The Nameless of the Common Clans

Jizhou is peaceful, but something is wrong.

In Luoyang, the General's Mansion, Chen Mo turned his attention to the northeast. His luck has been up and down recently. I don't know why, but it makes Chen Mo feel a little uneasy. I'm afraid the only one who can affect his luck now is Jizhou, right?

"Where did Xu You go after leaving Yecheng?" Chen Mo left the General's Mansion and instead of going to the Yamen Office, he went to Tianlao. Looking at Jia Xu who was leisurely and leisurely in front of him, tasting fine wine and eating dishes, he suddenly felt a little envious. , this feeling of hiding in the dark and peeping at the world must be good.

"My lord, do you think this person is responsible for the chaos in Jizhou?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded, and there was no need to hide much from Jia Xu: "I have met Xu Ziyuan several times. He has a lot of strategies, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself. When Yuan Shao was there, he was able to control this person, but now Yuan Shao is dead. Although Yuan Shang is good, he has lost face this time. I am afraid that even if he does not rebel, he will not be the same as before. Without him, the Yingchuan and Jizhou factions will have disputes, but now he has disappeared , If you can vote for me, you can take Jizhou like searching for something."

"But what if he surrenders to Cao Cao?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

"I lost the opportunity." Chen Mo said in a deep voice. Jia Xu is a key figure, and his attitude may be related to the attitude of the Yingchuan scholars in Jizhou.

"I'm afraid my lord will be disappointed." Jia Xu sighed.

"Jizhou's careful work has not found anything?" Chen Mo frowned.

"There is no such thing in Jizhou, but there is in Yanzhou. Cao Mengde personally went ten miles away from Suiyang to greet him. Such courtesy is rare." Jia Xu said with a smile: "My lord should know that Xu You can't come to vote."

Although the matter of the Minutes of the Three Studies was suppressed, the family's dislike of Chen Mo did not disappear. Moreover, Xu You valued family background most. They were both old friends. Between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he chose without hesitation. Yuan Shao, the same is true now. Between Cao Cao and Chen Mo, in terms of background, although they are similar, Chen Mo finally recognized his ancestors and returned to the clan in the middle of the road. There are some imperfections in his congenital nature. What's more, in terms of love, Xu You chose Cao Cao over Chen Mo. Not surprising either.

"I thought we could still compete." Chen Mo sighed and said with a smile: "Now it seems that Brother Meng De has gained the upper hand again."

"But not necessarily." Jia Xu said with a smile: "Although it is better to lose a son than to lose an advantage, but there is also a saying of striking later. If Jizhou wants to win, even with Xu You's help, Cao Mengde may not be able to capture it all at once. If the Lord can take Yecheng first, he will have the opportunity to move back."

"Yecheng! Easier said than done?" Chen Mo was a little helpless when he heard this. Yecheng is the current capital of the Emperor of Jizhou. Not to mention that the city's defenses are strong and adequately defended. It is difficult for Chen Mo to easily cross the defense lines set up by Yuan Shang in the Muye and Chaoge areas. Moreover, although Chen Mo has never been to Yecheng, according to the drawings and other information sent back by the master, if he wants to capture Yecheng using conventional means, even if there is no external threat, it will definitely not be captured in March or May, let alone Yuan's reinforcements, even Cao Cao could not give him this time to attack Yecheng.

"Does the Lord know Liu He?" Jia Xu did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"The king of darkness." Chen Mo thought. After all, even Liu Wei and Liu Ji knew how to fight for some rights in the territory of Cao Cao and Sun Ce. Liu Neng was still restless until now, but Liu He had never had anything like this. This move was also the reason why Yuan Shang was able to quickly stabilize Jizhou.

"On the surface it does appear to be so." Jia Xu nodded.

"Only on the surface?" Chen Mo looked at Jia Xu in surprise.

"My lord, have you ever thought about what would happen if Liu He took advantage of Yuan Shao's death to fight for power?" Jia Xuxiao asked.

It would make Jizhou, which was in chaos at that time, even more chaotic, and the Yuan Tan Rebellion would not end so easily. The most important thing is that if Liu He really caused trouble at that time, Chen Mo was absolutely confident that he could invade Jizhou, and Liu He might now be the king of the Luoyang Palace. The free king among them.

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, and he understood what Jia Xu meant: "If he really saw the situation clearly and chose not to act, then this person would be a wise man."

"If the situation is irreversible, the ownership of Jizhou should belong to this person. If this person surrenders, Cao Cao's advantage will not be counted as an advantage." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"It's really a great blessing for Mo to have Wen He help me." Chen Mo said with emotion.

"It's my lord who is smart. Xu just gave me a little reminder and I don't dare to take credit." Jia Xu bowed.

"You and I don't have to flatter each other like this." Chen Mo said with a smile and looked at the surrounding environment. Although the Tianlao was clean and tidy, Jia Xu's place was quite spacious, and there were no restrictions on entry and exit. But the Tianlao After all, it was not his permanent residence. He turned to look at Jia Xu and said, "The storm over that matter has passed. Recently, many people in the court have begged for Wen He's mercy. When will Wen He be ready to come out?"

"I have no such plan for the time being." Jia Xu said with a smile: "If I go out into the open at this time, I'm afraid it would be quite inappropriate. I hope to wait until the day when the Lord decides on Jizhou fairly before discussing this matter."

Chen Mo nodded and said, "What do Wen He think of Yang Qing?"

"Although he cannot be a general, he has a cautious character and is merciless in his actions. If he is used as a general, he may live a mediocre life, but if he stays in Tianwang, he can solve the Lord's problems." Jia Xu said with a smile.

Yang Qing is the old Dumb, a fellow villager of Chen Mo and a township party member. In terms of loyalty, Chen Mo believes in him. Now that his ability is also affirmed by Jia Xu, Chen Mo is relieved.

The two chatted about the court situation again. In fact, Chen Mo wanted to ask Jia Xu about the Minutes of the Three Studies, but after thinking about it, he gave up in the end. The Minutes of the Three Studies will definitely be promoted in the future, and no matter how much resistance there is, it must be carried out. Based on Chen Mo's understanding of Jia Xu, he finally gave an ambiguous answer.

Unconsciously, the time came to evening, and Dian Wei came in: "My lord, my wife sent someone to ask when we will go back for dinner?"

"I know." Chen Mo nodded, stood up, looked at Jia Xu and said, "If nothing happens, go out for a walk more often. Wen He has not only gained a lot of weight recently, but has also become paler."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord." Jia Xu stood up to see him off.

"No need to send it away." Chen Mo smiled as he walked and told Jia Xu not to send it away, and left directly with Dian Wei.

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Needless to say, Chen Mo started planning for Jizhou. Cao Cao was overjoyed to have Xu You surrender. After Xu You came to Suiyang, he had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. When Yuan Shao was still alive, Xu You He had never received such courtesy, which made Xu You quite emotional. In fact, Cao Cao was not bad. He could achieve the three-thirds of the game by himself. The most important thing was that he was lucky. Unlike Yuan Shao, who originally had a good situation, but failed to make full use of it. He died, leaving behind two unfulfilled sons.

Now that he has arrived in Suiyang and his family has settled down, Xu You no longer thinks about the Yuan family and has made up his mind to assist Cao Cao in seizing Jizhou and advancing into Guanzhong.

"Mengde, now I have a good gift for you, but I don't know if Mengde dares to accept it!" After three rounds of wine, Xu You was a little drunk, looked at Cao Cao who was standing above him, and laughed.

"Presumptuous!" Before Cao Cao could speak, Xu Chu said angrily: "How dare you call the lord by his first name?"

"Huh?" Xu You frowned and looked at the rude man.

"Zhongkang, don't be rude. Ziyuan is my old friend. What's wrong with calling me by my cousin? Back off!" Cao Cao waved his hand, looked at Xu You and said with a smile: "Ziyuan, don't argue with him, how could he know Friendship between you and me?”

"You're polite, I won't argue with you, a reckless man." Xu You laughed, glanced at Xu Chu and said, "This man reminds me of Chen Bodao's guard, who is also so majestic. I wonder how this man compares to him?"

"Zhong Kang's bravery is rare in the world." Cao Cao said with a smile. As for whether Xu Chu can beat Dian Wei, I really don't know if he has never beaten him before, but naturally he cannot weaken his momentum at this time.

When Cao Cao made his move, Guo Jia and Xun Yu looked at each other, smiled and saluted Xu You and said, "Mr. Ziyuan, I wonder what the good thing mentioned before is?"

"Of course it's a great thing." Xu You waved to his servant, who came forward with a roll of silk, Xu You said: "Open it!"

"Here!"

Someone stepped forward and slowly unfolded the silk with the servants. At first glance, it was a map of mountains and rivers. But upon closer inspection, there were camps and cities with numbers, names of people and places marked on them. .

Cao Cao stood up suddenly, got down from his seat, walked quickly to the map, looked at it carefully, and said with a flash of ecstasy in his eyes: "Is this the map of Jizhou?"

"More than that!" Xu You stepped forward and put his arm around Cao Cao's shoulders.

Xu Chu on the side wanted to use the knife, but Xun Yu stopped him and gave him a look, signaling him to retreat.

Xu You pointed to the writings marked on the map and said: "This is the defense map of military towns, fortresses, and ferries in Jizhou. It records in detail the number of garrison troops and garrison generals in various key points in Jizhou. Meng De wants to capture Jizhou. There is this The picture is there, you can get twice the result with half the effort! Also, most of the people marked with the ink pen are old friends with me or have rifts with the Yuan family. At that time, you can try to surrender, Meng De, is this gift enough?"

Cao Cao took a deep breath, stopped looking at the map, took three steps back, bowed deeply to Xu You and said, "With this map, great achievements can be expected. Ziyuan is indeed my benefactor."

"I don't dare to be a benefactor." Xu You sat down again and smiled at Cao Cao: "But for now, Meng De should not move lightly. Yuan Tan chose to compromise because of my words. Now that I have left, Jizhou Shi Many people are oppressing our Yingchuan scholars, but now there is no one to suppress them. It will only be a matter of time before the two sons fight. Meng De can wait until the fight between the two sons becomes fierce and send his troops to the north. By then, there is no need to worry about Jizhou being unable to conquer. How can Chen Bodao still be able to do it? Fight with Meng De?"

Cao Cao has been paying attention to the situation in Jizhou. He was not surprised when he heard this. However, Xu You obviously knows better than Cao Cao about the conflicts between the two factions in Jizhou. Xu You, a person who is familiar with the situation in Jizhou, can help him to seize Jizhou. , Cao Cao does have a better chance of winning than Chen Mo.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and cordially took Xu You's hand to continue the banquet. He even promised to ask the court for the position of Situ for Xu You after the battle.

Although it is not as good as Yuan Tan's promise, by then Cao Cao will dominate the six states of Qing, You, Ji, Xu, Yan, and Henan, and half of the world will belong to Cao Cao. This weight is not comparable to Yuan Tan's promise.