Chen Xu walked on the way home, feeling a little confused. Originally, he just wanted to visit the Qiao family and his son, but he didn't want to be expropriated inexplicably.

What made him even more puzzling was that the officials in the county were so enthusiastic about him, which made him a little flattered.

In Chen Xu's opinion, he is just a reckless man, even if he kills Zhang Qi's family and has some reputation, but he is from a poor background, and he is destined not to let these county officials look down on him.

But I don't want to, they are so polite.

Whether it was Chen Xu in the previous life or Chen Xu in this life, they didn't know much about the things between scholars.

Where did those so-called celebrities in the Han Empire come from? Either have real talent and learning, write books and pass on; Either they are valued and praised by people of high moral character.

The first type of celebrities and scholars are almost all contemporary Confucians, full of wealth, and are admired by Shilin. Such as Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong (Yong) and the like.

The latter type is mostly the descendants of the scholar clan, and their ancestors often praise each other with others for the sake of the future of their own children and grandchildren.

If you are praised a lot by famous people, these people will naturally become famous.

Of course, a person who is really famous will not praise someone indiscriminately, and if the person being touted does not have real talents, not only will the person who is touted be ridiculed by others, but even the reputation of the person who praises him will be damaged.

Therefore, those who are famous because of the praise of others, even if they have some moisture, will not be too far behind.

These county officials, they do not respect Chen Xu's bravery, nor do they respect him for daring to kill Zhang Qi's family, they respect Qiao Xuan's extremely high praise for Chen Xu.

Qiao Xuan was once ranked as the third duke, capable of literature and martial arts, and even the great Confucian Cai Yong was recruited by him and served as the head of Heping.

He never praised others casually, even his own clan Qiaomao and clan Sun Qiaoyu never praised a word.

But all the people who have been praised by Qiao Xuan are worthy of the name, and over time, they will be able to achieve great things, which can be seen from the history books Qiao Xuan praised Cao Cao, and you can see the leopard in the tube.

It is precisely for this reason that everyone is impressed by Chen Xu. And Qiao Xuan's praise will benefit Chen Xu for life in the future.

In Chenjia Village, there is a lot of joy.

On weekdays, although there is a lot of food stored in the village, the villagers still dare not waste it at will. Today, Chenjia Village slaughtered pigs and sheep, and was not stingy.

After everyone knew that Chen Xu was recruited as the leader of the rebel army, they all smiled, and if Chen Xu could achieve something, the entire clan would also rise with the tide.

Everyone pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and the women also sang a country song, and it was noisy for a day.

At night, the clansmen went back to their homes, but many people gathered in Chen Xu's house.

Chen Xu, Chen Jing, Chen Hu, Chen Qing, Lao Likui, and veterans are all here.

"Now that the court is corrupt and the people are displaced, many people join the Yellow Turban Army because they can't survive, and I don't want to be an enemy of it."

Chen Xu looked around, sighed, and continued: "However, the Qiao family is kind to me, if you don't repay it, you will be spurned by the world. ”

When several people in the house heard this, they were silent, if it weren't for Chen Xu in Chenjia Village, they might be like those homeless people now.

Moreover, they are not exclusive to the Taiping Sect, and many families have received the blessings of the Taiping Sect, even Chen Hu's mother.

Seeing everyone like this, Chen Jing got up and said proudly: "In today's world, the ten permanent servants control the government, and the scholars and heroes control the place, merge and acquire fields, and privately collect domestic slaves. Once the famine is everywhere, how can you make a living unless you are a powerful person? ”

"If you give a good opportunity and your eldest brother today, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't take advantage of this opportunity to lead the righteous army and kill thieves and make meritorious contributions? Although the thief is an outcast, he has rebelled, and everyone who rebels against the country is punished, why is the eldest brother so benevolent? ”

After Chen Jing said this, several people in the room had different faces.

Chen Xu's face was stunned; Chen Hu wanted to speak and stopped; Chen Qing, Lao Likui and veterans nodded secretly.

It is not unusual for Chen Jing to speak like this.

He has great ambition and a strong utilitarian heart, and in order to make Chen Xu famous in Yangzhou County, he even did not hesitate to burn the fields of his own people, not to mention those traitors who had nothing to do with it.

Chen Hu's mother had received the favor of the Taiping Sect, and although he was reckless, he also understood Entu's retribution, and it was reasonable to hesitate.

Only the attitudes of Chen Qing, Lao Likui and veterans made Chen Xu feel incredible.

Under the influence of later generations, it is inevitable that Chen Xu has some women's benevolence.

Lao Likui is at the bottom of this era, knowing the difficulties of life, so they want to gain fame and fortune, so as to get rid of their lowly status.

"The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the world is shouting for profit", no matter what era, people have the heart to chase fame.

What's more, in the eyes of these people, the majesty of the Han Empire for hundreds of years is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even if the Yellow Turban Army rebels, it will not succeed.

If you can make some achievements during this period, you can also seal the shade.

Chen Xu was very entangled in his heart, if those Yellow Turban Army really couldn't survive, how could they rebel? It is not that the rebels are ambitious, but that the officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel.

Let him kill these homeless people who were forced to rebel, Chen Xu was really a little unwilling.

struggled for a long time, and in the end, Chen Xu still took Chen Hu, Chen Jing, and seventy-nine men with outstanding martial arts in the village to Puyang City to take up their posts.

Of these seventy-nine men, half are children of the Chenjia Village, and the other half are recruited refugees.

Here and now, he had no choice.

At this time, the monarch regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the monarch as a heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy.

The people of the Han Dynasty paid attention to repaying kindness and revenge, and the Qiao family had great favors to Chen Xu, if he didn't know how to repay his kindness, he would be spurned by the people of the world.

Chen Xu did not bring Chen Qing with him, after he served as the leader of the rebel army, it was difficult to guarantee that the Yellow Turban Army would not jump over the wall in a hurry and send troops to attack Chenjia Village.

Chen Qing has always been steady and good at guarding. Therefore, there were 300 men left in the village under his command, and if the thieves attacked, as long as they could hold on for a little time, Puyang reinforcements would definitely be able to arrive.

The homeless people's thirst for food is unimaginable to ordinary people, and as soon as the list of recruiting volunteers in Puyang County was posted, a large group of homeless people flocked to it, and the entire recruitment place was crowded with ragged homeless people.

Chen Xu ordered: Priority should be given to those who have families.

The bond of owning a family, although they may be afraid of death, if they are used well, they can also make desperate efforts to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions to support their families.

And those homeless people who have no families will inevitably disperse in a hurry once the war situation is unfavorable. For them, joining the rebel army was just to fill their stomachs so that they would not starve to death, and it was indeed difficult for them to fight bravely against the enemy.

Within three days, Chen Xu only recruited 3,000 people, and he was ordered to stop by Qiao Mao.

Chen Xu was puzzled, found Qiao Mao, and expressed his worries: "Now Bu Ji has more than 10,000 soldiers, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Puyang. Only 3,000 rebels were recruited, and they had never been trained. Even with the addition of the original 1,500 soldiers, it is still far from the enemy's army, so how can the enemy be broken? ”

"Wen Zhao, the Han Dynasty has been suffering from famine for many years, and there is a shortage of grain and grass in the county treasury, and now there are 4,500 soldiers, and countless grains and grass are consumed every day, and the grain and grass in the treasury can only last for more than two months."

Qiao Mao did not treat Chen Xu as an outsider and told the truth.

Chen Xu was shocked when he heard this, as the saying goes, 'the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first', if the Yellow Turban Army cannot be repelled after two months, the officers and soldiers will collapse without a fight.

After a little calculation in his heart, Chen Xu couldn't help asking: "Four thousand five hundred people, even if you add the officials and servants in the county, it is only five thousand, and only more than five thousand stones of grain and grass are needed in two months, is it possible that the warehouse in the county is already poor?" ”

Although the war has started now, and the price of grain has more than tripled, but 5,000 stone grain and grass will not exceed 2.5 million yuan, Puyang is the capital of Tangtang Dong County, Chen Xu really does not believe that there is only such a little grain.

You must know that once just a tiger, Chen Xu blackmailed Zhang Qi's family with one million dollars, although the Zhang family is ******** and quite wealthy, but the financial resources of many powerful families can also be seen.

As the county warehouse of the government, it is not as strong as a party, which is simply nonsense.

Sighing, Qiao Mao said slowly: "It's not that the Han is without money, but all this money falls into the hands of eunuchs, Haoqiang, and the big families, and it is the people of the world who really suffer." ”

I have to say that Qiao Mao is a very good official, he is not corrupt and bends the law, and he is also good to the people, so he can be regarded as a capable official.

But even so, the treasury of the East County is empty, and the situation in other states and counties can be imagined.

"Originally, there was a lot of money and grain in the government treasury, but there were many displaced people, and the government spent a lot of food to relieve the displaced people. In addition, many powerful people specialize in catching thieves and receiving rewards, so that the money in the treasury is also exhausted. ”

When Chen Xu heard this, his face was slightly red, and they Chenjia Village did the same, and they didn't know how much money they had made from it.

Qiao Mao seemed to be full of complaints, chattering, and then actually began to scold Yanzhou Assassin Shi.

The history of Yanzhou was originally served by Qiao Mao, but later he was framed by the Ten Standing Attendants, and Liu Dai also contributed to the trouble.

After Qiao Mao was stripped of his position as the assassin of Yanzhou and demoted to the Taishou of Dongjun, the two formed a grudge.

Liu Dai relied on his status as a relative of the emperor and his friendship with the new Yanzhou assassin, and he was in trouble with Qiao Mao everywhere.

The grain and money requisitioned by Yanzhou Thorn Shi from Dong County every year are several times that of other counties, which makes the inventory of Puyang Mansion always very small.

When Chen Xu heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. Since he had received the favor of the Qiao clan, Chen Xu wanted to repay them.

He once recalled the things about Qiao Mao in later generations, but he was always a little vague, and it was not until Qiao Mao scolded Liu Dai angrily that he remembered some of the key points.

Qiao Mao and Liu Dai were both among the princes who crusaded against Dong Zhuo, but the two had a grudge, so Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao and surrendered to his people.

In the past, Chen Xu didn't know why the two had a feud, but now it sounds like there are some stories.

But Chen Xu still has a doubt in his heart, Liu Daigui is a clan, and he has always been inseparable from the eunuchs, so how could he join forces with the eunuchs to frame Qiao Mao together?

Qiao Mao was still indignant, and continued to scold: "Uncle Liu Dai was removed from the post of lieutenant back then, and my uncle was on the throne, but he didn't want Liu Dai to hold a grudge all the time, so he took revenge on me, which is really not a son of man!" ”

Chen Xu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he originally wondered why Liu Dai couldn't get along with Qiao Mao, it turned out to be a family inherited hatred.

I want to persuade Qiao Mao to say two words, but I don't know how to speak, I can't say, 'Don't offend Liu Dai, otherwise you will be killed by him in the future'.

Besides, it has always been Liu Dai's trouble to find Qiaomao, and this matter can't be avoided if you want to, since this is the case, just follow Qiaomao, with Chen Xu here, Liu Dai may not be able to kill Qiaomao.

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