The Nameless of the Common Clans

Liu Hong's posthumous affairs were not glorious, at least for an emperor. Liu Hong's funeral affairs could be said to be hasty. On the third day, Liu Bian ascended the throne with the support of He Jin and his ministers. Taifu Yuan Wei and He Jin jointly assisted the government.

The court seems to have returned to a calm state, but now the people in power are He Jin and the Queen Mother He. Although Yuan Wei nominally shares the power of the government with He Jin, in fact, Yuan Wei's voice is obviously not enough.

What disgusted Yuan Shao and others the most was that they helped He Jin successfully push Liu Bian to the throne, but He Jin's attitude was ambiguous when it came to the execution of eunuchs. If he did not agree to such a thing, he would actually refuse.

This is also the reason for the indignation of many scholars, but indignation is indignation. He Jin now holds military power, is the emperor's uncle, and has the Queen Mother to supervise the government. Although the eunuchs are not as powerful as before, they still have many cronies. The scholar-bureaucrats are In order to survive, he could only continue to hold his nose and follow He Jin.

After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the old reign name could no longer be used. At He Jin's suggestion, the reign title was changed from Zhongping to Guangxi.

For Chen Mo, it was actually a good thing that He Jin agreed to help him release Gao Shun. However, from the perspective of the entire scholar class, scholars could not control the government after all. The government transitioned from the previous eunuchs to He Jin. In the hands, for scholars, this actually makes no difference.

But this has nothing to do with Chen Mo. He made the right bargaining chip this time. Although his status has not changed, he is heading in the right direction. With his status as a scholar, the road ahead will be much easier.

However, Chen Mo's life was not happy in the following few months. The court seemed to have forgotten the existence of the Xiyuan New Army.

Moreover, these years seemed to be getting more chaotic. The rebels under the banner of Yellow Turban seemed to be endlessly suppressed. There were even remnants of Yellow Turban around Luoyang. Chen Mo began to take the initiative to request orders to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves around Luoyang.

"According to the general's instructions, the chief culprit has been killed. After the remaining bandits handed over their weapons, part of the seized materials were distributed to those who surrendered and sent back to their places of origin." Zhong Yun led the soldiers to Chen Mo to recover. This was already The seventh Yellow Turban bandit they destroyed was gone.

They are all incompetent bandits. Facing Chen Mo's men, there is not much room for resistance. If Chen Mo finds his lair, it basically means that the battle is over.

"Soldiers, thank you for your hard work. You can keep half of the remaining supplies, and the rest must be taken back to life." Chen Mo waved his hand and stood up somewhat dullly. He wanted to use these yellow scarf thieves to train troops and replenish them. The new recruits saw blood, but looking at the "yellow scarf thieves" who were in ragged clothes and even had no decent weapons, he was a little reluctant to take action.

But there are a lot of materials seized. Since any group has an organization, no matter how poor it seems, it still has some wealth. Those who keep saying that they are for everyone, who are not for wealth and power?

Chen Mo finally saw through it. In the final analysis, many heroic words in this world are just for profit.

"Thank you, General!" Hearing this, the tired expressions of all the soldiers were suddenly shaken.

"General, this is against the law." Gao Shun followed Chen Mo. Although he knew it was useless, he still advised him instinctively.

"I know, let's talk about it later." Chen Mo nodded, not wanting to talk more about this issue.

"If the general doesn't stop, please forgive me for not being able to follow the general anymore!" Gao Shun frowned.

"Okay, if I don't tell you a reason today, General Gao will not give up on this matter." Chen Mo sighed, looked at Gao Shun and said, "You know, our military pay has not been paid for how many days. Are they? These are not county soldiers, they are the elites of the imperial court. The imperial court cannot afford to support them, or it can be said that they do not want to. Now the general is trying to win people's hearts, and Shi Changshi is trying to make good friends with the general. No one No matter whether they live or die, they still have to support their families, so what should we do?”

Gao Shun and Chen remained silent.

Chen Mo pointed to the guide: "When I killed the Gebei bandit in Runan, the soldiers under my command were the most valiant. They went deep behind enemy lines and did life-threatening things. Does the general know how much the reward was in the end?"

Gao Shun shook his head. During that time, he was in prison, and on weekdays he was only responsible for training troops and was not qualified to lead troops in war. Naturally, he didn't know this.

"Fifty dollars." Chen Mo said with a smile: "In Luoyang, the slightly better restaurants are gone after one meal. These generals in the army are better off, and they still have at least their monthly salary, but what about the soldiers below? None. My mother is over fifty. Did you see that if he dies on the battlefield, what will happen to me? She will starve to death. And that, she just had a son last year. If he dies, who will take care of him? Does the court care? No matter, no one cares. I know that the court has no money now. No matter whether it is the general or Jian Shuo, no one is willing to spend their own money to support the soldiers of the court. Now the general is in charge of the government. The new army is useless, so he is not willing to support these people, but it was set up by the late emperor. No one dares to withdraw, so he just leaves it like this. There are deserters in other battalions every day, but not in our battalion. Why do you think it is because of me? Are you handsome, or is General Gao good at running the army? It’s all bullshit. Do you know how I’ve been doing these past few months?”

"General Gao!" Dian Wei on the side suddenly muttered: "These days, the military salary we are waiting for is paid by the general. His salary is not enough, and he helps others carve bamboo slips every day."

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, Chen Mo has been feeling depressed in the past few months. Now Gao Shun took it away to threaten him. Chen Mo felt a sigh of relief in his chest. He waved his hand to signal Dian Wei not to say anything and glared. Gao Shun said: "I don't want to be as incorruptible as you, General Gao? People here, ask, how much property did I seize when I wiped out the Gepi bandits? Can I touch one liter of rice or one coin? But I can't let it happen My soldiers are fighting with me when they are hungry! People are not only loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but they are also hungry. We are loyal to the emperor, loyal to the country, and loyal to the court. Who has ever cared about their life and death?"

"I, Chen Mo, can be considered a scholar now." Chen Mo patted his chest, looked at Gao Shun and said: "My special mother still has to make a living by giving bamboo slips. My concubines and maids at home, want to I can't bear to change my clothes. Which scholar is like this?"

"I don't want to say how noble I am, I am not noble. I just want to be promoted and do this. I just want these soldiers to follow me to win the battle and help me accumulate merit. I am promoted to make a fortune and revitalize the family, but I have no money or food. Who can With you, who will take care of their family?" Chen Mo looked at Gao Shun. The grievances and depression he had felt for several months suddenly came out, and he felt much relieved. He pointed at Gao Shun and then at the soldiers surrounding him: " Let me tell you, don’t think that no one knows about these things. There is no airtight wall in Luoyang City. Why does no one care about it? For them, this is not a big deal, and they need me to win the battle. I can do it quickly. I have put down the rebellion and brought glory to the court, so even if some people don't like it, the general will protect me. "

"Last general..." Gao Shun didn't know what to say for a moment. Was Chen Mo wrong? It seems right, but it does violate the law.

"It's very dirty, but I have a clear conscience. Do you think I've touched any of these belongings?" Chen Mo looked at Gao Shun and said, "Gao Shun, I respect you as a human being and know that you can't stand this, but this is the way of the world. Loyalty and etiquette...we must be fed first. General Gao is also from a famous family, so he probably doesn’t know what it feels like to be hungry.”

Chen Mo rubbed his belly and smiled: "I know, maybe in your opinion, Chen is already dirty. If you want to leave, I won't force you to stay, but I have a clear conscience. If you want to expose it to the court, feel free to do so. Do you think anyone will accept it?"

"You dare!?" Dian Wei, who was covered in blood, took a step forward. Da Lang slowly pulled out the Huanshou Sword, and Zhong Yun, Yu Sheng, and Bao Geng slowly surrounded him with their respective soldiers.

"What are you doing? Rebellion?" Chen Mo glared and looked at everyone around him: "Get out of my way."

Zhong Yun took a deep breath and saluted Gao Shun: "General Gao, when I first joined the new army, the general I admired the most was the general. I admire him the same now, but I admire General Chen even more!"

After that, leave directly.

The other generals also bowed to Gao Shun and left silently.

"Put away the knife!" Chen Mo glared at Dalang, who just silently put away the knife and stood up.

"We have different paths and we don't want to conspire against each other. If General Gao feels that Chen Mo is unbearable, he can just leave without any trouble." Chen Mo felt relieved a lot. He did admire Gao Shun's talent, but this kind of thing would only happen more in the future. , has been avoiding Gao Shun because of this kind of thing, and Chen Mo also feels tired. It is better for everyone to talk to each other and continue to be together. That is naturally the best, but if Gao Shun doesn't want to, Chen Mo will not force him to stay.

"The last general..." Gao Shun was silent for a moment, then he cupped his fists and saluted Chen Mo: "I know I was wrong."

He knew his fault, not his guilt, and approved Chen Mo's actions, but he didn't feel he was wrong, but he basically wouldn't leave.

"Just pretend you didn't see it." Chen Mo nodded and continued to direct the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and then return to Luoyang. Although there were other bandits that had not been eliminated, the money and food allocated by the court were only enough to reach here, unless the court ignored him. The money and food must be seized, otherwise Chen Mo will not send troops unless the court allocates money.

As time went by, Chen Mo also gradually changed towards the people he originally disliked the most. In fact, sometimes he envied Gao Shun.

After returning to Luoyang, I handed over the token. As soon as I returned to the military camp, I saw the steward of the Zang Mansion waiting there. When he saw Chen Mo, he quickly came up to him with a smile and said, "See you, Young Master!"

"Don't be too polite." Chen Mo asked Gao Shun to take the soldiers and horses back to the camp, looked at the steward and said with a smile, "But is there something going on at home?"

"Exactly, Mr. Yuan heard that the general had returned in triumph, and a special person sent an invitation. Young Master Yuanlong and Young Master were among the invitees. Young Master Yuanlong calculated the time and asked me to wait here." The steward said with a smile. .

"Mr. Yuan is inviting you to a banquet? You go home first and ask someone to help me prepare the bathing equipment. I will inevitably be rude to others after living in this world." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Don't worry, sir, we've already got people ready."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll take care of some military affairs and then leave."

"Here!"