Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 193 The Concealed Kong Yan Shenggong Mansion
Zhu Youxiao turned around and glanced at Wu Jin in surprise, and he also had a hunch about it.

Regarding the disappearance of the daughter of the old man Kong Zhiqi, it should not be as simple as a disappearance. After all, in Daming, where the Lijia system is relatively strict, especially in Taiping areas like Shandong, it is very difficult for a person to disappear, let alone a girl.

But since no one can be found now, there is only one possibility that is relatively high, and that is death.

And it is worth pondering, why is a missing persons case or possibly a murder case ignored by the government of Shandong County and other government offices?

After Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wu Jin, he didn't show any other strangeness. After nodding, he waved to Wu Jin, and then walked to the opposite pavilion.

Kong Yinzhi and others didn't dare to get close to inquire about the news, but they could tell from the serious expression on the head of the Dongchang boss that something must have happened.

Kong Yinzhi looked back at his Qing guest Xie Shu, and asked in a low voice: "Everything is in order now, but I am still a little worried that His Majesty will find out about that matter, have you dealt with it cleanly, that Kong Zhiqi Guy, did you get it?"

Kong Yinzhi's tone was a bit cold, which was quite different from the flattering expression in front of Zhu Youxiao just now, which made the Qing guest Xie Shu turn pale with fright: "Master, don't worry, everything is done, and Kong Zhiqi also We were buried in the deep pool, and there is no doubt that we will die."

Hearing what Xie Shu said, Kong Yinzhi nodded reassuringly, the gloom swept away from his face, and he still showed a happy smile.

Here, Zhu Youxiao also ordered Wu Jin in a low voice: "Send more people to control the scene and let that old man named Kong Zhiqi identify him, but remember to protect his safety. From now on, Kong Zhiqi will be closely monitored. Get up, don't let anyone know his whereabouts except our own people, especially these officials and gentry in Shandong."

"Follow Your Majesty's orders!"

Wu Jin responded and left with a group of Dongchang fans.

Zhu Youxiao still came over to chat and laugh with Kong Yinzhi and other Shandong officials and gentry.

Kong Yinzhi and a group of officials and squires still serve Zhu Youxiao carefully, and Zhu Youxiao is also very polite to them.

Moreover, before that, in order to show that he was willing to maintain a harmonious relationship with the Shandong gentry, Zhu Youxiao ordered in advance to stay in Kongyan Shenggong's mansion after he came to Shandong.

Just because His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, the current emperor, wanted to stay in Kong Yan Shenggong's mansion, Kong Yinzhi did his best to be a landlord, not only spent a lot of money to decorate the mansion, but also bought many theater troupes and other actors. However, Kong Yinzhi didn't dare to follow Wei Guangwei's approach too directly, and sent his daughter out.

When Zhu Youxiao came to Kongyan Shenggong’s mansion and took a closer look, he could find that even the ordinary maids who came to make tea for him were very pretty, and those maids who appeared half their heads at the gate of the moon from time to time, or played the piano in a certain flower dock. Xiao's Qin girl was even more amazing, so Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but stop and watch.

While Zhu Youxiao lamented that Gongyan Shenggong could see beauties everywhere, he found that although the decoration of Shenggong Kongyan’s mansion was new, it looked very simple and there was nothing presumptuous. The doors, windows, beams and columns were all black. , the ground is just the most common bluestone slabs, and even the furnishings in the house are only occasionally decorated with a few antiques, but most of them are books.

"After all, it is a family of poets, ceremonies and hairpin tassels. The whole house is full of bookishness, and even these servants have added a little elegance." The yellow throne, and its laying is more ornate than before, it is known that it is the resting place reserved for the emperor by the Confucian Mansion.

After Zhu Youxiao walked in, he sat down, but when he sat, Zhu Youxiao found that there was a memorial tablet on the desk in front of him, which said the Dragon Throne of Emperor Mingqi, and there were couplets hanging on both sides, which read: "The mountains and rivers shine with the sun and the moon, and the country is the same as the universe and eternal."

Zhu Youxiao stood up involuntarily, and said in his heart: "This Kong Yinzhi is worthy of being a descendant of the old master Confucius. He is very familiar with this flattery routine. Now he is the emperor. The person who dares to be on the throne is himself. Then if Li Zicheng or someone from the Aixinjueluo family is really changed to be the emperor now, wouldn't the tablet also have to be changed?"

Zhu Youxiao really wanted to ask if Kong Yinzhi's family had prepared a lot of empty tablets, just waiting to change the name on the dragon tablet as soon as the dynasty changed.

"This is too much, let's remove it, don't make an example!"

Zhu Youxiao is not very used to being worshiped like this. Although he has been trying his best to let the Ministry of Rites deify himself, he is not interested in accepting Kong Yinzhi's hypocritical worship.

Zhu Youxiao chose to stay in Kongyan Shenggong's mansion, and naturally he also meant to test the Confucian mansion, but until now, he has not seen the slightest sign of disobedience. The passages in the place were even directly blocked.

Zhu Youxiao asked Kong Yinzhi why some of the courtyards were blocked, but Kong Yinzhi said that the Confucian mansion is not as prosperous as it used to be. When the family was rich, in order to reduce expenses, some courtyards had to be deserted, and there was no way to go there again. Reasonable, simply block it directly.

Zhu Youxiao didn't ask too much, and he didn't immediately draw a conclusion as to whether the facts were as Kong Yinzhi said.

Everyone thought that His Majesty should have found nothing in the Confucian Mansion now, and the officials of Shandong's chief envoy and inspector could not help cheering and secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

Moreover, when they heard that His Majesty was still sleeping with a beautiful woman in the Confucian Mansion last night, they thought that His Majesty had already fallen into the gentle village, and that nothing would happen after having a good time in Shandong. If you stay for a few days at most, you will go south to the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Youxiao was indeed a romantic emperor in Confucian Mansion, and now he can no longer see the dark side of Confucian Mansion in the open. Paralyzed Kong Yinzhi and the bureaucrats who secretly acted as his umbrella.

Of course, in addition to acting coquettishly to cope with Kong Yinzhi's hospitality, Zhu Youxiao is also preparing to communicate with Kong Yinzhi and other local gentry. Agreeing to cooperate with him, Zhu Youxiao will naturally not want to do anything to such a family with a high status in the Confucianism, even if he may have done some outrageous things.

After two days of exhaustion in the Confucian Mansion, on the third auspicious day, Zhu Youxiao personally took Li Mingrui, a cabinet scholar, and Wang Chengen, the supervisor of ceremonies, to the Confucian Temple to pay a visit to Confucius.

After arriving at the Confucian Temple, Zhu Youxiao found that there were several private schools near the Confucian Temple. In the private schools, there were also some ragged-looking poor children who were babbling and chanting, and the teachers seemed to be educated elders. , There are even scholars who wear square scarves.

Zhu Youxiao asked why so many poor children were studying here, and the county magistrate of Qufufu first replied that it was built with donations from Kong Yan Shenggong, in order to educate the place and prevent talented people from being neglected. studies, or lose the opportunity to learn the way of saints due to poverty.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao naturally affirmed Kong Yinzhi's words, and even asked Li Mingrui, a cabinet scholar, to kowtow to Old Master Confucius three times instead, while Zhu Youxiao himself put incense in front of the portrait of Old Master Kong .

The majestic university scholars kneel down and worship, and Zhu Youxiao, as the emperor, also offered incense in person, which is not a low courtesy.

All the officials and gentry couldn't help admiring, and were very moved by Zhu Youxiao's act of respecting Confucianism and Taoism.

Zhu Youxiao also took advantage of this to immediately put forward his purpose of coming to Shandong this time, and after worshiping Confucius, he summoned all the officials and gentry to come, and said: "You must know that I have made Yuan Keli the governor of Shandong. , The new official took office three fires, Yuan Zhongcheng gave me a memorial before that, in which he said that his first fire after being governor of Shandong was to implement the government-gentry integration of food, what do you think about this?"

(End of this chapter)