Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 12 Liu Bian: The affairs of the world are in my hands! I am in charge now, who dares not to follow me?

But it’s not Lu Bu’s fault, it’s really Liu Bian who gave him too much!

Although he has not been given any tangible benefits yet, as the eldest son, the Crown Prince who is the regent of the Han Dynasty, and the recommender, he has both legitimacy and the grace of recommendation!

In fact, with his multiple identities, he didn't need to do anything like "visiting the thatched cottage three times". Even his behavior today was considered too much considering his status as the crown prince.

The sincerity and kindness shown in recruiting these insignificant people at this moment far surpass the treatment given to national heroes.

Among them, except for Zhong Yao, who came from the Yingchuan Zhong family and served as Shangshu Lang and Yangling Ling but retired due to illness, and in the original history he would be recruited by Si Tu Yuan Wei to serve as Ting Wei after a while, which can be said to have a bright future, the early careers of the others were more than just dark.
Jia Xu, who was over forty, was living in seclusion in Wuwei and had no idea what he was doing. Cheng Yu, who was only a clerk in Dong'a County at the age of thirty-six, had no promising future.

Dong Zhao was the 27-year-old magistrate of Bairen, Chen Lin was the 24-year-old magistrate of Yandu, Sun Jian was the 28-year-old magistrate of Xiapi, Huang Zhong was the 36-year-old county lieutenant, the 27-year-old Lu Bu was only a cavalry captain with 50 cavalrymen, and the 29-year-old Gao Shun was only a sergeant.

It can't be said that he is doing very badly, but his career is bleak.

There are also four unofficial guys. Liu Bei is just a 22-year-old gang leader with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and hundreds of rangers under his command. The 24-year-old Dian Wei is a great ranger whose father died early. The 22-year-old Xu Chu is the second son of a small wealthy family.

If anyone hesitates at this moment, it is not just ungrateful, but also ignorant of the current situation!

Therefore, under the background of this fiery atmosphere, the rest of the people expressed their loyalty after being stunned for a moment, then put their wine cups on the ground, looked at each other and laughed.

But there was also one unlucky person. Look, Chen Lin, who had the worst alcohol tolerance, just burped and was a beat late in expressing his loyalty. Before he could finish his words, he was glared at by Lu Bu, Guan Zhang, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others.

Even the honest, simple and taciturn Gao Shun had an angry look on his face. The death gaze from him, like that from the King of Hell, frightened Chen Lin so much that he fell to the ground, and the imperial wine in the jar spilled all over him, making him look very embarrassed.

However, the noise startled the Northern Army guards outside the hall, who rushed into the hall with their swords drawn. The sound of broken cups made them mistakenly believe that someone was trying to assassinate the prince, causing everyone in the room to burst into laughter.

And it was at the banquet that Liu Bian took the opportunity to decide on the official positions of everyone.

First of all, there are the five schools of the Northern Army that Liu Bian cares about the most. Only when he controls the military power can he be the real prince of the Han Dynasty.

"Appoint Sun Jian as Colonel of the Cavalry, with a rank equivalent to two thousand stone, supervising one hundred and twenty-eight officials and commanding seven hundred soldiers."

"Appoint Lü Bu as the Captain of the Yue Cavalry, with a rank equivalent to two thousand stones, supervising one hundred and twenty-seven officials and commanding seven hundred soldiers."

"Appoint Gao Shun as a lieutenant of infantry, with a rank equivalent to two thousand stone, supervising seventy-three officials and commanding seven hundred soldiers."

"Appoint Liu Bei as the Captain of Changshui, with a rank equivalent to two thousand stones, to supervise one hundred and fifty-seven officials and command seven hundred and thirty-six Wuhuan Hu cavalrymen. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are also appointed as Sima of the Hu cavalry, with a rank equivalent to one thousand stones."

"Appoint Huang Zhong as the Archery Captain, with a rank equivalent to two thousand stone officials, supervising one hundred and twenty-nine officials and commanding seven hundred soldiers."

"I hope all the generals will train the soldiers and build a strong army for me! If there is anything I need, it will all be paid from the imperial treasury and the Crown Prince's treasury. I will grant any request I make!"

Liu Bian ordered Gao Wang to draft the edict on the spot, and then he took the jade seal to stamp it, and then personally handed the edict to several people.

This edict now only needs to pass through the Secretariat before it can officially take effect. This is one of the reasons why they came from afar to accept the prince's appointment.

Liu Bian believed that he could completely entrust the five schools of the Northern Army to these people. Counting in the Tiger Guards controlled by Cao Cao, with nearly 6,000 elite troops under his control, Liu Bian could finally sleep soundly.

Afterwards, Liu Bian paid homage to a number of officials from the Prince's Palace.

"Appoint Jia Xu as the Prince's Household Supervisor, with a rank of 1,000 stone, in charge of the granaries and food."

"Appoint Cheng Yu as the Prince's Night Watch Commander, with a rank of 1,000 stones, to be in charge of the Prince's concubines and servants."

"Appoint Dong Zhao as the Crown Prince's servant, with a rank of 1,000 stones, in charge of the Crown Prince's carriages and horses."

"Appoint Zhong Yao as the Crown Prince's Secretary, with a rank of six hundred stones, and make him an attendant to the Crown Prince."

"Appoint Chen Lin as the Crown Prince's groom, with a rank of six hundred stones, to lead the Crown Prince on his travels."

"Appoint Dian Wei as the Crown Prince's Central Shield, with a rank of 400 dan, in charge of patrolling the area surrounding the Crown Prince's Palace."

"Appoint Xu Chu as the Prince's Guard Commander, with a rank of 400 dan, in charge of the gate guard."

Although the salaries and ranks of the officials in the Prince's Mansion are not as high as those of the captains of the five schools of the Northern Army, with the Prince as regent, the actual power is far more than what appears on the surface. It can be said that they are of low rank but great power.

Once again, Liu Bian personally delivered the imperial edicts to the future officials of the Prince's Mansion and bowed again.

"From now on, I hope you will all work together with me to revive the Han Dynasty!"

After another round of drinking, the next day Liu Bian could no longer remember how he got back to his bedroom, and he even stayed in bed, which was a rare occurrence.

After yawning, Liu Bian turned to his side and fell asleep again, even sleeping until the afternoon.

He can also truly enjoy a good nap and wake up in the afternoon!
Now most of the troops in Luoyang City fell into the hands of Liu Bian. He did not set up eight officers and clerks in the Northern Army. Therefore, the Northern Army had 4,149 officers and clerks in the five schools, plus 1,500 Tiger Guards of Cao Cao, the Tiger Guards General.

The post of Weiwei had been in the hands of Liu Hong since the fourth year of Guanghe (181 AD), when Weiwei Xu Yu replaced Liu Kuan as Taiwei, and no new post had been appointed.

The Weiwei also had an army under his command. There were 60 guards under his command, 537 guards of the South Palace, 470 guards of the North Palace, 799 guards of the left and right capitals, and 639 guards of the seven palace gates, totaling 2,506 people.

In addition, Zhao Zhong's younger brother Zhao Yan served as the city gate captain, in charge of the twelve gates of Luoyang City with a total of more than 3,000 troops.

That is to say, at this moment, the number of Luoyang soldiers and horses controlled by him, the prince of the Han Dynasty, has reached more than 11,000, and more than 30% of them are full-time elite soldiers!
Those who had not yet been directly controlled were only 128 Yu Lin Lang under the command of Yu Lin Zhong Lang Jiang, 1,800 Yu Lin Left and Right Cavalry under the command of Yu Lin Zuo Jian, as well as 200 Zhi Jin Wu Ti Cavalry responsible for arresting thieves and maintaining public order, and 520 men with spears.

With such a powerful army, even if all the nobles in Luoyang took out their private soldiers in the city to turn against him, Liu Bian was confident that he could win the battle.

If there had not been a rebellion sweeping the world, Liu Bian would have wanted to say to the gentry, "The affairs of the world are in my hands! I am doing it now, who dares not obey?"

(End of this chapter)