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Chapter 21: What to Know

In later generations, Lishuipi was called Daming Lake, and because Licheng was the main city of Jinan in later generations, it was quite famous. However, at this time, it was only a water conservancy project created by the construction of Licheng to divert the moat, so it was not very famous.

...Only Jinan has been a prosperous place in the East since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. With the concentration of soldiers and civilians, it was rare to have good water on the midsummer day of the Dragon Boat Festival. General Gongsun Xun of the Wei used the land to host a banquet, which made this place go down in history for thousands of years.

On the other side, I heard that Gongsun Xun was worshiping the Dragon Boat Festival at Lishuipei and hosting a banquet for Zheng Xuan and Cao Cao's envoys. He also expressed condolences to the heroes, and he and others were also going to be among them. An old official of the Yuan family who had been under house arrest for two to three months

But they finally took a long breath, and even felt a faint sense of celebration... After all, Zheng Xuan's face is easy to use in these days. Whether it's the Yellow Turban Army or the bandits, they all walk around when they see him.

What's more, what about Gongsun Xun, who did have a master-teacher relationship? No matter how despicable General Wei was, he couldn't kill his students in front of the teacher, right?

And the old man is already sixty-five years old, and he is recognized as a Confucian sect in the world. If he was not worried that his family inheritance would be completely cut off in Licheng, why would he sacrifice his worth and set out to see Gongsun Xun?

You know, after Yuan Shao captured Qingzhou, he personally went to Gaomi to recruit his people. He just stepped in to deal with it and continued to teach in the countryside.

Therefore, it is no wonder that these people are relieved... Since the disciples of the Zheng family have to take off their clothes, the rest of them will at least be treated lightly, right? What's more, since Gongsun Xun, the one who can make the decision, has arrived in person, if he performs well, he will be appointed on the spot.

It's also possible.

They were not eligible to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival sacrificial ceremony during the day, but they were given calamus and allowed to enter the lake to change clothes and bathe. In the evening, taking advantage of the longest day of the year, after everyone had a banquet, these

The talents found some of the feeling of chatting and laughing in the past... Unexpectedly, although their position was to the side, they were not very far from Gongsun Xun, so they couldn't help but talk loudly to get attention.

However, Gongsun Xun took two boys and sat on a high platform with Zheng Xuan. There were many civilized and military figures on the left and right, with crowns like clouds in front and behind. There was a generation of Confucianism beside him, but he only talked about the gossip that should be said during the festival. Listen carefully.

, what are they all? How many years ago in Danhanshan, who was hit by an arrow, so and so, so and so. After the overall situation was decided a few days ago, he received the seal, hung the gold, and rode away alone. Before they could meet, Xia Houyuan stepped forward and offered a toast. This

General Wei just smiled and thanked the other party for being a matchmaker that day, otherwise he would have lost several children and so on...

With General Wei's posture, most people were naturally smiling and relaxed, but today's guest of honor, Zheng Xuan, Cao Cao's envoy, and many of Yuan Shao's former officials sitting outside the audience gradually became anxious.

I don't know how long it took, but I saw that the midsummer sun was not dimming much, but everyone by the lake was already half drunk. Others, as the only one who was qualified to cut off Gongsun Xun's nonsense, Zheng Xuan, for the sake of

As for my own orthodoxy, I did see some of my students who were relaxed and happy at the beginning gradually become nervous, and even made signs like begging. I couldn't bear it, but I finally took the initiative to speak with a shy face.

"General Wei." Zheng Kangcheng thought for a moment, and actually stood up to hold the cup. As soon as he stood up, the surroundings were almost silent. The name of Confucianism is by no means false. "It has been nearly four years since Dong Zhuo's chaos, and the world has been in turmoil.

, the scholars and the people were displaced, but fortunately there was a general who first defeated Dong and supported the emperor, and then defeated Hebei in a battle, so that the Han Dynasty gradually began to revive... Xuan Bucai, please congratulate the general!"

As he said this, the man was respectful, holding the cup with both hands and bowing his head.

"Shouldn't we pay tribute to Yuan Benchu ​​first?" Unexpectedly, after quietly listening to the other party's congratulations, Gongsun Xun actually seemed to be smiling but not smiling, sitting still. It was really rude.

"It's due to the old man's lack of consideration." Zheng Xuan was not angry after hearing this, but became more serious. He actually raised his head again and saluted. "No matter what, war disasters are happening one after another, and corpses are everywhere. This is a serious matter. Please pay condolences to this battle."

The casualties since Yuan Benchu ​​and below..."

"I sincerely accept condolences." Gongsun Xun also stood up solemnly, held the cup in both hands, and bowed his head in return.

Immediately, under the leadership of the two men, more than two to three hundred people in the seats by the lake stood up and drank from the bottles.

After the small episode, everyone sat down. Zheng Xuan saw that the opportunity was rare, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "I am a man from the mountains, so I shouldn't ask about General Wei's affairs without permission. But as a Qingzhou barbarian, I have many concerns about the future of this place. I don't think so."

Knowing that General Wei is coming to Jinan this time, do you feel confident?"

"Of course I got something." Gongsun Xun raised his eyebrows slightly, looked around and smiled. "After I arrived in Jinan, I took over the accounts set up by Yuan Shao, and found that there were more than 300,000 households in the six counties of old Qingzhou, with a population of 17.8 million.

Although hundreds of thousands of them have just turned into Yellow Turban bandits and sneaked into the mountains, if we use suppression and pacification together, we may be able to recover roughly... Not only that, but also the Dongjun household registration previously inspected in Liaocheng, the old Jizhou Dongwu

The county household registrations were finally settled. After Yuan Shao was overthrown, even if the two counties of Jibei and Taishan were not counted, there were four million more people! If we also count the original jurisdictions of Yongzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou,

In all parts of Sizhou, as well as the surrendered Taihang bandits, regardless of Pingzhou or Liangzhou, under my rule, there are already two million households and a population of tens of millions! Zheng Gong, the world is divided, and I only get half of it. What do you think?

Is this considered a gain? These tens of millions of people can gather hundreds of thousands of troops. Who can stop me in the future?"

Zheng Xuan hesitated to speak, but everyone around him stood up to congratulate him.

In response to this, Gongsun Xun also raised his head and laughed, extremely proud, and even raised his hand to drink a full cup.

However, just as the crowd's congratulations faded away and General Wei raised his glass and was about to drink, there was a man not far away, near the lake, who finally couldn't bear it any longer. Then he stood up and faced each other solemnly:

"General Wei, the world is in chaos, and there have been wars for many years. Although Qingzhou has not suffered a major war, it has suffered twice from the Yellow Turbans. Since General Wei is trying to bring peace to this place for the emperor, shouldn't he ask about the customs first to save him from misery? Why is it so easy to do it as soon as he comes?

First check the household registration and calculate the gains and losses of personal power? Is this what the people of Qingzhou, and even the people of Jizhou expect?"

Everyone looked around, only to find that the person speaking was a man with handsome features, clear eyes, and a majestic appearance. He was sitting in the front row of the banquet... Many of them knew him, and he was Zheng Xuan's beloved disciple.

Qinghe Cui Yan.

"Is it Cui Jigui who is speaking?" Gongsun Xun sat cross-legged on the high platform, holding a bottle in one hand and calling out the other person's name without raising his head.

"It's Cui Yan of Qinghe." Cui Jigui replied proudly.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Gongsun Xun suddenly changed his expression and threw the wine bottle in his hand on the ground. He sternly scolded him without even looking at it. "This is just for you. If you can bear it today, I will respect you."

What's the point of letting you live on your own in front of the Master? But since you haven't changed your nature, and you are still in vain to help Zhou to abuse him, and ask for your name to buy your integrity, then today is the resurrection of Magong, and Master Lu is here in person to beg for mercy for you, and I can't get around you.

!”

The place was as quiet as a field for a moment, even Zheng Xuan was stunned on the spot, and the two boys beside him looked a little frightened.

"It's none of your business." Gongsun Xun turned around and said comforting words. "Ading will take Lu Yu back to the city first... Your father and I will return later."

Gongsun Ding reacted, bowed his head and saluted with Lu Yu, and then turned and left under the silent gaze of Zheng Xuan and others... and then followed him to protect him.

After the two boys, who were between teenagers and boys, turned around and left, everyone at the table gradually focused their attention on the three people at the center of the matter - none other than General Wei Gongsun Xun and Guandong Ancient Confucian Zheng Xuan.

, and Qinghe Cui Yan, a prisoner of war with Zheng Xuan's disciple and general guard.

To be fair, not to mention ordinary generals and officials, even the core staff of General Wei's Mansion were a little confused at this time... Gongsun Xun had been in Jinan for a few days, and Lu Fan had already made reports and communicated.

The reporter thought that even if something went wrong with the prisoners of war, it would only happen with Xu You and Guo Tu, but he never expected that it would be Cui Yan.

In fact, Xu You and Guo Tu, both prisoners of war, were quite surprised when faced with such a situation.

"I really don't know why General Wei is so prejudiced against me, and even went so far as to set up an ambush..." Cui Yan waited for a long time before speaking again, but with a high-spirited attitude and a loud voice. "What Cui said came from the public heart and was absolutely unintentional.

Inviting one’s name means buying one’s integrity…”

"Although you don't mean to buy your reputation, you have the truth!" Gongsun Xun interrupted and said sternly. "And it is precisely because of this self-righteousness that it is truly abominable and ridiculous! As for why I specifically set up an ambush for you, it was because you met Yuan that day.

Since you behaved similarly in the beginning, I can guess that your nature is hard to change!"

"But what is wrong with what I said?" Cui Yan stood up and continued to defend boldly. "On that day, I advised Yuan Chariot to collect and bury the bones beside the road. Today, I advised the general to ask about customs first, and then save the homeless..."

"This is called asking about the dead but not the living, talking about morals but not the real things!" Gongsun Xun finally went to see the other party, but he became even more angry. "The two great chaos in Qingzhou both started from the Yellow Turbans, and the so-called Qingxu Yellow Turbans are called Yellow Turbans.

In fact, the poor were so oppressed that they had no choice but to gather together as bandits and fake banners. How could this be a real rebellion? When Yuan Shao entered Qingzhou, you only asked him to collect the bones of the Yellow Turbans. Why didn't you persuade him to tolerate the Yellow Turbans and surrender their soldiers, so that he revolted today?

! And what I said this time is to appease the civil affairs and clean up the homeless. Shouldn’t we start by checking the household registration? If we don’t know the household registration and population, how can we save them from trouble?! Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are once again in chaos in the mountains.

, Cao Cao even took the opportunity to annex prefectures and counties. At this time, everyone is watching my behavior and movements. If I don't show my dignity, how can I surrender the Yellow Turban and scare Cao Mengde?!"

Cui Yan held it in for a moment, and everyone around him responded with awe. Xia Houyuan and Mao Jie in the audience even looked at each other.

After a moment, Zheng Xuan was about to open his mouth to persuade him, but unexpectedly, Gongsun Xun became more and more angry as he spoke. He stood up and kicked the big case in front of him, but called out to another person: "As for the customs of asking questions... Where is Han Yigong?!"

Han Dang hurriedly raised his knife and went out to bow.

"Tell him, seventeen years ago, you went with me to the west of Liaoning for the first time to study under Lu Shi Yu Feng. What did I do in Jizhou on the way?" Gongsun Xun asked Cui Yan with his finger.

"Report to the Marquis!" Han Dang replied immediately. "Seventeen years ago, the Marquis, the Guardsmen, General Zhenxi, Liu Yuzhou, Chang'an Ling and other students left from Youzhou to Henan. This was the first time they left home.

When he passed Julu on the way, he took the initiative to leave the group and check out the local villages, saying bluntly that when he went to other places to 'ask about the customs', he would eventually follow him!"

"What customs have you seen?"

"I saw abandoned babies in the ditch, strong oppression, eunuchs running rampant, officials indifferent, and... and Jia Chao. When Jia Chao just returned to his hometown, he was targeted by the powerful because he had received a reward from the king, and he had to kill people to survive. In the end,

We can only seek help from Taiping Dao to make things happen."

"I remember the county magistrate's surname was Cui?" Gongsun Xun asked coldly.

"It is Cui Min, the current governor of Zhuo County." Han Dang continued to bow his head. "Later, when the prince and the governor met Cui Min in Changping, they talked about the past... The prince asked him why he was so faint at that time and why he was so confused at this time.

Is that so? He said that at that time he was in a coma, so he was in a state of confusion. At this time, the general was clearly on top, so he was clear."

"Did you hear that?" Gongsun Xun turned to Cui Yan and scolded. "I already knew before I was crowned that I should inquire about the customs of a place when I first arrive... Why do you need you to teach me? And I have traveled all over the world, from Liaodong to

Xiliang, from Youji to Yanyu, from Heshuo to the East China Sea, I have seen the customs of various places, and I have long been familiar with them. The customs of the world are nothing more than oppression by the powerful, empty talk by the family, obsessive officials, and innocent people... How can Qingzhou be able to

Get out of this rut? You are just talking here, but you don’t know that people like you are just green in my eyes and a disgrace to customs!"

Gongsun Xun made an angry rebuke. Although it was not as angry as the emperor, who laid down millions of corpses, it was still one-third of the emperor's anger. No one doubted his power of life and death, so everyone was trembling. However, his body was shaken.

As the person involved, although Cui Yan's face turned a little red, he remained still and did not defend or refute. Only his beard and hair were quite long and were gently swept by the lake breeze.

When Gongsun Xun saw this, he immediately stopped being angry. Instead, he turned back to Zheng Xuan, who was sitting beside him, and asked with a smile: "Zheng Gong, you and I, Master Lu, belong to the same sect, and we are brothers. Everyone in the world says that you are more accomplished in Confucian classics."

He is one of them, and Confucian classics are the foundation of the world... But why in today's troubled times, when the people are suffering, and the king has no place to stand, his students are putting on the strong and tenacious to save the people from the fire and water, but your students are all here

Are you arrogantly talking and helping others to do evil? Are the students you accept all clowns, or are Master Lu's students all powerful people who only care about their personal dignity?"

As soon as Cui Yan said this, he could no longer calm down. Even the dozens of Zheng Xue disciples present stood up one after another, but then dozens of soldiers from behind the stage came out and faced each other with swords drawn.

"General Wei is overthinking." Zheng Xuan hurriedly stood up before his student and held hands with each other. "Old man and Ziqian are brothers. If it were not for his recommendation, there would be no chance of accepting the mantle of Master Ma. How could the inheritance of the two of us be relatively incompatible?

What about? In my opinion, they are complementary to each other... They are court, I am wild; they are martial, I am literary; they are strong, I am soft; they are pragmatic, I am moral... General Wei

, Although Cui Jigui made ignorant remarks, he was not deliberately hostile, but was caused by his lack of knowledge, and he still had good intentions."

Gongsun Xun immediately laughed again.

Seeing this, Zheng Xuan hurriedly said: "Actually, the general used troops first to pacify Dong and Yuan, and led with power and strength. It is naturally the right time. In the future, he will continue to pacify the Central Plains, Jingxiang, Bashu, Huaiyang,

I think I still need to continue to maintain the power. But now that the military situation has been eased, and the general has been ordered to assist the world and govern Hebei, in terms of administration, just using force may not be enough, and Cui Jigui's meaning is nothing more than this.

This is not to deliberately seek out the general... Moreover, most of these old students are incompetent. If the general really feels that they are an eyesore, or that they are not good at what they have learned, why not release them and let them study at Gaomi with me?

Woolen cloth?"

"Mr. Zheng, what is destiny?" Gongsun Xun suddenly spoke and asked an irrelevant question that made everyone present change their minds.

"If the destiny of heaven is not fulfilled, the destiny of heaven will not change!" Zheng Xuan looked at him solemnly.

By the way, Zheng Kangcheng quoted a total of two allusions here. The first one is from the "Book of Songs". The original text is a loyal minister lamenting the decline and corruption of the Zhou Dynasty, but in the end he reiterated his loyalty to the Zhou Dynasty; the latter one is

It comes from "Spring and Autumn", the original text is "Although Zhou's virtue has declined, the destiny of heaven will not change, and the importance of the tripod cannot be questioned"!

Used here, on the one hand, it directly answered Gongsun Xun's question, and on the other hand, it directly warned Gongsun Xun while expressing his position.

"That's not what I meant," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh again and again. "I want to ask Mr. Zheng, what is destiny? Is it the will of heaven or the hearts of gods and ghosts?"

Zheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but he remained serious: "Of course it is the original intention of heaven... As for ghosts and gods, they all belong to heaven, so the will of ghosts and gods is also the will of heaven."

"That's the problem." Gongsun Xun finally became solemn. "Back then, a teacher told me that destiny is not enough to be feared, and ancestors are not enough to follow the law... I deeply agree, but Master Lu was very disapproving when he heard it.

, so much so that there was quite a dispute. A while ago, I just met Master Lu in Beidi. Although Master Lu did not understand the words, he said when talking about his death that the dead should not fight for the living. After death, the coffin and coffin are left alone.

Buried in Sanchikeng... This should mean that he has gradually abandoned the idea of ​​ghosts and gods in his heart, right? Mr. Zheng, do ghosts and gods exist?"

Zheng Xuan hesitated to speak, but could only pause for a moment and then slowly said: "When I teach Confucian classics, I cover all the classics and gather all the opinions. I don't care about the opposition of knowledge. Even students are encouraged to think and question. And this kind of thing

, It’s not true if you believe it, it’s not true if you don’t believe it, General Wei doesn’t need to compare Zigan with me. But...only the general came here prepared and aggressive today, could it be that he was determined to deal with the old disciple?"

"It is not to deal with the disciples of Zheng Gong, but to deal with the surrender of the Yuan family. On the contrary, it is you, Zheng Gong. You should not condescend to me and forcefully intervene in this matter... You must know that the world is fighting for supremacy, and swords and guns are facing each other. Since it is your business, it is convenient for others.

Responsibility. Since they have become officials and are engaged in military warfare, and after the defeat, they will be dealt with according to the military law. Do you think I should break the law for Zheng Gong?" At this point, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile with his hands behind his hands. "In troubled times.

Among them, which one is more important, law or human relations? Can Zheng teach me more?"

Zheng Xuan was silent for a moment, and then spoke to each other: "I think the law is not reasonable...and if there is a clear law on this matter, why would I go so far as to destroy the general system? Isn't this matter inherently ambiguous, so that it will be difficult to decide for months?

Everyone is suspicious, and as we are old and can’t escape the teacher-student bond, did you just take the initiative to ask?"

"I understand," Gongsun Xun slowly nodded. "Mr. Zheng's trip is not to use his status to interfere with the judiciary, but because I am careless and have not formulated corresponding policies... Therefore, Gongsun Zheng is here to participate in formulating policies.

Yes? Do you think it’s up to you to decide on laws and policies?”

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek government." Zheng Xuan had not shown any anger until now, and he was really good-tempered. "Now General Wei is in charge of the government, and all the princes in the court are assisting each other. Even if the laws and regulations are inconsistent, the policies are unfair, and the old and the old are the same

The ordinary people who only know how to teach can only discuss and will not interfere or participate..."

"Although Mr. Zheng is white, he can still participate. I said, but it is only for today." Gongsun Xun sat back proudly and spoke through the water waves beside him. "Not only that, everyone present today, whether civil or military,

Scholars and citizens, including prisoners, can participate as long as they have a place... Today we will establish some laws, set some policies, and make some rules here on the spot... But I have something to say first. No matter what the extent of today's dispute, the result will be

No matter what, these are all things you personally participated in formulating. You can neither denigrate your own words afterwards nor slander them just because things don't go as planned."

"In this way, the general can be called generous." Zheng Xuan was the first to react and bowed his head in praise.

Gongsun Xun raised his hand to signal, Zheng Xuan naturally sat back, Han Dang also quickly returned to his seat, the soldiers evacuated one after another, and everyone around them also felt relieved, except Cui Yan, who originally wanted to sit back under Xi Lu's force.

, but Gongsun Xun’s look from a distance made Xi Lu shrink back in fear.

"The emperor is young, and I am the auxiliary minister, so I naturally have my duty, so I will say it first, and you will discuss it later!" Gongsun Xun waited for the people around him to sit down before continuing to speak. "First...since Cui Jigui has spoken, then

From now on... the world is in chaos, the people are displaced, and the scholars are in ruins. In terms of reorganizing the world, from Sanfu and Youzhou, we should spread the fields in the world, clean up the household registration, and conduct a census of the population! This article is attributed to General Wei Gongsun

Xun proposed the proposal, but the Yuan family rebelled against it and Qinghe Cui Yan opposed it. Among the rest of you, who agrees and who opposes it? Those who oppose can stand up together with Cui Yan. I am not Dong Zhuo, and those who propose the proposal are not guilty!"

Everyone started from Zheng Xuan down, including Lu Fan, Shen Pei, Lou Gui, Han Dang, Tian Feng, Xun You, Guan Yu, Cheng Pu, Zhu Ling, Tai Shi Ci, and even hundreds of officials, generals, assistants, and even those who

The prisoners of war, as well as Xia Houyuan and Mao Jie, were almost all startled...but then they all took different stances, and Xu You, who had been silent in the distance, simply laughed out loud.

Gongsun Xun was not in a hurry when he saw this, he just took an iron basin that was originally filled with warm water from the overturned case, turned it upside down in front of him, pulled out the broken blade from his waist, struck the basin and spoke, the back of the knife floated like autumn water.

The light hits the pelvic floor, crisp and loud:

"Those who are here today, including Xiahou Miaocai and Xiaoxian, as well as all the military and political dignitaries from the Hebei provinces, famous scholars and generals, and great Confucians and distinguished guests, a total of 357 people, can discuss it. If there are more than three-one,

No one thinks so, that is bad government and bad law. Even though I propose it, it cannot be implemented... But in other words, after three strikes, if more than 120 people do not stand up to oppose it, then it will be enacted throughout the world!

This day is a rare opportunity!"

Saying that, Gongsun Xun did not hesitate and struck with his sword for the second time.

He was still silent, and of course that was the case. Although Gongsun Xun allowed everyone to participate, the lives of the prisoners of the defeated army were all in the hands of others. How many of them were as tough as Cui Yan?

Gongsun Xun's subordinates need to be divided into two... half of them are military generals. With his prestige and these military men who have been selected and promoted by him, who will oppose him and who dares to oppose him? Don't you see Guan Yunchang and others?

Are they all already looking around? The other half of the civil servants, although they dare not say that everyone is united, first of all, most of the people at the head have been promoted and appointed by him for many years, and secondly, in front of outsiders, unless they are really dissatisfied

In the end, how could they go against the will of their master?

It can only be said that Gongsun Xun's hard work in running the team for fifteen or six years, coupled with the power of this great victory over Yuan Shao, has finally paid off... The country was born in the war, and this is the result of the war. When it comes to resolving differences.

, nothing is more convenient than war.

The back of the knife hit the back of the iron pot for the third time. Cui Yan was still the only one standing in the banquet. His face remained calm, which could be said to be calm.

"Good!" Gongsun Xun held the sword and smiled. "Conquering the world is settled!"

Everyone was relieved for a moment.

"Second," Gongsun Xun looked around and continued to raise his voice with his sword in hand. "The states were in turmoil and the people were dispersed. One was the desertion, the other was the powerful families took the opportunity to occupy the fertile land, and the third was Yuan Shao's rebellion.

They have to be punished... After the land is conquered, they should collect unfavorable crops, consolidate the wasteland, use prisoners of war, refugees, and surrender bandits to farm the fields, and also perform local corvee... This theory is still proposed by General Wei Gongsun Xun, and Yuan

Qinghe Cui Yan, a rebellious minister of the clan, is opposed by one person. If you have any objections, please stand up and follow them!"

"May I ask General Wei." Not far from Cui Yan, a person suddenly stood up, but it was Xu You of Nanyang. "If we and other defeated ministers and traitors want to take advantage of the miscarriage, what evidence should we use as evidence?"

"Of course it's a crime. This will be discussed later. But if you don't participate in the military, in principle, you won't accept frivolous wealth. The house will only have extra land beyond the family's population." Gongsun Xun didn't even raise his head. "How about it, Zi?"

Do you want to rank with Cui Yan?"

"The two armies were engaged in battle. They fought for thousands of miles, with more than 100,000 casualties. But today, as soon as the general won the victory, he killed us all and trapped all the soldiers. At most, he could only say that you were cruel, but he could not say

You have no excuse... Now he only accepts the extra land from us guilty ministers, and puts the surrendered soldiers in the fields. The general can be called merciful. How can I be ranked with him?" Xu You bowed his head and bowed. "I want to thank you.

General Wei is so generous!"

After saying that, he sat back down, and Gongsun Xun knocked on the bottom of the basin, but Cui Yan was still alone.

After leaning for a moment, Gongsun Xun turned back to look at Zheng Xuan beside him. Seeing that the Confucian sect in the world was also speechless, he did not hesitate and knocked the third time.

"In this way, gather the Qing, Yan, Camp, and Hebei four prefectures to go against the grain, and recruit the people to unite to surrender the army and the people's villages. The matter of the people's villages has also been discussed." Gongsun Xun continued speaking calmly. "This is the third thing.

The thing is that I feel that the powerful people in the countryside are prosperous, the administration of Tingxiang is really difficult, and there are frequent bandits in the area, so I want to imitate the administrative strategy I used in Zhao State and Zhongshan to implement the local Shiwu system, with five households as one.

The corps chief, the twenty-five households will then have a security chief, and finally the village chief, who is allowed to receive tax deductions and exemptions, a little salary, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the prefecture and county to handle public security affairs... Is there anyone who objects to this three-chief system?

"

Everyone remained silent.

"That being the case, is Cui Jigui the only one who objects?" Gongsun Xun burst into laughter after tapping the pelvic floor for the second time.

"General, why are you doing this?" Someone finally became impatient, but Xu You and Xu Ziyuan were still there. "Now that things have come to an end, you have your own authority and just made decisions directly. Why do you need to do it again and again?"

"You have to stop the mouths of the people in the world." Gongsun Xun was not angry. "Ziyuan, you are eager for quick success..."

"If you want to stop the mouths of the people of the world, just kill a few people!" Xu Youang replied. "Under the city of Liangqi, by the boundary bridge, aren't the dead people bleeding like rivers? Now that things have happened, why are you restrained?

Is it just because of Zheng Kangcheng? He is just an old fool. He only thinks that the lives of his own children are more valuable than others. How can you not understand? Since ancient times, there has been no one who has not died when trying to implement reforms? Shang Yang, how did Wu Qi die? "

"Zi Yuan is really confused." Gongsun Xun disagreed. "Since ancient times, there is no such thing as death if you want to implement reforms, but the battle of Liang Qi, the battle of Jie Qiao, and even Yuan Benchu ​​himself, weren't they all for this reason?

Dead? In fact, if we had not seen the old system of the Han Dynasty, the building would have collapsed and become useless. If I want to implement the new system and save the world, why would I have to fight with Yuan Benchu? So... Isn't it enough to kill him?

"

"It's just not enough!" Under the horrified looks of the prisoners around him, Xu You stood up and left the table. He came to the high platform built by Gongsun Xun and pointed at Cui Yan, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xun Chen and other old officials.

A Japanese colleague said: "In the successive battles in Hebei, the people you killed were the powerful resisters under Yuan Benchu's rule; the soldiers from Pingzhou in Liaocheng came from across the sea, and the people you killed were the heroes who competed with you in the world; and

Today, these sons of the family, Confucian scholars and celebrities are not the same as him. If you don't kill one or two to correct the military and legal people, in the future they will definitely violate your new policy and destroy your new policy! Let me tell you, if they raise Zheng Kang as a flag, you

Even Zheng Kangcheng wanted to kill him to show his determination, why should he be so pretentious?"

Zheng Xuan's face was expressionless and he sat still. Gongsun Xun also had the same calm expression. He raised his hand and raised his knife to hit the pelvic floor, but he said casually: "The system of three elders has been established... Ziyuan, if I am like this, how can I be with you?"

How is Dong Zhuo different?"

"Who is Dong Zhuo, who is qualified to compare with you?" Xu You took a few steps forward, directly to the high platform that was littered on the ground, and continued to face each other with emotion. "Dong Zhuo entered Luo with private troops and abolished the establishment without permission, and you

But you have the merits of defeating Dong, and you can be said to be the general of the guard to assist the government; Dong Zhuo's army was strong for a while, but he only knew how to loot and loot, but you have been running the northern land for several years, with a solid foundation, and now you have Hebei and Jiuzhou under your control; once Dong Zhuo gains power, he will do whatever he wants

, and you stick to your heart and put legislation first... But now, why not kill a few people for legislation? Who can oppose you, who can stop you? "

Gongsun Xun looked at the person in front of him, and just as he was about to say something more, the other person continued: "I have known for a long time that you have great ambitions, and I have known for a long time that you want to overthrow the old and establish a new one, so I asked you in private before.

I met Lu Ziheng, your general shogunate, and persuaded him to do this for you and kill all the old ministers of the Yuan family to clear the obstacle, but he pushed back and blocked all, and no ministers were responsible... And since you are here in person today, with your decision

, why are you still so hesitant? Do you really think that these people around Yuan Benchu ​​can still be used by you? There are not many loyal ministers and good men beside Yuan Benchu, but they are all dead! Those who are still left today are all with Yuan Benchu ​​as their leader.

The person who brought the artifact is either a villain who only seeks fame and fortune, or he is a henchman who originally wanted to use Yuan Shao to make an enemy of you! How can you stay?"

Gongsun Xun glanced at Lu Fan, who looked helpless, and looked at Xu You with a smile: "Ziyuan...who is the thorn in your side that you are talking about? Who is the villain?"

"Isn't your inner enemy just standing there?" Xu You raised his hand and pointed at Cui Yan. "The Qinghe family, Confucian Gao Di, does not recognize your governance from the bottom of his heart. He wants to overcome the old system in his heart, but he is very virtuous and thinks that he is doing what he wants.

They are all righteous... If such people stay, they will definitely mess up the crowd. If they are not killed today at the Dragon Boat Festival, how can they be kept to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? Those who are similar to this, Xun Chen and Zheng Xuemen are all like this. As for the villain," Xu You said this

But he pointed his finger at himself. "Guo Tu is a treacherous traitor, Xu You is greedy for money and betrays the army, they are both villains who do not kill to appease people's hearts. There is also Xin Ping Xin Zhongzhi, who is both a nuisance and a villain.

, you can kill them all together!”

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Unexpectedly, those people who were named to be killed showed some grace. Even Guo Tu was speechless at this time and just sat calmly where he was. But when it came to Xin Ping, others

But the man finally couldn't bear it anymore. "Xu Ziyuan, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. A defeated army betrays his master and lives in vain. Today you can ask General Wei to kill me. I have no complaints, but you can't humiliate me!"

"Have you seen this? This is a traitorous person!" Xu You pointed at him with his hand.

"Let's not talk about this." Gongsun Xun frowned and said, "Zi Yuan...if I heard you right, do you want me to kill you?"

"Of course!"

"Don't be ridiculous, I'm customizing a system!"

"I'll decide it for you!" Xu You stepped forward and grabbed the iron basin that was upside down in front of the other party, and asked seriously. "Besides how to deal with us people, what other serious new policies do you have, please tell me..."

"There are only two and a half." Gongsun Xun leaned back and said casually. "One is that once the people are annexed, they have no place to live but they have to pay tribute (head tax, Dingkou tax). This is the Han Dynasty

In order to solve the important malpractice of the collapse of the government, I plan to divide the land among the acres after the three-chief system, and the land will be calculated based on the land. The other is that in the current inspection system, the power of personnel depends on the local government, and the high authority

I want to bring the sect back to the central government, and allow everyone to submit their own name to the Qing Dynasty, go to the Qing Dynasty to discuss and determine the way to be a scholar through subject examinations; the last half is to imitate the military class law, from the prefecture general to the pavilion chief.

, the li chief, the corps commander, determine the officials, rank the officers and men, and facilitate their subordinates and transfer."

Xu You couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, but turned around and held the iron basin in both hands and asked the audience sternly: "Did you all hear it? Entering the fields, changing the examination and examination to scientific examination, and establishing a unified rank... these three things, who is there?

Are you going to oppose it to the end like Choi Jigui?"

It has been chaotic for a long time, and the sky has gradually darkened, but as the longest day of the year, the sun still shines on Lishuipei, and along with the gradually rising summer wind, ruffles the water of the lake... The sound of wind and water are moving.

In the middle, Gongsun Xun is holding a knife in one hand, sitting on his side, staring at the figure in front of him thoughtfully.

And as Xu You raised the basin and shouted sternly on the stage, from Zheng Xuan who was sitting at attention on his side, to Lu Fan, Shen Pei, Lou Gui, Han Dang and others who were stunned and silent on his left hand; to Xia Houyuan and Mao Jie who were stunned on the right;

On both sides of the stage were the generals Guan Yu, Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, and Tai Shi Ci, who were holding their heads high and silent, and the civil servants Tian Feng, Xun You, and Wang Lang who were each thinking about something.

Pang De, Zhang Ji, Jia Kui, Liu Zhang, Yang Xiu, Fazheng, Meng Da and other righteous followers who were already sweating; of course, there were also those sitting on the outside, close to Cui Yan, who was the only one standing in the table.

Those old ministers of the Yuan family...all of them were speechless, only the wind stirred and the water wrinkled.

After three times, Xu Ziyuan slammed the iron basin in his hand to the ground, making a clanging sound and shouting with all his strength: "Cui Jigui still refuses to obey, and the remaining 356 people all agree. These three things are all custom-made for the world.

!”

At this point, Xu You, whose emotions had already been hard to control, turned around and asked with a sneer: "Wen Qi, have you seen... We are living in troubled times now, and it is the time for heroes like you to use force. If you want to do things in the world, you have to make every effort to do it."

It’s better to give it a try! You don’t have to worry about anything, you don’t have to worry about anything!”

Gongsun Xun first sighed, then nodded slowly: "I have learned a lesson!"

"Are we talking about our life and death?" Xu You couldn't ask further.

"Why must Ziyuan die?" Although Gongsun Xun's tone was helpless, his expression became increasingly calm.

"Shouldn't I die?" Xu You asked with a sneer. "You can't win when you plan for others, you can't be loyal as a minister, you are greedy for money, and you bring trouble to everyone... And you also said that since ancient times, there have been people who shed blood in the reform. Today, I am greedy for heaven's merits.

If I use your power as a prisoner to do this, wouldn't it be an honor for me to end up like Shang Yang and Wu Qi?"

"Ziyuan." Gongsun Xun finally moved, but he put down his hand to break the blade and reached out to grab the other person. "If you die, what will happen to your wife and children?"

"I have been with Yuan Benchu ​​for sixteen years, which means that I have known you for seventeen years and have become old friends for seventeen years. Can't you raise a wife and children for me?" Xu You asked sternly.

Gongsun Xun was just about to say it again.

"Don't ask me how my mother is doing." Xu You interrupted. "Wenqi, I will take care of everything after you die... There is only one thing, you must kill Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Cui Yan and these people!

They are just like me, the source of trouble in the world!"

As soon as these words came out, the person next to Cui Yan could not control himself at all and fainted from fright. However, it was another student of Zheng Xuan, Xi Xi, who immediately caused a commotion.

"I understand what you mean." Gongsun Xun didn't even look at Zheng Xuan's pleading eyes beside him. He directly took Xu You's hand with one hand and stood up with the knife in the other. "I haven't used a knife in person for a long time, but today I have to give it to you personally.

Far."

"That's fine!" Xu You replied with a smile.

After saying that, Gongsun Xun and Xu You walked off the stage hand in hand, as affectionate as when they met in Luozhong. In a moment, they turned into the soldiers behind the high platform. But just a moment later, the general Wei came back with blood on his hands and raised his knife.

Go to the stage and sit in the seat.

Zheng Xuan's face was already ashen, and many of Yuan's prisoners were already in a miserable state.

"Tell them to shut up." Gongsun Xun ordered while waving to Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to the stage and bowed to the Prime Minister.

"Wonderful talent." Gongsun Xun waited until the surroundings quieted down before speaking earnestly to the person in front of him. "I know the intention of your visit, and today's new policy is the words between me and Cao Mengde... You tell him, I

I don’t blame him for his ambition, nor do I blame him for being slightly dissatisfied with my government and wanting to take matters into his own hands. But if he is in the Central Plains, if he cannot get rid of the powerful, and the families will fall into the old system one after another, and become the second Yuan Benchu, then although I will not

The remaining strength is not enough to send out a large army to conquer the Central Plains immediately, but we can immediately personally pick up 20,000 assault cavalry, attack his heart first, and hang his head under the gate tower!"

Xia Houyuan didn't know whether he should nod or not.

"We have known each other for many years, so come and have a drink together!" Gongsun Xun did not make it difficult for the other party, but directly waved and continued. "I also drink this drink for Meng De, and then go back after drinking... Tell him that since he has come here,

If you take one step forward, from now on, you will take care of the affairs of the world and no longer need to worry about your old feelings."

Xia Houyuan sighed for a moment, but he could only step forward and borrow a bottle from Zheng Xuan's case, drink a cup with Gongsun Xun amidst the mess on the ground, and then bowed his head and said goodbye with Mao Jie.

As soon as Xiahou Miaocai left, the sky became really dark, and before the people around him could light up the lights, they were stopped by Gongsun Xun: "There is only one thing left. It can be decided in a moment, and there is no need for lights."

When these words were spoken, all the generals were horrified, and the old officials of the Yuan family could not help but feel anxious.

Zheng Xuan couldn't bear it anymore, so he could only lower his head and beg to go.

"Does Mr. Zheng really think I am Dong Zhuo?" Gongsun Xun smiled helplessly. "If I wanted to kill someone, why did I act so pretentiously at the beginning as Xu Ziyuan said? And Xu Ziyuan's request before his death, I never responded directly to it... It's because

If you have a knife in your hand, you must exercise restraint. Besides, if you really want to kill someone, why would you let Mr. Zheng sit in line? How could you deliberately kill a student in front of a teacher?"

Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment.

"When we talked about the scientific examination before, I actually wanted to ask Duke Zheng to preside over it." Gongsun Xun said sincerely. "I am going to express my gratitude to Duke Zheng and go to Yecheng immediately to build a university there.

While teaching his disciples, Duke Zheng also promoted classical literature and classics, and then took charge of the selection of subjects for scientific examinations in various states in Hebei... The elders were withering away, Master Liu and Duke Qiao had all gone for a long time, and Master Lu had also made a decision, so Duke Zheng invited

Be sure not to be arrogant anymore."

Zheng Xuan was silent for a moment, but finally bowed his head and obeyed his orders.

"Pass my military order... From now on, ordinary scholars will be rebels, and those who follow the military will follow the military law, which is the order to kill on eleven days." When Gongsun Xun saw the man next to him calling for orders, he simply raised his voice and spoke out. "

Those who have not directly led the army will be punished by death and will be punished by death. Today's Yuan family is rebellious. Regardless of their origin, they will be sentenced to three years in Heshuo Border Village, or five years in the worst case... I respect the old Qiao Gong the most in my life. I hope that

You can learn from Mr. Qiao's perseverance, recognize the sufferings of the people as soon as possible, and turn around to rebuild your future!"

Zheng Xue's disciples, Kong Rong's former officials, Xin Ping, Guo Tu and others also expressed their gratitude after escaping from death. Even the relatives and friends of these people under Gongsun Xun also came out to express their gratitude.

Cui Yan was also dragged by his fellow disciples around him, and he had no choice but to bow his head.

"There is no need for Cui Jigui." Gongsun Xun said coldly from afar. "I really hate you... Although Hebei is big, you don't even have the land for Kun Xingban to build. In other words, there is no place under my rule.

There is no place for you, so you should leave now to find Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Tao Qian and others. I think they will be rich and powerful with you! If the Cui family of Qinghe is willing to go with you, I won't stop you! But first

As promised, if one day I really rebuild the country, then there will be no place for you in the whole world... Just go away!"

After saying this, Gongsun Xunwu stepped down and left, and the longest day in midsummer finally entered twilight.

However, what everyone didn't know was that Gongsun Xun mounted his horse and led everyone back to the city. Before he could sit down, Lu Fan took the initiative to ask for an audience.

"Xu Ziyuan's behavior today was to use his own life as bait to avenge his master. His last words were just to sow discord. Why should Zi Heng care?" Gongsun Xun didn't want to see him, but he still called him into the house to comfort him.

"Besides, it's not like you haven't reported that matter to me..."

"It's not about this." Lu Fan was embarrassed for a moment. "I forgot to tell my lord something..."

"Tell me."

"Gongsun Du, Gongsun Fang was executed directly by my order." Lu Fan replied helplessly. "This is slightly in conflict with the lord's leniency today, and I am careless..."

"These two people were killed just right!" Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, but then waved his hand to repel him. "Go out... There is nothing inappropriate in your behavior. If you don't say it is inappropriate, you have known me for a long time and you are too aware of my feelings."

Mind."

Lu Fan started to speak but stopped.

"I know." Gongsun Xun suddenly looked solemn, put his hand on the waist to break the blade, and said slowly, "Xu Ziyuan showed his true feelings, and it was not just a estrangement... I didn't expect to kill an old friend with my own hands today."

Lu Ziheng was silent for this.

————I am the dividing line after dark————

"After Taizu overthrew Yuan Shao and entered Jinan, he had no choice but to kill Xu You because of the border bridge incident. The others were pardoned and sentenced to three years' imprisonment in Shaanzhou. People in Qingzhou felt at ease. Later, he promoted Gaomi Zheng Xuan to be Taichang and built a university.

, carried out scientific research, established the three-chief system, and established villages for the people of Youzhou as households, and divided the fields with them, and re-established villages in the four states of Hebei, Ying, Qing, and Shaanxi. The stalls were counted in the field tax. It was known in the world as "saving the people from misery" and in China.

Good." - "Old Book of Yan". Volume 2. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu

ps: Continue with three things,

1. Dedicate three books, "Maximum Director", "I Repair Cultural Relics for the Country", and "I am the Cat King"

2. Continue to beg the bosses to show their affection to the aunt.

3. In the current environment, moving bricks is really harder than imagined. I am doing code writing part-time. I hope you can understand.

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