After more than ten days of long journey, Yang Qing and his party finally set foot on the land of Hanzhong again in mid-May.
Although Yang Qing's destination this time is no longer Hanzhong, he still has to stay in Hanzhong for a few days because he still has many official matters to hand over to Ma Su.
There were many official matters that needed to be dealt with urgently in Mianyang, and the county government had to make a trip to Nanzheng. In addition, he also had to make arrangements for the transfer of Yang Xi and others. In short, time was very tight.
Today, Yang Qing's mansion in Mianyang City is full of people again. Not only Yang Xi, Liu Yin, Ma Jun and others are here, but even Shen Da has come from Chenggu.
Of course, there were two unfamiliar faces sitting in the hall. Yang Xi and others did not recognize them. They only knew that they were talented people who followed Yang Qing from Chengdu to the north.
"Everyone is here!" Yang Qing entered the lobby and said to everyone with his hands in hand.
Everyone quickly saluted: "I have seen the envoy."
Yang Qing came to the main seat, waved his hand and said with a smile: "We are all our own people, no need to be polite, just sit down."
After everyone sat down, Yang Qing pointed to the elegant scholar in his early thirties on the lower left and said: "I will introduce to you that this is Mr. Qin Kuang, the eldest son of the late Grand Secretary Nong Qin Gong. I have made him a state. The palace master has recorded it."
Qin Mi recommended Yang Qing. Without him, Yang Qing would not have been able to win Zhuge Liang's favor and start his official career as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Yang Qing has always been a person who repays kindness. Before Qin Mi's death, he promised to take care of the Qin family in the future, so this time Yang Qing found Qin Kuang in Chengdu and invited him to be his chief registrar.
Qin Kuang has been observing filial piety for Qin Mi at home for the past two years. He originally wanted to observe filial piety for three years before becoming an official, so he politely declined Yang Qing's invitation at first.
But who is Yang Qing? First, he argued that loyalty means keeping filial piety, which made Qin Kuang speechless. Then he gave him a step to step down by saying that more than two years could be considered three years. In the end, Qin Kuang also happily accepted it. Conquest.
"Kuang has met you all."
Qin Kuang stood up and saluted everyone. Yang Xi and others did not dare to say anything, so they each returned the salute.
Yang Qing then pointed at the middle-aged man who was lowering his head from Qin Kuang and said: "This is Colonel Tao Gong under General Zhao Yun. Colonel Tao has been with General Zhao for many years. He is very skilled in martial arts and is especially good at riding. From now on, our cavalrymen from Yongzhou will He will take the lead in establishing it.”
Since Yang Qing now holds several official positions, he has a lot of soldiers and horses under his command, mainly two groups. One is the Wudang Feijun who he will command as the post governor, and the other is the governor of Yongzhou. The state and county soldiers commanded by the identity.
The Wudang Fei Army belongs to the field sequence of the Hou Army. Since the next round of the Northern Expedition has not yet begun, it is currently led by Wang Ping and is stationed in Hanzhong.
Nowadays, Ji Han's Yongzhou has six counties including Anding, and although the combined number of county soldiers is thousands, there are no state soldiers directly under the command of the governor.
Therefore, Yang Qing planned to set up the state army immediately after returning to Longyou. Longyou was rich in good horses. With such good conditions, the state army naturally had to have cavalry. Therefore, his subordinates were in urgent need of a general who was good at cavalry warfare.
Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, when it comes to cavalry combat, Zhao Yun is the veteran general who should be the first to recommend him. As a member of the former white horse followers, Zhao Yun's cavalry combat skills are extraordinary. In his early years, he has been the late emperor's main cavalry, and he can be regarded as one of the best in the army. The first cavalryman.
Therefore, before leaving Chengdu, Yang Qing approached Zhao Yun and asked him to recommend someone who was good at cavalry warfare. Zhao Yun readily agreed and introduced Tao Gong, who had followed him for many years and was familiar with cavalry warfare, to him.
Yang Qing was quite satisfied after seeing Tao Gong's ability in the camp, so he invited him to go north with him and promised that as long as he organized the cavalry, he would be promoted from captain to lieutenant.
Tao Gong first saw it for Zhao Yun's sake, and secondly for his own future, so he agreed to Yang Qing's invitation and followed him northward.
"Gong has met you all." Tao Gong also greeted Yang Xi and others.
After they all got to know each other, Yang Qing smiled and said to Yang Xi and others: "I believe you are all anxious to know whether you will stay or go? Then I won't say more and will announce it directly below."
Among the people present, Zhou Xing, Wu Que and others have already decided to go to Longyou. Currently, only Yang Xi, Liu Yin, Shen Da, and Ma Jun don't know whether they will stay or leave, so the four of them look forward to it. look.
"Wen Ran." Yang Qing was the first to call Yang Xi's name.
Yang Xi responded respectfully: "Yes"
"The imperial court has agreed to my request and transferred you to Yongzhou as a separate driver."
Yang Xi was surprised at first when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed. He stood up and bowed and said, "Thank you so much for your cultivation!"
"You don't have to be polite. In the past two years in Mianyang, you have supervised the construction of camps and supplied military supplies for the Northern Expedition. You have worked so hard and accomplished so much without sleeping or eating. The Prime Minister has seen it all, and your promotion is well deserved."
Although Biejia was a subordinate of the governor of the state and his official rank was only three hundred shi, he was the second or third leader in the state together with Zhizhong, so his status was very important.
Others who were serving as officials of the state government, although they were considered inferior and powerful, were actually under the county magistrate. For example, Ma Di was promoted to the county magistrate of Mianzhu when he was working in Jingzhou.
But the two jobs of Biejia and Zhizhong are different from ordinary jobs. Their actual status is above the county magistrate, on the same level as the prefect, and even slightly higher than the ordinary prefect.
For example, when Peng Yi was promoted from a post in the Yizhou administration to the governor of Jiangyang by Liu Bei, he believed that he had been demoted. As a result, he became resentful and dissatisfied, and ended up being imprisoned and executed.
Therefore, Yang Xi's transfer from Mianyang County Magistrate to Yongzhou Biejia today is a real promotion. Of course, as a county magistrate, his official rank was originally a thousand dan, but it was unreasonable for him to be reduced to 300 dan after his promotion. Therefore, his promotion is not reserved. The original official salary was to add a part-time job to ensure that the salary would not decrease, and Yang Xi fell into the former category.
Yang Qing called to Liu Yin again: "Xiuren."
"exist."
"Xiuren, you were very helpful to Ma Junjun in the battle to regain Xicheng and Shangyong counties. You also supervised the transportation of grain and grass for the army during the Northern Expedition. You also promptly brought General Zhao Yun's right army back to Hanzhong. You have made a lot of contributions. Therefore, The imperial court has promoted you to the rank of partial general, under my command, to command the state troops."
After hearing this, Liu Yin quickly stood up and thanked him. Yang Qing encouraged him a few words, then looked at Ma Jun and said, "Mr. Deheng."
"Humble...humble job."
Seeing his expectant face, Yang Qing hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Deheng, you have made and improved a variety of weapons since arriving in Hanzhong, making our Han army's equipment more sophisticated, and your contribution is not small.
Prime Minister Zhuge values his talent and has decided to transfer him to the prime minister's office. Although the official position is currently unclear, Yang guarantees that he will be promoted. "
"Prime Minister... Prime Minister's Mansion? Your Majesty, I..." Ma Jun was taken aback, stood up and said with his hands in hand.
Yang Qing understood his intentions and smiled and said: "I also told the Prime Minister to transfer Mr. to Yongzhou to serve, but the Prime Minister also valued Mr.'s craftsmanship very much and insisted not to let him go. Yang had no choice but to give up.
Although you cannot go north with Yang, we will meet you again in the future, so please don't worry about it and enter the Prime Minister's Mansion with peace of mind. After all, the Prime Minister is also a person who values equipment, and you will play a greater role in the Prime Minister's Mansion. "
"Yes, I understand." Ma Jun nodded, looked at Yang Qing and smiled, then said no more.
Yang Qing named the last person, Shen Da, again: "Botong."
"Your Majesty." Shen Da stood up and responded.
Yang Qingxu pressed his hand and motioned for him to sit down and speak: "The Prime Minister did not agree with your transfer. The Prime Minister said that Hanzhong cannot remove so many officials at once, otherwise there will be no one available for the successor Ma Canjun, so I have to feel aggrieved." You stayed."
Although a trace of disappointment flashed across Shen Da's face, he still accepted the order: "Yes, Da understands."
In fact, in addition to considering this point, Zhuge Liang's more important thing is that he does not want Yang Qing to go too far. If he takes away all his confidants, he will inevitably be criticized by the DPRK and China, and others will say that he is forming a clique for personal gain.
"But don't worry, I have already said hello to Youchang, and he will definitely continue to use you again after he takes office."
Shen Da nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, no matter where Da is, he will do his best for the revival of the Han Dynasty."
After announcing everyone's stay, a stone in Yang Qing's heart finally fell to the ground. With the assistance of Yang Xi and others, his Yongzhou Governor's Office was barely built.
As for other subordinate officials, they will be supplemented by recruiting local people. After all, it is reasonable to allow Longyou scholars to occupy several positions in the state capital.
