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

Chapter 1279 Threatening to Abandon the City [2]

In a small garden courtyard on Xiangnan Street, near the South District in the Central District, Young Master Bai slammed his fist on the table and stood up, addressing the many people in the room: "Gentlemen, uncles, brothers, and heads of various families, I know you are in a difficult situation, but now it has truly come to the point where I have no choice but to leave!"

"In the Battle of Dongfu Town, the Wei army won, but the greatest credit went to a woman... Listen to the messenger's shouts outside; the names of the Qin family, grandfather and granddaughter, are listed first and second!"

"Among so many generals, deputy generals, and commanders in the Wei army, is there anyone whose merits are greater than those of this grandfather and grandson? Of course there are!"

"But the King of Ye has elevated the Qin family grandfather and grandson to the top of the list, which is the credit for the first victory in the great battle... There are only two reasons for this kind of promotion of the Qin family grandfather and grandson: either the Wei army has no one else to use, or the King of Ye is deliberately appointing relatives for his own benefit!"

With a thud, Young Master Bai knelt down, kowtowed towards the direction of the capital, and then cupped his hands and said, "Our Emperor does not yet have a prince. The Prince of Ye is so greedy for merit and so elevates his father-in-law's family. As the grandson of the Imperial Censor, I must come out and question him for the sake of the court, the world, and the people!"

You're really getting into this.

Bang! The Third Master Bai slammed his fist on the table and pointed at Young Master Bai, saying, "Bai Peijian, shut up! Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to dictate the affairs of the nation? Guards, take the Third Young Master away to rest. He's ill and can't come out to see guests!"

"Master..." The steward of the Third Master Bai's mansion looked troubled and whispered a reminder: "The Third Young Master's maternal grandfather is Imperial Censor Wu from the capital."

The main backer of the Bai family in Northeast China was the family of Bai Da, an official in Beijing. Bai Peijian was the eldest grandson of Bai Er, who had passed away, but Bai Peijian also had a maternal grandfather who was an imperial censor.

In short, his status was higher than that of the Third Master Bai, and even the First Master Bai had to give Imperial Censor Wu some face and show more favor to Bai Peijian.

Therefore, Bai Peijian was able to receive the news and leave Northeastern Prefecture before the relocation ban reached the prefecture.

As a result, during the Spring Festival, Fan Qianhu and his men, carrying an imperial edict, sent them back to the Northeast Prefecture.

They all had to continue their journey on New Year's Eve, so Young Master Bai and his group joined forces with Gu Xuan to cause trouble for Commander Fan and his men.

We lost the argument.

Upon returning to the Northeast, these young masters were all reprimanded by the capital and branded as cowards who deserted their posts. As long as Emperor Wuxing was still alive, they had no hope of passing the imperial examinations.

How could Young Master Bai accept this?
In order to avoid becoming a laughing stock, Young Master Bai has joined forces with the other young masters who have been reprimanded, as well as their families, to plan a disturbance and abandon the city.

Actually, what they wanted was not to abandon the city.

Because if they abandon the city, their dirty reputation for desertion in the face of battle will remain unwashed.

Their commotion was solely aimed at forcing the Qin family and the King of Ye to compromise and hand over the powerful weapon, thus earning them a reputation for having acquired a weapon to resist the enemy for the sake of the world!
After all, how could such a powerful weapon remain in the hands of the Qin family?
It belongs to all the people. The Qin family must hand it over to everyone so that everyone can use it as a powerful weapon to fight the enemy and share this tremendous military achievement!
With such military achievements, Bai Peijian could clear his name of slander and enter the capital with his head held high.

Bah! All I can say is that the young masters are not stupid; they have their own purposes in everything they do, but they have underestimated the Qin family.

Who is Qin Xiaomi?
Do you think someone who's seen blood would just hand over the formula for a weapon because you've forced them? You're dreaming!

“Young Master Bai, if we abandon the city and flee from the war at this time, we will surely be condemned by the world… It would be better to perish with our country.” A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar, Liu Qing, a former teacher at Baiming Academy, advised, adding, “I am already prepared to sacrifice myself for the nation.”

"Comrade Yang and Brother Liu!" Yang Ming, another former teacher at Baiming Academy, also expressed his support, but he choked up and sighed, "It's just that my family is suffering. So many lives have been lost, and they will all be buried here with me..."

These words resonated deeply with everyone present.

"Oh, Mother, your son is unfilial. You will die with your son in the city." Liu Qingxiu suddenly knelt down in front of an old woman and cried out in grief.

Liu Qingxiu's mother, who had suffered a stroke and was paralyzed on one side, said with a crooked mouth, "Qing'er, no, no, don't cry. It's just that I, Qing'er, shouldn't have died, sob sob sob!"

The mother and son embraced and wept bitterly, and like a contagious disease, it soon spread to everyone in the courtyard, who began to wail one after another. The sobbing made it seem as if a funeral was being held in the courtyard.

“Aunt Liu, Brother Liu, please don’t cry. No matter what, my whole family, including Yang Ming, will be with you. We will live and die together.” Yang Ming came over with his two sons and knelt in front of Liu’s wife, “It’s just that Aunt Liu has suffered a lot. She is seriously ill and still has to suffer with us. We are unfilial.”

The people in the courtyard... if they didn't know that Liu Qing's mother was forced to kneel and make trouble at Wuyuan Garden by Liu Qing and the students, and that she was dismissed from the academy because she was wrong, which caused her to become paralyzed, they would have been moved by them.

With a knock, Master Zheng tapped the table to attract everyone's attention and said, "The difficulties of each family are laid out here, and we all know them. The important thing now is not to cry, but to help more people survive and let the world know our good intentions."

As Master Zheng spoke, he scanned the hundred heads of the household present.

That's right, there are hundreds of families secretly gathered here.

There were noble families, officials, and wealthy gentry from the capital city, Jumen Prefecture, Tianmang Prefecture, and even Dongming Prefecture.

When they received the secret invitation slipped into their home by the Tong Family Escort Agency, they didn't want to come... After all, abandoning a city and fleeing during wartime was dishonorable.

But they wanted to live!
Before the battle began and before they knew how ruthless the enemy was, they had considered defending the capital city to the death, since their family business was there.

Furthermore, there were people from Tianmang Prefecture, Dongming Prefecture, and other places who helped them withstand the enemy's slaughter, so they weren't too afraid.

I have a feeling that it won't be easy for them to be killed anytime soon.

But now the enemy has actually reached the city gates!
Listening to the sounds of flint striking flint and the clash of the two armies, the whole family huddled together in fear, trembling.

After staying up all day and night, they finally received news that the Wei army had defeated the enemy.

They were delighted.

But after the joy came a deeper fear, and they all wanted to take advantage of the moment of victory to flee the capital city with their families and clansmen.

Why should Emperor Wuxing trap them here with a single edict forbidding them from moving? They were about to abandon the city and flee for their lives!

But they were afraid that the King of Ye and the Wei army would not let them leave, and even more afraid that after leaving the city they would encounter the enemy army and be slaughtered by them.

So they wanted to come and hear what Boss Tong was planning to do with this gathering.
Tong Family Escort Agency is the largest escort agency in the capital city, with hundreds of escorts. With their protection, the journey will be safer.

Unfortunately, these leaders were all wrong; they were nothing more than tools for the Tong Family Escort Agency and other powerful families to cause trouble.

Characters like Boss Tong and Master Zheng weren't after their own lives; they wanted to seize... using the people and resources of the capital city to besiege the Qin family, the Prince of Ye, and the Wei army, all in order to steal the suddenly appearing weapon.

Even if they were defeated and fled to the capital, they would still be considered heroes for seizing these weapons... In times of war, being able to bring weapons out of occupied territory and hand them over to the court—what could be more meritorious than that?!

However, there's no need to explain these core secrets too clearly to these tools; it's good to be a little oblivious in life.

"Although our gathering here today may seem like a desperate attempt to survive, human life is of utmost importance. No matter what, we must preserve a bloodline for the capital city of Northeast China. We cannot allow all the people of Northeast China to die under the enemy's butcher's knife and have our lineage cut off!"

Master Zheng really knows how to spout nonsense while standing on the side of righteousness.

As he spoke, he glanced at Boss Tong.