The rank of this position is only 600 dan, which is equivalent to the rank of the subordinates of the three officials and nine officials in the central government, or the rank of the county magistrate whose population has just reached 10,000 households. However, the power in their hands is only 2,000 dan.
The governor also had a headache when he saw it.
Because they not only have the power to inspect local areas, they are also qualified to leapfrog their superiors and directly appeal to the emperor. Although they have not reached the level of directly arresting people and setting up private prisons for trial like the Jinyiwei, it is enough to make others fear them.
When Li Shushi was the governor of Xihe, he suffered a secret loss from Zhang Yi, the then governor of Bingzhou. It was only because the then emperor Liu Hong had great confidence in him and ignored Zhang Yi's memorial that Li Shushi escaped.
Otherwise, if the emperor doesn't like the officials, the class can just list the crimes and put them to death.
Therefore, even though there is a big gap in the status and functions of the governor of Laizhou compared to the governor of the state who has absolute real power, and he cannot represent the prefects and the people in the county, Han Fu, as the governor of the state, wants to give Li Shushi a chance to enter Jizhou to help him
But it is not that difficult to gain a reputation, especially in this era when the imperial power has declined to an incredible level.
Although Han Fu may have some problems with his character, anyone who can become a famous person, even if he is a liar, is at least unique in some aspects. For example, although Han Fu, the governor, has not made many achievements in benefiting the people, he is still the governor.
In terms of the function of inspecting counties, the results were quite fruitful, no, to the point where Li Shushi was a little stunned.
Not to mention far away, although it cannot be said that he has a complete grasp of the various secrets and private dirty transactions of the main county-level officials under Jizhou, the things in his hands are enough.
The red line that determines the decision. Although the county level is not as rich and detailed as the county level, the major county magistrates are basically on the books.
Of course, in addition to the excuses that cannot be seen, there are also some praises for talented and virtuous people. However, in this aspect, Han Fu can provide much less help to Li Shushi, because those registered talents
Has it not been done by officials at all levels?
The people recruited by the government are the kind of hermits who are determined not to serve as officials and at most educate the people in the countryside. When Li Shushi promotes rural studies, conflicts may arise due to differences in ideas. The former, at least now, Li Shushi can only look at with envy.
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Although I don’t know how Han Fu collected these secret information. Is it his own ability or someone under him who has such talent or interest. But there is no doubt that Han Fu’s ability makes Li Shushi want to use it.
The urge to take charge.
Of course, it was definitely just impulsive. After all, with Liu Yu's message, even Han Fu himself thought that he had reached the end of his rope. Even if Li Shushi was willing to take him in, he might still think that Li Shushi had another agenda.
Maybe he will also stage a scene of hiding in the toilet and hanging himself with his shoelaces, just like in the history of another time and space.
However, this also provided Bingzhou with an excuse that was reasonable on the surface at least. Although it would be awkward for the county magistrate to let Bingzhou's troops teach the poor-performing prefects of Jizhou, but excuses are what they are.
As long as it makes sense.
Of course, a large part of this is just an excuse for the extravagant promise Jushou made to Li Shushi on behalf of Han Fu. As for what the real situation will turn out to be, in fact no one can tell, and the fog of war is always fascinating to the eye.
Didn’t you see that in another time and space, Gongsun Zan was once promised by Yuan Shao to jointly send troops to Jizhou and the two sides would share the proceeds equally. What was the result? It can be said that Gongsun Zan lost his younger brother and lost his troops. If the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang hadn’t intervened, the Battle of Jieqiao would not have happened.
Gongsun Zan's defeat will be even worse than when he was in Guanzicheng in western Liaoning, let alone the beautiful thing of killing Liu Yu and becoming the king of Youzhou.
But having said that, Li Shushi still couldn't make up his mind to send troops.
Why?
The reason is that the land of Jizhou is actually no less sensitive than the fertile hinterland of the Central Plains. In other words, the significance of this land to Li Shushi's Bingzhou is even greater than that of the Central Plains land that looks very rich but is somewhat distant.
Why Dong Zhuo was able to compete with all the princes in the world before? In the final analysis, in addition to the authority of the emperor, what is more important is that after training a strong army in the bitter cold land of Xiliang, he also had the population of eastern Sili.
, an area with extremely rich soldiers and wealth, which more than doubled the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army.
If Dong Zhuo was not busy dealing with the internal political struggle in Luoyang and adopted a conservative attitude in attacking Nanyang, thereby missing a great opportunity, then with Henan Yin as the central axis, Nanyang led Jingzhou and Hanoi, and Hedong led Bingzhou as the two wings
, and then use this to shake Xuzhou Tao Qian, who was originally a bit on the fence, maybe it would be difficult for the vigorous war against Dong to break out - because after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it is really difficult to see whether the Central Plains region really has the ability to fight against such a powerful force.
Questionable.
I have said before that Liu Xiu was able to conquer the world by taking Luoyang as the central axis and Nanyang and Jizhou and Hebei as two wings, attracting heroes from all over the world, so that he could advance, attack, retreat and defend. Then Dou Rong offered Hexi Five
County, thus creating a good situation for competing for the northwest and even suppressing the southwest. Although the other places are not unimportant, they do not have such a "throat" effect as the above places.
Having said Liu Xiu’s story, let’s look at Li Shushi’s side.
Bingzhou is indeed a good place to start a business. Just like Yizhou, it is a land of four fortresses. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Moreover, you can easily obtain excellent war horses from the north. If the minimum limit of shame is lower, you may be able to obtain a large number of troops from
With the support of foreign troops, even if you don't have any ambition to dominate the world, it is still more than enough to become a local emperor~
But just as you rarely see the princes who unified the world come from Yizhou, if the princes in Bingzhou do not want to be a local emperor but are interested in the world, then Bingzhou alone will seem a bit inadequate.
If the biggest problem that troubles the princes of Yizhou in their struggle for the world is how to get out of the endless mountains and enter the Guanzhong area, the hub of the world, then the biggest problem that troubles the princes of Bingzhou is that Bingzhou cannot give the local princes what they need to fight for the world.
Soldiers and food, especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a period when the population of Bingzhou dropped sharply due to harassment by foreigners.
Therefore, even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, who wanted to compete for the world, had to actively approach the Guanzhong area. It was precisely because they captured Guanzhong and stabilized the situation near Guanzhong that the world recognized their competition for the world.
qualifications.
But once Bingzhou and Jizhou are combined, these disadvantages will no longer exist, because Jizhou, as one of the largest states in the Han Dynasty, even though it suffered serious population losses after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, still has fertile land and uses this land to support people.
The population is still above average among the various places in the Han Dynasty, and a large amount of wealth is gathered at the same time.
It can be said that as long as Li Shushi owns the entire Jizhou, he will officially change from a peaceful prince to the one who can dominate the world. After that, both his own mentality and the policies implemented by the entire force will and must happen.
Huge changes, otherwise Dong Zhuo, who was a standout, would have been beaten back to Xiliang. If Li Shushi lost, the outcome would be worse, not the worst.
So is Li Shushi really mentally prepared to face this change?
Regarding this kind of question, no matter how thick-skinned Li Shushi is, he can't help but reply "Haha".
Although as a otaku, Li Shushi can point out the country and even inspire writing when playing games, even those role-playing S-RPGs often choose to rebel or overthrow the master and establish himself as king. He looks like a careerist.
But reality is different from games after all. In games you have the opportunity to become a god-like being. But what about in reality? Even the smallest country in the world like Monaco and Andorra can stand on the map until now.
There are so many mysterious and bloody events, and which one of those companies that are constantly growing across cities, regions, and countries has not experienced ups and downs, and which one of them can finally survive without relying on generations of elites?
their efforts.
Not to mention that the political situation in China has always adhered to the "winner takes all" principle. Compromise here only means the beginning of the "intermission" time rather than the emergence of a stable structure, which means that once construction starts,
There is no turning back, working hard to win and find the "escaping one" is Li Shushi's only way out.
Although he has a group of talents who are not inferior to any of the princes, it is his own judgment that really determines how high his power can reach in the end. Guandu, Chibi, and Yiling are all excellent.
Example?
Can he afford the future of these people and their expectations for the future?
After discovering that Li Shushi was already agitated, Jushu did not take the opportunity to increase the pressure on Li Shushi to make him make a decision quickly. Although this might allow Li Shushi to make some wrong judgments under tremendous pressure, thereby allowing him to gain more benefits.
, but because I am worried about the intervention of wise men like Cheng Yu and Jia Xu around Li Shushi, I am also worried that once the other party comes back to his senses, he will take negative or other measures in subsequent actions, even if it is not beneficial to himself, he will harm himself.
Therefore, Jushou would rather take a step back and use this attitude to convey to Bingzhou that he expects sincere cooperation from both parties.
"Although it is certain that Mr. Ju is seeking something from this trip, this is indeed a very good opportunity."
Cheng Yu obviously noticed Li Shushi's slightly moved expression, and Cheng Yu definitely supported Li Shushi's attitude.
After being coerced by Li Shushi to Xihe during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cheng Yu has been following Li Shushi for several years. It can be said that Cheng Yu followed Li Shushi almost throughout the entire process of his official career.
It can be said that by now, Cheng Yu has a deep "Bingzhou" color on him. At the same time, even Cheng Yu himself has a higher degree of identification with the Bingzhou Army as he participates more deeply, and he has high expectations for the future development of Bingzhou and what it can achieve.
His expectations are also getting bigger. After all, Cheng Yu has put a lot of hard work into the overall framework of Bingzhou, and he also hopes that his hard work will be richly rewarded.
However, due to Li Shushi's personal attitude, such thoughts could only be hidden silently or made some small actions secretly. However, because of the existence of "eyes" such as Jia Xu, Tong Yuan and even Yan Zhong, even if Cheng Yu had the intention, he could not
Quite powerless.
But now faced with this delicious-looking "pie" that fell from the sky, even Li Shushi, who had been quite restrained before, looked a little ready to make a move. It can be said that a clear crack has appeared in the originally solid and closed fortress.
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If Cheng Yu doesn't take the opportunity to work hard at this time, it will really be like "there will be no shop like this after passing this village".
Of course, in fact, this is not the first time cracks have appeared today.
When Dong Zhuo threw out the huge bait of Lianghe, it can be said that Li Shushi finally ate it without much thought. As a result, he faced off with the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes who stayed in Hebei for several months and fought dozens of large and small battles.
Several battles.
It's just that the focus of the world at that time was on the Henan area. The two rivers were the second battlefield. The victory was gratifying, but the failure would not seriously affect the overall situation of the Dongdong discussion. What's more, the final result was that the two sides were unbeaten and in a stalemate.
.So it failed to continue fermenting and eventually attracted more attention.
As for the second reason, it is because although Lianghe, the population and wealth of a county is indeed the essence of Sili. Together, it can quadruple the strength of Bingzhou. But regardless of the great turmoil in Hedong and the Baibo Army
The continuous harassment of the two rivers and the year-long war in Hanoi (from Dong Zhuo's defeat of Wang Kuang to the disbandment of the coalition forces against Dong Zhuo) have caused considerable damage to the Lianghe area. Therefore, to a certain extent, the world has underestimated the two rivers.
The multiplier effect of the river on Bingzhou.
Just as the head of state successfully annexed Austria and the Sudetai region of the Czech Republic, he truly gained the confidence and strength to annex Europe. Only then did he launch a series of wars against Czechoslovakia, Poland and even France. It was precisely because he saw the two countries gained
It was only because of the positive role played by the river area in annexing the state that Li Shushi had a huge wavering in his treatment of Jizhou.
"Aren't you afraid of failure? You must know that you all have a considerable status now and have shown your talents to the world. Even if a powerful His Majesty appears in the future, your talents will still not be buried...
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"Haha! My lord, why do you think so? You must know that from Li's point of view, even if the lord's efforts fail, we people will just return to the hometown party. Just like the lord said, with our talents, we will be officials again."
It is also easy to get a very important position in the state and county. Not to mention that if we can succeed, our contribution will be like the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty and the generals of Yuntai. On the contrary, it is you, my lord, if you lose.
If you lose, you have to think carefully about how to deal with yourself. In that case, you can stop and wait. The chariot is only one ride, the horse is only one horse, and the number of people has never been exceeded. How can it be like this now? We like to do this for ourselves
After careful consideration, those who think about it do not feel that their future will be so gloomy, so even though they are very grateful for the lord's care for me, they secretly feel that the lord really does not need to worry about my future."
"But if I fail, I can go to the Western Regions and still be a loner. But you..."
"Isn't this better? Since my lord and ministers have nothing to worry about, why not risk their lives and fight for it?"
"Huh? So there is such a saying. I feel like the things I struggled with before are not worth it anymore."
"Should I say that I am truly worthy of being my lord. However, if my lord can have such ambitions, this is what I have always expected. In this way, everyone will be more energetic in their future work."
So, when he faced Jushou again the next day, the topic quickly changed from "should we send troops to Jizhou?" to "in what way should we send troops to Jizhou?" The speed was so fast that even Jushou was well prepared.
Also a little dazed.
I always feel that a lot of interesting things happened during my time away.
Looking at Lu Bu, Zhang Jia and others who were gearing up on the side, as well as the overall atmosphere in the hall becoming a little different, Jushu felt that maybe he should make some slight adjustments to some of his previous plans - although these adjustments were already in his mind.
in the calculation.
But not long after, the expression on Jushou's face became less calm, from being cautious to dripping with cold sweat. Jushou felt that if he stayed in this hall for a little longer, his life might be shortened by ten years in the future.
years...at least.
For Li Shushi, although he has changed his original ideas to a certain extent, his ideas in some core areas will still not change, that is - let those who are more proficient in a certain field than him do the work.
Well, it's enough for him to just check their pulse and guard the situation on the side. By the way, he may also be the captain of the logistics team, so that those geniuses have enough space to display.
Therefore, what Jushou had to face was no longer Li Shushi, who seemed to be easier to deal with in Jushou's opinion, but the "negotiation team" composed of Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and others, plus Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and others.
It is an advanced mode of deception that is specially used to show off one's posture and show off one's momentum. At the same time, it can also act as a "blender team" to disrupt the opponent's negotiation rhythm at certain times - forming a group deception brigade.
"Then, on behalf of my lord, I am here to swear an oath with Mr. Zhou Mu to jointly fight against our enemies Yuan Benchu, Gongsun Bogui, Liu Gongshan and other princes. Among them, Mr. Zhou Mu sent five thousand people to temporarily join our army in the name of "Yi Cong".
We do not have the power to command this army, but I, Lord Ju, serve as supervisors to coordinate the actions between the two parties."
Three days later, with the results of the talks, Jushou returned to Wei County with a complicated heart. And those who arrived in Jizhou with him were Zhao Yun as the chief general, Zhang Zha, Qian Zhao as the deputy generals, Liang Tian, Zhang Hui, and Jia Kui as the deputy generals.
The main staff...Yi Cong troops.
I hope Yan Liang, Wen Chou and even Gao Lan won't be too surprised when they meet their old friends again.
Li Shushi, who was far away in Jinyang, seemed to have thought of something interesting, and a malicious smile appeared on his face. (To be continued...)
ps: ps: It’s been another week in the factory, but the new machine finally has some features. Although there are still many problems that need to be solved, it is finally a preliminary success, which is really happy.