"No, no, no, this time is different." The elders of the Kong family raised their hands to stop Kong Yinzhi from talking, and said, "The governor of Shandong Province appointed by the imperial court, Governor Fu, was very aggressive as soon as he took office. The seven inches above the flag are enough to show that he is different from the previous Shandong officials. It is impossible to say that Shandong saved people this time."
There was a hint of excitement in his tone.
"What does the second uncle mean by this?" Kong Yinzhi frowned.
The elder of the Kong family said: "I won't hide the matter from you now. I hope you can contact Master Fu in the name of Yan Shenggong and ask Master Fu to send troops to rescue Qufu. As long as our Ming Dynasty's heavenly army Once we arrive, we can easily eliminate the hundreds of thieves here in Qufu."
He was so excited that he unconsciously called him a bandit.
Kong Yinzhi was not as excited as the elder of the second clan of the Kong family, but asked: "Second uncle, have you thought about how we will face it once the news leaks out, or if this Governor Fu fails to save Qufu?" To the people with the tiger flag?"
"Currently, only a few of us know about it, and you contact Governor Fu. No one else will know about it except us." The elder of the second Kong clan said with assurance.
However, when Kong Yinzhi heard this, his face darkened on the spot.
This is to allow him to bear the risk while others enjoy the benefits.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Second uncle, I think we should forget it. If the Ming army can attack Qufu, of course we can support it. If the Ming army does not come, we will forget it."
Although he was dissatisfied, he still took care of the other party's face and did not get angry on the spot.
"How can this be done?" The elders of the second Kong family hurriedly persuaded, "You are Yanshenggong, the head of our Kong family. Do you want to watch the Kong family's foundation be ruined like this?"
"Nephew Maojia, you can't do anything wrong at this time. The Ming Dynasty is the orthodoxy in the world."
"Commander Fu's coming to Shandong is a good opportunity for our Kong family. It will allow Master Fu to see our Kong family's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."
"Nephew Maojia, you are the Duke Yansheng granted by Emperor Ming. It is only right that you should come forward."
The clan elders present were all trying to persuade Kong Yinzhi.
Although the Kong family has a big name, the biggest one is Yan Shenggong.
However, the more Kong Yinzhi listened to these people's words, the more impatient he became, and he said with a bad expression: "Several uncles kept asking me to come forward to contact the Governor Fu, but have you ever thought about it, what if Governor Fu doesn't send troops?" What to do when you come to Qufu? Have you ever thought about this?"
"As long as we send someone to contact Governor Fu, he will definitely send troops to Qufu. We are the descendants of Saint Kong. If we dare not come, all the scholars in the world will poke his bones." A clan elder said.
Kong Yinzhi looked at the clan elder and asked: "Now that the main force of the Tiger-Character Banner has gone to Laizhou, the clan uncle thinks he should deal with the main force of the Tiger-Character Banner first, or let the main force of the Tiger-Character Banner wreak havoc. Prefecture, are you going to save Qufu, which has fallen to the enemy?"
Hearing this, the clan elder shut his mouth.
"It's not necessary that Governor Fu immediately sends a large army to rescue Qufu. We can send people to contact Governor Fu first to express our Kong family's attitude." The elder of the second Kong family stepped forward and asked the man who spoke before The clan elder won’t be too embarrassed.
After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi said directly: "Since it is just to show attitude, then anyone can be sent. On the contrary, I am the least suitable to come forward. If the people in the Tiger Flag know about this, then it will be more serious." There is no room for recovery.”
Hearing this, the elder of the two Kong clan was silent for a while.
The other clan elders have always been dominated by this second clan elder. Now that he is silent, no one else has spoken either.
After a long time, the second elder of the Kong family spoke up and said: "Originally, I thought that you would be the best to show Kong's sincerity, but after listening to your words, I think what you said makes sense. Although it is appropriate for you to come forward, but the people involved are involved. There are too many, so let’s find someone else to contact that Supervisor Fu!”
He chose to take a step back.
Or maybe they are really worried that Kong Yinzhi's appearance will implicate other people in the Kong family.
Kong Yinzhi saw that the elders of the two clans were giving in and knew how to accept things as soon as possible, so he asked him: "I agree with the second uncle's proposal to contact Governor Fu. I wonder who the second uncle thinks is appropriate to send to contact the other party?"
On the surface, he seemed to have resigned himself to his fate and allowed the people of the Tiger Flag to take over all affairs in Qufu, but in his heart he was very dissatisfied with what the Tiger Flag had done in Qufu.
After Hu Ziqi came to Qufu, even his power as Yan Shenggong was ruthlessly taken away.
In front of the people of Tiger Character Banner, he couldn't feel the respect for him as Yan Shenggong at all.
"Who is suitable?" The eyes of the elders of the two Kong clans swept over everyone one by one.
The identity of the person sent to contact Fu Zonglong cannot be too low.
The other party is the governor of Shandong. If the Kong family sends an ordinary clansman there, it may make the other party feel that they are humiliating themselves, and in the end it will backfire.
The elders of the two Kong clans saw that several clan elders either lowered their heads or avoided looking at them, not daring to look at them at all.
"Let Kong Yinjing come forward!" The eyes of the two elders of the Kong family finally fell on Kong Yinjing.
Hearing this, Kong Yinjing trembled, his face turned ugly, and he said, "Old man from the second clan, you'd better find someone else, I'm not suitable."
From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to accept this matter, because he was worried that his life would be lost if someone from the Tiger Flag flag discovered it.
"No one else is as suitable as you to come forward, and you are responsible for many of the greetings and farewells of the Kong family, so there is no more suitable candidate than you." said the old man from the second Kong family.
Kong Yinjing looked aggrieved.
Isn't this bullying?
"Sixth brother, I think I will listen to my second uncle. You go to Jinan Mansion and express Kong's attitude to Governor Fu." Kong Yinzhi said to Kong Yinjing.
He had already rejected the elder of the two clans once before, and it was hard for him to refuse again this time.
What's more, people like Kong Yinjing have some status in the Kong family, but they are not very high. If something happens, no one else will be affected.
"It's not that I don't want to go to Jinan Prefecture, but my last trip to Datong has caused displeasure with the Tiger Flag. I suddenly left Qufu like this. I'm worried that the people in the Tiger Flag won't let me leave." Kong Yinjing couldn't refuse Yan Shenggong and the clan elders, so he had to move the people from the Tiger Flag to dispel their ideas.
After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi shook his head and said: "Don't worry, although the people in the Tiger Flag are domineering, they will not restrict the freedom of others. Just say that a batch of goods has arrived in Tai'an and you want to pick it up. I'm sure." I won’t doubt you.”
"This is the way to go. Moreover, our Kong family also has our own shop in Tai'an. The reasons are all ready." The elder of the Kong family nodded in support.
When Kong Yinjing saw this, he knew he couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to agree.
Although Yan Shenggong and these elders are no longer what they used to be, who can guarantee that they will never turn around again in the future? Moreover, Kong Yinjing is where he is today because of the Kong clan elders and Yan Sheng. public support.
Therefore, he knew that he had no choice but to agree. Especially with the support of Yan Shenggong and several clan elders, he didn't even have any room to change.
