A series of unfavorable news rushed into Kong Yinzhi's ears like a flood, and it exploded in his ears like jeopards.

Kong Yinzhi also began to feel a strong fear and began to regret that he might have really touched His Majesty's dragon scales, and this His Majesty is not that easy to mess with.

Kong Yinzhi began to understand why the Donglin Party and the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce were defeated by him, but at first he naively believed that His Majesty would compromise with him and would have to endure his provocation. After all, he was the emperor of the Han people, not the Tartar emperor, but he would still talk about kindness.

But he found that he was wrong. This emperor was not only the emperor of the Han people, but also the descendant of the Emperor Hongwu who had spared no time to cause major crimes for the rule of the dynasty.

"What should we do now?"

Kong Yinzhi hid his trembling hands behind his back, his fat body moved uneasy on the chair, and his eyes flickered at the servants who were as confused and fearful as him.

Kong Xingji is Kong Yinzhi's most valued son. In fact, he decided most of the affairs in the entire mansion. His innate calmness allowed him to be calm even in this situation.

Kong Xingji asked coldly with his eyes: "Father, I have a ruthless request. I wonder if my father can agree to me?"

"You said!" This was the first time Kong Yinzhi heard his eldest son ask for something from him.

"Give me your life!"

Kong Xingji turned his eyes as he said, and all the servants and servants who were serving him retreated. The door was closed. He pulled out a dagger and pointed it at Kong Yinzhi's neck and said, "Father, we can't escape from His Majesty's clutches at the moment, but if you let your child kill you, and you will give your head to His Majesty, you may have a chance to survive, and you will be spared from the suffering of Lingchi."

"You!" Kong Yinzhi couldn't help but become furious, stood up, trying to scold Kong Xingke for a few words but didn't know what to say. After that, he sighed and sat back: "Go on!"

"Thank you for your father's fulfillment." Kong Xinggu saluted Kong Yinzhi, and then stabbed Kong Yinzhi's neck with a dagger. However, Kong Yinzhi hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Take a rope first and strangle me to death and then cut off my head, it won't hurt."

"Children follow his father's instructions." Kong Xingke simply took off his sweat towel and wrapped it around Kong Yinzhi's neck and began to slowly exert force. Kong Yinzhi also slowly opened his mouth, breathing a little rapid, and his eyes began to cry. Tears fell on Kong Xingke's hands. However, Kong Xingke did not stop, but instead tightened.

With a clang.

At the same time, more than a dozen servants fell in with the door panel and screamed in pain.

More than a dozen Dongchang men walked in, pulled out the embroidered sword in their hands and surrounded Kong Yinzhi and Kong Xinggu.

Kong Xingji stopped because now that the people from Dongchang are coming, it is useless for him to kill his father again.

"Continue to pinch me, strangle me to death, don't let go!" Kong Yinzhi shouted hysterically at this time.

Kong Xingwei understood that his father did not want to suffer from the pain of being cut, so he nodded and started exerting force again. However, at this time, Wu Jin directly put the knife on his neck: "Let go, Your Majesty has an order, and the life and death of all people in the Confucius Sect can only be decided by Your Majesty!"

...

Ling Xin gently dipped in the potion while wiping Zhu Youxiao's whip wound, while gently opening the cuffs of her cherry lips to blow the breeze to the gradually scabbed wound. Zhu Youxiao suddenly felt a numbness and coolness all over her body, and the beauty behind her served her closely.

However, at this time, while the insects outside chirped, the sound of horse hooves could not stop. There were also shouting at the arrest. Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask Ling Xin: "I'm catching people everywhere now, are you afraid?"

"I am not afraid of my family, and what Your Majesty wants to arrest is not me." Ling Xin smiled and said, then put away the medicine bottle and put a thin gauze on Zhu Youxiao's back. Zhu Youxiao could only lie on the spring stool at this time, without moving. She took medicine for a while and couldn't help but hum.

At this time, someone came to report to Wang Zhu Youxiao to ask for a meeting.

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Let him come in."

Because Zhu Youjian did not take action this time, but stayed at the station obediently, Zhu Youjian could not use this to deal with it.

However, in fact, Zhu Youxiao hoped that Zhu Youjian would be persuaded by Kong Yinzhi's people this time and participated in the conspiracy of the Confucius Party of the Northern Zong against the policy of collecting food into one's own and gentry. However, what Zhu Youxiao did not expect was that Zhu Youjian did not seem to be unable to judge the situation or was not so easily exploited.

Zhu Youjian walked in. He looked solemn, and he looked a little complicated, but he did not feel a lot of arrogance. He bowed to Zhu Youxiao respectfully: "I have met the emperor's brother. Xie Shu, a lobbyist under Kong Yinzhi, had ulterior motives, and tried to deceive me into treason. I was so angry that I killed such unfaithful and unrighteous people. I specially offered the head of Xie Shu, a lobbyist under Kong Yinzhi, and asked the emperor to make a judgment!"

Zhu Youxiao also noticed the bloody head he was holding. When he thought that only a teenager could kill someone so easily and calmly mentioned that he could come in front of him, he couldn't despise this young man in his heart. Zhu Youxiao didn't know what Chongzhen was thinking, but what he could be sure of was that Zhu Youjian was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface. He might have the rebellion and impulse of a boy, but he also had a cunning life different from his age.

"You did a good job, Zhu Youjian, I will ask you, do you know how the Ming Dynasty can not perish?"

Zhu Youxiao asked, this was the first time he asked Zhu Youjian about political issues like this. Of course, he did not want to get any answers from Zhu Youjian, he just wanted to see Zhu Youjian’s real political stance or political tendency.

It is difficult for a teenager to say that he has any clear political beliefs. They may be more imaginative, or are directly obsessed with other people's splashy words, or just get blind answers from their own simple perspective. However, people of this age are the most likely to be implanted in thoughts and turn them into crazy believers.

"My brother is stupid, I also ask for advice from the emperor," Zhu Youjian bowed and replied.

"loyalty!"

Zhu Youxiao said two words and explained: "Only absolute loyalty can the Ming Dynasty's foundation be destroyed. Now there are too many unfaithful people inside and outside the court. Whether it is the literati and official, or the common people, their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is decreasing. The common people may be understandable. The loyalty of the common people only depends on food and clothing. However, the literati and official are unfulfilled and selfish. What I have to do is to eradicate all these disloyal forces. As a descendant of the royal family and a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you must set an example. No matter what I ask you to do, you can retain different opinions, but you must complete my will loyally, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will fall into a mess again, and people will be uneven. Do you understand?"

Zhu Youjian also had a slight movement in his heart: "My brother understands."

"Okay, I'll let you do something now, and take the 300 cavalry under your jurisdiction to the Holy Duke Kong Yan immediately. In addition to Kong Yinzhi and his two sons in Lingchi, I don't want the Kong family to have a living before sunset tomorrow. Remember, I did this for loyalty!"

After Zhu Youxiao said that, he waited for Zhu Youjian's response. If Zhu Youjian chose to refuse, he would not mind executing Zhu Youjian at the same time while dealing with the Kong family. Of course, if Zhu Youjian chose to agree, Zhu Youjian could only let Zhu Youjian's sword be stained with the blood of the Confucian scholars again.
Chapter completed!