I have a cornucopia

Chapter 26 A loyal and loyal Yanshenggong
  "Don't do it?"

Yang Feng looked at Duke Yan Sheng ferociously.

The scholars around him also looked at Duke Yan ferociously.

They are just after the money!
  They are extremely mentally unbalanced. After all, looking at their mansion that was ransacked, their loved ones who were killed, their hometown with mountains of corpses and sea of ​​blood, and then looking at everything unscathed here by Yan Shenggong, their hearts are burning. , they are now all hungry wolves consumed by envy, jealousy and hatred...

That’s how human nature is!

They don't worry about scarcity, only inequality. They would be much more comfortable if Qufu was massacred as well.

But now that everyone around him has been massacred, Qufu himself is safe and sound.

Then this is really uncomfortable.

The reason why these scholars responded to the call was to come and tear a piece of flesh from Yan Shenggong's body to make themselves feel better. As for the problem that they are all Confucian disciples and he is Yan Shenggong, this is not a problem at all. This kind of family is all about distance, and there is no respect for those around them. First of all, the powerful families in the surrounding counties must have disputes over land, business, etc. with Yan Shenggong. This is for sure. There were indeed not many statistics in the Ming Dynasty, but during the Qing Dynasty, the Yanshenggong family’s land was spread all over the surrounding counties, even reaching Weishan Lake. The Ming Dynasty will definitely not be worse. As long as there is industry, it will be There are bound to be all kinds of contradictions. Also because of the close distance, you can't hide any evil things. The closer you are, the clearer they know, and there will be even less respect. For the powerful families around you, the bad things done by the Yanshenggong family are absolutely No less than what my own family does.

Confucius?

Kong Sheng is Kong Sheng, and Yan Sheng Gong is Yan Sheng Gong.

Besides, Yanshengong may not be genuine!
  Two hundred thousand taels.

This number is their target.

"Not doing it would be unfilial!"

Qin Xuan said fiercely.

“To do otherwise would be disloyal!”

Gao Da said fiercely.

"If you are not loyal or filial, how can you be a human being?"

Pingyi Wang Xiucai said viciously.

……

Yan Shenggong collapsed on the ground, obviously having a mental breakdown. He stretched out an arm as if performing in a drama, trembling as if he wanted to point at someone, but the ferocious faces around him all looked the same, and they were all salivating. Like a three-foot beast.

He shook...

A basin of ice water suddenly poured over my head.

He woke up instantly.

"Mr. Yansheng, who do you think is here?"

Yang Feng, who was holding the basin, looked at him proudly.

Then I saw behind Yang Feng, his son Kong Xingxie stepped forward tremblingly. Not only Kong Xingxie, but Kong Yinzhi's brothers, nephews, and even his unmarried daughter were not spared. They were all under the attack of those wolf-like soldiers. While driving away, I looked at him tremblingly...

"If you don't want to be the leader of the regiment, then let me do it. But at your age, we can't let you charge into battle. But at your age, it's the time to go into battle to kill the enemy. I think Yan Shenggong can do it." Captured fifty Jianlu bandits alive, your son is also good at martial arts. And you brothers and nephews are probably the same, so they can set an example for us. Classmates, next time we fight against Jianlu bandits, how about we invite these sages to take the lead? "

Yang Feng shouted.

"As it should be!"

"Yan Shenggong is a loyal family!"

……

Kong Yinzhi cried.

This Tamar has already arranged for a loyal sect!
  It is estimated that there is no need to go out of Qufu, and the high-class bandits will have to be arranged when they return. Then the loyal members of the Kong family will really become loyal members of the same family, so they will either have to pay for it, or their family will actually be wiped out.

bandit!

None of the bandits are like this.

"I, I, I give!"

he cried.

"Ah, this is Mr. Yan Shenggong. Besides, this is natural. You are the Grand Master of the Knights of Confucius and Mencius. The Knights of Confucius and Mencius naturally come to you for money. But there is no need to worry about Mr. Yan Sheng. You are the Grand Master. , you can find other gentry to raise donations. The Knights of Confucius and Mencius are guarding the Wen Sect of the world, and they are guarding the holy land of Confucian scholars in the world. The Confucian scholars of the world are naturally obliged to pay, and even the court should actually pay some. Now the situation is urgent, Jianlu They were besieging Gaomi, Jiaozhou, Jimo and other places. In order to protect the peace of the Confucian temples in these places, the students were about to lead their troops northward to protect the Confucian temples in various places. It was too late to raise donations, so they had to pay the money in advance. After the imperial court rewarded them, it would naturally belong to Yan Shenggong. "

Yang Feng said.

Kong Yinzhi looked at him resentfully.

Do you feel guilty for saying this? Why would you reward that poor guy like Chongzhen?

Of course, no matter what, the military expenditure problem has indeed been solved.

Immediately afterwards, Duke Yan personally brought the first batch of more than fifty knights of Confucius and Mencius, including his sons and nephews, into the Dacheng Hall. He then read out the sacrificial inscription and sacrificed fifty Jianlu heads to Confucius. , at the same time announced the establishment of the Knights of Confucius and Mencius, and made the Dacheng Hall the headquarters of the Knights. However, it is definitely inappropriate to be in the Dacheng Hall, so in fact, it is only necessary to clear out part of the Kuiwen Pavilion in front and hang a sign.

Really listed.

However, the listing is not formal enough.

As for the Knights, it is not a group training.

Why is this a group training?

It was some Confucian scholars who spontaneously went to the Confucius Temple to protect the temple and mausoleum of Confucius from the Jianlu bandits.

This is the filial piety of a student.

Speaking of which, as a student, isn’t it natural for teachers to help when they are in trouble?
  After the worship was completed, Shenggong Yan officially conferred titles on all the knights.    "Knight of the Knights of Confucius and Mencius, Qin Xuan, a member of the Mengyin Order."

Yang Feng shouted.

The Qin knight quickly stepped forward and bowed in front of Yan Shenggong.

Yan Shenggong numbly held a smiling face badge and pinned it on his chest mechanically. This was taken out by Yang Feng. He took out a courier package for a certain big hotel in the cornucopia, which contained a whole A box of smiling face badges. Considering that the number of knights of the Knights of Confucius and Mencius might not exceed 1,000 in the future, Yang Feng simply used this one.

Just happened to be carrying a safety pin.

Duke Yan Sheng pinned Qin Xuan on his chest.

"The heaven and earth are righteous, and they are mixed and endowed with manifolds. Above are the rivers and mountains, and below are the sun and stars..."

Everyone around them chanted righteous songs in unison.

Qin Xuan took a step back with a solemn expression and a smiling face badge, turned around and walked into the crowd.

Yang Feng was immediately recorded on the roster.

At the same time, in front of the courtyard wall, the craftsmen began to carve Qin Xuan's name, place of origin, achievements, etc. on the green bricks. In the future, the names of the knights of Confucius and Mencius will be engraved on the walls around the Dacheng Hall, even if they are not around. Their souls must also guard the Dacheng Hall day and night.

The loyal soul guards Kong Sheng day and night.

"A knight of the Knights of Confucius and Mencius, a member of Yishui University."

Yang Feng shouted.

Gao Dan stepped forward immediately.

……

In the numb expression and mechanical movements of Yan Shenggong, each of the Confucius and Mencius knights put on their smiling face badges and officially became knights of the Confucius and Mencius Knights, and their names were also engraved on the walls of the courtyard around Dacheng Hall. This busy routine By the time we finished, it was already dark. But poor Yanshenggong had not yet ended his suffering for the day, because at this time, two hundred thousand taels of silver had been carried out from the Kong Mansion and placed directly in front of Kuiwen Pavilion. Under Yan Shenggong's painful eyes, Yang Feng personally presided over the distribution of the spoils. No, it should be to allocate daily needs to the knights. After all, these knights had to return to their hometowns to defend the Confucian Temple in their hometowns.

The Mengyin Knights led by Qin Xu had ten thousand taels.

The Yishui knights led by Gao Dan had ten thousand taels.

The Juzhou knights led by Du Li had ten thousand taels.

The Anton Guard knights led by Yang Feng had 10,000 taels.

Then the other Feixian, Ningyang, Yizhou, and Zouxian counties have five thousand. After all, the above four families are really armed, and the latter are just gangsters with ten or eight domestic slaves.

Five thousand is a lot.

In the end, there was still one hundred thousand taels left, which was reserved for public use.

Military expenses.

Military expenses for going north to kill the enemy.

"Feng Sheng, do you really want to save Gao Mi?"

Qin Xuan asked doubtfully.

"Everyone, do you think I'm just messing around in some pretext?"

Yang Feng said.

Qin Xuan and others smiled slightly.

Is not it?
  Isn't it just that everyone is torturing Duke Yan to vent their anger and make some money, but they can't really go to fight Jianlu, right? Just kidding, there are more than 50 scholars here, and it is estimated that no more than one-third can ride a horse and shoot arrows, and most of them are powerless. It is certainly no problem for them to bully Yan Shenggong.

Duke Yansheng also has no power to restrain a chicken!
  But on the battlefield?

Suicide?
  "Everyone, times have changed!

Today's Ming Dynasty has no space for a quiet desk. Since Jin Shang took the throne, the world has been in chaos for more than ten years. The Jianlu invaders entered the pass five times to massacre the north. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong went rampant across the world and even reached Huguang. King Lu, King Zhou, King Fu, and even these vassal kings were all unavoidable. How many gentry were slaughtered this time alone?

Where are the officers and soldiers?
  Who have you protected?

Not to mention the Jianlu, even the rogue bandits, they can't solve it.

If your brother clings to Mengyin in the face of the bandits, isn't it inevitable that he will die in the end?
  Did the court ever save him? "

Yang Feng said seriously.

Qin Xuan and others were all silent.

His second brother Qin Ji chose to defend Mengyin when the rogue bandits attacked him last year, but in the end he still inevitably suffered death.

"Since the imperial court can't protect us, if we don't quickly find a way to protect ourselves, will we wait for the rogue bandits or the rebels to come again? I know you are worried about the imperial court. It is easy to be punished for holding regiment training openly without an imperial decree, but what are you afraid of? The imperial court can't even deal with rogue bandits, so how can it control us? Which one of us can summon thousands of young men from the clan in a local area with just a word?
  Why are we so easy to bully?

In the past, we paid grain and money to support the court, and the court protected us. Now we still pay grain and money to support the court, but they cannot protect us.

Then why not let us find ways to protect ourselves?

The court owes us.

It is true that we cannot do it in one county, but what about the land in one prefecture or one province? If all the prefectures and counties in Shandong unite, a hundred thousand troops can be obtained. We have no shortage of money, food, craftsmen, and training methods. The Qi family's military manual is there, just follow it and learn from it. There is no need to train 500 soldiers in one county. This time, the Jianqi soldiers have been destroyed in dozens of counties. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers are available. If there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers to watch and help each other, with police in one place and reinforcements everywhere, then Jianqiu can still march straight in. ?
  It is true that the past cannot be forgotten, but the future must be prosperous. "

Yang Feng said.

(End of this chapter)