"This is a fault..."
Xun may sigh.
As Cao Cao's chief think tank, whether it is confident or conceited, Xun may think that he should be aware of it at the first time and take targeted measures.
So Xun may feel quite blamed himself in his heart.
In fact, this is understandable. After all, no one is perfect. In the past period, most of Xun Or's energy was attracted to the Yingchuan area of ​​Xu County, and naturally he paid less attention to the Jizhou area.
This time Xun may come to Jizhou, and he also has some intention of trying to get out of the vortex. However, Xun may not expect to jump out of the vortex of Yingchuan and fall into another vortex...
And Chen Qun, who was beside Xun or the other side, couldn't help but turn red.
You know, it was Chen Qun who came first, why...
Cough, don’t worry about anything else. Just saying that Chen Qun is close to Yecheng and his affairs are complicated, it is inevitable that he will be negligent.
But Chen Qun was indeed a little lazy.
Even if Xun or not, Chen Qun realized this immediately.
If people stay in one place for a long time, they will inevitably develop a habitual thinking. Chen Qun is no exception. In Yecheng, he has been in Yecheng again and again, in order to avoid conflicts, to shirk responsibility, and to make peace with his own stability, he does not make decisions and does not offend others. Although Chen Qun always feels that he handing over the conflict to Cao Cao to deal with it is his respect for Cao Cao and the most appropriate choice...
However, now it seems that after interrogating conflicts again and again, Chen Qun lost the sensitivity to judge and resolve conflicts.
Chen Qun felt ashamed.
Because of this matter, no, if this series of matters were really studied, there would have been signs, and Chen Qun did not discover it, let alone solve it.
After all, this is not a matter of one place, nor is it a problem of a gentry, but involves many things and extends to many places. At the same time, the more exquisite and complex a plan is, the more steps involved, and the more prerequisites are required to succeed. And during the progress of the plan, the more unexpected deviations are likely to occur.
What's more, when mutual interests are involved and requires cooperation from multiple parties, Xun may notice the changes in the overall event, which is naturally not an incredible thing.
What is incredible is just what Chen Qun should have noticed...
Previously, Cui Yan, Jizhou, joined forces with some gentry and tyrants to compete with Cao Cao, and the integrated power was not weak, and the righteousness occupied was not high. However, the final result was just a mess and delay, and it did not cause much setback to Cao Cao's strength.
Then, Cui Yan and others were under Cao Cao's differentiation policy. The entire Jizhou gentry system was difficult to form a unified force, and they became a mess again, scattered in various places.
This is the case with the so-called mob, and the crowd cannot achieve great things.
This may also be one of the reasons why Chen Qun relaxed his vigilance.
However, for these mobs, although they cannot work together to achieve great things, their ability to disperse and drag their backs is first-class.
It's like the current situation.
『Hanoi... Zhongmu... Yijing... Jixian... Yuyang...』
Every time Xun's hand crosses a place on the map, his face condenses.
Chen Qun was on the side, with the same clouds on his face.
These locations are all connected with the cavalry.
Cao Cao needed war horses and various materials. After all, no matter what the relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian is, the specialties of each county are different. In addition, the productivity of Cao Cao and Fei Qian is different, so that raw materials and low-value consumables flow more to Guanzhong, and from Guanzhong are high-value-added and high-profit products...
Just like later generations of processing will always make hard money, and the big part of the profits will be taken away by the upstream.
When facing interests, the mobs adopted similar methods. They would not consider the long-term, nor even the country, but would only think about making money on their own.
In order to make money and make more money, these people have taken various measures, from south to north, from east to west, and seem to have formed a huge network of relationships and an organizational system with mutual interests!
The clearer the more you understand these potential networks of relationships, it seems that a huge shadow appears on the map, vaguely like a black hand, trying to turn Jizhou and the surrounding counties and counties upside down!
"The Lord's intention is that these people... collude with each other and make an appointment to make a chaos?" Chen Qun said with a little seriousness, "Or... the cavalry's work?"
"It's not true..." Xun Ren sighed slightly, "Maybe it's too early to say it, but if you ignore it... I'm afraid you will be in chaos sooner or later..."
At first I just thought that some people were corrupt and just smuggling business, but now it seems that things are getting big!
Such a large scale could not be said to be a means of the arrangement of the cavalry!
If this is not handled properly, it will evolve into another rebellion!
Even if the arrest is carried out at the moment, so many people are involved, if one is not done well, it will easily be misunderstood by the people of Jizhou as Yingchuan's "party struggle" suppressing Jizhou!
The lessons of the Party and the Criminal Disaster are right in front of you. Did Cao Cao swallow his anger the last time just to prevent the situation from coming to an end? And now he saw the sign of the Party dispute again!
Party struggles did not exist in later generations, nor did they appear in the Han Dynasty.
As the political families of the Eastern Han Dynasty became increasingly powerful, the imperial power of the Eastern Han Dynasty emperors declined. Therefore, in order to revitalize the imperial power, since the beginning of the He'an emperors, the Qing sect, the eunuchs and the foreign relatives had become the main contents of political party struggles.
Therefore, the power struggle became what eunuchs called "forming cliques and making private contributions", what geniuses called "eunuchs harmed the country", and the "power of foreign relatives"...
The establishment of the Eastern Han regime was largely due to the power of a strong clan. Therefore, in order to maintain the foundation of rule, the Eastern Han government and the wealthy clans were in a state of compromise to a certain extent. The scholars did have many talents, but the corruption among the children of the gentry was getting worse and worse.
The rulers of the Eastern Han Dynasty gave scholars broad space and room for development in both ideological and economic terms. However, this short-sighted behavior of scholars, especially the "district" incident, made scholars and the court begin to suspicion.
Just like this time, if we discuss the root cause of this problem, in addition to driving interests, there is also the struggle for authority among local gentry and tyrants.
Cao Cao wanted to change.
Xun may know that he wants to change.
But it's hard to change.
This problem was originally brought out from the womb of a big man, but it has never grown up.
The power of the local prefectures and county magistrates in the Han Dynasty was very strong. They had judicial power, power to prosecute, power to eliminate power, and power to establish county magistrates and order. When the central dynasty was strong, it could play a certain role in shackles and norms on the independence of local forces, but when the strength of the court began to weaken, this independence of local forces was clearly manifested.
Sour jujube.
The two Yuans rebelled against Dong.
There are also the eighteen princes, etc., which are all manifestations of this "dual king system".
So much so that the current governors...
Since local officials can freely recruit subordinates, these local officials are not responsible for the emperor, but for local officials. Local officials are more swayed by wealthy families. They themselves or are large families of aristocratic families, so they naturally have to consider the interests of their own families.
Cao Cao took over Jizhou. Just as he inherited the inheritance and had to inherit the same debt, Cao Cao obtained the remains left by Yuan Shao, and also took over the troubles left by Yuan Shao.
When Emperor Ling of Han was not well managed, could he get better when he brought Han Fu in Jizhou? Then from Han Fu to Yuan Shao, they could change all the faces at once? Then when Cao Cao changed the flag on the city, they could even clean the hearts of all officials in the city, and they turned into the shape of Cao Cao?
Obviously impossible.
These problems eventually broke out through continuous accumulation.
Xun and Chen Qun looked at each other in front of each other, and a thought jumped out in their hearts. Could it be that the cavalry knew about the reforms promoted by Cao Cao in Xu County and wanted to guide Jizhou and Yuzhou to compete?!
This is such a good means...
…(*≧∪≦)…
Xu County.
In the early morning, the hour of Mao was approaching, and on the way to the morning court, the night was still dark.
Xi Lu's expression was a bit complicated and thoughtful.
After all, this will be the first step for Xi Lu's ambition to rise, and the next plan is indeed a little more risky, but once it is successful, you can really gain power and reach a high position!
Instead of being marginalized, there are three or two big cats, and even serious people don’t even look at them!
In this world, things that cannot be looked directly at naked eyes, besides the sun, there are also people's hearts, which need to be covered up, otherwise they will be blind.
Before the morning court began, most of the officials in the court were waiting outside the Meridian Gate.
Xi Lu looked around.
The scene outside the Meridian Gate was no different from usual. No one took Xi Lu seriously, and no one came forward to say hello to Xi Lu, just like he was the censor and the prime minister's second son, and it was a pure decoration, not only Microsoft but Panasonic.
Cao Cao usually arrives at the checkpoint, or even not.
After all, Cao Cao is now the prime minister, and he has the privilege of being the prime minister.
Just like this time, Cao Cao came slowly when the time was approaching.
As the bell of the Meridian Gate rang, all the officials formed a team in order, entered the square one after another, and then entered the hall and waited for the emperor to arrive...
After Xi Lu followed the officials into Chongde Hall, the emperor did not arrive immediately. Instead, after about a cup of tea, he heard the eunuchs of the Yellow Sect shouting "Your Majesty is here", and the emperor Liu Xie slowly came on stage.
Xi Lu knelt down to greet the officials, but Cao Cao could stand.
Emperor Liu Xie sat on the throne and moved it for a while. I don’t know if it was because Liu Xie felt that there were hemorrhoids under his butt or the angle of the chair was wrong. He didn’t respond immediately anyway, but rubbed for a while before trying to look majestic. He slowly raised his hand and said in a low voice: “All my beloveds are flat…”
All officials were not surprised by Liu Xie's attitude.
Cao Cao and Xi Lu and others returned to their posts and sat down one after another.
In fact, the actions of Emperor Liu Xie to show his majesty were actually a little petty. Most of the officials knew what it meant, and they couldn't help feeling helpless.
But if it were Liu Xie's position, this was one of his few scenes that showed the dignity of the emperor. Just like many companies in later generations stipulated that employees must wear so-called "formal clothing", after all, if they are packaged, no one will believe it. If they don't package it, then no one will believe it.
After all the officials stood up, Emperor Liu Xie did not wait for the eunuchs of the Yellow Gate to shout "Report early if you have something to do, and leave the court if you have nothing to do." He asked first: "Xi, the establishment of the Shitai, should investigate and punish corrupt officials, share the worries of the country, and make up for the mistakes. It has been a while since the construction of the yamen. What progress has the good fortune of your good servant? Everything is going well?"
This is another important reason why Xi Lu was forced to do something.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Liu Xie. After all, when Xi Lu and Liu Xie promised, they patted their chests and gave them a guarantee. As a result, when Liu Xie came forward to build the Censorate, Xi Lu just squatted and did not do anything. Can Liu Xie not be anxious?
Since Cao Cao became prime minister, Emperor Liu Xie felt a direct threat.
This threat may be the influence of the old imprint, perhaps the inheritance of the love and death of the Han emperor and the prime minister, or perhaps some other factors, Liu Xie did feel that time was too late.
It is very dangerous to have no power to check and balance.
When Cao Cao cut off his head before the palace gate, the strong smell of blood often lingers in the tip of Liu Xie's nose, and then would the heads that rolled around like meatballs jump out in front of his eyes?
Liu Xie didn't know if Cao Cao would become Dong Zhuo's second in the future, and then he himself became Liu Bian's second. At a certain dusk or night, someone was forced to drink that glass of poisonous wine.
So he needs someone to check and balance Cao Cao, even if it is temporary or false.
It was Fei Qian before, but Fei Qian couldn't command it and was too far away.
So new people are needed.
Liu Xie knew that Xi Lu could not compete with Cao Cao, but he had to favor and support him, and at the same time he forced Xi Lu to fight against Cao Cao. If Xi Lu won, it would be the best. If he lost, it would not matter. Liu Xie also showed the suspicious "power" to support the new forces. In any case, someone would rely on Xi Lu No. 2 or Xi Lu No. 3.
Of course, there is also a degree in this.
He could not directly confront Cao Cao's anus, so he could only poke it secretly.
Therefore, Liu Xie had to follow the trends of the Censorate all the time. On the one hand, he was urging, and on the other hand, he was to control the direction of the fire in time so that he would not be too slutty all of a sudden.
Xi Lu took advantage and established the Censorate, but there was no movement, which naturally caused Liu Xie's unhappiness.
That's why the current court questioning is here.
The eyes of all officials were directed at Xi Lu.
Xi Lu's heart tightened and he lowered his head and came out, saying, "I... I have a copy to report..."
Seeing Xi Lu's words and deeds, all the officials were stunned.
Then, although Xi Lu came out, everyone in the hall, including Emperor Liu Xie, secretly looked at Cao Cao who was beside him, but saw that Cao Cao was depressed, as if he didn't care about it at all.
The officials couldn't help but start to exchange eyes with each other. This means that Xi Lu is going to confront Cao Cao head-on? He is really brave. Could it be that the heads that were cut under the palace wall before were not scared by him?
Liu Xie originally asked, just to express it, and was ready to listen to Xi Lu's various reasons for delaying, but now he saw that Xi Lu seemed to be preparing to report the "important matter", and he was also a little more energetic. After secretly glanced at Cao Cao, he coughed softly, "Authentication!"
Xi Lu still lowered his head, and then showed a slightly sad and guilty expression, "I... I am ashamed of Your Majesty... I don't know what I know... The day before yesterday, I discovered a corrupt place, which was involved in the Qingzhou military affairs, bullying the people, involving several counties and townships, and the people were trying to do things. However, this big incident, I... I only realized that I am ashamed of Your Majesty, I am ashamed of Your Majesty! Please punish your Majesty!"
Then, Xi Lu buried his head in front of the emperor and the officials and cried bitterly, bursting into tears.
Xi Lu's report was shocked all over the court!
Even Cao Cao couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xi Lu for a moment. I don't know if he was surprised by what Xi Lu said or admired Xi Lu's acting skills...
For a moment, there was inevitably a bit of chattering and talking in the hall.
Liu Xie, who was on the throne, glanced at Cao Cao who was still silent again, and then couldn't help but straighten his body, thinking of Xi Lu with a solemn expression and said: "No matter how punished you are, please tell the reason clearly!"
Xi Lu first cried and thanked Liu Xie for his grace, then seemed to calm down his emotions, saying: "This matter...is also related to the previous Qingzhou soldiers' case..."
『Oh oh oh oh…』
"hiss……"
Xi Lu said the beginning, which caused the officials to be shocked. Looking at Xi Lu's eyes, there was a little bit of admiration. After all, no matter what era it is, people who dare to face life and death are ultimately worthy of admiration.
The Censorate is really ready to do something? And the Censorate investigates the case, why is there no movement at all? Could it be that the Censorate has already had such a means? This really makes people start to start to re-measure the energy of the Censorate.
"Silent!" The eunuch of the Yellow Sect shouted loudly, maintaining the order in the hall.
『…』 Liu Xie took a deep breath, he hesitated. It was not a good thing to turn against Cao Cao at this stage. 『The matter of Xi Aiqing and Qingzhou soldiers has been decided long ago, so there is no need to discuss this matter anymore.
The Qingzhou soldiers were the foundation of Cao Cao.
Sure enough, as Liu Xie finished speaking, Cao Cao's eyebrows sag slightly.
"Your Majesty, what I am talking about is not the Qingzhou soldiers, but the ones involved before..." Xi Lu bowed and said, "Hehe, he is the son of Kong! The son of Kong's son deceived the ministers with clever words, so he was not bad for the time being... I realized that such people must have committed more than one crime, so I sent someone to Lu for verification..."
"After investigation, there were corruption officials in Lu State. The leader was Kong Rong and Kong Wenju! In addition, there were also people from the Kong family Ziqian and the Kong family. There were also local officials from the Lu State who had a good relationship with the Kong family and formed a party in the Lu State, deceived the superiors and concealed the subordinates, corruption for personal gain, embezzled land and fish! Over the years, there have been more than ten times of corruption, involving at least one million yuan! This is the importance of corruption, so please let Your Majesty take a closer look!"
Chapter completed!