Whether it is governing local areas or engaging in politics, Liu Yu is a good hand.
Liu Bei also made a good decision on this point.
Another impeccable thing about him is that he has a rule for leading troops - the army will never be allowed to invade the place.
Perhaps because he cherishes his reputation too much, or because of some special psychology, although Liu Yu himself does not have strong military talents and relies mainly on his generals Tai Shici, Guan Hai and others to fight battles, he has a good grasp of military regulations and disciplines.
Very good.
When he led his troops on an expedition, he would never allow the troops to invade the place or destroy farmland or houses. He was very strict about this area.
Even if there are rebels occupying the town, he will not allow the army to attack the town, for fear of destroying the people's houses and destroying the people's foundation for survival.
He is often more willing to use gentle means such as negotiation and siege, or simply encircle without attacking, forcing his opponent to surrender.
Although this made Liu Yu's wars somewhat protracted and costly, it also made Liu Yu highly regarded by people in Qingzhou, and many people respected him.
Because they all know that Liu Yu has a kind heart, and as long as his bottom line is not touched, he will not kill people at will. This is commendable for people living in the era of chaos.
Therefore, even those who rebelled due to the slave restriction order lost their will to fight when they learned that Liu Yu personally led troops to conquer, and chose to admit their mistakes and surrender to Liu Yu, and let Liu Yu deal with them.
Only a handful of die-hard elements chose to attack Liu Yu, but they were no match for the Qingzhou Army. Therefore, the rebellion in Qingzhou was eliminated by Liu Yu in a short period of time, and the losses to the local area were very small.
It can be said that apart from Liu Bei's New Han Army, Liu Yu's army is the Old Han Army with the best military discipline.
Liu Bei did not feel embarrassed at all about Dong Zhuo's beast-like army and Dong Zhuo himself, but he felt that he must treat Liu Yu with caution.
If an elder with such a high reputation is not dealt with properly and kills like Gongsun Zan, it will only sow the seeds of destruction. Moreover, with Liu Yu's military and political achievements over the years, ordinary positions cannot reward him.
, and cannot use this to remove him from the position of Qingzhou Mu, and by the way, remove his military power.
Therefore, it is necessary to attract him with the position of Sangong in order to relieve him of the position of Qingzhou Mu. At the same time, Liu Bei himself must give up the position of Liangzhou Mu, completely ending the existence of Liangzhou Mu in the late Han Dynasty, and thus promoting
The preliminary unification of the military power of the Han Dynasty.
In the current central court, only Lu Zhi holds the position of Taiwei. The positions of Situ and Sikong are both vacant. There are not enough respected people to fill these two positions.
Liu Bei originally wanted to recommend Zheng Xuan, who was currently serving as the priest of Taixue, to take one of the two positions, but Zheng Xuan refused, saying that his only purpose of leaving the mountain again and coming to Luoyang was to serve as the priest of Taixue, which was to run the school.
I have no interest in politics.
He no longer wants to be involved in politics. He just wants to be a scholar, engage in academics, engage in thought, and train students.
In the political tsunami after wave, fewer and fewer old officials in the DPRK can die well and maintain their reputations, and there has never been one who can hold the position of the Three Dukes.
And now, Liu Yu has become the only suitable person.
So in early April of the fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei was fully prepared and presented to the court, recommending Liu Yu, the shepherd of Qingzhou, to join the court as Situ on the grounds that Liu Yu had worked hard, was an elder in the clan, had good conduct, and was looked up to by the world.
In addition, he decided to transfer Dong Zhuo to Luoyang and serve as Dahonglu, one of the nine ministers, on the grounds that Dong Zhuo, the governor of Xuzhou, had made great achievements in quelling the rebellion.
Then, Liu Bei recommended Xun Yu, the former governor of Runan County, to succeed Liu Yu as the governor of Qingzhou, and also recommended his close confidant, Shangshu Zuocheng Jia Xu, to succeed Dong Zhuo as the governor of Xuzhou.
Finally, Liu Bei submitted a petition to the imperial court, requesting to step down from the position of Liangzhou shepherd that he had held for a long time, and recommended a close confidant, Jian Yong, who was formerly the governor of Liangzhou, to replace him as the governor of Liangzhou.
Regarding these major personnel changes decisions made by Liu Bei in early April, the Luoyang court had mixed reactions.
Regarding Liu Yu's dismissal of the position of Qingzhou Mu and his return to the court to assume the position of Three Dukes, there were very few people who opposed it and more people who supported it, because Liu Yu, like Liu Bei, was an excellent clan official with a good reputation and was a well-known figure.
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For him to assume the post of Situ will make people feel that he is much more suitable than the traitor Yuan Wei.
As for the fact that Liu Bei resigned from the post of Liangzhou Mu and recommended Xun Yu, Jia Xu, and Jian Yong to take up the new position, it is easy to explain.
Jian Yong is purely an internal matter within the Liu Bei Group, and Liu Bei has the final say on matters west of Luoyang.
Xun Yu belonged to the gentry of the Central Plains and the Xun family. In addition, as Liu Bei's former official, it was reasonable and reasonable to arrange for Xun Yu to serve as the governor of Qingzhou, and he was recognized by everyone.
As for the fact that Jia Xu succeeded Dong Zhuo as the governor of Xuzhou, it can be explained by the fact that both Jia Xu and Dong Zhuo were from Liangzhou. Anyway, in recent years, there has been an unspoken rule that Liangzhou people cannot serve as the chief executive of the Central Plains region.
has been broken.
Now people from Liangzhou can hold the position of chief executive anywhere in the country without any restrictions.
Who made them all Liu Bei's subordinates?
However, there was a lot of opposition from the court to Dong Zhuo, the governor of Xuzhou, returning to the court to take up the position of Dahonglu.
The reason for the objection is also very simple. I think that Dong Zhuo was born in the border area and has always been a brave warrior. He is an expert in leading troops and fighting. He may not have much knowledge. Suddenly he returned to the court and took up the high position of Jiuqing. He was still Dahonglu, but it was a little bit.
Not quite appropriate.
Strictly speaking, Dahonglu is the position of a ceremonial officer, responsible for the greetings and receptions of ethnic minority kings, princes and princes, arranging court meetings, conferring titles, seizing titles and seizing land ceremonies, and the death of princes and kings.
Then he was ordered to take care of the funeral, read out the posthumous titles of the imperial edicts, hold court meetings with hundreds of officials, praise and guide the officials, and also be in charge of the capital's prefectures and residences and the reception of the prefectures and officials.
This is not a position that holds a lot of real power, but because it often comes out to deal with foreign affairs, it mainly focuses on the face of a country, which is equivalent to the national representative to the outside world. In a sense, it also represents the external image of the Han Empire.
Such a person should be a majestic and upright Confucian scholar who is well versed in the etiquette system, rather than a arrogant warrior from a remote area.
Everyone feels that Liu Bei's appointment of Dong Zhuo, a military general, as Dahonglu is a bit of a embroidery for Zhang Fei.
And whether it should be said or not, who was Dong Zhuo?
Dong Zhuo is not an old official of Liu Bei's.
Yuan Wei's former official was a member of the Yuan Group. He later betrayed the Yuan family to Liu Bei in exchange for his current status and the conditions for his survival. To the people in the court, Dong Zhuo was a stain.
guy.
He betrayed his benefactor.
Allowing a tainted guy to serve as the chief executive in the Central Plains is regarded as "extra-legal mercy" by many people, let alone letting this tainted guy take up the high position of Jiuqing.
People who serve as high-ranking officials of the Jiuqing are often qualified to serve as high-ranking officials of the three-gong level. If they also have local administrative resumes as county governors or state governors, then they are more likely to serve as high-ranking officials of the three-gong level.
Many high-ranking officials at the three-gong level served as local governors or state governors, and then took up the position of nine ministers. They were qualified to be promoted to the three-gong level, and then they queued up to wait for the job.
Dong Zhuo had traveled around the local area, served as many chief executives, fought in wars, and accumulated military achievements. Now he was transferred back to Luoyang to serve as a high-ranking official in Jiuqing. Is it possible that Liu Bei planned to push Dong Zhuo to the position of the Third Duke?