Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then immediately replied: "They are not people from Fushe. The information that the servants currently have is that the people who encouraged the scholars to cause trouble in Chunwei are... the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong!"
If he were just a member of Fushe, with Wang Chengen's current status and power, there would be no need to reconfirm in advance that everyone around him is his confidant before making a report.
Only the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong Province may have this qualification.
Otherwise, even if Wang Chengen, the chief minister of the dynasty, snitches, what if He Fengsheng finds out? Can he be bitten?
However, the status of the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong in the Ming Dynasty was determined from the Hongwu period and was very noble.
To put it bluntly, all the founding heroes were killed, but the Kong family never fell. It is basically impossible for anyone to try to overthrow the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong!
Under normal circumstances, no one would make a small report about the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong, because it would be useless and might cause unnecessary trouble!
However, Wang Chengen knew that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen trusted him so much was because of his loyalty; Wang Dehua, the former eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals, was still an old man when he trusted the palace, but if something was hidden from the emperor, it would be bad luck.
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No, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard Wang Chengen's words, and immediately confirmed: "Which Shandong Qufu Kong..."
Before he finished speaking, he came back to his senses. Who else in the Kong family is there in this world?
There is only one Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong!
Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became very serious. The good mood of chatting with Liu Weichao just now disappeared.
I saw him asking sternly: "Why do the Kong family encourage scholars to cause trouble in Chunwei?"
In a sense, the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong Province is the representative of scholars. If there is really a commotion, it will definitely become a big thing!
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused.
The Ming Dynasty has always been kind to the Confucian family in Qufu, Shandong Province. If nothing else, let’s talk about contemporary Yan Shenggong. When Emperor Chongzhen was still in Chongzhen for three years, the Jin Dynasty named him the Crown Prince and Tutor.
If he has a grievance, does he still need to encourage scholars to cause trouble?
It's okay to go directly to the Forbidden City or even break into the Forbidden City alone! Will you not make the decision for him? No, any Ming emperor will make the decision for him!
It is not the style of the Kong family in Qufu to seek trouble when they are full and full without any grievances!
It can't be...
Thinking this way, he sternly asked his "hanging friend": "Did you make a mistake?"
As for the false accusation, Emperor Chongzhen still believed that Wang Chengen could not do this!
At this time, Wang Chengen saw Emperor Chongzhen asking him so sternly and knew that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly responded: "Long live my Lord, I know that this matter is of great importance, so after hearing the report, I went to check it out personally. After verification,
I just came to report to Lord Long Live."
Having said this, he paused and then reported in a firm tone: "Long live Lord, the reason why the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong wants to cause trouble is very simple. They are afraid that Long live Lord's science will overshadow their reputation of Confucianism and endanger the reputation of Confucianism.
The eternal life of the Kong family!"
Based on Wang Chengen's experience, as soon as he understood the situation of the trouble, he immediately guessed the reason why the Kong family was going to make trouble.
As for checking this matter, it is even simpler.
There is a certain truth to the saying that the scholarly rebellion failed in three years.
Kong Yinzhi and his cronies are used to enjoying themselves. At most, there is some intrigue within the clan, but if they are asked to go to the national level and organize such a large-scale forced-concubine activity with the participation of outsiders, their abilities are not enough.
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In addition, in order to encourage more scholars to participate in the Spring Rebellion, it was even more impossible to keep it a secret. With the ability of Xichang, as soon as they heard the news, they followed the clues effortlessly and immediately figured out the whole thing.
The whole story!
At this time, after Wang Chengen said what he said, he presented the evidence in his hand to Emperor Chongzhen.
Although there are no parties involved, it can be proved from the evidence collected by various Xichang that the initiator of this incident was contemporary Yan Shenggong. Only in this way can all the scholars be incited.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the paper in his hand and knew this very well, and his face suddenly filled with anger!
You know, he never disrespected the Confucian family in Qufu! Even if he advocated scientific methods, he always considered Confucianism.
However, Na Yanshenggong actually thought that the rise of science would overshadow Confucianism and thus threaten the glory and wealth of his Confucian family, so he did not hesitate to use their despicable tactics to force him into the palace?
Are they blind? They have not seen how much benefit science can bring to all people in the world?
That’s right, maybe it’s because of seeing this that you feel that Confucianism will be overshadowed by science!
The more Emperor Chongzhen thought about this, the angrier he became.
Suddenly, he turned around and entered the main hall again, and at the same time ordered angrily: "Close the door, no one can be summoned by me, no one can enter, and no one can disturb me!"
"My servant obeys the order!" Upon hearing this, Wang Chengen responded quickly, and then signaled the two eunuchs beside him who did not dare to express their anger to quickly close the palace door.
After watching the palace door close, Wang Chengen understood in his heart that Emperor Chongzhen had communicated with the immortals or directly with Emperor Taizu through the treasure given by Emperor Taizu, right?
He had an intuition that the Kong family in Qufu had enjoyed prosperity and wealth for generations without ever being suppressed. But this time, that was not necessarily the case!
Wang Chengen was right. Emperor Chongzhen's first thought was to discuss this matter with Liu Weichao.
Not only did Liu Weichao win his trust, but also because Liu Weichao was from another world and would not have any conflicts of interest with people from this world. Otherwise, who would he consult with? The chief minister or the minister?
They were all scholars! When it came to the Confucius family in Qufu, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't trust them because he thought they would bend their butts!
As soon as the video was connected, Liu Weichao said to him with a smile: "You are the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, why are you so anxious! I haven't checked this yet..."
As soon as he said this, he noticed that Emperor Chongzhen's expression seemed a little wrong, so he stopped joking, stopped smiling, and immediately changed his words and asked: "What's wrong, what happened?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't talk about anything else. He immediately got straight to the point and said directly to Liu Weichao: "The Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong Province is inciting scholars to prepare for trouble in the spring of February, to force me to go to the palace, and to abolish science!"
"Oh?" Liu Weichao was a little surprised when he heard it, but then he relaxed and said immediately, "I was shocked just now. I thought it was something big!"
"Isn't this a big deal?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he still said with a very serious expression, "After Confucius, the model of scholars in the world, how should I deal with such a forced concubine?"
It was a good thing that he didn't hear this. As soon as he heard this, Liu Weichao couldn't help but sneered. His face was full of sarcasm.
Emperor Chongzhen, who had been furious just now, was stunned for a moment when he saw him like this, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong somewhere?"
Hearing this, Liu Weichao stopped sneering, nodded immediately, and said seriously: "Yes, you are wrong. The Confucius family in Qufu, the Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi, right, can be a model for scholars in the world.
?Bah!"
Emperor Chongzhen had never seen Liu Weichao show such contempt for a person before, and he even laughed in front of him.
Suddenly, he was greatly surprised. For a moment, he forgot the anger in his heart and asked with curiosity: "How?"
Emperor Chongzhen also knew a characteristic of Liu Weichao. If Liu Weichao remembered the names of people of his era, it means that this person must have left his name in history, or at least he was involved in important matters.
So what happened to Kong Yinzhi, the Duke of Yansheng, and what happened in the original history?
To be honest, although he guessed that it was probably something that hurt one's character, he was still very curious.
When Liu Weichao heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, he sneered again and said, "Do you know what Kong Yinzhi did in the original history?"
"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless. If he knew, why would he still ask?
Fortunately, Liu Weichao came to his senses and said to him directly without waiting for his answer: "After the Jianlu captured the capital, the south and even the Central Plains were still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty or Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. It can be said that the Jianlu
It does not necessarily mean that he can win the world. At this time, Kong Yinzhi wrote the "First Entry Statement" to Jianlu, the regent Dorgon, expressing his submission to Jianlu. In that article, he used
His literary talents are as good as kneeling down and licking Jianlu's toes!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face immediately drooped. There was a cloud on his face.
He never expected that since Emperor Taizu, the Ming Dynasty had always been very kind to the Kong family in Qufu. As a result, before the world completely changed hands, the Kong family actually went to curry favor with the Jianqi, and they were still barbarians.
master!
Emperor Chongzhen was very clear about the importance of the Confucius family in the hearts of scholars.
If the Kong family had always remained loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then even if he hanged Meishan, the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty might still continue.
The result was good, the Kong family, who was cheating on others, actually helped Jianlu to overthrow the Ming Dynasty!
Emperor Chongzhen could tolerate anything, but he could not tolerate anyone endangering the Ming Dynasty!
While he was thinking about it, Liu Weichao continued: "It is said that before Jianlu entered the pass and after Li Zicheng captured the capital, Kong Yinzhi was already changing his master!"
Hearing this, although Emperor Chongzhen was in a bad mood, he still said to Liu Weichao: "Forget what is said."
When Liu Weichao heard this, he immediately sneered, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Okay, then I will tell you something that is not what is said!"