In the third year of Jian'an (198), due to competition in the Xuzhou area, Liu Bei's army seized the supplies of Lu Bu's army.
Therefore, Lu Bu sent Zhonglang General Gao Shun and Northern Governor Zhang Liao to attack Liu Bei. Although Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to rescue him, he was defeated.
Peicheng was finally captured, and Liu Bei's wife was kidnapped again. He once again used the famous saying that brothers are like brothers and women are like clothing, leaving his wife behind and escaping alone.
Liu Bei met Cao Cao in the Liang area, so he and Cao Cao jointly attacked Lu Bu. After Lu Bu surrendered, Liu Bei urged Cao Cao to kill Lu Bu.
Later, Liu Bei and Cao Cao returned to Xudu and were named General Zuo.
Therefore, it is very obvious that Liu Bei's Zuo General was nominally conferred by the Eastern Han Dynasty court, which is similar to Guan Yu's partial general and Han Shoutinghou.
Therefore, for a long time, Liu Bei used the banner of General Zuo. For example, when he introduced himself, he was General Zuo Liu Bei.
In 219 AD, Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong and captured the land of Hanzhong. On this basis, Liu Bei ascended to the throne of Hanzhong and just bid farewell to the title of General Zuo.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei captured the entire territory of Hanzhong with the bravery of his generals.
In the autumn, more than 120 Shu Han officials headed by Ma Chao jointly signed a letter titled "Establishing the King of Hanzhong to Become the Emperor of Han", urging Liu Bei to ascend to the throne of Hanzhong. Liu Bei became queen and promoted Ma Chao to the rank of General of the Left on a holiday.
According to the history books of the Shu Kingdom: "The first master was the king of Hanzhong, and he worshiped Chao as the general of the left. He was on holiday."
Of course, Ma Chao, the general of the left, later obtained a higher official position in the Shu Han Dynasty. In the first year of Zhang Wu (221), Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, established the Shu Han Dynasty, named Ma Chao a general of hussars, led Liangzhou as a herder, and was granted the title of Marquis of Zhexiang.
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The third Shu Han left general, Wu Yi, was the elder brother of Queen Mu of the Shu Han Dynasty. In the eighth year of Jianxing (230), Wu Yi and Prime Minister Sima Wei Yan led their troops westward into Qiangzhong under the orders of Zhuge Liang and attacked Cao Wei's Liangzhou area.
The Shu Han army marched to the area of Yangxi, and encountered the army of Fei Yao, the queen general of Cao Wei, and Guo Huai, the assassin of Yongzhou. The two armies fought. Wu Yi and Wei Yan defeated Fei Yao and Guo Huai. Wu Yi was granted the title of Tinghou for his merits, and entered the title of Tinghou.
He was appointed Marquis of Gaoyang Township and promoted to General Zuo.
The fourth person appointed as General Zuo of the Shu Han Dynasty was Xiang Lang. He had no significant achievements and even had some achievements. However, even such a person became the General of the Zuo. Perhaps it was because Xiang Lang was dismissed from office because he protected Ma Su in the Jieting incident.
In the fifth year of Jianxing (227 years), Xiang Lang followed Zhuge Liang and garrisoned in Hanzhong to participate in the first Northern Expedition.
The following year, the Northern Expedition failed due to the defeat of Matsu Street Pavilion.
Ma Su fled. Xiang Lang admired Ma Liang and Ma Su's brother very much, so he had a good relationship with Ma Su. So this time he did not report the knowledge. Zhuge Liang was very angry and dismissed Xiang Lang from his official position and asked him to return to Chengdu. Ma Su ran away.
It's not like in more dramas where he died voluntarily.
A few years later, Xiang Lang was reinstated and appointed as Guang Luxun.
In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Zhuge Liang died, and Xiang Lang was transferred to General Zuo. Following his old achievements, he was named Xianming Tinghou.
Among the Zuo generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, Xiang Lang should be the least famous. Of course, this is because Xiang Lang is more of a civil servant and has not made any military exploits.
Seeing Jiang Boyue's words, Wang Chen also said helplessly: "Xiao Xian, please don't refuse. After all, only people like Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, can hold this position in the Puppet Wei Dynasty. Thank you for your grace." ."
In the Cao Wei camp, generals such as Yu Jin, Zhang He, and Guo Huai once held the position of General Zuo, which was not a small official position.
Several important ministers in Soochow also rose from the position of General Zuo. The first General Zuo in Soochow was Zhuge Jin, the father of Zhuge Ke, the general of the Wu Kingdom, and also the elder brother of Zhuge Liang.
In the fifth year of Jian'an (AD 200), Zhuge Jin fled Jiangdong due to the war in the Central Plains.
Hongzi from Jiangdong met Zhuge Jin and was amazed by his talent. He recommended him to Sun Quan and treated him as a guest together with Lu Su and others.
On this basis, Zhuge Jin served Sun Quan, thus becoming his own master with his younger brother Zhuge Liang.
In the third year of Huangchu (222 years), Sun Quan was granted the title of King of Wu, Zhuge Jin was granted the title of Zuo General, and during the holidays, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wanling.
Before being granted the title of King of Wu, it was not possible to confer higher official positions to the generals under his command, such as Lu Meng, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, etc., who often ended up as partial generals or miscellaneous generals.
After becoming the Queen of Wu, Sun Quan was able to confer higher official positions on Zhuge Jin and others.
In the first year of Huanglong (229 years), Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and conferred Zhuge Jin as the general, the governor of Zuo, and the leader of the Yuzhou pastoralist. On the basis of General Zuo, Zhuge Jin finally became the general of Soochow.
The second one is the husband of Sun Luban’s sister Sun Luyu. The consort appointed by Sun Quan is now the Prime Minister of Soochow, Zhu Ju.
In the first year of Huanglong (229 years), Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, moved the capital to Jianye, summoned Zhu Ju to the capital to marry the princess Sun Luyu to him (so Sun Luyu was called "Princess Zhu" or "Zhu Zhu"), and appointed Zhu Ju as the general of the left. , was granted the title of Marquis of Yunyang.
Zhu Ju was a humble man, kept many friends with scholars, despised wealth, and was willing to give alms. Although his salary and rewards were generous, they were often not enough.
In the ninth year of Chiwu (246), Zhu Ju was promoted to General of Hussars. In the twelfth year of Chiwu (249), Zhu Ju succeeded the deceased Bu Zhi as the prime minister. During the Three Kingdoms period, the prime minister could be said to be under one person. , more than ten thousand people.
Although it is a bit frustrating to be the prime minister in Soochow, the top one is Sun Quan, and the generals divide the military power. It is not as good as Prime Minister Cao of the other two countries. Prime Minister Zhuge is quite happy, but not everyone can become the prime minister of Soochow. Yes, you still have to gain Sun Quan’s trust!
Chen Guangqin and Chu Lei couldn't help but said: "Xiao Xian, why don't you thank me? Are you going to make His Majesty wait like this?"
Only then did Guo Xiu regain his composure and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, Guo Xiu, thanks you for your kindness!"
Liu Chan's face slowly showed a smile, and the three people who were still kneeling on the ground also breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Chan said: "Get up, don't kneel anymore. I am determined to give each of you five Ten pieces of Shu brocade will be rewarded with one hundred pieces of Shu brocade if recommended by General Wei."
Jiang Wei and others bowed their heads again and said, "I thank you for your reward!" Wang Chen was very happy. Now he had nothing in his pocket. With these Shu brocades, he could settle down in Chengdu after selling them. , you can hire some farm servants. This can be regarded as the "settlement allowance" given to them by His Majesty.
After everyone thanked him, they stood in the palace and did not go to the official office immediately. Guo Xiu slowly approached Liu Chan. He seemed to be hiding something in his sleeves. When Guo Xiu stepped on the steps in front of Liu Chan's seat, Jiang Wei began to be wary.
He stepped forward and scolded: "Please stop, Xiao. If you want to see His Majesty's holy face, you can do so at the foot of the steps. There is no need to step forward and offend His Majesty!"
Guo Xiu hurriedly tightened the things in his sleeves, slowly stepped back to where he was just standing and bowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just want to get closer to see the Holy Face."
Liu Chan smiled and waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. It is inevitable that you will have some disobedience when meeting you for the first time. It will be fine as long as you don't do this in the future."