Three Kingdoms

The reason for complaining is to make a profit.

When accusations were prevalent, the emperor and officials didn't care whether they were false accusations or not. They just needed to get money anyway, so false accusations were prevalent.

But now, there is something different. Reporting this matter is only limited by these arrested "criminals". The only benefit they get is to reduce their own guilt. They can only prove that they are not the person in charge. Another person can do it. Perhaps the accomplice position that does not require beheading.

Rejecting all first reports because of fear of large-scale false accusations is undoubtedly the favorite thing of corrupt scholars or corrupt officials.

Instead of solving the problem, solve the person who made the complaint in the first place.

Simple and easy, everything is no problem.

And the most critical point of the current kind of reporting is that many people may not actually realize that the most important thing about Zhang Shiping's last decree on reduction or exemption is not reduction or profit, but "people sue officials"!

Note that the people here are "people", businessmen who are listed as one of the four people, even untouchables who are excluded from the basic rights of the people and deprived of some of their citizenship rights alongside criminals who have adopted sons-in-law, not "people" who are well-read in poetry and books. scholar"!

The official said, even if he wins, there is nothing to say. Because strictly speaking, scholars were no longer considered civilians. They already had one foot on the official's territory.

But "people sue officials" is different.

Those who have the power to coerce or oppress people are often those in power.

In the face of this kind of oppression, apart from scolding a few times, it is actually difficult for the people to make any effective resistance.

After all, they are just a mob, so don’t worry about how many melamine incidents are involved, and don’t worry about whether the loyal family has a feud with the Cha family. Anyway, they will all forget it after a while, and short videos in the entertainment industry are more popular.

At present, in Wancheng, perhaps by chance or out of necessity, under the combined effect of many factors, a businessman, one of the four people, has a law that allows him to report officials or people related to related crimes to reduce his culpability. !

Although it is not a fixed and iron-clad law, it is a solid step towards the direction of "people suing officials".

Reporting and reporting is also a kind of "reporting".

The officials involved were quickly dragged out.

Panicked, he lost his bearings.

After the official hats and robes were taken off, many people, not only businessmen, but also ordinary people who secretly hid in their homes and peeked through the cracks in doors and windows, could not help but express almost the same emotion...

It turns out that this is the official...

It’s also one mouth and two nostrils…

I will also shed tears, poop and pee...

I will also kowtow and cry...

You'll die just as easily with a slap of a knife...

The sacred feeling that Wancheng officials had in the hearts of the people gradually disappeared.

Ordinary people discovered that these officials often claimed to represent something, and they seemed very impressive, but in fact they represented nothing. When there are no officials to protect them, officials are as fragile as a layer of soap bubbles. If they are exposed to the sun casually, the membrane will burst with a pop.

That's right, the most important thing about whether a lawsuit can be successful is not "the people" and "the lawsuit", but whether there is "official protection", or it can be called "officials and officials hide each other".

The mutual concealment of officials developed from the mutual concealment of relatives.

Hiding relatives from each other seems to be to protect family relationships, but in fact since the Zhou Dynasty began to use the patriarchal system to maintain blood relations and carry out the enfeoffment system, this law has become a back door for local officials and rural gentry to open for themselves.

You can come and go when you want, and when you feel unhappy, you can tie up the prosecutor, who looks extremely serious, and do tricks...such as various study materials for a certain Japanese...

In the Han Dynasty, this article of hiding from each other was written into the law, and in the later feudal dynasties, "hiding from each other" was changed from "hiding from each other" to "hiding from each other". Everything could be "hidden" and became diversified, even the laws The Dharma itself began to disappear.

The three chapters of the founding covenant of the Han Dynasty are so simple and easy to understand!

But after that, the laws became more and more complicated, and various legal terms were produced that went against the daily habits of society, such as minor injuries and minor injuries, which have been recognized by ordinary people for decades. contradicts the concept. Hey, all the legal officials know this, but they just won’t change it...

What can you do to me?

By the late feudal dynasty, one roof and one village all fell within the scope of "hiding from each other." This custom has been passed down from generation to generation, which means that in some backward and marginal mountain villages, the buying and selling of people is still "hidden" in later generations.

This is the biggest obstacle to "people suing officials". Once Huang Zhong and Pangshan people are unwilling to be "hidden" by these Wancheng officials, in Wancheng, these Wancheng officials will naturally lose their pride. For a sturdy casing.

In the feudal dynasties of ancient China, there was no ground for "people to sue officials" at all.

Although on the surface it was a feudal dynasty, in order to prevent officials from dominating local affairs, the emperor even adopted an encouraging attitude towards "people suing officials". For example, in the Ming Dynasty, if an official complained against a large imperial edict, if the official blocked it, Even if the punishment is severe, it is true that during Zhu Yuanzhang's period, someone succeeded in prosecuting an official under a large imperial edict. However, if you look closely, you will find that it was a "scholar" who sued an official, and there is still a long way to go with the "people".

After all, "people" can't even understand the law, how do they know what to sue?

How to sue?

How much process does it take and how much time does it take?

Are the costs and benefits worth the "breath"?

Many times, if I were alone, I would just gamble in one breath, but when I turn around and look at my family...

Just like many people in later generations claim that there is administrative review in free capitalist countries, but how many people really understand the process and can spend a lot of time and energy away from their own jobs to do this administrative review? After all, it is working time. People have to go to work, and the officials responsible for administrative reconsideration also go to work. They even go to work later and leave earlier than ordinary people. The cost of reconsideration is really too high, so in capitalist countries, the so-called people can The way to sue an official seems beautiful, but in fact it is terrible.

Those who handle "people's complaints against officials" are often only officials. The emperor is busy with other things most of the time and has no time to take care of these "little things"...

Therefore, in many cases, "people complaining to officials" is a joke, a joke that allows officials to watch ordinary people struggling in the quagmire to gain a sense of entertainment.

Whether it is the system of patrolling envoys sent by the emperor to inquire about matters or the system of supervising governors and censors, they are often just formalities, and even involve themselves in various corruptions. In order to ensure the stability of their rule, these rulers of ancient China rectified officialdom and cracked down on corruption. In fact, they also gave the people a channel to report officials. However, due to the corruption of the imperial court and the influence of officials protecting each other, most channels for "people to complain to officials" are easily blocked, so that people often have no way to appeal.

Or even if a complaint is filed, it often goes unanswered without any follow-up. When the public opinion passes, officials grit their teeth and say, "This situation will not last long," and they will not mention the person across provinces.

When people sue an official, it requires not only courage, but often life.

It even involves the blood of innocent people...

But now, some strange changes seem to have taken place in Yu Wancheng.

This change scares some people.

When Huang Zhong started arresting merchants in Wancheng, Pang Youwen didn't pay much attention at first.

Pang Youwen is Pang Shanmin's relative. In terms of seniority, he is Pang Shanmin's cousin within the fifth server. He is relatively close. When he was young, he grew up with Pang Shanmin naked. His relationship is even closer than that of Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin. Be close to three points.

It was precisely because of this that Pang Youwen didn't care at all at the beginning.

What does it mean if a few businessmen die?

Even if the death cry came over, it was just regarded as the croaking of birds outside the window.

But what happened later began to make Pang Youwen uneasy. His cousin Pang Shanmin actually allowed those untouchable businessmen, who were as lowly as a son-in-law and a prisoner, to report him!

This is impossible!

This is simply an insult to him!

First, a servant came to report hurriedly, saying that someone had indeed reported it to him. Then Pang Youwen sent someone to find Pang Shanmin, but Pang Shanmin rejected him and did not meet with him...

After knowing this, Pang Youwen felt a chill in his heart.

"If you keep doing it, you will suffer consequences!" "A person standing next to Pang Youwen said, "Now that the door is full of murderous intent, is it possible that we have to hang our heads and be killed? ! 』

"No! No no no! Pang Youwen felt that the names of those merchants were like straw, but his own life was extremely precious, how could he waste it so easily? "What's the plan now?" Any tips? ! Come quickly! 』

"Engage... Since Pang Wancheng has murderous intentions, if Engage still doesn't do anything," the man said in a deep voice, his voice was not loud, but it made Pang Youwen tremble with fear, "his life must be at risk!" 』

"No, that won't be the case!" Pang Youwen subconsciously avoided reality, "My cousin wouldn't be like this, wouldn't..."

"If it weren't for Pang Wancheng's approval," the man directly burst Pang Youwen's bubble of hope, "Who would do it? Who would have the courage..."

"My Lord!" ” There were servants rolling over from the hall, looking flustered, “General Huang sent some soldiers here to take over the master! 』

"Bold!" Be bold! Stop them! Pang Youwen was furious, "How dare he?" ! Mr. Zhu, now...what should we do now? 』

Mr. Zhu, naturally his surname is Zhu and his given name is Ye.

Akeno showed a somewhat cruel smile...

Zhu is the Zhu of Wancheng.

It is also the Zhu family of Nanyang.

The Zhu family of Nanyang is not famous. Like most Nanyang nobles, they are not famous at the moment.

Is there no big family in Nanyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty?

Naturally, there is. After all, Nanyang is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu and the earliest follower when Guangwu raised his army. It is impossible that there are no people who have the merit of Conglong.

When Liu Xiu raised his army, the Li Tong family and the Deng Chen family of the Nanyang dynasty destroyed their families and followed him. When Guangwu Biqi settled in Hebei, Deng Yu, Wu Han, Cen Peng and others from the Nanyang faction gathered under his command. During the campaigns in all directions, Deng Yu led a military campaign in Guanzhong, Lai She pacified Longyou, and Wu Han defeated Gongsun Shu. They were all men of merit.

Later, in the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang people also had an absolute advantage. Among the twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, 13 were from Nanyang; the three founding princes of Guangwu: Deng Yu was the chief disciple, Li Tong was Sikong, and Wu Han They are all from Nanyang.

It is precisely because of this that after Guangwu settled down, he began to deal with the Nanyang people. However, the effect was not good. It was not until the Hehuan period that the Nanyang people finally made a big mistake and made consecutive wrong bets...

During the reign of Emperor He, the Yin clan was involved in witchcraft and cursed Deng Sui. After the incident, the Yin clan was almost wiped out by the group. The Nanyang Deng clan was almost uprooted after the death of Queen Mother Deng Sui, and the minority tribes relied on it. General Liang Ji was spared, but it was this Liang Ji who dragged a group of subsequent Nanyang nobles into the abyss.

Zhu Mu, the Zhu family in Wancheng, Nanyang, was as famous as Li Ying in Yingchuan and Chen Fan in Runan. At that time, people put the three people side by side and called them Li Fujun of Yingchuan, "Bo Bo is like a jade mountain", and then praised Chen Zhongju of Runan, "Xuan Xuan is like a thousand-mile horse", also known as "Uncle Zhu Gong of Nanyang", "Runan" is like running under the pines and cypresses. It's just that after Taisheng Yique's letter, Emperor Huan himself finally took power by eliminating the Liang family, so he was extremely sensitive to the behavior of these scholars and wealthy families forming cliques. Coupled with the influence of the eunuchs, the excesses of Li Ying and others This behavior finally led to the first disaster of party imprisonment.

At that time, because Zhu Mu had died, the Nanyang scholars lost their leader, and all their names and titles were taken by the Yingchuan and Runan scholars. The children of the Nanyang scholars did not gain much political capital...

In history, the last bet of the Nanyang gentry also failed. Maybe it's because he is from the imperial hometown, or maybe it's because Liu Bei represents the Liu family's royal bloodline that is most likely to qualify in the Eastern Han Dynasty? So almost all of them chose Liu Bei.

The result is one can imagine.

After the Hussars rose to prominence, Liu Bei was not as majestic as in the historical version, nor was he holding the blood edict of the Han family. Naturally, Lao Cao was not as domineering as in history, revealing his ambition to become king and duke. , at least on the surface, he still gave enough respect to the Han Emperor, and married his daughter to the Han Emperor as his wife. Therefore, these turtles in Nanyang Imperial Township would naturally support the Han Emperor without any discussion. .

Among the several big surnames in Nanyang, the Deng and Yin families were basically wiped out by their relatives because of their wrong bets. The few remaining people either ran away to Chang'an or fled to other places; while the Li Tong family, Wu Han family, Jia Fu family, The Cen Peng family, for the most part, is a group of people who inherit their titles and have no promising talents. They basically rest on their laurels all the time. They have no classics, no official status, and no political influence...

Lai Shi fled to Sichuan early, but once again stood in the wrong team and failed to achieve anything. The Fan family defected to Cao Cao and served in Yanzhou, but the Zhu family, also known as Zhu Ye, felt that starting from a small official was really boring, and he couldn't compete with the Yuzhou gang and the Jizhou faction, so he simply stayed in Wancheng Look for opportunities.

Now, it seems it's time to place your bets again. Is this just the custom of placing bets among the Nanyang nobles...

There seems to be some sense of losing in every bet.

It's just that in a casino, everyone feels that they should be the winner.

Pang Youwen hurriedly walked along the street to the government office, and behind him were thirty or forty confidants, who were also desperadoes. Pang Youwen looked back while moving forward. He only hoped that he could rush to the government office before Huang Zhong returned to the defense, control Pang Shanmin, and then offer Wancheng to Cao Cao as a reward for advancement. Merit!

Since Pang Shanmin no longer cares about brotherhood, then he is unkind, so naturally I can be unjust!

Thinking of his hatred, Pang Youwen couldn't help but shout, either to boost the morale of his men or to encourage himself, "Please use all your strength!" As long as the government office is robbed, the whole city will be in chaos! We are waiting for the reinforcements outside the city. When Cao's army reaches the city, even Huang Zhong and others will be helpless! You have also seen that the soldiers in the city are all paying attention to the Shifang side, which is empty! This is an opportunity, a great opportunity for you and me to become wealthy! 』

Pang Youwen was right. The streets along the way were empty and no one was blocking them.

It really seemed like a good opportunity.

The reason why Pang Youwen was tampering with the merchants in Wancheng was because someone spent a lot of money on purchases? And around Wancheng, are there any other big households that can afford big bucks? Therefore, the contact between Cao and Pang Youwen did not happen in a day or two. All these things were accumulated in Pang Youwen's heart, and at this moment, they were all exploded!

Although Huang Zhong is extremely sharp, as long as they can capture the Pangshan people and hold them back for a little while until Cao Jun gets the news and attacks the city, then everything is done!

Gambling, gambling on money is a kind of gambling, and gambling on life is also a kind of gambling.

What is a desperado? That is, as long as there is a chance, he dares to risk his life!

Although everyone knew that Huang Zhong was extremely sharp, Huang Zhong was currently near the south wall of Xiacheng District, and a group of them had already rushed to Beicheng District. Seeing the Wancheng Mansion Office right in front of them, what else could they say? So they all responded, saying that they would advance and retreat together with Pang Youwen and become rich together.

"Brother Deng!" Pang Youwen said anxiously, "When I get to the government office, I'll try my best to divert the guards away, but I may not be able to do it. Then it'll be up to Brother Deng!" 』

In addition to Zhu Ye, the "counselor" who stayed at home to intercept and kill Huang Zhong's soldiers and do other means, Nanyang Deng Long immediately became Pang Youwen's support in terms of force. Deng Long originally served as a military general under Liu Biao, but later surrendered to Cao Cao with Liu Cong, and later became a "subordinate person". Pang Youwen happened to meet him in the wilderness of Xinye...

In terms of martial arts, Deng Long is naturally not as good as Huang Zhong, but at the moment, he can only believe that Deng Long's force is enough to suppress the guards in the government office. As long as he can successfully enter the government office and capture Pang Shanmin, Huang Zhong will definitely use the rat weapon... Well, he has some scruples, anyway, that's what it means. When Cao Jun comes to kill him, everything will be fine!

Not long after, Pang Youwen and others turned the corner of the street, and their eyes suddenly opened up. Wancheng Mansion Office was standing in front of them. The streets around him were vast and deserted. The normal flow of people coming and going was gone. Every house was closed, and the streets were deserted and deserted. Therefore, when Pang Youwen and others appeared, they attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the government office.

Wancheng Mansion Office can be regarded as a small city within a city. The main entrance is wide, and the surrounding walls are made of rammed earth, about the height of two people. It is covered with green tiles, which is quite majestic. The guards near the main gate saw Pang Youwen and others approaching and shouted loudly to stop them.

Pang Youwen suppressed his panic, raised his official seal representing Wancheng's work, and shouted loudly: "That's Pang Youwen!" There are thieves making trouble in the city! I'm here to protect you! 』

"Thieves and chaos?" ”The guard was stunned.

And at this moment, somewhere in the city, there was black smoke rising up!

There were also some fires that sprang up inexplicably, causing the people to shout loudly, and there was a sudden chaos!

During the hesitation, Pang Youwen had already led someone closer.

The guard looked at the official seal in Pang Youwen's hand. Although he felt something was wrong, he saluted habitually and asked, "What is this..."

Pang Youwen gasped, his face changed, and he shouted: "Do it!" 』