Xu Guangqi and others came soon.

After entering the hall, they felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn.

They have been with Zhu Youxiao for so long and have more or less learned about His Majesty's temper.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's expression of a deep face at this time, they understood that something was wrong.

"See Your Majesty."

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Xu Guangqi and others hurriedly bowed and bowed. Although they had something in their hearts and knew that the matter was serious, they still had the etiquette they should have and could not be rude.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You are all dear, please do not give me any gifts."

After Xu Guangqi and others stood up, Zhu Youxiao said directly: "Today I came here, mainly because I want to discuss something with you."

"The Jinyiwei has made a breakthrough in reselling food for disaster relief."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao took out the certificate on the table and said, "Take all loves over and see, let's talk about it after reading it."

Chen Hong hurriedly came to Xu Guangqi and others with the confession, and handed the confession to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi took the confession with both hands, and then opened it and quickly looked at it.

After seeing it, Xu Guangqi's expression was bad, and his heart fell directly to the bottom.

Originally, Xu Guangqi thought that even if the case occurred, there would be no big fight. For Xu Guangqi, big fights were not a good thing.

But after seeing this confession, Xu Guangqi knew that it was impossible not to make a big fight.

On this confession, the Kong family's infiltration into the entire Shandong was written in detail, and even the surrounding provinces were infiltrated, from the governor's yamen to every county yamen, they penetrated layer by layer. From high-ranking officials like governor to minor officials at the bottom, they all penetrated.

After so many years of development, the Kong family has spread all over Shandong, which means that there is also a Lu Prince Mansion that still occupies a part of it. Otherwise, it would have been all of them belonged to the Kong family. Even so, it is the final say in the officialdom.

Under such circumstances, Xu Guangqi knew that this had touched His Majesty's reverse scale. This time, His Majesty would move the Kong family no matter what. If he didn't move, the situation would be even more troublesome. Moreover, this situation would be unwilling tolerated by His Majesty, so he would definitely move.

He handed the confession in his hand to Huang Kezhang beside him, and Xu Guangqi stood there without speaking.

Xu Guangqi was going to discuss the matter with Zhu Youxiao after these two people finished reading the confession.

After Huang Kezhang took a look, his face became ugly. However, he also imitated Xu Guangqi and stood on the side, without saying a word, but handed the confession in his hand to Zhang Weixian and waited for Zhang Weixian to finish reading.

Zhang Weixian also took the confession to see it, but said nothing, and returned the confession to Chen Hong.

"All finished reading?"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept across the faces of Xu Guangqi and others, and asked, "Since you have finished reading, let's talk about it, what should I do next?"

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is not easy to cause any big fight." Xu Guangqi thought about it, took a step forward, and said gritting his teeth.

"Oh, is that right? Xu Aiqing continued." Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said expressionlessly.

Xu Guangqi knew that his words might anger His Majesty. If his next explanation could not satisfy His Majesty, his situation would probably become bad. However, Xu Guangqi thought so in his heart, and he also felt that doing so would be the best for the Ming Dynasty.

So Xu Guangqi continued: "Your Majesty, there are many natural disasters now. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are uneasy places. There are thieves like the White Lotus Sect, and there are wild boar skins and tatars outside. The court has a shortage of state and the income is not enough. The land annexation in various places is serious, refugees are everywhere, and the people are unable to fill their stomachs. In this case, it is really not appropriate to make a big move."

"If there is a big fight, it may give some people the opportunity to take advantage of and cause internal turmoil. It is really not worth the loss. So I think that the current situation should be safe."

After saying this, Xu Guangqi bowed to the ground and said, "This is my heartfelt words. Please let Your Majesty observe clearly!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Your dear, please do not have any courtesy. I have summoned you here today, so I naturally want to discuss with you and listen to your opinion. Since it is a discussion, I can naturally listen. If you can't listen, I won't discuss it with you."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao also smiled on his face and said in a soft tone: "What do you mean by your dear friend to let the Kong family go?"

"I don't mean that." Xu Guangqi said quickly.

If you can still say the previous words, Your Majesty will not blame him. But if you say you let the Kong family go, you will be done.

Although I am the confidant promoted by Your Majesty and the talent I like, if I really want to protect the Kong family, I will have no chance at all.

Your Majesty now seems to be very good at employing people and is very honest with others. As long as you do things, you will not worry about being retaliated or implicated. But Xu Guangqi also understands that this is actually Your Majesty’s emperor’s technique.

If you really think that Your Majesty is an honest and easy-to-talk emperor, then you are not far from death. Your Majesty today has a very cruel and ruthless side.

Many times, if you don’t challenge Your Majesty’s bottom line, everything is easy to discuss; if you challenge Your Majesty’s bottom line, then you will really be the one who follows me and prospers and rebellious against me and will perish.

This time, the affairs of the Kong family clearly show that the Kong family challenged His Majesty’s bottom line. In this case, whoever dares to say that he is protecting the Kong family will be regarded as a member of the Kong family by His Majesty, and his fate will never be good.

So Xu Guangqi decisively denied it.

"What does Xu Aiqing mean?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and asked with a smile.

"The crime committed by the Kong family can be said to be extremely evil. Although they are descendants of Confucius, they are still unforgivable. Therefore, I think that the Kong family will be severely punished. I ordered the Kong family to return the land, take out food to provide disaster relief, and confiscate part of the property."

"As for Yan Shenggong, if he is not strict in discipline and has no way to manage his family, he is no longer worthy of being Yan Shenggong. He ordered him to apologize for his crime and resign. Whoever he wants to give him the title, then His Majesty will make arbitrary decision."

After saying this, Xu Guangqi stopped speaking.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and probably understood what Xu Guangqi meant. It was nothing more than punishing him as much as he should. But he replaced the punishment from his own as the Kong family apologizing for the Kong family and leaving a face for the Kong family.

At the same time, leave a face for scholars all over the world so that they can understand that the emperor is still standing with them.

This way of soothing people's hearts will not cause too much vibration, and it is a very good way to deal with it.

So Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at Huang Kezhang and said, "What do you think Huang Aiqing?"

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Huang Kezhang's heart skipped a beat, he took a step forward, and said with a tough bullet: "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Xu is right."

Zhu Youxiao nodded again, and his eyes fell on Zhang Weixian at the end.

"What did the British Duke think?" Zhu Youxiao said to Zhang Weixian.

"Return to Your Majesty, I think this matter should not be as what Lord Xu said." Zhang Weixian took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "The people of the Kong family are extremely guilty. Do you want to let them go because they are the Kong family? I think otherwise, because they are the Kong family, so they must be severely punished."

"They are slandering the Saint Confucius and embarrassing the scholars in the world. What are the things they do and do? Although I don't read much, I understand what loyalty, righteousness and shame are. But what about the Kong family? The books of sages were passed down by the scholars, but they learned this way. How can such people not be severely punished? Not severely punished is not enough to calm the public's anger, and not severely punished is not enough to warn others."

"So I think that not only should I punish the family members severely, but I also have to tell the world. In this way, I can shock the sluts and make the unofficials feel guilty and terrified, so that everyone in the world can see them and let them understand that if you dare to do such a thing, no matter who you are, you will be severely punished."

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi and Huang Kezhang were both stunned. Is this what the British Duke can say?

These words came from his mouth, wouldn’t your heart feel weak?

However, the two of them also understood that this was probably because the Duke of England figured out His Majesty’s thoughts. To put it bluntly, he was flattering the emperor.

After all, if what he said just now was in line with Your Majesty's wishes, Your Majesty would not ask the Duke of England again. This has already shown Your Majesty's attitude, Your Majesty wants to be severely punished.

Under such circumstances, the statements of his two men were enough to make His Majesty unhappy. However, the two men also admired the courage of the British Duke and dared to say such words.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhang Weixian, stood up and said, "The British Duke said it well, and I mean that it was the same. This time, after I arrived in Shandong, I realized that it was really shocking. The people were not going to survive anymore, and the country of Ming Dynasty was not as rich as flowers, but the building was about to collapse."

"Even the Kong family is like this, can you still count on other people? This time I want to punish the Confucius family's crimes and tell everyone in the world that don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught; don't want to be corrupt, you will be killed."

"I will hand it over to the three ministers for the trial of this case. Remember, all three ministers must be interrogated strictly and must not be subject to personal gain. I will ask the Jinyiwei to cooperate with you and must not make any mistakes."

"After you go back, you can prepare and start arresting people immediately. The Kong family's personnel in all prefectures and counties in Shandong will be arrested, and all the food for disaster relief will be seized. I will ask Qi Jin to send some of his troops to the Confucius Mansion directly and seal it up first."

"In addition, apart from the title of Yan Shenggong, he will be imprisoned immediately."

When the three of them heard this, they bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will receive the order."

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Chapter completed!