The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zhong Yao's idea was very simple. It was obviously unrealistic to ask Chen Mo to completely give up the implementation of Bingzhou laws. After all, this set of laws had accumulated a lot of strength and popularity for Chen Mo in Bingzhou. However, if it was to be completely copied, the Guanzhong scholars would obviously not accept it. The battle to pacify Guanzhong has not yet ended, and it is likely that another wave of war will break out.

So the important hope is that the land tax can be collected according to all the land. After all, Dong Zhuo did this before, and if Wang Yun had not killed Dong Zhuo, he would have collected it in this way later. However, Chen Mo does not need to check the population too strictly. Of course, the Guanzhong gentry will not be too strict.

Chen Mo thought seriously about Zhong Yao's proposal. Zhong Yao was obviously well prepared. Doing so would not cause too much damage to his own interests, but at the same time, compared with Bingzhou, the cost of employing people would be reduced by half. After all, in this way, it seems that there is not much difference, but he only needs to measure the land to collect taxes and know the approximate population of each place. As long as the difference is not too big, it will be fine. The Guanzhong scholars hope to keep their existing interests.

"What Mr. Yuan Chang said does make sense." After thinking for a long time, Chen Mo nodded and looked at Zhong Yao and said, "But I have seen the accounts of Jingzhao these days, and there is not much land available to settle the people. Now because of the continuous war, many people are homeless. I hope that the scholars of various ethnic groups can help."

Zhong Yao nodded and said, "Don't worry, the scholars in Guanzhong have great respect for you, and I believe they will help you."

This is Chen Mo expressing his dissatisfaction. Those lands of the noble families who were exterminated by Dong Zhuo, Li Guo, must be spit out by these people, otherwise Chen Mo will not even have a place to start with the fertile land of Qinchuan in 800 miles.

It's just that Zhong Yao obviously can't make a decision on his own. He is not a scholar in Guanzhong. Although he is entrusted to speak for him now, he can't make a decision on behalf of the entire Guanzhong gentry.

The two sides only touched on this topic briefly. Then, the three of them continued to talk about the past and the present, and the world, until late at night. After refusing Chen Mo's request to stay, Zhong Yao and Zhao Wen supported each other and left. Chen Mo asked someone to prepare a carriage to send the two back to their respective residences, and then returned to his room and fell asleep.

…

Here, Chen Mo was dealing with scholars in Chang'an and began to make plans for the future governance of Guanzhong. There, Cao Cao also arrived in Mei County with Li Jue.

"Li Jue? He still has the face to come?" In Mei County, Guo Si heard that Li Jue was coming and snorted coldly.

"General, now we are facing a great enemy. Even if General Li has some faults, we should join forces to fight against Chen Mo. If we fight with General Li at this time, I am afraid that the gains will not outweigh the losses, and it will only benefit Chen Mo." A general advised.

Thinking that he might face Chen Mo's expedition at any time, Guo Si finally nodded. Chen Mo could not be underestimated now. He had joined the troops of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and robbed most of Li Jue's troops. Now Chen Mo, with his army, had the potential to surpass Li and Guo. This was not the time for internal strife.

"Why did Cao Cao come?" Guo Si nodded, agreeing with this statement, but he was also confused about Cao Cao's appearance.

"He came by imperial order, did you forget?" the general reminded.

"That's the case." Guo Si seemed to vaguely remember that Cao Cao had come to Guanzhong to meet the emperor not long after he became the governor of Yanzhou.

"General, great news!" A general walked quickly from outside and saluted Guo Si.

"What's the matter?" Guo Si looked at the other party and asked in confusion.

"Do you still remember Zhao Cen?" the general smiled.

"Of course I remember." Guo Si nodded. Zhao Cen was a general under Li Jue and was good at commanding cavalry.

"Zhao Cen had secretly sent someone to write a letter before, wanting to lead his troops to surrender to the general!"

"Oh?" Guo Si heard this and showed some joy on his face. Zhao Cen's cavalry were all the most elite cavalry under Li Jue. If Zhao Cen surrendered, it would be like cutting off one arm of Li Jue. Although he really needed to reconcile with Li Jue now, if he could see Li Jue in trouble and strengthen his own strength, Guo Si would naturally be willing.

"Tell Zhao Cen that if he is willing to surrender, he will be treated well!" Guo Si stood up and said with a smile.

"Yes!"

Li Jue did not expect that he had just arrived in Mei County and had not yet settled down, and his generals took their cavalry to surrender to Guo Si. The next morning, when he learned about this, Li Jue almost led his troops to attack Mei County directly.

"Zhi Ran, calm down!" Cao Cao appeared at the right time, patted Li Jue's shoulder, looked at the towering walls of Mei County and said: "This Mei County was reinforced many times by Dong Gong in the past, and Guo Si had been prepared. I'm afraid that raising troops in anger at this time will play into Guo Si's hands."

"Just let it go!" Li Jue said angrily.

"A little impatience will ruin a big plan!" Cao Cao smiled and patted Li Jue's shoulder and said: "There is no benefit in turning against Guo Si at this time. We don't have any food and grass, how can we fight him?"

"Is Meng De willing to help me?" Li Jue looked at Cao Cao and said.

"Well, Guo Si's move was too much. And Zhao Cen, ah~" Cao Cao nodded and said, "For now, Zhiran should first bow down to Guo Si, settle down, and then make plans. How about that? Save your life first."

"Meng De is right." Li Jue said with a depressed look: "But..."

"A gentleman's revenge is never too late. If you and I join forces, are you afraid that we can't deal with Guo Si? Let him run rampant for a few days first." Cao Cao laughed.

"Alas!" Li Jue nodded with a gloomy face, and now he could only bow his head.

Guo Si sent someone to pass the order, asking Li Jue to camp outside the city first, and then enter the city tomorrow to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy.

"Seek peace first, and then seek Guo Si." Cao Cao looked at Li Jue and said with a smile, "We don't know what is going on in Xi County now, so let's find out the truth first."

That's all.

Li Jue thought it made sense, nodded and agreed, and he and Cao Cao returned to their camps to prepare to see what Li Jue would do tomorrow.

As soon as Cao Cao returned to camp, he saw that the envoy sent by Guo Si was already waiting, allowing Cao Cao to enter the city to meet the emperor.

"Lord, don't take any risks!" Xiahou Dun quickly grabbed Cao Cao and said.

"Don't worry, Guo Si seems to be trying to win over me now. I'll see if I can instigate the two parties to fight so that we can profit from it." Cao Cao reassured: "You stay here and wait, I will follow him into the city to meet you. Seeing Guo Si, we must take action as soon as possible, otherwise staying in this pass for one more day will be even more dangerous. If my good brother knows that I am here, I am afraid he will be a warm guest. "

Compared to Li Jue and Guo Si, Cao Cao was most worried about Chen Mo knowing about him and blocking his way out.

It was difficult for Xiahou Dun to dissuade him. Cao Cao had already left with the envoy and went straight to Xi County.

Liu Xie is now arranged to live in the former Dong Zhuo's mansion, which is now Guo Si's mansion. The emperor and his ministers live in the same courtyard. This is probably the first time since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao did not meet Liu Xie for the first time. Instead, he was brought to Guo Si.

"Mengde, long time no see." Guo Si smiled when he saw Cao Cao.

"General, why is this necessary?" Cao Cao looked at the soldiers surrounding him on the left and right, looked at Guo Si and smiled.

"Back then, Meng De stabbed the Grand Master with a knife, so I had to guard against him." Guo Si shook his head and smiled.

"Now that Cao Cao has a family, how dare he risk his life like this again? The general agreed to come to court this time." Cao Cao sighed.

"I heard that Meng De and Li Jue have a good personal relationship?" Guo Si waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to leave and let Cao Cao sit down.

"Not bad. Zhiran has taken good care of me along the way." Cao Cao nodded.

"But I want to kill Li Jue, what does Meng De think?" Guo Si looked at Cao Cao and asked with a smile.

"Not at all." Cao Cao looked at Guo Bang with a calm face and said: "Not to mention that the enemy is currently facing us, and the two generals will benefit from a peace. Even if the general can kill brother Zhiran, brother Zhiran is now in a desperate situation to surrender. , the general killed him, not to mention that there will be more in the future Who dares to defect to the general? Even the general's soldiers will probably feel that the general has no sense of self-esteem. They have tried their best to persuade Zhiran to give up his military power and assist the general to achieve success. The general has turned his back like this. All his efforts are probably in vain. ”

"Oh?" Guo Si heard this and looked at Cao Cao in surprise: "Li Jue is willing to give up military power?"

"My heart is moved, but I am worried about the general harming me." Cao Cao nodded, shook his head, looked at Guo Bang and said: "Now it seems that there is no reason for childish worry."

Guo Si was silent for a moment and then said: "Meng De, actually I don't want to take his life. It's just that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Meng De must have heard about the chaos in Chang'an before."

"That's exactly how Cao Cao persuaded Zhiran." Cao Cao nodded and said, "For this reason, Cao Cao came here to pay homage to the emperor, and secondly, he also hoped to reconcile the two families. Zhiran is now at the end of his rope, so The seeker is just a place to live, and he is willing to take the general as his master. As long as the general promises not to harm him, Zhiran is willing to respect the general. "

"What about Meng De?" Guo Si looked at Cao Cao and smiled.

"Cao Cao naturally respects the imperial court. If the general is willing and Cao is willing to hand Yanzhou over to the general, Cao Cao will stay here to advise the general." Cao Cao said without hesitation.

Guo Si nodded when he heard this and said: "If all the princes in the world were like Meng De, how could there be such troubled times? However, Yanzhou still needs Meng De to be in charge. When the time is right, Meng De will be recruited to the court. , then we will treat each other as three gentlemen.”

Chen Mo occupies Jingzhao, Hongnong, and Henan Yin. Even if Guo Si wants to take over Yanzhou, he is beyond his reach.

"Thank you for your trust, general!" Cao Cao said with a smile.

"I asked Meng De to tell me about Li Jue's matter. As long as he is willing to surrender to me, let's forget about the past!" Guo Si thought for a moment and looked at Cao Cao.

"I will convey this message, general, don't worry, I will persuade Zhiran to surrender." Cao Cao promised.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see His Majesty." Guo Bang nodded and stood up.

At that moment, Guo Si took Cao Cao to meet the emperor. After some greetings, Cao Cao left. Guo Si personally sent him out of the mansion and ordered people to escort Cao Cao out of the city.