Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 682 Three thousand Japanese pirates invaded Confucius Mansion and Duke Yansheng was forced to revise the alliance letter
The Japanese pirates who came this time were all Japanese pirates with ideals and ambitions. They were all wearing soft armor and coarse cotton robes. They carried five days of dry food and pretended to be refugees. They divided into two groups and went straight into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

3000 people marched along the direction of Rizhao, Juxian and Pingyi, heading towards Qufu.

More than [-] people marched toward Huai'an.According to the plan, this group of Japanese pirates would seize ships in Huai'an, then go south along the canal, cross the Yangtze River, and reach Zhenjiang.

Finally, we headed west from Zhenjiang and headed straight for Xiaoling outside Nanjing.

Let's talk about the Japanese pirates on the road from Shandong. They traveled hundreds of miles a day and arrived in the barren mountains west of Sishui City in five days.

Thirty miles further west is Qufu County.

At this point, the Japanese pirates were no longer confident and began to doubt themselves: This was too smooth, why was no one paying attention?

We really can’t blame the Japanese pirates for this. The local government offices and guards in the Ming Dynasty were so fantasy.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong, he also led a large army into Shanxi, with at least 3 cavalry. According to the most conservative calculation of one person and one horse, there were [-] people and [-] horses.

So many troops entered Shanxi and set up an ambush at Yanghekou, but no one could find it. They attacked and killed [-] Ming troops.

Then he went to Yao'erling to set up an ambush. It was as if he was invisible, but no one could detect him. He then attacked and killed the main force of [-] Ming army cavalry.

After chasing to Tumubao, the Ming army still couldn't find it and couldn't give an early warning. Then the entire Ming army was gone.

Today, there are only 3000 Japanese pirates in Shandong, only one-tenth of what they were before. They don’t have horses yet, so they are naturally more hidden.

Some health stations or local officials found out and just treated these Japanese pirates as refugees.

Nowadays, there are refugees everywhere in Shandong, and the health centers and the government are no longer too lazy to take care of them.

This group of refugees disguised as Japanese pirates neither robbed or caused trouble nor lingered around. The guards and the government were eager to turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it. As long as nothing happened on their own territory, Amitabha would be fine.

Besides, Shandong has been at peace for decades. No one would have thought that thousands of Japanese pirates would flee inland on a sunny day. What are they trying to do?We can't just attack Beijing. Thousands of people are not enough for the emperor's own army to fill the gap between his teeth. This is not the way to die.

Although the Japanese pirates were full of suspicion, they still hid in a secluded valley to rest for the night.

On the seventh day of October, before dawn, three thousand Japanese pirates marched thirty miles westward and arrived outside Qufu City, just in time to open the city gate.

As soon as the city gate opened, a huge crowd of refugees poured in like a swarm of swarms.

Originally, according to the wishes of the Kong family, now that refugees are raging, the city gates should not be opened unless there is nothing wrong.Wouldn't it be nice to close the door and let everyone sing and dance in the city?

It's a pity that Lu Fan is here!

King Lu was not allowed to close the city gates, and he had to let the refugees in every day, and then set up a porridge shed in front of the county government office to provide relief to the refugees.

At the beginning, King Lu dispersed his family wealth, spent money and food, and provided rice porridge for the people every day.Everyone, young and old, women and children, can get a bowl of hot porridge. Although it may not fill their stomachs, it can at least save their lives, and there is no need to sell their children.

In recent days, the food allocated by the emperor from internal funds has arrived, and the people can not only have a bowl of hot porridge every day, but also two steamed buns.

In addition, [-] quilts were also distributed to the refugees, allowing many people to rely on shelter from the wind and warmth.

However, compared to tens of thousands of refugees, this is still a drop in the bucket and cannot last long.

The people of Qufu were all grateful for the kindness of the emperor and King Lu, but they accumulated endless anger towards the indifference of the magistrate and the Confucius Mansion.

What did the Confucius Mansion bring to the people of Qufu over the years?They annexed land, took advantage of it, oppressed the people, and ran rampant in the countryside.

If the emperor hadn't protected the Kong family, the people would have torn the Kong family to pieces.

But when I saw the three thousand Japanese pirates outside the city, I felt like God was helping me.Wuyangwuyang refugees poured into the city. The policemen broke jars and smashed them, and no one checked at the city gate.So what are you waiting for? Three thousand Japanese pirates mingled with the real refugees and entered the city effortlessly.

The real refugees went to the county government, while the fake refugees went straight to the Confucius Mansion.

Qufu County is not big, and the Confucius Mansion is very conspicuous and easy to find. The Japanese pirates surrounded the Confucius Mansion without much effort.

With calculated intentions and no intentions, even the Ming Dynasty's capital camp could not withstand the enemy's sneak attack, let alone the Kong Mansion.

The defensive measures of the Kong Mansion were aimed at the refugees, but when they encountered three thousand Japanese pirates who were accustomed to licking blood from their swords, it would be completely unbearable.

The Japanese pirates rushed into the Confucius Mansion. They were not in a hurry to hurt anyone, but tied up all the people in the Confucius Mansion first.

Then the Japanese pirates were divided into three groups. One group watched the people in the Kong family, and the other group went to search for treasures. However, the leading leaders locked Kong Yanjin, the Duke of Yansheng, in the study room, and first wrote the autograph of the Emperor of the Back Garden to Duke Yansheng. The letter was shown to Kong Yanjin, and he was forced to write a personal reply to the Emperor of the Back Garden.

As for the content of the reply, he must clearly agree to cooperate with the Emperor of Back Garden, plan to go to Japan with King Yi, support King Yi's restoration, and use the power of Japan to fight back to Beijing and regain legitimacy.

Kong Yanjin was so frightened that he never imagined that such a thing would happen.After writing such a letter, if he is accused, will he still be alive?

A Japanese pirate leader who was proficient in Chinese was quite considerate and understood what Yan Shenggong was thinking, so he put a Japanese knife on Kong Yanjin's neck: "Yan Shenggong, think about it carefully and write it. If we hold the handle in our hands, we may die. But if you don't write, you will die immediately.

One may die, the other may die immediately, weigh it carefully and make a wise choice.

You also know that the war between Japan and the Ming Dynasty is reaching a critical moment. We sincerely support the restoration of King Yi in order to oust the current Ming Emperor from the throne and relieve Japan's crisis.

If you cooperate with us, the successful restoration of King Yi in the future will also be of great benefit to your Confucius family. "

Kong Yanjin has been ridiculed by the emperor many times recently, and he is obviously not popular. If King Yi can be restored, he will naturally support it with both hands and feet.

But it was one thing for Kong Yanjin to be willing to see King Yi restored, and it was another thing to personally participate in it.

Moreover, it happened suddenly, and even if you really wanted to, you were completely unprepared.

Determining to rebel requires psychological construction and preparation time.

The Japanese pirate leader knew that careful discussion would not work, so he ordered two men to restrain Kong Yanjin's hands, then swung the Japanese knife and slashed his thigh, and immediately heard a cry like a slaughtering pig.

The leader yelled angrily: "Stop yelling, it's just a small mouth to teach you a lesson. If you continue to refuse to write, do you know what Ling Chi is?"
Although I don't have Ling Chi's skills, I can still cut you hundreds of times and slowly make you die of pain. "

Poor Kong Yanjin, who has been pampered and pampered for most of his life, is now so frightened that his legs feel hot and he collapses to the ground.

The leader waved his knife, preparing to continue cutting.

Kong Yanjin burst into tears: "Don't chop, don't chop, strong man, stop, I'll write, I'll just write."

"Isn't that right? Come on, help Yan Shenggong sit down and serve you with pen and ink."

Kong Yanjin was helped to the writing desk. The leader first rummaged through the pile of old papers to find Kong Yanjin's handwriting. Then he spread the paper and polished the ink while smiling and saying:
"Write carefully and don't fool me. I will compare it with your previous articles and letters. If you deliberately write blindly and the handwriting does not match, you know the consequences."

Kong Yanjin repeatedly promised: "I don't dare, I don't dare to fool him."

Kong Yanjin first wrote it tremblingly. The leader shook his head and asked Kong Yanjin to calm down and copy what he had just written.

After copying it for the third time, the leader took the letter and nodded: "That's right, the handwriting is clear and smooth, and others can't tell that it was forced.

Oops, the character "Yanshenggong" is written in a vigorous, majestic and powerful way! "

(End of this chapter)