Three Kingdoms

When Lu Hong of Yecheng was eyeing Xiahou.

In Chang'an, a car swayed away from the Shenluyuan.

Wei Duan, who was in the car, opened some car curtains slightly, looked at the pedestrians passing by on both sides of the street, and sighed slightly.

The Qinglong Temple lecture has begun.

It's a pity that I can't go.

It's a crisp autumn day. It's a good weather.

It's a pity that I am not in a good mood.

Many scholars, including Wei Duan himself, had very complicated feelings about the Qinglong Temple Lectures, as if he had turned into a fish and was being carried forward in the rolling torrent of history. It is not like when I was young, I thought I was standing on the cusp of the storm and guiding the direction of history.

Coerced.

Nature cannot help herself.

Just like Wei Duan these days, although he said that he really wanted to take some time to go to Qinglong Temple and brush his face, otherwise the guys in Qinglong Temple would forget about Guanzhong Wei, but he was helpless because he didn't have time. He was extremely busy.

Wei Duan couldn't remember how many times he had encountered such a situation.

This time, it was still the order given by the General Hussars to "join the law" in the Law Academy. Others are envious, but I am in pain. At the same time, I still can't let go, dare not let go, and are unwilling to let go, so I am even more miserable.

Mainly because I'm tired.

Following General Fei Qian, I seem to be so tired all the time...

It's probably the same word, involuntarily coerced.

Being an official is so hard...

At least it's a lot harder than the big guy before.

But Wei Duan couldn't let Wei Duan completely let go and show that he wouldn't bend for "five buckets of rice", because this is not just a problem of "five buckets of rice", but also the Wei family, young and old!

Things in Yingchuan are going through ups and downs. Some people are gloating about the misfortune, and some are saddened by the death of a fox. Wei Duan wants to scold his mother, but of course he is not scolding the General Hussar. After all, he doesn't dare. He wants to scold those guys in Yingchuan. Mother, if he could really scold her in person, he would definitely not let anyone go. Only by scolding them in turn would he show some resentment.

The General Hussars actually wanted to join the Court of Justice to use the Yingchuan incident as a case study to study why such a situation occurred in the Yingchuan officialdom, and then analyze the entire cause, process, and predict the subsequent results...

How does this fucking old man know? ! When Wei Duan heard this instruction for the first time, everyone was stunned, and the curse was rolling in his stomach, but when it came to his mouth, there was only one word left, "Wei!" 』

Because he knows that if he doesn't agree, someone will naturally agree...

After this period of time, Wei Duan has completely adapted to the shape, er, specifications, um, style of the Hussars General. To put it simply, it is the A-B system for positions. For a position, if A is in charge, there must be B who is watching as a deputy, and B also has a deputy. Once something happens and A can't do it, B will take over. If B can't do it, C will take over, and so on.

So there are always people who are willing to join, and it is not just a line, but even intersecting lines. For example, the county magistrate and the bachelor of agriculture, the county magistrate and the bachelor of engineering, the county captain and the patrol inspector can almost be directly exchanged without any problem. What's the problem? This has been proven not only in Guanzhong, but also in Longyou, Longxi.

At the same time, in the Law Institute, it is not the system of A and B, but of A, B, B, B, C, C, C, C...

Everyone is staring at themselves.

Wei Duan could only relax a little and relax his mood after returning home.

But unfortunately, as soon as he returned home, he heard the housekeeper come in and report that the young master was back.

"What's back?" 』

"The young master is back. 』

Wei Duan suddenly felt heartbroken. If he had cardiovascular disease, he might have collapsed on the spot. After taking a few breaths, Wei Duan said, "Let him come to see me!" 』

Didn't he already tell Wei Kang to stay well in Longxi, but he didn't expect that not long after the letter was sent, this bastard came back on his own!

What kind of trick is this? !

After a while, Wei Kang arrived. With a worried look on his face, he went into the hall to pay his respects.

Wei Kang has a handsome appearance and a tall figure, but he also has a good skin. After all, it is not a matter of one or two generations for the children of noble families to improve their genes. It is normal for them to have outstanding appearance. Those with poor appearance can be regarded as genetic mutations, such as Boss Cao who condenses the essence...

Wei Duan actually took great pains to arrange Longxi for Wei Kang.

Although the official position in Longxi is not high, he can be exposed to the latest ideas and policies of the Hussar General on many matters. If the "education" and "Jingping" policies in Longxi and Longyou can be implemented smoothly this time , then as the local officials in Longyou and Longxi, it is very likely that they will be transferred to larger places to implement the New Deal!

Once the New Deal is implemented at the county and state level, it will be easy to advance to Sanhuai in the next step!

These are all linked together, but Wei Kang doesn't seem to understand Wei Duan's painstaking efforts. Wei Kang only feels half of it, the pain.

"Come in! sit……"

Wei Duan glanced at Wei Kang and was silent for a moment. He felt that he might need to communicate with Wei Kang in another way. Because he had already demonstrated his interests in letters before, but Wei Kang still came back. Now if you ask Wei Kang why he came back, Wei Kang will definitely tell his reasons, and this reason must be very sufficient and necessary in Wei Kang's opinion, and then Wei Kang and Wei Kang may turn into a dispute. Is the meaningless reason correct…

Wei Duan was already very tired. He didn't want to do this and had no extra energy.

"Yingchuan..." Wei Duan said slowly, "Have you ever heard about what happened in Yingchuan?" 』

Wei Kang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly felt a lot more alive in his body, and he started to speak fluently, "I heard about it, I heard that something big happened in Yingchuan this time. Prime Minister Cao killed many Yingchuan scholars. It is said that he killed Thousands of people, rivers of blood! 』

"Well," Wei Duan nodded, "some people did die in Yingchuan, but... do you know the reason?" 』

"I heard that...Cao Mengde is purging dissidents?" Was there anyone who opposed his appointment as prime minister before? ’ Wei Kang said.

"Um. perhaps. ” Wei Duan nodded again, and then added, “But judging from the news my father received... it was actually some officials who violated the common people's rights, and then Prime Minister Cao became furious and ransacked the house... and they actually died. Not many, not even genocide, just controlled within one household, well, just a few families at most, not even a clan... What do you think after hearing such things? 』

Wei Kang clicked his tongue in his heart. Although he knows that it is necessary to think about one thing, and he can also grow from it, thinking requires brains. Isn't it nice to eat, drink, play and have fun without thinking about anything?

But his father's question had to be answered, so Wei Kang got rid of his own thoughts, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Is it difficult to tell whether the news is true or false?" 』

"It's not that it's hard to tell, but someone deliberately adulterated the truth!" ” Wei Duan said in a deep voice. Because he wanted to study the Yingchuan incident, Wei Duan of course also obtained relevant specific information. Among those specific matters, Wei Duan naturally saw shocking things. Even though he had been prepared for it, he still It looked like he was grinning and his heart was beating with fear.

Then I understood why the Hussar General wanted to study the Yingchuan incident as a case.

Indeed...

Corruption harms the country, treacherous ministers harm the country, and mediocrity harms the country.

And it's very typical.

But the Yingchuan incident was indeed too involved. Wei Duan thought hard in the Shenlu Yuan, and then quarreled with the people in the Shenlu Yuan. He even felt that he was the Prime Minister Cao in Yingchuan, because he also wanted to Facing a large number of officials from the big and small councils and law courts with different thoughts, the only thing that is not as good as Prime Minister Cao is that he himself cannot kill people, he can only punish...

In the end, Wei Duan integrated the opinions of the Council of Legal Advisors, made a moderate memorial, and submitted it.

Yes, a more moderate solution.

The Senate is generally divided into three different directions of opinion. One is more radical and expresses the need to severely deal with corrupt and mediocre officials. The other is naturally the prudent faction, which holds a conservative and moderate attitude. The remaining Those who sit on the fence are, well, moderates.

Wei Duan likes to climb over the wall and be like Lao Wei. Wrong, he prefers moderation.

This is what most people choose.

What’s interesting is that most of the young and low-ranking officials choose to be radical. On the contrary, the old ones, or the ones before, um, such as those under Yuan Shao, choose to be conservative. Of course, those few It is normal and understandable for a person who was born in Yingchuan to say a few words of favoritism for the people in his hometown...

As for other people, such as Wei Duan, they are moderate.

Wei Duan put himself in Cao Cao's position more than once, and then thought about what to do, and found that the middle way might be the best...

In other words, the most acceptable.

This person is part of a person.

In other words, these "people" are scholars.

Regarding the Yingchuan incident, most "people" knew what it was like.

Everything that is put on the surface, even if it has been carefully displayed and cleverly decorated, but as long as the core point is grasped, no matter how many decorations and cover-ups are used, it will still be seen. A clue came out.

Benefit.

On a small scale, this is just a small amount of money from a piece of paper, but on a big scale...

It's hard to say what General Hussar thinks and how he sees it, but Wei Duan, as the dean of the Council of Laws and Regulations, has been ups and downs for so many years, and he has even personally planned some events, so how can he not know the secret?

Although it seems that everything is cleverly cut off in the outer circle of Xu County, as long as you want to close the case, you can definitely close the case, and it is difficult to prove whether there is any connection within a single city, because these are exposed Things will inevitably be disrupted, and the core evidence will be cleverly evaporated and lose its meaning.

Being able to do such a thing must have a certain status in Yingchuan, and it seems appropriate for Xiahou Dun to cut it in one go. On the one hand, it gives people a shock, and on the other hand, it also cuts on the line.

It's just that Wei Kang doesn't seem to understand this, and he even feels that this matter has little connection with him.

"Father..." Wei Kang added kindly, "Looking at your father's tired face... Why don't you take a rest first?" 』

"Sit down. ” Wei Duan said in a deep voice.

Wei Kang swallowed his saliva and said, "Wei. 』

"Do you think this matter has nothing to do with you? ” Wei Duan looked sideways at Wei Kang, with a somewhat worried look on his face.

"My child, my child doesn't dare..." Wei Kang didn't dare to say what he actually thought, he just said he didn't dare.

Wei Duan suddenly laughed, "Look, this is "Yingchuan"... What you think in your heart and what you say... this is "Yingchuan", this is what the Lord ordered the Legal Academy to study. ...』

"ah? ” Wei Kang was startled.

"Do you think Yingchuan is just Yingchuan?" Or are the officials in Yingchuan just in Yingchuan? Wei Duan did not use any big reason to suppress Wei Kang, but sighed after a moment, "Yingchuan is Shandong... You don't even know how many people will be involved this time. How many people will be involved in this situation?" How big..."

"You don't mean what you say, do you think I don't know?" Then it's just like the people of Yingchuan. Doesn't Prime Minister Cao know? 』

"Know! of course I know! Wei Duan patted the table and said, "To be able to sit in this position... Haha, do you think I am a fool?" Is it like the Yingchuan people thinking that Prime Minister Cao is a fool? But why would the people of Yingchuan do this? And... why would you do this? 』

Wei Kang's eyes widened and he was speechless for a moment.

Wei Duan pointed at Wei Kang's nose, tapped it twice, then put down his hand and sighed, "Because you are my son." Right? You are the heir, the one who will inherit the family business, and the successor of Webster, so you think I dare not kill you, even if you are unwilling to listen to me, you are relying on me! Fang is fearless! 』

"No, no... Father... My child, how dare you..." Wei Kang was startled, and hurriedly left the table and bowed, kowtow to apologize, "My child is just... It's just... It's just that it's getting colder now, and the child knows that my father..." If my legs and feet are cold, it means that my blood is blocked and it is inconvenient, so I brought some furs here, specially dedicated to my father..."

"So I want to thank you for your filial piety?" Wei Duan laughed and said, "Yes, this is a reason, but if you think about it again, is this really a reason?" 』

"My child... uh, my child, I don't dare..." Wei Kang couldn't answer.

Wei Duan smiled, "So, you said you didn't dare, but you still did it..."

Wei Duan stood up. He wanted to take back the memorial he handed in before, which seemed to be a moderate conclusion. Because he suddenly discovered that his son Wei Kang had vividly demonstrated the status of the Yingchuan nobles, and his previous memorial was obviously not good enough, or rather perfunctory.

But Wei Duan must solve his son's problem first.

Well, of course it's not to kill him. After all, as Wei Duan himself said, Wei Kang is now the heir...

"Come, come here," Wei Duan walked to the hall and looked at the trees in the courtyard that were beginning to wither with his hands behind his back. "Spring, autumn, birth, old age, illness, and death are the cycles of life, and you and I can't stop them." But some things can be changed... For example, if you move the trees to the south, the trees may not wither, or the leaves will fall later than in Chang'an... The same is true for people. If you are unwilling to change, then someone will touch you... …What will you do when I get old and can’t protect you? Do you really think that being a member of the noble clan can exempt you from punishment? Avoid life and death? 』

"However, I also want to thank you... If you hadn't come, I might not have been able to understand your lord's meaning..." Wei Duan turned around and said to Wei Kang with a smile, "As a father, I don't want to thank you for your filial piety. On the contrary, thank you for disobeying my father's order..."

Wei Kang didn't know how to answer, so he hesitated.

"Look at Yingchuan, think about Yingchuan. ” Wei Duan sighed, “My lord ordered the Legal Council to take the Yingchuan incident as an example, study its root causes, and find countermeasures. This is not what my lord wants!” This is the Lord’s warning! 』

"You are confident, and the people of Yingchuan were also confident once..." Wei Duan looked at Wei Kang, "But what about now?" Are those reasons, those principles that we rely on, are they really that indestructible? If my father told you that he would now take the position of your heir..."

Wei Kang was horrified, his eyes widened, not only his voice, but also his hands started to tremble, "Father...Father!" 』

"Look," Wei Duan laughed, "When you returned to Chang'an, weren't you afraid? 』

"This..." Wei Kang was speechless.

Now the whole line is very clear.

The reason why Wei Kang dared to disobey his own instructions and not take his letters seriously was to find a "reason". Perhaps he himself knew that this "reason" was not a serious reason, but it was just that he could do what he said openly. What he wants to do is not because he doesn't know the good or bad of it, but because he doesn't think he will be hurt by it, so naturally he won't be afraid.

The same is true for the people of Yingchuan. They don't think they will be wiped out by Cao Cao, so they are not afraid either.

Then Wei Duan felt that his memorial was also very perfect, so he didn't feel that he would be scolded by General Hussar, so he was not afraid of Wei Duan before...

But now Wei Kang was afraid. He was afraid that Wei Duan would really lose his status as his heir. In a man who put loyalty and filial piety first, parents really had the authority to sever the relationship between father and son!

Then the children of Yingchuan were also afraid. The children of the Yingchuan gentry discovered that Cao Cao was really doing something and was not trying to scare people!

Wei Duan was also afraid, because he found that he could not even unify his own son's opinions, so how could he possibly unify the opinions of the Senate? It's unbelievable that someone had already secretly sent a seal to Qiusi in an attempt to replace him!

"Anyone can do superficial things," Wei Duan patted Wei Kang on the shoulder, "But superficial things are too easy... I'm going back to the Law School, and you... are still staying at home?" 』

Wei Kang was stunned for a moment, and then said immediately, "My child, my child will set off immediately and return to Longxi!" 』

Wei Duan nodded.

"Humans, after all, must have some sense of awe..." Wei Duan said slowly, "Whether it is awe of heaven and earth, awe of gods, or awe..."

"If you completely lose your sense of awe, you won't be afraid of anything..."

"It's very troublesome..."