Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 308 Kong Fanhao: Who in the world dares to touch me, the Duke of Yansheng? !

Kong Yunshen heard this and said in a flattering manner.

"Thanks to the kindness of the Lord, who provided porridge in Qufu, otherwise, those disaster victims would have died of hunger and cold, and turned into bones on the roadside."

"They are grateful for their lives saved by the Lord's grace, so they should be grateful."

Kong Fanhao nodded as if in agreement, looking pleased.

Just at this moment, Kong Yunshen on the side suddenly spoke.

"But, sir, I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Tang has transferred a group of officials from the south called the Supervisory Office to supervise the disaster relief work in Shandong Province."

"I feel that your actions recently should be restrained to avoid attracting too much attention..."

It was no secret that Li Yi dispatched personnel from the Supervisory Office from the south to Shandong to supervise the disaster relief.

In other words, Li Yi actually intended to publicize this matter.

To put it bluntly, Li Yi's transfer of the Supervisory Office to Shandong is almost the same as the so-called notification from the higher authorities for inspection.

The main purpose is to deter relevant personnel at the lowest cost and get things back on track.

Instead of really putting anyone in jail!

If Li Yi really wants to deal with someone, he will definitely act in secret and will not let anyone notice anything wrong, in order to solve all problems at once.

At present, disaster relief is the top priority in Shandong, and anti-corruption and other issues have to take a back seat.

Therefore, Qufu could naturally receive the news in advance that the Supervisory Office was coming to inspect.

Kong Fanhao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said.

"No need to worry."

“Just keep doing what needs to be done.”

"This Qufu belongs to my Kong family. No one in the past dynasties can interfere with Qufu."

"The King of Tang wants my Kong family to provide disaster relief. Isn't my Kong family setting up a porridge stall to give out porridge? What else could be wrong?"

"Can the King of Tang still control the people to be grateful to our Kong family and voluntarily sell themselves to our Kong family?"

It is obvious that Kong Yunshen was very nervous about the so-called inspection notice from the superior unit.

We should temporarily stop the corruption of disaster relief grain, force people to be sold into slavery in the name of disaster relief, and take the opportunity to seek personal gain. We should do a good job of disaster relief and not leave any handle for the new dynasty.

But Kong Fanhao, the Duke of Yansheng, did not take it seriously at all.

The reason is very simple, because he is Yanshenggong and a descendant of Confucius.

In his opinion, what he is experiencing now is nothing at all.

Li Tang has not yet secured his rule over the world, so how could he embarrass a Yansheng Duke like me over such a trivial matter?
Besides, without the approval of him, Duke Yansheng, how could the entire Shandong province surrender to the Li Tang Dynasty?

With such a great achievement in hand, he naturally has the confidence to do things.

Kong Yunshen opened his mouth and said after hearing this.

"What the Saint said makes sense, but I am still worried that the Supervisory Office will investigate my Confucius Mansion..."

Upon hearing this, Kong Fanhao slammed the teacup in his hand on the table and said in an unhappy tone.

"He dares?!"

"Even if he had the guts, Li Tang wouldn't dare to cause trouble for my Kong Mansion!"

"Otherwise, I will hold the tablet of the Great Sage and Teacher and go to the Confucius Temple to cry. I don't believe he can bear it!"

After he finished speaking, Kong Fanhao snorted coldly.

"Okay, stop sitting here and get to work."

"I guarantee you here that nothing will happen. Everything will remain the same."

Seeing this, Kong Yunshen had no choice but to respond.

As a member of the Confucius family, he dared not go against the dignified Duke Yansheng.

However, at this moment, there was a commotion outside the Confucius Mansion.

A steward of the Kong Mansion ran into the flower hall from the door in a panic, came to Kong Fanhao and started reporting.

"Sir, many soldiers have come from outside Qufu City. Our guards can't stop them. They have already entered Qufu and are heading towards your mansion..."

Upon hearing this, Kong Fanhao couldn't help but frown and said with a frown.

"Soldiers?"

"Still going to force your way into Qufu?"

"Who gave them the courage to offend Qufu?"

"If they disturb the spirit of the Great Saint and Teacher, can they bear the consequences?"

Kong Fanhao was angry and immediately gave instructions to the housekeeper beside him.

"Go, gather the servants in the mansion to protect the house and drive those disorderly soldiers out for me."

Although he knew that the soldiers might be coming for him, Kong Fanhao was not panicked at all.

Not only did he not intend to surrender, but he was planning to resist.

He wanted to see who dared to touch him, the Duke of Yansheng, in Qufu? !

However, Kong Fanhao had just finished speaking before the butler beside him had no time to make any arrangements.

He heard a chaotic noise coming from afar.

Soon, with a loud bang, the tightly closed door of the Confucius Mansion was knocked open from the outside.

A group of soldiers in black rushed in from outside and headed straight for the hall.

There was a sound of cloth rubbing against each other.

The black muzzles of guns were aimed at everyone in the hall.

The leading officer stepped out from the crowd and asked.

"May I ask who is the Duke of Yansheng?"

"The king invites you, please follow us!"

Kong Fanhao was being pointed at with a gun, his heart was pounding. He stood up from his seat and asked with some trembling.

"I...I am the Duke of Yansheng!"

"What do you want to do?!" "This is Qufu. I am the descendant of the Great Sage and was personally conferred the title of Duke of Yansheng by the King of the Tang Dynasty. What do you want to do?"

At the beginning, Kong Fanhao felt a little short of breath facing the black muzzle of the gun, but as he spoke, he felt more at ease.

This is Qufu, he doesn't believe that the officer in front of him dares to touch him in Qufu!

Upon hearing this, Yang Fuqing sneered disdainfully.

"doing what?"

"Haha, you'll know it soon!"

"Please follow us, Your Excellency. The King has summoned you."

Kong Fanhao frowned again.

"If the king wants to summon you, why not send someone to deliver the message?"

"Who are you? How dare you fake the king's order? Impersonating an officer, aren't you afraid of death?"

Although Kong Fanhao was fearless, he also knew that it would be best for him not to leave Qufu.

No one dared to touch me in public.

But once I am taken to the wilderness by these villains, I am afraid they will risk the whole world's condemnation and attack me.

Then I'm afraid that all I can do is cry out to heaven and earth for help but no one will help!

Yang Fuqing took a few steps forward and kicked Kong Fanhao, who was about to say something else, to the ground.

Kong Fanhao covered his stomach which was hurt by being kicked and screamed in pain.

"This is Qufu, how dare you assault Duke Yansheng!"

"This is disrespectful to the Holy Master!"

"I will definitely report you! Report you!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fuqing curled his lips in disdain.

"Disrespectful?"

"I'm disrespectful, so what?"

"I might as well tell you that when I followed the Heavenly King and the Eastern King to roam the world, I burned down so many Confucius temples, smashed so many clay sculptures and wooden carvings, and destroyed so many pedantic Confucian texts that I can't even remember them all myself."

"I'm being disrespectful today, how can you do this?"

Yang Fuqing said with a cold expression.

"Do you still think that the king summoned you for good reasons?"

"I, the commander, may as well tell you here today that your Kong family has been found to have embezzled disaster relief supplies from the imperial court, forced others into slavery in the name of disaster relief, and wantonly killed and injured civilians."

"You, Kong Fanhao, just wait to be punished!"

After saying this, Yang Fuqing waved his hand and ordered his men to go forward and tie up Kong Fanhao.

After tying up Kong Fanhao, Yang Fuqing spoke.

"Immediately send people to block Qufu, block the Duke Yansheng's Mansion, block all entrances and exits, and prohibit everyone from entering or leaving."

"Send someone else to take control of all the clansmen, stewards, servants, and guards in the Kong Mansion."

"In addition, we will also send people to take over the refugee camps outside Qufu City and prepare for disaster relief."

Upon hearing this, the officer beside him immediately clasped his fists in response.

……

Outside Qufu City, inside the refugee camp!
Song Kangnian curled up in pain, still staying in the corner, his face full of sadness and despair.

His niece was taken away, and he was powerless to stop it!
Because the other party was from the Kong Mansion, and he was just an ordinary person with some skills.

This deep feeling of powerlessness continued to torment Song Kangnian's nerves, making him depressed.

Just then, there was a noise outside the refugee camp.

Song Kangnian subconsciously looked up and saw a group of soldiers carrying the Tang Dynasty flag coming to the outside of the refugee camp.

The leading officer took a few steps forward and spoke to the steward and servants of the Kong Mansion outside the refugee camp.

"I am Zhao He, the major commander of the 7th Infantry Division of the Tang Dynasty. I have been ordered to take over the refugee camp."

The steward looked strange when he heard this, but he still spoke.

"The refugee camp here was opened by the Yanshenggong Mansion."

"If you want to take over, you can, but please show me your warrant."

"Otherwise, I will be unable to obey your order!"

Zhao He sneered.

"I came here today just to inform you, not to discuss anything."

"Also, the Kong family has been found guilty of embezzling disaster relief supplies and forcing the people into slavery. You are all implicated."

"Take them all!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers behind him to move forward.

A group of soldiers quickly captured the stewards and servants of the Confucius Mansion in front of the refugee camp gate.

Someone wanted to resist, so Zhao He took out the pistol from his waist and shot him.

A gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole appeared on the forehead of the servant who attempted to resist, and red and white blood all poured out of the blood hole.

Zhao He didn't even look at it, but just waved his hand and ordered the soldiers around him to drag the body away.

If the steward in front of him resisted, he might still hesitate, but since a servant dared to resist, he would be killed!
This time, the king sent troops to Qufu, clearly targeting the Kong family.

Now, even the Kong family, the main family, can hardly protect themselves, and no one will care about the life or death of a servant.

Seeing that the servant who dared to resist was killed on the spot, the remaining managers and servants of the Kong Mansion could not help but tremble in fear.

These people only dare to act arrogantly in front of ordinary refugees.

After encountering a military commander like Zhao He who kills people at will, they all behaved more honestly than each other.

This can be said to be the extreme of bullying the weak and fearing the strong!

After taking down the manager and servants in front of the refugee camp, Zhao He immediately waved his hand and led his men into the refugee camp.

(End of this chapter)