Spring and Autumn I Am King

As night approached, Liu Xiaji, who had taken off her crown, wore thin clothes and knelt quietly at the entrance of the palace. Toli Literature Network

After he received the news that Robber Zhi had attacked Yuncheng, Zhongdu, and even besieged Kancheng, the mausoleum of the late emperor, he was very distressed and panicked. Knowing that the robbery was no more serious than usual, he immediately came to inform the Marquis of Lu. The request is the same crime as the robbery.

Liu Xiaji was blasted out by the angry Luhou. After that, he knelt down until nightfall, his knees became numb, his stomach was hungry, and his body gradually became cold. footsteps.

As the emcee of ceremonies, Liu Xiaji received not a thousand or hundreds of domestic and foreign officials. One of them was brisk and high-spirited, while the other two were slow and sluggish. He raised his head slightly and looked at the palace lantern carried by the temple people, and found that the people who came were Zhao Wuxi, Ji Sunsi, and Mengsun Heji who had been called to the palace to discuss affairs.

After the fall of Yang Hu, the three most powerful people in the state of Lu...

The upstart Zhao Wuxi still had a smile on his face with the spring breeze, while Mrs Ji and Mrs Meng looked solemn, presumably they encountered something that made them unhappy when discussing matters inside.

Liu Xiaji said first: "The sinner Liu Xiaji has seen Da Situ, Da Sikong, and Zhongdafu."

"The master of ceremonies is called wrong. From now on, we have to call Zitai Zhao Sikou..." Mengsun Heji put his hands behind his back, squinted at Zhao Wuxi, and said with a bit of taste.

"Si Kou?" Liu Xiaji was slightly startled, and looked at the young Zhao Wuxi behind, but saw that he did not deny it.

"Exactly, Zitai was appointed by the emperor as the pirate to be responsible for killing the Onoze pirates." Ji Sunsi also added his hands and added, but the words he said were cold, and it can be seen that he was in a normal mood, especially the word "kill". Bite extremely hard.

Zhao Wuxi was unaffected, and humbly avoided the front. He cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Emcee Liu, to be precise, it should be Xiao Sikou..."

Liu Xiaji was stunned. I see.

Legend has it that in the Xia and Shang periods, there was an official position of Sikou, and the ancestor of the surname Ying, Gao Tao, was one of them. As "Gao Tao Mo", he was in charge of public security and prison. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, his descendant Su Fusheng was appointed as the emperor's sko. After King Ping moved eastwards, the Zhou royal family and the Lu, Song, Jin, Qi, Zheng, Wei, Yu and other countries all set up officers of the Kou Division, whose duties were to drive out thieves and slaughter unscrupulous officials and people according to the law.

The State of Lu originally had a large Si Kou, the chief officer of the Si Kou Department, responsible for establishing and enacting the five criminal laws governing the state. Hidden in the treasury without showing the public, assisting the monarch in punishing the people who violate the law, and prohibiting thieves and rebellions in the four fields. But because of a certain past event, Da Sikou has not been set up for fifty years.

The big Si Kou subordinates the small Si Kou, assists the big Si Kou in hearing specific cases and is responsible for pacifying robbers in specific regions, and there are special judicial subordinate officials under it.

"The country's fortunes are unfortunate, and the Yanghu Rebellion is initially set, but his remaining party is still active. Da Situ must not fight against Gongshan in Feiyi, and strive to make Da Sima return to the DPRK as soon as possible. And Da Sikong wants to destroy the Guancheng rebellion in the north. Army, to consolidate the northern defense line. The only one who is unemployed is unemployed, so I have to share my worries for the king. I never thought that I would get such an important task, and I am really frightened..."

Zhao Wuxi was humble here, but Ji and Meng scolded them in their hearts: "Just now, it was clear that you said 'If your name is not right, your words will not go well; if your words go wrong, things will not happen'. If we send you to fight pirates, we must first grant you a worthy duty..."

What Wu Xie got was the position of "Little Si Kou", a doctor in the middle, regardless of duties or status. All just match. When Liu Xiaji heard the name of Si Kou, he thought that Zhao Wuxi had suddenly become the long-vacant Chief Si Kou of Lu. That would be creepy.

However, the benefits of gratuitous claims don't stop there.

In the palace, he claimed that the military pawns suffered serious loss of weapons, armor, cattle and horses in the previous civil strife. There is an urgent need for replenishment, so I request to select what I need from the arsenal in the west of the city and take it away "as appropriate", and also recruit some Chinese people on the spot as pawns.

The Da Sikong Mengsun He Ji, who was in charge of these things, agreed, so Zhao Wuxi almost emptied the arsenal in the west of the city. The weapons and hundreds of pairs of light armor that were enough to arm a division of 2,500 people fell into his hands. Westward.

He also claimed that his staff was insufficient, and he wanted to go to the west of the city, Xiang Tuo and others. Xiang Tuo, who is known as a loyal guardian, has been very cooperative in the past few days, fighting the riots and distributing food from the treasury to Zhao Wuxi's satisfaction. What's more, Xiang Tuo's youngest son, Xiang Lu, a seven-year-old prodigy who happened to meet once, is also something Zhao Wuxi is determined to get.

Compared to asking Zhao Wuxi to send troops earlier, these are nothing, and the chief Situ Ji Sunsi, who is in charge of personnel transfer, naturally has to allow it.

After briefly narrating what happened inside, Wu Xie bowed to Liu Xiaji and said: "I will go to the Sikou Office to report my name, and I hope that Dr. Liu Xia can come to the west of the city to talk about it after leaving the palace, and give me more pointers. This junior."

Liu Xiaji knew what he wanted to know, and smiled bitterly: "I naturally know a lot about my younger brother, and I must know everything."

Wu Xie nodded, bowed to the Ji family and Meng family, and left the Lu Palace, preparing to go to the Sikou Office to find people, and then gather the soldiers and set off westward.

Liu Xiaji looked back and watched Zhao Wuxi go away, only the word "horrible future generations" remained in his heart.

"When I was young, I was a middle-level doctor and a junior secretary. When I was at his age, I had just given the crown, and I didn't accomplish anything, except for the son of a doctor who knew how to fight cock-fighting dogs. Corruption, I count on this newly appointed Xiao Sikou to save him!"

Ji Sunsi looked at Zhao Wuxi's retreating back, with mixed feelings in his heart. After hearing the words, he took his temper on Liu Xiaji and said fiercely:

"Doctor Liuxia, you should worry about yourself! I am afraid that your role as master of ceremonies will come to an end, hum!"

This person has always been a non-partisan. When Robber Zhi absconded from Lu City, he was also related to his father Ji Pingzi, so Ji Sunsi always had no good feelings for Liu Xiaji.

Mengsun Heji also said, "Your Majesty has summoned you to speak, so hurry in."

Liu Xiaji knew that the test he was about to face had just begun, so he stopped talking, bowed to Erqing and walked in.

After entering the palace, Luhou's anger had really subsided, and he graciously supported Liu Xiaji. In the past, this person had some respect for the emperor, and he was the only person Luhou thought he could rely on.

"The servants are immoral and immoral, which led to the Liuxia clan becoming a conspiratorial thief. Disgrace the ancestors and blame the Lu country, please resign as the master of ceremonies!"

"The robbery has been in chaos for a long time. The master of ceremonies also took the risk to persuade him. Didn't he drive him back? He also threatened to cut your heart and liver, so you know it's none of your business this time."

After being comforted, Luhou did not categorically reject or agree to the request to resign. Anyway, whether he is willing or not, this matter is also the final decision of Ji's Meng Shi, he simply hummed and skipped it, and turned to Liu Xiaji with a sigh:

"The poem says: The chaos is peaceful. It is peaceful and peaceful; although there are brothers, it is not as good as friends. This time Kanling is in crisis, Ji and Meng are still trying to shirk, and are unwilling to do their best to save them. You must know that Duke Huan is not only a widow. The ancestors are also the ancestors of the other generation! In the end, it was Doctor Zhao, an outsider, who came forward to help people in distress."

Speaking of Zhao Wuxi, Marquis Lu sighed: "Unfortunately, after all, he is not the Shiqing of the State of Lu, and he is quite ambitious at a young age. It is helpless for a widow to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Besides, he has probably already been with Ji Shi, Meng Shi has negotiated the conditions, so this is just to be a smooth human relationship."

"Dr. Zhao's troops are strong and brave, and he contributed a lot in the Yanghu Rebellion. He will definitely be able to quickly pacify the robbery!"

The Marquis of Lu was noncommittal about this: "The matter has come to this point. Since it has been handed over to him, Ji Shi and Meng Shi will naturally dispatch to provide the service. It is useless to say more about the lack of power."

At the end of the day, the Marquis of Lu was already a little indignant. After being kidnapped by Yanghu and disturbed by the robbers, he felt that if he would rely on Sanhuan for everything, let alone the tomb of his ancestors. I am afraid that even his own mausoleum cannot be guaranteed. It is better to take advantage of Ji's weakness and find a way to promote Xianming. Conspiracy the law of strong monarchy!

"Master Liu, you told me about Confucius, the sage who ruled the Central Capital. If he can survive the robbery this time, can he summon the widow to see him?"

...

When the **** crowing on October 7th, Zhao Wuxi stood on horseback at the west gate of Qufu, and glanced at the more than 600 soldiers who had all worn and worn equipment, all in armor, and more than 400 civilians and town soldiers who were temporarily recruited in the west of the city. . The black bird flag has been raised high by Mucha, and many scholars and officials of the state of Lu in the city are looking down and watching.

Thanks to the beautiful combination of thief Zhisheng and the east to the west, the Ji Shi and Meng Shi who did not dare to send troops abroad, and even more helpless for Lu Hou who was worried that the ancestral mausoleum would be dug up, Zhao Wuxi got what he wanted. , even more abundant than what he planned before the Yanghu Rebellion!

Not to mention the money, grain, soldiers and armor on the surface, it is said that Xiao Sikou, this official position is not high, but the power is not small.

The powers of the modern state in later generations are mainly three types: legislation, judiciary and administration. But what's interesting is that in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the powers and functions of Xiao Si Kou stipulated in the "Zhou Li" actually spanned these three fields!

In theory, on the first day of the first lunar month every year, Xiao Sikou should lead his subordinates to formulate a revised criminal law, announce it to the officials of the four parties in the form of slips, and suspend and announce the five prohibitions against the public. This is the legislative power.

"Listening to all the people's prison lawsuits with five sentences" is the judicial power.

"The position of Xiaosikou is to be in charge of the government of foreign dynasties, so that all the people will consult." This is the executive power.

Because of the need to lead troops to capture pirates, it was also involved in the military.

At the local grass-roots level, Xiaosikou can manage the subordinate officials who are responsible for handling specific judicial matters, such as the judges, villagers, and Suishis.

It even involves a part of divine power: Xiao Sikou can assist the monarch in holding small sacrifices and be responsible for bringing in dogs and animals. Anyone who sacrificed to the Five Emperors was responsible for adding water to the wok.

Although everything is only a slight touch, from ancient times to the present, the power and importance of a certain Chinese official unit has always been determined by the ability of the person in charge.

What's more, since Zang Wuzhong, the chief minister of Lu State, was not allowed to be in charge of the Meng clan, and he left Qi, the Department of Si Kou no longer had a big chief minister, but two or three small chief ministers. There are no officials, so you can decide everything by yourself.

From now on, he will be able to intervene in almost every aspect of the Lu Kingdom in a proper manner!

It can secretly establish a new criminal law, use the new law as the criterion to restrain its own territory, and expand its army in the name of suppressing pirates.

If you are poor, you will shrink to farming, and if you are rich, you will interfere with the court situation...

But those are long-term stories. Last night, Liu Xiaji visited Zhao Wuxi immediately after leaving the palace~www.wuxiahere.com~ and told him about Liu Xiazhi in detail.

What is the character of the robber? What do you like, what do you hate? Why did he turn from a concubine of a doctor's family to a pirate in Onozawa? When Liu Xiaji went to persuade him for the first time, what did he see?

With this information, Zhao Wuxi was a little more confident about this flat robbery incident. Liu Xiaji, who had already removed his long crown at the head of the city and only had his hair in a bun, said, "Thank you, Dr. Liuxia, and leave without a shirt. Pass!"

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles!

The flags and flags pointed to the west, and more than a thousand people pulled out their camp in the morning light and left! (To be continued)

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