While Kong Yinzhi was scared, he was also more angry. Didn't Ming scholars share the world with the Zhu family? Why did the young emperor Shenwu suddenly attack the Kong family?

Jiangnan has not been settled yet, so there is no reason to attack the Kong family. This is not true. It should be a means used by Emperor Shenwu to achieve a certain goal. What does the little emperor want?

Suddenly Kong Yinzhi's eyes lit up, and he thought of Ming Dynasty's land reform in Shandong.

One year after Hong Chengchou came to Shandong, it was difficult to make any major progress in land reform. The Confucius family played a huge role in this, because the gentry and landlords were watching the Confucius family.

Almost all officials secretly consulted him for instructions, but Kong Yinzhi had only one sentence about land reform:

"The status quo must not be changed."

With the support of the Kong family behind them, the Shandong gentry became more confident in resisting Hong Chengchou's land reform. Yes, it should be this issue that prompted the little emperor to give the Kong family a decisive blow.

If Emperor Shenwu really raised a butcher's knife against the Confucian family, Kong Yinzhi would never believe it. If he touched the Confucian family, it would be equivalent to disturbing the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Does the emperor want to go against the world's scholars?

Without scholars, who would govern the country? Without scholars, who would collect taxes for the Ming Dynasty? Without scholars, where would the officials of the Ming Dynasty come from?

Kong Yinzhi suddenly felt confident and asked coldly:

"Li Qianhu, let me tell you what your purpose is. If it is not excessive, the Kong family can accept it."

Li Yuanfang smiled faintly:

"By the way, Yan Shenggong is still transparent. Living is more important than anything else. No matter how much money and land you have, it means nothing to the dead."

Hearing that Li Yuanfang was still threatening him, Kong Yinzhi felt angry, but he said:

"Given your conditions, what do you want the Kong family to do?"

Li Yuanfang nodded:

"Hand over all the land and shops you have occupied and report to the court to express your full support for Emperor Shenwu's land reform and various policies. This is your only choice!"

"Okay, give the Kong family a month, I will try my best to unify the thoughts of the gentry and landlords in Shandong, and strive to cooperate with Hong Chengchou to complete the court's land reform in Shandong as soon as possible!"

Kong Yinzhi didn't hesitate anymore and agreed happily. What he wanted to do now was to get Li Yuanfang out as soon as possible. The rest of the matter would be decided after they discussed it.

"Smart, the lives of the entire Kong family depend on your thoughts. I hope you won't be duplicitous and say goodbye!"

After Li Yuanfang said that, he immediately led his Jin Yiwei to leave the Confucius Mansion...

The Kong family must be taken down, but not now. If the Kong family is destroyed now, who will dare to stand up against Emperor Shenwu in the future, and what excuse will Zhu Cihong use to kill them.

The existence of those people is always a threat to the stability of the Ming Dynasty. Once Zhu Cihong steps down, they will definitely jump out again.

They didn't dare to deal with Emperor Shenwu, but if the emperor later became a little weaker, they would definitely start to fight against the Ming Dynasty again.

Zhu Cihong first gave Kong Yinzhi a warning, and then he would catch them all later depending on the situation, because the education reform and the payment of grain to the officials and gentry had not yet begun.

Zhu Cixiang knew that once these two policies that were unfavorable to the gentry were implemented, this group of people would definitely jump out to resist. By then Jiangnan had been pacified, and Zhu Cixiang would not give them another chance to make a fool of themselves.

Kong Xingxie was the son of Kong Yinzhi and the future heir to Duke Yansheng. After Li Yuanfang entered the Kong mansion, he didn't know how to face the Jin Yiwei, so he never showed up.

After receiving the news of Jin Yiwei's departure, he rushed to the hall as soon as possible and found his father sitting alone on the Taishi chair, as if he had suffered some kind of blow.

Who would dare to offend the Kong family in the Ming Dynasty? Even the emperor was polite when talking to Kong Yinzhi. How dare a little Jinyiwei Qianhu threaten Duke Yansheng?

With some doubts in his heart, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet his father:

"I've met my father!"

Kong Yinzhi looked at his son with dull eyes, and then looked away. He didn't know how to talk to his son. Could he tell him that there would probably be no Yan Shenggong in the future...

I just love that your father doesn’t say anything. Kong Xingxie cupped his hands again and said:

"Father, why did Jin Yiwei come to the Confucius Mansion?"

Kong Yinzhi sighed and said:

"My child, you must keep a low profile in your work from now on, otherwise Yan Shenggong may end up with your father. Today, the Jin Yiwei came and wanted the Kong family to hand over most of the land and shops, otherwise you will not be able to inherit Yan Shenggong..."

Kong Xingxie was shocked and said hurriedly:

"Impossible. Our Kong family has stood in Qufu for thousands of years and is the holy place in the hearts of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. Who can shake it..."

Kong Yinzhi sighed and said:

"The magistrate of Qufu has been replaced, and the housekeeper of the Kong Mansion was hacked to death by a small Jinyiwei Qianhu. Qufu is about to change..."

Kong Xingxie suddenly felt that his mind went blank. His father was old and in a few years he might become the hereditary Duke of Yansheng. What did Emperor Shenwu mean by this? Did he dare to go against the world's literati?

We must find out whether Li Yuanfang came to the Confucius Mansion to act recklessly today, whether it was the intention of the little emperor Shenwu, or whether the Jin Yiwei made the decision without authorization.

Under normal circumstances, if the emperor wants to maintain his power, he must unite closely with the literati. If there are no literati, who will govern the world for them? Doesn’t the little emperor understand?

It seems that the little emperor was not given a taste of his power. He did not know that scholars in the Ming Dynasty shared the world with the Zhu family. If he wanted to influence the Confucian family, he had to withstand the oral and written criticism of the world's literati.

So Kong Xingxie decided to take a desperate risk in order to successfully succeed Yan Shenggong in the future. He bowed to Kong Yinzhi and said:

"Father, this matter is full of doubts. It may not be the order of Emperor Shenwu. You can write to the emperor and the Ministry of Rites and give a complete report of what happened today to see the attitude of Emperor Shenwu and the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, secretly releasing the news that the Jin Yiwei attacked the Confucius Mansion will inevitably trigger a strong reaction from the Ming literati, who will naturally put pressure on the emperor and the court.

Quietly united Shandong officials and literati to resolutely resist Hong Chengchou's land reform in Shandong, making this policy impossible to carry out in Shandong.

When the little emperor could not withstand the pressure, he would naturally compromise with the Kong family. At that time, not only would Yan Shenggong's position be extremely stable, but the Kong family's land and shops would not be lost.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition, servants are recruited secretly. Once someone wants to make an idea behind the Kong family's back, we will directly erase them quietly, and at the same time, we can protect the safety of the Kong family."

Since ancient times, no emperor would take action against the Kong family. Kong Yinzhi, who had always suspected Li Yuanfang, was successfully led astray by his son this time and decided to put some pressure on the young emperor.

"Okay, just do what you just said. You are personally responsible for this matter. Remember to keep a low profile. Father does not believe that the Ming Emperor dared to touch the Kong family."

Kong Xingxie did not expect his father to agree to this matter so readily, and hurriedly bowed:

"Yes, father, don't worry, your son will not let Li down..."

…

Jiujiang

This is Liu Guoneng's headquarters. At this time, Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were discussing matters with two military officers in the lobby. Suddenly Liu Wu, the leader of the city guard, came to report:

"Your Majesty, there is someone outside the city asking to see you!"

Because they are the most powerful, controlling more than thirty counties in the two prefectures, and forcefully take back landowners' land and temporarily distribute it to the people for farming, basically all those who resist will be killed.

There were many people asking to see Liu Guoneng, almost every day, including wealthy businessmen, officials and gentry, and even officials sent by the Nanjing Ministry of War to persuade him to surrender.

Liu Guoneng basically did not reject anyone who came, accepted all the gifts, ignored the appeals of the visitors, and drove them away directly, but he did not kill them. Liu Guoneng was still able to understand the principle of not hitting the smiling person.

Hearing that someone was asking to see him again, Liu Guoneng waved his hand impatiently:

"It's annoying. I won't see you. Let him put down his things and get out!"

Liu Wu, the leader of the city guard, was stunned and said hurriedly:

"A group of five people. They didn't carry anything. They kept saying that they must see the king himself and the two military advisors!"

Just when Liu Guoneng was about to get angry, Zhang San and Li Si looked at each other, and Zhang San immediately said:

"Brother, let's meet you. Most people don't dare to ask to see you so blatantly!"

Liu Guoneng has always respected Zhang San and Li Si. Although these two names may seem ordinary, they are highly skilled in martial arts and have unparalleled marksmanship. They personally trained their large army and three thousand gunmen.

These two men were not only brave, but they were also very good at using their brains in battles. They formulated tactics many times to defeat Zuo Liangyu and the officers and soldiers sent by the Nanjing Military Department. After they joined, Liu Guoneng's department had only one defeat.

"Okay, now that the two military advisors have spoken, go and lead them immediately!"

"Here!"

Liu Wu, the leader of the Jiujiang City Guards, hurriedly agreed and then exited the lobby...

After about half a stick of incense, Liu Wu led a team of men and horses to bring the visitor to the lobby, and then returned to continue to defend the city.

Liu Guoneng, Li Wan, Zhang San and Li Si all looked at the people coming when they were congratulating each other. There were five people in total, all wearing brocade clothes. At first glance, they looked like they were no ordinary people.

In particular, there was a vague aura of chilling about them, and their eyes looked coldly at the people in the lobby, showing no trace of fear.

Liu Guoneng was very unhappy. He had seen many pretentious people, and they would all fall under his sword in the end. He snorted coldly:

"Who are you? Why do you want to see me?"

The leader suddenly smiled lightly and said:

"General, please allow irrelevant personnel to leave temporarily."

"this……"

Seeing that the four of them were masters, Liu Guoneng was a little afraid to let his subordinates withdraw. If a killer came, he would be in big trouble.

Before Liu Guo could speak, Li Si hurriedly said:

"A few leaders and deputy leaders are staying, and the others are leaving the lobby for the time being!"

"Here!"

Although the apparent leader of this team is Liu Guoneng, the real decision makers are Zhang San and Li Si.

More than thirty officers below the intermediate level stood up and left. Only Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing, Zhang San and Li Si were left in the hall, as well as several military leaders.

Seeing that there were less than ten people left in the lobby, the visitor knew that these were trustworthy people, so he said:

"I am Lu Qian, the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty. This time I have been ordered to deliver the order. You should prepare to receive the order!"
To be continued...