Chapter 772 Jining's surprise change 2
The Zhu Yi Sect, the King of Lu, was a very inconspicuous existence among the vassal kings in the late Ming Dynasty.
He is not stupid because he never abuses the people. Even if someone below pretends to be a tiger and does something illegal in the name of the royal palace, it has no direct relationship with him. Moreover, when Yanzhou was famine, he was one of the few vassal kings who were willing to give some of the food to provide relief to the victims.
He is gentle and kind, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has a high prestige among scholars in Yanzhou. He is not a fool, but has his own set of behavioral codes. In the original history, when the Qing Dynasty conquered Yanzhou, he hanged himself, along with his descendants and several younger brothers.
But in this time and space, the times gave him a new destiny.
Liu Zeqing asked the Shandong prefectures to send troops to support the rebel army on the grounds of a large-scale invasion by the rebel army. Except for Dengzhou and Laizhou, which were independent, there were no need to obey their orders, other prefectures, such as Jinan and Qingzhou, all sent troops. In Yanzhou, which Liu Zeqing was in charge, the most troops were recruited, and the prefecture was as high as 70%.
There were originally more than 2,000 soldiers in the city, but now there were only less than 300 guards left. How could such troops withstand the attack of tens of thousands of rebel troops? Staying in Jining City, waiting for the Zhu Yisect seems to be only three ways to be captured, suicide and escape. He could not accept being captured; suicide is the last choice. If you escape, you will face endless accountability from the court in the future.
Three roads, each one is equally difficult.
Liu Zhimou exaggerated the number of rebels, so that Zhu Yisai knew that Jining City could not be defended no matter what. His wife, brothers and others kept talking and admonishing him to leave as soon as possible. The scholars who usually depended on him kept admonishing each other, saying that this was the most helpless choice.
Looking around, no one of the people was willing to let the Zhu Yisai stay in Jining City to stick to it. After thinking for a long time, the Zhu Yisai waved his hand helplessly and succumbed to everyone's wishes.
Jining is above the canal, with a prosperous commercial port and a prosperous economy. The King of Lu was a vassal for many years and accumulated countless wealth. At this moment, these gold, silver, treasures and precious objects were thrown on the ground like garbage, and several carriages not far away were already full. The palace maids and servants coming and going were still moving various objects out of the house.
Liu Zhimou looked at the busy people in front of him and sneered in his heart. No matter how hard they struggled, these objects would eventually belong to the Liu family. But their slow transport speed made him upset and made him lose patience. He walked forward and bowed to a middle-aged man and said, "Your Highness, the prince, there are too many objects, and in a hurry, we cannot get enough carriages. I'm afraid that these cannot be taken away. Now the trespass soldiers are approaching, Jining is in danger. The prince and Your Highness of Lu must not stand in such a dangerous place."
The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows. "What does Liu Shen mean?"
"Please persuade His Highness King Lu and his relatives to take some basic personal belongings and leave this place immediately."
"Then are these belongings?"
"The prince does not need to worry about this. You can leave behind a few trustworthy people and let them stay in Jining and be responsible for transporting these goods. If they can be transported out of the city, of course, it is best. But if the thief will come to Jining before transporting these goods, there is no way to do so. But in this way, at least all the royal family members can be safeguarded. Money is something outside of the body. At this moment, the prince must know how to make choices!"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a while and finally said, "Okay! I'll go and persuade my father again."
Zhu Yipai boarded the carriage, looked back and looked at the Lu Palace, which he had lived in since the moment of his birth, and sighed silently in his heart.
The prince stepped forward and said, "Father, you don't need to worry. All this is because Liu Konghe betrayed the court and led the thief army into Yanzhou. Even if the court pursues the matter in the future, I think this factor will be considered."
Zhu Yipai shook his head gently, no one knew what he was thinking in his heart at this moment. He was silent for a while and asked, "Has everyone arrived?"
The prince frowned and bowed, "The rest of the people have arrived, but the only Uncle Six is unknown. I have sent someone to find him. I believe there will be a report soon. The father left first, the child stayed and waited for Uncle Six."
Zhu Yipai thought about it and finally waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just leave one or two servants, and let them find Lao Liu and take him away immediately. You and me will leave."
Hundreds of guards protected more than a dozen carriages in the middle, left Jining City, and ran north, carrying the King of Lu and dozens of royal relatives.
Liu Zhimou was at the end of the convoy and watched the convoy gradually fade away. He turned his head and said to the side: "Second leader Xia Er, then I'll leave first, and the rest will be left to you."
Xia Kuiyuan bowed and said, "Don't worry, Major General Liu, but I also hope that Liu Youtui can follow the original promise."
Liu Zhimou smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xia Erzhuan. After the matter is completed, you will have a share of the property in Jining City. And my uncle will recruit you into the official army as originally agreed to, so that you can completely get rid of the thief. At that time, Wang Dazhuan will be a guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty, and you can at least be a garrison."
Xia Kuiyuan bowed again, "Then let Major General Liu do everything." Then, he waved his hand and whispered back: "You follow me."
Zhu Yishou left, Ma Zhizhou and Gao Shouge also left in the name of guards, and less than 300 guards were transferred away. In order to avoid the leak of the news of the thief forcing him to cause chaos, they did not even inform the people in the city. Most of them were still asleep, and they were not aware that the danger was about to come.
It was dark in the night, and Xia Kuiyuan led nearly twenty people to wind and walk between the small roads between the houses under the night, and quickly marched towards the south gate. When they were about to approach the city gate, there was nothing else around to block their whereabouts. They walked onto the street and were discovered by the guards at the gate. Because they were wearing court uniforms, the guards did not care at first, and only one guard came forward to ask.
But before the guard's case happened, Xia Kuiyuan suddenly burst out and stabbed it straight into the guard's case. Then, completely ignored the screams around him and shouted loudly: "Kill them, open the city gate, and lead the boss into the city."
The soldiers guarding the city were not prepared and were killed or injured in an instant. Such movement also alarmed the guards on the top of the city.
Chapter completed!