The Central Plains was finally reunified, so far, the territory under Lu Lin's command covered as many as ten of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and the unstable factors were left in Xiliang and Yangzhou's Jiangdong counties, but the problem was not big, Zhang Xiu was with an army of 30,000, and Han Sui had no resistance at all.

Lin Mo stood at the gate of Xuchang City, a little trance-like.

This is Cao Cao's lair, once upon a time heroic, stormy, Cao Cao made a fortune here to become strong, Yingchuan's talents gathered here, and countless fierce generals gathered here.

Now, standing here, it also means that the golden years that belonged to the Cao family to scold Fang Xuan are gone.

This feeling was amazing, and Lin Mo even recalled that when he was in Pengcheng, he had been thinking for a long time to defect to Cao Cao.

It's been almost ten years in a flash, and life is like a white horse, and it's all of a sudden.

Someone leaves, someone comes.

Lin Mo will also think of Zhang Yang, Wei Xu, and the three Cao Xing brothers who finally redeemed themselves with their lives, as well as those soldiers who died on the battlefield without a tombstone.

"Let's go, go in and see how prosperous this so-called imperial capital is." Lin Mo chuckled lightly and strode forward.

Behind him are Gao Shun, Xu Sheng, and the most elite trap camp.

Although the two states of the Central Plains now nominally belong to Lu Lin, after all, Cao Cao has just escaped, and the remnants of the forces here must not have been completely wiped out.

In the past few days, many clan relatives and court officials have returned one after another.

If the official seal is not lost during the escape, you can enter the city when the signboard is displayed, and if it is lost, you have to register first, and then there is a lengthy verification process, in which you have to stand honestly at the door and wait.

There is no way, not to mention the people outside the city, even the part of the people who remain in the city have to stay at home honestly and wait for the sergeants to check one by one, which is a very heavy job, but it has to be done.

Regardless of whether this is Cao Cao's lair or not, it is the capital of the Gyeonggi Emperor after all, and after Zhao Yun takes Liu Xie back, he still needs to be in charge here.

"Compared to Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao is quite benevolent." When entering the city, Gao Shun muttered.

"Kindness? Kind egg, you didn't look at him when he slaughtered the city, my father and mother were killed by him when he slaughtered the city! Xu Shengqi didn't fight anywhere.

Gao Shun glanced at him, didn't squeak, Lin Mo explained: "You misunderstood what Uncle Gao meant, what he meant was that when Cao Cao chose to move the capital, he didn't burn it down like Dong Zhuo did when he treated Luoyang, although he also coerced many people to leave, but in the end, the palace and private houses were not destroyed." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shengcai nodded silently.

Lin Mo continued to explain: "Actually, it's not that Cao Cao is more merciful than Dong Zhuo, it's that he is smarter than Dong Zhuo and burned Luoyang, which means telling the world that he doesn't plan to leave Sanqin's throat in his life, a fool."

Cao Cao is different, he just coerced the people to leave, but he didn't move anything in this city just to tell the world that this place is just for us to live temporarily, and one day he will be able to fight back. ”

"Cao Cao thinks quite far-reaching." Gao Shun nodded.

The soldiers in the city are busy, all of them are the garrisons of Liyang, in fact, the first to take over here is the Northern Army brought by the old Yin goods, of course, the follow-up Liaoshen also came, and the two of them occupied this place and began to rectify the work.

The capital is so important that other places haven't even had time to send troops to receive it, and there is always a priority in things.

After seeing Liao Shen and Lao Yin, Lin Mo just said a few simple greetings, now the big guys are very busy, they have their own affairs, and Lin Mo also has a few extremely important things to work out.

There are also some people on the way to come, such as the Xin brothers, Guo Tu and Zhenrong, they must come over before Liu Xie returns, and when the time comes, there will be a place to use.

"Yunwen, Yunwen, hahaha, I heard that Zilong rescued His Majesty, and I was happy to hear the news on the way here, and I didn't sleep all night!

This must have been arranged, and it was done beautifully! ”

In Xuchang City, in a quiet courtyard, Lu Bu strode in.

This courtyard belongs to Guo Jia, Lin Mo chose to move in here first, as for Cao Cao's Sikong Mansion, of course, it is much more magnificent than here, the problem is that living in it now will inevitably cause criticism, are you Lin Mo ready to be the second Cao Cao?

Sometimes, rumors can kill.

Lin Mo stood up with a smile and arched his hand: "I have seen Lord Yue, Ling'er and Xiaoniang live in the West Chamber, so I will send someone to report them and let them come over." ”

"No, no, no."

Lu Bu didn't even take off his armor, he pulled Lin Mo and sat down, "Come on, let's talk first, I have a lot to say to you." ”

The old father-in-law is really like a child, Lin Mo made a pot of tea without hurry, and after pouring it full, he put on a posture of listening.

"Cao Cao's retreat can be said to be exhausted, I have already sent an order to go down to control the war horses in Sizhou and Liangzhou, from now on it is not so easy for him to buy war horses, there is no war horse, what will he take to counterattack the Central Plains, his good days are over.

When His Majesty comes back, he will definitely tell the world about the evil deeds of Cao thieves, and I think that there will be civil strife in Yizhou and Jingzhou when the time comes, which is enough for him to toss.

I also heard about Huang Zu's matter, and this matter is even more beautiful, hahaha, what our army lacks most now is the navy, and Huang Zu is a fierce general of the water division, and he is inseparable from him to fight Jingzhou and attack Yizhou, and the most commendable thing is that I heard that this incident also induced a contradiction between Liu Qi and Liu Bei.

However, Sun Ce on the other side of Jiangdong has not had any news. ”

The old father-in-law was indeed very excited, and said a lot in one breath, and then took a sip of the hot tea and let out a pleasant aftertaste.

"Sun Ce went to Jiaozhou, and he is in the process of negotiating with the four major families, but the problem is not big, as long as His Majesty comes back, I will have a way to clean up the four major families." Lin Moyun said lightly.

"Wow, the merit is higher than the Savior, although it is Zilong who rescued His Majesty, but after all, it is you who are strategizing, this first merit, Your Majesty will definitely remember your head, plus your merits over the years, Your Majesty may be happy to promote you to the third duke."

Lu Bu couldn't close his mouth with a smile, supported his knees sitting cross-legged with his hands, and said happily: "If you want to say that you are inferior to the twelve prime ministers, you can look at the hundreds of years of imperial history of the Han Dynasty, how can there ever be a young third prince like you." ”

Lin Mo chuckled, revealing a trace of disdain, and said casually: "Don't just talk about me, what about my father-in-law." ”

"Me?"

Lu Bu took another sip of tea, and the happiness on his face turned into longing, "When I first joined the army, I wanted to become Wei Qing and Huo Quai, drive hundreds of miles for the Han Dynasty, and drive the Huns out of the Hetao.

I estimate the merits of these years, Your Majesty will definitely be able to give me a general, while my old bones can still be tossed, then I will lead the troops to kill through the Hetao, and also learn from Huo Qu Sick Horse to step on Yanzhi Mountain, seal the wolf Juxu! ”

"Lord Yue's ambition is so ambitious, I want to learn from Wei Qing and Huo Quai."

Lin Mo smiled, "But it's really suitable for Lord Yue's temperament." ”

"Then what about you, what do you want Your Majesty to reward you?"

Lu Bu leaned on his head with his right hand and quipped: "You are a good person who governs the country, and you may not be able to be a mainstay of the court in history like Bi Gan, Wu Zixu, and Shang Ying in the future." ”

Well, the dream is over, Lin Mo doesn't plan to continue to embellish these unrealistic dreams, and after a long sigh, he shook his head and said, "I just want to ask Your Majesty to reward me with a way to live." ”

"What's that called?" Lu Bu also thought that Lin Mo was joking.

"Big truth."

Lin Mo looked at Lu Bu seriously, and said solemnly: "Lord Yue, I have thought a lot about the way to Xuchang, I have thought about it for a long time, and I have thought very clearly, I originally planned to find a suitable time to discuss it with you, but since I am in a hurry today, I will just break it down."

I don't think it's difficult for you to be a general, but I want to ask Lord Yue, do you hand over this military power, or do you hold it in your hands? ”

"Your Majesty is still in charge of the government, so I naturally have to hand over the military power, otherwise what is the difference between me and Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and others?"

Lu Bu almost blurted out, but when he saw Lin Mo's bitter and hateful appearance, he hurriedly added, "But the general has already led the world's soldiers and horses, and he has his own military power in his hands, this is an indistinct fact, what are you afraid of." ”

Such an answer was within Lin Mo's expectations, he took a sip of tea without hurry, and then replied: "Lord Yuezhang should know that His Majesty has been reduced to a puppet since the day he ascended the throne, and he has been at the mercy of others for more than ten years.

Or, with great ambitions, Taoguang and obscurity, waiting for the opportunity, when I designed to save him, there was a lot of road on the way that I had to risk my life to break through, but he resolutely chose this difficult road, which is enough to show that our majesty belongs to the latter. ”

Lu Bu listened to Lin Mo's analysis and nodded slowly, which he obviously agreed with.

Lin Mo continued: "Okay, then the problem comes, a person who can endure humiliation for more than ten years, such a person, how deep the mental art and the city government are are afraid that we can't guess, right?"

Once he is in control of the army, the first person he will deal with is the one who poses the greatest threat to him. ”

"The most threatening person?"

When the old father-in-law was still hesitating to say Cao Cao's name, Lin Mo had already knocked on the table and said sonorously: "For Your Majesty, Cao Cao is already a defeated army, and civil strife is imminent, so there is nothing to be afraid of, and it is our son-in-law who is really a threat to him!" ”

Hearing this, the old father-in-law's heart sank, his face was ugly, and he wanted to speak several times and stopped.

Lin Mo's fingers played lightly on the table, and he said earnestly: "Lord Yue, don't believe it, think about it seriously, at present, only you and I can make him a puppet again."

At that juncture, it doesn't matter whether you and I are against us or not, the important thing is that once we want to oppose us, we can easily turn back, do you think Your Majesty will stay by your side with such a person? ”

If the words just now made Lu Bu feel a sense of crisis, then these words were enough to make Lu Bu restless, maybe he didn't realize that he had subconsciously changed from sitting cross-legged at random to kneeling, this action could make him stand up as soon as possible.

This is a defensive posture, and body language is also called subconscious defense.

"No, you and I have made great contributions to the Han family, if there is no son-in-law for us, Your Majesty is still a puppet in Cao Cao's hands, even if he is not grateful for this heavenly contribution, he will not kill us all, right?" Lu Bu shook his head and muttered, as if his faith had collapsed.

I don't blame him.

Over the years, with the expansion of his territory and the improvement of his strength, what he thought about the most was how the other party would be grateful to him after rescuing Liu Xie, and even thought about how to stand on top of the court in the future, so that everyone would know that he was a minister of the society.

Suddenly told him that the thoughts he had had over the years were actually wrong, and he and the Son of Heaven were incompatible, and he was a little overwhelmed.

Even at this moment, he didn't think about replacing Liu Xie, Zhongjun, this matter is a kind of cognition that most people in this era go deep into the bone marrow, not everyone has the delusion of climbing to the top of the treasure.

Lin Mo hit the railway while it was hot: "No? The birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked. Think about Zhang Liang, think about Han Xin, which one is not the minister of the society, and which one is not a great contribution to the Han family.

I'm not afraid to tell my father-in-law, and I can even guess how Your Majesty will deal with our son-in-law after the return of the capital. ”

Lu Bu swallowed his saliva, looked at Lin Mo deeply, and didn't ask questions, but his eyes were full of anticipation, he wanted to hear what was going on.

"First of all, of course, it is a wanton reward for hundreds of officials, Lord Yuezhang is no problem to be a general, and I am no problem to be a third duke, because at this time he is fledgling, and he can't do anything to us.

But he would begin to cultivate his own forces, starting with the Imperial Forest Army, then the patrol battalion in the city, and finally the two battalions of Captain Jiumen and Gongwei Gyeonggi.

Of course, he has no candidates in the military, so the process will be relatively long, at least three or five years.

In this process, those who are loyal to our son-in-law will be entrusted with important tasks or on the border, or transferred far away, in short, they will not be here in the capital.

When he is almost ready, he will start to collect the net, as for the timing and time of this net, it depends on whether our Weng and son-in-law are so easy to handle. ”

"It's just your guess." Lu Bu still couldn't accept such an inference.

Because, once this inference is established, then he has to face the pressure from Liu Xie, and the confrontation is endless, and in the end, he can only become the most fierce national thief who has been scolded in his mouth?

"Guess?"

Lin Mo laughed, "Lord Yue, do you know that when Cao Cao moved the capital, Uncle Gao's trapping camp was in Runan, but there were still more than 10,000 defenders under his command at that time, and the soldiers and horses of Zang Ba and Sun Guan had also arrived and were approaching Chen Liu, plus the deployment of the Northern Army and An Feng, I could easily rescue Your Majesty, but I didn't."

I deliberately sold him a flaw, just to see what kind of person he is, according to my deployment, he ran more than 200 miles from Sheqigou to avoid pursuit, and Lord Yuezhang knew better than me how dangerous the battlefield was.

He also knew how many people he would give up in the whole process, but he still decisively chose this path, isn't it enough to explain the problem.

I just want to prove to you that he is not a kind son of heaven in your eyes, and once he has minions, he can become a tiger at any time. ”

Speaking of which, Lu Bu could no longer find any excuse for Liu Xie.

His son-in-law is scheming to prove that Liu Xie's city government and mental skills are far from being as simple as he imagined.

He couldn't sit still, and he got up and paced back and forth in the room, his face uneasy.

Lin Moke didn't care about this, and continued to increase his efforts, "Master Yue, Ling'er told me one thing, saying that she didn't want to marry me at the beginning, so you can recruit me as a strategist, how do you refute her, remember?"

What you are saying is that I, Lin Yunwen, can only be your son-in-law, not your advisor.

So why did you say that at the time? Isn't it because you're afraid that I'm insincere and switched to Cao Cao?

Don't underestimate Your Majesty, believe me, he's a lot more powerful than you think. ”

The amount of information is too much, and the old father-in-law was a little relieved by the impact, and he no longer looked like he was proud of the spring breeze when he came in just now, but it seemed that Cao Cao was about to attack him, but he had no soldiers and horses at hand.

"This matter, Lord Yuezhang really needs to think about it carefully, oh yes, I also need to remind Lord Yuezhang again, if you take the initiative to hand over power, Your Majesty will really attack us, he will not only attack you and me, let me count."

Chuan'er, Ling'er, Xiaoniang, mother-in-law, this is our family, don't want to run, what about the military, Zilong, Uncle Gao, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Wei, oops, there are too many, I can't count them, or Lord Yuezhang will count them himself. ”

"Then why do you take him back?" The old father-in-law was annoyed and angry, but he began to blame Lin Molai.

Lin Mo smiled, not impatient, and said quietly: "Of course there is a reason, there are some things that only he can do at present, and there are other things that need his help, in a word, if it is in my hands, he will have more advantages than disadvantages." ”

Now that the wood is in the boat, Lu Bu doesn't know what the advantages of Lin Mo said, but when he saw the disadvantages, he couldn't help but feel depressed, and complained: "Then you are ready to be the second Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, and let the people of the world point to your backbone and scold." ”

"Lord Yue, why do you have to learn this and that, can't you let Your Majesty follow the example of the ancestors?" Lin Mo spread his hands and said with a smile.

"The first saint?"

"Yao Chan let Yu Shun, Shun Chan let Yu Yu, this is a beautiful talk that will last for centuries." Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and said.

This really frightened Lu Bu, and stretched out a trembling finger at Lin Mo, "You want to usurp Han?" ”

"Don't say it so ugly, he forced it to me, anyway, I have the means."

This big event that changed the sky seemed to Lin Mo as ordinary as eating and drinking, and even made Lu Bu feel that he was a little strange, Lin Mo hurriedly shrugged his shoulders, "Lord Yue, don't look at me like this, it's not that I have a desire for power, but think about it, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, we can't keep him and guard against him all the time."

If you don't think about this family, I have to think about Ling'er and Chuan'er. ”

"What do you want to do?" Lu Bu walked in front of Lin Mo.

"Don't worry, Lord Yue, I won't touch him at the moment, I said, there are many things that need him to lead, and before that, you and I are loyal ministers to save the country."

Lin Mo replied seriously: "As for when to do it, Lord Yuezhang can also believe me, it must make the world look like we don't want to move him, but he can't tolerate us." ”

"You let me think about it, let me think about it again." Lu Bu's face was already pale at this time.

In his eyes, Lin Mo is of course a person with unparalleled wisdom, but no matter what you do, the fact of usurping the Han in the end cannot be changed after all, he is not like himself like Wang Mang, who was beheaded after death to warn future generations, and kept muttering: "I just want to be a general"

"It's okay, there is time for Lord Yue-in-law to think about it, by the way, I heard that Lord Yue-in-law pressed Zhong Xuan back when he came back, this old thing is quite tight-mouthed, Lord Yue, wait a minute, I'll clean him up first to deter this group of bastards in Yingchuan."

After saying this, Lin Mo didn't care that Lu Bu was still doubting his life, and left in stride.

This kind of collapse of belief is really abrasive, as a traverser, Lin Mo can of course be free and easy without any psychological baggage, but Lu Bu is a person of this era, and he has the recognition and firmness in his bones.

Well, it's hard.

This thing, even the old father-in-law who is the person concerned is so suspicious of life, and he has to find a few helpers.

First of all, he needs to help with the old yin, and in the whole process, many things also need him to contribute.

(End of chapter)