The news soon spread back to Jinan Mansion, and it was dark, but the various yamen in Jinan Mansion were still brightly lit. The imperial court not only sent the Qin messenger, but also sent the army, which is definitely a big deal!

Wang Zongmu sat in the lobby of the governor's yamen, and swept his subordinates expressionlessly.

In the province of Shandong, the depth of involvement between these officials and the Shandong gentry can be imagined, especially in Shandong, where there are saints like the Confucian family. Now that the imperial court has sent Qincha and Jingying, how can they not panic.

You must know that the imperial court is not only collecting taxes in Shandong Province, but also in two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Why did the Qin Cha come directly to Shandong, it didn't count that the Qin Cha came, and he also sent Jinyi Wei and Jingying's men and horses, how obvious the meaning of vigilance is. Is it really just to collect taxes when the imperial court is so aggressive? Officials in Shandong have ghosts in their hearts, and there is no one who does not get hairy.

Shandong is not far from Hejian Mansion, and the blood of the officials over there has not dried up yet!

For Wang Zongmu, his old god is here, and it has nothing to do with him anyway. Besides, even if he is implicated, Wang Zongmu is not afraid. He is not corrupt or favoritism, at most he is accused of ineffective governance.

Great is also a dismissal, and he is not worried at all.

There was a lot of commotion here in the yamen, and it was impossible for Qin Chaxingyuan to get the news, and Wang Yongji didn't expect Xu De to come, and he came with people from Jingying. Could it be that the emperor can't wait? This made Wang Yongji's heart tremble.

Compared with the fear inside the city, Xu De outside the city slept well.

When he got up early the next morning, Xu De was not in a hurry to enter the city, and after breakfast, he took people into the city. As for the people who greeted him at the city gate, Xu De directly dismissed them because he was unwell, so he didn't bother to see them.

When he arrived at Qinchaxingyuan, Xu De saw Wang Yongji, and this was his appearance.

"Grandpa Xu!" After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Wang Yongji said: "I don't know what happened to Gonggong Xu coming to Shandong in such a hurry?" ”

Xu De didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "Our family went to the Yansheng Mansion at the behest of the emperor, and sacrificed the saints on behalf of the emperor. ”

Wang Yongji was stunned for a moment, there was so much power here, but he also instantly understood what Zhu Yijun meant. If it sounds good, it is a condolence, and if it is not good, it is to press Kong's family. If it is just a simple condolence, it should be the Ministry of Rites, not Xu De, the inner factory company.

Compared with others, Wang Yongji knows Xu De better, after all, he has a lot of people from the inner factory, and he has no less dealings with the inner factory. When the emperor sent Xu De to the Kong family, he must have the feeling of being overwhelmed by force.

"I see!" Wang Yongji nodded and made a gesture.

In fact, Wang Yongji was also very curious about what Xu De was going to do, but Wang Yongji knew that he couldn't ask, even if he did, Xu De would definitely not say, it would definitely be unpleasant in vain, so Wang Yongji didn't ask.

Xu De only stayed in Qincha Xingyuan for a day, and then left Jinan Mansion with people.

Xu De, the big and small officials of Jinan Mansion, did not see it, but went straight to Qufu, and the emperor sent Xu De to pay tribute to the saint, and the news of condolences to Yan Shenggong also spread. Many people in Shandong officialdom are pondering this matter, but no one knows what Xu De is going to do, even if everyone knows that this is definitely not as simple as paying tribute to the saint.

Qufu is not a very large place, nor is it a major military place for transportation, but Qufu's reputation is very big. In ancient times, it was the capital of Lu and the hometown of Confucius, and for this reason, Qufu was a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

The news that Xu De was coming reached Qufu yesterday, and the Kong family naturally had to prepare.

The emperor sent people to pay tribute to Confucius, and at the same time to express condolences to the Holy Father, although he knew that things were not as simple as he said, but the kung fu on the surface must be done. Etiquette should be thorough, attitude should be respectful, if you are caught by the handle and put on a hat that defies imperial power, it will be troublesome.

When Xu De arrived, Kong Shangxian, the contemporary Yan Shenggong, had already greeted him outside the door of Kong's house.

The Kong family covers an area of 200 acres, which is definitely a large house, you must know that the Forbidden City only covers an area of 1,000 acres, which also includes gardens such as the West Garden. A Confucian Mansion is equivalent to one-fifth of the Forbidden City, which shows its size.

The entire sacrificial ritual was carried out for a whole day, and it was all carried out in accordance with the ancient rites, anyway, the Confucian family was good at this.

In the evening, Xu De, who had been tossing all day, was tired enough, but he couldn't rest, because Yan Shenggong wanted to invite him to dinner. Xu De was naturally hungry enough, so he happily went and had a big meal.

But when the meal was served, Xu De had a big head for a while, so he ate this?

I don't know what kind of etiquette it is, so let's not talk about the simple food, and the cooking is simple, or rough. The key is that there is etiquette when eating, after eating a meal, I don't say anything if I don't eat enough, and I'm even more tired.

Xu De looked at Kong Shangxian, who was sitting on the main seat, and his face was a little unkind.

Old fellow, did you mean to toss me? Xu De has no reverence for Kong Shangxian.

Although he was scolded by Xu De for the old guy, Kong Shangxian was not yet forty years old, but Xu De knew the old guy well and had no respect or affection for him. The reason is because of an incident a few years ago, that is, Kong Shangxian's reselling incident.

It was still the time of Zhang Juzheng's reign, and Kong Shangxian, as the Emperor of Yan, had to go to Beijing to see the emperor once a year.

Kong Shangxian took advantage of this opportunity to collect a large number of goods in Shandong to sell in the capital, and he didn't pay taxes along the way, because he went to the court, so he was qualified and powerful to live in a post station.

Every time, there was a flow of cars and horses, and people ate and fed the horses, which caused a very big burden on the post station.

But people are Yan Shenggong, they don't dare to say it, and no one dares to do anything!

But there are also people who can't stand it, this person is Zhang Juzheng, for Zhang Juzheng, what's wrong with Yan Shenggong, this kind of problem can't be used to. So Zhang Juzheng wrote about the post stations in various places, and Yan Shenggong entered Beijing to see him, and only allowed Derivative Gong to enter the post station alone, and no one else could.

Kong Shangxian prepared a large number of goods, plus there were a lot of people, and the carriages and horses were extremely luxurious, and he was not allowed to enter the post station, and this transaction was a big loss.

You must know that the biggest cost in this era is the cost of transportation, Kong Shangxian does not suppress the cost, all the way to the mountain is extremely luxurious, after arriving in the capital, after the goods are sold, I find that I have lost more than half.

This Kong Shangxian quit and went to the Ministry of Rites to complain, but the complaint was not filed, and Zhang Juzheng issued an order to reprimand him in the name of Zhu Yijun, and changed the annual court meeting to once every three years.

That incident was the holy decree that Xu De went to preach, so Xu De knew what kind of virtue Kong Shangxian was, and he knew what kind of virtue the Kong family was.

Xu De still remembers the face of the emperor at that time, it was really blue and white for a while, and he almost didn't give an order to let Kong Shangxian be cut.

In fact, the old Zhu family is not very cold to the Kong family, the reason is that the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the old Zhu family was born in a slight cold, and when he was a monk, he wanted to eat, and he tasted the warmth of the world, and he was very clear about the virtues of big households.

In addition, after so many years of rebellion, it is more of a belief that fist is the last word.

When it comes to Chengzu Zhu Di, it is not to mention, he started a rebellion and believes in fists even more. Coupled with Confucianism's disrecognition of him, he cut down Fang Xiaoru and shook the world, making Chengzu Zhu Di even more unwilling to see the Confucian family.

Not to mention Zhu Yijun, he can't wait to cut down this group of scum.

A big reason why Zhu Yijun is willing to use Zhang Juzheng's group of subordinates is that they dare to do anything, and they can also take it if they attack the Kong family. As long as it's not too excessive, Zhang Juzheng slapped Kong Shangxian in the face, and they didn't object.

Kong Shangxian didn't care, he didn't care what a eunuch could do to the Kong family.

Xu De huffed back to the room arranged for him by the Kong family, he knew that this time things were going to be worse. Squinting his eyes, Xu De instructed a little eunuch beside him, "Let our people get ready." ”

"Yes, father-in-law!" The little eunuch agreed, turned and went out.

The next day, Xu De expressed to the Confucian Mansion that he wanted to meet Kong Shangxian and discuss it in detail, but the Kong family's answer was very cold. For three days, Xu De waited for another three days, but Kong Shangxian still didn't see him, and this time Xu De was not in a hurry.

Xu De is not in a hurry, but Wang Yongji is in a hurry, and his tax collection has not been going smoothly in the past few days.

If the magistrate in Shandong refused to cooperate, he didn't say anything, and he didn't do less to make trouble.

You must know that in the past, the local officials in Shandong collected taxes, and these people could make a large amount of money from the taxes every year, and share the profits from top to bottom. Now that the money has been robbed, it's strange that they can help the tax department.

Coupled with the ignorance and connivance of the magistrates, in the space of three days, the situation became very bad.

Wang Yongji's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he wanted to ask how Xu De did things. In the land of Shandong, only by opening the door of the Kong family, the whole Shandong can be regarded as being revitalized, if the door of the Kong family cannot be opened, then Shandong will become very bad.

In a restaurant in Jinan Prefecture, three people are sitting opposite each other, drinking and eating at the same time.

On the left is an old man in his fifties, a little chubby, with a white face, squinting and smiling, looking like Maitreya Buddha. Beside him was a young girl, fourteen or fifteen years old, pouting, waiting for the old man dissatisfied.

On the opposite side, a woman about thirty years old was looking at the old man and the little girl with a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Dad, don't tease Lian'er!" ”

The old man then stretched out his hand and put the chicken leg in the girl's bowl, then raised his head and said to the woman: "I'm afraid that this land of Shandong is going to be chaotic, and our people need to continue to add a fire, and let Shandong be in chaos." ”

"I have already arranged manpower in Hebei and Henan, and once Shandong moves, the manpower over there will also move."

The woman nodded: "We have contacted a lot of people to prepare for trouble, and when the time comes, in the name of the gentry, we will rush into the Qincha and kill the Qincha to cause trouble, and then the gentry of Shandong will follow us to make trouble." ”

"This is the Dog Emperor looking for his own death, let's fulfill him!"