One month later, on the seventh day of June, it is the hottest time of the year, Yanmen, Yin Pavilion.

The mighty motorcade slowly drove into the city gate, accompanied by many barbarians.

"Wei Qi's trip to the grassland seems to have been fruitful." Wei Qi said with a smile.

"Not really." Chen Mo shook his head: "There are still many problems, but Mr. Boru's willingness to come is the biggest gain."

This time Chen Mo went out to the clouds, on the one hand, he wanted to investigate, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this to lure out people who were dissatisfied with him in Yanmen, too far away and even in Hedong. However, Wei Ji was willing to serve under him at this time.

, it is indeed a great thing for Chen Mo.

Nowadays, there is no shortage of talents around Chen Mo, but most of them are talents from one county. So far, there are only three people, Gao Shun, Zhong Yun, and Cui Geng, who can guard a county or even a state. Now that Wei Ji has joined, for Chen Mo, it is indeed

It's a good thing.

Although there are still parties that have not yet been occupied by the Shangdang, Chen Mo has basically controlled the overall situation of Bingzhou, and Chen Mo has seized all important places. As long as there are no problems in these places, the next thing to do is to work steadily step by step, lay a solid foundation, and wait for the time.

Just change.

"My lord is ridiculous." Wei Jian nodded slightly and said with a smile: "My lord has great talent, but I don't have any subordinates. I believe that the matter of merging the state is also under my master's control."

"Don't say these polite words." Chen Mo asked Wei Jian to sit down and said: "Although Yanmen is exhausted, it is our gateway to Bingzhou, and it is of great importance. At present, except for Mr. Boru, it is really difficult for Mo's subordinates to

Someone takes on this important responsibility.”

"Since you have become an official, you should be at your lord's disposal." Wei Jian shook his head and said with a smile, "But when it comes to great talents, there is someone I would like to recommend to my lord."

"Oh?" Chen Mo asked curiously: "If Mr. Boru can recommend him, he must be a great talent."

"I wonder if my lord has ever heard of Guo Jian?" Wei asked with a smile.

"But the son of the great Sinong Guo Quan, Guo Jian and Guo Shouren?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Wei Jian nodded and said: "Exactly, this man is from Jinyang. He is also from a filial and honest background. He is versatile in both civil and military affairs. He also served at the border. After his father died, he returned home to keep his filial piety. After the expiration of his term, he encountered turmoil in the world.

"

"Please come and see me quickly." After Chen Mo left Yunzhong, he asked Gao Shun to temporarily act as the prefect of Yunzhong. However, Gao Shun was a good general, but not necessarily a capable minister. He was great at training troops and fighting, but governing one party was not his specialty.

, Chen Mo was also worried about who would replace Gao Shun as the prefect of Yunzhong during this period, and Guo Jian came at the right time.

In fact, it's not just Guo Mian. As Chen Mo gradually established a foothold in Bingzhou, the nobles in Bingzhou who originally looked down on Chen Mo have begun to waver, and the younger ones have begun to show their favor to Chen Mo.

Now is the time to hire people. Although Chen Mo has been suppressing the aristocratic family by various means, he has to admit that it is really difficult to find talents, especially those who govern the local area, regardless of the aristocratic family. Even without Wei Xi's recommendation, he came back this time

Afterwards, Chen Mo also planned to visit Taiyuan, Shangdang and several wealthy families.

The reason why he didn't move before was because Chen Mo was unsteady and not powerful enough. However, since Chen Mo entered Bingzhou, he has won every battle and has gradually established his prestige in Bingzhou. It would be unwise to put on airs with Chen Mo at this time.

Why did Wei Ji choose to become an official at this time? Because this is the time when Chen Mo is in the process of expanding his power and needs talents the most. Once Chen Mo gradually stabilizes himself in the future, and the talent team has been formed, it will be too late to become an official by then, at least

His status in Chen Mo's heart should be lowered by one or two levels.

Guo Yao was the second person from the wealthy Bingzhou family to take the initiative to serve Chen Mo. Of course, it was Wei Jian's recommendation, but if Guo Yao didn't have this intention, Wei Jian would not come here to recommend him blindly.

Soon, Guo Yao arrived and met Shen Mo. After the two sides were polite, Chen Mo did some research and did not directly let Guo Yao go to Yunzhong for the time being. After all, it was impossible for him to be the prefect of a county for the first time.

The position is given to you, and although Yunzhong is vast and sparsely populated, it is Chen Mo's preparation for integrating Hu and Han's official career in the next period of time. Naturally, he must be more cautious when choosing the prefect. After confirming that the country's fate is willing to serve him, Chen Mo will Guo

When Guo Pi worked for the governor's office and assisted Chen Mo in handling political affairs, he also wanted the two parties to exchange details on the first mixed settlement of Hu and Han people in the Land of Clouds. Guo Pi at least had to understand his intentions before he could take up the post.

In the next few days, Chen Mo took Guo Yao with him and carefully confirmed that Yanmen's political affairs were correct before leading the team back to Hedong. At the same time, he sent a message to Dalang, asking him to lead his troops to clear out the remaining Baibo bandit Han in Xihe County.

Siam.

Just like Uncle Wang, Chen Mo wants to test Da Lang this time. After studying for so many years and having been on the battlefield with him, the next thing he needs to determine is whether Da Lang has the ability to stand alone.

"Lord, Shangdang is also a large county in Bingzhou, why is it so late?" On the way back to Hedong, Guo Yan looked at Chen Mo with some confusion and asked.

"The old general doesn't know something." Guo Yao may be older than Chen Mo's father, so although he is the chief minister, Chen Mo has always respected Guo Yao. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "It's not that I'm not inferior, but

Can’t get off.”

"Because of the Black Mountain Bandits?" Guo Yao raised his eyebrows. Although the Black Mountain Bandits were powerful, they wouldn't leave people like Chen Mo helpless, right?

"Well, hasn't the general discovered that although Shangdang County is complaining about rampant banditry every day, in fact the people have not been seriously harmed. It is said that there are millions of bandits in the Black Mountains. This is naturally a bit false, but a hundred thousand people are

There must be, there is not much suitable land for growing crops in the Black Mountains, so where do these 100,000 grains come from?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Collusion between officials and bandits?" Guo Yao frowned.

"Not really, it can be said to be a compromise. The Shangdang is unable to suppress the bandits, and Montenegro also needs someone to provide them with food and grass. There should be many such places, and more of them should be east of the Taihang Mountains." Chen Mo made a plan.

Ma Xingxing said: "I don't want to provoke the Black Mountain bandits now. Although it will make the Shangdang people suffer a little bit, at least they can survive. But if there is no such buffer, I am afraid that the assessment just made is too far, and Yanmen and even

The cities east of the river are invaded by bandits. I have ordered the governor of Shangdang to exempt the people from corvee service in order to appease the Black Mountain bandits. However, I do not want to rashly start a war with them before a comprehensive defense is in place."

What Chen Mo is more concerned about now is the issue of Guanzhong. Now he holds the land of Hedong, Taiyuan, Yanmen, Xihe and Yunzhong. It is enough to be self-sufficient. It is not suitable to expand blindly. What he needs to do now is to accumulate strength in preparation for the future.

When there is a change in Guanzhong, take action as soon as possible to capture Guanzhong instead of focusing the current limited forces on suppressing bandits.

It seems that the territory has been expanded, but in fact, it is not cost-effective for Chen Mo to capture the Shangdang. The Black Mountain bandits are like the barbarians. The best way is to appease rather than eliminate them. They will never be eliminated.

Guo Yao nodded silently, Chen Mo had no problem settling the account.

The team was moving forward slowly, and Bingzhou was completely stabilized with Chen Mo's return.

At the same time, during the period when Chen Mo led his troops back to Hedong, Jizhou and Bohai.

"Lord, I'm so happy!" Yuan Shao's counselor quickly walked in and smiled at Yuan Shao.

"Oh?" Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji and said with a smile, "Where does happiness come from?"

"My lord, we have persuaded Gongsun Zan to send troops to Jizhou!" Feng Ji smiled and saluted Yuan Shao.

Hearing this, Yuan Shao put down the objects in his hands, stood up, and thought for a moment, saying, "However, Han Fu also has some powerful generals under his command, and the land of Jizhou has many soldiers and ample supplies. Gongsun Zan may not be able to win this time."

"My lord, you don't know." Feng Ji knelt down on his seat and saluted Yuan Shao: "Han Fu is weak in nature. Although he has generals and talents, he cannot use you. Although he has elite soldiers, he cannot control them. That is,

What's the use of having more soldiers and horses? On the other hand, Gongsun Zan, although Youzhou is bitterly cold, but his subordinates are all brave and good warriors, and Gongsun Bogui is good at handling cavalry. If there is a fight, Han Fu will only have Geng Wu, Zhao Fu, and Cheng Huanzhi by his side.

Sir, is An an enemy of Gongsun?"

It is well known that Gongsun Zan is good at fighting. At the beginning, there were only a few outside Chenggao who could compete with the Xiliang cavalry. Even if Han Fu had more troops, they might not have much chance of winning against Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao is not bad at military strategy. He naturally understands this truth. Sometimes, having more soldiers does not necessarily mean he is powerful. He held his chin and smiled and said: "But if Bogui really wins and takes Jizhou, it is not what I want. Do you really want me to work with him?"

Divide into Jizhou?"

"If my lord gets Jizhou, how can Han Fu compare?" Feng Ji said with a smile.

Yuan Shao nodded. In fact, Han Fu has been planning since last year. Up to now, it is basically no problem for Yuan Shao to capture Han Fu.

"What's going on on the highway recently?" After talking about the affairs in Jizhou, Yuan Shao began to care about the affairs of the world. However, in the affairs of the world, it seems that his biggest rival is his brother.

"There is nothing unusual in the Hou General's office, but in Bingzhou..." Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, according to the latest news, Chen Mo has established a foothold in Bingzhou, and Yanmen and Taiyuan have fallen into it one after another.

He is in control, and now I heard that those barbarians in the clouds have also joined his command. My lord, this son is extraordinary, so you need to be careful!"

"Bo Dao..." Yuan Shao sighed after hearing this, and then smiled: "Bo Dao is a capable person, but didn't Ziyuan already say when he returned that Bo Dao had agreed to form an alliance with our army?"

"Lord, how can you trust this covenant?" Feng Ji shook his head and said.

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this. If the covenant could be believed, it would not have been so unlucky for the princes to challenge Dong last year.

"But now that we have an alliance, we don't want to hate each other." Yuan Shao looked at Feng Jidao.

"There is no need for my lord to take action." Feng Ji smiled and said, "My lord, please don't forget that Chen Mo's position as governor of Bingzhou was conferred by Dong Zhuo. He secretly asked the prefect of Hanoi Zhang Yang to be the governor of Bingzhou. My lord only needs to sit back and watch the two of them compete.

"

"Zhang Yang?" Yuan Shao thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine. Now I'll take Jizhou first and ask Zhang Yang to give Bo Dao a try."

"I'll write a letter right now!" Feng Ji said with a smile.
Chapter completed!