My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1027: Even Jie and Zhou were no better than this! So what if he is the 8th generation descen

Chapter 1027: Even Jie and Zhou were no better than this! So what if he is the eighth generation grandson of Confucius? He is just a commoner!

The eighteenth day of the eighth month of the reign of King Qin.

The south gate of Linzi City.

"Hiss~ Another two carts of heads and more than sixty prisoner carts! I wonder which general has returned victoriously?"

"Every time a general returns victorious, a document will be posted at the city gate the next day, clearly announcing the evil deeds of the executed thieves. Evidence will also be placed here for the world to see, and witnesses will describe their crimes in detail. Let's wait for a day, and tomorrow we will know the result!"

"After reading those indictments, I finally realized how many despicable deeds those nobles had done behind the scenes! Pah! They were always reciting the books of sages, but who would have thought that they were such pests! We were all deceived by them! Why do they think they are so high and mighty!"

"Good kill! No matter who is brought to justice this time, it will be a great joy to the people!"

"Now that Lord Chang'an has arrived, I finally understand what the blue sky is!"

To this day, the gates of the ancient Qi King City remain closed, and Ying Chengjiao has not appeared in front of the world for a long time.

Ju Ang and others also fully understood Ying Chengjiao's spirit and his hint of staying indoors.

If there is evidence for a crime, it will be confirmed as irrefutable evidence; if there is no evidence for a crime, evidence will be fabricated.

After each batch of heads and prisoners were brought back, documents would be posted at the city gates of the four former Qi counties, including Qi County and Langya County, to publicize their evidence of guilt. In name, this was to invite public supervision, but in reality it was to attract more victims to submit evidence to the government offices, and to gradually replace the fabricated evidence with hard evidence.

This move not only covered up the illegal and disorderly behavior of Ju Ang and others to a certain extent, but also made the people of Qi feel more involved in this action of punishing evil and eliminating evil, and gave more victims the opportunity to avenge themselves, and made the people convinced of the death of the people and more grateful to the Qin Dynasty!

As the evidence of the crimes of one powerful official after another was made public, the atmosphere in Qi became increasingly weird.

The common people who once bowed and scraped before the people and the powerful will still bow and scrape before the people and the powerful today.

But the common people no longer look at the powerful people with only respect, awe and admiration, but also with a bit of contempt and inquiry.

Are you worthy of being powerful?
Do you think you are worthy of boasting about your noble bloodline and gaining something without working for it?

Are you worthy enough to recite the words of sages?
The change in the common people's mentality was not drastic, but the strange looks made many powerful people feel uneasy!
"The superiors have no respect and the subordinates have no fear. This is indeed a sign of great chaos!"

Listening to the sighs and admirations of the common people at the city gate, watching the heads and prisoners being pulled back to Linzi in cart after cart, and feeling the strange looks from the common people, Fu Sheng could no longer bear the dissatisfaction in his heart, and shouted angrily: "In just a few days, more than ten thousand people have died!"

"The reverence of the people in Li Shu's heart for the people has suddenly declined, so that the people can no longer shepherd the people."

"It won't be long before chaos breaks out everywhere!"

"Even Jie and Zhou are no worse than this!"

Fu Sheng's people were not harmed by this action, otherwise Fu Sheng would not be qualified to stand here and give orders to the world.

Fu Sheng really disliked Ying Chengjiao's actions from the bottom of his heart!

Kong Yu also frowned: "When the two armies are fighting, even if Chang'an Jun kills a lot, he is still fighting for his master."

"Yes! Now it's not a battle between two armies, but a matter of keeping the people safe."

"Punishment, killing and punishment are all powerful tools, how can they be used lightly?"

"What Fu Sheng said is true. Chang'an Jun's action is really cruel!"

"It is said that during this examination, Chang'an Jun openly questioned the candidates whether they were willing to support his plan to rule the country through counties."

"The wise men in Guanzhong call Chang'an Jun a gentleman, or even a saint. I think so."

"It's really violent!"

Around Kong Yu, a group of Confucian scholars also nodded in agreement, expressing their shared hatred for the enemy.

They had no intention of coming into conflict with Ying Chengjiao. After all, Ying Chengjiao would not give them any extra face just because of their identities. They would rather have a direct conversation with Ying Zheng, who was relatively more respectful.

Moreover, many great scholars had a relatively high opinion of Ying Chengjiao, and they did not want to have a conflict with Ying Chengjiao.

However, Ying Chengjiao's recent actions made them unbearable!
Driving out wolves and tigers to slaughter the people, and openly asking the candidates whether they support feudal fiefdom or counties, these two points all touched their bottom line!

Kong Yu looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I think that since we are reciting the books of sages, we cannot sit idly by and watch such an unrighteous act!"

"Kong wants to go to Chang'an Bookstore in person to advise Chang'an Jun."

"My dear friends, would you like to go with me?"

A group of great scholars and Confucian scholars all bowed their hands and said, "We are willing to go together!"

Only Kong Yu's disciple Shusun Tong opened his mouth to speak, but when he saw the Confucian scholars around him bowing, Shusun Tong just sighed in his heart and followed the crowd closely.

After entering Linzi and turning west, the group soon arrived at the former Qi King City.

Kong Yu stepped forward first, bowed to the guards guarding the city gate, and said loudly: "Kong Yu of Qufu, please meet the Lord of Chang'an!"

Peng Cheng couldn't help but glance at Kong Yu when he heard this, and then said casually: "Chang'an Jun is leading the examiners to review the papers of the candidates for the imperial examinations, and has no time to meet guests."

Kong Yu: ???
Kong Yu was a little confused.

Kong Yu, who had lived for more than 30 years, was rejected for the first time in his life!

Kong Yu thought that the city gate guard didn't recognize him, so he bowed again and said in a stronger voice: "I am the eighth-generation grandson of Confucius and the son of Zishun (Kong Qian), the former prime minister of Wei. I am Kong Yu, please come to see the Lord of Chang'an!"

I am the eighth generation direct descendant of Confucius!
Peng Cheng also bowed and returned the greeting: "I am the general of the army under the command of Lord Chang'an of the Great Qin. I am Peng Cheng, and I am honored to meet this person..."

Peng Cheng looked at the top of Kong Yu's head very deliberately, and then continued, "Commoner." "Although you are a commoner, you are a polite person judging from your words and deeds. You should know that when you visit someone, you should send in your visiting card three days in advance."

"Commoner Yu, please present your greeting card first. I will pass it on to the emperor for you. It is up to the emperor to decide whether to meet him or not and when to summon him."

Hearing this, Kong Yu's disciples immediately became angry: "How dare you insult our master!"

Kong Yu is the eighth-generation grandson of Confucius!
Although it was Liu Bang who started the practice of enfeoffing Confucius' descendants, the current descendants of Confucius do not have a noble status, but the title of Confucius' descendants alone is enough to gain more respect from people all over the world.

Kong Yu's disciples were used to seeing other people's natural respect for Kong Yu, and they themselves also respected him more because of Kong Yu's identity. Now, when they suddenly saw someone who didn't care about Kong Yu's identity and directly called Kong Yu a commoner, how could they not think that Peng Cheng was insulting Kong Yu!
Peng Cheng's attitude was very calm. He ignored Kong Yu's disciples and looked directly at Kong Yu and asked, "My family is poor, so I have no way to read books. I am not familiar with Confucian classics and I don't know etiquette."

"Today, I, Peng, just realized that this is the hierarchy that Confucianism advocates!"

"Peng, I will teach you!"

After he finished speaking, Peng Cheng bowed to Kong Yu in a serious manner.

But this gift was like a slap in the face to Kong Yu!

In terms of identity, bloodline, talent and reputation, Kong Yu was naturally far superior to Peng Cheng.

But in the Qin Dynasty, Kong Yu was just a commoner, while Peng Cheng was a Gongcheng, so Peng Cheng was far more respected than Kong Yu!

Kong Yu's face flushed with shame and he saluted: "It is my disciple Kong who behaved badly. I hope Mr. Peng will not blame me!"

Then Kong Yu turned around and looked behind him, asking in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten the respect and etiquette that your teacher taught you every day?!"

After stopping the disciples from making noise, Kong Yu took the writing brush and wooden board from his disciples, wrote a visiting card on the spot, and presented it to Peng Cheng with both hands: "I know that Chang'an Jun is busy with official duties, but I also have something to advise on important matters concerning the people of the world."

"Please ask Mr. Peng to tell Lord Chang'an that I am staying in Linzi these days. If Lord Chang'an is free, he can summon me at any time."

Peng Cheng took the visiting card with both hands and bowed solemnly: "I will submit it in time."

After he finished speaking, Peng Cheng put the visiting card into his arms, picked up his spear again and stood at the city gate. The great scholars who saw this were so angry that they couldn't help but complain.

You should hurry back and submit your visiting card!
But it just so happened that Peng Cheng had taken etiquette classes at the Daqin Military Academy. Although his every move was not easygoing, it was in line with etiquette standards, making it difficult for a group of great scholars to find fault with him.

Kong Yu could only take a deep look at Wang Cheng and said in a deep voice: "My friends, wait a moment..."

Before Kong Yu finished speaking, a burst of surprised shouts suddenly came from the city wall: "But Confucius Yu is here in person!"

Kong Yu looked up and saw a young man flash by on the parapet.

Kong Yu pressed his right hand and told everyone to wait there. Soon, the gate of the royal city opened and a dark-skinned, energetic young man strode out with standard square steps. He hurried to Kong Yu and bowed in a standard manner: "Prince Fusu of Qin, I greet Kong Yu!"

Behind Ying Fusu, there were two familiar figures smiling and bowing: "Brother Kong, long time no see!"

Kong Yu couldn't help but smile and returned the greeting: "Greetings to Master Fusu, and to Brother Chunyu and Brother Yuan!"

Ying Fusu looked at Kong Yu with sparkling eyes and asked, "Since the fish has arrived, why did you turn around and leave?"

Kong Yu explained frankly: "It was because I did not submit the visiting card three days in advance, which was not in accordance with the etiquette."

"I have just presented my visiting card. When you are free, I will come to visit you."

Ying Fusu smiled and said, "Confucius Yu arrived at the right time."

"My uncle and the other superiors have finished marking all the test papers and are currently doing the final evaluation and sorting."

"If you have nothing urgent to do, Kong Ziyu, you can follow me into the city and wait for your uncle."

"I also happen to have some doubts, and I would like to ask Confucius Fish for more advice!"

As he spoke, Ying Fusu lowered his head to hide the embarrassment on his face.

In fact, Ying Chengjiao had already completed the evaluation and sorting of the test papers, but he would rather drink in the Chang'an Bookstore than meet Kong Yu first, and just sent Ying Fusu to deal with Kong Yu.

Under Ying Chengjiao's forced order, Ying Fusu lied for the first time in his life, and he was extremely panicked!

Doctors like Chunyu Yue had already praised Ying Fusu to the skies, and Kong Yu was also willing to help the younger generation, so he nodded happily: "That's great!"

Ying Fusu quickly extended his right hand and said, "Kongzi Yu, please!"

He led Kong Yu and others to sit down as host and guest in a remaining palace in the old Qiwang City, and ordered the eunuchs to serve sweet wine and snacks. Ying Fusu took the initiative to ask: "I wonder why Confucius Yu came here?"

Kong Yu sat up straight and said in a deep voice: "I came here today to advise Lord Chang'an."

"Shun said: 'How respectful! How respectful! Only the punishment is of concern!'"

"To warn all officials, be cautious! Be cautious! Be careful when using punishment!"

"As a ruler, you should be careful with punishment! Only by doing so can you make the people fear punishment and stay away from crime, and help educate the people on the Five Cardinal Relationships!"

"However, since Chang'an Jun entered Linzi, he has repeatedly started killings and even allowed his hawks and dogs to kill at will."

“This is really tyrannical.”

"Chang'an Jun's move will not help to educate the people, but will only make the people resentful!"

"Therefore, Kong wants to advise Lord Chang'an to restrain his murderous intentions!"

(End of this chapter)

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