Chapter 246 You Are Useless
However, according to Qiao Yan, although these names such as Annan and Pingbei do represent the attitude towards each party, she has not planned to go to war with Yuan Shao so soon.
Rather than saying this was a declaration of war against Yuan Shao, it was more like a pie in the sky for the Chang'an court and her subordinates.
As she had just completed the battle of conquering Hanzhong, if she said that she wanted to conquer the east, the credibility and feasibility of it would be much higher than before. In order to achieve the goal of unifying the world, these ministers in the court will inevitably meet her request to build Chang'an.
This is something that is more practical to Qiao Yan.
She would pay attention to and even interfere in the battle between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but would never participate in the battle herself.
In addition, the arrangement of some positions probably would not be conveyed to Yuan Shao's ears, because for the people of Chang'an, it does not seem to be something that needs too much attention, and some people should not be called Qiao Yan's subordinates at present.
For example, in fact, there were not only three but five people under her command who were assigned to the position of prefect.
In addition to Zhang Liao who was on the front line confronting Gongsun Zan, Xu Shu who was in charge of Hanzhong, and Zhao Yun who was conducting military exercises in Guanzhong, two more positions of prefects were decided in this promotion.
Xu Rong, the governor of Dunhuang.
Ma Teng, the governor of Zhangye.
As the rear areas of the four Hexi counties become more stable, they will inevitably continue to develop.
Whether from the perspective of personnel arrangements or geographical considerations, these two positions of prefects can be taken.
Xu Rong is from Liaodong, and if Ma Teng is counted according to his ancestral home, he should be born in Guanzhong. It can be said that it is a timely arrangement to let them manage the four counties of Hexi and continue to send soldiers to travel on the Silk Road to see if they can get some material benefits from the warring Kushan Empire.
In order to prevent Ma Teng and his troops from forming an independent team in Hexi, north of Wushaoling, Qiao Yan left at least four forces to check and control him.
The position of Huang Yan, the prefect of Jiuquan, did not change, and the Jiuquan Huang family he represented was the powerful force in the local area.
This family can be regarded as the "cancer" of the four counties in Hexi, but with its existence, Ma Teng would not have the possibility to grow and become powerful enough to rule his own region.
This is one of them.
Secondly, compared to Ma Teng, Xu Rong, who defected from Dong Zhuo, came to Qiao Yan's army earlier and was more likely to become her confidant than Ma Teng.
Qiao Yan transferred the re-employed Jiang Jiong to Xu Rong's command as his assistant, and used the Hanyang Jiang family, who were eager to regain their power, as support for Xu Rong. With Yan Xing as Xu Rong's deputy general, this is enough to form a force in Dunhuang that is not inferior to the local powerful forces.
Third, Lu Yuan was transferred from his original position as Gongcao of Bingzhou to Beijia of Liangzhou.
The name of Beijia comes from the fact that when the governor or the provincial governor is too busy to take care of the province, Beijia will inspect the counties on behalf of his superiors. He can have his own carriage to show his authority. Therefore, when Qiao Yan was the governor of Liangzhou, Lu Yuan was exercising the power of the governor of Liangzhou on her behalf.
The stability of the Qiang people, farm settlements and powerful clans in Liangzhou all require someone to supervise the construction of Guanzhong and Hanzhong at the same time. This task is just right for Lu Yuan.
After some consideration, Qiao Yan transferred Zhao Ang from the Hanyang Zhao family to Lu Yuan to be an official.
However, compared to Zhao Ang, Qiao Yan actually cares more about Zhao Ang's wife Wang Yi.
But when she held the four Hanyang families accountable last year, Wang Yi was already pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter named Zhao Yue at the beginning of this year. She is still recuperating, so it is not appropriate to promote her for the time being. Let's wait a few months.
Fourthly, Ma Teng’s two sons, Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, were both studying in Bingzhou, while his eldest son, Ma Chao, was dispatched to Hanzhong by Qiao Yan to serve as the Annan Colonel under Chu Yan, the Annan Lieutenant.
No matter whether the people in Liangzhou do not attach much importance to the father-son relationship, since Qiao Yan did not leave any for him, he would have to be cautious no matter what.
But from Ma Teng's perspective, he was a rebel who once ruled Xiliang together with Han Sui. Instead of being punished and executed like Han Sui, he still retained the position of prefect and even became a person in charge of the Silk Road, which was considered a stable job for him.
The role of the Silk Road can be seen in the two things of sending back the Dayuan BMW and cotton seeds, and there will certainly be opportunities to accumulate merit in the future.
Ma Teng originally wanted to find an official position in the court to retire, but now he feels that being the prefect of Zhangye might be more comfortable.
As long as he has no rebellion against Qiao Yan, this position will be more conducive to his stable life in the future.
Apart from the four counties in Hexi, the other two imperial edicts to foreign ethnic groups were also not known to Yuan Shao in the first place.
In the battle of Yuyang in Youzhou, Kebi Neng, a leader of the Xianbei branch, died at the hands of Zhang Liao. Qian Man successfully escaped, but he no longer dared to think of becoming an enemy of Qiao Yan and others. Therefore, Qiao Yan suggested to Liu Yu that he should give the semi-tamed Budugen the title of Xianbei Chanyu and Yinshan Hou.
This Xianbei Chanyu was somewhat different from the Chanyu chosen by the Xianbei people themselves. He was conferred a title by the Han Dynasty as the central overlord.
At the same time, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Qiangqu abdicated and was succeeded by his son Yufuluo, who also received the title of Chanyu and was granted a title of nobility.
For Qiao Yan, these are two alien leaders who can be further activated when necessary, but he also needs to be careful about their ambitions.
In addition, Qiao Yan's position as the Grand Marshal's Office was supplemented with subordinate officials.
After Guo Jia became the Chief Clerk of the Grand Marshal's Office and Xun You became a military officer, Yang Xiu was transferred from the Chief Clerk of Bingzhou to the Chief Clerk of the Grand Marshal's Office, and was also released from Baidaochuan by Qiao Yan.
Cai Zhaoji was now responsible for gradually expanding the scope of the Leping Monthly Report, so she served as a clerk in the Grand Marshal's Mansion.
For example, Taishi Ci, who had just joined Qiao Yan's army but had not yet made any achievements, would naturally continue to form the Shenbi Bow Camp as a subordinate.
Overall, this was a mass promotion that was particularly beneficial to Qiao Yan.
Don't say that some people follow her just to have enough food to eat. No matter whether they are civil officials or military generals, if they can make achievements under the command of the prince and get a title worthy of their merits, it will undoubtedly be a positive feedback for their determination to follow and serve her.
The only one who had some objection to this appointment was probably Dian Wei.
But maybe this can’t be called an opinion.
Dian Wei asked: "My Lord, why am I the General of the Front?"
"It's General Yamen." Qiao Yan corrected seriously.
Because Dian Wei had followed Qiao Yan for the longest time, she applied for this position of general of miscellaneous title on his behalf.
What is the tooth gate?
It is the military gate represented by the flag that the commander-in-chief raised in front of the tent when he was stationed there.
Although the Yamen General was a general of miscellaneous title, he had a close relationship with the commander-in-chief and often guarded the commander-in-chief.
For example, Zhao Yun held this position after the Battle of Changbanpo.
From the time Dian Wei served her to the position he is currently in, according to the official system of Bingzhou, he should be called the Supervisor of the Tent, but according to the system of the military camp, he should be called the Yamen General. It is not wrong to change his title to the Yamen General now.
But it is understandable that Dian Wei feels that there are some problems with this position.
After the coronation ceremony in Chang'an this year, Dian Wei was responsible for bringing several children from Leping to watch the ceremony, and Qiao Yan met his son Dian Man once.
As a result, Dian Man ran away when he saw Qiao Yan, but was caught by someone.
When asked why he ran, he opened his mouth and revealed his missing front teeth.
He said that because he had lost his teeth, it would be disrespectful to speak in front of the king.
Nowadays there is actually no such thing as front teeth. Instead, they are called "teeth". It was Qiao Yan who told Dian Man the word "front teeth".
When dealing with these children, she would ask them in a childish manner which general under her command they felt made them feel the most secure. From then on, she would give him the title of General Front Teeth, wishing that the front teeth of these children would grow out as soon as possible.
Dian Wei was originally just listening to the fun, but when he turned around he saw everyone pointing their fingers at him.
Dian Wei: “…”
He had no interest in being a Front Tooth General. Even the Gate God General sounded more impressive than the Front Tooth General.
So when he first received the commission from Qiao Yan, Dian Wei directly mistook General Yamen for General Menya.
It turns out that even in vertical layout, the order of text may not affect reading much.
After Qiao Yan's explanation, Dian Wei finally understood what kind of mistake he had made.
According to Qiao Yan, since the Yamen General often accompanies the commander-in-chief, he is often needed to give advice on military strategies.
Although Qiao Yan did not have high hopes for the latter, it did not change the fact that the Yamen General was expected to be a general who was both civil and military, otherwise he would not have the ability to guard the Yamen.
Dian Wei had no objection at this moment.
This commission can be regarded as the first trust among military officers.
Thinking about how he was captured by Qiao Yan and forced to take up the post, Dian Wei couldn't help but scratch his head.
Qiao Yan shook his head in amusement and asked, "If he is really General Menya, don't you want him? There are many people who want the title of general."
No matter how miscellaneous a general is, he is still a general.
Even for someone like Dian Wei, who only served as Qiao Yan's personal guard and did not have the actual power to lead an army, the title of general was more like an honorary award and was undoubtedly a privilege.
After this imperial decree was issued, not only the other people under Qiao Yan were envious of Dian Wei for following the right person so early on.
The most envious and jealous ones are probably the Qiao family of Yanzhou.
The sickly child back then was not only made a marquis for his military exploits, but also rose to the high position of Grand Marshal during the decline of the Han Dynasty. Today, he also performed a scene of "one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family", which made the Qiao family's children in Chang'an jealous.
But these good things of promotion have nothing to do with them.
Even though they knew "Qiao Yan" earlier and were related to her by blood, it did not affect their exclusion at this time.
After Qiao Yan arrived in Chang'an in triumph from Hanzhong, before she could explain the whole story and subsequent arrangements of the Battle of Hanzhong to the ministers in the court, and before Liu Yu consulted her about the idea of changing her official position at the suggestion of Xianyu Fu, Guo Jia had already reported his arrangements for the Qiao family to Qiao Yan.
Although she wanted to ignore these people emotionally, and had already decided with Cheng Yu to live a solitary life, but since they were already in front of her, she had to meet them.
At least make your attitude clear to the other party.
So after conferring all the official titles, Qiao Yan seemed to have finally remembered and asked someone to bring all her "relatives" over.
What made Qiao Yan feel ridiculous was that these Qiao family members who were brought into the Grand Marshal's Mansion started making three consecutive accusations against Guo Jia without any intention of restraining themselves or reflecting on their behavior.
From their point of view, they had suffered a great deal.
Not only did he fail to meet Qiao Yan, he also failed to enjoy the treatment of a VIP in the Grand Marshal's Mansion for a while, and was even sent by Guo Jia to work as a laborer in the military settlement.
What the hell is going on!
Even during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and even after Qiao Mao's death when the Qiao family lost the close protection of the Governor of Dongjun, they had never suffered the torture of having to go to the fields to do farm work themselves.
This is certainly not just the case with the Qiao family in Yanzhou. For the vast majority of powerful families today, it is simply impossible for them to do chores like farming themselves.
Qiao Yan looked at the people in front of him. Although he saw that their faces looked haggard due to the hardships they had endured in the past few days, he did not feel any sympathy at all.
She said calmly, "Feng Xiao was indeed wrong. I have already punished him."
These people looked at Guo Jia on the side, and seeing that he looked listless, they were immediately cheered up.
They just know that you can't write two characters for Qiao with one stroke!
Although Qiao Yan has already reached a peak of power that is beyond the reach of ordinary people, the presence of her relatives is undoubtedly the support behind her, and she cannot abandon them.
So it is not too late for them to come and seek refuge now.
However, they immediately heard Qiao Yan say, "I forbade him from drinking for three months as a punishment."
The smug expressions on their faces suddenly froze.
No drinking allowed? What kind of punishment is this?
To them, this seemed like a joke.
Qiao Yan didn't seem to be joking with them at all. He said seriously, "After all, I had already informed them before we sent troops to Hanzhong that outsiders were strictly prohibited from entering important military areas to prevent military information from being leaked. He was actually hesitant in his attitude, fearing that I would put personal interests above public interests. He should be punished, but not because of the punishment he took against you."
"How can we be considered outsiders?" one of them asked quickly.
They are her relatives!
But in Qiao Yan's eyes, this difference in closeness was clearly revealed.
They are distant relatives, and subordinates like Guo Jia are close to them.
She went on to say: "The late emperor entrusted me with the duty of fighting against the enemy and protecting the emperor, and the current emperor has entrusted me with the important task of Grand Marshal. I dare not slack off for a single day. The Qiao family of Yanzhou is originally a relative, but since the late emperor's death, they have been under the jurisdiction of the Yecheng court for three years. Since they are outside the court, how can we talk about relatives!"
This is indeed a strong statement.
According to her, only those within the court are her relatives, and those outside her territory are her enemies.
With such a division, she really didn't consider the Qiao family of Yanzhou as her own.
As the others were stunned by her choice, they heard her say, "Besides, the premise of not avoiding relatives when recommending people from within the family is that the relatives must be virtuous and talented—"
"But what use are you?"
It was unknown whether she was really disappointed with their speed in forming a team, or whether she was particularly pessimistic about their own strength. These people saw her sizing them up with a knife-like gaze, and when the emotions in her eyes stopped, she waved her hand and sighed, "You guys go, Chang'an doesn't need useless people."
"Sir, we are not useless..."
Qiao Yan interrupted them and said, "If you were in Liang State, it would be fine. But believe it or not, anyone picked up at random in Chang'an City would be far more useful than you."
She turned her head and gave Guo Jia a few instructions. In just an incense stick of time, he brought a person in front of Qiao Yan.
Tian Feng, who was brought here by Guo Jia, had no idea what was going on.
But seeing this scene that seemed like a confrontation, Tian Feng had a hunch that this might not be good news.
At least it's not good news for him.
Sure enough, the next moment he saw Qiao Yan pointing at him and saying, "The man in front of you was discovered from a position making farm tools, and was promoted all the way to an important assistant in the Hongwen Academy. He became a disciple of Chen Yuanfang. I think he will become a member of the Chang'an court sooner or later."
"There are countless talented people like this who have been promoted from humble beginnings in Chang'an. They already know where their future lies, and they work hard to make it happen."
"What are you doing again?"
They are waiting for the opportunity to rise to the top through their kinship!
Qiao Yan sneered: "I said you are useless people in Chang'an City, how could I have wronged you!":,w,
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