Chapter 104: The Sudden Arrival of Shandong Refugees
Chongzhen, naturally, would not tell Wang Chengen, the reason why he was so angry was because the system told him that after the Ming Dynasty fell to the country, after the Qing army entered the customs, the descendants of Confucius, Yan Shenggong, presented the "First Entry Table" and "The Manuscript of the Shaving of the Head", which blew the Tartar in the sky and on the earth, and the saint who did not come out for ten thousand years.
This is not surprising, back then, when the Yuan and Mengzi occupied the Central Plains, at that time, the Yan Shenggong Kong Yuan did not "judge the situation" and fell to Kublai Khan awe-inspiringly.
To be shameless, there is really no one who can compare to the descendants of these saints.
Even Qian Qianyi, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, is far inferior to those traitors.
It can be said that whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, for the descendants of the Confucian saints, they are all courteous, and they are canonized as the Holy Princes of Yan from generation to generation, setting an example for the literati and a benchmark for morality in the world. All kinds of benefits, glory and wealth, that is inexhaustible.
But how do these "descendants of saints" repay?
When the Ming Kingdom was in danger, I didn't see the descendants of these saints joining the army to fight and serve the country, and second, I didn't see these people helping the displaced people and benefiting the society. On the contrary, the means of annexing land and forcing other people's families to ruin are more powerful than the other.
This group of moths, originally, Chongzhen didn't remember to find trouble with them for a while. Unexpectedly, they took the initiative to jump out.
Since the other party has stretched his neck under his knife, how can he do it without giving something powerful?
Anyway, in the twists and turns, he was also scolded as a tyrant like Xia Wei, Shang Xuan, and Qin Shi Huang.
Is it brutal because of murder?
No!
In the eyes of this group of people, those who do not listen to them and do not follow the rules they have set up to "convince people with virtue" are all faint kings and tyrants.
Therefore, Chongzhen immediately summoned Luo Yangxing, and after explaining, Luo Yangxing left in a hurry, and no one knew where he went.
The events of this night are only known to Chongzhen, Wang Chengen, and Luo Yangxing. Even, as for what Chongzhen and Luo Yangxing said, and what Luo Yangxing was going to do, Wang Chengen stood outside the imperial study very interestingly and did not inquire.
The emperor who should know will naturally say that knowing less is the way to survive.
In this way, after a few days of calming down, suddenly, a group of displaced people suddenly poured into Shandong.
Nowadays, the world is full of disasters, wars, and it is not surprising that there are displaced people.
However, now the landlord's family has no surplus food, and these homeless people have not begged for much along the way, and they are half dead, and finally, they came to Qufu.
There is no rich man in Qufu, but there is a famous saint in the world.
I don't know who the homeless people listened to, but the Confucian family has a big business, and half of the people in Shandong are tenants of the Confucian family, so the grain is piled up like a mountain. Moreover, Yan Shenggong is the descendant of the saint who saved the suffering, the person who is admired by officials and scholars all over the world, the moral benchmark, and the good person of the world, who goes to the Confucian Mansion, will definitely be relieved.
As a result, these displaced people poured out of the nest and gathered all of them in the Confucian Mansion.
When the family of the Confucian Mansion saw it, they were naturally surprised, so many homeless people, if they collided with the nobles inside, they would have to do it, and they immediately sealed the gate.
There was also a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the Confucian Mansion.
The descendants of these saints are also good at reading, which is their strength, but they have no experience in dealing with this kind of chaos.
The news reached the ears of the contemporary Yan Shenggong, Kong Yanzhi.
Kong Yanzhi was suddenly furious.
A group of lowly homeless people also dare to besiege the Confucian Mansion?
"Go, take my handwritten letter, inform the governor, and send officers and soldiers to disperse these outcasts. Otherwise, they will collide with the spiritual position of the saint, and they will not be able to afford it!"
Kong Yanzhi didn't take these homeless people seriously at all. At present, although there is chaos everywhere, but the thieves have been almost beaten, if these people dare to rebel, then they will kill people, just send them to the capital to invite merit, and help him The Confucian family to ask for officials from the emperor.
"Master, the outside is surrounded like an iron bucket, and you can't get out at all!" Soon, the messenger returned, and the entire Confucian Mansion was surrounded by people, and he couldn't get out at all.
"Don't you know how to pass the book from the flying pigeon, idiot!" Kong Yanzhi scolded.
The housekeeper felt aggrieved, touched his head and retreated, went to the backyard, found a carrier pigeon, tied the letter for help to the pigeon's leg, and let it out.
However, the people of Confucius did not see it, and as soon as the carrier pigeon flew out of Confucius, it was beaten down.
"Hit a pigeon...... Divide me up ......"
The homeless people outside have not eaten for a few days, and their eyes glow green when they see the flesh.
"What's the hurry! Look, there's a letter here!"
The letter of the Kong family...... We can't read, we can't see it!"
"We can't read, but doesn't Brother Ma know how to read? Perhaps, something important that can allow us to find the Confucian Mansion for something to eat!"
Several people held carrier pigeons and found the third brother Ma.
Third Brother Ma has a beard all over his face and a scar on his face. He suddenly appeared a few days ago and joined the homeless group, and soon, relying on his clever brain, he helped these homeless people get food a few times, so everyone obeyed him.
"Third Brother Ma, come and see, this is the pigeon in the Confucian Mansion, and there is a letter!"
Brother Ma looked weak, even his hands trembled a little, he took the note and looked at it, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he coughed violently.
"Bad ......"
"What's the matter, Brother Ma, what's written here?" someone asked.
Brother Ma coughed a few times and said: "This is a letter written by the Confucian Mansion from the Confucian Mansion to those officials, which says that their Confucian Mansion has a family fortune of millions and cannot eat enough food, and they are full of big fish and meat, but they will not give alms to us untouchables to eat." Therefore, please come and gather troops to kill us. Take our heads, and pretend to be the heads of thieves to receive merit and reward. Those rewards are not valued by the Confucian Mansion, and they give them to those officers and soldiers as favors!"
"What ......"
Suddenly, the faces of the people around them changed wildly.
They were all homeless people, and they were just ordinary people before, and when they heard that the officers and soldiers were coming, they immediately panicked.
"Don't panic, didn't we intercept this letter, the officers and soldiers don't know. ”
When Third Brother Ma said this, everyone was immediately relieved, but the next sentence made everyone's hearts rise again.
"However, we have offended the Kong family after all, and the Kong family wants to give our heads as a gift to those who are officials, and we can't run away, and when we turn back, they will definitely notify those officers and soldiers to kill us......"
"These big dogs, don't we just want to beg for something to eat, if you don't give it, you won't give it, and you want to kill us......" someone scolded.
"That's right, they have a lot of fish and meat every day, and they can't eat raw rats with a lot of white rice and white noodles, and they want to kill us to invite merit and receive rewards, is there any reason for this? It's better to do the opposite......" A voice called out from an unknown corner.
Suddenly, the scene fell silent.
Rebellion, that's no joke.
Everyone's eyes are on Brother Ma, here, only he can convince the public.
Third Brother Ma pondered for a while and said, "If we leave like this, we won't survive, so it's better to rush into the Confucian Mansion to grab some food." However, we are not rebelling, let's just say that we borrow it and pay it back later. When the time comes, we will be held accountable, so that we will not be anti-thieves......"
"That's a good idea...... Walk...... Let's go ...... together."
As a result, the displaced people shouted at each other and began to forcibly storm the compound of the Confucian Mansion.
The tall and heavy gates can block people, but the courtyard walls can't.
These homeless people, stepping on people, building ladders, soon rushed in one by one.
People's hearts are unpredictable, at first, these homeless people just want to get something to eat, but after rushing in, they see valuable things everywhere, so why not put them in their pockets?
When Kong Yanzhi heard the news, he brought his family members over, and immediately said angrily: "You untouchables, you really eat dog guts, you dare to break into my Confucian Mansion......?
I don't know who opened the gate of the Confucian Mansion, and suddenly, the homeless people outside poured in like a tide.
Suddenly, in some corner, a miserable cry came: "The Kong family has killed someone, he wants to kill us all in exchange for credit......"
"If you want to die, kill this group of big dogs first......"
As soon as these homeless people were agitated, they immediately became hot-headed and rushed forward angrily.
No one saw that on the corner of the street, Third Brother Ma, who was still weak just now, tore off the beard on his face, smiled coldly, and turned to leave.