Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Wang Xiaolie asked carefully about Jin Jun's spy system in Luoyang, and was a little disappointed.

Jin Ren's spies did not form a system, but only Li Benyu and Zhang Yuan.The euphemism is that the fewer people who know about it, the safer it is.If important information is collected in Luoyang, Zhang Yuan will return to the Kingdom of Jin to report.

After all the questions were clear, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "It's too rough for the Jin people to listen to information. Even if there is no today's incident, Li Benyu may be exposed after a long time. No one is covering, and Li Benyu reported back the information. , how could it be correct?"

Wang Ruohai said: "The Jin people are like this in Jiangnan, so don't be surprised. It's just that the court dare not fall out with the Jin people. It can."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head.He said to Zhang Yuan: "You go back first, and act as if nothing happened. After a few days, Zhang Jun will return to Luoyang, and we will talk about something."

Thank you very much Zhang Yuan.Walking to the door, he turned around and asked again: "Dare to ask Minister Xuan, my affairs will not affect my son's career?"

Wang Xiaolie laughed and said, "If you are thinking about your son's career, you will do things for us sincerely. If you still want to hide it, it's hard to say."

Zhang Yuan nodded and left worriedly.

Looking at the back of Zhang Yuan leaving, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai: "If we want this person to work for us wholeheartedly, Zhang Jun is still indispensable. Order Shizhou, Zhang Jun flies back to Luoyang to meet his father. When he comes back, we will arrange how to deal with it."

Wang Ruohai agreed.

A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, He Yu came back from Xin'an to return to his mission.As an official, Cao Yuping neglected to monitor and governed indiscriminately, so she was transferred to Hedong and demoted to county magistrate.The master book and the county lieutenant were transferred to Guangxi, and the ranks of officials were reduced by one level.Mo Yuanwai is domineering in the village and has been in prison for three years.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the results of the handling, and was silent for a while, before saying, "Cao Yuping is not just an official, Mo Yuanwai is the result of his will. However, there is no evidence for this kind of thing, so it can only be like this. By the way, Mo Yuanwai There should be multiple murder cases, why only three years?"

He Yu said: "This Mo Yuanwai is really talented. There have been many murders. We only suspected Mo Yuanwai's actions, but there was no evidence. When we investigated in Xin'an County, everything we found was said to be his own. It's irrelevant. If he hasn't been found out, what else is there to say? Sentence him to three years in prison, just domineering in the village, and quarreling with others, not even fighting."

Wang Xiaolie frowned involuntarily: "He has committed so many things, why can't he be caught?"

He Yu shook his head: "There is no reason at all."

A local tyrant, of course, has many subordinates.But no matter how powerful the local tyrants are, if they are captured by the government, others will not be afraid of them.According to common sense, the people around him should be throwing trouble at this time, so why would they take the responsibility for him?People like Mo Yuanwai are indeed not normal people.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "The city is being built in the south of the city. Yuanwai Mo should be sent there to serve his sentence. By the way, tell Zhang Di to stay in Xin'an County for a few more days and write all the stories about Yuanwai Mo. I can't catch him." He has a little handle, which is considered a talent."

He Yi said yes.

Cao Yuping's punishment is indeed not heavy, it's just a demotion.Of course, it is very difficult to be relegated from an official in the Beijing Dynasty to a candidate, and if you want to be promoted again, you will have to face the sea of ​​selection.But based on what he did, it is not bad for Wang Xiaolie not to punish him severely.

In fact, Cao Yuping represents the general situation of officials, wanting to make meritorious service, but acting too hastily.He thinks he is talented, and has no interest in putting his head down, breathing with the people under his rule, and sharing their fate.At least some officials are like this, but they may not have such an obvious handle.

Some believe that such officials should not be punished.If punished, who else is willing to do things for you?They should win over, even if they are wrong, they should be forgiven.Criticism at most cannot frustrate his enthusiasm.

Wang Xiaolie doesn't think so.Right is right, wrong is wrong, right is rewarded, wrong is punished, there is no forgiveness this time.As long as the environment is good for officials, some people are willing to be officials.When one's will is not accepted by most of the officials, one must enter and withdraw greatly, but the punishment cannot be too heavy.

To some extent, this is just a different understanding of politics, which is not surprising.If you don't agree with this political concept, you should leave and let those who agree with you come.Only when more and more people who agree with this political concept become officials will gradually form an ideal officialdom atmosphere and a good political environment.

But in the impression of ordinary people, officials are not just a job, but also a kind of status, a proof of ability by society.Removal from office is a great punishment for many people.It should be normal for officials to be promoted, demoted, dismissed, and promoted, according to Wang Xiaolie.But in many people's minds, obviously not.He represents the attitude of his superiors, and his views on himself. There should be few reasons for things, and more reasons for people.

Wang Xiaolie has no way to change people's thinking, he can only use his actions to change the officialdom step by step.

Seeing Mo Yuanwai and a group of prisoners being escorted out of Xin'an City, Zhang Di suddenly felt a sense of loss.This feeling can't be expressed, it's boring, and I don't have any interest in anything.Going back to the gate of the small courtyard, he was fascinated by looking at Han Chunchun's small courtyard.

What is your identity?Among the officials, he was the one with the lowest status, a small sesame and mung bean official.But in Xin'an County, Han Chunchun just offended himself, and lost his life.His status is low, Han Chunchun and his ilk, aren't they as low as dirt?

Of course Han Chunchun is not a good person, but just because she is not a good person does not mean that she will be beaten and killed at will.

Everyone knew that Han Chunchun was probably killed by Yuanwai Mo.But the woman who delivered the baby insisted that she died of dystocia, and now there is no proof of her death, so she had no choice but to do so.During Han Chunchun's life, no one would be treated to them, and after his death, no one complained about her death.

Of course Zhang Di wouldn't either.Just looking at this small courtyard makes me feel stuffy and uncomfortable.

Back in the small courtyard, Zhang Di sat under the big tree in the courtyard, staring into the distance in a daze.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.Zhang Di stood up, opened the door, and saw the ramen shop owner whom he met a few days ago standing outside.

Zhang Di hurriedly let the shop owner in, and asked, "Why is the shop owner so free today?"

The shop owner handed the cakes in his hand to Zhang Di, and said, "I just saw that Mo Yuanwai and a few of his subordinates were escorted by soldiers and went east. I heard that a new city is being built in the south of Luoyang City, and he wants to build the city. Yuanwai Mo It’s down, it all depends on the power of the officials.”

Zhang Di shook his head again and again: "What does it have to do with me? I am a small official, but I can't bring down such a powerful member."

The owner said: "Everyone outside says so, why should officials be modest?"

Zhang Di said: "It's not about modesty, it's the truth. If Prime Minister Xuan didn't attach importance to this matter and sent someone here, Mo Yuanwai would not have fallen."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Mr. Xuanfu is wise and powerful, of course there are some. But we ordinary people, we can't see Mr. Xuanfu, and we can only see officials. The people outside say that the officials are upset when they see Mo Yuanwai domineering in the village. Angry, what kind of article did he write, and was seen by Mr. Xuanfu. How can Mr. Xuanfu tolerate such a person? So he sent officials down to conduct a thorough investigation of the county."

Zhang Di thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I did write an article, and it was true that the article was seen by Xuan Xiang, so that's why it happened. However, I am an official of the collection, and writing those articles is my duty." , what's so strange?"

The shopkeeper said: "When you are an official, we ordinary people don't understand the rules. Because of your article, the county magistrate, the master book, and the county lieutenant have been transferred. These are all true. More importantly, in the county The arrogant and domineering Mo Yuanwai was arrested. For the common people, this is a matter of life!"

Looking at the smiling shopkeeper, Zhang Di felt that the matter was absurd.But I can feel the sincerity of the smile on the owner's face.

Under normal circumstances, even if someone from above is sent to investigate Xin'an County, it will be of no use.At most, the county magistrate was not properly governed and received a slight punishment.The county magistrate and several officials did a good job of using Mo Yuanwai, but it was just a hint.More importantly, they didn't take any money from Mo Yuanwai.Mo Yuanwai worked carefully, and He Yu checked and checked, but in the end there was no way to convict Mo Yuanwai.If someone else came to investigate, Yuanwai Mo would be fine.

The main reason for this is Wang Xiaolie.When He Yu and others arrived in Xin'an County, they first confirmed that the county magistrate and others were transferred away, which made Mo Yuanwai and others lose their backing.They brought a large number of old officials, so they could check Mo Yuanwai from inside to outside.

But the shopkeeper was right, they couldn't see Wang Xiaolie, and the credit could only be attributed to people like themselves.

I invited the shopkeeper to drink a few cups of tea, listened to his gratitude, and finally took my leave.

Sitting in the shade of a tree, Zhang Di felt unreal.Although I have never been an official before, I also know that the officialdom is not like this.It doesn't matter if a county magistrate is demoted, the punishment is much more severe.But I have never been demoted for such a reason, which makes people feel like a dream.

I remembered that when He Yu left Xin'an County, he said that Wang Xiaolie asked to write the case of Xin'an and send it to the officials.Zhang Di understood that being an official under Wang Xiaolie was different from other places.What happened in Xin'an set different standards for officials.

Wang Xiaolie was not afraid that no one would be an official. If there were no officials, he would use officials, and if there were no officials, he would be empty.When are qualified officials available and when are they dispatched.After the officials are dispatched, it doesn't mean that everything will be fine once the officials become officials, and there will be inspections at any time.If you are not qualified, you will be dismissed and replaced by qualified ones.If there are no qualified officials, the position will be vacant, and things would rather not be done.

Zhang Di didn't know if it was right to do this.It's just very clear that Wang Xiaolie is not in a hurry to control many occupied places.