Ming Zuo

Chapter 209 The Pioneer of Free Women
No matter how open Zuo Menggeng's mind was, he never thought that Xu Ruolin would actually 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 beside her.

"Brother Zuo, why don't you thank me soon?"

Seeing Wang Siyi lying on Xu Ruolin's shoulder, Zuo Menggeng was a little dazed.

"Sister Shi, are you here too?"

Only then did Xu Ruolin come back to her senses.

"It's not this girl who is clamoring to come, but she really can't be persuaded."

Wang Siyi was full of disgust.

"Well, sister Xu, you obviously want a lover. I'm just going with the flow!"

"Oh, damn girl, don't talk nonsense!"

Xu Ruolin refused, and turned around to trouble Wang Siyi.

Although Wang Siyi was extremely powerful, she didn't dare to make a move, for fear of hurting the delicate Xu Ruolin, so she simply jumped and jumped to the ground.

"Oh my god, it can be regarded as running out."

When Zuo Menggeng saw his fiancée for the first time, he was overjoyed, and carefully protected Xu Ruolin to get off the carriage, and still asked, "Why did you come here?"

Xu Ruolin looked at him quietly, with complaints in her eyes.

"You went to war, and you didn't tell me. Yaya and the others did the same, they tried to help you hide it from me. I only found out that you went to war with Donglu after reading the Dibao."

Zuo Menggeng repeatedly pleaded guilty.

"At that time, the battle was in a hurry, and it was really too late to tell you. It's not that I deliberately concealed it."

Xu Ruolin is Bingxue smart, how could she believe it?

But she is smart because she is smart, and she won't expose it.

"You've caused a lot of trouble here, but I'm bored in the capital. It's obviously unfair. Fortunately, Yaya has seen it, and told me that you can do whatever you want."

Zuo Menggeng understood.

It turned out that the two exchanged letters, and Zuo Menggeng talked about the situation here, which touched Xu Ruolin's heart.

Thinking that he had nothing to do in the capital, Zuo Menggeng made astronomical telescopes, discovered new stars, applied "Elements of Geometry" to teaching, taught many students, and discovered new gases.

Obviously she can participate in all kinds of academics, but she is trapped in the capital and wants to see through, so Xu Ruolin's heart is not balanced.

Xu Guangqi saw this, felt sorry for his granddaughter, and was enlightened enough, so he let Xu Ruolin bravely pursue her own life.

Zuo Menggeng was both happy and distressed.

"Aren't you afraid of being gossiped when you come here like this?"

Xu Ruolin didn't answer, but Sun Yuanhua laughed and said, "If you follow the etiquette, this girl doesn't obey women's morals at all. But if the Lord guides her, Juliet will see the light if she follows her own will."

It was only then that Zuo Menggeng remembered that besides being a woman in China's feudal society, Xu Ruolin was also a Christian.

With this layer of identity, although secular prejudice is unavoidable, it is enough to deal with it.

Letting go of his worries, Zuo Menggeng felt relieved, and couldn't help saying: "The Lord is right."

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

Xu Ruolin was even more coquettish.

"You, you, you really don't have the slightest reverence for the Lord. If it is beneficial to you, you will feel that the Lord is all right again."

Zuo Menggeng's face doesn't care about this at all.

"We Chinese pray to gods and worship Buddha, so it's not all affordable."

Seeing that they were just gossip, Wang Siyi couldn't stand it anymore.

"Brother Zuo, take me to shoot."

Zuo Menggeng's head was full of black lines, and he finally knew why this girl followed her.

As an armed loli, Wang Siyi never forgot after seeing the powerful guns of the new army.

As for her as a girl, if she travels far away, will she be pointed at?

Sorry, she's a Jurchen, it doesn't matter.

Thinking of this, Zuo Menggeng's face couldn't help but brighten up.

The two women beside me, one is a Christian and the other is a Jurchen, are not traditional women at all.

It's not better, owning your own soul and making decisions about your own life, so independent and self-reliant women are more radiant.

While speaking, Qu Shixu, Zhang Jimeng, Zhang Zonghuan and other local officials and gentry all arrived, and they greeted Sun Yuanhua one after another, which was another lively scene.

Sun Yuanhua and Qu Shixu were still religious friends and had known each other for a long time.Now we meet again and have a good talk.

Zuo Menggeng invited everyone into Zuozhuang.

Seeing the prosperity here, Sun Yuanhua and Xu Ruolin were amazed.

"Coming from the capital, it is the first time I have seen such a prosperous place. If this is the case everywhere in the world, why worry about the prosperity of the family and the country?"

Sun Yuanhua spoke with emotion, and did not notice the sarcasm on the faces of the people accompanying him.

When they arrived at the meeting place, Zuo Xianmei rushed over after hearing the news, and was delighted to see Xu Ruolin again.

Shuangshu held hands, led Wang Siyi to the back hall, and had endless things to say.

Here in the front hall, I have something to say.

"This official, His Majesty Jianba, caress Denglai again. It is really urgent. General Zhang Keda sent more than a dozen letters for help to the capital, and the government and the people are in trouble. According to reports, only a few counties in Denglai are still in the hands of the court. The rest The countryside is full of white lotus monsters. I know that if you want to fight the monsters and bandits, you must have elite soldiers. Looking around Shandong, only Zhongheng can be used. I heard that your army suffered a lot during the war with Donglu, and now you can rectify it Are you done?"

Zuo Menggeng just said: "The military situation is like fire, there is no delay. My nephew will follow my uncle to send troops."

Zhang Jimeng hesitated, and asked: "Zuo Sanzuo, are you going to break the siege of Denglai first? Now Shandong is in chaos everywhere, especially in the provincial capital. If there are mistakes, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain."

In any case, the Dongchang Association is under the supervision of the governor of Shandong.If they just sit back and watch the provincial capital is in danger, if something happens, these officials are afraid that they will all be questioned.

But Zuo Menggeng said: "There are Song Zongrong and Liu Zeqing's lieutenant generals in the provincial capital. They may not be able to suppress the thieves, but they are more than enough to defend the city. It won't be a problem for a while. Denglai can't lose. , otherwise Sun Ge's situation will be ruined."

Sun Yuanhua was able to become the governor of Denglai, not only because of his outstanding achievements, but also because of the recommendations 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 is not a member of the Donglin Party, so Wen Tiren does not have 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 for strengthening the army.

Among the officials, there are quite a few of these people.

Even in the Donglin Party, there are members like Qu Shixu who can be regarded as the Western Learning Party.

In fact, the so-called Donglin Party, Eunuch Party, and Xixue Party in the late Ming Dynasty were not the kind of political parties recognized by later generations, and did not have that kind of strict organization at all.

Among them, the messy cuts are constantly cut, and the reasoning is still chaotic. In many cases, it is impossible to judge a person's camp attribute.

The Fushe behind Zhou Yanru also has a lot to do with the Xixue Party, so naturally he will not obstruct this matter.

The reason why Sun Chengzong recommended Sun Yuanhua is simpler, exactly the same as Yuan Chonghuan.

It's just that they want to combine the powers of Liaodong and Denglai into one body, so as to facilitate the overall planning.

As one of his own, Sun Yuanhua will definitely obey Sun Chengzong's words, and will not be a monster like other officials.

So Sun Yuanhua, the new governor of Denglai, was newly released.

It's just that Sun Yuanhua encountered a big problem when he took office.

The white lotus bandit riot in Denglai territory has not been put down, which made him, the governor of Denglai, unable to take office.

Because the road was not smooth, he would be killed by the bandits of the White Lotus Sect on the way.

Like him, Dang Huanchun is also trapped in Linqing now, looking overcast and sighing.

This is also the reason why Sun Yuanhua took the initiative to ask to be a courtesy guest of Xu's mansion and came to Laiqing in person.

"The imperial court really has no soldiers to send. Jin, Gyeonggi, and Liaodong are riddled with holes. It is not known when they will be restored. If the water transportation is hindered, the imperial court has no choice but to abandon other places and go to Shandong first."

Sun Yuanhua made it clear that firstly, the imperial court had no extra troops, and secondly, the canal was safe for the time being, so they let the chaos in Shandong be ignored.

Otherwise, we have no choice but to ignore other places and concentrate on putting down the chaos in Shandong first.

The reason why the canal can remain unimpeded is that Zuo Menggeng wiped out all the White Lotus Sect thieves in Dongchang Mansion in the previous battle.

As for the Yanzhou Mansion, Zuo Menggeng had already obtained the information.

It is no surprise that the person who rebelled was Guo Yunbiao, the Canglong from the North.

However, Guo Yunbiao and Li Qingshan are currently in an inextricable fight. Both sides are temporarily unable to defeat each other, so they cannot completely control the canal, but instead keep the canal open.

That being the case, Zuo Menggeng decided to obey Sun Yuanhua's request and send troops to quell the chaos in Denglai first.

Zuo Menggeng didn't intend to put down all this chaos of the White Lotus Sect too soon.

He knew that the situation in Daming would not be very good in the next few years.

If the chaos is quelled too quickly, the first and second divisions will have nothing to do.It will be very embarrassing when the imperial court transfers the order.

It's not like Zuo Menggeng doesn't know how to play this kind of tricks.

The bandits are slowly suppressing, depending on the situation.

(End of this chapter)