In Qufu County, the target of these thieves turned out to be Qufu.

When Li Zicheng led more than 10,000 Liukou Hao to Qufu to kill, the whole Shandong was shocked, and the Kong family led by Yan Shenggong was even more frightened.

Yan Shenggong trembled up the city wall with the support of the servants, and when he saw the rogue who was shouting at the city with swords and guns all over the city, this model of a scholar who always looked dignified on weekdays couldn't hold back any longer, and a hot current gushed out from the crotch of his pants, and soon wet his pants.

"Quick...... Send someone to Jinan quickly, and ask the governor to send troops to rescue Qufu as soon as possible......"

On February 26, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the messenger sent by Yan Shenggong to ask for help came to Jinan and handed over the letter of help written by Yan Shenggong to Yueyang, and Yueyang did not delay, and immediately called Ke Zhennan, Ma Ke, Lu Zhili, Liu Zeqing and officials of all sizes to the governor's yamen for a meeting.

Yue Yang sat on the main seat, holding a comfortable letter in his hand and shaking it uncontrollably, "Everyone...... Li Zicheng led tens of thousands of rogues to surround Qufu County, this is a letter sent by Yan Shenggong to ask for help, this Hou does not care about it, so he summoned everyone to come to discuss it and see how to deal with it? ”

As soon as Yue Yang's words fell, a voice immediately sounded: "Lord Governor, Yan Shenggong is a model for scholars in the world, and Qufu is the former residence of Confucius Sage, no matter how reasonable it is, we should immediately send troops to rescue us, otherwise if Qufu is captured by the Liukou, we will be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Yue Yang followed the voice and looked over, only to find that the person who spoke was Yan Hongfeng, the patrolman who had talked back to him at the reception banquet that day.

Yue Yang smiled faintly, turned his head and asked the person next to him, "Do you all have this idea?" ”

According to the inspector, Ma Ke also said with an anxious face: "Master Hou, Qufu is the residence of the Confucian saint, and the Yan Shenggong must not be lost, and it must be saved!" ”

"Yes, Qufu is the former residence of the saint, and it must be saved!"

"Master Hou, please quickly send troops to rescue Qufu!"

The officials in the hall began to talk nonsense. Almost all of them were to rescue Qufu.

"Hmm!" Yue Yang nodded, "It seems that you all agree to send troops to rescue Qufu?" ”

"That's nature." The officials nodded their heads like chickens pecking rice.

Yue Yang turned his head to Lu Zhili, the commander of the capital, and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong, and asked, "General Liu and Lu commander, do you two also agree to send troops to rescue Qufu?" ”

Lu Zhili and Liu Zeqing were stunned, and then they said almost in unison: "That's nature, Yan Shenggong naturally wants to save it." ”

"Good!" A satisfied smile appeared on Yue Yang's face: "Lord Lu and General Liu are worthy of being models of loyalty and patriotism, so Ben Hou can rest assured." Now Ben Hou hereby orders, Commander Lu and General Liu, you two quickly gather the troops and horses of the headquarters to rush to Qufu to drive the Liukou away, so as to relieve the siege of Qufu, there must be no mistake! ”

"Ah......h

As soon as Yue Yang's order was reached, everyone in the hall was stunned. That's not right. Shouldn't the next story be that Yue Yang happily led the army to set off, and after arriving at Qufu, he used his might to defeat the tens of thousands of rogues to the ground, and then rescued Yan Shenggong?

Lu Zhili was even more dumbfounded as he looked at Yue Yang and stammered, "Lord Yue, this ...... This ......"

"What this, this!" Yue Yang's eyes glared and he scolded: "Lord Lu, as the commander of the commanders of the soldiers and horses of Shandong, isn't it what you should do to conquer the bandits?" And you ......" Yue Yang turned his gaze to Liu Zeqing, "General Liu, as the general soldier of Shandong, according to the roster, there should be 12,000 soldiers and horses in your hands, and the number of soldiers and horses under your command plus the guards under the command of Lord Lu should be quite a lot." For more than 10,000 celebrities, it is naturally effortless, and Ben Hou is here to wish you success! ”

"Hiss......" There was a gasp in the lobby, and everyone looked at Yue Yang in surprise, and many of them had big mouths.

Until now. Even the most dull person knows that Yue Yang is rectifying Lu Zhili and Liu Zeqing. Although Lu Zhili is the commander of Shandong, he has three battalions of guards under his hands, namely the Mo Battalion (Jimo) and the second is the Wendeng Battalion (Wendeng). The third is the Dengzhou Battalion (Penglai), which has a total of 120,000 soldiers and horses in nine guards and ten battalions. And Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong, also has 12,000 soldiers under his command, if you look at it according to such a number. Shandong's military strength is very strong, not to mention the extermination of more than 10,000 rogues, and even the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty can be on par with the strength of the whole country. But after all, this is just a good wish, and the actual situation is that Liu Zeqing will never have more than 5,000 troops in his hands, and some of them are still old, weak, sick and disabled. And it would be good if there were 6,000 guards under Lu Zhili's jurisdiction, if these people were really allowed to suppress the bandits, I am afraid that more than half of the Qufu people would have to disperse before they reached Qufu.

It was Yan Hongfeng again, he jumped out again and said to Yue Yang: "Lord Yue, now the soldiers of the guard are unbearable to fight, General Liu is responsible for defending the city, and there are more than 10,000 Xuanda Xiongshi under his command, so he should send the Xuanda army to fight, why did he send Lord Lu and Lord Liu to fight?" ”

"It's this guy again!" Yue Yang couldn't bear this guy named Yan Hongfeng, these days this guy has not only been against himself everywhere, but now he even wants to send troops and send generals out to chirp, which has undoubtedly violated Yue Yang's bottom line.

Yue Yang narrowed his eyes, and Yan Hongfeng, who seemed to be smiling: "Lord Yan, it seems that you are quite knowledgeable about the affairs of the army?" ”

Yan Hongfeng raised his head and said, "I don't dare to say that I know, but at least I still know about the movement of the army." ”

Looking at Yan Hongfeng's righteous appearance, Yue Yang smiled instead of anger, with a faint killing intent in his eyes: "Since you think you also know something about marching and mobilizing, then you should know what it is to disobey military orders during the war?" ”

If you are familiar with it, you will know that if Yue Yang shows this kind of smile, it will be the time to move the killing intent, but Yan Hongfeng is not, at this time, he thinks that he is the imperial court stationed in Shandong, and absolutely no one dares to touch him, Wuzi sneered: "This official is not ......"

Without waiting for Yan Hongfeng to finish speaking, Yue Yang, who was already angry, slapped the book case and shouted: "Someone! ”

"Boom, la......" With Yue Yang's voice, a row of heavily armed sergeants immediately entered outside the door, these sergeants were wearing green military uniforms, wearing stab-proof suits over them, wearing steel helmets on their heads and holding Mini-style firearms, these sergeants quickly lined up in front of the lobby and stood still.

Yue Yang stared at Yan Hongfeng with eyes full of evil spirit and said slowly: "Yan Hongfeng, as a judge of the imperial history, not only does not think about serving the country, but he obstructs military affairs when this great enemy is coming. repeatedly disobeyed Benhou's military orders, and dragged out according to military regulations, and beheaded on the spot with military regulations! ”

"Yes!"

As Yue Yang's words fell, the two wolf-like sergeants immediately strode forward and pressed Yan Hongfeng, who had not yet reacted, to the ground, and took off his official hat to drag him out.

Seeing that Yan Hongfeng was suddenly taken down, the officials in the hall were all shocked, and those who had quick brains immediately knew that the Marquis Yue in front of him was going to kill people.

Yan Hongfeng also reflected, and he immediately shouted: "What...... Yueyang, what are you going to do? As an official of the imperial court, you have no right to kill me! ”

"No right to kill you?" Yue Yang's eyes contained a strong killing intent: "You also know that you are according to the imperial history, but you have repeatedly obstructed the prospect of Benhou's troop transfer." Don't let Ben Hou rescue Qufu, what are your intentions? ”

"I ......" Yan Hongfeng was stunned for a moment, and then struggled: "I saw you move troops indiscriminately, and I stopped it with words!" ”

Hearing this, Ma Ke and Ke Zhennan, who originally wanted to intercede for Yan Hongfeng, also shook their heads secretly, even the two civil officials knew that when the war came, it was the biggest boss of the world and the earth, and the most taboo thing for the commander when he transferred troops was that someone was pointing fingers on the side, and if he encountered this situation, Yue Yang, who was the head coach, had the right to kill. This Yan Hongfeng originally just wanted to give Yue Yang some eye medicine. But he is too good at picking the time, does he really think that Yue Yang, the commander of the First Army, is just a decoration?

Sure enough, Yue Yang was angry when he heard this, and he stood up and shouted, "Okay...... Good...... All right! Feelings, your little press to check the imperial history can not only be heard. Now you can command the army above Ben Hou to fight! Well, Ben Hou will cut off your head today, I want to see who will speak for you! Come. Drag him out and cut him down! ”

"Yes!"

Ignoring Yan Hongfeng's struggles, the two wolf-like guards dragged him out of the lobby. It wasn't until this time that Yan Hongfeng knew that Yue Yang wasn't scaring him. It's about really cutting off his head. At this time, he was so frightened that tears and snot came out, the whole person struggled desperately, and his mouth began to beg for mercy desperately: "Master Yue...... Lord Yue, the lower official is wrong, you spare the lower official...... The lower official is wrong......"

At this time, Ke Zhennan had to stand up, if he watched Yan Hongfeng being beheaded by Yue Yang, he might not dare to investigate Yue Yang, the marquis with heavy troops in his hands, in the future, but he, the political envoy, would definitely not be able to get out of it, at least a hat that would not be saved when he saw death would definitely not be able to escape, so he had no choice but to stand up and bow to Yue Yang.

"Lord Yue, Yan Hongfeng is indeed guilty of speaking out without authorization to stop you from marching the order, but Yan Hongfeng is the imperial court stationed in Shandong to inspect the imperial history, if you kill him without authorization, I am afraid it will cause criticism!"

"Yes, Marquis Yue, although Yan Hongfeng is unreasonable, he really doesn't mean to disobey the military order, so you can go around him this time!" Marco also walked out.

As Ke Zhennan and Ma Ke pleaded, all the officials in the Tang Dynasty also stood up to intercede for Yan Hongfeng.

Seeing that a large group of people in the Tang Dynasty pleaded with him for Yan Hongfeng, Yue Yang frowned, his eyes were slightly closed, and his fingers kept tapping lightly in front of the case, obviously considering whether to go around this Yan Hongfeng, and everyone looked at Yue Yang worriedly, for fear that this guy would kill Yan Hongfeng regardless of it. After a long while, Yue Yang opened his eyes again: "Since you all intercede for this Yan Hongfeng, then Ben Hou will temporarily let this guy go today." It's just that the capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, Yan Hongfeng dared to speak out to obstruct the military order, and if he was not punished, he would put the military law anywhere. Come and give Yan Hongfeng ten heavy reproaches to set an example! ”

"Yes!"

After Yue Yang's words fell, the sergeants no longer hesitated to drag Yan Hongfeng outside like a dead dog, and soon a dull knocking sound and a mournful cry sounded outside, the military stick in this army is not ordinary, even the strongest man can't stand the wooden stick with a thick arm, not to mention Yan Hongfeng, a weak scholar. However, no one in the hall dared to plead again, they also knew that everything could not be done again, Yue Yang was enough to give them face, and if he pleaded again, it would anger Yue Yang.

Soon, the two sergeants dragged Yan Hongfeng, who had finished the execution, back to the lobby, and rudely made a dull sound on the ground, and at this time, Yan Hongfeng had been beaten to death, and his buttocks were even more bloody. At this time, Yan Hongfeng could only lie on the ground and moan weakly. has long lost the arrogance just now, and the officials in the lobby are pale with such a messy appearance.

Yue Yang turned his gaze to Liu Zeqing and Lu Zhili, "Commander Lu, General Liu, you shouldn't oppose Benhou's military order, right?" ”

"Poof!" Looking at Yue Yang's unkind gaze, Lu Zhili and Liu Zeqing, who had already been frightened and turned blue, knelt down together, with the example in front of them, how could they not know that Yue Yang was stabbing them. If Yue Yang wanted to kill Yan Hongfeng just now, he could also use the excuse that he was a civilian official and didn't understand military orders to intercede for him, but if the two of them dared to disobey military orders, there would be no excuse at all. But the reality is that they dare to take the initiative to go out to suppress bandits? You must know that it is the work of the head, Liu Zeqing is better, he is also a military general, and there are still thousands of soldiers and horses under his hands. But Lu Zhili, the commander of the capital, was born as a civilian official, and it really cost him his life to go out to suppress bandits, didn't that force him to die.

Looking at Lu Zhili and Liu Zeqing who were kneeling in front of him, Yue Yang sneered: "Why, do you two also want to disobey the military order?" ”

Lu Zhili said in a trembling voice: "Lord Yue, the thieves are powerful, and there are not many troops in Jinan City, so ...... There are not many troops under the command of the lower officials, how to ...... How do you go out and suppress bandits? ”

Yue Yang sneered, "Commander Lu. There are 120,000 guards in Shandong, even if the names on the roster do not match exactly, but there should always be a small half, can't you transfer 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses? ”

At this time, where is Lu Xiangsheng's usual official portrait. Frightened, his legs trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Master Hou, Xiaguan really doesn't have so many troops, and now the guards have long existed in name only, and all the guards can be thankful for transferring four or five thousand troops." It's not that the lower officials don't listen to your orders. ”

"Four or five thousand people is not bad!" Yue Yang's cold voice continued to sound, "You and General Liu have a total of 10,000 horses, and now there are only more than 10,000 rogues surrounding Qufu." Isn't it possible that you can't even beat this little bit of a rogue? One of you is the commander of the troops of the Shandong Guard, and the other is the chief military officer in charge of the soldiers. ”

"This ...... This ......" Yue Yang's words kept stabbing the hearts of the two like knives, making them speechless.

On the surface, Yue Yang's words are not wrong, Yue Yang's official title in Shandong is the governor and the governor of Caoyun, and he is an authentic civil official, and the two of them are the generals who command the army. But after all, this is only a superficial thing, in fact, even a three-year-old child knows that Yueyang is the leading general of the Ming Dynasty today, and even the invincible Qing army has been beaten by him to lose his temper, how can he be his opponent, not to mention that he has brought more than 10,000 tiger soldiers from Shanxi, but what can you do if they don't move.

At this time, Ke Zhennan and the others had no way to speak to Liu Zeqing for Lu Zhili, after all, you can't find fault with Yueyang's approach now, of course the governor wants to sit in Jinan, and this kind of thing is naturally a military general like the commander and the general soldier, otherwise what would the court do with them?

Looking at Lu Zhili and Liu Zeqing who were kneeling on the ground, Yue Yang said lightly: "Ben Hou will give you a day to prepare, tomorrow at noon, you must lead the troops to rescue Qufu, if you can't rescue Yan Shenggong, Ben Hou will definitely join you, and you must also be careful of the black gauze hat on your head!" ”

After speaking, Yue Yang stood up and glanced contemptuously at the officials in the hall, and then went back to the inner courtyard, leaving only a group of sluggish people.

After waiting for Yueyang, Ke Zhennan and Ma Ke stepped forward to float the two. At this time, Lu Zhili suddenly cried out, grabbed Ke Zhennan and cried with a handful of snot and tears: "Master Ke, you can save Xiaguan, if Xiaguan really goes to rescue Qufu, he will die." ”

Looking at Lu Zhili, who was crying like a woman, the officials in the hall couldn't help but feel a trace of contempt in their hearts, this commander cried like this before he went to war, if he really led his troops to the battle, he was afraid that he would be scared to death if he didn't go halfway. It's just that they also felt a chill in their hearts while they were disdainful, and this Marquis Yue made it clear that he was going to throw two big black pots to these two to carry them, who made them nominally the supreme commander of Shandong's military forces.

Ke Zhennan didn't speak, but looked at Liu Zeqing and asked in a deep voice: "General Liu, are you confident that you can lead your troops to relieve the siege of Qufu this time?" ”

Liu Zeqing smiled bitterly: "Master Ke, Xiaguan only has five or six thousand men in his hands now, and only God knows if he can solve the siege of Qufu." It's just that Marquis Yue already has a strict order, and it is not okay if the lower officials don't go, as for whether they are dead or alive, it can only depend on the will of heaven! ”

Ke Zhennan was silent after hearing this, and only after a long time did he and Ma Ke look at each other and sighed: "Borrowing a knife to kill people, this trick is ...... poisonous and " (to be continued......)