The Nameless of the Common Clans

As the affairs of the imperial court got on track, Luoyang became less busy. Chen Mo also resumed his normal life as in Chang'an. The pace of life gradually slowed down. He read books every day. Working on my martial arts, spending time with my family, and finally my business.

After all, important things cannot happen all the time. All Chen Mo needs is to keep the various government offices running smoothly. Others will handle trivial matters.

The world is also calm, and the three-legged confrontation is complete. There is not enough certainty. Neither he nor Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao will move lightly. Guanzhong continues to recuperate. This year's harvest will be better than last year. If it continues like this, it will not In three years, Chen Mo's side will become rich.

Of course, things in the world cannot revolve around one person, and Chen Mo did not expect the most ideal state.

Summer is approaching, and the weather is already a bit scorching.

After the morning light gradually dissipated, the morning market in Luoyang City had begun. Early in the morning, the streets and alleys of Luoyang had gradually become lively.

Prosperity often comes from contrast. Compared with the city of Luoyang back then, Luoyang today is naturally not as prosperous as it was back then. The pedestrians on the streets are not as full of scholars as they were in the past. Instead, they are mostly traffickers and lackeys. However, there is a sense of hope for the future. The longing and hope, as well as the enthusiasm for life, were something that Luoyang had never seen before when it was prosperous.

"Lord?" In the government office, Li Ru, who was talking when Chen Mo was distracted, called out.

"Oh~" Chen Mo responded, looked at Li Ru and said with a smile: "Heishan's affairs should not be taken too hastily. Now Heishan has been fighting Yuan Shao. If we appear rashly, it will inevitably make Heishan vigilant and give rise to the feeling of being attacked from both sides. Those who have secretly persuaded The generals will stay put for the time being and collect more information about Montenegro."

Chen Mo has this ability. Even if he is absent-minded, he can clearly remember every word you just said. This kind of ability is unacceptable.

"Lord, in the past, in order to avoid fighting with the Montenegrin Army, we were allowed to pay the Shangdang's food tax. Now that our army has taken control of Guanzhong, we have enough strength to defend the Shangdang. Do you want to cut off this expenditure?" Li Ru asked.

In order to maintain stability, and because Chen Mo's eyes were on Guanzhong at that time, he did not want to quarrel with the Black Mountain bandits and be harassed endlessly by the Black Mountain bandits, so he agreed to Zhang Yan's party food tax support in exchange for peace with the Black Mountain bandits. coexistence.

But now that the times have changed, Chen Moxiong is in Guanzhong. He is no longer a small prince with only the barren land of Bingzhou. Although it is difficult to attack the Black Mountain Army, it is still easy to defend the city. There is no need to use the party's food tax to fund the Black Mountain Army. .

Even if it was broken, would the Black Mountain Army dare to risk offending both Chen Mo and Yuan Shao at the same time and become Chen Mo's enemy?

"No need." Chen Mo thought for a while and smiled: "Although there is no loyalty to the bandits, if the Black Mountain Army can be conquered, it will be more beneficial to our army. Don't lose a helping hand for small gains."

Shangdang has been tortured by the Black Mountain Bandits for so many years, and its population is not large. Even if it has recovered some vitality under Chen Mo's governance over the years, the annual grain tax it can provide is really not much for Chen Mo. Now Chen Mo's tax Mainly because they come from the land of Sanfu in Guanzhong, there is no need to break their trust because of this, and the Black Mountain bandits can now be regarded as a helping hand. Even if they cannot be conquered, they will definitely be used in the war with Yuan Shao in the future.

Li Ru nodded. In other words, Chen Mo's attitude towards the Black Mountain Army is still to win over the Black Mountain Army. Think about it, Yuan Shao is so powerful that he is still troubled by the Black Mountain Army, and the Black Mountain Army itself is hidden in the mountains. , it is difficult to support oneself Self-sufficient, if there is not enough food, they will definitely have to rob it. Chen Mo took the party's food tax and paid it to the Black Mountain Army so that they could not attack Chen Mo. It did save Chen Mo a lot of troops. After all, the place where Chen Mo borders the Black Mountain Bandits is not as good as Mr. Yuan Shao.

"By the way, Mi Heng has been in Yiyang for more than a month. How have you done?" Chen Mo suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Ru and asked with a smile.

"You Heng is indeed a talented person. He has just taken office and his political achievements are indeed not very great. However, after the initial rush, he has gradually figured out some methods. So far, it is not bad." Li Ru said with a smile.

After all, it was a matter of reading poetry and books. Although I had never done it, once I got used to it, Mi Heng's wealth of talents began to come into play.

"Find more things for him to do. If the Yiyang County Magistrate does a good job, he will be sent to Anding as a prefect. Anyway, he will be sent to wherever it is difficult to treat. Don't let him bother me." Chen Moxiao road.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Li Ru gave Chen Mo a strange look when he heard this and said, "As far as Ru knows, Mi Heng was on the watch yesterday and should be returning to Luoyang in the next two days."

"Huh?" Chen Mo looked at Li Ru doubtfully.

"My lord, I have forgotten that if the locality needs it, the county magistrate can apply for county government assistance. If the county government refuses to comply, the county magistrate can directly come to the state capital to show his strength. Then Mi Heng seems to really want to do something good. Based on the previous I asked the county government to allocate a batch of money and grain to repair and strengthen Yiyang, and also wanted to open a few canals, but I didn't get permission, so I came here in person to ask the court to allocate grain." Li Ru said with a smile.

"You want a lot?" Chen Mo frowned. If it was normal expenses, Zhong Yun had no reason to veto it.

Li Ru nodded: "It is enough for the development of an ordinary county in five years."

"We have just sorted out the political affairs and are we going to start a large-scale construction project?" Chen Mo frowned and said, "It's too hasty."

"This person is indeed a little eager for quick success and instant benefit in doing things." Li Ru nodded, this was a newly discovered problem: "Ru has seen his plan, and it is indeed good in terms of its planning, but he wants to do it within one year. It takes five years to do something, so it requires a lot of money and food.”

"Send someone to tell him that if everything depends on the imperial court's special permission, then anyone can make achievements, so how can he be shown to be extraordinary?" Chen Mo has figured out Ni Heng's character. He is a person who needs recognition from others. It may be a bit too much to say that he is cynical, but this attitude of wanting to prove himself will do harm.

"Yes." Li Ru nodded and looked at Yang Xiu on the side: "Dezu?"

"Sir, I'm afraid it's difficult for me to persuade you on this matter." Yang Xiu was a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he had a good relationship with Ni Heng, it was precisely because of this that Yang Xiu knew Ni Heng's character better.

"It's not persuasion, but asking him to go back." Li Ru shook his head and said, "Ni Heng is talented, but he is too eager for success. If he is not polished, he will eventually be just like everyone else."

Li Ru has seen many geniuses, but there are indeed very few like Ni Heng. However, it is precisely because of this that Ni Heng has developed a character of looking down on others. Now letting Yang Xiu go is to give Ni Heng a way out, but if it doesn't work, if it really comes to Chen Mo, it will be difficult for Ni Heng to step down.

Chen Mo's tolerance does not mean that Chen Mo is easy to bully. If Ni Heng goes too far, it will definitely not be good for him.

"Yes~" Yang Xiu smiled bitterly and nodded, and could only go to persuade him again.

In the next few days, Ni Heng did not really come. Whether Yang Xiu's persuasion was effective is still unknown. In addition to handling some documents in the government office every day, Chen Mo spent most of his time at home with his wife and children. His life was quite carefree. Recently, Cai Yong finally completed the compilation of the Book of Han. It was originally a happy event, but Cai Yong fell ill the day after the compilation of the Book of Han was completed.

After hearing the news, Chen Mo hurried home to stay with Cai Yan and rushed to Cai Yong's house.

"How is it?" At Cai's house, Chen Mo looked at the doctor in front of him and said.

"My lord, Mr. Cai is old, and all his mind has been spent on this Book of Han in recent years. Now that the book is completed, Mr. Cai has also exhausted his mind. With Mr. Cai's body, I'm afraid..." The imperial physician shook his head and sighed, and did not say anything else.

If Chen Mo was a man in his prime, he could recover through medicine and treatment, but Cai Yong was already 66 years old this year. For an old man of this age, medicine and medicine would be useless if he wanted to replenish his lost vitality. His body might not be able to absorb the medicine, so how could he be cured?

"Is there no other way?" Chen Mo frowned.

"I am not good enough..."

"Okay, go down." Chen Mo waved his hand. The imperial physician was helpless, so what was the point of looking for someone else?

The imperial physician bowed and left quickly.

Chen Mo pushed the door open and looked at Cai Yan, who was sitting beside her father's couch and talking to her father. Chen Mo suddenly didn't know how to start.

"Bo Dao is here?" Cai Yong saw Chen Mo, waved to him and said, "We haven't had a good talk for a long time. If you have nothing to do, come and talk to me."

Chen Mo smiled again, nodded as he was told, and sat down next to Cai Yan.