The Nameless of the Common Clans

Luoyang, Taishi Mansion.

"Although the princes have many troops, they are still a mob and there is nothing to fear." Dong Zhuo hosted a banquet for hundreds of officials today. The battle report came the day before yesterday. Xu Rong and Lu Bu joined forces to defeat the coalition of princes. Under Lu Bu's pursuit, Yuan Shao almost jumped into the river. Fortunately, Gongsun Zan arrived in time and led his white horse Yi Cong to have a fierce battle with Lu Bu and rescued Yuan Shao.

Although they failed to kill Yuan Shao, the coalition army was beaten to a pulp by the Xiliang army before they could fully cross the river. Yuan Shao, as the actual leader of the alliance, was almost killed in the rebel army. This was definitely a great victory, so , Dong Zhuo hosted a banquet for hundreds of officials at the Taishi Mansion, firstly to celebrate his achievements, and secondly, to frighten those civil and military officials with different ideas.

For the civil and military ministers who were fully expecting the Kwantung princes to invade Luoyang, this was not really good news. First, Chen Mo and Hua Xiong from the south gathered in Yuyang to defeat Yuan Shu, and then quickly retreated to Yique Pass. Yuan Shu's 50,000-strong army Chen Bingguan However, they were unable to advance any further. Lu Bu and Xu Rong followed closely and beat Yuan Shao's army here into a panic. For a moment, in the entire hall, except for Dong Zhuo's people, everyone's face turned black, as if there was a layer of dark clouds hanging over them. generally.

Dong Zhuo, however, seemed unaware and just drank heavily with the generals. The success reports coming from the front line one after another were indeed encouraging to the Xiliang generals. Now Yuan Shu was beaten so hard that he did not dare to move forward, and Yuan Shao was even beaten to the point of losing his helmet. Abandoning Jia, if this battle can be won, even if Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an, the princes will not have much face left.

"Situ Gong, what should we do now?" Zheng Tai approached Wang Yun and asked in a low voice.

"The coalition cannot be defeated, otherwise the world will succumb to the power of Dong's thieves, and it will be difficult for us and other scholars to get ahead." Wang Yun glanced in Dong Zhuo's direction and whispered: "Yique Pass and Cheng Gao , try to break one."

"Cheng Gao has an army of thirty thousand, and Xu Rong is Dong Zhuo's confidant. As for Lu Bu...Dong Zhuo treats him very well. As for Yiqueguan, Chen Mo..." Zheng Tai had a headache. If he had known this, he shouldn't have attacked Chen Mo at that time. It was so ruthless that it was now difficult for them to win over Chen Mo.

"Although Xu Rong and Lu Bu are temporarily unable to move, Chen Mo may not be able to move." Wang Yun thought for a moment and smiled.

"I've waited several times to plot against him, but I'm afraid he won't wait for me." Zheng Taiwei wondered.

"You don't have to go to him." Wang Yun looked in the direction of Dong Zhuo and smiled: "Chen Mo's consecutive victories have certainly boosted the morale of the Xiliang army, but after all, he is not from the Xiliang army, and the Xiliang generals may not obey him. Don't Forgot, Li Xian has gone to Yique Pass now, I think it won’t be long before Li Jue joins Chen Mo..."

Zheng Tai suddenly understood, nodded and said: "It is indeed a clever plan. Mr. Situ is saying that I will help Li Jue when the time comes?"

"No, let's help Chen Mo." Wang Yun shook his head and said: "If we help Li Jue, Dong Zhuo will not be suspicious of Chen Mo. But if all the civil and military officials in the dynasty help Chen Mo, Dong Zhuo will definitely be suspicious and will definitely transfer Chen Mo back. , Although Hua Xiong is brave, he is just a reckless man. Without Chen Mo, Hua Xiong cannot stop the army of the road. "

"That's it." Zheng Tai smiled and nodded.

"In addition, people need to secretly stand up for Chen Mo and say that he endures humiliation and bears the burden, and his heart lies with the man!" Wang Yun said with a smile: "But remember, don't let outsiders know."

Zheng Tai understood that no matter how much they emphasized not to let outsiders know, there is no airtight wall in the world. The news obtained in this way would make it easier for Dong Zhuo to believe that even if Chen Mo could not be dealt with, Dong Zhuo could no longer do anything. Feel free to use Chen Mo.

"Situ, what are you and Shilang Zheng talking about?" Dong Zhuo suddenly looked at Wang Yun and said with a smile, "Why don't you tell me so that I can listen to you?"

Wang Yun smiled and saluted Dong Zhuo and said: "Grand Master, I am talking to Gongye about this. Although the battle of Chenggao was very popular, in the battle of Yiqueguan, Chen Mo was outnumbered and defeated Yuan Shu several times. Should he also be rewarded? ?”

"Yes, yes!" Dong Zhuo patted the table and said with a smile: "Although Chen Mo is young, he is both civil and military. This battle with Yuan Shu, if Hu Zhen did not obey the military orders, it would be a great victory! He should be rewarded."

Next to Dong Zhuo, Li Jue suddenly frowned and looked at Wang Yun and said, "The general has heard earlier that Situ Gong and General Chen are not on good terms. It is a bit surprising that Situ Gong is pursuing General Chen so much today."

"General Li's words are serious. The old minister and General Chen have different political opinions, but they are all for me, the big man. Now that Chen Mo has won a big victory, it is a big victory for my big man. The old minister said this out of a sense of publicity." Wang Yun said with a smile.

"Situ Gong is very righteous." Li Jue nodded and said, "It's just that Chen Mo has not experienced many battles. Although he has achieved results, he may not be able to convince the public when it comes to marching and fighting. I think it is Hua Xiong who can defeat Yuan Shu at Yique Pass this time. "

"But Chen Mofang is the commander-in-chief of Yique Pass." Wang Yun said with a smile: "What's more, although Chen Mo is young and has not experienced many battles, he wins every battle, which cannot be judged by common sense!"

"Okay!" Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, Dong Zhuo patted the table and said: "Today's banquet for hundreds of officials is a celebration banquet. These things will be discussed later when we discuss merits and rewards. Come on, gentlemen, have a drink. "

A banquet lasted until late at night, but Li Jue did not leave, but followed Dong Zhuo to the study.

"What on earth can't Zhiran say in public?" Dong Zhuo was a little tired. He was old and had been drinking with everyone for a day. He was already very tired.

"It's not that General Mo wants to disturb the Grand Master's rest, but this matter is quite unusual." Li Jue saluted Dong Zhuo.

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Jue: "What's unusual?"

"My lord, Wang Yun and Chen Mo have been at odds for a long time. Today, he suddenly helps Chen Mo speak. Doesn't your lord find it strange?" Li Jue frowned.

"Children are too worried." Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "Since entering the capital, Chen Mo has been isolated by the scholars. However, his talents are indeed outstanding. Now he also has a lot of military power. The scholars want military power. Now We can only show kindness to Chen Mo. Wang Yun said this with the intention of winning over Chen Mo. How can we fall into the trap? "

"Having said that..." Li Jue saluted Dong Zhuo and said, "However, Yique Pass is the gateway to the south of Luoyang. Although Chen Mo is young, he has deep knowledge in the city, and although he does not get along with the scholars, he will eventually hear about the past between Chen Mo and Yuan Shao. , Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others are quite close, and his teacher Zang Hong is also the leader of this alliance of princes, so we must be on guard!"

Chen Mo's relationship network is not difficult to check. Zang Hong is the nominal leader of the Guandong princes. This relationship has always been a thorn in Dong Zhuo's side.

When Dong Zhuo heard this, his expression became more solemn. Now Chen Mo holds the military power of Yique Pass. If he really has different intentions and lets Yuan Shu enter the pass, Yuan Shu can take advantage of it and cut off their return. This really has to be guarded against.

"Let's discuss this matter again. Don't mess up the situation." Finally, Dong Zhuo waved his hands and said. Now that Chen Mo has suffered repeated setbacks for Yuan Shu and has gained prestige in the army, it would be unjustifiable and difficult to convince everyone if Chen Mo was dismissed without any reason. , then said: "It's getting late, Zhiran, go and have a rest."

"I'm going to leave!" Li Jue bowed and turned to leave.

It's just that although Li Jue left, Dong Zhuo couldn't sleep that night. He didn't feel so bad before, but now, Dong Zhuo is really worried. He is afraid of overthinking everything. Once people are suspicious, everything will be problematic. What's more, there are two masters and disciples. One is the leader of the Guandong princes, and the other is guarding a heavy pass here. It seems a bit strange no matter how you look at it, right?

For a period of time, the weather was calm, and Lu Bu guarded Aocang, making it difficult for the Kanto princes to cross the river. Xu Rong stationed troops at Xu Jue, and Aocang and Chenggao were at odds with each other. Before the river froze again, the Kanto princes were afraid of crossing the river. It's difficult.

Although there was a small-scale melee between the two sides, Cao Cao even wanted to cross the river from Hanoi and go straight to Mengjin, but he was still blocked. Both Li Ru and the counselors around the princes have judged the deadlock between the two sides. In the winter this year, the river is frozen. Before the closure, there were results in the south.

In the empty Luoyang city, the silence was a bit overwhelming. On this day, Li Jue hurriedly came to the outside of the Grand Master's Mansion, got off his horse, and the guard at the door recognized Li Jue and stepped forward to ask.

"Tell your lord that I have important military information!" Li Jue said.

"General, wait a moment." The guard agreed, turned around to report, and came back a moment later, cupping his hands in front of Li Jue and saying, "General, the Grand Master is in the study."

"Keep an eye on my horse." Li Jue handed the reins to the other party, walked quickly into the house, and went straight to Dong Zhuo's study.

"Zhiran, why are you so anxious?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Jue, shook his head and smiled.

"My lord, have you heard of the recent rumors among those Taixue disciples?" Li Jue asked.

Dong Zhuo nodded. In the past few days, among the disciples who had not left the Taiyuan Academy, a rumor suddenly came out from nowhere. Chen Mo had no choice but to take refuge with Dong Zhuo. He took refuge in Dong Zhuo, endured the humiliation, and lurked beside Dong Zhuo to gain Dong Zhuo's trust in order to achieve great things.

"You also said it was a rumor, how could I believe it?" Dong Zhuo shook his head and said, there are many loopholes in this rumor. I don't know if Chen Mo endured the humiliation, but at the beginning, it was not used at all. Until now, Chen Mo's status was obtained by killing him with one knife and one shot. What does it have to do with this bunch of scholars?

"I don't think so." Li Jue took out a sheaf of silk from his arms and preached: "My nephew Li Xian recently served in Yiqueguan. He discovered that Chen Mo was acting strangely and took the risk to sneak into his room and steal these letters."

"Letters?" Dong Zhuo took the silk cloths, looked at them one by one, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with these letters?"

It's all a matter of romance, what's the problem?

"There is nothing wrong with the letters themselves, but these letters come from Yuan Shu!" Li Jue said solemnly: "My lord, the two sides are at war now, but Chen Mo is exchanging letters with the enemy commander. Is it really just to reminisce about the past? The general will not be able to believe."

Dong Zhuo frowned when he heard this, thought for a while and said to the door: "Go and ask Wen You to come over."

"Here!"