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Chapter 170: The Generals of the Tang Dynasty(2/2)

Yao Chong was not the only civil officials of the Tang Xuanzong's power.

Yao Chong's ability is quite outstanding, so Zhang Hua asked Yao Chong to adjust the territory of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Other civil officials, Zhang Hua, were also appointed one by one, and they were allowed to serve as county magistrates in various places.

Zhang Hua divided the territory of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang into three counties: Chang'an, Lantian and Weinan.

In this way, Zhang Hua has a total of six counties in Guanzhong, namely Chang'an, Lantian, Weinan, Sanyuan, Linjin and Huayin, with a population of nearly 4 million.

Among them, Zhang Hua's population divided by him under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County has a population of one million.

"It seems like it's time to set up a prefecture and county."

Zhang Hua's power is divided into two places: Guanzhong and Heluo. Currently, the population of Guanzhong exceeds that of Heluo.

So Zhang Hua established two prefectures, Guanzhong was Yongzhou and Heluo was Luozhou.

Yongzhou has six counties under its jurisdiction, while Luozhou has eight counties under its jurisdiction.

The state has a governor, and the governor has only administrative power and no military power unless Zhang Hua temporarily gives the other party the power to mobilize troops.

After such division, Zhang Hua's power territory became quite obvious.

In order to control power, all the governors and county magistrates were appointed by Zhang Hua. Without Zhang Hua's orders, both the governors and county magistrates were illegal.

Zhang Hua appointed Fan Zhongyan as the governor of Luozhou and supervised the civil affairs of Luozhou. When the powerful enemy invaded Luozhou, Fan Zhongyan temporarily obtained the power to dispatch military generals in Luozhou and recruit troops.

This is why Zhang Hua gave Fan Zhongyan unprecedented power in Luozhou while understanding Fan Zhongyan and was incompetent.

Fan Zhongyan was already equivalent to a military governor or a real power prefect at the end of the Han Dynasty.

In the chaotic times of the princes' disputes, the power of the chief officials was very strong, so after unifying the world, the emperor often cleaned up.

Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty and purged King Han Xin of Chu, King Peng Yue of Liang, King Han Xin of Han, King Yingbu of Huainan and others. Zhu Yuanzhang also purged a group of heroes, in the end, it was to strengthen centralization. After all, these military generals who held military power pose a threat to the throne.

Fan Zhongyan was the governor of Luozhou, and Zhang Hua believed that Fan Zhongyan would not betray him easily.

Moreover, Yongzhou, where Zhang Hua personally took charge of Guanzhong, already has the majority of the population. Even if something happens in Luozhou, it will not be doomed.

"Chang'an Town will soon be upgraded to Chang'an City. Xia Town will also be upgraded to Xia City soon. At that time, there will be a situation where two cities are standing together, one is the Western Capital and the other is the Eastern Capital."

Zhang Hua's plan is very clear.

Yongzhou was used to control Guanzhong, Xiliang, Western Regions, Sichuan and Shu, so it was the Western Capital. Luozhou was used to control Heluo, Guandong, and Jianghuai, so it was the Eastern Capital.

This kind of situation of two capitals coexisting. The emperors of the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty sometimes built capitals in Chang'an and sometimes built capitals in Luoyang. Some emperors would run back and forth between two cities.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Chang'an and Luoyang were also important cities.

Zhuge Liang's northern expedition to the Central Plains was to seize Chang'an and make the Wei State lose control of the vast territory west of Tongguan.

In fact, Zhuge Liang's strategic territory did not have much problem. It occupied Guanzhong, Xiliang, and Shu Han, and had a high probability of destroying the Wei Kingdom.

The battle between the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi in later generations, and the victory of the Northern Zhou that occupied Guanzhong, was enough to prove this.

However, half of the land in Guanzhong is in the hands of two major forces, Qin Xiaogong and Cao Zhen. If Zhang Hua wants to occupy the entire Guanzhong, he must destroy Qin Xiaogong and Cao Zhen.

Needless to say, Qin Xiaogong was one of the former kings of Qin who valued Shang Yang's reforms, carried out Shang Yang's reforms, and laid the foundation for Qin Shihuang to eliminate the six kings.

Cao Zhen was a general of Cao Rui's dynasty. His military capabilities were one of the best among the second generation of the Three Kingdoms. He was badly criticized by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and seemed incompetent in the Romance of the Romance.

When Cao Zhen was young, he was qualified to command the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Later, he defeated the Wu general Sun Sheng and repelled Zhuge Jin. During Zhuge Liang's northern expedition, he defeated Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi's side troops in Jigu, and successively recovered the three counties of Liangzhou that were captured by Zhuge Liang, and saved Guanzhong and Xiliang for Cao Wei.

Later, Cao Zhen made a prediction in advance and appointed General Hao Zhao and Wang Sheng to guard Chen Cang. Sure enough, Zhuge Liang's next attack on the northern side and attacked Chen Cang, because Cao's army was prepared, he could not capture Chen Cang.

Later, Cao Zhen became the Grand Sima of Wei and personally led the army to march from Ziwu Road, and sent General Sima Yi to march through the Han River. Guo Huai, Fei Yao and other troops came from Xiegu and Wuwei to attack Shu Han.

Later, because the mountain road was difficult and dangerous, the plank road was cut off during the rainy season, so I gave up, otherwise there would be a fierce battle in Hanzhong.

A general who is capable of serving as a country will basically not be a mediocre person.

It can be said that Cao Zhen is also a famous general and has strong military capabilities. It is not that easy to defeat Cao Zhen.
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