When Liu Jing led his army to Shi'an, it was already late November.
Shi'an, also known as Guilin in later generations, the reason why Liu Jing remembers it so clearly is because the northeast of Shi'an County is the famous Lingqu.
This artificial canal dug by Qin Shihuang still plays an important role until modern times and is one of the oldest canals in the world.
It is currently winter, Lingling has entered the dry season, and it is difficult for large ships to pass. Liu Zong had previously left all the large ships in the Xiang River, and Liu Jing did the same. He took a light boat through the Ling Canal, entered the Li River, and finally arrived at Shi'an.
At this time, Liu Zong had chased Zhang Jin all the way into Yulin County, and at the end of November, he occupied Tanzhong County in the north of Yulin.
Afterwards, Liu Zong rested in Tanzhong County for a few days, and then continued to march south, to Guilin, and then to Zhibu Mountain in Yulin County.
Zhang Jin and Qu Jing fled all the way, panicking like lost dogs. Now they only have two to three thousand defeated soldiers left with them, and they dare not stay longer to avoid being caught up by Liu Zong.
Prefect Yu Lin died on the battlefield, so Zhang Jin led his troops into Bu Mountain in the name of Jiaozhou Mu. He immediately plundered all the grain in the warehouse, and then fled again. Zhang Jin's behavior really made Bu
The mountain officials and people felt chilled, so when Liu Zong led his army to Bushan, there was no resistance at all.
After Liu Zong stationed in Bushan, he stopped moving forward, because although Yulin County covers a wide area, most of it is barren land. The real core is the county's Bushan and surrounding Alin, Zhongliu,
Counties in Guilin.
At present, except for Alin, the other counties, including the county of Bushan, have fallen into the hands of Liu Zong. His first priority now is to control the counties of Bushan as soon as possible. Mastering these counties is equivalent to mastering Yu.
Lin County.
But it is said that after Liu Jing came to Shi'an, in order to cooperate with Liu Zong's military operations in Yulin County, out of politeness and of course a warning, he wrote a letter to Shi Huang, the prefect of Cangwu, and sent him to Cangwu County to rule.
Widely believed.
In fact, Liu Jing was overly worried. Perhaps he had served as an official in the wild land of Jiaozhou for a long time, or perhaps he was getting older. In short, in recent years, Shi Huang's health had been deteriorating and he was suffering from many diseases. This was why he had not responded to Zhang Jin's journey to the north before.
An important reason for the call.
Historically, Shi Huang died of illness three or four years later, and the person who succeeded him as governor was Wu Ju. However, this will never happen because Wu Ju had already died at the hands of Liu Jing.
With Shi Huang's current physical condition, he had no time to care about foreign affairs. Even if he wanted to, he was unable to do so.
In mid-December, Shi Huang wrote back to Liu Jing, stating that he had no intention of intervening in the dispute between him and Zhang Jin.
On the same day, a messenger from Linxiang came to Shi'an and reported to Liu Jing that Liu Gao had returned from Xudu. The messenger also brought a letter from the emperor's seal.
Liu Jing summoned all the generals and read out in public: "In the land of Jingnan, the mountains and rivers are far away. The superiors are undeclared, and the subordinates are blocked. Liu Biao, the traitor, knows that he has sent troops to invade the southern territory. The country is in trouble, and he has not yet visited the south.
.I heard that Liu Jing, the magistrate of Ling County in Changsha and the prefect of Lingling in Lingling, was very loyal and filial. He was worried about his country and forgot about his family. He led the Jingnan officials and righteous people to defend Yingcheng, greatly defeated the army, promoted the country's prestige, and achieved outstanding results. Now I enshrine it with the seal and ribbon.
, paid homage to General Anyuan, became the prefect of Lingling, Dong supervised the four counties in Jingnan, was granted the title of Marquis of Changting of the Han Dynasty, and had five hundred households in the city..."
Liu Jing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard the last part. Among the four, he cared least about Changting Hou of Han Dynasty. Apart from receiving a tax of one hundred and eighty thousand yuan every year, there was no real benefit.
Lingling Prefect was expected. He was already recommended by Zhang Xian as Lingling Prefect and actually controlled Lingling. In addition, due to the three mutual avoidance principles of the Han Dynasty, Liu Jing, as a Changsha County native, could not serve as Changsha Prefect. For the same reason, he also
He could not serve as the shepherd of Jingzhou. Lingling was the largest of the four counties in Jingnan after Changsha, so Cao Cao naturally allowed him to continue to serve as the prefect of Lingling.
Liu Jing was most concerned about General Anyuan and Dong's governorship of the four counties in Jingnan.
The former gave him the qualifications to command the army legitimately, and the latter gave him the qualifications to rule the four counties in Jingnan.
This last point is particularly important. It should be noted that although Sun Quan currently occupies five counties in Jiangdong, his official position is only to be a general against prisoners and a prefect of Kuaiji. In other words, his administrative power is limited to Kuaiji County and does not rule Jiangdong.
Eligibility for the other four counties.
Because of the unfair reputation, many Jiangdong heroes, Shan Yue, and even the Sun family's descendants were dissatisfied with Sun Quan. Sun Quan took the throne for eight years and suffered from constant internal troubles. It was not until he won the Battle of Chibi that he fully secured his position as the lord of Jiangdong.
Liu Jing avoided such trouble from the beginning. If he did not have the status of Dong Governor of the four counties in Jingnan, he would probably end up like Sun Quan. It would take several years just to integrate Jingnan. By then, Liu Biao would launch an expedition to the north.
In the middle of the Central Plains, the day lilies are getting cold.
Of course, it was not without reason that Cao Cao rewarded him so generously. First of all, Liu Jing did help Cao Cao a lot when he was in crisis, and firmly restrained Liu Biao's army, so that he could not worry about the south and concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao.
Secondly, Cao Cao hoped that Liu Jing could consolidate the forces in Jingnan and continue to fight against Liu Biao, which made Liu Biao tired of dealing with the civil strife and unable to go north.
The third purpose was to be more kind and to please people from afar. He set Liu Jing as an example to increase the influence of the court and bring the heroes of the south back to their rightful place.
Of course there are four, five, six and seven...but they are not as important as these three reasons.
In addition to rewarding Liu Jing generously, Cao Cao also recognized Huanyi's Guiyang Prefect, and on Xun Yu's recommendation, he appointed Liu Yao as the Changsha Prefect. Liu Jing originally recommended Lai Gong, but Liu Yao was too brilliant.
Yan, as soon as she entered Xudu, was favored by Xun Yu. Even the emperor had a love for talents and tried to retain her. In the end, Lai Gong was replaced as the prefect of Changsha by Liu Yao.
Only in Wuling County, the governor was Liu Rui, who was born in the clan. Although Liu Jing reported that he sent troops to help Liu Biao, invaded Jingnan, and helped Zhou to commit oppression, he suggested that Liu Zong should be replaced. Unfortunately, Cao Cao and Xun Yu did not agree with his suggestion.
"Congratulations, general, congratulations, general..." Everyone bowed down and congratulated Liu Jing.
Due to the lack of status in the past, military generals often called Liu Jing "Liu Jun"; Liu Ba, Jiang Wan and other Lingling County officials called Liu Jing "Fu Jun"; Huan Jie and other foreign ministers called Liu Jing "Ling"
Mausoleum"; Liu Zong, Zhuge Liang and other clansmen and close friends called Liu Jingbiao "Zhongda".
Now, regardless of whether they were civil or military relatives or friends, they all changed their names to call Liu Jing "general". From now on, the two parties had completely settled on the title of king and minister.
"You don't need to be polite." Liu Jing raised his right hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then couldn't help but sigh: "It is my husband's ambition to be granted a title of lord, to worship a general, to honor the ancestors. Today I can fulfill my wish, and it is not due to me alone.
, all rely on the civil and military support of all the kings."