The best way to quell a rebellion is to nip it in the bud before the enemy grows stronger.

But judging from His Majesty's current situation, it is obvious that His Majesty does not want to do so.

"Immediately call Qi Jin, recall Huang Kezun, and ask the people from the General Staff to come over. We need to discuss how to quell the rebellion." Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said slowly.

The discussion lasted for three days, and at the same time, people were sent to the capital to continue mobilizing troops.

During these three days, all kinds of news were flying around, and the news about the Kong family was the most popular.

This matter was spreading throughout Shandong, and even began to spread in all directions.

For a moment, everything was in chaos.

In addition to the spontaneous spread of the news by the people, Chen Hong was more responsible for spreading the news, and people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs also cooperated.

There were rumors everywhere that the Kong family had defected to the rebels, or that the Kong family were the rebels.

Although there were many refutations and many people did not believe it, some people still believed it. After all, what the Kong family did was there, selling disaster relief grain and at the same time selling grain to the rebellious Wenxiang Sect.

Under such circumstances, on the morning of the fourth day, a shocking news came:

Xu Hongru started a rebellion.

Xu Hongru issued a manifesto, listing the twenty major crimes of the court, proving that Zhu Youxiao was a terrible tyrant.

For a moment, Shandong was shaken, and the news spread everywhere, shocking most of the court.

What is even more unexpected and shocking is that this manifesto was actually written by Kong Yinzhi.

For a moment, the whole nation was in an uproar.

No one could believe that such a thing could happen.

The person who was originally defending the Kong family seemed to be strangled to death in an instant.

Those who belittled the Kong family celebrated as if they had been rewarded.

When Zhu Youxiao received the news, he was not surprised.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao had already made this guess after Kong Yinzhi fell into Xu Hongru's hands.

The reason is very simple. People spent so much effort to rescue Kong Yinzhi, so it is naturally impossible to just keep him like that.

As for Kong Yinzhi's resistance, a man like him, who has fallen into the hands of others, would still resist?

There is nothing to resist at all.

For example, if it is a manifesto, does it matter whether it was written by Kong Yinzhi?

As long as he uses Kong Yinzhi's name, it will be fine. It doesn't matter whether he admits it or not. Xu Hongru doesn't care at all. After all, the person is in his hands, so he can say whatever he wants.

Although everyone knew that Kong Yinzhi was forced, no one dared to defend him.

In this era, people emphasized "Confucius said to become a martyr, Mencius said to pursue righteousness", and there were many requirements for scholars and officials. "If you can't bear the humiliation, commit suicide and sacrifice for your country" was a very common requirement.

Falling into the hands of the enemy and surrendering to the country is extremely despicable, especially for a family like the Kong family.

If the Ming Dynasty fell, that would be easy to deal with.

The Ming Dynasty has already perished. If the Kong family changes its ways, many people will support it, which will make people feel relieved. After all, the Kong family has surrendered, so let's follow them. On the contrary, there won't be too many people condemning the Kong family.

But the Ming Dynasty is still doing well now, it's just that some people are rebelling. The Kong family absolutely cannot do such a thing to change its course.

So in a short time, Duke Yansheng's reputation became ruined, and Kong Yinzhi's reputation was even more hopeless.

Of course, there were also human manipulation reasons. Xu Hongru hoped that Kong Yinzhi was a traitor, and Zhu Youxiao also hoped that Kong Yinzhi was a traitor, and both sides threw dirty water on Kong Yinzhi.

Under such circumstances, the reputation will naturally be ruined.

Standing on the steps in front of the door, listening to Chen Hong's report, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a smile: "The news is spreading like wildfire now, what's going on outside?"

"Your Majesty, people are in panic." Chen Hong said hesitantly.

People outside were indeed in a state of panic. After all, Zhu Youxiao had done many things before, such as promoting Xunzi's status and reforming the academy. Now he was abolishing the Kong family.

If you say that scholars are not nervous, then they have something to hide.

After doing so many things, Zhu Youxiao also knew that it is easy to break if you are too strong, and it is indeed time to appease people's hearts.

Zhu Youxiao then looked at Chen Hong and said, "Let someone spread the news. This time we have to make a big splash and not keep it too small. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand." Chen Hong said quickly.

That afternoon, there were more people in Jining city.

These people are dressed elegantly and stylishly, and you can tell at a glance that they are scholars.

They walked into the restaurant, sat down casually, ordered a table of food and started eating.

There were usually two people in a group, eating and chatting, which didn't seem unusual.

Jining City, Yuelai Tower.

For people in Jining City, Yuelailou is a place that is often heard of. It can be regarded as a very high-end restaurant.

Although there was a rebellion and people in the city were in panic, the business of Yuelai Tower was not affected at all.