Rao is a Confucian scholar boasted that he had seen countless winds and waves in his life, but the moment he heard the news, he only felt that the hairs on his body were rising, his vest was cold, and that incomparable sense of fear permeated his whole body in an instant. Compared to him, Master Kong Jiu was even more frightened, and he even subconsciously grabbed his brother.

"Big brother, what's going on? How can there be soldiers and horses surrounding our house? ”

Although the two families open the door independently, they can't write two holes in one stroke, of course, Master Kong Jiu knows what the weight of this little Dr. Taichang is, and he is afraid that he will be both prosperous and lossy, and he has enjoyed the benefits of his brother's high position in the past, but now he will be involved. After the initial outrage, the Confucian scholar calmed down all of a sudden.

"Panic what! After the news of the shipwreck of the second prince came over before, when I went out early in the morning, weren't there many guards from the Rui Cavalry Battalion standing there? Later, when I went out, they were also escorted. Maybe this time it was the emperor who sent soldiers and horses over because of the night and the frightened birds everywhere, so he sent more soldiers and horses to calm the minister's heart. ”

Saying this, Confucius University was extremely bottomless in his heart. Yesterday, Zhu Ying took two hundred soldiers and horses out of the city to Huairou to pick up the eldest prince, which is not a secret at all, plus the soldiers and horses sent to the mansions of various important ministers to stand guard and guard, this at least nearly 1,000 people were removed...... In this way, how many people can be left in the sharp cavalry battalion, which is only 3,000 people?

How could it be possible to divide people to increase the protection of an elder like him? Last time, he had forty people on his side!

But he had a premonition that something was wrong, but Confucius couldn't figure out what was going on—after all, as the top group of people in the court, of course, he was indispensable in his calculations, but he was frank and unrestrained in some places, at least he was confident that no one in his family could be involved in the clumsy accident last night. So, he finally commanded in a calm tone.

"It's not early, I'm about to go out to the court, first send someone to the door to ask what's going on."

The entourage who reported the incident outside the door first heard that the ninth master inside was panicked, but then found that his master was still calm, and when he hurried out, he naturally passed on the attitude and words of Confucius to others. For a while, the Kong family, who was originally panicked, finally settled down as if they had a backbone.

And in order to invite merit, the entourage simply did not ask others to go outside the door, but tidied up his clothes and went out from the corner gate in person. Seeing a team of soldiers and horses in front of the door, he stepped forward, arched his hand without humility or arrogance, and said: "My lord is about to go to court, dare to ask you what is the matter with your military masters?" If it's urgent, I'll report it to my lord now. ”

Seeing that the soldiers on the horses looked at each other for a while, as if no one dared to come forward, the retinue suddenly held his head even higher, thinking that important cabinet ministers like his lord were respected at all times.

You know, even when Emperor Ruizong ascended the throne anyway, and killed the prisoners of Emperor Yingzong's rebels, and then mourned for Emperor Yingzong, didn't he want to borrow those ministers at that time? If it weren't for this, how could the current deposed concubine Jing become the queen after the current emperor ascended the throne? Isn't it because the queen's family was a famous minister at the time?

It's just that the queen was simply taught too stupid by her family, unlike the daughter of their Kong family, who is proficient in everything at home, and after marrying, they are all top housewives.

As long as the civil officials stand in the public and urge the emperor to appoint the crown prince early, this is not a crime. Even if you really anger the Son of Heaven because of this incident, or make a mistake in other things, so you end up with a gloomy dismissal and return to your hometown to live idle, but it will definitely not make too much trouble!

Isn't Jiang Ge Lao a good precedent? Zhao Guogong was fighting in front, spreading rumors behind his back, and conniving at Yu Shi's attack, and in the end, except for the dismissal, there was no big punishment!

And this pro-casual and straightforward remark soon ushered in the same-for-tat answer.

"It's not early, and I also know that Confucius University is going to the court, so naturally I don't dare to alarm his old man."

The three words of the old man were said in his mouth, but when the speaker rode a horse and slowly came to the other party, the entourage saw that the other party described Yingwei, but there was a scar on his face, and at this time he was joking: "I am here for Dr. Kong of Taichang Temple." I just sent someone to ask at the door over there, and I heard that in the middle of the night, Dr. Confucius invited Dr. Kong from next door, am I not mistaken? ”

The person who followed him was the most confidant of the Confucian scholar, how could he not recognize that this young man with a scar was Zhu Tingfang? He felt horrified when he thought that his master and the ninth master were still discussing what to do after Zhu Tingfang was seriously injured yesterday, especially when he was urgently taking stock of the candidates who could lead the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and asked the imperial history book to fill the vacancy as soon as possible.

Fortunately, this matter was just hearsay but it went wrong, anyway, the old man didn't personally roll up his sleeves and go into battle, so he immediately tried his best to squeeze out a smile: "It turned out to be Master Zhu." If the eldest prince is here for the ninth master, he is now talking to the master in the study, if you want to see him, the younger one will go in and invite him out? ”

"I really didn't expect that my assassination 'seriously injured' was busy all night, and Kong Ge Lao and Dr. Kong were also busy for half the night, which is really hard."

Zhu Tingfang paused for a moment, and continued unhurriedly: "Yesterday, Dr. Kong said to people everywhere, saying that he bumped into my future brother-in-law and sent someone to buy me tonics, claiming that there are old ginseng among them that can sustain my life, which shows that my injury is not light. Thanks to his propaganda so much, a group of people went to my house to check for injuries, and my second brother had a very hard time coping with it. ”

Seeing that the smile suddenly froze on his face, Zhu Tingfang said with a smile: "Thank you for spreading rumors for me so much, so that those traitors last night thought they had a plan, so they continued their rebellious plan, but I was beaten by me." From this point of view, Dr. Kong is also a hard worker, and the emperor has to credit him for the defeat of the eldest prince. ”

Knowing that Zhu Tingfang was talking the opposite, his heart was beating wildly. However, he couldn't be sure what Master Kong Jiu had done, and at this time, he could only laugh over there, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing that Zhu Tingfang finally finished speaking, he could only squeeze out a sentence I will go and tell the master, and then ran into the door like a smoke. And when he went out, he was calm and calm, but when he came back, his face was like earth, and the rest of the Confucian Mansion saw it, and the hearts of those who had just settled down couldn't help but become impetuous again. For a moment, it was a group of demons dancing.

Every family has a servant who is obedient in the open and has a lot of eyes in the dark, seeing that the master is about to lose power, it is natural that they will fly when the catastrophe comes, so the stewards everywhere can't take care of the place, and they are really talking about false rumors. One of the most marketable arguments is that the Confucian scholar has committed a heinous crime, and the soldiers and horses from outside have come to arrest this important cabinet minister.

The reason why so many people were sent over was not because they had no family property and slaves? As for not rushing in, just a little decent.

Therefore, when the Confucius scholars were furious because of the news that their relatives had brought back, an abnormal panic was spreading rapidly among the people of the Confucian Mansion. Zhu Tingfang, who had been waiting at the gate for a long time, ignoring the gloomy sky and the gusts of cold wind, when he saw someone sneaking in front of the corner gate, he was young but experienced and immediately knew in his heart.

He gently stretched out his hand and shook it, signaling the soldiers and horses behind him not to overreact, and then stared with interest at the corner doors on both sides of the Confucian Mansion. Sure enough, after seeing that the people outside did not stop the action, a person with a small burden tentatively slipped out, and tried his best to go out calmly as if he was going out to do errands.

And with the unhindered departure of this first person, there was soon a second and a third ...... In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhu Tingfang watched with a smile as five or six people with bags or bulging bags left from the corner gates on the east and west sides.

Although he was not sure if there were people fleeing in a hurry in places he didn't see, such as side doors, back doors, and even walls, he was sure that this flight would soon become an irreversible trend. Soon, he finally saw a happy scene - a middle-aged man pushing a wheelbarrow out of the door!

It wasn't until this moment that Zhu Tingfang directly led the horse forward and blocked in front of the man. Sure enough, as soon as he stood like this, the other party immediately trembled, but he didn't even dare to raise his head and asked, "...... this adult?"

"Even the unicycle has been rolled out, are you planning to come back?" Zhu Tingfang asked with a smile, and when he saw that people were unspeakable, he said lightly, "Like those people in front of me, I can just pretend that I didn't see it, but like you, it seems that the whole family is going to move out, if I pretend not to see it again, I can't say it." ”

The middle-aged man's face turned pale suddenly. He still didn't dare to look up at Zhu Tingfang's face, but he lowered his head and shrunk his neck and said: "My lord, the little one took the initiative to write a document to serve the Confucian Mansion as a subordinate, but in fact, he was not a slave, and he didn't get a penny of the deed money." The little ones still have their parents and elders to feed them outside, so I beg you to be merciful......"

Hearing the four words of the personal paperwork, Zhu Tingfang suddenly sneered.

Those who are officials have hundreds of servants and maids, but where are they really all family servants or servants and maids who are seriously bought? Among them, there are a large number of people who have no foundation, and a large number of villagers or idlers watch people pass five levels and kill six generals, and after the title of the gold list is an official, they send themselves to the door to beg for slavery, and they also specially presented a document to support themselves, that is, a deed.

It's just that when the official becomes a Confucian scholar, the elder of the pavilion, there will be a so-called subordinate who is a slave after writing a document to support himself, which is really beyond his expectations.

"Oh, since you said that you entered the Kong family after writing the personal documents, when did you write the personal documents, and how many years have you had? If you swear that it took you two years to write a personal document to enter the house, then let me get out of here as soon as possible! ”

Seeing Zhu Tingfang suddenly turn his face, the middle-aged man was finally so frightened that he couldn't stand anymore, and hurriedly knelt down behind the wheelbarrow, and said as if he swore an oath: "The little one has been writing the personal document for thirteen years, and he was only twenty-one years old when he first entered the mansion. ”

"If you have a contract of employment, the small one has to go back and forth every day, and the government does not include room and board, but only gives 1,000 yuan of salary, but if you write a document of support, the government not only covers room and board, but also gives 1,000 yuan of wages. The youngest is the second son in the family, and the family is poor and has no wife, so he wrote a letter of support. ”

Seeing that Zhu Tingfang was still smiling and not smiling, and he didn't mean to let go at all, the middle-aged man could only say with a crying voice: "The little one is greedy for comfort, and the family is also greedy for the fame of the family in the official palace, so he has been staying here safely." But the small one is also worthy of that little salary, and the garden of Confucius Mansion is also famous in the capital! ”

"But all the credit was taken by Chen Jin, who was in charge of the garden, and the rewards were all taken by him, and the small one was only the usual dead money! It's just a transaction of money and goods, and now that the lord has something, why should I be involved as a gardener? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Tingfang finally couldn't help but slap his face lightly, and saw that the middle-aged man raised his head in surprise and joy, as if he thought he agreed with these words, so he laughed.

"When you make a living from others, you are cautious and groveling, and you dare not speak out even if you give one reward to the other; Now I feel that the master's family has to go out to avoid disasters and draw a clear line to show that it is not a person all the way, which is also human nature...... Okay, get out, don't regret it! ”

He rode his horse out of the way, and when he saw that the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, he then knelt down and kowtowed gratefully, and after getting up, he pushed the wheelbarrow and flew away, and then he stretched out his finger and hooked it. The next moment, a guard from the Zhao State Mansion hurriedly rushed over.

"Keep up with this guy. It's interesting to dare to open the river in front of me. Zhu Tingfang pouted at the man pushing the wheelbarrow, and saw that his guard nodded immediately, but he dismounted and bypassed from the other side, and he couldn't help laughing.

Sure enough, after a while, Dr. Kong, whom Zhu Tingfang named to see, did not come out, but the guard who had just been sent out had already hurried back. When he came to Zhu Tingfang, the guard whispered: "After the person pushed the wheelbarrow out of the street in front of the door, he dropped the wheelbarrow and circled around the wall of the Confucian Mansion far away, and found that several doors were watched, so he went to the back door, pretending that he was a subordinate of the Confucian Mansion on errands, and went in again. ”

"Huh." Realizing that he had guessed, Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but laugh again.

When a homemaker wants to abandon his lord and flee, he doesn't go through the back door of the garden, but instead runs away from a place like the east and west corner gates, and pushes such a conspicuous wheelbarrow? This is not an ordinary subordinate, maybe it is the Confucian Mansion which house thinks it is not good, try to send someone to push the cart out to test the temptation, the cart is loaded with worthless things!

Sure enough, after a while, two people pushed the wheelbarrow again at the east and west corners of the Confucian Mansion, and the cart hurried out with some messy things. But a lot of rhetoric they had prepared was useless. Because as soon as the talent came out, he was taken down by Zhu Tingfang with a look. It was only at this time that Zhu Tingfang said word by word: "Search and see what it is!" Since Dr. Kong has not come out for a long time, it seems that I have to go and see him in person! ”

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