There were only two people in the meeting hall of Yanshengong Mansion in Qufu, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province.
These two people are none other than the two core people of the Kong family. One is the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi, and the other is naturally the magistrate of Qufu County Kong Yizhi.
Kong Yinzhi never felt safe, so he called Kong Daxia over to talk.
At this time, I heard him ask Kong Da: "I've been feeling flustered these past few days, and I can't sleep well at night. Have you done all those things?"
Seeing Kong Yinzhi's worried look, Kong Daqi felt contempt in his heart, and immediately said confidently: "Don't worry, this is not only about you, it is also about me, and our Kong family. How could I be careless?"
At this point, he saw that Kong Yinzhi still looked worried, so he added: "Besides, you are the contemporary Yanshenggong, and I am just the magistrate of Qufu. If there is really a problem, even if something happens to me, you will not Something might be wrong!"
Kong Yinzhi listened, nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's true! For this reason, even if I don't tell you, you will definitely be able to handle the matter from beginning to end!"
After Kong Da Da heard this, he felt a little jealous that the courageous tribesman in front of him was so lucky, and that Yan Shenggong was a talisman that was more reliable than a death-free gold medal.
Thinking about the possible situation, he said to Kong Yinzhi in a sincere tone: "Although I have dealt with the beginning and end, even if our Kong family is found, someone will still be blamed for this matter. But I am not afraid of ten thousand , just afraid of what might happen..."
As he was speaking, Kong Yinzhi became a little panicked when he saw Kong Yinzhi's face. Suddenly, he wanted to scold him, but in the end he held it back and continued: "...I mean, in case of emergency, If the imperial court feels that the few culprits are not enough, they may convict me. After all, I am the magistrate of Qufu County and a local official. I cannot absolve myself of the blame for this incident that started in Qufu!"
When he said this, he became more sincere and said: "If such a thing really happens, I hope you can report it and call on other civil servants to intercede for me, okay?"
"Don't worry about this!" Upon hearing this, Kong Yinzhi's worried expression suddenly disappeared, and he waved his hand and said, "If such a thing really happens, you have done a great job for the clan. As the contemporary Yanshenggong, I will Please intercede for you!"
Kong Daqi looked at him. He didn't know why, but he felt a little angry in his heart. Are you starting to show off to Shenggong now? Who was it just now that turned pale with fear?
But he thought about it and let it go. After all, this was a rare case and it might not be possible!
While he was thinking this, suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and in just a blink of an eye, he had already arrived at the entrance of the lobby.
When Kong Yinzhi and Kong Daxia heard the noise, they both looked outside immediately.
But they saw that the steward they sent to Yanzhou Fucheng was sweating, and his expression was extremely panicked.
"Sir, it's not good. The imperial officers and soldiers are...killing!" The steward replied breathlessly, "They were all cavalry, at least more than 10,000 cavalry. They didn't say anything and just charged straight to Yanzhou City. Besides, many people died."
Upon hearing this, Kong Yinzhi suddenly lost his composure, his face returned to pale, and the veins on the back of his hands were prominent as he held the handles of the chair.
And Kong Daxia was also shocked, because in their opinion, after the imperial officers and soldiers arrived, they would at least negotiate to persuade them to surrender.
After all, this is Yanzhou, where Qufu is located.
Who would have thought that these officers and soldiers would be so vicious and charge directly to kill them?
This...is this not a civil uprising, but a rebel?
With this thought in his mind, Kong Daqi became a little scared and quickly asked: "Who is leading the army? Is it Duke Xingguo who is here?"
If someone else was leading the troops, they wouldn't be so arrogant. In the Chongzhen Dynasty, there was probably only Duke Xingguo who dared to act like this.
"The villain doesn't know!" After hearing this, the steward quickly replied, "If the villain leaves a step too late, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back!"
When Kong Dajia heard this, he immediately became angry. He was so greedy for life and afraid of death. However, this was not the time to investigate, so he quickly asked: "What about Cong Mingjin, Chi Sanjun, Ling Tiangui, Li Chunde and the others?"
These people were all tenants of the Kong family, and they were the people introduced by Kong Dali to claim to have led the uprising. If there is a problem, these people will be blamed.
In fact, in Qufu, people with the surname Kong account for almost half. The remaining people with other surnames all work for the Kong family and are mostly tenants.
Originally, he wanted to choose a few more people named Kong as leaders, so that he could take the blame later. However, what Kong Yinzhi meant was that there was no way the Kong family could do such a thing, and they couldn't get away with it at all, and they didn't give the court a chance to seize the stain on the Kong family. Therefore, in the end, there was no one named Kong.
At this time, the messenger manager felt a little guilty after hearing this, and quickly began to wipe his sweat, and then replied: "I don't know, the officers and soldiers were all cavalry, they moved too fast, I was not with them, and I didn't have time to find them. "
In fact, he was living happily in the village outside the city and was not in the army at all.
After all, this kind of opportunity is so rare. With more than 100,000 people in control, you would be a fool not to take advantage of it!
After Kong Da Da heard this, he felt even more unsure. This was tantamount to asking questions and not knowing. In the end, they knew that the imperial army was a cavalry army. As soon as they arrived in Yanzhou, they defeated 70,000 to 80,000 people outside the city. After that, they knew nothing more.
"Why are you still standing here? Why don't you go and investigate again?" Kong Da Da was so angry that he wanted to kick him, "I'll report back to you after you understand the investigation!"
"Yes, yes, sir!" When the steward heard this, he didn't dare to stay any longer, and quickly turned around and ran away.
Seeing that he was gone, Kong Yinzhi turned around and said to Kong Yinzhi: "I will go back to the Yamen now and check the situation. Otherwise, I will tie up all the family members of those people. If they have been killed by the imperial officers and soldiers, If so, we can strike first and kill those people, which can be regarded as contributing to the suppression of the rebellion!"
It's been a while since I heard the steward's report to this meeting.
Kong Yinzhi had calmed down at this time, comforted himself, and was obviously much calmer again.
According to what Kong Daqi said, when it comes to his wealth and life, he will definitely take care of everything. Even if something happens, the most the court can do is pursue him, the Qufu County Magistrate. In short, he is a contemporary Yanshenggong, and it is certainly impossible for the court to take action against him without evidence.
Therefore, after hearing what Kong Daxia said, he nodded and said: "Go ahead, do whatever you want, and you don't have to talk to me about these things in the future!"
As soon as he heard this, Kong Yinzhi immediately understood what Kong Yinzhi meant, that is, the things he did had nothing to do with Yan Shenggong.
He's such a weakling, but he's still very clear about it! Kong Dali cursed secretly in his heart and left in a hurry.
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After hurriedly checking again, Kong Daxia felt that everything was safe, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he became very concerned about the situation in Yanzhou Fucheng. He couldn't wait for the manager to report back, so he sent people one after another to inquire about the news.
No matter day or night, or even in the middle of the night, there are fast horses going back and forth between Qufu and Yanzhou Fucheng, and news begins to flow back to Qufu.
"Duke Xingguo did not come, but only about fifteen thousand cavalry troops came."
"Martial law has been imposed in Yanzhou Prefecture. There are officers and soldiers everywhere, arresting people everywhere!"
"According to people who escaped, there were rivers of blood and mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside Yanzhou City!"
"There is currently no sign of the imperial cavalry coming to Qufu."
"..."
Kong Daxia breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news.
The imperial officers and soldiers killed people in Yanzhou. No matter how many people were killed, he didn't care. It is even better if the imperial officers and soldiers kill as many people as possible. If they cause trouble later, they may be impeached by the imperial censor for killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Judging from the current situation, the focus of the imperial army is obviously not Qufu. In this case, everything will be fine.
From this situation, we can also feel that no matter who in the court, they are still very afraid of the Qufu Kong family and really don't dare to mess around.
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Three days later, although Kong Daxia also heard further news, he knew that after the imperial cavalry arrived in Yanzhou, they were under the jurisdiction of the eunuch Wang Erbiao, the eunuch Bingbi, but the eggless man had been making trouble in Yanzhou Mansion, so then It’s up to you.
Finally got a good night's sleep!
He is like this, and Kong Yinzhi is even more like this.
No matter what, in their view, this matter has a foregone conclusion. The hanging stone has fallen. The bottom line of the court is not to touch the Kong family in Qufu. As for the rest, it’s none of their business.
Now that the matter has almost settled, Kong Dazhong went to see Kong Yinzhi again: "As promised before, after settling this matter, 60% of those sacrificial fields will belong to me!"
If private land is converted into sacrificial land, there is no need to pay taxes. This is a piece of fat.
After hearing this, Kong Yinzhi replied: "Actually, you did not contribute as much as you thought. It is mainly because of my position as the Duke of Yansheng that you can stay safe. Sixty percent is too much, I don't agree!"
"What?" When Kong Da Da heard this, he immediately became unhappy.
Fortunately, he is still Yan Shenggong, a model of scholars, but he has to default on his debts!
So he started to argue with Kong Yinzhi.
However, within the Kong family, Yan Shenggong's status was unique, and the Qufu County Magistrate had long lost the qualification to compete. Kong Yinzhi disagreed, and Kong Daqi had no idea at all.
The argument was fruitless, and Kong Daqi said angrily: "Are you trying to burn bridges across the river? Next time, I won't care about the clan's affairs!"
"Just forget it, what else can happen now?" Kong Yinzhi said lightly after hearing this.
However, just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard something moving, like thunder.
With this thought in mind, he raised his head and looked outside, but saw that the winter sun was shining brightly, and there was no sign of rain. Kong Yinzhi was surprised: "There are still five or six days before the Chinese New Year, and the spring thunder is not that early. Winter thunder can't happen." ?”
However, Kong Dajia's face suddenly turned pale, because he heard what kind of thunder it was, and it was the sound of horse hooves!
