Chapter 854: Imprisoning the Prime Minister
He directly abolished Yan Shenggong. This move is ruthless. Many important officials present were shocked. Wang Ning'an knew it. Although he was surprised, he did not lose his composure.
But Zhang Fangping, Lu Gongya and others all changed their colors.
"I'm afraid that your Majesty has passed down from generation to generation for nearly two thousand years. It is probably inappropriate to worship the sages of Confucius and the sages who suddenly become abolished?"
"No!"
Sima Guang immediately stood up, "Of course, Saint Confucius wanted to sacrifice, but he didn't necessarily need Yan Shenggong. Our dynasty sacrificed the two emperors of Yan and Huang and the ancestors of heaven and earth were all under the control of the Ministry of Rites, and there was no mistake. Confucius was still a sage respected by all generations, but now the so-called Confucius family in Qufu is fake, must be abolished, and the origin must be cleared!"
"Sima Xianggong, I would be able to sacrifice to Confucius, without his descendants present?"
"We don't have direct descendants of the two emperors Yan and Huang for sacrifices! We are descendants of Yan and Huang, and we are disciples of Confucius and Mencius. Do you have to use a fake product to deceive yourself?"
Mr. Lu said angrily: "Sima Guang, can we confirm that Kong Renyu is fake based on the current evidence? Besides, even if Kong Renyu is fake, the Kong family has other branches and side branches, why can't they inherit the position of Yan Shenggong? Don't forget that Lord Yan Shenggong is a title granted by the late emperor. Now that the bones of the late emperor are not cold, can we, as the minister of the late emperor, deny his decision?"
I have to say that Lu Gongzhu is still very combat-effective.
After he finished speaking, he immediately bowed and burst into tears.
"I'll tell Your Majesty that Confucius is a sage of all generations. The Confucius family has been passed down through the continuous inheritance and the sage's blood is the hope of scholars all over the world. With the Confucius family here, the backbone of scholars is... I think the foundation of scholars must not be damaged!"
Zhao Shu had a calm face and refused to speak, obviously he was unwilling to give in.
"You guys, do you know what the Kong family did?"
Wang Ning'an suddenly stood up, his face was solemn, and he walked in front of everyone.
"Just 800 miles have been sent to Yanzhou for emergency treatment. The case has been clarified. Everyone can take a look!"
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Zhang Dun's ability to do things is not to be doubted. He quickly pried open the mouths of all the thugs. They had already admitted that they had killed dozens of officials. In addition, they also admitted that they were ordered by the Kong family to kill the Tai students and blame the court.
"Not to mention the crimes such as the Kong family's fish meat village, occupying minerals, obstructing the imperial court laws and other crimes, just killing officials and killing scholars, they should be severely punished! You said that the Kong family is the example of scholars and the foundation! Is this the foundation? I can tell you that this root is already rotten, rotten!"
"Well said!"
Song Xiang suddenly stood up, "What the King of Xiliang said is very true. The Kong family and Confucius are not very related. So what if Kong Renyu is true? It has been so many years. Confucius is just one of the hundreds of schools of thought and has enfeoffed descendants of the Kong family? What about me, Sun Wuzi, Han Feizi, Guan Zi... Can every descendant of every family be rewarded? If we only enfeoffed descendants of the Kong family, how can we reflect fairness? In addition, we learn the way of saints and respect them. It is a merciful heart. Let me ask, what is the descendants of the Confucius family worthy of our respect? Should they take advantage of the robbery, or forget their righteousness when they see profit and meat? What they do will be despised if Confucius lives! Continuing to preferential treatment of the Confucius family will only help the evil and ruin the name of the saint. The old minister suggested that the ceremony for worshipping Confucius should be handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and together with other sages and sages, can the court be shown in the benevolence and morality of the court."
On the side, Wen Yanbo and Jia Chang looked at each other at the two old guys.
Frankly speaking, they thought it was too much to directly abolish the title of Yan Shenggong.
But judging from the current situation, Wang Ning'an did not intend to stop, and Song Xiang fought hard for the Baijia Academy. If they did not express their opinions, they would only be hated by Wang Ning'an and the emperor at that time, that would be a bad thing...
Although they were unhappy when they attacked the Kong family, they couldn't help but let them!
"Your Majesty, the views of King Xiliang and Prince Song are very reasonable. Now the Kong family is involved in many cases. The so-called prince violates the law and the common people. If he turns a blind eye to the ear just because he is a descendant of a saint, he violates the teachings of the saints. The ministers think that they should be severely punished, and at least they must first recover the title of Yan Shenggong, and then deal with it separately after the case is investigated."
Zhang Fangping, Lu Gongzhu and several ministers were not satisfied, but the problem was that Pang Ji and Han Jiang were not there. No matter whether they were in the world or their qualifications, they could not compete with these old men. Even if they were unhappy, they would not dare to continue to fight.
In this way, Zhao Shu's decree was successfully passed!
The little emperor was so happy that he had won the Kong family in one fell swoop, as if he had agreed to a big victory! He did win beautifully!
In fact, Zhao Shu has been unable to understand since he was a child.
It is said that the emperor is rich in all directions and is the lord of the world. He can respect the ways of sages in everything and be controlled by an old man two thousand years ago!
Moreover, whenever the royal families of all dynasties change, they will be killed or injured. However, the Kong family stands tall and prosperous, and their lives will get better and better. Without a thousand-year-old court, only a thousand-year-old family!
I am afraid that in the hearts of scholars, the status of the Kong family is even more noble than that of the royal family. The court's legal system is far less than that of the Confucian Taoist system. Whenever the dynasty changes, the Kong family is like a big banner, kneeling on the old emperor and then on the new emperor, as if they are the masters, and all dynasties have only passed by!
It's simply outrageous!
I am the emperor, and I will destroy the Kong family!
Zhao Shu also became willful, but this matter was far from over.
After the title of Yan Shenggong was taken back, there were such a big case, the Kong family, other families, and two other husbands were still in Yanzhou. How should they end?
Zhao Shu didn't know what was going on, and he looked at his master habitually.
Wang Ning'an immediately understood the truth, "I asked Your Majesty, I thought that the case in Yanzhou should be dealt with quickly. The Kong family did many evil deeds, and it was like a local domineering. It must be cleaned up to serve as a warning to others. I recommend Xianggong Wen as an imperial envoy and go to the aftermath immediately."
He said, smiling at Wen Yanbo.
"Mr. Wen, you won't refuse, right?"
"Of course I have to refuse!"
Wen Yanbo was scolded, the surname Wang, what kind of grudges do I have with you? Why do you think of me for such unlucky things? I don’t want to cause trouble!
Although Lao Wen cursed in his heart, he also knew that Wang Ning'an won again this time.
Although I didn't talk about Pang Ji and Han Jiang just now, the Kong family fell and they couldn't get better. There were only a few people in the court who had the strength to compete with Wang Ning'an.
If he doesn't listen to him, if Wang Ning'an makes up his mind, he will be in trouble...
Lao Wen hesitated for a moment and immediately said, "The old minister is willing to go to Yanzhou to share the worries of Your Majesty!"
Zhao Shu smiled happily, "Mr. Wen is indeed a model for the court and a model for ministers. I give you the sword of the emperor to control all parties, including Pang Han, and you must obey your arrangements... I will give Mr. Wen a month to deal with this case?"
"The old minister did his best."
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After the imperial meeting ended, Wen Yanbo came out and exploded.
"Wang Ning'an, you're too much!"
Wang Ning'an didn't care, "Brother Kuanfu, you are so smart, you have known for a long time that the Kong family must not be kept... and if you don't abandon the Kong family, you will still respect Confucianism alone. Your reputation will not be good!"
"Pooh!"
Wen Yanbo spat fiercely, "I don't care about my reputation behind me. If I do what you said, I will immediately become an eternal sinner who ruins the Confucian Taoism. I will be stabbed by someone! You, you are really hurting people!"
"You know, why do you agree?"
"I...I'll be sick now!" Lao Wen was about to leave.
Wang Ning'an stretched out his hand and stopped Wen Yanbo, and he changed his smile.
"Brother Kuanfu, I didn't think so much just now. Actually, I want to thank you for your righteousness and help you!"
"Let me..." Wen Yanbo swallowed the last word back and gritted his teeth and said, "Who is the one with the surname Wang, are you so grateful to me?"
"Brother Kuanfu, after listening to me, the land under the name of the Kong family has nearly one million mu, as well as the Zhang family, the Meng family, the Yan family, and the Zeng family... There are countless lands. In addition, Yanzhou coal mines also need to develop, and there is also a steel plant, which requires a large amount of investment..."
Wen Yanbo's face gradually calmed down, and he seemed to understand what Wang Ning'an meant.
"You mean..."
"Brother Kuanfu, there is a lot of oil and water here, so won't the fat and water flow to outsiders' fields?"
Wen Yanbo's mouth twitched twice, and his originally blue face finally calmed down, from the cold winter to the beginning of summer.
"Hahaha, Erlang, I'm not wrong. You are indeed a wonderful person. I'll leave now!"
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The changes in the capital can be said to be a turnaround in one night, and the pigs and sheep change their colors.
The situation that was originally evenly matched has completely changed.
The most embarrassing person is not the Kong family, but the two husbands, Pang Ji and Han Jiang.
They wanted to create a conflict, then take the opportunity to get out, and throw dirty water on Wang Ning'an.
The idea is really good.
But when it comes to operation, there are many loopholes.
First, Gu Qinfeng fought back, then the person arranged by the Kong family was arrested. When they realized that the whole situation had fallen into Zhang Dun's hands!
"oops!"
Pang Ji almost fainted. He leaned straight on the chair, hoping to pounce on him and tear Han Jiang to pieces.
You are such a fool, how can you make such a simple thing so messy? You want to kill everyone!
Han Jiang was also full of grievances.
He did not dare to intervene too deeply, because the lessons from Han Qi, Fu Bi and others were too heavy before, and not killing scholars and officials would have become a joke. Once involved, with Wang Ning'an's ability, no one could die without a place to die.
Therefore, we must use the strength to fight, try to pass through the flowers without touching the leaves.
But he never expected that he would encounter a bunch of pig teammates and completely harm them.
The Kong family is also stupid. You are local tyrants. Wang Ning'an sent all the troops here. You still didn't notice it at all. They thought they were really going to suppress bandits. How stupid they should be!
"Now is not the time to complain, so I'd better find a way!"
Pang Ji took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "Let's go, we're still an imperial envoy. Go to the military camp immediately, and try our best to avoid it. Get the person, otherwise we will just be the meat on the chopping board, and we can cut it whatever we want!"
Han Jiang nodded immediately, yes, the Kong family's thugs were going to snatch them, and the two Du Yuhou he sent out would also get them. There were also the Gu Qinfeng and those tooth students, and they could not keep them in Zhang Dun's hands!
"Little Zhang Dun, he is nothing. Relying on his master's power, he dares to ignore us, so that he can know how powerful we are!"
The two men, carrying the Emperor's Sword, set up an imperial envoy's ceremonial guards, were in full force and were about to launch an army to question the crime.
But before they went out, the headquarters was blocked.
And the leader is the timid Zhang Heng!
"The emperor met with the two ministers and dared to ask them not to go out. Just here, wait for the imperial decree!"
Chapter completed!