Huang Zongyan’s self-introduction caused an uproar.
Before Lu Xiangsheng could have any questions, an old man from the Kong clan stood up.
"Historically, the magistrate of Qufu County has been held by members of my Kong family. Such appointment is against the law."
Zuo Menggeng said forcefully: "From now on, our administrative committee will be responsible for Shandong affairs. Qufu is within the boundaries of Shandong and must abide by our Shandong legal system."
The old man still wanted to argue, but looking at the soldiers with swords and guns all around him, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and sat down silently.
Seeing that Shandong had forcibly taken back the administrative power of Qufu, Lu Xiangsheng sneered again and again.
"General Zuo is the first in the world. His courage is admirable and admirable."
Zuo Mengeng was tit for tat.
"A land outside the law is a country of its own. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are indeed not very good."
Lu Xiangsheng was furious, but he couldn't refute.
From his true heart, he actually doesn’t like this kind of country within a country.
Even if it is the hometown of a saint, the same is true.
After Zuo Menggeng suppressed the different voices, Huang Zongyan began to perform his duties as county magistrate.
"Nowadays, everything inside and outside Qufu has been destroyed. Those who are still alive have to worry about their food, clothing, housing and transportation tomorrow. The top priority of this government is to solve everyone's difficulties."
As soon as these words came out, the people of Qufu all had their ears pricked up.
Although there are many people with the surname Kong among them, Yan Shenggong has nothing to do with them, and everything that is a saint has faded away from most of them.
To be blunt, the status of many of them is actually no different from that of ordinary people.
This time, their hometown was destroyed, their families were broken up, and they were extremely sad. How to rebuild their homes and ensure their survival has become the top priority for everyone.
The fact that the government could think of this immediately made everyone feel a lot more worried.
There is no longer much resentment about Kong's inherent position as county magistrate being taken away.
Anyway, the Kong family originally served as county magistrates, but they were not the lackeys of Yanshenggong's mansion?
They are still cruel and domineering towards these so-called tribesmen and do their best to oppress them.
Speaking of which, not many of the Kong clan members still alive care about the position of county magistrate.
After all, it doesn't belong to them at all.
A few dissatisfied people had no choice but to swallow their anger in the face of absolute force.
"Sir, all our food has been robbed and our houses have been burned down. Now everyone is sleeping in the open and starving. How can we survive without food?"
A middle-aged man cried like thunder, and his words made many people sad.
Huang Zongyan had made complete preparations before coming here.
"When a person lives his whole life, he cannot live without food. If he doesn't eat, he will starve to death. Therefore, when I took office, I have transferred food from nearby. Although it is not much, only 200,000 kilograms, but
It’s enough for a big guy to survive this period of time.”
"real?"
"Is there really food?"
The people of Qufu were all inexplicably surprised. They had no idea that the new county magistrate was so capable.
Huang Zongyan was about to say some words of assurance when he suddenly saw the motorcade approaching from a distance and immediately smiled and said: "Here, the food is here."
This batch of grain was transferred from the nearest Dongping Industrial Zone.
Prepare it when you prepare to attack Yanzhou.
In the eyes of the imperial court, the Yanzhou Rebellion happened suddenly, but in fact it had already been planned by Shandong.
As the convoy approached, bags of grain began to be unloaded.
One of the bags fell down, and the wheat grains that leaked out immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"It's really food!"
"Great! We are saved!"
Ordinary people are so pitiful. They have just suffered a disaster, but they don't even have the time to grieve.
The arrival of this batch of grain immediately stabilized the situation in Qufu.
Lu Xiangsheng watched from the side, and for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong.
Shandong's response was too steady and timely.
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Based on his many years of experience as an official, when local officials want to provide relief, they will inevitably be in a hurry at the beginning.
But Shandong's arrangements were very orderly, and it seemed that he had already foreseen that such a thing would happen.
When food is available, people's hearts become stable.
Next, the highlight has arrived.
Huang Zongyan was filled with excitement when he thought of all the arrangements, but nothing could be seen on the surface.
"Everyone has seen that the county town was severely damaged and many people died due to criticism. Therefore, I hereby announce that all past land deeds and house deeds are invalid. The county government will come forward to allocate land to everyone based on the area of the county town.
"
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the people were both happy and worried.
The same old man stood up angrily.
"Sir, my family's fortune is all earned through hard work. Your Majesty will confiscate it with just an order. There is no such truth in the world."
"You fart!"
Suddenly there were shouts and curses from the people.
Everyone looked at it and started talking about it.
Then a young man in his twenties jumped out, pointed at the old man's nose and cursed.
"You old bastard, you relied on the power of Shengxuan Gong to rob my family's land and beat my father to death. Today, Mr. Qingtian is on top, please make the decision for the common people."
The old man was flustered.
"You, you, you, Kong Shiyu, don't talk nonsense and frame good people."
"Bah, everyone in Qufu knows what happened that day. However, due to the power of your family, no one dares to come forward. Today, the county magistrate is aware of everything and will definitely give justice to the common people."
We were talking about the issue of reconstruction, but I didn’t expect that it would involve a lawsuit involving the lives of old people.
Huang Zongyan looked at Zuo Mengeng, waiting for instructions.
Zuo Mengeng's expression was unclear, but he just said: "Kill to pay for life, debt to pay for money. What should be done, what should be done."
Huang Zongyan understood and stood up immediately.
"Although I have just arrived here, there are still many things that I don't know. However, there is no injustice, let alone a life-threatening lawsuit. Kong Shiyu, do you dare to swear that everything you say is absolutely true?"
Kong Shiyu knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Every word of what the common people say is true. If there is half a sentence that is false, the common people will suffer the punishment of being cut into pieces with a thousand knives."
The crowd roared.
Since Kong Shiyu dared to swear such a poisonous oath, it was somewhat convincing.
The old man was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he just protested.
"You're a beast, you're used to committing crimes and committing crimes. Mr. Shengsheng has made an impartial decision on what happened that day. Who dares to make a mistake?"
Huang Zongyan smiled and had no idea what he was thinking.
"Public Yansheng is not a government official and does not have the right to decide the case. Whatever the facts are, I have to inquire before I can make a decision."
He looked at the other people and asked loudly: "Does anyone know what happened that day? Is there anyone who is willing to come forward and testify?"
The old man hummed repeatedly, feeling confident.
Based on his knowledge, no one would dare to stand up and offend him.
But in the next second, he was stunned on the spot.
"The common people can testify that Uncle Thirteen indeed robbed Kong Shi and his family of land."
"Uncle Thirteen gave Mr. Hengsheng a gold bar, and Mr. Hengsheng spoke for him. He also accused Kong Shiyu's father of stealing and was beaten to death."
Seeing the dozen witnesses running out, the old man's vision went dark and he fainted on the spot.
In the past, if he had even coughed, let alone fainted, countless people would have come up to ask for help.
Just because he is a direct relative of the Kong family and the eldest man who has not been in the third server.
However, this time the Dongjiang rebels went on a killing spree, and no one in their family was killed.
In addition, so many people came out to testify against him this time, everyone was frightened and did not understand what happened.
As a result, this old guy who used to be domineering became dust on the ground.