Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

A dark cloud floated across the sky, and the sunny day just now disappeared. The whole world instantly became gray.

Song Cheng's voice was up and down, and he dropped another bombshell: "After a secret investigation! Kong Hongxu arranged for his concubine Liu to lure Kong Wenshi to do something harsh, and used this as a threat. He gave him drugs and stole the keys, and asked him to deliver medicine to the bed of Lord Yansheng. Kong Wenshi was morally corrupt first, and he died of poison after delivering medicine to Lord Yansheng. This is a great act of filial piety..."

"Didn't the head of the family die of illness?"

"How dare Wenshi do such an immoral thing?"

"No, this is absolutely impossible. We, the children of the Kong family, can't do such evil things!"

...

When the core members of the Kong family heard this confession, they were shocked at first, but they immediately denied that this scandal came from their Kong family.

You know, they are descendants of saints, and every word and deed has a trace of charm left by saints. Although Kong Hongxu did something against the will of heaven, the Kong family as a whole is still a model of morality.

Song Cheng ignored the noisy voices below. This imperial edict only needed to be read out in public. Then he put away the imperial edict and waved his hand: "Catch him!"

This time he was ordered to leave the capital, and he came to Shandong to do the emperor's business. Naturally, there were Jinyiwei accompanying him, and Jinyiwei immediately went forward to arrest him.

"Wait!" Kong Chengen, as the soul of the older generation, immediately stood up to stop him.

Song Cheng looked at the white-haired old man in front of him and asked very seriously: "Are you Kong family members going to disobey the order?"

"Sir Song, Xuansheng is the master of the famous religion for all ages. He has been revered by all generations and has never been replaced. His descendants are treated differently from ordinary people. Now Hongxu and Wenshi are the direct descendants of the family. Even if the court wants to punish them, they must provide real evidence instead of arresting people here on the whim of the wind!" Kong Chengen knew that sacrificing Kong Hongxu and Kong Wenshi was insignificant, but he could not let the entire Kong family be disgraced, so he resolutely stood up to defend them.

"Yes, that's right!"

"We are the descendants of the saints, how can we be pigs and dogs?"

"Don't use the same tricks to deal with the people to deal with us, you can't afford to provoke us!"

...

After seeing Kong Chengen stand up, a group of core children stood up to support him.

They seemed to have completely forgotten the dirty things they usually did. At this moment, their saintly blood seemed to awaken and directly accused Song Cheng, the Minister of Justice, on the high platform.

Song Cheng looked at the angry Kong family members below and frowned slightly.

He also rose step by step from the bottom of the people. Because he always insisted on his ideals, he probably encountered more unruly people than any official.

But now looking at the Kong family in front of him, I thought that "there are only three families in the world: my family, Zhang in Jiangxi, and Zhu in Fengyang. Zhang in Jiangxi, Taoist spirit; Zhu in Fengyang, a nouveau riche family, small family spirit." It was fabricated by someone with ulterior motives, but now it seems that it is not groundless.

Regarding the matter of Your Majesty sending Empress Dowager Zhou to live in Nangong, it was also the Kong family who had been waving the flag. In recent years, they really wanted to give the emperor a name of being unfilial.

Song Cheng has always pursued justice, but he also has a heart of loyalty and patriotism: "You Kong family are obstructing the will so much, are you really going to rebel?"

After these words came out, the arrogance of the Kong family members below was obviously reduced a little.

They relied on the blood of saints in their bodies and had been local emperors for a thousand years. They no longer took the stingy Zhu family seriously, but they knew that there were some lines that could not be crossed.

The current emperor is different from the past. Even if the relatives of Empress Dowager Zhou said to kill them, and even Empress Dowager Zhou dared to be imprisoned in Nangong, no one dared to guarantee that the emperor would not make crazy moves.

You know, Emperor Hongzhi is now in power. If he really wants to destroy their Kong family, I am afraid that all the civil and military officials in the court will not dare to fart.

That's why they have never been afraid of a wise emperor who is reasonable and sensible, but they are afraid that Emperor Hongzhi will suddenly be unreasonable.

"Sir Song, this is such a big accusation, our Kong family can't afford it! But if you want to take the person away, please show us the evidence!" Kong Chengen said very toughly, relying on the fact that this was his territory.

Jinyiwei Qianhu Lu Song stepped forward and said coldly and sarcastically: "Shangshu Song was ordered to do his job, and our Jinyiwei was ordered to arrest people. You actually want evidence before you release people? You Kong family are really lawless!"

"Hawk dog, don't be so presumptuous! You are just a small Jinyi Qianhu, and you dare to act wildly in my Kong family's territory? Let me tell you, there are tens of thousands of children in my Kong family in today's ceremony. If you dare to take people rudely, you will be the enemy of my entire Kong family!" Kong Chengen hated Jinyiwei the most in his life, and threatened them with his large number of people today.

Jinyiwei Qianhu Lu Song took a deep breath and responded: "Kong Chengen, today I am ordered to arrest people. If you dare to hinder me from doing my job, don't blame me for being rude to you...!"

"Go ahead if you dare! If you want to arrest them, step over my body first!" Kong Chengen interrupted Lu Song and smiled provocatively.

In this dispute over the position of Yanshenggong, he stood on the side of Kong Wenshi.

Once Kong Wenshi was arrested and brought to the capital, not only would Kong Wenshi and Yanshenggong be completely lost, but their entire Kong family would lose face because of Kong Wenshi and Kong Hongchu.

If their Kong family lost their reputation in the Ming Dynasty, it would be fatal to their entire Kong family, which was far more serious than when Kong Hongxu was taken to the capital.

That's right. He not only wanted to protect Kong Wenshi, whom he supported, but also wanted to protect the reputation of the entire Kong family, and protect this super family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Lu Song took a deep breath, suddenly pulled out the embroidered spring knife from his waist, pointed it at Kong Chengen and said coldly: "In this case, then Lu will... send you off!"

He shouted in a low voice, moved his body, and rushed towards Kong Chengen.

Kong Chengen's face changed drastically when he saw this. He never expected that Lu Song would dare to do it. He hurriedly stepped back a few steps and shouted loudly: "Where are the children of the Kong family? Stop this madman!"

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of children of the Kong family rushed over, holding sticks and knives.

"Die!" Lu Song thought of the happy grudges when he followed Wang Yue in Yangzhou Prefecture. The embroidered spring knife in his hand did not retreat at all, but chopped towards Kong Chengen.

Puff!

Kong Chengen's eyes were filled with fear, and he looked at the murderer in front of him in disbelief, but he could no longer make any sound in his throat, and he fell backwards.

"Dead?"

"He really dared?"

"Kill him and avenge my uncle!"

...

After seeing Kong Chengen die in Lu Song's hands, a group of Kong family members who were close to Kong Chengen could not believe their eyes, and then fell into madness.

Especially Kong Hongchu saw the opportunity and also fanned the flames behind to encourage his children to take revenge.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Song Cheng, the Minister of Justice, raised the imperial edict in his hand and said: "Arresting Kong Hongxu and Kong Wenshi is the emperor's will. Anyone who dares to disobey the order is tantamount to treason!"

After these words came out, the crazy Kong family children sobered up a little, after all, the weight of the last two words was too heavy.

"How can my uncle die in vain? Kill this hawk dog to tell my uncle's spirit in heaven!" Kong Hongchu's eyes turned, but he wanted to find a way to survive. +

The Kong family has been divided into two factions. They had been fighting openly and secretly, but now their interests have converged.

"Take him down!" Kong Chengxiao is Kong Chengen's younger brother, and he was also furious at this moment.

The Kong family has many children, and today is the day of sacrifice. They not only have various sticks and knives in their hands, but also bows and arrows in the six arts of a gentleman.

But I don't know who started it, a group of Kong children rushed to Lu Song.

Lu Song was surrounded by Kong children, but he was not afraid at all, waving the embroidered spring knife: "The Kong family has rebelled, call for help!"

This time he came here on orders, and he didn't bring many people with him. But as a dignified Jinyiwei Qianhu, he was also ordered to do his job. Not only did the local officials dare not sit idly by, even the Governor of Shandong had to come to save him.

There was a sound of metal clashing. The Jinyiwei led by Lu Song were all good fighters in the army, but there were so many children of the Kong family, and some of them kept shooting arrows at them.

Bang!

Just as Lu Song was waving the embroidered spring sword in his hand for defense, a heavy stick came from behind, and when Lu Song found it, it was too late, and he was hit hard by the stick.

Buzz...

Lu Song's head buzzed, blood splashed from his ears, and his eyes went black. He fell heavily to the ground in the direction of the heavy stick.

"Master Qianhu!"

The accompanying Jinyiwei saw Lu Song being knocked to the ground, and they were also anxious.

Song Cheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, saw everything, and his face was ashen at this moment.

The Kong family is not the descendant of a saint. This group of people who wield swords and guns are clearly the descendants of bandits. This place is simply the den of thieves of their Kong family.

Song Cheng, the Minister of Justice, looked at the rampant Kong family members below and finally couldn't hold back: "Send a message to the Governor-General's Office of Shandong that the Kong family has rebelled and will lead troops to suppress it immediately!"

"I obey your orders!" The messenger who accompanied him immediately bowed his hands.

Ah?

The Kong family elders present saw that Song Cheng was actually going to send troops to suppress them, and they immediately realized that the situation was out of control, and hurriedly began to restrain those crazy children.

In fact, when they beat Lu Song, they also slowly calmed down.

No matter how arrogant they were on weekdays, they were the emperor's personal soldiers after all, and they were ordered to do their work. It seemed that they had gone too far.

Of course, the death of Kong Chengen ignited the anger of some of the Kong family members. Even though Song Cheng had ordered the use of the army, he still looked coldly at Lu Song who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

"Minister Song!" A Jinyiwei suddenly looked up at Song Cheng and said with great pain.

Song Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stepped forward to check Song Cheng's injuries.

"That stick just now was really beautiful!"

"Isn't it? It's a pity that the stick just now didn't kill him!"

"The martial arts of the Jinyiwei are just so-so. How dare they commit crimes in our Kong family's territory? They deserve to die!"

...

The Kong family's children hated Lu Song to the core. Now seeing him being knocked down, they not only did not feel afraid, but also expressed a kind of regret.

"Sir Song, please take back your order. Is there any misunderstanding here? Captain Lu killed our elders for no reason, and our young people hit him with a stick in anger. In terms of the real fault of this matter, it is Captain Lu who bullied others with his power!" Kong Chengxiao stood up to preside over the overall situation and tried to characterize the conflict.

Song Cheng looked at the other party who wanted to reverse black and white, and said lightly: "Bullying with power? For no reason? Captain Lu was ordered to arrest the murderer. Kong Chengen came out to stop him and disobeyed the order. He should be killed!"

"Master Song, everyone said that you are Song Qingtian, but now it seems that you are just a follower of the inflammatory people, who can't distinguish between right and wrong! My uncle only wants evidence, is it wrong?" Kong Hongchu knew that he needed the power of the family, so he immediately stood up and carried out the investigation. argued.

Song Cheng's eyes fell on Kong Hongchu, but he said coldly: "Not to mention the court arresting people for trial, there is no need to verify the evidence first! Your concubine Liu is a witness. Opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy will tell us who Kong Hongtai is. If you weren't poisoned to death, don't you think you can escape the blame?"

ah?

Kong Hongchu's mouth opened slightly and he fell to the ground.

After all, he knew that his concubine had not escaped back to her parents' home, that Ganqing had fallen into the hands of the court, and what he had done was no longer a secret at all.

"Lord Song, there must be a misunderstanding about this matter! Since Lu Qianhu's injuries were caused by my descendants of the Kong family, we will definitely be responsible for treating Lu Qianhu!" Kong Chengxiao already knew what kind of virtue Kong Hongchu had and decided immediately Sacrifice Kong Hongchu stepped forward to smooth things over.

Song Cheng's eyes looked a little lonely, but he said calmly: "No need!"

"Master Song, please give us a chance to make amends for our past mistakes, and don't make the matter a big deal!" Kong Chengxiao knew that injuring thousands of Jin Yiwei was no small matter, so he immediately requested sincerely.

Song Cheng looked away from Kong Chengxiao's face, but looked at the disciples of the Kong family present and said: "Lu Qianhu is dead, and I can no longer make the decision in this matter! If you Kong family wants to rebel, you can take down me. , otherwise you just wait for the court to liquidate you!"

"Huh? Dead?"

"This...how is this possible!"

"That stick just now seemed to have hit my head!"

…

When the onlookers of the Kong family heard the news of Lu Qianhu's death, they were all shocked at first, but some seemed to be more understanding.

Kong Chengxiao knew that the matter was not trivial, so he immediately walked towards Lu Song who was lying on the ground. When he saw that Lu Song's face had no blood, he stretched out his hand to his nose and felt a chill immediately.

The emperor's own soldiers died here, at the hands of the Kong family's children, so the nature of the whole thing has changed. It would be fine if the emperor's personal soldiers were passing by, but they were still carrying out errands according to the order.

Kong Chengxiao saw that the situation was developing out of control, and he felt an unprecedented fear in his heart and said, "We are really in trouble this time!"

Xu Hong, the governor of Shandong, had originally led troops to conduct drills. Now after receiving Song Cheng's order, he immediately led Shandong's elite troops to surround the place. (End of chapter)