The uncle and nephew of the Kong family ran to Zuoshun and knelt in front of the door.

When the news came out, the scholars in the capital naturally talked about it, and some wanted to kneel together, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei would not give others a chance.

Xiao Jing, the commander of the East Factory, personally informed Zhu Youzhu of this matter, and Zhu Youzhu said coldly: "If you want to kneel, kneel." Do you think Bingkuan wronged them? I've learned to put pressure on me! ”

Dai Yi obviously didn't want a conflict between the emperor and the Kong family, and he said, "Could it be...... Yan Shenggong wants to admit his mistake for his brother? ”

"Before it happened, he was going to confess his sins? I think he wants me to make my attitude clear, and if this matter can't be hit, let me punish Binglenient. What I said in the court, it seems that their Kong family didn't listen to it! ”

Zhu Youzhu was very annoyed.

At this time, Dai Yi and the others could also see that the emperor was angry because he felt that Kong Hongtai's move was simply slapping the emperor in the face.

The emperor said in the court, as long as it doesn't happen, the emperor doesn't want to pursue it.

As a result, you Kong Hongtai brought his nephew to kneel, it seems that he is admitting his mistake, but in fact, he just wants to show the world that our Kong family is not bullied, even if the emperor says that he will not pursue it, we also want to make a big deal and let the scholars all over the world call the shots for us.

Dai Yi couldn't say anything about it.

However, Xiao Jinghui's eyes were like torches, and he said: "Your Majesty, it seems that from the slave maid, this Yan Shenggong should not be ...... Against His Majesty's wishes. ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Youzhu frowned.

You Xiao Jingchang is capable, you dare to refute Yu Zhen?

Dai Yi hurriedly gave Xiao Jing a look, meaning will you judge the situation? The emperor is angry with the Kong family, and you dare to come out and speak for them?

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the slave maid and maid are just trying to show that this matter has nothing to do with him, so that after the incident really happens, he will not be angered by the Kong clan." He should be well aware of His Majesty's trust in Mr. Zhang...... I heard that he knew that Mr. Zhang was not in the house today, and he went to the house in person, with the intention of visiting and seeking advice. ”

"Really?"

Zhu Youzhi was still a little angry before, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but smile, and the atmosphere was instantly not as tense and depressing as before.

Dai Yixin exclaimed, why didn't I think of this?

He hurriedly followed Xiao Jing's words and said, "Your Majesty, do you think you should invite people away right now, so as not to further expand the situation?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "No need. Let their uncles and nephews kneel until tomorrow morning...... I guess if it had happened last night, the news would have come early tomorrow morning. Then they don't want to make amends, they have to make amends! ”

Dai Yi listened.

The emperor is very sure about Kong Hongxu's arson, can he say ...... The emperor has already made a stumbling block, even if Kong Hongxu didn't plan to put this fire, Dongchang and Jinyiwei can take advantage of the situation to make this fire burn? That's really it...... Reason with whom?

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Following.

Before the early dynasty, when the ministers passed by Zuo Shunmen, they saw Kong Hongtai and Kong Hongxu still kneeling there, and they wanted to go up to persuade them, but they didn't dare to act rashly at this time.

There are also people who are waiting for the cabinet ministers and monks, especially those who are friends with Kong Hongtai, to persuade them, but obviously those top ministers can't make too much of a statement before the matter has a definite result.

Courts.

Zhu Youzhu sat on the throne and listened to the minister's recital on court affairs, and the main topics of the day were the local military affairs in Nanjing, the disaster in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the issue of grain requisition.

Liu Jian really couldn't bear it, and he didn't want to stiffen the relationship between the royal family and the Kong family, so he took advantage of the time of the household affairs to come out and said: "Your Majesty, now that the Holy Duke of Yan is still kneeling in front of the palace gate, do you send someone to invite him back?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "I can't bear it, and I don't want to worry about what hasn't happened. But there are many things that I can't go in person, so why don't Liu Ge Lao instruct someone to go and persuade them? ”

Liu Jian was embarrassed when he heard this.

He gave the emperor a problem, and the emperor gave him back the ball problem.

Let you Liu Jian have nothing to do, the uncle and nephew of the Kong family have to kneel, your cabinet chief assistant is so nervous, it won't be because he wants to unite their uncles and nephews to put pressure on me, right?

"The court continues to ......"

Zhu Youji's face was still very gloomy.

Until the end of the court meeting, Xiao Jing, who had not shown up that day, walked over quickly, hurriedly walked to Zhu Youzhi and said something in his ear, and Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the military department who was doing the work below, also stopped.

Zhu Youzhi nodded, his face was as if he had known that it would be like this, and he coughed lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the news just came from Shandong, saying that the day before yesterday, someone set fire to the Xuansheng Temple, which had been taken down by Jinyiwei and handed over to the local government for interrogation, and the culprit was being tracked down. ”

"Huh?"

Although the ministers present expected that this might be the case, they still felt a chill down their spines after it was confirmed that it had happened.

Was it really hit by Zhang Zhouyan?

Or is it the emperor or the local government to play on the topic?

If the person who caught the arsonist should not be the boss of the Kong family who personally set the fire, right? That's the Kong family? Or are they irrelevant people, etc.? How can you prove that this person was sent by Kong Hongxu?

Li Dongyang walked out, and he was the first to say: "Your Majesty, should this matter be treated cautiously?" If the fire has not been ignited, and the implication is expanded, I am afraid that it will cause a wild incident. ”

This sounded like Li Dongyang was speaking for the Kong family.

But Zhu Youzhi felt ...... Li Dongyang is clearly the same as Kong Hongtai kneeling outside the palace, he is trying his best to clear up the relationship.

The more Li Dongyang helped at this time, the more he seemed to want to fall into the ground.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The fire has started, but it only burned a side hall of the Xuansheng Temple, and the person who caught the arson asked the people of the Kong clan, using tung oil and firewood...... Ladies and gentlemen, do you think it is still necessary for me to investigate? ”

The emperor is also advancing by retreating.

The ministers present all seemed to understand.

Now for the Kong family, it is the yellow mud falling into the crotch of the pants, not is also.

Zhang Zhou's words came first, and he accurately hit that someone would set fire to the Xuansheng Temple, and the second half of Zhang Zhou's prophecy said that Kong Hongxu was looking for someone to do it, which can almost be proven.

After all, the person who arrested it was still the Kong family...... This can't be bought by Zhang Zhou, who is far away in the northwest, right?

After all, Tu Tu was good friends with the Kong family, and even Kong Wenshao's marriage with Li Yu was facilitated by him, so he couldn't help but come out and said: "Even if the arson is really related to the Kong family, it should be strictly investigated to the end, so as to prevent the small person from taking advantage of the topic and affecting the relationship between the court and the Kong family." ”

Zhu Youzhi's face was very unhappy after hearing this, and he said sharply: "Tu Qingjia, are you talking about me, or are you talking about Bingkuan?" ”

"Minister...... The minister did not mean so. Tu Yun hurriedly explained.

"Bang!"

Zhu Youzhu threw the piece in front of him on the ground, and said coldly, "I made it clear in advance, it's not enough to save face?" What does it mean outside the Zuoshun Gate? It is said that someone provoked the relationship between the imperial court and the Kong family...... Is it the one kneeling outside the palace who can represent the Kong family, or is it the person who was accused by Bingkuan in Qufu who can represent the Kong family? ”

There was a great deal of anger with that.

said that your Confucian family was going to burn the Xuansheng Temple, and really went to burn it, and the people of the world watched the jokes of your Confucian family together, and now there are still people who come forward to intercede for the Confucian family?

What an eye-opener for me!

Don't blame me for targeting the Kong family, it is precisely because you scholars don't take me and the royal family in your eyes, and think about how to use the Kong family to entrap scholars, or even form gangs, that I have this thought...... Don't blame Bingkuan, don't say that he just prophesied, and didn't find anyone to secretly do evil, even if he really did this, I also felt that Bingkuan was thinking about me for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!

"Since you think that you should investigate thoroughly to the end, then Yidongchang will send people to investigate in detail, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and Metropolitan Procuratorate will all send people, and they must not wronged anyone in 1510, and they must not let go of any clues!"

Zhu Youzhu ordered with an annoyed face.

This annoyance.

It can be explained that the emperor told Zhang Zhou's prophecies in advance, but the result still did not stop the fire, and the emperor felt angry.

Of course, it can also be said that the emperor is purely angry with the Confucian family.

or the anger of Tu Yun and Li Dongyang, who spoke for the Kong family.

Anyway, you are seeking benevolence now, and I didn't send anyone to frame it, and Bingkuan didn't do it either, are you still afraid of investigation? Then find out and give an explanation to everyone in the world...... Look who is the last nervous person!

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Before the court discussion was over, the emperor brushed his sleeves away.

The ministers could see that the emperor was really angry.

On the way out of the palace, the ministers had already quarreled, and even some officials of the six branches who thought they were upright were still accusing them of saying that there were small people who were doing evil in secret, and took the opportunity to frame and frame Kong Hongxu.

Even Xie Qian couldn't listen to these words, he said: "There are some words, you should be cautious before you say them." ”

"Elder Xie Ge, what does this mean?" Reco Du looked strong in the matter and asked.

Xie Qian also knew that these imperial historians had always felt that they were unreasonable and unreasonable, and they were people who could be martyred for the truth.

But he didn't think the group was that smart.

Xie Qian said: "It seems that Your Majesty's words, you didn't hear clearly. If you suspect that someone is taking advantage of the opportunity, you should give reasonable suspicion...... It's Zhang Bingkuan, and the purpose of his doing this...... What he is targeting is just a Yan Shenggong who has won the title, even if it is not as he expected, the Kong family will hand over a sinner, and everything can be resolved. So what is his purpose? ”

He ...... He wanted to use this to suppress the prestige of the saint's lineage! Tu Dan's words were conclusive, and his tone was still very hard.

Shen Lu, the political envoy of Zuotong, said with a smile: "Others are reorganizing the army in the northwest, and recently I heard that the soldiers and horses are still out of the grassland, and they are going to Weininghai to patrol the defense. How did he think that this would definitely suppress the prestige of the Kong clan? To be framed, it should not be framed...... The one at the gate of the palace? ”

"This ......"

Tu Dan was a little wilted now.

Truly.

It doesn't make sense.

Zhang Zhou did this, it was a lot of trouble, it was okay to say that he was ill-intentioned, but where was his speculation?

Not against the current Prophet, but against a former Prophet?

Besides, the crimes committed by the former Shenggong Kong Hongxu are still targeted by Zhang Zhou?

But anyone who understands the past should know what Kong Hongxu has done, compared to those evil deeds of adultery, plunder and murder, setting fire in front of him is less than a side hall of Xuansheng Temple, it is a small and small thing.

Originally, a group of people were indignant, saying that they were going to settle accounts with Zhang Zhou, but when Xie Qian and Shen Lu cooperated so much, the ministers on the scene immediately became dumbfounded.

It's not that they dispelled the suspicion of "planting" Zhang Zhou, it's just that some people have figured it out.

Whether Zhang Zhou did it or not, the result was beneficial to the emperor and the imperial family, and the emperor sent someone to investigate in detail, and even blamed Zhang Zhou for the crime...... No matter how you look at it, it's unrealistic.

And as Shen Lu said, many things are indeed inexplicable.

Liu Jian saw that the group seemed to have stopped a lot, and deliberately said loudly to Li Dongyang next to him: "Binzhi, you go to the palace gate to persuade and let Dongzhuang return to the mansion earlier." He won't go out for a few days! Everything will be discussed after the results are available! ”

"Hmm."

Li Dongyang nodded.

As one of the few people who can see through the overall situation, Li Dongyang thought in his heart: "This Zhang Bingkuan can be said to be leaky, so is he really right, or does he want to use this to show his prestige?" Did His Majesty cooperate with him in what he did? ”

There are some things that Li Dongyang can't figure out.

From a rational point of view, Li Dongyang did not believe that Kong Hongxu's arson could be counted by Zhang Zhou.

But to be emotional, he felt that whether Zhang Zhou was doing a ghost behind his back or not, the result was acceptable...... At least his heart is like a bumpy daughter, and finally he doesn't have to marry the son of Kong Hongxu, who is full of evil.

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In the morning of the same day.

With Li Dongyang coming forward, Kong Hongtai didn't dare to have no more purpose, whether it was asking for guilt, pressuring, or wanting to clear up the relationship, he knew that he could no longer kneel at the gate of this palace.

The Kong family became a joke.

It's time to clear up with Kong Hongxu.

And Zhu Youzhu was testing his son's knowledge in the Qianqing Palace, and at the same time listening to Xiao Jing tell the details truthfully, his face was happy.

"Father, what makes you so happy? Tell your sons? Zhu Houzhao raised his head with the pen and asked with a grin.

It's as if father and son want to be happy together.

Zhu Youji's face sank and said, "Let you recite it, what are you doing?" Is the silence over? ”

"Uh...... is writing, father, don't scare your sons, this scare is easy to remember. Recently, there is no Mr. Zhang to teach Erchen, and Erchen's schoolwork is not very good...... "Zhu Houzhao raised his head before, of course, because he did not study well and wanted to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters."

It's throwing the pot right now.

Erchen didn't study well, it must be because the pillow was too hard, the bedding was too soft, the weather was too dry, and Zhang Zhou was not there when he slept at night......

It's just that it's not my fault that I don't study seriously.

Zhu Youzhu said: "It's just right, I plan to lock you up in the next few days, punish you to study behind closed doors, and don't go out of the room for a month." ”

"Father, don't, you want to Guan Erchen, Erchen has no objection, but can you wait for the results of the battle in Weininghai sent by Mr. Zhang to Guan Erchen? Erchen cares about major events in the northwest! ”

Zhu Houzhao is not looking for an objective reason for this, he is really worried too much about the seemingly calm patrol in the northwest......

In order to figure out Zhang Zhou's purpose in doing this, and in order to deduce whether Zhang Zhou is likely to make the war bigger, he has been walking around the sand table recently, and the entire East Palace is like a small soldier, and even the group of eunuchs around him are all tactics of war.

Zhu Youzhu said angrily: "Nonsense! What does Bingkuan's use of soldiers have to do with you? Someone came, escorted the prince back to the East Palace, and guarded it strictly! ”

"Yes."

Xiao Jing responded.

It's a bit complicated.

Just now I was still making a long face for Your Majesty, and I was talking about good things that made Your Majesty happy, and I was still a father and a son who were filial piety, why did I twist my face and come to this step again?

You father and son...... A current king, a prince, has to say a word of discord, and engage in such a saber-rattling thing?

"Father, it's not fair! Erchen is already studying seriously! Isn't it just that I haven't memorized it for a while? Zhu Houzhao saw that the eunuchs were ready to come over and carry him back to the East Palace, and couldn't help protesting loudly.

Zhu Youzhu sneered: "There is no Bingkuan to clean you up, and there are also Wang Bachelors and them." Don't worry, lock you in your room to study, there will be a gentleman by your side every day to guide and supervise, if you can't learn, don't come out! ”

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Inside the Kunning Palace.

As if looking for a listener, Zhu Youzhu told his wife the truth about the Kong family, especially when it came to such a demonstration of the majesty of the royal family, he was even more complacent.

Empress Zhang didn't care too much about this.

She said: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, why is he locked up again?" It's okay once or twice, it's always about him, I'm afraid of making him resentful. ”

The couple's focus is clearly not in one place.

In the past, Zhu Youji's emotions, and even his thoughts, were easily manipulated by his wife, but now he feels that there is no common language with his wife.

One only cares about the trivial things in the palace gate, while the other has the world in mind and wants to become a Ming Jun of the past and the present......

The realm is different.

"The prince is to blame." Zhu Youzhu said with a straight face, "I can't teach him well at the moment, and I'm also ready, after a month or two, after Bingkuan has disposed of the matter at hand, I will hand over all the military affairs of the northwest to Qin Hong, who is in charge of the trilateral military affairs." When he returned, he continued to stay in the Hanlin Academy as a lecturer and teach the prince! ”

Empress Zhang said: "Even so, can't you wait until Bingkuan returns to Beijing to be strict with the prince?" ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said, "If you don't hurry up now, I don't know when Bingkuan will come back." If you want to clean up the prince's state of mind, it will be difficult then! Queen, I have my own decision on how to educate the prince, and you don't need to ask more. ”

"Father, where are the ministers?"

Zhu Xiurong asked eagerly on the side.

"Huh?"

Only then did Zhu Youzhi realize that since he came to Kunning Palace today, he seemed to have neglected his daughter.

Zhu Xiurong is now a five-and-a-half-year-old girl, and when Zhu Houzhao is this age, he has begun to learn some simple words, and he has even achieved a little success...... At that time, it was the emperor who wanted Zhu Houzhao to be Jackie Chan, but Zhu Houzhao himself had always been very resistant to learning.

On the daughter's side, Zhu Xiurong wants to learn, but the father has always felt that it is useless to teach his daughter too much.

"Xiurong, even if you want to learn, who will teach you?"

Zhu Youzhi should have asked his wife to enlighten his daughter, but he knew that his wife was knowledgeable...... That's hard to put into words.

Zhu Xiurong said: "Erchen wants to learn from my aunt. ”

"Who?" Zhu Youzhu looked at his wife.

Empress Zhang said: "Yongkang came two days ago, and he told Xiurong some things, which made Xiurong yearn for it. ”

Princess Yongkang, the younger sister of Zhu Youji, married to the Confucian student Cui Yuan.

Cui Yuan later became the Marquis of Jingshan by welcoming Shizong, but in the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, he was just a scattered person, but Cui Yuan's sister was Zhang Yanling's wife, so Princess Yongkang would also take advantage of this relationship to often visit Empress Zhang in the palace.

In the epitaph of Kong Wenshao's son, Kong Zhengan, this is also mentioned: "...... Mrs. Zhang's surname is Zhang, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng and the daughter of the late Marquis Yanling of Jianchang. Mother Cui's family, the concubine Du Wei Jingshan Hou Yuanmei also ......"

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "You can't let my imperial sister keep teaching me princess, right?" Xiurong, you have to study in the future, and I will find you a famous teacher. I'll consider it again. Rest assured, you will soon have a husband. ”

(End of chapter)