Not long after, the guard who had executed the middle-aged eunuch walked in.
Just as Zhuge Mu had guessed.
Li Tong, who had been implicated in the battle between Cao Cao and Liu Xie, died without a doubt.
Perhaps it was because emperors were heartless, Zhuge Mu did not see any sadness on Liu Xie's face.
On the main seat, after Liu Xie and Cao Cao exchanged glances for a moment, his gaze suddenly turned to the instigator of this confrontation, Zhuge Mu.
"Zhuge Mu, listen up!"
Hearing Liu Xie's words, Zhuge Mu's expression turned serious and he hurriedly bowed towards Liu Xie.
"I'm here!"
"In view of your meritorious service in repelling the foreign tribes at the border, I hereby confer upon you the title of Yongling Grand Governor, Liangzhou Governor, Langya Marquis, and the Son of Heaven's Jie Yue.”
"Whether Kansai is stable or not, everything depends on you!”
Cao Cao was ruthless, but Liu Xie was even more ruthless.
After seeing that Zhuge Mu had been bestowed the title of Yonghe Viceroy, he immediately gave him a generous reward.
Especially when Liu Xie gave him the imperial axe, it was equivalent to Liu Xie directly giving Zhuge, Mu, Yong, and Yu the power of life and death.
If Cao Cao was narrow-minded, he would definitely be wary of Zhuge Mu.
If there was a gap between Zhuge Mu and Cao Cao, then Liu Xie's actions today would cause the two to completely break off.
This was a completely open scheme.
After doing all of this, Liu Xie looked around at the generals and civil officials in the Zhangtai Palace. He waved his long sleeves and said,"Let's start the banquet!"
"Let's celebrate the triumphant return of the soldiers!”
For a moment, the hall was filled with the sound of drums and music. It was a joyous scene.
Zhuge Mu looked at the many delicacies on the table, but he could not muster up any appetite.
He had no choice. Liu Xie had flattered him too much.
It wasn't a big deal to have just one Governor Yong He. After all, he was just a local military officer.
No matter how powerful he was, he was at most comparable to Zhang He, who was in charge of Jizhou, and Cao Xiu, who was in Youzhou.
But if you add the governor of Liangzhou, the Marquis of Langya, and the emperor's festival and axe.
Even someone as calm as Zhuge Mu felt like he was being roasted on a fire.
To say something that wasn't too much.
If he had any ill intentions towards Cao Cao, he could use the name of the imperial axe bestowed by the Emperor to clear the Emperor's side.
Of course, he could only keep this thought in his heart.
With his current foundation, the possibility of success was basically zero.
He didn't think that his prestige could compare to Cao Cao's.
There was a greater possibility.
Without waiting for him to charge into the capital, his troops had already scattered due to the lack of food.
It couldn't be helped, Yong Cang had been tormented by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and the others.
It was normal for the fertile farmland to be abandoned and the people to be displaced.
Even Chang 'an, the former capital of the Great Han Dynasty, was able to survive because of the continuous supply of money and grain from the east of the country and the Central Plains. That was why it was not completely destroyed.
"General, are you worried about His Majesty's reward?”
A voice sounded in Zhuge Mu's ears.
He turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with a faint beard and a dignified face.
"You are?"
Zhuge Mu could not be blamed for this, because he really did not know the person in front of him.
"Man Chong, Man Bonin!"
"Before the general went out, I just returned from Runan to Xudu.”
Man Chong did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction because Zhuge Mu did not recognize him. Instead, he took the initiative to introduce himself to Zhuge Mu.
Man Chong, Man Bonin?
Information about him suddenly appeared in Zhuge Mu's mind.
In the history of his previous life, the combination of Man Chong and Zhang Liao had used Sun Shiwan from Jiangdong, who had invaded Yangzhou, to gain experience.
Zhuge Mu felt that if he remembered correctly, Man Chong was one of the few talents in the Cao Wei camp who could manage the army and calm the people.
Later.
It seemed that Man Chong, who had an extremely long lifespan, was even ranked alongside Sima Yi, Jiang Ji, and the others as the elders of the four generations of Cao Wei.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Mu muttered in his heart,""System, search and retrieve full pets!"
"Ding! Search successful!"
man Chong
[Strength: 64]
[Commander: 82]
[Intelligence: 84]
Political Affairs: 87
[Evaluation: Determined, brave and resourceful.]
Coordinates: Xu Capital, Imperial Palace.
[Hint: The target is extremely close to the host.]
Looking at the four-dimensional data given by the system, Zhuge Mu could only express his amazement.
Other than their weak martial strength, they were basically all high commanders, high politicians, and high intelligence.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a jack of all trades talent.
Zhuge Mu came back to his senses and said to his full pet,""So it's Man Bonin!"
"I've heard of your name before, but I've only seen your face today. I hope you won't blame me!”
After exchanging some pleasantries, Zhuge Mu said to Man Chong,"Do you have any good ideas to help me solve my troubles, General?”
"No!"
Man Chong's answer was very straightforward.
"Because in Chong's eyes, the general is purely worrying about nothing.”
"There's no trouble to begin with, so there's no need to solve it.”
Her words woke him up from his dream.
The moment Zhuge Mu heard the words " worrying for nothing ", he realized that his thoughts were indeed unnecessary.
As a result, he fell into a misunderstanding and was not as clear as Man Chong, who was a bystander.
There was no other reason, because just as Man Chong had said…
Compared to the influential families who had a lot of influence in the local area, this was not a big deal.
Even with the emperor's axe in hand, it would be difficult for someone from a poor family to pose any threat to Cao Cao's position in a short period of time.
Cao Cao might be afraid of a person from a powerful family controlling Yong Chi, but he would never have such a feeling towards Zhuge Mu, who was from a poor family.
Even if Zhuge Mu took control of Yong He, Cao Cao could still use him to control the aristocratic families under him.
"Why is Bonin helping me?"
As he spoke, Zhuge Mu didn't address Man Chong as General anymore and directly addressed him by his surname.
"Why?"
"It's probably because Feng Xiao thought highly of you when he was alive!”
"Although Chong's personality is very different from Guo Fengxiao's, the two of us are indeed good friends.”
What Man Chong said stunned Zhuge Mu.
He had never thought that the reason why Man Chong had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with him was actually because of Guo Jia.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Mu suddenly recalled the encounters of Man Chong in history.
He had assisted Cao and Wei the Fourth, and had made outstanding contributions. He was ranked among the three dukes, but after his death, he did not even have the qualifications to enjoy the ancestral temple.
Was it because Man Chong was born a cruel official?
Or was he from a poor family?
Or perhaps…
Both!
Therefore!
Am I inheriting the political legacy that Guo Jia left me?
My sudden rise to power gave those Humble Class students who had previously gathered around Guo Jia and were on good terms with him hope of rising to power.
Was this why the Humble Class members of Cao Cao's camp wanted to support him as the spokesperson of the Humble Class after Guo Jia's death?
Zhuge Mu suddenly thought of many things.
Noticing the change in Zhuge Mu's expression, Man Chong smiled.
He said something that made Zhuge Mu tremble in fear.
"So…"
"Shu Zhi, you can go ahead!"
"Since Feng Xiao chose you when he was on the verge of death, that means..."
"Actually!"
"You are not alone!"
[PS: In history, Man Chong was known as a cruel official. Throughout the Han Dynasty, most of the cruel officials were of civilian origin. Therefore, in this book, Man Chong was defined as a poor family!]
After investigating for a long time, he could not find any evidence that Man Chong was an aristocratic family.
[Humble Class: A fallen aristocratic family can also be called a Humble Class!]
For example, Guo Fengxiao!
Strictly speaking, by Zhuge Liang's time, the Zhuge family of Langya had already declined and became a poor family.
It was only when Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Dan rose to power that the Zhuge family became as powerful as a cheat. They got rid of the label of a Humble Class and stepped into the ranks of aristocratic families again.
This was equivalent to Zhuge Liang becoming one of the founders of the Zhuge Clan in Langya.
There was another obvious example!
Since Zhuge Liang's name was so famous, why didn't Liu Biao, who always liked to put the children of aristocratic families in an important position, recruit him?
Even if Zhuge Liang didn't like Liu Biao, it didn't stop Liu Biao from recruiting him!
In the end, whether it was the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there was no description of Liu Biao recruiting Zhuge Liang.
Then the problem was, looking at the people recruited by Liu Biao, without exception, they were all aristocratic families.
Could this also mean that Liu Biao did not care about the declining Humble Class Zhuge Clan at all?!!
In ancient times, what kind of person would go to the fields to farm?
Those who had been demoted, depressed, and had yet to rise up!
If the Zhuge family had not declined into a poor family, Zhuge Liang would still like to farm. This hobby could only be said to be a little strange.
After all, the land of the aristocratic families was farmed by the tenants.
P.S. I beg for an automatic membership!
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