With the support of his son, Kong Yinzhi leaned on crutches and yelled: "Stop, that's the Confucius Temple's sacrifice field!"
No one paid attention, and the county government officials led the farmers' association to continue measuring the land.
There were a large number of people standing nearby, most of whom were surnamed Kong. They were either given the surname by the Kong family or were members of the lower class of the Kong family. They were all here to watch the fun.
After a while, thousands of people armed with sticks arrived.
This is the elder of each clan of the Kong family in Qufu. He brought his own slaves and instigated the clansmen to come and stop Zhang Tian.
"Go back quickly and tell the county magistrate!" shouted the household clerk.
The work of clearing the fields stopped until the county magistrate Mao Qiling arrived, and the county magistrate Yan Yingyuan came after hearing the news. In addition, Ma Jinzhong, who was suppressing bandits nearby, also hurriedly arrived with a thousand young men.
Mao Qiling asked: "Why did the old gentleman obstruct the measurement of the land?"
Kong Yinzhi said: "This is the Confucius Temple's sacrificial field. How can we separate it?"
Mao Qiling said: "Even if you have any objections, the old gentleman should come to the county government to report to the government. Why do you want to lead people to obstruct the government from doing things?"
"I beg you to see the county magistrate, but the county magistrate has never been seen!" Kong Yinzhi said angrily.
Mao Qiling suddenly realized: "Oh, I'm so sorry. The county has just arrived in the jurisdiction and is really busy with official duties, so I haven't had time to meet the old gentleman."
Kong Yinzhi raised his hand and said: "Please take back the order from the county magistrate and keep the Confucius Temple to offer sacrifices to the fields."
Mao Qiling sighed and said: "Old sir, this is really not something that this county can make the decision to do. The division of households into households is a policy formulated by His Majesty."
Kong Yinzhi said: "Shandong has experienced wars, natural disasters, and plagues. There are fewer people and more land, and there are uncultivated lands everywhere. Even if the county magistrate wants to divide the fields and settle down, he can also divide the ownerless fields, so why do he have to do it?
Go to the Confucius Temple to worship the fields!”
Mao Qiling explained: "Old sir, the Zhang family in Longhu Mountain has also divided their fields. The Datong court cannot favor one over the other."
"How can the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain, a Taoist priest, be compared with a Confucian saint?" Kong Yinzhi said disdainfully.
Mao Qiling said with a smile: "What the old man said is wrong. The Zhang family in Longhu Mountain and the Kong family in Qufu are both good-looking and wealthy families passed down from generation to generation. Why do they have to compete with each other?" Mao Qiling said to the officials, "
Divide one into two and divide into two. Hurry up and measure the Confucius Temple sacrificial fields and divide them out!"
"Please ask the county magistrate to take back his orders and go to Nanjing in person to meet with His Majesty?" Kong Yinzhi became tough, and the family elders also led their clansmen to surround the officials and members of the peasant association.
Mao Qiling suddenly looked ugly: "Mr. Do you want to resist His Majesty's decree?"
Kong Yinzhi did not want a complete stalemate, so he handed over his hands and said: "Please hold off on allocating the land until I go to Nanjing."
Mao Qiling ignored this person and turned to Ma Jinzhong and said: "The Kong family violently resisted the law, violated the epidemic prevention order, and induced people to gather in large groups. General Ma, the county government is short of manpower, please arrest all those who violate the law. If there is resistance,
Those who do so will be shot to death on the spot without mercy!"
Kong Yinzhi was furious: "How dare you, Mr. Shu!"
Mao Qiling shouted: "Do it!"
What kind of person is Mao Qiling?
The scribe posted Zhu Xi's name, while reading and typing, and cursed Zhu Xi for misleading his disciples.
This guy has the merit of seizing the city and devoting it to the city, but now he is only a county magistrate, and he came to Shandong, the hardest hit area, to be a county magistrate. He offended the emperor Zhao Han at the top, offended the officials at all levels at the bottom, and he is afraid of you, Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty.
?
Ma Jinzhong was a bandit from the northwest, and he had no feelings for Confucius.
One is a man of letters and one is a man of martial arts, and the two of them are generous.
Ma Jinzhong smiled and shouted: "Arrest everyone. All those without masks will be arrested. The leaders of the trouble will also be arrested. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"
Kong Xingxie was a little scared and pulled his father back.
However, Kong Yinzhi pushed Kong Xingxie away and stood up to stop the soldiers. He was proud of his identity as Lord Yansheng and thought that no one would dare to touch him, so he scolded: "Let's see who dares to do it!"
"Qiang!"
Ma Jinzhong drew his sword and walked towards Kong Yinzhi.
Kong Yinzhi was so frightened that he quickly backed away. He was not afraid of scholars, but he was afraid of Ma Jinzhong, a warrior.
If a warrior doesn't read the sage's book and cuts him off like this, wouldn't his death be in vain?
"Children of the Confucius family, please don't stand idly by!"
An old guy holding a dragon-headed cane began to incite the tribesmen: "How can the ancestors' sacrificial fields be taken away by outsiders? Your Majesty must have been deceived by traitors. We will work together to protect the sacrificial fields until Duke Yan comes back from Nanjing."
Say it again!”
The dragon-headed cane was given by Zhu Yuanzhang and is the symbol of the clan leader of the Kong clan in Qufu.
The ruler of the Kong family in Qufu had a Duke Yansheng, a clan leader, a clan leader, and forty clan elders.
Yanshenggong is equivalent to the supreme leader and high priest of the Kong family, the patriarch is the supreme leader of the family, and the clan leader is the person who specifically manages family affairs.
Under normal circumstances, the eldest son inherits the title of Yanshenggong and can take office with the approval of the emperor. The clan leader nominally needs to be elected by the clan, but Yanshenggong has a veto power.
Since the clan leader (deputy chief) actually manages affairs, he can make a lot of money. The newspapers of the Republic of China also reported the news of the Kong family in Qufu buying and selling the clan clan.
A case also came to light in the Qing Dynasty. The clan leader Kong Yanhuang sent his clan members to Gu'an County to extort money with government stamps. He also allowed evil slaves to commit crimes, killing one hundred people until they were seriously injured and on the verge of death.
The head of the Kong family came forward to incite, and the clan leaders followed suit. Hundreds of Kong family members, carrying sticks, surrounded Mao Qiling and Yan Yingyuan.
Yan Yingyuan originally wanted to plead for mercy from the Kong family, but when he saw this situation, he became furious and pressed the hilt of his knife to protect Mao Qiling.
Ma Jinzhong asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, County Mao, how should we deal with the Kong family? Your Majesty has not yet received a confirmation. Do you want to wait any longer?"
Mao Qiling scolded: "What are you waiting for? I'll take care of it. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed on the spot!"
Mao Qiling was really arrogant and offended so many people. Not only was his promotion delayed, but he was also thrown to Shandong, and he still refused to change his ways.
What is an emperor?
It's not like he's never been offended before. As long as he follows the rules, he'll probably get raped again.
Shandong and Henan are newly occupied territories, and the prefects, prefectures, and county magistrates have great power. Many matters do not need to go through the judicial department, and the chief officials at all levels can act with full authority.
This is the rule set by Zhao Han, which divides the territory into four states: enemy occupation, wartime, newly occupied, and solid territory.
In the first three situations, you can act on camera, but you must report the truth afterwards.
Ma Jinzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Since the county magistrates are not afraid, how can I, a reckless man who does not study, be afraid of offending the Kong family? Arrest them!"
A thousand young men specially used to suppress bandits immediately followed Ma Jinzhong and rushed forward.
Duke Yansheng, the clan leader, the clan leader, and the clan elders all retreated in fear, but were caught by the wolf-like soldiers. They directly pushed them to the ground, took off their belts, and tied their hands behind their backs on the spot.
All the belts were gone, and they were lying on the ground in disgrace. It was really an insult to gentlemen.
There are domestic slaves who are loyal to protect their master, and there are also tribesmen who are not smart enough and want to use violence to save these people.
"ah!"
Ma Jinzhong slashed out with his sword and killed the domestic slave who rushed at the front. Several more soldiers hacked to death the tribesmen who violently resisted the law.
After seeing the blood, the rest of the tribe dispersed.
The missionary has long announced the policy that all slaves and clan members of the Kong family can divide their land as long as they abide by the law. Those who are still willing to step forward at this time must be evil slaves who have done many bad things, or those who own a large amount of land.
Most of the Kong clan members are eager to divide their fields.
Sacrifice fields and clan fields are public property, with hundreds of thousands of acres in total, and are all controlled by the upper class. Private fields within the Kong family will also be annexed, and more than 90% of the clan members are living a very hard life.
There are also countless domestic slaves, tenants, and servants who have completely become slaves of the Confucius family.
The tenants of the Kong family's sacrificial fields were allocated by the Ming Dynasty court. For generations, descendants and descendants could only cultivate the sacrificial fields for the Kong family, and their living conditions were similar to those of low-level military households. There were also servants, and the government could not recruit them for corvee service.
, they have to serve the Kong family for generations, and Yan Shenggong can bankrupt these people with just one word.
Zhao Han is here to liberate them, Zhao Han is here to help them!
Seeing that the people were still numb, Mao Qiling immediately borrowed Yan Yingyuan's knife and walked up to the head of the Kong family: "You are obstructing law enforcement and gathering people to resist the government. You should be killed!"
He killed as soon as he was told, and he slashed out with a knife, killing the Kong clan leader half to death.
It was so laborious for a scholar to kill someone, but the painful cry of the Kong clan leader had a great frightening effect, and the senior officials of the Kong family were all frightened to the point of trembling.
Mao Qiling slashed with his sword several more times, finally hacking the Kong clan leader to death, and he himself was spattered with blood.
The scene was dead silent, and then suddenly: "Well done!"
Those numb people, those oppressed domestic slaves, tenants, servants and lower class people finally knew that Mao Qiling really wanted to punish evil.
They are no longer afraid or hesitant!
"Kill all the clan elders and kill Duke Yansheng!"
"My family name is not Kong, my family name is Zhang. County Lord, can I change my household registration to my surname? I want to change it back to my ancestor's surname!"
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoriuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuah,The county magistrate wants to make the decision for the grassroots. The parents of the grassroots have been forced to death!"
"..."
Mao Qiling turned around and asked Yan Yingyuan: "Do you know how to become an official in the Datong court?"
Yan Yingyuan was stunned: "I learned it."
In the county town where thousands of people were garrisoned, Yan Yingyuan dared to seize the city alone, but did not dare to wield a knife against the Kong family. Because of his great achievements, he was directly promoted to county magistrate, and now he is learning how to govern the place.
Mao Qiling's actions obviously misled Yan Yingyuan.
As long as Mao Qiling is not punished this time, Yan Yingyuan will definitely follow suit, and the Datong court will have another "cruel official" in the future.
Mao Qiling then said to the preachers and leaders of the peasant association: "Gather the people together and hold a public trial tomorrow. Remember, during the public trial, people must keep far apart, and those without masks are not allowed to participate!"
"yes!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi was paralyzed on the ground at this moment, and his crotch was wet and exuded a foul smell.
"well!"
Kong Wenzheng stood watching and sighing from a distance. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. He served as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and a deputy envoy of Hexi Province. Ding You returned home from the funeral and never served again.
He had long been disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, so he refused to serve as an official in recent years.
Historically, Kong Yinzhi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and supported Dorgon's order to shave his hair. Kong Wenzhi could not stop it, so he could only go to Dorgon and ask for permission to allow the Kong family not to shave their heads, and the descendants of the Kong family could freely choose their hairstyles.
As a result, Kong Wenzheng was dismissed from his official position in the Manchu Dynasty. After returning home, he died in depression. He did not shave his hair or leave a braid until his death.