"...Destroy our Confucian forest, demolish our Confucian temple, and wipe out thousands of years of Chinese etiquette, ethics, poetry, and books in one fell swoop. This is not only a change in the Ming Dynasty, but also a strange change in the famous religion since its inception. I, Confucius and Mencius, cried bitterly for the Nine Plains. Anyone who can read or write can sit quietly with his hands folded and not think about what he is doing!
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In the palace of Marshal Shi Ke in Yanzhou, someone read aloud the "Advocate for the Eastern Captives" issued in the name of Kong Yinzhi, and then applauded continuously.
However, Shi Kefa, the Minister of War in Nanjing, frowned and looked at Qian Qianyi, who was applauding, as if he was hesitant to speak.
Gao Hongtu, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, shook his head and said: "Taking it from that, do you really believe that the Tatars came to Shandong to destroy Confucius and demolish the Confucius Temple?"
Qian Qianyi nodded solemnly and glanced around the lobby of the Commander's Mansion, taking in the solemn expressions of Nanjing's five ministers, a dozen ministers and several other senior officials.
"The beasts are captured from the east, and the soldiers pass by, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil! If you take Liaodong, you will kill millions of Liao people. Even the immortals will be plundered and made into slaves. Their hair will be shaved and they will change clothes. They will no longer wear Chinese clothes." ! And when the Donglu invaded the Kou Pass, they killed and plundered everyone they passed. They killed all the old and the weak, made all the strong slaves, and made all the women maids and concubines. They all plundered Liaodong. Since the revolution, they entered the pass six times and killed I have tens of millions of people! I have destroyed thousands of ancestral temples! If the saint is resurrected and sees this beast, won’t he climb up and shout, calling on all the scholars in the world to resist the Tartars and protect their country?"
After all, he was the leader of Donglin, and he was so powerful when he started talking. Even Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu had nothing to say.
"Even if we want to fight against the Tartars and protect our country, we still have to serve the Holy Emperor to fend off thieves and control the captives! Now that the Holy Emperor is being held hostage by others and his power has fallen by the wayside, can we and other ministers just sit back and ignore it?"
The speaker was a civil servant in his forties or fifties with a mustache, prominent cheekbones, and little flesh on his face. Qian Qianyi glanced at him and couldn't help but frown.
This man's name was Huang Shu, and he was the censor of Huguang. He was not supposed to go to Yanzhou, but Zhu Cixiang was eager to reform the Metropolitan Procuratorate and summoned all the censors who were sent to various places to Yanzhou. So Huang Shu came to Yanzhou from Huguang.
This guy didn't stay well when he arrived in Yanzhou. He was a member of the Donglin Party, so of course he had to hang out with Shi Kefa and Qian Qianyi, jumping up and down, struggling to save Emperor Chongzhen's chariot. As a result, after a few days of tossing, a Yanshenggong was lost. Two days later, the "Appeal to the Eastern Lu" drafted in the name of Yan Shenggong was posted at the gates of Yanzhou City, and was also distributed in the form of a newspaper to the loyal ministers gathered in Yanzhou City.
As expected, Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, was led away by Zhu Cixiang. When he arrived at the lobby of the Marshal's Mansion today, he didn't mention anything about saving Jun's father. He only said that he wanted to protect the famous religion and Confucius - Qian Qianyi was cutting off his status to return the favor. Township, that is, fired from public office! Naturally, he was not a minister of Emperor Chongzhen, but he was still a scholar, so he did not sit back and watch Kong Lin being destroyed.
His generosity and admiration for Zhenzhen were thought to change the direction of public opinion in Yanzhou, but he didn't expect that Huang Shu, who was also a member of the Donglin Party, would turn against him for who knows what reason he was crazy about.
Seeing Huang Shu's righteous speech, Qian Qianyi was also a little speechless. He knew that the guy in front of him just wanted to compete with him to be the leader of Donglin!
The Donglin Party, of course, had to petition the scholar-bureaucrats to fight against the imperial power that was fighting for the interests of the people! Whether the crown prince Zhu Cixi wanted to usurp the throne or not was none of Donglin's business, but his actions in reorganizing the military base in Shandong and organizing large-scale regiment training had already violated the red line of interests of the scholar-bureaucrats.
At this time, Donglin’s successor needs to step forward! Whoever dares to stand up can replace Qian Qianyi, who compromised with the imperial power, and become the new leader of Donglin!
Of course, Huang Shu could not directly speak for the embezzlement of the Weisuo land. In this way, it will not be able to occupy the moral high ground. The Donglin Party relies on morality to fight against imperial power.
So he had to talk about "respecting the emperor" - even though what the Donglin Party wanted to do was to restrict the imperial power.
Similarly, Zhu Cixiang did not talk about land, but raised the banner of "protecting the famous religion and defending Confucius and Mencius" - to be honest, this banner seems more suitable for the Donglin Party.
Qian Qianyi snorted and glared at Huang Shu: "Brother Zhonglin, don't lie and say that the emperor is being held hostage..."
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Jinan.
In the official office of Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief of the Relief and Suppression Campaign, servants passing orders were coming and going, and everyone's face was ashen. Order after order was issued from Gao Jie and spread out like flying. The security inside and outside the official office was even tighter, and every soldier was extremely nervous.
For no other reason, the troops sent by Gao Jie did not stop at night, and suddenly discovered that the new army to overcome difficulties, under the banner of the Prince of Fujun, was approaching Jinan from the east! The small troops sent by Gao Jie in Zouping and Zhangqiu were all driven back by the approaching army. Gao Jie's generals, who ran back with mournful faces, were all horrified to report that the prince's army that had come to force them probably numbered no less than 40,000, and they were equipped with sophisticated equipment and strong men and horses!
Although Gao Jie's troops are said to be thirty thousand, the only ones they can really fight are two thousand servants, all of whom Gao Jie brought from the rogue bandits. Although the fighting power is not weak, it can't defeat three thousand Tatars!
And Zhu Cihong's new army to overcome difficulties was a powerful force that chopped off nearly 3,000 Tatar heads!
Just such a record alone makes Gao Jie fearful these days - if he knew that the great victory at Dagukou was true, he wouldn't dare to follow Shi Kefaqin as a king! You must be diligent and diligent, Prince!
In the past few days, news about Zhu Cihong's reorganization of the garrison in Denglai and how the new army in overcoming difficulties was training nervously spread to Jinan. Gao Jie was an expert, and he knew as soon as he heard that the new army had gone crazy. When fighting, you are not afraid of encountering strong soldiers, but you are afraid of encountering madmen. Enemies are scary only when they are crazy!
Because a strong soldier is only ruthless to the enemy, but a lunatic is ruthless to both himself and the enemy. He is an army that is not afraid of hardship and death.
However, Gao Jie was not a master who could be manipulated casually, and his troops immediately started to take action. Soldiers were posted on duty at the crenellations of the city wall, and a number of defensive war tools were built as much as possible. The trenches outside the city were also cleaned, and water from the Daqing River was diverted to restore the long-dried moat.
Groups of Ye Bushou were sent out, and at the same time, the gentry in Jinan City were sent to meet the prince's army with cattle, wine, money and silk, and to ask for a letter of approval - His Highness the prince suddenly led troops here for what purpose?
However, the gentry sent out never came back. Gao Jie's troops could only watch Zhu Cixiang's army approaching quickly, fearing that they would soon set up camp outside Jinan City.
In the government office, Gao Jie just sat behind the handsome desk, with one hand on the desk and remained silent. His confidant generals Li Chengdong and Li Benzhen sat on the left and right. Seeing him like this, Li Chengdong couldn't help but snorted and said: "General Rong, should we let the city go? Jinan has long been destroyed by the Tatars and thieves, and there is no profit to be made." "
Gao Jie was shocked and glared at Li Chengdong: "Where are we going? To the north are the Tatars and to the west are Li Zicheng. Which one do you want me to vote for?"
Gao Jie couldn't surrender to Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng's wife even asked him to kidnap him. Wasn't he seeking death by surrendering to Li Zicheng? And becoming a traitor to the Tatars was not within Gao Jie's consideration.
"Then go south and surrender to Yanzhou!" Li Benzhen said. "The Tatars in the north can go south at any time, and our Jinan has nothing to defend, so we'd better leave as soon as possible. When we get to Yanzhou, it depends on what Shi Butang says. Anyway, the sky is falling. , Shibutang and the others are there to support it.”
Li Chengdong nodded and said: "We have soldiers and generals in our hands, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Besides, there is Huang Chuangzi over at Shibutang... If we really want to cause trouble, we will have to win over both sides." People."
"This is the best way!" Gao Jie stroked his beard and exhaled, "Damn it. I heard that the prince has a lot of money, so we don't want more. I will be satisfied with three to five hundred thousand taels."
In fact, his reason for making trouble with Shi Kefa was for money! Shi Kefa had given him money when he went north. If he could get another share from Zhu Cihong, he wouldn't mind betraying Shi Kefa.
Just when Gao Jie was making up his mind, one of his confidants suddenly came in from outside. After a salute, he reported: "Chief Rong, my wife has come to Jinan."
"Okay," Gao Jie nodded, "Just discuss it with her."
"But the lady did not enter the city," the servant's next words made Gao Jie stunned again and again, "she went to Yantou Town, east of Jinan Fucheng."
