Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2389 Wu Qi's Ambition: From General to Prime Minister

Furthermore, this was another consideration of Wu Qi.

In this southern war, Wu Qi and Chang Yuchun were in the same army. It was no secret in the army that Chang Yuchun was ambitious and wanted to earn the position of a grand commander by virtue of his merits after the war.

At that time, Chang Yuchun was already the deputy governor of a state. If he could make some achievements, it would be a natural thing for him to advance half a level.

Not to mention, Chang Yuchun made outstanding military achievements in the war in the south.

When they were in Jiaozhou, they captured cities one after another. And after arriving in Jingzhou, they even took off Zhu Yuanzhang's head directly.

Although both Bai Qi and Wu Qi felt very regretful about these things, now that things have been settled, they can only let Chang Yuchun take the main credit.

As Chang Yuchun's superiors, the two of them could only share some of the credit for their leadership.

Especially, since the War in the Central Plains and the War in the South were launched at the same time, all the generals believed that a large number of positions of Grand Commander would be vacant this time. Otherwise, there would not be so many people working hard to do it.

However, Wu Qi at that time did not take this matter to heart at all, and did not cruelly break Chang Yuchun's fantasy.

After all, it’s good for people to have an idea!
Wu Qi was indeed not optimistic that Chang Yuchun could take the position of a Grand Commander. Times were really different now!

The position of Grand Commander was to supervise the military affairs of a state. In name, he was at the same level as the Provincial Governor, but when necessary, he was half a level higher than the Provincial Governor. Even in wartime, the Provincial Governors of the same level had to serve the Grand Commander completely.

Wu Qi saw clearly that this kind of position could not become a permanent position.

As the world is gradually pacified, positions like the Grand Commander will surely be abolished step by step.

After experiencing the war in the Central Plains and the war in the south, at least the five states of Jing, Yi, Yang and Jiao in the south can become the rear base of the rear area. What's the use of having a grand commander in such a place?

Wu Qi didn't even know whether he could keep his position as the Grand Commander, and what would happen to him next. Of course, he was not optimistic that Chang Yuchun would be able to get the position of the Grand Commander.

Although Wu Qi suspected that after this battle, the position of the Grand Commander of the five southern states would be abolished, and one of these five southern states happened to be the Southern Province where he was.

Although Wu Qi felt a little sorry, he did not take the matter to heart.

He also has his own political pursuits, not just wanting to be a general!
His ability lies in strengthening the army, but even more so in enriching the country.

Now is a chaotic time, he helped His Majesty conquer the world. But now, the world is about to be unified, if he can help His Majesty govern the world again, it will be a good story in the future.

After all, he doesn't have to be the Grand Commander. If he can seize this opportunity and switch from military to politics, it will be a good thing for him.

To become a general or a prime minister is the supreme pursuit of every minister.

On the path of becoming a general, being able to become a Grand Commander is basically the top position. At most, one has the opportunity to be like Bai Qi, Li Jing, and Yue Fei, who have the title of Grand Protector General, and can supervise the military affairs of several states when necessary.

However, the probability of this happening is already low.

After all, now there is only the North that needs to be pacified!

As for the Yuan and Mongolia, there was already Yue Fei, the Grand Protector General who swept away the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, he had almost reached the top of his career as a general.

If he could take this opportunity to change power, with his current position, he would at least be able to become a governor of a state. In the future, he would return to the central government and become one of the six ministers, which would truly mean he is a general and a prime minister.

At present, it is unique in the entire Jin army system.

After all, the current Minister of Personnel Wang Meng had led troops before, but only once. Moreover, he did not lead troops as a military commander, so strictly speaking, he could not be considered a general or a prime minister.

While in Yangzhou, Wu Qi implicated the Zhu family, exterminated the entire Lu family, and confiscated the property and land of many families such as the Yu and Ning families. For a time, Wu Qi's reputation in Yangzhou became worse and worse. However, due to the current military might of the Jin army, others only dared to express their dissatisfaction behind his back and did not dare to say anything to his face.

In particular, according to gossip, a lot of the confiscated properties and land fell into Wu Qi's pocket.

Wu Qi also did not expect that these Jiangdong families actually had so much land in their hands.

It's not like he had never seen people from aristocratic families before, but compared with aristocratic families from other places, the land of the aristocratic families in Yangzhou was obviously not worth even twice as much.

This is also the reason why the noble families from all over the world look down on the Jiangdong noble families, and they just regard these people as a large wall of wealth.

Aristocratic families from all over the country were trying to build up their power in the officialdom, take root in the officialdom, and control the power to select and appoint officials. Only in Jiangdong did they cling to the land.

However, among the aristocratic families in the world, at least compared to places like the Central Plains, Hebei, and Siyong, the density of Jiangdong aristocratic families is definitely ranked behind.

But how big is the entire Yangzhou?

One state is larger than two states, or even larger.

In Yangzhou, there is actually enough land for them to exploit.

Wu Qi also knew that although these noble families appeared to visit him every day, he actually did not know how to manipulate them secretly.

But he didn't care about these things, he just did it on purpose.

If he doesn't do this, if he really changes his political career in the future, how can he pursue the goal of becoming a general or a prime minister?

As the governor of a state, he still has some prestige in the army. How can the emperor let you be the prime minister in the future if you have prestige in the army?
Holding both civil and military power, isn't this just asking for trouble for the emperor?

Therefore, in order to realize his ambitions, he will always have to pay something.

However, compared to killing his wife and cooking his children, for Wu Qilai, this kind of operation is considered a price to pay?

On the other hand, Wu Qi supported several foreign aristocratic families in Jiangdong, including Huan, Bu, and Yan.

Whether it is Huan Wen, Bu Zhi, or Yan Jun, as those who voluntarily surrendered, if we were to select a group of top ten powerful forces to help them stabilize Jiangdong, then these families would naturally be the best choices.

Together with the Zhang and Gu families, two of the four major local families in Jiangdong, they can not only help them stabilize the south, but also form a balance among these families.