Chapter 419

Since Liu Bian had brought out the Inner Cabinet and Six Ministries system, he naturally had to confer titles upon the ministers.

"Xun Yu, listen to the conferment!"

Suddenly, Liu Bian said to Xun Yu majestically.

Hearing this, Xun Yu's body was shaken; he didn't expect that the first person Liu Bian would confer a title upon would actually be him.

Immediately, after reacting, he immediately cupped his hands respectfully:

"I am here!"

"Since I regained power, I believe everyone has seen his contributions."

"This time I was able to send troops simultaneously to pacify the rebellions in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, thanks to the grain and fodder you raised."

"And when I went on a personal expedition, you managed the Great Han court affairs in an orderly manner."

"I now confer upon Xun Yu the position of Minister of Personnel, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, in charge of the selection, appointment, transfer, etc., of officials below the fourth rank of the Great Han."

"Xun Yu can be a member of the Inner Cabinet!"

"Directly under my command!"

At this time, Xun Yu looked at Liu Bian in disbelief; he didn't expect Liu Bian to value him so much.

To entrust him with such an important position as Minister of Personnel.

And he was also an Inner Cabinet member!

Seeing Xun Yu in disbelief, Liu Bian nodded at him.

Seeing this, Xun Yu reacted and immediately knelt before Liu Bian, thanking him excitedly:

"I, Xun Yu, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

"I will definitely devote my life to Your Majesty and our Great Han until my death!"

"Rise, my minister!"

To this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

"Jia Xu, listen to the conferment!"

"I am here!"

Hearing Liu Bian call him, Jia Xu was immediately startled and immediately responded loudly to Liu Bian.

"Confer upon Jia Xu the position of Minister of Justice, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi... directly under my command!"

"May enter the Inner Cabinet to participate in court politics!"

With Jia Xu's personality, he was the only candidate for the current Minister of Justice.

"I, Jia Xu, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

"I will definitely devote my life to Your Majesty and our Great Han until my death!"

"Where is Cai Yong?"

"Old minister Cai Yong pays respects to Your Majesty!"

At this time, Cai Yong, who was watching carefully, heard Liu Bian call his name.

He was startled and hurriedly stepped forward, cupping his hands to Liu Bian.

"Confer upon Cai Yong the position of Minister of Rites, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, directly under my command!"

Although he did not enter the Inner Cabinet, Cai Yong was also overjoyed and immediately knelt before Liu Bian, thanking him loudly:

"Old minister Cai Yong thanks Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

And to tell the truth, he liked the position of Minister of Rites very much; after all, these were all things he was good at.

"Xun You, listen to the conferment!"

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Xun You the position of Minister of Works, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, directly under my command!"

"I, Xun You, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Hearing this, Xun You was also excited and knelt before Liu Bian, kowtowing.

"Cao Cao, listen to the conferment!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao, who was watching Liu Bian confer titles upon the Six Ministers below, was shaken and stepped out, cupping his hands respectfully to Liu Bian and responding loudly:

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Cao Cao the position of Minister of War of our Great Han Empire, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, may enter the Inner Cabinet to participate in court politics, directly under my command!"

"I, Cao Cao, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

"Xi Zhong, listen to the conferment!"

At this time, Xi Zhicai, who had just rushed back from Chang'an, heard Liu Bian's words and walked out excitedly, cupping his hands respectfully to Liu Bian and responding loudly:

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Xi Zhong the position of Minister of Revenue of our Great Han Empire, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, may enter the Inner Cabinet to participate in court politics, directly under my command!"

"I, Xi Zhong, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Thus, the candidates for the first Six Ministers in the history of the Great Han Empire were all selected.

However, at this time, most of the ministers still did not have suitable positions, and these also had to be arranged by Liu Bian.

"Guo Jia, listen to the conferment!"

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Guo Jia the position of Grand Military Strategist of our Great Han Empire, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, responsible for the combat plans of all legions, may enter the Inner Cabinet to participate in court politics, directly under my command!"

With Guo Jia's wanderer personality, it was obviously not feasible to have him go to the Six Ministries.

"I, Guo Jia, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Guo Jia immediately kowtowed respectfully to Liu Bian happily.

He also didn't expect Liu Bian to arrange this position for him; this was the best for him.

If he were really arranged to other positions, it would truly be enough to give him a headache.

"Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Lu Zhi!"

"I am here!"

"The three old ministers have devoted their lives to our Great Han and can be said to have made great contributions; now that you are advanced in age, I will not arrange other positions for you."

"The three old ministers will directly enter the Inner Cabinet, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, and can be directly under my command!"

After speaking, Liu Bian also looked at the three old ministers loyal to the Han family with a smile.

Hearing this, all three were a bit excited and kowtowed to Liu Bian excitedly:

"We thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

"We will definitely devote our lives to Your Majesty and our Great Han Empire until our death!"

To tell the truth, when they heard Liu Bian say they were advanced in age, all three were a bit uneasy, fearing that Liu Bian would tell them to retire and return to their hometowns.

They didn't expect Liu Bian to arrange for them to enter the Inner Cabinet.

You must know that Inner Cabinet members were existence below one person; among so many officials in the Great Han Empire, only these nine people could enter the Inner Cabinet to assist Liu Bian in handling political affairs.

The three of them also knew that this was because Liu Bian considered them as old ministers of the Han and conferred them as Inner Cabinet members.

After all, there were plenty of people under Liu Bian now who were more capable than the three of them.

Therefore, the three were also quite grateful to Liu Bian and swore that they would definitely be loyal to Liu Bian in the future.

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

Thus, the newly formed Inner Cabinet and Six Ministers of the Great Han Empire were all in place.

Liu Bian looked at the ministers below again; among them, there were still people without positions!

Finally, his gaze stopped on Xu Shu and Ju Shou, who had just entered the court.

"Xu Shu, listen to the conferment!"

"I am here!"

Seeing Xu Shu step out, those ministers who had not seen him looked at him with doubt.

However, they also knew that this person must also be a great talent found by Liu Bian.

Otherwise, he would not be valued so much by Liu Bian.

"Now, the position of Henan Yin is vacant; confer upon Xu Shu the position of Henan Yin, Fourth Rank, with a salary of six hundred shi, effective immediately!"

Hearing this, Xu Shu was shocked and said to Liu Bian in terror:

"Your Majesty, I have just entered the court and have not yet made any contributions; I fear I cannot bear this high position!"

"Hahaha, Yuanzhi, rest assured; I know your ability. To tell the truth, this small position of Henan Yin is a bit of a waste of your talent!"

"Could it be that if you are not competent with your ability, then I will have to hold you accountable!"

"Then I will shamelessly accept; I thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Seeing this, Xu Shu did not dare to decline again and immediately kowtowed respectfully to Liu Bian.