Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 826 Moral Education
Houde Hall
Liu Xi walked on the Hu chair, and many big men in the temple stood in front of him. Liu Xi squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the people in front of him. He looked much calmer than before, not as irritable. However, the more indifferent he looked, the more feared and favored the officials were. Zhuge Jin, Wei Yan, Yuan Shang, Zhang Fei, Xun Yu and others sat down in front of the emperor with their heads down.

"There are two tomb robbers, one of them, Guo Zi, has committed suicide, and his family has been captured. There is an old mother, a wife, and two children. The oldest one is only eight years old. The other one, he was originally a pawn. The other one, also a pawn, was called Zhang Xuan, he had only one old father, and he died of illness the day after the criminal was arrested."

"I've inquired. They came out of Gengzu's Mansion, but Gengzu's Mansion didn't give them severance pay. They can't support their family members. One has to take care of a seriously ill father, and the other has to support the young and old. get money."

Yuan Shang narrated the cause of the matter without any omissions. After listening to Yuan Shang's speech, Liu Xi nodded calmly, then looked at Zhuge Jin, and asked gently: "Ziyu, among the pawns, most of the They are all served by the common people, and some of them are directly requisitioned. They have no family property, and they have been serving as pawns all the time. According to the order issued by Emperor Xiaoxian, after they reach [-], they will be provided for by the temple. But in this way?"

Zhuge Jin nodded.

"I just wanted to dismiss them and make them unable to survive, so I specially ordered you to arrange these soldiers, give them money to buy farmland, and provide them with food for a period of time. With their reward of tax exemption for one year, is that so?" When Liu Xi said this, he was still extraordinarily calm, without the slightest bit of anger.

Zhuge Jin nodded again.

"Then I'm curious, where did all the money and food go?" Liu Xi asked suspiciously, Zhuge Jin's face changed drastically, and he said hastily: "Your Majesty, money matters are not under my jurisdiction. I don’t know about these things.” Hearing Zhuge Jin’s explanation, Liu Xi nodded and asked, “Young Mansion? Okay, call Liu Ba in.”

Perhaps feeling the unusual atmosphere, Huangmen quickly brought Liu Ba in front of the emperor.

Liu Ba bowed to the emperor, stood up, his eyes were still puzzled, the emperor said nothing, but Xun Yu asked him something in a low voice, Liu Ba trembled when he heard it, and turned to the emperor I bowed again, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, I did what your Majesty ordered. I divided all the money and food, and Luo Yang's severance pay was handed over to Liu Yang, the magistrate of Luo Yang." Yi's."

"That's right, it's in the hands of Luo Yang Ling again, okay, bring Liu Yi here."

Liu Yi arrived at the Hall of Houde carelessly, but as soon as he entered, he saw Liu Ba and Zhuge Jin kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. He immediately knew that something had happened, and he paid a visit to Liu Xi with some anxiety. Liu Xi asked Said: "Did the Shaofu give you enough severance pay before? The severance pay for the pawn?"

Liu Yi was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he said hastily: "Your Majesty, he did give it all, but I have already handed over the money and food to the newly appointed Luoyang Gengzu Mansion, and asked the Luoyang county captain to distribute the money. and food."

Liu Xi suddenly laughed, nodded, and said, "Okay, speaking of which, I still have to go to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate might still give him the long history. One of the rats ate the food and money, right? You are all innocent and ignorant?"

"I dare not wait!"

Everyone paid homage, Liu Xi looked at Yuan Shang, and said: "Take Liu Ba, Zhuge Jin, and Liu Yi down, and I will give you ten days to investigate everything clearly. Don't leave one person alone in the case of corruption." , I want to see, which big rat has been gnawing at the roots of my big man!! As for the criminal, he will be decapitated tomorrow, and the family will let him go."

Yuan Shang paid homage, directly called the embroidered clothes envoy, escorted the three of them, and left. Neither Liu Ba nor Liu Yi opened their mouths to argue. They lowered their heads and were silently taken away by Yuan Shang. Looking at Xun Yu, he said, "Shang Shu ordered you to stay, and the rest of you can go back." The officials left and left, but Xun Yu stayed.

Xun Yu lowered his head, and his complexion was not very good. Liu Xi knew that he had a good relationship with Shi Zhongling, and now that Shi Zhongling was still on the sick bed, Xun Yu was naturally in a bad mood, "Mr. , You said, this big man is getting stronger and stronger, but why are there more and more corrupt officials? Their salaries are going up again and again, and as for the criminal law in this regard, it is also getting heavier and heavier."

"I have done everything I can, but I can't catch this corrupt official. Those old celebrities in the mountains say that the prince is to blame. Do you know what they say? The prince innovated the official selection system and changed The big man's requirements for the people of the world have changed from emphasizing virtue to emphasizing talent, which has bred so many talented but virtuous people."

"Today's big man, I have seen with my own eyes that disobedience, adultery, and various crimes that haven't happened for a long time are happening more and more. What happened?"

Facing Liu Xi's doubts, Xun Yu said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, in the peaceful and prosperous age, young people have never been tempered. In terms of mental state, naturally they cannot compare with those old people who have worked hard all their lives to find a way to survive. However, I think , These things have nothing to do with the prince, the main reason is that they lack some enlightenment."

"Educate? How to educate?"

"Using moral education, no matter whether people are born good or evil, if there is no moral education, good people will become bad people, and bad people will not become good people. Only education can solve these problems. Perhaps Your Majesty should live well." Looking at Xun You's administration in Japan, he was probably the first to implement these."

Xun Yu paused, and before the emperor could ask, he continued, "Xun You is actually very selfish. He never thought about Wa Island at all. He regarded Wa Island as a place to test his policies. However, not many people in the temple saw that His purpose comes from a superficial understanding. For example, he practiced Guliang education and Gongyang education in two different places. Many people think that he wants to create confrontation and prevent Wa Island from becoming too harmonious. "

"However, this kind of understanding is too superficial. I think he mainly wants to see what will happen to the same group of people under the two systems. Xun You's performances every year are also very interesting. He will According to different places, write sixteen memorabilia, instead of summing up all the things like the rest."

Liu Xi was taken aback, and asked, "Is there such a thing?"

"It's like this. In the area where Guliang was promoted, the people have lived a very good life these years. The government is clear, the tax is high, and the crime rate is low. In the land of the ram, there are often fights and murders. The killing of officials and other things caused frequent turmoil, but when the two were fighting, the ram always had the upper hand."

"In addition, as I said just now, he has implemented two systems of selecting officials in two different places, one is emphasizing talent, and the other is emphasizing virtue."

"How is the result?"

"The place that focuses on talents is now the wealthiest and fastest-growing area on Wajima."

"Hehe, so that's the case. What does this have to do with today's corrupt officials?"

"He once tried to implement moral education in the local area. When he was enlightened by the official school, he continued to promote morality, educate the people, and through publicity, rewards and other behaviors. After decades of observation, he got the best results." , Xun Yu frowned, and said: "Those people who have undergone moral education have cultivated talents. So far, only two people have been arrested for breaking the law."

"And this area is the area with the best law and order"

"I should also promote this kind of moral education in the Han Dynasty." Liu Xi frowned, but Xun Yu never spoke, refused, and did not agree. Liu Xi thought for a moment, and then said: "You write a letter to Xun Xiang, let He is going back to Luoyang, I want to see him."

"Please!"

Luoyang Gengzu Mansion had just been established, and the county lieutenant was taken away by the embroidered clothes emissary. Of course, not only him, but also the servants of Gengzu Mansion were taken away. , It was a huge blow. At the same time, after receiving the order of the emperor, state pastors from all over the country began to investigate the issue of the dismissal of local pawns to see if there was still corruption of dismissal expenses.

After such an investigation, the state shepherds from all over the country broke into a cold sweat. It turns out that not only in Luoyang, but also in many places, counties, and even the county captains, there are large and small corruptions. Perhaps it is these People with prominent status didn't take pawns seriously, thinking that they had nothing to do with them, and they did such a thing recklessly.

Ever since, on the second day, due to improper selection of officials, Sun Quan was taken away by the embroidered clothes envoy.

This matter has intensified. It was originally just a matter of the severance pay of a few soldiers being corrupted, but now it has gradually become an action to crack down on corrupt officials all over the world. They were all forced to stop, and the embroidered clothes envoys were arrested everywhere, and even more soldiers were dispatched. The officials were so frightened that they dared not even leave their homes.

The only good news is that Guo Jia finally woke up.

The emperor went to see him in person.

Guo Jia became thinner and thinner than before, as if a piece of skin was hanging on the bone, as thin as a stick, lying sluggishly on the bed, with gray hair and beard, sitting on the side of the bed, Liu Xi looked at the weak man in front of him. Guo Jia felt a sharp pain in his heart, Guo Jia looked up blankly, his eyes were dull, and he couldn't see any chance at all.

The room smelled bad, and Guo Jia couldn't move his body. He needed the help of the servants at home for eating and excreting. He couldn't eat any good food, so he could only pour juice into his mouth every day. It was what Liu Xi couldn't bear to look at directly. The servant was feeding Guo Jia. Guo Jia seemed to be in extreme pain, choking on and on, and he vomited out the soup that was poured in.

The doctors boiled unpleasant herbal medicine and asked him to drink it every day.

Occasionally he would wake up for a moment, but he would cry loudly and call for his master.

Not only did he have a high fever, but even his defecation and defecation were full of coagulated blood clots. Liu Xi invited some of the most outstanding doctors in the world to perform acupuncture and moxibustion all day long, barely saving Guo Jia's life.

(End of this chapter)