After Huang Wan was promoted to Shaofu, there has been a vacancy.
It would not be until the fifth year of Zhongping, that is, 188, that a new governor, Zhao Yan, would take over.
And it didn't last long. When the new governor Jiao He took office in 190, he was also unable to make changes to Qingzhou.
There is no way, now Qingzhou is a quagmire, with millions of Yellow Turban troops, except for Jinan, Qi, Le'an and other places which are slightly better.
In other places, the Yellow Turbans dominated the mountains and became kings, and some even separatized counties and killed officials. When Jiaohe was the governor of Qingzhou, there were even scenes of Yellow Turbans everywhere.
It can be seen that at this time, Qingzhou had almost become the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army, including the three counties of Donglai, Chengyang, and Beihai. The Yellow Turban force was especially powerful.
Chen Mu took Guan Yu, Dian Wei and two thousand elite soldiers given by Liu Bei to march to Qi State in a mighty manner and arrived at Linzi, the seat of Qi State.
Wu Kuang, the Prime Minister of the State of Qi, greeted him outside the city. This Wu Kuang was not the Wu Kuang from He Jinbu, but the former prefect of Hongnong, whose courtesy name was Bokang.
How many years old.
Seeing dozens of people waiting in the pavilion outside Linzi City from a distance, Chen Mu got off his horse and walked quickly over. When he saw the old man with gray beard and white hair, he raised his hands and saluted, "But is it Prime Minister Wu?"
Wu Kuang slightly cupped his hands and returned the greeting: "Exactly."
"I have heard about the Duke for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today." Chen Mu's attitude was very respectful. Wu Kuang was a famous scholar and an elder. Although the governor had the power to supervise the prefect, it did not mean that he could be arrogant.
Seeing that his attitude was very good, Wu Kuang also suppressed his contempt and nodded and said: "Chief Chen avenged his father. He is filial, brave and strong. He is also a rare talent. Please come to the city to talk about it."
The army was stationed outside the city, and the two entered the city. Under the protection of Guan Dian, Chen Mu and Wu Kuang entered the prefect's mansion together and sat in rows.
After everyone sat down, Chen Mucai raised his hands and asked: "Sir, do you know that I came to Qingzhou this time to bear the important responsibility of the emperor? The purpose is to clean up the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, eliminate corrupt officials, manage the place well, and restore peace to the people of the state.
Safe."
Wu Kuang touched the white beard on his chin and said: "Of course I know the responsibility of the governor. I wonder what the governor Chen has to say?"
"Then why when I came to Qi, the people there were in chaos?"
Chen Mu said with a smile, and the harmony between the guests and the host when they first met was instantly gone, and the atmosphere in the room was frozen.
Wu Kuang's face turned slightly dark, and he said calmly: "Is Governor Chen here to question the enemy?"
"No, no."
Chen Mu shook his head: "I'm here to help you."
Although Wu Kuang had no talent in governing the country, he was known to have a clean reputation and was not a corrupt official, so he did not have to be exposed.
"How can I help you?"
Wu Kuang asked back.
Chen Mu looked around and saw that they were all Wu Kuang's cronies, and asked: "Do you know what the shortcomings of Qi are now?"
"this......"
Wu Kuang was immediately questioned. After Wu Kuang came to Qi, he had no intention of governing the country and just muddle along.
He is old, nearly seventy years old, and has long lost his ambition.
Therefore, he didn't want to care about the chaos in various counties, the Yellow Turbans intruding on the people, and the powerful people gathering to occupy the fields for thieves, as long as nothing happened in Linzi.
Seemingly aware of Shangguan's embarrassment, a young scribe in Wu Kuang's History of Facao said with his hands in hand: "Prince, the chaos in Qi is due to banditry. The clans and thieves are very popular here, and the people do not rely on the government. The yellow turbans from all over the country occupy the fields and gather the people.
, disobedience to government governance has caused the people to wither away and there is no law and order."
Chen Mu nodded: "What's your name?"
"Shiyi."
Shiyi replied.
"Where are you from?"
"People from Beihai Yingling."
"Why here?"
"I was originally a small official in Yingling. Because the original governor of Beihai was killed by the Yellow Turbans, and now it has been occupied by the Yellow Turbans, I had no choice but to come to Qi."
"very good."
Chen Mu looked at Wu Kuang and said, "Sir, I want to hire Shiyi as my wife, but I don't know if I will give up my love."
Wu Kuang said displeasedly: "Shiyi is my Fa Cao Shi, how can I give it to you?"
Chen Mu said unceremoniously: "It has been a year since Mr. Lao came to Qi State, but the situation in Qi State is still like this. I want to govern the place, so naturally I need talents. Shiyi is doing nothing every day under Mr. Lao, which is a waste of talents.
, naturally you want to show your talents under my command."
Wu Kuang opened his eyes wide and said angrily: "Shuzi, do you want to seize the power of our country's prime minister?"
Chen Mu sneered: "Xiang Wu, I salute you before I call you your lord. Don't ask for a toast or a fine drink. Go out and see for yourself. I came all the way from Banyang, Changwen and other places. There are as many bandits as ants along the way.
There are even horrifying news that thieves occupy the county seat and control the whole place. If I were you, I would have killed myself long ago. Why are you yelling at me here?"
"you......."
Wu Kuang coughed and was very angry.
Chen Mu stood up, cupped his hands to the east and said, "I came to Qingzhou on the orders of the emperor to govern Qingzhou so that the sea and rivers are clear and the people can have a bright and prosperous world. If you, a mediocre official, give your full support, you will not hinder me.
It doesn’t matter, I will be able to share the credit with you when the time comes. If your ability is mediocre and you still want to prevent me from purging Qi, then you will force me to file a memorial to depose you. I advise you not to make any mistakes, lest you lose your security later in life!"
This is the real plan to seize power.
Before, Chen Mu originally wanted to discuss it with Wu Kuang in a gentler way. After all, the old man was in his 60s and might not be an unreasonable person.
Unexpectedly, this person clearly has no ability to govern the local area, but he is not even willing to give him a small official position. This shows that he is a person who is greedy for power. Then there is no need for such a person to be polite to him, and just give orders to seize power.
Anyway, he has soldiers at hand, and those who have soldiers these days are the bosses. More importantly, the governor does have the power to supervise the prefect. If Wu Kuang does not do anything himself, but still obstructs the capable governor, he is a bad official, and he must not be allowed to do so because of his own inaction.
He is old and tolerant.
Seeing Shangguan being humiliated, Wu Kuang's soldier Cao Shi stood up and shouted angrily: "How dare you humiliate your envoy?"
"Um?"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and took a step forward. The Qinglong Yanyue Sword struck the ground and made a hole in the floor.
Dian Wei held the Xuanhua ax and also took a step forward. Although there was no movement, the knotted muscles that seemed to burst out from the bulging clothes were enough to deter any dissenters.
"hehe."
Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue was not very good, Chen Mu chuckled and said to Wu Kuang: "Sir, you are also a famous person with a good reputation, and you don't want to see Qi State in such chaos without governance. Now I
The purpose of bringing troops and horses is to protect the country and the people, not to seize the power of the boss. If the boss is willing to give me two years and delegate the power to me, I will give the boss a clean Qi State.
.Isn’t it wonderful that the country is safe and the people are happy?”
This is to see if Wu Kuang recognizes him when he steps down.
Wu Kuang's expression changed.
After living all his life, he was picked up by a young boy and humiliated into his grandma's house.
But there is nothing we can do.
Since he was transferred to Qi State by the imperial court last year, the situation in Qi State has not only not improved in the past year, but has become worse.
The governor has prosecutorial power. If his case is reported to the court, he may be dismissed immediately.
In that case, the original Qingming name will not only be destroyed, but it may also be ruined.
Thinking of this, Wu Kuang sighed and said: "That's all, I'm old and my body can't bear it anymore. I'll leave the country of Qi to you to govern."
Chen Mu smiled and cupped his hands: "It's a wise choice, sir."