Zhurou

Chapter 192 Believe
Lu Xianzhang didn't expect that he said a lot of things, he wanted to urge his disciples, but everyone didn't care, in the end, he just mentioned a sentence unintentionally, but it was used to study repeatedly, and even doubted the meaning of it, and made another Many associations come.

At this time, everyone was just speculating privately, but as time went by, the military situation in the north continued, and the inside and outside of the capital could no longer be stable.

Di Ren abandoned Xuzhou, went all the way west to east, and then went south again, as if entering an uninhabited land, fighting all the way, at the beginning there was almost no decent resistance, and finally met a few ambushing troops halfway, and the two sides stalemate, but after all Troops are limited.

Di's army is numerous, and Jin's army is single. Even if they wait for work, it is difficult to defeat them in one blow.

So there was a stalemate twice.

It's just that the longer it dragged on, the Jin soldiers had few reinforcements, but the Di soldiers were at the rear, dispatching troops at any time. Although the fight was not as easy as before, it finally made progress.

Seeing that Di Bing was advancing southward more and more, the so-called Pei Jiedu finally could no longer sit in the east of the city, sent someone to send a letter back to Beijing, led a team of soldiers and horses, and went west again, saying that he would send troops to the east.

The capital is originally a place where news gathers, and it is difficult to conceal the movement of soldiers and horses. After a while, everyone in the city will know the situation in the east, and even know that Pei Yong has retreated to the west. At that time, if you want to retreat south, you will have no choice.

Not to mention Lu Xianzhang's disciples, even in the refugee camp, there has been a lot of rumors, but this place has received more favors from the court in the past, and Zhao Mingzhi was in it as a link, and then there is really nowhere to go, no way to retreat, compared to other places. The people are quieter.

But even so, everyone focused their attention on Ouchi, staring at the movement inside.

Early this morning, Zhao Mingzhi drove to the west of the city to farm as usual.

The farm work was extremely busy, and when she hid to the side to rest, Mrs. Zou, who had never talked much, suddenly came up to Zhao Mingzhi, hesitated for a while, then pulled off the straw hat from her head, and asked hesitantly: "Your honor... I know... I don't know what's going on at the other end of Xuzhou city, north...?"

Zhao Mingzhi was wiping his hands, and was startled when he heard the words. Although he didn't have time to ask questions, he already raised his eyebrows.

Mrs. Zou said embarrassingly: "Actually, there is nothing else. Only the big guys in the camp heard a lot of random rumors, and some said that Pei Jiedu saw that the momentum was wrong, and led his soldiers to hide. In fact, he didn't go to transfer troops. The court Everyone knows that they want us to stay and defend the city without telling the truth to the people in this city..."

"Have you heard such rumors?" Zhao Mingzhi didn't think it was too strange, and simply asked, "Are there more people in the camp who believe it, or more people who don't believe it?"

"There are those who believe, and there are those who don't."

Seeing Zhao Mingzhi's frown, Mrs. Zou quickly added: "Our family, and those who are close, don't believe it - I have seen Pei Jiedu with my own eyes, and he can serve by the nobleman's side when the ancestral grave smokes. I have seen it with my own eyes every day, so don’t I know it better than the many rumors that I don’t know where it came from?”

As she spoke, her words became more fluent and her voice became louder.

"His Highness said earlier that he would not leave. The rice seedlings in this field have grown like this, and they work hard every day to cultivate the land. How can we just give up?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zou turned her head and glanced at the rice fields beside her, her eyes full of hope.

She turned her head and said to Zhao Mingzhi: "I only know that the fire in the shed was like that, and no one in the court paid attention to it. Only His Highness came out to help out, and forced a place for us propertyless people to stay. And find us a field to recognize the seeds—you have already done this, don’t you believe it?”

Don't want Zhao Mingzhi to speak, Mrs. Zou clenched the straw hat in her hand, and took the initiative to swear seriously: "Don't worry, what others think, of course I can't take care of it, but my family of three, even if Di thief really wants to come, I won't take care of it." I will go, as long as you stay here for a day, I will risk my life and defend the city together!"

She still has a good physique, her hands and feet are already thick, now she flicks her sleeves up, revealing her round arms that have grown back into a healthy body, she gestures a few times in the air, and she actually has a bit of a posture.

"A woman like me came here with her children and parents, and there were quite a few people in the camp. The sisters didn't have a chance to meet each other, so I entrusted me to send a message to the nobleman—it is for the grain of this land, everyone. You guys won't escape."

As Mrs. Zou was talking, she inadvertently glanced at the field from the corner of her eye.

The seedlings in the field have already become a scale, and someone has planted things by the side of the road. At this moment, the seedlings have grown, and the green vegetables have become a bed, which is slightly shaken by the wind. There was not much difference when I was at home before, it was just an ordinary field scene.

Thinking back to the time when I was fleeing all the way to the capital, I couldn’t even get a grain of saliva, and the blisters on the soles of the feet were broken and formed new ones. In the past, many hard calluses were useless, and my feet were so rotten that I couldn’t get off the ground, but I could only force them to go. Walking forward, there are bruises on the hands and shoulders, and all the food and belongings are brought, and there is not much left in the family, which cannot be lost, but does not move.

One daughter is still breastfeeding, and the other son is emaciated. Although there is a husband's family, the husband's family cannot be relied on in the end, and is finally shackled by a torch...

Mrs. Zou didn't dare to think about it anymore.

These days are too good to be true.

There is food to eat, water to drink, a place to live, the son still has work to do, and someone to teach when he is free, and the old woman he knows in the camp to take care of the daughter, and he can get out to support his livelihood.

As long as there is a chance, even if she loses her life, she will stick to this kind of life.

She is no more extravagant than those wealthy households, so how can she have the energy to escape?

After running away for a while, without Di thief chasing her, she would starve to death along with her children halfway.

If you say that you are grateful to the nobles, of course there are, but such a resolute defense of the city, in the final analysis, is actually nothing but no choice.

Zhao Mingzhi heard Mrs. Zou say this, and looked at her expression. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words back, and replied: "I will not leave just because of the food and grain in this land."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a rush of horseshoes on the side of the road, first moving from far to near, and getting closer and faster, when her own field suddenly fell, the person above rolled over as if rolling, shaking her hands and waist The card, after being inspected by the guards along the way, strode over.

The man got close, and he bowed first and said: "Report to Your Highness, there is a letter from the court, the statue of the late emperor's royal face has arrived in Baima County, and the guard of honor will arrive in one or two days. Please inform Your Highness that there will be another reception in the palace." drive……"

Zhao Mingzhi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and turned his head to explain a few words to Mrs. Zou, but he didn't stay any longer, and hurried back to the palace.

Mrs. Zou was at the side, and she could hear the words clearly. She didn't know what a statue of a royal figure was, so she pulled the palace people beside her and asked in a low voice. .

Although everyone was skeptical, they were somewhat at ease, because they had doubts, and someone had already helped to talk: "If you really want to abandon the capital, why do you need Baba to send the pictures of your ancestors?"

Some people also retorted: "You only saw that the people who sent the ancestors were all former emperors. It's amazing that the Di people came, burned them all before leaving, and even sent today's portraits. I am really a fool." Believe it."

(End of this chapter)