Pang Tong has planned a grand blueprint for Liu Bei...

In fact, after Liu Bei came to Jiangxia, although he had always been very responsible and low-key, he was secretly accumulating strength. He might have never heard of the saying that he had accumulated food and was slow to be king, but Liu Bei knew it very well. He had been in great difficulty before, but he was quickly defeated because of his unstable foundation. Then he wandered around like a dog with a broken family, which was extremely embarrassed.

After all, it is because he does not have a solid foundation.

After coming to Jingzhou, especially after recruiting Pang Tong and Ma Liang, Liu Bei changed his previous style and performed very low-key.

But in secret, his movements never stopped.

He made friends with Liu Xian, a native of Lingling, and then recruited people from the Kou clan in Changsha.

Although Liu Bei is now in Jiangxia, his tentacles have actually extended to Jingnan.

Wuxi Man?

Liu Bei discovered that Pang Tong provided him with an astonishing number of troops. Wuxi Barbarians refer to the general term for ethnic minorities distributed in Jingnan and Bashu areas during the Eastern Han Dynasty. They engaged in agriculture and were famous for dyeing and weaving. During the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court established Wuling County, and after Guangwu, barbarians were particularly prosperous. These Wuxi Barbarians have a lot of connection with the Tujia, Miao, Yao, and Dong ethnic minorities in later generations, and were named after the five streams.

The Wuxi Man in Jingnan gathered hundreds of thousands of people.

Liu Biao has always respected the orthodox Han Dynasty and suppressed many Wuxis.

If Liu Bei could attract Wuximan, he would have 100,000 elite soldiers in his hand...

Previously, Liu Bei had initial contact with Wuxi Man under the persuasion of Chen Deng and Pang Tong. According to Pang Tong's current statement, he was asked to increase his efforts to win over Wuxi Man. It is not difficult to have people like the Kou family in Changsha and Lingling Liu Xian secretly helping each other.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei nodded slightly.

He turned his head and looked at Ma Liang, "Ji Chang, I will entrust you with the matter of Wuxi Man, and I would like to worry more."

Ma Liang is a native of Jingzhou, not from aristocratic families, but has outstanding talents.

He smiled slightly, "Don't worry, lord, Liang has sent someone to Wuling. After a few days, I will go there myself, and I will definitely lobby for the lord Wuximan."

Jingnan, then Bashu...

Liu Bei closed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and a look of pride appeared on his face.

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In February of the tenth year of Jian'an, Liu Chuang had been in more than a month.

As time goes by, he has basically taken control of Xu Du's form. The Han Emperor still did not give an answer to whether to be crowned king of Liu Chuang. However, Liu Chuang's subordinates have created the momentum, and the next step is to promote the restoration of prime minister's power.

This is also the position that Liu Chuang attaches most importance to. If he gets the position of prime minister, he can be justified and command the world.

At the same time, the capital relocation matter is also underway, and the renovation of Luoyang Imperial City has come to an end. Next, just need to have a suitable reason and choose a suitable opportunity, and Liu Chuang will officially promote the capital relocation and move the imperial court back to Luoyang.

This matter is unhurried!

Liu Chuang knew the truth that "I was anxious and couldn't eat hot steamed buns", so he did not urge Sima Fang.

However, while controlling the court, Liu Chuang also strengthened his control over the Han Emperor. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Chuang replaced nearly one-third of the eunuchs in Anle Palace on the excuse that the eunuchs in the imperial city were negligent in management and had character problems. In this way, the space of the Emperor of Han in the imperial city was further compressed. Even if he spoke in Anle Palace, he had to be careful, for fear of making mistakes and causing changes.

"Huang Pavilion is now too powerful.

Zhongda alone supports it, which is too exhausting.”

Cao Cao's Sikong Mansion has now been renamed the General Mansion.

Liu Chuang called Sima Fang in the study and whispered: "Uncle, Zhongda is a great talent, I want to be of great use."

But in order to conceal my relationship with my uncle, I had to let him preside over the Huangge. Now, Huangge is spread all over the Jiuzhou, and its institutions are too large. It should be noted that manpower is sometimes poor. Now that I am in charge of the center, Huangge's affairs will inevitably be busier. Zhongda alone is afraid that it will be difficult to manage, so I plan to divide Huangge into three. Zhongda will only be responsible for enemy intelligence from now on. What does my uncle think?"

Sima Fang did not look unhappy, but instead clapped his hands to agree.

Indeed, Huangge has great power and heavy tasks, but it is an institution hidden behind the scenes and cannot be on the table.

If Sima Yi continues to take charge of the entire Huang Pavilion, Sima Yi's achievements will be limited. Sima Fang hopes that Sima Yi will become a general and a prime minister in the future, rather than as Liu Chuang's intelligence leader. Dividing the Huang Pavilion into three, Sima Yi only controls part of it, is definitely a good thing for Sima Yi. Perhaps the power will be weakened, but the achievements of the emperor will be greater.

Moreover, Huang Pavilion’s strength is indeed too strong now.

Huangge divided the nine states to record events, and under the jurisdiction of the detailed works, tens of thousands of people.

If such a huge institution is divided separately, it will almost be the strength of a prince. If it is always controlled by one person, it is indeed a very dangerous thing. Even if Sima Yi is loyal, if Huangge is always controlled by him, the final outcome will be very miserable. It is better to divide it out, Sima Fang feels that this is Liu Chuang’s protection of Sima Yi.

"But I don't know how the lord wants to divide the Huang Pavilion?"

Liu Chuang thought for a while, "I am going to divide the Huang Pavilion into three parts. The Gunsman Camp and the Swordsman Camp are still controlled by me personally, and the other institutions are divided into internal and external ministries. Zhongda is specifically responsible for enemy intelligence, and he is still called Huang Pavilion outside; internal ministries, and I want to arrange for Jia Xu to be responsible. Jia Wen and this person are meticulous and are the most suitable candidates for the position of this internal ministries."

Let Jia Xu take on his own duties?

Although Liu Chuang did not explain the functions of internal affairs, Sima Fang could guess that this was an internal supervision agency.

To put it nicely, this position is Liu Chuang's eyes and ears, and to put it badly, it is an offensive job.

If in terms of power, there is no doubt that the power of internal affairs is greater. But if Sima Yi came to take responsibility, the queen would have no enemies all over the world. In comparison, it is indeed the most appropriate for Jia Xu to take on this position. He was not Liu Chuang's Yuan Cong, and he later participated in Cao Cao's camp. After Cao Cao's death, Jia Xu was the first to surrender, which also made many loyal people despise him. Such a person who did not have too deep relationships on both sides but was outstanding in his talent was also the best candidate for this position. When Sima Fang admired him the most, Liu Chuang dragged Sima Yi out of the complicated affairs of Huangge, which also showed Liu Chuang's importance to Sima Yi.

Now that Zhuge Liang has become the Yin of Jingzhao, his status as the Queen of Yue must be quite good.

Sima Yi is probably the most powerful weapon that Liu Chuang brought out to check and balance Zhuge Liang.

Sima Fang said: "The lord just arranges this matter. I will explain it to him on Zhongda's side."

When Liu Chuang saw Sima Fang agree, he was relieved.

To be honest, the reason why he wanted to separate Huangge was to drag Sima Yi out of Huangge's complicated affairs and give him a bigger stage. Another reason was that Huangge's power was too great. In other words, Sima Yi's power was too great! When he founded Huangge, he just wanted to have an intelligence agency outside. But with his rapid rise, Huangge was also expanding rapidly. Compared with the scale of Huangge when it was first established, Huangge now covers all aspects. Such a large organization is completely in the hands of one person, for Liu Chuang, it ultimately made him unable to rest assured. Therefore, he had to divide Huangge and cut Sima Yi's power. Otherwise, he would probably have suspicion of Sima Yi in the end.

Not to mention anything else, Sima Yi has had a record of usurping power in history.

If this continues, Liu Chuang cannot guarantee whether he will have murderous intentions towards Sima Yi because of this.

This is his cousin, who followed him in the most difficult time, and went through the rain for six years, making Liu Chuang a life and death.

Liu Chuang is an extremely cruel person at heart.

But this does not mean that he has no family affection... He really doesn't want to sacrifice Sima Yi in the end.

But, he didn't know what to say.

Sima Yi finally pulled out such a big stall, and he said that he would divide it. Anyone would probably not be too happy.

So Liu Chuang first found Sima Fang to discuss this matter. If Sima Fang did not object, the matter would be halfway.

"I can rest assured as my uncle is informed and reasonable."

Sima Fang smiled, but suddenly changed his subject, "Meng Yan, I have something, I want to ask you for help."

"Please speak for your uncle."

"Zhongda got married in Youzhou, which was really beyond my expectations.

To be honest, even I didn't expect that you would develop so quickly... When Zhongda was fifteen, I made a marriage for him, the daughter of the Zhang family of Luoyang's prominent clan. I planned to get them married in a few years, but I didn't know you were...

Previously, I was in Luoyang and the Zhang family also helped me a lot.

Now that someone comes to the door, I am a little difficult to deal with when talking about this marriage. If Zhongda marrys his concubine, I won’t care. But he… The Zhang family’s marriage with him was earlier, so he should be the main wife. You should help me solve this matter.”

Liu Chuang thought it was something at first, but he didn't expect it to be Sima Yi's marriage.

It was the first time he heard that Sima Yi had been married at the age of fifteen... If this were the case, he would marry Guo Huan and marry him in the name of his wife, so the status of Zhang's daughter became embarrassing. Liu Chuang took a breath, shook his head with a wry smile.

"Uncle, this honest official can't make a decision on family matters..."

"Haha, you have to deal with the marriage between Zhongda and the daughter of Guo, so you have to solve this matter."

Sima Fang looked relaxed and said to Liu Chuang.

Liu Chuang thought about it, but he could only agree reluctantly.

However, he was also quite curious, so he asked, "Uncle, what's the name of the woman you made such a marriage for Zhongda in the early years?"

"Oh, her name is Zhang Chunhua, she is the daughter of Zhang, Luoyang. She is quite virtuous and well-educated."

The Zhang family in Luoyang is indeed a powerful man in Luoyang.

Perhaps in terms of background, the Zhang family is not considered a great family, but the strength of the family is quite strong. The Zhang family was also the few powerful people who did not leave Luoyang when Dong Zhuo moved the capital back then... However, Zhang Chunhua and Liu Chuang felt that this name seemed a bit familiar.

Then I thought about it, isn’t Zhang Chunhua the original wife of Sima Yi in history?

When Liu Chuang thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh... (To be continued.)
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