[Chapter 576] Zhu Yilan's painful choice
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For a moment, the crowd was in full swing, and the crowd was full of people, as if it was a volcano. A good banquet turned into a congress to the court. Everyone was venting their dissatisfaction with the court. To be honest, the sufferings of the military households in Yansui Town were endless. They could not be finished in three days and three nights. Usually these sufferings were buried in their hearts and rarely told the outside world. Now, suddenly there was an opportunity to vent, and they were infected by the atmosphere on the scene. Everyone couldn't help but vent their inner pain. It was so heart-wrenching that they were crying and cried.
Zhu Yilan, Sa Wanna and others were completely stunned. Why did the banquet become a mourning party? What they heard was criticism of the court and hatred of the government. Some people, when they were moved, wanted to take action on the spot and tear all the dog officials to pieces. Fortunately, Zhao Nanxing did not reveal his identity, otherwise, his old bone would have been thrown here and his corpse would have been gone.
No matter how many storms Zhao Nanxing has experienced, he can only shut up obediently in the face of such a scene. Unless he wants to die and want to arouse public outrage, the two followers around him have pale faces without any blood. If these people are so excited, they will never be able to stop them. Maybe even they will be gone. They secretly complained that their masters can't see the situation clearly? Can they speak casually in such a place? Don't seek death by yourself!
Xu Xingxia suddenly felt that he had been missing a very important action, that is, the complaint conference. This is a magic weapon that our party and army have tried and tested in the future. Looking at the excited appearance of the people in front of him, if they took out the magic weapon of the complaint conference, even if there were no muskets, they would dare to attack the capital! If the magic weapon of the complaint conference was spread across the country, hehe... it would be unimaginable that the consequences would be.
Hu Jiamu stared at Zhao Nanxing with big murderous eyes and said firmly: "This old man, I don't know what you meant just now? You are a person sent by the court, right? We have seen our reply. Not going to cause trouble for the court is the kindness of the chairman, not that we don't want to! We have long wanted to deal with the *** court! If you are from the court, go back and tell your master that you will not be able to jump for a few days!"
Someone next to him echoed loudly: "Yes! You can't jump for a few days! You dare to come to attack our Yansui Town, haha, you're just talking lies with your eyes open!"
The other people also started to roar and shouted, "To attack the capital, drag the dog emperor down and kill him." Some people rolled up their sleeves on the spot, as if they were going to take action immediately, and they were very imposing to destroy the food. Some people also came out with seized weapons such as Thunder guns, Bird guns, and Three-eyed guns. Even if there were no muskets, they took a scimitar.
What's even more exaggerated is that once the groom took off his dress, he would return to the team immediately. He was a soldier of the Shooting Army, and this time he took a leave to come back for the wedding. He didn't understand the situation, and thought that there was really a court army trying to attack Yansui Town, and he didn't even have the intention to get married. He thought of returning to the team immediately and beating his mother's army. Fortunately, he finally figured out what was going on, and then put on his clothes again and got married. Otherwise, Xu Xingxia would have turned around here and messed up other people's marriages. It's a sin!
After being scolded by the crowd with excitement, Zhao Nanxing's face was gray and pale. While he was angry that these troublemakers didn't know what to do, he also deeply felt the fear power of these people. Regardless of whether these people were encouraged by Xu Xingxia or were bewitched by Xu Xingxia. Anyway, judging from the current situation, if the imperial army really tried to attack Yansui Town, they would definitely fight the imperial army desperately.
With Zhao Nanxing's understanding of the combat effectiveness of the government troops in various places, it is really difficult for the government troops to recover Yansui Town. Even if the main force of the White-Clothed Army does not interfere, the angry people alone can make the government troops suffer. All the original government weapons in Ningxia Town, Gansu Town, and Yansui Town have fallen into the hands of these people. Judging from the situation just now, these people almost had muskets on each person. If they really fight, whoever wins and loses is really unpredictable. If there is a white-Clothed Army next to them, there will be no hope at all.
This result made Zhao Nanxing feel even more frustrated. His worst idea was to throw Gansu Town and Ningxia Town to Xu Xingxia, but Yansui Town must be taken back. No other reason is that Yansui Town is too important and has threatened the capital. If the white-clothed army continues to control Yansui Town, the emperor and all the ministers in the capital will probably be restless. The official army in Shanxi may not be useful!
However, everything that happened just now clearly told Zhao Nanxing that there was no possibility of the imperial court regaining Yansui Town. Unless the imperial court was desperate to open up another Liaodong battlefield in Yansui Town and invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. However, the current imperial court could not afford it. The Liaodong battlefield had consumed a lot of taxes. If a battlefield was still opened in Yansui Town, I was afraid that the court's finance would soon collapse.
"What should I do?"
Zhao Nanxing asked himself in pain and helplessly.
As a result, after thinking about it, there is no answer to this question.
His starting point was wrong, so naturally there would be no answer. He didn't care about the lives and death of the people in front of him. What he cared about was just taking back the control of this land. It would be best if all the people on this land were dead and only left behind the land. In this way, they could occupy more land. By the way, the Zhao Nanxing family currently owned less than 100,000 acres, which was far worse than the Ye Xianggao family. We had to continue working hard!
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Zhu Yilan lowered her head, and her mind was blank. Her only reaction to what was happening in front of her was sadness. She had long known that the court government was not good in the minds of the people, and the people complained deeply about the government. However, she encountered this kind of turbulent people and directly shouted to rebel and kill the emperor. No matter what, the emperor in the Forbidden City was also her grandfather! What could she say to her grandfather?
Zhu Yilan's relationship with her grandfather is very complicated. In terms of personal feelings, her grandfather is pretty good to her. At least, compared with her attitude towards her father, she is more intimate. In the inner courtyard of the imperial palace where Concubine Zheng covered the sky, she could also walk freely. However, if she thought that she could change some of her grandfather's thoughts, she would be very wrong. Her grandfather was definitely one of the most stubborn emperors in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Countless ministers of the prime minister could not change his ideas, let alone a weak woman.
Because of the problems of fighting for the foundation of the country, her grandfather was extremely distrustful of the people around her. Needless to say, her father and all the ministers, it is impossible for him to know his true thoughts, including Concubine Zheng. This has been even more so in recent years. If she hopes to change her grandfather's style of doing things with her own strength, it is absolutely impossible. And if her grandfather's style of having an accident does not change every day, does not actively attend court or handle political affairs every day, this country will continue to sink until it perishes.
What to do in the future? She was confused. She never felt that she was so weak, powerless, and so entangled and helpless. She clearly saw a lot of things happening, but she could not do anything. She has always been smart and clever, and she felt that she had no effect at all in the face of such national affairs. In fact, even if she did some actions, she could not change the development trajectory of things. Her personal power was indeed too weak and could be ignored at all.
Fortunately, at this time, Xu Xingxia had quietly left. He knew very well that if he continued to stay by Zhu Yilan's side, it would only increase her pain. On the contrary, if he was not by her side, Zhu Yilan would have more room for independent thinking. No matter who was in her position, he would be in great pain. Unless he was a confused person, who lived like a pig, and did not care about national affairs, would not feel pain.
One side is her relatives. The other side is the trend of history. Wherever she goes, it is her free choice. On this night, Zhu Yilan completely suffered from insomnia. Later, she simply sat up and sat on the bed in a daze until dawn. Sa Wanna saw it next to her and felt very heartbroken and could not comfort her. This is what Zhu Yilan must experience. Who told her to be in this position? Who told her to have a relationship with Xu Xingxia?
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Zhao Nanxing was also severely reacted by the people of Gaojiabao and did not fall asleep all night. The old man felt less, but after being tossed like this, he was no longer sleepy at all. He walked around the courtyard all night, feeling so irritable. Everything that happened during the day made Zhao Nanxing feel very uncomfortable. After the night was quiet, he had to reflect painfully on what was causing everything that happened during the day.
From his perspective, the situation in Yansui Town was beyond imagination. He knew very well that if the people at the bottom all rose up to resist the government, it would be really hopeless. I think the Yuan Dynasty was so ruined at the beginning. However, Zhao Nanxing could not believe that the Ming Dynasty had reached such a level. Is the government at the bottom really that bad?
Chapter completed!