Mi Han

Chapter 177 Irregularity and Sinful Wind (5000 words!)

While waiting for Mi Yang's return, under the order of King Liu Bei, tens of thousands of Han troops temporarily set up a large tent outside the city.

After the big tent was set up, under the command of their respective generals, tens of thousands of soldiers distributed around the big tent to guard.

And more than a hundred ministers and ministers outside the city were also welcomed into the big tent by Liu Bei to sit down.

Although it was spring, the weather outside Chengdu was still cold. Liu Bei didn't want his ministers to continue standing in the cold wind.

But after letting the ministers enter the big tent to avoid the cold, Liu Bei himself led Zhuge Liang to the edge of the field outside the big tent, watching the people working in the fields.

Many people in Tianmu noticed the arrival of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, but they didn't know the identities of these two people. They only knew that the identities of these two people who were guarded by many guards not far away must be very unusual.

After realizing this, many people dared not look directly at Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. They focused all their eyes on their feet and concentrated on their own affairs.

As many people leaned down, sweat fell from their foreheads to the fields under their feet. This scene of hard work fell in Liu Bei's eyes, which made him feel very good.

The people under Liu Bei's finger said to Zhuge Liang: "Since Zhongping, the world has been in turmoil. Gu always thought that the reason for the turmoil in the world is because the people's hearts are disturbed."

"And those are the hearts of the people!"

Liu Bei pointed to the rice seedlings in the hands of the people, and said to Zhuge Liang.

For Liu Bei's words, a smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.

Zhuge Liang paid homage to Liu Bei, "If it weren't for the king, there would be no such scene in Yizhou today."

Zhuge Liang's words made Liu Bei laugh out loud, and Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang with a smile in his eyes:
"Kong Ming, even if Gu has the heart to help the world, but without the help of Kong Ming's ability to manage the world, Gu would not be able to achieve his current achievements."

After laughing, Liu Bei looked at the people working in front of him, and he seemed to recall his childhood.

He continued to talk to Zhuge Liang: "Gu has been lonely since he was a child, and at that time Zhuo County was often plundered by foreigners, and my mother didn't dare to take Gu out to work.

Therefore, Gu Gu and his mother have been weaving mats and selling shoes since childhood, and their life is very difficult. "

"At that time, Gu thought, if there is a field that can be cultivated for self-sufficiency, then Gu will be satisfied."

"Later, the world changed, and I was alone in response to the country's call. I joined the army to serve the country, and I am still today."

"The ignorant child back then has become the King of Hanzhong today."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei's tone was full of disbelief.

Even if he was talking about his own personal experience, he never thought that he would achieve such an achievement today.

Among the three great princes in the world, only Liu Bei can be regarded as a poor person when he was young.

Although Cao Cao was born in an eunuch family, the Cao family was a wealthy family from the beginning of Cao Teng, and they had no worries about food and clothing since childhood.

Although Sun Quan lost his father at a young age, he had a good brother, Sun Ce. Under Sun Ce's care, he never suffered much since he was a child.

In other words, among the eighteen princes who ruled the world at the beginning, who was born in a poorer background than Liu Bei?
"But although Gu is now the king of Hanzhong, he still has not forgotten his childhood dream."

"Liu Bei back then was like the common people in front of us today, and what they wanted was only a few acres of Susukida."

"With this, the heart is at peace. The people's hearts are stable, and the world is stable."

"It's just that what I don't understand is why some people don't understand such a simple truth?"

When he said this, Liu Bei's smile had disappeared, and his face was already cold.

"At the beginning when Ji Yu governed Yizhou, he acted virtuously, won people's hearts with small favors, and honored his subordinates with good and high positions, which caused all the wealthy families in Yizhou to violate the law one after another, and it was hard to return.

"Since Gu came to Yizhou, he has precepted and clarified the law, exhorted the good and expelled the evil, and used both Confucianism and Law. He has declared his own heart many times. What he thinks is that the nobles and powerful families in Yizhou can work together with Gu to revive the Han Dynasty."

"But people's hearts are unpredictable. No matter what Gu does, there are still some moths in the country. Relying on their fame, they do things that make the people self-enriched."

"Although Jingyi and Yizhou are vast, their national strength is far inferior to that of the Central Plains and Hebei."

"Under such circumstances, if someone harms the public and enriches his own interests, and wastes the country's power for his own use, he will not be able to compete with Cao Cao."

"Kong Ming, do you think these people should be killed?"

At the end, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang.

Facing Liu Bei's inquiry, Zhuge Liang gave his clear attitude.

"Anyone who violates the law and harms the people should naturally be killed."

Zhuge Liang is not a cruel official, he has always opposed killing without permission, but if the other party really breaks the law, Zhuge Liang is not a soft-hearted person.

Seeing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Bei took out a memorial form from his pocket and handed it to Zhuge Liang for inspection.

After Zhuge Liang took the watch in Liu Bei's hand, he looked at it carefully, and then his face showed a heavy look.

After reading it, Zhuge Liang frowned, and said to Liu Bei, "I never expected that Zhou Zhongzhi, a well-known man, would indulge his tribe to do such evil."

After listening to Zhuge Liang's emotion, Liu Bei chuckled lightly.

"In the past, Zhou's children often violated laws and regulations. At that time, I only thought that Zhou Qun was not strict in discipline, but now it seems that this is not the case."

"This memorial was reported to Yu Gu by Yide before, and after Gu received this memorial, he sent the censor to the local area to investigate."

"Last year, Guming Yide did not return to Langzhong for the time being, but turned to Hanxing County to be stationed, in order to let Zhou Qun think there was an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Sure enough, after Yide was no longer in Langzhong, Zhou Qun's behavior became more and more excessive, almost rampant."

"Now all kinds of actions, Gu can no longer bear it."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, a guard came to report that Zhou Qun had been brought by Mi Yang and was now in the big tent.

After hearing the news, Liu Bei turned his eyes to Zhuge Liang and said to him, "Let's go, get rid of some moths, so that orphans can enter the city."

After speaking, Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang back to the big tent.

When Liu Bei returned to the big tent, he saw Zhou Qun standing in the tent with the smell of alcohol on his body.

After seeing Liu Bei's return, the officials in the big tent saluted Liu Bei one after another.

Under the salutation of the ministers, Liu Bei passed Zhou Qun to the chief seat in the big tent.

After Liu Bei came to the throne and sat down, he stretched out his hands to help, causing the officials in the big tent to stand up one after another.

After the officials and Zhou Qun got up, Liu Bei fixed his eyes on Zhou Qun: "Zhongzhi, I heard that you are sick today, why are you still drinking?"

Zhou Qun just drank a lot of wine in the mansion, and the smell of wine on his body can be clearly smelled by anyone in the airtight tent.

As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, there were rustling discussions in the big tent.

Today is the day when King Liu Bei returns. According to the etiquette, they, as the subjects of the King of Hanzhong, should go out of the city to welcome them.

And Zhou Qun had previously reported to Zhuge Liang that he was sick today and could not come to greet him.

Because of Zhou Qun's reputation, many courtiers knew about this matter.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Qun, who was sick and unable to go out, was able to drink in the mansion.

At this point, everyone knows that Zhou Qun pretended to be ill today and deliberately did not come to welcome Liu Bei.

Liu Bei seemed to be asking Zhou Qun, but in fact he was directly exposing Zhou Qun's true colors.

Facing Liu Bei's question, Zhou Qun remained silent and just bowed to Liu Bei.

No justification, no admission.

Since Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, although he promulgated the "Shu Ke" to govern Yizhou with strict laws, he was lenient and corporal and always respected the Yizhou gentry.

He promoted a large number of civil and military officials from the former Liu Zhang's department, and he had no doubts about employing them, so that they could do their best.

Therefore, according to Liu Bei's past style, he would not rashly send people and troops into the mansion to arrest him.

And Liu Bei would do this, definitely not because he didn't come to greet him today.

So Zhou Qun thought that Liu Bei did this for other reasons.

Before knowing the reason, Zhou Qun felt that it was best for him to keep silent.

Anyway, even if Liu Bei found out that he pretended to be ill and would not come to greet him today, with Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness, he would not punish him too severely.

Looking at Zhou Qun who was silent in the face of his question, Liu Bei did not show any sullen expression on his face.

And the ministers in the big tent didn't understand why Liu Bei suddenly asked Mi Yang to lead the army to bring Zhou Qun outside the city.

Therefore, all the courtiers in the tent did not speak out to reprimand Zhou Qun.

Liu Bei took out the memorial that he showed Zhuge Liang just now, and he ordered the waiter beside him to deliver the memorial to Zhou Qun.

When the waiter came behind Zhou Qun with the watch in his hand, Zhou Qun stood up and looked at Liu Bei. He saw Liu Bei beckoning him to unfold it.

Under Liu Bei's signal, Zhou Qun launched a memorial.

As soon as Zhou Qun saw the above content, a look of horror appeared on his face.

What was recorded in Zhang Fei's memorial to Liu Bei was not an incident, but the illegal activities of Zhou Qun's family in Langzhong.

And after Zhou Qun's face showed horror, Liu Bei took out another memorial.

This memorial was written to Liu Bei by the imperial censor.

After Zhou Qun read Zhang Fei's memorial, Liu Bei ordered the waiter to pass this memorial to Zhou Qun, which was obtained by Yushi through investigation.

After Zhou Qun read the memorial, the horror on his face became more intense, and even cold sweat appeared on his face.

Compared with Zhang Fei's memorial which was mainly based on guesswork, this memorial which was investigated by the censor recorded Langzhong Zhou's crimes in more detail, and there was evidence for each of them.

This is because after Zhang Fei was not in Langzhong, those members of the Zhou clan became more lawless and acted recklessly.

Under such circumstances, the censor sent by Liu Bei was able to obtain many incriminating evidence against the Zhou family in Langzhong without much effort.

Zhou Qun's performance after reading the report fell into Liu Bei's eyes.

"Emperor Xiaowu set up the governor of the state, and ordered the governor of the state to follow the six rules of Chazhou."

"Qing's family violated the rules in the fields and houses in Langzhong, bullying the weak with the strong, and tyrannizing the few with the crowd, the people suffered a lot."

"Later, they colluded with local officials, used their power for personal gain, invaded and fished the people, and collected money for adultery."

"In the county of Langzhong alone, there are thousands of families whose families were ruined because of what Qing's clan did. They sold their fields and children."

"Since the day when the "Shu Ke" was promulgated, I have strictly ordered all the ministers in the middle of Shu not to rob the people of their land for their own self-interest."

"Last year, the people of Yizhou were recruited alone to support Jingzhou, but Qing kept thousands of guests, and instructed the tribe and guests to escape hard labor."

"There are evidences for all these cases, what else can you say?"

Liu Bei's words fell in Zhou Qun's ears, making Zhou Qun tremble all over.

And Mi Yang, who was on the side, knew why Liu Bei ordered him to arrest Zhou Qun today.

It turned out that Zhou Qun indulged his clansmen in the village to do illegal things.

The word "tyrannical and powerful" is a key topic that cannot be avoided in the politics of the Han Dynasty.

Since the Han Dynasty, no matter which emperor has been vigilant and defensive towards the powerful.

Cracking down on lawless tyrants has been regarded as a matter of political correctness since the Han Dynasty.

Looking through the first four histories, we can know that many famous officials in the Han Dynasty gained their reputation by fighting against lawless tyrants, and gradually ranked among the three princes.

When Zhuge Liang formulated the "Shu Ke", he made cracking down on local lawless tyrants and helping poor peasants resume production as the top priority.

What Mi Yang didn't expect was that under the awe of "Shu Ke", Zhou Qun's family dared to commit crimes against the wind, which is really bold enough.

Facing Liu Bei's questioning, Zhou Qun was speechless.

The ironclad evidence is here, how can he justify it.

Zhou Qun knew that after being publicly declared guilty, he was already a death sentence.

At this time, he forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, looked at Liu Bei and said, "Did the king punish me for this illegal act, or was it the prophecy from Nanhe back then?"

When Liu Bei heard Zhou Qun's words, his eyes narrowed.

The "Nanhe" mentioned by Zhou Qun refers to Changyu.

Zhang Yu, a native of Shu County, is a famous map prophecy scientist in Yizhou.

When Zhang Yu was young, he was very famous with Zhou Qun in Langzhong. Zhang Yu was good at using astronomical changes to connect people and predict good and bad, and his talent and knowledge surpassed Zhou Qun.

The reputation of Changyu back then was far higher than that of Zhou Qun today.

But in the 23rd year of Jian'an, Zhang Yu died because of one incident.

When Liu Bei launched the Battle of Hanzhong, both Changyu and Zhou Qun advised not to fight for Hanzhong.

"You should get the land, but not the people. If you go out to the side of the army, you will be disadvantaged, so be careful!"

"If you don't fight for Hanzhong, the army will lose!"

These were the remonstrances of Zhou Qun and Changyu at that time.

Zhou Qun and Zhang Yu were both big celebrities in Yizhou at that time. They made this conclusion before the war, which greatly affected the morale of Liu Bei's army at that time.

Later, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and support Liu Bei in attacking Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang asked Yang Hong, another famous scholar in Shuzhong, about this matter.

"Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou, the chance of survival, if there is no Hanzhong, there will be no Shu, and this is the disaster of this family.

In today's affairs, men should fight and women should be transported, so what doubts about sending troops? "

With the support of Yang Hong, the morale of the army and the people in Yizhou gradually stabilized, thus supporting Liu Bei to win the Battle of Hanzhong.

Later, Liu Bei did not punish Zhou Qun and Zhang Yu for this incident.

Unexpectedly, after the battle in Hanzhong, Zhang Yu told people: "The year is Gengzi, the world will change, and the Liu family will be exhausted. The master won Yizhou, and nine years later, it will be lost between Yin and Mao." speech.

Under such circumstances, Liu Bei sent Zhang Yu to prison and killed him.

Since killing Zhang Yu, Zhou Qun has become a lot more honest, but he didn't expect him to bring up the old story again today.

The reason why Zhou Qun brought up this matter today was not to complain to Zhang Yu, but to disturb the audience.

He knew that when Liu Bei announced his crimes in public, he had already killed him.

That being the case, he had no choice but to bring up the old things again, disturb the hearing of the ministers present, avoid the most serious and ignore the minor, and make the ministers think that Liu Bei punished him today because of "jealousy of the virtuous and capable".

Only in this way, relying on his reputation in Sichuan, perhaps some ministers will come out to intercede for him.

Sure enough, under Zhou Qun's deliberate disturbance, some ministers from Yizhou in the big tent began to come out to intercede for Zhou Qun.

Seeing this scene, Liu Bei smiled instead of anger.

How could he not know what Zhou Qun was thinking?
But will he care?

"Come on."

Under Liu Bei's call, hundreds of soldiers rushed in from outside the big tent in an instant.

After hundreds of soldiers rushed in, Liu Bei pointed to Zhou Qun in the tent and said, "Bring them back to Chengdu and put them on death row."

Liu Bei's order made Zhou Qun ashamed and fell to the ground.

Is Liu Bei really not afraid of his reputation?

Then Liu Bei ordered Shangshu Deng Zhi to read a list aloud.

There were dozens of names on that list, most of them were officials from the Yizhou lineage, and there were also courtiers from the Jingzhou or Dongzhou lineage.

The names on the list that Deng Zhi read were all the same as Zhou Qun who instigated his family members to break the law and discipline.

Zhou Qun thought that Liu Bei would be concerned about his reputation, but what Zhou Qun didn't expect was that he wasn't the only one Liu Bei wanted to punish today, what he wanted to do was clean up.

The reason why Zhou Qun was taken first was that he had the most reputation in Yizhou and was more shocking.

Before Deng Zhi read his name, the dozens of ministers looked at Zhou Qun, who were still watching with cold eyes, secretly rejoicing.

But after Deng Zhi finished reading his name, they realized that something was wrong, and they immediately went to the tent and knelt down to beg Liu Bei for mercy.

Facing their begging for mercy, Liu Bei only said coldly, "Did you ever think about today when you killed the people?"

After saying this, Liu Bei pointed to the dozens of ministers who were kneeling on the ground, and issued a king's order: "Take them all away, and take them back to Chengdu for trial!"

Immediately after Liu Bei's king's decree was issued, hundreds of soldiers like wolves and tigers stepped forward and dragged the unattainable ministers to the outside of the tent.

Under the tugging of the soldiers, the begging for mercy of the dozens of ministers instantly resounded in the big tent.

At this time, they still don't have the high-ranking demeanor in the past.

Liu Bei's move shocked all the officials in the tent.

In the past, even if Liu Bei punished ministers, he would not punish large-scale crimes.

But then the officials in the account quickly realized that many years ago, Liu Bei also punished crimes on a large scale.

That was when Liu Bei first entered Yizhou. In order to punish the lawless tyrants in Shu County, during that time, many people fell to the ground. During that time, dozens of people in Shu were shocked every day.

But right after that, Yizhou's national power recovered rapidly, and its grain income increased sharply, which laid a solid foundation for the subsequent victory in the Battle of Hanzhong.

It's just that with the passage of time, more and more people selectively forgot about the big prison, and began to do illegal things again.

Looking at the shocked expressions of the officials in the tent, Liu Bei said what he said when he first entered Yizhou:
"Crime of Irregularity!"

When Liu Bei's words spread throughout the big tent, all the officials were shocked.

Maybe they have all forgotten this sentence, but Liu Bei always remembers it.

He will use his own way to remind the officials not to forget.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, a smile appeared on Mi Yang's face.

Liu Bei may not be able to escape the limitations of feudal rulers, and cannot achieve true fairness and justice.

Perhaps everything he does today has a lot of political considerations.

But in any case, he was born in poverty, compared to Cao Cao and Sun Quan, he is indeed the one who is most likely to bring stability to the people.

Because only the lord who was born in poverty will truly realize the importance of the people.

Zhao: The majestic and respectful name is called Zhao; the intelligence is called Zhao;
Lie: Serves to make peace with the people is called Lie; Hongji Shengmin is called Lie;
Liu Bei is worthy of his strong name.

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