Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 195

Since the rich officials and gentry in Shandong refused to cooperate, Zhu Youxiao didn't bother to waste any more words, and walked out after preaching directly in front of these officials, and all the officials had to follow , although they are not very willing to accept that officials and gentry pay as a whole, but after all, they are officials of the imperial court, and the emperor has expressed his position, so for the sake of official career, they can only do things according to their orders.

The squires such as Kong Yinzhi did not have the enthusiasm to welcome Shengjia at the beginning. Although they could still be respectful on the surface, the expressions on their faces were obviously much lighter.

Because of the fact that the officials and gentry pay the food together, the meeting between the emperor and the officials and gentry broke up unhappy.

Kong Yinzhi complained of illness the next day, so he stopped graciously coming to Zhu Youxiao to say hello, and only sent his son Kong Xingxie to say hello.

Li Mingrui, a scholar of the cabinet and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, originally had a good impression of Kong Yan Shenggong, and it was he who advised His Majesty Zhu Youxiao to treat the Confucian family with courtesy first, and it would not be too late to resort to thunderous tactics if the Confucian family was stubborn.Seeing that Kong Yan Shenggong was so contemptuous of His Majesty because of Zhu Youxiao's proposal that officials and gentry should pay food as a whole, he was also a little annoyed.

"Although he is a descendant of a saint, he does not have the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness of a saint." This was the title of a long editorial that Li Mingrui signed and published in the official Ming Dynasty newspaper "Da Ming Daily". by the school.

Whether it is an individual or a group, once one's own interests are challenged, it is difficult to compromise and give in. It is normal for Kong Yinzhi and other squires to behave like this, although they also know that His Majesty is not a benevolent and humble monarch. But people always think purely towards optimism.

Although Kong Yinzhi was sick and did not come to see Zhu Youxiao, he met Gu Tingzhuo, the governor of Shandong Province, and Luo Maoji, the prefect of Yanzhou Prefecture, in his secret room.

Gu Tingzhuo had a close relationship with Kong Yinzhi, and he was sponsored by Kong Yinzhi before becoming a Jinshi.

Luo Maoji was originally from Juren, but he was able to become the magistrate because he was actually a slave of the Confucian family. It was his master Kong Yinzhi who took the exam and was promoted to the magistrate. Of course, the change of his hometown was also helped by the Kong family.

Therefore, although Luo Maoji is the magistrate of Yanzhou, he is actually just a spokesperson for Kong Yinzhi to control Yanzhou.

"Your Majesty is going to attack us after all. Although we respect him so much, we are still not as close as his eunuchs and courtiers to the Li people." Kong Yinzhi slapped the stone table fiercely with a pair of greasy hands After speaking, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Tell me, what should we do?"

Although Luo Maoji was an official to the magistrate, he couldn't show the slightest stance in front of his master, and naturally he couldn't come up with any ideas, so he just responded submissively.

On the contrary, Gu Tingzhuo, the chief envoy, pondered for a while and said, "Don't worry, Lord Yansheng. Although it is His Majesty's intention to implement the combination of officials and gentry, His Majesty is also afraid of us. Otherwise, he would not use Yuan Keli's mouth to say, Although we dare not take action against His Majesty, if we overthrow Yuan Keli, we can let His Majesty know the difficulties and force him to back down."

After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi nodded and said: "That's the only way to go. It's just that the holy majesty is getting farther and farther away from me and the gentry. Today, the officials and the gentry pay the food together. I'm afraid there will be bigger actions in the future. We have to do it." I am on guard, but what is hateful is that he is very majestic now, and there are many people who are loyal to him inside and outside the court. A few days ago, I sent a letter from the Confucian family of the Southern Sect, saying that a son in his family was slandering His Majesty today. He was beaten to death by Qin Botong, commander of the Imperial Guard who was training troops in the Xuzhou area."

"On this point, all knowledgeable scholar-bureaucrats in the world are worried. The best way is to let the current emperor be included in the underground palace of the underworld as soon as the previous emperors, and support the king of Xin to ascend the throne. The control is extremely strict, and anyone who has contact with King Xin will be slaughtered within a few days, so now no one dares to approach King Xin openly. There is already news of the dragon species, so it seems that we can place our hopes on the prince, who will ask a respected person to teach him to read when he is young, and who will be the lecturer in the East Palace in the future will definitely determine the direction of the society in the future."

After Gu Tingzhuo said, Kong Yinzhi waved his hands impatiently and said: "It's not that far away now, the key now is to stop the implementation of the one-off payment of officials and gentry. This guy Yuan Keli refused when he was the governor of Denglai. Make friends with us, but he holds military power, I dare not touch him, but now we must find a way to get rid of him, as long as we get rid of him, we will see who dares to mention the matter of officials and gentry paying for food in one body!"

When Kong Yinzhi said this, both of them nodded hurriedly.

Kong Yinzhi suddenly asked again: "According to where the inspector Wang Ren has gone, this guy won't forget the tens of thousands of taels of snowflake silver that the old man gave him every month."

"His Majesty's personal guards found a female body near the tomb of the tortoise when Yuan Chonghuan was buried, and it looked like she had been tortured to death. His Majesty was alarmed, so he and the governor Yuan Keli rushed over, which is quite shocking. , I heard that the lower body was torn apart, and even the pelvis was fractured."

When Gu Tingzhuo said that, Kong Yinzhi couldn't help but tremble, and then he forced a calm smile and said: "He is also active as an inspector."

At this time, Luo Maoji also hurriedly interjected: "Isn't it? But this case is indeed not a small one. It is said that it is related to the daughter of a villager Kong Zhiqi."

Snapped!
Kong Yinzhi slapped the table, scaring Luo Maoji back a few steps.

Immediately afterwards, Kong Yinzhi ordered in a cold voice: "Don't mention the matter of Kong Zhiqi again, I will rot all this matter in my stomach. As for whether the newly discovered female corpse is his daughter, if your Majesty and Yuan Keli are interested, please let me know." Let them check it out!"

"Yes!"

Luo Maoji, the prefect of Yanzhou, obediently agreed and retreated.

The chief envoy, Gu Tingzhuo, also wanted to leave, and Kong Yinzhi asked his second son, Kong Xingkai, to see him off.

After Kong Xingkai sent off the chief envoy Gu Tingzhuo and returned his order to Kong Yinzhi, he went straight to the courtyard where Zhu Youxiao was staying. He didn't dare to approach, so he hid behind the corridor to watch.

Zhu Youxiao is living a comfortable life now, pretending to be indifferent, even at this moment, he even accompanies a certain young woman named Lingxin who has a physical relationship with him these days, admiring flowers and fluttering butterflies.

And this scene happened to be seen by Kong Xingkai, but his face turned red.

At this time, someone suddenly patted him on the back. Kong Xingkai glanced back, but it was his elder brother Kong Xingxie, who could not help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Brother, when did you come?"

Kong Xingxie patted Kong Xingkai's forehead: "Go back, don't stay here, I know you like Lingxin, but don't you see that she is very happy in front of His Majesty now, some things cannot be forced."

"That's not necessarily the case. No matter how good I was to her before, she was very indifferent to me, but now she is so flattering in front of His Majesty. I was really blind at the time. If it wasn't for her being someone close to my mother, I have learned from my father and let her die with body piercing!"

(End of this chapter)