The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 689 Retiring after success, the way of heaven!
The second year of destiny, the first month.

The world is unified, and the four seas return to their hearts.

After nearly fifteen years of fighting, Liu Bei finally fulfilled his ambition of the year, cleared the world, and sanxing the Han Dynasty!

With Sun Ce's defeat, the three-way army officially returned to the court.

Jia Xu, who attacked Liangzhou, also ended the war at the end of last year.

Gongsun Zan personally led the elite, broke into the city in one fell swoop, took Han Sui and his family to the head, and put down the chaos in Liangzhou. At this time, he had already returned to the court.

After nearly half a year of cultivation, Lin Chao's body finally recovered.

Although he was a weak chicken, it didn't prevent him from being alive and kicking now.

The first thing after he recovered was to move out of the palace.

Living in it can't be said to be inconvenient, at least it is a forbidden place everywhere, and many places cannot be set foot due to the etiquette system, and the rules will be broken if you don't pay attention.

Although Liu Bei didn't care much, Lin Chao didn't want to be labeled as a spoiled and arrogant person, so he hurried back to the Prime Minister's Mansion with his family.

I still live comfortably on one-third of an acre of land, in the palace...

No dogs go!

By the end of February, the army returned to the court one after another, and Lin Chao's leisurely days were completely over. He was busy all day disposing of prisoners of war, checking the casualties of soldiers, and even offering rewards for meritorious service.

Although the cabinet and the five ministries dealt with all the details, in the end the prime minister's office had to approve, and the prime minister, Lin Chao, had to personally use the seal, which made Lin Chao extremely troublesome.

Ever since, Moyu led Prime Minister Lin, and asked his apprentice Zhuge Liang to take over and help him deal with these trivial matters.

At the beginning, Zhuge Liang was still a little afraid to do it. After all, every major event that required the prime minister's seal was something he had never touched before.

But later, under the encouragement of Lin Chao, Zhuge Liang became more and more handy, and officially entered the state of workaholic.

It's just that what Zhuge Liang didn't expect was that his busy life never stopped.

In late February, the last army led by Guan Yu returned to the court. In order to commend Guan Yu's contribution this time, Liu Bei personally went out of the palace for twenty miles to meet him. show honor.

After that, it was the grand feat of the great feudal officials.

At the beginning of March in the second year of Tianming, Liu Bei felt that the world was united, so he had a big banquet for the officials, sacrificed to the Taimiao, and amnesty the world again. At the same time, he ordered the prime minister Lin Chao to agree on the ceremony of rewarding the officials.

When he was in Xuzhou before, because Liu Bei himself did not practice Zuo, he could not reward the ministers who had made great contributions as much as they wanted.

Now that the world is peaceful and the northern border has been pacified, there will be no more large-scale wars from now on. Liu Bei can finally rest assured that he will be a hero.

However, how to formulate the specific charter is still open for discussion.

Since it is the Sanxing Han Dynasty, the specifications of the canonized heroes should be compared with Gaozu Liguo and Guangwu Zhongxing, both of whom are founding heroes.

Lin Chao summoned the cabinet members, and after discussing for several days, he finally drew up the list.

First of all, the Lin Dynasty planned to follow the example of the 24 heroes of the Lingyan Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty, and build two special palaces in the palace, one is called Chongwen; the other is called Zhangwu.

It's just that this era is generally called Taiwan, just like Emperor Guangwu's Yuntai 28 generals, so it is called Chongwentai and Zhangwutai.

The former commends the ministers who assisted Liu Bei in calming the chaos, while the latter commends the generals who follow Liu Bei to conquer the enemy.

As for the number, there are 12 people in Chongwentai: Lin Chao, Xun Yu, Tian Feng, Xun You, Xun Chen, Cui Yan, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Ju Shou, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, and Jian Yong.

There are 12 people in Zhangwutai: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Lin Xi, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Tai Shici, Lu Qian, Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhong.

These 24 people, who were selected as the founding heroes, were all named county marquises, hereditary without replacement, and retired with the country, and they could not be downgraded to inherit.

Those who did not meet this standard will be downgraded to one level in one generation according to Lin Chaoxin's improved inheritance system.

As for the specific ranking of heroes, the cabinet and the prime minister's office have also drawn up a ranking:

In the Lin Dynasty, he paid homage to the prime minister, granted him the Marquis of Anxi, and had [-] households in the city.

Guan Yu, worshiped as a great general, granted the title of Shouhou of Han Dynasty, and had [-] households in Shiyi.

Zhao Yun, who worshiped General Hushi, was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenzhen and Dinghou, and had [-] households in Shiyi.

Zhang Fei, a general who worships chariots and riders, was granted the title of Marquis of Zhuo County, with [-] households in Shiyi.

Zhang Liao, the general of Baiwei, was granted the title of Marquis of Mayi, with [-] households in Shiyi.

Lin Xi, a former general, was granted the title of Marquis of Han Chang, with [-] households in Shiyi.

These five people are all the chief generals in charge of an army alone. Liu Bei issued an edict and personally named them Generals of the Five Tigers.

In addition, there are slightly lower official titles:

Tai Shici, worshiped General Zuo, granted Qu Chenghou, and had [-] households in Shiyi.

Xu Huang, worshiped the right general, was granted the title of Marquis of Fenyin, with 1 households in Shiyi.

Gao Shun, General of the Empress Dowager, granted the title of Marquis of Wucheng, with [-] households in Shiyi.

Lu Qian, worshiped as the general who conquered the East, was granted the title of Marquis of the city, and had [-] households in the city.

Zhang Xiu, the general who conquered the South, was granted the title of Marquis of Zhiyang, with [-] households in Shiyi.

Although these five men were inferior to the five tiger generals, they all possessed strategic strategies and were able to overcome the enemy and win the battle. Liu Bei then named them five good generals.

Except for these ten people, the rest of the generals also have their own rewards.

As for the civil servants, they are all entrusted with their own titles, and there are more or less food towns.

Lin Chao thoughtfully placed the fiefdoms of all the heroes near their hometowns. Although they couldn't visit them in person, they could be regarded as glorious lintels.

After the complete list of rewards for meritorious officials was submitted, Liu Bei read it carefully from beginning to end, and was very satisfied.

Except for one slight flaw...

Thinking about it, Liu Bei picked up the imperial pen, crossed out the title of Marquis of Anxi in Lin Dynasty, and mentioned three words in his own handwriting - Xinghan Gong.

Well, that's much more fair.

When Liu Bei ordered his servants to read out the reward the next day, all the officials were shocked.

Xinghan Gonglin Zichu?

This can't be done!
Although the word Xinghan is a bit bigger, it is no problem to put it on Lin Chao, mainly because of the character '公' in the back.

Although in the Shang and Zhou dynasties there was a system of five nobles, duke, marquis, bo, son, and man.

However, according to the Han system, the highest level of courtiers is the rank of marquis, and the highest level is the rank of prince.

And the title of duke is strictly more honorable than princes and kings.

In the last Han Dynasty, those who got the duke rightly and rightly were only two kings and three Ke, that is, Zheng Gong and Song Gong, both orphans of the previous dynasty.

Qin in the Han Dynasty naturally did not recognize the orthodox status of the Qin Dynasty, so these two dukes are actually descendants of the Yin, Shang and Zhou dynasties.

According to the law, they can inherit the clothing, laws, sacrifices, and customs of their ancestors in their fiefdoms. This is the so-called Binyu Han.

In other words, these two were not courtiers of the Han Dynasty, but guests of the Han family.

As for Wang Mang of the new dynasty, and a series of dukes conferred by Wang Mang after he usurped the Han, they have never been recognized by the Han Dynasty.

Now that Liu Bei is going to make Lin Chao the Duke of Xing Han, what exactly does this mean, the officials can't help but look at each other, but they don't know why.

Just when a group of people were about to persuade Liu Bei to withdraw his order, Liu Bei said that this was not a specification given to Lin Chaobin in Han, nor was it asked him to choose a place to build a country, but a simple title to reward him for more than ten years. Credit for the establishment.

In addition, this title cannot be hereditary, it can only be given to Lin Chao alone.

Hearing this, the officials let out a long sigh of relief.

It's just that Liu Bei's move was the first of its kind to pursue a duke after death, so that after the death of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, the officials came up and asked the emperor to posthumously make him a duke.

For Liu Bei's kindness, Lin Chao naturally gave thanks.

Anyway, it's just a false name, it doesn't matter.

Seeing Lin Chao get up, all the ministers got up together to thank Liu Bei.

After that, it was the repertoire of the imperial court, the banquet.

Since then, the world has been peaceful, the common people can enjoy peace, and the national strength of the great man has entered a period of rapid recovery.

The next prosperous age is not far away.

……

At the end of the third year of Destiny, at a court meeting in the twelfth lunar month, Prime Minister Lin Chao suddenly begged for the bones of Emperor Liu Bei, and asked to resign and return to his hometown to take care of himself.

This sudden move really confused Liu Bei.

It has only been two years since the unification of the world, and it has only been three years since the founding of the country. The country is in ruins, and when it is time to employ people, what are you doing, Zichu?
Going home to live up to your old age?

You are only in your early forties, why do you sound like a seven-year-old 81?

Liu Bei was depressed, of course not allowed.

But that night, Lin Chao carried a jug of wine, and Shi Shiran walked into the General's Mansion.

At this time, Guan Yu was in charge of the military government as a general, and he was in charge of millions of soldiers and horses in the whole country. He was the No. 1 military general.

Seeing Lin Chao walking in, Guan Yu stopped the military affairs he was dealing with, stood up and said with a smile, "Where did Zichu come from?"

Lin Chao shrugged, held up the flagon in his hand, and said with a smile, "Come to Yun Chang for a drink."

"It's rare for Zichu to invite you to drink."

Guan Yu was slightly surprised, but he didn't want to disappoint, so he asked his servants to prepare a banquet, but Lin Chao refused.

"A jug of sake is enough, but no other vulgar things are needed."

At this time, Guan Yu probably also saw that Lin Chao was looking for him for something, so he immediately retreated to the left and right, and sat with Lin Chao to drink.

After the two of them drank a few cups, Guan Yu finally said, "Zi Chu, if you have anything to say, please tell me. You, my brothers and sisters, don't need to hide it."

Lin Chao pondered for a moment, and then slowly opened his mouth and said: "Yun Chang, I went to beg for bones today, and I am going to resign and return to my hometown. I wonder if Yun Chang is willing to go with me?"

"This……"

The sudden sentence stunned Guan Yu.

Resign?

Why did you resign, Zichu?

Why did you drag a certain person to resign?
Faced with Lin Chao's abrupt request, Guan Yu hesitated for a while before saying: "Although I am old, I can still be loyal to my country. Besides, there is no order from the emperor, so I dare not speak lightly of this matter."

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Lin Chao's mouth.

"In this way, Yun Chang is greedy for power and position, and refuses to resign."

Hearing this, Guan Yu jumped up suddenly, glared at Lin Chao and said, "Zichu, you and I have known each other for nearly twenty years, how can you not know what a certain person is, and why bother to insult him!"

Facing Guan Yu who was full of anger, Lin Chao smiled and shook his head, Meimei took a sip of wine, and then said with a smile: "It's not a humiliation, but it's actually a hope that Yun Chang can retreat bravely."

"Why?"

Guan Yu said with a puzzled face.

It's not that he is really greedy for power and position, it's just that Lin Chaomao hastily ran over to ask him to resign, which really makes him unable to understand.

You have to do some work in the sun.

"Power is a thing, once it is not well controlled, it may be backlashed. Yun Chang, you are naturally loyal to His Majesty, but there are many people with evil intentions in the world, and the position of General is extremely important. How do you ensure that your successor is like you? General loyalty?"

Guan Yu asked in a cold voice: "If a certain resigns today, can he guarantee that his successor will be loyal to the big man?"

"No." Lin Chao shook his head and said, "But it can guarantee that those who are disloyal will not be able to control the country."

"Why?"

"Because there are only three years."

Hearing this, Guan Yu was taken aback for a moment, as if he understood what Lin Chao meant.

Power is something that often takes time to consolidate.

Even if those in power are treacherous and evil, without enough time, they will not be able to accomplish anything.

I have only been a prime minister for three years, and Guan Yu has only been a general for two years. Everything is not yet a foregone conclusion. Before Lin Chao left, he wanted to change something and make it into another form.

The second day was the last court meeting of Tianming's three years.

Under Liu Bei's extremely depressed eyes, Lin Chao resigned from office again.

Immediately afterwards, Guan Yu also resigned from the post of general in Shushu and asked to return to his hometown.

This time not only Liu Bei was stunned, but even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also stunned.

Crazy, this is crazy!
What day is it today, I am a big man, one civil and one military, and I resign at the same time!
Liu Bei expressed his incomprehension, so that he was a little angry, and threw back the memorials of the two on the spot. If it was not in the court, Liu Bei would even point at the noses of the two and scold them loudly.

What the hell are you two trying to do!
Yun Chang, Zichu has always liked to mess around, you are not sensible, are you?
After retiring from the court, Liu Bei, full of anger, immediately ordered Chen Dao to invite Lin Chao and Guan Yu, and wanted to ask them why they resigned.

After a while, Chen Dao hurried back, but reported to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, the prime minister's and the general's mansions are empty!"

"What, hurry up, I'm going out of the palace..."

Having said that, before the guard of honor was set up, Liu Bei couldn't wait any longer, and hurried out of the palace with dozens of guards, heading straight for the mansions of Lin Chao and Guan Yu.

As Chen Dao said, Guan Yu's mansion was empty.

Seeing this, Liu Bei was shocked, and hurried to the prime minister's mansion again.

There are people here, but Lin Xi has already been waiting here.

"See Your Majesty!"

Seeing Liu Bei, Lin Xi quickly saluted.

Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "There is no need to be too polite, where is Zichu?"

"Return to Your Majesty, after my brother came down to court, he led the whole family out of the city."

"Where are you going?"

Liu Bei really panicked now.

Who would have thought that Lin Chao would leave without saying goodbye.

Lin Xi was silent, then took out the prime minister's seal and ribbon belonging to the Lin Dynasty, put it on with both hands, and said in his mouth: "My brother ordered the minister to report to His Majesty that he was very tired after many conquests and raids these years. Now that the world is peaceful, he should also return to his hometown. Live the rest of your life in peace. In addition, before leaving, my brother has a message for His Majesty."

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei asked quickly.

"It's the way of heaven to retire after success."

Hearing this, Liu Bei's face was moved, but he remained silent. He didn't say a word for a long time, but he didn't send people out of the city to chase Lin Chao and Guan Yu back.

At the end of the third year of Destiny, Prime Minister Lin Chao resigned several times and refused to allow him, so he hung his seal and left, returning to his hometown. He never set foot in Luoyang again until his death.

General Guan Yu also resigned and returned to his hometown to enjoy his old age.

This kind of high-spirited and bright approach, which regards power as nothing, has been greatly praised by subsequent historians, and they are not stingy with compliments.

However, Lin Chao's last move before he left was a precedent.

Since the Lin Dynasty, Liu Bei no longer has the post of prime minister.

From then on, the great generals and cabinet ministers of all dynasties must resign after three years in office, otherwise they will be scolded by the world as greedy for power and position.

If the emperor issued an edict to keep him, he would continue to be an official.

Three years later, Xun Yu followed Lin Chaoshang's example and resigned from office. Although Liu Bei strongly persuaded him to stay, Xun Yu followed Lin Chao's seal and left, returning to the village.

After Xun Yu, Zhuge Liang served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. After serving for three years, he submitted his resignation.

This time Liu Bei was still not allowed, but Zhuge Liang did not dare to go against the precedent set by his teacher Lin Chao. When he was about to hang his seal and leave, he received a letter from Zhongshan. It was his teacher Lin Chao who advised him to stay on.

How old are you, thinking about retirement is simply wishful thinking!

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to continue to serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

For another three years, he continued to resign, but Liu Bei was still not allowed.

But Zhuge Liang still resigned every three years. It was not until 30 years later, when Zhuge Liang was nearly [-] years old, that the successor emperor Liu Chan finally let him go home to retire.

It was also from this that the power transfer of the Han Empire opened a precedent for peaceful evolution.

From then on, no matter how the political situation evolves, it will only be a dispute between the big figures in the court, and it will rarely affect the army and the people.

After 200 years like this, Han Zuo declined again, but this time there was no new troubled times, but only a reshuffle of power within the court.

The power of the Son of Heaven has been greatly weakened, and he no longer enjoys the arbitrary power of Gan Gang.

The imperial power that originally belonged to the Son of Heaven was divided among the three parties: the Cabinet, the Military Aircraft Office, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

As a result, a situation in which the three powers stand together, but check and balance each other has evolved.

The Great Han Empire also regained its vitality in this new round of evolution and continued on.

Destiny 27 years, late autumn September.

After spending another 24 years in her hometown, on a bright autumn afternoon, Lin Chaomei fell asleep and never woke up again.

Died at the age of 67.

Disciple Zhuge Liang personally drew up a posthumous title for his mentor: Wenzhuang.

The so-called Jingwei Tiandi is called Wen; the morality and knowledge are called Wen; the kindness and love for the people are called Wen; The whole world is called Wen; the sound teaching is called Wen.

Soldiers who are eager to fight are called Zhuang; those who conquer the enemy are called Zhuang; those who have repeatedly conquered and killed are called Zhuang; There is a ritual called Zhuang.

Since then, the world has regarded the word "Wenzhuang" as the highest posthumous title, and it has become the ultimate pursuit of civil servants in all dynasties.

(End of the book)

　I finally finished writing, and then I finished this testimonial.

　　
　
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