The Nameless of the Common Clans

Three days later, Chen Mo was processing paperwork in the government office. Dian Wei came in with an angry look on his face, saluted Chen Mo and said, "My lord, Huangfu Song is here, along with Situ and Sikong."

"Call Taiwei!" Chen Mo glanced at Dian Wei and said, "I've told you many times, you can scold him in your heart, but you have to be more respectful in front of others, not to mention their reputation and status, just their age. He is much older than you, and you won’t suffer any disadvantage if you call him Taiwei or Huangfu Gong.”

"My lord, what's the point of living if you do this?" Dian Wei muttered dissatisfied.

"This is etiquette. In life, many things are like an invisible net. For example, you and me, I teach you to do things, but you still have to do them even if you don't want to. And your son, no matter how displeased he is, you still have to do it. You have to discipline him and protect your wife. This is the most basic thing. Furthermore, if your friend begs you to do something, if it does not violate your conscience, you will not refuse if your friend asks you to ask for help. If you need help from someone, you owe a favor. Are you okay? The so-called etiquette, justice, integrity and shame are what the sages summarized as things we take for granted, so since you are in Chang'an and you are my personal guard general, you still have to abide by these things when it is time to abide by them!" Chen Mo! He didn't get angry and spoke to Dian Wei seriously.

"Hi~ My lord told me these great principles again. I understand now, just give him some face." Dian Wei said helplessly. My lord is good at everything, but he wants to tell me great truths all the time, which makes him a little annoyed. .

"If you want to give it, they may not be willing to take it, and I don't want you to curry favor with them." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Go and invite the people in. The three gentlemen are here together, so don't lose your etiquette!" Chen Mo didn't go to greet him in person, he probably You can guess why the three people came.

Zheng Yun was imprisoned yesterday, and many members of his family were also imprisoned. Although he was just a Shangluo Ling, the gentry in this pass were more or less related by marriage, and the difference was only in distance. Moreover, Chen Mo's attack this time was too ruthless. Almost everyone on the Zheng family's table was captured at once, and according to the crime, it could kill the three clans. This move naturally made many scholars panic, fearing that Chen Mo would be like Dong Zhuo and Li Guo. It's time to cleanse the Guanzhong gentry with blood.

Soon, Huangfu Song, Zhao Wen, and Zhong Yao came together.

"What's going on today? Can you please help us all to come together?" Chen Mo stood up and welcomed the three of them into the hall. After the guests and hosts took their seats, he motioned for Dian Wei to leave.

Dian Wei naturally didn't want to stay here, mainly because Huangfu Song always acted like a senior scholar in front of Chen Mo. Chen Mo couldn't bear it, and Dian Wei couldn't help but want to slap him in the face.

Huangfu Song didn't say anything. Zheng Yun was related to him by marriage and he recommended him to the official position. Although he was angry that Chen Mo was too harsh, he also took his own face into consideration and couldn't speak.

Zhao Wen, who was on the side and had the best relationship with Chen Mo, was not in a hurry to mention these things after sitting down. He just chatted about some gossip: "Since Bo Dao pacified the two thieves Li Guo, this place in Guanzhong has gradually regained its prosperity. Bo Dao's method, I’m quite impressed.”

"Situ Yan is serious. Without the help of the princes in the court, how could Mo Mo be able to shoulder such an important task at such a weak age? It is thanks to the three people who sit in the court for Mo that we are in the current situation. But right now, Guanzhong is waiting for nothing. "Xing, the three of you are all highly respected, so I hope you won't be dissatisfied with having too many things to do. If Mo does something inappropriate, I hope you can give me timely advice." Chen Mo said with a smile.

No matter what attitude you have towards Chen Mo, it is difficult to dislike him when talking face to face. No matter how he treats guests or speaks and behaves, he leaves room for praise, and he also flatters people. Even if Huangfusong came here today with the intention of asking questions, but Facing Chen Mo at this moment, he could not show his composure. He also nodded slightly along with Zhao Wen and Zhong Yao and said something serious.

"Don't take advice seriously. Although Bo Dao is young, looking at what Bo Dao has done so far, I'm afraid many people may not be able to do what Bo Dao has done in their lifetime." Zhao Wen said with a smile: "But there is one thing... I heard today that General Bo Dao will Shangluo ordered many people from the Zheng Yun clan to be imprisoned. I know that Bo Dao must have a reason for doing things, but is this too much? "

Harm does not harm the wife and children. Unless there is a real rift between scholars, there will be very few harm to the wife and children.

"I didn't expect that a mere matter of issuing an imperial order would alarm the three gentlemen." Upon hearing this, Chen Mo looked at the three of them with surprise, and then said: "I have asked someone to post a notice about Zheng Yun's matter. You should know this."

The three of them nodded. This was also the reason why everyone was reluctant to attack. Chen Mo arrested Zheng Yun and his family. The crimes were clearly listed one by one, and there were also evidence of guilt. Especially Yang Ping, who sent people around to help others interpret them. Regarding the article, it is easy for the scholars to say that everyone is more or less guilty of some things and tacitly agree with it, but among the people, the reputation of Zheng Yun and even the Zheng family is completely ruined, and many people even expect it to be I hope Chen Mo will kill the whole Zheng family to vent the people's anger.

"But those are for the common people to see. There are some things that I dare not release for people to see." Chen Mo sighed, took out a roll of bamboo slips from the desk, and asked people to hand it to the three of them to read, with a look on his face. He said sadly: "It's not because I'm unkind. As long as it's not too much, I'm a scholar and I don't want to go too far. But look at it, these are all the evidence that Yang Ping sent yesterday. I did not dare to speak out after being detained. Compared with these, bullying men and women, withholding money and food, and using power for personal gain are trivial matters. However, this colluded with the Qiang people to rob merchants, and allowed the generals in the mansion to pretend to be thieves and rob the people. They even secretly cooperated with Li Guo worked together to frame Zhongliang..."

Looking at Huangfu Song's increasingly gloomy face, Chen Mo shook his head and sighed: "I dare not publish these things. If people knew that there are such treacherous people in my court, the three of you are all well-known scholars in the country. If these evidences are spread, how will people in the world view the court and us? Are all the court full of such treacherous people? Are all the so-called scholars like this?"

"Asshole!" Huangfu Song slammed the bamboo slips on the table and said angrily: "It is really a shame for us scholars!"

Zhao Wen and Zhong Yao put down the bamboo slips and remained silent. They came here with the intention of asking for punishment. But now, although Chen Mo was quite polite in his words and deeds from beginning to end, they felt like they were slapped hard. If they could turn a blind eye to the things that bullied men and women and brought disaster to the village, then now the evidence of crimes that Chen Mo brought out, even those who wanted to help Zheng Yun escape the crime, could not continue to help, and even wanted to kill him.

Because many things not only touched Chen Mo's bottom line, but also the bottom line of scholars. If it really spread out, just like Chen Mo said, the scholars in Guanzhong would be scolded.

"Such people, it is not a pity to die!" After a long time, Zhao Wen sighed and said to Chen Mo: "He should be killed!"

Zhong Yao on the side looked at Chen Mo and said: "I don't know how the general got these evidences?"

These deadly things, if Zheng Yun was not stupid, how could he stay? Where did Chen Mo get these evidences? This is not just a problem for Zheng Yun.

"Some were collected from the victims, and some were secretly sent by those who were dissatisfied with Zheng Yun." Chen Mo smiled calmly. It didn't matter whether anyone believed it or not.

"So that's how it is. The people of Shangluo are quite capable." Zhong Yao nodded, as if he accepted this explanation. In fact, the evidence was conclusive. How Chen Mo discovered these problems was not important.

Huangfu Song naturally didn't have the face to mention the pardon of Zheng Yun. He stood up and said goodbye to Zhao Wen and Zhong Yao with a sullen face.

In the next two days, the three officials of the court jointly denounced Zheng Yun's various crimes, saying that his crimes were unforgivable and must be severely punished. The scholars in Guanzhong could not figure out why even Huangfu Song was so determined to deal with Zheng Yun. In short, Zheng Yun was doomed this time. Half a month later, Zheng Yun and some key members of his family were beheaded outside Chang'an City by Chen Mo's order. On that day, many people watched. With the instigation of the government office during these days, Zheng Yun simply became an unforgivable villain. On the day of beheading, the people who watched all applauded.

In the following period of time, Chen Mo successively dealt with seven county magistrates, each of whom had conclusive evidence of guilt and was full of evil. The people in Guanzhong all applauded. Chen Mo quickly accumulated a huge reputation in Guanzhong. Because the officials he dealt with were all county magistrate-level officials, and each of them had conclusive evidence of guilt, most scholars did not care about it.

But those who are interested gradually discovered that every time Chen Mo dealt with a case, he could produce evidence that was speechless. If it was one or two, it would be fine, but if it was seven in a row, and each one was like this, something was wrong. Chen Mo could find a lot of evidence of the crimes of these seven people, so were the others also like this? How much evidence did the other party have in their hands?

Perhaps most people could not feel it, but after Zheng Yun, seven consecutive county magistrates were investigated and dealt with by Chen Mo. Chen Mo's control over the local areas was rapidly strengthened invisibly, and there was no more lip service. Chen Mo's political orders could basically be implemented in various counties.

At this point, Chen Mo also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the grassroots are not in chaos, Guanzhong can gradually stabilize. As for the existence of Skynet, some people will notice it, which is inevitable. The existence of Skynet cannot be revealed, which will cause panic among most people, but smart people notice the existence of Skynet, and I believe these people know the limit. As for those who can't notice it, be good and don't touch Chen Mo's bottom line. Chen Mo won't really make things difficult for some not-so-big things, but if you touch Chen Mo's bottom line without knowing the consequences, don't blame yourself.

As the end of the year approaches, Guanzhong has gradually settled down except for the strong chaos and the border with Xiliang, where wars will occur from time to time. Especially as Chen Mo gradually makes up for the influence brought by the Xiliang Army and the people regain confidence in the court, Guanzhong is gradually prospering. If there is another good year next year, it will be even better...