The Nameless of the Common Clans

The arrival of the princes did not bring any changes to this ancient capital that had become an empty city. A few days later, the princes began to leave one after another. The final outcome of this vigorous war that started in the first year of Chuping was a bit hasty.

Although both Dong Zhuo and the princes of Guandong got what they wanted, for the world, this may be the beginning of war.

Within a few days, chaos began among the princes. Liu Dai asked Qiao Mao to borrow grain, but Qiao Mao refused. Liu Dai led his men to kill Qiao Mao and then quickly withdrew. The alliance was now dead in name only.

For Chen Mo, who is used to seeing intrigues, this is not surprising. From the beginning, he did not think that the alliance could do anything big, but he forced Dong Zhuo to retreat and successfully captured Luoyang. Regardless of whether Luoyang was an empty city, this This achievement is enough for them to explain to the world.

The next step is naturally the distribution of interests. In fact, this interest is nothing more than a legal acquisition of the rights of the princes to the people under their rule. That is to say, from this moment on, the princes will have the military and political power, financial power, and appointment and dismissal of officials under the rule. You can make your own decisions without going through the court, which is equivalent to small courts.

The biggest disadvantage of Dong Zhuo's retreat to Chang'an was that he gave up the court's final control over the local area. The court could still issue imperial edicts to appoint and remove officials, but it was only a nominal official position.

As for continuing to fight to the west and crusade against Dong Zhuo, this kind of thing is thankless and no one will mention it. Cao Cao left with his troops the next day. The general trend of the world has shown that the princes are rising together and the heroes are vying for the throne. He still There is no definite arrangement, so make plans in the morning.

Chen Mo is also there.

"My dear brother, I have to say goodbye today. I don't know when I will see you again. Take care of me!" Outside Luoyang City, the ancient road was quiet. Cao Cao also had many old friends in the past, but when he left today, only Chen Mo came to say goodbye.

"Brother, too." Chen Mo nodded.

"When the wedding date is set, remember to send a message to me and prepare a generous gift for you, brother!" Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Definitely." Chen Mo agreed and watched Cao Cao mount his horse and head east with his troops. Although he was prepared, he still couldn't help but feel melancholy in his heart. After today's farewell, it was just as Cao Cao said. There is no timetable. If we meet again someday, it may be a different situation.

"Tidy up, we should go!" Looking at the silent ancient road in front of him, Chen Mo put away his melancholy. There is still a long way to go, and it is time for him to do his own things. Luoyang...maybe it is It’s a dream.

Early the next morning, Chen Mo said goodbye to Yuan Shao, took Dian Wei, Zang Hong, and his hundreds of Huns cavalry on the road to Hedong. It is also worth mentioning that Chen Mo and Zhang Chao were going to Yang Mao, but not Will come with Chen Mo, but go back I brought my family to Hedong to seek refuge with Chen Mo. The cold winter is approaching, and there are still many people who have migrated to Hedong who have not yet been resettled. If these people cannot be properly resettled before the first heavy snow falls, they may freeze to death this winter. Quite a few people.

Three days later, Chen Mo crossed the river and arrived at Jiguan.

"Lord, there is Zhang Yang entrenched here in Hanoi now, with thousands of soldiers. Our army only has these soldiers and horses, and I am afraid it will be difficult to swallow them." Bai Piao came to Chen Mo and bowed.

"Zhang Yang?" Chen Mo nodded. Although Liu Dai had already killed Qiao Mao, the princes still needed an excuse to attack each other. Even if Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao, it was because the other party refused to lend him food. Although This excuse is a bit ridiculous, but at least it has to be there.

"I understand, everyone should go and have a rest first. This matter is not urgent." Chen Mo said with a smile. The most important thing right now is to deal with the people's livelihood issues in Hedong. Therefore, Chen Mo wants to solve the Hanoi matter in a short time. If he wants to solve it in a short time, Chen Mo couldn't think of any good way to kill Zhang Yang.

"Bo Dao, it's best not to move lightly in Hanoi." After everyone left, Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and thought for a while.

"Teacher, do you think this is unjust?" Chen Mo quickly asked solemnly after hearing this. He would not blindly follow, but he would definitely pay attention to his teacher's suggestions.

"That's not true. How can there be any meaning at this point?" Zang Hong shook his head, took the jug and wine cup from the table, filled the wine cup with wine, but did not stop: "Wine If it’s full, it will overflow, you may understand?”

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Teacher, are you saying that Mo is not worthy enough now?"

"The portion is enough, but have you ever paid attention to the terrain of Hanoi?" Zang Hong took the map hanging on the wall and showed it to Chen Mo: "To the east of Jiguan, the terrain of Hanoi gradually opens up. If It is extremely difficult to defend from Hanoi from the east, and further east is the land of Jizhou. There is war in the Central Plains, and I do not recommend that Bo Dao fall into the quagmire of war prematurely. If you choose this place as your base instead of Xuzhou, isn't it because you want to fall into war prematurely? If you take Hanoi at this time, I am afraid Bo Dao will be forced to move southward. , instead of doing that, it’s better to grab something that’s easier to get.”

"Teacher, do you know what I am planning to do?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"You didn't choose Xuzhou but Hedong as your base. If you want to develop in the Central Plains, Xuzhou is ten times better than Hanoi. And with the help of the Chen family, you will get twice the result with half the effort. But you chose this place. You probably covet the city of Guanzhong." "Zang Hong said with a smile: "In this case, we must avoid premature confrontation with the princes of the Central Plains. As long as we defend Jiguan, we will have no worries about the rear. But if the troops enter Hanoi, the result will be different."

"Thank you teacher for your teaching." Chen Mo nodded. He had also considered this matter before, but the population in Bingzhou was sparse and there was only one Hedong. He was afraid that it would not be able to support him, so Chen Mo was hesitating now.

"Bo Dao knows, throughout the ages, in troubled times, which kind of person is most easily defeated?" Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and asked with a smile.

"It depends on luck, but the people who are most likely to lose are those who have no plans and no decisions." Chen Mo thought for a moment.

"How can one be a prince without a plan? As for Wujuan, it can also be called cautious. Such people may lose, but they will never lose the fastest. Those who lose the fastest are often smart people."

"What's the point of this?" Chen Mo looked at Zang Hong in confusion. Smart people will lose. Doesn't that mean that those who win the world in the end are fools?

"Smart people are the best at maneuvering and getting the biggest gains at the smallest cost, right?" Zang Hongxiao asked.

Chen Mo nodded. If he couldn't do this, he wouldn't be considered a smart person.

"But because of this, smart people are most likely to take risks, or... greed!" Zang Hong looked out the window and smiled: "With greed, no matter how talented you are, you will inevitably fail in the end, because greed will lead to death. That's how it is when people lose their reason. As for lessons learned from the past, there's no need to say more as a teacher, right?"

"Thanks for the advice, teacher." Chen Mo nodded. That's probably what the saying "a blinding eye" means. In fact, history is always surprisingly similar, but when we are in it, few people involved can jump out of the chessboard to see the overall situation.

"If you want to be a prince, this is your choice. My teacher will not interfere. My teacher has never walked this road, and I cannot teach you. It's just that many things in this world are connected. My teacher hopes that you can go there. Finally, if you want to hold more wine, the best The method is to make your wine glass bigger and stronger. This Hanoi may seem powerful, but it seems like there is a hole in the bottom of this larger wine glass. No matter how much wine you pour, it will all leak out.” Hong returned to his seat, played with the wine glass and smiled.

"Disciple understands." Chen Mo nodded with a smile and saluted Zang Hong: "Thank you, teacher, for your guidance."

"Not really. With your intelligence, it's not difficult to see that it's just young people who have to stop being greedy." Zang Hong shook his head and smiled.

"The disciple is young after all..." Chen Mo hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zang Hong and said, "If the teacher is willing to stay and urge and spur the disciples from time to time, why worry about not being able to succeed?"

"That's not okay, I know you look down on Meng Gao." Zang Hong shook his head and smiled: "He may be the kind of fool Bo Dao said, but a fool like him can trust him with his life without hesitation. But you can't."

Chen Mo was speechless. If Zang Hong stayed, Chen Mo would definitely reuse him. But if he asked Zang Hong to leave the power to him without asking anything, even if it was his mentor, Chen Mo couldn't do it.

"He needs his teacher more than you." Zang Hong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Bo Dao, if there are suitable talents, my teacher will recommend them to you."

Chen Mo nodded. He couldn't tie up Zang Hong like he tied up Xu Rong. At that moment, he could only say helplessly: "Thank you very much, teacher."

"You and I, master and disciple, don't need to be so polite." Zang Hong waved his hand, stood up, stretched out and said with a smile: "As for other things, you don't have to tell me. This time I come to Hedong, my master is a guest. I will treat you as a guest." After the wedding, the teacher will leave."

Chen Mo stood up and respectfully sent Zang Hong back to the guest room, and then began to carefully consider the matter in Hanoi.

There was no word for the whole night. Early the next morning, Chen Mo summoned the generals and said, "After thinking carefully about yesterday, our army will not take the land in Hanoi for the time being."

"Lord, why is this?" Bai Piao and Han Kai asked unexpectedly.

"There are still tens of thousands of refugees in Hanoi who have not yet been resettled, and the Baibo bandits are still raging. The terrain in Hanoi is open. If there is a dispute with other princes and there is no danger to defend, it is better to guard Jiguan and plan to merge the state before doing other things. "Chen Mo said with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they could only nod.

"Yu Sheng!" Chen Mo looked at Yu Sheng.

"The general is here!" Yu Sheng took a step forward and said.

"After I leave, you will be stationed at Jiguan. The troops will be divided into three groups for the time being. You only need to strengthen the defense of Jiguan on weekdays. Don't take the initiative to provoke." Chen Mo looked at Yu Sheng and said with a smile.

Among the first generals under his command who followed him, the most reassuring ones were Yu Sheng and Gao Shun. Needless to say, Gao Shun was definitely a talented general, while Yu Sheng was probably just mediocre in terms of commanding troops in battles. But with a calm personality, Chen Mo felt most at ease leaving Jiguan in his hands.

"General, take your orders!" Yu Sheng bowed.

At the moment, after Chen Mo made some arrangements for the defense of Jiguan, he took Han Kai and Bai Piao and escorted Xu Rong out of Jiguan and headed for Anyi.