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Chapter 407: Killing and Dethroning Sheng Gong?

Wenhua Hall, Xiaochaohui.

Zhu Yunxi really wanted to complain, Zhu Yuanzhang is really getting lazy!

Recently, he only showed up at the spring tide meeting, and the Xiaochao meeting usually threw it to himself, letting him figure it out!
This is to let go and let yourself experience.

At today's Xiaochao meeting, because all the discussions were about government affairs, and Zhu Yunxi deliberately didn't let people from the five armies' governor's mansions participate, all the people in the Wenhua hall were civil officials from the six ministries.

Because Yan Shenggong was to be dealt with, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, as a general, would definitely agree with his decision.

In the eyes of civil officials, their support is likely to be regarded as suppressing civil servants. Although Yan Shenggong's criminal evidence is solid, as long as one of them is not handled well, it will turn into a dispute between civil and military.

After the various ministries reported their situation, Yang Jing, Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, reported: "Your Highness, my lords, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Inspectorate and Dali Temple went to Shandong to investigate the case a while ago, and all the cases have been clarified.

So far, 31 people have been beheaded, 83 people have been exiled and imprisoned, and the Kong family has occupied 24 s84 mu of common people's land. Including rewards and purchases from the imperial court, the total is 93 mu..."

Hearing this number, the courtiers couldn't help but look sideways!

More than 90 mu of land!
Harvesting money and food every year is really a sea!
"In addition, there are 350 or eight shops of various kinds, seven manors, no cattle, sheep and livestock, and 11 mu of land donated by the people, but these lands have been cancelled, and punishments have been imposed... ..."

At this time, the officials did not dare to think about how much money the Kong family could earn in a year!
"In the 17th year of Hongwu, Yan Shenggong's brothers colluded with bandits and set fire to the people's crops that were about to mature. It was their hard work that made them fruitless.

Moreover, the Kong family took advantage of the opportunity to seize more than [-] acres of land... and colluded with local officials to beat the people who complained. At this time, five people were killed and six people were disabled..."

"In the 24th year of Hongwu, there was a flood in Qufu. The county magistrate and Yan Shenggong colluded and hid and did not report. As a result, many people's fields were flooded and there was no harvest. They took the opportunity to embezzle the land, causing many people to be homeless and starved to death. More than sixty people..."

"Furthermore, the Kong family actually dominates the tax customs and collects heavy taxes from merchants and pedestrians. If someone refuses to pay, or the money is not enough,
At the least, they robbed them of their belongings and stripped their clothes, and at worst, they punched and kicked, causing serious injuries... Such vile behaviors are simply unacceptable! "

Taking a breath, Yang Jing went on to say: "The head of the household department, Bao Zhao, was ordered to go to Shandong to set up a customs office, but they obstructed them in many ways, because they received the people's pleadings at the pier.

The Kong family held a grudge, and they did not hesitate to collude with bandits to kill the court officials!As a result, the postmen and followers died, and the posthouse was burned by fire..."

"As for Bao Zhao, head of the household department, he was seriously injured and almost died..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Bao Zhao cooperated with him and coughed softly a few times, everyone looked at his weak expression and pale face, and knew that he was seriously injured!
Such a crime is no longer as simple as a crime!

It is no exaggeration to say that they are rebellious!

So when the courtiers heard this, they couldn't help being startled secretly, and suddenly felt a chill down their spines!
The Kong family is so lawless, this is going to die!
Even the imperial court ordered officials to dare to kill, this is worth it!Maybe one day the knife will stab himself!
Qin Kui couldn't help but said: "The Kong family is so presumptuous! It's lawless! It's insane!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yang Jing looked at the crowd, and continued to report: "When Quan was in Shandong, he found that Yan Shenggong was not upright. A woman sued Yan Shenggong for robbing the women of the people and wantonly abused them.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple conducted a joint interrogation and confirmed that there was indeed such a thing, and there were witnesses and material evidence. "

The picture on the right of the Procuratorate seemed to be Cao Ming, who was also the person who tried the case, and he also got up and said, "Everything Mr. Yang said is true. I will confirm it after many interrogations. There is absolutely no error."

Zhou Zhiqing, Minister of Dali Temple, also said: "That's right, there is indeed such a thing, and the evidence is conclusive.

The three ministers have said so, so naturally no one will suspect that this matter is false.

One by one, they turned their gazes to His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun, wanting to see his will.

Zhu Yunxi did not directly say how to deal with it, but kicked the ball to the ministers, "My dear friends, you are all upright people who are loyal to the country, how to deal with this matter, you can speak freely."

Zhou Zhiqing, Minister of Dali Temple, was the first to say: "Yan Shenggong's family committed all kinds of crimes, which aroused the anger of the sky and people's resentment. When the 31 members of the Kong family were executed, the people cheered and praised!

It can be seen that they have been deeply poisoned by it, so they feel that for the sake of the law of the Ming Dynasty and the people of Liming, they should deal with Duke Yansheng according to the law of the Ming Dynasty! "

Cao Ming also hated the Kong family because he saw the oppressed people in Qufu, so he said, "That's right! I also think it should be like this! Otherwise, it won't be enough for the common people to be angry!"

"Yes, the Kong family has done so many evil things, how can they escape easily! It should be handled impartially!"

"What you said is wrong. After all, Duke Yansheng is the direct descendant of Confucius and a signboard of scholars. If the treatment is too serious, won't it frustrate all scholars in the world?"

"That's right! After a saint, you should always be decent..."

"What dignity! Give them dignity, then who will give respect to the people? Who will give respect to the court? Those oppressed people are not cursing us officials!"

"The imperial court's kindness to the Confucius family is so generous, not only do they not know how to repay the emperor's kindness, but instead do such evil things, it is simply absurd!"

"Even if you have to deal with it, you can't deal with it too much. For the sake of Confucius..."

"Everyone, the Kong family dares to kill the imperial court officials today, and they dare to kill us tomorrow! Is there any need for such a family to exist? What is the difference between this and rebellion!"

"That's right! If everyone is like the Kong family, then we'd better leave our old age and return to our hometown as soon as possible! We might be killed at some point!"

"Yes, it must be dealt with severely! Anyone who is an official dares to kill, that's fine!"

At this time, Lian Zining from the Procuratorate walked to the center of the hall and bowed deeply.

Such a move immediately attracted the attention of the courtiers, so the voices of discussion could not help but stop, and they all turned their eyes to him.

Lian Zining said loudly: "His Royal Highness, please kill Kong Na! Depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

Kill Kong Na? !
Depose Yan Shenggong? !

It is easy to understand why Kong Na was killed, but it was because Kong Na had done too many evil things and was dealt with according to the laws of Ming Dynasty.

You can depose Yan Shenggong, but even the title of title is abolished!

In other words, there will be no Duke Yan from now on!There is no such title anymore!
Lianzi Ning said loudly: "The crimes of Kong Na and the Kong family are so vivid that they are too numerous to record! Not killing them is not enough to make the people angry, not killing them is not enough to revive the government!"

"After the Confucian family became saints, they should have learned the foundation of a saint's life and the way of being generous to others, but they not only did not imitate their ancestors,

On the contrary, they act recklessly, like wolves, tigers and leopards, and they are extremely vicious. Even an ordinary citizen in Daming will be thousands of times better than them!
Such a family, how can they be worthy of the title of Duke Yan Sheng!How to be worthy of the title of a saint, how to convince the world!How to be worthy of the court's kindness! "

The more Lian Zining spoke, the more excited he became, his face was full of anger, and he said impassionedly: "I am also a scholar, I also read the books of sages and sages, and I was taught by the sage Confucius, but what does this have to do with the Confucius family? ! What is the relationship with Yan Shenggong? !

Relying on their status as queen saints, they couldn't even tolerate their brothers from the same clan, and repeatedly suppressed Nanzong. "

"Furthermore, they have repeatedly turned to foreign tribes and worked as minions for tigers. They are simply the weakest bones in the world! For power and status, they have no integrity. How can such a family survive!"

"My lords, it would be a disgrace to us if I waited to send such a person to be honored! It would be a shame to us to make such a person who has committed so many crimes the Duke of Yan Sheng!"

Lian Zining fell to his knees with a plop, "Boom, boom!" He kowtowed three times,
He said indignantly: "Your Highness, for the sake of the people's anger, for the face of scholars, and for the dignity of the court, I ask you to kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yansheng!"

Seeing his boss and friend being so passionate, Jing Qing followed immediately, knelt on the ground and begged for his life loudly: "I ask you to kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yansheng!"

Cao Ming, the censor of the Procuratorate, saw that his subordinates were all killed by the Kong family. No matter what the result was, others would say it was a request from the censor of the Procuratorate, and the blame would be settled on him.

So without any hesitation, he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, the Kong family is disloyal to the country, unfilial to the ancestors, unkind to the common people, unrighteous to the same clan,
Such an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person!What face is alive in the world? !What face is called Yan Shenggong? !

I ask Your Highness to issue an order to bring order out of chaos, kill Kong Na, and depose Duke Yan Sheng! "

These three people took the lead, Yu Xin and Fu Youwen, the servants of the household department, knelt together and begged for their lives, "I ask you to kill Kong Na and depose Yan Shenggong!"

These cases were mainly handled by the Ministry of Punishment, so Yang Jing was very sympathetic to the sufferings of the common people, and said: "Please kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

Qin Kui begged for orders: "My minister, please kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

Ru Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also asked for orders: "My minister, please kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

"I ask you to kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

"I ask you to kill Kong Na and depose Duke Yan Sheng!"

Along with the pleading of several ministries, more and more people participated in the pleading. In less than a moment, the entire Wenhua Hall had already fallen to their knees!
Maybe in some people's minds, they don't really want to do this, but they really have no reason or excuse to speak for the Kong family!

Besides, the Kong family's reputation is already in tatters, who would dare to bet on their own reputation to speak for them?

Looking at so many important ministers kneeling on the ground, one can tell that the Kong family is doomed!

Smart people know how to choose in the face of the general trend!

(End of this chapter)