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It is said that the ancestor of Kong Dagou was also a descendant of Kong Sheng. He lived in Qufu for a long time, but he became a tenant of the Kong family at some time.

Yes, although his surname is Kong, he is a tenant of the Kong family.

There are estimated to be tens of thousands of "tenants named Kong" like him in Qufu and even several surrounding counties.

Kong Dagou also often complained about the unfair fate - it would be great if he were a young master from the direct line of the Kong family. He would be born with beautiful maids to serve him, wear gold and silver, eat whatever he wants, and be fat and healthy. Big and naturally handsome.

Even if it is a proximal branch of the direct vein, it will be fine. You will still have enough food and clothing. There are still many fields and many tenants to help with the work. Three wives and four concubines, you can sleep with whomever you want. If you see a tenant you don't like, you'll kick him. He'll get up and nod, bow, and smile in apology.

He was once kicked down like this by a young master from his family. In front of many people on the street, he lost the last bit of face he thought he had.

Every time he passed near the Confucius Temple, he would look at the high wall surrounding the temple and think: Saint Kong, Saint Kong, if you are really a saint, why don't you kill those beasts who are direct descendants of the Confucius family? Why don't you take care of us poor people who are also your descendants? How can you see God being so unfair all the time?

Later he no longer had time to think like this.

Due to natural disasters in recent years, plus some man-made disasters, the men from the direct and immediate family refused to lower the rent at all, and even increased the rent in various ways. It became increasingly difficult for a tenant like him with a modest family to live.

You have to try your best every day to survive, so where can you find the energy to think about other things?

Kong Dagou finally took a break these days.

Because the king's flag changed several times at the gate of Kongfu City.

Although Kong Dagou now knows that such a big event has nothing to do with a small person like him, and it will not even affect his life, it is still rare to be able to rest passively for a few days.

Speaking of which, when he heard about the invasion of the Chuang Army nearly a year ago and the rumor that "the King of Chuang came and refused to pay for food", he was quite excited. He thought that even if he could not join the Chuang Army to earn a fortune, he should be able to pay less. Rent, not even paying rent.

Why don't you pay for the food when King Chuang comes?

The result is fart.

He didn't even see Chuang Jun and didn't tell him, so the rent was a little longer. The gentlemen said that King Chuang wanted the Kong family to pay filial piety to raise money and food for soldiers and horses, and all people named Kong must share it equally.

After that, Kong Dagou no longer had any expectations for the so-called "rebels".

In the past two days, some Shun troops disguised as servicemen captured the Confucius Mansion, then the Wei army took over the city of Qufu, and then the Shun troops who occupied the Confucius Mansion also surrendered.

Kong Dagou looked at these things as a show.

On this day, Kong Dagou had nothing to do. He was sitting at the front of the house, putting on his straw sandals, when he heard the sound of a gong in the distance, and then someone loudly announced something in Mandarin.

Only when the voice got closer did Kong Dagou understand what was being said.

"Listen, people of Qufu, at the end of the day today (1 p.m.) our army will conduct a trial on the evil gentry and bullies of the Confucius family, including Kong Xingxie, Kong Yinshan, etc., in the square in front of the Confucius Temple. Two people from each class can go to the Confucius Temple to watch.

If you don't have the chance to go, you can wait until the public trial is over and learn about the results of the public trial hosted by our army through the notice! "

Kong Xingxie, Kong Yinshan?

Aren't those the young master and the clan leader?

What on earth is Yi Jun going to do to the young prince and the clan leader? !

Kong Dagou was extremely shocked when he heard this, and opened his mouth wide for a moment.

He heard that the city took the initiative to open the door to welcome the Yi army into the city the day before yesterday. He thought that the Yi army was also with the men of the direct lineage and nearby branches, but now it seems that is not the case?

After coming back to his senses, Kong Dagou was puzzled.

Then he couldn't help but go to the street to watch this team of Wei troops beating gongs and preaching.

He does not live in the city, but in a village next to the county seat, which can also be said to be a city wall.

When he arrived at the east end of the village, Kong Dagou saw that many people had gathered there, including tenants named Kong like him and landlords from the Kong family.

Most of these landowners are not far away from the direct lineage or close branch of the Kong family, or have some other relationship. Therefore, they not only own hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, but even some of the land is tax-free, and their lives are equally enviable. . "After investigation by our army, we found that Kong Xingxie, Kong Yinhui and others relied on their power to oppress good people, take advantage of others, and even kill people.

Every time our troops in the Qing Dynasty came to a place, they would put evil gentry and tyrants on public trial. Kong Xingxie, Kong Yinhui and others had committed many evil deeds, and they were among the most powerful and wealthy people in Qufu. Naturally, they were among the first to be put on trial. "

Hearing this, Kong Dagou couldn't help but ask: "Master Jun, what is a public trial?"

The Weijun post-level military and political officer who gave the lecture said: "It means publicly hearing the crimes, judging and punishing them in front of everyone."

An older tenant not far from Kong Dagou said: "The magistrate's trial also invites the clan and village lords to attend the case. What is the difference between this public trial and the county magistrate's trial?"

The military and political officer smiled and said, "How many squires can the county government invite to review cases? We invite two for each person. There are so many people in Qufu, and thousands of people will be watching in the audience.

In addition, if anyone has been bullied by these evil gentry bullies, they can also speak out in public during the public trial, so that the judge can increase the sentence of the evil gentry bullies. "

Kong Dagou had a good understanding. His eyes lit up after hearing this and he said, "Isn't that equivalent to revenge?"

"Yes, that's right."

At the same time, it can also prevent the people from being deceived and deceived by the squires or a few scholars, and do things that are not conducive to the Yi army.

For example, this time, selecting people to participate in the public trial is one of the responsibilities of the propaganda team.

Therefore, the sentry-level military and political officer said straightforwardly: "I have decided to let you participate. Tell me, where does your family belong? What is its name?"

Kong Dagou didn't expect that it would actually happen, so he immediately reported his affiliation and name excitedly.

At this time, a landlord in the village who was closely related to the Kong family couldn't help it. Seeing that Lei Jun was very easy to talk to, he asked: "That's it, Kong Yinzhi. The young master only knows how to study on weekdays. Qufu is well-known for his loyalty, filial piety and virtue, so how come he has become an evil gentry and a bully? You troops, don't make up random charges."

As soon as the military and political officer took a look, he knew that this man belonged to the landlord of the village, and sneered: "He is famous for his loyalty, filial piety and virtues? If nothing else, he and his father were ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but they surrendered together. How can he be worthy of the title of loyalty?"

In addition, when this young prince was interrogated by us, he ignored the fact that his father had surrendered and wanted to surrender to our country and become the new Duke Yansheng. How could he be worthy of the word filial piety?

Not to mention, according to the clues and evidence we have, this young master secretly liked to torture his maids, and at least five of them died in his hands. Isn't this considered a heinous crime? "

The landlord subconsciously wanted to say: The Kong family's maidservants are all sold as domestic slaves and can be beaten or killed. Even if they are tortured to death by the young master, it is their honor.

However, when he was about to say these words, he noticed that most of the people around him had surprised and angry expressions.

This made him realize that although Kong Xingxie's killing of at least five maids was nothing to him, in the eyes of these mud-legged people with similar backgrounds, it was indeed a heinous crime.

Immediately, he also wanted to witness the public trial of the Yi army - he asked himself that although he had not done any major evil, he had committed small evils frequently, and he was worried that one day he would be arrested by the Yi army and sent to a public trial.

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It was late afternoon that day.

Thousands of Qufu people gathered in the square in front of the Confucius Temple and the surrounding open space.

In order to maintain order, Qu Xiaofeng mobilized a regiment of soldiers.

Perhaps it was because the military appearance and armaments of the Wei Army were indeed majestic, or perhaps the people of Qufu were somewhat affected by living in the hometown of Confucius. Under the maintenance of the officers and soldiers of the Wei Army, thousands of Qufu people were in good order.

Out of the importance he attached to this matter, Ning Wen personally served as the judge and led a team of guards to the public trial platform on time.

At the same time, Kong Xingxie, Kong Yinhuang, Kong Xingde and other ten or twenty leaders of the Confucius family, as well as dozens of their uncles, nephews, etc., knelt in front of the people of Qufu.

Because there are too many Kong clan members in Qufu, even if only those recognized by direct lineage are counted, there are tens of thousands of them!

As for those who are not recognized by the direct descendants of the Kong family, there are even more.

Many of these people are evil gentry and bullies who rely on the power of the Kong family to dominate and harm the countryside.

Kong Dagou stood in the crowd, glanced twice at the seventy or eighty people kneeling on the stage, and then stared at a tall, thin young man with excitement and hatred.

This man was the third young master of the direct lineage of the Kong family who kicked him in the street a few years ago and made him apologize on his forehead in front of many people.

Although Kong Dagou had no evidence of the third young master's crime, it would be a relief to see him sentenced and executed. (End of chapter)