First Minister of Ming Dynasty

As the war draws to a close, Xu Da's troops have already moved north from Yangzhou, and the Emperor Zhu is about to arrive in the loyal Shandong. Zhang Ximeng didn't have the time to pay attention to the Kong family. Anyway, Kong Xixue had already been arrested and held the handle in his own hands.

If the Kong family doesn't run away, it's just the meat on the cutting board. If the Kong family runs away, it's even better. If it is eaten by some fox, cat or dog, there is no way to do it.

And luckily back, we can also not admit it.

The big deal is to declare that the Confucius family is not a descendant of Confucius...

I just didn't expect that Kong Kejian, the old guy, was also a master of repeated horizontal jumps. After his son was arrested, he didn't know it well. After a short period of grief and cursing, he left impatiently and ran to meet Zhang Ximeng.

Thousands of years of experience tell them that people have to bow their heads under the low eaves.

If you make a mistake, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand at attention.

Anyway, they are descendants of the Kong family, and they have the signboard of their ancestors. No matter how much tossing, there is always a way to survive.

But he did not expect that he would encounter someone who eats raw rice, and Zhang Ximeng directly said that the Kong family was not allowed to continue to exist. This made Kong Ke strong like a thunderbolt, and the whole person was stupid, crawling on the ground, like a pool of mud.

Mao Gui was stunned for a long time before he said: "Zhang Xiang, the people of Shandong all call themselves the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, and the master left Ze Ze to support the people of Shandong. If it is, if the Confucian family is killed, I am afraid that people will be separated. At this time, I'm afraid it's not right, please think twice!"

Even Kong Kejian didn't expect that at the juncture of life and death, it was the leader of the red thief who spoke for himself and pleaded for himself.

"General Mao is benevolent and righteous, and General Mao is virtuous!"

Kong Kejian seemed a little angry and hurriedly kowtowed.

"Xiangxiang Zhang, the old man was really confused for a while, and now the country is about to go against the Yuan and the country is imminent, and the Ming Dynasty will obey the sky and take over the country. Holy Son of Heaven, reward the three armies and use them as army pay!"

Zhang Ximeng did not say anything with a sullen face, but just looked at it lightly. Kong Kejian looked at it again, and there was nothing he could do, but he turned his heart away and continued: "The Kong family, the Kong family still has 200,000 mu of farmland, and I am willing to donate it together."

Hearing that the Confucius family was willing to donate land, Mao Gui was shocked for a while, knowing that he was in Shandong, and the one who could not play with it the most was the Confucius family. This is not to say that he does not want to confiscate the Confucius family's property, but that he wants to send people, but none of his subordinates dare, for fear of offending the sage Confucius, ruining his virtue, and ruining his descendants.

Some people simply cried and worshipped the ground, and would rather be killed than go.

Facing this situation, Mao Gui could have any idea, only patience.

But who would have thought that the mighty Kong family actually bowed their heads.

It was another offering of silver and another handing in the land, which was already a great victory. He peeked at Zhang Ximeng, but found that this man was still as motionless as a mountain, and he had no intention of being happy at all.

Kong Kejian looked at Zhang Ximeng again, his heart was bleeding, this kid is really black!

"Zhang Xiang, in the past, the affairs of Qufu officials were all decided by the Kong family. From now on, Qufu officials will be assigned by the court, and Zhang Xiang will make the decisions!"

Good guy, even the authority of Qufu has been given up, this is not the emperor.

At this point, Mao Gui was overjoyed and felt that he could agree, but Zhang Ximeng was still calm.

Could it be that he really wanted to kill the Kong family?

"Zhang Xiang!" Mao Gui asked in a low voice.

Zhang Ximeng waved his hand and stopped Mao Gui.

He stared at Kong Kejian and said with a smile, "Get up first and talk with your head down, my neck is uncomfortable."

Kong Kejian was stunned. He wanted to get up, but his hands and feet were useless. He struggled twice but failed. Fortunately, Mao Gui reached out and helped him up.

"Zhang Xiang is above, what other orders are there, the Kong family is up and down, there is nothing you can't do!"

Kong Kejian is accepting his fate, and you just need to use the knife.

"I just said that the Confucius family can't continue to exist... You probably didn't understand what I meant, I didn't want to kill you, but said that as the hereditary Duke Yansheng, the descendant of the sages above, the Confucius family can't continue like this. Yes. You are smearing your ancestors!"

"The Jin people are here, and your Kong family has been divided into the southern sect and the northern sect. When the Yuan Ting arrived, they surrendered immediately. You also gave Yuan Ting an idea to deal with the Red Turban Rebel Army. The Tuo people occupied the Central Plains, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Hu people stole the Central Plains... In the past two thousand years, how many people have you kneeled? Loyalty and integrity, the distinction between Yi and Xia, and what the ancestors of your family said, you all forgot."

Zhang Ximeng was heartbroken, "Kong Kejian, if I really want to deal with you and don't want national laws, I will drag your family to the Confucius Temple. Invite someone to read the Analects, and then deal with your family according to the rules set by your ancestors. It's not an exaggeration to beat them to death one by one. Bar?"

These words were more powerful than a knife. Kong Kejian's legs were weak, and if it wasn't for Mao Gui's support, he would have collapsed directly.

He slapped his mouth fiercely in front of him, and Zhang Ximeng was able to do it. The knife pierced his heart, and his words pierced the weak underbelly. Mao Gui couldn't help but want to clap his hands beside him.

Zhang Xiang's sharpness is really scary!

"Kong Kejian, do you think I'll treat your Kong family like this, or give me another way?"

Kong Kejian's eyes suddenly lit up, as if the drowning man had caught the straw, and hurriedly said: "Please, please Zhang Xiang reward you for a way to survive, and please Zhang Xiang for mercy!"

Obviously, for the Kong family, survival is more important than everything...

Zhang Ximeng said: "Don't rush to agree first, my second path may be even more difficult. You Confucian children should not continue to serve as Duke Yansheng. Confucius and the other sons will worship together, and the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple will make sacrifices. Take responsibility. As for your Confucian children, all of you have dispersed. If you have nothing to do, just go and be ordinary people. The rest of you who are guilty will be done in accordance with the laws of the state. Or you can raise your noble hand and forgive one or two."

Kong Kejian's old face was pale and pale, and he gave up the right to sacrifice to Confucius. Doesn't this mean that the foundation of their family is broken?

Over the years, the status of the Confucius family has not been maintained by offering sacrifices to Confucius. To do so would be equivalent to breaking the roots of the family!

Digging graves and digging graves, it is you Zhang Xianggong who is ruthless!

Next, the Confucius family members will be dispersed, and they will be brought to justice... If Zhu Yuanzhang is unwilling to forgive, doesn't it mean that they will all die!

This, this is not much better than genocide, or even worse!

Kong Kejian was trembling all over, sweating through his clothes, the cold wind of February blew, trembling and trembling, his face turned the color of pig liver, his lips were trembling constantly, and his nose was running out. Zhang Ximeng said: "Zhang Xiang, is he a descendant of a saint, or should he be polite and decent!"

Zhang Ximeng did not answer, but stared at Kong Kejian and said slowly: "You must be clear, I am now thinking of Confucius' reputation. The way of Confucius and Mencius has long been written in books and engraved in people's hearts. The way of benevolence and forgiveness, The heart of integrity. Everyone in China has it. On the contrary, it is you Confucian children who have forgotten everything about their ancestors. Come here, I'm afraid that you will also punch one by one and kill you unworthy descendants!"

"So, don't pretend to be a descendant of Confucius, and don't think that you can escape the laws of the country. Again, if you really think that you are a descendant of Confucius, you are different... Well, I will follow you Confucius. Standard, deal with you! Kong Kejian, do you know Shaozhengmao?"

Kong Kejian was shocked and looked at Zhang Ximeng stupidly.

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "According to the standards of your ancestors: wise and risky, prudent and firm in action, arguing with hypocrisy, remembering ugliness and eloquent, and following the wrong. It seems that you not only have the five ugliness, but also They are all committed, sinister intentions, rhetoric, ugly, and sinful!"

"I asked the sword of Confucius to cut off the descendants of the Confucius family. Is there anything wrong?"

thump!

Kong Kejian couldn't hold it any longer, he slumped on the ground and cried bitterly, "Zhang Xiang, sinner, sinner is willing to obey Zhang Xiang's arrangement, willing to obey..."

Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath, "Heaven is benevolent, it would not be fair to put the blame on your family. After all, you can only be regarded as accomplices by using your Confucian family to wipe rouge and powder. , there is nothing like my big tomorrow son. Where can I use you to decorate? From today, you Confucian children will be on the Jining Canal, dredging the river, and working with the soldiers. The Lord will consider it as appropriate."

After Zhang Ximeng finished speaking, he waved his hand, "Come here, take Kong Kejian down and change him into short clothes and straw sandals. Let's go to work!"

The people from the guard department agreed and came over and dragged Kong Kejian down.

Mao Gui looked at him stupidly, he couldn't believe it, and he couldn't accept it at all... Dignified Sheng Gong, actually wanting to work hard with his subordinates, this, this is too cruel?

Zhang Ximeng looked at Mao Gui who was in a daze, and smiled slightly, "Let's hurry up, the lord is coming."

Mao Gui was stunned for a while, and hurriedly agreed... He looked at the soldiers working on the bank of the canal, and he gritted his teeth, took off his shirt, got shirtless, and went to work with the big guy.

Let Duke Yansheng participate in dredging the canal, the impact of this move is far beyond everyone's expectations...

"Folks, I didn't believe it in the past, and now even the Kong family has been copied. This Ming Dynasty is real, it's different!"

"Let's go! Let's go to Jining with dry food, build the canal, and welcome the Son of Heaven!"

The people all agreed, and the big guy, carrying tools and dry food, set off from Qufu, and a team of thousands of people went straight to Jining.

The same team, there are many more, from all the prefectures in Shandong, gathered towards the canal.

Tens of thousands of soldiers, tens of thousands of civilians, all gathered together.

The big guys worked together and ate the same things... In the crowd, there were also the Kong family members, who were also shivering, and they worked together, their strength was not as good as that of a child.

It turns out that this is the descendant of the saint!

Nothing amazing!

The people couldn't help laughing, and when they went back, they had to talk to the villagers.

Together, the army, the people, and the common people perfectly exemplify the unity of the heart and the movement of Mount Tai... Even seven days in advance, the canal was cleared, and Xu Da led the army to the north and entered Shandong smoothly.

Before Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang had already come.

When the Son of Heaven arrives, on both sides of the canal, the voice of long live can be heard endlessly...