The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 517 Chapter 516 Liu Bei's fate (4)

The celebration banquet was held in the county seat of Chen County. This is not only the county seat of Chen County, but also the feudal state of King Chen Liu Chong, but the two are independent of each other.

Luo Jun, Liu Chong's former Prime Minister, is now the prefect of Chen County. Since the king of Chen Liu Chong attached himself to Zhang Yan, he has been living a relatively peaceful life. After all, it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and Liu Chong has a good impression of Zhang Yan. The two also became brothers.

However, before that, Zhang Yan was crowned king because of his merits and surnames, which still affected Liu Chong's emotions to some extent, and Zhang Yan's King Yan was the real one with real power, unlike him, but A prince and king.

Although the Eastern Han Dynasty also adopted the enfeoffment system, the territories of the enfeoffed kings were very small, and the Eastern Han Dynasty had a strict control and supervision system for the princes and kings. Therefore, throughout the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has never been an example of the princes and kings rebelling.On the contrary, some princes and kings even have to look at the face of the country's prime minister. Even if they are wronged, they dare not say a word.

In the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was an opposition between the prime minister and the prince of the feudal state. The prime minister was nominally sent to assist the king in governing the feudal state, but in fact he was monitoring every move of the king.

During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Wu, Chu and other countries launched the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. After being put down, the Han Dynasty paid special attention to the supervision of those princes and kings. , Their descendants generally live in a very difficult situation.

However, there are only a handful of people like Liu Chong and Luo Jun who get along so well between Feng Wang and Guo Xiang.

Liu Chongwu is brave and fierce, and is good at riding and shooting, while Luo Jun is an out-and-out Confucian master, and his intelligence must not be far behind.The reunion of two people may be a coincidence deliberately arranged by God. From the beginning to the end, the two people get along very well.

Moreover, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, due to the sincere cooperation of Liu Chong and Luo Jun, when other places were captured by the powerful Yellow Turban thieves, Chen County, under the defense organized by Liu Chong and Luo Jun, once Once again repelled the attack of the Yellow Turban bandits and saved Chen county.

Even in the later battles for hegemony among the princes, other princes and kings were unable to protect themselves, or died unexpectedly, or left their hometowns, but only Liu Chong still stood firmly on the county seat of Chen County, even Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, etc. As long as the separatists mentioned Chen County, they would not dare to provoke them easily.

However, Liu Chong has been guarding Chen County alone and has not expanded outwards. This also shows that he does not have much ambition. At that time, Liu Chong made his most correct choice and resolutely decided to attach himself to Zhang Yan.

This celebration was held in Chen County and Liu Chong's territory, so it was chosen to be held in King Chen's palace, and all expenses were borne by King Chen himself.

At the banquet, Zhang Yan chatted with everyone, drinking and chatting, chatting, but never mentioned business.If Zhang Yan didn't mention it, others would not be able to mention it, so after a banquet, everyone was drunk and arranged to rest in the guest room of Prince Chen's Mansion.

It wasn't until the next day that Zhang Yan gathered all the people together and rewarded them for their merits. Among them, Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan contributed the most, and then Chen Wang Liu Chong, He Yi, Liu Pi and others came to support Hao Zhao, Chen Ying and others.

Therefore, Zhang Yan directly gave Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan the rank of major general. Originally, Liu Chong's contribution should be slightly lower than that of Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan. Xiu and Yuan Huan couldn't hide their face, and Liu Chong was loyal to Zhang Yan, so Zhang Yan gave Liu Chong the rank of lieutenant general.As for He Yi and Liu Pi, they had the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the surrendered general Zhang Xiu took Yang Xiu and others to occupy Nanyang after surrendering, so he also had a little credit and was awarded the rank of major.

A military rank is a military rank, not an official position. A military rank is just a kind of honor, just like a title. However, for a while, everyone can't adapt to these reforms, because they are still used to the ancient title system. Men, sons, and men have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It will take a long time to adapt to the new military rank system.

After having a military rank, Zhang Yan rewarded the meritorious officers and soldiers, and it was handy, because the military rank is only a kind of honor, and the spiritual reward is greater than the material reward.

The title is something that can be seen and touched. If you want to be a title, you must have a fief and a place of food. Therefore, since the announcement of the New Deal, the original title is still retained, but Zhang Yan is very concerned about the title. Sealing and rewarding is even more important.

This is like the war years and the peace years. If you want to obtain meritorious service in war years, it is very fast, but in peacetime, if you want to obtain any meritorious service, it is almost as difficult as reaching the sky.

Therefore, when the country was founded, in order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, most of the founding emperors chose to award meritorious officials, but in the prosperous age, it would be difficult for ordinary people to obtain any titles.

Zhang Yan also has this kind of heart now. He has awarded too many titles before, and now he regrets it. When he wants to award rewards later, titles are definitely something that is not easy to award. He will never use titles for rewards unless it is a last resort. .Instead, it is the military rank system he implemented, which wants to fundamentally establish everyone's inner understanding of military rank.

Although Zhang Yan came alone this time, he brought many military ranks with him. This was also one of the purposes of his coming here this time. He wanted to personally hang medals on the chests of those who were awarded.

After the implementation of the New Deal, Zhang Yan asked the craftsmen to step up to forge a batch of medals to replace the seals and ribbons when they were knighted before.

The medal is very delicate, not too big, but it is particularly conspicuous when hung on the chest. There are also stars engraved on the medal, and the size of the military rank is determined by the number of stars.In addition, there are bar-shaped bars, which can be regarded as completely copying the production method of the current military rank.

No way, all Zhang Yan could think of was this. He found that copying it was more realistic than his own ingenious thinking. After all, why couldn't he use something that was used all over the world.The difference is that Zhang Yan only advanced the medal by more than 1000 years.

Zhang Yan personally hung up the medals for the recipients, then returned to his seat, let everyone sit down, and said: "Ever since the governor of Yuzhou, Chen Gui, was seriously ill and returned to Pengcheng to recuperate, Yuzhou has always been No governor was appointed. However, Chen Gui's condition may not improve in a short period of time, and he needs to recuperate for a long time. Yuzhou cannot live without a governor. I want to choose one of you to be the governor of Yuzhou. I want to hear , in your mind, who is the most suitable?"

Yang Xiu spoke first, "I think Prefect Yuan is the most suitable."

"No, I think Prefect Yang is more suitable." Yuan Huan hastily declined.

As soon as the words fell, the hall became quiet again. In fact, everyone had their own ideas about who would be the governor of Yuzhou. Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan were the two most capable people. They had a higher possibility of being the governor of Yuzhou. So we don't argue at all.

However, Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan actually refused each other, which made everyone a little embarrassed, so they simply stopped expressing their opinions.

Zhang Yan looked at everyone and asked, "Do you all think who is more suitable to be the governor of Yuzhou?"

He Yi and Liu Pi were relatively close to Yuan Huan, so they naturally recommended Yuan Huan, while Liu Chong and Luo Jun recommended the young Yang Xiu.

The support rates on both sides are basically the same, the difference is that the supported objects are different.

Zhang Yan glanced at Zhang Xiu who had not spoken all this time, and asked, "General Zhang, who do you think is more suitable to be the governor of Yuzhou?"

Zhang Xiu was taken aback. She didn't expect Zhang Yan to ask herself, but after a while, she regained her composure and said to Zhang Yan, "I think the right person should be appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. I don't know who to choose. , I'm new here and I don't know much about this place, but I think His Highness King Yan should already have a clear candidate in his heart, otherwise, he wouldn't be so relaxed."

Zhang Yan laughed loudly, then stood up slowly, and said loudly: "The reason why Liu Biao's army was able to repel this time, Yuan Huan has a huge contribution, and Yuan Huan also planned to kill Cai Mao and others, He also captured many Jingzhou sailors and let Liu Biao escape in embarrassment. It can be said that it is the first victory of this war. It is not important who will be the governor of Yuzhou, what is important is how to protect the environment and the people. Yuan Huan's performance this time, It is enough to prove that he is a good prefect. After Liu Biao's army entered Runan, due to his ingenious strategy, he was not attacked by the enemy and the stability of Runan was preserved. Therefore, Yuan Huan should be the most suitable governor of Yuzhou."

As soon as the words fell, Yang Xiu was not disappointed at all. On the contrary, he was very happy because he knew that Yuan Huan's contribution this time was much greater than his. He just defended Yingchuan and surrendered Zhang Xiu, while Yuan Huan Huan disintegrated the entire Liu Biao's offensive plan, and he also gained a lot on the battlefield. Yuan Huan's sophistication and scheming, he really admired the five-body cast, even if it were him, under the environment at that time, it might not be possible. Can do better than Yuan Huan.Moreover, Yang Xiu always thought that he was very young, and he was unwilling to leave Yingchuan.

Fortunately, it is a happy result for everyone. He will continue to be his prefect of Yingchuan, stay in Yangdi City, and continue to benefit the people of Yingchuan.

"In a few days, the Ministry of Officials should issue a letter of appointment. You should prepare first, and then take up the post in Qiao County. As for the post of Runan prefect, I have other arrangements."

"Here!"

At this moment, a Jin Yiwei hurried in from the outside, holding a letter in his hand, and once he entered the hall, he said loudly: "Report to King Yan, an urgent report from Jingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)