"Assault?"
Several disabled old men were startled at first, and then said disdainfully: "Old fellow, are you worthy? I am too lazy to beat you, for fear that beating you will dirty my hands."
I go……
This is killing and killing one's heart.
Several beggars directly ignored the dignified scholars, and they were even more afraid of dirtying their hands. This made the old Confucian scholars who were protecting them even more angry and breathless, and their eyes turned red.
"Okay, okay, okay...if you can't explain why today, I will definitely sue the government and you..."
"It's up to you, if I'm afraid, I won't stand up!"
The old men on crutches directly interrupted the old Confucian scholar, threw away the crutches, took off their shirts and rolled up their trousers in front of the public.
hiss……
ah……
After several people stood up straight, when everyone looked at the old men, they all gasped, their eyes filled with horror.
An old man's shoulders were pitted with pits and traces that went deep into his shoulder blades.
An old man simply lost his right foot, and the broken part was intertwined with teeth, just like the roots of an old tree, which was extremely terrifying.
…
"Old man, my name is Zhao Fengyu. I am thirty-five years old this year. I look like I am fifty-three. Do you know what is going on with my right shoulder?
I sent a gift to the emperor for them, two people and a second-hand car. The journey was long and the cargo was heavy. It was freezing cold and my shoulders were worn out.
The baggage, clothes and flesh were stuck together and could not be removed, so I could only sleep with it on, and finally became disabled.
The most important thing is that it takes 40 to 50 days to travel from Qufu to Beijing, which is 1,200 miles away. The Confucius Government only allows 18 days of travel expenses, and we have to pay for the rest ourselves.
If we can't deliver it, we ourselves will be executed, and our families will also suffer. Do you still have the nerve to defend us? "
"The old immortal, my name is Wang Wu. Like Lao Zhao, he was delivering goods that year. The weather was cold and the clothes were thin. The journey was long and the goods were heavy. His legs were swollen like a clay pot and eventually became necrotic.
In order to save my life, I had no choice but to break the bad foot bit by bit with a stone. If not for God's mercy, my bones would have been turned into slag.
In the end, it took me half a year to crawl back to Qufu, because if I didn’t come back, my family would also suffer. Is this the Kong family you are protecting? "
…
An 'old man' pointed at the wounds on his body and told everyone the source of the wounds, and a tragic breath hit his face.
Especially breaking his feet with a stone and crawling back made everyone tremble.
"Do you think this is the end? Go and find out what money we have to pay to the Kong family every year, such as Nianli silver, Nianli cotton, Nianli cloth, Nian rooster and Nian pig..."
"There are also usury, private banks, farmers exchange one bucket, and only get 800; when the grain is released, one bucket is borrowed in the spring, and two buckets are returned after the wheat..."
"Go and find out how many villages and righteousness markets they have occupied to collect taxes and money."
"Back then, Kong Hongxu, the 60th generation of Yanshenggong, killed four people and raped more than 40 women. For such a serious crime, Xianzong just cut off his title and demoted him to a commoner. It is really sad. Their lives are ours. Isn’t it?”
…
"Do you want to ask why you haven't heard of it before? I want to ask you, before the Kong family was dealt with, the family had a great business and was protected by officials. Would you listen to the accusations of us people? Do we dare to speak out?
I'm afraid that as soon as I say it, I will be scolded by you, and then we will be beaten to death with a hundred sticks on a false charge in the Qufu County government office. Maybe the whole family will be exiled and then killed. "
One by one, dark incidents that were not related to the previous crimes of more than a thousand members of the Kong family were revealed.
The readers went from curiosity at the beginning to surprise and shock, to silence and confusion at the end.
They did not doubt the truth of the matter because it was easy to verify.
"You old guys only know this. You only have eyes for the Kong family, but have you ever seen us who are oppressed?
Know what kind of life we live? Do you know our miserable situation? "
"Isn't it true that you have lived so long and studied so many years until you are as good as a dog? If you have never heard of others' suffering, why don't you advise others to be kind?"
"Don't say that the emperor dealt with it according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If Kong Sheng knew about it, he could personally strangle these unfilial descendants to death."
"Pooh……"
Several disabled old men slowly put on their clothes, spat at the old Confucian scholars kneeling on the ground, and limped away with disdain.
As he walked, he muttered: If this wasn't the Confucius Temple, I would wake you up with my urine!
"You, you, you... poof..."
The kneeling old Confucian scholars were so angry that they spurted blood, and their whole bodies were trembling.
One sentence from the left and another sentence from the old man immediately trampled their faces into the ground.
Since they started studying, they have always treated each other with courtesy. How have they ever been insulted like this? And those who scolded them were a group of disabled farmers.
Their faith has collapsed, and after today, they will no longer be able to face their fellow villagers without a word.
"Are we really wrong? This is a family of saints!"
"No, it's impossible, this is all fake, fake!"
Some people muttered to themselves, some roared to the sky, and after a moment, several people rushed towards the railings of Panshui Bridge, intending to kill them to show their ambition.
However, the Jin Yiwei and Tianxiong Army sergeants who were mixed in the crowd could not let them get what they wanted. They kicked them back and said, "Go away and die. Don't dirty the Confucius Temple." This made them even more ashamed.
What happened in front of the Confucius Temple naturally reached the ears of Chongzhen, who was resting in Qufu Yamen. After listening to the report, Chongzhen let out a long sigh and said nothing more.
The Confucian family has inherited it for two thousand years, and it has already penetrated into the bone marrow.
It can be expected that when the news comes out that the Kong family in Qufu has been eliminated and the Duke of Yansheng has been deposed, there will be a huge uproar.
He originally wanted to save some face for the Kong family, but he never thought that the people would expose it themselves. But anyway, these remarks can silence those people and the impact will be much smaller.
"Your Majesty, Kong Zhenyun and Kong Shangqian are waiting in the courtyard."
"pass!"
After a while, the two entered the lobby and immediately saluted. Chongzhen waved his hand and motioned for the two to sit down.
"Two dear friends, I will deal with the Beizong today. You won't be dissatisfied!"
"Your Majesty is serious. The whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. No matter how long the Beizong has been inherited, no matter how many people, no matter how high the prestige, they are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they will naturally be bound by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
His Majesty's relatives and relatives have all been dealt with, and the Kong family is no exception. "
"Having said that, I am also worried that if this matter comes out, it will arouse criticism from scholars in the Ming Dynasty. It is okay for Qufu to make arbitrary comments on government affairs.
But there are tens of thousands of students in the entire Ming Dynasty, and I also believe that most of them are sensible.
But I can’t guarantee whether someone will be maliciously misled, and then criticize government affairs, or even attack the county government, etc. Although I am not afraid, it is difficult to do! "
Listening to the emperor's words, Kong Zhenyun and the two fell silent.
