Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 553 You Can't Resist Tigers, But You Can Drive Tigers Away
Although the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, but because of the "lenient to help the fierce", the methods used to control the herdsmen were much more lenient.

Of course, this kind of "magnanimity" is only compared with the Qin Dynasty, and the "magnanimity" of the Western Han Dynasty is just a gesture, while the "magnanimity" of the Eastern Han Dynasty is a kind of helplessness.

The state of Qin imposed strict restrictions on officials, and even formulated special anti-corruption laws and regulations, "The Way of Being an Official", which highlighted the legal supervision of officials' management of materials and properties to prevent corruption. In terms of crime, if you pass a coin, you will be tattooed as Chengdan: that is, if the bribe reaches a copper coin, you will be punished with face tattooing and hard labor.

"Qin Bamboo Slips" also clearly stipulates that "If you order not to do it, it is a 'violation of the order';

That is to say, in the Qin law, there are things that subjects are not allowed to do. Once they do it, they will be illegal and criminal, and they will be punished to varying degrees. Those who are not good at appointment should be punished according to their own crimes", that is, the officials who are recommended and appointed commit crimes, and those who recommend and appoint must sit together, which is the crime of "keeping the appointment and sitting together".

This approach has been followed by feudal dynasties in all dynasties. From a certain perspective, it can be regarded as a legislative example for later dynasties.

Therefore, "Lianzuo" actually existed before, but in the Western Han Dynasty, although the official assessment system was formed with the "Shangji Law" and "Kaojiaolifa" as the core, the improvement of the system was indeed better than that of the previous dynasties. , but the means of punishment are actually much lighter.

For those who are the most corrupt, it is nothing more than "the master guards and steals ten gold, and abandons the market."

In the Western Han Dynasty, a catty of gold was equivalent to [-] pieces of five baht coins, that is, officials who embezzled more than [-] yuan of silver would be divided into death sentences
Comparing the "one hundred thousand coins" of this sentencing with the "one copper coin" of Qin State, we can see how magnanimous the Western Han Dynasty was.

As for the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was even more "magnanimous".

The punishment for corruption is nothing more than "removal of officials and exile, severe punishment." At most, the death penalty is borne by the criminal alone, and the punishment is severe, such as the "Qinghe Guoxiang Uncle Sun Guang Corruption Case" in the early years of Emperor An ", which is nothing more than "imprisonment II", that is, uncle Sun Guang and his son will not be allowed to hold any official positions thereafter.

As far as this level of punishment can be included in the history books of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it seems that in the eyes of the people at that time, "imprisonment II" was considered a very heavy punishment
Later, Juyan Duwei Fan Xun also committed serious corruption. I don’t know how many times. Anyway, the historical records say that "An Emperor was extremely angry." The same punishment as Shusun Guang, but Taiwei Liu Kai objected, and proposed that according to the meaning of the book "Spring and Autumn", "goodness reaches the descendants, and evil stops the body", which is to encourage people to do good. Now the descendants of corrupt officials are imprisoned. To implicate good people is not the spirit of the previous kings in the trial and sentencing.

After listening to the report, Emperor An affirmed Liu Kai's opinion.Sentences are only for criminals and not for innocent relatives.

Therefore, a very obvious feature of the governing laws of the ancient dynasties of the Celestial Dynasty, the "simultaneous sitting" system, at least in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was very rare.

But even in the most stringent Qin Dynasty, it was nothing more than ransacking the homes of criminal officials, exiling them, and classifying their families as lowly. As for applying for a household registration for the children of corrupt officials and "writing books and biography", it Never existed since ancient times.

Thousands of miles to be an official, what is the so-called request?
Most of them are nothing more than fame and fortune. Of course, there are still a small number of people who want to realize their own ideals and ambitions, but whether it is for fame and fortune or for ambition, these people must have one thing in common, that is, the lintel of glory. Must be proud of.

If you become a criminal minister or a corrupt official, not only will you not be able to honor your family, but your family will be affected forever, and future generations will be poked at the spine forever and say, "This untouchable is the descendant of such and such a criminal minister."

Just ask, who can stand it?
May I ask who is not afraid?
It is true that only Guo Jia or Jia Xu, a poisonous man with a slanted sword, can think of such a vicious and even worthy of insidious strategy. It is impossible for a minister like Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu to come up with such a strategy. .

This is not a question of IQ, but of the way of thinking.

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng glanced at Guo Jia calmly, full of emotions in his heart, no wonder there are often situations in the history books that "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks". When the ministers perform too well, they will indeed let the superior Those who have inexplicable fear, even fear
And at this level, for these lonely people, it doesn't really matter whether the subject has "disloyalty" in mind or not.

The important thing is that his talent and ability have already become a threat!

At least Wang Zheng felt that Guo Jia's two strategies were too ruthless at this time. If it wasn't because of the riding and cutting system, he really couldn't guarantee that he would have any thoughts about such Guo Jia.

Of course, thinking from another angle, with Guo Jia's ingenuity, how could he not know that such a poisonous plan is a double-edged sword?
If he hadn't entered the system, he would have been completely devoted to Wang Zheng, so how could he, would he be so unreserved?
Naturally, Guo Jia didn't know about Wang Zheng's change of mind, and he just talked about it with a calm expression: "This dynasty has been governed for a long time. Although corruption is evil, it is not as good as death. If it is because of corruption, it will be punished by the leader of the family. It is of course very satisfying. It is inevitable that people will criticize the tyrannical government, and even compare my Xuzhou with the Tyrant Qin. Compared with the tyrant clan's punishment, these methods seem to ease a lot, but in fact they have a greater impact and a greater deterrent, my lord.

Wang Zheng pondered for a long time, looked at Mi Heng and asked, "What do Zhengping think?"

Mi Heng's expression changed for a moment, and he nodded after a while and said: ""Shangshu·Tai Oath" says: "The sky sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to the people itself. Another volume, just like Tai Shigong put Deng Tong, Zhao Tong and Li Yannian into "Ning Xing Biography", this is a sincere and good strategy, but "

"Just what?" Wang Zheng asked sideways.

"Just like what Guo Jijiu said, such a punishment seems to be lighter than the punishment of the owl head clan, but in fact it involves more extensively and has a great impact. It should still be determined according to the severity of the crime of the offender, and cannot be generalized."

"That's natural."

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "One penny in the Western Qin Dynasty requires facial tattooing, which is indeed too much, but the ten gold coins made in the Han Dynasty, hey, this general is now poor and has a small business, so he can't afford such looseness."

"Fengxiao's plan is very good. You and Zhengping, and then call Zhang Zhao to discuss the matter of compiling a separate book for the children and clan members of corrupt officials, and discuss the details. Well, set a new standard, how many corrupt officials will be exempted from officials No matter how many books are published, and what kind of crimes must be committed, the storytellers of Tianjiying should write books and publicize them."

"promise."

The two bowed to accept the order, and Guo Jia said again: "My lord just said that two security guards came from Xuzhou today. Apart from the case of Chen Fu in Guang'an, is there any other major event?"

"It's not a big deal."

Wang Zheng smiled wryly, and handed Zhang Zhao's secret report to the two, "You can read it for yourself."

The two took it and watched it one after another. Mi Heng was the first to finish it, and her expression froze immediately, "Lu Qiling will leave for Shouchun soon? This"

Immediately, he looked at Guo Jia and snorted coldly, "It seems that Guo's plan of offering wine didn't work."

Hearing this, Guo Jia's expression was still calm, but he lowered his head slightly and read the letter carefully, and then smiled at Wang Zheng: "It's such a happy event, I should congratulate you, my lord!"

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Zheng Miheng was stunned at the same time.

"What do you mean by that?"

After a moment of astonishment, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and his eyes lit up: "Since Lu Qiling is going to Shouchun, it means that Lu Bu's father and daughter have not become ashamed and angry as we expected, and they will not take the initiative to regret the marriage. There is no change in this matter." Reason, why is filial piety not worrying but happy instead?"

Guo Jia said calmly: "Because whether this plan succeeds or not, it doesn't matter at all!"

"If this plan is successful, it is natural that Lu Bu became angry and regretted the marriage on his own initiative. Once he made this decision, he would choose to have a bad relationship with the lord, and he would not dare to stay in Wu County, lest the lord raise an army due to his anger and carry out a large-scale crusade in the future. There is a reason to draw a clear line with it, this is "resisting the tiger with force."

Wang Zheng naturally agreed with this analysis, and Mi Heng on the side also nodded, but asked back: "But the plan is not successful now?"

"It's better not to!"

Guo Jia smiled proudly when he heard the words, "You can't resist the tiger, but you can drive the tiger away!"

"Expelling the tiger?" Wang Zheng became more and more surprised: "I would like to hear the details."

"When Jia was not out of Yingchuan, he heard the saying "Lv Bu among men, red rabbit among horses".

Guo Jia raised his head proudly, pointed at the country, and said impassionedly: "However, looking at this person's life in the past, he can be said to be arrogant, rebellious and unruly, and he is not a subject of human subjects!"

"If the lord manages it personally, the minister is afraid that the disadvantages will outweigh the benefits. After thinking about it, he thinks that killing or expelling is the best policy. Now it seems that it is different."

"Why is it different?" Wang Zheng asked sideways.

Guo Jiadao: "In the eyes of the people of today, Bu Wan'er is just a servant girl. How different is her status from Lu Qiling? Sitting with high and low, no distinction is made between high and low. It can be said to be extremely rude and shameful. Lu Bu can bear it , hold back?"

"My lord, please think about it. What does this mean?"

Wang Zheng bowed his head and pondered for a moment, looked up at Guo Jia, and said slowly: "Even if there is a reason for the incident, Lu Bu still dare not fight against this general?"

"Or even if he is humiliated like this, he still wants to attach himself to the general?"

"See you, my lord!"

Guo Jia looked up to the sky with a long smile: "A warrior who has lost his courage, what else is there to be afraid of? How can a prince who has lost his ambition be self-reliant?"

"Today's Lu Bu is like a tiger with its fangs pulled out, a goshawk with its wings broken, and even more fearful of the lord. If this is the case, you can drive it!"

As for how to drive, needless to say, the only daughter is married to Wang Zheng, and the alliance between the two is far stronger than that of Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.

Guo Jia's analysis was reasonable, Wang Zheng was moved, but he still hesitated, glanced at Mi Heng and said:
"In this way, Lu Bu can be regarded as a foreign relative. As Zhengping said before, Lu Bu's forces can openly participate and even interfere in our Xuzhou government affairs. Is this?"

"The minister also had this worry before, but it is different now."

Guo Jiadao: "The so-called snake has no head but can't do it. Lu Bu, a prince, has lost his heart. If he is no longer arrogant, how much cohesion can the Bingzhou forces under his command be? How many threats? It's nothing to worry about!"

While talking, he changed the subject and said with a smile: "Besides, the so-called foreign relatives are also a double-edged sword. It has both disadvantages and advantages."

"My lord, please think about it. If Emperor Hangao hadn't married Lu Zhi, how could he have raised troops from Pei County? If Emperor Guangwu hadn't married Guo Shengtong, how could he have won the help of King Zhending Liu Yang?"

This is the truth, Wang Zheng nodded.

If we talk about such examples, as a time traveler, he knows more than Guo Jia.

Not only Liu Bang and Liu Xiu, among the founding kings of the Chinese dynasties, there are countless wives who ascended to the throne of God through marriage.

For example, the Dugu family, the queen of Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was the daughter of Dugu Xin, the Great Sima of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Dou family, the empress of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, was also the daughter of Dou Yi, the former Shenwu Gong of the Sui Dynasty. Is the adopted daughter of the Red Scarf leader Guo Zixing?
This even became a point of Ming Hei's massive criticism.

In fact, looking carefully at Zhu Yuanzhang's family history, Guo Zixing's role cannot be said to be non-existent, but it is also negligible, probably because he helped a little by opening up land in the early stage.

Of course, the heavier the reliance on wives and clans in the early stage, the greater the disadvantages after taking power. Whether it was the change of Zhulu in the early Western Han Dynasty, Yang Jian's fear of internal affairs, or even the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger ones later, it led to the death of the second king of the Sui Dynasty. , are very representative cases.

For Wang Zheng, these are not problems.

One thing is that he now has a foundation and has become a climate. It was not when Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang were eager for the "first pot of gold". Lu Bu's forces are now joining in, at least Conglong's "first contribution" is gone.

Its soldiers are slightly exhausted. Compared with Liu Yang and Dugu Xin, it is not the same. It is definitely not a "send charcoal in the snow". From this point of view, the benefits of this foreign relative will not be too great, and the disadvantages are also the same. It won't be too big either.

Wang Zheng stood up proudly, walked around the room with his hands behind his back, thought for a long time, then nodded slowly: "What Feng Xiao said is true, Lu Bu seems to be available now."

Turning back to sit down in front of the table, he looked sideways at Guo Jia and asked, "But how should we encourage him?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly, pointed to a place on the map hanging on the wall in the study, and said, "A tiger that pulls out its teeth should only be a dog that guards the household!"

Wang Zheng followed his fingertips and looked over: "Pei Guo?"

Immediately nodded again and again: "This place is good!"

What Guo Jia said is very clear. Although Lu Bu has lost his ambition and rebelliousness, he still cannot be taken lightly.

Therefore, after its forces join in, there must be a certain preventive effect in the early stage to prevent the possibility of it becoming bigger!
How to prevent it from getting bigger?Naturally, try not to let it behave, let it do meritorious service!
Once you have performed, you will have prestige, and you will be rewarded if you make contributions. Then you will have the possibility to win or even expand military power!
So why is Peiguo the most suitable place?
For one thing, this place is located in Yuzhou, which was originally a newly attached place. Lu Bu developed here, recruited troops, and guarded the gate for Wang Zheng, because Cao Cao, the biggest threat to the Xuzhou army, must pass through this place if he wants to attack Xuzhou from Yuzhou.

Second, if Lv Bu went to Pei, Xu could return to Pengcheng conveniently, and the two places are close to each other. If Lv Bu really had a different heart and made some changes, it would be difficult to easily break through the defense line of Pengcheng, which has a general sitting in the town and relying on Xiongguan.

Three things, although they didn’t make it clear, at this time, people like Guo Jia and Mi Heng can guess in their hearts that if Wang Zheng takes the initiative to mobilize troops, he will probably choose to go south to Jingzhou instead of going north to the Central Plains. Then Lu Bu in Pengcheng Forces naturally have a way to get involved.

If you can't participate even if you participate, how can there be any possibility of meritorious deeds and performance opportunities?

(End of this chapter)