Anyi, government office.

"Yuan Shu sent troops to Yanzhou, but Liu Biao took the opportunity to force Nanyang, cutting off Yuan Shu's grain route, Cao Cao took the opportunity to attack, Yuan Shu's army collapsed without a fight, Cao Cao took advantage of the victory to pursue, defeated Yuan Shu in Xiangyi and Ningling, Yuan Shu retreated in defeat, and now has retreated to the Huaishui area." Li Qing couldn't help but sigh a little when he read the latest information sent, Yuan Shu should be regarded as the most powerful among the princes, originally at the beginning of this battle, except for a few people such as Chen Mo, they didn't think that Cao Cao, who had just risen, would be Yuan Shu's opponent, at least there was a hard battle, who knew that this battle was so completely lost, which made people sigh a little, sometimes this matter really can't explain everything.

"It was so easy to be cut off from the food route...... Tsk~"Xu Shu doesn't know how to evaluate it, especially in this kind of war of tens of thousands of people, grain and grass are the top priority, Yuan Shu is also a person who has experienced a lot of wars, how could he be copied so easily.

"It may seem simple, but the most critical thing in this matter is Liu Biao, have you ever noticed that Yuan Shu seems to be completely defenseless against Liu Biao." Chen Mo knelt on the mat, playing with the brush and laughing.

"There should have been a covenant beforehand." Man Chong nodded and said, "Yuan Shu should have made some kind of alliance with Liu Yan, but Liu Biao obviously didn't keep his promise. ”

"I'm curious, Yuan Shu actually believed it?" Xu Shu said a little incredulously.

"Logically speaking, it's true." Chen Mo played with the wolf in his hand, shook his head and sighed: "If this matter is placed in the Spring and Autumn Period, since there is an appointment in advance, then you should not break the contract without authorization, you should know that Song Xianggong should know that this is a gift of war, but unfortunately, it is not the Spring and Autumn Period now, and the world has changed~"

Is Yuan Shu stupid? In fact, it's not too stupid, it's just that there are no principles that should be there, but there are a lot of things that shouldn't be, and it is these things that shouldn't have that bind Yuan Shu and made him lose a lot of opportunities.

It doesn't matter if people's hearts are not ancient, or if the etiquette is broken, but people have to adapt to the times in order to survive, especially when one of the princes, not to mention allies, and brothers may not be credible, Yuan Shu also has to abide by the etiquette of scholars, and put it above ordinary scholars, that's no problem, it's a virtue, but it's not right to put it on the princes.

"Or it can be said that although Yuan Shu is ambitious now, he still regards himself as a scholar." Putting down the wolf's hair, Chen Mo looked at Li Qing and said, "How is Youzhou?" ”

"There is not much war in Youzhou, but on the Qingzhou side, Tian Kai has been defeated by Yuan Tan several times, and Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses have begun to enter Qingzhou." Li Qing bowed and said.

"Alas~" Chen Mo nodded and didn't say anything.

Everyone knows that Chen Mo has lived in Qingzhou for several years, and now many strategists under his account have come from Qingzhou, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is Chen Mo's second hometown.

"My lord, Ma Teng and Han Sui have agreed to send troops, but they need the three of us to divide Guanzhong equally." Xu Shu smiled and steered the topic away.

"It's not a small appetite." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Promise them." ”

"Lord, do you really want to share it with them?" Dian Wei, who was standing beside Chen Mo, couldn't help but speak.

"Think beautifully." Chen Mo glanced at Dian Wei speechlessly: "If you don't agree, will they send troops?" As for how to divide this level, it will still depend on their ability at that time. ”

"What's the use of saying it now?" Dian Wei asked curiously.

"It's complicated, it will take a lot of time to explain it to you, let's talk about something else." Chen Mo smiled: "By the way, I am not too familiar with Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, do any of you know these two?" ”

Fan Chou and Zhang Jitun soldiers Yu Xinfeng, although they haven't done it yet, but the scouts on both sides have been rubbing each other a lot over the past few days, if they can, Chen Mo wants to do it.

"Xizuo has specially collected the intelligence of the generals of Xiliang, Fan Chou is usually silent and rarely speaks, but if it comes to bravery, it is only under Huaxiong, and the battle is also quite brave, every time he takes the lead, when Dong Zhuo was alive, he was quite valued by Dong Zhuo, but he himself rarely took the initiative to be intimate with others, and most of them came to find Fan Chou." Man Zhong smiled: "Lord, this person seems to be silent, but it is not easy to separate." ”

Chen Mo nodded, such a person, as long as someone treats him well, he will be grateful, it is not easy to rely on interests or power to divide the line, but he can be moved by emotion, he has to try to communicate, looking at Man Zhong and said: "What about Zhang Ji?" ”

"This person is good at forbearance, among the four generals of Xiliang today, the strength is the weakest, originally similar to Yang Ding, and now as Fan Chou's deputy general, Li Ji once intended to garrison Zhang Ji's department, but Zhang Ji joined forces with Fan Chou after realizing that something was wrong, so that Li Ji did not dare to act rashly, if it wasn't for the lord to seize Hongnong, Zhang Ji may be stronger." Full Pet smiled.

"Both civil and military, not bad." Chen Mo's eyes lit up, he was not afraid that the other party had the ability, if it was like Fan Chou, it would not be easy to deal with, but it was Zhang Ji, who had the ability but was suppressed to a certain extent, even if he couldn't accept it, he had to contact him secretly.

"I want Zhang Ji to have more information, let Xizuo inquire about it, such as what family members this Zhang Ji has, as well as the generals around him." Chen Mo smiled: "All the information that can be found must be found by me." ”

"Well, I'll arrange it here." Man Pet got up and smiled.

"As soon as possible!" Chen Mo nodded and asked Man Pet to deliver the message.

At this time, he saw a guard come in and saluted Chen Mo and said, "Lord, there is someone holding the river outside the government office. Nan Yin's token asked to see him, saying that he was the old man of the lord. ”

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at the guards and said, "Have you ever left your name?" ”

"He calls himself Tai Shici." The guard bowed.

"Brother Ziyi!?" Chen Mo was a little surprised when he heard this: "Please!" ”

The guards bowed and were about to invite, but were stopped by Chen Mo.

"Wait, I'll see you in person." Chen Mo got up and looked at everyone and said with a smile: "The name of Taishi Ziyi, I should have told you, the archery skills are unparalleled, and the halberd in one hand is quite powerful. ”

Tang Yuan and others from Qingzhou knew Tai Shici, and they also knew that Chen Mo and Tai Shici had a good relationship since a long time ago, seeing Chen Mo's current identity, he was still so enthusiastic when he met his old friends, and his heart was also a little warm, and when Chen Mo saw them, he had never put up any shelf.

Chen Mo got up, and everyone couldn't continue to sit, so they could only get up to greet them, and at the same time wanted to see what kind of person the person who could make Chen Mo so concerned was.

Outside the government office, looking at the dusty Tai Shici and the carriage behind him, Chen Mo came over and said, "But my aunt is also here?" ”

"Well, Qingzhou has been in chaos lately." Tai Shi Ci nodded.

Chen Mo hurriedly stepped forward and saluted into the carriage: "Auntie, under Chen Mo, do you remember Auntie?" ”

When he was in Dangli, Chen Mo would go to Tai Shi Ci's house most of the time when he went out, and later Tai Shi Ci avoided trouble in Liaodong, and Chen Mo often went to take care of his mother, how could he not recognize it.

"The envoy is now a feudal official, how can he salute the old woman?" The loving mother got out of the carriage and wanted to get down, but Chen Mo stepped forward to support her.

"No matter how big it is, it's still Chen Mo, and he hasn't been replaced, why can't he salute? Besides, the elder and the young have nothing to do with the big and small officials. Chen Mo smiled and helped the old lady down and said, "My aunt is tired all the way, so I will rest in the government office first, and I will let someone arrange a house for my aunt to live in again." ”

"Good, good!" The mother smiled and said: "Thanks to the envoy to take care of you all these years, even if the envoy is here, he does not forget to send someone to come, this kindness my mother and son can not be repaid, this time, if it is useful, just command." ”

"Okay, aunt, don't worry, since Brother Ziyi is willing to help me, I will not treat me badly." Chen Mo replied with a smile.

After some conversation, Chen Mo asked people to take his loving mother to the back hall to rest, and sent some fruits over, and then looked at Tai Shi Ci and said, "These years, how are you doing in Liaodong?" ”

"When I was young and vigorous, now that I think about it, I am ashamed of my mother, thank you for taking care of me all these years." Tai Shici saluted Chen Mo and said.

"I can do my best, I should help, my aunt was also quite good to me at the beginning, I was powerless to help when you were in trouble, but taking care of my aunt was within my ability." Chen Mo took Tai Shi Ci back to the government office and introduced it to everyone: "This is Tai Shi Ci, I told you. ”

Man Zhong and the others smiled and saluted Tai Shi Ci, and Chen Mo introduced everyone to Tai Shi Ci one by one.

After Tai Shi Ci saw the salute one by one, he looked at Chen Mo again and said, "Ci is here this time......

"If Brother Ziyi is willing, he can temporarily become a cavalry captain, and leak some skills first, in the next two years, there will be wars, and if he can make meritorious deeds at that time, I will also be promoted!" Chen Mo smiled: "Of course, if Brother Ziyi is unwilling, he will not force him to stay. ”

Tai Shi Ci took a deep breath when he heard this, bowed to Chen Mo and said: "The last general will come to vote this time, one is to repay the favor, and the other is to make contributions, Tai Shi Ci sees the lord!" ”

After Chen Mo received a salute, he got up and helped Tai Shici up, and said with a smile: "If you can get Ziyi's help, why worry about the world!" ”

"Congratulations to the lord, you have another tiger general!" Everyone stood up and laughed.

In fact, it's just a polite remark, whether Tai Shi Ci has the ability or not, no one knows, after all, now Tai Shi Ci doesn't have any dazzling achievements to show people, as soon as Chen Mo came, he gave the post of cavalry captain, in fact, it was a bit high, this was Xu Huang's treatment at the beginning, but Xu Huang had fought with Chen Mo, and the strategy and command of the troops were not bad, and after being recruited, Chen Mo directly gave him the position of cavalry captain, and Xu Huang did not live up to Chen Mo's trust, and now he is already a general under Chen Mo.

Can Tai Shi Ci compare with Xu Huang? At least before revealing their skills, everyone had doubts in their hearts, but since Chen Mo was sealed like this, everyone couldn't say much, so they could only see if this Tai Shi Ci could bear such a high courtesy from Chen Mo in the future.

Chen Mo also asked people to arrange a residence for Tai Shici's family, and specially arranged a few maids for the old lady to serve, which also made Tai Shici even more grateful.