Even though Mr. Kong boasted that he had seen countless storms in his life, when he heard the news, he felt his hair stand on end and his back felt cold. An incomparable sense of fear instantly filled his body. Compared to him, Master Kong Jiu was even more panicked. He even subconsciously grabbed his brother.
"Brother, what's going on? Why are there soldiers surrounding our house out of nowhere?"
Although both families opened their doors independently, they could not write two Kong characters with one stroke. Master Kong Jiu certainly knew the importance of his little Doctor of the Imperial Household, and was afraid that if one rose, all rose, and if one fell, all fell. He had enjoyed the benefits of his brother's high position in the past, but now he would be implicated. After the initial shock and anger, Master Kong calmed down all of a sudden.
"Why are you panicking? When the news of the Second Prince's shipwreck came in, when I went out early in the morning, weren't there a lot of guards from the Sharp Cavalry Battalion standing outside? Later, when I went out, they also accompanied me as guards. Maybe this time the Emperor sent more soldiers to reassure the ministers because the troops were running around in disorder overnight and everyone was frightened."
Although he said this, Academician Kong was extremely uncertain. It was no secret that Zhu Ying had led two hundred soldiers out of the city to Huairou to pick up the eldest prince yesterday. Add to that the soldiers sent to the residences of important officials to stand guard and provide protection, which meant that at least nearly a thousand people were gone... In this way, how many people would be left in the Ruiqi Battalion, which had a full strength of only three thousand people
How could he possibly spare some men to increase the protection of a minister like him? Last time, he sent 40 men!
But he had a feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. After all, as one of the top people in the court, he was scheming on weekdays, but he was open and honest in some aspects. At least he was confident that no one in his family could be involved in the clumsy incident last night. So, he finally gave the order in a calm tone.
"It's getting late. I'm about to go out to court. Let me send someone to the door to ask what's going on."
The attendant who was reporting outside the door first heard the Ninth Master panicking inside, but then he found that his own master was still calm. When he hurried out, he naturally passed on the attitude and words of Master Kong to others. For a moment, the Kong family, who had been in a panic, finally calmed down as if they had a backbone.
In order to win the credit, the attendant did not ask others to go outside, but straightened his clothes and went out from the corner gate himself. Seeing a group of soldiers in front of the gate, he walked forward, bowed and said, "My master is about to go to court. May I ask what you soldiers are here for? If it is urgent, I will report to my master now."
Seeing those soldiers on horseback looking at each other in bewilderment, as if no one dared to step forward, the attendant immediately held his head high and puffed out his chest, thinking that his master, a senior official in the cabinet, would always be respected.
You know, even when Emperor Ruizong ascended the throne, he killed the rebellious sons of Emperor Yingzong and held a funeral for Emperor Yingzong, didn't he rely on the ministers of the time? If not, how could the current deposed Empress Jingfei become the Empress after the current Emperor ascended the throne? Wasn't it because the Empress's family was a famous official at the time