Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"Uncle Ben is giving you an example, so you better watch carefully."

After Sun Dasheng finished speaking, he rushed into a nearby shop with a few of his personal soldiers.

The shop owner had been watching the fun nearby and was terrified when he saw Sun Dasheng chop down the chief guard of the palace with a knife and even capture the prince of the current dynasty.

It was only after Sun Dasheng rushed into the shop that he reacted.

"Are you from the shopkeeper?"

"Yes, I am Xu Yile."

"Let me be frank, can prices be lowered?"

"I...I would like to...but..."

Of course the shopkeeper was very afraid of Sun Dasheng, but after hesitating for a long time, he didn't say anything.

"Understood, take him away!"

Sun Dasheng didn't have time to argue with this profiteer, so he just waved his hand and ordered his men to arrest the man.

The old man named Xu Yile was so frightened upon hearing this that he immediately fell to his knees and said in a lost voice:

"General! I...I don't have that power!"

Sun Dasheng didn't even look at the man and immediately walked towards the second shop.

He knew that the shopkeeper was not lying. In fact, no one in a high position would be willing to be the shopkeeper of a shop.

In the words of his eldest brother, these are all laborers, and arresting them would just be a slap in the face of that group of people.

Once they are hurt and scared, they will crawl out of their rat holes on their own.

After Sun Dasheng made several samples in succession, he became more proficient in the business, and often he only had to say a few words when entering the shop.

"Will you lower the price?"

"Capture him."

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Under the leadership of Sun Dasheng, everyone worked until dark and captured all the shopkeepers on the entire street. Their efficiency was more than twice as high as usual.

With the 3,000 cavalry brought by Sun Dasheng, all the forces in Yanzhou City became obedient.

The only headache is that the yamen’s jail is already overcrowded, but the people behind these shopkeepers still refuse to compromise.

The next day, Sun Dasheng waited all day in the temporary military camp and did not go out. He was mentally prepared to be visited by those people, but no one came.

At the same time, all the shops in the city were closed because their owners were arrested, resulting in not only the failure to lower prices but also the inability of ordinary people to buy anything.

This made Sun Dasheng very angry.

"My Lord, I have checked and found that the reason these people were so stubborn was because they were backed by the Prince Lu's Mansion."

Tian Jingwen reminded.

"Didn't I capture King Nalu?" Sun Dasheng frowned.

Last night, someone from Prince Lu's mansion came to plead for mercy, hoping that Sun Dasheng would release the person.

But Sun Dasheng was worried that if he let the old man go, he would cause trouble again, so he refused even though the silver sent by Prince Lu's Mansion was enough to repay the Sun family's debt.

Not only that, Sun Dasheng also arrested the person who came to plead for mercy, on the grounds of bribery.

“My Lord, you don’t know that although the Prince of Lu’s Mansion is large, wealthy and prestigious, it still ranks second in Yanzhou Prefecture.

The Kong family of Qufu is the real leader in this area.

The Kong family not only had many shops, but also had an extraordinary reputation. It was a place of spiritual sustenance for scholars all over the world.

As long as the Kong family refuses to submit, other merchants will naturally not submit either."

After all, Tian Jingwen had stayed in Yanzhou Prefecture longer and knew more about the actual local conditions.

He frowned slightly as he spoke, and his expression was extremely cautious.

If Prince Lu is the big tiger of Yanzhou Prefecture, then the Kong family is the stabilizing force of Yanzhou Prefecture.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Even though Tian Jingwen is just a scholar, he knows how terrifying the reputation of the Kong family is.

That is a family that has been passed down from the Han Dynasty to the present day!

Sun Dasheng frowned when he heard this. Although he didn't study seriously, he had heard the masters talk about Confucius and Mencius a lot.

He always heard his elder brother say that the pens of scholars are sometimes more brutal than the swords and guns in their hands.

For example, a guy named Chen Lin was able to make Cao Cao so angry that he lost control of his emotions with just one manifesto, causing a fatal blow to Cao Cao's reputation.

Of course, this was definitely not taught by the teacher in the Imperial College, but was heard by Sun Dasheng from storytellers when he and his brothers skipped school to eat, drink and have fun.

He also often heard from his elder brother that there was a brave warrior named Lu Shuren who, with his pen, inspired the fighting spirit of the entire country.

Sun Dasheng didn't quite understand, but he was deeply shocked.

Now that the Kong family has taken the lead in the resistance, Sun Dasheng is indeed in a difficult situation.

In fact, after investigation by Tian Jingwen, it was found that among the shopkeepers arrested in the past two days, some of them were the property of the Kong family.

However, these shopkeepers were stubborn and there was no response from the Kong family. Tian Jingwen was worried that if he didn't handle the matter properly, it might lead to a disaster.

"Damn it, this is a tricky situation. What weapon should I use to kill a rat?" Sun Dasheng scratched his head, looking extremely annoyed.

He felt that fighting with intellectuals was troublesome and could not be compared with the pleasure of killing on the battlefield.

Tian Jingwen also frowned, not knowing what to do.

"I wanted to show off my skills in front of the Marshal, but it seems I have to wait for him to come!"

After thinking for a while, Sun Dasheng couldn't think of a solution and could only say helplessly.

Tian Jingwen's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Master, is the Marshal also coming to Yanzhou?"

“Well, the commander-in-chief had long anticipated that things would not go smoothly, so he ordered Benbo to lead 3,000 cavalry to come first.

Calculating the time, it will be today or tomorrow morning."

During this period, the situation in the capital was turbulent and Zhang Shikang issued orders to mobilize troops one after another.

Except for the 10,000 old soldiers and 40,000 new soldiers left in the Beijing camp, Jinglu Bo Sun Dasheng led 3,000 troops to station in Yanzhou, and Bazhou Bo Xu Wenyuan led 3,000 troops to station in Jinan.

Wang Jingduo, the Earl of Nanpi, was stationed in Daming Prefecture, Zheng Chong, the Earl of Wuyi, was stationed in Hejian Prefecture, Chen Tao, the Earl of Mancheng, was stationed in Kaifeng Prefecture, and Song Liangzu, the Earl of Dong'an, was stationed in Zhangde Prefecture.

The 30,000 veteran soldiers of the Beijing Camp were divided into ten groups, each with 3,000 men. The force was not large, and the main purpose was to deter.

The targets of deterrence, of course, are the bureaucratic gentry groups and the garrison soldiers in various places.

"With the Marshal here, everything will be fine!" Tian Jingwen said happily.

"Of course, my brother is invincible!" Sun Dasheng said proudly.

On the morning of the next day, Zhang Shikang arrived in Yanzhou with an escort of 2,000 men. Sun Dasheng and Tian Jingwen personally went to the city gate to greet them.

Tian Jingwen explained the current predicament to Zhang Shikang, and Sun Dasheng also added fuel to the fire, saying that the Kong family deliberately obstructed it and was afraid to act rashly.

Zhang Shikang frowned when he heard this and looked at the two of them and said:

“You have done a good job in Prince Lu’s affairs, Dasheng.

But it’s still too mild.”

Zhang Shikang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then said:

"You can't do this. Those birdmen are all evil-minded, they flatter the powerful, they bully the weak and fear the strong, and they are used to being arrogant and domineering.

I once said that the stupid ones are afraid of the aggressive ones, and the aggressive ones are afraid of the desperate ones.

This is not arrogant enough!

Now that the relationship has fallen out, why should we be so cautious?

What about the Kong family?

Capture the thief first and capture the king! "

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