Chapter 62 Shocking
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Kong Wenshao even wanted to swallow Qiu Ju alive. If he handed over all the land of the Kong family, what was the difference between that and killing him?
The basis for the survival of the Confucius family, apart from the golden sign of being the descendant of Confucius, is a large number of acres of land. How can the huge Confucius family survive if the land is handed over.
They are accustomed to living a life of fine clothing and fine food, but they cannot adapt to the "coarse food".
He could regard it as a small loss of profit if he fell out with the civil servant group. Anyway, the Kong family was just a mascot raised by the literati group, but if he was asked to hand over all the land, that would be unthinkable. Without the land, the Kong family would
Could it still be the Kong family?
"That's right, Qiu Ju, don't go too far. Our Kong family has given us enough face by being willing to stand up for the emperor. Don't overdo it."
"The land is the foundation of our Kong family. We will never hand it over. If you have the guts, let the emperor come to us in person."
"If you don't have any land, if you have the guts, you can kill us. No one in the world will let you go, a eunuch."
When the land issue was mentioned, the old men of the Kong family who had previously been trembling like quails immediately became stunned and became furious and frustrated.
They are more concerned about the land issue than Kong Wenshao, the head of the Kong family. After all, they are old and need a comfortable and comfortable retirement environment. If they skip a dish, they will scold the servants of the Kong family.
It is really hard for them to imagine how miserable their retirement life would be without the support of land. A meal of five dishes or three dishes would drive them crazy.
Hearing the word "eunuch" from the mouth of an old man from the Kong family, Qiu Ju's face instantly became extremely gloomy, and his eyes boiled with murderous intent. As an incomplete man, what he hated most was the word "eunuch".
That's his reverse scale.
"Okay, okay..."
Qiu Ju was so angry that he laughed and dared to call him a "eunuch" in front of him. The elder of the Kong family succeeded in arousing his anger and would also bring death to himself.
Keng
A sword was drawn out, sharp and swift, as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder.
The old Kong family man still had a sarcastic expression on his face, but he was already dead. A line of blood stretched from the center of his eyebrows, and he could no longer die.
"Qiu Ju, you will be punished sooner or later."
An elder of the clan was killed by Qiu Ju with a sword, and the rickets that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Kong family broke out again. He did not dare to yell at Qiu Ju anymore, but whispered greetings to Qiu Ju's family, and cursed Qiu Ju for a good death.
"kill......"
Qiu Ju didn't intend to stop there. With an order, his subordinate Dongchang Fanzi raised his sword and sent away all the remaining elders of the Kong family.
"enough......"
Kong Wenshao shouted loudly, his face extremely painful. On one hand, the lives of the Kong family members, and on the other hand, the family fortune accumulated over hundreds of years. How to make a choice was really too difficult for him.
The most difficult thing in the world is to choose between two options. He experienced two choices in a short period of time, and his spirit almost collapsed!
"Mr. Yansheng, our family has no time to fight with you. If we want land or people, you can decide it yourself!"
Hearing the word "eunuch" which he most tabooed in his life, Qiu Ju's ferocious nature was fully aroused. He placed his sword on the neck of Kong Wenshao's eldest son Kong Zhenqian, directly forcing Kong Wenshao to surrender.
"you......"
Kong Wenshao was so angry that he trembled with anger. Kong Zhenqian was his eldest son and the next generation of Duke Yansheng. How could he add a sword to his body? It was simply insulting to the gentle man!
"Dad, save me..."
Kong Zhenqian was so frightened that he had never seen such a battle before, let alone the sword-edged sword, he had never seen anything like killing a chicken.
A family like the Confucius family, which has been passed down for thousands of years, will produce children who are either like Kong Rong in the Three Kingdoms, a pure corrupt scholar, or like Jia Baoyu in the Red Mansion, who are as weak as women and have no responsibility.
Kong Zhenqian is undoubtedly the latter.
"Mr. Yan Shenggong, what are your thoughts?"
Qiu Ju pressed forward step by step, and with a slight exertion of the sword, Kong Zhenqian's skin was broken, and a little blood flowed out. Kong Zhenqian was so frightened that he became incontinent on the spot, and a pool of yellow liquid flowed down, adding another stream of blood to the blood.
Stink.
"The Kong family is willing to obey the court's arrangements."
Kong Wenshao gave in. He could not just watch his son die in Qiu Ju's hands.
If the family property is gone, it can still be earned, but if the son is gone, it is really gone. Although he does not lack sons due to his status, there are many bastards and illegitimate sons, but there is only one eldest son.
"Very good. Duke Yansheng's loyalty and patriotism are well known to the world. His Majesty will definitely be very happy to know about it."
Qiu Ju fell out of control faster than he could flip through a book. He immediately changed his face to an enthusiastic one and admired Kong Wenshao's "knowledge of current affairs" very much.
The sword on Kong Zhenqian's neck was immediately removed.
"The eunuch..."
Kong Wenshao hated Qiu Ju in his heart, and he also hated Zhu Houzhao who instigated Qiu Ju to attack the Kong family.
He swore that as long as Zhu Houzhao died, he would definitely mobilize all the power of the Confucius family to portray Zhu Houzhao as the greatest tyrant throughout the ages, and let Zhu Houzhao stand shoulder to shoulder with King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui.
And the land he handed over was only a temporary measure. There is no immortal emperor in the world. Once Zhu Houzhao dies, everything belonging to the Confucius family will return to the Confucius family, and the court should keep it for the Confucius family for a few years.
Kong Wenshao surrendered, but Qiu Ju did not intend to let him go, and directly ordered his subordinate Fanzi to change into the clothes of the servants of the Confucius family. From then on, the Confucius family was completely under his supervision.
On the surface, the Kong Mansion is still the Kong Mansion, but in fact it has been controlled by Qiu Ju. Whatever he says or does in the future will depend on Qiu Ju's face.
Taking advantage of the Confucian government and ordering Shilin is not just talk. If they are not completely controlled, if they can't control their mouths, they will be in big trouble!
Seeing Qiu Ju blatantly controlling the Confucius family, Kong Wenshao's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a dead mouse. Never had a descendant of Confucius ever suffered such humiliation.
However, what made him even more uncomfortable was that some of the servants were also from Dongchang. This shows that Qiu Ju has been eyeing the Kong family for more than a day or two!
Only then did he deeply realize that the Kong family was really nothing in front of the imperial court. The imperial court did not take action against the Kong family because it was afraid of the reputation of the Kong family among scholars. Once the imperial court was dissatisfied with the Kong family, it would destroy the Kong family.
It's just a moment.
The Confucius Mansion was under control, and Kong Wenshao had no choice but to let Qiu Ju manipulate him. The next day, he summoned a large number of disciples and former officials to openly condemn the scholars who gathered at the palace gate, and expressed that the emperor supported Wang Yangming's reform in order to make the Ming Dynasty more powerful.
Kong Wenshao was extremely supportive of the emperor and Wang Yangming's reforms.
In order to support the great cause of reform, he even handed over all the land owned by the Confucius family. No matter how the government distributed it, it had nothing to do with the Confucius family.
As soon as this news came out, it was like thunder on the ground, shaking the whole world. Countless people were stunned by Kong Wenshao's shocking behavior.
Chapter completed!