Yanzhou Mansion City, the original Lu Wangfu Palace.

Shi Kefa led the civil and military officials who gathered in Yanzhou to bow to Zhu Cihong, the prince of the Fujun who had just arrived with his troops. Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing stay, this palace has something to say to you, and everyone else is dispersed." ”

Seeing that the officials left in despair, leaving only the six people who were named, Zhu Cihong smiled and ordered: "Sit, sit, sit down and talk, this is called sitting and talking!" ”

Zhu Cihong acted separately from Xingchao this time, so there were no palace maids and eunuchs around him, only the guards of the East Palace guard camp. Hearing Zhu Cihong's order, Feng Sizhong, the new foreman guard of the East Palace, immediately beckoned a few guards with five big and three thick guards to move a few chairs to the six senior officials in the palace.

By the way, Zhu Cihong's foreman guards are really changing. The first was Zhu Chunjie, then Wang Qi, then Chen Yidao, and now Feng Sizhong, the former East Palace guard from the Tianshou Mountain garrison (mausoleum guard) system.

And every foreman and guard has been of great use without exception after leaving office. Zhu Chunzhuo was appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Wang Qi and Chen Yidao are now brigade commanders. And this Feng Sizhong, who was born in the Lingwei family, will soon be entrusted with a heavy responsibility!

"Gao Shangshu, in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Tartars entered Koushan Shandong and once attacked Jiaozhou. At that time, you were living in idleness, but you still did not forget your allegiance, sold your property to raise funds to recruit volunteers to resist the Tartars, and assisted Zhizhou Guo Wenxiang to go to the city to defend it, regardless of day and night, and tried to protect the city from being lost, but is there such a thing? ”

Zhu Cihong didn't have the slightest intention of asking about the crime, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked about Gao Hongtu's defense of the city in Jiaozhou to resist the Qing Dynasty. He didn't seem to know what Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu wanted to do when they gathered troops and ministers in Yanzhou?

"Lao Chen did assist in defending the city in Jiaozhou," Gao Hongtu frowned, "but to protect the city, in addition to the best efforts of the military and civilians in Jiaozhou, it is also because Jiaozhou is too far away from Liaodong, and the Tartars have gone too deep, and it has become the end of the crossbow." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "In the past, the Tartars did not get the north of Zhili, and they still took a detour to the entrance and drove to Shandong to plunder. Now that the Tartar soldiers have arrived in Dezhou, they will soon enter Shandong to destroy the Confucian Forest and demolish the Confucian Temple, sweeping away thousands of years of Chinese etiquette and morality, poetry and books. Gao Shangshu, Shi Shangshu dare to stand up, protect the name of the church, and defend Confucius? ”

When Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu heard this, their faces turned blue.

The prince is forcing them to express their support for the defense of Confucius!

Defending Confucius is the banner held high by Zhu Cihong, and if Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu express their support, then the issue of restoring Chongzhen's power will have to be put aside for the time being......

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Qian Qianyi is willing to stand up and fight the thieves to the end, protect the name of the sect, and defend Confucius!"

The two Shangshu didn't say anything, but Qian Qianyi stood up first, shouting to fight, and his thin face was tense, so he was not iron-blooded. There is no water that is too cold and the scalp is itchy......

Zhu Cihong also stiffened his face and nodded heavily: "Mr. Qian really deserves to be the leader of Donglin, the leader of Shilin, and I admire this palace!" When the dynasty arrived, the palace immediately ordered the rehabilitation of Mr., and asked Mr. to be a lecturer and a minister! ”

"Minister Qian Qianyi thanks His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujun......

"Please get up, please get up, Mr. Qian will soon be the speaker of the palace, so you don't have to bow at every turn."

This is really loyal to the king! Seeing that Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu were about to drip out in a cold sweat.

"The old minister is also willing to come forward...... "Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Gao Hongtu was thin-skinned and embarrassed to sit still, so he had to stand up.

"Okay, Gao Shangshu is really a Confucian sage and a pillar of the country! Shi Butang, what about you? Are you afraid of tartars? ”

"No, no, the minister is not afraid of the Tartars, if the Tartars dare to enter Yanzhou, although the ministers are scholars, they will fight with them to the end!"

Shi Kefa couldn't hold back, he was the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and he went north with 100,000 soldiers to the king of Qin, how dare he say that he was afraid of the Tartars?

And also in front of Qian Qianyi - Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin, and he controls the trend of public opinion in Jiangnan.

It will stink for thousands of years!

"Good! Good! Zhu Cihong slapped his face, "Shi Butang, Gao Mintang, this palace really didn't misunderstand you, you are all Confucian sages, pillars of the country!" Confucius depends on you to defend it! ”

What the? Rely on us? What about Qian Qianyi? He screamed the most fiercely, why didn't he have to go to the front line to defend Confucius's grave?

Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu both turned their heads to look at Qian Qianyi, their eyes full of anger!

They have already understood that Qian Qianyi has already taken refuge in Zhu Cihong! No wonder they followed the coaxing to protect the name of the sect and Wei Konglin...... It turns out that he is only responsible for coaxing, not for guarding!

Zhu Cihong seized the opportunity, of course, he would not let go of Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu...... If you don't clear them out, Nan Zhili can't fully master them!

And he can't kill them now, because there are still a bunch of nobles in charge of soldiers in Nandu! Kill them now, those nobles are scared, and they won't dare to rebel! Although Prince Zhu has a brocade guard to investigate the crimes of those people, he has not caught them all after all, so he has to be a little weaker now.

"Shi Butang, you are the secretary of the military department, you must be proficient in military strategy." Zhu Cihong said, "Therefore, the position of the governor of Shandong, Henan, Hebei (North Zhili), Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan provinces in military affairs must be the ministry!"

The palace will also add you the title of secretary of the military department, and the post of associate university scholar will also be established, which will also be held by the ministry. Shi Butang is the Governor's Cabinet Department, and the military affairs of the seven provinces are in charge! ”

Shi Kefa stood there stunned, his head buzzing. Governor-General of the Seven Provinces Military Affairs...... What about the Governor? What to take to the governor? It's a rogue again, and it's a Dongyu, how can you fight it?

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister...... "Of course Shi Kefa has to resign, how can he take this errand?"

"You can't be the governor of the seven provinces?" Zhu Cihong rushed to speak before him, "This palace knows!" However, you, the governor of the seven provinces, are not the same as the previous governors of the five provinces and the seven provinces. Nominally the governor of the seven provinces, but in reality there is only one city for you to go to! It's Qufu City! ”

Well, nominally he is the governor of the seven provinces, and half of China is under his control. In fact, it's just a small Qufu city......

"A Qufu city, can you hold it?" Zhu Cihong lowered his voice.

"This ......" Shi Kefa had the idea of picking a picker and leaving.

But Qian Qianyi spoke in a weird manner next to him: "Shi Butang sent 100,000 soldiers north to resist King Qin, why didn't he dare to defend the city of Qufu?" ”

Shi Kefa took a deep breath: "As long as the food and salary are sufficient, and there is another elite army, the minister will definitely be able to hold Qufu!" ”

"It's not easy to hold Qufu!" Zhu Cihong's tone was deep, and he looked at Shi Kefa and said, "Shi Butang don't think that if you are the secretary of the military department, you are really good at fighting!" This palace does not let you command the military affairs of the seven provinces because it knows your ability. Guarding Qufu is your limit!

Grain, grass, and silver will be prepared for you, enough for you to stick to Qufu for more than two years. You go to find the elite soldiers yourself, select 5,000 people from the army of King Qin you brought, and give some of the rest to Gao Shangshu, and the rest of the palace will help you dismiss. In addition, Kong Yinzhi will also defend the city with you, and with his name, Ding Zhuang in the Qufu area can always pull up another 5,000 people. 10,000 people to defend a small Qufu city is still a bit of a calculation. Shi Kefa, do you dare to go now? ”

Shi Kefa had no choice but to say: "The minister dares to go!" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, and looked at Shi Da cannon fodder with approval and encouragement.

Then he looked at Gao Hongtu again, "Gao Butang is from Shandong, and now is an extraordinary time, so there is no need to avoid his hometown." Shandong Governor, you can be the governor!

However, you, the governor of Shandong, will definitely not be able to defend the whole province of Shandong, not even the provincial capital...... Therefore, this palace only needs you to guard the Taiyi mountains! As long as there is a Shandong governor yamen on Mount Tai, the Mantars cannot be said to have pacified the whole province of Shandong.

And the Taiyi Mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, and there are countless peaks and peaks, which is a promising place. The palace has sent an envoy to recruit the Antaiyi group of thieves, all of whom are under the control of the ministry, and will later allocate 100,000 taels of silver to the high ministry to recruit troops to build a fort, and will also mobilize a batch of grain to send to the mountain. Gao Butang can also recruit troops and recruit strong people on its own, hoping that the ministry can work with Shi Butang to persist in resisting captives in Shandong.

The way of Confucius and Mencius will depend on you two great Confucians to defend it! ”