The entire Taiji Palace was dead silent.
Li Shi Min's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.
He didn't expect Li Ke to not give him face in front of all the officials, putting him in a difficult position.
However, the most infuriating thing was that he, the emperor, really had no choice.
Putting aside Li Ke's two great achievements, curing smallflower and resolving the locust plague, his reputation among the people had now surpassed that of the emperor.
It was the science that Li Ke had created, and it was also the main force of the Great Tang in the future. It was what Li Shimin had relied on to seize back power from the aristocratic families.
Nothing could happen to Li Ke.
"Unfilial son!"
Li Shi Min cursed in a low voice to vent his anger.
Kong Yingda, on the other hand, did not say a word. Her eyes were empty as she sat on the spot, as if she had aged decades in an instant.
"It's over, the Kong family is finished, everything is over. I've destroyed the Kong family, I've harmed the Kong family, I'm the Kong family's eternal sinner.”
Kong Yingda muttered to herself as if she had lost her mind.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others shook their heads speechlessly, not knowing what to say.
The officials of the aristocratic families were also trying their best to distance themselves from Kong Yingda. They were afraid that they would be implicated.
She completely forgot that they had helped to push things to this point.
"Retreat!"
Li Shi Min couldn't be bothered to look at Kong Ying Da and ordered the court to retreat.
If Li Ke stopped providing aid, the people in Guanzhong would definitely revolt and attack the Kong family. Even if the imperial court sent people to protect them, how could they resist the anger of millions of people in Guanzhong?
If things went wrong, he might even make himself an emperor.
Therefore, as long as Li Ke didn't let Kong Yingda go, then Kong Yingda and the Kong family would die.
Li Shi Min, the emperor, didn't need to save him, he had to show his attitude and despise Kong Ying Da and the Kong family.
After the officials dispersed, Kong Yingda, who was left in the main hall, forced herself to stand up and walked home.
Before he could reach home, Li Shi Min had already sent out the Royal Roll.
" Disciple: Imperial College Chancellor Kong Yingda. Although he is a descendant of Confucius, he is narrow-minded, rebellious, and doesn't know the big picture. He has not contributed to the country, but he still slandered the loyal.”
"Today, I will be dismissed from office. On account of my identity as a descendant of Confucius, I will not be sentenced to death.”
Kong Yingda sneered.
Li Shi Min was indeed a good man.
Knowing that she couldn't protect him, she came to step on him first and cut ties with him.
In order to please the King of Shu, in order to obtain his scientific knowledge, to nurture your own talents, and to obtain power from the aristocratic families, you are really ruthless!
Kong Yingda remembered that he was once one of the eighteen scholars of King Qin's Mansion, Li Shimin's old team.
There was no credit, but there was hard work.
Today, Li Shi Min actually treated her like this, it really made her feel cold.
But it didn't matter.
Right now, the most important thing was to solve the problem.
When they returned to the Residence of Confucius, everyone was in a mess.
The servants in the manor had already begun to snatch things and were prepared to run away.
Kong Zhi Yuan, Kong Zhi Liang, a few children, and his wife wanted to stop him, but they were knocked down and were in a sorry state.
"Father, you're back. Quickly think of a way!”
"This group of cheap maids actually dared to snatch our things openly. You should teach them a lesson!”
Kong Zhiyuan and Kong Zhiliang saw Kong Yingda return and immediately found their backbone. s
However, Kong Yingda smiled indifferently.
"Don't worry about them. Let them go and get it.”
"You guys come over. Father has something to say to you.”
Kong Yingda brought her two sons and their children into her room.
"There's some silver and jewelry here.”
Kong Yingda took out a bag and instructed.
"The things inside are worth two to three thousand strings of money, enough for you to live on.”
"Change into the clothes of ordinary people and escape from the city during the chaos.”
"Don't ever go back to your hometown in Shandong. It's not safe there either.”
"No matter where you are, hide your identity and continue your family line. When the time comes to meet a wise ruler, my Kong family will still be able to rise again.”
"Before that, you have to keep a low profile. Saving your life is the king's way, understand?!”
Kong Zhiyuan, Kong Zhiliang, and their children were all shocked and asked in horror.
"Father, you can't be serious!"
"Isn't it just impeaching the King of Shu? Why are you forced into such a dead end!”
Tears streamed down Kong Yingda's face as she listened to her two sons 'words. She shook her head repeatedly.
" I regret it! Why did I provoke the King of Shu?!"
"A thousand-year-old legacy, a great Kong family, destroyed by me today. I hate it!”
The whole family cried miserably.
Soon, Kong Yingda urged her two sons to leave.
Unfortunately, what he did not expect was that the moment his two sons left his room, they were beaten to death by a hoe.
Countless rioters rushed in.
"Bastards, if you don't let us live, you won't live either!”
" You don't want to save him, and you don't want the King of Shu to save him, you bunch of donkeys!"
"I'll kill you treacherous officials, and you're still the descendant of Confucius? You're simply losing out to your ancestors!”
Curse, smash, destroy.
The prosperity of the Kong family was gone, only ruins were left.
After the commoners left, Kong Yingda held on to her last breath and crawled to her two sons 'side with difficulty.
"Ah!"
Kong Yingda shouted and died. The thousand-year-old aristocratic family, the Kong family that was the descendant of Kong Sheng, was really gone.
……
Concubine Yang's bedroom.
"King of Shu, His Majesty asked this servant to pass you a message.”
Chang Tu smiled.
"Kong Yingda is dead, and all the officials of the Kong family in Shandong have been punished. Other than the heinous death penalty, only a few juniors are left to pay respects to Sage Kong and sweep his tomb.”
"In addition, the Ministry of Rites has more than ten vacant positions. His Majesty wishes to ask the King of Shu to recommend them to fill the vacancies.”
"King of Shu, you don't need to be anxious. Think about it first, then send someone to send it to His Majesty.”
Chang Tu came and left in a hurry.
After saying that, he left.
However, Concubine Yang and Li Yin were completely shocked.
"Did you really annihilate the Kong family in less than ten days?”
Li Yin said in admiration.
"You're too amazing, brother!"
Concubine Yang sighed in admiration.
"His Majesty's meaning is very clear. He wants to tell you that he has already taken care of the follow-up matters for you. He has even specially recommended a dozen vacant positions for officials in the Ministry of Rites to you. It is clear that he wants you to nurture your influence in the court.”
"Your Imperial Father is expressing his goodwill to you.”
Li Ke said with a smile.
"As expected."
Li Ke played it down, but Li Yin admired him even more.
Be it Kong Yingda or Imperial Father, they were all existences that he could only dream of and could not afford to offend. However, in front of Li Ke, they were all played in the palm of his hand.
This kind of feeling was really something that people yearned for.
"Brother, I want to be someone like you in the future.”
P.S. I don't have any intention of being a eunuch. I will continue writing this book. I just didn't feel well a few days ago.
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