Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 109 New Second County
In autumn, Nanzhong is peaceful, the trees are desolate, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and water birds are flying.In the fields near Dianchi Lake, there are many ears of rice, which is a scene of a bumper harvest.

Zhuge Liang and Li Hui spent half a month in Dianchi Lake, patrolling the surrounding areas of Nanzhong, and receiving scholars and barbarians to appease Nanzhong.

With Zhuge Liang's further understanding of the social situation in Nanzhong, there has been a step-by-step deepening and adjustment of the details of Nanzhong's policy.

Returning to Dianchi County, Zhuge Liang continued to meet with people from the four counties non-stop, and introduced the policy of governing Nanzhong.

"The minister Wang's wife and Lu Kai pay homage to the prime minister." Wang's wife and Lu Kai said respectfully.

After half a month, Zhuge Liang met with the two again and formally gave feedback on their previous opinions.

"Half a month ago, the two had something to say, and what they said was loyalty to the country." Zhuge Liang sat in the hall with a smile on his face, and Li Hui sat down, comforting the two.

"So Liang wanted to separate 7 counties from Yizhou County, Yongchang County, and Yuejuan County, including Yunnan, Dragonfly, Nongdong, Gufu, Suijiu, Xielong, and Yeyu (now Dali), and set up Yunnan County, which governed Yunnan. County, and wants to make Ji Ping the prefect of Yunnan County, what does Ji Ping think?" Zhuge Liang said lightly.

Hearing this, Lu Kai showed joy, met Zhuge Liang's approving eyes, jumped in his heart, bowed and said: "Thank you, Prime Minister, Kai is willing to take this important task to govern Yunnan."

"Shan, Bozhi, you continue to serve as the prefect of Yongchang County. It took a lot of hard work to set up three new counties. I don't know how to manage Bozhi in the future?" Zhuge Liang said to Wang Fu.

Mrs. Wang pondered for a while, then cupped her hands and replied: "Yongchang County is located in the south of the Great Han Dynasty. There are many barbarians. They believe in witches and gu, and they like to curse alliances. Most of our officials form alliances with the local barbarians. Therefore, I think we can follow the example of Liu of the Later Han Dynasty. Bao and Zhang Mu (Note ①) made maps to educate the barbarians and make them fearful.  …”

"Shan, the merits of the two have been reported to the imperial court, and the two have been named Tinghou." Zhuge Liang said.

"Prime Minister Xie, I'll take my leave first." Lu Kai and Wang's wife forcibly restrained their joy and bowed out.

After leaving the mansion, Lu Kai couldn't bear it, and expressed his joy to Mrs. Wang: "Brother Bozhi, the governor of the Han Dynasty is not a marquis (the official system of the Shu Han). I didn't expect the prime minister to confer on me as a marquis of a pavilion. The prime minister treats me well!"

Facing Lu Kai's joyful expression, Mrs. Wang smiled and shook her head. "Nowadays when the big man is employing people, if Ji Ping has great ambitions, he can rule Yunnan County, and it is possible to enter the court and serve as an official in the future!"

Li Hui looked enviously at the backs of the two leaving the mansion. Zhuge Liang held the official document and smiled at him: "De'ang, Liang has already made a report to the imperial court to make De'ang the Marquis of Xingting of Han Dynasty."

Hanxing County is a new county established by Li Hui after he quelled the Nanzhong Rebellion. It is also a land of barbarians and currently has no income.Zhuge Liang named him Xingtinghou of the Han Dynasty, and his intention was very obvious. In fact, he wanted Li Hui to pay close attention to the construction of this new territory and link his interests with it.

Li Hui showed joy, stood up and cupped his hands to Zhuge Liang and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness."

Li Hui is also well aware of Zhuge Liang's reward intentions. Although he does not have any income at present, the upper limit is immeasurable, and everything is handled by himself.If Han Xing County is governed, even if it is called Tinghou in the future, the actual income will not be more than Tinghou.

"Nanzhong's great contribution is headed by De'ang, so after thinking about it, only such a reward can comfort De'ang's contribution." Zhuge Liang said with emotion.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "After my teacher returned to China, Nanzhong will be governed by Lai Deang."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's sigh, Li Hui immediately got up and cupped his hands and said: "Please show me, the prime minister, that Hui will take orders and do his best to govern Nanzhong for the great man."

"Shan, Liang wants to divide Yizhou County and Zangcang County into another county, named Xinggu County, governing Xia County [-], and governing Wanwen. This place is close to Soochow, and De'ang still needs to pay attention to border defense." Zhuge Liang's eyes, With a little expression, he looked at Li Hui and said.

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Li Hui was thoughtful, and the new two counties were basically separated from the three counties of Yizhou County, Zangcang County, and Yuejuan County.The more rebellious the land, the more finely divided it is, which is convenient for the government to rule.

In addition, the prime minister re-divided and took into account the gathering of barbarian tribes in the South and Central China. Yongchang County has a large number of Pu people, while Cang County and Xinggu County are dominated by Liao people.Divide into parts and divide and conquer, which will help ease the relationship among the barbarians.

Li Hui cupped his hands and replied: "The prime minister is so subtle, Hui can't help but admire."

"The counties and counties are newly established, and the surnames of Nanzhong have been determined. Now the most important thing is to govern the barbarians in Nanzhong. I wonder if De Ang has the right idea?" Zhuge Liang said lightly.

Hearing this, Li Hui was already prepared to take out a scarf from his bosom, handed it to Zhuge Liang, and replied cautiously: "There are many barbarians in South China, and the folk customs are tough. There are few who obey, but there are many who disobey, and they need to be suppressed by force. I think the big man can Rule the barbarians according to the eight characters of 'Use force to control barbarians, use barbarians to control barbarians'."

Zhuge Liang took the scarf and gestured: "De Ang can talk about it first."

Li Hui cupped his hands and replied: "Hui thinks that if Nanzhong is to be stable, it is necessary to garrison troops in Nanzhong. In its fertile land, the military station will be implemented to deter the barbarians. At the same time, it can support the barbarians to conquer injustice. ..."

Listening to Li Hui's remarks, Zhuge Liang spread out his towel and silk to read, thought for a while, and asked Li Hui, "De'ang is thinking that there are so many barbarians in South China, so he needs to garrison troops?"

"Exactly!" Li Hui clapped his hands and replied.

Zhuge Liang put down the scarf and silk, looked at Li Hui and said, "Liang thinks it's not appropriate to keep troops on the garrison. There are three reasons for this."

"Firstly, even if you stay in the army, it will cost a lot of money and food; secondly, if you stay in the army, you will have to move your family, and the military households will definitely not want to leave their hometown; Under it, it will be a disaster."

Suddenly, Li Hui was stunned.

Without leaving foreign troops to garrison, it may be difficult to stabilize the situation in Nanzhong by merely relying on the surrender of [-] troops from the Dudu Mansion.

The prime minister doesn't know the situation in South China, so there are other countermeasures?

If there is no countermeasure, he must make suggestions, otherwise he may fear that the situation in South Africa will repeat itself.

Li Hui was thinking in his heart, with a dignified face, he asked, "Does the prime minister have any other countermeasures?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "De'ang's concern is that there are few soldiers in Nanzhong, and Nanzhong is not convinced that there are many barbarians?"

"Exactly!" Li Hui replied.

"Has De'ang forgotten the surname of Nanzhong?" Zhuge Liang reminded Li Hui with a smile on his face.

"I have never forgotten that the Prime Minister is not saying that he wants to order the Nanzhong clan to be incorporated into the five captains and transferred to Chengdu to wait for orders. Now he wants to order them to stay in Nanzhong?" Li Hui asked with a slight frown, puzzled.

"De'ang misunderstood the meaning of Liang. The surname of Nanzhong is not short of money, but also short of fame." Zhuge Liang explained with a smile.
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① During the time of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bao, the prefect of Shu County, painted "Cloud and Han Picture" and "North Wind Picture".

Zhang Mu, the governor of Yizhou, painted Pangu, the "Three Emperors", "Five Emperors", "Three Dynasties of Monarchs" and Zhongni's 72 disciples between the walls in Shishi County School in Chengdu.

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