Three Kingdoms

When Cui Jun first came to Xihe County to take office, he often felt the hostility of the people around Xihe.

The hostility of the people of Xihe at that time was actually not directed at Cui Jun alone, but at all the officials of the Han counties and counties, and at the Han court itself. To put it simply, in many places in Xihe County and Shang County at that time, the people were actually very disappointed with the Han Dynasty.

Even most people don't know Cui Jun at all.

When the woman in the village saw the official passing by, she suddenly felt like she was facing a powerful enemy and hugged the child beside her, as if she was not a human but a jackal; the farmer who was hoeing on the edge of the field suddenly felt like he was facing a formidable enemy after the official left. , will also spit at their backs, and the half-grown teenagers around them are also rushing to imitate...

Because in these people's perception, officials have never done anything good. Apart from asking them to pay this and that every day, they seem to be aloof, eating and drinking, while ordinary people are always suffering and tired. Once the people encounter any difficulties, these officials will immediately become blind and deaf. They don't know anything, follow the procedures for everything, and don't announce anything...

Ahem.

So starting from Xihe County, Cui Jun always felt that he was in danger all the time.

Although many changes have taken place in the past few years, and the common people are not so hostile to officials, will Cui Jun go to the fields to check and truly understand the public opinion?

not at all.

Cui Jun is more accustomed to staying in government offices.

Therefore, the impression of Cui Jun on the people still remains at the time when he was the governor of Xihe, or even earlier.

This kind of divisive attitude towards the situation, metaphysical concepts and thoughts is not unique to Cui Jun alone. It is like that most people in later generations have learned in compulsory education that they must develop dialectically from a developmental perspective. To look at the problem with philosophical thoughts, but there are still many people who blurt out one-sided and divisive words...

For example, leaving aside the facts and not talking about anything...

From God's perspective, of course Cui Jun looks stupid.

But does Cui Jun have a God's perspective?

No.

Even the nine-year compulsory education in later generations failed to teach everyone to look at problems from a development perspective. And now because Cui Jun has personal ideological problems, he is calling Fei Qian a waste. After so many years, he cannot change the old bureaucracy. cognition?

Do you really think that Fei Qian can have a modifier and adjust the loyalty of his subordinates at every turn?

What's more, Cui Jun didn't do anything extraordinary at the moment. He neither wanted to show rebellion nor said he wanted to join Cao Cao. He just had some small thoughts in his heart, selfish and hesitant old bureaucrats. It was difficult to achieve success. Do you have to arrest and kill them all?

Firstly, Cui Jun did not establish any special relationship with Fei Qian under Lushan Mountain. Secondly, his thoughts and views have long been formed and stable. What reason does he have to become a person who fully supports and is loyal to Fei Qian and is unyielding? Immigrant, out-and-out revolutionary or reformist?

Fei Qian is like a football coach. He can always drive athletes who are willing to follow him, but others...

It's like they are all Chinese football, with the women's football team having sonorous roses and the men's football team having soft-footed sea cucumbers.

Even God can't save the Chinese men's football team!

Nine years of compulsory education cannot teach everyone well, and then expect Qinglong Temple to change everyone's outlook on life in just a few years?

Anyone with some brains...

Forget it, it’s better to hope that the men’s football team will qualify if they have brains.

And the key is that Cui Jun's old model was successful when he was the governor of Xihe!

He was even able to dedicate soldiers to help Fei Qian back then!

And what reason is there now for him to believe that his model has become obsolete?

If he was wrong before, how should he explain the soldiers he aided Fei Qian back then?

Therefore, from a certain perspective, Cui Jun is still kind to Fei Qian.

So does Cui Jun have the heart to take advantage of his kindness?

Yes and no.

Cui Jun's ambitions are not big. For him, official position is what he desires, but it has not yet reached the level of complete unscrupulousness. He mostly adopts the old model that the Han Dynasty was accustomed to in officialdom. operation.

Cui Jun treats Chen Rui, Yan Rou, and others like this.

Cui Jun is definitely not an upright official.

During the Han Dynasty, there were basically no so-called "honest officials", and Cui Jun was no exception. At most, he just would not endlessly plunder the people for his own greed.

Cui Jun would engage in favoritism and malpractice to facilitate Cui Hou. This was also a very common phenomenon in Han officialdom. When a person ascends to heaven, chickens and dogs also gain some advantages.

In this way, Cui Jun, as an old bureaucrat of the Han Dynasty, is not suitable for the new official model promoted by Fei Qian...

Not only Cui Jun is not suitable, but all the old officials and bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty are not suitable!

The single-manor small-scale peasant economy and the large-scale collective production economy are completely different things!

Cui Jun couldn't understand the new production model, but he knew how many people in Shandong would resist this model!

"Although the Hussar has made great contributions to the world, his name will be left in history..." Cui Jun shook his head and sighed, "But I am worried that... the Hussar may not end well in the future!" 』

Cui Jun said in a deep voice, "In the past, King Wu of Chu heard about Wu Qixian and made him the Ling Yin of Chu. Although Wu Qi made Chu strong and prosperous through the legal review order, donated officials who were not in urgent need, and abolished those who were alienated from the public family, the interests of Chu's nobles and relatives were harmed, and they tried their best to harm Wu Qi. When King Chu Mourning died, the clan ministers rebelled and attacked Wu Qi, killing Wu Qi in the mourning hall! He was hit by dozens of arrows and died in front of the king's coffin! 』

"The same is true for Shang Yang. He served in Qin Dynasty for twenty years, and he did great things for the king and benefited the people. But why?" The nobles of Qin hated him to the core when he deposed the duke clan of Qin and punished his son Qian. After the death of duke Xiao, they all called Shang Yang a rebel, and captured his chariot and broke it to pieces in the city of Xianyang! 』

"So..." Cui Jun turned to look at Cui Hou, "Do you understand?" 』

ah?

What do you understand?

What does this say?

Cui Hou was stunned for a while, and then he realized what he was doing. He frowned and thought for a moment, "Brother, you mean... Qiusi... this... this... must not... die so well?" 』

Cui Jun looked at Cui Hou dumbfounded, "I found that you are getting more and more stupid...before...forget it, the reorganization of the hussar is beneficial to the bottom and harmful to the top, so this Shandong march is similar to the disaster of Wu Qi and Shang Yang." . So, do you understand? 』

Cui Hou seemed to understand.

Cui Jun glanced at Cui Hou, shook his head, and sighed, "The reason why Wu Shang was overthrown was not because of the evil of his law, but because of the evil of his nobles and nobles." Today's march into Shandong is taking advantage of the fact that the Hussars are not in Chang'an and the center is unstable. This is similar to the death of King Xiao and Duke Xiao. 』

"Oh..." Cui Hou nodded, "I see, that's it..."

"You still don't understand..." Cui Jun looked at Cui Hou's expression and frowned.

If it weren't for Cui Hou and Cui Jun's mutually beneficial relationship, Cui Jun would really be too lazy to pay attention to Cui Hou, who is getting fatter and fatter. Isn't there all the fat in his head?

Look at Pang Shiyuan, he is fat, he is not stupid, look at his brother, ugh...

I hate it, but at this time, Cui Jun had to be patient and explain to Cui Hou, "What Yan Duwei said just now is that he suspected that I wanted to harm Wu Shangzhi!" 』

"ah? This..." Cui Hou was stunned for a moment, "How..."

"Is it possible that you are not considered a "hero"? Cui Jun sneered, "Then I can't be considered "expensive"?" How many people in the world can be as rich as a county and hold two thousand stones in power? 』

"It turns out..." Cui Hou finally understood what the inexplicable words between Yan Rou and Cui Jun meant.

"The nobles of Shandong regard Hussar as their enemy..." Cui Jun said in a deep voice, "But in Taiyuan, Shangdang, Hedong and Guanzhong, is there anyone who is different from Hussar?" He stood still... but Lieutenant Yan thought that He wanted to rebel... and deliberately deceived me with his words..."

When there is a strong enemy outside, it is natural to be impetuous inside.

Cui Jun has been reluctant to agree to Yan Rou sending troops to rescue Shexian County. The reasons on the surface are very good. For example, he is worried about the problems of the powerful nobles in Taiyuan. For example, there is a shortage of money, food and materials for sending troops. For example, it is too cold to march, etc., etc. The reasons are all sufficient and correct, but underneath these correct reasons are the uneasiness and worries in Cui Jun's heart.

Cui Jun has been paying attention to Fei Qian for a long time, but the more he pays attention and the more he understands, the more afraid he becomes. Cui Jun carefully thought about every change in Fei Qian's policy, considered it in detail, and then became frightened.

Cui Jun is an out-and-out official, with the Shandong model in all aspects of his outlook. He was able to stay calm and quiet for such a long time under Fei Qian's rule. He didn't report severe droughts and disasters to Fei Qian every year, and he was always asking for help. Free money and food, and asking for allocations are already considered very law-abiding.

Looking at Vietnam in later generations, the more impoverished the government buildings are, the more elegant they are. You can know that Cui Jun can at least be called a "humane" county governor.

What's more, Choi Kyun's daily work is not bad either.

There were no problems with Taiyuan's water conservancy, farming and mulberry cultivation, land reclamation, labor deployment, and tax collection. Even when Fei Qian began to implement the separation of county, government, civil, and military affairs, Cui Jun did not jump out to oppose it.

Yan Rou choked Cui Jun with words in the government office lobby, but Cui Jun didn't say that he immediately became furious and wanted to settle accounts with Yan Rou.

Is such a county governor good or bad?

And such county governors accounted for the majority in the entire Han region.

With the reform and improvement of Fei's potential political system, these county governors will also face the same problems as Cui Jun.

The question of how to choose.

Before, Cui Jun could still pretend to be deaf and mute, and let one day pass. After all, Fei Qian and Cao Cao had not fallen out, so there was no issue of siding with each other. They were both good men and good ministers. And now that Cao Jun has invaded the Taihang side, it is equivalent to Cao Jun forcing all people like Cui Jun to stand in line and make a choice!

Inside and outside the customs, Shanxi and Shandong are already incompatible with each other, and the differences in systems are getting bigger and bigger.

Now that Cao Cao is marching in troops, this is almost a very obvious signal. Cui Jun can guarantee that he will not participate, but he cannot guarantee that there are any "rich people" in Taiyuan County or other counties that will not be bothered...

Before Cui Jun became the governor of Xihe, he visited many places, including Jingxiang. He feels that every city and county has its own style and habits, which are also called "customs."

For example, Luoyang City.

When Luoyang City was first built, there were still many Guanzhong styles. However, as time went by, Luoyang City began to be influenced by the culture of Shandong and other places, and began to have more construction styles similar to those in Shandong. From the streets From the houses, from the palaces to the city walls, it is already very different from the old capital of Chang'an.

Under such circumstances, a man from Chang'an and a man from Luoyang met together. They had nothing to talk about. They had different accents and different customs. Except that they were both Han Chinese with the same nose and two eyes, they had nothing to do with each other. We have nothing to say, and we can't talk together.

Two hundred years after Han Guangwu established his capital in Luoyang, the Han Dynasty was no longer what it was like when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was established. Not only the changes in the city walls, but also the people's hearts. During the Han Dynasty, people would blow their brains out for a Guanneihou or a Guanwaihou. But after Guangwu, who cares about a Guanneihou?

Now it vaguely means something like this, inside and outside Guanzhong, Shandong and Shanxi.

The customs are different, the rules are different, and it used to be possible to cover it up with a Han flag, but now the differences between them are directly exposed!

Cui Jun originally thought that Taiyuan was a pure land where he was. This made him somewhat resentful that he had not been promoted for many years, but he did not express any intention to actively climb up, because he felt that Taiyuan was obviously safer and would not be involved in the war between east and west in the future.

However, the development of things went beyond Cui Jun's expectation. Cao Cao's first target was Shangdang and Taiyuan!

Although the war is still a little far away, Cui Jun has been very anxious since hearing the news. He doesn't know how to deal with such a situation. Even though he has considered it more than once before, there is still no one. A direction that allows him to make a decision.

After all, nominally, he is the prefect of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, not Fei Qian's, or Cao Cao's...

Cui Jun's hesitation and anxiety were noticed by Yan Rou.

Well, not only Yan Rou, but Chen Rui also saw it, otherwise Chen Rui wouldn't have tried to leave without saying a word. Even spies on Cao Cao's side thought they could take advantage of Cui Jun's hesitation to cause trouble and spread rumors in Taiyuan City...

"Brother, now..." Facing the current situation, Cui Hou really had a headache, "What should we do?" 』

Yes, what should we do now?

Even Cui Hou wanted Cui Jun to choose.

"If you were asked to betray Hussar, would you dare?" Cui Jun glanced sideways at Cui Hou.

Cui Hou's expression changed, and he trembled the fat on his face, "Brother, don't be ridiculous!" 』

Among Cui Hou's butts, it comes from Fei Qian. He really wants to rebel against Fei Qian. Cui Hou doesn't have the guts. What he wants most is to cover up the past and turn big things into trivial matters.

Cui Jun glared at Cui Hou angrily, "Since you don't have the guts, why are you asking?" ! 』

Cui Hou chuckled and said, "Are you going to help the party?" 』

Cui Jun pondered for a long time and then said slowly: "No...wait a little longer..."

"Wait a minute..." Cui Hou's eyes widened, "This..."

After talking for a long time, Cui Hou thought Cui Jun had some earth-shattering plan or some unexpected conspiracy. Unexpectedly, he just "wait a minute". This...I can do it!

What's so difficult about this?

Cui Jun glared, "Do you think if you wait any longer, you won't do anything?" 』

"That, that's..." Cui Hou didn't understand.

"I mean, wait in Taiyuan!" Cui Jun whispered, "How can I wait here?" Just to protect Taiyuan! In this way, we can wait until the East and West decide the outcome... If the Hussar wins, we will be able to defend the territory... If the Prime Minister wins, that's fine... If we defend Taiyuan without losing it, we will be in an invincible position... ...Even if there is no great merit, there will be no great fault! If Cao Jun really comes to attack Jinyang, the food road is long and the winter is very cold. He can't even think of besieging the city for three to five months. He can't expect to gain anything for a year and a half! And this year and a half... is enough to see some changes..."

"Wonderful! ” Cui Hou suddenly became convinced and extended his thumb to praise, “Brother is still wise! 』

"wisdom? ” Cui Jun shook his head and smiled bitterly, “I’m just trying to be smart among people, not really any wisdom at all…”

"Brother, why do you have to be so modest..." Cui Hou thought Cui Jun was speaking politely.

In fact, Cui Jun was sincerely emotional.

Cui Jun said slowly, "Between the heavens and the earth, there are talented people who are experienced in the world. They lead the way in front of the stormy waves and carry out pioneering actions... There are also mediocre people who just want to have food, clothing and cold. They follow them ignorantly, waiting for the shock to change before their eyes, the cliff." When my feet are in the air, I don’t even know it..."

"Then... what about us?" Cui Hou asked, "Which type do we belong to?" 』

Cui Jun smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a little better than Lulu!" The only difference is that you can find out where the cliff is earlier, so that you won't be dragged down together..."

Cui Hou stood aside and was speechless for a while.

"What are you doing standing still?" ” Cui Jun said to Cui Hou, “Go and take out all the wealth and weapons you have secretly hidden! 』

"ah? Cui Hou was stunned, "Take... take it out?" 』

Cui Jun said angrily: "If you don't use it now to recruit auxiliary troops and help defend the city, are you still waiting for someone from Wensi to reveal all your secrets?" 』

"You Wen Si!" ” Cui Hou shivered, but the businessman’s nature still made him swallow a mouthful of saliva and still say, “But the price...”

"No money!" ” Cui Jun patted the table and said, “If I don’t have money, I can still do something for you, but if I give you money, it will hurt you!” Do you think it costs nothing to fight? this……"

Cui Jun said, suddenly his heart moved, and he seemed to have thought of something.

"Brother...this is a lot of money..." Cui Hou was heartbroken. He felt like he was about to have an angina attack. He stroked his chest as if he were holding his heart.

Cui Jun instinctively felt that he seemed to have touched something very important, but this feeling was so vague that he tried desperately to capture it in his heart, but still couldn't grasp the key point. Just when he was thinking hard, he was interrupted by Cui Hou For a moment, my train of thought suddenly stopped...

Cui Jun couldn't help but shouted impatiently, "Don't say these bastard words again!" If the money is gone, you can still make money. If your life is gone, what is the use of money? ! 』

"This...well, all I have to do is follow the orders of my elder brother..." Cui Hou sighed, "Then...this Captain Yan..."

Cui Jun stroked his beard and pondered for a while, "This person has already created a rift with me. It's useless to force him to stay... Let's just take this opportunity to let him go. Since he wants to join the party, just let him go... Then There is still a reason to ask Pingyang for some troops and horses..."

"Pingyang?" ” Cui Hou asked doubtfully, “ Are there any extra soldiers in Pingyang? 』

Cui Jun sighed, "This is the power of the Hussars... Even if we don't count the soldiers and horses in Yinshan County, Xihe Shangjun, there are at least 30,000 soldiers hidden in Pingyang alone... You must know that there are only half an army in the fields around Pingyang." Semi-farmers, most of them are refugees who suffered in Shandong in the past... Anyway, if anyone thinks that Hedong is empty, haha, then he is really a fool..."