"Speaking of which, when I became Ling Emperor, the Third Duke still needed tens of millions of money to get it, but when I got to Dong Zhuo, all I had to do was yell twice. The title of the Third Duke depreciated so quickly, I felt like I was being cheated.
He is qualified as the Third Duke."
Holding the newly copied Di newspaper in his hand, Li Shushi casually said this to Jia Xu beside him, because there was nothing else in the Di newspaper. The most eye-catching content was that Sikong Liu Hong retired from illness and Han Emperor Liu Bian appointed Dong Zhuo.
For trust Sikong.
Sikong has the following annotation in Baiguanzhi: "He is in charge of water and soil affairs. Whenever he builds cities, builds towns, dredges ditches, and builds tombs for defense, he will discuss their benefits and make achievements. All water and soil work in the four directions will be reported at the end of the year.
At the end of the palace, rewards and punishments are carried out. When there are sacrifices in the suburbs, he is responsible for cleaning up and playing musical instruments. When there is a big funeral, the commander is responsible for restoring the land. Whenever the country has big projects and big doubts, he is the same as the Taiwei."
In other words, the position of Sikong is responsible for the management of agricultural water conservancy, the survey and construction of various facilities, and some ceremonial work such as sacrifices and funerals.
Of course, at the level of Sikong, much of the so-called management is carried out by subordinate clerks and the corresponding Jiuqing and the subordinate offices of Jiuqing. Sikong mostly serves as a supervisor and assesses the performance of officials.
So why did Dong Zhuo, a military general, choose this position instead of being a Taiwei in charge of military affairs?
In fact, although the Taiwei is in charge of military affairs, according to the laws of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powers of the Taiwei are more like the powers of the chief of staff in the modern bureaucracy. In other words, it is more about providing services to the emperor.
Consulting on strategic affairs, summarizing military operations, including providing a list of rewards and punishments to the emperor. Due to the lag in information transmission, it is basically difficult for Taiwei, the chief of staff, to intervene in the specific operations of frontline troops. Therefore, in combat-related matters
In terms of functions, Taiwei is not as good as those generals.
But the functions of the Taiwei are obviously not limited to these, because the word "military" obviously does not only refer to marching, but also the deployment of military supplies, the distribution of weapons, and the adjustment of military pay. Taiwei has room to intervene.
This also means that the title of general cannot be added to the Eastern Han Dynasty Taiwei, especially he cannot control military power, otherwise he will be a powerful existence that is three times more terrifying than the Jiedushi system. Although Dong Zhuo controlled the government, this kind of
He really doesn't dare to do things that blatantly violate the laws of the imperial court now, especially since the troops from various systems in Luoyang he gathered are not very loyal now, and the army he is most looking forward to is still fighting at Hangu Pass.
The soldiers guarding the border are grinding their teeth.
So why did Dong Zhuo suddenly want to be this Sangong? Wouldn't it be better for him to give himself a general title? Wouldn't it be better to make his former general a hussar general or even a general? How did he come up with the civil service position of Sikong?
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The reason lies in the last sentence of the explanation of Sikong's power: "Whenever a country has great troubles and great doubts, it is the same as the Taiwei's advice and disputes."
The word "zao" in this sentence should be understood as the alias of "sudden". That is to say, when the country encounters a huge emergency or major difficult incident, Sikong needs to remonstrate and argue with reason, and fight with Tai
Lieutenant is the same.
So since it is the same as the Taiwei, what should the Taiwei do when encountering such a thing?
"Whenever the state has a big cause or a big doubt, discuss it with Situ and Sikong Tong. If there is something wrong with the state, then argue with the two ministers."
It turns out that this is the essence of the politics of the Three Dukes - that is to say, once the emperor makes a certain resolution, and the Three Dukes agree after discussion that this resolution will damage the foundation of the Han Empire, then the Three Dukes can launch an attack on the emperor's decision.
Joint protest.
And if the strength of Sangong reaches a certain level, then what Huo Guang and Wang Mang did before can be repeated.
Of course, it is obviously not that easy to depose an emperor. Dong Zhuo does not think that he has such great strength now. Although the Queen Mother He, the young emperor Liu Bian and the Chen Liu Wang Liu Xie are all under his control, but
Once he deposes the emperor, there are only two endings - one is like Huo Guang, who dominates the world, and the other is naturally spurned by the people of the world like Wang Mang and raises an army to oppose him. Therefore, it is obvious to act suddenly without some planning.
It's a very stupid thing.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo's first step was to become Sikong, one of the three princes, and at the same time ask Liu Bian to order the opening of Hangu Pass.
Well, Yang Ding wants to fight but is afraid of not being able to defeat him, Duan Xuan can defeat him but is unwilling to fight, Dong Zhuo, I don’t know if they should be considered subordinates but they are the leaders of the two largest private armies in Xiliang besides Dong Zhuo.
It's really quite individual.
I'm afraid that if Dong Zhuo hadn't ordered the Hangu Pass guard to open and close the gate, the two of them would have been waiting for eternity in front of the pass, and Dong Zhuo would have been made into dumplings and made into hamburger patties by the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes. Well, maybe a meal of sauerkraut will do.
It should taste better.
Completely opposite to the tense atmosphere in Luoyang, there was a strange scene of singing and dancing in a certain courtyard in Luoyang city.
"Bao Chenyuan has left? That's fine. His troops are no match for Dong Zhuo. Going to Mount Tai can actually pull out a team, which is better than living in Luoyang City in a hurry."
"Yes, Dong Zhuo was probably a little irritated this time. This time he actually said something like 'the imperial court has made a new decision and it cannot be touched lightly'. This is really not like his past behavior. But I
I believe that Benchu himself is very aware of his current situation, so if nothing else happens, Benchu will probably leave, but I don’t know what excuse he will use."
"So I said that Dong Zhuo actually didn't have many usable troops at all, otherwise how could Bao Chenyuan have been able to leave."
"Maybe it's not as irritating to most people. After all, Chenyuan is also a contemporary celebrity, and his father also served as a young master."
Cao Cao and Li Shushi were listening to small songs and drinking wine in the courtyard of Li Shushi's mansion, as if the thick atmosphere outside the house could not affect their comfortable life at all. Of course, the sound of the collision of weapons that was not transmitted must be filtered out.
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What the two people were talking about was the incident that happened not long ago when Cavalry Commander Bao Xin led his army to leave Beijing.
Bao Xin was a good friend of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. He was promoted to Cavalry Captain by General He Jinzheng. Later, in order to eliminate the soldiers who were loyal to the eunuchs among the eight schools of Xiyuan, Bao Xin, who was born in Taishan County, was ordered to return to his hometown to recruit troops. Taishan County has many mountains, so
Therefore, the local people are generally very skilled, and at the same time, the people there are also very good at using hand crossbows. It can be said that it is one of the rare places for soldiers in the Central Plains.
However, when more than a thousand soldiers recruited by Bao Xin returned to Luoyang, He Jin was killed and Dong Zhuo entered the capital. This major event made Bao Xin, who had originally wanted to win He Jin's favor with the soldiers he recruited, suddenly confused.
A feeling of a dream shattered.
However, he did not disband the soldiers he had recruited and return home. Instead, he brought the soldiers to Luoyang, because he felt that Luoyang would definitely fall into chaos at this time, and the more than a thousand soldiers he had recruited would definitely be able to play a role.
Some effects, especially after he eliminated many rebels who escaped from Luoyang along the way, strengthened his idea.
It's a pity that when he arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo had basically controlled the situation in Luoyang City, and every day he had to take his bodyguard cavalry all the way from outside Luoyang City to go to court in a show of force to show his power.
Power.
Firstly, Bao Xin had been out of town a while ago and had not personally felt the power of Dong Zhuo's troops. Secondly, it was also because Bao Xin was not old and still had some residual blood factor in his body. So he immediately set out to find his friend Yuan Shao, hoping that
He took the lead in raising his arms and shouting to drive the domineering Dong Zhuo out of Luoyang City, and of course he, Bao Xin, would also gain a lot of benefits from this.
It's a pity that just as Cao Cao said just now, although Yuan Shao hated Dong Zhuo to the point of itch, it was a pity that he knew very well that he could no longer make any money in Luoyang City, even if there were more than a thousand people like Bao Xin around him.
In Yuan Shao's view, it would take at least tens of thousands of troops under Huangfu Song or Li Shushi to make Dong Zhuo bow, so he politely refused.
Later, Bao Xin found many courtiers, such as Wang Yun, who had a strong personality, and Zhang Wen, a former captain who was well-connected in the army. Unfortunately, to Bao Xin's dismay, no one was willing to be the first person to take the lead.
That seems like a big risk.
At the same time, what alarmed Bao Xin was that his activities had obviously attracted Dong Zhuo's attention. If he continued to be active in Luoyang City, there was no guarantee that he would not become a chicken for the monkeys to show his power to Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Bao Xin could only
Helplessly, he led the more than a thousand people away.
It was precisely because Dong Zhuo acquiesced in Bao Xin's departure that many people saw hope of escaping from the prison of Luoyang.
Yes, sometimes if you take a step back, the world will be brighter.
"By the way, Shu Shi, you have been on the battlefield much longer than me, and all of your subordinates are also mighty and powerful. Tell me, how are Yuan Rang and Miaocai, how are they compared to Zixiao, and can they join the army?"
I have gained your discernment."
Hearing the shouts and the clash of weapons outside gradually subsided, Cao Cao suddenly asked Li Shushi with an interested look on his face.
"What? Meng De plans to send them to my place? Then I will welcome them very much."
"I originally had such a plan, but looking at the situation, I am afraid that Luoyang is going to change drastically, so let's let it go first. By the way, you just welcomed them extremely, which means that their qualifications are good. Then you
What level do you think they can achieve?"
"Yuan Rang's temperament is too unstable. Sometimes he is extremely irritable, and sometimes he is a little weak. If he continues like this, he may not be as good as Taishi Ziyi and Zhang Wenyuan. But if he can restrain his temper, he can compete with Yun Chang.
As for talents, their nature is like fire
, if they can be fully utilized, they should be on par with Wen Yuan and Gong Ming. Both of them have better qualifications than Zi Xiao, but they are not as calm and measured in character as Zi Xiao, but they dare to take action at critical moments, so they can perform to a certain extent on the battlefield.
I don’t dare to lie even if I know my skills.”
"I really envy you. I also really want to lead my men one day to defeat the evil Qiang people like Huangfu Weiming, and sweep across the Western Regions and make all countries surrender like Ban Zhongsheng did. Let my descendants always mention me.
The name gave me a thumbs up, making my general name become a name that everyone respects just like Ma Fubo."
"Really? There should be one day."
"Then let me lend you some good words."
The two men (boys?) held up the wine glasses and drank the glass of wine together as if they had agreed...
But, will the future really be what they imagined? At least Li Shushi probably wouldn't think so.
PS: That’s all I’ve said about the Taiwei’s authority. As for whether it’s reliable, we welcome the Fang family to put forward their own opinions...
