"Duo Shao?" Kong Yinzhi panicked when he heard that tens of thousands of Jiannu troops were approaching the city.
The Confucius Mansion was robbed yesterday, with a loss of more than one million taels of silver.
If it is robbed again, the Confucius Mansion will be penniless.
"The defenders said there were about 20,000 to 30,000 people, but the exact number is unknown."
"What did He Shun say?" Kong Yinzhi asked.
Kong Yinzhi was not afraid that He Shun would surrender, but was afraid that he would not surrender.
The Jiannu would massacre people at any time, so it is better to surrender.
"Captain He did not express his opinion, because the Jiannu did not attack the city, nor did they stay outside the city, but headed westward towards Yanzhou Prefecture!"
Kong Yinzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became angry and pointed at the servant who delivered the letter and shouted, "Slap your mouth! That's not how you use the phrase 'enemy at the gates of a city', do you understand?"
The servant stretched out his hand with a look of grievance and slapped himself on the right cheek.
After sending the servant away, Kong Yinzhi calmed down and said to everyone, "Don't worry, no matter who the murderer is, the court will definitely give us an explanation!"
"Now everyone go back to your homes and report the losses to the court!"
Explain?
No one had any hope.
The Ming Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles, and they hadn't even finished dealing with their own affairs. How could they have the energy to take care of the affairs of the Yanshenggong Mansion?
Unrealistic!
But things had already happened, and they had no other choice but to hand it over to the court.
With sighs, everyone turned around and went home.
Count the losses suffered by each party and then report them step by step.
Half a day later.
Kong Yinzhi looked at the figures reported from the government office in silence.
The butler stood by and waited for a while. Seeing that Kong Yinzhi didn't say anything, he asked cautiously in a low voice: "Master, is there something wrong with this number?"
Kong Yinzhi raised his head, "Of course there is a problem."
The housekeeper panicked, "Damn it, I'll do the math again."
As he said this, he placed the abacus he carried with him in his hand, intending to calculate again.
"No need!" Kong Yinzhi smiled, "The problem I'm talking about is not the calculation problem, but the total number!"
"total?"
"Yes, how much silver did the mansion lose?" Kong Yinzhi asked.
The butler answered without hesitation: "Master, if we convert the lost gold into silver and add other miscellaneous items, the total is about 1,574,000 taels."
"Look, isn't this wrong? It should be two million, seventy-four thousand taels!"
"Ah? That can't be possible?" The housekeeper thought he had heard it wrong.
These figures were reported by various departments in the palace. He calculated them three times before handing them to Kong Yinzhi and did not find any problems. How come he suddenly calculated 500,000 taels less?
Is it because my eyes are blurry due to old age, or is it that Duke Yansheng has seen it wrong?
Kong Yinzhi's smile deepened, and he patted the butler's shoulder and explained: "What does it mean that the court exempted the whole country from taxes for one year? It means that the court is not short of money!"
"As long as we explain the seriousness of the situation and cry poor to the court, the court will find a way to help the Confucius Mansion. Do you understand?"
The housekeeper suddenly realized what was going on and stood by and flattered, "I understand. The master wants to use the court's money to make up for the deficit in the mansion!"
"High, really high!"
"Hahaha!" Kong Yinzhi laughed happily.
After laughing, Kong Yinzhi told the housekeeper: "This matter concerns the reputation of the Kong family, and the news must not be leaked. Of course, you will get benefits after the success."
"Don't worry, sir. I'll keep my mouth shut."
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Kaizhou Prefecture.
During the Tang Dynasty, this place belonged to Hebei Road and was the military governor of Zhenning Army of Chanzhou Chanyuan County, commonly known as Chanyuan.
The historical Treaty of Chanyuan was signed here.
In the fourth year of Huangtong of Jin Dynasty, Chanzhou was renamed Kaizhou.
Since then, the place name Kaizhou has been passed down.
In the Kaizhou government office, Li Zicheng's troops had already counted their losses.
Liu Zongmin saluted and said, "Your Majesty, yesterday morning, we exchanged Daming Prefecture for General Fang Liang. Our left wing took the initiative to attack, but was repelled by the right wing of the Ming army. In this battle, our army suffered about 3,000 casualties, while the Ming army suffered only a few hundred casualties."
Liu Zongmin very tactfully described underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly as taking the initiative to attack.
"Who is the commander of the left wing?"
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" Gao Yigong knelt on the ground, "I should not have underestimated the Ming army, and I should not have advanced rashly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Ah!" Li Zicheng sighed, "I know you want to make a contribution, but the Ming army is no longer what it used to be! The Ming army was short of money and food before, and a charge on the battlefield would break up their formation."
"The Ming army is now fully paid and well-fed, and they fight like they don't care about their lives."
"If you continue to look at people with old eyes, you will suffer!"
"I will follow the emperor's teachings!" Gao Yigong lowered his head and spoke in a deep tone.
Li Zicheng coughed lightly and rebuked: "I'll spare you this time, but next time you must not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, otherwise the military law will be ruthless!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Gao Yigong kowtowed and retreated back to the ranks of generals.
Li Zicheng felt relieved when he saw that no one else blamed Gao Yigong.
Gao Yigong underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly not to gain merit, but to cover up Hao Yaoqi's actions.
Before exchanging hostages, Li Zicheng not only ordered the entire army to line up, but also asked Gao Yigong to arrange a large number of new recruits on the left wing.
There are two purposes.
One is to tell the Ming army that his main forces are here.
The second is to fight a losing battle!
They were defeated and the Ming army won.
After winning a battle, the Ming army would immediately send a report to the Ming court.
This would indirectly help him clear the suspicion of attacking Qufu.
"Fangliang!" Li Zicheng looked at Liu Fangliang, "In order to get you back, I lost many soldiers and generals!"
Liu Fangliang fell to his knees, crying: "Your Highness Liu Fangliang is grateful to you!"
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