Three Kingdoms

Zhongji, the servant, followed the **** of Huangmen and asked in a low voice, "Why did your Majesty summon you?" 』

The Huangmen **** lowered his head and half-bent and said: "This slave is just delivering orders for Your Majesty..."

Zhong Ji took out two or three Hussar silver coins from his sleeves and stuffed them into Huangmen eunuch's belt. "Who doesn't know that Zhongguan is the most kind-hearted... Besides, if you are reckless and ignorant, if you accidentally conflict on certain things, Your Majesty, isn’t it also..."

The **** of Huangmen quickly rolled his eyes, looked left and right, and then whispered: "Your Majesty has just received the letter of the recovery of Wancheng..."

"ah? ” Zhong Ji was stunned, but before he could figure out the truth, Chongde Hall was right in front of him.

Emperor Liu Xie was walking around in the Chongde Hall with his hands behind his back. When he saw Zhong Ji coming, he immediately waved, "Qing Zhong Ai, come on!" 』

Zhongji hurriedly came forward to pay homage, "Wei Chen..."

Before Zhongji could finish speaking, Liu Xie waved his hand, "No need to be polite!" Someone come! Take a seat! 』

Zhong Ji thanked him again.

When Zhongji sat down, Liu Xie asked impatiently: "Has your Majesty heard about what happened in Wancheng?" 』

 "Wan...Wan...cough cough cough..." I don't know whether Zhong Ji lost his breath or thought better of it. Anyway, as soon as he opened his mouth, he looked like he was choking on saliva and started coughing.

 The etiquette of duel performance in the Han Dynasty was not as strict and complicated as that of later generations.

In front of an emperor as fierce and famous as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there are still ministers who dare to sit in front of him.

You must know that there were no pants or underwear in the Han Dynasty.

 So this is a dustpan...

This was almost unimaginable in the later feudal dynasties. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Tang Dynasty changed the etiquette norms of the previous dynasty.

When Liu Xie saw Zhong Ji coughing, he waved his hand and asked the **** to get water.

Zhongji took a sip of water and regained his breath. Then he apologized to Liu Xie and said, "I have indeed heard about this." General Zixiao has always been quiet, secretive and calm, and he is consistent inside and outside, so he should not falsely report what is right. 』

Liu Xie took a breath and said, "So, Wancheng... has really been recovered?" 』

Zhongji had a few thoughts running through his mind, but on the surface he remained calm, "That should be the case." 』

Liu Xie hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If that's the case... wouldn't it be... Xiangyang can take the Wuguan Road directly into the pass?" 』

The reason why Liu Xie recruited Zhongji was that he was more inclined to the Han Dynasty, and he was somewhat knowledgeable about military matters and had some practical experience in leading troops. In Shandong, there are many people who know how to lead troops and are proficient in military affairs, but among these people, there are very few who are loyal to the Han Dynasty and the emperor.

Over the years, Liu Xie has more or less learned about the situation in the world. He is naturally much better than he was when he was ignorant in Luoyang. In addition, the land of Nanyang was the imperial hometown where Emperor Guangwu prospered, and it was also the object of Liu Xie's attention.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Nanyang Basin was located at the center of the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains. It was separated from Funiu Mountain and its northeastern remnant veins in the north to the Central Plains. In the east, Tongbai Mountain led to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. In the south, it was bounded by Jingshan Mountain, Dahong Mountain, and Tongbai Mountain. The boundary is connected with Jingchu, and the west is along the Han River that can be traced back to Hanzhong. It can indeed be called the heart of the Central Plains.

Although Nanyang Wancheng has always stated that it is neutral and will not participate in the disputes between Fei and Cao, everyone knows that the relationship between Pang and Fei Qian is far closer than that between the Cao family, so the so-called neutrality It's just an excuse, but such a thorn in the hinterland of Nanyang is now so easily removed?

This can't help but make Liu Xie confused, followed by some fear and worry. Could it be that Cao Cao's strength has reached such a level?

There was no movement at all, and I didn’t hear of any serious fighting in Wancheng, and then they conquered it?

At the same time, the road leading to Guanzhong in the northwest of Nanyang Basin is Wuguan Road. This mountain road is the back door to the core area of ​​​​Guanzhong when the east and west are in conflict. Historically, due to the steepness of Hangu Pass and Tongguan, the Eastern forces would inevitably suffer heavy losses if they blocked the pass head-on. Therefore, Wuguan Road became another important road to attack Guanzhong. Liu Bang, who likes to go through the back door, poked the chrysanthemum of the Qin Dynasty, and now doesn't it mean that Fei Qian's chrysanthemum is also exposed?

If Wancheng was in the hands of Fei Qian, Cao Jun would not dare to advance to Wuguandao due to flank security issues. But now that Wancheng is lost, it means that Cao Jun can safely and boldly launch an offensive in the Xiangyang area of ​​​​Jingzhou...

Zhongji bowed his head and reported back: "Your Majesty, although the Wuguan Road can lead to the pass, it is not a smooth road with high mountains and dangerous roads and deep valleys." In the past, when Emperor Gaozu had to enter the Pass, Naixiang...well, well, even if he could enter the Wuguan Pass, Lan Tian would be in the way..."

Zhongji originally wanted to say that Liu Bang was able to sneak into Guanzhong because Xiang Yu attracted the Qin Dynasty's large forces, but then he thought about it, isn't this very similar to the current situation? It's just that it was Liu Bang and Liu Bang who met each other back then, and now it's Cao Ren and Cao Cao. If Cao Ren is really allowed to rush into Guanzhong, then judging from the closeness between Cao Cao and Cao Ren, the so-called "Liu Xiang Controversy" will not occur at all. By then, they will work together to eliminate the potential forces in Guanzhong, and it will be impossible to say...

Zhongji couldn't help but tremble.

 At this moment, Zhong Ji realized the seriousness of the problem.

If Cao Cao takes Guanzhong and Fei Qian's foundation is taken away, it can almost be said that his luck is cut off. From then on, the Cao family will be the only one. No matter from that point of view, when competition turns into a monopoly, how much loyalty and patriotism can be preserved? Where is the heart?

“Do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in Xiangyang, north of Jing Dynasty?” What about Wuguan Lantian? Liu Xie asked.

Zhong Ji was speechless, then lowered his head and said, "This... I don't know..."

 He ​​is just a servant, okay? And he is still a peripheral servant. How could he know such important military data?

Liu Xie's eyes flickered twice and asked again, "If General Zixiao enters Wuguan, what are the chances of winning?" 』

"This..." Zhongji lowered his head and muttered for a long time, "Maybe seven or eight points..."

After saying that, he hurriedly went back, "However, heading north from Xiangyang is difficult to pass through mountainous roads. This Wuguan Pass has been trained intensively by hussars for many years, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The outcome...is not easy to say..."

Liu Xie took a breath and was silent for a moment, "In this case, I would like to trouble you to go down first, sort out the military affairs in Northern Jing, and report it to me..."

Zhongji was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately accepted the order, "I obey the order." 』

Liu Xie watched Zhong Ji retreat and frowned slightly.

As the emperor, is it wrong for him to care about changes in the world's war situation?

 If he doesn't know something, is it wrong to ask his ministers to help him find some information?

  But as the emperor, he cannot get the latest changes in the war situation from the Chancellor, nor can he get the specific troop ratio from Cao Cao. Instead, he needs other people to check. This is undoubtedly a very obvious signal...

 Just send out this signal, how many responses will there be?

Liu Xie sat on the throne, watching the sunset, silent. Until the brilliance of the setting sun disappeared at the door of the hall, the golden floor gradually turned into gray and black.

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 Jiuquan.

Even if some troops are left behind for Zhang Liao to operate in Hexi, Fei Qian's remaining large army still has a great deterrent effect, so that the big families in Xiliang dare not let go of one more.

Liangzhou Sanming, there is only one left now.

Fei Qian, who was originally a lawless horse thief in Xiliang and the Western Regions, also offered a head reward and merit ratio. Coupled with Zhang Liao's personal bravery and military talent, Xiliang, a lawless land that continued to travel on the edge of the Han Dynasty, soon became A new order will usher in.

 Zhang Liao and Yang Fu followed Fei Qian and slowly moved forward with the army. These two people had partnered before during the Pingxue District Rebellion, and now they are back together again. Yang Fu came from Xiping to discuss strategies with Fei Qian and Zhang Liao.

 Now that the discussion is over, Fei Qian is ready to return to the army.

Although Zhang Liao has been following Fei Qian these past few days and received a lot of advice, when it was time to say goodbye, he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Fei Qian glanced at Zhang Liao, then drove his horse to the earth platform beside him, and said to Zhang Liao and Yang Fu who were following him: "Wenyuan and Yishan, there is no need to send them far away... Just stay here. If there is anything left unfinished, The matter...can be reported urgently to someone...』

Zhang Liao said to Fei Qian: "My lord, there is something...the people from Xiliang who are surrendering to the army...Dunhuang Governor Zhao Yuansi has asked several times how to deal with these people who are surrendering to the army..."

Fei Qian laughed and said, "Surfing into the army?" Haha... As long as the Zhang family does not die, no one will surrender to the army. Once the Zhang family dies, there will be many people who will serve. 』

Yang Fu said: "I heard that Dunhuang Governor Zhao Yuansi is very close to Zhang Zizhi... However, it is common in the place to have good friends with big families..."

Fei Qian nodded.

This is normal.

 The abnormal is normal.

Even in the later generations of the United States, many local councillors, etc., did not dare to catch chickens when they were told to chase the dogs away from the local conglomerates.

 Zhao Xi, the governor of Dunhuang, was also a famous scholar and a native of Guanzhong. When he was in Guanzhong in his early years, he had a reputation and liked calligraphy, so perhaps this was one of the reasons why Zhao Xi was able to stay in Dunhuang.

 As for other reasons...

Since the Yanxi period, Dunhuang has gradually broken away from the rule of the Han Dynasty. Even if the central court dispatched prefects, they often either did not last long in office, or simply died on the way. When General He Jin was still alive, he recommended Zhao Qi to serve as the governor of Dunhuang. As a result, Zhao Qi was captured by the rebels on the way. He escaped with great difficulty and then escaped directly. According to Zhao Qi, when he was in Chencang, he encountered insurgents again and had no choice but to save himself naked and hide in the grass without eating for twelve days...

To rescue oneself naked and not eat for twelve days, of course Zhao Qi put nano-luminescent materials on his face. Just listen to it. It is like lying on the ice to beg for carp. It belongs to the fool filter, but the chaos in Hexi can be seen. A spot.

The post of Zhao Xi was the same as that of Xu Yi, the previous governor of Jiuquan. They were all enfeoffed by Cao Cao in the name of the emperor before Fei Qian obtained the authority of the Xijing Shangshu table, or at the beginning.

At that time, Cao Cao also sealed some other people...

This kind of behavior of mixing sand is a conspiracy on the table.

Fei Qian was also dumping sand into Shandong at that time, and of course he could not refuse the handfuls of sand thrown by Cao Cao. Moreover, refusing Cao Cao to promote ordinary nobles in Guanzhong or Shandong would also make these nobles dislike Fei Qian's emerging group, which would be detrimental to Fei Qian's promotion of new policies and the opening of Qinglong Temple to attract talents.

Xu Yi, Zhao Xi and others were those who were rewarded by Cao Cao and became officials in Hexi.

Xu Yi is from Shandong, and Zhao Xi is from Guanzhong.

 But no matter where you are, you still face the problem of local snakes.

Fei Qian didn’t have time to take care of Xiliang at that time, so he simply ignored it and let these people fight with the big families in Xiliang. It would be great if they could win, but it would not be a big problem if they lost...

　　 Xu Yi and Zhao Xi obviously failed to gain the upper hand in the fight.

Although it is said that without the support of the central government, it is indeed difficult for local officials to compete with the local big families and big surnames. After all, not everyone is Liu Biao and Liu Yan, but it does not mean that there is no way at all. Once there is no energy, it is easy to fall into self-comfort and self-centeredness. Intoxicated, Xu Yi was like this, and Zhao Xi was no exception.

　　　The people who had previously surrendered to the army to serve the army were sent to Yinshan Mountain in Longxi in batches to sort out the good and the bad before they could join the army. Being a thief is not what you want, but those who violate the rules often want to take shortcuts. It is difficult to form an army without getting rid of the thief's heart..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Wen Yuan said this, I don't know what to do if you are not a military person, so why don't you ask the personnel? 』

　　　　The Lord has a clear vision. Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said, "This Dunhuang Governor... I hope the Lord will inform me whether he will stay or be exempted..."

Although it was clear that Xu Yi's death was due to treason, it does not mean that everyone believes this statement.

 After all, not everyone was there to see it with their own eyes.

In addition to many officials in Jiuquan who were implicated and were arrested and questioned, officials in Dunhuang and Zhangye counties were also panicked and at a loss. Zhao Xi's move was, on the one hand, to show his loyalty to Hussar, and on the other hand, he also wanted to test whether Hussar would keep them...

 Zhang Liao specifically mentioned this issue because he also wanted to make it clear. If Fei Qian's attitude towards the sand is to clean it thoroughly, Zhang Liao and Yang Fu will certainly need to find an opportunity to take action.

Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Stay here for now." Except for treason, if it can be used, then use it; if it cannot be used, then avoid it. It's not something you or I can say, it needs to be evaluated according to laws and positions are determined based on performance. 』

 ‘My lord’s intention is…’ Zhang Liao said with certainty, ‘it will be decided after the term is decided? 』

Fei Qian nodded and said: "Nowadays, manpower is needed everywhere, and there must be regulations for the appointment of civil servants. Special promotions cannot be promoted too much. In the past, those who came with an order and became the governor for a moment should be extinct." If there is no county or township administration, how can one be the governor of the county? Just like if you don't know the military affairs, you can be a general? This is an act that harms the country. 』

Fei Qian appointed a large number of low-level officials, including those with bachelor's degrees in agriculture and engineering who were transferred to local county and township officials. However, these people needed a term report, and the selection and promotion process could not be done casually based on personal reputation as it was before the Han Dynasty. Appointments are made based on personal recommendations, especially in the appointment of important positions such as the first and second local leaders, which requires caution.

For the present, Feiqian still needs a large number of bureaucrats to manage the increasingly large territory under his rule, and more officials are needed to go deep into areas that the big men have not set foot in before. So for the present, one is to be stable, and the other is There can be no rush. In this process, there is a very important balance, which is the balance between class interests and regional development.

Fei Qian can now make a decision with one word. This does seem impressive, but in fact it is a big problem. The reason why Fei Qian was able to make the decision with one word was his familiarity with the talents of the Three Kingdoms. This was inseparable from the help of Mr. Luo, and also from the contribution of later games, movies and TV series, but what about the others?

 Others will know who is stronger and more intelligent after only meeting once or twice?

 Changes in personnel follow the development of productivity.

 At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the king of Zhou was unable to control the orderly rule of the vassal states. With the continuous improvement of production tools such as iron plows and oxen, productivity has further developed, and the economic system has also been transformed. An era of change is coming. The vassal states preyed on the weak and used war to plunder land, population and destroy the country. For the sake of self-interest, survival and family interests, various countries carried out reforms one after another. They were forced to break the family system of senior ministers and senior officials, and select and appoint arbitrarily for all classes in the country. Talent.

 The Warring States Period was unified under the Qin Dynasty. Qin died and Han Dynasty prospered. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. Since Liu Bang himself came from a humble background, he had neither the support of the old blood aristocrats nor the respect of the traditional scholar-bureaucrat intellectual class. Based on maximizing his own interests, he needed to reasonably distribute interests to all social strata, so he made decisions in personnel selection. The decision was made to follow the military merit system and develop the military service system in parallel.

Now Fei Qian is going to make a comprehensive transformation from following the military merit system and developing the imperial examination system to the imperial examination system. This has been a journey for hundreds of years in history. Even though Fei Qian knows shortcuts and knows how to take shortcuts and never go back, It also takes some time. In essence, the imperial examination system uses objective evaluation methods instead of subjective judgments to select candidates, ensuring the rationality of the design of information rules and reward rules. It is a victory of the objective selection method over the subjective selection method.

The reason why the imperial examination system could continue to be used in later feudal dynasties was because the imperial examination system could set up examination subjects according to the needs of the country. Regardless of family origin, it could select talents from all walks of life in the action arena, opening up the path for Han people to advance to official careers. It broke the monopoly of the officialdom by the aristocrats, thereby giving and protecting the interests of the civilian class in serving as officials and in government.

 At the same time, the imperial examination system also met the requirements of imperial power to gather and win over elites from all walks of life for their own use, consolidated the ruling foundation of the dynasty, and safeguarded the emperor's fundamental interests.

In addition, in addition to the imperial examination, the dynasties of the past dynasties also attached great importance to the "yinbu" system, that is, relying on the qualifications of the father and ancestors to directly serve as officials without examination, in order to safeguard the interests of the aristocratic ministers group and gain the support of the aristocratic ministers for the emperor.

In terms of the triangular relationship between civilians, bureaucracy, and imperial power, the imperial examination system has achieved a certain level of benefit sharing, but in Feiqian's current environment, this system is still a seedling...

 Personnel changes should be reflected not only in military commanders, but also in civilian officials.

From this moment on, Xiliang will decide people by things, not people.

"Put Jiuquan and Wuwei as the most important, with Dunhuang and Zhangye as assistants; put minerals and commerce first, and farming and animal husbandry as supplements." Fei Qian looked at Zhang Liao and Yang Fu and said, "If the officials cannot be used, they can be punished." The Wen Department, the Examination Department review, and the Shang Shutai appoints and dismisses. Before there is a reply from the Chancellor's Desk, the two of you can ask someone to perform their duties on their behalf. Those who commit serious crimes such as treason and collaborating with the enemy are not included in this case. 』

Zhang Liao and Yang Fu looked at each other, dismounted and bowed, and accepted the order.

Fei Qian also dismounted and helped Zhang Liao and Yang Fu with his own hands. Then he patted their arms, smiled, mounted his horse again, and drove forward.

Xu Chu followed Fei Qian, nodded towards Zhang Liao and Yang Fu, and followed closely.

 Zhang Liao and Yang Fu stood on the earth platform, watching Fei Qian's figure go away for a long time, until the billowing yellow dust was like a dragon, leaping and disappearing into the sky...