Perhaps to outsiders, the fiefdoms given by Wang Xuan to Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan were too illusory, but in fact, from an internal perspective, this was not a problem at all.
Whether it was the Southern Xiongnu entrenched in the Hetao area or the Wuhuan people north of Liaodong, they were not in the eyes of Liu Bei's forces at all.
Even now, even with the troops in Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan's own hands, they can compete with the two foreign tribes, not to mention Liu Bei as their backing.
The reason why we are not taking action now is just because of the various problems of stabilizing the newly occupied land. After freeing up our hands, these alien races can only be destroyed with a single blow. In fact, after the unification of the Central Plains in all dynasties, the grasslands must be cleaned up.
, the Han Dynasty was to the Xiongnu, the Tang Dynasty was to the Turks, and the Ming Dynasty was to the Mongols.
Of course, the Song Dynasty is not included in this list... Zhao Kuangyin: "It's my fault!"
After Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan awarded the reward, many people glanced at Wang Xuan and wanted to see Wang Xuan's reaction. After all, although Wang Xuan's reward was the highest among Liu Bei's subordinates, it was not even a bit worse than Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan.
This is not to say that Wang Xuan's contributions are not as good as those of Lu Bu and the others. It is just like starting a company. After a large company merges with a small company, it will also give people a part of the equity. After all, they bring capital into the business.
Of course, Wang Xuan also led troops into the field at the beginning, with more troops than Liu Bei. The problem is that Wang Xuan does not want those messy rewards, let alone the title of marquis, what is the use of the title of king? If Wang Xuan wanted to
If you don't choose to support Liu Bei but do it yourself, then nothing will happen to Liu Bei at all.
But the problem is, once this happens, the luck will be completely implicated. Once the luck is exhausted, it will implicate itself. Where can we be as free as now? The world belongs to the old Liu family. He can smoke as much as he likes, even in the end.
If something serious happens, the worst possible outcome is to just pat your butt and leave.
However, only Wang Xuan himself understands these things. In the eyes of others, Wang Xuan does not take credit, does not love power, and does not love fame. He really dedicated himself to Liu Bei's great cause and died. If Wang Xuan knew about other people's
Thoughts...Okay, I won't hide it anymore, my true identity is the incarnation of eternal loyalty.
Liu Bei stood on the altar and painstakingly read out everyone's rewards. Rewards cannot be passed on to others. This is the best way to demonstrate your status as a leader and gain the loyalty of your subordinates.
The power to appoint and remove personnel, military power, and financial power cannot be passed on to others.
By the time all the awards were read out, the sun had already begun to set in the west, and the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was successfully concluded.
After receiving the reward, Wang Xuan discovered that after recruiting Yuan Shao's army, Liu Bei already had Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Hua Xiong, Guan Hai, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci, Zhang
Xiu, Wu Anguo, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Huang Xu, Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan, Zhang Liao, there are twenty masters who have unleashed their power.
And people like Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua, Qian Zhao, Tian Yu, Xu Sheng, Ling Cao, Ding Feng, Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin, etc. are all at the peak level of practicing Qi to become a gang, and there are more
For military commanders who have reached the realm of Gang Qi, with the systematic method of practicing Qi to become Gang Qi compiled by Wang Xuan, and various techniques for breaking through to release Gang Qi, these guys may not be able to break through their limits at any time.
If it were a battle, with twenty or thirty masters showing off their aura charging together, it would be really exciting to think about it.
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After the king-proclaiming ceremony, Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan, Guan Yu and others did not return to the border garrison, but replaced a group of people to garrison.
This is not because they don’t trust them, but because of the military regulations set by Wang Xuan, the frontier army, from generals to soldiers, must change their positions at a certain time. Of course, this is not the problem this time, but the two battles between Lu Bu’s army and Gongsun Zan’s army.
This training was conducted at the same time as the troops re-absorbed from Yuan Shao's surrendered army.
The military quality of these soldiers is far behind that of Liu Bei's original soldiers. After all, they have not received modern professional training.
As the territory expanded, the military strength naturally increased by the same amount. In order to stabilize the place for more than half a year, it was difficult to allocate troops for training. In the past six months, under the management of the two newly established departments, Wang Xuan repeatedly attacked local families.
Now, Liu Bei's dominance over the entire rule has been greatly improved. Although it is still far from the level of Qingzhou, compared with the contemporaries such as Cao Cao and other princes, it has basically entered a new era.
While Liu Bei was vigorously developing infrastructure, reorganizing the place, and opening factories and mines, other princes in the south, including Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Zhang, and others, began to take new actions.
With Liu Bei as an example, these princes are naturally unwilling to be outdone, and the king-proclaiming ceremony has begun to be put on the agenda. After all, they are all princes who are worthy of the world. No matter in terms of momentum or strength, no one feels that they are inferior. Why should you be granted the title?
Oh my god, I can’t?!
"Zai Zhi, Cao Cao and others are preparing for the king-conferring ceremony, what should we do?" After receiving the news, Liu Bei immediately called Wang Xuan over.
Now Wang Xuan has basically put aside all government affairs. Liu Bei will only come to Wang Xuan for advice when something major or undecidable happens.
After looking at the reported information, Wang Xuan curled his lips and said, "It's okay for the wife Cao to become the king. What makes Liu Zhang think that he is qualified to become the king? What a damn self-confidence!"
"And this Yuan Shu, he has such a weird mind. This is not a grand ceremony for becoming a king. He is clearly going to proclaim himself emperor. He has the nerve to proclaim himself emperor in such a big place. With that broken jade seal, he really feels that he is the son of destiny.
Is it done?"
"This Liu Biao is a thief. He is unwilling to claim the title of king. The following aristocratic families are also really bad. They even asked him to become the king. This is because he is afraid that Liu Biao will surrender directly!"
Wang Xuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. It reminded him of a sentence from Lu Xun...his own Lu Su said to Sun Quan: "Everyone can surrender to Cao Cao, but the Lord cannot surrender."
Now when it comes to Liu Biao, it becomes "No one can surrender to Liu, only the Lord can surrender." It's really dark humor.
"What do you mean by Zai Zhi's words?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask after hearing what Wang Xuan said.
"Obviously, the way we treat the aristocratic families under our rule has made other aristocratic families in the world feel heartfelt fear. Not only have their rights and interests been greatly deprived, but they have also begun to popularize education. This has robbed them of their long-lasting prosperity.
The roots are gone, how can we not be afraid? Now the Jingzhou family can only feel at ease if they force Liu Biao to become king and eliminate the possibility of him surrendering to the king. After all, Liu Biao is also named Liu."
"Even if Liu Biao becomes king, don't I, Liu Bei, dare to accept his surrender? This is too underestimated my Liu Bei's magnanimity." Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned. In terms of tolerance, Liu Bei has always felt that he
A place better than our ancestors.
Wang Xuan spread his hands and said, "Not everyone has this kind of magnanimity. There is no way that we can avoid future troubles without taking a deadly blow. Just looking at the way we treat the aristocratic family, they would not think of such a long term."
It was rare that Wang Xuan actually complimented Liu Bei, which immediately made Liu Bei feel very beautiful, "Hahaha, they say that the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly. I, Liu Xuande, have no other strengths. If I really want to be like Zai Zhi described,
To create a prosperous age that far surpasses that of our ancestors, how can we not have enough courage to accommodate the heroes of the world? As long as I have the ability, even Cao Cao, if he is willing to surrender, I, Liu Xuande, can accommodate him!"