Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 107 The Kong family is really no good!

Hu Weiyong answered decisively, "I think that by now, Duke Yansheng Kong Kejian has already known about the Lu family's confiscation. If they want to stay out of it, they will take the initiative to attack, causing a larger-scale turmoil, forcing Your Majesty to give up the siege of the Kong family in order to maintain the stability of the court. Then Your Highness will become the main target of attack."

"But, as subjects, isn't it our job to solve these troubles for our Lord?"

When Hu Weiyong said these words, he was proud and fearless: "Even if I die, I will not let anyone dare to say anything bad about your Highness."

When Wu Zhen saw Hu Weiyong was so ready to die, he secretly cursed him in his heart as a madman. But such a madman was not afraid of life and death and was ready to die. How could a military general with a sword like himself be worse than him?

"You can, and so can I!"

Wu Zhen clasped his hands together and said to Hu Weiyong, "I will lead the troops to Lu County right now. I will not let down Your Highness and Your Majesty's trust in me!"

After saying this, Wu Zhen turned around and left, gathering his troops and heading towards Lu County.

At this time, without the knowledge of Wu Zhen and Hu Weiyong, Zhu Kai had already arranged for Zhang Hao and Zhang Zhou to lead troops to Lu County.

When Hu Weiyong and Wu Zhen found out, Zhu Kai had already led his troops out of Laizhou Prefecture and headed straight for Lu County.

When Hu Weiyong found out, he was horrified and terrified, his face looked more bitter than if he had eaten ten kilograms of coptis:
"Your Highness always likes to join in the fun. Is this the time to join in the fun?"

They all tried their best to remove Zhu Kai from this matter.

But Zhu Kai ignored all this and led the charge first.

Zhang Lin told Hu Weiyong the news that Zhu Kai had taken people to Lu County, and stood in the lobby waiting for Hu Weiyong's order, asking him what to do next. Hu Weiyong shouted at him, "What are you still standing here for? Prepare your horses immediately and bring His Highness back!"

"..."

What does this have to do with me?
Zhang Lin felt very aggrieved, but the furious Hu Weiyong was obviously not someone he could afford to provoke.

Zhang Lin felt that as long as he was not stupid, he would definitely not provoke Hu Weiyong at this time.

Seeing Zhang Lin turning to leave, Hu Weiyong shouted behind him: "By the way, tell Wu Zhen to stop His Highness. Even if he can't stop him... he must surround the Confucius Mansion before His Highness arrives in Lu County!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Lin responded from a distance and hurried to make preparations.

However, catching up with Zhu Kai is not an easy task.

When Wu Zhen learned that Zhu Kai went to Lu County, he also quickened his pace and wanted to stop Zhu Kai, but he only saw Zhang Zhou leading his troops away and did not see any trace of Zhu Kai at all. He had no choice but to ask Zhang Zhou about Zhu Kai's whereabouts.

Zhang Zhou spread his hands helplessly: "Your Highness always leads the troops to fight, and this time is no exception."

"Uh... so?"

Zhang Zhou said slowly, "So His Highness has led the 800-man guard battalion to Lu County in advance. It may not be easy for Marquis Jinghai to stop His Highness."

"Stop it!"

Wu Zhen looked at Zhang Zhou's unhurried appearance and cursed directly: "Why didn't you stop him?"

"Can't stop it."

Zhang Zhou was like a salted fish at this moment, saying that everything had nothing to do with him: "In our Ming Dynasty, apart from the Empress, no one else can stop Your Highness."

"..."

Well, come to think of it, this is indeed Zhu Kai’s style.

Wu Zhen was not so worried about Zhu Kai's safety. The weapons and equipment used by Zhu Kai's personal guards could defeat 100,000 soldiers if they occupied advantageous terrain. Even if they were at a disadvantage, they could still create miracles.

The key point is that Zhu Kai can't get away with taking the blame for the Kong family.

No, I must raid the Kong family before Zhu Kai does.

Wu Zhen didn't say much to Zhang Zhou and led his troops forward at full speed. Zhang Zhou looked at Wu Zhen and his group marching quickly and shook his head helplessly.

With your speed, it's simply a pipe dream to catch up with Zhu Kai.

You know, Zhu Kai is a bastard who rides his horse at full speed without restraint on the official road!

Besides, what's the point of stopping him? Can Zhu Kai not be spared from the blame?

Zhang Zhou also gradually changed from his initial dissatisfaction and misunderstanding of Zhu Kai's behavior.

Gradually, from Zhu Kai's behavior, Zhang Zhou saw a generous and brave man who was willing to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty.

Whether in Huguang or in the northern border, what Zhu Kai insisted on was for the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty. These things should have been done by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, but they had too many constraints, so Zhu Kai stepped forward.

What Zhu Kai did was very dangerous, but the more dangerous he was, the more stable the positions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao would be. What Zhu Kai did was completely a thankless job!

Hu Weiyong and Wu Zhen were both thinking about not letting Zhu Kai take the blame, but Zhu Kai didn't think about that at all. He just knew that dealing with the Kong family was such a big matter that no one else could handle it, so he had to do it himself.

Moreover, dealing with the Kong family is not as simple as wiping them out. The most important thing is how to gradually make the influence of the Kong family disappear.

It was not until the vernacular movement several hundred years later that the Kong family was gradually deified, and the influence of the Kong family on Confucian scholars throughout the world was eliminated. Apart from Zhu Kai, who else in the entire Ming Dynasty could have such foresight and foresight that was hundreds of years ahead of others!

Zhu Kai: Who else but me?
As for Zhang Hao who followed Zhu Kai, he never thought about what could be done and what could not be done. Anyway, as long as Zhu Kai thought it could be done, it could be done. As for what consequences would arise after it was done, that was not something Zhang Hao considered.

Moreover, Zhang Hao himself also thought that this Kong family really needed to be cleaned up.

When Zhu Kai came to Qi and Lu, Wu Zhen did not have time to pick him up because he was preparing to go to sea to fight.

But why don’t you, the Kong family, come to pick us up?

Do you look down on the Second Prince so much?

This was something Zhang Hao could not tolerate. It has been a rule since ancient times that if the king humiliates his minister, he must die. Zhu Kai was ignored by the Kong family, so Zhang Hao naturally had to find a chance to redeem Zhu Kai.

Looking at Zhu Kai galloping in front of him, Zhang Hao thought for a moment...

Zhu Kai went to deal with the Kong family, probably because he had some personal vendetta against them.

……

On the official road, Zhu Kai galloped on his horse, but when he reached the city wall of Lu County, his pace slowed down.

Zhu Kai looked at the city wall of Lu County, thought for a moment and said to Zhang Hao: "Old Zhang, send someone to the Kong family and tell them that the prince is coming to Lu County for inspection today, and ask their Duke Yansheng to come out to welcome him."

Don’t you, the lineage of Duke Yansheng, have lofty ambitions and value reputation the most?

When he first came to Qi and Lu, the Kong family chose to ignore Zhu Kai even though they knew he would come. How could Zhu Kai tolerate this?

This old guy, does he really think that I am as easy to bully as Lao Zhu?

Zhu Kai rode on a horse, with a smile on his face, and slowly rode into Lu County.

Lu County, inside the Confucius Mansion.

After learning that something happened to the Lu family, Kong Kejian did not panic or feel uneasy. After sending Kong Xixue to Yingtian Prefecture, he made some simple arrangements in Lu County and deduced that Zhu Kai was no threat to the Kong family. Only then did he rest assured.

However, Kong Kejian was wrong. Zhu Kai's style of doing things could never be dealt with in the same way as an ordinary person.

Do you think I won't pose any threat to your Kong family? I'm already at your doorstep, are you surprised?

Among the six arts of a gentleman, Kong Kejian only regarded "archery" as a tool for physical exercise. He got up and was exercising when he suddenly heard a servant report: Zhu Kai had arrived in Lu County with his troops and was on his way home.

"what?"

The sudden change sprained Kong Kejian's waist.

Zhu Kai's sudden arrival frightened Kong Kejian so much that he blurted out, "Why is he here?"

And bringing troops with you?

What is Zhu Kai going to do?
I think of the evaluation of Zhu Kai: he relied on Zhu Yuanzhang's favor to do whatever he wanted.

Is he still thinking of doing something wrong now?
Thinking about Zhu Kai's evaluation, Kong Kejian's face was gloomy: "How many soldiers did you bring?"

The servant immediately said, "People outside said there are about a thousand of them."

one thousand?
He brought some soldiers with him, and it doesn't seem like he's here to cause trouble.

Kong Kejian is very confident in his own abilities.

He believed that without 20,000 people in his base camp, it would be impossible to enter the gate of Confucius Mansion.

Lu County is very large, and the Confucius Mansion occupies one third of it. Even the walls of the house are tall and solid, so it is not an exaggeration to call it the 'inner city'. Can a thousand people break into the Confucius Mansion?

Idiot's dream!

Just when Kong Kejian was about to make arrangements, the butler came over again and said to Kong Kejian:
"Master, the Second Prince sent someone to inform us that he has arrived in Lu County and asked you to bring someone to pay a visit to him."

"Let me go and meet you?"

The gloom on Kong Kejian's face turned into anger.

He seemed to have known why Zhu Kai suddenly came to Lu County at this time.

It’s simple, just to save face!

When Zhu Kai came to Qi and Lu before, Kong Kejian knew that Zhu Kai would come, but he did not go to meet him. Zhu Kai then took it to heart, and this time he came with a thousand soldiers and horses, just to get an audience with Kong Kejian.

You didn't give me face, and now I'm here with a thousand soldiers, and you still don't give me face?
When Xu Da came, you, Kong Kejian, were able to see him.

I, Zhu Yuanzhang's most beloved prince, the head of the Zhu family, and the chief of the royal clan, have come to Qi and Lu. Won't you come to pay me a visit?
This is an act of seeking death!
"This Zhu Kai is so shameless!"

Kong Kejian was so angry that he fainted. He didn't want to meet Zhu Kai, but he thought of the royal family represented by Zhu Kai. Besides, the Kong family's weakness was in the hands of Hu Weiyong. It would not be wise to have a falling out with Zhu Kai at this time. After thinking about it, Kong Kejian decided to lower his posture first.

After the situation in Yingtian Prefecture is settled, I will settle the score with Zhu Kai in the autumn.

"good very good!"

Kong Kejian gritted his teeth and said to the official: "Open the gate and welcome Zhu Kai!"

……

After two consecutive combination punches, Kong Kejian was stunned. He thought that Zhu Kai was here for revenge, so he didn't make any more arrangements.

When Zhu Kai led his troops to the gate of the Kong Mansion, Kong Kejian was already standing at the gate, and came with his family to greet Zhu Kai. Seeing Zhu Kai riding a tall horse from a distance, Kong Kejian was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he still calmed down. When Zhu Kai rode up to him on a horse and roared, Kong Kejian said:
"Kong Kejian, the 54th generation grandson of the Yansheng Duke, has brought his family to meet the Second Prince."

After saying this, he placed his hands on his chest, pushed them forward, and saluted Zhu Kai in the ancient way.

This is a courtesy that has been passed down since the Great Zhou Dynasty. The purpose of this move is to let people know that their Kong family has always been a large family that follows ancient rituals and is a descendant of the Yansheng Duke with a profound cultural heritage. This is also a little obstacle that Kong Kejian secretly puts on Zhu Kai.

When the grandson of Duke Yansheng paid tribute to others, even the emperor would not take the initiative to accept the tribute, because this showed their unusualness.

If you, Zhu Kai, accept the gift from the grandson of Duke Yansheng in this way, the scholars in the world will certainly be even more disgusted with Zhu Kai. By then, his reputation will begin to become bad, and he will be attacked by scholars all over the world. Zhu Kai will then know what consequences he will have to pay for his actions today.

But Zhu Kai doesn't care about all this, he is going to do something even more extreme.

Kong Kejian saluted, but Zhu Kai did not let him stand up immediately. After Zhu Kai turned over and dismounted, he walked towards Kong Kejian step by step with his bear-like body. When he came to him and roared, Zhu Kai said, "You are the grandson of Yanshenggong? Not so great, right?"

"..."

Are you so brainless as soon as you open your mouth?

Kong Kejian was embarrassed. He had never seen anyone who dared to disrespect him like this in his life.

"Keep your head up!"

When Zhu Kai didn't even bother to respond, he gave another insulting order.

Kong Kejian raised his head, then raised his head.

If he looked straight ahead, he could only see Zhu Kai's neck. If he wanted to look Zhu Kai in the eye, he had to raise his head.

Seeing Zhu Kai's tall bear-like figure, Kong Kejian couldn't help but admire him:

This brainless second prince is really strong. If he is used to guard the house, he will definitely be a good hand!
Just two words: strong!
In order to prevent his neck from getting too sore, Kong Kejian took two steps back so that he could barely see Zhu Kai's entire appearance.

The more I look at it, the more I feel that it is a pity that Zhu Kai does not become a security guard.

Hiding his disappointment, Kong Kejian asked Zhu Kai:

"I didn't know that you, the Second Prince, were coming to Lu County. I didn't come to greet you. Please forgive me."

This was a useless compliment. According to Kong Kejian's previous thinking, he thought that no matter who it was, they would reply with a simple greeting of "no problem" or "sorry to bother you". But facing Zhu Kai, who behaved in a completely different way, that was another matter.

"I can't say I'm sorry. I thought you looked down on me as the head of the royal family and the head of the Fengyang Zhu family."

Zhu Kai's words almost broke the well-mannered Kong Kejian. When he was about to object and resolutely refused to take the blame, Zhu Kai continued, "Since you are talking about forgiveness, I didn't know you before, right? If I simply brush this matter aside, it doesn't seem like forgiveness. How about this... If you want me to forgive you, then give me all the profits your family has made in the past five years, and I will forgive you."

"?????"

All the family income from the past five years was given to Zhu Kai?
I want to eat fart!
Kong Kejian's face was dark. He was determined not to accept this kind of unprovoked robbery: "Second Prince, my family is a family that has passed down poetry and books, and we don't have any gold or silver income."

"No?"

Zhu Kai was also angry. "I have little education, but I also know that your Kong family is a big family. Without gold and silver, can you survive with your poetry and books? Are you eating books?"

"I am Duke Yansheng..."

Kong Kejian was about to refute, but Zhu Kai didn't give him the chance to continue speaking and punched him directly on the head!
This punch stunned Kong Kejian. If Zhu Kai had not held back and did not want to let Kong Kejian get away with it, and if the butler standing behind Kong Kejian had not reacted quickly and placed himself under Kong Kejian in time, Kong Kejian would have hit the ground with the back of his head.

Of course, this punch also stunned Kong Kejian's family members. They had no idea...

The second prince, who had left a bad reputation in Yingtian Prefecture, was a man of few words and could change at any time.

Just because we have no money, you're going to take action?
Who in the world doesn't know that the lineage of Duke Yansheng is a family tradition of poetry and literature? They regard money as dirt?
You, Zhu Kai, actually dared to hit the 54th generation grandson of Duke Yansheng. If this news were to spread, it would probably cause an uproar in the world.

However, Zhu Kai's tricks went far beyond that. After knocking Kong Kejian unconscious, he directly ordered Zhang Hao: "Zhang Hao, rush in! I hate people who deceive me the most in my life. If this old man dares to deceive me, I will skin him alive and burn him to death!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Hao didn't care about anything else. After hearing Zhang Hao's order, he immediately led his men to rush towards the Confucius Mansion.

"Be bold!"

A descendant of Confucius who was quick to react and courageous stood up and rebuked Zhang Hao and other soldiers who were about to rush to the mansion: "Do you know that this is the Confucius Mansion? This was conferred by His Majesty the current emperor..."

Zhang Hao doesn't care whether it is an imperial title or not.

The back of the knife hit his neck directly, making his eyes go black and he fell limply to the ground.

"what!"

"Killing! Killing!"

"Lawless!"

The entire Kong family was in chaos. Zhang Hao didn't care about their identities. He only recognized Zhu Kai. "Go in, and tie up anyone who dares to stop us!"

Zhang Hao didn't dare to directly issue the order of "kill without mercy". If he really shouted that, wouldn't the entire Confucius Mansion be flooded with blood?
But there is no problem with breaking legs, knocking people out, or tying them up.

Kong Kejian's injuries were not serious, and Zhu Kai did not kill him, so he slowly woke up soon. When he opened his eyes, he saw the housekeeper's face that looked like he had lost his parents.

Blinking, trying to wake myself up.

The housekeeper was indeed a confidant who had followed Kong Kejian for many years. When he saw Kong Kejian blink, he immediately understood what Kong Kejian meant and hurriedly whispered, "Master, the second prince has ordered the soldiers to rush into the mansion!"

"what?"

When Kong Kejian heard this, he just woke up and his eyes went dark and he almost fainted again.

He now understood that Zhu Kai had no intention of getting along well with them when he came here.

He was here to pick a fight, and he was doing it in a very blatant way. However, facing Zhu Kai's picking a fight, Kong Kejian felt as if his heart was grabbed by a big hand, and it became difficult for him to breathe.

You know, the gold and silver in their family filled up an entire courtyard, not to mention the granaries and cellars... If all of that were discovered, the Kong family would not be able to recover for ten years.

Of course, there are also ledgers.

Just like Lu Ping, after so many years, the Kong family has stood firm in Qi and Lu, and no one has come to confiscate the Kong family. So in this environment, Kong Kejian has no sense of crisis at all. All the account books are in his study, and there are countless land deeds, house deeds, etc.

These things were piled up in the empty house and on the ground... Kong Kejian had no idea how many treasures there were.

Any one of the gold, silver and treasures hidden in Kong Kejian's home would be enough to make the Kong family fall into despair.

Zhu Kai, this bastard, how dare he do this!

Kong Kejian now wants to stop Zhu Kai at all costs.

But when he thought of Zhu Kai's bear-like body, the fire of desperate struggle in his heart was quickly extinguished.

There is no power to resist at all.

Kong Kejian had no choice but to grab the butler's arm tightly and said to him in a low and serious voice: "Ledger! Ledger!"

"..."

How could the butler not understand Kong Kejian’s meaning?
But now... I can’t get it at all!
This group of soldiers are ferocious and unreasonable. They start attacking as soon as they come up. Even if the butler has three heads and six arms, he can't withstand these soldiers!
Not to mention that Zhu Kai is ahead... Even if he dies, he won't be able to complete the task given by Kong Kejian.

When the butler heard Kong Kejian's words, he pretended not to hear them. He just protected Kong Kejian and did nothing else. Seeing the look on his butler's face, Kong Kejian secretly thought that the situation was hopeless and the only person he could count on now was Kong Xixue who had gone to Yingtian Prefecture.

……

Even though Wu Zhen led his troops and hurried as fast as he could, he still couldn't catch up with Zhu Kai.

Seeing the tall horse that Zhu Kai was riding, and the Western Region horses that his personal soldiers were riding, Wu Zhen felt so jealous... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, everyone knows that you love Zhu Kai, but don’t you know Zhu Kai’s ability to cause trouble?
Why give him such a good horse for no reason?

Very angry!
"Brother Kai."

Wu Zhen came to Zhu Kai with a dark face, looked at Zhu Kai and said helplessly: "Brother Kai, you have caused a huge mess."

"Isn't the basket for poking? What else can it be used for?"

Zhu Kai didn't care. "Isn't he just a descendant of Duke Yansheng? What's the big deal?"

Hearing Zhu Kai say this, Wu Zhen could only treat him as a child who had not grown up yet, but he still couldn't help complaining: "Then Kai brother, what do you think I should do?"

"Easy to handle!"

Zhu Kai's mouth curled up slightly, and he thought of a sinister trick: "Doesn't the lineage of Duke Yan pass on poetry and books and regard money as dirt? Haha... Let's gather all the scholars in Lu County together and let them see the true face of Confucius' family. When the time comes, we can move out all the money and land and let them take a good look."

"hiss……"

Even though Wu Zhen had seen a lot of storms, he couldn't help but take a breath when he heard Zhu Kai's words.

This is going to force the Kong family to death.

Zhu Kai's move was not just to cause trouble, it was clearly a severe stab to the Kong family's vital artery.

From now on, the Kong family is no longer a lofty myth. They are just ordinary people who are greedy for money... and they use their influence to do even more despicable things when making money.

Wu Zhen couldn't help but give Zhu Kai a thumbs up: Very clever!

But he still couldn't help but ask one more question: "Is there really something wrong with this Kong family?"

Zhu Kai smiled but said nothing. Wu Zhen slapped his thigh and said, "Damn it, done!" Zhu Kai had already destroyed the Kong family. Whether he asked students to come and see or not, the nature of the matter was the same.

Today, let’s completely overturn this mountain!

Zhu Kai asked Wu Zhen to instruct the soldiers to call the scholars from Lu County over, so that everyone could see what kind of people the Kong family was.

There are bound to be some stubborn fools in this world who just don't believe what others say and insist on believing that the Kong family is a spotless white lotus. Such people are very annoying.

What should I do?
The best way to deal with scholars is to let scholars deal with scholars.

At that time, all the things searched out from the Kong family will be registered one by one, and then an outline of a storybook will be written for Luo Guanzhong in Yingtian Prefecture, criticizing the Kong family severely. The reputation of the Kong family will gradually deteriorate, and the people of the Kong family will become rats crossing the street, and become the targets of everyone's beating.

……

There was no need for Wu Zhen to make special notifications, as scholars who had received the news that the Kong family's property had been confiscated had already started heading towards where the Kong family was.

These scholars held brushes and books in their hands, their faces filled with indignation.

The Ming Dynasty was only established for a few years? They actually dared to attack the Yansheng Duke family. This was absolutely unprecedented. Moreover, scholars regarded Confucius as a saint. Many academies also had statues of Confucius. They believed that Confucius and his descendants could not be violated. But now someone did this, and it was the notorious second prince Zhu Kai.

He searched and confiscated Confucius's mansion. Was this just disrespectful to the saint?
Do not!
Zhu Kai's move also affects the whole world!
After a few years of peaceful life, Zhu Kai started to act up...

If war breaks out again in the world, Zhu Kai will definitely be the culprit!

"Classmates, Zhu Kai despises Duke Yansheng and ignores Confucian scholars like us. Isn't that bullying us because we don't have weapons?"

One of Confucius's fanatical followers raised his arms and shouted, "Today, we will prove to Zhu Kai that the world is not a place for him to do whatever he wants. We scholars who are weak and powerless dare to spill blood within five steps."

"We are all in this together, and we will never let Zhu Kai bring disgrace upon our Confucian family!"

More and more people responded, and soon the streets and alleys of Lu County were filled with Confucian scholars in long gowns walking briskly. They had only one goal: to protect the Confucius Mansion!

Even if I die, I will never let Zhu Kai do whatever he wants!

In the eyes of these Confucian scholars, Zhu Kai's behavior was extremely treasonous and he should be arrested and cut into pieces!

However, when they approached the main gate of Confucius Mansion, they found that the surrounding roads were blocked by soldiers with swords and guns. There were three layers of soldiers inside and outside, and they could not get close at all.

How can we save the Kong family when the road ahead is blocked?

There are some scholars who are full of enthusiasm: "We scholars are upright and can brave mountains of swords and seas of fire. Today we are fighting to defend the truth, even if we are hit by swords and axes, what's the harm?"

"Fight for the Tao in your heart!"

"Classmates, I want to go first, what do you think?"

"Then let's go together!"

There were young officials and scholars all around, and they would become excited at the slightest incitement.

Once there is the first person who dares to face the sergeant and move forward, there will be a second, a third... countless others.

However, the soldiers did not seem to have any intention of stopping them. After the scholars approached, they took a step to the left and right, leaving a path for only one person to pass.

This was Wu Zhen's arrangement. He already knew in advance that countless gold, silver and treasures, land deeds and house deeds were found in the Kong family, filling up several courtyards. A simple estimate showed that the things found in the Kong family were more than the total amount of the national treasury in the five years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

When Wu Zhen heard this number, he became furious.

Damn, this old Kong family is really no good. The people outside still can’t even get enough food to eat, and they have mountains of gold and silver but they don’t even give it to the people. How can a human being do this?

Although Wu Zhen was not well-educated, he was still able to give some rice porridge to the people on weekdays. However, he did not expect that the descendants of Confucius, who were regarded as a role model by scholars, would be even more ruthless than him, a rough man!
Moreover, they colluded with the Japanese and robbed the people. These people are even more vicious than the damn Mongols.

It is tolerable and unbearable.

If Wu Zhen had not been worried about causing unnecessary trouble to Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have already picked up a knife and started a massacre in the Confucius Mansion.

Wu Zhen even thought in his heart: If the Kong family cannot be brought to justice for doing such a thing, then what is the meaning of the existence of this group of poor people who have fought hard to build this world?

No matter what others think, Wu Zhen has already labeled the Kong family as "dead" in his heart.

……

As for Kong Kejian, who was still lying limp, he was already heartbroken at this point.

He had already thought about what kind of ending he would face. If he pushed the Kong family into the abyss, he himself would be infamous for eternity.

However, I am so unwilling!

Just when Kong Kejian wanted to resist but seemed powerless, he heard the scholar outside shouting "Why fear the sword and the axe?", and his eyes immediately lit up.

A scholar is coming!
This is your chance!

Although Kong Kejian was sitting on a mountain of gold and silver and was not willing to give alms easily, he knew that the Kong family's foundation of survival was these scholars, and he often gave money to academies and outstanding Confucian scholars.

Now, isn't the opportunity here?

What can Zhu Kai and Wu Zhen’s soldiers do if they have swords and guns?
If they dare to attack the Kong family, will they dare to attack the Confucian scholars?
impossible!
If Zhu Kai really did this, the entire Ming Dynasty, from the court to the county town, and even to the villages and towns, would fall into chaos.

The influence of the Kong family is really too great!

How many dynasties have been sent away from the Central Plains? No one has ever dared to do anything out of line with the Kong family. Zhu Kai dared to directly rob the Kong family's home. This is the first person in ancient and modern times!
Kong Kejian seemed to see hope. He struggled to get out of the housekeeper's arms and was about to run out to stand with the scholars and Confucian scholars to strongly condemn Zhu Kai's actions.

The housekeeper also realized that this was the last chance for the Kong family to save face, so he did not stop him. After Kong Kejian ran out, the housekeeper looked around and saw some soldiers coming out from the backyard. They were in groups of two, carrying wooden boxes and walking outside.

When the butler saw these wooden boxes, his face immediately fell. He might not be very familiar with the other boxes, but the box carried by the sergeant in front of him was so familiar to him.

Isn’t this the silver box that was just put into the cellar not long ago?
Zhu Kai plans to move out all this gold and silver?

Thinking of Zhu Kai's plan to move out the gold and silver, the butler's face, which had just regained some vitality, became sad again.

At this time, the housekeeper wanted to pull Kong Kejian back...

In the face of these boxes of gold, silver and treasures, everything Kong Kejian did seemed meaningless.

However, Kong Kejian, who had grasped at a life-saving straw, had no mood to pay attention to the changes around him. What he wanted to do most now was to quickly reunite with the scholars and ask them for help.

Zhu Kai stood at the door and smiled as he watched Kong Kejian rush out.

Is this old guy afraid that his death will not be infamous enough for eternity?

The Yanshenggong family was completely deified because Kong Kejian ran away to seek help from scholars. This was his own choice and he could not blame anyone.

Kong Kejian ran out and looked at the scholars gradually gathering in front of the door, and said loudly: "Second Prince Zhu Kai, you have slandered our lineage of Duke Yansheng with false charges. I ask the people of the world to clear the name of our Kong family and clear the injustice."

Kong Kejian was extremely skilled in confusing right and wrong.

When the scholars heard Kong Kejian's words, the atmosphere reached a new height.

How dare you slander the Yansheng Duke family? Not to mention that you are a prince, even if you are Zhu Yuanzhang himself, we dare not fight you!
"The lineage of Duke Yansheng has been passed down for two thousand years. He is a saint of our Confucianism. What qualifications does he have to slander the lineage of Duke Yansheng?"

"A wolf's ambition can be punished!"

"Even if I die today, I will protect the Yansheng Duke family! Protect Mr. Kong!"

"..."

Countless scholars gathered in front of the Confucius Mansion, vying with each other to express their opinions, determined to bring ruin to Zhu Kai's reputation.

Kong Kejian looked at the indignant scholars, and his heart, which had been in his throat, gradually calmed down. He saw a faint hope of a turnaround.

But, how easy is it to stage a shocking comeback?
Before Zhu Kai walked out of the Confucius Mansion, soldiers came out carrying boxes of gold and silver. They placed the boxes on the steps at the door and opened the lids.

Swish!
The gleaming white silver and the shining golden gold were like a basin of cold water poured over their heads, calming the indignant scholars a lot.

How do you have so much money?
When Kong Kejian saw the boxes of gold and silver, he immediately panicked. He knew that the gold and silver would definitely be searched out, but he never expected that Zhu Kai would just put the gold and silver at the door and show it to everyone.

This……

Kong Kejian panicked immediately. Even though he was an expert at confusing right and wrong, he didn't know how to get the Kong family out of trouble.

Scholars from well-off families didn't think much of the gold and silver. Besides, scholars regarded money as dirt. Why did Zhu Kai bring out the gold and silver? Did he want to shut us up with these yellow and white things?
Ha ha!

We scholars regard money as dirt!

There are also those who come from poor families. They live frugally and focus on their studies, and they don’t have a strong concept of gold and silver. When they see Zhu Kai taking out so much money, they are quite surprised and don’t know what Zhu Kai means by doing this.

Precisely because they had no idea about gold and silver, some scholars had doubts about this:
Didn't the Yansheng family pass down poetry and literature? Why did they have so much gold and silver?

The savings of more than two thousand years?
This makes sense.

Zhu Kai walked out of the mansion and said loudly: "Everyone, step back. The gold and silver treasures of the Yansheng Duke family are as vast as a mountain of gold and silver. Now these ten or so boxes are just a drop in the bucket."

As soon as Zhu Kai finished speaking, the soldiers at the door began to gather and push the scholars out.

Soldiers came out of the Confucius Mansion in an endless stream. Two of them carried a box, and they carried it out one by one, and then opened it...

As more and more boxes piled up, Kong Kejian's heart was bleeding.

We can’t let Zhu Kai continue to carry boxes outside, otherwise the Yansheng Duke’s family will be ruined.

"Second Prince, what are you doing?"

Kong Kejian questioned Zhu Kai loudly, pointing at the increasing number of boxes of gold and silver on the ground: "Where did you move these boxes from? Why did you move them from my house? Does the Second Prince want to use these gold and silver items to slander my Kong family?"

slander?

Zhu Kai was a little surprised.

This old man Kong Kejian is really decisive. He is willing to give up all the family wealth in exchange for the reputation of the Yanshenggong family.

But, does the reputation of your family, Duke Yansheng, have any influence on me taking your money?
In order to boost his morale, Kong Kejian deliberately raised his voice when speaking, hoping to get the scholars around him to add fuel to the fire and achieve his goal of forcing Zhu Kai to retreat.

If Zhu Kai could be forced to retreat so easily, it would be a simple matter.

"The family of Duke Yansheng is famous for its poetry and literature. The Second Prince's trick of slandering others is too crude."

"This amount of money... the Second Prince is really willing to spend it!"

"That's right. Mr. Kong used most of his family savings to support us. How could he have so much money?"

"But... the Confucius Mansion is surrounded by students like us. How did the Second Prince get the money in?"

"Yes, yes, is this the second prince's first visit to Lu County?"

People around were chattering, some believed it completely, while others were half-believing and half-doubting. No one believed in the Kong family as completely as they did in the beginning.

Zhu Kai did not explain. He found a seat and sat on the steps. Then the soldiers continued to move gold, silver and treasures out of the Kong family. Zhu Kai did not stack the money boxes together, but chose to spread them flat in front of the Kong Mansion.

Soon, the open space in front of the Kong Mansion was filled, but these were only a small part of the Kong family's accumulated wealth. Zhu Kai waved his hand and continued to place boxes on the street.

Kong Kejian's face turned pale. Even if he wanted to resist, he didn't know how.

Kong Kejian did not expect that Zhu Kai would be so decisive in doing things.

He had just hinted to Zhu Kai that all the wealth of the Kong family should be given to Zhu Kai, so that Zhu Kai could save some face for the Kong family and the Yanshenggong family.

However, Zhu Kai had no intention of doing so. Instead, he made everything public. He was determined to kick the Kong family into the abyss.

This evil second prince!

Kong Kejian hated Zhu Kai so much that he wished he could eat his flesh alive.

If it were anyone else, Kong Kejian would have been thinking about how to turn the tables and save face, but he was facing Zhu Kai, an opponent who was not reasonable at all. Kong Kejian had no idea what Zhu Kai was thinking and could only grit his teeth in anger:
"Zhu Kai, don't go too far!"

"bully you?"

Wu Zhen walked out of the Kong Mansion with a dark face, looked at Kong Kejian who was full of grief and indignation, and said in a cold voice: "Didn't you just say that the prince took these gold and silver from other places to slander you? How come it becomes bullying now?"

Kong Kejian felt extremely uncomfortable. He looked at Zhu Kai, then at Wu Zhen, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore.

He was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted again.

The last time, he was knocked unconscious by a slap from Zhu Kai. This time, he was so sad that he vomited blood and fainted.

(End of this chapter)