Autumn nights are as cool as water and as quiet as water.

On weekdays, the courtyard of the Confucian Mansion was even quieter, and even the sound of reading books during the day had long stopped, and only a small group of night guards walked on the familiar courtyard path according to the established rules, and knocked on the bangzi a few times after arriving at the point.

For many years, the night of the Kong family has been so peaceful. Even if there is a chaotic world outside, in this small world, relying on the blessing of Sage Kong, they can live their peaceful life peacefully.

Hundreds of years of peace have long worn away people's vigilance, and even those who watch the night have only mechanically responded to their affairs, and have not really raised their spirits, let alone carefully observed whether there were nocturnal people hidden in the corners or shadows along the way.

When the two watchmen turned through the small door in front of them with lanterns, a dark shadow quietly jumped out of the darkness in the corner. He was extremely familiar with the topography of the road in this house, and even the route taken by the husbands, and without any hesitation, he had already followed the stone paved road towards his goal. Although he met two more groups of husbands along the way, he hid one step earlier and avoided them calmly.

After more than a quarter of an hour, he finally arrived at his destination, in front of a very large and tall warehouse in the southwest corner of the mansion. This is the big warehouse used by the Kong family to store grain, and as far as he knows, this warehouse should be full of no less than hundreds of thousands of catties of autumn grain in this county!

Before leaning in, he pricked up his ears again and listened carefully. Except for the two chirps that came from time to time, there was no other movement. He knew that there was a stable next to the warehouse, and there might be grooms who would come to add the night grass, so he had to guard against it.

But now it seems that there should be no surprises tonight. Next, as long as you get things done, the day of your own emergence will come.

After taking a deep breath and stabilizing his pounding mind, he finally leaned in front of the warehouse door, and after only touching it carefully, he found the big lock that weighed more than two catties, which was made of pure copper and was extremely strong. But this did not bother him, and he took out a thin wire from his sleeve, stabbed it neatly into the keyhole, and after a few pounds, he heard a click, and the lock was opened.

I didn't expect that because of self-abandonment, I had more contact with people of three religions and nine streams, and the skills I learned to steal chickens and dogs would be useful today. Thinking in his heart, he didn't pause in his movements, quickly removed the big lock, and then slowly pushed open the door of the storeroom.

After a small creaking, the granary finally opened to him. Then, a little fire lit up, illuminating an area in front of it, making it clear that there were bulging sacks stacked there, and at the same time a pale young man's face was illuminated.

This person is Kong Chengguang, and when he has come to this point, his face is full of excitement. Because he knows very well that as long as he succeeds this time, he can completely change his original unpopular situation and become the next Yan Shenggong!

This belief made him not hesitate too much even if he felt that this matter would bring great harm to the Kong family. Those who achieve great things are not informal, and if you want to gain, you have to make sacrifices! He persuaded himself, only hesitated for a moment, and his eyes were replaced by some kind of fanatical fire.

I saw him quickly walk up to the sacks, and neatly drag down a few heavy sacks full of grain, connecting all the grain into one piece. Then he took a sack out of his bosom, sprinkled the liquor in it over the sacks, and finally took out a short knife and cut open a sack, poured out all the grain in it, and retreated to the door.

By the time he was done, he was sweating and out of breath. Although these things are not too much physical work for ordinary people, they are already the limit for him, who has never done a job since he was a child.

At this time, the fire fold in his hand was about to burn out. Seeing this, Kong Chengguang didn't dare to pause any longer, took a sharp breath, and threw this spark on the pile of sacks he had just sprinkled with spirits.

The fine liquor burned rapidly after the fire, emitting a somewhat eerie pale blue glow, and then quickly spread, heading towards the route he had laid before. In the blink of an eye, the fire was already in place, and billowing black smoke was spreading.

After confirming that the fire had been completely ignited, Kong Chengguang immediately escaped from the warehouse and ran towards the darkness as fast as he could, he didn't want to be caught by his clansmen.

And on the way to escape, with a slightly weird sneer, he remembered again what Lu Zhen said to him that day: "What I want you to do is to find an opportunity to set fire to your Kong family's granary and burn all the grain stored there." ”

At that time, I heard him arrange it like this, and I thought that there was something wrong with my ears, but I just looked at the other party blankly, not understanding why he made such an arrangement.

And Lu Zhen also quickly said his intentions: "It is not enough to rely only on means to make those big grain chiefs obey, and it is far from enough to hand over the grain to the county government, they and the Kong family are still standing on the front line." Only by burning their grain can the two sides turn against each other completely.

"With the manipulation of these big households, once something happens, they will definitely blame the Kong family completely, and even believe that the Kong family deliberately destroyed their own food. At that time, they will make a fuss, and it is very likely that they will even storm the Confucian Mansion. And when that happens, our chance will come.

"The government can use this as an excuse to rush into the Confucian Mansion and find out what we need to search. At that time, whether it is Kong Chengqing or your old man, they will fall into absolute passivity. In this way, I will allow you to replace them as the new Lords of Yan. ”

At the beginning, he was still hesitant, after all, the prestige of the Kong family would inevitably be greatly reduced, and he would inevitably have to suffer a lot in the future. But after thinking about it, this is the only chance I can get ahead, how can I let it go?

What's more, even if he didn't have himself, with Lu Jin's wrist, he couldn't send someone to set this fire?

As for telling his father all this immediately, it is even more unrealistic. Because his father had never looked at him squarely, would he believe it if he were to talk about such a thing now? Even if you believe it, you are afraid that you will have doubts about yourself, and when the time comes, your situation will be even more unbearable.

Therefore, helping Lu Zhen do this is the most beneficial choice for himself! Even if it hurts the Kong family, compared to it, his future is more important. Since the Kong family has been unkind to themselves over the years, don't blame yourself for being unjust!

Moreover, this is the only way to change this lifeless Kong family, and by doing so, he is not harming the Kong family, on the contrary, he is saving him. If you don't break, you won't stand!

After giving himself such an excuse, Kong Chengguang, who fled quickly, felt a little more confident in his heart.

At this time, a gust of autumn wind blew violently from the front, blowing head-on, making him shiver unconsciously. And the wind, after passing in front of him, continued onward, and blew directly into the granary, which was still open.

The wind came in time, and the warehouse, which had already been completely burned, suddenly burst into flames again as if it had been poured with a barrel of oil, and in an instant the beams on the roof of the warehouse were on fire. The fire suddenly burned and was out of control.

Then, the fire finally burst out of the warehouse, reflecting the sky red.

Soon, the night watchman saw that something was wrong, and while running to the fire, he rang the gong he carried with him on the spot: "Go to the water!" Let's go to the water! Get up and put out the fire! The mournful cry drifted in the wind, completely breaking the tranquility of the Confucian compound.

Countless Kong family members and subordinates woke up because of this, and hurriedly ran out of the door in single clothes, and when they saw that the smoke was really billowing from the west side and the flames were soaring to the sky, they all panicked. Those who reacted quickly rushed to the well, drew up water, and took the barrel and rushed there. And more people are exclaiming, completely unsure of what to do.

Hundreds of years of peaceful life have long trained them to be well-behaved and obedient puppets, and they don't even have their own thoughts and judgments. Even in such a dangerous situation, their first reaction was to wait for the head of the family to give orders......

But then everyone also understood that even if everyone could make the right judgment at the first time and find water to fight the fire, it would be impossible to save the fire this time. Because when everyone rushed to the place where the fire started, they saw the terrible scene of the entire granary being engulfed in flames, and those people who came with buckets of water really understood what it meant to be a drop in the bucket.

And Kong Chengguang, who was mixed in and turned back, was greatly relieved, the fire seemed to be completely unquenchable, and he could be regarded as having completed the task entrusted by Lord Lu perfectly. And the final drama will be continued by him.

At this time, this accident finally alarmed Kong Yanjin and Kong Chengqing, a father and son. When they saw that their granary was completely destroyed by the fire, their faces were full of anxiety and anger, but they didn't know how to attack for a while.

Seeing their somewhat embarrassed appearance, Kong Chengguang felt a burst of joy: "This is just the beginning, you just wait!" You have to pay back everything you owe me! ”

At the same time, in the county office, which was not too far from the Kong family's mansion, Lu Zhen and several people were also standing in the courtyard, looking at the fire that reflected half of the sky with a relaxed face: "He finally succeeded." Presumably early tomorrow morning, after the news spreads, those big families will be in a hurry to go to the Kong family, right? No matter how high their status is, in the face of such a major event related to their own wealth, these big families will no longer have any worries! ”

After gently spitting out such a sentence in his mouth, a cruel light flashed in Lu Jin's eyes!