sbdcsierra Chapter 372 I am willing to share life and death with you all
Chapter 372 I am willing to share life and death with you all
The shout startled the tense salt workers, who were suddenly stunned.
Shock, panic, disbelief.
After a series of complex emotions, they were even somewhat at a loss. Some subconsciously looked at their leader, Chief Luo, some trembled all over, some knelt on the ground and wept silently, and some stared blankly.
Among these people, although most were convicts sent here, some had indeed committed crimes and were sentenced to heavy prison terms, while others were simply implicated in other matters and suffered innocently. Some, like Lian Sheng, were innocent victims of wrongful convictions and had no choice but to accept their fate and be sent here because they were powerless to resist. There were also some villagers from the surrounding area who were unable to make a living. They heard that although the work here was hard, the wages were high, so they wanted to find a way to survive, but instead they fell into the abyss and became livestock to be driven around.
So some of them just wanted to escape their misery and live a peaceful life, while others were terrified of what would happen after they left. Still others simply didn't trust the government officials, because time and again they had been nothing more than victims. Justice? What right did these people have to talk about justice?
When they joined Luo Dad in the rebellion, they were all filled with righteous indignation, because under those circumstances, if they didn't resist and fell into the hands of Wei Sanye and his men, they would only face death.
Now that they have a choice, they are at a loss as to what to do.
Someone couldn't help but ask Chief Luo, "Chief, what do you think we should do?"
"Boss, this woman is not to be trusted. Have you forgotten that last time, it was she who deceived you, which is why we ended up here?"
"But where can we go after we leave?"
"Boss, say something! We'll all listen to you, and we brothers will always follow you!"
"Otherwise, let's fight these people to the death. Even if we die, we'll escape from here. I refuse to believe that in this vast world, there isn't a place for us to go!"
"Yes! Let's just go all out!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but Chief Luo stared intently at Lu Yangyang without saying a word.
After a long while, he turned around and looked at the brothers who had followed him to this day, as well as the salt workers who had followed him to resist injustice without hesitation last night. Suddenly, he knelt down with a "thump".
"Master!" "Master!"
The crowd shouted.
Chief Luo clasped his hands in a fist and addressed the crowd, saying, “I am deeply grateful for your trust, brothers. I know that many of you have been wronged; you simply want justice. Others are just ordinary people living nearby; all you ask for is a peaceful life. I cannot provide that. If I were to insist on following you on this journey, driven by passion, we might die at sea, besieged by the imperial court, or starve. This was not my original intention in leading you to resist oppression. Like you all, I only seek justice. May Heaven have eyes and grant justice to us powerless people.”
"I, Luo, have dealt with the Governor-General of Jiangnan. Governor-General Jiang is fair and just and will not allow innocent people to suffer injustice. So now, those who are willing to believe in me or take a gamble can disembark. Today, I, Luo, swear here that if you are not properly settled, I have nothing else to give you but my life. I am willing to live and die with you."
His words brought tears to the eyes of the salt workers who were still wavering. What could be more moving than a promise to live and die with them? All they wanted from beginning to end was to survive and to get justice!
"We trust our leader!"
The brothers who followed Boss Luo were the first to jump off the ship, followed by the salt workers, who disembarked one by one without saying a word.
Last night, they were convinced that if they boarded that ship, they would gain their freedom.
But now, one by one they are getting off that ship, which shows that the world is not completely corrupt and that someone will still give them justice.
The light of dawn bathed the entire sea in gold.
Lu Yangyang looked at Luo Dazhang, who was still kneeling on the deck, while Jiang Xun and Sheng Junyi looked at Lu Yangyang at the same time.
Jiang Xun felt a surge of heat in his chest, his heart burning as if it were about to ignite.
Sheng Junyi curled the corners of her lips. They really did look alike. They looked like the Crown Prince and the eldest brother. They were all the same kind of people.
He will probably never become like them.
But there must be more than just light in this world; there must also be darkness. For him to be able to glimpse the light while in the shadows is perhaps a blessing.
After the salt workers disembarked, Jiang Xun organized a group of people to gather them together and take notes on each of them. The salt mine case was of great importance, and he had already informed his father. This matter required his personal attention. After settling these people in for the time being, he would take his men to Ning County. Jiang Zhiyi should have already apprehended Magistrate Liang and Steward Yang, and they would be interrogated together once his father arrived.
Jiang Xun would handle all these matters, so Lu Yangyang stopped interfering; she had her own things to do.
After all the salt workers had disembarked, Chief Luo got up, got off the boat, and walked towards Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang pointed to a secluded spot on the coast.
Last night, she asked Wen Qingqing to pass on a message to Chief Luo to test whether he was involved in the Chenzhou case from back then. Judging from Chief Luo's reaction to the beating, they must not only be related, but their relationship must be very close. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given up his readily available freedom and chosen to stay again, even though he hated the government so much.
Once they reached a secluded spot, Chief Luo stared at Lu Yangyang and asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? What did you mean by those words? What do you want to do?"
Lu Yangyang gave a slight twitch of her lips: "If I said I'm just a doctor, would the boss believe me?"
There's definitely a reason why she and that Miss Wen from last night can be friends!
Chief Luo gritted his teeth: "Last time you said you were a butcher! A butcher wouldn't do what you did!"
Lu Yangyang raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with a butcher? Why can't a butcher do what I do? There have been butchers in history who became generals and emperors. Does Boss Luo look down on butchers?"
"What is your relationship with the Rong family of the Duke of Rong's mansion back then?" Chief Luo pressed.
“I have no connection with the Rong family, but there is something that the head of the family probably hasn’t heard of,” Lu Yangyang said. “The current emperor deposed the crown prince because His Highness proposed to reopen the Chenzhou case.”