Chapter 109: Hindsight
"General, there is news of Mrs. Guo again" Dian Wei strode in and said to Chen Mo.
"Oh" Chen Mo was not in a hurry when he heard this, he pointed to the map and said, "Where is it, draw it." ”
"This" Dian Wei looked at the map, scratched his scalp, looked up at Chen Mo and said, "Where is the Yi clan." ”
"Teach you a few words on weekdays and learn from Da Lang." Chen Mo reluctantly clicked on the map: "They appeared in the Yi clan." ”
"In the area of Han's hometown in the northeast of the Yi family." Dian Wei clenched the pen in his fist, looked at the map, but did not put down the pen for a long time, and only looked at Chen Mo for a while and said: "How to divide the direction on this map"
Chen Mo: ""
"The northeast of the Yi clan is right" Chen Mo took the pen from Dian Wei and drew a red circle on the map, the same circle, there are seven more on the map, all of which are information that has been transmitted back these days.
"Is Han Jiazhen okay?" asked Chen Mo as he hung the pen on the pen holder.
"No, after the discovery of the thief's traces, Hanjiazhen set off the beacon fire as soon as possible, according to the general's instructions, the last general divided the men and horses into ten teams, once the beacon fire was found, he dragged the branches to the direction of the beacon fire, and did the appearance of the army galloping to help, and at the same time, the surrounding villages will also set off beacon fires to warn the surroundings, the thieves saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, and after half a day, they saw that the reinforcements really arrived, and they led the army to retreat." Dian Wei shook his head, Chen Mo's joint defense in the township had forced many bandits in the Donglai area to starve to death back then, and now it is placed here, and it is also applicable.
"Order someone to inform Manzhong, the matter of the salt prison, leave it to Gao Shun, and order him to come here as soon as possible, and discuss with him on important matters." Chen Mo said with a smile, he came to Hedong this time, not only to suppress bandits, but also to take the rights of Hedong in his own hands, and now that the bureau he arranged has been completed, a pocket array has been set up with Anyi as the center, and Mrs. Guo can only go to Anyi if she doesn't want to starve to death.
"Huh" Dian Wei agreed and took the order.
"What does this Chen Mo mean" Anyi, the ancestral home of the Wei family, in fact, the Wei family has taken root in Hedong for many years, and the family industry has long been all over Hedong, in the past, the wind and grass in Hedong could not escape the eyes and ears of the Wei family, but now, as soon as Chen Mo came, the first thing was to seal the city, and with the help of the joint defense of the township, it was indeed difficult for Guo Tai and others to attack the county, but the Wei family's shops in various places were almost empty.
Originally, when the Wei family learned that Chen Mo was going to marry Cai Yong's daughter, most of the people in their hearts were in their hearts, after all, Cai Yan's appearance and talent, the Wei family was also coveted by some people, and even many people were ready to give Chen Mo a dismount when Chen Mo had not yet come, as long as Chen Mo arrived in Anyi, with the means and connections of the Wei family, it would be no problem to control Chen Mo to death, even if he had soldiers in his hands, it was useless, two thousand soldiers and horses, the Wei family's domestic servants and guards added up to more than this.
Even if Chen Mo has the ability to reach the sky, he doesn't want to make a difference in Hedong, let alone suppress bandits.
Now Chen Mo has arrived in Hedong, but it is not the same as they imagined, the first step is to block the salt prison, and without waiting for the Wei family to react, they will control several counties in the name of Taishou, and when Chen Mo gradually controls all the cities, only Anyi remains, the Wei family suddenly finds that they are isolated.
The means prepared for Chen Mo were useless at all, and what was even worse was that Chen Mo blocked the cities, which was naturally advantageous for the thieves, but for the Wei family, almost all of the Wei family's shops in various counties were cut off from the Wei family, and the goods could not be circulated.
pulled down his face and asked Chen Mo to be accommodating, but Chen Mo repeatedly shirked it, his attitude was quite polite, and he even repaid the money to the person sent by the Wei family, patiently explained, looking like he was thinking about the overall situation.
But the people in power of the Wei family are also people who have experienced the world, who doesn't know that Chen Mo seems to be polite and polite, but in fact, it is simply to lock their way out step by step, weaken and suppress the Wei family, and this method is much more terrifying than coming up directly with you with a knife and a gun.
If Chen Mo really came up and led troops to find fault, the Wei family would not be afraid, there were many people in this world, even if you hit the Wei family hard today, you would definitely be able to spit it out in the future.
But what Chen Mo did was to change from passive to active step by step, and now it is basically certain that under Chen Mo's polite surface, he has bad intentions towards the Wei family.
Wei Qi knelt behind the table, there was a map on his table, he didn't listen to the discussion of others, but his brows were deeper and deeper.
"I don't know what to do, I waited for such a soft begging, but he still refused, after this thief disaster, see what place he still has in this land east of the river" A young man snorted coldly.
"Enough" Wei Qi couldn't listen to it anymore, patted the table, looked at the clansmen around him, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, so many people, only saw that Chen Mo was embarrassing them, and no one saw the real crisis of the Wei family
The "head of the family" everyone saw that Wei Qi was angry, and their voices suddenly disappeared, and they looked at Wei Qi suspiciously.
"Mobilize all the manpower we can, fortify the city, and prepare for battle." Wei Qian shook his head helplessly, this fifteen-year-old boy is quite scheming.
"The head of the family" a young clansman frowned and said: "Chen Mo helped our Wei family face like this, I have to help him if it is difficult."
Not to mention whether Cai Yong's decision to marry his daughter to Chen Mo is true, just since Chen Mo entered Hedong, he has not taken his Wei family in his eyes at all, and everyone has a very heavy resentment towards Chen Mo.
"Help him" Wei Qi raised his head, looked at these clansmen who had not yet figured out the situation, and shook his head helplessly: "Now it's self-help, haven't you noticed that Chen Mo has connected the counties through this kind of township joint defense means, but the Anyi area has not made any deployment."
"Even if he does, I can't help him," the man said with a stiff neck, the Wei family has never suffered such a big loss on the territory of Hedong for so many years.
"Idiot" Wei Qi couldn't help but stand up, kicked over the table, pointed at the tribe and scolded: "Now it's not whether we help people or not, but whether people are willing to help us, and the rest of Anyi has not been deployed, that is to say, now for Mrs. Guo, the easiest thing to attack is Anyi, my Wei family's manor and land are in Anyi, and ninety percent of the grange outside the city is owned by my Wei family, if Chen Mo is ruthless, just let Guo Tai attack, my Wei family has accumulated for hundreds of years, and it will be ruined, and I want to make people unable to gain a foothold, Since Chen Mo blocked the salt prison and Puban, he has established himself here, and now if the Wei clan wants to survive, it depends on Chen Mo's"
"This"
Wei Qi has always been gentle and elegant, and it is the first time for everyone to see him so angry, but what Wei Qi said is really unacceptable, an old man said: "That Mrs. Guo has also been favored by us, and the city of Anyi is strong, and there are many barriers outside the city, so Mrs. Guo doesn't have the courage to attack it."
The Wei family has taken root in Hedong for hundreds of years, don't say Anyi, from Sangquan to Anyi, the most fertile land, at least half of the land is the Wei family, and Anyi here, as the base camp of the Wei family, the cultivated land within ten miles outside the city is basically the Wei family, if you talk about the strong financial resources, the Wei family is not inferior to any family in the world.
"Favor" Wei Qi sighed and said: "Uncle Yuan, Mrs. Guo helped us and others to drive out the hostility, you secretly supported Mrs. Guo's salt, grain and grass, and iron tools, do you really think that I don't know that it was a transaction in the past, but it was not a friendship, let alone kindness, and now they are cornered by Chen Mo, how can they care about those who are thieves?"
"Family master, what should I do now" Wei Qi said this, and everyone immediately panicked and looked at Wei Qi.
"According to what I said before, strengthen the city defense, in addition, the dock fort outside the city also needs to be garrisoned, layer by layer of defense, Uncle Yuan is heavy, so you will take some land deeds and house deeds to see Chen Mo, the Wei family is willing to fully support the envoy, and is willing to offer the land deed, and when the thieves retreat, they are willing to fund the county government with 100,000 stone grain and grass, and 300 strong people."
"Family master, it's over" Several young clansmen frowned, so many things, even if it is the Wei family, it will hurt the muscles and bones.
"Many" Wei Qi sighed and said, "I'm just afraid that he won't accept it." ”
Judging from Chen Mo's methods, if Chen Mo didn't guess that the Wei family intended to target him before coming to Hedong, Wei Mo would never believe it, but this is the terrible thing about Chen Mo, stabbing the knife into your chest little by little with a smile, but doing things is resolute and resolute, and he didn't give this side a chance to react at all, so he threw you into the trap.
Being an enemy of such a person is definitely not what Wei Qian wants.
As for Cai Yong wanting to marry Cai Yan to Chen Mo, that is the matter of the Cai family, Cai Yan has been expelled from the Wei family, and it has nothing to do with the Wei family, because of this, it is not a wise move to offend an enemy like Chen Mo.
"Don't worry, I'll do it" Wei Yuan agreed, and immediately went to find the title deed and house deed, ready to dedicate to Chen Mo.
Wei Qi looked at the others again.
Seeing this, everyone didn't dare to say much, so they hurriedly went to command the manpower to strengthen the city defense, carry materials, and at the same time notify the villages outside the city to prepare to defend against the enemy.
Most of the farms in the Anyi area are tenants of the Wei family, and the orders of the Wei family are sometimes more effective than the orders of the imperial court, but they are much easier to coordinate than Chen Mo.
Wei Qi's plan is to follow Chen Mo's example, hoping that this beacon fire can scare off the thieves.
The Wei family was busy for a long time, and Wei Qi had been presiding over things in the main hall until the evening, when suddenly the chief secretary of the government office and several Wei family members rushed in.
"The family is really clever, then Mrs. Guo really led the soldiers and horses to come, and more than a dozen Zhuangzi who I was waiting for outside were destroyed by Mrs. Guo with his troops, and now they are arguing in the direction of Anyi."
"Brother Boru, how is this good," the master said anxiously.
"Don't panic, you're prepared." Wei Qi sighed helplessly and said, "You guys go up to the city with me to see." ”
"Good"
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