Luoyang, General's Mansion.

The snowflakes falling in the sky seemed to drown out the sound, and the heaven and earth became a little quiet, even if someone spoke, it felt as if there was no texture of the past, and the heaven and earth seemed to be washed again.

In the blink of an eye, the sixth year of Han Zhu has come to an end, time does not know when it started, it became a little fast, there was no feeling, it passed quietly, a lot seemed to happen in this year, but nothing seemed to have happened, and the days passed quietly in that dull and uneventful.

Chen Mo sat in the courtyard like this, enjoying the silence of this moment, although it was cold, his mind seemed to be exceptionally clear in such weather.

"Father." Chen Jin didn't know when he came in and saluted Chen Mo, and at the end of every year, Chen Jin would come back to reunite with his family.

"Well, sit down." Chen Mo nodded, motioned for Chen Jin to be opposite him, turned his head to look at his son and said, "The teacher has already told me that you have completed your studies well, and you are qualified to enter the office." ”

"But Jin'er always felt more confused." Chen Jin shook his head, the more he learned, the more confused he felt, and he felt that he was not enough.

"Those things you are confused about can't be taught in the academy, so you have to find them yourself." Chen Mo nodded, there are many truths, I don't understand when I read the book, because the reality I see is contrary to many places recorded in the book.

"I don't know how to look for it?" Chen Jin was puzzled: "Is what you learned in the book useless?" ”

"How can it be useless?" Chen Mo smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said: "The book contains the principles of heaven and earth summarized by the sages, maybe there are mistakes, but most of them are right, these learnings are the order of this world, different from the decree, these orders are in people's hearts, but the truth is like this, human nature is selfish, the world chases nothing more than fame and fortune, but the word fame and fortune is the most complicated, it will derive a lot of things to cover up the original clear order, you can set aside these things, and see the real order in this world, you can be called a wise man, and what you have to do now is to do it, It's to get rid of what is hidden outside the order. ”

"Can't you just say it to the child?" Chen Jin wondered.

"Before becoming a father, I also asked your master this question, but sometimes, the Tao can be passed on but not taught, what is said is the way of the father, but not your way, some people pursue pleasure, some people pursue to strengthen the family, and some people pursue just to find a place to survive in this troubled world, and the Tao in the eyes of different people is different." Chen Mo smiled.

"What is the way to dare to ask my father?" Chen Jin said curiously.

"My way?" Chen Mo looked at the snow scene outside the pavilion, and said with a little reminiscence: "When I was young, my father was very young at that time, if there was no war, the way of my father was probably to cultivate a few more acres of land, hire a few tenant farmers at home, and be a lizheng or pavilion chief or something, then it would be regarded as the glory of the ancestors, and then the Taiping Sect was in turmoil, I just wanted to live with your grandmother, and then I met your master later, it was also considered my father's luck, learning literature and martial arts, and what I wanted was to revitalize the family business, so that my Chen family could overshadow the so-called lineage, Or be a Zhongxing minister again; It's a pity that the war in Luoyang ...... It has been more than ten years now, with your brothers and Ming'er, if you want to say that it is now the way of the father, may the world be peaceful, and may my Chinese people be like dragons! ”

Chen Jin was a little stunned when he heard this: "Isn't this one?" ”

"Of course not." Chen Mo shook his head with a smile and said: "Life in the world, the body is like a boat that is not tied, when you are an ordinary person, if you want to help the world, it is beyond your strength, people can have lofty ideals, but they have to focus on the present, empty talk and ambition are just to add to the joke, that is, you have that lofty ambition in your heart, before you have no ability, the road you can take, usually not much, you are very lucky, you can choose the road from the day you are born, there is more than one, but there are also misfortunes, no matter which one you choose, the burden on your body is born more than others." ”

Chen Jin seemed to understand a little.

"You're going to join the office, what are you going to do?" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at his son.

"The kid wants to be right first." Chen Jin bowed.

"You may be able to be a county magistrate or a county magistrate, but Li Zheng can't do it." Chen Mo laughed when he heard this.

"Why is that?" Chen Jin looked at his father in amazement, why could he be a county magistrate, but he couldn't be a lizheng.

Chen Mo thought for a while, looked at Chen Jin and said: "Since you are not convinced, let's do it, if you are right, you can choose one place around Luoyang, and you really can't do it in other places." ”

Chen Jin was puzzled, he was a young man, he had learned at this time, since he wanted to enter the office, he wanted to prove his ability, so he naturally had to find some poor countryside and govern these places well, so that he could show his ability, around Luoyang, it was obviously not in line with his mind.

"Give you half a year, and after half a year, if even the townships in these places around Luoyang are not well managed, let alone other places." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled.

There are not many things in this township, but in this kind of place, the township party complex is the heaviest, it is difficult to say, it is really not difficult, nothing is wrong, but it is easy to say, as the most basic component of Wang Chao, it is not easy to do well in these places, this is still Chen Jin has experienced the life of the village with Chen Mo since he was a child, and he has some life experience, otherwise it is even more difficult.

Moreover, the three elders and Li Zheng are generally selected from the local area to serve as highly respected people, and this kind of thing is actually more serious in the township, so Chen Mo said that he may be able to be a good county commander but not be a Li Zheng.

It's just that seeing that his son is a little young and frivolous, he didn't stop it, just let him try it himself, maybe he can, if he can't, failure is actually not harmful to a person's growth, after all, even Chen Mo, who has the help of the system immortals, is not all smooth sailing.

"Whoa!" Chen Jin got up and saluted Chen Mo.

Looking at his confident son, what was revealed in his eyes made Chen Mo feel a little nostalgic, and unconsciously, his son had reached such an age.

"Go and accompany your mother, the snow has stopped, let's go to work." Chen Mo smiled.

"The child obeys!" Chen Jin bowed and left, while Chen Mo continued to stay in the pavilion to enjoy the snow, enjoying this tranquility or loneliness.

The snow fell so heavily that it took three days to stop.

Chen Jin left, leaving with the two guards arranged by Chen Mo for him, he was going to take up his post, in terms of Li Zheng's position, there were two entourages that Chen Mo opened the back door for him.

The township arranged for Chen Jin is near Luoyang, it is a township where the Central Plains refugees gather, after these years of development, there is also its own original Lizheng, but with the reform of the imperial court officials, this official can also be promoted, in the last batch of promotions, was transferred to other places as the three elders.

If it is a county seat, Chen Mo's eldest son, at the foot of Luoyang, I am afraid that the news will soon come out, in fact, it is indeed the case, Chen Mo's son took office, and the surrounding counties of Luoyang have all received the news, and they are extremely respectful to the county order that took office this year, and those who are about the same age.

But when he arrived in the township, he didn't pay attention to this, after all, everyone never dreamed that Chen Mo's son would actually start from Lizheng.

Li Zheng as the lowest official, the official is a mile away, and there are no other deputies to help, so in the township, if you want to do things, you can only go door to door to inquire about the situation, between the townships, there is its own set of rules in it, Chen Jin just adapted to and understood these, it took a lot of time, half a year, there are no imaginary events, all day long running between the townships, dealing with some trivial things, or presiding over the cultivation of the fields.

Half a year passed in a flash, and Chen Jin didn't even notice that it was Chen Mo who called him back.

At this time, it was already hot summer, Chen Mo looked at his son who had darkened a lot, and said with a smile: "I have lost some weight, but I have also grown a lot." ”

Cai Yan felt a little sorry for his son, pulled Chen Jin to his side, shh

Because Zhen Mi was about to give birth, Chen Mo was mostly at home during this time, but he was also idle, and only came to Chen Mo after Chen Jin comforted his mother.

"How does it feel?" Chen Mo smiled and asked Chen Jin to serve some food and asked.

"Father is right, although there are no major events in this township, there are many rules, some are in line with the etiquette, but some are different." Chen Jin bowed.

"The customs are different in different places, if you use etiquette to copy the rigid routine and put it in the locality, it will naturally not work." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Let's go up, it is difficult for Li Zheng and the three elders to accumulate political achievements, I will transfer you to Hanoi to be a third elder later, or half a year, see how to do it, next year will let you go to the county minister, of course, if you can have any merits in this half a year, you can also take office in advance, now the court and the central government are guessing where you are, there is this time, and it is just right to stagger their perception, and then transfer you to the position of the county commander, then it is logical, and others will not notice it." ”

Chen Jin nodded, then seemed to think of something, looked up at Chen Mo and said, "Father had planned to do this a long time ago?" ”

"This is the pressure that ordinary people do not have on you, no matter where you are, it will attract the attention of others, these eyes may not be good, you are still young, you may not be able to distinguish these good and evil, although there is no great merit between the township, but the sophistication of the people is also the most intuitive, take this opportunity, just let you understand many basic truths in this world, you are still young, prematurely participate in these intrigues in the court, it is not good for you, this world, there is never a shortage of smart people, but there is a lack of smart people who can do practical things, you will inherit my industry in the future, If you just focus on the intrigue between the courts, it will ruin you, and it will not benefit the world at all. Chen Mo smiled.

In other words, everyone, including his own son, was calculated by his own son?

Chen Jin looked at Chen Mo's gaze, a little surprised, at this moment, he realized for the first time how terrible this father, who was known as the first wise man in the world, between talking and laughing, everyone seemed to be under the control of his father.

"Calm down, do what you think is right, now you, don't think too much, no matter how big the thing is, there is a father!" Chen Mo stood up, patted his son's shoulder and smiled.

"Whoa!"