The winter of the nineteenth year of the Han Dynasty passed, and in the spring of the twentieth year of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu returned to the court. Now it was Zhang Liao who took over Yunzhong, just as Chen Mo expected. In the twentieth year of the Han Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. Fortunately, the court had already prepared the plan.

In preparation, a large amount of food was transported to Guanzhong as early as the beginning of the year, so that many people in Guanzhong did not starve to death due to the severe drought. However, something happened after all.

The grain and grass that Chen Mo transported to Guanzhong was enough for the people in various parts of Guanzhong to survive this drought year, and there was even a surplus. However, the fact is that according to the subsequent investigation, not even half of the grain and grass that actually fell into the hands of the people was enough.

During the disaster relief, Chen Mo did not take action, seeking stability in everything, but his anger was not suppressed. By the spring of the 21st year of the Han Dynasty, when Guanzhong was basically stable, the issue of food relief began to brew among the people in Guanzhong, and many family members were starved.

The dead people heard that the grain allocated by the imperial court was originally enough for the people in Guanzhong, but in the end it was less than half. No one dared to directly resist the local officials, but the public opinion became more and more fierce.

Even the imperial court of Chang'an suffered an unreasonable disaster. After all, when Chen Mo was in Guanzhong and was impoverished, he was able to lead the people of Guanzhong through the drought years. Now that the world is at peace and the national treasury has surplus food, so many people have starved to death. Although the imperial court is

Nothing has been done here, but after all, you are the emperor, and you are here, who else are you looking for?

Liu Neng is also having a hard time. He also wants to take charge of things, but he can't.

However, the people obviously didn't care so much. Liu Neng had no sense of presence at first, but this time he had a strong sense of presence and was scolded by the people.

In April, after the disaster relief incident was over, Chen Mo quickly ordered a thorough investigation. Anyone in the Guanzhong area, from the prefect to the county magistrate, who had used the disaster relief food, regardless of the reason, would be punished according to law.

Originally, most people thought that Chen Mo would turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye as usual for the sake of stability. After all, in this matter, everyone took their own share and no one crossed the line, but no one

Do you know? This limit was set by Chen Mo? In the past, the world was in chaos and the rear needed stability, so Chen Mo would choose methods to maintain stability. But this time, it is time for liquidation.

As for instability? The people's support has been lost, and the people will not protect you? Who will make trouble with you? There are more than 30,000 people waiting for vacancies in Taiyuan University? The so-called law does not blame the public at all does not apply now.

In fact, most of the current prefects and county magistrates in Guanzhong are also the first batch of Taixue disciples who were sent to this position by Chen Mo? But twenty years have passed? How many people can hold the power of a place and still not forget their original aspirations?

Chen Mo never overestimates the greed of human nature? So before deciding to investigate the matter thoroughly, he was fully prepared. In fact, it was no different from what Chen Mo expected. After this investigation, thousands of officials in Guanzhong

The heads fell to the ground, and all the governors in the land of Sanfu and Xiliang were spared. Almost everyone from the county magistrates, county magistrates, and county lieutenants from all over the country participated. Chen Mo captured them with thunderous force. Everywhere he went, he was first

What they do is to announce the crime, then arrest people, investigate and investigate, and search the property. The property obtained is used to compensate the families of the victims. If there is any surplus, it is added to the treasury.

In such a big pass, with eight hundred miles of fertile Qinchuan land, there were only three county magistrates who finally survived this liquidation. Including some county officials, the number was no more than thirty, and the speed at which officials were filled was staggering. The new ones

The officials all arrived with the inspection team. The former officials were killed, and the new officials took up their posts immediately.

This action chilled the hearts of many people. Although Chen Mo has always been criticized by the princes for his poor family background and usurping the Han Dynasty, he has always been quite benevolent and righteous internally. This is the first time that Chen Mo has exposed himself to the officials under his rule.

The ruthless side, and the speed of replacing the old with the new has also taught many people a lesson. After decades of training, the lack of officials in the court has long been a thing of the past. Not to mention top talents, at least the talents who govern this place.

The imperial court is not in short supply.

Chen Mo established the Three Studies for decades and proved to the world for the first time the greatest significance of its existence.

And Chen Mo also took advantage of this opportunity to make it clear that the official punishment and the court salary were sufficient. If someone was corrupt and perverted the law, the more than a thousand heads in this prison and the more than a thousand families that suddenly fell would be an example.

With Chen Mo's New Deal, the scholars have become a thing of the past. Chen Mo imitated the system created by the Tianen Order and successfully disintegrated the scholars from within. It was no longer possible for the scholars to compete with the imperial court.

Of course, everything in the world has yang and yin. When the old dignitaries decline, new dignitaries will naturally rise. But at least for now, under Chen Mo's attack, parties like the scholars and foreign relatives in the past who can threaten the imperial power have no power.

soil formed.

Chen Mo also used the incident in Guanzhong to frighten the officials, and at the same time began to establish a new system in a drastic manner. The former Skynet gradually became known to people, and a system of mutual supervision by officials began to be established. At the same time, the military power was independent of the political power.

, only under the control of Chen Mo, local officials, regardless of their rank, have no right to taint military power.

No matter how the official evaluates Chen Mo in private, among the people, with this large-scale killing of officials, Chen Mo's reputation among the people is getting higher and higher.

After all, this kind of thing is a bit satisfying for the people, regardless of whether the former officials persecuted themselves, but it is just to relieve their anger.

In the 22nd year of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu submitted a request for surrender for the eighth time. The Xiongnu Chanyu even came to Luoyang in person. After submitting the surrender, he stayed in Luoyang and never left. Chen Mo did not force anyone to leave.

However, the annexation still needs to be carefully planned. How to annex, how to place it, customs and habits, etc. are all issues that need to be considered. If the court does not accept it, it means that the Xiongnu has annexed. What Chen Mo wants is not just a formality, but

We must truly turn these people into Han people.

In August, Chen Mo issued an edict to open the border and allow the Hu people outside the Great Wall to trade with the Han people. At the same time, he allowed the border troops stationed in Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Xiliang to expand outward. As long as the tribes were willing to plant the flag of the Ming Dynasty, they were considered Han people.

, of course, these tribes also need to pay taxes to the Han people.

However, Chen Mo couldn't think of a feasible way to manage the grassland for a while. However, after the border was opened, wars broke out frequently in Youzhou and Bingzhou in the second half of the year.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go into seclusion again?" In Luoyang, in the lobby of the palace, a minister frowned and said: "Wars on the border are frequent, and the people in the border area cannot live in peace."

"Let's see." Chen Mo shook his head. When Lu Bu was transferred from Bingzhou, he didn't see this group of people starting a war. Now that the border restrictions have been opened and the barbarians are allowed to trade with the border, it has caused Xianbei tribes and Wuwan people to take action.

Yes, this move must have touched the interests of these people. Although he doesn't like war, Chen Mo knows that this is a good thing.

"This battle must be fought if it should be fought. War in this world is nothing more than profit. This time when the barbarians come to fight, there will be personal pain. Let us understand this first, and then we can decide whether to fight or not!" Chen Mo said with a smile: "Send an order to the generals at the border.

, Those who are willing to come to trade are welcome, but if you think that our court is easy to bully, then you can't bear it. Anyone who touches it will be killed. Although the grassland is not our Han territory, the rules must be set by my court!"

"I'll take your orders!" All the generals agreed in unison and left.

As Chen Mo's order was issued, the border generals had a different attitude towards the court. In September, Zhao Yunbei went out of Bailang Mountain and once again bloodbathed the thirty-seven tribes of Karasuma. Karasuma, who had just recovered his breath, once again

Those who were killed fled north.

In October, Taishi Ci's troops went out to Jieqiu River, and the Xianbei tribes fled. Zhang Liao led his troops across the Yin Mountains and personally beheaded three Xianbei adults, forcing the six major Xianbei tribes to join together.

At this point, the grassland became much calmer. Only then did Chen Mo finally know the reason. After the Han Dynasty opened the border ban, a large number of people from various tribes flocked to the Han border. Some of them were indeed doing business, but most of them wanted to go to Yunzhong.

The area was settled, and the population on the grassland was already sparse. Even if it was once as powerful as Tanshihuai, which spanned the east and west, and even established the Xianbei court, the actual population of the grassland was less than 10 million, not to mention that now, under the threat of Chen Mo, the grassland is the most fertile

Many of the pastures have now become farmland for the Han people, and the tribes are naturally unwilling to do so. In addition, Lu Bu has been transferred, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci are old, so they tried this time. Who would have thought that as soon as they tried, they would be beaten by the border troops and run away in embarrassment.

, the vitality was seriously damaged, and under such circumstances, I could only hold my nose and agree to the rules Chen Mo set for the grassland.

At this point, the Xianbei, Wuwan and other grassland tribes were quiet for five years. After getting Chen Mo's permission, the Xiongnu began to move south on a large scale. The Hetao land also became the location of military households. Many frontier soldiers began to move there.

They settled here, and some directly married Hu women. The past five years were a transitional period for the grasslands and the Han people to integrate with each other. There were some minor frictions, but they were not too many, and the Hu people did not dare to make things big.

It was not until the sixth year, the twenty-seventh year of the Han Dynasty, that Zhang Liao died of illness, which gave the Hu people hope. The tribes headed by Kebi Neng gathered all the major tribes and assembled 130,000 Hu cavalry soldiers and horses to go south. The war wealth between Hu and Han

Expand again.

But this year, the imperial court did not send any more generals. Instead, it promoted Chen Zheng to the post of General of the Northern Campaign to preside over the battle. Although he was in charge of the army for the first time, Chen Zheng had followed Lu Bu since the time of Lu Bu in the north and south, and later followed him.

Zhang Liao already had enough popularity in the army, but in this battle between the two sides, Chen Zheng also showed his military talent to the world for the first time. He led his army to fight against Hu Qi without losing an inch of ground, and even personally led his elite troops to attack Ke.

In Bineng's camp, he beheaded Ke Bineng, beheaded more than ten thousand people, and defeated Hu Qi. This battle also established Chen Zheng's identity as a famous general in the young area.

This year, Chen Zheng was thirty-five years old. He was not young at all, but it was the first time that his abilities were widely recognized. Chen Mo was overjoyed after hearing the news. He held a banquet in honor of the ministers and personally recalled Chen Zheng.

, knighted.
Chapter completed!