Under the dim light, the flickering lights made the shadows of the people in the room continue to shake, Li Ru put the letter in front of the light and read it carefully, Yuan Shu's letter to Chen Mo did not write anything, it was more of a friendship, but there was indeed a solicitation in it.

"What do you think?" Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and asked.

"Yuan Shu has the intention of wooing, but it is not ruled out that he wants to transfer Chen Mo away from Yique Pass in a divisive manner." Li Ru put down the silk silk, looked at Dong Zhuo and pondered: "Since Chen Mo defended Yique Pass, he has never made a mistake, and he has defeated Yuan Shu one after another, so that our army does not have to worry about the south. ”

This point, it can be seen from the battle report sent by Hua Xiong and others, Hua Xiong and Yang Ding, who are Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, are absolutely no problem in terms of loyalty, but these two people are highly respectful of Chen Mo, you can imagine what kind of attitude the soldiers in Yique Pass have towards Chen Mo, if Chen Mo is convicted or seized of military power because of these letters at this time, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction in the army.

Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "The old man also knows that it is a bit far-fetched to convict Chen Mo only on these grounds, this son is both civil and military, and the old man does like it, but he is not my confidant after all, and now that the people of Luoyang have not all moved away, the old man can't rest assured, it's not that he really wants to punish the crime." ”

In other words, Chen Mo still has to be transferred.

"In this case, it is necessary to take into account the hearts of the soldiers of Yique Pass, firstly, after transferring Chen Mo, Yique Pass needs to be called by Hua Xiong, otherwise it will be difficult to calm the hearts of the army, and secondly, in order to avoid the dissatisfaction of Chen Mo's troops, Chen Mo's soldiers and horses need to be transferred away, but it is necessary to fill the troops in time, so as not to take advantage of Yuan Shu's weakness; In the end, Chen Mo can't be guilty, even if his father-in-law is suspicious of him now, but Chen Mo has not made a mistake so far, and he will be guilty for no reason, and the soldiers will inevitably be centrifugal, and it is best to add an official title to him, so that the war in Chenggao is tight, and Chen Mo will be transferred back to Chenggao on the grounds that the war is tight, and Chen Mo will be transferred back to Chenggao to garrison, so that the heart of the army will not be shaken. Li Ru said while thinking.

Chen Mo is not guilty, rash punishment will inevitably shake people's hearts, using this way of rising and descending secretly, it is the best way to transfer Chen Mo back to Luoyang, of course, in Li Ru's opinion, it is the best plan to continue to let Chen Mo guard Yique Pass, but Dong Zhuo has obviously been suspicious of Chen Mo and said that this is meaningless.

Li Dao frowned, according to his original plan, he wanted to take the opportunity to push his nephew to the position of the chief general of Yique Pass, as long as he held Yique Pass, this credit would not be small, but Li Ru suggested that Hua Xiong be the chief general of Yique Pass, Li Dao had no way to object, regardless of seniority and reputation, Hua Xiong was obviously more suitable for this position than Li Xian.

However, as soon as Chen Mo left, Li Xian's status in Yique Pass naturally rose, and he sent another team of people to Yique Pass to support Li Xian, which could always help him get more merits.

"In addition......" Li Ru got up and saluted Dong Zhuo: "Father-in-law, changing generals in battle is a taboo for soldiers, and Confucianism still hopes that his father-in-law will think twice." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded, he was not at ease with Chen Mo, but his ability was there, Yique Pass was the southern gateway of Luoyang, once it was lost, Dong Zhuo's situation would not be very good.

"Don't worry, my lord." Li Dao smiled and said: "The last general can order Zhao Cen to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to replace Chen Mo, and he will definitely be able to ensure that Yique Pass is safe." ”

Zhao Cen is Dong Zhuo's general, and he is also a very brave and good fighter.

"Well, after I ask Your Majesty for the edict tomorrow, I will order Zhao Cen to replace Chen Mo with the edict, although he has been wronged, but this time with his merits, I can help him get the position of the right general." Dong Zhuo nodded and smiled.

Right General, rank Jiuqing, non-placed, Chen Mo is now Guangluxun and Henan Yin, the position is higher than Jiuqing, the status is higher than the right general, but there is one point, General Wei's military power can be higher than Jiuqing, in today's terms, although the position of Jiuqing, but the real power is higher, and there is the right to open the government, that is to say, with the position of the right general, Chen Mo can justifiably divide the official positions under his command, according to the Han system, these official positions under his command are loyal to Chen Mo first, and then loyal to the Han.

It is equivalent to Chen Mo can establish his own small court, just like Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is the rear general, but he is the strongest prince in this alliance of princes, not only because Yuan Shu has a strong background, but also because those people under him belong directly to him.

It's just a matter of name, but sometimes, the name is important.

Li Ru frowned when he heard this, according to his thoughts, even if Chen Mo was given the position of the third duke, he should not be given the right to open a mansion and build a government office, Chen Mo not only can fight by himself, but also has a group of strong generals under his command, and this person's mind, Li Ru can still see through it at first, but now, it is a little uncertain.

Just make it up to him.

After thinking about it, Li Ru finally gave up persuasion, what would he give if he didn't give this? Chen Mo himself is already a figure in the Jiuqing, but if he is given the position of the third duke, not to mention that there is no vacancy in the position of the third duke now, even if there is, Dong Zhuo will not be able to give it to Chen Mo.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Li Ru and Li Dao both got up and said goodbye.

……

A few days later, when Zhao Cen came with 4,000 soldiers and horses to deliver the edict to replace Chen Mo, Hua Xiong and Yang Ding immediately stopped.

What does that mean? Changing generals in battle is a taboo for soldiers, generals not only have no fault, but also have merit to the court, why change? As soon as Hua Xiong and the others heard that they were going to change Chen Mo, they immediately stopped doing it, immediately got up, grabbed Zhao Cen and said, "Is it that you villain is secretly framing?" ”

"General Wen Kai, how can I have this ability? Can you read the edict first? Zhao Cen wanted to break Hua Xiong's hand, but he couldn't, and said helplessly: "This time, the war on Chenggao's side is tight, and the princes attack in separate ways, only Xu Rong and Lu Bu are a little difficult to take care of. ”

"Don't mess around!" Chen Mo stretched out his hand to hold Hua Xiong and said with a smile: "It is indeed a good thing, but if our troops leave, the troops of Yique Pass will definitely be empty." ”

"General rest assured!" Zhao Cen hugged his fists and said: "In the next place, I will also bring four thousand elites, just to assist in the defense." ”

"I see, I'm relieved." Chen Mo stretched out his hand to take the edict and asked Dian Wei to take the tiger talisman, this is the certificate of his opening of the mansion and the construction of the government, the right general or something, Chen Mo doesn't care, but this right to open the government is of great use to Chen Mo, at least these generals under his command can be promoted to the rank of captain one by one, and whether it is actual or nominal, it belongs to himself first, and then belongs to the Han.

Theoretically speaking, he can lead at least 20,000 soldiers and horses as a right general, of course, there is no fixed number of this, and it is okay to lead more, of course, these soldiers will obviously not be matched by the imperial court, if in Luoyang, no matter how high his official position is, with the right to open the government and build a government, it is also meaningless, but if he breaks away from Dong Zhuo, it will be different, to be realistic, these official positions in his hands alone can help Chen Mo attract a lot of talents.

Of course, it would be better if he could give himself a state pastor, but this kind of thing, Chen Mo can only think about it, the position of state pastor, now there are only two or three in the entire Han Dynasty, and it will not be easily sealed, and it is even more impossible for him, besides, if it is not for the state, it is useless to take it himself.

When the generals heard this, their emotions calmed down a little, but Li Xian on the side couldn't wait to ask: "General Zhao, General Chen is leaving, I don't know who is the main general in Yique Pass?" ”

Chen Mo didn't react, but Hua Xiong and Yang Ding frowned, what's the matter, the little kid still wants to ride on Lao Tzu's head? Isn't it overthinking?

"It is written in the edict that after General Chen left, General Hua Xiong was the chief general of Yique Pass, including the last general, and he had to listen to General Hua's dispatch, and there must be no mistakes!" Zhao Cen glanced at Li Xian helplessly, although he said that he was in the same vein as Li Xian, and he did support Li Xian when he came over, but is this kid's brain broken, no matter how it turns, the position of the main general of Yique Guan will not be on his head.

Hua Xiong and Yang Dingna are both veteran generals in the army, and they are deeply trusted by Dong Zhuo, even if they are Li Dao, who is higher than Hua Xiong, they dare not let their nephews ride on Hua Xiong's head.

Li Xian was a little disappointed when he heard this, Chen Mo was younger than himself, why could he not do it himself? What was the purpose of trying to get Chen Mo away?

"Okay, it just so happens that everyone is here, Dian Wei, you go and inform Yu Sheng that they will count the soldiers and horses, and I will hand over the military affairs with the generals." Chen Mo waved his hand at Dian Wei and motioned for Dian Wei to gather his people and explain the military affairs to the generals.

"Whoa!" Dian Wei was ordered to leave.

"My people have withdrawn, and the vacancy must be filled as soon as possible, now there are four thousand more people, aside from what I took away, now the troops in Guanzhong are sufficient, according to my law of defending the city, as long as you don't rush to war, the problem will not be too big, General Hua, after I leave, you will re-divide the troops into a point to ensure that there are sufficient emergency troops, and, at this time, everyone needs to work together, and the supplies for the soldiers must not be less, after each battle, the reward must also be issued as soon as possible, and there are four levels of defense, according to the previous way, but now we have sufficient troops, If the remaining four passes are lacking in troops, they can appropriately send some soldiers and horses to make up for it, and the Yique Pass is well defended, but I am worried that Yuan Shu will use his mind on these four passes. Chen Mo said earnestly to Hua Xiong.

"General rest assured, although the last general can't know all the soldiers and horses like you, but after so many years of fighting, he is not a waste." Hua Xiong said with a smile.

Huaxiong is naturally not a waste, but if someone wants to compete for merit, it is dangerous.

Chen Mo just smiled and nodded, and after saying what should be paid attention to, he said goodbye to everyone and led his troops to Luoyang, as for whether Li Xian would meet his expectations, Chen Mo still has confidence in him, this kind of person, don't expect to succeed, but the ability to do bad things is absolutely first-class, it depends on whether Yuan Shu can seize the opportunity.

Dong Zhuo probably won't really let himself go to Chenggao, I hope Li Xian can perform better, so that he can get the opportunity to continue to lead the troops as soon as possible, and when he gets to Dong Zhuo, he still has to pretend, huh......