She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 90 Refugee Army

For this result, Pei Peng was somewhat unexpected, because cloth, gold and silver are dead things, and they will be gone when they are spent, but food towns are a steady stream of income, so even the generous king will not Be generous in food.

As for Pei Peng's sense of surprise, Pei Wei only had one sentence:

"Give it to you, at least it won't be used against me. It's better than being held in the hands of those local wealthy families."

Pei Peng raised his eyebrows:

"But we are only responsible for collecting taxes, and we can't deal with powerful families. We will be accused by thousands of people."

"If you can stand them."

Really, Pei Peng thought about it, if they violated her own interests, then she really couldn't bear it.

And will they do it?It will.

Pei Peng can only sigh with emotion that after this incident, Pei Wei has indeed learned something again - to use strength to fight strength.

Pei Peng sorted out everything in the capital and decided to leave.

It was the first time she felt such an urgent sense of homesickness, and this hometown was not the capital where she had grown up for more than [-] years, but the place where her daughter lived and completely belonged to her legally.

The momentum of leaving this time was no less than the first time she left Beijing, and even bigger.

Everyone thought that she had gained a lot, and she bit off a lot of good things, and became closer to Commander Shao, and even sent someone to the emperor, and thus got closer to the family behind them.

Everyone said that Pei Peng's trip was a good one, even a bloody profit. Everyone wanted to make friends with her, and everyone wanted to see her off.

In the farewell booth outside the city, countless nobles in luxurious dresses and winding skirts said goodbye to Pei Peng affectionately against the rising sun, and bid farewell until Pei Peng's servants vaguely mentioned the time several times It was getting late, so they all stopped talking and advised Pei Peng to go on the road earlier.

Pei Peng bid farewell to the relatives and friends who saw him off, and then stepped into his carriage.

Because there was quite a lot of luggage this time, and they also brought a group of Taoist priests and craftsmen, Pei Peng simply asked the steward to arrange the carriage more compactly. Qing Ze was in the car with Pei Rong's youngest son.

That's right, Pei Peng brought his nephew with him. It wasn't that he was crossing the border illegally, but that he had crossed the open road.

Pei Ronghua knelt down in a timely manner, and gave a comprehensive explanation. Was she not blinded by unwillingness and resentment? At the last moment, she suddenly felt that after so many years, it would be fine if she filled herself in. There is no need to drag the children down.

Therefore, even though her children will be in a visibly difficult situation for a period of time, they will not be punished in any way.

And Pei Rong's youngest son has never been an official, stayed in the Taoist temple all year round, and has a weak relationship with his parents and siblings, so he became a good target for Pei Wei to release his goodwill and repair his reputation——

Killing a brother and a sister in one go, and not letting go of his brother's sons, even if there was a reason, he seemed a bit cruel.Showing mercy to his nephew Chen Song was his last resort.

Pei Wei originally wanted to give him some remote places to eat, give him a title, and let him enjoy some wealth in the world from afar.

Pei Peng actually meant the same thing. Chen Song can't go back to his father now. Relying on his brothers and sisters, on the one hand, they are in a more difficult situation. On the other hand, they all have families and children, so it is difficult to allocate much energy to take care of Chen Song. .

It would be better for him to have a title, some source of income, stay away from the hustle and bustle of the capital, hire a virtuous wife, and live his own small life.

But Chen Song was unwilling.

I don't know if it's because he has lived in a clean place since he was a child, or for some other reason. He doesn't want a title and food, nor does he want a beautiful wife and concubines, and heirs. He just wants to continue to find a Taoist temple to stay.

The Taoist temple that the late emperor built for him, and the Taoist temple that Pei Rong found to install him, one was inside the palace, and the other was the most popular grand temple in the capital, which were not suitable for him now.

Pei Wei thought about it. He heard that Pei Peng had accepted some Taoist priests, so it would be better to entrust Chen Song to her. Anyway, the only one who is willing and able to protect Chen Song now is Pei Peng.

In short, Chen Song became one of the many "luggage" that Pei Wei brought back to Chengyang County.

Cheng Fei was a little curious about Chen Song, and occasionally asked him about his hobbies, and more often asked him if he had other things to do in the Taoist temple besides reciting scriptures, such as alchemy and the like.

Chen Song was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, born extremely thin, and the tailored moon-white clothes hung lightly on his bone frame, as if any weight would crush him.

Pei Peng wasn't sure whether Cheng Fei had really "dreamed" about Chen Song's extraordinary qualities again, or whether he simply wanted to talk to a handsome boy, so he didn't stop Cheng Fei from getting close to Chen Song from time to time. .

However, Chen Song answered too many questions, and he inevitably breathed a little while speaking, coughing until his white skin instantly turned red, and rational tears welled up in his eyes unconsciously.

Even Xu Qing, who is far less enthusiastic about beautiful boys than pretty girls, unconsciously defended Chen Song a little bit, complaining to Pei Peng:
"That cousin of yours doesn't have the restraint of a daughter's family. She and Xiao Song are not in the same generation. It's inappropriate to come to chat with Xiao Song every day. He made him cough several times."

Pei Peng glanced at Xu Qing subtly and said, "Okay, I know, I will arrange her homework from tomorrow. I'm sure she won't have time to look for Xiaosong again," but he couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart. :

Xu Qing is really as firm as a rock and cannot be changed. The emperor has changed to someone else, but he is still blind, which is also a kind of talent.

Just like he always felt that he was an unfavored princess who endured bullying more than ten years ago, but now he actually feels that Chen Song is a poor little girl who is powerless to resist.

But are they really?
Pei Peng knew that she was not the one who would bully her when she was in the most difficult situation.

And neither is Chen Song.Pei Peng witnessed with his own eyes how he persuaded Pei Wei to give up his original idea.

Even though Pei Wei didn't like Pei Rong, after talking with Chen Song for an hour, he felt that "Chen Song doesn't care about fame and wealth, he is a person who wholeheartedly serves the Sanqing, it's a pity that he was born in such a family".

In short, Chen Song is definitely not the kind of pitiful person who wants to answer Cheng Fei's questions despite being uncomfortable.Pei Peng watched coldly. Although he didn't understand why he was doing this, he agreed to Xu Qing's request.

She was afraid that Cheng Fei would offend Chen Song without knowing the seriousness of it.

Cheng Fei sat on Pei Peng's carriage the next day and began to read without love.

Writing in the car was a bit miserable, Pei Peng thought about it, and simply picked an easy-to-understand and interesting book from the books he brought, and asked Cheng Fei to read it to her.

She could just close her eyes and relax.

Cheng Fei is very self-aware. She rubs against her cousin's food, her car, and her clothes and jewelry, but her current role has not been fully utilized. There is only a whole yard that I don't know whether it will be turned into wine or vinegar. Or things that are simply stinky, don't they have to provide enough emotional value?

Eating soft rice is also to pay attention to professional ethics.

So she recharged enough feelings, mobilized out of the university club, learned a half-toned broadcast accent, and read books in cadence for several days, trying to serve Pei Peng comfortably.

Pei Peng was indeed very happy to be served. He leaned on the soft cushion with his eyes closed, and heard the crisp voice of a girl reading aloud...

Well, it would be even more beautiful if there was another handsome young man who would beat her legs and shoulders, and look up at her with his wet eyes from time to time.

It's a pity for Pei Peng. She has raised some of these people before.It's a pity that now she has to support more people who can do things, and the stalls are too big. These expensive and useless enjoyments, she can only reluctantly give up.

Well, in fact, if Xu Qing is more obedient, smarter, or cute and pitiful, Pei Peng doesn't mind if he beats his legs and shoulders, after all, his current face and the skin under his clothes are quite good .

pity……

Xu Qing is just like that beautiful fruit that is rotten inside, it looks delicious and pleasant, but if you take a bite, it will really stink for three thousand miles.

Cheng Fei had no idea that Pei Peng's thoughts were still running in unspeakable directions while she was reading the sages' books. She finished reading two books in a row and felt that the task was almost completed, so she told Pei Peng that she wanted to go. Horse riding outside.

"What kind of horse are you riding? On such a hot day, you don't have to worry about being scorched."

"It's easier to talk to people while riding a horse."

"Who do you want to tell, Xiao Song? What, you saw him in your dream?"

Cheng Fei's "dream" is now in a tacit and semi-public state. Pei Peng knows what her dream is, and Cheng Fei also knows that she knows what her dream is.

But the two of them tacitly did not change to a more accurate name, but kept calling them "Meng", which was also a way to protect Cheng Fei.

Cheng Fei didn't hide anything, and revealed it all at once:
"Yes, but he... Uh, he is in a very difficult time at this time, and he has been silent for a while. When his name appeared in my dream again, he has become an important figure in the refugee army."

"The refugee army?"

Pei Peng opened his eyes, held Cheng Fei's hand with one hand, and asked hurriedly:
"What refugee army? What year did they gather? Where did they come from? How many people are there? Did Chen Song form this refugee army? What are their demands? Rebellion?"

Cheng Fei was startled by the seriousness in Pei Peng's eyes. Fortunately, she knew a little more about this part, at least more than those in the capital.

She began to look for the introduction of this refugee army in the textbook:
"In my impression, it gradually became popular ten years later. At first, a few families in Zhongzhou discovered the iron ore. This should have happened four years later. They cooperated with the local government to conceal it and did not report it. They kept enlisting peasants to dig and mine, and they were afraid that they would reveal the matter, except for those who died of exhaustion, illness and crushed to death, most of the rest of the peasants were beaten to death."

"However, some civilians escaped. Some of them were instructed by Rusheng and wanted to tell the censor who was patrolling the local area. As a result...the censor refused to go into troubled waters and handed them over to the local government."

"Then among the peasants who escaped, there was a man named Li Guangtian who was very talented in leading soldiers. He joined forces with other peasants and the common people who were forced to almost die, broke the city gate, killed the officials, and occupied the yamen. Later, the imperial court sent troops to suppress them, and they fled all the way.

In addition, floods, droughts and locust plagues occurred frequently in those years, and there were constant battles within the court, and they had no time to take care of the victims. Therefore, they successfully absorbed many refugees from the surrounding states along the way. Wherever they passed, they raised their arms and raised their arms. .In their most prosperous period, they reached 10 people. "

(End of this chapter)