Compared to Guanzhong, which is becoming increasingly stable and beginning to restore people's livelihood, Cao Cao, who had gone through so much trouble to escape back to Xuchang with the emperor, has been a little angry recently.

Dong Cheng, Liu Fan, Fu Wan and other court officials finally chose to come to the emperor, not only because of their righteousness, but more importantly, the affairs of Zheng Yun and others made many people feel as if there was a sword hanging over their heads at any time. , carrying a ray of light on his back, he is trembling all day long, worried that one day he will provoke Chen Mo and lead to the destruction of his family. Moreover, he does not have a good reputation. Just look at the people who were dealt with by Chen Mo. You will know that even if they are dead now, they are still being punished. He was despised by others, and the family members who stayed behind often did not dare to see others.

A large number of courtiers fled Chang'an and came to seek refuge, which was originally a good thing.

But first of all, there are not many people like Huangfu Song, Zhao Wen, and Zhong Yao who can serve as the three princes and help Cao Cao gain fame. After counting, there are only Zhu Jun and Liu Ai. Secondly, although the officials are not here There are few, but Cao Cao cannot grant official positions at will. On Chen Mo's side, the three ministers and nine ministers are all full staff, and when Chen Mo selects people, each one is a highly respected person. Not to mention that the three ministers cannot be dismissed and new candidates are selected. Even Jiuqing, such as Taichang Yang Biao, is not easy to remove. Many of them are Cao Cao's elders.

This is quite troublesome.

Among the people who came to seek refuge, Fu Wan was the father-in-law of the emperor and the emperor's father-in-law, and they were well settled. Dong Cheng's daughter was also a noble person, a relative of the emperor, Liu Ai was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Fan, Ma Yu, and Ma Rixi. , People like Zhong Shao had to give priority to the official positions they could find. In the end, after a long period of trouble, Cao Cao reorganized the court. The three ministers and nine ministers were missing, but there were a lot of miscellaneous generals. Originally, Cao Cao was planning to lead his own general. Yes, but Yuan Shao showed direct signs of mobilizing troops. Cao Cao did not dare to go to war with Yuan Shao at this time, so he had to hand over the position of general to Yuan Shao, and he continued to serve as the shepherd of Yanzhou and Guangluxun.

Well, the imperial court will never recognize Chen Mo's position. Cao Cao secretly scolded Chen Mo for being cunning. If Chen Mo takes the position of three princes and then enfeoffs his subordinates to the positions of nine ministers, Cao Cao will not have too many concerns. , they were all dismissed directly, and he could just re-appoint him. But Chen Mo was so smart, how could he let Cao Cao get his wish?

"My lord, there is no need to worry about this." Xi Zhicai coughed twice and smiled at Cao Cao: "Now that the emperor is in hand, although Chen Mo has a lot of constraints, the lord can also issue edicts to the ministers in Guanzhong in the name of the emperor. .”

Cao Cao thought about it. Most of the ministers on Chen Mo's side were veterans of the Han Dynasty. Chen Mo's doing this certainly brought many benefits to Cao Cao, but it also gave Cao Cao the opportunity to reach out to Chen Mo's rule. Even if he couldn't do anything to Chen Mo, What harm does it cause, but it makes me sick and disgusting. Chen Mo is also good.

"Now, that's not what I'm worried about." Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao and said, "Although the emperor has been welcomed back, Chen Mo still maintains the court. He obviously wants to regain the emperor. Under the rule of the lord, now But there is no danger to defend, where should we establish the capital?"

As for the emperor's opinion... it doesn't matter. Even if Cao Cao maintains enough respect for the emperor, Cao Cao still has the final say in Yanzhou matters.

If according to history, Cao Cao would have used Xu County as his capital, but that is definitely not possible now. Xu County is only a hundred miles away from Chenggao. That would be equivalent to sending the emperor to Chen Mo and telling Chen Mo to come and get it? He really wants to use that place as his new capital. I'm afraid it may directly cause a war.

"How is Juancheng?" Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and asked. Juancheng is the prefecture established by Cao Cao. On Jiyin's side, it is quite a distance from Chenggao. Chen Mo wants to take back the emperor, so

Out of reach.

Xi Zhicai nodded and said with a smile: "I think it's just right, and it saves Liu Biao more words."

Before Cao Cao entered Guanzhong, he made an alliance with Liu Biao. As long as the emperor was recaptured, he would be settled in Nanyang. Cao Cao and Liu Biao shared Nanyang and respected the emperor.

However, Cao Cao and the Emperor finally crossed the Ziwu Valley and came out of Zhuyang disguised as Hanzhong merchants. Instead, they passed through counties and counties and went directly to Wuguan to meet up with Cao Ren, who was responsible for meeting Cao Cao.

, left an empty camp and ran away overnight. Now it was not just Chen Mo who was dissatisfied with Cao Cao, Liu Biao was also angry with Cao Cao for breaking his promise.

The matter of establishing the capital has been decided. Although the Emperor is important, it is not obvious that it is important once it is in his hands. Chen Mo is trying to weaken the influence of the Emperor. After Yuan Shao took the position of general, he also weakened it overtly and covertly.

Under the influence of the Emperor, it is definitely not possible to develop northward at this time. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao cannot be defeated, and it is unrealistic to advance westward. Chen Mo manages the Heluo area like an iron barrel, and with the lessons learned from the last time, he wants to join the military again.

Passing into the pass is not that easy.

Cao Cao now urgently needs to prove the emperor's influence to the world again. It can also be said that Cao Cao is ready to help the emperor establish his power, and at the same time it is time to expand his territory.

Yuan Shao can't beat him, Chen Mo can't touch him, and Liu Biao is too biased. Now Cao Cao can only choose Yuan Shu from Huainan and Tao Qian from Xuzhou.

Yuan Shu stayed still for the time being. Based on Cao Cao's understanding of Yuan Shu, he was probably thinking about how to retaliate against himself. If he sent troops against Yuan Shu, I am afraid that Yuan Shu would immediately join forces with Tao Qian to attack him. But if he wanted to deal with Tao Qian, Yuan Shu would

With his temper, he may not necessarily help Tao Qian. Of course, it would be better if there was a legitimate reason.

Cao Cao has been coveting the land of Xuzhou for a long time. If he can get it, he will have an extra place of money and food, and he will also be able to eliminate future troubles and no longer be in a situation where he is surrounded by enemies on all sides.

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After Guanzhong became increasingly stable, Chen Mo's mother, Cai Yan, Yun Si, Juan'er and other family members were welcomed into Chang'an by Chen Mo. Although Anyi was good, Chen Mo would rarely live in Anyi for a long time in the future. Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Chen Mo naturally

He missed his family, and Cai Yong came with him. There were more books in Chang'an for Cai Yong to check. Chen Mo had many palace books sorted into categories and sent to Taiyuan College for Cai Yong to check and organize.

Under Chen Mo's management, Guanzhong gradually got on the right track, and Chen Mo was no longer as busy as before. After his family came over, Chen Mo spent most of his time with his mother, his wife, and playing with his son and dog. Occasionally, he would teach Dian Man and Dian Wei some knowledge.

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"Husband, how can you take care of a child like this?" On this day, Cai Yan saw Chen Mo holding little Chen Jin, but he was looking up at the sky. The spoon in his hand was supposed to be put into the child's mouth, but little Chen Jin was confused.

The child's eyes fell on his head and he cried loudly. Chen Mo, who was looking at the sky in a trance, was awakened.

Cai Yan ran out when he heard the crying. Seeing this scene, he was a little angry and took the child over to comfort him.

Seeing that his son's forehead was red, Chen Mo felt a little guilty and laughed without saying a word. Soon, the mother over there heard the crying and ran over with Heizi. Along with Cai Yan, she scolded Chen Mo and rushed

Out of the small courtyard.

Chen Mo felt helpless and ran out of the house with Dian Wei and his son.

"Lord, it's almost time for dinner." Dian Wei touched his belly and kindly reminded that the food at Chen Mo's house was made by the cooks who used to cook for the emperor in the palace. The taste... is not easy to forget.

"Let's go to the government office and eat dog meat." Chen Mo looked back at the door of the house, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't go back. His mother and wife were angry, so he had to deal with the situation, so it was not too late to go back after their anger subsided.

When Dian Wei and his son heard this, their eyes lit up and they nodded wildly.

"Laodian." Chen Mo looked at the sky as he walked and said, "It seems that there hasn't been much snow in Guanzhong this year."

"No." Dian Wei nodded. It didn't snow in Chang'an. He was ordered to go to Feng Yi to find Hua Xiong a few days ago. It seems that Hua Xiong also said something similar. It didn't snow much in Feng Yi this winter.

"Let's go." Chen Mo nodded without saying anything. He took Dian Wei and his son all the way to the Yamen Office. Li Ru, Jia Xu, and Xu Shu were preparing to eat in the Yamen Office. Chen Mo asked Zheng Tu to get a meat dog.

Share food with everyone.

"Wen You." Chen Mo looked at Li Ru and said, "You can ask someone to see if it has snowed in the counties in Guanzhong this year, and how much snow there has been."

"There is no need to check." Li Ru sighed after hearing this and said: "Fufeng, Feng Yi, except for the occasional fine snow in a few counties in the three northern counties, there has been almost no heavy snowfall this year, and there has not been a drop of snow falling in Beijing.

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"I'm afraid next year will be a drought year!" Chen Mo frowned and said, "Make plans early."

Chen Mo remembered that the Han Dynasty had not had any good years since the time of the late emperor, but he had just acquired Guanzhong and encountered a drought the next year. This was not a good thing. If someone wanted to criticize his reputation among the people for one reason,

This is a good start.

"Lord, do you have any countermeasures?" Li Ru nodded and looked at Chen Mo.

"What countermeasures can be taken? Make preparations for disaster relief and peace of mind in advance. After the freeze is over, gather people to dig canals and irrigate farmland. In addition, transport grain from Taicang to various counties in advance to prepare for disaster relief and exempt the four counties from taxes. The only thing that can be done for the time being.

For these, we still need to see what kind of drought will happen next year?" Chen Mo shook his head. This is not about leading troops to fight. For things like natural disasters, we can only minimize the damage as much as possible. After all, it is not a good thing. Now Chen Mo only hopes that next year will be better.

It rains twice and the pressure on myself will be much less.

The gods seemed not to care about this matter, and Chen Mo had no chance to take any chances, so he could only do it according to his own ideas.

"My lord cares about the people, he is really a blessing to all people!" Jia Xu on the side praised him with a smile.

"This is what we in this position are supposed to do. If we do it well, it will be a blessing to all people. If we don't do it well, it will be useless even if I care about the people." Chen Mo nodded and said with a smile: "Next year.

The main task is disaster relief. If our prediction is wrong, it will be best. If the prediction is correct, disaster relief will be the first priority, and other matters can be put on hold."

"Lord, don't worry, we will do our best!" Everyone quickly accepted the order.
Chapter completed!