Chapter 177: The sky is murderous, the stars are moving

Chapter 177: The sky is murderous, the stars are moving

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Duke Yansheng said sternly, "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered? How can you be so rude?"

He was a man of great authority in running his household, and seeing his servants act so recklessly was extremely embarrassing and he couldn't help but feel disgusted.

What's more, with so many elders here now, he thought that they must serve as a warning to others afterwards.

The servant knew that he was being reckless and would certainly offend Duke Yansheng, but the matter was of great importance, so he still tremblingly handed over the article in his hand.

Duke Yansheng took the article calmly.

His skill in cultivating his Qi is so great that he takes nothing, no matter how big a matter it is.

He wanted to see what kind of big deal this article could have. Could it really cause the sky to fall?
Duke Yansheng glanced at the article casually.

When he saw the title of the article, he couldn't hold it in anymore, his face turned slightly red, and his blood couldn't help but surge up.

"A clown trying to attract attention." Duke Yansheng suppressed his anger.

He continued to look down.

Every time I watch a segment, my heart beats faster.

Before I knew it, my face was getting redder and redder. When I read the last paragraph, my face turned red and purple, and I almost couldn't breathe.

"Shameless, the worst of shame!"

"Slander is all slander!"

In the mind of Duke Yansheng, every word and sentence of the article was like a steel knife scraping bones...

He suddenly covered his heart.

The servant lowered his head and knelt on the ground, not daring to stand up.

Seeing this, other elders came over to see what was going on. Duke Yansheng quickly put the article away, put it against his chest, and said to the trembling servant who was kneeling in front of him, "Where did this article come from?"

"The person who delivered the newspaper is the postmaster of this prefecture. He said it was an urgent delivery. He also said that this article is the Daming Daily from Nanzhili. Now several thousand copies have been circulated in Yingtian Prefecture and Jiangning Prefecture." The servant raised his head and said in a trembling voice.

"Ah..." Duke Yansheng's eyes went dark and he could no longer suppress the hot blood in his chest, and he spat it out onto the ground.

"Duke Yansheng." The elders of the clan hurried over to support him.

Everyone looked concerned and couldn't help but be curious about the content of the article.

But Duke Yansheng held on to the article tightly and refused to let go.

Some elders, who belonged to the minor clans that branched off from the previous generation's direct lineage, saw that Duke Yansheng was furious and wondered, "Could it be that Duke Yansheng did something immoral and got caught?"

He couldn't help but feel more eager, and said to the servant fiercely: "Tell me, what is written in this article?"

The servant lowered his head and dared not raise it.

The elder naturally felt that something was wrong. He said anxiously, "If you don't tell me and cause a big mistake, you will be punished according to the family rules."

"Enough!" Duke Yansheng was very good at cultivating his Qi. He suppressed the boiling Qi and blood in his body and roared.

Seeing this, the elder hurriedly asked with concern: "Duke Yansheng, are you okay? Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?"

Duke Yansheng looked around at the elders around him. Seeing these old guys with different expressions, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then slowly said, "Just look."

He loosened his grip on the article.

Since the news has spread throughout Yingtian Prefecture and Jiangning Prefecture, the capital must also know about it. Soon, even the scholars in the world will know about it. Why should we keep it secret?

He just couldn't accept the reality at first.

When the clan elders saw Duke Yansheng handing over the article, they all became curious and came over to take a look.

Originally, most of them thought that the article was targeting the bad things of the Yanshenggong Mansion, and they were a bit interested in watching the fun. After all, the Kong family and the Zhang family were both real, thousand-year-old aristocratic families in the world today, officially certified.

As it has been passed down for so long, naturally there are many bad things happening. You can imagine how rotten it is inside.

We all have the surname Kong, so if the big ones are in trouble, the small ones will have opportunities.

Isn't the current emperor a member of a small clan entering a large clan?

but……

did not expect!
They thought they were just watching the fun, but ended up having their own house catch fire as well.

"You are not worthy of being a human being!" The clan elder who first had this idea was the uncle of Duke Yansheng, now the second old master of the Kong family.

His face flushed and he almost couldn't breathe.

He was also the first person to find out about the scandal of Jiangning Xu family, but before he could use this trick, Xu Gongming took the initiative. What a lack of martial ethics!
The key is……

As the blood brother of the previous clan leader, Old Master Kong Er naturally knew some of the trivial matters of his ancestors, but he did not expect that Xu Qing also knew about them, and it seemed that he knew more about them than they did.

There is no doubt that Xu Qing was making it up.

The problem is that this guy made up too much story.

If the Kong family fails to explain themselves clearly this time, won’t they have to dig up their ancestral graves and use blood tests to identify their relatives?

If it really came to the stage of digging up the ancestral graves and dripping blood to identify the relatives, this generation of the Kong family would become a laughing stock for generations to come.

"Duke Yansheng, Xu Qing must not be allowed to stay. We should learn from our ancestors and execute Shao Zhengmao!" Old Master Kong made up his mind and suggested.

Duke Yansheng's face darkened. The fact that Confucius executed Shao Zhengmao was not recorded in the classics, such as the Analects of Confucius and Zuo Zhuan.

The problem is that some great scholars added this paragraph in order to provide legitimacy for themselves to eliminate dissidents and physically eliminate political opponents, and then the rumor spread, and now everyone thinks that this happened.

But this matter is actually contrary to Confucius' benevolent thought of "punishing without teaching".

Duke Yansheng considered himself to be the orthodox Confucianist and the inheritor of ancient scriptures. How could he believe such a rumor of unknown origin?
If it were a normal time, he would definitely take the opportunity to scold his second uncle.

However, now, his mind was full of Xu Qingwen's terrible threat, and he subconsciously felt that Old Master Kong was right.

This boy Xu Qing must not be allowed to stay.

It's fine to slander their family bloodline, justice is in the hearts of the people. Saying that they have been practicing surrender for generations, this...

Duke Yansheng didn't know how to refute.

The main thing is that Xu Qing also quoted from classics and pointed out the classic sentences and sources of their family's surrender. Any aristocratic family with some heritage can find the corresponding information, and the royal family must have corresponding records.

These trivial matters were not mentioned in the first place and everyone had let them go.

Which family would not surrender?

The problem is that the article is pointing fingers at Bei Kong and scolding them, and it is blatantly criticized with good reasons and evidence.

"Duke Yansheng, this is not possible. Xu Gongming, alone, broke into the Dongming Gang's Dongming ship and escaped unscathed. He has the courage of a fierce tiger from Jiangdong in the Middle Ages. Moreover, Jiangning Prefecture is thousands of miles away. How can we kill him?" Some elders of the clan were still sober and pointed out the pros and cons.

The other elders also woke up.

According to rumors, Xu Qing had amazing martial arts skills, and his writings were said to be the reincarnation of a sage.

This kind of person is really difficult to deal with.

They couldn't help but talk about it.

Duke Yansheng almost vomited blood again.

When these old guys' interests were damaged before, they all treated Xu Qing as meat on the chopping board and thought they could do whatever they wanted to him. But now that the situation really came to a head, none of them said a word.

Duke Yan Sheng suppressed his anger. He was now very sober and said, "Don't even think about compromising with Xu Qing. This matter can't be resolved peacefully."

He knew very well that if Xu Qing had slandered him in other ways, it would be fine. Even if he had said that he had an affair with his aunt in his early years, it would not harm the foundation of the Kong family.

However, the article raises two major issues that hit the nail on the head. They are the foundation of Bei Kong's foothold in the world and cannot be avoided.

First, how to explain the issue of their bloodline inheritance?

Second, how can we talk about the moral principles between the ruler and his subjects when we see Shixiu’s surrender?

The latter problem, in particular, is extremely serious.

He was afraid that these elders did not understand the overall situation, so he explained the pros and cons to them in a earnest manner.

The elders then realized that there was no room for compromise in this matter. Either Xu Qing would fall, or Bei Kong would fall.

And even if they refuted Xu Qing, if the emperor and the prime minister protected him, at most they would say he was a madman, what else could they do?

The madman Jie Yu of Chu also mocked the Master to his face. Wasn’t he also a wise man?
This is the most disgusting part.

At this moment, it is no longer convincing to talk about the origin of the Jiangning Xu family.

In such a major event, the Yingtian Gu family would definitely not dare to show up. They knew very well what kind of people the gentry were like. After all, they could see it clearly by looking in the mirror.

Moreover, at this time, bringing up the issue of Xu Qing's background makes Bei Kong appear desperate and is trying to cover up his guilt, so he is forcing people to throw dirty water on him.

The Xu family in Jiangning was wiped out, leaving behind an orphan, so naturally you can slander them if you want.

An elder of the clan suggested, "It's understandable that they surrendered. Didn't other families do the same? In my opinion, we should make a big fuss..."

His meaning was very clear. He wanted to let the world know that it was not only the Confucius family that revised the surrender letter, but others also did it.

Wouldn't the problem be solved if we muddy the water?

Duke Yansheng's face darkened when he heard this. You old guys usually claim to be resourceful, but at the critical moment, you can only come up with bad ideas. He interrupted, "The foundation of our Confucius Mansion is not the title of Duke Yansheng, but the recognition of the scholars. If we do this, wouldn't it be a waste of time to offend those big families? Who will be willing to give us face and speak for us in the future?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. These wealthy families were so shameless.

If you do this, you will have no friends.

Do you really think that others are your Kong family's slaves? In fact, Duke Yansheng felt that Xu Qing was even more unreasonable. The Kong family had not made any move yet, but this happened. Moreover, this article was definitely a long-planned one, and it needed the guidance of an expert to be fabricated.

Who is it?

The more Duke Yansheng thought about it, the more he felt that the water was very deep.

If there was no powerful force providing information for Xu Qing, how could an orphan from the Xu family have collected all the clues in his article?
The Duke of Wei?

will not.

He thought that the grudge between Duke Wei and Xu Qing was deep, and there was no conflict of interest between the Kong Mansion and Duke Wei's Mansion.

The Wang family of Nanzhili or the Lu family?
Duke Yansheng thought about it over and over again, but could not find any reason for these two families to target them.

His final suspects fell on the Prime Minister and the Emperor.

"Do you, Zhang Tai'a, have to be so ruthless in doing things?" Duke Yansheng consciously sought out the "truth".

He was quick-witted after all, and knew that if he debated openly with Xu Qing about the mistakes in the article, he would lose regardless of whether he won or not.

This matter cannot be distinguished and cannot be distinguished.

Duke Yansheng calmed down and continued, "This matter was caused by Xu Qing, but the root of the problem was not Xu Qing."

He told these old guys his analysis, hoping that they could understand it and realize what true wisdom is, so that they wouldn't always take advantage of their seniority and give him bad advice.

After the elders understood, they looked even more panicked. It would have been fine if it was just Xu Qing, but how come the Prime Minister and the Emperor were now trying to force them to death?

They just made the same mistake that all the wealthy people in the world would make. Is it that serious?
"So, Lord Yansheng, what are you planning to do?" an elder asked with a slightly trembling voice.

If the emperor of the current dynasty is petty-minded and is targeted, it will be very difficult to deal with him.

Duke Yansheng sighed and said, "Go back and explain it clearly to your subordinates, and also inform the scholars. The emperor and the prime minister want us to cooperate with the Confucius Mansion in the land survey. Xu Gongming's article is just a deliberate attempt to smear us. If the emperor wants his subjects to die, they are disloyal if they don't die."

He faced the direction of the capital, took off his crown, and bowed deeply.

The clan elders now understood that it had to be Duke Yansheng.

No matter what Xu Qing's article said, the emperor and the prime minister were trying to muddy the Confucius Mansion. Isn't it enough for them to just admit it?

Once this news spreads, the gentry all over the world will naturally feel grief over the loss of the rabbit and the fox. They cannot remain indifferent to this.

High, it is high!

All the clan elders said goodbye one after another and prepared to take action according to Duke Yansheng's instructions.

This time we must create public opinion.

The matter of Xu Qing cannot be let go like this. We must find a way to make Xu Gongming cut himself off from the literati community afterwards!

But for now, this matter has to be put on the back burner.

When Duke Yansheng saw that all the elders had left, he immediately called over his confidants.

These old guys are only capable of doing this. He knows very well that it will be very difficult to solve the current trouble.

Stirring up public opinion and gaining the sympathy of the gentry is only the first step.

He called his confidants, wrote a secret letter, and asked them to deliver it to the generals in the Nine Frontiers who were familiar with him.

It described in detail how the Prime Minister misappropriated silver from Taicang to train the navy.

This was originally the military pay for the soldiers in the nine border areas, but now it is being given to the navy.

Moreover, the navy made a fortune by suppressing bandits.

Provoking the border generals is only the second step.

As winter was getting colder, the Golden Horde's southward raid was inevitable, and the situation in Liaodong was also very unstable. As long as it caused border troubles, the court had to seek stability.

In addition, he also planned to contact the Dongyi people on Fuso Island.

Dongshan Province and Fuso Island are not far apart, so naturally the Confucius Mansion and the Dongyi people have business dealings.

With border troubles and maritime chaos at the same time, the imperial court must have been overwhelmed.

Moreover, the rebellion of pirates also dealt a serious blow to Xu Qing's career.

He knew clearly that once Xu Qing's article came out, there would be no room for easing the tension between him and the Yanshenggong Mansion.

"Xu Gongming is a man of deep scheming." Duke Yansheng arranged everything one by one, and suddenly understood Xu Qing's real intention of confronting Duke Yansheng's Mansion.

Submit your certificate!
He understood clearly that this was Xu Qing's token of allegiance to the emperor. Only in this way could Xu Qing cut himself off from the literati circle and reassure the emperor.

The problem is that the emperor will grow old one day.

But when you think about Xu Qing's rise, this is actually the best choice.

Being able to please everyone is absolutely unacceptable for a person like Xu Qing who has risen from the grassroots.

He also had to rely on the emperor's support to take root in Nanzhili. If he lost the emperor's trust, Xu Qing's foundation might disappear like duckweed.

"Xu Gongming, you may be smart, but the old emperor will not keep you to harm his descendants once his time is running out." Duke Yansheng understood, and he seemed to have seen Xu Qing's destined fate of failure.

This is the tragedy of the little people. No matter how hard they try, it is all in vain.

All of a sudden, he felt greatly comforted.

...

...

Since the Daming Daily article came out, Xu Qing has closed the door and refused to see anyone. He practiced martial arts diligently, drawing on the power of the stars and connecting the seven stars of Xuanwu.

It seems that the person who wrote the article to criticize Bei Kong was not Xu Qing, but someone else.

It is very painful to open up the seven stars of Xuanwu.

Xu Qing endured the pain silently.

Feng Wu felt sorry for him when he saw his self-harming practice and wanted to persuade him to stop, but Xu Qing explained: "Political schemes are just a side job. If you want to survive in this world, your own strength is the most important thing."

Without obtaining the Zifu Yuanzong, if he wants to improve his strength in a short period of time, he must open up the Seven Stars of Xuanwu and cultivate the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword.

In this way, we will have the confidence to go to Longhu Mountain.

As for the Kong Mansion, Xu Qing has another surprise for them, which will surely make the North Kong Mansion in a state of panic and fall into a quagmire.

...

...

When the Daming Daily was published, the leader of the Luo Sect received a reply letter from Xu Qing through Su Lianqing.

After opening the letter, Luo Cult leader read it word by word, his expression becoming more and more excited.

Xu Qing's reward to him was simple, which was to give him a chance to make big trouble in the north.

Because Bei Kong had annexed land and swallowed up people, his exploitation of tenants and domestic slaves in Dongshan Province had actually reached the point where it had angered both God and man.

Due to the sacredness of Beikong and the fact that rites and laws were deeply rooted in people's hearts, tenants and servants under the rule of the Confucius Mansion rarely rebelled.

Once the fact that Bei Kong was of Hu descent was exposed, the greatest impact would not be on the literati, but on the tenants and domestic slaves in Dongshan Province.

Once the sacredness of Beikong disappeared, the long-suppressed hatred of these people naturally reached a breaking point.

But guidance is needed.

The Chacha Luo Sect is the best at using this kind of thing to ignite sparks.

In this incident, there were not many windows of opportunity to ignite the fire, and naturally only professional traitors like Luo Jiao could seize it.

Xu Qing also specifically instructed the Luo Sect leader to contact Nan Kong in advance. Once something happened to Bei Kong, Nan Kong would be the natural candidate to succeed Duke Yansheng.

If we can establish a relationship with the new Duke Yansheng, it will naturally be extremely beneficial to the Luojiao cause.

Even the Yanshenggong clan was extremely hostile to the Luo Sect.

But the Luo Sect leader would certainly not refuse a temporary tolerance and compromise in exchange for the final victory.

The key point is that it is just a fire and there is not much risk. If it succeeds, it will naturally meet the psychological needs of the leader of the Luo Sect to stir up trouble.

At this critical moment, if a large-scale civil uprising occurs in Beikong, Beikong can be completely nailed to the pillar of shame. Any excuses and attempts to divert attention will not be able to cover up the facts that are happening now.

During this period, Xu Qing also asked Su Lianqing and the inner factory to collect evidence of Bei Kong's crimes of disregarding human life. In fact, the real situation was even more absurd than he had imagined.

These evidences of crimes do not even need to be collected deliberately; they are everywhere and are shocking.

...

...

In the process of collecting these evidences, Xu Qing's murderous intent grew stronger and stronger, and he seemed to truly understand the true meaning of the Seven Stars of Xuanwu.

Xuanwu is the one who destroys demons!
That night, the sky was filled with stars, and the seven northern constellations were particularly bright.

The sky sends murderous intentions, and the stars change places!

Xu Qing only felt that the star evil that was guided into his soul from the starry sky was rolling around in his soul.

Then, in the hidden veins of the Seven Stars of Xuanwu, the star official acupoints that had not been opened began to light up.

“The mysterious sect of heaven and earth, the origin of all Qi. Practice it for billions of kalpas to prove my supernatural powers.” The general outline of the Golden Light Mantra echoed in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if Qi was shaking the heavens!
(End of this chapter)