"General Liu must kill Duke Yansheng?"
"Yes, Kong Yinzhi must die."
Kang Yingqian had known this would be the result. Marquis Pingliao seemed to have an inexplicable hatred for the new Duke Yansheng, and this hatred could not be adjusted.
"I remember that Mr. Liu is from Xiangyang Prefecture, which is more than a thousand miles away from Shandong. What is the grudge between your lord and the Kong family in Qufu? Can you tell me about it?"
Liu Zhaosun shook his head. He had no grievances with Yan Shenggong, and he had never even met Kong Yinzhi.
However, what he saw and heard in Liujiacun before deeply hurt him.
However, the actions of Yansheng Gong in the past dynasties all conflicted with the great path advocated by Liu Zhaosun.
Kong Yinzhi, the 64th generation Yanshenggong, had to pay for his fathers and ancestors.
"I have no grievances against the Confucius family. Duke Yansheng regards himself as a descendant of Confucius and enjoys all kinds of benefits, but he behaves like an animal. This is unfair."
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Kang Yingqian seriously.
"Master Kang, do you still remember what I told you at the gate of Shenyang City after defeating Jiannu?"
Kang Yingqian thought for a while. Liu Zhaosun had said many things to him. He thought for a while and tried to ask.
"Waiting for the annexation of Liaodong and letting me take over all the brothels?"
Liu Zhaosun chuckled and said seriously:
"I told you at that time that our fight will not stop, and the elimination of the Jiannu slaves is only the first step."
Kang Yingqian remained silent, with a confused expression on his face.
Reason told Liu Zhaosun that after looting the Kong mansion, it would be best to send Kong Yinzhi to Wendeng in the name of protecting Yan Shenggong, put him under his supervision, and support him as a mascot.
With the presence of Duke Yan Sheng, he can attract scholars from all over the world to Wendeng for his own use.
Compared with killing them directly, feeding them is obviously more clever and the results will be better. After all, in this era, power is concentrated in the hands of scholars. With their support, rebellion or usurpation will be much smoother.
However, Liu Zhaosun has never been a person who is good at calculation and considers the gains and losses of interests.
He could accept that he was living side by side with a group of officials and making various political deals with them, but he could not accept that the freak Yan Shenggong continued to exist.
How can this beast, which oppresses the common people, kneels down to lick the Qing Dynasty, and takes the lead in calling for shaving of hair and changing clothes, still has the nerve to call himself a descendant of Confucius?
Kang Yingqian still wanted to persuade, Liu Zhaosun said:
"Needless to say, the matter has been settled. Just now, the soldiers have entered the Kong Mansion without accepting the report. Later, Kong Yinzhi will be escorted to the county government office. I will kill him personally! Kang Supervisor is responsible for helping me Handle all subsequent matters to the Wenxiang Cult."
Kang Yingqian nodded helplessly. Although he strongly disapproved of killing Duke Yan, seeing Liu Zhaosun's attitude, he couldn't say anything more.
"By the way, what's going on with Magistrate Jiang? Is he willing to help me?"
Seeing that Kang Yingqian finally mentioned the magistrate of Qufu, his face showed a proud look and he said with joy:
"Of course I am willing to help. The relationship between Jiang Zhixian and Yan Shenggong is not harmonious. The two of them can be said to be on the same page. According to Liu Zongbing's wishes, I gave him two thousand taels of silver. He offended the Kong family and also in Qufu. I couldn’t get any money, but when I saw the money we gave me, my eyes went straight.”
Jiang Fang had been a county magistrate in Qufu for three years and could have been promoted this year. However, he somehow offended the new Yanshenggong. As soon as Kong Yinzhi succeeded Yanshenggong, he called the capital magistrate and impeached Jiang Zhixian for his corruption and tyranny. Jiang Fang's performance evaluation ranked low and he lost his chance for promotion.
"This Duke Yansheng also went too far to deceive people. Legend has it that Kong Yinzhi slapped Magistrate Jiang in the lobby of the county government and instigated his servants to occupy more than 300 acres of public land in Qufu. All the officials in the county government were bribed by the Kong family. Magistrate Jiang was an outsider. You have to stare blankly to realize how powerful the Kong family in Qufu is."
Liu Zhaosun was amazed when he heard this. He didn't expect that Kong Yinzhi, who was begging for mercy in front of the Manchus, was so full of martial virtue that he slapped the magistrate in public.
"So, he agreed?"
Kang Yingqian heard this and said anxiously:
"Of course I agreed! Jiang Zhixian hates Duke Yansheng deeply. What he fears most now is the impeachment of Kong Yinzhi, saying that he was attacked by Wenxiang Cult. I guess that the impeachment memorial of Kong Yinzhi has already been submitted. The Imperial Guards are coming to Shandong soon. According to the Ming Dynasty law, losing the city is a serious crime of beheading. This Jiang magistrate seems to have no background and no money to support him, so he cannot escape beheading."
Liu Zhaosun nodded in agreement. Jiang Fang's experience once again refreshed his three views.
It seems that not all officials in the Ming Dynasty could become corrupt officials. Corrupt officials require a certain amount of capital.
Some people want to be greedy because there is no way out, and some people, like Jiang Zhixian, want to save their lives because they have offended the local wealthy family, let alone making money.
"So he regards Ping Liaohou as a life-saving straw, and wants us to give him some military merits and keep his black hat. What he means is that as long as we can help him this time and save the lives of their whole family, he will be obedient to you in the future. From now on, I won’t leave even if I stay in Shandong, and join us in fooling the court.”
Liu Zhaosun chuckled, it seemed that Jiang Zhixian was really anxious.
Kang Yingqian smiled mysteriously, picked up the teacup on the table, and started telling lies again.
"General Liu, Magistrate Jiang said that he would like to give you a big gift."
"Oh, what kind of gift?"
Liu Zhaosun looked careless. He didn't think that the impoverished county magistrate could have any valuable gifts for him. Seeing the expression of Marquis Pingliao, Kang Yingqian quickly lowered his voice and said:
"Kong Lin."
~~~~~~~
Xu Hongru finally reached a dead end.
He and his last more than 300 buddies were trapped in Kong Mansion by Kaiyuan Army.
This time, the Wenxiang Cult thugs did not set a fire because they had no way out and setting a fire would be self-immolation.
Three thousand headquarters with nearly ten thousand soldiers, together with part of the cavalry led by Burhanggu, surrounded Kong Mansion tightly, with a total of three layers of surroundings from the inside to the outside.
The Marquis of Ping Liao issued a death order to the three generals, and no one in the Kong family could be let go, otherwise military law would be engaged.
When the Wenxiang Sect broke into the Confucius Mansion, Yan Shenggong still maintained his demeanor as a teacher for all generations.
After all, the influence of thousands of years of family tradition is not something ordinary people can understand.
Yanshenggong, shy and pregnant, paid a personal visit to Xu Hongru and expressed his loyalty to the desperate Zhongxing Fu Emperor.
Kong Yanzhi touched his conscience and said that from now on he would immediately convert to Lishan Mother Chen Tuan. He said that he would go to the ancestral hall and smash the statue of Saint Kong, regardless of the obstruction of his family.
The performance art of Yan Shenggong's righteous annihilation of relatives and the devout belief in Lishan Mother deeply moved the Wenxiang Sect's cabinet and made Xu Hongru feel ashamed.
The cabinet suddenly picked up a big stick and waved at the back of Yan Shenggong's head. He did it out of kindness, as if to help Kong Yanzhi, who was losing control of his emotions, calm down a little.
"Damn it, even the statue of Saint Kong was smashed. It's simply worse than the Wenxiang Sect!"
"Pull Mr. Kong to the backyard, tie him to a tree, and send someone to watch carefully. Don't let him die."
Xu Hongru knew that he had no way out and soldiers from Kaiyuan were about to attack.
The descendants of Kong Laoer are suitable as hostages.
In Xu Hongru's understanding, no one in the Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the refugees, dared not to give face to Yan Shenggong.
No matter how powerful he is as Ping Liaohou, can he be more powerful than the emperor? Dare you touch a hair of Yan Shenggong?
"You guys, don't stare at women. Remember, you must protect Master Kong. He is our talisman now. We can't let him believe in the Wenxiang Cult, and we can't let him go crazy again!"
"When you finish robbing the money, take Mr. Kong out and go to Hebei to find our brothers! Let's start from scratch! Old mother Baili, eat big chunks of meat! Sleep with women!"
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