face!

The court must protect the Kong family’s face!

No matter what happens, this face of the Kong family is not only from the Kong family, but also from scholars all over the world.

No matter how big the case is committed, such as traitors or sporting many people, the vassal kings may not only lose their heads, but also write them into historical books. They will definitely impose their edicts on the world, and they must make a fuss. They must let everyone in the world know the foolishness of the vassal kings.

The vassal kings have no face, does the royal family have face? No one will consider these things.

But the Kong family is different. If the Kong family does it...at most it will just take away the title. As for the reason for the title, it will also be concealed and will also use the Spring and Autumn style to describe this matter.

The face of the Kong family is more important than that of the royal family! The flowing royal family is the iron-clad Kong family.

Kong Xingxie believed this deeply, and even he had thought about how to write about the memorial. A group of robbers dressed as Tiqi came to Qufu to rob the sacrificial artifacts in the Confucius Temple. However, after being investigated and exposed, he fled into the Confucius Temple in a panic. In order to escape, the robbers set fire to the Confucius Temple, and thus escaped in the chaos...

In this way, of course, in the end, the imperial court had to allocate money to repair the Confucius Temple.

Will the court believe it?

It doesn't matter, what's important is that they can only believe it. Even if the whole world thinks this reason is really ridiculous, they can only choose to believe it.

Because they must maintain the face of the Kong family and the face of scholars all over the world. This is their only choice.

As for the evidence that the tiqi took out... there is nothing wrong with it. If you catch the thief and get dirty, who knows if the things are made by themselves?

Just as Kong Xingxie was thinking about how to deal with this matter, the two teams of tik cavalry finally met, and Ding Kang's eyes were full of murderous intentions after joining the team.

The Kong family is so cruel that they actually want to burn themselves to death!

What's even more annoying is that they burned the temples of their ancestors.

He should be killed if he is unfaithful and unfilial. With anger in his heart, he turned his horse's head again and rushed towards the Kong family.

"Who are you!"

Once again, Kong Yunchun, the magistrate of Qufu, came forward. He led a group of yamen runners, constables and guards to stop the Tiqi. It still takes time to finish it.

"Ding Kang, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case of Kong's rebellion! The evidence is conclusive, Kong Xingxie is there!"

Ding Kang sneered.

"The Kong family is plotting a rebellion? How is this possible? Ding Baihu, I think this is a misunderstanding!"

Kong Yunchun said loudly:

"Ding Baihu came just in time, and a group of thieves pretended to be Tiqi, robbed the Confucius Temple, set fire to the Confucius Temple and ran away in the chaos. Ding Baihu also asked him to send someone to arrest him immediately."

Um!

Ding Kang opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe his ears.

What does this bastard say?

Didn't he see that I just came out of it?

Is I a thief?

The fire I set?

This is really shameless for scholars! They can even say such unconscienceless words.

Just as Ding Kang was so annoyed that he couldn't speak, and the tiqi behind him stared at them angrily, Kong Xingxie hurried over and said anxiously:

"Your households will also send people to arrest the thieves quickly..."

As soon as Kong Xingxie finished speaking, the door of the hotel room beside him opened, and a young man walked out under the guards.

"Kong Xingxie, you are playing this chess that is inverted by black and white, really well!"

Walking out of the hotel, Zhu Guoqiang, with a cold face, sneered.

"If I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, I'd probably have been deceived by you. Kong Xingxie, tell me what to do next? Did you submit a memorial saying that a thief pretended to be a Tiqi and burned the Confucius Temple..."

While questioning one after another, Zhu Guoqiang sneered in his heart.

Last time, we just sent someone to pretend to be the Eight Banners soldiers and came to Qufu for a turn. At most, we would just help your Kong family level the grave and set two fires in the forest. But we were for the sake of justice. You kid are quite powerful. You burned the temple of our ancestors for your own private life!

It's really cruel!

After realizing the appearance of this person, Kong Xingxie was stunned and his face turned pale immediately.

Your Majesty, why is your Majesty here...

"Your Majesty..."

As soon as his legs were weak, Kong Xingxie knelt down. While he knelt down, his crotch loosened and the ground was wet again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Even though Kong Yunchun had never seen the emperor, he was also scared when he heard this man's words and saw Kong Xingxie being scared to that look.

The emperor actually came to Qu Mansion!

Ding Kang looked at the emperor's eyes in surprise and was incredible.

He is actually the emperor!

Why didn't the emperor reveal his identity before? At this moment, a cold sweat even broke out on his back.

If he hesitated because of the identity of the Kong family when he received this task, then now...

The consequences are simply unimaginable.

Why didn't this order be questioned at that time?

Ding Kang thought for a while and suddenly felt relieved.

I am a Jinyi Tiqiqi, and I am a royal tyrant. What's wrong with your Kong family?

For a moment, people on the street knelt together.

"Hmph, I know me at this time. I thought you, Kong Xingxie, still want to kill someone to silence me, where did I kill you!"

Zhu Guoqiang sneered, the Kong family would never dare to have this idea. Perhaps the Kong family thought that the Zhu family in Fengyang was a nouveau riche, but no one dared to infringe on this stop!

"I am guilty of death, I am guilty of death..."

Kong Xingxie was still brave enough to speak, but he kept beating his head.

"Kong Xingxie deserves to die! The enthronement of the Mongolian Yuan sealed tablet is a crime of treason. In order to cover up the evidence, you dare to set fire to the Confucius Temple. If I don't kill you, how can I be worthy of the scholars in the world! The person who came, take down Kong Xingxie and others, take them back to Nanjing, and hand them over to the Three Departments for trial!"

After saying this, Zhu Guoqiang didn't even look at Kong Xingxie, but just ordered Tiqi.

"Tell the cabinet that they have never cared about the royal face, and they don't have to keep the Kong family's face!"

...

While Kong Xingxie and others were still on the way, the signal station had already sent the emperor's will and the Qufu incident to Nanjing that day.

For a moment, the five cabinet ministers were stunned.

“Wait!”

The angry Zhang Bingwen slapped the table and shouted:

"What exactly does this Kong family in Qufu want to do? No matter whether they worship the gods of the old dynasty and attack the imperial cavalry, they dared to burn the temple fields of their ancestors in order to silence them. Is this the Kong family tradition of such unfaithfulness and filial piety?"

Zhang Bingwen in the cabinet is very interesting. As a secondary assistant, he is a long hero. Like Song Xuezhu, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. However, in the cabinet, he rarely expresses any attitude, just be careful to be an official in front of his secondary assistant.

But it does not mean that he does nothing, he is just a Bodhisattva official. In fact, as long as it is the emperor's decision, he will definitely support it with all his strength. In other words, his second assistant is to follow the emperor's order.

"Oh, the Kong family is so confused!"

Lu Zhenfei sighed and said.

From local officials to cabinet ministers, although the current cabinet is only as powerful as the Chongzhen Dynasty, cabinet ministers are the most prominent official positions in the Ming Dynasty, almost equivalent to prime ministers. He was already very satisfied with this position. At most, he occasionally fantasized about being a secondary assistant one day. Of course, this has to be waited...

Li Jiantai shook his head and said:

"This matter is difficult to deal with. Once the three departments have tried it, the court must lose all its face."

"What's the difficulty? Your Majesty has said, don't take it into consideration!"

Gao Hongtu said in a deep voice.

He is from Shandong. Out of instinct, he naturally wants to maintain the Kong family. Even if the Kong family worships the title of the previous dynasty, it is not a secret that he can turn a blind eye. In fact, this is true for all the Ming Dynasty.

However, this time he was angry, and the Kong family dared to set fire to the Confucius Temple!

That is the temple of their own ancestors!

Gao Hongtu said angrily:

"When the Three Jurisdictions are held, they must be investigated to the end. This is not only the will of Your Majesty, but also a necessity for the people of the world to explain!"

Lee Jiantai sighed.

"The things that the Kong family did are difficult to tolerate, and the Kong family cannot help but punish them. However, if this matter is to be spread, I am afraid that the hearts of the world will be chaotic! The Kong family can do such a thing that disobeys human relations. How can Confucianism teach the world in the future?"

For a moment, everyone was speechless and could not refute.

This is why the descendants of Confucius never use constant theory of crimes. Even if they are guilty, they must be covered up. Otherwise, they will not be dismissed by all scholars in the world, and they will also make people question what Confucianism teaches.

Song Xuezhu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly broke his silence and said:
To be continued...