Reviewing the entire strategy promoted in Guanzhong, the main context is actually very simple.
After Fei Qian left Chang'an and went to the Western Regions, Pang Tong was thinking about how to stir up the local forces in Guanzhong Sanfu, and use some chaos to kill some people and eliminate the remaining local forces.
In the feudal dynasty, the thing "evidence" is actually very subtle.
Sometimes they don't care about "evidence" at all, and just saying "slander" is to directly kill the nine tribes.
It seems so, but in reality?
If you really want to study those guys who were actually killed for the crime of "defamation", you will see that the key point why these people were killed was not "defamation" at all, but something else.
A "crime" that cannot be said, at least not publicly.
Therefore, those who say that the feudal dynasty does not pay attention to "evidence" at all are mostly fools who have been deceived. Just like when Dou Ying was killed, if Empress Dowager Dou was still alive, let alone true slander, even if she was barefoot
Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to hold his nose and endure it when he directly pointed at his nose and scolded him in front of the emperor...
"Evidence" is actually very important. Even if this "evidence" seems ridiculous, it can make other officials understand that the emperor, or the ruler, is not killing people at will with water in his head.
Order is a very important thing, and the ruler is the representative of order to a certain extent.
No one will support a ruler who kills people at will.
If there is no choice, then that's it. Once there is a choice, people will vote with their feet.
Therefore, Pang Tong and several counselors thought about it and devised such a plan.
Anyway, the hole is dug over there, it’s just a matter of seeing who jumps.
So Webster really jumped in...
The reason is also very simple: the power makes the mind faint.
After living a life of wealth and luxury, how can you endure a tight life?
As long as you are greedy, problems will occur sooner or later.
As for Zheng Xuan's matter, it's just a minor incident.
In short, the main plot is actually very simple, but there are also many small details that pop up.
Plus some people who don’t know the truth are swaying around...
Swinging is inevitable, because some people are destined to be unable to be of the same mind as Fei Qian.
This makes the whole plan complicated and requires a lot of effort to implement. Fortunately, Pang Tong, Xun You and others are all top-notch, and when they work together, they are like a natural fit.
The tiger talisman that Fei Qian left for Huang Yueying was not only a certificate to mobilize troops, but also a reassurance similar to that of Tian Yu, Xingyong and others. Having such a tiger talisman can prove that what Xun You asked them to do was approved by Huang Yueying.
It is equivalent to Fei Qian's endorsement. Otherwise, under such a situation, it is inevitable to suspect that Xun You has second thoughts and wants to deliberately disrupt Chang'an.
The original plan was to boil frogs in warm water, slowly lure people into the trap, and let as many people with ulterior motives jump out as possible. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xuan's death accelerated the process, making all the food and grass methods prepared by Xun You useless.
The situation intensified.
Xun You had actually prepared for the worst. If a turmoil really broke out, he would lead his troops to fight in the official residence...
Or enable the next strategy.
Fortunately, Pang Tong arrived quickly, and some ordinary people in Guanzhong were not as easily incited as before.
The main reason is that the people in Guanzhong now have some spare money, serious surplus money, so only a small number of people can be incited. Most people are relatively stable as long as they have food and clothing, and there will be no mood swings.
Too big.
This is important.
As soon as Zheng Xuan died, the situation reached its peak of chaos.
Pang Tong and Fei Zhen surrounded the city and gained the popularity that Pang Tong wanted Fei Zhen to gain...
The key is this strength, Fei Qian stayed.
Once Fei Zhen gains popularity, many things will fall into place. The hidden dangers left by Fei Qian in Hedong will naturally be eliminated. Once this problem is solved, Fei Qian can rest assured in the Hedong area.
A showdown with Cao Cao without any worries.
Cao Cao left no backup in Guanzhong, even fools would not believe it.
Taking this opportunity to eliminate all unstable factors at once is better than dealing with them intermittently. Even if there are still some fish that slip through the net, it will not hurt. At least in the next few years, Changan Sanfu will be relatively stable.
This is the goal of Pang Tong and others.
At this point, it is impossible for Wei Duan and other factions on the fence to make a comeback, unless they turn over the table and start a fight.
But Fei Zhen and Pang Tong were not afraid of fighting after they led their troops and horses around.
Why was Wei Duan, Wei Kang and others still alive after wiping out the Webster Manor?
It's very simple. The Webster Manor contains most of Webster's active forces. After these forces are eliminated, the Websters and his son will be left with a shell that can be crushed at any time.
As for why Wei Duan...
If Wei Duan didn't jump out, would he be fine?
Actually it's the same ending.
Just like Dou Ying was bound to decline and perish after the death of Queen Mother Dou, anyone who competes with the ruler for power must be mentally prepared for this.
Ever since China took the path of no return toward centralization, it will never be able to turn back.
This is the choice of the Chinese people.
A unified country, a unified system, and a unified market.
This need engraved in the genes of the Chinese people will drive the rulers to complete the cause of unification.
What Wei Duan did was actually to steal power from the center but not fulfill his obligations.
Qingliu is like the male spider of later generations.
What are the characteristics of Qingliu?
Do not do anything. Anyone who is clear does not do anything specifically. After all, as long as you do not do things, you will not make mistakes. If you do not make mistakes, you can fight against those who do things. Because as long as you do things, you will make mistakes, and those who do things will always make mistakes.
I don’t know from which angle Qingliu will find out what’s wrong.
We are always dissatisfied with the present, and we must call it ancient. Most of the history of the Three Dynasties has been lost. After all, there was no such thing as a historian at that time, and the rule of the Three Dynasties exaggerated by Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was more like Confucius's own imagination, a perfect politics made up in his head.
System. After all, Confucius raised a problem, and he also wanted to solve it, but limited by historical limitations, he could not solve it. He could only think of the Western Paradise of Buddhism, and Taoism also compiled an Eastern Changle Park...
Ahem, it’s the same as the Oriental Changle World.
The same goes for Gongzi, who is inactive, not satisfied with reality, and has selfish motives. The difference is that Qingliu is compared to the rule of the three generations, while Gongzi is compared to foreign adults. Because at certain times, China has a wall to block some
Flies and mosquitoes also blocked the window to see foreigners. There was naturally a market for male spiders. As a result, information exploded and the Internet could penetrate the wall. Then...
Oops!
Gongzi, like Qingliu, is not loyal to the government and the people they should be loyal to, but to themselves. What they safeguard is not the interests of the country and the people, but their own private interests.
Qingliu is lucky, because in ancient China, people were blind and illiterate, so most people thought that what scholars said was right. The misfortune of Gongzhi is that people in later generations can see the world with open eyes. In comparison, Gongzi
Spider's lies are too easy to expose.
Therefore, the public is constantly promoting the strategy of obscuring the people, asking the people to close their eyes and seal their mouths again. Even the words must be replaced with pornographic materials, using colorful materials to objectify women, and then using the objectified women to twist them.
Waist and hips are used to attract men, so that everyone will not think, have no time to think, and are too lazy to think, thus forming closed loops and cocoons everywhere.
If Fei Qian needs to let the big man go out, he must break the thorn anklet of Qingliu.
Any grievances or accusations are just appearances. They are essentially struggles at the political level...
I had endured it before because the break with Shandong had not yet been completely broken, but now I cannot endure it because the war has reached this point and there is no need to endure it anymore.
Perhaps it was also destined that Zheng Xuan, who originally said that public opinion was important and that there were good people in Qingliu, this great Han Dynasty scholar who insisted on letting Fei Qian accept supervision and accept public advice before bringing salt to Qinglong Temple, also swallowed it at this time
took his last breath.
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Wei Du, wearing heavy armor, stood in front of the yamen hall of Huqi Mansion, standing proudly.
This time, he originally thought he was going to do something, but it turned out to be nothing.
But Pang Tong told him that he was very, very important.
For example, if someone wants to overturn the table, or someone wants to assassinate Fei Zhen, or even someone attempts to attack the Hussar Mansion, he needs to step forward...
But now it seems that there is no need for him to fight in battle.
This made Wei Du very depressed, so he didn't have a good look towards the officials and squires who showed their loyalty to the Husband's office.
But strangely, the worse Wei Du's expression became, the more respectful and careful these people became, and they thought this was normal.
Wei Du was a little uncomfortable with it, but for some reason, he got used to it quickly. He became more and more cold-eyed, looking at everyone who entered the lobby of the Hsiaoqi Mansion.
Feizhen sat in the lobby and briefly met with the officials, saying a few words of warmth and encouragement. The officials kowtowed loudly with tears in their eyes.
No one can stop the general trend anymore. After Webster's collapse, no one dared to raise any objections, and no one had any doubts about the previous incident at the Hundred Medical Center. It seemed that everything was so smooth and logical.
, I’m afraid even if Fei Zhen farts, someone will say yes, yes, yes, the young master is right...
Feizhen didn't need to deal with a specific matter, nor did he need to watch the beheading of Webster in person. He only needed to sit in the lobby and maintain the situation smoothly, which is what he should do after gaining popularity.
Give and give.
Although there are still some unclear points in the Webster case, most people have already acquiesced in the result. Even some people who had close contacts with Webster before, such as Du Ji and others, have also come forward.
Shangshu seems to be talking freely, but there is not a word about Webster.
Why?
Political losers are like this.
Again, the whole dispute is essentially a conflict for power. Pang Tong and others want to maintain the centralization of power in Fei Qian, and do not allow others to interfere, nor do they allow the bad habits of Shandong before to still be revived in the land of Sanfu in Guanzhong.
At the Huqi Mansion Office, officials came and went like a revolving door to express their loyalty, while at the Qinglong Temple, on the high platform, Wei's immediate family members were tied up with five flowers and tied together, wailing and crying non-stop.
People came from all directions and gathered under the public trial platform.
Soldiers separated the crowd, and spears and shields outlined a line that was not allowed to be easily crossed.
The emotions of the people are undoubtedly simple and simple. Good people and bad people should be rewarded and bad people should be punished. But in fact, even the law itself is not necessarily black and white, let alone people?
The laws of the Han Dynasty can actually be said to be crude compared to those of later generations.
The most important legal code in the Han Dynasty was the "Nine Chapters".
This "Nine-Chapter Law" was created by Xiao He by adding three chapters to the six-chapter law of the Qin Dynasty.
"Nine Chapter Laws" includes six chapters: "Robbery Law", "Thief Law", "Prison Law", "Capture Law", "Miscellaneous Law", "Gu Law", as well as the newly added "Household Law" and "Xing Law"
", "Stage Laws" three chapters. As the name suggests, we can know that there were actually more laws in the Han Dynasty than in the Qin Dynasty. The main difference is that there are more last three chapters, that is, taxation, labor, and war horses. Based on the national laws
The form established for the first time the "reasonable and legal" existence of the state power's demand for taxes from the people, the labor and corvee that the people were required to obey, and the additional expenses that were apportioned to the people, such as horse-raising fees.
This had a profound impact on later feudal dynasties.
How to cut leeks has become an unshakable law written in the national laws, which has been inherited, promoted, developed and deepened by generations of feudal dynasties.
Most of the time, the laws of the feudal dynasty were aimed at ordinary people, and high-ranking nobles like Wei Duan rarely appeared in the sight of ordinary people, even if they committed any crimes.
It has all been reconciled internally, and only after the verdict is handed down will ordinary people get the final result belatedly.
Even the public trial and public judgment model developed by Fei Qian is almost a formality at the moment, but just like the Han Dynasty's "Nine Chapters" became the legal template for later feudal dynasties, it may also be regarded as a formality.
It opens a small window for ordinary people, so that ordinary people can know that those high-ranking gentry children are actually just like them, not sacred...
The process of the trial, in which the trees fell down and the animals were scattered, is not enough to show the current situation of Wei Duan.
It should be called "kicking" the hozen that fell down the tree, or "dismantling" the hozen, which might be more appropriate.
At the very beginning of the public trial and sentencing, Wei Duan, Wei Kang and others still had some energy to argue, shouting that they were wronged and so on, but when the crowd of people came up from behind, they all shed tears to express how much oppression and humiliation they had received from Wei back then...
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Someone came on stage and said that he had been defrauded of money by Webster. He made it clear how much and when.
Wei Duan would argue a few words at first, saying that back then you were crying and shouting, hugging my thigh and begging me to take it back...
The man said he couldn't do a certain business without giving it away.
Wei Duan said that the person could have stopped doing this business, but that person either thought a certain business was good, or came to the door with a shy face to ask for help...
The man didn't answer, but emphasized how much he had done to get money for Webster.
At the back, Wei Duan listened numbly.
That's not even a big deal. Some people came to the stage to accuse Webster of how he fell in love with his wife and then broke into his house to commit adultery. A bunch of people in the audience were oozing...
Wei Duan was already numb. Didn't this guy personally send his wife here in order to get business, and she even cooperated with what was there outside the door. Moreover, she was not his wife, but just a concubine...
And so on.
As the number of people who came to the stage to accuse increased, the people in the audience were completely mobilized, and almost no one would remember that Webster had actually done some good things before.
It is true that for most ordinary people at the bottom, Webster is basically an exploiter, but those who can go to the stage to accuse and describe the cause and development of the matter so clearly are not what ordinary people in the Han Dynasty can do.
The thing is, in other words, most of these people who came to power were the "hozens" in Webster's body before.
"Wei Shixiu..." At the end of the public trial, Tian Yu, the assistant minister of Dali Temple, looked at Wei Duan and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Humph, haha, hahaha..." Wei Duan bulged his eyes, stared at the guys who came to the stage to accuse, and then laughed and shouted, "Heaven asked the soul to summon the soul again, and there was no reason to penetrate the emperor's palace! Who knows that a thousand beautiful sentences are not as good as one?"
Slander! Hahaha, destiny has been established, from ancient times to the present! I will take the first step and wait for you under the nine springs..."
Tian Yu ignored Wei Duan's incompetent rage and said loudly on the stage:
"According to the edict of Xijing, I would like to use my foolishness and sincerity to write a sentence for the crime of conspiracy, Wei Shi said:
Ping Yangfei, the great general of the Han Dynasty's hussars, acted in the same way as the Three Dukes, opened offices and built mansions, recovered rivers and mountains, protected our territory, and cared for our people. This is an unparalleled contribution! Today there are villains who have hidden ambitions, plots, and evil intentions.
He overthrew Guanzhong and harmed the people. He was corrupt, perverted the law, and made money. He even slandered and slandered him, which led to the death of Duke Zheng! He gathered lawless people and besieged the official house, hoping to harm the hussar!"
"The crime is so heinous that there is no forgiveness!"
"The criminal, Webster, is a scholar. He should know the ways of saints and the importance of loyalty. However, he received great favor from the country and did not want to repay the favor. Instead, he harbored ruthless intentions, formed a clique for personal gain, and conspired to tamper with others. This is a heinous crime! Investigate his whereabouts.
It has been made clear, the evidence is conclusive, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain! His heart is vicious, his behavior is eccentric, he disregards loyalty and justice, and he despises the law. His crimes are so blatant that heaven and earth cannot tolerate them!"
"According to the law, several crimes will be punished at the same time, property will be confiscated, and the nine tribes will be punished!"
"However, the General Hussar is merciful and inherits the benevolence of heaven and earth. He exempts the nine clans from execution. Only those who are in the fifth service directly under the Wei family are killed. Anyone who joins the rebellion will be executed! He also pardons his family members in the fifth service and those who did not participate in the rebellion.
, he can be spared his death and put into public service to atone for his sins with his labors."
"Wow! Webster's actions are really the sinners of all generations! He is cut off now, not only for legal purposes, but also as a warning for future generations!"
"Let future generations know that acting against nature is the greatest sin! Disobedience and disobedience will bring disaster to you!"
"In all our duties as officials, we should be loyal and filial, abide by morality and integrity, live up to the high expectations of the cavalry, never Don't forget the teachings of sages, do not do unjust things, and do not speak untruths! Absolutely!"
"Now that the case has been decided, I will write it down to inform the world, so that they will know that the laws of the country are strict and that the laws cannot be violated."
"This sentence!"
After a pause, Tian Yu shouted loudly, "Come here! Execution!"
Wei Kang, who was on the guillotine, suddenly cried out, with feces and urine flowing out, "No! No no! I don't want to die! I don't want it!"
Seeing the executioner holding a big knife and getting closer and closer, Wei Duan turned around and glanced at Wei Kang, who was crying, and then turned to Tian Yu and shouted: "According to the law! Those who surrender can have their crimes reduced! I am willing to surrender."
First! Reduce my child’s death sentence!』
Tian Yu extended his hand to signal, and the executioner stopped, "Wei Xiufu, are you willing to take the lead?"
Wei Duan had gritted his teeth before, neither admitting his guilt nor biting others.
And now, if he doesn't show up, Webster will be dead. In exchange for Webster's reputation as a good person, he will probably be forgotten in just a hundred days.
If he makes his debut, he will definitely be hated by other people, but at least the child has a high chance of surviving...
Wei Duan looked back at Wei Kang again, lowered his head, and touched his forehead to the ground, "The sinner...is willing to show his face...is willing to show his face...I am willing to accuse the accomplices!"
"Oh?" Tian Yu looked at Wei Duan, "For example...who is it?"
"..." Wei Duan gritted his teeth.
Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "Think clearly, if you want to do something perfunctory, it will be a living crime."
"I..." Wei Duan closed his eyes, "I, I will give evidence...Fan, Fan family..."
