The people below don't think much of this Kong Zhang, and feel that a distant branch disciple with an unclear background is not liked by Mrs. Tai and them, and the backer is no longer there, so it is not worth paying attention to at all, but the real bosses of the Confucian Mansion still remember the name of this Kong Zhang, and know that the inconvenient things to do can be handed over to Kong Zhang.

Because of this, the Zhuangzi managed by Kong Zhang is self-contained, no one cares at all, it looks like it is laissez-faire, and the Confucian Mansion who occasionally comes to run errands will see some characters of unknown origin in this Zhuangzi coming in and out, and it doesn't look like a genuine character, which makes everyone speculate while staying away.

Since October of the third year of the Apocalypse, the outsiders in and out of this Zhuangzi have begun to increase again, and there are fewer and fewer good errands in the Confucian Mansion now, and this kind of grass-raised sheep Zhuangzi is already a good position, some people are watching very closely, and after finding this sign, they immediately went to the big men in charge of the Confucian Mansion to complain, and wanted to let Kong Zhang get out of the way, and he did this position himself, and he did not want to complain or was reprimanded, or was found to be punished for a crime.

Everyone is not stupid, and immediately understood that the abnormality of this Zhuangzi may not be Kong Zhang's own private matter, everyone is still less careful, and when the scholars in Jining City are in turmoil, the Qingjiangpu martial arts field is killed, and the imperial court will suppress Xuzhou, everyone is happily looking forward to the future, arguing about the distribution of Xuzhou's industries and positions, and no one can take care of Kong Zhang, the Zhuangzi.

"Mr. Kong, the heavenly soldiers will suppress the rebels, the overall situation has been decided, and it is time for me to leave." In front of this Zhuangzi gate, four people dressed as merchants in cotton robes were saying goodbye to Kong Zhang, Kong Zhang smiled and returned the salute and said: "A few people should stay for a few more days, so that the Kong family can do their best to be a landlord." ”

"I've already troubled my grandfather and Mr. Kong a lot, how can I bother again, please tell my grandfather, after a few of us return to Beijing, we will definitely report the righteousness and loyalty of Confucius to Shengshang and Wei's father-in-law, and there will be a reward at that time, and I will live up to Mr. Kong's loyalty." One person said very sincerely.

Kong Zhang thanked him politely, and said again: "A few people still have to hide, there are many people in Beijing here in Qufu, and their knowledge is wider than elsewhere, a few may be better elsewhere, it is easy to be recognized in Qufu as coming from the palace, and it will be a little troublesome." ”

"What's the matter with recognizing it, a few of our family are doing things for the imperial court, and now they should be shown in a dignified manner, but it's a pity that Father-in-law Kuang's side, in order to paralyze the rebels, is willing to feed the tiger with his body, so he is martyred!" Speaking of this, the four "merchants" were all moved and kept wiping the corners of their eyes.

Kong Zhang then sighed: "It's a pity for Gonggong Kuang, such a talented man will be in charge of the inner court in the future and leave a name in history, but I didn't expect to sacrifice in Jining like this, it's a pity." ”

"There is no shortage of heroes and martyrs who are loyal to the country, Mr. Kong is also a talent in the field, he was buried in the past, and now Gonggong Wei is the time to seek talents and employ people, and Mr. Kong will inevitably be reused." The person who spoke before said solemnly, if you have been to the Jingshi, it is easy to see their roots, three of them have white faces, and there is a feminine air between their eyebrows, this is the eunuch who was born in the inner court, and the one standing at the back is a strong man, these four people all look very haggard, but there is a look of relief between the eyebrows, obviously they have been worried for a long time, and they have good news today.

"Thank you for your kind words, Kong has a heart, I heard the news that General Yang's army is about to arrive in Dongpingzhou, you set off here, just in time, you will be able to catch up!" Kong Zhang said in a muffled voice.

Several people had smiles on their faces, Yang Guodong, the chief soldier of Shandong, was the righteous son of Wei Zhongxian, and he must have respected the eunuchs who came out of the inner court, and when he went there, he became better as soon as he went, and looked back at the carriages and horses that were parked and waiting, and the four of them were full of emotion for a while, and some people couldn't help but say: "The gentry of Shandong and Nanzhili have received the grace of the country for generations, but they don't know what loyalty is at all, or they are moved by small profits, or they are coerced by swords, and these major events of removing thieves and killing thieves are actually sitting on the sidelines one by one, or the descendants of the saints are different, From beginning to end, they helped each other, without the slightest cowardice and hesitation, in the end, in the end, the Yansheng family who rested with the country, the Confucian family did not live up to the court, and the court did not live up to the Kong family! ”

After speaking impassionedly, the four of them hugged their fists in unison, Kong Zhang solemnly returned the salute, the four people turned around and walked towards the carriage and horses, riding a horse and riding a carriage for about two days to meet the officers and soldiers, watching them coming, the guy who led the horse and the chariot hurriedly greeted him, and the strong man among the four suddenly said: "This is not right!" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the footsteps of several guys who came up suddenly accelerated, and they had already pulled out a short knife and an iron ruler in their hands, who would have thought that they would encounter a strong man outside the manor of the Kong family, the four people turned around in a panic, and the internal official who walked in front of him moved half a beat slower, but he was hit on the head by an iron ruler and fainted directly, and the other person ran out two steps, but was stabbed in the back by a knife, screaming and dying, but the strong man had martial arts, and he was walking behind, and he immediately turned around when he saw something wrong.

Kong Zhang, who was standing in front of Zhuangzi's door to see each other, was also shocked when he saw this scene, drew his sword and rushed up, and the strong man among the four opened his mouth and shouted: "Kong Gongzi, go back and call people, the thieves are fierce, let's"

He knew that Kong Zhang's swordsmanship was not bad, but it was difficult for literati to learn swords and even kill chickens, not to mention resisting this wolf-like thief, the strong man only wanted to let Kong Zhang go back to report the news, but half of the words were shouted, but Kong Zhang, who came to him, stabbed him with a sword, stabbed very accurately, and the timing of the force was also very good, the strong man's eyes widened, his hand wanted to grab the sword, but he never reached it, and his body slowly softened, he never understood, why did this Confucian disciple kill the official, why did he dare to kill Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

"Rest with the country, what you said is so good, but so many dynasties have died, why has the Kong family been there?" Kong Zhang drew his sword, wiped the blood on the corpse's clothes, and said a few words with a sneer.

"You're you...... The one who betrayed Kuang "The one who didn't die was already so frightened that he knelt on the ground, and at this time he figured out something, stared at Kong Zhang and said, but halfway through his words, he was gagged by the people who rushed over, and the living and the corpses were thrown into the carriage.

The carriage and the men who were still fierce just now did not go far, but went directly into the manor, and when one of them passed by Kong Zhang's side, he bowed down and said, "Master Kong, my lord invites you to come over once in the evening, and this side is about to leave." ”

"Okay, I'll set up a table, ask your master to share, and then discuss it, please go and report it, if you can, I'll do it." Kong Zhang said with a smile, and the "man" bowed respectfully, and then followed the carriage away.

Several servants of Zhuangmen followed Kong Zhang had shocked looks on their faces, and when the carriage was far away, two people looked normal, leaned over and whispered: "Ninth Master, this is really a big worm!" But can these rivers and lakes be able to deal with the officers and soldiers? ”

"You also know how capable you are of this Jianghu, is there something wrong with your ninth master?" Kong Zhang said impatiently.

After finishing speaking, Kong Zhang looked back at the blood stains on the ground, and couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Still use me to sell, how many people are scrambling to sell, I will be late." ”

The Zhuangzi where Kong Zhang is located is the edge of Fangshan Town, and there are not many people coming and going, so there will be people who come here to hide, just because there are not many people, and no one notices that there is an extra camp at the foot of Fangshan Mountain, there are almost a thousand people riding three or four hundred horses, very hidden, and the guard is also very strict, every day there are Zhuang Ding from the warehouse to take out the grain and grass and send it over in a cart, and the people who do these things are Kong Zhang's personal confidants.

When it was dark, Kong Zhang went out to greet him again, and more than a dozen people came in civilian clothes, looking like guards who were walking darts and working hard, but Kong Zhang was very polite, smiled and hugged his fists and said: "The fifth master has been sleeping in the open these days, it's really hard, Kong is not well entertained!" ”

"I don't deserve to be called that by the Ninth Master, Ji is still young, if the Ninth Master doesn't dislike it, how about you and my brothers?" The person who said this was none other than Ji Xiang, who at this time did not look as neat as before, very dirty and sloppy, and her face was full of beards.

Kong Zhang didn't care much about this, but said with a smile: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your orders, it's good for the virtuous brother to come with me, and a few followers also have arrangements here." ”

After getting off the horse, Ji Xiang didn't hand over the reins to Zhuang Ding, who came to pick him up, but just said: "Brother Kong, don't blame the little brother for being careful, you have to be cautious, it's better to pack this wine and meat and let the little brother take it back, let's talk about it here." ”

"Packing?"

"Eh, it means to take it back to eat in a food box and utensils, we all say so in Xuzhou."

Not embarrassed or embarrassed, Kong Zhang was never dissatisfied, just smiled and ordered his cronies to go over to do it, and then took two steps forward and said: "The cattle have almost been prepared, but I can provide a maximum of one hundred and twenty horses, thirty mules and forty donkeys here. ”

"That's a good number." Ji Xiang nodded, but then asked again: "Brother Kong, with so many livestock transfers, won't anyone in the Confucian Mansion care?" ”

"How can you care, I took out the silver and said that I would rent it for a few days, who is not happy to earn this extra money, if outsiders know that they have abandoned the public for personal purposes, then they will not be punished? Everyone knows in their hearts, don't worry about the virtuous brother, there are not many carriages and horses in the Confucian Mansion during the first month, besides, when they notice, there will be no harm to the virtuous brother. Kong Zhang explained in detail.

Ji Xiang nodded sullenly, and said in a deep voice: "Confucius and Xuzhou are inseparable after all, and this time the action is very dangerous, if there is really anything missing, don't hide it from Brother Kong, if the younger brother can run out with his brothers, Brother Kong will be in trouble." ”

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