Great Wei Nengchen

"Although this emperor's uncle is a nobleman of the imperial family, he has been poor since he was a child, and his life is full of hardships. He has no ambition to serve the country, hates no strength to return to heaven, and has worked hard for more than [-] years. He has always achieved nothing!

I didn't expect it to turn around in the middle age. First, I defeated hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Cao bandits in Wulin, successfully recovered Jingzhou, and now I am advancing in Yizhou.

My uncle is not a stingy person, so I should reward the meritorious civil and military soldiers, and I hope that you will do your best to continue to assist my uncle, and send troops to the Northern Expedition as soon as possible to kill the Cao bandits and rejuvenate our great man. Thank you all here! "

Liu Bei thought about it. In order to complete his great cause, he must reward those who have made great achievements, and he must be rewarded heavily. As for the rewards, he can only dig flesh to heal sores.

Chengdu is well-developed in textiles, salt cooking, iron smelting, tea, gold and silverware, lacquerware and other industries. Not only are there many shops in the city, prosperous and prosperous, but there are also many manors, fertile fields, salt wells, workshops, tea gardens, mulberry forests, etc. outside the city!

Before the start of the war, many people fled. Although the treasury and shops in the city were reduced to ashes, the industries outside the city were not affected. Most of them were intact and the number was very considerable!

Liu Bei's countermeasure is to use these "ownerless" manors, tea gardens, and fertile fields to reward meritorious civil and military officials, soldiers, and soldiers.

"Zilong made great contributions to entering Sichuan this time. He specially rewarded ten manors and ten tea gardens each, two thousand high-quality fertile fields, eight thousand mulberry trees, and five hundred mulberry farmers and tea farmers each!"

Zhao Yun was a vanguard general. It was the hardest and most difficult journey to open roads in the mountains and build bridges when encountering waters. He also made a surprise attack on Han'an City and captured Liu Zhang and others alive. Therefore, Liu Bei was the first to give a big reward!

"Thank you, my lord, but I will not dare to accept this reward!"

"Oh, Zilong refused to accept the reward. Could it be that he thought the reward was too light? That's right. With General Zilong's contribution, my uncle should reward him more!"

"The last general has been loyal to his lord for many years, how dare he have such unreasonable thoughts, it's just that the people of Yizhou have suffered first from floods and then from wars, their fields and houses are all empty, and people's livelihood is very miserable!

Now that the lord is in power, we should return the farmland and property to the people so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and resume production as soon as possible. This is the best policy if the people are satisfied and Yizhou has a solid foundation. It is not appropriate to seize it for private rewards! "

No one thought that Zhao Yun refused the reward and said such words. His awe-inspiring righteousness and selfless heart made the hall suddenly silent!

Although Zhao Yun is a general, he is not a brave man, but a scholar who is familiar with poetry and books, and is familiar with rituals and music. He also has some insights in governing the country and the people!

Especially in the past few days, Zhao Yun led the troops in the headquarters to resettle the refugees non-stop. Seeing the ruined countryside, the suffering of the people, and the tragic images of the people crying day and night, he couldn't help feeling sympathetic, so he refused the heavy reward. For the first priority!

"Zilong is both loyal and righteous, and has a heart of benevolence. He is really a great husband. If everyone can be like this, why worry about the failure of his great career?

Take a pen and ink, and write it down carefully. When you are ready to achieve great things, you must reward General Zilong ten times, no, a hundred times, to comfort the hearts of loyal ministers! "

Liu Bei was completely moved, trembling all over, with tears in his eyes, and asked someone to take pen and ink, took off his shirt and used it as paper, and wrote a letter of commitment bit by bit, handed it to Zhao Yun with both hands, and the latter knelt down to accept it!

It's a pity that this promise will never be fulfilled, but this "war robe IOU" has become the family heirloom of the Zhao family, and it has been hung in the Zhao family's ancestral hall in the future. , but also made a small profit!

There is also a saying: Liu Bei's IOUs--there is no time to cash them!

"General Zilong, Gao Yi, can be called a role model for all generations, and he will surely leave his name in history!"

"General Zilong understands righteousness deeply. How can I be compared with ordinary people? How ashamed! Ashamed!"

For Zhao Yun's act of caring about the common people and refusing to accept heavy rewards, the rest of the civil and military officials admired and praised him very much.

But there were a lot of good things to say, but no one stood up, saying that he also had to understand the righteousness, but instead, he had a long neck and wide eyes, waiting for his reward!

This can't be helped, Zhao Yun is a bachelor, and the whole family is not hungry, and he has never valued things outside his body, so it doesn't matter if he wants to be rewarded or not!

But other people can’t do it. There are many wives and concubines, many children, three relatives, servants and maidservants, all of whom have to spend on food and clothing. How can they do without rewards?

Especially Bashu officials, behind them is the huge Bashu gentry group. Their industries suffered heavy losses in wars and fires. They just need rewards to make up for their losses.

On the other hand, under Zhao Yun's reminder, Liu Bei also realized that it is not advisable to dig up flesh to repair sores, as it will hurt the interests of countless people and lose the hearts of the people!

The death of Liu Zhang, the fire in Chengdu, the collusion with the Qiang people... After a series of things, Liu Bei was already in a state of embarrassment.

Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world. This is not empty talk!

But if you don’t cut the flesh from the common people, how can you fill the stomachs of civil and military officials and nobles? Without the support of these people, Liu Bei would not be able to sit firmly in Yizhou Mu, let alone take Hanzhong from the north!

In a dilemma, Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong, hoping that he would come up with a good idea. After the banquet started, the military adviser kept his head down and remained silent, as if he was thinking about something important!

"Today's celebration banquet should not have talked about military and national affairs, but there is something in Tong's heart, I really can't express it, I hope everyone sitting here will listen!

In the days of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling in the past, foreign relatives ruled over power, and eunuchs caused misfortune, which led to chaos in the government and a decline in the country, which eventually led to the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Heroes stand out in troubled times, and troubled times lead to heroes. First, Dong Zhuo occupied the court, abolished the young emperor, the empress dowager, hanged the noble concubine, burned Luoyang, and committed crimes to the heavens.

Dong thief was destroyed, Cao thief rose again, bullied the emperor, oppressed all officials, bullied the weak, and poisoned the living. The harm was worse than Dong Zhuo, and now he was forced to become the king of Wei. It is obvious! "

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Pang Tong made up his mind, gritted his teeth and left the table, and walked to the center of the hall. What he said seemed to be a cliché, but also seemed to have a deep meaning!

"My lord is the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing after Prince Jing of Zhongshan. He is a relative of the Han Dynasty. He has worked hard for the country for decades. He has never dared to slack off for a day. He only wants to report to the emperor and bring peace to the people, and to extend righteousness to the world. !

However, the ancients said: If the name is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words don’t go well, things will fail. Now that the world is divided into three parts, there is only one lord. However, the official is no more than the state shepherd, and the noble is no more than the village lord.

The world is in chaos and the people have no master. From the humble opinion of the ruler, the master should follow the heavens and respond to others, enter the throne of the king, and then order the four directions to escape the country's thieves. It's not too late, so please choose a date! "

After Pang Tong finished speaking, he knelt down in the center of the hall and bowed three hundred and nine times to Liu Bei!

Chapter 1562 The big-eared thief wants to be king! (Four)

No one expected that Pang Tong would invite Liu Bei to the throne at the celebration banquet, and everyone in the civil and military circles would be horrified. The air in the hall seemed to be condensed, making it hard to breathe!

But after thinking about it carefully, everyone had to admit that this was indeed a clever move. As long as Liu Bei became king, the immediate problems would be solved, and there would be a lot to gain!

First of all, Liu Bei, as the shepherd of Jing and Yizhou, has relatively limited political rights. He can only appoint officials such as Biejia, Zhubu, and Taishou. !

If Liu Bei enters the throne, he will be able to establish a kingdom, and he can establish a queen, heir, prime minister, and grand master... and canonize hundreds of civil and military officials, so that the civil and military personnel of the Liu Bei Group can all increase their ranks and confer titles on their wives and sons , not only solved the problem of rewarding meritorious service, but also attracted more talents to join him!

For example, recruiting Zhang Ren and others, one of the important reasons for the failure is that the price offered by the Liu Bei Group is far inferior to that of the Cao Ying Group. They control the Han court and have a lot of official positions and titles!

After Liu Bei becomes king, he can offer higher prices, attract more talents, and the group's power can expand rapidly.

Secondly, the relationship between the two major groups of Cao and Liu has always been the relationship between the central government and the local government. The former restricts the latter in every aspect of politics, and is often labeled as "betrayal of the imperial court and treason". !

If Liu Bei enters the throne, the relationship with the Caoying Group will become two vassal states opposing each other. Although the military strength is not the same, it can at least equalize politically and have the capital to scold each other!

Finally, judging from the general trend of the world, it is inevitable for Cao Wei to replace Han. Even if Cao Cao does not declare himself emperor openly, his son will certainly usurp the throne!

At that time, Liu Bei will be able to take over the orthodox banner of the Han Dynasty as a king, call on the heroes of the world, crusade against the rebels, and revive the great Han. Such a banner of justice is comparable to the strength of 20 soldiers and horses!

"The world is in chaos, and the people have no master. Let me invite the lord to take the throne, so as to order the world, and punish the thieves who stole the country together!"

"My lord is a family member of the great Han Dynasty, a nobleman of the imperial family, and it is only right and proper to ascend to the throne. My lord, please don't retreat, and choose an auspicious day to hold the founding ceremony!"

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The civil and military officials are all human beings. After weighing the pros and cons, they knelt on the ground one after another, posing countless reasons, and beckoned Liu Bei to the throne!

You must know that since ancient times, the merits of persuading advances have been higher than siege of cities and lands, and hard work for the country. I don’t know how many courtiers, because they were the first to kneel at the feet of the king, they won lifelong glory and wealth.

"Thanks to everyone's love, I want to honor Bei as a great king. Although Bei is a relative of the Han Dynasty, he is also a subject of the Han Dynasty. Now there is no imperial decree from His Majesty, no God's will, and no people's persuasion. also!