Chapter 2623 Raise the knife, what kind of knife is it?
Xu County.
At this moment, in Xi Lu's mansion, there are a few people who are more or less noble people or celebrities, sitting high in the hall.
Not to mention, after Xi Lu played his cards right, he was able to attract some celebrities to come.
If it were normal, most of these celebrities would be attached to Cao Cao, but since Cao Cao followed Fei Qian in Guanzhong to do some meritocratic activities, these celebrities have become more and more unable to eat.
Why don't you go and beg in a low voice? You can't wipe your face away. What if you really want to compete with those children from a poor family? You can't beat them in the test.
The emergence of Yushitai seems to have become a new path.
Of course, perhaps on the surface, these people show that they are loyal to the emperor and are die-hard royalists, and they are definitely not here for the Yushitai...
No matter in any era, the so-called "sincere" royalists are very few, and it can even be said that there are almost none. Even some dead "royalists" that Liu Xie himself thinks may not necessarily have the purpose of their behavior.
They are all "sincerely" doing it for Liu Xie, and sometimes it is inevitable that some of their own personal selfishness will be mixed in.
As a political power, to be able to control the world, it must not place all its hopes on some unspeakable "loyalty", but should have a system that the vast majority of classes are willing to abide by.
It is undoubtedly very difficult to form such a system. If the system built by the regime fails to achieve this effect and cannot maintain the situation due to various reasons, or other forces provide better solutions.
, then the regime is not far from death.
This is why most regimes are positive in the early stages of their regimes, but at the end of their regimes, they start to hold each other back...
Just like Liu Xie now.
There is no doubt that Xi Liu is using the name of "loyalist" to seek benefits, and most of the people in his hall also come in the name of "loyalist", but they really want to "loyalize the emperor" in their hearts. It cannot be said that there is no such thing at all.
, but really very few.
Another reason why there are fewer and fewer "royalists" is that the Liu clan was eliminated in the first or second round.
The clan is usually the most die-hard royalist. Some of them will kill or depose the existing emperor, but for the overall system, they are the absolute defenders of the imperial power. Because these people are outside the system.
Their power is relatively weak, and imperial power is their source of power.
Even if these clans are ambitious and want to oust Liu Xie, they will probably wait until they have complete control of the country before doing so.
As Xun or, he personally tends to be loyal to the emperor, but his royal protection does not necessarily protect Liu Xie as an individual. At the same time, the Xun family is not loyal to the emperor. After all, the gentry system is born to be completely inclined to interests at the political level.
, whoever gives more benefits will fall to that side.
Therefore, when Cao Pi finally bribed the nobles in history, the last trace of the Han Dynasty's power to protect the emperor disappeared, and the Han Dynasty was destroyed.
Nowadays, these people are gathered in the place of concern, but it is really hard to say how much power can really come into the hands of Liu Xie. And speaking of it, most of these people have not been able to get many positions with Cao Cao, or they have been
Obtaining a position would not satisfy their desires, so when I turned around and saw that a guy like Xi Lu could obtain such a high position by using the title of royal protector, why can't I keep it?
The situation in the world now is different after all.
Although Cao Cao is the powerful prime minister and no one can easily touch him, his reputation is not as prominent as in history. You must know that Cao Cao's reputation was at its peak before the Battle of Chibi. It was just a letter.
The hunting war book scared a group of people in Jiangdong so much that they couldn't hold back their urine...
Now……
Therefore, these people think that it is not a big problem to mess around with Xi Liu for a while and then jump back when the opportunity comes.
Job hopping?
Who wouldn't?
As for why this group of people are gathering here at Xi Li, it is naturally because Xi Li has done a lot of publicity in the past few days. Originally, Xi Li impeached Kong Rong, but everyone thought that this matter could not be done, and they were all waiting to see.
Xi Lu was disgraced and was criticized by the emperor or Cao Cao, but he didn't expect that Xi Lu actually did a decent job!
Although it is said that the officials sent by Xi Lu were beaten in the state of Lu, it was not a big deal. These days, the officials in the central court may not all be easy to use in the local area. Even the generals and ministers are considered to be in the Shaofu.
People who held important positions and were close ministers around the emperor were killed by local princes. It didn't even matter. So the officials at Yushitai were only beaten, so what did it mean?
The key is, the benefits...
How much benefit can be gained from this matter!
It's like Confucius' sage status.
Confucius became a sage not because of whether something was right or wrong, but because of the "benefits".
The Confucian disciples of later feudal dynasties believed that Confucius was a sage, but in the Han Dynasty, most of the gentry disciples did not very much recognize the concept of the so-called Confucius and Mencius sages. There is this saying, but most people do not recognize it, so in the Qinglong Temple in Chang'an
When Fei Qian put forward the argument that Confucius and Mencius were human beings rather than saints during the great treatise, the world was not in chaos because of this.
Some people say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty canonized Confucius, but in fact, in the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucian children were just tools. After using the toilet, they should be thrown away and washed. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism for his son.
Very dissatisfied. The one who really gave Confucius an official title was Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor to give Confucius a title, and he was canonized as "Praise to the Duke of Xuanni". He was not a saint. The reason why he was named a duke instead of a prince in the Han Dynasty title system was because it was just a title.
It was a purely honorary title. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the reign of Emperor He, he was renamed "Baochenghou", and 800 households in the city were dedicated to his incense, which is now the capital of freedom for a large group of Kong Rong's family.
Until the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in order to appease the hearts of the Han people, the Hu people's regime in the north tried their best to smear themselves and enhance the status of Confucianism and Confucius. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty honored Confucius as "The Father of Literary Saints and Nifu", and he was the first official official
The word "saint" was added to the title. Later, Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty regarded Confucius as "Gong Zou". At the same time, compared with the two Han Dynasties, the title, title, and town were also improved a lot.
Therefore, this "sage position" of Confucius can actually be said to have been dyed with the blood of countless northern Han people during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was a sweetener given by the emperors of the Southern and Northern Dynasties in order to better rule the northern Han people. If Confucius himself knew
This is how he got his holy title. I wonder if Kong Zhongni, who was compassionate and compassionate during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was happy or unhappy?
However, looking at the Confucian disciples in the feudal dynasty, are not all of them aware of this matter? Obviously not, but after knowing it, they still held Sage Kong high, not just to make money on this matter.
Are there any benefits?
These celebrities have been holding back for too long, and now that they have seen some benefits, they should hurry up, otherwise they will not be able to keep up with the heat of whatever they eat.
As for Xi Lu, he is naturally becoming more and more proficient in the art. Sitting in the hall, his expression is indifferent. Especially today, he has given up his brocade robe and satin and only wears a Gebu robe. He looks even more like
He is like a hermit from the world. He does not have the arrogance of the second-in-command in the court, but shows the demeanor of a famous scholar.
"Someone recently heard that the Kong family gave the Prime Minister of Lu another sum of food and grass money! Many people have seen this with their own eyes, and it cannot be faked. Some even say that this batch of food and grass money is worth 800,000 yuan.
!』
"In addition to the previous ones... isn't this 1.5 million yuan? This Kong clan is really... tsk tsk..."
"What is this? This proves that the Confucius family exploits the local area and does everything possible! Otherwise, how could they have so much money? The world is really declining and the name of Confucius has been ruined!"
"But I don't know how much profit the Prime Minister of Lu made from it?"
"It's hard to say this, but I must have gotten a lot of advantages... Although it says that it is going to be donated to the imperial court, in fact, hehe, how much is the donation, and what is eaten and consumed along the way? It's not just casual.
Calculate!"
"Master Yu Shitai, how can we tolerate such filthy things as we are pure and upright people?"
A group of people spoke with envy and jealousy, speaking righteously and sternly, but in their hearts they mostly resented not being able to participate in the incident involving Xi Lu and reap the benefits.
The important thing now is how to seize this opportunity. Firstly, divide the money and food accumulated by the Kong family since the Second Emperor Pinghe. Secondly, they can also improve their own status and become the cornerstone of the next job hopping. As for Kong Rong
Does it matter whether I was wronged or not?
After all, everyone knows that if a new force wants to take over in a changing situation, the best way is to overthrow the old forces and establish its power. It is obviously unrealistic for Yushitai to annoy Cao Cao. Is it still possible to stab a Kong family?
Moreover, the great profits that Kong has made over the years are indeed coveted. It is so easy to take out 1.5 million yuan. How much Kong has left is really making people salivate. This is
This gives this generation one more reason to do this.
The party fights, the party fights. If you don’t fight, you won’t be a party. If you don’t fight, you won’t be in power.
The best person to fight with now is Kong Rong, who seems to be a bit weak at the moment!
When talking about what to do next, everyone looked at Xi Liu, who was smiling and silent. There was some greed and desire in his eyes, like a group of scavenging jackals...
……(⊙x⊙;)……
Those in Xu County are not the only ones who are eager to carve up meat.
Just like in Taiyuan, there is also a group of scavengers. They don't know how to find new land and cultivate new harvests, but they can watch others fall and then pounce on them to eat the remains after death.
Wen Cheng is such a person, although he never considers himself a scavenger.
What Wen Cheng likes most is good people.
Of course, everyone likes good people.
Wen Cheng believes that it would be best if the world were all good people, how wonderful that would be...
Especially when Wen Cheng saw those poor good people, he would stand aside and lament, beating his chest and lamenting, "Good people! It's not easy! It's not easy! Why do good people become like this? Why!"
What’s going on in this world?!』
When I saw someone coming to help, I quickly praised them, "Yes, yes, you are doing the right thing! You want to help good people! You are doing the right thing! Support! We should support my actions like this!"
Then after sighing, I turned around...
Wen Cheng could just wipe the tears from the corner of his mouth and leave.
At this time, if you stop Wen Cheng and ask him why he doesn't do something to help good people, Wen Cheng will say sincerely: "Why? Why should I do good things? Why shouldn't others do good things? Why?"
Why do I want to suffer, not so-and-so? I am a person who has to see things that are fair! What? What happened to that person before? I am not familiar with that person before. I don’t understand the situation. How can I talk nonsense? How can I go?
How about help? I only understand my situation now. I’m miserable too. Why doesn’t anyone help me first? What’s wrong? Is this wrong? What’s wrong with it?”
So is the Wen family miserable?
Isn't it miserable that the old man of the Wen family, who is Wen Cheng's great-uncle, is so old and so old, yet he has to humble himself to find people, ask for connections, apologize, and kowtow to others?
The Wen family finally lost money and had their flesh cut off, and then adjusted the interest relationships among the squires and provided a lot of benefits. In the end, they were successfully elected by public opinion and took the position of Taiyuan prefect.
How long did you work before you were kicked out? Is it miserable?
The old man of the Wen family was so angry that he suffered a stroke on the spot, and died before the next spring. Then he lost the position of prefect, and the Wen family industry also encountered various problems. Finally, it encountered Hussar dumping, and no matter what happened in the mountains,
Neither the salt brine field nor the iron smelting workshop can be opened. So many people will either have to sell it at a low price or give it up. Is it miserable?
So since the Wen family is so miserable and there are so few good people in this world, then Wen Cheng can only be regarded as a villain.
"Report him!" Wen Cheng's face was a little distorted, and his features looked like they were staggering around, working on their own, "Report him! Strike while the iron is hot! Kill him in one fell swoop!"
"Lang Jun... this... report it? It's not difficult to report the Wang family, but..." Wen Cheng's confidants in the hall nodded, "If you really report it, I'm afraid, this... I'm afraid..."
"The Female CEO's Almighty Soldier"
The confidant is indeed a confidant, loyal to the Wen family, but his head is not very bright. He obviously does not understand the strategy proposed by Wen Cheng.
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Wen Cheng frowned.
"Yes, yes..." the confidant whispered, "If we report it like this, won't we implicate ourselves..."
Wen Cheng frowned, "How could it involve us?"
"Lang Jun," the confidant lowered his head, "this Wang family smuggles... ahem, we, um, this..."
The Wen family also smuggled goods.
And to be honest, in the border areas, even if there is no smuggling by big families, there are still smuggling by small families.
For example, the Hu people ran to the Han border in twos and threes and found the outside of the village. They offered a horse or two sheep in exchange for some copper and iron utensils, salt and tea. Should these villagers exchange it or not?
If it were changed, would these villagers be considered "smuggling"?
Does a small sin not count as a sin?
If it is a crime, how should these villagers be punished?
Moreover, General Fei Qian of the Hussars was not only bordering the Hu people along the Taiyuan line, what about the Western Regions and Southern Xinjiang?
So, this is a small problem, but also a big problem.
"You idiot!" Wen Cheng patted the table, "Who said we were going to report them for smuggling? Who cares about smuggling? Isn't there no smuggling in Hedong? What, isn't it just killing an old rabbit to make up for it? What kind of crime can smuggling be?
?What’s the use of reporting smuggling?』
"Then... Lang Jun means..." The confidant was stunned for a moment, "What is that reporting?"
Wen Cheng suddenly laughed, "Haha...Wang, you are plotting rebellion!"
"Conspiracy...ah?!" The confidant's eyes suddenly widened.
Treason is an unpardonable crime, and it is completely different from the crime of smuggling!
"Lang Jun, this crime of treason cannot be said by just anyone..." The confidants still felt that it was a bit unreliable.
Wen Cheng sneered twice and said, "Did you know that the Huns in southern Japan were in trouble some time ago?"
The confidant nodded, "I know."
"You know, what's the problem?" Wen Cheng stared, exhaled, and then explained to his confidants with a little helplessness, "The Southern Huns are in civil strife... If there is such chaos, there must be weapons or something, right? So those
Where did the weapon come from? Did it fall from the sky?』
The confidants suddenly realized, "That's what Wang smuggled and sold to them!"
"Idiot! It's not smuggling!" Wen Cheng couldn't help but cursed. If he hadn't seen this guy's absolute loyalty to the Wen family, Wen Cheng would have really wanted to let him go back to work and recreate it. He said seriously, "It was given by the Wang family!"
So, is there a problem with plotting rebellion?』
The confidant suddenly realized again, "Mr. Lang is indeed very smart! I, I will do it right away!"
"Wait! Come back!" Wen Cheng stared, "I haven't finished speaking yet! Why are you so anxious!"
"Yes, yes, sir, tell me." The confidant nodded and bowed.
Wen Cheng looked at his confidant, pondered for a long time, and finally decided to let his confidant do it. After all, he could only do it. Wen Cheng couldn't do it himself, right?
"For this matter of reporting, find a reliable person, find a time, post a notice in Jinyang City, and throw another one at the yamen gate... Anyway, be careful, don't let anyone catch you. It's us who reported it. I understand."
Don’t understand?" Wen Cheng explained in as much detail as possible, "If you get caught accidentally... do you know what to do?"
The confidant nodded and said, "Understood, I will definitely find someone who is tight-lipped. If he is caught... I will send someone... Kacha!"
"Who's stuck? Let's check you!" Wen Cheng was a little helpless, "You're still sending people, are you afraid that others can't find the evidence? If you are caught, you will be sent inside? You need to send people to find a refugee.
Find an illiterate person, and then ask the refugee to vote for him. Even if the refugee is caught, he can only identify the person you sent. You only need to identify this person... Understand? 』
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
"One more thing, you need to find some good guys, the kind who are from Orions, who walk through the mountains and forests and look at it as ordinary..." Wen Cheng showed a smile, "I heard that Wang's daughter is coming, after all, it's
