"Fourth uncle, this is the seal of Bohai County, and my nephew will hand it over to you. ”

Yuan Tan handed the seal made of gold in his hand to Yuan Chang, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. Not long after he served as the Taishou of Bohai County, he was dismissed by Yuan Shao. If it was changed to before, Yuan Tan looked down on Yuan Chang in his heart, but he didn't feel anything. However, after Yuan Tan knew yesterday that it was Yuan Chang who sabotaged his good deeds, I am afraid that only he knows how deep his resentment against Yuan Chang is.

Yuan Chang snatched the woman that originally belonged to him, and now he has also taken away the official position that belongs to him. Even if it is the revenge of killing his father, it is not stricter than this.

"Hmm!"

Yuan Chang responded casually and took the seal handed by Yuan Tan. I have to say that the seals of the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty are still quite valuable, made of pure gold. The only difference is on top of the handle. The handle of the high official position is the fish button, which is generally the official in the capital, and the seal of the Taishou in various places is usually the nose button, but other than that, there is no difference.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the seals already existed, but they were all made of copper, and the handwriting of the Han Dynasty could not be compared. At the beginning of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were some changes in the seal, and the use of gold and silver plating was used, which is probably due to the stinginess of the imperial court. After the Tang Dynasty, there were many styles of seals, including gold and silver, precious stones, jade, coral, amber, beeswax, boxwood, bamboo roots, jade seals, etc. Depending on the rank of the official, the seals used are also different, so it is easy to distinguish between the high and low official positions. Of course, by the time of the Song Dynasty, perhaps because of the wealth, or because of the development of science and technology, it was possible to engrave words on the seal, so that the rank of the official was even more clear at a glance. In the words of Yuan Chang through the previous era, he was rich and capricious!

In the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, there was not much change, the only change was that the value of the stone increased, many people used the stone to make private seals, as for the official seal, because it was issued by the imperial court, there was no change.

After Yuan Tan handed the seal to Yuan Chang, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the officials of Bohai County who were standing on both sides, and said, "Fourth Uncle, these are the main officials of Bohai County, and they will obey Fourth Uncle's orders in the future." ”

The official of a county has a county officer, which is similar in nature to a county officer, equivalent to a secretary and the like. In the early stage, the county was generally appointed by the central government, in addition to assisting the Taishou, another purpose was also to monitor the Taishou for the imperial court, whether there was any bad intentions. After all, Taishou is different from the county order, and Taishou has military power. As a result, a county usually does not have a county lieutenant, and the military affairs are completely controlled by the Taishou. Only when there is a war, it is temporarily set up, after all, the Taishou has many responsibilities, and it is impossible to lead the troops out to fight, so who can manage the affairs of the county?

In the middle and late periods, there were so many counties in the country, and sometimes the imperial court failed to take care of the counties. Therefore, the appointment of the county can be delegated to the state, which can be recommended by the assassin history, and after the central government has passed the guò, the county can take office. And when a court enters the later stage and gradually weakens, the county is generally appointed by the Taishou to serve as his cronies, and the court is too busy to take care of itself. Just like the county chief of Bohai County, he was appointed by Yuan Shao when he was in office.

Although Yuan Tan took over Bohai County, he was replaced by Yuan Chang after a short time, so Yuan Tan has not replaced the county with his own cronies. Moreover, the county was appointed by Yuan Shao, and even if Yuan Tan wanted to be replaced, he had to ask Yuan Shao for instructions. Otherwise, Yuan Tan would be removed at will, wouldn't it make Yuan Shao feel that Yuan Tan had any ideas.

It can be said that the ten subordinate officials of Bohai County are all appointed by Yuan Shao when he was in office. Except for a few, after Yuan Tan took office, he was replaced by his own cronies, and he also asked Yuan Shao for instructions. After all, if you change it to your own cronies, you can use it smoothly. Of course, the positions that Yuan Tan removed were not too important. The road has to be walked step by step, the food has to be eaten one bite at a time, if Yuan Tan replaces all the officials in Bohai County with his own cronies in one go, it is estimated that Yuan Shao will be killed the next day.

It's just that Yuan Tan has not yet fully controlled Bohai County, but Yuan Chang has taken away the power of Bohai County. I have to say that Yuan Tan is really a cup.

After the county is the master bookkeeper, who is the assistant of the Taishou like the county officer, mainly responsible for pawning documents and handling affairs. If it is excluded that the Gunjo was appointed by the Taishou himself, then the chief Bo was one of the most important staff members of the Taishou shogunate, participating in confidential and prime minister's affairs.

In addition, the subordinate officials of Taishou also have the main secretary, the record room, the teacher and friend sacrificial wine, engagement, calligraphy, rafters, and so on. These are the more important official positions among the subordinate officials, and there is no need to repeat some of the other inferior ones.

Yuan Chang's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked the officials on both sides with some dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you see the county lieutenant?" Didn't he know that Ben Taishou took office today, and if there was no reasonable explanation, Ben Taishou would definitely not be spared. ”

Of course, Yuan Chang asked this on purpose.

The lowly subordinate officials all looked puzzled, and Yuan Tan, who was standing next to Yuan Chang, also twitched the corners of his mouth. He couldn't figure out how his Lao Tzu could let such a guy take over Bohai County.

Depressed to depressed, He Wen, the county commander appointed by Yuan Shao, stepped forward and explained: "Lord Qiyu, the county lieutenant is not very official, and he is only temporarily appointed to command the army when there is a war. Therefore, Bohai County does not have the position of county lieutenant today. ”

"What does that mean?"

Yuan Chang deliberately pretended to be surprised, and raised his voice slightly: "Now that the Yellow Turban thieves are in turmoil, and there are even local officials supporting their own troops, there are Dong thieves in the front, and Gongsun Zan in the back invades the territory of Jizhou, is it not considered a war? If the enemy hits our Bohai County, and there is no county lieutenant, who will command the army? Can you lead the troops to fight?"

Everyone listened to Yuan Chang's words, and they all looked speechless.

Usually the army is controlled by the Taishou, who just doesn't want the military power to fall into the hands of others. Moreover, Yuan Shao before also had the ability to fight, and of course he would not hand over the military power to others. The same was true after Yuan Tan took office, so he did not set up a county lieutenant. Because they all have the ability to command troops. And now, looking at Yuan Chang's appearance, he is a guy who is afraid of death and doesn't know how to command the army. However, they are not easy to say anything.

Yuan Chang looked at He Wen and asked, "He Juncheng, let me ask you, does this Taishou have the power to appoint county lieutenants?"

"Lord Qiyu, all the subordinate officials in the county have the right to appoint, and the position of county lieutenant is naturally possible!"

He Wen responded, originally he wanted to advise Yuan Chang. After all, it is best to have the military power in your hands, otherwise once the county lieutenant makes a rebellion, the entire county will be finished. However, He Wen looked at Yuan Chang's appearance and felt that he was not a person who could lead troops. If there is a war, it is estimated that Yuan Chang will be the first to run. Therefore, He Wen also gave up the idea of admonishment, and it was better to appoint a county lieutenant who knew how to lead troops.

Yuan Tan, who was standing on the side, had bright eyes and his mind was alive at this time.

Although he was relieved of his position as the Taishou of Bohai County, but now that Yuan Chang wants to appoint a county lieutenant, if he recommends a cronie of his own, wouldn't it be indirectly controlling Bohai County? For Yuan Chang to appoint the post of county lieutenant, Yuan Tan sneered in his heart. Except for **, who is willing to hand over the military power to others? However, now that Yuan Tan has an idea, he naturally will not remind Yuan Chang.

At that moment, Yuan Tan pulled Yuan Chang's sleeve and whispered in Yuan Chang's ear: "Fourth uncle, do you need a general to command the army, there are a few nephews." If the fourth uncle does not dislike it, the nephew can make them loyal to the fourth uncle. ”

Yuan Tan's thoughts, how could Yuan Chang not understand, didn't he just want to control the military power of Bohai County, Yuan Chang sneered in his heart, he really took himself as an idiot. Besides, what generals can Yuan Tan have? Unless it is Zhang He and Gao Ran's allegiance to Yuan Tan, and they still talk about the past. However, is Yuan Tan's ability worthy? If Yuan Tan really gave Zhang He or Gao Ran to himself, Yuan Chang believed that with his own ability, he could turn them into his own people. However, the generals under Yuan Tan are scum, and Zhao Yun is abused in minutes.

However, Yuan Chang can't refuse too directly now. With a look of embarrassment on his face, he said in a tangled manner: "Xiansi, I have promised to let my guard commander lead the army before, if I change someone now, I am afraid it will make him dissatisfied." To tell you the truth, this guard is still a strong general selected from the army by Lord Assassin Shi that day, if he is not reused, I am afraid that Lord Assassin Shi will not look good on his face. ”

Sure enough, hearing that Yuan Chang moved Yuan Shao out, Yuan Tan immediately had nothing to say. As for whether Yuan Chang appointed Yuan Shao's escort as a captain, or appointed Yuan Chang's own cronies. Yuan Tan only needs to ask casually to know if it is true or false, and I believe that Yuan Chang will not lie to himself.

"Since there is a general under the command of the fourth uncle, the nephew will not be ugly. ”

Although he didn't insist, Yuan Tan naturally felt unhappy in his heart. However, after all, Yuan Chang was appointed as Yuan Shao's escort, and he couldn't say anything.

Yuan Chang then looked at Zhao Yun on the side and ordered: "Zhao Yun listens to the order, Ben Taishou now appoints you as the lieutenant of Bohai County, in charge of all military affairs in the county." ”

"Subordinates take orders!"

Zhao Yun took a step forward and shouted loudly.

Yuan Tan saw Zhao Yun and pursed the corners of his mouth disdainfully, except for Zhao Yun's coarse voice, he didn't seem to have the momentum that a fierce general should have, which was far worse than several generals under his command.

If Yuan Tan had seen Zhao Yun's power, it is estimated that he would not have such an idea.

Yuan Chang, who had finished appointing the county lieutenant, was not satisfied, as if in order to show the momentum of his new officer, Yuan Chang looked at a gray-haired official present with great momentum.

"This old gentleman, you are old, what else can you do? In this case, it is better to give up your place and leave it to someone else. Oh, by the way, I wonder what the old gentleman does?"

Yuan Chang's words can be said to have caused a thousand waves.