Ming Zuo

Chapter 562
Huang Zongyan's self-introduction caused an uproar.

Before Lu Xiangsheng had any questions, an old man from the Kong clan stepped forward.

"The county magistrate of Qufu has always been held by members of the Kong clan. Such an appointment is illegal."

Zuo Menggeng said forcefully: "From now on, Shandong affairs will be in charge of our administrative committee. Qufu is on the border of Shandong, so we must abide by our Shandong legal system."

The old man still wanted to argue, but looking at the soldiers with swords and guns all around him, he couldn't help swallowing, and sat down silently again.

Seeing that the Shandong side forcibly took back the administrative power of Qufu, Lu Xiangsheng sneered again and again.

"General Zuo set a precedent in the world. This courage is admirable."

Zuo Menggeng confronted each other.

"A place outside the law, it has its own country. The Ming Dynasty's laws are really not very good."

Lu Xiangsheng was furious, but he couldn't refute.

From his heart, he actually doesn't like this kind of country within a country.

Even if it is the hometown of a saint, it is the same.

After Zuo Menggeng suppressed different voices, Huang Zongyan began to perform the duties of the county magistrate.

"Nowadays, both inside and outside of Qufu have been destroyed, and those who are still alive still have to worry about tomorrow's basic necessities of life. The government's top priority is to solve everyone's difficulties."

As soon as these words came out, the people of Qufu all pricked up their ears.

Among them, although many people have the surname Kong.However, Sheng Shenggong has nothing to do with them, and everything about saints has faded away from most of them.

To put it bluntly, the status of many of them is actually no different from that of ordinary people.

This time, the hometown was destroyed, the family was destroyed, and after the extreme sadness, how to reorganize the home and ensure survival has become the top priority of the big guys.

The fact that the government can think of this immediately makes the big guys feel a lot better.

There is not so much resentment about Kong's inherent county magistrate being taken away.

Anyway, the Kong family was originally the county magistrate, so they were not the lackeys of Yanshenggong Mansion?
They are still fierce and domineering towards their so-called clansmen, doing their best to oppress them.

Speaking of which, among the surviving members of the Kong clan, not many people care about the position of county magistrate.

After all, it doesn't belong to them at all.

There were a few who were dissatisfied, and had no choice but to swallow their anger in the face of absolute force.

"My lord, all our food has been robbed, and our house has been burned down. Now everyone is sleeping in the open, starving, without food, how can we survive?"

A middle-aged man cried like thunder, and his words caused many people to feel sad.

Before Huang Zongyan came here, he was fully prepared.

"A person can't live without food. If he doesn't eat, he will starve to death. Therefore, when I took office, I have transferred food from nearby. Although it is not much, it is only [-] catties. Enough for big guys to get through this time."

"Really?"

"Is there really food?"

The people of Qufu were inexplicably surprised, they never expected the new county magistrate to be so powerful.

Huang Zongyan was about to say something of reassurance, when he suddenly saw a convoy approaching in the distance, he immediately smiled and said, "Here, the food is coming soon."

This batch of grain was transferred from the nearest Dongping Industrial Zone.

Prepared when preparing to attack Yanzhou.

In the eyes of the imperial court, the chaos in Yanzhou started suddenly, but in fact it had been premeditated by Shandong.

As the convoy approached, bags of grain began to be unloaded.

One of the bags fell, and the leaked grains immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"It's really food!"

"Great! We are saved!"

Ordinary people are so pitiful, they have just suffered a catastrophe, but they don't even have the room to grieve.

The delivery of this batch of grain immediately stabilized the situation in Qufu.

Lu Xiangsheng watched from the side, for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong.

Shandong's response was too steady and timely.

With his many years of experience as an official, the local government will inevitably be in a hurry at the beginning if it wants to provide relief.

But Shandong's arrangements are well-organized, and it seems that such a thing has long been foreseen.

Food is available, and people's hearts are stable.

Next, the main event has arrived.

Huang Zongyan thought of the heavy arrangement, and his heart was surging, but he couldn't see anything on the surface.

"Everyone has seen it. The county seat has been seriously damaged, and many people have died due to censure. Therefore, I hereby announce that all previous land and house deeds will be invalidated, and the county government will come forward to allocate land for everyone according to the area of ​​the county seat. "

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the common people were both happy and worried.

It was the same old man who stood up angrily.

"My lord, the old man's family business has all been managed with hard work. It is impossible for the lord to confiscate it with a single order."

"You fart!"

Suddenly there was shouting and cursing among the people.

Everyone looked at it, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

A young man in his twenties jumped out, pointed at the old man's nose and cursed.

"You old bastard, you took advantage of Mr. Shengsheng's power to rob my family's land and beat my father to death. Today, Lord Qingtian, please make the decision for the grassroots."

The old man was flustered.

"You, you, Kong Shiyu, don't talk nonsense and frame good people."

"Bah, everyone in Qufu knows what happened that day. However, because of your family's power, the big guys dare not stand up. Today, the magistrate of the county has a clear understanding of the details, and he will definitely give justice to the grassroots."

I was talking about the reconstruction issue, but I didn't expect to involve the old life lawsuit.

Huang Zongyan looked at Zuo Menggeng, waiting for instructions.

Zuo Menggeng's expression was difficult to understand, he just said: "Killer pays for life, debts pay for money. What should be done, what should be done."

Huang Zongyan understood and stood up immediately.

"Although this official has just arrived, there are still many things I don't know. However, it is most unlikely that there will be any injustice, let alone a lawsuit about human life. Kong Shiyu, do you dare to swear that everything you say is absolutely true?"

Kong Shiyu fell to his knees and kowtowed.

"Every sentence that the grass-roots people say is true. If there is even half a sentence that is false, the grass-roots people will be punished with thousands of cuts."

The crowd is sensational.

Since Kong Shiyu dared to swear such a poisonous oath, it was somewhat convincing.

The old man was trembling with anger, just defending.

"You bastard, you are used to committing crimes. Mr. Sheng Sheng has already made a fair decision on the matter of that day, who dares to make a mistake?"

Huang Zongyan laughed, but couldn't see what he was thinking.

"Sheng Shenggong is not a government, and has no right to judge the case. What is the truth, I have to inquire about it before making a judgment."

He looked at the rest of the people and asked loudly, "Does anyone know what happened that day? Willing to testify."

The old man hummed repeatedly, feeling confident.

Based on his knowledge, no one would dare to stand up and offend him.

But in the next second, he was dumbfounded on the spot.

"Caomin can testify that Thirteenth Uncle has indeed robbed Kong Shi and his family's land."

"Uncle Thirteen sent a gold bar to Duke Sheng, and Duke Sheng spoke up for him, and even accused Kong Shiyu's father of stealing it, so he was beaten to death."

Looking at the dozen or so witnesses who ran out, the old man's eyes darkened and he fainted on the spot.

In the past, let alone fainting, even if he coughed, countless people would come up to ask his health.

Just because he is a close relative of Kong's direct line, he is not the grand master of the third service.

However, this time the Dongjiang rebels went on a killing spree, and their family was also killed.

Coupled with the fact that so many people came out to testify against him this time, the big guys were all frightened and didn't understand what happened.

As a result, this old guy who used to be domineering became dust on the ground.

Just like his fate.

(End of this chapter)