"This..." Kong Hongyi hesitated.
Qufu was under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture, and if one wanted to open the granary to release grain, one had to ask the Yanzhou prefect for permission.
There was no disaster or famine in Qufu, so the prefect of Yanzhou would definitely not agree to him releasing grain.
Moreover, the messengers sent out of the city to deliver the letter could not go far before they were surrounded by the people outside the city and demanded an explanation.
"In reply to Lord Yansheng, the current situation in Qufu is not enough to allow the release of grain."
"Then open the city and release the people!" Kong Yinzhi said angrily.
He is the Duke of Yansheng!
Descendants of Confucius!
Why did the common people and scholars admire him?
To put it bluntly, it means that he believes that he, the Duke of Yansheng, can bring benefits to scholars and the people!
The benefit that scholars ask for is to become an official in the court, and the benefit that common people ask for is to be able to have enough food and clothing by following him!
Now in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, people are starving.
If this gets out, what will the scholars think? What will the common people think?
Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of him, the Duke of Yansheng?
Kong Hongyi, the magistrate of Qufu, swallowed his saliva and replied helplessly: "The Jiannu had just captured Weiyang County a few days ago, and then I heard that they captured Fei County, which is less than 200 miles away, and they are heading straight to Qufu."
"In order to protect the safety of the people in the city, I have no choice but to order a city lockdown."
"Ridiculous!" Kong Yinzhi rebuked, "If you really want to keep the people of the city safe, why don't you let them escape, but instead lock them up in the city and prohibit them from leaving?"
"You forced the people to stay in the city in order to have them help defend the city when the Jiannu attacked, right?"
Kong Hongyi's face turned ugly after being exposed.
He lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong and let Kong Yinzhi scold him.
After cursing enough, Kong Yinzhi dismissed his attendants and asked in a low voice: "How many garrisons are there in Qufu now? How many weapons and armors do they have? Has the court paid the military pay that was in arrears?"
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