This fire burned all night, and also made the people of the city who woke up scared all night, no one knew what happened in this Confucian mansion, and they couldn't enter this deep mansion compound, so they could only speculate at home, panicking.

Only Lu Jin, after seeing the fire start and burn half of the sky, went back to the room and slept peacefully. Because he knows that he needs to recuperate his spirits, and there are big things waiting for him to do tomorrow. This night, I slept until the fifth watch, and then I woke up slowly, and then called Lin Lie: "How about it, the fire should have been extinguished, right?" ”

"Yes, the fire was completely extinguished before dawn, but presumably the grain in that warehouse should have been completely burned." Lin Lie didn't rest that night, and when he replied, there was some pity in it.

Lu Zhen just smiled when he heard this: "Has the news ever spread?" ”

"Before dawn, I sent someone to spread the news. Presumably after noon, everyone in the city and outside the city will know that it was the Kong family's granary that burned last night. ”

"Very good, then let Qiu County Order prepare, presumably soon, it will be time for us to come forward." As he spoke, Lu Jinkuan took off his regular clothes, took out the bright red official robe from the suitcase he carried, and quickly put it on with the help of Lin Lie.

As the so-called Buddha relies on gold clothes and people rely on clothes, Lu Jin, who has changed into this scarlet official uniform, has shown several times more majesty than before, and the spirit of the whole person is completely different from before, even Lin Lie dare not look at him.

At the same time, as Lu Zhen said, the news that the Confucian family's granary caught fire and hundreds of thousands of catties of grain were destroyed in one fell swoop has quickly spread in this small Qufu County, and many people are talking about it in the streets and alleys.

Of course, for ordinary people, it is just a few sighs of emotion, and it is a pity that so much food has been burned. Some people even had the desire to gloat, after all, the disaster of the Kong family had nothing to do with them at all.

But others didn't think so, and after learning that the Kong family's granary was on fire and the grain storage was destroyed, they were completely panicked, and quickly sent someone to inquire, hoping that this statement was not true. But the result obviously did not satisfy them, so they immediately took the servants and housekeepers of the house, and hurried to Kong's house.

These people are naturally those big food chiefs. Because they knew that there was only one granary in the Confucian family's mansion, and the grain that should have belonged to them was stored there. Now, when the grain is burned, isn't it yourself who suffers?

You must know that in order to appease the villagers, they scattered all the stored grain in their own house, and they were expecting to get back those autumn grains from the Kong family, but in the blink of an eye, those grains that belonged to them were destroyed, which was naturally a great blow to them, and the landlord's family really ran out of surplus grain, how could this make people not feel anxious?

So soon in the afternoon, the grain growers from all the townships and villages outside the city rushed to the county seat and gathered in front of the Confucian Mansion, shouting to see the eldest prince and the steward of the Confucian family, and asking them to give themselves an explanation and explanation.

Originally, the Kong family was anxious because of last night's fire, and they were anxious to find out the cause of the fire and the culprit of arson, but now that there are so many more people coming to disturb it, it is naturally not very annoying. So, as usual, they drove away these big family servants who were still gathered in front of their doors, and some even waved sticks.

This time, it can be regarded as completely arching everyone's anger. Originally, everyone was very dissatisfied with the Confucian family's refusal to return their own food - it was only because of respect for your family that they risked offending the government to do such things, but you are good, not only are you not grateful, but instead regard our helpless act as a betrayal, and want to investigate, really when we owe your Kong family - now that such a thing has happened, how can this be endured.

So, under the instruction of some people, the house slaves on both sides really started to move. Then, I don't know who suddenly shouted from the side: "I think this fire is clearly set by the Kong family themselves, in order to make those of us who refuse to obey their orders suffer enough!" ”

As soon as he said this, it added fuel to the fire, and the already restless big families couldn't care about each other's identities anymore, so they just let it go, and let their house slaves attack with all their might, and they must enter the Kong family today, so that their family owners can give themselves a satisfactory explanation. What saints, what saints, can be more important than their own food and property?

In this way, the slaves of the Kong family who were still showing off their martial arts just now could not support it. As a benevolent heirloom, although the Confucian family is rampant in Qufu and even in Shandong, it does not depend on how strong the combat effectiveness of their domestic slaves is, but because their own family is famous enough. When these peasants who worked in the fields all day were annoyed and rushed at them with hoes and other weapons, their resistance seemed a little ridiculous and powerless.

After only three impacts, the slaves of the Kong family who were guarding the gate were completely defeated, and they saw that the door of the Kong family was about to be broken by many rude and uncivilized villagers.

At this moment, an angry shout suddenly came out of it: "Be bold, stop me" With this shout, Kong Chengqing, who had a gloomy face, had already strode out accompanied by several stewards. When he saw that most of his domestic slaves were injured, the anger in his heart rose even more: "You are so bold, this is the Tianxia Sect, and it is the Yansheng Mansion of the Imperial Court. How dare you come to the door with open fire, aren't you afraid of the king's law? ”

His identity is here, and he has been pressing the big families in the county all these years, so as soon as he appeared at this time, everyone's arrogance was immediately dispelled, and a few of them subconsciously shrank back.

But there are still people who care more about their own property, so they stubbornly go up: "Gongzi, you are serious, we are just trying to get back our own food." Since your Kong family claims to be noble, you won't rely on our account! ”

"Yes, I can't imagine that the Kong family, as a descendant of a saint, would do such a shameless thing. In order not to return our food, they even set fire to ......"

There were doubts and ridicules, and Kong Chengqing's heart was about to explode. But in addition to anger, he didn't know what to do for a while. Because he had never encountered such a situation before, even if there was any problem, as long as he reported his identity, he would give in to the convenience, which made him completely develop the habit of being invincible in the world, and he had no ability to be flexible.

And seeing him like this, those people outside were even more bold, and the bursts of condemnation were even louder, so that the housekeepers of the Kong family who wanted to say something were speechless for a while.

"The eldest prince, now I have to let the government come over and suppress it." Kong Che saw that the situation was no longer under control, so he hurriedly proposed to Kong Chengqing: "The people who are afraid of these people are the government. ”

Although he was unwilling, in the absence of other ways, Kong Chengqing had no choice but to accept this proposal, nodded at him and said, "Then you hurry up to the county government to report to the official, and let that Qiu Changyuan send someone over quickly." If my Kong family really suffers a disaster, don't think about it as a magistrate! ”

Kong Che hurriedly agreed, and while everyone was still shouting and no one was paying attention to him, he quietly withdrew back inside, and then walked out of the side door and went straight to the county office.

It was only after a journey that he found out that there was something strange about this matter, first, how did those big families know the news so quickly, and were convinced that their granaries had been burned down? Only the Kong family knows about this matter, and since the fire broke out last night, no one has gone out; Second, there was such a big commotion in front of Kong's house, why did the county government not react at all, not to mention immediately sending people to disperse the chaotic people, they should always let people come over to see the situation.

These two suspicious points made him feel even more uneasy in his heart, and he obviously felt that there was a strong conspiracy in it, and this matter should be inseparable from the government.

However, at this time, I vaguely felt that it was a little late, and now only the county government could save the Kong family. It's just that when he saw the Qufu County Ya, his heart still felt heavy.

Relying on the subsequent drive out of several children of the Confucian family, and countless good words, he finally persuaded these big families and their domestic slaves who were still waiting to storm the door of the Kong family. However, these people did not mean to disperse, but they kept clamoring there, and they were willing to leave only if the Kong family took out food to compensate themselves.

As a result, the two sides were completely confronted and froze there.

When Qiu Changyuan brought a large number of county officials to arrive, he saw such a scene of confrontation with each other, which made him feel a little distracted, is this still the Confucian Mansion that he fears?

In the past, he was almost not qualified to enter the door as a county magistrate, and he couldn't imagine that they would be so embarrassed to ask for help today. And all of this was because Governor Lu was manipulating behind his back, which made him feel a little more in awe of the young governor.

"Qiu County Order, you came just in time, hurry up and take down all these Diao people!" Kong Chengqing, who was anxious, saw the person from the county government at a glance, so he hurriedly said hello.

And these words quickly brought the others back to their senses, and they all turned their heads to look at the people in the county office. Being seen by everyone like this, Qiu Changyuan's face suddenly turned blue, and at this time, Kong Chengqing was still so rude, giving orders to himself, he was a character!

If it was placed in the past, even if he was unhappy, Qiu Changyuan would have to pinch his nose and obey the order. But this time is different from the past, in the face of this rude request, he didn't even react, just stepped forward, came to the two sides, and asked solemnly: "What is going on here, why are you arguing endlessly?" ”

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