As Liu Bei's capital, Chengdu has high-ranking officials gathered, and ordinary county magistrates really have no way to supervise and manage these high-ranking officials and their families.

As the saying goes, "The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister." Not to mention those noble officials themselves, even their slaves, they are also pretending to be powerful. It is not uncommon to do illegal and disorderly affairs in Chengdu, and it is not something that a small county magistrate can afford to provoke.

Therefore, the small Chengdu County Magistrate has a good grade.

Anyone who is a county magistrate of Chengdu is also a big test. If you do well, you will have hope of promotion, but if you don’t do well, you will have a slim future.

During the reign of Liu Zhang, Li Yan was recognized by Liu Zhang because he handled various relationships as the magistrate of Chengdu County. After joining Liu Bei, Li Yan was still reused.

Therefore, the small Chengdu county magistrate is a springboard for rapid promotion.

The so-called "a higher level of official position" is just a metaphor, and it does not really have such a right.

In fact, it means that the Chengdu county magistrate can make high-ranking officials afraid and have to give them some face so that they will not interfere with the county magistrate’s case handling at will.

This face is not for the county magistrate, but for fear of the county magistrate's potential and his backer.

Therefore, the struggle between Chengdu County Magistrates is also a contest of the forces behind it.

This time, Liu Bei represented the power of the Hanzhong Prince's Mansion. The candidate proposed was Wu Ban, Fa Zheng represented the Yizhou Department, and the candidate proposed was Dong Yun.

Zhuge Liang represented the Jingzhou faction and proposed a candidate named Ma Su, which made everyone confused, because the person Zhuge Liang had always admired the most was his secretary Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan, whose courtesy name is Gongyan, was from Lingling, Jingzhou.

When he was young, he was studious, extremely smart, with a majestic demeanor and extraordinary demeanor. When he was young, he was famous for his talent and learning at that time.

Since Pang Tong's death, Jiang Wan followed Zhuge Liang's army into Sichuan and has been serving as secretary under Zhuge Liang's tent.

Because of his extraordinary talent and every detail, Jiang Wan did everything that Zhuge Liang told him properly, which was very trusted by Zhuge Liang. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Zhuge Liang's right-hand man.

According to Liu Bei and Fa Zheng's prediction, Zhuge Liang should have introduced Jiang Wan to serve as the magistrate of Chengdu County. They had no intention of competing with Zhuge Liang for the position of magistrate of Chengdu County.

Who knew that when adjusting officials, Zhuge Liang appointed Jiang Wan as the county magistrate of Guangdu County.

Because Zhuge Liang had no longer the candidate to serve as the magistrate of Chengdu County, this left the illusion that Zhuge Liang would not compete for this position.

The two of them recommended candidates one after another, and made a sure win.

Dong Yun, recommended by Fa Zheng, is not simple either!

Dong Yun, whose courtesy name is Xiuzhao, was from Jiangzhou, Bajun, Yizhou (now Chongqing), and was in charge of the army's general and the son of Dong He, the prefect of Yizhou.

When Dong Yun was young, he and Fei Yi were well-known in Shu. They had the same talent, and Dong He believed that the two of them were difficult to distinguish between good and bad.

Once, Dong Yun and Fei Yi went to attend the funeral of Xu Jing's son. Dong He gave them a simple car. Dong Yun felt ashamed and looked uneasy, but Fei Yi was at ease.

Therefore, Dong He believed that Fei Yi's moral character was better than Dong Yun, and he trained his son strictly.

In recent years, Dong Yun's moral cultivation has been strengthened.

Fa Zheng recommended Dong Yun because of his outstanding talent and his public intention.

With Fa Zheng and his father Dong He as their backer, Dong Yun will definitely be able to do a prosperous job as the magistrate of Chengdu County.

As for the Wu Ban recommended by Liu Bei, although he was a "royal relative", Liu Bei did not rely on others for nepotism.

Wu Ban, whose courtesy name is Yuanxiong, was from Chenliu County.

His father, Wu Kuang, was once a backbone official under He Jin, the general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had a close relationship with Liu Yan. Wu Ban and his clan brother Wu Yi followed Liu Yan into Xichuan to become an official.

Wu Ban was generous and chivalrous, and was famous at that time.

He served as the county magistrate in Jianning County for quite some time. As the deputy of Dong He, a famous minister in Xichuan, the two cooperated tacitly and had great political achievements and reputation.

With Liu Bei and Princess Wu as his backing, and the support of the brother Wu Yi, the clan, the rebel general, it should be no difficulty for Wu Ban to take office as the magistrate of Chengdu County.

After Liu Bei and Fa Zheng successively launched the Chengdu County candidates, Zhuge Liang revealed his trump card and recommended Ma Su as the magistrate of Chengdu County.

When Liu Bei and Fa Zheng both changed their expressions when they heard the candidates recommended by Zhuge Liang!

Others may not know, but Liu Bei knew very well that Ma Su's talent was no worse than either Wu Ban or Dong Yun.

Moreover, Ma Su has followed Liu Bei since Xinye, and the contributions he made are not comparable to Wu Ban and Dong Yun.

Although Fa Zheng didn't have much contact with Ma Su, the three of them made a plan together during the Battle of Hanzhong. He was also very impressed by Ma Su's strategy.

The most important thing is that Zhuge Liang acted as his backer, Ma Liang, the second-ranked figure in Jingzhou, and his close relationship with Zhang Fei, which means that the entire Jingzhou system is standing behind him.

Therefore, neither Liu Bei nor Fa Zheng wanted to openly oppose Ma Su's appointment as the magistrate of Chengdu County.

Even as the lord, Liu Bei, who had always wanted to hide Ma Su, did not want to offend Zhuge Liang and Ma Su because of this, and did not object.

Fa Zheng and Liu Bei also wanted to convince Zhuge Liang in private, but this time Zhuge Liang did not give in.

As the government affairs supervisor appointed by Liu Bei himself, Zhuge Liang has his own priority in employment. To put it bluntly, he himself has the right to appoint and remove the Chengdu County Magistrate.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang defeated his lord, Liu Bei, and ordered Fa Zheng to appoint Ma Su as the magistrate of Chengdu County.

Zhuge Liang has always put the overall situation first, turned a blind eye to some of Fazheng's small actions, and put the maintenance of Liu Bei's prestige first.

This time, when Ma Su was appointed as the magistrate of Chengdu, Zhuge Liang wiped out the face of Liu Bei and Fa Zheng, of course not only to repay Ma Su's favor, but also to establish his authority for himself!

Zhuge Liang took this opportunity to tell all the officials in Xichuan not to think about violating his own government orders. Once he insisted on being promoted or removed from office, even Liu Bei and Fa Zheng could not stop him, which was quite a bit of a prestige.

After hearing Zhang Fei's introduction, Ma Su understood what happened this time and smiled bitterly in his heart!

If I had known that things would have turned out like this, I would have politely rejected Zhuge Liang's kindness at the beginning. I had committed a taboo in the officialdom!

Originally, the lord Liu Bei treated Ma Su as his own person and told Ma Su clearly to ask him to assist his son Liu Chan. Who knew that Zhuge Liang had come like this?

Ma Su knew in his heart that he was labeled as Zhuge Liang's school. Although he was not considered a slut, his impression in Liu Bei's mind would definitely not be good. It is basically impossible to make Liu Bei reuse Ma Su again!
Chapter completed!