At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 162 Great seal of officials, the beginning of hegemony

In 190 AD, it was changed to Chuping, which is the first year of Chuping.

Yuan Shao’s name is Benchu, but this year’s name is Chuping. Because the year and the character match, there are many rumors among scholars that those who can overcome disasters and chaos must be Benchu.

The prefectures and counties in Guandong raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao, the governor of the Bohai Sea, was appointed as the leader of the alliance.

Yuan Shao called himself General Hussars, and all the generals were given official titles.

Yuan Shao and Hanoi prefect Wang Kuangtun lived in Hanoi, Jizhou shepherd Han Fu stayed in Ye and gave him rations. Yuan Yi, the governor of Yang, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Cao Cao both stationed wild jujubes, and the later general Yuan Shu stationed Luyang, with tens of thousands of names.

first month.

Later General Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Han Fu, Yuzhou Governor Kong Min, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai, Hanoi Governor Wang Kuang, Bohai Governor Yuan Shao, Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao, Dongjun Governor Qiao Mao, Shanyang Governor Yuan Yi, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin all raised troops at the same time, each numbering tens of thousands, and recommended Cao Cao as the leader of the alliance, and Cao Cao made Fenwu general.

Dong Zhuo was furious, and in March he killed the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei and the Imperial Servant Yuan Ji, and more than fifty men and women of the Yi tribe, including babies, were all imprisoned and died.

The Yuan family, which was originally four generations and three nobles, was extremely prominent. Because of Dong Zhuo's massacre, its population began to become thin.

At that time, many heroes attached themselves to Yuan Shao. Feeling the misfortune of his family, people wanted to retaliate. A large number of prefectures and counties sprang up, all under the banner of avenging Yuan's family.

Dong Zhuo dispatched Da Honglu Han Rong, Shaofu Yin Xun, Jin Wu Hu Mu Ban, General Wu Xun, Yue Qi School Lieutenant Wang Yu, to persuade Yuan Shao and other troops to surrender.

Yuan Shao appointed Wang Kuang to kill Hu Muban, Wang Yu, Wu Xun and others, and Yuan Shu hunted and killed Yin Xun. Only Han Rong was spared from death because of his high morals.

At this time, the Allied Army of Dong Dong opened up three battlefields. Although the princes are numerous, they have their own thoughts, so let's not show them for the time being.

But it was said that since Zhou Qi married Lu Yu, he played and sang every night, and not long after the new year, Lu Yu, who was only sixteen, was pregnant.

at the same time.

Zhou Qi married Lu Yu, the daughter of the Lu family in Wu County, and loved her greatly. The fact that Lu Yu was pregnant also deeply stimulated his elder brother Shi Huan who was far away in Xiao County.

Since Zhou Qi was appointed as Yangzhou Shepherd, he wrote to the Shi family of Xiao County, hoping that Shi Huan's family would vote.

The two parties not only have a relationship by marriage, but also are family friends. Although the relationship between the Cao family and the Xiahou family in history is not comparable, it is also closer than the Peiguo Zhou family.

The Shi family is also a powerful family in Xiao County, and it would definitely be a good thing for Zhou Qi if he could get the full support of the Shi family.

Shi Huan saw that the world was in chaos and decided to seek refuge with Zhou Qi.

However, Shi Huan had a close relationship with Cao Cao. Since Cao Cao launched an army against Dong Zhuo, he had written several times to invite Shi Huan to join the rebel army, which put Shi Huan into a dilemma.

Logically speaking.

As Zhou Qi's eldest brother-in-law, Shi Huan should have chosen to come to Yangzhou without hesitation.

But Cao Cao is indeed a hero of the world, with extraordinary personality charm.

Moreover, big families in this era don't like to put all their eggs in one basket. Now my younger sister Shi Wen married Zhou Qi as his wife and gave birth to two sons.

No matter how prosperous Zhou Qi becomes in the future, the Shi family in Xiao County will also prosper because of Shi Wen's relationship.

That being the case, why doesn't the Shi family invest in Cao Cao again?
In this way, no matter whether Zhou Qi becomes the hegemony or Cao Cao becomes the hegemony in the future, the Xiao County Shi family will not decline.

Zhou Qi may have seen through Shi Huan's hesitation, so he deliberately snubbed Shi Wen, and instead married Lu Yu, the daughter of the Lu family in Wu County, and even made her pregnant.

It wasn't until this time that Shi Huan suddenly woke up. The Shi family didn't have the background of a great family, so it was impossible for him to be on two boats.

If the younger sister Shi Wen does not get the support of the family, then with the background of the Lu family in Wu County, it is possible to help Lu Yu to the top, and finally let Lu Yu's son inherit Zhou Qi's foundation.

Feeling the crisis, Shi Huan did not continue to waver, but chose to sell his property, recruited soldiers under the banner of Zhou Qi, and then moved his family to Yangzhou.

The Shi family is not as numerous as the Zhou family in Peiguo, so it is easier to move.

Finally, Shi Huan came to Shouchun with two thousand followers recruited from Xiao County and his family members.

When Zhou Qi heard the news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He personally took Shi Wen and his two sons out of the city to meet Shi Huan and his troops.

With the migration of the Xu family and the Shi family, as well as the joining of the Lujiang Zhou family and the Wujun Lu family, Zhou Qi's strength has expanded unprecedentedly, and he has planned to firmly hold the entire Yangzhou in his hands.

But before that, Zhou Qi has to do one more thing, which is to marry Jiangdong Gu and Zhang.

Among the four major families in Jiangdong, the Zhu family took refuge with Sun Jian, and Zhu Zhi followed him since the beginning of the crusade against the Yellow Turbans.

Later, he followed Sun Jian to put down the rebellion in the three counties, and now he followed Sun Jian to attack Dong Zhuo.

Even the Zhu family expressed his affection for Zhou Qi, but Zhou Qi was always on guard.

In addition, the Gu and Zhang clans entrenched in Jiangdong also showed great goodwill to Zhou Qi. Especially the Zhang family, which was in decline, was even willing to marry their legitimate daughter to Zhou Qi as a concubine.

In the past, even if Mrs. Zhang had such a heart, she probably wouldn't have the cheek to bring it up.

But with Lu Jun as an example, Zhang simply lowered her face and hinted that she was willing to marry her legitimate daughter to Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi naturally didn't get what he wanted, so he made an appointment with her on a good day and immediately took Zhang as his concubine, adding another person to his harem.

Zhou Qi also reciprocated, appointing Zhang Yun as the head of the State Shepherd's Mansion, and enlisted many Zhang's children to serve in various places.

Because of this marriage, the Zhang family gradually began to flourish.

This Zhang Yun is not the Zhang Yun from Jingzhou, but the father of Zhang Wen, the future minister of Soochow.

The official position of chief clerk is an assistant in charge of documents. Although his rank is not high, his power is extraordinary.

For example, Zhang Yun's position as Yangzhou Mu's Director was actually equivalent to the secretary-general of Yangzhou Mu Zhou Qi. He was the most powerful person in the Yangzhou Mu's Office besides Zhou Qi. He was often involved in important military affairs and consul-general affairs.

From the Sangong Jiuqing to the ordinary local officials, most of them will recruit the master to help manage the documents.

Lord Bo recruited for different official positions naturally have different grades and great differences in power. For example, Lord Bo of the Prime Minister's Palace has a higher status than many two thousand stone officials. No one is willing to offend easily.

Historically, Lu Bu was appointed as the chief minister by Ding Yuan. Therefore, many people in later generations used this as an excuse to say that Ding Yuan knew that Lu Bu was a military commander, but made him a civil servant. It was precisely because Lu Bu was not taken seriously that he killed him. Take refuge in Dong Zhuo.

People who make such remarks are basically brainwashed.

The importance of Zhu Bo to the chief can hardly be replaced by anyone. Only the closest and most trusted person can hold this position.

Once the chief executive takes off, the first person to be promoted is basically the boss.

After Zhou Qi got Zhang's support, he sent someone to Gu's to propose a marriage for his brother Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng is now the captain of Jiangxia County. Not only does he hold a heavy army, but he is also the brother of Zhou Qi's clan, no matter his status or status, he is worthy of the Gu family.

Without any hesitation, Mrs. Gu readily agreed to the marriage.

Since Zhou Cheng married a real wife, he naturally could not be as casual as Zhou Qi in taking a concubine. All the etiquette must be followed, and the wedding must be held with splendor.

After Zhou Cheng married the Gu family, the Zhou family in Lujiang, the Lu family in Wujun, the Gu family in Jiangdong, and the Zhang family all declared their attachment to Zhou Qi.

Now Zhou Qi not only had a large number of troops, but also had full wings. He immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the major issue of canonization.

Zhou Qi, leading chariot and cavalry general, Yangzhou Mu, and Anfeng County Marquis.

The chariot and cavalry general opened the palace.

There are one Changshi and one Sima in the government, two Zhonglangs, 29 members of the clan, and 31 members of the imperial clan.

The status of a long history officer is equivalent to that of the chief registrar of the state pastoral office. He is in charge of all civil affairs of the chariot and cavalry general's office, and can also participate in important military affairs. Its importance is self-evident.

There is no doubt that Xi Zhicai is the long history.

If it is said that Chang Shi is the No. 1 civil servant of the general's mansion, then Sima is the No. 1 military officer of the general's mansion.

After much deliberation, Zhou Qi deliberated with Xi Zhicai for a long time, and finally chose Dian Wei to be Sima of the Chariot General's Mansion.

The reason why Dianwei was chosen was because Sima, the chariot and cavalry general, almost always led the troops to follow the general. He not only needed to be brave, but also loyal and reliable.

Compared with it, the ability to command troops is second, because Zhou Qi himself can command troops.

After looking at all the generals under his command, only Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Xiang Hong were qualified for the job, and among them, Dian Wei was the most suitable.

As for Xu Chu and Xiang Hong, Zhou Qi has other important uses.

Zhou Qi ordered Dianwei to command [-] Bingzhou elites and [-] township parties conscripted from Xiang County.

The three thousand Bingzhou elites in front were the kind of soldiers whose families had moved to Yangzhou. Zhou Qi treated everyone very favorably, and his loyalty was unquestionable.

As for the two thousand township parties, let alone.

These five thousand soldiers and horses almost belong to Zhou Qi's Imperial Guards, responsible for the security of Zhou Qi and the entire Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion.

In addition to Changshi and Sima, there are two assistant officials in the General Cheqi's mansion who are Zhonglang, with a rank of more than six hundred stones, and their status is also extraordinary.

Since Zhou Cheng is married to the Gu family, Zhou Qi should naturally express it and enlist Gu Yong as a Zhonglang immediately.

Besides.

At that time, there was Quan Rou, a famous scholar in Wu County, who was promoted to Xiaolian as Shangshulang Youcheng in Emperor Ling's time. Because of Dong Zhuo's disorderly government, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.

Bian Rang strongly recommended Zhou Qi, so he was recruited as a Zhonglang.

With Quanrou's talent, it's not a problem to take up this position.

The most important official positions in the Cheqi General's Mansion have already been decided. As for the other assistant officials, Zhou Qi has not filled the recruitment, and plans to reserve the places to attract talents in the future.

As for the State Shepherd's Mansion, due to the overlapping of many functions and powers with the Cheqi General's Mansion, Zhou Qi only recruited his eldest brother-in-law Zhang Yun as Yangzhou Shepherd Bo for the time being.

High-level officials have all made decisions, and the candidates for each county's governor and county lieutenant must also be carefully considered.

Jiangxia County has been canonized before and is now running in an orderly manner, so I won’t show it for now.

Of the six counties in Yangzhou, let’s start with Jiujiang County, which is the seat of the state and has an extremely important strategic location.

The governor of Jiujiang County is still Bian Rang, Zhou Qi's teacher.

Although he was not good at intrigues, he was quite good at governing the people. Zhou Qi was very relieved when he handed over the management of Jiujiang County to Bian Rang.

Captain of Jiujiang County, as the highest military officer other than Zhou Qi, the candidate has already been decided, and that is Xiang Hong and Xiang Bode, who will command the five thousand northern elites.

Under Xiang Hong, Chen Wen served as the Duweicheng of Jiujiang County, commanding [-] fine people. He was mainly responsible for the intelligence of various counties under Zhou Qi's rule. Although he was nominally a subordinate of Xiang Hong, he was directly responsible to Zhou Qi.

As a time traveler, it is impossible for Zhou Qi not to pay attention to intelligence work.

For his own safety and the stability of Jiujiang County, Zhou Qi also built the last line of defense, appointing Gao Shun as the captain of Xiaoqi, commanding the Yiqian camp, directly under Zhou Qi's command.

Apart from this, no one has the right to command this army.

When money, food, troops, weapons and equipment are sufficient in the future, Zhou Qi even plans to expand the trapped camp to 3000 people.

However, the cost of training to fall into the camp is too high, and it can only maintain a scale of [-] people at present.

These soldiers trapped in the camp can almost equal one to ten, and when they form a battle formation, they are unstoppable. They are the biggest trump card in Zhou Qi's hand.

Zhou Qi's requirements for them are first loyalty and then bravery.

Every soldier who can enter the trapped camp is treated very generously, which is five times that of ordinary soldiers, and even family members can get preferential treatment.

In addition to Dian Wei and Gao Shun, Xu Chu's brother Xu Ding also recruited two thousand soldiers from Xujiazhai.

Zhou Qi not only fulfilled his previous promise, but also promoted him to a higher level, expressing his promise to be the captain of Fenwei, and the two thousand soldiers under his command were given an independent designation, named Huben Camp, and Zhou Qi was also directly in command.

Because Shouchun is too close to Peiguo, and it is adjacent to Feishui and connected to the Huaihe River.

As such.

Located in the north of Shouchun, guarding the natural dangers of the Huaihe River, retreating to defend Shouchun, and advancing to attack Yuzhou and Xuzhou, Xiacai has a very important strategic position.

To know.

Xiacai is located north of the Huaihe River, not south of the Huaihe River.

As long as Xia Cai can be firmly in his hands, Zhou Qi can compete in the Central Plains at any time, regardless of whether he goes north or east, he has a geographical advantage.

On the contrary, if the northern princes want to go south, they must first capture Cai and then cross the natural danger of the Huaihe River.

At this time, the importance of the navy is self-evident.

Therefore, in addition to Zhou Tai forming the Yangtze River navy in Jiangxia, Zhou Qi also ordered Zhou Jin to build a water village on the Huaihe River on the south bank of Xiacai, and ordered him to recruit [-] sailors.

Zhou Jin was a water thief before, and with Zhou Qi for so long, he already had 3000 sailors under his command, and now he only needs to recruit [-] more.

Zhou Jin's official position, as mentioned before, is Colonel Hengjiang.

And Jiang Qin, a good friend recommended by Zhou Tai, served as Zhou Jin's deputy general and helped him train the Huaihe navy.

Although Jiang Qin's ability was slightly inferior to Zhou Tai's, he was still a rare navy general. With Zhou Jin and Jiang Qin stationed in the Huaihe River, his longevity would be worry-free.

Also.

Lu Kang's position as the prefect of Lujiang remained unchanged, and Huang Shao, a descendant of the Yellow Turban, served as the captain, commanding [-] soldiers of Lujiang County.

Lu Jun served as the prefect of Kuaiji, and Xu Huang served as the captain. Considering the large area of ​​Kuaiji County and the rampant mountains, Zhou Qi specially dispatched [-] northern elites and ordered them to guard the town of Shanyue in Kuaiji County.

Zhou Yu served as the prefect of Wu County from his father Zhou Shang.

Because there are many aristocratic families in Wu County and Sun Jian's lair, only Zhou Shang, who was born in the largest family in Yangzhou, can mediate with the major families.

Zhou Qi asked his uncle Shi Huan to lead two thousand soldiers recruited from Xiao County to Wu County, appointed him as the captain of Wu County, and moved the entire Shi family to Wu County.

Presumably with the addition of Shi, Wujun will definitely become very exciting.

Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, was the prefect of Yuzhang, and he did not set up another captain, but also to show his favor to the Lujiang Zhou family.

The reason why Zhou Yi was sent to Yuzhang County in the south.

It is because the population of Yuzhang County is the largest in Yangzhou, with a total population of more than 160 million, which is the main source of taxes and soldiers in Yangzhou.

In the last county, the situation is more complicated.

Danyang County has been a place to produce elite soldiers since ancient times. During the Three Kingdoms period, many princes successively recruited soldiers in Danyang County.

According to historical records: "Danyang is a place with dangerous mountains, a lot of people, strong people, good at martial arts, noble strength, and elite soldiers."

However, the performance of the famous Danyang soldiers in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period was lackluster.

It's not that Danyang soldiers are not brave enough.

But there were no strong generals in Danyang County during this period, not even generals who were good at leading troops.

When Cao Cao attacked Dong Zhuo, he sent Cao Hong to recruit [-] Yangzhou soldiers, including [-] Danyang soldiers.

They mutinied on the way and nearly killed Cao Cao.

However, due to the arrival of Zhou Qi, this kind of thing will no longer happen.

Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, was from Danyang and recruited many elite soldiers from Danyang. However, he was not good at commanding the troops, so when he fought with Cao Cao, he was defeated repeatedly.

These arrogant soldiers in Danyang are good at infantry and mountain warfare, and they must have strong generals to suppress them.

Moreover, the Danyang soldiers are very xenophobic, and it is difficult for non-local commanders to gain their allegiance.

In addition to the problem of Danyang soldiers, Danyang County is also the hardest-hit area where Shanyue gathers.

The so-called Shanyue.

It not only refers to Baiyue and ethnic minorities, but also refers to those bandits who occupy the mountains as kings and do not accept the king's tribute because of the chaotic situation.

Many tyrants and clans, even the whole clan gathered in the mountains and forests to unite against the government.

They ranged from more than a hundred to tens of thousands. They divided themselves into one area. When they were short of food, they went down to the mountains to raid homes and rob houses. When the imperial court sent troops to suppress them, they fled into the mountains and forests.

These people don't obey the king, don't pay taxes, they are the people in normal times, and they are bandits in times of chaos. This is Shanyue.

The total number of Shanyue in Yangzhou is even as high as one million.

Because these mountains are scattered in various counties and counties of Yangzhou, and they are all hidden in the mountains, it is extremely difficult to destroy them.

Throughout Soochow's history, it has been constantly fighting against Shanyue.

The reason why Soochow could only separate itself from one side was because it was not held back by Shanyue.

Zhou Qi has been considering how to solve the serious problem of Shanyue since he became Yangzhou Shepherd.

If it is resolved, Shanyue will bring a huge population and high-quality soldiers to Yangzhou, which will be of great benefit to Zhou Qi's future hegemony.

If it is not solved well, it will be a huge hidden danger.

The reason why Zhou Qi did not hesitate to send Xu Huang to Kuaiji County, and even ordered him to take away five thousand elites, was to solve the mountain and crossing problem in Kuaiji County.

In addition to Kuaiji County, Danyang County is also a serious problem.

Zhou Qi thought about it.

In the end, Zhou Zhan, the head of Anfeng County, was moved to Danyang County, and Xu Chu was appointed Danyang County Lieutenant. The entire Xu family was moved to Danyang County.

Whether it is Danyang soldiers or Shanyue in Danyang County, they are all very sturdy, good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and advocate bravery.

Xu Chu happened to satisfy both of these two requirements.

Moving the entire Xu family to Danyang County also means allowing Xu Chu to settle in Danyang. In this way, Xu Chu will belong to the Danyang family.

Even if Danyang talents cannot accept it at first, it will become an established fact when the Xu family establishes a foothold in Danyang County.

As for Zhou Zhan, who has governed Anfeng County for so long, he has extraordinary talents, and is very good at appeasing the people and accepting refugees.

The two cooperate with each other, and given time, Danyang County will surely become Zhou Qi's most solid backing.

Of course, Zhou Qi was not stingy either.

He directly dispatched [-] northern elites to command Xu Chu to be the commander, so that he could restrain the people of Danyang County, who have a tough folk style.

Those who disobey the teachings can also be exterminated.

Everything has been arranged, and Zhou Qi doesn't want to continue to expand, so he waits for the new county guards and county lieutenants to gradually grasp the place.

The foundation of hegemony has been poured, as for whether it is firm or not, it can only depend on the ability of the subordinates.

　In this chapter, there are too many issues to consider, and the head is about to explode, so the update is late, brothers.

　　It was difficult for me to write this chapter, but I had to write it. The brothers probably thought it was a big deal and didn't like it very much.

　　In the book review area, I counted and simplified everyone's official position, and if I forget it, I can go and have a look.

　　
　
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