China has had a tradition of military parades since ancient times. The deeds of "holding the troops and dancing" were engraved on bamboo slips and bronzes by our ancestors. Military parades can inspire people internally and frighten ministers externally. The Emperor Zhou inspected the Sixth Division, which marked the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
The kings of the era often gathered their countrymen after the autumn harvest, inspected them first, and then carried out large-scale hunting.
When Chen Cheng inspected the army today, he had the intention of "stimulating people's hearts internally and deterring disobedient people externally." As for which people with disobedient intentions he wanted to frighten, everyone had different opinions.
On the day after the military parade, Chen Cheng summoned the princes and their envoys, and Zhongshu ordered Yan Zhong to read the "Ming Ding Guo Shi Order" in public. Yan Zhong ignored the surprise, panic, excitement and other emotions of the people in the hall and read the edict loudly
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He was once a famous scholar in Liangzhou, and later became Huangfu Song's staff, and later followed Chen Cheng back to Liangzhou. Now he is wearing the most gorgeous and solemn clothes, with a long black crown on his head, in front of the princes and princes of Liangzhou.
The messenger read out the edict formulated by him. This feeling was even more beautiful than the wedding night.
"Except for Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, Lianhe County, Lingzhou County and other counties under the direct jurisdiction of Zhoumu, the remaining counties and counties in Liangzhou are managed by the eunuchs themselves..."
Yan Zhong's voice echoed in the hall. Not only did the envoys from the princes prick up their ears, but even Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu had solemn expressions on their faces. The recent reform of the official position system carried out by Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong is simply a blatant attempt to
Although the title of Liangzhou Mu is still attached to the establishment of the Central Committee, it is essentially the same as proclaiming emperor.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the "three provinces and six ministries" system is to compete with the imperial court, but only those with real wisdom can see the intention behind this system, which is to integrate all the princes in Liangzhou.
Yan Zhong read the edict and observed the people in the hall.
Generals such as Zhao Yun, Li Kan, Liang Xing, etc. all had serious expressions. Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi also had serious expressions, but they were somewhat different from those in front of them. Both of them had flashing eyes, obviously thinking about this.
Is the imperial edict of any benefit to them? The envoys from the princes all raised their ears and listened, but they were all incapable of making decisions. If they could understand the edict and then relay it back, it would be considered complete.
Mission accomplished.
Yan Zhong was distracted and sighed in his heart: It's a pity that none of the people present, except the princes, can talk to him about important matters. These people in the hall can only do things according to the goals set by others, and he is the one who gives
These civil servants and military generals are the ones who point out the target!
He then thought of Jia Xu, who was said to have gone to Bingzhou with Dong Zhuo, and thought to himself: If Jia Wenhe was here, we could discuss things with him.
The edict is not long, and its main meaning is to divide the current counties in Liangzhou into three types. The first type is directly controlled by Liangzhou Mu, who pays taxes on time. If there is a disaster, the state Mu is obliged to send people to provide disaster relief;
When an enemy attacks, the state has the obligation to send troops to repel the invading enemy.
The second type is that princes like Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu who are close to Chen Cheng pay some symbolic taxes every year. They all help each other and form a military alliance. If an enemy attacks one of them, the other two are obliged to provide troops and
Material support.
The last type is the place occupied by Song Jianhan, Sui Ma and Teng. The edict is written very tactfully, but the essence is: you take care of your own affairs, and we will not care about you. But you'd better
We are all honest, if anyone dares to send troops to attack other princes, we will not be polite.
After listening to the edict, Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief even though they already knew the contents of the edict in advance. They both heard the sound of venting from the side at the same time, and then looked at each other following the sound.
After taking a look, I couldn't help but think of one thing at the same time: I have to add a few of my own talents to Zhongshu Province. Otherwise, if one day I come up with this or that order, it might be detrimental to me!
After Yan Zhong read out the edict, he rolled up the bamboo slips and handed them to Chen Cheng at the top. He took two steps back, turned around and sat back in his seat. Chen Cheng took the bamboo slips and put them on the table.
Then he stood up and said to everyone in the hall: "Now that the edict is issued, all prefects must obey the order and make no mistakes."
Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu bowed down first and said: "I obey!"
All the other envoys also bowed down, but Han Sui's envoy looked ugly. He looked at the people worshiping in the hall and wondered whether he should follow him in bowing down or refuse to obey the edict.
After the others sat back on their seats, Chen Cheng asked Han Sui's envoy: "I think your envoy seems to have something to say?"
As soon as he spoke like this, everyone else turned their attention. Some of these people were warriors who killed many people on the battlefield. Being stared at like this, the envoy felt like he was a piece of fish on the chopping board, and his breathing immediately became uneasy.
Han Sui's envoy was heartbroken and said, "I beg your pardon for not being able to obey the imperial edict!"
"Oh?" Chen Cheng asked with a smile: "Why?"
The envoy stood up to push forward the case, walked to the center of the hall, bowed to Chen Cheng, and said: "I am just an envoy. If I dare to agree to such a thing without authorization, General Han will have to kill me after I return!"
"Are you going to kill the envoy if things are not done well?" Chen Cheng sighed: "Prefect Han is really quite ancient."
He said to the envoy: "Since this is the case, I will not force you to express your position, lest you lose your life. Then can you take the edict back to Governor Han?"
The messenger bowed again and said gratefully: "Yes!"
After today's highlight, the envoys took a copy of the edict and turned around to leave. As the Minister of War, Yang Qiu had many things at hand. Now the Xianbei people west of Helan Mountain and north of Yin Mountain are ready to move, and there are also troops stationed in various places.
The statistics of quantities, the distribution of military pay and rations, etc. all required him to go back and come up with a response plan. He also said goodbye to Chen Cheng and left in a hurry.
Cheng Yi looked at Yang Qiu's retreating back, shook his head and said, "It's so hard work, it's better to just be a prefect. Wouldn't it be better to drink wine and be beautiful every day?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Prefect Cheng said before that if Yang Shangshu no longer wants to do this, you will take over as Minister of War. Could it be that what he said before does not count?"
Cheng Yi laughed loudly and said, "That's what I just said. If Yang Qiu really doesn't want to do it anymore, then let me do it. I also want to have a taste of holding an army of hundreds of thousands of people!"
Yan Zhong reminded from the side: "Your Majesty, Fu Qian is still waiting outside. Should you tell him to come up now, or let him wait for a while?"
Chen Cheng then waved his hand to Cheng Yi and said, "I still have business to do, so I won't joke with you for now."
Cheng Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please feel free to do so. I'm just staying here to see what's the difference between Zhou Mu and the prefect."
He joked casually, but it angered the person next to him. Wang Yue was good at swordsmanship. Although he had dabbled in the art of bow, horse and spear, he was not very proficient. Therefore, even when the fight with the Huns was the fiercest,
Wang Yue also stayed behind and did not go to the front line.
But this does not mean that Wang Yue did not play any role. As a later generation, as a person from the lower reaches of history, Chen Cheng can clearly see the situation upstream, and can also get a lot of useful things from the history of the upstream. For example: Jin Yiwei, KGB.
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After arriving in Lingzhou, Chen Cheng ordered Wang Yue to collect local information in Lingzhou, mainly the amount of territory occupied by various powerful men, the number of tribes, etc. Later, he also allocated some money, food and manpower to Wang Yue, and asked him to inquire about the entire North.
The situation on the ground. Of course, Yan Zhong mainly relied on Xu Chao's cooperation in raising grain and grass in Lingzhou, but Wang Yue also contributed a lot of effort.
After the introduction of the "three provinces and six ministries" system, Chen Cheng added Wang Yue as the governor of Liangzhou and ordered him to supervise the situation of the entire Liangzhou. Before the imperial court implemented the state pastoral system, the governor was the highest official in a state. Although in
In the structure of Chen Cheng's political system, the governor no longer commanded the civil and military affairs of the state, and resumed his original supervisory function. However, for Wang Yue, being able to be the governor of a state was something he had never dared to think about before.
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Therefore, today, when Cheng Yi spoke rudely, Wang Yue became indignant and felt that he was "concerned about the humiliation of his ministers." He straightened up in his seat, held down the long sword at his waist, and said angrily: "Prefect Cheng, be careful of the disrespect before you!"
According to the people's point of view in this era, the prefect and the governor can be regarded as kings. Now Chen Cheng, as the shepherd of Liangzhou, is naturally the king of his king and Yue, and also the king of Cheng Yi, so Wang Yue said this.
Cheng Yi heard the words and first laughed at Wang Yue, but when he saw Li Kan and other generals glaring at him, Yan Zhong also narrowed his eyes and looked at him. So he couldn't help but talk a little. He touched his nose and felt a little smile.
I was angry, but I couldn't get angry, so I had to prostrate myself on the ground and said to Chen Cheng: "I made a mistake while drunk, and I was so angry. Please forgive me!"
When Wang Yue reprimanded him angrily just now, Chen Cheng lowered his eyes, as if he didn't want to pay attention. At this time, when he saw Cheng Yi bowing down, he couldn't pretend not to see it. He quickly stepped forward to help Cheng Yi up and said, "If it weren't for this step,
Help, how can I sit here and give orders? Please get up quickly."
He turned to Wang Yue again and said: "Being the prefect just now was just a joke. There is no need for the governor Wang to make such a fuss."
Wang Yue bowed to Chen Cheng and returned to his seat.
Yan Zhong coughed on the side and said with a smile: "If you keep talking, people outside will be anxious to wait."
Chen Cheng then said: "It is said that Fu Qian has come to see him inside."
The soldiers shouted loudly in the hall: "The Lord has an order, and Fu Qian is sent in to see him!"
Outside the courtyard gate, Fu Qian and Yang Hui were sitting on futons. Fu Qian was an Eguan Bodai and dressed as a scholar. Yang Hui also put on a wide-sleeved robe and a solemn hair crown. The two
People have been sitting outside the door for a long time, listening to people talking in the lobby inside the door, and Yan Zhong's loud voice can be vaguely heard.
Fu Qian is the son of Fu Xie, who was named "Zhuangjiehou" by the late Emperor Liu Hong when he was still alive. Although he has a high reputation in Liangzhou, he is still a white man until now. Firstly, he needs to mourn for his father. Secondly, he does not want to
The princes of Shangliangzhou were very impressed and were not willing to serve as officials.
When Chen Cheng first arrived in Lingzhou, he went to pay homage to Fu Xie. At that time, Fu Gan saw that the situation was unclear and he didn't know who belonged to the North, so he was waiting to see whether it would succeed or not, so he did not help Chen Cheng. Now that I think about it,
, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and regretful.
If he had given him a helping hand at that time, how could he be sitting outside the door today? With his talent and learning as Fu Gan, is he inferior to the likes of Li Kan and Liang Xing?
