Lord, there is Sikong Zhao Wen outside the door, please see you. After sending Li Ru away, Chen Mo was about to deal with some Chang'an affairs, but saw a personal guard walk in quickly and bowed down.

"Please!" Chen Mo nodded.

Soon, Zhao Wen walked in quickly under the guidance of the guards.

"Mr. Zirou, it's been a long time." Chen Mo got up and saluted Zhao Wen.

"Bodao doesn't have to be so polite." Zhao Wen hurriedly returned the salute, and said as he came in: "There was a slight misunderstanding between Yizhen and Bodao's subordinates before, and I hope Bodao should not take it to heart." ”

Huangfu Song took advantage of the chaos to gather the Xiliang rout, and then united with Dong Cheng to expel Tai Shici from Chang'an, Chen Mo naturally knew.

However, like Huangfu Song, the elders of the three dynasties, Li Dao did not dare to kill indiscriminately, Chen Mo was naturally willing to bear such a notoriety, he was different from Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan, he still had some prestige and status in the eyes of the Guandong scholars, plus his hometown Chen Shi opened his eyes for himself, Chen Mo's reputation is not bad now, and when he won Guanzhong, it was the time to recruit capable ministers, and he didn't want to lose his reputation because of an Huangfu Song.

At that moment, Chen Mo nodded and said: "The old general is an old minister of the Three Dynasties, highly respected, and we are all here to help the Han family, maybe there is a deviation in the scheme, but this heart is all to the Han, on official business, now the Son of Heaven in Chang'an City is not there, how to count the imperial capital, our army will defeat Guo Yan in the future, welcome back the Son of Heaven, Chang'an is a key land, I naturally can't give in, but privately, for the old general Huangfu, I am very admirable." ”

Zhao Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, Chen Mo's army had entered the city, and now that Chen Mo had heavy troops, it was impossible to turn his face and drive people away at this time, he was worried that Chen Mo would settle old accounts with Huangfu Song at this time, then his own side would be in chaos first, Chen Mo would not pursue this matter, it was naturally the best, as for the next thing, it would depend on who had higher means on both sides.

In this matter, Zhao Wen is neutral, after all, it is impossible to say that Huangfu Song is not selfish, but for Zhao Wen at present, rescue the Son of Heaven as soon as possible and end the chaotic situation in Guanzhong.

Most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty only think about fighting for power and profit, and they can see that Guanzhong has been devastated by the war, and if it goes on like this, there will be no winner in the end.

"Bo Dao is broad-minded, and the old man admires it." Zhao Wen sighed and said, "When is Bo Dao going to send troops to welcome back His Majesty?" ”

"At the moment, Li Dao's army is still outside the city, I am worried that this Li Dao and Guo Yan will converge, if the two join forces again, let alone welcome back Your Majesty, whether they can hold Chang'an may not be." Chen Mo sighed and said, he had his own plans to deal with Li Guo, but he didn't want anyone to point fingers, so he made the problem more serious.

Zhao Wen nodded, looked at Chen Mo and said, "Bodao, can you tell me how many people you brought to Chang'an this time?" ”

"When I entered the city, there were 30,000 troops, plus 20,000 soldiers and horses outside the city to contain Li Dao, if Li Dao retreated, I would have 50,000 soldiers and horses." Chen Mo said with a smile, as for Zhang Ji's surrender army, Hua Xiong and Xu Rong, Chen Mo was not counted, these are his secret hands, and it is inconvenient to appear in front of people for the time being, especially Hua Xiong and Xu Rong, who are the generals next to Dong Zhuo, if they come to vote at this time, it is inevitable that they will be hated, it is better to pacify Li Guo and the two thieves, and enter the court as a general, at that time, they have soldiers and food in their hands, and the ministers of the court and the central government are not easy to say.

"There are only 50,000, and they are all newly recruited, so it is indeed difficult to defeat Li Guo and the two thieves." Zhao Wen nodded, he didn't know anything about military affairs at all, the difference between this recruit and a hundred battle soldiers, he still knew, this time Tai Shi Ci was able to attack the city, in the final analysis, it was Li Xian who died by himself, if it weren't for the fact that the defenders in the city were all in danger, and Li Xian had already been separated, plus Huangfu Song and others secretly planned, Tai Shi Ci broke through the Zhangcheng Gate, and the bravery of the Liang army in the west may not be able to capture Chang'an before Chen Mo arrived.

"But ......" Zhao Wen thought for a while and said: "I have some strategies to break the enemy, the old man doesn't know much about military affairs, at this time, Bo Dao and listen to it, if there is a mistake, Bo Dao should not laugh at it." ”

When Chen Mo heard this, he said, "Please also ask Mr. for advice." ”

"Don't dare to advise." Zhao Wen shook his head and pondered: "Most of the soldiers under the command of Li Guo and the two thieves were under the command of Dong Zhuo in the past. ”

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion arose, the world was full of smoke, Lu Zhi was the general of Zuo Zhonglang, and led the Sanhe Elite Cavalry to Jizhou to quell the rebellion, but was framed by the eunuchs, and before he made any contributions, he was recalled to Luoyang for the crime of being unfavorable, Dong Zhuo then replaced Lu Zhi to continue to quell the rebellion, but he failed again and again, and later bought Zhang Rang and others to intercede, so as to be exempted from responsibility.

Chen Mo had naturally heard of this, but no one said what the details were at that time, and he was a little curious at the moment: "Could it be that there is a hidden secret in this?" ”

Chen Mo fought with the Yellow Turban, and was coerced by the Yellow Turban at the earliest, so he naturally knew the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army, no matter what he thought, with the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army at that time, against the elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Dong Zhuo would not be defeated and retreated.

"The hidden situation is not counted, Bo Dao should know that most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates are Qiang people." Zhao Wen shook his head and said.

"Nature." Chen Mo nodded, more than half of the elite soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command were composed of Qiang people and Huangzhong Yicong.

"Dong Zhuo had a heroic temperament in his early years, traveled extensively, and was well-known among the Qiang people, as long as Dong Zhuo ordered those Qiang soldiers under his command, they would let them attack their own people, and they would not hesitate, Bo Dao knew why?" Zhao Wen asked rhetorically.

"Why?" Chen Mo thought it might be Dong Zhuo's personal charm at first, but from a human point of view, this doesn't make sense, people who can even do it with their own clansmen will swear allegiance to one person? Dong Zhuo's personal charm must be there, and among the Qiang people, he does have prestige, but it is definitely not this reason for these Qiang people who are not recognized by their six relatives to swear to the death, and it is definitely not this reason.

"For money!" Zhao Wen said with a smile.

"Money?" Chen Mo was a little stunned, he had also thought about this reason, but he felt that it was unlikely, after all, who would do it to his own people for money.

"The customs of the Qiang people are different from those of my Han people, and the feelings of the township party are not as important as you and me." Zhao Wen nodded and said: "Dong Zhuo has a heroic temperament, and he is not stingy with money, when he pacified the Qiang Rebellion, the imperial court rewarded nine thousand silk cloths, but he rewarded them all to his subordinates, not only that, Dong Zhuo will reward his subordinates every time he gets something." ”

Chen Mo nodded, nine thousand horses of silk, which is equivalent to sixty years of the Three Princes, tsk~ Dong Zhuo is indeed arrogant.

"It is also because of this that those Qiang people are even willing to lead the way for Dong Zhuo and attack his own family, relying on this move, Dong Zhuo is invincible in Xiliang." Zhao Wen said with a smile: "But when fighting in Jizhou, it was precisely because this trick was reversed by Zhang Jiao that it became Dong Zhuo's biggest drawback. ”

Chen Mo understood, Dong Zhuo fought against the Xiliang Qiang tribe, how could these Qiang tribes have such arrogance as Dong Zhuo? These Qiang people recognize money and don't recognize people, so they are naturally willing to follow Dong Zhuogan, but when they arrive in the Central Plains, after being seen by others, it will be different, which of the wealthy families in the Central Plains is short of money? At that time, Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army was all over the eight states, if there was no considerable financial resources, how could such a big rebellion be set off?

Compared with Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo is obviously not an opponent, but Zhang Jiao knows the weakness of Dong Zhuo's troops, and attacks on this point, using wealth to oppose Dong Zhuo's Qiang soldiers, release water when necessary, or simply defect, Dong Zhuo is no matter how powerful he is, under this kind of money offensive, it is strange that he can win.

"I see, thank you, sir." Chen Mo smiled and nodded, no wonder the Xiliang Army seemed to have been short of money, Li Dao and Guo Yan even plundered the troops at every turn, and then frowned: "Since this is the case, why didn't you use it before?" ”

"I used it, but they all died, Dong Zhuo was powerful at that time, and it was difficult to succeed even if he rebelled, and after Dong Zhuo returned to Guanzhong, but if there was a rebellion, it would call people a bloody massacre, and if they were afraid of killing, no one would dare to rebel, and now Li Dao and Guo Yan led the dynasty and raided their homes at every turn, if someone moved with money, I am afraid that they would be robbed by the Xiliang army the next day." Zhao Wen smiled bitterly.

I can only give a little, tell Li Dao and Guo Yan, then you can take everything, Li Dao and Guo Yan In order to win people's hearts, the constraints on the Xiliang Army are not as strict as Dong Zhuo, which also makes the Xiliang Army more unscrupulous.

Chen Mo nodded, now that there is no Chang'an, half of the land of Jingzhao has also been taken by Chen Mo, at this time, Chen Mo wants to use this method to plot against the Xiliang Army, but he can also give it a try, but ......

Zhao Wen looked at Chen Mo and pondered, and said with a smile: "If Bo Dao is willing, there are many righteous people in Chang'an, who are willing to spend all their wealth to help." ”

Chen Mo nodded, noncommittal, he believed that as long as he opened his mouth at this time, there would definitely be many people who were willing to give him money, but this money was not taken for nothing, if he took other people's money, he had to do things for others, and when the time came, some of them would be loose or not, this was a problem.

Therefore, Chen Mo is reluctant to open this mouth unless it is absolutely necessary, sometimes human favors are really troublesome, and even sometimes others come to help you and you don't accept it, it may cause trouble.

"It's not that time yet." Chen Mo looked at Zhao Wen and said with a smile: "The enemy situation is not yet clear, at this time, I want to send them money, I can't help but think too highly of them, Mr. Zirou rest assured, if necessary, he will not be polite." ”

Don't accept, don't refuse, leave some leeway for both sides, although Li Ru has already gone to say that Li Ying and Li Huan are in charge, but if it is not successful, maybe you really have to use this trick.

Moreover, the habit of the Qiang army is not very good, and after Guanzhong stabilizes, this kind of thing must be contained, otherwise, even if he swallows the Xiliang army of Li Guo and the two thieves, it is likely to become his weakness in the future, and his battlefield is not in Xiliang but in the world!

"Since Bodao has a plan in his heart, the old man will not say much, now that Chang'an has been down, the old man hopes that Bodao can pacify Guanzhong as soon as possible and return the people to a pure land." Zhao Wen got up and said.

"Do your best!" Chen Mo got up and sent Zhao Wen all the way out of the government office, and saw that Zhao Wen left before going back, it seems that this Chang'an is much more complicated than Hedong.