Not to mention that there were problems with Duke Yansheng, he also spoke frankly about the problems with Chongzhen.
Dozens of officials were involved in the handwriting identification.
Most of them kept silent about the matter, but some officials, led by Huang Zongxi, chose to spread the news.
On the same day they had people spread the news that Duke Yansheng had surrendered to the enemy.
But due to the curfew, we had to give up.
The next morning, they immediately told the servants in the mansion the news intentionally or unintentionally.
The servant went to the market to buy vegetables and then to a street stall to buy breakfast and told others the news.
In just one morning, the news spread quickly.
On the square of Qianmen Street in Beijing, a group of people were basking in the sun.
"Have you heard? A huge event happened in the court yesterday." A man said mysteriously to the person next to him.
"I haven't heard of it. What's the matter?"
"You don't even know this, you are really incompetent."
"If you have the ability, then tell me!"
"I won't tell you. I'm afraid you'll be scared to death if I tell you."
"Hey, you really think you're so important. Who would use you to stir-fry the pot?" a middle-aged man said sarcastically.
"Man, if you want to speak, speak up. If you don't want to speak, just shut up. No one thinks you are dumb." An elderly man next to him tried to provoke him.
The man first looked around to make sure there were no government officials nearby, then lowered his head and said to the people nearby: "Our Ming Dynasty's Duke Yansheng actually did something that colluded with the enemy."
The people around him immediately showed contemptuous expressions: "Go wherever you want, don't talk nonsense here. Duke Yansheng is a descendant of Confucius, and is the object of admiration of scholars all over the world. If they knew that you spread rumors about Duke Yansheng, they would tear you to pieces."
"Really? I'm not lying to you. Yesterday, His Majesty summoned officials from the six ministries and nine ministries to examine the evidence together. It's absolutely conclusive."
Seeing that he was speaking seriously, the people around him immediately gathered around him and said, "Dude, tell it straight."
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