Zhu Nao

After the autumn harvest, all townships and villages began to voluntarily report their household registrations.

Most of the people are very happy about this.From next year, they will be able to enjoy preferential policies, and their burden will be reduced more and more. Will they be able to live a better life?

People in various prefectures spoke highly of Mr. Zhu Fuyin, who promoted the favorable policy.You must know that there is only Yuan Jilu who is licentious and innocent in front of him. The appointment of Zhu Fuyin to the people in Sichuan is like rain from heaven!

The common people are happy, but there are also some people who are not happy - that is, all the officials who participated in the fraud when Qingzhang compiled the book.

And Tan Wu is one of them.

You must know that as a small official, Tan Wu's background is not good, and his salary is not much, but since he became a public servant, his family has become richer day by day, buying new land every year, and now it is comparable to a small rich family. up.

The reason why he can get rich so quickly is precisely because he is "a man of high skill and boldness".There is no bribe he dare not accept, no fraud he dare not practice.Just measuring the benefits of the land once was enough for him to buy another three acres of new land for his family.

So when Tan Wu came home that day, he saw his father sitting in the front hall, pacing back and forth anxiously.

When Tan's father saw Tan Wu, he hurried forward three steps at a time, and asked, "My son, I heard that the government is going to rebuild the household registration book?"

Tan Wu said: "Yes, Dad, have you heard about it?"

Father Tan said anxiously: "How can you not hear about such a big event? Why did the government remake the household registration book? Do you know about your favoritism and fraud? You have collected so much money, if you are caught, How many years do you have to go to prison?"

Tan Wu was not as worried as his father.If he was not courageous, he would not dare to do such a thing.

He said confidently: "No. Father, there are so many cheaters, how can the government manage them?"

Father Tan was still very scared: "You should be more honest these days and stop doing those things. If the government really pursues it, it will be a disaster!"

But Tan Wu waved his hands carelessly: "Father, have you heard the phrase that the law does not blame the public? Let alone whether the government has the ability to find out what I did. It’s hard to say if you don’t dare to control it! So many ordinary people are involved in fraud, and I alone collected money from dozens of households. If this is strictly investigated and everyone is arrested, the world will not be in chaos, will it?”

Then he said: "In my opinion, the newly appointed Governor of Zhu Fu is simply a soft persimmon. Otherwise, why would he say that the household registration book was flooded? Can the official treasury of the three prefectures be flooded together? What a fool! He's clearly afraid that if the investigation is too strict, he won't be able to keep his official position. So he can only give money to the common people."

Father Tan stared and said, "How can you be so sure? In the end, what you did was immoral. I told you not to do it, but you just didn't listen! What if something happens..."

Tan Wu couldn't listen to his father's nagging, and said impatiently: "Okay, stop talking! If you don't like it, don't spend the money I earn, and don't eat the food I got! Your son is better than you now! If you are more capable, don’t teach me there!”

Father Tan was dumbfounded.

Tan Wu was too lazy to talk nonsense with his father, so he shook his hands and went back to the house with a straight face.

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Chengdu Prefecture.

Zhu Nao was sitting in the room reviewing the official documents, while Xue Daoqing was flipping through the official documents in his cubicle.

Like Xie Wuji, Zhu Nao didn't have the time to teach Xue Daoqing personally, but he also abided by the agreement, so he asked someone to show Xue Daoqing some official documents, and let Xue Daoqing understand it by himself.If Xue Daoqing came to him with any questions, he would give him some pointers.

The two were busy when suddenly an official came to report.

"Fu Yin." The official said, "The household registration books made by the people of Qianzhou have also been delivered, and all the prefectures have been collected now."

When Xue Daoqing heard the word "Household Register" in the cubicle, he couldn't help curling his lips, and then pricked up his ears to listen.

Regarding Zhu Nao's approach to rebuilding the household registration, he has always been criticized in his heart.He admitted that Jun Nao's approach would be more effective than establishing harsh punishments, but he also felt that Jun Nao's approach was too gentle, so gentle that it made people feel weak.

So many people practice favoritism and cheat, just because of the sentence "the law does not blame the public", are they really not responsible?After all, isn't it scary?

But I heard Zhu Nao say unhurriedly: "Let's start the investigation after collecting everything. Let the officials of the Du branch do the accounting and comparison, and rank the states according to the severity of the fraud. Report it to Xu Shaoyin and let him order Send people to the states to picket and punish those officials who practice favoritism."

Xue Daoqing was taken aback.

The officials who came to report got the order and withdrew.

After a while, Xue Daoqing couldn't help but put down the things in his hands, and walked towards Jun Nao.

When he came to the house, Jun Nao heard the movement and looked up at him.

Xue Daoqing looked strange, and said: "I thought Fu Yin didn't intend to investigate."

After a pause, he said again: "The common people have a share in the malpractice for personal gain, and the officials also have a share. Why are you so tolerant to the common people? Because there are so many of them? But you have to strictly investigate the officials? Since you want to calm things down, it is the same to picket officials for fraud. Will it throw the states into chaos?"

Zhu Nao raised his eyebrows: "Keep things quiet? That's not all for this."

Xue Daoqing frowned, and said: "It's not for peace of mind, so why don't you investigate the faults of the common people?"

Zhu Nao smiled slightly, looked at Xue Dao and asked, "What do you think is the law and what is the system?"

Xue Daoqing was taken aback.This question was too big, and he didn't know where to start to answer it, so he couldn't help asking: "What is it?"

Zhu Nao did not answer this question.He crossed his fingers, leaned on the back of the chair, and said slowly, "Well, I can't explain it clearly in a few words."

Xue Daoqing: "..." Then you still ask me? ?

But Zhu Nao spoke again: "But there is a truth, which can be explained in a few words."

Xue Daoqing hurriedly asked: "What?"

Zhu Nao said unhurriedly: "If one person breaks the law, it is the people's fault; if all the people break the law, it is the fault of the law and the failure of the system." After a short pause, he added, "If one official breaks the law, it is the official's fault; Ten thousand officials broke the law...Of course, it is still the official's fault."

Xue Daoqing was stunned.

If the people break the law, is it a fault of the law, a failure of the system?Indeed, if too many people cannot abide by a decree, then either there is something wrong with the decree itself, or something is wrong with the implementation system.If you say so, it is indeed not the fault of the people.

But as far as officials are concerned, no matter whether the laws are reasonable or not and the system is perfect, since they have received official positions and salaries, they have the obligation to act according to the regulations.If you don't follow it, you are wrong and unforgivable.

That's why Zhu Nao spared the people who practiced malpractice for personal gain, but ordered the officials to be strictly investigated.

Xue Daoqing was silent.

Zhu Nao fiddled with the pen, and asked with a smile: "Young Master Xue, do you have any questions?"

Xue Daoqing wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.He stared at Junao with complicated eyes for a while, shook his head, and went back to continue studying the official documents.

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"Xiaoer, bring three jars of the best wine! I'm treating you to this table!"

In the tavern, Tan Wuhao proudly patted a hanging copper coin.

The friends around him said enviously: "Look at Brother Tan, he is generous in his actions. If I had known earlier, we would also be working as errands in the government."

Tan Wu said cheerfully, "It's just a meal of drinks, how much is it worth?"

Sitting at this table were all Tan Wu's regular friends, some of whom were engaged in small businesses, and none of them were as generous as Tan Wu, so it's no wonder that everyone envied him.

One person whispered: "Hey, I heard that the Chengdu government has been investigating the fraudulent household registration recently, and has sent people to the state capital. Tan Wu, you should be careful, and be careful not to let the people in the Chengdu government watch you."

Tan Wu didn't take it seriously: "Where did you hear the news? Why didn't I know about it?"

The man said: "I also heard it from others. You haven't heard of it. Maybe they are investigating secretly and don't want to scare the snake!"

Tan Wu sneered and said, "Impossible! Do you know how many people have falsified their household registrations? If they are all caught, it may not be my turn!"

Seeing that he was so determined, the man didn't know what to say, so he could only say: "Then you should be careful."

Tan Wu waved his hand and said, "Drink, drink!"

A group of cronies and friends drank and bragged until it was almost dark before Tan Wu went home drunk.

Walking in a crooked drunken step, he came to the door of his house and pushed the door hard, but the door didn't open.He stared with drunken eyes, looked at it for a long time in the dim light, and finally saw a few seals on the door of his house.

He was immediately displeased, and yelled with his tongue out: "Who, who messed up the stickers here? What did you write?"

He squinted his eyes hard again, trying to see the words on the note clearly. After reading for a long time, he didn't see a few words clearly, but suddenly there was a buzzing in his head, and the wine woke up seven points.

He suddenly broke out in cold sweat, his legs and feet were weak, and he turned around and wanted to run.But when he turned his head, two tolerance officers with knives were already standing behind him.

Tan Wu stammered, "Two, two big brothers..."

The officer said coldly: "Tan Wu, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come with us."

Tan Wu ran away, but unfortunately he drank too much wine, his legs and feet were as soft as mud, and he was kicked on the ground from behind with a heart-warming kick after just two steps.Immediately afterwards, someone twisted his arms severely and lifted him up.

"After investigation, Tan Wu, the county magistrate of Pingyang County, Meizhou, is suspected of perverting the law for personal gain, committing fraud and committing fraud. I have been ordered to come and arrest the criminals and bring them to justice, and seize the property of the Tan family." The official said coldly, "Let's go."

Tan Wujiu had already woken up from the fright, the two were warring and regretful.It's a pity that it's too late to regret now!

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Zhu Nao was discussing matters with Xu Yu in the hall, and another official came to report.

The official said: "Fu Yin, Shao Yin, Song Lu is back."

Zhu Nao and Xu Yu looked at each other.

Junao said, "Let him in."

A few months ago, the troops sent by the Xie family to Guanzhong were intercepted by Xu Yu in Shuzhong.After Zhu Nao came back, he sent someone to prepare a car and horses, and sent Xie's family to Guanzhong to find Xie Wuji.And Song Lu was the person sent by Zhu Nao to be the escort.

In fact, the escort team had already returned several months ago, only Song Lu never came back.I heard that he had a very happy conversation with the Xie family, and Zhu Nao assigned him a mission to establish a good relationship with the Xie family, so that he could build a bridge between them, so that the Chengdu government can do business with the Xie family in Huizhou.Therefore, Song Lu stayed in Guanzhong for a longer period of time to develop a closer relationship with Xie's family.

I thought he would stay in Guanzhong for a long time, but I didn't expect that within a few months, he had already returned.

After a while, Song Lu came to the hall.Perhaps because of running around for several days, he was much thinner than Hei before departure, and his expression was a little tired.

When he saw Zhu Nao and Xu Yu, he quickly knelt down and saluted: "My subordinates see Fu Yin, Shao Yin... Sigh."

Xu Yu was startled and asked, "Why are you sighing? What happened?"

Song Ludao: "This subordinate was ordered to escort Third Young Master Xie out of Shu, and had a pleasant conversation with Third Young Master Xie along the way. Third Young Master Xie was also very happy to hear that Fu Yin intends to do business with Xie's family, and promised his subordinates to wait for him to settle down in Guanzhong. So he sent someone to go with me to Huizhou, and introduced me to some of the principals of the Xie family."

Third Young Master Xie is Xie Wuji's Cong elder brother, he is the third among Xie family's brothers of the same generation, so he thanks Third Young Master.This time the Xie family sent a group of people to Guanzhong, the most distinguished among them was the Third Young Master Xie, there were also several descendants of the Xie family's side branches, and a group of servants.

Xu Yu asked, "And then?"

Song Ludao: "After the third son Xie arrived in Lingtai County, he found General Xie and said that the Xie family had heard that General Xie's army was in a difficult situation and was short of money and food, so they specially sent him to help General Xie with military affairs - I heard that Xie San The young master is already in charge in Huizhou, and he is also a very shrewd businessman."

Xu Yu couldn't help being surprised.That's what he's afraid of.In fact, the Xie family has quite a few good businessmen who are good at making money, not to mention better than Zhu Nao, but it may not be so difficult to earn some military rations.With the help of his own brothers, Xie Wuji might not need the alliance with Chengdu Mansion.

Could it be that Song Lu was driven back by someone?

Song Lu took a breath, and said: "But General Xie rejected him as soon as he heard the third son Xie's intention. I don't know if there is any festival between them. I heard that General Xie said yes' The ways are different, and we don’t conspire with each other.’ He also sent someone to send Mr. Xie and the others back to Huizhou.”

Xu Yu was taken aback.

Song Lu said again: "Young Master Xie traveled all the way from Huizhou to Guanzhong, so of course he didn't want to just go back. He found a few officers under General Xie and asked them to help him speak well to General Xie. I don't know Where did you offend General Xie, General Xie directly...cut off the third son Xie..."

Xu Yu: "..."

He never expected that things would develop like this.Is Xie Wuji addicted to killing relatives? !

Song Lu sighed again.With the death of Third Young Master Xie, the promise he had made would of course be for naught, and even the mission with him would be considered ruined.He said helplessly: "The subordinates have to go back to Shuzhong first and report this matter to the governor."

Zhu Nao wasn't very surprised, he just shook his head "tsk tsk", as if he also felt that Xie Wuji's actions were a little unreasonable.

But Xu Yu recovered from the shock, and after thinking about it carefully, she probably could figure out the reason why Xie Wuji did this.

Song Lu never participated in it, but just hearing about it, he thought that the third young master Xie Wuji was looking for Xie Wuji's subordinates to ask them to help make peace.In fact, some of Xie Wuji's officers had backgrounds, so Mr. Xie's trip might not be without other preparations.It is reasonable for him to win over Xie Wuji's subordinates behind Xie Wuji's back.It's just that Xie Wuji said that if you kill your brother, you will kill your brother, which is indeed too cruel...

After Song Lu reported what had happened, he hurriedly said, "Fu Yin, Shao Yin, and Mr. Xie are dead, but my subordinates have followed him for a while, and I heard him talk about some people in Huizhou. If my subordinates go to Huizhou , maybe we can get in touch with the Xie family."

Although there is no such good bridge as Mr. Xie, but if you think about it, there is still a chance to do business with Xie's family.

But Zhu Nao sighed, and said, "Oh, forget about it!"

Song Lu thought it was Zhu Nao who was afraid that he would not be able to handle it well, so he hurriedly said, "Fu Yin, my subordinate..."

But Xu Yu shook his head and reminded: "Since Xie Wuji killed his uncle first, and now he is killing his brother, I am afraid that he has completely broken with the Xie family in Huizhou."

Song Lu was startled, and then he understood.Since Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji are allies, if he goes to do business with Xie's family now, he will not give Xie Wuji face, I am afraid that Xie Wuji will turn his head against him.So I can only give up.

Song Lu hurriedly said, "Yes... this subordinate understands."

Zhu Nao sighed again and again: "Thank you, General, for ruining my good business again."

Pausing for a moment, then suddenly sneered, and said: "Forget it, since he favors me so much, I don't care about him."

Xu Yu and Song Lu: "..." Could this face change be faster?

He was puzzled again: Does Xie Wuji like Junao very much?When did he say that?Why haven't I heard of it...