The administrative office of Yizhou is located in Chengdu, Shu County, and the Prefectural Mufu.
It can be said that the current state pastoral office is truly worthy of its name, and is no longer the empty shell it once was in name only.
Yizhou has nine counties in total and three vassal states, among which Hanzhong County, Guanghan County, Jianwei County, Ba County, Shu County and Guanghan County all belong to Liu Zhang.
Although the remaining Yuexi County, Zangqi County, Yizhou County, Yongchang County, Shu County vassal state and Jianwei state have no substantive strategy, there is no clear military confrontation between these four counties and the two Shu states. The Shu County vassal state and The Qianwei vassal state did not even have military strength. It was mostly barbarians and Liu Zhang could send troops to capture it at any time as long as he was willing.
In the Prefecture Mufu, a group of civil and military officials under Liu Zhang gathered.
The generals include Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Pan Feng and others.
Civil officials include Jia Xu, Wang Shang, Ren An, Huang Quan, Yang Hong, Zhang Yi, Zhang Song, Wang Lei, Fei Shi, Wang Fu, Qin Mi and so on.
Although the room is spacious, it also seems crowded because of so many talents.
Liu Zhang sat on the main seat, feeling extremely excited.
This is how Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan will feel in the future, right? A true warrior is like a cloud, and his advisers are like rain!
"I'll wait to see my lord!"
"Everyone, please get up!"
Liu Zhang couldn't help feeling filled with emotion. He thought back then in Yongle Palace, when Liu Hong was sitting on the dragon throne, he didn't have so many talents under his command!
"This general returned to Hanzhong in the first year of Chuping. After three years, he finally quelled the Yizhou rebellion at the end of the third year of Chuping. I cannot claim this credit alone, everything must be attributed to you all!"
All the civil and military officials were overjoyed and bowed down one after another.
"Thank you, my lord!"
"This is what you all deserve! When the new year comes, I will report to the court and ask for a knighthood for you!"
Although Liu Zhang was honored as General Wei and Mu of Yizhou, he did not have the authority to confer titles on his own initiative.
If the imperial court is still there and Emperor Liu Xie is also in Chang'an, Liu Zhang, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, naturally cannot act arbitrarily and everything needs to go through a process.
As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, Jia Xu stood up.
"My lord, many major events have happened this year, and I think my lord has not heard about it yet!"
"Oh? What big things happened?"
Liu Zhang also became interested. He had spent this year on the battlefield. The battle in Chengdu alone made him exhausted, and he had no energy to take care of the world.
"My lord, Dong Zhuo is dead."
As soon as Jia Xu said these words, there was a commotion in the room. Especially Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others who lived with Liu Zhang in Luoyang.
"I didn't expect Dong Zhuo to die so soon."
Liu Zhang was not too surprised. After all, Dong Zhuo's death was bound to happen sooner or later, but Liu Zhang did not expect it to be so soon.
"Yes, Dong Zhuo's rebellious behavior has already made people angry. In April this year, Situ Wang Yun joined forces with Lu Bu and others, and Lu Bu stabbed Dong Zhuo to death with his own hands."
"Hahaha!"
Among the generals, Dian Wei couldn't bear it any longer and looked up to the sky laughing.
"My lord, this Lu Bu is really the nemesis of his adoptive father! First he recognized Ding Yuan as his adopted father, but then he killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo! Now he kills Dong Zhuo because of Wang Yun!"
"Military advisor, will Lu Bu accept Wang Yun as his adoptive father again?"
Dian Wei just made a joke, but Jia Xu actually nodded.
"That's right, I didn't expect General Dian to know something inside!"
This time it was Dian Wei's turn to be shocked. His eyes widened and he asked softly,
"Military advisor, won't Wang Yun die too?"
Jia Xu smiled and nodded again, giving Dian Wei a thumbs up.
"General Dian is awesome, he even knows this!"
"No...hahahaha!"
Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter again.
"Wenhe, how did Wang Yun die?"
Historically, after Dong Zhuo's death, it was Jia Xu in front of Liu Zhang who stopped Li Jue, Guo Si and others from returning to their hometown.
It was also the fundamental reason for Lu Bu's defeat and Wang Yun's death.
Unexpectedly, without Jia Xu's participation, Wang Yun still could not escape the ending of death in Chang'an.
"My lord, Wang Yun acted arbitrarily and did not listen to good advice. He wanted to be Dong Zhuo's second best! Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other Dong Zhuo's old generals were worried and uneasy. They sent envoys to Chang'an one after another to pray for the imperial court to pardon them. But Wang Yun dominates the court and wants to kill Dong Zhuo's old general!"
"Li Jue and others had no choice but to disband the troops and return to their hometown, but no one expected that Li Ru actually escaped from Chang'an City. Not only did he prevent Li Jue and others from escaping, but they also raised their arms and fought for Dong Zhuo. Under the banner of revenge, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Liangzhou!"
Liu Zhang was immediately shocked. He did not expect that Li Ru, who had disappeared from the history books, would step forward at this critical moment and fill the original vacancy of Jia Xu!
What happened next was no different from the history that Liu Zhang knew well.
Lu Bu had only a small army, and with only more than 20,000 Bingzhou troops, he could not defeat Li Jue, who had more than 100,000 troops. Lü Bu was defeated and the city of Chang'an was destroyed. Wang Yun refused to follow Lü Bu and fled and committed suicide in Chang'an.
Lu Bu was unwilling to follow Wang Yun and die for his country, so he could only lead the Bingzhou army to flee eastward.
"My lord, after Li Jue captured Chang'an, he immediately suppressed Li Ru, claiming to be a general of chariots and cavalry, and leading the Sili school lieutenant. It's a fake holiday!"
"Guo Si calls himself General Hou, Fan Chou calls himself General Right, and Zhang Ji calls himself General Hussar."
"These people were all granted the title of marquis. Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others were in charge of the government. Zhang Ji stationed troops to promote agriculture and support each other."
Except for Liu Zhang, everyone in the room had a look of astonishment in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the court has become like this. Even a small Liangzhou thief can proclaim himself a general with the title of general above the imperial court!
However, Liu Zhang also saw the sorrow in everyone's eyes, and he immediately understood that today's people's desire for the Han Dynasty was not empty talk.
"After Wang Yun's death, the power of the imperial court will definitely fall into the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si. These two people are extremely cruel, no less cruel than Dong Zhuo! It seems that your Majesty's life in Chang'an will not be easy..."
All the civil and military officers under his command were depressed, and Liu Zhang also expressed his heavy mood.
But apart from sighing, Liu Zhang could not do anything.
Li Jue, Guo Si and others had just formed an alliance and probably had more soldiers and horses under their command than Liu Zhang. In addition, most of the troops were cavalry, so their combat effectiveness was even better.
The four counties of Yizhou have just been pacified, and the south has not yet truly surrendered.
Liu Zhang would never take all his soldiers and horses to find Li Jue, Guo Si and others to fight for their lives.
Even if Liu Zhang had this intention, he was powerless at the moment. The grain reserves in Yizhou's treasury could not even support the expedition to the four southern counties, let alone the expedition to Chang'an.
Today, Liu Zhang still needs to rely on Li Jue and Guo Si to tear open the last fig leaf of the Han court.
The majesty of the Han Dynasty had not bottomed out, so how could Liu Zhang continue to fight foreign wars wantonly?
As for coercing the emperor to order the princes, Liu Zhang decided to leave it to Cao Cao!
Liu Zhang has a special status. If he is not careful, the emperor will become a huge threat!
