Chapter 90: Windfall
Jiang Wan and the others said with admiration on their faces: "The son is really hidden!" In Jiang Wan's opinion, Liu Cong's silent night thoughts yesterday are already a first-class masterpiece, but he didn't expect to be able to make such a good poem under the persecution of others today.
Cai Lin has also read some books, although he, like Liu Biao, cannot fully understand the artistic conception of Liu Cong's poem, but the momentum and charm of Liu Cong's poem surpass others. It's just that the last sentence wishes people a long time, thousands of miles together, makes Cai Lin a little jealous, she doesn't know who Liu Cong wants to express her thoughts about, but it is very enviable.
After Liu Cong read this poem, of course, he also thought of everyone's expressions, so at the moment he was very calm, just kidding, Su Dongpo couldn't fool you, that was really a hell of a life!
After a short discussion, the three judges unanimously decided to designate Liu Cong as the leader of the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Conference. Sima Hui stepped forward to ask Liu Biao's opinion.
Of course, Liu Biao has no opinion, the poetry conference was originally a bigger part of play, and he was naturally happy that Liu Cong's ability was overwhelming. However, Liu Cong on the side hurriedly stopped after hearing it: "Cong is just throwing bricks and attracting jade, Cong didn't plan to participate in advance, now let others play, I won't participate in the evaluation." ”
Although Liu Cong did not participate in the evaluation, Liu Cong's poem is destined to be the focus of today's Mid-Autumn Festival moon appreciation, and even for a long time in the future, I am afraid that no one can match it. But Liu Cong repeatedly said that he was a skilled performer, and other talents participated in the competition, and asked the competition to continue.
Liu Cong insisted on not participating in the evaluation, and everyone had to give up, and under the stimulation of Liu Cong, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others also dug out their minds to write another poem.
In the end, Zhuge Liang won the championship with his extraordinary performance, followed by Pang Tong and Xu Shu. In fact, in Liu Cong's opinion, Jiang Wan's literary talent is no less than Zhuge Liang, but compared to the three judges, Jiang Wan is a strange pink newcomer, and naturally not as popular as Zhuge , Pang Tong and others.
But no matter who wins the championship, this night, everyone only remembered when the second son Liu Cong's bright moon was there. Within a few days, someone adapted it into a song and sang it all over the city with musical instruments, which is a later story.
The result of the poetry contest was unexpected by Liu Bei and others, and he really couldn't understand that the second son, who was still consumed half a year ago, will be completely civil and military after today, and will be well-known in Jingzhou. This is also self-defeating, helping Liu Cong become famous. But it's too late to regret it, just like yesterday's martial arts competition, he confidently let Guan Ping be the first to appear, his decision was wrong, not only helped Liu Cong win unprecedented popularity, but he was also suspected of being a villain.
Even in the past, they always suspected that Han Xuan, Liu Du and others praised Liu Cong in their official letters in order to flatter themselves, but now Liu Biao is convinced that this son of his is indeed brave and quick-witted.
Brave enough that Zhang Fei was invincible, and his talent was so quick that he made such a masterpiece in just a few moments. Cai Mao and others naturally would not let go of the opportunity to build momentum for Liu Cong.
Of course, the Taishou and famous generals of Jingzhou counties were present and witnessed Liu Cong's bravery and talent!
Compared with Liu Cong's sun and moon brilliance, the eldest prince has really become a firefly that is easy to be ignored!
These Taishou are all human spirits, especially Han Xuan, Liu Du and Jin Xuan, who have had dealings with Liu Cong, constantly praise Liu Cong's past deeds in front of Liu Biao. Liu Biao couldn't stand Cai's nagging, so he rewarded another 500 gold on the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and played the imperial court to watch Liu Cong as the general of Pingnan.
From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin dynasties, the conquests were frequent and the wars were increasing, so a variety of general titles were established, that is, miscellaneous generals, and a series of general names were gradually formed.
General: The head of the generals, his official position is higher than the three dukes, sometimes above the three dukes, sometimes under the three dukes. Rank Wanshi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was above the three dukes, when the emperor of the Han Dynasty took Cao Cao as the general, and Yuan Shao as the captain, Yuan Shao was under the general, so "the shame class is under the ancestor". The subordinate officials have a long history and a Sima.
Hussar General: Below the Great General, with the same rank as the Great General, sometimes above the Three Princes, sometimes below the Three Princes. There are two levels of median generals than the three dukes: the general and the hussar general.
Che Cavalry General: Below the Hussar General, the position is higher than that of Shangqing.
General Wei: Below the general of the chariot cavalry, he is higher than the secretary.
There are four generals before and after: the former general, the left general, the right general, and the rear general. Beginning on weekends, it was not often placed in the Han Dynasty, and the gold seal and purple ribbon were listed in Shangqing. The position is either the Dianjing division guard, or the garrison border. After the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many names of generals, and the names were simple before, after, left, right, etc., which were gradually abandoned. The position of senior general was established from time to time in the Three Kingdoms. He is in charge of the Beijing Division Guards and Border Guards. The rank is listed in Jiuqing, which is higher than other temporary miscellaneous generals.
Zhonglang General: The rank of the military attache of the Han Dynasty is divided into three levels: general, Zhonglang general, and school captain. Because the general is not often placed, and when there is a war, he is called the general who commands the army, so the highest official position that the general military attache can obtain in peacetime is the general of Zhonglang, and the rank is "more than two thousand stones", and he is in charge of the royal guard, which is under the jurisdiction of Guangluxun, such as the general of the five officials, the general of the left middle, the general of the right middle, the general of the tiger ben, and the general of the Yulin Zhonglang. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were more and more people with military merits, and many were named miscellaneous generals, and Zhonglang General became the position of middle and lower-level officers. Huang Zhong is the lieutenant general of Zhennan General Liu Biao.
Lieutenant: The lieutenant is a military attache position slightly lower than the lieutenant general, and the rank is "more than 2,000 stones". In the Han Dynasty, eight lieutenants were set up to take charge of the northern and southern armies. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were more and more people with military merits, and many were named miscellaneous generals, and school captains became the positions of low-level officers.
Eight Captains: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the eight captains of the Beijing Division, who were in charge of the central army. They are Captain Changshui, Captain Tuncai, Captain Yuecai, Captain Infantry, Captain Shot, Captain of Middle Base, Captain Hu Cai, and Captain Huben. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the provincial lieutenant, Hu cavalry, and tiger ben captain. By the Three Kingdoms period, the authority of the Eighth Lieutenant became smaller and smaller, and finally he was reduced to a low-level official.
Four Zheng Generals (Four Expedition Generals): , that is, the generals of the east, the south, the west, and the north. The Han and Wei dynasties were first placed, and the rank was listed in Shangqing, under General Wei. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were enlarged generals, such as the general of Zhengxi, who were listed in the three dukes.
General of the Four Towns (General of the Four Towns): The name of the heavy general, that is, General Zhendong, General Zhennan, General Zhenxi, and General Zhenbei. The Han and Wei dynasties were first placed, and the rank was listed in Shangqing, under the four generals. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were enlarged generals, such as the general of Zhenxi, who were listed in the three dukes. Liu Biao is the general of Zhennan who was ordered by Qin.
General Si'an: The name of the heavy general, that is, General Anton, General Annan, General Anxi, and General Anbei. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had this name, and it was listed in Shangqing, under the general of the four towns.
General Siping: The name of the heavy general, that is, General Pingdong, General Pingnan, General Pingxi, and General Pingbei. The Han and Wei dynasties were first placed, and the rank was listed in Shangqing, under General Si'an. Roughly five or six products, each country was different during the Three Kingdoms period.
Liu Cong's Pingzigui, begging Wu Ju, and suppressing the Honghu thieves are actually not a great achievement, but in this chaotic era, when there are many generals, most people are self-proclaimed generals, and then reward their subordinates one by one. And Liu Cong has the title of General Pingnan, and in the future, he can even menstruate to govern the affairs of Jingnan Prefectures, and he is really the number three person in Jingzhou under Liu Biao and Cai Mao!
Liu Biao is respected as the general of Zhennan, and Liu Cong is the general of Pingnan as the pastor of Jingzhou, which is too commonplace. There is no question of whether the court is allowed or not, and now the court is actually controlled by Cao Cao alone, in order to stabilize the local princes, as long as they do not claim to be the king and hegemon, Cao Cao will generally be approved. Because official position is a good thing and a double-edged sword.
A person who has no territory and no ability to proclaim himself a general will definitely become a joke, if the territory is not enough, and if the ability is not enough, even if he claims to be the emperor, it is a joke, just like Yuan Shu. But Liu Cong doesn't have this question, in Jingzhou today, someone can't answer who is the state pastor, and if you want to ask who is the most popular, it must be Liu Cong.
Although Liu Cong does not need the name of a general to suppress the generals, if he can be canonized by the imperial court, Liu Cong can naturally divide his subordinates.
At the same time, this is also a signal that the eldest son Liu Qi is still an idle official. The second son was appointed as the Taishou of Nanjun for half a year, and now he has been crowned as the general of Pingnan.
After two competitions, Liu Cong not only earned fame, but was also named a general, and most importantly, won 1,500 gold. This money has been coveted by Liu Cong for a long time, and now it is finally not left behind!
Another thing that made Liu Cong happy was that taking advantage of the gap between the martial arts competition and the poetry conference, and the slackness of the opponents, Huang Quan had already sent people to inquire into the families of those who had assassinated Liu Cong in Jiangling before, and had successfully rescued them and prepared to be placed in the public security. Of course, Huang Quan's people don't know it, and the opponent can't suspect Liu Cong for the time being.