Three Kingdoms

Chang'an Hussar General's Mansion.

Although Fei Qian lit up the technology tree on the surface ships, Fei Qian could not light up everyone's hearts.

Dirty places are still dirty, and dark places are still dark.

This kind of thing is like Pei Yuan.

Zhuge Jin lowered his head, walked quietly from the corridor, and then went to the hall to pay his respects.

Previously, Zhuge Jin was responsible for refugee matters related to Wuguan in Lantian and Liaohua. Now that the number of refugees in Jingzhou is gradually decreasing, Zhuge Jin was transferred back from Wuguan.

"Have you found everything? 』

Fei Qian asked calmly.

Zhuge Jin nodded slightly and then presented the relevant information.

In the Three Kingdoms game, each general has a loyalty value, and these loyalty values ​​will fluctuate based on specific merits and positions. Over time, a low loyalty value will cause officials to defect.

If there is a system, look through it at any time, and then arrange it in order. Focus on the important people, and dismiss the unimportant cats and dogs first to avoid being broken up.

But the question is, what should we do if there is no such system?

Just like it is now.

Pei Yuan pretended to be Xiu Mu and asked for leave from the Shenlu Court.

This is normal.

In the Han Dynasty, there was a standard system of muxiu for officials, and it is also the same here in Feiqian. Although there are some 007 officials in the official houses of Fei, they are basically unmarried, and they live and eat in official houses, which is mainly for convenience. On the other hand, it can be regarded as eating from the public family and not paying for it. And Being served by full-time servants is worry-free and comfortable, but most officials will still go home.

Therefore, when Pei Yuan asked for leave, no one had any doubts.

You can rest in a rented or purchased personal residence, or you can go back to your family's hometown. You can even take a few more days if you feel the time is too short and you don't live enough after arriving at your family's hometown. It's quite similar to the annual leave of later generations.

After all, in the Han Dynasty, officials had this benefit. They could take a vacation every five days, take a bath, and go home to visit relatives. During the three to four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the importance of being filial to parents was linked to personal judgment. If some officials dared to take the initiative to "work overtime" during holidays to please their leaders and thus neglected family ties, not only would this person not be recognized by their superiors, but they would also be They will also be criticized for not observing filial piety.

In other words, if Dayu had passed through the house three times without entering, he would have been criticized in the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Pei Yuan left Chang'an and said he was going back to Hedong. Naturally, no one would question him and gave him a probation. Pei Yuan left Tongguan smoothly and successfully.

Because Pei Yuan's procedures for leaving Tongguan were normal, there was no negligence on the part of the personnel at Tongguan's guard post.

As soon as he left Tongguan, Pei Yuan did not go to Hedong, but went straight to Heluo, and then followed the team sent by Fei Qian to Xu County, pretending that he had other official business, and those in the envoy team did not have any instant messaging tools You can check with the Third Assistant of Guanzhong and think that Pei Yuan has other important matters to go to Xu County, so he won't ask any more questions.

As for the Heluo Yang family and the officials on Cao Cao's side, Pei Yuan came with the Fei Qian envoys. It seemed that they were together and acted together. Of course, they were naturally considered to be in the same place. , Naturally, there will be no special inspection on Pei Yuan...

When the Shenluyuan Dianmao discovered that Pei Yuan had not arrived for many days, and then found Hedong, and Hedong sent back the news, Pei Yuan had already arrived in Xu County and disappeared beyond Fei Qian's immediate control.

This technique is actually simple and ordinary, and there is nothing magical about the whole process.

But Fei Qian noticed something unusual from it.

During the process of Zhuge Jin's investigation of the entire Pei Yuan incident, some officials showed an attitude towards Pei Yuan's defection that they did not think this matter was very serious.

Especially among ordinary officials in the middle and lower classes.

After all, there is a Dongmen Hanging Festival that is a model for the world. Does it have a good reputation...

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, especially the prefecture and county system of the Han Dynasty, the dual monarch-bureaucratic structure has emerged. The monarch chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their monarch. If the governor of one place does not do well, there are many cases where he will take up his position in another place.

In other words, in the feeling of some officials, Pei Yuan's escape is not actually a big deal. After all, isn't it just an act of "job hopping"?

Job hopping...

Well, to a certain extent, it is indeed job-hopping. Pei Yuan boasted about what kind of horse he was, and then he felt unhappy eating in a manger, so he ate somewhere else.

In fact, the word job hopping originally refers to the transfer of love between men and women. Especially referring to promiscuous women, "It is said that the pipa is held separately, just like a horse eating and drinking, but moving it away from its ears." Later, he greeted the guest with words, saying that he would go here to suit that place. 』

Pei Yuan's move naturally has the meaning of "traitor", or is similar to the role of "traitor", but for other officials, especially ordinary grassroots officials, many people think that Pei Yuan's move is not a big deal.

"Invite the Chief of the Cantonese Academy of Laws and the Minister of Dali Temple to come!" 』

Fei Qian thought for a while and then ordered.

Not long after, Wei Duan came in a hurry.

In the past two days, Pei Yuan left without saying goodbye. Wei Duan became anxious and angry, the corners of his mouth were almost ulcerated, and his hair fell out in strands. This is the hair of a middle-aged person. If one hair falls, it means one less hair...

Although it is said that Pei Yuan was not recruited by Wei Duan when he entered the Senate, but at least he worked under Wei Duan. How could he be accused of lax supervision and poor control? If this was taken advantage of, and then he was stripped of his official position, wouldn't it be more unjust than Dou E?

"I'm humble enough to meet my lord!" "When Wei Duan saw Fei Qian, he didn't dare to slack off at all and paid homage uprightly.

"sit. Fei Qian pointed to the seat next to him.

Wei Duan met Zhuge Jin again, and then sat on one side, feeling uneasy on pins and needles. He glanced at Fei Qian from time to time, then lowered his head, and then glanced again after a while, then lowered his head.

After a while, Sima Yi also came.

Sima Yi glanced at Wei Duan slightly and knew what was going on. After paying homage to Fei Qian, he sat aside silently.

Fei Qian asked Zhuge Jin to recount Pei Yuan's story.

"This matter..." Fei Qian looked at Wei Duan and then at Sima Yi, "I wonder what you two think?" 』

Wei Duan hurriedly spoke first: "My lord, I think it is humiliating that the Tai hexagram in the Book of Changes says, "The superiors and the inferiors will be of the same mind, but they are of the same mind." There is also the Fu hexagram, "If the superiors and the inferiors are not in harmony, there will be no country in the world." Therefore, it is the way of the official. The emotions above reach the bottom, and the emotions below reach the top. The upper and lower are integrated, so it is called "Tai"..."

As Wei Duan spoke, he secretly looked at Fei Qian's expression. Seeing that Fei Qian didn't seem to have any special expression, he swallowed some saliva slightly and continued, "The feelings below are too congested to be heard from above. Up and down." Therefore, there is an interval. Therefore, if there is interaction, there will be harmony, and if there is no interaction, there will be nothing. This has been the case since ancient times. The humble position is empty and the talent is despicable. When the master is promoted in the grass and fields, and the staff is prepared to participate in the law, the talent is limited but the law is infinite. The heart is strong but cannot catch it, and you often feel ashamed..."

"Now there is a son of the Pei family who leaves without saying goodbye. He is in vain for his lord's kindness and abandons the feelings of his colleagues. This is a great loss of human kindness." I think that those who are inhumane in everything are rarely treacherous! It's just like Wei Zifang. As the son of Wei, he serves the king of Qi. Although he cares about his mother, he never returns to the official position. If his mother doesn't love him, how can he love you? Such thieves should be severely punished and spread throughout the world to serve as a warning! 』

Wei Duan said it categorically and in one go, obviously he had planned it for a long time.

Fei Qian smiled secretly in his heart.

Wei Duan first explained the responsibilities of officials, then expressed his loyalty, and finally condemned Pei Yuan's incident and drew a clear line. Isn't it smooth?

Is there anything wrong with what you said? Of course there is nothing wrong with that.

But actually?

Explaining the responsibilities of officials also limits the scope of their responsibilities. Wei Duan said that the main responsibility of officials is to "upload and distribute", and he pulled out the I Ching as a banner, as if to express his approval from ancient times. On the surface, it does not sound like there is any problem...

Isn't it just that the duties of officials are limited to "uploading and issuing orders"?

hehe.

If the function of an official is only to serve as a loudspeaker, or a microphone, then it is better to just buy a loudspeaker and connect it to the field. When something happens, he can just say hello, isn't that enough? Why do we need so many officials who are doing nothing? Mark on the document where to copy this and where to copy that? The postman can do this, so what do these officials who are responsible for "uploading and delivering" do?

The meaning of Wei Duan's second paragraph may sound like he is being self-effacing and expressing his limited abilities, but in fact it means that his affairs are very heavy, and regarding the matter of Pei Yuan, he is "not able to grasp what he is capable of"...

There are so many things about Wei Duan, indeed there are many. All the laws seem to come from the Law Council, large and small, and the various legal provisions and items, if you have to carefully consider them and consider them slowly, it may not be possible to complete them in decades.

However, since it may not be completed in decades, one more day and one less day does not seem to be that important. It does not mean that we have to stare at every word of the laws and regulations day and night, at least in these few days. , Wei Duan is not that busy. The reason why he is said to be busy is just because he is afraid of taking responsibility.

Wei Duan's summary at the end is even more interesting...

On the surface, it sounds like condemnation and contempt for Pei Yuan, but in fact, he attributes this behavior as against "humanity", and then he is afraid that Fei Qian will feel unhappy, so he compares Pei Yuan to a prescription, saying that he is like Pei Qian. Even if Cao Cao accepts a "treacherous villain" like Yuan, he will end up just like Prescription killed Duke Huan of Qi, and there will be no good fruits in the end.

Regarding the implicit meaning of Wei Duan's words, Fei Qian did not comment immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Sima Yi and asked, "What do you think of Zhongda?" 』

Sima Yi nodded slightly and said, "Everything that affects the world must have its cause and the reason must be solid." If you see the halo of the moon, it will be windy; if you see the moist stone, it will be rainy. This is an inference based on things, and it is the same as saying that everything is changing from the same. Now that Pei's son has his consequences, it may be possible to pursue him to clarify his crime... However, due to my humble opinion, if I don't investigate the cause, I will lose my sheep. 』

"Many people nowadays live in the world under false names. Although he knows what Kong Lao said, his heart has not yet followed the journey of Yiqi. If he gathers people with good reputations and gathers them together in one place, his words will not be successful and his theory will not be useful. However, when you want to do something, you may say too much, or you may say too harshly, or you may say that you will be blamed by others, which will make others salivate and mourn for you personally. 』

"Therefore, even though he has an unparalleled reputation, his virtues cannot be known." As officials, both virtue and ability should be given equal importance. Those who are capable but not virtuous will bring trouble to the world even if they are used for a short time. Those who are virtuous and incompetent will still use them, but it will not help. Now we are trying to get the ability, but how can we get the virtue? Filial piety, fraternal separation, and talented people who don't know how to read are all obstacles today. 』

"The matter of Pei's son Yuan should be investigated based on this matter to verify both virtue and ability. Whether you have fulfilled your duties and whether your virtue has fulfilled your kindness, if there is no hindrance, you should leave it alone. If there are any shortcomings, you should speak out and don't let others use it as an example! 』

Sima Yi's remarks seemed to sound better than Wei Duan's.

In other words, it goes further than what Wei Duan said.

Probably because Sima Yi was not Pei Yuan's direct superior, he didn't flinch or shy away from talking about such things.

So was what Sima Yi said completely from Fei Qian's point of view?

Obviously, not really.

After all, the position of Sima Yi's buttocks is different from that of Fei Qian, so after putting aside those things on Sima Yi's surface, what is exposed is also remarkable.

Wei Duan was from Chang'an, and he was older. When he became the dean of the Council of Laws, others would not think there was any problem, but Sima Yi and Wei Duan were different. Sima Yi is young, at least younger than many people who claim to be "educated men", and in many cases, being young is a sin.

Fei Qian asked Sima Yi to serve as minister of Dali Temple. Although there is no so-called "three ministers and nine ministers" under Fei Qian, and there is no such hierarchy, but if this position is recognized according to the common practice before the Han Dynasty, it is also It is almost the same as Jiuqing, and the Sima family is not a Guanzhong surname, and it is not a prominent family in the Han Dynasty.

Sima Wenxian really became famous only after all of Sima Yi's family became officials in history.

Nowadays, the name of the next Sima Hui and Mr. Shui Jing is not enough to support his position. Naturally, Sima Yi is currently facing a lot of criticism. He smiles in front of him and stabs his back a lot.

So Sima Yi’s suggestion is simply to check!

Not only Pei Yuan must be investigated, but other officials must also be investigated!

Moreover, Fei Qian felt that Sima Yi's suggestion even had a deeper meaning, but Fei Qian could not fully think of it at the moment.

In comparison, although Wei Duan is older than Sima Yi, the extra salt he eats is not of much use!

hehe……

Fei Qian smiled slightly.

Therefore, it is simply nonsense for officials to rely on so-called moral character to regulate their behavior. The "rituals" Fei Qian mentioned before are all empty unless they are implemented in practice.

Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trust are the "Five Constants" of Confucianism. Confucius proposed "benevolence, righteousness, and propriety", Mencius extended it to "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom", and Dong Zhongshu expanded it to "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness" to express these five principles. Xiang is the most basic standard of daily behavior for all Confucian students and gentry disciples who study scriptures. It means that "impermanence" is the minimum moral code for life advocated by Confucianism.

But it is a pity that this so-called "most basic" and "minimum" moral code...

Confucian disciples, those who study scriptures, keep saying "Five Constant Changes" as their motto. When students become officials, they often follow their butt instead of their head.

It would be interesting if this kind of problem became "normal", even a "normal" recognized by the ruling class.

Everyone knows that a person's head cannot grow on his butt, but when it comes to those whose butt determines their head, who control the mouth of the court, who are usually sanctimonious officials who actually follow their butt, their actions are often... It will make people sigh...

Fei Qian feels that if the moral level of the entire society is not high enough, appealing to interests is better than appealing to morality.

But sometimes, talking about interests may not necessarily have good results.

The Song Dynasty was the most typical example of "sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats." Even the emperor said so himself and did so. The royal family really shared benefits with the officials and scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, to a certain extent, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty maintained the Song Dynasty. Rule is actually about safeguarding their own interests.

Regardless of whether the political system of the Song Dynasty was good or not, when the Song Dynasty fell, not everyone recognized this "common interest". For the 328 Jinshi of Song Lizong and Song Duzong who entered the Yuan Dynasty, Statistics on their subsequent whereabouts show that since the outbreak of the Song-Mongolian War, 71 people were martyred, accounting for 21.65%; 174 people went into hiding in the Yuan Dynasty, accounting for 53.05%; 83 people surrendered or served as officials in the Yuan Dynasty, accounting for 25.3%.

This shows that even if they preach all day long, they have indeed achieved a community of interests, but the actual effect is still average. In fact, only a quarter of the Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats were willing to stand up and resist, and most of them even chose to hang up. , indicating that it has nothing to do with something.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was even worse.

The Ming Dynasty tried its best to return power to the royal vassals. The requirements for officials were very high from the beginning, and the punishment system for corrupt officials was also very severe. Morality, especially the character of officials, was highly respected by everyone in the court. Officials are required to be self-denial, serve their duties and be willing to live in poverty when their salaries are very low.

But what about the effect?

If you think about it, you will know that how could such a request of the Ming Dynasty be achieved under the social background of that time?

Improperly setting moral standards at a level that most people cannot reach will only lead to hypocrites everywhere and will actually lower the actual moral level.

If a society promotes altruism and practices altruism, it is the best society.

When the entire society has a high moral level, everyone is for me, and I am for everyone, the ultimate society advocated by the bearded man is probably like this. This kind of society is also the advanced model pursued by human beings.

When the moral level is not enough, then if what is preached is egoism, what is practiced is also egoism. Everyone knows that everyone in society is egoist, so a complete restriction mechanism must be established to achieve social cooperation and establish strict power checks and balances and monitoring. The mechanism is complete, ready to be on guard at any time, treating everyone as the worst guy to guard against. To a certain extent, as long as the laws are well maintained, such a society will not function too badly.

The most troublesome social model is one that promotes altruism but practices egoism. This results in the entire society being filled with sophisticated egoistic hypocrites, especially at the official level, which is even more troublesome. The social monitoring and check-and-balance mechanism has not yet been established. Morality is on the lips and conscience is only on the surface. The result is that as Li Zhi said, "Yang is Taoism, Yin is wealth and honor, the people are elegant, and they behave like dogs." In general, the officials of the Ming Dynasty This is the one above.

It’s not that the officials in the Song Dynasty were better than those in the Ming Dynasty, or that the officials in the Ming Dynasty were all rubbish, but overall, most people may be willing to accept the two types of hypocrites and true villains. And hate hypocrites.

So for Fei Qian now, who should he listen to when faced with things like Pei Yuan? What should be done next?

The key is which direction does Feiqian need to point?

A gentleman?

Or a villain?