The Nameless of the Common Clans

Bingzhou, Taiyuan, Wangfu.

Chen Mo sent the arrest letter to the Wang family and the memorial to the court at the same time. When the court received the memorial, Chen Mo started to arrest people. Because Chen Mo had given instructions before, Yang Ping did nothing after serving as the Taiyuan County Magistrate. He just kept an eye on the Wang family, collected evidence, and did not let anyone from the Wang family escape. This arrest was a temporary decision for Chen Mo, but for Yang Ping, it was a long-planned plan. When Chen Mo arrived in Taiyuan, all the people in the Wang family had been arrested by Yang Ping.

"Bo Dao, although my father and you have had some unpleasantness, it shouldn't be like this, right?" Wang Jing, the son of Wang Yun, had some friendship with Chen Mo. When Chen Mo first arrived in Luoyang and went to Chunnuan Pavilion for the first time, Wang Jing was sitting with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. When they met again, it was this situation, which made Wang Jing uncomfortable and a little angry.

"Si Tu imprisoned my father-in-law for no reason and threatened to execute him. What do you want me to do?" Chen Mo asked.

"This..." Wang Jing choked and sighed, "Bo Dao, this matter has nothing to do with us. My wife and children are not guilty. You are not a gentleman in this way."

"I never said I was a gentleman." Chen Mo raised his hand, sat on the Hu bed in the prison, looked at Wang Jing and said, "Don't worry, as long as your father is willing to let my father-in-law go, I will not embarrass you."

Wang Jing could only remain silent after hearing this. After all, his father did something unkind.

"Let's go!" Chen Mo stood up and bowed to Wang Jing, saying, "Don't blame me. If not, I can't think of any other way."

Wang Jing sighed and bowed back. Although Chen Mo and Wang Yun had basically torn their faces apart, the proper courtesy still had to be there.

After bidding farewell to Wang Jing, Chen Mo was escorted out of prison by the jailer, but he did not go to the government office, but went to the Wang family mansion. Although he did not search, Chen Mo had people conduct a liquidation of the Wang family's property and land deeds. As for why... I can only say that even if these things are not taken now, Chen Mo is not prepared to give up in the future.

"My Lord!" Yang Ping saw Chen Mo and hurried to Chen Mo's side, whispering: "According to current statistics, the Wang family has land in Taiyuan, Yuci, Qixian and other places. There are probably 100,000 acres of good land alone. If all the land is added up, it is probably half of the land in the entire Taiyuan County."

Speaking of this, Yang Ping was a little shocked. You must know that there are more than one wealthy family in Taiyuan County. The Wang family is just the largest one, and it occupies half of the land in Taiyuan County. Add the land in the hands of those wealthy families, and it is not known whether the land that truly belongs to ordinary people is enough for 20%.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this. The development of the Han Dynasty to this day, not to mention other things, is so amazing in terms of wealth structure. The property of the Wei family is not worse than that of the Wang family. History is always surprisingly similar. In the later period, the distribution of wealth is always a small number of people occupying a large amount of wealth.

This is still a large family in a county and a state. For a family like the Yuan family with three dukes for four generations, the wealth in their hands is simply unimaginable, but the fortune of the Han Dynasty has not actually come to an end. It is just because of so many things that the fortune that has not yet reached the end has collapsed.

"Let someone record these land deeds." Chen Mo looked at the land deeds and said. The most valuable things of the Wang family are these things. How can Chen Mo let go of so many lands easily? They can support a lot of people. Even if Bingzhou often encounters Hu people going south, but now the world is in chaos, where is there no war? As long as there is land, a large population can be supported. Whether it is migration from other places or encouraging childbirth, Chen Mo feels that Bingzhou today actually has great room for development.

"Yes!" Yang Ping quickly agreed, turned around and left, busy asking people to record it.

Although he couldn't do big things, Yang Ping seemed to have a very high talent for these things.

"My Lord, if I were to say, just confiscate it directly, why go around in circles?" Dian Wei stood beside Chen Mo, looking at the Wang family's house. Chen Mo now blocked the Wang family in the name of confiscating evidence, and did not touch the Wang family's things at all.

"Since you are in the bureau, don't always think about the bandits' tricks. Scholars have their own rules. If you break the rules, you can certainly get a lot of money at the moment, but your reputation will be ruined. My reputation is not something that the Wang family can exchange for." Chen Mo smiled. The Wang family was not yet rich enough to rival a country, and there was no need for Chen Mo to rob directly for a little benefit in front of him. It would be too ugly to eat like that. Even if Chen Mo wanted to swallow up the Wang family's property, he had to swallow it in a way that left people speechless. Robbery was what bandits did, and Chen Mo couldn't do it.

"Since the lord doesn't want it, what's the matter with coming here?" Dian Wei asked in confusion.

"Wait for Wang Yun's attitude." Chen Mo casually strolled around the Wang family's mansion, and replied with a smile: "Wang Yun, the old man, should have received the news by now. Do you think he is willing to exchange my father-in-law's life for the lives of the whole family?"

"Of course he is willing. Wang Yun doesn't look like a good person." Dian Wei grinned.

Chen Mo smiled. People like them are actually not good or bad, but only superior and inferior.

"Just wait here." Chen Mo smiled.

Two county guards brought out a young man from a room. Judging from his appearance, he was younger than Chen Mo. Originally, Chen Mo didn't care, but when he saw the young man, Chen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly. This person's fate is not low.

"Wait!" Chen Mo stopped the county guards.

"Meet the lord." The two county guards stopped quickly and saluted Chen Mo.

Chen Mo nodded, looked at the young man and said, "Who is this? Is he also a member of the Wang family?"

"Back to my lord, we don't know. It's just that this young man is trapped in a secret room. He was already like this when we saw him. He should be a prisoner in the Wang family's private detention." Two county guards quickly bowed and said .

Chen Mo nodded, looked at the young man and said, "Young man, look up."

The young man raised his head and looked at Chen Mo. His appearance was quite upright. There was a bookish air between his brows, but he was not like an ordinary scholar. He also had a strong air.

"Who are you? Why are you imprisoned here?" Chen Mo asked.

"I am Ren Fei. Before Ren Fei happened, my father was a guard at Yanmen. Later he died in the battle. Only my sister and brother were left at home. A few days ago, for some unknown reason, they were captured here. My sister was taken away. I But he was left here." The young man has been locked in a secret room and has no idea what is going on outside. But just looking at Chen Mo's posture, it is obvious that he is not an ordinary person.

"Untie." Chen Mo nodded and motioned to the county guard to help him untie the rope.

"Thank you..." Ren Fei looked at Chen Mo and didn't know what to call him.

"This is the governor of Bingzhou and the general on the right. Have you heard of it?" Dian Wei said with a grin.

"It turns out that it's Chen Shijun who is here to meet you!" Ren Fei bowed quickly and said.

"Since you are the queen of the general, are you willing to join me?" Chen Mo asked with a smile. Ren Fei looks good, and his destiny is nearly fifty without any bonus of rank or status. This destiny is not low. It should be a talent.

"This..." Ren Fei shook his head in embarrassment and said, "I'll forgive you, but I still don't know my whereabouts. I've been dependent on my sister since I was a child. Please help me find my sister, and come back to serve me soon."

"Since I was captured together with you, your sister should also be in Wang Yun's hands. If this is just the case, don't leave. I'm afraid I won't be able to find your sister as much as you are here. It's much easier to search blindly if you are brave enough. If you stay with me first, no matter what your sister's name is, you should be able to find her soon." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Although I don't know what Wang Yun's purpose is in arresting these siblings, to Chen Mo, this is just a casual remark.

"Thank you so much, envoy!" Ren Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly bowed down.

"You brat, you still call me envoy?" Dian Wei slapped Ren Fei, almost knocking him down.

"See my lord!" Ren Fei understood and quickly changed his words.

"Go get something to eat first. I'll help you with your sister's affairs. You tell me your sister's name first?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"My sister's birth name is Hongchang, but she has no proper name." Ren Fei bowed and said.

"Okay, I remember." Chen Mo nodded and asked the county guard to take Ren Fei to eat something, then wash up and change into decent clothes before coming back.

"This boy is quite good-looking, comparable to my lord." Dian Wei said as he looked at Ren Fei's leaving figure, patting his head.

"Compared to you, everyone is quite pleasing to the eye." Chen Mo glanced at Dian Wei with a smile.

"Lord, what you said..." Dian Wei was speechless.

"Lord!" Yang Ping led a person to Chen Mo: "A messenger from Anyi."

"Lord!" The messenger came directly after arriving in Taiyuan. The journey was dusty and his lips were chapped. When he saw Chen Mo, he quickly bowed.

"No hurry, drink a bowl of water first." Chen Mo asked someone to bring a bowl of water for the messenger to drink.

"Thank you, lord." The messenger was really thirsty, so he quickly thanked him and took it. He drank up the bowl of water, then saluted Chen Mo and said, "Chang'an has sent an envoy to invite my lord to meet you. Prefect Manchu has ordered someone to escort him." The messenger is here, let me inform you first.”

"The messenger came really quickly, go down and rest." Chen Mo nodded and smiled.

The messenger bowed quickly and bowed to leave.

"Wang Yun, it seems that old man can't keep his composure." Dian Wei said cheerfully.

"The whole family's lives are in my hands, how can we keep calm?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Lord, did you let the Wang family go so easily?" Dian Wei asked.

"Of course." Chen Mo nodded and said: "The current situation in Chang'an is not very optimistic. Wang Yun may be good at making some conspiracies, but he is not good at talking about military strategy. Now that he has just gained power, he has harmed the great scholar. We cannot Clean him up, but someone will clean it up for us, why dirty my hands for this.”

Judging from the current intelligence from Chang'an, Chen Mo concluded that Wang Yun would not be proud for long. At this time, he would not have any bad reputation if he sent the entire Wang family there, but the entire Wang family would probably not end well.