The third year of Xingping (196), the first day of November.
Wang Can built a high platform in Chengdu, offered sacrifices to heaven and prayed for blessings, and became the King of Shu.
After becoming the king, the official positions of Yizhou officials also changed accordingly.
Xun You was appointed as the Minister of War, in charge of the selection of military attaches, military status, ordnance, military orders, etc. Xun You was one of the earliest counselors to follow Wang Can. He was in charge of the military affairs under Wang Can since Wang Can served as the prefect of Hanzhong. Xun You served as
The Minister of War is a matter of course. As for the officials under the Ministry of War, they have other arrangements.
Cheng Yu was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion, transfer and other matters of Yizhou officials. Since Wang Can became the prefect of Hanzhong, Cheng Yu has been in charge of the promotion assessment of officials under Wang Can, and this time he was directly appointed as an official.
Ministry of Finance.
Li Ru was appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, in charge of Yizhou's land, people, money and valley administration, and the difference in tribute.
Tian Feng was appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, in charge of laws, criminal law, punishment and other matters.
Although Tian Feng did not formally surrender to Wang Can, Wang Can had subtly changed Tian Feng after he sent Tian Feng to Baocheng County as the county magistrate. Coupled with the constant persuasion of Tian Feng's family, Tian Feng had already been labeled
When Wang Can's transfer order came to Baocheng, Tian Feng's family was very excited, but Tian Feng accepted the appointment calmly even though his face was expressionless.
Ren An was appointed as the Minister of Rites, in charge of the world's etiquette, sacrifices and tributes.
Ren An is a native scholar leader in Yizhou and has very high prestige.
Wang Can appointed Ren An as the Minister of Rites. On the one hand, it was based on meritocracy, and on the other hand, it was to balance interests. For the big families in Shu, it was very important for Ren An to serve as the Minister of Rites.
As for the Minister of Industry, Wang Can thought about it for a long time before deciding.
At first, Wang Can was going to appoint Mo Yan as Minister of Labor, but because of Cai Yong's words, Wang Can gave up the idea of appointing Mo Yan. After all, Mo Yan was old and it was difficult to make progress.
As Cai Yong said, an official who serves as the head of a department does not have to be proficient in all matters, but must be able to take charge of the overall situation and share Wang Can's worries. Wang Can thought for a long time, considering the situation of Mo Yan's master and apprentice.
Contribution, Ma Jun was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of various matters such as mountains, farming, craftsmen, etc. in Yizhou. Mo Yan and Pu Yuan also served in the Ministry of Industry.
In this way, the six departments under Wang Can began to take shape.
Although the six parts were completed, many talents were still needed to join them in order to complete the six parts. Fortunately, Cai Yong was knowledgeable and helped Wang Can make suggestions, so that various matters were gradually handled and the transition was made steadily.
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Wang Can proclaimed himself king, which made the civil and military officials in Yizhou rejoice and boost their morale.
However, to the princes of the world, it is no more than a thunder in the plains.
While the princes from all over the country were still going on conquest, Wang Can had already proclaimed himself the king of Shu in Yizhou, and his official position was higher than that of the princes in the world, which made the princes ready to have other ideas.
Among the princes, the first one to claim the title of king was Gongsun Zan in the north.
After receiving the news that Wang Can was proclaimed king, he also followed Wang Can's example and proclaimed himself King of Yan in Youzhou, and the country's name was Yan.
Gongsun Zan became king, but Yuan Shao did not make any move, but sent troops to attack Gongsun Zan vigorously.
At the end of the third year of Xingping, Yuan Shao's army defeated Gongsun Zan, forcing Gongsun Zan, the King of Yan who had just been king for more than a month, to commit suicide. Since then, Yuan Shao has completely pacified the north, solved the internal troubles in the rear, and successfully occupied
The four states of Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou have greatly increased their strength.
Yuan Shao occupied the four states and began to feel proud.
At this time, Yuan Shao's ambitions expanded without limit, and he no longer wanted to be king. He had even defeated Yan Wang Gongsun Zan, and becoming king was definitely not in line with his strength. For this reason, Yuan Shao summoned his counselors to discuss
The matter of proclaiming emperor. However, this time Guo Tu, Feng Ji and other counselors opposed Yuan Shao's proclaiming emperor, so Yuan Shao had to proclaim himself king.
February, the fourth year of Xingping (197).
Yuan Shao worshiped heaven and prayed for blessings in Jizhou, and called him the King of Zhao, and the country was named Zhao.
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In the fourth year of Xingping, at the end of February.
After making three concessions in Runan, Liu Bei finally agreed to the suggestions of Chen Gong and Zhang Fei and became king in Runan.
However, when Liu Bei became king, he did not establish another title for his country. Instead, he called him King of Han to continue the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. The purpose of Liu Bei's title of King of Han was to confirm that he had great righteousness and that he was the legitimate successor to the Han Dynasty.
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In the fourth year of Xingping, March.
Cao Cao proclaimed himself king in Chenliu, Yanzhou, and called himself King of Wei. His country's name was Wei.
However, not long after Cao Cao became queen, Xi Zhicai died of illness only half a month later.
Xi Zhicai's death was a huge blow to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was deeply saddened and personally carried Xi Zhicai's coffin to bury him to show his respect. At this point, one of the most important counselors under Cao Cao passed away. Fortunately, Cao Cao gradually recruited wise men.
Cai, he also has Mao Jie, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Man Chong and other counselors under his command, who can support the overall situation of Yanzhou.
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In the fourth year of Xingping, in mid-March, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Jian of Jiangdong became kings respectively.
Among them, Liu Biao was the king of Chu, and he still became an ally with Wang Can, and they were closely dependent on each other.
With the assistance of Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, Lu Ji and others, Sun Jian has successfully raided the six counties in Jiangdong and quelled the banditry in Jiangdong. His strength has greatly increased and he can compete with Liu Biao, and he has a vague motive to threaten Yuan Shu.
At the suggestion of his civil and military ministers, Sun Jian proclaimed himself King of Wu and the country's name was Wu.
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The princes became kings one after another, which greatly stimulated Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shao, who had been fighting with him since childhood, became the king of Zhao, unified the northern land, and became one of the most powerful princes. This was difficult for Yuan Shu to accept, but he still endured it.
At the same time, Liu Bei, whom Yuan Shu despised the most, also became the king, or the King of Han, which stimulated Yuan Shu's unwillingness to be lonely. In the end, even Yuan Shu's former subordinate Sun Jian also became the king and became the king of Wu.
The repeated stimulation made Yuan Shu no longer able to suppress his inflated ambition. He had been enduring it before, but when he saw Yuan Shao becoming king, Liu Bei becoming king, and Sun Jianjian becoming king, Yuan Shu decided to overpower these three and decided to become emperor.
.Although some counselors persuaded Yuan Shu to proclaim him king, Yuan Shu thought that Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Sun Jian were all proclaimed kings, and even if they were killed, they would proclaim themselves emperor.
Only by proclaiming himself emperor can he show that he is more powerful than these three people.
In June of the fourth year of Xingping, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun, established the Zhong family, established a public official, and established temples in the southern and northern suburbs.
However, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, which immediately aroused Liu Bei's dissatisfaction.
When the princes of the world call themselves king, they still recognize the existence of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Bei calls him the King of Han, which is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and is within the scope of Liu Bei's acceptance. Moreover, when the princes call him king, Liu Bei becomes the King of Han, so Liu Bei does not
Instead of condemning Wang Can, the first person to claim the throne, he acquiesced.
However, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Bei immediately sent out a message to attack Yuan Shu. At the same time, King Sun Jian of Wu and King Cao Cao of Wei immediately responded to Liu Bei's message and also sent troops to attack Yuan Shu.
When Yuan Shu heard that Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian were attacking him, he wanted to cry but had no tears.
Why can Wang Can be crowned king but he cannot be crowned emperor?
As the saying goes, the monk can touch, why can't he? Yuan Shu couldn't understand the reason, but he didn't know that becoming king satisfied the ambitions of various princes, so the princes acquiesced, but becoming emperor openly opposed the Han Dynasty, and became the leader.
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The armies of Sun Jian, Liu Bei and Cao Cao arrived in Yangzhou and jointly attacked Yuan Shu.
This war was fought in the name of the Han Dynasty. It was a great cause of justice, and no princes in the world opposed it.
Yuan Shu sent troops to Yuan Shao for help, asking Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Cao Cao and rescue him. However, Yuan Shao decisively rejected Yuan Shu's request after receiving the news. The public opinion of the war turned towards Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and Yuan Shao naturally would not trample on the final victory.
Bottom line, so Yuan Shu was defeated.
Finally, in July of the fourth year of Chuping, Yuan Shu was defeated and killed, and Yangzhou was divided among Liu Bei, Sun Jian and Cao Cao.
Liu Bei attacked Yuan Shu and once again expanded his territory, occupying most of Yuzhou and Yangzhou; Sun Jian occupied six counties in Jiangdong and a part of Yangzhou; Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and part of Yangzhou, which also greatly increased his strength. But Cao Cao's strength
Compared to Yuan Shao, it still seems inadequate and does not have the capital to compete with Yuan Shao.
Wang Can became king, and the situation was once again shuffled and changed.
Because Wang Can is the king alone, I don’t know how many people will be the emperor and how many will be the king in the future.
Ps: Update 2 of 4; Chapter 800, finally crowned the king, and reached a new level. But the flower list is in danger, please support me with flowers, please burst the chrysanthemum.