Chapter 104 Inviting the Holy Elephant of Confucius
Kong Yinzhi was bent on escaping, but his servants protected him and fled in a hurry. They came out of the back door of Kong's house in a state of disarray like a bereaved dog.
But they didn't expect that right behind them, people were lighting torches, and then rebels came after hearing the news.
Although it is an exaggeration to say that everyone in the world knows Zhu, it can still be said that everyone in Shandong, especially Qufu, knows Zhu.
Especially last year, articles questioning the Confucius family in the tone of Confucius were widely circulated, and quite a few people already despised the Confucian family.
In the past, when the Tatars were covering us, there was nothing we could do. Now that the rebels are here, we won't arrest anyone, but we can show them the way, so there's no problem, right?
Under the guidance of these enthusiastic people, the rebels caught up with Kong Yinzhi.
And the servants of the Kong family, faced with the fierce rebel army, actually... escaped!
That's right, they abandoned Kong Yinzhi and ran away.
This Duke Yan was so angry that he cursed his mother, but there was nothing he could do. He was old and in poor health, so he staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
"do not move!"
The rebels caught up and put a knife on his neck.
The cold blade shocked his whole body, and an aura of death enveloped him.
There is no doubt that these rebels have the courage to kill him.
"I am Kong Yinzhi, Duke Yansheng. You can't kill me. Let me, let me see General Zhu."
Good guy, I'm finally no longer a thief. This guy changed his tune really quickly.
Facing such a large prisoner, only Zhu Yiyuan can handle it.
At dawn, Zhu Yiyuan, protected by 200 cavalry, arrived in Qufu smoothly.
"I thought we could win it in three days, but it took you eight hours, which is very good!"
Zhu Yiyuan reached out and patted Luo Yi on the shoulder to express his approval.
Luo Yi was excited, "Qianshi, can I promote the commander?"
Zhu Yiyuan chuckled: "Come on!"
Luo Yi was puzzled and wanted to continue asking, but Zhu Yiyuan had already changed the subject, "Where is Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi?"
"Here, I'm watching from the house next to Confucius' mansion."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded and asked Luo Yi to lead the way. He came to the place where Kong Yinzhi was imprisoned.
This Duke Yansheng was over fifty years old and was in poor health. He was frightened and frightened. He only had half his life left. He was huddled in the corner, trembling all over, and looked very pitiful.
"Are you Duke Yansheng?"
Kong Yinzhi was stunned, quickly raised his head, rubbed his eyes, and found a young man coming in, with a delicate appearance and a magnificent appearance.
"you are?"
"I am the Zhu Thief in your mouth, Zhu Yiyuan."
Kong Yinzhi was stunned and said quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's General Zhu. I've seen General Zhu before." He struggled to stand up and saluted Zhu Yiyuan.
Zhu Yiyuan waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, I came to see the famous Yan Shenggong, so that you can see me... and know whose hands you died in."
ah!
This sentence is simply scarier than a bolt from the blue.
This is going to kill him!
Kong Yinzhi swallowed and spit, and there was cold sweat on his forehead. However, he still retained a trace of calmness. He survived the change of dynasties, so he must be fine this time.
"General Zhu, I am willing to surrender to the general and donate my family property, money and food. I only hope that the general will spare my life for the sake of my master and sages."
Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said, "Mr. Yansheng, at your age, why are you so greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Kong Yinzhi gritted his teeth and said again: "The ants are still greedy for life. The general raised an army to attack the Tartars. It is a righteous act. I am willing to join the right path and wave the flag and shout for the general to add glory."
"Hahaha!" Zhu Yiyuan looked up to the sky and laughed, "I said Duke Yansheng, I only have a few counties now, if the Qing army kills me and you fall into the hands of the Qing court, what will you do?
"
Kong Yinzhi was suddenly startled, what should he do? Surrender to the Qing court again!
It's a pity that he couldn't say these words, so he could only say: "General Zhu obeys the will of heaven and the people return to their hearts. He will definitely be able to expel the barbarians and restore China. General Zhu..."
"shut up!"
Zhu Yiyuan directly scolded Kong Yinzhi, and then angrily, he took two steps forward, reached out and pulled off the hat on Kong Yinzhi's head... In an instant, Kong Yinzhi seemed to have been torn off the painting of his mask. He was suddenly panicked and subconsciously covered his head.
Live on the top of your head.
It's a pity that a bald head with only a money rat's tail can't be covered up.
"Kong Yinzhi, you took the lead in shaving your hair and changing clothes, and became a slave of the Qing Dynasty. You can't deceive people with your money rat tail, right?"
Kong Yinzhi blushed with shame, but he was still lucky and continued to argue: "Old man, I was forced to have no choice but to compromise..."
"Stop talking, drag him out!" Zhu Yiyuan felt that if he looked at him again, he would vomit.
I have never seen such a shameless person!
Hearing that the rebels had captured Yan Shenggong and wanted to publicly deal with him, the whole of Qufu was alarmed.
From the scholars in the city to the ordinary people, traders, and soldiers, all of them helped the old and the young out of their homes.
Zhu Yiyuan did not stop the people from watching, but he also doubled the number of personnel to ensure nothing went wrong.
When the rebel soldiers dragged Kong Yinzhi out and saw Yan Shenggong in such a mess, the scholars present quit.
Several of them even glared angrily and shouted boldly: "You can't be rude to the descendants of the saints, disrespect the Holy Duke Yan, and be polite!"
Hearing someone complaining about injustice, Kong Yinzhi felt a little calmer.
Even at this moment, he felt that Zhu Yiyuan did not dare to kill him.
Throughout the ages, in all dynasties, even the Mongols have not dared to do anything to the Kong family, at least the name Yan Sheng Gong must be there!
Can you, Zhu Yiyuan, be so rebellious?
"Kong Yinzhi, I know that you are not convinced."
Zhu Yiyuan said with a smile: "Your Kong family has gone through dozens of dynasties, and your inheritance has continued, and your status has become more and more respected...I will deal with you according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and you will definitely not be convinced. You will think that there is nothing so loyal about the Ming Dynasty. Liu
Han, Li Tang, Zhao and Song... Even if it's just a boy, you have too many masters. It's no big deal to add Aisin Gioro."
"Forget it, I won't use national laws to make things difficult for you." Zhu Yiyuan raised his head and said loudly: "I'll just use the common principles of Confucius and deal with this person according to family laws. How about that?"
Kong Yinzhi was stunned when he heard this.
You can't do this!
"I, I am the Kong family and the head of the Kong family. Naturally, the family laws must be obeyed by me and obeyed by me!"
Zhu Yiyuan laughed loudly: "Listen to you? I think we should listen to Confucius."
"Come here, please invite the sacred image of Confucius."
The soldiers agreed, and soon they brought out a statue of Confucius and placed it in front of everyone.
Zhu Yiyuan looked at it, then bowed deeply to the icon of Confucius, and then said with a smile: "Kong Yinzhi, why didn't you replace the statue of Confucius with a money rat tail?"
With one sentence, Kong Yinzhi's expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help but cough.
Zhu Yiyuan laughed again and said: "Those who cried out for him also came out to talk about it. Did Confucius tell future generations that they can kneel down and surrender to the enemy, and shave their hair to make them submissive?"
The few people who had complained just now didn't know what to say when faced with this situation. They were like wood carvings and clay sculptures.
Zhu Yiyuan looked at Kong Yinzhi again, "What did you say?"
Kong Yinzhi gritted his teeth and said, "General Zhu, changing dynasties has happened since ancient times. Heaven has its own laws. The Ming Dynasty has perished. There are more than tens of millions of people in the world who have shaved their heads and changed their clothes. Why are you holding on to the Kong family?"
"Well said!" Zhu Yiyuan said, stroking his hands: "You said well, why are you holding on to the Kong family? It's because you are different from others. You have relied on the reputation of a saint to get to this day, and now you are trying to ruin the reputation of a saint.
What happened! The sage said, "If the management is small and the management is small, I will be sent to the left."
"It's clear how Confucius treats the Huayi debate. The disciples of the Confucius family regard Old Master Confucius as glorious and wealthy, but they also blatantly violate the teachings of Confucius... Kong Yinzhi, you said that there are more than tens of millions of people who shave their heads and change their clothes... That's right.
Others can be forgiven for shaving their hair and changing clothes, but you, the Kong family, can't!"
"Zhu Yiyuan, do you want to kill them all?" Kong Yinzhi shouted in fear and anger.
Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "It's not me who wants to kill them all, it's Confucius' spirit in heaven that won't spare them!"
"Here comes someone."
Zhu Yiyuan called two soldiers, "Are you literate?"
One of them nodded and said: "Literate."
"Then take the Analects of Confucius and read it to Kong Yinzhi, sentence by sentence."
The soldier nodded hurriedly.
Zhu Yiyuan said to another soldier: "If he reads a sentence, you can give him a whip. You must let him listen to it to the end. Do you understand?"
The soldier also nodded, "Don't worry, I promise you won't kill the old man in advance."