"Mr. Lin, the minister of wine, Eunuch Xiao, the supervisor of etiquette, and Master Cheng came to visit."
Just when Lin Han was about to give his daughter a vivid lesson in thrift and housekeeping, someone came to the door. Send a message.
Lin Han looked at his nervous daughter and said, "Since it's from your future husband's family, accept it and treat it as a supplementary betrothal gift. You don't have to keep anyone in the house." "As a father, I can't buy you too much."
"Yes."
Lin Yi felt happy that these things were truly hers with her father's consent.
Lin Han said, "In the next few days, your family members in Fujian and your younger brothers and sisters will come together. There is enough place for them to live in the capital. Unlike before, they can only find places to rent." "Live"
When Lin Han was promoted, the emperor also cared about the fact that most of his family members, especially his concubines and children, were all in his hometown, so he sent people to bring Lin Han's family to the capital.
Although the official residence was not a given house and the property rights did not belong to Lin Han, it could be regarded as Lin Han's residence in the capital for some time to come. The place was naturally spacious and bright.
This reflects the emperor's high regard for Lin Han.
"Finally the family is reunited." Ruan said.
The Ruan family has never had any children in her life, but her husband has always been able to flourish. However, in recent years, due to the pressure of life, the Lin family has returned to their hometown one after another. Ruan family will not fight for anything even at this age.
Lin Han explained the moving matter.
I then came out to see Xiao Jing and Cheng Minzheng. Seeing that they were very cautious, Lin Han couldn't think of anything related to it with his political thinking.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "That's right. Although Bachelor Cheng has been reinstated and is going to Nanjing to take charge of the affairs of the Southern Hanlin Academy, there may be a delay of half a month before leaving because there is an issue involving the inheritance of Zongzuo's etiquette. His Majesty wants two respected old gentlemen to take the lead."
Lin Han's face also darkened.
Although Zong Zuo was not necessarily talking about the royal family, the eunuch and the ceremonial officer came out to say that Zong Zuo, what is it if it is not a royal matter?
What does this mean when the emperor has already established a prince< /p>
"I don't quite understand." Lin Han could only wait for Xiao Jing to explain to him in detail.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with the royal family, but involves the inheritance of the nobles and nobles in the court. Your Majesty's intention is to form a custom, that is, brothers will be the same as brothers."
Lin Han was puzzled and looked over at Cheng Minzheng. He could tell that Cheng Minzheng should have learned what was going on from Xiao Jing before coming to the Imperial College.
But at this time, Cheng Minzheng lowered his head and did not look at Lin Han.
"Father and son inherit each other. If there are no children, brothers will inherit brothers. Is there any doubt about this?" Lin Han felt that Xiao Jing's words seemed unnecessary.
Xiao Jing said, "There is no doubt, but if you are an elder brother and your title is reduced due to a crime, then there will be no heirs after your brother dies, and there is no need to pass it back to the eldest son."
< p>"Yeah"When Lin Han heard this, he immediately felt that the emperor was trying toTo whom.
Among the nobles of the current dynasty, those who were deprived of titles due to crimes include Kong Hongxu, who is from the lineage of Yan Shenggong, and Zhang, the 46th generation of the Zhengdao Celestial Master, who was titled "Da Zhenren". Yuanji.
The murders of Zhang Yuanji and Kong Hongxu occurred in the same year, but Zhang Yuanji was more vicious. He killed more than 40 people, including a family of three. In the end, he was demoted to a commoner and was replaced by his cousin. Zhang Yuanqing succeeded the position of Celestial Master and became the 47th generation Celestial Master.
Now that Zhang Yuanji has long since passed away, Zhang Yuanqing’s position as Celestial Master is very stable. He once married the daughter of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi, who was Zhu Feng’s aunt.
However, the daughter died early and left no heirs. Zhang Yuanqing's eldest son Zhang Yanyi was not born until the third year of Hongzhi, and it was not until the fourteenth year of Hongzhi that he came to the court for the first time to pay tribute.
If the emperor was not talking about Zhang Yuanqing, he could only be talking about Kong Hongxu.
Lin Han was quite straightforward and asked, "The inheritance of Yanshenggong has been decided for a long time. The eldest son of the current eldest son will inherit it."
"Mr. Lin, you Don't be so direct." Xiao Jing was speechless after hearing this.
As expected, the two personalities of Weng and son-in-law are similar, and they don’t even talk in circles.
Lin Han asked, "Is there another family?"
When he looked at Cheng Minzheng again, Cheng Minzheng was also smiling at him, as if to say, I had already guessed it after hearing this. It's the old Kong family who came out, but I'm sorry to point it out, but you are still awesome.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "It is this family. His Majesty's intention is to ask the two of you to pass on the title of this family and set the rules, so that no one will follow suit and feel guilty." You can also make your own body or heirs inherit the family title, which breaks the rules."
"Yes."
Lin Han nodded.
It still sounds reasonable.
If a person commits a crime, even a capital crime, he does not have to die, and his heirs will still have the opportunity to inherit the title again. This in itself is disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty title inheritance system.
But because the Kong family is too special, just like when Kong Hongxu committed a crime, he was not escorted to the capital, and he was not shackled, which is enough to show the royal family's fear of the Kong family.
The current emperor's father, Emperor Chenghua, was so afraid of the Kong family. How come the current Emperor Hongzhi, who founded the country with benevolence and filial piety, seems to be so strong on the Kong family?
Xiao Jing asked " Mr. Lin agreed."
Lin Han knew that Cheng Minzheng was not qualified to refuse on this matter. Now he was the only one who could raise objections. He said, "With Confucianism as an example for scholars and scholars, the imperial examination If the founding of the country is easily changed, will it be possible?"
Xiao Jing said with a smile, "Lin always feels that times have changed, and it is too late to investigate and change it now, right?"
"Well ." Lin Han still didn't hide it and nodded, "That's exactly what I'm worried about."
If Kong Hongxu's crimes were used to change the inheritance of the title, it would be a bit of settling an old score.
Because in recent years, both the Confucius family and the imperial court haveTreat Kong Hongxu’s son Kong Wenshao as the next generation heir to Yan Shenggong. Otherwise, why would Kong Hongtai bring this nephew with him every time he went to Beijing? Why would he have the shamelessness to marry Li Dongyang, a great scholar
Xiao Jing said, " What if this former Yan Shenggong may have unpardonable sins in the future?"
"Ah"
Even though Lin Han was in a good mood, he couldn't help but listen to these words. Shocked.
What is this?
If there are unforgivable crimes in the future, then just kill the person and use it to ask about the inheritance of the title
Xiao Jing said, "Two I don’t hide my position. There is a person in the northwest who is proficient in astronomy and calendar, and is also good at asking about heavenly secrets. He predicted that major events will happen in the Queli Xuansheng Temple in the next two days, which may affect the inheritance of the Duke of Yansheng."
"Zhang Bingkuan" Lin Han had already stood up from his seat.
Is Zhang Zhou crazy?
Forget about confronting the Manchu civil servants, now he wants to attack the Kong family
Is he going to confront the Manchu civil servants? Are the entire literati forces incompatible?
Xiao Jing nodded and said, "It's Mr. Zhang. The incident happened suddenly, and it was difficult for His Majesty to ask for countermeasures. Previously, he only asked Mr. Li Ge for advice. Seeing that something will happen in the next two days, For the sake of the stability of the country, His Majesty can only invite famous and respected scholars to come out and set the rules for the inheritance of Duke Yan Sheng and even the title of Ming Dynasty."
Lin Han frowned. "Such a secret statement may not be credible."
Cheng Minzheng asked weakly, "What will happen to the Xuansheng Temple in Queli?"
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Just here You two can just wait and see for the next two days. But this matter must involve the Holy Duke Qianyan, so His Majesty has to be prepared for the public opinion this will bring."
Now Lin Han. They seemed to be on the same side as Cheng Minzheng. They looked at each other and were both thinking, hasn't Kong Hongxu, who once committed a crime, changed his mind? /p>
This is incredible
Lin Han said, "Your Majesty told the two of us before the incident happened."
It's just a matter of words. He is not afraid that we will tell the Kong family. They asked the Kong family to notify Kong Hongxu in time so that nothing could happen.
But when Lin Han asked, he seemed to have figured it out.
When the incident is only one or two days away from happening, and then it is made public, it seems that even if it is leaked now, it is too late to notify Kong Hongxu, what should happen will still happen
The emperor is trying to trick Kong's family
Xiao Jing sighed, "Two of you, before anything happens, Your Majesty doesn't want to cause trouble in advance. If things don't happen in the end, is it because Mr. Zhang didn't predict it or someone was there in time?" Stepping back from the brink"
Cheng Minzheng sighed, "If this kind of thing really happens, there is nothing wrong with it."
After Cheng Minzheng experienced the previous turmoil in the examination room. , he has learned to be smart.
I am on the side of the civil servants, just waiting to beDamn it, I can only stand on the side of the emperor and Zhang Zhou now. I can do whatever the emperor asks me to do. I am not like Lin Han, who wants to put on airs at critical moments.
Xiao Jing said, "So let the two of you make preparations in your mind, and draft them together in the past two days. There are still people in our family who want to meet, so I won't bother you too much."
"It's also because of this. "This matter"
Lin Han stood up to see off the guests. Hearing that Xiao Jing was going to meet someone else, he naturally wanted to ask.
He also didn’t understand what it meant when the emperor asked Xiao Jing to come out to publicize the matter in advance instead of waiting to find them later
Xiao Jing smiled and shook his head. It means that this matter should not be spoken to others.
After Cheng Minzheng and Lin Han learned that something might happen in Qufu, everyone in the capital seemed to know about it that day.
The news spread so fast that even Xiao Jing, who was responsible for delivering the news, was a little unexpected.
Li Dongyang had a day off that day and was about to go to the palace for the night at sunset. However, Kong Hongtai came to visit in a hurry. Although Li Dongyang felt guilty at this time and did not want to meet Kong Hongtai, he seemed to know how to avoid it. There was no other way but to meet Kong Hongtai before going on night watch.
"Mr. Li Ge, something bad is going to happen. It is said that Mr. Zhang, who knows about ghosts and gods, prophesied that my brother would commit adultery and commit crimes in Xuansheng Temple. This matter The stakes are high, so you must come up with a countermeasure."
When Kong Hongtai said what he said, Li Dongyang was completely confused.
What
Even Kong Hongtai knows that it hasn’t happened yet. It’s not the four Directors of Ceremonies who have leaked the news. Someone wants to blame me for the leak.
Li Dongyang pretended to be calm and said, "Dongzhuang, you don't have to worry, how can the prophecy be accurate?"
Dongzhuang is just Kong Hongtai's nickname, but because Kong Hongtai usually Dongzhuang calls himself himself, and the upper and lower officials in the capital are accustomed not to address him by his title or name. Those who are familiar with him refer to him as Dongzhuang. Scholars also call him "Mr. Dongzhuang" when they meet to show their closeness.
Li Dongyang neither said yes nor did he say no, only that it was untrustworthy.
Kong Hongtai said, "It has been spread throughout the government and the public. It is said to be news released from the palace."
After hearing this, Li Dongyang was horrified.
I took a nap during the day, but why was everything turned upside down outside? The palace took the initiative to release the news. This is so cruel
Li Dongyang was really resourceful, and he immediately wanted to understand it. The trick.
Aren’t you Li Dongyang worried about being blamed by the Kong family afterwards, saying that you knew in advance and didn’t report it? Then will the Kong family also blame the emperor and Zhang Zhou for hiding the matter and wait to see the joke
Then Just wait until an incident has not happened, but the news has spread and there is no time to pass it back to Qufu, then leak the matter and let everyone in the capital know that Zhang Zhou predicted that Kong Hongxu will commit adultery and commit crimes, and then he is almost full of it. Everyone in the capital and even the whole world will serve as witnesses
We all know that you, Kong Hongxu, wantOnly you, Kong Hongxu, didn’t know about the crime of committing adultery, and then you, Kong Hongxu, really committed the crime.
Excuse me.
Whose responsibility is this?
Is it your fault that the emperor did not inform you of the Kong family in advance or yourselves
The whole world watched the Kong family’s jokes together , you Kong family actually want to beat him up
"Mr. Li Ge, are you listening?"
Kong Hongtai did not expect that Li Dongyang was completely stunned.
Li Dongyang forced himself to calm down and said, "I'm thinking."
He was thinking of countermeasures
Of course not.
Li Dongyang was thinking, before I was worried that I would not be able to explain to Dongzhuang and the Kong family afterwards, but now I don’t have to worry because the emperor has explained everything clearly in advance.
Not only did Li Dongyang know about this in advance, but you, Kong Hongtai, also knew about it in advance, and even everyone in the capital knew about it.
Everyone is a prophet and a witness, so there is no question of who bears responsibility.
Blame Zhang Zhou
Zhang Zhou knew about it and didn’t tell him in advance
If Zhang Zhou was harboring bad intentions, he didn’t need to say anything and wait until later. Just watch the excitement and add insult to injury.
If it is true, then all the responsibility lies with the person who committed the crime. Blaming others does not matter.
"Dongzhuang, look, if you are really worried about this matter, you may If it happens, should I send someone to notify him now? It's still too late." Li Dongyang tentatively gave his idea.
He said this, but in fact Li Dongyang already knew it and it was too late.
Because the time Zhang Zhou predicted that the thing would happen was that night, no matter how fast the horse was, it would be impossible for him to run more than a thousand miles in six or seven hours. This is also based on the fact that the thing happened on the same night. Before dawn.
That is to say, things seem irreversible.
Unless Kong Hongxu doesn’t do it.
If you do something and it is right, then you will really be laughed at by everyone in the world.
Kong Hongtai said with a mournful face, "After I learned the news, I sent someone to notify me to go back, but I have to travel a long distance and have to stay awake for at least two days before the news can be conveyed. How is this possible?"
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Li Dongyang said, "It's not an option to be anxious. I don't think your brother will do anything to harm the court."
At this time, Li Dongyang seemed very calm.
Before, I was still looking forward and backward, but now, like the think tank of the Kong family, I am still giving words of comfort.
"Zhang Bingkuan has a lot of things to say about God's will, but this time it involves human affairs. How could my brother follow what he said and follow what he predicted?" Li Dongyang continued to say .
Kong Hongtai said, "Mr. Li Ge, is there no way to tell His Majesty in advance?"
Li Dongyang took a breath and said, "What are you talking about?"
"This"
Li Dongyang thought to himself, why are you in Dongzhuang still so obsessed with realizing that your brother committed a crime?The Kong family is a blow, but it will be helpful to you.
This will establish your status in the Kong family.
Who knows that you are now the head of the family in name, but you are always suppressed by your brother. The so-called benevolence and filial piety have tied you down. You have had no heirs for so many years. Is it because you really can't give birth to one, or is it because of something else? I don't know what to say
Li Dongyang said, "The matter has come to this, and I have nothing to say. If Zhang Bingkuan's words are really true, it will also be your brother's responsibility. You don't have to blame yourself then."
"I"
Kong Hongtai looked at Li Dongyang eagerly.
It seems to be saying, I knew this happened in advance, and I witnessed it with everyone in the world, and watched my brother’s jokes together, how could my family not regard me as a sinner of the family
Maybe they would think that I was deliberately stumbling upon my brother, or even an accomplice, in order not to return the title.
But Li Dongyang could see that this was probably the purpose of the emperor and Zhang Zhou.
We must not only retain your title of Kong Hongtai, cheat your brother and your nephew, suppress the reputation of your Kong family and maintain the authority of the imperial authority, but also make you, the current Duke Yan Sheng, alienate from the family and completely stand firm. On the emperor's side.
At the same time, they bribed me, Mr. Li
I can’t count how many birds with one stone I can kill.
"Go back with peace of mind. I will ask questions for you when I enter the palace." Li Dongyang said.
"Then please."
Kong Hongtai's expression of begging made Li Dongyang see that Kong Hongtai really regarded him as a friend. At this time, he actually He also thought that Li Dongyang would help Kong Hongxu and his son
Don’t mention that Zhang Zhou predicted that Kong Hongxu would set a fire today. Even if it didn’t happen and it was only Kong Hongxu’s bad deeds, I, Mr. Li, didn’t want to get involved with your Kong family.
Li Dongyang entered the palace gate and arrived at the cabinet to check in, but neither Liu Jian nor Xie Qian left.
There is a lot of news from outside, and Liu Jian and Xie Qian are not closed eyes and ears. Liu Jian had felt that the matter might be related to the Kong family before, but now it is said that the rumors have confirmed his guess. .
"Binzhi, aren't you going to make it clear to us?" Xie Qian said with a smile.
Xie Qian didn’t think anything of it, but Liu Jian looked serious.
Perhaps only Liu Jian's identity and status would consider what impact it would have on the imperial power and the power of the Kong family if it really happened.
As the chief minister, I don’t want to see him fall into this situation.
Li Dongyang said, "You already know this, why do you need me to say anything?"
"What kind of crime is that?" Xie Qian asked with a smile.
"Set fire." Li Dongyang said.
Liu Jian frowned and said, "Burn the Xuansheng Temple."
"Yes." Li Dongyang nodded.
Liu Jian took a breath and sighed, "If you had made it clear in advance, this would definitely not have happened. But I also understand your situation. If the news hadn't come from the palace, don't say it was you." At onceEven I can't open this mouth. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading