Liaodong County, inside the prefect's mansion!
The news that Chang City had been conquered quickly came back.
A scout in the hall half-knelt on the ground and said respectfully,"Reporting to my lord, after receiving your secret order yesterday, General Li Cunxiao led the army to march through the night. A few days ago, they had already captured Chang City and captured nearly 30,000 soldiers. Currently, there were already people supervising the transportation back to Liaodong Prefecture.”
"Good!"
After hearing this news, Qin Mu's face revealed joy.
He had thought that even if he gave the order, it would take a few days to take down Chang City. After all, Li Cunxiao didn't bring any siege weapons. He didn't expect Tian Yu to be so stupid. He actually went out of the city to fight and successfully captured the city, adding another city to Liaodong Prefecture.
As for whether Gongsun Zan was willing to cede the city or whether he would send troops to take it back.
Qin Mu didn't take it to heart at all.
After all,
In this world, there was no reason to spit out what one had eaten. No matter what, since this city had already been taken down, it was impossible for them to take it back even if they broke the heavens. As for starting a war?
It was a perfect excuse for Qin Mu to take Beiping County into his pocket.
Just as he was rejoicing,
A guard walked in from the door. The latter knelt on the ground and said,"Lord Prefect, there is an envoy from Luoyang outside the door. Should we bring him in?”
Luoyang envoy?
Now, the entire Imperial Capital was already under Dong Zhuo's control.
Obviously, this so-called envoy was also sent by him. However, why would Dong Zhuo come to him at this time? He was a little curious and asked,"Bring him in!"
"Yes."
With that, the guard left.
Not long after, a general wearing armor walked in. After he entered the mansion, he bowed to Qin Mu and said,""Minister Dong's subordinate, Sima, greets Governor Qin. We haven't seen each other for a long time since we parted on the grasslands.”
"Oh? So it was Minister Dong! May I know why you're here?"
It was actually an acquaintance.
Qin Mu went straight to the point.
"Lord Prefect, after Minister Dong heard that you had taken office in the capital, the first thing he did was to eliminate the local tyrants and Gongsun Du. Therefore, he came to see His Majesty to request an imperial edict for you.”As he spoke, he took out the imperial edict from his sleeve.
According to the law, all the officials of the Great Han Dynasty had to kowtow after seeing the imperial edict as if they were seeing the emperor.
But on the other hand, Qin Mu,
The latter was still sitting there with a relaxed look and didn't have any intention of kneeling down to salute. Minister Dong couldn't help but want to remind him, but considering that they were in Liaodong County, Qin Mu's territory, he didn't dare to be impudent.
One had to know,
This was someone who had killed Gongsun Du on the street.
If they provoked him, they might be dragged out and killed without any explanation.
When the time came, he would just casually accuse Qin Mu and believe that even Minister Dong wouldn't make things difficult for Qin Mu. After all, this prefect was much more important than him. Thus, after much consideration, the latter didn't remind him and just read the imperial edict alone.
As for the decree inside, it naturally said that Qin Mu's contributions were to the country and so on, and then he was conferred the title of marquis.
When I finish reading the imperial edict, Marquis,
" Congratulations, Governor Qin." Sima bowed and said," You've been promoted to the Marquis of Northern Battlefront."”
" Northguard Marquis?"
Qin Mu, on the other hand, had a look of indifference. He didn't think much of these official positions at all. Furthermore, everyone in the world knew that the official positions that were conferred were all given out by Dong Zhuo holding the emperor hostage. They couldn't be acknowledged at all.
If Qin Mu didn't really have the strength,
He probably wouldn't even be able to sit firmly on the position of prefect. What was the use of having such a false reputation?
"In addition, the Prime Minister has also prepared a gift for you, Marquis Zhenbei!”As if he could see Qin Mu's dissatisfaction, Sima spoke again.
"Oh? A gift?"
"That's right, Lord Prime Minister has always valued talents, so he specially gave Lord Qin Mu twenty thousand sets of armor and ten thousand stones of grain. In addition, there was also the prime minister's most treasured horse, Red Rabbit! This horse can travel 800 times a day and 1000 times at night. It is also human and is a rare treasure horse. I hope you will accept it!”
Minister Dong Sima hurriedly said.
After he finished speaking, Qin Mu's expression became much better.
After all, he didn't care about fame.
However, these 20,000 sets of armor and 10,000 dan of grain were still quite good. Moreover, there was still the Red Hare Horse. As the saying goes, Lu Bu among men is like a red rabbit among horses! This horse was a peerless good steed, and it just so happened that Qin Mu had never had a suitable warhorse. Now, he could fill the gap.
However, there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and Qin Mu naturally understood this principle.
"Your Lord Prime Minister, since you gave me such an expensive gift, you must have something to do, right? Just say it!"
Sima smiled and said," Lord Zhenbei Marquis, you are wise. My Prime Minister only admires your reputation, so he wants to befriend you." Of course, if General Qin feels bad, there is something I need your help with.”
"Speak!"
"A few days ago, the eighteen rebels actually joined forces and attempted to capture Luoyang. If possible, the Prime Minister hopes that you can lend a hand and make some small moves in Youzhou. It would be best if you can force Gongsun Zan to withdraw his troops. If you can succeed, the Prime Minister will be extremely grateful.”
As expected of a civil official, he was indeed shameless.
She lied one lie after another, but she didn't even blush.
It was clearly Dong Zhuo who had usurped the throne and held the Son of Heaven hostage, and the 18 dukes had gone to crusade against him, but in his words, he had actually become a traitor? However, Qin Mu didn't have the time to care about this and said,""If that's the case, you can go back and report. Our army has already started a war with Gongsun Yue's army yesterday and has officially taken Chang City.”
" Northguard Marquis is indeed mighty. If a hero like you could serve under Minister Dong, who else in the world would…"
When Sima heard this news, he immediately became happy.
Unexpectedly,
Qin Mu and Gongsun Yue had already started fighting, and not only that, they had even conquered one of their cities. With that, the mission that Minister Dong had arranged was completed, and it would be easier for him to report back. Of course, if he could get Qin Mu to join him, it would be a great merit.
However,
Qin Mu had no interest in mixing with them.
Dong Zhuo's reputation had long been ruined.
If they were to be associated with him, it would probably implicate him, so it was impossible for them to work for him.
"Cough cough, Sima, this prefect is a little sleepy.”
Before he could finish,
Qin Mu used the excuse to send the guest off.
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