Chapter 288 The Knights of Confucius and Mencius
Poor Governor Xing Jie was stabbed by the Shandong gentry when he was working hard for the Shandong gentry...
In fact, there is no warmth among the gentry.
Their relationship is also bloody and cruel, full of the struggle between big fish and small fish.
Because of Xing Jie's relationship, the Xing family has become the number one family in Qingzhou Prefecture over the past few decades, and is the object of jealousy of other gentry in Qingzhou. Not to mention that in recent years, the Xing family has been engaged in trade between the north and the south, especially arms business, and has quickly accumulated a family business like gold and silver.
Who is not jealous?
I didn’t have a chance in the past and I could only watch it.
But now the opportunity has come, killing the Xing family and dividing its industry has become the unanimous goal of the gentry of Qingzhou.
So what about in-laws?
Isn’t it a routine operation to get married in-laws?
The righteous punishments of Xing Jie by loyal ministers and righteous men in Qingzhou ended with the chaos of the Xing family. However, not many people died. They pissed Xing Jie's 80-year-old mother to death. His grandsons fled. Xing Congyan still summoned a small number of cavalry and then took them out of Qingzhou. As for the remaining female relatives of the Xing family, they would not be affected. After all, many of these female relatives were the main force for the justice attack, including the Xing family's house, which only burned a small building.
But gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy, painting, land deeds, loan notes and so on are gone.
Burning land deeds and loan notes is necessary. Without land deeds, the land of Xing family can be divided up. For those gentry, the next one will be a feast.
Wang Zhiyuan and others watched the whole process tremblingly outside, and they were so scared that they didn't dare to say anything.
After all, Huantai only takes two days to travel.
Moreover, the members of the Shandong Council are mainly from the Jinan and Qinghai area.
At this time, the prefectures in Shandong are the first in Jinan and Qingzhou. It can be said that these two prefectures are the core, while the imperial examinations are ranked first in modern Zibo. However, at this time, Zibo belongs to Jinan and Qingzhou, so now the council is all honest. After all, their families are not far away. These locust-like scholars can go and confiscate their families at any time, and the gentry in their hometowns will happily divide their industries together. After all, there is no courtesy, righteousness, and shame in the face of silver!
The same is true for those who are well-read in poetry and books!
Poetry and books cannot be eaten as food!
The day after the Xing family was confiscated, the Shandong Council issued a proclamation to various places to fight against rebellion, demanding that all prefectures and counties in Shandong change their flags and flags.
Fake the Heavenly Court.
At the same time, it was announced that it would accept the dispatch of General Yang, the governor of the Hongguang Dynasty in Yizhou, and ordered the new army in Jiaozhou to block the landing of the Red Turban Army. In addition, it sent new army reinforcements to Yizhou. At the same time, it called on all northern provinces to jointly clear the evil spirits and even designed a strategic direction. For example, the Northern Zhili and Shanxi coalition forces went north to clear the rebellion of Shuntian Prefecture, rescued the empress dowager trapped in the palace. The Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou coalition forces went east, joined forces with Huguang and Jiangxi to attack Nanjing, and the Zhejiang and Fujian-Guizhou coalition forces went north...
In short, Lingchi and Yang Feng’s days are not far away!
"My masters, please rest assured that everything is left to Yang, and Yang will live up to his entrustion!"
Outside Qingzhou City, Yang Feng said solemnly.
In front of him were the elders and scholars who were seeing off...
The loyal ministers and righteous men had to continue their journey, because the Shandong governor Wang Xiangkun refused to make righteous words, and Wang Zhiyuan had to destroy his relatives for justice and announced that he would attack his nephew first.
In front of Dayi, let alone nephew or son, it is not possible.
So Wang Huishou had already sent a letter to his son and asked his son to raise an army in Xuanda.
As for the problem of dealing with his nephew, it was handed over to Yang Shoucheng and the scholars. They would continue to move forward with their loyalty and righteousness, read out manifestos to various places, and then urge officials and gentry from all over the country to promote their righteousness.
At this moment, hundreds of scholars behind Yang Feng were ready to go.
Because a large amount of new armor that was originally planned to be sold in the Xing family, all of these scholars had already put on plate armor.
Of course, this is winter.
So it is still a bit uncomfortable to wear breastplate inside. The breastplate of these scholars is covered with blue shirts.
In addition, they all brought short guns, but they were still fired by the wheel. Not to mention whether they would be used, at least they would have the momentum with this thing. Besides, this is not a problem. These scholars all brought entourages, and they gave them to entourages such as loadings, or even fired them. Then they were equipped with a new cavalry sword, which was both civil and military.
Song Jideng also held a big flag in his hand, embroidered with the evil guard and eight big characters to protect the teachings with blood, while Zhang Zhifa held another flag with five big characters to write...
The Knights of Confucius and Mencius!
Everyone is a disciple of sages and wise men and the descendants of Confucius and Mencius.
Everyone rode their horses.
Everyone is a scholar.
So it is the Knights of Confucius and Mencius!
This very creative name is of course Yang Fengqi.
It consists of 300 scholars from all over the country, scholars per capita, and rents thousands of stones per year. The gorgeous Confucian and Mencius Knights are ready to go.
In addition, they were their entourages, that is, Yang Biao's group of righteous men, totaling 3,000, including some who had just arrived. They would go west from Qingzhou, and then continue to Dongchang after solving Jinan, then go to Daming Prefecture from Dongchang, and continue to Kaifeng and Luoyang, and even go north to Baoding. In short, they would complete the connection of the entire northern provinces and lobby for gentry from all over the country.
As for what is left in Shandong, it is nothing to do with them. Anyway, the Red Turban Army is still attacking Tancheng at this time, and those who plan to land in Jiaozhou have not yet arrived.
How to consolidate the army and prepare to fight to the death with the Red Turban Army in Shandong is the business of Shandong gentry.
Moreover, at this time, all counties around Qingzhou, including Weixian, which belongs to Laizhou Prefecture, had already responded to the call of the council to join the initiative.
Shandong gentry work together, and there is no need to be afraid of rebelling against the party!
"I'm working hard to keep my sincerity!"
Wang Zhiyuan said melancholy with a cane.
At this moment, a cavalry rushed in the distance...
"Great victory, great victory, Tancheng's great victory, Zhongyi Zhen Guojun reinforced Tancheng, defeated the bandit army in Tancheng, beheaded five thousand, and the bandit army fled to Pizhou!"
He ran and shouted.
Wang Zhiyuan's eyes lit up instantly, and his originally hunched body suddenly stood up.
The cavalry then stopped in front of him...
"Report to Wang Taigong and Zhao Magistrate of Yizhou, the army of Zhongyi Zhen defeated the bandit army in Tancheng, beheaded 5,000, lifted the siege of Tancheng, and the bandit army fled to Pizhou!"
He saluted and said.
"really?"
Wang Zhiyuan grabbed his arm and asked like a drowning person grasping a branch.
"Reported to Wang Taigong, the bandit army has indeed withdrawn, and our army has indeed lifted the siege of Tancheng."
The cavalry said.
This means that if you behead five thousand or something, you don’t need to take it seriously, but we did win, at least we won for the time being. However, he was just thinking too much. Wang Taigong has been an official for decades, so how could he care about the beheading five thousand? Wang Taigong was just worried that Zhao Ren would win and say he would coax people. After all, this is also the basic operation of our Ming officials.
"Win? He actually won? We actually won? We actually won? Shandong is saved, Shandong is saved, cough cough..."
Wang Zhiyuan was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he coughed violently there.
And there was a burst of cheers around him.
Zhao Huan and others hurriedly supported Wang Zhiyuan, and looked at each other in disbelief.
It is indeed a bit unbelievable that they can win. The Red Turban Army was rumored to be invincible in the world, but it doesn’t seem that scary!
Before, it was rampant in Jiangnan, and it was obvious that the slags in Jiangnan were too wasteful. This is normal. After all, they were all those who had not fought for two hundred years and were frightened by dozens of Japanese pirates. It is normal for these slags to be unable to defeat the Red Turban Army. But the soldiers of Shandong are different. When the Red Turban Army meets the Shandong Army, they immediately show their true colors. It seems that there is no problem with Shandong's self-protection.
This is also a rebellion...
This doesn't seem to be that scary either!
The previous worries were obviously a bit redundant. If the Red Turban Army could be blocked and Shandong's safety could be ensured, then it would be perfect.
After all, everyone really wants to cut Yang Feng into pieces!
"Everyone, can you feel relieved now?"
Yang Feng said with a smile immediately.
Then the elders and villagers smiled embarrassedly.
Of course, they didn't know that this had been arranged long ago. If they were not allowed to win a few battles, how could they give the northern gentry the courage to act righteously?
Not only do they have to win, but they also have to keep winning.
At least before the rebellion of the three northern provinces, the Red Turban Army would not have captured Tancheng, but to give these guys enough confidence.
Yang Dashuai has always been the one who can play the most inducing a snake out of the hole.
"Donalds, I've said goodbye!"
Yang Feng bowed and said.
Then he turned his horse's head and then reached out to Zhang Zhifa. The latter handed him the banner silently. Marshal Yang raised the banner of the Knights of Mencius and Mencius, waving in the air very swayingly...
"Knights of the Abbots of the Way, go forward!"
He shouted.
Then he activated the war horse to move forward.
The scholars from the Confucius and Mencius Knights behind were holding their heads and chests, and followed on horseback, and there was a sedan chair among them...
Zhou Hanlin sat inside tremblingly.
Yang Feng suddenly turned around...
"Mr. Lizhai, are you still used to it in the sedan chair?"
He asked sincerely.
"It's time for Shucheng to work hard, it's okay for me to be here. Please take care of Shucheng along the way."
Zhou Hanlin laughed like crying.
Well, he already knew that he had recognized the wrong person, so there was no Yang Feng. This is Yang Xin and Yang Shoucheng. He was all confused and misread. He had seen Yang Feng several times in the capital. And it has been several years. It is not surprising that he had recognized the wrong person. As long as he knew that he had recognized the wrong person, he would do it. In order to make up for the trouble caused to everyone by admitting the wrong person, he decided to lead these scholars personally as a representative of the Shandong Council. After all, these people really need an elder to lead them.
He has the responsibility to make the sake of the elders of Shandong?
What can he do?
He was helpless too!
His family belongs to Jimo, and it’s okay to destroy the entire family as soon as the Red Turban Army lands!
The team of the Confucius and Mencius Knights began their journey in this way.
Chapter completed!