"Ahem, ahem... Almost all the people of all ethnic groups have arrived, Your Majesty, ahem... All the preparations for the sacrifice ahem... It's almost ready, ahem..."

The lobby of the Confucian family.

A child, accompanied by a group of gray-haired old men, listens to a report from a middle-aged man.

The emperor wanted to sacrifice to the sage of Confucius, and the Confucian family attached great importance to this matter.

Not only did the children of the scattered families come back, but the preparations for the sacrifice were also very comprehensive.

Everyone is gathered today to see how well they are prepared and whether they need to be replenished.

"Presumptuous, ahem... You say, why are you always... Ahem..."

Before the middle-aged man finished his report, an old man slapped the table angrily and stood up and reprimanded the middle-aged man for his speech etiquette.

It's just that for some reason, he coughed several times with this short reprimand.

The child sitting on the top looked at him silently, covered his mouth covertly, and coughed lightly.

"Strange to say, since yesterday, many people in the clan have coughed, and a few have fallen ill."

An old man who didn't cough looked at many people who coughed a few times in concealment, and frowned suspiciously.

"Have you shown the doctor?"

The child sitting at the head opened his mouth.

"After reading it, the doctor said that it may have been cold recently, and he contracted a cold, and prescribed a few pairs of medicines, but it had no effect after eating it."

The middle-aged man answered the child's question.

"Did anyone else show the doctor?"

The child looked at the other coughing people.

One of the elderly men smiled slightly.

"The old man is also familiar with medical books, cough cough... For a minor illness, take some medicine by yourself, and you will be fine in a few days. ”

After speaking, he looked at the child and asked, "Okay, the head of the family, these are small things, and it is a big matter to receive the emperor to worship the saints, don't mess up the priorities." ”

The child looked at him, lowered his head, and said no more.

Anyway, he's just a mascot, and he can't care about anything, so they can do whatever they like.

"The head of the house is not good."

Just as they were about to continue their discussion, a young scribe hurried in.

"Presumptuous, trespassing into the main hall, I still know the family rules, and I don't let the old man get out."

Before the young scribe could speak, an old man slapped angrily.

"Fourth uncle, something is wrong, a corpse was found in the warehouse in the inner courtyard, and the sixth uncle said that people may have died of plague."

The young man knelt on the ground in fear and said anxiously to the old man.

"What, corpses? Blast! ”

The people in the room stood up in shock, and one of them hurried forward regardless of his manners, grabbed the young man by the collar, and asked in a loud and angry voice:

"What are you talking about, there is a plague in the house!"

The young man nodded vigorously with a pale face, and said with fear on his face: "The doctor in the mansion said that so many people in the mansion have coughed in the past two days, and it is likely that they have contracted the plague. ”

Thundered!

As soon as these words came out, a thunderstorm sounded above everyone's heads.

The people who had coughing symptoms just now froze in place one by one, their faces were pale and bloodless.

"Quick... Let the person who does not have a cough hurry up, the farther the better, it's too late... It's too late! ”

The hall was quiet for a while, and an old man suddenly came back to his senses and yelled anxiously.

Everyone was awakened by this roar, and then they ran out of the door without any image.

The news of the plague in the house soon spread among the Kong family.

Then whether they are sick or not, they are quickly packing up their things and preparing to run away.

As for Sage Kong, fuck it, it's important to escape.

But they want to run, how can Zhu Zhangui let them get their way.

The news of the epidemic in the Confucian Mansion has not yet spread to the outside world, and the Kong family is still packing up their things and preparing to run away.

A large number of soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, who were tightly wrapped and armed with weapons, surrounded the Confucian Mansion tightly.

It's interesting enough to say.

In order to show his high status, and in order to prevent outsiders from disturbing the Confucian sage, the Confucian Mansion actually built a ring of city walls outside the Confucian Mansion.

Originally, this circle of city walls was to block people from outside, but I didn't expect that now this circle of city walls has become a cage for the Kong family.

"Stand back... Don't come out, all of them will be returned to me, His Royal Highness Taisun has an order, and those who step out of the city gate, regardless of their status, will be killed. ”

The first batch of Kong family members who were about to flee for their lives had just arrived at the entrance of the city, and found that the gate of the city had been tightly blocked by barricades.

"What are you doing? We're from the Kong family, and... Who allowed you to come here? disturbed the peace of the saints, can you bear it? ”

The Kong family, who was about to run away, looked at the soldiers who were tightly wrapped behind the horse and blocked the door, and they were so angry that they scolded.

"That's it, you stinky mud legs don't hurry up and move things away, blocking my way, be careful that I go to the court and let the court cut off your dog's head."

"Get out of here, Master Yang of the Ministry of War is a good friend, dare to stand in my way, be careful that your dog's life is not guaranteed."

In order to flee for their lives, the Kong family couldn't take care of their dignified demeanor on weekdays, and they were so anxious that their foreheads were sweating, and they pushed the horses hard.

"Raise your gun, aim!"

Looking at the Kong family who was about to storm the checkpoint, an officer who led the soldiers to block the door drew his sword and gave the order without hesitation.

Brush!

The soldiers raised their rifles with bayonets and aimed at the Kongjia, who was about to rush over.

The gun was suddenly raised here, which made some of the Kong family members who were about to turn over the rejection of the horse pause.

They've heard of this thing, it can kill people at a distance of a hundred steps.

Some time ago, the victims of Jinan Mansion were killed by this thing.

For a while, everyone hesitated, not knowing whether to continue.

"Don't be afraid, we are the children of saints, I don't believe that these stinky mud legs dare to hurt us."

Seeing that everyone flinched a little, one of the middle-aged men raised his hand and raised his arms.

The Kong family, who stopped, suddenly came back to their senses.

Oh, yes!

We are the descendants of saints, and it is too late for the people of the world to respect us, how dare they hurt us.

Even if these guys don't have brains and lead their grandson, they won't do such a stupid thing.

Thinking of this, everyone was instantly full of confidence, and those who pushed the horse continued to push the horse, and a few flexible bodies jumped over directly, ready to help from the outside.

The officer with the knife looked at the Kong family who did not listen to the advice, gritted his teeth and said loudly:

"You have a plague here, in order to prevent the spread of it, everyone is not allowed to leave, let me go back."

The Kong family, who was busy moving the barricades, had no one to pay attention to him at all, so they just lowered their heads and refused to move the horse.

"Damn, I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin."

The officer scolded in a low voice, raised his hand to the first row of soldiers and ordered: "Warning shots!" ”

"Bang bang..."

The sudden gunfire startled the Kong family, who were moving things.

A few timid ones even lay directly on the ground, holding their heads and trembling.

But after a while, seeing that no one was injured, they were instantly full of confidence.

One of them even sneered: "I'll just say, they don't dare to hurt us, everyone work hard, hurry up and move this thing, and leave here first." ”

"Yes, yes, they don't dare to hurt us, we have the protection of a saint."

"Haha, don't talk about them, even if that grandson comes, he doesn't dare to touch a single hair of us, we are the descendants of the saint, if he moves us, just wait for the stench for ten thousand years!"

A wave of ridicule and ridicule came into his ears, and the officer's face turned pale.

Looking at the barricades that were about to be removed, and the more and more Kong family members rushed behind the gate, the officer gritted his teeth and ordered in a cold voice:

"Second row, raise your guns and aim!"

Brush!

The soldiers in the second row, who stood in front, raised their guns and aimed at the Kong family, who were moving the barricades to resist the horses.

"Calm down, calm down, all calm down!"

Just as the officer was about to give the order to shoot, Lu Xin hurried over on his horse and stopped in front of the soldier.

"Master Lu, what happened inside, you know very well in your heart, if they come out, the whole Qufu and even the whole Shandong will be finished."

The officer looked at Lu Xin, who was blocking in front, and yelled angrily.

"I know, I know, you wait a minute, let me persuade them!"

Lu Xin bowed his hand to the officer again and again.

"You... Alas! ”

The officer looked at Lu Xin, who was bowing again and again, and wanted to say something, but in the end, he sighed and waved his hand.

"Hurry up, if they don't listen to persuasion, or they still run out, then don't blame the lower officials for being ruthless."

"Thank you, thank you!"

Seeing that the officer agreed, Lu Xin bowed and thanked him.

Then he turned around and shouted to the Kong family who were still moving the barricades: "Ladies and gentlemen, this official is Lu Xin, the political envoy of Shandong, I think there are many of you who know this official, everyone, can you listen to the advice of this official, you go back and wait first, the court will definitely do everything possible to save you." ”

As he spoke, Lu Xin hugged his fists at the Kong family and bowed deeply.

It's a pity that no one in the Kong family paid any attention to him at all, and they didn't even look at him.

Seeing this, a trace of helplessness flashed in Lu Xin's eyes, and he lifted his robe and knelt down at the Kong family.

"Everyone... I beg you, for the people of Qufu, for the people of Shandong, for the people of Daming, please stay in the city and don't come out. ”

"Once you come out and spread the plague, the whole Qufu and the whole Shandong will be finished."

This time, the Kong family finally reacted.

One of them looked at Lu Xin, who was kneeling and begging, and said disdainfully: "Heh, Lu Xin, you don't use big reason to pressure us, what does the people of the world have to do with us?" Is the status of the descendants of saints comparable to those despicable and untouchable? ”

"That is, if you stay here, you will die, and if you go out, there is still a way to live, as for whether the plague will spread out, what does it have to do with me? What if it gets out? Those untouchables are sick and dying, and they are not to blame for their lives. ”

"Yes, how noble our status is, how can we sacrifice ourselves for those despicable untouchables, I really don't know!"

Listening to the words from the other side, Lu Xin's face turned pale for a while.

He didn't expect that the Kong family, who was the spiritual pillar of the world's scholars, would be so unbearable.

In such a dangerous situation, for the sake of his own selfishness, he disregarded the life and death of the people, and even when he mentioned the people, he opened his mouth and closed his mouth with contempt

Is this really the Confucian holy land, the selfless Confucian family?

"Haha, it's finally gone, everyone hurry up."

Just when Lu Xin was looking blankly at the wall of the Confucian Mansion, a shout of surprise suddenly came from the opposite side.

Lu Xin looked up and saw that the Kong family had pushed away the barricades and refused the horse, and they were happily climbing on the horse or boarding the carriage, carrying their luggage and walking out.

"Master Lu, let's go! They don't care about the lives of the people at all, no matter how much you say, even if you die here today, they won't listen to the persuasion to go back. ”

The officer stepped forward and pulled Lu Xin, who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, to the back.

Then, with a cold face, he raised his knife and coldly ordered the soldier who raised his gun again next to him: "Fire!" ”

The order was given, and the soldier's eyes were full of resentment and he pulled the trigger hard.

They also heard what they had just said.

They didn't expect that the descendants of the Confucian saints they revered in their hearts would be so unbearable.

For his own selfishness, he didn't care about the life and death of the people at all.

Sure enough, as His Royal Highness said, some people are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but their stomachs are full of male thieves and female prostitutes.

The Kong family is like that.

Such a person is a descendant of a saint in vain, which is really fucking disgusting.

The hammer fell, sparked and ignited the gunpowder.

With the sound of a bang, a burst of gunfire rang out, and the Kong family, who were rushing out in the distance, were instantly put down.