I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 65 Abandoning history and establishing animal husbandry?No! (two)
In fact, in history, Emperor Ling was very cautious about "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry".

There were only three people in the first batch who were appointed by him as state herdsmen. In addition to Liu Yan who made this suggestion, who was appointed as Yizhou shepherd as he wished, there were Liu Yu, shepherd of Youzhou, and Huang Wan, shepherd of Yuzhou.

Liu Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty. In history, he sternly rejected Han Fu and Yuan Shao's support for him to proclaim himself emperor, so he can be described as a loyal minister.

Huang Wan, the grandson of Situ Huang Qiong, was a party member who was imprisoned by the party for 20 years. However, he was also loyal to the Han Dynasty.

It can be seen that at that time Emperor Ling was very cautious in choosing the candidate for the state shepherd, and the only one who got it wrong was Liu Yan.

But as the so-called Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble and humble, the current Liu Yan had not yet revealed his ambitions, and he was a relative of the Han family, so it is understandable that Emperor Ling misunderstood Liu Yan.

As for Dong Zhuo's control of the court later, and the princes from all over the country came to watch the state herds, it can only be said that Emperor Ling did not expect it. How could he have thought that after his death, the general He Jin made some manipulations to kill himself? Did it cause his Han family to fall from now on?

On the other hand, it was precisely because Emperor Ling pioneered the restoration of state pastoralists that various levels of state pastoral care appeared later in history.

Therefore, Liu Bian must kill the state herd at the source.

But the question is, if there is no state pastor, how can we effectively quell the rebellions in the states?Rely on the governor?
In fact, it's not that state governors cannot replace state pastors, but it's just not 'efficient'.

Because the governor itself has no jurisdiction over the states, only the right to supervise. Don't look at Ding Yuan's previous governor of Bingzhou, who once united with the counties of Bingzhou to crusade against Yitu Gehu, it was because he was granted the right temporarily by the court.

In other words, if the governor wants to temporarily take over the military of the state, he must first obtain the permission of the court. This time, it will take at least a few months. When the power is granted by the court, it is estimated that the state will be almost devastated by the rebel army ——This is also one of the reasons why Liu Yan proposed the establishment of the state pastor, so as to unite the power of the entire state to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible.

Liu Bian also recognized this point, and he said to Emperor Ling: "I think that the governor can be granted 'temporary military power'. If a rebellion occurs in a certain state, the governor of the state will automatically obtain the military power of the counties under the state, and immediately send troops to fight against it. Thieves, on weekdays, still have no right to govern the counties."

After hearing this, Emperor Ling didn't bother to praise or criticize, and immediately asked Liu Bian calmly: "If there is an assassin who supports the bandits, what should he do?"

Liu Bian was taken aback for a moment, and replied: "If the governor supports the bandits, the governor of the prefecture will report it."

"What if the governor and the county guard are colluding?" Lingdi asked again.

Liu Bian thought for a while and said, "The imperial court can send a censor or supervisor to supervise the investigation."

Emperor Ling smiled, and asked again: "What if the governor bribes the censor and the supervising army?"

Is there an end to this question?

Liu Bian was a little speechless, and said seriously: "I believe that there will always be a clean and upright censor."

Emperor Ling saw that his son was a little impatient at being asked, and after laying down a son, he changed his direction and asked again: "Temporarily grant the governor the right to lead the army. The soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. How do you get the thieves?"

At this time, Liu Bian had already guessed that Emperor Ling was testing him, so he restrained his impatience and replied: "You can give the governor some military power, not too much, three to five thousand people are enough. If there is a rebellion, the governor can use this army as a supporter." The backbone, the army of each county is the wings, and goes out to fight against the thieves. In order to strengthen the coordination between the governor's army and the army of each county, you can allow the governor's subordinate Cao to engage in joint drills on weekdays instead of the governor."

Emperor Ling listened to Liu Bian's suggestion with great interest, and suddenly asked a tricky question: "During drills on weekdays, if there is a county lieutenant who refuses to obey the arrangement of Bing Cao, what should we do? Does the governor have the right to dispose of it?"

"Uh..." Liu Bian was also stopped by the question.

Let’s say yes, under his assumption, the governor should not have the right to govern the military affairs of the counties at ordinary times. If the governor is allowed to do so, it is tantamount to tacitly allowing the governor to interfere in the military affairs of the counties, and the power goes directly to the prefect; if not, then It is tantamount to supporting the counties in disguise to fight against the governor.

After thinking for a long time, he said firmly: "No! The governor has no right to dispose of disobedient counties, but the governor can report to the court, and the court will come forward to hold them accountable....Although it took a long time to go back and forth like this, but considering that it is in peacetime It’s okay to be too complicated. However, once there is chaos in the state, all counties must obey the governor unconditionally.”

Emperor Ling smiled slightly, and he could see that he was quite satisfied with Liu Bian's answer, but then he deliberately provoked: "What if the governor sends people to pretend to be chaos, pretend to be public for personal gain, and punish the counties without authorization?"

Liu Bian took a light breath and said seriously, "Severe punishment will never be forgiven!"

It has to be said that even though he knew that Emperor Ling was testing him, Liu Bian was still agitated by these tricky questions from Emperor Ling, and finally couldn't help but said: "Father, is there any perfect government order in this world? Check for omissions and fill in the gaps." , is the norm.”

Emperor Ling was stunned, and after pondering for a moment, he looked at Liu Bian with some admiration, and then asked curiously, "Did Lu Zhi teach you these?"

Liu Bian was worried that Emperor Ling would ask Lu Zhi, so he said cautiously: "Some are, others are not....The other ones were mentioned by my teacher Shi Daoren when he was talking with his friends, and I overheard them by chance."

Emperor Ling was greatly surprised: "Does Daoist Shi and his friends also know how to govern the country?"

Liu Bian diverted the topic by making jokes: "Father, in the pre-Qin period, Taoism had the idea of ​​governing the country, and they governed by doing nothing."

Emperor Ling laughed, and sure enough, he stopped questioning the Taoist Shi who had disappeared for a long time. Liu Bian heaved a sigh of relief, looked down at the chessboard, and muttered to himself: Just now he was caught by Emperor Ling's tricky question, and he had no intention of playing chess, but Even so, his chess skills are still on par with Lingdi?

It can be seen how powerful Lingdi released the water.

In the end, the father and son played a full chessboard, and Liu Bian lost seven or eight eyes.

"My son still needs to strengthen his chess skills." Lingdi said with a smile.

The corner of Liu Bian's mouth twitched, and he once again had a slight change in his mind towards Lingdi.

The next day, Emperor Ling set up an imperial court in the Chongde Palace, and called a group of ministers to discuss the matter of abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry.

Among those who opposed, there were many calm and objective courtiers such as Lu Zhi, Yang Biao, and Ma Rizun. They also felt that the prefect's power was too great, and they might steal the imperial court's control over local states and counties in the future; Most of them have their own goals, such as How Jin, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu, who know at a glance that they are going to recommend their confidantes as state shepherds.

It's a pity that Liu Bian had already stated his interests to Emperor Ling, so Emperor Ling ignored the persuasion of He Jin, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, and strengthened the authority of the governor: "...From now on, when there is a rebellion in each state, the governor of each state will get the power of the governor. The power to mobilize troops to fight bandits allows them to mobilize the troops of the counties and counties until the rebellion is suppressed. In addition, the governor’s subordinates are usually allowed to train with the troops of the counties and counties, and the allocation of food and grass is decided by the governor and the prefects of the counties.”

When Lu Zhi, Yang Biao, Ma Rizun and others heard this, they all agreed.

After all, no matter how strong the governor is, he is only a supervisor. He has no direct jurisdiction over the military affairs of the states, and it is impossible to truly become a prince and warlord on one side.

In comparison, He Jin, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and the others were a bit unwilling. There was also Dong Fu, the attendant who was specially watched by Liu Bian during the court meeting today. After all, Dong Fu had a deep personal relationship with Liu Yan. When Liu Yan went to ask for Yizhou Shepherd, he recommended Dong Fu as the captain of Shu County, and entered Shu together with Liu Yan. It can be seen that the two must have some secret affairs in private.

Sure enough, after He Jin returned to the General's Mansion, Dong Fu came to see him and persuaded He Jin to persuade Emperor Ling to change his mind and agree to abolish history and establish animal husbandry.

In fact, why does He Jin not want to agree?

Unlike Liu Bian, Lu Zhi, and others who were thinking long-term, He Jin, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were more eager to control the states in the world to strengthen their own power, and Liu Yan's idea of ​​abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry was precisely in the interests of He Jin's camp.

The problem is that Lingdi has been persuaded by Liu Bian, but Lu Zhi and Yang Biao disagree, and he can't do anything.

Therefore, Dong Fu mentioned a person to He Jin: Zhang Yan.

He Jin's heart moved slightly, so he took Dong Fu into the palace to persuade Emperor Ling, and Zhang Rang who was beside Emperor Ling hurriedly sent someone to inform Liu Bian.

"Zhang Yan?"

Liu Bian was a little surprised when he heard this name, because he had also seen this name in Liu Yan's memorial.

As far as he knew, Zhang Yan was originally named Chu Yan, a native of Changshan Zhending. During the Yellow Turban riots in the first year of Zhongping, he also gathered a group of young people to occupy the mountain and become king.

In the second year of middle age, Chu Yan joined forces with Zhang Niujiao, who was also a bandit, and recommended the latter as the leader. Until Zhang Niujiao was hit by a Liuya, he appointed Chu Yan as the leader before he died, and Chu Yan changed his name to Zhang Yan. .

Since then, Zhang Yan's power has continued to grow, and he has contacted with rebels in Changshan, Zhaojun, Zhongshan, Shangdang, Hanoi and other places. Known as the 'Black Mountain Army'.

He vaguely remembered that he had read a novel ten years ago. At that time, the young author mistook the Black Mountain Army for the Black Mountain Yellow Turbans and wrote that Zhang Niujiao led Zhang Yan to attack Xuzhou. It doesn't matter too much, and Zhang Yan himself is not a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, he is just a speculator who saw the Yellow Turbans turmoil and took the opportunity to occupy the mountain and become king.

Even, when Zhang Yan saw that the imperial court was unable to punish him, he took the initiative to send envoys to surrender to Emperor Ling. It can be said that the imperial court recommended Xiaolian, which is quite smart.

Of course, as long as you have a little brain, you can guess that although the imperial court recruited Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, it did not trust it. Therefore, in the memorial to Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou, he regarded Zhang Yan as a potential hidden danger—— Speaking of which, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army has not rebelled so far. If they really want to rebel, this threat is indeed stronger than Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.

And this time Dong Fu also went with He Jin to persuade Emperor Ling for this reason, hoping that Emperor Ling would change his mind and agree to abolish history and establish animal husbandry.

Naturally, Liu Bian couldn't turn a blind eye to this, but considering that he had already opposed He Jin once in the court meeting last time, if he came forward again, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of He Jin, Yuan Shao and others, so he ordered Shang Shu to serve Qu Mu often.

Qu Mu Yiyan, a frequent attendant of Shangshu, went to see Sun Zhang and told Sun Zhang what Liu Bian said: "...the general agreed to abolish the history and establish the herdsman, but he wanted his confidants to be the shepherds of the states. If he succeeds, the queen mother and Dong Hou will be in danger! Hurry up and ask General Hussars to stop this matter!"

Sun Zhang was shocked, and immediately sent someone to inform Dong Chong. Dong Zhong also immediately went to the palace to face the saint, and argued and quarreled with He Jin and Dong Fu in the conservatory.

Knowing this, Liu Bian secretly smiled.

Not to mention, Hussar General Dong Zhong is quite useful.

(End of this chapter)