Among them, Xi Zhong was a more out-of-the-box and casual person than Lou Gui back then, and he also said: "Actually, it's not all bad. At least, after the spring plowing, Brother Yi and the others don't have to work hard to go into the mountains to the north to suppress bandits.

"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone had different reactions. Some of the old-fashioned and polite people had long been dissatisfied with Xi Zhicai's usual casualness and rudeness. It was only because Gongsun Xun valued him so much that they tolerated it for a while, so they snorted coldly.

And other ordinary county officials, as well as old people from outside Hanoi, as well as Han Hao, Fang Yue, Hao Meng and other locals who served Gongsun Xun in military positions, all started laughing along with Gongsun Xun.

After all, what Xi Zhong said is a huge truth - no matter what happens when the epidemic comes, those who used to gather people to become bandits would rather starve to death in the mountains than dare to go down the mountains and run around, especially the bandits in Hanoi

Most of them are hiding in the Taihang Mountains at the border with Jizhou and Bingzhou, where they are bound to be directly threatened by the plague.

"Actually, it's the same sentence." After everyone had finished laughing and the conversation was open, Lou Gui couldn't help but shake his head and said with emotion. "It doesn't matter that Wei County is short of seeds, there are too many refugees, or the typhoid epidemic cannot be avoided... In the end, it doesn't matter.

After all, the problems in the Central Plains and Hebei still have to be blamed on last year's war. When Zheng Zhongde went straight in front of the king and taunted me, he once said that the trouble of war would not appear until after the war. Now it seems

There’s nothing wrong with coming.”

"It's rare for your uncle to be generous." Gongsun Xun smiled even more when he recalled the past events of that day, but suddenly became serious and talked about another thing. "Not to mention Hebei in the Central Plains, in fact, during the Liangzhou Rebellion, Afan and Ayue believed in each other.

But it mentioned some other things. I just came back and saw it, so I forgot to tell you in detail...Han Wen broke the date, and even became the head of a thief!"

Everyone in the hall was stunned, but except for a few confidants who entertained Han Sui that day, the rest immediately became confused.

"Han Sui was so sincere that day, why did he rebel?" Xi Zhicai couldn't help but put down the wine bottle in his hand and said seriously. "In my opinion, there must be twists and turns in it."

"That's right." Gongsun Xun nodded and sighed. "According to my two brothers' guesses and inquiries in Luozhong, it was probably because Han Wenyue was dissatisfied with the new Liangzhou governor Zuo Chang that day in Luozhong, which caused him to hate him deeply.

.Then when Zuo Chang arrived in Liangzhou and heard about the rebellion, he stopped at Hanyang County in the east. Instead, he asked Han Sui to take charge of state affairs and cooperate with the Qiang Guards to suppress the rebellion..."

"Being defeated and captured?" Lu Fan suddenly came to his senses. "Then Han Wen made an appointment with a famous scholar in Liangzhou and served in the state for ten years. He was quite prestigious, so he was kidnapped by the rebels and became the leader? Or he was shot directly.

A banner to attract people’s hearts?”

"This is what Luozhong guessed privately." Gongsun Xun nodded after taking two bites of the meal. "They all say that whether it is Han Wen Yue or Bian Zhang, another captured celebrity, it may be that he actually survived, but it may not really be surrendered.

, let alone becoming the leader of the rebels. But didn’t Zuo Chang hate him? So he directly wrote a memorial and confirmed that Han Sui had become the leader of the rebels. In order to appease the uncle who still had to rely on the front, the court officially offered a reward to him. "

Everyone was silent.

"Then there is one more thing." Gongsun Xun continued to speak expressionlessly. "I don't know if it is true or not... It's just a rumor. I heard that the reason why the entire army of the Qiang Guards was wiped out was because Zuo Chang was in the winter.

Yu Hanyang resold tens of thousands of dendrobium in the state's army grain... This was mentioned by Gai Xun, an officer in Liangzhou, when he wrote to my junior brother Fu Xie, probably because he wanted Fu Nanrong to make some efforts in Luozhong to transfer Zuo Chang away?"

"If the news comes from Fu Nanrong, then it is ninety-nine times true." Lu Fan rarely sneered. "But unless there is another big defeat, it will be extremely difficult for Zuo Chang to mobilize even if the matter is verified..."

"May I ask, Chang Shi, why is this?" Sima Lang couldn't help but asked curiously. "Misappropriating military rations and framing subordinates...shouldn't we take action immediately?"

"How can things in the world be so black and white?" Lu Fan lectured sternly. "The governor patrols the place on behalf of the Central Committee, which is naturally the authority of the Central Committee. He resigned after only two months. Who can guarantee the authority of the Central Committee? And

If a group of Liangzhou people can expel the governor with just one word, what is the difference between that and rebellion? In the four hundred years of our reign, there has been only one case of the governor reselling military rations to frame his subordinates. However, the local powerful families joined forces and forced the county to rebel.

Guard, it is not uncommon for governors to abandon their posts and leave! Therefore, not to mention that there is no evidence to conclude, but the princes at the central office are well aware of it. At this time, they can only pretend not to know, and only deal with it after the war!

"

"Then what if we are defeated again?" Chang Lin suddenly interrupted and asked.

"Then we should remove him from office, judge the crime, and find a new governor to take charge of the overall situation in Liangzhou." Lu Fan said unconcernedly. "Is there a second way?"

"But... Chang Shi." Chang Bohuai put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and continued. "In Liangzhou, there have been two extremely bad governors in succession. The first one was cowardly and incompetent, and this one is greedy and stingy. If it happens again,

If you become a nerd, won't the situation in Liangzhou collapse?"

"What did Bo Huai want to say?" Lu Fan frowned slightly.

"I want to say that the central government and the localities are in a mutually reinforcing relationship. Not only should the local governments obey the central government, but the central government should also not lose moral integrity." Chang Lin answered calmly. "Let's talk about the matter. Regarding the treatment of Zuo Chang at this time, in fact,

Chang Shi and I have the same view. The Central Committee must bear with all kinds of mistakes and unbearable situations. Not only that, but we must also try our best to support him. In everything we do, we must put down the rebellion first... But thinking about it the other way around, if it weren’t for the Central Committee from the beginning,

How could improper selection of materials lead to today's situation?"

"That's right." Sima Lang also said suddenly. "If the central government hadn't appointed a foolish governor before and then appointed an illegal Wuwei prefect, there might not have been trouble at the beginning... let alone today's situation.

?”

"Does Bo Huai think that the source is still in the center?" Lu Fan waited for Sima Lang to finish speaking before continuing to ask. "The place is actually not at fault at all?"

"That's not what I meant." Chang Lin immediately shook his head.

At this time, everyone has noticed the unkindness in Lu Fan's words, especially Chang Lin, who is the leader of local officials in Hanoi, and Lu Fan, who is the de facto shogunate of Gongsun Xun... In this case, the two are arguing about the place and the center.

It was difficult for them to interrupt such questions, so they could only observe Gongsun Xun who was sitting at the top.

Gongsun Xun kept eating and drinking, but he was speechless in his heart - is there an answer to the question of locality and center, centralization and decentralization? You won't find it if you wait another two thousand years!

But having said that, for the Han Dynasty, an important reason why this problem has arisen and become more and more serious is simply that the channels for getting out of official positions are not smooth, and the mobility between local officials and the long-term officials sent by the central government is extremely poor, which leads to the formation of

There is a fixed pattern of opposition, and it is gradually becoming unbalanced... Therefore, it is still necessary to improve the talent selection mechanism to allow access from top to bottom, as well as from local to central levels.

However, this is not the time to talk about this at all, and these two people must not have thought so deeply.

"Let me ask you," Gongsun Xun put down his half-eaten rice bowl, then picked up a silk cloth to wipe his mouth, and then asked out of curiosity. "Let's not talk about the place and the center, let's just talk about it. Do you think we should solve this situation in Liangzhou?

, where should I start?”

"Of course it's time to select capable officials!" Before he finished speaking, Yang Jun raised his hand and said bluntly. "If there are tigers, ministers and good shepherds to pacify the place, why worry about mere rebellions? On that day, when the Yellow Turban bandits shook the seven states, weren't they also defeated by the princes and the left and right chariots?

Have the two generals been wiped out?"

"It's not just that." Zao Zhi couldn't help but interjected. "Everyone's mood changed when they heard about the events in Liangzhou, as if they were facing a big epidemic. It was because the Qiang chaos in the past was very costly. In fact, at this time, it was time to protect the people.

The Qiang captain died in the battle, and the rebels won a victory, but they did not seize the prefecture and county. It was not as good as the Jiaozhou rebellion last year. The Jiaozhou rebellion was because the imperial court sent a Jia governor who enforced the law impartially. That Jia Gong

After taking office, he appeased the local area and put an end to the rebellion... Then he asked the rebels again, and they all said they had no intention of rebelling. It was just that they were overpaid and corrupt officials wanted too much, so they became bandits, and it gradually became a habit.

, kill officials and seize the city."

"Well said." Yang Jun immediately nodded in praise. "If such a governor can go there, maybe Liangzhou can be pacified... Unless it is a last resort, who is willing to really kill officials and rebel? It is obviously a dead end.

Well!"

Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously and just asked again: "Then do you think it is possible for the government to select officials like Gong Jia now?"

Everyone in the hall was silent for a moment.

After a long time, Lou Gui just twisted his beard and sneered: "Xiyuan sells officials. To become an official, you have to pay money. After paying, you will naturally want to get the money back when you go to the place. This is human nature; and the authority of promotion, appointment and removal,

And most of them are eunuchs... In this situation, it is lucky to have a fair and upright person like Jia Gong, but it is ordinary to have a person like Zuo Chang!"

"Eunuchs harm the country!" Someone suddenly shouted, causing everyone in the hall to nod in agreement.

Talk and talk, local centers, centralization and decentralization of power, foreign scholars... Thousands of threads converge into one sentence, but they still have to punish the eunuchs! It does not mean that the eunuchs will solve the problem, nor does it mean that the eunuchs are the cause of trouble in the world.

Source. Rather, it means that the deep-seated contradictions in this empire have been suppressed too much, are too fierce, and are too complicated, and they need such a target to unite the people of the world.

The emperor cannot kill at this time, and he does not dare to kill, so this imaginary enemy, or one of the main responsible persons, can only be the eunuch.

However, Gongsun Xun had already understood this truth many years ago.

At this thought, General Wei, Jihou, and Hanoi Prefect Gongsun Xun showed no expressions on their faces. They threw away their half-eaten meals, got up and left directly, and went back to the back hall to pick up their children.

Only a group of staff were left looking at each other, but they could only bow their heads and eat quickly.

"Brother Zi Heng." After most of the people had left, Wang Xiu and Wang Shuzhi, who deliberately stayed at the back, stepped forward and apologized to Lu Fan on behalf of his deputy. "Chang Bohuai didn't mean to contradict, let alone lead Hanoi.

From what I can tell from my interactions with him over the past few days, the local staff has the intention of provoking disputes within the office... In other words, the entire Hanoi military culture advocates innocence and seriousness."

"It doesn't matter." Lu Fan stood up and said proudly. "I am the general shogunate, and Bo Huai is not only Shuzhi's deputy, but also my subordinate... How can I care about him? This argument is all based on our own public interests.

.It’s Shuzhi, you’re the one who’s too worried.”
Chapter completed!