Zhu Youxiao ignored what the three men were thinking and continued, "Just now, Duke Yansheng came and talked about the situation in Shandong. Duke Yansheng said that he is willing to donate all his property to me so that I can help the people of Shandong. What do you think?"
The three people present were all smart people. When they heard this, they immediately understood why His Majesty was so angry.
Isn't it a bit too much to donate all my property to Your Majesty?
Where do you, Duke Yansheng, place His Majesty? Will His Majesty take your property? What do you think of His Majesty?
Besides, this time it was clearly your family that was at fault, yet you still dare to threaten His Majesty like this. Do you think His Majesty can be threatened?
If it was an easygoing Majesty, perhaps it would be fine. However, the current Majesty is young and full of vigor, and since he ascended the throne, no one has dared to threaten him in this way.
Where are those people who knelt in front of the Meridian Gate now?
The Kong family of Qufu dared to resort to such tactics. Do you really think your majesty's knife is not sharp?
Isn’t it because of a good ancestor that your Kong family has the status it has today?
When nothing happens, everyone naturally carries you and treats you like a memorial tablet. But you should have the self-awareness to be a memorial tablet. How dare you do such a thing now?
This tablet seems to have no self-awareness.
When they heard Zhu Youxiao asking them what to do, Xu Guangqi and the other two looked at each other, all of them a little hesitant.
However, the three of them also knew that if they didn't say something about this matter, they would not be able to get away with it in front of His Majesty.
Zhang Weixian was the first to speak. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."
"Really? Tell me about it?" Zhu Youxiao said to Zhang Weixian.
"Your Majesty, although it is said that all under heaven belongs to the king and all the people are his subjects, the property of a minister is his property. If it is offered casually, it may be considered as forced collection. If then, the local officials will act recklessly, which will damage your majesty's reputation."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhang Weixian, nodded, and said, "Duke Yingguo is right. Please sit down."
After the Duke of Ying sat down, Xu Guangqi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I also think this is inappropriate. The Kong family of Qufu are descendants of Confucius. This is a matter of great importance. Taking their wealth would probably cause controversy and would not be worth the loss."
"Lord Xu is right, please sit down." Zhu Youxiao said to Xu Guangqi with a smile.
After Xu Guangqi sat down, Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Kexun.
Huang Kezun naturally had to stand up, so he also stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I also think this action is inappropriate. The reasons have been explained by the two previous masters, so I will not repeat them."
"I want to talk about the mistakes made by the Kong family." Huang Kezun said with a serious expression, "I believe that a thorough investigation should be conducted. No matter who is involved in the Kong family, they must all be severely punished. Otherwise, it will not be enough to appease the public anger and calm the people. Even the Yansheng Duke's Mansion cannot be ignored."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Huang Kezun, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Sit down."
The three people seemed to have said something, but in fact it was the same as not saying anything. They were not giving Zhu Youxiao any advice, but just expressing their own positions.
Zhu Youxiao understood their position, which was simply not to interfere or oppose.
Huang Kezhen even said that if His Majesty wanted to deal with the Kong family, he would be willing to contribute some effort.
But under such circumstances, it was impossible for Zhu Youxiao to let Huang Kezun do any work. Otherwise, why would he support so many people?
"I am a little tired today, my dear ministers, please go back." Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and the other two, waved his hand and said.
"Then we will take our leave." Xu Guangqi and others quickly stood up and bowed.
When they walked out of the house, Xu Guangqi and the other two all looked relieved.
Xu Guangqi glanced at Zhang Weixian and the other man, and said calmly, "My Lords, let's not spread the news about what happened today."
Zhang Weixian and Huang Kezun looked at each other.
Although Xu Guangqi's words were not very polite, both of them understood what he meant, so they nodded at the same time.
Since the two had been asked to express their opinions, Xu Guangqi didn't hide anything anymore. He smiled and said, "This matter is very serious. I'm afraid His Majesty can't bear it. You two are veteran ministers in the court. I guess I don't need to tell you what to do, right?"
"Don't worry, Lord Xu. We naturally know what to do." Zhang Weixian smiled harmlessly, but a fierce look flashed in his eyes. He said, "The Ming Dynasty is ruled by the Zhu family. If anyone wants to change their surname, they should consult us. Our ancestors were able to follow the Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, so we can naturally protect His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty!"
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