To Toto's surprise, at the same time that he put his hope for the pacification of the Henan Red Turban Rebellion on Yexian Timur, people with lofty ideals near Qizhou Road also began to move.

To the west of Qizhou Road, Huguang Province, is the Chuyang Prefecture, which belongs to the Jiangbei Province of Henan.

There are many fishermen in the local area of Chuyang, who have made a living from fishing for generations, and they eat, drink and stay on the boat on weekdays.

One of the families is surnamed Chen, and the head of the family is named Chen Pucai, and he has five sons, named Chen Youdang, Chen Youzhi, Chen Youliang, Chen Yougui, and Chen Youren.

The Chen family's original surname was Xie, but because Xie Qianyi, the father of Chen Pucai, joined the Chen family, he changed his surname.

If the father and son of the Chen family were fishermen, they could barely survive, but the identity of the fishermen was really humble, and the eldest son and the second son were quite obedient, and they worked with their father when they were young.

The third child, Chen Youliang, has never been willing to be a fisherman who is looked down upon, and always takes his two younger brothers to try his best to read and write, thinking that if he can go to the county yamen to ask for an errand, he will no longer have to keep his head down every day.

When Chen Youliang was born, the two brothers had followed their father to fish, and the family was shabby but never hungry.

Chen Youliang hates the status of low-class fishermen because the villagers usually do not deal with fishermen like themselves, and whenever they walk into the village, the villagers will cover their mouths and noses, disgusted by the fishy smell on their bodies.

Chen Youliang thought that he would at least get rid of this annoying fisherman in the future, so he practiced martial arts in his spare time, read and read and read, and gradually became famous in the neighborhood.

After thinking of a lot of ways, I finally became a knife and pen official in the county office, but after entering the county office, I felt that there was no way out, and I was depressed at the moment, sitting on the shore alone, looking straight at my own fishing boat.

The fifth brother Chen Youren was wandering around, and when he turned his head and found that his most respected third brother was in a daze alone, he leaned up and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you finally entered the county government, and I still expect you to lead me from house to house, so that my younger brother and my face will be a little light." ”

Chen Youliang looked at his younger brother with an excited face, his heart became more and more sad, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he picked up some mud from the wetland at his feet, wiped it on Chen Youren's face, and said helplessly: "Follow me out, your face can only be stained with these stinky mud." ”

Chen Youren asked blankly: "Third brother, didn't you say that when you get rid of the identity of a fisherman, you can make people look down on us?" After entering the county government, why did you have a sad face? ”

The depressed Chen Youliang bent down, buried his head in his knees, and whispered: "I did think so, but after I really did this, I realized that I received more cold eyes." I'm just a ghostwriter who doesn't qualify, and even if I am a county official, when I see those Mongolian officials, I am not the same as groveling, no different from a slave. ”

Chen Youren was also a little depressed after hearing this, rubbed the mud on his face, and muttered: "Brother, then we are destined to be looked down upon in this life?" ”

The two brothers were hanging their heads, and two strong men in the distance shouted loudly: "Brother Chen! ”

When Chen Youliang heard the voice, a look of surprise appeared between his eyebrows, and he hurriedly stood up and agreed. He is the third eldest in the family, and the person who calls him the eldest brother is naturally not his biological brother, but two sworn brothers who are like-minded with him.

These two strong men are named Zhang Dingbian, the second in line, and Chen Youliang is small, burly, with a few locks of beautiful hair, looks handsome and chic, and is also born in a fisherman in Chuyang, his people are heroic and righteous, not only extraordinary, but also a little bit of astronomy and geography, but also good at the art of Qihuang, Chen Youliang boasts of amazing strength, but it is difficult to stop a few rounds under him.

The other is named Zhang Bixian, the eldest of the three, everyone calls him "Splash Zhang", very smart, not tall but bold, and often gets the most from fishing by boat.

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Dingbian's expression suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Big brother, there is news in the east!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Youliang didn't dare to be careless, and said with a straight face: "What news?" ”

Zhang Bi first looked around and made sure that there was no one around, before he took over and said, "That group of White Lotus Sectists on Dabie Mountain has decided to respond to Liu Futong in Henan and is ready to attack Qizhou!" ”

Chen Youliang's face was slender and long, and his eyebrows were tightly locked when he was thinking about things seriously, giving people a sense of solemnity, listening to the news that Zhang Bixian brought, he didn't dare to blindly believe it, and said to confirm: "How did this news come about?" ”

Zhang Bixian replied: "Big brother, don't worry, this is my cousin in my family personally told me that they have begun to build weapons and gather people, and Ni Wenjun, the owner of Duoyun Villa, will be the vanguard general." ”

When Chen Youren heard this, he was shocked, and a cold sweat broke out on his head, and he tugged on Chen Youliang's sleeve and said, "Third brother, are we going to report to the official?" ”

Chen Youliang turned his head, his eyebrows were twisted together, and he scolded: "Did you fall into the water and drown stupid?" What's in it for us? Whether it is to reward you with a fishing boat, or to give you some money and food, it is possible that those corrupt officials and cruel officials will arrest us together as a rebel. ”

"That'...... So what do we do? ”

Zhang Dingbian comforted Chen Youren and said: "Don't panic, I heard that the Red Turban Army destroyed the rich everywhere to help the poor, and the first thing after capturing the city was to open a warehouse and release grain, so that everyone had a stutter, and the poor and poor people supported them, but the county officials and landlords who were usually powerful and prosperous were all cut off their heads. Our families are lowly in status, and even if the Red Turban Army attacks here, it won't do anything to us. ”

After his explanation, Chen Youren felt a little relieved, remembering his embarrassing nervous appearance just now, and smiled embarrassedly.

"Go, call your fourth brother too." Chen Youliang instructed Chen Youren to find Chen Yougui.

Chen Youren was puzzled: "Aren't the eldest brother and the second brother called?" ”

"Do whatever you want, why are there so many mouths today!"

Chen Youren, who was reprimanded again, didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly ran to find Chen Yougui, and brought him back in less than half a pillar of incense.

After hearing this, Chen Yougui was calmer than his younger brother, looked at Chen Youliang and said, "Third brother, do you have any ideas?" ”

The five people were already in a circle, Chen Youliang glanced at the four of them, and said in a low voice: "Are you all afraid of death?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" Zhang Dingbian and Zhang Bixian said in unison.

Chen Youliang nodded, and then turned his head to look at the two younger brothers.

"I'm afraid, but if the third brother wants me to die, I'm not afraid!"

"That's right! Me too, I listen to the third brother. ”

Chen Yougui and Chen Youren have always looked forward to their third brother, since Chen Youliang has made up his mind, how can they not obey?