Three Kingdoms

"To put it bluntly, this is the key to being a scholar. To rectify the world and clarify the truth. It was once said that the world is peaceful and peaceful, but it is not true. People who say that peace and order are mostly foolish and flattering. If you don't take into account the disadvantages of it, you can't avoid it. It is foolish to govern properly. It is foolish not to consider the talents and incompetence of the people, but to praise them for the safety of the government."

"Officials have their duties, and officials have their hands. They guard first and then govern. However, they support the shackles of the followers, abolish the rules of duty, do not adhere to the true principles, and do not uphold the morals of the officials. They serve guests without having to work, and eliminate the army when guests replace them. Serving, driving tourists to travel and paying taxes, if things go on like this, officials will invade the fishing industry, make them cowardly, and officials will become traitors..."

"Lack of strict responsibilities, improper conduct, and unclear duties are the harm to the government! If we don't say this, what more can we say? Holding salary while being flattery, fearing crime but being submissive, and raising followers are the beetles of the government. Ye! I am speaking frankly now because I want peace for the country and peace for the people, so that I don’t want to do evil at the hands of hypocrites and don’t let innocent people die..."

A full circle of people gathered around the notice at Chang'an Cross Street.

Although the notice is clearly posted, those standing on the outer circle still may not be able to see it all, so those standing inside will inevitably read it loudly so that people outside can also know what is written on the notice.

Even though some people recite it, there are still people who don’t understand it after hearing it. It's like they are all computers, but some of the CPUs in the hosts are Pentium, some are Celeron, and some are Core. Naturally, there are some differences in the computing speed.

"Brother Chen, what are you doing...?" asked the main body of the CPU, which was still roughly at the Celeron level.

"Haha..." The third generation of Core inadvertently showed some sense of superiority, "You don't understand this? This means that the doorman needs to be changed..."

"Why change?" Sai Yang forked the original process and then added a new process.

"Didn't you read it?" Core III pointed at the notice, "It is said that the thieves made trouble the past two days, because someone instigated the disciples to do evil... Such bad habits should naturally be changed..."

"This, who said this...could it be Piao..."

"No, no, it is said to have been said by Wei Xiufu..."

"This Wei Duan Wei Xiufu..."

Standing aside, Xinpi also heard the whispers between the low-level CPUs around him. He glanced at it slightly, without saying anything more, then stepped back and stood on the long street for a while, thinking silently for a moment. He shook his head and continued to move forward.

Not long after Xinpi arrived in Chang'an, this happened. Even the inn where he stayed was implicated. Even he himself was questioned three or four times in the past two days. However, seeing that Xinpi was still carrying his own children, he did not look like someone who did evil, so the patrols who inquired were more polite, and those guys who were carrying some weapons and traveling in groups, if once If you answer something incorrectly, a large number of soldiers will immediately be arrested on the spot...

Simpi is now going to buy one or two sets of clothes for his two children. After all, the weather is cold now. Although the snow has stopped, it is getting colder and colder, and the clothes he brings are not enough. Normally, it would have to be freshly made to fit, but seeing that the weather is so cold, it’s better to buy it first and then make it, otherwise you won’t be able to go out.

The clothing store should be on Chang'an East Second Street...

Xinpi looked at the wooden guide sign on the wooden pillar at the corner of the street. Well, this is the East Second Street.

This street name is really...

When Xin Pi first arrived in Chang'an, he was planning to find a guide or something. After all, it was his first time in Chang'an, so he would inevitably worry about getting lost. However, after arriving in Chang'an, he found that he didn't have to worry at all.

On the one hand, at the intersection of the main streets, there is basically a wooden stake with a wooden guide sign nailed on it. Even if you don’t know the name of the street at all, or you don’t know where you are, you can follow the wooden sign on the wooden stake. , determine your position and orientation, etc...

On the other hand, in addition to the original street names such as Zhuque Xuanwu and others being left behind, some street names have also been renamed according to their directions, such as East Second Street, which is the second street from south to north in the east of the city. A street that runs from east to west, east of Zhuque Street is East Second Street, and half the street to the west is West Second Street. With such a simple and easy-to-identify method, even Xinpi, who had just arrived in Chang'an, could easily find the specific location without worrying about getting lost.

These street wooden stake nameplates and the naming method were actually formulated by the Hussars General...

This is very interesting.

If someone has a good reputation, they will try their best to paint their face with gold. If someone is greedy for profit, they will try their best to stuff their pockets with benefits. But this hussar...

A government official knows the whole story with a glimpse of something. I am afraid that Qiao Qi is mainly focused on practical matters. This is true. If you just blindly pursue fame and wealth, how can you achieve such a majestic trend now?

"Does the Cavalry General want to ban retainers? Or does he have other ideas?"

Simpi was thinking as he walked to the clothing store and stopped.

"Your Majesty, do you want to see some winter clothes?" The waiter in the clothing store greeted Xinpi quickly when he saw him stopping.

Xinpi nodded slightly and walked in leisurely under the guidance of the store clerk.

As soon as he entered the door, Xinpi's eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the snow-white fur in the middle. To be honest, not only Xinpi, but also any customer who comes in will inevitably be attracted by such a fur, because it is so beautiful.

In ancient times, it was not easy to obtain a pure color fur. Even in later feudal dynasties, such as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of the emperor's furs were pure black. As for other Pure red, pure white, pure purple and so on, there may be small ones, but the large ones are priceless, even the Queen Mother may not be able to have them, let alone ordinary little palace maids and so on...

So when in the Han Dynasty, such a generally white fur appeared, you can see how eye-catching it is...

The shop clerk glanced at Xin Pi's expression and immediately said: "You have good taste, this is the treasure of the small shop... This one is made of the fur of more than ten extremely precious silver foxes. It is transparent and snow-white. It is simply a rare treasure in the world... The only disadvantage is that it is more troublesome to store and clean up. If you are not careful, it will get dirty easily... But it doesn't matter. If it gets dirty within three years, you can bring it back. Small shop, you can clean it for free with the secret recipe of the small shop..."

"Three years? Free?" Xinpi couldn't help but follow suit.

"Exactly..." the store clerk replied with a smile, "The secret recipe for cleaning the store is also exclusive, and it costs a lot of money... You can also clean it after three years, just charge a little, a little bit of the cost..."

"That's it...not bad..." Xinpi nodded, then turned to the side, "Are there any children's winter clothes...about this high and this high..."

"Uh... Yes, some..." The shop clerk was stunned for a moment, then replied with a smile, and then led Xinpi to the other side, "This noble man, this place is full of... I don't know whether the noble man lives in the immortal place Where? Do you want to find a tailor to measure and change it..."

"I want tailors too, and I want this ready-made..." Xinpi nodded, and said with some emotion, "The way you do business is really..." Halfway through, Xinpi's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of something. Something, he turned to look at the conspicuous snow-white fur in the center of the store, then looked at the ready-made clothes in front of him, couldn't help stroking his beard, and pondered. "That's it, that's it...\

,"The store clerk was a little confused, what's going on?

"That's it!" Xinpi stretched out his hand and pointed casually, "Just these two pieces! I live in the Suzaku Inn in the south of the city. Remember to find a tailor..."

The store clerk hurriedly agreed, and then helped pack the clothes without mentioning them.

Xinpi, whose mind was no longer on his clothes, didn't even think about staying any longer. After paying the money, he asked the guard to carry the baggage and hurried back. "Look at the top and take the bottom! Look at the bottom and take the bottom! The Cavalry General is indeed a good method, a good method! Haha, haha..."

Since he is so pragmatic and has such means, it is more or less worthy of his own bet! Tomorrow, no, today, I will send the invitation to the general's mansion!

……（￣.￣）+……

"The Great Lecture in Qinglong Temple, I'm afraid it will be suspended for a few days now..." Fei Qian sat behind the desk, holding a tea bowl, and said softly.

Although the snow has stopped falling, the snow on the eaves does not seem to be melting away immediately. However, the surrounding roads are muddy, and the previous riots have not been completely calmed down. Even if the Qinglong Temple Temple is to be launched. There may not be anyone who dares to go there, so we might as well stop for a while and wait until the weather is better and the situation calms down.

Cai Yan lowered his head slightly, added a piece of charcoal to the small red stove, and suddenly asked: "Do you want to set up a porridge shed?"

"Porridge shed?" Fei Qian couldn't react.

Fei Qian came to Cai Mansion. Firstly, Cai Yan was also frightened by the riot among the thieves. Secondly, he came here specifically to commend the guards of Cai Mansion. Although from a certain point of view, these guards sent to the Cai Mansion are doing things within their duties, it does not mean that they can turn a blind eye to these things with peace of mind as they should.

After all, if you do the same thing, do it well, do it well, and do it well, the results will naturally be different. However, Fei Qian didn't expect that Cai Yan, without saying anything else, actually brought up a seemingly irrelevant topic.

"Last year, didn't they also set up a porridge shed when it snowed?" Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian and seemed to wonder why Fei Qian couldn't understand her train of thought.

"..." Fei Qian had to admit that the brain circuits between men and women are indeed somewhat different, both at home and abroad. "There will be a porridge shed, but the weather is not too cold now. It will take a while... …”

"Oh..." Cai Yan nodded.

People are lazy, so the purpose of the porridge shed is to help the poor overcome difficulties, not to cultivate the laziness of some people. Therefore, Fei Qian will only set up the porridge shed near the beginning of spring. It is too early now, even if it snows, it will It won't be set up.

Cai Yan sat quietly. After experiencing the previous life and death moment, Cai Yan seemed to be more open-minded about the identity difference between the two people and what the impact would be in the future. He was not as entangled as before. As long as you can sit in one place, you can seem to isolate yourself from any uneasiness and danger...

However, when Cai Yan talked about the porridge shed with Fei Qian, it was not just to talk about the porridge shed, but to express some other matters. After all, Cai Yan heard that Huang Yueying was organizing this matter last year...

However, Cai Yan glanced at Fei Qian slightly from the corner of his eyes, as if he didn't understand?

Why do you feel that official positions seem to be getting bigger and bigger, but people seem to be getting dumber?

Has Fei Qian really become stupid?

Not necessarily.

Just like many women complain to the men in their families, why do you act like a dog outside but turn into a pig-headed person when you enter the house? When you are outside, you are full of witty words and quick-thinking, but when you get home, you just ask and say nothing. Sometimes, you still can’t hit a fart with three sticks?

Does this mean that the man has become stupid, or is he tired of it, or is there someone outside?

Cai Yan poured another bowl of tea for Fei Qian and said, "So what should I do during this time?"

Fei Qian gently knocked on the table and said: "I am going to take this opportunity to clean up the clientele... You know, the prosperity of the clientele in the Spring and Autumn Period was not due to the Fourth Young Master, but because many people could not find them. When you get to the top, you can only use your disciples as a stepping stone..."

The retainer system originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished during the Warring States Period, and gradually declined in the Han Dynasty. But now, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the identity of the retainer class has finally become somewhat solidified.

During the Warring States Period, the aristocratic class represented by the Fourth Young Master was fond of keeping followers, and there are some allusions that have been passed down. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the custom of keeping guests was inherited from the Warring States and Qin States, and various princes and kings also kept a large number of guests, which became a great hidden danger for the central court. This led to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty taking action against the guest system for the first time.

Although the system of promoting filial piety and integrity seems to have many problems at this stage, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the system of promoting filial piety and integrity could be used to break the circle of retainers of various princes and princes, allowing more people to escape through the channel of promoting filial piety and integrity. The princes from all over the world surrendered to the emperor, and it was precisely because of these first batch of people who practiced filial piety and integrity that they eventually evolved into the current gentry family...

However, due to the political shortcomings of the Han Dynasty, the reuse of relatives, eunuchs, etc., the style of keeping guests returned to politics, and many changes occurred. The retainers of the powerful landowners evolved into powerful slaves and nobles. The disciples under Qingliu call each other disciples, and the disciples under the military post have evolved into tribes, and so on. Although the names are different, the essence is almost the same. They all share the prosperity and loss of the master. Damage exists as a vassal of some people.

Even people like Pang Tong can be regarded as a kind of "client" of Fei Qian.

"So, it is basically impossible to completely eliminate the retainers, so this time..." Fei Qian chuckled, "If you want to get the best, talk about the top, if you want to get the bottom, talk about the bottom, first put on a good show If we want to clean it out completely, we can basically pass the system of liquidating the disciples in the end..."

There are restrictions, and naturally some people will want to break through them. There is no way around this, but it is always better than no restrictions at all.

As Fei Qian was talking, he suddenly realized that Cai Yan seemed to be listening, but also didn't seem to be listening, "Uh, this...is there anything I said wrong?"