"I said Fifth Brother, you should let someone know in advance that you are coming. I will ask your siblings to cook at home in advance. It would be great if we can eat at home and avoid running to this restaurant."
Chen Mo's tone was quite enthusiastic, and he put his arm around Mo Hu's shoulders and pulled him to sit down.
Feiniu Tower is the best restaurant in the entire Zhu Niuji. The banquet in the building is the Quan Niu Banquet.
From the head to the hooves, from the heart to the treasure, any part of the cow that is edible can be made into dishes.
Mo Hu is Chen Mo's elder brother. According to the rules, he should be entertained at home to show his closeness.
But he came in a hurry, and Chen Mo's family was not prepared, so they could only entertain him in the building first.
"I am also leaving in a hurry. I have to take up my post right away. I am not going slowly. I won't have time to let someone tell you in advance."
Mo Hu smiled and explained that he was somewhat high-spirited now that he had won the title of Juren.
"Fifth brother, why are you here in such a hurry for your official position?" Chen Mo looked confused and poured him a cup of tea first.
"Inspection envoy from the Tax Department of Qipin Mansion, not far from you." Mo Hu smiled, his position was a good one.
According to Daqian law, the flow of goods between governments must pay heavy taxes.
His position is to patrol several official roads and mountain trails near Xingyuan Prefecture to prevent traveling merchants from evading taxes.
This position is a little harder than Chen Mo's salt transport envoy, but the salary and salary are quite sufficient.
If there are goods that have evaded taxes, he can keep most of them for himself. If a merchant wants to transport goods that do not pay taxes from the place he patrols, he must first give him enough money to keep him out of sight.
Of course, the premise of all this is that it should not go too far. If a small amount of smuggled goods flows into it, the court will turn a blind eye and no one will investigate it carefully.
But once a large amount of money flows in, the court will definitely investigate deeply.
Just like the private salt dealers within the scope of Chen Mo's inspection, there is no problem with the circulation of a small number of them, but no one will and no one dares to trace this matter easily.
Because once investigated, it would not be Chen Mo alone, but an entire interest group.
But he can't go too far. It's no problem if the quantity is small. Even if someone is determined to investigate, someone will protect Chen Mo.
If the number is too large and the rules are broken, then even if someone wants to protect him, he will not be able to.
"Then this is a good job. I congratulate Fifth Brother in advance." Chen Mo laughed, and eight cold dishes were served one after another.
"I have something more important to do this time." Mo Hu suddenly lowered his voice.
Chen Mo waved his hand gently, and the waiter who was waiting on him retreated smartly.
He had guessed earlier that Mo Hu might want to talk to him about something more important, so this banquet was just the two of them and no one else was allowed to accompany him.
"What's the matter?" Chen Mo also asked in a low voice.
"I heard someone from the same year mentioned during this imperial examination that the Dutian Dao Sect was unlucky about something between Xingyuan Mansion and Anyang Mansion, but I don't know what it was exactly.
In addition, Dutian Dao Sect is located in Anyang Mansion. It is not a monastic sect, but is quite famous. It has many connections with local officials of aristocratic families. I think it is not easy to check them. "
Mo Hu spoke slowly. Ever since his brother was killed to save himself, this incident has become a knot in his heart. If this revenge is not avenged, he will not dare to lie down peacefully at night.
"Is your guy from the same year reliable? What does the court say? Are you still checking?" Chen Mo frowned slightly and asked in a solemn voice.
"It should be reliable. Although I don't know him, his brother and I once fought together at the border. We have a life-long friendship."
"As for the imperial court, it is better to investigate again. My adoptive father told me some news. The superiors are very dissatisfied that the problem has not been found for so long, and they are ready to send people to investigate again.
Not only to investigate the Du Tiandao Sect, but also to check whether the people previously investigated have any contact with the Dutiandao Sect. "
Mo Hu kept his voice low and kept looking at the surrounding doors and windows to prevent the partition walls from having ears.
If the imperial court wants to investigate the Tiandao Sect, in addition to sending its own personnel, it will inevitably ask officials in Anyang Mansion to cooperate. However, it has been investigating for several months now, and they have never given the imperial court a reasonable explanation!
This will inevitably displease the senior officials of the imperial court who oversaw this matter, and even His Majesty the present day.
After all, it took so long to check, so it’s understandable that nothing was found out. It’s very strange that nothing was found out!
There are only two possibilities, either the local officials in Anyang Prefecture and the officials sent to investigate the matter are idiots who only know how to make ends meet.
Or they simply didn't want to find out about it.
No matter which possibility it is, the court will increase its efforts to continue investigating Dutian Daomen.
Chen Mo can think clearly about this kind of thing. He believes that there must be someone in the Dutian Dao Sect who can think clearly about this.
It's just that they want to waste time now, probably because they want to take this opportunity to move or disperse to minimize losses.
Of course, Chen Mo also thought of another possibility, that is, Du Tiandao was waiting for a suitable time to rebel.
In order to wait for this time, they will try their best to delay it now.
"Then what the foster father means is that he won't let you go and investigate, right?" Chen Mo looked a little suspicious. It was their duty to encircle and suppress the Du Tiandao Sect, and this was a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
But going to investigate is not a good job. It is not easy to investigate, and there are certain risks. Dutian Dao Sect is not a good person.
"No, my adoptive father originally wanted me to go to Anhe County, not far from our military camp, to be a county captain, but I declined and took the initiative to ask him for the job.
Because of this hard work, I can be the seventh-rank official. Otherwise, such a lucrative seventh-rank official position would not fall into my hands so easily. "
Mo Hu slowly began to narrate that he had only passed the examination, not the first place, not even the top three.
Although there is a reason why he can fill in the official position due to his adoptive father, it can only fill up the eighth rank position at most.
Only by taking over the responsibility of investigating the matter could he take a step closer to winning this lucrative seventh-grade official.
There are risks in this matter, but there are also opportunities. What is more important is to investigate the matter clearly so that you can take revenge.
Otherwise, if we continue to wait for the court to investigate, the Dutian Dao Sect will be destroyed, but the Taoist in purple may escape.
Mo Hu, on the other hand, mainly wanted to find out where the purple-robed Taoist was and find a way to kill him in memory of his brother.
"Fifth brother, I know what you are thinking, but don't be impulsive about this matter. The risk is still too great." Chen Mo persuaded with a cautious look on his face.
The Dutian Dao Sect's methods were too weird, and it would be very risky for Mo Hu to investigate rashly.
"Don't worry, I know what's going on. Even if I can't find anything, I have to live safely first. But if I really find out something, I won't be able to solve it alone. I want you to help me then." Mo Hu's words were almost pleading.
The area he wanted to inspect was not far from Chen Mo, only a hundred miles away.
If something goes wrong, asking Chen Mo for help will undoubtedly be the fastest and most reliable.
As for asking for a foster father?
By the time the news reached his old man's house, the day lilies were getting cold.
It's okay to ask his old man for help with unimportant matters, but for some more important news, it's faster to go to Chen Mo.
"Okay, but don't be impulsive. With your strength, I'm afraid you are no match for the purple-robed Taoist." Chen Mo nodded decisively without any hesitation.
Revenge for his fourth brother was also what he planned to do.
"Don't worry, I just plan to find out where the Taoist was that time. I don't plan to confront him directly." Although he was angry in his heart, Mo Hu remained calm. He knew that he would not be able to deal with the Taoist in purple that easily.
He only intends to find out the specific location of the opponent, and then no matter what the matter is, his foster father or other strong people will be invited to take action, and he can find a way to kill the opponent.
Chen Mo didn't say anything more. He opened the wine jar and poured a large bowl of wine for Mo Hu and himself.
Mo Hu was very drunk. Fortunately, he did not go alone when he took office this time. He was accompanied by several soldiers from the military camp. Even if he was drunk, they could pull him there with a carriage.
After putting him safely into the carriage, Chen Mo returned home with his adoptive father's reply letter and Bingjia.
The reply was very brief, asking him to first collect evidence of Liu Mingqiao's corruption, bending the law and accepting bribes, and use them when and how they should, so that Chen Mo wouldn't have to worry about these things.
As for the armor, it was specially made by master craftsmen. The entire set of armor weighed forty-three kilograms, and everything from the helmet to the leg armor was all made of fine fish scale armor.
Wearing it on the body to protect against swords and crossbows is surprisingly effective, and compared to other armors, it has relatively little impact on movement.
This weapon is more interesting. Its style is not much different from the seven-foot spear he used before, but it is made entirely of fine steel and weighs an extremely heavy sixty-three kilograms.
However, the reason why the weapon is special is that it is flexible.
The reason why long spears use wooden poles is because the wooden poles are elastic and can perform relatively more sophisticated spear skills.
The reason why Chen Mo wanted a spear made entirely of fine steel was because he had no intention of using it as a gun. He just wanted to use force to overwhelm others.
However, according to his letter, the weapon that his adoptive father forged for him was made of iron bars.
This allows the weapon to maintain sufficient flexibility while having sufficient weight and solidity.
My adoptive father didn't say the price, but it didn't take much thinking to know that this kind of material would definitely not be cheap.
As for the money, his adoptive father didn't confiscate a penny and gave him an extra one hundred taels.
He also said in his heart that he should cultivate peacefully, eat well, practice well, and try to take the exam to become a civil servant like Mo Hu in two years.
I have to say that my adoptive father treated me quite well.
The treatment I received was probably not much worse than that of my own son.
After putting away the armor, Chen Mo was going to find someone to conduct a general investigation of Liu Mingqiao.
