Ming Zuo

Chapter 428 Domineering
After the second brigade of the first division was transferred to Liaodong as the advance detachment going north, the new army only had the first brigade on the eastern front.

Such a force is undoubtedly weaker.

In view of this, Zuo Menggeng ordered that the first brigade of the fourth division, which was forming an army in Jiaozhou Bay, be transferred over to enrich the front.

But Zuo Yong's report was not optimistic.

"Sir, the time for the first brigade to become an army is still too short. At present, many soldiers can't even organize their housework well, and there are many people who are trained in the queue. If they go to the battlefield now, I'm afraid they will collapse directly."

Zuo Menggeng was helpless but also very fortunate.

"There is news from the Second Division that the rebels have arrived in Boxing, and the battle is expected to start within five days. That is to say, we have no fighting on the Eastern Front, and there is still plenty of time for you to train."

Knowing this situation, Zuo Yong could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He quickly took the opportunity to make a request.

"Sensei, since the current war is not serious, I plan to lead the first brigade to wipe out the bandits and thieves in Denglai. On the one hand, stabilize the local law and order, and on the other hand, use this to train the army."

During the development of the new army, suppressing bandits is always a good way to promote growth.

It can be said that bandits and thieves from all walks of life have greatly helped the growth of the new army.

His idea was approved by Zuo Menggeng.

"Well, I'll give you three months. If the first brigade still can't go to the battlefield after three months, it can only mean that you are not qualified as a general."

Zuo Yong smiled and did not argue.

Three months is enough.

He has absolute confidence to train a strong army that is not inferior to other divisions.

After completing the adjustment of the Eastern Front, Zuo Menggeng originally planned to devote himself to rebuilding Denglai, but he received an urgent letter from Xu Ruolin.

After reading it, Zuo Menggeng's face turned ashen, and without further ado, he set off and returned to Linqing.

In Zuo Mansion, there was no joy and laughter in the past, and the atmosphere was very dignified.

Looking at the red-eyed daughter in front of her, Huang felt very distressed, but there was nothing she could do.

"Daughter, this is the fate of our women's family. We must always get married and raise children."

Standing beside Mrs. Huang were two old men, one was Zuo Yan, and the other was Zuo Kuan.

He was also echoing Huang's words.

"Miss, General Xu is the master's right-hand man, obedient. If you marry the Xu family, how dare everyone in the Xu family neglect you? Isn't it just like the aunt and grandma? From the perspective of the old servant, the young lady will enjoy the blessings in the future."

A few feet in front of the window, Zuo Xianmei's eyes were red, she was silent, she didn't know whether she had listened to their words or not.

Xu Ruolin had a cold face and a clear attitude.

"Xianmei is now a high-ranking official of my education committee. She has important duties all over her body, and she cannot get away. In my opinion, I should ask Uncle Kuan to go back and discuss it with the master in detail. This marriage has to be discussed in a long-term way."

Zuo Kuan's face darkened, and he had to emphasize a bit.

"Young Madam, as the saying goes, marriage is a major event, the order of parents, and the words of matchmaker. This is a marriage that the master personally promised, how can we repent?"

Xu Ruolin was sullen, but there was no other way.Just getting angry in a hurry, secretly thinking about when Zuo Menggeng will be able to come back.

Seeing that she stopped talking, Zuo Kuan consciously took advantage of it and kept urging her.

"Miss, as the saying goes, a woman's lack of talent is virtue. In the past, you were young, and it's okay to like to mess around. But women always have women's principles. When married people settle down, they can be serious."

While speaking, his eyes always looked at Xu Ruolin without any trace.

Zuo Kuan was very dissatisfied with this young lady of the Zuo Mansion.

How can there be a woman who shows her face all day long?
After he came back, he had inquired about it, and Xu Ruolin had never worried about the affairs of the mansion, let alone served filially in front of Mrs. Huang.

When you go back and tell the master, this family style needs to be rectified.

The young master is still young, and he has been seduced by a beautiful woman. Sooner or later, something big will happen.

I heard that the young lady believes in some foreign stuff...

What good things can the barbarians have?

Zuo Kuan was really hesitating in his heart, when the courtyard of the Zuo Mansion suddenly became lively, and hurried footsteps came in, embracing a tall figure.

"Go back to the marriage."

The person who came in was naturally Zuo Menggeng, and there was no doubt about it when he opened his mouth.

And seeing him, whether it was Xu Ruolin or Zuo Xianmei, all the gloom disappeared and they regained their vitality.

But Zuo Menggeng's decision made Huang and Zuo Kuan dumbfounded.

Zuo Kuan thought that Zuo Menggeng didn't know the reason, so he hurriedly said, "Master, this is Master..."

Zuo Menggeng didn't even bother to listen, and interrupted: "I have the final say on my younger sister's marriage."

Huang was restless and anxiously said: "My son, this is a marriage appointed by your father, don't dare to mess around."

Zuo Menggeng walked to Zuo Xianmei's side, seeing that she was already disfigured from crying, his heart was broken with pity.While taking out a handkerchief to help her wipe it, he said: "Father is away fighting, and there is no clever person around him, so he can't be deceived. Little sister, the daughter of heaven, and Zhilian on the ground, are Xu Yong and other spoiled family powers?" Is it suitable?"

What made Zuo Menggeng rush back to Linqing was that Zuo Liangyu, who was far away in the capital, unexpectedly arranged a marriage for Zuo Xianmei.

The husband's family is none other than the son of his general Xu Yong.

It is estimated that there is Zuo Liangyu's intention to win people's hearts, but it is obvious that this approach cannot be passed by Zuo Menggeng.

Although Zuo Menggeng didn't know what Xu Yong did in history, but as a general beside Zuo Liangyu, how could he not pay attention?
However, after understanding...

It can only be said that it is too difficult to find a good person by Zuo Liangyu's side.

Most importantly, watching what Zuo Liangyu did, Zuo Menggeng's heart became colder.

If this person was not related to him by blood, Zuo Menggeng felt that he would never forgive this person.

Just how insane is it to do things like massacre villages and towns, kill good people and pretend to be meritorious?
Under the banner of the government and the army, Zuo Liangyu killed more civilians than the bandits in the northwest.

Who is the soldier and who is the bandit?
How could he let his sister into such a fire pit?
Not to mention that Zuo Xianmei is now a cadre of the Education Committee and the dean of the School of Mathematics. She has a lot of responsibilities and is a rare talent.

We need her more here.

Hearing that he opened his mouth to scold and reprimand Xu Yong, Zuo Kuan trembled in fright, never expecting that Zuo Menggeng didn't even pay attention to Zuo Liangyu's arrangement.

"Young master, as a son of man, you must follow the principle of filial piety."

Zuo Menggeng kept a cold face, he didn't hear what was in his heart at all.

What happened this time made him feel that Zuo Liangyu's problem must be resolved.

The conspiracy here must not be concealed for too long, and the court will definitely learn about it.Although I don't know how the court will respond, it is really dangerous for Zuo Liangyu to be alone.

One more thing, Zuo Liangyu's actions will sooner or later have an impact on his and the new army's reputation.

If we don't solve this problem, how can we win the trust and support of the people when plotting the world?

"Don't mention marriage anymore, it's absolutely impossible. As for my father, fighting on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and the whole family is worried about it every day. It's not a solution."

He looked at Zuo Yan and made a decision.

"Uncle Yan, you go with Uncle Kuan and explain it clearly to your father. The younger sister has a heavy responsibility, and her marriage is too involved. Even I can't settle it with a single word. Please understand. Also, have a good time with your father." Let’s talk about it, let’s just resign from the office and come back to take care of ourselves.”

Zuo Kuan shivered, thinking that the situation had changed too quickly.

He came back full of joy and thought that he could arrange a happy event in a lively manner.Unexpectedly, in the mansion, except for the Huang family, no matter Zuo Menggeng or Xu Ruolin, they all firmly opposed it.

In his opinion, the actions of Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin are really rebellious, disobedient and unfilial, they will be drowned by spit stars.

But for some reason, looking at the sturdy guards behind Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin, he felt that it was logical for them to be so domineering.

When Zuo Menggeng came back, Zuo Xianmei saw the way home like a lost lamb, and finally found the backbone.

But when she saw Zuo Menggeng forcefully rejected the marriage arranged by Zuo Liangyu, she couldn't help worrying whether Zuo Menggeng would be charged with unfilial piety by doing so.

After all, in this era, filial piety is the way of human relations, and an unfilial person is almost equivalent to cutting himself off from the world.

She knew very well that Zuo Menggeng's plan was huge, and she was afraid that because of her own affairs, Zuo Menggeng would be unable to move an inch.

"Brother, you must not delay your brother's great cause because of Xianmei alone. If so, Xianmei may..."

Zuo Menggeng's voice was gentle and thick, very reassuring.

"Silly girl, don't worry. The Tao we seek is different from the current Tao in this world. Have you forgotten? Who said women are inferior to men..."

Zuo Xianmei was stunned, and then smiled, like a begonia blooming.

"Women hold up half the sky."

The two poems that Zuo Menggeng once said are now known to everyone in the territory of the New Army.

The women living here have also established a completely different self-confidence through the influence of ideological inspiration, production and life.

The ideological change brought about by the liberation of productive forces has already made this place completely different from other places in Daming.

Naturally, there is no need to abide by the ignorant filial piety under the feudal ethics system.

This is also the reason why Zuo Menggeng dared to be so firm.

He is not alone, but has hundreds of thousands of firm backing.

And this backing is like a single spark, already igniting a prairie fire.

And his father Zuo Liangyu, an ignorant and cruel old feudal warlord, is one of the fortresses that must be conquered.

(End of this chapter)