The problem in Jingzhou is a rather difficult one.
When the late emperor entered Sichuan, in view of the inconvenient transportation between Yizhou and Jingzhou, and also to leave a way out for himself, he chose to let Guan Yu stay in Jingzhou.
Later, due to a series of changes, after the late emperor proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, Jingzhou was still under the jurisdiction of Governor Guan Yu.
Jingzhou's status is very special. Not only does Guan Yu have full control over military and political affairs, but the tax revenue of Jingzhou does not need to be turned over to the court. All of it is used for the development of Jingzhou and preparations for the upcoming Northern Expedition.
This is also the reason why Guan Yu was able to send 90,000 soldiers and horses to the northern expedition to Nanyang at once. This was the accumulation of more than ten years in Jingzhou.
But now, Guan Yu has passed away, and Jingzhou's problems have become prominent.
The reason why the late emperor was able to make Guan Yu the governor of Jingzhou's military and political affairs was because the late emperor trusted Guan Yu. By handing such a large stall to Guan Yu's hands, he not only trusted his ability, but also trusted their brotherly feelings.
After the death of the late emperor, due to Guan Yu's special status, the friendship between the three brothers of the late emperor, and Guan Yu's loyalty to the world, Liu Chan was not stupid enough to want to take back Jingzhou's special status.
Liu Chan wasn't stupid enough, and Zhuge Liang certainly wouldn't be either, so Jingzhou still maintained its original special status.
But now it's no longer possible, neither Liu Chan nor Zhuge Liang want to keep Jingzhou outside the imperial system.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang's idea was very simple. He wanted to bring Jingzhou's military and political system under the unified jurisdiction of the imperial court.
But this is somewhat disadvantageous to the military and political officials in Jingzhou, as well as the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.
Although under Guan Yu's rule, this group of aristocratic families did not feel very comfortable, the problem is that Guan Yu actually didn't care much about Jingzhou's government affairs. He only firmly grasped the military affairs, and he only had one request for the Jingzhou aristocratic families - I Don't hold me back during the Northern Expedition.
Therefore, although Jingzhou under Guan Yu's rule and the Jingzhou family had to bear a lot of consumption of food, grass, money, and silk, they could also get back these lost benefits through the convenience of government affairs.
But once it is merged into the imperial court's administrative system, not only will it be possible to continue to bear the military food consumption of the Northern Expedition, but it will also lose the right to local governance. The Jingzhou aristocratic families will definitely not be happy.
Furthermore, the Jingzhou Family had a big advantage compared to other areas under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Children of aristocratic families in Jingzhou can go to Yizhou, Yongzhou, and even Liangzhou to serve as officials, but children of aristocratic families from other states cannot enter Jingzhou to serve as officials.
Because Jingzhou has a relatively independent administrative system, as long as Guan Yu doesn't open his mouth, no one can come to Jingzhou to take office.
In the entire Jingzhou, the number of non-Jingzhou officials can be counted on one hand.
This is also the reason why aristocratic families from other states are very jealous of the Jingzhou family, and it is also an important factor why Jingzhou officials can always occupy the mainstream in the court.
If this special case is broken, the Jingzhou faction will not only suffer a lot of damage locally, but also face counterattacks from other states in the court, especially the Yizhou faction.
So, this matter is definitely very troublesome.
Zhuge Liang actually knew this, but the problem was that he could not sit back and watch Jingzhou continue to wander like this.
Zhuge Liang's purpose was to revive the Han Dynasty and establish a unified power struggle, rather than to establish a political alliance composed of feudal separatist regimes. The enfeoffment system has been out of fashion since the time of Emperor Xiaowu.
In addition, Jingzhou plays a decisive role in Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition strategy. Therefore, Zhuge Liang must control Jingzhou.
As for the 90,000 troops of the Jingzhou family, the Jingzhou faction can make trouble if they want. The Yizhou faction is probably eager for the Jingzhou faction to make trouble.
This is Zhuge Liang's determination, and once Zhuge Liang makes this determination, all that's left is to keep talking.
Xu Shu was not determined to consider the interests of the Jingzhou faction. It was just that they had guarded Jingzhou all year round and knew the hidden dangers of doing so. But since Zhuge Liang still demanded the unification of military and political affairs despite knowing these hidden dangers, Xu Shu naturally had nothing to do with it. Easy to say.
Xu Shu is a low-key and poor man. He has been in Jingzhou for more than ten years and has not purchased any property. He still lives in the government office of Jingzhou Governor's Mansion. His eldest son married Liao Hua's daughter. He has no connection with the Jingzhou family.
The person who actually has a deep interest relationship is Pang Tong.
Pang Tong did argue with Zhuge Liang for the benefit of the Jingzhou faction, and he said everything he could.
But the problem is that Zhuge Liang is holding the title of great unification. No matter how much Pang Tong considers the great family, he cannot oppose great unification. After the "great debate" during the period of Emperor Xiaowu, the idea of great unification of the dynasty has become Confucianism is the mainstream thought.
You can oppose anything, but you cannot oppose the idea of unification. Otherwise, there will be many great scholars in the world who will stand up and spray you to death! ! !
One thing to say is that Confucians are really surprised at this point. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, it was Confucianism who had the strongest voice against unification. Now it is Confucianism who is the most active in upholding the idea of unification.
The major premise cannot be refuted. No matter how hard Pang Tong argued, he was still talking about the entanglements of interests.
Coupled with the Yizhou faction's Huang Quan, Fazheng, Li Yan and others, they would not miss such a good opportunity to weaken the Jingzhou faction's influence and join in to help. Pang Tong would never be able to compete with so many people.
In the end, Pang Tong really couldn't find a good excuse, so he could only agree with Zhuge Liang's idea and return Jingzhou's military and political affairs to the court, but the details could be discussed in private.
After settling Pang Tong, the issue in Jingzhou came to an end for the time being, and the next topic was the diplomatic strategy towards Soochow.
It is no longer possible to "Donghe Sun Quan". Under the current situation, Zhuge Liang has finally recognized this, so the next external policy towards Soochow needs to be re-formulated.
Zhuge Liang couldn't figure this out for a while, so he could only discuss it with everyone.
Regarding this point, Pang Tong was the first to stand up and said that he could no longer compromise with Soochow.
The incident in Jiangxia County last time can still be understood. After all, troops need to be mobilized for the Northern Expedition, and the importance of Jiangxia County to Jiangdong is self-evident, so the exchange of interests is appropriate.
But Wuling County, Lingling County, and later Soochow's attack on Xiangyang and Jiangling cannot be justified.
Even if we cannot immediately send troops to attack Soochow, we should still accumulate heavy troops in Jingzhou to intimidate Soochow and force Soochow to return Wuling and Lingling counties.
Pang Tong's suggestion was supported by Xu Shu.
Xu Shu also felt that he could not tolerate Soochow and guard Jingzhou for such a long time. Xu Shu also understood that Soochow were completely white-eyed wolves and could not feed them at all.
If we continue to cooperate with them, not only will we not be able to use troops with peace of mind against Cao Wei in the front, but we will also have to worry about Soochow stabbing us behind us at any time.
It is better not to have such an ally.
The two main figures of the Jingzhou faction expressed their opinions. Next, it was time to express their opinions on the other major faction of the Han Dynasty.
The Yizhou faction believes that although Soochow is hateful and volatile, it has just experienced a war, so it is still not appropriate to use troops immediately, and peace should be the most important thing.
Therefore, Fazheng's suggestion is that it is okay to send envoys to Soochow to rebuke, but it is not necessary to hoard troops and horses in Jingzhou to threaten Jiangdong.
Actually, what about stationing troops in Jingzhou? Originally, the Yizhou faction doesn't care. Anyway, those who work hard and mobilize people are not Yizhou people. You Jingzhou people can do whatever you like.
But the question is, Zhuge Liang just said in the previous topic that Jingzhou's military and political affairs should be returned to the court. So if Jingzhou wants to station troops to prepare for war, does it mean that the court must also provide Jingzhou with sufficient support? !
What resources can the imperial court use to support Jingzhou? Yongzhou has just been destroyed and needs to be rebuilt. The poor ones in Qinzhou and Liangzhou are lucky not to ask for subsidies from the imperial court.
In the end, Yizhou people have to pay and provide food to wipe the butt of Jingzhou people.
There's no way around this.
The people of Yizhou would rather pay for the imperial court's Northern Expedition than pay for the people of Jingzhou to prepare for the war. At least they can still get some money back for the Northern Expedition. At least the land in Yongzhou and the horse farms in Liangzhou are still available to the people of Yizhou, but Jingzhou In that place, can those Jingzhou guys give up their interests? !
So, just talk and talk. If there is a real fight, you Jingzhou people can do it yourself. We Yizhou people don’t support it anyway.
When Zhuge Liang saw this situation, he started to have a headache again. Managing the country was more troublesome than running the household. None of these people were worry-free.
There was no way, in this case, Zhuge Liang could only look at the third party force. Zhuge Liang looked at Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi was still happily watching the fun. Now he is fine, and problems are coming to him.
Zhuge Liang, this old fox, is so bad!
At this juncture, Zhang Xi was approached. If Zhang Xi agreed to station troops, he would have offended the Yizhou faction. If Zhang Xi did not advocate stationing troops, he would have offended the Jingzhou faction.
Although Zhang Xi's current status no longer has to worry about who to offend, but his senses are very bad.
This is obviously something you, Zhuge Liang, can decide with just one word. You must pull me out to block the knife.
Okay, you pull me to block the knife, and then I'll make peace with you.
Zhang Xi's suggestion is to send envoys to Jiangdong to question Sun Quan about his unprovoked invasion of the country. The words must be fierce.
After that, the Jingzhou Army was ordered to strengthen defenses in Jiangling, and the navy went south from Xiangyang to intimidate the public security and make a gesture of retaking the public security.
In short, Zhang Xi chose a compromise plan.
Then, Zhuge Liang directly adopted it! ! !
(End of chapter)
