Three Kingdoms

Untouchable.

Tricky people.

mob.

Mob riots around Xu County? !

Anyway, the rulers of ancient feudal dynasties did not use any good words when addressing the people. Even occasionally when they have nothing to do, they will claim to represent what the elders in their hometown are asking for, but they often use the name of the elders in their hometown to benefit themselves, and they turn around to face the people and start acting official. When someone is intimidating, they will immediately forget what they said and swear before. They will shake their faces and bump their stomachs to show that they represent the court and the government, but they will not mention that they previously said that they represent the people. .

Because the rulers of these feudal dynasties also knew very well that they indeed could not and would not represent the people.

The interests and demands are completely different, and they are not from the same group at all.

After Cao Cao led his army to leave Xu County, was the largest military officer around Xu County the city gate commander of Xu County, or the captain of Xu County? In fact, it was not true. When Cao Cao was not in Xu County, Ren Jun was the highest military officer around Xu County, although on the surface he was just a small military commander.

Because the autumn harvest has ended and there are no important matters in the surrounding fields, Ren Jun is naturally in Xu County. After hearing the news that there was a mob rioting outside the city, they immediately rushed to the city wall of Xu County.

Although Ren Jun is said to be a Zhonglang general, he is more inclined to be a civilian official. Perhaps because of the sudden incident, Ren Jun seemed to be wearing only a loose outer robe, standing behind the battlements, frowning at the fire in the distance.

"What happened? Ren Jun frowned and asked, "Who is making the noise over there?" 』

Since General Hussars invaded Xu County, basically no major wars have occurred in Xu County. The people were making trouble, that's not to say there wasn't any, but it was the first time that they started making trouble outside the city instead of inside the city.

Before Ren Jun went up to the city wall, he ordered his confidants to go to all the gates in Xu County. Without his order, no one was allowed to open the city gates.

As long as there is no chaos inside the city and the lives of the emperor and officials are not affected, then there is no big problem. As for outside the city...

Love it.

But you still have to ask.

Just like the newly appointed officials in the feudal dynasty, according to the emperor's requirements, when they take office, they always go to the countryside to inspect. They will summon the three elders and ask if there are any problems in life and production. If any of the three elders don't open their eyes, really tell me If there was any problem, I would just smile and nod, and at most I would say something about going back to solve it, but when I got back, it would become nothing more than solving it.

So many officials who were appointed before have not solved the problem, so the newly appointed officials can immediately solve these sesame seeds and rotten millet?

If it is not solved, the object of the joke will be just the blind old man. If it is solved, the object of the joke will be the newly appointed officials.

Therefore, asking questions without making a decision is basically the specialty of feudal officials.

If you don't ask, you don't care about the suffering of the people. If you take this hat off, no one can wear it. I asked but couldn't solve it, then it's not a matter of attitude, but the specific situation is too complicated and needs time to deal with. As for timeliness, it's best to delay it for ten, twenty, thirty years, and the parties involved will be dead. This problem is not All gone?

"General Qi Zhonglang, it is said that... is..." The city gate commander on the side looked a little embarrassed to say it.

Ren Jun glanced at the city gate order and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it!" 』

"only! ” The city gate commander seemed to be angry, but his voice still lowered even after he spoke, “I heard that C... that young master went outside the city... and robbed a young lady outside the city, and it happened to be that young lady’s. My husband is a labor leader working on canals..."

Due to problems with building materials in the Han Dynasty, most water canals were made of earth and stone structures. After a year of use, stones and slabs often fell off in places, or silt accumulated. Anyway, after the autumn harvest, some labor was organized. Repair, and this canal is also related to the irrigation of laborers themselves, so most of the time there is no problem.

"Hi! How outrageous! Ren Jun patted the battlements and looked very angry, "Why can't you wait a few more days?" Such a pervert! 』

In a few days, these laborers will all finish their work and go back to their homes.

As soon as the labor queue dispersed...

As for robbing civilian girls, doesn’t it count as robbing if you give them some money?

It doesn't matter whether it's given beforehand or afterward.

What a big deal.

Money is enough to satisfy your needs, eh, right? Is there anything these days that money can't solve?

If you can't solve it even if you really need money, then it's a big problem.

Ren Jun had no doubt whether it was the son of the Cao family or the Xiahou family who did it. After all, not only did the second-generation eyes of the older ones begin to grow, but even the third-generation eyes of the older ones began to grow hair. It was the age when you were looking for excitement...

Even before, Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun dealt with some clan members near Qiao County, but that was in Qiao County, not Xu County. It's like Hokkaido captured some gangsters, and then a certain group in Tokyo thought the sky was falling?

The city gate commander glanced at Ren Jun, then at the fire outside the city, and remained silent.

In fact, Ren Jun still has a bit of a headache. It would be fine if it were a normal day. Nowadays, there is a lot of trouble around Xu County. He saw that a storm was coming, but at this time, something like this happened...

"Someone is coming!" Ren Jun said in a deep voice, "If you pass the order, not only will there be a curfew tonight, but the four doors will continue to be closed during the day tomorrow!" No one is allowed to open the door without permission! If any thieves try to seize the door, they will be killed without mercy! 』

As long as they guard the city gate, is it possible that these mobs can still cause chaos?

When they were tired of the struggle, they naturally retreated. It would not be too late to come back to arrest the leaders. The more anxious you are, the easier it is to get confused.

Anyway, the officials in the city have knives in their hands, money in their waists, and food in their bags. The mob has no swords, guns, and money and food. How can they fight against the government? Use Tianling to cover it?

It doesn't take a single soldier to kill these mobs!

Ren Jun sneered.

…)…

In Huang Wan's mansion.

Although it is said to be a mansion, it is actually not too big. Because on this street, there are countless houses that are bigger and more prosperous than his house.

The courtyard was deserted. There should have been some servants there, but now there were just a few people. There were no lights in the courtyard room, and there was only a faint flash of metallic brilliance in the corridors and stone slabs.

Huang Wan stood in the courtyard, with his hands behind his back and his back hunched over.

His back was originally straight, at least when he was young, but now it is bent and hunched. It seemed as if an ever-increasing burden was weighing on his shoulders, not only taking away his youth, but also imposing an ever-increasing burden on him.

Grandpa Huang Wan was a Sangong in his generation, and he is also a Sangong now. However, the Sangong at that time and the Sangong now are two completely different value systems. Just like the same one hundred yuan, in the early years, he could support four grandfathers. It's not shabby, but now it's a red flag to have one.

As an old man, he once again ascended to the court. Why didn't he want to burn his last remaining candle and light up a road? But he found that even if he tried hard to burn, what was the use?

Is the road he illuminates really the best direction for the man?

Even now, even if he wants to burn himself for lighting, others are unwilling and think he is nosy!

Huang Wan sighed.

He looked around again.

This is Xu County. Perhaps if the emperor hadn't been here, he would never have come here in his life.

So is it because the emperor has benefited Xu County, or is it because Xu County has carried the emperor?

Xu County is not a very good capital city.

There are really no dangerous places around Xuchang, and Funiu Mountain and the like are not enough to serve as a barrier to Xuchang. The reason why Cao Cao chose Xuchang back then was because there were relatively many acres of land around Xuchang, which could be used to support him. Just a hundred officials.

The most important thing is that it is close to Heluo. If we walk too far, one is afraid of walking into the mouths of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, or Tao Qian, and the other is worried that the food and grass will not be enough, and too many people will starve to death on the way. …

But as the imperial court came to stay, the number of officials began to increase, and the population around Xu County increased. The resulting population pressure gradually forced Xu County to ask for more farmland in the surrounding area. , more handicrafts, more used to serve the lower classes of the government.

Without these untouchables in the eyes of the officials and gentry, how would the children of the officials and gentry, who don't even know how to handle a dung bucket, live?

The population is increasing, but officials may not be willing to work more. So obviously, officials who originally managed 100 people now have to manage 500 people. Can the number of affairs be the same? However, will Xu County officials increase their workload and speed up the processing of affairs? Don't even think about it.

So can increasing the number of officials solve this problem?

hehe.

Coward Song has something to say.

No one cares about or does the things that no one does before, no matter how many officials are added, there is still no one to care about or do. Few people who can become officials are fools. They all know that no one took care of the previous things, which were either useless or very troublesome. So will the new officials be willing to do things that are not beneficial or very troublesome?

Some fools still think that Shandong is good because there are not as many things in Guanzhong as there are in Shandong. They praise Cao Cao for his good governance, and then laugh at the three assistants of Guanzhong. Look at the hussar Fei Qian. He is really incompetent. After struggling for so long, he has nothing to do. What's the point? Either there is something going on here or there is something going on over there. Look at Shandong, how nice and peaceful it is. Nothing happens! This is what we call capable officials and a peaceful and prosperous age!

In fact, is Shandong really peaceful?

Everything was covered up in the countryside, kept within the clan, and hidden in the files piled under the desks of officials.

If you don’t do anything, everything will be fine.

If you don't solve the problem, there will be no problem.

Xu County is peaceful on the surface.

And now Huang Wan is about to break this false peace!

Huang Wan wanted to tear off this rotten fig leaf and reveal the sour and smelly thing!

He is willing to use his own mansion, his own money, and his own life to uncover this false fig leaf and fulfill the emperor's expectations for him!

As long as you successfully agitate the people in the city, and then discover the missing money, they will immediately rob and cause a fire, and then spread to more official residences, isn't it a normal development process?

At that time, look at these officials who say all day long that under Cao Cao's governance, the world is at peace, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and Xu County is safe and peaceful, what are they talking about!

Just when Huang Wan clenched his fists and his body was trembling slightly, a voice sounded.

"Master, Mr. Jiang is here... Do you want him to come in?" 』

Huang Wan was stunned for a moment and pondered for a long time, "Since I'm here... please come." 』

The sound of footsteps was soft and close.

"Your Majesty, this method is inappropriate... Even if this mob can get close to the city, it will be difficult for them to accomplish anything..." In the shadow of the courtyard, a person said softly, "Now the Commander-in-Chief of Tuntian is giving orders to the four generals. The door is closed, just these defenseless people..."

Huang Wan was startled. After a moment, he forced a smile and said, "Why haven't you left, sir?" 』

Officials who do nothing can usually make a living, while officials who do things often offend others. The more important they do, the more people they offend, and in the end they may not even have anything to eat.

If Huang Wan wants to do such a thing, of course he must be prepared to skip meals. He quietly dismissed several of his family members. He just said that he was old and was ready to imitate Cao Cao in resigning as an official, so he could no longer support them and asked them to leave.

Menke, or Qingke, are actually similar. They flourished during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and then declined during the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Of course, this decline only means that the law does not recognize the relationship between diners and masters, and does not allow large-scale diners. However, since ancient times in China, the law is the law, and the people are the people. Just like private lending, excessive interest rates are obviously not recognized by the law, but has private usury disappeared? Similarly, even in later generations, "clients" still exist, just like senior consultants raised by the boss of a company, which may be equivalent to "talkers" among the hangers-on. There are also "talkers" and "walkers". Assassin', 'Written Guest', etc...

Huang Wan is not a military commander, so he cannot have any troops, but he can still have some personal servants and retainers, and these retainers and retainers can also be used at critical moments.

It's like the present moment.

There are actually Huang Wan's servants, or confidants, both outside and inside the city. Relatively speaking, the retainers do not guarantee much loyalty, so Huang Wan did not let these retainers participate too much, but politely sent these retainers away He left, but what surprised Huang Wan was that this guest did not just leave, but came back again...

The person in the shadow took a step forward and revealed his face.

This man is slightly thin, and his three strands of beard are neither long nor short. There is a shrewd look in his eyes, "Your Majesty, even though you are not talented, you still know your loyalty!" Now that your Majesty wants to carry out the policy of persecution and relieve the grievances of the people, I deeply admire you... However, in this way, your Majesty seems to be a little light on yourself..."

"Since Mr. Jiang knows this," Huang Wan laughed, "why not use my head to find a future?" 』

Jiang Gan looked upright and said, "Why do you, Your Majesty, need to act like this?" Although Qian is dull, he still knows his loyalty. Now the emperor is in power and the emperor wants to take control of the world, but he is blocked by the traitor. This is the right way for the emperor to give authority to the emperor and return power to his majesty. It's just that it's too dangerous... Could it be... Your Majesty, you must never do this! Your Majesty... not to mention the current situation, you should cherish your useful life, how can you talk about life and death lightly? 』

Huang Wan smiled a little more, "In this case, sir, what do you think of this strategy?" 』

Jiang Gan looked back and saw some items scattered in the corridors and courtyards, and even some coins were thrown directly into the corridor. "If someone's expectation is correct... the king in this city should also Some people either voice their grievances or make noises, and then...these possessions are like oil on the fire..."

"If there is chaos in the city, the emperor will naturally punish the officials who guard the city in Xu County..." Jiang Gan said, "Even if they are not killed outside the Meridian Gate, they can still seize the opportunity to seize the post of city guard... Prime Minister Cao resigned, and the emperor Definitely, it is necessary to express gratitude in court according to the etiquette... Therefore, if the emperor can take this opportunity to rectify the palace and coordinate the soldiers... there is no doubt that great things will happen! But Dong Zhongying’s old story! 』

lCao Cao is not in the city, and he has no time to come back like last time. As long as there is chaos, the emperor will have the right reasons to punish the officials around Xu County. Unfortunately, the person in charge of Xu County is Most of the surrounding officials were members of the Cao family.

Unless these officials of the Cao family want to fall out with Liu Xie...

But even if they want to fall out, Cao Cao is no longer present, so most of these people will not dance too fiercely. They must feel that they can't bear their anger for a while and wait until Cao Cao comes back.

But really waiting for Cao Cao to come back...

Cao Cao's resignation was originally intended to retreat in order to advance, but by that time, it really became impossible to retreat without advancing...

During the three to four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there were only a few generals with overwhelming power, but even fewer of them died well. Even if they survived to the end, their descendants would often be liquidated. Not to mention the recent generals He Jin and Grand Master Dong Zhuo, who have even shown that no matter whether they have imperial troops or border troops in their hands, they will die if they say death, which is not an exaggeration at all.

So what's so surprising about adding a Han prime minister?

Huang Wan laughed, then raised his hands to Jiang Gan and said, "Ziyi is such a talented person, why do you need to accompany the old man on this road of nine springs?" Sir, he is so loyal to the Han Dynasty, the emperor will definitely use him in the future! But go quickly, go quickly! 』

Jiang Qian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is a plan that can not only keep you loyal and righteous, but also prevent you from dying in vain... I know that your Majesty is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, but Shandong is not the only place that is hindering the world!" Your Majesty died here, let alone what happened next, what if Chang'an followed the example of Liang Ji? By then, your Majesty will already be in a state of despair, and even if you have the intention, you will be unable to recover! 』

"This..." Huang Wan couldn't answer for a while.

If you have a lower sense of responsibility, you will say that you can't finish things. I am already old, how can I not enjoy it for a few days? These worries are left to the next generation to consider and do. Anyway, one generation can only do the things of one generation. But the problem is that if Huang Wan had no sense of responsibility, he would not have followed Wang Yun to fight Dong Zhuo before, and he would not risk his life to fight again now...

"Your Majesty, it is better to follow the plan of the Golden Cicada..." Jiang Qian said in a low voice, "I had to make friends with someone before, and he was the gate commander of the South Gate... This person is also loyal and loyal. He often secretly laments that he is angry and domineering towards the general and has killed the emperor. The teacher is bringing trouble to the Han Dynasty... If your Majesty can trust me, you might as well fake your own death to escape, go out through the south gate, go to Wancheng, go through Wuguan, and enter Chang'an! If the emperor needs it in the future, your Majesty will be able to respond! Death here is just a moment of loyalty. If the emperor can enter Chang'an and gather three loyal people to assist him, he will be able to achieve full success, and he will be of great benefit to the country! 』

"This..." Huang Wan hesitated.

"Your Majesty, if Wu Zixu hadn't escaped at night, how could he have eliminated all the dangers of Chu?" How can we correct him? "Jiang Gan said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, don't lose the big for the small! 』

"Wu Zixu..." Huang Wan looked at the old trees in the courtyard.

At this moment, a fire suddenly lit up in the city, and soon there were people shouting loudly about flooding, and it was extremely noisy for a while!

"Your Majesty! Time waits not for us! Jiang Gan urged, "I've already found a substitute!" As soon as the king left, he looked for an opportunity to set fire to the corpse. The corpses were all charred and no one could find out! Your Majesty, please make a quick decision! 』

Huang Wan looked at the dancing firelight in the distance and sighed for a long time, "That's all!" Today, I will imitate the sages and rush to Shaoguan at night! 』