Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 106: Behead the clerks and kneel down to listen to the order!
Kong Zhenhe could not help but shout: "Master Councillor, spare us! We are only following orders!"

But this time.

The grain inspectors under Cai Tianyou's command have already raised their swords.

Click!

along with.

The broadsword chopped down like lightning.

Kong Zhenhe and other clerks were beheaded immediately.

Cai Tianyou was looking at the clerks who had not been caught breaking the law:
"This is the result of not obeying Shangguan Jun's orders!"

"I can't wait!"

The other clerks all kowtowed and answered tremblingly.

Cai Tianyou smiled faintly.

At this time.

The prefect Luo Zeng could not help but say to Cai Tianyou: "Although this is a great move, killing so many clerks will make it more difficult to collect taxes. After all, it is difficult for me to collect taxes in person!"

"Don't worry about that."

"The court will send someone."

Cai Tianyou replied.

"That's good!"

Luo Zeng couldn't help but be stunned, but then he said something and felt relieved.

Cai Tianyou then continued to inspect other prefectures, states and counties.

Let’s talk.

Confucius Mansion.

Duke Yansheng Kong Wenshao had just received an imperial edict from Zhu Houcong asking him to go to Beijing to attend the ceremony of accompanying the emperor to the Imperial Academy.

Simultaneously.

Kong Wenshao also learned from letters from relatives and friends in the capital that Mao Ji and other Shandong civil servants had already informed the emperor of the truth about the murder of Wang Yangming.

This made Kong Wenshao particularly proud after receiving Zhu Houcong's edict, and he said with a smile:
"Sure enough, even if the new emperor of the Zhu family knew that I did it, he didn't dare to do anything to me. He still had to issue an order to invite me to Beijing to visit the Imperial Academy with him."

"Brother, are you going?"

Kong Wenli couldn't help but ask.

Kong Chengzhen said: "I think it should be rejected!"

"We can't let the new emperor of the Zhu family think that it's so easy to invite Duke Yansheng."

"At least we should give them enough face. If we don't send a eunuch from the Imperial Household Department to ask three times, it would be unworthy of our status!"

Kong Wenshao said, "My uncle is right. Since the new emperor of the Zhu family wants me to go to the capital and accompany him to be a respectful scholar, then he should act well. We are cooperating well."

"That's it."

"I will write the rejection letter."

Kong Wenli said with a smile.

Kong Wenshao and Kong Chengzhen nodded.

And this time.

Kong Chengkai, a powerful figure from another branch of the Kong family, walked in quickly and said:
"I just got the news that Councillor Cai Tianyou killed the clerk we planted in Yanzhou Prefecture and now he has gone to Jining Prefecture!"

Kong Wenshao stood up immediately.

"How dare he?"

Kong Chengzhen also asked a question at this time.

Kong Wenli also stood up at this time: "He shouldn't be so bold. After all, without the clerks we have placed in place, he, a grain supervisor, will be seriously short of manpower to collect tax grain!"

Kong Chengkai was so anxious that he almost cried, "But he is indeed killing people!"

"That only shows what he has to rely on!"

Kong Wenshao said with a sullen face.

Kong Chengzhen asked: "What can you rely on?"

"Of course it comes from the support of the capital."

"He did this because he must be one of the people in the capital who wanted to scare us."

"Let us be frightened by this and give up preventing scholars from taking the exam and give up the action of not actively collecting taxes."

Confucius heard the courtesy and said.

Kong Wenshao said: "This new emperor may not be sincere in compromising with us!"

"how to say?"

Kong Chengzhen asked.

Kong Wenli understood first: "Father is right. The new emperor has not easily compromised in what he has done these days. Now he suddenly shows that he doesn't care about our murder of Wang Yangming. Maybe he is forbearing temporarily in order to paralyze us first!"

"Paralyze us?"

Kong Chengzhen asked in surprise.

Kong Wenshao immediately ordered: "Send someone to the Southern Sect immediately to find out if the head of the Southern Sect has gone north. If so, find a way to contact people who are related to us, organize people, and eliminate them on the way!"

Kong Wenli bowed and said yes.

Kong Wenshao said: "If the new emperor of the Zhu family really wants to deal with us, he can only use the Southern Sect to replace us. This is his greatest confidence when he dares to take ruthless action!"

"I understand."

"So, we can't let him have the confidence to do that!"

Kong Chengzhen nodded and said.

Kong Wenshao said: "That's right!"

"Of course, that's not enough!"

"We can't let Cai Tianyou do whatever he wants. We need to let the people behind him know that if they allow Cai Tianyou to do this, there will be a civil uprising in Shandong!"

"We, the Northern Sect Kong Clan, are not something he can take care of just because he wants to!"

Kong Wenshao continued. So.

Kong Wenshao then looked at Kong Chengkai and said, "Organize our people to cause a big disturbance in the Jining Prefecture Government Office!"

"Whether we beat Cai Tianyou to death or chase him away, we must let those officials in Shandong know that if they offend us, they will not have a good end!"

Kong Chengkai nodded and left.

Only two days later.

Cai Tianyou was interrogating the arrested clerks in Jining Prefecture when a large number of soldiers and civilians surrounded the prefectural government office with swords, guns, sticks and clubs.

"Let go!"

"Let go!"

"Let go!"

And these people were still shouting slogans.

Cai Tianyou was not frightened by this.

Because he had long known through his secret agents that many soldiers and civilians were gathering here.

Therefore, he had already written a letter to Shu Sheng, the military governor and patrol governor, asking him to bring troops to assist him in dealing with the civil unrest.

then.

When these scholars and civilians surrounded the provincial government office and even began to break into it.

Almost at the same time, Shu Sheng, the military governor and deputy patrol officer, arrived with a large number of archers and surrounded the soldiers and civilians who had broken into the provincial government.

Many of these scholars and civilians noticed this scene and hurriedly informed Kong Chengkai and several members of the Kong family who had led them to cause trouble.

Kong Chengkai therefore hurriedly stopped the people who followed him to make trouble, and came to the outside of the state government office and looked at Shu Sheng: "What is Shu Bingxian going to do?"

"That."

"It should be me, the military officer, who should be asking you."

Shu Sheng shouted as he spoke, "What do you want to do?!"

Kong Cheng said: "We want justice and take down the corrupt officials who are harming the people!"

"That's not the way to seek justice."

"Who gave you the power to break into the government office and seize officials?"

"Neither the emperor nor the laws of the country have given you such power!"

"Even the Great Edict only says that the people can arrest officials, but it doesn't say that the people can arrest officials!"

Shu Sheng said, "Capture all these people! If there is resistance, kill them all!"

"stop!"

At this time.

The voice of Inspector General Xiong Xiang suddenly came.

Also coming with Xiong Xiang was Shandong Governor Wang Xu.

Both the governor and the inspector were powerful officials who toured the local areas on behalf of the emperor.

If Shu Sheng and Cai Tianyou did not have the secret order.

They will also be under the control of these two officials.

Even either of these two officials could arrest them directly or even kill them.

The reason these two people appeared at this time was because Kong Chengkai had informed them in advance in the name of Yansheng Duke Kong Wenshao and asked them to come.

This was to prevent any changes and have these two officials provide him with a safety net.

After all, inciting the people to riot is no trivial matter.

Kong Chengkai needed to borrow the power of these two people to characterize this incident as officials forcing the people to revolt, and as Cai Tianyou going too far, and it had nothing to do with the Kong family.

Wang Xu and Xiong Xiang were worried that tax collection would be affected, or even cause a major upheaval, so they didn't want to lose face for a local clan like the Confucius Mansion, and so they really rushed over.

Xiong Xiang then walked up to Shu Sheng, pointed at him, and asked sternly, "What are you doing?!"

"These people want to rebel, so they must be suppressed!"

Shu Sheng replied.

"Why don't you ask for permission to massage?"

Xiong Xiang asked.

Before Shu Sheng could answer, Xiong Xiang asked again: "I asked you why you didn't ask for permission first?!"

"What's there to ask for instructions?"

"They're attacking the provincial government directly! Do we have to wait until they kill the imperial officials?!"

"I am a military officer. If I encounter a rebellion, I have the right to suppress it on the spot."

Shu Sheng replied.

"You are presumptuous!"

Xiong Xiang then roared and asked Shu Sheng: "Do you really not know who they are, or are you pretending not to know?"

then.

Xiong Xiang pointed at Shu Sheng again and ordered his officers and soldiers:
"Take off his official hat, and then ask for the imperial edict and the clerk of the Censorate."

"I will set up an inspection office here to punish the cruel officials!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers under Xiong Xiang were about to capture Shu Sheng.

At this time.

Kong Chengkai also sneered.

At this moment, Shu Sheng took out a secret decree from his sleeve:

"Wait!"

"I have an urgent secret order from the cabinet! Everyone, kneel down and listen!"

(End of this chapter)