In July, Chen Chong led Sili and Liangzhou ministries back to Chang'an.
Returning to the dry land of Guanzhong once again, everything in front of him felt familiar to Chen Chong: the cries of green birds along the road, the piles of corn by farmers in the streets, a few yellow and white chrysanthemums showing up from time to time on the roadside, and the endless stream of flowers.
The sound of the Wei River flowing made him feel that he had just left Guanzhong with his troops. After all, the last time the army left Guanzhong, the scenery along the road was the same. But Chen Chong did not feel comfortable. He also knew that this was just the surface of human life.
It often takes several years of calm to make people relax, and then destroys them in an instant. This is the lesson taught to him in the past years.
After returning to Chang'an, Chen Chong did not immediately disband the armies, but made major personnel adjustments. After the Battle of Huoshibu, he was still frightened by the scene where the Eastern Army was almost destroyed after the organization was disrupted, and he often woke up late at night because of it. Although everyone discussed it afterwards
He said that this was due to the lack of strict military discipline in the army and the desire to win more than anything else. As long as more emphasis is placed on military discipline in the future, this can be avoided. However, Chen Chong believes that the battlefield situation is ever-changing and there are always some unexpected situations, and blindly emphasizing military discipline is not omnipotent.
Still, more consideration should be given to the military system.
When he was in Luoyang, he already had a general idea in his mind. Since the first year of Yanxing, although the armies of the two prefectures have been building more and more, their personnel have gradually become scattered. Although the generals of the schools are affiliated to the two prefectures, they
They are not coordinated with each other, and they are not familiar with the areas under their jurisdiction. If there is no commander to participate in the command and mobilize personally, they often fight on the battlefield independently. If they win, they will pursue them, and if they lose, they will retreat alone. These problems are not obvious when there are only a few elite soldiers.
, but once you participate in a large-scale battle with more than 100,000 people, this problem becomes difficult to ignore, let alone the situation where the organization is disrupted.
Therefore, Chen Chong concluded that new positions should be established above the counties, towns, and Guan armies in order to coordinate the overall situation. After discussing with Liu Bei, Xun You and others, most of them agreed with Chen Chong's point of view, but this move involved hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
It cannot be changed suddenly, so they suggested that the Sili Mansion should try it first in Guanzhong, and then promote it nationwide after initial results are achieved.
So Chen Chong reorganized the Sizhou armies into the Central Army, and merged the Northern Army, which was originally the Imperial Forbidden Army, into it. He reestablished the long-abandoned post of General Wei in the court and appointed Guan Yu as the head of the Central Army.<
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Under General Wei, Chen Chong set up two military advisers, who were responsible for assisting the commander-in-chief and planning the military affairs. They were appointed by Zhong Yao and Huangfu Jianshou; one supervisor was responsible for maintaining military discipline, rewarding and punishing soldiers, and was appointed by Dong Yue; and one guard was responsible for guarding the center.
The military officer is responsible for delivering orders and communications, and is held by Xu Huang; the leader of the army is responsible for teaching troops, practicing martial arts, and recruiting talented people, and is held by Zhao Yun; the military officer is responsible for collecting money and personnel, and is held by Yu Fan; the one who joins the army is responsible for
Liu Qi is responsible for reviewing and proofreading, checking for omissions and filling in vacancies.
The soldiers of each county no longer regarded the county as a separate division, and were thus reorganized into the eight divisions of Zhongba, Tunqi, Huben, Xiaoyong, Infantry, Shesheng, Qingchao, and Jinguan, which were composed of Hu Zhen, Zhu Hao, Zhang Xiu,
Sheyuan was led by Yang Xi, Pei Qian, Yang Qiu, Ma Dai and Wang Gai, each with 5,000 people under his command.
While reorganizing the army, Chen Chong also took this opportunity to redefine the military merit titles of the lieutenants.
The twenty-level military merit title originally belonged to the Qin system. It was a military system established by Shang Yang to promote the country's farming and warfare. As a result, the Qin State not only developed a strong army that spanned the six countries, but also discovered famous generals such as Bai Qi and Wang Jian.
, this allowed China to be unified. When Emperor Gaozu founded the country, this system was still used as the foundation of the country. Emperor Gaozu once made it clear during the White Horse Alliance: "Those who have not achieved military merit will not be granted the title of marquis." This is what he meant, and this is how the great Han Dynasty came to be.
A century-old rise. It has only developed to this day. The eighth-level civil nobility has become a virtual title, and the number of nobility titles below the fifteenth level has basically lost its original effectiveness. Only the two levels of Guan Neihou and Liehou are still practical.
However, titles are related to various systems such as service and land granting, which affect the whole people. Now it is impossible to completely restore them. Chen Chong retreated to the next best thing. He just wanted to redefine military titles in the army so that the salary would be determined by titles.
Non-position. Chen Chong thought that once the organization was disrupted again, even if the sources were mixed and the military positions were not subordinate to each other, the soldiers only needed to distinguish their status according to their military titles, and they could temporarily organize new troops to execute military orders. This would be
This is the biggest benefit.
The army reorganization began in July and lasted until late September, and was finally ended reluctantly. Then Guan Yu came from Hedong to take up his post, and led the Eighth Division of the Chinese Army to the area around Shanglinyuan for hunting training. As a result, the local people also called Zhong
The army is Shanglin Army.
It's late autumn in a blink of an eye, and frost is about to begin. The temperature has cooled down very quickly recently, and some people caught wind and cold just because they were slow to put on their clothes. Someone told the story of Zhang Zhongjing using dumplings to cure typhoid fever, so every household in Guanzhong started cooking dumplings.
After eating dumplings, the streets and alleys were filled with the aroma of noodles, making passers-by extremely intoxicated.
On this day, Chen Chong took a short rest in the small house. It was afternoon, and the sun moved slightly to the west, but the sunshine was still extremely warm, so Chen Chong moved the bamboo couch to the windless well in the back hall, next to a cluster of pink chrysanthemums.
Then he lay on it and took a nap with a piece of black cloth over his eyes. As he got older, his energy was not as good as before, so he always had to rest for two moments at noon.
But just when he was about to fall asleep and his consciousness was blurred, the footsteps of several people suddenly came from the front yard, and then stopped. After a while, Dong Bai shook him slightly and woke him up, calling softly: "Ting Jian, Ting Jian.
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Chen Chong reluctantly opened his eyes and saw Dong Bai smiling at him, and heard her say: "Chang Wen is here, saying he has something urgent to look for you."
Chen Qun came not for his business, but because of a memorandum. When Chen Qun handed the original memorandum to Chen Chong, Chen Chong glanced at the beginning and found the four words "Chen Heng presented the memorial" in a flying and dancing manner. He immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
I couldn't help but think: "What is supposed to come will still come!"
The person who wrote this letter was none other than Shangshu Lang Pingyuan Mi Heng. The content of the article was also very simple, which was to impeach Chen Chong, the lieutenant and minister, and to annex Liu Bei, the governor of the state, with the general. The list bluntly states that they have been doing this in recent years.
Dominating the government internally, using arbitrary power and arbitrariness, forcing talented people to form a party, and externally losing troops and generals, which is in vain and greatly damages the country's prestige.
He also mentioned Chen Chong's previous remarks, saying that he promised to return the imperial power to the emperor when he was 20 years old. Now that the deadline has come, why has he not returned to the imperial government? If we look closely at the failures in the past few years, it is simply because the country's monarchs and ministers have lost their positions and lack of discipline.
Only when important ministers in the court lose their virtue do the people imitate them with evil intentions, such as Chen Chong who destroyed his family but refused to leave his post, Zhang Fei who refused to mourn his father when he died, and retained Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu and other remnants of Dong Zhuo. This is a sign of serious misconduct.<
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If that were all, that would be fine. But Mi Heng got to the point where he was interested and also wrote: "Xiang Yu has double pupils, and there is still the defeat of Wujiang. Chen Chong has only one eye, how can he be returned to Chi County!" At that time, Chen Chong was Dong Jun's army.
Unexpectedly, he was scolded directly by Mi Heng today. Later, he also ridiculed Liu Bei for his background as a prostitute. He was a rude old man who had big ears but didn’t know how to do good things. Chen Qun and Xun You were the first class.
He was scolded for not being in good shape, and was ridiculed as "Cong Tugu'er", which means a waiter who sells meat and negotiates prices.
At the end, he also grandly attached a joint list. There were not many names, but each of them was a very famous scribe. For example, Zhao Jian, who was known as "Chen Shi the Second", and "Maoling" who was personally promoted by Chen Chong
"White Horse" Geng Ji, and even "Jingbei Final Army" Wei Xi and others.
Even a well-educated person like Chen Chong couldn't help but feel a little angry after reading the article, but he immediately washed his face with cold water and quickly calmed down. While gently rubbing his face with a towel, he asked Chen Qun: "Where is Mi Heng now?
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Chen Qun replied: "After he went to the table, he went home. I heard someone said that his home even had a coffin ready."
Chen Chong couldn't help but laugh, thinking: It's really not easy to meet someone who is remonstrating with him these days. Then he asked: "He is a minister, is there no discussion in Taichung?"
Chen Qun said truthfully: "There are indeed discussions in Taichung, but most of them are about the reason why he was listed on the list. Other than that, they are praising his literary talents."
It turns out that when Mi Heng entered the court as an official, he always thought very highly of himself. The only people he admired in Xijing were Chen Chong, Kong Rong, Yang Xiu and others. But Chen Chong had been busy with official duties, so he only talked with Kong Rong and Yang Xiu.
Unexpectedly, during the seven-year turmoil in Yanxing, both friends died one after another because of Chen Chong. This made him intolerable and thought Chen Chong was incompetent. Even when celebrities discussed each other, he often disparaged Chen Chong and laughed.
It's a blind dragon.
Chen Chong had long heard about what he had done, and although he had no intention of pursuing it, he also knew that sooner or later he would go to court and embarrass everyone, so he reminded Liu Bei about it. At this time, he finally read this article, and Chen Chong said it again.
Asked Chen Qun: "Wouldn't he also send a copy to Bafu?"
Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said: "This is natural."
Sure enough, half a month later, the inscription that Mi Heng sent to Bafu was sent back to Xijing by Fa Zheng. Under the inscription, Liu Bei wrote eight characters on the front with a red pen: "Zhilan is in power and must be eliminated!" On the other side, he wrote in black ink.
: "This man's traitorous nature is hard to change, and his tongue is poisonous! If you don't kill me, I won't hesitate to be famous!"
Although there were only about twenty words, Chen Chong could already imagine Liu Bei's furious appearance. He also recalled Liu Bei's words promising not to kill before they left. He felt funny and sighed in his heart. He said to Fazheng: "Filial piety and uprightness will last forever."
There is no rest for the Jinyang border defense, so why not rest for a few days in the middle of the capital?"
After hearing this, Fazheng knew Chen Chong's intention and understood that Longshou was planning to drag the matter over and deal with it without any settlement. Fazheng also always respected Ni Heng's literary name, so he admired Chen Chong's decision in his heart, and then he expressed his interest in it.
He replied with a smile: "It's just for fun, but I heard that the commander's training of the new army was quite effective, so I plan to go and observe!"
However, Mi Heng's statement was indeed very bad in terms of political impact, and Chen Chong could not handle it completely. After careful consideration, Chen Chong appointed Mi Heng as the captain of Yinchuan, and asked him to go to Yinchuan County, which was full of rebel Qiang, to appease the Qiang.
The people left. As for Ni Heng's confession, Chen Chong framed it in front of his bed, watched it and meditated on it every day, so as to work hard and live up to his original intention.