No matter how wild Zuo Mengeng's imagination was, he never thought that Xu Ruolin would come to Qing Dynasty.
Sister, we are engaged!
You are too brave to come here without waiting for marriage.
But before Xu Ruolin could say anything, a pair of big sailor moon-like eyes suddenly flashed next to her.
"Brother Zuo, why don't you thank me quickly?"
Zuo Mengeng was a little confused when he saw Wang Siyi lying on Xu Ruolin's shoulder.
"Shimei, are you here too?"
Only then did Xu Ruolin come back to her senses.
"It's not like this girl. She's clamoring to come, but she really can't be beaten."
Wang Siyi's face was full of disgust.
"Well, Sister Xu, you obviously want your lover. I'm just following the trend!"
"Oh, damn girl, don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Ruolin refused and turned around to trouble Wang Siyi.
Although Wang Siyi was extremely powerful, she did not dare to take action for fear of hurting the delicate Xu Ruolin, so she simply jumped to the ground.
"Oh my god, I have run away."
When Zuo Mengeng first saw his fiancée, he was overjoyed. He carefully helped Xu Ruolin get out of the carriage, and still asked, "Why did you come here?"
Xu Ruolin looked at him quietly, her eyes full of complaints.
"You didn't tell me when you went to fight. Yaya and the others also helped you hide it from me. I still read the Di newspaper and found out that you went to fight with Donglu."
Zuo Mengeng repeatedly accused him.
"The war was in a hurry and I didn't have time to tell you. It's not that I deliberately concealed it."
Xu Ruolin is so smart, how can she believe it?
But she is smart and will not expose it.
"You are causing a big fuss here, while I am bored in the capital. This is obviously unfair. Fortunately, Yaya saw it and told me that if you want to do something, you can do whatever you want."
Zuo Mengeng understood.
It turned out that the two of them had been exchanging letters, and Zuo Mengeng told some things about the situation here, which touched Xu Ruolin's heart.
Thinking that he had nothing to do in the capital, Zuo Menggeng made an astronomical telescope, discovered new stars, applied "Elements of Geometry" to teaching, taught many students, and discovered new gases.
She could obviously participate in all kinds of academic studies, but she was trapped in the capital and wanted to see what was going on. Xu Ruolin felt unbalanced.
Xu Guangqi saw this, felt sorry for his granddaughter, and was open-minded enough, so he let Xu Ruolin pursue her own life bravely.
Zuo Mengeng was happy and distressed at the same time.
"Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about when you come here like this?"
Xu Ruolin did not answer, but Sun Yuanhua laughed and said: "If you follow the ethics, this girl does not abide by women's ways at all. But if it is the Lord's guidance, Juliet will be able to see the light if she follows her own heart."
Only then did Zuo Mengeng remember that Xu Ruolin was not only a woman in China's feudal society, but also a Christian.
With this level of identity, although secular prejudice is unavoidable, it is enough to cope with it.
Putting aside his worries, Zuo Menggeng felt great and couldn't help but said: "The Lord is right."
Everyone couldn't help but smile.
Xu Ruolin was even more coquettish.
"You, you, you really don't have any respect for the Lord. When it is good for you, you will feel that the Lord is good again."
Zuo Mengeng's face didn't care about this at all.
"We Chinese people pray to God and worship Buddha, so we can benefit from it."
Seeing that they were just gossiping, Wang Siyi couldn't stand it anymore.
"Brother Zuo, take me to shoot a gun."
Zuo Mengeng's head was full of black lines, and he finally understood why this girl followed him to the Qing Dynasty.
As an armed lolita, Wang Siyi will never forget the powerful guns and artillery of the New Army.
As for her, a girl, will she be criticized if she leaves her family to travel far away?
Sorry, she is a Jurchen, it doesn't matter.
Thinking of this, Zuo Mengeng's face couldn't help but become wonderful.
The two women next to me, one is a Christian and the other is a Jurchen, are not traditional women at all.
Isn't it better to have your own soul and take charge of your own life? In this way, independent and self-reliant women will shine more brightly.
While they were talking, Qu Shichun, Zhang Jimeng, Zhang Zonghuan and other local officials and gentry all arrived and greeted Sun Yuanhua one after another, creating another lively scene.
Sun Yuanhua and Qu Shichun were still church members and had known each other for a long time. Now they meet again and talk happily.
Zuo Mengeng extended the invitation and brought everyone into Zuozhuang.
Seeing the prosperity here, Sun Yuanhua and Xu Ruolin were amazed.
"Coming from the capital, this is the first time I see such a prosperous place. If the world is like this, why worry about the failure of our country?"
Sun Yuanhua commented with emotion and did not notice the sarcastic looks on the faces of those accompanying him.
When they arrived at the meeting place, Zuo Xianmei came over after hearing the news and was very happy to see Xu Ruolin.
The two sisters held hands and took Wang Siyi to the back hall, where they had endless things to say.
Here in the front hall, I have something serious to say.
"I have been removed from office by His Majesty and restored to Denglai. It is really urgent. Zhang Keda, the commander-in-chief, has sent dozens of letters asking for help to the capital, making the government and the public uneasy. It is said that only a few counties in Denglai are still in the hands of the imperial court. The rest are in the hands of the imperial court.
The countryside is all devastated by the White Lotus demon. I know that in order to quell the demon bandits, we must have elite soldiers. Looking around Shandong, only Zhongheng can be used. I heard that your troops suffered heavy losses during the war with the Donglu. Now we can rectify them.
Have you completed it?”
Zuo Mengeng just said: "The military situation is very strong and there is no time to delay. My nephew will follow his uncle to send troops."
Zhang Jimeng hesitated a little and asked: "Zuo Shenzuo, do you plan to break the siege of Denglai first? Nowadays, everything in Shandong is in chaos, especially the provincial capital. If there is a mistake, it will be hard to explain."
In any case, Dongchang Association is under the control of the governor of Shandong. If they sit back and watch the crisis in the provincial capital, if something goes wrong, these officials will probably be held accountable.
Zuo Mengeng said: "There are still soldiers and horses of Song Zongrong and Deputy General Liu Zeqing in the provincial capital. They may not be able to suppress the thieves, but they are more than capable of defending the city. It will not be a hindrance for a while. However, Denglai cannot make any mistakes.
, otherwise the situation will be bad for Mr. Sunge."
Sun Yuanhua was able to become the governor of Denglai not only because of his outstanding achievements, but also because of the recommendation of the big bosses.
Sun Chengzong recommended him, Zhou Yanru also recommended him, and even Wen Tiren had no objections.
The reason for this is because of Sun Yuanhua's identity.
He is not a Donglin Party member, so Wen Tiren has no deep hostility towards him.
Strictly speaking, Sun Yuanhua should be regarded as the Western Learning Party summarized by later generations.
This force, headed by Xu Guangqi, advocates learning from Western knowledge to nourish China. In particular, the art of guns and artillery can be used to strengthen the army.
Among officials, there are quite a few of them.
Even within the Donglin Party, there are members like Qu Shiqi who can be considered as members of the Western Learning Party.
In fact, the so-called Donglin Party, Eunuch Party, and Western Learning Party in the late Ming Dynasty were not the kind of political parties that later generations recognized, and they did not have the kind of strict organization at all.
It's a mess with constant cutting and confusion, and in many cases it's impossible to determine a person's camp attributes.
The Fushe behind Zhou Yanru also had a close relationship with the Western Learning Party, so naturally they would not stand in the way of this matter.
The reason why Sun Chengzong recommended Sun Yuanhua was even simpler, exactly the same as Yuan Chonghuan.
It's just that I want to consolidate the power of Liaodong and Denglai into one person to facilitate overall planning.
As one of his own, Sun Yuanhua would definitely obey Sun Chengzong and not behave like other officials.
So Sun Yuanhua, the new governor of Denglai, was newly appointed.
It's just that Sun Yuanhua encountered big problems when he took office.
The White Lotus Bandit rebellion in Denglai territory has not been quelled, and it has made it impossible for him, the governor of Denglai, to take office.
Because the road is not smooth, he might be killed by the White Lotus Sect bandits halfway.
Like him, the party was still young and now was trapped in Linqing, looking forward to the gloom and sighing.
This is why Sun Yuanhua took the initiative to be a guest of the Xu Mansion and came to Lingqing in person.
"The imperial court really has no troops to send. Jin, the capital, and Liaodong are riddled with holes, and we don't know when it will be restored. If water transportation is hindered, the imperial court will have to abandon other places and focus on Shandong first."
Sun Yuanhua made it clear that, firstly, the imperial court had no extra troops, and secondly, the canal was temporarily safe, so it ignored the chaos in Shandong.
Otherwise, we have to ignore other places and concentrate our efforts on putting an end to the Shandong rebellion first.
The reason why the canal can remain open is that Zuo Mengeng wiped out the White Lotus Sect thieves in Dongchang Mansion in a previous battle.
As for Yanzhou Prefecture, Zuo Mengeng had already obtained the information.
Not surprisingly, the person who rebelled was Guo Yunbiao, the Northern Canglong.
However, Guo Yunbiao and Li Qingshan are currently fighting an inseparable battle. Both sides are temporarily unable to defeat the other, so they are unable to completely control the canal. Instead, they have kept the canal open.
In this case, Zuo Menggeng decided to obey Sun Yuanhua's request and send troops to quell the chaos in Denglai first.
Regarding the White Lotus Rebellion, Zuo Mengeng did not intend to put it all down too quickly.
He knew that the situation in Ming Dynasty would not be very good in the next few years.
If the chaos is suppressed too quickly, the first and second divisions will be idle. It will be very difficult for the imperial court to issue orders at that time.
You have to respect yourself when raising bandits. It’s not like Zuo Menggeng doesn’t know how to play this kind of trick.
The bandits slowly suppressed them, depending on the opportunity.
