novelonline Chapter 1074
Chapter 1074
Chapter 1074
"minister…"
After Kong Shangzhen entered the Deqing Hall, she knelt down on the ground respectfully.
"Qufu Kong's No.60 fourth-generation master, Kong Shangzhen, worships the emperor of the Holy Dynasty."
"Holy Son of Heaven..."
He touched his head to the ground, his voice extremely respectful.
"Longevity without boundaries."
These few words made His Majesty the Emperor feel a little flustered.
A feeling of complacency gushed from the soles of his feet and almost went straight to the top of the sky.
How long has Da Chen been in decline?
It's 70!
At the beginning of Sejong's journey to the south, not to mention the restoration of his homeland, even the small imperial court of the Southern Dynasty was on the verge of collapse!
At that time, many officials were not very willing to serve as officials, for fear that one day the country would fall and be burned.
It was not until the time of Emperor Xianzong that the Southern Dynasty was considered to have completely stabilized the state system and secured this half of the country.
But even the first dynasty of Xianzong, who was called Zhongxing by outsiders, never crossed the Huaihe River for half a step from the beginning to the end.
Although the Xiandi Dynasty finally summoned up the courage to take that step, the result was disastrous, causing the entire Dachen to shrink back and forth for another 20 years!
And now, Hong Dechao!
The family of sages who have been in Beitou for 70 years knelt down in front of the Great Chen Emperor again and lowered their heads!
This made Emperor Hongde suddenly feel proud.
He squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying this feeling for a while, then looked at the little old man kneeling in front of him with his hips pouted, and asked indifferently: "Mr. Kong is not far away, and he went south to Jiankang, where did he come from?"
Kong Shangzhen lowered her head, weeping.
"Go back to Your Majesty."
"70 years ago, the Shenzhou land sank, and the ancestral land of Qufu fell into the hands of Hu Qi and fell into barbarism."
"The ancestor of the subject, in order to extend the blood of the ancestors and preserve the vitality of the gentlemen, he had no choice but to commit himself to the puppet dynasty of Hu Qi and submit to the Zhu people."
"So far, it has been more than seventy years."
"Every day in the whole house, I don't miss the holy pilgrimage..."
"When the ancestor was alive, Chang Nanwang was weeping and depressed."
Kong Shangzhen wept and said: "The sages have said that Wei Guan Zhongwu is wearing a left coat."
"Our descendants, 70 years ago, have been ashamed of our ancestors and ancestors. We always pray for it to return to the Han court."
"I am lucky to be born. I look forward to the arrival of the Holy Son of Heaven. The Great Chen revives the Northern Expedition, and finally regains the ancestral land at the hands of the people of Qi."
"After being detained by the Qi people in Yanzhou, I finally got out of trouble after several rounds. On the day after I got out of trouble, I drafted the documents of the Northern Expedition according to Shen Shilang's wishes, and carried the documents to the south to pay homage to the Holy Son of Heaven."
He kowtowed again.
"The Holy Son of Heaven, when he passed the weak crown, he rejuvenated the country, and he has the state of sweeping the world. The revival of the great Chen is just around the corner!"
After all, he almost fell to the ground, knelt on the ground, and did not move.
After he finished speaking, all the civil and military officials present had different expressions.
Some people who are a little more emotional, when they heard him mention the previous dynasty, were more or less moved, but the vast majority of people didn't take it seriously.
Some even curled their lips and looked down upon Mr. Kong.
Because of his attitude, it's a bit too shameless.
His Majesty the Emperor on the throne found it very useful in his ears. After all, eight out of ten sentences of Kong Shangzhen's words were flattering to him.
But soon, Emperor Hongde came to his senses.
Because Kong Shangzhen is now in Jiankang, scolding the Qi people so harshly, 70 years ago, the Kong family might have said the same thing about Li Chen in front of the Qi people in Yandu.
The smile on His Majesty's face was restrained, and only a faint smile appeared.He opened the mouth and said: "I am very happy that the Kong family abandoned the dark and turned to the bright."
In Deqing Hall, all civil and military officials bowed down together.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for regaining the lineage of saints."
The emperor didn't take these flattery seriously, he just waved his hand lightly and said: "Dachen has never lost the sage's sect. Hasn't the Chongshenghou lineage always been Jiankang as a minister?"
Hearing this sentence, Kong Shangzhen, who was kneeling on the ground with her buttocks up, trembled, and even her buttocks trembled.
He knew in his heart that with Emperor Hongde saying this, it was difficult to say who was the authentic Kong family.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't continue talking on this topic, he stretched his waist, and then said: "Mr. Kong doesn't need to kneel, get up quickly."
Kong Shangzhen climbed up respectfully and stood with hands down.
"I have been studying since I was a child, and I respect Confucius very much in my heart. Now that the Confucius family has gone and returned, I am very happy in my heart."
"However, in the meantime, I have one thing to ask Mr. Kong."
Kong Shangzhen stood with his hands down, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."
In the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was used to calling the emperor, and he still hasn't changed it.
The emperor didn't take it seriously, glanced at all the officials indifferently, and said, "Recently, there have been rumors in Jiankang that the Confucian Temple in Qufu was burned. Is it true?"
Kong Shangzhen bowed her head immediately: "It is true."
The emperor continued to ask: "There are rumors in Jiankang that my master Chen Wang accidentally set fire to the Confucius Temple. Is this true or false?"
The emperor looked kindly: "Mr. Kong, there is no need to be afraid of anything. If there is something wrong, I will definitely punish him severely."
Kong Shangzhen lowered her head with a complicated expression.
At this time, almost all the officials in the court looked at the head of the Kong family.
Because of this incident, it is no longer a simple fire case, but a political struggle involving most officials of the Jiankang court.
Especially those officials who had previously impeached the Huai'an Army and Shen Yi all stared at Kong Shangzhen intently.
To be honest, Kong Shangzhen at this time really wanted to bite Shen Yi back.
Because he is not the first day to Jiankang.
To be precise, this was his second day in Jiankang.
Although it was only one day in Jiankang, he overheard some people chatting and learned that the Confucian Temple was burned, causing a lot of trouble in Jiankang.
At this time, he took a bite of Shen Yi, not to mention bringing Shen Yi down, at least it could make him stumble and vent his anger in Qufu.
But thinking that the family in Qufu is still in Shen Yi's hands, thinking of the cruel words Shen Yi said earlier...
He took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I was not in Qufu that day, but I asked my family. Master Wang just entered the city and has not been to the Confucius Temple. The fire in the Confucius Temple..."
"It's already burning."
"Probably, it's the fake real Qi Zhuli who did it..."
Hearing his words, the emperor sat on the throne, with a faint smile on his face, and glanced at all the civil and military officials indifferently.
In the Deqing Palace at this time, it really looks like all living beings in the world.
Some people are calm, some are flustered, and some are frowning.
Zhao Changping, the Prime Minister and Minister of the Household Department, stood up without hesitation, bowed his hands and saluted, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, it can be concluded now that someone deliberately spread rumors to frame Zhongliang!"
"It can even be said that some people are simply Hu Qi's spies, intending to let His Majesty cripple himself!"
He stared at Cui Yu almost undisguisedly.
Cui Xiang looked calm, and stood there calmly, without looking sideways, as if he didn't see Zhao Changping's glare.
His Majesty the Emperor sat firmly on the throne, looked at the stack of more than 20 documents in Gao Ming's hand with a smile, and said, "The truth is finally revealed now."
"Do you have anything else to say, sir?"
Hearing the emperor's words, almost all the people who wrote the letter just now knelt on the ground with pale faces, begging the emperor to come down.
The emperor did not respond, but looked directly at Guo Chang, the son of the state offering wine, and said in a neutral tone: "I believe that Guo Jijiu has no selfish intentions, but is just to maintain the world's gentleness, and I am a little impatient for a while. Forgive me."
Guo Chang knelt on the ground and was relieved when he heard this. He was about to speak when he heard the emperor's voice.
"but…"
The emperor changed the subject and said calmly: "However, Guo Qing incited the students of the imperial court, coerced the students, and made false accusations in series, which made me quite annoyed."
"Let's be dismissed from office, and returned to his original place of residence."
The emperor said blankly: "Never use it."
Hearing these four words, Guo Chang almost sat on the ground paralyzed, his face immediately turned pale.
The emperor finally put away his smiling face completely.
"The rest of the memorials that falsely accuse the important officials of the court will be checked one by one and punished one by one."
He looked at Kong Shangzhen again, with a smile on his face: "As for how to arrange Mr. Kong, I still need to think about it for a while. Mr. Kong will live in Jiankang for a while."
He paused, and asked: "Mr. Kong, do you want to live in the Rites Guild Hall, or in the Chongshenghou Mansion, to recognize your relatives?"
Kong Shangzhen hesitated for a long time, and finally bowed his head and chose the latter.
He walked up to the Chongsheng Hou Kong Zhenying, bowed his hands and saluted with a complicated expression: "Meet my uncle."
There is a difference in age between the two.
In fact, Kong Shangzhen should be a few years older than Kong Zhen, but Kong Zhen should not be the elder, but a unitary family. The so-called united family comes from an elder, and his seniority is a generation older than Kong Shangzhen.
Chongsheng Hou looked at the big nephew in front of him with a smile, just stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, and said.
"Mr. Yan Sheng is polite."
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A court meeting quickly dispersed. Before the meeting ended, the emperor glanced at Zhao Changping, got up and said, "Master Zhao came to the Ganlu Hall, and the others left."
After all, the emperor left with his hands behind his back.
Zhao Changping bowed and saluted. After the crowd dispersed, he walked all the way to the palace and entered the Ganlu Hall.
As soon as he entered the Ganlu Hall, before he saw the emperor, he saw Shen Heng, sitting behind a table, writing something with a pen.
Zhao Changping came to his senses and bowed to the emperor.
"Veteran Zhao Zhi, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
The emperor had just changed his court clothes at this moment, and when he saw Zhao Changping, he waved his hand and signaled him to sit down.
After Zhao Xiang took his seat, the emperor said with a smile: "I heard that Zhao Xiang and Cui Guangxian had some conflicts."
Zhao Zhi lowered his head and did not hide anything. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the culprit for slandering Shen Yi and the Huai'an Army at the recent court meeting is that Cui Yu!"
The emperor laughed and said, "But he himself, after all, didn't say anything."
"There is no handle left."
Zhao Changping remained silent.
The emperor said quietly: "Master Zhao, don't worry, there needs to be a Cui Guangxian in the court, otherwise those people with ulterior motives will have nothing to rely on, and they will be scattered everywhere, and it will be hard to keep them safe."
"Zhao Xiang and do his own thing well, don't pay attention to them."
Zhao Changping answered with a bow.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor and Zhao Changping discussed the matter of the household department's money and food, and when the official discussions were almost over, the emperor took a sip of tea and said, "There is one more thing."
Zhao Xiang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."
The emperor said quietly: "What Shen Yi means is, what does Prime Minister Zhao think of the Kong family's Xiaozong being allowed to join the Dazong?"
Zhao Changping frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, he lowered his head and answered.
"I think..."
"inappropriate."
For the last week, I have been in bed in the hospital, and sometimes I write a little too much without knowing it. I am not very satisfied with the writing of this little climax story...
Sorry everyone!
It will be back to normal in a few days! !
(End of this chapter)