three kings

Chapter 83 The Beginning of Chaos

It can be said that Cai's offense was a misunderstanding.Originally, the prefect of Wancheng was appointed by the local governor.However, if there is no suitable candidate, the local governor can also report to the imperial court, and the imperial court will appoint a virtuous person.

At the beginning, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, reported to the imperial court for appointment because he could not find talents.

However, the efficiency of the court was extremely poor, and there was no response for a long time.Wang Rui felt that Wancheng was the gateway of Jingzhou and could not be left alone, so he appointed Cai Mao as the prefect of Wancheng. Coincidentally, the imperial court also appointed Sun Can as the prefect of Wancheng at this time.

According to the law of etiquette, of course Sun Can, who was personally appointed by Liu Hong, was the most qualified.

However, Cai's tricks were not right. He had spent a lot of effort to get the position of prefect. Seeing that Sun Can was young and thought he was easy to bully, he wanted to force him to give up the post of prefect of Wancheng to him.

Unexpectedly, there was a snag, the two armies were fighting, and Xu Huang was captured alive before it was time to have a cup of tea, and he was humiliated.

Of course, Sun Can didn't make things difficult for him, but he just wanted to kill Cai for his self-righteous prestige, and also to test how much ability Xu Huang has, and see what his potential is.

The result was beyond Sun Can's expectation.Even though he was not familiar with the army, he was able to make a reasonable judgment and seize all opportunities decisively and calmly.

He knew that he had picked a treasure, Xu Huang's ability was enough to be the commander of an army of [-], and it was more than enough.

When he was overjoyed, he didn't make it difficult for Cai Mao. After showing him the emperor's letter of appointment, he let him go.

When Sun Can took office as a new official, he acted vigorously and resolutely.Jingzhou has not experienced many wars, and it is currently the wealthiest place for the Han.As the gateway of Jingzhou, the importance of Wancheng is self-evident.

What's more, Wancheng is located in Nanyang County.Nanyang County is bordered by Funiu Mountain in the north, Tongbai Mountain in the east, Qinling Mountains in the west, and Han River in the south, surrounded by mountains on three sides.The terrain is stepped, with the river as the skeleton, forming a horseshoe-shaped basin that opens to the south and connects with the Jianghan Plain, known as the Nanyang Basin.The terrain in the basin is open and the soil is fertile.

The temperature is quite good, and the ancients also praised it in poems that "there is rain before spring and flowers bloom early, and there is no frost after autumn and leaves fall late". It is the most ideal blessed place in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, Wancheng is one of the famous and rich cities next to Chang'an and Luoyang in the Han Dynasty.

The so-called rich and greedy.The superiority of Nanyang County has made officials in the county, like many places, corrupt and corrupt.

Although Sun Can is not very good at governing the territory, he can't tolerate the corrupt and incompetent officialdom under his rule, and all the officials under him are corrupt officials who are rampant with evil.

Liu Hua has the same opinion as Sun Can regarding this kind of corrupt officials who are forced to eat from the hands of kind people.As soon as the two of them came together, they agreed on the method of killing one to warn the hundred, killing chickens and respecting monkeys, to give a warning to the corrupt officials in the county, so that they lose their position, and then find out the rest of them one by one.

Jia Xia Xiang Wang You and Dui Xiang Li Lian were the first two chickens to be caught and killed for monkeys.

With a role model, those county magistrates who were reluctant to hold Fugui all united and reported Sun Can's abuse of power to Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou.

However, before the letter was sent to Xiangyang, the capital of Jingzhou, Sun Can and Liu Hua discovered the actions of these people.

And sent their crimes to the hands of Wang Rui, Xiangyang, Jingzhou.After all, Wang Rui, governor of Jingzhou, is Sun Can's boss in name, and some procedures still have to be followed.

Under Sun Can's severe suppression, the corrupt officials in Wancheng were almost banned. In order to save their lives, some of those who survived the catastrophe also began to change careers, changing from corrupt officials to honest officials, not daring to use their lives to make fun of it.

After some rectification and detailed understanding, Sun Can decided to reform Wancheng's internal affairs.

But reform needs talent to make it work.

There are very few internal affairs talents under Sun Can's command, and only Liu Hua can support himself on the stage.For this reason, Liu Hua also spent a lot of thought. He drew up ten internal affairs talents and asked the soldiers to find out their whereabouts. After finding them, he asked Sun Can to write a letter to invite them.

Unfortunately, no one is willing to come.

The so-called, prosperous times serve the country, and troubled times follow the name of the master.

The celebrities in the Three Kingdoms are not ordinary people.It is not a troubled time now, and serving the country is more worthwhile than serving Sun Can, after all, Sun Can is just a prefect.Even in troubled times, these people will choose the master and become an official, instead of coming to Sun Can, who is only 17 years old, just because of a letter.

What's more, the present is neither a troubled time nor a prosperous one.

And those top talents need to see the current situation clearly and find the master, so how can they give up their body to others so quickly.

Therefore, no one responded to Sun Can's call.

Just when Sun Can was worried, a Confucian scholar in blue came into Sun Can's eyes.

The visitor said: "My surname is Gu, my first name is Yong, and my character is Yuan Tan. I am from Wu County, Wu County. I heard that your lord is recruiting talents, so I came here to recommend myself."

Seeing Gu Yong's handsome face and bright eyes, Sun Can had a good feeling at first glance.After chatting for a while, I found that the other party's conversation was extraordinary, and he was indeed a talent.He didn't hesitate at the moment, and immediately named him Lingshi to assist him in handling government affairs.

With Gu Yong's help, the new system was quickly promulgated.

There is nothing to say that Gu Yong is really strong in handling government affairs, even Liu Hua can't compare with him.During the year with him, Wancheng's economy has developed substantially.

A year later, maybe Gu Yong recognized Sun Can's ability, or maybe it was for other reasons.He also introduced good friends Yu Fan and Xu Jing to join Sun Can's camp.

With Yu Fan and Xu Jing joining Wancheng, Wancheng became more and more prosperous. Compared with the scene when Sun Can first came, it can be said that every day is changing.

Sun Can once asked Gu Yong, "Yuan Tan, your home is far away in Wujun, why did you come to Wancheng from thousands of miles to help me?"

Gu Yong just smiled, and said in a warm tone: "My lord will naturally know in the future that Yong was just a matter of loyalty. Now that I am convinced by my lord's ability, I am willing to do my best to serve you. What happened before, my lord The National People's Congress doesn't have to worry about it, and doesn't have to worry about it."

Sun Can knew that Gu Yong had no malice, since the other party didn't want to say it, he didn't force it either.

In addition, in terms of military and political affairs, Sun Can adopted a fine line.

He followed Liu Hua's suggestion, recruited [-] recruits, handed all the recruits to Gao Shun, a master trainer, for training, and then distributed them to other troops.

Now Sun Can has [-] troops under his command, for reasonable reorganization.

Sun Can divided the [-] troops into five battalions.

They are "Ranger Camp", "Leopard Camp", "Trapped Camp", "Sharp Gun Camp", and "Strong Crossbows".

The "Wandering Battalion" is still led by Fan Wu, and the number of people is set at [-]. Among them, the horses were written by Sun Can to Liu Bian, and Liu Bian asked his uncle He Jin to send them as a condition for him to reconcile with He Jin. .

Although He Jin was reluctant, he put all his treasures on his nephew.When he asked Empress He to demote Sun Can, Liu Bian didn't speak a word to him for a year.Now that there was a possibility of reconciliation, he also ignored the grievances with Sun Can, and happily transferred more than 2000 Xiliang horses from the army to Wan County.

The "Leopard Battalion" is under the command of Xu Huang. It is an infantry with [-] swords and shields. It is the largest and most practical unit in the army.

The "trapped camp" was of course Gao Shun, with a number of one thousand. It was Sun Can's army's secret weapon, and Sun Can personally appointed him as Gao Shun's private army. Even Sun Can himself could not mobilize anyone in the "trapped camp".In Fan Wu's words, its attack power is like a group of lunatics.Just imagine, even Fan Wu's [-] cavalry did not dare to confront Gao Shun's [-] "trapped camp". It can be seen that the strength of the "trapped camp" should be calculated as terror.

The "Sharp Spear Battalion" is under the command of Zhang Fei, with a total of 5000 people. They are spearmen. Under his leadership, this pair of soldiers is enough to become the guest stars of ordinary cavalry.

"Strong crossbow relatives" can be regarded as Sun Can's direct line of troops, and also his guard.Composed of a thousand crossbowmen, this crossbow is not a common crossbow on the battlefield, but a continuous crossbow developed by Liu Hua. It can shoot five arrow feathers at a time. The overlord must die even if he is alive.

Although the military strength is not too large, looking at the whole big man, except for the difference in military strength, I am afraid that only the elites under the command of General He Jin, Governor of Xiliang Dong Zhuo, and Governor of Bingzhou Ding Yuan can compare with it.

As the prefect, Sun Can has such a strong team, which is already quite remarkable.At least he is No.1 among all the prefects of the big man, and even some governors are not as good as him.

Just as Sun Can was concentrating on developing Wancheng, a black cloud appeared over Luoyang.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, that is, in [-] AD, August.

Hanling Emperor Liu Hong's health was getting worse day by day, his spirit was getting worse and worse, and his temper was getting worse.

Without the threat of Zhang Rang, General He Jin can be said to be proud of his spring breeze, and it is appropriate to act recklessly in Luoyang, causing the people to complain unbearably.

In the end, He Jin's arbitrary behavior angered Grand Tutor Sun Zhe.

Sun Zhe drafted He Jin's five major crimes overnight and asked Liu Hong to abolish He Jin as a general.

Liu Hong took down Sun Zhe's memorial and reprimanded He Jin angrily, but he did not remove He Jin's position as a general.

He Jin was narrow-minded and couldn't bear this anger, so he secretly joined forces with He Hou to target Sun Zhe everywhere.

Sun Zhe was also a bit dependent on his elders. He felt that He Jin's actions had reached a point of no return, so he kept persuading Liu Hong to abolish He Jin.

Liu Hong reported his health, and was upset by what Sun Zhe said, so he scolded Sun Zhe.

In a fit of anger, Sun Zhe abandoned his official position and went into seclusion, leaving Luoyang.

Liu Hong regretted it very much afterwards, and tried every means to persuade Sun Zhe, who he regarded as his father, to change his mind.

However, Sun Zhe was as smelly and hard as a stone in a latrine, no matter what he couldn't make Sun Zhe change his mind.Liu Hong could only stare at the south from the imperial city and was speechless for a long time.

So far, Liu Hong is very dissatisfied with He Jin's actions.

(End of this chapter)