Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 252 Jingchu Military and Political Affairs
After the banquet was over, there was nothing to say late at night.

The next day, Huo Jun entered the Prefecture Mufu again to discuss Jingzhou's military affairs with Liu Qi.

Although there was a feast and a lot of fun last night, Huo Jun went to bed on time and was able to see Liu Qi refreshed.But Liu Qi looked tired, with dark circles under his eyes, and he was floating when he walked.He was not that energetic, and seemed to be like someone who had been sucked dry by a vixen.

Huo Jun looked at Liu Qi's expression and asked, "Your Majesty, were you busy with official duties last night?"

Liu Qi looked embarrassed and said, "After the banquet last night, I drank a few bottles of wine."

Huo Junxin sighed and advised: "The war is over and the people are tired. Today, the importance of Jingchu depends on the envoy, the country and the people. You should cherish this life. You can only taste the entertainment of wine and sex, and do not indulge in it for a long time."

Huo Jun's advice was sincere. Liu Qi was idle in Xiangyang and often indulged in women, which made Liu Biao displeased and wanted to change his position to Liu Cong.

As he went down to Jiangdong, Liu Qi worked hard between pommel and horses. He was often busy with military affairs and political affairs. Not only did he have no energy, but he also had no time.It was often when he was resting his troops that he would have a taste of female sex.

During that time, Liu Qi's complexion, energy, and physical strength gradually improved, and his energy in speaking gradually became abundant.After entering Xiangyang twice, Liu Biao looked at his eldest son with admiration, otherwise he would not have wanted to make Liu Qi his heir.Jade cannot be used without polishing, just like Liu Qi.

Without the encouragement of Liu Biao, and with the help of Huo Jun and Liu Bei, Liu Qi led his army to fight back Jingchu, and his position was consolidated.

Suddenly, Liu Qi suddenly floated up, and his lust for women emerged again.And there is a sense of immediate retaliatory consumption.

Huo Jun thought he was lustful, but compared to Liu Qi who was so greedy for wine and sex, it was far worse!
Seeing Huo Jun's advice, Liu Qi did not want to talk for a long time and changed the subject, saying: "Zhong Miao's words are known to me. I will soon move to the state to govern Hanshou, so I called Zhong Miao to come and consult Jingzhou's military affairs." "

In the 400 years since the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou's state governance has changed three times.Although there were thirteen governors' departments in the Western Han Dynasty, most of them were governors at that time, and they mostly had supervisory duties and no fixed office space.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the thirteen prefecture governors gradually evolved from supervisory agencies to governance agencies, thus establishing state governance offices.The initial administrative seat of Jingzhou was not in Jiangling or Xiangyang, but in Hanshou County in Wuling.

Why not use Jiangling instead of Hanshou as the state seat?The main reason is that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to in-depth control of Jingnan, Jingnan barbarians frequently attacked, and most of the soldiers and horses who guarded Jingnan barbarians came from Changsha.Hanshou, located in the core areas of Jiangling and Changsha, has become a suitable choice that takes into account both top and bottom.

The migration of Jingzhou County to Jiangling can be traced back to Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou during the period of Emperor Ling.However, after Wang Rui's death, Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou and changed Xiangyang to be the state government.

At present, Liu Qi's territory includes not only the six counties of Jingchu, but also the three counties of Yangzhou.After comprehensive consideration, Liu Qi adopted Pan Jun's opinion and set up the state government in Hanshou County.

As for using Jiangling as the state seat, Liu Qishang was worried about Cao's soldiers going south.After all, although he built a new public security city, his heart was not really at peace!
It happened to be transferred to Hanshou, not only to take care of Jiangling, but also to take care of Jiao and Yangzhou.

Huo Jun pondered for a long time and said: "Moving Hanshou to the Dongting Lake with convenient transportation. It is connected to Changsha and Yuzhang in the east, Guiyang and Cangwu in the south, and Nanjun and Jiangxia in the north. It is indeed a wise move. Then You want to ask about military affairs, but you don’t know about the defense in the north of Jing, the barbarians in the south of Jing, or the scholars in Jiaozhou?”

Liu Qi thought about it for a while and said, "Zhong Miao can talk about it. I don't know how to understand it!"

Huo Jun organized his thoughts and said: "The defense of Jingbei lies in the two cities of Dangyang and Gong'an. If these two cities can be secured, Jiangling and Xiakou will have no worries! Jun has ordered Huo Yuan to garrison Dangyang City; Xu Sheng will lead Gong'an City. Order construction. Jun Piao thought he could appoint Xu Sheng as the governor of the Han River, leading the police and also supervising the navy of the Han River."

"When talking about the barbarians in Jingnan, there are two words: conquering and pacifying. There are many barbarians in Jingzhou, such as Wuxi, Changsha, Wuling and other barbarians. They are many and numerous. If you want to conquer the barbarians, you need to choose wise and good generals, and conquer and pacify them. , compiled households and unified the people, and selected elite soldiers to join the army; it was very easy for the king to appease the barbarians, and he also imitated the policies of the previous kings, made the barbarians chiefs, and collected few taxes."

"If you enter Tujiaozhou Shi Xie, you will have to rely on the governor and Wu Cangwu. There is a gap between the two monarchs, and it will be difficult to live in harmony. Only by reconciling the two monarchs can you hope to Jiaozhou."

In Jiaozhou, Huo Jun did not talk in depth.One is that he doesn't know Jiaozhou very well, and the other is that Liu Qi's character won't make plans for the time being.

Liu Qi was already aware of this and said: "Since Zhongmiao is the governor of Nanjun, the defense of Jingbei can follow the emperor's wishes. Xu Sheng has been appointed as the governor of the Han River and will be stationed at the public security. Jingnan should give top priority to appeasement, and there is no time to worry about the matter of Jiaozhou. "

"promise!"

After a pause, Liu Qi said: "Since Zhongmiao is the governor of Nanjun, Poyang County is difficult to manage. I want to appoint Zhongmiao's brother Huo Du as the governor of Poyang. I wonder if he is qualified for the job?"

"This~"

Huo Jun looked a little embarrassed and said, "Jun has been appointed as the prefect of Nanjun, so it would be inappropriate for his brother to be appointed as the prefect of Poyang."

"nothing!"

Liu Qi smiled and said: "Poyang has a population of only [-]. It could have been merged with Yuzhang County and Province. However, due to military concerns in Jiangbei, although Liu Yangzhou troops and horses are out of town, our army still needs to set up counties for defense."

Liu Qi had ten counties under his command, and brothers Huo Du and Huo Jun were the governors of two counties respectively. Although Poyang County was small, with only 10 people, the appointment of Huo Du as the governor could be said to be Liu Qi's favorable treatment of the Huo family.

Today, except for Nanjun and Poyangjun, all the counties under Liu Qi's rule also have chiefs.Such as Jiangxia Prefect Wenpin, Yuzhang Prefect Han Xuan, Luling Prefect Liu Du, Changsha Prefect Liu Xian, Wuling Prefect Liu Pan, Guiyang Prefect Huang Zhong, Lingling Prefect Wang Wei, Cangwu Prefect Wu Ju.After thinking about it for a while, Huo Jun said: "Brother Jun is cautious and dares to fight, but he is not aggressive enough. Based on his talent, he is more than enough to defend Wancheng, and he is qualified to serve as the governor of Poyang."

To be honest, Huo Jun couldn't be selfish. After all, Huo Du was his elder brother.Of course, in terms of merit, Huo Du has been in the army for many years and has made many military exploits. Promotion to the governor of a small county is not a problem.In terms of ability, Huo Du fought with the army, often divided his troops into battles, and had the ability to lead troops alone.

"That works!"

Liu Qi said: "Except for Huo Du's reward, the rest of the meritorious sergeants should be returned to the army through hard work by Zhong Miao and reported to Gu. If I read it correctly, I should be given an official title one by one and be rewarded with money and a house. As for Zhong Miao's outstanding achievements, he has already been rewarded with officials and titles. , now based on Jinkou’s old merits, Yidao and Yiling will be given to the emperor as cities.”

"You are so kind to me, I dare not forget it!"

Huo Jun stood up and saluted, thanking Liu Qi.

Fengyi is different from Shiyi. Shiyi can be passed down to future generations. Fengyi is just a fief with taxes as salary.

Jinkou defeated Cao Cao, and Xiangyang plundered the people. These two achievements were one big and one small.For the first time, Liu Qi appointed Huo Jun as the general of the northern expedition, the prefect of the southern county, and the Marquis of the country.Nowadays, the taxes from two counties are given to Huo Jun as salary, and Huo Du is appointed as the prefect. The reward is not generous.

Of course, in history, after Zhou Yu fought the battles of Chibi and Nanjun, Sun Quan gave Nanjun the prefect and partial general, and also gave the four counties of Juan, Hanchang, Liuyang, and Zhouling as Zhou Yu's cities.

Both awards have their own strengths and weaknesses.But overall, Liu Qi's reward is so generous that it is impossible to be picky.

As for why Huo Jun was not made a county prince, but in the form of a city.The main reason is that Liu Qi himself is the Marquis Chengwu in name only.

After chatting with Liu Qi for a while, Huo Jun saw that he looked tired and took the initiative to leave and let Liu Qi go back to the house to rest.

When he left the main room, Huo Jun saw Pan Jun chatting enthusiastically with a dignified scholar, who seemed to be giving instructions on something.

When Pan Jun saw Huo Jun coming out of the hall, he asked the scholars to leave first, stepped forward to greet him, and said with a smile: "Greetings to the lord."

"I have seen the long history."

Huo Jun said hello to Pan Jun and said, "There are changes in the officials of the state government, and many of them are familiar to Jun. I wonder who the official who is talking to Chang Shi is?"

The two Lius represented each other's state pastors. In the old days, some of the Cao officials from the Wu region in Liu Qi's mansion followed him to Jingchu, and some abandoned their posts and refused to join.With the personnel changes, it was natural to recruit Jingchu scholars as officials.

Under such circumstances, Huo Jun naturally didn't know many Cao officials. Of course, this was also related to the place where Huo Jun was appointed.

When Pan Jun saw Huo Jun's inquiry, he said: "Jun's aunt is Jiang Wan, who is also Jiang Gongyan. When he was young, Jun went to Xiangyang to study, and Gongyan was well-known in the county. The current governance of Jingchu makes you want to seek talents. Therefore..."

When it came to the latter part, Pan Jun couldn't go on. It seemed that he wanted to promote his relatives.

Huo Jun smiled and said: "It is not impossible to promote virtuous people without avoiding relatives. It is an act of long history."

After a pause, Huo Jun asked: "I wonder if Chang Shi wants to appoint Gong Yan to take any position?"

"Gong Yan has no merit, he can only serve as a secretary to the state!" Pan Jun said.

Huo Jun put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said: "I think brother Jun is very impressive and seems to have talent and learning. It is better to serve under Jun's rule. If the talent and learning can be used, he may be the county magistrate. After a few years of hard work, he can be put to great use. How about that?"

"I'm afraid it will trouble the king!" Pan Jun said with a smile.

"When we first rule Nanjun, we are looking for talented people!" Huo Jun said with a smile.

Pan Jun responded and said: "Whether Jingchu can prosper depends on the governance of the monarchs and governors."

While the two were walking together, Huo Jun glanced in the direction of Liu Qi's palace and said: "Chengming is in charge of political affairs and lives at the envoy's side. You should give more advice to the envoy and don't be overly obsessed with wine and sex."

Pan Jun was about to say something but stopped, then sighed and said, "How could it be that Jun didn't give advice, but you listened but refused to accept it? There is nothing we can do about it!"

"Just try your best to persuade me!" Huo Jun said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)