Chapter 232: A Gathering in the Village
Zhao Rui saw Yu Ren angrily going downstairs and leaving, and she didn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly chased him out.
"What are you doing here?"
Yu Ren sighed. "They don't listen to me, but they have to use the Mongols to pacify the Liao. I also ran into your father because of this. It seems that you and I want to count on your father's nod, I'm afraid I can't count on it.
You know my heart for you. Although I have true feelings for Ying'er, I am not false to you. If you believe me, let's go back to Songjiang right now, and I'll marry you right away. The affairs of the world are unknown, and if all the adults are bent on reusing the Mengren, they will cause great disasters. It is unpredictable when the Ming Dynasty will be lost. Life is too short, so let's have fewer regrets! ”
Zhao Rui sighed, "My heart, don't you know yet?" When I go back to my cousin's house to pack up my things, let's go! ”
So, the two left the restaurant, hurriedly went back to Wang's house to pack some things, left a message for Wang's family and drove out of the city.
However, because of the late departure, the carriage did not go long before it became dark.
"Little boy, seeing that it's getting dark, do we want to invest in the store now? Or another ride? The coachman asked.
"What's the inn up ahead?" Yu Ren poked his head out of the car.
"There is a Penglai inn in Balizhuang in front, if you want to go further, then you have to walk ten miles more, there is only one small inn there."
"Then stop in front!" Yu Rendao. Although he went out of Beijing this time can be regarded as eloping with Zhao Rui, he has no awareness of elopement at all, and he is not in a hurry at all. Of course, there is a reason for this. Zhao Rui's health has not been very good these days, so Yu Ren doesn't want to rush too much.
The carriage traveled not far away, and sure enough, I saw a small inn. The coachman drove the car into the yard and led the horse to the manger. Yu Ren helped Zhao Rui get out of the car.
This inn has two floors, and there are three entrances before and after, which is really not small. Yu Ren asked for two upper rooms at the counter.
Early the next morning, Yu Ren got up early. He has always had the habit of getting up early to exercise, and seeing that Zhao Rui hadn't gotten up yet, he took his sword and went outside to find a place where no one was there to practice his sword. Back at the inn, Zhao Rui had already gotten up. The two ordered some breakfast in the inn and ate with the coachman, and were about to go out, but bumped into a man head-on.
Yu Ren looked up and saw that it was none other than Liang Ruji, who left in a hurry the day before yesterday.
"How are you?" Yu Ren was very surprised. "What a fate!"
Liang Ruji laughed, "Where can there be such a coincidence." I heard from a friend that you are staying here when you see your husband. That's when I hurried over. I would like to invite my husband to the dormitory and give a lecture to a few friends. ”
Yu Ren laughed, "Brother Liang said that he laughed, where will I teach a class." ”
Liang Ruji said seriously, "We sincerely want to invite Mr. to go." Mr. Wang will not give up. ”
Yu Ren saw that Liang Ruji was so serious, so he continued, "I can't talk about lectures." If you want to say that you have any problems, you can take them out and discuss them together. In the past few years, I have also encountered many puzzles, and many questions have not been answered. It's nice to be able to discuss with a few like-minded brothers. ”
"Alright, let's go now." After speaking, Liang Ruji didn't wait for Yu Ren to speak, and took the duffel bag from his hand first.
"You don't have to bring your luggage!"
Liang Ruji laughed at this time, "Yes, yes, yes." At most, it will delay Mr. for a day or two, and you can really leave your luggage without. With that, he handed the luggage to the coachman again.
Yu Ren explained a few words to the coachman, and then took Zhao Rui and Liang Ruji away.
Liang Ruji led the two of them down a small road next to the official road. Not far away, he led the two men to a carriage parked on the side of the road.
"Is your house far from here?" Yu Ren asked. "You let the coachman not hurry too fast, my wife is not very comfortable these days." Yu Ren said, glanced at Zhao Rui, and reached out to gently hold her little hand.
Zhao Rui suddenly heard Yu Ren call himself his wife, and his face turned red all of a sudden, but his heart was sweet. The small hand was held by Yu Ren's powerful big hand again, Zhao Rui closed her eyes gently in intoxication, she remembered that Yu Ren had not been so close to her for a long time, and she really hoped that the carriage would go on like this and never stop.
"Sir will know when he arrives." Liang Ruji said while telling the coachman to slow down the car.
The car traveled about seven or eight miles, Liang Ruji led the two of them out of the car, and then walked two or three miles from the trail, turned a forest, and then came to a village.
This is a small Zhuangzi, with only a few dozen households. Liang Ruji led Yu Ren and Zhao Rui to the courtyard of a family at the head of the village.
This family looks like a big family, and the courtyard made of blue bricks occupies a lot of land, and the courtyard wall is very high, which seems to be a little incompatible with this small village. Yu Ren followed Liang Ruji through the first entrance, and saw that there were many people sitting in the courtyard of the second entrance. Most of these people were young men in their twenties and forties, and there were more than a dozen young women, although they wore skirts, they were all neatly tied, and they could only be judged by the hairstyles on their heads.
Judging by the attire, there is everyone here. Some wore short shirts, some wore cloth robes, and a few looked like scholars.
Originally, these people were all sitting there talking in twos and threes, but when they saw Liang Ruji coming in, they all stood up together.
Liang Ruji raised his hand to everyone. "Today, I invited my brothers and sisters here, originally I was going to do something important with the Xu Sect Master of the Wenxiang Sect. Everyone must have heard about this beforehand! However, yesterday I suddenly met a strange person in Beijing, and his words made me wake up. So I changed my mind on the fly. So call everyone together and discuss it together. Speaking of this, Liang Ruji stopped.
When the people below heard this, they talked about it.
Liang Ruji raised his hand outside. It quickly fell silent.
"Twenty years ago, my brothers and your fathers and uncles founded what we are now known as Juhemen. Everyone should know very well that at that time, we founded this Juhemen because we wanted to rebuild another place similar to the Juhetang founded by the predecessors of Yongfeng County 60 years ago; To create a place where everyone is equal, free from oppression and war.
However, due to repeated obstruction by the government, this wish of ours has never been realized. So, when I took over as head of the family ten years ago, we changed our main goal to "rob the rich and help the poor" and punish corrupt officials.
At that time, I thought that the reason why we have not been able to build another Juhetang is because there are too many corrupt officials in this world and they are too evil. Back then, the Juhetang of He's predecessors failed in the end, also because there were too many corrupt officials and they were too evil. So at that time, I was thinking, since we are not in a position to build a just and uncontested world, we need to remove the obstacles for our children and grandchildren. Therefore, I took everyone to fight against corrupt officials in various places, hoping to eliminate as many corrupt officials as possible.
Not long ago, Sect Master Xu asked me to cooperate, hoping that we would fully support them in raising the banner of righteousness in Zhili, and promised that one day the world could be conquered, and the whole Jiangxi could be given to us, so that we could create our Datong world.
However, yesterday's conversation with that strange man in Beijing made me suddenly understand that in fact, it is now possible to restore the Gathering Hall of Harmony 60 years ago. If we can't do it now, our children and grandchildren may not be able to do it in the future. Because the fundamental problem is not in corrupt officials.
So, I suddenly changed my mind. I have decided not to cooperate with Sect Master Xu anymore, we should do it ourselves and build a new world. ”
After these few words, the following discussion became louder. A middle-aged man with a swarthy face stood up. The man was wearing a short shirt, with his trousers rolled up halfway, and a pair of worn straw sandals that had been worn out at his feet, and he looked like he had just arrived from out of town.
"What the master means is that we don't have to work with that pretending mustache anymore, do we?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. They all knew that the mustache in this man's mouth was none other than Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect.
"Yes, we won't cooperate with Sect Master Xu anymore, and you don't have to listen to him anymore."
As soon as Liang Ruji finished speaking, there was a jubilation below. Obviously, they didn't like this Xu Hongru either, and they were all very happy when they heard the hall master say that they didn't have to listen to his messenger anymore.
At this moment, a young man dressed in a scribe's garb suddenly stood up. This person is in his thirties, and he looks shrewd and capable.
"Sect Master, the matter of cooperating with Sect Master Xu, our two families have already discussed it three months ago. At this time, Sect Leader Xu was preparing to arrange an uprising, and now that we suddenly proposed to withdraw, would it be regarded as unrighteous by our friends in the rivers and lakes? ”