The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Lord, Mr. Gongda now lives in Mr. Wenqing's house." Li Ru finished the work in his hands and mentioned Xun You.

It is no secret that Chen Mo cares about Xun You.

"I know, just do it as usual, don't arrange people to follow or imprison him." Chen Mo nodded and then gave a warning. No one wants to be monitored, let alone a talent like Xun You. If he is too closely watched, it will make Xun You disgusted. From the contact in the past few days, Xun You is still optimistic about himself. If someone is sent to follow and monitor, it may be counterproductive.

"Lord, don't worry, I know." Li Ru nodded. Chen Mo is still attractive enough to talents now. Even many officials who opposed Chen Mo in the past have gradually stood on Chen Mo's side. This is not just a matter of Chen Mo's charm, but also related to interests. Chen Mo's attitude towards the aristocratic families has always been to keep them wooing and restricting them, but this restriction will also give other benefits to compensate, gradually tying these aristocratic families to him and make them his supporters.

In addition, Chen Mo's current power is enough to rival Yuan Shao, so he can naturally attract the support of more aristocratic families, and the Xun family should be no exception.

As far as Li Ru knows, the Xun family has Xun Yu in Cao Cao's place and Xun Chen in Yuan Shao's place. Although Chen Mo also has Xun Wei and Xun Biao, these two people are not as important as Xun Yu and Xun Chen in the Xun family, and Chen Mo's position is not as important as Xun Yu and Xun Chen in Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's place.

With Chen Mo's current power, the Xun family should at least have a person of sufficient weight here. Xun You's arrival is just right, and it may not be without the intention of the Xun family.

Of course, these are just Li Ru's speculations. Li Ru is not sure whether it is true or not, but now those big families are doing such things, and Li Ru guesses that the Xun family will do the same.

"After the winter, Bo Ning sent a letter. This year, the Xiongnu people in Yunzhong were a little dishonest, but they were suppressed by Guo Wei. Do you know about the new Xiongnu Chanyu Luanti Huchuquan Wenyou?" Chen Mo didn't care about Xun You anymore. Every autumn and winter, the Xiongnu and Xianbei were the most active. However, the Xiongnu were entrenched in the Hetao area, where there was abundant water and grass. Logically, they shouldn't look for trouble. But recently, the Xiongnu began to harass Yunzhong. Chen Mo felt something was wrong.

"Huchuquan is Yu Fuluo's brother. Does the lord have any impression of him?" Li Ru nodded and replied.

"Of course, Yu Fuluo served under me for a while, and was later castrated. I heard that he served the emperor for a while?" Chen Mo nodded. To him, although Yu Fuluo was the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, he was a small figure because his position as Chanyu was taken away and he could not return home. He was mixed with the Baibo bandits at that time. His greatest contribution was probably to provide Chen Mo with a group of fearless Xiongnu cavalry.

However, there are not many Xiongnu cavalrymen left now.

"Why? Huochuquan wants to avenge his brother?" Chen Mo raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know whether it is revenge, but according to the report from the spies in Yunzhong, the Southern Xiongnu and the Tuoba Xianbei have had close exchanges in the past two years. Last year, Yu Fuluo's son wanted to lead his troops to plunder Guanzhong, but was repelled by General Hua Xiong. General Hua chased him all the way to Meiji and took back tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and war horses. My lord should remember it, right?" Li Ru smiled.

Chen Mo nodded. Last year, Hua Xiong brought back tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and war horses, which was considered a great victory.

"After that, Huochuquan did not dare to go south, so he began to move to Yunzhong and had close contacts with the Tuoba tribe." Li Ru said.

"The Tuoba tribe is not too strong among the Western Xianbei." Chen Mo has been to Yunzhong and has learned some things about the Western Xianbei. Among the Western Xianbei, the most powerful one is the Moluhui tribe, whose patriarch is Dou. The Tuoba tribe ran to Yunzhong, obviously like the Xiongnu, to occupy a piece of land to recuperate.

However, the Southern Xiongnu was able to occupy the Hetao for so many years because the Han court granted the Hetao land to the Southern Xiongnu, and the Southern Xiongnu also joined in, not fought in. Could it be that the Tuoba Xianbei wanted to forcibly seize the Han territory?

"Send someone to find out what they are going to do." Chen Mo frowned. Whether it was the Xiongnu or the Tuoba tribe, Chen Mo didn't care much, but if the two joined hands, he had to pay attention: "As for the Xianbei, it's best to try to provoke internal fighting."

The discipline of fighting is loose, and the combat effectiveness is also worrying, but these grassland peoples are good at riding and shooting, and they come and go like the wind, which is also a headache. After thinking about it, Chen Mo said again: "Send someone to tell Luan Ti Huchuquan to come back. This Hetao land was granted to them by the Han Dynasty. As long as they are willing to continue to be a vassal state, no one will make things difficult for them."

"The lord wants..." Li Ru said uncertainly.

"Fighting too close, too far away, it will consume too much food and grass. It's best to help them settle down. If Huchuquan is obedient, let him cultivate. If he dares to move around, change the Chanyu." Chen Mo threw down the pen in his hand and frowned.

Now Chen Mo's main focus is on the Qiang people, Ma Teng, and Han Sui. Even if he really wants to mobilize troops against the Xiongnu or Xianbei, it is impossible to have too much momentum. It is best to fight quickly and decisively, so he should get closer and appease them first, so that it will be more convenient if he really wants to take action.

"Yes!" Li Ru nodded. This method is indeed good.

Huchuquan has just succeeded to the throne of Chanyu. If he is dealt with a few times and loses his prestige, it will be much easier to deal with the Xiongnu.

As for the Xianbei, Chen Mo is indeed a little out of reach. If he can provoke internal strife in the Xianbei, he will not be able to come here to make trouble in a short time.

"It's a pity that we can defeat them but not destroy them!" Chen Mo felt a little regretful. It was easy to defeat Xianbei and Xiongnu, but it was almost impossible to destroy them.

"This is not what the lord wants alone." Li Ru comforted him. From ancient times to the present, border troubles have always existed. I don't know how many people want to completely exterminate the Hu people. Even Qin Shihuang, who was as strong as him, failed to completely eradicate the Huns. The Han Dynasty has fought many wars with the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the past 400 years, but at most they only hurt their vitality. When the Xiongnu declined, the Xianbei rose. Even if the Xianbei were defeated now, other ethnic groups would rise. It would be difficult for the Han Dynasty to incorporate the grassland into its territory, unless more Great Walls were built to divide the entire grassland into pieces, but this would probably be more difficult than exterminating the Hu people.

"Let's not talk about this." Chen Mo nodded and said, "What is the situation in Xuzhou?"

"Liu Bei has begun to try to form an alliance with Yuan Shu, but it is still unknown whether it can be formed. However, after Sun Ce was awarded the title of General Protector of Han, he has begun to prepare to attack Wujun. The governors sent by Yuan Shu to Jiangdong have also been sidelined by Sun Ce. This Sun Lang is indeed as the lord said, he is quite capable. After he unifies Jiangdong, he may really replace Yuan Shu." Li Ru sighed.

When Sun Ce and Liu Bei join forces, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to break through Xuzhou again.

"If Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, it may be the time when Yuan and Sun fight each other." Chen Mo sighed and said, "I am afraid Liu Bei can't hold it."

The ideal situation is naturally that Liu Bei and Yuan Shu join forces to stop Cao Cao, but Chen Mo knows very well that this is difficult. If Sun Ce and Yuan Shu officially go to war, will Liu Bei help Yuan Shu or Sun Ce? Or he simply had no time to intervene, Cao Cao would definitely take this opportunity to capture Xuzhou, and by then, whether Sun Ce replaced Yuan Shu or Yuan Shu destroyed Sun Ce, they would no longer be able to fight Cao Cao who occupied Xuzhou, and by then, the situation of the three powers in the Central Plains would be completely stable.

Even if Chen Mo wanted to intervene, he probably couldn't stop it. Cao Cao had already stationed troops in Chenliu and Xuxian to prevent Chen Mo from sending troops to harass his rear, and Chen Mo also had to deal with the Ma Han issue. He only hoped that Liu Bei could hold on until Chen Mo destroyed Ma Han. By then, Chen Mo could still send troops to Chenliu and Yingchuan to contain Cao Cao and relieve some pressure for Liu Bei. He was afraid that Liu Bei would not be able to hold on until then and would be destroyed by Cao Cao.

"My lord, if Lu Bu could send troops to harass Runan at this time, it might be more effective than." Li Ru bowed.

Lu Bu?

After hearing this, Chen Mo thought for a moment and nodded, "This can be tried, but... I heard that Lu Bu is recruiting talents everywhere in Nanyang. How is the recruitment going?"

"According to the report from the Nanyang spies, many brave men have come to surrender, including the remnants of the Yellow Turbans." Li Ru laughed.

"Yes, with the reputation of Wen Hou's bravery, it is true that he will attract many generals, but..." Chen Mo nodded and said with some amusement, "I remember that he wants to recruit talents."

Chen Mo has read Lu Bu's list, and the meaning is very clear. He hopes to recruit knowledgeable people to help manage Nanyang.

"The gentry of Nanyang may not be willing to join." Li Ru shook his head and said, not to mention that Lu Bu is actually equivalent to a Nanyang governor now. Even when Dong Zhuo was in power, no scholars came to surrender. Most of those who attached themselves to Dong Zhuo had other purposes or even wanted to get close to Dong Zhuo to harm him. Cao Cao and Wang Yun were like this. Chen Mo also took advantage of Dong Zhuo's power to make profits for himself. Now that Lu Bu is recruiting talents, it would be strange if anyone can surrender.

"But if there is no one to help him take care of the rear, how can he be capable of going to fight Cao Cao?" Chen Mo shook his head and sighed, "I'll help him!"

"My lord wants to send someone to help?" Li Ru was surprised.

"Are you willing to go?" Chen Mo asked back.

"This..." Li Ru was silent after hearing this. Of course, he was unwilling. Chang'an was so comfortable. He didn't have much friendship with Lu Bu. Even if he did, Li Ru knew what kind of material Lu Bu was. He was good at fighting, but if he served the lord, this person was not suitable. Even if he was temporarily assisting, Li Ru was not too willing.

"You and Lu Bu are officials in the same court anyway. If you don't want to, what about others?" Chen Mo shook his head. There were only a few counselors around Chen Mo who could stand on their own. Jia Xu, Li Ru, Xu Shu, and Man Chong were all reluctant to let go. Xun You hadn't even joined the army yet. Letting him go to Lu Bu was like pushing Xun You out of the door. There was no such thing as doing things.

"Then what does my lord mean..." Li Ru looked at Chen Mo uncertainly.

"I have a good idea!"