The news that Xun Shuang was sick and asked for leave was sent to Liu Bei's desk the next day. After Liu Bei learned about it, he had no idea. He dealt with it for a while and asked Xun You to go home and take a look. Then he focused on internal affairs and military affairs.
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As for whether Xun You would go home often to visit, Liu Bei didn't know.
It is said that Xun You went to Xun Shuang's house yesterday, and came out soon after, looking like nothing happened. Then, there was news that Xun Shuang was ill.
Is there anything interesting happening here?
Liu Bei did not continue to pay attention.
He still has a lot of things to do and is very busy.
Drill troops and horses, train new recruits, prepare military food and supplies, prepare for the subsequent war, arrange the people who serve you in appropriate positions, and talk to them from time to time to enhance feelings.
When the General's Palace was reorganized into the General's Palace, Liu Bei arranged for his cronies to enter the court on a large scale and gain power.
Therefore, he did not pay special attention to the entire General's Mansion at that time. After the people he summoned arrived in Luoyang one after another, he started to build the General's Mansion.
The General's Office is the department where he performs the institutional responsibilities and powers of the General. Through the General's Office and the general's subordinates, he can reasonably and legally use this power to intervene in the daily governance of the country.
The most important of these is the reasonable and legal control of the world's military.
After he was appointed by the Emperor, he became the supreme commander of all the armies of the entire Han Empire. In theory, he had the right to command any army, as long as it was an official army within the Han Empire.
Regardless of whether the army actually obeyed his command.
The same is true for the current army in the entire Luoyang area. Except for the army controlled by Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong, all other armies are under the actual command of Liu Bei. Even the army controlled by Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong, in principle,
Liu Bei also has command authority.
Therefore, the construction of the General's Mansion is still very important.
Based on the control of some specific talents at hand, he made some arrangements for the staffing of the entire General's Mansion.
The first is the Chief of the General's Office, Shi. This position is mainly responsible for the daily affairs of the General's Office, and can also intervene in matters related to government affairs.
Liu Bei gave this position to Man Chong on the grounds that Man Chong had the richest administrative experience among those currently working for him and had more official experience.
Previously, Liu Bei had an in-depth discussion with Man Chong, talking about why he summoned him and his understanding of his past.
Taken together, Liu Bei believes that Man Chong's reputation as a so-called "cruel official" is more akin to his identification with Xunzi's school of Confucianism.
Man Chong is a believer in the inherent evil nature of individuals. He firmly believes that if people are not strictly constrained by the law, they will definitely let themselves go and continue to do evil instead of doing good deeds.
He even criticized the current Spring and Autumn Period prison practice and felt that it was not good.
"The law is the law. The reason why the ancients established the law is to restrain the behavior of evil people. Since Xiaowu, Confucian scholars have often intervened in legal matters and placed the law under the Confucian classics. I privately think that this
is inappropriate.
So up to now, I have not regretted my past actions. I only regret that I cannot correct the mistakes of the world. If I am given another chance, I will stick to what I have done!"
"Even if you are criticized by the world for this?"
"If I am criticized for something that is wrong, then I should be punished, but if I am criticized for doing something that is right, then why am I wrong?"
Man Chong said firmly: "I will persist and never change!"
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Liu Bei admired Man Chong's attitude very much, so he gave the full text of Han Code to Man Chong to watch, read and study, and asked Man Chong to judge these legal provisions. He also gave him the position of General and Chief Shi as a sign of honor.
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Man Chong is very grateful for this.
Then there is the Sima of the General's Office, which is the position in charge of the military. It is regarded as the general's personal military adviser, helping the general to discuss military issues. For this position, Liu Bei chose Gao Shun, who was rigorous.
Before meeting Gao Shun, Liu Bei thought that Gao Shun was a brave general. However, after meeting Gao Shun, Liu Bei realized that Gao Shun was a gentle scholar and did not have the tall and mighty posture of Zhang Fei.
He was taciturn, but his knowledge level was very good. He studied military-related affairs at home and had his own opinions on things like marching and war. When he discussed these things with Liu Bei, he spoke clearly and clearly.
He liked the "Military Training Code" compiled by Liu Bei very much. He asked Liu Bei for this book, studied it carefully, and then made annotations for the book. Liu Bei thought that the content of his annotations was very useful and in line with the characteristics of the times.
So Liu Bei admired Gao Shun very much and gave him the position of General Sima to assist him in training and managing the army.
Then there were two generals with a salary of 600 stones, who were in charge of the staff discussions and were equivalent to the senior counselors of the generals themselves. For these two positions, Liu Bei placed two famous Xuzhou scholars, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, in them and appointed them.
They make their own high ginseng.
After Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong arrived in Luoyang, Liu Bei had a discussion with them and asked them about the support of the people in the world. Their answers were very pertinent. They not only talked about some great principles, but also said some very practical things.
s things.
For example, the army has an important influence on people's support, and the reason why the Yuan family's rebels will inevitably fail to win. The words reveal a strong sense of trust in Liu Bei's final victory, and are intended to increase Liu Bei's confidence in himself.
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In addition, these two people also have real talents and knowledge. They have their own views on the current political and military situation. They commented on some of Liu Bei's political and military practices in the court and gave some suggestions.
own suggestions.
Feeling their sincerity and their willingness to speak out, Liu Bei decided to hand these two positions over to them.
Next is the chief secretary of the general, a position of six hundred stones. As the general's secret secretary, an important confidant, and in a sense, he is also the spokesperson of the general.
Liu Bei gave this position to Cheng Li, who had no previous administrative experience.
When Cheng Li first arrived in Luoyang, like Zhao Yun and others, he was confused about Liu Bei's summons and felt that he had no channel to communicate with such a big shot as Liu Bei.
Liu Bei then used traditional skills to tell Cheng Li about his dream.
He said that he dreamed that he climbed Mount Tai. On the top of Mount Tai, there was a man in white clothes, holding the sun and offering it to him, asking him to swallow the sun in one gulp. After swallowing the sun, he asked this man what his name was.
He said that he was Cheng Li from Dongjun.
After waking up, Liu Bei was very surprised and sent people to look for him. Sure enough, he found Cheng Li in Dongjun. He fulfilled the things in his dream, so he believed that Cheng Li was his dream minister.
Cheng Li was greatly surprised by this. He didn't want to believe these mysterious things, but how could someone like Liu Bei joke with him?
So he could only think that he was really Liu Bei's wise minister, destined to assist Liu Bei by God's will.
He was very happy, and then used his intelligence to tell Liu Bei the news about Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu that he had learned along the way, and offered Liu Bei advice to deal with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
So Liu Bei decided to appoint Cheng Li as his chief secretary, to be close to him and as a close minister.
The remaining people are basically the generals, the generals Lingshi and the generals Sheren, each with their own responsibilities.
Those who wanted to engage in military service, or came here just to engage in military service, such as Zhang He, Shi Huan, Zhao Yun and others, all entered the army as generals.
Regarding Liu Bei's arrangements, the people in the government basically had no opinion.
After the people in the General's Mansion were enriched, Liu Bei arranged the arriving disciples and former officials from Liangzhou to work in grassroots positions in the Sanfu and Luoyang areas, and then began to promote the collective farm policy in the Sanfu area and prepare to restore the Sanfu area.
The past agricultural glory of the auxiliary land.
These disciples and old officials were all trained and supported by Liu Bei. They followed the unspoken rules of the double monarch. They followed Liu Bei's will and promoted the Liangzhou model in the land of Sanfu.
Even if the agricultural glory of the Sanfu land cannot be fully restored, a part of it must be restored, and farming and grain storage in the Sanfu area should be started to prepare for possible large-scale wars in the future.
War requires food, lots and lots of food, and the agricultural production in the Luoyang area has been severely damaged after the Hedong crisis and the Luoyang Incident. The reason why it can still be barely supported now is because Liu Bei came from Liangzhou and Sanfu
The reason for transporting grain to Luoyang.
This method can relieve temporary difficulties, but it is difficult to solve long-term problems, so Liu Bei plans to build collective farms and start farming in the Sanfu and Luoyang areas.
Not only is it needed around Luoyang City, it is also needed in Hedong and Hanoi areas. These two counties have been greatly damaged due to the previous war. In order to defend Luoyang, order in these two counties must be restored.
Therefore, this gave Liu Bei another good opportunity to install grassroots officials into the local area.