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Shandong, Qufu.

With the support of his son, Kong Yinzhi leaned on his crutches and roared, "Stop it, that's the Confucian temple offering sacrifices to the fields!"

No one paid any attention to it, and the cadres of the household department of the county government led the peasant association to continue measuring the land.

There are a large number of people standing nearby, most of whom are surnamed Kong. Either the surname was given by the Kong family, or the bottom of the Kong family, they all came to watch the fun.

After a while, thousands of people with sticks came.

This is the elder of each clan of the Kong family in Qufu. He brought his own slaves and incited the clansmen to stop Zhang Tian.

"Go back and tell the county magistrate!" The household officer shouted.

The work of Qingtian stopped until Mao Qiling, the magistrate of the county, came to the scene, and Yan Yingyuan, the magistrate of the county, also came after hearing the news. In addition, Ma Jinzhong, who was suppressing bandits nearby, also rushed there with a thousand young men.

Mao Qiling asked: "Why did the old man prevent the land from being measured?"

Kong Yinzhi said: "This is the sacrifice field of the Confucius Temple. How can it be divided?"

Mao Qiling said: "Even if there are any objections, the old man should come to the county government to report to the officials. Why do you bring people to obstruct the government from doing things?"

"The old man begged to see the county lord, but the county lord has never been seen!" Kong Yinzhi said angrily.

Mao Qiling suddenly realized: "Oh, I'm really sorry. The county has just arrived in the jurisdiction, and the business is really busy, so I haven't had time to meet the old man."

Kong Yinzhi cupped his hands and said: "Please take back the order of the county lord, and keep the Confucian temple to worship the land."

Mao Qiling sighed: "Old man, this is really not up to the county to decide. The division of households and fields is a policy formulated by His Majesty."

Kong Yinzhi said: "Shandong has experienced wars, natural disasters, and plagues. There are few people and a lot of land, and there are no one to cultivate the land everywhere. Even if the county lords want to divide the fields and settle down, they can also divide those unowned fields. Why do we have to divide them?" Go to the Confucian Temple to sacrifice to the fields!"

Mao Qiling explained: "Old man, the Zhang family in Longhu Mountain has also divided their fields. The Datong court can't treat one more favorably than another."

"The Zhang family in Longhushan, Taoist ears, how can they be compared with the descendants of Confucian saints?" Kong Yinzhi said disdainfully.

Mao Qiling smiled and said: "The old man's words are wrong. The Zhang family in Longhushan and the Confucian family in Qufu are all rich and powerful families that have been passed down from generation to generation. Why do we have to compete with each other?" Mao Qiling said to the officials, " Dividing one is a share, and dividing two is also a share, quickly measure and divide the Confucian temple sacrifice field!"

"Please take back the order of the county, and the old man will go to Nanjing to see His Majesty in person?" Kong Yinzhi became tough, and the family elders also led their clansmen to surround the officials and members of the peasant association.

Mao Qiling's face suddenly turned ugly: "Is the old man trying to resist His Majesty's decree?"

Kong Yinzhi didn't want to get completely stiff, so he cupped his hands and said, "The county lord, please suspend the distribution of the land, and we will talk about everything after the old man goes to Nanjing."

Mao Qiling ignored this person, turned around and said to Ma Jinzhong: "The Confucian family violently resisted the law and violated the epidemic prevention order to induce the people to gather together. General Ma, the county government is short of manpower. Please arrest all violators. If there is any resistance Those who are involved will be killed on the spot!"

Kong Yinzhi was furious: "Shuzi dare you!"

Mao Qiling shouted: "Do it!"

What kind of person is Mao Qiling?

The people who tied the grass put Zhu Xi's name on it, beat it while reading, and scolded Zhu Xi for misleading his children.

This guy has the merit of seizing the city and donating, but he is only the county magistrate until now, and he came to Shandong, the hardest-hit area of ​​the epidemic, to be the county magistrate. He offended the emperor, Zhao Han, and the chief officials at all levels, and he was afraid of you, the Ming Dynasty's Yan Shenggong?

Ma Jinzhong was born as a bandit in the Northwest, and he didn't have much feeling for Confucius.

One piece of paper, one piece of military power, both of them don't hesitate.

Ma Jinzhong laughed and shouted: "Arrest people, all those who didn't wear masks were arrested. Those who led the trouble were also arrested. Who dares to resist and kill them 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 thought that no one would dare to touch him, and he scolded: "I see who dares to do it!"

"Clang!"

Ma Jinzhong drew his sword and walked towards Kong Yinzhi.

Kong Yinzhi backed away in fright. He was not afraid of scholars, but he was afraid of Ma Jinzhong, a warrior.

If the martial artist didn't read the books of sages and sages, wouldn't he die in vain if he cut him with such a knife?

"Children of the Kong family, don't stand by and watch!"

An old guy with a dragon head and cane began to incite the tribe: "How can outsiders take away the ancestor's sacrificial field? Your Majesty must be deceived by traitors. We will work together to protect the sacrificial field until Yan Shenggong returns from Nanjing." Say it again!"

The dragon-headed cane was bestowed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is the symbol of the patriarch of the Kong clan in Qufu.

The rulers of the Kong family in Qufu had one Yansheng Gong, one patriarch, one patriarch, and forty patriarchs.

Yan Shenggong is equivalent to the highest leader and high priest of the Kong family, the patriarch is the highest leader of the family, and the clan is the person who manages the family affairs.

Under normal circumstances, the eldest son inherits the title of Duke Yansheng and can take office with the emperor's approval. The patriarch nominally needs to be elected by the clan, but Yan Shenggong has a veto power.

Since the family leader (deputy head) actually manages affairs, he can make a lot of money. The newspapers of the Republic of China also reported the news that the Kong family in Qufu bought and sold the clan exams, and the more money they gave to Yan Shenggong and the patriarch, the clan exams would be awarded.

There was also a case exposed in the Qing Dynasty. The patriarch Kong Yanhuang dispatched the clansmen to go to Gu'an County to extort money with the government's stamp. He also connived at the evil slave's murder, beheading a commoner until he was seriously injured and dying.

The head of the Kong clan came forward to instigate, and the clan officials followed suit. Hundreds and thousands of Kong's family members surrounded Mao Qiling and Yan Yingyuan with sticks.

Yan Yingyuan originally wanted to intercede with the Kong family, but when he saw such a situation, he immediately flew into a rage, and put his hand on the handle of the knife to protect Mao Qiling.

Ma Jinzhong asked in a low voice: "Mao Xianzun, how to deal with the Kong family, His Majesty has not given any confirmation yet. Do you want to wait?"

Mao Qiling scolded: "What are you waiting for? I'll take the blame if I get caught, who dares to stop me and kill me on the spot!"

Mao Qiling is really extremely arrogant. He offended so many people, not only was his promotion slow, but he was thrown to Shandong, and he still did not change his mind.

What is the emperor?

It's not that he hasn't been offended before, as long as he acts according to the rules, he will be raped again at worst.

Shandong and Henan belong to newly occupied territories, and the prefects, prefectures, and counties 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, new occupation, and fixed land.

In the first three states, you can act on camera, but you must tell the truth afterwards.

Ma Jinzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Since the county officials are not afraid, how can I, a reckless man who doesn't study, be afraid of offending the Kong family? Arrest people!"

One thousand young men who were specially used to suppress bandits immediately rushed forward with Ma Jinzhong.

Yan Shenggong, the patriarch, the patriarch, and the patriarch all backed away in fright, but were caught by the wolf-like soldiers. And directly fell to the ground, untied their belts, and tied their hands behind their backs on the spot.

All the belts were gone, and he was lying on the ground in disgrace, which was really an insult to gentleness.

There are domestic slaves who are loyal to protect the master, and there are clansmen who are not able to use their brains, and they want to use violence to save these people.

"ah!"

Ma Jinzhong slashed out with a knife, killing the house slave who rushed to the front. A few more soldiers hacked to death the people who violently resisted the law.

After seeing the blood, the rest of the tribe scattered.

The mission officer has long preached the policy, the Kong family slaves and clansmen, as long as they abide by the law, they can share the land. Those who are still willing to stand out at this time must belong to the evil slaves who have done all kinds of bad things, or those who are sitting on a lot of land.

The vast majority of the Kong clan members are eager to get the land.

The sacrificial land and family land belong to the public property, covering hundreds of thousands of mu, all of which are controlled by the upper echelons. The private land within the Kong family will also be merged, and more than 90% of the clan members are living a miserable life.

There are also countless house slaves, tenants, and servants who have completely become slaves of the Confucian family.

The tenants of Kong's sacrifice fields were allotted by the Ming court. For generations, descendants and grandchildren, they can only cultivate and sacrifice land for the Confucian family, and their living conditions are similar to those of low-level military households. There are also servants, the government cannot recruit their corvees, they have to serve the Kong family for generations, and Yan Shenggong can make these people bankrupt with a single 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 clan: "You should be killed for obstructing law enforcement and gathering crowds to resist the government!"

If you say kill, you will kill, and with one knife, you will chop the patriarch of the Kong family half to death.

Killing a scholar is such a laborious task, but the Patriarch of the Kong Clan's cry of pain has achieved a great deterrent effect, and all the senior members of the Kong Clan were terrified.

Mao Qiling slashed again and again, and finally killed the patriarch of the Kong clan, and was also splashed with blood.

The scene was dead silent, and then there was a loud bang: "Good kill!"

Those numb people, those oppressed domestic slaves, tenants, servants and lower-level clansmen finally knew that Mao Qiling really wanted to punish the evil.

They are no longer afraid, and no longer hesitate!

"Kill all the clan elders, kill Yan Shenggong!"

"My family's surname is not Kong, but my family's surname is Zhang. County honor, can I change my surname on my household registration? I want to change back to my ancestor's surname!"

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooows!"

"..."

Mao Qiling turned around and asked Yan Yingyuan: "Do you know how to be an official in the Datong court?"

Yan Yingyuan was dumbfounded: "I learned it."

Yan Yingyuan dared to take the city alone in the county where thousands of people were stationed, but he did not dare to swing a knife at the Kong family. Because of his great achievements, he was directly promoted to the 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 "cool official" in the future.

Mao Qiling then said to the missionaries and the leaders of the farmers' associations: "Call the people together for a public trial tomorrow. Remember, during the public trial, the people should be kept far apart, and those who don't wear masks are not allowed to participate!"

"yes!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

Yan Sheng Gong Kong Yinzhi was paralyzed on the ground at this moment, his crotch was wet and exuded a foul smell.

"well!"

Kong Wenjiao stood on the sidelines and sighed from afar. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. He worked as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and as a deputy envoy of Hexi Road. Ding You went home from the funeral and never went out of office again.

He had long been disappointed with the Ming court, so he refused to be an official in recent years.

Historically, Kong Yinzhi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and supported Dorgon's hair-shaving order. Kong Wenjian couldn't stop it, so he could only go to Shu Dorgon, asking for permission for Kong's family not to shave their hair, and Kong's descendants could choose their hairstyle freely.

Ever since, Kong Wenjiao was dismissed from his official position in the Qing Dynasty, and died of depression after returning home. He did not shave his hair or keep his braids until he died.