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 courageous 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 filled with 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 make a move for fear of hurting the delicate Xu Ruolin, so she simply jumped to the ground.
"Oh my god, I ran away."
Zuo Mengeng was overjoyed when he first saw his fiancée. He carefully helped Xu Ruolin get out of the carriage and still asked, "Why did you come here?"
Xu Ruolin looked at him faintly, 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 really 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 anything, you can do whatever you want."
Zuo Mengeng understood.
It turned out that the two of them had been exchanging letters, and Zuo Menggeng had told some things about the situation, which touched Xu Ruolin's heart.
Thinking that he had nothing to do in the capital, Zuo Menggeng built 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 couldn't help but stare at them. 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 follow the rules of women 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 free 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. If it is good for you, then you will feel that the Lord is good again."
Zuo Mengeng's face didn't care about this at all.
"As Chinese people, we 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 Laqing.
As an armed Lolita, Wang Siyi would never forget seeing the powerful guns and artillery of the New Army.
As for her, a girl, if she leaves her family to travel far away, will she be criticized?
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? Having your own soul and taking charge of your own life will make independent and self-reliant women shine brighter.
While they were talking, Qu Shishu, Zhang Jimeng, Zhang Zonghuan and other local officials and gentry all arrived and greeted Sun Yuanhua one after another, which was another lively event.
Sun Yuanhua and Qu Shiqi were still church members and had known each other for a long time. Now we meet again and have a great time chatting.
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 the people 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, and the government and the public are in trouble. 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 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 finished it?”
Zuo Mengeng just said: "The military situation is like a raging fire 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 happens, they 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 enough to defend the city. It will not be a hindrance for a moment. But 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 objection.
The reason for this is because of Sun Yuanhua's identity.
He was not a Donglin Party member, so Wen Tiren had 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. Especially the art of guns and artillery is more useful in strengthening 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 regarded 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.
The mess is constantly being cut and sorted out, and in many cases it is 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 he wants 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's advice and would 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 has never been quelled, making 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, Dang Huanchun is now trapped in Linqing, looking overcast 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. 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 quelling 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 Mansion, 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 now in an inseparable fight. Both sides are temporarily unable to defeat the other, so they cannot fully control the canal, but keep the canal open.
In this case, Zuo Mengeng 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 left with nothing to do. It will be very difficult for the imperial court to issue an order.
Respect yourself when raising bandits, Zuo Menggeng is not incapable of playing this kind of trick.
The bandits slowly suppressed them, depending on the opportunity.
