In some ways, this is not a good thing, but it is not a bad thing either.
The fact that Dali Temple is really busy shows that Feiqian's trial system for officials has been formally established and has become a normal existence, instead of relying on some personnel to carry out surprise operations.
In Dali Temple, there seems to be an eerie and terrifying force hanging over the sky all the time. Even the most arrogant criminals can't help but feel timid when they come here.
Sima Yi liked this redesigned lobby very much.
The tall book eucalyptus was placed on a deliberately elevated platform, and a dark blue curtain was used to cover the legs and feet around the book eucalyptus. Writs and gavels were placed on it.
Dark blue and bright red are the main colors of the entire lobby. Dark blue symbolizes the steel-like law that cannot be changed, and bright red of course symbolizes blood.
So the seat Sima Yi was sitting on was a special one, bright red, and matched with Gao Shugu. It was probably shaped like a later Taishi chair. The reasonable height and comfort of this kind of chair made Sima Yi sit on it and not want to get down.
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The promotion of chairs is also slowly proceeding, just like the reform of officialdom in the Han Dynasty promoted by Fei Qian.
This is often the case when one move affects the whole body.
It is very simple to make a chair, but with a chair, do you need to raise the table? If the table is raised, does the window sill that is originally parallel to the table also need to be raised? If the window sill is raised, does the house structure also need to be raised?
Adjustment? This is just one person and one house. What if it is all the houses in the world?
The same is true for official administration.
Sima Yi wrote the last stroke on the document, then finalized the verdict, put down the pen, ended the day's work, and said, "File it."
Immediately, the clerk in the hall came forward, respectfully put these documents away, and took them away.
These penalty documents will be delivered to the Shangshu Desk for random inspection and finally filed, and will subsequently become a reference standard for similar cases in various counties.
Perhaps it was because he felt a little uncomfortable after lowering his head to write for a long time. Sima Yi couldn't help but rub his sore neck. The confidant beside him cleverly stepped forward and helped Sima Yi massage his neck.
Sima Yi closed his eyes and asked his confidants to press his shoulders, "What's new outside these two days?"
The confidant replied in a low voice: "Yesterday, the Council of Laws and Regulations said that they were going to establish a law for the Western Regions... The doors were closed. They said when it would be formulated and when it would be opened... Everyone in the market opened a handicap to bet on the laws of the Western Regions.
How long will the hospital take..."
"Law of the Western Regions?" Sima Yi asked, "What do you mean? What is the Law of the Western Regions?"
"Because when I heard about it, the Shenluyuan was already closed..." the confidant replied, "But I still tried to find a way to find out. It is said that it was because of the matter of the Great Protector of the Western Regions... Hussar said that the three countries in the Western Regions
There has been no decent standard of measurement for four hundred years, and the canonization of states is arbitrary, so there must be a rules and regulations..."
Sima Yi closed his eyes, but his eyeballs moved a few times under his eyelids, "Is there anything else?"
"Also..." The confidant thought for a while, "Also, it is said that the Examination Department is recruiting people and is preparing to go to the Western Region to verify the performance of officials... After all, the Western Region has become like this, and the Hussars must be very angry... I
Look at this time, the Protector of the Western Region is probably in trouble..."
"The examination department..." After a moment of silence, Sima Yi shook his head and said, "No, not necessarily."
"Ah?" The confidant didn't understand, but he didn't ask any more questions and just said directly, "There is also someone who went to Zhijian Yuan to remonstrate with the Western Region, but was scolded by Ni Zhengping and ran away?"
"Zhijianyuan?" Sima Yi was slightly stunned, "Who is it?"
"I'm not sure. It is said that he is from Heluo and his surname is Zhang." Sima Yi's confidant said
"He Luo?" Sima Yi's eyes moved slightly.
The confidant nodded and said, "Yes, I heard it belongs to Heluo."
Sima Yi suddenly smiled slightly, "That's interesting..."
Sima Yi leaned forward, then moved his shoulders, "That's it. Go prepare the carriage and horses, I want to pay homage to the lord."
The confidant responded and retreated first.
Sima Yi stood up and did not leave the lobby of Dali Temple immediately. Instead, he walked down the steps on one side, then walked to the bottom of the platform and in front of the table, turned around and looked up from the angle below.
"It's useless to rise to the top to look at Chu. Look at Chu and the hall, Jingshan and the capital..." Sima Yi sighed softly, "Those who can climb high and give gifts can be officials?"
Sima Yi smiled, lowered his head, turned around and walked out.
Sima Yi knew very well that if someone can reach a high position and be gifted, can he be called a doctor?
It’s like something about the Western Regions, just the Western Regions?
Heluo people...
hehe.
……(*`ェ′*)……
Zhang Cun, a Heluo native, has not been embarrassed to go out these two days.
He stayed in an inn.
But the lease period for clothes and other items was approaching, and now he was at a loss as to what to do next.
Having no money to redeem the crown means that he will not get his deposit back!
If he can't get his deposit back, what will he do with his subsequent expenses? The inn also requires rent, as well as food and drink for three daily meals. If he doesn't have the money, he will be kicked out!
If that doesn't work, why don't you take these rented clothes to a pawn shop?
But this would be a huge loss!
When he was tossing and turning with worry and restless, someone knocked on his door.
"Brother Zhang... Where is Brother Zhang?"
When Zhang Cun heard this voice, he immediately stood up, hurriedly walked to the door, and opened the door, "You, you, you! How dare you come here?! You have caused so much misery to me!"
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"Shh..." The visitor signaled, then looked around, then pushed Zhang Cun's hand away, and walked into the room, "Brother Zhang, I'm here to give you money... If you don't
Hi, I’m leaving now?』
"..." Zhang Cun's face twitched a few times, and then he tried his best to change his scowl into a smile, "Hi! It's all about money or not... Please sit down, sit down and talk... I have no preparations here, I'm really slow to treat you."
Already..."
"Haha." The visitor smiled and sat down, "When Brother Zhang went to Zhijianyuan before, I originally wanted to go... But I happened to have something to do. I was out for two days and I will be back today... I heard that Brother Zhang
Didn’t the remonstrance go well?』
The corner of Zhang Cun's mouth twitched, "Brother! What you said is useless! Look, I am now..."
"There's no rush, Brother Zhang. Please tell me in detail, what exactly happened in Zhijian Yuan?" the visitor asked.
Zhang Cun sighed and recounted the process of the remonstrance in the courtyard, "Brother, you originally said that there would be many benefits after giving the remonstrance, but the most disadvantage would be that the Hussar might send me there in the name of governing the Western Regions of the Qing Dynasty."
The Western Region is like the old story of Emperor Xiaowu... But you see, there is nothing, and I was fined 5,000 yuan..."
Zhang Cun took out the ticket from his arms and put it on the table. He looked at the visitor with bright eyes, his meaning was very obvious.
"Don't worry, I'll pay the fine for you..." The visitor nodded and said with a smile, "It seems that my estimate was somewhat different... But at least you haven't been fined anything now..."
Zhang Cun rubbed his fingers on the table and said, "Brother, I was fined! Five thousand dollars! Well, the fine is indeed not heavy, but the important thing is that now I am here... money is really tight...
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"No hurry, no rush..." The visitor frowned and said, "That's not right. The Hussar just cleaned up the officials in Longyou, and the Dali Temple is still trying them... Logically speaking, now all the officials in Longyou are...
It’s not enough. Now there is something going on in the Western Region, and the three assistants in Chang’an and the officials in the land east of the river have not moved... Where did this Hussar come from to fill the hole in the Western Region?”
"Hey! At worst, we can move the officials of Chang'an Sanfu over! You'll know when the time comes!" Zhang Cun didn't take out the money immediately when he saw the person coming. He was somewhat impatient, but he couldn't just reach out and ask for it casually.
Coping with it.
The visitor's eyes flashed, and then he stared at Zhang Cun.
Zhang Cun looked around, "Brother, what are you..."
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay... By the way, I want to give it to Brother Zhang..." The visitor lowered his head and reached into his arms, as if to get money for Zhang Cun, "Brother Zhang is indeed a great talent..."
The slight setbacks now are just temporary..."
Zhang Cun licked his lips slightly, his eyes shining.
The person who came got half of it, suddenly turned his head towards the door, and shouted in a low voice, "Who?!"
Zhang Cun immediately followed him and looked at the door, but saw that it was quiet and there was no movement at all. He couldn't help but be stunned, and then felt a chill in his chest and abdomen!
"you……"
A burst of severe pain surged out. Just as Zhang Cun was about to scream, someone covered his mouth and pushed him to the ground. He was unable to scream and his legs and feet were kicking on the floor.
After a few clicks, it made a muffled sound.
Blood gushed out, Zhang Cun stared at the visitor, then his struggling strength gradually weakened, and finally he became motionless.
The visitor put down Zhang Cun's body, then listened to the surrounding movements, then grabbed Zhang Cun's hand, dipped it in his own blood, wrote a few words on the floor, then stood up and cleaned it up.
I looked around again, opened a crack in the door and peeked in. Seeing no one outside, I ducked out...
……(#￢.￢)……
One advantage of Feiqian's own Hussar General's Mansion is that the commuting time is short.
When you go to work, you just walk forward, and when you get off work, you just walk back. The front and back are only a mile or two.
After get off work, Fei Qian walked back along the corridor. After a short while, he returned home and entered the back hall of the General's Mansion.
The servants and maids brought Fei Qian washing water and helped Fei Qian wash up.
When Fei Zhen got the news that Fei Qian was back, she came out of the backyard and went to Fei Qian to say hello.
"Have you eaten?" Fei Qian asked.
Fei Zhen replied, "Seeing that father didn't come back, mother asked the children to have dinner together first."
"Yeah." Fei Qian nodded. Because there were many things to do, Fei Qian was often not sure how much time it would take when convening people to discuss matters, so Fei Qian also told Huang Yueying and others that they didn't have to wait for Fei Qian to come back in the backyard before eating.
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"How are your homework these days?" Fei Qian asked Fei Zhen while wiping his face with a hot towel.
Fei Zhen was not in a hurry. She stood aside and took the hot towel from Fei Qian. After handing it back to the attendant, she said, "I'm still watching the Spring and Autumn Period these days."
"What year did you see?" Fei Qian asked Fei Zhen as he motioned for her to sit down.
Feizhen said: "It was the fourth year of Ding Gong's reign."
Fei Qian raised his head and recalled, "Oh, what do you think is the most impressive thing in this year?"
"It must be Er Xu!" Feizhen was obviously somewhat prepared, so she said with a very confident look, "A country can be destroyed with one word, and a country can be rejuvenated with one word. Er Xu should be like this! Weeping for Qin Ting, singing without clothes! What a shame.
Sincerity, trust, righteousness, and courage! They can all be seen!"
Fei Qian touched his beard and smiled, "Do you really think so?"
Feizhen was stunned for a moment, her expression changed slightly, "Father, what you mean is..."
Fei Qian shook his head and said: "If you just saw the excitement, you might as well go out and turn left to find some Zuixianlou dialect books to read..."
Feizhen's face suddenly collapsed, "Father... please give me some advice on this..."
Fei Qian said slowly: "Wu Zixu destroyed Chu, Shen Baoxu cried for Qin... It seems quite lively, right?"
Feizhen nodded.
Fei Qian laughed twice, "But you were deceived..."
"Ah?" Feizhen's eyes widened, "Could it be that...father means that Spring and Autumn...is fake?"
Fei Qian smiled and said, "No... Spring and Autumn are written in Spring and Autumn style... Do you understand?"
"Uh..." Fei Zhen seemed to understand.
"Okay, moving reinforcements can be regarded as Shen Baoxu's ability, but what did he say to King Qin?" Fei Qian asked slowly while looking up at the sky.
"Wu wants to seal pigs and snakes? If they are not eliminated, Qin will be in trouble." Fei Zhen asked.
Fei Qian nodded, "Continue."
"Wu was granted the title of boar and snake, and he came to the country with recommended food, and the abuse began in Chu..." Feizhen recited the passage from Zuo Zhuan, and then said with some hesitation, "This is... father."
What you mean is... he is... threatening Qin?"
"That's half right." Fei Qian smiled and nodded, "It kind of means that...and then? Can King Qin be threatened by him? King Qin didn't agree to him, and what did he do next? Cry, it is said that he cried for seven days and seven nights... According to reports
It is said that "there is no sound day and night, and there is no spoon in the mouth for seven days"... Haha, of course, if you don't eat or drink for seven days and cry, this person will die... Well, this is not the point. The point is that the King of Qin later agreed to send troops!
Okay, now do you think... is Shen Baoxu's crying... really useful? Is it because of reinforcements crying, or for some other reason?"
Feizhen pondered for a moment, then sighed slightly and said, "No, it's useless to cry. It's not pity that the King of Qin sent troops..."
Of course, in the description of "Crying the Court of Qin", Shen Baoxu's loyalty and patriotism are understandable and worthy of recognition, but the problem is just like Fei Qian said, Qin Aigong helped Shen Baoxu send troops to rescue Chu
Is it really just because King Qin was moved by Shen Baoxu’s tears?
Obviously impossible. Qin Aigong reigned for thirty-six years. Although he did not do many earth-shattering deeds, he was more or less a wise monarch. As the monarch of Qin, how could he be moved by tears? What he cares about must be
There is only profit.
"So, this Er Xu thing is just like the Western Regions. It seems like it's a matter of one or two people..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "It's not actually... Er Xu thing, it's just an introduction..."
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"Behind the State of Wu is the State of Jin..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Jin and Chu have always been at odds. In order to contain and weaken the State of Chu, the State of Jin sent people to the State of Wu to impart knowledge and technology and teach the State of Wu
How to build soldiers and armor, farm and produce... This is the reason why Wu Zixu attacked Chu! If there is no Jin state, there are ten and hundreds of Wu Zixu, so what?"
During the Spring and Autumn Period, with the gradual expansion of Chu's territory, the vassal states of the Central Plains regarded it as a serious threat. In order to gain strategic initiative, Jin, the overlord of the Central Plains at that time, turned its target to Wu. Just before, some Chu people fled to Jin
When the state was in power, it was suggested that Jin and Wu form an alliance to fight against Chu, so Jin promoted this plan. For Wu, this was a good opportunity for Wu to get rid of being controlled by Chu, so they hit it off immediately.
"So," Fei Qian looked at Fei Zhen, "can you understand now? Why did Qin send troops?"
Feizhen thought for a while and quickly said, "The Qin State's intention to send troops to assist Chu is actually the Jin State! The Jin State is Qin's great enemy. If it can weaken the Jin State, the King of Qin will naturally agree! Shen Bao
Xu also knew this, so he went to King Qin for help!"
"So crying for Qin Ting is really just about crying? Or is it the result of Shen Baoxu alone?" Fei Qian asked with a smile.
Feizhen shook her head, and then asked, "So, father is saying...the contribution to the Western Regions was not actually the result of Lu Fengxian alone?"
Fei Qian did not answer, but raised his head and smiled.
"Let's not talk about the Western Regions first, let's talk about Qin..." Fei Qian knocked on the table, "What is Qin's strategy? Diplomacy far away and attack close..."
The biggest enemy of the Qin State at that time was the State of Jin. In order to deal with the State of Jin, they intended to have good relations with the State of Chu, which had a feud with the State of Jin. Starting from Duke Mu of Qin, the State of Qin had established an "iron" strategic alliance with the State of Chu through in-laws.
From this perspective, if the State of Wu is allowed to destroy the State of Chu, or if the State of Jin or Wu is allowed to support a puppet regime in the State of Chu, then the previous investment of the State of Qin will be in vain, and there will also be strategic consequences.
It was in a passive position, surrounded from top to bottom by the two countries of Jin and Wu.
Qin's national strength was not very strong at that time. It was already difficult to deal with a Jin State. Now add a Wu State, will Qin still have a good life in the future? Therefore, Qin Aigong must take advantage of Jin and Wu
Before the joint attack of the country is completed, this danger should be nipped in the bud.
"So since the situation was like this at that time, why didn't King Qin immediately agree to apply for Baoxu? Was it intentional delay? Or some other reason?" Fei Qian raised another question, "Just like among the three assistants in Chang'an now... back then
There are many people who are eager to say that they want to attack Shandong... Now some people are jumping around and saying that they want to pacify the Western Regions... These people, hehe..."
"These people are all extremely stupid!" Feizhen said with a look of contempt on her face, "We should be very cautious in military matters. How can we act lightly?"
"It's easy to tell others..." Fei Qian glanced at Fei Zhen, "Then tell me, why Qin didn't send troops at that time and had to wait seven days... Well, of course it was claimed that Shen Baoxu cried for seven days and moved the world.
, also moved the King of Qin, what other Wuyi songs... If you believe these, I will let you cry for seven days..."
"Uh..." Fei Zhen smiled awkwardly, "Is it... because the King of Qin wants to determine the trends of the Jin Kingdom?"
"A little..." Fei Qian thought for a moment and nodded, "But this is not the main reason... King Qin only sent out five hundred vehicles in the end. This number is actually not large, so King Qin's main force is still there
Defending the Kingdom of Jin..."
Feizhen was thinking, and suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Did King Qin want to see what else he could get?!"
Fei Qian nodded and said, "The King of Qin must weigh the gains and losses of his reinforcements... If he can get something from Chu, it will certainly be worth the King of Qin paying more... And obviously, Shen Baoxu is not willing to give it, or
He said he couldn't afford it... Well, since there are no additional benefits to King Qin, what was the reason that finally made King Qin decide to send troops? Or to be more precise, it was the reason why King Qin finally agreed to send troops instead of continuing to do so.
Just drag it... Of course, I hope you can see the whole situation and jump out to see..."
"Jump out?" Fei Zhen didn't understand.
"It's not the Qin State, nor the Western Regions..." Fei Qian made a gesture in the air, "It's like a giant, standing on top of thousands of years. Looking at it, it's wonderful..."
"A giant stands above the thousand years?" Feizhen's eyes lit up.
Fei Qian nodded.
While Fei Zhen was thinking, suddenly an attendant arrived at the hall and reported in a deep voice: "Sima, the chief minister of Dali Temple, wants to see you!"
Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment, and asked someone to call Sima Yi in. Then he smiled at Fei Zhen and said, "Perhaps Sima Yi is here and can give you some reference on this issue... Just listen and listen..."
