On the third day after the end of the pilgrimage, the decree was issued through the Taijoin Temple.

In the past few days, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire Xuchang City is rumored, and the ministers of all ministries are busy, mostly listening to further news.

There were a large number of people waiting to meet at the door of Sikong Mansion and Taiwei Mansion every day, but all of them were closed, and in desperation, they all went to Situ Yang Biao to discuss.

In the Taiwei Mansion, Lin Mo was wrapped in a brocade robe, lazily lying on a tiger skin blanket, holding the desk case in one hand and the letter sent by Guo Zhao in the other, yawning from time to time.

"It's pretty good, Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, Chongji, Geng Ji and Yang Biao's mansion, you have arranged people with red sleeves, it seems that they will be impatient." Lu Bu on the side was also looking at these silk cloths.

"It's a pity, most of them are maids, and the information that can be obtained is limited." Lin Mo pursed his lips, looking a little dissatisfied.

"It's already good."

Lu Bu put down the last letter and said: "You asked Your Majesty to come forward to propose the imperial examination, and we avoided the system itself and simply supported Your Majesty's decision, it seems that we have all been cleaned, but"

Lu Bu paused, glanced at the letter on the table, and said sideways: "Judging from this letter, these people are not going to make any moves, just waiting for the finalization of the position of the dean of the Tai Academy."

This trick is quite poisonous, if their people go up, then you can't beat the calculation if you want to weaken the family's dominance; And if it were our people who went up, they would accuse us of being the son-in-law of leading the whole thing.

Although he has been moving around in the past few days, the core strength of the family has not wavered.

Yunwen, you should know that the most troublesome person is not in Xuchang City, but the state pastors and taishou of various states and counties, and it is really possible to cause dissent from local officials if this matter is not handled well. ”

The old father-in-law's worries were actually justified.

This kind of thing that is clearly using knives on other people's heads is very likely to push these families to their own hostilities.

This group of them, individually, is not very capable, the problem is that they are willing to hold together.

If the Taishou and the state pastor of the various states and counties under their rule are really in collusion, whether it is directly to Cao Cao, or secretly communicating with Cao Cao, or even a strike, it is actually possible for the states and counties to fall into a semi-paralyzed state.

Moreover, any situation, to be honest, is not something that Lu Lin can easily solve now.

This is still the situation that appeared after Liu Xie was pulled down, and it is conceivable that if Lu Lin personally came forward to do this, even when the world was decided, it might induce a series of mutinies.

Lin Mo sat up, yawned and said: "I do this, in addition to considering the imperial examination itself and suppressing the scholars, the biggest purpose is to make the world's families chill His Majesty, based on this, academicians can be our people, but the position of dean must not be our people, otherwise the people below will not be able to sit still." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Lin Mo, "It's not our people, do you really want to give it to the families headed by Yang Biao, then what's the point of you singing this play, when the time comes, this old thing will definitely distribute these positions equally, and the inspection system and the imperial examination system will just change their names." ”

"Lord Yue, there are more families in the world this day, it's not our people, and it doesn't necessarily have to be his Yang Biao's people, right?" Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled.

As far as this matter is concerned, the interests of the family in the world are absolutely one, even if it is not Yang Biao's party, they will definitely be willing to support them, how can there be other candidates.

Lu Bu's eyes turned, searching for possible candidates in his mind, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Cai Yan, are you talking about Cai Yan, yes, yes, it must be her, she is the daughter of the great Confucian Cai Yong, although the family has declined, but Cai Yong's protégé said that it is not too much to say that it is all over the world, she will definitely be able to stabilize the situation!"

Hahaha, wonderful, the news about the best rice paper in the academy has been boiling recently, and the one you said. Printing is right, when the time comes, it will make a name for the academy, and then she will be promoted to the dean of the Tai Academy, and everyone expects it! ”

Lu Bu was excited, which made Lin Mo a little confused.

After a while, he said astringently: "It's useless, she is not qualified enough, after this matter, the dean of the Tai Academy has no less power than the three dukes, and she is above Jiuqing, how can she let a woman with no official status take office, isn't that a joke."

What's more, now that she and Zilong already have some rumors, everyone knows that it is our person who makes her appoint. ”

Isn't it?

Lu Bu's eyes flashed with a hint of loss, "Then I see that these two things are going on at the same time, and I thought you deliberately arranged them." ”

"It's also deliberate, it's a means to weaken the family, but the intention is not here." Lin Mo shrugged.

"Then I can't guess." Lu Buyi was excited.

"Lord Yuezhang, you see that the family under our rule has the Huainan faction, the Xuzhou faction, the Northern Country faction, the Liangzhou faction, and the Central Plains faction, and the same is true for the family in this world, I am ready to find someone who does not belong to the faction under our rule to serve in this position.

In this way, even if this matter is made into a-for-tat situation between His Majesty and the family of the world, and at the same time, the position of dean can also share the pressure for us, and the most important thing is that no one will criticize us for taking advantage of the Son of Heaven, because we have not benefited from this matter from beginning to end. ”

After Lin Mo finished speaking, Lu Bu fell into deep thought.

He understands everything.

The problem is that such people don't seem to exist.

Since the fall of the Yuan family, the Sima family has also fallen, and looking at the world, the power of the Hongnong Yang family should be the strongest.

Unless you deliberately cultivate the Lu family in Youzhou and the Zhao family in Jizhou, but that is meaningless, these people are actually not their own people.

"Who the hell is it?" Lu Bu finally lost the patience to guess.

Lin Mo smiled slightly, tapped the corner of his mouth on the table, "Zhong Xuan." ”

"This old thing." Lu Bu didn't understand, but instinctively felt that he wanted to knife people, this thing's mouth was too hard, and his bones were also hard, not like a person who could be manipulated at will.

"Master Yue, don't worry, he has a handle in my hands, I don't dare to say it in the future, and he will definitely not dare to mess around in a short time." Lin Mo pressed his fingers with confidence.

"Why him?"

"There's no way, the Zhong family is strong, and the most important thing is that behind the Zhong family is the entire Yingchuan faction, and this struggle must pull them into the water together."

Lin Mo let out a long sigh of relief, leaning on the chair behind him with his hands on the pillow, "Once the Yingchuan faction enters the game, it will be impossible for the family in the world to have any thoughts about this matter, and if you want to fight, it will be an infighting between the families, and with the assistance of Your Majesty, this matter can be carried out steadily." ”

Lu Bu bowed his head slowly, his expression was plausible, and he understood that the most feared situation in the current development of this matter was that the family in the world would make a concerted effort with the Hongnong Yang family as the respect.

But if Zhong Xuan becomes the dean, then the Yingchuan faction is the most direct beneficiary, at least on the surface, this is a force that cannot be underestimated, Cao Cao can become bigger, and the Yingchuan faction can be described as the backbone.

It is indeed a good move to let the Yingchuan faction compete with the Hongnong Yang clan, but the problem is "I'm worried that he will sit down as he does." ”

"Don't worry, Lord Yue, he is just a dean, and the five academicians are all our people, plus if he wants to protect the family, he can only obey my orders."

Lin Mo's eyes were half-narrowed, and he fiddled with the silk cloth on the table, "There is another benefit to doing this, everyone knows that the Yingchuan faction has been doing things for Cao Cao in the past few years, and those who want to compete with them will be invested in our command, only at that time, what Jia Wenhe does will really have an effect." ”

As a political game that swept the entire Han world, it is impossible to achieve immediate results in a short period of time.

Even if he takes the world as a chess game and wants to hold black with one hand and white with the other, he still needs time to finish this game.

However, so far, the development of things is still under control, which makes Lin Mo feel calm.

"It's a bit complicated, I don't understand it too well, but if you say you're sure, then I'll listen to you, it's just that Zhong Miao is an old fox, you must not play eagle and peck at the eyes."

"Lord Yue, my son-in-law is sure."

When the two were discussing, the door was pushed open with a creak, and Lu Bu subconsciously glared at it, which unruly person, didn't he say that he was closed to the guests?

Oh, it's Wenyuan, come and drink tea.

There are not many old brothers left in the state, Lu Bu cherishes them very much, Zhang Liao, Wei Yue, Gao Shun, these are all brothers who can give their lives, they can share weal and woe, and they can also share wealth and prosperity.

Especially Zhang Liao, he doesn't pay attention to the rules, and that is also a license.

"Wen Hou, why do you keep thanking guests, the people outside are in a hurry, I have a lot of things to discuss with you."

Zhang Liao walked over while closing the door, and then glanced at Lin Mo, "What are you looking at, move a place and come out, my Sikong Lord." ”

"I know, I know, Uncle Zhang, please take a seat." Lin Mo immediately moved aside obediently.

No matter whose cup it is, Zhang Liao picked it up and poured it down, "Zhang Xiu has sent a letter, Han Sui has been beheaded, but the situation is more complicated, the Qiang people, the Di people and the Xiongnu have it, it is a barren land, and now it is even more chaotic, and he still needs some time to stabilize the Xiliang tribes."

Yunwen didn't find the Huohuan cloth he asked for for the time being, and he said that he would continue to look for it.

Also, this is this year's recruitment plan, according to what you said before, I let His Majesty look at it first, but His Majesty is polite, saying that the military and political generals just need to look at it. ”

After speaking, he took out a silk cloth and spread it out on the table.

Lu Bu and Lin Mo's probes looked over.

In fact, not counting Jiangxia Huangzu's soldiers and horses at present, there are more than 300,000 people in all departments combined, and there is no need to recruit troops at all.

However, the recruitment plan is done every year, and it is generally the same as the livelihood budget such as agriculture and water conservancy.

Lu Bu glanced at it and nodded in agreement.

It is written that the recruitment of 200,000 young people will be completed before the autumn harvest, and if it is said that it is recruited in the ten states under the rule, of course it is not difficult, but the question is why raise so many people.

The idea of the ancients is simple, focusing on one person and many people, but now that there is more money, they want to have an army of hundreds of thousands to suppress the realm, known as millions of people, and they can scare people to death.

But Lin Mo scoffed at this, the three major battles of the late Han Dynasty, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Yiling, which is not to win more with less, it is not necessary.

Especially the next is mainly water warfare, Lin Mo immediately shook his head and said: "There is no need for other places, Qingxu will recruit some soldiers who are familiar with water, and then send them all to Jiangxia, including the more than 10,000 sailors we have in Guangling City, and bring them to Jiangxia."

The rest of the budget was all spent on supervising the construction of the naval division's warships. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao glanced at each other.

In fact, Lin Mo has always been the main force in the military and political aspects, and it is not incomprehensible that he does not intend to take the route of large numbers and great strength.

can all be pulled to Jiangxia, which is a bit too much to say.

After all, Huang Zu is a person who surrendered, and he has never had contact with each other, who can guarantee what his heart is, in case he turns his head and throws himself into Liu Qi and Liu Bei's arms, isn't it a meat bun beating a dog?

Without waiting for the two of them to ask, Lin Mo explained first.

"Lord Yue, Uncle Zhang, let Xingba and Wen Xiang go over together when the time comes, both of them are familiar with water warfare, and the soldiers and horses can rest assured.

At that time, our battle in Jingzhou will inevitably start on the Yangtze River, this water war is different from the land war, different water systems have different water conditions, take the Yangtze River as an example, divided into up and downstream, up and down, different seasons and different wind directions, plus the undercurrent shoals, these need to be familiar with the soldiers, so we can only go to Jiangxia.

As for Huang Zu, at the moment, Gyeonggi is unstable here, and my father-in-law and I can't get out, so we can only bother Uncle Zhang's father to run by himself, Uncle Zhang is here, and suppressing Huang Zu is always a problem. ”

Seeing that Lin Mo said this, it was obviously arranged for a long time, and the two didn't say anything, after all, they have been getting along for so many years, and they know their temperament too well, so it's right to follow suit.

After a while, Zhang Liao suddenly remembered something, looked at Lin Mo and asked, "Let Wenhe follow me?" Accustomed to this old thing following, it seems really uncomfortable without him. ”

Lin Mo frowned.

To be honest, there are really not a few strategists under his command now, Xu Shu, Lu Su, Pang Tong, Liu Ye, and Chen Gong are all capable, but when it comes to it, it has to be Jia Xu who is the most reassuring.

But the problem is that now there is an undercurrent surging in the land of Gyeonggi, and this bureau has just begun, and many things need to be done by the old yin, and what he is doing cannot be replaced by others.

"Uncle Zhang, I still need his help with Wen He, so let's choose someone with you" Lin Mo's hand was unconsciously beating on the table, and he didn't know who to send.

Lu Su can, he also understands water warfare, but he was ordered in the Anfeng War before, and his prestige was lacking.

As an authentic Jingzhou native, Pang Tong is naturally familiar with people, but because of the problem of the imperial examination system, he seems to be a little uncertain.

LIU Ye, CHEN Gong, XU Shu.

When Lin Mo was thinking about it, Zhang Liao was a little disappointed, after all, he had been a partner for so long, and he still liked the character of the old yin.

"Oh yes, there's something else, Your Majesty asked me to bring this recital to you, and in addition, this letter was sent by Jiangdong, you can also take a look." Zhang Liao took out two more silk cloths from under his clothes.

When he heard the word Jiangdong, Lin Mo's heart chuckled, it should be the four major families.

But he still looked at the recital sent by Liu Xie first to show his respect for His Majesty.

It's nothing, Cai Mao's report, accusing himself and the old father-in-law of controlling the government, framing Cao Cao, and throwing away things that are not nutritious.

However, Lu Bu looked at his eyebrows, "Pifu, we are kind enough to ask Your Majesty to invite him to be the governor of Jingzhou, he dares to compare our son-in-law with Dong Zhuo and others, sooner or later he will pick off his dog's head!" ”

Lin Mo chuckled, "Master Yuezhang doesn't need to be angry, it's just Cao Cao's little trick, but he wants to use this to cut off the possible tacit understanding between the two parties." ”

It doesn't matter, it's better this way, it proves that the two have a rift, and they can consider making a fuss in the future.

After all, Cai Mao can live now, and she has to thank herself.

"In fact, this report can be publicized by His Majesty in the court, but I still sent it over, and it can be seen that Your Majesty still trusts you." Zhang Liao smacked his mouth and said.

"Trust."

Lin Mo sneered, "It's just a mutual temptation, if you don't do this, how can Uncle Zhang praise him." ”

Subsequently, Lin Mo opened Jiangdong's letter.

Lu Xun wrote a congratulatory letter, congratulating himself and his old father-in-law on their savior's exploits, sweeping away the Central Plains, and will surely be famous through the ages.

Just annoy these families, if you want to defect, you can say that you want to defect, even if you want to ask for benefits, you can also mention it, he doesn't mention it, you want face, and you have to make a price for him yourself.

What a pie.

However, accepting them can cut off Sun Ce's connection with Jiangdong, and it is not too much to give them a step.

"Ming'er will go to Your Majesty, pay homage to Lu Xun, and then follow Uncle Zhang to Jiangxia." Lu Xun's most famous battle was the burning of Yiling.

But in fact, his water combat skills are not weak, the most important thing is that several people in the center now have their own tasks, and they are really not very active, so it is a good choice to let him go over to assist.

"Lu Xun? Who is here? Zhang Liao scratched his head.

"A stunned young man, estimated to be twenty-three or fourteen years old."

Hearing Lin Mo say this, Liao Shen showed a look of disdain, "Uncle, don't underestimate this person, although he is a child of a family, his talent is not bad, and he will definitely be able to assist his uncle."

What's more, if the four major families work together, Jiangdong will definitely be able to support a lot of sailors, and it can be regarded as wanting to send a pillow when you are sleepy, so don't despise this person. ”

Accounting for one of the three major battles, one of the four major governors, Lu Xun's military ability is definitely beyond doubt.

Coupled with their financial resources, it is always the icing on the cake.

Zhang Liao nodded with a nod, "Okay, you said so, I'm really a little curious about this kid, but when the time comes, I will have to order a few more capable generals, you should have no opinion, right?" ”

"Don't worry, the uncle of the military generals can choose it."

Lu Bu also patted him on the shoulder, "Or I'll be your lieutenant?" ”

"It's not impossible"

Then, Liao Shen's ass ate a kick from Lu Bu.

(End of chapter)