Minister Dong Sima was naturally a smart person to be able to sit in this position.
Naturally, he understood the meaning behind his words.
Without wasting any words, he bade farewell and turned around to leave!
At this moment, he couldn't wait to send this good news back to Luoyang to ask for credit. After sending him off, Qin Mu's eyes also had some thoughts.
Dong Zhuo conferred him the title of Marquis of Northern Battlefront.
This official position was not low in the Great Han Dynasty.
If there was no Liu Yu in Youzhou, it would not matter if he was conferred the title of Northguard Marquis.
But Liu Yu is still here,
Then this official position was very ingenious. It was nothing more than a check and balance between the three families.
Furthermore, Dong Zhuo's actions were equivalent to announcing to everyone that Qin Mu was his man. If that was really the case, then his reputation would be ruined. Especially when Qin Mu had just ordered people to attack Chang City, it would make people even more suspicious.
Although those who knew the inside story might understand that he was just venting his anger.
But what would those dukes think?
However…
He wasn't in the alliance army camp, so he naturally didn't know what the eighteen dukes were thinking. Of course, even if he knew, Qin Mu wouldn't care. After all, since the enemy had come knocking on his door, he could only fight. He wasn't a weak person.
As for the consequences, Qin Mu didn't care.
If the eighteen vassals wanted to be enemies with him, Qin Mu wouldn't mind.
"Men! Send an order to Chang City to increase their vigilance and be on guard against Gongsun Zan's army. If the other party wants to start a war, then fight! In addition, send a message to the grassland and order Guan Zhong and Ran Min to organize an army to be ready to provide support at any time.”
"Yes, sir!"
The guard at the door nodded and ran out.
……
When Qin Mu mobilized the army,
That urgent military report was also sent to Lishui Pass, to be recorded in the account of the 18 alliance army.
At this moment,
Everyone's expression was gloomy, especially Gongsun Zan. The latter looked at the military report in his hand and clenched his fists tightly. A fierce light appeared in his eyes. After a long time, he roared,
"Qin Mu, you're going too far!"
Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the main seat, opened his mouth to persuade,"Governor Gongsun, calm down. Don't be anxious.”
"Hmph, don't be anxious? That Qin Mu was merely a prefect that Dong Zhuo had conferred. He actually dared to kill Gongsun Du on the street and caused internal strife in Liaodong! If that was the case, it would be fine. My brother Gongsun Yue sent troops to help him suppress the rebellion, but this kid actually killed five of my soldiers and even broke into Chang City, killing two of my generals. This is simply going too far.”
As Gongsun Zan spoke, the anger on his face did not diminish.
Furthermore, he was still throwing all the dirty water onto Qin Mu. He naturally understood why his clan brothers were in such a hurry to attack the five cities. They were just trying to seize the opportunity to divide the territory.
However, this kind of thing naturally couldn't be said.
Furthermore, Qin Mu had led his troops to attack Chang City and kill his generals.
Therefore,
His words were filled with boundless rage, and he seemed to have the intention to fight Qin Mu to the death.
After he finished speaking, all the dukes present sneered in their hearts. They naturally would not believe such nonsense. Who here didn't know Gongsun Yue's intention to send troops?
Of course, if it was the alliance army, no one would jump out and expose it.
However, even so, they were still somewhat shocked.
"Does this Qin Mu have three heads and six arms? He actually dared to kill all the powerful families in Liaodong County. I'm afraid this is a little too presumptuous!"
"That's right! They actually attacked Chang City."
"However, I've seen General Tian Yu's abilities before. He was actually killed by a general under Qin Mu's command. It seems like this kid can't be underestimated.”
“……”
The dukes in the tent began to discuss.
No one had expected Qin Mu to be so bold. After all, the aristocratic families of the dukes had always been the strongest existences in Great Han, and they could even change dynasties. Almost all the dukes present had their clans standing behind them.
However, Qin Mu said,
He actually did the opposite. Not only did he not use the aristocratic families, but he also used the most iron-blooded method to eliminate all the aristocratic families in Liaodong County.
They even marched into Chang City.
In a short period of time, he had killed Tian Yu and broken through the city. After all, these dukes were quite clear about the strength of Gongsun Zan's subordinates, but Qin Mu had actually defeated them in such a short period of time. They had no choice but to take Qin Mu's battle strength seriously.
If such an existence was allowed to continue developing…
In the future, he would probably be even more difficult to deal with than Dong Zhuo.
"Humph! This person was hateful. As the prefect of a region, he should have been protecting the peace of the region. Although the aristocratic families were in the wrong, they shouldn't have gone so far as to destroy their entire clan! Such a cruel and violent person must be punished. Otherwise, wouldn't he be riding on our heads in the future?”
Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the main seat, opened his mouth and cursed angrily.
He was the representative of a great clan. The Yuan Clan had four generations and three dukes. It was the greatest clan in the world.
Since Qin Mu dared to touch the aristocratic families,
That was equivalent to offending the Yuan Family's reverse scale, so how could Yuan Shao sit still?
"Alliance Master's words are reasonable. We must punish him!”
"This kid dared to kill an aristocratic family. In the future, we might also be killed by him. We must be punished.”
"Second!"
Most of the dukes present were furious, wishing they could send troops to attack Qin Mu right now. At this moment, Cao Mengde, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up,"
"Cough cough, everyone, wait a moment. Why don't you listen to me first?”
As soon as these words were said, the scene became much quieter.
After all,
This time, Cao Cao had personally called for the 18 vassals to attack Dong, so they still had some status. After everyone quieted down, Cao Cao said,
"Right now, our top priority should be how to conquer Mushui Pass and not discuss the problem of Qin Mu.”
"Besides, Dong Zhuo is holding His Majesty hostage and summoning all the forces. He also has valiant generals like Lu Bu and Hua Xiong and the Western Liang Army in his hands. If we don't break through as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
"As for Qin Mu's matter, there might be some misunderstanding. Why don't we wait until the punishment is over before we slowly discuss it with him? The most important thing now was to think of a good plan to defeat the enemy!”
After he finished speaking, everyone present fell into deep thought.
Indeed, the most important thing now was to eliminate Dong Zhuo.
After all, they had been attacking Dong Zhuo for a long time. If they turned around to attack Qin Mu now, when Dong Zhuo became powerful, he would definitely not let off every duke present.
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