Chapter 1046: Conferred the Title of Duke (Part 1)

When Zhao Yun led his troops back to Ye County, Huangfu Chaobo also returned to Luoyang City under the protection of the trap camp and Tiebei camp. The first thing Huangfu Chaobo did when he returned to Luoyang was to send someone to recruit Tian Feng, Xun You and Xu Shu. He wanted to implement the appointments of officials and generals as soon as possible, otherwise things would not be easy to carry out later on.

After getting the news that Huangfu Chaobo had returned and invited him, the three of them quickly arrived at the Hou Mansion.

"I pay my respects to the Marquis!" The three of them bowed and saluted as soon as they entered the door;

"No need to be polite, please sit down!" Huangfu Chaobo waved his hand and said to the three of them: "The war is over. I thought I could win quickly, but after the Battle of Changyi, I found that I still underestimated the heroes of the world. Since you can’t win quickly, let’s take it step by step.”

After listening to Huangfu Chaobo's words, the three of them breathed a long sigh of relief, especially Tian Feng. The internal affairs of the entire Eastern Expedition Army were on his shoulders. Although Xun You was now helping him, he was still young after all. The logistics of such a large expedition with hundreds of thousands of troops is no joke, not to mention the internal affairs of more than a hundred cities in eight counties that need to be dealt with.

Looking at Tian Feng's hair full of silver hair, Huangfu Chaobo suddenly thought that if Guo Jia's suggestion was feasible, the governor of Sizhou could be handed over to this old man. Sizhou was the place where he started, and faced enemies on three sides, including internal affairs. Do leave it to a reliable person. As for Yuzhou, Kong Niao can still handle it for a few more years, but there is still a problem as to who to hand over to Yanzhou.

Regarding the issue of Yanzhou, Huangfu Chaobo thought, maybe it should be left to Kong Rong. You must know that Kong did a good job in Beihai. Otherwise, Guan Hai’s Qingzhou Yellow Turbans would not have targeted Beihai Kingdom. It was just a military aspect. It's indeed a bit worse, but this is not a problem. The military and political affairs of the Zhengdong Army were separated. Both the combat soldiers and the garrison troops were under the unified management of the Zhengdong General's Office. Although the governor's office also had certain jurisdictional rights, the garrison troops were under the unified management of the war barracks generals during wartime.

However, it is still necessary to deal with the matter at hand before talking about it. Huangfu Chaobo took back his thoughts and said to the three of them: "When I was in Changyi, I had drafted the latest appointment plan for officials and generals. I have called you here this time just because I want to Let you take a look and confirm to see if there is anything missing.”

With that said, Huangfu Chaobo ordered Shi A to hand over the appointment list that had been prepared to the three of them. All three of them understood that it was not easy for them to interfere in this matter. Huangfu Chaobo's purpose of handing over this list was just for their confirmation. In order to check for leaks and fill in the gaps, the next three people read it carefully. However, they did not find anything missing, so they quickly handed the list back to Shi A.

Huangfu Chaobo saw that there was nothing that the three of them needed to change, so he said to Xun You: "In that case, please kindly ask Gongda to write it down. After it is printed, it will be distributed as quickly as possible. If this matter is not arranged well, It will be difficult to carry out the follow-up work, especially if the military strength is not prepared as soon as possible. If any princes attack, they will be caught off guard. "

Xun You stood up and took the order, and immediately walked quickly to the desk, laid out the paper, quickly wrote down the list of Huangfu Chaobo's appointments, and then handed it to Huangfu Chaobo. After Huangfu Chaobo checked it carefully and confirmed that it was correct, he placed it on it. Stamped the seal of his general who conquered the east, and then handed it to Shi Adao: "Let the following people copy it and send it to every county quickly, and publish it as quickly as possible. Over in Qingzhou, send a pigeon message immediately Xu Rong arranged the defense of the two cities and rushed back to take office as soon as possible. "

"No!" Shi'a took the order, turned around and left the meeting hall.

After Shi A left, Huangfu Chaobo said: "There is one more thing. According to Xiao Zeng's proposal, we should set up three prefectures under the Eastern Army and appoint governors for the three prefectures to take charge of the government affairs of each state. However, I think this matter needs to be considered in the long term. Now although I He was the general of the Conquest of the East and the Marquis of Wenxi County, but he was divided into states.

Everyone knows what Huangfu Chaobo means. If the name is not correct, then the words will not go smoothly. It depends on the current situation of their lord. Although he has become a prince, he can regulate counties and counties.

But for higher-level state governance, there is no right to separate.

However, there is a big difference between division and non-division. For example, although Chenliu, Jiyin and Shanyang counties in Yanzhou are now under the management of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, their taxes should be raised. The part that was handed over to the state still fell into Cao Cao's pocket. However, if Huangfu Chaobo can reset the state governance, then this part of the tax will go into the pockets of the Eastern Conquest Army.

But this is indeed a problem. If legal rights cannot be obtained, even if the state governance is reset as Guo Jia said, it will only solve some management problems, and the tax problem will still not be solved. For these three people, There was no way to solve it, and in the end Huangfu Chaobo had to decide to put this problem aside for the time being.

What Huangfu Chaobo didn't know was that someone was doing their best to solve his troubles.

In the city of Chang'an, in the mansion of Grand Sima Chiyang Marquis Li Jue, Li Jue was hosting a banquet in honor of a group of generals under his command. In fact, it was a group of generals under his command, and the rest were basically his own relatives, such as sons, brothers, nephews, and nephews. Wait, there are almost no other generals with foreign surnames. After all, they are just one family.

Although today's Li Jue cannot defeat Guo Si, the two of them have not had many conflicts. It can be said that they are basically in peace with each other.

When the wine was drunk, Hu Feng suddenly said: "Uncle, it is said that the Eastern Expedition Army has captured several counties of Cao Cao's army, and Kong Zhu of Yuzhou has publicly surrendered to the Eastern Expedition Army. Now Huangfu Chaobo already owns two states of Sizhou and Yuzhou. If we add several counties of Yanzhou and Yangzhou, he has become the world's largest force. Will this be disadvantageous to us?"

Li Jue smiled and said: "So what if he is the world's largest force? The emperor is in our hands now, and Tongguan is a natural barrier. What do we have?"

After a little thought, Li Jue touched his full beard and said: "However, although I am not afraid, it is not bad to cause him some trouble. Moreover, according to the court regulations, if the territory of a foreigner exceeds two states, he should be able to be granted the title of Duke. Hehe, using this excuse, it is just right to get me a position of Duke."

Li Jue's words startled all the Li family members in the hall. There was an uproar in the hall. Is it really possible to be granted the title of Duke?

Li Jue's son Li Shi finally managed to quiet the hall. He stood up and stammered to Li Jue, "Father, can I really... be granted the title of Duke?"