Chapter 677: Death Makes Sense

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Some kind of unreliable gossip suddenly spread in the city of Jiangning, saying that Kong Sheng's "nonsense" of seizing the family's land and property in the south of the Yangtze River and changing the imperial court's Juntian order without authorization had aroused the emperor's anger, and many ministers in the court had come to the table to participate in the removal of Kong Sheng's title of county king.

If a person with a little brain makes a judgment and analyzes it, he can come up with a rational judgment. But in this era, there is a big market for gossip, and the more unreliable things are, the more they can be sought after by the public. In the end, the people in the city talked about it behind their backs, saying that the emperor's holy decree to ask for guilt had been on the way from Chang'an, and Kong Sheng was not only deposed from the throne of the county this time, but also brought back to Chang'an to be imprisoned.

And so on and so forth.

It is said that the news was brought back from a merchant from Chang'an. It is also said that the people of the Song family entered Beijing to contact the big backer, and the backer of the Song family was furious and immediately proposed to the emperor that Kong Sheng would be taken down and questioned for the crime.

When Kong Sheng heard the report, he laughed.

These people really have no brains, and it will take more than half a month to go from Jiangnan to Chang'an, and it will take at least a month to go back and forth. In such a short period of time, how could there be news of Chang'an coming to Jiangnan, saying that there are noses and eyes, in fact, to put it bluntly, there are malicious rumors behind it to confuse the public.

As for who did it, Kong Sheng didn't bother to pay attention.

But the people of the Song family have been unnormal in the past two days, and they have begun to wander around and show their heads, and their forms are as domineering and lofty as in the past. This invisibly adds some credibility and so-called corroboration to the rumors.

And the military camp on the side of the Yancao official army also moved. Originally, the Yancao officers and soldiers, who had not carried out regular army drills, suddenly began to form a formation and carry out a huge military training campaign along the riverside, and no matter what their combat effectiveness was, the shouts of killing were earth-shattering.

This gives the world a false impression. The Tiger Song family, who had been silent for a long time, began to show their hideous fangs and launch a fierce counterattack.

If you follow Rayong, you will send the Shenlong Guard to search for those who create rumors and spread rumors, but Kong Sheng will not allow it.

For a time, the storm was coming. Many of the Jiangnan clans that had been silent began to tie up again and form a group, resisting and delaying the land reform in various ways, and local skirmishes and bloodshed became more frequent. What's more, Xue Wu of the Xue family, a big merchant in Jiangning, led more than 100 servants to besiege Yuan Chao's "members of the land reform working group", and in the chaos, Yuan Chao was injured by the Xue family's servants, and Yuan Chao's people were driven out of the Xue family's manor outside the city.

Looking at the embarrassed Yuan Chao who was carried back with his head broken and bleeding, Luo Yong and the others were furious.

Anyway, Yuan Chao is a person from the county king's mansion, and he is even more entrusted with important tasks by Kong Sheng, the king of Jiangning County, who has an official position, and the Xue family dares to beat the official, it is simply bold!

Luo Yong bowed to Kong Sheng and said loudly: "King of the county, the last general thinks that this wind must not last. This person of the Xue family is so bold and reckless, beating officials and errands, and despising the authority of the county king's mansion, he must not tolerate the adulterer. Please ask the king of the county for permission, and the last general will lead the Shenlongwei out of the city to arrest this evil of the Xue family and bring him to justice! ”

Li Biao and Li Hu also echoed angrily on the side: "The king of the county, this Xue Wu is extremely arrogant, let the last general lead the army out of the city and behead this dog!" ”

Kong Sheng shook his head and said lightly: "Don't be impatient." Luo Yong, inform the Jiangning County Guard, and see how Liu Pingshan handles this matter. As for you, don't act rashly. Kong wants to see who is fanning the flames behind the scenes, lest the world be chaotic. ”

Li Biao and Li Hu frowned and said: "County King, do you still need to ask, obviously the Song family is behind the scenes, otherwise how can a mere Xue family have such courage to beat and besiege the county king's mansion, this is a felony to be exiled!" ”

Kong Sheng's expression remained unchanged, "Do you have evidence to testify against the Song family?" Suspicion alone is not enough to make the Song family confess. Song Ning and the Song family are linked to the Jiangnan businessmen, and they are in charge of the important task of the imperial court's salt cao, and now the imperial court attaches great importance to the salt cao in the south of the Yangtze River, if the salt cao is unstable, it will inevitably anger the emperor. For the Song family, if we don't move, we must uproot it to ensure that the salt is safe. ”

Speaking of this, Kong Sheng let out a sigh of relief, and a trace of indifference flashed in his eyes: "A mere Xue family is nothing more than a clown jumping off the beam, why worry about it." Kong does not move him for the time being, it does not mean that Kong will never move him. Li Biao and Li Hu, the two of you can return to the camp and guard the camp gate. This matter is naturally handled by Kong, so you can wait for the news. ”

After speaking, Kong Sheng turned around and entered his study, leaving only Li Biao, Li Hu, Luo Yong, these unwilling and indignant subordinates, as for Yuan Chao, who was injured, he went back to his residence to recuperate after being diagnosed and treated by the doctors of the county palace.

The Xue family's beating of Yuan Chao and others soon spread in the city. Almost everyone set their eyes on the Jiangning County Palace's Mansion and the Shenlong Guard's Yamen, ready to see how Kong Sheng would fight back. But waiting and waiting, there was no movement on Kong Sheng's side, which made many people who wanted to watch the excitement a little disappointed. For more Jiangning people, Kong Sheng's forbearance and silence is undoubtedly a sign that Kong Sheng is about to lose power.

Rumors that Kong Sheng was going to be taken down by the emperor and the imperial court became even louder. Many families in Jiangning, who were originally shocked, seemed to have "straightened their waists" overnight, and gathered in groups in front of the palace of Jiangning County to demonstrate and make noise, strongly demanding that Kong Sheng abolish the so-called new land policy and return justice to the wealthy families in Jiangnan.

Kong Sheng closed the door.

This made the people in the city even more talkative.

The Yang family was also a little suspicious.

Yang Qi walked around the hall, his expression slightly irritated. He is judging whether the so-called news of Kong Sheng's loss of power is true or false, whether someone is maliciously spreading rumors behind his back, or whether there is indeed such a thing. According to common sense, if this matter is false, why didn't Kong Sheng stand up and refute the rumors? A mere businessman, the Xue family, dared to beat the people besieging the county king's mansion, but Kong Sheng didn't react at all...... There are all kinds of signs that something is wrong!

Kong Sheng's silence today is in stark contrast and contrast with the strong and domineering suppression of the family and the "forcible attack" of the Song family a few days ago.

Compared to her husband, Zheng is more impatient. The woman was short-sighted and easily believed the rumors, and Kong Sheng was blacklisted in her heart almost immediately.

"Husband, the concubine heard that the Song family is the crown prince...... The dignified prince of the East Palace, the mighty world, how dare Kong Sheng be the enemy of the East Palace? There is no doubt that the Song family must have sued the prince, and the prince came forward in person, and the emperor could not help but give the prince some face. Hearing Zheng's words, Yang Qi's brows tightened: "Madam, hearsay, don't believe it!" If you want to say that Song Ning took refuge in Li Yu, the prince of the East Palace, the old man also believed a little, because this person was good at drilling, as early as a few years ago, when the prince was still the king of Guangping, he had a very close relationship with him......"

But even so, so what? The crown prince is just the crown prince, the emperor is alive, and the East Palace does not have so much power. From the old man's point of view, with the emperor's reliance on Kong Sheng, he must not be ...... easily"

Zheng sneered lightly: "Husband, don't forget, the prince today is not an ordinary person, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, in charge of the military power, leading the army to recover Chang'an, welcoming His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang back to the dynasty, and his power is soaring." Kong Sheng offended the prince, what good fruit can he eat? The world of the Tang Dynasty is the world of the Li family after all, Kong Sheng is a county king with a foreign surname, to put it bluntly, he is a courtier, and the concubine thinks we are ......"

Zheng Xueruo, who was standing there silently, suddenly got up like a volcanic explosion, blushed and glared at Zheng and said: "A-Niang, my daughter was born a member of the Kong family, and died as a ghost of the Kong family. If A-Niang says those words that are not dry or dry, her daughter will only die! ”

Although Yang Xueruo's voice is not high, it is categorical and irrefutable. Her sad eyes were projected on Zheng's body, and Yang Xueruo felt downright cold, endless disappointment, and even wordless despair for her own mother, who was really snobbish to the bone marrow and short-sighted and forgetful.

Yang Qi frowned, glanced at his wife, and said coldly: "Okay, madam, you don't have to say a word!" In any case, Kong Sheng's marriage with his daughter is short and cannot be changed, even if Kong Sheng is dismissed from office, our Yang family can only admit it! The matter of repentance of marriage can not be repeated, and this word will never be mentioned again, otherwise, our Yang family will inevitably be looked down upon by the world. ”

Yang Qi brushed his sleeves away.

After all, he has been up and down for many years, although he is also suspicious of this, but after all, his vision is very different. He didn't believe at all that Kong Sheng would be so easy to fall by.

Yang Xueruo's gaze at Zheng became a little cold, she silently bowed to Zheng, and then turned away as well. At this point, she didn't want to say a word, she couldn't choose her origin and biological mother, but she could choose to insist on herself.

If her mother persecuted her again, she would not hesitate to die.

Hongmian and Liu Xinru silently followed behind Yang Xueruo and left the main hall of the Yang Mansion and returned to Yang Xueruo's attic. went up to the attic, Yang Xueruo snuggled in front of the Gangan, staring at the direction of the Southwest County Palace, and a touch of determination and unswerving appeared on the flower and moon.

"Miss, let's eat something, the maid boiled eight treasure lotus seed soup, how much do you use it, otherwise how can your body stand it?" Cotton Tree lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and gently persuaded.

Yang Xueruo sighed faintly and turned around: "You say, is Kong Lang really going to be dismissed from office by the emperor?" ”

Kapok is just a humble girl, she has no culture, let alone any open-minded vision, her short-sightedness is naturally a lot of people. But she knew her young lady's thoughts, even if she thought that Kong Sheng was about to fall, she didn't dare to talk nonsense.

She was speechless.

Yang Xueruo turned her head to look at Liu Xinru again, Liu Xinru hesitated, Liu Mei showed her eyebrows and smiled softly: "Miss, in Xinru's opinion, King Kong Jun has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court, and the emperor will not be ruthless in one day - in fact, since King Kong County came to Jiangnan, he has implemented a new land policy to return the land to the people, and invested a huge amount of money to establish a Hanmen School, and the people of Jiangnan are all grateful to Dai De......"

Yang Xueruo sighed: "Kong Lang has won the hearts of the people, but he is the enemy of the Jiangnan family, this is not a good thing after all...... The so-called open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, and in my heart, I am really worried about him. ”

The three masters and servants were talking, when suddenly a maid ran into the attic with a pant and said loudly: "Miss, go and see, Princess Xixi has entered the city!" ”

"Princess Xixi?" Yang Xueruo was stunned: "Red cotton, Xinru, let's go and see!" ”