Zang Hong's mental state has not been very good since he returned to Chang'an.

As for the reason, maybe it was because of Zhang Chao, maybe it was Chen Mo's letter. Even being reunited with his family could not make him feel better. He kept company with alcohol all day long, living in a state of drunkenness and dreaming.

Chen Mo came here almost every day, and occasionally drank a few drinks with Zang Hong, but rarely spoke to persuade him. There were some things that he had to come up with on his own.

It was the same today. After Chen Mo arrived at Zang Hong's house, he didn't talk much and just drank with Zang Hong.

"Is something wrong?" After drinking for a long time, Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo's appearance and felt a little annoyed.

"I originally wanted to ask the teacher for help, but after seeing the teacher's appearance, I decided not to." Chen Mo nodded, then shook his head and sighed.

"Hey~ Bo Dao is good at predicting people's hearts. If you say this, you are sure that I will help you." Zang Hong said with a smile.

"Teacher will definitely help me, but this matter is of great importance. How can the disciples feel at ease when the teacher looks like this?" Chen Mo shook his head and sighed.

"You don't have to drink wine..." Zang Hong shook his head and said, "I know that Bo Dao helped me control people's opinions. No one will blame me for the Dongjun incident, and many people even praise me as a righteous man."

"This is not wrong. If it were in the Spring and Autumn Period, what the teacher did could be regarded as a righteous man." Chen Mo nodded and affirmed.

"If it weren't for your letter, I would also think so. There is no big or small righteousness. Following the righteousness in your heart is the greatest righteousness." Zang Hong nodded: "But with my own righteousness, I know that I will die but I want others to die with me.

Is it righteousness?”

"Teacher does not force anyone, so how do you know that the meaning of the teacher is not the meaning of others?" Chen Mo asked rhetorically.

Zang Hong was startled, then looked at Chen Mo and shook his head with a bitter smile: "You have been good at eloquence since you were a child. From your mouth, these truths seem to make sense, both positive and negative."

Chen Mo coughed lightly and said, "Teacher, you are speaking harshly. Disciple, I just tell the truth."

"This is the most terrifying thing. Everything you say is true, but the meaning behind your words is completely opposite." Zang Hong sighed and said, "As a teacher, I would rather be stupid and not question your words.

That way you can feel more at ease.”

"Yes, of course there are ways to control the opinions of others, but the hurdle in the heart is not something that should be overcome. This shows that the teacher is still a gentleman." Chen Mo smiled and filled a glass for himself: "As long as a gentleman has a clear conscience.

.”

"But I have a guilty conscience." Zang Hong shook his head and said, "Bo Dao, if you were Yuan Shao, would you have sent troops at that time?"

"No." Chen Mo shook his head naturally: "I haven't reached that point. I can write a letter to Meng De to ask for a favor, just like saving the teacher this time. Forgive me, Zhang Chao is not that important.

, Mengde only needs to kill Zhang Miao, it is not difficult to get Zhang Chao, either I or Yuan Shao can come."

Zhang Chao was not a big figure regardless of his virtues and talents. Even though Zang Hong was his former official, after leaving Guangling, Zang Hong became the governor of Qingzhou, brought great governance to Qingzhou, and became the prefect of Dongjun, which can also benefit the whole party.

Zhang Chao, apart from conspiring with Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others to rebel and being punished by others, what other outstanding things can be remembered? Even the rebellion was led by Liu Bei, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong

, the one who stands out is Cao Cao, Zhang Chao is just an incidental name.

The intersection between Chen Mo and Zhang Chao was when they were in Quyang, which was also a turning point in his life. If Zhang Chao wanted to accept Chen Mo as his disciple, Zang Hong would probably not fight. Unfortunately, Zhang Chao was worried about the Chen family's affairs and did not

I think there is something strange about Chen Mo, so Chen Mo and Zhang Chao are just acquaintances. At most, they are acquaintances because of their teachers. However, if Zang Hong doesn't speak up and asks Chen Mo to ask for this favor from Cao Cao, Chen Mo will not do it.

Chen Mo was a little disgusted by what people like Zhang Chao did.

Zang Hong nodded, said nothing more, raised his head and drank another glass of wine.

Chen Mo fumbled with the wine glass and said: "Teacher, I can't help you with the obstacles in your heart. Anyone can tell you the truth. The matter has passed and people should look forward. But the disciple knows that these truths are easy to say, but they have to be said.

It is extremely difficult to do, so these things can only be figured out by the teacher himself. If the teacher has an accident, I will certainly take care of my wife and my younger brother, but the teacher knows that I lost my father when I was young. For the disciples,

Losing your father when you were young is a regret that will never be repaired in this life."

"Originally I was planning to die in Dongjun, but now that I haven't succeeded, I won't ask for death easily. Bo Dao can rest assured about this." Zang Hong shook his head and said with a smile, "Tell me what's going on."

"This disciple hopes that the teacher can take on the post of governor of Xiliang." Chen Mo said with cupped hands.

"You want to take action against Ma Teng and Han Sui?" Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and said.

"I know I can't hide it from the teacher." Chen Mo nodded and did not hide anything: "Now in Bingzhou, the three auxiliary areas have restored order. Not to mention great prosperity, but there is also a sign of restoration of prosperity. There are Chenggao, Yique, and Jiguan in the east.

, Huguan, the land of Yanmen, it is difficult for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to attack even if they want to. Only Xiliang is safe to defend. If there is a war in the future, the rear will be unstable. Therefore, Ma Teng and Han Sui

People must be eliminated first!"

"Indeed." Zang Hong nodded. He did not expect Chen Mo to achieve what he did today.

"But in the land of Xiliang, the Qiang and Han people live together, and the imperial court's prestige in Xiliang is insufficient. In addition, there are Ma Teng and Han Sui. It is difficult for an ordinary person to serve as the governor of Xiliang. There are many talents in the county around the disciple, but if you say

The only person who can intimidate someone is his mentor." Chen Mo looked at Zang Hong.

"That's alright." Zang Hong nodded: "As a teacher, I will take a trip to Xiliang for you."

"Thank you so much, master." Chen Mo was overjoyed and bowed.

"It's rare. Nowadays, only Bo Dao can use an immoral person like me." Zang Hong shook his head and sighed.

"If the teacher has no virtue, how many people in the world would dare to call him virtuous?" Chen Mo heard this but shook his head indifferently and said: "Teacher, the teacher may be wrong about Dongjun, but who in the world dares to say that he is virtuous?"

Talk about your own life? If you use this to employ people, you won’t be able to choose many people. Secondly, virtue can be created.”

Thinking of Chen Mo's method of controlling people's speech, although Zang Hong didn't agree with it, he had to admit that he didn't know when this virtue had lost its original feeling.

"So, it's better to hire people based on their talent. After all, virtue can be faked, but talent can't!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Zang Hong knew that Chen Mo had such a concept a long time ago. After all, Chen Mo could be said to have climbed from a commoner to his current status step by step. He had seen too many things, so how could it be false to say that a scholar raised his hopes? So Chen Mo

The concept of employing people is also somewhat deviant, but it has to be said that when I think about it now, what Chen Mo said may not be wrong.

"When will we start?" Since Zang Hong has decided to become an official, he will naturally not delay.

"The sooner the better. The disciples will plan to make Ma Teng and Han Sui fight, but it is not sure whether they will succeed and whether the two will turn against each other. The teacher also needs to be careful in Xiliang. The disciples cannot give the teacher too many soldiers.

Horse, so as not to alert the two of them." Chen Mo bowed.

"According to the establishment of the governor's office, I can have one school here, and five troops are only 2,000 people." Zang Hong nodded. He had been the governor of Qingzhou. The current governor is different from before. He has some rights, but in military power

Above, the restrictions were very tight. Most of the time, there were only five or six hundred soldiers in this school. When Zang Hong was appointed governor of Qingzhou, he only had 700 people under his command. The military power of Qingzhou was in the hands of Yuan Tan.

"On the soldiers and horses, the disciple can only give the teacher eight hundred, but they are all elite men. The general Gao Shun is also a strong general under the disciple's command. These eight hundred people are all elites trained by him. Although they are only eight hundred, they can

We can conquer everything!" Chen Mo said in a deep voice. This time, Chen Mo was determined to win Xiliang. Not only did he invite Zang Hong to be the governor of Xiliang, but the generals assigned to Zang Hong were also experienced warriors like Gao Shun.

Under Chen Mo's command, there were thousands of people fighting, and no one was Gao Shun's opponent, including Chen Mo.

Zang Hong nodded. At this point, he was not worried that Chen Mo would treat him badly. As Gao Shun was one of the most relied-upon generals under Chen Mo, Zang Hong naturally knew that he was also a good general.

"In addition, there is a man named Noian Man who can serve as the teacher's bodyguard. Although he is about the same age as his disciples, his natural supernatural power and martial arts skills are few in the army that can match him." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Dian Man has been with Chen Mo and Dian Wei for two years, practicing martial arts every day. Chen Mo has watched Dian Man become stronger little by little. His martial arts skills are definitely not as good as Dian Wei's, but what he lacks is just the training on the battlefield.

That's all. This time, Dianman was sent to Zang Hong's side in the hope that Dianman could get some experience and become a capable general under Chen Mo in the future, instead of just being a guard commander like Dian Wei.

After all, Dian Wei is already established at this age and has no other uses except for his terrifying martial arts skills, but Dian Man has more possibilities.

Of course, I also hope that Zang Hong can help Chen Mo train him.

Zang Hong nodded and said: "In that case, I will tidy up a bit. If General Gao Shun is ready, we can set off tomorrow."

"Teacher, there is no need to be so anxious!" Chen Mo quickly waved his hand and said, "Teacher, I will have a day off today. I hope that I will come to the office tomorrow. There are still some details that need to be discussed about Xiliang."

Although Xiliang is vast and sparsely populated, it is more complicated. Not only are the two warlords Han Sui and Ma Teng constantly intruding, but the bigger problem is the Qiang people. Chen Mo has integrated five tribes with thousands of people. At present, it seems

It's going well. The living habits of these Qiang people are similar to those of the Han people. Now they have established villages, established household registrations, and are managed according to Han people's laws without much rejection. The annual taxes are also paid in full. For the leader to be taken to Chang'an,

There were no problems with the re-establishment of the three elders in each township. Except for language and some living customs, everything else was fine. Therefore, Chen Mo also had ideas for further increasing integration. These ideas have not yet had time to follow.

Zang Hong discussed.
Chapter completed!