The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 180 Group Benefits
The wind is sunny and the sun is shining brightly.

On the official road to the west of Chang'an, thousands of horses and horses marched slowly. The soldiers were wearing armor and carrying guns, but they showed no sense of killing.

The team of thousands of people did not stop until they reached the boundary of Fufeng County.

Guo Jia, who straddled the horse with a cloak on his shoulders, cupped his hands towards Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were beside him, and said gently: "We must say goodbye after sending you off for thousands of miles. The two generals are heroes in the world. It is a great honor to eliminate the bandits in the country, and the war in Kansai has ceased, the common people are fortunate, I would like to work with the two generals to keep peace for the people of Kansai, and avoid the suffering of war.”

Ma Teng and Han Sui clasped their fists at Guo Jia with a solemn expression, said some polite words, and then led the army away together.

Their remnants returned to the west ahead of schedule, and now the two are still leading each of their [-] entourages. The difference is that they returned with a full load.

Guo Jia distributed most of the gold and silver treasures seized by Li Jue and Guo Si to them, and the two of them went back with a load of gold and silver, and it can't be said that they got nothing.

At least they were promoted, got a lot of money, and divided the territory, so they can formally rule the roost.

Watching the two leave with a team of one thousand in total, Guo Jia stopped and watched for a long time, the smile on his lips getting wider and wider.

Although the two divided up the territory west of Fufeng, they each have less than [-] troops under their command. When they return to the territory, the top priority is to suppress the restless forces. The most indispensable thing is the arrogant Caotou King, the strength is very different, it is a clown, the strength is almost the same, so it is hard to say.

Han Suimateng, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the west for a while.

After going hundreds of miles out of the city to see each other off, Guo Jia gave the two of them enough face and expressed enough sincerity.

On the way back to Chang'an, Fazheng rode his horse to Guo Jia's side, hesitated for a while before speaking.

"My lord, the Wei family headed by Wei Jiawei in Hedong, the Pei family, the Du family headed by Du Ji in Jingzhao, and other large and small families have recently moved their families. If it is not bad, they plan to serve Cao Cao."

Guanzhong is desolate, with ten rooms and nine empties, and there are still some local nobles and nobles. Although they are lingering on their last days, they are still alive after all.

Guanzhong changed hands, and the imperial court moved the capital to Xuchang. At this time, the great man seemed to have survived a desperate situation. Whether Cao Cao was really loyal to the Han Dynasty, we cannot draw a conclusion now. Whether he is loyal or traitor, we have to leave time to give the answer.

The emperor was in Luoyang, and their families did not show their allegiance. When the emperor went to Xuchang, they actively joined him.

Obviously, the Han court in Luoyang is not profitable for them, but the court is different in Xudu.

"Xiaozhi, do you think I am capable of recruiting them now? Can I make them work for me?"

Guo Jia smiled faintly. At this moment, now he is a Hanchen and has strength. Compared with the him who just captured Yizhou and was scolded as a traitor a few years ago, he is completely different.

After bowing his head and thinking for a moment, Fazheng said reluctantly: "If my lord sincerely appeases these families, at least half of them will work for my lord. But..."

"But you won't agree."

Guo Jia smiled heartily, and Fazheng's complexion changed when he heard the words, and he said in fear: "I don't dare, but how my lord behaves, I and my colleagues dare not be dissatisfied."

Looking at Fazheng playfully, Guo Jia grabbed the reins tightly, looked ahead, and said with a faint smile, "If they want to leave, let them go, ha ha."

Guo Jia patted his horse and speeded up his return to the city. Fazheng looked from behind, his expression relaxed, and at the same time he showed a wry smile.

Each vassal is essentially a warlord, but it represents a political group. Maintaining and expanding the interests of the group is the starting point for them to support the ruler.

Yuan Shao and Liu Biao had the support of the gentry, and the starting point of the political group that supported Yuan Shao was to help the Yuan family dominate the world, while the political group that supported Liu Biao was to maintain their interests in Jingxiang.

Yuan Shao is supported, but whether he can control the overall situation depends on his personal ability. If he can't control the situation, it will cause vicious competition among the gentry class under his rule.

Liu Biao was just a representative of the Jingxiang family. Before the Jingzhou gentry supported Liu Biao, the thieves rebelled, and their interests were violated, and they were even in danger of extinction. Therefore, Liu Biao came to power, but the Jingxiang family really dominated the situation.

Cao Cao is a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he uses the emperor as a signboard to attract the gentry to join him. It is not Yuan Shao who can compare, Yuan Shao himself is confused when he plays balance, but Cao Cao sees clearly than Yuan Shao, letting the gentry control the power is equivalent to handing over the lifeblood to others, so Cao Cao promoted the poor family to suppress the gentry, making him To rule is to dominate.

After several years of recuperation, Guo Jia has brought order out of chaos and turned against the rule of law, and has also formed a political group that cannot be underestimated. His political group is loyal to Guo Jia. Talented scholars who were born in a humble background and could never become officials through filial piety and honesty supported Guo Jia because they didn't need to look at people's faces, and they didn't need to join a wealthy family as their wings. Under such circumstances, whether officials at all levels in Yizhou It is not easy to draw conclusions about forming a party for private interests. At least, they did not have any influence when they became officials. Looking at this political group as a whole, their interests are all given by the ruler Guo Jia.

A minister wins and cultivates people, but a master loses his party.

Liu Xie wanted to ask Yuan Shao hysterically why he didn't become a loyal minister, but Guo Jia wanted to ask Liu Xiehe his father and the previous Han emperors.

How many officials have been promoted through the four generations of the Yuan family's three generations of ministers?Promotion, appointment and dismissal, local officials all looked at the face of the Yuan family. When the Han Dynasty collapsed and collapsed, Shandong had formed a huge political group, and the one standing at the top of this pyramid was not the Liu family, but the Yuan family. Home.

Can we put all the blame on Yuan Shao?He just inherited the legacy left by his predecessors, plus he has a little ambition.

Can Guo Jia rely on the gentry to conquer the country?No, he abolished the imperial examinations for filial piety and integrity, not only because many officials of the gentry were in their positions but did not seek their own political power, the more reason was that he wanted to build a truly powerful ruling class. , a political group that serves him, is loyal to him, and whose interests and future are tied to him can make him stable internally and unanimously external!
In the Sili area, the big and small gentry and nobles around Sanfu Jingzhao wanted to defect to Cao Cao. There must be talents here, but Guo Jia would not regret it. Under Guo Jia's rule, the main way to become an official was to pass the imperial examination. Guo Jia would not change his original intention for the sake of a few gentry talents, otherwise the interests of the officials under his rule would be violated.

The gentry with a good background can get a good future with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but with Guo Jia it is obvious that they must rely on real talent and learning, so they abandon Guo Jia. On the contrary, people with humble backgrounds and talents, or He is a talented person from a down-and-out rich family who can't get along with him, so he will come to Guo Jia to stand out with his own talent.

This is the capital and position of Guo Jia's rise. In the future, there will inevitably be conflicts with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. Political disagreements, being an official in the same dynasty is just a dispute, but between the princes, they will be resolved by conquest. Conflicts of political interests are inevitable.

After returning to Chang'an, Guo Jia summoned civil and military officials from the mansion. The battle in Guanzhong was over, and the land in Guanzhong was obtained, and it was time to distribute the benefits here.

Wu Yi was sent back to Hanzhong by Guo Jia to replace Xu Shu, and Wu Ban, who was stationed in Chencang, led [-] troops to the west of Fufeng to take precautions. But Guo Jia's prevention work cannot be relaxed.

After taking Guanzhong, the importance of Hanzhong's strategic location was slightly reduced. Wu Yi and Yan Pu towned Hanzhong, Meng Da guarded Chencang, and Wu Ban stationed Fufengxi. In the early days, Guo Jia wanted to ensure the smooth flow of grain roads from Hanzhong to Chang'an. There can be no difference.

Yan Yan occupies Wuguan, Zhang Liao sits at Hangu Pass, and Chang'an is under the command of Gan Ning, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Gao Shun.

As soon as Xu Shu arrived, he congratulated Guo Jia. Guo Jia responded with a smile. His heart was not very relaxed. Guanzhong was still a huge burden before production resumed.

Seeing Xu Chu's lack of energy and dejected look, Guo Jia knew that Xu Chu's complexion had been bad for the past few days, and he spent all his time drinking away his sorrows. In fact, it was because of the heavy casualties of his soldiers, and Xu Chu felt distressed.

"Zhongkang, don't you have something to say to me?"

Guo Jia sat on the main seat and asked calmly.

Xu Chu's eyes were bloodshot, he looked at Guo Jia listlessly, and said in a muffled voice, "I don't know what to say."

The lobby is not spacious, and compared to Guo Jia's mansion in Chengdu, it is obviously a lot more stingy. The gathering of these mighty generals takes up at least half of the space.

"Since you don't say it, then I'll ask you. You have lost more than [-] soldiers under your command. Within three months, I will ask you to recruit troops to make up the [-]. Can you stop crying?"

With Guo Jia's reputation in Yizhou and the Taiping Army's generous treatment, recruiting more than [-] soldiers is a trivial matter.

Guo Jia looked at Xu Chu gently, but Xu Chu's depressed expression shook slightly, and he didn't reply.

He felt distressed, not because there were only over 1000 of the [-] soldiers under his command, but because the soldiers he trained like brothers died.

"Okay, let me ask you again. After this battle is over, you will be rewarded for your achievements. You have suffered the most, but you have also made great achievements in battle. Open your mouth, what kind of rewards and posthumous treatment do you want for the soldiers who died in battle? I promise, so you can cheer up?"

Guo Jia looked at Xu Chu sincerely, he wasn't talking nonsense.

Xu Chu stared at Guo Jia in a daze, tears welled up in his eyes, he lowered his head and wiped them away, and said to Guo Jia, choking with fists, "On behalf of the dead soldiers, thank you, my lord."

Guo Jia stood up with a heavy expression on his face, and said, "I will pay several times for the soldiers who died in this expedition."

(End of this chapter)