marquis of jingan

Chapter 1063 Kong Tianzhen

Qufu, the ancestral land of Confucian saints.

Up to the current Hongde period, it has been passed down for 2000 years, and it is a serious millennium family.Confucianism is becoming more and more prosperous, and the status of the sage family has also risen with the prosperity of Confucianism and Taoism. From the initial worship of the emperor, to the later Wen Xuangong, until 500 years ago, they were named Yan Shenggong.

And the title of Lord Yansheng has been handed down to this day.

70 years ago, Shenzhou fell, and Emperor Sejong Li Yong, who was finally identified as Chen Shizong, led the dilapidated Chen Dynasty court to the south, established the country in Jiankang, and became the current Southern Chen small court.

But the Kong family in the north had no way to travel south with Sejong.

Because of them, there is no way to move Qufu to the south.

Of course, such a large Kong family naturally wouldn’t bet on it. At that time, several officials of the Kong family who were officials in the court did not return home. They traveled south with Emperor Sejong, and finally established another Kong family in Jiankang. .

It's just that Nanchen who just went to Nandu was very fragile, and he was scared out of his wits at that time, so he didn't fight Beiqi. Therefore, the Kong family members who went to Nandu were not named Yan Shenggong, but were named by Chen Guo As the Marquis of Chongsheng, the Chongshenghou Mansion in Jiankang still exists until now, and the descendants of the Confucian family live in it, which can be regarded as a small branch of the Confucian family.

As for the Kong family who stayed in the north, since they still existed, they naturally surrendered to the Northern Qi Dynasty. Now they are still Duke Yansheng of the Northern Qi court, with no shortage of grace and wealth.

But now, the Confucian family in Qufu is close in front of Shen Yi.

Su Ding looked at Shen Yi, and said, "My subordinates estimate that the situation in Qufu should not be too different from that in Zou County. The Qi people are currently short of troops, and they are obviously preparing to shrink with all their strength and stick to the big city."

"Even if they guard Qufu, I'm afraid they won't send the main force."

Master Shen smiled and said, "General Su, you just don't understand the status of the Kong family."

"In my opinion, there is a high probability that they will defend Qufu."

Master Shen sat back in his seat and took a sip of tea.

"But just don't stick to it."

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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two days, Master Shen was able to enter Zouxian County, had two peaceful sleeps, took a hot bath at the same time, and took care of his personal hygiene.

After all, marching and fighting, it is not easy to take a bath.

On the morning of the third day, following Su Ding's order, the Left Route Army left 5000 people stationed in Zou County, and the rest, together with Shen Yi's Chinese Army Guard Battalion, about [-] troops, rushed towards Qufu mightily.

At this time, Qufu was only a county seat.

But in comparison, the city wall of Qufu is still taller than that of Zou County.

Because the distance is very short, the Left Route Army set off from Zou County in the morning, and camped under the city of Qufu in the evening. When it was dark, after the camp was completed, Mr. Shen sat firmly in the tent of the Chinese Army Commander and began to process the reports sent from the mansion. Yes, the documents of the other two armies.

Su Ding carefully opened the curtain of the tent, walked in, bowed his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, the tent has been set up, and according to your instructions, someone has sent a letter of persuasion to Qufu, and plans to attack the city tomorrow morning. "

The brush in Shen Yi's hand paused for a moment, then looked up at Su Ding, and said, "Sit down and talk."

Su Ding sat down carefully.

Master Shen continued to write documents, and after writing two strokes, he did not raise his head, but said to himself: "Xue Wei's troops have arrived in Fei County."

"The right army, this morning, has officially started to attack Jining Prefecture."

Master Shen paused, and said, "It's a state city, and it probably won't be easy to fight."

Having said that, he looked up at Su Ding, and continued: "But it's not necessarily a bad thing to fight a bit harder. Now, half of the people in your two armies are newly recruited. It's hard to fight without a few tough battles." All in one."

Su Ding lowered his head first, and then said: "Actually, it's not as disagreeable as you think, Mr. Shen. After all, whether it's the Huaihe navy or the imperial army, they are all the people of our Great Chen, and they are all willing to go to the Northern Expedition."

"The treatment of our Huai'an Army is no worse than that of the Forbidden Army. People in the Forbidden Army have no reason to make trouble."

"As for the people from the former Huaihe Navy..."

He whispered: "According to your instructions, none of the generals of the original Huaihe Navy will be used. Now the people in the army are all ordinary soldiers of the original Huaihe Navy. They didn't live well in the Huaihe Navy before. Not as good as now."

"Nature is more honest."

Master Shen raised his head and gave Su Ding a blank look.

"I never said that the people of the Forbidden Army and the Huaihe Navy would be dishonest. After all, they are all low-level soldiers. Wherever they fight, they are fighting. As long as they are reorganized, there is a high probability that they will be obedient."

"What I mean is, our brothers in the Huai'an army might look down on these outsiders."

Master Shen snorted: "A few days ago when I was patrolling the camp, I saw a hundred households with a brutal attitude towards the soldiers from the Huaihe Navy."

Su Ding's expression froze, he coughed, and did not speak.

Shen Yi looked at him, and continued: "General Su should be very clear about this."

Su Ding is also an outsider who became a monk on the way. Until now, there are still some high-ranking generals who always think that he is an outsider.

Su Ding sighed slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is due to human nature, there is no way."

"However, the people who came from the Huaihe Navy and the Forbidden Army are not without thorns. Some old fritters who have been in the army for many years are also very difficult to deal with."

Shen Yi cleared his throat.

"That's why I said, fight a few more small battles before fighting the big one."

"We have gone to the battlefield and fought side by side, and we are all brothers."

Su Ding bowed his head respectfully.

"Mr. Shen sees it deeply."

Master Shen took a document from his temporary table, handed it to Su Ding, and said: "This is the grain and grass that the Ministry of Households will send soon. It will be sent directly to Qufu when the time comes. You take it first." Go and have a look, when the time comes, the person from the household department will arrive, and you should match him up, don’t make any mistakes.”

Originally, when the imperial court marches and fights, the local government is generally responsible for food and grass, but now in Shandong where Shen Yi is located, there is no local government belonging to Dachen, and there is no food to collect for the time being. Come.

Speaking of this, Shen Yi said solemnly: "We have more and more people, and we have to eat tens of thousands of catties of grain every day. We must be careful about grain and grass, and there must be no problems."

Su Ding took it with both hands, and bowed his head respectfully: "The general will obey."

After explaining the matter, Master Shen yawned and felt a little sleepy. He waved at Su Ding and said, "That's all for today. I haven't slept well in the past two days. I'll go to sleep first." .”

Su Ding clasped his fists and said, "The general will retire."

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Because he was really tired, after eating something, Shen Yi lay down on the bed in the tent, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

However, he didn't sleep soundly this time. When he was almost ugly, that is, in the early hours of the morning, Jiang Sheng carefully touched Shen Yi's bedside, and whispered: "Young master, young master..."

After he called several times, Shen Yi reluctantly opened his eyes, and then looked at Jiang Sheng with a frown under the moonlight outside.

"What?"

Jiang Sheng was also a little scared, and lowered his head and said: "General Su said, what's the matter... The saint's family is here and wants to see you."

"He didn't dare to come in and disturb your sleep, so let me come and call you..."

Sleeping is one of the few hobbies of Mr. Shen. Even when he was an official in Jiankang, Mr. Shen would occasionally sleep in.

Because he likes to sleep, he won't be too angry when he wakes up, so even a general like Su Ding would not dare to disturb Master Shen's rest easily.

Hearing the words "Holy Man's House", his sleeping body sat up with his eyes wide open. After sitting on the bed for a while, he finally recovered from his sleepiness, still frowning: "Bring me my coat."

Jiang Sheng let out a quick "Hey" and brought a piece of clothing to Shen Yi. Only then did Shen Yi try his best to stand up from the bed, put it on without wearing any clothes, and walked outside.

Su Ding had been waiting for a long time at the door of the handsome tent. At this time, this General Su also had dark circles under his eyes. Obviously, he was also woken up with a high probability.

Master Shen glanced at him, frowned and said: "You should go to rest when you should, and you have to lead the battle tomorrow, what are you doing?"

Su Ding lowered his head and was about to speak, when Shen Yi continued: "Go to sleep, I will handle the matters here."

Su Ding then bowed his head: "The last general obeys."

After Su Ding left, Master Shen looked at Jiang Sheng and the guards at the gate of the handsome tent, and said, "Bring me to the handsome tent to see me."

Jiang Sheng and the others immediately bowed their heads and said yes.

Soon, a young man with a fair complexion who looked to be in his early 20s was brought into Shen Yi's handsome tent.

After entering the handsome tent, he looked left and right, his eyes swept over Shen Yi naturally, and said loudly: "I want to see your coach Shen Yi!"

Master Shen sat on his seat, frowned and said, "Can't you see me?"

The young man's eyes widened immediately: "Are you Shen Yi?"

He lost his voice: "Why are you so young!"

Master Shen glanced at him silently, expressionless: "You came to see me in the middle of the night, don't you know how old I am?"

The young man was a little embarrassed and lowered his head slightly.

"I heard that he is very young, but after all, he is the coach of the first army. I thought it should be in his 40s and [-]s..."

Shen Yi was woken up, not in a good mood, and didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with him, so he said, "Say, what's your name? Why did you come to see me?"

"My surname is Kong."

After saying these three words, the young man saw the big white eyes of Master Shen, and seemed to realize that he had said something nonsense, so he quickly added: "My name is Kong Yanli, and my father, Kong Shangzhen, is the contemporary head of the Kong family!"

Shen Yi's face was calm: "Go on."

Kong Yanli looked at Shen Yi, and said with a serious expression: "My father and several elder brothers were suddenly taken away a few days ago and brought to Yanzhou City!"

"It's no longer in Qufu."

He looked at Shen Yi, and said, "Most of the people in the main line of the Kong family have been taken away, and they are not in Qufu, Shen..."

He said Shen Yi, he didn't know how to address Shen Yi, and became a little stuttering.

"General Shen...Master Shen."

He looked at Shen Yi, and said: "My father and brother are not here, the Kong family is like an empty shell, it is useless for you to take Qufu, can you bypass Qufu..."

"Going to fight Yanzhou?"

He looked at Shen Yi with a sincere expression.

"If Lord Shen rescues my father and brother from Yanzhou, the Kong family will always be grateful for your kindness!"