Chapter 223 Building...
Da Sima...
This position is somewhat special nowadays.
The title of Grand Marshal during the Western Han Dynasty, such as the title added before the title of General and General of Cavalry, was just an additional title used to reflect the special nature of the general's position and did not carry the power to govern.
It was not until the reign of Huo Guang that the position of "Grand Marshal and General in Charge of the Secretariat" appeared as an official position that concurrently handled administrative affairs. Later, it was listed as one of the Three Dukes, equivalent to the prime minister in the early Han Dynasty.
The situation was quite different in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Grand Marshal was transferred from an internal assistant minister to a military position, and was placed above the general. Later, the Grand Marshal was changed to the Grand Commandant, and this position no longer existed.
It was not until the period when Dong Zhuo usurped power that the position of Grand Marshal was reinstated, and his status was defined as above the Three Dukes, to show that he was a powerful official.
To be precise, today this is a position above the Three Dukes and the General. 1
Qiao Yan asked Xi Zhicai, "Wouldn't it be considered as usurping power if I took this position?"
Since the Grand Marshal was given the power of internal affairs, most of those holding this position seemed not to be "serious officials".
For example, Huo Guang, who "made all the decisions on political affairs", Wang Feng, who "made all political affairs, big or small, by himself", and Wang Mang, who simply usurped the Han Dynasty.
Xi Zhicai asked back: "Does anyone think that Liu Youzhou had any rebellious intentions?"
Qiao Yan thought about it and felt that what he said was not wrong.
Although the position of Grand Marshal is often said to be "extremely wealthy and powerful, unmatched among ministers", it is a coincidence that when Dong Zhuo re-employed this position, he did not give it to himself, but gave it to Liu Yu in order to seek a good reputation that could barely get by.
In other words, if someone thinks that Qiao Yan took this position out of encroachment, it is suggested that they first discuss whether Liu Yu had any rebellious thoughts before he was forced to take this position.
Xi Zhicai continued, "On the contrary, the position of the general is still mostly held by relatives of the emperor, and several consecutive generals did not have a good end, and most of them had some conflicts with the emperor. Instead of taking this position, it is better to choose the Grand Marshal."
Since you want to be the most powerful minister and have the honor of welcoming the emperor, why not go one step further!
As the saying goes, "holding the position of Zhou Zhao and controlling the world", after she has pacified Liang Bing and swept Guanzhong, she can indeed compete for this authority!
Just as Xi Zhicai said, in the face of the fact that the great generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty repeatedly intimidated the imperial power, taking the position of Grand Marshal could be said to be both a step forward and a step back, and it was more decent in terms of upholding justice.
Perhaps there is only one thing that needs to be considered.
Most of the three highest officials in history had to go through more than ten years or even dozens of years of promotion before they finally became one of the Grand Marshal, Situ, or Sikong.
Qiao Yan is not even ten years old yet and he has already taken this position, so it is inevitable that he will be criticized.
But we should also be grateful to Dong Zhuo because he not only re-established the position of Grand Marshal, but also provided several standard templates for rapid promotion to the positions of the Three Dukes.
For example, Huang Wan.
He started his official career after the Party and Faction Persecution, which happened almost at the same time as Qiao Yan was conferred the title of Marquis of Leping, but he was promoted to the position of one of the Three Dukes by Dong Zhuo two years ago.
In other words, it only took him five years to go from being an official to being one of the Three Dukes.
Another extreme example is Xun Shuang.
It only took him a few dozen days to go from being a recluse in Hanbin to becoming one of the Three Dukes of the State. This can be called a miracle of promotion.
This is equivalent to saying that under the current special circumstances, the normal process of promotion does not have to be followed.
This also gave Qiao Yan the opportunity to mediate.
Xi Zhicai saw Qiao Yan's expression and knew that she had made a choice between the Grand Marshal and the General, so he continued, "If you have decided to fight for this position, please pay attention to how you treat the person who is currently in the Grand Marshal position."
The current Grand Marshal is Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou.
This was also an official position conferred by Dong Zhuo.
Just because Liu Yan did not rebuke the court after it was established in Yecheng, Dong Zhuo gave this position to Liu Yan after moving the capital to Chang'an.
Qiao Yan said: "Since you said so, it is obvious that you have some ideas."
Xi Zhicai replied, "When Liu Youzhou ascends the throne, please ask for a position for the governor of Yizhou. Ask him to resign as the Grand Marshal and become the Grand General."
Qiao Yan laughed when he heard this.
The general does have the power to mobilize troops from all over the world, but if the general is in Yizhou, a dangerous place, unless he can go north from Yizhou and take Guanzhong as a springboard, then no matter how much he has the title of general, he can only mobilize troops within his own small piece of land.
Then it would be enough to rely on his original authority as the governor of Yizhou.
Why bother to have a general?
But on the surface, there is nothing wrong with this request for a ban.
Liu Yu had no relatives who could be used to serve as the general.
His wives, concubines and two illegitimate children luckily escaped to Dai County when Gongsun Zan occupied Youzhou, and did not suffer the same death in the war as Liu He. However, his brother-in-law was in the army with him and died in the battle of Binhai Road.
In this case, the position of general would be most suitable to be given to a relative of the Han royal family like Liu Yan, as a way of winning him over.
But Liu Yan did something that overstepped the boundaries of Yizhou.
So what consequences will this appointment, which is called winning over but is actually a demotion, lead to?
Regardless of the specific circumstances, Qiao Yan had the possibility to take advantage of the situation and seize the position of Grand Marshal.
Seeing that his subordinates had brought Zhu Tan over during their conversation, Qiao Yan interrupted the topic.
She climbed onto her horse and nodded to Xi Zhicai, saying, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir. I will rush to Guanzhong after returning from Youzhou. Please listen to my good news, sir."
Back then, Xi Zhicai made it his responsibility to push Junhou to the position of Governor of Bingzhou because his salary was only worth ten merits. Now, as the governor of Bingzhou, he strongly advocates that she fight for the position of Grand Marshal, which shows that he has not forgotten his original intention.
However, isn't this also a kind of harmony between the ruler and his subjects?
After they looked at each other and smiled, Qiao Yan turned his horse and headed west, and under the protection of his personal guards, he rushed to Juyong Pass in Shanggu County.
Although it is not yet the time to expand the territory to the whole of Youzhou, and it is far from the time to engage in a head-on battle with Gongsun Zan, but now she is known as a supporter of Liu Yu, and she must at least show Gongsun Zan that the Bingzhou army will never make concessions after retreating to Shanggu.
What Qiao Yan didn't expect was that when she arrived in Shanggu County, she actually had an unexpected gain.
Zheng Xuan's old friend Bing Yuan from the same county took refuge in Liaodong County. After hearing about the conflict between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, he felt that Liaodong was not a place where he could live for a long time. After receiving Zheng Xuan's letter, he immediately decided to rush to Bingzhou before the mountains were closed during the cold winter.
When he was halfway on his journey, he heard that Liu Yu had been ambushed and defeated while pursuing Gongsun Zan, and that Zhang Liao, a subordinate of the Governor of Bingzhou, was stationed in Shanggu County. He quickened his pace and did not stop until he reached this place.
When Zhang Liao led Qiao Yan into the city, he said, "Mr. Bing is lucky that he has someone to escort him from Liaodong County. Otherwise, he would have been in danger if he had encountered thieves on the road."
"And the warrior who escorted him here is also quite interesting. I learned about his resume from Mr. Bing, who said that he was also from Qingzhou. During the Zhongping period, there was a dispute between the Qingzhou Prefecture and the Donglai County Prefecture, and each of them sent a memorial to the relevant department. He was the Cao Shi of Donglai County at that time, so he rushed to Luoyang and destroyed the documents of the prefecture, and sent the documents of the county first. Although he was working for the county, the county was in the right in the dispute, so in order to avoid the prefecture's responsibility, he still fled to Liaodong."
When she heard the word Dong Lai and the experience that Qiao Yan had a vague impression of, she couldn't help but pause and asked, "What's this person's name?"
Zhang Liao replied: "He calls himself Taishi Ci of Donglai."
If Yuan Shao knew that he had let a sharpshooter originally from Qingzhou fall into the hands of Qiao Yan even though he was already the governor of Qingzhou, he would probably be furious, regardless of whether Taishi Ci was escorting Bing Yuan to Bingzhou to be a bodyguard or to join Qiao Yan.
But right now, he was reading the official document sent to him by Gongsun Zan.
Yuan Shao had never expected that Liu Yu's return from Liangzhou to Youzhou and the stalemate with Gongsun Zan would end in this way.
He sighed, "If it weren't for this battle, I wouldn't have known that Liu Bo'an's ability to lead troops was so poor."
Liu Yu's performance in the battle was like walking directly towards Gongsun Zan.
What a pity...
"It's a pity that in this battle, Zhang Wenyuan under Qiao Yeshu still performed well."
Whether it was his arrangement of camp defense, intercepting the tripartite alliance of Gongsun Zan, Kebi Neng and Tadun, killing Kebi Neng in battle and forcing the Xianbei branch to retreat, or his bypassing Xuwushan and suddenly appearing to rescue Liu Yu after Liu Yu insisted on pursuing Gongsun Zan, he showed his extraordinary general style.
It would be a lie for Yuan Shao to say that he had no intention of taking action against such a powerful general.
But Zhang Liao is from Yanmen County and has followed Qiao Yan for a long time. He seems to be highly valued, so how could he be won over by others?
So it is true that Gongsun Zan defeated Liu Yu, but this victory cannot be regarded as a victory over Qiao Yan, and it obviously could not shake the morale of Qiao Yan's army.
On the contrary, with Liu Yu's defeat and retreat, it seemed that most of Youzhou fell into the hands of Gongsun Zan, but in fact, Dai County and Shanggu County were incorporated into Bingzhou, giving Qiao Yan two more counties out of nowhere.
It is not difficult for the Bingzhou army to defend these two counties.
Juyongguan is directly connected to the Taihang Mountains. In this generation, it is called Jundu Mountain, which is the Jundu Pass among the Eight Passes of Taihang.
By controlling this pass, we can protect Dai County and Shanggu County.
Zhang Liao's decisive decision minimized the defensive pressure in the Bingzhou direction.
With Juyong Pass in hand, even though Gongsun Zan stationed his troops in Changping, he was unable to cross the border.
It would be even more impossible for Jizhou to invade Dai County unless they crossed the Taihang Mountains first.
Yuan Shao became even angrier when he thought that this decisive decision was made by Zhang Liao.
No wonder Qiao Yan did not bring Zhang Liao to the battle between Liangzhou and Guanzhong.
This kind of independent general, although young, is absolutely essential to stay behind.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. It would be better not to think about it. Yuan Shao turned his thoughts back to the military report in his hand and asked Ju Su: "Based on your opinion, should we agree to Gongsun Bogui's request?"
To be honest, Yuan Shao had previously been wary of Gongsun Zan's invasion from the south, and even gave the task of teaching Yuan Shu a lesson to Liu Bei because of the decision to dispatch military defense. Now he had to compromise with Gongsun Zan because of his actions of collecting prisoners, expanding the army, and forming an alliance with the Wuhuan. Yuan Shao felt unhappy.
But after listening to Ju Shou's reply, he felt that now was not the time to act on impulse.
Ju Shou said, "My Lord, think about this. What will happen if we don't give Gongsun Zan this position?"
"After Liu Yu's defeat, Gongsun Zan had accumulated more than 50,000 soldiers in various counties. Although the Bingzhou army at Juyongguan has cut off Gongsun Zan's momentum to continue his westward advance, it is not easy for him to leave the pass. In this way, Gongsun Zan can station troops in Changping while marching south to invade Jizhou, which will make Bingzhou laugh at him."
"On the contrary, if you had first given him the title of Governor of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan would not have been disrespectful to us out of common sense."
Ju Su seemed to see Yuan Shao's worry, and added: "But this move is not because you are afraid of him, but because Liu Yu, the former governor of Youzhou, wanted to become emperor when we already have the emperor in Yecheng. This is treason. Gongsun Zan's dispatch of troops to suppress him is a righteous act, so he is rewarded."
This explanation provided an explanation for Yuan Shao's inconsistent behavior and also saved the face of Jizhou.
Yuan Shao felt much relieved after hearing this.
Then Ju Su analyzed, "In addition, I suggest that you station a garrison commander in Bohai State and Donglai County to control Gongsun Zan."
"To the north of Bohai State are Guangyang County and Yuyang County, which are the first barrier to the direct confrontation with Gongsun Zan. Donglai County and Youzhou Liaodong County are across the sea. If we station troops in Donglai County, Gongsun Zan will also have to worry about us crossing the sea and entering the heart of Youzhou."
Yuan Shao looked at the map and asked, "Who should be stationed here?"
Ju Su replied: "I think you have made up your mind on this matter."
All he should have advised was that Yuan Shao should not care too much about his face and should not give Gongsun Zan the title of Governor of Youzhou.
The position of Cavalry Commandant held by Ju Su was also part of the military post, and he cannot be regarded as just a civil servant of Yuan Shao.
Under such circumstances, it is somewhat inappropriate to recommend military officers to take up positions.
After hearing what Ju Su said, Yuan Shao did not ask any more questions. He just asked the people present: "Do you have any objections to Gongsun Bogui's arrangement?"
Since Yuan Shao himself had already shown a clear inclination, even though his advisers were still struggling among their own factions, it was impossible for them to go against him at this time and they all expressed their support.
Then we can discuss another issue, which is how to deal with the Xianbei branch and Wuhuan.
The document requesting the title that Gongsun Zan sent to Yuan Shao also included a piece of news that Qiao Yan had not yet learned.
The Wuhuan Chanyu Qiuliju was already in poor health, and it was not known whether the arrival of the cold winter aggravated his illness, or whether Tadun followed Gongsun Zan into battle without any warning, leaving Qiuliju breathless. In short, when Gongsun Zan sent this letter, the Chanyu of Wuhuan was no longer Qiuliju, but Tadun.
Yuan Shao vaguely remembered that Gongsun Zan had an old grudge with Qiu Liju in his early years, and the fight ended in a lose-lose situation for both sides.
The death of Qiuliju made the alliance between Gongsun Zan and Tadun even closer.
This was also not good news for Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao turned to Xu You and asked, "Ziyuan, what do you think about this?"
Ever since Xu You came back from Chang'an last time, he has become much quieter than before. I don't know if it's because he lost face during that trip to Chang'an.
But now that Yuan Shao had directly called him out, Xu You quickly adjusted his mood and replied, "Gongsun Zan asked Tadun to be crowned king in his letter, but the iron rule of the Han Dynasty is that only the Liu family can be crowned king. In the past, Emperor Xiaohuan wanted to make peace with Tan Shihuai by crowning him king. Even though it is forbidden to make irresponsible comments to the emperor, many scholars have privately complained. You must not repeat the same mistake."
"As you said, Gongsun Zan was appointed governor of Youzhou because of his military merit in defeating Liu Bo'an. Wuhuan Tadun was at most awarded for his assistance. You may as well ask Gongsun Zan, who is the main and who is the secondary in this military merit. If he is the secondary, then the title of governor of Youzhou should be given to Tadun. If he is the main, how dare Tadun be crowned king?"
"From You's point of view, we should grant him the title of Marquis of Liaodong, let him receive the annual salary of Liaodong's vassal state, and give him the title and seal of Wuhuan Chanyu."
"Although the Liaodong vassal state was established in the early years to settle the Wuhuan people, there are also quite a few Han people living there because of the trade. Gongsun Zan is the governor of Youzhou, and the Liaodong vassal state originally belonged to him. Let these two quarrel over the issue of taxation."
The possibility of their quarrel was perhaps not just about the ownership of the territory, but also whether the title of Marquis of Liaodong could satisfy Tadun's appetite.
If Liu Yu had not acted on impulse and sent troops to pursue, allowing Gongsun Zan to make a comeback, just based on the incident of the attack on the camp, Tadun would have walked on the brink of life and death, and I am afraid that he would have developed some resentment with Gongsun Zan.
Even though Gongsun Zan has successfully forced Liu Yu to retreat and can still openly demand justice, there are still many potential crises.
Yuan Shao then heard Xu You continue to say: "In addition, please find an excuse in half a year to have Your Majesty grant the title of Marquis to Nanlou, Su Puyan and Wuyan."
Theoretically, these three people did not belong to the same Wuhuan tribe as Qiuliju and Tadun. It was only because Qiuliju became increasingly powerful that he gradually annexed the populations of the other three tribes and became a Chanyu in a commanding position.
These three people each proclaimed themselves kings and protected the Chanyu among them.
Tadun rashly usurped Qiuliju's power, and it was only because of Gongsun Zan's support that these three people were able to live in peace with him and submit to his intimidation.
But you have to know that in the early years of Emperor Ling, among these three people, Nanlou, who originally lived in Shanggu, had nearly 10,000 people under his command, which was more than Qiuliju at that time. Having had such an advantage, Nanlou would never be someone who would easily be willing to be inferior to Tadun.
If we support them, a situation of mutual checks and balances will be formed within the Wuhuan.
By then, whether Gongsun Zan would take sides or sit back and watch the Wuhuan rebels burn, it would be an opportunity for Jizhou and Qingzhou to take advantage of.
Yuan Shao clapped his hands and laughed, "Great! I have Gong Yu and Zi Yuan's brilliant plan, so why should I be afraid of these two Liaodong bastards!"
He turned around and asked, "By the way, Kebi Neng of the Xianbei branch is dead. Should we give support to Qian Man of the Xianbei and let him contain a troop of troops in Bingzhou?"
"This is inappropriate," Shen Pei, who was sitting in the room, replied, "The Wuhuan tribes are similar in strength and there is a possibility that they will attack each other, but Qianman is different."
"He was originally intimidated by the Bingzhou army and fled. He also saw that the Xianbei Chanyu Budugen was supported by Qiao Bingzhou and his tribe was becoming more and more powerful. Now Kebineng was killed by the Bingzhou army again, and he was already scared. If you dare to ask for an imperial title for him, he will go to Shanggu County tomorrow to apologize to the Bingzhou army."
Although Shen Pei's words were not pleasant to hear, Yuan Shao, a first-rank official, had to admit that what he said was indeed the truth.
He said: "If that's the case, then we don't need to worry about him. Let Gongsun Bogui take this Xianbei tribe into his own hands."
After Gongsun Zan was given the title of Governor of Youzhou, he probably would not miss out on such a useful labor force.
After these arrangements were finalized, Yuan Shao looked around at everyone present. Because of the reliability of his own advisers, he was finally able to calm down his previous unpleasant mood of envying Qiao Yan for having the help of Zhang Liao.
As he listened to the advice of Ju Shou, Xu You and Shen Pei, Yuan Shao couldn't help but think of the person who was missing from the group.
He began to wonder in his heart. Tian Feng had been in Bingzhou to spy on the situation for quite some time. Logically, no matter whether he had gained anything or not, he should have sent a letter back from Bingzhou. Why did it seem like there was no news at all?
With Tian Feng's intelligence, it shouldn't have happened that he was discovered by Qiao Yan as soon as he arrived in Bingzhou and then detained.
It is even more impossible that he is lazy and too lazy to reply.
Thinking that Tian Feng couldn't just disappear like that, Yuan Shao planned that if he didn't hear from him in another half month, he would send his men to Bingzhou to look for him.
If Tian Feng could hear what Yuan Shao was saying, he would probably pour out all his grievances.
We really can’t blame him for the current loss of contact.
Zhang Niujiao directly caught him and put him in the position of "future confidant". His daily work and literacy classes were all group assignments, and he rarely mixed with a large number of people.
This means that if he wants to pass the message to his followers without anyone noticing, it is almost impossible to do so.
What was even more troublesome was that because Zhang Niujiao intended to have him study arithmetic at the Academy of Sciences, seven days after he was promoted, Zhang Niujiao stuffed him with an approval letter and sent him to Leping.
Leping Academy is a place where people can enter and exit relatively freely, but Leping Academy of Sciences is not.
Considering that Ma Jun, the great inventor who studied weapons, was also here, Leping Academy of Sciences was managed strictly in accordance with the military camp system.
Before Tian Feng had the chance to observe what special material the courtyard wall was made of, he was told by the local manager that there was no shortage of places for accommodation, work, entertainment and dining, so one needed to register the purpose and time of going in and out, and one could not take anything out of the academy.
In order not to arouse suspicion, he decided to temporarily suppress the urge to meet with his subordinates. After he finished learning abacus here, he would ask Zhang Niujiao for a day off and then send all the information to them.
But unlucky Tian Feng ran into a big incident.
On the nineteenth day of his step-by-step study of abacus here, when he was about to be "released from prison" the next day, a message was received in Leping.
Because Liu Yu was going to succeed the emperor, the old site of the Chang'an Palace needed to be re-surveyed, the original Luoyang Lingtai needed to be rebuilt in Chang'an, and the date and process of his enthronement also required the assistance of the Grand Historian and his subordinates. Therefore, some of them needed to go to Chang'an to start the work.
Normally speaking, Tian Feng shouldn't be involved in this matter. After all, he belonged to the farm tool manufacturing department and was not under the jurisdiction of the Grand Historian.
But the person who taught him abacus was Ren Hong.
According to the specific classification of officials under the Grand Historian, her current official title should be called Lingtai Cheng.
According to the Regulations of Official Posts of the Han Dynasty, the monthly salary of this official was only one hundred dan, but he was the number one subordinate under the Grand Historian, and could lead more than forty "Lingtai Daizhao" and supervise the sun, moon, and stars.
It has been more than two years since Qiao Yan changed her name to Ren Hong. She concentrated on studying under Ma Lun in Leping and achieved today's results.
Therefore, when Ma Lun caught a cold due to the winter weather, the task of building the new Lingtai in Chang'an was given to Ren Hong.
Ren Hong couldn't help feeling a little nervous when she suddenly received such an important task, so she brought along all the people she could mobilize.
If I have to say, Tian Feng didn't show any amazing performance when learning abacus. At most he just followed the steps.
But there was no problem...he completed his studies step by step.
So Ren Hong thought about it and felt that this was also a promising talent who could assist her in her work, so she went straight to Zhang Niu Jiao to borrow him.
Tian Feng felt that he should not have said when he was looking for a job in Bingzhou that he wanted to make more money in Bingzhou so that he could bring his family to Bingzhou.
So much so that when Ren Hong generously offered him three times the salary, he had no reason to refuse.
He couldn't say that he felt dizzy in the carriage, could he?
There is still a Hua Tuo in Leping!
Helpless Tian Feng didn't even have the chance to tell Yuan Shao that he had gone directly undercover in Chang'an from an undercover agent heading from Jizhou to Bingzhou.
Yuan Shao probably couldn't have thought of this either.
After all, before Tian Feng left Yecheng, no matter how much they considered the possible accidents that might occur during this intelligence gathering, they never expected the current situation.
Who can he talk to about this?
But according to the judgment logic of Bingzhou people, this can be considered a blessing from heaven and he was given an important position.
When Tian Feng thought of this, he subconsciously pulled at his cotton coat.
It is said that out of consideration for the people in Chang'an to dress decently on this trip, he was also given one.
In the books of the agricultural implement production department, he saw some components of a cotton seed separating machine and drawings of a cotton-booming bow, but unfortunately he was not able to see where cotton was grown.
But even if he saw it, it would be useless because he couldn't send the message back anyway.
But when Tian Feng felt the warmth and protection provided by this cotton-padded jacket, he couldn't help but feel a little worried about Jizhou.
What he was thinking about was not how much more manpower Bingzhou could save in winter with the help of this cold-proof item, but another equally serious issue.
In the past, it was believed that wars in northern environments often did not occur in winter.
Even if there is, both the attacker and the defender are suffering from the same harsh environment.
But now that Bingzhou has such unreasonable cold-proof equipment, doesn’t it mean that in addition to the difference in weapons, there is another influencing factor?
He could not help but stare in a daze in the direction of the carriage's window where a ray of ventilation was visible, and he always felt that his responsibility in this investigation was becoming increasingly important.
Fortunately, his strange behavior at this time was not noticed by anyone.
There were more than a dozen people sitting in this large carriage, including Ren Hong.
At this moment, all her attention was focused on reviewing what Ma Lun had taught her, so she had no time to pay attention to Tian Feng's actions.
Thinking that Qiao Yan would arrive soon after they arrived in Chang'an, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
She wanted to prove that what her teacher had taught her in the past two years was enough to allow her to walk in front of people as Lingtai Cheng, rather than as a female official Diao Chan, and she also wanted to prove that Qiao Yan's hope for her at that time, "a wild bird never flies low," was gradually coming true.
She also had another important mission on this trip.
Although she didn't know why, since Qiao Yan assigned her this task, she had to complete it for her.
Logically speaking, the reign titles in previous years were mostly changed based on the emperor's ideas, especially the reign title after the new emperor ascended the throne.
But what was strange was that before Qiao Yan went to Juyongguan in Youzhou, she sent a message to Leping.
She said that she hoped to use the deductions made by the Grand Historian through stargazing to convince Liu Yu to name the year as -
Jian'an.
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