The words "return in triumph" are no stranger to Lin Mo.
Of course, in the past few years, Lu Bu is no stranger to him.
It's nothing more than setting up some ceremonial guards at the city gate, and after entering the city, letting the people who have been arranged in advance eat pots of pulp, making it look like they have conquered half of the country. What they want is a strong character.
However, when entering Yecheng, the generals in Lu's army and even Lin Mo himself experienced what an eye-opener was.
At the east gate of Yecheng, a festive red carpet is spread out for half a mile from the city gate. Honor guards carrying horns more than ten feet long are lined up along the carpet. Every five steps is a shining gold banner with the word "Yuan" and a banner. Below, the mighty generals bear halberds and swords, showing great majesty.
Further inside, there are the civil and military officials in Ye City and under the general's mansion.
As for the people?
Sorry, you are not eligible to participate. You should all close your doors at home and are not allowed to run out.
Yuan Shang, who was sitting in the carriage, was a little curious as to whether there were too many people here today, and some scholars who had obviously returned home due to illness also appeared among them.
Little did he know that these people were here to confirm one thing, which was the recent rumors in Qingzhou that the Yuan family had become puppets and that Lu Bu had sovereignty over the Northern Kingdom.
This matter is related to the future political power of the Northern Kingdom and the position of the powerful families, and even the original balance will be broken. Of course, it needs to be confirmed.
Lu Bu was holding Fang Tian's painted halberd and riding a red rabbit horse, leading the way. At first glance, he seemed to be acting as a guard.
Behind the carriage, Lin Mo followed on horseback. Zuo Rong on the left held his head high and raised his chest from time to time, constantly raising his hand to the crowd, constantly showing his presence; Guo Tu on the right introduced Lin Mo to some important big names in the North. An aristocratic family, a real tour guide.
It seems that the rumors are true and Yuan Shang has been completely turned into a puppet.
This was a common thought among the family members present, because according to the rules set by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang should have walked when he entered the red carpet, but he did not get off the carriage, which is enough to explain the problem.
From now on, the family's rules of conduct may change.
"If it weren't for me, Xu Ziyuan, Lu Bulinmo and the others wouldn't be able to enter Yecheng."
"The couple's ability to enter the city depends entirely on me."
"Lin Mo Guohui is close to the demon? Does he know the six-ding-liujia demon method? Hahaha, if it weren't for me, Xu Ziyuan, he wouldn't even be able to enter Yecheng."
Xu You, who was walking in front, got off his horse early. When he met an official he knew, he would stop and point at Lu Bu and Lin Mo and talk nonsense. Anyway, it is a purpose. You all know that now their son-in-law is holding Yuan Shangling from the north. That's true, but they can't get in without me, Xu You.
"I'll kill this rotten scholar!"
"return!"
Seeing Xu Sheng angrily blowing his beard and staring, holding the iron chain knife and wanting to rush forward to take action, Lin Mo immediately stopped him, "Don't be impulsive, you can't act recklessly now, and you can't use such rough methods if you really want to kill him." .”
Xu Sheng was still very loyal and could not accept Lin Mo's humiliation, so he wanted to incarnate as Xu Chu to complete the historical mission.
But the current situation is different from the historical situation. Xu You has been in the Northern Kingdom for so many years, and he has been working with Yuan Shao in his early years, so he has a certain influence.
On the other hand, both my old father-in-law and myself were far less powerful than Cao Cao in history when he entered Yecheng. Even Cao Cao had to let him scold him and draw enough hatred before he dared to take action.
Otherwise, if he was cut down in broad daylight, and with the matter of kidnapping Yuan Shangling from the North Kingdom, everyone in the Northern Kingdom family would be in danger, thinking that all Lu Jun were vulgar and unreasonable barbarians, so how could they win over people's hearts.
"Everyone! Shut up!"
While Lin Mo was driving Xu Sheng away, Zuo Rong jumped off his horse and ran directly to Xu You.
Okay, I'm worried that I don't have a place to show my presence. Didn't you give me a pillow when I fell asleep?
Zuo Rong's shout was so loud that even Lu Bu stopped and turned to look at the source of the sound, so that the entire team stopped at the city gate.
"You dare to talk nonsense here and compete with Marquis Lanling?
Everyone knows that the Marquis of Lanling cleverly used Tianshui to capture the Lujiang River, defeated Sun Ce with fake chaos, sent a plan thousands of miles away to burn Cao's army, and cleverly used food and grass to kill Yuan Tan!
The methods here are all powerful and famous throughout the world. Even Guan Zhongleyi's military use may not be better than this. Even a hero like Cao Cao must praise: Lin Yunwen, a genius of heaven, can defeat millions of troops with one man! "
Zuo Rong put his hands on his hips, snorted coldly, looked up and down at Xu You who looked confused and stunned, and sneered: "What about you? You, Xu Ziyuan, have never made any achievements in your life, you can only waggle your lips and flattery, how dare you Use the light of fireflies to compete with the bright moon of Lanling Marquis, why don’t you retreat quickly!”
"you"
Xu You pointed at Zuo Rong tremblingly, breathing quickly. This guy is just a flatterer used by Lin Mo to design me. He dares to talk here. Do you think you are Guo Tu?
He immediately stepped forward, looked directly at Zuo Rong, and gritted his teeth and said: "You, greedy for money, repaid kindness with hatred, killed the three prefects Zhao Yu, Xue Li, and Zhu Hao. This move is unethical, shameless, and disregards the laws of the court." , you are rich and rich, but you do evil things like having no king and no father, what shame do you have to argue with me here!"
not good
Lu Bu's eyes darkened. Zuo Rong had too many dark histories. Xu You could easily dig up a bunch of them. This thing couldn't be cleared up with a smooth tongue. He would suffer a loss.
Just when he was thinking about how to end this farce, a burst of hearty laughter came from behind. Wolong suffered a loss, and Feng Chu jumped off the horse and stepped forward slowly not to be outdone.
"Well said, well said, especially the line about being rich and rich but doing evil things without a king and a father. It's really wonderful."
As Guo Tu walked towards Xu You as he spoke, a dark cloud floated in the sky, and Xu You felt a strong sense of oppression.
Zuo Rong wanted to tell Guo Tu that he had not exerted his strength yet, so there was no need to rush to take action, but the latter had already said before him: "In the first year of Zhongping, you Xu You colluded with Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, Zhou Jing of Pei State and other traitors, intending to abolish Ling. Emperor, committed an act of disobedience. After the incident, Wang Fen, Zhou Jing and others committed suicide in shame!
what about you? You are so shameless and greedy for life. You should have committed suicide to thank God for your kindness. You still dare to call yourself a rich man, bah! That's right, it seems that you people who have no king and no father, how can you see the twenty-three first emperors of the Han Dynasty after death! "
Smart, Lin Mo crossed his arms and looked at Guo Tu. Although Emperor Ling was fatuous and absurd, ministers had to be ministers. To abolish the emperor and replace him with ministers was an act of rebellion. Dong Zhuo was the best proof. Feng Chu caught him immediately. It solved his pain point.
After this dark history was exposed in front of the powerful families in the North, Xu You blushed and did not even dare to raise his head.
"What? I thought that even though you, Xu You, are hateful in appearance, the most you can do is hide in the dark corners of the sewers, crouching down, just trying to get food and clothing, but I never thought about it."
Zuo Rong stared down at Xu You and cursed sternly: "In these years when the country is in turmoil and turbulent, all our knowledgeable people want to eliminate thieves and serve the country, but you actually want to depose the emperor!
When a country is about to prosper, there must be good fortune; when a country is about to perish, there must be monsters! How can a big man stay calm after a monster like you is born? Now I finally understand that you, Xu You, are the cause of the chaos in this world! "
Xu You clutched his chest that was rising and falling violently. He wanted to speak back but felt like a stone was stuck in his throat, making it hard for him to breathe. Let alone swearing, his face was almost the color of pig liver.
"You are just a barking dog with a broken spine. Brother Ze and I didn't want to be acquainted with you, but you actually dared to compete with Marquis Lanling in front of all the wise men. You are even more shameless than anyone in Luoyang City. The city wall."
Guo Tu clicked his tongue twice with disgust on his face, shook his head and said: "If I were you, I would have hanged myself from a beam in a deserted place long ago. How dare you go out into the busy city to humiliate yourself? I won't even say one more word to you." It's an insult to me, let's go, Brother Ze, don't let this person ruin our identity."
"Remember, if you see me and Brother Guo walking around in the future, we will sit at the children's table when eating."
Seeing the two people leaving, Xu You rolled his eyes and passed out without taking a breath.
This scene made everyone present take a breath. Xu You was so eloquent that he was considered rich and talented, but he passed out after being scolded by these two people.
Lu Bu was stunned for a long time before he realized what he was doing, and hurriedly rode forward. "Good guys, these two people look like flattering villains. I didn't expect them to scold people so fiercely. In the future, when I encounter those old stubborn people who are disobedient and have a tough mouth, They both come in handy.
Lin Mo put his hand on his forehead and followed. After this incident, Xu You probably didn't dare to make trouble anymore. It was good because he didn't have to do it himself.
Moreover, after the two of them struggled in the busy city, the powerful people from the aristocratic families who were originally on both sides of the aisle were probably able to make up their minds.
However, Zuo Rong and Guo Tu had only known each other for a day, so why did they fall in love with each other as a friend of Brother Zuo and Brother Guo?
In the days that followed, Lin Mo implemented a central idea. If he wanted to meet the Lord of the North, he should first meet with Marquis Lanling. What he wanted was for everyone to know that Yuan Shang had become a puppet, and you all knew it.
This also makes it easier for him to quickly select which families can be used for his own purposes, and which ones are loyal to the Yuan family to the point of resisting him.
After a period of time, Lin Mo discovered that there were very few people who were extremely loyal to the Yuan family, and very few who were completely disloyal to their family. Most of them were just grassroots who would go with whatever ship they wanted.
Coupled with the efforts of Guo Tu and the Xin brothers, things progressed extremely smoothly.
It is worth mentioning that after what happened that day in the busy city, Xu You stayed behind closed doors.
Under Lin Mo's instruction, people in the streets and alleys under the overpass were singing about what happened that day. I heard that Xu You was depressed and fell ill because of this.
After all, he was a hero, so how could he really ignore it? Lu Bu immediately sent his most trusted medical officer to see the doctor and prescribe medicine. After about four or five days, he died of a serious illness.
This incident made Lu Bu and Lin Mo very sad, and they unanimously decided to bury Xu Youfengguang and attended his funeral in person.
After the funeral, the hearts of the aristocratic families became more united. What a good person, even after his death, he was still radiating his last energy for Lu Bu and Lin Mo.
Seeing that it was almost time to start working on matters in Youzhou, Lin Mo called for Guo Tu.
"There is something that was originally handled by Zuo Rong, but after these days, I found that Mr. Gongze is also a talent that can be put to great use. I wonder if I can share the worry?"
"Please give me your instructions, Marquis Lanling." The chubby Guo Tu became interested as soon as he heard this. He knew clearly that Zuo Rong had done a lot of dirty work for Lin Mo, in exchange for becoming the prefect of Langya today.
No matter how hard he tried, Guo Tu was still an old minister of the Northern Kingdom. It was too difficult to get into the core of the Lu family.
If he could do some shady things for Lin Mo like Zuo Rong, then he would naturally be one of his own.
"I think General Yuan has been a little distracted recently. Maybe he misses his family a little bit." Lin Mo said with some worry.
Guo Tu, who is a good man, immediately understood what he meant. "I am willing to go to Youzhou as an envoy. Please ask the second son of Yuan Xi to return to Yecheng. He has been guarding the border and must have missed the general very much. Besides, his wife Also in Yecheng, I haven’t seen you for such a long time, it’s time to come back and have a look.”
Lin Mo, who was resting his chin on his hands, was very pleased after hearing Guo Tu's words. They were good, good, and wise. "Then, what if there are frequent wars on the border and he can't withdraw?"
Guo Tu rolled his eyes. At this time, he really couldn't think of anything. He could only hold his hands and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will definitely live up to my trust."
Lin Mo smiled, took a piece of silk cloth from a corner of the table, and then wrote two names, "Do you know them?"
Guo Tu looked over his head and nodded, "We know each other. Although we are not familiar with them, I have met them several times when I attacked Gongsun Zan."
After finishing speaking, before Lin Mo could speak, he suddenly realized: "I understand, hahaha, if the second young master really doesn't want to go back, he can guard the border forever, right, Lord Marquis?"
"So I have always told my father-in-law that your talents as Guo Gongze are not inferior to those of Zuo Rong. It would be a pity for you not to be the prefect."
Hearing this, Guo Tu laughed out loud, "I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, I don't want to be rude. You gave me too much. Two thousand stone dignitaries, silver seals and green ribbons. Just thinking about it will make you laugh out loud."
Those who serve as governors in the northern country are not from the Yuan family. Ordinary people, even if they have made such great contributions as Tian Feng and Ju Shou, can be appointed as supervisors in military positions, but in government affairs they can make a fortune.
Prefect?
These people have been fighting for many years, but no one has ever been able to get this throne.
Because most of the time, this kind of position is either used for one's own relatives, or to appease certain aristocratic families. Once appointed, it is equivalent to opening the door to official career for the family. From then on, there is no need to ask for filial piety and integrity from everywhere. .
The most important thing is that since then, he has officially entered the core of the Lulin Group. Guo Tu bowed his hands and saluted, "If the Marquis is willing to favor him, I will never dare to forget the kindness of the Marquis."
"As long as this matter is taken care of, I will definitely give you more than you want."
Lin Mo leaned on the handsome chair with his hands and pillows, and said quietly: "If it can't be done,"
"Understood, the Marquis will never keep wine and rice bags by his side, just look at me!" Guo Tu expressed his position sonorously and forcefully.
It’s decided, it’s you Yuan Xi who will vote for me!
The kindness of the Yuan family to me is truly unforgettable.
So, I updated today’s update, and I can take time off tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
