Chapter 470: Join forces vertically and horizontally? The Kong family secretly takes action!
It should be noted that among the four major provinces in the North, not to mention Shandong and Shanxi, the power of the aristocratic families is very strong, and Henan is firmly controlled by the Yu family. In addition to paying grain and taxes, all matters related to the court are actually
It is difficult to go deep into the countryside.
In Beizhili, except for the area near the capital, most of the rural counties are jointly managed by the government and aristocratic families, which is almost equivalent to co-governance.
The money of the local wealthy families was returned in full, the money and food of the poor people were equally divided between the two families, and the government even got less. This is the current situation in the Ming Dynasty.
Except for tax collectors, government officials and police officers usually do not go to the countryside. Even if something happens, it is often handled by the local wealthy families.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had only been founded for more than thirty years. Under such circumstances, these big families did not have much respect for the imperial court. In their eyes, we did this during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and now we have changed to
Daming, isn’t this still the case?
Therefore, after learning that Zhu Gaojie was really going to attack people like himself, the heads of these families immediately gathered at Daming Mansion again and began to discuss countermeasures.
And the first thing they thought of was to seek help from the Kong family!
Next, we are going to activate Wu Bao, recruit tenant farmers and craftsmen, and start a tough confrontation with Zhu Gaojie!
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Qufu, Confucius Mansion.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise in the house, accompanied by several extremely angry roars, which startled all the servants and maids serving outside. However, no one dared to go in and clean up. They all had pale faces and looked uneasy.
A few days ago, several elders from the house went to visit the magistrate, but were rejected. Then the local magistrate of Qufu was also arrested and imprisoned by the Jin Yiwei. Even outside his house, people could be seen faintly standing guard.
, the atmosphere in the Kong Mansion suddenly became weird.
This is Yan Shenggong's lineage. When have you ever been wronged like this?
Even when the Mongols came to rule the Central Plains, they were polite to the Confucius family and gave great rewards. Why is it that now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he seems to be very dissatisfied with the Confucius family...
In the room, the contemporary Yan Shenggong, Kong Yanjin, the head of the Kong Mansion, was looking angry, his face flushed red.
"Asshole! Hateful! This, this dog emperor!"
When Kong Yanjin thought about the housekeeper in his house being arrested and the servant messenger being killed, he immediately became furious. Unfortunately, he had already thrown all the teacups and tea sets, leaving a mess on the floor, so he could only sit down bitterly.
Come down.
Several elders of the Confucius family on the side also frowned and had sad faces. Some looked very ugly, some had angry faces, and some were silent.
As the chief steward of the Confucius Mansion, Kong Chengwu looked at everyone's faces and whispered to the servants and maids outside to come in and clean. After the cleaning was completed and new tea was delivered, he said slowly:
"Head of the family, dear family elders, the situation is now before our eyes. The new emperor is obviously very dissatisfied with our Kong family. Looking at the current situation, let alone the usual reward, I am afraid that the Kong family will be in great trouble.
ah!"
He usually travels here and there. He is considered a relatively experienced and clear-sighted person among the Kong family. He is really not optimistic about the future of the Kong family in front of him.
No matter how loud the slogan of descendants of saints is, it depends on whether the emperor and the court recognize it or not.
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, it is clear that he despises the Confucian family and is even full of ill will toward them.
Under this situation, the head of the family is a little confused, and the elders are also old and confused. They actually want to join forces with Zonglianheng and join forces with the big families in the North to give the new emperor some color?
Isn't this tantamount to asking for death?
Before Kong Yanjin could speak, an elder from the Kong family next to him scolded him with dissatisfaction:
"Xiao Wu, what are you talking about!"
"How could our Kong family be in trouble? Don't be alarmist here!"
Another family elder also spoke with a bit of anger:
"The emperor is ignorant of good and evil. He was so confused after being instigated by villains! Our Confucian family is the sect of Confucianism and is the descendant of saints. How can he dare to be disrespectful to us? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the people in the world?"
"At that time, will the throne under his butt still be secure?"
Kong Chengwu couldn't help but twitch a few times on his face. He felt a little speechless for these elders. He even thought that they were used to having no scruples, so they would have such ridiculous thoughts...
Obviously, the new imperial capital has sent troops to blockade the main roads in the four provinces of the North. The Yanzhou prefect refused to see the people of the Confucius Mansion and began to hurriedly cut them off. Even the Qufu Magistrate, who usually protected the Confucius Mansion, had been arrested by the capital.
The Jin Yiwei who came were arrested and imprisoned. Why are these elders still thinking about the descendants of saints?
The emperor is really determined to deal with the Kong family, who can stop him now?
He took a deep breath and looked helplessly at Kong Yanjin in the middle:
"Master, we need to make a decision quickly!"
"decision?"
Kong Yanjin stared at him for a while and said coldly:
"What decision?"
Kong Chengwu had no choice but to express his thoughts:
"We might as well retreat in order to advance, confess our sins to the court, and say that the discipline in our Confucius family is lax, and let the subordinates come forward to take the blame. This will give the court a step forward, and we will be more dignified..."
"Humph!" Kong Yanjin snorted coldly:
"What bullshit respectability!"
He stood up angrily, pointed at Kong Chengwu and shouted loudly:
"Do you know what the prefect said to me in private?"
"Let me hand over all the fields and tenant farmers and servants that the Confucius family has hidden for these years! Give them all to the government!"
"The money in the house must also be handed over!"
"In the words of that dog emperor, it means that our Confucius family will lose money and avoid disasters! We are not allowed to have so much money and land in the Confucius family, so we can only live in poverty!"
"It's so outrageous and unreasonable! It's beyond words that anyone can express!"
After all, Kong Chengwu was just the chief steward of the Kong Mansion. This was the first time he heard about this, and he was immediately shocked.
You know, the money, grain, land, tenant farmers and servants saved by the Confucius over the years are not a small amount. He is responsible for managing these affairs in the government, knowing that the financial resources of the Confucius are almost as rich as the country!
Although in the eyes of outsiders, the Kong family is the Wen Sect, the descendant of the saint, and the head of the Confucian sect, but in fact, the Kong family is almost among the top three landowners in the entire Northland, and even the entire Ming Dynasty!
If the new emperor really wants to treat the Kong family like this, then I really can’t blame the family head and all the family elders for being so angry...
"It is absolutely impossible for me to agree to this matter. The Dog Emperor is simply daydreaming and wishful thinking!"
"Xiao Wu, please gather all the capable servants in the house. I will send them to contact those families. I don't believe that Zhu Gaojie can cover the sky with one hand!"