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

Chapter 367 Lin Yunwen uses the world as a chessboard

On the third day after the court meeting, the imperial edict was issued through Taichangyuan.

In the past few days, it would be no exaggeration to say that the entire city of Xuchang was in a state of turmoil. All the ministers were very busy, mostly inquiring for further news.

There are a lot of people waiting to be received at the gates of Sikong Mansion and Taiwei Mansion every day, but all of them are rejected. In desperation, they all go to Situ Yang Biao to discuss.

In the Taiwei's mansion, Lin Mo was wrapped in a brocade robe and lying lazily on the tiger skin blanket. He held the desk in one hand and the letter sent by Guo Zhao in the other, yawning from time to time.

"It's pretty good. You have arranged for the red sleeves to recruit people in the houses of Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, Zhong Ji, Geng Ji, and Yang Biao. It seems that they can no longer hold it in any longer." Lu Bu was also watching on the side. Wearing these silk cloths.

"It's a pity. Most of them are maids, so the information they can extract is limited." Lin Mo curled his lips, looking a little dissatisfied.

"It's been good."

After putting down the last letter, Lu Bu held his forehead and said: "You asked His Majesty to come forward to propose the imperial examination, and we avoided the system itself and simply supported His Majesty's decision. It seems that you have picked us all off, but"

Lu Bu paused, glanced at the letter on the desk, and said sideways, "Looking at the letter, it seems that these people are not planning to do anything, and they are just waiting for the appointment of the dean of Taiyuan College to be finalized.

This is a very poisonous move. If their people come up, then your plan to weaken the family's dominance will be defeated. But if our people come up, they will blame our son-in-law for the whole thing. leading.

Although you let Wen He move around in the past few days, the core strength of the family has not wavered.

Yunwen, you should know that the most troublesome people are not in Xuchang City, but the state shepherds and prefects of various counties and counties. Poor handling of this matter may really cause dissent among local officials. "

The old father-in-law's worries are actually justified.

This kind of thing that clearly puts a knife on someone else's head is likely to push these aristocratic families into their own hostility.

This group of people, individually speaking, is not very capable. The problem is that they are willing to work together.

If the governors and pastors of the states and counties under their rule are really colluding, whether they directly surrender to Cao Cao, or secretly communicate with Cao Cao, or even go on strike to quit, it is actually possible for the states and counties to fall into a state of semi-paralysis.

Moreover, to be honest, no situation can be easily solved by Lu Lin now.

This is the situation that emerged after Liu Xie was pulled out. It is conceivable that if Lu Lin personally handles this matter, even when the world is at peace, it may trigger a series of mutinies.

Lin Mo sat up and yawned: "In addition to considering the imperial examination itself and suppressing the gentry, my biggest purpose in doing this is to make the world's aristocratic families feel cold towards Your Majesty. Based on this, academicians can be our people, but The position of dean must not belong to us, otherwise the people below will be unable to sit still."

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Lin Mo, "If they are not from us, are they really going to be given to the aristocratic families headed by Yang Biao? Then what's the point of singing this song? By then, this old guy will definitely These positions will be distributed equally, and the imperial examination system and the imperial examination system will just have different names."

"Master-in-law, there are so many aristocratic families in the world. If they are not from us, they don't necessarily have to be from Yang Biao, right?" Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled.

As far as this matter is concerned, the interests of the world's aristocratic families are absolutely unified. Even if they are not part of Yang Biao's party, they will definitely be willing to support them. How could there be other candidates.

Lu Bu rolled his eyes, searching for possible candidates in his mind. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Cai Yan, are you talking about Cai Yan? Yes, yes, it must be her. She is the great scholar Cai Yong." Although the family is in decline, Cai Yong's family is in decline, and the old officials can say that it is no exaggeration to say that it is the same all over the world. If she steps forward, she will definitely be able to stabilize the situation!

Hahaha, wonderful, recently there has been a lot of news about the excellent rice paper in the academy, and the printing technology you mentioned, right? When the time comes, it will make the academy even more famous, and then she will be promoted to Dean of Taiyuan University, you are welcome! "

Lu Bu was gearing up so excitedly that Lin Mo was a little confused.

After a while, he said solemnly: "It's useless, she is not qualified. After this incident, the dean of Taiyue College has no less power than the three princes, and has more power than the nine ministers. How can it be possible for a woman with no official status to be appointed? That is not a joke. .

What's more, now she and Zilong are already having some rumors, and everyone who appoints her knows that she is one of ours. "

No?

Lu Bu's eyes flashed with disappointment, "Then I saw that these two things were done at the same time, and I thought you had arranged it deliberately."

"It was done deliberately, as a means to weaken the family, but that was not the intention." Lin Mo shrugged.

"Then I can't guess." Lu Bu's interest waned.

"Master Yue-Zhang, look at the families under our rule. There are Huainan factions, Xuzhou factions, Beiguo factions, Liangzhou factions, and Central Plains factions. The same is true for the aristocratic families in the world. I am going to find someone who does not belong to the factions under our rule. person to take up this position.

In this way, this matter will create a tit-for-tat situation between His Majesty and the world's aristocratic families. At the same time, the position of dean can also share the pressure for us. The most important point is that no one will criticize us for taking advantage of the emperor, because of this matter. We didn't benefit from it from beginning to end. "

After Lin Mo finished speaking, Lu Bu fell into deep thought.

He understands the truth.

The problem is that such people don't seem to exist.

Since the fall of the Yuan family, the Sima family has also fallen. Looking at the world, the Hongnong Yang family should be the strongest.

Unless they deliberately cultivate the Lu family in Youzhou and the Zhao family in Jizhou, it is meaningless. These people are not actually one of their own.

"Who is it?" Lu Bu finally lost the patience to guess.

Lin Mo smiled slightly, tapped the corner of his mouth on the table, and said, "Zhong Yao."

"This old guy." Lu Bu didn't understand, but he instinctively felt that he wanted to kill someone. This guy's mouth was too hard and his bones were too hard. He didn't look like someone who could be manipulated at will.

"Don't worry, my father-in-law. He has something in my hands. I don't dare to say anything about the future. He will definitely not dare to mess around in a short time." Lin Mo pressed his fingers confidently.

"Why him?"

"There is nothing we can do. The Zhong family is powerful. The most important thing is that behind the Zhong family is the entire Yingchuan faction. In this struggle, they must be dragged into the water."

Lin Mo breathed a long sigh of relief and rested his pillow on the chair behind him, "Once the Yingchuan faction enters the situation, it will no longer be possible for the world's aristocratic families to have any thoughts on this matter. If we want to fight, it will be an internal fight between the aristocratic families." , and with His Majesty’s assistance, this matter can be carried out stably.”

Lu Bu nodded slowly, with a paradoxical expression. He understood the truth. The most feared situation in the current development of this matter is that the world's aristocratic families will work together with the Hongnong Yang family as their honor.

But if Zhong Yao becomes the dean, the Yingchuan faction will be the most direct beneficiary, at least on the surface. This is a force that cannot be underestimated. Cao Cao can grow bigger, and the Yingchuan faction can be said to be the backbone.

Letting the Yingchuan faction compete with the Hongnong Yang family is indeed a brilliant move, but the problem is, "I'm worried that he will become more established as soon as he does it."

"Don't worry, my father-in-law. He is just the dean. All five academicians are our people. Plus, if he wants to preserve the family, he can only obey my instructions."

Lin Mo's eyes were half-squinted, and he fiddled with the silk cloth on the table, "There is another benefit to doing this. Everyone knows that the Yingchuan faction was working for Cao Cao in the past few years, and anyone who wants to compete with them will invest in it. Only then will what Jia Wenhe does under our command truly be effective."

As a political game that swept the entire Han Dynasty, it was impossible to achieve immediate results in a short period of time.

Even if he uses the world as a chess game and wants to hold black with one hand and white with the other, he still needs time to finish the game.

But so far, the development of things is still under control, which makes Lin Mo feel at ease.

"It's a bit complicated. I don't quite understand it. But if you say you're sure, then I'll listen to you. But Zhong Yao is an old fox. Don't play like a hawk and peck his eyes."

"My father-in-law, my son-in-law is confident."

While the two were discussing, the door was pushed open with a creak, and Lu Bu subconsciously stared at it. Who was this unruly person? Didn't he say thank you behind closed doors?

Oh, it's Wenyuan, come over for tea.

There are not many old brothers left from Bingzhou, and Lu Bu cherishes them very much. Zhang Liao, Wei Yue, and Gao Shun are all brothers who can commit their lives to each other, and can share hardships and wealth.

Especially Zhang Liao, he doesn't follow the rules, which is also a privilege.

"Marquis Wen, why do you keep thanking your guests? People outside are waiting impatiently. I have a lot of things to discuss with you."

Zhang Liao walked over while closing the door, then glanced at Lin Mo, "What are you looking at? Move over, my Lord Sikong."

"I know, I know, please sit down, Uncle Zhang." Lin Mo immediately moved aside obediently.

Regardless of whose cup it was, Zhang Liao picked it up and gulped it down, "There is a letter from Zhang Xiu. Han Sui has been killed, but the situation on the other side is more complicated. There are Qiang people, Di people, and Huns. It is a barren land. It's even more chaotic now, and it will take some time for him to stabilize the various departments in Xiliang. The Huo Huanbu that Yunwen wanted has not been found yet, but he said he will continue to look for it.

Also, this is this year's recruitment plan. According to what you said before, I will show it to Your Majesty first. Your Majesty was very polite and said that the military and political aspects of the military and political affairs will only be watched by the general. "

After speaking, he took out a piece of silk cloth and spread it on the table.

Lu Bu and Lin Mo looked over.

In fact, not counting Huangzu's troops in Jiangxia, the total number of all the ministries exceeds 300,000, so there is no need to recruit troops at all.

However, the recruitment plan is done every year, and it is basically the same as the people's livelihood budget such as farming and water conservancy.

Lu Bu took a look and nodded in agreement.

It says on it that the recruitment of 200,000 young people will be completed before the autumn harvest. If we recruit in the ten states under our control, it is certainly not difficult, but the question is why raise so many people.

The idea of ​​the ancients was simple, focusing on the power of a large number of people. Now that there is more money, they think of bringing an army of hundreds of thousands to suppress the situation. The so-called millions of people can scare people to death.

But Lin Mo sneered at this. Among the three major battles in the late Han Dynasty, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Yiling, there was no need to win with less than more.

In particular, the next step was to focus on water warfare. Lin Mo immediately shook his head and said: "There is no need to go elsewhere. Qingxu will recruit some soldiers who are familiar with water properties, and then send them all to Jiangxia, including the one we have in Guangling City. Take all the tens of thousands of sailors to Jiangxia.

All other budgets are used to supervise the construction of naval warships. "

Hearing this, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao looked at each other.

In the military and political aspects, Lin Mo has always been the leader. It is not incomprehensible that he does not intend to take the route of large numbers of people and strength and fight with water.

But dragging them all to Jiangxia is a bit unjustifiable.

After all, Huang Zu is the one who surrendered, and they have never been in contact with each other. Who can guarantee his character? If he turns around and falls into the arms of Liu Qi and Liu Bei, wouldn't it be like a meat bun beating a dog?

Before the two of them could ask questions, Lin Mo explained first.

"Master-in-law, Uncle Zhang, please let Xingba and Wen Xiang go together when the time comes. Both of them are familiar with water warfare, so you can feel more at ease when it comes to soldiers and horses.

When the time comes, our battle in Jingzhou will inevitably start on the Yangtze River. This water battle is different from the land battle. Different water systems have different water conditions. Take the Yangtze River as an example. It is divided into upstream and downstream, upstream and downstream, and different wind directions in different seasons. In addition, Undercurrents and shoals need to be familiar to the soldiers, so they can only go to Jiangxia.

As for Huang Zu, the capital is currently unstable, and neither my father-in-law nor I can escape, so we can only trouble Uncle Zhang to make a trip. With Uncle Zhang here, suppressing Huang Zu is not a problem. "

Seeing that Lin Mo had said this, it was obvious that they had already made arrangements, so the two said nothing more. After all, they had been getting along for so many years, and they knew their temperament very well, so it was right to follow suit.

After a while, Zhang Liao suddenly remembered something, looked at Lin Mo and asked: "Ask Wen He to follow me? I'm used to this old guy following me, and I feel really uncomfortable without him."

Lin Mo frowned.

To be honest, there are really not many counselors under his command now. Xu Shu, Lu Su, Pang Tong, Liu Ye, and Chen Gong are all very capable, but when it comes to it, Jia Xu has to be the most reassuring.

But the problem is that there are undercurrents surging in the capital, and this game has just begun. There are many things that the old scumbag needs to do, and others cannot take the place of what he does.

"Uncle Zhang, I still need his help with Wen He. I'll choose someone else for you." Lin Mo's hands were tapping unconsciously on the table, and he didn't know who to send.

Lu Su can do it, and he also understands water warfare, but he gave orders in the Anfeng battle before, so his prestige was lacking.

As an authentic Jingzhou native, Pang Tong was naturally familiar with people, but he seemed a little uneasy because of the problems with the imperial examination system.

Liu Ye, Chen Gong, Xu Shu.

While Lin Mo was thinking about it, Zhang Liao was slightly disappointed. After all, they had been partners for so long, and he still liked the character of an old swindler.

"Oh, yes, there is something else. His Majesty asked me to bring you this memorial. In addition, this letter was sent from Jiangdong. You should also read it." Zhang Liao took out two more sheets from under his sleeve. Silk cloth.

When he heard the word Jiangdong, Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat. It should be the four major families.

But he still read the memorial sent by Liu Xie first to show his respect for His Majesty.

It's nothing. Cai Mao's report accused himself and his father-in-law of controlling the government and framed Cao Cao. It was nothing nutritious.

Lu Bu, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows, "Young man, we kindly asked His Majesty to offer him the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Jingzhou Navy, but he dares to compare our son-in-law with Dong Zhuo and the like, and sooner or later he will be killed!"

Lin Mo chuckled lightly, "My father-in-law, there is no need to be angry. It's just a little trick by Cao Cao, just to break off the possible tacit understanding between the two parties."

It doesn't matter, this is better, it proves that the two of them have already had a rift, and they can consider making a fuss in the future.

After all, Cai Mao has to thank himself for being alive now.

"Your Majesty can actually publish this memorial in the court, so he asked me to send it to you. It shows that your Majesty still trusts you." Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"trust."

Lin Mo sneered, "It's just testing each other. If we didn't do this, how could Uncle Zhang praise him?"

Later, Lin Mo opened Jiang Dong's letter.

It was a congratulatory letter written by Lu Xun, congratulating himself and his old father-in-law on their savior achievements and wiping out the Central Plains, which will surely be famous throughout the ages. His respect for his father-in-law and his father-in-law is like the endless stream of a river.

Just bother these aristocratic families. If you want to defect, just say you want to defect. Even if you want some benefits, you can ask for it. If he doesn't mention it, it's shameful, and you have to give him the price yourself.

What a party.

However, accepting them can cut off the connection between Sun Ce and Jiang Dong, so it is not too much to give them a step.

"Tomorrow I will go to see His Majesty and find a lieutenant general for Lu Xun. Then I will go to Jiangxia with Uncle Zhang." Lu Xun's most famous battle was the burning of Yiling.

But in fact, his water fighting skills are not weak. The most important thing is that several people in the center have their own tasks now, and they are really not easy to move. It is a good choice to let him go over to assist.

"Lu Xun? Who is here?" Zhang Liao scratched his head.

"He's just a young guy, he's probably around 23 or 24 years old."

Hearing what Lin Mo said, Liao Shen showed a look of disdain, "Uncle, don't underestimate this man. Although he is a child of a noble family, his talent is not bad, and he will definitely be able to assist my uncle.

What's more, if the four major families work together, Jiangdong will definitely be able to support a lot of naval forces. It's considered a sleepy moment to send pillows. Uncle, don't underestimate this person. "

Occupying one of the three major battles and being one of the four major governors, Lu Xun's military ability is definitely beyond doubt.

Coupled with their financial resources, it is always the icing on the cake.

Zhang Liao pursed his lips and nodded, "Okay, you've said so. I'm really curious about this guy, but when the time comes, I will have to recruit a few more capable generals. You should be okay with that, right?"

"Don't worry, as for the generals, my uncle can choose whatever he wants."

Lu Bu also patted him on the shoulder, "How about I become your lieutenant?"

"It's not impossible"

Then, the God of Liao kicked Lu Bu in the butt.

(End of this chapter)