People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 207 It’s not enough to destroy the Kong family! We also want to dig up their graves!
It was probably that Kong Ximing had never been slapped in front of so many people, so he didn't care that his mouth was swollen.

He also asked Chen Han: "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Even if I fall into your hands, you cannot humiliate me like this."

Chen Han didn't answer his question at all, "Give him two more slaps!"

The officer and soldier slapped Kong Ximing twice more, so hard that his front teeth almost became loose.

Chen Han looked at him and said with a smile, "I don't know what it means that a scholar cannot be killed or humiliated. I only know that if you say another word, I will give you two more slaps."

Chen Han was still a little impressed by Kong Ximing.

On the way here, Jin Yiwei gave him a few portraits of the main figures of the Kong family.

This Kong Ximing was the inspector of the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province. As a feudal official, I originally wanted to go to the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province to arrest him.

I didn't expect to come uninvited and save a lot of trouble.

And they also created such a battle for themselves, which resulted in many scholars being killed because of them.

It is estimated that when we return to the capital, this will be another confusing incident. When the time comes, those officials will have to impeach themselves.

After Chen Han arrested all the direct descendants of the Kong family, he began to order three thousand officers and soldiers to strictly control the Kong family.

We arrested everyone we could.

Qufu is the main place where direct descendants of the Confucius family are concentrated. In addition to the majority living in the Confucius family, there are also many side branches living around the Confucius family.

These Kong family members were all arrested based on their crimes.

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On the third day, Chen Han began to spread news in the city and wanted to put the Kong family on trial.

In addition to the public trial of Kong's family, Chen Han also had to do one very important thing.

That is to dig up the graves of the guilty people who were buried in Confucius Lin.

We need to give an explanation to the people of Qufu and compensate the people around Qufu.

As soon as they heard that the Kong family was going to be put on trial, the common people heard the news and gathered in Kong Lin overnight.

The reason why the public trial was held in this forest was because if one person was found out, a grave would be dug up.

Chen Han thought clearly that first of all, the generation of Yanshenggong who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom would have all their family graves torn apart.

Just in front of the direct descendants of the Kong family.

Just to dig up graves in front of the common people.

Let the Kong family try the heart-wrenching pain, and let the common people enjoy it.

Waiting for tens of thousands of people to gather in the huge Konglin.

Chen Han has built a simple high platform with wood here.

Chen Han stood on a platform more than three meters tall and looked at the people below.

In front of the people was the Konglin Shinto, where more than 500 direct descendants of the Kong family were tied up and kneeling on the Shinto.

The one at the front is now Yan Shenggong's second uncle.

Kong Ximing, the inspector-general of the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province, was also famous.

His whole person looked extremely depressed.

Because Chen Han didn't care about anything else with him at all, he would get slapped if he said a word.

So much so that other Kong family members did not dare to be nagging at all.

They were tied up and knelt here in the Shinto all night, and everyone was tortured into a trance.

These people have grown up in fine clothes and fine food, how can they bear this kind of suffering?

But the common people saw them kneeling on the ground, and a sign was inserted behind each person with their name written on it.

Seeing them, these once high and mighty men, were now kneeling on the ground.

Moreover, they were still kneeling with their hands tied, which relieved the people a lot.

Although the common people have heard that the Kong family is now in decline.

The imperial court deprived Ye Sheng Palace of his title and even ordered an investigation into the Kong family.

But I actually saw these direct descendants of the Kong family kneeling on the ground.

I also heard that a bloody incident occurred yesterday in front of Kong's house, in which a large number of scholars were killed.

The common people have long been shocked.

Early this morning I saw all the direct descendants of the Kong family kneeling here. I was surprised and felt secretly happy at the same time.

For many years, the Confucius family brutally oppressed the people like a local emperor.

Anyone who doesn't cooperate with them.

If you don't become their tenants but become their employees, you will be tortured until your family is destroyed.

Now it is finally the turn of these people to have their homes confiscated by the imperial court. How can they not be happy?

Chen Han stood on the high platform, took the simple trumpet he had just made, and shouted down: "Fellow folks, I have called you here to see what will happen to the Kong family who have done many evil things.

Today, at the entrance of Konglin, we will come to public trial of the Kong family.

Today, those who have grudges against the Kong family can take revenge, and those who have grudges can complain.

As long as you tell your experience of being poisoned by the Kong family, I will definitely make the decision for you! "

When the common people heard what Chen Han said, they hesitated.

The reason for hesitation is that the Kong family is too powerful.

It has been passed down here for thousands of years, and it is intricately connected up and down. Even the government has a close relationship with them.

Offending them is equivalent to offending the government.

They, ordinary people, had been bullied by the Kong family before, so there was no way to redress their grievances.

And whenever you file a grievance, you may suffer retaliation the next day.

So no one dares to take the initiative to stand up at this time.

Chen Han saw this and understood their difficulties. So he waved his hand and said: "I know that you are afraid of the revenge of the Kong family, so in order to prevent your future troubles, I have captured all the direct descendants of the Kong family in the Kong family house.

At the same time, all the side branches around Qufu with the surname Kong have been arrested. Come! Push those people out! "

After Chen Han roared, there were scattered sounds in the Konglin forest.

Then the common people saw the officers and soldiers escorting the Kong family, whose hands were tied behind their backs, and pushed to the edge of the shrine.

I have to say that the Kong family is rotten to the core.

Needless to say, the direct descendants of the Kong family are common people.

The branches of the Kong family also relied on the power of the Kong family to become local bullies.

Those people were escorted to the edge of the Shinto. After kneeling with the direct descendants of the Kong family, Chen Han said to the people below: "Now that I have captured all the Kong family members who oppressed you, who are you afraid of retaliating against you?
If you are afraid of retaliation, take a look. Standing below are the magistrate of Qufu, the left and right chief envoys of the Shandong Chief Secretary, and the Dusi Lord.

All high-ranking officials are here, and these officials can ensure that you will not suffer retaliation if you tell the truth. "

As he spoke, he looked down at the chief envoys and governors below: "My lords, is what I said true? You should be able to uphold justice for the people, right?"

The left and right chief envoys of the Shandong Chief Secretary and the Dusi have long appreciated Chen Han's power. The reason why they don't dare to mess around now is that the law of passing the exam puts a shackle on their heads.

Now Chen Han has even taken over the Kong family, and killed so many scholars at the gate of the Millennium Saint's Courtyard.

This shows that Chen Han does not have so many bottom lines in doing things.

Chen Han holds the title of heaven, even the Kong family of a thousand-year-old family was killed by him, he is no longer afraid.

Going against a fearless person is a recipe for death.

So they are all very well-behaved.

When they heard what Chen Han said, they nodded without hesitation, and clasped their fists at Chen Han, "What the Marquis said is that the Kong family has done many evil things, and now being blamed by the Marquis is a real pleasure."

As they spoke, they looked at the people surrounding them and said, "Fellow folks, now that the Marquis is here to take charge, what does the little Kong family mean?
You can tell me how angry you are in daily life.

The Marquis will definitely make the decision for you. "

Jiang Wei saw these officials, so honest, and wanted to laugh in his heart.

Sure enough, it's time for people to leave. When the Confucius family was standing in Qufu, these officials wanted to come every day to pay their respects to the Confucius family.

But once the Kong family fell, they would add insult to injury very quickly.

When the common people saw that the officials had expressed their attitude, and saw that Chen Han had arrested all the direct descendants of the Kong family and the branches from Qufu, they stepped forward to complain.

In fact, the pattern is very different from the previous examples of people in the capital complaining about being persecuted by the Kong family.

It is nothing more than robbing women, cleverly setting up tax items, occupying fields, and persecuting lives.

The Kong family was really bored. They didn't have to worry about food or drink, but they felt that there was no fun in life, so they took pleasure in torturing people.

If someone's bride looks good, she won't care how many people are watching, she will just grab her.

When I saw something being sold on the street, I took a fancy to it, so I threw a copper coin to someone and snatched it away.

Or maybe they made a clever excuse and said that if you occupy the land of my Kong family, you have to pay tribute.

Anyway, in Qufu, the laws of the imperial court were invisible in the eyes of the Kong family.

No law is as useful as their Confucian law.

Even if the officials knew about the evil deeds of the Kong family, in order to protect the reputation of Saint Kong, they could only pretend that they had not seen it and were unwilling to report it.

They even protected the Kong family for the sake of their future.

As for reporting to the government, it is very simple. When you encounter people with a strong attitude, the government does not need the Kong family's orders. They will give you a killing blow with a stick first and beat you to pieces.

Then I tell you that the Kong family is so powerful that we can’t control your matter.

Just pretend that nothing happened, otherwise I'll beat you now and bury you alive next time.

The people were so frightened that they did not dare to file a complaint.

Now Chen Han is here to let the common people complain about the bullying they have suffered.

Of course the people know everything and talk about it.

There were tens of thousands of people. Although not everyone could come forward to express their grievances, everyone who came forward wanted to eat the Kong family.

The Kong family themselves did not expect that they had done such evil things.

No wonder the elders in the family told me never to go out alone.

In the past, I only thought that it might be because I was afraid that the stinky people would care about their own money. Now I realized that it was because I was afraid that the people would hate the Kong family too much and would do something behind my back.

That's right, the people don't dare to do anything to the Kong family openly, but if the Kong family's identity is exposed outside, given the extent to which the Kong family is hated by others, maybe they will actually do something secretly.

The political envoys of the left and right sides of Shandong felt their teeth aching when they heard the people's accusations against the Confucius family.

I secretly hate in my heart: The Kong family is really nothing.

But what they are more afraid of now is the black gauze hat on their head.

The Kong family has done so many evil things, but as the first and second leaders in the local government, they have never reported it to the court.

If His Majesty the Emperor really pursues this matter, he will inevitably be guilty of dereliction of duty.

When I think about the fact that the treatment of officials is getting better and better now, executives like myself are finally looking forward to the arrival of good times, and they must not lose their hat because of the Kong family.

So after hearing the complaints from the people, the Chief Minister Zuo couldn't help but reprimanded the Kong family loudly: "Kong Ximing, I really didn't expect that your Kong family would be so harboring evil intentions and do such harm to the local people.

You have promised in front of me that you, the Kong family, are saints, and the saintly teachings you have received have allowed you to take good care of the people, but I didn't expect that this is how you take care of the people.

It's hard for the people to even survive under your care. Your Kong family is simply the biggest scourge in Qufu. "

Kong Ximing originally wanted to speak when he heard what Chief Ambassador Zuo said, but now he was very afraid that Chen Han would slap himself twice as soon as he opened his mouth, as he said before.

So he had to say nothing.

When Zuo Buzheng saw that Kong Ximing didn't speak, he thought he had hurt him, and he became even more excited: "Why can't you cover up the crimes of the Kong family if you don't speak? Listen to the resentment of the people against you, and kill you." A hundred times is never enough.”

Kong Ximing finally stopped holding back: "You fart! What our Kong family did before was because you shielded us. Is it because you thought it would damage the saint's reputation and deliberately refused to report it? We are guilty, and the crime of shielding committed by you people is not the same." Little one, no one can escape!”

The right chief envoy couldn't sit still now: "You're the one who farts. Everyone in the Kong family deserves to be killed!"

Dusi watched them dog-eat-dog and said nothing.

He is in charge of the army and it is none of his own business.

Chen Han looked at them and found them very interesting. This is officialdom. How could he see such a good show if he didn't come down there in person.

"Okay! Now is not the time for you to argue. We will talk about the future later."

Chen Han said.

The chief envoys on the left and right hurriedly came forward: "Master Marquis, you must not listen to his words. We really don't know that the Confucius family is so filthy. If we knew, how could we protect them?"

Chen Han looked at them: "You don't care about my mission this time, but whether you have done it or not, you can tell Tishuai clearly. He is so strict that he thinks they know your matters better!"

The expressions of the chief envoys looking at Jiang Yu became quite ambiguous.

After being encouraged, the common people began to vomit their bitterness and recounted their experiences of being persecuted by the Kong family for many years.

The people nearby were all gnashing their teeth. When they looked at the Kong family, they wanted to come forward and bite them to death.

Even the officers and soldiers felt that after hearing these experiences, they were soft when they killed scholars before.

Those scholars who do not distinguish between right and wrong and actually shield such a family are damn worthy.

After listening to the complaints from the people, Chen Han became even more angry: "My dear fellows, the Kong family is so abominable. It is not just a matter of being a fisherman, it is also a traitor to the country for glory. The opinion of the court this time is to eradicate this family completely.

And to completely eradicate them means to remove them along with their graves! "

What! ! ?
Kong Ximing almost couldn't believe his ears after hearing this.

Digging a grave?

Chen Han, how dare you do such a thing?

"Traitor! Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?" Kong Ximing was furious.

"You're still talking too much! Hit me!!" Chen Han was also angry.

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(End of this chapter)