After killing Sun Zhixie in a nonchalant manner, Zhang Rong, the governor of the East Depot, walked outside the lobby of the government office.
He said to the scholars who were shivering in the corners, "Who still wants to go to Liaodong to find the Jiannu?"
No one stood up, and no one spoke.
Everyone lowered their heads to read their feet.
Going to Liaodong?
joke!
They didn't know whether the Jiannu would kill them, but they knew very well that the man in front of them would kill people.
And he killed people in public.
Zhang Rong continued, "Since you don't want to go to Liaodong, then go home and study hard! Try to get a good score in the next autumn exam!"
"What the lord said is true. We have wanted to go home for a long time. But Sun Zhixie not only refused to leave himself, but also threatened to stop us from leaving, otherwise he would attack our families. He is really hateful." Han Yuan, who has a close relationship with Sun Zhixie, immediately shouted in a hoarse voice.
An old scholar said with tears in his eyes: "There is a war going on at the front line, but Sun Zhixie, the traitor, is causing trouble in the rear. You killed him to get rid of harm to the country."
"Yes, to get rid of harm for the country!" another elderly scholar agreed.
"Your Excellency has eliminated harm for the country. You are truly a pillar of the country. We admire you."
Looking at these great scholars speaking for him, Zhang Rong subconsciously wanted to laugh.
But he couldn't laugh in front of everyone, so he could only suppress his smile and said, "Thank you all for your kindness! The killing of the traitor today is extraordinary, but you can tell others about it. The premise is that you tell everyone everything that happened here without missing a word."
"Especially tell those ignorant people, let them know what kind of person the real traitor is!"
The scholars present answered at the same time: "Don't worry, sir, we only tell the truth and never mix in any falsehood."
"That would be best." Zhang Rong nodded, and the hostility in his body suddenly disappeared.
A scholar saw that Zhang Rong had no intention of continuing to kill people, so he bravely said: "Please open the city gate, I want to go back to study."
"Yes, I will work hard and never give up until I pass the imperial examination!" another scholar followed.
"......"
Zhang Rong was almost amused by what these scholars said. He said to the gatekeeper, "Open the gate."
As soon as the door of Dengzhou government office was opened a crack, the scholars present rushed out one after another.
He was afraid that he would end up being the last one to be buried with Sun Zhixie.
Soon, the scene became quiet again.
Zhang Rong looked at Yuan Shu and said, "Master Yuan, I need to trouble you with two things."
"Two things?" Yuan Shu was a little confused.
"Yes, the first thing was to issue a warrant for arrest; the second thing was to throw Sun Zhixie's body into the street, and then send soldiers to arrest his family and prepare to confiscate their property!"
"Isn't it a bit too much?" Yuan Shu said with some reluctance.
Zhang Rong snorted coldly: "This is the fate of a traitor. If you don't implicate your family members and confiscate their property, the charges will seem a bit far-fetched. If you don't arrest me, I will let the Royal Guards do it."
"I'd better send someone to catch him!" Yuan Shu answered helplessly.
The Jinyiwei’s arrests were not simply arrests.
When they catch people, they will humiliate the prisoners in various ways.
Men are less worried, at most they will suffer some physical pain.
The women are miserable...
Yuan Shu is a kind-hearted person.
In his opinion, no matter what crime Sun Zhixie had committed, he had already confessed his crime and been punished.
Sun Zhixie's family will also be implicated.
But being able to let them suffer less is also a sign of being kind.
After receiving the arrest warrant, Zhang Rong immediately set off for Qufu.
When passing through Laizhou and Qingzhou Prefectures, Zhang Rong met with the local governor and made a request: write a sea arrest warrant!
at the same time.
Jinyiwei all over the country were doing the same thing.
They would ask local officials for fishing warrants.
Some officials agreed to write, while others refused to cooperate.
Whether they cooperate or not, the Jinyiwei will not cause trouble for them.
Because this is voluntary.
On the last day of November, more than a hundred Jinyiwei brought the arrest warrants from various places to Qufu, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong.
They gathered at the post station in the north of the city, waiting for Zhang Rong's arrival.
At noon, Zhang Rong and his party arrived at the post station on horseback.
"Greetings, Your Excellency the Admiral!" The Jinyiwei saluted at the same time.
After getting to know the main leaders, Zhang Rong asked seriously, "There are 140 prefectures in the Ming Dynasty. How many arrest warrants have you brought?"
"In reply to the admiral, we have brought a total of ninety-seven arrest warrants."
"Okay, follow me into the city immediately."
Zhang Rong went out, mounted his horse, and rushed towards Qufu.
At this time, Qufu was already filled with the sounds of gongs and drums and huge crowds of people.
The act of scholars from all over the country coming to Qufu to cry at the temple attracted many tourists to watch the fun.
As more tourists came, businessmen followed suit.
After all, the more people there are, the more money they make.
When merchants come, they bring large quantities of goods.
However, there were too many goods, causing local prices to drop at a visible rate.
Zhang Rong's horse couldn't enter the city at all, so they had to dismount and enter the city.
Walking on the streets full of people, there are a wide variety of goods.
Zhang Rong even thought he was still in the capital!
No!
This place is more prosperous than the capital.
After informing the local authorities, Zhang Rong posted all the arrest warrants on the streets of Qufu overnight.
Then they did nothing but wait.
Wait until things develop in an uncontrollable direction!
The next morning, when the people of Qufu saw these arrest warrants, they were furious.
"Duke Yansheng has surrendered to the enemy and aided the enemy. Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi is looking for the family of Duke Yansheng!"
"Qingyang Prefecture in Shaanxi Province is also looking for the family of the current Duke Yansheng!"
"There are also Ruyang Prefecture in Henan, Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong, Yangzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili, Jinhua Prefecture in Zhejiang, Wuchang Prefecture in Huguang..."
The effect of nearly a hundred arrest warrants is shocking.
Not only did it shock the local people, but even the Kong family members were frightened.
They immediately sent someone to inquire about the attitude of the Yanzhou governor, and only felt slightly relieved after confirming that the other party would not arrest anyone.
Then things started to develop and brew.
The pro-Confucius faction promoted Confucius and Confucianism on the streets every day, hoping to use this method to preserve the reputation of Duke Yansheng.
The anti-Confucian faction is also spreading this message.
However, what they promoted was not Confucius and Confucianism, but the performance of successive Yanshenggongs during the changes of dynasties.
With their promotion, Duke Yansheng was soon given the shameful title of Shixiu's surrender.
In order to make things get out of control, Zhang Rong began to add fuel to the fire.
Today, they instigated the pro-Kong faction to attack the government office and beat up the anti-Kong faction.
Tomorrow, we will instigate the anti-Confucius faction to protect the government and fight against the pro-Confucius faction.
On the third day, two groups of people were sent out at the same time, one to support the anti-Kong faction and the other to support Kong.
The situation in Qufu became increasingly chaotic.
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