Lord Yuan

Chapter 114 Captain Cao’s five-color stick was prepared for me, Yuan Shao
Yuan Shao was treated in an extremely special way by Liu Hong. No one knew about this, and he didn't want others to know.

When he came out of the palace, it was extremely dark.

With the help of the moonlight, he could vaguely see his hand. It was unparalleledly bright and clear. Yuan Shao raised his head and looked at the sky, where the stars were intricately arranged.

It has been about 20 years since I came to this era, and I don’t know where I was in 2000. Or has my soul traveled through time, or is time frozen?When can I return to the future?

Yuan Shao shook his head, rejected this unrealistic idea, and settled for what he had come.

He left the palace and walked toward the Chancellor's Desk. When he came, dozens of people arrested him in groups, but when he returned, he was alone.

Walking on the street, it was dark and silent, except for the sound of Yuan Shao's footsteps spreading in the dark night.

He wasn't too scared and could vaguely move forward relying on his memory.

The Shangshu Terrace is located in the northern area, in its central area.

Government orders were issued here, so the streets were built to be extremely spacious so that envoys could pass through without any hindrance.

Suddenly, Yuan Shao remembered.

He raised his head and looked at Tianshi again. Oh no.

It's almost late at night.

Deep in Luoyang, Yuan Shao's head suddenly exploded.

Successive emperors of the Han Dynasty were extremely sensitive to traveling at night, and they issued many explicit orders prohibiting people from traveling at night. People could only walk at home or in the streets, and were not allowed to go on the streets. Otherwise, they would be punished with serious crimes.

Emperor Guangwu once went out for hunting, and the procession was quite large, so when he returned it was already late, and in the dead of night, all twelve gates of Luoyang City were firmly closed. Emperor Guangwu wanted to enter the city, but he was an emperor. , The world is so big, could it be the land of the king?

However, in this situation, when some guards came to call the door, the gatekeeper Zhiyun at the top of the city gate ordered not to open the door.

When he learned that it was the emperor himself, Zhi Yun was very clever and feared Emperor Guangwu's punishment, so he picked up a torch and shouted from the gap in the city gate.

The city gate was tightly closed, impenetrable to light and fire, and the distance was so far that the messenger could not be seen clearly. For the sake of the safety of the Imperial City, the door was not allowed to be opened.

Even when Liu Xiu faced the curfew, he was still refused by a small gatekeeper. One can imagine how terrifying the power of the curfew was in this era.

What's more, even the famous Cao Cao had done this kind of thing, but at this time Cao Cao had a positive image. Jian Shuo's uncle knew it and traveled during the curfew at will, so he was killed with a five-color stick.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao suddenly felt miserable that Liu Hong had kept him until now.

The curfew was so powerful that even the emperor had to avoid it. Yuan Shao couldn't imagine what would happen if he ran into it.

In addition, the area where we are now falls under Cao Cao's jurisdiction.

The duty of the Luoyang Beibu Lieutenant is to guard this area so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. With Cao Cao's current temperament, his subordinates must not dare to offend him, so they have to fulfill their duties and comply with this regulation.

Yuan Shao had given Cao Cao bad ideas in advance.

When Cao Cao was appointed as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang, Yuan Shao made a plan for him to make ten sticks of five colors and set them up at the gate of the house.

When someone is redressed or someone breaks the law, he will be punished according to the law. When the canonical form is clear, he will be beaten with sticks of various colors corresponding to the crime.

Yuan Shao actually borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, and in an alternative way, Cao Cao learned about this method in advance.

Now, looking at this silent street, there is no one around.

Yuan Shao felt a chilly wind blowing towards his butt.

Then he thought about it again. He seemed to have been pretty lucky recently. He couldn't just let Cao Cao catch him and give him a beating?
probably not.

Yuan Shao tiptoed in fear, stretching his head from time to time to look ahead to see if anyone was passing by.

At this time, the only people who will be there are those from the county government patrolling the streets.

Yuan Shao held his breath, as if he had done something wrong. He would hide next to shops and houses when he heard any noise, and only dared to come out timidly when the wind passed.

"It's true that the emperor has no time to discuss, so he just left this time for me." Yuan Shao muttered.

At the same time, he was annoyed that he had not followed Liu Hong's order and asked Cao Jie to send him out of the palace. He could not help but talk it over nicely and get himself a driver and approve a note so that he could travel here without any hindrance. On the road.

How can I still be as timid as I am now, and I look like a flower thief who has succeeded.

Yuan Shao was very lucky at the same time. Fortunately, the Luoyang Beibu Lieutenant was one of his own. Although Cao Cao was a little unkind and only accepted death, he was still there after all. He still had three conditions that he could not fulfill. Even if he took ten thousand steps back, he would still be there. If Cao Cao really catches him, the worst he can do is go back to Guanxi and use a back door.

Although this somewhat undermined Cao Cao's prestige in the north of Luoyang, compared with his intact buttocks, after all, his buttocks were more important.

When Yuan Shao thought of this, he instantly felt confident, and his posture gradually became normal while walking on the road.

"That person in front of you, stop." Suddenly, an angry roar with an obviously unfriendly attitude came from behind.Yuan Shao did not run away. After all, with Cao Cao as his trump card, there was no need to worry too much. The only thing he needed to worry about was whether Cao Cao got up from bed at this moment. If Cao Cao was not there when he was caught in the county, someone else If it is tried by officials, it will be a big trouble.

As for running, Yuan Shao was confident that he could escape the sight of the people behind him in the blink of an eye, but what followed him was that the next day, the county government could post his portrait, back, and figure everywhere.

Until someone reported him and caught him.

Compared to this, Yuan Shao would rather be caught on the spot.

"Under the curfew in Luoyang, all civilian officials are not allowed to travel. Violators will be severely punished and come with us to the county government."

The two people behind him were both wearing clothes similar to those of county officials. As if they had seen treasure, their eyes lit up and they unconsciously began to prepare to put the instruments in their hands on Yuan Shao.

As petty officials patrolling the northern area of ​​Luoyang, their whole day job is to patrol at night to see if anyone violates the rules.

Before the new county captain took office, they actually had some special income.

At that time, the curfew was not yet strictly prohibited, and the county captain only mentioned it but did not implement it in local areas.

Those sons of aristocratic families who are used to getting drunk late at night, or the heirs of public ministers, will choose to meet up for meetings, and it will often be late at night after the meeting. At this time, they can make extra money by showing up.

As for whether it would cause trouble later, the two said unanimously that it had never happened.

The sons and heirs of these aristocratic families actually know it in their hearts. They broke the curfew before it was too late to escape. If the news spread and the reputation of their fathers was damaged, it would be more than worth the loss.

Therefore, when faced with this situation, they would all unanimously choose to pay for it, and the petty officials would also choose to remain silent and accept what could be called bribes.

But when the new county captain took office, he was very different from the previous county captains.

On the day he took office, he ordered the clerks to go to the street to find a dyeing shop, and then ordered the craftsmen to make ten big sticks, and then dyed them into five colors through the dyeing shop.

The officials were all very puzzled.

Only the new county captain named Cao Cao smiled at this and said that he would be of great use in the future.

The five-color stick was presented in front of the county government house, and everyone who came and went talked about it.

Until one day, a man was a thief. According to the law, if he stole someone else's mulberry leaves, which was less than a penny of firewood, he would be punished with 30 days of hard work.

If the amount is huge, he will be sentenced to death first, then fined several times to fill the treasury, and then he will be detained for a period of time and forced to work.

Those who steal horses are directly punished by death, and those who steal cattle are punished with additional penalties. The highest penalty can be death.

Horses in the Han Dynasty were scarce and very expensive. They could only be stopped by prohibiting them with severe punishments. In the old days, there were many horse thieves. After this law was enacted, it had an immediate effect. It was rare to hear of anyone stealing horses from the horse trade in the market. .

Oxen were mostly used for farm work, and because in the early Han Dynasty, even high-ranking officials in the imperial court traveled in ox-carts, so one can imagine the importance attached to oxen.

But the man stole thirty pieces of property. After trial, he was punished with twenty pieces, fined one hundred yuan, and had to work for three months.

The Cao County Lieutenant pointed out the token and executed him with a yellow stick.

The colors are mostly red, yellow, green, white and black. The later the color is used, the more severe the law is.

And Cao Xianwei not only made this change, he also personally took out his salary, and then paid for it himself, so that the officials below would be rewarded for their meritorious service, and the money would be directly distributed in varying amounts based on the merit.

At the same time, merit will also be recorded, and promotion will be judged during the end-of-year assessment.

Therefore, there are now very few people violating the ban in the northern region. It is only because of Cao Cao's actions that the northern region was purged.

The clerk's face was displeased, as if he were dignified, and he walked up to Yuan Shao and said, "You have violated the ban, so I will return to the county government and let the county captain deal with it."

The clerk at the back had already taken out a pen and paper: "Name, place of origin, identity."

Looking at this posture, he is already familiar with the road.

As for why they didn't choose to ask for bribes, compared to the rewards given by Cao Cao, these were just the remnants and insignificant, not to mention that it involved the end-of-year assessment. They didn't want to ruin their bright future due to temporary greed.

Yuan Shao said helplessly: "Yuan Shao, Runan, Shang Shu Pu She."

The little official who had his head lowered suddenly raised his head when he heard this and looked at Yuan Shao. He was only about [-] years old, with a majestic appearance, his eyes were full of energy, and he had no stage fright.

The fat official who was about to keep the instrument in his hand suddenly remembered something. He pulled the thin official beside him and whispered in his ear.

After a while, the two seemed to have finished their discussion and turned around.

It seemed a little unbelievable. Both of them shook their heads fiercely, and then looked at Yuan Shao intently, thinking of the recent rumors in Luoyang.

"But a minister who was not afraid of the powerful and risked his life to shoot Yuan Shao?" The little official's eyes were filled with infinite longing.

(End of this chapter)