The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 586
Guan Hai died in the end, and he died quietly, even without any disturbance.

Yu Ji and Zuo Ci have been cultivating Taoism for decades, and they naturally have strong attainments in health preservation and alchemy, but their martial arts skills have not fallen behind. After all, if they want to walk in such a troubled world, it is difficult for their subordinates without some real kung fu.

Of course, what the two practiced was not the art of fighting in battle, but a kind of swordsmanship in close combat, which was somewhat similar to the killing technique commonly used by assassins in ancient times.

With one hit, you can travel thousands of miles away!

If you put on horses and fight with long weapons, if you want to kill Guan Hai with the level of Zuo Ci and Yu Ji, it will take a lot of effort.

But at this time, Guan Hai had already taken off his battle armor, and there was no room for long weapons in the army tent. Naturally, he was stabbed by Zuo Ci's sword in two or three hits, and then Yu Ji raised his sword and cut off his head. .

From the start of Yu Ji's surprise attack and beheading of the guards at the gate, to the entry and killing of Guan Hai, the whole process took only a quarter of an hour, and it was extremely clean and neat.

Even Guan Hai couldn't make a loud noise, just two calls for help.

When the guards arrived, there was only a headless corpse left in the tent, and the instigators Yu Ji and Zuo Ci had already merged with the Yellow Turban soldiers in the chaos, and finally sneaked away in the chaos.

After the two left, after finding out where Liu Bei was, they arrived in Gaomi County on the second day.

After dedicating Guan Hai's head to Liu Bei, the two rejected Liu Bei's reward and left on the spot.

Guan Hai's death naturally has great significance for the pacification of Qingzhou.And Liu Bei did not give up this great opportunity, and decided to go into battle in person on the spot, leading Zang Ba, Yin Li, Wu Dun and others to lead the army eastward and attack the remaining Yellow Turban remnants.

Just before leaving, Guo Jia happened to be seriously ill, so he didn't go out with the army.

But on the second day after Liu Bei led the army to set off, Guo Jia's illness was cured without medicine, and he even went to visit Kong Rong with a pot of wine on the spot.

Regarding Guo Jia's arrival, Kong Rong was in a daze.But right now Guo Jia is obviously Liu Bei's number one favorite, Kong Rong still received Guo Jia according to the etiquette.

After the two were courteous, Guo Jiacai finally revealed his intention for coming.

"Mr. Wen Ju, there is turmoil in the world today, and all people with lofty ideals think of a wise king and sage to help the country and stabilize the world. In the past, there was a national traitor Dong Zhuo who rebelled against the government, bullied the young master, and arbitrarily abolished the establishment. Later, Yuan Shao arbitrarily killed the state. Mu, forming a party for personal gain, wants to put the country in jeopardy and bring disaster to the world.

At this time of crisis, my master started from humble beginnings, but successively suppressed rebellion and suppressed rebellion, and went through four wars.After the death of the first emperor, my lord guards one side, protects the environment and the people, and fights against the bandits Dong to destroy Yuan Shao.

Turning the tide from the downfall and helping the building to collapse, such a loyal and upright minister is enough to be a pillar of the great man, what does Wen Ju think? "

Although Guo Jia's words were flattering, they were the truth and a true portrayal of Liu Bei's actions, so Kong Rong did not refute.

On the contrary, although Kong Rong has an arrogant temperament, he is not stupid.

From the moment Guo Jia opened his mouth, he was thinking about Guo Jia's reason for coming, and after Guo Jia finished speaking, Kong Rong already had a calculation in his heart.

Guo Fengxiao's words should be to let someone take credit for Liu Xuande.

However, this is also what it should mean. Since ancient times, loyal ministers have made meritorious deeds, and the emperor should reward him with great kindness and generous rewards to reassure him. There is no problem.

Thinking about it, Kong Rong opened his mouth and said: "I believe what Xiao Xiao said. The Taiwei has made great achievements and worked hard. He is a model for the world, and he should be the land of the world. Although I am not talented, there are some people who hope that I would like to join the name The above table asks for credit for the Taiwei."

People in this era pay attention to subtlety, and some things should not be too naked.

Just like asking for credit, if Liu Bei's current official rank is not high and his position is not important, he can naturally report the credit to the court, and then the emperor will reward him.

But the difficulty of this matter is that Liu Bei is now a lieutenant with more than a thousand households in the city, and his official position is also the head of the three princes with a rank of ten thousand stones.Above him, strictly speaking, there is only the official position of general, or the short-term post of grand tutor.

At this time, if you make a great contribution and report it to the court, you must have some celebrities who are famous all over the world and in the court to ask for the credit. Only in this way can Liu Bei appear to be very popular, and his high position is also expected by everyone.

With Kong Rong's current reputation and official position, it just happened to be able to reach the passing line of being famous all over the world.

The most important thing is that Kong Rong also has a wide network of contacts. After all, Kong is a descendant of Confucius, and the seventh patriarch Kong Ba was once the teacher of Emperor Han Yuan. , and became a family member.

Passed down to Kong Rong's generation, the Kong family naturally has a wide range of friends and has a large number of gentry forces behind them.

So what Guo Jia wants is not just the support of Kong Rong alone, but the support of the entire gentry network behind Kong Rong.

After all, Guo Jia's move is also the most popular game nowadays, so Kong Rong immediately understood it and expressed his willingness to help out.

But what he wasn't sure about was what kind of job Liu Bei wanted, so that it was worth such a mobilization of teachers and people to ask him to call friends.

But Guo Jia is not a riddler, he quickly solved Kong Rong's doubts.

"Mr. Wen Ju, with my lord's current achievements, what kind of official should I worship?"

Hearing this, Kong Rong was stunned for a moment, then his eyes moved slightly and he said: "The merits of the Taiwei can naturally seal the land and seal the border. However, since today's son is young and needs the teaching of a virtuous person, it is better for a certain son of heaven, please worship!" How about a Taiwei as a Taifu? In addition, we should also add food towns to comfort his achievements."

The position of Tai Tuo is the real No. 1 in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty. His status is still higher than that of the general, and he is considered to be the peak of the people.

But Guo Jia was dissatisfied with this answer, shook his head and said: "The Son of Heaven is the master of the world, so naturally I dare not refuse the great responsibility of teaching. But now I am in charge of the four states, busy with government affairs, and take care of many opportunities every day. If once I go to Beijing to teach the Son of Heaven, Who can succeed him, I think that Wen Jugong's words are inappropriate."

Kong Rong didn't expect Liu Bei to give up his territory and go to Beijing, but Guo Jia refuted it seriously, which proved that the Taifu and Zeng Shiyi didn't have enough bargaining chips.

"Since a certain statement is inappropriate, I ask Feng Xiao to give me some pointers."

Stop playing charades, everyone open up the skylight and tell the truth, what position does Liu Xuande want?
Guo Jia smiled: "I mean, with my lord's current achievements, how about being crowned king?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room froze instantly.

Kong Rong subconsciously held his breath, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead on the spot.

In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, except for a few founding fathers, there has never been anyone who has been crowned king for his meritorious deeds!

Even the founding fathers, without exception, all ended badly.

Now that Liu Bei wants to set a precedent in history, this is a huge psychological shock to Kong Rong.

"Feng Xiao's words are inappropriate. The ancestor Gaozu Baima made an agreement first: if it is not the Liu family who is the king, the world will fight against it. If there is no merit, the one who does not treat him as a prince will be punished by the world. Although Liu Taiwei has made great contributions ,but……"

Halfway through Kong Rong's words, he was stunned.

On the other hand, Guo Jia was always smiling.

its not right!
He, Liu Xuande, seems to belong to the clan. Although the blood relationship is far away, it is indeed a genuine clan!

This……

It has to be said that this is obviously taking advantage of the White Horse Alliance's loophole.

Gaozu Liu Bang's original intention was that only members of the royal family can be named kings, and only those who have made enough credit can be named princes.

The former is limited by blood relationship, while the latter is limited by merit.

But Liu Bei is a special existence, enough to get stuck in a wave of bugs.

It is impossible for him to become a king based on his bloodline that has been diluted for countless generations.In terms of merit, no matter how great his contribution is, he can only be the Marquis.

But if the two are combined, then there is the possibility of becoming a king, and it does not violate the ancestral system on the surface.

Therefore, this is the reason why Kong Rong subconsciously refuted and then froze.

Seeing Kong Rong's silence, Guo Jia cupped his hands again and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Wen Ju?"

It is a good idea for Liu Xuande to be crowned king with merit.

Kong Rong thought for a while, and then said: "With the merits of Taiwei, this matter can be done, but I'm afraid it will attract criticism."

"Mr. Wen Ju is too worried." Guo Jia said with a sneer, "My lord has made great contributions to the court's efforts to bring down the thieves and quell the chaos. If such a loyal minister is criticized, it will be the greatest injustice in the world.

Whoever dares to criticize is a traitor!

Those who go against the law will eventually bring their own disasters! "

Guo Jia's last sentence not only implies a warning, but also a determination to accomplish this matter.

After another period of silence, Kong Rong raised his head and asked, "I don't know where the Taiwei will seal the country?"

Although it was Guo Jia who came to discuss with him, Kong Rong had already acquiesced that this was what Liu Bei meant, so he asked directly.

Asking about Feng Guo is equivalent to asking about his title. After all, when Kong Rong persuaded him to advance, he must state Liu Bei's title in it.

According to the system of the Han Dynasty, princes and kings took the title of feudal state.That is to say, where you establish a country, you can seal the country's place name.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, when Liu Bei became the King of Hanzhong in history, although he was the King of Hanzhong in name, the fiefdom was not just Hanzhong County. It included the four counties of Ba, Shu, Guanghan, and Qianwei. It includes the entire plain basin suitable for planting in Yizhou.

But now that Liu Bei is in Xuzhou, it is naturally impossible to accept the entire Xuzhou as a fief, so Guo Jia plans to use a county to establish a country.

Guo Jia paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "I see that the land of Qi is very rich and rich in products. It is an excellent place to establish a country. My lord establishes a country here, and it will surely be a blessing to all generations. What does Wen Ju think? "

Liu Xuande is going to become king of Qi.

Kong Rong thought about it, nodded his head and said: "Following the filial piety, the Taiwei established a country in Qi, and he must follow the example of King Huanzun of Qi to fight against barbarians and rectify the world!"

Guo Jia didn't point out the small thought in Kong Rong's heart, just smiled and cupped his hands again and said, "Since that's the case, then I will wait for the good news of Mr. Wen Ju."

As long as Kong Wenju is willing to lead the crowd to the table, Jia Wenhe's three-step plan has finally completed the first step.

Guo Jia thought about it, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

……

Ten days later, at the border of Donghai County in Xuzhou.

In the golden autumn and September, the fallen leaves are blowing with the wind.

Although it is the occasion of fruitful harvest, the cool wind blowing around already has the chill of early winter.

The distance from Gaomi to Tan County was not very long. Even though Lin Chao didn't speed up deliberately, he could vaguely see the towering buildings of Tan County in the distance.

Since the beginning of summer, he started to use troops, and now half a year has passed, and finally wiped out Yuan Shao, and brought Jizhou and Yanzhou into his pocket.

With the current situation in Qingzhou, it is estimated that at most two months, before the first snow falls, the land of Qingzhou can be calmed down.

In this way, with the four prefectures of Qingxu, Yanji under his command, Lin Chao's great cause planned for Liu Bei has already been half completed.

Youdao means that everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you get on the right track, the rest of the things will become much easier.

During the ten days on the road, Lin Chao was not in a hurry, but was admiring the scenery along the way and planning the future direction.

The first is the official system.

When he entered Xuzhou at the beginning of the year, there were only four or five counties under his control. With the efficient administrative strategies of Lin Chao and a group of civil servants and generals, he was naturally able to manage the territory in an orderly manner.

Now that the three states are suddenly added, some of the original methods are no longer applicable, and administrative reforms should be put on the agenda.

Fortunately, Lin Chao was well prepared. When he established the Inner Palace, he deliberately focused on the division of functions. Now he only needs a little improvement to implement it.

Secondly, the hearts of the people in the three states are gathered.

Those aristocratic families who originally enjoyed some privileges under Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were powerful and had no tendency to fight against Xuzhou. Now that they were facing a change of dynasty, they naturally felt a little apprehensive.

For this kind of people, Lin Chao tried his best to appease them, and even sent them to check and balance those stubborn families when necessary.

The crows in the world are generally black, but the aristocratic families in the world are not like that.

There are aristocratic families like the Yuan family in Runan who try to overstep, and there are families like the Xun family in Yingchuan who have ideals and want to make contributions.

Furthermore, it is the reform of the military system and the administrative system.

Absolute power will inevitably bring absolute corruption!
Unsupervised power will inevitably grow into a monster that can devour everything.

Therefore, power must also be supervised. Although there is currently a brother Cui Yan in Xuzhou who is in charge of supervising all officials, and Tian Feng often takes the mouse and reports the corrupt officials he finds.

However, this is far from enough!

Lin Chao's ultimate goal is that even the power of the Son of Heaven must be supervised!

He, Liu Beikuan, loves the people, but it does not mean that his descendants will always be like this, so a certain degree of restriction is necessary.

But this is the ultimate goal, and we must find a time to have a frank and honest talk with Liu Bei, which cannot be achieved overnight.

What needs to be done now is to weaken the power of the real generals in the army first. Generals such as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Lin Xi, etc. who lead the army alone will have to be restricted to a certain extent in their military power.

At the very least, we can't let those soldiers only know that there is a general, but not that there is a lord!

Thinking of this, Lin Chao suddenly smiled.

If you talk about weakening power, it seems that your own power should be restricted the most...

In the end, it is the focus of Lin Chao's reform this time back to Xuzhou, which is to open large-scale schools in the four states and recruit children of the right age for free.

In just a few years, the situation of the family monopolizing the officialdom will be greatly improved.

Ten years later, after this group of scholars from the lowest background became officials, the current procuratorial system will exist in name only, and the imperial examination system will then have the soil for survival.

In this way, the aristocratic family that has been in the land of China for hundreds of years started the countdown to their demise.

Of course, this move will inevitably attract fierce resistance from the aristocratic family, but Lin Chao has already made preparations.

Since ancient times, when traveling on the avenue, don't ask about luck.

This thing is undoubtedly correct, so it is necessary to do it.

As for success or failure, it all depends on God's will.

(End of this chapter)