Does the appeal of the four great masters of "Confucianism, Mencius, Zeng Yan" exist?

That must exist.

But is the appeal of "Confucian, Mencius, Zeng Yan" strong? It is an unsolved mystery.

Standing on the commanding heights of benevolence, righteousness and morality and picking the thorns of the Qing Tartars is really like eating fish, and there are so many thorns that you can’t pick them all. In addition, the great troubles of China and the barbarians, the manifesto also mentioned the Mongol Yuan era and the Jingkang shame during the Zhao and Song dynasties. It turned the thorns of the Qing Dynasty into thorns without any effort.

How could such a manifesto have no influence?

The Kong family, Meng family, Zeng family, Yan family, and even the three families have been silent for a long time, and even the scholars and scholars of Lin have to forget them. But now the four families jointly issued a manifesto, and the feeling of that moment comes back.

People like Turge can feel the pressure, but how can the officials, gentlemen and doctors in the Central Plains of Qilu not feel it?

People have already given specific operational procedures. Are you working in the group training of rural soldiers? Didn’t there be no rural soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty? It’s just that you are not famous.

When Liu Chao, the general of the aiding Bian, rebelled against the Ming Dynasty in Yongcheng, killed not only the family of the censor Wei Jingqi who returned home, but also the general trainee Wang Qizhen. If there was no group training, how could Wang Qizhen say "general training"? Even if the Ming Dynasty court only encouraged gentry to organize group training and self-discipline, it would definitely not encourage regular armed forces to organize gentry and self-discipline.

Therefore, it was impossible for Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang to appear in the late Ming Dynasty. If such a person really came out, he would have been forced to rebel by the Ming Dynasty. Is Xu Du from Jiangnan a good example? People are orthodox scholars from Jiangnan and have many relationships with the backbone of the Fushe Society, but the outcome is just as sad.

But just like the words in the manifesto, all places only hold group training and protect their hometowns, rather than protecting the world for the Ming Dynasty like Zeng Guofan. This will definitely be a big blow to the Qing Dynasty. As long as someone really does that.

That's why the Kong family, Meng family, Zeng family, and Yan family are troubled. Don't worry about the scenes after the manifesto fermentation. Just look at the moment, Meng Wenyu just wants to curse her.

The Qing army has already reached Yanzhou, and one step south is Zou County. If he really runs over, how should his Meng family handle itself?

Last time Dorgon led his army into the frontier, there was a large Ming army guarding Zou County. After fighting hard, the Qing army did not want to see too many casualties and retreated on its own. But now? The Qing army will not only not let the Meng family go, but will not show mercy to Zou County.

After trauma of the White Lotus Rebellion in the second year of the Tianqi (1622), the Meng family could not withstand the killing.

The four great masters of Confucius, Mencius, Yan and Zeng were in Qufu, and the two families were less than one mile away. The Meng family was in Zou County, and the Zeng family was in Jiaxiang. One was south of Ziyang, Yanzhou Prefecture City, and the other was west of Jiningzhou City (Jining was also west of Ziyang, Yanzhou Prefecture City).

The Qing army now takes one step south and can reach Zou County.

However, although the Meng family cannot withstand the killing, it is impossible for the Meng family to surrender. Do you still have the reputation of your ancestors?

In the future, the Tartars patted their butts and returned to the outside world. How does their Meng family face the world?

"Uncle, I really don't sign. Someone wants to harm my Meng family, no, someone still harms my famous sect." The four men of Confucius, Mencius, Zeng and Yan were caught by a sudden outbreak of the Manchu proclamation.

The Four Saints Miao Seeds were framed, isn’t it just that someone wanted to harm the famous scholar? Meng Wenyu’s face turned red.

Meng Hongyu continued to calm down and had no reaction to Meng Wenyu's screams.

Without Meng Wenyu's words, he knew that someone was secretly framing the four of them, because Meng Wenyu's nephew, knew that he didn't have that courage. The Tartars were so fierce that they had already arrived in Ziyang. It was too late for Meng Wenyu to be a turtle, so how could he dare to provoke those savages?

The same is true for Kong Yinzhi and the others.

The four great masters have been in the past thousands of years, and after seeing the change of dynasties, they have long put their shame in their pockets. In the eyes of families and elders, actual interests are the first priority.

"... Maybe someone is harming the Kong family, our Meng family, the Yan family and the Zeng family, they are just pond fish that are affected by the fire at the city gate."

Meng Hongyu was the second son of the Meng family's legitimate lineage of the previous generation. It was just because his brother died early - Xu Hongru Uprising. Meng Hongyu's father Meng Chengguang and his elder brother Meng Hongluo shed blood for the Ming Dynasty. Meng Wenyu was only seven years old and obviously could not take charge of the family. Thus, he became a doctor of the Five Classics first. But when Meng Wenyu became a man, that is, when he was fifteen years old in the second year of Chongzhen, Meng Hongyu reported to the Ming court to give the doctor of the Five Classics to Meng Wenyu.

Because he did not make up the bullshit of his nephew's death early, the Ming court gave him a false title of Qianyiwei's Qianhu in order to reward Meng Hongyu.

That's why, in the Meng family in Zou County, although the head of the family is Meng Wenyu, he is like a son meeting me in front of uncle Meng Hongyu.

Meng Wenyu's face turned red, he was not stupid either. How could Meng Hongyu not think of him? In the past few days, he and Qufu and Jiaxiang frequently exchanged letters, but he couldn't find out anything wrong. He was so angry that he couldn't do it!

"My nephew has had letters with Qufu and Jiaxiang in the past few days, but there is no trace of them. Moreover, the Tartars have already arrived at the Fucheng (Fucheng), and are close to our Zou County. The most urgent task now is how to deal with the current crisis..."

Meng Wenyu really has no good idea.

The pressure on his shoulders was very high. Although the proclamation for the People was posted, it must have been circulated. Whether this big Xiang was pulled down or not, it had fallen into their crotch. Meng Wenyu, with the reputation of his ancestors, could not deny it, so he could only carry it on his shoulders. But the problem is that he couldn't bear it. If he was not careful, the Meng family would be extinct.

The Qing Dynasty Tartars were very powerful, but they did not enter the Central Plains. This was the biggest shortcoming of the Tartars. If the Qing Dynasty swept across the entire northern region like the Jin soldiers back then, he would have surrendered happily.

But in the current era, the Qing Tartars had no sign of entering the Central Plains. Half of the Liaoxi Corridor was still steadily controlled by the Guanning Army. Since the Tartars could not enter the Central Plains, no matter how strong the troops were now, they would sooner or later withdraw from the Central Plains. Just like the past few times before, if the Meng family knelt down now and were liquidated by the Ming Dynasty in the future, wouldn’t it be as bad? They even threw away all the brilliance of their ancestors.

Not only the Meng family, but also the Zeng family in Jiaxiang and the Kongyan family in Qufu and Qufu are in the same situation, and they are facing the same "hard situation". It would be better if the Qing army did not kill them. If they really came, they would not dare to kneel down or resist, which was extremely painful.

"Jiannu is here, Jiannu is here..." Meng Wenxi's voice suddenly rang outside the study room, and then there was a burst of footsteps. Meng Wenxi, son of Meng Hongyu, pushed the door and rushed in. "Father, brother, the Tartars divided their troops to the south. The troops had already crossed the Baima River, and I'm afraid they could reach it in the afternoon."

Meng Wenxi didn't say anything, that is, the whole of Zou County is now in chaos, and several of the Meng family's elders are about to explode. There are also the gentry and wise men in the county. Now there are more and more people in the lobby, and they all have to ask Meng Wenyu for an explanation.

Yes, I'll ask for an explanation!

Many people were angry that Meng Wenyu was trying to cause trouble to provoke the Qing Tartars covered with blood? I wonder if the swords of these savage Tartars who were sticky and drinking blood would kill people?

In the eyes of the Meng family, it was Meng Wenyu's fault.

As for their kindness to eat rice for the Zhu family for 200 or 300 years ago, it is completely different in the eyes of these Meng family elders. Since the Five Barbarians and Chaos Central Plains, how many times have the Meng family been cowardly?

Even during the rebellion of Xu Hongru, Zou County was captured by the rebels, and the Meng family stayed in the mansion obediently, so it was fine. Even if the Confucian Temple in the county had been destroyed by the rebels, was it a White Lotus Sect? But Xu Hongru was still merciless in the place like Mengmiao. When Meng Chengguang counterattacked Zou County, he led Ding Zhuang to serve as an insider in the official army. As a result, the Ming army was defeated by the rebels, and the Meng family was also attacked.

But the Meng family suffered from seedlings, but the Meng Temple is still well preserved.

Since the construction of the Meng Temple began in the Northern Song Dynasty, the latter has been in good condition for hundreds of years and has been protected for many years. This ability is comparable to that of the old Confucius family.

When looking at the Zeng Temple from Meng Temple again, the Zeng family just couldn't do it. In the Ming Dynasty alone, Zeng Temple was destroyed twice in the war between the peasant uprising troops during the Longqing period of Jiajing. It is one thing that "cultivation" is not available, and it is another thing that the Zeng family is not famous.

Just like the reason why Turge chose the Meng family to be a chicken, it was because the Zeng family was too dissatisfied. It was too weak and he was not qualified to be a chicken! Zeng Hongyi was even sure that he would have escaped before the Qing army arrived in Jiaxiang County. The Zeng Temple was destroyed by war in one or two times. The ancestors of the Meng family were still Confucian sub-sages, and they were the second-ranked figure recognized by people.

"Father, brother, what should I do now?" Meng Wenxi turned around in a hurry.

But what can Meng Wenyu do? He is helpless.

"Where is Xiao Yuanying now?" Meng Hongyu suddenly asked.

Meng Wenyu looked dazed, and then felt ache in his heart. Yes, Xiao Yuanying is closest to Zou County. If the Zheng family asked King Lu for food and wages from the Kong family, he could have added a leader, then could Xiao Yuanying go north one day soon?

"Xiao Yuanying..., Xiao Yuanying is probably in Teng County?" Teng County is only fifty or sixty miles apart from Zou County.

"Then you can leave the city quickly and go to Fujiwara to ask Yuan Shizhong for help. If Xiao Yuan camp is not available, don't come back."
Chapter completed!