Everyone had already arrived, and it was impossible not to see them. Duke Yansheng asked his servants to take the visiting clan elders to the guest room used to entertain guests.
I waited for a while before rushing to the guest room.
When they arrived at the guest room, except for the two clan elders who had not arrived, all the other clan elders had deserted.
"Uncles, if you didn't go to the Yamen for an appointment today, why would you ever see me here again?" After entering the room, Yan Shenggong took the lead in greeting everyone.
He walked to the main seat and sat down.
"Hey young! My eldest nephew, you are finally here." When an elder saw Yan Shenggong, he said anxiously, "Something big happened to our Kong family. If you don't come, we will go to the backyard to look for you."
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Duke Yan Sheng asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What's the big deal? Does it make you uncles look so anxious?"
"It's Lao San and Lao Wu. They were arrested by the thief named Yu and are currently in the county jail." The clan elder said to Duke Yansheng.
"Is there still such a thing?" Yan Shenggong frowned.
He had been hiding in Duke Yansheng's mansion for the past few days and did not expect such a big thing to happen.
The Kong clan has been standing in Qufu for so many years, and this is the first time that an elder of the clan has been kidnapped by outsiders.
"It's absolutely true. Why did I lie to you about this kind of thing? All of us saw it with our own eyes." The clan elder who spoke glanced at the other people around him.
Several clan elders nearby nodded in agreement.
Upon seeing this, Yan Shenggong understood that the arrest must be true, and said: "Why did they arrest the elders of the three clans and the elders of the fifth clan?"
"It's not a big deal. Everyone went to the county government today. The third child didn't go. The fifth child had a few words with the man named Yu and then left. I guess it was the man named Yu who took revenge on the third child and the fifth child. ." The clan elder cried out for the two clan elders who were arrested.
Hearing this, Yan Shenggong frowned and said: "What are the elders of the three clans and the fifth clan doing to offend the people of the Tiger Flag at this time? Don't they know that others have the final say in Qufu now? If you offend the other party at the right time, aren’t you seeking death?”
What these two people did was beyond his expectation.
If he hadn't been in front of so many clan elders, he would have said that he deserved to be arrested.
"Qufu is our Kong family's Qufu. When did it become the object of tiger thieves? As Duke Yansheng, you should stand on the side of our Kong family." The elder of the second Kong family said to Duke Yansheng with an unhappy look on his face. .
The Kong family has taken root in Qufu from generation to generation and has long regarded Qufu as its own place to ban corruption.
Yanshenggong looked at the elders of the two tribes and said: "I would like to regard Qufu as my own, but what do you think the tiger-character flag can do? They directly stationed troops in Qufu, isn't it just to guard against us? At this time, we hide It’s too late, how can you offend the people of the Tiger Flag at this time?”
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the two clan elders who were captured were brainless.
If you don't have much ability but you always provoke others, you won't know how you will die in the future.
"You are the descendant of the imperial court and the patriarch of the Kong family. You can't just let the third and fifth sons get into trouble." A clan elder said to Duke Yansheng.
I want Yan Shenggong to come forward and rescue the person.
Yan Shenggong looked at the other party and said, "How can I save him? I, Yan Shenggong, was conferred by the Ming Dynasty court, but Tiger Character Banner was born as a rebel, so it's up to two people to recognize me as Yan Shenggong."
At this time, he also looked unhappy.
He was asked to clean up other people's troubles. He was not the biological father of the two people who were arrested, so why should he do such a thankless thing.
"You brought the tiger bandit into the city. You can't ignore it. I think it's up to you to go find the general named Yu and ask him to release him." said the elder of the second clan of the Kong family.
Duke Yan Sheng's face turned ugly.
He didn't think he could have much dignity in front of the people of Tiger Character Banner. After several contacts with people of Tiger Character Banner, he could feel that the people of Tiger Character Banner didn't take him, Yan Shenggong, seriously at all.
At this moment, a servant walked in from outside, rushed to Duke Yan's side in a few steps, and whispered a few words into Duke Yan's ears.
Immediately, I saw Yan Shenggong's expression suddenly changed.
"But what happened?" The elders of the second Kong family had been staring at the servants since they came in. When he saw Yan Shenggong's expression changed drastically, he immediately realized that something had happened.
Duke Yansheng said in a low tone: "I just received the news from Kong Zhenkan from the Yamen. In a few days, there will be a public trial for the elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans."
"What is a public trial?" The elder of the Kong clan looked puzzled and said immediately, "Is it possible that Yu wanted to interrogate the third and fifth children in public on such a small matter?"
Yan Shenggong said with a heavy face: "This public trial is not just a trial, it may not even be a trial in the county government office, but a trial in a public place to interrogate the crimes of the elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans. The crowd watching can The charges against the elders of the three tribes and the elders of the five tribes were publicly accused, and then different penalties were imposed according to the severity of the crime. However, as far as I know, almost no one who was dragged out for a public trial by the Tiger Flag could survive. "
As he finished speaking, the expressions of many people present changed.
In their view, this public trial was simply murderous and heartbreaking.
On the surface, these people are respected elders of the Kong family, but if they don't have some shit on their butts, they will have no chance of survival if they are really dragged on stage for a public trial.
"No, we must not let the third and fifth elders hold such a public trial." The elder of the second clan of the Kong family immediately spoke out against the public trial of the elders of the third and fifth clans.
He knows it all too well.
Once the nonsense about the elders of the three clans and the elders of the fifth clan is revealed at the public trial and made known to everyone, not only the elders of the three clans and the elders of the fifth clan will lose, but also the elders of other clans will also have to suffer. If you hang up, the impartiality of the clan elder will also be doubted by the Kong clan members.
"Yes, we can't let the tiger thieves interrogate Lao San and Lao Wu. The man named Yu is not an official of the imperial court, so he is not qualified to interrogate the Kong family."
Things that the elders of the second Kong clan can think of are also thought of by other clan elders.
These clan elders all shouted that they did not agree to hold a public trial for the arrested elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans.
Yan Shenggong looked at the noisy clan elders in front of him and said loudly: "If General Yu has the final say not to hold a public trial, what's the use of making trouble here? If you have time, you might as well go to the county government to find that general." General Yu, let’s see if we can stop the public trial.”
"It's useless. We have already looked for the man named Yu, but he didn't see us at all." A clan elder said at the side.
Yan Shenggong said: "Whether we see it or not, we must find a way to stop the public trial. Your uncles should know better than me. Once the public trial breaks out, things will really be irreversible."
