After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 33 Confucius Is Good (Read More)

As soon as he went south, he bumped into the Kong family.

Who can blame this?
Of course, the Kong family had too much land and the expansion was too much.

You must know that in Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, the two largest landlords were Lu Wangfu and the Kong family.The two sides are neck and neck, if you insist, the Kong family seems to have more, after all, they have a rich background.

Well now, the Zhu family is finished, and there is only one Confucian mansion left, so there is no need to argue.

Zhu Yiyuan didn't dare to neglect, got a horse, and led more than [-] rebel soldiers, quickly crossed the original mountain and entered the territory of Laiwu.

It can be said that he came in time. At this time, Liu Bao and Luo Yi's situation is definitely not good.

"Young master, the Kong family came to collect the land tax. They increased the land tax to [-]% in one go. The common people couldn't bear it and complained a lot." Liu Bao explained to Zhu Yiyuan.

"Then you all decided to attack, wanting to eliminate harm for the people?" Zhu Yiyuan said.

Liu Bao's face darkened, Luo Yi rolled his eyelids and said, "It's my decision, it's none of Uncle Liu's business."

Zhu Yiyuan stared at him, "Uncle Liu? You are rebel soldiers, don't use the same tricks from the village. Tell me, what happened after the fight?"

Being reprimanded by Zhu Yiyuan, Luo Yi became more honest and lowered his head.

Liu Bao was puzzled and said: "Young Master Zhu, we thought it was like in Dazhuang Village and Zichuan County. When we eradicate the bad guys, the people will listen to us. But who knows, when the news spread, several surrounding villages were alarmed. Especially It was some elderly people who ran over and said that they would give us some food and send us away."

Zhu Yiyuan frowned, "Are they afraid of being implicated?"

Liu Bao nodded, "Indeed, they said that the Kong family is descended from saints, and those who beat them offended the Kong family and would go to hell. They also said that we are all thieves, and it won't last long. Even if the dynasty changes, the Kong family will The family is also as stable as Mount Tai, and you are not afraid of anything. If you go against the Kong family, you will not end well. In short, how ugly it is, how ugly it is."

Luo Yi finally dared to say: "Young Master, those old bastards speak too badly. If you didn't allow you to bully the common people, I would beat them up."

Zhu Yiyuan snorted heavily, the Kong family has gone through thousands of years and is deeply rooted in this land.It's not just casual talk.

How many dynasties are gone, but they still stand firm.

Even if the Qing army enters the customs, don't we still have to respect them?
Regarding the Confucian family, Zhu Yiyuan has ideas.

I was thinking about developing to Yanzhou, so it came in handy.

Who would have thought that just after entering Laiwu, it was still in the territory of Jinan Prefecture, and they would encounter the forces of the Kong family. It can only be said that this family has really long hands!

As for the thoughts of the villagers, Zhu Yiyuan can also understand.

In the face of such a huge monster that no one can move, you think you are doing justice and fighting violence, but in their eyes, it is harming them.

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a while, and then said: "All the villagers think this way? Does anyone hate the Kong family?"

Liu Bao immediately said: "Yes, especially many young people. They said that the land rent collected by the Kong family was too high and they couldn't survive at all. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it's better to follow the heroes of Liangshan and rebel. Some people asked us, accept They don’t accept people, they want to follow our servants of the Kong Kong family. If there were no such people, we would all think that the common people are cowards and cowards!”

Zhu Yiyuan pondered for a moment, thinking in his heart, the situation is very clear, the common people really can't hold on, they have been squeezed too badly, they can't survive.

The behavior of the Kong family is indeed hateful.

However, due to their long-term prestige, they did not dare to challenge the authority of the Kong family.

The common people are out of this delicate balance.

"Are there any Confucian temples around here?" Zhu Yiyuan asked suddenly.

Luo Yi immediately said: "Yes, not far away, there is a Confucius Temple."

Zhu Yiyuan said: "Very well, I want to offer incense to Confucius."

"Incense?"

Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Yes, not only I'm going, but you should immediately notify the people around you that I'm here, and everyone, please go over and have a chat."

Luo Yi and Liu Bao didn't understand what it meant, but they could only agree that Zhu Yiyuan went directly to the Confucius Temple under the protection of the rebel army.This one is of course not the one in Qufu, it is only the size of three houses.

But it seems that the incense is very good, and people who study around come to offer incense and worship.Every year and festival, some tribute should be given to Confucius.

Hearing that Zhu Yiyuan was coming, the villagers arrived one after another, and surrounded a large circle outside the temple gate, there were hundreds of people.

There is suspicion, fear, even anger, hostility in their eyes...

Zhu Yiyuan didn't panic at all, he first picked up a stick of incense, respectfully burnt incense on the portrait of Confucius, and then said a few good words in praise of Confucius.

Then Zhu Yiyuan turned around to the temple gate, smiled at the villagers, and said, "We are all from Shandong. How blessed we are. We grew up in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, bathed in enlightenment. We would never envy other places. Although we are volunteers, we also know that This point definitely does not mean to offend Confucius or insult the sages."

Hearing what Zhu Yiyuan said, an old man came out, his complexion was deep, and he seemed to have some prestige.

"You are right. Since you understand, please lead your department away. You have caused us a lot of trouble."

Zhu Yiyuan smiled, "Old man, don't worry, it's in front of the Confucius Temple. I want to ask, do you know why the Master is a sage and what did he say?"

The old man was taken aback, he knew a few words, but he couldn't read the scriptures, and couldn't say anything.

Most of the villagers are also like this. It is really embarrassing for them to say what Confucius said.

It took a long time before someone dared to say: "I have spoken the Analects of Confucius."

Zhu Yiyuan laughed loudly, "That's right, the Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of the Confucius, but I want to ask the folks, Confucius taught people to steal and plunder. In the fish and meat village? To squeeze the people, to suck the marrow? To do harm to one side, surrender to the enemy and betray the country? Did Confucius say this?"

Now the folks whispered to each other, the sages of Confucius and Mencius naturally wouldn't teach this kind of bastard fart.

Zhu Yiyuan smiled calmly and said: "Confucius is a sage in ancient times. He has always taught people to learn well and persuade people to be kind. Master has talked about benevolent government all his life. He warned emperors to govern with virtue and ordinary people to live in threes. My teacher. You should see the virtuous and think like one. These are all the teachings of Confucius. But..."

Zhu Yiyuan paused for a moment, and suddenly said sadly: "Now what I see is the servants of the Confucian family, who act recklessly, fish and meat people, and squeeze oil from their bones. Not to mention the teachings of the master, they are worse than ordinary landlords. I want to ask the big guy , if Confucius came to know, or if the Master came back to life, what would happen?"

What would happen if Confucius came back to life?
The villagers showed a thoughtful expression...Zhu Yiyuan continued: "I think Master will kill these unworthy descendants and clean up the house by himself if he comes back to life. After all, Confucius is a man who is versatile in both civil and military affairs. No way. It is allowed to rate beasts as cannibals."

While laughing, Zhu Yiyuan separated Confucius from the Kong family.

It takes a lot of courage to oppose Confucius, but it seems much easier to oppose Confucius.

Zhu Yiyuan saw that the fire was almost ready, so he continued: "Perhaps you don't know yet, the current Yan Shenggong inherited the title during the Wanli period, and he has endured the great grace of the Ming Dynasty for decades. He gave his son a second-rank crown belt. The Ming Dynasty was ashamed of the people, but it definitely did not feel sorry for the Kong family."

"It's just that our Lord Yan Sheng enshrined the Dragon Throne of Emperor Yongchang of Dashun Kingdom immediately after Li Zicheng entered the capital, and offered horses and horses to kneel down to receive the seal of Dashun."

The villagers only knew that the Kong family was superior, but they didn't know about these things, so they all stared wide-eyed. Isn't this just the seller seeking glory?
Zhu Yiyuan continued: "More than that, after the Qing army entered Beijing, he changed his face again, and immediately wrote a letter to the Qing emperor, saying that the holy emperor, the mountains and rivers, the sun and the moon, the country and the universe are eternal. Not long ago, The Qing court ordered the shaving of hair, and our Yan Shenggong published the "Shang Shaving the Head" and led the tribe to shave their heads."

Zhu Yiyuan chuckled and said, "I don't need to say how many dynasties the Kong family has served in 2000 years. This Yan Sheng Gong has served three courts himself. Yan Sheng Gong? Three surnames!"

What a man with three surnames, he is clearly a family slave with three surnames!

It turns out that the big guy is in awe of such a thing, what a bad luck!

"Folks, we don't want to oppose Confucius. The Master is naturally good. We just uphold the teachings of the Master and deal with some Confucian family members who have committed crimes. Even if the Master knows about this kind of thing, he will only applaud."

(End of this chapter)