Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chen family.

Since Chen Mo left, Han Anniang has been sitting uneasily in the cellar, thinking wildly in her mind.

But he always remembered Chen Mo's advice in his heart and did not go out from the cellar, so as not to drag Chen Mo down.

"Sister-in-law."

At this time, the top of the cellar opened, and Chen Mo's voice sounded.

Han Anniang was stunned for a moment, then climbed up.

Seeing that Chen Mo was covered in blood, Han Aniang's face suddenly turned pale, and she asked with concern and tears in her eyes: "Uncle, are you injured?"

Chen Mo smiled and comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, this is someone else's blood."

Later, Chen Mo told Han Aniang what happened outside.

When she learned that her uncle had killed officers and soldiers and planned to rebel, Han Aniang was shocked. After a while, she raised her hand to straighten Chen Mo's collar, with tenderness written on her face: "Wherever uncle goes, the slave family will go. If the uncle is a rebel, then the slave family is a rebel wife. As long as the uncle is fine, the slave family is willing to do anything."

Chen Mo wiped the tears from the corners of Han Anniang's eyes. In order not to make the atmosphere too depressing, Chen Mo joked: "My sister-in-law hasn't even given birth to a child for me yet. How can something happen to me?"

"Uncle. You." Han Aniang's face turned red, but the thought of being able to conceive a child for her uncle made her feel a strong sense of shame. She lowered her head and touched her belly with her palms.

"Brother Mo, Captain Wu is coming soon."

At this time, Zhang He, who was guarding outside the house, said.

"Sister-in-law, stay in your room while I go take a look."

"Um."

…

In the yard, pieces of bloody armor were brought in and piled up like a mountain, and the weapons were all put aside.

Wu Shan walked in with his people. Looking at the pile of armor, the three of them swallowed nervously.

Watching Chen Mo walk out of the room, Wu Shan was about to speak when Wang Ping, who had already finished counting, said first: "Master Chen, there are a total of two hundred sets of armor, thirty-two of which are damaged, and two hundred broadswords."

The words fell.

Wu Shan's heart skipped a beat. There were only two hundred garrison troops sent by the Lord to arrest people.

Now it seems that all these people were really killed.

Wu Shan's two younger brothers had cold sweat covering their backs.

Chen Mo nodded and ordered to Zhang He beside him: "Go to my sister-in-law and get the money and meat."

Although Chen Mo doesn't have much money at the moment, he can still afford the compensation for casualties and the monthly salary of Wang Ping and others.

".Nuo." Zhang He clasped his fists as if imitating Han Wu.

After that, Chen Mo looked at Wu Shan, smiled and joked, "Brother Wu, you haven't left yet. You came to me, but you want to join the gang?"

"Brother Chen, please stop making trouble. My family is still in the city." Wu Shan said with a smile.

Chen Mo knew that he was looking for something to do with him, so he invited him into the kitchen to talk.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Wu Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he came in just now, the eyes of the villagers made them want to skin him alive.

"Brother Wu, sit down." Chen Mo asked Wu Shan to sit down and poured him a glass of water.

Chen Mo was grateful to Wu Shan. He took such a big risk to go out of the city and told him to run away. He was treated as a brother.

"Brother Chen, did you kill Capt. Peng and the others?"

Wu Shan asked tentatively after sitting down.

"Well, I'll kill them all except you three." Chen Mo said calmly.

"Brother Chen, you have caused a big disaster this time." Wu Shan slapped his thigh hard: "You have killed so many officers and soldiers, Master Chang will not let you go, especially Peng Captou, he is still Sun The general's disciples and the garrison will not give up."

"General Sun?" Chen Mo blinked.

"General Sun is the commander of the city's garrison." Wu Shan said.

Chen Mo thought of the general he saw outside the Yamen before, and immediately chuckled: "Do I have a choice? The Yamen doesn't intend to let me go anyway."

"You can escape. I informed you yesterday just to let you escape."

"In such troubled times, where can I escape? As long as the court is still there, my crime will remain."

Wu Shan: "..."

"Brother Chen, are you not afraid that Master Chang will mobilize all the garrison troops to go out of the city to suppress you?" Wu Shan said.

"He won't." Chen Mo said.

"Why?"

"Master Chang's term is about to expire."

Chen Mo also thought of this when he came back from the county last time. The term of office of a county magistrate in the Song Dynasty was three years. After three years, he could be promoted, transferred, or retained based on his political performance.

Chang Yuan has been in Pingting County for more than two years. As a top-ranking Jinshi, he has people above him, so he has a high chance of promotion. Besides, the rebels are about to attack, and the entire Qingzhou is not safe. He cannot He has stayed in Pingting County.

Thinking about it from his perspective, if he were Chang Yuan, he would never waste time doing anything random before his term expired. Instead, he would block the news, never expose what happened within his jurisdiction, delay his promotion, and then seize the time to make money.

When he finally left office, he took office with his political achievements and money.

The reason why Chen Mo thinks so is mainly because what happened in the county recently is too similar.

They charge entry fees and don't care about things outside the city.

This not only reduces the number of cases, but as long as the people in the city are fine and there is no big trouble, it means that the governor is managing well and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

As for whether there may be thunder in the future, since I'm gone anyway, let this issue be a headache for the next successor.

It would be even better if the rebels attack after he leaves office. If something goes wrong, they can all be blamed on the rebels.

And judging from Chang Yuan's actions, he is not the kind of good official who is responsible and willing to think about the people.

As the saying goes, it is better to do less than to do more. If he went out to suppress the bandits and caused heavy losses to the garrison, he would not be able to explain it to his superiors.

Of course, these are just Chen Mo's guesses. If Chang Yuan has a seizure, it is not impossible to send out the garrison to suppress him.

But regarding this, Chen Mo was already prepared.

Fuze Village is the closest to Daze Mountain. If Chang Yuan really orders the suppression of bandits, he has enough strategic depth and can just dig into the mountain.

Hearing this, Wu Shan was suddenly stunned. He accidentally heard the boss of the Yamen say something about the expiration of his term.

"Brother Chen, how did you know?" Wu Shan said.

"It is written in the book that the term of a county magistrate is three years, and Mr. Chang has been in our county for more than two years, so we can infer this."

Chen Mo said, looking at Wu Shan, and said: "Brother Wu, you came to me because you don't know what to say when you go back. Do you want me to give you an idea?"

Wu Shan gave Chen Mo a thumbs up, he was impressed.

"I do have a way, but this way requires Brother Wu's cooperation."

"Brother Chen, just say it, brother, I will definitely cooperate."

…

Watching Wu Shan and the others leave, Zhang He finally couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Mo, there are so many of us now, so it would be better to go up the mountain and become bandits. This way we don't have to worry about being attacked by officers and soldiers, so how can we stay in the village."

"The government is not afraid of bandits and bandits, it is afraid of people like us who sit on the ground."

"???" Zhang He couldn't understand.

"Go ahead and inform us that we will have a mobilization meeting at noon."

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