Mi Han

Chapter 245 Prime Minister Kong Ming, General Yu
After completing the enthronement ceremony, Liu Bei has officially become the new emperor of the Han Dynasty with the support of his officials.

After becoming the Son of Heaven, Liu Bei on the altar is about to issue his first imperial edict.

The first edict of the emperor after the re-establishment of the Han Dynasty was to change the Yuan Dynasty.

Because the jurisprudence of Liu Bei's proclaiming himself emperor is to inherit the foundation of the Han Dynasty, so Liu Bei does not need to make changes in Zhengshuo, clothing, and official system.

What's more, in order to reflect the orthodoxy of his proclaiming emperor, Liu Bei can't move even more in these aspects.

But in order to reflect the succession of the new emperor, there is one aspect that Liu Bei must change, and that is the year name.

The year name is a symbol to distinguish the previous monarch after the new monarch ascends the throne, and it is also a political slogan that reflects the succession of the new monarch.

For example, the reign title of Cao Pi, the emperor against the Wei Dynasty, was Huang Chu, and Huang was the righteous color of Wei. The meaning of Huang Chu was Cao Pi's self-promotion as the founding king of Cao Wei.

As for the year name, many ministers had made many suggestions to Liu Bei before today.

Among them, there is a reign name recommended by Zhuge Liang, Xu Jing and other ministers, and that reign name is Jianxing.

Establishing a prosperous dynasty is for Jianxing.

But this year name did not meet Liu Bei's wishes.

Looking at the ministers under the altar, Liu Bei issued his first imperial edict:
"Spread the edict to the four directions, I changed the Yuan to Zhang Wu, and this year is the first year of Zhang Wu.

When the imperial decree of changing the Yuan Dynasty reaches the place, all places where it goes will be amnesty! "

The ministers under the altar guessed that Liu Bei's first edict would be to change the Yuan Dynasty, but they did not expect that Liu Bei did not choose the most popular Jianxing year name, but came up with a year name himself - Zhang Wu.

Zhang Tong "Zhang", the implication of Zhang Wu is to show the power of Wu.

Liu Bei designated Zhang Wu as his year name to declare to the world his determination to "succeed to the second ancestor of Wu".

After issuing the edict to change the yuan amnesty, Liu Bei, the emperor, issued a new edict.

"Establish the ancestral temple, offering sacrifices to the emperor below."

Liu Bei inherited the legal system of the Han Dynasty with the legal principles of the clan of the Han Dynasty, so this is also reasonable, and it is a necessary means for him to demonstrate his orthodoxy.

After issuing the above two edicts, Liu Bei has to take the most important step, which is to seal the officials.

Although Liu Bei inherited the legal system of the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, the legal system of the Han Dynasty had been cut off in Xudu, so Liu Bei is essentially creating a dynasty today.

After the establishment of the dynasty, the corresponding bureaucratic system must also be established.

This is the key to ensuring whether the "Ji Han" founded by Liu Bei can thrive.

Before Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Bei to come in, the reason why most of the courtiers would follow him was nothing more than the mentality of climbing the dragon and the phoenix.

Therefore, the step of rewarding the officials is very critical, which can greatly enhance the loyalty and sense of belonging of the ministers to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei naturally knew this too, so he already had a plan in mind about how to reward the officials.

Of course, among the hundreds of official positions in the central court, the position of prime minister is the most important.

According to the Han system, Xiangguo was the most powerful and noble official position under the emperor.

However, because the power of Xiangguo was too great, it was gradually set aside by successive Han emperors.

Under such circumstances, the power of the prime minister, who was originally the deputy of the prime minister, began to gradually rise.

The duties and powers of the prime minister can be summed up in eight words: "He is in charge of the prime minister, and he is an assistant to Wanji."

For such an important position, Liu Bei already had a suitable candidate in mind.

That person is Zhuge Liang.

As the hero who helped him to the throne of the emperor, the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang is very deep.

Moreover, since Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, Zhuge Liang, who served as a military adviser and general, has actually become the "prime minister" of Liu Bei's forces.

When Liu Bei appointed Zhuge Liang as the prime minister in front of the officials, after recording the matter, although Zhuge Liang jumped directly from a miscellaneous general to the prime minister.

Although this meant that Zhuge Liang would be the person with the greatest administrative power in the country besides Liu Bei from today onwards, there was no dissatisfaction on the faces of the officials.

Zhuge Liang's credit, Zhuge Liang's ability, and Zhuge Liang's virtue have been well-known over the years.

It can be said that he is expected to be the prime minister of the great man.

After Zhuge Liang heard that Liu Bei appointed him as prime minister, he calmly walked out of the ranks of the officials and bowed to Liu Bei.

The joy of becoming a prime minister could not be seen on his face, but it was not because he felt that the position of prime minister did not reflect his merits enough.

It's that he really doesn't have much enthusiasm for the position of prime minister that others dream of.

In his opinion, as long as he can help Liu Bei to stabilize the world, it doesn't make any difference to him whether he is a miscellaneous general or a prime minister.

After appointing Zhuge Liang as prime minister, Liu Bei began the appointment of Sangong.

The title of Sangong can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty.

Sangong is not a fixed official title, he was originally just a general term for the highest position of a minister.

Therefore, for hundreds of years, the specific positions represented by the San Gong have not been fixed.

The prime minister's enhanced version of the post of Xiangguo was originally one of the three princes.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sangong became the general term for the three official positions.

These three official positions are Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, among which the position of Taiwei ranks first.

It's just that although there were still three princes in the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, he felt that the power of the three princes was too great.

In order to strengthen the emperor's power, he carried out a series of reforms on the official system.

In the early days, anyone who ranked among the three princes could open a mansion, and the three princes were known as the three mansions.

However, after the reform of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, although Sangong was still a high-ranking official position in name, the real power of Sangong gradually returned to Shangshutai.

Later, starting with Emperor He and Emperor An, relatives and eunuchs changed their powers.

Foreign relatives Dou Xian, Liang Ji, etc. all worshiped as generals, and the generals opened a mansion to set up officials and subordinates, and they were on top of Sangong.

Since then, the Sangong is not only subject to the minister, but also bows to his relatives, and some Sangongs are even their party members and cronies.

Originally, according to the classics, Xiangguo assisted the emperor to manage yin and yang, and the four seasons. If there were various disasters, the emperor and Xiangguo would blame themselves.

But in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperor put the blame on the Sangong, so whenever there were disasters such as floods and droughts, the Sangong was often dismissed.

The great Confucianist Zhong Changtong once said that the Sangongs are in name only, and they are "just staff members".

It's just that although Sangong no longer has much real power, Sangong's honor still exists.

The Sangong is the face of the imperial court, and they are often served by great Confucians to demonstrate the legitimacy and authority of the central court.

At present, among Liu Bei's forces, in terms of reputation, only Xu Jing is suitable for the position of Sangong.

Therefore, Liu Bei worshiped Xu Jing in public as Situ, one of the three princes.

As for the Taiwei and Sikong among the three lords, because there is no suitable candidate for the time being, Liu Bei decided to put it aside.

After all, for such a dignified position as San Gong, it is better to be short than to be indiscriminate.

Forcing Jia Xu to the position of Taiwei like Cao Pi, ranking above the two great scholars Hua Xin and Wang Lang, has already attracted many people in the world to ridicule.

After Liu Bei worshiped Xu Jing as Situ, he formally worshiped Jin as General of Wei in public, and was named Marquis of Yixiang, and shared food with two thousand households.

According to the traditional military positions of the Han Dynasty, in the general system, the generals with heavy numbers are only the generals, the generals of the hussars, the generals of the chariots, the generals of the guards, and the generals of the four directions.

Before Liu Bei passed the above table, he will be banned as General Wei and Marquis of Yishouting.

It's just that the above table is not a formal appointment, and it is difficult to convince the public in name.

Now that Liu Bei has become the emperor, he used the power of the emperor to formally worship Yujin as the general of Wei and the title of Marquis of Yixiang.

Originally, Yujin was the Marquis of Yishouting, and there were 1000 and [-] households enjoying food.

Now Yu Jin has been granted the title of Marquis of Chengxiang by Liu Bei. Although they are all Liehou, the number of Shiyi has increased by [-] households.

Under the rule of Liu Bei with a small population, this kind of reward is not low.

The reason why Liu Bei awarded Yu Jin so high-profile was nothing more than wanting to establish Yu Jin as a flaunt of abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, for the scholars in the north to see.

After Liu Bei bestowed rewards on Xu Jing and Yu Jin, these two people were not as sad or happy as Zhuge Liang, and they paid homage to Liu Bei with gratitude on their faces.

And after rewarding Zhuge Liang, Xu Jing, and Yu Jin, Liu Bei issued a series of rewards in succession.

General Mi Zhu of Anhan moved to Guang Luxun, and General Protecting Han Mi Fang moved to be a servant.
Both Guang Luxun and the eunuch are one of the official positions of the Jiuqing, because he is grateful to the Mi family in the East China Sea for his help, Liu Bei's reward for the Mi family brothers is not ambiguous at all.

If it weren't for the lack of background of the Mi family in the East China Sea, relying on the relationship between Mi Zhu and Liu Bei, and relying on Mi Zhu's contributions, Mi Zhu must have a place in the position of the three princes.

But the present rewards are not too small for the Mi brothers.

Guang Luxun: The rank is two thousand stones, ranking among the nine ministers.

Zhonglang, Shilang, Langzhong, Huben, and Habayashi Zhonglang are all under the jurisdiction of Guang Luxun.

It can be said that Guang Luxun is Liu Bei's supreme commander of the Forbidden Army.

Although Mi Zhu was unable to perform all of Guang Luxun's duties due to physical reasons, Mi Zhu's son Mi Wei has now served as a general of Huben Zhonglang.

In this case, Mi Zhu can hand over most of Guang Luxun's responsibilities to Mi Wei.

And with Mi Zhu on top, Mi Wei can also quickly accumulate experience, laying the foundation for his further promotion in the future.

Moreover, Guang Luxun also has a very important function, that is, to hold the right to select Lang Guan.

Langguan was an important channel for selecting officials in the traditional official system of the Han Dynasty.

It can be said that Guang Luxun is the combination of Cao Weizhong's leader and the Central Guard.

Liu Bei was very relieved to hand over such an important position to Mi Zhu.

Tai servant: The rank is two thousand stones, ranking among the nine ministers.The imperial servant was the official in charge of the emperor's vehicles and horses during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Later, his duties gradually shifted to specialize in the government's animal husbandry affairs.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the seven counties of Wuwei, Longxi, Tianshui, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun, and Xihe had priests and officials under the jurisdiction of the eunuchs. They raised a total of 30 horses and a large number of cattle and sheep for sacrifices.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the kaogong belonged to the Shaofu, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was transferred to the imperial servant. Its duties were to make weapons such as bows, crossbows, knives, armor, etc., and to be in charge of weaving ribbons and other miscellaneous workers.

Liu Bei asked Mi Fang to take up this position, one is to reward Mi Fang's past achievements, and the other is because he knows that although Mi Fang has no great talent, he has extraordinary business talent.

Mi Fang's talent in business will have a miraculous effect in the position of a servant.

For example, if he wins the Guanzhong area in the future, Mi Fang can be of great use when he trades horses with other races.

Mi Fang can even use his strengths to obtain raw materials for making bows, crossbows, and armor through trading with foreign races in Nanzhong.

As long as the Mi brothers can properly digest this reward, the Donghai Mi family will surely become one of the top families in the Han Dynasty in a few years' time.

Even when Mi Yang is in charge of Mi's lintel, with his father's heritage and his own merits, Mi Yang can completely remove one of them.

After rewarding the main personnel in Chengdu, Liu Bei asked the eunuch beside him to open a reward edict and read it aloud.

There are hundreds of officials in Chengdu. With such a number, it is impossible for Liu Bei to reward them one by one.

The rewards that he can read personally are only a small group of important people.

For the rest of the rewards for most of the officials in Chengdu, after today, Prime Minister Zhuge will naturally issue the emperor's orders one by one.

Now what Liu Bei asked the eunuch to read out was a reward for someone who is not currently in Chengdu but has an important position in his heart.

Most of those people are generals who command troops outside.

And among those generals in command, who else can compare to Guan Yu's position in Liu Bei's heart?

Therefore, in this reward edict, Liu Bei's first reward was Guan Yu.

As for Guan Yu's reward, many people guessed it right.

"Worship the former general Guan Yu as a great general, enfeoff him as a township lord, and enjoy three thousand households in the city of food, and hold festivals to supervise all the military forces in the East!"

Up and down the altar, there are hundreds of visitors.

Their duty is very simple, that is, whenever there is a new award on the altar, they will loudly convey Liu Bei's award up and down, so as to ensure that every minister can hear Liu Bei's award.

When Liu Bei's reward for Guan Yu came out, hundreds of ministers under the altar heard the news, although they had expected it in their hearts, but there was still a huge look of envy on their faces.

Liu Bei's reward for Guan Yu in the second half is already very enviable.

But the most enviable thing is Guan Yu's position as a general.

General, the supreme commander of the army.

The title of Great General began in the Warring States Period, and it was the highest title for a general. It was established in the Han Dynasty and was in charge of commanding troops in battle.

The first generation general of the Han Dynasty was Han Xin, the soldier immortal.

Then Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, took Wei Qing as the general, and stipulated that the general should be the highest title of the general, ranking above Sangong and worshiping below Jiuqing.

Later, Huo Guang took power in the name of General Da Sima, with power above that of the prime minister.

From then on, the general was actually the leader of the court officials.

"Han Guan Yi" contains: "Han Xing, put the general, the prime minister."

"Tong Kao of Documents" states: "The general governs the state internally, while externally he specializes in conquest with a battle-axe, and his power is far beyond the right of the prime minister."

The General of the Eastern Han Dynasty was originally under the Sangong, and Dou Xian became the General of the Han Dynasty. Because of his great power, the court was shaken, and the joint petition asked the General to rank above the Sangong.

Because very few emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty had real power, the post of general was regarded as a standard allocation for auxiliary ministers.

To put it in a hypothetical way, if something unexpected happens to Liu Bei, then the auxiliary minister will not be Zhuge Liang who is the prime minister, but the general Guan Yu.

This is a custom formed since the Eastern Han Dynasty.

General, it can be said that in terms of fame and power, he is a well-deserved pinnacle of ministers.

Liu Bei keenly noticed the envious expressions on the faces of the ministers, and a smile appeared on his face.

His eyes can't help but drift to the east of Jingzhou:
Besides you, who else is worthy to be my general?
　There is one more chapter, come on.

　　Let's get some monthly tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)