Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2605 Character design, simple and rude

  Where there are people, there is trouble, and where there is trouble, there is trouble.

  Human beings have very few ways to solve this kind of trouble. Apart from war and violence, the only way to go is to hold meetings.

  When the Jiankun people held a meeting in the pasture to discuss the next strategy, the prime minister's office of the Han Dynasty in the far south was also holding a meeting.

  Different from relatively simple issues on the grassland, things in the Prime Minister's Mansion are as complicated as an opened ant nest.

  In fact, in Xu County, the great Han Dynasty, the emperor Liu Xie hoped to have something to do, but he had nothing to do. What can we say and do at the court meeting once every three days?

  In the prime minister's office, the busy officials, documents coming and going, and endless topics of discussion filled up all the time of the day, even when eating, they were discussing and discussing.

  Cao Cao is not suspicious of people, but he is not suspicious of people. History knew that Sima Yi was capable, but he just kept it idle, so he didn't need it. Therefore, not all of Cao Cao's subordinates can fish in troubled waters happily, at least not in the past few days.

  Yu Shitai cheered up Kong Shitai happily. Although the side belonging to Cao Cao kept a weird silence and didn't speak, it couldn't be said to be completely ignored.

  『The people of Yushitai were stopped by the common people in the state of Lu, which led to a fight... The officials of Yushitai injured three people, and two others lived in the post station, shutting their doors. 』

Xi Xi himself would definitely not go to the State of Lu in person. He sent several subordinates of the censor to the State of Lu to cooperate in the investigation and collection of evidence related to Kong's "criminal" activities. group anger.

The specific process is not very clear, but in general, it should be that the officials of Yushitai have been in the upper court for a long time, and they feel that they are great. This time, they are acting on behalf of the emperor. One goal, I just want to finish it as soon as possible, and go back to get a promotion when I get the relevant evidence.

  The Kong family has a good reputation in the Lu country, and the ordinary people don’t trust this official who suddenly fell down, and these officials are angry, saying that these untouchables are uncooperative, and they don’t cooperate with the work...

   Can't you explain it well?

After all, this matter has nothing to do with those ordinary people, but with the Kong family, but these officials at Yushitai simply look down on these ordinary people, and feel that talking to these ordinary people in a good voice is simply Lost the face of the officials!

   And who said there is no "good" explanation?

   Didn’t these officials already “stand” among the people and “communicate” with the people face to face?

Of course, it might be better if those officials don’t open their mouths to represent the emperor, or just stick out their fingers and shout what do you want to do, do you want to rebel, etc., but who knows? ?

  Perhaps for these officials, if they can’t shake their prestige in front of the people, what are they doing as officials?

   If Jinyi cannot return to his hometown, even if he becomes a prince, it is meaningless.

   As a result, a battle inevitably arose.

  It was supposed to be the place where order was maintained. The soldiers of the counties and counties tilted their hands and feet, indicating that they did their best and failed to stop the angry people, and then these officials were beaten.

   Immediately, these officials ordered that the people who beat people be arrested.

  In a short time, the state of Lu went up and down, boiling up.

  『What did you do? 』

  『This is good, Kong has added a new crime. 』

  『Then what is Kong Wenju doing now? 』

  『Hehe, I’m still studying in the hometown of Confucius in the State of Lu. 』

"read? Hehe, haha, this Kong Wenju is really...』

  『So confident? 』

  『No, very dull. 』

  In the hall, everyone was talking about the Kong family.

  Cao Cao is at the top, expressionless.

Guo Jia sat at the bottom, tilted his body, propped his head with one hand, as if he was going to spread himself on the table, and played with a jade Zhang with the other hand, as if Yu Zhang had Many organs are full of fun, or it seems that if you want to stick to the salted fish strategy, you will have to lie down for thousands of years.

   It’s just that Guo Jia’s salted fish strategy didn’t work out as he wished. Lao Cao turned his eyes to Guo Jia, then turned a blind eye to Guo Jia's lazy appearance, and asked directly: "Feng Xiao, what do you think?" 』

  Guo Jia sat up a little more, cupped his hands and said, "Just wait and see what happens." 』

  Cao Cao glared at Guo Jia, and raised his voice, "How can we just sit and watch at this moment? The country of Lu boiled like a tired egg! 』

  Guo Jia was not afraid at all, "Since this is the case, why don't you ask Shang Shuling to issue an announcement to the State of Lu... Well, let's say that the officials at Yushitai work in a simple and rough manner, and they are ordered to admit their mistakes. Chen Ken apologizes..."

  Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

   Guo Jia smiled slightly.

   Yushitai didn’t respond, Shang Shuling issued instructions and made public announcements. Is this criticizing and stopping the behavior of these officials in Yushitai, or encouraging them to continue to act?

   Chen Ken apologizes, it must be Chen Ken!

  Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed loudly, then nodded and said, "Let's do it like this!" 』

  Everyone exchanged glances with each other.

  For most people, the conflict in Lu State is just an incident, but for those above the court, there has never been a single incident.

   In Cao Cao's eyes, Xi Ji is just a clown.

  Because what Xi Xi does seems to be subtle and can bring benefits to himself, but political things can never be owned by one person.

  It’s like Cao Cao, he has the interests of Cao’s Xiahou family behind him, as well as the interests of these close ministers who followed Cao Cao, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, Cheng Yu and others.

Therefore, Cao Cao killed people at the palace gate of Xu County. Emperor Liu Xie thought it was the officials who killed him, and Xi Xi thought it was Cao Cao who killed people. But in fact, Cao Cao was not killing for himself, but for the political groups behind Cao Cao. The overall interests are killing.

  That's right, it is the overall interests of Cao Cao's political group, not the overall interests of the entire Shandong gentry system.

  In other words, Cao Cao raised his whip, drawing out bloodstains on the body of the biggest Han and the old landlord class, urging this immobile giant to move forward and catch up with the pace of Guanzhong.

  Cao Cao was still thinking about how to start promoting these local landlords outside of Yuzhou, but Chi Chi gave him a pillow to sleep on.

   As for the follow-up, let's see how far Xixi can go...

  Whether it's stinky tofu or sour distiller's grains, it takes a period of time to ferment before it has some flavor.

   I was in a hurry to take it out, but it was not beautiful.

  After discussing about the Lu State, everyone discussed some other matters.

Cao Cao also made arrangements one by one. Just as the time passed quietly and the discussion gradually came to an end, when everyone was about to leave, Cao Cao stopped them again, and said: "There is a reward for a son's harmony, and there is a reward for filial piety and martial arts." At that time, after Li Duwei, he lived in the desert. Today, he is the Poshihe family. He came back to Youbei, and wanted to see the emperor as a tribute, and he traded in Youbei. What do you guys think about this matter? 』

  In fact, everyone had heard about this incident two days ago, but Cao Cao didn't directly mention it at that time, and everyone didn't know what Cao Cao was thinking, so naturally they didn't dare to discuss it lightly. The greater the official position, the more prudent your words and deeds will naturally be, and the people are light-hearted, and it will not be a problem to talk about whatever they see, and of course it is useless.

  『Could it be a fraud? ’ said Cheng Yu on the side.

  Cao Cao nodded slightly, and then asked, "Gongren, what's going on in Guanzhong?" 』

Dong Zhao was mainly responsible for the military monitoring and response to Heluo and Guanzhong. Seeing Cao Cao's gaze turned, he immediately clapped his hands and replied: "Minggong, there are no changes in Guanzhong, Tongguan and Hangu. Most of the officials in the auxiliary are busy with farming and mulberry affairs, and there is no sign of mobilizing food and soldiers or dispatching soldiers. Therefore, I thought that Jiankun's matter had nothing to do with hussars, and I might see it. 』

   Although Dong Zhao is not as quick-witted as Guo Jia, he is very clear about his responsibilities. Ever since he was almost killed in an ambush by He Yi and others in Jingzhou, Dong Zhao set up a fake situation. Later, after the He Yi rebellion was eliminated, he stayed in Xu County and did not return to Jingzhou.

   Huaxia is now busy with spring plowing, whether it is Shandong or Guanzhong.

  Cao Cao pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "Let him come to see you." If there is any movement, it will probably be known after the autumn...』

  …(σ｀д′)σ…

  Are the people rational or stupid?

  This point, in fact, has been continuously discussed and researched since ancient times.

Until later generations, there is still no so-called "scientific" argument that can prove which side the people are leaning on, because this is indeed a conceptual model that is difficult to quantify, especially the more abstract things like thinking, just like the book "The Crowd" The book is not a psychological work in the true sense, but a pseudo-psychological statement that tends to belong to "Poor Dad Rich Dad".

   But what is very interesting is that the more feudal, the stricter the class rule, the more simple and rude behavior patterns are reflected in the attitude of the upper court towards the lower class people.

  The reason for this kind of thinking and behavior pattern is very simple, because the attitude of the upper-level imperial court towards the lower-level people is not "human", but "materialized".

   "Shepherds" are just cattle and sheep.

   Treating cattle and sheep, who would do that...

  Kong Rong is actually the same for the common people.

  Kong Rong doesn't care what the people are like, because those people can neither understand his theories nor praise his articles, so what should those stupid people like cattle and sheep care about?

   People from the upper class, who is not from the bottom?

  In future generations, Kong Rong is probably remembered as the pear, but who knows that the "pear" he gave up will end up with a life?

When Kong Rong was sixteen years old, the government wanted to arrest a famous scholar, Zhang Jian. Zhang Jian happened to be friends with Kong Rong's older brother, Kong Bao. In desperation, Zhang Jian fled to Kong Rong's house. When he was not there, Kong Rong took the initiative to hide Zhang Jian at home. Later, the matter was found out by the government, and the three were arrested and imprisoned.

  Secretly hiding the criminals arrested by the government, someone must take responsibility for this matter. Kong Rong, Kong Bao, and Kong Rong's mother all competed to take responsibility for this, and asked to be executed. But every cause must bear fruit. When Kong Rong gave up pears to Kong Bao when he was a child, it was Kong Bao's turn this time, so the officials finally sentenced Kong Bao to death. Kong Bao died innocently, and posterity basically did not remember him, but the living Kong Rong became famous again because of this incident.

  Since then, Kong Rong has been running wildly on the road of fame and fame.

   In other words, fame and fame have become Kong Rong's obsession.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" says that Kong Rong is not without ambition, he also has ambitions, saying that his "aspiration is to calm down difficulties", but in his life, although Kong Rong fought many times, he never won a complete victory on the battlefield .

  Kong Rong didn't understand military affairs. When the war came, he didn't change his face, and when the blood and flesh were flying, he remained calm. Kong Rong's composure is not the kind of composure with a well-thought-out plan, but a kind of pure luck. He hopes that he will still be a celebrity in the situation surrounded by enemies, showing his calmness without fear. Just enough to win the battle, then others can double praise him, and then he can gain even higher fame...

   It's just a pity that even Liu Guanzhang can only save Kong Rong once.

In the end, there was no one to save him. Kong Rong did not say "the city is alive, the city is dead". He left his wife and children, his subordinates, and the people in the city. Run away by yourself.

   This was the most embarrassing and painful thing in Kong Rong's heart, but he couldn't show it.

   This is his character design.

  Some people think that his surname is Kong, so he needs to play the image of a morally flawless descendant of a saint.

  Some people think that he is the magistrate, so he should do a decisive job in troubled times.

  Some people think that he is determined to help the Han Dynasty, so he should assist the emperor Liu Xie and stay with Liu Xie to advise him.

  Some people even think that when he was young, he showed his quick wit with the sentence "It's too young, it may not be good to be old", so he should, like Mi Heng, step onto the colorful stage where he makes a living by fighting people and living by fighting.

   But Kong Rong is just himself, just a person.

  Like this time, if Xi Ji wanted to mess with him, wouldn't Kong Rong panic?

  But Kong Rong's appearance is still calm, just like he was surrounded by the enemy and he was still studying calmly.

   After dinner, Kong Rong read the book for a while with a smile on his face, then washed up calmly, and went to bed to sleep.

  He didn't go back to the backyard to rest, but slept directly in the study.

  In the middle of the night, there was a strange noise in the room.

Kong Rong was startled, jumped up, and ran out in a hurry. When he was in the courtyard, he was woken up by the cold wind. He heard that there was no chaos around him, so he exhaled a long breath. , walked back again, went to the room, lit the lamp and saw that it was a nocturnal mouse that knocked over the utensils.

   I couldn’t fall asleep anymore, so I just sat and read a book with the lamp on.

  The big man, the country is unstable, and the ethics are often subverted. Originally, the law that restrained local officials was not strict, and now coupled with the endless wars in various places, there is no time to manage local affairs. In many cases, there is only one standard, and those who can pay taxes in time and pay them in full, KPI performance evaluation If you pass it, you are a "good official".

It is obviously impossible for these "good officials" to produce so much tax by themselves, so they must cooperate with the local squires. For Lu, Kong Rong is undoubtedly a very good "squire". Holding a handful of Kong Rong, Kong Rong will help collect taxes without hesitation, and turn in a lot of money. With Kong taking the lead, what can the other country gentry say?

   For such a good squire, is the magistrate willing to hand it over to the superior? But it's just a censor platform, and if it's done, it's done. If you don't do anything and hand it over happily, what will happen to the taxes of the Kong family in the future? What do the other squires think? So the magistrate naturally exaggerated and described his role in the process of fighting against Xi Ji, and on the other hand also said, "Grandpa Confucius, you should keep it, otherwise you will convince the superiors or something, and this matter will not be serious." Is it over?

  The truth is this truth.

  Scholars and bureaucrats are reasonable, and only when the reasoning is unclear, or when the reasons conflict and cannot be reconciled, do they use a knife.

   Unfortunately, Kong Rong rejected it.

  Kong Rong believes that if he admits his mistakes, he will lose the force of "going to die generously", so he does not admit his mistakes, and he feels that he is not wrong either.

  The local officials had nothing to do, shook their heads and left.

Local officials were able to fight against Yushitai not because local officials dared to disobey Cao Cao, but because they felt that Yushitai Xixi and Cao Cao were not on the same side. At the same time, Yushitai was not a terrible institution, just like Liu Guan Zhang went to rescue Kong Rong because only the yellow turban bandits surrounded Kong Rong at that time, and when Yuan Tan came with Yuan's soldiers, no one rescued him.

  The sky gradually brightened, the voices of the people increased again, and the vitality also increased.

  Kong Rong put down the scroll and watched the rising sun silently.

  The servant fetched water, Kong Rong washed slowly, and then asked, "Has everyone woke up in the backyard?" 』

  The servants got up to answer, Kong Rong nodded first, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Go and invite Madam." 』

   Not long after, Mrs. Kong Rong came and greeted Kong Rong.

Kong Rong nodded, asked about the children in the backyard, and then said, "Daughter...you're not too young... A few days ago, a son of the Yang family sent someone to ask for it... So-and-so didn't agree at that time, but now so-and-so Thinking about it, Yang's son is a clear stream in Nanyang, and he has poems to guard Southern Chu, people praise him, the fish is pure and white, and Lu is scattered relatives and guests. 』

   Madam was stunned for a moment, then sighed slightly, "It's all up to you, sir. 』

  Kong Rong nodded, then remained silent for a while, and said, "Second girl, didn't you say you wanted to go outing?" Just let Kong Sanlang take it with you, let’s go for an outing...』

   Madam looked at Kong Rong, "Lang Jun... this is... if this matter is really troublesome...why don't you just defend yourself, or... find the prime minister..."

   Before Madam finished speaking, Kong Rong waved his hands angrily and said, "Don't mention any prime minister!" Although he is called the prime minister, he is actually threatening the emperor! How can a generation of virtuous people live like traitors? Wouldn't it insult the name of Kong's sages? Don't mention this matter again! Let's go, let's go! 』

  Madam had no choice but to leave.

  Kong Rong looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, his demeanor was still extraordinary, but after a while, he didn't know whether it was the wind or a sigh, only a faint sound.

  (end of this chapter)