The First Tyrant

  Minister of War Huangfu Song, Deputy Minister of War Liu Ye, General Who Guards the East Cao Ang, General Who Conquers the West Lü Bu, Central Protector of the Army Liu Bei, Colonel of the Imperial Guard Zhang Liao.

  These few people should be the ones who directly hold military power in the current Han Dynasty court. Liu Ze was originally not enough to be included in this range, but Liu Ze controlled the only intelligence gathering agency currently available to the court, and everyone present understood the importance of intelligence, so Liu Ze also became one of the indispensable figures.

  Even if today's topic has little to do with Liu Wei, he still sits in on the meeting.

  "Now that the reorganization of the Imperial Guard is complete, the next step is to gradually expand its establishment. As long as we proceed in an orderly manner, everything will be fine. What needs to be discussed at present has little to do with the Imperial Guard itself, but rather with the three units of the Hu Zei Army, the Hu Bao Cavalry and the Yu Lin Cavalry."

  The military system of the Jin dynasty was based on the Han dynasty's military system.

  Organized according to the 52525 system.

  One thousand people, one hundred people are controlled by a headman or a commander.

  Each division has two battalions, each battalion has five hundred men, and sets up a battalion commander.

  Each song has five troops, each troop has one hundred people, and a troop leader is set up.

  Each village has two teams, each team has fifty people, and a team leader.

  Each team has five squads, each squad has ten people, and a squad leader is appointed.

  Every 25 people form a squad of five, with one squad leader.

  Wu Chang is the lowest-ranking officer - in fact, it can't even be considered an official position. In terms of treatment, there is basically no difference with ordinary soldiers.

  This was the basic military structure of the Han dynasty.

  This part was still retained after the reorganization of the Forbidden Army, without any changes. The original team camp squad formation that Liu Xuan favored more did not go into effect.

  What is to be discussed now is not this part, because this part has been determined to remain unchanged for at least several decades. In the future, the military system of the imperial court will take this system as its basic framework.

  But the above-mentioned officials were a headache for both the imperial court and Liu Xuan.

  For example, Hu Zejun's army currently has 5,000 people under its jurisdiction, which should be divided into five divisions according to the imperial court's organizational structure.

  However, the Hu Zei Jun, Yu Lin Qi and Hu Bao Qi are all special troops, which do not follow this division's organization, but are divided into Left Riding, Right Riding, and then down to the level of the department, directly under the jurisdiction of the Emperor.

  It is precisely because of this difference that the middle-ranking officers of these several units are such as Tiger Riding Colonels or Leopard Riding Colonels, or else Tiger Responsibility Left Commandants, Feathered Forest Left Chancellors.

  The names are different, and the powers also change frequently with the changes of the troops, which often makes people feel dizzy. The officials in charge of logistics and salaries also find it troublesome.

  Liu Xuan summoned everyone to change this situation, to thoroughly unify the three troops and especially to get close to the Imperial Guard, and absolutely cannot do anything special.

  Huangfu Song served in the imperial court for the longest time and experienced the most battles. He was the most familiar with military affairs. After listening to the emperor's words, he understood that this approach had its advantages: it would be more convenient to control these three elite troops under the imperial court, and prevent some small tricks from appearing.

  "Now these three troops have reached the scale of one army, why not simply reorganize them in the style of a single Imperial Guard?"

  Liu Xuan originally meant that, of course, there was no disagreement. However, the situation with these three troops is special, especially since each has a special military position. How should those positions be handled?" "Disband them!"

  Cao Cao's words were concise and decisive, seemingly without consideration. If these official positions were really abolished, the ones most affected would actually be his strongest controlled Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

  If Liu Xuan were to transfer all those people away after abolishing those positions, wouldn't the Hu Bao Cavalry be completely out of his control?

  "Could it be that Cao Mengde is truly a loyal minister who has dedicated his heart to the country?"

  Huang Fu Cong couldn't help but glance at Cao Yan several times, but he didn't know that Cao Yan had already understood that the soldiers and horses should not be grasped too tightly, or else there would be even more and stronger soldiers and horses for him to command in the future. Therefore, although he attached great importance to the Tiger and Leopard Riders, he was not so stubborn as to refuse to let go.

  At the same time, he also saw that the Forbidden Army was the most reliable military force in the country. The Tiger and Leopard Riders were strong, but they had only 5,000 troops.

  The number is too large for the imperial court to handle, and the emperor will not agree either.

  Follow those fellow clansmen of yours, rather than being trapped in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, it's better to directly develop towards the Imperial Guard.

  Demotion, however, was also an opportunity for these fellow clansmen.

  Liu Xuan heard that Cao Yan was so pleased, what else could he hesitate about? He nodded directly and abolished all those messy titles.

  The order was given, and from Mingye onwards, the Hu Bao Qi, Hu Zei Jun and Yu Lin Qi all began to be reorganized according to the military system of the Han Dynasty.

  After the reorganization, three branches of the army were divided into five parts, that is, there were five deputy generals. These people would be the direct administrators of the Hu Bao cavalry officers, but their ranks were not high. It was just to show that the Hu Bao cavalry was different from ordinary cavalry, and the treatment was slightly better.

  At this time, another difficult problem arose.

  What rank should the highest officer of the three branches of the armed forces be? If it's a Colonel, the rank seems to be a bit low. What if it's a Lieutenant General? But Liu Xuan also wants to abolish this position.

  General? Isn't that in conflict with your own orders?

  "Didn't expect to get myself tangled up in this."

  He rubbed his chin and glanced at the others, finding that they were all frowning in thought.

  "When the troops reach five thousand in number, it is already enough to be called an army! So this commander must be a general." For example, when Liu Xuan ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead 5,000 troops to defend Hanzhong, as soon as the edict was issued, Xiahou Yuan's position as a general was settled.

  So the Hu and Bao riders reached a number of five thousand, and the leader must be a general, otherwise it would be self-defeating. Finally, Huangfu Song proposed: "Why not use the title of General to lead them, and name them after these several branches of cavalry?"

  The so-called title of general is actually a miscellaneous title. In the rank of generals, it's not considered high at all, and the titles prefixed in front are quite varied, some even look very powerful and domineering, but in reality, they're useless, just for show.

  There is no affiliation between the generals with the title of "Fenghao", and who they are under the command of depends on what specific task they are doing, so they can be considered as having a high degree of freedom and convenience in deployment.

  Under normal circumstances, the status of these three troops is that their leaders are absolutely not just a general with a title. With an army and power, no one in the court wants to see this situation.

  "Just like Cao Cao and Lü Bu, why did they have to hand over the two branches of troops? Wasn't it because their official ranks were too high?" As a result, three positions were established: Feathered Forest General, Tiger Responsibility General, and Tiger Leopard General. At the same time, each army had two deputy commanders, both of whom were Colonel."

  Liu Xuan nodded and finally agreed to Huang Fu's suggestion, and thoroughly abolished the position of Zhonglang General. Anyway, there is no one in the court who currently holds the position of Zhonglang General, so abolishing it would not have a significant impact.

  At the same time, it was determined that the rank of Colonel was a deputy commander of an army, and Liu Xuan also directly removed the title of "Colonel" from the front of the reserve Colonel, so the Colonel became a purely military position.

  Nowadays, among the generals he can use, most of them are at the level of Colonel, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Song Xian and Xiahou Dun.

  Only a few people have the title of General, after this change, Zhang Liao was promoted to General of the Imperial Guard, continuing to lead the Imperial Guard Army, Qin Yilu was promoted to Colonel, serving as his deputy, and another Colonel position is currently vacant.

  Lü Bu yielded the Tiger Tally Army, but Liu Xuan did not decide who would succeed as the Tiger Tally General. This issue was unlikely to be settled for a while, however, Liu Xuan had intended for Zhang Fei or Guan Yu to take over.

  The position of General Tiger and Leopard was the least suspenseful, with Cao Ren taking over, Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun serving as his deputy, and Liu Xuan only then realizing that among the lower-ranking officers in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, there were also people from the Cao and Xiahou families, such as Cao Chun, Cao De, and Xiahou En.

  Cao Cao had no qualms about this and directly expressed his desire to send these people to the Imperial Guard for training, Liu Xuan naturally had no reason to disagree and readily agreed. All of them were transferred to the Imperial Guard, mostly as deputy generals or section heads.

  Up to now, the three elite troops have been reorganized with a new structure. Many people have been transferred out of their original units, especially the Tiger and Leopard Riders and the Tiger Guards, which have undergone the most significant adjustments.

  Hu Biao did not speak, Hu Zejun had not yet decided who the final commander would be, but there were only two places left for the Colonel, Liu Xuan favored Cao and Gao Shun, and the rest of the people had to be transferred to the Imperial Guard to serve.

  After all the fuss, it seems that something has finally been achieved. Just as things were about to come to an end, Liu Ye suddenly spoke up and said: "Your Majesty has established the position of Colonel as a mid-level military officer in charge of leading troops. Shouldn't the title of Regional Colonel be changed?"

  Liu Xuan was taken aback, and only then did he remember that Huang Wan still held the powerful position of Prefect of the Imperial Guard. Although his power had been greatly reduced after several suppressions by Liu Xuan himself, it was still not a position to be underestimated, and he needed to give him an explanation.

  Fortunately, Liu Xuan had thought about this issue before and didn't need to think hard. He casually said: "The affairs of the Colonel of the Metropolitan Police are originally overlapping with many departments' powers, and should have been adjusted long ago."

  He paused for a moment, seeing that everyone was staring at him, and then continued: "I want to abolish the position of Colonel of the City Gates, merge its jurisdiction with the Imperial Censorate, and promote Huang Can to be the Imperial Censor!"

  Everyone who heard this thought that Huang Wan was very pitiful. At first, the emperor took away his troops and horses, and later he was stripped of his right to command the army. As the six departments were established, the imperial system gradually improved, and Huang Wan, the commander of the metropolitan area, gradually became a mere figurehead. Now it's even more straightforward, directly abolishing his official department.

  As for the Imperial Censorate, although it also had the power to impeach and supervise officials, compared to the Regional Inspector, it was a big difference. Even after Emperor Huan, the power of the Imperial Censorate declined, and by the late period, it was basically an empty shell with no actual function - for example, the Provincial Governors were supposed to come from the Imperial Censorate, but how many of the Provincial Governors appointed by Emperor Ling were actually sent out by the Imperial Censorate?

  Liu Xuan's intention was not to make the institution useless, he proposed this suggestion in order to let the Yu Shi Tai resume its supervision of all officials. He even had the heart to directly change the Yu Shi Tai into a Du Cha Yuan.

  After dealing with a lot of miscellaneous things, Liu Xuan took advantage of the fact that everyone had dispersed and there was no one around to stretch his waist: "Having done so many things, I shouldn't go out to relax and play a game of incognito visit?" After thinking about it, he thought of his younger brother and father-in-law, who he hadn't had time to visit for a long time, and decided to take some time to see them.