It was the first time that Qufu City was so lively.
Two prison vans drove wildly on the street, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
Although scenes like this often appear in Qufu, it is different from before. Previously, the people on the prison car were people who had offended the Kong family and nearby businessmen who were forced to trade.
But today, the people on the prison car turned out to be the head of the Kong family, Kong Yinszhi, Duke Yansheng, and Kong Kefan, the elder of the Kong family.
It was said that it was His Majesty's interrogation, so there was an endless stream of people coming and going to watch, which was a huge crowd.
Some of the onlookers were indignant and some were smiling, but most of them were civilians with worried eyes flashing and people with indifferent expressions.
The accompanying soldiers of the Fubo Battalion have already completely controlled this place, and the soldiers of the Second Battalion of Shenwei and Yangwei have also lined up their soldiers. Even so, Luo An, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, looked very nervous.
"Your Majesty, there are many people here, and if there is an assassin with evil intentions, I will die without mercy..."
Luo An spoke sincerely.
Although the emperor can make decisions for the people, which is something that everyone wants to see, but what he looks like now... what if there are rebels with evil intentions and secretly carrying guns among the crowd?
Therefore, Luo An is very worried. His loyalty to Zhu Houcong can be said to be full. Even if Zhu Houcong asks him to die immediately, he will not hesitate. However, if Zhu Houcong is assassinated, Luo An feels that he will die even if he is killed. Blame!
"Luo Aiqing is worrying too much."
Compared to Luo An's nervousness, Zhu Houcong didn't show any worry at all.
For an emperor who cultivated immortality, Zhu Houcong had also tested it in private. Let alone fire blunderbuss, even if the high-precision flintlock guns in the army were shot at him, he could resist it with his spiritual energy. For some assassinations, Zhu Houcong disdained Take a look.
Now, not to mention that he has the immortal bravery of Xiang Yu, but he is still comparable to Guan Zhang, and he is definitely not capable of assassination by Xiao Xiao.
The sun was scorching in the sky and there were crowds of people.
Zhu Houcong was sitting on a temporary high platform. Seeing Zhu Houcong appear, there was a burst of "Long Live" shouts around him.
Zhu Houcong nodded, and then said: "Declaration of crime!"
After hearing Zhu Houcong's order, Luo An did not hesitate at all and directly pulled Kong Yinzhi and Kong Kefan out of the prison car.
The two of them could be said to have a bloody head and a bloody head at the moment, and their faces were all purple.
In TV dramas, we often see people throwing rotten vegetable leaves and eggs at prisoners paraded through the streets. But in real life, food production is not high. How could such a thing happen?
Rotten vegetable leaves can be fed to livestock, and eggs are a luxury!
Therefore, it goes without saying that what was used to beat the prisoners on parade was the most common and least valuable thing around.
Luo An stood in front of the market entrance and yelled loudly: "Kong Yinzhi is Yanshenggong, a descendant of saints! He first surrendered the thieves and then surrendered the slaves. With such integrity, how can he have the dignity to call himself a descendant of a saint?"
The bald Kong Yinzhi has now become a swollen face and can't say anything.
"His Majesty is so generous with his kindness, I can't say anything about this matter for the time being."
Luo An, on the other hand, cupped his hands in the direction of Zhu Houcong, and then said: "But apart from etiquette, the sins you have committed are as numerous as the bamboos in the Southern Mountains, and there is no end to the sins in writing; it is impossible to end the waves of the East China Sea! You persecuted the people, violated human ethics, used both soft and hard tactics, intimidated and lured you, occupied large amounts of farmland, and forced the people to sell their children and work as slaves in the Erkong Mansion!"
"Today, I have an order from His Majesty Jiajing. Anyone who has been wronged by the Kong family can come up to the stage, beat this drum, and confess the Kong family's guilt!"
Luo An pointed to the big drum standing in the vegetable market and shouted at the same time: "Your Majesty will give you an explanation for Kong's evil deeds over the years, Ming Dynasty will give you an explanation, and the world will give you an explanation. Saint Kong The spirit in heaven will also give you an explanation!"
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy market suddenly became silent.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Hesitation can be seen in the eyes. It seems that some people are eager to step forward, but for various reasons, they dare not act.
Seeing this appearance, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but sigh.
In Qufu under the rule of the Kong Sheng family, the people no longer trust the government. Even if they are the emperor here, they will still hesitate for a while.
Just when they were hesitating, a woman in ragged clothes suddenly rushed out of the crowd. She was very fast and rushed to the big drum. She seemed to have used all her strength to beat the big drum!
"Boom!"
The big drum was like an alarm bell, reverberating in everyone's ears, and then, the haggard woman bowed to Zhu Houcong on the high platform, weeping like rain, her voice booming: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the people has been wronged, I hope your Majesty will do it for you." The women of the people make the decision!”
Seeing this, Zhu Houcong stood up directly, walked down from the high platform, and said to the woman: "You can explain your grievances. I am here to make the decision for you!"
"The daughter of the people was originally from Yanzhou. She went to Qufu with her husband's family to visit relatives, but unexpectedly she ran into the Kong family's thief Kong Wangchen in Qufu! After seeing the girl, this beast actually molested the girl in the street! The husband of the girl wanted to stop him, but Kong Wangchen... The beast beat him up in the street, seriously injuring him, and then took the girl back to his house, and then... he was with the same clan..."
At this point, the woman was already crying, but she still insisted: "It took three days to send the girl back, but her husband had already died! The girl went to find the magistrate of Qufu County, but was beaten with a stick! She wanted to go again Yanzhou complained to the officials, but was stopped and raped by Confucius' thugs. From then on, he stayed here forever and was bullied by Kong Wangchen's minions! I hope that Your Majesty will make the decision for the daughter of the people, make the decision!"
Hearing this woman's words, Zhu Houcong instantly became angry!
"Where is King Kong?!" Zhu Houcong scolded directly.
After hearing these words, the surrounding Kong family members looked at each other and were at a loss.
It seems... I have never heard of this person at all.
You look at me, I look at you. After a while, someone said weakly: "It seems that the third son of Kong Ningfang, the illegitimate son of the Old Sixteenth family, is called Kong Wangchen..."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Zhu Houcong sneered. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was extremely angry inside.
The son of an unknown illegitimate son of the Kong family, after he fell in love with the female relatives of the common people, he was able to take her back to the house and humiliate her wantonly!
This is the country under the Ming Dynasty, and these are the descendants of Kong Zhongni? !
"Find out King Kong's minister and give me to peel him at the entrance of the vegetable market!"
"Where is the Qufu County Magistrate? Drag him down and behead him in public!"
Zhu Houcong's eyes were cold and he scolded without hesitation.
Luo An immediately accepted the order and was about to take the royal guards to look for him. Unexpectedly, the local people shouted: "Come this way, sir. I know the residence of King Kong Chen!"
"Your Majesty, the grassroots people have a grievance to report! The grassroots people were originally wealthy merchants from Jiaodong and came here to do business. Unexpectedly, they were deceived and all their family property was defrauded by the Kong family..."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the son of the grassroots! But before he could avoid letting Duke Yan go out, his leg was broken by the servant of the Kong family!"
"Your Majesty, because of a little bit of beauty, this little girl from the common people actually attracted..."
"..."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. After the first unjust case was vindicated, people came forward one after another crying, and Zhu Houcong's face became increasingly ugly.
He looked at Kong Yinzhi, then at Kong Kefan, and even at the direct descendants of the Kong family.
"There is a case, and I will order the Jin Yiwei to cut you and others! If the case is related to you, then I will directly impose the death penalty! Whether you can survive to the end depends on your conscience or not, and how you have treated the people!"
Zhu Houcong's voice exploded in their ears like thunder.
There were even people already there, their trousers were soaked, and there were bursts of urination.
Looking at such an ugly appearance, Zhu Houcong looked at the portrait of Confucius hanging on the high platform and couldn't help but shook his head, feeling very disappointed.
"Sage Kong, if you could see your descendants behaving so absurdly now, what would you do?"
(End of chapter)
