The Nameless of the Common Clans

Chen Mo learned about the emperor's death in Yilan Palace three days after arriving in Kaifeng. Although Jia Xu did not leave the city, he sent the information through Skynet. Now Suiyang is blocked, Cao Hong led the army to search around Suiyang City and block all the important roads.

Chen Mo's face was a little gloomy. He did not think of assassinating the emperor. He just wanted to take the emperor back from Cao Cao and cut off Cao Cao's reputation for righteousness, but he did not expect that the final result would be the death of the emperor!

Chen Mo did not know what happened specifically. He gave Jia Xu the right to act at his convenience. This result may be the best in Jia Xu's eyes, but at this moment Chen Mo was already thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.

In fact, Liu Xie's symbolic significance is greater than the actual significance. Once Liu Xie died, it was equivalent to the end of the Han Dynasty's imperial lineage, and the princes were also unrestrained. He, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were the same. In name, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang might benefit the most. The Jingxiang gentry and the Shuzhong gentry might change their minds and support the two to become emperors.

As for Chen Mo and Cao Cao, they cannot establish themselves as kings or emperors. Even if they are now powerful and domineering, once they become emperors, they will not be justified and will alienate many people under their rule. The best way is to find a relative of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible and support him to become emperor.

"Pass my order and let Wu Yi withdraw his troops immediately and join our army!" Chen Mo rubbed his temples with a headache. He didn't know how the process was, but Chen Mo was indeed not prepared.

Wu Yi must withdraw his troops. Now Jia Xu is trapped in Suiyang. If Wu Yi withdraws his troops, Cao's army will only think that Wu Yi has taken away the people they sent, and will focus on Wu Yi. Jia Xu can take this opportunity to escape. On the contrary, Wu Yi stays in Suiyang, which will let the other side see the flaws. At that time, Jia Xu will be in real danger.

"Yes!" The personal guards received the order and went to pass the order to Wu Yi.

"Take this letter back to Luoyang and give it to Li Ru." Chen Mo quickly wrote another letter and had it sent back to Luoyang. Once the emperor died, a new emperor must be re-established. This new emperor must be a relative of the Han Dynasty. It doesn't matter who it is, but there must be one to show Chen Mo's respect for the Han Dynasty. It is also the righteousness that Chen Mo will hold in the future. Compared with other princes, Chen Mo still has a relatively complete court. With this, it can be more legitimate to support the new emperor to succeed to the throne.

In addition, since the emperor died on Cao Cao's territory, Chen Mo must seize the initiative in public opinion. He is now on the front line and has no time to preside over it, so Li Ru can only do it.

After this happened, Chen Mo was considering whether to unite Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu to destroy Cao Cao first. However, in that case, even if Chen Mo occupied some territory in the Central Plains, he would be sandwiched between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and become the one who was beaten.

In any case, it is worth a try to provoke Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao.

Orders were issued from Chen Mo and continuously transmitted back to Luoyang. Although Chen Mo did not expect the death of the emperor, the world would be greatly affected by it. He could not control the situation in the world now, but he had to make the most adequate preparations to deal with the changes that might occur at any time. At the very least, he had to put this matter aside and put the hat of regicide on Cao Cao's head.

Brother Meng De, I'm sorry!

On the other hand, Cao Cao got the news earlier than Chen Mo. The emperor died in the palace. No matter how he explained it, in the eyes of the world, Cao Cao must be the murderer, even though Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu would never kill the emperor, and Cao Cao himself had never issued a similar order. This matter was probably related to Chen Mo, but sometimes the truth was not important. What was important was what people would think. Even if he caught the murderer now and produced enough evidence, he could not explain it one by one.

In this matter, although it was not good for Chen Mo, for Cao Cao, he would probably need to be busy with internal rectification for a long time in the future.

"Chen's dung man!" In Cao Cao's tent, Cao Cao kicked over the table and roared angrily. Others might not know, but this matter is definitely related to Chen Mo, even if the Wuyi army is still in Jiwu.

"My lord, I am afraid that we can't explain this matter clearly. The most urgent thing is that you should return to the court as soon as possible and take charge of Suiyang!" After reading the letter sent by Xun Yu, Guo Jia frowned and said, "Announce to the world that this matter was done by Chen Mo and has nothing to do with you. In addition, you must support the new king to succeed to the throne as soon as possible!"

No one expected this, and he didn't expect Chen Mo to be so bold.

"How can we withdraw our troops if Chen Mo is still here? In addition, even if we announce it to the world, how can people in the world believe it!?" Cao Cao felt that his headache came back again.

"Chen Mo probably doesn't want to delay any longer. No matter what, he has achieved his goal." Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "As for how the world sees it, it doesn't matter. What's important is that the lord can't bear this bad reputation alone!"

Cao Cao must bear this bad reputation, whether he killed him or not, but the fact that the emperor died in Suiyang is a fact, but he can't bear it alone. Even Yuan Shao can't bear this bad reputation. What's more, Cao Cao had already caused dissatisfaction among the princes by commanding the emperor. If he was allowed to bear it alone at this moment, he would be the enemy of the whole world.

So Chen Mo must be dragged into the water, and Chen Mo is also very suspicious. Cao Cao has no reason to kill the emperor, and Chen Mo's army is only three days away from Suiyang. There is no need for evidence. As long as a reasonable statement is made, Chen Mo can be dragged into the water. After all, Chen Mo's previous actions have shown that he is inseparable from this matter. This is hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting himself by eight hundred.

"My lord, it's better to discuss with Chen Mo and see if we can join forces."

"I, join forces with him?" Cao Cao was very angry, and frowned when he heard it, "How can we join forces in this situation?"

"It is precisely because of this situation that the only person my lord can join forces with is Chen Mo." Guo Jia smiled.

Cao Cao was also very angry, but he reacted when he heard it. Indeed, in this situation, neither he nor Chen Mo could escape. Although it seems that he bears the main responsibility, no matter what, Chen Mo cannot escape. At this time, the two can only join forces to stabilize the situation first.

"That's right!" Cao Cao nodded and said, "We have to send someone to Yuan Shao to explain to him that Chen Mo framed me and asked Yuan Shao to join me in punishing the traitor!"

Guo Jia smiled and nodded, that's the truth.

As for whether Yuan Shao would agree, most likely he would, but there would definitely be no specific actions, and Chen Mo would definitely seek peace with Yuan Shao. The final result would be that the three families would stop fighting. As long as the three families were not in chaos, the other princes would not be able to make a difference for the time being. If someone jumped out to claim to be king or emperor at this time, that would be the best, just to help them attract hatred.

"As for the matter of supporting a new monarch..." Cao Cao frowned and thought. There were many relatives of the Han Dynasty, but you couldn't just pull one over. If you want to be recognized by others, at least you have to have some name, and someone knows that you are a relative of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao is not worried about this. There are quite a few relatives of the Han Dynasty in Suiyang City, but who to make the emperor still needs to be considered.

"My lord, it's better to talk to Chen Mo first." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao helplessly.

It doesn't matter who the new monarch is. The most important thing is to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

"Send someone to tell Chen Mo right away." Cao Cao nodded, and immediately wrote a letter to Chen Mo to discuss the withdrawal of troops.

Chen Mo did want to withdraw his troops, but he still wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

"My Lord, if the emperor dies today, we really need to rush back to Luoyang as soon as possible to stabilize the situation." Xu Shu said in a deep voice. Chen Mo's rule would not be chaotic, after all, there was no emperor here.

But the problem is what to do next, and Chen Mo must also support a new emperor.

In the past, when Liu Xie was around, if Chen Mo supported a new king, it would not work. Keeping the world intact was the foundation of Chen Mo's court. The reason why Chen Mo's court had not been dissolved by Cao Cao was that the three dukes and nine ministers were all famous people of the time, and that Chen Mo respected Liu Xie as an enemy. These ministers were willing to help Chen Mo stabilize the court, and Cao Cao could not deprive Chen Mo of his official position at will, because people nominally respected you. But now that Liu Xie is dead, the situation is different. The previous pattern has been completely broken. Cao Cao has the reputation of regicide. If he supports a new king again, even if he supports Liu Xie's son, it is not legitimate. There is no problem for Chen Mo to support a new king at this time.

And by then, it is not just Chen Mo, Yuan Shao will also support a suitable candidate as the new king, and Chen Mo will not be able to do it if he does not. So it is inappropriate and meaningless for Chen Mo to continue to stay here, and it will only waste food and grass.

"It's time to go back." Chen Mo nodded. This battle has been fought since the end of autumn in the fifth year of Jian'an until now. Yuan Shao was defeated by him once, and Cao Cao also suffered a loss. He may not be the ultimate beneficiary, but from the surface, he seized the land of Henei and reduced Cao Cao's right to command the princes by serving the emperor. If the loss is not counted, he is indeed the biggest winner. However, Chen Mo's side also suffered a lot of losses by defeating Yuan Shao. Although Cao Cao's right to command the princes by serving the emperor was reduced, he actually did not benefit at all. It is really hard to say who will win or lose, but this battle cannot be fought anymore.

But there is still a feeling of regret in my heart.

Chen Mo looked at the letter written by Cao Cao in his hand. After thinking for a long time, he looked at Xu Shu and smiled: "Let someone send another letter to Cao Cao. I want to meet him. We will each bring our guards. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future. Let's treat it as a separate matter."

"Does the lord want to..." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo. Does he want to take the opportunity to get rid of Cao Cao?

"It's not easy to kill him now. It's just a simple farewell. After all, we have known each other for a long time~" Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu speechlessly. Is he that kind of person?

"Okay, Shu will arrange it now."