Although Kong Wenshao was deprived of his title, he continued to live in Yanshengong's mansion. In a few years, his son would inherit "Yanshenggong".
That afternoon, Kong Wenshao was drinking heavily, and even the dancing music in front of him couldn't get him interested.
Suddenly, a servant rushed in: "Master, something big has happened..."
After a while, Kong Wenshao ran out quickly and happened to meet Kong Wenli who was also panicked.
Kong Wenli was blaming a temple elder: "I have repeatedly told you that once a court official worships the temple, all the tablets of the gods in the main hall will be replaced!"
The temple elder cried sadly: "We didn't have time. They disguised themselves as civilians and rushed in without saying a word. Everyone thought there were robbers, so they all went to arrest them. Who wants to replace the god's master?"
Kong Wenli asked quickly: "You mean, they are all dressed as ordinary people, and no one knows that the chief envoy is coming?"
"I don't know," the temple elder said, "only after entering the main hall did someone claim to be the Right Chief Envoy."
Kong Wenli suddenly looked ferocious and gritted his teeth and said, "It must be the robbers pretending to be imperial officials. Here we come. Gather your servants and kill all the robbers and send them to the official!"
Kong Wenshao happened to hear this and asked in surprise: "How dare you? That means you will be beheaded!"
Kong Wenli turned around and stared at his brother: "If we let them leave, even if our Kong family doesn't die, we will still have to be skinned by Wang Er!"
"Who told you not to change the god but to use the tablet from the old dynasty?" Kong Wenshao began to complain about his younger brother.
Kong Wenli said angrily: "How did I know that the Third Division of Shandong has been biting our Kong family? Brother, we will bear the burden together when the disaster comes. Is it possible that you still want to stay out of it!"
Kong Wenshao hesitated to speak, and continued walking with Kong Wenli. But after taking a few steps, he suddenly said: "I'm drunk. I don't know anything today."
"Brother, what do you mean by this?" Kong Wenli became more and more angry.
Kong Wenshao didn't say anything, turned around and ran back. He wanted to drink himself unconscious, so that even if the incident happened in the future, he could still ask questions.
Kong Wenli was furious, but it was inconvenient to vent his anger, so he could only order: "Quickly summon the servants to kill the thief!"
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Shi Dao led people to occupy the main hall of the Confucius Temple and ordered the Kong brothers to come to see him immediately. At the same time, he blew a whistle to spread the news, and asked the officers hiding outside the Confucius Temple to immediately ride to the Yanzhou government office to report the news.
While I was waiting, I suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "The robber is pretending to be an official of the imperial court. I will kill all the robbers in the Confucius family and leave no one alive in the palace!"
Shi Dao was a little surprised when he heard this, and then sneered: "You are so bold!"
In order to catch him off guard and prevent the Kong family from temporarily changing the memorial tablets, Shi Dao only brought three official servants and eight disciples of the Jishi Sect. After all, too many followers could easily be exposed in advance.
Seeing the Kong family's dog jumping over the wall, Shi Dao immediately closed the palace door, and twelve people starting from him guarded the doors, windows and other important places.
There are several doors to the main hall, but the Kong family rushed too quickly and failed to close two doors in time. Shi Dao led three disciples of the Jishi Sect and personally drew their swords to guard them. The four of them blocked the door and slashed wildly.
Only two people were injured, but dozens of Kong's servants were frightened and retreated. How could these bastards dare to continue charging in?
Kong Wenli was so angry that he urged: "Kill the thieves quickly. If you kill a thief, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. The servants carried sticks and began to rush to the door with random shouts.
Shi Dao quickly called two more Jishi disciples, six of them guarding the main entrance, while the others guarded the side door and windows.
"kill!"
Six people form a formation to attack, one man is in charge, and ten thousand men cannot attack.
The number of servants now exceeded two hundred, and they rushed in from several places. The largest number of people was at the main entrance of the hall, with hundreds of people gathered at the door and shouting.
These guys usually only bully others, let alone go into battle, they have never even engaged in serious street fights. They were stimulated by the silver reward and rushed over recklessly. The first few people faced sharp swords.
He woke up instantly and wanted to turn around and run away. But his retreat was blocked by his own people. These people could not move forward or retreat, and they were pushed down and trampled to death.
In an instant, several servants squeezed in. Shi Dao and others retreated while killing them. They all stabbed to death with swords in their hands.
"Killing people!"
The servants in the front retreated in fear, while the servants in the back continued to rush forward, even forgetting to swing their sticks.
After a while, hundreds of servants dispersed, leaving more than ten corpses at the gate.
"Useless trash!"
Kong Wenli was already riding a tiger, and he had already ordered action. If Shi Dao could not be killed, this matter would not end today.
However, the servants were so useless that more than a hundred people were killed by six people.
Looking at a few more side doors and windows, there are also no results, so we can’t drag it on any longer!
Kong Wenli's face looked uncertain, and he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Set fire!"
This guy really went all out and actually set fire to the Confucius Temple and burned Shi Dao alive inside. If the court investigates in the future, they will say that the thief is afraid of crime and beat him to death for refusing to admit that the Shandong Governor Envoy has come.
Shi Dao stood behind the main hall gate and saw firewood piled outside. He said in disbelief: "Have the Kong family lost their minds and gone crazy? They even burned down the temple of their ancestors!"
"Senior brother, fight out." A disciple of the Jishi sect who followed Shi Dao said.
Shi Dao said: "Catch cheaters and doubles, and catch thieves and get dirty. If you rush out at this time, you will play into the other party's hands. After we leave, they can take the opportunity to change the memorial tablet. When the court investigates, the Kong family has no need to admit their guilt."
A disciple of the Jishi Sect asked: "Then wait for them to set fire?"
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Shi Dao said: "Wait a minute, I don't believe they really dare to burn the main hall of the Confucius Temple!"
Kong Wenli really dared to burn it!
Even if Shi Dao cannot be burned to death, the evidence inside must be burned so that he can fight lawsuits in the future.
"ignition!"
The moment the fire was lit outside, Shi Dao led his men out, slashed and killed the servants who set the fire, and then used his long sword to push away the burning firewood.
Suddenly, the Qufu magistrate arrived with dozens of government officials.
Kong Wenli said: "In Kongzhi County, there are thieves disturbing the holy temple. Kill them all quickly!"
The magistrate of Qufu immediately ordered: "Kill the thieves!"
Why is the county magistrate so obedient?
Because since the Yuan Dynasty, the magistrate of Qufu County has been held concurrently by Duke Yan Sheng, or by a member of the Kong clan appointed by Duke Yan Sheng.
The Kong family not only enjoys various preferential policies, but also directly rules the Qufu area. From the county magistrate to the assistant officials and servants, everyone is a member of the Kong family.
Even the central court, the Third Division of Shandong and the local censors were not qualified to evaluate the Qufu magistrate. Without the emperor's order, officials at all levels could not interfere in Qufu affairs. At most, they would file a complaint against the Confucius family if they got wind of it.
To put it more bluntly, without receiving an order from the central government, whether it was Zhang Cong or Shi Dao who came this time, they were overstepping their authority and interfering in the affairs of the Confucian government!
With this explanation, we can understand why the Kong family was so bold and dared to resist the decree and continue to use the title of the Yuan Dynasty. It can also be understood why the Kong family in history continued to do this until the end of the Ming Dynasty, but was not punished by the court.
The Kong family is the sky of Qufu!
Qufu is not the world of the Zhu family, but the world of the Confucius family!
Historically, Zhang Cong succeeded in depriving Confucius of his royal title and turning Confucius from a prince into a teacher. However, with the power of his chief assistant, he could not reverse the situation of Confucius' hereditary rule as the magistrate of Qufu. It can only be said that future magistrates of Qufu will also have to accept it.
Imperial examination.
However, even if the assessment is inferior, it is just another Kong family member.
Is such an assessment useless?
It's not just a formality. Even the person in charge of the assessment is too lazy to care about the situation and just makes random evaluations.
The county magistrate of the Kong family rushed in with dozens of government servants. The force value of these people was at least higher than that of the servants.
But it is also extremely high.
They are used to being arrogant and domineering. They can run rampant with a stick of water and fire, so naturally they cannot prepare bows and crossbows.
As soon as the two sides engaged in battle, dozens of government officials immediately collapsed because the one in front was bleeding.
"set fire!"
Kong Wenli ordered his servants to go around to both sides and set fire to it.
There were only twelve people on Shi Dao's side, and he did not dare to disperse and kill the enemy. He could only watch the main hall of the Confucius Temple catch fire. He said angrily: "You guys who deceived your master and destroyed your ancestors, wait until you are punished by the court!"
Kong Wenli shouted: "Surround and kill these bandits pretending to be officials!"
"Charge out!"
Shi Dao led his men to charge with swords, but the government servants and servants gave way, and they were soon rushed out of the gate of the Confucius Temple.
Kong Wenli couldn't catch up, and even if he caught up, he couldn't win. He sneered and said: "Quickly put out the fire!"
While putting out the fire, the tablets in the main hall of the Confucius Temple were replaced.
How will the court investigate in the future?
My Kong family didn't do anything, they just rounded up some bandits. This group of bandits was so bold that they dared to call themselves imperial officials!
What?
Are you really the right chief minister of Shandong?
Alas, misunderstandings are all misunderstandings.
Without court orders, Shandong officials are not allowed to interfere in Qufu affairs. You suddenly acted beyond your authority. How can I know whether it is true or false?
Your Majesty, please punish Shi Dao, the governor of Shandong Province, for overstepping his authority!