It took twice as long as usual for the two of them to reach the town.

Ji Yu thought she was going to the academy to meet, but she didn't expect it to be.

Song Jing took her around into a small alley, and then stopped in front of one of the houses.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard a rush of footsteps from far and near, and then the door opened from the inside with a bang.

The person who came was about the same age as Song Jing, but his physique was relatively round, and because of the thick clothes in winter, he looked like a ball.

Seeing that Song Jing also brought someone, he was a little strange, but he didn't say anything, tilted his head to the courtyard, and motioned for the two to come in, "I'll wait for you." ”

The door of the main house was separated by a heavy cotton curtain, and Song Jing stretched out the curtain to let Ji Yu advance.

As soon as one foot stepped in, I felt the heat rushing to my face, and it turned out that there were several charcoal pots burning in the house.

More than a dozen people sat around the charcoal basin, and it looked like they should all be students of the academy.

Ji Yu hurriedly glanced at it, and the general situation was clear, and she stood beside Song Jing.

"You're finally here!"

When those people saw Song Jing, they all stood up and said hello.

Song Jing smiled and confessed, "It's really hard to walk on a snowy road, so you have been waiting for a long time." ”

It was originally a joke, and they didn't really blame him, so everyone made fun of it and sat down one after another.

Song Jing gave up half of his bench to Ji Yu, everyone knew that he was an only son, and they thought it was his cousin or something, so he didn't pay much attention to it and went straight to the point.

"Lu Yu, Li Guanchun, are you both sure that you have been notified?"

It was Wu Rongying who spoke first.

He looked older than everyone in the room, and judging by the tone, he should have started this rally.

Lu Yu is the fat man who opened the door before.

Hearing this, he snorted angrily, "I ran with Guanchun for two days, and I have looked for all the people who can be contacted, who knows that there are so many of them!" ”

Li Guanchun is just a thin man like a hemp stick.

He and Lu Yu's family are the only ones who live in the town, so they are responsible for the contact of all their classmates in the town and the villages near the town.

As for the farther places, the twin brothers Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu are responsible for the contact.

The father of the two raised horses for a large family, and the family now has a carriage, which is more convenient than others for long distances.

A few of them didn't expect that after a few days of hard work, they would gather so many people, and they were all a little frustrated for a while.

"It's a shame that they still learn the sage book, and the national disaster is coming, but they only know that they can't shrink out!" Zhang Wu said indignantly.

Zhang Wen sighed, "The question now is, there are only twelve people in total, what big things can be done." ”

"This hasn't started yet, and one by one I'm deflated!" Lu Yu shouted, "If you leave Butcher Zhang, you can't eat hairy pigs?" It's better if they don't come, a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and it's useless to come! ”

Wu Rongying looked at Song Jing: "What do you mean?" ”

Song Jing said, "Whether you come or not depends on your own wishes, maybe there are hidden secrets that we don't know, or maybe there are other reasons, it's not good to blame too much." What Lu Yu said makes sense, no matter how many people there are, things always have to be done, and you here do your best, not necessarily not good. ”

Li Guanchun, who had not spoken, also nodded, "The situation is already like this, and it is useless for us to be gloomy." ”

"That's good." Wu Rongying made a decision, "Then don't worry about the number of people, let's discuss specific countermeasures." ”

Wu Rongying and Song Jing seem to be the backbone of this group of people, these two people set the tone, and the others did not panic, and they all followed the gossip and discussed.

Ji Yu sat next to Song Jing and listened quietly, only then did she know that their meeting was originally for the purpose of stabilizing the people's hearts.

After the smoke rose, although the magistrate immediately summoned the Li Zheng of all villages and towns to the county office, he solemnly instructed them to do a good job in pacifying the villagers under his rule.

But because in previous years, the documents for arresting the strong men were all issued by the yamen, and it was also the official who personally arrested people, and even Li Zheng cooperated.

Therefore, whether it is the notice posted by the county government or the fact that the villages are coming to the door in person to explain, the people are more skeptical and wait-and-see, which is also the reason for the dark tide surging under the calm.

Wu Rongying has a different opinion.

"I think it's a small thing. The minds of the people are too simple, nothing more than fear of death and fear of catching strong men, as long as these two situations do not happen in a short period of time, it is not important to be appeased. We should take a long-term view, and since we want to do it, we should make it bigger, such as calling on young adults to take the initiative to join the army. It is a man's duty to protect the family and defend the country, if we can form a team to help on the front line under our call, then the entire Kanbei will take us as a model, and maybe it will spread the word to the world and leave a name in history! ”

He was impassioned, but the rest of the people looked at each other.

Ji Yu didn't expect that this Wu Rongying looked like a very serious and old-fashioned person, and he was so enthusiastic in his bones.

It is...... The blood is overdone.

At present, officials at all levels in Fuzhou and counties are most afraid of the instability of the people's will and cause riots, so they will do everything possible to maintain stability.

This Wu Rongying is good, as soon as the government promised not to arrest the strong men, he proposed to run out and call on the young and middle-aged people to join the army, which is to step on the most sensitive nerve.

The people are now in a state of being soldiers, how can they distinguish between active and passive, between catching strong men and joining the army?

They must have thought that the government had reversed course, said one thing and did another, changed tricks and explanations, and finally had to catch the strong man!

If there is another incident in which "the hearts of the people inside and outside the country are trembling and fearful, the people are ignorant and ignorant, they turn to tell each other, help the old and the young, and escape from the valley", it will be difficult to stabilize the situation again.

At that time, no matter what the official government and Li Zheng say, no one will believe it, and it may even lead to greater conflicts.

Moreover, without an official order, even Yeyang Zhixian did not dare to form an army privately, not to mention that these students who have no fame yet, who knows if you want to defend the country or rebel?

Even if it is a child's heart, then casually pull a grass platform team and rush to the front line, is it to help or to hold back?

What's more, the feeling that Wu Rongying gave her was not like being dedicated to the public, but more like being famous.

The thoughts in her heart were naturally not easy to say directly, so she looked sideways at Song Jing, and sure enough, she saw that his eyebrows were slightly folded.

However, Wu Rongying also took the initiative to ask Song Jing's opinion.

Song Jing pondered for a while, and said, "Brother Wu is noble and convincing, but this matter is inevitably a little inappropriate, after all, the teacher is unknown, and it is easy to get into trouble. If it is true that when the imperial court ordered the conscription, my generation has nothing to say, and now we have not heard the news of the defeat and the lack of soldiers, we can wait and see. ”

His words aroused the approval of everyone present except Wu Rongying.

Wu Rongying didn't expect that Song Jing, who he had always admired the most, would veto him.

Hmph, talented but not courageous, after all, he is a mediocre person!

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Chapter 123: A mediocre person after all