King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 158 There is nothing to be afraid of with the imperial staff!

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Zhu Yuanzhang realized his gaffe.

He coughed lightly and said: "These are all inferences! Where is the evidence? How can our son become a treacherous villain just because of the inferences of you people! It is really unreasonable!"

Ru Taisu sighed.

"Since Your Majesty wants evidence, I would like to order Dali Temple, Zongzhengyuan, and Jinyiwei to join forces with the Criminal Department to jointly investigate His Highness King Lu. If the matter proves to have nothing to do with His Highness King Lu, then we can clear His Highness King Lu's name!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but give Ru Taisu a cold look.

"Our son, you're going to investigate just because you said it's unfounded? Ru Taisu! You are so brave! Are you allowed to offend the royal family at will?"

When Ru Taisu heard this, he immediately fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty! Duke Yan Sheng is of the blood of saints after all! If he suffers this catastrophe in vain, I'm afraid all the scholars in the world will be jealous! Do we really want His Highness King Lu to take away Duke Yan's property and let the Kong family live in the open?

By the way, in addition to the Kong family, the Meng family, Zeng family, and Yan family also rely on the Kong family for support! If the Kong family is destroyed in this incident, the other three families may not be able to survive alone!
Although these families no longer have great Confucians, they are the root and soul of Confucianism after all! Your Majesty cannot ignore it."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and sneered: "Ru Shangshu! After all, do you want us to take care of the Kong family, or do you want us to deal with King Lu? According to your opinion, if you don't deal with King Lu, the Kong family will be finished?"

snort! The Kong family has been deceived by a demon, so they will send documents to the sea to capture the demon! King Lu just took possession of his Kong family's land, how could he become a heinous person?

You even dare to put the blame for harming the Kong family on our son without any evidence! You are so brave! "

The words fell.

Zhu Yuanzhang dropped the two memorials in his hands on the ground!

He said coldly: "Shenggong Yan is of the blood of saints. As the Son of Heaven, we will naturally take care of them!
Even if you are defrauded of some land, it doesn't matter. Let's give it back!

After all, I will not wrong the descendants of the saint! We are the emperor, we are rich all over the world, we talk about the constitution of heaven, and we want to revive the Confucian family, it’s just a matter of words!

If you sympathize with the Kong family's situation, just tell us and ask for help!
But what are you doing? He actually ignored everything and just poured dirty water on King Lu! Slander that all this was ordered by King Lu!
In this world, if you have motive and ability, you are guilty?
Well, Li Yuanming, Ru Taisu, one of you is the Minister of Rites and the other is the Minister of Hubu. We suspect that you two ministers want to rebel and deceive the emperor! Do you recognize it or not?

Speaking of motives, Li Yuanming, you want to take charge!
Ru Taisu, you are dissatisfied with how many times we demoted you!

Not to mention their abilities. They are all senior officials in the ministry, so their abilities are naturally very strong! "

After the words fell, both of them looked horrified!
They knew very well what kind of temper Lao Zhu had.

Some time ago, when the Guo Huan case broke out.

Almost every day, a group of officials from the Six Departments are taken down!
At that time, the ministers would say goodbye to their families every morning when they went to court. If they came back alive, they would celebrate, saying that they had escaped disaster.

Now that Lao Zhu said that the two of them were rebelling, wouldn't that mean they were going to kill people again?

The two fell to their knees in a hurry.

"Your Majesty! I don't dare!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"We know that you scholars respect Confucius the most!
To be honest, we respect it too! Therefore, we will naturally take good care of his descendants so that they will not live on the streets without food and clothing!

And it is natural for you to respect your ancestors and respect his descendants!

But don’t forget, even if you all claim to be disciples of saints, you are first and foremost ministers of the Ming Dynasty!
Since you are a minister, you must abide by the principles of being a minister!
What are you doing now?
What are the differences between these reasons for framed King Lu and the groundless ones? It’s simply more abominable than groundless!
Two bastards! "

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded Ru Taisu and Li Yuanming, who knelt on the ground and trembled, not daring to answer.

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Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"What happened today can be avoided by death, but it is impossible to escape the crime of living! Each person will receive thirty imperial staffs! The execution will be carried out outside the Meridian Gate! As a minister of the country, if you dare to make false accusations in the future, we will not give you mercy!"

The words fell.

Ru Taisu and Li Yuanming both had expressions of relief on their faces.

Your Majesty is merciful.
Only thirty imperial sticks were struck!
No house raids, no Ling Chi!
When the two of them were dragged away and spanked by the big Han general, they both had smiles on their faces!

When leaving the main hall, someone even faintly heard Ru Taisu saying: "Li Shangshu, there is nothing to be afraid of with the imperial staff! In the eighth year of Hongwu, I was struck by His Majesty's imperial staff. Relax when you hit him. Don't tense up." , try to let the thickest part of the butt meat push against
Also, after the beating, the clothes need to be cut off, and the wounds must be cleaned well, so as not to leave any broken feet in the buttocks."

"Can you please stop saying that I'm not afraid in the first place!"

Forbidden City.

Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his back.

He said calmly: "Prince, today's morning meeting, what do you think about the matter between Li Yuanming and Ru Taisu?"

Zhu Biao smiled slightly and said: "The beating between the two was not unjust! However, the tenth brother may not have been unjust!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

"I guess few of the ministers will think that Lao Shi was wronged! He is the only one who can deal with the Kong family in Shandong! Haha, and this method is so incredible, quite like Lao Shi's style!"

Zhu Biao nodded and said with emotion: "The tenth brother is really smart. If this happens, the Kong family will not be able to surrender!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Yes! We really appreciate this boy Lao Shi more and more! Among our sons, there are many who can deal with the Kong family! However, they can only kill the Kong family completely. But if It is rare for the Kong family to surrender to someone like Lao Shi who is so brave and resourceful!

Amazing! The Kong family was deceived so miserably without bloodshed. Now the Kong family has not only depleted their wealth, but also apologized to Lao Shi for so much money. Doesn't this mean he can manipulate them however he wants? Even if we just look at it, we feel happy! "

Zhu Biao couldn't help but said: "Since my father has determined that the tenth brother did this, why don't you warn him not to go too far? After all, the Kong family is the descendant of Saint Kong, and every move he makes is really eye-catching!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said with a smile: "We will tell Lao Shi about this matter! Haha, you did it beautifully! The largest landlord in Shandong is not the Kong family! The Kong family reported by Jinyi Guardian also did many illegal things, we just do it on weekdays I'm too lazy to pay attention to it. After all, if we don't care, we can still pretend not to know. If we don't care, it will be difficult to grasp the leniency!
If you treat them laxly, it is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied.

If we deal with them harshly, officials all over the world will make irresponsible remarks.

Lao Shi gave us a bad breath! snort! It’s just because I have a good ancestor! What are the things that the Kong family does? We asked a member of the Kong family to be the county magistrate of Qufu, but we didn’t expect that the county magistrate could go so far! The entire Qufu has become the private residence of their Kong family! The fields of the common people have become the fields of the Confucius family! It even made a large number of people become slaves of his Kong family! All the flower households, butcher households, and craftsmen households. Good and kind people have all become the ones who provide flowers, meat, and clay for the Kong family! "

There is another sentence Zhu Yuanzhang did not say.

That is this kind of treatment that should only be given to the royal family.

Just a Kong family, why?
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Although the Kong family doesn't know how to restrain themselves in doing things, I didn't expect that there are quite a few ministers in the court who are willing to speak out for them! The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Hubu actually spoke for them hand in hand, and even did not hesitate to attack Tenth brother!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said: "The Kong family is not a good person at all!

When we ascended the throne and became emperor in Yingtian, we invited the Kong family to come to Yingtian and wanted to give them official titles and rewards. Unexpectedly, Kong Xi imitated his father Kong Kejian and dared to claim that he was sick and could not come!
We know what he thinks! They also felt that Emperor Yuan was the orthodox one in the world!
snort! Shi Xiu surrendered his appearance, but actually cultivated his feelings! He actually recognized Hulu as the orthodox!

It's a pity that his integrity can't be maintained for three or two days. We just made a decree and scared him back!

After that, we saw that the Kong family was quite respectful to us, so his son Kong Xixue took the title of Duke Yansheng! They even treated the Kong family better than previous dynasties, and granted 20 acres of sacrificial land at once!

Originally, we thought that treating the Kong family so favorably would make them grateful, right?

But I didn't expect that in Qufu, they would become even more aggressive and not know how to restrain themselves!

If Lao Shi doesn't deal with them, I'm afraid we'll have to issue an edict and give some instructions in a few days! "

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Those civil servants don't know how high the sky is! They actually want to throw dirty water on Lao Shi, hoping that we will deal with Lao Shi in order to take care of the Kong family!"

They don't even think about it. The reason why they want to carry out the reform of allocating land to one mu is for the sake of our great Ming Dynasty! Even if we think he's too concerned, we can't hold him back! What's more, he did it so beautifully!
How can we not feel pain for our own son? They actually want us to force Lao Shi to bow to the Kong family without any evidence! If we do this, won't we make Lao Shi feel cold? "

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "These civil servants may only think that Saint Kong is supreme, and no one else can compare to them."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.

"We respect Confucius so that Neo-Confucianism can flourish in the world, and everyone in the world can keep their duties, for the sake of the great Ming Dynasty! We don't respect Confucius mechanically like those nerds!

Prince, you must remember that throughout the dynasties, regardless of whether they respected Buddha, Taoism or Confucius, they should be a tool for the emperor to govern the world! But don’t indulge yourself in it, as that would put the cart before the horse. "

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was shocked. He nodded deeply and said, "I will obey my father's teachings!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "Let's talk about Lao Shi! This kid cheated the Kong family so hard that he took away 12 taels of gold! Now the Kong family still owes him hundreds of thousands of acres of land!
We have to give Lao Shi a decree. The land of the Kong family must be returned to them. As long as they are obedient, Lao Shi will be respectful and obey his orders completely on the ground in Shandong. Don't force the country too much. The DPRK’s policy of treating scholars preferentially and respecting Confucius will not change! "

Zhu Biao smiled and said: "This is as it should be."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted again and said: "Also, I have to ask Lao Shi to send over the 120,000 taels of gold!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Father, is it inappropriate to do this? The tenth brother has not admitted that he really deceived the Kong family! If you ask him to hand over gold, the tenth brother will just pretend to be innocent. , directly took over the Kong family’s land, what should we do?”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face was full of tangles, and he said: "Hiss! According to Lao Shi's temper, it is really possible to do this!

Alas, we also have good intentions for him!

These golds are all ill-gotten gains. He is still young and it is not a good thing to spend such money! "

When Zhu Biao heard this, he smiled bitterly.

Co-author: Father, as you get older, doesn’t it matter if you spend such ill-gotten gains?

Tangled for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

"Well, if all the 120,000 taels of gold come over, I guess Lao Shi will really get angry! It won't end well for us then!
Let's try and see if we can get 6 taels! "

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly.

If the father wants to make an extravagant move, his ten brothers will have to compete with each other.

The relationship between these two people is definitely a high-end game, and an honest person like me cannot participate!

Just take a look!

Qufu.

Confucius Mansion.

Everyone in the Kong family gathered together. The head of the family, Kong Xixue, the contemporary Yanshenggong, had been nursing for half a month, and his face had become much rosier.

At this time, he was full of confidence and said: "His Royal Highness King Lu has gone too far! I have reported this matter to the princes of the court! By then, there will be more people speaking for our Kong family! Your Majesty saw the raging public opinion, regardless of No matter what, we have to think about how to get His Royal Highness Prince Lu to stop!
Our fields can definitely be saved! Maybe even the gold that was defrauded will be sent back!
snort!
At worst, our Kong family shakes hands with King Lu and makes peace, clearing the land! Let’s just cooperate openly!

You can even return all the fields that you contributed to! Let's take it back after this time of turmoil passes.
In short, our Kong family has admitted defeat this time, so King Lu can’t go too far! There is an emperor up there protecting us! "

Hearing this, everyone also had smiles on their faces.

you do not say!

Over the years, the Kong family has gone through many ups and downs, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the court's protection of the Kong family!
Now that the Kong family is being persecuted so miserably by King Lu, it is impossible for the emperor to care about it, unless he does not want the world's scholars to work for him!

Suddenly, a letter came from the housekeeper Kong Cheng.

"Master, this is a letter sent by someone from Yingtian!"

As he spoke, he whispered: "It was sent by Mr. Huburu!"

Kong Xixue took the letter with a smile and said with a smile: "This is from Ru Taisu, the Minister of Household Affairs? This is a good thing. Why are you so secretive?"
It seems that Yingtian has good news! We have been suffering these days for so long, and we finally got through it! "

Everyone was full of smiles when they heard it!

Looking expectantly, Kong Xixue opened the letter.

Kong Xixue glanced at the contents of the letter roughly.

Then the whole person's face lost all color, his lips were pale and trembling, and he murmured: "How is this possible? It shouldn't be!"

(End of this chapter)