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Chapter 79 The legacy of the saint, now it is time to cut it off!
"People in the city, open the city gate quickly! Grandpa is back!"

"Wang Lao Liu! Open the city gate quickly, do you want to kill Grandpa? You still owe Grandpa 300 taels of silver!"

"Then it's over, he owes you money, if you hang him outside, wouldn't he have to pay it back?"

"..."

There was a mess outside Xuzhou City, and some of the soldiers of the Southern Army who had fallen behind returned to Xuzhou City in the dark, shouting loudly.

The soldiers guarding the city were very surprised, while the nobles who stayed behind in Xuzhou were also flustered and anxious when they saw this situation.

Duke Bao Zhu Guobi looked at the soldiers who kept shouting outside the city, his expression was extremely flustered, he held his forehead, and sighed, "What should I do!"

The nobles in Nanjing have more or less read military books for several years and know how to arrange troops. If you give them 200 or even 1000 people, they will command very well.

However, the army in Xuzhou City is close to 30, while the entire Jiangnan region can produce [-] to [-] troops, which is far beyond their capabilities.

Therefore, in the face of Xu Da's command, whether it is Zhu Guobi, Zhu Zhilong or Xu Hongji, they are full of confidence and plan to reproduce the operations of the famous ancient generals without informationized warfare. That's why this situation happened.

Zhu Guobi was in a state of confusion, but at this moment, he saw troops under the banner of "Wei Guogong" approaching Xuzhou in the distance.

After seeing the flag of 'Wei Guogong', Zhu Guobi carefully analyzed it, but he couldn't tell whether it was Wei Guogong on the opposite side or Wei Guogong on his side, so he ordered without hesitation, "Bring me the binoculars!"

Ding, a valet next to him, immediately fetched the gold-wire binoculars that Zhu Guobi bought from Westerners at a high price, looked towards the torch on the banner side, and vaguely saw Xu Hongji, who was downcast.

It's just that he looks in a mess all over his body now, there are still several red marks on his face, and the armor on his body has lost its former glory.

It's just that Xu Hongji was followed by an old general who looked a little familiar, and the old general was unruffled in times of crisis, with the air of a general.

Zhu Guobi didn't think too much about it, he just thought that he was the general of the Xu family, and suddenly he had the backbone.

Well, you Xu Hongji, you don't need to have veterans who have experienced battles by your side, so you have to show off yourself!Is it a loss of soldiers or generals now?Now hurry up and let the old general take charge of the overall situation to resist the enemy!
Zhu Guobi decisively recognized Xu Da, who was holding Xu Hongji hostage, as a veteran of the Xu family, so he decisively wanted to invite this veteran general to preside over the overall military situation in Xuzhou.

Compared with Xu Hongji, Zhu Guobi is still a bit self-aware.

But the only problem is...his vision doesn't seem to be very good.

"Open the city gate, open the city gate quickly!"

Following Zhu Guobi's order, the city gates of Xuzhou were opened wide, and Xu Da, who had kidnapped Xu Hongji, couldn't help being stunned.

He hasn't spoken yet, why is the city gate opened inside?
Under such an inexplicable situation, Zhu Guobi came to the gate of the city at the speed of light, and smiled enthusiastically at Xu Hongji and Xu Da: "Wei Guogong has lost his troops and generals this time, so we still have to listen to the old general in the future!"

"Old general, I am Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo. I have neglected the old general earlier, please don't blame the old general."

Zhu Guobi was very courteous to the corporal, and then said to Xu Da: "Next, I hope the old general will command the military affairs, defeat the small enemy troops outside the city, support King Fu to ascend the throne, and defeat the Chongzhen boy!"

Xu Hongji: ...

When Xu Da heard the words, his face was expressionless, and he just asked, "Baoguo Gong? Who is the first ancestor of your family? Where is the family originally?"

Hearing Xu Da's question, Zhu Guobi was a little puzzled, but he still said proudly: "My family originated from the Yongle Dynasty, and the ancestor of my family is Zhu Qian, a native of Xiayi!"

Hearing this, Xu Da nodded heavily, and then under Baoguogong's puzzled gaze, he turned around and shouted, "Is there anyone named Zhu Qian here?"

After a long period of silence, a seemingly strong general stood up and said, "General, the last general left the left guard to command Zhu Pun, who was originally from Xiayi. The last general's eldest son is named Zhu Qian, but he is only sixteen this year..."

Xu Da nodded, and said calmly: "It should be your descendant. Your eldest son is not bad, and he was able to become the Duke of the state. This kid will teach you a lesson."

Zhu Guobi:?

While Zhu Guobi was in a daze, Xu Hongji had already shown pity... and a little bit of gloating.

"Quickly report the results of the battle to your Majesties, Xuzhou has been conquered!"

……

In August, the fiery wind had swept across the entire Central Plains, but officials at all levels in the Shandong border found a huge army marching straight towards Qufu.

Zhu Houcong was sitting in the dragon, holding the battle report from Xuzhou in his hand. He couldn't help feeling a little surprised, but he also felt that it was expected.

I don't know if the Nanjing court is too weak, or Xu Da is too strong, or both.

All in all, it took only three days for Xu Da to take down Xuzhou, an important military town, defeat the main force of the Southern Army, and take down Xuzhou City.

From this point of view, Nanjing does not actually need to do it by itself, it only needs to reach the most loyal Nanjing.

Zhu Houcong thought calmly.

The Nanjing court...

Since Zhu Di moved the capital, the northern and southern capitals have been in a state of separation for a long time. The luxurious life of Nanjing's nobles naturally formed two completely different situations from that of Beijing. The emperor's decree was difficult to promote in the Jiangnan area.

Therefore, whether it was in Zhu Houcong's Jiajing Dynasty or Zhu Youjian's Chongzhen Dynasty today, the army marched towards Nanjing, suppressing everything with absolute force, and trying to free the people in Jiangnan from the exploitation of nobles.

Suddenly a horse came galloping from a distance, billowing smoke and dust, and hurriedly reported to the general accompanying the army. When Yu Dayou heard the words, he also rode over immediately and reported to Zhu Houcong:

"Your Majesty, outside the city of Qufu, King Lu, King De, and King Heng, together with all the officials, welcome Your Majesty in Yanzhou!"

Zhu Houcong was a little surprised when he heard this.

I am now close to Qufu. Qufu is located in Yanzhou Prefecture, but it is not controlled by Yanzhou Prefecture. The relationship is somewhat similar to Beijing and Hebei.

As soon as I arrived at the boundary of Yanzhou, it was natural for King Lu of Yanzhou to notice something, but it was strange that King Heng of Qingzhou and King De of Jinan also came to greet him.

The vassals of the Ming Dynasty in Shandong were Lu, Heng, and De. As for the Qi Fan, they were deposed as early as the Yongle period, so there were only these three vassals in Shandong.

Among the three vassals, Lu Wang Zhu Yihai of Yanzhou is a very enterprising vassal. After Chongzhen was hanged on Meishan in history, he actively supervised the country in Shaoxing, but unfortunately, his talent seemed to be a bit crooked. He insisted on competing with the Tang king who proclaimed himself emperor in Fujian.

King Zhu Youli of Jinan De, an unremarkable vassal king, was the key target of Jiannu's attack. The previous generation of Dewang, that is, his elder brother, was captured by Jiannu in the 12th year of Chongzhen and died outside the Great Wall.

And he was luckier than his elder brother. He was not arrested and sent outside the Great Wall, but surrendered on the spot, and then he didn't know what he did. Anyway, he died two years later.

It is worth mentioning that the first Dewang was the second son of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, so the sixth Dewang was captured by Jiannu and died outside the Great Wall. This can be regarded as a re-enactment of the classic operation of his ancestors, and the degree of matching with Zhu Qizhen is much higher than that of the boss Zhu Jianshen.

And Qingzhou's Heng Wang Zhu Youfen, this one is even more heavyweight.

Qingzhou is an important military town in Shandong, but King Heng actively surrendered. Before Li Zicheng called, he had already surrendered. Li Zicheng sent a general to take over Qingzhou.

As a result, King Heng said he was resigned to his fate, and he surrendered decisively after the Qing army came. He was killed by the Qing court on the grounds of rebellion the following year.

Hearing that the three vassal kings came to ask for an audience, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but sneered, and looked at the majestic Qufu City looming in his line of sight through the curtain of Long Yu, and couldn't help but smiled lightly, and said to Lu Bing: "Order Lu Fan, De Fan, and Heng Fan to wait in Qufu City, and the whole family of the Kong family!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Houcong seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to say to Lu Bing:

"The saint's legacy, today, it should be cut off."

After Lu Bing heard these words, he was so astonished that he couldn't believe his ears.

He was on the main hall before, and he only heard that Zhu Houcong was going to deal with Yan Shenggong, but he didn't expect that it would be such a contribution.

The saint's legacy.

This name is too big and too loud. Under the pressure of successive dynasties, the Confucian family in Qufu has become almost mythical. Even if Yan Shenggong committed a crime, in most cases, only Yan Shenggong is held accountable, and the title and treatment will not be reduced. Instead, another person will continue to be Yan Shenggong, truly hereditary.

After hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Lu Bing was both worried and excited.

However, since it was His Majesty's will, all members of the Jinyiwei should support it with all their strength. Even if the whole family of the Kong family is to be executed, Lu Bing is willing to be the first to wave the butcher knife for His Majesty Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)