The history of the chancellor is an important official position in ancient history, which was widely established during the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The role of the shogun was to assist the shogun in managing clerical and other matters, and the rank was Sengoku. During the Three Kingdoms period, if the chancellor was out of town, the chancellor could handle the affairs of the chancellor's mansion on his behalf, which was obviously a high authority. Among them, as far as the Shu Han is concerned, in 221 AD, Liu Bei ascended the throne in Chengdu as empress dowager, and appointed Zhuge Liang as a chancellor. On this basis, after Zhuge Liang opened the government, he appointed 5 ministers to the history. Of course, for these five ministers, the final outcome is different.
1. Wang Lian
Wang Lian (?) ~c. 223), courtesy name Wenyi, was a native of Nanyang Commandery (南阳郡, in modern Nanyang, Henan). For Wang Lian, he was originally a subordinate of Liu Zhang, the mu of Yizhou. In 214, after Liu Bei captured Yizhou, Wang Lian began to follow Liu Bei and held the official position of lieutenant of The Salt Colonel, thus managing the salt and iron revenues. Wang Lian knew that people were good at duty, and promoted Talents such as Lü Qi, Du Qi, and Liu Gan. Later, Wang Lian was promoted by Liu Bei to the position of Taishou of Shu Commandery, which was also an important official position. After all, below Shu County is Chengdu County, which is also the seat of Yizhou Mu.
In 223, Wang Lian served as a lieutenant of tun riding and a chancellor, and was given the title of Marquis of Pingyang Pavilion. At that time, Zhuge Liang was ready to personally conquer Nanzhong, but Wang Lian tried his best to stop it, prompting Zhuge Liang to wait until 225 AD before leading an army to quell the rebellion. Of course, for Wang Lian, he died of illness in 223 AD, that is, his term of office as chancellor should have been less than a year.
Second, Xiang Lang
Xiang Lang (c. 167– 247), also spelled Juda. A native of Yicheng County, Xiangyang County (present-day Yicheng, Hubei). Xiang Lang studied under Sima Hui in his early years and was appointed by Liu Biao of Jingzhou as the county commander of Linfeng County. Therefore, Xiang Lang obviously became acquainted with Zhuge Liang very early. In 208 AD, after Liu Biao's death, Xiang Lang began to follow Liu Bei. After entering Yizhou, Xiang Lang served as the Taishou of Bashi County, Mu Mu County, and Fangling County, and paid homage to the infantry lieutenant. In 223, after Wang Lian's death, Xiang Lang began to hold the official position of chancellor and followed Zhuge Liang on the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.
However, in 228 AD, Xiang Lang was dismissed from his post for harboring Ma Mo. In 234, after Zhuge Liang's death, Xiang Langcai was reinstated by the empress dowager Liu Chan, who had acted as Empress Zhang and crown prince Liu Xuan. Of course, Xiang Lang concentrated on the study of classics in the later period, and in the tenth year of Yanxi (247), Xiang Lang died.
3. Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi (165–230), courtesy name Junhei, was a native of Chengdu, Shu County (present-day Chengdu, Sichuan). Zhang Yi was originally a subordinate of Liu Zhang, and in 214 AD, after Liu Zhang gave up resistance, Zhang Yi began to follow Liu Bei. In response, Liu Bei appointed him as the Taishou of BaJun, the general of Sijin Zhonglang, and the Taishou of Yizhou. On his way to the county, he was escorted by the Yizhou people Yong Min to Sun Quan of the Wu state. In 223, Liu Bei died, and Zhuge Liang, the chancellor, sent Deng Zhi as an envoy to the State of Wu and took the opportunity to request Sun Quan to release Zhang Yi. After Zhang Yi returned to the Shu kingdom, Zhuge Liang appointed him to join the army for the Chu Xiang Province, and also engaged in the yizhou zhizhong.
In 227 AD, Zhuge Liang was stationed in Hanzhong, and Zhang Yi served as a lieutenant of the Archery School and stayed in the governor of the prefecture. After 228 AD, Zhang Yi was made a general of the Auxiliary Han Dynasty and concurrently served as the head of the chancellor. In the eighth year of Jianxing (230), Zhang Yi died.
Fourth, Jiang Huan
Jiang Wan(?) ~246), courtesy name Gongyan. A native of Xiangxiang County, Lingling County. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Han chancellor, together with Zhuge Liang, Dong Yun, and Fei Yi, was collectively known as the "Four Phases of Shu Han". Jiang Huan initially followed Liu Bei to Shu, and initially held the official position of county commander, because he did not handle affairs, angered Liu Bei, and was spared death under the persuasion of Zhuge Liang. Later, Jiang Huan was revived and carefully cultivated by Zhuge Liang. In the eighth year of Jianxing (230), Jiang Huan succeeded Zhang Yi as the general of the XiangChangshi and the general of the Fu Army.
Every time Zhuge Liang went on a campaign, Jiang Huan often raised grain, organized transportation, and replenished the source of troops. Zhuge Liang often said: "Jiang Gongyan is loyal and generous, and should work with me to revive the Han Room." Zhuge Liang then secretly expressed liu chan: "If something happens to the minister, all the important affairs of the imperial court can be handed over to Jiang Huan." ”
Therefore, it is very obvious that Jiang Huan was identified as the heir by Zhuge Liang very early. In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Zhuge Liang died, and Jiang Huan was enfeoffed as a Shangshu Ling by the later lord Liu Chan, and added the title of Capital Protector, False Festival, Lingyi Prefecture Assassin History, and then moved the general to the general, recorded Shang Shushi, and sealed the Marquis of Anyang Ting. In the first year of Yanxi (238), he was ordered to open the capital, increase Sima and fully assume the power of Shu Han. Jiang had made a plan to attack Cao Wei by water, but it was not adopted. In the ninth year of Yanxi (246), Jiang Huan died of illness and was given the courtesy name Gong.
5. Yang Yi
Yang Yi (?) –235), courtesy name Duke Wei, was a native of Xiangyang (present-day Xiangyang, Hubei). Yang Yi was initially the master of Fu Qun of Jingzhou, and later defected to Guan Yu and served as Gong Cao. Guan Yu sent him to Chengdu, where he was greatly appreciated by Liu Bei and promoted to Shangshu. Because of his disagreement with Shang Shu, Liu Ba was transferred to Hongnong Taishou. In the third year of Jianxing (225), Zhuge Liang, the chancellor, appointed him to join the army and prepare for the southward journey.
In 230, Yang Yi was promoted to the position of Changshi of the XiangFu. In this regard, in the author's opinion, Yang Yi and Jiang Huan served as the minister of the history at the same time, but there is still a certain difference between the two, that is, Yang Yi often followed Zhuge Liang's side, while Jiang Huan stayed in Chengdu to deal with the affairs of the rear.
In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Yang Yi followed Zhuge Liang out of the Tunzha Valley. Zhuge Liang died of illness in Wuzhangyuan. Yang Yi not only led the troops to retreat, but also attacked and killed Wei Yan, thinking that he could take over Zhuge Liang's official position. However, the final result was that Jiang Huan became Zhuge Liang's heir, which made Yang Yi very dissatisfied. After Yang Yi returned to Chengdu, he was appointed as a Chinese army division, with no subordinates, but only acted cheaply on his own.
Soon after, Yang Yi expressed his resentment and anger toward Fei Yi, said many things about the past, and said to Fei Yi: "When The former Prime Minister died, if I raised an army to Go to Cao Wei, how could I fall into such a field today?" It's a shame. Fei Yi secretly reported these words upwards. In the thirteenth year of Jianxing (235), Yang Yi was deposed as a commoner and exiled to Hanjia County. Yang Yi arrived at the exile place and wrote a letter again to slander him, the tone was fiercely worded, so the imperial court sent people down to the county to arrest him. Yang Yi chose to commit suicide, and his family was able to return to Shudi.