When he heard that Liu Zeqing died in battle, Zuo Mengeng wondered if it was his own influence.
The Liu brothers were supposed to be influential figures in the late Ming Dynasty. One was a great hero who defended Linqing and died for his country; the other was a famous warlord in the late Ming Dynasty and one of the four towns in Jiangbei.
As a result, both brothers died at the hands of the White Lotus Sect for three years in Chongzhen.
But the current issue is whether Liu Zeqing dies or not is no longer important.
The important thing is that Jinan has become an empty city, and Murong Cai will soon attack the city.
At this time, Zuo Mengeng could not sit back and ignore it.
Otherwise, once Jinan is conquered by the White Lotus Sect, all the Shandong military, political, civil and military forces will suffer.
Zuo Mengeng did not dare to neglect and quickly called everyone for a meeting.
Lu Xiangsheng is still a little transparent now. He will really shine in the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign when he dealt with the peasant army in Gyeonggi Province.
This time, Jinan's entire army was wiped out, and the provincial capital was in danger. All officials were panicked. Only he quickly thought of a way and rushed to Dongchang overnight, intending to dispatch Dongchang Xie to rush to rescue.
As a result, after arriving at Dongchang Mansion and meeting Huang Daozhou, Lu Xiangsheng learned that Dongchang Association was now preparing to build a camp and did not even have a camp.
Moreover, Zuo Mengeng took Dongchang Xie to Yanzhou Prefecture to annihilate the Guo Yunbiao tribe of the White Lotus Sect.
Originally, Lu Xiangsheng had no good impression of Zuo Menggeng because of the White Lotus Sect's wreaking havoc. He felt that he was not good at suppressing thieves because he had a good reputation.
Now that he knew that Zuo Menggeng had been fighting against the White Lotus Sect, Lu Xiangsheng was ashamed.
When Zuo Mengeng convened a meeting and met Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua and others, Lu Xiangsheng was stunned. He never expected that so many senior officials were here.
"How foolish Shen Youyu is to abandon a whole city for one family!"
After learning the reason, Li Banghua was furious and denounced Shen Xun's fault.
Lu Xiangsheng was equally frustrated, but had to excuse his boss.
"You are so powerful that Master Zhongcheng is helpless."
Zuo Mengeng snorted: "Even the rice bugs of Zongfan can't compare with the provincial capital. Shen Zhongcheng is confused."
Seeing him referring to the vassal as a rice insect, everyone looked bright and snickered secretly.
The current conflict between Zuo Menggeng and Heng Fan has been known to everyone for a long time.
There was no official who did not admire him for offending the feudal king and still being unharmed.
Lu Xiangsheng was really frightened by such treasonous words and could not bear it. He was afraid that he would be frightened if he heard too much, so he hurriedly said: "In any case, how can the people of Jinan be blamed? I also ask General Zuo to send troops as soon as possible to save the people."
No matter how scolded, Jinan must be saved.
Zuo Mengeng made arrangements.
"The remnants of Guo Yunbiao cannot be let go and must continue to be recovered. Zuo Hua, I leave this matter to you."
Zuo Hua was full of confidence.
"Please sit down and rest assured, the general will not let Guo Yunbiao gain a foothold in the end."
Zuo Mengeng said again: "I will personally lead an army to help Jinan. Please bear with me, Mr. Tai, Mr. Meng An, for the matters here."
Li Banghua agreed very much with this arrangement and said, "You can go on your own."
Lu Xiangsheng looked on in confusion. He didn't understand what the retired seniors like Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua wanted to do instead of returning to their hometowns and stay in Shandong.
However, it was not his turn to worry about this kind of thing. Zuo Mengeng agreed to send troops, which made him extremely happy.
Zuo Mengeng acted quickly and gathered the second group that day and followed Lu Xiangsheng to Jinan.
Anshan Lake was more than 250 miles away from Jinan. Zuo Menggeng was afraid of making a mistake, so he ordered the second regiment to advance at full speed, running at a speed of sixty miles a day.
Following the army, Lu Xiangsheng was amazed to see that the new soldiers could maintain their formations even when they were marching at full speed.
Although he was born as a Jinshi, in recent years the world has been in chaos and wars have been fought everywhere. He is determined to help the world and has begun to study military affairs, hoping to serve the country with what he has learned.
"In the battle of Qingshui Pass, General Zuo was famous all over the world. Now it seems that even in the field of military training, General Zuo is also a leader."
Such praise is not enough to make Zuo Mengeng proud, even if the person who said it was Lu Xiangsheng.
He looked at this famous national hero, thought for a while and said: "If Senator Lu's official career does not go well in the future, he can come to me. There are not many officials like you who are brave enough to serve, and we need a suitable place to show off your talents."
Its strengths."
Lu Xiangsheng looked strange. He never thought that Zuo Mengeng would actually solicit him.
Although he is a counselor from the fourth rank, Zuo Menggeng is a commander from the second rank, but they are both noble and military, and they are completely different.
If he, a civil servant with a bright future, went to serve under a military general, wouldn't he be laughed out of his head?
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's muted response, Zuo Mengeng knew that this man didn't like him at the moment.
He was not in a hurry, nor was he eager for talents from Lu Xiangsheng.
The new army moved very quickly and arrived in Changqing in the middle of the night.
Here, Zuo Mengeng received a military intelligence report.
Murong Cai, who had defeated Song Wei and Liu Zeqing, was preparing to attack Jinan. On the way there, he heard Zuo Mengeng leading his army to help, and was so frightened that he ran back to Qingzhou Mansion.
In other words, the crisis in Jinan was resolved without a fight before the Zuomengeng people arrived.
Hearing the news from the side, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but look at Zuo Mengeng. He discovered for the first time that the power of a famous general was so terrifying.
Zuo Mengeng didn't feel anything, but asked Mao Yuanyi: "Are we going to continue marching?"
Mao Yuanyi thought for a moment and said: "If we return to the army, Murong Cai will probably still come to harass the provincial capital. I don't think it's better than this. Let's drive directly to the new city and cut off Murong Cai's way into Jinan Prefecture."
This was a once and for all solution, so Zuo Mengeng ordered the new army to continue advancing.
At noon the next day, the army entered Licheng.
Still far away from the city, many people came to greet him.
Lu Xiangsheng was surprised when he saw the visitor and exclaimed.
"Why is Zhu Fantai here?"
After listening to his introduction, Zuo Mengeng realized that the leader was actually the Chief Envoy Zhu Dadian.
Of course Zhu Dadian and Zuo Menggeng knew that this man was the one who put down the Wuqiao Mutiny, and he was a rare capable official in the late Ming Dynasty.
Later, he defended Jinhua and resisted the Qing army.
After Jinhua City was broken, he set off explosives and died heroically for his country. No one in the family, men, women, old or young, surrendered.
It's a pity that this man is an enemy of the Donglin Party, and he is very smart and capable, so Zuo Mengeng doesn't dare to have much communication with him.
However, when Zhu Dadian came forward, his first words shocked everyone.
"Shen Zhongcheng knew that he could not escape the blame for his crimes. He was worried and angry. He passed away in his mansion yesterday."
Zuo Mengeng and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other in shock. They had no idea that in just a short period of time, the governor of Shandong, Shen Xun, would die.
Come to think of it, Shen Xun is in his sixties, and his health is not good. This time, because of his own mistakes, the Jinan army was wiped out. He knew that he could not escape the blame. He was ashamed, frightened, and blamed himself.
Next, if he dies, he will be exempted from legal punishment.
After Shen Xun died, all government affairs were temporarily handled by Zhu Dadian.
He had no time to care about Shen Xun's affairs and asked Zuo Mengeng: "How many men and horses does General Zuo have?"
How Zuo Menggen replied: "We have more than a thousand soldiers and horses, so we can protect the provincial capital."
Zhu Dadian frowned, feeling very unhappy.
He was the chief envoy, a real high-ranking official. When Zuo Menggeng, a counselor and general, met him, he showed no respect for him. He could be said to be a superior official.
If it were a normal day, Zhu Dadian would have had a fit.
However, except for Zuo Mengeng, there was no other fighting force near Jinan now. When it came to employing people, he had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
Fortunately, he did not have an attack. Otherwise, with Zuo Mengeng's temper, it would be uncertain who would teach whom.
Zuo Mengeng didn't even give face to the vassal king, so why would he care about a mere chief envoy?
Next to him, an old man in rich clothes came forward, very anxious.
"This general also asks us to send troops to the new city quickly to save our fellow villagers."
Before Zuo Mengeng could say anything, there was an old man who looked similar to this old man but was older and said angrily: "There are rules for marching and fighting. The previous General Song, General Liu, was killed because of your urging. How can we not know the lessons learned from the past?”
The old man in rich clothes had a bright red face and said angrily: "I just care about my family. My eldest brother abandoned the family in a hurry and neglected the inheritance of his ancestors. I can't just sit idly by and ignore him."
The older man became even more angry and shouted: "The world will be ruined by selfish hands like yours. If General Zuo is defeated again, not to mention the new city, even Jinan will not be able to be saved. After the nest is overthrown, are there any intact eggs?"
The old man in gorgeous clothes didn't expect him to scold him so harshly, so he became rude.
"Well, if that's the case, why does the eldest brother have to live in a humble house? The younger brother is not talented and can't worship the true Buddha, so please do it."
The older man was so angry that he beat him with his stick.
"Brother's body is still cold, you bastard, do you want to rebel? I will beat you to death today, so as not to ruin the reputation of my Wang family."
The old man in rich clothes was not careful, and received several blows on his head, face, and body, and he jumped at him screaming.
In front of everyone, two old men, who together were over a hundred years old, got into a fight.
What diorama is this?
Zuo Mengeng was confused.
Seeing the two old men fighting, Lu Xiangsheng felt a little bit gloating about his misfortune and quietly introduced Zuo Mengeng.
"This is Wang Kangyugong and Wang Wenshuigong from the Wang family in Xincheng."