"What's the situation in Guishan now?" Liu Bei said cautiously. After all, the person stationed in the south of Guishan is his second brother and the general he relies on most.
"It's still under control, but our military strength is completely at a disadvantage." Chen Xi sighed and said, this is helpless, but it is also very realistic. The biggest problem of the Han Dynasty now is that the normalized military strength comparison is at a disadvantage.
It's not because the Han Dynasty is not strong enough, it's simply because the Han Dynasty blocks the door of other people's homes and beats them, so there are some problems with the deployment of troops, which makes the overall situation not look very good, but if you really want to say it, the overall situation
Still quite stable.
"I remember that there should be more than 60,000 soldiers at Yun Chang's place now." Liu Bei thought about his last report and said with some thoughtfulness.
"Yes, and they are all elite soldiers. Most of the generals and commanders under them are very brave. In addition to our headquarters, Ji Ling and Zhang Ren are now top-notch elites." Chen Xi nodded and said, the situation is better now.
, and as the war continued, the average quality of the soldiers gradually increased.
"There are more than 30,000 Wenru people behind us." Liu Beixu knocked on the table with a solemn expression. Close to 100,000 elite soldiers sounded really powerful, but if 100,000 elite soldiers were put on a battlefield like this, even if Chen Xi didn't
Liu Bei also knew that there would be no reaction at all if he threw it in.
"If we want to increase our troops, how long will it take?" Liu Bei asked with a frown. Liu Bei now seems to think that the war between empires is too grueling. The potential and strength of both sides will be deeply explored, and then become
Much stronger than before.
"The second batch of relocated people will definitely arrive within three months. It is estimated that Guishang will start by then, and Zhong Yuanchang will almost be there." Chen Xi estimated the time and said, "Say
Not even Yide and Zilong can catch up."
"In that case, Wen Ru should be able to free up his hands, and the problem shouldn't be too big." Liu Bei nodded. He was reassured about Guan Yu's ability, but Liu Bei was more worried that Guan Yu had been plotted by the other party, and waiting for Zhong Yao
After that, Liu Bei took over Li You's affairs. With Li You's ability, Liu Bei was very relieved.
Although Liu Bei occasionally felt that Li You's style of doing things was a bit too sick, he had to admit that that kind of handling method was very efficient and basically left no consequences. Therefore, Liu Bei would just let it go in the future, as long as he didn't go too far.
, Liu Bei wouldn't speak either.
However, after joining Liu Bei's command, Li You didn't seem to do anything too extreme. If he hadn't accidentally learned the other person's true identity, Liu Bei might not even think about the other person.
"Speaking of which, let me ask you a question." Liu Bei was hesitant and embarrassed. Maybe he also felt that he should not ask this question.
"What's the problem?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
"It's like this..." Liu Bei said four words, and then stopped after a while, "Forget it, forget it, it's better not to ask, some things will be boring if you talk about it."
"What's going on? It's so mysterious." Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei curiously. Liu Bei always learned to arouse people's interest when he spoke. This is not a good thing.
"Forget it, forget it, let's change the topic." Liu Bei waved his hand, thinking it would be better not to pursue the matter and just pretend that what happened back then was done by another person.
"I'm very interested in the last topic!" Chen Xi said angrily, "Let's talk about it and see what topic can make you, Mr. Xuande, so cautious."
Liu Bei sighed, then scratched his long hair, "Okay, I'll tell you, but don't spread the word. How do you think the history books will record scholars?"
"..." Chen Xi was stunned, and then nodded silently. Li You had said this question before. When Chen Xi was curious, he asked Li You, saying that you are not afraid of history books nailing you to the pillar of shame. As a result,
Li You's answer is that the two identities have been separated, and at a certain point, they will completely become two identities.
Chen Xi didn't understand it before, but later in Nanyang, when Li You came to meet all the civil and military officials, Chen Xi understood. Indeed, the identity had been separated and turned into two people.
"Wenru is Wenru." Chen Xi sighed softly, "In this era, you can't avoid Xuande Gong, so when you record it, you will whitewash it. The problem of Wenru has been completely solved in Nanyang, even if it is passed down, it will be divided.
Of the two parts, after all, that person disappeared from the world during the Chang'an Rebellion and never appeared again."
In fact, Chen Xi estimates that the records of Guan Yu and Li You should be the same as in history. They did everything they should do, and then disappeared from the world. At most, they would mention their birthplace and experience when describing it, and the two would highly overlap.
In addition, the two of them happened to match each other at the same time.
But this will involve another thing. When writing about Li Ru, I will mention Dong Zhuo's part. When writing about Li You, it will be a standard biography. Everything that should be described will be described. The only hidden part is also
It is a matter of two identities, but this issue is not hidden for Li You, but for Liu Bei.
When the time comes, there will inevitably be hints that Liu Bei knew his identity, and Li You laughed about it, as well as statements hinting at his identity. Whether it is true or false, I have recorded everything that needs to be recorded, and the time can also be kept, but
Whether you can understand it or not is not the historian's problem.
What the historian has to do is to record what happened during their lifetime. It only needs someone to understand the hidden parts. It doesn’t need to be understood by everyone.
"That's it." Liu Bei nodded. He didn't want to pursue the matter, but after receiving the blow that Xun Yue was the recorder, Liu Bei thought that he should be more careful.
"Don't worry, that guy is flawless in his work. Unless we fail, he will definitely have a way to escape from the annals of history." Chen Xi said with a chuckle, and Liu Bei also nodded. He was still convinced of Li You's ability.
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"Next, it's up to the second brother. We must be in charge here in the country for a long time, otherwise it will be easy for people to become unstable." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and said. In fact, with the deployment of the army, people have appeared in various places.
There have been some small-scale disturbances, which is why Man Chong has been away from Chang'an. There have been many illegal incidents, which have forced Man Chong to be severely punished.
"There aren't any big problems with the situation right now, right?" Liu Bei asked again. Chen Xi nodded. There are quite a few vacancies in the bureaucracy. Filling posts has become a big problem. Due to the lack of local officials, some positions will inevitably be replaced.
The merger resulted in some supervision, and now Manchong is dealing with these things.
"It's still under control. It's not a big problem. We just need to win a batch. And unlike before when we had a big gap, we can still transfer from the army to work now. It's time to have moral requirements." Chen Xi looked calm.
He spoke.
It sounds like military transfer is a kind of job transfer that only appeared in later generations. In fact, this thing is commonly referred to as a variant of military meritorious service.
In the early pre-Qin military merit and title system, actually every title corresponded to an official position, except for Liehou and Guannei Marquis. However, Liehou and Guannei Marquis were considered to be beyond the official position system and were regarded as respecting the title system. The other eighteen levels of titles had
Corresponding official position.
Therefore, the so-called military transfer is, you have this title, I will see what the corresponding official position is, and then push you through. It is as simple and crude as that.
This is also the reason why the Qin State was very good at grassroots management. That is because there were a large number of middle and low-level nobles who became officials. Although the level of management of this group of people may not be as good as that of professionals, those who were military officers
Their obedience to orders makes it easy for them to become one.
Even though there will be some scum among them, they are mostly from the same group. Therefore, after taking over, they are very good at controlling the grassroots level of the country. The same shortcoming is that one size fits all. They do whatever they are told to do. Anyway, if something goes wrong, it is not their fault.
pot……
Chen Xi also fell into this trap in the end. He had no choice but to do it. The gap in officials was too big, so these middle and lower-level generals could only fill the gap. Fortunately, with Liu Bei, the Dinghai Shenzhen, Chen Xi was not too worried about this, even if there were some scum among them.
, as long as Liu Bei is in charge, the vast majority of people will not be corrupted.
"By the way, when the time comes, Mr. Xuande, go and select a group of suitable officers who will be transferred from general to school. Remember to treat them to a meal or something after selecting them, and then let them work hard." Chen Xi casually gave Liu Bei a few words of advice, and Liu Bei
Rolling his eyes, he was more familiar with this routine than Chen Xi.
You must know that Liu Bei relied on this method to win over many poor students when he was in Mount Tai in the early years. When the Yellow Turbans came out of Qingzhou, none of the officials in the counties on the border of Mount Tai could run away. They stayed there until reinforcements arrived.
arrival.
Although there were some corrupt people in the future, Chen Xi once saw someone who was corrupted because of corruption and bribery. Liu Bei personally hosted a banquet at that time. Therefore, when Liu Bei accidentally saw something, he had an impression of that person. After all, the other person was sent to the county by himself.
After he invited the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, Liu Bei invited those officials who refused to retreat in the face of the Yellow Turbans' pressure.
So he still had some impressions of this guy, so he went to check it out. Chen Xi remembered clearly that he burst into tears after seeing Liu Bei.
Especially when he was sure that Liu Bei knew him and came here because he saw his case, he directly confessed his crime to the law, even told the things that Man Chong didn't dig up, and finally wrote a blood letter to him when he went to the execution ground.
Liu Bei said that he had failed Liu Bei's love.
This is also an important reason why Liu Bei must be in charge of the Han Dynasty. If Liu Bei is here, even if there are supervision problems in the country's bureaucracy, it can be maintained by conscience.