"Since you don't say anything, I will take the fish scale book to the outside of the city in person tomorrow and hand it over to the tiger bandits." Yan Shenggong said expressionlessly.
I am completely disappointed in these people.
These people in front of them enjoy themselves first, but when encountering problems, none of them can come up with any useful solutions.
"Maojia, feel free to leave the city. We are descendants of Saint Kong. Even if we give them the fish scale book, they still dare to ask us, the Kong family, to collect taxes!" You clan elder said.
Maojia is the character of the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi.
It's a pity that he couldn't even keep his name in the end, and was directly changed by his descendants.
"That's right. The tiger thieves don't dare to do anything to our Kong clan's Duke Yansheng." A clan elder agreed.
However, it was okay if they didn't say these words, but after they said it, Yan Shenggong felt very awkward.
Yan Shenggong looked at the clan elders in front of him with a dark face and said: "The tiger thief wants not only the fish scale book in Qufu, but also the land deeds in your hands. I can ask the Yamen to send the fish scale book, but those The land deeds need to be sent to me by your uncles."
After the words fell, the expressions of everyone present also changed.
At this time, someone remembered that what the Tiger Flag wanted was not only Qufu's fish scale book, but also the Kong family's land title.
"We can't give the Kong family's land title to them! If we really give it to the tiger thief, we will become the unworthy descendants of the Kong family, and we will be sorry for our ancestors." A clan elder said.
"Yes, you can't give it to me. This belongs to my Kong family. Why should I give it to these rebels?"
The fish scale register only indicates how much land and acres there are in Qufu, but the field deeds and land deeds are different.
Reminiscent of the rumors that the Tiger Character Banner was equalizing land everywhere, everyone present understood that the Tiger Character Flag took away the land deeds and deeds not just to see what they wanted, but to equalize the land.
This directly violates their own interests.
When it comes to matters related to self-interest, everyone jumps on their feet as if they are being stepped on.
Snapped!
Yanshenggong put the bowl on the table hard and said: "If anyone is unwilling to take it out, let him take the fish scale book out of the city tomorrow and hand it over to the tiger thief himself."
The scene suddenly became quiet.
They are afraid of the tiger-shaped flag holding a sword in their hands, but they are unwilling to lose the interests in their hands, let alone put themselves in danger.
Everyone in the Confucius family has learned this saying that a gentleman should never stand behind a dangerous wall.
"The tiger thief asked you to leave the city in person, Maojia. I'm afraid we won't be able to do it. The tiger thief might not admit it." The elder of the clan said in a low voice.
With the silence in the room, even if he didn't speak loudly, it was enough for everyone in the room to hear.
Duke Yan Sheng's face turned even darker, and he said, "Then I'll take you with me. The tiger thief didn't say not to allow me to take people out of the city together."
The clan elder who spoke lowered his head in embarrassment.
After waiting for a while, Yan Shenggong saw that no one was objecting, so he said: "I'll leave the words here. Whoever doesn't get the land title the tiger thief wants, I will take him out of the city."
As he spoke, he glanced at the clan elders sitting on the seats one by one.
Finally, he said: "Everyone, uncles, please go back. I'll wait for you to deliver your things."
Immediately issued an eviction order.
A clan elder wanted to persuade Yan Shenggong to deed each family's land, but when he saw Yan Shenggong's ugly face, he immediately gave up the idea of staying and persuading him.
One after another, the clan elders walked out of the house together.
"Sixth brother, please stay for a moment." Yan Shenggong called to Kong Yinjing, who was walking at the back.
Kong Yinjing, who was about to follow other clan elders out of the house, stopped, turned around, faced Duke Yan Sheng in his seat, and asked respectfully: "What are your orders from Duke Yan?"
"You have made an agreement with the tiger bandits. You will come out of the city with me tomorrow." Yan Shenggong said.
Kong Yinjing's face turned bitter when he heard this.
He knew that he was not qualified to refuse, so he agreed: "Don't worry, Duke Yan, I will accompany Duke Yan out of the city tomorrow. However, although I have met the tiger thieves a few times, these people never talk about relationships. I’m afraid even if I come forward, it won’t have much effect.”
Got a vaccination in advance.
He didn't want to give Yan Shenggong too much expectation, and he didn't think Tiger Character Flag would give him any face.
"I remember that your niece married to Datong and married Liu Heng, the bandit chief of the Tiger Flag. Is this the case?" Yan Shenggong asked.
Kong Yinjing was stunned for a moment.
When the Kong family decided to marry a daughter of the Kong family to Datong, the decision was made by Duke Yan Shenggong himself.
Although it was not clear why Yan Shenggong asked this, he still replied truthfully: "It is indeed true. The one who married to Datong is one of my nieces."
"I didn't expect that my Kong family would give birth to such a shameless woman. She actually became a thief. It really brought shame to the Kong family." Yan Shenggong blamed him.
Kong Yinjing lowered his head and said nothing.
He knew that wasn't the point.
After saying a few words of blame, Yan Shenggong immediately changed his tone and said, "If you are asked to contact your niece, can you contact her?"
Hearing this, Kong Yinjing came back to his senses.
He immediately understood that this was an idea for his niece in Datong.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Because of the tiger bandit's attack on Ziyang, I had someone send a letter to my niece, but unfortunately there has been no reply. If I want to contact her, I will probably have to send someone there in person. "
"Then send someone to go there in person. Does she have any family members in Qufu? Let her family members go to see her in person." Yan Shenggong said.
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing looked embarrassed and became hesitant.
Seeing that he was silent, Duke Yan Sheng frowned subconsciously and asked, "What? Are her family members gone?"
"Yes, they are all here." Kong Yinjing said quickly, "Her parents are here at home, and she has a younger brother, but, just..."
"It's just nothing! You speak hesitantly." Yan Shenggong looked unhappy.
Kong Yinjing gritted his teeth and said: "On the day of her wedding, her parents and younger brother were gone. They were suspected to have been taken away by tiger thieves. I didn't think it was a big deal, so I didn't say anything."
Snapped!
The angry Duke Yan slapped the table heavily and scolded: "Why didn't you tell such a big thing? If I hadn't asked, would you have kept it secret for the rest of your life?"
Kong Yinjing shrank his neck and whispered: "At that time, I thought that the whole family was gone. It happened that no one knew about their origins in Qufu. If the tiger thief was defeated one day, Qufu would not be implicated."
"Even so, you have to tell me instead of hiding it for their family." Yan Shenggong looked at Kong Yinjing with anger on his face.
Kong Yinjing lowered his head and allowed Duke Yansheng to get angry at him.
