That night, Kong Xingxie couldn't sleep all night.

He thought about his father's death again, but this time he couldn't cry, and all he had in his heart was resentment.

Late at night, he heard a faint movement coming from the house, like shouting to kill. He rolled over and wanted to take a look outside, but was blocked by two officers and soldiers outside the door.

Kong Xingxie had no choice but to lie back on the couch, guessing that it was the assassin sent by the Sun family who had already done it.

"It's a pity that Wang Xiao's dog thief didn't die at my hands." He thought to himself.

The faint shouting of killing in the distance lasted for a long time, and he imagined the scene of Wang Xiao's tragic death, and at the same time felt the pressure of the family's burden on him......

Lying down like this until dawn, the chaotic sound calmed down a little. Kong Xingxie got up, and the officers and soldiers led him towards the lobby.

Kong Xingxie walked and guessed whether Wang Xiao had died.

Walking all the way to the Zhuzhu Gate, he saw Liu Yikou coming over, his face was covered with black ash, he looked very embarrassed, and his expression was full of frustration.

Kong Xingxie turned his head to look, and saw that the courtyard where Wang Xiao was temporarily staying in the distance had been burned to ashes, and a row of corpses was placed in front of the courtyard, and the officers and soldiers went back and forth.

- Wang laughed to death?!

Kong Xingxie was overjoyed, so happy that his heart almost jumped out.

He pressed his heart full of joy and asked in a trembling voice, "General Liu...... Here's what's going on?! Stepfather...... Father-in-law he ......"

He couldn't cry, he could only try not to laugh out loud.

Liu Yikou glanced down at this little hairy boy, and said lightly: "Take the Holy Father of Yan to the lobby to be knighted." ”

Kong Xingxie was slightly stunned, pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, and said with a crying voice: "My father-in-law was attacked and killed...... How can I have the heart to be crowned......"

Liu didn't have the heart to say more to this little hairy boy, waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers hugged Kong Xingxie and continued to walk towards the lobby.

Kong Xingxie turned his head and looked at the charred corpses on the ground from a distance, and he couldn't see anything from a distance.

He was taken all the way to the back hall of the lobby, and looking through the screen, he could see an old man with extraordinary bearing sitting on the first place on the left, presumably Zuo Jinglun.

Kong Xingxie knew that Zuo Jinglun's elders had a marriage with the Kong family, and his status was high, and today he was presided over by this old man of the imperial court, so he couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved.

Looking at it again, he didn't see Wang Xiao, and he didn't know if he was dead or not......

~~

After a while, there were more and more people in the hall, and the Shandong Shi clan, headed by the Kong family, almost everyone sent people. Most people wore plain white linen clothes to mourn Kong Yinzhi; There are also people who wear regular clothes, and they make it clear that they are here to see where things are going.

Everyone is a scholar with an identity, and they don't make noise when they get together, they hand over their names, and after entering the Confucian Mansion, they each find their own places and sit down.

If someone feels that their status is high enough, they will come forward to greet Zuo Jinglun and express their position.

"Boss, I haven't seen you in years." Meng Hongyi stepped forward and saluted Zuo Jinglun.

The two exchanged a few words, talking about the loss of the capital, the death of the first emperor, and then the death of Kong Yinzhi, and they sighed.

After gossiping, Meng Hongyi finally got to the point, sighed, and said, "If it is said that Brother Yinzhi colluded with the captive, it is really unbelievable. What's more, there is no reason for such a serious crime to be cut off without asking. Lai Guogong's move is illegal, and the old man can't be convinced no matter what......"

Zuo Jinglun's old eyes narrowed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became a little deeper.

He thought about dividing the land in the capital, but at that time he was still the first assistant of the court, and in the end he achieved nothing.

At this time, looking at Meng Hongyi's righteous and awe-inspiring expression, Zuo Jinglun naturally understood what the other party really wanted to say.

It's nothing more than "don't come to my interests".

"The old man also went to Qufu yesterday, and I don't know the origin of the Central Plains." Zuo Jinglun said slowly: "But don't worry, Yu Guogong is not a person without proportion. ”

"That's good, that's good, don't mess up this place in Shandong." Meng Hongyi nodded respectfully, sat down slowly at the position of Zuo Jinglun's head, and sighed in his mouth: "It's a guest from afar...... Alas, I am too old to sit steadily......"

Zuo Jinglun stroked his long beard, already understanding what he meant.

- In the realm of Shandong, the major clans are the masters, no matter how the King of Qi is, he can only be a guest, dare to touch us, we will make the King of Qi sit unstable......

~~

Sun Yanbin sat in the middle of the right. Although the Sun family in Jining is rich, the reputation on such occasions is not the highest.

The hall of the Kong family was too big and far away, and Sun Yanbin couldn't hear what Meng Hongyi and Zuo Jinglun were saying.

But he didn't have to hear it clearly, he could guess it.

It's nothing more than that, reminding Zuo Jingyoulun and letting Wang Xiao know that the Shandong clan is not so easy to deal with.

These people are doing it all over the same way.

Sun Yanbin also knew that many people from the big family got together to discuss last night, made arrangements, and planned to deter Wang Xiao fiercely today.

Unfortunately, he had already received the news that although the assassins he sent out last night had suffered heavy casualties, only two had returned. However, the matter has been successful, and Wang Xiao is dead.

- Oh, a bunch of fools, throwing flattery at the dead. Wait a little longer, and when you hear that Wang Xiao is dead, you will know that the Jining Sun family is the most capable of doing things among the major families......

Sun Yanbin thought like this in his heart and felt a little regretful, but it was a pity that the assassination of Guogong could not be made public, otherwise he should be the one sitting at the top now.

Then, he looked at Zuo Jinglun who was on the top, and thought: "It's not easy for you old man, Wang Xiao is dead, you still want to block the information and continue to blackmail the Shandong clan." After a while, there will be a commotion, can you stop it? ”

~~

Guangou Hall.

Master Fu Qing's eyes lifted from the account book and glanced outside with some concern.

"There are so many fields in this holy mansion." Xin Yixue rubbed his eyes, turned his head and saw that Master Fu Qing was pondering, and couldn't help asking, "Is Mr. worried about something?" ”

Xin Yixue was the child brought back by Fu Qingzhu in Jinyuan Bridge in western Beijing when the plague was rampant in the capital at that time.

He was originally called Xin Gouwa, but Master Fu Qing named him and took him with him to train him. Fu Qing's eyes are dazzling, his legs and feet are slow, and Xin Yixue often runs errands for his reading. He was diligent and studious, and in two years, he was more capable than an ordinary official, and although he was only fifteen years old, he already had a somewhat calm temperament.

An old man and a young man also arrived in Qufu yesterday, and began to check the Kongjiatian property overnight. The sheer number and confusion of these properties make it a headache to look at.

At this time, Xin Yi asked a question, and Fu Qing responded: "I don't have to worry about it." ”

Thinking like this, he smiled slightly bitterly.

- Yes, the pressure of the past two years has been even greater for the young man to bear, and he needs power and money to do things, and he needs to find a way, and he only needs to do things with his head down......

But today, there is still some unease.

Xin Yixue listened for a while, and then muttered: "There are more and more people coming." ”

"Let them go, presumably Guogong also has a way." Fu Qing said, saying that he continued to bury his head in the accounts, not wanting to pay attention to these anymore.

However, the next moment, there was obviously an earth-shattering shout outside the Confucian Mansion.

Xin Yi learned to listen to Guan Gou Hall for a while, and reported back: "Sir, it seems that there are tenants gathering to make trouble, and they want to seek justice for Kong Yinzhi, and they are not allowed to divide the Confucian family's ......."

As he spoke, his face was very confused, and he said, "Why don't these tenants want to divide the land?" ”

Master Fu Qing had no choice but to take his eyes off the account book again, stood up, and walked out with Xin Yixue.

The front gate of the Confucian Mansion has been surrounded by water, and thousands of tenants are crowded on Donghuamen Street, blocking the entire street densely.

Master Fu Qing had no choice but to go out around the side door again. He was not wearing an official uniform, and his clothes were very modest, so no one noticed him.

I only heard shouts all over the street.

"Sheng Yangong is a very good person! It is absolutely impossible to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, and the court cannot wrongfully accuse him......"

"The imperial court can't take away the fields of the Holy Mansion! This is to cut off our way of life......"

"Let the officers and soldiers withdraw from Qufu ......"

There were shouts like this all over the sky, and Xin Yixue only felt that his ears hurt from the noise.

Master Fu Qing walked through the crowd for a while, and chose an old man with a dark face and tattered clothes and asked, "I heard that the division of the fields is to let the 'cultivators have their fields', why do you want to come here to make trouble?" ”

The old man looked like an honest person, and he was shouting happily with the crowd, and when he turned his head to see Fu Qingzhu, he grinned and said: "In my life, my father and ancestor are all supported by the Kong family, and now that the Kong family is in trouble, I can't lose my conscience." ”

"Come on." Master Fu Qing and Xin Yixue pulled the old man aside and asked, "The Kong family has supported you?" ”

"Isn't it." Old man said.

Lord Fu Qing sighed and said, "You ploughed the fields and planted grain, most of which was given to the Kong family. It was you who supported the Kong family, how could it be the Kong family who supported you? ”

"Hey, you're a man." The old man glanced at the old man and the young man, and said, "If the Holy Father does not give me land, how can I grow food?" How can this be that I am supporting the Kong family? What a noble family is the Kong family, is there any need for this bit of food? ”

He patted his emaciated chest and said, "Hey, someone said that the rent of the Kong family is too high." But this is because there have been droughts and floods in recent years, and everyone has grown less grain, and it is not because the Confucian family has increased the tenant rent. That is the emperor's immorality and angered the heavens! Now it's good, the royal family beat a rake and ran to grab the Kong family's field. I just can't stand it, I can't be a man with a bad conscience! ”

Xin Yixue listened, stayed there, and said in a daze: "Uncle...... You...... What do you think? ”

Lord Fu Qing asked the old man again: "You are exposed to the wind and sun all year round, and you are tired and tired. If you can't eat enough food when you plant it, you give it to the Kong family, do you think it's fair? ”

"This is the rule set by my ancestors and the Confucian family. We are Shandong heroes, talk and count! ”

Master Fu Qing asked again: "Do you gamble and drink?" ”

"How can you afford to gamble and drink? I don't touch anything. ”

"Then you work every day, why are you still so poor?" Lord Fu Qing asked.

"I was reluctant to plant seedlings when I was farming, and I deserved to be poor."

Master Fu Qing pointed to the gate of the Kong family and said, "The people of their family are born without worrying about food and clothing, and eat the grain paid by your tenants...... Now you can't live anymore! The court came to divide the land just to let you live...... Do you think you deserve to starve to death? ”

When the old man heard the word 'hungry', he burst into tears and said, "I'm really hungry!" So what can be done? I was born with a hard life, and I was not reincarnated in a good family, what can I do? ”

"Don't make a fuss, go home and ......"

"I'm not going back." The old man said: "Everyone has said that if you protect the master's field for the little son, the lord's family will be free of half of the tenant rent this year!" ”

"The court allocates the fields to you, and the grain is less."

"I don't believe in the imperial court. Besides, the division of fields is not yet divided by officials. At that time, the rulers will occupy the land of the lord's family, don't let me farm, I won't starve to death......"

Lord Fu Qing shook his head tiredly, and asked again, "You guys are making trouble, do you have a silver collar?" ”

"Where is the silver? In the morning, each person was given two steamed buns, 20 cents, but I told you, I didn't do it for the 20 cents, I really wanted to protect the main family, and I also wanted to waive half of this year's tenant rent for the big guys......"

At this point, the crowd erupted in shouts.

"The big guy sells some strength, let the court know that Yan Shenggong is a good person!"

"The lord's family and our tenants depend on each other, and we must protect the lord's house!"

"The law does not blame the public, and it depends on whether the officers and soldiers dare to kill us?! Hold up the scene for the main family......"

Master Fu Qing turned his head to look at it for a while, and then turned around, and the old man was gone.

The crowd surged, and he was pushed against the wall and almost fell.

"Sir." Xin Yixue hurriedly held on, mixed with shouting in the sky, and he heard Lord Fu Qing sigh with a long sigh.

"Alas......"

~~

Confucius Mansion Lobby.

Listening to the shouting outside, all the guests looked calm, and only looked at Zuo Jinglun.

"These tenants are also worried about the Yansheng Mansion. Why don't you let the little grandfather attack the lord first, go out to appease them, and promise them that they still have land to plant, how about it? ”

"Yes, I think so below......"

Everyone is a person with status, who speaks without arguing or grabbing, is well organized, and quickly finalizes the countermeasures.

Let Kong Xingxie go out and make a promise, which is equivalent to promising that 'the fields will not be divided', and the matter will end here.

Of course, they wouldn't be naïve enough to think that it would be so easy.

They were still waiting to laugh with the king.

The question is, why hasn't Wang Xiao come yet?

Sun Yanbin smiled imperceptibly, he knew in his heart that Wang Xiao was dead......

Behind the lobby, through the gap in the screen, Kong Xingxie noticed Sun Yanbin's smile, and he was sure in his heart - great! Wang Xiao is really dead.

It must be Zuo Jinglun who is hiding the news and wants to control the situation.

Kong Xingxie decided not to wait for Wang Xiao and go out now.

Now that there are so many people from big families and tenants outside, Wang Xiao's people can't kill themselves. Then he can attack the lord and make a promise to the tenants.

In front of so many gentry, Zuo Jinglun could only push the boat down the river......

Kong Xingxie thought of being happy, his eyes rolled, and while the officers and soldiers who were guarding him were not paying attention, his small body rushed towards the lobby.

"Uncles, little nephews......"

The next moment, Kong Xingxie looked up and opened his mouth wide in disbelief.

"Wang ...... Father-in-law? ”

As far as he could see, Wang Xiao was leading people into the lobby neatly, without any scars on his body, let alone being assassinated.

Sun Yanbin still had a faint smug smile on his face. When I turned my head, I saw that Deng Shi was frozen there.

- Wang Xiao?! Wang Xiao came...... Then why did you get the news, and why did you say 'you got it'?

……

"If you encounter something temporary, please wait for a long time. But it doesn't matter, we can save time back. ”

Wang Xiao was dressed in the court uniform of the Duke of Guo, majestic, walked straight to the hall, took the crown of the cloud wings of the Duke of Yanguo, and placed it on Kong Xingxie's head.

"The sixty-fifth grandson of the Confucian saint, Kong Xingxie, today attacked the Holy Father. In this matter, as early as a year ago, the criminal minister Kong Yinzhi had already issued an edict, and the crown and clothes prepared by the Ministry of Rites and the seal letter were also complete, and the edict of my father was also there. Come, everyone congratulates the Duke of Yansheng. ”

Everyone in the hall was still stunned, Wang Xiao pulled Kong Xingxie and sat down in the top two positions.

"Look, this is done, we saved half a day."

There was silence in the hall, and everyone was a little surprised.

The Confucian family is the most important etiquette, and everyone thought there would be a grand coronation ceremony when they came today, but they didn't expect Wang Xiao to take a hat and put it on Kong Xingxie's head......

"Next, let's talk about some topics that everyone cares about......" Wang Xiao said bluntly, "divide the field." ”

Meng Hongyi opened his mouth and said: "The Kong family is a family of cultivation and reading, and all the fields under their names are innocent, including the ceremonial fields given by the kings of the Chu Dynasty, and there are ......."

"The Kong family's field has been decided to be divided all." Wang Xiao interrupted directly.

Meng Hongyi was stunned.

Wang smiled: "Yan Shenggong, right? ”

Kong Xingxie turned his head to take a look, snorted his lips, and said, "...... outside the door"

Only then did he spit out two words, and he suddenly saw the killing intent in Wang Xiao's eyes.

There was sweat running down his forehead, and today all the families sent people, this was his only chance to keep the field, and he really didn't want to give up.

However, now seems to be a chance to save his life.

Kong Xingxie was undecided.

As an eleven-year-old, he did endure too much that he shouldn't have endured at this age.

He looked at it and could see a coldness on the corner of Wang Xiao's mouth.

Then, Wang Xiao raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes! In such a troubled world, my Confucian family is willing to distribute the land to the people! Kong Xingxie shouted.

There was an uproar.

Wang Xiao continued: "What we are discussing today is how to divide the fields among your clans. ”

The people were astonished and angry.

"Lai Guogong! What are you doing here? Isn't the world chaotic enough? ”

"Wang Xiao, you have harmed the capital, and you want to go to our Shandong to plunder the fields?"

"Heh, the concubine has no plan, I don't know the importance ......"

In the midst of the shouting in the hall, Fu Ticketchu got up first and arched his hand: "Lai Guogong, please listen to the next word." I understand that the government has the heart to help the people through the world, but if you want to cure the disease of the world, you must not act so recklessly! ”

As he spoke, he glanced around the lobby and said, "Today's Dongshan families are no longer the clan of the gate lords of the Sui and Tang dynasties. It is the gateway to cultivation and reading, and the family of poetry and books. Our ancestors studied hard in the cold window, hung the beam and pierced the stocks, and advanced to the imperial examination. He also restricts the family style and supervises the children, and each generation has talents, so he gradually saves the family business. This is the right way to persuade people to move forward, and this is also the law of Dachu. If the prince wants to occupy our acres of land, what is the law? As soon as this case is opened, Shandong will be chaotic! Please be enlightened. ”

"You're not as good as the previous gate lord clan." Wang Xiao sneered, "It turns out that the return is Linyu, and the world is born in Xie An." The big clans of the family can at least have armed forces to defend the country. What can you scholars do for the world? When the state of Chu is dead, will you send a few old men out to martyrdom, and then future generations will continue to take the imperial examination of the Qing Dynasty?! ”

He raised his hand and pointed, his eyes full of disdain.

"You only love the imperial examination. I don't care about my family, my country, my nation. As long as there is the imperial examination, you will be exempt from taxes, enjoy privileges, and lie on the people with peace of mind to suck blood. And suck so high-sounding! Want to talk to me about the testimonies? Give up your privileges before you ......"

"Insulting Sven!"

The white-haired Mao Jiuhua scolded the case, he shook his head, closed his eyes, and sighed: "Everything is inferior, only reading is high." Calling the nobility of the reader a 'privilege'? Alas, since Shandong came to Lai Guogong, it has been dark! ”

Wang smiled: "If you can open your eyes, naturally it will not be dark." ”

"Ignorant son, the old man told you. You can't afford it......"

In an instant, the gentry stood up one after another, pointing at Wang and smiling.

Buzz Buzz......

Wang Xiao had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, just looking out of the lobby.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout outside.

"Report! We were ordered to suppress the bandits, and now we are recovering to the national government! "The voice was very loud.

Everyone was stunned, turned their heads to look, and saw that the main gate of the Confucian Mansion was slowly opening, and a column of soldiers was rushing in.

Only then did they realize that there had been no movement of the people shouting for a while.

"The traitor Sun Puze colluded with Jiannu to assassinate Guogong. The last general was ordered to arrest him, but the Sun family fiercely resisted, so the last general stormed the Sun Mansion and beheaded 257 traitors...... Please check it! ”

With this sound, the soldiers stepped forward with sacks and poured them straight to the entrance of the lobby.

The heads rolled down, and the hall was silent.

"Gross!" Several gentry turned their heads and spat out.

"Daddy!" Sun Yanbin roared and fell to his knees.

At this moment, he only felt cold in his hands and feet......