After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1196 Remembering Emperor Ningkang
And the employer will probably end up working for nothing again.

Zheng Nandan sat to the side with a gentle expression, nodding occasionally, looking pleased that the younger generation was capable of handling things.

"Uncle Cheng, Uncle Wen, don't be afraid. If you want to make a name for yourself, you have to take some risks. That's how Long Ge'er and I got here. Are you even less capable than Long Ge'er and me?" Xiao Bai encouraged them.

The encouragement was very encouraging. The Ye family immediately felt that they had to fight for this honor, otherwise, when they returned to Lingnan Prefecture, Huang Yanglong would definitely mobilize all the villagers to laugh at them!

We can't let this go to waste; we have to work hard at it.

"Young Master Ying, Commander Yan, rest assured, we will definitely handle it well," Ye Acheng assured him, adding, "Our Ye family members are all local militia, we've fought against river pirates, even if we encounter villains on the water, we have the strength to fight back, we'll give it our all!"

Xiao Bai suppressed a laugh... Brother Long is really something else; he tricked the Ye family into joining with just a few words, making them the number one laborer.

"Thank you all for your kindness." Commander Yan was truly grateful and made a promise: "I will personally write to Duke Yan to inform him of the Ye family's righteous act. In the future, when we defeat the enemy, the Duke will surely report the Ye family's name to the Emperor."

"...Wei Min Ye Acheng/Ye Awen, on behalf of the entire Ye clan, thank Commander Yan!" The Ye brothers stood up, bowed, and expressed their gratitude. They were very excited and almost cried.

If the Duke of Yan and His Majesty could truly learn of the Ye family's wartime transportation achievements, then Marquis Xie and his wife wouldn't be able to kill the Ye family out of a fit of anger.

Everyone was very busy. After spending most of the time together, exchanging what needed to be said and giving each other the tokens, we had a vegetarian meal and then said goodbye, each going back to our own business.

That's right. Now, all over the Great Wei is in mourning for the soldiers and civilians who died in battle. They must eat vegetarian food and refrain from drinking alcohol and making merry.

Ye Awen recalled that when he went to the villa to see Lord Xie and his wife the day before yesterday, the head steward had mentioned that a banquet and a band of musicians had been prepared for them.

He tugged at Ye Acheng's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, we can drink and listen to music at the villa."

"Shut up, don't meddle in the affairs of important people. It's not our business," Ye Acheng instructed.

"Oh," Ye Awen replied honestly.

But they didn't care about the nobleman's affairs. The nobleman sent someone to find them and said, "Madam heard that you are going to transport the mixed grains across the river?"

"Yes." Ye Acheng wanted to explain, "Back in my hometown, I was tricked by Lord Huang and signed a contract..."

The head steward raised his hand, interrupting him: "There is no need to explain. The Marquis and his wife do not have time to listen to this. However, the Marquis and his wife are also concerned about the important matter of the war of resistance against the enemy. Therefore, they sent me to tell Master Ye to focus on transporting the anti-enemy grains across the river. When we return to Jinling Prefecture, we can bring the manpower back to Lingnan Prefecture."

This is like giving someone a direct notification without even giving them a chance to think about it.

"...Yes, please rest assured, Lord Marquis and Madam." Ye Acheng replied.

"This old servant takes his leave." The head steward smiled with satisfaction, turned and left, then thought that the Ye brothers were truly ungrateful wretches. Didn't they know how to learn from the Huang family?

Look at the Huang family of Lingnan, do they listen more to the Duke of Yan?

Can't your Ye family just obey the orders of the Marquis and his wife?

Look at what you're saying. The Duke of Yan is His Majesty's confidant and a loyal minister of the emperor. The Xie and Zhang families supported the Crown Prince of Ningkang and confronted Emperor Wuxing across the river. How can they be the same?

Blah blah blah!

Ye Acheng splashed the water from the basin onto himself, washed his face thoroughly, and then said to the stunned Ye Awen, "What are you looking at? What's the big deal? We'll take it one step at a time. We have more opportunities than the people in the war zone, so don't be discouraged."

On the afternoon of the third day, the Ye family fleet and Huang Liu set sail again, traveling by water, crossing the river, passing through Linhe Prefecture, and heading towards the Weiyang Prefecture dock.

But as they set sail, they overheard a piece of gossip at the dock.

"Have you heard? The young masters of the Zheng and Su families are dead!"

"Really dead? Wasn't it all over? How could he be dead? Was he...died of illness?" "Really dead. It happened yesterday evening. The Zheng and Su families are already holding the funeral at their villa in the suburbs..."

“He did not die of illness; he left a suicide note saying that he had done nothing wrong and that he hanged himself to uphold the rules of the world.”

Young Master Lian from a branch of the Zheng family in Jinling Prefecture, and Young Master Miao from the Su family, were the ones who led the charge in denouncing Ying Zilin and Xiaobai, saying that opening private granaries to donate grain was an act of robbery, and that anyone with a conscience would rather die than comply.

Previously, they won the argument, which is why Xiaobai, Ying Zilin, and the others were framed and imprisoned for several months.

After Xiaobai and the others were released and the battle report reached Jinling Prefecture, the two of them stayed at home, thinking that they would handle the matter quietly and let it pass slowly.

"Unexpectedly, they refused to admit their mistakes and instead chose to die in a decisive manner."

"Why should we admit our mistakes? This is just..." Someone started to say, then stopped, quite adept at changing the subject.

However, many powerful families believed that Young Master Lian and Young Master Miao were not wrong... Such acts of opening people's private granaries and forcing them to donate grain to fight the enemy were nothing short of banditry!
No money or food for war?
Emperor Wuxing was incompetent, and he should commit suicide to atone for his sins!

Emperor Wuxing did not issue an edict of self-reproach, but only issued an imperial decree supporting Kang Rong. How is this any different from issuing an imperial decree to rob powerful families?

Robbers, utterly shameless!
In remembrance of Emperor Ningkang.

You're nostalgic for nothing!

During the Ningkang era, wasn't it enough that you consumed the people's hard-earned money?

Now that a powerful enemy is invading and the nation is in peril, what's wrong with asking you to return the wealth you've squandered from the people to help the country fight the enemy?
Instead of fighting on the battlefield and donating supplies, are we just going to hold onto those supplies and wait for the enemy's iron hooves to trample across Jiangnan before dying with them?!

Do you still think that if you hand over supplies to the enemy, they will spare your life?
This is as absurd as offering a piece of meat to a tiger and begging it not to eat you.

So stop dreaming. We'll slaughter you all, and all the supplies will belong to the enemy.

"Won't Young Master Lian and Young Master Miao's actions bring trouble to their families? And they're even holding a funeral? Who would dare to go and pay their respects?"

“Hey, you’re wrong. Quite a few people went to pay their respects… The Xie family and the Zhang family both sent people to offer their condolences.”

"What? Seriously?"

"That is indeed true. The Zhang family said that the young man was not wrong to argue his case, but he was wrong to act rashly and lose his life. It is always a pity for a young person to die, so the Zhang family sent someone to send them off, which is to do everything in their power to show humanity."

"The Zhang family truly lives up to their reputation as a papermaking family; they always speak with reason... How about we go and see the two young masters off?"

Everyone praised the Xie and Zhang families, while the other prominent families felt that the Xie and Zhang families were reliable and were increasingly inclined to support them.

Ying Zilin and the others were furious when they learned about this, especially Xiao Bai and Yan Zongqi.

"What would the powerful clans and wealthy families want to do if they died now? Would they want to ruin our united effort to fight the enemy?"

"Can't we stop causing trouble at this time? Do you really want everyone to stop fighting the enemy and just wait for them to come and slaughter all of us Wei people?!"

As Yan Zongqi cursed, he thought of his Wei army brothers who had fought to the death and died for their country. He was both angry and aggrieved, and almost shed tears.

Xiao Bai sneered and said, "It's not that they don't want to fight the enemy; they just want to keep enjoying themselves without contributing anything, while others fight the enemy for them."

"They've done this kind of shameless thing countless times, it's gotten to them so much, they don't want to change at all."

Ying Zilin had experienced Xiaobai's sharp tongue firsthand. As a scion of a prominent family, he blushed with embarrassment and retorted, "Not all aristocratic families are like that."