Chen Mu held a knife in his hand and forced the powerful men to bleed, and gave them a red date as compensation.
The combination of kindness and power has always been very important in ancient times.
Xiang Yu was so brave that among the ten most powerful generals in ancient times, there has always been controversy over whether Lu Bu, Yang Zaixing, Ran Min, Hu Luguang or Li Cunxiao ranked second.
Only Xiang Yu deserves to be number one, and no one disagrees!
But so what?
When Xiang Yu saw someone sick, he would cry out of sympathy and share his food with the sick person. However, when his subordinates had merit and deserved to be rewarded with titles, he would hold the engraved seal in his hand until he played with it.
I have to polish off the edges and corners, but I am reluctant to award a reward.
She only had the benevolence of a woman, but did not have the means to combine kindness and power. She was ultimately defeated by Liu Bang, who could even make Yong Chi a marquis. You can know that if you want to gain the help of others, majesty alone is not enough, you must also make people have the courage to run.
In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon in modern times. When a company is founded, the boss will lay out the script and draw crazy pictures for you at the same time. It is the same routine, changing the soup without changing the medicine.
But precisely because the routine is so easy to use, it has been popular for a long time.
Hearing the big cakes drawn by Chen Mu, the rich and powerful in the city suddenly became motivated. They sacrificed their servants one after another, and used all the grain stored at home to sell it at low prices in the market. This quickly stabilized the price of grain in Linzi.
Stabilized the market.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Mu also gathered an army.
The powerful people contributed more than 10,000 people, plus the original Linzi garrison's thousands of troops and the 2,000 people they brought, for a total of 20,000 people. We now have a team that can fight.
In fact, Liu Bei originally planned to give most of his troops to Chen Mu. Liu Bei's original wealth was the five thousand elite soldiers he had conquered in Jizhou.
But Chen Mu knew that Jinan was stable on the surface, but there was an undercurrent surging behind the scenes. Those local powerful people who did not obey Liu Bei's governance would definitely not give up, and might cause trouble, so Chen Mu only brought a small number of troops.
He did not accept Liu Bei's request for 4,000 men.
These days, as long as you have the means, it is easy to get troops. Sun Ce just asked Yuan Shu to borrow a thousand men and captured Jiangdong. Liu Biao, Tao Qian, and Liu Yan were able to gain a state without even using a single soldier.
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So sometimes using wisdom can achieve better results than using brute force.
As December approached, with the support of the city's powerful men, 20,000 soldiers and horses trained day and night, and finally managed to gain some combat effectiveness. Winter is actually not the time for fighting, because the weather is too cold, and more supplies are needed than usual. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers
It will also drop sharply.
Even though Huangfu Song was in November, he was also defeated by the Yellow Turbans in cold weather. But Huangfu Song's army was an elite central force fully supported by Liu Hong. It had sufficient supplies and preparations, and could certainly continue to fight.
Therefore, all the cities in Qi State, including Linzi, were very quiet. The Yellow Turban thieves in the counties, cities and countryside all knew that the new governor was coming.
But no one took Chen Mu seriously, because they knew very well that even if a war started, they would have to wait until the next spring.
But in Linzi Governor's Mansion, Chen Mu started the last war mobilization meeting.
"how?"
Chen Mu asked about Shi Yi.
Shiyi shook his head: "There are about sixty powerful thieves, large and small, in the country, but only a dozen households are willing to join us."
"Um."
Chen Mu looked around, looked at the head of the Sun family and said, "Mr. Sun, how are the supplies prepared?"
The head of the Sun family glowed brightly and replied: "With the combined efforts of more than a dozen of us, we are fully prepared with weapons, armor, and winter clothing, as well as sufficient food and grass."
"very good."
Chen Mu then looked at Fa Cao Shi, who was originally Wu Kuang's subordinate, and asked: "Wang Fa Cao occupied the place and resisted the king's order. What crime should he be punished for?"
Wang Facao stood up and responded: "Return to the governor, this is a heinous crime of rebellion."
"What do you think we should do?"
Chen Mu asked again.
Many Cao historians, government officials, and heads of each family stood up at the same time, cupped their hands and responded: "We should use all the king's troops to attack!"
"good!"
Chen Mu stood up and ordered: "Now that the troops, horses and food are fully prepared, it is time to send out troops. Where is Guan Yu?"
Guan Yu stood up and held his hands in his hands: "Here you are!"
"I appoint you as a general and lead the troops to go on an expedition. The first battle is to conquer Guangxian County and defeat the Guan family clan traitors, in order to frighten Qi Xiaoxiao!"
Chen Mu issued a military order.
Guan Yu received the military order and shouted: "Nuo!"
The state of Qi has eight counties, including Linzi, the administrative seat, and a total of nine cities.
In fact, the clan thieves in Qingzhou are not as large as those in Jiaozhou, Yangzhou. Compared with the local tycoons, there are only about twenty clans, but they are all local surnames and their power cannot be underestimated.
The more typical one is the Guan family in Qingzhou. People in Shandong should know that the surname Guan has a long history in Shandong. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many people with the surname Guan in Qingzhou, such as Guan Zhong, Guan Ning, Guan Ren, Guan Gongming, Guan Hai and so on.
During the great chaos in Qingzhou, the Guan clan members of Qi State gathered together as thieves, and also gathered refugees and yellow scarf thieves. They gathered tens of thousands of people and occupied a county. They resisted the king's law and refused to obey discipline. They became the largest clan thieves force in Qingzhou.
If the Guan family, the largest among the clan thieves, can be defeated, then the other powerful clan clan thieves, who are only hundreds and thousands strong, will be immediately frightened and will no longer resist Wang Fa, and Qi will be stabilized.
In this way, the only enemy left is the Yellow Turbans, and there is no need to worry about the Yellow Turbans colluding with powerful clan thieves.
Chen Mu gave an order, and the Linzi war machine began to operate at full capacity.
More than a dozen powerful men joined together to mobilize their strength. The army, numbering 20,000, was ready to march outside the city.
This was the first time Guan Yu took the lead in an expedition. Chen Mu wanted to stay in Linzi and did not go with him.
Everyone has to grow up. Guan Yu is talented and handsome, so he cannot just be used as a fierce general. He must start to act independently and cultivate his abilities.
However, Chen Mu was still a little worried. When he left the city and saw Guan Yu off, he said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, this battle is about whether you can conquer Qi in one battle. Don't underestimate it."
In the dead of winter, although it hasn't snowed yet, the weather is gloomy. The sky in the distance is buried deep in gray fog, and the mountains are blurred into black shadows.
The fields outside the city were empty, with only a few withered grasses, and the cold wind howled hard, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
Guan Yu was twenty-five years old this year, and his beard, which was half a foot long, had grown longer. He tapped his chin, and his beard was swaying in the wind: "Second brother, I understand. Fourth brother, you must be careful when you are in the city. Liang Bi
, protect your fourth brother."
Dian Wei patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me, Yunchang. I won't let anyone hurt the governor."
Chen Mu added: "I heard that there is a traitor in the Guan family, Guan Hai?"
"Guan Hai?"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and vaguely remembered that when he fought against the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, he fought for thirty rounds with a Yellow Turban thief named Guan Hai. He didn't know if it was that person.
"This man has always been brave. He turned out to be a Yellow Turban thief. After the Yellow Turban was defeated, he fled back to Qingzhou. He gathered people as thieves and was accepted by the Guan clan. The second brother will see if he can subdue him."
Chen Mu made a suggestion.
Guan Hai can fight Guan Yu for dozens of rounds, and his force value is not low, it should be between 80-90. Although it is not as good as Dian Wei Tai Shi Ci and other first-class warriors, it is by no means weak.
"Well, I understand."
Guan Yu got on his horse, looked back at Chen Mu and said, "Fourth brother, sit quietly and wait for my good news."
"good."
Chen Mu nodded: "I'll make strong liquor in the city and wait for my second brother to come back."
Guan Yu smiled, clamped his horse's belly, and rode away.
The army behind him marched out in great force, followed Guan Yu, and rushed to Guang County south of Linzi.
After his army disappeared on the horizon, Chen Mu returned to the city.
After returning to the Governor's Mansion, Chen Mu summoned Shi Yi.
"The governor."
Shiyi respectfully handed over his hand, and now everyone in the city no longer dared to look down upon the new governor.
After entering the city, he first seized the power of the prefect, and then surrendered the powerful people in the city. Now he sent a large army to fight. As long as the army wins, Chen Mu's prestige in Qi State and even Qingzhou will probably reach its peak in one fell swoop.
"Um."
Chen Mu nodded and motioned for him to sit down.
After Shiyi sat down, Chen Mu said, "Do you know the specific distribution of the Yellow Turbans' power in Le'an, Qi State?"
"Is the governor going to take action against the Yellow Turbans?"
Shiyi was shocked. He had just begun to fight against the powerful clan traitors, and he was thinking of pacifying the Yellow Turbans so soon? Could it be that the governor was 100% sure that he would be able to defeat the powerful clan traitors in Qi?
Chen Mu said: "It doesn't matter. I have always been a kind and righteous person. If I can recruit surrender and rebels, and gather these yellow scarves, it would be better not to fight as much as possible."
Have you always been kind and righteous?
I'm afraid the bloodstains in the Wubao Manor of the two powerful men outside the city haven't dried yet.
Shiyi slandered in his heart and answered with cupped hands: "The governor of Qi, the Yellow Turbans of Qi are headed by Xu He and occupy the two counties of Changguo and Banyang. The Yellow Turbans of Le'an are headed by Sima Ju and occupy Gaoyuan."
"What's the situation with these two thieves?"
Chen Mu asked again.
Shiyi thought for a while and said: "Xu He has more than 100,000 horses, Sima Ju has tens of thousands, and the total army is nearly 200,000. Lu Kang, the prefect of Le'an, stationed troops in Linji, and Jinan Prime Minister Liu Bei stationed troops in Liang Zou. Originally, they were
We wanted to attack Sima Ju, but because Banyang Changguo was so close, Xu and Sima Ju were at odds with each other, making it difficult to deal with them."
"Well, I know about this."
Chen Mu nodded.
Xu He occupied the two counties of Banyang in Chang State, which was located in the four corners of the country, with Le'an County to the north, Jinan State to the west, Qi State to the east, and Mount Tai to the south.
If he attacks Sima Ju, Xu He can easily attack from all directions, attack the hometowns of various counties, and encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.
And if Xu He is attacked, Xu He will be like a mouse entering a mouse hole when he drills into the Taishan Mountains to the south. He will dominate the mountain and become the king, but the officers and soldiers will be very passive.
In the next four or five years, Xu He and Sima Ju were never put down. It was not until the third year of Emperor Xian's reign, that is, 192 AD, that they were dealt with by Xia Houyuan because they ran out to capture the city on their own. It was for this reason.
Therefore, it is really not an easy task for Chen Mu to completely pacify the Yellow Turbans in Qi, Le'an and other places in Jinan.
"Lu Kang, the governor of Le'an... he must be nearly sixty this year."
Chen Muruo said pointedly.
Shiyi thought to himself that the governor was addicted to seizing power. He had just taken power from Wu Kuang, and now he wanted to take power from Lu Kang?
But thinking about it carefully, a group of old men have seized high positions and have no enterprising spirit. It is indeed time to give way to the young governor. Shiyi said: "I think so. I heard that he will be sixty after the Chinese New Year."
"oh."
Chen Mu didn't speak, just touched his chin and thought carefully.
Shiyi was puzzled. Shouldn't the next step be to kill Ben Le'an and seize Lu Kang's power? Why is there no further explanation?
However, what he didn't know was that Chen Mu didn't actually think about these messy things.
He has just stabilized in Qi State and is not so eager to go to Le'an to cause trouble.
He was thinking that he vaguely remembered Lu Ji, Lu Gongji, who was born in 188 when Zhuge Liang was fighting with the Confucian scholars.
In other words, Lu Kang, an old man, gave birth to Lu Lang, who stole oranges during Yuan Shu's banquet, at the age of 63.
Um.
Stay strong with old age and be a role model for our generation.