Wu Jie led the Fourth Army from North Zhili to the south and easily captured Jinan Prefecture in Shandong Province.
The Fourth Army is stationed outside Jinan City, and the garrison accompanying the army is cleaning up the remnants of the Ming Army in counties near Jinan.
Here in Shandong, only Shi Kefa from Yanzhou Prefecture has a certain amount of troops.
Wu Sangui was previously stationed in Jinan City.
Before the Qin army attacked Shandong, they heard rumors of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Sangui led his troops and ran towards the southern area.
"Chief of Staff Fu, you continue to organize the army and prepare for war. I will go to the Shandong Governor's Yamen to take a look.
This place is a bit far from the Yellow River, and the materials shipped from Henan cannot be sent directly to Jinan through the Yellow River.
Current military supplies still need to be circulated through the North Zhili region.
In order to facilitate the attack, our army carries a large number of weapons and ammunition.
Only a very small amount of food was carried.
Shandong is a major grain-producing province, and we hope that Shandong can solve the army's food problem.
In this way, our army can continue to attack and capture the remaining prefectures in Shandong as soon as possible.
The current military strength here in Shandong is extremely weak. When the Ming army generals heard the news of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, they also had mixed thoughts.
After Shi Kefa sorts out people's hearts and prepares the army for war, it will be a lot more troublesome for us to attack Shandong. "
After Wu Jie finished speaking, he took a carriage into Jinan City and went straight to the Shandong Governor's Yamen.
He was going to meet with Zhang Youfeng, the governor of Shandong, hoping that he would be appointed as the governor of Shandong from the position of Minister of Rites.
He is not the kind of old scholar who can find a way to get food.
The current situation here in Shandong is that their Fourth Army is not only unable to buy food, but also has to spend a lot of military rations to help the hungry people.
Wu Jie came to the Shandong Governor's Yamen. This was the original office location of the Shandong Governor in the Ming Dynasty. It can be used directly after modification.
After reporting his identity, he was invited into the government office to wait for Zhang Youfeng, the governor of Shandong.
Zhang Youfeng heard the report from his subordinates and was inspecting officials in Shandong.
He immediately returned to the Shandong Governor's Yamen and met with Wu Jie, commander of the Fourth Army.
Now the military is attacking Shandong. As the governor of Shandong, he must prioritize the military's affairs.
Only if the military can capture Shandong quickly can he, the governor of Shandong, play his greatest role.
Zhang Youfeng was transferred from Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites to governor of Shandong.
In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, this meant being demoted.
The Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty could easily enter the cabinet.
But in the officialdom of the Qin Palace, this was a signal for promotion.
King Qin Su He said personally that only officials who had served as local governors could enter the cabinet.
If Zhang Youfeng had been serving as the Minister of Rites, he would have reached the top position of the Six Ministers.
Now that he has become the governor of Shandong, as long as he makes no major mistakes in the local area and makes certain achievements.
With Zhang Youfeng's qualifications and achievements, it will not be difficult for him to enter the cabinet.
"Hurry up and serve tea to Commander Wu Jie. I'm really sorry. I just came back because I had something to do."
Zhang Youfeng sat opposite Wu Jie and said politely.
When Wu Jie saw Shandong Governor Zhang Youfeng rushing back, he said straight to the point: "Governor Zhang, our Fourth Army has something to ask of you.
Now here in Shandong, can we raise a batch of grain?
This batch of grain is huge and needs to supply 60,000 people for two months.
The Ming army here in Shandong is extremely weak, and their will to resist is not strong.
Our army has enough weapons and ammunition, but the weapons and ammunition can be used sparingly, but the food consumed by the army every day will not be reduced.
I am confident that I can capture all of Shandong in two months.
If food can be prepared here in Shandong, our Fourth Army can quickly launch attacks on other prefectures in Shandong.
When the logistics department delivers the grain, your locality will write it off with the logistics department.
I am borrowing food from your place, not asking for food from the place. "
Zhang Youfeng was not surprised at all when he heard Wu Jie's request.
He followed the army of King Qin and knew that all the provinces along the way were very short of food due to the superposition of natural and man-made disasters.
Food can only be shipped from Shaanxi, and a lot of it is collected from Sichuan.
The logistics transportation line is very long and needs to be transported to many places, such as the Liaodong region where food is even more scarce.
As a result, the food for each army can only be maintained in a sufficient state, and the transportation time is still quite long.
Zhang Youfeng smiled and said: "Commander Wu Jie, our Shandong Governor's Yamen can meet your request.
After the army captured Jinan, I and the officials who came with me established the Shandong Governor's Yamen and the corresponding government Yamen.
We have already investigated the vassal palaces and gentry here in Shandong.
These people hoarded a lot of food.
Some grains are severely moldy and can only be used to brew industrial alcohol.
Some of these grains are left to ensure the survival of the people, and the rest can be temporarily used as military rations. "
Zhang Youfeng had only seen the practices of these feudal kings and gentry in newspapers before.
Now that he's taking matters into his own hands, he realizes that what they're doing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Wu Jie sent troops to attack Jinan City before. He found that the official Taicang didn't even have a mouse and had been empty for a long time.
He had some doubts before, whether the grain collected in Shandong could be used?
Wu Jie heard that the governor's office in Shandong now had a lot of food.
He smiled and said: "Governor Zhang, thank you for the help of the Shandong Governor's Yamen.
Once food enters the camp, our army will move as quickly as possible to conquer other areas of Shandong. "
Zhang Youfeng said happily: "Then I wish Commander Wu Jie a great victory.
Our Shandong governor's office can not only raise a large amount of grain.
Many people here in Shandong do not have enough to eat, and countless people starve to death every day.
The Shandong Governor's Yamen is conducting work-for-relief work.
But there are too few jobs now, and there is no way to accommodate so many people.
One of our ideas for working-for-relief is to support the military.
Our Shandong governor's yamen can remove fifty to sixty thousand young and strong supporting troops.
The Fourth Army is in no shortage of young men to carry out tasks, such as transporting some food, weapons and ammunition. "
Wu Jie is worried about the shortage of manpower in the army.
In order to rush to repair the Yellow River embankment, Henan absorbed too many young people.
The young men in the Northern Zhili region were unable to recruit many young men after the war and the establishment of slaves.
The logistics department is currently a little short of manpower.
The transportation of food and supplies is slow, partly due to lack of manpower.
Wu Jie smiled and thanked: "Thank you Governor Zhang for your help.
If there are enough young men to help us transport supplies, our army will march faster. "
Zhang Youfeng saw that Wu Jie agreed, and the two of them began to discuss in detail the procedures and scale of the young and strong army.
Zhang Youfeng and Wu Jie discussed everything and asked: "Commander Wu Jie, will your Fourth Army attack Yanzhou Prefecture next?"
Wu Jie took a sip of tea and briefly introduced the situation to Zhang Youfeng.
These situations are not confidential information of the military.
As the governor of Shandong, Zhang Youfeng was qualified to know this information.
"Governor Zhang, our Fourth Army is divided into two groups, one of which marches eastward into the Shandong Peninsula.
Capture Qingzhou Prefecture and Denglai area.
The main force of the Fourth Army will attack Yanzhou Prefecture, where Ming Dynasty Shi Kefa's troops are currently entrenched.
We want to eliminate the Ming army there and station troops in the border areas of Shandong and South Zhili.
Look for opportunities to attack the southern Zhili area and cooperate with other friendly forces to capture Nanjing City. "
Zhang Youfeng heard the general marching route of the Fourth Army.
He requested: "Commander Wu Jie, I have an unkind request. I would like to act with the Fourth Army.
In addition to serving as the governor of Shandong, I also manage the government affairs in various parts of Shandong.
There is another important responsibility.
The king asked me to deal with the Kong family in Qufu and the Yanshenggong residence of the Kong family.
Qufu is in Yanzhou Prefecture, on the only way the Fourth Army must pass. "
When Wu Jie heard this request, he immediately nodded in agreement.
Qufu is a small county town. It is easy to capture this small county town, but it has the behemoth of the Kong family.
Wu Jie is not good at writing, but he knows the influence of the Kong family in Qufu in Shilin. He is a hedgehog.
He felt more relaxed when a civil servant accepted this hedgehog.
The Fourth Army received a large amount of grain transported by the Shandong Governor's Yamen, and tens of thousands of young men helped them transport supplies.
The Fourth Army immediately took action.
The first division, Han Shuliang, attacked Qingzhou Prefecture and Denglai area eastward and captured the Shandong Peninsula.
Wu Jie led the main force of the Fourth Army and went straight to Yanzhou Mansion to kill.
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Yanshenggong Mansion, Qufu, Shandong.
The sixty-fourth generation grandson of Confucius, the contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi, was discussing matters with Mr. Su of the Confucius Mansion.
Kong Yinzhi frowned and said: "The Ming Dynasty has died, and King Su He of Qin has conquered the world. What should we, the Kong family, do now?"
When Kong Yinzhi said this, wasn't he thinking about what the Kong family should do?
Yanshenggong's knees are very weak. Whoever wins the world will immediately kneel down and surrender.
Yan Shenggong was Shilin's favorite, as long as the new emperor wanted to gain Shilin's support.
They must win the support of Yanshenggong Mansion. They Yanshenggong Mansion will definitely win forever.
Yan Shenggong is the mascot and does not have much power.
But they can also control the resources of Qufu, a county town, which is enough for them to live a life of luxury and debauchery.
Ninety percent of the land in Qufu is under the name of Yanshengong Mansion, and all the people in Qufu are slaves of their Yanshengong Mansion.
The older generation is not easy to talk to, so Kong Yinzhi's legitimate son Kong Xingxie immediately said: "Now the Ming Dynasty's Governor Shi Kefa is stationing troops in Yanzhou Prefecture.
Our Yanshenggong Mansion is under the eyes of others, and we dare not go to King Qin to report.
There is a team of Ming troops guarding our house, so something extraordinary like this happened.
Those Qiu Ba carrying knives really rushed into Duke Yansheng's mansion and caused massacres. What can we do? "
As soon as Kong Xingxie said these words, everyone present fell silent.
They are still Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty, so these Ming soldiers dare not harm them.
Once they change the court under the eyes of the Ming army, who knows what will happen.
No matter how stupid a person is, he will not do such stupid things under the pressure of a butcher's knife.
Kong Xingxie's words aroused discussion in the Kong family.
"Qin King Su He hated the gentry because he was born a tenant farmer.
Will he attack our Yan Shenggong Mansion? "
When Kong Yinzhi heard this, he immediately yelled: "Don't be alarmist.
The King of Qin is about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself the emperor, and his mind encompasses the whole world. How could he not be able to accommodate our mere Yanshenggong Mansion?
We are a memorial arch held high.
Keeping us in Yanshenggong's mansion proves that King Qin attaches great importance to scholars.
This is extremely beneficial to the King of Qin and the new dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming Dynasty, also looked down upon Yanshenggong Mansion.
But in order to maintain the stability of Ming Dynasty, I pinched my nose and admitted it.
King Su He of Qin is a smart man and he will not do stupid things.
At most, our Yanshengong Palace received some insults in the new dynasty, which is no problem.
As long as you endure it for a generation or two, it will return to normal. "
Kong Yinzhi was talking eloquently when the door of the room was suddenly pushed open by the housekeeper.
His expression changed and he yelled angrily: "What's going on with you? You don't know we are discussing things.
Receive the punishment yourself. "
The butler's expression changed. If he really wanted to accept the punishment, half his life would be lost.
He quickly said: "Mr. Yansheng, something big happened here in Qufu.
Superintendent Shi Kefa led the army to fight against the Qin army. They did not stop them for even a day before the Ming army was defeated by the Qin army and collapsed.
Supervisor Shi Kefa fled in embarrassment with the remaining soldiers of the Ming army.
The Qin army attacked the city and captured the territory, and now it has entered Qufu City.
Our Yanshenggong Mansion was surrounded by the Qin Army. "
When Kong Yinzhi heard the news, he was all smiles.
"It's okay, the Qin army has already attacked. I will go to the table and ask the King of Qin to proclaim himself emperor to show the sincerity of our Duke Yansheng Palace."
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Zhang Youfeng has been following the main force of the Fourth Army.
After the Fourth Army defeated Shi Kefa's Ming Army and captured the city of Qufu, they entered Qufu.
He was not alone. He took officials from many yamen in Shandong to deal with Duke Yansheng's mansion.
Zhang Youfeng looked at a young man beside him.
This is Zheng Ziliang, the top candidate in the imperial examination and now the director of the Secretariat, and a confidant around King Su He of Qin.
Zheng Ziliang cupped his hands and said, "Governor Zhang, the king has made new arrangements for the Confucius family in Qufu.
Arrange for me to come over and assist Governor Zhang in dealing with the Kong family in Qufu.
Guilty people in the Kong family will be dealt with according to the law.
The rest of the Kong family were exiled to the border areas and asked to educate the foreign races in the border areas.
Let foreigners learn from Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust.
Foreign races learning these things will be beneficial to our rule.
All the land of the Kong family was given to ordinary people.
Yan Shenggong's Mansion was directly converted into a Confucius Temple.
From now on, scholars will only worship the saint Confucius, and there will be no Duke Yan from the beginning of the new dynasty. "
Zhang Youfeng listened to Zheng Ziliang's story about Qin King Su He's method of dealing with it.
It was a bit gentler and easier for readers to accept than the treatment he had received before.
Zhang Youfeng and Zheng Ziliang came to the door of Kong's house and looked at the splendid mansion.
Tian Dagua, commander of the third division of the Qin Army's Fourth Army, saluted them and said: "The commander ordered me to follow your arrangements and ask for instructions from the commander."
“Storm into Confucius’ mansion and arrest everyone.
Anyone who dares to resist will be shot on the spot. "
After Zhang Youfeng's order was issued, the Qin army immediately kicked open the door of the Kong family in Qufu and led troops directly into the Kong family.
When Kong Yinzhi saw the Qin army rushing in, he was frightened and froze.
The servants of the Confucius Mansion were used to being arrogant. They always looked down on the soldiers. During the Ming Dynasty, no soldier dared to rush into the Confucius Mansion.
They subconsciously wanted to stop the Qin army.
With a few gunshots, these servants were killed directly.
Tian Dagua yelled: "Whoever dares to resist will be shot on the spot."
Zheng Ziliang saw the Kong family in Qufu, and everyone was quickly arrested by the Qin army.
He looked at Zhang Youfeng and said: "The two of us should work harder to identify the people from the Kong family in Qufu as soon as possible.
Those who deserved execution were put to death, those who deserved exile were exiled.
From now on, there will be no Yanshenggong Mansion. "
Zhang Youfeng said: "Sage Kong once said that the beauty of a gentleman will be cut off in five generations.
It is time for the Duke Yansheng Mansion, which has been passed down for thousands of years, to die. "
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