My Daming New Empire

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A servant greeted him, but before he could open his mouth, Jiang Wanli took out a bright and yellow imperial decree from his pocket, and said loudly, "Jiang Wanli, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, was ordered by the emperor to be an envoy to comfort the people, please Kong Gongyanjin to accept the decree... "

The servant was taken aback for a moment, seeing that the imperial decree was just an ordinary yellow wooden scroll, he was immediately disappointed, he just cupped his hands and said, "Angel, please come in and sit down for a while, I'll go and inform my Duke...Master."

Duke Yansheng's title was cut, and the imperial decree of the seven-colored jade scroll became a bright yellow imperial decree with only one color.This time it was still a wooden scroll, indicating that the imperial decree was not about the reinstatement of officials, so naturally the servants of the Confucian Mansion would not be too affectionate.

They have seen too many imperial envoys, and a small Jinyiwei Qianhu is not in their eyes.

Jiang Wanli and the others were brought into the Confucian mansion. Because of the imperial decree in his hand, no one dared to let them wait in the side hall, but were led directly to the main hall.

Standing in this elegant courtyard, Jiang Wanli's legs couldn't help shaking a little. The two usually bold and cruel subordinates were even more miserable than him at this time.

"Calm down, we came here with the emperor's orders. No matter how good the Kong family is, it's just the Daming family. Could it be that they really have the courage to rebel?"

He dared to bring two subordinates into the Confucian mansion, and he also made up his mind on the way of courtesy first and soldiers later.

Although this time he stood on the opposite side of Wenchen, but with the support of the emperor and grandson, he was not very worried.

After a while, a group of Kong clan members in formal attire entered the yard led by the servants. The servants laid out the incense table in an orderly manner according to the procedure, waiting for the imperial edict.

Jiang Wanli had no intention of having a relationship with Kong Jiala. Today he came to be a villain, not to mention that he is a small thousand household, and it is impossible for him to be looked down upon by the Kong family, so he didn't bother to make fun of himself.

The Patriarch Kong Yanjin of this generation, Yongle, has been a noble for ten years. He is only 20 years old this year, three years younger than His Royal Highness.

As soon as he came of age three years ago, he was stripped of his title by the emperor because of an article that was highly praised by Confucian scholars, which put the Confucian family in a very embarrassing situation.

In the past few years, he has been very low-key, hoping that the emperor will be merciful, or that the new emperor will ascend the throne and return the title of Confucian Mansion.

This is also the reason why they have had a close relationship with the prince in the past few years. Everyone knows that the prince is really close to Confucianism, and he is also very close to their Confucian family.

Burning incense and changing clothes, headed by Kong Yanjin, the heads of several main houses of the Confucius Mansion knelt down.

Only then did Jiang Wanli unfold the imperial decree, and read aloud: "Follow the heavens to carry the emperor, the edict said: Since the flood in 15 years, I have worried about the people of Shandong, and transported Nanyang grain to Shandong. Maliciously preventing Nanyang grain from entering Shandong. After investigation, Kong Gongdao and Kong Gongde used illegal means to gain profits, disregarding the lives and deaths of the people, and the crime is unforgivable to arrest the third division of the capital and stand trial. This is it."

Kong Yanjin was shocked, he lost his composure for a moment, and looked back, only to see his two uncles Kong Gongquan, Kong Gongzhuo was also surprised.

The people who saw the Confucian mansion were all stunned, and forgot to go up to accept the order for a while, Jiang Wanli did not rush, and patiently waited for their reaction.

As long as the task can be completed smoothly today, there is no need to hate the Confucian government in small details.

The eyes of the three below exchanged for a long time before the three slowly knelt down and kowtowed: "The guilty minister accepts the order..."

Jiang Wanli relaxed his mind, as long as they were willing to accept the order, he was afraid that if they would not accept the order, the delivery of the order would become a bowl of raw rice.

Kong Yanjin received the imperial decree, made an offering on the incense table, and then bowed to Jiang Wanli and said, "Angel, I just don't know what will happen to the dozens of family members of Kong Gongdao's family? Can they be handed over to the local government?"

Jiang Wanli shook his head and said, "I have ordered the relatives of the two families to be escorted to Beijing to seal up the family property."

Kong Gongzhuo said angrily: "The relatives are so innocent, they also need to be escorted to Beijing?"

If only the two main criminals were taken to Beijing, they were not worried. With His Royal Highness in the capital, they would be released if they suffered a little at most.

However, dozens of relatives were also escorted to Beijing. If something went wrong, it would be a big scandal for the Kong family.

Jiang Wanli clasped his fists and said, "My fate is hard to do, please forgive me, Mr. Kong."

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Chapter 46 Teachings

Kong Yanjin, who is only 19 years old, is not considered a cunning at all, and three years ago, an article that he wanted to invite to be named was expelled by the furious Zhu Di because he listed Meng Yuan as orthodox.

This dealt a major blow to him as a young adult, and he became even more low-key in his life.

Kong Gongzhuo and the others, as elders, although they didn't want to admit cowardice in front of the Jin Yiwei, they were not justified.

Moreover, it's okay to let them play tricks behind their backs, but directly confronting Jin Yiwei just, they can't hold back this face.

What's more, they are still pinning their hopes on the crown prince in the capital, hoping to resolve this turmoil through the crown prince.

They didn't have the courage to put the main branch in danger for the sake of the two side branches.

So facing Jiang Wanli and the others, although they were extremely displeased, they could only accept the imperial edict.

Accepting the imperial decree meant that they approved of the imperial court's treatment of the two families, but how to escort the two families to the capital is something to discuss.

Although the title of the Kong family has been removed, it is still a first-class family in the Ming Dynasty. Even the old, young, women and children in the side branches cannot allow outsiders to insult and see a joke.

Therefore, Confucius used their non-resistance in exchange for limited dignity.

Jiang Wanli's purpose was to escort the two families to the capital. There was no limit to how they could be escorted to the court, and he would not embarrass the Kong family in this regard.

Therefore, when more than [-] members of the two families were invited out of the house, the navy officers and soldiers treated each other with courtesy and invited them into the carriage.

When the carriage arrives in Jining, it will be replaced by a boat. None of these people will be wronged.

Only Kong Gongdao, Kong Gongde and Kong Gongde were not treated so well because they were imperial prisoners, so they were detained alone in two carriages and tied up symbolically.

The signboard of Shen Houyou Kong's house, regardless of age, women and children, was extraordinarily calm. Only a few ignorant children were scared to cry, but they quickly calmed down under the comfort of the adults.

Next, is to check the property.

Although they were in charge of the nominal grain store of the Kong family, as side branches, they were just two white gloves, and the gold and silver they confiscated in their home was not much, less than ten thousand taels of silver.

Jin Yiwei wanted to confiscate those belongings, but Kong Gongzhuo took out [-] silver coins and redeemed those belongings and ornaments.

At noon, Jin Yiwei and Haijun were treated to a meal at Kong's house before leaving Qufu.

And before they left, some people had been running fast and galloping all the way to the capital.

Everyone knew that the Kong family would definitely not be able to escape the responsibility this time, but no one took this matter too seriously.

For the Kong family, because of controlling grain prices and boycotting Nanyang rice, this time it was recorded by the emperor, the big deal is that it was a waste of money.

Problems that can be solved with money have never been a problem for the Kong family.

It's not that this kind of thing has never been done in the past, but it's just that they didn't go to war as much as they are now.

The deepest reason behind this is none other than that Daming is not short of food now.

In the past, even the imperial court had to rely on these big landlords and big grain merchants to produce grain for the people to eat.

But now, with the addition of Nanyang rice that is grown three times a year, at least the people will not starve.

This is also the fundamental reason why the imperial court can directly attack them without fear.

This is also the fundamental reason why they have to break their wrists with the court.

The gentry have always been the middle class ruled by the royal family. Now the emperor wants to abandon them and directly benefit the people. How does this make them deal with themselves?