The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zang Hong's mental state has not been very good since he returned to Chang'an.

As for the reason, maybe it was because of Zhang Chao, maybe it was Chen Mo's letter. Even being reunited with his family could not make him feel better. He was accompanied by alcohol all day long, living in a state of drunkenness and dreams.

Chen Mo would come here almost every day, and would occasionally have a few drinks with Zang Hong, but he rarely spoke to persuade him. There were some things that he had to come up with on his own.

It was the same today. After Chen Mo arrived at Zang Hong's house, he didn't talk much and just drank with Zang Hong.

"Is something wrong?" After drinking for a long time, Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo's appearance and felt a little annoyed.

"I originally wanted to ask the teacher for help, but after seeing the teacher's appearance, I decided not to." Chen Mo nodded, then shook his head and sighed.

"Hey~ Bo Dao is good at calculating people's hearts. If you say this, you are sure that I will help you." Zang Hong said with a smile.

"Teacher will definitely help me, but this matter is of great importance. How can the disciples feel at ease when the teacher looks like this?" Chen Mo shook his head and sighed.

"You don't have to drink wine." Zang Hong shook his head and said, "I know that Bo Dao helped me control people's opinions. No one will blame me for the Dongjun incident, and many people even praise me as a righteous man."

"This is not wrong. If it were in the Spring and Autumn Period, what the teacher did could be regarded as a righteous man." Chen Mo nodded and affirmed.

"If it weren't for your letter, I would also think so. There is no big or small righteousness. Following the righteousness in your heart is the greatest righteousness." Zang Hong nodded: "But with my own righteousness, I know that I will die but I want others to die with me. Is it righteousness?”

"The teacher has not forced anyone, so how do you know that the teacher's meaning is not the meaning of others?" Chen Mo asked in return.

Zang Hong was startled, then looked at Chen Mo and shook his head with a bitter smile: "You have been good at arguing since you were a child. From your mouth, these truths seem to make sense, both positive and negative."

Chen Mo coughed lightly and said, "Teacher, you are speaking too harshly. Disciple, please tell the truth."

"This is the most terrifying thing. Everything you say is the truth, but the meaning is completely opposite." Zang Hong sighed: "As a teacher, I would rather be stupid and not question your words. That would give you some peace of mind.”

"Yes, of course there are ways to control the opinions of others, but the hurdle in the heart is not suitable for getting over. This shows that the teacher is still a gentleman." Chen Mo smiled and filled a glass for himself: "As long as a gentleman has a clear conscience ”

"But I have a guilty conscience." Zang Hong shook his head and said, "Bo Dao, if you were Yuan Shao, would you have sent troops at that time?"

"No." Chen Mo shook his head naturally: "I haven't reached that point. I can write a letter to Meng De to ask for a favor, just like saving the teacher this time. Forgive me, Zhang Chao is not that important. , Mengde only needs to kill Zhang Miao, it is not difficult to get Zhang Chao, either I or Yuan Shao can come. "

Zhang Chao is not a big figure regardless of his virtues and talents. Even though Zang Hong is his former official, after leaving Guangling, Zang Hong became the governor of Qingzhou, brought great governance to Qingzhou, and became the prefect of Dongjun. He can also benefit one side, and Zhang Chao, apart from conspiring with Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others to rebel and being punished by others, what other outstanding things can people remember? Even if it is a rebellion, the leaders are Liu Bei, Zhang Miao, and Chen Gong. The most prominent one is Cao Cao, and Zhang Chao is just an incidental name.

The intersection between Chen Mo and Zhang Chao was when they were in Quyang, which was also a turning point in his life. If Zhang Chao wanted to accept Chen Mo as his disciple, Zang Hong would probably not fight. Unfortunately, Zhang Chao was worried about the Chen family's affairs and did not I thought there was something strange about Chen Mo, so Chen Mo and Zhang Chao were just acquaintances. At most, they were acquaintances because of their teacher. However, if Zang Hong didn't speak up and asked Chen Mo to ask for this favor from Cao Cao, Chen Mo wouldn't do it.

Chen Mo was a little disgusted by what people like Zhang Chao did.

Zang Hong nodded, said nothing more, raised his head and drank another glass of wine.

Chen Mo fumbled with the wine glass and said: "Teacher, there is a hurdle in my heart that I can't help. Anyone can say the truth. The matter has passed and people should look forward. But the disciple knows that these truths are easy to say, but they must be said." It is extremely difficult to do, so these things can only be figured out by the teacher himself. If the teacher has an accident, I will certainly take care of my wife and my younger brother, but the teacher knows that I lost my father when I was young. To the disciples, Losing my father at a young age is a regret that will never be repaired in my life.”

"Originally I was planning to die in Dongjun, but now that I haven't succeeded, I won't ask for death easily. Bo Dao can rest assured about this." Zang Hong shook his head and smiled: "Tell me, what's the matter."

"This disciple hopes that the teacher can take up the post of governor of Xiliang." Chen Mo said with cupped hands.

"Are you going to take action against Ma Teng and Han Sui?" Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and said.

"I know I can't hide it from the teacher." Chen Mo nodded and did not hide anything: "Now order has been restored in Bingzhou and Sanfu. Not to mention great prosperity, there is also a sign of restoration of prosperity. There are Chenggao, Yique, and Jiguan in the east. , Huguan, and Yanmen, it was difficult for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to attack even if they wanted to. Only Xiliang could not be defended. If there was a war in the future, the rear would be unstable. Therefore, Ma Teng and Han Sui People must be eliminated first!”

"Indeed." Zang Hong nodded. He did not expect Chen Mo to achieve what he did today.

"But in the land of Xiliang, the Qiang and Han people live together, and the imperial court's prestige in Xiliang is insufficient. In addition, there are troubles such as Ma Teng and Han Sui. It would be difficult for an ordinary person to serve as the governor of Xiliang. There are many talents in the county around the disciple, but if you say The only person who can intimidate someone is his mentor." Chen Mo looked at Zang Hong.

"That's alright." Zang Hong nodded: "As a teacher, I will take a trip to Xiliang for you."

"Thank you, Master." Chen Mo was overjoyed and bowed.

"It's rare. Now, in the world, only Bo Dao would employ a person without virtue like me." Zang Hong shook his head and sighed.

"If the teacher is without virtue, how many people in the world dare to claim to be virtuous?" Chen Mo shook his head indifferently and said, "Teacher, you may be wrong about the matter of Dongjun, but who in the world dares to say that he has never made mistakes in his life? If you use people in this way, one, you can't find many, and two, virtue can be created."

Thinking of Chen Mo's means of controlling people's words, although Zang Hong disagreed, he had to admit that he didn't know when this virtue had lost its original feeling.

"So, it's better to employ people based on their talents. After all, virtue can be faked, but talent can't!" Chen Mo smiled.

Zang Hong knew that Chen Mo had such a concept a long time ago. After all, Chen Mo could be said to have climbed step by step from a commoner to his current status. He had seen too many things. Isn't it fake to say that scholars cultivate their reputation? Therefore, Chen Mo's concept of employing people is somewhat unorthodox, but it must be said that thinking back now, what Chen Mo said may not be wrong.

"When will you set off?" Since Zang Hong has decided to become an official, he will not delay.

"The sooner the better. I will design a plan to make Ma Teng and Han Sui fight each other, but whether it will succeed or whether the two will turn against each other is not certain. Teacher, you must be careful in Xiliang. I can't give you too many soldiers and horses, so as not to alert the two." Chen Mo bowed.

"According to the establishment of the governor's office, I can have a school of soldiers here, and the five departments are only 2,000 people." Zang Hong nodded. He was the governor of Qingzhou. The current governor is different from the past. He has some power, but the military power is very restricted. This school of soldiers and horses, most of the time, only has 500 to 600 people. When Zang Hong was the governor of Qingzhou, he only had 700 people under his command, and the military power of Qingzhou was in the hands of Yuan Tan.

"In terms of soldiers and horses, I can only give you 800 soldiers, but they are all elite soldiers. Their general Gao Shun is also a brave general under my command. These 800 people are all elites trained by him. Although there are only 800, they can be invincible!" Chen Mo said in a deep voice. This time, Chen Mo was determined to win Xiliang. Not only did he invite Zang Hong to serve as the governor of Xiliang, but he also equipped Zang Hong with a battle-hardened general like Gao Shun. Under Chen Mo's command, no one is Gao Shun's opponent in a thousand-man battle, including Chen Mo.

Zang Hong nodded. On this point, he was not worried that Chen Mo would treat him badly. Gao Shun was one of the most trusted generals under Chen Mo. Zang Hong naturally knew that he was also a good general.

"In addition, there is Dian Man who can be the teacher's guard. Although he is about the same age as me, he is born with supernatural power and few people in the army can match his martial arts." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Dian Man has been with Chen Mo and Dian Wei for two years. He studies literature and martial arts every day. Chen Mo has watched Dian Man become stronger little by little. His martial arts are definitely not as good as Dian Wei's, but what he lacks is just the training on the battlefield. This time, Dian Man was sent to Zang Hong, hoping that Dian Man can get some experience and become a capable and brave general under Chen Mo in the future, instead of being just a guard leader like Dian Wei.

After all, Dian Wei has already been shaped at this age. Apart from his terrifying martial arts, he has no other use, but Dian Man has more possibilities.

Of course, he also hopes that Zang Hong can help Chen Mo train him.

Zang Hong nodded and said, "In that case, I will pack up. If General Gao Shun is ready, we can set off tomorrow."

"Teacher, don't be so anxious!" Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Teacher, take a day off today. I hope you will come to the government office tomorrow. There are still some details to discuss about Xiliang."

Although Xiliang is vast and sparsely populated, it is more complicated. Not only are there frequent invasions by the two warlords Han Sui and Ma Teng, but the bigger problem is the problem of the Qiang people. Chen Mo has integrated five tribes of thousands of people. It seems to be going smoothly. The living habits of these Qiang people are similar to those of the Han people. Now they have established villages and households, and they are managed by the laws of the Han people. They have not been rejected too much, and they pay taxes in full every year. There is no problem with the leaders being brought to Chang'an and re-establishing the positions of Lizheng and Sanlao in each village. Except for language and some living customs, there are no problems with other things, so Chen Mo also has the idea of ​​further strengthening integration, but he has not had time to discuss these ideas with Zang Hong.

"Okay, I won't drink tomorrow."