Chapter 96: The Secret of "Primordial Desolation"
If the Guandong families could tolerate Qiao Mao's transfer to become the governor of Liangzhou, however, when the imperial decree to promote Han Sui to become the governor of Yanzhou was announced, it caused an uproar.
The noble families in Kanto could no longer tolerate this and regarded it as a great shame and humiliation.
Impeachment and protest memorials poured into Luoyang from various states and counties like snowflakes, and were placed before Cao Cao, the Shangshu Zuocheng, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Shangshu Tai.
The situation in Luoyang was shaken.
Upon receiving the news, Qin Mo immediately handed over the subsequent military reorganization to Jia Xu, and led the Youyun Cavalry on the journey back to Luoyang.
Accompanying him was Han Sui.
Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu, the two newly promoted lieutenant generals of the Imperial Guard, will lead their troops to station near Chang'an until the three border armies are reorganized, and then they will withdraw to Luoyang.
As for the 30,000 city guards previously led by Xu Rong, they have been led by the newly promoted Tongguan commander Guan Hai and retreated to Tongguan to garrison.
There is no doubt that Qin Mo expressed his attitude in this way.
Never compromise!
As soon as the news came out, the situation in the Kanto region was turbulent and unpredictable.
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November 20, 1877.
Qin Mo and his party passed through Tongguan, passed through Hongnong, went through Hanguguan, and returned to Luoyang.
When passing through Xiyuan, Zhao Yun led the main force of the Youyun Cavalry back to the camp for rest. Dian Wei, as usual, led 500 elite cavalry to escort Qin Mo and continue to advance towards Luoyang.
Everything seemed normal.
Just as Qin Mo was about to arrive at the west city gate, he saw a very shocking scene.
Led by Taiwei Lu Zhi, Situ Wang Yun, and Sikong Cai Yong, all the civil and military officials of Luoyang lined up neatly outside the city gate, with drums and music blaring, and bells and drums ringing, to welcome Qin Mo's arrival.
What a great occasion!
However, it was an order issued from the palace, requiring all civil and military officials to welcome the Taifu back to the court, which accurately expressed the young emperor's strong support for Qin Mo.
It was a severe slap in the face to the Kanto family.
Of course, Qin Mo deserves such treatment.
In the campaign against Xiliang, Qin Mo not only put down the rebellion which had been previously suppressed by veteran generals such as Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen, and restored order in the two states of Yong and Liang, but also surrendered an army of .
At one stroke, three powerful border troops were added to the imperial court.
Such a great achievement, how can it not be worthy of being written about in great detail?
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After dealing with all the officials, Qin Mo had just returned to his residence when Cao Cao came to greet him, "Grandmaster!"
"Meng De, thank you for your hard work!" Qin Mo said.
During the period when he was away, the affairs of the Secretariat were entirely handled by Cao Cao, who managed them in an orderly manner, and really lived up to his reputation.
After a few words of small talk, Cao Cao got to the point and asked, "Sir, how should we deal with the memorials from various places?"
"What do you think about Han Sui being appointed as the governor of Yanzhou?" Qin Mo asked instead of answering.
Cao Cao is also a member of the Guandong family.
"I believe that the court should appoint officials based on their talents rather than their backgrounds. Although Han Sui is a rebel, since he chose to submit to the court and voluntarily gave up his troops, he deserves to be valued," Cao Cao said.
This is consistent with his usual argument.
Qin Mo nodded in satisfaction and said, "In that case, let's just ignore these petitions. We won't reject them, nor will we respond to them. Let them think about it carefully."
"Your Excellency is wise." Cao Cao remained calm.
"There is one more thing." Qin Mo looked at Cao Cao and said, "The court is about to increase the number of troops to the border by 130,000. Military expenses are the biggest part of the budget. How should we adjust the taxes for next year? Please draw up a plan."
"promise!"
Cao Cao felt obliged to do so.
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After seeing Cao Cao off, Qin Mo had no time to rest and began to deal with the backlog of official letters.
These official letters all needed to be read by Qin Mo in person. After being sorted out by Xun Yu, a newly promoted official from the Taifu Palace, they were piled in front of Qin Mo's desk according to their importance and urgency.
The top letter was the victory report from the Liaodong Jiedushi.
Wei Tianli is also a restless person.
Just when Qin Mo led his troops to conquer Xiliang, this rich man spent a lot of money and organized a player mercenary army to raid the Eastern Xianbei even though the Liaodong army was incomplete.
The Eastern Xianbei was destroyed in one fell swoop.
While Wei Tianli was requesting credit, he also proposed that the territory originally occupied by the Eastern Xianbei be established as Zhangwu County and incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Jiedushi Mansion.
Shangshu Zuocheng Cao Cao could not make up his mind and had to leave it to Qin Mo to decide.
Cao Cao was in a difficult situation, mainly because Wei Tianli's behavior was very unfair. The Eastern Xianbei had already paid tribute to the Han Dynasty, and according to etiquette, they should not do this.
This is completely different from the nature of Qin Mo's attack on Goguryeo.
Such an approach would not only damage the prestige of the Han Dynasty, but would also easily leave a bad impression on the surrounding ethnic groups. Who would dare to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty in the future? The only way was to fight to the end.
But Wei Tianli still had the audacity to ask for credit.
If it weren't for the fact that Wei Tianli was "promoted" by Qin Mo, Cao Cao would have rejected it long ago.
In order to earn experience points, Wei Tianli tried his best.
After thinking about it, Qin Mo first agreed to set up Zhangwu County, and then, as a reward to Wei Tianli, he only symbolically conferred the title of Marquis of Duting .
It can be regarded as a warning to Wei Tianli.
What interested Qin Mo the most was a private letter from Wei Tianli to Qin Mo, which was sent along with the memorial and was hidden in the memorial by Xun Yu.
Qin Mo opened it and had a strange expression on his face.
Wei Tianli told Qin Mo a piece of news in the letter. Xu Lang, the president of the DM company he was working with, noticed the changes in his body and became more certain that "Honghuang" was unusual.
The greedy Xu Lang secretly sold the news to other wealthy people.
Because of this, a secret about "Honghuang" quietly spread among the top wealthy circles and became an undisclosed secret that everyone knew.
Some people don't believe it, while others are ready to give it a try.
According to the intelligence obtained by Wei Tianli, several wealthy people begun to acquire studios, preparing to "borrow a shell" and follow Wei Tianli's routine to enter the Three Kingdoms subcontinent and show their talents.
Wei Tianli was certain that Qin Mo was a Taoist, and he told Qin Mo about this in order to establish a closer personal relationship with him as a gesture of goodwill.
A smile appeared on Qin Mo's lips.
Although Wei Tianli mentioned it repeatedly in the letter, saying that it was all for Qin Mo's good, Qin Mo could clearly read Wei Tianli's nervousness between the lines.
There is no doubt that the participation of so many wealthy people in the game made Wei Tianli, who was the first to benefit, feel threatened.
That's why he was anxious to get Qin Mo to form an alliance.
But for Qin Mo, let alone the fact that only a few wealthy people knew this secret, even if the entire Blue Star knew the secret of "Honghuang", it would not pose any threat to him.
Maybe it will be an opportunity.
In the past two years, Qin Mo has gained some experience in how to rationally utilize the power of players to achieve his own goals.
What's there to be nervous about?
After thinking for a while, Qin Mo wrote back to Wei Tianli, asking him to act as a middleman and convey a message to the financial sponsors who had already entered "Honghuang".
If you are interested in cooperation, you can come to Luoyang for negotiation.
It goes without saying that none of those who can accumulate billions of wealth are fools, they are all smart people. If they want to play, they will definitely play big.
Rather than letting these people join forces with Yuan Shao and his ilk to rebel against the court, it is better to take the initiative.
Maybe I can make a lot of money again.
More importantly, promoting these elite people to be county magistrates and prefects, and continuing to cultivate and strengthen the players' voice in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent will be very beneficial for curbing the Kanto family group.
"It's really like sending a pillow when I'm sleepy." Qin Mo smiled.
