Chapter 1616 Thunderbolt Kong Yinzhi

At the next day's court meeting, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered together, and the expressions on their faces were much better than those when Shen Long came to the throne. At that time, slaves and soldiers oppressed the country, and the people in the country were in dire straits. The pressure on these officials was also great.

It's better now, Jiannu has been completely killed; the vassal kings and nobles have also been swept away by Shen Long, greatly reducing the court's expenses; coupled with the sharp increase in business taxes, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty is unprecedented. Even if various disasters often occur in the territory, thanks to the various high-yield crops promoted by Xu Guangqi, the lives of the people of Ming Dynasty can go on without large-scale refugee riots.

Even if there are occasional local disasters that are too severe for the people to live on, the imperial court will arrange for them to go to Dayuan, Nanyang, and the newly recovered Liaodong to resettle. There is absolutely no large-scale starvation; During the chat, they said that it seems that it can be called a prosperous age now, but they knew that Shen Long didn't like these things, so they didn't express their congratulations.

The military commander was even happier. Although it was said that Shen Long had dealt with many nobles in the capital and Jinling before, many families that had been passed down for more than two hundred years were uprooted by Shen Long; It gave many military generals the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and many of them were knighted for this. It goes without saying that the cronies of the emperor who trained the four guards of Tengxiang, Mao Wenlong was also named a Marquis because of his years of dedication in Liaodong, and finally got his wish. After many years, it's time to come back and enjoy it. The officials under him are also appointed and will not be buried. It can be said that he has no regrets.

Yu Zigao was also made an earl because of his skill in training the East China Sea Fleet and helping the army take Shenyang. At this time, Yu Zigao had already surpassed his father Yu Dayou, but he was still a little dissatisfied, because Zheng Zhilong was not Having got the promise, he will be a Marquis in the future, Yu Zigao is not willing to lower Zheng Zhilong.

But it doesn't matter, because Shen Long has already told him that solving Jiannu does not mean that the East China Sea Fleet will have nothing to do. There are Japanese pirates waiting for Yu Zigao to deal with them on the other side of the sea. In one battle, his title will definitely be promoted, so Yu Zigao trains his soldiers all day long, waiting for the opportunity to go to war. Lu Wenzhao also received a knighthood. Jin Yiwei made many military exploits in the First Battle of Liaodong, and he personally sneaked into Shenyang to help the Ming army open the city gate and captured many father-in-laws and others.

In addition to titles, what is more important is that the civil and martial arts are now clearly distinguished in the court, and the status of generals has been greatly improved. They no longer have to bow their knees as before when they see civil servants. This is what they are happiest about.

You guys think that Jiannu has just been pacified, and you haven’t received any bad news recently, so the expressions of all civil and military officials are very relaxed. Thinking that today’s grand court meeting may end soon, you guys say some nice words to congratulate After talking about your majesty, they can go back to their respective homes, but they didn't expect someone to throw a big bomb, which shocked them very much.

"The censor Zhang Mo impeached Yan Sheng Gong Kong Yinzhi for ten major crimes: first, being dishonest. When Wei Yan was in power, Kong Yinzhi was more than Wei Wei and fawning... Second, annexing the land , Kong Yinzhi relied on the name of their Kong family to annex land in Qufu and other places on a large scale, causing the imperial court to confiscate land taxes in Shandong each year less and less. ..."

"Thirdly, the tenants are treated harshly. Every year, the tenants who are beaten to death and tortured to death in the Confucian manor range from dozens to hundreds. Kong Yinzhi is so vicious, not only violates the laws of the court, but also pretends to be a descendant of Confucius. "Fourth, in collusion with Jiannu, the Kong family controls the import and export of grain in Shandong, and many of the grain is sold to Jiannu outside the pass. This kind of behavior is really treasonous and should be dealt with like Fan Yongdou and others."

"Fifth...sixth...seventh..." After Zhang Mo read the impeachment one by one, the smile on Kong Yinzhi's face suddenly froze, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his hands and feet began to tremble.

He knows some of these things,

For example, things like merging land and beating tenants to death, the Kong family is one of the largest landlords in Shandong... No, since King Qi and other clans were disposed of, they have been the biggest landlords. It is not surprising that the tenants were killed.

He didn't know about some things, such as selling grain to Jiannu, but he didn't think it was impossible, because Shandong and Liaodong were not far from each other across the sea, and Jiannu could afford the price.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!" Before Zhang Mo finished impeaching, Kong Yinzhi couldn't help but want to defend himself.

"Huh? Didn't Yan Shenggong allow people to finish their sentences?" Shen Long snorted coldly, and the imperial censor immediately came out and scolded him, forcing Zhang Mo to read all the impeachments before allowing Kong Yinzhi to defend himself.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know about these things. Perhaps some of them are the faults of domestic slaves, but my Kong family will never dare to violate the court's laws!" As soon as Zhang Mo finished reading, Kong Yinzhi burst into tears argued.

"Your Majesty, Yan Shenggong is a descendant of a sage, and he would definitely not do such an inhumane thing." After all, the Kong family is the descendant of a sage Kong, representing the face of scholars all over the world, so someone immediately came out to speak for Kong Yinzhi .

"Because Yan Shenggong is a descendant of a sage, what he does must be a model for scholars all over the world. Kong Yinzhi's situation is so dire, how can he be worthy of the position of Yan Shenggong?" Zhang Mo is not fighting alone. There are also supporters, many of them are officials from Shandong, who have suffered in front of the Kong family, and they finally waited for the opportunity, so they will let it go easily?

The civil servants were arguing and arguing endlessly, and there was a mess in the court, but the generals were smiling and watching from the sidelines. This matter has nothing to do with them, just watch the excitement and it's over.

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were very powerful in combat, and Kong Yinzhi was in a hurry to fight, and soon he was a little caught off guard. I don't know who shouted, "If Duke Yansheng has a clear heart, how dare you swear to the sky?"

Kong Yinzhi's mind became hot, and he immediately raised his hand to swear, "If my Kong family has committed so many wrong things, I, Kong Yinzhi, would be willing to be punished by five thunders!" A big hole was directly punched in the roof, and a bolt of lightning struck Kong Yinzhi's head, and then the second and third strikes, five thunderclaps in a row, and five bolts of lightning struck Kong Yinzhi's head.

Seeing this, the ministers were in awe, and no one spoke for a long time.