Chapter 2275 The psychological gap between ideal and reality


    "The people who are greedy for ink start with sheep''s tongue, greedy for ink''s pursuit, fame, wealth and color, greedy for ink''s skills, bullying those below and bullying those above..."


    "The Grand Tutor of the Han Dynasty, Duke Jia, made a statement to Emperor Xiaowen and said, "Those who have spoken out say that the world is already in peace and order, but I alone think that it is not yet. Those who say that the world is in peace and order are not being foolish but flattering." Jia Gong''s words are not harsh accusations. Yes, it is true. It is foolish not to examine the disadvantages of the people and to treat them as safe and stable. To praise them as safe and stable without considering what their talents are not capable of is to flatter them..."


    『Although the land west of the Longyou River today is said to be in peace and order, in reality, treachery has been going on for a long time. If the officials are greedy and the army is weak, the people will not be able to make a living. When there are floods and droughts, thieves thrive. Taxes and servitude are increasing, food and drink are required, and we are doing everything we can..."


    『Those who are greedy for ink use it as wealth, but in fact they go against the original intention. He accumulates bribes to seek relocation, and his actions are effective. As a court official, he does not ask for crops or water conservancy. He only asks for yellow and white color. He exploits merchants, violates the law, and behaves wantonly. In the long run, morals will be ruined, and the country will not be the country..."


    『If the way is not upright and the duties are unclear, if this is not governed, how can there be a country? Those who are officials hold on to their salary and flatter themselves; those who work for the people are afraid of crime but obey. Even if peace and order are achieved for a while, war and chaos will eventually be inevitable! The order or lack of order in the world, the peace or unrest of the people, are decided here. 』


    ifies today 』


    This message should be heard widely. 』


    ??Just when Zhang Liao was cleaning up the horse thieves, a piece of writing spread in the land west of Hexi.


    With the release of the memorandum, some people were panicked, others were suddenly enlightened, and then all kinds of undercurrents began to surge.


    Many smart people know the usual method used by the Han hussar generals, which is to "ceremony first and then soldiers". When "li" is used, it is an upright "ceremony", but when it is used "soldiers", it is also a ruthless "soldier".


    If you are not smart...


    ?That’s hopeless.


    This is not it, the "rite" is here!


    In the appeal, it seems that it just briefly talked about the historical origin of the so-called corruption of ink, and then elaborated on some techniques of corruption. However, many people sensed some vague dangers in this plain appeal.


    Because in the article, the sheep tongue carp is mentioned at the beginning.


    Speaking of the Twenty-Four Histories of China, in fact, when you look at it, it is more like a history of corruption. There were as many corrupt officials in the past dynasties as crucian carp crossing the river, but there were very few honest and simple officials in high positions. .


    ?Historically, it is far from clear who was the first corrupt official, but the first corrupt official to be mentioned in writing, that is, the originator of the word "corrupt ink", was the aristocrat of the Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period.


    Yang Yangui is a typical second-generation official. His father is a high-ranking official in the Jin State, and his brother Yang Yangui is also an important minister of the Jin State. Yangtongue Gu, who grew up in this family environment of an official family, has a close relationship In fact, his father and brother had already knitted the net for him, and generally speaking, his starting point was very high.


    Yangtongue, who received special care, served as the fake Sima of the Jin State at the beginning, and then began to use his public power to openly accept and demand bribes, and even the object of his blackmail was a person. The king of the country. Of course, to a certain extent, this behavior can also be interpreted as invading the strength of other countries, but a subsequent incident left the sheep tongue squid with no excuse.


    In the Kingdom of Jin, two aristocratic families had a dispute over the boundaries of their land. One of the wealthy families, Yongzi, married his daughter to Yang Tongue. Then, without saying a word, Yang Tongue immediately ruled in Yongzi''s favor and sentenced him to death. The land originally belonging to another nobleman, Marquis Xing, was assigned to Yongzi.


    ?It seems right for Sheeptongue Carp to do this. Since they are all in-laws, they naturally want to help one or two...


    ??Or maybe the sheep-tongued squid thinks that it can be awarded to Yongzi first, and then allocates some to Xinghou after Xinghou also sends beauties. Wouldn''t it be great to take advantage of both sides?


    ?Of course, later generations have no way of knowing what the mutton-tongued squid thought specifically.


    It’s just that Marquis Xing had a bad temper. After the verdict, he immediately picked up a knife and splashed blood all over his body. He not only killed Yongzi, but also Yangtongue, and then surrendered...


    Someone''s life was at stake. After the big incident, Han Xuanzi, who was in charge of the Jin Dynasty, had to personally come forward to settle the matter. He called Yangtongue''s brother, Yangtongue, and asked, "Who killed your brother?" The murderer is here, what do you think we should do?


    ?Yang Yanji was helpless. In the end, it was said that all three people were guilty. The crime of his brother Yang Yangui was "mo", which was to bring discredit to the king and his own family...


    That’s what it means.


    ?However, the implications of this current statement are somewhat intriguing.


    Sheep tongue, greedy ink, dead,


    Yongzi, bribed, died.


    Xinghou, committed a crime and died.


    Even though the three people had many reasons and various excuses, in the end it was decided that "all three are guilty." 』


    So, do you understand?


    As soon as the proclamation came out, many big households couldn''t sit still. Doesn’t this make it clear that we are going to finish the job at the same time, and it is still at the level of governing the country? It is such a big hole, so we can’t jump into it!


    So in various counties and counties, those big households that had secretly lent money to the magistrates and magistrates to fill their warehouses began to ask for it back. If they didn''t get their money back before it was finalized, they would be sentenced to a crime. Where can I cry for a crime like "Yongzi"?


    ??Then where are the magistrates and heads of counties and townships in various places willing to do this? Once you take this money back, won''t everything be revealed? If we all die together, the paralyzed big dog wants to leave us alone and live alone, don’t even think about it!


    At first, only one or two counties were in trouble, but then all the counties and towns had the same disputes. The originally cooperative alliance fell apart in an instant due to interest issues. Wuwei, many people immediately started to jump over the wall in a hurry.


    ??Coupled with the news that Zhang Liao slaughtered Zeng Dahu''s gang of horse thieves, almost everyone realized that this time''s message was probably not just talk, but real action...


    First, some county and township officials couldn''t sit still and decided to take advantage of the situation, killing one or two big households, confiscating their homes, and settling their accounts. However, more and more big households saw that the situation was not good, so they sent people to Han Guozhi. Department of "Report and Expose"...


    The entire land in Longyou, west of Hexi, suddenly felt like a piece of pus bursting open, with blood and thick water flowing everywhere!


    ?In this way, the mess will definitely be messy, but after completely squeezing out the thick water, the injury will not continue to worsen, but there will be the possibility of recovery and even re-growth.


    After all, Han Guo was a bit young, so he couldn''t sit still when he saw such a situation, and he was inevitably a little panicked in his heart. But fortunately, the old fox Jia Xu was sitting in the rear and sent a letter to calm Han Guo''s mood. He also instructed Han Guo to continue sending personnel to some places where the dense water had been exposed and had been treated to take over local administration.


    To put it simply, Zhang Liao is like a scalpel, cutting east and west, causing blood and thick water to overflow everywhere, breaking the original order and interest alliance, and then Han Guo Just like mending needlework, following Zhang Liao, he was responsible for sewing up the cut wound first, while Jia Xu slowly moved forward from behind, like a piece of plaster, applied bit by bit. A little bit of governance…


    ?This method makes many people stunned, because these people have never thought that such an operation can be done!


    Among these people, there are naturally Qiang people, especially Beigong.


    ?Different from most Qiang people, Beigong is quite familiar with the administrative model of the Han people, so he never believed that Zhang Liao, Jia Xu and others would play such a big role...


    It is clear that we must sacrifice a year or even many years of taxes and thoroughly improve the attitude of the officials!


    After all, in Beigong''s impression, Han officials seemed to be incapable of doing anything else besides collecting money, then thinking of ways to collect it, and ultimately being shameless in collecting money.


    ?As for the current change, Beigong frowned, feeling that this seemed to be a good thing, but it also seemed to be a bad thing. For ordinary people, it is of course better for Han officials who have clearer governance, but will the same conclusion be true for the Qiang people? Could it be that the more powerful the Han people are, the more unlucky the Qiang people will be?


    Ordinary Qiang people can ignore this issue, but Beigong can''t help but think about it, because he knows that if he doesn''t think about this issue, maybe no Qiang people will consider it.


    Come here! Go and invite the leader... to discuss matters! 』


    ??Beigong finally made up his mind and asked his men to start gathering other tribal leaders.


    …(` Dis)…


    Gongsundu on the other side also had to make up his mind. As time goes by, the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable for Gongsundu.


    Although Gongsun Du repeated his old tricks and wanted Ding Ling and Cao Jun to fight each other without much creativity, in reality, Ding Ling and Cao Jun were not fools. They did not act according to Gongsun Du''s script. Instead, Cao Chun After raiding Lulong Village and then controlling Lulong''s return route, Gongsundu felt extremely uncomfortable.


    Gongsun Du was determined to win the battle before retreating. This would at least ensure a stronger morale, and would not lead to a complete collapse as soon as he retreated. But the problem is that what he thinks and what he does are always enemies. If everything in this world could come true, there would not be so many sad pasts and regrets.


    Can’t retreat easily…


    This is a very simple conclusion.


    Because Gongsun Du was in Liaodong, he was really called the Emperor of the Earth. If he ran back in disgrace now, even if he was unscathed during the withdrawal, it would definitely cause some people in Liaodong to start to drift.


    What''s more, Gongsun Du believed that if he easily withdrew his troops, he might not be able to stop Cao Jun''s pursuit.


    『Despicable! 』


    『Shameless! 』


    No morals! 』


    『Shameless! 』


    Gongsundu cursed Cao Cao more than once, saying that this **** Cao Cao was simply not a human being. The peace talks had only been going on for a long time, and the mat was not even cold yet. This was already a sign of regret and loss of face. But Gongsun Du had no choice. After all, the previous treaty and peace talks were just "talks" and had not yet reached the stage of formal "alliance." So to say that Cao Cao turned his back and refused to admit his guilt was actually not a big deal to a certain extent. …


    ?In the midst of anxiety, Gongsun Du received the news that the Ding Ling people had retreated, which made him finally make up his mind that he could not delay any longer and had to evacuate, otherwise he would suffer greater losses if he stayed in the north of Youzhou.


    Gongsun Du immediately came to Liu Yi and announced that his strategic goal of attacking Youzhou had been completed. However, the treacherous Cao Cao ruined everything, especially Cao Chun who dared to sneak attack Lulong Village. Just a lesson to give Cao Jun more experience...


    Liu Yi, of course, still said the same old saying, "My lord is right..."


    Immediately, Gongsun Du sent someone to contact Ding Ling and said that he had voluntarily abandoned Yuyang City in accordance with the previous agreement with Ding Ling. Then the entire army was dispatched and rushed to Lulong Village before Cao Jun arrived. .


    Not only that, Gongsun Du also left some hidden manpower in Yuyang City, just waiting for anyone, whether it was Ding Ling or Cao Jun, to set fire to the city. In this way, no matter which side occupied Yuyang , unable to escape immediately, and there is no way to obtain more resources.


    ??But what Gongsun Du didn''t expect was that neither Ding Ling nor Cao Jun stepped on the trap he left...


    For the Ding Ling people, many people were frightened by Cao Hong''s large-scale suspicious soldiers. Even if they had some doubts, they did not dare to use the lives of people in their own tribe to test it. Therefore, even the most greedy people gradually began to lose control under the threat of death. I will be more awake, and accepting things when I see them has become the main trend of thought. exist


    Under such a situation, even if there are Dingling people who think Yuyang is good, they just feel that it is a pity that they cannot just grab a piece of it. But if these Dingling people go back and make a special trip to Yuyang, they must feel that it is not worthwhile...


    On the other hand, Cao Hong''s main goal was not to chase down the Ding Ling people desperately. After all, he didn''t have that much power, so he targeted Gongsun Du from the beginning, and because Cao Hong also knew in his heart that Yuyang was going through a catastrophe. It must have been dilapidated after that.


    This can be guessed without detection, so instead of taking over Yuyang, he can concentrate on chasing Gongsun. If he takes over Yuyang, Cao Jun will not be able to explain the various problems in Yuyang, so he can ignore it. It''s very troublesome...


    As a result, a very strange situation emerged. Before, Yuyang was fought by three parties, but now none of the three parties want it. It is like a red card in a brothel. When you are young and beautiful, you have thousands of fans, but when you are old and golden, you have thousands of fans. People despise.


    As a result, Gongsun Du fell into an extremely bad situation!


    ?Especially after the soldiers of Gongsun Army found that their original arrogance as the big brother of Liaodong was knocked down, the self-critical damage caused by this psychological gap further worsened the situation.


    It doesn’t take long to go from ambitious to self-destructive.


    A group of Gongsun soldiers with haggard faces were marching slowly. They dispersed into a fan shape and looked listlessly at the surrounding mountains and forests. They looked a little like frightened birds. The slightest abnormal movement would startle them. , and then curled up involuntarily, pointing the knife and gun at the place where the abnormal sound came.


    ?These are Gongsun soldiers who are responsible for guarding the rear...


    After withdrawing from Yuyang, even though Gongsun Du repeatedly encouraged him, he even directly issued a warning order at the end. The soldiers were not allowed to discuss the situation of the battle, nor were they allowed to deliver any news in the army. Anyone who violated it would be charged with the crime of misleading the public with lies. The punishment was to be beheaded, but even though the order was so severe, some gossip was still quietly passed on in the army...


    In addition, after passing through Youbeiping County, the rations distributed changed from six liters a day to four liters a day, and then not long after, it became three liters a day. Even though they didn''t say anything on the surface, they were short of food. The rumors are still flying everywhere as if they have wings.


    Compared with food shortage, the enemy is actually not terrible.


    ?When you encounter enemies, you can still fight and exchange lives for lives. But if you run out of food, hunger can defeat them without the enemy taking action...


    Because of hunger, there would be quarrels every time when food was distributed. Every soldier who received food would immediately think of ways to eat the food as quickly as possible, just like wandering refugees. There was never enough food, and no one dared If you save any food, you may even feel hungrier. Normally, six liters can last for one day, and three liters can last for half a day. Although this is not calculated like this, but often after eating three liters, you are still hungry. You are hungry all day long. Hunger is like an omnipresent devil, in everyone''s ears. Let out a silent evil laugh.


    ?No one knows whether he can go back. With random thoughts in his mind and hunger in his stomach, the morale of Gongsun''s soldiers is inevitably low, and there is no fighting spirit...


    There was a "click" and a strange noise came from the woods on the side, which immediately made these Gongsun soldiers shout in horror, "Come out!" Who is it! I see you! 』


    Gongsun''s soldiers roared loudly, stared, and huddled together.


    ?There was silence all around, no sound at all.


    Gongsun Binggui, who was leading the team, slowly straightened up, turned around, and pretended to be relaxed and said to his men: "Damn it, Bazi, look at you, you are such a coward..."


    Whoosh! 』


    ● Gongsun Captain was only halfway through what he said when an arrow flew out from the forest. It pierced directly into the back, and then a small part of the blood-stained arrow was exposed on the chest!


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    With the sound of whistles, Le Jin led Cao''s army to rush out from the woods and shrubs on both sides, and then chopped down all the panicked Gongsun soldiers in the blink of an eye.


    Tear off all the clothes and armor of these guys! Move quickly! Don''t use the ones that pull, use the ones that are useful! Le Jin shook the blood on the sword in his hand and shouted loudly, "Throw the corpses into the forest!" Don''t stay on the road! Then who can go get some loess and dead leaves to cover these bloodstains..."


    ??Cao Jun responded one after another, and then one of Cao Jun said to Le Jin, "General Le, you are so powerful!" You know so much! 』


    "This is nothing..." Le Jin chuckled and waved his hands, then seemed to think of something not very funny, his face was a little stiff, and finally he said happily, "Stop talking nonsense, move faster." ! Tonight... Hehe, there''s a big deal tonight, so don''t let your guard down! 』


    (End of this chapter)