Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2487 Blood and Iron

  Xiahou Dun staggered on horseback.

  His mind was also ups and downs.

  Cao Cao's meaning is very clear, but he, the executor, still has some doubts.

  According to Cao Cao's intention, he didn't want to keep his hand.

   If you don't hold back your hands, you will see blood.

  Hemorrhage.

  The problem of Han officials is already very serious. Xiahou Dun knew this too. The so-called probation system of the big man has actually been reduced to human relationships. The whole system is his own people, and then the successors are those who only choose his own people. It can easily become a family business, and those who put On the bright side, the assessment is almost a decoration, no matter how bad one is, they will be promoted to the forefront in the interview process, while others, no matter how good the written test is, are always inexplicably lost in the interview process.

Those so-called official interviews have become a nondescript fig leaf, like the loincloth of the Eastern Japanese, which is obviously just a cloth strip used to cover up, and there must be some forty-five-degree angles, and what else is left and right? The titles of Yuezhong Gun, Liu Chi Gun, and even patina...

  Under such a nondescript selection system, what will the big Han officials be like?

  Guanzhong Sanfu's strict selection of candidates based on examinations rather than interviews is actually another kind of "princes and generals have a kind". In fact, Cao Cao did not object to the so-called "respecting the virtuous but not avoiding relatives", but the focus is on "virtuous", not "pro"!

  How many people can a fool kill?

  Xiahou Dun has already experienced it personally, and he also agrees with Cao Cao's attitude of seeking talents, but it is not necessary to use blood to reconcile conflicts between the people and the gentry, but it has become Xiahou Dun's current doubts.

   After all, I still have to think about the future...

   Otherwise, what will happen in the future?

   What about the official system after the killing?

  When Dong Zhuo arrived in Luoyang, almost all the officials quit. The state government was completely paralyzed, and the counties in Shandong refused to implement orders...

   There are some things that cannot be done too well.

  Xiahou Dun thought so.

But Cao Cao said, "There are many kinds of talents in the world. Some are good at farming, so let him be in charge of farming; some are good at counting, let him measure; some are good at literature, let him go." Being a doctor... But no matter what he is good at nowadays, he always uses the scriptures as his policy and his blood as his threshold. How can the society develop stably? The most serious thing is that these people are still occupying the position, and no one is allowed to go up...In the end, it becomes only grabbing the position, and can't do anything else...』

  Cao Cao finally asked Xiahou Dun to come to Yingyin to have a look...

  So Xiahou Dun came with his soldiers.

  Xiahou Dun's headquarters soldiers.

  The Cao family is also the core strength of the Xiahou family.

  Yingyin, in Xiahoudun's impression, is considered a very good county. Guan Ying was granted the title of Marquis of Yingyin in the early Han Dynasty, and it is now the top-ranked area in the seventeen cities of Yingchuan. After all, it is not too far from Xu County.

  Xiahou Dun visited once before, and felt that although Yingyin could not be compared with Xu County, it was still prosperous, with many merchants coming and going, and the market was orderly. Simply put, it was very good.

  But when Xiahou Dun really left Xu Du and went to Yingyin, he didn't feel anything at first, but then he felt abnormal.

  In Yingchuan, not all counties are rich, and there are also poor counties. To use an analogy, if Xu County is about 100 points, then there are 90 or 30 points in the small and large counties in Yingchuan. This is normal, after all, it is impossible for all counties to have the same economy.

   But the problem is that Yingyin is not an ordinary county town.

There are few pedestrians on the roads of other counties, and it is normal that you may not see a caravan after walking for half a day. Everyone can understand it, but even if it is not as prosperous as Xu County, it is at least 70% to 80%. Such a relatively good county, but showing a very cold look...

  On both sides of the road, there are no traces of pedestrians, let alone those caravans carrying goods.

  Xiahou Dun's brows began to wrinkle.

  Xiahou Dun dispatched scouts, diverted the scouts from the official road, and went to some surrounding small villages to investigate, and found an amazing thing, some of these small villages had no people in them!

   And in some fields, what the scouts saw was the crops that had been abandoned, or even the crops that hadn't been harvested in time!

   This information, even a fool can feel the extreme abnormality reflected in it.

  Anomaly means there is a demon.

   And this monster is not a mountain spirit tree monster, but often a shemale.

   Then comes the next question, why is it so abnormal?

   Almost instantly, an idea popped up in Xiahou Dun's mind.

   This is almost a common method used by officials of the Han Dynasty. Familiar formula, familiar taste, familiar method, familiar scene...

  The situation after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing that year seemed to be happening again.

   It's just that this time the protagonist is replaced by Cao Cao.

  Xiahou Dun's brows became deeper and deeper, "Come on!" Drive fast to Yingyin! Control the passages at each intersection and wait for a certain military order! 』

   Under the command of the soldiers, they hurried forward.

  Xiahou Dun looked at the dust receding from the front, and his heart was also a little confused in the smoke and dust, and even a little annoyed because of it.

  What happened to Yingyin? If there is a change, why is it not reported? Or maybe the content reported by these guys was falsified? And who is lying?

   But one thing is certain, that is, doing so is beneficial. Xia Houdun still understood the virtues of these big Han officials very clearly. If there is no benefit, it will not be early, and if there is no benefit, they will not do so.

  『Report! After a while, a soldier came back to report, "General Qi, there is a Yingyin sentry post ten miles ahead!" There are thirty soldiers, set up to reject horses, and cut off communication! 』

"what? ! Xiahoudun was stunned for a moment, and then anger rose in his chest, "Catch them all!" Ask why! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy! 』

  The soldiers shouted loudly, and they were murderous, and Xiahou Dun's heart sank a little.

  Xiahou Dun even thought of another possibility...

   Suddenly shuddered.

  It seems that even though Cao Cao became the prime minister, there are still people who don't take the prime minister seriously.

   That is to say, before Cao Cao made repeated orders to select materials, ensure production in various places, and do a good job in autumn harvests, but now it seems that at least Yingyin is quite contemptuous of Cao Cao's orders. This is certainly not an accident, but the current situation caused by some people deliberately doing this.

  After all, if it was an accident, I'm afraid it would have been louder than anything else. Only when I make small moves by myself, will I cover it up, for fear that other people will know.

  Zhuang He!

   What does Zhuang He mean? Even children who don't understand anything know the importance of food and grass. If you don't have food for a day, well, let alone a day, you will be screaming if you don't have food for a day. What's more, there is no one to collect such a piece of Zhuanghe?

   If you don’t harvest it, it will not be an autumn harvest, but an autumn disaster...

   The intention behind this is probably very sinister!

  Cao Cao ordered many times to emphasize that it is necessary to ensure the harvest this autumn. Because everyone knows, well, I can’t say everything, at least most people in the middle and upper classes know what this year’s autumn harvest means...

  The economy determines the superstructure.

   What if the economy is bad?

   Will the superstructure become turbulent?

  So at this time point, someone deliberately, intentionally, or unintentionally, made some actions to destroy Zhuanghe's harvest. What is the purpose?

  It is not difficult to become a prime minister, but it is not easy to be a stable one. It's like Dong Zhuo once became the Prime Minister, and then he really became a "Prime Minister"?

   It can be seen that even within Yingchuan, there are still many different voices, different ideas, and many different actions. As long as there is a problem with the autumn harvest, many things will snowball, and problems will explode one after another!

It is not a day or two before Cao Cao wants to rectify the administration of officials. He has planned to strengthen the control of the local government by the court. Control had to be suspended under certain compromises.

  But these symptoms also scare some people...

  After all, if you really want to drag it out, if you really want to rectify it, it is very likely that it will spread to yourself by then! After all, in Yingchuan back then, there were many characters who had no connection with each other, and they were not covered up because of family blood. Who would believe it?

   At that time, a big problem really broke out, so I took advantage of the "celebration" to throw the whole blame on Cao Cao!

  First, the autumn harvest was destroyed, which naturally led to economic problems in the entire court, and the military and civilians had no food to eat, which would inevitably cause major fluctuations in the entire court!

   At that time, if Cao Cao wants to be stable and tide over the difficulties, he must bow his head to the gentry Haoyou again and compromise!

  The so-called strategy of rectifying the administration of officials and strengthening control that Cao Cao wanted to implement could only continue to delay, fail, and finally let it go!

  Xiahoudun thought of this, and couldn't help but feel some anger raging in his heart, but at this moment, Xiahoudun still hoped that these were just his own guesses, not the real situation.

  After all, Yingchuan was also the place where Cao Cao first received support, and it was once a flag under Cao Cao's command, and under the jurisdiction of Xun Yu and other Yingchuan gentry children, this should not be the case.

  For Cao Cao, these officials are not afraid of being stupid, but of being evil.

  Stupid, at most, it’s messing things up, and bad, it’s just going to the wrong place when it could have been done well!

  Xiahou Dun's soldiers quickly arrived at Yingyin, and then quickly controlled all the main roads.

  The sudden arrival of soldiers startled all the officials in Yingyin, and they went to the city tremblingly to meet Xiahou Dun.

  Xiahou Dun didn't get off his horse, but looked at these handsome officials coldly, and then signaled to the guards around him.

  『Who is in charge? come forward! Xiahou Dun's personal guard shouted loudly.

   Chong Hong tremblingly took a few steps forward, then knelt down on the ground with a thud, "Your Majesty, uh, my Majesty pays respects to the General!" 』

  Xiahou Dun was too lazy to talk nonsense, and asked directly: "There was an order before, and it is strictly forbidden to imprison the people to go out with false names!" Why did Yingyin set up checkpoints on the official road here to block the traffic? ! 』

Chong Hong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a smile on his face: "General, let me report... this, this... because the celebration is very important, if some ignorant people run around, collide with the ceremony, it will be broken." It’s a big deal for the prime minister, isn’t it… that’s why I suspended the traffic, it’s just a postponement… there’s no prohibition…”

  『Hehe, what a “pause”...” Xia Houdun looked at Zhong Hong, and asked again, “Then the surrounding villages are already familiar, why didn’t they organize Minzhuang to **** them up? And where did the people in the surrounding villages go? 』

"what? What's the matter? ’ Chong Hong’s emotions suddenly showed on his face, ‘It must be the country officials who are lazy and lazy! The lower officials are also making repeated orders, so don't neglect them, but these...』

  『The country officials are slack? Xiahou Dun snorted coldly, interrupting Zhong Hong's performance, "In that case... come on!" Separate a team and go to the surrounding areas with Cao Nakato of Yingyin County to find those "country officials" to confront! 』

  『Only! Suddenly, Xiahou Dun's guard shouted loudly, and then leaped out, "Where is Ying** Cao?" 』

"Ah... this... huh... humble job..." Ying** Cao staggered, and came out of the crowd. I don't know if it was because I was too crazy last night, or I accidentally kicked a stone, or some other reason, and took a step Just about to fall to the ground, he hastened to hold it up with his hands, with a mournful face, trying to procrastinate and muddle through, "Humble job, low job...can't ride a horse..."

  『Can’t ride a horse? No problem! Xiahoudun's guard sneered and pointed, "Sanlang, take it!" 』

  『Follow the order! 』Suddenly, one person jumped off the horse, walked to Ying Cao Cao, grabbed his neck, and dragged him to the side of the horse. Together with another soldier, he lifted the crossbar, and headed towards the horse with both ends facing down. Put it on your back, "Move your watch! Blame me for falling to death! 』

  Hu Cao screamed twice, and then a group of people stomped away.

  Zhong Hong wiped his sweat and laughed dryly, "General, this...how about...please general go into the city to rest?" 』

  『No need! ’ Xiahou Dun said coldly.

  『Then…』Zong Hong rolled his eyes wildly, 『Your official...well, I will go to the city to help the general arrange a residence...and also prepare some things for the general’s soldiers, such as gifts of cattle and wine...』

  Xiahou Dun couldn't help it, and sneered, "No need! Stay tuned! 』

Among the children of the Yingchuan gentry, there has always been an idea that these people think that they are different from the Cao family Xiahou, and that they are more "civilized" than the Cao family Xiahou. sense of superiority. Because Yingchuan not only bears the new capital of a big Han like Xu County, but also has a very important position for the current big Han in terms of culture and economy.

   But the problem is that the current ruler of the Han Dynasty is Prime Minister Cao!

   Moreover, Prime Minister Cao asked the children of Yingchuan gentry to make "concessions" and "set an example"!

   Without Yingchuan, where did the rise of Cao Cao come from?

   Without the children of the Yingchuan gentry, where did the money, food and taxes of the great Han come from?

   Okay, now Cao Cao actually asked the Yingchuan children to give up some positions and some benefits?

  Why didn't Cao's Xiahou family give in? !

  So, this part of the Yingchuan disciples is thinking, since they are not doing well and are forced to give up their benefits, then don't blame everyone for dragging them into the water together!

Zhong Hong's face finally became gloomy, and he stopped kneeling on the ground. He stood up by himself, patted the dirt on his knees with his sleeves, and looked at Xiahou Dun with a sneer, "General, don't force too much, you will lose face in the end." ! 』

   Obviously, when it comes to this point, the confrontation is not really important.

   When you can't hide, you don't have to continue to pretend.

  『Face? 』Xiahou Dun looked at Zhong Hong in surprise, and couldn't figure out that Zhong Hong had the face to say such words. "Is this considered too much persecution? 』

  『The weight of Yingchuan is the head of the Han! Chong Hong raised his chin and said loudly, "Yingchuan pays 100 million yuan in taxes every year!" It is the head of the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty! If there is no money, food and taxes in Yingchuan, dare to ask the general, where do the salaries of the officials come from? Where will the soldiers pay for the soldiers? ! 』

  Xiahou Dun nodded and said, "Yingchuan taxation is indeed the head of the Han Dynasty, so you are the ones who do evil, obey the law and violate the law, disregarding the life and death of the people?" 』

  Zhong Hong sneered and said: "Why, General Xiahou, as a veteran in the battlefield, can't see the lives and deaths of the people?" I don't know how General Xiahou felt today when he ran across Xuzhou? 』

  Xiahou Dun frowned, then waved his hand, pointing at Zhong Hong, and didn’t want to continue arguing with him, “Take it! 』

  Several soldiers and guards rushed forward and captured Zhong Hong.

  Zhong Hong was still laughing, "Xiahou! You can hold me, but can you hold everyone in Yingchuan? ! If you move me today, it will be chaos in Yingchuan! Ha ha ha ha! The chaos in Yingchuan is the chaos of the Han Dynasty! If the soldiers in Guanzhong pour down, there will be no support from Yingchuan at that time, let's see how you can resist! 』

Hearing this, Xiahou Dun pondered for a moment, then jumped off his horse, and then walked up to Zhong Hong who was knocked down and kneeling on the ground, looked down at Zhong Hong, frowned slightly and said, "If we hadn't gone to resist the front of the soldiers, Could it be that you still can't go? 』

   Chong Hong shouted at the top of his lungs, "The swords, guns, armor, and horses on your bodies were all bought by the people of Yingchuan. If you don't have these swords, guns, and armor, what would you use to fight?" joke! 』

  Xiahou shook his head, "You don't need to roar so loudly, someone can hear you. I just have a doubt... Yingchuan pays money and food for us. The swords and guns and armor on our bodies... This is true, but... I dare to ask Yingyin County Lord, this Yingchuan money, food and taxes , but there is a grain of grain, a coin of money, you... I mean, you plowed and harvested from the field with your own hands? 』

"what? what…"

   Chong Hong was taken aback for a moment, he was still waiting to argue, and Xiahou Dun kicked him to the ground and stepped on his neck. He couldn't say anything completely at once, he just yelled falteringly.

"If all the money and food in Yingchuan are tied to you, all the money, food and taxes will come from you alone..." Xia Houdun slowly drew out the saber from his waist, then put his fingers together, and gently wiped the bright and sharp "Then I really can't kill you... It's a pity that the money and food in Yingchuan are obtained by the hard work of the people in Yingchuan!" It is the people of Yingchuan who work day and night and work in four seasons! What does it have to do with your life and death? 』

  『There are people of Yingchuan before there are scholars of Yingchuan! Yingchuan is rich and prosperous only when the big man relies on it! Xiahoudun raised his saber, and there were panicked eyes on the blade, "This is the difference between the end and the end, you will go to the underworld, think about it carefully!" 』

  Sword down!

  Bleeding out!

  (end of this chapter)