Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

On the rice paper in Zhang Shikang's hand was written:

The minister Kong Yinzhi said:

Ming had seven regrets, so the Later Jin came to attack. The army came from afar, with great effort and hard work, and traveled thousands of miles to punish the enemy. We beg for mercy and dare to abolish the ritual of leading the sheep.

仰祈蠲贷，俯切凌兢，?9?2孔胤植诚惶诚惧，顿?9?6顿?9?6。

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I feel deeply guilty and bow my head in respect for your grave concern.

With a humble figure, he flatters the emperor; with inexperienced knowledge, he helps others to learn wrong things.

I am ignorant of how to judge people and often make mistakes, which has caused great trouble to Your Majesty by coming to attack our humble country.

The city of three miles has lost its defenses, and the sacrifices to the nine temples have become a burning furnace.

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I have the honor to meet the great Qing Emperor, whose virtue of heaven and earth is extremely broad, whose light is impartial like the sun and the moon, and whose majesty is without anger. He has traces of the virtue of Tang and Wu, and whose love for life is even more beautiful than that of Tang and Yu.

Not considering the guilt of one man, but saving the lives of tens of thousands of people, the universe is peaceful and the country is at peace.

Now that the text is the same, we will entrust you with the favor of preserving it forever. The sky is in sight, and I can only yearn for it with all my heart.

I look up to the sky and hope for the Holy Saint, with great enthusiasm.

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I would like to express my gratitude and let you know.

Your humble servant Kong Yinzhi is extremely terrified and bows his head in respect.

Careful?9?0.

September 25, the third year of Chongde.

This is clearly a letter of surrender written to the Qing Dynasty. Judging from the date September 25, the third year of Chongde, it must have been when the Qing Dynasty invaded last year.

At the end of September last year, Duoduo led a small force to attack Jinan Prefecture and captured several cities in succession.

Jinan Prefecture is adjacent to Yanzhou Prefecture, and Qufu, where the Kong family is located, is sandwiched between Yanzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, only a hundred miles away.

"Kong Yinzhi, do you admit your guilt?" Zhang Shikang asked while holding the letter of surrender.

Kong Yinzhi was completely confused. When did a letter of surrender appear in his family? Was it written by some clan leader?

For a moment, Kong Yinzhi's mind was like a cursory review, going through all the clan elders of the Kong family.

Although there were always a few people in the clan who had grudges against him, a major matter like surrendering a petition concerned the life and death of the Kong family, and he did not think those people could be so short-sighted.

impossible!

This is absolutely a false accusation!

Thinking of this, Kong Yinzhi realized that this was a false accusation and immediately became furious:

"Zhang Shikang!

False accusation! This is a blatant false accusation!

I am going to the capital to see His Majesty!"

Kong Yinzhi was shaking all over. As he spoke, he ordered the butler to prepare the carriage. Even though it was freezing cold and the journey was tiring, he could not wait a moment longer.

He lived a wealthy life, and the Kong family enjoyed both fame and fortune. In the past fifty years, it was always Kong Yinzhi who framed others, and he never thought that such a thing would happen to him one day.

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Shikang laughed like a devil when he heard this, and then said:

"You will see His Majesty, but you will not be riding in the comfortable carriage of your Kong Mansion, but in the prison carriage that I have specially prepared for you!

Tian Jingwen, what crime should you be charged for in the Ming Dynasty for such behavior? "

“Reporting to the commander-in-chief, although the Kong family is famous for its literary virtues, since Duke Yansheng is a hereditary duke of our dynasty, he should be considered a noble.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if a noble or relative surrenders to the enemy, he shall be executed." Tian Jingwen took a look at the familiar surrender letter and swallowed his saliva.

The Ming Dynasty law states that all Ming Dynasty officials have the responsibility to defend the territory, and anyone who flees without fighting will be executed. This law has been well enforced since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

“Well, you heard it all.

However, the Kong family is the backbone of the world's scholars, but they were so treacherous that they brought shame to Confucius. They deserve to be punished even more severely, and even the execution of their entire clan would not be too much!

Don’t you think so, Captain Tian?”

"The Marshal is right." Tian Jingwen replied quickly with sweat on his forehead.

This was probably the first time Tian Jingwen did this and he was still not used to it.

"Shameless! Zhang Shikang! How dare you do this? How dare you do this?

You are so powerful that my Ming Dynasty will be defeated by you sooner or later!

Such a blatant frame-up, do you really think that people in the world will believe you?"

He opened his mouth and wanted to kill him, and even went as far as to exterminate his entire clan. Kong Yinzhi laughed in anger and pointed at Zhang Shikang.

Zhang Shikang was also happy to hear this.

“If I say that your Kong family is plotting a rebellion, I don’t think people in the world would believe it. After all, you Kong family members are weak-willed and your spine is not very straight.

But if it is said that your Kong family wrote a letter of surrender to the enemy, then that is unknown. After all, your Kong family members are weak-willed and their spines are not very straight. "

"The Marshal is right. I heard from my father that when dynasties changed and foreign races invaded, the Kong family all bowed down and knelt without any integrity. They are a shame to the literati!" Sun Dasheng interrupted.

The reason why the Yansheng Duke's title could continue was precisely because of this reason.

After Sun Dasheng finished speaking, the soldiers around him nodded. They might not have read many books, and they might not even recognize a few big characters, but as long as they had no problem with their brains, they could figure it out.

"Look, they all believe it. As for whether the rest of the world believes it or not, let's just wait and see.

Come, arrest Kong Yinzhi immediately! "

After that, more than a dozen soldiers rushed towards Kong Yinzhi. Kong Yinzhi felt like he was facing a formidable enemy and immediately ordered the servants around him to defend himself.

"Nonsense! Shameless!

I have a red seal and iron certificate personally bestowed by Emperor Taizu. You cannot arrest me. I will personally go to see His Majesty and impeach you for framing a loyal and honest person!"

"I'm sorry, but the red seal and iron certificate cannot exempt you from the crimes of treason and surrendering to the enemy. Don't you know that?" Zhang Shikang smiled and shook his head.

Of all the royal seals of honor given to meritorious officials throughout the dynasties, how many of them actually fulfilled their promises?

If God wants to kill you, it will be useless even if you have ten or a hundred golden medals of immunity from death. It's ridiculous that Kong Yinzhi still has illusions.

"Everyone in the Kong Mansion, listen up! Anyone who is not surnamed Kong will kneel down and not be killed. Anyone who dares to stop me from enforcing the law will be killed on the spot!"

Clang clang——

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Beijing camp drew their swords and pointed them at the servants of the Confucius Mansion.

Those who were chosen to be Zhang Shikang's personal guards were all very capable. Huaining Marquis Sun Weifan had put a lot of effort into Zhang Shikang's safety. Not only were each of the personal guards strong and well-built with a clean family background, but they were also very skilled and could not lose out even in a one-on-one fight with the Jianlu.

These soldiers were all the best survivors of the Battle of Jiazhuang and the Battle of Jingshui. They were not afraid of the Jianlu, so now they were even more fearless when facing a group of servants who had never killed a human being before.

As soon as many veteran soldiers of the Beijing Camp drew out their knives, their entire temperament changed, their faces flushed and even their eyes began to become bloodshot. That was a buff that only came after experiencing a bloody and bitter battle.

The Kong family is large and powerful, with hundreds of servants alone. They are now like being in an enemy camp, and following Zhang Shikang's orders, everyone's nerves are tense.

"Kill!" Which soldier couldn't help but yelled, which immediately raised the morale of all the soldiers in the Beijing camp to the peak.

The servants on the opposite side were all terrified. They relied on the prestige of the Confucius Mansion and usually showed off in front of ordinary people, but when the real situation came, they all cowered in fear.

puff-

A servant at the back dropped his stick and fell to his knees.

Then the servants knelt down one after another, and their sticks were thrown all over the floor.

The housekeeper of the Confucius Mansion hesitated for a while and then knelt on the ground.

Apart from Zhang Shikang's men, Kong Yinzhi was the only one left at the scene.

Kong Yinzhi looked at the arrogant Beijing camp army, then glanced at the group of servants he had spent a lot of money to support. In a rage, he pointed at Zhang Shikang and opened his mouth, but his body suddenly froze and he lost consciousness.

Kong Yinzhi was so angry that he fainted, and his body fell to the ground like a deflated ball.

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