Three Kingdoms

In the yamen of Huqi Mansion in Chang'an.

The discussion gradually deepened into some substantive issues.

These problems were once either not discovered or deliberately ignored for three to four hundred years, but now they are put on the table and presented to everyone...

Confront him and deal with him.

Even if the optimal solution cannot be obtained temporarily, it can become a reference and experience for the next step or for the next generation to solve problems.

Pang Tong first said: "In my opinion, affairs should be managed by states and counties." There are also so-called countries in the Western Regions, and they should not grant canonization lightly to avoid changing seals and creating old things, which is a pity. Only those who surrender can be conferred with the title. The method of education should be the same as that of the Southern Xiongnu. The seal and ribbon of the Han Dynasty must not be used as a bargaining chip for good relations. 』

In fact, China has never had a relatively complete or long-term foreign affairs reserve for foreign countries. From talents to institutions, it is like using whomever it catches...

And there is little coherence in diplomacy.

During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty made an agreement with the Huns. The south of the Great Wall belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the north of the Great Wall belonged to the Huns. Neither side was allowed to accept surrender from the other side.

This was considered a very formal foreign affairs covenant, and it was a formal covenant between the two relatively powerful regimes at the time. However, this covenant did not play its role, and then the Huns threw this covenant aside. The big man knew about it and sent people to arrest him. If he didn't know about it, he just left it alone.

For example, Wang Jugu, the queen of chariots, and Tangdou, the king of Hu Lai, defected to the Huns because they resented the Han Dynasty's military commander. Han Long and others went to the Huns as envoys and strongly condemned the Xiongnu Nangzhi Yasi Shanyu. They forced them to use both hard and soft methods. Shan Yu handed over Ju Gu and Tang Dou for execution.

Then there were the so-called "Four Articles of Creation", which meant that "the Chinese were not allowed to surrender to the Huns, the Wusun surrendered to the Xiongnu, the Western Regions countries wore Chinese seals and ribbons to surrender to the Xiongnu, and the Wuhuan surrendered to the Xiongnu, none of them would be accepted." ” However, such regulations were not written down and were not recognized by the surrounding countries. With the demise of the Xiongnu, they gradually became invalid.

Xun You nodded and said, "Every time a mediocre person governs, if there are internal troubles, there will be foreign troubles!" The key to governance is to seek truth and rightness, not to carve a boat and seek a sword. Today, the Western Region Protectorate has been around for four hundred years. Things have changed, and new laws and regulations should be adopted in order to be comprehensive. 』

Pang Tong and Xun You both told the same story, which was also a loophole in the Western Regions in the past. There is no separation of powers and responsibilities, and the country is unclear, and the resulting "Four Articles of Construction" problems arise.

"The construction is really a waste of time! 』

"But how can we replenish it over and over again, especially if we don't know it's a warning?" ! 』

The sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the hall...

……(*?Д?*)……

In the camp outside Xihai City, fireworks suddenly rose and people and horses were in chaos.

This camp, which was originally used to protect Xihai City and guard against military affairs in the Western Region, suddenly became chaotic.

This camp is quite strong. It was originally erected according to the standards of semi-permanent fortifications when Li Ru was still there. In addition to the core area of ​​the central tent, there are also quite a few functional blocks in the surrounding areas. Like a small military city, it is at the horns of Xihai City.

But on this day, there was a spontaneous commotion within the camp.

In the camp, someone suddenly went on a killing spree!

The soldiers who were attacked shouted loudly and rushed out of tents or shacks in chaos. Some of the commanders at the lowest level were unaware of what was going on and were still reluctantly controlling the situation, asking the soldiers to close the gates of the village, go up the walls, put on armor, pick up weapons, and prepare to form a defensive formation! These corps commanders subconsciously looked in the direction of the Chinese army's tent, but they discovered that at the first moment, no messengers rushed out to deliver the order...

Although the military appearance of these soldiers in the Xihai camp has become less neat, after all, they are mostly veterans who have experienced many battles. Now that chaos suddenly breaks out and there is no effective command for the time being, these soldiers don't know what happened. They can only be restrained by instinct. They don't know whether they should go to the Chinese military tent and wait for the order, or form a formation on the spot. The defense waits and sees what happens.

Inside the Chinese army's tent, Zhang Liao held his sword and looked at General Ma Pian, "Interesting... It seems you are not as useless as Supervisor Zhang said..."

Although Zhang An was able to track and record most of the officials in Xihai City, after all, there was a difference between civil and military affairs. His understanding of the military camps outside the city was not as profound as those of the civilian officials in the city, and he only stayed at the superficial impression. Of course, Zhang An also provided relevant supplementary explanations on this point when he gave Zhang Liao information before.

"What other means are there? Zhang Liao stared at General Ma Pian and said, "You might as well use them all... Let me guess, there should be some people lying in wait outside the camp, waiting to see chaos in the camp, so they can take advantage of the chaos to attack?" 』

Ma Pianjiang quietly moved outside and shouted loudly, "General Zhang, it's useless even if you kill me!" Nowadays in Sihai City, you can’t just bring a scepter and have the final say! 』

As he finished speaking, he heard the faint sound of horse hoofbeats outside the military camp.

Immediately, there were more shouts and shouts rising in the distance, like a subtle wave surging, and then gradually getting bigger, until it developed into a huge wave that extinguished Zhang Liao in the camp!

Zhang Liao stood up slowly, "Finally something interesting... I was wondering before, how could you, a bunch of beasts who only blame others for their mistakes, surrender and plead guilty?" 』

Ma Pianjiang smiled ferociously, "Do you think bringing some guards will be useful?" I have someone too! Someone come! Someone is coming! kill him! kill him! 』

……(〃′ Pan`)=-……

Fei Qian looked at Guo Tu and Feng Ji, who did not dare to express their opinions easily, and shouted, "Shenlu Yuan Yuanzheng." 』

"I am here." ” Guo Tu quickly responded respectfully.

"What laws can be involved in the state affairs of the Western Region countries now?" Fei Qian asked.

Guo Tu's eyes widened and he searched hard in his mind, but couldn't find it.

Indeed there is not...

The Han Dynasty has not had it for three or four hundred years.

It's interesting, but what's even more interesting is not just the Han Dynasty. The subsequent feudal dynasties still only focused on the domestic people and formulated a set of laws every day. For foreign people...

For example, Edinburgh, that is the real Edin, but the one she loves is not Hua Ding, but the foreigner.

First of all, Fei Qian felt that the most important thing in establishing the Western Region Protector was to control the military and diplomatic power in the Western Region.

In terms of military power, although it cannot be said that the Han Dynasty does not pay attention to it, there is no better method. He only knows how to make peace, provoke, alienate and other means. If someone discovers it, it will be easily ineffective. Why can't it be like this? It will be the same as in later generations. How about a selection of civilized countries in the Western Regions?

If it is promoted well, it is unlikely that all the countries in the Western Region will steal children's desks!

In addition, a large piece of diplomatic power is missing.

"The title granted to the rulers of the Western Regions is only a restraint," Fei Qian said again, "It is no different from the law of the Huns' child servants in the past... In the Shenlu Court, is there any relevant law that can be explained to the superiors and subordinates? ? 』

Guo Tu swallowed his saliva and said, "My lord, my lord... let's organize people to discuss this law..."

Fei Qian nodded and said: "Military affairs, friendship, government affairs, and wealth, these four things are the key to enlightenment." First, weaken its military, control its soldiers, draw the heroes to your own use, weaken its people and make them strong, you can weaken its army, contain its soldiers, and it will take a long time. 』

"Fanjing." A country that has been registered cannot be handed over to a foreign country without authorization, and it must be governed by the same laws as the counties and counties of the Han Dynasty. Fei Qian called out to Guo Tu, "Gongzhi, this should be attributed to the law and its scope should be determined." 』

"only. I noted it down. ” Guo Tu responded repeatedly.

Wealth and internal affairs are the internal affairs of a state. If you intervene from the beginning, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction. However, if military operations and diplomatic alliances are delegated to dependencies or vassals, these guys can play all kinds of tricks in minutes. , the so-called canonization has become a joke.

Pang Tong said: "It can be said that Li Ershi's old rule is that all countries that canonize are not allowed to pay tribute to each other, and tribute envoys must be escorted by Han people..."

Fei Qian nodded, "In addition, newly established embassies in the canonized countries are dedicated to communicating with foreign affairs and mediating foreign affairs." The number of people depends on the size of the country. In addition, the Shifanyuan is temporarily established under the Shenluyuan, to be determined later. 』

Guo Tu quickly agreed again.

Fei Qian turned to look at Feng Ji, "The Examination Department has just been established, and the affairs are complicated, but we must not get bogged down in trivial matters and delay the important tasks of our duties." The Protector of the Western Regions should be like the prefectures and prefectures, who have formulated laws and performed their own duties. Only then can they know something and find someone to avoid the disadvantages of having too many people to do the job and not being dedicated to the job. 』

Feng Ji also nodded repeatedly to express that he remembered.

In the legal system of the Han Dynasty, all aspects of the Duhufu were lacking clear definitions and had not been improved. In the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty, the functions and powers of officials at all levels were divided in scope, and they were very clear. For example, in local administration, the prefect took over the military affairs of a county, and in the capital examination, he had the right to inspect the local troops in active service. The county captain is in charge of the county soldiers and is responsible for daily military operations to exterminate local bandits and so on. As for the Provincial History Department, it is responsible for supervising impeachment and so on.

However, among the Protectors of the Western Regions and the Wuji Colonels, it was not clear how to legally exercise their powers in accordance with the provisions of the law, and everything was very rigid. Because the Han Dynasty has always been blank in the rules and regulations in this regard in the Western Regions.

Because the legal system of the Han Dynasty lacks detailed regulations on the position and powers of the Dufufu, and it fails to clarify its relations with foreign countries, so when people from the Duhufufu or envoys of the Han Dynasty go to other countries to establish diplomatic relations, Often one can only rely on the personal ability of the messenger to speak.

Of course it is good to have strong envoys, but who can guarantee that all envoys in the past three to four hundred years will be as powerful as Ban Dingyuan?

The law is a guaranteed minimum limit.

At that time, Hu Hanxie sued for peace from the Han Dynasty in a semi-submissive manner. The two sides established the so-called national boundary of "from the south of the Great Wall to the emperor, and to the north of the Great Wall to the Chanyu", which was equivalent to the Xiongnu claiming to give up the war between Han and Hungary. The Han Dynasty also had the rights to the occupied Hexi Corridor, the Hetao area and the southern foothills of the Yinshan Mountains. The Han Dynasty also returned the Outer Great Wall area to the Xiongnu as appropriate and withdrew its garrison. The boundaries between the two sides were legally demarcated.

This is generally a good thing, but the big man did not let this good thing take effect.

The Han Dynasty did not realize that the rule in the Western Region would extend to such a far-reaching situation. After all, it was just a casual move at the beginning. As a result, the Western Region was under the independent rule of the Duhufu for a long time. It had no basis internally and no external basis. The lack of widespread recognition also made the Central Court uneasy about the Western Regions and suspicious of its rulers.

There is no good means of control externally, and it is laissez-faire.

He granted great powers to the Great Protector of the Western Regions, but he was also afraid that his supporters would be too heavy-handed to defeat them.

In three or four hundred years, even a stone can be heated. As a result, even now, the entire Western Region has not been able to be effectively developed. All the problems are still repeated, and they are constantly lost between selfish desires and fear.

"As for the old things in the Western Region, we should choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. 』

"There is no way in the world. Only those who follow it can find their way!" 』

"Now the way to the Western Region is convenient for you and me..."

……(*`ェ′*)……

"Kill!" 』

The sound of clashing weapons and the shouts of soldiers sounded chaotically outside the Chinese army tent.

Figures swayed outside the tent, weapons collided from time to time, screams fell to the ground, and the sound of blood splattering could be heard.

But no one rushed in...

There seems to be something wrong with the situation.

Ma Pianjiang's hands were trembling and his face was a little pale.

Aren't Zhang Liao's guards just the ones at the door? Why haven't the men he arranged been able to kill those guards and rush in?

Listening to the noise outside the Chinese army's tent, Zhang Liao took a moment to look at General Ma Pian and the other three in front of him.

"what are you waiting for? ” Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"..." Ma turned his eyes around.

"What else do you have in mind?" You might as well show it," Zhang Liao leisurely approached the general on the horse, "If not..."

Ma Qianqian's mouth trembled a little. He pointed his finger at Zhang Liao and shouted to the other three people, "You still won't do anything?" ! Do it! 』

Ma Zian changed his original plan, but now there seems to be some deviation!

After the initial deception failed, the only remaining option was to take action. However, the axemen and crossbowmen who were supposed to appear at the first moment when Ma Piianjiang sent the signal disappeared at this moment...

Although Zhang Liao has guards, what can he do?

Even if Zhang Liao is extremely brave, what can he do?

The axemen and crossbowmen together can not only kill Zhang Liao's guards, but also take Zhang Liao's life!

This is why Ma Pianjiang felt that he had a chance to win and dared to fall out with Zhang Liao. As long as he could block Zhang Liao's first few blows, Zhang Liao would be killed on the spot by the incoming swordsmen and crossbowmen!

But……

Why didn't you come?

How could you not come? !

Ma Pianjiang watched Zhang Liao slowly pull out the sword, and the bright blade flashed with cold light. Just when he was about to prepare for the final fight with Zhang Liao, suddenly a cold light flashed at the corner of his eye, and then he felt a cold light under his ribs. Cool!

Immediately, Ma Xianjiang felt as if all the strength in his body was released with a sneer, his legs and feet became weak, and then Ma Xianjiang felt a sharp pain coming from his side ribs, which made him howl out!

Ma turned around and saw Jin Xi, who had been lowering his head, twisting the dagger in his hand viciously!

"ah! Ahhhh! ” Ma Zianjiang used up his last strength and tried to push Jinxi away, but he couldn’t push it away at all!

Jin Xi himself was a veteran on the battlefield, and he knew the vital points of the human body very well. With one blow, he was ready to die on the spot. How could General Ma Pian still have the strength to fight back?

Jin Xi gritted his teeth and used force on his hands, "Damn you thief, go to hell!" 』

Zhang Liao slowly took back the half-drawn sword, tapped his fingers on the handle a few times, frowned and looked at General Ma Pian, and then looked at Jin Xi.

"Pfft..." Jin Xi pushed the horse to the ground, then quickly knelt down again and kowtowed, "General Zhang!" I was forced by this bitch! This bitch did everything! I am loyal to Qiusi, and I will never change my mind! 』

The other two military academies also prostrated themselves and echoed incessantly, saying that they were all coerced by General Ma, and then had no choice but to cooperate with General Ma. Now they are willing to bring order to the chaos, and are also willing to serve as witnesses to identify those generals. Cronies, as well as those who have contact with General Ma Pian inside and outside Xihai City...

Outside the Chinese army's tent, there was suddenly the sound of chaotic footsteps, and there seemed to be many people.

Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, his expression became stiffer, and his words of begging for mercy were also stopped.

The light and shadow outside the big tent shook for a moment. Menghua opened the door curtain. His whole body was filled with the strong smell of blood. He walked in without looking at the three Jinxi people or the body of General Ma Pian on the ground. The heads he was carrying were thrown directly to the ground, and he bowed his hands and saluted Zhang Liao, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!" 』

The heads were rolling and bouncing on the ground...

"It turns out it's you..." Jin Xi suddenly trembled, and then he suddenly realized when he saw Meng Hua. He turned to Zhang Liao hastily and said with emotion on his face, "General!" Back then, I also worked with the general for a period of time! The general thinks that I have many years..."

"enough! ” Zhang Liao waved his hand.

"ah? "It was still noisy outside the tent. Jin Xi didn't hear what Zhang Liao said clearly. He just saw Zhang Liao waving his hands and thought that Zhang Liao had pardoned him. He couldn't help but feel a little happy, "Thank you, thank you general..."

Zhang Liao was also stunned for a moment, then understood and couldn't help laughing.

The three people in Jinxi were so embarrassed that they didn't know whether they should laugh along or continue to pretend to be pitiful.

"Let me tell you..." Zhang Liao held the handle of the knife, "The impression I left on you back then...is it so easy to deceive?" 』

Jin Xi's expression changed, but before he could make any move, he was faced with a bright sword light!

……(〃＞ dishes＜)∫→……

In the lobby of the General's Mansion.

"Gongda." ” Fei Qian ordered, “Use the topic of the benefits of the Western Regions and ask the students of the Academy to discuss it. For a period of fifteen days, the outstanding ones will be selected and rewarded. During the imperial examination, the best ones can be selected. 』

Xun You agreed.

"Now that we know its shortcomings, we should change it." Fei Qian said slowly, "Today's discussion can be written down by the scholar, and reported to the county from his residence. If you have a good idea, you can state it on the table." 』

Pang Tong also nodded.

"Gongzhi, the discussion of relevant laws is the top priority of the Legal Academy. Fei Qian looked at Guo Tu and said.

Guo Tu's beard trembled, "I accept your order!" 』

"Yuan Tu," Fei Qian said to Feng Ji again, "the Kao Gong Division has the responsibility of judging the good and bad of officials. There is something going on in the Western Regions this time, and many officials have committed illegal acts. This is the battle for the Kao Gong Division to rectify its name. If Yuan Tu needs people, please report them." . Remember, do not be partial, do not bend the law, do not omit, and do not make unnecessary additions. If it can be practiced in the Western Regions, it can be practiced throughout the world. This can be said to be a great achievement. 』

I bowed gratefully, "I will certainly live up to my lord's trust!" 』

Fei Qian nodded, "This matter in the Western Region has a lot to do with it, so we can't be careless." If the law is established now, it can be said that the work will be done in the future. You should try your best! 』

The four of them looked at each other, then stood up together, bowed their hands, and said, "I accept your order!" 』