In fact, Kong Shangsheng no longer had much fear in his heart.
Having dealt with Xu Xianchun for such a long time, he had experienced everything he needed to experience and was mentally prepared. Therefore, he was fearless and almost free from desires.
Now Kong Shangsheng has only one thought in his mind, and that is to protect his family, nothing else.
Even if his entire family was to be executed, he still hoped that the court would leave him a descendant, and he did not care much about anything else.
Kong Shangsheng also understood what Xu Guangqi said. He just wanted to test whether what he said was true, either to make him overturn the verdict or to make him stick to his guns.
None of this matters to Kong Shangsheng anymore.
He had seen this kind of thing before. If someone thought they were a good person and overturned the verdict, they were just fools. Because if they overturned the verdict, they would be killed right after.
Therefore, Kong Shangsheng had never considered overturning the verdict. Moreover, the facts were there, and it didn't disappear just because he didn't acknowledge it.
Kong Shangsheng looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "Lord Xu, everything I said is true, and everything written here is also true."
Hearing Kong Shangsheng's words, Xu Guangqi sighed and his expression became unhappy.
For Xu Guangqi, it didn't matter what Kong Shangsheng said. He just wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
If Kong Shangsheng could take the blame, then this matter would be much easier to handle. Judging from the current situation, Xu Guangqi's plan was likely to fail.
Turning his head to glance at Xu Xianchun, Xu Guangqi said, "Master Xu, please keep an eye on him and make sure nothing unexpected happens."
"Don't worry, Lord Xu, nothing will go wrong." Xu Xianchun said with a smile.
Xu Guangqi didn't need to explain anything about this matter. Xu Xianchun knew in his heart that there must be no problems with the prisoners here.
If the prisoner dies at this time, then I will be in big trouble. Even if I jump into the Yellow River, I will not be able to clear myself of the blame. I will be attacked and become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, Xu Xianchun was extremely cautious. The guards were all his trusted aides brought from the capital, and no locals were used. At the same time, they rotated guards in real time, and never allowed anyone to stay around the prisoners for too long, lest they be bribed.
Although doing this kind of thing will cost you your head, people die for money and birds die for food. Who knows if there will be a desperado?
Xu Guangqi nodded and said nothing more.
He believed that Xu Xianchun would do a good job, and Xu Xianchun did not dare to be careless in this regard. If something went wrong, Xu Xianchun would be in trouble.
So Xu Guangqi said, "Then I'll leave this to Lord Xu. I'm going to take people to arrest them."
"Who do you want to arrest? Do you need the cooperation of our Jinyiwei?" Xu Xianchun quickly stepped forward and said, "If Lord Xu wants to use someone, just let us know. Our Jinyiwei will fully cooperate without hesitation."
"If Lord Xu is interested, you can go with us." Xu Guangqi thought for a moment and said with a smile.
It's impossible not to let the Jinyiwei intervene in these cases. The Jinyiwei did the preliminary work. Moreover, His Majesty has already instructed that all the people caught should be handed over to the Jinyiwei.
Under such circumstances, it would be fine to let Xu Xianchun tag along. If he wasn't, it would only lead to more trouble. If he was, it would be less likely to cause trouble.
If something really happened, Xu Xianchun could also be asked to take some responsibility. So Xu Guangqi readily agreed and said directly: "We are going to arrest the Duke of Yansheng and his entourage. You can take the Jinyiwei with you."
"Yes, Lord Xu." Xu Xianchun said quickly with a smile.
This may be a tough job for others. After all, if you are not careful when trying to capture Duke Yansheng, something bad may happen.
And even if nothing goes wrong, you will be scolded afterwards.
But Xu Xianchun didn't care. He felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity for him to make great contributions and at the same time express his attitude to His Majesty.
As long as I am doing things for His Majesty, I am not afraid of offending anyone. In my heart, there is no difference between the Duke of Yansheng and the Kong family.
Only in this way can you be reused.
Xu Guangqi and Xu Xianchun hit it off immediately, so they set off with the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
For the Jinyiwei, this arrest was not difficult at all. These people were already under surveillance, so they could just arrest them directly after arriving there. There was no need to spend any effort on arrangements.
Once they arrived, things turned out just as the Jinyiwei had predicted. They were all quickly apprehended and escorted away without much effort.
Even the people who went to catch the man didn't make any move before the guards had already taken him down.
Xu Guangqi stood outside the gate of the courtyard with a heavy expression on his face.
This is where Duke Yansheng lived.
From this day on, the title of Duke Yansheng was gone, and Duke Yansheng no longer existed.
As a scholar, Xu Guangqi's mood was still somewhat complicated.
If you say that you feel pity for them or that you are vindicating the Duke of Yansheng, that is not the case. After all, Xu Guangqi saw what the Duke of Yansheng did and knew that they deserved it.
Xu Guangqi didn't really trust the Kong family either. Now he believed in Catholicism, but his mood was a little complicated.
The title that had been passed down for so many years was gone just like that. This wasn't even a position of nobility.
If it was a noble title, Xu Guangqi would not have any thoughts in his mind.
This is the Duke of Yansheng!
This is Confucius!
Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi couldn't help but feel complicated.
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