The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Brother Mo, why did that woman take off her clothes?" Ah-Dai glanced at the direction he left with some nostalgia, and asked weakly when he saw that Chen Mo's face was not good-looking.

"Who knows?" Chen Mo was a little anxious. He had learned a little about men and women these days, but only a little. Besides, the aunt might as well have taken off her clothes without taking them off. She was covered in dirt. How could she be different from what he had seen before? The ones that arrived are pretty...

Wrong thinking~

Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Let's go back."

"Aren't you going to eat anymore?" Duan looked at Chen Mo and said.

"Who will provide you with food in this weather?" Chen Mo shook off the snow on his body and asked as he walked.

"What about inquiring about information?" Duan looked at Chen Mo doubtfully. He remembered that they came out to inquire about information.

"We've already found out, let's go to Quyang." Chen Mo thought as he walked.

"Didn't you say there was going to be a war?" Dumb asked confused.

"It seems that it is not difficult for the Taiping Sect to attack the city. Let's take a look at the people who are on the way. It is best to sneak into the city and have a look." Chen Mo heard what Mr. Liu said about Xia Qiu's breach of the city before, and felt that he might want to Sorry, attacking a city may not be that difficult. Otherwise, how could the surrounding cities be so easily conquered?

The snow fell a little heavier. Chen Mo returned to the gathering place of the four of them and looked at the heavy snow. It was impossible to rush on the road today. In this snowy day, it was easy to get lost.

"Mom, do you know where Qu Yang is?" Chen Mo asked Ah-Dai to collect some firewood, while he began to strengthen the shack with the help of his mother and Aunt Cai. He was afraid that he would have to spend the night here, and the Taiping people in front were afraid. There was no way to leave, he couldn't let his mother suffer the cold.

"It's about fifty miles to the northeast." Mother Chen looked at Chen Mo and said, "Mo'er, aren't you prepared to join the war?"

"I heard that the Taiping Sect destroyed several cities, and all the county magistrates and county captains abandoned the city and fled. If this is the case, we can rush there first and see if we can find a place to stay in Quyang." Chen Mo I tied the felts and furs I found on the road around, barely able to keep out the wind and snow.

"The city is ruined, how can we find a place to live?" Aunt Cai sighed.

"Then the Taiping Sect has conquered the city, so we can't ignore it, right? It would be a good idea for us to take this opportunity to settle down in Quyang." Chen Mo explained. In fact, he also wanted to return to Xia Qiu, but after being away for several months, Xia Qiu was not clear where he was. , not to mention that this journey takes at least a month, where will we get food and drink?

The dozens of noodle cakes that everyone gathered would not be enough to feed four people for three days if they could not find any income. Even if they save on food, it would be enough to last ten days.

"None of the generals from all over the country resisted?" Chen's mother frowned. When Chen Mo's father was alive, she often heard Chen's father say that the government was corrupt, but she never thought that cities in various places could be so easily breached by the Taiping Cult.

"Most of them have been destroyed in Xiaqiu, Ling County, and Hong County. There is no news about the others." Chen Mo nodded. Before this, who would have thought that the Taiping Sect was so powerful, or that the county magistrates and county lieutenants in various places So useless? The inaction of officials in various places is probably the root cause of the Taiping Sect's rampage today, right?

"Is this really going to change?" Aunt Cai sighed, and while handing Chen Mo a hemp rope, she said bitterly, in this world, how can orphans and widowed mothers like them survive? Maybe after going to Quyang, it would be a good idea to find another family. There must be a man in the family. Not everyone's children are as sensible and capable as Chen Mo, at least not Dumb.

Ah-Dai found firewood, and everyone melted some snow to cook the noodles and eat them. In order to save energy, they huddled together and went to bed early.

Early the next morning, the wind and snow stopped. Looking around, the sky and the earth were completely white. Chen Mo packed his bags, took his money bag, called Heizi, and everyone took the correct direction and headed towards Quyang.

The road of fifty miles is actually not that far. It was thirty miles from Zhuangzili to Xiaqiu, and we could go back and forth in one day. Everyone was not hungry these days, and they still had plenty of energy. In addition, the heavy snow blocked the road. By the afternoon, they had already caught up with the people ahead. The Taiping congregation is doing well.

…

Quyang, government office.

A burly young man drank warm wine quietly and looked at the bamboo slips in his hand. The door was suddenly pushed open and a cold air rushed in. The young man looked up and saw the person coming. He smiled and said: "It's so urgent but... Why?"

"Brother Ziyuan, can you still laugh?" The visitor sighed and said, "The Taiping Sect has been attacking cities and territories these days. We have just received a message from the Lord that Linhuai has fallen and a large number of Taiping Sect thieves have appeared in Guangling. The county is closing its doors.”

"It's a good thing. Brother Meng Gao is the Order of Quyang. If he can succeed this time, he will be promoted not far away. It will be better than me being trapped here when I return home this time." The young man said with a smile.

"How can it be so simple?" The visitor said helplessly: "In the past few days, the Taiping believers have burned down villages everywhere, led the people into bandits, and came towards me in Quyang. I am afraid there are tens of thousands of them. This Quyang There are only a few hundred county guards up and down, and the thieves are fierce. I have no soldiers and generals, and I don’t know the art of war. How can I resist them? "

"The rabble, although there are many people, are all common people from all sides, and they have no weapons." The young man stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Compared with this, Brother Meng Gao should be more concerned about how many Taiping believers there are in Quyang. "

"You mean..." In the middle of his sentence, the visitor suddenly patted his head and said with a smile: "As long as you, Zang Ziyuan, are here, I will be the one to worry about you. Ziyuan, please help me this time!"

"I don't care about my own county, so what's the point of coming to help you?" The young man said with a bitter smile. He was also the county magistrate. This time he took leave to return to his hometown to visit relatives. Who would have thought that he would encounter the Taiping Rebellion? Got charged with dereliction of duty.

"Are you going to watch them die without helping?" The man stared at him and said.

"Well, you order the four gates to be closed, let the county lieutenant lead people to capture the Taiping Sect members in the city, eliminate the internal troubles first, and put up more flags on the city walls." The young man thought for a while and said.

"How to eliminate the Taiping Sect members?"

"You can order the virtuous people in the city to publicize the evil deeds of the Taiping Sect and let the people in the city help. Brother has been an official in Quyang for five years and has a good reputation for benevolence and righteousness. Quyang is a rich place, and most of the people have no intention of rebelling. In addition, if you publicize the evil deeds of the Taiping Sect, the people will feel insecure and will rush to expose them. This heavy snow has helped Brother Meng Gao a lot." The young man smiled.

"The people outside the city..." The scholar frowned.

"In times of crisis, we should not be too soft-hearted." The young man shook his head, stood up and said, "If we can defeat the evildoers of the Taiping Sect, all crises will be resolved. But if we let Quyang fall because of our temporary kindness, not to mention Quyang, I'm afraid Sheyang, Haixi and even the entire Guangling will fall into the hands of the thieves!"

"How about letting Ziyuan handle the investigation of the Taiping Sect?"

"Can I refuse?"

"No!"

On the first day of the new year, Lao Wang felt that he could straighten his back and ask for votes~