Yang Qing only stayed for ten days when he returned to Chengdu this time. The imperial court had officially appointed him as the governor of Yongzhou, and he had to rush back to Longyou immediately to take charge of the overall situation.
Now the governors of Nan'an, Tianshui and Guangwei counties have been selected. Unsurprisingly, the governor of Guangwei is Liao Hua. Yang Qing's proposal for Zhang Yi to be appointed governor of Tianshui was also approved by the court two days ago. The transfer order will be issued soon. Go south.
As for the post of Nan'an governor, Yang Qing originally suggested to Zhuge Liang that Jiang Wei should be the one. After all, among the local scholars in Longyou, he was the most talented. If he had this person assisting Longyou, Yang Qing's command would really be full of talents. .
However, Zhuge Liang was unwilling to let him go. He wanted to keep Jiang Wei by his side. After all, it was rare to see a general who could act alone. The current Chinese army only had Guan Xing. Now that Jiang Wei was a wise and brave general, the Chinese army The military's combat effectiveness will be stronger.
In the past two days, Zhuge Liang has begun to ask Jiang Wei to lead a battalion of tiger infantry. This battalion of tiger infantry is a new soldier that has just been added. There are about five to six thousand people. Zhuge Liang plans to let Jiang Wei practice first.
Jiang Wei stayed in the Chinese army, so Yang Qing had no choice but to do the next best thing and proposed that Liang Xu, a man with rich political experience in Longyou, be appointed as the prefect of Nan'an. Zhuge Liang readily agreed to this choice, and he could use this official position to reward Liang Xu. The former meritorious officer of Tianshui County of Cao Wei.
Liang Xu rushed back to Longyou without stopping after he was granted the title. Nan'an was now led by the guard general Chen Shi, who was in charge of county affairs. Yang Qing was afraid that Chen Shi, an old man, was incompetent in government affairs, so he asked Liang Xu to return first.
Yang Qing stayed a few days longer because he wanted to wait for the successor of Hanzhong Prefect to be confirmed. Finally, he learned that Ma Di would succeed him, and he was quite satisfied and happy about it.
Yang Qing was happy to see Ma Di go to the local area to practice. After this Northern Expedition, Ma Su also knew that he had the shortcomings of talking on paper and not understanding practical matters. If he could improve on this in the future, he might not be able to become a general in the future. A true talent.
In addition, compared to others, Yang Qing would rather hand over the business he had worked hard to build in Hanzhong to his good friend Ma Su, and let him succeed him as the prefect of Hanzhong. Yang Qing believed that the policies and laws he promoted in Hanzhong would not be arbitrarily abolished. .
And Ma Su himself was quite happy to succeed Yang Qing as the governor of Hanzhong. He could go to the local area to practice and increase his official career qualifications and practical experience without really leaving the central government.
Because Zhuge Liang would return to Hanzhong soon, and he was still serving as prime minister and joining the army, he believed that serving as the prefect of Hanzhong, the base camp of the Northern Expedition, was not really an outpost.
So on the way, when Yang Qing took the time to explain some Hanzhong affairs to him, he listened very seriously. The two of them talked about military and government affairs while riding on horseback, but they didn't find it boring.
"Hmph, General Zhendong, Zhuge Kongming does have some tricks up his sleeve."
In the Governor's Mansion of Jiangzhou, Li Yan looked at the reward edict just sent by the emperor's envoy in his hand, and there was not much joy on his face.
Hu Zhong, who was sitting in the lower left corner of the army, raised his hands and said: "Captain, I heard that the eight generals newly appointed by Prime Minister Zhuge are only below the three princes and above the nine ministers."
"Above the Nine Ministers? Why does he want this general to come out? Is it to make room for Yang Qing and his group of Northern Expedition heroes, but he doesn't want to grant me the title of Three Dukes."
Li Yan pointed his right hand towards Chengdu in the west and said angrily: "Are you rewarding me? Or are you pitying me? Insulting me? It's really ridiculous."
"What can be done about this? Who told the Prime Minister to achieve a complete victory in the Northern Expedition? They have made great contributions on the front line, but we are just watching in Jiangzhou. It is already good to have a Zhendong general. Only With the merits of persuading Meng Da to return to the Han Dynasty and guarding Jiangzhou, don't expect too much from the Three Dukes."
Hu Zhong couldn't help but slandered in his heart, but he comforted him with an anxious look on his face: "Captain, please calm down, the Prime Minister probably doesn't mean this. The Emperor's appointment of you as the General of Zhendong means that in the Emperor's heart, you are still subordinate to the Prime Minister. First person."
"The first person under the prime minister? Humph, that sounds nice." Li Yan said angrily: "Zhuge Kongming and I were both ordered by the late emperor to assist the young master. He was the prime minister and ranked higher than the elder, but now I am not even the third prince. .
You must know that Sima Yi of Cao Wei was also the auxiliary minister second only to Cao Xiu and others. He is now a hussar general who is better than the three princes, but I am a useless general in Zhendong. How could Zhuge Kongming be unfair to me? "
Hu Zhong still comforted him: "Don't be impatient, Protector. As General Zhendong, you are still the number one in the army. As long as you make some meritorious deeds in the future, the court will definitely give you further rewards."
Li Yan nodded when he heard the words and calmed down a little bit of his anger. He just remembered something and showed an unfair look on his face: "Humph, the military position is just that. But before, Zhuge Kongming seriously rejected me as the governor of Bazhou. Now, He actually gave the governorship of Yongzhou to Yang Qing, one of his confidants. This was clearly an attempt to suppress me.
Hehe, the imperial court will definitely use troops against Liangzhou in the near future. By then, even Wei Yan, the governor of Liangzhou led by a warrior, will become an actual official. Zhuge Kongming, Zhuge Kongming, you bullied me too much! "
Hearing Li Yan's full of resentment, Hu Zhong felt helpless and decided to speak out and pour cold water on his boss: "Protector, please forgive me for speaking frankly. This time the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition has achieved victory in killing tens of thousands of enemies and recovering seven counties. Yang The Qing Dynasty and others have made great contributions, so the court naturally wants to reward the meritorious officials with large rewards.
And we are only guarding Jiangzhou, and our achievements cannot be compared with the victory of the Northern Expedition, so in terms of reputation, we can only sit back and watch others..."
Hu Zhong didn't say what he said next. He believed that Li Yan understood what he meant.
Sure enough, Li Yan sighed and said: "You are right, no merit will be rewarded. This time Zhuge Kongming's Northern Expedition was a complete victory, and those in the DPRK who opposed the Northern Expedition had nothing to say anymore. From now on, the DPRK and the CPC will have nothing to do with the Northern Expedition. There will be no objections, and the Northern Expedition will become something that all ministers are willing to participate in."
"What the Protector said is absolutely true. The Northern Expedition has become a national policy, and officials will rush to join in the hope of making great achievements as a way to advance. Therefore, we can no longer sit back and stay aloof, but we must actively participate in it. This way Only the Protector can stand up to the Prime Minister." Hu Zhong said earnestly.
"Here you go." Li Yan patted the table excitedly and said, "The virtue is right. We can no longer let Zhuge Liang only enjoy the credit of the Northern Expedition."
After venting, he finally calmed down and began to think about ways to deal with the current situation.
After a while, I heard him continue: "Didn't Zhuge Kongming want me to go to Hanzhong before? Okay, I will go to Hanzhong to listen to his orders as he wished."
"Duhu, you have gone to Hanzhong, what will happen to Jiangzhou?" Hu Zhong was a little surprised. His general's change must have been too big.
Li Yan said: "Jiangzhou is our foundation, so we cannot give up. My trip to Hanzhong is not in vain. Zhuge Liang has to pay the price. But it is still early, and we still have time to talk to him about it. "
After a pause, he added: "By the way, go tell Chengfan and ask him to come over. It's time to speed up the work in the north. Although Leling is far away, it is the hinterland of Cao Wei. Although it is difficult to make a fuss there, it is still difficult." The income is not low.
It's time for us to show some achievements to show the emperor. Zhuge Kongming is not the only one who is worried about recovering the Central Plains. "
"Yes, I understand."
Hu Zhong cupped his hands and responded, then retreated to find Chengfan.
