Kong Yinzhu waited all night for the good news about Kong An with joy.
What finally arrived was Wang Sunfan's panic and Kong An's corpse.
Seeing Kong An's death, Kong Yinzhu's whole body became cold, and the fear deep in his heart hit his head.
"Is that Qiu Ba dead?"
Wang Sunfan was extremely angry, stamped his feet and said: "It's like this, how can I die? Of course I was rescued."
Kong Yinzhu immediately jumped up and cursed: "What do you Jining officials do for food? You were actually put into prison and killed my people?"
Wang Sunfan felt dizzy.
"Not just your people? All the guards in the prison were killed, and no one survived."
Kong Yinzhu was spinning around like crazy and chattering endlessly.
"Yes, it must be Zuo Mengeng. Let's go to his camp. We will definitely find Qiu Ba. Then we can punish him. Let's go faster..."
Wang Sunfan looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Where to go? We can't even get out of the city now."
Kong Yinzhu was stunned.
"Why is this?"
Wang Sunfan realized that he had done something stupid. He should not have been afraid of the power of the Kong family in the first place and helped Kong Yinzhu do things.
"Then Zuo Mengeng has blocked all the city gates around him. No one is allowed in or out."
Kong Yinzhu was furious and yelled and cursed.
"Is he trying to rebel?"
Wang Sunfan knew that his end would not be too good, so he risked his life and had no respect for Kong Yinzhu anymore.
"He said that the demons of the White Lotus Sect are raging, and to protect Jining's safety, it is not advisable to go out. This is war time, and he... has the final say!"
Kong Yinzhu staggered back and fell into his chair.
Wang Sunfan was right, Zuo Mengeng's reasons were very sufficient.
Yanzhou Prefecture is now a war zone. As the chief military officer responsible for annihilating the White Lotus Sect, Zuo Menggeng can really use such a method to make it difficult for them to move forward.
As for killing officials and robbing prisoners, Zuo Menggeng is said to have done it. Where is the evidence?
This is just like Kong Yinzhu killing eighty-seven people in Dongjia Village. Everyone knows what happened, but without evidence, it is impossible to convict him.
What Wang Sunfan understood better than Kong Yinzhu was that now the imperial court had no troops to send, and if it wanted to annihilate the White Lotus Sect, it could only count on Zuo Mengeng.
The situation is like this. No matter how insightful the imperial court is, it will not punish Zuo Menggeng for this.
As for the Kong family...
After Chongzhen came to power, he was not very kind to the Kong family.
The head of the Confucius family, Kong Yinzhi, is now in the capital. His official position is not prominent. He can't even host the imperial ceremony. He has to take the initiative to declare the Confucius family's land.
If things here were to cause trouble in the capital, Kong Yinzhu would probably be doomed.
When Wang Sunfan explained the stakes, Kong Yinzhu was also dumbfounded.
"Could it be...that we should just forget it like this?"
Wang Sunfan was disheartened and had already decided to resign, so he said: "Now that things have come to an end, we can only see Zuo Menggeng's arrogance. He is just a martial artist, so I will just cause trouble for him in the future."
Kong Yinzhu didn't speak, he just huffed and puffed. He was furious and helpless.
Zuo Menggeng got Liu Zongzhou's first church, and his whole mental state was sublimated. How could he care about a few ghosts and monsters?
The war came to an end and he set off to return.
The Fourth Regiment was left to control the front line on the south side of Anshan Lake, and the First Regiment of the Second Division was transferred to control the front line on the north side of Anshan Lake, connecting it with Dongchang Mansion, all of which became territory controlled by the New Army.
Zuo Menggeng first went to Anshan Lake and inspected the preparations of the fishery company.
This year is a rare warm winter, so it does not affect the preparations of the fishing company. Not only are the waterways of Anshan Lake and Daqing River completely unblocked, but the waterways of Anshan Lake and Anshan Town have also completed dredging work, making Anshan Lake
Two waterways in and out.
At the same time, detailed planning was also carried out in Shuibo, and fishermen along the coast were organized to start weaving fishing nets, fences and other items.
Just wait until spring begins to put fish fry into the water.
Zuo Mengeng felt relieved and headed north to Dongchang Mansion.
It's more lively here.
The greenhouses jointly owned by the vegetable company and Dongchang Prefecture have been put into production, and the first batch of off-season vegetables will be harvested in half a month.
Wang Xiangjin is actually here too, lingering in the greenhouse.
"In the past, I was busy doing farm work and thought I was the best in the world. Now that I have seen such miracles, I know that I can sit in a well and look at the sky."
This old man really liked farming. When he arrived in Linqing, he was shocked after visiting the local agricultural conditions and he was very eager to learn.
Just in time to build a greenhouse in Dongchang Mansion, he also came over and participated from the beginning, just to master the first-hand technology.
"Zhongheng, will everyone in the world be able to eat such fresh fruits and vegetables in the future?"
Of course Zuo Mengeng knew about the development of agriculture in later generations, and said with a smile: "Farming is endless. As long as you study hard, actively explore, and pass it on, people in the world will not be troubled by hunger in the future."
"What a prosperous age it would be if no one in the world suffered from hunger anymore!"
Wang Xiangjin was fascinated by what he said and his whole body was filled with energy.
Zuo Menggeng is used to drawing big cakes.
"What's the point of just having enough food for the people in the world? We also need to allow the people to eat meat every day and eat whatever they want. Only then can we be considered a small achievement."
Wang Xiangjin didn't expect this young man to be so loud.
I don’t know why, but hearing Zuo Mengeng say this is so convincing.
Ren Huaimao and Deng Zhirong came to discuss business.
"Zhongheng, the greenhouse is about to be produced. We have estimated that in terms of production, it can not only meet the needs of Dongchang, but also be exported. So we plan to sell to Jinan, is it possible?"
Zuo Mengeng was extremely happy.
"It's certainly good for you to be enterprising. Who would mind if you make less money?"
Everyone laughed and found that it was really refreshing to work with Zuo Mengeng.
In the past, people were bound by ethics and were shy about talking about profit. No matter what they wanted to do for a living, they were coy and secretive.
Unlike now, when we talk about business expansion, we actually get Zuo Menggeng’s full support.
Ren Huaimao was completely convinced by Zuo Mengeng. He pulled a young man over and said, "This is a dog. He has been studying since he was a child and has made some progress. I heard that there are all great scholars in Linqing. Please Zhongheng Dai to introduce me, so that I can make some progress."
He learned real skills."
Becoming a disciple is false, but surrendering completely is true.
The young man looked at Zuo Mengeng with admiration on his face.
"Ren Kepu has met Lord Shenzuo."
Good guy, another famous official.
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but look at Ren Huaimao. He really didn't know how such a rough old man gave birth to Wen Quxing's son.
How did he know that Deng Zhirong's grandson next to him was Deng Zhongyue, the future number one scholar in the 60th year of Kangxi's reign?
Zuo Mengeng was naturally happy about Ren Huaimao's statement.
This means that the various families in Dongchang Prefecture have begun to pay allegiance, allowing his sphere of influence to finally extend beyond Linqing.
Zuo Mengeng agreed and took Ren Kepu back to Linqing.
"Please take a seat, someone from your natal family is here."
Fu Yusun reported the situation.
Although he and Xu Ruolin are not married yet, their names have been changed internally.
Hearing that someone from the Xu family was coming, Zuo Mengeng didn't dare to neglect him. After asking, he went all the way to find him.
Visitors from the Xu family were actually at Deng Yuhan's place, and Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua, Lu Shanji, Sun Qifeng and other great scholars were also there.
Before entering the room, Zuo Mengeng heard the very familiar sound of metal instruments, playing a pleasant melody, accompanied by a beautiful soprano.
When I looked around, I saw Xu Ruolin and an older woman with similar eyebrows to her reciting hymns in the center of the field.
That woman was not as bright and elegant as Xu Ruolin, but more charming and kind. However, her ability to sing Christian hymns was much better than Xu Ruolin's.
Zuo Mengeng actually recognized the flavor of Italian opera in it.
Among the people present here, there are also Xu Erjue and Xu Erjue.
There was another elegant scholar, holding a handsome child of three or four years old in his hand, who was watching the performance intently.
In the distance, Deng Yuhan played the violin and Luo Yagu played a piano-like instrument to accompany the two women's singing.
In this house, the east and the west meet, making it quite harmonious.
Seeing Liu Zongzhou and other great Confucian scholars who had spent most of their lives immersed in the principles of nature and human desires enjoying Western religious music and culture, Zuo Mengeng really wanted to find a painter to come over and record this scene.
It is estimated that hundreds of years from now, it will definitely become an important piece of evidence for studying cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
But with his arrival, a good music concert had to end.
Xu Ruolin pulled the woman over.
"This is my sister."
The woman performed a Western-style courtesy and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Brother Gan, I have met General Zuo."
Zuo Mengeng knew that this was the elder Xu Gan, the famous brother in history.
In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there were three women in China who played an important role in the spread of Christianity.
One is Yang Tingyun's daughter Agnes, and the other is Tong Guoqi's wife Agas. And the person who made the greatest contribution is Xu Gan's brother in front of him.
Unlike Xu Ruolin, this one is the most devout believer and has devoted her life to religion.
The famous Qiujiawan Catholic Church was funded and built by her.