Yanzhou, Qincha Xingyuan.

Zhu Zhen's judgment made the two Shandong officials look uplifted.

"What the prince said is very true, the common people are really different this time." Hu Rang nodded and said: "People say 'kill officials and rebel', but they just detain officials from all over the country. So far, there has been no news of the death of a prefect or county. ”

"It seems that they also know that once they kill the official, the nature of the matter will completely change." Wu Yin also said in a deep voice: "But this should only be the idea of its leader, and the people below may not be able to endure it all the time." ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "They shouldn't be purely angry, but have appeals." That's why local officials are being detained...... Zhou Shiwei, the prefect of Laizhou, is about to escape from Laizhou, and was he caught up and arrested again? ”

"But we don't know what they're asking for yet." Hu Rang said softly.

"We'll find out soon." Zhu Zhen said firmly: "They detained the Li Governor's Mansion and pursued the Zhou Governor's Mansion, and the Eight Achievements were to negotiate with the Lord of the Mansion. Of course, if the negotiation is not proper, the prefects will become their bargaining chips with the two of you. ”

"Then the prince is saying, let's wait and see what happens?" Wu Yin whispered: "Wait for them to make a request?" ”

"No, you can't wait." Zhu Zhen shook his head categorically and said: "Whether it is a riot or a rebellion, you can't escape the word 'chaos'. If the common people are stirred, it is up to no one to decide how the situation will develop. Every day it drags on, the risk of the situation getting out of control is greater, and if it drags on for another three or five days, maybe it will really turn into a rebellion! ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "And this king never negotiates with robbers......"

"If you don't negotiate, how can you know the other party's demands?" Both were a little confused. Neither intend to send troops nor negotiate, how can a quick solution be possible?

Isn't this a matter of wanting the horses to run fast and not to eat grass?

"You don't need to negotiate to know what they're looking for." Zhu Zhen Zhizhu said: "According to the experience of this king, like this kind of trouble, people on the table are often used as guns, and the real backstage boss is nothing more than a squire and landlord. ”

"The prince is so experienced." Wu Yin sighed and said: "Those village sages and gentry are indeed accustomed to using the people as gunmen. ”

"So whether it is in Suzhou, Nanchang, Guangzhou or Kunming, as long as the people make trouble, the king will catch the big ones first. Strange to say, I didn't catch the wrong person every time. Every time they get caught in the game, the situation stops a lot. I don't know if it's the luck of this king, or if they are just born with a bad seed? ”

"The prince's trick is really powerful...... the two couldn't help but smile bitterly, but unfortunately only he could use it. Which big family has no one in the court? If they dare to follow suit, they will not be able to eat and walk around.

"Coincidentally, the two largest families in Shandong are in Yanzhou Mansion, and this king has invited them over." I heard Zhu Zhen say lightly: "When they arrive, you will accompany this king to meet him." ”

As soon as the two of them heard it, they knew which two the prince was talking about? The largest landlord in Shandong, the Confucian family, is in Qufu, more than 30 miles away from Yanzhou City; The second largest landowner in Shandong, the Meng family, is in Zou County, forty miles south of Yanzhou.

The ancestors of these two families, one is called Confucius, and the other is Mencius, so they are not only the largest landlords, but also have a very high voice in Shandong, as well as unparalleled influence.

The prince found these two, and he really found the main one......

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After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the city was rebuilt throughout the country, and the royal city of the vassal king was the top priority.

Yanzhou City as the fief of King Lu, because the ancient city is narrow, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Guo Ying to move the city wall to the south for two miles and thirty zhang, the original south moat into a river through the city, and the city gate tower and city wall are heightened and widened. Outside the rammed earth city wall, the city bricks weighing about 40 catties were wrapped and rebuilt.

Among them, the gatehouse of the south gate 'Dezheng Gate' is the tallest, majestic, and magnificent. The outer gatehouse stretches out a few zhang to the south, like a dragon's head stretching south to the Sihe River to drink water.

At this time, not far from the dragon's head, a large-scale convoy stopped beside the official road.

The appearance of the carriage is simple and elegant, decorated with moire, the corners and window frames are covered with brass, and the carriages are pulled by white horses, without a single miscellaneous hair.

Not to mention those capable Tsing Yi servants, it really shows the grandeur of the family.

Of course, on the red avoidance card, the three big characters of 'Shenggong Mansion' in black are enough to show that people are indeed qualified to put this spectrum - a thousand-year-old family, only in the south and in the north.

At this time, Kong Xixue, the first Yan Sheng Gong of the Ming Dynasty, was already ancient, and his son Kong Ne inherited the position of Yan Sheng Gong.

Kong Ne was only twenty-eight years old, which was the age of prime and self-confidence. At this time, he was wearing the crimson official robe of a first-class civil official of the Ming Dynasty, sitting upright in the carriage, reading the "Spring and Autumn Period" in his hand.

Sixteen young and handsome servants, holding hand towels, snacks, tea cups, spittoons and other things, lined up in two rows, standing motionless outside the carriage.

The most outrageous thing is that there is still an accompaniment! In the adjacent carriage, several musicians are playing the piano and flute, making great music, and there are two layers of carriages, the music is not harsh at all, but a little more distant and mysterious.

Of course, according to Yan Shenggong's own words, this is to strictly abide by the etiquette law, so he cannot share a car with a woman. It's not that it's too noisy in a carriage.

It's a pity that the gate of Yanzhou has been closed for several days, so no one is watching his demeanor at all, which is a pity.

At this time, the foreign minister of the car whispered: "Grandpa, the people of the Meng family are here." ”

"Hmm." Kong Ne's ass didn't move, so he ordered: "Please Brother Xinfu get in the car and talk." ”

"Yes." The long man replied and went to pass the word.

Compared with the pomp and circumstance of the descendants of the Kong family, the posture of the descendants of the Meng family is much shabby...... there are only three carriages and two or three hundred guards.

The head of the Meng family's generation is called Meng Keren, the word Xinfu.

The Meng family is not like the Kong family. The Confucian family has always represented Confucianism, and its status has always been very lofty. For a long time, the Meng family did not get special preferential treatment from the imperial court, until the fourth year of Song Renzong's Jingyou, the 45th generation of Confucius's grandson Kong Dao assisted in Yanzhou, and visited the tomb of Mencius in the sun of Siji Mountain, so he built the Mencius Temple on its site.

Kong Daofu also visited Mencius's forty-fifth generation grandson Mengning in the village, and recommended Yu Chao, Bai Di Gonglang, and Zou County's main book. He ordered him to lead the people, compile the genealogy, and serve the main service.

In the second year, on the west side of his own Confucian Temple, the Five Sages Temple was established. Mencius, Xunzi, Yang Xiong, Wang Tong, and Han Yu were respected as the 'five sages' and set up statues to worship.

Later, when Kong Daofu returned to Beijing to serve as the Imperial Historian, he repeatedly united with famous officials at that time to recommend Mencius to the imperial court, which finally aroused the emperor's interest in Mencius.

In the sixth year of Yuanfeng, Song Shenzong named Mencius as Zou Guogong, and the edict said: "Since the death of Confucius, the way of the first king is unknown, play a small word, and give credit to the Meng family and the sect of all generations." ’

Only then did the Meng family begin to rise.

Therefore, the descendants of Mencius have always looked at the head of the Confucian family, and as soon as Kong Ne called, Meng Keren had to get out of the car quickly.

(End of chapter)