Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 105 The Fall of Nanyang
Nanyang fell and the Qingzhou army was almost wiped out. Xia Liangqing, the prefect of Qingzhou, chose to die for his country after the city was defeated.

More and more refugees are heading south.

This news is definitely bad news for Pingting County and the Yamen.

But for Chen Mo, it is good news.

And one thing Chen Mo had to admit was that he hoped that the Tianshi Army in the north would win.

After all, he also embarked on the path of rebellion, and also sold smuggled salt. He committed crimes that would not be enough to cut off ten heads.

If the Tianshi Army is defeated, the imperial court will definitely liquidate them step by step, and he will not be able to escape.

Now that the Tianshi Army has won, he will always have a tall man to support him, and the court's attention will all be on the Tianshi Army, thus providing him with time to develop.

There is a saying that goes, if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up.

The more chaotic it is, the greater the chance of survival for Chen Mo.

……

East of the village.

Wang Mazi's original home was now converted into a school and expanded.

Scholar Zhao Daoxian was hired by Chen Mo as a teacher in the school, with a consistent monthly salary including three meals a day.

The school was full of children from the village.

Song Min was among them, maintaining classroom discipline while studying.

"This class is arithmetic. Before starting, you will follow me as the teacher and recite the Jiujiu Song once."

Zhao Daoxian wore a decent robe, held a teaching ruler, and walked back and forth in the classroom while reciting: "One, one, one."

"One, one, one." The children sat behind the desks and recited obediently.

"One or two is like two." Zhao Dao said first.

"One two is as good as two."

After a while, the childish voices of children rang out in the school.

Jiujiu Ge, the well-known Jiujiu multiplication table, was written by Chen Mo and asked by Zhao Daoxian to teach it to his students.

The multiplication table is not a modern product. It was produced in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The only difference is that the original Jiujiu song started from "Nine Nine 81" and ended with "Two Two as Four".

It was probably in the Song Dynasty when the formula was expanded to "yiyiruyi".

Suddenly, there was a steady sound of footsteps outside the school, and a figure appeared at the door of the school.

When a child saw Chen Mo, he immediately poked Song Min, who was sitting in front of him and listening carefully, with his finger, and then said, "Sister Song Min, your brother Mo is here."

Song Min turned her head to look, and her face turned red when she realized it was Chen Mo. Although Chen Mo regarded her as a maid, people in the village thought she was the kind of "bed-warming maid" who would serve as a maid when she grew up. She slept in bed, so she was very respectful to her. The children in the school also regarded her as their eldest sister.

Some children who are bold will also make fun of them.

Zhao Daoxian noticed that the students stopped reciting with him, and immediately frowned, and slapped the teaching ruler in his hand on the desk: "What are you doing, follow the teacher's recitation."

"Master, Master Chen is here," a child said.

Zhao Daoxian turned around and saw that it was indeed the case.

"Song Min, please take them and continue reading." Zhao Daoxian said to Song Min and walked out of the classroom.

"Yes, Master."

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outside the school.

Zhao Daoxian bowed his hand to Chen Mo: "Master Chen Xian."

"Master Zhao, there is no need to be polite." Chen Mo also bowed his hand. He still showed respect to the teacher and said, "Thank you for teaching these children."

"Where. It is my honor to be able to enlighten these children and share the burden for Master Chen." Zhao Daoxian said.Chen Mo waved his hand: "Master Zhao does not need to be so flattering."

Zhao Daoxian nodded and said nothing.

"I came to see Master to ask Master to help me write a document." Chen Mo said.

"Master Chen Xian, please speak." Zhao Dao said first.

Chen Mo told Zhao Daoxian his plan.

Chen Mo's words made Zhao Daoxian slightly stunned. Chen Mo paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Is Master Chen going to surrender to the enemy?"

"This is not called surrendering to the enemy." Chen Mo smiled and shook his head: "Speaking of it, the Tianshi Army and I are both rebels. If we really want to say it, it should be considered surrendering."

"No." Zhao Daoxian refuted Chen Mo's words and said: "Master Chen Xian has a great spirit, can tolerate people, and does not kill people indiscriminately. He also runs a village school and has the ability to educate. Although the Tianshi thief is powerful, he only knows Robbing some women and money, how can Master Chen and them be the same person?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Chen Mo's eyes, his expression remained unchanged, and he chuckled: "Master Zhao, now that Nanyang has fallen, the Qingzhou Army has almost been wiped out. It won't take long for the Tianshi Army to engulf the entire Qingzhou. By this time, I What should I do?"

Hearing this, Zhao Dao was startled for a moment, and then understood what Chen Mo meant. He wanted to save the whole village.

On the one hand, Chen Mo wants to save the whole village, but on the other hand, he also wants to temporarily put on the tiger skin of the Tianshi Army so that he can grow.

After all, if the Heavenly Master Army comes, you have to prove that you are on the same side as them.

He is not trying to be a petty person.

Just like the eighteen princes are trying to challenge Dong, you have to go all the way first.

At this time, the most taboo thing is to see the two ends of the rat. If you can't figure it out, you won't be able to please both ends, which will lead to death.

"I understand. After teaching these children, I will go and write." Zhao Dao nodded first, and then said: "When will Master Chen want it?"

"The sooner the better."

After leaving the school, Chen Mo found Zhang He and asked him to inform him that from now on, those in the north would be called rebels. From now on, he would not talk about rebels again.

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in the city.

It's messed up, totally messed up.

The news that Nanyang had fallen and the Qingzhou Army had been annihilated spread like a tide to the city, causing huge chaos.

Countless people packed up their belongings and tried to leave their homes and flee to the south.

And these are just ordinary people in the city.

The Wang family, as a local noble family, was also in a state of silence.

In the hall, the direct descendants of the Wang family gathered here, with bitter expressions on their faces, whispering to each other, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing, as if the sky had fallen.

The Li family that the Wang family moved away before is different. The Wang family has existed longer than the Song Dynasty. It has been rooted in Pingting County for hundreds of years. It was originally a big family in Qingzhou. At that time, before the Song Dynasty was established, the direct descendants of the Wang family One lineage made a wrong bet and was destroyed.

The current Wang family is a branch of the original Wang family.

The Wang family has a deep local background, so naturally they cannot move out like the Li family.

Looking at the noisy crowd.

Wang Xiu, the head of the Wang family, shouted: "Why are you panicking?"

Then, he looked at his second son and said: "Ran'er, take your wife, daughter and part of the family property and leave Pingting County immediately for a safe place in the south.

Your eldest brother and I will stay at the ancestral home of the Wang family. "

It is a routine operation for aristocratic families to place bets on both sides.

After hearing what the family leader said, the clan members immediately understood what the family leader meant.

The second young master, Wang Ran, nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)