After Kong Shangzhen entered the Deqing Hall, he knelt on the ground with great respect.
"Kong Shangzhen, the sixty-fourth generation head of the Kong family in Qufu, pays homage to the Emperor of the Holy Dynasty."
"The Holy Emperor..."
He touched his head to the ground and his voice was extremely respectful.
"Longevity without borders."
These few words made His Majesty the Emperor feel a little elated.
A feeling of pride welled up from the soles of his feet, almost reaching the sky.
How many years has it been since Dachen declined?
Seventy years!
At the beginning of Sejong's southern journey, not to mention restoring his homeland, even the small imperial court of the Southern Dynasty was crumbling!
At that time, many officials were not very willing to serve, for fear that one day the country would fall and they would be burned.
By the time of Emperor Xianzong, the Southern Dynasty had completely stabilized the state and secured half of the country.
But even the Xianzong dynasty, which was called ZTE by outsiders, never crossed the Huaihe River from beginning to end.
Although the late emperor finally mustered up the courage to take that step, the results were disastrous, causing the entire Dachen to shrink back for another twenty years!
And now, Hong Dechao!
The saintly family who had lived in Beitou for seventy years knelt before Emperor Chen again and lowered his head!
This made Emperor Hongde feel proud.
He squinted his eyes slightly and enjoyed this feeling for a while, then looked at the little old man kneeling in front of him with his butt sticking out, and asked lightly: "Mr. Kong traveled thousands of miles south to Jiankang. Where did he come from?"
Kong Shangzhen lowered his head and cried.
"Return to Your Majesty."
"Seventy years ago, the land of China was destroyed, and the ancestral land of Qufu fell to the hands of Hu Qi, overthrown by barbarism."
"My ancestors, in order to carry forward the blood of the ancestors and preserve the vitality of civilization, had no choice but to commit themselves to the puppet dynasty of Hu Qi and surrender to the Zhu people."
"It has been more than seventy years now."
"Everyone in the house has never missed the holy dynasty..."
"When our ancestors were still alive, they often shed tears when looking south, feeling depressed and unhappy."
Kong Shangzhen sobbed: "The ancient sages said that Wei Guan Zhongwu has his hair untied and his hair is tied to the left."
"Our descendants, Zuo Jin, have lived for seventy years. We are ashamed of our ancestors and pray for it to be returned to the Han Dynasty."
"I am lucky enough to be born. I hope that when the Holy Emperor comes to the court, Da Chen will revive the Northern Expedition and finally regain the ancestral land from the hands of the Qi people."
"After I was detained by the Qi people in Yanzhou, I finally got out of trouble after many twists and turns. On the same day after I got out of trouble, I drafted documents for the Northern Expedition according to the wishes of Minister Shen, carried the documents and went south to pay homage to the Holy Emperor."
He kowtowed again.
"The Holy Emperor, who has passed the age of weak crown, has made great progress in the development of the country. He has the attitude of sweeping the world. The revival of the great Chen Dynasty is just around the corner!"
After saying that, he almost fell to the ground, knelt on the ground and didn't move any more.
After he said this, all the civil and military officials present had different expressions.
Some people who were a little more emotional were somewhat moved when they heard him mention the previous dynasty, but the vast majority of people didn't think so.
Some even curled their lips and looked down upon Mr. Kong.
Because his attitude is a bit too shameless.
His Majesty the Emperor on the throne found it very useful to hear this. After all, eight out of ten of Kong Shangzhen's words were flattering to him.
But soon, Emperor Hongde came to his senses.
Because Kong Shangzhen was in Jiankang now and scolded the Qi people so harshly. Seventy years ago, the Kong family might have said the same thing about Li Chen in front of the Qi people in Yandu.
The smile on His Majesty's face faded, and he just showed a faint smile. He said, "I am very happy that the Kong family abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side."
In Deqing Hall, all the civil and military officials bowed down together.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty for regaining the sage's lineage."
The emperor didn't take these flattery seriously. He just waved his hand lightly and said: "Da Chen has never lost the sage's lineage. Hasn't the Chongshenghou lineage always been Jiankang as a minister?"
After hearing these words, Kong Shangzhen, who was kneeling on the ground with his butt stuck out, trembled, and his buttocks also trembled.
He knew in his heart that with what Emperor Hongde said, it was hard to say who was the authentic member of the Kong family.
Fortunately, the emperor did not continue talking on this topic. He stretched and then said: "Mr. Kong, there is no need to kneel down. Just get up quickly."
Kong Shangzhen got up respectfully and stood with his hands down.
"I have been studying since I was a child, and I have admired Confucius very much. Now that the Confucius family has left and returned, I am very happy."
"However, in the meantime, I have something to ask Mr. Kong."
Kong Shangzhen stood with his hands lowered, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty... please speak."
In the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was used to calling the emperor "the emperor", but he still hasn't changed his name.
The emperor didn't take it seriously. He glanced at the officials and said, "Recently, there are rumors in Jiankang that the Confucius Temple in Qufu was burned down. Is this true?"
Kong Shangzhen immediately lowered his head: "It is true."
The emperor continued to ask: "There is a rumor in Jiankang that my great Master Chen accidentally burned down the Confucius Temple. Is this true or false?"
The emperor looked kind and said: "Mr. Kong, there is no need to taboo anything. If there is indeed something wrong, I will definitely punish him severely."
Kong Shangzhen lowered his head, his expression a little complicated.
At this time, almost all the officials in the court were looking at the head of the Kong family.
Because this incident was no longer a simple fire case, but a political struggle involving most officials of the Jiankang court.
Especially the officials who had previously impeached the Huai'an Army and Shen Yi were looking at Kong Shangzhen intently.
To be honest, at this time, Kong Shangzhen wanted to bite Shen Yi back.
Because it was not his first day in Jiankang.
To be precise, this was his second day in Jiankang.
Although he only had one day to go to Jiankang, he overheard some people chatting and learned that the Confucius Temple was burned down, which caused a big fuss in Jiankang.
At this time, if he bites Shen Yi, not to mention knocking him down, he can at least make him stumble and vent his bad breath in Qufu.
However, I thought that Qufu's family was still in Shen Yi's hands, and I thought of the cruel words Shen Yi said before...
He took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I was not in Qufu that day, but I asked my family. Master Wang just entered the city and has not been to the Confucius Temple. The fire in the Confucius Temple..."
"It's already burning."
"Probably, it was done by the fake Qi Zhuli..."
After hearing his words, the emperor sat on the throne, with a faint smile on his face, and glanced at the civil and military officials without saltiness.
At this time, the Deqing Hall looked like all living beings in the world.
Some people were calm, some looked panicked, and some frowned.
Zhao Changping, the Prime Minister and Minister of Household Affairs, stood up without hesitation, bowed his hands in salute, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, we can now conclude that someone is deliberately spreading rumors in order to frame Zhongliang!"
"It can even be said that some people are simply Hu Qi's spies, intending to make His Majesty destroy his arms!"
His gaze was almost unabashedly staring at Cui Yu.
Cui Xiang looked calm and stood there calmly, without squinting, as if he didn't see Zhao Changping's glare.
His Majesty the Emperor sat firmly on the throne, looked at the stack of more than twenty documents in Gao Ming's hand with a smile, and said: "Now the truth is finally revealed."
"Do you have anything else to say, sir?"
Hearing the emperor's words, almost all the people who had just submitted the letter knelt on the ground with pale faces, begging the emperor to convict him.
The emperor did not respond, but looked directly at Guo Chang, who was offering wine to the emperor, and said in a neutral tone: "I believe that Guo Chang has no selfish motives. He just wants to maintain the civility of the world. He was a little anxious for a while. His feelings
Forgiven."
Guo Chang knelt on the ground and was relieved when he heard this. He was about to speak when he heard the emperor's voice.
"but…"
The emperor changed the topic and said calmly: "However, Guo Qing incited the imperial students, coerced the students, and made false accusations in series, which made me quite annoyed."
"Dismissed from office and sent back to his original place of residence."
The emperor said expressionlessly: "Never use it again."
Upon hearing these four words, Guo Chang almost collapsed on the ground, and his face immediately turned pale.
The emperor finally stopped smiling completely.
"I will review the rest of the memorials that falsely accuse important officials of the imperial court and punish them one by one."
He looked at Kong Shangzhen again with a smile on his face: "As for Mr. Kong's placement, I still need to think about it for a while. Mr. Kong will live in Jiankang for some time."
He paused and asked: "Does Mr. Kong want to live in the Rites Hall, or does he want to live in Chongshenghou Mansion and recognize his relatives?"
Kong Shangzhen hesitated for a long time, and finally bowed his head and chose the latter.
He walked up to Chongsheng Hou Kong Zhenying, bowed his hands in salute, and said with a complicated expression: "Meet my uncle."
There is a gap in age between the two people.
In fact, Kong Shangzhen should be several years older than Kong Zhen, but Kong Zhen was not the eldest son, but was born in the unitary family. As the so-called unitary family member has the elder, he is one generation older than Kong Shangzhen.
Chongsheng Hou looked at the eldest nephew in front of him with a smile, just reached out and patted his shoulder, and said.
"Mr. Yansheng, you're welcome."
…………
A court meeting quickly dispersed. Before the meeting was over, the emperor glanced at Zhao Changping, stood up and said: "Prime Minister Zhao came to visit the Manna Hall, and the others have dispersed."
After that, the emperor left with his hands behind his back.
Zhao Changping bowed and saluted, and after everyone dispersed, he walked all the way to the palace and entered the Manna Hall.
As soon as he entered the Manlu Hall, before he saw the emperor, he saw Shen Heng sitting behind a table, writing something with a pen.
Zhao Changping came to his senses and bowed to the emperor.
"Old minister Zhao Zhi, pay homage to Your Majesty."
The emperor had just changed out of his court clothes. After seeing Zhao Changping, he waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.
After Prime Minister Zhao sat down, the emperor said with a smile: "I heard that Prime Minister Zhao and Cui Guangxian had some conflicts."
Zhao Zhi lowered his head and did not hide anything. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the culprit for slandering Shen Yi and the Huai'an Army at the recent court meeting is Cui Yu!"
The emperor smiled and said: "But he himself didn't say anything after all."
"No clues left."
Zhao Changping remained silent.
The emperor said quietly: "Don't worry, Prime Minister Zhao. There needs to be Cui Guangxian in the court, otherwise those people with evil intentions will have no support and will be scattered everywhere, and it will be difficult to keep an eye on them."
"Xiang Zhao, just do your own thing well and don't pay attention to them."
Zhao Changping bowed in response.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor and Zhao Changping discussed the matter of money and food for the Ministry of Revenue. When the official discussions were almost completed, the emperor took a sip of tea and said, "There is one more thing."
Prime Minister Zhao lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
The emperor said quietly: "What Shen Yi means is that he wants the small sect of the Kong family to become a large sect. What does Prime Minister Zhao think?"
Zhao Changping frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then lowered his head and answered.
"I thought..."
"inappropriate."
In the past week, I have been staying with the bed in the hospital, and sometimes I unconsciously wrote a bit too verbosely. The small climax plot also made me not very satisfied with the writing...