Chapter 236 Brother Betrayal
Liang Ruji refused to answer. Xu Hongru sneered in a gloomy sneer, "Brother Liang, do you think I dare not attack you in order to get the support of your Juhe Sect and dare not kill you, right? If you really think this way, you will be very wrong.
Let me tell you the truth! It doesn’t matter whether you die or not. After you die, I can ask Ruming to re-summon the Juhe sect members from all over your land with your order and announce to them. You said that you were killed by the Jinyiwei of the government and passed the position of the sect leader to Ruming before your death, so that everyone could avenge you."
Liang Ruji's eyes were like lightning, staring at Liang Ruming standing outside the encirclement. "Ruming, I have always treated you well. You are one of the three heroes of our Juhe Sect, and you may take over the position of my sect leader in the future. Why do you want to do this?"
Liang Ruming was glared by Liang Ruji, and he couldn't help but take a step back, and his heart became silenced. This was the first time he discovered that Liang Ruji's eyes were so sharp. However, he quickly calmed down.
"The reason I did this is also for the rise and fall of our Juhemen. You, my father, and my grandfather, two or three generations, have worked hard for fifty or sixty years, but still have no achievements. I just know what the use of punishing corrupt officials. Corrupt officials can't be killed. If you kill one, the court will send another person, or corrupt officials. There are thousands of corrupt officials in the world, can you kill them all?
If I ask me, I should be like Master Xu, holding up the banner of righteousness and rebelling against him. I will directly oust the little emperor in the capital. When Master Xu becomes the emperor, all these problems will be solved. It can be said that it will be a one-time and for all."
When Liang Ruji heard this, he sighed sadly, "You are right. I have indeed made mistakes over the years, and it is too good to make mistakes. Although I know how to return, I have been wasting ten years of time and will never come back. So, I made a decision yesterday. I have passed the position of the leader of the sect to the Gong Yu.
Mr. Yu has lofty ambitions and foresight, and his talents are far above me. I believe that under his leadership, our ideal of Juhemen will be realized soon."
Liang Ruming suddenly heard Liang Ruji pass the position of the sect leader to Yu Ren, and was shocked. Xu Hongru was also very surprised.
"What, you really believe in him like this, a young boy who is still young? Not to mention whether he is worthy of his belief, would it be that the imperial court deliberately arranged for the undercover of the Jinyiwei who came to our Juhemen, even his remarks were just empty words.
Everyone has been around the world for a long time. Don’t you know the simplest saying, “It’s easy to know but difficult to do”?
Now you can send someone to recall everyone and announce to them that the decision will be cancelled. There is still time to go."
Liang Ruji shook his head, "Although I have known Xianggong Yu for a long time, I have secretly sent someone to investigate him carefully after I had a long talk with him in Beijing.
Yes, he did have close contacts with many important officials in the court, and I heard that many important officials in the Donglin Party were optimistic about him. But he was not only this level of identity. He was also a pirate recruited by the court. The court had never truly believed in them in real life. It was because of his personal relationship with the Donglin Party that he was able to visit and go to the Donglin Party frequently.
Although he was very enthusiastic about fighting with the Donglin Party, he had no intention of becoming an official. In the Nanzhili area, he still had many property. Judging from his previous behavior, he could not be considered an official in any case, but a businessman.
So, I believe he will not harm us. Because he is a family member. If he does this, wouldn’t he be afraid that we will retaliate against our family?"
Xu Hongru heard Liang Ruming and Liang Rujing talk for a long time and was a little impatient. He waved to Liang Ruming. "Why do you have to talk so much to him? He is deeply poisoned. Let's take him down first. Then search the village carefully. I don't believe it anymore. Can that boy named Yu still fly with wings? As long as we catch the boy named Yu, everything will be done?"
Liang Ru was obviously afraid of Xu Hongru. After hearing his words, Liang Ruming did not dare to say anything again. The dozen or so big men surrounding Liang Ruji attacked him together.
Liang Ruji suddenly took out an iron ruler from his body and saw the iron ruler flying up and down in his hand. Although there were many men around him, none of them could break through his iron ruler defense line. Xu Hongru was surprised again when he saw this.
"Quick, adjust the archer. Get ready to shoot the arrow."
Liang Ruji, who was in the siege, heard this and the iron ruler in his hand suddenly accelerated. Soon, three or four big men were knocked down by the iron ruler, and the iron ruler was also hit on his arm and could no longer be lifted.
Originally, there were three or four people surrounding him, and a gap immediately appeared.
When Liang Ruji saw the opportunity, he lifted the ruler and rushed out of the gap. His gap was facing Xu Hongru.
When Xu Hongru saw Liang Ruji rushing out towards him, he was so scared that he ran backwards, and shouted, "Shoot the arrow quickly, hurry up, hurry up!"
On the roof, more than a dozen archers were arching their bows together and shot towards Liang Ruji.
When Liang Ruji saw that they were about to shoot arrows, he immediately retreated back to the encirclement of the great men. He wanted to capture Xu Hongru alive so that he could know his own interests and not have any ideas about his own and Juhemen in the future, and he would also borrow some to escape. However, he was forced back by the archers on the roof.
Seeing that Xu Hongru was prepared, Liang Ruji knew that it was unlikely to capture him alive today. So, before Xu Hongru ordered to summon people, Liang Ruji had already lifted his ruler and rushed out with all his strength.
The dozen or so men tried desperately to resist, trying to stop Liang Ruji, but they were not Liang Ruji's opponents. In front of Liang Ruji's full-strength attack, the encirclement they organized was like a paper wall, which was broken by Liang Ruji with a slight poke.
Just as Liang Ruji was about to escape, a child's cry suddenly came from outside the yard. When Liang Ruji heard this cry, his whole body shook, and the iron ruler in his hand slowed down.
Soon, a side door of the yard was opened, and three big men pushed three tied people into each other.
The first one was a boy of seven or eight years old, and the other two were young men in their twenties. The two young men were covered in blood and staggered, and were pushed a little staggered by the people behind them.
"Zongren, Zongyi, why haven't you left yet?"
"We were already leaving. But the two of us suddenly caught up with twenty masked men riding horses in the middle of the way. All of these masked men were very good. Although we fought to the death, we were finally caught by them."
Liang Ruji turned his head and looked at Liang Ruming, "Ruming, is this what you told Xu Hongru? Otherwise, how could they know Zong Ren and Zong Yi's whereabouts?"
Liang Ruming was questioned by Liang Ruji and couldn't answer for a moment. "I, I..."
Xu Hongru laughed proudly, "Liang Ruji, you really never regret it until you die. Do you think Liang Ruming is still the Liang Ruming of the past? He is no longer the three heroes of your Juhe Sect, but one of the seven elders of the Scented Sect’s Protectors.
You don't think about it. What you do to rob the rich and help the poor, punish corrupt officials, and do it all, and what benefits did you get from your brothers in the end? You took the money but didn't keep it yourself, and all of them were distributed to the poor. But you have thought that your brothers are also human beings, they also have to eat and wear, and they have family members to support them. You restrict them like a monk, and don't just take a penny. But do you know? Not every one of these people is determined to be a saint like you."
Liang Ruji didn't say anything, and he had never thought about it like this. He had always tried his best to promote his brothers in the sect that they should work hard to rebuild Juhetang and eliminate the injustice in the world. He had always believed that they had the same mind as him, and worked hard for the rest of their lives to realize the will of their ancestors and their fathers. But he never thought about whether some people would have any other thoughts.
Just like Liang Ruming in front of him, although he knew exactly that he had betrayed Juhemen, he still couldn't figure out why he wanted to betray. Juhemen is his home! Liang Ruming's father and grandfather are from Liangyuan Village, and his father is also one of the five founders of Juhemen.
Now, after listening to Xu Hongru's words, Liang Ruji finally understood something, but he still didn't believe it. He always felt that Liang Ruming did what he did today because his future and direction of Juhemen was different from his own.
"Ru Ming, are you really the one who defected to Xu Hongru because of the hard life in the sect?"
Chapter completed!