Overlord!

Chapter 247: The former general led Jingzhou to lead the herdsman, and maintained Yangzhou as before. He opened the government to oversee the military affairs of Jingzhou and the four states.

In June, Sun Ce did not wait for the news of war between Yuan and Cao in Jiankang. The emperor's envoy Zhongcheng Zhao Yan arrived in Jiangdong.

This Yushi Zhongcheng has become very famous recently, and all the princes in the world are aware of his name.

He is famous for his loyal and outspoken advice and his acceptable opinions. He states current policies and has many suggestions. He is a capable minister like Chao Cuo.

One of his most famous works is "please and have the division of prefectures and counties".

Sun Ce once heard the general content of this declaration and thought it was quite suitable for the emperor.

He said: "Since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the princes have been dismissed and the governors have been removed. The power has returned to the central government, and the number of officials has doubled. Dong Zhuo's political chaos, Guo and Li's defeat, the Han Dynasty was too late, and the prefectures and counties were broken. Or a member of a department cannot be considered Guard. Perhaps the land of a county is less than a thousand households. But if there are many officials, the fees will be high, the staff will be doubled, and the rent will be reduced every year. There is not even one hundred clean and talented people, and tens of thousands of people will be needed. How can they be replenished? "

"It is said that the people are few and the officials are many, ten sheep and nine shepherds. The harp has the meaning of being more open, and the harp has no glue pillars. If you want to be idle now, and the small will become the big, the country will not lose millet and silk, and it will be easy to get talented people through elections. Dare to Chen Yujian , Fu Ting Tribunal."

His piece of advice is less than a hundred words long, but it can be said that every word is precious.

Every word and every word points directly to the major disadvantage of the Emperor's ZTE, which is that the officials of the imperial court are under great pressure on taxation.

The four counties of Henan, Hanoi, Hedong, and Hongnong that his emperor had strong control over were gradually destroyed by Dong Zhuo's rebellion. The population of these four counties may not be less than one million.

But in addition to raising tens of thousands of troops, we also need to support hundreds of officials in the imperial court!
If it weren't for the local princes paying tribute and giving gifts, the emperor would not be able to maintain such a large court.

However, most of these court officials lost their power because of the world's decline.

Although the ministers hold their positions, they do not hold their power, which is a waste of money.

Therefore, under Zhao Yan's suggestion, the emperor decided to go out of his way to become a big one, and once again strengthened the authority of the Shangshutai on the basis of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

This is also the emperor's counterattack after years of power and displacement.The power of the inner dynasty flourished for a while, but the ministers of the outer dynasty lost their power in large numbers.

The Lieutenants and Sikong of Sangong and Jiuqing were immediately left vacant, and there were no longer any subordinate officials.The corresponding three subordinates of Taiwei, Taichang, Guangluxun, and Weiwei, as well as the three subordinates of Sikong, Zongzheng, Da Sinong, and Shaofu, were all almost abolished.

The three subordinates of Situ, namely Taipu, Tingwei and Dahonglu, had little authority. Among them, Taipu served the emperor and had no right to participate in national affairs.Da Honglu was in charge of ethnic minorities and foreign affairs, which was completely insignificant to the Han Dynasty today.There is only one Tingwei in charge of people's heads who still has some literary status.

The rights of Shang Shulang, Shi Zhong and Yu Shi Zhongcheng were greatly enhanced.

They carried out the will of the emperor with the help of five ministers.

This takes the status of the Chancellor's Stand, which has been gradually increasing in authority since the Eastern Han Dynasty, a step further.

At the local level, Shangshu Ling Xun You carried out drastic reforms, merging Hanoi and Hedong into one county, abolishing a large number of counties, and led the capable minister Zhang Ji, who had been the first among the three auxiliaries in the past, to lead the governor of Hedong.

He also merged Hongnong into Henan Yin, abolished more than ten counties, and appointed Du Ji, a capable minister who was often said to have the best political achievements in the world, as Henan Yin.

Since this is the land of Gyeonggi, the boundaries of the county are peaceful and the government is harmonious and harmonious.

With Hedong and Henan as the two counties of Gu and Hu, they were well-enriched and capable of ruling the world. The imperial court prospered for a while, and there was considerable hope for a revival.

With millions of soldiers and civilians to assist the emperor Liu Xie, and adding the famous general Liu Bei as his minions, even though Cao Cao is strong, he will always be afraid of him.

Of course, Zhao Yan had such a talent, but it was unknown. There was only one reason. Historically, he was hated by Cao Cao and had him killed. Many of his relatives both inside and outside were killed.

However, Sun Ce was not too serious towards Zhao Yan.

The Han Dynasty was revived more than once.Ever since Dong Zhuo entered the dynasty and killed the eunuchs, the world has been looking forward to clearing out the traitors and starting a revival.

But it turned out that after driving away the jackals, we welcomed the tigers and leopards.

Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, thinking that he was hoping to support the Han Dynasty and that the Han Dynasty could be bullied by the resurgence, but in the end, it pushed the Han Dynasty to an even more tragic end.

The last time ZTE was revived was when the emperor wanted to wipe out Guanzhong.Under the command of Liu Yao, Wang's army won many battles and regained the territory along the way, marching to Longshan.

As a result, an unprecedented defeat ensued, and [-] royal troops were wiped out by the princes in one battle.

The awe of the Han Dynasty among the princes in the world was completely wiped out.

This time, the Han Dynasty also claimed to have hopes of reviving China, but the princes of Guandong did not take it seriously.

In fact, the Han Dynasty claimed to have the hope of ZTE too many times, and the princes did not think that the Han Dynasty could defend the border and achieve ZTE this time.

Zhao Yan, on the other hand, was very solemn. After seeing Sun Ce, his attitude was kind and resolute, and he directly issued an edict:

"The method of building a holy king is to establish titles based on virtue and salary based on merit. Those who work hard are rich in salary, and those who are virtuous are rich in gifts. General Yi is born in Yingqi. Huan Huan uses military force and treats his people with gentleness. He cares about the south. , Sui me Jing Yang."

"If you have your ambitions, you will definitely achieve your goals, and you will be martyrs. Since you were in Jiangbiao, you have raped and punished violence, and the people have been safe. They bowed to arrows and stones, and they were defeated at every turn. In the past, Kou Xun named Ru Ying, and Geng Yan made plans. Yu Qing and Yan are the same people in ancient and modern times. He was ordered to move his ministers to be former generals, and he was given the title of Guanglu doctor to lead the herding of Jingzhou. He maintained the integrity of Yangzhou as before, maintained integrity and opened offices to increase prestige, and supervised the military affairs of the three states of Jiao, Yang, and Yi. Entrusted to the southeast, Weijun will decide. Eight thousand households will be added to the city!"

Former General!
The bugle has stopped under the general, the hussar general, the chariot general and the guard general.

Among the generals in the four directions, the former general has the highest status, so the Han Dynasty most often supervises the government as a former general.

For example, Yuan Wei was a former general, and he was in charge of the affairs of state together with He Jin.

Including Dong Zhuo, who later dominated the government for a long time and controlled the government. In fact, before adding the Taishi, his position was not as exaggerated as later generations thought. He only served as the Taiwei, and also led the former general.

So if we look at it optimistically, Sun Ce's current position is equivalent to that of Dong Zhuoquan when he was in power.

But obviously this is a view of seeking a sword at the end of the day. Although it was less than ten years since Dong Zhuo's chaos, the situation has undergone earth-shaking changes in these short ten years.

The positions of general, general of guard, etc., which had been vacant for a long time before, have now been generously rewarded.

Yuan Shao took the position of general, and the eagle rose to the river.

As General Wei, Cao Cao occupied the Central Plains.

As for Sun Ce, a former general, he could only seize the southeast.

Obviously, this status shows the strength of the three princes of Guandong in the eyes of the world.Yuan Shao controlled the four states of Hebei and was the most powerful prince in the world.Although Cao Cao only has three broken states and one Nanyang, he is located in the Central Plains after all and has the cultivation of farming. His strength will be restored quickly, ranking second.Sun Ce only had Jing and Yang states, and Cao Cao took away the richest Nanyang, which was located in the south and the poorest.

Therefore, although Sun Ce divides the world with the Huaihe River and his territory is almost half of the world, in this era, his strength is the weakest in the eyes of the people in the world.

If Sun Ce had not implemented the system of no land establishment and taxation based on acres, and only relied on the two broken southern states, he might not have been as powerful as Cao Cao in terms of population and power.

Especially today's Cao Cao really has the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty. He is sitting in the Central Plains, with strong soldiers and horses, and he will conquer the south and the north to bring peace to the world.

Today's people's impression of Jiangdong's barrenness has been fixed. If Sun Ce wants to defeat Cao Cao and Yuan Shao from south to north, it will probably be no less difficult than the Northern Expedition in previous dynasties in terms of strength.

But since ancient times, the success of becoming a king cannot only depend on the strength of the power, otherwise Cao Cao would not be able to defeat Yuan Shao.

Whether the monarch of a power is wise and heroic, and whether the power can select and appoint talents, and whether there is a large number of talents are also top priorities.

Sun Ce was obviously very heroic. He treated Zhao Yan as an envoy on behalf of the emperor with great courtesy and said: "I thank the emperor for your kindness. I am clumsy and clinging to the border. Your majesty broadcasts Gao Ze, sparing no detail, and treats me as he is appointed." The title of nobility also represents a famous state. It is unbearable to look up to someone with honor and show concern for them. Although I am leading the south of the Yangtze River, even though I am a coward but not a warrior, I must still think of my life."

In fact, it was very inappropriate to let Sun Ce lead Yangzhou Shepherd before.Under the Three Mutual Laws, Sun Ce, a Wujun native, should not serve as Yangzhou Shepherd.

It's just that this three-mutual method has been swinging back and forth between being used as a tree or not.

Cai Yong, the father of the talented woman Cai Yan, once wrote to the emperor demanding the strict implementation of the Three Mutual Laws.

However, in the various states at the end of the Han Dynasty, heroes arose together, feudal lords separated their regimes, and famous heroes led their own counties and counties.

Sun Ce had already occupied Yangzhou, and the emperor could only accept this reality.

Now that Sun Ce has conquered Jingzhou again, the Son of Heaven will naturally follow the trend and change Sun Ce to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, but Dian Yangzhou remains the same!
In other words, the imperial court will not appoint another Yangzhou pastor.

The military affairs of the four states of Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou were also entrusted to Sun Ce.

Naturally, the imperial court had a purpose for giving Sun Ce such great power. Zhao Yan asked with concern: "Since General Sun has captured Jingzhou, can the general bear all the tribute from Jingzhou and what Liu Sikong lost before?"

Sun Ce immediately replied: "This is natural. Why should the court worry about it?"

Sending gifts to the imperial court is what the local princes should be responsible for, and it is also a sign of respect for the emperor.No matter what, these local counties and counties were still under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and taxes were always paid to the court.

Zhao Yan snorted coldly and said: "Yuan Shao has conquered the four states and has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but his arrogance has turned to victory, and he pays tribute to the rare slips."

"I even heard that Jizhou has been rumored. The red virtue has declined and Yuan is Huang Yin. It is better to obey the will of God and follow the people's will."

Hearing this, Sun Ce frowned. There has always been an unbridgeable rift between his allies and the emperor!As Yuan Shao became stronger, this rift became more and more obvious.

From the very beginning, Yuan Shao did not really approve of the emperor in the court!
He, Sun Ce, was really afraid that Yuan Shao would come to Hebei and proclaim himself emperor, which would cause his own people to be shaken.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhao spoke at this time and said: "I have also heard about this. However, the general sent an envoy to Bai, and his military officials all thought that this was a monstrous statement, and it was appropriate to punish him to rectify people's hearts. The general has already Killing those who spread this message is correct in their intentions. The court should not worry, lest it hurt the hearts of loyal ministers. The sparse slips of tribute to the emperor are only because the teachers in Hebei came up with ideas and the people were exhausted."

"I, Jiangdong, will go to Xinjizhou to rest and recuperate with the general, advance and retreat together, in order to increase tribute!"

Sun Ce immediately realized and smiled. Yuan Shao was not his arrogant and idiot brother after all.

The staff and planners of Yuan Shao's military government are also very talented and outstanding in the world.He quickly unified his ideas and forced Yuan Shao to kill this fool who was deceiving the public with his lies.

At least at this time, Yuan Shao did not have any nominal stain.

Will not be punished by the emperor's edict.

Sun Ce also said: "The general sent an envoy to Jiangdong and told Gu Zeng to repair our old alliance and work together to reward the royal family! How can the emperor doubt his loyalty? If the emperor doubts his loyalty, how can we make an alliance? Deal with it?"

Zhao Yan's face turned red instantly. He really didn't expect Sun Ce to be so tough.

These words are already forcing the court!

At this time, if anyone in the court is talking about the loyalty of the vassal ministers, it means that the minister is forcing the princes to rebel. Chao Cuo is a lesson learned from the past.

Of course, Sun Ce had to be resolute and tough. As a prince, he could keep a low profile, but he had to do things in a high profile.

At this time, you must clearly state your attitude.

Now that the world has gradually become peaceful, the only princes in Guandong who can compete with the Central Plains are Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce.

At this time, it is necessary to express his attitude of advancing and retreating together with Yuan Shao. It depends on whether the imperial court dares to offend the two princes Yuan Shao and Sun Ce at once.

Sun Ce must not allow the situation to develop to the point where the imperial court and Cao Cao unite to denounce Yuan Shao.

At this time, he could no longer hide his power and bide his time. With just three princes, could it be that Sun Ce still had the ambition to conquer the world?

Therefore, under Sun Ce's tough attitude, Zhao Yan was worried and angry, and directly said: "I will tell the emperor what General Sun said, so that the court will know that the general is loyal to the covenant!"

Sun Ce also straightened his chest, raised his hands generously and said bluntly: "Then I will trouble Zhao Zhongcheng to speak indignantly and let the court think of itself. Is there not a single loyal person in the world?"

Zhao Yan suddenly became speechless, and his anger seemed to be extinguished instantly.

If this statement is really conveyed to the emperor and revealed in the court, how should the ministers of the imperial court and the heroes of the world regard the Han Dynasty?
Is it possible that among the many princes and generals of the Han Dynasty, there is no general who can support the sky and is loyal and willing to support the country of the Han Dynasty?

From Yuan Shao to Cao Cao and then to Sun Ce, no one is loyal?Are they all ambitious?
If this is true, what led to this state of disunity in the world?
Previously, the imperial court had always believed that General Zhengnan was loyal to the country and devoted to the public affairs. He would lead the army and eliminate rebellion for the imperial court. Like Huangfu Song, he was the pillar of the country.

If the imperial court continues to think that General Zhengnan is an ambitious person, wouldn't the imperial court be disappointed by the world's expectations?
As far as Zhao Yan knew, among the officials in the imperial court, many people had always been famous for Jiangdong's good words, thinking that Sun Ce, the general who conquered the south, was a loyal minister loyal to the royal family.

Of course, many central ministers expressed their support for Cao Cao, the shepherd of Yanzhou, praising him for his loyalty and his loyalty to the royal family to stabilize the country.

The debate about "The one who can bring peace to the world must be Sun Ce/Cao Cao" is a fierce debate in Luoyang every day.

In contrast, there are also many people who accuse each other of being rebellious ministers and traitors.

This is the basis for Sun Ce's tough attitude. It's time for everyone in this great Han Dynasty to take sides!
(End of this chapter)