"Who says they are not treasonous!" Hong Chengchou glared.
Kong Yinjing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Didn't Futai just say that those who were taken to prison were not treasonous? Could it be that Futai forgot?"
"I have not forgotten it." Hong Chengchou leaned back in his chair and said, "What I am saying is that maybe those scholars did not think about treason, but the things they committed are nothing like the serious crime of treason. different."
Kong Yinjing understood that the focus was on the last half of the sentence.
Immediately, he reached out and took out a stack of conference tickets from his sleeves and handed them over. He said in his mouth: "This is a trivial matter. Please be kind enough to give these scholars a chance."
He placed a stack of conference tickets as thick as his fingers in Hong Chengchou's hand.
Hong Chengchou glanced at the top ticket.
It says one hundred yuan.
This one hundred yuan ticket can be directly exchanged for one hundred silver dollars at the bank opened by Hu Zi Banner, and each silver dollar is one tael.
Such a thick stack of conference tickets is worth one or two thousand silver dollars.
"You are bribing me!" Hong Chengchou's face darkened.
Kong Yinjing heard this and said hurriedly: "Hong Futai has misunderstood. These are normal interactions between friends and are far from being considered bribes. Please accept it for the sake of our friendship with Kong." these things."
"Money is a good thing, everyone likes it." Hong Chengchou pressed the index finger and middle finger of one hand on the pile of votes.
Kong Yinjing looked happy when he saw this.
As long as Hong Chengchou accepted the gift from Kong, not only could Kong rescue the imprisoned scholars this time, but more importantly, he could gain connections with the governor.
As long as this happened a few times, Hong Chengchou would be completely tied to the Qufu Kong family.
"For the sake of the affection between you Kong family and Saint Kong, take your things back, and next time, I will definitely punish you for trying to bribe officials." Hong Chengchou pushed the vote back to Kong Yin Jing.
Tiger Character Banner has always adopted a suppressive attitude towards the Kong family in Qufu. As the governor of Shandong, how could he not know this?
Compared with his future career, this thing in front of him is nothing.
"If the Futai is too little, I can ask someone to prepare more Futai, and I will ensure that you will be satisfied with the Futai." Kong Yinjing thought that Hong Chengchou thought there was too little.
Fifteen hundred silver dollars are indeed not much to build a closer relationship with the governor of a place.
Hong Chengchou's face darkened, and he said: "Even if you place ten times more money in front of me, I will not accept it. Do you Kongs really think that I am a corrupt official?"
Snapped!
As he spoke, he slapped the table.
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Kong Yinjing was startled. He quickly stood up from his seat and said apologetically, "I was so arrogant, and I almost let these vulgar things stain the reputation of Futai."
Hong Chengchou didn't even look at him. He took a sip of the tea beside him and said, "I'm very curious. You Kong family actually bribed me for these scholars. Could it be that your Kong is behind these scholars' troubles?" His instructions?"
"No, no, no, this is absolutely not the case. The Kong family has always supported the policies of the Martial Arts Hall." Kong Yinjing repeatedly denied that the disturbances caused by the scholars in Jinan City were related to the Kong family.
He had heard that those scholars in Hong Chengchou were guilty of treason. Once it was confirmed that those scholars who made trouble were involved with the Kong family, the Kong family would be skinned even if they did not die.
Hong Chengchou looked at Kong Yinjing playfully, pointed at the pile of tickets that had not been put away, and said, "Will Kong be so kind and use so much money to save a group of strangers?"
"They are all scholars. As a descendant of the sage Kong, Kong will inevitably want to save scholars when they see them in trouble." Kong Yinjing argued.
Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou had a sarcastic look on his face.
However, he did not pursue him, but said: "It is a matter of rebellion. This matter is no longer something I can decide. If Kong wants to save these people, it is better to go to the capital. The only people who can save these people are in the capital." That one."
"Thank you Futai for reminding me. I will report back to Duke Yan after I return. As for whether I should go to the capital in the end, it depends on Duke Yan's wishes." Kong Yinjing said accordingly.
Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "Then I won't give it away. Please take these things back!"
An eviction order was issued.
"Then I won't disturb you Futai." Kong Yinjing picked up the pile of tickets, bowed to Hong Chengchou, and left the governor's office.
Soon after he left, Sun Chuanting came to Houya.
"I heard that the Kong family sent someone here?" Sun Chuanting asked as he entered the room, then walked directly to the empty seat beside him and sat down.
At this time, two days had passed since he interrogated the scholars.
Hong Chengchou said: "Well, I came to rescue those people from prison, but I blocked them back."
"It's time to arrest people. Whether it's from the confessions of the arrested scholars or the attitude of the Kong family who came today, it can be proven that the person behind it is the Qufu Kong family." Sun Chuanting said .
Hong Chengchou thought for a while and said: "We can't arrest him yet. Although you and I both know that the Kong family is behind this, there is not enough evidence."
"It's obvious, and the confessions have already stated that it was Kong's people who found them and worked together behind the scenes to make them cause trouble." Sun Chuanting said.
Hong Chengchou said: "The confessions you sent did mention that someone from the Kong family was behind the instigation, but just relying on one confession is not enough. More conclusive evidence is needed."
"You are too cautious. As long as you go to Qufu to arrest people, torture them, and keep them, you can do anything." Sun Chuanting said.
Hong Chengchou said: "The person who was linked to the scholar later claimed to be a member of the Kong family, but you and I don't know whether he is a member of the Kong family. Ten thousand people are not, or the person was silenced by the Kong family and then bitten to death. Admit it, we can’t force Kong, after all, Kong is different.”
"I think you are just afraid of offending the lady in Beijing, so you don't dare to hurt the Kong family." Sun Chuanting said contemptuously,
Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou asked, "If it were you, wouldn't you be afraid?"
"There is nothing to be afraid of! There have been rumors outside that the lady has broken off the relationship with the Qufu Kong family. Otherwise, it has been so long. Do you think the Qufu Kong family has received any care?" Sun Chuanting said.
Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "The rumors cannot be believed. In any case, the lady is also from the Kong family in Qufu. Even if we don't care about the life and death of the Kong family today, whoever wants to really touch the Kong family, who can guarantee that they won't do it?" I don’t dare to bet on that lady’s thoughts because of the jealousy in my heart.”
(End of chapter)
