Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2387 Guan Zhong Appointed as Prime Minister, War Breaks Out in the Northern Border

In the seventh year of the Yuanshi era, the Han Dynasty experienced a large-scale reshuffling of personnel in various regions due to the large amount of newly acquired territory.

The central government, where it is located, also experienced large-scale personnel reshuffles.

The positions of the six ministers also underwent a dramatic change in just half a month.

First, Guan Zhong stepped down from his position as Minister of Personnel, and Gao Jiong, the former governor of Guangyin, returned to the central government and was officially promoted to Minister of Personnel.

Following this, Xiao He, the former governor of Hebei Province, also returned to the central government and was promoted to the position of Minister of Revenue.

At the same time, the original Minister of Justice retired to his hometown, and the original Vice Minister of Justice, Di Renjie, was officially promoted to the position of Minister of Justice.

The former Minister of Justice was a veteran official from the Zhen Dong Army period. He was already quite old, and the reason he was placed in this position was simply to reassure the soldiers of the Zhen Dong Army through large-scale reorganization and personnel changes.

Because of his age, he was not very involved in affairs, so for the past few years, Di Renjie had been acting as a minister in the name of a vice minister.

Now that he has been officially promoted to Minister of Justice, he has truly deserved the title.

Meanwhile, Su Qin, who had just joined the Han Dynasty, joined with merit, so he was immediately placed in the Ministry of Rites, one of the Six Ministries, and appointed as the Vice Minister of Rites.

Kuai Liang, the former Minister of Rites, was promoted to Right Chancellor, and his position as Minister of Rites was filled by Wang Yingkan, the Vice Minister of Rites.

After Su Qin entered the Han court, the Ministry of Rites gained a valuable assistant, and there was no longer a need for Wang Yingkan to be constantly on business trips throughout the year.

Wang Yingkan also played an indispensable role in the development of the Han Dynasty to this day. Without his constant business trips throughout the year, the various battles of the Han Dynasty could not have been fought so smoothly.

Not long ago, Wang Yingkan, representing the Han Dynasty, formally established preliminary contact with Zhu Yuanzhang in the south. The two sides agreed that when the time was right, they could divide the Great Qian Dynasty, one in the south and one in the north.

In fact, among the Han Dynasty, Bismarck's diplomatic skills were quite formidable, no less than those of Wang Yingkan and Su Qin.

However, people like Bismarck didn't need to be dedicated to diplomacy like Wang Yingkan and Su Qin. He was better suited to the role of a politician.

The position of Minister of Works, which had been vacant for a long time, was concurrently held by Zhuge Liang, the magistrate of Henan.

Of course, for the Han Dynasty in the seventh year of the Yuanshi era, the biggest shock was not the large-scale reshuffling of local officials, nor the large-scale changes in the six ministries, but the change of the prime minister.

In the early part of the seventh year of the Yuanshi era, Zhao Anling was dismissed as chancellor, and Guan Zhong, the former Minister of Personnel, was officially promoted to the position of Left Chancellor.

The government schools and basic education were spearheaded by Zhao Anling and have been in place for about four years now.

In about four years, although this massive project has not been fully completed, a basic framework has been established.

Next, you just need to fill in the gaps step by step within this basic framework.

In just ten years, the Han Dynasty will be in a completely different state.

In fact, it has already produced initial results. Acquiring eight or nine provinces at once would require a huge number of officials, yet the Han Dynasty can still function, which is inseparable from this reform.

This is only the initial result. As development continues, even if the Han Dynasty expands at a faster pace, it will have sufficient strength to keep up in terms of governance.

As long as this aspect can keep up, it means that the Han Dynasty can quickly digest the acquired territory and expand further, thus forming a virtuous cycle. However, with reforms of this magnitude, a backlash from the old forces will inevitably follow. Or rather, any reform will face a backlash from the old vested interests, as was the case with Shang Yang and Zhang Juzheng in ancient times.

Reforms like these, which directly threaten the interests of aristocratic families, will inevitably face a backlash from the entire aristocratic interest group.

From the very beginning, both Wang Yu and Zhao Anling had already made this preparation.

It was precisely because of this preparation that Wang Yu put Zhao Anling in charge of this matter, rather than Guan Zhong, who had initially planned it with him.

As a typical scholar, Zhao Anling would not give up such an opportunity if he succeeded in this endeavor, as his name would be sung in history for eternity.

Both sides knew that if he took on this matter, the future would likely end badly, but it was a case of one side fighting and the other taking the fall.

Zhao Anling's dismissal as prime minister was the result. Wang Yu used Zhao Anling's dismissal to block the old vested interests, maintain the achievements of the past four years, and preserve the basic framework.

Just like Shang Yang's reforms in ancient China, although Shang Yang is gone, his reform achievements have been preserved.

However, although Zhao Anling was dismissed from his post as prime minister, his two sons entered the Eastern Palace and served as officials there.

Furthermore, although he was dismissed from his position as prime minister, his title of duke was not revoked.

However, in the first month of Guan Zhong's tenure as prime minister, changes began to occur again in the north.

Nurhaci's forces clashed with the Luan Di tribe.

During the war between the Han and Yan, Nurhaci, with his last breath, joined forces with Luan Di Ji Lie to forcefully defeat the northernmost enemy, who was already on the verge of extinction.

With no common enemy, friction between Nurhaci and Luan Dijili inevitably began.

The reason why these two companies had exercised restraint in the previous two years was that, after years of fighting, both of them were already in a difficult situation.

However, after about two years of rest and recuperation, these two companies have clearly begun to become restless.

Of course, Nurhaci would not act rashly without a trigger. Two years had improved their situation considerably, but they had not yet recovered to their peak condition.

It all started when news spread that Luan Di Ji Lie was on the verge of death. Nurhaci sent people to verify the truth of the news, but they were unable to get any firsthand information despite the enemy's tight security.

Under these circumstances, Nurhaci deliberately created some friction on a limited scale in order to test the specific situation of the intense conflict.

When they fought together against that person, Luan Di Ji Lie was indeed seriously injured in the final battle.

Nurhaci was aware of this.

However, Nurhaci was not sure if the other party's injuries were really that serious, that the hidden injuries had flared up in just two years, and that they might even be fatal to him!
As neighbors of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty closely monitors the slightest movements of these two families. Any actions taken by these two families could directly impact the Han Dynasty's next strategic move.

Therefore, not only Nurhaci was curious about the specifics of Luan Diji's condition, but the Han Dynasty was equally curious. His situation, at this juncture, would directly impact the entire northern region's political landscape.

(End of this chapter)