On the second day of Chen Lin's wedding, he got up early to offer tea with the Zhang family to meet Chen Li and his wife, and it goes without saying that Chen Ze's brothers also visited their sister-in-law with a high heart. Chen Lin and his wife went to the old lady, and the old lady looked at the pair of beautiful people kneeling in front of the couch, and showed a rare smile. Busy asking Chen Bao to take out an old box, it turned out to be a pair of pure white warm jade, Chen Lin and his wife hurriedly thanked him. After that, Chen Lin wanted to take the Zhang family back to Zhang's house again, and the wedding would be completed. Chen Lin's identity in the Zhang family is no longer the eldest young master Chen, but has become an aunt, when Chen Lin and his wife were about to leave Zhang's mansion, Zhang Ba ran out and smiled maliciously: "Chen Bozhi, you will be a brother-in-law in the future, but you must know some etiquette." While talking, he pretended to be serious, and his appearance was funny. Chen Lin and his wife looked at each other and smiled, Chen Lin let go of Zhang's hand, stepped forward and kicked Zhang Ba coldly, kicking Zhang Ba backwards, Chen Lin laughed and walked out of the door.

After leaving Zhang's mansion, Chen Lin went to his childhood teacher Lu Yun Lu Zi'an's house again, which was regarded as a thank you for Lu Zi'an's teaching, but he didn't expect this Lu Yun to live until now. The Lu family is not a very big family, there is only one big family in Anyang County, and that is the Chen family. The Lu family is just an old gentleman who has read some scriptures, and the highest position of the Lu family is only the Anyang County Cheng of Lu Yun, and several of Lu Yun's grandsons are also Chen Lin's childhood playmates, but their reputation is not obvious.

As soon as Chen Lin, who had finished meeting Lu Yun, returned to Chen's mansion, he was called to his grandfather's room, and only Chen Bao was there. The old lady said: "Bozhi, don't be sad on the big day, Grandpa still has something left for Bozhi." After speaking, I saw Chen Bao take out a paper book, but it was much thicker than the previous book of poetry, and handed it to Chen Lin.

The old lady said: "This book is written by Grandpa for many years, and there is no secret in the world. In the future, we should study quietly, read carefully, and do not slack off. Grandpa is very satisfied with Uncle's achievements in the past few years, and Uncle Zhi will definitely prosper my Chen family. ”

"Now that my Chen Jiatong's martial arts are all under the leadership of Bo Zhi, the young master Lang, who is proficient in riding five hundred steps, is on a blind date with Bo Zhi, and he can protect you in the future; Zhou Cang Wuyong is reckless and can't do things alone, Huang Yan is quite like his father, steady and calm, but he can take on a big responsibility; Cai Zilan's knife skills are unique, loyal and upright, and Bozhi must try to subdue him; Savage Ling Chen, Grandpa secretly asked him to come down the mountain here, I have seen it twice, this person is more than loyal, but he is poor and lowly, and he has no talent; Gao Shun, hehe, Bo Zhi remember, this person is loyal and upright, and he must not speak out in the future, and he must not be alienated because of this, Gao Shun has great talents, hehe, Gao Shun This is, hehe; Bo has at least one think tank, one less think tank. Chen Lin didn't know why Grandpa admired Gao Shun so much, but he kept in mind what Grandpa said one by one.

The old lady said endlessly: "Although my Chen family lives here and rises to Runan, but if the world is in turmoil in the future, Runan will not be the place where my Chen family lives and lives." If the world is in chaos, the Yuan family will return to Runan, and the protégés of the Yuan family in Runan County do not know the geometry, and then Bo Zhi will definitely not be the opponent of the Yuan family. As soon as the old lady said this, Chen Lin said, "Grandpa, this is ...... The Han Liu, do you have to become the son of Zhou Tianzi? At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, although the name of Zhou Tianzi was called the Son of Heaven, the princes of the world did not obey the order and supported the army to respect themselves, making the name of the Son of Heaven exist in name only.

The old lady laughed twice: "Zhou Tianzi? Bo Zhi described it aptly. Yes, Grandpa is saying that if there is a day, you will be blessed by my Chen family. Hanzhong, Grandpa has thought about it a long time ago, Hanzhong, Hanzhong is where my Chen family's new foundation is located. Hanzhong is good, the south is fertile for thousands of miles of Yizhou as the granary, and the people of the late Qin are strong soldiers in the north. The old lady said with a ruddy face. Chen Lin was shocked in his heart, this, Grandpa wants me to fight for the world, this word is a little bit different, and if it falls into the ears of others, the Chen family may have to be beheaded. In the past, Grandpa always said that the world was going to be chaotic, but Chen Lin did not object, the Han Dynasty was a rise of some anti-thieves, but Chen Lin still supported the Han Dynasty in his heart, this will actually fight for the world, it is really a big rebellion, but seeing that Grandpa is terminally ill, he can't bear to blame, so he lowered his head but kept silent.

The old lady is not as good as one day, Chen Lin's wedding has just passed the eleventh day, and on this day, the old lady Chen vomited blood, and even Lang Zhong, who was invited from Runan Mansion, said that he was unable to return to heaven. Chen Lin's family was lamenting in front, and suddenly Chen Bao came out and said that the old lady had an order to let the whole family go in and be obedient. Chen Lin and the others hurriedly went forward, opened the door and saw the old lady sitting on the couch with a radiant face, Chen Lin sighed in his heart, knowing that this was probably a return to the light, and he wanted to cry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it.

Everyone stood up one by one, and the old lady called Chen Lin to sit down beside him, and said, "Fair, I will hand over this Chen family to Bozhi in the future, and you don't complain about being your father." When Chen Li heard this, he probably knew that the old lady was going to explain the future, so he felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down: "I know fairly, Bo Zhi will definitely live up to his father's trust, and my father will take care." The old lady laughed twice, what else do you care, he knows his situation, and he doesn't talk about it anymore.

The old lady said: "Yishan and Tianshou, both said that they would like not to be separated after my death, and if I do not return to Pingxing after my death, I will be buried outside Chenjiabao in the countryside, and Chenjiabao will never turn Yishan and Tianshou away, it is difficult for the two of them to work hard for many years, after my death, you must not treat these two people badly." The old lady actually raised his voice and said to the people of the Chen family that although the two were domestic slaves, the old lady's move showed his feelings for Chen Bao and Huanglong. Over there, Chen Bao Huanglong's always calm face was full of tears, and they all knelt down and cried bitterly, and Chen Lin and the others also responded in unison, saying that they would not treat the two of them badly.

The old lady continued, everyone even the youngest Chen Zhi knew that the old lady was afraid that he would not be able to do it, so they all listened quietly and did not dare to say more. Old lady: "Ze'er, it's here." It was Chen Ze and Chen to the two brothers, and the two hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground and shouted. The old lady looked at the two tigers and mighty little grandsons, and was also satisfied in her heart, and smiled: "Ze'er, Zhi'er, you two swore in front of Grandpa today, and swore to support Brother Ru to the death." ”

Chen Ze and Chen Zhi were originally respectful and admired Chen Lin, and hurriedly raised their hands and swore to support Chen Lin to the death. The old lady was satisfied: "Okay, the brothers work together to break the gold, Grandpa will take advantage of the two of you to take advantage of the words today, Ze'er calls Zhongzhi, and the son calls the uncle, I hope you and the two will make persistent efforts in the future, don't insult my Chen family." Chen Ze and Chen Zhi got the words and thanked them and stepped aside.

"Stand down, stay behind." Everyone retreated one after another, only Chen Lin was left, and the old lady saw Chen Lin's face full of sadness, and said with a smile: "Grandpa is looking down on this matter of life and death, okay, okay, don't talk about this." Bozhi, Grandpa still has a lot to say to you, if you don't say it, I'm afraid I won't have a chance, hehe. Chen Lin and the old lady talked for a long time, until the servant called for dinner.

Two days later, the old lady of the Chen family in Anyang County, Runan County died of illness in the house, the Chen family was dressed in plain clothes, Chen Lin and other direct relatives were dressed in linen and filial piety, and the funeral, funeral, and burial lasted more than a month, and the old lady was buried in the south of Chenjiabao for three miles, and the grave was leaned against the mountain to look north. Due to God's death, Chen Lin and Chen Li both resigned and went home to keep filial piety, Chen Lin and his son and Chen Bao and Huanglong two servants built a grass hut in the old lady's burial place, and wore linen for the old lady day and night, silently for months, and did not smile for many years. Chen Jiaxiao's name is convincing to the state county, Runan is too conservative to praise this, and everyone in the counties around Runan knows the name of Chen Lin's father and son.

At the right time, there are Xu Jing Xu Wenxiu, Xu Shao Xu Zijiang, who are called "Pingxingyuan has two dragons" for the people of Runan County, and the two have a famous festival, and they are good at discussing the township party figures, and they change their character every month, so Runan has a "Yuedan Commentary", which is deeply respected by the people of the time. Because Chen Lin has a reputation for poetry, and has the name of Wang Ji to escort Cai Yong's righteousness, Chen Lin's name is more prosperous than his father Chen Lin. In one month, the Xu brothers pacified the chaos and Chen Lin was: "Benevolence, filial piety, virtue, and the Ming Gong of the world." That is to say, Chen Lin is benevolent, filial, and virtuous, and he is a rare character. For a while, Chen Lin became famous, and he was directly * Cao Mengde's "able minister to rule the world and traitor in troubled times".

After the old lady Chen passed away, Chen Lin was directly in charge of the Chen family, Chen Li saw that the eldest son was not messing with the big family's business, and he was also relieved, and then spent all day with the Lin family, and let Chen Lin be in charge of the Chen family. Chen Lin no longer set up caravans to go out on the grounds of the mourning period, leaving only the shop run by Huang Yan * in Luoyang, which specializes in selling rare and exotic treasures, and the daily income of 100 taels of gold is only less. Chen Bao and Huang Long are determined to no longer be directors, and the two of them are married to guard in front of the old lady's grave, Chen Yang, Chen Ke, and Chen Zhong, the three old housekeepers of the Chen family, and now they can handle the Chen family's grange and grain with peace of mind.

In the sixth year of Guanghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Chen family had 20,000 tenant farmers, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and secretly hoarded grain every year, which was as much as one million stones, enough for 20,000 people for 20 years, and if it was to raise an army, it could be used for 10,000 troops to fight continuously for a year. Chen Lin paid close attention to the affairs of the Taiping Sect, seeing that the Taiping Sect was growing stronger day by day, and now Chen Lin removed the 500 cavalry and more than 300 foot guards in Chenjiabao, and assigned 100 guards to Chen Ze and Chen Zhi, and there were 2,000 ordinary swords and cloth armor hidden in the huge grange of the Chen family in the east of Anyang County. The 2,000 young men in the grange were equipped and outperformed the county soldiers in Anyang. Chen Guo on Savage Ridge Mountain has also developed a bandit of about 500 people, and he is well-equipped. In order to develop these armaments, Chen Lin used almost half of the Chen family's savings for many years.

In the past few years, Cao Jie has died, but it is really as Yang Ci said, and there are other eunuchs led by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. He Jin is also increasingly powerful because of his sister's favor, and he began to fight fiercely with the eunuchs, and the court was filthy. The Qiang people in the west are still uneasy, Xianbei Dadan Yu Tanshikui has died, Xianbei has fallen into turmoil, and the back of the Han has been much more peaceful. The world is either a major drought or a locust plague, and local officials are not concerned about the people's livelihood, and the displaced people are everywhere, and Anyang County is firmly controlled by the Chen family because of a large amount of fertile land, but it is thriving compared to other counties. It's just that a sudden storm will sweep the entire Han, how can a small Anyang County withstand it.