In the first month of the seventh year of Guanghe, the plague became more serious, so that "the dead pillowed on the road", "the people cannibalized each other", "the farmers lost their homes, and the people cried out for Haotian".

When there is no hope of survival, the people can only ask the heavens.

The emergence of the Taiping Sect has allowed countless people to find spiritual sustenance, and for a time, the believers of the Taiping Sect have swelled rapidly.

Zhang Jiao established the Taiping Sect, planned for decades, he scattered Fu Shui, treated people, called himself "great sage and good teacher", there were more than 500 apprentices, traveling all over the world, preaching and saving people.

Especially at this time, when natural disasters, forced labor, famine, and plague arose, and the people had no way to live, they gathered the hearts of many people and gained countless believers.

In order to better manage these believers, Zhang Jiao set up 36 parties, more than 10,000 people in the big way, and 6 or 7,000 in the small party, each of which was called a general.

Seeing that the people in the world were full of grievances, someone said to Zhang Jiao: "The most rare one is also the people's heart." Now the people's hearts have been smooth, if you don't take advantage of the situation to take the world, it is a pity. ”

When Zhang Jiao heard this, he discussed with his two younger brothers, and both of them felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so they made a yellow flag privately and made an appointment to do something; On the one hand, he made his disciple Tang Zhou, secretly made gold silk, and made friends with Zhongjuan, thinking that he should be internal.

At that time, Ma Yuanyi gathered tens of thousands of people in Jingzhou and Yangzhou and moved towards Yecheng, preparing to join the Jizhou cultists and revolt at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Tang Zhou suddenly rebelled in January, reported Zhang Jiao's conspiracy to rebel to the imperial court, and informed the imperial court of the rebellion plan formulated by Zhang Jiao one by one.

Emperor Ling was furious when he learned about this, and sent the general He Jin to transfer troops to capture Ma Yuanyi, behead him, and kill his people; Then put Feng Zhen and others in prison.

When Zhang Jiao heard that the matter was revealed, it was already February, and he immediately raised troops in the starry night, calling himself "General Tiangong", Zhang Bao called "General Digong", and Zhang Liang called "General Rengong".

Someone said to the people: "Today, the fortune of the Han Dynasty will come to an end, and the great sage will come out." You and others should obey the heavens and be peaceful. ”

The people of the Quartet, wrapped in yellow scarves from Zhangjiao, 450,000 people, Qing, You, Xu, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan believers, all responded.

The thieves are huge, and the officers and soldiers are in a hurry.

In March, the Han dynasty took He Jin as the general, granted amnesty to the party, ordered everywhere to prepare for the emperor, and begged for thieves to make meritorious contributions. On the one hand, Zhonglang sent Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun to each lead elite soldiers and ask for them in three ways.

When the news of the amnesty reached Suiyang, it was already April, and Dian Wei and Chen Xu looked at the paperwork and were all very happy.

According to the memories of later generations, Chen Xu only knew that the amnesty party members at that time were pardoned, but he did not expect that even other criminals would be pardoned.

Chen Xu actually doesn't know much about the so-called amnesty in the world, in fact, there are limits to the amnesty in the world, and it is not generalized.

For example, the ****** who rebelled, bullied the king, and resisted the imperial power, in short, the state's prisoners and state criminals were not within the scope of pardon.

And the party members who have been convicted of several party disasters, because they have offended the emperor and eunuchs, generally speaking, even if they are amnesty to the world, their crimes will not be pardoned, so the history specifically mentions the amnesty party.

The meaning of amnesty is: what has not been prosecuted, it will not be prosecuted; where the prosecution has already been pursued, the prosecution shall be withdrawn; Where a crime or sentence has already been declared, the declaration is null and void.

In other words, we will no longer pursue the problems of the past and give a new opportunity to start over.

In these days in Qiaofu, Dian Wei also learned a lot of words, looking at the document of amnesty in the world, he cried with joy: "I have been killing and escaping for nearly three years, and now that I am innocent, I want to return to my hometown to visit my good wife and young son." ”

Although Dian Wei did not regret it after killing him, he felt guilty and missed his wife and children in his heart.

Chen Xu has been on the run for a year and a half, and he is also worried about his relatives in the clan, and he is also afraid that the Yellow Turban Army will invade Chenjia Village, so he also wants to go back.

The two walked into the house together and said goodbye to Qiao Xuan.

Qiao Xuan was lying on the bed, his eyes were blank, and he seemed to be about to lose his breath at any time, Chen Xu felt that the tip of his nose was a little sour when he saw him like this.

"Ah Yu went back more than a month ago, and the two of you are leaving."

After Qiao Xuan finished speaking, Chen Xu and Dian Wei all lowered their heads and looked ashamed.

After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, there was a Yellow Turban in Dongjun, eyeing Puyang City, Qiao Yu was worried about Qiao Mao, and hurriedly went back at the end of February.

Seeing that the two of them bowed their heads and were silent, their faces were ashamed, Qiao Xuan suddenly asked, "Da Lang is already twenty years old this year, right?" ”

"By June, he will be twenty." Chen Xu hurriedly replied.

Qiao Xuan was silent for a while, and said quietly: "Da Lang is also going to be crowned, I know that you are from a poor background, and I want to pick up words for you in advance, okay?" ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

After thinking for a while, Qiao Xuan said slowly: "Although you are quite talented in military affairs, after all, you are still young in your study days, I hope you will be able to study literature in the future." Xu, nine days, meaning brilliance; Zhao, the sun is also bright. ”

"Now that the eunuchs are in power, the government is dark, and the people are struggling to survive. I will give you a word, and Wang'er hangs in the sky like a scorching sun, illuminating this dim land. ”

The elders gave it, and they didn't dare to resign.

Seeing that Qiao Xuan's expectations for himself were so high, Chen Xu couldn't help but cry and bowed to the ground to thank him.

After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Qiao Yu took Qiao Xuan and the people in Zhuangzhong to Suiyang.

Suiyang is the capital of the Liang State, and there are many soldiers in the county here, even if there is a Yellow Turban Koucheng, they are not afraid of it. Qiao Xuan's safety, don't worry.

The two left Qiaofu and went on the road together, although one went to Puyang and the other went to Jiwu, but Jiwu was in Chenliu County, and if you want to get to Puyang, you must first pass through Chenliu, so the two can still go on the same road.

When Qiao Yu left, he left two horses, and the two rode to Chenliu, which took five days. The horses are slower and need to rest often, otherwise they will easily die of exhaustion.

Along the way, except for the occasional sight of some corpses and displaced people fleeing the famine, I rarely saw the Yellow Turban Army.

When they were about to part, Dian Wei said: "I thought there would be no peace on this road, but I didn't expect to meet neither the Yellow Turban Army nor the thieves. ”

Hearing this, Chen Xu smiled slightly. Not to mention that the two are tall and mighty, fully armed, so that some thieves dare not move.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the world was amnesty, and many people who were forced to fall into the grass either disbanded and returned to their hometowns, or joined the army to make ends meet.

Even if some people are very disappointed in the country, they will go to join the Yellow Turban Army, because the security on the road is much better than before.

The Han Empire is so large, but the population is only 60 million, and the natural and man-made disasters have decreased a lot, so it can be called a vast and sparsely populated area.

The Yellow Turban Army rebelled, and they would not do anything to block the road and rob, but more often to break the city and invade the state and county.

"Wen Zhao, I'll go home to see my wife and children first, and then go to Dongjun to help Qiaojun repel the Yellow Turbans, so as to repay them for their kindness."

Seeing that his hometown was approaching, Dian Wei felt even more homesick, and after saying goodbye to Chen Xu, he rode to Jiwu.

Seeing Dian Wei leave, Chen Xu also rushed to Chenjia Village.

Chen Xu traveled at night, and four days passed in a flash, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar village in front of him, Chen Xu's eyes were slightly red, and he sighed in his heart.

Chenjia Village has changed a lot now, and the whole village is surrounded by wooden walls, earth and stones, like a small city.

"Who dares to peep into my Chenjia Village?"

Just when Chen Xu sighed, he saw Chen Qing leading dozens of people, inside the wooden wall, holding bows, arrows and spears and saying to Chen Xu.

When Chen Xu saw Chen Qing, he was very happy in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Ah Qing, it's me!" ”

Chen Qing listened to the voice a little familiar, looked intently, and couldn't help but be excited when he saw Chen Xu's figure.

Although Chen Xu has grown a lot taller over the past year and has some sparse beards on his chin, Chen Qing still recognizes him at a glance.

"Open the wooden door quickly, open the wooden door quickly, it's Da Lang who is back!" Chen Qing was excited and shouted loudly.

"Da Lang is back! Da Lang is back! ”

The children of the Chen family behind the wooden wall all cheered when they heard this, the hero in their hearts, the savior of the Chen family village, finally returned.

All the people in Chenjia Village are very grateful to Chen Xu.

If it weren't for Chen Xu's extortion of one million money from Zhang Qi's family, hoarding a lot of food, and the reward for killing thieves sent by Qiao Yu later, the people of Chenjia Village might be like those homeless people whose families were ruined, either starving to death or becoming thieves.

Chen Xu's return made the entire Chenjia Village boiling, and the villagers rushed to tell each other, and all men, women and children came out to greet them.

Looking around, Chen Xu found a lot of fresh faces, all of them were homeless people from Chenjia Village.

After the rain, Chen Xu wrote a letter to his family, which said that he would hoard more food and try to relieve some strong and honest men.

In order to hoard more food, Chen Xu also asked Chen Hu and Chen Jing to lead the young people in the clan to arrest the thieves, and then hand them over to the government to receive rewards.

Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao knew that Chen Xu was from Chenjia Village, and he never deducted their reward.

With months of training and the weapons that Chen Xu bought back with a reward, compared to those thieves who were all homeless, the teenagers in Chenjia Village were many times stronger.

Therefore, whenever a thief encounters someone in Chenjia Village, except for some people who have committed the most heinous crimes, almost everyone else will be arrested.

Their crimes are not big, and even if they are sent to the government, they will not be sentenced to death, but will have free prison food to eat.

The constant arrest of thieves and the collection of displaced people made Chenjia Village famous, and many innocent and strong men rushed to join him.

The more people who defected, the stricter the selection of Chenjia Village, and now those who can stay in Chenjia Village are all strong people, and with a little training, they can become an army.

In order to recruit as many strong men as possible, Chenjia Village will not accept those old and weak women and children, and even men who drag their families with their families.

Although this is a bit cruel, it is also a helpless move.

After all, no matter how hard Chenjia Village tries, it is just a small village, and if it indiscriminately gathers displaced people, it will undoubtedly bring about its own destruction.

On this day, Chenjia Village celebrated with the clan, and the clansmen did not hesitate to praise and thank Chen Xu.

Even those men who later joined Chenjia Village looked at Chen Xu with admiration, and when they came here, they didn't know how many stories they had heard about Chen Xu.

Chen Hu's parents looked at Chen Xu, who was held by the stars, and laughed so much that they couldn't even close their mouths.

Since Chen Xu killed and escaped, they have been very worried, and now that the amnesty is granted to the world, they are naturally happy to be able to pardon Chen Xu's crimes.