Li Banghua felt that if he exchanged a living person for a living one, the Jiannu would definitely agree.
But using a dead person to exchange for a living person, and the person to be exchanged is Zu Dashou...
There is a high probability that the Jiannu will not agree.
"Don't change? Then don't change it. They proposed it on their own initiative anyway." Chongzhen said nonchalantly.
Li Banghua looked embarrassed: "But... Prince Lu and his family were captured. If we don't change them, Prince Lu and his family may be in danger of their lives!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Zu Dashou is important, but not as important as Prince Lu." The Vice Minister of War Wang Jiayan also followed suit.
The others bowed and said, "I hope Your Majesty will give in for the sake of our clan."
Faced with the dissuasion of his ministers, Chongzhen remained unmoved: "Everyone, when Emperor Taizu Gao led his army to attack Yuan, he was determined to die."
"The Zhu family never fears death. As long as we die meaningfully, we will live up to our ancestors."
"As a relative of the clan, Prince Lu should understand this."
Li Banghua sighed and stopped persuading him.
Prince Lu is a relative of the royal family, and whether to save him or not is entirely up to the emperor, and they have no right to interfere.
In fact, Prince Lu Zhu Yihai was also quite unlucky.
In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Jiannu invaded the pass, plundered and captured Yanzhou Prefecture.
The previous King of Lu, Zhu Yipai (Zhu Yihai's elder brother), hanged himself, and Zhu Yihai escaped the massacre by the Jiannu by hiding among the dead.
Zhu Yihai, who escaped death, inherited the title of King of Lu in February of the 17th year of Chongzhen.
Only more than half a year passed from the time he inherited the title to the time he was captured.
"Send someone to reply to the Jiannu and tell them to follow my instructions. It's not impossible to get back the bodies of Ajige and Ebilun, but you need to exchange them with Zu Dashou and his generals."
"Otherwise, no discussion."
After dealing with this matter, everyone turned their attention back to the second Fengtang newspaper.
Li Banghua picked up the newspaper in Wang Jiayan's hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Qufu newspaper said that the group of people who looted the Yanshenggong Mansion rode strong horses and were well-equipped. They called themselves the Dashun Army."
"Li Chuang thief? Aren't they too bold? They actually dared to rob the Yansheng Mansion. Aren't they afraid of being criticized by scholars all over the world?" Qiu Yu said with a frown.
"Yes, Li Chuang is probably crazy! Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance are also crazy!"
"How dare you desecrate the saint's place? How despicable!"
"Your Majesty, please send troops to Qufu to seek justice for Duke Yansheng."
The ministers present became excited.
Li Banghua frowned and continued, "Don't jump to conclusions, this matter is a little strange."
"What's strange?"
"When the thieves were robbing money in Qufu, the weather was hot and some of them took off their helmets, revealing their pigtails."
Money rat tail braid?
The Palace of Heavenly Purity fell into a brief silence...
"It's the Jiannu!" Wang Jiayan blurted out.
"Yes, only Jiannu has a rat-tail braid." Someone echoed.
"I see... The Jiannu wanted to be robbers, but also wanted to be a saint. To this end, they sent the Eight Banners of Han, claiming to be bandits, to capture Qufu and plunder the Yanshenggong Mansion."
"They wanted to blame this incident on Li Chuangze, but they didn't expect the hot weather to expose their flaws."
"Yes, every word of Minister Wang's analysis makes sense!"
"It must be the Jian Nu! The main force of Li Chuang was fighting against our army in Damingfu at that time. Even if he wanted to, he didn't have the ability to capture Qufu."
"Jiannu, ah Jiannu, you are not human at all!"
"Your Majesty, please tell this to all scholars in the world, so that they can see the true face of the Jian Nu."
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
In the blink of an eye.
More than a dozen ministers present knelt down and asked Chongzhen to announce it to the world.
Chongzhen forced down the corner of his mouth that was about to rise, and slammed his right fist hard on the dragon desk: "How dare the Jian slaves desecrate the holy land, I am very angry!"
"Come here, draft an order!"
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The first thing to spread the news was not Chongzhen's imperial edict, but the newspaper.
At the instruction of Chongzhen.
This news was published as soon as possible in the 17th year of Chongzhen.
The front page headline is centered, with larger font size and bold font.
Shock! The Yanshenggong Mansion was suddenly hit by a catastrophe, and the holy land of scholars was desecrated!
In July of the 17th year of Chongzhen, thousands of Jiannu troops arrived at the city of Qufu, and the defenders of Qufu surrendered without a fight.
After entering the city, the Jiannu carried out inhumane massacres and looting in the city.
The Yanshenggong Mansion suffered heavy casualties and countless property losses...
The news exploded like thunder and spread throughout the capital at the fastest speed.
From kings and nobles to ordinary people, all were filled with indignation.
Especially those who read.
When they learned the news, they immediately gathered together, denouncing the Jian Nu and petitioning the emperor.
Request the emperor to send troops to Qufu to protect Duke Yansheng.
They first gathered at Xisi Pailou and then slowly moved towards the south gate of the imperial city.
In the crowd, the people arranged by the Royal Guards began to shout: "It's not that Your Majesty doesn't want to send troops, it's that there are no troops to send!"
"Huang Degong, Gao Jie and others are fighting against Li Zicheng in Damingfu and cannot be spared. Tang Tong is guarding Juyongguan and Wu Sangui is guarding Shanhaiguan, and they are also unable to be spared."
"If we want to send troops to Qufu, we have to find a way to recruit soldiers."
"Your Majesty just exempted the country from taxes for a year some time ago. Where is the money to recruit soldiers? We have to help His Majesty recruit soldiers."
"How can I help?"
"Donate money to the court. With money, the court can recruit soldiers, and after recruiting soldiers, it can fight against the Jian Nu."
"Good idea, donate money!"
"I'll donate one or two!"
"I'll donate five taels!"
Outside the Daming Gate (the south gate of the imperial city), countless people gathered.
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