The gloom in the sky was finally broken by a thunderclap, which rolled and reflected the whole oppressive town as if it were day, and the iron hooves trampled the muddy water and splashed down on the grass stalks on both sides, and were quickly washed away by the muddy water behind them, and the cycle began again and again, until the mighty light horse passed through the mountain.

"My lord, it's raining so hard, and the mountain road is slippery, so it's better to wait for the rain to stop before leaving. One of the scouts wiped the rain from his cheeks and shouted.

The continuous rain was not at all as gentle as spring, and it was not much worse than the fury of the summer heat, the thunder flickered, and the white light clearly outlined the face of the leader, and the fat cheeks did not know whether they were washed by the rain, or he himself was very hideous.

"Stop, don't stop it, you won't be able to catch up with Xianghe Town before tomorrow night, so I'll take off this skin for Lao Tzu and go home to farm. Li Chengjun reprimanded, the horsewhip in his hand slapped the horse's buttocks, Rao is he is so physical, but he is also a good hand at the horse, this way galloping, the rugged mountain road in the middle of the way, is very familiar.

"Yes, sir. The scout did not dare to speak, but had to wave his whip desperately, and under the stimulation of pain, the horse under him did not care about the steepness of the mountain, and the hooves ran like flying.

A notice spread in Xianghe Town with the rain, who dared to be angry, and who dared to speak, had already forgotten the events of the day, and the words of the imperial court were indeed the most undoubted ironclad evidence.

"Suspect Liu Po committed the following crimes, led the crowd to attack the Sanshui County Government, and now has fled here, the special general will come to arrest, the accomplice went to the law, the main offender is on the run, and those who do not report it are guilty of the same crime. ”

In addition to sighing and sighing, the only scholar who dared to speak walked into the ancestral hall of the town with an umbrella at this moment, and the rain wet Chen Changan's trouser legs, which were a little cold, but it was not enough to make his legs weak from being intimidated by the army in front of him.

"Dare to ask General Zhao, what crime did Liu Po commit?"

Zhao Ligao sat in the ancestral hall, his two feet disrespectfully tilted on the spiritual table of the ancestors of the residents of Xianghe Town, playing with a featherless arrow cluster in his hand, and said coldly: "Brother Chen, the junior brother is doing this for your Chen family, not only do you not appreciate it, but you also come to question the general, what is the reason." ”

The tone of the last half of the sentence was sharp, and there was a lot of anger and mockery.

"My Chen family is in the name of the first emperor, and I stand upright, and I never do slander and slander, and the general's affection can't help but make me a little flattered!"

"Smack. ”

The arrow cluster in Zhao Li's hand snapped in response, the smile on his face became more and more gloomy, and he squinted his eyes and looked at the most scumbag scholar in the town, and suddenly felt really pitiful, the sinner did nothing after that, even his daughter-in-law was not innocent, such a guy really felt insulted when he said half a sentence, "Chen Changan, you better go back and ask your wife about this, I don't have so much spare time to fight with you Haha, Liu Po gathered a crowd to make trouble, and the attack on the government army is ironclad evidence." ”

"Where is the evidence? Why didn't I see it. ”

Zhao Li slapped his palm on the table, and the spirit cards dedicated to the ancestors fell to the ground scattered, "Chen Changan, you don't have to be so ignorant, otherwise even if Mrs. Mu is here, Ben Jiang will also treat you for the crime of disrespect, you have to prove ironclad, Ben Jiang's more than 20 brothers are now cold, I haven't asked your Chen family to settle this account." ”

"Are you looking for me?"

A clear sound came from the rain curtain outside the house, and I saw Mrs. Mu walking slowly, and the maid holding an umbrella next to her followed closely without leaving, Chen Changan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly when he saw this scene, and finally lived back.

Seeing the visitor, although Zhao Li was reluctant, he didn't dare to be angry anymore, put his foot back, and said in a weird manner: "Mrs. Mu, this is your family matter, I don't want to take care of it, but please don't obstruct the business." ”

However, Mrs. Mu ignored it at all, walked straight to Chen Changan, her cold cheeks melted a little, and said softly: "If you have something to say, don't let outsiders watch the excitement." ”

Chen Changan smiled softly, reached out to take the oil-paper umbrella from the maid's hand, and pushed his hand to signal the other party to leave.

"General Zhao, Chen will definitely give you an explanation for this matter, but if you have to go your own way, don't blame me for treating you by means. ”

"Chen Changan, do you think that your Chen family is still the Chen family of the past? Back then, your Chen family was in turmoil with eunuchs, and it was already Prime Minister Li's mercy that you were not beheaded by the whole house, and you still dared to say such things without shame, and you would have been questioned today. Zhao Li pierced the half-cut arrow cluster in his hand into the wooden table, and the piercing sound penetrated into Chen Changan's eardrum along with the words, which was clear and piercing.

Chen Changan paused slightly, did not look back, and said calmly: "You can try." Then he took his wife and walked away.

Looking at the figure of the other party disappearing in the rain, Zhao Li's face was pale, and he kicked over the table in front of him, and the deputy next to him did not dare to step forward, until he saw that the anger on the other party's face gradually calmed down, he cautiously stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "General, what should we do next." ”

"What should I do, there will always be a time when he regrets it, I will let his Chen family and that damn horse gang perish together. ”

"But Mrs. Mu's side. ”

Zhao Li squinted his eyes and swept over his deputy, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he made a movement to wipe his neck with his fingers, "I wanted to take a step further through this woman, since this is the case, it is good to explain to Mu Dusi when they are dead, you know what to do with the goods in the hands of the horse gang, and give some more pensions to the families of the dead brothers, I Zhao Li failed to bring them rich and noble when he was born, and when he died, let them know that he did not follow the wrong person, and this feud must be repaid in blood." ”

"The subordinates do not regret following the general. The deputy shouted impassionedly, no matter what the other party did, they should pursue it to the death.

There is no shortage of wicked people in this world, because good and evil are relative, if Zhao Li wants to be right, his brothers will definitely lose others, but he never regrets this, just like all the soldiers on that day knew that they were invincible, and they knew that they were going to die, but no one retreated.

Leaving the ancestral hall, a luxurious sedan chair was parked in front of him, Chen Changan stopped, looked at the woman beside him, and said in a melancholy voice: "You still can't change after all?" ”

It's been a long time since I've heard the other party call her like that, Mrs. Mu was a little stunned, as if she had returned to the ignorant scene of more than ten years ago, "Chang'an, how long has it been since you called me that." ”

"It's been almost twenty years! At that time, you were still the daughter of the Mu family, and I was guilty. ”

"Me. Mrs. Mu wanted to speak, but was blocked by a gust of cold wind, and the bun on her head was a little messy, "Maybe! I thought I could get used to this poor life, but I had enough, I needed a maid to serve me, I needed a sedan chair to go out, and I needed others to be respectful to me." ”

Chen Changan was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Do you call this kind of life poor? We are not short of money, and we are even more solid than ordinary people, but do you have to be those? Those vain things." ”

"You won't understand, after this is over, I want to go back and stay for two days. Mrs. Mu said expressionlessly, and was about to sit in the sedan chair.

"Hehe, hahaha. Chen Changan suddenly laughed hysterically, the oil-paper umbrella in his hand was blown away by the wind, and the rain fell on him, extremely embarrassed, "I thought I understood you, it turned out that everything was fake, how could the eldest lady be willing to be a sparrow, I thought I could save you by letting go of my dignity, maybe I was too naïve, I couldn't give you the life you wanted, if you want to go, just leave!"

Lost in despair, he stepped on the green bricks under his feet and stumbled suddenly, Mrs. Mu hurriedly supported him, but he waved his hand away, stood up with difficulty, and walked forward step by step.

Mrs. Mu tilted her head, letting the rain wet her red makeup, and her solemn and graceful appearance was gone, leaving only a down-and-out woman, shouting at the empty street: "You have never understood me, you only have your books in your eyes, I am a snobbish woman, I have suffered with you for twenty years, twenty years, and I have given you everything, is this only in exchange?"

"Madam, let's be proud! Don't catch a cold. A palanquin driver hurriedly said.

"Hehe, is this what I want? It's just that I don't want others to look down on me, you men want honor, why don't I, you can lose it, I can't lose it. Mrs. Mu laughed miserably and straightened the golden hairpin on top of her head, and sat in the sedan chair with her gorgeous clothes.

"Get up the car. ”

"Where to go, ma'am. ”

“...... Go home. ”