"Died of illness?" The person who asked laughed and sneered.
"Died of illness." The person who answered also smiled bitterly.
Then the two of them shook their heads together and laughed miserably.
Then they all sighed together, "How difficult the country's affairs are..."
Wang Xiu is a good man.
In other words, in the Han Dynasty, people were more accustomed to calling them "gentlemen".
This "gentleman" is not a derogatory term in later generations, but a real compliment.
After Cao Cao captured Ye City, when he checked the properties of various officials under Yuan Shao, only Wang Xiu's family was destitute. Not only did they not have anything of value, even the ordinary grain was less than ten bushels. The only valuable thing was that The thing was the scroll. Cao Cao, who knew this, couldn't help but admire Wang Xiu as a true gentleman.
At that time, most of the officials under Yuan Shao were greedy for money, but in such an environment, Wang Xiu was still able to persist in poverty and not take ill-gotten gains. Moreover, Wang Xiu not only did this himself, he also hated others who were greedy for money. …
As a result, he got into trouble and died of illness.
Death suddenly.
There are some things that cannot be said.
The lighter ones are like stars, while the severe ones will die suddenly.
Wang Xiu's position is that of the Chief of Staff, Jin Zhonglang. He often has to work with metallurgists and iron makers, so isn't it normal for epidemics to occur?
Si Jin Zhonglang is not a derivative position from the tomb robbing business.
Although this position is also a new position created by Cao Cao, it is just like the "Captain Touching Gold" and "General Faqiu".
Cao Cao is the leader of tomb robbers in the Three Kingdoms, but in fact, the tomb robbing business was not pioneered by Cao Cao. At least before Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo had dug up the tombs of many princes and emperors on a large scale, even the tomb of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He also started poaching without any scruples.
Yuan Shao also engaged in tomb robbery. At that time, Yuan Shao's soldiers were violent and dug up Qiulong, and even the roads were violent. This may be a factor in the later period of the Jizhou nobles turning from love to hatred. After all, in the land of Jizhou, most of the Some of the cemeteries must belong to the wealthy families in Jizhou. They have dug up the ancestral graves of the Jizhou people. How do you expect the Jizhou people to be loyal forever?
Tomb robbing is contrary to the concept of loyalty and filial piety in the Han Dynasty. Although it may gain some money, it has serious sequelae. Basically everyone understands this truth.
But if there is no money, should the current soldiers rebel because they cannot get their pay, or should we dig a grave first and suffer short-term gains and long-term losses?
Wang Xiu's death was like this.
His position is slightly related to Faqiu, but in fact, he is more focused on salt and iron, especially metallurgical iron making. But his death, just like Faqiu, was a matter of compromise and compromise.
What is in front of you?
Cao Cao's army is outside, and the army's supply of food and grass cannot be cut off.
At this time, Wang Xiu found evidence of a group of corrupt people and wanted to arrest these corrupt people and bring them to justice. In particular, he wanted Cao Cao to stop his order to recruit grain and grass farmers so that the people could be repaired. …
On this issue, is Wang Xiu's approach wrong?
Isn't it right to plead for the people? Aren't the people suffering enough? Why can't we sympathize with the people? From this standpoint, Wang Xiu is very right and there is nothing wrong at all.
But in fact, Wang Xiu was also wrong. His fault was that he would not compromise and was ignorant of the truth...
This is Man Chong's judgment on him, but if Wang Xiu compromises and becomes reasonable, then can Wang Xiu still be Wang Xiu?
Man Chong is not sure, but Man Chong is certain. If Wang Xiu is allowed to ignore the situation and make things worse, causing instability in the rear areas of Yuzhou and Jizhou, then Cao Cao will definitely not be able to settle down in the war on the front line!
Therefore, the rear must be stable, everything must be peaceful, and everything must be calm in the rear!
In fact, doesn’t Man Chong know whether what Wang Xiu did was right or wrong?
But what should I do if Wang Xiu admits his death?
It can only be "sudden death".
"Bo Ning..." Liu Ye sighed slightly and said, "Is this matter... too urgent? If Uncle Wang is imprisoned..."
"Inappropriate." Man Chong shook his head and said, "In the past, when Kong Wenju was in prison, there was an uproar and unrest in the counties. Could it be that Zi Yang has forgotten it?"
"This..." Liu Ye naturally remembered the "grand occasion" outside the prison when Kong Cheng was imprisoned. Then he was silent for a while, and seemed to want to say something, but finally shook his head and said nothing. .
He couldn't be imprisoned, he couldn't be arrested, he couldn't even make the matter bigger. In addition, Wang Xiu was stubborn. The most important thing was that Wang Xiu also exposed this matter...
This is the reason why Wang Xiu must die in the end.
But was what Wang Xiu did wrong?
Shouldn't corrupt people be punished?
Shouldn't actions that disturb people and damage money be stopped?
Just like "hair mound", shouldn't it be immoral and forbidden?
Why can't the right thing be done, but the wrong thing can't be stopped?
Wang Xiu didn't understand, Liu Ye couldn't explain clearly, and Man Chong couldn't get Wang Xiu to agree to give up the plan of further investigation, so he could only stop him physically.
"If you let Wang Shuzhi do what you want...the matter is too big...it won't be able to end by then." Man Chong said, sighing, "The country's affairs are very difficult. I persuaded Wang Shuzhi, but...this is the only way."
"How difficult are the national affairs?" Liu Ye sneered.
Man Chong said with a serious face: "That's true. My lord is marching westward, but the hardships of Taihang and the stability of Guanzhong... This shows what the hussar can do. Today, the Han Dynasty is in a difficult situation and the country must not make trouble again at this time." .』
To be honest, Man Chong is indeed a little worried. He has calculated that the battle on the front line may not be as smooth as the propaganda said, but the strength of Shangdang Huguan and the calmness of Chang'an Sanfu still make Man Chong very worried. .
Logically speaking, Cao Cao had the Emperor of Han in his hands, and under his great righteousness, he should be able to destroy everything, just like the crusade against Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu was powerful, after the war started, the people rushed to surrender to Cao Cao.
But in Guanzhong, this seems to have become a bubble. No one in Guanzhong seems to care about Cao Cao, and no one cares about the emperor. What these people care more about is General Fei Qian.
this……
This is very embarrassing.
Cao Cao is now conquering Guanzhong, and he is more or less worried about this. If this situation is allowed to continue, I am afraid that Shandong has not set up its airs, and Guanzhong has lost respect for the Han. By that time, he wants to conquer again.
Fei Qian may not be a conquest and rebellion, but a struggle between countries.
"The Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao, this..." Liu Ye sighed slightly, "It should be Tu Gao... Now this land of Chang'an, isn't it..."
"Zi Yang!" Man Chong glared at Liu Ye, "Are you going crazy?!"
Liu Ye was stopped by Man Chong and was stunned for a moment. He knew that he had lost his composure due to agitation, so he fell silent. After a while, he stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go take care of Wang Shu's funeral..."
Man Chong nodded and took a letter from the shelf nearby, "This is the letter I wrote to Shu Zhi to apologize... Zi Yang will burn it in front of the tomb for me. If he is guilty, he should not die if he is normal."
If someone feels ashamed to be with him, he will not go to worship him."
"You..." Liu Ye shook his head, reached out to take the letter, and stuffed it into his sleeve, "What's the trouble... What's the trouble!"
"Is Wang Shuzhi the only one person who has worked hard in the world?" Man Chong said in a deep voice, "If things can be settled, the world can be peaceful! Don't say that giving up Wang Shuzhi to just one person means that someone's life can be paid for it! How can it be lost because of small things?
big!"
Liu Ye waved his hand, "Forget it, there's no need to talk about this..."
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"Haha, Wang Shuzhi is indeed dead!" Zhong Yan laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, "Tell him to mind his own business!"
Zhong Yao frowned and said, "Don't show off!"
Zhong Yan waved his sleeves nonchalantly, as if sweeping away the dust on the table, "We are all close friends here, why should we be so reserved?"
Zhong Yao still frowned, "Zhong Zhongchang!"
"Yes, yes..." Zhong Yan sat up straighter.
Zhong Yao glanced at Zhong Yan, "This matter has nothing to do with Zhong! Don't discuss it! Do you understand or not?!"
"Yes, yes..." Zhong Yan cupped his hands and responded feebly.
The Yingchuan Zhong family is a big group of people.
The Zhong family of Yingchuan was famous for his proficiency in criminal law. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Zhong Yuan served as a minister and became the chief of the highest judicial institution in the country. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhong Hao taught more than a thousand disciples in poetry and law, and was recruited many times by the court.
He refused to become an official. Zhong Hao was known as the "Four Chiefs of Yingchuan" together with Chen Xie, Xun Shu and Han Shao because of his noble virtue and profound knowledge. He was admired by the scholar-bureaucrats at that time. Zhong Hao's two sons, Zhong Hao, were
Di and Zhong Fu were forced to stay out of office for the rest of their lives due to the "disaster of party imprisonment" in the Huan Ling era. By Zhong Yao's generation, they were finally given high positions...
From a certain perspective, the Yingchuan Zhong family can be described as a true "elite family".
After a moment, Zhong Yan suddenly said with some emotion: "I think back when the emperor first came to Xu County, the county government was in ruins, there was no palace, Yanzhou was unjust, and there were powerful enemies from the north and south. It was really..."
Zhong Yao glanced at Zhong Yan, "Why are you so emotional?"
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "I thought it was not easy for the Zhong family. It is not easy for the emperor, and it is not easy for us..."
Zhong Yao hummed, as if he was reminiscing about something, his eyes were slightly dazed.
The Zhong family is from a high family in Yingchuan.
But in fact, in the gentry system of the Han Dynasty, the Zhong family could only be called a gentry at best, and could not touch the threshold of a noble family.
Rich families, or right-wing people, are like the Sima family in Hanoi in the early days. They were actually landowners and gangsters. It was only after Sima Jun's generation that he studied and became intellectuals.
A noble family is a family that has several thousand or two thousand stone high-ranking officials for several generations. In addition to high-ranking officials such as the Three Dukes, aristocratic families also need to have high-level intellectuals who are heirs of Confucian classics. They may not be high-ranking officials, but they must be high-ranking officials. There are many scholars. This is a simple summary. The actual situation is much more complicated. In fact, they are just ordinary powerful families, and rarely overlap with the latter two. After all, the right-wing and powerful families have too low style, which is like an outbreak in later generations. Generally speaking, the latter two are not willing to take them to play.
Among Yingchuan, if we talk about the four major families, Xun and Chen are undoubtedly at the front, while the Zhong family at the back is often at the end of the crane, and they will never be in the front anyway.
When the Yingchuan gentry was causing trouble, the Chen and Li families were at the forefront, and then the Xun family and the Zhong family were also implicated. Because of this, Zhong Yao's father could not serve as an official for the rest of his life. If Zhong Yao hadn't been doing well at the moment, the Zhong family would have I almost lost my temper because of this.
Think about it, if a big family loses two generations and no one can be an official, and the old connections and favors gradually fade away, the Zhong family may be expelled from the four major Yingchuan families and replaced by a new family...
This gradual panic and invisible pressure are so terrifying for the heir of a family!
Therefore, in Yingchuan, two factions were divided due to the party imprisonment incident.
One group is more crazy and aggressive, respects hegemony, no longer values the authority of the Han Dynasty, and believes that it can be subverted. The other group is more conservative and moderate, respects the royal way, and believes that the Han Dynasty can be saved and the prosperous age can be recreated.
This is normal. Betting? Who wouldn’t?
So some of the Yingchuan nobles followed Yuan Shao. In order to help Yuan Shao up, they immediately took Yuan Shao to the Great Sword to have a party with the Jizhou nobles, causing Han Fu to urinate and break the small blue piece. Even if he is unwilling to do so, he can only roll off the stage in despair.
The other part of Yingchuan, naturally led by Xun Yu, was betting on Cao Cao. After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, it reached a new climax.
Although Zhong Yao was older than Xun Yu, he could only be Xun Yu's younger brother. Later, Cao Cao killed Yuan Shao, and most of the remaining Ruying scholars who originally assisted Yuan Shao also changed their families.
Those small groups who wanted to overthrow the corrupt big man before went to suppress Fei Qian again...
In the current situation, it can be said that most people who are willing to stick to the Han Dynasty system feel that the Han Dynasty is only halfway through. As the prophecy said, the children of the Yingchuan gentry with a lifespan of nine hundred years are under Cao Cao's command. .And the Yingchuan disciples, who felt that the strength of the Han Dynasty was about to be exhausted and wanted to change the dynasty, came to Fei Qian's side.
The Yingchuan nobles under Cao Cao were very harmonious at first, but when Boss Cao found that he was being ignored by the Yingchuan nobles, he began to draw bridges.
Cao Cao began to focus on using people from poor families, and also tended to use people from Jizhou, or other states and counties, instead of blindly using people from Yingchuan. This gradually created a fundamental conflict with the people of Yingchuan.
In Cao Cao's camp, the military and political affairs were controlled by two groups of people. The military power of the army was dominated by the Peiqiao people, and was in the hands of the Cao family of the Xia lords, supplemented by generals with foreign surnames. Cao Cao's personal guards were also dominated by the Peiqiao people. In people's livelihood politics
Economic construction was controlled by the Ruying people, with Xun Yu as the core of the government, and Ruying people spread throughout the court and various places.
But there are exceptions.
For example, Zhong Yao.
Historically, Zhong Yao once served as the governor of Chang'an and the captain of Sili. At that time, Zhong Yao's attitude towards Cao Cao was very ambiguous... At least during the period when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fighting, Zhong Yao had something to worry about.
However, because when Cao Cao was in distress in Guandu, Zhong Yao, as the Sili Colonel, was still in the honeymoon period with Xiliang, so he only sent Cao Cao two thousand horses, but not any combat power. At the same time, Yuan Shao
They divided their forces to attack Cao Cao, but they just bypassed it. In other words, they didn't worry about being attacked on the flank by Sili Colonel Zhong Yao...
Now, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are fighting...
Zhong Yao is not against the royal party, but he is not loyal to the emperor. He is ambitious, but he is also willing to surrender. To put it simply, when everyone is betting on it and working hard for it, Zhong Yao is wavering from beginning to end.
Shaking and sitting on the wall...
Zhong Yao showed Zhong Yan a memorial written on the desk, "Take a look and see if there is anything wrong..."
Zhong Yan unfolded it, and chanted and read, "...the book says, "The emperor asked the people who were widowed and widowed if they had words for Miao." This said that Yao should get rid of Chiyou and punish Miao, and first interrogate those who had words for the people.
Also, if you were to interrogate three locust trees and nine thorns while you were in prison, and the officials and the people were ordered to follow the orders of Xiaojing, you should abandon the market, and those who want to cut off the right toe should be allowed to do so; those who tattoo, tattoo, and the left toe, and have the palace tortured, should be free.
Xiaowen is easy to whip...Huh? This is my brother's fault, but you want to bring up the matter of saving flesh and blood again?"
Zhong Yao nodded, "The death of Wang Shuzhi can be used as a trigger..."
Zhong Yan thought for a while and suddenly exclaimed, "Wonderful!"
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"Wonderful!"
The emperor Liu Xie slapped the table and said, "Qing Zhong Ai is indeed loyal to the country and cares about the country and the people!"
Wang Xiu died, making the emperor very angry.
This Wang Xiu delivered the report form to the emperor, and then died suddenly. Even a fool would know that there was something wrong. But the emperor Liu Xie had to be such a fool!
What exactly is the Emperor?
If you say you are the Son of Heaven, does that mean you are really the Son of Heaven?
Liu Xie has been wondering about this since the day he ascended the throne and has never received an answer.
Liu Xie still believed in this at the beginning. At least when he and Fei Qian were talking about the Five Virtues, Liu Xie still believed that he was the son of heaven and had great luck...
But slowly, Liu Xie understood that he was not a son of heaven.
God neither killed the arrogant soldier when he got the smelly cow bones, nor did the heavenly generals and magic soldiers save him from fire and water when he was most helpless. Therefore, Liu Xie knew that if he only relied on the name of heaven and earth,
It can't scare people, at least it can't make the courtiers around him feel any awe, and it can't increase the loyalty of these guys.
Farming also cannot be improved...
At this point, Liu Xie was also helpless.
He once decided to work hard to cultivate crops and set an example for the emperor, but after he gritted his teeth and worked hard for a season, he did not feel that he had gained support from the people.
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Liu Xie was too far away from ordinary people. Even if Liu Xie bent down very hard, touched the ground hard, and worked in the fields, it was still useless. He could not reach other people, and those in various counties
On the surface, the three elders of the county represent the people of the county, but in fact they only represent the three elders themselves.
So in the end, Liu Xie only moved himself, but became the laughing stock of others...
Fortunately, Liu Xie's hard work was more or less effective. Wang Xiu sent a form to reduce taxes and reduce taxes on the people.
It's a pity that this road was blocked before this effect could be fully realized and before Liu Xie could figure out what to do.
"This is the right way for the emperor to uphold!"
Liu Xie stroked Zhong Yao's memorial and felt that he finally understood the direction of his efforts and found the meaning of the emperor's existence. ""The emperor inquired about the widows and orphans of the people, and they had nothing to say"...Wonderful, wonderful! "
Virtue is only fearful, virtue is only bright! It is the third queen who is appointed to serve the people! "Haha, wonderful, wonderful!"
Liu Xie's laughter echoed in the empty hall. Suddenly, it sounded like Liu Xie was laughing, and the other pillars and walls in the hall were also laughing, but I didn't know whether they were echoing or laughing.