Three Kingdoms

It's snowing heavily.

Northland, Yinshan.

The sky was dark, the wind and snow were whining, and the strong wind and heavy snow drowned everything around them.

No creature can match the power of nature's cold.

All people and livestock must stay warm and wait for the wind and snow to pass.

The howling wind and snow froze everything on the earth, turning all colors into white.

Heavy snow closed the mountains.

Fortunately, sufficient preparations were made beforehand.

Li Dian was in Yinshan City, looking at the rolling white fields far and near, and then he thought of something, and smiled slightly.

This year, Northland has generally developed quite well.

Although the Northland is far away from Guanzhong, what is available in Guanzhong is generally available in the Northland. In particular, the animal husbandry industry has been expanded. The natural grassland in the Hetao area still has great potential. Li Dian thinks that it can be explored more next year. After all, Chang'an Sanfu's demand for meat is almost endless. How much will be digested.

However, the war horse breeding land still needs to be preserved.

As for other things, except for a moderate battle with the remnants of Xianbei, everything else was peaceful. By the way, there is something that Li Dian thinks needs to be included in the report to the Hussars...

Two days ago, Li Dian sent Yuvluo a New Year's gift.

Similarly, gifts were also brought to several princes of Huvroud.

Humphrey is old.

When you get old, you will naturally die soon.

At this time, Li Dian would show more respect for Yu Fuluo. Not only did he give gifts during the New Year, but he also often gave gifts in one name or another on weekdays. Every time he went there, he would do so with great fanfare, wishing that all Nannan people would be surprised. Everyone in the Huns knows it.

As a result, Yuvluo couldn't express his sorrow. All the remarks he made before about being wary of the Han people were like lies after old age. Gradually, Humphrey has lost the authority to control his tribe, and now, as he grows old, even his son's influence is gradually losing.

Li Dian could imagine that when Yuvluo finally died, the Southern Huns would usher in their last war.

Civil War between the Southern Huns.

Yu Fuluo's eldest son has secretly expressed to Li Dian many times that he hopes Li Dian will lend a helping hand in critical moments. Li Dian agrees every time, but Li Dian knows that he will wait until the last moment, when both sides will suffer. , will send troops, not even necessarily to save Yu Fuluo's eldest son, or just to save the eldest son's heirs.

After such a war, the Southern Huns will disappear.

Those southern Huns who are unwilling to integrate into China will disappear in this battle.

Perhaps next year, or the year after at most, we should be able to see this fruitful result.

It is said that the Qiang people in Longxi are gradually becoming more standardized.

This is good.

First beat them down, then teach them who are willing to obey, and then screen them again and again. In the end, those who are left must have become the shape of China.

For so many years, the Xiongnu who had troubled the frontiers of the Han Dynasty finally lost all their descendants and became part of China. The teachings of Hussar were like the heavy snow in front of them, calm but irresistible.

"It's a pity..." Li Dian sighed softly, and they all muttered to themselves, "It's a pity that I can't go to Qinglong Temple in person and sit there and listen to the words of the great sages... Next time, next time I must not miss the Qingryuji Temple again... Well, I must train someone to replace me..."

This is the only thing Li Dian was dissatisfied with this year.

Thinking of this, Li Dian had no intention of continuing to watch the snow scene and returned to the house. He was going to add a few requests to the report and ask the General of the Hussars to send him two or three young deputies to facilitate more updates. A good way to train the next generation of leading generals and to train cavalry lieutenants.

This way he can relax and have a chance to participate in the next Qinglong Temple lecture.

The new year is coming, with new hopes and new goals.

……(*^__^*)……

It’s also snowing heavily in Chang’an.

Because the snow was so heavy, it seemed as if a two-way foil had been thrown at him. Chang'an Sanfu suddenly fell silent and turned into a solid picture.

Most of the shops on the street are only open for two or three hours. The only ones that can be open for a long time are restaurants and restaurants.

When the weather is freezing, alcoholic beverages become a popular commodity.

In many cases, thin wine is like a drink. The more you drink, the more you urinate, and the cold wind makes you shiver. Therefore, many people are willing to drink some high-alcohol wine that they usually don’t like at this time to ward off the cold and warm up.

It's just that high alcohol makes people drunk easily, so the inspections near Chang'an had to increase the number of inspections to avoid seeing those guys freezing to death due to drunkenness on the streets.

Xing Yong came out of the wine shop and drank some wine. In the past, he was reluctant to drink. After all, the price of drinks was not something that a Beijing drifter like him could afford casually.

But the New Year was approaching, and he passed the Xing Yong exam, so after he learned the news, he decided to celebrate himself. It's like the duckweed suddenly has roots and no longer worries about where it will float tomorrow.

When Xing Yong arrived at the door of his house, he suddenly hesitated for a moment at the door of his yard, then thought about it, turned around and went to the neighbor's next door, knocked on the door of the neighbor's butcher's house, and then took one of the things in his hand. A gourd of wine was to be given to the neighbor.

The neighbor was very surprised and refused to accept it at first. Then Xing Yong said that he often made noise in the yard and disturbed the neighbor. Then he said that the neighbor was tolerant and did not blame him, so he felt very sorry. He knew that his neighbor liked to drink. Today I just made an extra gourd to make amends, which can be regarded as a New Year's gift...

Xing Yong's neighbor, the butcher who usually looked fierce, laughed loudly, his eyebrows connected, and he kept saying that they were all neighbors and there was no need to disturb him, and then he said no to Xing Yong. Seeing Xing Yong's insistence, he took two pig ears from the house and gave them to Xing Yong to collect the gourd of wine. Both parties were very happy.

This kind of relationship between people is sometimes very interesting.

Sometimes a trivial matter can resolve the original conflict, but also trivial matters can lead to endless quarrels between the two parties.

Xing Yong passed the exam.

So he was very happy and celebrated himself.

Then he thought of his neighbor by the way, and used a gourd of wine to resolve the small friction between the two people. He also got two extra pig ears to drink with.

If on the contrary, Xing Yong did not do well in the exam, he would naturally be in a bad mood, sigh, complain a lot in the yard, and then quarrel with the neighbor next door, which eventually caused the neighbor next door to become so angry that he picked up a bone-destroying knife...

The wind and snow seemed to never stop falling. In the white snow, Xing Yong warmed the wine, and then paired it with pig ears, and suddenly felt extremely calm in his heart.

Even if the cold wind is howling outside and the snow is falling, the house is still warm.

December slipped away leisurely in this atmosphere.

The six years of Taixing have finally passed away, and what will replace it will be the new year.

But Fei Qian, who was in the Qiusi Mansion, was frowning.

Fei Qian was also very tired these two days.

Even a hands-off shopkeeper like Fei Qian was beaten until he was bruised and swollen in front of various year-end affairs, and his energy was low.

Without him, the larger the territory, the more things will naturally happen, and this is when there are capable people in various places to govern. From this point, we can know how bad things would be for the Han Dynasty if there were no capable people from various places. Too bad.

The authority of officials is given by the state, not the monarchy. The monarchy is only a representative of the authority of the state. When there is no country, there is no so-called monarchy. This is like the salary received by an employee working in a company. It is given by the company based on the person's labor, rather than a gift from a certain manager or general manager. It's just that many managers or general managers always forget this fact actively or passively, and then intimidate and deceive employees in order to strengthen their authority, packaging themselves as the bread and butter of their employees.

From this point of view, we can understand how ridiculous official corruption is. It is like a cancer cell, absorbing the nutrients of the subject and eventually killing the subject. Then the best result is just to become a bystander. The country’s second- and third-class citizens.

It’s just that since there are officials, there will definitely be corruption. Human beings have used various political systems, various models, various morals, and various ideas to try to solve this problem, but they are basically useless. Even if it is solved in a short time, it will eventually be resurrected.

The specter of bureaucracy is immortal.

Feiqian also focused on this point when inspecting the year-end reports of various places.

Any authority without oversight is bound to corrupt.

Because it is impossible for human desires to be eliminated on their own.

No matter what kind of artificial intelligence may be adopted in future generations, some people will still tamper with the instructions for their own benefit, or leave some backdoor for their own control.

Why are people afraid of acupuncture and fire? Even young children can avoid it on their own without any explanation or ideological standards.

Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages?

The reason why corruption cannot be controlled is because the punishment for corruption is too small. If you catch it, it will come out in three to five years. It does not even take three to five years. You will issue a notice to deal with it internally and continue to be an official in another place. Is this system supervising and preventing official corruption, or is it promoting corruption?

Only when the consequences of corruption are that the harm to the person and his family far outweighs the benefits, can corruption be curbed.

Temporarily contained.

In the face of greed, human intelligence can always dig out various loopholes.

But Fei Qian wants this containment to last as long as possible, so that he can leave something to future generations, not just regrets and emotions about the decline of generals during the Three Kingdoms period.

Therefore, before the arrival of the New Year, Fei Qian investigated several corrupt officials who took advantage of their power and violated the law wantonly. According to the law, these corrupt officials had their homes confiscated and advertised to the world that their families would not be allowed to enter the officialdom for three generations.

Since in ancient feudalism, one person attained enlightenment and chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, then naturally one person was corrupt and the whole family was punished.

Under such high-pressure governance, the number of corrupt officials has decreased significantly compared with the previous two years.

But the side effect that followed was that the number of corruption lawsuits against "someone" began to increase.

Based on this situation, Fei Qian once again reiterated the crime of false accusation. There are rewards for reporting, but punishment for false accusations.

He also asked the Youwen Division to increase the intensity of the investigation, and Supervisor Zhiyin provided corresponding documentary records. The case was reviewed and adjudicated by Dali Temple, and then the final result was reviewed by the Secretariat of the Secretariat, and finally Fei Qian outlined it with a red pen.

When a huge organization is truly operational, even cliques and cliques will have no way to hide. Of course, there may be accidental injuries among them, but the vast majority of them have solid evidence and correct audits. As for those who were found to be falsely accused, the false accusers were punished accordingly...

However, there are still a lot of reports.

This gave Fei Qian a headache.

The crime of falsely accusing oneself is very serious, but what if the false accuser himself has nothing?

And then there are some officials who stare at the fat butts above their heads and secretly bribe desperadoes to poke their assholes and report them...

For these damned ghosts, they don't think about the future of the country or the overall politics at all. If they succeed in suing, they will make an instant profit, gain a lot of property, and be promoted or semi-promoted to a class. If they fail to sue, they will not risk their lives for money. It’s just death anyway, it doesn’t matter if you die.

The reform of officialdom cannot be stopped, but these troublemakers really make people speechless. If this problem is not solved, it will not only lead to a lot of ineffective work, but also affect the enthusiasm of normal officials. After all, if you do something, you will definitely offend someone. After offending someone, you will be reported and then subject to investigation. Who would feel comfortable?

Faced with such a new problem, Pang Tong was at a loss what to do and was in a dilemma, so he asked Fei Qian for advice.

Hei Fatniao is the director of the General's Office, and also serves as the Shangshu Ling. The issue of official governance is his destiny. If this is not done well, it will be equivalent to ruining his chin. It is a very serious issue.

"Let's raise the threshold for whistleblowers..." Fei Qian sighed, "This is the only way to do it now...at least you need to be a property owner..."

"Property owners?" Pang Tong touched his chin, wondering if he was glad that his chin was saved, "What a wonderful idea, my lord!" 』

Property owners will naturally consider whether they will suffer losses if they own property. This will certainly prevent some unlucky ghosts from making random reports and reduce some unnecessary workload, but...

Fei Qian shook his head and said: "Actually, this is not a good idea... It's just because the number of our officials is too small, and we have to focus mainly on development. It is important to control corruption, but it is not The most important thing... Hey, in addition, we still need to enlighten the people early, so that these ignorant guys will not become tools for others to use, or become accomplices..."

Pang Tong nodded seriously and accepted.

"Speaking of people's wisdom..." Fei Qian reached out and grabbed a few volumes from the side, then unfolded them and handed them to Pang Tong, "Qinglong Temple seems to have gone astray again these days..."

These guys at Qinglong Temple are like a carriage running on the avenue of ideas. From the horses to the reins, from the poles to the guardrails, from the wheels to the banners, they all have their own ideas and want to run in different directions. , and Fei Qian, who was sitting in the car, not only had to watch the direction of the carriage, but also always keep an eye on the various parts of the carriage to prevent them from falling apart.

Pang Tong took the scroll, glanced up and down, frowned and said: "This... I'm afraid someone is causing trouble again... Look, this person who advocates the way of Taixi obviously doesn't know much about Taixi and other places... The rules of action If you use the name of your lord to exert pressure, you may be someone with hidden evil intentions..."

"Yeah," Fei Qian nodded, then reached out and tapped on the scroll, "These guys are just as hateful as those damned false accusers!" A question that has a serious and correct explanation and draws on the past and the present has been confused into whether China is better or Taixi is better. It is simply deplorable! 』

Feiqian introduced the related concepts of Taixi not to discuss who is more powerful.

China has the culture of China, and the West has the brilliance of the West, just like human beings use tools. Which tool is better depends on which one you use, so that these current students and Confucian scholars know that outside of China, there are enemies and others. It is right for a civilized nation to put away internal strife and be united in dealing with the outside world.

result……

Fei Qian couldn't help but think of Mr. Sun in later generations, who used the public's psychology to sensationalize, and single-handedly deceived an entire generation, or even two generations, so that the children of these two generations were incompetent from the beginning. , weak, irresponsible, etc., cast a psychological shadow, and then this person can actually become famous and carefree, which is simply a joke in the world.

Later, someone pointed out that the examples mentioned by Mr. Sun were wrong, and then Mr. Sun argued that he should not just look at the examples, but also at the feelings, and then talk about the feelings. Then Mr. Sun said not to talk about the feelings, but also about the theory. , when it came time to talk about theory, I went back to give examples...

What's the difference between this and Gang Jing?

In the name of the country or the public, they pretend to be well-intentioned. Even if they are found to have made obvious mistakes, they still pretend to be good people who have done something wrong to find an excuse for themselves. And then put gold on his face and cheat, if he can deceive one person, he will be counted as one, and if he can deceive two people, he will count them both?

"I think, this matter should be brought to your attention..." Fei Qian said slowly, "These guys want to use the dispute between China, Asia and the West to gain fame, so we need to clean them out... like those greedy people. Like corrupt officials, only by completely destroying their reputation can we serve as a warning to others! 』

Pang Tong put his hands on his hands and laughed, "Exactly, exactly!" If you attack Zhengping, you will definitely kill him! Hahaha! Why don't I go ask him to get ready now? 』

"Hey, let's wait until the New Year is over..." Fei Qian waved his hand, "I want to trouble you Zhengping, but I'm not in a hurry. Why don't we have people celebrate the New Year... Why don't we invite a few people to eat Qiang boiled food first?" 』

Pang Tong's eyes lit up, "Okay!" In this weather, Qiang cooking is the best! 』

In the old year, there are always some old things attached like dust, and then they will inevitably be swept away and abandoned in the new year, and then new hopes and new changes will be welcomed...