"Brother Bogui's letter asking for help? Didn't I send reinforcements there a long time ago?"
Qingzhou, Plain Country.
Chen Mu was writing a secret letter on his desk when Liu Bei suddenly broke in and asked him anxiously when he would send reinforcements to help Gongsun Zan.
Hearing his answer, Liu Bei was surprised and said: "Why didn't I know what happened when?"
Chen Mu stood up, pushed the impatient elder brother down on the table, and said with a smile: "Brother, have you forgotten that I have already written to Luoyang, asking the emperor to ask the Hu tribes in Youzhou to immediately go to support Brother Bogui?
?”
"Rely on those barbarians?"
Liu Bei was a little angry, pointed to the north and asked: "Fourth brother is so confused, are you really pointing to those barbarians who can help you?"
"The Hu people are still reliable in this regard, not to mention the imperial edict issued by the emperor today?"
Chen Mu sat back in his seat and rubbed his ink with a smile.
Liu Bei couldn't sit still and stood up again and said: "My fourth brother, if the Hu people can be trusted, they will not rebel against the court many times and bring trouble to the border areas. I have to remind you that the Hu people have always been cunning and changeable. Who knows what they are doing?"
Will he take advantage of the emperor and get benefits, but be unwilling to serve?"
"The Hu people are unreliable. Who can I rely on? Gongsun Du?"
"Even more unreliable."
"A man who became king in Liaodong?"
"To be king is to be rebellious! Who can be a serious person to be king?"
"Brother, do you dare to claim the throne?"
"No."
"Are you afraid or unwilling?"
"It is impossible."
"Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu don't dare to do it now."
"Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are rebellious, he is even more hateful than this person. In the alliance of the great ancestor Baima, no one but Liu can be king, but this generation actually established himself as the king of Liaodong in Liaodong!"
"Since the Hu people are unreliable and Gongsun Du is unreliable, who can I rely on to save Brother Bogui?"
Chen Mu shrugged: "Are we going to kill them through the Bohai Sea? Yuan Shao is not a fool, how could he let us pass?"
There is only this little power near Youzhou now.
To the north are the central Xianbei and eastern Xianbei of the Inner Mongolia grassland.
Then there are the various Wuhuan tribes living near Yanshan and Gongsundu who became the king of Liaodong.
Gongsun Du claimed to be the King of Liaodong as early as the first year of Chuping, and he had already become lawless.
Yuan Shao was close to the water tower and could send troops directly.
However, Qingzhou could not send troops there unless it started a direct war with Yuan Shao on the Bohai Sea.
But now is the beginning of a full-scale war, and the military strength must be concentrated. Once you choose to rescue Gongsun Zan from the Bohai Sea, it will be bad.
Therefore, Qingzhou cannot move at this time.
After all, Yuan Shao himself had placed his main army in the south and only sent a small number of troops to the north. As soon as Qingzhou moved, he lost the opportunity and was defeated by others.
Liu Bei was silent for a long time and asked tentatively: "Why can't we use ships to transport troops to Youzhou?"
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Brother has been on a ship before, and the soldiers of the ship guard have to train for many years before they can stand up. The people from the north are not good at taking ships. Tens of thousands of troops were transported there, and they walked and vomited all the way.
How many people are still capable of fighting when we get to Youzhou?"
Liu Bei was silent for a long time. After a long time, he said softly: "Fourth brother, do you think those barbarians will really obey the emperor's call and go to rescue Bogui?"
Chen Mu pointed at his head and said: "Brother, don't form fixed thoughts in your mind. What happened in Qiu Liju back then was certainly due to the cunning and changeable Hu people, but the court also has the responsibility to look at the problem dialectically. What's more, the emperor this time
The people who were recruited were not the original tribe of Qiu Liju, but other small tribes of Wuhuan, so they are not the same."
"Perhaps the court was indeed at fault for what happened to Qiu Liju back then. But...well, forget it, we can only rely on the Hu people this time."
Liu Bei sighed, thought for a long time, shook his head, and turned around helplessly to go out.
He actually wanted to take care of this matter.
First, it’s loyalty.
Secondly, it’s face.
Historically, when Gongsun Zan died, he had no ability at all, because he was being controlled by Cao Cao in Xudu at that time. Due to the issue of clothes and edicts, he was having a drink with Cao Cao Qingmei and discussing heroes, and then he was waiting for an opportunity to escape.
At that time, the Clay Bodhisattva could not save himself when crossing the river, and he was far away. The news of Gongsun Zan's death was probably heard a few years later.
And now?
Not only does he have the ability, but he also has the strength to match. He can completely intervene in Youzhou's affairs and protect Gongsun Zan's base.
As we all know, Liu Bei was a ranger from the Yan region.
Walking in the world, righteousness comes first.
In this regard, he and Gongsun Zan are very close to each other, and both of them are loyal.
That's why he was afraid, fearing that if Chen Mu's strategy failed, even if Liu Yu issued an edict, the Hu people would still not do anything, resulting in Gongsun Zan's defeat, and Gongsun Zan would blame him and even resent him.
He will be embarrassed by then.
However, there is no other way now. Everyone in Qingzhou is preparing to go out, and their troops are also concentrated in large numbers, preparing to start the war with Jizhou.
Now we are sending people over. We need to go through Yuan Shao's territory in the Bohai Sea by land. We can go by sea. It is exactly as Chen Mu said. Tens of thousands of people will pass by and the journey will be bumpy. After arriving, it will be a question of how many people will be able to fight.
Therefore, he could only comfort himself in his heart, hoping that Chen Mu's strategy would work, and that Liu Yu's golden signboard would still work in Youzhou.
But watching Big Brother leave worriedly, Chen Mu smiled without caring at all.
Diodes are not recommended.
Liu Bei was born on the border of Youzhou and had seen the capriciousness of the Hu people, so he questioned whether Chen Mu's strategy would work.
But as a time traveler, Chen Mu is also familiar with history.
He clearly knew how much power Liu Yu had in Youzhou, and how much trouble he could cause in Youzhou with just one order.
Historically, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, and Xian Yufu just raised his arms and avenged Liu Yu. In an instant, more than 100,000 troops rose up and cooperated with Yuan Shao to completely defeat Gongsun Zan.
If this doesn't prove Liu Yu's prestige, what else can prove it?
What's more, Liu Yu in history was still a dead man.
The dead will not bring any benefit to the living, and avenging the dead will not bring any honor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But even so, there are still so many barbarians who are willing to follow Xian Yufu to participate in the war. If they want to avenge Liu Yu, you can know how high his prestige is.
But now Liu Yu is not only still alive, but has also become the nominal leader of the Han Dynasty. No matter those who support him or those who want to gain some benefits from him, they will not let this opportunity pass by.
Therefore, Chen Mu even boldly guessed that the number of Hu people who responded to Liu Yu's call this time was definitely much greater than in history.
As long as Liu Yu agrees to take action, with his prestige in Youzhou, Chen Mu is too lazy to worry about whether Gongsun Zan will be defeated by Yuan Shao. Instead of thinking about an absolute thing, he might as well think about his relationship with Jizhou.
Tactics for starting a war.
"Ada!"
After pondering for a long time in the small hall, he finished writing the secret letter and put it in an envelope. Chen Mu called the guard Ada.
A Da came in and said, "Four Generals, what's the matter?"
"Send it to Cao Shi and ask Hou Lingshi to send these letters to Jizhou."
"OK."
Ah Da saw more than one letter on the table. Although he was a little curious, he still didn't ask too much.
But before he could be sent to the room, Hou Xu hurried over.
Yes, Ah Da doesn’t need to go either.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Mr. Bo Zhu, I was about to ask Ada to deliver something to you."
Hou Xu cupped his hands and said nothing.
Ah Da wisely put down the letter and left.
After he left, Hou Xucai said with a gloomy face: "Si Ming, something happened."
"What's up?"
Chen Mu saw that there was something wrong with his expression, and thought about whether there were any loopholes in the plans he had recently laid out all over the world.
If you think about it carefully, there should be no such thing.
Zhang Yan's side is waiting for their instructions to act, and Xun He's side should not be exposed.
The north and south sides are all just dark chess pieces, and there is no movement at all.
So where does the problem lie?
Unexpectedly, just when Chen Mu was wondering if there was something wrong with his layout outside, Hou Xu said: "The Military Intelligence Department reported secretly that countless aristocratic families in Qingzhou are secretly communicating with Yuan Shao."
"oh?"
When Chen Mu heard the news, he immediately lost interest and just nodded and said: "That's it, I understand."
"Si Ming..."
Hou Xu hesitated to speak...
Chen Mu asked strangely: "Mr. Bo Zhu, do you have anything else to do?"
"But this is collaboration with the enemy and rebellion."
Hou Xu licked his lips and said slowly: "If they reveal our military deployment, it will be a disaster for us."
Chen Mu laughed: "Water is unpredictable, and soldiers are unpredictable. What we are preparing for this year is an offensive war, not a defensive war. The deployment of troops is changing at any time, and it will also change with the changes of the enemy. Even if there are aristocratic families as internal countermeasures,
, where can the information be passed on so quickly?”
This is not the wireless era. Let alone mobile phones, there are not even telegraphs. If you want to send intelligence, you basically rely on manpower. Even though Chen Mu instigated party forces such as Xun He, he still was unable to obtain some high-level military secrets within Yuan Shao.
Because these military secrets are only decisions made within a few people and are not widely circulated. Even other high-level officials may not know these things.
For example, Yuan Shao discussed strategies with Guo Tu today, talked about some topics with Xu You tomorrow, and talked about something with Xun Chen the day after tomorrow. As long as people like Guo Tu, Xu You, and Xun Chen did not rebel, even if the Military Intelligence Department had all-powerful means, it would be impossible.
Go and question them with a knife.
Therefore, most of the time, we can only judge by the enemy's movements. Like the last time Qingzhou intercepted the news that Yuan Shao was planning to instigate Gongsun Du, it was only a small probability event. What's more, they didn't even know Yuan Shao's current total strength.
There is nothing we can do about this.
Therefore, for the same reason, Qingzhou's military deployment was planned by Chen Muju, Tian Feng, Xunyu, Xunyou and others. As long as a few high-level counselors and generals under Liu Bei did not rebel, those peripheral aristocratic families would not be able to cause any trouble.
However, Hou Xu frowned and asked in confusion: "I don't understand, even if they can't accurately pass on the information, they have betrayed Qingzhou. Why didn't Siming order their arrest?"
"Why arrest them?"
Chen Mu asked back.
Hou Xu said speechlessly: "We have already collaborated with the enemy and rebelled... Do we still need a reason?"
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Maybe they just wrote a normal letter to their friends in Jizhou? If they are arrested for this reason, it will cause panic in the people of Qingzhou."
Hou Xu argued: "But the guards placed around these aristocratic families have obtained conclusive evidence that they are collaborating with the enemy and treason. Some guards secretly recorded the contents of the letters, and some have seen them with their own eyes. We can roughly describe the contents. I have a list.
Everything has been sorted out, and there are all kinds of charges. As long as the commander gives an order, he will be arrested immediately and the stolen goods will be taken away."
When Chen Mu heard what he said, he realized that Hou Xu was serious. He waved his hand and said: "You mean, you have compiled the list of all the family members who have contacted Jizhou, and you even have the names written by them.
A copy of the letter? As long as I give the order, I can immediately get the evidence of their collaboration with the enemy?"
"good."
Hou Xu nodded firmly. This was a major achievement in his internal work.
Chen Mu pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "Burn it."
"Burned?"
Hou Xu couldn't believe his ears and looked at him in shock. How many intelligence officers had worked hard to get this thing? How could they just burn it?
However, Chen Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Bo Zhu, have you discovered that you have a big shortcoming?"
"What shortcomings?"
"I won't pretend to be confused."
"Si Ming, I don't understand."
"People, sometimes it's hard to get confused."
Chen Mu's eyes were deep and he said calmly: "If you still don't understand, sir, let me tell you a story."
Hou Xu cupped his hands and said, "Listen attentively."
Chen Mu showed an expression of recollection. He remembered watching a TV series when he was a child, so he said softly: "On a distant continent, there is a country. This country has a very honest censor, who patrols around the country and monitors various places.
Corrupt officials."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hou Xu wondered: "Can the censor patrol around?"
"This country is different from us."
Chen Mu smiled.
The censors of the Eastern Han Dynasty would not run around unless they were ordered by the emperor.
Because the governor itself is a type of censor, the governor Liubaishi is a supervisory official stationed in the central place and is directly responsible to the censor. Therefore, there will not be the kind of patrolling censor who runs around. It was not until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Only then will there be.
"oh."
Hou Xu nodded and stopped interrupting.
Chen Mu continued: "While the censor was inspecting various places, he discovered a very powerful county magistrate. This magistrate was corrupt and perverted the law, and got a lot of ill-gotten wealth, but lived a very poor life. Every time he was attacked by the censor.
If you are deposed, you will be pardoned by the court soon, and then continue to serve as an official elsewhere. Do you know why?"
Hou Xu thought for a while and said: "Since Greed Mo has gained a lot of money, but his life is very poor, it means that the money he got was bribed to the superior officials."
"good."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "This county magistrate bribed many senior officials of the imperial court. He made a large number of account books about the bribery process. He kept detailed records of the correspondence between the two parties and the process of financial gifts. Each account was recorded in detail.
Every letter has been preserved, and there are so many records that they can even be placed in several large boxes."
Hou Xu felt horrified and said in astonishment: "How much money must be paid in bribes to have so many ledgers?"
Chen Mu said: "However, this is just the tip of the iceberg, because there are countless such officials in this country, such accounts, the officials in this country are corrupt, the people are living in dire straits, and the enemies outside are also eyeing it. It can be said that it is
There were internal and external troubles. The censor was so angry that he continued to investigate and eventually intercepted a large number of account books and records, involving officials covering almost half of the imperial court."
"This country is hopeless."
Hou Xu sighed.
"Yes, thirty years after the death of this censor, this country perished."
Chen Mu said.
"What happened next?"
Hou Xu asked.
Chen Mu said: "Later, the censor placed all the boxes of evidence in front of the emperor of that country. Outside the palace, most of the senior officials of the imperial court, equivalent to our three ministers and nine ministers, were kneeling.
Outside the door."
"Then the emperor executed them?"
Hou Xu asked again.
"No."
"No?"
"Yes."
Chen Mu said: "The emperor walked out of the house, and the house behind him was on fire. In this way, all the evidence of crime was eliminated in an "accidental" fire. All the ministers were thanking God for his grace. Everything was fine.
It seemed like something happened, but it seemed like nothing happened. Only the honest censor resigned and returned to his hometown out of grief."
"This country really deserves to die!"
Hou Xu was very angry.
He bribed Zhang Rang back then, and all the accounts are traceable.
If these things were placed in front of Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty, not to mention Zhang Rang, even Emperor Kangdi's father would probably be hacked to death by him.
Because these are all shaking his empire, and for the emperor, this must not be tolerated.
However, Chen Mu said: "But it is precisely because this emperor protected all corrupt officials that this country has existed for fifty more years. If he had chosen to deal with these officials at that time, the country might have perished in less than a year or two."
Already."
"Why?"
Hou Xu was puzzled.
Chen Mu sighed: "This is wisdom. This country has internal and external troubles, constant internal rebellions and uprisings, and is surrounded by external enemies. If most of the senior officials in the court are dealt with at this time, then the entire country will fall into civil strife and the court will be shut down.
Departments are on strike, soldiers have lost their fighting spirit, and local officials have stopped governing. Do you think the enemy will miss this opportunity?"
Hou Xu was silent for a long time. After a while, he slowly said: "I understand what Si Ming means. Now is the time when the world is in chaos. We are about to start a decisive battle with Jizhou. If we deal with those wealthy families, it will be
We have internal chaos first, so we must maintain stability, right?"
"It's best if you understand this truth. Now you should know what to do."
Chen Mu said calmly.
"only!"
Hou Xu bowed his hands and walked out slowly. He knew what to do, one word - burn!
Watching him leave, Chen Mu thought of Cao Cao.
Historically, Cao Cao captured Ye City after defeating Yuan Shao.
During the search of the city, many officials and Yuan Shao's residence in Yecheng were found, and a large number of treasonous letters from senior officials of Xudu and aristocratic families were found.
Among all the county governors under his command, Li Tong was the only one who did not have an affair with Yuan Shao, which shows how bad the environment was at that time.
And the result of Cao Cao's treatment is also one word - burn!
This burning is to win people's hearts.
Now Chen Mu and Cao Cao are facing the same problem. The only difference is that at that time, many of Cao Cao's senior generals were collaborators with the enemy. But at least he has no generals under his command to rebel now, so the situation is much better.
What's more, there are no senior advisers who can leak secrets. At this point, he is already in an invincible position. Who knows, in the future, he can still use those wealthy families to set off some smoke bombs or something?
Chen Mu looked calmly at the sky in the distance outside the hall.
After so many years of preparation, so many chess pieces have been laid out.