Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Jiujiang, Shouchun.

It was the end of October in the first year of Jian'an, and it started to rain early in the morning. The rain was not heavy, and it fell between the sky and the earth, spreading like a veil, adding a touch of coldness to the whole city. .

Just like Wang Zheng's mood at this moment.

Inside the old palace of King Chu.

Wang Zheng sat alone in the study, under the window lattice, while listening to the dripping water from the eaves, he carefully flipped through the ensemble sent by Xiapi, turning the pages in silence.

The room was quiet and warm.The atmosphere seems to be very peaceful, but if the maidservants kneeling on the side raised their heads, they would be surprised to find that
In the eyes of the world, Wang Zhoumu, who can already be evaluated as quite a city man, is frowning at this time, his expression is constantly changing, showing a rare gaffe.

There are two secret reports on the case table, one is the news from Zhang Zhao in Xiapi, that Lu Qiling will leave for Shouchun in a few days.

Needless to say, just this sentence is enough to make Wang Zheng clear that Guo Jia's plan has obviously failed.

This made Wang Zheng a little surprised, a little surprised, and even a little disappointed, but it was far from making him lose his composure.

The key is another secret report.

Secret security from the newly formed Governor's Division.

The arrogance of the aristocratic families in Xuzhou is far beyond his understanding, far beyond his imagination, and the most serious of them is Pengcheng, which is ruled by Xu Fang!

Although Wu Sheng is the current head of the governor's department, he is in a high position, so it is naturally inconvenient to do such a secret search in person. After taking people back to Xuzhou, he arranged for people to go to Xiapi, Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai and Xinfu in batches. Guangling to investigate.

As a result, countless problems broke out on Pengcheng's side first.

Not only are there plundering of land, extravagance and corruption, and hiding the population, there are even some officials of the gentry who dare to obey the law and violate the law, buying and selling grain, cattle and other items sent by the Xuzhou government privately. Instead, it was sold at a low price to the family behind it.

Mi Li, who had just joined the governor's department, wrote a few lines in the secret memorial:

The waterway that the villain traveled all the way, returned to Pengcheng via Peiguo, and the first stop was Guangcheng County. Before entering the city, he first visited in plain clothes.Enter the teahouse and restaurant, pretend to be a merchant, and chat with the people.When asked about grain and cattle, the people all said, "It's a trivial matter." , the villain was surprised by his words, but asked: "It's a small thing to plow and harvest wrongly. I don't know what else can be called big?"
The common people were bold enough to say, "You are a foreigner, so you should not know. Have you ever heard about Wang Zhoumu's going to Jiangdong to quell the rebellion?" , the villain replied: "This matter is well known in the world, so I have heard of it." , The people said again: "I went to Xuzhou to help Yangzhou to quell the chaos, and the number of soldiers in the territory naturally decreased. ,

The villain was shocked immediately and asked: "Even if the county magistrate deliberately defected to Cao Cao, it must be a secret matter. How did you wait for the common people to know?" ,
The people said: "Hey, if you want to hide it from me, you will not know it, but the county lord thinks that Guangcheng is his own backyard, and he is firmly in control, so he didn't cover it carefully. A messenger was sent here, and I, a native of Pengcheng, had a sworn feud with the Yanzhou bandits, and someone recognized it at that time.

...

Is the county monarch so rampant?The villain still refused to believe it, and asked again and again to find out the details. It turned out that Chen Fu, the magistrate of Guangcheng County, was also from the Chen family of Xiapi. He had been the magistrate of Guangcheng County since Tao Qian's time. Having been rooted for many years, the power has already been solidified, and the Chen family of Xiapi is behind it, so it has always been arrogant and arrogant, and has always been lawless and disciplined.

When the lord got Pengcheng for the first time, this person was obedient and restrained himself for a while. When General Xu was in charge of Pengcheng, he was quite lenient to the local gentry, but this person reverted to his old ways.

After explaining the ins and outs of the matter clearly, Mi Li wrote later: This matter is only a rumor so far, because it is of great importance, I dare not play it as soon as possible, and there are not many people in Pengcheng, so it is difficult to investigate carefully. It will take some time to find out what happened, Xiao

People should try their best to investigate carefully, and when they have evidence, they will report to the state pastor to know.

If there is no such thing, it is false, how to convict the common people, I will ask the state shepherd to show me when the time comes.

Putting down the secret report, Wang Zheng's heart was fluctuating, and his expression became more and more gloomy.

Although Mi Li didn't say it clearly, he could already hear the implication.

Why is there not many people in the governor's office in Pengcheng?
Because this is under Xu Fang's rule, Wu Sheng doesn't think there will be any problems here, so Pengcheng arranges the least manpower, and the newly attached Guangling and Xuzhou's Guzhi Donghai arrange the most manpower.

But can Wu Sheng be blamed?

No, because not only Wu Sheng, but also Wang Zheng never thought that there would be any problems in Pengcheng managed by Xu Fang.

He has always been calm and moderate in his work, and he is a general who can take on great responsibilities. This has formed a consensus within the Tian Army.

So why is it a problem?

Mi Li's letter has actually explained the real reason, magnanimity!
Being too lenient to the gentry and being too courteous to the gentry, but not knowing that if they just show kindness to these carnivores and don't demonstrate, they will be breeding tigers!
Xu Fang is one of the rare talents in the Heavenly Army who has a certain level of culture at the beginning of the uprising, which is also the fundamental reason for his rapid growth, but on the other hand, it also makes him regard himself as a Confucian scholar or a noble class Bar?

In fact, some clues have been revealed at the beginning.

Wang Zheng sighed, and turned his gaze to the secret report again, his eyes flickering sharply.

陈复
Is it Chen again?

And what the hell is Xiapi Chen?
Heh, compared to plotting to vote for Cao, what kind of stealing and plundering, private granting and receiving are indeed insignificant.

It is not uncommon for local officials and local wealthy families to collude with each other, and feel embarrassed. Otherwise, why have all dynasties stipulated that local people cannot be local officials?It is precisely this that is guarded against.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was even more difficult to guard against. On the one hand, with the bureaucratic promotion system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many officials themselves were members of aristocratic families. And a county, a state, and even the whole world.

In the peaceful era, when you are an official in a different place, there will often be collusion between power and money, not to mention today's troubled times where wars are raging and wars continue.

Especially for emerging forces like Wang Zheng, the past two years have been exaggerated to the point where poor soldiers have dethroned the military, and they are fighting for ten months out of twelve months a year. Focus on the rear, don't have time to think about the rear, and no one else has time to take care of it. After all, all the energy and energy are spent on fighting.

...

Even if the high-level members of the Heavenly Army stationed in the local area, such as Xu Fang, even if they are aware of some clues, due to various considerations, they may often turn a blind eye to certain corruption incidents that violate laws and regulations. Only one eye, just pretend not to see.

In fact, Wang Zheng can also understand that if it is really just corruption, it will be fine. After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. But like Chen Fu, the magistrate of Guangcheng County, he will not only regard the land of officials as a forbidden place, but also regard the place as his own. It is absolutely intolerable to flatter the tyrannical at the top and the tyrannical at the bottom, and to collude with foreign enemies and plot wrongdoing.

The point is, is this Chen Fu's idea alone?
In the era of the Han Dynasty, the connection between individuals and families is far closer than that of later generations. If the Chen family of Xiapi was loyal to his king's government, would Chen Fu dare to be this watchdog?
Xiapi Chen's
If we only talk about the city of Xiapi, the Mi family's limelight seems to have faintly overshadowed the Chen family, but as the real top family in Xuzhou, the influence of the Chen family in the whole of Xiapi, and even the whole of Xuzhou, is far from that just now. The Mi family, which was not long after the merchants transferred to Shilin, could reach it.

How many Chen family members are officials in Xuzhou now?How many people have already mastered the authority of a county?

That day, Chen Dengzhao's butler turned out to be a spy from Jizhou. Was it really a coincidence, or was it intentional?

Did the whole Chen family have secretly linked up with Cao Aman?
The more Wang Zheng thought about it, the more frightened he became.
However, it was a blazing anger like flames, and a murderous intent like ice!
You are forcing me!
come!

He jumped up against the table, and an almost roaring voice came out of the palace: Guo Jia and Mi Heng were ordered to enter the palace immediately!
Wang Xiong was called again, and he shouted sharply: "You immediately take this general's order, go to Xiapi quickly, and order Zhang Zhao to send people to Chen Yu and Chen Deng. No, everyone in the Chen family will be under strict supervision by this general. Tell Wu Sheng to send people to Guangcheng to support Mi Li immediately, and investigate Chen Fu's case thoroughly!
Anyone who is involved in this case, no matter what official rank or background, will be taken down on the spot and await disposal!As he spoke, he handed the military order he had just written to Wang Xiong.

promise!
Wang Xiong didn't dare to be negligent, he hastily bowed to accept the military order, glanced up hastily, and saw the extremely dazzling words such as cut in half and copied the family, each word was shocking, and his heart trembled when he saw it.

What did the Chen family in Xiapi do to offend the general so much?
Although he didn't know why Wang Zheng was so furious all of a sudden, but Wang Xiong already felt that there might be a bloody storm in Xuzhou, so he didn't dare to say more, and stepped back on tiptoe.

After walking a few steps, Wang Zheng called him back again, pondered for a moment, and said: "The Chen family in Xiapi is a century-old family, and it has taken root in Xuzhou for a long time. You go to Xuzhou and enter the city in low clothes. Let Zhang Zhao also be careful. Leaking the news, the second is not to cause too much turmoil, if there are any mistakes
Will understand at the end.

He has been with Wang Zheng for a long time, and Wang Xiong naturally knows the temperament of this Tiangong general.

Wang Zheng is a person who is very nostalgic, but there are not many people who can make him feel nostalgic. At least Wang Xiong knows that he and Zhang Zhao should not be among them.

So what will be the consequences if there are mistakes, needless to say.

...

After Guo Jia and Miheng rushed into the palace, Wang Zheng passed the secret report to the two of them to watch, and then asked: What do you two think about this matter.

Mi Heng took the lead in expressing his position: Chen's desire to surrender to the enemy must not be tolerated!The lord should use thunderous means!

Wang Zheng nodded and looked at Guo Jia again.

Still indefensible.

Guo Jia pondered for a while, then slowly said: "One thing is that Chen Fu's surrender to Cao, the authenticity is not yet discerned at this time, and the other is that this matter is serious. Whether it is Chen Fu's personal actions or the will of the entire Chen family depends on the matter." Check carefully before making a decision.

As he said that, he looked up at Wang Zheng, and said solemnly: But speaking of Liu Bei's defeat that day, on the one hand, our army was so sharp that it was difficult to match, and on the other hand, it was because local gentry in Xuzhou like the Chen family had a secret dissent. Leading to the change of elbow and armpit, it can be seen that this generation is quite repetitive, and we really need to be careful.

Ok.

After this time, Wang Zheng's mood calmed down a lot, he couldn't see any obvious joy or anger on the surface, he just nodded and said: "Of course I won't kill a good person by mistake, but I just don't talk about surrendering to the enemy, Chen Fu is already corrupt." is inevitable.

There are not a few of these prominent families who are officials in the territory. Corruption such as Chen Fu is not the only case. I am afraid that it will be difficult for future generations to stop with severe punishments. Is there a radical cure?
In the troubled times, rituals and music are broken, and everyone admires profit.

Unlike Mi Heng who was in deep thought, Guo Jia seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and said without thinking: If you want to cure the disease, there are two possible strategies.

This is the so-called talent of Wang Zuo, right?
Wang Zheng looked at Guo Jia with admiration and said that ghosts are placed in the workplace of later generations, and they can become the top subordinates after all.

A truly outstanding talent can not only advise the boss, but sometimes even find problems early. When the boss just wakes up, he already has a plan.

What good strategy does Feng Xiao have, I will listen with all my ears.

First, depending on the amount of corruption, it is discretionary. In general, the family is punished twice to repay the state treasury, and in serious cases, the family is directly ransacked.

Second, where there is corruption, there is no need to kill. If it is to serve as a warning to others, you must first ponder this

Senior mentality.

Guo Jia is calm and unrestrained, talking eloquently: My lord, please think about it, what is the most important thing in a famous family?
Naturally, family is the most important thing.

Guo Jia nodded and said with a smile: Yes, what is the family behind it most important, and what is it most worried about losing?
Those who have heard about thousands of families and survived in the world for a long time are called aristocratic families.

Wang Zheng thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice: Compared with property, land, and even authority, for these aristocratic families, the real foundation is actually their reputation and family reputation, which is what they are most worried about losing. !
The lord sees thousands of miles clearly.Guo Jia said happily: "This is the second strategy of the minister. Rather than killing him, it is better to humiliate him!"

Instead of killing it, why not humiliate it?

Wang Zheng muttered to himself, chewing silently, his eyes sparkling, Mi Heng who was at the side asked in surprise: Killing is worse than humiliating, what's the explanation for this statement?

Brother Zhengping, although corruption is harmful to the foundation of the country, after Emperors Jingheng and Ling, it has become a common practice in this world. It can be said that practitioners are accustomed to it, and observers are accustomed to it. Even if we in Xuzhou define it as a felony and impose severe punishments, it may not be possible. It would be too easy to frighten Xiaoxiao, not to mention just killing him.

Guo Jia said: "According to Jia's plan, how about setting up a separate household register, which records the names of the children and clan members of corrupt officials. Anyone whose name is included in this register will be taxed more heavily and will not be allowed to become an official. It is like a lowly household. One person Breaking the law, implicating the whole family, corrupting one person, leaving a disaster for the children and grandchildren, from being noble to being humble, lasting forever, being despised by neighbors every day, being abused by relatives and friends every night, wouldn't it be faster than being the head of a swordsman?

Not only that, if the violation of discipline is too serious, if you commit a rebellious person, not only yourself, but your family will be included in the crime book, and your children will be included in the lowly household. You can even ask the comedians of Tianjiying to compile a book and spread it everywhere, so as to make them The thief, this generation of family, is famous all over the world!

Hearing this, Mi Heng immediately turned pale, and couldn't help but look up at Wang Zheng, who was also suddenly moved.

The two looked at each other, and they saw the horror in the other's heart by coincidence.

More than famous all over the world?

I'm afraid it will be infamous for thousands of years, right?