Chapter 43: A Letter to the Kong Family (for further reading)
It doesn't matter if the people in the city run away, but the problem is that even the soldiers run away. Isn't this fatal?
Yan Zibin was completely dumbfounded.
Master Fang was very generous, "Your Majesty, let them go. They can't beat them anyway. There is no difference between three hundred soldiers and two hundred soldiers."
"You know nothing!" Yan Zibin glared at Master Fang. He couldn't say much, so he could only strode back to the county government office, almost trotting.
Master Fang followed closely behind, and the two of them arrived at the second hall. Yan Zibin immediately asked Master Fang to look around to confirm that no one was eavesdropping. The county magistrate took courage and said, "I, I will send someone out of the city to contact the governor."
Already."
"What?" Master Fang didn't seem to hear clearly. Yan Zibin had no choice but to repeat it again. Master Fang was spinning instantly and almost fell down.
"It's over, it's completely over. Mr. Zhu will not let us go. He has said that if he finds out in the morning that we have broken our promise, he will die in the evening."
Yan Zibin rolled his eyes, "That's what you hear in the morning and die in the evening. The bandits are ignorant and misinterpret the saint's words."
Master Fang lamented helplessly, "Even if he misinterpreted the saint's meaning, I didn't pay attention to what he meant wrongly. I'm going to buy a coffin, buy some paper money, and burn it quickly. Tonight is the day I die... By the way,
And my lord, please prepare your funeral arrangements."
Yan Zibin was so angry that he couldn't speak. Who knows why this man named Fang was so afraid of Zhu Yiyuan?
Could he still really know his plans?
I took a full five hundred taels. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. It is enough to buy dozens of lives. He will never let me down.
Will not!
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"Master Zhu, here is a letter for me to send to the provincial capital. This is ten taels of silver."
Zhu Yiyuan swept the few dark pieces of silver, read the letter again, and then smiled and said: "I am very happy that you came to report the letter. I can reward you with these ten taels of silver... But I want to know, is it
Who gave you this letter? Can you tell me about it?"
The tall villager was still hesitating, and Wang Laoben on the side snorted: "They are not well-intentioned and want to find the dog official to harm us. If you don't tell the truth, do you want to help the dog official?"
After such a scolding, the villager told him honestly that he had accepted the request from the horse and carriage company's accountant and asked him to help deliver the letter.
"Where's the accounting office?"
"Back to Qishan Village."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Call Huang Ying and ask him to bring a few rebel brothers to arrest them."
No one would be willing to surrender, and Zhu Yiyuan did not believe that Magistrate Yan and Master Fang would be honest. Therefore, Zhu Yiyuan ordered his rebels to take the people out of the city and send them to Kong Fan's yard first.
Then he was sent back properly according to different villages. At the same time, he was also ordered to ask the whole village to guarantee the person's return.
If he helps the court and does anything to disgrace the rebels, he will be jailed.
At this time, Zhu Yiyuan is showing off his methods more and more. He will still be kind to the people, but he will also be more alert and vigilant towards his enemies, and his methods will only become more cruel.
Sitting together with Baojia is helpful for local control, so it is not impossible to use it.
No, as soon as you use it, you will gain something.
The villagers could not leave the village because they vouched for each other's surveillance. They carried a letter from the county magistrate in their arms and could not send it out. He could only give it to Zhu Yiyuan to prevent the whole family from suffering the same fate.
Zhu Yiyuan waited for most of the day, but Huang Ying did not come back.
This kid is shouting and cheering, why is it so procrastinating when it's time to do things? Isn't it just to catch someone? Why is it so slow?
Just when Zhu Yiyuan almost lost his patience, Huang Yingcai came back out of breath. He was accompanied by not one person, but three people.
After asking for advice, he finally understood that Yan Zibin felt that Mr. Fang was unreliable. He found a scribe from the local area and asked him to leave the city and deliver the news to the governor.
This scribe's family has a lot of property, and he is a trustworthy member of his family.
County Magistrate Yan was not wrong. The only problem was that the scribe was a little older. To go from Laiwu to Jinan Prefecture, one had to cross Mount Tai and Changcheng Ridge. The journey was too hard.
So he entrusted his brother-in-law to help him do it.
Five hundred taels becomes one hundred and fifty taels.
The problem is that this brother-in-law is also afraid of being tired!
He also quietly found the porter at the carriage house, and the money was naturally reduced to ten taels.
Just running errands, ten taels of silver is enough.
I haven't made so much in the past year.
Then something unexpected happened.
"You bastard! Why don't you go in person for such an important matter?" the scribe yelled at his brother-in-law.
The brother-in-law rolled his eyes and said, "Brother-in-law, what you said is nice, why don't you go by yourself?"
The clerk said helplessly: "I am getting older, and there are Taishan thieves on the road. You don't want your sister to be a widow, right?"
The brother-in-law couldn't help but screamed, "Okay! I don't want my sister to be a widow? You just want your wife and nephew to have no father? You are so shameless."
The two guys complained all the way, and finally they pointed their finger at the porter.
"It's a matter of loyalty to others. I gave you money, why didn't you give it away honestly?"
The tall villager didn't even bother to look at these two people, what nonsense, they were two cowards.
"You cherish your life, so you want me to die for you? Let me tell you, this time my family can get twenty acres of land, and I won't let you do it!"
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After the matter was clarified, it turned out to be Yan Zibin's fault. This guy still didn't give up!
I have told you that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.
You are seeking death on your own, so don't blame me for being rude.
Just when Zhu Yiyuan was thinking about how to start, suddenly there were guests coming from outside.
There were two of them, and their entourage stayed behind.
"I have met Mr. Zhu. I am the magistrate of Laiwu, Yan Zibin."
Master Fang next to him also said: "It is indeed our Lord. The younger one came here with Lord Zhu to pay homage to Master Zhu. I just want to find out how many people can be arranged to leave the city next?"
Zhu Yiyuan looked at the two people with great interest, and suddenly smiled and said: "You don't want to ask about this, do you? You want to ask if the letter asking for help has been sent out?"
"It's over!"
Master Fang sat down on the ground.
There is no hope this time, I can only seek relief.
After all, Yan Zibin was an official, and his psychological quality was much better than that of Master Fang. Although he was also frightened, he still had a trace of reason.
"Master Zhu, there is nothing else. No one is immune to confusion. I just ask you to give me a chance to live. No matter what it is, I will agree to it."
Zhu Yiyuan looked at him. It was obvious that this guy's life was in his hands, but it was obvious that the value of a Qing magistrate was far from being squeezed out.
"Zhixian Yan, you are standing at the gate of hell now. If I ask you anything, you must know everything and tell me everything. Otherwise, I won't mind pushing you to the underworld."
Yan Zibin's eyes widened and he nodded vigorously, especially seriously, for fear of missing a word.
"How many rebels are there in Shandong right now? How many are there near Laiwu?"
Hearing this, Mr. Fang, who was sitting on the ground, stood up and looked at Zhu Yiyuan.
You, a bandit leader, are asking the magistrate of the Qing Dynasty about other thieves?
Forgive me for my limited knowledge and I don't understand what kind of tricks you are playing.
However, Yan Zibin answered honestly, "Master Zhu, the closest one now is Mount Tai... The rebels are not many in number. They seem to be the old troops of King Ji. One of them claims to be the son of King Ji. It's just King Ji."
It may not be true, and it’s even harder for him to say.”
Zhu Yiyuan nodded. Prince Ji and his father-in-law had the same problem. The only difference was that Xie Qian failed. This shows that the old Zhu family still has a little bit of popular support, otherwise it would not be pushed out again and again...
"Any more?"
"Yes, there is Wang Jun in Yanzhou Prefecture and Feixian County. He has quite a few men. Then there are the Yuyuan Rebels over in Caoxian County. They are considered the most powerful."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded. Since the Qing troops entered the Pass, the land of Shandong has been in flames and there have been countless rebels. However, many of them have failed. It is not easy to survive.
"Zhixian Yan, according to you, my troops are in the north of Yanzhou Prefecture, Wang Jun is in the southeast, and the Yuyuan Rebels are in the west... What will happen if we join forces to enter Yanzhou Prefecture and attack Kong Mansion?"
Master Fang suddenly turned pale with fright, "That's Duke Yan! Don't offend, otherwise no scholar in the world will agree."
Master Fang waved his hands repeatedly and was very frightened. As for Yan Zibin, he was calmer after all. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said: "Master Zhu, I have no other intention. I just want to remind Master Zhu that once he attacks the Confucius Mansion, the Qing Dynasty will
The imperial army will definitely come to kill you."
"Why? Is it also because of Yan Shenggong's name?"
Yan Zibin pondered for a while and said: "There is this reason, but there are other reasons."
Zhu Yiyuan said slowly: "Is it food?"
Yan Zibin was startled and looked horrified. He didn't expect Zhu Yiyuan to be so sharp.
"Master Zhu, in fact, the Kong family has occupied so many acres and has long been angry and resentful. But why are so many people impeaching them, but it is of no use? In addition to Yan Shenggong's sign, it is also related to another matter. The Kong family's activities
When you get the grain, you don’t eat it yourself. For a long time, the Confucius Mansion has been the largest grain merchant in Shandong. Yanzhou Prefecture happened to have a canal passing through it. At this time, Jiangnan was still at war. The grain in Beijing needed to be supplied by Shandong. This year, the Confucius Mansion
People raised the land rent to 70% just to please the court..."
When Yan Zibin said this, he bowed deeply to Zhu Yiyuan and said, "Master Zhu, I have really said everything. I hope you will weigh it carefully and don't send troops rashly, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhu Yiyuan finally nodded and smiled.
"What Magistrate Yan said is indeed true. Only someone like you who is familiar with the inside story of the imperial court can say it. By the way...have you arrested that Kong Fan?"
Yan Zibin was stunned again and said in surprise: "Master Zhu, how did you know?"
Zhu Yiyuan laughed loudly, "When you talk to me about things, it's easy for other merchants and gentry, but you can't deal with the Kong family at all. If you don't arrest Kong Fan, he will be exposed sooner or later, and you won't die, right?"
?”
Yan Zibin showed an expression of amazement and had to admire him. Zhu Yiyuan was really powerful and thoughtful. It was really terrifying.
"Actually, Young Master Zhu only guessed half of it right. When I asked Master Fang to come and talk to Young Master, I had already tricked him into the Yamen, where he was chopped and strangled to death. His body is still in the dry well."
After hearing this, not only Zhu Yiyuan, but also Master Fang was frightened.
Do you think Yan Zibin is an ordinary person?
Even though he forced Li Zicheng to rebel, he is still alive today. Apart from other things, his ability to save his life is absolutely amazing. Moreover, he still has to survive in a desperate situation. If he makes a slight mistake, he will lose his head, so he does not dare to be careless.
Zhu Yiyuan couldn't say anything, so he just said: "Please bring Kong Fan's head. I want to write a letter to the Kong family."
"write a letter?"
"Yes." As he spoke, Zhu Yiyuan picked up a big pen and wrote on the paper: "Grandsons of the Confucius family: You have betrayed dozens of imperial courts and been disloyal to the country. Now you are still going to levy and exploit the people, and you will not even be able to bear the consequences."
Don’t do anything. Folks in Yanzhou Prefecture, don’t give a grain of grain to the Kong family..."
After Zhu Yiyuan finished writing, he did not write his name in the signature, but wrote three words: Kong Zhongni! This chapter has been completed!
