Xuande

Chapter 519 The General's Mansion
The news that Xun Shuang was sick and asked for leave was sent to Liu Bei's desk the next day. After Liu Bei learned about it, he had no idea, so he dealt with it a little bit, and asked Xun You to go home and have a look, and then he focused on internal affairs and military affairs. superior.

As for whether Xun You will go home often to have a look, Liu Bei doesn't know.

It is said that Xun You went to Xun Shuang's house yesterday, and came out shortly afterwards, looking as if nothing had happened, and then came the news of Xun Shuang's illness.

Is there anything interesting going on here?
Liu Bei did not continue to pay attention.

He still has a lot of things to do, and he is too busy.

Drill soldiers and horses, train recruits, prepare military rations and supplies, prepare for the subsequent war, arrange those who serve themselves in suitable positions, and ask them to chat with them from time to time to enhance their relationship.

When the Hussar General's Mansion was reorganized into the General's Mansion, it was also the time when Liu Bei arranged for his cronies to enter the court to take power on a large scale.

So at that time, he didn't pay much attention to the whole Great General's Mansion. After the people he summoned arrived in Luoyang one after another, he started the construction of the Great General's Mansion.

The General's Mansion is the department where he performs the institutional duties and powers of the General. Through the General's Mansion and the General's subordinates, he can reasonably and legally use this power to intervene in the daily governance of the country.

And the most important of these is the reasonable and legal control of the world's military.

After he was appointed by the Son of Heaven, he became the supreme commander of all the armies of the entire Han Empire. In theory, he had the command of any army, as long as it was an official army within the Han Empire.

Regardless of whether this army actually obeys his command or not.

The same is true of the current army in the entire Luoyang area. Except for the army controlled by Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong, all other armies are under the actual command of Liu Bei. Even if the army controlled by Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong is, in principle, Liu Bei also had command.

Therefore, the construction of the General's Mansion is still very important.

Based on the control of some specific talents in his hands, he made some arrangements for the staffing of the entire General's Mansion.

First of all, the Chief of the General's Mansion, this position is mainly responsible for the daily affairs of the General's Mansion, and can also intervene in matters related to government affairs.

Liu Bei handed over this position to Man Chong, on the grounds that Man Chong has the most extensive administrative experience among the personnel currently serving him, and has more official experience.

Earlier, Liu Bei and Man Chong had an in-depth discussion about why he was summoned and what he knew about his past.

On the whole, Liu Bei believes that Man Chong's so-called "cool official" reputation is more similar to his identification with Xunzi's school of Confucianism.

Man Chong is a believer who is inherently evil. He firmly believes that if people are not strictly restrained by the law, they will definitely let themselves go and do evil instead of doing good.

He even complained about the current practice of judging prisons in the Spring and Autumn Period, and felt that it was not good to do so.

"The law is the law. The reason why the ancients established the law was to restrain the behavior of the wicked. Since Xiaowu, Confucian scholars have mostly intervened in the law, and put the law under the Confucian classics. I privately think that this is inappropriate.

So up to now, I have not regretted what I did in the past. I only hate myself for not being able to correct the mistakes of the world. If I were given another chance, I would stick to what I did! "

"Even if you are criticized by the world for this?"

"If I am criticized for the wrong thing, then I should be punished, but if I am criticized for the right thing, then what is wrong with me?"

Man Chong said firmly: "I will persist and never change!"

"it is good!"

Liu Bei admired Man Chong's attitude very much, so he handed over the full text of the Han Law to Man Chong to watch, read and study, and asked Man Chong to judge these legal provisions, and gave him the position of General History to show his honor and favor .

Man Chong is very grateful for this.

Then there is the Sima of the General's Mansion, which is the position in charge of the military. It can be regarded as the general's personal military counselor, helping the general to consult military issues. For this position, Liu Bei chose the rigorous Gao Shun.

Before meeting Gao Shun, Liu Bei thought that Gao Shun was a fierce general, but after meeting Gao Shun, Liu Bei realized that Gao Shun was a gentle scholar, not as tall and mighty as Zhang Fei.

He is taciturn, but his level of knowledge is very good. He has studied military affairs at home, and has his own views on matters such as marching and fighting. He talked about these matters with Liu Bei, and he spoke logically.

He liked the "Military Training Manual" compiled by Liu Bei very much. He asked Liu Bei for this book, studied it carefully, and then made annotations for this book. In Liu Bei's opinion, the content of the annotations he wrote was somewhat in line with the characteristics of the times.

So Liu Bei admired Gao Shun very much, and gave him the post of General Sima, and asked him to assist him in training and managing the army.

Then there are two generals of six hundred shi who are engaged in Zhonglang, who are in charge of staff discussions, which are equivalent to the senior counselors of the generals themselves. For these two positions, Liu Bei placed Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, famous scholars from Xuzhou, in them, and appointed them They make their own high ginseng.

After Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong arrived in Luoyang, Liu Bei had a discussion with them and asked them about the support of the people in the world. Both of them answered to the point. They not only said some great principles, but also said some very practical things s things.

For example, the important influence of the army on people's support, and the reason why Yuan's rebels must not win, etc., all of them revealed a strong sense of trust in Liu Bei's final victory, intending to strengthen Liu Bei's self-confidence .

In addition, these two people also have real talents and learning, and they have their own views on the current political and military situation. They commented on some of Liu Bei's political and military practices in the court, and gave their opinions. own advice.

Feeling their sincerity and their style of daring to speak out, Liu Bei decided to give these two positions to the two of them.

Then there is the master book of the general, the position of six hundred shi, as the general's own secret, an important confidant, and in a sense also the spokesperson of the general.

Liu Bei handed over this position to Cheng Li, who had no administrative experience before.

When Cheng Li first arrived in Luoyang, like Zhao Yun and others, he was puzzled by Liu Bei's summoning him, and felt that he had no way to communicate with such a big man like Liu Bei anyway.

Then Liu Bei used traditional skills and told Cheng Li about his dream.

He said that he dreamed that he climbed Mount Tai in a dream. On the top of Mount Tai, there was a man dressed in white who offered him the sun and asked him to swallow the sun. After swallowing the sun, he asked the man's name. Said that he was Cheng Li from Dongjun.

After waking up, Liu Bei was very surprised and sent someone to search for him. Sure enough, he found Cheng Li in Dongjun County, which corresponded to the things in the dream, so he believed that Cheng Li was his virtuous minister who answered the dream.

Cheng Li was greatly surprised by this. He didn't want to believe these mysterious things, but how could a person like Liu Bei joke with him?
So he can only think that he is really Liu Bei's virtuous minister Yingmeng, who is destined to assist Liu Bei by God's will.

He was very happy, and then used his ingenuity to tell Liu Bei the news about Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu that he had inquired along the way, and offered Liu Bei strategies to deal with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

So Liu Bei decided to appoint Cheng Li as his master book, to be close to him, and to be a close minister.

The rest of the people are basically the generals, the generals Lingshi and the generals, each with their own responsibilities.

And those who want to engage in military service, or come here for the purpose of engaging in military service, such as Zhang He, Shi Huan, Zhao Yun, etc., all entered the army as generals.

Regarding Liu Bei's arrangement, the people in the government basically have no opinion.

After the people in the general's mansion were enriched, Liu Bei arranged the constant arrival of Liangzhou disciples and old officials to work at the grassroots level in Sanfu and Luoyang areas, and then began to promote the collective farm policy in Sanfu area, preparing to restore the Sanfu area. Supplemented by the agricultural glory of the past.

These disciples and old officials were all cultivated and supported by Liu Bei. They followed the unspoken rules of the double monarch. They followed Liu Bei's will and promoted the Liangzhou model in the three auxiliary lands.

Even if the agricultural glory of Sansuke cannot be fully restored, a part of it must be restored, and farms and grains will be started in Sansuke to prepare for possible large-scale wars in the future.

War needs food, a lot of food, and the agricultural production in the Luoyang area has been severely damaged after the Hedong crisis and the Luoyang Incident. The reason for transporting grain to Luoyang.

This method can solve temporary difficulties, but long-term problems are difficult to solve, so Liu Bei is going to build collective farms in Sanfu and Luoyang areas and start farming.

Not only the surrounding areas of Luoyang City are needed, but also the Hedong and Hanoi areas. These two counties have been greatly damaged due to the previous wars. In order to defend Luoyang, the order of these two counties must be restored.

Therefore, this gave Liu Bei another good opportunity to install grassroots officials into the place.

(End of this chapter)