The vigorous relocation of people from Guanzhong lasted for several months.
By March, the overall migration work was almost completed and spring plowing began.
After all the spring plowing matters were arranged, inside the Luoyang Palace.
Chen Mu sat alone in the Mingguang Hall, moved away, spread white paper on his desk, and dipped his brush into black ink.
Nowadays, although a lot of the Luoyang Imperial Palace has been burned down, only some ruins and a few palaces are left intact.
But this can be regarded as a place where he left a lot of memories, so after returning to Luoyang from Guanzhong, he often stayed here to handle Luoyang's government affairs.
It's just that today, he did not do things like reviewing documents or giving tasks, but thought about it carefully.
It's like a new chapter in the game has opened. When history reaches a certain stage, it is natural that new strategic plans and layouts need to be re-arranged.
So the first thing to do is to understand the current general trend of the world and analyze the current structure of the world and the strength of various princes.
Chen Mu picked up the brush and just thought for a moment before writing the first name on the paper without hesitation.
Liu Yan.
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The Guanzhong War has been going on, and the only ones being dragged by Dong Zhuo were Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Gongsun Zan.
History will not stop because of wars involving hundreds of thousands or millions of people.
Because while these hundreds of thousands and millions of people are facing war, there are still tens of millions of people who still need to develop and live.
Therefore, during the confrontation between Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung Army, all the princes in the world were not idle. They were all developing their own territories and expanding their own strength.
In the second year of Chuping, that is, AD 191, the world was in turmoil, and the struggle for hegemony among the heroes was slowly beginning.
First, Liu Yan of Yizhou asked Zhang Lu to cut off the major transportation routes from Chang'an to Hanzhong, and then sent soldiers to strictly guard them and continuously absorb the population from Guanzhong.
This is to compete with Chen Mu for people, and jump out to fight the Kwantung Army in front of each other with gongs and drums.
But in general, because the starting points of both parties are different, the results are also different.
And the most important thing is that the Kwantung Army did not have the ability to attack Liu Yan.
Guanzhong has a population of two million, and most of the people are from poor families. After moving to Guanzhong, they no longer have enough food and money to travel long distances, and it is difficult to leave Chang'an.
Therefore, the population that Liu Yan could obtain was basically people who had some wealth and could travel long distances. The number was about one hundred thousand, but Chen Mu didn't care.
As for the remaining people, many of them died in this year, and there were not even ten people left alive near the tombs of the Western Han emperors around Chang'an.
Along the way, ghosts sang in the rain at spring graves, and those with graves were considered to be from well-off families.
More people are like wild ghosts. Their bodies are randomly discarded in cities, on the side of roads and in mass graves. They may even enter other people's stomachs, and even their bones may be turned into soup.
Don't you see, I am in Chang'an, and no one has collected the bones of the past. New ghosts are annoying and old ghosts are crying, and the sky is cloudy, rainy, and wet, and chirps!
Some of the few people who are still alive will decide to return to Luoyang or go to Nanyang on their own. This part of the population will also be absorbed by the Kwantung Army, because the roads to Luoyang and Nanyang are still in the hands of the Kwantung Army.
Only the last three or four hundred thousand people who were too poor to even move were the targets of this operation of the Kwantung Army.
By February of the second year of Chuping, after three months of hard work, most of the people were moved away.
The population of Luoyang has gradually recovered to more than 600,000. When Dong Zhuo moved, he left out a group of people. Later, a group of people came back on their own, and together with the group transported by the Kwantung Army, Luoyang was finally
A little angry.
Although it has not yet reached its peak population of two to three million, the Luoyang Basin is now full of barren fields, and many villages and counties are even empty. It is still very convenient to resettle these people, and there is more than enough land.
, no need to worry about the population burden.
But compared to the once prosperous Imperial Capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, today's Luoyang Basin seems to have become a ghostland overnight, which is as creepy as the ghost land. The ground is full of graves. In the continuous spring rain, the rain ghosts sing in the new graves at night, and the dead bodies are in the sky.
Swaying in the wind, those who were able to survive and bury their loved ones in their homeland wailed all over the land, breaking their hearts...
This is probably the case in the Guanzhong and Yizhou regions.
In addition to Dong Zhuo who was trapped and still fighting, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Bao Xin, Gongsun Zan who supported the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yan who was ambitious, Yuan Shu was also ambitious and wanted to do something big in Jingzhou.
Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty, which later became the two provinces of Hunan and Hubei.
Yuan Shu occupied Changsha and Lingling in the name of General Zuo, almost occupying half of Hunan. His goal was very simple, which was to send troops out of Jingbei and capture Hubei. In this way, it would be connected with Runan and capture a piece of it.
Vast territory.
You must know that Runan, the foundation of the Yuan family, is to the north of Jiangxia County, and Changsha County is to the south of Jiangxia County. There is only one county between the two places, so they are not far away.
Coupled with several important grain-producing areas and densely populated areas such as the Nanyang Basin and Jiangbei Plain, it is enough to make Yuan Shu salivate.
It's just that in today's world, everyone still maintains the rule of the Han Dynasty on the surface, and secretly acts as the Caotou King, but on the surface they are still loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, even if Yuan Shu planned to send troops to the northern part of Jingzhou and wanted to capture Jiangxia first and connect him to his hometown in Runan, Liu Xiang, the governor of Jiangxia County, and Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, were the two biggest obstacles.
Historically, of these two men, one was forced to death by Sun Jian and allowed Liu Biao to take office in Jingzhou. The other was dismissed by Liu Biao and replaced by Huang Zu.
But now, because Sun Jian has changed from the governor of Changsha to the governor of Yuzhang, when he sent troops, he entered Runan County from Lujiang County in the north of Yuzhang and did not pass through Jingzhou. Therefore, the historical process has naturally changed, and Liu Bian is still trapped in
Chang'an.
However, Yuan Shu's ambition was not small. In order to seize Jingzhou, he still stimulated this historical process.
Direct robbery would be unfair and would be easily criticized by the world. Therefore, under the advice of his adviser, Yuan Shu thought of a way.
As early as August of the first year of Chuping, he secretly plotted and sent assassins to attack and kill Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, in Hanshou County, Wuling County, where Jingzhou was governed. Then he sent an envoy to pay tribute to the court, hoping that the court would grant him the title of Jingzhou Governor.
Shepherd.
In this way, as long as the imperial decree is issued, he can legitimately take over the entire Jingzhou. By then, he will be connected to his hometown in Runan, and he will have all the population, territory, and supplies.
But what Yuan Shu never expected was that he thought that as long as he brought gold, silver and jewelry to Dong Zhuo, he would be able to get what he wanted.
But they don't know that Dong Zhuo is not stupid. He knew that the Yuan family's foundation was in Runan, so he gave Jingzhou to him. Wasn't he making himself unhappy?
So at Li Ru's suggestion, Dong Zhuo sent Liu Biao out and made him the governor of Jingzhou.
This time point was almost between September and October of the first year of Chuping, when the Kwantung Army and Dong Army had a truce.
Liu Biao received the order and walked alone through Wuguan to Nanyang County in Jingzhou. After arriving in Xiangyang, he secretly met with representatives of powerful local families, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others.
I have to say that Liu Biao's timing was also very good.
Because at this moment, the local powerful people in Jingzhou are also in a state of turmoil.
Although Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, died without anyone noticing, as long as they were not fools, many people would have guessed that Yuan Shu did it.
Wang Rui's death does not mean anything. But through this incident, the world can see that Yuan Shu's heart is known to everyone.
All powerful local families in Jingzhou have understood that Yuan Shu must be planning to annex the entire Jingzhou. For a time, the internal situation in Jingzhou was quite unstable, and many powerful families gathered to fight against each other in an attempt to become independent.
Some people may say that the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family are famous all over the world. Why do these local powerful men in Jingzhou choose to compete with him instead of joining him?
the reason is simple.
Yuan Shu was born in the Yuan family of Runan and was a representative of a powerful family in Yuzhou. All the families in Runan and other places were willing to rely on him. His involvement in Jingzhou meant that the powerful local families in Jingzhou would be squeezed out of their living space.
And what about Liu Biao?
Being alone, if he wants to make a difference in Jingzhou, he cannot do without the support of powerful local families in Jingzhou.
In other words, if Yuan Shu takes Jingzhou, it will be difficult for the powerful local families in Jingzhou to obtain more benefits under Yuan Shu's hands. Instead, their interests will be taken away by the powerful Yuzhou families.
Therefore, even though they knew that Yuan Shu was now powerful, occupying Jingnan, and had basic connections in Runan, the powerful families in Jingbei were completely indifferent to him and supported Liu Biao instead.
This has been clearly proven in history.
At that time, Yuan Shu occupied Runan in Yuzhou and Nanyang in Jingzhou, and attempted to go south to occupy the entire Jingzhou. In the end, he was defeated by Liu Biao, who was promoted by a local family in Jingzhou, and even Sun Jian died in the flames of the war.
It can be seen that when it comes to their own interests, powerful and powerful families do not care whether your family is famous all over the world.
Although history has changed a lot now, after Liu Biao came, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others also did not hesitate to support Liu Biao, and never thought of taking refuge in Yuan Shu.
After Liu Biao arrived in Jingzhou, he did not go to Wuling County.
Wuling County was the area around Changde City in later generations, and Hanshou County, the seat of Jingzhou at that time, was here. However, Liu Biao knew very well that most of Jingnan was already in the hands of Yuan Shu at this time, and he was seeking death by running to Wuling.
So the first place he came to was naturally Xiangyang, an important town in Jingzhou.
Because Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue had an old relationship with Liu Biao when they first worked under He Jin's tent, Liu Biao wanted to gain the support of the Kuai family first. Unexpectedly, at this time, the Jingzhou family was also secretly resisting Yuan Shu. The two sides hit it off for a while and quickly reached an understanding.
When Liu Biao vaguely expressed his concerns about the situation in Jingzhou and his dissatisfaction with Yuan Shu's growing ambitions, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others immediately offered strategies and troops to help Liu Biao establish his own power.
Liu Biao also immediately accepted their strategy. While trapping and killing the clan traitors in Nanjun, Nanyang, Jiangxia and other places who disobeyed the king's orders, he also recruited powerful families and quickly gathered tens of thousands of troops to fight against Yuan Shu.
In this way, by the second year of Chuping, Liu Biao had almost pacified the three northern counties of Jingzhou, took control of Nanyang County, Nan County and Jiangxia County, and deployed heavy troops in the Yunmengze area.
Yuan Shu saw that his wishful thinking was in vain, and Liu Biao actually appeared in the middle and picked his peaches. He was furious and sent troops to attack Jiangxia, hoping to open up the channel from Runan to Jiangxia to Changsha first.
As a result, the battlefield only lasted less than a month. The troops sent by Yuan Shu were defeated by Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia sent by Liu Biao to Jiangxia. For a time, the situation in Jingnan and Jingbei was very tense, and the two sides were completely at odds.
While Yuan Shu and Liu Biao were in a stalemate, Yuan Shao, who was far away in Jizhou, was living a miserable life.
No matter how good Yuan Shu is, he still controls several counties in southern Jingnan and is closely connected with the Yuan family in Runan. He may attack Liu Biao from the north or the south at any time and gain huge benefits.
But his half-brother was not so lucky.
As long as Wang Fen doesn't die, Yuan Shao will always be his younger brother.
In terms of reputation, Wang Fen is one of the eight chefs and has a reputation as a virtuous person, much better than Yuan Shao.
In terms of ability, Wang Fen has been in Jizhou for five years, and his achievements are obvious to all. The people of Jizhou are all convinced of him, and his prestige and power are very great.
Therefore, even after Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, he immediately recruited talents and coveted Jizhou for a long time.
But as long as Wang Fen was around, he didn't even have the slightest idea.
After all, Wang Fen is not as weak as Han Fu. As one of the few powerful party members, Wang Fen is not only capable and knowledgeable, but also has a bad temper.
The most important thing is that he has nothing to do with the Yuan family, and is not a disciple or former official of the Yuan family.
Therefore, Yuan Shao did not have the ability to seize Jizhou from Wang Fen. He could only wait for the opportunity and try to find the right time to take action.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, Chen Mu wanted to influence Wang Fen and let him be careful about Yuan Shao, trying to prevent Yuan Shao from getting Jizhou's base.
But Wang Fen was also a bit headstrong, and except for party members such as Xun Shuang and Chen Yi, he would not listen to anyone else's words.
Therefore, Chen Mu could only secretly develop the underground intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department in Jizhou, and did not make any other arrangements.
But even so, Yuan Shao's current life is quite difficult.
Now, including Xun, Xun You, Xun Shuang, Chen Yi, Xiang Kai, Zhou Jing and others, they all attached themselves to Wang Fen, which suppressed Yuan Shao to the point of doubting his life, and he was already thinking about returning to Runan to seize Yuzhou.
However, the Headwind War God is the Headwind War God after all. Although the current situation is a hellish start for Yuan Shao, it is not completely impossible.
Therefore, under the planning of Xu You and Feng Ji, a conspiracy against Wang Fen is quietly unfolding.
As for what the conspiracy is, I won’t mention it for now.
The structure of the world today is not clear yet. Many overlords in the future are only small players now, such as Cao Cao and Sun Jian, who do not even have their own territory, which is quite pitiful.
There are currently only four people in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty who actually have a state as a base. Needless to say, Liu Bei, the pastor of Qingzhou, is now the largest force. The other three are Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and
Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou.
Historically, Tao Qian was sent to serve as the governor of Xuzhou in October of the fifth year of Zhongping (188) because the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked Xuzhou.
But now all the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have been wiped out by Chen Mu, causing Tao Qian to go to Xuzhou a year late.
The reason why he went to Xuzhou was also very simple. Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were pacified, the local clan thieves, Yellow Turbans, bandits, and bandits still existed in Xuzhou, but they made little noise and no one was there to deal with it.
As a result, by October 189, the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou became more and more popular. In addition, the bandit forces in various places were divided and the situation became increasingly chaotic. The court had no choice but to send Tao Qian there.
At this time, Liu Bei was appointed as the shepherd of Qingzhou by Empress Dowager Dong, and Chen Mu also happened to abandon his official position and fled back to Qingzhou at that time.
After Tao Qian arrived in Xuzhou, he didn't go anywhere. He also ran directly to Qingzhou.
Yes, you are not mistaken.
In October of the sixth year of Zhongping, Tao Qian went to Qingzhou to find Liu Bei.
The purpose is very simple, to find Liu Bei to borrow troops.
Who is Liu Bei?
Is that a stingy person?
At that time, he lent 30,000 troops and horses to Tao Qian.
Guan Yu was still leading the team.
As a result, Qingzhou's army was overwhelming and Xuzhou was easily pacified in less than two months.
So now Xuzhou is completely in Tao Qian's hands, and his position is quite stable.
However, Liu Bei was generous, but it did not mean that Chen Mu would not lay landmines.
Chen Mu knew very well that for Tao Qian to take control of Xuzhou, in addition to Liu Bei sending troops to help, the most important thing was that he had the support of the Xuzhou nobles.
The principle is the same as when Liu Biao took over Jingzhou.
What the powerful local families in Xuzhou need is a ruler who safeguards their own interests, rather than a ruler who squeezes out their own living space.
Just like when Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, the Jizhou native faction, Yingchuan faction, and Yuzhou faction were fighting fiercely.
Because the Yuzhou and Yingchuan factions were outsiders, and Yuan Shao represented their interests, which squeezed the living space of the Jizhou native faction, internal strife would naturally occur, leading to disagreements.
Therefore, powerful local aristocratic families in Xuzhou would actually reject rulers like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who bear the mark of representing the interests of powerful local aristocratic families.
However, like Liu Biao, Tao Qian went to his post alone and had little support behind him, so he was naturally favored by the local faction.
But if Tao Qian can do it, why can't Liu Bei do it?
Like Tao Qian and Liu Biao, Liu Bei is not the representative of the interests of powerful families in a certain place. There are not many powerful families in Qingzhou, and Chen Mu killed them one after another. There are very few left, and they are not powerful in terms of strength or power.
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Therefore, there is actually no trace of the powerful Qingzhou family behind Liu Bei.
If there were any, they were Youzhou's interest representatives, a group of businessmen, just people like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. They did not pose any threat to the local faction whose main wealth was land.
Therefore, in the view of the Xuzhou native faction, the increasingly powerful Liu Bei is actually a qualified ruler. At least he is young and powerful, much better than the aging Tao Qian.
Under this situation, many powerful people from the Xuzhou family secretly befriended Liu Bei. It is not unusual for there to be countless people like this in troubled times.
Naturally, Chen Mu would not let go of this opportunity. Through these powerful families, he had laid a lot of lies in Xuzhou, waiting for one day to reenact the drama of Xuzhou.
When the time comes, the Xuzhou locals welcome it, Tao Qian and Liu Bei are also happy, and everyone is happy in the end, which is a pretty good ending.
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The general trend of the world cannot be separated from the left or the right.
Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away.
The world today is just as chaotic and complicated as the world in history.
The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty were all divided up by various princes.
Xiliang is composed of Han Sui Ma Teng and Longyou Qiang. There is no powerful figure. It is somewhat like a scattered tribal structure. Han Sui Ma Teng is just the two most powerful groups.
Then there is Sili. Sili was divided equally. The Guanzhong Plain was occupied by Dong Zhuo, and the Luoyang Basin was occupied by Liu Bei. The battle situation between the two sides was also where the Han Dynasty was the densest, and the entire world's attention was concentrated here.
Liu Yan is in Yizhou in the south, and Zhu Jun is in Bingzhou in the north, but Zhu Jun has now gone to Hedong County in Guanzhong.
Jiangdong Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, in addition to the three familiar figures Liu Biao and Yuan Shushixie, the current Yangzhou governor is named Chen Wen, and has jurisdiction over the six counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Kuaiji, Wujun, Yuzhang, and Danyang.
It's just that Chen Wen's level is not very good. These six counties are basically in the stage of autonomy and don't pay much attention to him. For example, Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhang, is fighting outside, the governor of Jiujiang has always been arrogant in making concessions, and Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang, is Lu Yi's subordinate.
Ancestor, with high moral character and high respect, will not listen to the orders of his juniors.
So the current situation in Jiangdong is that the northern part of Jingzhou belongs to Liu Biao, and the southern part belongs to Yuan Shu. No one covets the sterile place in Jiaozhou. It belongs to Shixie, and Yangzhou is quite chaotic. There are bandits and bandits everywhere, and the governors of various places are autonomous.
, the situation is very serious.
Compared to Jiangdong and Jiangnan areas, Jiangbei is slightly better.
After Yuzhou experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Huang Wan became the shepherd of Yuzhou and managed it fairly well.
However, with the transfer of Huang Wan, the new governor of Yuzhou, Kong You, died of illness. Yuzhou currently has no successor as governor of Yuzhou, and is in an empty stage.
As for Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Jizhou, needless to say, Liu Dai, Tao Qian, Liu Bei and Wang Fen.
Generally speaking, the situation in these four places is pretty good, and this is all due to Liu Bei's achievements in Qingzhou.
After all, where did the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou and Xuzhou come from in history?
It was caused by the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans coming over to plunder.
Now that millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have been subsumed by Chen Mu, Cao Cao's base is gone. Naturally, the local bandit forces in Yanzhou and Xuzhou will not cause too much trouble, and can be easily defeated by Liu Dai and Tao Qian.
Finally, there is Youzhou.
Historically, the situation in Youzhou was very complicated. Not only were Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu at odds with each other, there were also foreign forces involved.
But now the situation is very clear, Gongsun Zan's family is the dominant one.
In history, when foreign forces rebelled, it was because the Han Dynasty did not do what they wanted. They only paid for whoring without paying them, and they were asked to work for free. It was really outrageous.
Now Gongsun Zan spends a large sum of gold and silver to hire these Wuwan Xianbei Huqi to fight. The relationship between the two parties is good, so there will naturally be no conflicts.
To sum up, today’s Han Dynasty is a complex situation with one superpower and multiple forces.
The first super group is the Qingzhou Group, which is internally stable, produces stable grain and salt, is relatively wealthy, has sufficient military and food supplies, and is the strongest.
The first strong one is the Yizhou Group, which occupies a favorable geographical location and has a fairly good internal situation. It is stronger than other forces.
The other ones are middle-level forces like Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Liu Dai and Tao Qian. They have soldiers, food and territory, but they can't compare with Liu Bei and Liu Yan.
As for Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others, they can only be regarded as small players at present. They have no more than 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers, and their territory is no more than one county. They have not yet developed and grown.
In fact, the current situation is quite good for Liu Bei.
The one in Jizhou above is Wang Fen. Although Wang Fen has a bad temper and will draw his sword to kill people if he disagrees with him, he is still an upright party member and will not attack Qingzhou easily.
The person in Xuzhou on the left is Tao Qian. Tao Qian borrowed Liu Bei's troops and horses to pacify Xuzhou. He owed Liu Bei a favor and was a good man, so he naturally did not pose a threat.
As long as you don't fight them, these two people won't take the initiative to stir up trouble with you, and they can also help you act as a gateway to defend against foreign enemies.
In this way, when the struggle for hegemony begins, the Qingzhou Group can develop with peace of mind, farm and raise troops, accumulate grain widely, and build high walls.
When the time is right, immediately send out troops with thunderous force to conquer the world, plow the court and sweep the caves, and the king's hegemony will be completed.
"Um."
In the Mingguang Palace, Chen Mu wrote down the last piece of his strategy. He looked at the densely packed character relationship diagrams and strategies on the paper and nodded with satisfaction.
It is so refreshing to look at problems from God's perspective.
Combining history with the current situation, and then analyzing the major events in the world, it is so clear that it can be said to be a bit simple.
As long as you follow your own strategy and continue to maintain the current situation, then taking over the world will be just around the corner.
Chen Mu put down the pen in his hand, stood up and stretched.
Looking out the window again, it was already dusk.
Unknowingly, the sky had already dimmed.
Slowly walking out of Mingguang Hall, the spring breeze in March was slightly cold, refreshing me.
Chen Mu raised his head and looked up at the night sky.
I saw stars hanging all over the field, and the stars were shining brightly under the night sky, just like in this world of great strife, corresponding to the vivid and brilliant historical figures, shining down the vast afterglow on the world.
Only the bright moonlight, reflecting the bright Milky Way, fell on Chen Mu, like a beam of light on the stage, illuminating his beauty alone.
Chen Mu looked at the moonlight shining on him and was stunned for a moment.
But after a moment, he smiled again.
Ah.
Even God already knows who is the final winner?
The heroes are vying for hegemony, the sky is full of stars, it is a world of great contention.
When the Han Dynasty lost its deer, the whole world chased it away, and the country was in troubled times.
However, how can the faint fluorescence of the stars compare to the bright moon in the sky?
How can the pioneers of history understand the sadness of those who come after?
Life is impermanent.
Just like this thief God inexplicably brought me into this troubled world.
But isn’t the meaning of life just to create infinite value in a limited life?
so.
Then let me create my own world in this colorful and chaotic world.
Chen Mu looked at the stars in the sky and was in a daze.
I don’t know when.
He suddenly felt homesick.
There was such a blue moon in the sky that day.
The Milky Way in the sky quietly shines its brilliance on a homesick wanderer.