Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 563 Eight Banners System
"I don't know how the prime minister plans to deal with those rebellious veterans?" Not long after Lu Bu re-entered Luoyang, Xun Yu brought Tai Shici and Lu Bu's family back to Luoyang, but he did not return to Luoyang.The first thing Xun Yu asked was Lu Bu's opinion on how to deal with those old officials.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's keep it. I don't know what unfavorable things they will do. Kill them. It's a pity. Although they are a bit pedantic, they are also rare talents for my big man." Seeing Xun Yu's question, Lu Bu knew that Xun Yu had already had some thoughts in his mind, so he said ambiguously.

"Since the prime minister hasn't thought it through yet, you might as well listen to my humble opinion." Seeing what Lu Bu said, Xun Yu heaved a sigh of relief. Since Lu Bu hasn't thought it through yet, it means that the whole matter can still be eased. leeway, and this kind of leeway is exactly the leeway that Xun Yu can play.

"Oh, sir, just speak up if you have something to say." Seeing that Xun Yu had something to say, Lu Bu turned his head and said seriously.Xun Yu is the most important person in the civil service system for Lu Bu. Lu Bu has always attached great importance to Xun Yu's opinions. Seeing Xun Yu have something to say at this time, he naturally wants to know what Xun Yu thinks. It must be that Lu Bu has done a lot in Hanoi I believe that Xun Yu has already seen some clues about these things. How Xun Yu thinks about these things is also very important to Lu Bu.

"This subordinate knows that it is a heinous crime for these people to kill the Prime Minister, but this subordinate has the courage to hope that the Prime Minister will be lenient and let these people live." Seeing Lu Bu like this, Xun Yu gritted his teeth and calmed down. Kneeling down slowly, he pleaded with Lu Bu.

"Well, go ahead and say, why should I let them die?" Regarding Xun Yu's sudden request, Lu Bu didn't say anything directly, but motioned for Xun Yu to continue talking.

Xun Yu naturally has no guesses about Lu Bu's thoughts, but throughout the dynasties, rebellion has been dealt with extremely harshly, not all because the rulers are cruel, but this kind of atmosphere cannot be encouraged. Those who dare to oppose themselves and want to kill themselves will not be guaranteed to be followed by others in the future, so what is Lu Bu's prestige?So even though Xun Yu was deeply trusted by Lu Bu, he had to be careful when he said these words.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, planned a strategy. In order to attract Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, the fact that Yang Biao and the others promised them the position of emperor is now known all over the world. Their prestige has fallen to the bottom. Your Excellency is no longer threatened, so why should the Prime Minister kill them? Killing them is just adding more killings to the Prime Minister. On the contrary, if the city and the country forgive them, they will leave a good name." See Xun Yu Looking up at Lu Bu, he saw that there was no displeasure on Lu Bu's face.Only then did he speak slowly.

"Sir, I am very pleased to be able to say that. You are worthy of being my chosen one, and you really have the virtues of a prime minister." Seeing what Xun Yu said, Lu Bu nodded, and then he spoke.

"What does the Prime Minister mean by this? The subordinates are terrified." Hearing what Lu Bu said, Xun Yu broke out in a cold sweat.The meaning of Lu Bu's words is obviously to make Xun Yu the prime minister, but if Xun Yu wants to become the prime minister, there are only two situations. prime minister.As for the second possibility, it was Xun Yu who kicked Lu Bu out of power, so that Xun Yu could also become prime minister. Yu was taken aback.

"Sir, don't panic. In fact, I wanted to tell you a long time ago." Seeing Xun Yu like this, Lu Bu began to express his idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy.Although Lu Bu, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu and Pang Tong had already discussed this matter, they still had to discuss it with Xun Yu. Only in this way could Lu Bu feel at ease.Although Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and Pang De are both talented people, but Xun Yu's status is higher than them, and Xun Yu is Lu Bu's Zhang Liang.

"Sir, what do you think of my ideas?" After talking about his idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy, Lu Bu began to ask Xun Yu.

"This?" After a while Xun Yu came back to his senses, a little panicked.It must be that what Lu Bu said was too shocking for Xun Yu.Although when Lu Bu made some moves in Hanoi, Xun Yu had already vaguely guessed something.However, after hearing it at this time, I was still shocked.

"I don't know how the Prime Minister plans to implement it?" Xun Yu was not in a hurry to comment on Lu Bu's plan, because Xun Yu could tell that Lu Bu's speaking of these things at this time was not to ask for his own opinion, but to ask for his own opinion. Get your own back.Before expressing support for Lu Bu's plan, Xun Yu wanted to know.To what extent has Lu Bu's plan been carried out, and how to support it.

"This time Yang Biao and a group of ministers rebelled, and His Majesty must have supported him behind. We can take advantage of this opportunity to cancel all the rights of the emperor. Although we, the emperor, have no rights at all, we just took advantage of this incident. , make this matter known to the public, and then use the legal situation to fix it, so that the embryonic form of a constitutional monarchy will be formed, and things will be much simpler after that." Lu Bu did not shy away from it at all.Said directly.

At this point, Xun Yu finally understood that Lu Bu's plan had reached the most critical stage, and with the help of the Luoyang and Chang'an rebellions, the internal opposition forces were completely wiped out. Now in the Lu Bu group, only Lu Bu's own people are left. This is naturally no obstacle to the constitutional monarchy that Lu Bu wanted.The only regret is that after Lu Bu did this, many people will inevitably be disappointed, because it will mean that Lu Bu will not become emperor, and if Lu Bu does not become emperor, many people will go further and have the possibility of a higher status .

"It turns out that the prime minister has already prepared it. If the prime minister wants to push forward with all his strength, he should not encounter much resistance. Now that the prime minister is now in Vega, you have no princes who can compete with the prime minister. The Prime Minister can suppress the people of the world for a while, but I am afraid that he cannot suppress the people of the world for a long time." Apparently, Xun Yu was not very prepared for this new thing proposed by Lu Bu, and if he couldn't accept it for a while, everyone must have gotten used to the monarch. system, and the foundation for Lu Bu to rule the world has been completely laid. At this time, people are more looking forward to a stable, predictable and foreseeable future, rather than a brand-new future that sounds good and does have many unpredictable dangers.

"Hehe, when Liu Bang ruled the world and killed all the ministers who made contributions to him, Mr. is so talented and knowledgeable throughout the past and present. I don't know why Mr. thinks this is?" Although Xun Yu didn't object to his plan, he was Looking not interested, Lu Bu didn't say much, but I asked an unrelated question.

"That's because Liu Bang felt that after a hundred years, his heirs would not be able to suppress these heroes. In fact, not to mention Liu Biang's heirs, even Liu Bang himself was a little afraid of the abilities of Han Xin, Zhang Liang and others. He was deeply afraid that one day these people would not be able to Use it for yourself." Xun Yu has a good knowledge of the past and the present, and is naturally no stranger to the history of this dynasty, so he hit the point right away.But just after saying these words, Xun Yu's face became a little ugly.Because his master Lu Bu seems to have a lot of similarities with Liu Bang, both of them were born recklessly, so will Lu Bu deal with them as well as his courtiers after he dominates the world?Thinking of this, Xun Yu's heart trembled, and he had a bad feeling. Although he could become a famous official of a generation by assisting Lu Bu to rule the world, Xun Yu was also a little afraid of the fate of such a famous official who founded the country.

"Prime Minister, please tell me about your plan." After a while, Xun Yu said to Lu Bu.

"Hehe" Lu Bu laughed.I have already understood the meaning of Xu Mou. Compared with assisting Lu Bu to rule the world and become emperor step by step, the idea put forward by Lu Bu is obviously more beneficial. There will be no danger of being with you like a tiger.

"Calculate carefully, I have been prime minister for some years, and I plan to give up the position of prime minister when I have been in office for ten years. I wonder if you are interested?" Lu Bu suddenly said with a mysterious smile .

"I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would be willing to give up this seat to others?" Seeing that Lu Bu didn't seem to be joking, Xun Yu also put away his caution. He must be able to compare himself with Liu Biang, so in front of Lu Bu, Xun Yu Yu doesn't need to have any more reservations.

"To be a prime minister is to do things for the people of the world. Although I think I will not lose to anyone in the world, this position of prime minister is really not suitable for me. Thanks to you all these years, what would I do otherwise? It can be so easy." Lu Bu said seriously.

"If the Prime Minister really wants to implement a constitutional monarchy, he must first find a way to control the army. Only in this way will he not be taken advantage of by those who are interested." Xun Yu said seriously.

"I've already thought about this, and I'm planning to implement the Eight Banners system in the army. Divide the most elite soldiers and horses in the world into Eight Banners, and they will become military police in the army, who can monitor other armies. All soldiers who enter the Eight Banners will become Banners. People, who are registered as a bannerman, enjoy the treatment of a bannerman for life, and regard the bannerman as the lowest rank of nobility, which can be passed on to their descendants, but the banner status can only be passed on for three generations, and it will be automatically cancelled. Soldiers, regardless of whether they belong to the Eight Banners or not, as long as they die in battle or are seriously injured, they can join the banner membership and become bannermen. Do you think that I can control the army?" Lu Bu thought for a long time about how to control the army if he was not the emperor. You must know that the old Yuan family is so powerful because old Yuan family members are all over the world. Now Lu Bu uses the Eight Banners system to control the army. As long as he firmly controls the Eight Banners soldiers, he can guarantee his own security. The status will not be shaken, and then they will transfer all their strength smoothly. After a few years, these bannermen with the lowest noble titles will gradually penetrate into every corner of the Han Dynasty, and their interests are inherently bound to Lu Bu. The most steadfast reliance in the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)