Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng finally chose to surrender.
This is a wise choice.
The rear camp was breached and the front camp quickly fell. They were already in a dilemma in the middle camp.
If you continue to fight, you will not be able to escape death in the end.
So it's better to live an ignoble existence and find another way of living.
The mouth of Linlu Valley was quickly captured by the Luoyang army, and the upper reaches of the Huan River fell into the hands of Chen Mu.
After obtaining this key terrain, Chen Mu quickly started his plan, mobilized a large number of civilians and auxiliary troops from the rear, and began to build canals to connect Qishui, Huanshui and Dangshui.
This workload is much less than the workload of connecting several rivers when Cao Cao attacked Yecheng, because the Huan River and Dang River are close to each other, and at the same time, Qi River and Dang River are also close to each other.
The canals between the rivers were dug, and then the Dangshui and Huanshui rivers were dug. The progress of the project was much faster than that of extending further north to Yecheng.
In this way, the three rivers in the upper reaches will be connected together and flow to Anyang in the northeast. This is also because Hebei has a flat terrain, with terrain higher in the west and lower in the east. Almost all rivers flow from west to east. Cao Cao took advantage of this.
Only at this point did Yecheng flood.
The current situation is that the war between Qingzhou and Jizhou is about to break out, and Yuan Shao is already riding a tiger with difficulty.
The two sides have been fighting since the time of Wang Fen until now. The cold war, confrontation, and even the recuperation after the Battle of Geting are all preparations for this moment.
Yuan Shao has his ambitions, and Liu Bei is pushed to the top, shouldering the important task of supporting the Han Dynasty. The two of them are already on a matter of principle, and the final result is that this battle is inevitable. The only difference is when and where to fight.
That's all.
Therefore, both sides had to prepare for this battle for a long time. Yuan Shao stationed troops in Xiajin, at least until he thought the time was right, he would never rush to attack the plain so quickly. This gave Chen Mu ample preparation time.
He mobilized nearly 10,000 civilians from Chaoge, plus 20,000 to 30,000 auxiliary troops, and immediately began a large-scale excavation operation. While doing the canal digging work, he was also paying attention to the movements of the Black Mountain Army.
At the end of August, in Linli County, Chen Mu was reading the intelligence materials recently sent from Luoyang. The person in charge of Luoyang's intelligence work was named Zhang Ji, who now serves as the Luoyang magistrate. This Zhang Ji would later become a famous minister of Cao Wei and the governor of Yongliang.
In fact, he is not from the Military Intelligence Department, but from Zhong Yao.
Historically, he was just a county official of Zuo Fengyi. He was first promoted as Xiaolian and then Maocai. When Cao Cao was serving as Sikong, he recruited him. He did not go there, but served as the county magistrate in Chang'an.
Later, when Zhong Yao served as the Sili Colonel, he became Zhong Yao's subordinate. He was sent by Zhong Yao to persuade Ma Teng, Han Sui and others to submit to Cao Cao. From then on, he began to serve as officials in Yongliang area.
Now, because Dong Zhuo's rebellion caused great damage to the Sanfu area, and the royal family moved eastward back to Luoyang, the newly established Liu Yu court caused many officials from the Chang'an area to follow. Zhang is both talented and talented.
, first served as the magistrate of Xingyang, and then as the magistrate of Jingxian County. Last year, he was transferred to the magistrate of Luoyang, under the jurisdiction of Henan Yin and Sili Xiaowei.
But now Henan Yin Sima Fang does not have much real power, including Sili Colonel Xuanfan, because Liu Yu is actually handling all matters big and small. What he can manage is about three acres of land around Luoyang.
The land was divided, and the Shangshutai, as a document transfer center, gained real power.
Zhang Ji's several promotions and transfers were all due to Zhong Yao's appreciation. After Zhong Yao left Luoyang, Zhang Ji served as the Luoyang magistrate, and would send daily government affairs and collected documents to Huai County, and then Zhong Yao would transfer them.
Pass it to Chen Mu so that Chen Mu can know the documents on the Chancellor's desk.
Although strictly speaking, this is stealing state secrets. But in fact, this is something Liu Yu approved, because Zhong Yao is the minister, and he needs to copy the documents and materials from various places to him and let him put forward some pertinent opinions, so Zhong Yao
Yao thinks it's legal. As for Zhong Yao secretly handing it over to Chen Mu, that's naturally a different matter. Anyway, God knows and the earth knows, only the two of them know.
As for why Chen Mu cares about the information from Luoyang, it’s not that he controls the court (actually he controls the court), but that a lot of things happened in Guanzhong this year. Because Guanzhong and Luoyang are close at hand, if there is no peace in Guanzhong,
It may threaten the safety of Luoyang. Therefore, he must always pay attention and put forward some opinions.
"Guo Si was killed by his general Wu Xi, and the rest of his army was annexed by Li Jue. It seems that Guanzhong's cultivator has really raised something."
Chen Mu looked at the information in his hand and thought carefully.
After several years, the various warlords in Guanzhong finally came to an end.
Duan Xuan surrendered to the imperial court and guarded Huayin. Li Jue annexed Guo Si, Fan Chou, Wang Fang, Yang Ding and other tribes, and became the overlord of Guanzhong.
But at the same time, Chen Mu also knew very well that Li Jue seemed to have greatly increased his strength, but in fact he was still just a mob. Historically, he was easily put down by Duan Xuan, and he obviously did not have the appearance of a hero.
But there is still one piece of information in his hand - that is, Li Ru, a sinister and poisonous person, is not dead.
At first, Li Jue was afraid of Li Ru, so even if Li Ru defected to him, he still did not reuse him, but was placed under house arrest. After the dust settled, Li Jue immediately activated Li Ru and used Li Ru's plan to unify Guanzhong.
It would be troublesome if Li Ru was not dead. Now that the war between Luoyang and Jizhou has reached a critical moment, no one can be sure whether Li Ru will instigate Li Jue to intervene in this conflict.
After all, for all the officials in the Luoyang court and even Emperor Liu Yu, Lu Bu can be forgiven, Duan Xuan can be forgiven, and even Li Jue can be forgiven.
Only Li Ru, who poisoned Queen He, forced King Chen Liu to death, and indirectly killed the young emperor, was an unforgivable crime, not much worse than Dong Zhuo.
Therefore, it is very likely that Li Ru would be worried that the court would not pardon him, and would choose to collude with Yuan Shao to attack the Luoyang court from east to west.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Mu's mind was racing, thinking about how to deal with things in Guanzhong.
At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, accompanied by Yang Xiu's happy voice: "Uncle, what a happy event, what a happy event."
"Oh ho? What's the happy event?"
Chen Mu put down the document in his hand and turned his head to look at the door. He saw Yang Xiu, Sima Lang and Chen Qun walking in quickly. They stood at the door and politely held their hands, then stood still with a smile.
None of the three people spoke, and each of them had a slightly reserved look on their face, but the proud look in their eyes could not be hidden at all.
"Uncle, why don't you guess what happy event it is?"
Yang Xiu still had some youthful thoughts and the idea of showing off in front of his elders, with a proud face on his face.
In fact, there is no need to guess. It is probably that the matter in the Taihang Mountains has been revealed. But Chen Mu still deliberately pretended not to know and said: "Dezu, looking at you, could it be that my senior brother has arranged a marriage for you again?
"
"Pfft!"
Chen Qun suddenly couldn't hold it in any longer and started laughing.
Sima Lang was much older than them, but he kept a humble smile and said nothing.
Yang Xiu's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. His mother was from the Yuan clan and was the great-granddaughter of Yuan An, so he had been engaged to the Yuan clan since he was a child. She was his mother's niece, a direct descendant of the Yuan clan, and had always been fierce.
Therefore, the inner house is not peaceful, it is making fun of him.
In fact, it's not that Chen Mu is deliberately trying to trouble Yang Xiu, but that Yang Xiu likes to show off his cleverness. There are records of incidents such as triviality, cooperation, and wealth. To put it simply, he likes to be in the limelight and doesn't know how to be restrained.
Such people may be talented, but they can also easily bring trouble to themselves. Why did Cao Cao kill Yang Xiu later? It was because he was too close to Cao Zhi and participated in the fight for the heir.
So Chen Mu now occasionally suppresses him, which is actually for his own good and to warn him not to be so clever all the time.
Yang Xiu was teased by his uncle and did not dare to get angry. He smiled and accidentally saw a pile of documents scattered on the table. He was stunned for a moment, then his face suddenly solidified, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes.
These documents are all documents compiled by the Chancellor's Desk. Not only do they have a special red string for the Chancellor's Desk, but they also have the Chancellor's Desk's seal on them. They are definitely confidential documents of the imperial court.
Logically speaking, although Chen Mu is one of the nine ministers, he has a high and powerful position. However, there are regulations on the secret documents of the Shangshutai. In addition to the Shangshu Ling and the three ministers who have the title of Recorder, even the Secretaries of the Shangshutai
Some officials may not be accessible.
But now, these documents appeared on Chen Mu's desk...
With Yang Xiu's intelligence, he was almost terrified when he thought about it.
"Boda, please go out first."
When Chen Mu saw Yang Xiu's expression, there was no big change in his tone. He just said calmly: "Just wait outside the hall."
"only."
Sima Lang calmly cupped his hands and walked backwards out, even closing the door when he went out.
"uncle......"
Yang Xiu couldn't hold it back anymore and couldn't help but said: "Why..."
"Why are there documents from the Chancery on my desk?"
Chen Mu smiled and asked.
Yang Xiu looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
The secrets of the imperial court have been leaked. If this matter is reported to the public, it will definitely be a death penalty according to the law.
Although Chen Mu is Jiuqing, he is not considered an outsider.
But the rules are the rules. Someone at the Chancellor's desk sent these things to Chen Mu's desk, just like the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty who delivered the memorials approved by the emperor to the ministers.
If calculated carefully, it is tantamount to internal and external collusion. This should be a crime of forming a party for personal gain, spying on government affairs without authorization, and interfering with imperial power.
But Chen Mu is his uncle, his grandfather's direct disciple, and his father's junior brother, so what should he do?
Yang Xiu was at a loss for a while.
"Changwen, do you know why these things appear on my desk?"
Chen Mu saw that Yang Xiu was at a loss and turned to look at Chen Qun.
Chen Qun held up his hands and said calmly: "Because Master Shijun is an important minister of the imperial court, and the emperor relies on him. National affairs require a mastermind like Master Master to run them. Therefore, the confidential documents of the imperial court naturally require Master Master's approval."
What else could it be?
Of course, they were all the people in the court, and most of them were old friends of the master.
Among the three princes, Taiwei and Chen Mu once fought side by side in Changshe. Yang Biao was his senior brother. Chen Mu personally rescued Zhao Wen, Ma Rixi and others from Chang'an. Even today, we must acknowledge his love.
In addition, there were countless Liu Bei factions throughout the entire dynasty. Since the establishment of the Luoyang court, as a military foreign aid, all officials and dignitaries must rely on Liu Bei.
Although the top officials such as Sangong and Jiuqing are still a group of veterans, these people either have a very good relationship with the Liu Bei Group or are related to them.
Not to mention the younger generation, Qingzhou’s influence has long been spread throughout the government and the public. Are there not many graduates from Taishan Academy who are serving as officials in Luoyang?
Including Chen Qun himself, aren't they also Chen Mu's disciples?
In addition, Yang Xiu is also the son of his senior brother. As for Sima Lang, his father Sima Fang is now very close to Chen Mu. In order to help Sima Lang get promoted, he personally paid a visit last time.
Not to mention Luoyang's military affairs, the Baibo Army has always been in Guan Yu's hands, and there are still 20,000 elites left in Qingzhou. Among Zhao Yun, Guan Hai, Wu Anguo, and Xu Huang, which one is not the Qingzhou faction? Which one is not under Guan Yu's sect, openly?
Zhu Jun controlled the military power of Sili, but Guan Yu actually scored at least half of the points.
Now everyone with discerning eyes in Luoyang can see that even if they dominate the world in the future, the Qingzhou faction will definitely be a powerful figure. It is definitely not a bad thing to curry favor in advance. What's more, Luoyang still has to rely on Liu Bei to pacify Hebei, so leaking confidential documents is not a big deal at all.
Yang Xiu was in a trance and suddenly woke up. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Yes, yes, Chang Wen is right. My uncle is an important minister whom the emperor relies on. These documents must have been sent by the emperor. They are confidential.
Xiu will never spread the word."
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Dezu, you are very smart. But your biggest shortcoming is that you don't know how to be restrained. There are some things that you can only do but not say. One of you is my nephew and the other is my disciple. In the future, after the world is pacified,
, maybe you will become a great minister and accept my mantle. This is what I hope you can do, especially Dezu. Sometimes, you can't say too much, and you can't do too much, remember?"
"My nephew has remembered it. Thank you uncle for the tip."
Yang Xiu felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat and responded repeatedly. Fortunately, he was a relative. In ancient times, direct disciples were equivalent to family members, so Chen Mu and Yang Biao could even be called brothers. If there was not such a relationship, maybe he would be here today.
It is possible to be silenced.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Xiu pointed to the door again and whispered: "That Boda..."
"Boda is as smart as you, but his character is much calmer than yours. He knows better than you what to say and what not to say."
Chen Mu waved his hand and said, "Go and call Boda in. I know there was a breakthrough on the Black Mountain Army's side."
"Nothing can satisfy my uncle."
Yang Xiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked backwards and called Sima Lang in.
Chen Mu saw his look and nodded slightly.
I hope Yang Xiu can remember some lessons. He is smart, but he has always had such a temper, which is also the way to die.