The Nameless of the Common Clans

After Li Jue led his army away from Chang'an, the second generation of the Li family ruled the city. Almost on the day Li Jue left, Li Xian led his men to search the Xie family for collusion with traitors.

The Xie family was a big family in Shu. Back then, Xie Yuan came to Luoyang to be a boy boy. Later, he met Huangfu Song and was recruited as a son-in-law by Huangfu Song. With the help of the Huangfu family, he brought some of his family members to Guanzhong to gain a foothold. Because of the relationship with the Huangfu family, he is not a big family now, but he is also quite popular in Chang'an.

There are indeed many people in the court who secretly correspond with Chen Mo, such as Zhao Wen, and those big families in Luoyang who had friendships with Chen Mo in the past, but Xie Yuan is definitely not one of them. So when Li Xian questioned him for this reason, Xie Yuan felt very wronged and argued with reason, but was beheaded on the spot by Li Xian for treason.

Even Huangfu Jianshou came to plead for mercy, but was almost regarded as an accomplice by Li Xian.

Huangfu Jianshou had a good relationship with Dong Zhuo. Even after Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue and Guo Si controlled the government, but they never showed any disrespect to Huangfu Jianshou. Huangfu Song was a figure who had experienced three dynasties. Especially in Guanlong, it was a bit too much to say that the Huangfu family was the first family in Guanlong, but it was not an exaggeration to say that Huangfu Song was the representative of the Guanlong family today. He served as the Grand Commandant and General of Chariots and Cavalry during the reigns of Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Li Jue, and Guo Si.

Dong Zhuo wanted to kill Huangfu Song but failed to do so due to pressure. Now Li Xian and others did not buy into the Huangfu family's account at all. They beat Huangfu Song's son-in-law to death openly and took away Huangfu Song's daughter. Huangfu Jianshou wanted to rob people, but was directly imprisoned.

When Huangfu Song heard about this, he was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and cursed: "The bastard will not die well!"

"Yizhen!" Liu Ai and others who came to visit Huangfu Song hurriedly supported Huangfu Song, but they were lamenting in their hearts. At first, they complained about Dong Zhuo's abuse of power, but no matter how arrogant Dong Zhuo was at that time, he would at least retain the dignity of the royal family, and would also consider the face of the aristocratic families, and he also knew how to restrain himself. Later, Dong Zhuo was killed, and Wang Yun was overthrown by the Xiliang Army not long after he came to power, and Li Jue and Guo Si came to power.

Li Jue and Guo Si were much more unbridled than Dong Zhuo, but they would at least be cautious about the Guanzhong gentry. But once Li Jue left, the group of devils he left behind really didn't know what to be cautious about. They killed famous people and kidnapped people's wives and daughters so openly, which really provoked the bottom line of the gentry in Chang'an.

"I will not rest in peace if I don't kill this thief!" Huangfu Song gritted his teeth and said, wishing he could kill these little thieves with a knife right now.

"Yizhen, Li Jue is not in Chang'an, these little thieves have no scruples, don't be reckless! We should take a long-term view!" Liu Ai advised. Judging from the posture of Li Xian and the other two, even Huangfu Song would kill them without hesitation.

Sometimes you are not afraid of your power, but you are afraid of encountering such a powerful and unscrupulous person. Li Xian and his brothers usually have some scruples when Li Jue is around, but now that Li Jue has left, they have shown their ignorance, recklessness and unscrupulousness to the fullest. The most important thing is that they hold military power. If they confront them at this time, they will suffer in the end.

Huangfu Song naturally couldn't swallow this breath, and gritted his teeth and said: "My Huangfu family has been loyal for generations. Even the emperor cannot punish without reason, but now he is bullied by a child!"

Even when Dong Zhuo was powerful, he had to find a suitable reason to move Huangfu Song. However, Li Xian and the other two skipped this process directly. They just accused him of treason and dared to kill his son-in-law and kidnap his daughter. How could a person like Huangfu Song tolerate this?

"It may be an opportunity!" Zhao Wen on the side suddenly sneered.

"What does Sikong mean by this?" Liu Ai turned his head to look at Zhao Wen and frowned.

"Li Xian is reckless, but he has no strategy. Now that Li Jue is leading the troops outside, isn't it our chance to seize Chang'an?" Zhao Wen laughed.

"But we don't have military power, how can we compete with him?" Liu Ai sighed.

In the early years, they could have gathered some men by gathering their servants and retainers. But after Wang Yun assassinated Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si recaptured Chang'an, and they became wary of this. All the aristocratic families in Chang'an could not have more than five male servants. Now, almost all the people in each family were maids. We couldn't expect a bunch of maids to form an army to fight the enemy, right?

"Weiwei Dong Cheng is now considered a relative, so he may not be willing to be inferior to Li Jue!" Zhao Wen looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "If we can get his help, capture Chang'an, and make an alliance with Chen Mo, it will be easy to defeat Li Jue!"

Dong Cheng?

Everyone frowned slightly when they heard this. Dong Cheng was an old subordinate of Dong Zhuo and a general under Niu Fu. His daughter was sent to the palace to be a noblewoman under the promotion of Li Jue and Guo Si. In terms of origin, Dong Cheng is not up to par, but at present, Dong Cheng is probably the only person in Chang'an who can be persuaded to hold military power.

"Zi Rou!" Huangfu Song looked at Zhao Wen and said, "You have always been on good terms with Chen Mo. Do you know his plan to start a rebellion this time?"

Zhao Wen has praised Chen Mo since his last mission to Hedong, and has had frequent personal contacts with Chen Mo. Not many people in the court know about Chen Mo's military deployment this time. What exactly is Chen Mo's plan?

Zhao Wen nodded and said, "To be honest with you, Bo Dao did discuss this with me, but the specific method of dispatching troops was not detailed in the letter. Brother Yizhen is a famous general of the time. Do you think it will be successful?"

Huangfu Song shook his head and said: "I haven't had much contact with Chen Mo, but he seems to be quite tactful. Moreover, I have seen that in his military use in the past, he mostly won by surprise and power. He was good at using his strengths and avoiding weaknesses. Since he made such a big move this time I’m afraid I have a slight chance of winning by using troops, but I’m worried that... Li Guo’s incident will happen again with this son. This son is usable but not trustworthy!”

Although Chen Mo raised troops this time, which was their wish, for them, this Guanzhong is still their world. They need Chen Mo's troops, but they don't want another Dong Zhuo or Li Guo.

"Brother Yizhen, what you said is wrong. Bo Dao, this person can be valued by Cai Weng, and he is definitely not an ambitious person." Zhao Wen frowned and said, he had been in contact with Chen Mo, he was polite to others, decisive in dealing with things, and he was also very considerate of the court. The spirit of awe is really not like that of a wolfish and ambitious person.

"Knowing people but not knowing their hearts." Huangfu Song shook his head and said: "And I think this son is in power in Bingzhou, and he has the intention of targeting our gentry, so we must be on guard!"

To put it bluntly, Huangfusong's biggest worry is that Chen Moruo is in charge of the government and implements the method of merging states. When Dong Zhuo used this method, he almost destroyed the roots of the Guanzhong gentry. If Chen Mo did this again, the decline of the Guanzhong gentry would almost be It's visible.

When Huangfu Song said this, many people who supported Chen Mo fell silent. This was an issue involving fundamental interests. Even if Chen Mo was devoted to the Han, it would be unpopular if he followed the same tactics as he did in Bingzhou.

"Besides, Chen Mo is young after all, and is now a minister. If he is really allowed to take charge, given his age, he probably won't be able to hold the position of one of the three ministers, right?" A minister nodded.

Compared with other princes, Chen Mo is too young, and has not yet reached the rank of weak crown. Anyone would feel uncomfortable if the Duke of Manchu Dynasty was subordinated to a weak crown prince.

Zhao Wen hesitated for a moment and asked, "I wonder what Brother Yizhen is going to do?"

"It's too early to say this now. We need to find Dong Cheng first. If we can convince Dong Cheng, we will work together to seize the military power in Chang'an. When the time comes, we can order Chen Moqing to surrender the traitors and recapture the emperor, but we will not allow his troops to enter Chang'an. !" Huangfu Song said in a deep voice.

"Chen Mo is raising troops to serve the king this time because he is here for righteousness. It would be chilling for us to turn him away." Zhao Wen frowned and said, is this a bit too much? After all, he was also a high-ranking official in the border area, he had powerful troops, and he was the main force against the Xiliang army this time. It was a bit too much for them to shut him out like this.

"In an emergency, you should do an extraordinary thing. If he is a loyal man, he will understand our painstaking efforts." Huangfu Song stood up and gritted his teeth and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this, I should get rid of the little thief first! Eliminate the hatred in my heart! "

Everyone nodded immediately, Liu Ai smiled and said: "I will go down and lobby for Dong Cheng's matter."

Liu Ainai was a member of the Han clan and could be considered a relative. It was most appropriate for him to tell Dong Cheng about this matter.

Everyone felt that it was reasonable. After discussing the specific details, they said goodbye to Huangfu Song and went to their own affairs. If this scholar rebelled, it would be different from the rebellion of ordinary people. It was quite organized. In the next few days, the ministers in Chang'an City seemed to compromise. In general, people expressed their goodwill to Li Xian and others, and many people even came to visit them in person.

Li Xian and others were so proud that these scholars should not look down upon them.

However, the ministers also restrained themselves a bit towards these overtures.

On the other side, after Li Jue led his army out of the city, he led his army straight to Xinfeng. However, in the Bashui area, scouts discovered that the Bingzhou army was setting up camp on the opposite bank.

Bashui is the best strategic location after deductions by Chen Mo, Xu Shu and others, and the Bingzhou army is mostly new soldiers. Without a battle formation, if they really open up and fight the Xiliang army, they will not be able to take advantage. Although Wuyi has also experienced wars , but compared with a battlefield veteran like Li Jue, Chen Mo felt that he was still a little behind in the end.

Wuyi's main goal is to contain Li Jue's main force, not to really attack Chang'an. Therefore, forming a camp and confronting each other in the land of Bashui is the best choice. Li Jue can't attack all at once, and there is Ba River separating him to the west. Liang Tieqi's mobility was difficult to use. If the Xiliang army wanted to cross the river and fight, it would be equivalent to giving up its own advantage. Wuyi's side could still attack halfway across the river, which can be said to have taken advantage. As long as Li Jue was restrained, Chen Mo Once the main force has time to capture Chang'an, Wu Yi will be considered victorious.

"What does Chen Mo mean by this?" Li Jue rode his horse to the bank of Ba River and frowned as he looked at the neat camps on the other side and the arrow towers being built.

"Lord, I think Chen Mo knew that our Xiliang cavalry was powerful and did not dare to fight against my Xiliang cavalry. He deliberately chose this place to restrict our cavalry." A counselor stepped forward and looked at the arrow tower on the other side. .

"Child Chen Mo knows how to use these tricks, let's see how I defeat him!" Li Jue snorted coldly, and a stern look flashed on his face.