Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 309 Trial of Kong Yinzhi

"Take the prisoner? Did we hear correctly?"

Zhu Youjian's words not only confused the three hundred people, but also puzzled the civil and military officials of the whole court.

Isn't today the day of the imperial examination?What do you do with the prisoner?
How could they know that the purpose of Zhu Youjian's imperial examination reform was to target those corrupt Confucians.

The corruption of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, even though there is a relationship between the emperor and the system, the struggle between factions is the root.

The Donglin Party and the civil official group control the government, but they do nothing to the country and the people, and they are all seeking their own interests.

Zhu Youjian personally tested three hundred candidates in order to thoroughly rectify these corrupt Confucians.

Soon a group of people were brought to the Hall of Supreme Harmony by Jin Yiwei, and they knelt down in the hall after going up to the hall.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty focused their attention on them, and many ministers found a problem.

Many of these people have similar faces, as if they belong to the same family.

Full of doubts, they once again looked at Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly the servant of the Ministry of Rites exclaimed:
"Oh my God, isn't this the Great Ming Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi? How could he kneel here..."

"What? Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi is actually here. Could it be that these people are all from the Kong family? This... is impossible!"

"Impossible, the servant of the Ministry of Rites must have identified the wrong person. How could the Holy Majesty arrest Kong's family? They are gods in the hearts of literati..."

The civil servants, civil and military, immediately talked about it, and even the three hundred people stared wide-eyed in surprise.

They didn't know Kong Yinzhi, and they thought those people were the Kong family. Given the status of the Kong family in their hearts, they took it for granted that it was impossible for the emperor to punish the Kong family.

What they want to know most now is what it means for the emperor to let these people go to the palace during the palace examination!
Zhu Youjian looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty coldly, except for the two insiders, Sun Chengzong and Fan Jingwen.

Everyone else was stupefied, including Qi Jiguang and Sun Chuanting.

The only difference between them and those civil servants is that although Qi Jiguang and Sun Chuanting were very confused, they did not speak.

As a loyal fan of Zhu Youjian, even if Zhu Youjian killed the Emperor Lao Tzu, Qi Jiguang and Sun Chuanting would not object.

Zhu Youjian did not go to appreciate the performances of the civil servants, but said to those juren:
"Yes, they are members of the Confucius family in Qufu. They are a group of shameless people who betray the country and seek glory and oppress the people. Now I hope you can do what you say and kill Kong Yinzhi with your own hands. Come and bring a knife!"

"According to the purpose"

Before Zhu Youjian finished speaking, the little eunuch walked to Kong Yinzhi with a tray.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Kong Yinzhi was so frightened that he almost fainted and burst into tears.

With disgust on his face, Zhu Youjian waved at Cao Zhengchun:

"Tie your hands and feet, gag your mouth, it's too noisy!"

"According to the purpose"

Cao Zhengchun stepped up to Kong Yinzhi's side, and tied Kong Yinzhi tightly.

Kong Yinzhi was still begging for mercy, but Cao Zhengchun gagged him again.

"Your majesty... this... how to do this..."

After hearing that it was really Kong Yinzhi and Kong's family who were arrested, the entire civil official group and the three hundred people were shocked, they felt it was incredible.

Now the emperor asked them to kill the gods in the hearts of scholars with their own hands, and the three hundred people almost fainted to death.

"Plop plop..."

The three hundred people all fell to their knees and trembled all over. What kind of joke are they making to kill Kong Yinzhi?
The civil official group also knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian, defending Kong Yinzhi one after another.

"Your Majesty, you can't. The Kong family can't be killed, and Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi can't be killed. There must be a misunderstanding here..."

"Yes, the emperor must be cautious. The Kong family will never do such a thing. It must be Jin Yiwei and the officials who framed the Kong family. Please be careful!"

"Your Majesty, no, I can assure you that Kong Yinzhi and the Kong family will never betray Daming. Someone must be framed..."

"That's right, I think so too, Your Majesty must not believe the words of a traitor, Kong Yinzhi will not do such a thing!"

Seeing the bears of these civil servants, Zhu Youjian felt thousands of "grass mud horses" galloping past in his heart.

Both Jinyiwei and Dongchangxichang were loyal to him, so they were forcibly blamed by the civil officials.

But he knew that the good show had just begun, so he held back the fire.

"Come here, show them the evidence of the Kong family collaborating with the enemy!"

"According to the purpose"

This time, the eunuch was no longer busy alone. Cao Zhengchun and Qinglong helped distribute the evidence of the Kong family's collusion to the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty.

There are not only the poems written by Kong Yinzhi for Dongyao, but also the tablet of Dashun Yongchang enshrined by him.

They even put the Dongren costumes made by the Kong family in front of these civil officials.

"This... how is this possible, the Kong family can't do such a thing, it must be framed."

"Yes, it must be framed, we don't believe it, please check it out, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, Kong Yinzhi is a descendant of Kong Sheng. What they believe in is loyalty, filial piety, honesty, brotherhood, propriety, righteousness and shame. How could they do such a thing as treachery!"

An official of the Hanlin Academy, kneeling on top of the Golden Hall, burst into tears:

"Your Majesty, Kong Sheng pays the most attention to the debate between Hua and Yi. As a descendant of Kong Sheng, Kong Yinzhi will never do such a brazen thing. I don't believe it..."

Whether it was the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Academy or the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they all shook their heads like rattles.

They usually regard the Confucian family as gods, and even saying a word of disrespect is blasphemy to the Confucian family.

Three hundred people are all Confucian disciples, and they respect the Confucian family even more. How dare they say that Kong Yinzhi is guilty.

"Grass and mud horses, shut up. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, and a traitor seeking glory in the court, how decent is it to cry and cry? Cao Zhengchun brought out all the evidence and all the witnesses for these rotten scholars to take a good look at." !"

Facing this group of rotten Confucians, Zhu Youjian couldn't hold back this time, and finally scolded out of nothing.

Immediately issued an order to bring out all the evidence, he wanted to see what these rotten scholars had to say.

"According to the purpose"

After receiving the decree, Cao Zhengchun looked at these civil servants with blank eyes, couldn't help shaking his head, and thought to himself:

"A group of ignorant and rotten Confucians, you will see us later, and you dare to frame our family with solid evidence!"

Soon, Cao Zhengchun led people to bring those witnesses, as well as the correspondence between Kong Yinzhi and the Eastern captives, to the Golden Palace.

Among them are the persuasion form written by Kong Yinzhi to Dorgon and the evidence of Kong Yinzhi's signature and stamp!
Zhu Youjian's face sank like water, he got up and walked down the golden hall, picked up the letters and slammed them in front of these civil servants and judges.

"You all have a good look at it, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, you and the Kong family often have correspondence, carefully identify whether it is the letter written by Kong Yinzhi!"

Seeing that the emperor was furious, these civil servants and juren didn't know what a grass-mud horse was, but they hurriedly picked up the letters on the ground and started to read them.

"This...how is this possible..."

Facing the overwhelming evidence, although they already felt bad in their hearts, they were still quibbling.

"Your Majesty, these are indeed written by Kong Yinzhi himself, but Kong Yinzhi's handwriting can be imitated..."

"Yes……"

Qi Jiguang couldn't help being furious. He pointed at these civil servants and cursed:
"A group of rotten scholars, don't fart anymore. The ironclad evidence is as solid as a mountain and there can be false ones. With my salary from Daming, you dare to criticize your majesty for a mere Kong Yinzhi. Even if the emperor spared you today, I, Qi Jiguang, will never let you go." you……"

(End of this chapter)