Suddenly, the entire Xu County became lively, as if it were a festival.
Kong Rong survived and celebrated the festival. If Kong Rong was killed, it would also be a festival. Eyeballs big and small flew over like black-headed flies and gathered around Kong Rong. Countless mouths also looked like
It was squirming like maggots, biting tightly, sucking blood and eating flesh, and moaned happily.
Natural disasters must be accompanied by man-made disasters.
When there is a flood, there are victims and some pretending to be victims.
When a fire breaks out, there are fighters and some pretending to be fighters.
Man-made disasters often also cause natural disasters.
In Xu County, people are feasting, eating flesh and blood, with smiles on their faces.
Aren't you just looking for fun?
What greater pleasure could there be than the current affairs of Kong Rong?
What you see must be the truth?
What I heard must be the truth?
Three-year-old children know that this may not be the case, but when they encounter it in life, how many people will consider the relationship between "truth" and "illusion", between "truth" and "lie"
question?
People always feel that they need the "truth", but most of the time, the prerequisite for the so-called "truth" is not whether the "truth" itself is true, but whether people are willing to believe that the "truth" is true.
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As long as someone is willing to believe something, even if it is false, it is the "truth" to that person! On the contrary, if people are not willing to believe this thing, then even if it is absolutely true, it is nothing more than "truth".
"Rumors that cannot withstand scrutiny" or "imaginations that do not conform to reality".
So, what exactly is truth and truth?
Is the truth"?
Or "believe"?
Is treason a mortal sin?
obviously.
So does the conspiracy require a thorough investigation to uncover all the accomplices?
Obviously it is also necessary.
But the problem is...
Most people are aware of the crime of "treason" committed by Kong Rong and Kong Wenju...
That's what it's all about.
After all, there is a saying that it takes three years for a scholar to rebel. Just like the grumbling horse monkey, if he is allowed to rebel, it will definitely not work.
It is inevitable for people like Kong Rong to gather together to criticize this and accuse that. But to say that this is evidence of his rebellion and to immediately use it to kill the nine tribes is probably ridiculous to everyone who hears it.
This is like having political control in a certain group in later generations, and then not only blocking the group with one click, but also sending warmth to the group members one by one, checking water meters, and performing voluntary community work. It seems to be a bit of a fuss and overkill.
Ever since, it has become more and more like a farce.
"See Your Majesty!"
In the Chongde Hall, hundreds of officials met.
Liu Xie sat on the throne, first glanced at Xi Liu intentionally or unintentionally, and then slightly raised his hand to signal, "Everyone loves you."
There are still procedures that should be followed. The Huangmen eunuch shouted in a high voice: "If something happens, start early. If nothing happens, leave the court!"
As soon as the Huangmen eunuch finished speaking, Xi Lu stepped out of the train, raised his hand and began to say: "Your Majesty, I will lead my colleagues in Yushitai to investigate Kong's Eucalyptus. Now we have found out everything."
Liu Xie already knew something about it, but he still pretended not to know and asked, "Have you found out? Then let's talk about it!"
"Your Majesty, the name of the Kong family is Kong Rong and Kong Wenju, when he was in Beihai..."
Xi Liu rambled on, recounted the contents again, and then added some minor, not so important charges, such as "disobeying court etiquette, walking in a bald turban, being rude to officials", etc., and finally concluded.
It was Kong Rong who was a great traitor lurking in the Han Dynasty. It was Xi Lu and his colleagues at Yushitai who found out from various clues that he had no loyalty to the Han Dynasty, had a collapsed mind, had no faith, and had lost his principles.
, they engage in small groups, small collectives, and arrogant people to slander the government, are unfaithful and unfilial, are not honest in their official positions, do not distinguish between relatives and nobles, are greedy and seek personal gain, and the people cannot complain without arrests, and the country cannot be settled without killing...
Xi Lu burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, I have received the emperor's great favor and served as the chief censor, but I never thought that the Kong family would be bold, ignore the king's law, brazenly resist arrest, wound and kill many court officials, it is really a heinous crime! Your Majesty
!』
Liu Xie couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly after hearing this. What is called "the most evil sin, Your Majesty", it sounds like Liu Xie himself is the most evil person...
Although Liu Xie had some preparations in his mind, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he heard Xi Lu say so simply that Kong Rong was worthless, extremely evil, and unpardonable.
After Xi Liu finished speaking, he saw the doctor's orders and the military advisor Lu Cui came out to offer wine and reported to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty! Kong Wenju is really heinous! All kinds of crimes really make me angry!"
I want to impeach a group of Kong people headed by Kong Wenju on nine charges in total! The guilty ones should be punished!』
After hearing Lu Cui's words, Liu Xie glanced at Cao Cao intentionally or unintentionally, his expression became solemn, and he said slowly: "Oh? Nine deadly sins? Those guilty should be punished? Come and report!"
"Kong Wenju's first crime was corruption! According to his ministers' thorough investigation of the files in Beihai, they found that since he became an official in Beihai, Kong Wenju embezzled property, misappropriated public funds, and falsely reported the amount. The total embezzlement was no less than five million yuan! Among them, there were also cases of chaos and chaos under the pretense of disaster.
To do this, the court taxes were cut off and used for other purposes. The amount was huge, more than ten million yuan!"
"Kong Wenju's second crime is forming a clique! According to the investigation, Kong Wenju claimed to be a descendant of Confucius, and used his reputation to recruit desperadoes, gather arrogant people, bribe court officials, and show favor to local officials. Now he is in the countryside
The wild people have formed a party of their own! Among them, there are even those who are colluding with Guanzhong and heading south to Jiangdong. It can be said that they have great plans!"
"The three crimes of Kong Wenju are unfaithfulness and unfilial piety! Kong Wenju..."
"enough!"
Just when Lu Cui wanted to continue reading, he was suddenly interrupted by Liu Xie.
If you want to impose a crime, why bother?
Is Kong Rong really plotting rebellion? Is he really being unfaithful and unfilial?
If we only look at the evidence given by Xi Lu and Lu Cui, Kong Rong was a heinous and treacherous person with ulterior motives!
But what if we look at the problem more comprehensively?
It's just a pity that many people are just willing to see what they want to see. They don't want to see all the facts. They will even insult the person who allowed them to see the truth. It's because of the people who uncovered the dark curtain.
Black, that’s why I saw the shady scene. Otherwise, why didn’t most people see it?
Why are you so troubled when others are fine?
Why is it that everyone can do it, but you can’t?
Empathizing with capital may not only occur at certain times.
Liu Xie looked at Xi Lu, then turned to look at Lu Cui, and said in a deep voice: "Xi Yushi, Lu Jijiu, you and the other two impeached Kong Wenju, do you have detailed evidence of guilt? If there is evidence of guilt, where did it come from?
Coming?』
Xi Lu lowered his head and replied: "As the censor of the imperial court, I am loyal to your majesty and responsible for the imperial court. Naturally, I dare not let anything slip. The charges against me for impeaching Kong Wenju are confirmed. There were investigations up and down the censor's desk, and the confessions of officials involved in Beihai."
, after repeated verification, there is absolutely no way it is fake!"
Lu Cui also said: "The charges against me are all true!"
Liu Xie nodded and said: "In that case, Kong Wenju's heinous crime was all found out through interrogation by you two?"
Xi Lu and Lu Cui looked at each other. Naturally, it was difficult and impossible to deny it, so they responded in unison.
Liu Xie nodded, suddenly patted the armrest of the throne, and said in a deep voice: "If it is as the two beloved ministers said, how could such a traitor continue to do evil for so long?! Is it possible that within this period of time, the officials from all over the country
, are all the nine ministers of the imperial court just decorations?! Why is it that no one investigates, and it is not until Xi Yushi and Lu Jijiu, the two beloved ministers, that the matter can be revealed? Could there be obstruction from the court officials, or could there be some unclear aspects of the Shangshutai's decree?
!Check! There must be something fishy about this matter! Continue to investigate thoroughly!』
In the main hall, the expressions of the officials suddenly changed.
Seeing other people's mountains on fire, whether you feel pitiful or gloating, is somewhat distant from yourself, but if a fire is about to burn your own head now...
"His Majesty……"
When Xi Liu saw something was wrong, he wanted to say something, but Liu Xie flicked his sleeves and said, "Such a rebellious person is now the harm of the Han Dynasty. If Ai Qing hadn't investigated thoroughly, how could the country have been brought to justice?"
Safe? Check! Continue the thorough investigation! I don’t believe that just a scholar named Kong Wenju can gather so many murderers! Where did the weapon armor and stomach come from? Where did the golden drum, flag and horn come from?! Are there any thieves in Qingzhou?
Connected with it?! Is there a traitor in Yingchuan who is secretly communicating?! Xi Aiqing! Road sacrificial wine! The poem goes, "He who travels a hundred miles is half ninety." This is the end of the road! I will leave this matter to the two lovers.
Sir! We must not stop here! We must thoroughly investigate the conspiracy to avoid future troubles! I am tired! I will come here today and retreat from the court!"
After saying that, Liu Xie stood up, tossed his sleeves and left.
The officials were helpless. No matter what their thoughts were, they could only bow their heads in obeisance to the eunuch's shrill voice...
……=╮(╯▽╰)╭b……
During the three to four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, after the children of the gentry entered the official career and wanted to climb from the middle to the top, the promotion path was actually not much different from that of the subsequent feudal dynasties.
The first step is to have a clearer understanding of the court's policies, an overall understanding of various laws and regulations, and the relationship between the factions and figures in the court. This requires at least reaching the level of Shizhong,
A better promotion point would be to be a supervisory censor, or some important official positions under Jiuqing, or even a certain Cao under Sangong.
Then, he was sent to a local place to serve as a governor of a certain place, an important county, a feudal country, and transferred two or three times in different states and counties. Only in this way can he accumulate enough qualifications, experience and connections. This is the second step.
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Then, if the official's performance as a local official was outstanding enough and his backers in the court were strong enough, he could return to the central government. If his qualifications, means, ability, and luck are all sufficient, he could go a step further.
, became an important figure in the court, ranked among the three princes, and from then on one person was inferior to ten thousand people!
However, this is only a normal promotion path, and it does not apply to Cao Cao and a series of people from the Cao and Xiahou families.
After these people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family entered the officialdom, they were like a herd of wild boars that broke into the crop fields, confusing the original rules of the crop fields and making them worthless.
It was too chaotic before, with constant disputes in various places, and the situation was precarious. No one knew whether the flag hanging on the city head today would be replaced by another one tomorrow, so there was no time to care about it or think about anything.
It would be good if it goes down. But as the situation gradually stabilizes and the three pillars are re-formed, the barriers to mobility between classes become apparent.
Of course, the same is true for various feudal officials, such as Fei Qian, Sun Quan and others, who all have similar problems.
It's just that Feiqian's side is slightly better. The people sitting in the top positions all achieved glory in several bloody storms. Only the later generations, such as Sima Yi, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Liang, have returned.
Occasionally, I will be questioned and hostile by others, but if I clear the dungeon a few times, I guess no one will dare to beep.
For example, Pang Tong, Xun Chen, Xun You, Jia Xu, Xu Shu and others, basically no one dares to do any small tricks easily at the moment. After all, the people who did small tricks before are already dead, and their deaths are very miserable by the roadside.
At the same time, under Fei Qian's rule, there were not many directly incompetent people in the corpse position. Compared with Cao Cao and Sun Quan, the number of idlers was almost negligible. Most officials were capable, and middle and lower-level officials were also taking exams.
They are selected, so naturally there are relatively few conflicts between superiors and subordinates. Everyone knows how much they have. If you can get promoted, you have to make a comparison. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are mediocre will be demoted. If you win, you will be promoted to office, and if you lose, you will be promoted.
Skills are inferior to humans.
There is nothing to say, and no one will listen.
If you are not convinced, take the exam!
Every year, Enke does not prohibit grassroots officials from participating, and there is no death line or graduation line at the age of 35. Therefore, as long as you have the ability and want to participate, you will have the opportunity, and naturally there will be fewer complaints.
However, in the case of Cao and Sun, a large number of their own children take shortcuts, which often means that there will be some hidden dangers!
Cao Cao is even more serious here!
Being sent to a local place as an official and becoming a feudal official seems to be far away from the center of the imperial court, and the period is also quite hard. But for those ambitious officials, it is absolutely an indispensable and crucial step. Because the old Han Dynasty
Yuanjun's official structure makes it so that once you have the opportunity to become a feudal official, you will be a local little emperor! When promoting cronies, buying officials, and expanding contacts, there is not much pressure and competition. As long as you manage it carefully, you can
Obtain a large number of cronies and cronies, and later enter the center of the court. There will also be people who can help you.
But now, the promotion routes of these children of other clans have been interrupted.
Then when Cao Cao gathered various counties and counties, except for a few places that were smashed and taken back, most of the other areas were renovated, but on the surface they bypassed the original ID of the demon machine and wanted to restore the settings.
, there was a thunderstorm immediately.
Why didn't Cao Cao understand this?
So Lao Cao has been operating, really operating.
Lao Cao is committed to the great cause of turning other people's wives into his own. In this way, other people's sons become his own sons. Then among so many adopted sons, there will naturally be some outstanding heirs.
This avoids the situation where one's own heirs are lonely and have insufficient power.
On the other hand, Lao Cao is constantly weakening the power of the local gentry.
Buy those who can be bribed, and win over those who can be won over. Only when there is really no other way will they kill.
It's like dealing with Kong Rong.
After Kong Rong escaped from Xu County and returned to his hometown, Cao Cao never did anything, nor did he say what he wanted to do to Kong Rong. Why did he suddenly attack Kong Rong immediately?
Are those old disputes in Beihai finally brought to light?
Obviously, it's not that, it's just that Kong Rong got himself into trouble during this period of time.
When Xi Liu wanted to mess with Kong Rong, Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, his focus was not on Kong Rong at that time, but Cao Cao didn't expect that Kong Rong said he was not afraid or not.
He is still afraid in his heart, so he will inevitably attend some gatherings and meet some people, so that he can feel that he is still under the support of the "people" and gain some comfort.
It’s just that when you attend a banquet, of course you have to drink, and if you drink too much, sometimes what you say will not go through your brain, and then it will be recorded by someone who is interested... Bah, if it was revealed, it would naturally anger Cao Cao, and Cao Cao’s subordinates.
Those people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
Some things should not be known to ordinary people! The fig leaf must be covered, otherwise the people in the audience will laugh as soon as they come on stage, saying that this official has a big word on his butt, so how can he manage it?
How else to govern?
Kong Rong presented the memorial "Yizhun Ancient King's System". In the memorial, Kong Rong advocated "Thousands of miles in the world, no feudal princes", which meant that Cao Cao was forced to roll over Yingchuan and leave Yuzhou to the emperor Liu Xie to manage it.
This suggestion of considering the emperor entirely from the perspective of respecting the emperor and expanding the real power of the Han Dynasty is obviously inconsistent with Cao Cao's strategy of "holding the emperor to order the princes".
Of course, in addition to these scenes, Kong Rong was also involved in another matter at the moment...
Therefore, Cao Cao is going to let Kong Rong die. If Kong Rong cannot be killed, then there will definitely be a second person to come up, a third person, and finally a group of trainees and apprentices will swarm over. What will Cao Cao do then?
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Of course, if Kong Rong can change his attitude and go to Cao Cao's side, then Cao Cao will inevitably perform a "courteous corporal" drama, and there is no need to go into details about throwing boots. It's a pity that Kong Rong himself can only give in to pears, and let others
He was so stupid that he thought that this time, just like when he and his brother were fighting to the death, he would be blessed with millions of glory and fame.
Between character design and life, Kong Rong finally chose character design.
Although Kong Rong was not allowed to see visitors in the prison in Xu County, outside the prison, "people" always came to visit him, and they "spontaneously" shouted Kong Rong's name loudly to express their respect for Kong Rong.
Support", this also made Kong Rong more convinced that suffering is only temporary and light is ahead!
But Kong Rong had no idea whether the so-called brilliance shining on him was man-made or natural...
Brilliant and enchanting eyes.
If your eyes are blurred, of course you can't see clearly the path under your feet.
