Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2645 Competing among cleverness

  Authority can drive people crazy.

  Profits can also drive people crazy.

  When two are added together, they are not added, but multiplied.

  In the Wang family's mansion in Andefang, Jinyang, there was a gloomy cloud.

  Wang sat with his head in his arms, his expression in a trance, his eyes bloodshot.

  There is some food on the table, but it is already completely cold.

  The sound of footsteps came from the corridor, and a servant came in a hurry, and reported in front of the hall: "Report to my lord, the Chen family... The Chen family's lord said he was sick..."

  『I’m sick again…』Wang Huai sneered, and then he couldn’t help becoming furious, 『Get lost! Get out! 』

  Wang Huai's loss of emotional control undoubtedly aggravated the fear in the servant's heart, but he had no choice but to retreat silently.

   In the air, there is a confusion of uncertain life and death.

  Authority and interests are also psychedelic.

  Once you have authority in your hands and benefits in your mouth, you think you can really do anything.

  The smuggling of Wang Huai and others is not so well kept secret, and even many people from other families are slightly aware of it. After all, smuggling is not a one-time act. There are always some traces coming and going. No one said it before, but it doesn't mean that no one knows about it. It's just that they don't want to say it, or they dare not say it.

Originally, Wang Huai thought that Wang Ying didn't understand anything, coupled with his young age, he was probably full of vigor and eager to make contributions, and he would bite on any clues like crazy. In this way, the water in Taiyuan was completely muddied. Now, the material witnesses and witnesses will contradict each other. Which one does this point to and which one points to this one, and finally makes Wang Ying fall into a deadlock, just like dealing with a mess. It's getting worse.

  Even if Wang Ying really didn't care about anything, and immediately confronted Wang Huai as soon as she came up, Wang Huai and others were not worried at first. Because in addition to Wang Huai, he also prepared two methods, soft and hard, pleading and threatening. On the one hand, some old and young women and children were dispatched to persuade Wang Ying and disturb his thoughts. English hands...

  But now, Wang Ying has arrived in Taiyuan, but after the first meeting, she has been in the post house, which makes it impossible for Wang Huai and others to use many methods!

   You can't rush to the post house and expose yourself? !

  With the passage of time, not only did things not get better, but they gradually changed to a direction that Wang Huai could not understand.

  Press from the outside, coupled with Cui Jun's notice to let officials declare their property, made the situation tense, and Wang Huai's arrogant use of force not only failed to achieve the effect he had imagined, but made the situation worse.

Then Cui Jun completely turned to Wang Ying, saying that he would not play anymore. Handing over the list also means that the two parties will cooperate completely. This is like draining the water in the turbid pool, making the fish in the pool gradually I can't hide it anymore.

"why? Why did it become like this? ”Wang Huai held his head and gritted his teeth, “How long has it been? How could this silly woman become so calm? So capable? 』

  Wang Huai couldn't figure it out, but no matter whether he could figure it out or not, his road was almost at the end of the road...

  Actually, Wang Huai still had a chance at the beginning.

  Because of smuggling, it has happened in all dynasties, and it is also a felony. At least this is stipulated in the law, but in the actual implementation process, there are some subtle differences.

  For example, the same act of smuggling goods may be a crime on Feiqian's side, and vice versa in other regions. Or it is a crime in other places, but it will be rewarded here in Feiqian.

  The plant seeds from the Western Regions can be said to be collected, purchased, or smuggled...

  So, for the act of smuggling, the main penalty standard is not based on the crime, but on the ass.

  Wang Huai’s smuggling behavior was undoubtedly stealing money from Fei Qian’s purse, but the method of stealing money was slightly different. For example, if you directly trade with Cao Cao with high-grade armored armor and horses, that is the way to die. People exchange horse furs, and then go to Shandong to resell them, which can be like poaching a corner, and the amount is relatively small.

  Commodity trading is a transaction at a price acceptable to both parties.

  Political behavior is a compromise on a "price" acceptable to many parties.

Wang's smuggling behavior was almost transparent in front of Zhen Mi. She didn't even need to track down any evidence, nor did she need to find any physical witnesses, because no matter what happened in the end, it would all come down to one word, "money" .

  Cui Jun’s cooperating behavior is to illustrate a point from another angle, “How did the money come from?” 』

   No matter who it is, as long as it is unclear in this regard, there will naturally be problems.

  If there is a problem, it doesn't matter whether there is really direct evidence of smuggling or whether it is really involved. If you don't know the ins and outs of the money, no one can continue to hold the power in your hand!

  This made the officials who might have provided convenience, concealment, and confusion to Wang Huai and others began to withdraw, not daring to continue messing with them. These officials hooked up with Wang Huai and others. Of course, they were not Wang Huai's brothers who had been missing for many years, but for money. When the money was hot, these officials immediately abandoned Wang Huai without saying a word.

  In the Han Dynasty, it was undoubtedly very difficult to transfer money on a large scale.

  Even in later generations, it is difficult to transfer a large amount of physical money, whether it is cash, banknotes, or real estate antiques, in a short period of time. Therefore, for some officials, they are unwilling to see a unified national big data network in terms of finance...

  The strategy of Zhen Mi and Wang Ying is like watching the inside and outside of the fish pond in Taiyuan at the same time. Even a fool knows whoever jumps out of the water first will attract everyone's attention, so they can only lurk under the water obediently. But when the water level is gradually falling, no matter how muddy the bottom of the water is and how well it lurks, what is the use?

  When the water comes out, the stone will come out, no, when the water comes out, the fish will come out.

  In the camp outside the city, Cui Jun also had a separate tent on the outskirts.

  『My lord, if this son of the Wang family makes some false accounts...』 The clerk beside Cui Jun cupped his hands and said, 『Wouldn’t it be impossible to find out? 』

  『Fake accounts? Cui Jun laughed twice, "Don't forget that there is a Zhen family in the post house!" Not to mention... hehe...」

   This time Wang Ying went to Taiyuan to investigate the smuggling matter. It can be said that it went against Cui Jun's imagination from the very beginning.

  If it is said that Wang Ying has just arrived in Taiyuan, he will not say anything else, arrest relevant personnel, obtain various materials, torture, and break into houses. Although these are common methods, Cui Jun will feel relaxed.

  Cui Jun knows that all the clues that can be obtained easily and seem to be very obvious are often false...

When Wang Ying loses her vigor on a false clue, either she can only make the false one real, which will leave loopholes and handles, or she can only die and go back in despair, or she will have to rely on Cui Jun finally lost the leadership of the whole incident.

  So Cui Jun was also watching from the beginning.

  But I didn't expect that in the end, I was forced by the situation, retreated, and became a bystander...

  『That’s fine too,』 Cui Jun stroked his beard slowly, “It’s time for others to worry…”

   Indeed, as Cui Jun expected, the anxious people appeared soon.

  Among these surnames in Taiyuan, the first one who couldn't bear it was Wen's.

  From the very beginning, Wen's planned to be an oriole, and even planned to "assassinate" Wang Ying in an attempt to set the blame.

  Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

  But as the incident progressed, Wen didn't dare to have any illusions...

  Whether it is Shandong or Guanzhong, the gentry family itself is a very large group, and the family with the longest inheritance can even be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. For hundreds of years, there have been ups and downs, and it is also common for the first movers to fall and the latecomers to take the lead. Just like the Wen family in Taiyuan, although Taiyuan Zuojin is the foundation of their family business, they are far from being harmonious and intimate with other families. Within the family, there are people who have different closeness due to the distance of the relationship, and even people who have not been in touch with each other since old age and death.

  In a big family, it is not uncommon for brothers to kill each other in order to fight for family property.

  Moreover, in a sense, Fei Qian is the current figurehead in Shanxi, the leader of all Shanxi families. For these Taiyuan gentry, it is indeed beneficial for Fei Qian to control Chang'an Sanfu and make Guanzhong the center of the world again, but not all of these benefits can be fully realized, and they may not be able to satisfy their personal desires. Therefore, it is not inconceivable to do some small tricks without telling the boss of the family, but if they are discovered, they will have to accept the punishment, and even hand over the head of the head to make amends.

  Wen felt that his own business might have been discovered...

  Especially after the news spread, Wen felt that the situation was not good, and became a little anxious.

   Judging from the present, Wen's previous actions were indeed short-sighted and unwise.

  But under the fluke mentality, who can be awake all the time?

The reason why the Wen family escaped from Jinyang is naturally the first thought of getting out of the matter, but the problem is that there has been no movement in Jinyang city for a long time, and then there are some rumors that Wen's son absconded in fear of crime, and some dead bodies were found , the most important thing is that Kobo said that it found the clue of the weapon...

   That is naturally quite bad. How many people can sit still?

Wen Cheng's strength is the smallest, and if he wants not to be sold, then naturally he has to let the other big guys fight each other, and he will be the fisherman, but the problem is that the big guys are all safe and sound, and the wind direction is getting more and more wrong, so in the end Wen Cheng Shi Wencheng voted and was the first to be out.

   It’s just surrendering and losing half, uh, ahem, surrender can be reduced, so the specific punishment will be relatively lighter...

  Wen Cheng conceded defeat and pleaded guilty, and the city of Jinyang was shocked.

   There are officials involved in or have benefited from smuggling, especially those who had dealings with Wen's before, so they don't know whether they have been exposed to the water. Therefore, after finding out that Wen's son was not punished on the spot, but was only temporarily detained, these officials also understood what they should do.

  Taiyuan was not shot directly by Fei Qian, it can only be regarded as a shot.

  So, in Taiyuan, there are many old systems.

Among the northern counties, Pingyang Zuojin was the first place to implement the reform of the new official system, then Guanzhong Sanfu, then Hedong Hanzhong and other places, and then Longyou Qiang people. After the Beigong incident, Feiqian promoted the county officials again system reform.

This kind of reform is of course beneficial to the entire bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty. It divides the authority of local officials, makes the responsibilities clearer, and the division of labor is more clear. However, the separation of military and government also makes local rebellions more difficult.

   Just like at the moment, even if Cui Jun has some ideas, he can only use some tricks, not daring to jump too high, and even seeing that the momentum is not right, he will immediately follow the wind. Because Cui Jun has no military power at all, since he left Xihe and took office in Taiyuan, he basically has no military power. At first there was still a captain, probably Cui Jun's subordinate, but later, after three adjustments and two adjustments, the captain became a patrol inspector, only targeting local thieves and bandits, and encountered many obstacles, not much carry out.

As for why the inspection was not carried out in Taiyuan, so that it did not help the smuggling case this time, the specific reason, most of the management officials including Cui Jun, knew it by heart. well aware.

  Who is willing to distribute the authority in their hands?

Cui Jun straddles the fence, going short for a while, and going long for a while. Although such behavior is disgusting, it has to be said that these fence-sitters make a lot of money in many cases. In history, there will not be so many people who choose to sit on the wall.

What kind of leader is there, of course there are what kind of subordinates, Cui Jun's direction changed, and the low-ranking officials were hesitant and hesitant. When they heard the news of Wen's surrender, they couldn't sit still. In twos and threes, they all confessed some trivial things to show their sincerity, and at the same time, in order to pick themselves out, they betrayed some other people, but they didn't know their testimony. closed loop.

  Wang Huai, the die-hard guy, was of course the last to get the news.

  Although Zhen Mi doesn't know what torture is, she knows how to sell her products at a high price, such as secretly bidding, which is actually somewhat similar to the mentality of a prisoner. No one knows who will bid what price...

  In order to find out where the situation had reached, Wang Huai had no choice but to personally go to the barracks. Along the way, although he tried his best to maintain a normal expression, his eyes were full of fear and suspicion.

  The military camp is not far from Jinyang City, and Wang Huaixing has been vaguely in sight not long after.

On the way, Wang Huai occasionally saw some familiar officials, but before Wang Huai could say hello, he saw those officials as if avoiding snakes and scorpions, which immediately made Wang Huai feel that things might have deteriorated to the extreme, and he was full of danger. Sensation, his complexion couldn't be maintained anymore, and the corners of his eyes kept beating.

  『Meet my eldest sister! 』Finally entered the camp, saw Wang Ying, Wang Huai quickly put on a habitual smile, and went forward to pay respects.

  『Bold! ’ Zhen Mi, who was sitting next to Wang Ying, scolded unceremoniously, ‘This place is a military camp! The first one is Yuyanghou! How can it be called privately? Do you want to despise princes and princes? 』

   Zhen Mi has a beautiful face, but when she raises her eyebrows, her face is pulled down, and she is also slightly murderous. Earlier when she was in Sanfu in Chang'an, Zhen Mi often dealt with guys similar to Wang Huai, so she knew exactly how to deal with these aggressive guys.

  Wang Huai was stunned when he heard Zhen Mi's scolding, a little angry, but soon collapsed, he waved his hands hurriedly and said: "How dare you, how dare... It was just a slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, how dare you despise Marquis Yuyang..."

   Zhen Mi said in a deep voice, "You don't even have the guts to measure yourself!" Now the Marquis of Yuyang is personally supervising the smuggling case in Taiyuan, and he has the right to arrest, inquire, and kill illegals! This time, let me forgive you the crime of disrespect, but if there is another time, even if Marquis Yuyang doesn't ask, I will never forgive you lightly! 』

  Wang Huai naturally apologized again, saying he didn't dare.

   Zhen Mi bowed her hands to Wang Ying, "The Marquis of Yuyang is inspecting Taiyuan, and you are originally from the same clan, so don't be deceived by your old friends!" If you have any conspiracy in your heart, thinking that the Marquis of Yuyang knows little about his hometown, so he cheats and seduces you, you are looking for your own death! Don't gossip, since you have already entered the camp to meet, if you have any statement, please report it quickly! 』

  Wang Ying sat at the head, silent, because her surname is also Wang.

  The big man still has the morality of hiding from relatives and not breaking the law, so now she is not suitable to be a villain, and Zhen Mi can only be the one.

  The group of Taiyuan gentry did not belong to the core group of Shanxi gentry from the very beginning. Even in the time of Wang Yunzhi, it seemed like a short brilliance. After all, before Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, the leader of the gentry in Shanxi was the Yang family, and the Yang family concentrated their operations in the Heluo area, while areas like Taiyuan were relatively remote.

  The gentry and country gentry in Taiyuan have basically lost their status. Most of them survived with some legacy from their ancestors.

  Ordinary people will never be their opponents, so they used to call the wind and rain and feel good. It is precisely because of this that relatively speaking, these people are not as sensitive as the sons of the gentry of Sanfu in Guanzhong. They are relatively lagging, dull, and self-satisfied. Many of them are single-minded. I stayed in Taiyuan to live my little life.

   Now, it's time to fix those crooked branches.

  Wang Huai was a little hesitant, his throat moved, and when he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a noise outside the camp, and then an old voice came: "Yuyanghou, Yuyanghou is here!" Old man, no, this old man wants to show love! 』

  (end of this chapter)