Chapter 2826: The sinners wife is told, but the people suffer without a voice.
No one expected that Zhang Liao would suddenly kill the chief clerk of the Protectorate on the spot!
But Zhang Liao did just that.
Because Zhang Liao feels that he has this responsibility on his shoulders!
You need to take responsibility!
Just like the structure of the Duhufu, it was a pioneering work of the Han Dynasty.
Before the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as a Protectorate...
Why is it said that the Han Dynasty was ahead of the world in many things? It is because during the Han Dynasty, the Han people in the Central Plains of China would not say that there was no precedent, teachers did not teach, saints did not do it, etc., and then they openly stopped doing it.
There is no precedent, the Han people are the precedent.
No one taught it, the Han people just passed it on to future generations.
There are no sages to refer to, and the Han people are just as good as the sages.
After the Western Han Dynasty unified the Western Regions, the Western Regions Protectorate was established. At first, it was just an "envoy captain" to manage farm affairs. Later, it was discovered that there were many things to manage and the territory was very large, so it was not limited by any precedents.
Ah, or maybe they are thinking about not opening this hole, not letting unruly people take advantage, not having any loopholes, and so on. Just "protect the North Road together" and set up a "Capital Protector".
From Zheng Ji as the first Protector of the Western Regions to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, there were 18 people who served as Protector of the Western Regions, 10 of whom are named in the historical records, and the inheritance was orderly. There were positions such as Protector, Deputy Protector, Chief Shi, and Sima in the Protectorate.
, the above emphasis was on the military, and later there were people who recorded affairs and participated in the military, recorded affairs, and various Cao Cao participated in the military, participated in the military, and worked in positions such as writing and writing, focusing on staff and civilian positions.
It is a pity that the later Han people failed to inherit this courage and inherit this spirit.
At least not for these people in front of me.
Not at all.
The Registrar of the Protectorate is a position with the same name similar to that of a state or county. Because it involves some confidential documents, it serves as a hub. The position is not high but the importance is not small. Therefore, it is generally held by the confidants of the local governor. Later, in
The feudal dynasty also realized this during the reform of the official system, and gradually differentiated the powers of the chief registrar. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the powers of the chief registrar gradually weakened and became ordinary document officials.
Therefore, the person currently serving as the chief registrar in the Protectorate of the Western Regions is a relative of Lu Bu's Madam Yan, and is said to be Madam Yan's nephew.
There were two wives of Lu Bu, one was Mrs. Yan, and the other was Mrs. Wei. Mrs. Wei died in the war. Yes, Mrs. Wei was Wei Xu's sister.
As for that little grass, she is just a spoiled concubine.
Therefore, before Zhang Liao took action, no one thought that Zhang Liao would really dare to kill the chief clerk. Even the chief clerk himself probably thought that it would only be a physical pain at most, so he dared to stand in front and speak.
Is it a common practice in official circles that if something goes wrong or something is messed up, it must be someone else’s fault, and the leaders are uninformed and don’t understand the situation at all. Once things get serious, they will blame someone else.
In the name of He Zhiguo, He Zhiguo was dismissed from his post and investigated with great fanfare, and the publicity was widely publicized to eliminate public resentment. After a period of time, those big people who took the blame would quietly be reinstated, and even get higher positions.
If it weren't for the benefits behind it, Da He He wouldn't be willing to take the blame, right? Of course, the so-called Da He He is not necessarily all temporary workers. They may also be white gloves or green gloves, etc. A series of gloves, just
Such as the various leather holding companies used in capitalist countries to isolate debt and obtain benefits.
Therefore, Master Yan felt that the worst he could do was to make an oversight. The most he could do was apologize in public and express his attitude, and then he could deal with Zhang Liao by dealing with the culprit, and wait until the limelight passed.
But I didn't expect Zhang Liao to take action directly and chop off his head at the slightest disagreement!
When alive, he is still a human being; when dead, he is just a pile of flesh.
carrion.
Zhang Liao did not hide his disgust at all, shook the blood off his sword, and then said in a deep voice: "You are all scholars, you should know the basic system of etiquette! What is etiquette? The purpose of etiquette is to prevent chaos! The Western Regions established a capital protectorate.
, not seeking fame and fortune, but to appease the vassals and pacify the foreign invaders, and also to prevent chaos in the Western Regions!"
"When it comes to the ways of life and death, and the laws of ritual and punishment, you are better than others. However, this son of the Yan family stole the title of Hussar, betrayed the entrustment of the governor, and betrayed the people of the Western Region. He is greedy and cunning.
Get away with it, torture innocent people, but say that they don’t know the crime, and they don’t know what to ask when they are officials. They are responsible for their mistakes, the people’s cries are not heard, and they die in vain! What is their job, and where is their responsibility?! 』
"If we talk about loyalty, how can we talk about loyalty when he goes against his master and acts selfishly?"
"If we talk about filial piety, it goes against human ethics. How can we talk about filial piety?"
"If we talk about benevolence, how can we talk about benevolence if it harms the people and hurts others?"
"If we talk about righteousness, how can we talk about righteousness if we are so cunning and evasive?"
"Everyone can punish these unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust people!"
"Come here, take his body and hang it on the top of the city!"
"Search his house, seize the criminal's family papers, confiscate his property according to the law, and make his wife a slave!"
As soon as Zhang Liao said this, everyone was frightened again.
Suddenly some soldiers came forward, dragged the body away, took the head and left.
The blood dragged a long trace on the ground, and the smell of blood spread everywhere. The expressions of the remaining people were different. Some people were pale, some were blushing, some had trembling legs and feet, and some were motionless.
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The property is confiscated and the wife is made into a slave?
Although it is said that Fei Qian implemented the "Law of Corruption" in Guanzhong, the Western Regions, a newly established administrative agency that had relatively lost its supervisory system after Li Ru's death, did not have much understanding of the "Law of Corruption".
Not profound.
This is also a normal phenomenon. After all, what happens to others is just a story. Just like in the feudal dynasties of later generations, it is not said in conferences or small meetings that someone in such and such a place was arrested for corruption, and the whole family
Isn’t it true that copying and beheading is listened to as a story? There is also the story of plundering skin and filling it with grass in the early Ming Dynasty. As time goes by, doesn’t it just sound like wow and then disappear?
After the Longyou Incident, the "4321" local administrative system has been gradually developed in various places, but here in Xihai, it is still the same as Xiliang.
Therefore, when Zhang Liao said that "the wife of a corrupt man is equally guilty," some people couldn't help but jump out and cry out for injustice.
"Even if the chief register is punished by death, Confucius said, "Guide them with government, regulate them with punishment, and the people will be spared without shame. Guide them with virtue, and regulate them with propriety, with shame and dignity." Laws are the tools of governance, not Controlling the source of purity and turbidity is also the source of turbidity. If the government is to put out the fire and boil, it is not harsh and harsh, but it is joyful to be able to do the job of evil!" Someone stood up and said loudly, "The Han Dynasty was prosperous. But for the sake of simplicity, the net will leak out to the fish that swallowed the boat, and the officials will not be treacherous, and the people will be happy. The general has sinned against his wife, which is an extremely serious crime. His wife is at home and has not done anything wrong, so how can he be punished? The punishment? If the general is like this, doesn’t it mean that the crime is innocent and the punishment is innocent? Then where does the law exist and what is the purpose of the law?! 』
Zhang Liao looked at the man and did not immediately take out the knife to kill him. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the Counselor of the Protector's Office, Luo Zheng!" The man didn't show any concern at all. He held out his chest and said in a deep voice, "General, do you want to kill someone?"
Zhang Liao laughed and said: "How long will Counselor Luo serve? But he will be appointed today?"
Luo Zheng was stunned for a moment. Apparently he didn't quite understand why Zhang Liao asked him how long he had been in office. He thought Zhang Liao was questioning his short tenure, so he didn't understand the situation, so he replied loudly: "I have been serving as counselor for more than a year."
Zhang Liao nodded, "Having been in office for more than a year, may I ask the counselor, have you ever spoken out for the people?"
"Ah?" Luo Zheng's eyes widened.
Zhang Liao pointed to the pool of blood in front of the hall, "Counsellor Luo was right and strict in his words. For this reason, the thieves are angry about his injustice. However, the people of the West Sea are suffering so much. Can the counselor complain about his injustice?"
"Ah?" Luo Zheng's eyes were still wide-eyed. Isn't this talking about whether Master Yan's wife is innocent? Why did it suddenly turn to ordinary people? What is the connection between whether ordinary people are fair and unfair and Master Yan's wife? ?
Seeing that Luo Zheng still didn't understand, Zhang Liao turned around and asked Zhang An: "Zhi Yin supervises Zhang, oh, no, I heard that Si Zhang supervises, what are his achievements?"
Zhang An sighed silently, stood a step forward, and slowly raised his head that had been lowered all the time. The expression on his face also changed from the cautious look at the beginning to one that looked like he was looking out of the scabbard. As if he had drawn out a sword, he glanced at Luo Zheng and said directly: "Luo Zheng. A native of Baishi County, Longxi. In the sixth year of Taixing, he moved to Xihai with the people. He was good at classics and arithmetic. He was appointed as the Secretary of the Duhufu for the first time. , and later served as counselor at the beginning of the seventh year of Taixing. He has been serving as a counselor ever since. Most of these people use false reputations as good deeds and are vain in their affairs. Although they have no obvious evil deeds, they do not advocate for the people."
Zhang Liao nodded, "What a pity."
What's a pity?
Luo Zheng was confused. Before he could understand why Zhang Liao said it was a pity, he heard Zhang Liao continue to say: "It's a pity. It's a pity that many erudite and talented people have learned from the belly of a dog. Who is Master Yan? Supervisor Zhang!"
Zhang An obviously no longer held back anymore, and said loudly: "The chief secretary, Yan, is greedy. In the government office, under the guise of the name of the Protector, he uses his power to collect bribes and exploit officials, but he has not given anything." They all judged it to be of inferior quality and gave it up. The family's wealth was useless, and there were dozens of fertile fields in the manor in the west of the city, and thousands of cattle and sheep, all of which had been collected over the years."
Zhang Liao nodded and added, "There are also incompetent positions, corruption, delays in military rations, and obstruction of military law!"
Zhang An handed over his hand and said, "Remember the humble position."
Zhang Liao turned to Luo Zheng and said, "Are you unfair to the Yan family and think that his wife is innocent? When her wife was enjoying herself, did she use anything other than corrupt money? If she used her ill-gotten wealth, she should be held accountable."
Sin! If you really have a righteous heart and cry out for injustice in the world, why haven't you cried out for the people for more than a year? When the people of the West Sea were working hard, where were you? When the soldiers were paying their dues and being corrupted, how could you?
What else can you say? When punishing evildoers, you cannot bear to say that the wife of an evildoer is innocent, but why don't you see your good deeds? You turn a blind eye and listen to the misery of the people! This is worthy of punishment!"
Luo Zheng's face suddenly turned pale, his body was shaking, and he was speechless.
What Zhang Liao said is indeed true.
Good people and bad people cannot be determined by one sentence, nor does it mean that good people will only do good things throughout their lives, and bad people will do evil things throughout their lives. However, Chinese people often have a misunderstanding, that is, they like to stand on a high moral position, as if they can persuade bitches.
If a good butcher puts down his knife, he can achieve great merit and great retribution. For this reason, he will not hesitate to offer a high price to the bitch butcher, saying that as long as he repentes, he will forget the blame, and then turn around and criticize the good people, as long as the good people do one thing wrong.
, they will be trampled under their feet and cursed for thousands of years.
Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, officials and Confucian scholars who stand in high positions often like to talk about fairness and express how innocent the children of criminals are, but turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people. Such remarks can be said to be punishable.
The most fundamental purpose of etiquette and strict laws is to maintain social stability, punish evil and promote good, promote righteousness, and eliminate evil. Corrupt people, such as Master Yan, collect bribes and buy manors, including their wives.
Inside, everyone in the family has enjoyed prosperity and wealth by virtue of their authority, controlled a large amount of resources, and gained more conveniences than ordinary people. However, Luo Zheng now says that his wife, children and children are innocent, so they cannot be together.
Punishment?
This type of argument is what sour Confucian literati like most, the so-called confusion of right and wrong.
When Luo Zheng talked about the innocence of the wife of the chief secretary, he did not talk about whether the children of soldiers who died on the battlefield received preferential treatment, nor did he protect the rights and interests of ordinary people who faced heavy labor and endless exploitation. These are similar to Luo Zheng
On the surface, these people talk a lot of high-sounding things, but in fact they are indifferent to many specific incidents of unfair treatment at the bottom. Instead, they are particularly concerned about whether the wives and families of corrupt officials can be accommodated.
In their heart, they express righteously how innocent the criminal's wife is, but they are indifferent to how to ensure the rights and interests of the people who are truly miserable and innocent victims.
Ultimately, these people are just afraid that once they are investigated and punished, their families will be affected if they really follow the "Corruption Law", so they use the name of fairness to find a future for their families.
It's just a road.
It cannot be said that it is far-sighted.
"That's right," Zhang Liao suddenly patted his head lightly, "That's reckless..."
Luo Zheng suddenly seemed to have grasped the last straw for drowning. He braced himself and looked at Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao turned his head and looked at Zhang An, sighed and said: "I'm so tired from running around for days... I even forgot to ask Counselor Luo to say a few more words and ask if anyone else feels the same way... After all, I can speak out for Master Yan."
A righteous person may also have many problems..."
Zhang An coughed, not knowing whether he should say he was right or wrong.
As for Luo Zhengze, he was dumbfounded, his face was yellow and white, and he completely lost his previous upright and dignified attitude, and instead looked wretched.
Zhang Liao waved his hand and did not continue to pay attention to Luo Zheng. Instead, he continued to say to Zhang An: "In this case, I will only bother Supervisor Zhang more... and if you have heard about the investigation files of the Division, you will be punished according to the law. If you deserve to be killed, you will be killed."
,I’ll punish you if you deserve it!』
Zhang An looked at Zhang Liao with bright eyes, "May I ask the general, is it all... or..."
Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone! I don't have so much time to talk to these people!"
Zhang An took a long breath, then lowered his head to accept the order, and immediately took a step forward, standing in front of the blood-stained steps with his head held high, looking around at the officials of the Protectorate.
For these people, he actually has an account and records every detail.
As the supervisor of the Youwen Division hidden in the Western Regions, he has been recording silently for a long time, just for this day!
Initially, Zhang An was not sure about Zhang Liao's thoughts and did not know whether he should take out these records. However, after Zhang Liao killed the chief clerk and exposed Zhang An's hidden identity, Zhang An understood that when the time came,
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It’s time to settle accounts!
Zhang An's eyes were on one of them, "Sima Chen, the Protectorate's Sima, deducted soldiers' pay, stole and sold weapons, according to the law..."
Before Zhang An finished speaking, a man suddenly jumped out from among the people in the Duhu Mansion, took out a dagger from his arms, and rushed towards Zhang Liao, who had his back turned to everyone!
This person is the Sima of the Protectorate that Zhang An mentioned!
Since he is a Sima, he is more or less skilled in martial arts. At this moment, Zhang Liao turned around and suddenly jumped out, just like a poisonous snake suddenly showing its fangs and biting fiercely.
Zhang Liao's back!
Zhang An was suddenly startled, his heart was pulled tightly, and he watched helplessly as this person rushed forward...
Sima of the Protectorate Palace still had a ferocious smile on his face. He felt that Zhang Liao did not bring many soldiers. If he could kill Zhang Liao here in one fell swoop, the next thing would be easy!
He even thought about how to cover up the truth. As long as Zhang An framed the chief secretary, Zhang Liao bullied the officials of the Protectorate without any reason. The chief secretary Yan couldn't bear the humiliation, resisted in anger and was brutally killed, so everyone was angry
Counterattack and kill Zhang Liao and Zhang An!
Anyway, all the officials in the Duhu Mansion are involved in some corruption, more or less, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to stay in the Duhu Mansion, so to a certain extent they are all considered “one of our own”!
Of course "one's own people" must protect "one's own people"!
On this point, Sima of the Protectorate was right. Just like Luo Zheng, who just said that Master Yan's wife was innocent, he actually got some benefits from it. Although there was no explicit request for or acceptance of bribes, it was still considered a vested interest.
One of the people with interests, so he stood up and spoke for Master Yan. As the saying goes, taking people's money is naturally to eliminate disasters.
So as long as Zhang Liao is killed, everything will be fine...
Sima of the Protectorate Palace saw that the dagger he stabbed was about to pierce Zhang Liao's back, and his expression became more and more ferocious. But suddenly, his eyes blurred, and Zhang Liao suddenly disappeared in front of him!
While waiting for Sima Gang of the Protectorate to control the pace of the attack and look for Zhang Liao, he felt that he seemed to be floating, and then he saw a headless body with his hand stretched out, holding a dagger, and rushed forward.
, and finally hit the steps of the festival hall...
At this moment, Zhang An stood aside, his mouth wide open, and he just shouted the word "small".
Zhang Liao shook his sword and drew a line of blood, like a lazy tiger retracting its claws. Seeing the head rolling down to the front, he stopped with one foot and faced Zhang Liao as if nothing had happened.
