Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2580 Unpredictable

  『This is someone’s fault...』

   Xun Yu sighed.

  As Cao Cao's chief think tank, Xun Yu felt that he should be the first to notice it, and take targeted measures whether it is self-confidence or conceit.

  So Xun Yu somewhat blamed himself in his heart.

  In fact, this is understandable, after all, no one is perfect. In the previous period of time, most of Xun Yu's energy was attracted to the Yingchuan area of ​​Xu County, and naturally less attention was paid to the Jizhou area.

   This time when Xun Yu came to Jizhou, he somehow wanted to get out of the vortex, but Xun Yu did not expect to jump out of a vortex in Yingchuan, but fell into another vortex...

   Chen Qun, who was beside Xun Yu, couldn't help but flush a little.

   You know, Chen Qun came first, why...

  Cough cough, don't worry about other things, just say that Chen Qun is near Yecheng, with complicated affairs, it is indeed unavoidable to be negligent.

   But it is true that Chen Qun is a little slack.

   This point, even if Xun Yu didn't say it, Chen Qun realized it immediately.

  When people stay in one place for a long time, it is inevitable that they will develop a habit of thinking. Chen Qun was no exception. In order to avoid conflicts, to shirk responsibility, and to protect his own safety, he did not make decisions and did not offend others in Yecheng, although every time Chen Qun felt that he would hand over the conflict to Cao Cao Dealing with it is the respect for Cao Cao and the most appropriate choice...

  However, it now appears that after submitting conflicts again and again, Chen Qun lost his sharpness in judging and resolving conflicts.

  Chen Qun felt ashamed.

  Because of this matter, no, if this series of matters were really studied, there should have been signs, but Chen Qun didn't notice it, let alone solve it.

   After all, this is not a matter of one place, nor is it a problem of a noble family, but involves many things and stretches to many places. At the same time, the more delicate and complex a plan is, the more steps it involves, and the more prerequisites it needs to succeed, and the more prone to accidental deviations during the course of the plan.

   What's more, when mutual interests are involved and multi-faceted cooperation is required, it is naturally not inconceivable that Xun Yu noticed the change in the overall incident.

  The unbelievable is only what Chen Qun should be aware of...

Previously, Cui Yan of Jizhou united some gentry elites to contend with Cao Cao. The integrated forces were not considered weak, and the righteousness they occupied was not insignificant, but the final result was nothing more than trouble and delay. What a setback Cao Cao's strength has suffered.

  Subsequently, Cui Yan and others were under Cao Cao's policy of differentiation. The real fragrance was really fragrant, and the attachment was attached.

  The so-called mob can't accomplish great things, that's it.

   This may also be one of the reasons why Chen Qun relaxed his vigilance.

   It's just that for these mobs, although they can't work together to achieve great things, the ability of these people to disperse and drag their legs is first-rate.

   Just like the current situation.

  『Hanoi...Zhongmou...Yijing...Jixian...Yuyang...』

  Xun Yu's face froze every time his hand touched a spot on the map.

  Chen Qun stood aside, with the same cloudy face.

  These locations are all connected to hussars.

  Cao Cao needs horses and various supplies. After all, no matter what the relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian is, the special products of each county are different. In addition, the productivity difference between Cao Cao and Fei Qian is different, so that more raw materials and low-value consumables flow to Guanzhong , and from Guanzhong are products with high added value and high profit...

   It’s like the next generation of processing will always earn hard money, and the bulk of the profits are taken away by the upstream.

   In the face of interests, the methods adopted by the mob are similar. They don't think about the long run, or even about the country, but only think about making money for themselves.

  In order to make money and make more money, these people have adopted various means, from south to north, from east to west, and seem to have formed a huge network of relationships, an organizational system with mutual interests entangled!

   The more these potential relationships are sorted out, a huge shadow seems to appear on the map, vaguely like a black hand, trying to turn Jizhou and surrounding counties upside down!

  『Ling Jun means that these people... colluded with each other and made an appointment to plot chaos? "Chen Qun said with a little seriousness, "Or... Hussar's handwriting? 』

  『There is no need for it...』Xun Yu sighed slightly, "Perhaps it is too early to say, but if it is ignored... I am afraid that sooner or later there will be chaos..."

  At first, I just thought that individual corruption was just a smuggling business, but now it seems that the matter is serious!

  Such a large scale, it can't be said that it is a means of hussars arrangement!

   If this is not handled properly, it will turn into another rebellion!

  Even if the arrest is carried out immediately, so many people are involved, if one fails, it is easy to be misunderstood by Jizhou people as the "party struggle" of Yingchuan to suppress Jizhou!

  The lesson of the disaster of the party is in front of us. Wasn't Cao Cao swallowing his anger last time just to prevent the situation from ending? And now there are signs of this party struggle again!

  Party struggles did not only appear in later generations, nor did they appear in the Han Dynasty.

As the political aristocratic families of the Eastern Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger, the imperial power of the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty declined day by day. Therefore, in order to revive the imperial power, since the two emperors of He'an, the Qing School, the Eunuch School and the Foreign Relatives School have become the main content of political party struggles. up.

  Thus, the power struggle has become what the eunuchs call "forming a party for personal gain", what the gentry say is "eunuchs harming the country", and the relatives' "influence"...

  The establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty relied largely on the strength of the powerful clan. Therefore, in order to maintain the ruling foundation, the Eastern Han government was in a state of compromise with the wealthy and scholars to a certain extent. Scholars, there are indeed a lot of talents, but the corruption of the gentry's children is getting worse.

  The rulers of the Eastern Han Dynasty gave the scholars a wide space and room for development both ideologically and economically. However, the short-sighted behavior of the scholars, especially the "Tiandu" incident, made the scholars and the court suspicious of each other.

   Just like this time, the root cause of the problem Xun Yu discovered was not only the drive of interests, but also the struggle for power among the local gentry.

  Cao Cao wants to change.

   Xun Yu knew he needed to change it.

   But hard to change.

   This problem was originally brought out of the womb of a big man, and the "dual monarch" ruling system has never grown well.

  The local shepherds and prefects of the Han Dynasty are very powerful. They have judicial power, the power of prosecution, the power of expulsion, and the power of setting up county magistrates and orders. When the central dynasty was powerful, it could restrain and regulate the independence of local forces to a certain extent, but when the power of the imperial court began to weaken, the independence of local forces was clearly manifested.

  The wild jujube.

  Second Yuan against Dong.

   There are also eighteen princes, etc., which are all manifestations of this "dual monarch system".

  So that the current governors...

Since local governors are free to enlist subordinates, these local officials are not responsible for the emperor, but to the local officials. The place is more controlled by the rich, and they themselves may be aristocratic families. Consider the interests of your own family.

  Cao Cao took Jizhou. Just like inheriting an inheritance, one also has to inherit debts equally. When Cao Cao obtained the remains left by Yuan Shao, he also took over the troubles left by Yuan Shao.

  Emperor Han Ling didn’t take good care of it. Will Jizhou get better when it comes to Han Fu? Then from Han Fu to Yuan Shao, can they all change their faces at once? Then when Cao Cao changed the banner at the head of the city, he was able to cleanse the hearts of all the officials in the city at once, and completely changed into the shape of Cao Cao?

   Obviously impossible.

  These problems are constantly accumulating and eventually burst out.

   Xun Yu and Chen Qun looked at each other, and a thought popped up in their minds. Could it be that the hussars wanted to lead Jizhou and Yuzhou to fight after they knew about Cao Cao's reforms in Xu County? !

  This is really a good way...

  …(*≧∪≦)…

  Xu County.

  In the early morning, Mao time is approaching, on the way to the morning court, the night is still dark.

   Xi Xi's expression was a bit complicated, but also thoughtful.

   After all, this will be the first step in the rise of Xi Xi's ambition, and the next plan is indeed a bit riskier, but once it succeeds, it may be possible to really grasp the power and reach a high position!

   Instead of being marginalized and bringing three or two big cats and kittens, even decent people don't even take a look at them!

  In this world, things that cannot be seen directly with the naked eye, except the sun, and the human heart, all need to be covered up, otherwise, you will be blind.

  Before the start of the morning court, most of the court officials were waiting outside the Meridian Gate.

   Xi Xi looked around.

The scene outside the Meridian Gate was no different from the usual time, no one took Xi Ji seriously, and no one came forward to say hello to Xi Ji, just like him, the royal doctor, the prime minister's second child is a fake The same, is pure decoration, not only Microsoft but Panasonic.

  Cao Cao usually arrives at a stuck point, or even not.

   After all, Cao Cao is the prime minister at the moment, and he has the privileges of the prime minister.

   Just like this time, Cao Cao came slowly when the time was approaching.

  As the bell of the Meridian Gate rang, all the officials lined up in order, filed into the square, lined up again in front of the Chongde Hall, and finally entered the hall to wait for the emperor to come...

After Xi Xi entered the Chongde Hall with all the officials, the emperor did not arrive immediately, but after about a cup of tea, he heard the **** from the Huang family shouting "Your Majesty is here" in a high-pitched voice, and the emperor Liu Xie walked slowly debut.

   Xi Ji followed the officials and knelt down to greet him, but Cao Cao could stand.

The emperor Liu Xie sat on the throne, and then moved a bit. I don't know if it was because Liu Xie felt that he had hemorrhoids under his buttocks, or the angle of the chair was wrong. Anyway, he didn't respond immediately, but dawdled for a while before trying to appear majestic. Slowly raised his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone loves you..."

   Baiguan was not surprised by Liu Xie's attitude.

  Including Cao Cao Xixi and others returned to their seats one after another.

  In fact, for the emperor Liu Xie's efforts to show majesty, these actions are actually somewhat petty. Among all the officials, most people know what it means, and they will inevitably feel a little helpless.

  But it was Liu Xie's position, and this was one of the few scenes where he showed the dignity of the emperor. Just like many companies in later generations stipulate that employees must wear so-called "formal clothes". After all, no one may believe it if it is packaged, and even less so if it is not packaged.

After all the officials got up, the emperor Liu Xie didn't wait for the Huangmen eunuchs to shout "play early if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do". It has been a while since the establishment of the Yamen, what progress has Aiqing made? Everything is going well? 』

   This is another important reason why Xi Xi was forced to do something.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Liu Xie. After all, when Xi Xie made a promise to Liu Xie at the time, he patted his chest and gave him a guarantee. In the end, when Liu Xie really came forward to build the Yushitai, Xi Xie just squatted in the pit. Can you keep Liu Xie from worrying about things?

  Ever since Cao Cao became prime minister, Emperor Liu Xie felt a direct threat.

  This kind of threat may be the influence of the old imprint, or the inheritance of the love and killing between the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the prime minister, or some other factor. Liu Xie really feels that time is not waiting for me.

   Authority without checks and balances is very dangerous.

  When Cao Cao cut off human heads in front of the palace gate, the strong smell of blood often lingered faintly at the tip of Liu Xie's nose, and those heads that rolled like meatballs jumped out of his eyes from time to time.

  Liu Xie wondered if Cao Cao would become Dong Zhuo No. 2 in the future, and then he himself would become Liu Bian No. 2. At dusk or night, he would be forced to drink that cup of poisonous wine.

  So he needs someone to check and balance Cao Cao, even if it is temporary or false.

  Before it was Fei Qian, but Fei Qian couldn't command him, and he was too far away.

   So new people are needed.

  Liu Xie knew that Xi Ji was basically unable to compete with Cao Cao, but he wanted to favor, support, and at the same time coerce Xi Ji to fight Cao Cao. If Xie wins, it will be the best. If he loses, it doesn't matter. Liu Xie has also shown the "power" that can support new forces. After all, there are people who will be attached to them. Xie Er No., or Xixi No. 3.

   Of course, a degree is also required for this.

  He couldn't directly **** with Cao Cao, he could only secretly poke him.

   That's why Liu Xie had to follow up on Yushitai's movements all the time. On the one hand, it was to urge, and on the other hand, it was also to be able to control the direction of the fire burning in time, so as not to "sex" too much all at once.

   And Xie took advantage of it and established Yushitai, but nothing happened, which naturally aroused Liu Xie's unhappiness.

   Only then did he have the current questioning in court.

  The eyes of all the officials turned to Xi Ji.

  Xi Ji's heart tightened, so he bowed his head and came out, and said: "I...have a book to play..."

   Seeing Xi Xi's words and deeds, all the officials were stunned.

   Then, although it was said that it was Chi Chi who came out, everyone in the hall, including the emperor Liu Xie, secretly looked at Cao Cao at the side, but saw Cao Cao lowered his eyebrows and looked down, as if he didn't care.

  Hundreds of officials could not help but exchange glances with each other. Does this mean that Xi Xi is going to confront Cao Cao head-on? He's really courageous. Could it be that those heads chopped off under the palace wall haven't frightened him yet?

Liu Xie originally asked, just to express it, and he was ready to hear all kinds of reasons from Xiji to continue to delay, but now he saw that Xiji seemed to be ready to report the "important matter", which was also a bit of a hassle. After taking a peek at Cao Cao, Jing Jing coughed softly, "Quick play!" 』

Xi Ji still lowered his head, and then put on a slightly sad and guilty expression, "I... I am ashamed of your Majesty... I don't know who I know... The day before yesterday, I actually discovered a corrupt place, and it was between Qingzhou soldiers." The matter was involved, the fish and meat bullied the people, involving several counties and townships, and thousands of people, but such a big case, the minister...the minister did not realize until now...the minister is ashamed of his majesty, ashamed of his majesty! Also ask His Majesty to punish! 』

   Then, in front of the emperor and all the officials, Xi Xi buried his head and cried bitterly, tears streaming down his face.

  Xi Xi's report shocked everyone!

  Even Cao Cao couldn't help turning his head to look at Xi Ji for a moment, wondering if he was surprised at what Xi Ji said, or admired Xi Ji's acting skills...

  Suddenly, there were unavoidable chattering voices in the hall.

Liu Xie, who was on the throne, quickly glanced at Cao Cao who was still silent, and then couldn't help but straighten his body, thinking about Xi Ji with a solemn expression, and said: "Let's not punish for now, Aiqing, please explain the matter clearly. ! 』

  Xi Ji first "cryed" to thank Liu Xie for his kindness, then seemed to "calm down" his emotions, and said: "This matter...is also related to the previous Qingzhou soldier case..."

  『Oh oh oh…』

  『Hiss…』

Xi Xi just said the beginning, but it caused all the officials to be amazed. Looking at Xi Xi, they couldn't help showing a little more admiration. After all, no matter what age, people who dare to face life and death are worthy of admiration. of.

   Is Yushitai really ready to do something? Besides, Yushitai is investigating the case, why is there no movement at all? Could it be that Yushitai already has such a method now, which really makes people start to plan to re-evaluate Yushitai's energy.

  『Silence! ’ the **** of the Huangmen shouted loudly, maintaining the order in the hall.

  『…』Liu Xie took a deep breath, he hesitated a little, it is not a good thing to turn against Cao Cao at this stage, 『Xi Aiqing, the matter of Qingzhou soldiers has long been settled, so there is no need to discuss this matter again. 』

   Qingzhou soldiers are the foundation of Cao Cao.

   Sure enough, as Liu Xie's voice fell, Cao Cao's eyebrows drooped slightly.

  『Your Majesty, the case mentioned by the minister does not refer to Qingzhou soldiers, but has been implicated before...』 Xi Xi cupped his hands and said, 『Ahem, it is the son of the Kong family! The son of Confucius deceived the humble minister with clever words, so that the humble minister was not bad for a while...The minister felt that such people must have committed more than one criminal offense, so he sent people to Lu to check...』

  『According to the investigation, in the country of Lu, there are officials who are causing trouble! The leader is Kong Rong and Kong Wenju! In addition, it also includes Ziqian of the Kong family, and people related to the Kong family, as well as local officials of the state of Lu, who made friends with the Kong family and formed a party in the state of Lu, deceiving the upper and lower, corrupting for personal gain, embezzling land, Fish place! Over the years, he has been corrupt and violated the law no less than ten times, involving at least one million dollars! This is really the most important thing about corruption, please be aware of it, Your Majesty! 』

  Everyone was in an uproar, and amidst the uproar, for a while, Liu Xie didn't know what to say...

  (end of this chapter)