RPAGF Chapter 144 Joining the Rebellion
Chapter 144 Joining the Rebellion
Late at night, a huge fire broke out in Qiyunju...Liu Jin didn't even care about his own son and was ready to burn the entire Qiyunju down.
The fire was not put out until daybreak. Liu Jin endured the smoke and walked into the room to check, but he did not find the bodies of the mother and son. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He actually let them escape? How is this possible! He absolutely cannot let Meng reveal this matter, and Meng does not have many close friends in the capital. If she escapes, she will definitely return to her parents' home to seek shelter. Since you insist on resisting to the end, don't blame him for being rude!
Meng fled Liu's house with her five-year-old son in a hurry. The penniless mother and son wanted to go back to Meng's house first, but they were chased by killers on the way. Meng had no choice but to go in the opposite direction with her son. No matter what, she had to keep her son alive. Only by living could there be hope...
But this hope was becoming increasingly slim. No matter where they fled, they would be hunted down. Even though she was later rescued by Ye Ze, she did not dare to contact her family.
The Meng family realized something was wrong and sent Meng Lingshu to Beijing to visit Meng. It was already half a year after Meng fled the Liu Mansion.
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After listening to Mrs. Meng's narration, Meng Lingshu felt a surge of anger rushing to his head. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He slammed his fist on the table and could no longer suppress his anger. He shouted: "If it weren't for the financial support of the Meng family, how could Liu Jin be promoted so quickly? He is still not satisfied!"
"Lingshu, stop talking. It's all my sister's fault for being blind." Meng sighed, her eyes gradually firmed, and said, "Now my benefactor is a general. If the rebel army can really attack the capital in the future, I will avenge this with my own hands and make the Liu family pay with blood!"
Meng Lingshu: "Okay! I am willing to join the rebel army and rebel with General Ye!"
Mrs. Meng smiled with relief. After not seeing her brother for a few years, he seemed to have grown up a lot.
Then, Meng Lingshu told Meng about what happened in his family later, until he passed the imperial examination and was sent to the border town to serve as an official...
At noon, Meng Lingshu stayed at the Ye family to have lunch. The Ye family was very happy that Meng was able to find her relatives, and prepared a sumptuous lunch in advance. Even the coachman who was watching the carriage outside the door was called in by Ye Lao Da and invited to have lunch together.
The coachman was so shocked that he kept waving his hands. How could he dare to eat at the same table with the young master? In the end, Zhao Li found another set of clean bowls and chopsticks, served a separate portion for the coachman, and let him eat outside.
At the dinner table, Meng pulled Meng Ruiyuan (Mu Tou's new name), who was still in a daze, over and asked him to sit between her and Meng Lingshu. She smiled and said, "Ruiyuan, call me uncle."
"......" Meng Ruiyuan stared at Meng Lingshu blankly for a long time before asking, "Are you really my uncle? Will you protect my mother with me in the future?"
"Of course!" Meng Lingshu uttered these two words solemnly and reached out to touch Meng Ruiyuan's head.
"Oh, I'm almost ten years old, you can't touch my head anymore!" Meng Ruiyuan frowned like a little adult and said dissatisfiedly.
Meng Lingshu laughed. It was a blessing from heaven that he could see his sister and little nephew again. He had no way of repaying the Ye family for their kindness to his sister. He could only cooperate with Ye Ze to govern the border town well.
The people will naturally support the rebels more if they have enough food and clothing. By then, the Yu Dynasty will be completely destroyed!
Meng did not leave with Meng Lingshu. After getting along with the Ye family for these days, she had already considered herself a member of the Ye family. She also wanted to stay and teach the children to read.
However, all the gifts that Meng Lingshu brought were kept. They were originally intended as apology, but now they were used to express gratitude.
No one in the Ye family refused this and thought about preparing more return gifts to send to the Meng Mansion in the future. With the relationship with the Meng family, the two families would naturally interact frequently in the future, and the etiquette could not be poor.
After leaving the Ye family, Meng Lingshu went straight to the military camp.
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In the military camp,
After listening to Ye Ze's theory of farming, the generals discussed the next trivial matters. First of all, they needed to send experienced people to teach the farming methods researched by General Ye to the people in the border town. According to Ye Ze, composting is not something that can be completed in a day or two. Let the people master the essentials first, and increasing grain production is the top priority.
Secondly, while the imperial court is still afraid to fight the rebels, it is necessary to bring the families of the generals to the border town as soon as possible, so that they can fight against the imperial court with all their strength without any worries.
Before General Qi and others came to the border town, they had already arranged their families in a safe place. It was just more appropriate to bring them to the border town so that they could be taken care of more easily.
If you want to start a war, you must first defend their rear areas. He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world. The people in the border towns are the foundation of the rebel army!
It was not until noon that the generals came out of the meeting room. Ye Ze had just finished his lunch when Lin Tieshan hurried over to report, "General, Lord Meng, the prefect of Biancheng, wants to see you."
What was he doing here? Didn't he just meet him yesterday? Ye Ze thought for a moment and waved his hand, saying, "Take him to my tent to talk."
"Yes!"
Of course Meng Lingshu came to show his loyalty, but he also wanted to thank Ye Ze in person for saving his sister and nephew's lives.
In Ye Ze's tent, the two sat opposite each other. Facing Ye Ze, Meng Lingshu was still a little scared. Although Ye Ze was several years younger than him, he had been on the battlefield and had seen life and death. He was especially wary of Meng Lingshu, and the fierceness in his eyes was frightening.
"General Ye, I am here to surrender. I am willing to join the rebel army." Meng Lingshu explained his purpose.
Ye Ze remained silent, his inquiring eyes fixed on Meng Lingshu's face, as if he wanted to see through his thoughts.
Meng Lingshu sat stiffly in his seat and continued, "I would also like to thank General Ye for saving my sister and nephew's lives. I am grateful to him!"
Ye Ze was puzzled, "Sister?"
When did I save his sister? How come I didn't know?
Meng Lingshu bowed and said, "To be honest, I just came from the general's house. The female teacher in the general's house is my sister Meng Lingyun. The reason why I took the imperial examination and became an official was to find their whereabouts..." Meng Lingshu briefly narrated the matter to Ye Ze.
Ye Ze was surprised, no way, what a coincidence!
After confirming that Meng Lingshu was one of his own, Ye Ze let down his guard and his expression softened.
"So that's how it is..." Ye Ze was also angry after hearing about what happened to Meng. A tyrant emperor kept corrupt officials. It seemed that Dayu's fate had indeed come to an end!
After calming down, Ye Ze talked to Meng Lingshu about something else, "Right now, there is indeed something I have for you to do. You are the official in the border town, so it is most appropriate for you to do this."
"General Ye, please speak."
What Ye Ze wanted to say was that the people were fermenting fertilizer in advance when farming. With the prefect Meng Lingshu coming forward, it would be more convincing than the soldiers under his command.
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