Reviving Wuling (III)
Some of the policies were strongly resisted by the local gentry, but under Jin Xuan's tough policies, the measures began to be implemented step by step.
When Jin Xuan took over Wuling County, there were 21,603 households with 95,328 people and less than 20,000 soldiers in the county. It was a small county among the neighboring counties, with only half of the population of Changsha and one-third of the population of Xiangyang.
Three months later, the civil and military officials of Wuling had already taken up their respective roles, and their work had become more and more formal. The army had already recruited 50,000 men (mainly from Sichuan and Jingxiang). According to the new establishment, the First Army was formed, with Zhuge Liang as the commander and political commissar, and Guan Yu as the deputy commander. Zhang Fei was the 1st Division Commander, Zhang Liao was the 2nd Division Commander, Zhao Yun was the 3rd Division Commander, Wei Yan was the 4th Division Commander, and Gan Ning was the Navy Division Commander. Set up a guard regiment, directly under Jin Xuan, with a total of 3,000 soldiers, led by Dian Wei. He would establish a spy group led by Huang Zhong and be directly responsible to Jin Xuan and Zhuge Liang. In addition, a militia division would be established, with Xing Daorong as the division commander, responsible for the formation and training of the militia.
The school had been activated. Sima Hui was the principal, and Jin Xuan was the honorary principal. The teachers had finished their training, and the first batch of students had begun to enroll. The recruitment hall was already on track, and a large number of talents were beginning to move to Wu Ling. For some reason, Hua Tuo was persuaded by Zhuge Liang to set up the first Chinese Medical Academy in the history of China.
According to the history books, Zhang Jiao was about to rebel. Jin Xuan, the spiritual pope, gathered all the civil and military officials to study the future situation of the world, to do a good job in mobilizing the thoughts of the war, and to study the problems of deployment strategies.
When all the civil and military officials were seated, Jin Xuan said,""This year, there were natural disasters in Hebei and Henan counties. The disaster was blocked by treacherous officials. The emperor did not listen to the heavens, causing the refugees to increase day by day. If natural disasters continue next year and refugees gather, it will certainly become a disaster. In this way, the Han Dynasty is in danger. Now there are no natural disasters in the southwest and southeast counties, and there are abundant grain and grass. Soon he wanted to take Guiyang, Changsha and Lingling as his foundation, and then take Jiangdong. Accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity to act. Clear the treacherous party in the court and save the Great Han from fire and water. Next year, the prefectures of the Central Plains will certainly be in chaos. When the emperor issues an edict to let the county governors recruit soldiers to fight against the rebels, it will be the day when we take the three prefectures as our foundation. If the three prefectures were captured, they would pacify the Miao people in the south, station heavy troops in Changsha and Jianping, wait for an opportunity to attack Jiangdong first, and then attack Sichuan and Jingxiang. Now you should store up grain and train elite soldiers. When the time comes to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, you can repay the Han Dynasty.”
The civil and military officials stood up and said loudly,"Yes.”
After that, the civil and military officials exchanged opinions on the problems in the reform plans, discussed the methods to correct them, and affirmed the achievements of the Wuling reform. After this meeting, Zhuge Liang's successful policy plan had established his position in everyone's hearts, and Jin Xuan's prestige as the theoretical pope was even more like the sun at noon. The civil and military officials also felt a hundred times more confident.
What Jin Xuan was worried about now was that there had to be a suitable reason for the expansion next year. After all, although the current Han Dynasty was weak, the power of loyal officials and righteous people everywhere could not be underestimated. Currently, he was using the strength of a county to fight against the entire Great Han. Although there were many civil officials and good generals, it was still a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia, one was a genius and the other was a genius. How to solve this matter would depend on their ideas. Zhuge Liang replied,"I ordered Huang Zhong to disguise himself as a mountain bandit and harass the neighboring counties. He looted money and grain to replenish the warehouses of Wuling. Wuling will grow stronger and the neighboring counties will weaken." The neighboring counties can't stand the disturbance and will report it to the court. Our county has fabricated wars and false military exploits. After that, he would go to Luoyang to claim the title of Southwest Bandit Suppression Envoy in the name of exterminating the surrounding bandits. Send Guo Jia to bring more gifts and bribe Zhang Rang and He Rang. These two people are greedy for money and will not be on guard. In this way, it is the best policy to seize the enemy's territory without fighting. Now that our army is tidying up our weapons, if someone falsely accuses us of rebellion, we can use the excuse of suppressing bandits to deal with them.”
Jin Xuan listened to his words and ordered Huang Zhong to lead a spy group of nearly 1,000 people, disguised as mountain bandits, to attack the counties of Changsha, Guiyang and Lingling, and plunder the money and grain in the counties. There had been no war in the three prefectures for a long time, and there were only a hundred soldiers stationed in each county. Huang Zhong and the others were scheming, so most of the treasuries in the three prefectures and counties were plundered by Huang Zhong's subordinates and sent back to Wuling Prefecture.
The three counties heard that the mountain bandits were rampant and sent troops to suppress them. Huang Zhong heard that the county soldiers were coming, but he led his men back to Wuling. The soldiers of the three counties patrolled the counties, but they couldn't find any traces of the bandits, so they had to return to the county city. Huang Zhong and others inquired about the return of the county soldiers and went to plunder again. The three counties were helpless and reported to the court.
Jin Xuan heard that the three counties had entered the capital and submitted a memorial. He wrote a battle report, falsely reported his achievements, and said some achievements in suppressing bandits. The thief shouted to stop the thief. It was naturally very handy. He also sent Guo Jia to Luoyang with more gold to bribe Zhang Rang, He Jin and others in the court to ask for the post of Southwest Begging Envoy. Guo Jia went to Luoyang according to the plan, bribed Zhang Rang with 5,000 gold, and befriended He Jin's younger brother, He Miao.
On this day of court discussion, the Han Emperor was in court. He went in and out of the class and said,"Now, the four southern prefectures have submitted their reports. The bandits are rampant and are attacking Guilin, Changsha, Lingling, and Wuling prefectures. Guilin, Changsha, Lingling three counties were captured many counties, lost the county treasury money and grain. Only Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling County, patrolled the whole territory, protected the counties, and defeated the bandits. The bandits saw that Wuling was difficult to attack and gathered in the other three counties. Jin Xuan because of his duty can not cross the border to suppress bandits, so Guilin and other three counties thief potential more rampant. I request Your Majesty to issue an edict appointing Jin Xuan as the envoy to the southwest to control the troops of Guilin, Changsha, Lingling and Wuling to defeat the rebels together.”
Zhang Rang, who was beside the Emperor, also recommended Jin Xuan,""Jin Xuan is talented in both civil and military affairs. After he became the prefect of Wuling, he managed the irrigation works and changed the farming tools, causing the population of the county to gradually increase. They built weapons and trained soldiers, and their combat strength was strong. In the two battles with the mountain bandits, he was able to defeat them with fewer people and killed nearly a thousand of them. Your Majesty can issue an edict to reward and reward him, so that he can lead the troops of the four prefectures to wipe out the bandits, so as to avoid the bandits 'great power and urgent difficulties.”
Wang Yun and Cai Yi went out to recommend him. The emperor saw that all the ministers had recommended Jin Xuan and issued an edict: "I heard that Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling, was able to enrich the people with his literary skills and strengthen the army with his martial skills. His achievements in suppressing bandits were remarkable. He was specially granted the title of Pingnan General, Southwest Expedition Envoy, Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, and Governor of Wuling. He controlled the troops of Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang. After receiving the imperial edict, quickly reorganize the army and horses, destroy the bandits, and make great contributions. I will be rewarded. I'm honored."
After the court meeting ended, he sent the envoy to Wuling with the imperial edict. Guo Jia was overjoyed that he had successfully completed his mission. He accompanied the Emissary all the way to Wuling and served him carefully on the way. When the emissary arrived at Wuling, the officials of Wuling came out to receive the emissary. After the emissary read out the imperial edict, Jin Xuan bribed him with a lot of money. The emissary could not help but be overjoyed and returned to the capital to report his mission.
Jin Xuan because of the imperial edict to suppress the bandits, the original engagement date had to be delayed. He discussed with the civil and military officials and planned a plan to seize the military power of Changsha in the name of suppressing bandits.
Because the Yellow Turban Rebellion was coming, he remembered Big Qiao and Little Qiao and sent a secret envoy to Puyang to send a letter from home to Qiao Xuan. The gist of the letter was: "There may be a war disaster next year. If the matter is urgent, send all the soldiers of the county to escort the family and baggage to Wuling. When the time comes, send troops to support them."”--
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