If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 247 Rumors
In terms of overthrowing the Kong family, the Kong family itself does not actually pose an obstacle.

Although their status is lofty and their influence is huge, as long as the emperor wants to deal with it, the Kong family, which can only be regarded as a local power, cannot fight against the imperial power in any case.

But obviously, wanting to bring down the Kong family is not just a matter for the Kong family.

Perhaps the Confucian sects and scholars did not actually take the Confucian family seriously. What they wanted was the legitimacy brought by the god's tablet and the suppression of imperial power. But when the god's tablet was to be replaced or simply taken down, These people with vital interests cannot sit still.

"Your Highness, there is news from Qufu that His Highness Prince Zheng forced his way into the Confucius Temple and made an arrogant act by falsely passing on the imperial edict. The Emperor intended to depose Kong Jiayan as the Holy Duke, which led to his assassination. Now that the world is in shock, please hurry up and get it Come up with an idea!" Yang Shiqi, one of the later San Yang cabinets, received the news from Qufu and hurriedly came to the prince to discuss how to deal with it.

Yang Shiqi himself was a staunch princeling, and he was an upright official and never formed any party for personal gain. When the King of Han and King Zhao had criticized and fought with the prince, he had repeatedly spoken out to the emperor to protect the prince and said good things for the prince. He was considered to be the leader of the East Palace. A general.

Of course, with his personality, he would not do anything to confuse right and wrong, and he would not necessarily protect the Kong family for national affairs.

But just because he won't, doesn't mean others won't.

The person who sent him the message just reversed the order of events, and it turned out that Zhu Zhanquan was domineering, and the emperor wanted to depose Kong Jiayan as the Holy Duke for no reason, which caused public resentment and the emperor was assassinated.

Although the order of what happened in one day was just changed, the results were completely different.

From the original situation where the emperor held righteousness and was held accountable after being assassinated, the situation changed to the situation where the emperor oppressed the Kong family, and some righteous people were angry and assassinated the faint emperor.

At first glance, it seems that this conspiracy is meaningless. As long as the court and Qufu check the official documents, they can know the right and wrong and the truth of the matter. However, the purpose of the conspiracy itself is not to mislead the court.

In other words, what they want is not to deceive the court, but just to mislead the court in a short period of time and make the court make wrong judgments.

After all, even in the era of advanced information in later generations, a little information gap can cause very serious consequences. In this feudal society with underdeveloped communications, it is easy to imagine how much variables a little information gap can bring.

Once the court makes a wrong decision due to misinformation, the matter will become unclear.

It is taboo to change orders overnight, so once a decision is made, it is very difficult to change it. Some people may even think that the court is covering up its own mistakes and therefore changed the decision.

As the prince in charge of the country, Zhu Gaochi certainly understood this, so he did not make a decision quickly as Yang Shiqi said. Instead, he raised his hand to stop him from urging: "This matter is absolutely impossible! Although the emperor is arbitrary, he still can't. You won’t suddenly have the idea of ​​abolishing the title of Duke of Yansheng without discussing it with us.”

At this point, Zhu Gaochi had calmed down his mind that was shaken by the sudden news that the emperor had been assassinated. He calmed down and thought: "Even if the emperor has this idea, Zhan Yun and Zhan Ji are both with the emperor. There were so many noble generals accompanying him, and it was impossible for them to watch the emperor act mischievously.

To put it bluntly, even if the emperor really wants to abolish the title of Holy Duke Kong Jiayan, there is no way that boy Zhanjun will let the emperor take such a reckless approach. He must have a careful plan.

And the most outrageous part of this news is right here. Is that boy Zhanjuan so domineering?Are you still pretending to preach the imperial edict?Does he need to pretend to preach the imperial edict?If he really wanted to write the imperial edict himself, he could have it stamped by the emperor, so there must be something wrong with this news. "Hearing what Zhu Gaochi said, Yang Shiqi's originally panicked heart finally calmed down, and his rationality began to come online again.

He was also shocked by the outrageous news, otherwise he would have been able to think of this based on his ability. Now that he calmed down, he realized the absurdity of the news.

But then he shouted: "No! We can see that there is something wrong with this news, but the people of the world cannot, and it is difficult for anyone among the scholars to analyze all this rationally. Once the rumors spread, the court will try to deal with it again It’s difficult!”

"Yes, it seems that we must find out what happened immediately. Before that, the court must not act rashly! Mr. Yang, if you can help, you can summon the ministers immediately. We must discuss a strategy first! At the same time, send someone to stop the rumors in the capital immediately. Spread it, otherwise it will be difficult for us to stop it once it arouses public opinion!" Zhu Gaochi also became nervous at this moment and hurriedly assigned tasks to Yang Shiqi.

Naturally, Yang Shiqi did not dare to neglect, and immediately took the order and left, leaving Zhu Gaochi standing there with an uncertain face, his fat face full of worry.

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Although Zhu Gaochi and Yang Shiqi responded decisively, rumors still spread in the capital.

Vendors, Goulan tile shops, and streets all spread the news that the emperor wanted to abolish the Duke of Yansheng and was assassinated. The Imperial College was even more agitated, and a group of Imperial College students even clamored to go to the Imperial Palace!

The so-called kowtow is a means of complaining when someone who has been wronged can complain directly to the emperor and request the central government to deal with it.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that people would not be able to complain about grievances, so he ordered the Wendeng Drum to be set up outside the palace, and stipulated that as long as the drum was sounded, the emperor must deal with it.

When Zhu Yuanzhang himself was the emperor, this drum was placed there. If someone beat the drum, Zhu Yuanzhang would really handle it personally.

But when it comes to the emperors of later generations... some who are diligent may have to deal with it, while those who are not diligent simply build a courtyard and surround the drums. If the people can't get in, they can't beat the drums, and the emperor doesn't have to deal with it. .

However, the drums can no longer be beaten, but it does not mean that the people cannot directly complain to the emperor.

Because besides beating the Wen Deng drum, there is another way to make people angry, that is to go outside the palace gate to cry out grievances.

It's just that the consequences of doing so will be very serious. After all, it is the gate of the palace. If you scream for injustice here, the guards guarding the palace gate will not let you yell. If you disturb the order outside the palace gate, a beating will be considered a light thing.

But for these incited supervisors in the Imperial College, they feel that this is a righteous act and they are avenging the Kong family who have been wronged and unfairly treated!

As a result, a group of Imperial College students began to communicate privately, hoping to organize themselves to go to the temple together.

(End of this chapter)