With the passage of time, as the winter gradually approached, Zhang Wu was about to turn into four years.

Liu Bei returned to Wuhan, and the reward was for the Northern Expedition; Huo Jun moved from Huaiyin to Guangling City and took charge of Jianghuai.

In the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, Huo Jun sat on the couch, Fei Guan sat in the second seat, and Liu Zhong and Jiang Ji sat next to him.

There are black lacquer boxes inlaid with gold and carved flowers on several cases, and there are seals and other things.

Fei Guan bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very appreciative when you hear that Huo Duke has returned to Pi and Donghai and expanded its territory for thousands of miles. His Majesty said, Xiapi, the East China Sea, the western boundary of Qi, the former Han letter to take the history to open the foundation, Geng Yi broke the wish to make a career. His Majesty hopes to supervise the rejuvenation of the two Han Dynasty, Ji Xing Han Dynasty. ”

Although Liu Bang and Liu Xiu started in different places, they have quite similarities in the process of leveling the world. For example, Liu Bang besieged and killed Xiang Yu, and he had a great relationship with Han Xin; The reason why Liu Xiu quickly pacified the world had an important relationship with Geng Yiping and Qingxu.

Today, Liu Bei ordered Fei Guan to send an envoy to Jianghuai to convey these words to Huo Jun, which was actually his good wishes. hopes that Huo Jun can follow Han Xin and Geng Yi to help the Southern Han Dynasty rebuild the world.

Huo Jun didn't dare to be ambiguous, arched his hand to the west, and said: "Jun will take Han and Geng Erjun as the pioneers and seek land for my Han." ”

"The Governor has great ambitions!"

Fei Guan opened the lacquer box on the desk and said: "Guan is ordered by His Majesty to grant a leave of absence, and you can be punished by the festival commander." The special order of the governor to control the soldiers and horses of Qing, Xu, and Henan Prefectures, add 2,000 households to the city, and transfer them to Jiangling County. ”

Huo Jun accepted the seal and said: "Thank you for your grace, Jun should do his best to be loyal to repay the great man." ”

Huo Jun accepted the seal and asked, "In addition to awarding me, I wonder if the generals have another commendation award?" ”

Fei Guan bowed his head slightly, and said: "Yu Huo Du, Guan is ordered by His Majesty, and then grant Deputy Governor Pang a holiday, enter and move the general of the army, and lead the history of Yuzhou Thorn; Worship Jiang Changshi and lead the army, and stay in his original position; General Xu Shengjia Dangkou, led Pi Taishou; Huo Du, the general of the expedition to the south, worships the East China Sea and guards the ......"

When Liu Bei came back from Jianghan, he received Huo Jun's commendation as a general, and specially asked Fei Guan to go to Jianghuai to canonize the generals and convey his edict to Huo Jun. Ma Lianggui is a servant, and he is not easy to go to the place.

This time, Liu Bei rewarded the generals of Jianghuai, and there was no major adjustment, only a small adjustment and promotion of the generals' official positions. Among them, the reward for Huo Jun, in addition to being adjusted from the Marquis of Zhijiang to the Marquis of Jiangling, also named Huo Fan as the prince to wash the horse, and Huo Yi as the prince's housekeeper.

The prince's horse washer is an attendant for the prince. When the prince leaves the palace, he needs to ride a horse as a guide; The prince is in charge of the East Palace guard, and enters and exits the East Palace with the prince. Obviously, Liu Bei canonized Huo Jun's second son, so as to ensure that Huo's wealth would not fall.

Huo Jun got up again, arched his hand and said, "Please ask Fei Jun to come from afar and issue His Majesty's edict for the generals." ”

"Don't dare!" Fei Guan returned to Huo Jun.

The two of them took their seats again, and Huo Jun asked: "This year's Northern Expedition, our army has made many gains, and I am not very happy when I hear it in Jianghuai." However, I don't know what position the meritorious generals live in now? ”

Fei Guan pondered a little and said: "Governor Yudu, because Lu Baliang (Baliang Governor) moved to the former general, Huang Hujun Yue promoted the right general, Wenjiang Han moved to the left general, and Mi Nan Zhong was appointed as the rear general. In addition to the generals of the four directions, Deputy Jun Liu served as the general of Zhenxi, and the town was in business; Zhenbei General Lu Ziming ......"

After a long period of conquest, the Southern Han Dynasty gradually formed an operational system in which the four generals supervised the large regions, and the four towns and the generals supervised the small war zones.

The Baliang and Nanzhong Second Military Regions in Yizhou, the Jianghan Military Region in Jingzhou, and the Jianghuai Military Region in Xu Yang. According to the severity of the responsibilities of the military region, the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction are different. And Liu Bei will also arrange for different generals to leave the town and worship different official positions.

For example, in the Jianghan Military Region, Lü Meng sat in Xiangyang as the general of Zhenbei and was under the command of the center. At the time of the war, the two counties of Xiangyang and Hannan were controlled by the governor of Jiang and Han. The Baliang Military Region is similar to the Jianghan Military Region. Nanzhong is called a military region, but it is actually a fetter rule, so don't mention it.

Only the Jianghuai Military Region, because it is far away from the center, adjacent to the Wei realm, and Huo Jun and other factors, has the widest area of jurisdiction, the largest number of soldiers and horses under its rule, and a high degree of concentration of power.

The vast territory east of Dabie Mountain and north of the Yangtze River includes six counties, including Lujiang, Jiujiang, Huainan, Guangling, Xiapi and Donghai, all of which are under the rule of the Jianghuai Governor's Office.

The six counties are Gao Xiang of Lujiang, Liu Ji of Guangling, Jiang Ji of Jiujiang, Xu Sheng of Xiapi, Huo Du of Donghai, and Quancong of Huainan.

After a pause, Fei Guan said: "As for the court, due to the death of the Emperor of the Decree, the Shangshu Order is vacant. His Majesty originally wanted to choose Xu Jiangzhou to serve as Shangshuling, but after being recommended by the prime minister, Sun Jun Changxu succeeded him, and the servant shot Liu Junzichu (Liu Ba) and shared the Shangshutai with him. ”

Because Zhuge Liang led the prime minister, the Shangshu Order of the Southern Han Dynasty had little authority. The reason why Fa Zheng has so much authority is that in addition to Ren Shangshuling, he is actually the general of the protector army.

The general of the escort army is similar to the leading general, only inferior to the leading general, but they all help Liu Bei to take charge of the Chinese army.

Now Fazheng died, Liu Bei divided Fazheng's rights into three, Shangshutai was divided between Sun Shao and Liu Ba, and Pang Tong was the general of the protector army.

Pang Tong was appointed as the general of the army, and he had to return to Wuhan to take up his post, but Liu Bei should be Huo Jun's transfer of troops to benefit Huai's sparseness, and transfer 5,000 Chinese troops to be led by Tai Shiheng, so that he could be included in Pang Tong's account to listen to orders; He was appointed as a general who crossed the sea, leading 5,000 soldiers and horses to benefit Huaidong.

With a cursory understanding of the recent changes in the imperial court, Huo Jun has a general idea in his heart. In the selection of important people, Liu Bei still inherited the old customs, and the northerners and the Chu people shared secrets.

Touching his mustache, Huo Jun asked, "Dare to ask Fei Jun, what is Your Majesty's life?" ”

Fei Shi said: "Now Ma Chao surrendered to our country, and he supervised the troops to go to the old land of Peng Song. His Majesty was afraid that Cao Pi would have the intention of seeking grievances, so he specially ordered Huo Du to guard the border to prevent the thieves from raiding south. ”

"The governor ordered the Huaimin to return to the old land, and the Shangshu had different opinions, and the people thought that Huaibei was on the front line, and if the border city was lost, the people would be plundered by thieves, so they thought that the Huaimin could not be returned to the old land. However, Cheng thought it was feasible and was discussing it with the public. ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and said: "Please go back to Beijing to tell Your Majesty, now Jianghuai Chu'an, the generals have not looked at the holy face for more than ten years, and stretched out their necks to look at Your Majesty." I hope that His Majesty will take the eastward Jianghuai with his spare time, and Jun and the soldiers of Sanzhou will welcome the holy car in the river. ”

Saying that, Huo Jun added: "The Queen's Zixiang Mansion, Jun has ordered the sergeant to repair and take care of it. ”

Fei Guan understood what Huo Jun meant, and arched his hand and said, "Please rest assured Huo Du, Guan will report to Your Majesty truthfully." ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun chatted with Fei Guan for a while, and Fei Guan asked to step down on the grounds of exhaustion. And Huo Jun invited Fei Guan to a banquet tonight in the name of catching the wind.

After Fei Guan retreated, Jiang Ji stepped forward and said: "Governor, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jianghuai today, and there are governors in charge from time to time. There are more than 100,000 thieves, which is not enough to conquer Xiapi and Zhongli in the south. Now His Majesty is worried that the thieves have the intention of conquest, and Ji thinks that the thieves are not in Huai, and they should be in Jianghan or Longyou. ”

"Although Shang Yu is located between mountains and ravines, Wancheng is not in the hands of our army, and its place is close to Guanzhong and Hongnong. If the thief attacks and sends light soldiers, and attacks it in multiple ways, the merchant is bound to lose. Ji thought that the governor should be His Majesty, and begged to move the people to Jianghan. ”

Huo Jun frowned slightly, and suddenly remembered the geographical environment of Shangyu. Its place is close to Guanzhong and Sili, and it is too far away from the Jianghan Military Region of the Southern Han Dynasty, especially the Nanyang Basin is still in the hands of Cao Wei. Now that Danshui is declining, Cao Wei, who has suffered many losses, is very easy to take advantage of the business.

"Fortunately, Zitong reminded me that I forgot about it!"

Huo Jun lifted the pen on the pen holder and said: "In winter, the river dries up and freezes, and it is difficult for boats to be transported. If the thief sends troops to attack him, if the Han of the Zong River wants to send troops to help, it is beyond the reach of the whip. Now let His Majesty edict Liu Feng move the people to Jianghan, so as not to lose the army and lose the people, and be profited by thieves. ”

Don't look at the Southern Han Dynasty's repeated success in the Northern Expedition, but it doesn't mean that Cao Wei doesn't have any counterattack power. You don't see that whenever the river falls and there is a risk of drying up, the armies of the Southern Han and Northern Expeditions must retreat. The Northern Wei Dynasty's southern expedition was often chosen in autumn and winter, when the river froze and dried up.

Liu Bei wanted to keep Liu Feng in Shangyu and run Shangluo County for the next Northern Expedition. If this strategic layout can be successful, the effect will be very good. But don't forget that Cao Wei is not a dead man, and he will not sit idly by and watch Liu Feng sit big in the land of business.

Taking advantage of Huo Jun's writing, Jiang Ji said: "Fei Jun came all the way to Guangling, and he was tired and tired. In the opinion of Ji, the governor should order people to get some Jianghuai specialties so that they can reward Fei Jun. ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun held the pen and wrote, and said: "Zitong can handle this matter, and you must let Fei Jun have fun tonight!" ”

"I'm going to do it!"

Huo Jun Guanjue: Hussar General, Lu Shang Shushi, Fake Jieyue (can be punished by the Governor of the Festival), Xuzhou Mu, Governor of Jianghuai Six Counties, Temperance of Henan, Xu, Qing Prefecture Military, Jiangling County Marquis.

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