Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 683: Qufu refugees rush into Confucius Mansion Xiaoling and the three guards attack
After writing the letter, the Japanese pirate leader ordered Kong Yanjin to press his fingerprints and stamp his seal. After making sure everything was clear, he put the letter away with satisfaction.

After dealing with the Kong family, the Japanese pirates 'borrowed' the Kong family's carriages and horses, loaded the looted treasures, and drove away with Kong Yanjin.

Half an hour later, someone shouted. The refugees who were crowding around the Qufu County government office, waiting to receive relief, looked towards the direction of Kong Mansion and saw thick smoke billowing into the sky. It was obvious that there was a fire.

Now the refugees were so happy that they didn't even bother to collect the porridge, and they all rushed to Kong's house.

Everyone's original intention was to watch the excitement, gloat at the misfortune, and lament that God had opened his eyes. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at Confucius' mansion, the door was wide open and there was no trace of human beings.

After waiting and watching for a while, someone bravely took the lead and rushed in with a shout.

If there is one, there are two; if there are two, there are three; if there are three, there are ten thousand.

Just as Lao Tzu said, Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.

What happened next cannot be described in detail.

At the same time, another group of Japanese pirates had arrived in Huai'an, and the official-capture ship sailed down the canal and headed straight for Zhenjiang.

Since the emperor had abolished the canal banknotes, the Japanese pirates took official ships, and no one checked them along the way.

Three days later, the Japanese pirates arrived in Zhenjiang, abandoned their ships and landed on shore, heading towards Nanjing.

The Japanese pirates took advantage of the fact that the Ming army did not have information, and divided their troops into three groups, with 4000 people along the way, and attacked Nanjing without any cover along the highway.

More than [-] people lurked into the mountainous area east of Nanjing, pretending to be a sneak attack.

Another group of five hundred real elites, hiding day and night, sneaked to Leopard Mountain not far southeast of Xiaoling.

On October [-]th, the Nanjing Ministry of War finally received the urgent report and hurriedly summoned all the garrison and Nanjing ministers to the garrison office to discuss countermeasures.

Today's Nanjing garrison includes Wang Ji, Sun Yuanzhen, and Cheng Jing, the ministers of the Ministry of War; Yuan Cheng and Yan Li, the eunuchs; and Xu Chengzong and Hu Xuan, the nobles.

Although there are a bunch of big guys, the military power is in the hands of Yan Li, who is the most junior.

Nanjing's Jingying and Shangzhiwei were all exhausted, and the new Jing army had not had time to replenish it.

Nowadays, the most effective army in Nanjing that can be used to fight Japanese pirates is the Xiaoling Guard.

The Xiaoling Guard was the most loyal army to the Ming Emperor, and was placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Nanjing Yumajian by Zhu Qiyu.

Yan Li, the right young eunuch of Nanjing's Royal Horse Prison, was ordered by the emperor to temporarily hold the seal.

When Yan Li took office, Zhu Qiyu had already prepared secret edicts, military symbols, and troop deployment documents for him, and notified the commanders of Xiaoling's left guard, center guard, and right guard in advance.

Once there are changes in Nanjing, Yan Li can mobilize Xiaoling Guards at any time.

After Xiaolingwei swore allegiance to the emperor, he received maximum support.

Now it has been greatly expanded and now has left-back, center-back, and right-back. Although it is not full, it has more than [-] young men.

Yan Li sat quietly in the last position and sighed in his heart: Your Majesty is really foresighted. As soon as King Yi was sent to Xiaoling for resettlement, he incorporated the Xiaoling Guards and gave me the power to supervise the army, mobilize troops and do things conveniently. It turned out that I was waiting for this day. .

Wang Ji, Sun Yuanzhen and others discussed it for a long time before they clearly realized the reality that they did not have an army in their hands. Looking at the others, Yuan Cheng, Yan Li, Xu Chengzong, and Hu Xuan all knew clearly that they were the emperor's people, but they all remained silent. Silent, there was only Cheng Jing, who was still a little anxious and hesitant.

In fact, Wang Ji had already submitted a petition to the emperor, so among everyone present, Sun Yuanzhen was neutral, Cheng Jing was undecided, and the rest were all the emperor's people.

So Wang Ji asked: "Wei Guogong, what do you think we should do?"

Xu Chengzong replied: "I'm afraid it's too late to mobilize the Zhejiang army now. The new army in Nanjing has not yet been formed, so only the Xiaoling Guards will be left.

Therefore, the Royal Horse Supervisor has the final say on this matter. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Yan Li.Yan Li was not afraid of the stage, and immediately replied: "The Royal Horse Supervisor can mobilize the Xiaoling Guards, but the Japanese pirates are divided into two groups, with three or four thousand people on each side, coming from the main road to kill.

Nearly a thousand people went into the mountainous area to set up an ambush.

I was originally a warehouse keeper in Xiyuan, the capital. I was favored by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks. Even if I die, I will never be able to repay the emperor's favor.

Now that the Emperor has entrusted Xiaoling Guard to my supervision, I cannot take any risk. If Xiaoling Guard suffers too many losses, I will have no face to face the Emperor.

Therefore, either the Xiaoling Guards could not hold out, or they would go out in full force. Anyway, they could not divide their troops to avoid being defeated one by one.

As you all know, the main force of the Japanese pirates is only 4000 to [-] people, and the Xiaoling Guards have a total of [-] people. If we do not mobilize all the troops and only send [-] to [-] to meet the enemy, we will not be sure of victory.

If the ambush troops attacking the Japanese pirates come out from the flank, the entire army may be destroyed.

So either all 1 people come, or they don’t go out.Don’t even think about dividing the troops. "

Yan Li's attitude was so firm that neither Sun Yuanzhen nor Cheng Jing dared to refute.If someone had the idea to trap the Xiaoling Guards in the end, even an old official like Cheng Jing would not be able to escape the fate of death by the emperor.

Although there is no doubt about Wang Ji's ability to lead troops, he is not Han Xin after all. Now he does not even know the generals of Xiaoling Guards. He hastily started and there is no guarantee that he can defeat the Japanese pirates with five or six thousand Xiaoling Guards.

Finally, after careful discussion, the Nanjing garrison reached a consensus: the Xiaoling Guards were mobilized to attack the Japanese pirates to prevent them from plundering the people of Nanjing.

As for Xiaoling, three thousand officers and soldiers were gathered to temporarily take over the garrison of Xiaoling Guards.

Although the Jingying and Shangzhiwei were exhausted, it was Nanjing after all, and three thousand officers and soldiers could still be scraped together.It's not possible to let these people go out to fight, but relying on fortifications to hold on should not be a big problem.

On the night of October [-]th, it began to rain in autumn in Beijing.

In the Hehuan Hall, Zhu Qiyu was lying comfortably on the warm quilt, hugging him from left to right, sleeping soundly with his concubines, accompanied by the sound of rain outside the window.

Lin Xian'er hurried in, threw herself on the couch and started shaking Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu, who was having a sweet dream, was shaken awake and was about to get angry. When he saw it was Xian'er, he had to hold back his anger and asked: "Xian'er, you're up late at night and living in the dark. Why did you come in here?"

Xian'er replied: "You think I thought, the six hundred miles sent from Shandong was urgent, others can't enter the Lingyu Palace, and I was lifted up from the bed by the palace maid."

"Shandong Liubaili is urgent? What's the matter?"

"See for yourself."

Zhu Qiyu quickly took the military newspaper and opened it to take a closer look.

You wouldn’t know if you didn’t look at it, but you would be shocked when you look at it. Even Zhu Qiyu, who was always calm at all times, was so frightened that he slapped the table.

The five beloved concubines on the couch were all awakened and stood up to ask.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and sighed: "I sent troops to sneak attack on Kaga, Japan. Unexpectedly, Ashikaga Yoshimasa played a trick on me and treated me in return.

He sent three thousand Japanese pirates to land from Rizhao, marched five hundred miles, and entered Kongfu in Qufu. "

The five beloved concubines were still in a daze, but when they heard this, they were immediately awakened by shock.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "They robbed the Confucius Mansion and took away Yan Shenggong, so forget it. But when they left, they also set a fire and attracted all the refugees.

Then, it got out of control and the entire Kong Mansion was gone. "

Lin Xiangyu asked: "What do you mean the whole thing is gone?"

Zhu Qiyu spread his hands first, then shook his head: "We have lost both our people and our wealth! Hey, the law does not blame everyone. There are 10,000+ refugees. I can't kill them all. The blame is on the Confucian government for not accumulating virtue and being a poor man." Forget it, he still treated the people of Qufu harshly, which ultimately led to the most brutal revenge."

(End of this chapter)