Chapter 97 Everything is silent, winter is coming
Qin Mo was reviewing official documents when little Diao Chan walked in with a bowl of ginseng soup in her hand.
"Master, drink some soup." Little Diao Chan said crisply.
Diao Chan, who became an orphan at an early age, was trained as a singing girl since childhood. She had long since learned to be humble and submissive , but she had not yet adapted to the environment when she arrived at the Taifu Mansion.
In fact, in the mansion, Diao Chan, as Qin Mo's direct disciple, was equivalent to the young master. From the chief secretary Jia Xu to the maids and old women, no one dared to disrespect her.
Because of this, little Diao Chan's nature was gradually released. She was no longer as cautious and timid as when she first entered the mansion, and she dared to enter and leave Qin Mo's study.
"good!!"
Qin Mo put down his pen, picked up the ginseng soup, drank it in one gulp, and felt warm in his stomach.
After leaving Liaodong, the prefect of Daifang County Zhou Cang, the prefect of Lelang County Gongsun Du, and even the prefect of Goguryeo County Zhao Liuyun would send some high-quality ginseng to Luoyang from time to time.
These ginsengs are still very helpful for monks in the body-building stage.
Qin Mo was not stingy with Diao Chan. He brought ginseng almost every day. With his current financial resources, there was no need for him to take the ginseng to the real world to exchange for money.
Diao Chan was filial, and would personally make ginseng soup for Qin Mo from time to time.
"What level have you reached?" Qin Mo asked with a smile.
In his eyes, little Diao Chan was both a disciple and a half-daughter, so it was inevitable that he doted on her.
"I have entered the bone refining stage." Diao Chan raised her head quietly, observing her master's expression with her smart eyes, for fear that her master would be dissatisfied and think she was being lazy.
In fact, Diao Chan practiced martial arts every day.
Very hardworking.
"Good, keep up the good work." Qin Mo said calmly.
The reality is very shocking.
As expected of a congenital Taoist body, Diao Chan had only been an apprentice for less than three months, but she had already surpassed the three minor realms of training the flesh, tendons, and skin and entered the bone training stage in one fell swoop.
What a monster.
You have to know that Diao Chan is a native. There is no such thing as experience points. She has gained her level through real practice.
"Um!"
Little Diao Chan nodded heavily, her heart full of joy.
Qin Mo felt warm in his heart and said with a smile: "Enter the practice of cultivation before the New Year and I will give you a gift." The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current, and he doesn't mind continuing to exploit Diao Chan's potential.
"Really?" Little Diao Chan was a little excited.
"nature."
"I can do it." Diao Chan quietly clenched her fists.
"Go ahead. I still have some official letters to deal with." Qin Mo picked up the pen again.
"Um."
Little Diao Chan was very well-behaved. She put the bowl back on the plate, picked it up, and quietly retreated with a happy back.
…
It is December now, winter is here and everything is quiet.
Han Sui had already rushed to Yanzhou to take up his post under the escort of 500 personal soldiers. Fortunately, no conflict broke out.
It seems that those Kanto families who were ready to make a move have temporarily stopped their activities and are taking advantage of the long winter to accumulate energy, waiting to break out in the spring.
Meanwhile, in Luoyang, the Taifu Mansion has seen a lot of mysterious visitors coming in and out recently.
It was the sponsor introduced by Wei Tianli.
Wei Tianli was not very happy at first, but Qin Mo now controlled his life and death. Not to mention the distant past, just take this time's request for merit as an example. Without Qin Mo's approval, Wei Tianli would get nothing.
You might even be reprimanded by the court.
Outside, Wei Tianli may be able to call the shots, but in "Honghuang", in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent, he has to follow the rules of the game here.
And Qin Mo is the one who makes the rules.
The visitor that Qin Mo was most interested in was a man named Li Feng.
If for no other reason, the other visitors, like Wei Tianli, were all elderly people, the youngest of whom was already in his early fifties. Their purpose was not to find the way to immortality, but only to hope to extend their lifespan a little bit.
Some even just want to cure the disease.
Li Feng is a young man under 30 years old. He appears to be very confident, easy-going and easy to get along with, but he has an imperceptible arrogance in his bones.
But he is a level higher than Du Shihao.
Compared with other customers, Li Feng's request is also very special: "I want to seek a position of Lieutenant General in Liangzhou Army. Please name a price."
The news of the formation of three border armies has long been no secret.
This is also a big project.
In Yongzhou, Jia Xu was in charge together with three generals, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and Zhang Ji. In the court, Taiwei Lu Zhi was responsible for overall coordination, and Shangshu Zuocheng Cao Cao was responsible for raising food and money.
It is expected that the reorganization will not be completed until the beginning of next spring.
Qin Mo had high hopes for these three border armies. He hoped that after the three armies were formed, they would be able to become iron-blooded troops guarding the western and northern borders of the Han Dynasty and become the barrier of the empire.
"What are you going to do?" Qin Mo raised his eyebrows. "If you want to treat the border soldiers as consumables, a tool to earn experience points for you, then I'm sorry, no matter how much money you offer, I won't agree."
His cooperation is limited to a win-win model.
Just like Wei Tianli.
Be rational, follow the rules, and while earning experience points for yourself, you are also contributing to the Han Dynasty.
Rather than grabbing wantonly.
"Don't worry, I'm not that radical." Li Feng didn't care. "I just want to use the Liangzhou Army as a platform to have a good fight with the Xiongnu and the Western Regions. Is that okay?"
"Do you want to restore the Western Region Chief Secretary's Mansion?" Qin Mo said lightly.
The Office of the Chief Administrator of the Western Regions was established during the Yan Guang period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and has been in operation intermittently. Due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Han Sui's Rebellion, it is currently in a state of discontinuity and has been out of the control of the court.
Qin Mo planned to wait until order in Liangzhou was restored before considering the issue of recovering the Western Regions.
I didn't expect that someone had already been thinking about me.
Li Feng's eyes fixed, he looked at Qin Mo deeply, and said, "Any questions?"
"No problem." Qin Mo thought, "If you can really lead your troops to recapture the Western Regions, then why not give you the position of Protector General of the Western Regions?"
"Are you serious?" Li Feng's voice rose a notch.
"nature."
Qin Mo remained calm from beginning to end. To him, it didn't matter who recovered the Western Regions or who governed the Western Regions. What mattered was whether that person had the ability.
"Okay, I'll offer 20 million." Li Feng actually took the initiative to make an offer.
"make a deal!"
Qin Mo had no intention of blackmailing Wei Tianli and just taking out a hundred million casually.
That's not some cabbage.
"Finally, I would like to remind you that I can appoint you as the Lieutenant General of Liangzhou Army, but you must obey the orders of Liangzhou General Xu Rong. If you act recklessly and cause loss of troops, then, I'm sorry, I will immediately take back your position as Lieutenant General and will not return the money.
"Can you accept this condition?" Qin Mo said.
"Deal!" Li Feng was very happy.
Before leaving, Li Feng looked back at Qin Mo and said with a smile, "You are an interesting person, we can be friends." After that, he left without looking back.
Qin Mo shook his head with amusement.
…
For the next month, Luoyang was peaceful.
At least that's what it looks like on the surface.
Taking this opportunity, Qin Mo shifted his main energy to offline and started a new round of self-training (torture) journey, torturing himself half to death every time in the training room.
It's really a painful and happy thing.
A small episode happened in reality: my mother Zhou Yuying gave birth.
As Qin Mo expected, it was a younger brother.
Named Qin Xuan.
Qin Mo made a special trip home and used the divine eye technique to check Qin Xuan's aptitude. If it was good , he wouldn't mind leading Qin Xuan on the path of cultivation.
It's just a pity.
Qin Xuan's aptitude is extremely poor, even worse than "Qin Mo". He is basically a piece of rotten wood, destined to have no chance of practicing, and even the "Nine Transformations Golden Body Sutra" cannot save him.
This is normal.
Having Qin Mo as a qualified person in the family is already a big win.
Qin Mo had no choice but to give up.
There is no regret at all.
The path of cultivation seems to be full of scenery, but it is full of temptation, despair, murderous intent, terror, and thorns. It is not so easy to walk on.
It is better to be a rich man than to struggle.
