Chapter 2406 Gentleman villain
Changan Hussar General''s Mansion.
Although it is said that Feiqian lighted up the technology tree on the surface ships, but Feiqian could not light up everyone''s heart.
Dirty places are still dirty, and dark places are still dark.
This kind of thing is like Pei Yuan.
Zhuge Jin lowered his head, quietly entered from the corridor, and then went to the hall to meet him.
Before, Zhuge Jin was in charge of Wuguan-related refugee matters in Lantian and Liaohua, but now Jingzhou refugees are gradually decreasing, so Zhugejin was reassigned from Wuguan.
『Have you found them all? 』
Fei Qian asked quite calmly.
Zhuge Jin nodded slightly, and then presented relevant information.
In the Three Kingdoms game, each general has a loyalty value, and then according to the specific merits and positions, these loyalty values ??will fluctuate. Over time, a low loyalty value will cause officials to defect.
If there is a system, look through it at any time, and then arrange it in order. The important people should focus on it, and the unimportant cats and dogs should be dismissed first, so as not to be broken up.
But the question is, if there is no such system, what should we do?
Like now.
Pei Yuan pretended to be Xiu Mu and asked for leave from the Senate.
This is normal.
In the Han Dynasty, there was a standard system of Muxiu for officials, and Feiqian also has it here. Although it is said that there are some 007 officials in Fei potential official offices, they are basically unmarried, and then eating and living in official offices is mainly for convenience. Full-time servants serve, worry-free and comfortable, but most officials will still go home.
So when Pei Yuan asked for leave, no one had any doubts.
Muxiu can rent and buy a personal residence, or go back to the family’s hometown. Even after arriving at the family’s hometown, you feel that the time is too short and you don’t have enough to live in. You can ask for a few more days.
After all, in the Han Dynasty, officials had this benefit, and they could take a bath every five days and go home to visit their relatives. The importance of filial piety to parents was linked to personal judgment during the three or four hundred years of the Han Dynasty. If some officials dared to "work overtime" to please their leaders during holidays and thus neglected family affection, this person would not only not be recognized by his superiors, but would instead Also be criticized for not keeping filial piety.
In other words, if Dayu passed through the house three times but did not enter, he would be criticized in the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Pei Yuan left Chang''an, saying that he was going back to Hedong, and naturally no one would question him, and he was given a pass. And relying on the past, Pei Yuan left Tongguan smoothly.
Because the procedure for Pei Yuan to leave Tongguan is normal, there is no negligence of the personnel inside the Tongguan guard post.
As soon as he left Tongguan, Pei Yuan did not go to Hedong, but went straight to Heluo, and then followed the queue sent by Fei Qian to Xu County, pretending that he had other business affairs, and the envoys did not have any instant messaging tools You can check with the Sanfu of Guanzhong, and think that Pei Yuan is going to Xu County for other important business, so he won''t ask more questions.
As for the Heluo Yang family and the officials on Cao Cao''s side, Pei Yuan came with Fei Qian''s envoys. It seemed that they were together, and they acted together. Of course, they were naturally counted together. Naturally, there will be no special checks on Pei Yuan...
When Dianmao of the Senate discovered that Pei Yuan hadn''t arrived for many days, and then found Hedong, and after Hedong sent back the news, Pei Yuan had already arrived in Xu County and disappeared out of Feiqian''s current control range.
This method is actually simple and common, and there is nothing magical about the whole process.
But Fei Qian noticed something unusual in it.
During the process of Zhuge Jin''s investigation of the entire Pei Yuan incident, some officials showed an attitude towards Pei Yuan''s defection that they didn''t think it was so serious.
Especially among ordinary officials in the middle and lower classes.
After all, there is a model for the East Gate Hanging Festival, so it has a good reputation...
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, especially the system of prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty, the dual-monarch bureaucratic structure has emerged. The monarch chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose his ruler. There are many cases where the prefect in one place does not do well, and there are many cases where he changes to another place.
In other words, in the opinion of some officials, Pei Yuan''s escape is actually not a big deal, after all, isn''t it just an act of "job hopping"?
Job hopping...
Well, to some extent, it is indeed job hopping. Pei Yuan boasted about what kind of horse he was, and then he felt uncomfortable eating in a manger, so he ate elsewhere.
Actually the term job-hopping actually refers to the empathy in the relationship between men and women. Especially referring to prostitutes, "it is said that the pipa should not be hugged. For example, if you use a horse to eat and drink, don''t move it to the ears." Later, he used words to flirt with the guest, saying that it was suitable for him to go here. 』
Pei Yuan''s move naturally has the meaning of "traitor", or is similar to the role of "traitor", but for other officials, especially ordinary low-level officials, many people think that Pei Yuan''s move is not a big deal.
『Call the head of the Senate and the minister of Dali Temple! 』
Fei Qian thought for a while, then ordered.
Not long after, Wei Duan came in a hurry.
Pei Yuan left without saying goodbye for the past two days, Wei Duan got angry in a hurry, the corners of his mouth were almost ulcerated, and his hair fell out in strands. This is the hair of a middle-aged man, if one hair is lost, one is missing...
Although it is said that Wei Duan did not recruit Pei Yuan into the Senate, but at least he worked under Wei Duan, how could he be accused of lax management and ineffective control? If this is taken advantage of and then dismissed from office, wouldn''t it be worse than that of Dou E?
『For a humble position, see the lord! 』When Wei Duan saw Fei Qian, he didn''t dare to slack off in the slightest, and paid respects in a dignified manner.
"sit. ’ Fei Qian pointed to the seat beside him.
Wei Duan met with Zhuge Jin again, and then sat on one side, feeling anxious in his heart, glanced at Fei Qian from time to time, then lowered his head, then glanced again after a while, and then lowered his head again.
A while later, Sima Yi also came.
Sima Yi took a slight glance at Wei Duan and knew what was going on. After meeting Fei Qian, he also sat silently aside.
Fei Qian asked Zhuge Jin to narrate what happened to Pei Yuan.
『This matter...』 Fei Qian looked at Wei Duan, then at Sima Yi, "I don''t know what you two are thinking about? 』
Wei Duan hurriedly said first: "My lord, I think that there is a saying in the Tai hexagram of "Yi" that "the upper and lower parties are like-minded", and there is no hexagram that says, "the upper and lower parties do not communicate, and the world has no state". Therefore, it is the way of officials, the emotion of the top reaches the bottom, and the emotion of the bottom reaches the top, and the upper and lower are integrated, so it is called "Thai"..."
While talking, Wei Duan secretly looked at Fei Qian''s expression. Seeing that Fei Qian didn''t seem to express anything special, he swallowed a little bit of saliva, and continued to say, "The feelings of the lower world are too busy to be heard. Therefore, there is a gap between them, so if you communicate with each other, you will be prosperous, and if you don''t communicate, you will fail. This has been the case since ancient times. A humble position is empty and sparse, and talent is humble. The master is promoted in the grass, and the staff is in the law. The talent is limited but the law is infinite.
『There is a son of Mrs. Pei who left without saying goodbye. He neglected the kindness of his lord and abandoned the affection of his colleagues. This is a great loss of human affection. The humble official thinks that those who are inhumane in everything are seldom considered treacherous! It''s like Wei Zhi''s prescribing, as Wei''s son, and serving the king of Qi, although he caress about his mother, he will not return as an eunuch. If his mother doesn''t love him, how can An Neng love you? Such thieves should be severely punished and spread all over the world, as a warning! 』
Wei Duan said it firmly and in one go, obviously he had been care about it for a long time.
Fei laughed secretly in his heart.
Wei Duan first explained the responsibilities of officials, then expressed his loyalty, and finally condemned Pei Yuan''s affairs, and drew a clear line. Isn''t it smooth?
Is what you said wrong? Of course there is nothing wrong with that.
But actually?
explained the responsibilities of officials, and also limited the scope of responsibility. Wei Duan said that the main duty of officials is to "upload and distribute", and he pulled out the Book of Changes as a banner, as if to express his approval from ancient times. On the surface, it does sound like there is no problem...
Is it just that the responsibilities of officials are limited to "uploading and distributing"?
hehe.
If the function of an official is only as a loudspeaker, or a microphone, then it is better to buy a loudspeaker and connect it to the field. What do you need so many officials to eat? Mark on the file where this CC is and where is that CC? Postmen can do this. What do these officials who are responsible for "uploading and delivering" do?
The meaning of the second paragraph of Wei Duan sounds rough, like self-effacing, expressing his limited ability, but in fact it means that his affairs are very heavy, and he is "powerful but unable to catch Pei Yuan"...
There are so many things about Wei Duan, indeed there are many. All the laws seem to come from the Senate, large and small, and if you want to carefully consider and consider the various items of the law, you may not be able to finish it in decades.
However, since it may not be done in decades, it doesn''t seem to be so important to add a day or a day, and it doesn''t mean that every word of the laws and regulations must be watched day and night, at least in these few days However, Wei Duan is not so busy. The reason why he is said to be busy is just that he is afraid of taking responsibility.
At the end, Wei Duan''s summary is even more interesting...
On the surface it sounds like condemnation and contempt for Pei Yuan, but in fact it is classified as violating "human feelings", and then afraid that Fei Qian will feel uncomfortable, so he compares Pei Yuan to Kai Fang, expressing that he is like Pei Yuan. Even if Cao Cao accepts a "treacherous villain" like Yuan, it will be like prescribing a prescription that killed Duke Huan of Qi in the end, and there will be no good fruit in the end.
Fei Qian didn''t immediately comment on the meaning of Wei Duan''s words, but turned to look at Sima Yi and asked, "What does Zhong Da think?" 』
Sima Yi nodded slightly, "Everything that covers the world must have a reason, and the reason is solid." When you see the halo of the moon, it will be windy, and if you see the stone moist, it will be rainy. This is an inference based on events. Now Pei''s son has his fruit, and he may be pursued to prove his crime... However, based on the humble opinion of the minister, it is better to investigate the cause and kill the sheep. 』
『Most of the people today are known to the world under false names. Although the mouth can understand the words of Confucius and the old, the heart is not in the same way as the barbarians. If you gather well-known people and gather together in one place, your words will not be successful, your arguments will not be useful, and you will form cliques and think of Yan Meng. However, what you want to do, or say too much, or say too much, or say that it is the responsibility of others, instructing others to salivate, and mourning for it with your own hands. 』
『Therefore it has the name of unrivaled world, and its virtue is unknown. For officials, virtue and ability are equally important. Those who are capable but not virtuous, even if they are used for a while, will surely cause trouble to the world. Now we use the ability to try to obtain it, but how can we obtain the virtue? Filial piety, relatives and relatives are separated, and Maocai does not know the book, which is the hindrance of today. 』
『As for the matter of Pei''s Ziyuan, we should use this matter to check both virtue and ability. Whether the job is fulfilled, whether the virtue is the best of the king''s kindness, if there is no hindrance, let it go, if there is something lacking, you should speak it out, and don''t let others use it as an example! 』
Sima Yi''s remarks sounded better than Wei Duan''s.
Or it goes a step further than Wei Duan''s rhetoric.
Probably because Sima Yi is not Pei Yuan''s immediate superior, so when talking about such a thing, he will not shrink back or shy away from it.
So what Sima Yi said, is he completely standing on Fei Qian''s position?
Obviously, not.
After all, the position under Sima Yi''s **** is different from Fei Qian''s, so after putting aside those things on Sima Yi''s surface, what is exposed is also remarkable.
Wei Duan is a local householder in Chang''an, and he is very old. When he became the head of the Senate, no one else would think there was any problem, but Sima Yi is different from Wei Duan. Sima Yi is young, at least younger than many people who claim to be "learned people", and in many cases, being young is a sin.
Fei Qian asked Sima Yi to be the Minister of Dali Temple. Although under Fei Qian, there is no such thing as "three lords and nine ministers", and there will be no such level, but if this position is recognized according to the previous practice of the big man, it is also possible. It is almost equivalent to Jiuqing, and the Sima family is not a Guanzhong surname, and it is not a prominent family in the Han Dynasty.
Wen County Sima really became famous until Sima Yi and his family became officials in history.
The current Sima Hui, a Mr. Shui Jing, is not enough to support his position. Naturally, Sima Yi has suffered a lot of criticism. He must have encountered a lot of things like smiling in front of him and poking his back behind.
So Sima Yi''s suggestion is simply, check!
Not only to investigate Pei Yuan, but also to investigate other officials!
Furthermore, Fei Qian felt that Sima Yi''s suggestion even had a deeper meaning, but Fei Qian hadn''t been able to fully figure it out yet.
In comparison, although Wei Duan is older than Sima Yi, the extra salt he eats is not worth it!
hehe…
Fei Qian smiled slightly.
So to say, officials rely on the so-called moral character to regulate their behavior, which is simply a dream. The "rituals" mentioned by Fei Qian before are all empty if they are not implemented.
Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are the "five constants" of Confucianism. Confucius proposed "benevolence, righteousness, and propriety." Mencius extended it to "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom." Xiang is the most basic standard of daily behavior for all Confucian students and gentry disciples who study the scriptures, indicating that "impermanence" is the minimum moral standard for human beings advocated by Confucianism.
But it''s a pity, this so-called "most basic", "minimum" moral code...
Confucian students, those who study the scriptures, keep saying "Five Constants" as their motto. After the students who are the motto of life become officials, they often follow them not with their heads, but with their buttocks.
It would be interesting if this kind of problem became the "normal", even the "normal" recognized by the ruling class.
Everyone knows that a person''s head cannot grow on the buttocks, but when these officials whose heads are determined by the buttocks, who control the mouthpiece of the court, and are usually dignified, but actually follow the buttocks, what they do is often It will be embarrassing...
Fei Qian feels that if the moral level of the whole society is not high enough, appealing to interests is better than appealing to morality.
But sometimes, talking about interests may not necessarily have good results.
The Song Dynasty is the most typical "share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats". Even the emperor himself said so, and he did so. The royal family really shared the benefits with the officials and the scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, to a certain extent, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty defended the Song Dynasty. Governance, in fact, is to safeguard their own interests.
Leaving aside for the time being whether such a political system of the Song Dynasty is good or not, but when the Song Dynasty perished, not everyone agreed with this "common interest". According to the statistics of the later whereabouts, since the outbreak of the Song-Mongol War, there were 71 martyrs, accounting for 21.65%;
It shows that even if it is preached all day, it has indeed achieved a community of interests. The actual effect is still average. In fact, no more than a quarter of the scholar-officials in the Song Dynasty who were willing to stand up to resist, and even most of them chose to stand high. , indicating that it has nothing to do with a certain.
It was even worse in the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty tried its best to transfer power to the royal family and vassals. The requirements for officials were very high from the beginning, and the punishment system for corrupt officials was also very strict. Officials are required to be self-restraining and devoted to public service when their salaries are very low, and to be willing to be poor.
But what about the effect?
If you think about it, you know, how could such a request in the Ming Dynasty be met under the social background at that time?
Improperly setting moral standards at a level beyond the reach of most people will only lead to hypocrites everywhere, and will reduce the actual moral level.
A society that promotes altruism and practices altruism is the best society.
When the entire society has a high moral level, everyone is for one, and one for all, the ultimate society advocated by the bearded man is probably like this. This kind of society is also an advanced model pursued by human beings.
When moral standards are not enough, then if self-interest is preached and self-interest is practiced, everyone knows that the society is full of egoists, so it is necessary to establish a complete restriction mechanism to achieve social cooperation, and establish strict power checks and balances and monitoring The mechanism is complete, ready to guard at any time, and treat everyone as the worst guy to guard against. To a certain extent, as long as the laws are well maintained, such a society will not operate too badly.
The most troublesome social model is to promote altruism while practicing egoism, which leads to the whole society being full of refined egoistic hypocrites, especially at the official level, which is even more troublesome. The social monitoring and balance mechanism has not yet been established, morality is on the lips, and conscience is only on the surface. This is the one above.
It’s not that the officials of the Song Dynasty are better than those of the Ming Dynasty, nor is it that the officials of the Song Dynasty are all rubbish, but on the whole, most people may be willing to accept the two types of hypocrites and villains. And hate hypocrites.
Then, for Fei Qian now, who should he listen to when faced with something like Pei Yuan? What should I do next?
The key is in which direction should Fiji point?
Is a gentleman?
Still a villain?
(end of this chapter)