Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 188

Chengdu, in the backyard of the Zhou Mufu.

After several snow showers, the original mossy stone steps and dead grass and leaves were no longer on the ground in the courtyard, leaving only a white blanket of snow covering it.

The snow is thick enough to cover half of an adult's calf, and when your feet step on the snow, it can easily cover your feet, as if you were walking three-quarters of the way through the snow.

Liu Zhang was sitting on the porch, with a stove rising beside him. The charcoal in the stove was burning quietly, exuding a rich heat. Naturally, there was a wine pot on the stove. The copper wine pot was filled with half a pot of wine. The wine, driven by the heat of the charcoal, steamed from time to time, emitting a loud and slightly harsh steam sound.

"Ji Yu." Wu Ran was wearing a pure white fox fur, looking at Liu Zhang with stars in her eyes. She filled a cup of hot wine for Liu Zhang and pushed it in front of him.

Liu Zhang took it casually, drank the cup of hot wine slowly and slowly, and at the same time said: "Thank you, sister-in-law..."

Hearing this, Wu Ran's face turned red at first. She didn't know whether it was the cold weather or her temperament. Then she showed an angry expression on her face and asked: "You still call me sister-in-law?"

Liu Zhang smiled hoarsely. He looked at the angry Wu Ran and heard Wu Ran's coquettish accusations. He waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't blame me for the slip of the tongue."

"Hmph." Seeing Liu Zhang pretending to be dumbfounded, Wu Ran snorted lightly, then bent over and gave Liu Zhang a glass of hot wine.

Liu Zhang felt the hot wine enter his stomach, and the heat brought by the wine seemed to flow through his limbs and whole body, making him feel more comfortable. Not to mention that there was a beauty like Wu Ran waiting by his side, so he could talk. It's very happy to be in love with each other.

There is just one problem, that is, the deep relationship between him and Wu Ran has not been revealed to the official. After all, Liu Hao just died not long ago, and he still needs to act like a brother and brother, so as to cover up the situation. Get rid of most of the right and wrong.You can't just carelessly bring your sister-in-law into the house just after your brother died. How unbecoming would it be?

At this time, there were sounds of children shouting and shouting in the courtyard. Liu Xun, Lu Yi, and Meng Yan were all dressed like little meat balls, running around in the snow, rubbing a piece of snow with their hands. Hit the ball in the direction of others, while carefully dodging the snowballs hitting you.

Liu Zhang looked at the children who were having a great time playing on the field. Liu Xun's big black eyes rolled around. He was very smart and lively, and he nimbly avoided the incoming snowballs.

Lu Yi was dull and steady, and would not throw the snowball easily. He would only throw the snowball when he was [-] to [-] percent sure, and only when he was sure that there was no possibility of being hit. Only then will they consider launching a snowball attack.

Meng Yan, a descendant of the Meng family in Nanzhong, has a tiger-like appearance, very similar to Liu Zhang's bodyguard Wu Ban. He is not afraid of the snowballs at all and only looks forward to throwing out a few more snowballs to attack. .

'Three years old looks old! Liu Zhang drank another glass of hot wine and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The old saying still has some truth.

Although people will change, there are very few people who can truly change their minds and change themselves. Most of them just spend three days fishing and two days drying nets, and survive until death according to their fixed temperament at a certain stage.

Therefore, there is a famous saying that many people die at the age of 30 and are not buried until they are 80. The rest of their lives are just a repetitive cycle.

"That Meng Yan is very similar to my clan brother Wu Ban, not only in appearance, but also in temperament." Wu Ran also noticed it, and regarded Meng Yan as the newly brought-in Nanzhong Meng who was raised by the Prefecture Mufu. The descendants of the clan were compared with his clan brother Wu Ban.

"It's very similar to Wu Ban, that is, there are generals." Liu Zhang agreed.

Wu Ran's eyes lit up, and her whole person was bright and moving. She leaned close to Liu Zhang and said insinuatingly: "Is Ji Yu saying that Wu Ban can be a general in the future?"

"Of course." Liu Zhang gave an affirmative answer. In fact, he was more than a general. If history goes by the trend, Wu Ban would have taken the position of a hussar general in the Shu Han Dynasty. Although on the one hand, he had the reputation of Wu Ran, the former lord and queen, but More Wu Ban's commanding ability is also very up to standard.

At this time, someone outside the door announced that Wang Shang was already waiting.

"I don't know when I will be able to steal half a day's leisure." Liu Zhang stood up and stretched his waist, and then told Wu Ran, don't let Liu Xun and Lu Yi play too much. After all, they are all children. Resistance If your strength is weak, it will be dangerous if you are infected with wind and cold.

"Yes." Wu Ran responded. She also stood up, straightened Liu Zhang's clothes, and then sent Liu Zhang out of the other courtyard.

Not long after, Liu Zhang came to the meeting hall and met Wang Shang, the other driver whom he had made an appointment with today.

"Ming Gong." Wang Shang, with a pale face, saluted Liu Zhang in a serious manner as usual. He was not proud of his status as an important minister or favorite. His words and deeds did not exceed the rules, which can be said to be just right.

Naturally, Liu Zhang did not treat Wang Shang lightly. He returned the courtesy and spoke directly to Wang Shang about the first thing to be discussed today: "The messenger from Jingzhou, Kuai Liang, handed Liu Jingzhou's words, saying that he wanted to express his loyalty to Wang Shang. General Zhenxi, I don’t know what Wang Qing thinks of this matter."

'General Zhenxi. Wang Shang murmured these words, and after a moment he came to a decision: "Ming Gong, now the court is in the hands of Li Gu and Guo Si, and the edicts issued are just the arbitrary actions of the Liangzhou thieves. , In addition, Hanzhong is occupied by the rice thief Zhang Lu, and the road between our Shu land and the imperial court is cut off, and angels cannot come to my Yizhou, this is one of the reasons."

"Ming Gong has been conquering every day this year. He conquered Ba County, Ping Nanzhong, captured Zhao Wei, and stabilized Yizhou. His merits are great enough to be appointed as the general of conquering and suppressing the west. The second one... I Yizhou and Jingzhou have become allies and are in harmony with each other. As Ming Gong and Liu Jingzhou's clan, they are connected by blood, which is the third reason." "Now Ming Gong has made great contributions, but the court cannot reward him, and Liu Jingzhou is the elder of the clan. , the identity of a famous person in the country, it is very appropriate to state that the Duke is the General of Zhenxi. Shang thought that Ming Gong could take over the post of General of Zhenxi... In addition, Liu Jingzhou used the title of General of Zhennan and led Jingzhou Mu to control the land of Jingxiang, and Ming Gong only allyed with him as an envoy to supervise the army and led Yizhou Mu. He would be slightly inferior to Liu Jingzhou in terms of hierarchy. This was a bit unsightly. If Ming Gong took the post of General Zhenxi, it would be appropriate for him to fight in separate courts. Very."

"Shan, my original intention is the same. I will take over the post of General Zhenxi. I will assist the royal family and the emperor in the future, and then I will write a letter explaining the situation." Liu Zhang responded with his palms.

As Liu Zhang said, he himself had already made up his mind and planned to accept Liu Biaobiao's post as General of Zhenxi and discuss with Wang Shang. This was just to unify his internal thinking and to solicit other opinions that Wang Shang might have. Comments and see if Wang Shang can check and fill in the gaps.

Moreover, Liu Biao's operation was normal. In these days, the emperor was useless and the court was useless. Sometimes the court often didn't care about rewards and punishments, and could only let the local princes occupy the rights of rewards and punishments.As for local princes, when it came to promoting themselves, they either shamelessly promoted themselves, or exchanged official status with other princes. You promoted me, and I promoted you. This way you can see it through, and everyone is decent people after all. .

From the post of General of Zhenxi, Liu Zhang expanded: "Wang Qing, I am the general. I want to open a palace and establish a family, and I still need some help from you."

"Open a mansion and build a tooth." Wang Shang repeated Liu Zhang's words word for word.

"Exactly, to open a government and build a tooth." Liu Zhang affirmed. Although he is now a Yizhou pastor, he has greater autonomy compared to the post of Yizhou governor. He can recruit troops in the prefectures and counties on his own, and has an independent Financial power, and rewards and punishments for the county governors to whom they belong.

However, after all, Yizhou Mu was still a layer in the state-prefecture-county structure, and had no actual title of monarch or minister for the counties it managed. At this time, the importance of establishing a government became prominent.

Senior officials in the Han Dynasty, such as Sangong, generals, generals, etc., could establish government offices and select their own staff. They could freely appoint and remove subordinate officials, and even had the right to formulate and implement laws.

Liu Zhang planned to use Kaifu Jianya to transfer the officials from the former Prefecture and Mufu Palace to his private government office. This would make it easier to operate, both in name and in fact, whether it was promotion or punishment. With his civilized and military skills, he was also able to unite the civil and military talents under his command, turning them from court officials into his personal officials.

"The world is in turmoil and the universe is in turmoil. Dogs like Li Que, Guo Si, Fan Chou, etc. actually coerced the emperor in the temple and were able to open a mansion. They merged with the three government offices to form six mansions. I have to say that it made me laugh... I As a clan member, we should take expedient measures and build a palace to fight off thieves."

Wang Shang nodded deeply and expressed his agreement: "It will be much easier to do things if the teeth are built in the Ming Dynasty. This is a very beneficial thing and is also in line with the rules. Shang should promote this for Ming Gong."

"After the establishment of the government, there will be a position of chief official. I hope Wang Qing will take up the post. Don't refuse, otherwise it will be difficult for others to do what I want." Liu Zhang took out the position of chief official to arrange for the man in front of him who has been working hard since he took office. Wang Shang, a veteran official.

During this period of time, Wang Shang has been doing the job of staying at the base camp while he was fighting in all directions. The importance of this job is indescribable. Wang Shang can be said to be a man of great merit for his hard work. If he is appointed as a long-term official, how much can he repay Wang Shang for this time? hard work over time.

In addition, in the final analysis, apart from Wang Shang's identity and qualifications, none of the other people under Liu Zhang had the seniority or ability to hold the position of chief official after General Zhenxi opened his government.

Hearing this, Wang Shang's heart beat unsatisfactoryly. The position of chief official of General Zhenxi is the No. 1 under General Zhenxi. It is worthy of the name that one person is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. The power he holds is very important. .Although the position he currently holds is equivalent to the right-hand man of the state pastor, upon closer inspection, it is not as powerful as the position of chief official, and he can truly dominate others.

After a flash of joy flashed across his face, the mature and steady Wang Shang suppressed the joy in his heart and did not show it too much. He did not pretend to refuse the position of official. He knew Liu Zhang's temperament. He was generous and generous. Next: "Thank you Ming Gong."

The two discussed the details of opening a palace and building teeth for a while. When today's meeting was about to end, Wang Shang remembered something and asked Liu Zhang: "Do you still remember the late Captain Gao Jing of Shu County? "

'Gao Jing. Liu Zhang thought for a while and remembered such a person. He had seen it in the list of Yizhou officials. At that time, he was thinking of arranging a suitable position for Yan Yan. Jing’s name.

However, Gao Jing, the commander-in-chief of Shu County, passed away earlier this year. At that time, he had not yet taken up the post of Yizhou Shepherd. In his predecessor, he never left home and had never met Gao Jing, the commander-in-chief of Shu County. Therefore, He only knew Gao Jing's name, but not his voice.

"I heard that Captain Gao was an upright and upright man, and he was a rare good minister. Unfortunately, he passed away earlier this year, but Zhang didn't have the opportunity to meet Captain Gao." Liu Zhang said what he said in the scene. He didn't understand what Wang Shang was thinking. He said something, so he picked up some nice words to say. Of course, he didn't come up with it out of nowhere. These four words, "Integrity and Integrity" were the comments that Gao Jing got from the evaluation, which was the unanimous recognition of Gao Jing in the Prefectural Mufu's Office.

Liu Zhang wondered if Wang Shang had any friendship with the late Shu Commandery Captain Gao Jing, so Wang Shang asked him about Gao Jing, intending to build a monument for his good friend, but this kind of The request was something trivial, and he was prepared to agree to it.

"Captain Gao was indeed a good minister, but unfortunately he died in office and his heir was not with him. The previous burial was done jointly by Shang and all his colleagues." Wang Shang smiled, feeling proud that Liu Zhang still remembered Gao Jing. Happy, he changed the topic when he said this: "Speaking of which, Captain Gao had a son named Gao Rou. I heard that Captain Gao passed away, and he came to Shu County from Zhongzhou not long ago to attend to the funeral of Captain Gao. He had several conversations and found out that Gao Rou was a filial person and understood the legal principles. He can be regarded as a young talent and he is also the descendant of a good minister. I hope that the Ming Dynasty will accept him and gain popularity."

'Gao Rou. Liu Zhang almost laughed out loud. He still knew Gao Rou. He was the cousin of Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan. Later, Yuan Shao was defeated and surrendered to Cao Cao, and he took the position of Taiwei in the Wei Kingdom.The most important story about Gao Rou is that during Sima Yi's Gao Pingling Incident, Gao Rou supported Sima Yi and was praised by Sima Yi, "You have become Zhou Bo." '

Although Gao Rou may have some moral flaws, this person can indeed be regarded as a talent. Otherwise, he would not be able to be introduced as a descendant from Hebei, a cousin of Gao Gan, and a relative of Yuan Shao. Finally, he sat in the throne of Cao Wei. Lieutenant's position.

"You can introduce me to him." Liu Zhang agreed to Wang Shang's request with a smile. He would not refuse anyone with talent or anything else. He was not afraid of not having enough, but not too much.

"No." Wang Shang took the order respectfully.

(End of this chapter)