Chapter 420

"Ju Shou, listen to the conferment!"

"I am here!"

Ju Shou, standing behind Xu Shu, heard this and immediately stepped out, responding loudly to Liu Bian.

"Confer upon Ju Shou the position of Jingzhao Yin, Fourth Rank, with a salary of six hundred shi, effective immediately!"

"I, Ju Shou, thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Ju Shou also didn't expect Liu Bian to confer a fourth-rank position upon him.

And it was the position of Jingzhao Yin, which was quite good among fourth-rank positions; he immediately kowtowed to Liu Bian excitedly.

"Now, there is still no candidate for Bingzhou Inspector; Wenruo, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Thinking that there was still no candidate for Bingzhou Inspector, Liu Bian asked Xun Yu.

Hearing this, Xun Yu also pondered for a while before replying to Liu Bian:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I recommend Chang'an Magistrate Cheng Yu; during Cheng Yu's tenure as Chang'an Magistrate, he managed Chang'an in an orderly manner; with his ability, he is fully competent for the position of Bingzhou Inspector!"

After hearing that Xun Yu recommended Cheng Yu, Liu Bian couldn't help but nod.

He still recognized Cheng Yu's ability very much.

Immediately, he said to Xun Yu:

"Cheng Yu is indeed a good candidate, so let Cheng Yu serve as Bingzhou Inspector!"

"However, my wedding is coming up soon; wait until he attends my wedding before going to Bingzhou to take office!"

Thinking that in over twenty days it would be his wedding day, and at that time he would summon the marquises from all provinces and commanderies of the world to come for an audience.

Cheng Yu would have to go to Bingzhou now and would have to come back in a few days; it would be better to wait until after his wedding to take office.

"I obey the decree!"

After hearing this, Xun Yu also couldn't help but nod and bowed to him.

"However, after Cheng Yu is transferred to Bingzhou Inspector, the vacant position of Chang'an Magistrate will be selected by your Ministry of Personnel for a suitable person to serve!"

Thinking that the position of Chang'an Magistrate would be vacant, Liu Bian said solemnly to Xun Yu.

"I obey the decree; please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely select a suitable person to serve as Chang'an Magistrate!"

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded, and then said to everyone:

"Now, political affairs are handled; let's talk about the military."

Hearing this, everyone immediately pricked up their ears; with the previous matters, they knew that this military matter should also be a major reform.

"Through this Battle of Liangzhou, I have decided to divide the army into local guards and main combat legions."

"Currently, I intend to first create six major legions; they are the Shenwu Legion composed of elite soldiers."

"And the five major Divine Beast Legions named after the divine beasts in our Huaxia mythology."

"Among them, for two major legions, I already have suitable candidates."

Speaking of this, Liu Bian quietly watched the reaction of the ministers below.

However, although the ministers were a bit surprised, it was still within their tolerance; they all stared at Liu Bian curiously, wanting to know who would command these two major legions.

The only thing they could guess was that Lü Bu would definitely be among them; after all, he was the strongest person currently besides Liu Bian.

If even he couldn't command a legion, then the Great Han would never find anyone else to serve.

Sure enough, as they expected, they heard Liu Bian continue:

"Lü Bu, listen to the conferment!"

Hearing this, Lü Bu in the military general column was shaken; after stepping out, he cupped his hands to Liu Bian excitedly and shouted loudly:

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Lü Bu the position of Commander of the Shenwu Army of the Great Han Empire, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, directly under my command."

"Effective immediately, select one hundred thousand soldiers from all legions of the Great Han to form our Great Han's strongest legion!"

Liu Bian said to Lü Bu majestically and solemnly.

"I obey the decree; thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

Lü Bu knelt on one knee to Liu Bian excitedly and cupped his hands.

If he weren't wearing armor, he would have kowtowed to Liu Bian twice.

After standing up and returning to the military general column, Lü Bu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Zhang Liao, listen to the conferment!"

Ignoring the proud Lü Bu, Liu Bian looked at Zhang Liao behind him again and said majestically.

"I am here!"

"Confer upon Zhang Liao the position of Commander of the Xuanwu Legion, one of the five major Divine Beast Legions of our Great Han Empire, Third Rank, with a salary of one thousand shi, directly under my command."

"Effective immediately, use the one hundred thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry as a foundation to form the two hundred thousand-strong Xuanwu Legion."

Zhang Liao heard this and was trembling with excitement; he didn't expect Liu Bian to entrust such an important position to him.

He knew in his heart that in the Great Han Empire, there were plenty of people stronger than him.

Now, Liu Bian conferred him as the commander of the Xuanwu Legion, one of the five major Divine Beast Legions, which showed how much Liu Bian valued him.

Immediately, he knelt on one knee to Liu Bian excitedly and responded loudly:

"I accept the order! Thank Your Majesty for your heavenly grace!"

"I will definitely die for Your Majesty!"

"Rise, Wen Yuan!"

After Zhang Liao stood up, Liu Bian said to him again:

"Wen Yuan, from now on, the Xuanwu Legion will be stationed outside Luoyang City; as for the defense of Bingzhou, it will be handed over to Li Su and the other three."

"With those four guarding Bingzhou, each leading five thousand troops, it will be no problem to resist the Xiongnu moving south."

With Li Su and the other three in Bingzhou, as long as they didn't leave the city to fight enemies several times their size, it would be no problem to defend for a few days.

"I obey the decree!"

Seeing this, Zhang Liao also accepted happily.

"As for the commanders of the remaining four Divine Beast Legions, I have decided to hold a military competition in ten days; the final four winners will become the commanders of these four major legions."

After Liu Bian spoke about the election of the commanders of the remaining four major legions, the military generals all showed excitement.

Such a method was undoubtedly the best arrangement; even if they lost at that time, it would just be that their skills were not as good as others.

"Your Majesty, then can I also?"

At this time, Dian Wei, after hearing Liu Bian's words, couldn't help but come out and ask Liu Bian with a smile.

"E'lai, you and Zhongkang should not join in the fun; it just so happens that Yuan Shao is suspended now, so you, Zhongkang, take over the Yulin Army first!"

Seeing that it was Dian Wei asking, Liu Bian said to Dian Wei and Xu Chu with annoyance.

"Hehe, I accept the order!"

"I obey the decree!"

Seeing this, Dian Wei chuckled at Liu Bian and responded respectfully.

He wasn't interested in the commander position; he just wanted to spar with these people in the army.

And Xu Chu also cupped his hands respectfully to Liu Bian and responded.

"However, because there are too many soldiers in our Great Han army, in order to quickly select the commanders of the five major legions, those whose strength has not reached the Postnatal Realm should not participate."

Thinking that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army, if everyone participated, it would be time-consuming and laborious, so he immediately said to the military generals.

"I obey the decree!"

Hearing this, the military generals also bowed and responded.

It was estimated that even if Liu Bian didn't say it, those who hadn't broken through to the Postnatal Realm wouldn't participate.

After all, currently, the number of people under Liu Bian who had broken through to the Postnatal Realm was not small.

Even Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, after successfully cultivating, had also entered the Postnatal Realm.