The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Zhong Yao, Xun Yu, and Xun Zhen waited in the hall for a long time when Guo Tu came.

This was the first time Xun Zhen had seen Guo Tu. He looked at him with his eyes and saw that he was in his twenties or thirties, wearing a black crown, wearing a black robe, with a short moustache, and walking into the hall with his head held high, his eyes not looking sideways, and he bowed. Xun Zhen thought: "This Guo Tu should be the Guo Tu who voted for Yuan Shao later, right?"

After Guo Tu finished his salute, Yin Xiu told him to sit down.

At this time, Yin Xiu sat facing south, Zhong Yao sat alone on the west side, and Xun Zhen and Xun Yu sat on their knees on the east side. Guo Tu didn't even look to the east, he strode to the west and sat at Zhong Yao's hand. Xun Zhen thought unconsciously: "The real name clan's son, the county's planner. He is very responsible."

In the indoor seat, the west is respected, and the east is humble. Xun Zhen, as the postmaster of the county, could have sat on the west side, but he sat on the east side to show humility. First, the postal supervisor was not as good as Cao Zunxian, and secondly, he had just served in the prefecture, and his qualifications were far less than that of Zhong Yao, and he was also much younger than Zhong Yao, so he sat west to show respect. Xun Yu was his younger brother, and since he sat on the east side, Xun Yu could not sit on the west side either.

Guo Tu's personality seems to be the exact opposite of his. He did not dare to compete for the first place in the world, and Guo Tu did his part.

But then again, as Guo Tu's official status, he is indeed qualified to sit on the west side.

Under the Han system, the county and state sent officials to the capital every year to report the household registration and taxation of the year. This "officer" was the county chief and the chief historian in the former Han Dynasty; Because the strategist will be facing the court officials and even the emperor, the selection of the candidates is very important, and most of them are transferred from the senior officials. Guo Tu had worked as a rafter for the five senses before. Wuguan rafter is an honorary position, and there is no specific position in charge. However, when the meritorious cadres or other cadres have vacancies or leave their posts, it can act as their representative. According to the superficial order, it is still before the county governor.

After Guo Tu took his seat, he looked at Xun Zhen. This was also the first time he saw Xun Zhen. With a smart mind, he saw that Xun Zhen was qualified to sit in the hall with Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, and that Xun Yu was sitting beside him. He immediately guessed his identity and asked, "Is this the new post supervisor?"

"Xia Xunzhen, I saw Ji Rong."

Guo Tu guessed correctly, showed a smile, nodded reservedly, and said, "I've heard the reputation of the tiger for a long time. When I saw it today, it was indeed heroic and heroic." He asked, "Are you new to the county? I heard the Ming Palace. You have been dismissed last month, why have you only come now?"

Only Yin Xiu, Zhong Yao, and Xun Yu knew about the affairs of Xun Zhenxing County. All three of his mouths were tight, and he didn't tell anyone.

Zhong Yao answered for Xun Zhen and said, "Zhen came early."

"Why haven't I seen it?"

"On the second day of taking office, Zhenzhi went out of the city in light clothes and went to Jiubei Jiu County to ask Feng Yao. I just came back today."

"Weifu collecting style?" Guo Tu laughed and said, "I have been an official in the county for many years, and have met three and five postmasters. After taking office, you are the only one who goes to Weifu to collect style first! What's the matter? ? Is there any gain?"

Yin Xiu said, "Gongze, I'm calling you here for this very reason. Zhenzhi's trip is not only rewarding, but also very rewarding!" He picked up the booklet from the case. Guo Tu got up, walked to the side of the case, took the document, returned to sit down, and opened it to read. He looked at things very fast, with ten lines at a glance, only to hear the pages of paper swishing, and soon, he finished reading.

Xun Zhen met him for the first time, and was quite attentive to him. When he was looking at things, he kept observing him, and found that when he was looking at the first page, his expression was slightly moved, but he quickly calmed down. After that, his expression did not change.

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After reading it, Guo Tu handed the book back to Yin Xiu, went back to the couch, and asked, "Gong Cao, Zhu Bo, and the postal supervisor have gathered in the mansion so late, and the Ming government has summoned me again for this book. Is it?"

"Exactly."

"Dare to ask, does Mingfu want to investigate the lawlessness of the counties in the north of the county?"

Yin Xiu said, "I brought you here because I want to hear your opinion."

"The picture thinks that the incident involves nine counties, and it involves a lot and cannot be taken lightly."

"Why?"

"This booklet of the postal supervisor records a total of 131 incidents, involving four county magistrates, five county magistrates, more than 20 junior officials, fighting Shi, and five people with the right surname. If this book of crimes is punished, the nine counties in the north of the county will be empty. There are seventeen counties in this county, and nine counties account for half of a county, and half of them are empty. How will the Ming government govern in the future?"

When Xun Zhen heard his words, she was quite surprised by his memory, and said to herself, "He read the book very quickly, I thought he was just flipping through the book, but he didn't expect to remember a total of several things in the book, involving How many people remember it clearly."

Zhong Yao and Guo Tu had been officials in the same county for many years, and they knew very well about his unforgettable ability, so it was not surprising that they shook their heads and said, "Your Excellency said this, Yao disagrees."

"Oh?"

"The Master said: 'Governors are righteous'. It is for the sake of good governance in the future that we should bring all the lawless officials and people of the northern counties to justice!"

Guo Tu could not refute Confucius' words, but he still did not agree to do so, because he said: "In the last years of Jianwu, Feng Yan Shang Shu Emperor Shizu, said: 'With the wisdom of Emperor Wen and the loyalty of Wei Shang, the law should be punished as a crime. , it is meritorious to apply virtue. . . . Although the officials and people in the north of the county are illegal, if they are all put into prisons, then it is Feng Tang’s admonition to Emperor Wen.”

——"With the wisdom of Emperor Wen and the loyalty of Wei Shang", it tells the story of Emperor Wen and Wei Shang of the previous dynasty. Wei Shang was in the cloud and had meritorious deeds. Later, he was convicted of minor mistakes. Feng Tang advised Emperor Wen: "I think your Majesty's law is too clear, the punishment is too heavy, and the reward is too light." Emperor Wen accepted his advice and reverted to Wei Shang as the guardian of the cloud.

Guo Tu cites this example to say that there are too many people involved in this case, and if they were all in prison, it would be "the law is too clear and the punishment is too heavy".

Zhong Yao shook his head again and again and said, "Wei Shang is guarding the clouds, and the Huns dare not approach the clouds. This is a great contribution to guarding the borders and bringing peace to the people. Later, he was convicted of a small mistake, which is not a big mistake. Therefore, Feng Tang admonished Emperor Wen: 'The law Taiming, the punishment is too heavy'..., I would like to ask you, Gongze, what great achievements did the unscrupulous officials and people in the north of the county do? They are only the remnants of the people! How can they compare with Wei Shang?

Guo Tu was speechless and said, "Yuanchang, your family is a famous legal expert, and you have a family background. You should know the laws of this dynasty."

"how?"

"I want to ask you, according to the laws of this dynasty, if an official accepts a bribe, what crime should he suffer? What punishment should he suffer?"

Zhong Yao recited the legal provisions of the current dynasty, and replied: "'Anyone who suffers and perverts the law, and who does it, all take their stolen goods and turn them into robbers. The crime is more serious than the robber, and the heavier one is considered." Even more clearly issued an edict: 'Officials who bend the law when they are punished will abandon the city'."

"If an official guards himself for stealing, what crime should he suffer? What punishment should he be punished?"

"'The master guards and steals, it is worth ten gold, and abandons the market'." If he embezzles enough money, he will abandon the market and be executed.

Guo Tu recited what was recorded in Xun Zhen's book: "'The chief of the city of Yang received a burial, and the iron tax of the family was less calculated', 'the governor of a certain county guarded and robbed himself.' It is very likely that the county magistrate will be executed by abandoning the city. . . . Let me ask you again, apart from these punishments, what other punishments does the state impose on the corrupt officials?”

"In this dynasty, I sat in front of Emperor An and his sons and grandsons, and three generations were not allowed to be officials. This order was cancelled due to the suggestion of the Taiwei Liu Kai at that time. However, when Emperor Huan was the first emperor, the Empress Dowager Liang came to the court, and ordered the sons and grandsons of corrupt officials. , shall not inspect filial piety'".

"In this way, the sons and grandsons of these two county magistrates will no longer be honored with filial piety and integrity, and will basically cut off the road to official careers. . . People are good people. Because of their ancestors and fathers, they cut off the way of their sons and grandsons to enter. What is the punishment?"

"Sit and lift the lord. 'To lift the wrong person, and to lift the lord's sins', in light of a move to the left, in serious cases of dismissal."

"As far as I know of these four illegal county magistrates, at least two of them were appointed as filial piety and prosperous. Although I don't know who they are, they are qualified Xiaolian and Maocai are not the prefects of 2,000 stone, but the prefects, Sangong, and Jiuqing are all important ministers of the country. Therefore, because of the two unlawful county magistrates, they will also be implicated.  … Yuan Chang, punish an unlawful one. It's easy to be the county magistrate, but do you have the heart to let so many people be implicated by it?"

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Xun Zhen and Xun Yu looked at each other and thought in unison: "Guo Tu first said that if the north of the county was emptied, it would be detrimental to the prefect's future governance, and then he said that if he did this, it would appear that the law is too clear and the punishment is too heavy. ', I'm afraid it's just an excuse. The real reason why he doesn't agree with 'Clarification of Junbei' should be exactly this sentence! ... He said that he couldn't bear too many people being implicated, but he was really worried that he would provoke revenge for this."

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This is indeed the real reason why Guo Tu does not agree with "clarification of Junbei". Moreover, his sentence also spoke to Yin Xiu's heart.

The reason why Yin Xiu was reluctant to "clarify the north of the county" was because of the same concern as Guo Tu, that it would involve too many people. The bribers and the descendants of the corrupt officials are nothing more than the descendants of the corrupt officials. - He really didn't want to offend them because of it.

It's just looters. Xun Zhen's book also recorded many illegal acts of the tyrants in the north of the county.

There is a saying in the former Han Dynasty: "It is better to lose two thousand stones than to lose everyone." The tycoons also have their own backgrounds. If nothing else, he said that Shen Xun, his daughter was the young wife of Zhao Zhong's nephew. Punishing him, will he offend Zhao Zhong?

The "leader" of a corrupt official is an important minister, and behind the tyrannical power is a powerful official. Why is Yin Xiu not in trouble? As Xun Yu said, he is cautious in nature. He is willing to promote the good, but he does not want to punish the evil. Promoting the good can lead to a virtuous reputation, but punishing the evil is likely to bring disaster.

He turned his eyes to Zhong Yao, waiting to see how he answered.

...

Zhong Yao said: "Gongzi, the emperor's family has clothes from generation to generation, Confucianism has passed down the family, he is familiar with ancient books, and he is familiar with ancient things. Let me ask you: Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, this dynasty has often sent envoys to travel alone in micro-clothing to observe the people of various prefectures and counties. Wind rumors, use this to test local officials, the people praise them, and the people dismiss them when they sneer. This is 'to raise rumors'. Is this system unique to this dynasty?"

"Of course not."

"When did that come from?"

"There was this system in the Zhou Dynasty, and it was called Fengfeng."

"'The Son of Heaven listens to the government, and makes the ministers and ministers offer poems to the martyrs, sing songs, history books, and common people's words, and then the king decides what to do, so as to do things and not contradict'. Where does this sentence come from?"

""National Language"."

"What do you mean?"

"When the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, he should speak out widely, listen to the suffering of the people, and then administer the government.

Zhong Yao sat up straight and said loudly: "The postal governor of the north is in charge, and after entering Yangzhai in the evening, after visiting the Ming residence, he left the city in the morning, and worked tirelessly to visit nine counties. Why? Afterwards, he didn't even enter the post office, he couldn't enter the door, and before the dust was washed, he begged to see the Ming Palace every night. What was it for?

"..., you've also read that booklet, those unscrupulous officials and people in the north of the county are greedy, brutal and cruel to the people, and the people have been complaining for a long time! Since my Cao is in the county court, it should be the Ming government. Share the worries and solve the problems for the common people. How come the saying 'if all the people in the book are punished, it is not acceptable'? How come the saying 'they can bear to let so many people be implicated by it'? Cry, don't let the 800,000 people in half the county cry! Which is more important and which is less, GongZhou, can't you see it?"

His voice was so loud that it shook the roof tiles, and it was heard outside the hall and far away in the night.

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Guo Tu was caught off guard and was taken aback by him, but he regained his senses and counterattacked: "My ancestor is a great sage in the sea. I heard that he taught more than a thousand disciples in the past, and every time he taught his disciples the law, he must say 'be careful'. The word "punishment". I and Gong Cao were officials in the same dynasty, and we have known each other for a long time. I often heard Gong Cao say: 'Killing is called punishment, and rewarding is called virtue'. Virtue is the main thing, and punishment is the supplement. This is very true! Why do you want to kill the nine counties in the north of the county now? Where did the word prudent and punishment go?"

Hearing that he heard his grandfather, Zhong Yao changed his sitting position to kneeling, lowered his voice, and said dignifiedly: "Practice carefully is for the sake of cherishing the people. It is also for the sake of cherishing the people when we get rid of the thieves. The two are not contradictory. "

The reason of "cherishing the people" cannot be opposed. Guo Tu was speechless, paused, and had no choice but to stop mentioning the word "prudent punishment", and changed his words again, saying: "It is right to cherish the people, but moving nine counties and half a county at a time involves four The county magistrate, who accounts for a quarter of our county, is making too much noise! ​​I'm afraid it will cause criticism from the prefecture and county, and make the officials and people look at him.  … Yuan Chang, don’t be careless.”

"During the Yongxing period of the first dynasty, Uncle Zhu of Nanyang came out as the prefect of Jizhou. The commanders in the Jizhou department heard about the arrival of Duke Zhu and removed the seals and went away. More than 40 people went to the department, and they wrote to the prefectures, and some committed suicide. What are the four county magistrates compared to Duke Zhu’s assassination of Jizhou?…. Uncle Zhu is from Nanyang Wan and is in the same prefecture as Mingfu. I heard that people from Nanyang County praise Zhu Duke for his arrogance and say: ‘Uncle Zhu is as solemn as a pine and cypress downwind. '. Mingfu, if you follow the words of Yao today and punish the traitors of Jiuxian County, it will be praised not only by the people of Nanyang, but also by the people of Yingchuan, and everyone in the world will praise it!"

Yin Xiu was silent.

Guo Tu looked at Yin Xiu's expression and refuted Zhong Yao: "Zhu Gongshi was the prefect, and he was in the prefecture.

"Isn't the Mingfu not in charge of impeaching the illegal? The county governor is in the position of pacifying the people. How can we pacify the people if we don't get rid of traitors?"

"Since the Ming Dynasty took office, it has been dedicated to promoting the virtuous. The wise men have been promoted, and the evil will naturally subside. It is not too late to promote the virtuous first and gradually eliminate the evil."

It is Yin Xiu's pride to promote Xian, and he must smile when he hears the words.

Hearing the words, Zhong Yao was angry and said, "Even if the interrogation is announced tonight, and the execution will be executed tomorrow morning, the people will think it is too late. The people are in dire straits, and they hope that the Ming government will punish the evil like Wang Yunni in a long drought, why is it not too late? Ferry? Many people have killed their children and not raised them because of poverty. Do they have to wait until all nine counties have killed their children and not raised them? Do they have to wait until ten years later, when there is no one in the county to 'slowly eradicate evil'?"

"I saw that it was recorded in the postmaster's booklet that the murder of sons was only in the township where Ferry and Ferry were, after all, so it's fine to forbid it. . . Please ask the Ming government to reassure the counties, so that the chief officials are not greedy and violent, isn’t that okay?”

"If the written word works, why do you want me to do it?" Guo Tu dragged left and right, there were always excuses, Zhong Yao became impatient, and asked sharply, "The planner insists on opposing the Ming government's elimination of treacherousness, but because of seeing The matter involves Shen Xun, and you are afraid of Zhao Changshi, do you dare not use punishment?"

Zhong Yao's question can be said to be cruel and very direct.

Xun Zhen raised her head slightly in astonishment, looked at him, and said to herself, "Since I met Zhong Yao last year, I have met him a few times, and when we talk to each other, I just think he has a bright smile, is approachable, and never arrogant. People, I thought he was a kind and gentleman, but when he didn't want to have words to force people?"

Not only did he never see Zhong Yao getting angry, but neither did Yin Xiu and Xun Yu. Xun Yu immediately raised his face, first glanced at Yin Xiu, and seeing that his face was as usual, he turned his face and said with a smile: "I often hear people say that being with Zhong Yuan is like sitting in the spring breeze. When angry?"

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Xun Yu wanted to smooth things out, but unfortunately, Guo Tu did not accept his favor. Probably because he was told by Zhong Yao, Guo Tu suddenly changed color, turned into anger, turned sideways to press the case, narrowed the distance with Zhong Yao, stared at him, gritted his teeth and said, "I have a question, I want to ask Gong Cao. rafter."

"Say!"

"Kong Cao's rafters must be quick to kill nine counties. Is it for the sake of cherishing the people, or for the sake of fame?"

"you!"

"Did Gong Cao Rong want to imitate Cen Gong's filial piety and ask him to provoke him? In order to invite his own name, he did not hesitate to bring disaster to the Ming Palace?"

Xun Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he almost changed color when he heard Guo Tu's question. If it was said that Zhong Yao's question was a word of punishment, Guo Tu's question was even more of a word of punishment.

——Cen Gongxiao, that is Cen Ye, the Cen Gongxiao in "Cen Gongxiao, the prefect of Nanyang, Hongnong Chengyuan but sitting screaming". When Emperor Huan was in the previous dynasty, Cheng Yu served as the prefect of Nanyang, and Cen Long was used as the county meritorious officer, and he was appointed to the affairs of the county. At that time, there was a rich man in Wanxian County, Nanyang, who was a foreign relative of the beauty of Emperor Huan. He relied on the powerful and did not follow the outline of the law. Cheng Yu was persuaded by Cen Ye and put him in prison. Since there was a general amnesty, he should have been released from prison, but Cen Chen "actually executed him", and took in his clan guests and killed more than 200 people. Although the incident happened later, Emperor Huan was furious, and Cen Yan was killed between Qi and Lu. Fortunately, he did not die, but Cheng Jin died in prison because of this.

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As soon as Guo Tu asked this question, Zhong Yao immediately blushed. He lifted his clothes and got up, came to the hall, bowed his head in front of Yin Xiu, and said, "Ming Fu Ming Jian, Yao definitely doesn't mean this! If things lead to sins, Yao, take care of them all!"

Guo Tu snorted and said, "I have never heard that Cao Rong was convicted and the prefect did not sit!"

The debate in the hall had heated up, and Yin Xiu had no choice but to speak.

He coughed and said with a smile: "Gongze, I know Yuan Changzhi well, you must not talk nonsense." He said to Zhong Yao, "Yuan Chang, please get up quickly, please return to your seat." Waiting for Zhong Yao to return to his seat, Ask Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, you haven't spoken much. What do you think?"

Xun Yu bowed sideways, and replied in a warm voice: "In the past, Wu Zixu was loyal to his monarch. He spoke bluntly and argued, and did not avoid punishment. The world wanted to be a minister. All monarchs in the world hope that their ministers can be as loyal and loyal as him. Although the rafters offended the Ming Mansion a little, it was also out of the public heart. I think that this is the luck of the people of Cheng County, and this is the luck of the Cheng Ming Mansion."

His words were euphemistic, but the meaning was clear. Yin Xiu said, "So, your opinion is the same as Yuan Chang?"

"Yes."

"Zhenzhi, you are the postal supervisor in the north, and the nine counties in the north and the north are under your supervision. What do you think should be done?"

Xun Zhen's attitude was respectful, and her words were concise and to the point: "Zhen thinks that Gong Cao Rong's words are reasonable."

Yin Xiu pondered for a while, and then said, "You agree with Yuan Chang too!" The four people in the hall all agreed, and he didn't want to say anything else. Dao, "There are laws in every county. If you want to punish crimes, in your opinion, where should you start?"

"Yangcheng."

The magistrates and tyrants of Yangcheng County had the greatest evil deeds, but Yangcheng was also the one that Yin Xiu was most reluctant to bring to justice. ——Shen Tun is a native of Yangcheng.

He wanted Xun Zhen to change one, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"The jackal crosses the line, it is not appropriate to ask the fox again."

Yin Xiu didn't get the answer he wanted to hear, so he was silent.

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Guo Tu looked at Guan Yinxiu, and after seeing his demeanor, he stopped talking about Zhong Yao, and instead looked at Xun Zhen and asked, "Kong Cao Rong wants to learn Cen Gongxiao, and the northern postmaster also wants to learn Zhang Yuanjie?"

These people in the hall are all descendants of famous clan. Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Compare Cen Long to Zhong Yao, and then compare Zhang Jian to me. This Duke Guo is really unforgiving."

Just as Cen Long implicated the prefect when he was serving Cao Rong, Zhang Jian also offended Hou Lan, the general servant of the Central Committee, when he was serving as the county governor, and he eventually had to die because of this. Fortunately, when Xun Zhen was studying from Xun Qu, he had heard many famous stories, and he knew exactly what Guo Tu meant. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will be dumbfounded, and I will not even know how to answer.

He said softly, "Zhen Yuan learns from Zhao Qin and makes the Ming Palace look like Huan Yu."

Guo Tu was stunned, and then became furious. From the beginning of the debate, Xun Zhen was in the audience, and only answered a few words when Yin Xiu asked. Guo Tu thought he was a bad person, but he didn't expect him to choke like this! Huan Yu was from the early years of this dynasty, and like Cheng Yu, he had been the prefect of Nanyang. When he took office, there were two county ordinances in the county that did not comply with the law, one was Ye County and the other was Xinye. He used Zhao Qin as the postal supervisor. Zhao Qin went to Yexian first, and did not ask about county affairs, but he talked about the Qing Dynasty to aggravate it. Zhao Qin then entered the new field. Xinye Ling heard that the county magistrate had left, and without waiting for him to come, he immediately sent an official to make a note, confessed his sin, and returned the seal. Huan Yu praised because of it: "A good official is like a good eagle".

——Xun Zhen clearly used this story of the Nanyang prefect and the postmaster of Nanyang to fight back against the story of Cen Long and Chengyu he told before.

He sneered and said, "I'm afraid that if you can't learn Zhao Qin, you can learn Zhao Du."

If he said this to Zhong Yao, Zhong Yao would probably retort on the spot. Zhao was the postal supervisor of the former Han Zuo Feng Yi, who was convicted and died for not abiding by the law and discipline in punishing corrupt officials. Xun Zhen's temper was not as straight as Zhong Yao's, nor was he as elegant as Xun Yu, and he knew that he was not as eloquent as Guo Tu. The indifference of the people in the county was so indifferent that they didn't even know Zhao Qin and Huan Yu's small counterattack. At this time, seeing Guo Tu's malicious voice, he simply learned yin cultivation, remained silent, and did not argue with him.

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Yin Xiu and Xun Zhen were silent. In order to avoid Yin Xiu's suspicion, Zhong Yao had to stop talking. Guo Tu had no opponent, so he became quiet. The hall fell silent. The night wind was quiet, and the night outside the hall was dark.

Xun Yu spoke. He said: "Kong Cao Rafter, the northern governor of the post, and Yu so insisted on asking the Ming government to punish the treacherous. It is not an invitation, but a plan for the Ming government."

Yin Xiu said, "I know."

"It's just right, Gongze cites the case of Cheng Ran's conviction to oppose Gong Cao Rong's opinion. Yu also wants to tell a story about the country."

"Who's business?"

"Xue Xuanzhi about Chen Liu."

Yin Xiu was also very familiar with the story of this dynasty, so he naturally knew what Xue Xuanzhi had done in Chen Liushi. He heard the song and was polite, and immediately understood what Xun Yu meant. ."

"The former Han Xue Xuanlian was capable, and he was demoted and called "advanced". He was black and white. Because he was well-known, he could not understand the politics and religion of Chenliu County. The emperor moved him to be the prefect of Chenliu. No. When you announce your appointment, you secretly seek out his guilt, just like the Ming government sent the northern superintendent of postal services to Weifu to travel to the county to collect rumors and investigate their crimes one by one."

Yin Xiu smiled and said, "It's your brother's idea to go to the county in microservices. How can I take advantage of others?"

Xun Yu said, "If there is a wise ruler, there will be competent ministers. If there is no wise ruler, how can there be competent ministers? If the Ming government hadn't been promoted, and my brother was still in Xixiang, how could he be the postal supervisor in the north?"

Yin Xiu stroked his beard and smiled, nodded and said, "Go ahead and tell the story of Xue Xuan."

Xun Yu responded to the promise, and continued: "Afterwards, just like the Mingfu ordered the northern postal supervisor to record the illegal affairs of the officials and people in Beijiu County, he announced that he would write an ultimatum and seal it with the illegal county magistrate, asking people to say: 'This is The content inside is what the officials and people told me. If I judge the crime according to this, I should die. The prefect respects his steps and can't bear to abuse each other, so he secretly knows each other by handwriting. Don't worry, if you have the opportunity, you can still be an official. If the content here is all falsely accused by the officials and the people, please return it to the prefect, and the prefect will seek justice for his step and punish the falsely accused.'

"Gao Lingling knew that the crimes in the letter were true, and seeing that Xue Xuan's words were gentle and without harm, he immediately released the seal and paid the official who sent the message, and left without complaining."

After Xue Xuan's story was told, Xun Zhen said in his heart, "The reason why the prefect is hesitant is obviously because, like Guo Tu, he is also worried that he will cause disaster due to the execution of evil. If we act according to this story now, if we can make the county magistrate Since resigning and leaving office, naturally they will no longer offend their advocates, and it is indeed very likely that they will be appreciated by the magistrates.  …, this is a good idea. But,..., the magistrates or If you will resign yourself, then what should Shen Xun do?"

Just thinking of this, I heard Yin Xiu say with admiration: "The so-called 'virtue is the master of punishment', Xue Xuan is also! ... Yuan Chang, do you think that Xue Xuan is able to eliminate evil so much, it means that he understands the law and is careful about punishment. ?"

What else can Zhong Yao say? Only admiring his words, he said, "Ming Fu's words are very true. This is the meaning of Zhengde's main and punishment." But he couldn't help asking, "What if the county magistrate refuses to resign?"

Yin Xiu also asked Xun Yu earnestly, "Yes, so what?"

"If you don't quit, you can think of another way."

"Okay!" As if afraid of Zhong Yao's further objection, Yin Xiu got up immediately and said, "Then let's do this first! I'll write these illegal things from Zhenzhi's investigation tomorrow as a public order, and send the officials to go first... ..., go, ..." He hesitated, then made a decision, "Just as Zhenzhi said, send the officials to Yangcheng first! First get rid of the jackal, then the fox! How?"

The crowd cheered in unison.

Yin Xiu solved the big trouble and was very happy, and smiled again and said to Xun Zhen: "Zhenzhi, you are the postal supervisor in the north, and you have to send my father-in-law to Yangcheng, I see, there is no need to send someone else. , just you go!"

"promise."

It was already dark, and although the matter had not been completely resolved~www.wuxiaspot.com~, there was finally a solution, and everyone said goodbye. Yin Xiu also returned to the hospital. After everyone sent him out, Xun Zhen looked at his back and thought: "After tonight's incident, I don't know if he regrets why he obeyed Zhong Yao's suggestion and appointed me as the postal supervisor?"

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1. In the Han system, the prefectures and states send officials to the capital every year to report the household registration and taxation of the year.

Outlying counties are held every three years. The work of this report is referred to as the "counting up".

There are plan rafters, plan officials, and plan assistants. If there are multiple officials in the county, the rafter is the chief. Under the rafters are the officials, and under the officials are the assistants, who are responsible for some assistance. Although the plan officials are also officials of the hundred stone, but because they will be facing the court's ministers, ministers, and even the emperor, the selection of the candidates is extremely important.

"There are 38 Ji rafters, Ji officials, and Ji Zuo in the Eastern Han Dynasty as seen in the handed down documents, of which 7 people are known for their original positions." Among the 7 people, three were the rafters or officials of the county, two were the officials or officials of the county, and one was the leader of the five officials. One of them is the cadre of the county and the chief minister. Among the 7 people, the more famous ones are Huangfugui, Ganning and Bingyuan.

"The commander of the county knew that there were military strategies, so he ordered him to be a meritorious officer, and he led eight hundred soldiers to fight against the Qiang, beheading several ranks, and the thieves retreated. The rules were planned." Gan) Ning is the official. The rafters, make up for the governor of Shu County, and in a few moments, abandon the official and return home."

"At that time, Kong Rong of the State of Lu was in the prefecture, and he taught and selected Ji's talents to serve as ministers. He used Zheng Xuan as a planner, Peng Qiu as a plan official, and (Bing) Yuan as a plan assistant". ——Bing Yuan was appointed as a strategist only because of the status of the county meritorious cadre and the chief minister, which seems to be relatively low. The reason for this is probably due to the great fame of Zheng Xuan and Peng Qi. Zheng Xuan was a master scholar, and Peng Qi was once called "Founder" by Kong Rong. Although he did not know his deeds, he should be a famous scholar.