Heaven and earth are like a furnace.

The people in it are like firewood.

Since it is firewood for the oven, it doesn't matter what kind of firewood it is. It can also burn jujube wood, black sandalwood, and agarwood.

In the winter of the fourth year of Taixing, the waves that were set off in Sanfu, Chang'an were as shocking as the flying snow in the sky. They did not give anyone a chance to refuse, and slowly but resolutely covered them.

Many people think that the cause of this storm is because of Zuo Fengyi’s damned, greedy Lianshao tycoons. However, the root cause actually stems from the cooperation between the Xiliang Army and Fei Qian...

Who resented the corruption of the gentry the most?

Are they all the people of Han Dynasty?

No, it's just those people who feel the pain due to corruption.

People from the western part of Guanzhong, Longyou and Hexi.

This is not surprising at all, just like there are many ordinary people in later generations who do not care about corruption. Although these people may not have much authority to engage in corruption and gain benefits from it, they are either kind or slow, and they are not

They do not pay special attention to corruption, and even feel that corruption is far away from them.

Not so with Jia Xu.

Jia Xu hated corruption, and then hated himself.

Obviously, Jia Xu is greedy for life and afraid of death, so in many cases, Jia Xu has to cooperate with some people in order to survive and protect himself, even in a low voice, although it is very likely that Jia Xu will cheat him in the future.

However, during this process, Jia Xu also looked down on himself and hated himself for being like this.

"Xiqiang..." Jia Xu sighed in a low voice, his voice was so low that it was inaudible, like snowflakes falling on the roof tiles, making a sound but also seeming to be silent.

Under the dead trees in the courtyard, only a few leaves are still standing stubbornly on the treetops, but obviously they cannot hold on for long. After a new heavy snowfall, they will inevitably fall to the ground and turn into mud.

The main point of the "border control" policy of the Han Dynasty was nothing more than to keep out some powerful border ethnic groups and implement isolation.

This strategy not only harmed the Han Dynasty, but also harmed the feudal dynasties that followed. The more they kept to themselves, the worse they would be beaten later.

Therefore, when Jia Xu was talking to Pang Tong and Zhuge, he said that if you cannot seal the door, you will treat it as if there is no enemy outside. The enemy will not disappear automatically because it cannot be seen, but will become stronger and stronger.

After breaking the seemingly solid doors and windows, the unlucky ones are the people inside...

Isn’t the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty not strong? But why did the Han Dynasty expel the Xiongnu? Was it just the Great Wall? Obviously not. As a result, during the Hengling period, the old method was used again in an attempt to cut off the Western Qiang from the territory of the Han Dynasty.

, not only that, I even thought of simply cutting off Longyou and Hexi, and then also cutting off Jiangbei, and just guarding my small house and small yard.

The result is one can imagine.

Throughout the entire process of the Xiqiang turmoil, the corruption of officials and generals was an important factor that led to the continued unresolved issue of the Xiqiang issue.

Corruption involving more than tens of millions of dollars is already a small amount. Among the military expenditures of up to 24 billion dollars, there will be more than 10 billion dollars in subsequent expenditures, at least more than half of which fall into various levels.

It is in the pockets of officials and generals. As the saying goes, "Many generals have stolen money from prisons and enriched it privately. They bribed the left and right with treasures and goods, indulged themselves in high and low positions, and did not show any sympathy for the military. The soldiers did not care about their dead, and their bones looked at each other in the wild."

Jia Xu grew up in such an environment...

Therefore, Jia Xu and Li Ru once thought that only the heroic right of the Xiqiang could save the situation and pull the Han people out of the endless quagmire, but they were disappointed again.

The disappointment was not only for Dong Zhuo himself, but also for the entire Xiliang right-wing class.

These people can fight and kill, and to some extent they can indeed control the messy situation in Xiliang, but...

As a result, after taking power, Dong Zhuo fell into disgrace, Li Guo also fell into disgrace. It can even be said that the entire Xiliang Longyou tycoon, one by one, and the entire class, fell into disgrace.

Therefore, Jia Xu once thought that the whole Han Dynasty was finished and rotten, just like a wooden house that was completely eaten by termites. On the outside, it seemed that there was not much change, but in fact, inside the house, everything was full of silverfish.

Stronger winds and snow may collapse the house.

So Jia Xu also thought about burning down the house to see if a new house could grow on the old ruins, but he met Fei Qian...

Once you meet Feiqian, you will be in trouble for life.

Well, there seems to be something wrong, but the meaning is generally the same.

Jia Xu once again saw hope in Fei Qian's treatment of the Xiqiang tribes.

A brand new way, a model that really works.

The enlightenment of barbarians.

In fact, this matter has been mentioned a long time ago, and Fei Qian was not the initiator, but when Fei Qian carried out the indoctrination of the Hu people, he not only did a one-sided indoctrination, but also did another thing at the same time, and this thing,

This is the key to the success of the Hu people's education in Fei Qian.

On the surface it looks like trade, but in fact it improves the productivity and living standards of the Hu people.

For ordinary people, who is willing to engage in the business of beheading if they can live a good life?

That's why Fei Qian's teachings have achieved ultimate results. Otherwise, if you just talk about a lot of big principles and draw a lot of big cakes in the air, all of them are blessings in words, but in fact they are all free overtime, there will be

How many fools have been fooled? Maybe they all have their own thoughts, and they will immediately turn against each other and change jobs if they get the slightest chance...

However, if you want to implement Fei Qian's policy of educating the barbarians for a long time, you must ensure the integrity of the officials in this area.

The word "incorruptible" is probably what officials in the feudal dynasty like to talk about most, but dislike doing the most...

Integrity means that there is no money to take, no drinks to drink, no girls to play with, family members and relatives cannot take advantage of it, and relatives and friends cannot be promoted to heaven. So what is the point of being an official?

Therefore, most of the officials in the feudal dynasty were greedy. Of course, there are also skills in corruption. As an official, he is proud of his status. Naturally, he cannot say that he personally goes to people's homes to collect money. He must let someone do this for him. These certain people

One kind of people are temporary workers in government offices, and the other kind are local big businessmen.

To engage in temporary work, a piece of paper and a jailer can solve the problem, but for big households...

This is the fundamental reason why the three auxiliary areas in Guanzhong were purged of big households this time.

What's the use of just killing officials?

Even if there is a new official, he may be a little more restrained when he takes office, but can he withstand the temptation of this big businessman to give him a beautiful concubine?

Human nature is the least able to withstand the test, and then almost every official has to bear this test?

Therefore, this time, Wei Duan, Zhang Shi and others also failed to withstand the test of human nature.

"It's done!" Pang Tong came in from the corridor, and when he saw Jia Xu, he laughed and said, "Zhang Zhongliang has already made his debut! He filled the vacancies with the strange stone courtyard, and as a sign of guilt, he checked the capital.

Yin Dahu’s bribery!』

Following Pang Tong was naturally Zhuge Liang.

In terms of strategy, Pang Tong and Zhu Ge are both good, but in terms of controlling human nature, neither of them is as good as Jia Xu.

In this era, not many people would agree with directly holding high the banner of anti-corruption. Even ordinary people have difficulty understanding what anti-corruption is and why we should fight against corruption. Therefore, there should be "great righteousness".

As the saying goes, teachers are famous.

"The sages of ancient times have their own words. A scholar must be ambitious and have a long way to go." Zhuge Liang said, "But many people nowadays have forgotten it..."

"Of course." Pang Tong shook his head, sat down in the hall, and said, "Wenhe's strategy is very exquisite... The greedy want to live, the scholars want fame. Now greed is used to control greed, and scholars are used to control scholars.

Everyone should find their own place and use it for their own purposes."

Since they are corrupt officials, they are basically greedy for life and afraid of death. It is generally the job of honest officials to regard death as if they are going home. If corrupt officials can do this, then they are unlikely to become corrupt officials. Just like Zhang Shi.

For Wei Duan, simple money is no longer what he wants, fame is his pursuit. Therefore, with the action of "rectifying the officials and making them upright", Zhang Shi and Wei Duan worked together.

Got on the stage and kicked off the show.

How many officials, Pang Tong, Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang could be traced and how many clues could be found about bribery and bribery?

What if we add a bunch of corrupt officials who are looking for a living and scholars who are looking for fame?

The most interesting thing is that if it succeeds this time, then the vague alliance line formed between the gentry and the rightists will be broken, and a new class gap will arise between the gentry and the rightists...

The three of them were sitting in the hall, looking at each other and smiling.

Are you guys looking for trouble? Naturally, it’s fun if you all play together.

The servants brought tea, and the three of them each held teacups, drank warm tea, lit the brazier, watched the winter snow falling, and then thought about Wei Duan, Zhang Shi and others running outside in the wind and snow,

It seems that my happiness has suddenly improved a lot.

People need to compare themselves to be happy.

"Right..." Zhuge Liang held the tea cup and said softly, "That servant..."

Pang Tong nodded and said, "I left a long time ago..."

Jia Xu remained silent, as if he didn't hear anything.

The snowflakes are flying and crystal clear, as if they want to cleanse all the filth in the world.

Under the snowflakes, there are three people in the hall each holding a tea cup...

Gudu.

Chiliu.

……(^‐^)_And~~……

This winter in the fourth year of Taixing was doubly painful for the people in Jiangdong.

The food that was finally accumulated was taken away by Sun Quan, and all the wild vegetables that could be found were basically wiped out. The remaining plants that survived in the wild were basically inedible...

Only those that are unpalatable or inedible can survive, and then there will be fewer and fewer wild plants that can be eaten. The same applies to the plant world when bad money drives out good money.
To be continued...