, the Confucian family has a history of learning, and it is the first moral family in the world, how can there be such a traitor seeking glory, presumably it is not true and unknown to Jinyiwei." ”

Chen Chunde, the left deputy capital Yushi, also hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, today's Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi and the lower officials once had a relationship, this person is loyal and honest, and the most loyal and filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, it is impossible to do such a shameless thing, Weichen dares to use the head of the head to guarantee." ”

"Your Majesty! The Ministry of Industry has praised His Majesty for his courage to speak out of Kong Wenshi, not to mention Yan Shenggong, so please ask Your Majesty to order Jinyiwei to investigate in detail. ”

Shen Jiayun, the Taifu Temple, also said busily.

None of the ministers wanted to believe that Confucius would betray the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to say anything, but smiled coldly and said, "Well, since that's the case, I'm willing to try his loyalty to the Kong family." ”

Saying that, Zhu Youzhen ordered that from now on, the entire southern retreat army will all change into the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, pretend to be a thief Tian Jianxiubu, and go to Qufu to see the Kong family.

Although the ministers felt that His Majesty's move was a bit ridiculous, they did not dare to disobey the holy decree, and also felt that perhaps this was also a way to clarify the innocence of Confucius, so that His Majesty could see how loyal the Confucian family as the representative of Confucianism was, and perhaps let His Majesty truly realize the meaning of respecting Confucianism.

However, at this time, someone came to report that the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu Shi Kefa asked to see him.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but feel surprised, wondering why Shi Kefa suddenly arrived here.

After asking clearly, Zhu Youzhen learned that Shi Kefa and other Nanjing officials had already heard the news of the fall of Beijing and the emperor's southern tour.

In the end, Shi Kefa, who was the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, decided to lead 3,000 troops to the north to meet him.

But because of the continuous spring rain on the road, I have not seen Zhu Youzhen's holy car until now.

Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, even asked Zhu Youzhen for this, and asked His Majesty the Emperor Zhu You to punish him for the crime of being late in saving the car.

In order to stabilize the situation in Jiangnan, Zhu Youzhen naturally could not blame Shi Kefa, who had a high reputation in the coffin in Jiangnan, and even immediately crowned him as a scholar of Wenhuadian University, making him the fourth cabinet member of the Ming Dynasty.

After the officials of the Donglin Party knew that Zhu Youzhen had successfully arrived in Shandong, Shi Kefa immediately rushed over, because he was worried that important positions would be snatched up by the officials who had withdrawn from the south, and that their Donglin Party would not be able to get into the center of the court in the future.

In order to paralyze the Donglin Party, before he gained a firm foothold in Jiangnan, Zhu Youzhen naturally would not refuse to let the Donglin Party members enter the cabinet.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Youzhen to let the Donglin Party members take sole control of the cabinet and the six ministries.

Therefore, he appointed only Shi Kefa alone.

However, as soon as Shi Kefa arrived before Zhu Youzhen's holy drive, he also learned that Kong Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi Jinyi Wei had found out that Li Zicheng and Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen wanted to pretend to be thieves to test the loyalty of the Kong family.

Shi Kefa also expressed his disbelief that Confucius would surrender to Li Zicheng, and even knelt down directly and admonished: "Your Majesty, if Confucius has no betrayal of the Lord, please also ask Your Majesty to apologize in front of the statue of the Holy Ancestor to appease the heart of the saint!" ”

"Shi Kefa, are you threatening me? What I hate most is being threatened! Zhu Youzhen yelled angrily.

Shi Kefa hurriedly said: "Weichen doesn't dare, it's really because Your Majesty doesn't believe in my Rulin, and the minister has to persuade Your Majesty with this, otherwise Your Majesty's words and deeds today will definitely chill the hearts of the world's scholars." ”

Zhu Youzhen understood Shi Kefa's words and understood what he meant that his suspicion of the Confucian family today is equivalent to doubting all the scholars in the world, and if he finds out that he has wronged the Confucian family, he had better take the initiative to apologize, otherwise he will lose the heart of the world's scholars.

In essence, this Shi Kefa is still thinking about himself.

"For your sake, I will spare you from death! But what I want to tell you is that most of the Confucian students in the world are lowly species, especially the line of Kong Yan Shenggong, if you don't believe it, just wait and see! ”