I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 66
Liu Bian is not ignorant of the separation of military and government, but it just doesn't apply to the current Han Dynasty.

The prerequisite for separating the local government from the military is to have a strong and stable central government to deter the local area and prevent it from overstepping.

However, the current Han Dynasty, which is separated from Germany, obviously does not meet this condition. If the separation of military and government is implemented, and each of the thirteen prefectures has a "general", then in the not-too-distant future, these generals with military power in their hands will gradually extend their hands. The counties and counties in the state eventually became the princes of one side like the "state pastors" in history, listening to the tune but not to the announcement.

Such examples abound in history, and Liu Bian will not make such a mistake.

Therefore, he chose to strengthen the inspector of each state, the governor, and allow him to command the army when countering the rebellion, but the army of each county in the state is still under the jurisdiction of each county.

Before the Emperor Ling asked Liu Bian whether he had the right to punish the county lieutenant who disobeyed the order when he usually united with the coalition forces, but Liu Bian thought for a while and replied that he had no right to punish. He was talking about the ownership of the troops of each state during wartime and non-wartime —In peacetime, the military power belongs to the prefect of each county, and in wartime, it belongs to the governor of the state. This is an insurmountable bottom line.

Liu Bian thinks that this measure is most suitable for the current Han Dynasty, and the rest is to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.

Just like what he said to Emperor Ling: No matter what dynasty or generation, there is no perfect government order in the world. It is the norm to check for omissions and make up for gaps and keep pace with the times.

The next day, in view of Hussar General Dong Zhong's disturbance, the General He Jin and his attendant Dong Fu failed to persuade the Emperor Ling to abolish history and establish animal husbandry. There is no need to consult the imperial court for the power of the army in the state.

Dong Fu, the attendant, was very disappointed in this, and asked the imperial court to be an envoy to Jizhou to deliver the official documents of the imperial court.

After seeing Liu Yan, governor of Jizhou, Dong Fu told the story and showed the official documents of the court, Liu Yan was also quite disappointed.

After all, after working for a long time, the imperial court has only slightly strengthened the power of the governor, and this power can only be obtained automatically when there is a rebellion in the state. On weekdays, the governors of the states are still unable to intervene in the government affairs of the counties and counties in the state. What is the desired result?

He frowned and asked Dong Fu, "I don't know who is obstructing this matter?"

Dong Fu didn't know what Liu Bian was doing behind the scenes, so he said truthfully, "It's General Hussars Dong Zhong.... He saw that the general supported the abolition of history and the establishment of herdsmen, and he was afraid that the general would send his confidants to serve as the shepherds of various states to increase his power, so he tried his best to dissuade your majesty."

Hearing this, Liu Yan hated Dong Chong greatly.

After a long time, he sighed and said: "The governor of Yizhou is always better than the governor of Jizhou."

"Extremely."

Dong Fu also nodded, and echoed: "The governor of Yizhou is frugal and greedy. During his term of office, he amassed money a lot, causing the people of Yizhou to complain. Junlang (character Liu Yan) just happened to replace him."

He is from Guanghan, and people from his own hometown told him about Quejian.

Liu Yan nodded in agreement.

Although the matter of the state herdsman has become a scandal, even the governor of Yizhou still thinks about what Dong Fu said about "Yizhou has the spirit of the emperor". Anyway, it is better than Jizhou. I am worried, and now Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju are rebelling. This Yizhou governor, whoever chooses to be the governor, anyway, he is wrong.

Of course, although he made up his mind to ask the imperial court to change him to be the governor of Yizhou, but the rebellion in Jizhou and Youzhou has not yet subsided, and he dare not immediately ask for a transfer, so as not to destroy the character design that has been maintained all along, and be punished by others. blame.

Therefore, if he wants to be transferred, he must first assist Zhonglang to bring Meng Yi and Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, to the rebellion of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju.

So, anxious, he sent someone to ask Meng Yi, the general of Zhonglang, what else he needed.

At this time, Zhonglang General Meng Yi was leading an army to besiege Lu Nu in Zhongshan County. Together with him to besiege the rebels, there was Zhonglang General Zhang Yan mentioned by Liu Yan in the memorial to persuade Emperor Ling to abolish history and establish animal husbandry.

It is worth mentioning that when Zhang Ju, the prefect of Taishan, rebelled and led the rebel army to Zhongshan to meet Zhang Chun, he sent envoys to see Zhang Yan and wanted to draw Zhang Yan into his gang.

After all, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army is a very powerful force in Jizhou. Not to mention that Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou, was helpless, even the imperial court was powerless to conquer, so he could only recruit security when Zhang Yan voluntarily surrendered.

However, Zhang Yan rejected Zhang Ju's envoy.

Even Zhang Yan may have thought that Zhang Ju had a problem with his mind at the time: "I am a general of Zhonglang, an official appointed by the court, and my actual power is greater than that of the governor of Jizhou. Why should I rebel with you Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun?"

Therefore, he ignored Zhang Ju's promise to worship him as the third prince after he claimed to be the emperor, and resolutely led the Black Mountain Army to assist Meng Yi, the general of Zhonglang. Well, it is not extravagant to ask Zhang Yan to send troops to help.

But Zhang Yan still led the army to help without hesitation, not because he was really loyal to the Han Dynasty, but because he had already regarded Jizhou as his territory. order?

In any case, the help of the Black Mountain Army has indeed greatly increased the power of Meng Yi and Liu Yu, who were responsible for the crusade against Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion.

On this day, Meng Yi and Zhang Yan were discussing the siege of Lu Nu, when suddenly Liu Yan sent an envoy to ask what the bandit hunting army needed.

Meng Yi, who didn't know what Liu Yan was thinking in his heart, was greatly moved, and said to the left and right: "Because of Liu Junlang's strong support in the rear, we can rest assured to hunt for thieves."

Not to mention, since Liu Yan had seen Zhang Yan's power before and did not dare to offend, Zhang Yan's impression of Liu Yan was not bad, so he echoed a few words with a smile.

I don't know, if I learn that Liu Yan described him as a potential hidden danger in the memorial, I should think again.

A few days later, Meng Yi and Zhang Yan joined forces to defeat Lu Nu, killed Zhang Ying, the guard under Zhang Chun's command, and the rest fled to Zhuojun.

After deliberation, Zhang Yan stayed in Zhongshan County, and sent generals Sun Qing and Wang Dang to assist Meng Yi to enter Zhuo County and pursue Zhang Ying's remaining party.

When they reached Zhuojun, Wenshu, the prefect of Zhuojun, led [-] troops to help, blocked the way of Zhang Yingyu's party, flanked Meng Yi, defeated Zhang Yingyu's party, beheaded more than [-] people, and surrendered more than [-] people.

When the two sides exchanged greetings, Meng Yi asked Wen Shu: "Prefect Wen, last year Liu Bo'an and Liu Shishi went to Guangyang alone to instigate the rebellion against Karasuma leader Qiu Liju so that he would not be helped by Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju. Zhuojun is adjacent to Guangyang. I don’t know if Prefect Wen knows the current situation of Governor Liu?”

The Liu Bo'an he was talking about was Liu Yu, the current governor of Youzhou.

I have to say that although Liu Yu usually looks like a literati, he is really courageous. Last year, he discussed with Meng Yi and left Meng Yi to recruit troops in Jizhou. You must know that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's armies were in Guangyang and Yuyang at that time, causing disaster.

However, Liu Yu said that he had been the governor of Youzhou before, and he was quite famous among the barbarians such as Karasuma, so he insisted on going there in person.

Since the spring of this year, Meng Yi has not received any news from Liu Yu, so he is worried.

Hearing his words, Wen Shu smiled and said: "Don't worry about Zhonglang, Governor Liu has a very high reputation in Youzhou, regardless of Han or Hu. As far as I know, he turned against Qiu shortly after he arrived in Guangyang." Liju is currently leading tens of thousands of Karasuma Husbands to station in Youbeiping and rush to attack western Liaoning."

"Tens of thousands?!"

Meng Yi was dumbfounded when he heard this. After all, he was assisted by Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou. He spent money and food, but only recruited [-] to [-] troops. Liu Yu took only a few guards and servants to Guangyang, and rebelled against Qiu Liju, the leader of Karasuma. Not to mention, tens of thousands of barbarian troops were recruited. This kind of reputation is really shocking.

No wonder the imperial court wanted to conscript Liu Yu again as the governor of Youzhou.

Surprised, Meng Yi asked again: "Gongsun Zan, the magistrate of Zhuo County in your county, is a disciple of Lu Ziqian Lu Shangshu. I was recommended by Lu Shangshu before, and after I arrived in Jizhou, I sent people to enlist him to help hunt for thieves. I don't know where he is now?"

Wen Shu cupped his hands and replied: "I'm listening to it under the command of Inspector Liu."

Meng Yi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, a general under Meng Yi's command came to ask for instructions: "General Zhonglang, what should we do with the thousand prisoners?"

Meng Yi waved his hand and said, "As usual, all beheaded."

Wen Shu was startled while listening, and quickly persuaded: "General Zhonglang, it is ominous to kill prisoners..."

Seeing Wen Shu looking at him in astonishment, Meng Yi explained: "Surrendering before the war means surrendering sincerely and can be pardoned; the captives after the war are only forced by the situation, and they should be killed if they are not willing to do so!... Imperial order."

Wen Shu heard the explanation and learned that it was an order from the court, so he couldn't say any more. He sighed softly, and watched Meng Yi's soldiers kill all the rebel prisoners, and shook his head pityingly.

The next day, Meng Yi ordered Sun Qing and Wang Dang from Heishan to lead his troops back to Zhang Yan, and asked Zhang Yan to send troops to maintain order in Zhongshan, while he led his troops to Youbeiping to reinforce Liu Yu.

About half a month later, Meng Yi led his army to Youbeiping, joined forces with Liu Yu's army, and gathered [-] people to attack Feiru in western Liaoning.

At this time, Liu Yu, Meng Yi, and Gongsun Zan had You and Ji prefectures behind them to provide food and grass, while Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju only occupied two or three counties in Liaoxi and Liaodong. Although they could last for a while, they could not last long. At the end of April, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju were already at the end of their rope.

And Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou, saw this and went to the court to ask his servant Dong Fu to come forward to impeach Ke Jian, the governor of Yizhou, and let him replace him.

At the beginning of May, Liu Yu, Meng Yi, and Gongsun Zan defeated Feiru in Liaoxi County, and Gongsun Zan beheaded Zhang Chun. Zhang Ju, who claimed to be the emperor, was terrified and fled outside the Great Wall alone.

Liu Yu then offered a huge reward to Zhang Ju's head in each Hu, and within [-] days, a Hu man sent Zhang Ju's body.

Liu Yu ordered someone to cut off the heads of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, and sent them to Luoyang together with the memorial, and then led his army back to Guangyang.

So far, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rebelled to seek peace.

At the same time, Dong Fu, the servant, also happened to impeach Ke Jian, the governor of Yizhou, because he was an official who bought an official, which caused a wave of siege of eunuchs in the harem by the court officials.

Compared with the scholars and eunuchs who were making trouble again, Liu Bian's attention was on Dong Fu's recommendation of Liu Yan to be transferred to be the governor of Yizhou.

"The evil heart is never dead." He said secretly at that time.

His original intention was to object to Liu Yan's going to Yizhou to serve, neither the state shepherd nor the governor, but the question is, besides Liu Yan, who can calm down the current chaos in Yizhou?
Yes, the current Yizhou is also suffering from the Yellow Turban disaster.

(End of this chapter)