The two hundred and seventieth chapters of the Ming army
When Wu Shigong entered Qufu County in a hurry, he never thought that he and his soldiers would be treated like a little daughter-in-law.
The person who greeted the troops of Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong was a petty official from Qufu County, who was also a big steward of the Confucius Mansion. This Lord Shengyan was aloof and disdained to welcome a small county magistrate and a vulgar garrison. This is normal.
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Then, the cavalrymen of the Runing Battalion were arranged in a corner of Qufu County, and were given instructions: Except for Wu Shigong, the military attachés, other soldiers had better not move around the city to prevent disturbing the people. This Qufu County, too
It's like the outer courtyard of Confucius' mansion. When the troops arrive at other people's homes, they can't move around. This is normal.
The Kong Mansion was indeed a house of etiquette. After the chief steward arranged the soldiers, he immediately led Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong to visit Duke Shengyan.
But if you want to meet, let's meet. But before meeting, Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong were asked to take a shower and change clothes. Indeed, Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong did not smell good after traveling all the way, and it was indeed good to take a bath.
But think about it, no matter what kind of wealthy family you are in modern times, if there is trouble at home, a policeman will come to the house sweating profusely, but the owner of the house will first ask the policeman to take a shower, and then meet with the policeman to express his gratitude.
.This...!? It’s a house of etiquette! It’s normal, normal!
The meeting with Sheng Yangong was very short. The main thing was that Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong kowtowed to Sheng Yangong. However, Sheng Yangong was very polite and wanted to keep the two brothers for dinner.
Wu Shigong was mentally prepared. Sheng Yangong would definitely not accompany him to dinner, and the person accompanying him would be the chief steward of the Confucius family. Of course, the crown prince of the Confucius family also came over to toast a few glasses of wine.
However, both Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong came from wealthy families. In the Ming Dynasty, wealthy families were very particular about the standards of banquets. How many dishes and what kind of dishes were served can show how seriously they treat their guests.
The banquet standard of the Confucius family is to treat Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong as country bumpkins. Before the dinner, Wu Shigong also imagined that a fair and rich Miss Kong family was hiding behind the curtain of the banquet to peek at her.
Where is the hero? Because after all, he is a time traveler! But this meal, not to mention rich and beautiful, looking at the dishes at the banquet, Wu Shigong was shouting in his heart: Where is this Confucius family dish? Where is this Confucius family wine?
I worked so hard to rescue the Kong family, but I didn’t expect that in the eyes of the Kong family, I would be such a character! Normal! Normal!
When they returned to the camp after dinner, they did not expect that their men were complaining. After they arrived in Qufu County, the Kong Mansion did not provide a grain of food or firewood at all. As a result, the soldiers who wanted to eat hot food had to nibble on cold ones.
Dry food.
Wu Shigong hurriedly went out to negotiate with a steward of the Confucius family. The steward said to Wu Shigong very politely: "The imperial court raises troops and pays them to stabilize the place. Of course there is no reason to ask the Confucius family to provide money! If Wu Shigong's soldiers
If you want hot food, you can use your money to buy it at the Confucius Mansion! The Confucius Mansion promises not to raise the price and sell it to Wu Shigong at a fair price."
Hey! What else can Wu Shigong say?
According to Wu Shigong's temper, he wanted to take his army back to Ningyang County immediately, so that he would no longer suffer under the nose of Lord Shengyan.
It was Wu Shigong who persuaded him: "Fourteenth brother, it's better to be patient. No one can afford to offend this Lord Shengyan. We will stay here for a few days. Let's pretend to help Qufu County consolidate its defense before leaving."
"It's fine if we don't come, but if we leave now, it's obviously a disgrace to Sheng Yangong! If he gets angry, we will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. This rescue will lead to disaster. On the contrary, it will not
Beautiful. Let’s find an excuse when the time comes.”
Wu Shiwen's words were indeed reasonable, but Wu Shigong had been holding back his anger for a long time. But Wu Shigong could only complain. He said to Wu Shiwen: "I am not a good person, and I don't feel comfortable being a bad person! Alas -!"
Then Wu Shigong said to Wu Shiwen: "We can stay until the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month at most. My son still has to celebrate the New Year, so it is better to go to the fifth brother's place to feel more at home. My younger brother left home and went to Beijing. He has been fighting for many years, so he has only been at home for a few years."
It’s Chinese New Year. I really miss home!”
"become!"
At this time, Wu Shigong thought of Xue Yufei, who was staying in the capital. His little wife didn't have much time to get together with him after he left the capital. The days after marriage were also more separated and less together, and her life was definitely better than his.
Even more sad. Wu Shigong secretly made up his mind: This time when he returns to Henan, he must bring Xue Yufei to Henan to stay for a few more days.
In the next few days, Wu Shigong asked his officers to instruct Confucius' servants on how to defend Qufu County, and on the other hand, he stepped up his efforts to collect news about Kong Youde's rebellious army. Some of Wu Shigong's officers also asked people in the city who were familiar with the terrain of Shandong
, asking about the surrounding terrain.
After a lot of questioning, a simple map of the surrounding area was finally drawn. Only then did Wu Shigong realize that his location was actually quite safe.
To the west of Ningyang County and Qufu County is Mount Tai, and to the north, separated from Kong Youde's rebel army, is the famous Liangshan Po. Wu Shigong thought to himself that he would not be so unlucky. The three Ruan brothers would never travel with him.
Bar.
If Kong Youde's rebel army wants to attack here, they must either collect a large number of ships or make a large circle to bypass Liang Shanbo. This is a very energy-consuming and time-consuming task, unless Kong Youde and Wu Shigong have a bloody feud.
, Kong Youde would do this only if he had a brain attack.
Wu Shigong once again felt the importance of maps in military affairs. This time it was luck. After not knowing the terrain, Wu Shigong just scared himself once, but what if there is no luck next time? In this battle, you cannot rely on it.
Count on your luck.
After a few days like this, Wu Shiwen and Wu Shigong found a reason to return to Ningyang County. This reason was very high-sounding: "Please let the steward inform the Lord, and I and the soldiers will return to Ningyang County."
"These insurgents always invade Ningyang County first and then Qufu County. I will say something here. Even if I am unlucky, I will never let a single insurgent pass through Ningyang County and come to Qufu County to scare me.
Come to the father-in-law!"
Then, Wu Shigong and Wu Shiwen left with the cavalry regardless of the steward's pleas to stay. The steward of the Kong Mansion was not able to force him to stay. Although he also wanted Wu Shigong's soldiers to stay for a longer period of time, the steward
In my heart, I also knew that the masters of the Confucius Mansion were doing something unethical.
Now that the army is approaching the city, why are you still pretending to be Sheng Yangong of the Confucius Mansion? Wouldn't it give more smiles and benefits to the Ming army coming to the rescue?
The soldiers who left Qufu County were quite happy. These days in Qufu County, the soldiers had to swallow their anger under Wu Shigong's orders. They were all depressed. You know, these soldiers used to follow Wu Shigong outside, but
He has always been a showy character.
Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong's army had just marched happily for seven or eight miles when an emergency messenger from the Confucius Mansion came flying behind him. He reported to Wu Shigong urgently: Sheng Yangong wanted Wu Shigong to rush back to Qufu County immediately, because there was going to be an event.
The Ming army invaded.
Yes! You read that right! A Ming army came to invade Qufu County.