Humane Yongchang

Chapter 118 The raccoon dog on a hill (please subscribe and ask for a monthly pass)
Hai time.

Before going to bed, Zhao Qing picked up a lantern as usual to check the candles and the doorman in the house.

When she reached the front yard, she suddenly saw a fire in the hall.

When he got closer, he saw that Chen Sheng was sitting in the hall still dressed up.

"Dalang."

She walked lightly into the hall, smiled and said, "Are you waiting for someone again?"

In the hall, Chen Sheng was staring at Chen Jun's map in a trance, and when he heard the sound, he came back to his senses and got up to meet him: "Yes, eldest sister, why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"

"If you don't look around, you won't be able to sleep."

The husband and wife sat side by side in the hall, and Chen Sheng held her hand: "In the daytime, are you scared?"

Zhao Qing's cheeks were slightly red, but he did not withdraw his hand from his, and let him hold it like this: "No, my concubine is the daughter-in-law of our old Chen family, how could you be frightened by such a trivial matter?"

Chen Sheng glanced at the small wound on the index finger of her left hand, smiled, and did not dismantle the fact that when she was cooking at night, she was so obsessed with cutting vegetables that she cut her fingers.

"Come on, after a while, the county will be safe."

He insincerely comforted Zhao Qingdao.

Zhao Qing wrapped his arms around his arm and leaned his cheek lightly on his shoulder: "Don't lie to the concubine, the concubine knows what day it is outside, the concubine, that is, good luck, marrying the big man as his wife , otherwise it will be the same as the puppies..."

The puppy in her mouth is the group of little beggars that Chen Sheng brought back from Nancheng.

Since Chen Sheng returned home that night, they rushed out with sharpened wooden sticks to protect Zhao Qingzhi who was waiting for him to return home, and asked Zhao Qing to give them some food every day.

And the group of little beggars are also clever, knowing that this area of ​​Changning Square is safe, they are only active in this area and never leave Changning Square.

The surrounding residents knew that the old Chen family was helping them, so they didn't drive them away. They allowed them to build shacks under their own eaves and behind the woodshed, and from time to time they would share half bowls of cold rice, half-pulled steamed cakes, etc...

As a result, in the environment where most of the old, weak, women and children refugees in Chen County were withered, this group of little beggars not only survived, but also lived happily and smoothly.

Chen Sheng stroked her long black and shiny hair and said with a chuckle, "What are you talking about? If I can spend this life with you, I will be lucky... By the way, eldest sister, I don't seem to have heard you mention it before. I don't know about the situation of your family, husband-in-law..."

"You only have a mother-in-law and no husband-in-law."

Zhao Qing was still leaning against his shoulder, but interrupted his words calmly: "But my mother is no longer there, and my concubine is only the daughter-in-law of our old Chen family. The ghosts have nothing to do with them anymore."

Chen Sheng was stunned for a while, and suddenly thought of the hairpin that was so precious to her. It turned out that it was not just her only dowry, but the only relic left to her by her mother.

He tightened her arm tightly and said softly, "Okay, okay, nothing to do with them, you are my mother-in-law, the daughter-in-law of our old Chen family."

His voice was soft as if he was coaxing a child.

Zhao Qing gave a "hmm" and continued his words very seriously: "After a hundred years, we will be buried together. When we get to the bottom, the concubine will still serve you, serve your parents..."

Chen Sheng covered her mouth: "What nonsense are you talking about, we are all still young, let's live our lives well first!"

Zhao Qing didn't answer, just rubbed his head against his shoulder.

The husband and wife waited for a while, and suddenly there was a "dong" sound outside the hall, which seemed to be the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

This is Zhao Qingshu's voice, which is always the same voice when Zhao Si and Chen Shisan come.

She lifted her head from Chen Sheng's shoulder reluctantly, got up and lifted the lantern and said, "Concubine and step back, Dalang, you also go to bed earlier."

Chen Sheng got up with a smile and sent her out.

The couple walked to the door, and it happened that Chen Hu led a short figure who was shrouded in a cloak and walked in the door.

When the visitor saw Zhao Qing, he hurriedly took off his cloak, and bowed his hands in a straight-forward manner: "I have seen my sister-in-law before."

When Zhao Qing saw the person who came, he said with a gentle smile, "It turns out that it's Brother Xi, please get up soon. Have a late night snack? Do you want to eat noodles? Sister-in-law will make it for you."

The person who came was Chen Xi, the young patriarch of the Chen family in Huaiantang.

Chen Xi was greatly moved when he heard the words, but when he thought of the current time, he felt a little embarrassed. Qiqi Ai Ai whispered: "This, this, will it be too much trouble for my sister-in-law..."

Since Chen Sheng popularized the use of noodles as a food stall, noodles, which are easy to cook and frugal, have spread in Chen County.

But there are all kinds of "self-taught" strange things, where can there be authentic noodles from the Chen Family Courtyard?

Chen Xi was two years younger than Chen Sheng, and he was at the best age for appetite. When he returned to the Chen family compound, he would pester Zhao Qing to beg her to make him a bowl of noodles.

Zhao Qing smiled and said softly: "What can this take... You guys get down to business first, the noodles will be ready soon!"

After speaking, she carried the lantern and went straight out.

Chen Xi looked at Chen Sheng and pouted, "Brother Sheng, if it wasn't for my sister-in-law's face this time, my little brother would never take this risk!"

The news that the merchant Chen family defied the decree of the county government had already spread among many aristocratic families in Chen County.

At this time, he came to the Chen family, and once he was discovered, he would definitely be hostile to the county government.

Chen Sheng naturally understood this, otherwise he wouldn't wait until after dark before letting Chen Hu go to Huai'an Hall to invite someone, and he still jumped over the wall to come in.

And this stall, Chen Xi is willing to come, naturally Huaiantang really regards the merchant Chen family as an ally.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Sheng laughed and shook the bun on the head of the little radish with a familiar hand: "I think you clearly want the noodles your sister-in-law made!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Chen Xi worked hard to free his head from his clutches, and then said righteously: "That must be my sister-in-law's face!"

Chen Sheng was still about to make fun of this little radish, but Chen Hu, who was beside him, had already reminded in a low voice, "Dalang, if you have something to say, we have promised the Patriarch of Huai'an Hall to send Young Master Xi back to Huai'an Hall before the ugly!"

"Not in a hurry!"

Chen Sheng waved his hand and said teasingly, "Why do we have to let our son go back after eating the noodles, so that he won't have to talk about it for several days!"

Chen Xi glanced at the lights on in the kitchen and snorted, ignoring Chen Sheng.

……

The three entered the hall and took their seats.

Chen Xixiao had a stern face and said sternly: "Brother Sheng, when you came, Gaotang ordered the younger brother to tell you that this time the county government summoned you to wait for the purpose of forcing the corvee to go to Zhoukou to dig a canal. "

"Corruption?"

Chen Sheng gave a "ha" and sneered: "A bunch of idiots, they don't know how to find a good excuse when they make excuses!"

Corruption naturally happens all the time.

But a big family like the merchant Chen family who has great influence in the local area can usually be exempted from or find someone to perform corvée service for them with a little money.

For example, the family of officials such as the Li family and the Chen family of Huai An Tang, there are even more express regulations in Da Zhou, all exempt from corvée!
As for now...

Corruption is a joke!
The county is full of homeless refugees waiting to be fed!

If you really want to do corvée, just grab some food and go out and scream, and a lot of refugees will sign up!

what?
No food?
It's not about food at all!

If it is a serious corvée, the county government will send someone to discuss with Chen Sheng at will. In order to relieve his own corvage, will Chen Sheng be stingy with some food and ask those refugees to do it for him?
But they didn't mention food at all, and they were about to forcibly assign corvée to their heads!
"What is the attitude of Wangjiazhuang about this matter? What is the attitude of your official family?"

Chen Sheng then asked.

"On the Wangjiazhuang side, the county government seems to have never apportioned corvée, so naturally there is no response."

Chen Xi thought and replied: "As for the various families... Li's meaning is that we will not interfere with the dirty affairs of the county government and wait and see what happens."

Chen Sheng frowned: "Li's head has been raised? If I remember correctly, Li You, the young patriarch of the Li's, is currently the county army officer Cao Ye, right?"

Chen Xi understood what he meant, and added: "Stay where you are, and wait and see what happens!"

Chen Sheng frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly patted the armrest of the seat and sneered: "Don't put eggs in one basket and bet on both ends... It is indeed a dynasty of flowing water, a family of iron!"

He raised his blade-like brows, stared at Chen Xi closely, and said, "Brother Xi, tell your brother honestly, did you all have connections with Taiping Dao in the family of officials?"

"This this……"

Chen Xi was staring at him tightly, only to feel the pressure surged. He opened his mouth several times, but he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Zhao Qing walked into the hall with three bowls of hot noodles on a tray, and said, "Quick pick up, pick up, pick up, it's going to be spilled..."

The three quickly got up to meet them, and each took a large bowl of noodles from the tray... But this silly woman was too sincere, and the bowl was too full.

The tense and depressing atmosphere in the hall was relieved.

Chen Xi took the noodle bowl and put it on the tea table between the seats. He held the chopsticks but didn't put them down. Instead, he kept looking at Chen Sheng, as if asking: If I don't tell me, will the noodles still be eaten? ?
Chen Sheng was amused by his anxious and reluctant expression, and said fiercely: "Eat, let's talk after eating!"

Chen Xi's face collapsed, wanting to have a little more backbone, and said, "Then I won't eat it."

But holding the chopsticks for a few breaths, I really couldn't bear this bowl of fragrant noodles, so I had to bow my head with tears and pick up a large chopstick and put it into my mouth.

It smells so good! ! !

Chen Sheng also buried himself in the noodles, but in his heart he was constantly supplementing the missing information on the entire market.

He took the risk of inviting Chen Xi to come over late at night, just to understand the attitude of Chen Jun's civil servants.

Before Chen Xilai came, he had already made sure of one point.

That is Xiong Wan's attack on these big clans who have established themselves by force, preparing to clear the field in advance, so as to welcome the Yellow Turban Army to take over Chen County!

Why clean up?

Because these people who have established a world by martial arts may become the variables of the next change of power in Chen County!
Da Zhou ruled Kyushu for seven to 800 years, and his orthodox status was deeply rooted.

In recent years, despite the collapse of the imperial government and the separation of the royal family and ministers, the people are suffering and suffering.

The loyal support of the Ji family is still all over Kyushu!

In this case, who can tell which one is the Great Zhou Zhongchen?Which is the Da Zhou rebellion?
If he, Xiong Wan, opened the city gate, and led the crowd to shout, "The world has been suffering for a long time, and the world has been waiting for Taiping for a long time." Suddenly, a family of Zhou Zhongchen suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and he would rather kill the whole family. Take off his Xiongwan's head, and really cut it off... Where is he Xiongwan's reasoning?

The safest way, of course, is to disregard the power of the mind, and to level out all the variables that have the ability to affect the alternation of Chen Jun's power!

The businessman Chen family and the county government are not of the same mind. Chen Sheng also rejected Xiong Wan's marriage request earlier, and was drawn into the clean-up list, which is naturally a matter of course.

Of course, this argument is based on the premise that Ji and Xiong Wan have already colluded with Taipingdao.

But unfortunately, Chen Sheng was one of the few people in Chen County who knew that Xiong Wanzao had colluded with Taipingdao.

With Xiong Wan's power and family background, he would collude with Taiping Dao, naturally it could not be for faith.

It can only be that he continues to maintain his existing power and family background... No matter whether the Taiping Dao succeeds or fails, he will continue to maintain it!

And, power and family history go further!
And now, the information obtained from Chen Xi's mouth undoubtedly further complements the market that Chen Shengdong pieced together.

The family of officials who flirt with Taiping is not only the Xiong family!
To be precise, it was the family of officials who had already bet on both sides of the battle between Taiping Road and the Great Zhou Dynasty for the orthodox battle of Kyushu, not just the Xiong family!
Li, who occupies at least half of Chen Jun's officialdom, has shown a scumbag attitude of not taking the initiative, not rejecting, and not being responsible...

Other aristocratic families, even if there are those who are loyal to Da Zhou, I am afraid that they can only shout "willing to kill the thief, unable to return to the sky", and reluctantly "keep the body from the thief".

Xiong Wan put them on the clean-up list, but he didn't care about the families of these officials. He really had a reason!

Sure enough, the literati know the literati best.

The question at hand... is how to break the game!
Chen Sheng has the courage and confidence to fight against all the aristocratic families in Chen County.

But doing it like that... is too stupid!
"belch……"

Chen Xi put down his chopsticks and hiccupped in satisfaction.

Chen Sheng and Chen Hu looked over at the same time.

Chen Xi quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms, wiped the oil on his mouth, and then whispered a little embarrassedly: "Brother Sheng, there are some things, please forgive me, I really can't tell you... I can only tell you, brother. , Zhang Ping, a great teacher of Taiping Dao, was born in a famous family in Yingchuan."

Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows, and his heart was clear.

Should he say something, are you really fucking unforgettable?
Or should I say, you guys are really a raccoon dog!
"Then why did you Huaiantang and Taiping Daoqu Commander Li Yuan get into a fight with each other?"

Chen Sheng asked in confusion.

Chen Xi: "At the time, Li Yuan asked our family to help him install his subordinates in various counties, but our family felt that his appetite was too great, so we didn't agree... Well, our family was actually quite puzzled, and we refused to do so at first. It's not just our family who are too close to them. As far as my younger brother knows, the Li family, the Wang family, and several others have not made it easy for them, and I don't know why they went crazy and ordered that to our family. Wait for the poison!"

The key to a two-headed bet is to have two heads!

Rather than being completely biased towards one side...

When Chen Sheng heard the words, the expression on his face suddenly became a little subtle.

You do not know?

I know……

He put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his mouth, then said, "Brother Xi, do you have a relationship with Li Youke, the young patriarch of the Li clan? Maybe you can introduce me to my brother?"

"Young Master?"

Chen Xi shook his head like a rattle: "He has grown up with me for more than one round. What kind of friendship can he have? It is Li Qi, the youngest son of Li Gong. He and I went to school under a master, and we are familiar with each other."

"Li Qi?"

Chen Sheng immediately thought of the big fool who was toyed with by Lu Zheng at the banquet by the lotus pond in the county that night, and immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Inadequate and conspiracy!"

"Dalang, it's getting late, we have to send your son back to Huai'an Hall."

Chen Hu on the side suddenly interjected.

Chen Sheng wanted to take something out of Chen Xi's stomach, but he couldn't grasp the point for a while, so he nodded and said, "Be careful on the way back... Well, I'll ask Uncle Chen Liu to accompany you!"

The three got up and went outside the hall.

Walking to the front of the hall, Chen Xi seemed to feel that he had eaten a bowl of Zhao Qing's noodles, but he could not provide Chen Sheng with any useful information, and whispered a little regretfully: "What's going on at the county government, my brother will ask Gaotang will pay attention on his behalf, if there is any change, the younger brother will try to inform Brother Sheng."

Chen Sheng smiled and tucked his bun: "I don't think it's my brother who didn't hurt you in vain... The county government knows the friendship between our families, and I want to save myself first. My business, the Chen family, is not as weak as you think. Even if it is his county government, if he wants to move to my business Chen's house, he will not succeed unless he breaks a few big teeth!"

Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile on his face.

Chen Sheng helped him put on the cloak, and asked Chen Liu, who was on duty at night, to invite Chen Liu to send him out of the Chen family compound together with Chen Hu.

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