The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Your Majesty, what Marquis Wen meant is..." Sima Yi looked at the memorial sent by Lu Bu and looked at Chen Mo with some uncertainty

"The meaning is very simple. The court makes the decision. He only helps to say something, but he doesn't care how the court decides." Chen Mo played with the glass cup in his hand and shook his head, saying, "Fengxian has also learned bad things~"

Jia Xu on the side couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Lu Bu couldn't do this kind of skill of shirking responsibility in the officialdom before. Sure enough, even Lu Bu, when he was old and his strength declined, he had this wisdom.

Xun You smiled and said, "But Budugen is a true character."

Under normal circumstances, Kuitou was detained by Chen Mo. As a brother, Budugen is the best candidate to inherit the position of Kuitou Chanyu. At this time, shouldn't he wish Kuitou could not go back?

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded, looking at the glass cup in his hand, thinking about the gains and losses of this matter. Since he went north to conquer Wuhuan, the tribes outside the Great Wall have been much quieter in recent years. Of course, there is no way to stop them. Not to mention Lu Bu, Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun are not easy to deal with. Although the two of them rarely go on expeditions, as long as the Hu people who dare to violate the border come in, they rarely go back. This is the fundamental reason why the population of Youzhou and Bingzhou has begun to grow in recent years.

The Hu people can't come in, in order to survive, they can only compete with each other for resources. There has been no peace on the grassland in the past two years, but for Chen Mo, the more chaotic the grassland, the better. In the early years, he saw that the power of the various tribes on the grassland began to grow abnormally. Not long after the Tan Shihuai era, there were signs of recovery again. To be honest, the survival ability of the grassland people, if not restricted, is much stronger than that of the Han people who are accustomed to comfort.

Chen Mo naturally does not want another Tan Shihuai to appear on the grassland. The unification of the grassland is definitely not a good thing for the Han Dynasty.

"I heard that Qianman has been expanding in recent years?" Chen Mo asked.

"Yes." Xun You nodded and said, "Qianman is the son of Helian. In terms of orthodoxy, he is the orthodox Xianbei. In the past, many tribal leaders gathered around him. Now, the fertile grasslands west of Danhan Mountain are almost all occupied, and major tribes have also surrendered. In comparison, many of Kuitou's former followers have left, and Kebi has taken the opportunity to establish himself. Budugen is indeed a little unable to support himself now. I heard that he went to Wenhou in person to apologize to Wenhou for his crime, and then he asked for the opportunity to meet him this time."

"It's quite pitiful, so let him go. Let Kuitou come over later and I will give him a few words." Chen Mo smiled.

Jia Xu and Xun You looked at each other. It was just for fun, don't take it seriously. Chen Mo was naturally compassionate, but that was limited to the common people. He was never soft-hearted when dealing with people. This time he wanted to let Kuitou go back. He probably didn't want Qianman or Kebi to become powerful. He wanted Kuitou and Budugen to stand up and let the Xianbei form a three-legged pattern.

"My king, in addition to this, Qianman seems to have received a lot of support from the Xiongnu." Sima Yi reminded.

I always feel that the title of the king is not as comfortable as the previous lord or prime minister. It feels like a mountain king.

"This Hetao land..." Chen Mo nodded after hearing this, and then sighed. Such fertile land was given to the Xiongnu to recuperate in order to make the northern and southern Xiongnu confront each other. Now the northern Xiongnu is basically gone, and the remaining Xiongnu are flirting with the Xianbei, which is obviously not in line with the original intention. But now to take it back, it also has some meaning of being unjustified. After all, on the surface, the Xiongnu have been very honest in the past two years. Yu Fuluo was castrated, and later Huochuquan kept his tail between his legs. It was not easy to take action if he didn't provoke me. Chen Mo turned his head to look at Jia Xu who was wandering on the side, and asked with a smile: "What do you think Wenhe should do?"

"I think that if Kuitou is willing to pay tribute to our dynasty, we can give Kuitou a piece of land in the Hetao land to recuperate. This Hetao land is not just for the Xiongnu. As long as you are willing to pay tribute to our dynasty, you can rest and recuperate here." Jia Xu said with a smile.

Chen Mo smiled and nodded when he heard this, and looked at everyone and said, "What do you think?"

"What you said makes sense, sir. I second your opinion." Sima Yi bowed and said.

Xun You and Yang Xiu also nodded in agreement. Kuitou and Budugen were now subdued by Lu Bu and could be good dogs. Now they were using Xianbei to suppress the Xiongnu and make them behave. As for what the situation on the grassland would be like in the future, we had to wait and see. Anyway, they were sitting on the Diaoyutai.

"Last year, Bo Yuan sent a letter saying that the East China Sea ships have been built. After a while, when the weather is completely warm, I plan to go to the East China Sea." After the Xianbei matter was settled, Chen Mo began to discuss some other matters with everyone. Now the emperor has been moved to Chang'an and is living his own life. Luoyang has completely become Chen Mo's court. After this period of arrangement, it has basically stabilized. Chen Mo plans to go to the East China Sea to take a look. At the end of last year, Liu Yi sent him a letter saying that the first batch of ships had been launched and tested, and there should be no problem. This is related to the future conquest of Jiangdong. Chen Mo naturally has to go and see it in person. In addition, the navy has now been trained and formed, so it is natural to go and inspect it.

Everyone nodded when they heard this. The Central Plains had been developing more and more smoothly in recent years, especially after Chen Mo was crowned king. Many of the things that had previously hindered him disappeared. This was the advantage of being crowned king. Of course, there were disadvantages as well. After Chen Mo was crowned king, many old officials resigned from their posts, but this was only limited to the imperial court. At the local level, it was now basically occupied by the academic faction, and personnel changes at the imperial court generally did not affect the local areas.

In short, the court is running well now, and it is no problem for Chen Mo to go to the East China Sea for a while. Moreover, the Central Plains is thriving and the national strength is rising every year. It is time to consider taking back the places that have not been taken back, such as Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, Shuzhong, and Jingzhou.

Chen Mo is now a wise king, and it is not impossible to go further, but if he can unify the world, it will naturally be better.

"It's just that the naval generals have not been picked out for some suitable ones." Yang Xiu said with some distress.

It's not that there are none. In the past few years, generals from all sides have tried it, and some can fight naval battles, such as Yu Sheng, Yu Jin, Zhang He, and Xu Huang. They have some talent in this regard, but they are just some talents. Compared with the Sun family, which has relied on the navy to stand in Jiangdong for many years, Chen Mo started too late in this aspect of the navy.

Chen Mo did not answer. The water generals are indeed a flaw of the court. Not to mention that these generals are not very talented in naval battles. Even if they are outstanding, can they compare with Zhou Yu?

This time Chen Mo went to the East China Sea to see how the navy drills. After all, he compiled the naval warfare strategy, but it was only limited to dreams. He wanted to personally experience it on board.

Because this time it was a tour, the battle had to be bigger, and he could also inspect the lives of the people along the way. Moreover, he was not going directly to the East China Sea. Chen Mo also planned to accompany his mother back to Xia Qiu. Although he didn't say it, no one knows a mother better than her son. Chen Mo knew that his mother was actually eager to go back and see, but she was just worried that she would miss her own business, so she didn't say it again after she mentioned it last time, but Chen Mo kept it in mind.

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Jiangdong, Moling.

Sun Quan was reading absentmindedly. Ever since Chen Mo was crowned king, Sun Quan's mind had become active. Now, of the four great princes in the world, Chen Mo and Liu Zhang had already been crowned kings, leaving only him and Liu Bei. Liu Bei could actually inherit the title of King of Chu at any time, but Liu Bei had never accepted the title. Sun Quan could probably understand that. After all, Liu Bei only had Nanjun, Wuling and Lingling counties, which were not even a state. If he really crowned himself king, it would only make people laugh. But Sun Quan was different. He had six Jiangdong counties plus Jiangxia, Guiyang, and Changsha counties. Although Jiaozhou was remote, it was also a state. Sun Quan felt that he was also qualified to be king.

He didn't send Chen Mo a gift, but he didn't scold him either. He was just preparing for this. After all, Jiangdong also had a court. Although it was not as orthodox as the Luoyang court in the eyes of the world, it was still a court. With the emperor, Sun Quan didn't need anyone's consent to be crowned king. But when Chen Mo was crowned king, at least Liu Zhang helped to wave the flag and shout. If he was crowned king without the help of the princes to celebrate, it would feel a bit irregular.

He had already thought of the title of king, and he would be called the King of Wu. The court didn't need to think too much about it. Sun Quan was not as good as his brother in fighting, but he was better than Sun Ce in handling internal affairs. The court was basically hollowed out by Sun Quan.

I don't know if it's convenient to ask Liu Bei to celebrate for me. Sun Quan's original intention was to support Liu Bei. He would be crowned king and Liu Bei would celebrate. Liu Bei could also ascend to the throne of the King of Chu, and then he would congratulate Liu Bei. But Sun Quan was a little unsure of Liu Bei's thoughts. In his impression, Liu Bei was a staunch supporter of the Han Dynasty. If he was crowned king, would Liu Bei turn against him?

"My lord, the Grand Commander wants to see you." The eunuch trotted in and bowed to Sun Quan.

"Oh? Come in!" Sun Quan came back to his senses and nodded quickly.

"Yes~" the eunuch agreed and turned to leave.

After a while, Zhou Yu came in with a book and bowed to Sun Quan: "My lord."

"What's the matter, Gongjin?" Seeing Zhou Yu's serious expression, Sun Quan asked curiously. Recently, apart from the matter of becoming king, Jiangdong seems to have nothing important to worry about?

"My lord, I got a book from the Central Plains." Zhou Yu handed a paper book to Sun Quan and said seriously.

"Book?" Sun Quan looked at the book. This kind of paper book also existed in Jiangdong, but it was rejected by the Jiangdong aristocratic families and was not circulated among the people. Looking at the title, Sun Quan frowned a little: "Naval Warfare Strategy?"

"This was written by Chen Mo two years ago, and it was only intercepted by Yu by chance until now." Zhou Yu said seriously: "I have read the whole text and found that Chen Mo is quite knowledgeable about naval warfare."

Chen Mo also knows about naval warfare! ? Sun Quan widened his eyes...