After Hai Rui came out of the study, Xiao Er, a personal guard who had been waiting outside for a long time, and Zhou Wande, the county commander of Jiaxiang County, immediately greeted him and saluted him respectfully.

"Your Excellency!"

"Hmm."

After Hai Rui replied imperceptibly, he quickly withdrew his gaze from the two of them and said slowly.

"Let's go back to the hall!"

"Yes, sir!"

After that, the two followed Hai Rui's footsteps, and after passing through a long corridor, returned to the county hall of Jiaxiang County.

At this moment, seeing Hai Rui coming back, Guan Rui, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Zhang Yuan, the commander of the capital, got up from their seats one after another, waiting for Hai Rui's order.

Immediately, I saw Hai Rui come to Guan Rui's side, take out the envelope from his arms quite solemnly, and hand it over to Guan Rui, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Send someone to send this letter and the two confessions to His Majesty as soon as possible, understand?"

When Guan Rui heard this, he arched his hand, and immediately took the envelope from Hai Rui's hand, and said a word of reassurance.

"Yes, my lord, the lower official will definitely send someone to deliver the letter!"

Hearing this, Hai Rui nodded, and immediately commanded.

"Well, without further ado, let's go now!"

……

On the other side, Qufu, Shandong, the Confucian family.

As a descendant of Yan Shenggong, the Confucian family has received preferential treatment from the imperial court in all dynasties, after all, no ruler is willing to give up such a golden signboard.

Because of this, no matter how turbulent the situation outside is, the Confucian family will always stand tall and will be inherited for thousands of years.

At this moment, the sixty-fourth grandson of Confucius, the contemporary Yan Shenggong Kong Shangxian, is leisurely sipping tea and listening to the housekeeper's report by the way.

"Master, here are the account books of the past few months, please check them!"

When Kong Shangxian heard this, he immediately stretched out his hand, took the account book from the butler's hand, and began to browse carefully.

Seeing this, the butler carefully considered the language before speaking.

"Master, in recent days, with the title deed, property, dragging the family with the mouth, more and more people have come to serve, do you see if it is ......?"

When Kong Shangxian heard this, he immediately frowned, put aside the account book in his hand, and said impatiently.

"Why, do you want to ask me about such a trivial matter?"

"Since more and more people are coming to work, then raise the threshold and increase the land rent!"

When the housekeeper heard Kong Shangxian's words, a touch of unbearability couldn't help but appear on his face, and he cautiously admonished.

"But master, our current land rent has risen to three or seven cents, if it rises further, those people who come to serve will have no way to live!"

When Kong Shangxian heard this, the expression on his face became even more impatient, and he saw him pick up the teacup on the table, take a sip, and then immediately speak.

"Hmph, if they want to attach themselves to my Kong family, they naturally have to pay the corresponding price!"

"If it weren't for the protection of my Kong family, I'm afraid they would have been squeezed by that group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and there would not be even a little oil and water left, let alone filling their stomachs, it would be good if they didn't starve to death!"

"Speaking of which, they still have to thank us, just do as I say, and increase the land rent even more, understand?"

When the housekeeper saw this, even though he was unwilling in his heart, he had to nod his head and say yes.

"Yes, sir!"

Soon after the housekeeper left, I saw Kong Shangxian's wife Yan walking in with the support of the maid.

Seeing Yan's arrival, Kong Shangxian hurriedly got up from the seat, stepped forward to support Yan, came to sit down beside him, and then spoke.

"Madam, your body is not yet well, you should rest more!"

When Yan heard Kong Shangxian's words, he shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately spoke.

"It's okay, it's just an occasional cold, and it will get better soon!"

After that, I saw Yan's words turn around, turn his gaze to Kong Shangxian, and then speak.

"By the way, not long ago, my father sent someone to inform me, saying that you should pay more attention to Hai Rui!"

After listening to his wife Yan's admonition, Kong Shangxian couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face.

After thinking about it in his mind for a long time, he spoke unhurriedly.

"Hai Rui, I remember that he was not sent by the imperial court to Shandong to punish corruption, and by the way, to investigate the traces of the White Lotus Sect?"

"Could it be that there is something else behind this?"

When Yan heard this, he took in the expression on Kong Shangxian's face, and immediately explained.

"Well, having said that, but the news sent by my father said that this Hai Rui is jealous and hateful, and he is not afraid of power, once he catches the handle, he will really investigate to the end!"

After listening to Yan's words, Kong Shangxian nodded and responded rather perfunctorily.

"Well, I know, I'll pay more attention to this Hai Rui next!"

Seeing that he had already brought the words, Yan did not stop in the room for the slightest, but casually made an excuse and left the room.

Kong Shangxian looked at the back of Yan's departure and said with emotion.

"It's really good, if there is any wind and grass in the court, my Kong family will always be the first to know!"

The reason why Yan's news is so well-informed is entirely because she is Yan Song's granddaughter and Yan Shifan's eldest daughter.

Just as Kong Shangxian was full of ambition and was thinking about the next response in his mind, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and a servant hurriedly walked into the room and reported respectfully.

"Master, the Zeng family sent someone here, saying that they were ordered by Zeng Hong, the head of the Zeng family, to discuss important matters!"

Kong Shangxian couldn't help frowning after listening to the servant's report, and a look of doubt appeared on his face at the right time, and he subconsciously spoke.

"Isn't the Zeng family busy paying tribute to their ancestors recently, how could they suddenly send someone at this time?"

"Could it be that something happened to the Zeng family?"

Immediately, I saw Kong Shangxian suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, turned his gaze to the slave, and commanded.

"Since it is someone sent by Zeng Hong, the patriarch of the Zeng family, then let him in quickly!"

After receiving Kong Shangxian's order, the servant immediately looked awe-inspiring and responded respectfully.

"Yes, sir!"

After that, under the guidance of the previous slave, the people sent by the Zeng family this time finally succeeded in meeting Kong Shangxian.

The moment he entered the room, he fell to his knees with a thud and spoke respectfully.

"Wucheng Holy Descendant Zeng Clan's character Zeng Xiu, meet Yan Shenggong!"

When Kong Shangxian heard this, he waved his hand quite casually and commanded.

"Well, get up!"

When Zeng Xiu heard this, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on his face, and after getting up from the ground, he immediately spoke.

"Thank you, Holy Father!"

Kong Shangxian didn't mean to greet Zeng Xiu, and after looking Zeng Xiu up and down, he chose to go straight to the topic.

"Haven't your Zeng family been busy paying tribute to their ancestors recently, why did they suddenly send you over at this time?"

"Tell me, what's going on?"

When Zeng Xiu heard Kong Shangxian's words, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and immediately, he saw him take a deep breath, and after calming down his good mood, he told him all the reasons for the matter.

"Yan Shenggong, here's the thing, not long ago, our Zeng family was in the Zongsheng Temple in Jiaxiang County, paying tribute to the ancestors, and later ......"

After Zeng Xiu's narration, Kong Shangxian finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, and immediately spoke out and confirmed to Zeng Xiu.

"You mean, when your Zeng family was worshipping the ancestors, that Hai Rui personally led troops to surround the Zongsheng Temple."

"And under the pretext that the Zeng family and the White Lotus Sect colluded, all the Zeng clansmen from your Zeng family, headed by Zeng Xian, and the Southern Sect branch, were taken away for interrogation?"

When Zeng Xiu heard this, he nodded quite firmly, and subconsciously added.

"Yan Shenggong, you are right, this is the way it is, not only that, our patriarch Zeng Hong was also so angry that he was sick in bed!"

When Kong Shangxian heard this, his eyes couldn't help narrowing, and immediately, he came back to his senses and comforted him.

"This Hai Rui, I really don't know how thick the sky is, it seems that it's time to teach him a lesson!"

"Don't worry, someone in the DPRK and China will soon make a move to impeach this Hai Rui!"

(End of chapter)