"Uncles, please take your seats!" Yan Shenggong called everyone to take their seats.
Here on the second floor, there are two square tables with some preserved fruits and snacks placed on each table.
After everyone was seated, Yan Shenggong walked to the main seat in the center and sat down.
"The public trial outside is about to begin. Why don't you bring us all here just to have a clearer view of the public trial?" said the elder of the second Kong clan.
On the second floor of the wooden building, the scene of the public trial can be seen at a glance.
Even the elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans who were tied to the wooden platform could clearly see it.
Duke Yan Sheng glanced at the situation at the public trial outside the window and said, "Every uncle can see the situation outside. The elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans will definitely not be able to be saved unless a troop of troops breaks in. At the public trial, the elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans were forcibly taken away."
When the clan elders at the table heard this, no one said anything.
At this time, they themselves also understood that there was no way they could save the elders of the three clans and the elders of the fifth clans. They even secretly hoped that it would be best for the elders of the three clans and the elders of the fifth clans to die before the start of the public trial, so that they would not have to lose the Kong family. , and don’t worry about involving other people.
"The uncles didn't say anything. It seems they agree with my point of view." Yan Shenggong said.
The second elder of the Kong family spoke at this time and said: "Even if the third and fifth children cannot be saved, we will still find a way to shut them up. Don't forget that some of the things they did are inevitably involved with you. , once the two of them say something randomly at the public trial, it will be difficult to guarantee that the tiger thieves will not burn the flames on us. "
"What the elders of the two tribes said is right. Just like today's siege of the Yamen, it is impossible for the tiger thieves not to guess who is behind it." Yan Shenggong agreed.
The faces of the clan elders present changed when they heard this.
They were only thinking about how to silence Lao San and Lao Wu, and temporarily forgot about surrounding the Yamen.
The two elders of the Kong clan looked at Duke Yan and said, "Okay, stop scaring them. If you find us all here, I think there must be a way to solve the current predicament."
When the other clan elders heard this, they all looked at Duke Yansheng.
"Second Uncle, you really think highly of me. In the Tiger Flag, I, Duke Yan, may not be as useful as Kong Zhenkan, the former county magistrate of Qufu." Duke Yan shook his head slightly.
The surrounding clan elders looked disappointed.
The two elders of the Kong family did not let Yan Shenggong go, but continued to say to him: "When things have reached this point, even if we do nothing, the tiger thieves will not let the Kong family go. As Yan Shenggong, you Sir, do you really plan to ignore everything?"
"Given the behavior of tiger thieves in other places, they may not do anything to the ordinary people of the Kong family. At most, a few uncles will suffer a little." Yan Shenggong said.
Seeing that Mr. Yan Shenggong was not a good man, the elders of the Kong family said unhappily: "Are we not members of the Kong family? If it weren't for us, do you think the tiger thief would allow you, Mr. Yan Shenggong, to continue to sit here?" Are you going down? Don’t forget, there are members of our Kong family in Datong, who can guarantee that Yan Shenggong will not be replaced by someone close to the other party."
After hearing this, Duke Yan's face turned ugly. ….
Although the possibility mentioned by the other party is not high, who can guarantee that the Tiger Banner will not do this? Just like the Kong family was divided into the Southern Sect and the Northern Sect, it is not impossible to separate another sect. matter.
The elders of the Kong clan looked at Yan Shenggong, whose face was turning green and red, and said: "Now we are all grasshoppers on a rope. Instead of fighting among ourselves, we should think about how to resolve the troubles in front of us. , this is something that is beneficial to everyone.”
As clan elders, the means they can use are limited, and they are far less useful than Yan Shenggong.
"Second uncle, what do you want me to do?" Yan Shenggong looked up at the elder of the Kong clan.
The second elder of the Kong clan said, "Keep us old guys safe. As for the third and fifth brothers, it's up to you."
"I know, but I also have conditions." Yan Shenggong said.
Hearing this, the eyes of the elders of the Kong family brightened.
he just wants
After testing Yan Shenggong's side, I didn't expect that the other party really had a way to solve their current predicament.
"We agree to any conditions." A clan elder couldn't help but answer.
Duke Yansheng did not move, but continued to look at the elders of the Kong family.
The elder of the Kong clan said, "We can agree to any conditions as long as they are not too excessive."
After hearing this, Yan Shenggong's eyelids went up.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the other party still wants to bargain.
"Second uncle, if you say that, what do you want me to say?" Duke Yansheng spread his hands towards the elders of the Kong clan.
They don't want to pay any price, so why do they think the Tiger Flag can let them go?
The elders of the Kong family pretended not to understand what he said, but still said: "Tell me what you can do first? How do you know we won't agree if you don't say anything?"
Even now, he was still thinking about asking Yan Shenggong for a solution to his current predicament.
"Okay, since my second uncle wants to know, I'll tell you straight away." Yan Shenggong didn't bother to argue on this issue and said directly, "That Yu Huai wants to equalize land in Qufu and collect various taxes. I think As long as we fully support him, he will not kill all the uncles."
As the words fell, the scene suddenly became quiet, and even the sound of breathing became much quieter.
"Why! Why should the things that the Kong family has accumulated over the years be handed over to outsiders? The tax exemption is also allowed by the court. Why should the tiger thieves change as soon as they come?" A clan elder said unconvinced.
The two elders of the Kong family also said at this time: "What the tiger thieves did in Qufu is indeed a bit excessive. How can we say that we are also the Kong family, are they really not afraid of offending the scholars in the world?"
What the Tiger Character Banner did in Qufu was completely cutting their flesh with a knife.
After so many years, as the elders of the Kong clan, when did they need to pay taxes, let alone distribute the land accumulated by their ancestors to those mud-legged people.
"I know that the second uncle asked people to surround the county government office not just for the sake of the elders of the three and five clans, but also because he wanted the tiger thieves to change their attitude. But the current situation is stronger than the people. Not to mention the army of tiger thieves on the ground in Shandong. With this tiger bandit army in Qufu, who, including me, dares to disobey the tiger bandit's wishes?" Yanshenggong glanced at the faces of several clan elders one by one.
Unlike the clan elders in front of him, even if his family property is not divided, as long as he keeps his name as Yanshenggong, he may not be able to turn around in the future.
So he had to understand clearly that he could not follow the same path as these clan elders and end up in trouble.
"here we go."
Suddenly a clan elder pointed outward with his finger.
Everyone's eyes were instantly attracted to the public trial outside. .
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