The emperor has no jokes.
When Liu Bei's words of appreciation spread to the ears of everyone present, looks of surprise appeared on the faces of everyone present.
Then they turned their attention from Liu Bei to Mi Yang.
Liu Bei's praise expressed his high appreciation for Mi Yang's behavior of focusing on promises over profits, and also directly announced his next appointment of Mi Yang.
That is to grant him the position of state pastor!
After realizing this, not to mention everyone present felt a little unbelievable, even Mi Yang himself was surprised.
This is Zhou Mu.
"Book.
It is said in "Zhou Guan": "In ancient times, Yu Ji in the Tang Dynasty had only a hundred officials. There were hundreds of officials inside and four mountains outside, and there were state pastors and uncles outside."
It can be seen from this record that Zhou Mu was a prince under the emperor in the pre-Qin period.
After the establishment of the Qin and Han Dynasties, although the position of state pastor was reduced from the original position of princes to the rank of ordinary ministers, the authority represented by this title was not reduced at all.
Everyone knows that the governor of a state is the highest chief executive of a state, but the governor of a state is different from the governor of a state.
Although the power of the state governor has been increasing in recent decades, his power is mainly reflected in the administrative aspect.
And what about Zhou Mu?
All affairs within the state, including the appointment and dismissal of officials, can be directly managed by the state pastor without going through the central court.
The state shepherds of the Han Dynasty were more powerful than the Jiedushi envoys of the Tang Dynasty in later generations!
He is called a minister, but he is actually a prince. This is the most appropriate description of the position of state pastor.
Precisely because the position of state pastor has such great power, when the people present knew that Liu Bei intended to let Mi Yang serve as the state pastor of a state, disbelief appeared on their faces.
In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, the post of state pastor has been established and abolished. Although in most cases it is held by clan members, there are also people with foreign surnames who serve as state pastors.
For example, Han Fu, such as Guan Yu who just passed away.
But how old is Mi Yang this year? He is only twenty-two years old at most.
It was the first time in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty that someone at such an age held the position of state pastor.
However, despite Mi Yang's age, everyone present was extremely surprised that Mi Yang was about to become a state shepherd.
But when they thought of Mi Yang's past achievements, they also thought of the Han Dynasty's four-hundred-year political tradition in which meritorious deeds outweighed all.
No one present had any objection to Liu Bei's appointment.
Because of this thought in their hearts, everyone present turned their envious eyes towards Mi Yang.
How can you not be envious?
You must know that in the entire Han Dynasty, only Mi Yang will soon become the state pastor of a state.
Even though Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, two ministers with great power in their respective areas, have not yet received such honorary titles.
Unique glory always easily blinds many people's eyes.
Among Liu Bei's ministers, only Guan Yu had ever received this kind of honor.
But after the people present realized this, an idea gradually emerged in their minds.
The current territory of the Han Dynasty is mainly in the two states of Jingzhou and Yizhou, and with Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei here, Liu Bei will not let Mi Yang become the herdsman of Jingzhou or Yizhou.
Besides these two states, which other state could Mi Yang serve as state pastor?
Is this a false seal, just like Ma Chao's?
When this doubt gradually emerged in everyone's mind, Liu Bei happened to come to Mi Yang with a smile on his face.
After Liu Bei arrived, seeing the unabashed admiration and relief in Liu Bei's eyes, Mi Yang bowed to Liu Bei heavily.
Between him and Liu Bei, the king knows his ministers, and the ministers know the king. There are many polite words that do not need to be said.
Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang who was bowing down to him. While the smile on his face grew stronger, he stretched out his hands to help Mi Yang up from his body.
"If what you did today spreads out, the world will know that I, the great man, are the orthodox and faithful country in the world. I am very satisfied with your behavior today."
When Liu Bei said this compliment to Mi Yang, Mi Yang and all the Han officials were of course beaming with joy, while Zhang Wen and other Jiangdong envoys were all ashamed.
Liu Bei's words were hard not to be understood by Zhang Wen and others as Liu Bei's innuendo.
The more faithful Mi Yang's behavior today is, the more it reflects how ridiculous and absurd their actions today are.
He came here with the intention of flattering everyone in the world, but he flattered him on the horse's legs in front of everyone in the world.
The behavior of the former was already shameful, and the suddenness of the latter made Zhang Wen and others feel ashamed.
However, Liu Bei had no time to pay attention to what Zhang Wen and others were thinking. After helping Mi Yang up, he smiled at Mi Yang and said:
"You are my subject and my nephew. What you did today is bound to become a good story. As your king and father, I cannot let this good story end in an anticlimactic manner."
"Back then, King Cheng of Zhou was granted the title of Marquis, and today I will do so!"
When Liu Bei said this, the faces of everyone present became more and more envious of Mi Yang.
Liu Bei's love for Mi Yang now shown in front of everyone is almost full.
Just take Liu Bei's words "lord and father" as an example. How can these two words be used lightly?
"Junfu" is generally a respectful title given to the emperor by his ministers, but few emperors would use this as a title for their ministers.
Because this kind of self-proclaiming can easily arouse people's imagination.
Unless the emperor really treats that minister as his son.
Looking at Liu Bei's love and respect for Mi Yang in the past, everyone silently removed the word "unless" from the above sentence.
The relationship between Emperor Xiaowu and Huo Dashima reappeared in the eyes of the world, and everyone understood it.
Liu Bei immediately went on to explain his specific appointment of Mi Yangzhou Mu:
"Edict: Divide Yizhou into three counties: Hanzhong, Hanxing, and Yinping; divide Yongliang into three counties: Wudu, Tianshui, and Longxi; reestablish Liangzhou according to the ancient system; and worship General Mi Yang of the Left as the pastor of Liangzhou."
When Liu Bei's specific edict came out and became known to everyone present, the surprise on everyone's faces became even more intense.
Just when everyone thought that Liu Bei would give Mi Yang a false title, Liu Bei's edict clearly showed that Mi Yang's state pastoral status was definitely not in name only.
China has been called Kyushu thousands of years ago, and there are many different views on what Kyushu is.
The current mainstream view is a statement in "Shang Shu Yu Gong", the nine states are: Ji, Yan, Xu, Qing, Yang, Jing, Yu, Yong, and Liang;
Among them, the general scope of Liangzhou is the entire territory of Yizhou and part of Yongzhou today.
Later, with the changes of the times, Liangzhou's territory was continuously divided, and the name Yizhou also replaced Liangzhou and became synonymous with the southwest of the Han Dynasty.
However, the Chinese nation has a strong belief in admiring the ancients, and Liangzhou, the oldest state name, is highly recognized by the world.
In addition, because the territory of Liangzhou has been changing for thousands of years, the above six counties assigned to Mi Yang by Liu Bei originally belonged to Liangzhou in different eras.
Therefore, Liu Bei's approach can be said to be unexpected, but it is also in line with ancient political traditions.
What surprised everyone present was that Liu Bei's reward for Mi Yang was not a false one, but it cannot be said to be a real one.
Because four of the six newly established counties in Liangzhou are not yet within the control of the Han Dynasty.
Mixing reality and reality is the way Liu Bei, who has high emotional intelligence, rewards Mi Yang.
The two counties of Hanzhong and Hanxing were given to Mi Yang, and the other four counties were also given to Mi Yang in name.
As for whether Mi Yang can fully become the well-deserved Liangzhou Mu, it depends on Mi Yang's performance in the next Northern Expedition.
Whatever you beat, it's all yours!
Liu Bei's award like this can not only give Mi Yang a substantial reward, but also allow Mi Yang to maintain a high-spirited and enterprising spirit at all times. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
This is Liu Bei's virtuous and virtuous political approach.
Everyone knows Liu Bei's thoughts, and Mi Yang is certainly no exception.
Liu Bei's thoughtful reward made Mi Yang feel excited and moved at the same time.
If an elder loves his younger generation, he must have far-reaching plans. Now Liu Bei is making far-reaching plans for him.
No wonder Zhuge Liang would write the sentence "Gai Zhui Zhui's special experience" in his apprenticeship list in history.
Now Mi Yang is the biggest beneficiary of this sentence.
Facing Liu Bei's special treatment to him, all Mi Yang could do was bow to Liu Bei:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
After Mi Yang thanked him, Liu Bei looked proudly at the champion he had trained, and his heart was full of pride.
Mi Yang's first mentor was not Fa Zheng, but him.
After issuing the edict, Liu Bei signaled everyone present to retreat.
He had some personal words to say to his Liangzhou pastor.
At Liu Bei's signal, everyone withdrew from the scene one after another.
Soon after, only Liu Bei and Mi Yang were present at the banquet.
At this time, Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang, and the first thing he said was: "I'm going back to Chengdu."
After hearing Liu Bei's words, Mi Yang remained silent.
Because he knew Liu Bei still had something to say.
As expected, Liu Bei continued without waiting for a while:
"I know what happened in Jiyang. You did a good job, just like I did when I was in Anxi County."
"Before I left, the only thing I was worried about was Sun Quan's conspiracy against you. You underestimated Sun Quan too much at the beginning."
When saying this, Liu Bei's words inadvertently took on a harsh tone.
Just like when Mi Yang was young, he gave orders to Mi Yang.
Facing Liu Bei's lesson, Mi Yang showed some shame on his face, and he bowed to Liu Bei to admit his mistake as he had done when he was young.
Indeed, if he hadn't despised Sun Quan's conspiracy, there might have been a better solution to today's matter.
However, Liu Bei did not criticize Mi Yang too harshly, because judging from the results, Mi Yang's performance today cannot be said to be bad.
Liu Bei's expression softened a little. He came to the main seat of the banquet and sat down. Mi Yang followed him step by step, and finally stood in front of him.
After Mi Yang stood up, Liu Bei said to Mi Yang: "The fact that the cunning man has the mind to pull off today's conspiracy shows that Jiangdong's energy has recovered faster than we thought."
"Perhaps in the near future, Sun Quan's ambition will be fully restored."
Regarding Liu Bei's judgment, Mi Yang nodded in agreement.
It is good that Jiangdong was seriously injured in the first battle with the Public Security Bureau, but the fundamental reason why Jiangdong was seriously injured in that battle was that Jiangdong's grain reserves were almost destroyed in that battle.
The battle of public security was not the battle of Changping, and the young and strong men of Jiangdong did not suffer a blow like a fault.
Compared with the loss of young people, the strategic material of food will be replenished faster.
Even if the annual growth is good, this speed will be greatly shortened.
This is why Mi Yang originally concluded that Jiangdong was unable to launch a war for about five years.
Seeing that Mi Yang agreed with him, Liu Bei sighed slightly:
"Sun Quan should not be underestimated, nor should he be credulous. Once Jiangdong's vitality is restored, the situation in the world will definitely change again."
"Time waits for me no time, Zisheng!"
Liu Bei's two sentences revealed his deep concern for the future of the Han Dynasty.
It is true that in the two years since Mi Yang traveled through the world, the Han Dynasty had won consecutive victories in foreign battles, but this only greatly expanded the strategic environment of the Han Dynasty and did not fundamentally change the three-part pattern of the world.
It has not fundamentally changed the pattern of a strong north and a weak south.
To achieve this, it definitely cannot be achieved by just relying on a few big wins.
After sighing, Liu Bei beckoned Mi Yang to sit down at his feet.
Facing Liu Bei's wave, Mi Yang took advantage of the situation and sat at Liu Bei's feet.
After Mi Yang sat down, Liu Bei took out a secret memorial from his arms.
"Today I worship you as the shepherd of Liangzhou. Part of the reason is to reward you, and part of the reason is because of this secret memorial."
After saying this, Liu Bei handed the secret note in his hand to Mi Yang's hand.
Seeing this, Mi Yang quickly took the secret memorial from Liu Bei's hand, and then read it carefully.
But when he saw the first sentence in the secret music, his eyes couldn't help but condense slightly.
The head of the secret performance indicates the identity of the performer.
This sealed memorial was presented to Liu Bei by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
After knowing this, Mi Yang immediately cheered up and read the contents of the secret music:
"When setting out an army, one must first have a reputation, and the army must have a sound first and then a real one. Now that I have heard that Your Majesty has the intention of attacking Wu, I write this book to discuss it.
Some commentators may say that because of the great defeat of the Wei army, the Wu people took advantage of it, and the Wu people were frightened and swept away.
However, after the battle, the soldiers are tired and cannot use them easily, so they should be slowed down;
I heard that for those who are good at fighting, fighting with strength is inferior and fighting with wisdom is superior.
Three points below today. Although Soochow's national power is the weakest, the aristocratic families of Soochow are entangled and people's hearts are alienated from the Han. If there is a battle, the situation will not be suddenly resolved.
Since then, there has been a turmoil against the Wei Dynasty, and our army may be attacked from both sides.
For a long-term plan, Your Majesty should now focus on appeasing the people of Wu, and then order the wise ministers to boil salt and smelt it for the needs of the army and farmers, and to build boats to travel along the river.
However, in the land of Jingzhou, the territory of the three families is divided, and the secrets are not kept secret, so this cannot be done.
Only the Yibei District is located in the upper reaches of Wudi and is hidden among mountains and forests. It is actually an important place for war preparation. I hope Your Majesty will think about it."
Perhaps because of the rush of time, Zhuge Liang did not say many words in this secret memorial, but Zhuge Liang's advice was always to the point.
After Mi Yang read the contents of the secret memorial, he raised his head and looked at Liu Bei in surprise.
The reset of Liangzhou was not just for the Northern Expedition?
Just one chapter today.
This chapter has been completed!