The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 485 Three Provinces and Six Ministries

Taking advantage of the opportunity of proclaiming Wang Jianguo, Zhang Wu made some adjustments to the state institutions, abandoned the previous system of three officials and nine ministers, and formally implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries in the central government.

The three provinces are Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province and Shangshu Province, and the six departments refer to the Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Households, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Punishment, and Ministry of Industry under Shangshu Province.

The system of three provinces and six ministries began to develop in the Western Han Dynasty, and was formally established in the Sui Dynasty, and then became the main administrative system of each dynasty in the feudal period.

Among the three provinces, Zhongshu Province is responsible for drafting and promulgating the emperor's edict, which is regarded as a decision-making body; Menxia Province is responsible for reviewing government orders, and has the right to reject them if they find that they do not meet the emperor's intentions or are infeasible; Shangshu Province is only responsible for implementing government orders. Other Rights.In this way, the division of labor and cooperation between the three provinces and mutual supervision and restraint divided the power of the original prime minister into three and strengthened the imperial power.

Shangshu Province was formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was called Shangshutai at that time. Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province had already taken shape in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, set up six Cao Shangshu, including Sangongcao, Licao, Mincao, Kecao, Erqianshi, and Zhongdu Guancao, in Shangshutai, which were actually the predecessors of the six departments.

Therefore, after Zhang Wu launched the system of three provinces and six ministries, it was quickly familiarized and accepted by civil and military officials, because many institutions had existed before, but now they just changed their names.

Subsequently, Zhang Wu appointed the governors of various provinces and ministries.The Chief of Zhongshu Province is Zhongshuling, which is held by Huang She. Under it, there are official positions such as Zhongshu Shilang and Zhongshu Sheren, which are respectively held by officials from the original Chuhou Mansion and civil officials with outstanding capabilities.

The chief of the Menxia Province is called Shizhong, and Ma Liang is in charge of it. There are Menxia Shilang and Gishi middle-level official positions, which are also held by the former Chuhou Mansion's subordinate officials and civil servants with outstanding abilities.As an authentic foreign relative, Ma Liang has been suppressed by Zhang Wu for not being promoted in the past few years, but the speed of promotion in the past two years can be described as fast. Perhaps Zhang Wu feels that he is getting older and wants to do some things to prepare for a rainy day.

Although Ma Liang has many brothers, most of them are in poor health. The eldest of the Ma family has died of illness, and the second has resigned to recuperate at home. Only the third and fourth are working beside Zhang Wu, and the youngest, Ma Di, is training under Gan Ning.

The chief of Shangshu Province is Shangshu Ling, which is held by Zhuge Liang, and there are official positions such as left and right servants.Zhang Zhao's eldest son, Zhang Cheng, served as Shangshu Zuopushe; Jiang Wan served as Shangshu Youpushe.

Zhao Jian was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Liu Ba was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Households, Xu Jing was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Kuai Yue was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War, Kan Ze was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Hua Tuo was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

The chiefs of the three provinces and Yushitai, the governor of the five armies, and the three major military divisions (currently only two) jointly formed a cabinet to assist Zhang Wu in handling state affairs.

Zhang Wu also ordered that all officers above the school lieutenant who have not been appointed marquises should be awarded the title of "Sergeant";

After Zhang Wu became king, he began to accelerate the pace of unifying the world.On the one hand, it is because he himself is not too young, and it has been 16 years since he traveled to this world. After 16 years, he has not yet ruled the world, and it would be embarrassing for the Party to speak out.

On the other hand, since the seizure of Hanzhong, although Sima Yi tried every means in Wudu to prevent the Chu army from obtaining war horses, he could not completely cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Hanzhong, especially when Zhang Wu had Ma Chao, the former overlord of Liangzhou, under Zhang Wu's command.

After several years of hard work, the Chu army's cavalry has grown to a small scale. Although it cannot compete with Cao's cavalry on the vast plains like the Guanzhong Plain, it is no longer afraid of Cao's army when cooperating with the infantry on the small plain of Wudu.

In the end, Cao Pi has usurped Han and solved a big problem for Zhang Wu, so now Cao Pi is useless.

Therefore, when Zhang Wu became queen, he decided to launch a battle, first to take Wudu, and then to attack Liangzhou.

As usual, before launching the Battle of Wudu, the Chu army still launched a feint attack from other fronts to contain Cao's troops.

In the summer of 215 A.D., Wenpin, the general of the Chu army who was stationed in Chaisang, gathered the [-] defenders of Jiangling, Jiangxia and Chaisang, and suddenly increased his troops to build a business. attitude.

At the same time, Gan Ning, who was stationed in Huainan, also led [-] naval troops and [-] infantrymen to board warships and set up troops in the area from Hongze Lake to Baima Lake. The forward troops disembarked and marched northeast, aiming directly at Huai'an.

Huai'an is an important transportation road between Guangling and Xiapi. If Huai'an falls into the hands of the Chu army, Cao's army in Guangling will be cut off. Once the Chu army takes the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack on Guangling, Cao's reinforcements will not be able to rescue them.

The Chu army's navy also took the opportunity to go north to Haizhou Bay near Donghai County, and Cao Jun, who ruled Xiapi in Xuzhou County, did not dare to act rashly.

So Cao Jun in Huai'an, while strengthening the city defense, asked for help from Sun Guan, the governor of Qingzhou, and Cao Ren, who was stationed in Yuzhou.

Cao Ren had already found out about Gan Ning's movements. At the same time, he also learned that Zhang Wu had sent Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Liu Pan and other generals to lead [-] troops from Xiangyang to support Gan Ning. Infantry Wuwei Battalion.

Could it be that Zhang Wu wanted to capture Xuzhou?
In the view of Cao Ren and others, it was easier for the Chu army to capture Xuzhou than to attack other places, because Xiapi County and Guangling County in Xuzhou are full of rivers and lakes, which are very conducive to the Chu army's naval operations.

In history, even the five scumbags like Sun Quan were sure to take down Guangling, but they were dissuaded by Lu Meng.Because Guangling, Xiapi, and Hefei are located at the junction of the north and the south, the climate is complex and changeable. When the rainy season comes, the water army of the Jiangdong Army can exert its power, and it has a high chance of winning when fighting against the Cao army.

But when the rainy season passed and the dry season came, Jiangdong's warships would not dare to come again, and Jiangdong's infantry was certainly no match for Cao's infantry and cavalry.

Therefore, the fundamental reason why Lu Meng discouraged Sun Quan from attacking Xuzhou was that Xuzhou was easy to attack and difficult to defend, but easy to lay down and difficult to defend.

Now the Chu army's navy and infantry have stronger combat effectiveness than the Jiangdong army in history. They also have the most powerful navy in the world. The southern part of Xiapi has fallen into Zhang Wu's hands. It is very difficult to make up his mind to capture Guangling again. simple things.

Cao Wei's capital is now Luoyang. Once Xuzhou falls into Zhang Wu's hands, Luoyang will be threatened. Therefore, Cao Ren quickly sent troops to rescue. First, Zhang Liao led [-] cavalry to Pengcheng to ensure the safety of Guangling's rear.

Then Cao Ren left Man Chong and Li Dian to guard Runan, and personally led Le Jin and [-] troops to push Huainan, using a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

After Cao Pi received the news, he immediately called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures, discussing whether Zhang Wu was really fighting or a feint this time, because Zhang Wu used to play tricks of making noises.

Jiang Ji, who is most familiar with the situation in Huainan and Xuzhou, was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, after Zhang Wu becomes king, there will be a battle with our army, either in Guangling or in Wudu. This time, the Chu army dispatched nearly [-] troops. There are [-] reinforcements from Xiangyang on the way. Although Zhang Wu has not come in person, half of his generals have gathered in Xuzhou, and I am afraid that the comer is evil."

Sima Yi said: "If Zhang Wu moves, he must take Wudu. In the past two years, I have been guarding against the Chu army in Wudu. I know that the Chu army has tried everything possible to obtain horses. As far as I know, the Chu army already has a considerable number of cavalry in Hanzhong. Wudu Both are the gates of Liangzhou. If Zhang Wu falls into the hands of Zhang Wu, with the assistance of Ma Chao, Zhang Wu will easily occupy Liangzhou. If Liangzhou is lost, our army’s cavalry advantage will be lost. I am afraid that our army will no longer be its opponent in the future."

(End of this chapter)