"The Confucian family's crimes should be widely publicized, so that the people know that they have tarnished the prestige of the saint's ancestors." Zhu Su said.

In the Qianqing Palace, inside the window, Zhu Su held a bamboo tube for talking and talked to Zhu Li outside the window. Lao Zhu and Zhu Specimen also came, but after all, they were busy with affairs, and after a trip, they confirmed that the three people in the palace were in good condition, and left. Stay Zhu Li and Zhu Su are talking here.

Kong Xixue is over, and the Yan Shenggong lineage, which has been powerful and blessed in Qufu for hundreds of years and aided the captives, has also completely become a thing of the past, but after disposing of the saint, after all, Yu Wang's reputation will be damaged, and if you do a good job of public opinion, you can save some of it.

"I have ordered your disciple Fang Xiaoru to launch a newspaper to spread the news of what the Confucian family has done." Zhu Li said. "Kong Xixue set off smallpox and murdered his grandson, and this action can be called the anger of gods and men. If the people had known, it would have been light for everyone to shout and beat. He smiled slyly as he spoke. I also asked Fang Xiaoru to spread the word that you were trying to save Xiongying and curing the plague, and the Confucian family regarded smallpox as the 'will of heaven', believing that smallpox could only be 'resigned to fate'; ”

"Comparing the two, the new learning and the old learning, the superior judgment. Hey, from now on, looking at those old antiques, I dare to say that my new science is a trick. ”

In the past few days, Zhu Xiongying's condition in the palace has gradually stabilized, and the compassionate Dai Sigong took the time to lead a few imperial doctors to see the people infected in the epidemic area. Although there were some who could not be saved, they borrowed the method of cowpox and successfully treated many people. Such a terminal illness can be treated, and Dai Sigong has been regarded as a Huatuo Bian Que in the people. It's just that the old man is not good at fame, and when he hears praise, he always gives all the credit to Zhu Su's head.

For a while, Zhu Su has the potential to become "the first person to learn from things".

It was by taking advantage of this limelight that Zhu Li took advantage of the trend to strike at the old school. He is obsessed with science, and he is often said to be "addicted to the trail" and "not doing his job". This time, he took a little revenge, and in his tone, there was a sense of revenge.

Zhu Su now has a lot of names, and he doesn't care when he hears it. It's just that I'm still thinking about Confucius. He suddenly asked, "Third brother, you said that Kong Xixue murdered the grandson...... Has he confessed this sin? ”

"Why did you suddenly ask this?" Zhu Li was stunned. "He really doesn't admit it, but in my opinion, who else can do this but him? It's just the fear of guilt. After all, it is not an exaggeration to murder the grandson of the Nine Clans on the spot. He thought there was a chance to survive. ”

"So he didn't admit it?" Zhu Su always felt a little discordant. You must know that Jinyiwei's method of torturing prisoners was told to Zhu Di as a ghost story when Zhu Di served as Jinyiwei's envoy in the past. Zhu Di is also a ruthless person, and these torture ideas that only exist on paper are recorded in Jinyiwei Prison one by one, waiting to be reproduced in the future. These terrible tortures, which came out in advance, directly invented the great punishment that took the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei three hundred years to complete, and it was clear in just a few years in the early Ming Dynasty.

In the face of the torture of those Jinyi guards who can scare people to death as they sound, the pampered Kong Xixue should not have such hard bones, and he can still hold on to denying the crime of murdering the grandson.

"The Kong family has lived in Qufu for a long time, although there is an old one in Beijing, but it is only for profit, and those people categorically dare not follow him to do this murderous business. So how did he lead Xiongying to the epidemic area unconsciously? Zhu Su said. If it was really Kong Xixue's doing, there was no reason for him to hold on to it and deny it, and he would have to be tortured by those extremely terrible brocade guards.

The reason why he insisted on not admitting his guilt, Zhu Su could only think of one reason: he really hadn't done it, and he couldn't think of a way to coax Zhu Xiongying to the epidemic area anyway.

“…… Could it be a coincidence? Zhu Li also hesitated. Zhu Xiongying was infected with the epidemic, which was the biggest reason for the anger of the old Zhu Longyan, and it was also the reliance of Kong Xixue on the emperor in the name of heaven...... If this is really a coincidence, could it be that God is really helping Kong Xixue?

"Third brother, can you help me find the general case file recorded by Kong Xixue when he confessed in prison, as well as the Jinyi Guard's monitoring of all Kong Xixue's contacts in the court from the Confucian Mansion to ...... present," Zhu Su said.

Now, he naturally doesn't believe in any providence, and he doesn't think that there will be such a coincidence. Since this matter is likely not to be done by Kong Xixue, then it must be that there is another mastermind behind the scenes who is secretly helping Kong Xixue.

This person is vicious and hides in the shadows. It is several times more difficult to deal with than Kong Xixue, whose brain was soaked in wealth. He is the tumor that Daming needs to remove, if this person is not removed, sooner or later Chaogang will have another wave.

As for whether this person can be found...... Zhu Su is confident. As long as there is action, it will inevitably leave a trace. Since he wanted to use the smallpox brought by Confucius to murder Zhu Xiongying, then this person must be the person who knew that the concubine of Confucius was suffering from smallpox. It is not difficult to find out this person by touching the vine.

……

Zhu Li now has an inexplicable trust in Zhu Su, he glanced at Zhu Su from a distance, and then listened to Zhu Su's words and obediently went to find the case file for him. Half a day later, the thick dossier transferred from the Jinyi Guard was sent to the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Su found a lamp and supported his body by the window, flipping through the pages there.

"Little Wu, it's already night, let's rest early." On the side of the couch, after Queen Ma took care of Zhu Xiongying, whose symptoms were getting better day by day, she turned her head and saw that Zhu Su was still reading the file with her head propped up, and she couldn't help but feel distressed. "You're just getting better, don't be too tired. You can read it again tomorrow. ”

"Maybe, Xiongying's thing, is it really a coincidence?"

"There are coincidences in the world, but it is really rare to have such a coincidence. As you know, Xiongying went when he was eight years old. I was eight years old twice in a row, could it be that I persuaded Xiongying to go to the youth in history? Zhu Su poured tea for Queen Ma, pulled out a chair and invited her to sit down. If you don't want to sleep, why don't you help me look through it and see what the clues are? ”

"Besides, the words of me and my third brother must have reached my father's ears. Dad doesn't have that kind of patience, if he can't quickly find out some clues, with his old man's temperament, I'm afraid that everyone who has seen Kong Xixue these days will have to let him kill him. ”

"It's better to kill the wrong than let it go, it's actually safe to do this...... It's just that he has no scruples and doesn't want a good reputation, but I should try to help him recover some. ”

"Nowadays, there is a shortage of manpower, if too many people are involved...... It's a pity after all! ”

Zhu Su said. Those who have been found to be corrupt and stripped of their skin and hung on the side of the official road, he doesn't feel anything now. It's just that if you implicate innocent people because of your laziness, you will still feel a little guilty after all.

Queen Ma was silent for a while, and finally sat down. "You can't implicate too many people for the sake of safety. Alas, your father's temper is so impatient, if he is not there in the future, I really don't know who can cure him. ”

"So, mother, you should take care of your body, you can't take care of Xiongying in a hurry like this time. In case you have three long and two short, no one can stop the old man, and when the time comes, what will be the life of the Ming people? Zhu Su said with a smile.

Queen Ma patted Zhu Su's head angrily, and the heavy feeling in her heart was diminished by this witty remark. "You kid, on the contrary, you are still talking about being a mother. When I saw you enter the temple, my mother's soul was almost scattered. ”

"Besides, if my mother doesn't come to take care of your eldest nephew, what should your eldest nephew do? Could it be that all of our relatives have avoided from afar, leaving him alone and sick in this deep palace? ”

"Okay, okay, I can't say anything about you. I just want you to take care of your body more......" Zhu Su muttered as he continued to look through the file. Queen Ma glanced at him, and also took a few dossiers and slowly flipped through them. looked at it, but heard the churning sound next to him gradually stopped, and when he raised his head, he saw Zhu Su frowning deeply under the lamp, his eyes staring at a certain page of the dossier.

"Little Wu'er, what's wrong?" Queen Ma said with concern.

"Mother, look at this ......," Zhu Su said, pointing to a certain place in the file in his hand for Queen Ma to see. Do you still have an impression when you look at the name of this official? ”

"Mother, take a look." Queen Ma leaned over and narrowed her eyes slightly. Lu ...... Root? Remember that he is just a transporter, is there anything wrong with this person? ”

(End of chapter)