I Borrowed a Brain from the Almighty

"Let the country warriors practice, and the city defense must also be taken over."

Magistrate Tan was not a fool after all, and he quickly thought of a way. It was only when he actually used it that he discovered the problem.

Over the years, everyone has been living on empty wages, and Xiangyong from Bishui County is just an empty shell. The original full strength of 3,000 rural soldiers was now less than 800, and there were also a lot of old, weak, sick and disabled people among them. I heard that the "Xiang Yong" who guarded the gate was an old man with all his teeth and ears. My eyes don't work well.

Not to mention using this kind of person to fight, even the Huns looked down upon him as a scapegoat for the queen.

"Not all of them are trash. The nephew of the county magistrate has a group of young men under his command. They all dare to fight and fight, so it would be a good idea to stay as scapegoats." The staff member next to him stroked his triangular beard, and a hint of sinisterness flashed in his eyes.

The people who eat this bowl of rice do this kind of dirty work.

"Yuan Nao?"

Magistrate Tan's eyes flickered, and he thought of the rogue Chen Yuanzhi who often went out to eat and make trouble together, so this group of people used it as a buffer. It's just that the nephew can't leave it alone. He has collected so much money from the Chen family over the years. If he really sells someone else's son, he is sure that the old Chen family will find a dead man to fight with him. At present, the war is in chaos, and no one cares about people being killed. For the sake of his own life, Magistrate Tan decided to notify the Chen family and several other wealthy gentry.

It can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous.

"Inform several family heads to come over and discuss the city defense together."

The local county magistrate and the local wealthy families are tied together, and any decision-making must be made through the local wealthy families. Like the county magistrate in the novel, he most likely kept his word in the early days of the dynasty. In the middle and late dynasties, local forces became stronger and the relationships between them were intricate. Whether an airborne official could obtain power all depended on himself. His skills and the cooperation of the local wealthy families, otherwise no matter how many decrees are issued, they will not be able to get out of the county government.

When encountering powerful chieftains, they can even cause the disobedient county magistrate to "slip and drown."

Magistrate Tan's order soon appeared on the tables of several household heads, and Chen Luo also received the invitation.

The first time he saw the invitation, he felt a surge of calamity.

Disaster is coming!

Standing by the window, Chen Luo saw his 'son' wielding a knife and a gun in the distance. He wanted to know what choice he would make when facing the first 'Inner Demon Tribulation'. So far, he has not seen anything outstanding about his 'son'. He is idle and has a good reputation. All the faults of a scoundrel can be found in him.

County government.

Several family heads arrived as promised, and Chen Luo also came.

"Master Tan, we are all grasshoppers tied to a rope. We hope you can give us a thorough understanding of the situation in the north." After the simple courtesy, the head of the Wang family directly asked the questions that several families were most concerned about. .

If the northern defense line can hold up, everyone will support it.

If you can't hold on any longer, you should make plans early. We are all decent people here, and no one wants to be the target of plunder by the Huns after they enter the country.

"The situation is not optimistic."

Magistrate Tan thought about his words, responded briefly, and then brought the topic to what he wanted to plan.

"No matter what the situation is in the north, we must protect this home for the people. After the winter comes, Bishui County's commercial roads are blocked, people's lives are difficult, and many families have no charcoal to burn. I will never tolerate such a bad incident." According to the investigation, the reason for the obstruction of business routes is entirely due to the mountain bandit Mountain Eagle. In order to solve the living problems of the people, the county is preparing to summon a group of young men to go out of the city tomorrow to suppress the bandits and restore a bright future to Bishui County."

As he spoke, Magistrate Tan took out the plan that his subordinates had prepared long ago.

The county captain, who was originally the second-in-command of Bishui County, was standing on the side like a dog. From this, we can also see the methods of Magistrate Tan.

charcoal fire?

The bandit mountain eagle that affects people's lives?

The names are all made up! Three years ago there was a group of bandits outside Bishui County. But that group of bandits had no one in the officialdom. They knowingly tampered with the cakes of a large family in the county, and were later annihilated by several companies. Now, suddenly, mountain eagles appear. The reason is clear to everyone. Chu.

Because they need it.

So the bandits appeared again.

They are all old foxes, and they quickly understood the meaning of Magistrate Tan's words.

"This bandit must be suppressed!"

The head of the Wu family slapped the table, as if asking for help from the people.

"To affect the lives of the people in Bishui County is to become the enemy of our Wu family. Mr. Tan, our Wu family is willing to send 100 people to suppress the bandits this time!"

"Although our Zhang family has a small number of people, our desire to serve the imperial court will never lag behind others. We have eighty people."

"One hundred and fifty people from the Wang family!"

"Our Chen family will have one hundred and twenty people." Chen Luo also gave a number.

The number of bandits suppressed is the number of escape spots.

Everyone here is from a wealthy family. It is inevitable to bring some "military rations" when leaving the city. There will definitely be a lot of servants and thugs needed by then. The number of hundreds of people is a calculated amount. If you really want to run freely, the whole family can escape. Five to six hundred people.

After discussing the quota, several families quickly went home to prepare.

The news from Magistrate Tan is definitely more accurate than their private channels. The officials are all running away. Is it possible that ordinary people like them are still staying here waiting to die? The Huns don't know how to reason with ordinary people, they just regret the fertile land passed down by their ancestors.

Life is at stake, and I can't care about that much at the moment.

"Brother Chen, wait a moment."

Magistrate Tan stopped Chen Luo who was about to leave.

"Yun Yao told me yesterday that she misses her brother a little, and hopes that he can come and have a drink in the evening." The Yun Yao mentioned by County Magistrate Tan is Chen Luo's clan sister, and the Chen family relies on this relationship. Only then can we achieve our current status in Bishui County.

The two families are tied together, one suffers losses and both suffers, and one prospers and both prosper.

"good."

Chen Luo nodded, and then left with the previous family heads. There are too many people at this time, so it’s hard to talk openly about many things.

Night falls.

Chen Luo rushed to Tan's house as promised.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the clan sister Chen Yunyao, and Magistrate Tan had also prepared wine and food. After the two sat down, they started chatting. Since there were no outsiders present, Magistrate Tan came to the topic after a few words.

"I just got the news during the day. The first line of defense in the north has been breached by the Huns, and the second line of temporary defense is composed of new soldiers who are destined to die! The time left for us is only half a month at most."

Chen Luo's heart skipped a beat.

He had already guessed that the 'tribulation' would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Thinking of his 'son' Chen Yuanzhi's temperament, he had some doubts about his ability to survive this disaster.

"The Huns are fast and it will definitely be too late to escape directly. I suggest leaving some people behind to break up the rear."

"Yuan Zhi is your nephew."

Chen Luo's face darkened. He was not stupid. He understood what Magistrate Tan meant in just two sentences. What is the situation of the rural soldiers in Bishui County? Large households like them know best. The old, weak, sick and disabled alone are definitely not enough to defeat the queen. The only possibility is the group of rogues led by his son Chen Yuanzhi.

As the person in the tribulation, Chen Luo must play the role of 'father' well, otherwise this inner demon tribulation will be meaningless. Enough benefits must be obtained before the tribulation energy is exhausted.

"If Yuan Zhi is allowed to die, I won't tell you this." Magistrate Tan sighed and put down the wine glass in his hand.

He had thought of this situation long before he entertained Chen Luo.

"Do you want those gangsters to stay and break up the queen?"

Chen Luo understood what the other party meant. But he couldn't understand. Magistrate Tan should be the 'inner demon'. As part of the inner demon tribulation, he should lead Chen Yuanzhi, the one who overcomes the tribulation, to the heart's desire. Why did he suddenly run away on his own? ? The relationship between inner demons and heavenly calamity didn't seem to be what he had speculated before.

It's more like a component, important, but not the core.

The real core is the 'tribulation' itself, which is the original intention of the immortal cultivator.

"They are all seven-foot-old men. In this critical time of life and death, we are asking them to protect their families and the country and shoulder the responsibility of men."

Magistrate Tan is worthy of being an official, and every word he speaks is from the perspective of justice.

"good."

Chen Luo nodded in agreement. He planned to go back and talk to Chen Yuanzhi about the matter at night to see how he would decide.

Responsibility and cowardice.

This should be the ‘heart robbery’ of this inner demon tribulation.

Night, Chen's study room.

".This is how things are arranged. Do you have any questions?"

"You want me to leave my brothers and survive?"

Chen Yuanzhi looked at his father in shock. For the first time, he felt his father's strangeness. There are also those big shots above. They clearly enjoy the best treatment. Why did they not think about protecting their homes and country when the Huns came? Instead, they immediately chose to escape and let ordinary people who didn't know anything go to die. , use their lives to give themselves a chance to escape.

"Not everyone, Wang Dacai will go out to suppress bandits like you."

Chen Luo said expressionlessly.

"Going out of the city to suppress bandits?"

Chen Yuanzhi smiled, looking directly at his father for the first time.

"Do you believe this yourself?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, the important thing is to live."

Chen Luo looked at this 'son' and described the reality with a calm face. When you stand in the position of the head of the family, you must do everything you should do in this position. The responsibility of the head of the family is to preserve the family and extend the bloodline. He can't control further matters, and he doesn't have the ability to do so.

"A chance to survive by taking the lives of innocent people?"

Chen Yuanzhi looked at his father. The majestic father in his mind was being broken little by little.

It turns out that my father is just an ordinary person.

"Have you ever thought about what the people in the city will do if we all leave! They also have parents, wives and children. They believed in the court documents and donated all their rations, hoping that the court could help them stop the Huns. .”

"Can you block it if you stay?"

"If we can't stop it, what will your mother do, and what will happen to your two sisters?"

Chen Luo's voice was still calm, but the two questions made his 'son' suddenly confused.

He can ignore it himself, but what about his mother and little sister? If they fall into the hands of the Huns

"Go back and think about it carefully. Tomorrow we will go out to the city to suppress the bandits."

Chen Luo stood up and patted his 'son' on the shoulder. He had already understood the context of this inner demon tribulation. (End of chapter)