Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 511

One night, when a pair of patrolmen had just finished their patrol and were about to change the guard with the next group, they suddenly heard a shrill cry.

Everyone's complexion changed drastically, and they quickly rushed to the granary where the screams were screaming.

The first person to rush into the granary where the cry came from was a guard named Ding Er.

After he rushed in, what he saw was a big black and fat guy, who was leading a group of fat mice to bite two cats.

The two cats screamed at the beginning, but in an instant they were dripping with blood, and they couldn't see their original appearance.

The leading one turned out to be a mouse!

Yes, it is a mouse, a fat and tall mouse, the size of two cats, the smallest one is twenty or thirty catties.

This mouse has become a sperm!
Ding Er just froze in place!
When the fat rat king saw Ding Er for the first time, he was not afraid at all, and even wanted to rush over, but he followed a group of people to appear at the door.

The mouse king disappeared without a trace with all the mice in an instant!
"So... is that a mouse?"

At the beginning they had expectations, but they found that most of them were people trying to catch fame, which was useless at all, so they gradually slacked off.

Everyone was also startled by the giant mouse.

Lu Lianxian had just returned from a circle outside when the deputy commander came to apply for a shield.

For them, it is not easy to get this errand. What they worry about most is not the problem of rats, anyway, they don’t eat their family’s food. What they worry about is their own errand, which can feed their family.

The manager directly asked someone to offer 100 taels of silver.

The Confucian Mansion had already allocated this money to the steward, and it was specially used as a reward, but no one was able to receive the reward.

The manager simply asked a young boy to lead the Taoist priest and apprentice to the granary, and of course whispered in private, if it didn't work, he would send someone away early.

It's just that the final result is not satisfactory!

"Damn it, who has ever seen such a big mouse, it must weigh more than two to ten kilograms? Then... that is definitely the king of mice!"

People like this have been coming to the door almost every day for more than half a year, not only Yan Shenggong, but also the stewards of the Confucian Mansion are a little troublesome.

Some people think that Mr. Yansheng's personal morals are corrupt and he has an unruly heart, which is simply disrespectful, so kill him soon!No!The imperial court and the emperor have treated the Kong family so favorably, yet they still have the heart to covet the holy throne. It is no exaggeration to punish the nine clans for rebellious officials and thieves!

Today's Wucheng soldiers and horses are in his hands, and they have been trained to be no different from frontier troops. Not only are they practicing martial arts, they are also equipped with excellent weapons, so that if the emperor needs it, they, the security forces, can also go into battle. .

When it was almost noon, the food deliverer came over, so the porter and the servants who came came to eat, and the Taoist priest and the young apprentice were not allowed.

Compared with the mouse king harming the granary, Yan Shenggong was more worried that too many people entered the granary, knowing that his family was jealous.

Although Jiubian's life is much easier, it is still not very affluent after all. The emperor asked Jiubian to report on the grain production and population issues, and found that some places only had enough food and clothing. subsidize these places.

They see a lot of people like this, so naturally they will not be enthusiastic.

"According to the emperor's will, arrange people to transport half of the food to the border gate where the food is in short supply and apply for subsidies, and half to be stored in the county government granary!"

People and money were empty, and many people left with mournful faces.

When the boy came to his senses, he quickly informed the steward.

Lu Lianxian had a headache. Originally, he had just finished his work during the New Year's Eve. He thought many people had just returned to work after the year. There were not so many things to do, so he could take a good rest. At least he had been slack for a few months. Who would have encountered these things again? matter.

Since this meant no money and no trouble to anyone, just put the cat in the granary, and if there was nothing to do within half a day, they would naturally not leave, and there would be no loss for the Confucian Mansion.

One turned out to be the fat and strong mouse king, whose neck had been bitten off and died; the other was the skinny black cat, which had large and small wounds on its body. Although it was lying on the ground, it seemed to be still alive. pant.

Now because of the existence of the mouse king, many cats in the house have become timid towards those mice, and they are not active in catching mice.

Another group of people think that this is Kong Wenshao's own wolfish ambition, which cannot represent the entire Kong family. The ancestor of Confucian culture and the teacher of the world's students should not deny the entire Kong family just because there is a scum in the descendants. That's fine, there is no need to affect the entire Kong family, so that the saint Kong will not be safe under the spring!
What's more, all the scholars in the world are disciples of Confucius. If the entire Confucius family is destroyed, where will the scholars in the world go!

The steward walked up to the Taoist priest excitedly and exchanged greetings.

In the past few years, many of the fields in the frontier pass have returned to the military households from the hands of the tyrants. In addition to the promotion of some high-yield potatoes and sweet potatoes, the lives of the soldiers in the border pass, especially in the nine border towns, are now much easier.

Big mouse!Big mouse!
Seeing so much wasted food, Wang Yun couldn't help sighing:
Even though rats are hateful, how could the Kong family eat a giant rat from the imperial court?

"It's a mouse, oh my god! I... I haven't seen a mouse that big! So... is that mouse a sperm?"

100 taels of silver is a drop in the bucket for the Confucian Mansion, but for an ordinary family with an income of only ten taels a year, this is definitely a relatively large sum of money, which is naturally very attractive.

As for the cat and mouse, it became more and more exaggerated.

Of course Yan Shenggong was very annoyed, and it was not easy to blame the subordinates for this matter, and he did not dare to make this matter too ostentatious.

The steward was very excited, and felt that the Taoist priest and the black cat were strange. If Yan Shenggong knew about it, he would be surprised, and maybe he would give more rewards.

When Yan Shenggong brought people over to check the situation and asked where the old mouse catcher was, everyone realized that they were only looking at the mouse king in amazement, and didn't even notice that the two had quietly left!
This incident caused a lot of shock in Qufu, and the fact that there was a large amount of grain stored in the granary of the Confucian Mansion also spread like wildfire!

If it is the latter, forget the past, but the land is only rented temporarily, and the performance is good, and the normal treatment will be restored after two years.

Now he insists on wandering around in various districts of the city every day before returning.

That didn't take it seriously, and even offered to ask their cat to catch the rat king. If they couldn't catch it, they would treat themselves as a loss to the cat. If they caught it, they could give a reward, and they didn't want any help from Confucius.

The steward found the reason, so he quickly reported it to Duke Yansheng.

After getting in touch with the rat king at close range, I realized that the guy was really fat and fat, and when people weighed him, he actually weighed more than 30 catties. He was an absolute rat king.

Everyone was shocked, knowing that the cat must have met the mouse king, and the time was too short. It took less than an hour to go in. Depending on the situation, the cat must have been nibbled by the mouse king again!
Someone couldn't help but look at the Taoist priest sympathetically, and the little apprentice beside the Taoist priest also looked a little terrified!
A group of people opened the barn door and rushed in.

Someone said worriedly.

The emperor's private visit to the south in his micro-service was unknown to others, but the fact that Lu Lianxian was the father-in-law was naturally clear.

They only asked people to write a notice saying that there was a rat problem in their granary, and if someone could help solve it, they would naturally give a big reward.

Two beasts were lying on the ground.

The Taoist priest and the little apprentice rushed over and picked up the black cat to check its injuries.

"What are you afraid of! So many of us saw that the mouse king was so tough, who can do anything! Let someone report it to Yan Shenggong, and he will naturally solve this matter. This kind of thing is not caused by us, of course not. As for us to take responsibility!"

There were also people who volunteered to go in and kill mice manually, but they wandered around for a few days, their eyes turned red, and they didn't see a mouse.

Everyone immediately agreed, and asked the leader to go to the steward and report the matter.

The Taoist priest disagreed, and one of his young apprentices got into trouble with the gatekeeper.

Those people who came to help catch the mice before, many of them wanted fame and reputation, and they had to cooperate with the house, such as feeding and drinking for the cats, and helping those people with food and shelter.

This situation has been tossing for more than half a year, but there is no result.

Yan Shenggong said that it was a rat problem, but in fact, the request was to catch the rat king, and the king was the first to catch the thief!
After catching the rat king, the cats from Yanshenggong's mansion will naturally deal with the rats below.

The people of the Wucheng Bingma Division can only be organized into groups to patrol and maintain order in places where those people are arguing, so as to avoid arguing and fighting, which is not good.

People are different, stand in different positions, and think about different problems!

I heard that in some places some military households who had fled began to return to their hometowns.

"No, it's so big, it's bigger than cats, no wonder those cats died so badly, they are no match for them at all, this... this mouse is terrible!"

The matter from the Confucian Mansion had spread to the capital two days earlier!
The things about Yan Sheng Gong Kong Wenshao have been publicized in tabloids in various places, and have aroused great discussions in various places, especially among scholars.

A subordinate asked someone to count the food and came to listen to the order.

After a while, someone asked a question.

He even severely reprimanded the concierge, saying that he was bluffing at the gate of the Confucian Mansion, which affected the reputation of the Confucian Mansion.

someone said.

But he didn't turn to the Taoist master and apprentice, he just said that the Confucian mansion doesn't need people to catch mice now, and they can leave on their own.

Just sat down and took a sip of tea at this moment, the deputy commander came over and said that their team wanted to apply for a shield.

The two factions were in constant dispute. At the beginning, some people expressed their opinions in the tabloids, and they argued with each other. Later, they even started arguing on the street!
Recently, there was even a forum debate contest held at Jinghua Tea House. Two groups of people came to the stage to give speeches and debates. It was very lively.

On this day, a Taoist priest with a skinny cat came to the gate of the Confucian mansion and asked to see him, saying that he wanted to help catch mice.

As a slippery Confucian man who only likes to make a lot of money in silence, seeing this situation, in order to avoid problems, he directly described the Taoist priest as an immortal, saying that he was protecting the Confucian mansion, and the Confucian mansion was blessed by the gods. It also gradually changed.

Therefore, after one or two people went in to whack rats but failed, those who recommended themselves to whack rats manually were rejected by Yan Shenggong.

The steward heard the news, and it took him a while to react. He asked someone to pass the news to Yan Shenggong who had gone outside, and he himself took someone to the granary.

It's not easy for us to fight with them. It's not good to catch them. I think it's better for our people to hold shields. This is also easy to fight and prevent our own people from being caught! "

It's just that when he asked Yan Shenggong to come to see this strange phenomenon again, he found that the Taoist priest, the little apprentice and the black cat had long since disappeared.

After the announcement was posted, many people immediately came to try it.

Lu Lianxian was dumbfounded!
He knew that it would be humiliating for those scholars to quarrel and scold, and it was not unheard of that those scholars besieged Yang's mansion in the capital.

Even though he knew that Jiang Bin and the others followed, the frontier army and the capital guards were actually the emperor's people who firmly held the power, but they could not relax at any time.

Wang Yun said directly.

Someone with a clear mind said.

Some of the people who came to try it brought their own cats that they thought were powerful, and many so-called Elvis Kings died within a few days after entering the granary.

"Let you maintain order, just a group of scholars, and use the shield?"

Later, the steward just came out, saw the situation, and reprimanded both parties.

The topic of the granary in the Confucian Mansion gradually turned into the legend of the gods leading the cat to catch the mouse king. Through word of mouth, the situation of the Confucian Mansion catching mice was spread to a miraculous level.

Everyone was opening their mouths to eat, but before they swallowed, they heard a shrill cry from inside.

"Commander?"

Now a Taoist came to the door with a skinny cat in his arms, and they even dismissed it. The skinny cat was not enough for a meal in front of the Mouse King. It was really Guan Gong's big axe!
"Let's go! Let's go! You Taoist priest, if you don't have anything to eat, there is a porridge shed in our Confucian mansion on Qianjie Street, just go and eat a bowl, don't get in the way!"

"Yes!"

For Lu Lianxian, he was in the Wucheng Bingma Division to maintain the yard for his son-in-law, so naturally he did his best.

Therefore, even though the new year has just passed, and he is psychologically relaxed, he actually doesn't want to care about the common people's affairs. As for other possible changes in the city, it is suitable for Lu Lianxian to pay attention.

Naturally, the conditions for the heavy reward have also been mentioned, the bonus is 100 taels of silver.

The boy didn't take it seriously, and led the person directly to the granary, and explained a few words to the guard there. The guard asked the Taoist priest to put the cat in, and then stopped talking to the Taoist priest and the little apprentice.

Catching or killing the mouse king will naturally solve the problem.

Regarding the handling of these deserters, the emperor was merciful and asked Nine Frontiers to investigate the real reason why the military households escaped.

The Taoist priest didn't talk much, but the young apprentice directly raised the issue of rewards.

Everyone was stunned.

The gatekeeper looked at the Taoist priest and said impatiently.

"What do you think we should do? Such a big mouse, so cunning, it disappeared when it saw us, and we have already startled it. I guess it will be difficult to catch it. This derivative has given us time, and the time is up." , we can't solve the problem, and the job will be lost by then, but we..."

They were also responsible for maintaining the order of those debating scholars in the city. Although Lu Lianxian felt that maintaining stability was very important, he felt that the sudden use of shields seemed a little too exaggerated!

The deputy commander said a little aggrieved.

"My lord, you don't know something. Those scholars looked well-dressed and quarreled non-stop. They were worse than wives, and they arrested people after arguing! Yesterday our people were scratched while maintaining order. Yes! My lord, look at the scratches on my hand. I heard that I was a Jieyuan, and I think I’m a shrew!

He also heard a lot about those literati in Wu Zong's court back then. He knew all the methods of Ming literati, but he had been at the border before, and later went to Huguang. He had never seen it with his own eyes. Some surprised.

"Then...then go to the warehouse to get the shield!"

Lu Lianxian immediately said, it's not good if one of us gets hurt!
"But this is not a long-term solution. Those scholars are not afraid of the death of the court staff. We can't let them keep fighting and tearing up like this. If there are too many people, it will inevitably cause chaos. If they suddenly step on it... we still have to find a way !"

A voice suddenly said at the door.

(End of this chapter)