Chapter 48                                                                                                                             �

Then he rode the carriage on the road and headed towards Beijing.

He came from the imperial court to announce his edict. Although he had no official position, he was able to take the post tour. However, all the post tours near Beijing had already been carried out through the road.

Although Zhu Qizhen has always wanted to transform the private transportation of Chidao, it is like a train.

But in the end, it was discovered that Chidao's load capacity, operating costs, and management problems were simply impossible to achieve this.

Now, only all posts can be carried out through the road. When transporting on a large scale, temporary strengthening is needed. All posts can participate in maintenance to ensure the speed of the army or baggage, two or three hundred miles a day.

Even so, it was strange that Kong Xilu had already decided.

When I arrived in Beijing, I was extremely frightened and terrified.

Because the first thing he did when he came to the capital was that his family, his former son Yan Shenggong, had been executed by the court's Mingzhengdian.

It not only made the world realize the emperor's determination to reform. It also scared Kong Xilu.

He did not fall asleep on his first night in Beijing.

And that night, he heard a lot of noises. After getting up the next day, he realized that it was a lunar eclipse that night. This lunar eclipse was exactly what Belin predicted.

Kong Xilu didn't think much about the meaning of this, nor did he think too much about it. He was thinking about the emperor he would meet the next day.

The Ministry of Rites did not train Kong Xilu much.

After all, the Kong family tradition is still there, and the court etiquette is part of it. Although the etiquette in the Ming Dynasty has changed a little from the Hongwu Dynasty, it has not changed much.

So that afternoon, it was time to meet Kongxi Road.

Kong Xilu followed this little eunuch into the palace city. When he was about to reach the Qianqing Palace, he heard the little eunuch reminding him: "After entering, say a few words, kowtow more, don't stay longer. The emperor watched the lunar eclipse yesterday and did not sleep well. You retreat early, and the emperor can take a nap."

Kong Xilu didn't dare to talk much and nodded repeatedly.

After he entered, Kong Xilu was extremely nervous, but he was still polite and did nothing wrong.

Zhu Qizhen saw Kong Xilu's head full of white hair, his eyes were drooping, and his whole body felt a bookish look, which was a bit similar to Confucius' portrait.

He said, "Get up and sit down."

Kong Xilu agreed and sat half of his butt in a shallow manner.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Do you know about Kong Hongxu?"

Kong Xilu said: "I already know that I am ashamed of such a scum for the Kong family."

Zhu Qizhen said: "The greed of a gentleman is killed for five generations. Now the royal family cannot be rich and honored for generations. Only Confucius' descendants can enjoy wealth and honor for generations. Why do you think this is?"

Kong Xilu said, "It is the holy virtue of our ancestors." Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "In this way, if the Kong family can uphold virtue, then the world will be in the world, even if I dare to point one finger to the Kong family? If the Kong family cannot uphold virtue, it will be detrimental to the Master's virtue. Don't blame me for cleaning up the door for the Master."

Kong Xilu said: "Please rest assured that if you do this, I will not use national laws and implement family laws first, so I will not be insulting my family tradition."

Zhu Qizhen felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this.

Although there are many places where family law is superior to national law, no one dares to say so clearly in front of him.

Although Zhu Qizhen was uncomfortable, there was nothing to attack.

Because he knew that killing Kong Hongxu and tying the Southern Sect and Daibei Sect was actually the limit of punishment for the Kong family.

In history, Kong Hongxu was also exposed, but how was it? However, the abolition of the title and his younger brother's agent. When Kong Hongxu got old, he actually changed his career because of his relocation and regained his crown, and the inheritance of the Shenggong Gong was still in his own branch.

It can be seen how cautious and tolerant the court was when dealing with the crimes related to Yansheng Gong.

Zhu Qizhen's authority is much greater than that of the Ming emperors in history. Even so, he can only stop at the right time. It has reached this point and it is impossible to punish the head of the Kong family's southern clan just because he doesn't like it.

Although there is a little distortion, Zhu Qizhen felt that the head of the Kong Nanzong family had seen turmoil and knew what to do, and since he knew the tactfulness, he would be fine.

After all, Zhu Qizhen had no expectations for the Kong family, just need to be savvy.

Don’t be like that idiot Kong Hongxu, who is involved in the storm for a little money.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Confucius's sacrifices should not be a day when there is a shortage. You can go to the Ministry of Rites and ask the Ministry of Rites to send someone to send you to Qufu and remember what I said. Otherwise, I can kill one Kong Hongxu and another one."

"I understand." Kong Hongxu said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Hui'en gives you a gift to Yan Shenggong."

Huai'en stepped forward and said, "Please please, Lord Yansheng."

Kong Xilu heard the three words Yan Shenggong, and felt a sense of joy in his heart. In the joy, another wave of fear.

Before this, what Kong Xilu was most worried about was that the title had gone away. You should know that although Kong Hongxu was guilty, there was still a large family in Beikong, and all of them had hope of inheriting the title.

Now that this Yan Shenggong has settled down, he is worried again that what the emperor just said.

But he didn't understand a lot, but he couldn't let the emperor explain it to him.

Kong Xilu glanced at Huai'en.

After Huai'en sent him out, Kong Xilu bowed and said, "Duke, Kong is just a despicable person in the mountains and fields and does not know anything. Now, thanks to the ancestors and serve as Yan Shenggong, there are too many things that he doesn't understand. Please give me some advice."

Then he took a fifty taels of silver ingot and wanted to give it to Huai'en.

Huaien smiled slightly and said, "Now he is willing to collect the silver from Yan Shenggong. What does Yan Shenggong have to understand? Just ask."

Huai'en is not as honest as water. But Zhu Qizhen is very strict with the rules around him. Although Huai'en is a eunuch, he is the number one eunuch in the inner court.

Although the eunuchs are far better than Wang Zhenzai, they are still important figures in the court, so Zhu Qizhen paid Huai'en a salary according to the annual income of several major scholars.

In addition, he has been in the imperial court for the longest time, and all kinds of rewards are indispensable.

So Huai'en earned more than 10,000 taels a year, but she looked down on this mere fifty taels. Moreover, Huai'en knew that Zhu Qizhen asked him to give him away, so he asked him to talk to Kong Xilu.

This is already a tacit understanding between the master and the servant.

After all, some people dare not speak in front of the emperor, or some dare not speak.

At this moment, let Wyen talk to them in private and you will gain new gains.

Kong Xilu is such a person.

Kong Xilu thanked Huai'en and asked, "What was the bad thing about his ex-官网?"

Kong Xilu is now half a year old. Although he has never been in the court, he does not simply believe that his ex-president Yan Shenggong was killed for indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

It is not that killing innocent people is not guilty, but that the court has eight discussions, and the former Yansheng decided to be guilty of his crime and would not die.

Huaien said: "Kong Hongxu is a fool at all. Can he get involved in some things?" Then he could explain the inside story explicitly or imply to Kong Xilu.

Kong Xilu then fully understood that he had not thought about this question before. He had thought about it in his mind for a long time, but he was not as thorough as Huai'en said.

Kong Xilu continued to ask: "What should I do if the emperor hopes I will go to Qufu?"

Huaien said, "How can I understand the Emperor's thoughts?" Although she said that, Huaien continued, "However, in my opinion, the Emperor has told me. Why did your ancestors pass on through the ages? You have to rely on their descendants to share with each other, instead of always thinking about gold, silver, land, and a province in Shandong cannot accommodate a cave. Is this a sign of this?"

Kong Xilu's heart moved, and he thought to himself: "Is this the reason why Your Majesty did not take the rest of the Northern Sect to inherit the position of Yansheng Gong?"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the reason.

No matter who inherited Yan Shenggong, he would definitely be unable to give up such a family business. Apart from the people of the Southern Sect, the Southern Sect and the Northern Sect were not very harmonious in history. Now, it is even more unwilling to sell their land.

He also heard of the huge family business of the Northern Sect, but he didn't care. Even without these family property, there were still 2,000 hectares of sacrifice land and more than 1,000 hectares of study land. It was a huge family property, which was many times better than the current situation of the Southern Sect.

As long as you can control the position of Yan Shenggong in your hands, it will be the greatest victory.
Chapter completed!