The Nameless of the Common Clans

One month later, on the seventh day of June, it is the hottest time of the year, Yanmen, Yin Pavilion.

The mighty motorcade slowly drove into the city gate, accompanied by many barbarians.

"Your Majesty's trip to the grasslands seems to have been fruitful." Wei Jian said with a smile.

"Not really." Chen Mo shook his head: "There are still many problems, but Mr. Boru's willingness to come is the biggest gain."

This time Chen Mo went out to the clouds, on the one hand, he had the intention of investigating, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this to lure out the people who were dissatisfied with him in Yanmen, Taiyuan and even Hedong. However, Wei Ji was willing to serve under him at this time. , it is indeed a great thing for Chen Mo.

Nowadays, there is no shortage of talents around Chen Mo, but most of them are talents from one county. So far, there are only three people, Man Chong, Zhong Yun, and Cui Geng, who can guard a county or even a state. Now that Wei Ji has joined, for Chen Mo, it is indeed is a good thing.

Although there are still parties that have not yet been occupied by the Shangdang, Chen Mo has basically controlled the overall situation of Bingzhou, and Chen Mo has seized all important places. As long as there are no problems in these places, the next thing to do is to work step by step, lay a solid foundation, and wait for the time. Just change.

"My lord is so flattering." Wei Jian nodded slightly and said with a smile: "My lord has great talent, but I don't have any subordinates. I believe that the matter of merging the state is also under my lord's control."

"Don't say these polite words." Chen Mo asked Wei Jian to sit down and said: "Although Yanmen is exhausted, it is our gateway to Bingzhou, and it is of great importance. At present, except for Mr. Boru, it is really difficult for Mo's subordinates to Someone takes this responsibility.”

"Since you have become an official, you should be at your lord's disposal." Wei Jian shook his head and said with a smile, "But when it comes to great talents, there is someone I would like to recommend to my lord."

"Oh?" Chen Mo asked curiously: "If Mr. Boru can recommend him, he must be a great talent."

"I wonder if my lord has ever heard of Guo Jian?" Wei asked with a smile.

"But the son of the great Sinong Guo Quan, Guo Jian and Guo Shouren?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Wei Jian nodded and said: "That's right, this man is from Jinyang, he is also from a filial and honest background, and he is versatile in both civil and military affairs. He also served at the border, and later returned home to keep his filial piety due to the death of his father. After the expiration of his term, he encountered turmoil in the world. "

"Please come and see me quickly." After Chen Mo left Yunzhong, he asked Gao Shun to temporarily act as the prefect of Yunzhong. However, Gao Shun was a good general, but he was not necessarily a capable minister. He was great at training troops and fighting, but governing a party was not his specialty. , Chen Mo was also having a headache at this time about who would replace Gao Shun as the governor of Yunzhong, and Guo Yan came at the right time.

In fact, it's not just Guo Mian. As Chen Mo gradually establishes a foothold in Bingzhou, the nobles in Bingzhou who originally looked down on Chen Mo have begun to waver, and the younger ones have begun to show their favor to Chen Mo.

Now is the time to hire people. Although Chen Mo has been suppressing the aristocratic family by various means, he has to admit that it is really difficult to find talents, especially those who govern the local area, regardless of the aristocratic family. Even without Wei Xi's recommendation, he came back this time After that, Chen Mo also planned to visit Taiyuan, Shangdang, and several wealthy families.

The reason why he didn't move before was because Chen Mo was unstable and not powerful enough. However, since Chen Mo entered Bingzhou, he has won every battle and has gradually established his prestige in Bingzhou. It would be unwise to put on airs with Chen Mo at this time.

Why did Wei Ji choose to become an official at this time? Because this is the time when Chen Mo needs talents most during the expansion of his power. Once Chen Mo gradually stabilizes his position in the future and the talent team has been formed, it will be too late to become an official by then. At least his status in Chen Mo's heart will be lowered by one or two. grade.

Guo Yao was the second person from the wealthy Bingzhou family to take the initiative to serve Chen Mo. Of course, it was Wei Jian's recommendation, but if Guo Yao didn't have this intention, Wei Jian would not come here to recommend him blindly.

Soon, Guo Mian arrived and met Shen Mo. After the two sides were polite, Chen Mo did some research and did not directly let Guo Mian go to Yunzhong for the time being. After all, it was impossible for him to be the prefect of a county when he first came here. The position is given to you, and although Yunzhong is vast and sparsely populated, it is Chen Mo’s plan to integrate Hu Han’s career in the next period of time. Preparation, the choice of prefect should naturally be more cautious. After Chen Mo was sure that the national destiny was willing to serve him, Chen Mo appointed Guo Ji to work in the governor's office to assist Chen Mo in handling political affairs. He also wanted the two sides to communicate about this first Hu-Han chaos in the land of Yunzhong. Guo Mian had to at least understand his intentions before taking up the post.

In the next few days, Chen Mo took Guo Yao with him and carefully confirmed that Yanmen's political affairs were correct. He then began to lead the team back to Hedong. At the same time, he sent a message to Dalang, asking him to lead his troops to clear out the remaining Baibo bandit Han in Xihe County. Siam.

Just like Uncle Wang, Chen Mo wants to test Da Lang this time. After studying for so many years, he has also been on the battlefield with him. The next thing he needs to determine is whether Da Lang has the ability to stand alone.

"Lord, this Shangdang is also a large county in Bingzhou, why is it so late?" On the way back to Hedong, Guo Yan looked at Chen Mo with some confusion and asked.

"The old general doesn't know something." Guo Yao may be older than Chen Mo's father, so although he is the chief minister, Chen Mo has always respected Guo Yao. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "It's not that he is inferior, but Can’t get off.”

"Because of the Black Mountain Bandits?" Guo Yan raised his eyebrows. Although the Black Mountain Bandits are powerful, they are not so powerful that people like Chen Mo are helpless, right?

"Well, hasn't the general discovered that although Shangdang County is complaining about rampant banditry every day, in fact the people are not seriously harmed. It is said that there are millions of bandits in the Black Mountains. This is naturally a bit false, but a hundred thousand people are There must be, there is not much suitable land for growing crops on the Black Mountain, where did this hundred thousand grains come from?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Officials and bandits collude?" Guo Yu frowned.

"Not really, but it can be said to be a compromise. Shangdang is unable to suppress the bandits, and Heishan also needs someone to provide them with food and grass. There should be many such places, and more should be east of Taihang Mountain." Chen Mo rode his horse and said, "I don't want to provoke the Heishan bandits now. Although the people of Shangdang will suffer a little, at least they can survive. But if there is no buffer, I am afraid that Taiyuan, Yanmen and even Hedong, which have just been assessed, will be invaded by bandits. I have ordered the Shangdang governor to exempt the people from corvée to appease the Heishan bandits, but before making full defense, I don't want to start a war with them rashly."

Chen Mo is more concerned about the problem of Guanzhong now. Now that he holds the five counties of Hedong, Taiyuan, Yanmen, Xihe and Yunzhong, self-sufficiency is enough, and it is not advisable to expand blindly. What needs to be done now is to accumulate strength, and when there is a change in Guanzhong, he will take action at the first time and take Guanzhong, rather than putting the current limited troops on suppressing bandits.

It seems that the territory has expanded, but in fact, it is not cost-effective for Chen Mo to take Shangdang. The Black Mountain bandits are the same as the Hu people. The best way is to appease them rather than to wipe them out. There is no end to the elimination.

Guo Yu nodded silently. Chen Mo's calculation is also correct.

The team is moving forward slowly. Bingzhou has completely stabilized with the return of Chen Mo.

At the same time, during the period when Chen Mo led his troops back to Hedong, Jizhou and Bohai.

"My lord, great joy!" Feng Ji, a counselor under Yuan Shao, walked in quickly and smiled at Yuan Shao.

"Oh?" Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and smiled, "What is the joy from?"

"My lord, I have persuaded Gongsun Zan to send troops to Jizhou!" Feng Ji smiled and saluted Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao put down the things in his hand, stood up, thought for a while and said: "However, Han Fu also has many brave generals under his command, and Jizhou has many soldiers and abundant food. Gongsun Zan may not be able to win this expedition."

"My lord, you don't know." Feng Ji knelt down on his seat and bowed to Yuan Shao, saying: "Han Fu is weak by nature. Although he has the talent of a general, he cannot use you. Although he has elite soldiers, he cannot dispatch them. What's the use of having more soldiers? On the other hand, although Gongsun Zan is in Youzhou, his subordinates are all brave and good at fighting. Moreover, Gongsun Bogui is good at controlling cavalry. If they fight, Han Fu is only surrounded by Geng Wu, Zhao Fu, and Cheng Huan. How can he be Gongsun's enemy?"

Gongsun Zan's reputation for fighting is well known. At the beginning, outside Chenggao, he was one of the few who could compete with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Even if Han Fu has a large number of soldiers, they may not have much chance of winning against Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao was also good at military tactics, so he naturally understood this truth. Sometimes having more soldiers does not necessarily mean being stronger. He smiled and held his chin up, saying, "But if Bo Gui really wins and takes Jizhou, it is not what I want. Do you really want me to share Jizhou with him?"

"If you get Jizhou, how can you compare with Han Fu?" Feng Ji smiled.

Yuan Shao nodded. In fact, Han Fu had been planning since last year. Now, it is basically no problem for Yuan Shao to take Han Fu.

"What's going on on the highway recently?" After talking about Jizhou, Yuan Shao began to care about the world's affairs. However, it seems that his biggest enemy in the world's affairs is his brother.

"There is nothing unusual at the rear general's place, but in Bingzhou..." Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, according to the latest news, Chen Mo has already established a firm foothold in Bingzhou, and Yanmen and Taiyuan have fallen into his control one after another. Now I heard that the Hu people in Yunzhong have also joined his army. My lord, this boy is extraordinary, you need to be careful!"

"Bo Dao..." Yuan Shao sighed after hearing this, and then smiled and said, "Bo Dao is a capable person, but when Ziyuan returned, didn't he say that Bo Dao had agreed to form an alliance with our army?"

"My lord, how can this alliance be trusted?" Feng Ji shook his head.

Yuan Shao nodded after hearing this. If the alliance could be trusted, the princes would not have been so unlucky last year when they fought against Dong.

"But now that there is an alliance, it is not good to be hostile to each other." Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and said.

"No need for you to do anything, lord." Feng Ji smiled and said, "My lord, don't forget that Chen Mo's position as Bingzhou governor was appointed by Dong Zhuo. He can secretly send Zhang Yang, the governor of Henei, as Bingzhou governor. My lord, just sit back and watch the two of them fight."

"Zhang Yang?" Yuan Shao thought about it and nodded, "Okay, now I will take Jizhou first, and then let Zhang Yang try Bo Dao."

"I will send the letter now!" Feng Ji smiled.

Yuan Shao is the leader of the princes. Since the princes oppose Dong Zhuo, they will naturally not recognize the court. The official appointment in Guandong will naturally be done by Yuan Shao.