Bai Chengye believes in everything his granddaughter makes!
Lin Ru looked around and noticed that the people had different expressions, but only the Bai family, the Wu clan, those in the mountain village whose lives he had saved, his mother, his younger brother, and a very small number of villagers had very firm expressions!
It was as if no matter what they said, they would absolutely believe and obey!
She smiled as she looked at these people!
"Alright! Everyone has been traveling day and night and is already exhausted. No matter what the next step is, let's take this opportunity to rest and recharge!"
"Let's find a place, and I'll give you an explanation!"
The group exchanged glances and then instructed their subordinates to get some rest.
Lin Ru, Bai Chengye, Wu Ling, Ma Minghao, Hei Meng, Ji Wenxuan, and Hong Niang found a shady spot under a tree and sat down!
Hei Meng, unable to contain himself, spoke first: "Miss Lin! Speak your mind quickly! Time is of the essence, and we really can't waste any more time with you!"
Lin Ru's expression remained unchanged, still calm and composed!
"Don't worry, Boss!"
I know you all have doubts!
Let me ask you a few questions first!
“If you are a wise ruler, then go and join us, a group of more than two thousand scattered soldiers and refugees, composed of bandits, able-bodied men, government troops, and refugees!”
What will you do?
"Would you gladly accept such an important responsibility for the leaders of these mountain strongholds?"
"Or should we just hand you over to our subordinates and leave you to fend for yourselves?"
“Boss Hei, you need to understand that you only have a few hundred men under your command, while that wise ruler has tens of thousands. To him, you are nothing more than a drop of water in a vast ocean! Who cares who you are?”
"And what about the matchmaker? What kind of treatment do you think that wise ruler would give you if you, a woman, went to seek refuge with him?"
"Those four marquises and five kings will only use you as a source of amusement!"
Will they really give you an important position?
"Or rather, would he accept your offer of refuge?"
Hei Meng was taken aback by what he heard. He knew the little girl was telling the truth, but he was still annoyed and said, "Then such a person is not worthy of being called a wise ruler!"
"Besides, I believe that as long as I work hard, I'll have my day! Tell me, who is this wise ruler you're talking about?"
Lin Ru burst into laughter!
"Boss! I don't even know how to describe you!"
"To put it bluntly! You're not as smart as Brother Ji, and you're not as strong as Wu Ling. What makes you think you'll ever amount to anything?"
Lin Ru saw that Hei Meng was choked and his face turned red, unable to speak!
She then turned her gaze to Ji Wenxuan!
"Brother Ji! Do you remember our late-night talk?"
"I'm now going to follow our shared goal!"
Ji Wenxuan naturally knew what Lin Ru was talking about. He wanted to be reinstated, protect the people, make a name for himself, and avenge his mother!
Thinking of this, his gaze gradually hardened! There was no longer any doubt in his eyes!
"Miss Lin! What is your plan?"
Looking at Ji Wenxuan's somber expression, Lin Ru also put away her smile!
She pointed to Ma Minghao and introduced him, "This is Ma Minghao, Ma Mingjie's older brother!"
"The current governor of Shanping County, along with his brother-in-law, are ordering their men to conscript men everywhere!"
"Their men committed atrocities below, even worse than the army of Prince Shun!"
"Can you expect people like this to bring back able-bodied men to protect Shanping County?"
"Moreover, if they were truly protecting the people of Shanping County, they wouldn't have taken this opportunity to send their captain out, leaving him in a precarious situation. This is clearly an attempt to eliminate dissidents!"
"A commandery commander is someone who has been through countless battles. If these people aren't courting death, then they have other plans when they need to fight!"
"As for what they are after, it's either to save their lives, or to save their lives and maintain their positions at the same time!"
At this point, Ji Wenxuan looked up in bewilderment!
He looked at Lin Ru with some disbelief!
"Could it be that this prefect has already..."
Lin Ru nodded, "That's right!"
Ji Wenxuan still didn't quite understand!
"Even so, what can we do?"
"Prince Shun is hot on their heels, and now another person who has been eyeing this place for a long time has appeared!"
"You said it yourself, we're just a bunch of scattered soldiers, what can we possibly do?"
Lin Ru: "Brother Ji! There's so much we can do!"
"Our men can fill the manpower gap in Ma Minghao's area, and then they can sneak into the city!"
"The document you have to prove your identity allows you to directly contact that prefect!"
"And if I remember correctly, officials like prefects can receive carrier pigeons from the imperial court!"
"If there's any disturbance, we can release carrier pigeons to send a distress call to the imperial court!"
Ji Wenxuan nodded!
"That's true. Actually, before I left, the emperor gave me a carrier pigeon, but I don't know where it went later!"
"But even if he has a strong personality, the court is still ruled by the Marquis of Zhenxi! He won't care about our lives! If he really wanted to care about the lives of the people of Mianzhou, he wouldn't have recklessly rebelled!"
"Moreover, the people of Mianzhou are living in dire straits right now, and we haven't seen him send any troops to help them!"
"It's no use asking them for help!"
Lin Ru: "How do you know it won't work?"
“Mianzhou was originally the territory of Marquis Zhenxi. Do you think he would willingly watch Prince Shun commit atrocities in his territory?”
"Moreover, he only occupies Kyoto now. I feel that his ambitions go beyond that. What if he takes back Mianzhou as well?"
"Then can he become the emperor openly and legitimately?"
"Moreover, the actions of Prince Shun have reached the point of incurring the wrath of both Heaven and the people. The reason why the Empress has not taken any action is because he has no legitimate reason to do so!"
"He killed the emperor in Kyoto, and you could say he was forced into it to protect his wife and daughters!"
"If he were to take back Mianzhou at this time, the remaining princes would not agree!"
"However, if we send out a distress call via carrier pigeon, then it will be a different story!"
"He then had a perfectly legitimate reason to reclaim Mianzhou and save the people from their suffering!"
"I don't need to say more about how obedient the people of Mianzhou are to the Prince of Zhenxi!"
"If he sends all his troops, they will definitely respond to his call!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Wenxuan and the others all fell into deep thought!
That's right. Because no one asked the Marquis of Zhenxi for help, he had no legitimate reason to kill his brother and then his younger brother in such a short time!
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