When the news that Lulong Stronghold was broken and Bao Geng died in battle and was beheaded and hung in public in Lulong Stronghold came back to Luoyang, Chen Mo was taking Zhao Yun to talk to Lu Bu about border matters.

"Bang~" The exquisite wine glass was pressed hard on the table by Chen Mo. Especially when he heard that Bao Geng had his head chopped off and hung on the tower for public display, Chen Mo felt a rush of anger rushing into his head.

For the first time in his life, he almost lost his mind.

"If I don't take revenge for this, I swear I won't be a human being!" Chen Mo pressed hard and stood up.

"Lord, Bu invites you to fight!" Lu Bu stood up and said coldly.

"Well, I will conquer Karasuma myself in this battle!" Chen Mo nodded, looked at Dian Wei and said, "I ordered someone to inform the ministers to go to court. First, please make preparations and follow me to court."

Lu Bu is now a General of the Guard. He is above the imperial court and his status is only lower than that of the Three Dukes. In terms of official position, he is considered to be the military commander second only to Chen Mo.

An hour later, they came to the Jiade Hall.

Liu Neng looked at Chen Mo and said with a look of reluctance: "The general has just returned from the expedition to Jizhou. He has not had much rest yet. Now he is about to go on another expedition. There is no general in the court, and I feel uneasy."

"Your Majesty, with the help of the three princes in the court, as well as the literary and artistic talents, I will be safe and worry-free." Chen Mo frowned and bowed.

"That's not what I meant." Liu Neng shook his head, and after a moment, he looked at Chen Mo and said: "General, now that the world is falling apart, we are already uneasy. I know that Bao Geng is a close confidant of the general, and now it is only because of the personal grudge of the general.

, it is quite unwise to provoke the barbarians without any reason."

"What your Majesty said is true!" Zhang You, the great general, said calmly: "General, since your Majesty entered Luoyang, the general has been aggressive in military affairs and extortionate levies. He is always good at starting wars, and now he is instigating border wars. If this continues, the great Han will surely perish!"

Chen Mo turned his head, glanced at Zhang You, then at Liu Neng, and suddenly smiled: "Does your Majesty think so too?"

"This..." Liu Neng smiled awkwardly: "Zhang Qing may have been a little fierce with his words, but in the end, it is for the good of the court."

"For the sake of the imperial court?" Chen Mo glanced at Zhang You and said, "Does Dahonglu know where Lulong Village is?"

"It's the Border Fortress." Zhang You naturally knew about Lulong Village, but he only knew that as for its importance... it was found in books and he could recite it, but it was difficult for him to say how important it was.

"Lulong Village is the fortress that defends Karasuma. If the Karasuma people want to invade the south on a large scale, Lulong Village is the place they must pass through. Once Lulong Village is broken, the Karasuma people will rush in like water from a bursting embankment.

Entering western Liaoning, Yuyang and other places, hundreds of thousands of people were robbed at dawn. Do you call this a personal grudge?" Chen Mosen's cold eyes fell on Zhang You.

"This..." Zhang You was speechless.

"You have been eating all day long and don't know the importance of military aircraft. Why do you have the face to talk nonsense here?" Chen Mo took a step towards Zhang You: "It's so big that you need to negotiate with envoys from foreign countries. You don't even know why our army's border fortress is important."

, how did you get the position of Da Honglu? I sent you to discuss matters with other countries, I was afraid that you had betrayed the country and not even knew about it."

"You..." Zhang You glared at Chen Mo. Although Chen Mo had always been in charge of power, Chen Mo was gentle in his treatment of others and rarely behaved in such an aggressive manner. Now Chen Mo suddenly became so fierce. Although there was no anger or ferocity in his eyes, it was just like this.

His face dropped, but all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, including strong men like Lu Bu, felt depressed and did not dare to look directly at him, let alone Zhang You, a scholar who was speechless just by being looked at by Chen Mo.

.

"Your Majesty, Da Honglu is related to the state. You should know the honor and disgrace. People like this have no shame. I think that if they continue to hold the position of Da Honglu, it will really harm the face of our great man. I think that we should choose another wise man!

Chen Mo turned around and saluted Liu Neng: "Your Majesty, please depose Zhang You from the position of Da Honglu!"

"General, it won't happen~" Liu Neng's face was a little stiff.

"The Three Gongs and the Nine Ministers are the examples of virtue in the imperial court. How can such people with no virtue and incompetence be able to take on the important responsibilities of the Nine Ministers?" Chen Mo said calmly: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" Li Ru came out of the queue and bowed.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" Lu Bu took a step forward and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" Man Chong came out of the queue and bowed.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" More and more people came out and asked Liu Neng to issue an edict to abolish Zhang You's position as Da Honglu. As for other courtiers, they saw it this time. Chen Mo was using Zhang You to establish his power. This time

It seemed that it was imperative for Chen Mo to conquer Wuwan in the north. Faced with Zhang You's look for help, a group of courtiers looked at him with all their eyes and noses.

If you want to stop me, find a good reason. Why are you imposing excessive taxes? These are troubled times, brother. Chen Mo is fine with this.

As for going militarily...even if it is, what can you do? The imperial court was founded by Chen Mo, and the current territory of the imperial court was conquered by others. Normally, Chen Mo would not argue with you because he is polite, but now you say it in public

If you come out, that would be a slap in the face. Who dares to persuade you at this time?

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" Chen Mo saluted Liu Neng again.

"What do you think, Captain?" Liu Neng looked at Yang Biao in confusion.

The corner of Yang Biao's mouth twitched, this matter had nothing to do with him, but Liu could only name him, so he said with a bow: "I think that what Da Honglu said is indeed inappropriate. As for how to deal with it,

It all depends on His Majesty."

"Then..." Liu Neng sighed. Chen Mo's courtesy to him on weekdays really made Liu Neng feel that he could make the decision in the court. But now when there were differences of opinion, Liu Neng could see that it had not changed at all. From the beginning to the end, this

Chen Mo has the final say in the court, and asking himself is to give himself face.

He looked at Da Honglu and said: "Zhang Aiqing, it seems that you are really not suitable for this position, why not..."

"If you don't go out with the army like this, let him see how the neighbors treat my Han people as he said, and see if there is anything wrong in conquering Karasuma!" Chen Mo said calmly.

"Just follow the general's words." Liu Neng glanced at the pale Zhang You, sighed, and followed the Northern Expedition. Even if he didn't know the hardships in the North, he also knew that the war was cruel. With the army going north, whether Zhang You could come back still remains

Two theories.

But who can blame this?

"Thank you, Your Majesty. If that's the case, I will go prepare to send out troops." Chen Mo saluted Liu Neng.

"That's very good. The general will make all the decisions regarding the expedition. If you have nothing else to do, please retreat from the court." Liu Neng felt a little tired. Fortunately, Da Honglu stood on his side.

No more, he couldn't say anything.

At that moment, the ministers retreated from the court, and Chen Mo took Lu Bu, Xun You, Xu Shu, Li Ru, Yang Xiu and others back to the general's mansion.

Above the main hall, Gao Shun and others also arrived one after another.

"Lord, although this expedition is inevitable, we must be prepared for the rear." Li Ru said casually.

Although Chen Mo now has the upper hand, it is not obvious. Just like Yuan Shao in the past, he also had the upper hand. What will be the result? If he is not careful at this time, I am afraid that Cao Cao will definitely take the opportunity to attack.

Chen Mo nodded: "I'm calling you here now to discuss this matter with you. This time we send troops, it's different from the past. The opponent is a barbarian, and I'm not familiar with it. Xu Huang, Yu Sheng, and Wuyi are not allowed to move without permission. Gao Shun and Cui Geng are responsible for the defense of the capital and must not move lightly."

As a result, almost all Chen Mo's trusted generals will stay.

"First." Chen Mo looked at Lu Bu and said.

"The general is here!" Lu Bu stood up.

"I know that Fengxian is the best at cavalry, and he has fought with Xianbei all the time, and is familiar with the grassland terrain. So this time, you are leading an army of five thousand cavalry, and the generals accompanying the army are also your generals. The Guhe area , was a line of defense run by Bao Geng during his lifetime. Last year, due to lack of troops, many Xianbei people infiltrated. From here, you can drive those Xianbei people back, and then move through the grassland towards Bailang Mountain. How to fight? How? Fight, you make the decision, I will not interfere, but there is one thing you need to guarantee before me." Chen Mo looked at Lu Bu and said.

"Please give me your orders, my lord!" Lu Bu said excitedly. He leads an army alone and doesn't care how he fights. He makes the decision entirely. This is a very high level of trust.

"Tadun, I want to kill him with my own hands. If you meet him, he will live!" Chen Mo said in a deep voice. He only had this request. He wanted to avenge Bao Geng with his own hands.

"Don't worry, my lord, at the end of this battle, Tadun will be captured alive." Lu Bu immediately promised.

"As for the other generals accompanying me this time, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun are my bodyguards and can accompany me. In addition, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu are good at riding and fighting. They should accompany the army on the expedition. Do you have any other suggestions?" Chen Mo looked at the crowd. General Dao.

During this expedition to Karasuma, cavalry was indispensable for combat, and Chen Mo had only a few cavalry generals under his command. Of course, Tai Shici was included in the current expedition, but Tai Shici was guarding Yunzhong and could not be transferred here.

"My lord, I can recommend a few people to accompany my lord on the expedition." Li Ru said with a smile.

"Oh? Who is it?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"My lord, there are quite a lot of talents among the surrendered generals in Jizhou, and the Yuan family and Wuwan were quite friendly in the past. Among the generals in Jizhou, there are many people who are familiar with Wuwan's fighting methods and can follow my lord northward." Li Ru said with a smile.

Chen Mo nodded. Among the Jizhou surrendered generals, there were indeed many powerful people. He nodded immediately and said, "If Wen You hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten it. In this case, I will recruit four generals, Gao Lan, Zhang He, and Han Qiong to accompany them." , also let me see the skills of Jizhou generals."

After the surrender of these generals from Jizhou, Chen Mo took these people with him back to Luoyang when he returned to the court. In this northern expedition, Chen Mo used not only cavalry, but also mostly surrendered troops from Jizhou. With these generals from Jizhou here, he also It can quickly stabilize the morale of the army.
Chapter completed!