Such a big thing about the change of the people of Shandong naturally spread quickly in Beijing.

It is related to the Confucian family in Qufu, so the impact is greater, and the attention is naturally higher.

Inside and outside the court, many people are speculating about the attitude of the court.

Is it mainly to suppress and suppress, or to appease and calm people?

In this regard, most of the people in the capital are inclined to appease!

After all, this is related to the Holy Father of Qufuyan, and there are several examples of popular changes in the south of the Yangtze River in the past. This kind of popular rebellion is not the same as those thieves who are in rebellion.

However, there are also a small number of people, through the judgment of what has happened in the court in the past year and a half, feel that the current court is already capable of handling local affairs and will not be so weak.

When the Duke of Xingguo returned to Beijing, he escorted Hou Sui, the governor of the former five provinces, and Zuo Liangyu, the famous general soldier, back.

However, the number of people who hold this part of the view is too small, and most of the people inside and outside the restaurant teahouse, inside and outside the yamen, feel that the imperial court will focus on appeasement, and at most catch a few mobs led by them and kill them.

The people in Jingshi all guessed so, and they all paid attention to the movements in the court.

However, they didn't have to wait long for the emperor's decree to come out.

The content was naturally something they didn't expect, and they ordered the Duke of Xingguo and Jinyi Wei to command nearly 30,000 cavalry troops outside the city to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion.

Xingguo Gong's ability to lead troops has been proven in the past more than a year. The nearly 30,000 cavalry troops outside the city, most of them were originally the elite of thieves, and before coming to Beijing, they swept through the grassland desert, and the strength of the army was beyond doubt.

No matter how fierce the civil rebellion in Shandong is, once this army arrives, it will definitely be able to suppress it.

As soon as this decree came out, the military department and the household department immediately moved with great fanfare, and the supply to the army outside the city also accelerated. Even the military bureau that belonged to the palace, which was also a cartload of firearms transported outside the city.

According to the news that spread throughout the city, after the supply arrangements were completed, the army would set out to quell the rebellion in Ludi five days later.

As soon as the news spread, immediately, there were many fast horses on the side of Jingshi, and they hurriedly rushed to Shandong.

Regarding these movements, Zhang Mingwei, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, of course understands and knows who those fast horses are leaving.

The so-called principles of the art of war, which are noble and swift and surprisingly victorious, are actually not applicable to Zhang Mingwei's counterinsurgency.

The reason why the army dragged out and spread the news of the troops was also deliberately done by Zhang Mingwei.

As for the popular uprising in Shandong, he did not want to really use force to suppress it. It's not that I'm worried that the loss of the team I'm leading will be too great, but I'm afraid that I'm afraid of hurting the roots of Shandong's people's livelihood.

Therefore, he deliberately asked people from all over Shandong in Beijing to send the news back.

If he knew that the imperial court was going to send an army that they could not defeat to quell the rebellion, and as a result, he would insist on rebelling and making trouble, then Zhang Mingwei would definitely not tolerate it.

Judging from previous examples, this kind of popular rebellion is actually instigated by local tyrants behind their backs, in line with the idea that the law does not blame the public, and there is the partiality of local officials, and the court will generally appease the people. In this way, most of the troublemakers will be able to receive wages, or even no wages, and those who are induced by agitation will end up in the end with a farce.

However, if they knew that the imperial court would send elite troops to suppress it strongly, Zhang Mingwei believed that the vast majority of people would not dare to make trouble anymore and would flee home before the army arrived.

If it weren't for these two cases, it would be nothing, anyway, there was a strong army in hand, and the emperor gave all the affairs of Shandong to Zhang Mingwei, so naturally it could also depend on the situation.

Although there are still some voices in Jingshi, opposing the imperial court to forcefully suppress the Shandong people's rebellion. But the emperor's will has been given, and the army is already moving, so it is not these people who can control it.

Five days later, Zhang Mingwei said goodbye to Chen Yuanyuan with some regret, and the Chinese New Year's Eve of Chongzhen's sixteenth year was about to be spent on the journey again.

Empress Zhou didn't want Zhu Yujiao to run around so much, but Zhu Yujiao was willing to do so, and Emperor Chongzhen supported her, so she would also be on the journey this year.

Gao Yigong and them, who were originally transferred to Shanhaiguan after resting in Beijing, are now all going to Ludi under the command of Xingguo Gong.

The purpose of this expedition, Zhang Mingwei told them before the exit.

When Gao Yigong heard that they were going to suppress the popular uprising, and behind this popular uprising, when the local heroes were doing something, they were all excited. They even joked with each other, isn't that what they used to do!

They're happy to get back to their old business!

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On the Shandong side, Qincha Zuo Maodi was in the capital Jinan City, while the eunuch Wang Erbiao, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, was in Yanzhou City. The main forces of the people's rebellion were all surrounding Yanzhou.

Wang Erbiao, who escaped from Qufu and escaped, has never slept well. Every day, he was frightened, afraid that the thieves outside the city would suddenly enter the city, and he was afraid that the people in the city would also make trouble and take his life!

Therefore, the Dongchang military service he brought with him almost held the prefect of Yanzhou City hostage, as well as the garrison. Eat, drink, and Lazar are all together, and they cannot be separated from him for a moment.

"Our family tells you, the thieves here, the court will definitely suppress it strongly, if you dare to indulge or participate, the Xingguo Gong and the troops can destroy the Li thief and the Zhang thief, can you still block the Xingguo Gong's soldiers?"

"Don't think I don't know, there is the support of Yan Shenggong behind him, he is asking for his own death. To kill an official is to rebel! If you collude with the Holy Father, it will also be the end of the destruction of the Nine Clans! ”

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At the beginning, this kind of coercion, Wang Erbiao said it once a day or two to see if the movement was wrong, and later, it was almost a day to remind him.

This remark is not only to threaten these magistrates and let them guard the Yanzhou Mansion, but also to encourage himself.

One thing, he is not wrong, behind these things, there is the instruction of Kong Yinzhi, the contemporary Yan Shenggong. Otherwise, in Shandong, especially in Qufu, without the consent of the Kong family, nothing can be done.

At this time, in the lobby of the Yansheng Mansion, Qufu County Commander Kong Qi was informing Kong Yinzhi of the current situation.

In the end, he said confidently: "Don't worry, I know the severity, that Wang Erbiao is the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, and the godson of the eunuch Wang Chengen, who is the eunuch of the palm print, and this person cannot be killed." At present, Yanzhou is in a stalemate for the time being, waiting for the next move of the imperial court. ”

Kong Yinzhi has been pampered all his life, and he has never dealt with political affairs, let alone experienced this kind of scene. At this time, after listening to Kong Gao's words, he still said a little worriedly: "What if, I said in case, what if the imperial court really has to send a large army to suppress it?" ”

"No!" When Kong Gao heard this, he vetoed without hesitation, "In Suzhou alone, there was a tax resistance and civil rebellion in the Wanli period, and the change in the opening of the reading during the Apocalypse, which time was strongly suppressed by the imperial court?" Isn't it all thunder and rain? Now that the civil uprising in Ludi is even greater, and there is the influence of our Confucian family, who is not a disciple of Confucius and Mencius among those people in the officialdom? It is even more to give us face, how can it be possible to send a large army to suppress it? ”

"But...... But I'm restless, I've been waking up in my dreams for the past few days! When Kong Yinzhi heard this, he still said worriedly, "Don't forget, the one who is in power in the court now is the Duke of Xingguo, who is not dealing with our Kong family!" ”

Hearing this, Kong Qi was stunned, then came back to his senses, and still said indifferently: "It's okay, didn't Qian Qianyi's article come from Jingshi?" Xingguo Gong's new learning, which is also the category of our Confucianism, is also a disciple of our Confucian family, will he mess with us? ”

As soon as he heard this, Kong Yinzhi became angry, and immediately said with an angry look: "That Qian Qianyi, I always thought that as the leader of Shilin, he was a model of iron bones, but the result was ...... The result is an old slippery head! If others can't see it, can't I see it? He is currying favor with Xingguo Gong. As soon as his article is published, how many readers will go to learn that new study? The content of the imperial examination mentioned before may be many years later, and the content of the new study will be examined! ”

If this is really the case, in fact, it will definitely have an impact on the status of the Confucian family. But it's too early to worry about it.

But it was also because of this that Kong Yinzhi immediately remembered something, so he said to Kong Qi worriedly: "Did we not think about it before, if this Xingguo Duke wants to suppress our Kong family, will he really have to lead troops here?" His ability to lead is truly ...... It's so worrying! ”

Kong Qi saw that Kong Yinzhi was always worried about this and that, and he couldn't help but feel a little disdainful in his heart, how could he be this Yan Shenggong!

Although he thought so in his heart, he still comforted Kong Yinzhi and said: "You and I have not participated in the people's uprising, and the core personnel of our Qufu Kong family have also been cleaned. Even if Xingguo Gong is powerful, he has to be reasonable, right? Otherwise, can the world's scholars agree? ”

Thinking about it this way, Kong Yinzhi was also a little relieved.

"Besides, now that we are here in Shandong, Dongchang Mansion, Qingzhou Mansion and Jinan Mansion far away from our Qufu, there are civil uprisings, can the popular uprisings over there still rely on our Confucian family?" Seeing this, Kong Qi continued to cheer him up, "Did you write the piece you said before, sent to Jingshi to complain about the atrocities of the factory guards?" ”

"According to what you said, it has been sent out, and it is estimated that it will have arrived in Jinan Mansion by this time." Kong Yinzhi heard this and immediately replied.

Kong Dawei listened, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, then sit back and watch a good show!" ”

However, before he could finish speaking, there was a shout outside.