After seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.
No one could believe that such a thing could happen.
Xu Xianchun actually wants to commit suicide?
For a moment, no one reacted.
Seeing that no one was pulling him, Xu Xianchun was also stunned, and then he felt a little embarrassed, and more of annoyed and angry.
Do you guys just want to watch me die? Who are these men?
I will definitely deal with you when I get back.
But I can't just cut my own throat like that.
Then Xu Xianchun shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I am leaving!"
This loud shout finally woke up the men around him.
Everyone rushed over, stretched out their hands to grab Xu Xianchun, and shouted loudly: "Sir, sir, don't!"
"My lord, my lord, you can't!"
One man quickly stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Xu Xianchun's knife, and said quickly, "Sir, although we didn't save Duke Yansheng, we must report the rebellion here to His Majesty. You know, this is a serious matter. If someone rebels, we, the Jinyiwei, are responsible. How can you disregard the important affairs of the court and the safety of His Majesty for your own selfish reasons?"
"Your Excellency's duty now is to return immediately to report the incident, so that His Majesty can take precautions and mobilize troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. As for your Excellency's guilt, that will be determined by His Majesty himself. Whether it's exile, banishment, or some other punishment, I am willing to share the burden with you."
After hearing this person's words, everyone around them bowed and said, "We will share the responsibility with you, sir."
Looking at the men around him, Xu Xianchun's gaze fell on the man who was speaking.
After staring at him for a while, Xu Xianchun slowly nodded and said, "You make sense. What's your name?"
"My lord, I am Tian Ergeng." The man said hurriedly with a bow.
"You are very good and what you said makes sense. Let's go back now and report this news to His Majesty." Xu Xianchun nodded and got on his horse.
The group quickly left the place and headed towards Jining City.
Tian Ergeng looked at Xu Xianchun's back as he left and quickly followed him.
He knew his chance had come. If he could become Xu Xianchun's confidant, his future opportunities would be enormous, and his meteoric rise to prominence would be just around the corner. By that time, he would hold immense power, a thought that was incredibly appealing.
As for whether Xu Xianchun can make a comeback, Tian Ergeng is not worried at all.
Although Xu Xianchun hadn't said anything to them along the way, there were always smart people among the Jinyiwei, and Tian Ergeng was one of them. He had long seen that something was wrong, and he even suspected that Xu Xianchun would kill Kong Yinzhi along the way. If such a thing really happened, Tian Ergeng would not be surprised at all.
Although no assassination has occurred yet, everyone can see from what happened just now that Xu Xianchun deliberately left the Kong family to those rebels.
If there is nothing wrong here, Tian Ergeng would find it strange. This is doing dirty work for the emperor, and those who can do such things are all the emperor's confidants.
Therefore, in Tian Ergeng's view, Xu Xianchun's comeback was only a matter of time. After all, being able to gain the favor of His Majesty was more important than anything else for those of them who came from the Jinyiwei.
I can do without anything except your Majesty's favor.
In this situation, as long as he could gain Xu Xianchun's favor, he could take the next step and become his confidant.
Tian Ergeng was also very confident in himself, so he quickly caught up and guarded Xu Xianchun.
The Jinyiwei people ran away, but the Kong family people were left behind.
Kong Yinzhi looked at the person rushing towards him with a very interesting expression on his face, but he was filled with resentment in his heart.
He knew that Xu Xianchun had ill intentions towards him, and he had been trying to please Xu Xianchun the entire time. After all, saving his life was the most important thing for him.
But judging from the current situation, things seem to be getting worse.
Seeing a young man walking towards him with a smile, and the people around him not harming his family at all, Kong Yinzhi felt even worse.
"Duke Yansheng." The visitor smiled and bowed to Kong Yinzhi.
Kong Yinzhi looked at the newcomers and asked slowly, "Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter if Duke Yansheng doesn't recognize us, but we are acquaintances." The young man said with a smile, "My name is Wang Haoxian, and I am also a scholar. I have admired Duke Yansheng for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today. However, this is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."
Kong Yinzhi looked at Wang Haoxian, shook his head gently, and said seriously: "I want to go back to Qufu. I will not go with you."
After hearing this, Wang Haoxian's face darkened, and he said, "Duke Yansheng, your title has been stripped by the court, and Xu Xianchun even wants to kill you. Are you really willing to accept this?"
"The Kong family is the descendant of Confucius. Since the Zhu family doesn't like you, our Wang family does. As long as Duke Yansheng returns with us, your family's status will not only not be reduced, but will be even higher. We will crown you a king. Just think about it, from Duke Yansheng to the Holy King, how glorious and honorable it would be! You will become the first person in the Kong family!"
After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi's face instantly became very ugly.
He was no fool. These people were clearly planning a rebellion. If he followed them, he would surely be exploited by them, who would then force his family to join them in the rebellion and incite scholars across the country.
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