Qufu County Yamentang Garden.
Liu Zhaosun sat on the large Taishi chair, holding Feng Menglong's latest "The Legend of Three Sui Ping Yao in the Northern Song Dynasty" in his hand, reading it with gusto.
The sixty-fourth generation Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi (alias Maojia) and Xu Hongru, the chief cabinet of Wenxiang Sect, stood in front of Pingliao Marquis.
Four guards in civilian clothes stared at the two men.
The fat and bloated Kong Yanzhi stood together with the big cabinet who smelled the fragrance of tendons and meat, forming a strong contrast.
The temperaments of the two are also incompatible. The only thing they have in common is that they both killed many innocent people.
If it weren't for the gift of Ping Liaohou, these two beasts that could not be beaten with eight poles would not have met in the county government office.
Yan Shenggong's head was held high, like an overweight crane. When talking to people, he always uses his nostrils to make noises, probably because he is so pampered.
In contrast, Xu Hongru was more down-to-earth. As soon as he saw Marquis Pingliao, he kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying that he had been bewitched by Chen Xiucai, the second cabinet, and he had not done anything bad.
Liu Zhaosun put down his book and looked at the two of them coldly.
"I am marching into Shandong this time just for you two. It is not easy to finally invite you two here today."
After all, Xu Hongru was an old Jianghu. From the tone of Liu Zhaosun's words, he knew that he had murderous intentions, and he quickly begged:
"Master Liu Hou, I really have money, 300,000 taels, all hidden in Yuncheng, and all of them are filial to you. I also know the hiding places of the Wenxiang Sect's big cabinet in Henan, Huguang, and Beizhili, and let me go." People, the adults take the money and the military honors, but spare the villain’s life!”
Liu Zhaosun nodded towards Xu Hongru and said nothing.
He didn't expect that the Wenxiang Sect still had so much money, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. No wonder Emperor Chongzhen was so poor that he asked his ministers to borrow money. It turned out that all the money was hidden among the people.
He turned his gaze to Kong Yinzhi standing next to him and said calmly.
"Mr. Yansheng, does the Kong family still have any money?"
Before Yan Shenggong met Liu Zhaosun, he only regarded him as Liu Zhaosun and a slightly educated martial artist. Unexpectedly, when this man saw him, he showed no respect for the descendants of Kong Shengsun and actually asked him to speak loudly. After blackmailing the Kong family, he couldn't help but became furious, pointed at Liu Zhaosun's nose and cursed:
"Liu Zhaosun, you are so audacious, you even dare to touch the Confucius Mansion! You don't even ask in the hall, who said it in Shandong. I gave you face, but you don't know how to cherish it. With the little tricks you used in Dengzhou, you can deceive others. You can’t deceive me! I advise you to return the silver obediently, and then divide half of the gold and silver seized from the Wenxiang Sect into the Kong Mansion, and let this be over."
"Otherwise, I will join hands with the county magistrate, military commanders, and military supervisors in Shandong tomorrow to impeach you for being an aide in Shandong and harming the people! In the name of aid, you are actually committing robbery!"
Liu Zhaosun laughed and ignored Yan Shenggong. He turned to Xu Hongru and asked in a low voice:
"Xu Dakei, I heard that your men killed all the servants of the Kong family, leaving only Duke Yansheng's wife, concubines, and children. Where did you hide them?"
Xu Hongru looked at Mr. Liu with a blank look on his face. When the Kong Mansion was breached by Kaiyuan soldiers, the believers in the courtyard dispersed in a hurry, and no one went to kill the people in the Kong Mansion.
"Xu Hongru, you are so courageous that you actually sent your men to Konglin to cut down ancient trees from all dynasties. Do you know how old those trees are and how much they are worth?"
Wenxiangjiao's cabinet stared blankly at Marquis Pingliao. He was shocked by Liu Zhaosun's ruthlessness, and opened his mouth wide, unable to make a sound for a long time.
"Xu Hongru, for your own selfish purposes, you killed from Yuncheng to Dengzhou, and from Dengzhou to Qufu. So many innocent people died under your sword. Do you think I will let you go? No matter how much money you give, Like Wang Haoxian, he will be executed by my official Lingchi."
Xu Hongru realized that his death was coming, and finally stopped asking for mercy from Marquis Pingliao. He sat slumped on the ground and laughed:
"Liu Zhaosun, you massacred the Confucian family, leaving only Duke Yan Sheng, and sent people to dig up the ancestral graves of the Confucian family. Finally, you passed it all on to the Wenxiang Sect. You... you are so cruel!"
Liu Zhaosun nodded to Xu Hongru, his expression remained unchanged.
"I just said that I came to Shandong this time just for you two. If I don't kill you, I won't be able to sleep or eat well. Today I finally got my wish, and I can put down a huge stone in my heart."
Kong Yanzhi picked up a chair and threw it at Liu Zhaosun. As soon as the chair was raised, four Yanling knives were held to his neck.
Liu Zhaosun stepped forward and took the chair from Kong Yanzhi's hand, pointed at Duke Yansheng, and said word by word:
"Kong Maojia! The crime of your Kong family is no less serious than that of Wenxiang Cult! I have been merciful and only killed those servants who caused trouble. Your children are not dead. I will send them to Liaodong and let them do what they want." Useful person."
Duke Yansheng scolded angrily:
"Liu Zhaosun, you traitor and traitor! You massacred Qufu, offended Confucius, and committed such a heinous crime! Do you think you can fool the world with this trick? From now on, all the scholars in the world will be your enemy! The Emperor has received the memorial from Confucius. , you just wait to be punished by the Nine Clans! You bunch of beasts!"
The guards came forward and pinned Kong Yanzhi to the ground. Liu Zhaosun drew out his Yanling knife, pointed it at Kong Yanzhi, and roared angrily:
"The glory of a gentleman will be exhausted in five generations. The Kong family in Qufu has been blessed by the country, but has no loyalty. Whenever the dynasty changes, when the Jin people come, Yan Shenggong kneels down for gold; when the Mongols come, Yan Shenggong kneels down, and when the slaves come, Yan Does the Holy Duke want to shave off his hair, change clothes, kneel down and become a slave?"
"The person I respect is Wen Tianxiang who is loyal to history, Confucius and Mencius who are unwavering and unyielding in power, and Yu Shaobao who only retains his innocence in the world. It is General Yan who is the leader, and Ji Shi is bleeding! This is my Chinese character! You guys How can the Confucius family in Qufu be so virtuous and capable? You are also worthy of being called a teacher for all generations. You are arrogant and arrogant, break your bones and suck out your marrow, be licentious, servile, have no moral character, and are traitors to your country!"
“So what if we cut down the forest?”
"Whoever wants to break my Chinese backbone, no matter who it is, I will chop off his head! Crushing his bones and raising ashes!"
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he looked at Kong Yanzhi who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, raised the Yanling knife that had killed Nurhaci, aimed it at Yanshenggong's head, and raised the knife with his hand.
~~~~~
On October 12, the second year of Taichang, after two months of fighting, Liu Zhaosun finally put down the Wenxiang Sect rebellion in Shandong.
From August to the present, the Kaiyuan Army has been defeated by the rebels in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qufu.
After three battles and three victories, a total of 58,000 Wenxiang rebellious people were killed and captured, hundreds of thousands of civilians were rescued, and the Wenxiang Sect that had been entrenched in Shandong for more than ten years was completely wiped out.
Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect's thieves, was killed by the rebels. The whereabouts of Kong Yanzhi, the Duke of Yansheng, are unknown. It is said that he was killed by the Wenxiang Sect's thugs, and the Kong family was brutally wiped out.
When the news spread back to the capital, the capital was shocked and the people cheered.
The common people had no special feelings for Yan Shenggong. Kaiyuan's army pacified the Wenxiang Sect and protected the North-South Canal. Water transportation became smooth. The only impact on them was price stability.
At least this winter, rice prices in the capital will not skyrocket again, and people will no longer be exploited by profiteers.
In mid-October, the imperial court's reward for Ping Liaohou was finally implemented.
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