Fifty lashes, or not to whip people to death, for the armed Yanding team, it is really a very excessive requirement, according to the execution standards of the salters, almost twenty lashes to open the skin of the flesh, thirty whips people were beaten to death, the result is that although the two children of Confucius held their lives, but after being sent back to Confucius, they were unable to stand up, and there was no good meat on their bodies.

"The children of Confucius, the inheritance of sages, these two shameless people who sell smuggled salt, will be disposed of by Yan Shenggong himself, and the local government will be slightly punished, and I hope that Confucius will be solemn and upright, and never do anything that insults the gods and gods."

When Yan Ding sent the people back to the Confucian Mansion, he also said these words openly, and these words were no less than the fifty lashes that were drawn on the two disciples to the Confucian Mansion.

It was really a loud slap every time it was slapped in the face of the Confucian Mansion, and the salters directly beat the two of them, and then carried them on a stretcher and placed them in front of the main gate of the Confucian Mansion, at a distance that did not violate etiquette and taboos.

Although "trafficking in illicit salt" has always been lucrative, it is the most despicable and despised industry, and it is even more offensive to the country's salt policy, which is really not on the table.

Li Meng is now the commander-in-chief of a province with the rank of general, but the government and the opposition are attacking, no matter how literati there always mention such a clause: "Li Mou started from the end of the micro and served as a lowly soldier".

There is also a joke that is spread all over the world, and the literati talk about it after tea and dinner, saying that a famous family in Beijing wants to recruit Li Meng as a son-in-law, who would have thought that the famous and respected patriarch of the family, when he heard this proposal, he immediately slapped the proposer, that is, his son, a few times, and said that my clan has been upright for a hundred years. How can you marry such a person and disgrace yourself?"

The actual situation is that there is indeed news that there are adults above the second grade of the Beijing Division, who want to marry, some want to marry their daughters to Li Meng, and some have young daughters who want to marry Li Meng and have a family.

It was very courteous, and no one said anything like that it started from the end of the small and the deachery......

The area around the Confucian Mansion is not the land of the Confucian Mansion. It is the collateral and tenant farmers of the Confucian Mansion, or the scholars who have official contacts or study tours, and they are always inseparable from the Confucian Mansion.

These two sons of Confucius are still close to the branch. has always followed the second son of Yan Shenggong to run errands and run some business, and he has always been a decent figure in the Confucian Mansion, but today he was directly called out of sin. It is said to be trafficking in illicit salt.

This crime is a statement. It's a bit earth-shattering. The children of the saints actually trafficked in illicit salt. Moreover, the people who sent the stretchers were no more than four ordinary cloth soldiers. Because carrying a stretcher. He didn't even have a weapon in his hand.

This Confucian Mansion is not inferior to the princes. The so-called vassal king Sanwei he doesn't have in his hands. However, under the system of two or three hundred people, there is still land for the guards of the government.

Moreover, the population of the territory controlled by the Confucian government is also calculated in tens of thousands. But after the four cloth soldiers put down the stretcher. Take out the proclamation and read it aloud. The accent is still official with a Jiaozhou accent. I got closer and looked at the ground. Now the proclamation has been taken down.

The soldier had apparently memorized the proclamation by heart. Such soldiers. There are no weapons. It's just four people. It's actually in front of the Confucian Mansion. Unscrupulously uncover the skin of Confucius.

This charge seems to be clearly true. The so-called is respectful. The children of Confucius are not only landed today. However, the local government has to cover up one or two. It has been said so plainly today. And the Confucian Mansion listened in silence. What's even more unbearable is. and a fine of silver. Then the housekeeper of the Confucian Mansion cried with a sad face. But he still respectfully took out the silver ticket and gave it.

If you don't give it. The fate of the rest of the land is almost certain. Confucius Mansion is so many Zhuangzi outside. Bao Buqi was rushed in and killed a few of them. And said that you harbored bandits. Give it obediently!

was slapped in the face and didn't dare to fight back, but also smiled and respectfully next to each other, many scholars who came from the study tour, after seeing this look, only felt that something in their hearts collapsed, and turned their heads and left.

The Confucian Mansion in Pingsuri subdued the tenants and tenants, and even the small landlords around it obediently served the Confucian Mansion, relying on the wealth and power, and also relying on the sacred aura inherited by the saints on the Confucian Mansion, but today, at least in front of many people, this sacred aura has been ruthlessly deprived of the essence.

Whether it was a scholar or a tenant farmer in the vicinity, after this incident, they all had an idea, this Confucius Mansion turned out to be a paper tiger, and it looked scary from the outside, but it turned out to be nothing more than that.

When the Li and Luo combined forces passed through Zhengzhou and headed eastward to Zhongmu, their movements became slow, which was also expected, opposite the 400,000 officers and soldiers who had gathered troops for several months, and the upcoming war could almost determine the fate of the displaced people and the imperial court in the future.

Since they had to be cautious, the Li and Luo coalition forces continued to adjust the arrangement, and Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Hao Shaoqi and other outstanding generals who broke into the camp began to change to the position of the striker.

At this time, Luo Rucai was also unambiguous, his third Taibao Yang Chengzu and the fourth Taibao were the strongest generals who could fight, and they were both transferred to the front.

The size of the million-strong army is unusually large, but it is not said that it can be adjusted by adjustment, in order to strive for the stability of the army, it is simply to stop advancing, slow but ensure safety.

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of Zhuxian Town were still as immobile as a mountain, the army of displaced people came from west to east, and the officers and soldiers under the command of Zuo Liangyu and Ding Qirui also changed formations and prepared to face the battle.

But the soldiers and horses under the command of each person are not divided into front and rear, almost on the same line, because no one wants to be the vanguard of the front army to meet the army of displaced people, everyone is willing to be the rear army, so that it is convenient to run first when they escape, since they all want to be in a position that is easy to escape, they are not willing to fight in front.

If you get entangled and quarreled, I am afraid that before the enemy arrives, your own soldiers and horses will be chaotic and fire first, everyone is simply lined up on a line, after this news was reported to Jining, Li Meng had a rare humor, this thing is very similar to an official wording heard in modern times, called ranking in no particular order.

Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan in Kaifeng City, and Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier, looked at the officers and soldiers of Zhu Xianzhen so lazy, and they really had no confidence at all.

Originally, when the army was assembled, seeing that the officers and soldiers were so powerful, I felt a little sure. But seeing that the officers and soldiers stationed there did not move like a mountain, only consuming the food and salary supplies that were painstakingly raised in Kaifeng City and through the Yellow River, how could such officers and soldiers be reliable.

As a result, the governor Li Xianfeng went to the Zhou Wangfu privately, and the north gate of Kaifeng Mansion was opened again the next day, and he went to Beijing to ask for help, saying that Kaifeng City was in danger, and asked the court soldiers to rescue.

There are so many soldiers and horses outside the city, and they actually say that it is critical, what is the intention, although with the performance of the governor of Henan. There is also King Zhou's earnest plea for help, Emperor Chongzhen believes in the words of the vassal king's clan is the most, but at the moment, how can there be any soldiers in his hands, not to mention that the officers and soldiers of Zhuxian Town and the thieves have not yet fought. The outcome is not yet known, how can officers and soldiers be dispatched at will, and that is not an ominous move.

The imperial court temporarily suppressed the twists and turns, outside of the war. At present, the most anxious thing is the situation in Nanzhili, Zhang Xianzhong and the eastward momentum of the fifth battalion of the revolutionary left, has been stopped, it seems that this time there is no danger, but the trouble is the written lawsuit, the Nanjing town guard eunuch Lu Jiude's recital is conclusive, saying that the Shandong soldiers and horses are harboring evil intentions, in the name of suppressing thieves, but they do unforeseen things. When the army entered the south of Zhili, the people were terrified, and for some reason, they asked the court to punish them heavily.

Let's not talk about it, the imperial court can't control such a powerful military leader at all. Behind is that Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, who has always been low-key, has been "praised" by Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Shandong's mouth is not inferior, and the Beijing division has always been like a sieve in terms of keeping information secret.

I don't know how this news leaked, Lu Jiude's excerpt has only been up for two days, and the excerpt sent by Shandong with a fast horse has also arrived, and the rhetoric is very intense.

It is said that Shandong soldiers and horses fought bloodily in Zhengyang Town, Fengyang Prefecture. Kill and disperse the enemy. The two Huai are empty, and the relocation of Qingzhou soldiers and horses is supposed to be right. But the Qilu soldiers in front fought bravely. It is not lost to defend the heart of the Ming Dynasty, but the eunuchs in the central government are jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and slander and superiority.

Isn't this a chill to the patriotic and loyal hearts of Shandong soldiers, isn't it a chill to the loyalty and courage of the officers and soldiers in the world, the folds are really stable, full of brilliance, and the princes of the court and the central government are silent, and they dare not say anything else, the military generals below the word "chilling" are commonly used, and the meaning is also clear, if the court does not agree to the requirements I put forward on the fold, then Lao Tzu will make trouble.

Shandong's soldiers and horses are on the south side of the Beijing Division, and the cavalry gallops at full strength, and they can reach the Beijing Division in one day and one night.

What's more, the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Shandong is reasonable and legal, and no one can find fault with it, and for a while, it is really impossible to say who is unreasonable or unreasonable. The judgment is so, but the DPRK and the Central Committee have long been blown up, since February of the first month, Caoyun began to collect centigold, the Chinese courtiers of the DPRK, all who have property, are more or less affected by this policy, they all lose some money to enter, Shandong General Li Meng has been arrogant and lawless from the beginning, until now the land is clearly anti-willing, ill-intentioned, and all powerful words have been said.

Every day, there are excerpts asking the imperial court to rectify the military affairs of Shandong, and not to let Li Meng, a lowly person who does not know the etiquette, control the military power, every day at the court meeting, there are people who ask the imperial court to send someone to replace Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, otherwise the imperial court may have unforeseen disasters.

But when it came to who to send to Shandong to rectify military affairs, and arrange for that person to replace the governor of Shandong, so as to govern Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, everyone was silent, saying that it was okay, where to go, and what if the other party turned his face and cut people down.

Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of the right capital, said that what is the use of just guessing, watching Li Zhendong act, he is completely in accordance with the rules and laws of the imperial court, even if there is a place that cannot be seen, it is just a loophole in the system, and there is no big mistake in acting at present.

And asked a very spicy rhetorical question, if the thief Zuo Liangyu did this, what would you say, it would be so impassioned.

Looking at what the soldiers and horses of Shandong did, as well as the military newspaper uploaded to the capital by the locality, Zhengyang Town did block the thieves of Zhang Yi and the five battalions of the Ge Zuo to attack in turn, this is a real feat, if the imperial court really wants to issue an order to reprimand or criticize, I am afraid it will really chill the hearts of the loyal ministers and soldiers in the world.

Liu Zongzhou was a great thinker in the late Ming Dynasty, with a great reputation in learning, and also a very deep talent and learning.

As a result, there was an uproar in the government and the opposition. said that Li Meng was a local military general, but he knew well about the affairs of the imperial court, maybe someone gave a message to the ventilator, and the person who reported the news naturally stood close to Shandong.

In fact, this controversy was a complete farce, and in the end, it was the Jingshi Di Qing that reached the threshold in full swing, according to the convention, Emperor Chongzhen rarely withstood such pressure, and often had to make a reprimand. Who would have thought that Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the Beijing camp, who had been in the military camp outside the Beijing Division, heard the news and hurriedly rushed to the place where the ministers were discussing after retiring from the court.

"The land of Gyeonggi. At present, only the 20,000 soldiers led by our family can fight, but these 20,000 soldiers are worthless in front of his Shandong soldiers and horses, and they can't carry the scene. Ladies and gentlemen, don't be happy here, if you really cause any trouble, our family can't protect this capital. ”

When these words were spoken, the room full of important ministers and important people fell silent. Everyone scolded Wanduan in the Mingli, and he was a eunuch at every turn, but when dealing with each other on this occasion, everyone was polite, but what he said was true, Liu Yuanbin commanded the Beijing camp outside the city, with more than 20,000 Chu troops in his hands, and he was the most effective soldier and horse outside the capital. It's not an exaggeration to call him the Jingshi Ping Domain. This Liu Yuanbin is talking like this, picking out the matter clearly, everyone finally knows in their hearts, the rules of the noble and martial arts, I'm afraid it's not easy to use now, and whoever has the big fist in the current situation is reasonable.

To know. Shandong General Li Meng's actions are done under the rules, so that the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Prefecture have a misunderstanding, thinking that by reasoning within the rules, the other party can be softened, and at this time, it is only then that the other party's actions are completely supported by huge strength, and behind the huge strength, there is no possibility of blocking.

The period of waiting for the outcome of the first battle of Zhu Xianzhen was the most boring period since Li Meng led the troops, and at present, the Dengzhou army under the command of Zhao Neng has also begun to mobilize. Originally, the name of the outside world was to make up for the space for the Qingzhou Army to leave. However, now it is concentrated on the border between Jinan and Qingzhou, and the soldiers and horses of the Jinan battalion. It was the beginning of the border movement towards the central and northern Zhili and Shandong.

The armed Yanding everywhere and the guards of the Tuntian Grange are ready to follow up at any time, and in general, the Shandong soldiers and horses everywhere are ready.

is waiting for news from Li Meng's side, but the Li and Luo coalition forces are adjusting, and Zhang Xianzhong and the fifth battalion of Gezuo in Nanzhili are also shrinking and adjusting.

According to the prior arrangement, if the soldiers and horses in Shandong want to move, they will follow after these armies move, but now there are adjustments everywhere, and Li Meng, the person who dispatches in the center, is also idle.

The Jiaozhou battalion is already a machine that can operate precisely, as long as the order is given, the people and the collective will operate and mobilize in accordance with the local procedures on weekdays, but Li Meng does not have to worry about anything, what he has to do, he only needs to ask about the progress every day.

At this time, there were two high-ranking officials beside him, one was Wang Hai, the general of the guard, and the other was Huang Ping, the head of the Shandong Salt Gang, and it was Jiang Xianxuan, the deputy of the Shandong Salt Gang, who was currently inquiring about the news in Henan.

These days are really too leisurely, check the Yanzhou army under the command of Zhang Jiang, whether it is a proofreading or a temporary spot check, the current Yanzhou Metropolitan Department Zhang Jiang is meticulous, and he can't find anything wrong, the Jiaozhou battalion's external conquest is a rotation system, and there are few opportunities to make military exploits outside.

If the generals want to be promoted in this system, they can only pay attention to training, and Shandong's system of accumulating wealth can be said to be the most efficient and ruthless place in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this money was rarely used for Li Meng's personal enjoyment and family support, and all of it was used for the construction of the army and civil affairs.

After spending so much money, the soldiers were well fed and drunk, and there was still ten percent of their salaries, Li Meng naturally hoped that the money was spent in a real place.

He has always been very strict about training, and every time he goes to a place, if he has time, the first thing he does is to look at the training of this unit.

In Li Meng's system, these generals have almost achieved the extreme, and if they go one step further, they can only continue to follow Li Meng's plan.

Therefore, what Li Meng asked for was seven points, and the following was ten points.

Stay so leisurely in Jining, quietly watch the general trend of the world, or inspect the military camp every day. Or chatting with Sun Chuanting and other masters.

As for the enjoyment of food, accommodation and enjoyment, Kong Sande, the superintendent of the Finance Bureau, and various merchants in Jining Prefecture worked hard to meet them, and they were very comfortable. Li Meng even pondered about bringing several of his family members in Jinan Mansion here, and after feeling that he had this idea, he was also shocked, wondering if he was too idle.

On the day I felt that I was free, a messenger came in the afternoon, and this time in addition to the people from Henan, there was also a group of people from Jiaozhou.

On the Henan side, the scouts of the Li and Luo coalition forces and the sentinels of the officers and soldiers had already begun to engage in battle. However, the two sides were still some time away from the battle, and Yuan Zongdi and Tian Jianxiu led 50,000 troops suddenly towards the southeast, not knowing whether they wanted to attack the officers and soldiers from the flank.

In comparison, the news of those people in Jiaozhou was more interesting to Li Meng. It was said that it was a long time out, and Father Federer returned at the beginning of June.

There were not many people who followed Father Federer, according to the local people, that is, thirteen foreigners, and the Dutch War of Independence had ended at this time. Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other places are in a period of stability, not to mention those who can't get along in their own country, they can go to their own colonies to find life adventures.

Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands all have their own colonies in Asia, and in the colonies, these whites seem to be in paradise, so what is there to risk coming to the Big 6.

That is, the Jesuits, Calvinist Catholics, and Protestant missionaries adhered to their beliefs and were driven by religious fanaticism, and this was the Ming Empire that came to them from thousands of miles away. The world is bustling, all for profit, foreigners are also people, naturally there will be no exceptions.

Counting Federer's total of fourteen, it is still unknown how much professional knowledge he can have, and Li Meng is slightly disappointed. I remember that in modern times, I listened to a few young colleagues occasionally talk about this time and space travel, and anyone who returned to history, as long as it was in the era that had been exhibited in Europe, no matter how bad the mix was, there were also a few foreigners who did not open their eyes and stuck to it.

These foreigners were either proficient in making artillery, or they understood simple machine tools, or they were officers of a well-known European legion, with a love for Chinese civilization. Regardless of personal gains and losses. Regardless of the danger and death of joining the weak forces. Resolutely and resolutely came together with the crossing.

Perhaps those few are seen to be powerful people who have traveled through modern time and space, so foreigners are rich and prosperous for the sake of this foreign land. I took the initiative to stick to it.

This person is really incomparable, Li Meng consciously did not do badly, millions of people in Shandong, 100,000 soldiers, at least under his hands mixed with a full stomach, the soldiers and horses in his hands are also the most advanced and strongest army in the Ming Empire, how can I never see any foreigners take the initiative to come and defect.

And this Ming Dynasty, there are a lot of foreigners, even in such a critical situation, Jingshi and Nanzhili are also the richest places in the world, Europeans, Arabs have merchants, missionaries, and so-called ronin, all come here to adventure, preach, business.

However, no one has ever considered Shandong, which is a province of constant turmoil since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, sandwiched between the center of the empire and the richest provinces, forgotten by everyone.

I remember that I still gave the priest Federer a lot of gold and silver, saying that all useful people should be invited without sparing money, and it seems that this effect is not good.

Li Meng didn't think about it for a long time, and the people who came from Jiaozhou to report the news naturally didn't dare to disturb, they all stood respectfully on the side, and the news of the return of a priest Federer was not enough for these people to hurriedly come over and tell General Zhendong that their commander Li Meng.

The person who came to report the news is the garrison of Jiaozhou City, is a battalion thousand general, the battalion is the basic unit of Shandong soldiers and horses, Shandong's soldiers, if he can become the battalion thousand general, he will become the most prominent part of the Jiaozhou battalion machine, there is no other chance, or make unearthly merits, I am afraid it will be difficult to move forward.

Jiaozhou because there are the earliest salt farms and private ports and various yamen of salt affairs, here are all military civilians, life is good, basically they are pro-Li Meng's family, there is no Tuntian Grange, so the position of the battalion Qian Zong who guards here in the Jiaozhou battalion system is higher.

This garrison was a great contribution in the battle of Whirlpool that day, the so-called first and forefront, but the battalion Qianzong was injured in the legs and feet, after the war, he simply turned around and transferred, and arranged him to be a garrison in Jiaozhou, this position is not so much a military general, but a magistrate.

This place is for him to recover from his injuries and rest well, but today, this guard also rushed over, presumably there must be something important.

"Dashuai, the person who came back from the voyage with Master Federer, when he came back this time, he heard something on the boat, and discussed it in private, and a salt gang chief also went out with him, and felt that the matter was big, so he hurried over and reported to the adult."

Sun Chuanting turned his back to the people in the room, and at this time he had already taken off the iron mask and drank tea there slowly, and no one would go over to see the appearance of this "man in the iron mask" in his position.

Li Meng nodded, but the Jiaozhou garrison did not speak, bowed down and said, "The lowly duty brought the person who heard it and asked him to explain it to the marshal." ”

Greeting, a young man outside walked in respectfully, although he was wearing the military uniform of the Jiaozhou battalion, but his complexion was dark, this was a long time at sea and in the south, and the sun was exposed, but this young man was not Han, he was completely like a white European.

After entering the house, he first kowtowed, this etiquette was done completely, and the rules were decent, he knelt on the ground and said respectfully:

"Dashuai, the little one was basking in the sun on the deck one day on the way back, and I heard a few sailors talking in Hokkien, saying that after coming out of the port of Jiaozhou, they would go to Qingguo in the north."

This foreigner speaks authentic Chinese, but with some Cantonese accents......