Chapter 494 Shi Kefa fanned the flames

Shi Kefa did not come to Huang County alone, and accompanied him, Song Degang, the general of Denglai stationed in Qingzhou City. Song Degang did not come alone, but brought five hundred Ming troops, but were not armed. This is inevitable. The current Laizhou Prefecture is Zhang Zhun's territory, and the armed Ming army could not pass here at all. With Song Degang's understanding of Zhang Zhun, he did not want to be Zhang Zhun's target. Therefore, after arriving in Changle County, he voluntarily disarmed himself.

Song Degang was originally stationed in Qingzhou City. He was also scared when he heard that the Tartars entered Shandong. He was originally stationed in Dengzhou City and had some knowledge of the cruelty of the Tartars. In the past, due to the existence of Dongjiang Town and the barrier of the sea, Dengzhou City could avoid the Tartars' military attack. Now, Dongjiang Town surrendered and Dengzhou City surrendered, and the Tartars actually came to the ground in Shandong. Once the Tartars were rampant, Qingzhou City could not stop them at all. It was really frightened.

However, in Qingzhou City, the one who was scared the most was not Song Degang, but King Heng. King Heng, who had been frightened by Zhang Zhun once, heard that the Tartars occupied Dengzhou City, immediately packed up their fine and soft bags and ran to Jinan City to hide overnight. Until now, King Heng has not come back in Jinan Prefecture. Although there is news that Zhang Zhun led the Hu Ben Army to defeat the Tartars in Huang County and severely injured the Tartars, King Heng still couldn't believe it.

For safety reasons, King Heng asked someone to bring a letter to Song Degang, asking him to come to Huangxian in person to see if the Tartars were really defeated. Song Degang also wanted to know the truth, so he applied to Zhang Zhun, saying that he would come to Huangxian. Zhang Zhun naturally approved the request of this "old friend". As soon as he met Shi Kefa and passed by Qingzhou City, Song Degang followed him.

Shi Kefa volunteered to come to Dengzhou Prefecture. When he set out from the capital, the rumors that the Tartars occupied Shandong were spreading the most. At that time, there were rumors in the entire capital that the Tartars had occupied Shandong, and the next step was to surround the capital. Perhaps it was because he had experienced too much suffering. Many people on the street talked about the Tartars' attack plans, which were all in one set, with a solid and eye-catching way, which made people have to believe.

The entire capital was panicked by rumors. Even in Baoding Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture and other places in the south of the capital, there were wealthy families who packed up their fine and soft bags and entered the capital to take refuge. The East Factory and the Jinyiwei arrested people everywhere, but they could not control the spread of the rumors. In the end, there was no way, and the five cities had to order martial law throughout the city, and all the three camps went to the streets to suppress them. The situation was a little better.

Even so, the court had already deeply felt that the harm to the capital of the Tartars entering Shandong was too great. Once the Tartars really met in two groups, the Ming Dynasty would definitely fall apart. Now, the only one that could stop the Tartars from continuing to rage seemed to be the rebel Zhang Zhun. Therefore, although Zhang Zhun's request was too excessive, they had to agree.

Faced with such a serious situation, the court decided to agree to Zhang Zhun's all requests and send someone to issue an edict to Zhang Zhun. The eunuchs in the inner court may be worried about meeting Tartars on the way, or believed too many rumors about Zhang Zhun, or were influenced by the "Edict on the Edict of the Trouble" and were not very willing to come. They were prepared to issue the edict to Zhang Zhun, but they were left in the inner court for two days, but no eunuchs were dispatched yet.

Shi Kefa's family Shi Dewei followed Zhang Shenyan in Laizhou Prefecture for a month. After returning to the capital, he told Shi Kefa all his experiences and heard, which made Shi Kefa very interested in Laizhou Prefecture. Especially Zhang Shenyan told him through Shi Dewei that he would be better for him to see some things in person to truly understand. In this way, Shi Kefa became even more curious about Laizhou Prefecture.

However, he is now a sixth-rank sesame official and it is impossible for him to come to Laizhou Prefecture through formal channels. He accidentally heard that the inner court did not dare to come to Laizhou Prefecture to issue an imperial edict, so he took the initiative to apply to come to Laizhou Prefecture for a trip. Since Shi Kefa jumped out, the inner court naturally enjoyed the matter. After some secret operation, Shi Kefa left the capital with an edict.

In the past, from the capital to Dengzhou Prefecture, they basically boarded a boat in Tianjin Guards and went directly to Dengzhou City by sea. Now, Dengzhou City is controlled by the Tartars, so it is naturally impossible. They must go through Dezhou, Jinan Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, and Laizhou Prefecture to reach Huang County. Along the way, Shi Kefa, a weak scholar, rode a horse and worked tirelessly to greatly shorten the time on the road.

Fortunately, many civil servants at that time, especially young civil servants, could ride horses. Some civil servants had a very good horsemanship. For example, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others were all good at riding horses. Especially Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng, the riding skills were very good. As for Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong, there was no need to mention them.

In this day, even civil servants are very likely to go to the battlefield to command wars. If you don’t know how to ride a horse and want to command wars, you will have many inconveniences. Soldiers are very fast, which is not just a joke. To put it bluntly, if you lose the battle, even if you want to escape, your four legs will be much faster than your two legs.

Even so, it took Shi Kefa several days to arrive at the ground in Shandong. When he stepped into the ground in Shandong, Zhang Zhun and Dorgon were bleeding and the other vomited blood. When Shi Kefa came to Huang County, the Tartars' bodies were almost buried. Of course, Shi Kefa felt very regretful about not being able to catch up with the battle in Huang County. The Ming Dynasty needed a victory to prove himself. Even a victory brought by a "rebel".

Zhang Zhun was still lying on the wooden board to meet Shi Kefa.

"Doctor Shi, we meet again. I have injuries on my body and cannot be treated with you. Please forgive me." Zhang Zhun said with a wry smile. Shi Kefa has been demoted now and is not a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, but he still calls the other party, Doctor Shi.

"The Governor is dedicated to serving the country and defeating Jianlu, which is really a role model. I should bow to you. Please accept a bow to you." Shi Kefa said sincerely, bowing to Zhang Zhun deeply.

Zhang Zhun shook his head inadvertently and said slowly: "Xianzhi is so polite. Let's do it for business. I wonder what good news Xianzhi brought to me from the capital?"

Shi Kefa straightened his body, unfolded the edict he carried, and said with a serious expression: "Zhang Zhun! Kneel down! Receive the order!"

Zhang Zhun smiled bitterly and said, "Dragon Master Shi, can you still kneel three times and kowtow nine times when you look like this?"

Shi Kefa was speechless for a moment. He knew that when Zhang Zhun received the edict before, he never knelt down, and did not take the dignity of the edict seriously at all. Those who read the edict in the past did not dare to ask Zhang Zhun to kneel down and kowtow to receive the edict. Therefore, when he left the capital, he planned to ask Zhang Zhun to kneel down and salute to show the majesty of the court and the royal family. If Zhang Zhun did not surrender, he would not read the edict. He was going to work hard with Zhang Zhun to see who could see whom.

Shi Kefa is still a little confident in his backbone. He doesn't believe it, he will not be able to withstand Zhang Zhun. As long as Zhang Zhun surrenders first and kneels down, he will follow more steps to recover Zhang Zhun step by step. Yes, Shi Kefa does have this idea. He and Zhang Shenyan both have this idea.

Unfortunately, after arriving in Huang County, he found that Zhang Zhun was really injured and could not kneel three times and nine times. All his plans were all gone. If Zhang Zhun had to kneel down, it would seem that the court was mean and merciless, which was counterproductive. In desperation, he had to say, "Then... I read the edict, and you can just listen."

Zhang Zhun nodded and lay down seriously.

Shi Kefa was unwilling to accept it, but he had to start reading the edict.

"The Emperor Chengyun for Heaven, and the imperial edict said..."

"...I inform the world, and everyone will hear about it!"

The edict had a lot of contents, including Zhang Zhun being formally appointed as the Grand Governor of the Later Army, the general officer of Dongjiang Town, who was also in charge of military affairs of Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture, and the admiration of the Dengzhou Navy. He encouraged Zhang Zhun to fight against the Tatars and make meritorious service for the country. He asked officials at all levels in Shandong to assist Zhang Zhun in fighting the Tatars. These were expected content and nothing special.

However, at the end of the edict, there was another interesting content, which was to ask Zhang Zhun to quickly pacify the incense sacrificial sect and send the heads of the two incense sacrificial sects, Wang Yilun and Xu Qingluan, to the capital. The edict also specifically mentioned that Wang Yilun had plotted against Zhang Zhun. This content was something Zhang Zhun had never expected before. It can be seen that the court had also made some moves in this edict.

Who said that there was no capable person in the court? When it comes to provoking discord and killing people with a knife, every official in the court was perfect. As soon as the court agreed to Zhang Zhun as the commander of Denglai Mansion, he threw the hot potato of Smelling Sauce to Zhang Zhun for treatment. No matter what the result is, the court can get rid of a major concern.

The relationship between Zhang Zhun and the Wenxiang Sect has always been unclear. The relationship between the two is not very close, but it is not as good as attacking each other. Wang Yilun plotted against Zhang Zhun, which was originally limited to not many people knowing, but unexpectedly, the court actually knew it. It seems that Dongchang and Jinyiwei were not entirely a good meal.

Zhang Zhun sneered slightly and said calmly: "Thank you all the great masters of the court for your concern. Mr. Zhang is grateful. I have to worry about the matter of the incense sect."

Shi Kefa said expressionlessly: "It's really abominable that the rebellion of the Winter Sorrow Sect is so resentful that he dares to plot against you, and he is even more destined to die. The Great Governor, you must kill them all, eliminate them, and completely eliminate future troubles."
Chapter completed!