Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

Compared with the execution of the old father-in-law, Liu Xie didn't have much impression of the fact that an extra clan came to serve as Feng Yi's prefect under Lu Bu's recommendation.

Liu Bei, of course he knew that one of the princes in the past, the one who impressed him the most was that Zhao Yun, who was sent here at the beginning, was defeated by Lu Bu, and was later asked to leave by Lu Bu, and now he is the guardian of the Western Regions.

But in terms of closeness, it is not too close. After all, Liu Xie has seen many things now, and he doesn't think that many defeated generals can help him.

As for the identities of the clan members of the Han Dynasty... Liu Xie really has no shortage of relatives. After Liu Bei made a routine visit to the emperor, he went down to Feng Yi as the prefect at Lu Bu's suggestion.

"Brother, is Lu Bu afraid that we will stay in Chang'an and drive us out in such a hurry?" Zhang Fei looked around and asked Liu Bei only after no one was there.

Afraid?

Liu Bei shook his head, what is there to be afraid of Lu Bu?

These days in Chang'an, the more I know about Lu Bu, the more powerless I feel in my heart.

Regardless of personal ability, Liu Bei was extremely envious of Lu Bu's popularity in Chang'an and even the entire Guanzhong.

When he was in Xuzhou, he was considered to be supported by all the people, but he was by no means as strong as the people in Guanzhong.

But Lu Bu is indeed worthy of these. Since he entered the customs, the various water conservancy facilities he saw along the way are still under construction in some places, and there is no clear boundary between the army and the people.

As for why he was able to govern in such a prosperous age, after all, Liu Bei just came to Guanzhong, so he is not very clear. It may not be a bad thing for Liu Bei to go to Feng Yi to take office this time. The way of governing.

However, it is true that you can stay in this pass for a long time. After Liu Bei is ready to settle down, he will ask Chen Gong and his family members who stayed in Luoyang to take over.

Guan Yu at the side didn't know what his brother was thinking. Seeing that Liu Bei just shook his head and didn't answer, he thought to himself, "With the current status of Taiwei, why should you be afraid of me?"

His rejection of Lv Bu is not as strong as that of Zhang Fei. Although he lost twice to Lv Bu, and each time was more straightforward than the first defeat, he still admires Lv Bu's martial arts. , what is there to repel.

"You said the people in Guanzhong...why protect him like this?" Zhang Fei didn't argue with Guan Yu. He was more curious about how Lu Bu did it. He also fought less. Doesn't war need money? If you want money, where will the money come from? Didn't you ask the people for it? The demand is too ruthless, and the people are still willing to support him?

Liu Bei and Guan Yu shook their heads at the same time, this is what they wanted to know.

"Let's go to the post first." Liu Bei was not in the mood to talk about this, and rushed to Feng Yi with the two brothers to take up the post.

Many rules in Guanzhong and Guandong are different. For example, the prefect in Guanzhong does not have as much power as in Guandong. He only has the ruling power, but only a part of the local military power, financial power, and the right to appoint and dismiss officials. The next sum will be used for local development and construction. Whether the money will be used to repair water conservancy or to build some other things is up to the prefect to decide. Other prefects cannot touch it. The court has a special tax official.

Without money or soldiers, there is no way to rebel. People can be employed, but the appointment and dismissal of officials cannot be decided by the prefect, and there is no need to worry that the prefect will unite with the county magistrate below, which will instead form a secretly competitive relationship.

After taking office, Liu Bei discovered that the prefects in Guanzhong had much less power than the prefects in Guandong. Not to mention having no power, but they never had the right to speak like the prefects in Guandong. Basically, they could only revolve around government affairs.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could only stay by Liu Bei's side as diners. Military officers such as county captains had to be appointed by the court.

When Chen Gong came to Feng Yi and learned about Liu Bei's authority, he couldn't help but sigh at the power of Lu Bu's official system. Basically, the prefect can only think about the people's livelihood, and it is basically impossible to support the soldiers.

And more importantly, in the past, the prefect had to deal with government affairs, basically it was enough to make good friends with a few big families in this county. As long as these families were united with the prefect, there would basically be no major problems.

But now, under the official system in Guanzhong, what the prefect and the county magistrates have to do is to look after these families, but if they do something that affects people's livelihood, the county captain and county captain will immediately encircle and suppress them.

This includes that the land properties of these large households must be measured and checked every year, and the tenant farmers in the family also need to be carefully checked. After all, there is a limit to how much land a person can cultivate. If there is any overstepping, the soldiers and horses stationed in the local area will immediately encircle and suppress them.

These are actually not the most important, the most important thing is...the common people have merit in exposing, and as long as the common people report in this respect, the local officials must accept it, otherwise the common people can go to Chang'an to sue the officials together.

Of course, if it is a false accusation, the court will also punish it.

It may be possible for officials and local wealthy families to defend each other, but how can the public talk about it?

The most pitiful thing is that the imperial court will send people to wander around once a year in order to give the people a chance to report.

This kind of situation forced the officials to stand on the side of the common people, and the wealthy families everywhere could only accumulate virtue and do good to others, even if someone in the family was an official in the court, they would never dare to oppress the common people wantonly.

"I understand why the people in Guanzhong support Lu Bu so much?" After Liu Bei took office for three months, Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei with some emotion. At the same time, he finally knew why Lu Bu massacred the nobles in Guanzhong, but why the more he killed, the more stable he became.

The imperial court is directly on the side of the people, pushing the aristocratic family to the opposite side. The aristocratic family is indeed powerful, and the people are like ants in front of them, but when these ants gather together, the power that erupts is terrifying, and Lu Bu rooted his roots among these ants and was supported by them. Not to mention the aristocratic families in Guanzhong, it would be difficult for all the powerful families in the world to fight against.

This is an endless cycle. As long as Lu Bu's ruling program remains unchanged, it will be difficult for the family to overthrow Lu Bu. Of course, if Lu Bu dies, even if the Lu family is still in power, and Lu Bu's successors give up this ruling method, they will still be able to return to the family. of.

After almost figuring all this out, Chen Gong automatically came up with a method of overthrowing this political system in his mind. It was impossible to force it. Now Lu Bu has connected the court with the people and pushed the aristocratic family to the outside. By being kind to the people to fit in with the imperial court and enjoy some preferential treatment from the imperial court, if you violate this with a single stone, you will be backlashed immediately. It is basically impossible to overthrow Lu Bu.

Therefore, we can only focus on Lu Bu's next generation. After Lu Bu's death, a newcomer will succeed and gradually overthrow the model established by Lu Bu.

As for the reason, it is simple...the cost of governing is too high!

To achieve the present situation, the grassroots rulers and officials are too high, and Lu Bu recruited 800 students in one imperial examination, which is barely enough for officials.

But the officials below are the big ones. The total number of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Sichuan may only be 300,000, but the number of officials needed may be higher than this number.

Only Guanzhong can come in this way, but it is not possible to expand to the world. The speed of news transmission, even if the people want to sue the officials, how long does it take to go back and forth?

In short, there is still a chance. One is to wait for Lu Bu's death, and the other is to wait for Lu Bu's territory to expand, and when the cost of employment is so desperate, then this legal system can naturally be overthrown.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. If there are no restrictions on those scholars and wealthy families, they will inevitably act recklessly." Guan Yu felt that the system in Guanzhong was quite good during this time.

"Yes." Under Chen Gong's astonished gaze, Zhang Fei also nodded and said, "It's just that we are too aggrieved."

For Zhang Fei, who is unrestrained and somewhat tyrannical, the atmosphere in Guanzhong is good, but he is a little bit aggrieved. He is still Liu Bei's master bookkeeper, helping organize files every day. For him, it is still a joy to fight.

Chen Gong frowned and looked at Zhang Fei. He could understand Guan Yu's thoughts. In the past, Guan Yu was the kind of person who was closer to the people. You can see his subordinates Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao. Guan Yu is more willing to trust this kind of person. People who climbed out from the bottom are more harsh towards scholars.

If you don't talk about the friendship for many years, Guan Yu may recognize Lu Bu more.

To Chen Gong's surprise, Zhang Fei's words were also aimed at Lu Bu!

You know, Zhang Fei has always disliked Lu Bu because of the revenge of seizing the spear in Hulaoguan!

And with this person's temper, if you want to take the initiative to win him over, you probably won't have a good face, even Zhang Fei has a heart for Lu Bu?

Chen Gong felt that the world had changed.

"The two virtuous brothers are very capable. It's really overkill to stay by my side to be the master book." Liu Bei smiled and said with a teacup in his hand: "I have already sent a letter to Chang'an to recommend you two to the Taiwei. The two will be generals in the army."

"Brother, we don't mean that." Guan Yu said hastily.

Liu Bei pressed his hand and said, "Don't worry, Yun Chang, you two naturally understand that you are a brother, but you can't stay with him forever. If you go to the army, you and I are not brothers anymore?"

Guan Yu shook his head, a brother for a day, a brother for a lifetime.

"The two of you have been with me for many years. As a brother, I should also consider your future." Liu Bei laughed.

The two of Guan Yu do have the intention of joining the army, after all, they can't do much if they stay in Feng Yi.

In the end, the two accepted Liu Bei's recommendation and went to Chang'an to report to Lu Bu. As for what they can do, it depends on their abilities.

"Master, why is this so?" Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei, very puzzled.

"Gongtai doesn't understand." Liu Bei sighed. He didn't know what would happen to his brother after he left, but here with Lu Bu, he couldn't see the hope of making a comeback, but he didn't want to leave either. The feeling of being supported by all people is really true. Very good, but as an older brother, he couldn't bear to watch the two brothers just be his vassals for the rest of their lives.

Since Lu Bu can do better than himself, why should he have to go to war?

It's just that there are some things that Chen Gong finds it difficult to understand...