Chapter 29 Those who humiliate their parents, kill them!
"Mom, I'm back."
Upon hearing these words, the woman turned her head mechanically and stared blankly at the person in front of her.
It was a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome features and a male-female appearance. He was wearing a green robe with a curly train and a white silver fox fur coat on the outside. He was frowning and looking at himself.
His appearance...why does he look vaguely like Mu'er who has been away from home for a year?
It's just that the changes are too great. His face is more delicate and good-looking, he is taller, and he is dressed so gorgeously that women dare not recognize him.
"Who are you......"
The woman hesitated and asked tentatively: "Mu'er?"
The little girl also widened her eyes and asked crisply: "Is it the eldest brother?"
Chen Mu frowned and saw that his mother was dirty and her eyes were swollen from crying. He went up to help her with a trace of suppressed anger and said in a deep voice: "Mom, who bullied you."
The woman then realized that it was really her eldest son who was back. She was surprised and happy, her tears couldn't stop falling, and she shouted: "Mu'er, it's really you. Hurry, go to the county town and save him."
Your father, I can't stop him, it will be too late."
"Yeah, what's wrong? Don't be anxious. Speak slowly."
Chen Mu hurriedly comforted his mother, but the woman seemed to be overcome by a mixture of sorrow and joy. When she saw him, she suddenly seemed to go limp and was speechless for a while.
The little girl is young and doesn't know anything.
Neighbors heard the noise and came out to check on the situation.
When they saw that Chen Qing's eldest son, who had been away from home for a year, came back, he was all talkative and briefly explained the matter.
Before Chen Mu could speak, Liu Guanzhang behind him almost died of anger.
"Is there any king's law? He robbed the villagers' fields and forced the good family members into slaves. It's really audacious to treat the laws of the Han Dynasty as nothing."
Emperor Zhaolie had a violent temper. He was furious at that time and said viciously to Chen Mu: "Fourth brother, let's go!"
"Fourth brother, go to the county town to slaughter the Zhang family and the entire county magistrate."
Zhang Fei was also very angry. Although he heard that the powerful man also had the surname Zhang and might be related to him hundreds of years ago, no matter how close his relatives were, he would have to go on a killing spree this time.
Although Guan Yu didn't speak, his originally red face turned livid. He clenched the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and narrowed his eyes.
If Guan Gong doesn't open his eyes, he will kill someone if he opens them!
Chen Mu didn't waste any time. He bowed his hands to the neighbors and said, "Uncles and aunties, please take good care of my mother."
"They've been there for half an hour, and I don't know what's going on now. You should hurry over and have a look."
"Yes, but when you go, don't conflict with them. Just save you."
"Yeah, we can't afford to offend the Zhang family and the county magistrate."
Everyone came to help Chen Mu support his mother, and they all tried to persuade Chen Mu to just save the person and not to conflict with the powerful county magistrate.
Chen Mu remained silent, just pulled the horse over, got on the horse, started the horse power at full speed, and started to drive towards the county town.
The four horses galloped like flying, and no one cared about the horses at this time.
Anshun Township is not far from the county seat, only two or three kilometers away, and it only takes five or six minutes under the galloping horses.
The soldiers standing guard at the city gate in the distance saw the galloping horses approaching. A young soldier holding a spear wanted to go up and stop the man, but he was pulled back by an old soldier and shouted: "Don't die."
"It is forbidden to ride horses in the city." The young soldier wanted to argue.
"Can't you see what those people are wearing? They are all dignitaries. Do you want to die if you stop them?"
The veteran slapped the young soldier on the head, and at the same time shouted at the people entering the city at the city gate to disperse: "Everyone, please give way, disperse, everyone disperse, do you hear me!"
Chen Mu's face was tense, and he rode into the city first.
He had been to Puyin City before, and he knew where the county government was. After entering the main street, he drove all the way. Fortunately, it was winter, and the street was not busy, so it would not make people jump.
The county government office is located in the west of the city. The two guards on duty, the thieves and thieves, were standing at the door bored. Suddenly they felt the ground shaking. When they looked up, they were startled.
I saw four tall horses galloping towards the government office. Looking at the overwhelming momentum, they looked like they were going to trample the county government office into pieces.
"Stop the horse!"
The soldier raised the spear in his hand, pointed it at the four people and shouted.
Chen Mu reined in the horse's rope, stopped at the yamen gate, and said to the two of them indifferently: "Where are the villagers of Chenjia Village?"
Said his father, these two people definitely didn't know each other, but said the villagers of Chenjiacun, they should know.
The two looked at each other and wanted to refuse to answer.
But seeing the four people dressed gorgeously, with bulging waists, as if they were wearing official seals, they felt uneasy, so they said: "Is that the lame man from Chenjia Village? He knelt in front of the Yamen for half an hour. The county magistrate said he couldn't see him, so he limped
He turned around and left with his son."
Snapped!
The riding crop whipped down and hit him in the face.
Zhang Fei glared angrily and yelled: "If you insult my old man, do you believe I will kill you?"
The thieves and soldiers under the two sects retreated continuously. They always bullied the people, how could anyone bully them?
In pain and fearing that the two of them could not defeat the four, he covered his face and ran back to the yamen, shouting that he wanted to gather people to come back and take revenge.
Zhang Fei was furious and wanted to go in and kill someone with an eight-point steel spear.
Chen Mu quickly stopped him: "Third brother, it's important to find me first. Then you can settle the score with the county magistrate later."
"Yes, it's important to find me."
Zhang Fei put away the steel spear with hatred, glared at the county government officer fiercely, reined in his horse and turned around.
Chen Mu also looked back at the county government gate.
My father is lame?
And make my father kneel down?
very good.
I have remembered this grudge.
Chen Mu endured his hatred, turned his horse's head and left.
The powerful Zhang family is well known in Puyin. The Zhang family has a house in the city, but the entire clan lives in Wubao outside the city.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Han Dynasty, Wubao became very popular. In order to protect themselves, the powerful northerners all built fortresses and gathered slaves to defend themselves. The same was true for the Zhang family.
Next to the official road outside the West City, there is the Zhang Family Manor.
The manor is a large-scale building, covering an area of nearly a hundred acres, and is built in the form of a fort. There is a wall about one foot and five feet high on the outside, and there is a turret more than two feet high at one end of the four corners. There are people standing guard on top, looking down from a high position, vigilantly.
Look at every passerby.
The four of them rode horses to the gate. Chen Mu's face was livid, but he still held back and whispered to Liu Guanzhang: "Big brother, second brother, and third brother, please don't be impulsive later. Wait until you find me."
Liu Bei touched the double swords at his waist and nodded: "I know."
"If this old man is wronged, I will massacre this family." The veins on Zhang Fei's face jumped, and he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
Guan Yu didn't speak, but his silence was the best response.
When the four people arrived at the door, they were noticed by the people on the corner tower, who pointed at them and shouted: "Who are you?"
"Call your master to come out."
Chen Mu ordered in a stiff tone.
"Who are you, worthy of meeting my master?"
The people on the corner tower responded unceremoniously.
"Servant!"
Chen Mu raised the official seal on his waist and yelled: "Open your eyes wide and see what this is."
The official seal is a bronze turtle-button seal, with three ink silk and black ribbons on the waist.
This is the symbol of an official.
An official with a salary of six hundred shi can only be regarded as a minor official in Central Luoyang. After all, there are countless princes and nobles under the emperor's feet.
But in the above-ground counties, they are already on the same level as county magistrates.
Unexpectedly, the Zhang clan members on the turret sneered: "You are just a small six hundred stone official, but you dare to come to my Zhang family to act wild?"
Although his tone was no longer as bold as before, his contemptuous attitude was still full.
"Is this enough?"
Liu Bei squinted his eyes and took out the official seal from his waist.
His official position was Jinan Prime Minister, worth two thousand shi, and his official seal should have been a turtle button seal made of two thousand shi silver.
But he was a prince and was included in the royal family tree, so the color above is gold.
The bright gold shines in the sun, blinding people and dogs.
The people on the turret were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly climbed down and ran into the manor to report the news to the master.
The four of them, Liu Guan, Zhang Chen and others, sat on their horses like this, standing in front of the Zhang family manor and waiting quietly.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere gradually became depressing. People on the other turrets could vaguely sense that the arrival was not good, but the golden official seal was like a mountain pressing on their heads, making them afraid to say anything.
After a while, there was a crunch.
The door opens.
A middle-aged man hurriedly walked out with several servants. When he saw Liu Bei, he bowed his hands and saluted: "I, Zhang Hu, have seen your Excellency. I wonder which prince is coming to Puyin?"
The reason why we know it is a lieutenant is because the gold seal of the Han Dynasty was only possessed by Wanshi officials and lieutenants.
The only officials who can hold the gold seal are the Sangong and the general.
The official seals of Jiuqing are all silver.
It is almost impossible for Sangong and the general to come to this small Puyin, so the powerful owner of the Zhang family guessed that it must be a passing prince.
Could it be Liu Zheng, the right governor of Beiping?
Liu Zheng was a descendant of Liu Yan, King Jian of Zhongshan. Because of his talents, he was admitted into the clan and given the title of Tinghou, leading the right to be the governor of Beiping. However, his age did not seem to be the same, he was too young.
"I am Liu Bei, Prime Minister of Jinan."
Liu Bei said calmly.
Before Zhang Hu could speak, Chen Mu said calmly: "My brother is going back to Youzhou to visit relatives. He passed by here and wanted to stay at your house for a rest. Is it convenient?"
Lieutenant wants to stay at his home?
Zhang Hu was overjoyed: "It's all right, please come in quickly."
The four of them dismounted and entered the door.
Chen Mu walked into the yard and asked casually, "By the way, I just saw a lame man and a boy coming to your house. Where are they?"
Zhang Hu wondered: "What does the distinguished guest want to do with that lame man?"
"Oh, nothing happened."
Confirming that his father and younger brother might be in Zhangzhuang, Chen Mu tried his best to keep his tone from any emotional fluctuations and said calmly: "That man left something behind and I picked it up. I want to return it to him."
Zhang Hu sneered and said: "He is just a country untouchable, why should you, distinguished guests, pay attention to him."
Liu Bei reached for the twin swords at his waist, Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword tightly, and the fierce look in Zhang Fei's eyes looked like he could kill someone.
Chen Mu calmly flashed a trace of murderous intent in his eyes, and slowly said: "Hey, how could the master of the Zhang family say that. My eldest brother has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness. If he picks up other people's things, he will naturally return them. You are like this
Wouldn't it be unfair to bring my eldest brother into trouble? Call that man out and we'll give him back face to face."
"this......"
Zhang Hu hesitated. He didn't expect that the visiting distinguished guest had such moral character and wanted to return someone else's things after picking them up. But the lame man...
"Could it be that the master of the Zhang family is hiding something? We saw that man enter the manor with our own eyes."
Chen Mu pressed him with words.
Zhang Hu had no choice but to say: "That man is a servant of my Zhang family. He was beaten for committing a crime and is now locked in a dungeon. It is better not to see him. Please leave the things to me and I will come."
Just convey it."
Liu, Guan, and Zhang could no longer suppress their anger. Only Chen Mu knew that they couldn't take action now. His father was in their hands, and they couldn't let them jump over the wall and hurt his father.
After thinking about it, Chen Mu said: "Since you are a servant of the Zhang family, there is nothing wrong with giving the things to you. It's just that the things are valuable, so you have to see them in person before you feel relieved."
Zhang Hu was a little unhappy because he doubted his character. But he soon thought that the Chen family brought a lot of money with them when they came.
Could it be that some other valuable items were accidentally left behind and picked up by these four distinguished guests?
Zhang Hu felt a little greedy for a while.
I remembered that the Chen family father and son had been beaten into inhuman shapes and could not speak, so why not let them meet?
So he said to the servant beside him: "Go and bring the Chen family and his son out."
The four people were invited to sit in the hall.
Zhang Hu observed their words and was a little puzzled that the faces of the four people were not good-looking, but Chen Mu made up a lie and thought about what relationship a country man could have with a local prefect.
It doesn't matter if he is the governor of the same place. After all, his kinsman Zhang Chunke is the local governor of Zhongshan State. There is nothing the governor from other places can do to him.
The key family member is still a prince, whose status is noble and cannot be associated with a villager.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hu felt relieved.
After a while, the slaves brought in two men covered in blood and threw them on the ground.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei suddenly stood up and hurried over to help them.
Zhang Hu said puzzledly: "Two distinguished guests, this is..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Bei stood up with his sword, slapped him on the head with the hilt of the sword, and shouted angrily: "How dare you, thief!"
Zhang Hu was suddenly knocked to the ground.
Chen Mu just silently drew out his sword and aimed it at Zhang Hu's neck on the ground.
"Owner!"
The surrounding slaves shouted in shock.
Zhang Hu was beaten until he was dizzy. When he regained consciousness, he saw a sword coming in front of him. He was so frightened that he cried out: "Guest, what are you doing? Don't do this. You have something to say!"
Poof!
The sword given by the emperor penetrated into a human body for the first time, piercing the main artery in the neck. Blood spurted out and splashed onto Chen Mu's face!
Anyone who insults his or her parents will be killed!