Three Kingdoms Guo Jia's growth diary

When Guo Xi made a foreign application, Yan Wei ordered prison.

Guo Xi's jail was rebuilt from an old government office, and it doesn't look like a prison cell, but more like a simple living room.It faces the sun, is well cleaned, has several tables and couches, and there is a skylight on the high and empty roof.It was in stark contrast to the cell on the other side of the fence that was full of mouse droppings and had only four walls.

Obviously, what he enjoys at this moment is the wishes of the old man in Tingwei Mansion.

The sound of footsteps from far to near awakened Guo Xi from his memories.Then came the sound of a lock being unlocked.

In the dim light, Ting Wei Zuo Ping and Chen Qiu could be seen adjusting his clothes at the door before taking the bamboo food box from the jailer and walking in alone.

The food box contains wild rice, meat sauce, salted bamboo shoots, green vegetables and tofu soup, and a jug of wine.

Chen Qiu set out the food and poured a bowl of wine for Guo Xi: "My lord, the wine is warm, drink it while it's hot."

Guo Xi took the wine bowl, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. The warm and soft wine warmed from his throat all the way to his stomach. It was fragrant and fragrant. It was Lansheng tribute wine in the cellar.Guo Xi let out a long and comfortable breath, and said with a smile, "When will the prisoners be treated like this?"

Chen Qiu's mustache trembled: "Wang Fu puts pressure on Ting Wei's Mansion every day to transfer you to Beisi Prison, can you still laugh?"

"For ten years, only three people have lived in this cell. They were all brought in by eunuchs. The charges are quite scary. The first one is Qiao Gongzu (Qiao Xuan). He stayed for two months, and many famous people ran around complaining for him. Later, Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu, and Goguryeo rebelled together and plundered Liaodong. Qiao Gongzu wrote a letter in prison. Anmin, the border supervisor of my Han family, beat the Xianbei people to the ground as soon as he went. Seeing that the momentum was not good, the King of the Southern Huns quickly sent envoys to surrender the table, and the remaining Goguryeo would not attack. The second is..."

Having said this, Guo Xi suddenly stopped talking, and looked at Chen Qiu meaningfully.

Chen Qiudao: "The second one is me. I was the prefect of Nanyang to picket the tyrants and bullies. I was framed by local snakes and sentenced to death. My lord found doubtful points when reviewing the case and referred me to the court officer for retrial. However, the insiders have long been silenced. Insufficient evidence makes it difficult to overturn the case. It was the adults who overcame the arguments, delayed the time, and set up a scheme to lure the suspects into the trap. Later, the truth came out and I was acquitted, but the adults were impeached for dereliction of duty and fined two years of salary."

It was an open secret that Qiao Xuan and Chen Qiu had a grudge.Guo Xi deliberately mentioned Qiao Xuan, checked his face, and found that although Chen Qiu's expression was a little unnatural, it was not a reaction of hatred and hatred for a person.

In fact, Guo Xi's heart was bleeding. In order to save his life, most of his life savings had been turned into gifts to bribe Cao Jie. He was very confused now, not knowing why he wanted to become an official. What was the ups and downs of the past 20 years?Even the coffin book was lost!On the face, there was a calm and calm expression: "This cell is a blessed place, youren Jizhen."

"I hope so."

Chen Qiu looked at Guo Xi's calm and relaxed appearance, and his suspended heart slowly returned to the original place.

The newly appointed Tingwei Wu Gong is also a person who is proficient in the law. Although he is very respectful to the eunuch, it is only due to the situation. With Wu Gong's talent, he will never be willing to be manipulated by the eunuch.

Moreover, both Tingweizhao Prison and Beisi Prison are high-level prisons. It often happens that a high-ranking official is dismissed and interrogated.Guo Xi has already been imprisoned in Tingwei Prison, if Wu Gong handed him over to Beisi Prison easily, his prestige would inevitably be lost and he would lose face.

Five days later, the little emperor Liu Hong personally intervened in Guo Qing's case.Ting Wei Wu Gong was in charge of hearing the case. He adopted Chen Qiu's suggestion and interrogated the three witnesses separately.The testimonies of the three people were contradictory and full of loopholes, which proved to be false accusations.Guo Xi was acquitted.

In the second year of Jianning, in November, there was a solar eclipse.In one year, the sun was eaten by the tengu twice. In this era of divination for weddings and funerals, this is undoubtedly a very ominous omen.

This time, the one who paid the price for the "warning from heaven" was Taiwei Liu Chong who took office only in June.The absurd system of blaming the Taiwei for astronomical phenomena or catastrophic anomalies lasted until the Wei Wendi period before it was abolished.

As for the candidate for the new Taiwei, unexpectedly, it is not Qiao Xuan, who has returned with military exploits and has a high prestige among celebrities, nor is it Xu Xun and Wen Renxi, who are secretly supported by eunuchs.It was Guo Xi.

The Taiwei is the military and political leader, equivalent to today's Minister of Defense.The main job is to take charge of the military affairs of the four directions, assess military officers at all levels, discuss state affairs with Sikong and Situ, and be responsible for advising the emperor on his mistakes.

The imperial servant's silver seal and blue ribbon was replaced by the Taiwei's gold seal and purple ribbon, and Guo Xi looked very indifferent.Besides, he had a premonition: when the next natural disaster happened, it would be the time for him to pack up and go back to his hometown.So he does things very simply and neatly.

As soon as Guo Xi took office, a big event happened.The Qiang people who had surrendered for a short time rebelled again.Bian Jiang Duan Jiong asked for orders to attack the Qiang people.

Guo Xi appointed Tian Feng, a famous scholar in Jizhou, as his long history.

Tian Feng has been in the army for three years and is proficient in military affairs, which can just make up for Guo Xi's defect of only talking on paper.The key is that Tian Feng is very straightforward, upright and upright, and when his temper comes up, he dares to yell at Guo Xi in person.No matter how powerful Wang Fu is, he won't be able to bribe him, so don't worry if he uses a hundred.

Regarding the policy on the treatment of the Qiang people, there has always been quite a controversy in the court. The Zhuhe faction headed by veteran generals Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan advocated appeasement of the Qiang people and recruiting them to be driven by the great Han.The main combat faction headed by Duan Jiong advocated killing the Qiang people and exterminating their families so that they would no longer be able to plunder Han cities and towns.

In all fairness, if the great Han Dynasty was in a peaceful and prosperous age, the strategy of recruiting and surrendering the Qiang people proposed by veteran generals Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan would be very feasible.The surrendered Qiang tribes were moved to Guannei, scattered and settled in the Han villages, and assimilated to the living habits of the Qiang people. Over time, the two tribes merged into one tribe, regardless of each other. The ethnic conflicts would naturally disappear, and the Qiang chaos could be completely quelled.But the problem is that the Han Dynasty is not peaceful. There are rebellions and peasant uprisings one after another in various states and counties. The treasury is empty.

The more serious problem is: for 200 years, the Qiang rebellion broke out repeatedly. The big Han spent hundreds of billions of dollars to counter the rebellion repeatedly and recruited the Qiang people, but they were still unable to completely pacify Liangzhou. Continuous consumption, getting weaker and weaker, may be dragged down at any time.

Judging from the capriciousness of the Qiang people who would seek peace every time they lost a battle, rest and recuperate, and would surely come back once they regained their combat effectiveness, Duan Jiong's proposal may be more attractive.But it is also very difficult to implement. First, the plan is too bloody and brutal, which is strongly opposed by the gentry.The second is that war needs money and food, but the Han treasury has no money.

For the second question, Tian Feng proposed a good strategy: use war to support war.Looted Qiang people's belongings, population, cattle, sheep and horses, and used them as military resources.With this budget, only 54 billion yuan can be used to beat disabled Qiang people.

When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they all felt that this proposal was very good.After all, it cost 240 billion yuan to put down the rebellion of the Qiang people last time, and more than 80 billion yuan to put down the rebellion of the Qiang people last time. How long has it been stable?The Qiang people called again.The Qiang Rebellion is simply a bottomless pit that consumes money and food. If 54 billion can fill this hole, why not give it a try?

You can't stare blankly and let the bottomless pit of Qiang chaos drag down the big man.So the first problem is no longer a problem, the rebel Qiang people have rushed to the Sanfu area to grab money, food and women!They have been beaten into the house by others, and they must fight back. As for whether the method is bloody or cruel?Who cares!

Duan Jiong is used to fighting, and he is familiar with the details of the various tribes of the Qiang Jie, so he is definitely a good hand at robbing the Qiang people.He has always taken great care of Wang Fu's private treasury, so the eunuchs will not come out to sing the opposite.What's more, Liu Hong first ascended to the Great Treasure, and needed victory in foreign wars to increase his prestige, and he was willing to facilitate this.

So Duan Jiong led Qingqi to chase the Qiang people day and night.After chasing from Luochuan to Lingwu Valley, he moved to Hanyang.The Qiang people were frightened by the beating, and fled in all directions, and finally gathered in Shehu Valley.Duan Jiong's army crushed the country, pursued and fought fiercely. After more than a hundred battles, he beheaded more than 8000 people, recruited more than 4000 people, and seized hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and offal, with a total of 44 billion yuan.More than [-] soldiers were lost.The Eastern Qiang rebellion was put down, and Duan Jiong was granted the title of Marquis of Xinfeng County, with tens of thousands of households in the city.

Guo Xi recommended Tian Feng as a talented person.

Sangong, Guanglu, Yushi, and Zhoumu can recommend a talented person every year.There are more than 20 Maocai this year, and Tian Feng is the first in the countermeasures in front of the palace, and was selected as the censor.

Out of the professional habits he developed during his tenure as Ting Wei, Guo Xi couldn't help secretly observing the people around the little emperor Liu Hong.He discovered that there was a rift between Zhongchang servant Hou Lan and Huangmenling Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.

Da Changqiu Cao Jie is an old man who is very kind to everyone. He knows how to advance and retreat.Hou Lan was domineering and domineering. He never had a good look at the juniors who served Liu Hong, and repeatedly embarrassed Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong in public.

The reason why they can live in peace is because with the current power of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, they can't afford to offend Hou Lan, so they can only endure it temporarily.It can be foreseen that in a short time, when Liu Hong becomes the real lord of the world, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, as Liu Hong's confidantes, will inevitably hold great power. By then, disaster will befall Hou Lan.

Guo Xi sent people to collect evidence of Hou Lan and Wang Fu's corruption and bribery.There is also evidence that Hou Lan wantonly plundered land and occupied houses for his mother's tomb.Prepare it first, it is estimated that it will be used soon.

Bringing Hou Lan and Wang Fu to justice was something Xun Yu and Li Ying wanted to do but failed to do.Guo Xi felt that besides Chen Qiu, it was necessary to find another ally.

In view of the fact that Dou Wu assembled a group of pens to criticize the eunuch every day, it is a stupid thing to toss to death without causing any substantial harm to the eunuch.Guo Xi believes that the most important thing for an ally is to be tight-lipped, and it is best to be someone who is strong, likes to make a fortune in silence, and doesn't talk nonsense before killing his opponent.

Try the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.Tai Fu Hu Guang is obviously not suitable.Although this old man is knowledgeable about the past and the present, he is a capable minister, but he handles things smoothly and doesn't want to offend anyone.It is impossible to be the first bird.

Situ Xu Xun attached himself to the eunuch, and as a man, if he didn't sell him to Wang Fu, he would be considered merciful, and he would not consider it.

Sikong Liu Xiao belongs to the clan, so he is fairly decent.But right now, the little emperor Liu Hong has not yet firmly secured the throne, and he is very jealous of the elder clan and has all kinds of suspicions.Or don't look for trouble.

Guo Xi sifted through all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty in his mind, and came up with two possible candidates: Shaofu, Dahonghe Qiaoxuan, and Sili Xiaowei Yangqiu.

Qiao Xuan is upright and honest, yet elegant and humorous, needless to say he has both ability and virtue, the key is that he is ruthless.The corrupt officials targeted by him can basically buy a coffin to prepare for their funeral, and it doesn't matter who the backer is.

At that time, Suiyang was the overlord and the corrupt official Yang Chang had a very powerful backer. It was the general Liang Ji who poisoned the quality emperor Liu Yan because of a "dominant general".As a fierce man who dared to poison the emperor to death, Liang Ji's words were more effective than imperial edicts at that time, and no one dared to disobey them.Those who disobeyed him all went underground to meet Liu Yan.

It is said that Qiao Xuan has his eye on Yang Chang, and Yang Chang is so frightened that he quickly moves out of Liang Ji, his backer.

Liang Ji also cooperated very well and ordered Qiao Xuan's immediate superior to be optimistic about Qiao Xuan and not let him mess around.A special envoy was also sent to pardon Yang Chang.

However, Qiao Xuan didn't give Liang Ji face at all. While dealing with his immediate boss, he accelerated the investigation of Yang Chang's crimes. When Liang Ji's special envoy finally arrived in Suiyang County, Yang Chang had already been escorted to Beijing by Qiao Xuan in a prison car. .

This incident made Qiao Xuan famous for a while, and he has been promoted step by step since then.

Not long ago, Qiao Xuan was transferred back to the capital.He has made great contributions to suppressing the joint rebellion of Xianbei, Southern Huns, and Goguryeo. Originally, a Sangong official position could not escape.However, as soon as he gained a firm foothold in Luoyang, he impeached Dong Chong for corruption.

Who is Dong Chong?Now there are two empress dowagers in the palace, one is Empress Dou who is under house arrest waiting to die, and the other is Empress Dowager Dong, the biological mother of the little emperor.Dong Chong is the elder brother of Empress Dowager Dong and the uncle of Liu Hong.The embarrassing thing is: Qiao Xuan's impeachment is orderly and well-founded.Liu Hong had no choice but to reprimand his uncle Dong Chong, praise Qiao Xuan, and comfort his crying mother.

If the Eastern Han Dynasty had a circle of friends, Guo Xi might not be able to resist giving Qiao Xuan a hundred likes.This is a great man who has spent most of his life fighting against corrupt officials, and has won almost every time.He is an upright official who has been promoted step by step from a small official in the county government by virtue of his ability.

Yang Qiu is a person who hates evil like an enemy, and has the reputation of being a cruel official.The suspect is most afraid of falling into his hands, because other officials are at least juridical and convict people according to the severity of the crime.But here in Yangqiu, Xiao Dulu is a fart, no matter how greedy you are or how little you commit, you will be punished with severe punishment.What?You said that so-and-so's crime is not bad, and the crime is not extenuating?Sorry, you are late, you have already been killed...

Guo Xi thought it over again, and felt that Qiao Xuan was more reliable.That cruel official, Yang Qiu, has a strong and irritable temperament, and has a special preference for torture methods such as beating a board to extract confessions. Usually, the suspect can't bear the torture and dies before the case is clearly interrogated.

If it was just to kill Hou Lan and Wang Fu, there was no need for Yang Qiu at all. Guo Xi's disciples or the rangers on the streets of Luoyang could do better, but that was not in line with his original intention.Crudely ending the life of the wicked has never been the meaning of punishment.Through fair and just trials, criminals will be punished as they should be, so as to educate people to restrain their own behavior and make up for the remaining gaps in ethics.This is the deep meaning of giving ceremony and entering punishment.

It's time to go to court, but the little emperor Liu Hong is still sleeping.More than a dozen little yellow men crowed like a rooster outside Liu Hong's bedroom, trying to wake up the young emperor who was immersed in his sleep.

After being tormented for a long time by the eunuch's characteristic high-pitched voice deliberately imitating the crowing of a cock, Guo Xi finally couldn't help but taunt: "The hen is crowing."

Qiao Xuan listened sincerely, clapped his palms and laughed and said, "This hen always likes to do things for the rooster." When Hong summoned him, it reminded Liu Hong indiscriminately: Why hasn't Guo Taifu recently entered the palace to play chess with me?

Guo Xi would not tell Qiao Xuan that when Qiao Xuan opened a granary in the frontier to help the victims, the late emperor originally wanted him to be escorted back to Beijing in a prison car for punishment. If Qiao Xuan had first gone to Shushu to ask for instructions, waited for the late emperor to approve the decree, and then waited for the decree to be passed to the frontier, I am afraid that the Hulu would have already broken through the city and drove straight in, burned, killed and looted.So Qiao Xuan is not only innocent, but also has the merit of protecting the land and the people.

For some reason, their conversation spread to Shangshutai and became "Men Hen Sichen".Then it spread to the teahouses and restaurants on the streets of Luoyang, and it became a miracle of "a female chicken turning into a male".

"Recently there is something new in the palace. Brother, have you heard of it? There is a hen in the Chicken Crowing Hall that has stopped laying eggs. It crows every morning, and a big red comb grows on its head, turning into a big rooster."

It is said that half an hour later, Liu Hong finally came late, and went to the court with all the civil and military officials, and there was also a black mastiff wearing the official uniform of a Taiwei, facing all the officials. The officer barked wildly, looking scary and funny.

Guo Xi's eyelids twitched slightly, and under the strange gaze of his colleagues, he slowly walked to the position belonging to the Taiwei, and his every move was quite majestic.When he dissuaded Liu Hong and Empress Dowager Dong from selling their officials to make money, he expected Liu Hong to be angry, but he didn't expect that the way Liu Hong expressed his dissatisfaction was so childish.Dress up a mastiff as a captain, and humiliate him: I can wag my tail when I feed a dog, you take my rewards and salary every day, and you still object if I want to make some money?

If Liu Hong's move was instigated by the eunuch, it shows that he is cowardly and incompetent.If it is his own idea, it means that he is stupid and absurd, no matter what kind, he is not a monarch worthy of assistance.

The faces of all the officials are not very good-looking.Since the eunuchs took over power, government orders have been conveyed through the Shangshutai, and the real power of the Taiwei has been depleted, but the Taiwei is the head of all officials after all. (The general is not permanent.) The dogs are all wearing the crowns of Taiwei. Does it mean that they are not even as good as dogs?

Liu Hong didn't care about the state of the officials, and threw out a thunderstorm: You always said that the world belongs to me, but last time the hailstone smashed half of the eaves in the palace, and the Yongle Palace where the Empress Dowager lived was leaking. , I want to repair the palace, but you actually say that the treasury is empty, there is no money, and it cannot be repaired.Very good, anyway, I am not used to living in that old palace.I want to build a new West Garden.Don't use the money from the national treasury, but pay from my private treasury.

Guo Xi: "..."

The ministers: "..."

His Majesty's private treasury?Isn't that the money for selling officials?

It is also a tradition of the old Liu family to sell officials and sell nobles.Both Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wendi Jingdi sold titles in limited quantities.In the period of Emperor Huan Liu Zhi, the army was full of disasters. In order to raise money to quell the rebellion and relieve disasters, Liu Zhi carried forward the system of selling officials. Officials such as Guanneihou, Huben, Yulin, and the five doctors could spend money to take office.

But when it comes to selling officials, compared with Liu Hong, the ancestors of the old Liu family are simply weak.Because Liu Hong not only asked for money from those who bought the official, but also paid money from the courtiers who did not buy the official, and became officials by virtue of their ability, which is called "assignment money".What should I do if I have no money to be an honest official?Don't worry, you can take the job first and then pay, and you can also pay in installments.

In Liu Hong's eyes, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are like walking purses.Although he can only imitate Liu Zhi for the time being and sell some official titles sold by his predecessors, sooner or later, he will have to clearly mark the price of the three princes and nine ministers.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong looked at Guo Xi, and saw that Guo Taiwei was kneeling and sitting on the head in an extremely positive and elegant posture, with clear eyebrows, and his whole body, even a strand of hair looked very appropriate, and he couldn't pick out a single strand of hair. There is no joy or anger in the slightest disgrace.

Yingchuan celebrity is really extraordinary.

When Guo Xi was expressionless, he had a very strong aura, which made Liu Hong panic a little.Last night Wang Fu discussed with Empress Dowager Dong for a long time, and they specially told Liu Hong: If Guo Taiwei opposes the strategy of selling officials, it is criticizing the government and disrespecting the late emperor, you can kill him.If Guo Taiwei agrees with the strategy of selling officials, then killing him after a while can calm the resentment caused by selling officials.By the way, appease those courtiers who oppose selling officials.But at this moment, Guo Taiwei didn't say a word, Wang Fu and his mother didn't say how to deal with this situation...

Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to kill Guo Taiwei, but he didn't want to conflict with Wang Fu, at least not yet.

However, Wang Fu was full of confidence last night, and wanted to use the mastiff to humiliate Guo Taiwei, making Guo Taiwei angry on the spot, couldn't help but speak, and handed over the handle.However, now it seems that this plan has obviously failed. The promised soldiers can be killed but not humiliated?

In the third year of Jianning (AD 170), in March, Bingyin was dark and the sun was eclipsed.Taiwei Guo Xi submitted his resignation.

In April, Ren Wenren was attacked as Taiwei.Guo Xi was a doctor in Taizhong. Guo Xi resigned because of illness and returned to his hometown Yingchuan.

In July, Sikong Liu Xiao was dismissed, and Qiao Xuan was promoted to Sikong.

As soon as Qiao Xuan took office, he impeached Dong Chong for extorting bribes from officials in the name of the Queen Mother.

In fact, there is no such thing as "falsely using the name of the Queen Mother". Dong Chong asked for money for the Queen Mother.

It is well known that Empress Dowager Dong loves money.But the queen mother of a country frequently suggested that the courtiers would give money, and she was still in Yongle Palace hugging the pure gold rockery she got by taking bribes, giggling and crying with joy, Qiao Xuan really couldn't bear such a thing that hurt the royal family's face.But the risk of directly impeaching the emperor's mother-in-law was too great, so Qiao Xuan decided to make an example. Anyway, the Empress Dowager Dong lived in the deep palace, and Dong Chong had always been the one to ask for bribes, and he was not wronged at all.

Empress Dowager Dong was already talked about because of her concubine's background, but now she has become the laughing stock of the government and the public.In order to hide their ugliness, the royal family chopped Dong Chong off.The charge was "Jiao Yongle's kinship with the Queen Mother".It is under the guise of Queen Mother Dong's entrustment.

I have to say that this charge was too upright, it slapped Queen Mother Dong's face so red and swollen.

When the news reached Yingchuan Yangzhai, it was already late autumn.Guo Xi is drinking, a family's full moon wine.

For the gentry, the birth of a son in the family is a great event worthy of celebration.You should thank the gods, offer sacrifices to your ancestors, and announce the good news to your relatives and friends with wedding cakes and red eggs.

The father of the child has to make a pair of bows and arrows with his own hands, and shoot them in all directions, praying that the child will serve the world and rule the four directions in the future.On the day of the full moon, the child has to take a bath, wear a dress, play with jade Zhang, and wear a jade pendant.The family will also hold a naming ceremony, feast the guests, and announce the child's name to the public.

"Guo Jia."

Guo Xi repeated it softly, Jia means beautiful, and those who are kind-hearted are Jia.This child is like a jade carving, and it is indeed very beautiful, which makes people yearn for it.