In order to get rid of Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng, Zuo Menggeng used a trick to kill everyone.
Taking advantage of the time difference and information gap, the families of Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng were brought to Shandong.
It doesn't matter if you do this. Originally, it was only Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng who were to blame, but now their families are also covered in yellow mud and cannot be explained clearly.
The court must have thought that the whole family was absconding out of fear of crime, and there might be something fishy behind it.
After that, the sea-hunting documents became popular all over the world. As long as the two families left Shandong, without Zuo Mengeng's protection, they would definitely be dead.
No matter how loyal Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng are, they cannot just sit back and watch the whole family suffer.
They did not know that in the original history, only Sun Yuanhua was sentenced to death, while Wang Zheng was even rescued and acquitted.
Now, they can only stay here with Zuo Mengeng.
But when they saw Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng being rescued by Zuo Mengeng, one of them was dumbfounded.
That is Zhang Tao.
He was also one of the officials who were sent back to the capital, but now that Zuo Menggeng has brought the families of Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng, where is his own family?
After listening to it for so long, he also came back to his senses.
Once the three of them return to the capital, they will definitely die.
Zhang Tao didn't want to die, and he was much more happy to seek refuge with Zuo Mengeng than Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng.
He knelt down in front of Zuo Mengeng, regardless of whether he was a commander in chief or not, he tried his best to flatter and please.
"Thank you, General, for saving your life. From now on, Zhang Tao will be the general's lackey. He will be driven by whatever he wants without any regrets."
Zuo Mengeng raised his foot and kicked him, his words were particularly cold.
"Are you worthy?"
Immediately, several soldiers came forward and held Zhang Tao firmly, not allowing him to struggle.
Zhang Tao was frightened.
Why are people treated differently?
"General, General Zuo, the last general...the last general is loyal to me!"
Seeing that Zuo Mengeng didn't seem to want to let Zhang Tao go, Sun Yuanhua couldn't bear it and stepped forward to persuade him.
"Zhongheng, Mr. Zhang has always been my most capable general. For my sake, please spare him."
Zuo Mengeng was unmoved, pointed at Zhang Tao, and said sternly: "Uncle, you are so confused. Do you know that you are being fooled around by this Zhang Tao?"
Sun Yuanhua was stunned, and it seemed that he really didn't know what was happening.
Zuo Mengeng turned to stare at Zhang Tao and asked: "Zhang Tao, in September last year, on the orders of Uncle Sun, you and Kong Youde and others led an army to reinforce the Daling River by sea and returned soon. Let me ask you, How did you tell the difference?"
In order to survive, Zhang Tao hurriedly shouted: "Lord Zhongcheng, you are aware of this matter. I encountered a storm at sea, and my ship was seriously damaged. In addition, the mouth of the Sancha River was frozen, making it impossible to land, so I had to return Yes."
Sun Yuanhua nodded.
"That's true. Zhongheng is just afraid that there may be some misunderstanding."
Zuo Mengeng sneered, his murderous intention already aroused.
"Zhang Tao, you are still lying and deceiving until now. There has never been a storm in Shandong throughout September, and the mouth of the Sancha River has not frozen. You are greedy for life and afraid of death, and do not dare to go to the battlefield, so you conspired with Kong Youde to deceive Uncle Sun. So. How can I forgive you for your guilt?"
Zhang Tao struggled hard.
"The general clearly knows that the sea is different from the land, how can we generalize?"
Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng also looked over, expressing agreement with what Zhang Tao said.
Zuo Mengeng was very determined.
"Zhang Tao, you won't give up until you reach the Yellow River. I'll let you die clearly today, so that you can know what the scientific way is."
He said sincerely to Sun Yuanhua: "Uncle, I don't know. Storms in summer and autumn mostly originate from the southeastern sea and travel northward, affecting various places. Whether there is a storm on the northern sea, it must pass through Shandong. There is no calm sea in Shandong but a raging storm on the sea. reason."
People of later generations would only know the truth if they had a little knowledge about typhoons. At this time, Zuo Menggeng said it, which opened the eyes of Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng.
Especially Sun Yuanhua, he is from Songjiang Prefecture and has a deeper understanding of storms.
Indeed, as Zuo Mengeng said, the storm originated from the southeastern sea.
He carefully recalled that in September last year, the entire Shandong Province was indeed not hit by a storm. In other words, Zhang Tao's statement about encountering a storm at sea was obviously a lie.
What was even more unacceptable to Sun Yuanhua was that Zhang Tao actually colluded with Kong Youde and teamed up to deceive him.
"Zhang Zongrong, you...you are very kind."
Zhang Tao's face turned pale. He had no idea that Zuo Mengeng could see through his flawless rhetoric so easily.
He immediately understood that he was dead.
He suddenly had a ferocious look on his face and shouted.
"You traitors will not die well. I will go to the capital to report you...I..."
The noise made Zuo Mengeng very unhappy. He waved his hand, and two soldiers came forward, raised their crossbows, and fired at Zhang Tao's chest.
Zhang Tao hooted a few times, stared unwillingly, and fell to the ground.
Seeing Zuo Mengeng kill Zhang Tao so cleanly, Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng both showed unbearable expressions.
"Uncle, you must not be kind to women. Once this person escapes, great disaster is not far away."
Yes, he blamed Sun Yuanhua for killing Zhang Tao.
Because Zuo Mengeng suddenly discovered that Sun Yuanhua was indeed a gentleman. In this case, of course a gentleman should be able to bully him.
Why did Sun Yuanhua make so many mistakes during the Wuqiao Mutiny?
It was because of Kong Youde that Geng Zhongming and others deceived him several times, and he fell into the trap one after another.
For such people, it is still necessary to use some means.
At this point, Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zhengwan can no longer go to the capital.
Regarding the follow-up, Zuo Mengeng’s remarks were also very rude.
What else could be done, the two of them just disappeared.
Nowadays, the war is in chaos, and it is normal to encounter bandits on the way to the capital.
Sun Yuanhua and Wang Zheng had no choice but to accept this.
Zuo Mengeng escorted the two back to Linqing.
Sun Yuanhua met Xu Guangqi here.
"Teacher, the student failed to live up to your expectations and caused a huge disaster, which made the teacher worried and deserves death."
Sun Yuanhua knelt in front of Xu Guangqi and burst into tears. Especially when he saw Xu Guangqi's old appearance, he felt even sadder.
He didn't know that in the original history, he was sentenced to death, and Zhou Yanru went to find Xu Guangqi to save him.
However, Xu Guangqi was already terminally ill at that time, and the Xu family had too much time to take care of themselves and there was really nothing they could do.
But now Xu Guangqi has resigned from his official position early and is hiding in Linqing to do what he likes freely, and his health is much better.
He pulled Sun Yuanhua up from the ground and sighed.
"When I first introduced you to Christianity, I originally wanted to learn more about the magical skills of the Westerners and help me fight the rebellion in the Ming Dynasty. Now it seems that although guns and artillery are good, if those in power cannot obey nature and obey others, they will also bring about their own destruction. Tao. By your nature, you like to delve deeply into the field, so it is a disaster rather than a blessing to enter the officialdom. It is not a bad thing that Zhongheng brought you here."
After arriving in Linqing, Xu Guangqi suddenly discovered that his grandson-in-law actually wanted to rebel.
At first, the old man was really frightened, and he wanted to give some advice.
But Zuo Mengeng hadn't seen him yet. After discussions with Liu Zongzhou, Hou Xun, Li Banghua and others, Xu Guangqi suddenly discovered that this was not Zuo Mengeng's ambition alone.
Xu Guangqi then walked around, seeing the flourishing schools, the increasingly prosperous factories, the prosperous local people, and even more, the power of the new army.
Especially the artillery equipped by the new army made Xu Guangqi ashamed.
After learning that it was all done by Zuo Menggeng, Xu Guangqi couldn't help but wonder, was it really necessary that he had tried his best to introduce Portuguese artillery technology throughout his life?
After learning about the New Army's strength and Zuo Mengeng's layout from Xu Ruolin, Xu Guangqi understood that this was a tank from which there was no turning back.
This chariot already carries too many people. Once it capsizes, the harm caused will be even greater than the civil unrest in the northwest and the Donglu outside the pass.
Now that there is no turning back, the old man has experienced a lifetime of ups and downs, and he quickly accepted it all peacefully.
Today, Xu Guangqi no longer engages in heavy work under Zuo Menggeng's compulsory request.
Zuo Mengeng arranged five assistants for him to help the old man start making an academic summary of his life.
Just sorting out all these is a wealth that will shock the past and the present.
Xu Guangqi could only be happy to see that his students were free from the barriers of the imperial court.
Seeing that the teachers had this attitude, Sun Yuanhua finally felt a little calmer.
When I met Wang Zheng again, I found that my old friend's mentality had also changed slightly.
Wang Zheng went to meet Deng Yuhan and Luo Yagu, and learned everything about this place from their mouths, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
In the land of Ming Dynasty, there is such a land that values science and technology. It was simply created for people like him.
"Uncle, you have made great achievements in the field of firearms. My nephew wants to invite you to work in the arsenal. Duke Bi Dongjiao is there. You two are the leaders of the world. I believe that we can be close friends with each other."
This arrangement made Sun Yuanhua very happy.
He has been coveting the weapons of the New Army for a long time, but he has never been able to understand them. Now he can join them and find out, which finally satisfies his curiosity.
Zuo Mengeng looked at Wang Zheng again.
"Mr. Kui Xin, your original translation and annotation of "Illustrated Notes on Strange Weapons of the Far West" helped us a lot. However, after reviewing it, we found that some of its contents can be listed separately for special research. You are the author of this book.
Please do your best if you can."
Most of the content of "Pictures of Strange Weapons of the Far West" comes from three works: "General Theory of Mathematics" by the Dutch mathematician and engineer Stephen, "Encyclopedia of Mining and Metallurgy" by German mining and metallurgy expert George Bauer, and Italian Engineering
Technician's "On Various Craft Machines".
Later generations will understand that these are three completely independent disciplines.
Although it can be integrated together to form an encyclopedia, it is far better to separate it and study it as works in various disciplines.
And Zuo Mengeng's arrangement was really to Wang Zheng's liking, which made him very happy.
"Preparing a quiet room for me will certainly fulfill my mission."