Lu Xiangsheng came back wrapped in the dust of travel. When they met, he shouted and asked questions.
Mao Yuanyi knew why, but pretended not to know.
"So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
Lu Xiangsheng pointed his finger to the east and cried blood.
"Now that the Dongjiang beasts are ravaging the hometown of Confucius and Saints, the foundation of Confucianism has been poisoned, and a thousand years of orthodoxy have been destroyed, you just sit back and ignore it?"
Mao Yuanyi did not dare to bear this crime.
"Why do you say this, Mr. Lu? Don't you see that all our troops are ready to go?"
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned and looked outside.
Only then did we realize that the new army had already assembled at some point and was lining up in formations heading east.
Lu Xiangsheng cupped his fists and apologized.
"I am being reckless. I would like to ask General Mao to use your troops quickly to save the saint from danger and save the continuation of Confucianism."
Mao Yuanyi also had an angry look on her face.
"The rebels in Dongjiang dare to offend the majesty of the saint in the slightest, and I will fight them to the death."
This guarantee made Lu Xiangsheng somewhat relieved, and without taking a break, he followed Mao Yuanyi directly to Qufu.
How did he know that Mao Yuanyi had already obtained information about Qufu.
The county seat of Qufu was captured by the Dongjiang rebels yesterday. Everyone in Hecheng was massacred, and not even one out of ten people survived.
The key is……
Less than half an hour after the new army set off, someone from the front came back to report.
"Commander, the reconnaissance company captured two people who were running for their lives. They said they were servants of Duke Yansheng's Mansion, and it doesn't look like they were fake."
Before Mao Yuanyi could do anything, Lu Xiangsheng asked anxiously: "Where is he?"
Seeing this, Mao Yuanyi took advantage of the situation and said: "Bring the person here."
After a while, the soldier came closer with two extremely embarrassed people.
"Why are you here? Where is Mr. Yan?"
Seeing the visitor crying so hard, Lu Xiangsheng's heart couldn't help but tense up, and he had a vague premonition that something was not going to happen.
When he asked, the two people fell down and cried.
"The rebels came to attack, and the Holy Duke knew that he could not defend himself, so he took his family and prepared to go to Nishan for temporary refuge. Who would have thought of rebellion and cunning, so he arranged an ambush in the dense forest to the east of the city in advance. I was the only one who escaped from the palace!
"
Lu Xiangsheng shook for a while, feeling dizzy and almost falling off his horse.
"Mr. Xian...really...really in trouble?"
One of them kept nodding.
"The villain saw with his own eyes that the Holy Duke was beheaded by evil thieves."
Lu Xiangsheng was so weak that he did not expect that even though he was running for his life, he would still fall short.
"Have you ever seen clearly who is the murderer?"
Another servant gritted his teeth and said: "Although I don't recognize them, those people all speak with Liaodong accents. Who else could they be besides Dongjiang thieves?"
At this point, Lu Xiangsheng had no doubts anymore.
Liaodong accent, this evidence is enough to explain everything.
In a short period of time, Lu Xiangsheng's appearance changed drastically, like an angry lion.
He wrote a letter on the spot and gave it to his servant. He also said to the two servants of the Duke's Palace: "You two should just go with him and rush to the capital to inform His Majesty of the incident in the Palace."
Yanshenggong's mansion suffered a rebellion and massacre, which caused chaos in the world.
Guchan
Although Shandong is now occupied by Zuo Menggeng and others, in the eyes of the world, it is still Shandong of the Ming Dynasty.
Once a thousand-year-old saint collapses, everyone in the world will inevitably think of the imperial court.
Lu Xiangsheng clearly felt that the Ming Dynasty was becoming increasingly unstable.
Like him, Mao Yuanyi also quickly sent a letter to Linqing.
Confucius' hometown has encountered changes, and everyone must be cautious.
After the two men finished doing this, they marched eastward again.
That afternoon, in a village on the way, we encountered a group of rebels.
"Send the order and take no prisoners."
Mao Yuanyi put on a furious posture and conveyed the harshest military orders.
The next order is given to immediately start the most violent attack.
Although he was worried about the overall situation, Lu Xiangsheng was still extremely frightened when he saw the fierce artillery fire of the New Army.
A mere village with only stone walls for defense could not stop the new army's offensive.
In just one stick of incense, the new army broke into the village and started killing the rebels.
More than four hundred corpses were placed in front of Lu Xiangsheng, which somewhat relieved him of his anger.
"No matter what, we must catch Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other evil thieves, and clearly punish them and tell them to the world. Only then can we make up for the crime of disturbing the saints."
Lu Xiangsheng thought that after arriving in Qufu, he could besiege the Dongjiang rebels.
However, when they arrived at Qufu, all they saw was a dilapidated city, and the Dongjiang rebels had already fled.
"Immediately search for the living, clean up the city, and anyone who commits any crime will be executed on the spot."
Mao Yuanyi made a decision, but Lu Xiangsheng was very dissatisfied.
"General Mao, why don't you continue the pursuit? The Dongjiang rebels will definitely not be able to escape far, and we can't let tigers cause trouble!"
Mao Yuanyi sighed deeply, pointed to the miserable situation in the world, and said sincerely: "Master Lu, no matter what the Dongjiang rebels do, from now on, this is my land in Shandong. The people here are also my people in Shandong. If you don't care about them, they will
How will Fang survive the catastrophe? Don’t worry, the Dongjiang rebels won’t be far away.”
Lu Xiangsheng expressed his intention, but Mao Yuanyi had already gone to take charge of military affairs. He was left alone to stare, helpless.
The Dongjiang rebels have completely transformed into beasts, showing no scruples wherever they go.
The entire Qufu was burned, looted and reduced to ashes.
Looking at the entire county, not even a single intact house can be found. On the streets, beside ditches, and in the grass, there are massacred people everywhere.
After an afternoon of cleaning up, the number of living people finally found was very small compared to the original population of Qufu.
These people escaped by hiding in cellars, in the grass, or even in cesspools.
But seeing their home destroyed like this, what's the difference between them being alive and dead?
Under the protection of the new army, they cried and collected the corpses of their relatives, trying hard to search for anything that was left, not knowing what to do in the days to come.
On the morning of the second day, Zuo Mengeng, Liu Zongzhou, Jiang Cai, Jiang Gai and others came in a hurry.
"I'm going to see the saint's tomb."
Liu Zongzhou was so distraught that he didn't care about anything except whether Confucius's cemetery was damaged.
Jiang Cai and Jiang Gai accompanied him.
Looking at Zuo Mengeng, who was cheering in front of him and surrounded by others, Lu Xiangsheng felt as if he was from another world, and it was difficult to connect him with the young general from before.
"Qufu must be rebuilt."
Zuo Menggeng set the tone, summoned the surviving people of Qufu, and introduced another person.
The man was not afraid of the stage and said loudly: "I am Huang Zongyan. From now on, I will be appointed as the magistrate of Qufu County. Dear fellow villagers, the deceased is gone. Those of us who are still alive must look forward. Please rest assured, in the future
With the support of the administrative committee, Qufu will definitely get better again."
In order to stabilize this important place, Zuo Menggeng carefully selected Huang Zongyan to be the county magistrate.
He was a great Confucian and a righteous man, and his reputation shocked the world. Being the county magistrate was just the right thing for him.