Luoyang was busy as the affairs of the imperial court were on track. After people gradually stabilized, they gradually became less busy. Chen Mo also resumed his normal life as in Chang'an. The pace of life gradually slowed down. He read books every day,

Working on my martial arts, spending time with my family, and finally my business.

After all, it is impossible for important things to happen all the time. All Chen Mo needs is to keep the various government offices running smoothly. Others will handle the trivial matters.

The world is also calm, and the three-legged confrontation is almost complete. There is not enough certainty. Neither he nor Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao will move lightly. Guanzhong continues to recuperate. This year's harvest is better than last year. If it continues like this, it will not be possible.

In three years, Chen Mo's place will become rich.

Of course, things in the world cannot revolve around one person, and Chen Mo did not expect the most ideal state.

Summer is approaching, and the weather is already a bit scorching.

After the morning light gradually dissipated, the morning market in Luoyang City had begun. Early in the morning, the streets and alleys of Luoyang had gradually become lively.

Prosperity often comes from comparison. Compared with the city of Luoyang back then, Luoyang today is naturally not as prosperous as it was back then. The pedestrians on the streets are not as full of scholars as they were in the past. Instead, they are mostly traffickers and lackeys, but that sense of hope for the future still exists.

The longing and hope, as well as the enthusiasm for life, were something that Luoyang had never seen before when it was prosperous.

"Lord?" In the government office, Li Ru, who was talking when Chen Mo was distracted, called out.

"Oh~" Chen Mo responded, looked at Li Ru and said with a smile: "Heishan's affairs should not be taken too hastily. Now Heishan has been fighting with Yuan Shao. If we appear rashly, it will inevitably make Heishan wary and give rise to the feeling of being attacked from both sides. Those who have secretly persuaded

The generals will stay put for the time being and collect more information about Montenegro."

Chen Mo has this ability. Even if he is absent-minded, he can clearly remember every word you just said. This kind of ability is hard to accept.

"My lord, in the past, in order to avoid fighting with the Montenegrin Army, we were allowed to finance the Shangdang's food tax. Now that our army has occupied Guanzhong and has enough strength to defend the Shangdang, do you want to cut off this expenditure?" Li Ru asked.

In order to maintain stability, and because Chen Mo's eyes were on Guanzhong at that time, he did not want to quarrel with the Black Mountain bandits and be harassed endlessly by the Black Mountain bandits, so he agreed to Zhang Yan's party food tax subsidy in exchange for peace with the Black Mountain bandits.

coexistence.

But now that the world has changed, Chen Moxiong is in Guanzhong. He is no longer a small prince in the barren land of Bingzhou. Although it is difficult to attack the Black Mountain Army, it is still easy to defend the city. There is no need to use the party's food tax to fund the Black Mountain Army.

.

Even if it's broken, how dare the Black Mountain Army risk offending both Chen Mo and Yuan Shao to become Chen Mo's enemy?

"No need." Chen Mo thought for a while and smiled: "Although there is no loyalty to the bandits, if the Black Mountain Army can be conquered, it will be more beneficial to our army. Don't lose a helping hand for small gains."

Shangdang has been tortured by the Black Mountain bandits for so many years, and its population is not large. Even if it has recovered some vitality under Chen Mo's governance over the years, the annual grain tax it can provide is really not much for Chen Mo. Now Chen Mo's tax

Mainly because they come from the Three Assistants in Guanzhong, there is no need to break their trust because of this, and the Black Mountain bandits can be regarded as a helping hand now. Even if they cannot be conquered, they will definitely be used in the war with Yuan Shao in the future.

Li Ru nodded. In other words, Chen Mo's attitude towards the Black Mountain Army is still to win over the Black Mountain Army. Think about it, Yuan Shao is powerful and is still troubled by the Black Mountain Army. Moreover, the Black Mountain Army itself is hidden in the mountains.

, it is difficult to be self-sufficient. If there is not enough food, you will definitely have to rob it. Chen Mo took the party's food tax and paid it to the Montenegrin Army so that they could not attack Chen Mo. It did save Chen Mo a lot of troops. After all, Chen Mo was bordering the Montenegrin bandits.

There are no fewer places than Yuan Shao.

"By the way, Mi Heng has been in Yiyang for more than a month, how have you done?" Chen Mo suddenly remembered something, looked at Li Ru and asked with a smile.

"You Heng is indeed a talented person. He has just taken office and his political achievements are indeed not very great. However, after the initial turmoil, he has gradually figured out some methods. So far, it is not bad." Li Ru smiled after hearing this.

After all, it was a matter of reading poetry and books. Although I had never done it, once I got used to it, Mi Heng's abundant talents began to come into play.

"Find more things for him to do. If the Yiyang County Magistrate does a good job, he will be sent to Anding as a prefect. Anyway, wherever it is difficult to treat, he will be sent there. Don't let him bother me." Chen Mo laughed.

road.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Li Ru gave Chen Mo a strange look when he heard this and said, "As far as Ru knows, Mi Heng was on the watch list yesterday and should be returning to Luoyang in the next two days."

"Huh?" Chen Mo looked at Li Ru doubtfully.

"My lord has forgotten that if the locality needs it, the county magistrate can apply for county government assistance. If the county government refuses to comply, the county magistrate can directly come to the state capital to show his strength. Then Mi Heng seems to really want to do something good. Based on the previous

I asked the county government to allocate a batch of money and grain to repair and strengthen Yiyang. I also wanted to open a few canals, but I didn't get permission, so I came here in person to ask the court to allocate grain." Li Ru said with a smile.

"You want a lot?" Chen Mo frowned. If it was a normal expense, Zhong Yun had no reason to veto it.

Li Ru nodded: "It is enough for the development of an ordinary county in five years."

"We have just sorted out the political affairs and are we going to start a large-scale construction project?" Chen Mo frowned and said, "It's too urgent."

"This person is indeed a bit eager for quick success and quick gains in his work." Li Ru nodded, this was a newly discovered problem: "Ru has seen his plan. As far as the plan is concerned, it is indeed good, but he wants to do it within one year.

What needs to be done in five years requires a lot of money and food."

"Send someone to tell him that if everything must be done with the permission of the imperial court, then how can anyone show that he is extraordinary if anyone can make achievements?" Chen Mo finally figured out Mi Heng's character. He is a man who desperately needs others.

For those who agree, calling him cynical may be a bit exaggerated, but this attitude of desperately wanting to prove himself will actually lead to bad things.

"Here." Li Ru nodded and looked at Yang Xiu aside: "Dezu?"

"Sir, I'm afraid I can't persuade you on this matter." Yang Xiu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he had a good relationship with Mi Heng, because of this, Yang Xiu knew Mi Heng's character better.

"It's not about persuading him, but asking him to go back." Li Ru shook his head and said, "Although you are talented, you are eager to achieve success. If you don't polish him, he will just be lost among everyone in the end."

Genius Li Ru has seen a lot, and there are indeed very few people like Mi Heng, but it is precisely because of this that Mi Heng has developed the character of having no one to spare. Letting Yang Xiu go now is to give Ni Heng a step up.

But if it doesn't work and Chen Mo really gets into trouble, it will be difficult for Mi Heng to step down.

Just because Chen Mo is tolerant doesn't mean that Chen Mo is easy to bully. If Mi Heng goes too far, it will definitely not be good for him.

"Here~" Yang Xiu smiled bitterly and nodded, and could only try to persuade him again.

In the next few days, Mi Heng did not really come over. It is not yet known whether Yang Xiu's dissuasion was effective. In addition to handling some paperwork in the government office as a routine every day, Chen Mo spent most of his time at home with his wife and children, and lived a good life.

It was a great success, and Cai Yong had recently completed the compilation of Han Shu. It was originally a happy event, but Cai Yong fell ill the day after the compilation of Han Shu was completed.

After Chen Mo heard the news, he quickly went home to stay with Cai Yan, and hurried to Cai Yong's house.

"How?" Chen Mo from Cai Mansion looked at the doctor in front of him and asked.

"Back to my lord, Mr. Cai is very old. In addition, all his attention has been spent on this Han book these years. Now that the book is completed, Mr. Cai has also exhausted his energy. With Cai Gong's body, I am afraid..." The imperial doctor shook his head and sighed.

, did not say anything further.

If Chen Mo is in his prime, he can still recover through medicine and stone treatment, but Cai Yong is already sixty-six this year. If an old man of this age wants to make up for the lost energy, medicine and stone are useless, and the body may not be able to absorb them.

There is no cure for the power of medicine.

"Is there no other way?" Chen Mo frowned.

"The lower officials are not good enough..."

"Okay, let's go down." Chen Mo waved his hand. There was nothing the imperial doctor could do, so what's the use of finding someone else?

The imperial doctor ordered him to bow down and leave immediately.

Chen Mo pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at Cai Yan who was sitting next to his father's bed talking to his father, Chen Mo suddenly didn't know how to speak.

"Bo Dao is here?" Cai Yong saw Chen Mo, waved to Chen Mo and said: "It's been a long time since we had a good conversation between you and me. If nothing happens, please talk to me."
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