In the hall of the Yansheng Mansion in Qufu, Yanzhou Mansion, Shandong, there were only two people.

These two people are none other than the two most core people of the Kong family. One is the contemporary Yansheng Gong Kong Yinzhi, and the other is naturally Qufu County's Lingkong atmosphere.

Kong Yinzhi has never had anyone to feel at ease, so he called Kong Qi over to speak.

At this time, I heard him ask Kong Daqi: "I have been flustered these days, and I can't sleep well at night." Have you done all those things? ”

Seeing Kong Yinzhi looking so worried, Kong Daqi was disdainful in his heart, and immediately said confidently: "Don't worry, this is not only about you, but also about me, and our Kong family, how can I be sloppy?" ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Kong Yinzhi was still worried, so he added: "Besides, you are the contemporary Yan Shenggong, and I am just the commander of Qufu County." If there is a problem, even if I have something, you can't have anything! ”

Kong Yinzhi listened, nodded, and said with a sigh of relief: "This is also true!" In this regard, even if I don't tell you, you will definitely be able to handle the whole thing properly! ”

Kong Dawei listened, and he was indeed a little jealous in his heart, but this brave clansman in front of him was so good, and there was such a reliable talisman as the Holy Father, who was more reliable than the gold medal for avoiding death.

Thinking of the possible situation, he said to Kong Yinzhi in a somewhat earnest tone: "Although I have already dealt with the beginning and the end, even if our Kong family is found, there will still be people who will be guilty of this matter." But I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of ......"

As he spoke, Kong Qi saw that Kong Yinzhi's face was a little flustered, and suddenly, he wanted to scold him in his heart, but in the end he held back and continued: "...... I mean, in case of a situation, if the court feels that those few guilty people are not enough, it may blame me, after all, I am the county magistrate of Qufu, the magistrate of the parents, and I am to blame for this incident that started in Qufu! ”

When he said this, he said more earnestly: "If such a thing happens, I hope you can play it, and also call on other civil officials to intercede for me, okay?" ”

"Don't worry about this!" When Kong Yinzhi heard this, his worry suddenly decreased a lot, and he waved his hand and said, "If such a thing really happens, you have made great efforts for the clan, and I, as the contemporary Yan Shenggong, should intercede for you!" ”

Kong Qi looked at him, I don't know why, I felt a little angry in my heart, did this start to put on the shelf of the Holy Father? Who was it just now, so frightened that his face turned pale?

But he thought about it, after all, this is just in case, there may not be this possibility!

He was thinking about this when suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and in the blink of an eye, he had already reached the door of the lobby.

When Kong Yinzhi and Kong Daqi heard this movement, they both looked out for the first time.

But when he saw the steward they sent to Yanzhou City, he was sweating all over his head, and his expression was panicked to an extreme.

"Master, it's not good, the court officials and soldiers are killed...... It's here! The steward gasped and replied, "It's all cavalry, at least 10,000 cavalry, and they don't speak at all, they just rush to kill." Outside Yanzhou City, many people died. ”

As soon as he heard this, Kong Yinzhi suddenly became uncalm again, his face returned to pale, and he held the chair handle with both hands, and the green tendons on the back of his hands were prominent.

And Kong Dawei was also taken aback, because in their opinion, after the court officials and soldiers arrived, there would at least be negotiations 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 fierce that they would directly rush to kill?

This...... Is this not a civil uprising, but a thief?

Thinking so in his heart, Kong Dawei was a little scared, and hurriedly asked, "Who is the leader?" Is it the rejuvenation of the country? ”

If it was someone else leading the troops, it wouldn't be so arrogant. In this Chongzhen Dynasty, it is estimated that there is only one Xingguo Gong who dares to act like this.

"The villain doesn't know!" When the steward heard this, he hurriedly replied, "If the villain goes one step late, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back!" ”

When Kong Qi heard this, he immediately became angry, he was so greedy for life and afraid of death, but this was not the time to pursue it, so he hurriedly asked again: "What about Cong Mingjin, Chi Sanjun, Ling Tiangui, and Li Chunde?" ”

These people are all tenants of the Kong family, and they are the people who Kong Gao introduced to show that he led the popular uprising. If there is a problem, it will be these people who will bear the blame at that time.

In fact, in Qufu, almost half of the people with the surname Kong are left, and the rest of those with foreign surnames are all serving the Kong family, and most of them are tenants and the like.

Originally, he also wanted to choose a few more people surnamed Kong to be the leaders, so that he could take the blame when he turned around. However, Kong Yinzhi meant, how could the Kong family do such a thing, it couldn't be touched at all, and it didn't give the court a chance to catch the stain of the Kong family, so in the end, there was no surname Kong.

At this time, the messenger heard this, and was a little weak-hearted, so he hurriedly began to wipe his sweat, and then replied: "I don't know, the officers and soldiers are all cavalry, and the movements are too fast, I am not by their side, and I have no time to look for them." ”

He is actually happy in Zhuangzi outside the city, and he is not in the army at all.

After all, such an opportunity is too rare, with more than 100,000 people in his hands, it would be a fool not to take the opportunity to get a little cheap!

When Kong Gao heard this, his heart was even more bottomless, which was tantamount to asking three questions. In the end, I knew that the imperial army was a cavalry army, and as soon as it arrived in Yanzhou, it defeated seventy or eighty thousand people outside the city, and then, I didn't know anything.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you go and explore again? Kong was angry and wanted to kick him, "I'll report it when I understand it!" ”

"Yes, yes, sir!" When the steward heard this, he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he quickly turned around and ran.

Seeing him leave, Kong Qi turned to Kong Yinzhi and said, "I'll go back to the yamen now and see the situation again." Otherwise, we will tie up the families of those people, and if they have been killed by the court officials and soldiers, we will strike first and kill those people, how can it be regarded as contributing to the counterinsurgency! ”

It's been a bit of time since I heard the steward's announcement and how it took me to get there.

Kong Yinzhi had relieved his breath at this time, comforted himself again, and was obviously a lot calmer.

According to what Kong Dawei said, when it comes to his life, he will definitely get the end done. Even if something happens, the court will only pursue him as the Qufu county order at most. In short, he is a contemporary Yan Shenggong, and it is certainly impossible for the imperial court to do anything to him without evidence.

Therefore, after hearing Kong Gao's words, he nodded and said, "Go ahead, you can do what you want, and you don't have to talk to me about these things in the future!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Kong Daqi immediately understood what Kong Yinzhi meant, that is, what he Kong Daqi did had nothing to do with him Yan Shenggong.

A soft egg, it's even quite clear! Kong Dawei cursed in his heart and left in a hurry.

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After checking it again in a hurry, Kong Qi felt that it was foolproof, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was very concerned about the situation in Yanzhou City, and couldn't wait for the steward to report back, so he sent people to inquire about the news one after another.

Regardless of day and night, or the third watch in the middle of the night, there are fast horses coming and going back and forth between Qufu and Yanzhou City one after another, and the news begins to flow back to Qufu in a steady stream.

"Xingguo Gong didn't come, but only about 15,000 cavalry troops."

"Yanzhou Mansion is already under martial law, and there are officials and soldiers everywhere, arresting people everywhere!"

"According to the people who escaped, outside Yanzhou City, there was a river of blood, and a sea of corpses and blood!"

"At present, there is no sign of the imperial cavalry coming to Qufu."

“……”

Hearing these news, Kong Da breathed a sigh of relief.

The imperial court officials and soldiers killed people in Yanzhou, no matter how many people were killed, he didn't care. It is even better that the court officials and soldiers kill as many people as possible, and if they turn around and make trouble, they may be impeached by the imperial historian and indiscriminately kill innocents.

Judging from the situation we have now, the focus of the imperial court officials and troops is obviously not Qufu. In that case, then everything is fine.

From this situation, it can also be felt that no matter who is in the court, they are still very jealous of the Qufu Kong family, and they really don't dare to mess around.

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Three days later, although Kong Daqi also heard further news, knowing that after the imperial court cavalry arrived in Yanzhou, it was under the jurisdiction of Wang Erbiao, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, but the person who had no eggs had been making trouble in Yanzhou Mansion, so it was arbitrary.

Finally able to get a good night's sleep!

He is like this, and Kong Yinzhi is even more so.

Anyway, in their opinion, this matter is a foregone conclusion, the hanging stone has fallen, and the bottom line of the imperial court is not to move the Qufu Kong family. As for the rest, it's up to them.

Now that the matter has almost settled, Kong Gao went to see Kong Yinzhi again: "I said before, solve this matter, those sacrificial fields will belong to me sixty percent!" ”

If a private field becomes a sacrificial field, there is no need to pay taxes, which is a piece of fat.

Kong Yinzhi listened, but replied: "Actually, you don't contribute as much as you imagined, mainly because of my title as the Duke of Yansheng, so that you can be safe." Sixty percent is too much, I don't agree! ”

"What?" When Kong Gao heard this, he was immediately unhappy.

It's a shame that he is still Yan Shenggong, a model for scholars, and he has to rely on his debts!

So, he quarreled with Kong Yinzhi.

However, within the Confucian family, the status of Yan Shenggong is unique, and the Qufu County Order has long lost the qualification to compete. Kong Yinzhi disagreed, and Kong Qi had no way at all.

The argument was inconclusive, and Kong was so angry that he said hatefully: "You want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, right?" I don't care about the next time the clan is in the clan! ”

"No matter what, what else can happen now?" Kong Yinzhi listened and said lightly.

However, as soon as he had finished speaking, he suddenly heard something moving, like thunder.

Thinking so, he looked up, but saw that the winter sun was shining, and he didn't see any rain, Kong Yinzhi was strange: "There are still five or six days before the New Year, and the spring thunder is not so early, the winter thunder is not successful?" ”

However, Kong Qi's face turned pale, because he could hear it, what kind of thunder was it, it was the sound of horses' hooves!