Red House Shoufu

Kong Renke was almost driven mad by the stupid Kong Lingcheng.

It's fine to offend people from the Zhongshun Palace, but beating up the candidates who came to Beijing to rush for the exam in public, and even offending people from the Lin family, what's the difference between digging your own foundation?
What is the biggest reliance of the Confucian family in Qufu?It's not about using his status as a descendant of Confucian saints to win the support of scholars all over the world.If Kong Lingcheng only had conflicts with clan members such as the Zhongshun Palace, to be honest, it would be impossible for the Kong family to operate properly and transform the conflict into a conflict between the nobles and the clan or the civil and military.

But Kong Lingcheng, that idiot, not only beat up his son to serious injury, but also beat the elder brother of the Lin Shu family, Liuyuan and Di...

If Kong Lingcheng stood in front of him now, Kong Renke felt that he would definitely be able to clean up the house!How dare such a person let him really inherit the titles of the head of the Kong family and Duke Yansheng.

Lin Shu looked at Kong Renke, whose face turned pale and red, and did not urge him to respond, but walked to Gao Yongheng's side, and said in a low voice, "My lord, Your Majesty said, don't cause trouble..."

"This king is not stupid, don't worry!"

Of course Gao Yongheng is not stupid, on the contrary he is extremely smart.The purpose of his visit today is to avenge his own son and vent his anger on his future daughter-in-law, and the other purpose is to set up a character set for his family so that the Zhongshun Palace and the Kong family in Qufu can't urinate in the same pot.

Of course, asking the emperor for credit is also a small thought of Gao Yongheng.

Boom!

The front hall of Yansheng Gong's mansion finally couldn't stand the smashing of the palace's personal soldiers. The gang who followed Gao Yongheng didn't give Kong Shengren any face, and the pillars of the front hall were torn down on the spot.

Kong Rencheng, who was still thinking about how to ease the relationship between his family, the Lin family, and Nanzhili Juzi, came to his senses from the sound of the front hall collapsing. In a rage, he pointed at Gao Yongheng and was about to reprimand him.

"You...you...Gao Yongheng! You..."

Maybe it was out of breath, or maybe it was because he really couldn't face the trouble caused by Kong Lingcheng. Kong Renke suddenly closed his eyes and fell straight down.

Fortunately, the loyal servants around him hugged him in time, and the Yanshenggong Mansion was immediately more chaotic than the gang fight just now. Kong Rencheng, who was lost by the servants, was the backbone, and Gao Yongheng and his group of soldiers were beside him. It was a mess.

Gao Yongheng put his hands together, with an expression that this matter has nothing to do with me, he turned his head and said to Lin Shu: "You see, his behavior has nothing to do with this king..."

Lin Shu replied with a wry smile: "My lord, let's go back quickly, and I will leave the rest of the matter to the minister."

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Lin Shu knew Kong Renke quite well.

His teacher, Qian Qianli, once gave him a detailed account of his views on important ministers in the court. Although the head of the Confucian family in Qufu in the capital is a bit pedantic, he has a decent style of work and regards the family's reputation more important than life.

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At the same time, he disagreed with some of the family's practices. He once persuaded his father that the contemporary Yan Shenggong should not accept donations, and tried to return the land illegally occupied by the family to its owner...

It's a pity that most of the Confucian family in Qufu have been fascinated by wealth and splendor. Of the twelve elders of the Confucian family, only four are on Kong Renke's side. …

Seeing that he couldn't change the family's behavior, he could only go to Beijing to work in the end, to avoid the suppression of his family and elder brother, and to be out of sight and out of mind.

In the dormitory in the backyard of Yanshenggong Mansion, Kong Renke leisurely opened his eyes.

Lin Shu was sitting by the bed, talking to the imperial doctor who came to treat him.Seeing Kong Renke woke up, Lin Shu stepped forward to support Kong Renke who wanted to get up.

"You all go down, I have something to talk to Lin Hou!"

Kong Renke seemed to be in good spirits. He frowned and said to the Kong family standing in the room: "No one is allowed to approach the door half a step!"

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Kong Renke asked bluntly: "Marquis Lin, Xueshi Lin, Lin Liuyuan...you and I are both Confucian disciples, please tell us the truth, do you want to ask the Confucius family in Qufu?" Are you ready?"

Without even thinking about it, Lin Shu shook his head and replied, "What is Kong Shilang talking about? Please forgive me for being dull, I didn't understand what the servant said."

"If you, Lin Liuyuan, are dull, how can there be smart people in this world!"

Although Kong Renke didn't get a definite answer from Lin Shu, he confirmed his guess even more.

He smiled wryly, his face full of bitterness and worry.After a long time, he sighed: "I have known for a long time that there will be such a day. After all, the surname in this world is Gao. Although the saint's surname is Kong, the world is not just what scholars say."

"A saint is a saint, the Kong family is the Kong family, Kong Shilang is Kong Shilang!"

Lin Shu thought for a while, and comforted him: "Whether Yan Shenggong or the Confucius family in Qufu, no one can represent a saint. Just like Kong Lingcheng, the eldest son and grandson of Yan Shenggong, but you can see that he has the slightest descendant of a saint. look like?"

Hearing Lin Shu mention Kong Lingcheng, Kong Renke also showed disgust in his eyes.Regardless of Lin Shu's dissuasion, he insisted on getting up and getting out of bed, and apologized to Chief Lin Shu: "Scholar Lin, I will apologize to the Lin family on behalf of the Confucius family in Qufu..."

"How does this make it?"

Lin Shu hid aside and stretched out his hand to help Kong Renke get up.

Unexpectedly, Kong Renke's attitude was firm, and after a long obeisance, he slowly got up and sighed: "After all, it is my Kong family who did something wrong. I am the head of Yanshenggong's mansion in the capital. There is no reason to escape. Treat me After handling the affairs of the mansion well, I went to the door in person to apologize to Lin Juren. Of course, there are also those who were injured by Kong Lingcheng..."

"Ugh!"

Lin Shu looked at the sincere Kong Renke, and thought in his heart, if Kong Renke was in charge of this Kong family, the Qufu Confucius family would not be like this.

The emperor has made up his mind to thoroughly investigate the Yanshenggong Mansion, and a huge storm is inevitable.A little Kong Renke couldn't change anything, he could only comfort Kong Renke a few words, told the imperial doctor who stayed in Kong's family to pay more attention, and then prepared to return to the palace to revive the order.

Fuquan had already ordered the carriage to come, Lin Shu took one last look at the Yanshenggong Mansion where the imperial plaque was hung, jumped on the carriage and said, "Let's go, go back to the palace to revive the order."

Not long after leaving Yongfang, the carriage was stopped by someone.Gao Yongheng put his right hand on the shaft of the carriage and got into the carriage.

"What does the rotten scholar say? Are you going to sue the king?"

As soon as he got into the car, Gao Yongheng said: "This king has already been inquired clearly. This time Kong Lingcheng came to Beijing to avoid disaster. He killed someone in Qingzhou. Turning black and white, they put the bitter master's family in prison. The Kong family occupied a large piece of fertile land in Qingzhou. After the potato harvest this year, it is reasonable to say that there is no shortage of food, but because of the [-]% high rent of the Kong family, the people in Qingzhou are forced to starve. ..."...

"Seventy percent? Is the Kong family crazy?" Lin Shu's eyeballs almost fell out of shock.

The country’s agricultural tax is only [-]% of the tax, excluding miscellaneous donations, farmers have worked hard for a year, and they can always lose [-]% to [-]% of their grain.When the weather is good, the problem of being full is not a big problem.

If it is a tenant family, it is much worse than a landless farmer.For example, when a merchant rents out land, he not only has to pay the state tax, but also pays rent to the landlord.

Once it becomes good, [-]% to [-]% is already extremely heavy.Some landlords can get more than [-]% of the rent.But thinking about what the Kong family did in Qingzhou, [-]% of the tenants rented it, Lin Shu couldn't believe it.

In the land of Qilu, the hometown of Confucius, such an evil thing happened, and it was the descendants of Confucius.Tell it, who would believe it!
[-]% of the rent, how much rations will the peasants have left after paying the country's agricultural tax?I'm afraid they won't even be able to survive this winter. Isn't this forcing those tenants to rebel?
"This matter is indeed true. I was going to the prison to whip Kong Lingcheng a few times, but Zuo Lan didn't let me in..."

Full of resentment, Gao Yongheng complained to Lin Shu for a few words, and then explained: "The White Lotus Sect came out in Qingzhou, and the prefect's yamen suppressed the news. It was the embroidered clothes guard who sent the details to the capital."

This Qingzhou Mansion is really daring, and the White Lotus Sect wants to suppress such things as rebellion. Is it true that the emperor's knife is not sharp enough?

Lin Shu remembered what Kong Renke said: He knew that such a day would come!
It seems that what the Kong family did in Shandong is probably beyond description, and it is not an exaggeration at all.They all aroused popular uprisings, giving the White Lotus Sect an opportunity to take advantage of it. It's no wonder that the emperor's sword can hold back.

But Gao Yongheng suddenly squeezed into his carriage and told him why?
Lin Shu asked curiously: "Why did the lord tell the minister about this matter? The matter in Shandong has little to do with the minister."

"Someone is making trouble, isn't it... Is the emperor going to send a general to suppress the rebellion? You are the emperor's confidant, and he will definitely ask your opinion. You see, this king is idle in the capital, right... "

Lin Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly at Gao Yongheng's answer. This man probably had a problem with being idle in the capital, and he wanted to lead the troops out of the capital.

He shook his head and explained to Gao Yongheng: "My lord, you... the last time you led the troops to quell the chaos in Henan, there was almost a quarrel between the court and the court. This time, not to mention the civil and military officials in the court, even your majesty will not Let you go."

"Not the same, not the same."

Unexpectedly, Gao Yongheng waved his hand and said affirmatively: "This time is different from the past, the situation in Shandong is complicated, and my nephew is going to Nanzhili again... Forget it, anyway, when the emperor asked about you, you would recommend this king. !"

Although Gao Yongheng didn't say it clearly, Lin Shu still guessed a thing or two.

It seems that the emperor has a definite arrangement for investigating the matter of Nanzhili. No matter what Gao Yongheng wants to lead the army for, he has some certainty in his heart.

How can Prince Zhongshun say that he is now an in-law of the Lin family, helping Gao Yongheng to speak to the emperor, Lin Shu naturally would not refuse.

After getting Lin Shu's affirmative answer, Gao Yongheng got out of the carriage with satisfaction, and happily got into his own carriage while humming a tune, and leisurely returned to Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

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The atmosphere in Qinzheng Hall was a bit like the twelfth lunar month, and the emperor almost smashed Zuo Lan's face with the melody sent by the Embroidered Guards.

"How many times have I said that the White Lotus Sect will not be eradicated easily, so you should keep an eye on it, and keep an eye on it. That's good. Once again, I was tricked by others. Not only was the grain ship robbed, but the thousands of households in Qingzhou were also taken away." If it was burned, it would really embarrass me!"

Lin Shu had just entered the Palace of Qinzheng, but he didn't know what happened.However, from the emperor's scolding, there are several tastes. It seems that the Qingzhou White Lotus Sect has done a lot of great things, robbed the grain ship, and burned the Qingzhou Thousand Households of the Embroidered Clothes Guards, which is a heavy blow to the emperor's face.

No wonder the emperor was so angry, rebellion was nothing more than a rebellion. Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect has not been completely eradicated in all dynasties, and it will pop up from time to time to disgust the court.However, it is really embarrassing for a violent institution like Xiuyiwei to be burned down.

The emperor vented for a while, and Zuo Lan stood sullenly in the hall all the time, this was already a special way for the emperor and his ministers to get along with each other.

After venting, the emperor drank the tea on the table to relieve his thirst.

"Send some troops from the capital to find out where this group of White Lotus Sects came from. Also, when the coach sent by the central government arrives in Shandong, let the embroidered guards help the left."

Zuo Lan bowed and said, "I've got the order, let's arrange it!"

"Go down!"

Zuo Lan and Lin Shu clasped their hands together to greet each other silently, and hurriedly exited the Palace of Qinzheng.

The emperor called Lin Shu to come forward, and inquired carefully about the situation of Yan Shenggong's mansion and Kong Renke.Lin Shu recounted the conversation between himself and Kong Renke completely, and then stood silently in the hall, waiting for the emperor's reaction.

"It's a sober person, what a pity..."

Lin Shu couldn't figure out what the emperor was regretting, and kept silent all the time.But the prince Gao Wancheng next to him said: "Father, what happened in the Songjiang Mansion and the change of the White Lotus Sect in Qingzhou are all related to the Confucian family. Why don't you take this opportunity to investigate the Confucian family in Qufu."

"Lin Qing, what do you think?"

The emperor did not directly express his position on Gao Wancheng's proposal, but asked Lin Shu for his opinion.

Lin Shu bowed and replied: "His Royal Highness's suggestion is good, but the top priority of the imperial court is to put down the chaos. A single spark can start a prairie fire. Although Qingzhou is small, if this fire ignites, it may cause the entire Shandong and even the capital to be destroyed." to spread."

Gao Wancheng also realized that the Kong family in Qingzhou could force the people to follow the White Lotus Sect to rebel. I don’t know how much land in Shandong is occupied by the Kong family, and who knows how many people have been emptied of winter food by the Kong family...

The emperor nodded, and seeing that Gao Wancheng understood, he began to think about who to send.

Putting down the Qingzhou Rebellion is actually not difficult. According to the report of the Embroidery Guards, the White Lotus Sect has pulled up a team of only three to 2000 people this time. There will be one or two civil uprisings of this scale in a few years.

If the Embroidery Guards hadn't reported that the prefectures and counties near Qingzhou had been badly affected by the Kong family, and they were worried that a single fire would start a prairie fire, maybe it would be enough to rely on the city guards instead of sending troops from the capital to suppress the rebellion.

"Lin Qing, you come to draw up an order..."

After hesitating for a moment, the emperor asked Lin Shu to sit down and draw up an order. Lin Shu, who was waiting for the emperor to ask for his opinion, was a little surprised.However, he still sat calmly at the table next to Longan, holding a pen and waiting for the emperor's dictation.

I just heard the emperor say: "The decree is that Wang Ziteng, the uncle of the county, will lead three thousand forbidden troops and go to Shandong to suppress the rebellion. .”

It would be Wang Ziteng, which Lin Shu never expected.Before Lin Shu put down the pen in his hand, the emperor spoke again: "Gao Wanjiang, the son of Prince Zhongshun, is in charge of the military. Let's go to Shandong with the army..."

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