If they did that, it would give the other four kings and three marquises a reason to besiege the capital and establish their own independent regimes!
In fact, Lin Ru wasn't making things up. As far as she knew, a county did indeed later request help from the capital! And the capital quickly dispatched troops to provide support!
Such a perfectly legitimate reason, why not take advantage of it!
Although Ji Wenxuan agreed to the plan, he still had doubts!
"Miss Lin, you must understand that the Marquis of Zhenxi is not a wise ruler! Although he is very capable of protecting the border, the emperor's death was entirely his own doing!"
"But when he transferred all his troops away, he didn't think about the safety of the people below, or what to do about it!"
"He knew perfectly well that what he was doing would provoke a fierce counterattack from Prince Shun, yet he left no troops or deployments behind!"
He was only hoping that someone would ask him for help!
“If you hadn’t brought it up, I believe no one would have asked him for help, because he has lost the trust of the officials in Mianzhou!”
"Even if they ask someone else for help, they won't ask him!"
"Only the common people will foolishly wait for their savior to return and save them!"
"And you know about my relationship with my father!"
Lin Ru knew what he was worried about and immediately comforted him!
"Brother Ji, don't worry! The democracy I'm talking about is definitely not that!"
"Besides, even if he sends people over, it won't be enough to solve the immediate problem!"
"There's still King Kang in between!"
"I have a guess in my mind that I need to confirm at the prefect's residence! If this guess is true, Prince Shun will not only not continue to advance, but will also retreat back to his own territory!"
Ji Wenxuan thought for a moment and his eyes lit up!
"You're right, how come I didn't think of that?"
"He sent all his troops to Mianzhou, intending to quickly conquer it and expand his territory before the other princes could react! But he didn't expect to encounter some tough nuts to crack on the way, and it took him several days to finally take them down!"
"At this point, the princes also realized that if they didn't expand their territory now, they might be the next target after Prince Shun conquered Mianzhou!"
"Moreover, the defenses of Prince Shun's fiefdom of Luzhou are currently very weak!"
"Behind him is Mianzhou, in front is the capital, to his right is Changzhou, and to his left is Chenzhou!"
"After Kyoto sends troops, Changzhou and Chenzhou won't be idle either!"
"Then we don't need to run away for now!"
"When we have our own territory, we'll have more choices!"
"Miss Lin! Lin Ru! If you were a man, you would surely have accomplished great things!"
Lin Ru smiled but didn't say anything.
Meanwhile, the black-clad matchmaker and the others beside her were completely dumbfounded!
Their expressions changed as they looked at Lin Ru. This little girl had actually come up with a solution that many men couldn't even think of!
Hei Meng and Hong Niang suddenly realized that if people like them rashly went to seek refuge with others, let alone becoming a minor official, it would be extremely difficult for them to even survive!
Meanwhile, Ma Minghao was also in turmoil. He suddenly felt a little regretful that he had only met this girl so late. If he had met her earlier, perhaps the Commandant of the County would not be in such a precarious situation now!
Moreover, if we follow what this little girl says, we can not only avenge the Commandant of the County, but also defend Shanping County!
He finally understood why his younger brother trusted this girl so much!
He stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Lin Ru!
“Miss Lin, we were wrong just now, we were petty! If you can really protect Shanping County, I will follow your lead from now on!”
Lin Ru was quite surprised when Ma Minghao suddenly stood up and apologized; she hadn't expected him to say something like that!
She stood up and helped the bowing Ma Minghao up with both hands!
"Get up quickly, no need for such formalities! We'll be relying on you and your brothers from now on."
"And your reaction just now proves that you are vigilant!"
"Actually, if I were you, I might have done something even more extreme and excessive!"
Don't worry, everything will turn out well!
Ma Minghao blushed even more at Lin Ru's cuteness. He hadn't expected this little girl to be not only smart but also so generous!
If he were a man, he would definitely be able to carve out his own niche in this chaotic world!
The matchmaker quickly stood up and bowed to Lin Ru with clasped hands.
"Miss Lin is truly insightful and far-sighted; I admire her. Just consider everything I just said as nonsense!"
"I really didn't expect you to think so far ahead!"
"It makes me seem rather crude and uncouth!"
“You’re right. If that’s the case, and if we actually went to seek refuge there, they probably wouldn’t even let me in the door!”
Lin Ru walked over to the matchmaker and helped her up, smiling slightly.
"Matchmaker! You don't need to be so self-deprecating. You are free, and you have your strengths. It's just that those people are blind to your abilities!"
"As long as you trust me, I will definitely find you an enlightened ruler without prejudice!"
The matchmaker knew that Lin Ru was comforting her. In this world, it is a luxury for women to even live a good life, let alone a woman like her who is unwilling to be mediocre, devoted to her husband and children!
If those people saw this, they would probably all call themselves monsters!
Only in this mountain stronghold can I still be of some use!
When Hei Meng saw these people, they all apologized to a little girl. Although he blushed and knew he was wrong, he just couldn't bring himself to bow down to a woman!
Lin Ru glanced at him but didn't say anything. She knew in her heart that it was absolutely impossible for someone like Hei Meng, who was the undisputed leader in his own stronghold, to apologize to her unless she completely subdued him!
And now it seems he still considers himself the leader of the team!
Lin Ru is currently too busy to deal with the matter of Prince Shun. Once she has resolved the issue with Prince Shun, it will be time for her to properly win over these people!
But there was something even more important to do at that moment!
She found a relatively high spot and stood on it!
She looked down at the more than two thousand people below, her face full of exhaustion, with dark circles under her eyes, and her clothes were tattered and worn!
My eyes are filled with nothing but numbness and confusion!
As they moved further north, the drought lessened!
But as far as she knew, the year the war started seemed to be a year of severe drought across the country!
Even if they went north, there wouldn't be enough food for them!
And as the weather gets hotter, more and more bodies die from war and hunger, and plagues follow!
Although she has a system and elixirs, she still can't guarantee that she and her family can survive in this chaotic world!
She looked at her family!
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