Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 353
Mushan entered the imperial court in the first year of Guangxi. In terms of foundation, he was unstable, in terms of background, he had none at all, and in terms of influence, he was still far behind. The imperial court has taken shape.

After the annihilation of the Yuan Clan, the strength of the gentry fell below freezing point. The pastoral party harvested key positions one after another. With the talent reserve of the seeking officials, they managed to win a lot of power in a short period of time.

The officials of the animal husbandry department are both civil and military, and they each perform their own duties. Their influence is enough to cover half of the imperial court. This is like a war machine. Once it is in operation, it will be very terrifying.

Now, the Mu party is about to move, and Mu Shan has started to make arrangements. It is better to prepare for the battle in advance than to passively fight.

"Jiang Lu!" Mu Shan shouted in a low voice.

"exist!"

"Now I order you, Da Si Nong, Shao Fu, and the two major government offices. You will clean up all of them. Anyone who obstructs them will be killed without mercy. In addition, together with the treasury and arsenal, all will be counted. Food will also be collected. How much can you collect? No matter how much, at the same time, each workshop must be supervised, if a certain person wants to prepare for the world, he needs to have food for war, soldiers for war, weapons for war, food for war, the first to bear the brunt, if the imperial court does not even have food, how can we fight!"

If you want to go to war, you must first ensure sufficient food and grass. This is the basic, otherwise you will lose without fighting.

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will prepare the most sufficient food and grass in the shortest time!"

Jiang Lu nodded and said.

"Huang Shao!"

"exist!"

The number one general under Mu Shan's command, commander of the Southern Army, one of the Mu Clan's three armies, is Huang Shao, Huang Jin Qu's commander, and now also belongs to the court minister, Wei Wei Huang Shao.

"I'm afraid the southern army has moved. A certain family will persuade you to surrender, but you can lead your troops to leave the capital and start conscription in the entire Guanzhong. They will forcefully recruit the young and strong from all over the world to serve as soldiers. A certain family wants more troops to fight against the princes of the world!"

"Forcibly conscript the young and strong in the world?" Huang Shao narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and said worriedly: "My lord, now we have just established a merit-seeking system with the help of the Qiuxian Hall, which can bring us reputation. If we send troops to forcefully conscript young If we are strong, will it backfire, and our reputation will be wiped out by then!"

At the beginning, they had just entered Luoyang and fought one battle after another. The casualties of the soldiers and horses under their command were unspeakable, and all the ministries had to replenish their troops. But even at such a difficult time, they did not choose to recruit soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. Instead, he chose to recruit young and strong men from Nanyang to supplement his troops.

One is worrying about geographical influence.

The other is to worry about the negative public opinion brought about by the recruitment of soldiers and horses.

Now they are going to break this principle, which will definitely have a great blow to the future atmosphere of the army. After all, the forced recruitment of soldiers in Guanzhong will definitely cause a backlash in the army, and it will also make the reputation of Mu Xiangguo who has just taken office Guanzhong is getting worse and worse, and it will even arouse public anger.

"Now we can't take care of it anymore!"

Mu Shan shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "When the heroes of the world want to destroy me, I shall fight. Only by doing my best to win this battle can we have the right to talk about the future. If we can't win this battle, then only There is a dead end, even those who survived by chance can only go their separate ways!"

He needs to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Violent Bear Army. At this time, the Violent Bear Army must not make any mistakes, or even add a single soldier. Only by stabilizing the military ranks, stabilizing the command system, and stabilizing the integration of the soldiers can the combat effectiveness be guaranteed. .

That would only increase the numbers of the Confederate Army.

Conscripting soldiers from the Southern Army represents the imperial court, recruiting young and strong men from all over the world, which can make up for the lack of military strength. In fact, some soldiers and horses can be regarded as soldiers as long as they are given a weapon. This is how the Yellow Turban Army's million troops came.

"A certain family understands!"

Huang Shao nodded.

He also understands that the princes they have to face now are not two or three months. Once a full-scale outbreak occurs, no one knows how many people will attack the court. The troops are insufficient and they need to recruit soldiers from Guanzhong, although their reputation in Guanzhong is very low. , but if it is forced to recruit, with Mu Shan in charge of the court, there is still a chance to recruit some young and strong.

"Play Zhicai!"

"exist!"

"Luoyang can't be chaotic, you must stabilize Luoyang first, and besides, you have to find a way to talk to Dong Zhuo!" Mu Shan attaches great importance to Xi Zhicai's wisdom, although he thinks that Hu Zhaojiang and Lu are the most Good counselor, but he still likes Xi Zhicai's suggestion of taking a slanted sword next to him, but Xi Zhicai has been firmly held by Mu Jing all this time, this is a chance, and of course he is ordered by him in a legitimate way.

He added in a deep voice: "That spear can be used by me. Dong Zhongying may be a disaster to me, but the fighting power of the Xiliang Army is terrible. I have to use it for me to conquer the world!"

"Please don't worry, my lord, the subordinates will try their best to convince Dong Da Sima!" Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth and accepted this impossible task. This was a challenge for him, and he liked it very much.

"Sir, I'll trouble you to stabilize the affairs of the imperial court!" Mu Shan said to Hu Zhao, clasping his hands.

Hu Zhao's wisdom does not necessarily mean that he has a strong will, and Hu Zhao's talent does not necessarily mean that Jiang Lu is good, but Hu Zhao has one thing that neither of them can compare to, that is, stability, Hu Zhao's strategy, as stable as Mount Tai, This is what the Mudang lacks the most. With him, the Mudang's strength and influence can be settled within a few years and take root in the court. However, the only way to stabilize the court is to rely on Hu Zhao's strength.

"It's not difficult to stabilize the court, we have to join hands with one person!" Hu Zhao was silent for a long time before opening his mouth slowly.

"who?"

"Taiwei Lu Zhi!" Hu Zhao said.

"Lu Zhi?"

"The Taiwei has the power to control the military power in the world, but the three princes in the dynasty, Yuan Feng is dead, and Sikong is extremely vacant. Although Situ Wangyun has a reputation, he lacks the power to deter the officials. Only the Taiwei Lu Zhi can suppress him." You have to live with the ministers!"

Hu Zhao said calmly.

Mu Shan pondered for a while: "I am willing to join forces with him, but I am afraid that he may not be willing to stand on our side at such a moment. After all, he was not on the same path as me before. If he does not stab us in the back at this time, I have already Happy!"

"My lord, don't underestimate Lu Zhi's mind. Lu Zigan, what kind of person, if he wanted to deal with us, he might have done it a few years ago. He really didn't want to be with us in the past. After all, we are too powerful. It can be the past. , now is now, he should be sure that everyone can understand how much damage the so-called princes and kings of the world will bring to the Han Dynasty. If we can't win, we will perish. This point, he will not fail to understand, at this time, I believe that Captain Lu will make a correct choice!"

"Then talk to him!" Mu Shan nodded.

"I'll talk to him!" Hu Zhao nodded, "But my lord, it's a fact that the emperor issued an imperial edict to King Qin, so now, we're going to do something outrageous!"

"An outrageous thing?"

Mu Shan said in a deep voice: "It may be too late to abolish him now!"

"House arrest, we can't let him out again!"

"I understand!"

Mu Shan nodded, he stood up, and adjusted his robes: "You all go to work, the enemy hasn't come yet, we must first be stable, the sky will not fall, even if it does, there will still be a certain house blocking it, A certain person wants to go to the palace in person, there are some things that need to be discussed!"

If he wants to be rebellious, he has to give someone an explanation.

What he wants to explain is not the emperor.

but her!
Empress Dowager.

Mu Jing quietly knelt by the side, watching this scene, his smile became even stronger, he never denied that he used his ability to understand the past and present, and worked hard to form the Mu party, but if his father couldn't afford it Dude, then he has nothing more to do.

But now it seems that his father, who came from Orion and was known as a bandit, is also a generation of tyrants. At least under such circumstances, he can hold people's hearts firmly.

"Father, if you don't let soldiers and horses escort you into the palace, the emperor's thoughts are deep and the city is deep. Since he dared to issue an imperial decree, he might have already prepared the plan to kill him. If he bites back, he might not be able to stop him!"

Mujing said with concern.

"Need not!"

Mu Shan tidied up his robes, and said calmly: "It's just a yellow-haired child, even if he becomes a mad dog, he still can't bite a certain family. If he brings soldiers into the palace, it will undoubtedly be another time for soldiers to siege the North Palace. I just experienced it once, okay? It's easy to calm down, and the whole Yuan family was imprisoned and beheaded for the father, and if you touch the emperor again, the influence will be bad!"

After speaking, he led his personal guards and left Xiangguo Mansion.

Mu Jing squinted his eyes and stared at his back. Recently, his complexion has become more ruddy, and he has taken care of his own image. He used to not care about his clothes. Could it be that he would pay attention to his clothes when he became an official? influence?
The ministers of the Mu family in the main hall all bowed their hands and saluted, and then left in a hurry. They all began to prepare nervously for the battle, because they all knew that this battle was very important to Mu Shan and themselves, and they could only win , can't lose.

When Mujing returned to Jingpingyuan, it was already evening. Under the slanting sun, the color of the sky was like a fire, burning to the sky, very bright and beautiful.

"Where is the princess?"

Mu Jing walked past two houses, frowning slightly.

"My son, my concubine is back!"

"one person?"

"Ok!"

Chun Cha nodded: "And it's been a few days. I personally went to welcome him back. The Cai Mansion has already detained him. Cai Shangshu said that it is impossible for the Imperial Concubine to come back unless the Crown Prince personally welcomes him!"

"This old man Cai must be very angry!" Mu Jing pinched the bridge of his nose and said bitterly.

Anyone who has only been married for a few days, but leaves his beautiful wife at home and ignores them, and does not accompany them back home, will arouse Lao Taishan's anger.

Besides, it's not just a matter of a day or two that Cai Yong doesn't like him.

There has never been a good day between this old Taishan and his son-in-law.

"Huo Shao!"

"exist!"

"Go and ask Huo Yu to prepare a gift. After I take a shower and change my clothes, I will go to Cai Mansion!"

"But son, it's going to be dark soon!"

"If you don't go today, the news will reach Old Man Cai's ears tomorrow, so you don't have to go in the future. This is a matter of attitude!"

"Then I'll prepare right away!" Huo Shao nodded.

Under the clothes of a few little maids, Mu Jing took a refreshing bath. He took two baths after traveling around these days, and his body was about to stink. After the bath, he changed into a white crown. Clothes.

In this era, crown clothing is like a suit in later generations, a symbol of adult men's robes, and a necessity for serious occasions.

After getting ready to go, he got into the carriage, and there were several carriages behind the carriage, with a lot of gifts on them, all of which were presents for him to make amends to the Cai Mansion.

It was already dark when we arrived at Cai Mansion.

In front of the Cai Mansion, the gate is closed tightly, and the lanterns in front of the left and right doors emit a faint light, and the horizontal plaque of the Cai Mansion can be seen clearly.

Huo Shao stepped forward and knocked on the door.

It was an old butler of the Cai family who opened the door to welcome the guests.

The old butler saw the figure in front of him clearly, and trembled all over: "It's my uncle, go and report to my master, it's my uncle who came to the door!"

With his yelling, the whole Cai Mansion was mobilized, it was hot, and the sound of his steps seemed a little messy.

Half an hour later, Mu Jing sat in front of Cai Yong.

"Humph!"

Cai Yong just gave a simple cold drink, and Mu Jing suddenly fell silent.

"Who is this?" Cai Yong asked in a strange way.

"Father, my son-in-law has apologized to you!" Mu Jing said with an apologetic smile.

"Ha ha!"

Cai Yong sneered: "So I have a son-in-law!"

"What did daddy say?"

Mu Jing said righteously: "Since Jing married Zhao Ji, he should be my father's son-in-law!"

"You still know that you married Zhaoji!" Cai Yong was furious: "Mulongtu, is there a husband like you in the world? My son married into Ru's house, and within three days, you disappeared without a trace. , the day my son returned home, you disappeared, and everyone in the world is laughing at my Cai Bozhe, who has no eyes and sees, and married his daughter to a heartless man like you!"

"Father, calm down, calm down!"

Mu Jing hurriedly said: "My son-in-law knows, it's my fault, my son-in-law didn't come to the door to make amends, if he wants to be beaten and punished, my son-in-law admits it, but don't get angry, if you get angry, your body will be broken." Oh no!"

"Mu Longtu, do you really think that marrying the old man's daughter can be so presumptuous? Are you ruining my Cai family's face like this? You don't even care about Zhao Ji's face. If that's the case, let's make peace!"

Cai Yong said gloomyly.

"impossible!"

Mu Jing jumped up and stared angrily, "Father, you can't say that!"

"Why not!" Cai Yong said coldly: "My daughter of Cai Yong, you don't hurt me, I hurt her, I can't let her suffer every bit of grievance, when you come back, let her alone Facing it, she has become Luo Yang's laughingstock, such a son-in-law, I can't bear it!"

"Father, this matter is Jing's fault, and Jing will take it upon himself, but the matter of Heli is absolutely impossible. If you marry my Mumen, you will be born as a member of my Mumen, and you will be my Mumen's ghost when you die!"

Mujing said persistently.

"Mulongtu, do you really think that this old man can do nothing to you?"

A chill flashed across Cai Yong's gloomy eyes.

Mu Jing shuddered, this old man seemed to be famous but not intimidating, but this veteran minister who still stood in the world despite the wind and rain for several dynasties, must not be underestimated in the slightest, if he was serious and worked hard, it would be enough to destroy many people.

"Father, think about it, Zhao Ji is my wife, and the world knows it, if she reconciles, how she will face the world in the future will not be good for her reputation!"

Mu Jing said in a deep tone.

"Humph!"

Cai Yong snorted coldly, the so-called reconciliation was just angry words, no matter how stupid he was, he would never let his daughter become his next wife.

(End of this chapter)