Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 37

Li Mingrui, the governor of Huaiyang, heard that the emperor Zhu Youjian said that he was going to the Confucian Mansion in Qufu, but he couldn't understand Zhu Youjian's holy intention for a while.

The rest of the retinue ministers, such as Chen Chunde, the censor of the left deputy capital, and Shen Jiayun, the prime minister of Taipusi, also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhong Chengde, the military selection department of the Ministry of War, stood up first:
"The ministers are stupid, I don't know what the Holy Majesty intends to visit the Confucian mansion, please tell your Majesty clearly, so that the ministers will not be confused!"

Zhu Youjian didn't know whether these ministers were really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

At least, as the emperor Zhu Youjian knew the status of Confucian Mansion in the past dynasties.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Kong family is the largest family in the world, and of course some people say that it is the largest family of traitors and traitors in the world.

It is because although the Confucian family is a descendant of Confucius, it is highly praised by the emperors of all dynasties, but the Confucian ethics they advocate emphasizes loyalty to the emperor.

But whenever the dynasty changes, the Kong family is the first family to surrender to the new dynasty.

When the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, it was dominated by gold, and when the Yuan Dynasty ruled the world, it was mainly worshiped by the Yuan Dynasty.

According to Zhu Youjian's memory of the original history, the Kong family should have changed their family at this time and transferred to Li Zicheng as the master.

Since the Kong family is the first family in a thousand years, Zhu Youjian can naturally guess that such a family must have accumulated countless wealth.

Therefore, when Li Mingrui, the governor of Huaiyang, said that he did not have much silver, Zhu Youjian turned his mind on Confucius.

As far as Zhu Youjian knew, the entire Qufu County belonged to the Kong family.

Even the Confucian family had marriages with many famous families due to the descendants of Confucius, the sage master, and because they were not disturbed by taxes, their industries spread all over the world.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian believes that the wealth of the Kong family should be more than one million even if it is not more than ten million.

Even if Liu Zeqing looted the wealth of the entire Shandong, it was not as rich as the wealth accumulated by the Kong family for thousands of years.

What's more, for a long time in the future, Shandong may not be in Daming's hands soon.

I'm afraid that after Jiannu goes south, the Kong family will soon take Jiannu as their master.

Instead of letting this family, which has a high status in the eyes of Confucian scholars, recruit Han bureaucrats and gentry for Jiannu, it is better to eradicate him now and use his wealth to contribute to the rise of Ming Dynasty in the future.

Zhu Youjian believed that if Confucius was alive, he would be willing to donate his family wealth to save the country from danger.

"What I mean, dear dears, don't you understand? This Confucian mansion has been honored by the country and is the most holy teacher. It has always been loyal and filial to the family, and has accumulated countless wealth. Now that the country is in trouble, shouldn't the Confucian mansion donate to support it?" ?”

When Zhu Youjian said this, the officials suddenly realized.

Li Mingrui and other officials have always read Confucian classics and became officials. They have extraordinary respect for Confucius, and naturally they also have different respect for Confucius' family.

Therefore, they didn't think of trying to get the wind out of the Kong family.

But now, the Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty said so, and they also felt that the Confucian family, as the benchmark of Confucianism, should indeed generously donate their family resources to save the country from danger.

"Your Majesty is wise, as far as I know, the Confucius family has 50 hectares of fertile land in Yanzhou alone, and there are countless pawnshops and weaving workshops. It also cooperates closely with the Fan family of Shanxi merchants, and the salt industry in Yangzhou also participates in it. Not less than [-] taels, if you can get assistance from the Confucian government, the Ming Dynasty will be revived just around the corner!"

Dang Chongya, the left servant of the household department, said optimistically.

Chen Chunde, the censor of the left deputy capital, also echoed: "The Confucian family is a world-renowned family. Today's most holy teachers have always been highly respected, and they pay special attention to education. Presumably this Duke Yansheng will definitely donate money to help the court."

"That's right, His Majesty doesn't actually need to visit the Confucian Mansion in person. From my point of view, all I need is a decree. According to Yan Shenggong's integrity, he will personally escort millions of family fortunes to see His Majesty."

Taipusi Cheng Shen Jiayun said.

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly. He had to admit that the officials who followed him to the south were very innocent, and they were successfully brainwashed by Confucianism.

Just as they succeeded in making them die for Daming in the original history, they now naively believe that the Confucian government will definitely be more loyal to Daming than they are to the current emperor.

"Look, this is the latest news Jin Yiwei has received. As early as January, my Lord Haoyan had surrendered to Li Zicheng, and offered the 'Dragon Throne of Yongchang Emperor of Dashun Kingdom' at home;
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It is also fortunate that I named him the crown prince, Taifu, and prince Taibao in the third year of Chongzhen, and he surrendered earlier than Chen Yan, the former chief assistant of the cabinet. Li Zicheng has not yet reached Shandong! "

Zhu Youjian threw the report handed over by Jin Yiwei to the ground, and said angrily.

The ministers couldn't help showing surprise on their faces.

Huaiyang governor Li Mingrui picked up the memorial in disbelief.

Chen Chunde, the censor of the left deputy capital, Dang Chongya, the left servant of the household department, Shen Jiayun, the prime minister of Taipusi, and others hurriedly gathered around to read the content of the report.

Jin Xuan, Minister of Dali Temple, stood up first: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Confucian family has a long history and is the most moral family in the world. How could there be such an act of betraying the owner and seeking glory? It must be that the inspection by Jin Yiwei has not been verified and it is unknown."

Chen Chunde, the censor of the left deputy capital, also hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, the current Yansheng Gong Kong Yinzhi had a relationship with the lower official once. This person is honest and honest, and he values ​​loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness the most. It is impossible to do such a shameless thing. My minister Dare to use the head of the item as a guarantee."

"Your Majesty! The Ministry of Industry has been praised by His Majesty for Kong Wenshi's daring to speak, let alone Yan Shenggong, so please ask Jin Yiwei to investigate further."

Shen Jiayun, the prime minister of Taipusi, also said hurriedly.

All the ministers were unwilling to believe that Confucius would betray Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youjian didn't want to say anything else, so he just smiled coldly and said, "Well, since that's the case, I'd like to try the loyalty of the Kong family."

As he said that, Zhu Youjian decreed that from now on, the entire southward retreating army would change out of Ming Dynasty official uniforms, pretend to be trespassers Tian Jianxiu, and go to Qufu to meet the Kong family.

Although the ministers felt that His Majesty's move was a bit absurd, they did not dare to violate the imperial decree, and they also felt that maybe this was a way to clarify the innocence of Confucius, so that His Majesty could see for himself how loyal the Confucian family as the representative of Confucianism was. Your Majesty truly understands the meaning of respecting Confucianism.

However, at this moment, someone came to report that Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, asked to see him.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help feeling very surprised, wondering how Shi Kefa came here suddenly.

After asking clearly, Zhu Youjian found out that Shi Kefa and other Nanjing officials had already heard the news that the capital had fallen and the emperor was on a tour to the south.

In the end, Shi Kefa, who was the minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, decided to lead three thousand troops to the north to meet him.

But because of the continuous spring rain on the road, I didn't see Zhu Youjian's holy driver until now.

Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, even pleaded guilty to Zhu Youjian for this, and asked His Majesty Zhu Youjian to punish him for the crime of being late in rescue.

In order to stabilize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Youjian naturally could not blame Shi Kefa, who had a high reputation in the coffin in the south of the Yangtze River, and even immediately named him a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, making him the fourth cabinet member of the Ming Dynasty.

Entering the cabinet is actually the purpose of Shi Kefa rushing to see Zhu Youjian. After the officials of the Donglin Party knew that Zhu Youjian had successfully arrived in Shandong, Shi Kefa rushed over immediately, just because he was worried that all important positions would be withdrawn to the south. The Hu officials had finished robbing, and as a result, their Donglin Party would no longer be the center of the imperial court in the future.

In order to paralyze the Donglin party members, Zhu Youjian naturally would not refuse to let the Donglin party members join the cabinet before he gained a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Youjian to let the Donglin party members control the cabinet and the six ministries alone.

Therefore, he only appointed Shi Kefa.

However, as soon as Shi Kefa arrived at Zhu Youjian's drive, he also learned that Kong Yan's sage, Kong Yin, had been found by Jin Yiwei to surrender Li Zicheng, and Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian wanted to pretend to be a thief to test the loyalty of the Kong family.

Shi Kefa also expressed his disbelief that Confucianism would surrender to Li Zicheng, and even knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if Confucianism has not betrayed the Lord, please apologize in front of the statue of the most holy teacher to appease the saint's heart!"

"Shi Kefa, are you threatening me? What I hate most is being threatened!" Zhu Youjian roared angrily.

Shi Kefa hurriedly said: "I don't dare, it's because your majesty doesn't trust me as a scholar, so I have to persuade your majesty, otherwise your majesty's words and deeds today will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world."

Zhu Youjian understood what Shi Kefa said, and understood what he meant. If he doubted the Confucius family today, it was equivalent to doubting all the scholars in the world. If he found out that he had wronged the Confucius family, he had better take the initiative to apologize, otherwise Will lose the heart of the world's scholars.

In essence, Shi Kefa was still thinking about himself.

"For the sake of your good intentions, I will spare you! But what I want to tell you is that most of the Confucian scholars in the world are cheap, especially the lineage of Duke Kong Yan. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

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