Shu Chen

Chapter 222
In the Central Guard Army, those with deep experience are the generals of the guard army, belonging to miscellaneous generals.

When it was initially set up, the authority was to be in charge of the army's staff and coordinate the various ministries.Later, the authority evolved to be in charge of the forbidden army, the president and generals, presided over the selection of military officers, and supervised and controlled the generals.

The position is humble, but the weight.

The power of "selecting military officers" alone is extremely easy to use the opportunity of recruiting talents for the country to cheat for personal gain and shape a military force that is loyal to itself.

Therefore, this post cannot be done without a confidant.

For example, after Sun Cexin's funeral in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu took charge of all affairs with Zhang Zhao, the chief historian, as the central guard.

For example, after the death of Liu Bei, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Yun took the post of the Central Guard, and was in charge of guarding the palace and inside and outside Anjingji.

Today, Zheng Pu, who planned to seize the fortress of Yuyin and personally led the army to support him, resigned from the post of General Pingbei, and was reassigned as the Central Guard Army, Jia Shizhong, and Sima Rugu, who led the prime minister's mansion.

Such an appointment, not to mention Zheng Pu himself, the other big Han bureaucrats couldn't help being dumbfounded after hearing about it.

Not only amazed at Zheng Pu's good life, but also amazed at Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's boldness!

Of course!

All the court officials felt that the prime minister's promotion this time was too daring to delegate power.

Although Zheng Pu's official position was changed from a heavy-ranked general to a miscellaneous one, which seemed to be demoted, but in fact the power he held was such that even the former general Wei Yan had to sigh "the younger generation is awesome".

Let me talk about the post of Sima in Xiangfu first.

This duty is to participate in military affairs and lead troops in battle for the prime minister, and his authority is roughly equivalent to that of the long history in charge of government affairs.

Among all the officials and assistants in the prime minister's office, it is second only to the three positions of front, middle and rear military advisers.

And under the entrustment of the former emperor, the prime minister opened a mansion to manage affairs, lead the government, and integrate the palace and mansion into one.

For example, Shi Jiangwan, the current governor of Liufu, almost concurrently holds the power of Shangshu Pushe.

Secondly, it is the waiter.

The authority is to serve the emperor around, go in and out of the court, and hear about the government.

Nowadays, the emperor Liu Chan entrusts the government to the prime minister's mansion, and rarely makes independent decisions, so granting Zheng Pu the right to be considered a "additional official" should be regarded as a show of favor.

But what is astonishing is that the prime minister did not ask for this post for Zheng Pubiao.

It was added by order of the emperor Liu Chan.

The reason is that the emperor often communicated with Zheng Pu in letters these years, and often consulted about matters in private, and it was the old party who added officials.

That is to say, as the two major power centers of the Han Dynasty, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Palace Ban, Zheng Pu is favored!
Finally, combined with the power of "selecting military officers" of the Central Guard Army, the younger generation of generals in the future will all be promoted by Zheng Pu, and all courtiers will understand that both the prime minister and the emperor are interested in helping Zheng Pu's official career!

Not necessarily the authority after the prime minister.

In the future, the emperor will be completely in charge of the government, and the big man will no longer have the post of prime minister.

But according to this scenario, Zheng Pu will become the person in charge of the military power of the whole country under the trust of the emperor.

For example, the ranks of Da Sima, General, or Taiwei will definitely occupy one.

But now, Zheng Pu is only in his twenties!

Even if this kid is extremely talented, there is no need to make a conclusion so early, right?
Moreover, Zheng Pu had the reputation of "revenge for every grievance" in the past, but now that he is young enough to have the power to judge or disapprove, if he develops a desire to do everything in his power, would it be a blessing for me to be a big man?
A deeper thought is that Zheng Pu is a scholar from Yizhou.

With the power to select military officers, it is really too easy to cultivate one's own power!

With this in mind, when the prime minister asked the courtiers in Chengdu to discuss the performance, many people did not expressly say that Zheng Pu should not do it;

Even Zheng Pu's elder brother, Zheng Yan, who was appointed as the prefect of Wenshan not long ago, has written to the court several times in a row claiming that he cannot, let alone other experienced ministers who seek the country.

Naturally, there are people who agree.

Such as Zhao Tong, Zhang Biao, Fa Miao, and Ma Di who has been transferred to Yizhou Zhizhong.

But these few people's resumes are not deep, and they have little influence on the government.

The person who really made the final decision and made other courtiers not to refute was Li Yan, the chief minister.

When the courtiers discussed and asked the prime minister not to be promoted too much on the grounds that Zheng Pu was too young, the emperor Liu Chan, who had already started to deal with part of the government affairs, asked Li Yan, who was also in the court, what was the matter? Opinion.

Li Yan thought it was feasible.

And added a sentence: "Since the prime minister invites it, what doubts does your Majesty have?"

As soon as these words fell, the courtiers were all silent.

It doesn't matter whether he can no longer hold military power, or Zuo Qian takes up an idle position, no matter what, it can't change Li Yan's status as the former emperor's important minister.

Now that the two trustees have spoken in unison, what reason do they have to persuade them?
After hearing this, Emperor Liu Chan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Immediately, he laughed.

He suddenly remembered that after Li Yan returned to Chengdu, he often invited him to sit in the palace for chats, and he also mentioned the great epidemic in Xiaoguan during the chats.

At that time, when he heard about it, he couldn't believe it, and wrote a letter to Zhang Bao in private to confirm it.

Therefore, the prime minister and Li Yan both claimed to promote Zheng Pu, so they had nothing to worry about.

If a person who doesn't cherish his own feathers, doesn't care about harming Yin morality, but only seeks to benefit the country, if he can't be regarded as a loyal minister, then who else can trust him!

This little episode was the reason why he was appointed as Zheng Pujia's servant.

Since the prime minister strongly recommended it, as the emperor, he also signaled.

Let the other courtiers know that Zheng Pu not only has the prime minister's weapon, but also the simplicity in the emperor's heart.

When this appointment was passed on to Longyou, there were not many disturbances.

Soldiers who have been on the front line for a long time, of course know the prime minister's regard for Zheng Pu, and since Zheng Pu's conquest, he has always made plans and plans, and he has almost exhausted them.

There is nothing strange about rewarding meritorious service in the army.

After Zheng Pu received the edict, he also felt at ease.

If it is only based on the theory of "knowing people", who in the world is more unpredictable than him?

Moreover, the prime minister's invitation to his official position this time is still in charge of military affairs and does not involve government affairs, just as he wished.

After the news spread, Zhang Yan complained more than once, saying that during this period of time, the number of people who came to visit or give gifts for various reasons gradually increased, which was extremely annoying.

It is inevitable after being involved in the decision-making of rights.

At the beginning of August, Zheng Pu rushed to the western foot of Liupan Mountain with his retinue, the camp chosen by Prime Minister Zhuge.

The hills here are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the beams and hills are interlaced. It is already very cold in autumn, and the temperature difference between day and night is very large, so it is very easy to catch wind and cold.

Due to the fact that there are many mountains and few rivers, and the perennial drought, there are not many people here.

Looking around, on the bare mountains, there are only some half-dead birches, oaks, aspens, and willows intertwined with each other; the new wind howling from the north sweeps the loess and dead leaves and dances all over the sky, which makes people think of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In "The Song of the Autumn Wind", "The autumn wind rises and white clouds fly, the grass and trees turn yellow and the geese return to the south".

When camping in such a place, the most important thing is the water source.

The prime minister who supervised the [-] troops coming from the north divided the soldiers and horses into two.

Among them, the [-] soldiers and horses he led were camped along the tributary of Wushui (Qingshui River) relying on WISCO vehicles.

There is no quarrying or logging to strengthen the wall.

Because when necessary, the prime minister will go to Gaoping City along the tributary valley to cut off the grain road against Wei.

The other ten thousand paces of riding are based on the branch of Changli River.

Zheng Pu is quite familiar with this place.

When the big man sent troops to Longyou for the first time, the place where he and Ma Di led the army was more than fifty miles behind him.

In the past, Zhang He, who had rebelled against Wei, led the cavalry around, and he also passed through this place to join Wei Ping and his men.

Yes, the reason why the prime minister sent thousands of people to camp here is to prevent the rebellious Wei Cao Zhen from sending people to attack the rear of Xiaoguan; and to support the Wu squad stationed in Ayang City to jointly prevent the rebellious Wei Chang from driving into Lueyang to attack Longguan The possibility of Tao.

But now in the camp are the [-] garrison troops led by Liu Min, the headquarters of Zhou Taigang expanded to [-], and Liu Lin's [-] heavy infantry.

Liu Min, who once served as the guard of the Xuanwu Army, became Zheng Pu's general again.

The reason is that Zhang Te, who replaced Zhang Bao in command of the armored cavalry, and Liang Yuanbi, who was familiar with the Wushui River Valley, were temporarily dispatched by the prime minister to the Chinese army—they just need to stick to it, and there is no use for them to stay here.

The other five thousand horsemen belonged to the Qiang Guard camp under the supervision of Jiang Wei.

It will take him more than ten days to arrive.

After going around the back to attack the battle of Yuyinsai, Jiang Wei's headquarters only had more than [-] people left.

Therefore, after he returned to Longyou, he was ordered by the prime minister to go back to the horse ranch in Lintao, Longxi, and recruit members of the Qianghu tribe into the Qiang guard camp.

The recruiting process went smoothly.

For one thing, Jiang Wei is now very famous among the Qiang tribes.

They ruled the roost with strength and were proud of dying on the battlefield. They felt that the life of following Jiang Wei and fighting was much more exciting than staying in the valley to herd cattle and sheep.

On the other hand, the prime minister used some tricks to let the Huawai Baima Qiang and the leaders of the Qiang tribe in the Huangshui River Valley not only failed to prevent the tribe from leaving, but encouraged them to become followers of the great Han.

In order to expand the share of trade items with the Han, such as water spirits, tortoise shells, insects, clam beads, and coral trees.

However, in the war horse trade, the prime minister used the flashy things used by Soochow to make up for food and fodder as a reward from the court to the Qianghu tribe.

These rare items that are not available in the Northwest are highly sought after by the nobles of the Qianghu tribe.

Even, many tribal nobles are willing to buy two hundred sheep or three war horses just to buy a clam pearl of good quality.

But it is still priceless.

Prime Minister Zhuge, who once compared himself to Guan Zhong, naturally would not ignore such a good opportunity to collect money for the country.

Dang even strictly controlled the circulation of these flashy materials in Soochow, and respected the law of "rare things are more expensive", and sold these items only to tribes that were friendly to the Han court.

In addition to maintaining healthy trade, it can also appease the local area.

Now that Jiang Wei has recruited troops, he has benefited.

Regardless of which tribe, as long as ten members of the tribe are willing to join the army, the Han court will give an additional clam pearl to the leader as a reward for their "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism".

That's why there are so many applicants for the Qiang Hu camp.

However, Jiang Wei's delay in arriving was due to the delay in the arrangement of the family members of the newcomers.

But the smooth replenishment of soldiers does not mean that Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei can sit back and relax about sticking to the other camp.

Of the [-] people under their command, only three to four out of ten are old soldiers who have experienced wars!

The combat power is worrying.

If there is enough time, the old soldiers lead the new soldiers to perform martial arts, and they work together to fight together. With the abilities of Jiang Wei and Zheng Pu, they will definitely get an elite army in the future.

However, if Ni Wei attacked directly, and the battle damage exceeded two or three floors, morale might collapse.

Cao Zhen, the great Sima Bi against Wei, will send soldiers to attack this other camp?

When Jiang Wei led the army, he had been discussing this issue with Zheng Pu, deducing how to deal with the worst outcome.

That is, after every deduction, the two of them couldn't help but smile wryly.

Autumn, mid-August.

Cao Zhen, who had already led the Chinese army stationed outside Gaoping City, listened carefully to the military situation inquired by the scouts.

When he learned that the other camp of the Han army, a tributary of Changli River, was flying the flags of Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei, a gleam of coldness flashed across his eyes.

(End of this chapter)