Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 147 Chapter 146
At present, except for Langya's prefect who is vacant, the five counties of Xuzhou have arranged for their own people.

In terms of the merits of the Chen family, and Chen Deng also offered advice several times, it is really not too much to give a prefect.

But Lin Mo shook his head, "Langya can't."

Lu Bu sneered, "What's the matter, you really plan to give Ruo Rong a favor, I wonder why that flatterer would please you so much."

His son-in-law is good in everything, but he likes Ruo Rong, which he just can't understand, and before Lin Mo can respond, he just coldly snorted and said, "Let me clarify for you today, I can't let you Ruo Rong is the prefect."

Rong, I have tried my best, and the cake I drew was eaten by my father-in-law again.

Lin Mo chuckled, "Even if you don't give it to Ruo Rong, then you can't give it to Chen Deng."

"Why?" Lu Bu was more interested this time.

"The Chen family's influence in Xuzhou is too great. As the number one family here, its appeal and influence are not insignificant. If he is allowed to be the prefect of Langya, there is a risk of losing control after a long time."

This is not Lin Mo's alarmist talk. The power of a prefect is beyond imagination. How many princes have come out of the position of prefect?
Sun Jian, governor of Changsha, Cao Cao, governor of Dongjun, Yuan Shao, governor of Bohai
Liu Ye can do this position, but Chen Deng can't.

"Are you worried that the Chen family will rebel in the future?" Lu Bu asked tentatively.

"The power of the prefect of Langya, combined with the Chen family's influence in Xuzhou, it doesn't matter whether he rebels or not. The important thing is that the Chen family can rebel at any time if they have objections. This is equivalent to letting the Chen family get out of our control." How can I let him be the prefect?"

Lu Bu recalled that when he was making Quyuanli and keel waterwheels, the Chen family indeed brought the eight great families from Xuzhou together in the Chen residence overnight, and even Lu Wentao had to pay a little bit of attention.

In Xuzhou, the energy of the Chen family is indeed great.

From this point of view, the worries of my son-in-law are not unreasonable.

In particular, he had a bad deed of secretly informing Cao Cao before. In Lu Bu's heart, he was not a clean person. He just said to a prefect, but because the territory is too big, he didn't go into the essentials.

After being touched by Lin Mo, the thought was gone immediately, and he frowned, "It's still you who can see clearly."

Afterwards, Shen Sheng asked: "However, the Chen family's contribution cannot be ignored in the final analysis, and some feedback must always be given."

Be careful if you give this thing, or be careful if you don't give it.

Lin Mo thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "It can be the prefect, but Langya can't, An Feng, isn't there no prefect?"

"How about that?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu recoiled a little, "At that time, I agreed to Zi Yang. All the important officials in Anfeng counties were appointed by Yangzhou scholars, and he was responsible for lobbying the rich and powerful families to contribute money and efforts to restore order in Anfeng. , including your poetry club, is also included in this transaction."

"Yes, we agreed to Zi Yang, aren't we doing the same now?"

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth was sly, and he said with a cheap smile: "But, we didn't promise him the position of prefect and also let Huainan scholars take up the post. If two prefects come out of Huainan, that situation will not be what we want to see .”

Indeed, Lu Bu stuck his whole back on the handsome chair, looked up at the dome, and felt more and more headache.

As the plate keeps getting bigger, there are more and more things to worry about.

When he calmed down and thought about Lin Mo's considerations, the melancholy in his eyes slowly dissipated, replaced by a gleam of splendor, "I understand, you asked Chen Deng to be the eunuch, but the people below are all scholars from Huainan. There will be a delicate balance between the two.

It is not easy for scholars from Huainan to evacuate the Chen family, and scholars from Xuzhou who want to enter Anfeng will also be excluded, right? "

Lin Mo held the back of his head with his hands, leaned against the pillar, and sighed: "Actually, I don't like this method, it only increases internal friction, but there is no suitable choice right now.

Just wait a little longer, wait for the scholars from Ziyang Academy to come out and slowly infiltrate the states and counties, and the situation will get better. "

In fact, this road is very far away, and it may not even reach the end.

Because this means a head-on confrontation with the secular torrent. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors Xia, Shang and Zhou, Qin Huang, Han, Wu, Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties all failed to escape the situation where the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together. It is conceivable how powerful the aristocratic family is.

Facing such a ferocious beast of the times, how can you bring it down with just Ziyang Academy?

Lin Mo has a clear understanding of this point, and also understands that if he wants to win this game of chess, he needs to make a lot of moves.

"Then Langya's position can't be kept empty, otherwise the Chen family will change their minds sooner or later." When Lu Bu said this, he obviously agreed with Lin Mo's idea just now.

"Zuo Rong." Lin Mo firmly said the name that Lu Bu hated again.

"You have always been extremely intelligent, why do you keep getting confused on this person? Did he give you some medicine?" Lu Bu lost his patience, and his words became sharp.

Lin Mo sighed, "I don't know what kind of person he is, but he is not deaf, blind, and unworthy of being in charge. I have to support him all the way to the top, so that the scholars in Xu and Yangzhou will believe that I also have As a weakling, I also like to listen to flattery.

In this way, they will not feel like a big enemy when facing the poor students from Ziyang Academy.

Moreover, it is time to change the dominance of the Xuzhou family. "

This time Lu Bu was a little confused.

It sounded like a kind of balancing technique, and he couldn't get to the bottom of it. During this day, he had accepted too many ideas that he had never heard of before, and his brain was a little muddy.

It is enough to know that his son-in-law is not confused about Ruo Rong, but is actually using him.

He nodded heavily, "I don't understand these aspects, and besides you, I can't believe other outsiders mentioned it, so you just go ahead and do it."

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to laugh at himself, and looked at Zhao Yun, "To be honest, without this kid by my side, no matter how big the territory is, I probably can't take care of it."

"Marquis Wen has such a good son-in-law, it will be a good story."

Are you complaining?You are clearly showing off, which is just Zilong's sincerity.

No, he is not sincere either, he is still moved and unable to extricate himself.

After Cao Cao in Xiang County received Lu Bu's letter, he burst out laughing surprisingly, with contempt and disdain on his face, and casually threw the letter to Xun You.

This left the Xiahou brothers at a loss. What did Lu Bu say? They were so happy that they couldn't help but leaned over to watch.

When they first saw the battle report of Zhang Liao's victory over Jiangdong, they were all dumbfounded and their expressions stiffened.

Both of them were veterans in the battlefield, and they knew too well how difficult it was for Zhang Liao to do this, and how brave he needed to be, it was amazing.

However, he was a little puzzled about the following content, so he could only look at Xun You.

"Jiangdong's defeat will surely enter a long period of dormancy. The purpose of Lu Buqiu's edict is also very clear. It is to prevent the fire in the backyard from happening again in the next battle with Yuan Shao. It's not easy. .”

Cao Cao leaned on his handsome chair and glanced at Xun You, then said slowly: "How could Lu Bu have such a brain, it was not Lin Yunwen who gave him the idea, this kid is not a problem with military strategy, strategy, and maneuvering, he is really a troublesome problem.

What happened to Zhang Wang? "

Xun You shook his head, "He said he had never even met Lin Mo, and it would not work at all if he tried to understand him with emotion and move him with reason."

"This thief has harmed me a lot. If he can't do anything, there is no need to go back to Wen County." Cao Cao felt heartbroken every time he thought that Lin Mo had gone all out to defect to him but became the most terrifying opponent in the end.

In the final analysis, this incident was caused by Zhang Wang. If he could go there on schedule, there would be no such troubles at all.

Xun You smiled wryly, "I'm afraid it's not easy to kill."

Cao Cao's eyes turned cold, there are people I can't kill?

Seeing this, Xun You sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Sima Jianggong has sent a letter, is it Sikong?"

Hearing Sima Jiangong's name, Cao Cao sat up reflexively, sweeping away his casual appearance just now.

Sima Jian Company is also Sima Yi's father, Sima Fang. As the current head of the Sima family, five of his eight sons work under him.

Moreover, the Sima family is also a prominent family in the north, with countless disciples and old officials, and under the wave of their arms, they have a strong background. The energy of the Sima family can be said to be second only to the Yuan family and the Hongnong Yang family.

Of course, it was not the background and background of the Sima family that made Cao Cao so awe-inspiring, but Sima Fang himself.

Because strictly speaking, Cao Cao is a former student of Sima Fang.

Cao Cao's first official position as Luoyang North Captain was recommended by Sima Fang.

Therefore, Cao Cao still respects the former recommenders.

"The Sima family personally came forward to protect him?"

Cao Cao was a little surprised. Seeing the affirmative gaze in Xun You's eyes, he nodded, "Let him figure out a way to see if he can lure Lin Yunwen to Wen County."

"Here."

After Xun You responded, he looked up at Cao Cao, "Sikong, how do you reply to Lu Bu's letter?"

Cao Cao stretched his waist and let out a long sigh of relief, "What can we do now? Winners and losers, you have to admit when you lose. The 800-strong army is shaken by the [-]-strong army. Sun Jian really can't rest in peace."

"Yes, Lu Bu still has more than 8000 prisoners of war in our army. What's more, we need to join forces to fight against Yuan. If they don't cut off their worries, there will be no peace talks." Xun You also sighed.

"Release to Marquis of Yong'an, and Zhang Liao's Marquis will also be granted."

Cao Cao lost his patience, it was useless, and he would not be able to count on any help in the future, so he didn't need to worry about Sun Ce's feelings, so he waved his hand, "Back off."

When the three of them were about to leave, Cao Cao gave Xiahou Dun a wink, and the latter stayed knowingly.

When there were only the two of them left in the hall, Cao Cao frowned and asked, "How are Cao Ren and Cao Hong?"

"The leader of Captain Mojin has almost dug Nanyang, and the utensils have been sold for more than 4 gold. Zixiao wrote a letter saying that they are going to continue searching in the direction of Hanoi.

Zi Lian searched Runan all over the other side, and got more than 3 gold, and planned to go to Lu State and Chen State to have a look again. "

Touching gold is not a glorious thing, so not many people know about it, except Brother Xiahou, that is, Cao Ren Cao Hong.

More than 7 gold is not a big sum, but it can be of great help to Cao Cao who is currently poor.

You must know that this time the Eastern Expedition failed to gain any support from the aristocratic family at all. It was a forced war. In the end, he had to swallow the bitter fruit, which was enough for him.

Then there will be more than half a year of rest and preparations to deal with Yuan Shao. However, the cost of expanding the armaments is an astronomical sum, and it is impossible to do it without the support of the aristocratic family.

He knew very well Yuan Shao's army, not to mention the cavalry and heavy armored soldiers, how to deal with more than a thousand chariots would be a headache.

In addition, we don't know how long this battle will last, all of which require money.

In addition, he was also worried that the successive defeats might cause many people in the rear to flatter Yuan Shao. How much strength could these people expect from them to support him.

And the biggest crisis comes from the generals. Yuan Shao now claims to have 40 armored soldiers, and no less than a thousand generals, but under his command, the fierce generals have lost too much.

In Guangling's battle, even Yu Jin participated in it. He breathed out weakly and murmured: "Yuan Rang, He Wen is going to betray me."

"People's hearts are unpredictable, brother don't need to be sad."

Xiahoudun didn't know how to comfort Cao Cao, but his emotion reminded himself, Xiahoudun clasped his fists brightly and said, "By the way, brother, didn't you say that we should train more generals in the army? I remembered something."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiahou Dun, waiting for him to continue.

"When I came here, I passed Runan, and I heard from Zilian that among the newly recruited soldiers in the city, there was a man with good martial arts skills. Zilian asked him to lead a village chief."

That's it?

Cao Cao looked disappointed, and wondered what good news it was, but Xia Houdun continued: "Zi Lian told me that what he admires most about this person is not his martial arts, but the rapid development of his trilogy, which is obviously from the same group. As for the recruits, the soldiers brought by that man have an elite style, whether in military appearance or training."

Cao Cao let out a sigh and immediately became interested. He knew Cao Hong, and the person who could make him have such a high evaluation must have real materials.

Moreover, it is not easy to lead a recruit for a period of time to show an elite appearance.

"There is such a miracle, what is the name of that person?"

Uh. Xiahou Dun scratched his head, and said with a smile: "At that time, I only asked Captain Mo Jin about it, and I didn't pay much attention to this man."

Cao Cao couldn't help giving him a blank look, you really don't know what's going on right now.

He took a deep breath, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes, "There are so many soldiers in the barracks, and there is a great need for a new person to take over. I immediately wrote this person to see me."

"Here!"

After Xiahou Dun responded, Cao Cao stopped him before he could walk out of the government hall, "Forget it, anyway, Lu Bu will release him soon, and I will take a detour to have a look on the way back."

Cao Cao felt that at such a time, it is still necessary to show the attitude of a corporal of courtesy and virtuousness.

A genius in military training. Cao Cao murmured and repeated these words, and his eyes were filled with excitement.

(End of this chapter)