Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 13 The Governor of Pei County
Liu Bei gave way to Lu Bu three times, but Lu Bu was determined to go to Xiaopei!
On the contrary, Zhang Fei became a little fond of Lu Bu...

Of course, it is impossible for Lu Bu to reconcile with this guy who scolded him as a "family slave with three surnames".

Zhang Fei is also really good at ridiculing. He has such things as "house slaves with three surnames" and "grandsons of eunuchs" at his fingertips. He has not been beaten to death all because of the word "reckless".

"Hey, since Marquis Wen has made up his mind...well, I will present to the imperial court and declare Marquis Wen to be the shepherd of Yuzhou! From now on, Bei's wealth and life will all depend on Marquis Wen!" Liu Bei said.

Bai Tu's mouth twitched when he heard it - he was indeed a "Yuzhou Mu" again. He occupied a small county town and dared to call himself a Yuzhou Mu. The princes nowadays are really capable of boasting.

"You don't have to express your gratitude to my lord, why not... express your gratitude to Mr. Bai?" Chen Gong said suddenly. This was what Chen Gong had agreed with Lu Bu before.

Lu Bucha has the title of state shepherd?

After killing Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu was personally proclaimed "Fenwu General" by the emperor. More importantly, he also had the honor of "Yitong Sansi" and "Fake Festival".

The three divisions of Yitong, that is, the three divisions of reference in terms of treatment and status - Situ, Sima, and Sikong.

Jiejie, Jie means "borrow", Jie is the scepter that represents power, represents the emperor's power and controls the ministers, and in the Han Dynasty, "Jiejie Yue" and "Jiejie" have the same effect, which is already the highest power. It represents that it is more powerful than the Shang Fang sword of later generations.

In the prosperous and peaceful times, Lu Bu from the Jiajie and Yitong divisions would knock the heads of these governors and prefects one by one, but they would not dare to fight back. Of course, if it were in the prosperous and peaceful times, Lu Bu would probably be beaten first. Emperor Xian knocked the dog's head off.

"Ah? This...Mr. Bai is certainly a great talent, and even if he asked Bei to entrust Xuzhou, he felt relieved, but..." Liu Bei said with some embarrassment.

It is said that he, a former grass-roots county magistrate who was removed from office because of trouble with the post office, hates judging people based on their seniority the most, but... let him report to the court to a man who had only heard about it today and who no one even knew after leaving the governor's office. The person who was named Fengzhou Mu?
Even if this state herdsman is only in name, but actually occupies a county seat, Liu Bei feels a little contempt for the imperial court.

When Chen Gong saw this, he smiled and said, "There is no need to embarrass you. You might as well have a 'Prefect of Pei County' in your place first."

Normally, it should be the Prime Minister of Pei State - Pei County is a feudal state, but in this world, feudal states have long been abolished, and they are all called "counties".

In fact, Chen Gong also asked for high prices and paid back the money. If he really gave Bai Tu the title of Zhou Mu, the little emperor would not cry in anger?I don’t know, but I thought Liu Bei was deliberately humiliating him...

When Liu Bei heard this, he simply gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, before Bei's governor of Yuzhou has resigned, Pei County will be handed over to Mr. Bai first, and one day... Bei will put it on the list again!"

Yes, theoretically Liu Bei is still the governor of Yuzhou. Although theoretically the governor does not have the power to appoint a prefect, but after Emperor Ling deposed the governor and established a pastoral minister, many governors also began to exercise the power of governor.

As for the governor of the state, he can take office first and then report...

Bai Tu was stunned as he listened - is he the prefect?
But I completely forgot. I had complained in my heart before that if there was a small county, I dared to say that it was the governor or the state shepherd. But now I had forgotten that the prefect was not guarding... In fact, it was just a county!
In terms of status, the prefect, or "prefecture governor", was already regarded as a feudal official in the Han Dynasty.

Going back six years, before the abolition of history and establishment of animal husbandry, the governor had only the power of supervision, and the largest level of local governors was the prefect.

In the Han Dynasty, there was no theory of nine levels of official rank. The size of official positions was collectively referred to as salary, and salary was based on "stone" - that is, "theoretically" grain was distributed.

The county guard has a rank of two thousand stones, only lower than Sangong, and is on the same level as some Jiuqings!
Of course, in fact, it is not that so much food is actually distributed, it is just a reference to official positions...

And it was really a time of peace. Most of the eunuchs still had to stay humble when meeting Jiuqing, and they had to be even more cautious in front of the six hundred stone governor.

However, in troubled times, the governor who can really control a county is much more important than the empty names of the three gongs and nine ministers.

Bai Tu couldn't imagine how he could become a prefect before he did anything.
In this situation, I really want to recite a poem: To commend a scholar, I don’t know how to read, to commend a filial piety and honesty, my father lives apart, I am cold and pure, white and turbid as mud...

[I seem to be scolding myself? ] Bai Tu shook his head and drove this masochistic poem out of his mind.

Of course, this is not actually poetry.

"There is no need to refuse, Mr. Bai. Mr. Gong Zhi has no ambition here. The position of governor of Pei County is just a request from Gong. I hope Mr. Bai will have mercy on the common people." Chen Gong successfully imagined the reason why Bai Tu shook his head and even tried to persuade him.

A tone of "If you can't draw a blank picture, what will happen to the world"...

Although Bai Tu calmed down at this time, he realized that even if he became the prefect, Lu Bu would still finance him, and even... it would be Liu Bei who would transfer the money to Lu Bu and then to himself. He couldn't really wait to die, but... at the same time I also thought about improving papermaking technology.

Based on what Bai Tu learned about the Chengji system, it seems... if you are really in charge of a county, even just a county, and don't care about other things, you can always use some "corvee manpower", right?Can it be used to improve papermaking?
So Bai Tu nodded sweetly: "In that case, I did think of something."

After a banquet, Liu Bei consecrated Bai Tu as the prefect of Pei County, and at the same time sent someone to report to the court. In fact, he didn't know if he could still catch up with the young emperor if he was sent to Chang'an now.

Early the next morning, Lu Bu and his party left Xuzhou City and returned to Xiaopei where they were stationing troops.

Lu Lingqi was quite happy to see Bai Tu back. At the same time, she stepped forward with some expectation and asked, "Have you exposed your fake cleverness?"

"Lingqi! What are you talking about?" Lu Bu was not very happy and continued: "My father is back too, didn't you see?"

Bai Tu:? ? ?
Co-Are you just blaming her for not talking to you first?

Lu Lingqi was still slightly afraid of her father, about one-sixth as afraid of her aunt, so she said hello honestly, and then looked at Bai Tu again.

"Ahem, to be honest, I was exposed... Liu Shijun also discovered my talent and insisted on making me the prefect of Pei County." Bai Tu said deliberately.

Chen Gong was helpless on the sidelines. He felt that Bai Tu was always pretending to be dishonest. He clearly didn't care at all and still forced himself to be his prefect. At this time, he deliberately teased Lu Lingqi...

Lu Lingqi was also surprised when she heard this, especially when she looked at Zhang Liao and Chen Gong and found that they both nodded. Lu Lingqi couldn't help but sigh: "In this situation, I want to recite a poem: A scholar does not know how to read. …”

"Ahem, that's a ballad, not a poem!"

(End of this chapter)