"There's Master Kong in front of me!"
Just as Kong Yinjing left the door of the General's Mansion with a disappointed look on his face, someone inside the General's Mansion called out to him.
When Kong Yinjing saw someone coming from the general's mansion, he thought it was the general's wife who agreed to see him. He looked happy and hurriedly went to greet him. He said politely: "But the general's wife agreed to see me?"
"I don't know about Madam's affairs. I was sent here by the general." The visitor said.
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing's face was filled with joy and he quickly asked: "So the general wants to see me?"
"The general didn't agree to see you." The visitor shook his head first, and then said after seeing the disappointment on Kong Yinjing's face, "But the general asked me to bring you a message."
"What are you talking about?" Kong Yinjing asked hurriedly.
The visitor looked at him and said, "The general said, just go back to Qufu if you have nothing to do, and don't bother my wife's family again."
Kong Yinjing looked disappointed after hearing this.
He had felt bad when he had hit a brick wall before, but now that he heard what the other party said, he completely understood that what the people of Tiger Character Banner did in Qufu was exactly what the general meant.
"Okay, here are my words. I hope you won't embarrass the general, otherwise you will embarrass us. The general and his wife are easy to talk to, but we are not so easy to talk to." The visitor threatened Kong Yinjing and turned back to the general's residence.
Kong Yinjing shook his body.
Looking up at the sky above his head with empty eyes, he knew that everything was over. With what the Tiger Flag did in Qufu, they were the ones who suffered the most.
"Master, should we go back to the palace first?" The boy asked in a low voice while supporting Kong Yinjing.
In addition to becoming an entertainment venue for the people, the Daiwang Palace also transformed some palaces into restaurants and inns.
Guests who come here to eat or stay here like to call this place Daiwang Palace instead of going back to the inn or restaurant to eat. After all, Daiwang Palace sounds more upscale.
"Let's go, pack your things and go back to Qufu." Kong Yinjing was no longer in the mood to stay in Datong.
The boy helped Kong Yinjing get into the carriage and asked the coachman to take them back to Daiwang Palace.
The carriage was brought by his family from Qufu. After packing up his things, the boy moved directly to the carriage, and then accompanied Kong Yinjing to the counter to settle the room fee.
"Why is this thing so expensive? How dare you ask for two hundred taels for a wine cup? Are you crazy!" The boy looked very ugly as he took the bill given to him by the shopkeeper.
I am glad that I am literate, otherwise I would have been tricked.
"You threw a wine cup. It was a tribute given by the emperor. Can it be the same as an ordinary wine cup? Two hundred taels is not much more for you. If you don't make up the money, none of you can leave." The shopkeeper looked confused. Said happily.
"Even the tribute given by the emperor is not so expensive." How could the young man be willing to do this?
The other party said that tribute was tribute, but he didn't believe the shopkeeper at all.
The shopkeeper behind the counter had a drooped face and said: "Believe it or not, none of you want to leave without getting money. I will report it directly to the government, and the government will come forward. Will you pay compensation when I see it?"
The shopkeeper is not afraid at all that the other party will not pay the bill.
If the wine cup fell, he would have to pay for it, and since it was on his territory, two foreigners could make a profit.
"What's going on? I asked you to come over and settle the bill, haven't you done it yet?" Kong Yinjing walked over with an unhappy look on his face.
When the boy saw his master coming, he hurriedly said: "Master, they are cheating people. They want us to pay two hundred taels of silver for a wine cup. The one with gold rim is not that expensive!"
Kong Yinjing looked at the shopkeeper behind the counter.
When the shopkeeper saw that the person who could make the decision had arrived, he immediately said: "Master, you broke a wine cup a few days ago. This wine cup is a tribute given by the emperor. It is a set. If you break one, it is equivalent to destroying it." I lost one set, so I don’t want any more from you for these two hundred taels of silver.”
"It can't be so expensive!" Kong Yinjing felt that even the imperial tribute was a bit too expensive. After all, it was two hundred taels, not two taels of silver.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he leaned on the counter and said, "If you say this, sir, we have nothing to say. Just report it to the government and let the government decide."
"Okay, okay, it's just two hundred taels, I'll compensate you." Kong Yinjing didn't want to see anyone from the government, and as long as the other party was bitten to death in this kind of thing, even if the government came forward, he would still have to pay.
Moreover, the General's Mansion has sent someone to give him a message, ordering him to leave. Once the matter goes to court, if the General's Mansion misunderstands him and thinks he doesn't want to leave, and causes other troubles, it will be completely outweighed by the gain.
When he heard that the other party promised to compensate the money, the shopkeeper put on a smile and said: "Sincerity is two hundred taels, please make up for it!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and spread his palm.
"Give it to him." Kong Yinjing waved his hand at the boy.
The reason why he paid so happily was not only because he was afraid of the misunderstanding of the General's Mansion, but also because during the few days he lived here, the porcelain he used was indeed of the best quality and was also a tribute.
Based on Kong's conditions, it is still possible to tell whether it is a tribute or not.
The boy reluctantly took out two hundred taels of silver, made up for the loss of the wine cup, settled the expenses, and then followed Kong Yinjing and left the Daiwang Palace.
As soon as they left, a clerk came quickly to the counter.
"Shopkeeper, did they lose money?"
"They dare not pay compensation and break a tribute, and I will take care of it if it goes to the Yamen." The shopkeeper said.
The wine cup that Kong Yinjing broke was indeed a tribute from the Prince's Palace. However, the wine cup was not a set. Someone had broken it before, so they were all pieced together.
Kong Yinjing left Datong Town in a carriage.
Originally, he wanted to go to Kong Yinfan's place again, hoping that Kong Yinfan would come forward to find Kong Yueqing to solve the Kong family's affairs, but after meeting the person sent by the general to deliver the message, he gave up this idea.
After failing to solve the Kong family's troubles, Kong Yinjing was worried about how he would explain to Duke Yan Sheng and several clan elders after he returned.
And because he left Qufu relatively early, he did not know that the elders of the three clans and the elders of the five clans of the Kong family had been executed by the public trial.
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
Chongzhen broke several of his favorite porcelains one after another.
In front of him was a eunuch kneeling with his head bowed.
"Come on, please, I'm not blaming you." Chongzhen said.
The eunuch who was kneeling on the ground raised his head and said with a sad face: "It's because I am incompetent and failed to do what the emperor told me to do."
"I don't blame you, it's all those traitorous officials who want to see me trapped in the Forbidden City. They have a chance to sell well to the new master." Chongzhen said bitterly.
Eunuch Wang Chengen hurriedly lowered his head again.
How dare he accept this?
