"How could it be like this? How could it be like this? The Kong family has set an example for the world. After the saints, the Duke of Yansheng has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. How can the emperor act like this!!!"

After receiving the news that the Governor of Land Reform was coming here with a large team of people, the Kong family in Qufu was completely in chaos. A complicated crowd surrounded the family head Kong Yinzhi. However, Kong Yinzhi had no choice but to fight against the sky.

He got angry and yelled and cursed loudly.

When everyone saw it, they were immediately discouraged. Even the head of the family was helpless. What else could they do. The Kong family had a flourishing branch and a large number of people. The number of direct descendants and branches in total was probably over a thousand. If the imperial court favored

They might be able to run rampant in the countryside, but once the court wanted to deal with them, it would be effortless.

Therefore, facing this impending disaster, everyone was panicked and at a loss. The entire Kong family ancestral hall was filled with discussions.

Some poor members of the Kong family said nonchalantly, "Anyway, these lands belong to the master's family, and we also rent the land. If the land is equally divided, I can still get five acres, which is even better."

Others are thinking about whether they can get the stores in their hands under their own names. The county magistrate of Qufu has always been a member of the Kong family, and it was the same during Zhu Youxiao's time, so he used the power of the county magistrate to

, they have been obstructing the implementation of various laws and regulations.

For example, commercial taxes, agricultural tax exemptions, etc., and because of the reputation of the Kong family, people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and various departments in the county did not dare to touch it. But now, this is not the case. The emperor issued an order to divide the Kong family.

place.

From various channels, these business people are well-informed, and they vaguely know that this time it is not only the land allocation, but also has other purposes. No matter how many yamen have come to the province, these mothers-in-law will not be just because of a land allocation.

Came to the small Qufu County.

Kong Yinzhi looked at the messy tribesmen below with a blank expression on his face. Before he could figure out what to do, the emperor's guillotine had already fallen.

"In this world, there is no such thing as seizing someone's land for no reason. These fields have been passed down through hard work by our ancestors. If this stupid emperor wants to take it away, why not do it against his mother?" Suddenly, a burst of rude words rang out.

, immediately made everyone quiet down.

They all looked at the person who uttered the arrogant words, and saw a young man in luxurious clothes but with a pale face, roaring loudly with a ferocious look on his face.

rebel!

This is a word that most people have never thought of, but it is so tempting at the moment. Of course, this temptation is only for some people.

Some middle-aged men wearing gorgeous leather robes looked at each other, their eyes passed to each other, and they immediately understood.

Looking at you, rebellion is a big deal and needs to be considered in the long term.

He looked back and said, yes, we need to make a careful calculation, or else, let's discuss it here, the Qufu County Magistrate is also here.

Kong Yinzhi also smiled and said, "Come here, let's discuss it carefully."

A group of people gathered around excitedly, but they didn't realize that the atmosphere in the entire ancestral hall suddenly cooled down. Many people looked at the people in the inner circle indifferently, and then left without looking back.

You are still rebelling. There must be something wrong with your brain. The emperor is here to allocate the land. Although my family has land in their name, it is only about ten acres of land. But there are eight people in my family. If one person is divided into five acres of land, it can still be done.

After getting forty acres of land, my brain was damaged, so I joined you in the rebellion and resisted the emperor.

Most people were able to settle this account. As the first person took the lead, others quietly slipped away one after another. Later, people even more blatantly cleared the ancestral hall.

The Kong family is a big family, but not everyone lives a happy life and has no worries about food and clothing. Most of them do not have land in their names. They usually make a living by working in the public industry or renting farmland from the public company.

Although they are in the name of the Kong family, they only get some benefits in terms of tax exemption, and the other benefits really don't account for much. And those who get most of the benefits are direct descendants of the Kong family, that is, they are gathered together at this moment.

The group of people discussing what to do.

But in an instant, the thousands of people who filled the ancestral hall suddenly left the hall with cheers.

"Where are you all going? Where are you all going?" Looking at the dwindling number of people, the roaring young master just now shouted in panic. Even though he was clamoring to rebel, he didn't know what to do at all. He only knew,

There are thousands of people in the entire Kong family, and together they form an army. They are all members of the family, and they will definitely listen to me.

However, the cruel reality gave him a blow, and the person just looked at him indifferently and then left.

That kind of look that seemed to be looking at a dead person made the young master who was about to get angry suddenly feel cold in his heart and shuddered all over. He didn't dare to say anything. He just turned around and shouted towards Kong Yinzhi, "Father, father

, they... they all ran away."

It turned out that he was Kong Yinzhi's son.

"Run away? Who ran away?" Kong Yinzhi was confused by his son's shouting. When he raised his head and took a look, he was stunned.

After a while, I saw that the originally full ancestral hall was now completely empty. A few people were wandering around the door. They slowly dusted off their buttocks and smoked cigarettes before leaving.

"It's gone, it's all gone." Seeing this scene, Kong Yinzhi said something stupidly.

"What's gone?" Others woke up from the intoxicating heated discussion and looked up.

Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded. Where were the people? Where were the people? Without people, what could they use to rebel? Do they have to be brave and brave and charge into battle?

"Where are the people?" A branch family leader asked stupidly.

"They all left. As soon as they heard about the rebellion, they ran away." Your Majesty swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty, "Moreover, they looked at us very strangely, just like... just like looking at dead people."

Everyone was silent. Dead people, right? Aren't they just dead people now, people waiting to die?

A large number of people walked on the road, heading towards Qufu County. They were Cui Mingji and his party. These five thousand people are like the elite of your Yang Zhaoji army.

Three thousand musketeers, two thousand spearmen, five cannons, and five mortars are equipped with powerful firepower. Originally, the Shandong city defense army was split from the capital city defense, and the training was pretty good, and these five thousand people

He is the best among the best, and he is even more powerful.

Although it is not as good as the Central Field Army led by His Majesty himself, it is more than enough to deal with domestic rebellions.

Cui Mingji was in the army and was riding a horse. Although the temperature had not warmed up yet, the wind was blowing on his face, and there was still a slight chill, he was in a good mood.

Behind him were various high-level officials from Shandong Province, chatting one after another. As they were walking, suddenly there was a noise in front of the team, as if someone was blocking the road.

"Mr. Governor, let me go and take a look." A rather excited North Korean next to Cui Mingji reported. When Cui Mingji nodded, he ran over to check the situation.

After a while he returned, followed by a dusty businessman.

"The common people pay homage to the Governor." As soon as he arrived, the businessman knelt down and begged, "Please make the decision for the common people, the Governor!"

Cui Mingji was in a daze. He didn't expect that the person who blocked him actually wanted to file a complaint. He shook his head and said with a smile, "This column is not from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and will not accept cases. If you want to file a complaint, you have to go to him."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Shandong Capital Censor.

"No, sir." The businessman refused, "The common people are merchants from Yanzhou Prefecture. They donated their family land, and then qualified for the Double Ninth Festival Auction and competed for the road construction rights of Jining Prefecture. However, the common people came to this Qufu

Later, it was stopped by the local Confucius family, resulting in no progress in the road construction project."

"The Kong family really has no laws. The common people said that this was a road built by His Majesty the Emperor himself, but they didn't care at all. They didn't allow the common people to recruit people to start the construction. He even took away the money for building the road.

Well, if it weren’t for the loyal companions of the grassroots, I’m afraid the grassroots would have died somewhere.”

The businessman cried out with runny nose and tears. Looking at the miserable look, it was so painful that his heart was stretched out.

After hearing what they said, Cui Mingji became interested. They were related to the Kong family in Qufu, and he had to pay attention to them.

"Are you willing to come forward to correct the Confucius family in Qufu?" He asked enthusiastically, and at the same time, he made another note in his mind. Disobeying the decree and destroying the road construction project is tantamount to rebellion.

"The common people are willing!" the businessman said loudly through gritted teeth.

"Okay, then you can follow the team." Cui Mingji nodded and motioned for the merchant to follow him. The reason why he brought the censor of Shandong Province with him this time was to investigate the Kong family, especially the county magistrate of the Kong family.

Since we want to take action on the Kong family and test the world, it is very necessary to investigate various cases. Now there is just one more piece of ironclad evidence.

Qufu County is only more than 100 kilometers away from Jinan. Although the large team of more than 5,000 people arrived at the county seat five days later, although they walked slowly.

Qufu County is just a small county. If it hadn't been for Confucius and the Confucius family here, no one would have noticed this small place. A large team of five thousand people really came to the city, making people tremble with fear.

At Cui Mingji's request, Yang Zhaoji stationed his main force outside the city, and then sent a company of troops to act as a guard for him when he entered the city to handle matters.

Later, under the protection of capable soldiers and surrounded by various ministries and yamen, Cui Mingji came to the door of Confucius Mansion.

Cui Mingji had mixed feelings when he looked at this mansion that was praised and praised overseas. He thought that he was also a Confucian disciple, but now he wanted to destroy this mansion with his own hands. It was really mysterious and unpredictable.

"Go in!" He chuckled and stepped into Kong's mansion.

With his actions, the farm division operation that swept through Shandong and even shocked the whole world began!
Chapter completed!