On the day Shentu Pan became official, Chen Chong sent him away. Logically speaking, when a high-ranking official like Sangong became an official, he should be accompanied by all his old officials. However, firstly, Shentufan did not attach importance to power and did not have many subordinate officials. Secondly, the old man himself
Chen Chong had a free and easy temperament and did not want to disturb the crowd, so he took only two or three guards with him and followed him along the relatively deserted Dumen Road.
What the two of them had to say had been finished a few days ago. At this time, both of them were left in a leisurely mood, chatting casually about some poems and classics, as well as some recent strange people, among whom the most talked about was Liaodong.
Guan Ning, the dragon tail of Beihai, is said to be as uninterested in fame and fortune as Shen Tu Pan, and devoted himself to studying. He lived deep in the valley and was admired by the people. People often compare him to Chen Chong's grandfather Chen Shi. The two said that it can be seen that there are many eminent scholars in the world.
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When the two of them walked to the Wei Bridge, Shen Tupan took the luggage from the guard and put it on the bullock cart led by the servant. Then he waved his crane stick in his hand to signal Chen Chong to stop, and said with a smile: "After a thousand miles of farewell, there will be a farewell."
Jian, you are a busy man, so you don’t have to travel far, it’s enough to be here.”
Chen Chong asked with a smile: "It's only the two of us, Mr. Zilong, who are going back to his hometown. Isn't that inconvenient?"
Hearing this, Shentu Pan showed a rather complacent expression. He tapped his crane stick and replied: "I am an old commoner and don't have much savings. What is there to be afraid of if I just follow the official path? What's more, the spring weather is good at this time, and I am about to follow suit."
Imitate the sages and take in the famous mountains and rivers along the way. Ha, Tingjian, you will not be envious."
Seeing Chen Chong's helpless smile, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He was about to wave goodbye to him, but suddenly remembered something and solemnly said to Chen Chong: "Ting Jian, after this separation, you and I will probably never see each other again, so
I have something to tell you."
Seeing his expression, Chen Chong couldn't help but ask: "Is it about the restructuring?" Seeing Shentu Pan nodded in response, he asked: "What advice does Duke Zilong have, but it doesn't matter."
Shen Tupan said: "You have thought carefully. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the restructuring of the orders. What I want to talk about is the personnel affairs with Bafu."
Seeing Chen Chong's attentive listening expression, he said slowly: "I see that Tingjian's reform was spread across the five states, but it was only inferior to Bafu. The reason for this inference is that he was concerned about the general. But in this way, Bafu's people
It is foreseeable that Jiang, who considers himself noble, will disregard the new laws of the country and cause illegal and chaotic things in the future. Ting Jian must worry too much about this!"
These words really hit the mark, but Chen Chong did not answer this. After all, this matter involves a wide range of things. It is not only a personnel issue in Bafu, but also related to the stability of the two governments. Whether the military in Northern Xinjiang is stable or not is not just a matter of words.
It can be solved. When Shentu Pan saw that Chen Chong had no intention of discussing this in detail, he stopped there, got on the bullock cart and said goodbye to him with a smile.
After Chen Chong returned to the mansion, he kept thinking about Shen Tupan's advice and forgot about the matter of choosing another captain. But in the end, he could not find any suitable way to avoid any discord with Bafu.
, and was able to implement the new system smoothly. He finally laughed at himself and thought: Many things in the world are like this. Many things have obvious consequences, but there are reasons for delaying them. They say that they should nip them in the bud, but in the end they still have to make up for it.
At the same time, in Jinyang Bafu, the generals were indeed discussing the new system of the country. However, unlike other states and counties, all the new orders of Sili Mansion were implemented by Liu Bei at his discretion in Bingzhou.
The influence of the armies is not great, but the next thoughts on organizing the new army are what the generals are concerned about.
According to the idea proposed by Chen Chong, the domestic armies should be organized into five armies: in addition to the 40,000-strong Central Army that has been established, 80,000 Beifu Army should be formed in Bingzhou, 40,000 Xifu Army should be formed in Liangzhou, and 60,000 Xifu Army should be formed in Guandong
Dongfu Army and Weinan formed 20,000 Nanfu Army. Taking this as an opportunity, the military power of the prefecture governors was returned to the central government, which also facilitated the country's dispatch. However, in this way, the country needed to set up four major forces: Dingxiang, Jincheng, Xingyang, and Chencang.
The governors each command the four armies and perform specific duties. With such a critical responsibility, who will be entrusted to the country is what the generals in the Bafu are concerned about.
Among them, the governor of Dingxiang is on the side of the Bafu, so there is no suspense about the selection. If Liu Bei had not taken the post personally, he would have used people close to him like Gongsun Zan and Zhang Fei. As expected, news soon spread in the Bafu that the right general Zhang Fei
Fei BuRi will rush to Dingxiang to supervise the construction of the new city.
As for the candidate for the governor of Chencang, the generals of the Bafu have no hope. After all, this post is set up to guard against Liu Fan in the south. Whether it is raising troops or making decisions on the fly, I am afraid that they will not be able to leave the Sili Mansion alone. Therefore, the generals have achieved
Consensus: Among the four major governors, this position is the least profitable. In fact, Chen Chong did decide on the candidate and decided to entrust Wei Yan with the important task of guarding Bashu.
But the remaining two candidates for governor can't help but make people feel itchy. According to the old rules, it is most suitable to transfer from the local governor to the governor. But neither Zhang Ji, the governor of Yuzhou, nor Huangfuli, the governor of Liangzhou, have enough military exploits to convince them.
The people themselves are better at managing the people, so in terms of emotion and reason, the governor should be selected from the senior generals of the two governments. No matter who is elected, it can be said that the dragon leaps into the sky and dominates.
Among them, the most eye-catching one is Da Sima, Yibi Sansi, who joined the imperial court to join the military, and Qu Yi, the Marquis of Xiping in Runan.
Although Qu Yi was promoted to the rank of Grand Sima in the Western Dynasty because of his assassination of Yuan Shao, and his titles and fiefdoms were second only to Liu Bei's, he was extremely wealthy. But speaking of Qu Yi's power is another story.
When he was under the command of Han Fu, he organized and trained a private army of 800. After Yuan Shao came to power, Qu Yi was highly valued and expanded his army to 4,000. After returning to the court, he continued to lead the army and stationed it in Juyang. Although
After going through battles, the soldiers and armor can be replenished, but the power is limited to one division, which is not what Qu Yi originally expected.
Therefore, after hearing about this restructuring, Qu Yi was very moved, so when he and his tribesman Qu Guang were hunting in the Renma Mountain, they discussed: "I am more noble than the generals, and I have made great contributions to the country. In the east, I am quite
I know the temperament of the generals in Hebei. In the west, I am originally from Liang, and I am familiar with Qiang fighting. This time I set up two governors in the east and west, one of them must take my turn! Otherwise, I will continue to be a great Sima like a decoration. How can I be a man's ambition?
Where?"
Qu Guang was about to loosen his string and shoot the arrow. When he heard this, he was slightly stunned. The arrow flew out of his hand and hit a place two steps away from the rabbit. The herbivorous hare was startled and hurriedly burrowed into the grass.
In the cave below, the figure quickly disappeared.
After thinking about it for a moment, Qu Guang did feel that it was a good opportunity to fight for power, but he was not as optimistic as Qu Yi. Instead, he reined in his horse, put his bow between his legs, and said hesitantly: "It's just that you are not a great person."
If the direct descendants of the generals were ranked according to the usual order, they would probably still be under Gongsun Zan and Taishi Ci. It may not be easy to get this position!"
Qu Yi had already thought about this. He hung a withered-feather arrow on the bowstring, and while aiming at a kestrel on the treetop, he said to Qu Guang: "It is indeed not easy to tell the general about this matter, but the DPRK
It’s not just the general who makes the decision.”
Qu Guang was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and said, "Sir, are you asking Captain Sili to ask for mercy?"
"Yes!" Qu Yi responded and let go of the string. At this time, a flock of birds rose up in the forest, and their chirps fell like curses, but they could not conceal the clear sound of the kestrel landing.
"Hit!" The Cangtou happily ran forward, gathered around and picked up the kestrel and handed it to Qu Yi. Qu Yi smiled and did not take it. Instead, he let the Cangtou plucking the falcon's feathers.
He left it to make arrows later, then turned to Qu Guang and said slowly: "When I killed Yuan Shao, it was Chen Chong who gave me the order. If I didn't look out for his sake, how could there have been such great changes in the six years of Yanxing?
Speaking of which, he still owes me a favor."
Qu Yi looked at the treetops, looking for prey, and kept saying: "We all know that Sili Mansion and Ba Mansion are two houses, but they are actually one family. As long as Chen Chong agrees to my agreement, will Liu Xuande object?
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Although Qu Guang nodded slightly, he still couldn't believe it in his heart and asked: "Your Majesty, what you said is quite reasonable, but I heard that Colonel Sili is never ruthless in his work. Your Majesty, I have been with him again in the past two years.
Without any contact, would Colonel Sili really grant such an important position to you?"
Qu Yi nailed a rabbit to the ground with another random arrow. When the Cangtou went to pick it up, he smiled and said: "Although Chen Chong is unkind, he is fair in his dealings. I wrote him a letter and recommended myself."
Now, Chen Chong will probably agree. If you don’t think it will work, you can just give me some gifts!"
Speaking of this, he immediately pondered on the spot, but Qu Guang still asked: "Didn't you say that Chen Longshou is an honest official and does not accept bribes?"
When Qu Yi heard this, he smiled and said: "It's just that you can't just give money directly. How can a minister really not accept bribes? Zikun didn't know that when the Sili Colonel married Princess Wannian, the gift he received was worth thousands of gold. Shouldn't he do it?
How many? It’s customary to give money to others, Zikun. When you get back, please wait a moment while I pick out some famous items from the treasures at home and let you send them over.”
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This statement made Qu Guang half-convinced. After all, it was a marriage with the Tian family. It was impossible not to accept gifts, and it was hard to compare with ordinary people. But seeing that Qu Yi's words were conclusive, he couldn't deny it. After returning home, Qu Yi immediately
He chose a red coral that he had purchased for a large sum of money when he was in Hebei. As far as he knew, even when the Yuan family was at its peak, there were only three of them in the family. And in Quyi Mansion, it was naturally considered to be the number one treasure. Thinking that he would lose this thing forever, Qu Yi couldn't let it go for a while and wandered back and forth in the room for a long time. But considering his future, he finally stroked the graceful red branches of the coral and consoled himself: "Coral!
Coral, they say that treasures have spirits. If you have spirits, remember our long friendship and help me get my wish!"
In the afternoon of that day, Qu Yi wrote a long letter of self-recommendation and military strategy, stamped it with Da Sima's seal, and then handed the coral and letterhead to Qu Guang, telling him to go to Beijing to negotiate the matter.
Qu Guang was very nervous when he suddenly got such a big job. But when he saw the red coral, his eyes couldn't help but shine, and he thought: No matter how demanding the dragon head is, it's impossible not to be tempted when he sees this coral, right? p>
With this thought in mind, Qu Guang began his journey to Beijing.