The Nameless of the Common Clans

In Yinling, with Ji Ling defeated and captured, Shouchun no longer had any danger to defend. Even before Liu Bei arrived with his army, most of the Shouchun defenders had already escaped. Yuan Shu had no choice but to fight under the leadership of Yan Xiang, Yang Hong and others. They fled to Yinling, but there were tens of thousands of troops in Jiujiang. When they fled to Yinling, there were less than a thousand people. Including the Yinling defenders, there were barely 2,000 troops.

It's not that Liu Bei is strong, but that by now, most people have seen that Yuan Shu's defeat is imminent, the morale of the army has been dispersed, the generals have switched sides and surrendered, and the people's morale... does not exist. Yuan Shu himself rarely cares about these things, anyway, he is alive. , aren’t they all similar?

Therefore, until now, Yuan Shu didn't know how a fortified city like Shouchun could be broken? He couldn't even hold on for a day and was almost captured alive by his own subordinates.

Sun Ce had ordered Chen Wu to land ashore and quickly occupy Hefei. Cao Cao also ordered Le Jin and Yu Jin to lead their troops to capture Hefei. This place was very important to both Cao Cao and Sun Ce. Whoever occupied it would seize it and attack the other party. Of course, Sun Ce has the initiative to attack. Sun Ce has the Yangtze River. Even if Cao Cao takes Hefei, he only has the opportunity to attack Lujiang. It is also the main line of defense against Jiangdong. With this city here, it will not be easy for Sun Ce to attack. .

Sun Ce naturally understands this truth, so this time he is advancing by land and water, and is bound to capture Hefei. As for Yuan Shu, no one cares about it. Only Liu Bei continues to prepare for the final general attack. If Yinling falls, Yuan Shu will be in vain even if he runs away. A bereaved dog who has no home to return to, and given Yuan Shu's current situation, Yin Ling obviously cannot sustain it for long.

General Ji Ling was captured. Although he did not surrender, without him, Yuan Shu's men could hardly find any decent generals to fight against Liu Bei. They just watched Liu Bei attack and could not even leave the city to defend the enemy. See Liu Bei surrounded Yin Ling.

"General Cen!" In Liu Bei's tent in Yin Ling, Liu Bei has already summoned Cen Bi.

"Why did the general call me?" Cen Bi maintained due respect for Liu Bei. Liu Bei had always been skillful in winning over people's hearts, at least he would not be too hateful.

"Now Yuan Shu is at the end of his rope, but he is the queen of the Three Lords after all, and he does not want to be humiliated. Now that the war has ended, the three thousand soldiers and horses that were borrowed from the Lord have been returned in full. If the general is willing, he can send people to the city to persuade him. Now Cao Cao and Sun Ce are fighting in Hefei , I have no time to pay attention to this place for the time being. If the general can persuade Yuan Shu to leave, he can escort him north with three thousand troops. That's all he can do." Liu Bei looked at Cen Bi with a sincere face.

"Thank you, General!" Cen Bi saluted quickly, and then said with some confusion: "I don't know, General..."

"Bei stays here so that General Cen can take away Yuan Shu, otherwise there will be disaster." Liu Bei smiled and said, Yuan Tan's three thousand soldiers and horses will naturally have to be returned. These family members are all in the north and cannot follow him, and Now he has recruited a lot of surrender troops, plus the 2,000 Xuzhou troops that Mi Zhu raised for him, he has some wealth. With this, he can join Liu Biao and at least gain a foothold in Jingzhou.

As for the matter between Cao Cao and Sun Ce, he was not prepared to interfere.

"If Bi succeeds in this trip, I will definitely report the general's achievements to the young master!" Cen Bi bowed and left after bowing again.

Yuan Shu is now at the end of his rope. The origins of Sun Ce, Liu Bei and even Cao Cao are not worthy of mention in Yuan Shu's eyes. Now that he has been defeated by these people one after another, Yuan Shu's arrogant spirit has also dissipated a lot. As for going to Hebei to defect to Yuan Shao, if he lets go Ten years ago, that was almost unimaginable, but now, it is not unacceptable.

Therefore, Yuan Shu left very happily. Cen Bi led his troops to protect Yuan Shu through Guangling and entered Xuzhou overnight. He took the road from Xuzhou and rushed to Qingzhou. Liu Bei conquered Yinling and Yuan Shu disappeared. However, Liu Bei's contribution is real. Got off.

In the Hefei area, Sun Ce occupied Hefei first. Although Cao Cao increased his troops one after another, he was unable to capture Hefei. Now that Liu Bei has completely eliminated Yuan Shu's forces, he will not be able to capture Hefei for a while, let alone follow him at this time. An all-out war broke out in Jiangdong, so the war had to be temporarily suspended, with Hefei as the boundary with Sun Ce. Lejin was ordered to stay in Shouchun and lead his army back to the court.

Liu Bei's willingness to return to the court with Cao Cao to receive a title surprised Cao Cao.

"My lord, Liu Bei must have a plan when he comes here. This man has great ambitions and is a hero in the world. He will surely become a trouble in the long run. I think I should wait for the opportunity to kill him!" Guo Jia bowed his hand to Cao Cao and said.

"No." Cheng Yu on the side shook his head and said: "Now that the name of regicide has not been cleared, the master has issued a recruitment list. Liu Bei has always been popular, and this time he has the credit of destroying Yuan Shu. If he kills him, he may lose the hope of the world. Yu I think that this person should be imprisoned in Suiyang, with a high official, a good salary, good food and beautiful women, so as to destroy his ambition, and then gradually cannibalize his tribe and cut off his wings. "

Cao Cao nodded: "Killing this person will stain my reputation, so I will follow Zhongde's plan."

Under Liu Bei's command, he had Chen Gong in literature and strong generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in military affairs. If he hadn't started too late, he might have had his place in the world now. But unfortunately, there is no if in this world. Liu Bei today is not enough for Cao Cao. He is worried about it, and it is not a serious problem. Killing him will disgrace his reputation, so it is better to raise him. The former princes are now high-ranking officials in Suiyang and are well-paid. They are also a role model for other princes. At least they can really be defeated. , and will not resist desperately.

Guo Jia nodded. He asked Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu. He was sure that Liu Bei would come here with a plan. No matter whether he killed Yuan Shu or took over Yuan Shu's territory, there were ways to deal with it. However, Liu Bei did not jump in and ended up destroying him instead. After Yuan Shu's success, it is indeed a bit reluctant to kill Liu Bei now. Imprisoning him in Suiyang is also a good idea.

It's just that Chen Gong must be separated from Liu Bei. He always feels troublesome when he is around.

The Jian'an era name can no longer be used after Liu Xie's death. Cao Cao used Tianyou as the era name, while Chen Mo used Hanshou to record this year. As for how to understand this era name, it depends on one's own opinion.

The news of Yuan Shu's defeat was not a big deal for Chen Mo. With Yuan Shu's family background, he became emperor, so Chen Mo would not be surprised how quickly he was defeated.

The new emperor was just established, and there were many things to do in the court. However, for Chen Mo, it was relatively free. He had been building the court. Except for the three dukes and nine ministers, other official positions had been adjusted. Although there were three dukes and nine ministers in the court today, the real power was moved to the Shangshu Ling. Now the Shangshu Ling was in charge of Li Ru, and Chen Mo was in charge of the military power. At Liu Neng's repeated requests, Chen Mo accepted the court's reward and took over the position of general. After all, Sun Ce had become a general. With Chen Mo's current status, it was not surprising to become a general.

"The emperor's move was quite wise. He nominally promoted the lord to the general, but did not give the lord the power of the Shangshu. It was called a promotion, but in fact he wanted to undermine the lord." In the general's mansion, Li Ru found Chen Mo who was teaching the children.

Although the emperor promoted Chen Mo to the rank of general, he did not give him the power to record the affairs of the Secretariat. This power is very important. The Han Dynasty did not have a prime minister since Emperor Guangwu. The power to record the affairs of the Secretariat means the power to lead the government. No matter whether it is the Three Dukes or the general, if there is no such title before the title, it is just a nominal position, and it is useless no matter how high the official position is.

The general is said to lead the troops of the world, but in fact he is separated from the army. He only controls the military power of the capital. The five schools of the Northern Army, Guanglu Xun, Sili Xiaowei, Yulin Xiaowei, etc. are all under the jurisdiction of Chen Mo, but the generals guarding the border outside the capital are not under the jurisdiction of the general in name.

In other words, after Chen Mo took over as the general, in name, the real generals of the army, such as Taishi Ci, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and even Xu Huang and Yu Sheng, will no longer be under the jurisdiction of Chen Mo.

"If my guess is correct, someone in the court should want to replace the border generals in the next few days." Chen Mo motioned Chen Zheng to go play with his brother, kneeling on the mat and smiling.

"Yeah." Li Ru nodded. Putting Chen Mo on the position of general is only the first step. The next step is to take over Chen Mo's military power. Hua Xiong, Taishi Ci, Xu Huang, Yu Sheng, Gao Shun and others may be deprived of power or incorporated step by step. If Chen Mo does not respond, his military power may be eroded bit by bit.

I don't know whether to say that this emperor is powerful or stupid. He wants to get involved in Chen Mo's military power right away.

"You draft a memorial and present it to the emperor in the morning court tomorrow. Since taking office, the court judge Zhao Lan has not made any achievements, but has privately accumulated family wealth, which is illegal. Someone will send the evidence later. Take him down first." Chen Mo smiled.

Zhao Lan has been very close to the emperor recently. These people obviously don't understand that the reason why Chen Mo pushed them to the top was not because they were powerful, but because they had a reputation and could help him stabilize the court structure and limit the court functions on Cao Cao's side.

Now that Liu Xie is dead, each family has supported their own emperor. The greatest use of these people is gone. If they are more obedient, Chen Mo will not touch them for a while, but these people are instigating the emperor to seize power from him, so let's change someone.

"Then the position of the court judge..." Li Ru frowned and asked.

"Bingzhou Governor Man Chong, during his tenure, sympathized with the people, made Bingzhou's laws and regulations strict, the people lived in peace, and had a good harvest every year. His achievements are enough to enter the court, so please invite Man Chong to the court to be promoted to Weiwei, and as for the post of Bingzhou Governor, Guo Yu will take over." Chen Mo obviously had a plan.

Now the emperor wants to take power, he can only win over the noble families, and Chen Mo transferred Man Chong back, firstly because Man Chong has done a good job in governing Bingzhou over the years, and it is time for him to be promoted, and secondly, he wants to use Man Chong to suppress these noble families. Man Chong is famous for his coldness, and Chen Mo now needs such a knife to cut off Liu Neng's dishonest hand.

Zhao Lan is just the first one, and next, he has to plow through the three dukes and nine ministers, and make the new emperor more honest. He doesn't want someone to hold him back when he goes out to fight.

"Yes!"

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