Xuande

Chapter 549 The End of the Yuzhou Rebellion

Promotion exam?

Chen Gong was very surprised by this.

"The subordinates are ignorant, and such things are unheard of. Dare I ask the general, is this so-called examination similar to the A and B subjects that those imperial students need to take after graduation?"

Liu Bei nodded.

"It's true that I set it up with reference to Section A and Section B. It's normal if you haven't heard of it. Such things are indeed rare in the military, but I think it is very necessary.

I can't tolerate the fact that the senior general under my command is a big bastard who can't read a whole bunch of words. I think such a general has no guarantee, and I can't entrust the lives of so many soldiers to him.

Maybe there is that kind of talent who is born to fight, but such people are very few. If most people want to learn to fight, they still have to learn down-to-earth. They must have both civil and military skills to become a real senior general. "

"So that's the case. No wonder they can quote classics to discuss military affairs. They have all learned it before."

Chen Gong said with emotion: "It's no wonder that the general is victorious in every battle without defeat. Who can defeat such an army and such officers?"

"So, I will stick to this approach and build a strong army."

Liu Bei patted Chen Gong on the shoulder: "If I want to accomplish such a great cause and build such a strong army to deter the world, I need many people to help me, Gongtai, are you willing to help me?"

"Stick what you want, don't dare to ask for it!"

Chen Gong bowed his hands excitedly.

With such a knowledgeable leader and such a group of generals with considerable cultural literacy, it is really hard to think that Liu Bei Group's strength is not strong. How could Chen Gong choose to refuse?
Throughout September of the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei was in Runan County and did not return to Luoyang.

He did two things in total.

One is to reward meritorious deeds, and the other is to cleanse Yuan Shu and Yuan's clan forces, as well as count and seize the private property of this group of powerful scholars.

There are still many people who made meritorious deeds in this battle. After the rewards from external forces such as the local prefect, they should also give some rewards to the internal subordinates.

Leaving aside Liu Bei himself, Cheng Pu has made some military exploits. Although there were some small twists and turns, the result was good.

Cheng Pu was originally Tianxing Zhonglang General, and his status was already very high. The military position of two thousand stones is not easy to change for the time being, so he added five hundred households to his title.

Zhao Yun made some military exploits before and after, especially in the final battle when he killed Sun Jian's son Sun Ce, so he was promoted by Liu Bei to General Sima.

Zhang Yun is similar. Based on his previous and previous military achievements, he was promoted to the rank of general to the army Sima.

Shi Huan, like Zhang He, was promoted to the rank of General Sima based on his military exploits before and after.

But the two made a little mistake, so they have to be reprimanded and criticized. Apart from promotion, there is no other reward.

Gan Ning, who had previously served as the army commander, followed Liu Bei, made important contributions in the attack on Pingyu County, and was promoted to the rank of captain.

Zhang Ren, who is also from Yizhou, was promoted to the post of army Sima because of his important military exploits.

These people all need to take the promotion exam in the army at the same time, and then they will be officially awarded new positions, and Liu Bei is not worried about whether they can pass the exam.

Then came Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei combined his military exploits before and after, and accumulated enough military merits for defeating Sun Jian, so Liu Bei officially declared him as a general against rebellion, making Zhang Fei the first among Liu Bei's many officers to be promoted to general.

Only after he has completed and passed the internal promotion examination can he be officially awarded the title of general.

Although he is just a miscellaneous general and has no other privileges, he is still a general and his status is higher than that of General Zhonglang.

Zhang Fei was very happy about this.

The brave general Xu Huang was rewarded by Liu Bei for the same merits of attacking the city and conquering the territory. Liu Bei played Xu Huang as the general of Yang Wei, and promoted Xu Huang to the general.

Zhang Fei and Xu Huang felt overjoyed and expressed their gratitude to Liu Bei again and again.

However, it is worth mentioning that the miscellaneous general is just a title, not actually in charge, and has no special authority during non-wartime, which is obviously different from the heavy general.

The significance of the miscellaneous number general is that when the general is in charge of the army, he can command more troops, command more Zhonglang generals, and carry out the task of attacking the fortifications alone.

In normal times, they still lead the original army and handle the affairs of the original positions.

For example, Zhang Fei still leads the Tiger Cavalry Army, and Xu Huang still leads the Huben Army.

But in any case, their titles became generals, and they could be called generals in a fair manner in the future, and they were qualified to command other armies in the matter of commanding troops in combat.

It doesn't take long for the internal rewards and promotions to be promoted, and the main energy-consuming thing is the liquidation of the Yuan family's forces in Runan County.

The Yuan family has been rooted in Runan County for several generations, and its influence can be said to be deeply rooted. If it is to be completely eliminated, it must be uprooted.

So Liu Bei simply uprooted Yuan's power and carried out large-scale purges in various counties.

Of course, the benefits obtained are enormous. These families have taken root in the local area, and the wealth accumulated by generations can be called astronomical.

Looking at the huge wealth they accumulated, Liu Bei understood why the tax revenue of the Eastern Han Empire was declining.

The financial problems of an empire can often determine the state of the empire. If the finances are abundant, the power of the empire will rise;

If there was no problem with the taxation of the Eastern Han Empire, the emperor would not need to use eunuchs to make money.

And no matter how much the eunuchs catch, the real big heads are still lying in the storage cellars of the wealthy families in these places, and it is difficult for the eunuchs to fish them away.

If you don't take action against these really rich guys, the financial problems of the empire will not be improved, and the unlucky ones will always be ordinary people.

It seems that rectifying the taxation and financial issues of the empire in the future will also be a big project.

Liu Bei sighed at this.

Part of the wealth confiscated from Runan County was used by Liu Bei to reward the army, but the richness of these guys obviously cannot be described in one reward. Their real wealth lies in land and other real estate, cash flow and other properties. It's just a small head.

Even such small heads are enough to reward the army five or six times.

After executing all these people, the entire Runan County was turned over and cleaned up. The filth and filth were cleaned up, and even most of the local officials were cleaned up. The officials and officials who took action were all purged.

Highlight one simply and thoroughly.

Not only were the existence of these official tyrants and gentry clans wiped out, but even some local bandits and strongmen who had existed for a long time were wiped out by Liu Bei, leaving nothing left.

It's so fun to use military force to carry out a big cleansing in the name of rebellion.

After a wave of cleansing, it means that Runan County has been clean and beautiful since September, so Liu Bei intends to build Runan County as an important bridgehead for him in the Central Plains of Kanto.

He wants to make Runan County, the former stronghold of the rebels, his private land, and he wants to implement the Liangzhou New Deal here, and accumulate valuable experience in implementing the New Deal in the Central Plains.

So he wrote a memorial in Runan County, and decided to recommend Xun Yu, who was still working in Liangzhou, as the governor of Runan County, and Gao Shun, who originally belonged to the General's Mansion, as the governor of Runan County, with administrative and military power divided.

For Xun Yu, he has not yet achieved the trust that Xun You has. In his opinion, Xun Yu is a stable existence, and he can be expected to handle official affairs well, but there is still a long way to go before he can truly become a confidant. .

Therefore, in Liu Bei's mind, Xun Yu is positioned as a cadre who handles affairs, and he has not planned to let him enter the decision-making circle, but Xun You is the one who can enter the decision-making circle.

In Runan County, Liu Bei assigned Xun Yu the task of quickly resuming agricultural production, building collective farms in Runan County, reforming the political ecology of Runan County in the way of Liangzhou, and increasing the grain reserves of Runan County as quickly as possible.

The task given to Gao Shun is to recruit soldiers in Runan County in Gaoshun, train the recruits according to the training method of the Liangzhou Army, and try to train three battalions of recruits in Runan County in case of emergency.

Xun Yu naturally needless to say, Gao Shun's military cultural qualities have also been recognized by Liu Bei, and he decided to make an exception for promotion and give him this opportunity.

Gao Shun was very excited and thanked Liu Bei, saying that he would never disappoint Liu Bei's expectations.

Later, regarding the local arrangements for the entire Runan County, Liu Bei also made some arrangements for Xun Yu. Basically, all the students from Liangzhou Prefecture School and the outstanding officials who grew up were used as the grassroots positions in Runan County.

In this regard, Liu Bei is ambitious.

For more than 100 years, with the gradual formation of the dual monarchy, important positions below the county governor and county magistrate have been held by local people in accordance with the convention, so as to win over local tyrants and facilitate local governance.

But Liu Bei didn't like this set of rules of dual monarchy from top to bottom, so he decided to make a change.

It is definitely not possible to do it in an upright manner, but because of the special situation in Runan County, the influential local wealthy families either followed Yuan Shu, or were considered by Liu Bei to follow Yuan Shu, and were involuntarily purged in the post-war purges.

The political ecology of Runan County is different today. The original local political network with the Yuan family as the core was completely torn apart by Liu Bei with the help of the fact of rebellion. It is above board, and a brand new political network has not yet been formed, and there are not many places that are still strong. family.

Seizing this opportunity, Liu Bei wants to completely transform Runan County, make a sample for the future comprehensive transformation, and accumulate some experience.

At the same time, after the chaos in Yuzhou was settled, Liu Bei made a comprehensive consideration and elected Zhang Miao, who was the first to take refuge in him and had the closest relationship, as the governor of Yuzhou and made him the governor of Yuzhou to thank him for his help.

Such an arrangement is also a kind of political declaration to the outside world, telling the local military and political chiefs that they are gentle and disciplined, and will not act recklessly. As long as they are willing to obey the orders of the Luoyang court, there will definitely be a lot of benefits.

If anyone still followed Yuan's rebels to make trouble, the result would be completely different!

In addition, the kings and prime ministers of the two feudal states of Chen State and Pei State have all been martyred. My Xu Xuan and Chen Qi recommended Chen Guoxiang and Pei Guoxiang.

So far, the Yuzhou Rebellion has been initially resolved.

Yuan Shu has collapsed and has become Liu Bei's prisoner. What awaits him is the fate of being judged and broken. This is one of Liu Hong's last wishes, and Liu Bei will do it for him.

The remaining resistance force is Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)