Chen Mu allowed Wang Kuang to continue to do evil in Hanoi, which naturally aroused public resentment.
When the public grievances begin, as long as someone gives them a knife and sends troops to them at this time, it will boil over and they will immediately say "Knives in hand, follow me."
The principle is the same as the world-famous intangible cultural heritage "Let the Bullets Fly". People are not without anger, but they just need a leader.
When the resentment reaches a certain level and a suitable leader happens to appear, Wang Kuang will face a dead end.
Just like before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, when people couldn't live a good life, Zhang Jiao raised his arms and shouted, and the crowd immediately responded.
After withdrawing his troops, Chen Mu never paid attention to this matter again and patiently waited for another matter.
What is he waiting for?
I'm waiting for problems to arise in Chang'an.
This wait lasted for more than half a year.
From March of the second year of Chuping to October of the second year of Chuping.
In the past six months, Luoyang has also undergone earth-shaking changes. After the autumn harvest, millions of dendrobium grains were harvested that year, and large quantities of grain and grass began to be transported to Guanzhong again.
With the abundant grain harvest, Jizhou and Qingzhou no longer need to travel long distances to transport grain and grass, and can solve the food problem on the spot.
This solved a major burden for both Wang Fen and Jushou Xunyu.
It is still very difficult to rely on 600,000 people to support an army of 200,000 people.
A large amount of cultivated land is still abandoned, which is far from meeting demand. Therefore, the grain harvest in the Luoyang Basin can only be regarded as relieving the pressure, but cannot be said to completely solve the problem.
However, compared to before, the situation is still much better. People's livelihood is gradually recovering, and the capital of Luoyang is gradually prosperous, with a population of 100,000.
And this number keeps rising, because people are still moving back one after another.
Like some people who originally moved to Nanyang, they moved back again after hearing that Luoyang was restored to governance. After all, it is difficult to leave the homeland. Children and grandchildren have lived in a place where generations have lived. There are fields, soil, and hometowns. Naturally, they want to return to their roots.
Therefore, half a year later, Luoyang's population has slowly increased to 700,000. Although it is not comparable to the peak population of 2 million, it has recovered to less than half, and it is slowly gaining vitality.
In the past six months, the situation in Hanoi has become increasingly unstable. With Wang Kuang's tyranny, the people have accumulated a lot of resentment. Rural wealthy families are often dissatisfied with Wang Kuang's crimes, which implicate the entire clan, and launch resistance. However,
He was brutally suppressed by Wang Kuang.
Although there is still no movement in Guanzhong, as time goes by, Chen Mu also knows that the time has come to deal with Wang Kuang and take over Hanoi County.
Early October, Ping County.
In the county government mansion, all the guests who came were very silent, no one spoke.
Chen Mu looked around and said with a smile: "Everyone, the sages said that it is very pleasant to have friends from far away. We are all famous and wealthy people in Hanoi. We suddenly came here today. Why do all of them seem unhappy?
Is it because Mu’s hospitality was poor?”
Everyone looked at each other and saw that these people were from Hanoi's big families. They were not big and powerful families, but ordinary clans in the countryside. Just like Chen Mu's Chen clan in Puyin, most of the Han Dynasty used ethnic groups as their settlement areas.
The reason why there are no rich and powerful families visiting is because these families are rich and powerful and have left a few years ago, such as the Sima family in Hanoi, the Zhao family in Hanoi, etc. Naturally, the only ones left are those who have no money and no power.
, an ordinary rural family that cannot move as a whole.
The representatives of these families are mainly village elders, but they speak the truth in the village, but they are powerless in front of the bureaucrats. Once they anger the senior officials, they will be arrested and imprisoned at the least, or they will be killed and the family will be destroyed at worst. Just like what happened in Hanoi this time
That's a typical example.
Therefore, in the face of Chen Mu's inquiry, many elder representatives of the clan did not dare to speak, and looked at each other, fearing that Chen Mu was also a harsh official like Wang Kuang, or that officials were protecting each other, and if they said the wrong thing, Chen Mu would be sent to Wang Kuang
That disposal.
For a while, the scene was very quiet.
Chen Mu didn't rush them, he just smiled and waited quietly.
After a while, a young man stood up and saluted Chen Mu, saying, "Lin, I've seen Shangshu Ling."
"Who are you?"
Chen Mu asked.
The man said: "I am Chang Lin, a native of Wen County."
"A person from Wen County?"
Chen Mu smiled and said, "I heard that the descendants of King Yin also live in Wen County?"
The King of Yin was Sima Yi's ancestor Sima Yan, and he was in the same era as Chen Mu's ancestor Chen Ping.
Chang Lin answered truthfully: "The Sima family has lived in Hanoi for a long time and is a prominent family in Hanoi. They just moved to Liyang a few years ago."
"oh?"
Chen Mu pretended to be surprised and said: "Hanoi has outstanding people and rich products. It was not disturbed by Dong Zhuo in the past few years. How could the Sima family suddenly move far away from their homeland and move to Liyang?"
A place with outstanding people and rich products?
The corner of Chang Lin's mouth twitched slightly. Hanoi was indeed rich in resources and outstanding people. The problem was that Dong Zhuo was not harassing us, but the Kwantung Army was.
Not to mention the several large-scale conscriptions over the years, just talking about the time when the Eighteenth Route Princes attacked Dong, many groups of rebels once looted Hanoi, causing the people to wither, and more than half of the people were killed or injured. Now Wang Kuang has imposed harsh policies, leaving the people
Hanoi, which had suffered many disasters, became even worse, and the people lived in extremely miserable conditions.
Henan Yin is right next to Hanoi County, and Chang Lin doesn't believe that Chen Mu doesn't know about the situation in Hanoi County.
Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Chang Lin gritted his teeth, knelt down and kowtowed: "Lin Chang heard that Shangshu Ling spread benevolence and righteousness all over the world. He was a man of great benevolence, righteousness and bravery. He once angrily rebuked the Empress Dowager for deposing the emperor, and scolded Dong Zhuo for his atrocities. He loved the people like
Son, only the virtuous and virtuous. Now the people in Hanoi are suffering from hunger and cold, with no clothes to cover their bodies, and no food to eat. I still ask the minister to lend a helping hand and save them with benevolence and righteousness!"
"Please also ask Shangshu Ling to lend a helping hand and save us."
"Yes, Shangshu Ling, please save us."
Huh-la-la-la, many clan leaders of Hanoi's big clans stood up and knelt down in the hall. The scene of more than ten people kowtowing was a spectacular sight.
"What?"
Chen Mu showed even more surprise, and opened his mouth and said: "How come the people in Hanoi are so difficult in life? Could it be because of a disaster? It's just that the weather in Henan is going well this year. Hanoi and Henan are only separated by a river. There shouldn't be such a difference between the two places.
ah."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chang Lin smiled bitterly: "It's not the prefect..."
"Prefect?"
Chen Mu pretended to be puzzled and said: "I have always heard that the prefect Wang despises wealth and loves charity. If you are a knight, you should treat the people well."
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, looking at each other.
It is a big joke that Wang Kuang despises wealth and likes to do good things, so he is known as a knight.
Not to mention that many innocent people were captured and executed by him, but just speaking of the wealthy families, once they made some small mistakes, they had to pay a large amount of money and food to atone for their sins.
Chang Lin's uncle, Chang Gu, had a quarrel with a retainer and slapped the retainer out of desperation. As a result, he was arrested and tortured. In the end, the Chang clan spent a lot of money to barely save their lives.
But even so, Wang Kuang did not let them go, and still detained Chang Gu, saying that he would be sentenced to serve as a warning to others.
You must know that although the Chang family is a wealthy family in Hanoi, it is not a family group with fame, industry and wealth like the Sima family. It is just an ordinary rural tribe. Just because of a slap in the face, not only money is spent, but also jailed. It can be seen that
Wang Kuang was harsh in Hanoi.
It's better to let heroes be heard and to be punished harshly than to be punished and punished.
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Chang Lin suddenly became excited. In history, the person he was looking for was Hu Muban. Hu Muban was a relative of Wang Kuang and a fellow villager of Chang Lin. Relying on Hu Muban's face,
The Chang family just escaped a disaster.
But now history has changed greatly. Hu Muban, as the leader of Jinwu, has been taken away to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo and is not in Hanoi.
Chang Lin was desperate and finally united with many elders from wealthy clans to find Chen Mu.
If Chen Mu doesn't care, Chang Gu will be in danger.
In order to save his uncle, Chang Lin didn't care about anything else at the moment and immediately told Wang Kuang everything he had done in Hanoi.
You know, this move is quite risky.
Once Chen Mu and Wang Kuang collude and the officials protect each other and send Chang Lin to Wang Kuang, not only Chang Lin and Chang Gu will definitely die, but also the entire Chang family will be in great misfortune.
Therefore, after finishing the narration, everyone did not dare to breathe. Chang Lin looked at Chen Mu's face in fear, with a cautious look in his eyes.
I saw Chen Mu pondering for a long time after listening, and then slowly said: "I didn't expect that the situation in Hanoi County was so serious. In fact, I have heard something about it, but I never believed it was true. Who knew
Governor Wang......"
Before he finished speaking, when things seemed to be turning around, someone immediately complained: "Shang Shuling, my son just didn't give food to the beggars, so the prefect arrested my son and tortured me. Now in this world, every household has no food left."
, how can you still have the ability to help others? And this is not a crime, how can it be punished?"
"The prefect imposed harsh rule and authority in the county. We, the common people, dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. If we were not careful, our entire clan would be wiped out. Several people in my clan have been killed just for making small mistakes.
If he is captured and his family is ruined, it will be difficult to save him. Please ask Shangshu Ling to make the decision and save the people of Hanoi."
"Please ask the minister to make the decision and save the people of Hanoi."
Everyone kowtowed and called on Chen Mu to take action.
Chen Mu was smiling in his heart, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face: "If I were still the minister, I would have the power of two thousand stones to deal with Wang Kuang. But now that I have resigned and become the prime minister of Qi, if I want to deal with Wang Kuang
, I can only write to the Emperor, but you should also know the current situation. The Emperor is still in the hands of Thief Dong, and there is nothing I can do."
Chang Lin said: "The minister ordered the troops to be strong and the horses strong, why not march into Hanoi?"
"Well..."
Chen Mu pretended to hesitate and said: "It is a serious crime to attack a colleague without permission."
"Is it possible that the Secretary of the Supreme Court will just watch our people in Hanoi wither and suffer endless hardships?"
Everyone begged and begged.
Chen Mu had a troubled look on his face. After a long time, he sighed: "Oh, it is not benevolent to see the people suffer and not help them. It is not righteous to attack my colleagues. Now that benevolence and righteousness are contrary to each other, what should I do?"
Seeing that he seemed very embarrassed, Chang Lin and many clan elders looked disappointed.
At this moment, Zhao Yun, who had long been arranged to be a admirer, stood up and said: "Four Generals, I have a way that can not only help the people of Hanoi, but also preserve benevolence and justice."
"oh?"
Chen Mu immediately said: "Tell me quickly."
Zhao Yun immediately said: "Since Wang Kuang has complained so much in Hanoi and aroused people's resentment, why don't the four generals send people to sneak in quietly, take off the soldiers' armor, pretend to be common people in Hanoi, and attack Wang Kuang in the name of the common people. Wait until Wang Kuang dies.
, the four generals can tell the world that Wang Kuang treated the people harshly and forced the people to rebel. This was his own death and he could not blame others. In this way, the name of benevolence and righteousness can be preserved."
When Chang Lin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Shang Shuling, Wang Kuang's subordinates include many of my fellow countrymen. If Shangshu Ling is willing to send troops, I am willing to persuade many wealthy families in Hanoi to order their sons and nephews to fight in the battle. By then, it will be inevitable
Wang Kuang's life can be taken without any effort."
"this......"
Chen Mu thought for a while and sighed: "Alas, sending troops to Hanoi is not what I want. It is just for the people of Hanoi, so I have to do this. Where is Zhao Yun?"
Zhao Yun immediately said: "The general will be here."
"I order you to lead five thousand elite soldiers, take off your armor, and attack Wang Kuang in the name of the people of Hanoi."
"only!"
"Everyone."
After giving the order to Zhao Yun, Chen Mu looked at Chang Lin and others and said slowly: "This battle is not only to save the people of Hanoi, but also to save yourselves. If Wang Kuang dies, I will send people to Hanoi to take charge of the counties.
Do you understand that I am the chief official, and you should also send your nephews to serve as deputy officials in each county to assist me in governing Hanoi County?"
This is a bit like dividing the cake.
Let people take the blame for rebelling and killing the prefect, so naturally you have to give them some sweetness.
The elders of many big clans were overjoyed and said one after another: "Understand, understand, from now on we will all be ministers and keep our heads up."
"Okay, let's go back and make preparations first."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Remember to arrange it secretly and don't let the news come out."
"only!"
Everyone slowly retreated.
Seeing them leaving, Chen Mu's eyes smiled even more.
Is there anything in this world that is more satisfying than becoming a cousin and erecting a memorial arch?
However, the many wealthy families in Hanoi were not at a loss either. With the exception of Wang Kuang, people's livelihood has been restored. From now on, it is better to be obedient people under Chen Mu's rule than to be frightened and frightened under Wang Kuang's rule.
Both the guest and the host had a great time, and everyone got what they wanted.
Now, on the second day, Zhao Yun led five thousand men and horses and sneaked into Hanoi. They did not cross the river from Mengjin Ferry, but from Guangwu City to the west of Aocang, which is on the south bank of the Yellow River and adjacent to Huai County, so it is convenient to cross the river at any time.
attack.
Although this place is not as convenient as Mengjin Ferry to cross the river, Chen Mu has a lot of boats, so transporting troops will naturally be no problem.
Under the cover of many tribes in Hanoi, Zhao Yun lurked, waiting for the opportunity to send troops.
Just when Zhao Yun was ordered to fetch Hanoi County, two days later, a secret report from the Military Intelligence Department was delivered to Chen Mu's desk in the Mingguang Hall of the Luoyang Palace from the direction of Chang'an.
He opened the secret message and saw a small note inside.
The content of the note was very simple, with only one sentence.
It says.
"Lü Bu was scolded by Dong Zhuo many times, and he already felt resentful. The time is ripe."
Chen Mu crushed the note into pieces, thought about it, then took out a piece of paper and wrote only two words on it.
"Gonghuo!"
After writing it, he put it back in the envelope and ordered the spies from the Military Intelligence Department to send it back to Chang'an.
After the spies left, Chen Mu stood up and slowly walked out of the hall.
It was early winter in October, and the sky was gloomy.
Countless dark clouds slowly drifted from the eastern sky, as if a storm was about to come.
Chen Mu looked up at the sky and stood under the eaves outside the palace.
Four years ago, it was also in this Mingguang Palace that I was the minister, in charge of the government affairs of the world, and held great power in my hands.
And now, in the same Mingguang Hall, although the power of government affairs no longer exists.
But.
He still controls the country.
Things in the world are like chess, one piece can bring eternal karma.
The mountains and rivers are like brocade, and two petals of the sky are carved out with one stroke.
Life is such a dream.
A single word from a superior person can determine the life or death of countless people.
Even some people also hold high positions.
But how can we defeat people's hearts?
"Dong Zhuo..."
Chen Mu looked at the sky in the distance and muttered the fat man's name.
After a moment, he suddenly laughed.
You deserve to die too.
The King of Hell lets people die at the third watch, but who dares to leave people alive until the fifth watch?