My Daming New Empire

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Even if they are the saint family, they are not the opponents of the people in the world when it comes to their interests.

The bigger their reputation, the bigger the case, and the more people will hate them.

However, this is only part of Zhu Zhanji's plan, because before that, there was a corruption case involving Shandong officials.

In this matter, the Kong family will lose their skin if they don't die this time.

Coupled with the case of Ma Dezhong, Zhu Zhanji believes that the Kong family will not dare to compare blindly for decades.

Although this is not a once-and-for-all solution, it is at least the most effective method for now.

Getting drunk, it was already dark when Ma Dezhong woke up.

His wife Wenxiu was originally a Guangxi beauty who was paid tribute to Zhu Zhanji by King Jingjiang of Guangxi. She was petite and was raised by the palace since she was a child without suffering.

After marrying Ma Dezhong, the couple mixed oil with honey, and Ma Dezhong went to sea for three years. The three of them lived together, took care of each other, and did not worry about life.

This time when the husbands of the three families came back, they had already made up their minds to give birth to a child for their husbands.

Now Wenxiu is pregnant, but she hasn't shown her pregnancy yet, so she is sitting by the bed sewing a baby bellyband.

"My husband woke up... and was drunk in the afternoon. I cooked rice porridge at night. After getting to know him a little bit, I ate the rice porridge and then took a rest."

Ma Dezhong took a cup of strong tea from Wenxiu and drank it all in one gulp.Wenxiu wanted to take the empty cup, but Ma Dezhong grabbed her hand. "Lady, my husband will be a rootless person from now on, and we will take Yingtian Mansion as our home from now on."

Wenxiu smiled softly and said, "My concubine's parents are long gone, and I married my husband-in-law. Wherever the husband-in-law is, that's home."

Ma Dezhong felt sweet, and put his arms around her shoulders, but couldn't help but shed tears.

After crying once in Shandong, Ma Dezhong has never shed tears these days.But now, holding his wife's delicate body, he couldn't help crying.

"As a husband, I am incompetent and cannot protect the bones of my parents, but from now on, I will definitely protect you mother and child."

And in the Royal Hospital not far from them, Zhu Gaochi, who had been recuperating here for ten days, was silent for a long time facing the half moon in the sky at this time.

In front of him, Kong Lenan, a professor of the Imperial Academy, was kneeling. "Your Highness, the Kong family is in critical condition now, and it will all be in His Highness for a year. I hope His Highness will take pity on you."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and sighed: "Gu is now in exile. If he didn't take the initiative to recuperate from his illness, he might be sent to the northwest to eat sand. If this case is closed before the emperor's father goes out, it will be difficult for Gu to intervene."

Kong Lenan kowtowed again: "Your Highness, although my Kong family seeks profit by refusing grain, all of this is for His Highness's great cause. I hope His Highness will show mercy."

Zhu Gaochi sighed, and said softly: "Get up, even Your Majesty will not wipe out the Confucius family. The Kong family looks dangerous, but it is actually safer than Gu now. If the case has not been closed before your Majesty goes out, Lonely will help."

Although Zhu Di could not be persuaded, but in front of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi was still somewhat sure.

In the past few days, apart from Yang Shiqi who has been by his side for a long time, even Yang Pu is still in prison.

Those court ministers were very close to him, but in the past few days, none of them showed up, and they just asked their family members to send gifts.

Is he, Zhu Gaochi, short of these gifts again?

However, he doesn't know who to hate, because his father gave everything to him, is it wrong for him to take it back now?

Those ministers acted according to the wind, if he was not the son of the emperor, who would know him?

Thinking of Zhu Zhanji, his heart is also full of contradictions.I am glad that I have a capable son. These days, the court is stable, and the words that come out are all praised by the ministers.

But at the same time, he also felt genuine jealousy.

Unlike his second and third brothers, he has no hope in the country and can go to Xizhou to develop.

Although he seemed to be abolished, he couldn't go anywhere.

When Kong Lenan was around, he was a little upset, but after he left, he felt extremely lonely again.

He missed the delicate and beautiful concubines in the palace, but these days, they were all restricted and could not accompany them at night.

"He Chun, Fugu, go back and rest!"

Kong Lenan returned to his home in Taipingfang. In the study, there were still several family members looking forward to it.Seeing his gloomy expression, he hurriedly asked, "What did your Highness say?"

"Those who have no responsibility at all dare not go against the emperor."

"If it's just a food case, there are many offenders, so I'm not afraid of anything, but now my Kong family has been rumored to be digging up the Ma family's ancestral grave due to occupying land. This matter should not be underestimated."

They are all members of the Confucian family, so they naturally know that the reason for the Confucian family's survival for thousands of years is their reputation.

How many wealthy families in the past have been washed away by the big waves, only the Kong family is still standing, relying on the reputation passed down from their ancestors.

If there is no fame, how capable is a scholar in the Confucian Mansion?

But this is the capital, and the Kong family dare not take any action at all.

"The eldest son is so wrong! If Ma Dezhong had been appeased in Shandong back then, how could there have been such a big disturbance!"

A strong 30-year-old man said: "How can it be so simple! If it was just to pay some money, it would have been wiped out at the beginning. But this Ma Dezhong dared to ask his eldest son to come forward to apologize because he is a relative of the grandson. It’s not wishful thinking! When will my Confucian family need to apologize to a martial artist? I want my eldest son to come forward in person!”

Kong Lenan naturally knows that a martial artist is so arrogant, what is the background of a thousand-year-old family?That's face!

But now the situation is not good for the Kong family, and they also feel that things are getting more and more difficult.

In particular, Gu Zuo, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was not close to the Kong family, and now they can't get along even if they want to get along.

Kong Lenan said: "Tomorrow, Zhiqian, go to the home of Liu Guan, the censor of Zuodu, and send him the authentic Tang Dynasty Yan Zhenqing that I have preserved."

"This is Yan Zhenqing's authentic work!"

"Compared to the Confucian mansion, what is a single word!" Although Kong Lenan said this, he was quite reluctant in his heart. "I'll go to Jian's mansion tomorrow to find out what's going on. Some things are difficult for us in the hall, but it's not a problem for him."

Although the gate of the palace has been closed, the news that Zhu Gaochi met Kong Lenan, the Kong family, was spread into the palace immediately.

Looking at Sun Lin who personally sent the news, Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "The Kong family is still proud and arrogant, and they don't bother to bow their heads to me. I want to see how long they can be tough."

Sun Lin sneered and said, "A Kong family can wipe out all of them with a single guard. Your Highness is so prudent, it's too flattering for them."

As a disabled person, Sun Lin's thinking is quite extreme, and he wishes that everyone in the world is like him.Such a person is actually more comfortable to use.

If someone like Zheng He heard that he was going to deal with the Kong family, he would have discouraged him a long time ago.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said: "The Confucian family is just a trivial matter, the important thing is not to break the roots of Confucianism... Tell you this, you don't understand, go, remember not to act rashly, and ruin my big event."

Zhu Zhanji was willing to let Jin Yiwei do it, but he was not willing to let the Advisory Affairs Department do it. On the one hand, he did not want to give the eunuchs the right to enforce the law, and on the other hand, many of them were perverted.

Many of them took pleasure in bullying, and if they were to deal with a thousand-year-old family, they would be extremely excited and wipe out the roots.

Anyway, they have no descendants themselves, so they are not afraid of revenge at all.

Xue Shanggong held Zhu Qizhen in his arms, and walked in with a few court ladies. "Your Highness, it's time to rest."