Three Kingdoms

"The Hussars have left Chang'an!" 』

"The Hussars will arrive in Hedong soon!" 』

"Hussars..."

As soon as Fei Qian set out, he couldn't hide his itinerary. The main reason was that Fei Qian didn't want to hide it, and he didn't even bother to deal with these clumsy scouts. So the area east of the river was like a meteor spying on a horse, with crazy comings and goings. Detection report.

The footsteps of the horsemen getting closer and closer naturally made Hedong more and more nervous.

"Third uncle!" 』

"Third uncle wants to make the decision for us!" 』

"The head of the family doesn't have any ideas. Third uncle, you need to make one!" 』

"Yes, third uncle, we all depend on you..."

Pei Mao's attitude was very resolute. He was determined to cower in front of him and do nothing. It was as if he wanted to give up all resistance and lie down, wait for the hussar to come to the east of the river, and then let the hussar deal with him and wait for the hussar to give up. .

Pei Mao can do this, but others cannot. Because if Pei Mao does this, he may not be really guilty, but other people who are involved in the reselling of arms will definitely be guilty!

Originally, these people just wanted to support Pei Mao to fight against the thunder, but Pei Mao was originally an old fox. After making sure that his immediate family was basically clean, they basically wanted to give up their car to save the commander...

Although when it comes to getting on the chessboard, you need to have some consciousness, but whether it is a small soldier, a chariot, a horse or an artillery, in fact, like the general, he does not want to die.

Isn’t it good to be alive?

After all, the money has not been spent yet!

"Third uncle!" 』

"Third uncle!" You should say something! 』

The anxiety is spreading.

Pei Di, who was Pei Mao's younger brother in terms of seniority, quietly looked at the row of people in front of him.

It is very dangerous to stand up for these people. Even a blind person can see it. Of course Pei Di also knows about this order, but where there is risk, there is opportunity, and most of the time, the higher the risk, the higher the risk. The chances are greater.

The entire Pei family was originally led by Pei Mao.

Pei Mao can be the head of the Pei family because Pei Mao's father, Pei Ye, was the governor of Bingzhou and the general of Du Liao, and he was the kind who worked until death, "died in office"...

This can be regarded as laying a relatively solid foundation for the Pei family, and then through the two brothers Pei Xi and Pei Mao, especially Pei Mao, who took over the baton. During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Pei Mao successively served as county magistrate, county magistrate, and county magistrate. Shou, Shangshu Ling, if Dong Zhuo hadn't disrupted everything, Pei Mao would have been at least Jiu Qing by now, and it might not be impossible for San Gong. All these factors contributed to the Pei family's status in Hedong.

But Pei Di is a bit worse.

Basically, they were accompanying each other all the way, playing the role of a small official and a minor official. At the most, he was just a county magistrate. Then when Dong Zhuo caused chaos in Heluo, Pei Pei ran away...

Therefore, whether in terms of family background or personal experience, Pei Di is incomparable to Pei Mao. If there were no such thing as the current Husband Cavalry, then most of the hundreds of people inside and outside the Pei family would only remember the family head Pei Mao, but forget whether the family head Pei Mao had a disciple, and this disciple What is his name and what he has done.

It's different now.

This is a crisis for the Pei family, but also an opportunity.

Pei Mao refused to come forward and was unwilling to resist the thunder. Naturally, these juniors and side branches who were about to be struck by lightning were extremely dissatisfied with Pei Mao, and even resented him for it.

Just like those people who manufacture and sell gutter oil in later generations. Although others have long warned them not to do this, these people will not think that they are wrong. After all, if they do not make gutter oil, where will they get the money to buy it? oil to eat? If someone reports about gutter oil, most of these people would not dare to resent the law enforcers. Instead, they would hate the reporter to the core. Then when they are caught, they would often shout and wait for the labor and management to come out and so on...

Similarly, Pei Di didn't dare to have any special thoughts about Hussar, but that didn't mean that Pei Di didn't have any thoughts about other people.

Of course, what Pei Di wants to do is not just gutter oil. He wants to get more and get more.

There was a lot of noise all around, and everyone was like a headless fly. He didn't know if his head was on his neck, but he was still buzzing around.

Pei Di wants this effect now.

Pei Mao's silence means that he has temporarily lost the right to speak. If he can seize this opportunity...

In addition to the reason that Pei Di wanted to rise to power, Pei Di's relatives were also deeply involved in the arms reselling incident, which was another major reason.

If you retreat, your family may be ruined; if you advance, you may replace Pei Mao and become the new leader of the Pei family!

The problem now is...

Pei Di looked around and then made eye contact with someone among them.

"If third uncle makes the decision for us!" I am willing to make my third uncle the head of the family! "A sudden shout, like thunder, shook away the previous buzz...

Everyone was quiet for a moment, you looked at me, I looked at you.

Tuqiongbi... uh, dagger.

When things have reached this stage, there is nothing left to hide, because there is nothing to cover up, everything is exposed.

Pei Li laughed loudly, expressing his strategic contempt for the hussar operation, and then immediately turned to the topic, "If we talk about countermeasures... I am a little short-sighted... It just depends on your willingness." ", or "I don't want to"..."

Among the people present, some people may have noticed it before, but some people were only aware of it later. When Pei Di said these words, it was basically made clear. Those who are "willing" can naturally get the so-called The "coping strategy", "unwilling" means that it will be given up.

At the same time, this "willingness" also means that you will rebel against Pei Mao and join Pei Di's sect...

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but hesitate.

"The current head of the family is incompetent!" If you are unable to gain power from above, you will die to benefit others. If you encounter such a thing, you have to protect yourself! Don't save me! Corpse meal! Let us be mermaid meat! It's so hateful! ” The person who yelled before naturally needed to go up the ladder and said, “My third uncle has both moral character and talent, as well as a compassionate heart. If he can escape this difficulty, he must be the father-in-law of the family!” To replace mediocrity! Strengthen my Pei family! 』

"Eh... It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this... Bonus, thank you..." Pei Tao said a few hypocritically modest words, and then his face darkened, "It's just that this matter is very important. If the information is leaked, the whole situation will be affected." Death! Therefore, I can’t help but be careless... If you don’t have any intention of doing this, you can leave quickly now... I won’t send you far away..."

Seeing Pei Di's attitude that if everyone didn't agree, they wouldn't tell the solution. Some people who were deeply trapped could only worry about getting over the difficulties first. They were the first to agree to change the family and join Pei Di's family, and then Upon seeing this, most of the other people finally expressed their willingness to support Pei Di.

"Words are unfounded, but words are evidence..." Pei Di, an old fox, naturally couldn't believe these people with just a few words, so he took out the written documents that had been prepared long ago and asked everyone to sign one by one. .

When everyone signed and signed one by one, Pei Di smiled again and said: "It will be difficult to stop Hussar... But the problem is not with Hussar, but..."

"Such and such..."

……(⊙??⊙)……

After Feiqian entered the Hedong area, it was obvious that the ordinary villages on both sides of the road gradually became less and less, while the other kind of thing, Wubao, gradually increased.

Hedong...

For Fei Qian, it can be said to be the starting point of his career.

But it is definitely not the end of Feiqian's career, and it is not even the focus. It's a pity that not everyone in Hedong can realize this...

When Fei Qian first began to control Hedong, he was busy trying to stabilize the place and also had his sights set on Guanzhong. Moreover, the Dangtaiyuan and other areas on Yinshan Mountain were also under constant threat from Xianbei, Heishan, Yuan Shao, etc., so Fei Qian was Can you open your arms and fight against these gentry children from Hedong?

Anyone who really does that is either a fool or a fool.

Therefore, Fei Qian naturally adopted a prudent strategy in the Hedong area at that time, and it could even be said to be a somewhat compromising approach, maintaining relative stability and harmony with the powerful noble families in Hedong.

Now, it's time to... uh, sort out the relationship again.

There is no right or wrong in this kind of thing.

Politics is gray, there is no absolute black or white. When they are useful to each other, they will naturally be closer than anyone else and reveal their intimacy to each other. Then when they fall out, they will naturally flip the toilet seat first, which is faster than pressing the toilet button.

From a certain perspective, the current problems in Hedong are actually caused by Fei Qian's deliberate connivance, so that now Fei Qian can flip the toilet seat calmly...

So, how many steps are needed to open the toilet seat?

What?

Xiao Feizhen?

Feizhen is reading Spring and Autumn Period.

This is the second tip Fei Qian gave Fei Zhen, to read the Spring and Autumn Period.

Reading more is beneficial. "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan" was taught by Cai Yong to Fei Qian. Now Fei Qian teaches it to Fei Zhen, which can be regarded as an orderly inheritance in Confucian classics.

"You have been reading it for two days... Let me ask you, what is the opening chapter of Spring and Autumn? Fei Qian sat next to Fei Zhen, looked at her for a while, and then suddenly asked.

"This... the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period..." Feizhen looked up, her expression suddenly tightened, and she quickly lowered her head to flip through the book, just like a student who suddenly encountered an exam. He knew everything before the exam, but forgot everything during the exam.

"Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan" begins with Lu Yingong. In the first year of Yin AD, it was the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period. First, a brief introduction is given to the relationship between Duke Hui of Lu, Duke Yin of Lu, and Duke Huan of Lu. Then in the first year of Yin Gong, the following historical events were introduced. First, the prince was young when Lu Yin Gong died, and Lu Yin Gong took over as regent...

Second, the king of Zhu State was not canonized by the emperor and formed an alliance with the regent Lu Yin Gong for their respective needs;

Third, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeated the rebellion of his son Duan, and Duan’s son Gongsun Hua fled to Weiguo for help. Weiguo sent troops to attack Zhengguo, and Zhengguo attacked Weiguo in the name of Emperor Zhou;

Fourth, it was disrespectful for the Zhou royal family to send minister Zai Shen to the State of Lu to offer condolences;

The fifth is the Ji people's crusade against the Yi country;

Sixth, the State of Lu formed an alliance with the State of Song to seek peace.

In addition, it also records some miscellaneous events in the State of Lu, such as the construction of Langcheng, the south gate of the capital city, the occurrence of insect pests, etc. Among them, one thing is written in the most detail...

Fei Zhen flipped through the pages, and then deliberately wanted to read according to the words in the book, but she also knew in her heart that Fei Qian was not asking about these words, but she couldn't think of anything specific to extract. I just felt like I knew every word in the Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan, but now that they were put together, they became something completely new and unfamiliar. I didn't know how to answer them for a while.

"If you look at the Spring and Autumn Period at a glance, these are the things..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Big and small things, one thing after another... But if you look closely, they are very interesting... This is why I want to take you with me. One of the reasons for a trip to Hedong... But to find out something specifically..."

"I still have to rely on myself..." Feizhen sighed and flipped through the book again.

Fei Qian laughed and said, "I'll give you a suggestion... Read the opening chapter of Spring and Autumn Period first. If you really understand it, then read on... Otherwise, even if you read ten or twenty years, you may not really be able to read it." It is the word "understand"..."

Feizhen sighed again, frowned and followed Fei Qian's suggestion, reading the Spring and Autumn Annals from the beginning, "In the spring of the first year, Wang Zhengyue..."

Fei Qian smiled, touched Feizhen's head, and then let Feizhen read by herself.

If Feizhen just slowly understood the problem and read carefully, then the problem in Hedong can't be solved only by reading more...

Fei Qian looked up and saw that the Fen River was flowing quietly, but on both sides of the Fen River, there were many forts visible to the naked eye. There are many Wubao in Hedong, even denser than those in Guanzhong.

Because of the war, Wubao is better able to resist foreign enemies than ordinary villages. However, from another perspective, the advanced form of the village may be Wubao, but this does not mean that the village must only have the development of Wubao. direction.

Wubao has advantages, but it also has disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is that Wubao has formed a relatively closed model, which allows local rural gentry and powerful families to exercise political power.

In many cases, "imperial power does not go to the countryside", or it is called "national power does not go to the counties", which is pretty much what it means. It seems to have become a Chinese truth and an endless cycle.

After entering the county system, the two extremes of counties basically became the template for later Chinese dynasties. Although there were some changes in names or geographical divisions, overall the administrative regions were The division still does not break away from the scope of the county system.

At the same time, the struggle for power in the past dynasties was mostly concentrated at the county and county levels. Although various grassroots organizations were established at the county level and below, most of them were township officials or servants, and their functions were mostly related to taxation and public security. Mainly, it is generally not regarded as an official system, but it does not mean that the imperial power has given up authority at the county and township levels from beginning to end...

For the imperial power, it is eager to extend its authority to every corner, and even wants to spread from the material level to the spiritual level.

It's just that due to various restrictions on the cost of governance and the number of officials, counties and townships are allowed to take care of themselves to a certain extent, or they can be assisted by squires. However, as long as the squire's authority exceeds the scope of the county and township, most of the time , will immediately be suppressed by the imperial power.

Once the imperial power showed tolerance or was weak to the squire's arrogance, the squire would tyrannize even more next time, and even begin to usurp the imperial power's authority over the counties. This caused that during the Western Han Dynasty, there were a large number of "cruel officials" who focused on suppressing local tyrants, even at the expense of bloodshed. After repeated purifications, by the late Western Han Dynasty, at least the spiritual level had been unified...

Anyone who offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is.

The word "criminal" is not divided into internal and external aspects.

Unfortunately, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the new emperor Quan Guangwu relied on the power of local gentry and powerful families to rise to power. He was somewhat innately weak, and coupled with the lack of effective control methods, the power of the gentry, rural gentry and local powerful people continued to expand. Taking advantage of the decline in government authority or even its withdrawal, large and small forts were built across the Central Plains.

These Wubao can be said to be miniature separatist regimes, which invisibly fragmented the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty into pieces. There was no way to make a strong voice like the Western Han Dynasty.

Although there were measures to recover the Western Regions at the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in fact it was not so much the expansion of the Western Regions as it was the final glory of the Kansai gentry family. After this group of people finally died, the Shandong gentry took control of the government. , became the winner, and also ruined the Eastern Han Dynasty's Western Frontier.

Therefore, Fei Qian is currently patrolling Hedong, and Zhang Shi was previously sent to Hedong to investigate the case, which means that Fei Qian has begun to exercise authority and suppress Hedong's previously relatively free and independent behavior, and even some trespassing behaviors.

Just like Fei Qian's previous suppression actions against Sanfu in Guanzhong.

It has nothing to do with emotions or human relations, only politics.

This is Fei Qian's authority, but it doesn't mean that everyone in Hedong is willing to accept it, especially those who have been suppressed or will be suppressed...

The first to bear the brunt are naturally the big households in Hedong.

Just like when Fei Qianqian was in the Sanfu area of ​​​​Guanzhong, he mainly targeted large households. This time in Hedong, the main targets were at the level of large households.

The political level of the big family is very embarrassing. On the one hand, they can call the shots and dominate the country in the countryside. But if they leave the area where they are, they are nothing. Anyone who is bigger than him is useless. You can pinch their noses, bend them when you ask them to bend over, and stick out their buttocks when you ask them to. It may seem pitiful, but in fact these wealthy country squires are not worthy of pity at all.

It's very simple. A noble family that can be on the stage needs to have some reputation, and at least be a little more restrained on the surface. As for the big families, because fame is not easy to come by, so they often can only settle for the second best. "profit"! And once you fall into the stage of just seeking profit, what else can you do by cheating, abducting, stealing, etc.?

Of course, it is not easy to distinguish between aristocratic families and wealthy families in the strict sense, because there are also many wealthy families in aristocratic families, and wealthy families may turn into noble families.

But now Fei Qian's classification of the big households in Hedong to be cleaned up is very simple.

Not standing in the right position, not knowing how to advance or retreat...

But after arriving in Hedong, Fei Qian discovered that it was not just these big players who were not in the right position...