Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 163 Setting up hundreds of officials

Nankang Dachang Princess Mansion.

Sima Xingnan had been staying in Jiankang for some time, and the compliments from the noble ladies made her reluctant to return.

It wasn't until she heard that Huan Wen was having fun in Jiangling Taoist Temple that she asked people to pack their bags.

Sima Xingnan naturally had eyes and ears in Jiangling, otherwise how could Sima Xingnan know that Huan Wen was fooling around in the nunnery.

She didn't care that Huan Wen was now the Duke of Chu and had the prestige of becoming the Great Sima. In the final analysis, if he had not benefited from her own son, otherwise the old slave would have no merit to be promoted to an official position.

Huan Wen learned that Sima Xingnan was about to return to Jiangling, and the joy of just receiving the reward was diluted a lot. He even proposed that his generals go to a Taoist temple to celebrate, but Huan Wen refused.

The princess will be back soon, so the old slave must have enough energy to serve the princess.

In the end, with Huan Wen's dedicated service, Sima Xingnan did not accuse him.

At the same time, the news that Huan Xi had another son also became known to Huan Wen and Sima Xingnan.

Of course Huan Wen also misses Aman, Luo Niang, and their new-born grandson. After all, Aman and Luo Niang are four years old now, and Huan Wen saw them when they were babies, and Xiang Baer doesn't even know what they look like.

But he did not send an envoy north and asked Huan Xi to send his children to live there for a while.

Because Huan Wen was also preparing for the Northern Expedition.

Now that he has occupied Jiangzhou, Jingzhou is no longer under military threat from the imperial court. Huan Wen can mobilize his troops at will, and no one can restrain him anymore.

The Northern Expedition, which has been planned for several years, should also be put into practice.

Huan Wen vowed to let the world take a good look at him. He was praised by Yu Yi as a hero of the world, and his reputation was not in vain.

Huan Wen's goal was the Xu and Luo lands occupied by Zhou Cheng.

In the past, Huan Wen and Huan Xi looked down upon Luoyang because they could not hold it after they occupied it.

Huan Xi needs to attack Qianliang, while Huan Wen needs to defend Jiangzhou.

Facing the enemy in Hedong, Luoyang was basically undefended, and the two could not separate the heavy troops for guarding, so they had to let Zhou Cheng occupy Yingchuan and Henan counties.

But today is different from the past. Luoyang, which was once regarded as useless, has now become a popular place.

With Huan Chong guarding Jiangzhou, Huan Wen could safely gather heavy troops in the Luoyang area without worrying that the imperial court would take the opportunity to attack Jingzhou.

Restoring the old capital and gaining political capital are secondary.

If Luoyang can be managed and the population is prosperous, Huan Wen can force the court to return the old capital.

Once the imperial court is forced to leave Jiangdong, it will be equivalent to meat on the chopping board and can be manipulated at will.

Even if you want to usurp the throne in the future, it will be much easier.

Moreover, with Zhou Cheng's strength, it would not be difficult for Huan Wen to capture Luoyang.

A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move. Huan Wen tolerated it for many years. When he used his sword again, it was safer to swing it at the weak.

Huan Wen had already sent people north to deliver a message, informing Huan Xi that he would raise troops for the Northern Expedition within this year.

The fifth day of March in the tenth year of Yonghe (AD 354).

The courtier Che Guan was sent as an envoy to Jiangling and Chang'an under the orders of the Queen Mother. He first read the imperial edict in Jiangling and ordered Huan Wen to be the Duke of Chu. He named the feudal state Chu and named it Chu. He named the 32 counties of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou as his vassal state. territory.

Huan Wen paid homage to the imperial edict and celebrated with his generals.

Soon, Huan Wen followed Cao Cao's example and was granted the title of Duke of Wei. He established his capital in Ye and made Jiangling in Jingzhou the capital of the Chu Kingdom.

An ancestral temple was also built to worship the ancestors of the Huan family and the righteous god of Sheji.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Huan Wen had the power to appoint hundreds of officials. Among them, Xi Chao was appointed as the Shangshu Ling of the State of Chu, and the other generals and assistants were all awarded official positions in the State of Chu.

But what makes people laugh and cry is that the crown prince of the Chu Kingdom is actually the Duke of the Liang Kingdom.

Like William I the Conqueror, he was both King of England and Duke of Normandy in France. At the same time, although the envoys conferred by the imperial court were still on their way to Chang'an, Huan Wen had already sent people and horses to deliver the news from Jiangling in advance.

Everyone in the Chang'an Military Mansion was very happy about this, and they were all thinking about what kind of position they could get in the Liang Kingdom.

This is also the reason why Huan Xi's generals are so keen on letting him establish a feudal kingdom. Only when he makes progress can everyone follow suit.

Good news came one after another. Xie Ai sent people to report quickly. Dunhuang County and Xihai County had surrendered one after another, and Li Bai, the governor of the Western Regions, and others also expressed their surrender.

Du Zhou has taken the post of governor of Dunhuang with 4,000 infantrymen and their families.

At the same time, Huan Xi's appointment of the former Dunhuang governor was also brought over. The former Dunhuang governor will be transferred to Qinzhou to serve as the governor of Wudu County.

Xie Ai is now on his way back to the army. One thousand infantry among the three thousand soldiers have been left in Dunhuang, and their families will also be moved to Dunhuang County.

The remaining two thousand cavalry will be placed in the three counties of Wuwei, Xiping and Jincheng.

As for Xie Ai, he would go eastward and come to Chang'an, where he would serve as an aide to the General's Mansion and also hold an official position in the State of Chu.

On March 20, after half a month of long journey, Che Guan finally arrived in Chang'an.

".Now we take Jingzhao, Fengyi, Fufeng, Anding, Beidi, Shiping, and Xinping of Yongzhou, Hanzhong, Zitong, Brazil, Fuling, Guanghan, Weixing, Shangyong, and Xincheng of Liangzhou, Longxi of Qinzhou, Nan'an, Tianshui, Lueyang, Wudu, Yinping, Didao, and Hedong County in Bingzhou, all twenty-two counties, have the title of Duke Liang.

"Xi Jun's black earth was used to build a tomb shrine, with white grass and turtles in it.

"You will lead the governors of Yong, Liang and Qin states as a general, as before, and also supervise the military affairs of the eight counties of Liangzhou.

"The Liang Kingdom has a system of ministers and ministers below the prime minister, all of which are like princes and kings."

Everyone patiently listened to Cha Guan read out the edict, all looking forward to Huan Xi receiving the edict.

When Huan Xi saw this, he did not pretend to refuse. He thanked him on the spot and accepted the order.

All the generals congratulated him.

The Liang State established its capital in Chang'an, and Huanxi established the official system of the Liang State with the system of three provinces and six ministries.

Wang Meng was appointed as the Minister of the State of Liang, in charge of the six departments of the Province, and the two departments of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Husbandry. He was in charge of the common government, and was also responsible for the history of the general's office in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

He also appointed Quan Yi as the secretary of Liang Guozhong, leading the secretariat of the Central Committee, adhering to Liang Gong's will, in charge of secrets, responsible for making decisions and making decisions, and also led Bo, the master of the palace of the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Only the Menxia Province responsible for reviewing decisions was temporarily inactive. Huanxi appointed Zhao Ju, Zhu Xu, and Huan Yi as the ministers of the Liang Kingdom.

The three of them are not in Chang'an, so naturally they cannot perform their duties.

Zhao Ju also served as the governor of Liangzhou and the prefect of Wuwei and Jincheng counties in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Zhu Xu was also the governor of Qin State in Liang State and the prefect of Tianshui.

Huan Yi also led Liang Guo, the governor of Liang, and the governor of Hanzhong.

Xie Ai was appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Liang Kingdom and also commanded the Sima of the General's Office of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Deng Xia was the leading general of the Liang Kingdom, commanding the imperial army and in charge of the guards.

Basically, all of Huan Xi's close associates and generals were granted official positions in the Liang Kingdom, and their relationship with Huan Xi as king and minister was truly established.

In the past, the relationship between them was actually just the relationship between the palace master and his staff, and between superiors and subordinates.

　I broke my promise tonight and only coded 7000 words, which is 1 short of the 2W5000 goal.

　　I'll take time off tonight to sort out my thoughts, and I'll definitely make up for the word count I owe.

　　Chapter 1 tomorrow before 2pm.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)