In 224 AD, the sixth year of Zhangwu, summer and May.

Liu Bei's means of letting Xu Shu return to Beijing as an auxiliary minister were wise, and the vacated Jiangzhou was opened by Zhuge Liang and served as the state minister, and Wuhan was located in Jiangzhou.

Although Huo Jun is located in Wuhan, he is unable to mobilize central resources, and he needs to seek Zhuge Liang's opinion. The two are both coordinated and mutually restricted. Therefore, the Southern Han Dynasty was not Huo Jun's Yiyantang, and Zhuge Liang needed to cooperate on some issues.

During the more than two months that Huo Dasima came to power, with the cooperation of Zhuge Liang, with Huo Jun's prestige and Zhuge Liang's methods, except for Yizhou, the rest of the prefectures and counties gradually became peaceful.

Shang Shutai, inside the council hall.

Huo Jun was sitting on the couch and was discussing political affairs with Xu Shu, the imperial historian.

During Liu Bei's period, the Shu people were not used, in addition to the Wu Chushi people's encroachment on political resources, it was also related to the Shu people themselves. For example, Wang Leining would rather die and not surrender, Zheng Du would not go into seclusion, and Zhang Song would be arrogant after his surrender, which had already provoked Liu Bei. In addition, in order to give back to the Chu people, Liu Bei does not like to use the Shu people very much.

Huo Jun nodded and said: "Kong Ming and Yuan Zhi's words are for good opinions, and now it is beneficial to the country, can Jun'an stop it?" ”

"Zhong Miao's Desire Order~"

Saying that, Huo Jun paused for a while, and then said: "Now that the five counties of Yizhou are in turmoil, Jun thinks it is appropriate to take this opportunity to enter Shu, and recruit and appease, recruit talents and talents, or recruit into the public government, or be promoted to the county magistrate." In this way, it can not only open the door to the Shu people, but also save redundant officials. ”

Huo Jun took a sip of tea and said, "Yuan Zhi has an opinion, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Huo Jun pondered for a long time and asked, "Has Yuan Zhi talked to Kong Ming about this?" ”

Xu Shu pondered for a while and said: "If Da Sima wants to close the case, he can put Shang Shulang Xi Yu and the county magistrate Xiong Jia in prison for the crime." If you want to study it carefully, you should take advantage of this matter to make a difference. ”

The reason why Shulang Xi Yu helped Xiong Jia intercept the song was because Xiong Jia's wife was Xi Yu's sister. The Changsha Xiong clan has an in-law relationship with the Xiangyang Xi clan. With the help of Xi's family, Xiong Jia was able to enter Shu as an official. Today, Xi Yu concealed his dereliction of duty for Xiong Jia, and constantly intercepted Tang Kan's recitals.

Zhuge Liang nodded in response and said: "Shuzhong blocks the road, and it is easy to cause chaos; Nanzhong was in danger and killed the officials. If the above two can not be reined in, the Northern Expedition will be poured into the country in the future, and it may be repeated chaos. ”

Huo Jun asked the attendant to serve tea to Xu Shu and said, "Jun is in charge of this case, I don't know if you have a high opinion to teach me?" ”

Xu Shu is not from Chu, and the interests of Wu and Chu have nothing to do with him. Considering the issue of political balance, he must report truthfully to Huo Jun.

With Huo Jun's current status, and the risk that the Southern Han Dynasty would march south at any time, it was naturally impossible for him to enter Bashu westward. Now there are only those who are qualified, but Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is the only one.

As for whether Zhuge Liang will suspect Huo Jun of squeezing out him, it can only be said that it depends on whether the friendship between Huo and Ge can stand the test. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is open-minded, he has been friends with Huo Jun for more than ten years and has experienced a lot of things, how can he not believe Huo Jun?

After a while, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu entered the hall one after another, and the three of them saluted each other.

Huo Jun was the first to speak and said, "What Yuan Zhi said, I don't know what Kong Ming means now?" ”

"Good!"

Tang Kan was dissatisfied with Xiong Jia's dereliction of duty and wanted to seek the post to impeach Xiong Jia, but Xiong Jia had a deep background in Chu and could not be impeached. In order to seek justice, Tang Kan continued to sparse, but was intercepted by Shang Shulang Xi Yu.

Tang Kan, the chief secretary of Wenshan County, went to Beijing to sue the county magistrate for abandoning political affairs. At that time, this case was in an uproar, and it also alarmed Liu Bei. In order to verify this matter, Liu Bei specially asked Xu Shu to transfer to the Imperial Doctor.

Huang Yuan set off a rebellion and Tang Kan traveled thousands of miles to Beijing, and the above two incidents should be regarded as a signal to remind the Han Dynasty to adjust the allocation of political resources.

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and said: "Lu Boyan can conquer the barbarians, but he can't appease the scholars, nor can he shape the state and county. It is said that it is easy to calm the chaos in the south, and it is difficult to care for the people in the west. ”

"Cao Pi sent an envoy to the south, and his intention was not good." Huo Jun said with a smile.

Because Liu Bei ascended to the throne in a gentle way, the redundant official problem caused by him for the Southern Han Dynasty was not small. If you talk about Nanjun and Xiangyang counties alone, there are no less than 1,000 Cao officials. It is impossible to indiscriminately issue official positions in order to win over the Shu people now.

The reason why it was able to intercept Xia Shushu was because the county chief bookkeeper was humble and did not enter the eyes of the center. Xi Yu thought that Tang Kan would retreat in the face of difficulties, but he didn't expect Tang Kan to be so serious, trekking thousands of miles, running to Wuhan, and couldn't stop him.

Xu Shu arched his hand and said bluntly: "Back to Da Sima, Shangshutai is the privy of the Han family, and Tailang is prominent, and the rank of the official should be taken seriously." Since the opening of His Majesty's foundation, Wu and Chu have been used as Tailang, or seven or eight people in one county, or no one in one state. This should be so chilling that it should be even, and it should be full of the hopes of the Tushi people in the south. ”

Today, the situation has changed, and policies have changed accordingly. It is not permissible to use the politics of the past to govern the present world.

After months of research, Xu Shu has verified the history of Tang Kan's case. In the more than two years since he took office, Xiong Jia, the magistrate of Du'an County, has been obsessed with pampering and drinking, and has been abandoned, and his political affairs have been abandoned and cases have piled up.

Hearing this, Huo Jun thought about it for a while, and then understood what Xu Shu meant.

Xu Shu frowned and thought, and said: "As the Great Sima said, the people in the south should be conquered to quell the chaos, and then appease the scholars, build prefectures and counties, and reshape the order of the Bashu Dynasty." ”

Shang Shutai has been reused by Liu Xiu, and in a sense, it has replaced the work functions of the three princes and nine secretaries; The system of three provinces and six ministries, which was familiar to later generations, was actually derived from Shangshutai.

"Not long after Jun Chu took charge of the court, Lao Jun invited Kong Ming to enter the court and discuss the matter together." Huo Jun said.

Since the rebellion in Nanzhong, Huo Jun has planned to clean up the powerful in Nanzhong, or make room for the scholars of Yi and Liang, or arrange positions for redundant officials.

Zhuge Liang understood what Huo Jun meant, and said with a smile: "As Zhong Miao said, it should be Zhong Miao who can enter Shu to govern the three states, calm the thieves and chaos outside, and appease the people." However, Zhong Miao entered Shu, but he was suspected of being overused. And Cao Pi's movements are unknown, Zhong Miao has a heavy responsibility, and it is not appropriate to move lightly. ”

Huo Jun restrained his smile and said: "Yizhou is located in the west, surrounded by mountains, the roads are blocked, the Shu people are comfortable, the Ba people are good at fighting, the southern people are rebellious, and it is easy to rebel. Now the one enters Shu, the first is to soothe people's hearts, the second is to level the south, and then to restore the state and county. ”

"I have been ruling Shu for ten years, and the scholars and the people have gradually returned, and they have the idea of serving the country. Liang thought that he should be the instrument of the people, promote the virtuous and promote the ability, and serve as an official, so as to please the heart of the Shu people. For a long time, I am afraid that the Shu people will not be used by me, and I only hope that Zhong Miao will think deeply. ”

"Yes!"

Zhuge Liang sat with a fan and said: "The first emperor was able to enter Jingchu because of the promotion of King Lu, so he was a Fuchu person, and the first emperor treated him as a high-ranking official. In the past, the chin Shu, the Shu people hated me, and they would rather die than surrender, and would rather hide than attach, so His Majesty had no intention of using it. ”

"Yuan Zhi, you submitted a detailed note about Tang Kan's case yesterday, and I have read it carefully."

"No!"

"Last night, Shu had already talked with the prime minister, but Kong Ming wanted to let Da Sima decide!" Xu Shu said.

"Huh?"

Lang Zhong and Shilang in the Southern Han Dynasty Shangshutai due to the preference of the rulers, there are more than a dozen Shangshulang in Xiangyang and Wuer County alone, and the huge Yizhou has no one to serve as Shangshu because of the previous Zhang Song case, and even Shangshulang is only a handful. The lack of political resource allocation has led to the deformity of Shang Shutai.

The person in charge of Shangshutai is Shang Shuling, and the deputy is Shang Shufu. In Shangshutai, there are five subordinate departments: household, three dukes, permanent servants, two thousand stones, and host and guest; The five departments are respectively in charge of Shangshu, and under them are the squire and the lang middle officials who are responsible for the implementation of specific affairs.

After Maocai and Xiaolian pass the assessment period, they can serve as the waiter and langzhong in Shangshutai, or as an external official.

Of course, everything is still undecided, and it depends on the reaction of the ministers of the DPRK and China!

Seeing that Huo and Ge had already decided on a strategy, Xu Shu smiled and said: "Cao Pi sent Xian Yufu to the south, I don't know what the second gentleman thinks?" ”

Don't look at the seven states in Dahan, but in fact, the states that need to allocate political resources are Jing, Yang, and Yi. Needless to say, Huaisi and Yuan Cong naturally have political resources because of their identity.

As for whether Lu Xun can be given the right, logically speaking, it can be given, it is nothing more than to record Shang Shushi and seal the state pastor. But these two rights, according to the current political pattern of the Han Dynasty, cannot be given to Lu Xun. After all, some rights were given, and Huo Jun couldn't take them back.

Lu Xun is now in an official position, and he can command the army, but he cannot appease the people. Today, he can level Nanzhong, but he can't effectively settle Yi, Liang, and Nanzhong.

Because Huo Jun has been away for a long time, he has not cared about the allocation of Shang Shulang's quota. If you want to adjust the distribution of Shangshulang's official quota and pour more political resources into Yizhou, you still have to discuss it with Zhuge Liang.

If you just talk about the rebellion of the central counties in Pingnan, and let Lu Xun or Huang Quan go out, it can be said that you can be captured. But if you want to Fuyi Prefecture scholars, set up prefectures and counties in Nanzhong, and promote Sinicization, you really have to let Huo Jun or Zhuge go.

Xu Shu knew Huo Jun's meaning, and then looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Liang and Zhong Miao are the same!"

"Haha!"

(End of chapter)