Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3317 Someone shouted loudly on the street

Chang'an.

After entering summer, it seems that the enthusiasm for military affairs in Chang'an streets has gradually increased.

Human beings, this is generally the case. Most people would be scared if an ax was coming, but seeing that the ax couldn't cut down for a long time, they gradually stopped taking it seriously.

When Cao Jun first attacked Tongguan, the people in Chang'an were panic-stricken. But now that Tongguan was found to be stable, Cao Jun had no choice but to pull at the lower city of Tongguan, unable to climb in. He had to move to Hedong, so Chang'an The people's fear of the war gradually subsided, and the outing that was originally not possible in the spring due to various reasons gradually got put on the agenda.

Is it summer? If you don’t take into account the hot weather, wouldn’t the scenery of mountains and rivers be the same as spring?

Grass buds are competing to grow, thousands of trees are competing for spring, oh, competing for summer, isn’t it a beautiful scenery?

Of course, there is another very important reason, that is, after the collapse of the Wei family, who can get an extra piece of cold pork among the remaining corpses?

Wei Duan was arrested before, and the Wei Manor was ransacked. All the Guanzhong gentry and squires were trembling, fearing that it would be their turn next, so they tried their best to find out the information, transfer assets, and at the same time hug each other behind the scenes to keep each other warm. , just in case.

For example, if you send your child to another county, it may appear to be a study tour, but in fact everyone knows that if something happens, if I resist the crime, my child's life can be saved to some extent.

After all, in today's Han Dynasty, the household registration system is relatively rough. If you change your name or something, you won't be able to find the person.

Most of those who were sent away were selected elite children of the clan. With their incomparable loyalty and nostalgia for the family, they embarked on an unknown road. As for those who were lazy and lazy, there was no point in sending them away, so basically They all stayed where they were.

On the edge of the Wei River, a group of gentry children who seemed to have come out of Lingyi to get some air and play were gathering and camping on the grassland on the bank of the river.

Some curtains were propped up with wooden poles, which could not only block the sun but also block the eyes.

There were some servants and guards around. When they saw the crowds approaching, they shouted and waved their arms like they were driving cattle and sheep.

Although it was covered by a curtain, some voices of discussion could be heard.

What?

Literary meeting?

Who is a serious person holding a literary conference?

There are many famous literary societies in history. If you think about it carefully, you will find that they are either seeking fame or profit. How many of them are serious literary writers?

For example, "The Story of Yueyang Tower", did Fan Zhongyan really write "The Story of the Tower"?

Mr. Fan is a true gentleman, but are there others...

So if you don't know what Wen Hui really wants, and then go ahead and join in with your head covered, I don't know who is stupid.

Nowadays, the Guanzhong area, as an important political, military and economic center of the Han Dynasty, has naturally become a stage for competition among aristocratic families.

When these nobles discussed the power that Fei Qian had gained, they would inevitably be slapped on the thigh.

"If I had known..."

"Actually, I've seen it a long time ago..."

"I should have thought of it back then..."

Regret is useless?

Even if you break your thigh, it won't work.

These aristocratic families, either because of their outstanding military exploits, because of generations of scholars, or because of their huge wealth, each has a profound influence in the land of Guanzhong. The interaction between them is like a well-choreographed drama. You sing and I appear on the stage, taking turns to perform the game of power.

Among these aristocratic families, alliances and confrontations coexist, and their interests are complexly intertwined. Sometimes for the sake of common interests, they will form an alliance to jointly fight against foreign enemies; sometimes because of conflicts of interest, they will fight openly and secretly with each other, or even fight against each other. This intricate relationship makes the political situation in Guanzhong even more confusing.

Fei Qian, well, Pang Pangpang and Fei Xiaohao messed with Webster. Most of the gentry were horrified, thinking that Fei Qian was going to be like Dong Zhuo or Li Guo and kill the gentry and gentry at the end of the road. But then I discovered that it seemed that it was just Webster and those guys who were too closely involved with Webster, and nothing happened to the others...

Look at that belly, oh, Du Ji is safe and sound, and the other Guanzhong gentry and squires can breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as this kind of thing is not targeted at a class, but only at a certain person or a few people, then it will not cause much backlash, but if it really wants to attack an entire class...

On the other hand, it is really fast.

From the start to the decision, it was like thunder. As the saying goes, the matter was dealt with before I could react.

In other words, it's over for now.

The longer the delay is, the more chances the demons and monsters will have to cause trouble. Pang Tong was well prepared and took a short time to activate. Some guys really wanted to take advantage of the chaos to stretch out their claws, but when they saw that the water was not mixed, they retracted in embarrassment.

"I heard that... Wei Shi bit many people, and they were all restrained by Dali Temple!" 』

"Why? Didn’t he say that the traitor would have been executed in a public trial earlier? 』

"There is something wrong with your news... Those who were beheaded were all Wei's miscellaneous people, but the Wei's father and son are still alive!" 』

"Are you really alive?" Why not... Alas! If Webster is allowed to bite randomly, this... this... if something happens..."

"So, now it's up to who wants to move which way..."

"Um? What do you mean by this? 』

"What else can it mean?" Are you pretending to be stupid? 』

"Hey, bro, bro, you are the biggest, tell me, tell me..."

"Let me tell you, Prime Minister Cao, he's getting old and he doesn't look like he's doing well anymore!" I heard that in Shandong, regarding Prime Minister Cao, then...hehehe, even the emperor is somewhat dissatisfied with him! 』

"This, is this true? 』

"Whether it's true or not depends on whether Prime Minister Cao can resist this time... So, the current situation in the world can be summed up in two words..."

"May I ask...which two words are they?" 』

""Friend or foe"! 』

There was silence for a moment.

The wind blew across the grass, bringing some hot summer air.

The river flows not far away, and it feels cool.

Cold or hot, friend or enemy, this is indeed a question.

But most of the people present know that those who did not choose before have missed the opportunity of low-cost investment. Now if they choose again, the additional investment required will not be as simple as a small amount.

If you want to eat high, you must be aware of being trapped.

Now is the time to manifest your own awareness...

But it is not easy to really take this step.

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On the other side, in Xu County, Emperor Liu Xie listened expressionlessly to the routine narration of the war.

The black and red colors in the hall were originally supposed to be a symbol of power and majesty, but now, in Liu Xie's eyes, he felt that this color represented his helplessness and compromise, anger and disappointment.

On the pillars of the main hall, there are carved beams, painted pillars, and gold-painted decorations. They seem to be very gorgeous, but they have faded slightly and are no longer as gorgeous as they were originally.

This is his main hall, where he meets with his ministers and officials, but it is also his prison and his bondage. He was sitting on the dragon throne, but he could not freely exercise his power. He could only make compromises again and again under the control of powerful ministers.

Those court uniforms and official uniforms that represented the authority of the Han Dynasty, including the crown of heaven and the crown of virtue, seemed to be mocking Liu Xie. There was anger and disappointment in his eyes, but he could only lower his eyelids and bury these emotions deeply.

He is now sitting high on the throne, with hundreds of officials under the Dan rank, but in fact this is just an illusory appearance, and his imperial power has been stripped away, leaving only an empty shell. Every corner of the palace was full of power, but in Liu Xie's view, it was just a mockery and ridicule of him.

On the surface, the Emperor is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the supreme commander, leader, and symbol of the Han Dynasty, but in fact he has no control over anything.

Even these war reports from the front line are only approximate, should, maybe, maybe...

Tangerine wheat peel.

During the Second Emperor Huanling, when the Shandong gentry first opposed the emperor, it was indeed because of the emperor's fatuousness and incompetence. But now it is obvious that Liu Xie is not a fatuous emperor. At least at this stage, he is not fatuous, but no one Proposing to return the rights to him... Well, it's not like no one asked this question at all, but the person who raised the question was subsequently solved, so there were naturally no subsequent questions.

The emperor is not like the emperor, and the ministers are not like ministers.

The foundation of the Han order was gone.

These Shandong nobles and official families were originally the beneficiaries of the Han order, but now they are desperately poaching the Han's corners. Even when Cao Cao's war was unfavorable and the frontline defeat was revealed, these people still did not let go of the small things in their hands. hoe.

Liu Xie had already noticed that the sky was changing and a storm was about to arise. In order to prevent himself from being involved in it immediately and to have some buffer space for advance and retreat, he did not express his dissatisfaction with the war as clearly as before, but just Listen silently and no longer express any opinions.

It's just that some things are not what he wants.

Liu Xie did not expect that the storm had already arisen and was about to push him forward until the storm...

The first thing is to have a dead soldier.

Only those who are not afraid of death can occupy a righteous position.

When Liu Xie was preparing to end the court meeting, there was a noise coming from the imperial street outside the palace, and then it became louder and louder, shocking everyone in the hall, from the emperor to the officials down to the officials.

Of course, everyone knows whether it is a real change of color or a fake change of color.

Xu County, at the beginning, never thought that the emperor would wait for a long time. As a result, he could not leave while living there. However, the land in the city could not be built every day. Therefore, the emperor's palace, regardless of its size or structure, It is smaller than Luoyang, Chang'an. The sounds on the imperial street in front of the palace gradually became clearer...

"Bus...submit a letter..."

Liu Xie's face looked a little exciting, and his eyes were a little tentative and hesitant.

The Han system stipulates that when officials and people submit letters and comments, they will be received by public transport orders.

And because many of the people who wrote letters were used in great ways, they were often referred to as ordinary people writing letters to those in power.

According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Shuo went to Gongche Mansion to write to the emperor after arriving in Chang'an, using a total of 3,000 wooden slips. The bus office sent two people to carry his memorial, and they could barely lift it. It took Emperor Wu two months to read Dongfang Shuo's memorial. After reading it, Long was delighted and ordered the appointment of Dongfang Shuo as Lang Guan.

"Report!" 』

Outside the main hall, there was a Huangmen who knelt on the ground and kowtowed to report, "Your Majesty!" On the Royal Street, there is Zhang's son's official car to announce the event! 』

Liu Xie frowned, "Since it's a bus, why is it making so much noise on the street?" 』

Huang Men kowtowed, "I said that I submitted letters before, but they were all... uh, I was stopped, so I don't want to express myself..."

In the main hall, the scene suddenly fell into an unspeakable silence.

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On the imperial street, a young nobleman stood on a high platform built with a simple wooden box, speaking impassionedly.

"Someone heard something!" The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess damage; the way of man is to make up for the deficiency when there is not enough damage! Today there is a treacherous and cunning minister who monopolizes power and disrupts the government. He deceives the emperor and ignores his superiors. His crime should be punished! 』

"I hope that your majesty will judge him for his incompetence and get rid of this thief as soon as possible. With the guidance of the Qing Dynasty, we can stabilize the country, eliminate border troubles, and ensure the peace of the people!" 』

"Someone heard something!" During the time of Yao and Shun, the world was at peace and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In the days of Jie and Zhou, treacherous ministers were in power and the government was in chaos, so the people suffered terribly! Today, Your Majesty is wise, mighty, intelligent and resourceful. However, traitors are in power, the government is unclear, and the people are suffering as much as if they were tigers! 』

"It has not been a day since traitors monopolized power and disrupted the government, deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors!" As time goes by, the harm will be too great! 』

"The traitors and chaos in government have caused chaos in all directions and frequent border troubles!" 』

"Nowadays, the people are suffering and their hearts are in panic. If this thief is not eliminated early, disaster will spread to the people, the people will be unstable, and the country will be ruined! 』

"May your Majesty make an early judgment and get rid of this thief as soon as possible, so as to enlighten the world and the world, so that the Han Dynasty can be revived again..."

These are all clichés, and they seem to apply to everyone, but the more the young scholar talks, the more obvious they are.

"Emperor Xiaowu was well aware of the disaster of the prime minister's autocratic power, so he ordered the world to dismiss the prime minister and establish three ministers and nine ministers to divide the affairs of the common people. Then the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu, opened up the Western Region, fought Yelang and expanded Liaodong, and everyone in the world surrendered! Since Dong Zhuo and his like were despicable and barbaric, harming the emperor and slaughtering hundreds of officials, they also called themselves prime ministers and national teachers! The great man suffered so much! 』

"When Cao Cao welcomes the emperor, he first serves as a general and then as the three princes. This is particularly unsatisfactory. He risks the disapproval of the world and appoints himself the prime minister!" Following in the footsteps of Dong's thieves, he took the power of the emperor, invaded the affairs of the three princes, and coveted the position of the nine ministers, all of which were owned by the prime minister! All matters concerning the counties must be reported to the Prime Minister first and dare to be carried out! 』

"The Prime Minister's residence is full of people running around like a city!" In front of the Emperor's Palace, there is nothing to report! 』

"No matter how big or small it is, only one person can decide!" Money and taxes are only accepted by one person! Dare I ask if the Han Dynasty’s surname is Liu or Cao? 』

As soon as the last sentence fell, the entire Imperial Street was boiling and in chaos!

The changes in the political system of the Han Dynasty were a complex and far-reaching historical process, involving many aspects such as power structure, political struggle, and ideology. The changes in the Prime Minister and the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, or that Cao Cao has abolished the Three Gongs and re-established the Prime Minister system, are actually caused by the mutual transformation of the struggle between concentration and decentralization of power, which may not be blindly good or simply bad.

At first, the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty did have too much power. Although nominally second only to the emperor and under the emperor, he was responsible for assisting the emperor in handling national affairs, but as time went by, the prime minister's power gradually expanded, posing a threat to the imperial power. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to limit the power of the prime minister, the post of Grand Sima and General was first established to decentralize power and check and balance. Later, the prime minister was simply dismissed and changed to the system of three ministers and nine ministers.

The three princes were responsible for military, administrative and supervisory functions respectively. This decentralized design indeed helped to prevent excessive concentration of power and thus maintain the stability of imperial power. However, the theory of telepathy between heaven and man was inherently incomplete, causing the three princes to change from actual positions to scapegoats, and Jiuqing to become the real powerful figure. In particular, the military power of the Taiwei was often invaded by the generals, so that the political balance once again changed. of overturning.

In fact, from another perspective, the mutual struggle and changes between the prime minister and the three ministers and nine ministers system are also the struggle between the legalist and Confucian governing ideas. The establishment of the prime minister system more reflects the Legalist thought of centralization, while the establishment of the three-gong system incorporates the Confucian concept of ritual rule.

So for ordinary people, they may think that the prime minister, the prime minister, and the three princes are all officials, and they change their meanings. But in the eyes of these people, is this Legalism or Confucianism, left-wing or...

Ahem, cough, that’s probably what it means.

Having said that, Cao Cao was actually forced by Fei Qian to reform his position.

Different from the history where Cao Cao gradually had some undesirable thoughts, the current Cao Cao abolished the three-gong system and re-established the prime minister. In fact, it is to adapt to the needs of the current situation and strengthen centralization so that he can more effectively Coping with the situation of being constantly suppressed by Guanzhong.

In the past, in the land of Shandong, whether it was Jizhou or Yuzhou, when Cao Cao expressed his intention to become prime minister, no one opposed it, and even praised it overwhelmingly. Now...

"Step aside! 』

"Everyone, get out of the way!" 』

A group of Cao soldiers struggled to squeeze in from outside the crowd.

Not only did the onlookers of noble clansmen not get out of the way immediately, but they stumbled intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhang's scholar was pulled down from the high platform by Cao Jun. Although he was dragged along, he kept saying, "If we don't get rid of the thieves!" The world is in danger! Get rid of the thieves...uh huh..."

One of Cao's soldiers stuffed a piece of rag into the scholar's mouth, and then dragged him forward.

"Get rid of thieves!" 』

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.

Everyone was a little stunned.

Even the group of Cao Jun soldiers couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Get rid of thieves!" Get rid of thieves! 』

Someone shouted again, and this time the voice came from the other side.

More voices sounded, "Get rid of the thieves!" Get rid of thieves! 』

After a while, people on the left and right were shouting, "Get rid of the thieves!" Get rid of thieves! Get rid of thieves! 』

The soldiers of Cao's army, who were originally aggressive, now seemed more or less at a loss. They looked left, right, and then looked at their leader.

"Go, go, go!" 』

Seeing Cao's soldiers walking away in confusion, the crowd cheered.

At the end of Royal Street, far away from a second-floor window, several figures swayed, smiling slightly in the shadows.