"My lord, Mr. Gongda is now living in Mr. Wenqing's house." Li Ru finished the work in hand and mentioned Xun You's matter.

It is no secret that Chen Mo is attracted to Xun You.

"I know, just go as usual. Don't arrange for people to follow or imprison you." Chen Mo nodded and then told him that no one wants to be monitored, not to mention a talent like Xun You who watches too closely.

This will make Xun You disgusted. Judging from the contacts in the past few days, Xun You is quite optimistic about him. If he sends someone to follow and monitor him, it may be counterproductive.

"Don't worry, my lord, I know." Li Ru nodded. Nowadays, Chen Mo is still attractive enough to talents. Even many ministers in the court who opposed Chen Mo in the past have gradually come to Chen Mo's side. This is not just Chen Mo's charm.

The problem is also related to interests. Chen Mo's attitude towards the aristocratic families has always been to keep wooing the aristocratic families while imposing restrictions. However, this restriction will also compensate for other benefits, gradually tying these aristocratic families to him and becoming his supporters.

In addition, Chen Mo's current power is comparable to that of Yuan Shao, so he can naturally attract the support of more aristocratic families, and the Xun family should be no exception.

As far as Li Ru knows, the Xun family has Xun Yu under Cao Cao and Xun Chen under Yuan Shao. Although Chen Mo also has Xun Pei and Xun Biao, the importance of these two people in the Xun family is not as important as that of Xun Yu and Yuan Shao.

Xun Chen's status with Chen Mo is not as good as that of Xun Yu and Xun Chen with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

With Chen Mo's current power, the Xun family should at least have a person of sufficient importance here. Xun You came just in time, and it may not be that the Xun family had some intention in it.

Of course, these are just Li Ru's speculations. Li Ru is not sure whether this is really the case, but now that big families are doing such things, Li Ru guesses that the Xun family will do the same.

"After winter, Bonin sent a letter. This year, the Huns in Yunzhong were a little dishonest, but they were suppressed by Guo Mian. Does anyone know about the new Xiongnu Shanyu Luan Ti Hu Chuquan Wenyou?" Chen Mo

I no longer care about Xun You's affairs. Every autumn and winter is when the Xiongnu and Xianbei are most active. However, the Xiongnu is entrenched in the Hetao area with luxuriant water and grass. Logically speaking, they should not be looking for trouble. But recently, the Huns have begun to harass Yunzhong.

, Chen Mo felt something was not right.

"Huchuquan is Yu Fuluo's younger brother. Does your lord have any impression?" Li Ru nodded and replied.

"Of course, Yu Fuluo was under my command for a period of time, and then he was castrated. I heard that he served the emperor for a period of time?" Chen Mo nodded. For him, Yu Fuluo was a Shanyu of the Southern Huns.

, but at that time, the position of Shan Yu was taken away, and Yu Fuluo, who had a family and could not return, was just a small person. He mixed with the Baibo bandits at that time. His greatest contribution was probably just to provide Chen Mo with a group of Xiongnu who were not afraid of death.

cavalry.

However, not many of those Huns cavalry were dead now.

"What? This Hu Chuquan wants to avenge his brother?" Chen Mo raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know whether to take revenge, but according to Yunzhong's report, in the past two years, the Southern Huns have had close contact with the Tuoba Xianbei tribe. Last year, Yu Fuluo's son wanted to lead his troops to plunder Guanzhong, but was repelled by General Hua Xiong. General Hua

I must have chased them all the way to Meiji and recaptured tens of thousands of cattle, sheep, and horses. Your lord, you must remember, right?" Li Ru said with a smile.

Chen Mo nodded. Hua Xiong brought back tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses last year, which was considered a great victory.

"After that, Huchuquan did not dare to go south, so he began to move to the Yunzhong area and had close contact with the Tuoba tribe." Li Ru said.

"The Tuoba tribe is not too strong among the western Xianbei tribe." Chen Mo has been to Yunzhong and has learned about some things about the western Xianbei. Now among the western Xianbei, the most powerful one is the Wuluhui tribe, and the clan leader is

The Dou family and the Tuoba tribe ran to the vicinity of Yunzhong, apparently intending to occupy a piece of land to recuperate like the Huns.

However, the Southern Xiongnu were able to occupy Hetao for so many years because the Han Dynasty granted the land of Hetao to the Southern Xiongnu, and the Southern Xiongnu also came in from within, not from invaders. Could it be that Tuoba Xianbei also wanted to rob the Han family?

Territory failed?

"Send someone to figure out what they are going to do." Chen Mo frowned and said, Chen Mo doesn't care much about the Xiongnu or the Tuoba tribe, but if the two families join forces, they have to pay attention: "Xianbei side,

It’s best to try to provoke infighting among them.”

The discipline in fighting is loose and their combat effectiveness is worrying, but these grassland peoples are good at riding and shooting, and it is also a headache to come and go like the wind. After thinking about it, Chen Mo said again: "Send someone to tell Luan Tihu Chuquan and let him come back."

, this land in the Loop was granted to them by the Han Dynasty, and as long as they are willing to continue to be vassals, no one will make things difficult for them."

"My lord wants to..." Li Ru said uncertainly.

"Put it closer to fight. If it is too far, it will consume too much food and grass. It is best to help them settle down. If Hu Chuquan is more obedient, let him cultivate himself. If he dares to move around, change him to a Shanyu." Chen Mo dropped the pen in his hand.

, frowned.

Now Chen Mo's main focus is on the Qiang people, Ma Teng, and Han Sui. Even if he really wants to use troops to attack the Xiongnu or Xianbei, he can't do it with too much momentum. It's best to fight quickly, so he gets closer and appeases him first.

, it is also more convenient if you really want to do it.

"Here!" Li Ru nodded, this is indeed a good idea.

Huchuquan succeeded Shanyu not long ago and had to deal with it several times. If his prestige was completely lost, it would be much easier for the Huns to deal with him.

As for Xianbei, Chen Mo is indeed beyond his reach. If he can provoke internal fighting in Xianbei, he will not be able to cause trouble here in a short time.

"It's a pity that it can be defeated but cannot be destroyed!" Chen Mo was a little regretful. It was easy to defeat Xianbei and the Xiongnu, but it was almost impossible to destroy them.

"This matter is not what the Lord wants alone." Li Ru said with relief. From ancient times to the present, border troubles have always existed. I don't know how many people want to completely exterminate the Hu people. For example, Qin Shihuang failed to completely eradicate the Xiongnu. The Han Dynasty has been around for four hundred years.

Later, there were many wars with the Xiongnu and Xianbei, but at most they only severely damaged their vitality. When the Xiongnu declined, the Xianbei would rise. Even if the Xianbei were defeated now, other nations would rise. It would be difficult for the Han Dynasty to rise.

Including the grassland into the territory of the Han Dynasty would require building more Great Walls and dividing the entire grassland into pieces, but this would probably be harder than exterminating the Hu people.

"Don't talk about that." Chen Mo nodded and said, "How is the situation in Xuzhou?"

"Liu Bei has begun to try to form an alliance with Yuan Shu, but it is not yet known whether it can be formed. However, after Sun Ce got the title of General Protector of Han, he has already begun to prepare to attack Wu County. The governor Yuan Shu sent to Jiangdong was also ignored by Sun Ce. This Sun Ce

As my lord said, Lang is indeed very skillful. After he unifies Jiangdong, he may really be able to replace Yuan Shu." Li Ru sighed.

When Sun Ce and Liu Bei join forces, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou.

"I'm afraid that when Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, Yuan and Sun will fight." Chen Mo sighed and said, "I'm afraid Liu Bei won't be able to defend it."

The ideal situation is naturally for Liu Bei and Yuan Shu to join forces to block Cao Cao, but Chen Mo knows very well that this is difficult. If Sun Ce and Yuan Shu officially start a war, will Liu Bei help Yuan Shu or Sun Ce? Or he has no time to intervene at all, and Cao Cao will definitely take this opportunity to capture

Xuzhou, whether Sun Ce replaces Yuan Shu or Yuan Shu destroys Sun Ce, will be unable to fight Cao Cao who has occupied Xuzhou. By then, the situation of the three pillars in the Central Plains will be completely stable.

Even if Chen Mo wanted to intervene, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it. Cao Cao has already garrisoned troops in Chenliu and Xu counties to prevent Chen Mo from sending troops to harass his rear. Chen Mo also has to deal with the Ma Han matter. He only hopes that Liu Bei can hold out until

Chen Mo will destroy Ma Han. At that time, Chen Mo can still send troops to Chen Liu and Yingchuan to contain Cao Cao and disperse some pressure for Liu Bei. He is afraid that Liu Bei will not be able to hold on until then and will be destroyed by Cao Cao.

"My lord, if Lu Bu can send troops to attack Runan at this time, it may be more effective." Li Ru bowed and said.

Lu Bu?

Chen Mo thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said: "This is something you can try, but... I heard that Lu Bu was looking for talents everywhere in Nanyang, how is the recruitment going?"

"According to Nanyang's report, many brave men came to vote, including remnants of the Yellow Turban Party." Li Ru said with a smile.

"Yes, Marquis Wen's reputation for bravery will indeed attract many generals, but..." Chen Mo nodded and said with some humor: "I remember that he wanted to recruit talented people."

Chen Mo had read Lu Bu's announcement, and the meaning was very clear. He hoped to recruit knowledgeable people to help him manage Nanyang.

"I'm afraid the Nanyang gentry are unwilling to agree with each other." Li Ru shook his head and said, not to mention that Lu Bu is actually equivalent to a Nanyang governor now. Even when Dong Zhuo was in power, there were not many scholars who came to join Dong Zhuo.

Most of them have other motives or even directly want to get close to Dong Zhuo and harm him. This is the case for Cao Cao and Wang Yun. Chen Mo is also using Dong Zhuo's power to make profits for himself. Now that Lu Bu is recruiting talents, it is strange to have someone to vote for him.

"But if he doesn't even have anyone to help him with the food at the rear, how can he be able to go out to conquer Cao Cao?" Chen Mo shook his head and sighed: "I'm here to help him!"

"My lord, you want to send someone to help?" Li Ru asked in surprise.

"Are you willing to go?" Chen Mo asked back.

"This..." Li Ru was silent when he heard the words, naturally he was unwilling. It was so comfortable to stay in Chang'an. He didn't have much friendship with Lu Bu. Even if he did, what kind of material Lu Bu was. Li Ru knew very well that it was okay to fight, but if he was the master

, this person is not suitable, and even if he helps temporarily, Li Ru is not too willing.

"No matter what you and Lu Bu say, you don't want to be officials in the same court, let alone others?" Chen Mo shook his head and said, there are only a few counselors around Chen Mo who can act independently, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Xu Shu, Man Chong,

They are not willing to let anyone go. Xun You has not yet surrendered, so just letting him go to Lu Bu's place is tantamount to pushing Xun You out of the door. He did not do this.

"Then my lord's intention is..." Li Ru looked at Chen Mo with some uncertainty.
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