The Nameless of the Common Clans

Luoyang, Tianlao.

"It seems that Wen He is about to leave." In Jia Xu's luxurious cell, Li Ru poured a glass of wine for Jia Xu and said with a smile. When Chen Mo returned to the court, the first thing he did was to send Li Ru to the sky prison, but after In this prison, it was Jia Xu's world. Naturally, Li Ru would not face any difficulties, and his movements were not even restricted.

He continued to nod, looked at the cell where he had lived for eight years, and sighed: "I feel a little reluctant to leave."

Naturally, what he did this time cannot be used to judge his merits. Has Li Ru been imprisoned despite being the apparent controller? But both of them knew, and Chen Mo also knew that the Luoyang catastrophe was not a bad thing for Chen Mo. The entire court had been purged. Ninety percent of the people in the court today were Chen Mo's people, and all important positions in the court were exhausted. With Chen Mo in control, it can be said that the current court truly belongs to Chen Mo alone.

"Today my lord is officially crowned prime minister. Wen He thinks when will my lord be crowned king?" Li Ru asked with a frown while holding a wine glass.

In today's world, there are two emperors and one king, but in terms of orthodoxy, Chen Mo's side is naturally more orthodox. It will only be a matter of time before Chen Mo is crowned king.

"It's not advisable to go too far in this matter, lest you encounter resistance from those old ministers." Jia Xu said with a smile.

The old ministers mentioned here are not the old ministers in the court. In today's court, even if someone opposes Chen Mo, they dare not stand up. The old ministers mentioned by Jia Xu are among the people. Those gentry and wealthy families who still believe that the Han Dynasty is orthodox are not in the minority nowadays. , and even many local officials and generals still recognized the orthodox statement of the Han Dynasty in their hearts. Chen Mo's decision to be crowned king at this time will inevitably cause new turmoil, and Jiangdong and Jingzhou may take advantage of the situation.

The battle between internal and external troubles is the most difficult to fight, and it is also the one that Chen Mo least wants to fight. Therefore, there is no need to seal the king now. Chen Mo can completely change the place where major affairs of the court are discussed to the Prime Minister's Mansion to reduce the opportunities for the emperor to come into contact with officials. This is a step forward. further weaken the imperial power.

Li Ru nodded when he heard this and said: "In this case, the next few years will be about rectifying internal affairs and winning people's hearts?"

"Yes, this is more important than opening up new territories. My lord knows it better than you and I." Jia Xu nodded and smiled.

This is also Chen Mo's biggest advantage. He is not impatient in everything and does not blindly expand. Of course, this is also related to Chen Mo's youth. After all, Chen Mo is less than forty now and is full of energy. He has a lot of time to do what he wants to do. matter.

"Two gentlemen!" While the two were chatting and laughing, the jailer came to the door and bowed: "The Prime Minister is here."

Nowadays, Luoyang Heavenly Prison is divided into two. One is directly under the Tingwei Mansion, and the other is newly built and is managed by Dali Temple. The prisoners in custody are different between the two. Of course, the most important thing is that this earliest Heavenly Prison Because of Jia Xu's relationship, Chen Mo has hidden too many secrets. It is no longer suitable to stuff all the prisoners in there as usual. Those who were sent here are either Chen Mo's direct descendants, such as Li Ru and Jia Xu. Either the criminals that Chen Mo valued more, such as Yang Biao and Sima Fang, were also sent here.

When Jia Xu and Li Ru heard this, they stood up quickly and saw Chen Mo walking in with Dian Wei. When they saw the two of them, they nodded with a smile and said: "Wen You, I have to suffer for you for a while. During this time, you will take over Wen He's place. Take charge of Skynet here.”

"My lord, I don't know, but I have been envious of Wen He's position for a long time." Li Ru said with a smile.

Chen Mo: "..."

You should really envy him. You don't have to worry about anything, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, your family can come over at will, and you can do things in secret, and you don't have to worry about being retaliated. This is a good thing that Chen Mo also wants.

Chen Mo rubbed his temples, knelt down and looked at the two of them and said, "Now that the imperial court has reset the position of Prime Minister, I intend Wen He to be in charge of the Shangshu Order. What do you think Wen He wants?"

The Shangshu Ling is the most important official position under Chen Mo. It is in charge of many and complex things. Now that Chen Mo has taken over the position of Prime Minister, the official salary of this Shangshu Ling is naturally not as high as that of the three gongs and nine ministers, but most of Chen Mo's affairs have to go through the Shangshu Ling. , especially now that the emperor is in name only and Chen Mo is in real power, it is okay to say that Shangshu Ling is the actual prime minister.

Such a position not only requires high abilities, but also requires trustworthiness. Originally, Li Ru was naturally suitable and there was no need to change. But now that Li Ru is in prison, even if he just pretends to be, he has to act like one. Naturally, he is no longer suitable to be in charge of the Shangshu Order.

Jia Xu shook his head and refused, looked at Chen Mo and said solemnly: "My lord, Xu has not been out for eight years, and now he is in charge of the ministerial order. Not to mention the hundreds of officials in the court, I am afraid that the ministers who are leaning towards the lord will also be dissatisfied. "

In the past eight years, Jia Xu has done a lot of things secretly for Chen Mo. If the credit is really counted, it is really no less than any of Li Ru, Xun You, and Xu Shu. However, only a few people know about this credit, and it cannot be made public. It is said that for such an important position as the Minister of Order, others will take it in turn, not to mention, but if someone who is not worthy of the position really comes, he will definitely be criticized.

"Who do you think Wen He can replace Wen You in the position of Shangshu Ling?" Chen Mo asked.

"I believe that Xun Gongda and Xu Yuanzhi are qualified for this position regardless of their talent or loyalty. As for who to use, it is up to the Lord to decide." Jia Xu bowed and said with a smile.

Xun You and Xu Shu have both made contributions and worked hard, and they are also among Chen Mo's four counselors. This is not a symbol of wisdom. Now Chen Mo has power over the world, and there are many capable people under his command, such as Tian Feng, Ju Su, Shen Pei, Xun Chen, the famous scholars of Jizhou in the past, and Dong Zhao, Lou Gui, Liu Fu and others who surrendered from Cao Cao. In terms of talent, they are no worse than the four counselors, but now they are only serving as prefects and governors in various places, and have not even been included in the court. The Shangshu Ling is not a position that can be taken by ability. Now Chen Mo has many capable people under his command, but in addition to Jia Xu and Li Ru, there are only Xun You and Xu Shu who are qualified.

Jia Xu proposed these two people, but did not say who is more suitable, firstly, not to offend people, and secondly, he did not want to make Chen Mo unhappy. There are some things that Chen Mo can not say, but as a minister, she must understand.

"Well." Chen Mo nodded and said, "I came to the prison today to pick up Wenhe from prison. Even if I don't take the position of Shangshu Ling, it's not a good idea to stay in prison all the time. Jia Mu and Jia Fang are now appointed as prefects, and Jia Ji has also entered the government. If Wenhe doesn't come out, he will probably have to work under your third son."

Although Jia Xu has been selfless and conscientious in managing the Skynet for Chen Mo and secretly monitoring the officials, Chen Mo can't have nothing to say. Besides, the three sons of the Jia family are all capable. After entering the government, Chen Mo will take care of them. After another ten years, when he returns to the court, at least Jia Mu can be ranked as a minister.

"This prison is no different from the outside world for me. I can do things for my lord." Jia Xu chuckled after thanking him.

"Wenhe is nearly seventy years old now. Although he won't suffer in prison, it's always worse than the outside world. I have prepared a mansion for you in the city. After you are released from prison, Jia Ji will come to pick you up. As for the official position, since you don't want to take over the Shangshu Ling, you can temporarily be the Prime Minister's Chief Secretary. Now that the Prime Minister's Mansion has just been established, it is the time to use people. If you are the Chief Secretary, I will worry less." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Jia Xu stood up and said, "Thank you, my lord."

This should be the official position that Chen Mo really wanted to give Jia Xu. With Chen Mo's wisdom, it is impossible for him not to know that Jia Xu has not been seen for eight years. It is not appropriate for him to take over the Shangshu Ling as soon as he appears. But he can't say it directly, so as not to chill Jia Xu's heart. Jia Xu has to refuse, and then Chen Mo will retreat to the next best thing. Everyone knows it well, but with such a back and forth, Jia Xu will feel better. If Chen Mo directly asks Jia Xu to be the Prime Minister's Chief Secretary, it will inevitably make Jia Xu and other close people feel indignant.

"It's getting late. Only Jia Ji is in Beijing now. I have asked him to prepare for the reception. Wenhe, please come with me out of prison." Chen Mo stood up and looked at Li Ru and said, "As for Wenyou, I'm afraid he will have to stay in prison for some time. If you need anything, just tell the jailer. The jailers here are all from Skynet. Someone will tell you what to do."

"Yes!" Li Ru hurriedly stood up to see him off.

Chen Mo took Jia Xu all the way to the outside of the prison. The sunlight was a little dazzling. Jia Xu squinted his eyes, took a deep breath, looked at Chen Mo and said, "It's like a new life."

Looking at Jia Xu, who was already gray-haired, Chen Mo sighed, "Wenhe has worked hard over the years."

"It is my duty to share the worries of the lord." Jia Xu shook his head. Is it bitter? Apart from the restricted movement, there is no difference from being outside. It's just that after being here for a long time, it's inevitable that I feel a little depressed. Now that I have regained my freedom, I do feel a sense of rebirth. But Jia Xu will not regret it. Eight years have brought the Jia family a rich and prosperous future. Now that he is out of prison, as long as he doesn't die, Chen Mo will never treat him badly. Life is like this, in fact, it's enough.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was just established, and Chen Mo still had a lot of things to do. After picking up Jia Xu, he said goodbye to Jia Xu. He still had a lot of things to do. Jia Xu wandered around the streets leisurely for a few laps before returning to the mansion. He took a comfortable bath to get rid of the bad smell, and then had a meal with his family, waiting for his appointment tomorrow to be his own prime minister.

After Chen Mo returned to the mansion, he ordered people to call Xun You and appointed Xun You as Shangshu Ling. In addition, after Yang Biao and Sima Fang were released from prison, Yang Biao resumed his post as Taiwei the next day, and Sima Fang was appointed as Si Tu.

In addition, Yang Xiu was appointed as the prime minister's expeditionary affairs, and Sima Yi was appointed as the prime minister's historian. In this way, the Sima family and the Yang family, in the eyes of many people, have surrendered to Chen Mo, especially Sima Yi, who was disrespectful to the current dynasty and suggested to be crowned king. Although it was rejected, it aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. Sima Fang, the prime minister, had just taken office and had not figured out what was going on. On the same day, many old friends sent him letters of breaking off friendship. After learning the whole story, Sima Fang was so angry that he almost killed Sima Yi on the spot.

As for Yang Biao, he was not too fierce. Yang Xiu had been a person close to Chen Mo a long time ago, and this time he suffered an unprovoked disaster.

In any case, after Chen Mo became the prime minister, Luoyang began to quickly build a new structure, and Chen Mo's control over the Han Dynasty became more and more solid.