The regent minister Ebilong and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Li Guoying, both of them experienced much more than Zu Zepu when they started fighting, but if they were to report the victory, they did not have 10% of Zu Zepu's ability to join together.

As the Minister of Responsible, Ebilong wrung out the moisture in the memorial and read out the truth was one of his daily tasks. Therefore, the good news was written in a stable manner, which obscured all the staff of the Shandong Governor's Office. However, Zu Zepu was born as an Iron Cavalry of Guanning. His father Zu Dashou even fled in the battle since the Tianqinian year, fearing the enemy without fighting. He moved all the way from Liaoyang to Jinzhou, and from an inconspicuous guerrilla to a general town with heavy troops. Therefore, Zu Zepu didn't have to think about the good news, and could see the reality and reality clearly at a glance.

"If Prince Kang really wins, will his subordinates not clear out the remaining enemies that have dispersed around? More than 100,000 troops will have to spend a few months searching Jiangnan, right?" Seeing that Zu Zepu was puzzled on his confidant's face, he immediately pointed out the suspicion in the victory: "If the officers and soldiers don't make money, how can we fight desperately next time?"

Furthermore, Prince Kang also admitted that Deng Ming was in Shandong, which was even more outrageous. A while ago, Young Master Chou and the watchdog fought for a long time. The servant rushed over and kicked the dog, snatched the bones from the dog's mouth and stuffed them respectfully into Young Master Chou's hand. At this time, Young Master Chou did not sneer, curse the dog, "I don't know me at all," and then chewed the bones down like a big shot. Instead, he apologized to the dog and returned the bones politely to it - this was obviously a fraud! Whether Deng Ming was in Shandong or not, the Qing court sent envoys to negotiate, it was not important at all. What is important is that Prince Kang wanted to say that Deng Ming was in Jiangnan, and Beijing admitted that it even had Zu Zepu. As long as Prince Kang won in Jiangnan, Shandong would definitely be a substitute for Deng Ming.

"If Prince Kang wins, then the Ming army in Jiangnan is not the main force, but also the main force. Deng Ming is not there. Now he suddenly says that Jiangnan is a partial division, and Deng Ming is actually in Shandong. Why is that?"

After this incident, the confidant guard felt something was strange, but he still couldn't react immediately.

"Because Prince Kang was defeated, he was unable to rob him because he was defeated, and he had to return to Xuzhou in order to escape." Zu Zepu analyzed with confidence: "When Prince Kang didn't want to say that he had to run away because he was defeated, he could only say that he was loyal to the emperor and patriotism. He knew that Deng Ming and his main force were in Shandong, and he was worried that I would lose something here, so he rushed back anxiously... Prince Kang would take my life and death to heart? I am not a person who doesn't know the right way."

Zu Zepu said a few words and tore the realistic picture to pieces, revealing the clear truth behind it.

"As for killing Zhao Tianba, this seems to be a minion who has just come out, right?" When I was reading the good news just now, Zu Zepu never remembered who Zhao Tianba was: "But Prince Kang won, there must be no results without the battle. He said that Deng Ming and his subordinates with surnames were killed: Zhou Kaihuang, Li Xinghan, Mu Tan, Xiong Lan, Ren Tang, Liu Jinge, Yuan Xiang..." Zu Zepu counted more than a dozen names with his fingers before stopping: "I am afraid that he will be exposed in the future and will not come to Taiwan, so I have to use this. Anyway, this person has no ability, and it is normal that he will not see him for several years in the future."

In general, Zu Zepu felt that Prince Kang was still too young, and after all, the young man was too thin-skinned, so what if he killed a general? As long as the court did not want to make things difficult for Jieshu, he would endorse him. If one day the court planned to punish him, would he be less guilty because of Zhao Tianba? Isn’t it still the same to deceive the emperor and the emperor?

"If I ask me, the best way is to kill a general with a golden helmet and silver armor. The hundred thousand thieves cried and wrapped them away when they saw this. If any thief had a headache and fever in the past year and two years, they would have fallen into the water and died of death, wouldn't it be perfect?"

After listening to Zu Zepu's analysis, my confidant had other concerns: "Governor General, if Prince Kang was defeated too badly, will your help to talk to you?"

"Although Prince Kang's battle was a big defeat, it seems far from being uncontrollable," if Ebilong had not been in the army, Zu Zepu might have hesitated whether he should follow up, because Jieshu was ignorant, and Li Guoying didn't look like a calculating person. Since Ebilong dared to report the victory, Zu Zepu had a rough mind about the battle situation on the front line: "The 100,000 army probably went there on the spot, two to two, three, and they were still disbanded, otherwise they would not have to roll and crawl back to Xuzhou; but the thieves were probably also steadily, and there was no large-scale pursuit or search, so Prince Kang and the Minister of the Administration sorted out and found that, hey, we have 60, 70, 70, 80% left, and this battle was actually pretty good."

Because the prestige of the Qing court is now shaking, so as long as it is not defeated too badly, Beijing will most likely not hold the defeated generals accountable but will help cover it up. If it is too miserable, there is no way. If it is really impossible, then the court can only punish the crime and kill the chicken to show the monkey. For example, Zu Zepu estimated that the court would not tolerate his own taboo defeat as a victory, and the boundary was whether Jinan had any mistakes. And Ebilong must know the best of the tolerance of the Auxiliary Ministers Group. Since he dared to report the victory, he would definitely be sure not to be exposed. Besides, Prince Kang is also the leader of the Manchu nobles. The Auxiliary Political Group turned a blind eye, so there was no need to worry about who would have to make things difficult for him.

After receiving the good news just now, Zu Zepu hurriedly swept it over and immediately decided to believe in Ebilong's judgment on the situation and waving the flag and shouting for Prince Kang's return to Shandong. This time he climbed up the high branches of Jieshu and Ebilong. Maybe the Qing court's tolerance of Zu Zepu would also increase - it would definitely not be possible if he lost Jinan, but if Qingzhou Prefecture was stolen by thieves, maybe the court could continue to pretend to be confused about Zu Zepu.

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On December 25, the battle of Dengzhou commanded by Qi was successfully concluded, and the green camp trapped in Dengzhou surrendered to the Fuqing Ming army outside the city.

This victory came very quickly, which made the Qing army feel a little sudden, because although they repeatedly defeated the Green Camp in the field, they had not yet been able to drive all the Green Camp into the city. This goal is unlikely to be completed before the New Year, so Yu Qi and the gentry planned to besiege Dengzhou until February, and then start blasting the city walls and launching street fighting, thereby completing the great cause of unifying Jiaodong.

But on the 16th, the general of Dengzhou Town and a large number of Shandong soldiers jointly sent an envoy to surrender to discuss the issue of Pingkaicheng and the reorganization of the Qing army. Dengzhou Green Camp stated that as long as their direct descendants were preserved and accepted into the Qing army, they could accept the demotion arrangement.

The secret envoy of Shandong Governor Zu Zepu, who was ordered to come to Dengzhou to mediate the Qing army and the Qing army in war. Shandong Governor's secret envoy told Dengzhou Green Camp that the Shandong Governor's surrender could understand the surrender of Dengzhou Green Camp and regarded it as an act of preserving the fire under the necessity; and at the same time put pressure on the Qing army, implying that if the Qing army had a side to the Green Camp today, the Shandong Governor's yamen would work harder to plead with the Qing court on the issue of reunification in the future.

The Dengzhou Green Camp had a weak desire to resist because they had long discovered that the enemy was a locally respected and respected large households. Unlike the Ming Dynasty's military household system, the military and civilian connections were much closer under the green camp system. Since the military and civilians were not in isolation, there was naturally a problem that it was difficult to deal with fellow villagers. After receiving the notice of understanding from the Shandong Governor, the Dengzhou Green Camp had no fighting spirit.

However, not only the locals in Dengzhou, but some of them were sent by Zu Zepu to participate in the besiege of Qi. These green camps had no friendship with the gentry of Dengzhou, and there was no father-in-law, brother-in-law or brother-in-law in the opposite Qing army, so they had a much stronger desire to fight. Now, after the mediation of Zu Zepu's secret envoy, the green camps in other places had obtained the personal safety guarantee of the Qing army, and also allowed officers and their servants to leave Dengzhou with weapons and armor, and Laizhou returned to the Shandong Governor-controlled area.

After reaching a preliminary agreement, the Qing army sent the content to Laizhou for advice. From Deng Ming himself, attacking the green camp with a low fighting spirit was a good target for training. However, since the gentry was unwilling to fight to the death with their relatives in the green camp, Deng Ming didn't want to be this evil person, so Deng Ming agreed to the House of Representatives and Yu Qi's plan to persuade surrender.

On the 25th, the Qing army green camps in Dengzhou Town were reorganized into two camps of the 1,000 people of the Qing army. Instead of Dengzhou, the officers of the Green Camp in Laizhou handed over all the auxiliary soldiers and most of the armored soldiers, they also left with their personal soldiers. The Dengzhou prefect was tied up and escorted to the prison. The previous negotiations between the gentry and the green camp were kept hidden from the Dengzhou prefect, and he would also be a scapegoat after the city was broken. The gentry planned to declare him a traitor who framed Yu Qi and blocked the way of speech, and was also corrupt and abused the law and bullied the good. The subsequent charges were not to be distorted, and the evidence was also very sufficient.

Although the charges have been confirmed, the secret envoy of Shandong Governor Zu Zepu suggested that the gentry should not execute the Dengzhou prefect first, because if the gentry dies, the Governor's Office will make a final decision on him. If the Shandong Governor and the gentry reach an amnesty agreement in the future, the Dengzhou prefect will be Tong Deng Xizuo hidden in the Qing court; and if the Shandong Governor still wants the gentry to meet each other in the end, he will be a loyal Qing court minister who is generous in his death.

As long as the agreement is not reached in one day or the negotiations are broken, Zu Zepu's final conclusion may make a political mistake. Therefore, it is also one of the agency fees for the governor of Dengzhou to be mediated by the governor of Shandong.

The Gentlemen's House of Gentlemen was a little dissatisfied with this at the beginning, thinking that it was a sign that the Shandong Governor wanted to go back on his word, and almost led to the failure of mediation. However, Deng Ming immediately helped Zu Zepu's secret envoy speak, believing that it was completely reasonable for Shandong Gentlemen's Governor to retain the power of freedom of movement before the final agreement was reached. Moreover, Deng Ming also secretly pointed out to the leaders of Yu Qihe Gentlemen that retaining the life of the Dengzhou prefect is not only good for Zu Zepu, but also for supporting the Qing House of Gentlemen. If the recruitment is successful, it would be a favor for Zu Zepu. If it is not smooth, this provincial man betrayed by Zu Zepu can also be released to counterattack the Shandong Governor.

At this point, Deng Ming fulfilled the great promise of "let the children go home for the New Year", and the first plenary meeting of the Qing Assembly of Jiaodong Fuqing was successfully held in Dengzhou.
Chapter completed!