Huang Zongyan’s self-introduction caused an uproar.
Before Lu Xiangsheng could have any questions, an old man from the Kong clan stood up.
"Historically, the magistrate of Qufu County has been held by members of my Kong clan. Such appointment is against the law."
Zuo Menggeng said forcefully: "From now on, our Administrative Committee will be responsible for Shandong affairs. Qufu is within the boundaries of Shandong and must abide by our Shandong legal system."
The old man still wanted to argue, but looking at the soldiers with swords and guns all around him, he couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and sat down silently.
Seeing that Shandong had forcibly taken back the administrative power of Qufu, Lu Xiangsheng sneered again and again.
"General Zuo is the first in the world. His courage is admirable and admirable."
Zuo Mengeng responded tit for tat.
"A land outside the law is a country of its own. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are indeed not very good."
Lu Xiangsheng was furious, but he couldn't refute.
From his own heart, he actually doesn't like this kind of country within a country.
Even if it is the hometown of a saint, the same is true.
After Zuo Menggeng suppressed the different voices, Huang Zongyan began to perform his duties as county magistrate.
"Nowadays, everything inside and outside Qufu has been destroyed. Those who are still alive have to worry about their food, clothing, housing and transportation tomorrow. The top priority of this government is to solve everyone's difficulties."
As soon as these words came out, the people of Qufu all raised their ears.
Among them, although there are many people named Kong. However, Yan Shenggong has nothing to do with them, and everything about the saint has faded away from most of them.
To be blunt, the status of many of them is actually no different from that of ordinary people.
This time, the hometown was destroyed, the family was broken up, and after the extreme sadness, how to rebuild the home and ensure survival has become the top priority for everyone.
The fact that the government could think of this immediately made everyone feel a lot more worried.
There is not so much resentment about Kong's inherent position as county magistrate being taken away.
Anyway, when the Kong family was originally the county magistrate, they were not the lackeys of Yan Shenggong's mansion?
They are still cruel and domineering towards these so-called tribesmen, and they do their best to oppress them.
Speaking of which, not many of the Kong clan members still alive care about the position of county magistrate.
After all, it doesn't belong to them at all.
A few dissatisfied people had no choice but to swallow their anger in the face of absolute force.
"Sir, all our food has been robbed and our houses have been burned down. Now everyone is sleeping in the open and starving. How can we survive without food?"
A middle-aged man cried like thunder, and his words made many people sad.
Huang Zongyan had made complete preparations before coming here.
"When a person lives his whole life, he cannot live without food. If he does not eat, he will starve to death. Therefore, when I took office, I have brought food from nearby. Although it is not much, only 200,000 kilograms, but It’s enough for a big guy to survive this period of time.”
"real?"
"Is there really food?"
The people of Qufu were all inexplicably surprised. They had no idea that the new county magistrate was so capable.
Huang Zongyan was about to say some words of assurance when he suddenly saw the motorcade approaching from a distance and immediately smiled and said: "Here, the food is here."
This batch of food was transferred from the nearest Dongping Industrial Zone.
Prepare it when you prepare to attack Yanzhou.
In the eyes of the imperial court, the Yanzhou Rebellion happened suddenly, but in fact it had already been planned by Shandong.
As the convoy approached, bags of food began to be unloaded.
One of the bags fell down, and the wheat grains that leaked out immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"It's really food!"
"Great! We are saved!"
Ordinary people are so pitiful. They have just suffered a disaster, but they don't even have the time to grieve.
The arrival of this batch of grain immediately stabilized the situation in Qufu.
Lu Xiangsheng watched from the side, and for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong.
Shandong’s response was too steady and timely.
Based on his many years of experience as an official, local officials who want to provide relief will inevitably be in a hurry at the beginning.
But Shandong's arrangements were very orderly, and it seemed that he had already foreseen that such a thing would happen.
Food is available and people's hearts are stabilized.
Next, the highlight has arrived.
Huang Zongyan's heart was filled with excitement as he thought about the various arrangements, but nothing could be seen on the surface.
"Everyone has seen that the county town was severely damaged, and many people died due to criticism. Therefore, I hereby announce that all past land deeds and house deeds are invalid, and the county government will allocate land to everyone based on the area of the county town. "
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the people were both happy and worried.
The same old man stood up angrily.
"Sir, this old man's family business is all earned through hard work. Your Majesty will confiscate it with just an order. There is no such reason in the world."
"You fart!"
Suddenly there were shouts and curses among the people.
Everyone looked around and started talking about it.
A young man in his twenties jumped out, pointed at the old man's nose and cursed.
"You old bastard, you relied on the power of Shengren Gong to rob my family's land and beat my father to death. Today, Mr. Qingtian is on top, please make the decision for the common people."
The old man was flustered.
"You, you, you, Kong Shiyu, don't talk nonsense and frame good people."
"Bah, everyone in Qufu knows what happened that day. However, due to the power of your family, no one dares to come forward. Today, the county magistrate is aware of everything and will definitely give justice to the common people."
We were talking about reconstruction, but we didn’t expect that a lawsuit involving the lives of old people would be involved.
Huang Zongyan looked at Zuo Mengeng, waiting for instructions.
Zuo Mengeng's expression was unclear, but he simply said: "Kill to pay for life, debt to pay for money. What should be done, what should be done."
Huang Zongyan understood and stood up immediately.
"Although I have just arrived, there are still many things that I don't know. However, there is no injustice at all, let alone a lawsuit over human life. Kong Shiyu, do you dare to swear that everything you say is absolutely true?"
Kong Shiyu knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Everything the common people say is true. If there is even half a sentence that is false, the common people will be cut into pieces with a thousand knives."
The crowd roared.
Since Kong Shiyu dared to swear such a poisonous oath, it was somewhat convincing.
The old man was shaking with anger and just protested.
"You're a beast, and you're used to committing crimes. Mr. Shengsheng has made a fair decision on what happened that day. Who dares to make a mistake?"
Huang Zongyan smiled and couldn't tell what he was thinking.
"Public Yansheng is not a government official and has no right to decide the case. What are the facts? I have to inquire before I can make a decision."
He looked at the other people and asked loudly: "Does anyone know what happened that day? Is anyone willing to come forward and testify?"
The old man hummed repeatedly, feeling confident.
Based on his knowledge, no one would dare to stand up and offend him.
But in the next second, he was stunned on the spot.
"The common people can testify that Uncle Thirteen indeed robbed Kong Shi and his family of land."
"Uncle Thirteen gave Mr. Hengsheng a gold bar, and Mr. Hengsheng spoke for him. He also accused Kong Shiyu's father of stealing and beat him to death."
Seeing the dozen witnesses running out, the old man's vision went dark and he fainted on the spot.
In the past, if he even coughed, let alone fainted, countless people would come up to ask for help.
Just because he is a direct relative of the Kong family, the eldest man who has not been in the third server.
However, this time the Dongjiang rebels went on a killing spree, and no one in their family was killed.
In addition, so many people came out to testify against him this time, everyone was frightened and did not understand what happened.
As a result, this old guy who used to be domineering became dust on the ground.
Just like his destiny.
