Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 32 On the Rewards for Deeds
In the meeting hall of the Muzhou Mufu in Yizhou, civil and military officials gathered together.

The person at the top today is not Liu Zhang, but Zhang Su who is reading out the imperial edict. Liu Zhang is leading a group of civil and military officials from Yizhou to bow down.

"Liu Jiyu is a gentle man and his famous works benefit the country..."

"I have commissioned Liu Jiyu to supervise the army envoy and lead the Yizhou pastoral..."

Liu Zhang, who was kneeling down and bowing down, listened to this elegant edict, and he felt relieved in his heart. He finally understood the situation.

With this official certification from the Han Dynasty, he is truly the Yizhou Mu. Although he already held the power of Yizhou Mu a few days ago, there is no imperial edict, so his name is not justified.

The Han Dynasty has been in the world for 400 years, and has accumulated great prestige, and the world has been submissive for a long time.

Even in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the slogan was just "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand, at the age of sixty, the world will be prosperous." '

Zhang Jiao's method of mobilizing troops relied on feudal superstition and theories of ghosts and gods, rather than resisting the tyranny of the Han court. In this regard, it was fundamentally different from the situation in which Qin lost its deer and the whole world was expelled.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raised an army to resist the Qin Dynasty, which was a great righteousness for the world, but Zhang Jiao did not achieve great righteousness by raising an army to resist the Han Dynasty.

The situation at the end of the Qin Dynasty, when the whole world was boiling and no one resisted, and Guandong was on fire everywhere, did not appear in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, except for some unknown thieves, such as Song Jian who claimed to be the "King of Han Dynasty at the head of the river" in Wuhan, there was only one Yuan Shu who made Liu Zhang think about it for ten days and ten nights, but he could not figure out what was in that man's mind. Dare to stand on one's own initiative and proclaim himself emperor.

Other heroes in Yunei, such as Yuan Shao across the river, Liu Biao and others, although their actions and words were more or less disrespectful to the Han court, they still recognized the court and did not dare to do what they did in the late Qin Dynasty. He established himself as king and regarded the court as nothing.

In this regard, Cao Cao, who was born as an eunuch, was originally just a younger brother of Yuan Shao's camp. After successfully welcoming the Han Emperor Liu Xie to Xudu, he took the Emperor to command the princes and held the banner of the imperial court. His days became more and more prosperous. Also seen in general.

Although Liu Zhang couldn't stand the weak temperament of his predecessor, one thing was that when he was elected as the pastor of Yizhou, his predecessor's request was very reliable. He must obtain the imperial edict, otherwise he would not succeed to the throne.

There is a huge difference between being elected as Yizhou Mu and being appointed by the imperial court.

The elected person's power comes from the people under his command, and these people must be regarded as benefactors. However, with the imperial edict, he succeeds as the pastor of Yizhou, and the favor and power come from the imperial court.

Just like in the late Ming Dynasty, King Fu ascended the throne and established the Hongguang regime with the support of Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and other military power factions stationed in Jianghuai, as well as Ma Shiying.

The four towns in Jiangbei, which had the power to make decisions, were arrogant and domineering and did not take the emperor of Nanjing seriously, causing the Hongguang regime to rise and fall.

Now that Liu Zhang has the imperial edict, it depends on whether Liu Zhang recognizes the favor of Wang Shang and his subordinate Sima Zhao Wei. If he shamelessly refuses, it doesn't matter.

"My will is clear to you." After Zhang Su said these five words, the edict was promulgated. He walked up to Liu Zhang and handed the edict to Liu Zhang with both hands raised respectfully.

Liu Zhang took the edict, raised it with one hand, walked to the top and sat down.

When Liu Zhang sat down, all the civil and military officials in Yizhou knelt down and recited: "Greetings to the envoy."

The distinction between king and minister has been decided.

From now on, Liu Zhang is the governor of Yizhou, one of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

Now that the new king has come to power, it's time to reward everyone based on their merits and make everyone happy.

"Wang Qing." Liu Zhang looked at Wang Shang, who had a pale face.

As the leader of Yizhou scholars, Wang Shang should naturally be ranked first. What's more, Wang Shang contributed a lot to recommending Liu Zhang as the pastor of Yizhou. Although he now has the appointment edict from the imperial court, he is not that thick-skinned. , I will still recognize the kindness of this recommendation.

Wang Shang took a step forward to get out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me your orders."

"If you have the post of Biejia, please ask Wang Qing to take it. Don't refuse." Liu Zhang gave Wang Shang, who was engaged in political affairs, the position of Biejia in Yizhou.

The post of Biejia is to serve as the guide for the governor and the state herdsman during their inspections. In addition, he has the responsibility of assisting the governor and the state shepherd. In the state government, he is the official in charge of all affairs and the head of the subordinate officials of the state herdsman.Because of his high status, he would not ride in the same car as the governor or state herdsman when he was on patrol, so he was named Biejia.

Wang Shang was a little moved. Compared with Liu Yan who did not trust the Shu people because he had been betrayed by the Shu people, he would rather leave the position of Bie Jia vacant than let the Shu people take this position. Liu Zhang generously appointed him as Bie Jia. , such a high-power position.

He bowed down and said: "Shang accepts the order and thanks the envoy."

Liu Zhang nodded, then he stared at Dong Fu, who had all white hair and beard, and showed a subtle smile: "Dong Gong, Wang Qing will take charge of the post. The position of ruler is vacant, so I would like to invite Dong Gong to take over."

Dong Fu was a little confused. He only attended today to witness Liu Zhang's appointment as Yizhou Shepherd. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to appoint him as Zhizhong. He had retired for a long time.

He stepped out of the queue and declined: "Your Majesty, I am old and incompetent."

"Hey." Liu Zhang waved his hand, refusing to accept Dong Fu's refusal, and said encouragingly: "In the past, when Jiang Taigong was seventy years old, he could still assist King Wen and King Wu of Zhou to make great contributions and create the 800-year foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Baili Xi was seventy years old. He can also assist Qin Mugong and dominate the princes."

"I think Mr. Dong is still in good spirits and his momentum is still the same as before. How can I say he has grown old?"

"Jiang Taigong and Baili Xi are only seventy, but I am already over eighty. Besides, I have no virtue or ability to compare with the sages." Dong Fu still declined, he was an old man and didn't want to deal with it anymore.

Liu Zhang continued to affirm: "In my opinion, Dong Gong's talent is no less than that of the sages, and his energy and blood can even defeat him."

"I would like to ask Mr. Dong to take charge of the government for the time being. If there is a candidate in the future, I will let Mr. Dong take office." He added a sentence to block Dong Fu's intention to refuse again.

Liu Zhang had no choice. There were too few talents under his command, and there was no one who could move to the position of Zhizhong. Wang Shang was promoted from Zhizhong to Biejia. It was not good to see the post of Zhizhong vacant. Dong Fu happened to be famous and capable, so he Let the old man Dong Fu use his remaining energy in the central position for the time being.

Dong Fu's character can also be believed. In history, Zhuge Liang asked Qin Mi, a Shu native, about Dong Fu's character. Qin Mi replied: "Dong Fu praises the good in every detail and denigrates the evil in Xianjie." The responsibility of governing is the chief official. The election just needs people like Dong Fu.

Finally, there is Liu Zhang's little thought. It is better for people like Dong Fu to be busy with official matters, otherwise it will not be good if they go around looking for friends and showing off a lot of noble looks. He is a little afraid of this old bastard.

The candidates for Biejia and Zhizhong have been decided, and it’s time to appoint military officers.

Liu Zhang, who obtained the official position of Military Envoy, greatly increased his power to appoint military officials. The Military Supervisor was an envoy sent by the emperor to supervise military affairs and represented the emperor's authority.

He looked at the people standing at the military office and called out: "Zhao Sima, Yang Sima, Gao Sima."

He shouted out the three Sima appointed by Liu Yan in one breath. Sima's job is to assist Liu Yan in managing the army. They are all Sima, but the importance of the three Sima is different. Among them, Zhao Wei has the highest position. He is He entered Shu together with Liu Yan, and he was also the one who strongly advocated the promotion of Liu Zhang.

He had already thought about the positions of several people: "The three Sima Dang are all Zhonglang generals and still control the old department."

"General Zhao Zhonglang assisted me and my ancestors. He has made the most outstanding achievements. It is appropriate to add the word "He De" in front of General Zhonglang.

Liu Zhang gave Zhao Wei's reward for recommending him as Yizhou Shepherd, promoted Zhao Wei to Zhonglang General, and added the word "和德" in front of it to show his good favor and extraordinary treatment.

"Thank you, envoy. I accept your order." Zhao Wei, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei knelt down to express their gratitude.

'If you want to take it, you must first give it. Liu Zhang looked kindly at Zhao Wei who was kneeling down.

Mainly, those who need it are all given it, and as for the rest of the people, they all have their own gifts, big or small.

There are, there are.

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