Three Kingdoms

"This time..."

Fei Qian looked at the information in his hand with a surprised expression on his face, "Why do I feel like I'm being used by Prime Minister Cao?" 』

Cao Cao's unusual move of killing the man who was "putting out the fire" was naturally like a gust of wind, whistling and passing away.

In fact, in history, Cao Cao also did the same thing.

It was also the same Xuchang Rebellion, and among those who died in the rebellion was Wang Bi, Cao Cao's chief historian.

Even Cao Pi was in Xuchang at the time, and fellow student Cao almost faced the pain of losing his son again!

This huge change in Xu Du made Cao Cao unclear about how much resistance Xu Du still had and how many people were trying to make ends meet. Angry and suspicious, Cao Cao decided to cut through the mess quickly and would rather kill by mistake than by mistake. …

What is the approximate extent of the Xuchang rebellion in history? You can imagine that during Liu Bei's battle in Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang, who was guarding the rear, was assassinated, or that during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Jiang Wan, who stayed behind, died inexplicably in Chengdu during the rebellion. , what would it feel like?

And it’s Lao Cao’s basic operation anyway.

This time, what Lao Cao did was not exactly the same as in history, but it was somewhat unclear whether Fei Qian was a spy or an internal agent. Anyway, if he couldn't tell for a while, he would just cut it off and rule it forever.

Thunderous means!

It's a pity that deterrence must be effective, but accidental injuries are also not small...

Pang Tong nodded and said, "Ha, I feel the same way." Prime Minister Cao... this is a wonderful use of pushing the boat with the flow... It's just a pity..."

Fei Qian was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "It doesn't matter..."

Pang Tong was very confused, how could it be okay?

Fei Qian glanced at Pang Yi and said, "War...is not just about swords and guns..."

Pang Tong nodded and said, "There is still money and food!" 』

Fei Qian laughed, "Yes, and..." Fei Qian wanted to say the word information, but paused when the words reached his mouth, because he knew that Pang Tong may not know what information war is, and what information war can mean. Other types of warfare evolved.

"Qinglong Temple?" Pang Tong asked.

Fei Qian nodded, "Part of it." 』

"Part of it?" Pang Tong repeated, and then asked with some doubts and confusion, "Please enlighten me, my lord." ’ Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, isn’t that all? Qinglong Temple is a scholar, money is a merchant, tools and utensils are craftsmen, and crops and grains are naturally farmers. Isn't this another mode of war besides soldiers?

Fei Qian frowned, because some matters are concepts that only come to later generations, and he didn't know what to say more appropriately for a while. But seeing Pang Tong's eyes, Fei Qian felt as if he had returned to the foot of Lushan Mountain again.

At that time, Pang Tong was often puzzled by some conceptual issues, and then he was unabashedly thirsting for new knowledge.

"Let's put it this way..." Fei Qian touched his short beard, "Some time ago, we actually sent some people to Shandong and Jiangdong, right?" Well, there are also those going to southern Sichuan and the Western Regions. 』

Pang Tong nodded. He knows this, and he has a list in his hand.

"These people, my request to them is not to say more about whether Guanzhong is good or not, but to do more things..." Fei Qian said slowly, "What to do?" Do things that the people like... If you are a farmer, you can help the people take care of the crops, if you are a worker, you can help repair tools, or even if you are a Taoist priest, you can relieve worries and promote good ways..."

"Why do you do these things? It’s because doing these things will really help the people on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will also protect them..."

Pang Tong nodded and said, "Yes, as long as they do this and don't encounter fools, there is basically no danger." "This is true. At first, Pang Tong didn't quite understand when he took over this piece of work, but then he discovered that this was the key to Fei Qian's spying.

Generally speaking, in the current era of Han Dynasty, the spies and spies in the minds of most people are either treacherous and cunning, or, like in the Guanzhong incident these few times, they either cause chaos, steal, or bribe. Wait, the kind who don't do "good things" anyway.

In other words, even if these people are not spies, as long as they do this type of thing, they are still likely to be caught!

And once it's the other way around, it becomes interesting.

When a person does things that contribute to local stability and the well-being of the people, even if someone says that this person is a spy, it will arouse suspicion from others, "You think such a good person is a spy?" You who do no good things are the spies! 』

Therefore, it is easier for these people to establish themselves in various places and reduce their own risks.

This point is that Feiqian's spies, or informants, or other names, have great security guarantees in various areas, and only after they have personal protection can they do other things. things, and most of these things are risk-free...

Such as delivering messages. Some of the news is not even delivered directly by them, but they collect it on a daily basis, and then communicate with some specific people at certain times, without even avoiding others!

For example, I went to the market to buy, and bargained with people in the caravan. I said that the tools in Chang'an are useful, but the blacksmith shop here is not working, because the old blacksmith injured his hand some time ago and had no money to treat it, so he became disabled. There is no new iron for miles...

Then they gathered here in Chang'an and found out that there was a shortage of craftsmen in a certain place, and there were no backup blacksmiths. And in a region, there is a long-term shortage of craftsmen who even produce tools, which means that the officials here do not care about this matter at all. It even means that the local officials may not care at all about the inconveniences of the people's production and life, and they do not care about the lives and lives of the people. …

Something like this.

Fei Qian nodded and continued: "Not only that...where did the new method of farmland retting come from?" Chang'an. Who made the tool improvements? Chang'an. The new method of spacing between Zhuanghe and Chang'an is still Chang'an...don't ask, don't tell, just ask, those who learned it will be in Chang'an..."

Pang Tong laughed and said, "So the rumors in Shandong can't be spread any more!" Those guys said how vicious and cruel we were and how we bullied the people... The people were scared at first, but when they heard it later, they realized that this was... completely different! No matter how much I make it up, I can’t make it up anymore! 』

"Ha, that's it. Fei Qian also chuckled, "So there is a saying that facts speak louder than words." Following the rumors will be exhausting and unpleasant! And the most important thing is that the Shandong officials...the officials and the people began to doubt each other...this is the method of killing without killing..."

Shandong officials all day long claimed how miserable the three assistants in Guanzhong were, how the people in Guanzhong were living in dire straits, and how they were bullied and oppressed. Of course the people believed it at the beginning, but as time went by, these people discovered that, well, it doesn’t seem to be the case. Such a thing is completely different from what the officials said!

Officials don't take it seriously when lies are exposed, because they are used to lying. What are they afraid of being exposed for this lie? There is also the next lie!

But the people's trust in officials has been declining little by little.

As for the Shandong gentry, local officials control the area and control the place. What is the key point that cannot be easily replaced? Isn't it that these local gentry and wealthy families have long been integrated with the common people in a community? If you want to clean it up, you are throwing a trap. If something goes wrong, pulling up the radish will bring up a large amount of mud. There are even local squires who use their connections of several generations, or even more than ten generations, to control the place and hold the government hostage. , and then threaten the court.

And now, those connections, the roots of this place, are rotting.

What accelerates this kind of decay is actually the loss of mutual "trust".

In fact, these local powerful officials did not become corrupt after Fei Qian, nor did they become greedy under Cao Cao. They were like this from the beginning. However, these officials and squires have always had a protective film on them. There is no smell coming from the rotten place. Ordinary people still think that these officials and squires are Mr. Qingtian and the rich local people.

At that time, the people still listened to what these protective officials said.

Now……

So is it because the people are becoming more difficult to manage and have become "unruly people", or is it due to some other reason?

Pang Tong nodded and said: "This time, in the plan reported by Wen Si, we also took the opportunity to act... Oh, I understand..."

"right. Prime Minister Cao took advantage of this..." Fei Qian nodded and said, "We are doing it, Prime Minister Cao just followed the push! Do you think Prime Minister Cao discovered this problem, or... happened to catch up with it? Actually... I have done this a long time ago..."

Fei Qian gestured to the north, "Southern Huns." 』

Pang Tong was stunned and immediately began to think deeply.

There are many ways to alienate.

Those who say bad things behind their back are just like Shandong's previous rumor-spreading pass, which is the most despicable way. Although it is simple, crude and effective, it is too easy to be exposed. Once exposed, the mentality of being deceived and being treated like a monkey will come up, which will actually promote a "compensation" mentality.

Fei Qian took advantage of this to destroy the natural connection between the local gentry and ordinary people. This method was not only carried out in Guanzhong, but also in Shandong and many other places.

For example, the Southern Huns.

This is the first step.

The second step is to bribe some local people who are not in power but have some status just like the old wizard who bribed the Southern Huns. These people have been stuck in the middle and have been neither up nor down for a long time. They will have some resentment to some extent, so they are the easiest to be bribed.

These people may not leave their original place, nor may they be promoted immediately, but they can use their own influence to exchange for a "happy life" for themselves or their next generation, just like the old wizard of the Southern Huns My grandson is living happily in Chang'an...

The third step is for these bribed people to expand and recruit a group of people, especially young people. Older people either have families, or have recognized the cannibalistic nature of the world, and have fought and been attacked, so generally they are not easily incited, but young people are different. Still with innocence and fantasy about the world, longing for their own growth, they have just escaped from the protection of their parents, or they have not experienced the wind and rain at all and feel that they are strong and powerful in everything, and look down on their parents' "weakness". They are the best group of people to encourage because they can't stand any "grievance" at all.

Just like Fei Qian was among the Southern Xiongnu at that time, he gathered a large number of Southern Xiongnu teenagers. Not only did they learn Chinese, wear Hanfu, and even the toys were Han Chinese, they felt that everything was Han Chinese...

When Fei Qian was about to take stock of the Southern Xiongnu family assets, these Southern Xiongnu teenagers rushed to give the clearest figures. Yu Fuluo’s butt curtain was covered with a few hairs, because at that time, these Southern Xiongnu people were In the hearts of young Xiongnu people, Chang'an is the good place, and the southern Xiongnu represents filth, poverty and backwardness. If they can exchange this information for a hope of heading to Chang'an, why not do it?

Fei Qian didn't distinguish the fourth and third steps very clearly at the time, but they were roughly the same, which meant supporting or borrowing a leader who was opposed to Hufro.

At that time, there happened to be differences and gaps between Hu Chuquan and Yu Fuluo...

The rest is naturally a matter of course.

Civil strife in the Southern Huns.

There were countless casualties.

But the important thing is not the death of people and animals, but that after that civil strife, the Southern Xiongnu completely lost their energy and spirit. The original beliefs and trust in the Southern Xiongnu tribe disappeared, and even the tribal leaders The natural bond between people and tribal people was also broken.

Later, even if Yuvrou knew the problem, he was unable to do anything. And the next generation he tried his best to cultivate was just fighting with the next generation who were pro-Han, and fighting within the Southern Huns. As long as Not surprisingly, the more such fighting and fighting, the more difficult it becomes for the Southern Huns to gather together, and eventually their strength becomes increasingly dispersed. Even if Fei Qian did not divide the Southern Huns into five tribes like Cao Cao did in history, it would still be possible. The Southern Xiongnu became weaker and weaker, and eventually they could only fall apart and cease to exist.

Pang Tong knew all this.

And the second internal fight between the Southern Huns is almost a certainty...

"This is why a certain person has been reluctant to attack Shandong..." Fei Qian said slowly, "The former Qin used military force to conquer Shandong, but failed to win it. In the early Han Dynasty, it used Guanzhong to control Shandong, but it was also able to conquer it, so it has Guangwu. Changing the capital to Luoyang also failed to reconcile Shandong and Shanxi..."

Just like Zhuge Liang, he has been thinking about Boss Cao his whole life. The Northern Expedition may be because he needs to fulfill Liu Bei's last wish, and on the other hand, he can avenge himself. The rest may be some personal revenge for the destruction of his family... …

Of course, this is just Fei Qian's personal speculation.

But it could also be true.

Even in later generations, the estrangement between various places is still a very difficult thing. From time to time, there are still people who intentionally or unintentionally abandon a unified name and loudly promote that I represent so-and-so, and you are so-and-so, so what? Same……

So among the barriers that arise naturally or unnaturally in various places, how much is left over from history, and how much is added intentionally or unintentionally by subsequent people?

China is a huge country and a multi-ethnic territory. It is too easy to find out some old memories, old grudges, and old grudges in it.

Pang Tong nodded and said: "So I was waiting for them to make trouble...just like the Southern Huns..."

Fei Qian said: "It's a pity that this time, Prime Minister Cao moved too fast... In other words, he got stuck on this line just right... If a few more days pass, Jizhou will also become noisy..."

"Well..." Pang Tong nodded slightly, "That's true." Now under the thunder of Yingchuan, most people in Jizhou do not dare to act rashly..."

Because after Cao Cao became the prime minister, he adopted a strategy of giving benefits to some people in Jizhou and dispersing them, which made it more difficult for those who wanted to unite the people in Jizhou again. After all, it is not like future generations who would casually post on the Internet. This article can be seen thousands of miles away, and can also be commanded remotely.

"Let Secretary Youwen send the message, Jizhou...stop for a moment..." Fei Qian said, "If the people of Jizhou don't move, it will be too obvious for our people to move..."

Pang Tong nodded and said, "Follow the order." 』

Fei Qian laughed and said, "Don't worry about Derun, there will be another chance in the future!" 』

Pang Tong smiled and agreed.

Previously, Wen Si wanted to promote the relationship between Jizhou and Yuzhou to cause some trouble for Lao Cao, but unfortunately, not everything went as planned. Before Jizhou was completely incited, Lao Cao took action in Yuzhou. , directly detonated the problem in Yingchuan, and immediately and completely extinguished it with a thunderous manner... Well, actually it is not complete, it is just a cut with a knife, regardless of good or bad, and cut off the most serious lesions.

Because the hidden dangers have not been eliminated, Lao Cao still does not have enough probes. His position is too high, even higher than Fei Qian. It is very difficult to know the situation at the grassroots level after so many layers. .

Fei Qian would often secretly go to the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, while Lao Cao basically stayed in Xu County and Yecheng. He rarely went to the countryside. At most, he stayed in the camp of Cao Jun. Perhaps Lao Cao himself did not realize that he was getting further and further away from the bottom.

So Lao Cao wants to make some changes, but he doesn't know how to do it most appropriately. Killing people is easy, but it's still far from achieving real effects on the people they kill.

Officials in the Han Dynasty were tenured for life. As long as conditions allowed, they could be officials for life.

However, the gap between Shandong and Shanxi is constantly increasing.

In the past few years, Fei Qian has opened up the overall promotion channel from civilians to officials, from officials to officials, and from local officials to the central government. Although there is indeed some arbitrariness in this promotion process, compared with the previous promotion process by the gentry, For the officialdom dominated by powerful powers, this is already a huge breakthrough.

And under Fei Qian's command, the welfare of officials is also very high. Just an ordinary petty official is enough to make the whole family have food and clothing without worries. But at the same time, Fei Qian's standards for officials are becoming more and more strict, and Gradually, we are cultivating a positive incentive system in which the more we get the salary, the more we do, the better, and the more we naturally get the salary.

In the official system, it is still impossible to say that everything will go as planned. There are still problems of one kind or another, but it can be said that the strategy implemented by Fei Qian now is more advanced than that of Lao Cao. To some extent, at least it was promoted and used in later generations. In later generations, the positive salary system was not only used in official circles, but also in enterprises, and even in marginal rural areas and small workshops. It was a set of highly versatile methods that could naturally be used. Applicable to big men now.

Of course, among these systems, the most important thing is still the standards and the people who implement them.

If the Qinglong Temple theory promoted by Fei Qian is also to seize the high ground of standards, it is better to say that Fei Qian wants to get those people who can come together with him in the process!

How can everything in this world go as planned?

This time, the action of pushing Lao Cao from behind came to an end for the time being, but what Fei Qian didn't expect was that a big trend was unexpectedly set off in Qinglong Temple!