Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 307 Liu Bei's Difficulties

Being an emperor is not easy, this is Liu Bei's first intuitive feeling now.

Liu Bei knows people, recognizes people, and employs people very well. His political talent is indeed very high.And he has an almost innate personality charm, which can make people feel relaxed, and can also unite around him in a convincing manner.But why these people came here for him was of course for practical benefit.Now that Liu Bei has become the emperor, it is natural to reward them well.

But when it comes to how to award rewards and how to balance the various factions, it is difficult to cover everything.Especially now, although the Xuzhou faction is his own elder faction, the Jingzhou faction is also very important, plus the Guanlong faction that just occupied Guanlong, and the Central Plains gentry in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, there are too many factors to consider up.Even Liu Bei, who is used to being a leader, is a little hard to make a decision now.

In fact, civil servants are relatively easy to arrange, especially when it comes to the post of prime minister.Judging from among the civil servants myself, Lu Su and Chen Qun were the ones who were qualified to take up this position, no matter in terms of qualifications or ability.The rest, such as the candidates of the Sangong and Jiuqing, are relatively easy to arrange.Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao, Xu Shu, Sun Qian and others all have their own strengths, and it is not difficult to hire them one by one.What really embarrassed Liu Bei was the arrangement of generals and the throne.

Among the generals, the post of general is the most respected.For now, this position is basically reserved by Guan Yu, but Liu Bei is a little hesitant about the next candidates for General Hussars and Generals Chariots.Of these two positions, one of them must be given to Zhang Fei, and it is not easy to decide who the other one is for.From Liu Bei's psychological point of view, he wanted to give it to Zhao Feng; but now his capital is Chang'an, which is located in Guanzhong, and Ma Chao is very famous in the Guanlong area, if he gave it to Ma Chao, it would naturally be more effective in conquering people's hearts.

The other one is the throne. The Great Han Emperor Gaozu has long since concluded that no one with the surname Liu can be called king.Liu Bei himself lived as the Han family clan all day long, so naturally he didn't want to break this ancestral rule.But Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both his sworn brothers. It stands to reason that if the eldest brother becomes the emperor, the brother should be the royal brother.How to do it in order to be comprehensive, Liu Bei couldn't make up his mind for a while.The official positions on the list have been drawn and drawn, and it still feels not perfect enough.

After taking a sip of the ginseng tea handed by Mrs. Mi, Liu Bei was ready to continue deliberating.At this moment, Mrs. Mi suddenly heard Ma Chao whispered: "Your Majesty, who is this Ma Chao? I have never heard of this man before. Now Your Majesty is going to make him General Hussars?"

"Ma Mengqi is Zilong's brother-in-law. He is well-known in Xiliang, and he is a powerful general in the world. You have been in the Central Plains for a long time, so it is normal not to know!" Liu Bei laughed. At this time, Mrs. Bu also reminded: "Sister, you Could it be that I forgot that Ma Chao was too arrogant in Shouchun that year, and His Majesty specially asked Mr. Liu Qi and Wenpin to come to Shouchun in order to suppress him." Finally, Madam has a good memory of this step, and she still remembers what happened back then .

"But there is such a thing. The eldest brother told me later, but I didn't think of it for a while!" Madam Mi nodded, and then frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, if this person is so arrogant, why does His Majesty still call him a prince?" Where's the Hussar General?"

"Hey, ma'am, you don't know. Although this Ma Chao is a little crazy, he is also a hero of the Xiliang generation, and he is very famous in the Guanlong generation. Now that I have made Chang'an as my capital, I naturally want to establish a good relationship with the Guanlong hero! "Liu Bei sighed lightly.After hearing this, Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Bu nodded half-understanding, but finally Mrs. Mi still said: "I think no matter how powerful this Ma Chao is, I'm afraid he's still not as good as General Zhao."

"Bo Tao is both civil and military, so he is better than Ma Chao!" Liu Bei was not surprised that Mrs. Mi spoke out for Zhao Feng. Madam's emotions are naturally more inclined to him, not to mention that Ma Chao is too arrogant.

Liu Bei worked hard all night, and finally promised to go to court for the first time the next day, and the long list of rewards was released as scheduled.The eunuch's characteristic high-pitched voice rang for half an hour, and finally read out the list.The release of the list also triggered a series of heated discussions.

Worship Lu Su as the prime minister, commanding the chief of officials; Chen Qun as Sikong, Zhuge Liang as Situ, Zhang Zhao as Sima, who is the Sangong; the next candidates for Jiuqing, Mi Zhu as Da Si Nong, and Sun Qian as Da Honglu , Han Song is Weiwei, Gu Yong is Tingwei, Liu Qi is Guangluxun, Fazheng is Shaofu, Jianyong is Taichang, Liu Xun (son of Liu Zhang) is Zongzheng, Buju is the servant of Jiuqing .

Among the generals, Guan Yu was appointed as the general, concurrently as Jingzhou Mu, stationed in Jingzhou to lead the military affairs; Zhao Feng was appointed as the general of the hussars (the result of the wind on the side of the pillow), Ma Chao was the general of the chariots, Zhang Fei was the captain, and Zhao Yun was the general of the guards. ; Wei Yan is the general who conquers the east, Zhang Ren is the general who conquers the west, Zhang Liao is the general who conquers the south, and the general who conquers the north (commanding the military forces of Ji, You, and Bingzhou) is temporarily vacant; Gan Ning is the general of Zhendong, and Pang De is the general of Zhenxi , Wenpin is the general of Zhennan, Gao Lan is the general of Zhenbei; the rest should be generals of the military, each with a reward.

As for the throne, in Liu Bei's group, since Liu Biao died of illness a few years ago, apart from Liu Bei's father and son, only Liu Zhang, who is still enjoying the public security, and Liu Qi are the real Han family members.As for the issue of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei put forward a very novel concept: the king of the county.

"Prince, king of the county?" These two concepts put forward by Liu Bei made everyone a little at a loss, and then Liu Bei explained in detail: "The so-called prince is the clan of the Han family, the king of the surname Liu; the king of the county is The throne is bestowed on people with foreign surnames who have made great achievements. The reason why it is called the king of the county is because the land of the food town cannot be larger than a county. And it is stipulated that the prefix of the throne must be two characters." (Note: In history, the implementation of county kings and princes began in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the difference between them and princes is the same. Now it has been advanced to the Three Kingdoms period, and it is only a few decades. It is not too early, ha ha )
"So that's how it is!" Everyone knew that Liu Bei was trying to do this, in order to explain to his two brothers one by one. Too many people are against it.Then, Liu Bei introduced in detail the qualifications and conditions for being named the king of the county.

"Those who open up more than a hundred miles of territory for the great Han can be the king of the county; those who add more than one hundred thousand people to the great Han can be the king of the county..." Liu Bei described in detail the conditions for wanting to be the king of the county.According to his conditions, the first batch of county kings in the Zhangwu court consisted of four people: apart from Liu Bei's two sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Zhao Feng, the remaining one was surprisingly Huo Jun.

"Zhong Miao pacified Yizhou and expanded the territory for the Great Han. He can be the king of the county! Bo Tao pacified Nanman and Jiaozhou. Although he did not expand the territory, he also added hundreds of thousands of people to the Han. I am the king of the county." Liu Bei took it for granted.To say that among these four, the first three are fine, but the last Huo Jun is so unexpected that Gan Ning, the general of Zhendong, often sighs afterwards, if he personally led people to kill Shangyizhou Putting down the rebellion of the Baiyue people, instead of lending a boat to Huo Jun, then no matter how you can get a county king to enjoy yourself, it is really cheap for Huo Jun.At present, Guan Yu was named King of Xiangyang, Zhang Fei was named King of Fufeng, Zhao Feng was named King of Guanghan, and Huo Jun was named King of Gaoliang.The news of these four princes was freshly released, which immediately made people amazed.Apart from being envious, the generals are also secretly gathering energy to prepare to expand their territories.

Liu Bei's art of employing people has finally been vividly reflected in this long list.Veteran ministers like Sun Qian and Jian Yong who have followed him for many years have relatively average talents, so they are allowed to hold some false titles among the Jiuqing.At the same time, the proposal of the king of the county also ensured that the generals would be appeased without completely destroying the ancestral system, and at the same time greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the generals.Even Qiao Zhou, the magic stick, was arranged to be a Taishi Ling, who absolutely gave the best of his talents.

A few days later, the long and rewarding edict arrived in Chengdu, and Xichuan was full of joy. "Old Liu, old Liu, you are now the emperor, and the world is about to be pacified, brother, it's almost time for me to retire!" Looking at the edict in front of him, Zhao Feng murmured in his heart.I knew that Old Liu was interesting enough, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting. This is the Hussar General and the prince's, which is really dizzying.General Hussars was okay, he was still in his expectation.The problem is that Zhao Feng never thought that he would be a prince one day.

A few days later, on an auspicious day, outside Chengdu, Zhao Feng ascended the altar and was granted the title, officially becoming the King of Guanghan.And Guan Yu of Xiangyang also became King of Xiangyang at almost the same time.That is to say, Huo Jun in Yizhou is too far away, and he has not yet been granted the altar yet.In addition to these four princes, Lu Su was named Duke of Liang, Zhang Zhao was named Duke of Wu, Zhang Liao was named Duke of Runan, Wei Yan was named Duke of Donglai, Ma Chao was named Duke of Jincheng, and other important officials. They were also named Dukes of the state.Of course, now they, the dukes of the state, or the princes, the county kings, the feudal cities are no more than one county at most.Like Zhang Liao, Duke of Runan, there are only a few counties in the fiefdom, which is just for fun. There is not much real power if there is a fiefdom, and even an individual's private army is not allowed to exceed [-] according to the custom.Liu Bei wasn't that stupid either. He tore apart the territory he had so hard to conquer.At this stage in the development of history, the era of coexistence of princes has almost come to an end, and the period of centralization has begun.Whether it's the big Han or Cao Wei, this is the case. Didn't you see that among all Cao Pi's brothers, the feudal city is just a slap in the face.As for the troops, they are basically concentrated on the border.In the internal states and counties such as Yangzhou, Yuzhou, and Jiaozhou, the resident troops are relatively limited, in order to prevent local officials from supporting themselves.

In stark contrast to the peacefulness of the Central Plains and Hebei, Sima Yi's life is not so easy in the small land of Hanzhong at this time.In Nanzheng City, Sima Yi, Guo Huai, Wang Shuang and others were all present.After being silent for a while, Guo Huai finally said a little shyly, "My lord, now that Liu Bei has entered Guanzhong, what should I do next, please make a decision as soon as possible, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)