Today is the meeting of the great dynasty, and Liu Bei is the emperor. Under this occasion and status, Liu Bei's words represent a true promise.

Precisely because they knew this, all the ministers in the palace felt very surprised after hearing this sentence.

That's a great general.

The word "general" has an extraordinary meaning in the Han Dynasty, and this meaning stems from his transcendent power in the political system of the Han Dynasty.

Due to the surprise in his heart, the originally lively atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but have a thought in their minds - is Mi Yang worthy of this title?

To this question, no one had an answer for a while.

The reason is very simple. Although the general has a transcendent status in the Han Dynasty, the position of general is not sacred.

In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, many people have served as generals.

Of course, there are those who deserve the title, but there are also many who hold this position due to the emperor's political considerations.

Even among that group of people, those who truly deserve the title have always been in the minority, which makes the title of general not sacred.

However, despite this, everyone could not help but carefully consider Mi Yang's appointment as general.

After all, the position of general has too much power, and the political significance it represents is also extraordinary.

After analyzing specific goals, many ministers have ideas in mind.

During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there was an unwritten unwritten rule for holding the position of general, that is, the person must be either a clan member of the Han Dynasty or a relative.

After more than 400 years of development, this unspoken rule has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Why did Huo Guang, who was so powerful back then, insist on marrying his daughter to Emperor Xiaoxuan? In fact, he just wanted to consolidate his status as a relative of Emperor Xiaoxuan.

In those days, even Yuan Shao, whose disciples and former officials were all over the world, caused a lot of criticism in the world after he became the general because he was not a relative of the Han Dynasty.

Mi Yang's identity is in line with this unspoken rule.

Even though his aunt never gave birth to an heir for Liu Bei, his aunt was a posthumous queen. With this name, Mi Yang was a relative of a great man with a well-established background.

What's more, due to Mi Zhu's identity, the Mi family of Donghai has already successfully entered the ranks of the top aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty.

With such a family background, it would be no problem for Mi Yang to become a general of the Han Dynasty in name.

After meeting this unspoken rule, the ministers began to think about another criterion for becoming a general, which was whether they had made great contributions to the Han Dynasty.

In fact, this standard can only be said to be a supplement to the unspoken rules, because in the history of the Han Dynasty, there were not many relatives who became generals without meritorious service.

But Mi Yang's performance in the past was so impressive that the world couldn't help but have higher demands on him.

How can Liang Ji, He Jin and others be compared with Han Bailu?

When they thought carefully about whether Mi Yang met this standard, everyone couldn't help but think of Mi Yang's previous great contributions to the Han Dynasty.

I won’t mention the battles that Mi Yang participated in, let’s just talk about the two battles that he led before.

The public security forces defeated 100,000 Wu troops in one battle and defended half of the country for the Han Dynasty. This was a contribution to the whole country.

In the battle of Xicheng, he outsmarted Cao Ren, greatly demonstrated the majesty of the Han Dynasty, and cleared the obstacles of public opinion for Liu Bei to become emperor. This was the merit of his support.

A contribution to the whole country and a contribution to the establishment, the impact of these two achievements is very far-reaching. From this aspect, Mi Yang has sufficient achievements in terms of merit.

Or in other words, in terms of merit alone, even if the old general Guan Yu is resurrected, he may only be on par with Mi Yang, let alone others.

If Mi Yang is not qualified to be a general, who else among today's great men is qualified?

As for Mi Yang's age, it was not within the scope of the ministers' consideration at all.

The scholars of the Han Dynasty were not pedantic. In times of peace, seniority was paramount. In times of chaos, the most important thing was that those with the most ability should occupy the places.

Moreover, in the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, there have been many examples of young people suddenly rising to high positions due to merit.

Don’t forget who Liu Bei often compared Mi Yang to, and who he often compared himself to as an emperor.

After these thoughts emerged in their hearts, the surprise in everyone's hearts was slowly disappearing.

Fortunately, Liu Bei chose Mi Yang to become the new general of the Han Dynasty. If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid these ministers would have had to remonstrate with him.

Even if there is a basis for recognition in the heart, the ministers will only be surprised instead of strongly resisting.

But even though the surprise in their hearts gradually disappeared, there were still many ministers who did not agree with Liu Bei's decision.

It’s not that they think Mi Yang is unworthy, they think it’s not the right time for Mi Yang to become a general of the Han Dynasty.

It is true that Mi Yang's status and achievements have given him the capital to become a general, and the battle of Yangping Pass can be regarded as a rare victory, but again, everyone's expectations for Mi Yang are too high.

Everyone felt that Mi Yang could achieve better results. For example, after officially defeating a hundred thousand Wei troops and helping the Han Dynasty through its weakest stage, with such extraordinary achievements, he became the general of the Han Dynasty.

It is truly worthy of the title.

Who called him a white deer?

As a national treasure of the Han Dynasty, all ministers do not want Mi Yang to receive any criticism in the future.

During the period when Zhuge Liang was away from Chengdu, most of the ministers were led by Shangshu Ling Ma Liang. Ma Liang was also an outspoken person, and he expressed his thoughts in a tactful tone.

When Ma Liang expressed his thoughts, many ministers immediately agreed.

After listening to Ma Liang's concerns, Liu Bei was not angry. On the contrary, the smile on his face became even stronger.

As a great politician, how could he not think of things that the ministers thought of?

Liu Bei quickly expressed his true thoughts in front of the ministers.

"I would like to appoint the champion lord as the general of the line. I wonder what your wishes are?"

Compared with what he said just now, Liu Bei's appointment was more specific, and it was this specific appointment that made Ma Liang and other ministers smile with satisfaction on their faces.

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Action is the same as falsehood, it has a temporary meaning in this world.

Liu Bei immediately appointed Mi Yang as the general. His purpose was to allow Mi Yang to have the power of the general for a short time. Once the war is over, Mi Yang's position as the general will disappear immediately.

Since it was an expedient measure, and the Han officials were not the corrupt scholars of later generations, there was certainly no reason to feel that this appointment was inappropriate.

Of course, the ministers also knew that Liu Bei's appointment had other meanings - even though he was only a temporary general, Mi Yang could still use the power of the general during the war. This was Liu Bei's reward for Mi Yang's victory in Pingguan.

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This is also Liu Bei's expectation and even temptation for Mi Yang.

The victory at Yangpingguan allowed Mi Yang to temporarily exercise the power of a general, but what if he actually won the war for the Han Dynasty that was related to the fate of the country?

That doesn't mean you can't delete the line in front of it.

Liu Bei's thoughts cannot be hidden from the ministers in the palace, but although the ministers are well aware of Liu Bei's thoughts, they also take it for granted.

If Mi Yang can really fulfill Liu Bei's expectations of him, then Mi Yang will have the three great heavenly powers. In that case, he will officially become the general of the Han Dynasty, so why not?

All the ministers couldn't help but admire Liu Bei's arrangement.

As all the ministers in the palace bowed to Liu Bei, it meant that Liu Bei's appointment was supported by all ministers.

But these hundreds of ministers did not know that Liu Bei had other reasons for this appointment.

Liu Bei wanted Mi Yang to temporarily take over the post of general, not only because of his love for Mi Yang, but also because of the current situation, he had to give Mi Yang more power.

Although Liu Bei was far away in Chengdu, because of Mi Yang's magnanimity, he knew everything that happened in Liangzhou.

For example, Mi Yang asked Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to assist him.

To be honest, these two things were nominally beyond Mi Yang's authority. Ma Chao and Zhang Fei both had higher military positions than Mi Yang. What authority did Mi Yang have to ask Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to assist him?

But Liu Bei also knew that he had to obey authority in urgent matters, so he did not blame Mi Yang in his heart.

Only once can be counted as obedience, but what about the second time?

The Battle of Liangzhou was by no means just a war between the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei. Sun Quan might not be able to resist and get involved later.

Under such concerns, there must be a unified command between Liangzhou and Jingzhou. Otherwise, the Han's national strength is already weak. If all the strength is not gathered to fight against the enemy, is there any hope of winning the battle of Liangzhou?

In order to win this southern expedition, Cao Pi gave Cao Zhen great power, allowing Cao Zhen to mobilize countless resources.

And if you don't give Mi Yang the same power as Cao Zhen, Mi Yang will only fall into an increasingly changing situation in the long run.

This is Liu Bei's overall view as an emperor.

Only when the name is upright can the words be obeyed, and only when the words are obeyed can the orders be carried out. What Cao Pi dared to do, Liu Bei naturally had the same pattern to do.

If you want to completely command Ma Chao and Zhang Fei, you can only have the position of general.

Apart from this consideration, Liu Bei also knew that with the current strength of the Han army, if he wanted to defeat the Wei army, he could only attack the people's hearts.

The morale of the people not only refers to the morale of the military and the people, but also the morale of the generals.

Mi Yang was the commander-in-chief who resisted the Wei army, but Mi Yang alone could not resist it.

No matter how powerful a famous general is, he still needs the complete cooperation of his subordinates to unleash his full strength.

With Mi Yang's prestige, it is not difficult for him to get his subordinates to serve him, but this is only the aspect of prestige. To truly inspire people, prestige alone is not enough. Sufficient rewards are also needed.

What do Mi Yang's subordinates want?

It's nothing more than climbing the dragon and clinging to the phoenix.
To be continued...