In the city, the sound of shouting and killing, beating drums, and knocking on doors was earth-shattering.

It was not until the beginning of the day that the turmoil ceased, but the fear caused by the turmoil continued to spread throughout the city, and the people in the city were terrified.

Because of the thieves' entry into the city this time, too many people were plundered, their money was lost, their wives and daughters were raped, and even some people were ruined overnight.

Even when the turmoil began to cease, they were still nervous, afraid that this kind of raid would start again.

They have heard that the thieves in the north, after breaking the city, are going to plunder for five days, who knows, whether the thieves who entered the city this time are in the same group as the rebels in the north.

"Da-da."

At this moment, a team of people drove over, shouting as they walked: "Who is the doctor, it is the doctor who stands up, we need the doctor's help, our boss said, there is a heavy reward, those who provide clues, there are also rewards, if you conceal it and do not report, you will bear the consequences." ”

"All the people listen, at least one person from each family will go to the yamen to gather, our boss has something to announce."

“……”

In order to let the people understand better, Zhang He and the others all call Chen Mo our boss at the moment.

"I'm a doctor." A white-haired old man stood up, originally he didn't want to admit it, because he didn't know what the thief wanted the doctor to do, but when he heard that "those who provide clues will also be rewarded, and those who conceal it and do not report it will bear the consequences", he was even more afraid that someone would betray him.

As the words of Zhang He and others spread in the city, the people walked towards the yamen.

The Wang family, before the night fell, Wang Xiu ordered all the clansmen to gather in the ancestral house, and the property under it was also prepared.

Therefore, in this chaos, the Wang family was not affected much.

Main Hall.

"Father, the turmoil in the city should have stopped, and the movement outside is much quieter." The eldest prince of the Wang family said.

"Master, it seems that this thief army has completely occupied the county government, and this Pingting County is about to change."

“.”

The people of the Wang family talked a lot.

Wang Xiu, the head of the Wang family, didn't sleep all night, stomped on his crutches vigorously, and after they quieted down, he said in a deep voice: "Since our Wang family has already done the internal response of the Heavenly Master Army and voted for the Righteous Army, then it is the person of the Righteous Army, and in the future, don't say anything about the thief army."

As he spoke, Wang Xiu's eyes looked at Wang Ran, who had already returned home, and then said, "After dawn, Ran'er, you take your father to meet this Immortal Master Chen."

Now that the Wang family has been on the boat, it is impossible to get off, others are old and refined, and now the "Heavenly Master Army" has taken control of the city, at this time, the most taboo people at both ends of the first rat.

"Yes."

Everyone in the hall agreed in unison.

At this moment, outside the ancestral house, the voice of Shen Yongwei sounded, and dozens or hundreds of people were shouting at the same time, and it was difficult for them to hear it.

Wang Xiu pondered for a while and said, "It seems that you don't have to wait for dawn, then, you call all the clansmen of the Wang family who know how to heal, to help." ”

Wang Xiu knew that it was time to invest, and he looked at his eldest son again: "Chong'er, take out all the medicinal materials used by our pharmacy to treat bruises and stop bleeding and dedicate them to the Heavenly Master Army." And there was food, which was left to eat, and the rest was given away. ”

The eldest son, Wang Chong, was stunned: "Father, there is no need for food, our Wang family has already paid so much, and the wealth that my brother brought out of the city was looted by them, and the price paid for this food sacrifice is too great." ”

In Wang Chong's opinion, if Chen Mo wants to govern this county town and not cause chaos, he needs the help of their Wang family, and he can completely produce food.

"Confused." Wang Xiu scolded lightly and said, "Don't you see it yet, this Chen Mo, although he claims to be in the same group as the Heavenly Master Army, his style of acting is very different, the turmoil has subsided so quickly, and the group in the north can't do it."

If I guess correctly, he is now asking the people to gather in the Yamen, probably to appease the people, and food is indispensable, and he will definitely come to us at that time. Moreover, the rebels are different from the officials, and what they need most is the heads of the officials and large families to calm the anger of the people. ”

Wang Xiu is too aware of the composition of a group of peasants. The essence of the rebel army is nothing more than to coerce the displaced people after breaking the city, and forcing the people to join them after robbing them all, so as to grow rapidly.

But Chen Mo behaved very differently.

These words made Wang Chong's heart froze, he nodded, and immediately went down to do it.

……

Yijia, lobby.

"Okay, this old fox, he was decisive enough, and before the city was broken, he actually surrendered to the enemy." As the head of the Yi family, Yi Qianqi still knows a thing or two about what is happening outside.

Below, all the clansmen of the Yi family gathered here, each with a bitter face, talking to each other, whispering, and the atmosphere was quite depressing.

The Wang family voted for the thief army, so the scholars in the city, only their Yi family remained, and now that the county order is dead, maybe this group of thieves will have to take their Yi family behind.

"Master, how is this good?" Someone asked in alarm.

"What's the panic?"

Yi Qianqi sighed deeply: "Did our Yi family help the officers and soldiers fight against the thief army this time. No, the righteous army, besides, Chen Mo, Yu still has some friendship with him, it's a big deal to cut the flesh and find a way to get closer to the righteous army. ”

This time the thief army broke the city, he received the news of the garrison for the first time, and asked him to send the Qinghe Gang to help, but he did not act, but sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, planning to help whoever wins.

But he never expected that the Wang family would move so quickly and decisively.

……

Before dawn, a red sun showed its head in the east.

In the yamen, Wang Ping said: "Immortal Master Chen, the captured garrison, a total of 1,768 people, of which 368 were wounded. ”

"What about our casualties?"

"Seventy-three people were killed, eighteen were seriously wounded, and ninety-six were lightly wounded."

Chen Mo ordered: "Let all captains, all team leaders, do a good job of bereavement work." ”

"No."

"By the way, what about the cost of treatment?"

"Immortal Master Chen, I was about to tell you about this, the Wang family handed over the words, the cost of this treatment will be borne by the Wang family, and the medicinal materials are also provided by the Wang family, in addition, the head of the Wang family said that he is ready to donate a sum of food to us." Wang Pingdao.

In this regard, Chen Mo was both unexpected and expected, and ordered: "Send someone to contact the Wang family first, and then see what the reaction of the Yi family is." ”

"No." Wang Ping gave up his hand and left.

As soon as Wang Ping left, Zhang He, Han Wu, Hu Qiang and others walked in in turn, Zhang Hedao: "Brother Mo, the people are almost here." ”

"Immortal Master Chen, the hooligans and ruffians who took the opportunity to make trouble that I wanted to arrest were all imprisoned outside the yamen and knelt outside." Hu Qiang said.

"Immortal Master Chen, the executioner, are all ready." Han Wudao.

Chen Mo nodded, and then instructed Su Wen: "The scribe who led the yamen, follow me." ”

"Everyone, take the money in this hall and go out with me."

"No." The crowd shouted in unison.

The outside of the yamen and the streets near it were surrounded by the people.

Their eyes looked at the makeshift execution platform, where dozens of people were bound and kneeling.

And the executioners that Han Wu said were those who took refuge in the yamen.

Each of them stood behind the prisoners with a large sword.

"Dang!"

Suddenly, a golden gong sounded, attracting all their eyes.

Zhang He, who was walking in front, knocked on the golden gong and said, "Everyone, be quiet, our boss has come out, listen to him say a few words to you." ”

Zhang He retreated to the right, his palm pointing at Chen Mo.

There were guards around to maintain order, and the scene quickly fell silent.

Chen Mo ascended the high platform, Han Wu and the others moved the big boxes containing money and property behind Chen Mo one by one and put them away, Han Wu even gave Chen Mo a box, and everyone's eyes all converged on Chen Mo's body for a while.

Chen Mo's gaze swept over everyone's bodies, and he said loudly: "I am the leader of the rebel army, my name is Chen Mo, a native of Fuze Village, Pingting County. ”

When he said this, Chen Mo deliberately paused, opened the box in his hand, and lifted the head inside the box.

Seeing the head in Chen Mo's hand, the people were in an uproar, and they recognized the head of the county commander at this time.

"The county order is dead, from now on, Pingting County will be up to me, everyone can call me Chen Xianshi, or you can call me the county magistrate." Chen Mo said.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang He, Han Wu, and even everyone were brave and brave, and their hearts were shocked at this moment.

In the final analysis, they are just peasants at the bottom, even if they become gods and brave guards and manage some people, they still regard themselves as ordinary people, and even rebels and thieves.

But now that Chen Mocheng has become a county order, then they follow him, wouldn't they be an official.

And Chen Mo's words allowed them to conclude that the order of Pingting County in the future would be maintained by them, not just the two villages outside.

Now Chen Mo is the county commander, and since then he has occupied a county, or even a state.

There is also an inexplicable ambition and expectation in their hearts.

After that, Chen Mo talked about Chang Yuan's crimes, such as how he oppressed the people, how he looted the people's fat and ointment, and how he disregarded people's lives.

Chen Mo knew that he had to justify his siege of the city, so that he could better win the hearts of the people.

Sure enough, after listening to Chen Mo's words, the people were shocked and surprised.

"We entered the city this time to kill the dog official, and it has nothing to do with you. The official put his words here, and in the future, those who killed people and set fires in Pingting County died, and those who injured people and looters were punished, and they were exempted from harsh taxes for two years, and the big guys could live in peace. ”

Chen Mo has already taken the identity of a county magistrate, and he knows that the ordinary people in the city, like those outside the city, are already so poor that they can't squeeze oil and water, and they can't collect taxes if they want to, so they simply use them to win people's hearts.

Rumble!

Chen Mo's words were like a bomb, instantly detonating the people.

There are no taxes for two years, that is, the harvest in the fields and the harvest in business for these two years will be theirs.

In the final analysis, they don't care who the county commander is, they only care about their own vital interests, and if anyone is good to them, they will recognize him.

But that's not all.

Chen Mo continued: "These people are the thieves who took advantage of the chaos to burn and loot last night, and now they have been caught by us, and according to what the county decree just said, they will be sentenced to death. ”

Moving his gaze to the execution table, Chen Mo said loudly: "Chop!" ”

The words fell, and on the execution table, the catchers raised their knives, and dozens of heads fell to the ground together.

A gust of breeze came and the strong smell of blood filled the streets in an instant.

The people were so frightened that their necks shrunk, but soon some people cheered and killed.

Because of his wife, he was adultered by thieves.

Only by combining grace and power can we better harvest the hearts of the people.

Chen Mo waved his hand, and the big box behind him was opened by Han Wu and the others one by one, revealing the gold, silver and jewelry inside, he did not say that these gold and silver were obtained from Chang Yuan, but said:

"This official understands that last night's turmoil, many of your homes were slaughtered and looted, and this official is deeply saddened. For this reason, the official has decided that I will personally pay to compensate you for your losses. ”

"Suven."

"The subordinates are here." Su Wen stepped forward.

"Bring the scribe of the yamen and count everyone's casualties and losses."

"No."

The red sun in the east finally climbed to the top of the mountain, illuminating the whole city, and the eyes of the people looked towards Chen Mo, only feeling that he was like a fairy god at this time.

PS: This chapter is 3500 words.

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