Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1044 Dance between the rules

   While Fei was deciding whether to kill or not in Yinshan Mountain, there was also a discussion about whether to kill or not in Zhongshao Mansion in Guanzhong.

  The current situation in Guanzhong, for Zhong Shao, is simply internal and external strife.

  Yang Biao has been in the court for a while, although Zhong Shao tried his best to suppress him, but under the surface calm, there are dark waves. Chong Shao has already got the news that a group of people are colluding secretly and are planning to impeach him on the grounds of frequent natural and man-made disasters in Guanzhong!

  The cornerstone of the political system of the Han Dynasty, the heaven-human induction system formed during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, has been operating for two to three hundred years, and it can be regarded as extremely proficient. The so-called emperor is adhering to the will of heaven to manage and coordinate all things in the world, and Sangong is an important assistant of the emperor.

  The occurrence of natural disasters and man-made disasters must be some expression of dissatisfaction with the actions of the emperor...

Of course, the Son of Heaven will not make mistakes, and there will be no mistakes, so naturally, as the assistant of the Son of Heaven, there is a deviation in understanding and conveying the meaning of the Son of Heaven, so he should bear the responsibility for this so-called "natural disasters and man-made disasters" stand up.

  The military disaster in Guanzhong is considered a man-made disaster, so there is nothing wrong with it.

  The plague that has spread from Tongguan to Chang'an before, and has not completely subsided yet, is frightening.

  So now natural disasters and man-made disasters occur at the same time, whose problem is this?

  At present, the three princes in the imperial court have false titles, and Zhong Shao is actually in power, so naturally it is the problem of Zhong Shao.

"It's really unreasonable!" Zhong Shao's son, Zhong Jie couldn't help it, straightened his back, pointed his hand slantingly, and said angrily, "Such a gossip is like a gossip! What is natural disaster and man-made disaster? Is there any connection? As for the plague and natural disaster, according to Haier, it is mostly carried by the Yang family! Originally, there is no epidemic disease in Jingzhao, so why is the plague spreading when the Yang family comes?"

   Zhong Jie said indignation, but Zhong Shao still had a calm face, as if he didn't hear it at all. Children, um, even if they are in their thirties or forties, they are still children in the eyes of their parents. It is normal for them to be young and have a bad temper. Lost composure.

  Everyone came from the time when they were young, so I have a certain idea of ​​the situation when I was young.

  But when Zhong Jie saw his father's appearance, he couldn't help becoming more and more annoyed in his heart. When he said this, he was also thinking about the whole family. Why did his father act like he had nothing to do with him...

"My lord father, Xiliang's rebel army is powerful, so the Yang family fled to Hongnong. Now that the rebel army has declined, they come back again, and let them take all the cheap things in the world!" Zhong Jie was furious, "Father How can the adults ignore it? There is a saying that a snake can’t do without a head, so let’s have it..."

   Zhong Shao raised his eyelids, looked at his child, was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "This plan...was your plan, or it was taught by others..."

   Kind of confused, he hesitated for a while and said: "...This, it's my child's own thought..."

Zhong Shao stared at Zhong Jie firmly, as if he was judging whether the answer was true or not, and he said after a while: "...If you think it yourself, it's fine... If someone else gave it to you, you must tell the truth to the father... "

  Zhong Jie said: "...This is indeed what the child thought..."

  Zong Shao nodded, paused for a while, and suddenly said angrily: "Stupid! You want to make Zhongshi follow Dong Zhongying's footsteps? Normally, your talent is not outstanding, but you are also considered smart. How can you say such stupid words today!"

  What did Dong Zhuo do?

  If you talk about controlling the court, staying overnight in the palace, setting up the throne, poisoning the emperor, moving the capital to Chang'an, etc., in the eyes of many gentry, these are not really big things...

   It's just that Dong Zhongying's work was a little rough, and she was ridiculed as a martial artist.

  Only these gentry children began to oppose on a large scale, and the most fundamental reason why everyone started to join hands to kill Dong Zhuo was actually the day when Dong Zhuo killed Yuan Wei.

  What happened to Emperor Han, whether he was being praised to the sky or sitting under his buttocks? In fact, these gentry children were not very concerned, because no matter how painful the emperor was, it was only the emperor's business. The emperors of the Han Dynasty were killed by their relatives, and there were not a few of them killed by their own people. What Dong Zhuo did was just a repetition of his relatives back then.

  But Dong Zhuo couldn't kill Yuan Kai without authorization, and then killed Zhang Wen.

  Who is Yuan Wei?

   is the representative of the Guan family in the world, and was once the guide on Dong Zhuo's official career.

  Who is Zhang Wen?

  Although he is not as famous as Yuan Kai, he was also Dong Zhuo's old boss when he was in Xiliang.

   Even if there are tens of millions of mistakes, you can be dismissed from office, or even exiled, but you must never kill without authorization, and you will be executed everywhere. How can you prevent everyone from the gentry from endangering themselves?

  Yang Biao is also the top family in the world.

   And now Zhong Jie actually said that he asked Zhong Shao to directly attack Yang Biao with a knife?

  Although we all know that it is not difficult to kill a person, no matter ancient or modern times, if we really want to kill a person, we can always find some excuses or opportunities.

   But the difficulty is after killing...

  Before killing Yang Biao, only Yang Biao had to be dealt with, but after killing Yang Biao alone, the majority of people had to be dealt with!

  Zong Shao's sudden outburst of anger made Zhong Jie feel a little overwhelmed, and quickly fell to the ground: "Father...it's the child's slip of the tongue, please calm down..."

Zhong Shao took a long breath, sighed, and said, "Get up...Actually, as a father, why don't you want to kill him and then quickly...But this action of a warrior is inappropriate after all...People in the world are bustling, Living for fame and fortune... But there are rules in this fame and fortune! Don't think that you are the only one who is smart! If you break the rules, it means that no one in the world can obey the rules in your place! Do you know what the consequences will be?! "

   Zhong Jie was a little confused for a while, not knowing how to answer, and after a while, he asked in a low voice: "My lord father, what is this rule...what is it?"

"If someone else asks, I have to say...the way of heaven and earth is all rules..." Zhong Shao gestured for Zhong Jie to sit closer, and then said in a low voice, "...the ministers of the court, you must salute when you see me, regardless of what's in your heart Likes and dislikes, why? It’s all because of the word rules. If you salute to someone here today, someone else will salute to him in the future! If you don’t abide by the rules of the court, and you count on the people under it, who will abide by it?”

"Rules are etiquette," Zhong Shao looked at Zhong Jie, and continued, "At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in chaos, why? Lost its Zhou etiquette. Now the world is also in chaos, why? It's all because Dong Zhongying, a warrior, lost Han etiquette in his actions. The master of the prince just happened at the right time, otherwise how could he have the position of the three princes? Do you know that in the past when Dong Zhongying awarded the head, there were countless wanderers in the world, and after learning about it, they were not happy, but sighed with regret?"

  Zhong Jie was puzzled at first, then thought about it carefully, then took a breath and said, "...My lord father means... Could it be that Master Wang is just taking a step ahead?"

"Exactly! Killing one person can gain the respect of the world! Such a thing, how can you not follow up?" Zhong Shao nodded and said, "If you break the rules of the people in the world, you will be regarded as an enemy by the people in the world! You can guard against it For a while, can it be prevented for a lifetime? Even if the matter of Wang Zishi fails, there will be someone who will follow him, and finally take Dong Zhongying's head!"

   "This..." Zhong Jie couldn't help being a little tongue-tied.

Only the people at the bottom of the society do not feel how important the rules are, nor do they feel that the rules are of any help to them, only oppression and exploitation, so these people at the bottom of the society say every day that they want to oppose this and that. , I can't wait to turn the sky up.

  These people belong to the lowest level. Whether it is thinking or acting, they are relatively straightforward. If they refuse to accept it, they will take a knife. What are you afraid of killing someone? Eighteen years later, they will become a hero again, which has become the basic principle of these people.

  Because these people really have nothing more valuable than a cheap life.

However, as long as people with a little class and a higher standing enjoy the convenience and benefits brought by the various rules in this society, as long as they are a little clear-headed, they will not wantonly break the rules. .

Even if these people have been suppressed by these rules before, once they make a profit, they will naturally maintain these rules, just like what Zhong Shao said, when he entered and left the court, the people who saluted him respectfully were all out of the country. Out of respect for the individual?

  Actually, not necessarily. Instead of saying that these people are saluting to Zhong Shao, it is better to say that they are saluting to the rules and regulations of the Han Dynasty court, because these people also know that protecting Zhong Shao's face is also protecting their own face. Even the court clothes have to be made wide and wide, so that people can look taller. If ordinary people outside the court and the public can see through the rotten grass under the glamorous appearance, and see the layers of fat under the court clothes or It is skinny, so what majesty is there?

   Only those who have never enjoyed the rules, or are still in a state of ignorance, will wantonly trample on the rules instead of taking advantage of them.

  Now the rules of the gentry in the world have been gradually developed since the early Han Dynasty, and have continued to this day, forming a conventional pattern. This pattern is not only in the court, but also in the countryside.

  Why do you think you can kill Yang Biao?

  Because Yang Biao is just one person.

  People will always die, even drinking saliva may choke to death.

   But why can't Yang Biao be killed?

  Because Yang Biao is not just a person.

  It, like Yuan Wei, represents the highest achievement of the gentry families in the world, and is the goal of all gentry families for generations or even more than a dozen generations.

  The prodigal son Zhong Shao mentioned is actually a unique culture in the Han Dynasty, the ranger from all over the world. These people regard themselves as righteous, and usually like to do some things to show off. If they heard that people like Yang Biao were killed for no reason, wouldn't they immediately jump up and come to Chang'an with knives and guns?

  Send your own personnel to carry out the assassination, just like what Dong Zhuo did, to make it clear to the world that I did it, what? Then Dong Joo went underground...

   Get some hands on killer assassins or something. These assassins and killers agreed on the surface, and turned around and sold the buyer everywhere, and they can also win a heroic name, just like someone in the plains who wanted to assassinate Liu Bei...

   Taking a step back, the Yang family has been based in Hongnong for more than a hundred years, and has served as the Sangong. Doesn’t he have some warriors around him, and ordinary people can really get close?

  Break the rules of the world, and become the enemy of the rest of the world who abide by the rules. Didn't those monkeys in later generations who were locked in cages dare not touch any bananas that were readily available?

When Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, he became famous all over the world and achieved a great career. If Zhong Shao became Dong Zhuo's second and got a BUFF that is good at killing celebrities, it would not become the biggest experience pack in the world. As long as it is done, Wouldn't it be possible to become tall, rich and handsome from being short and poor immediately, and marry Bai Fumei?

  Even for these libertines, rangers will be generous if they fail, miss, or get caught, and then die. Naturally, the local gentry will come forward to arrange for the parents and children in their own homes. To die for one's own life, in exchange for the whole family's future food and clothing, in fact, there are still many people who are willing to do it.

   "So, don't you want to watch the Yang family's reckless behavior?" Zhong Jie understands a little bit, but still feels that it is not appropriate to procrastinate like this.

"Heh..." Zhong Shao stroked his beard and smiled slightly, "...that Fei Ziyuan in Bingbei can tolerate such a yellow-mouthed junior, why can't the old man bear it? It's a pity, if Fei Ziyuan made a move at the beginning...but if If that’s the case, I’m afraid there won’t be a future Zhengxi position…”

Chong Shao looked at Zhong Jie and said: "Sun Tzu said, 'Use righteousness to win by surprise', everything must be prepared, thoughtful, and stored, and you must not act rashly. It's a losing game..."

"I called you here because I wanted to see if you have improved after handling political affairs over the past few days..." Zhong Shao looked at Zhong Jie, obviously disappointed, "...After going back, I will read "Xiao Dai Ji" again. Write it down ten times..."

   "Only..." Zhong Jie was a little dumbfounded, but he could only nod his head in agreement. "Xiao Dai Ji" has a lot of words, and it is extremely hard to copy it ten times, but what can I do? You can't disobey the rules between father and son, right?

Seeing Zhong Jie's dejected appearance, Zhong Jie said: "Actually, this matter... I have already made arrangements for my father. Recently, the Yang family has jumped up and down, making friends with cronies... Hehe, what I want is nothing more than wanting to hold the court again. That's all... As a father, you will be the king of the court tomorrow, and you will play a memorial to His Majesty, and present the son of the Yang family as a big Honghe, and go to Jizhou as an envoy to mediate the dispute between the Yuan family and the Gongsun family!"

  (end of this chapter)