Chapter 159: On the Current Situation
The hundred officers and soldiers that Wang Bao didn't dare to want, Liu Xian needed, not only needed, but also collected as much as he needed.
"Those hundreds of officers and soldiers, if they are used well, they are a force to be reckoned with, Brother Wang, do you really have no thoughts about them? What do you say? "Before Liu Xian subdued those officers and soldiers, he naturally had to ask Wen Shen and Wang Bao first, because they were the real legitimate officials, and those officers and soldiers, before they were disbanded, were nominally still from their government.
"There is a fixed number of officers and soldiers in our government, and it is not good to have too much, after Yang Jie is relieved of his post as a county commander, Wen plans to set up only one county lieutenant. After all, Yang's County is not a big county now. Wen Shen thought for a moment.
"No, it's dangerous for you to think like that." Liu Xian shook his head and said to them: "Do you think that now that the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, Tiangong General Zhang Jiao, has died, Rengong General Zhang Liang has also been killed, and even Digong General Zhang Bao has been trapped in Quyang now and will not live long." Then the officers and soldiers of the imperial court won a great victory and completely wiped out the Yellow Turban Army. And then the world will be too peaceful? You can restore the normal life order of Yangshi County with peace of mind, and then the country and the people will be safe? ”
"This ...... Isn't it? Wen Shen hesitated.
Zhang Bao on the other side, he also seemed to be thinking about it, but as a person who didn't know many big characters, he thought hard for a while, and finally could only scratch his head and say: "Our Wang Leopard is a big boss, just bent on killing the enemy, and has never thought about anything about the peace of the world and the peace of the country...... We just think that anyway, whether there is a Yellow Turban Army or not, we will have a fight. Sometimes, when we think about it, we feel that it is still suitable to follow General Huangfu Song, unlike now, I feel that in this Yang County, I don't seem to understand anything and can't do anything. ”
"Hehe, Brother Wang Leopard, what you said about whether there is a Yellow Turban Army or not, we still have a war speaks for itself." Liu Xian listened to Wang Bao's words, couldn't help but smile, and said to the two: "Master Wen, did you hear it?" There are many deeper things that Lord Wang Bao may not be able to figure out. But what he said was very true. Even if there is no Yellow Turban Army, there is still a war, and since there is a war, then the world of this Han Dynasty will not be peaceful. ”
"Little brother Liu Xian, this ...... Even if it's a war, it doesn't seem to affect our Yang County, right? Don't listen to what Wang Bao said, what he said about fighting is actually fighting with the Huns in the north and fighting with those aliens. It's different from the war we're fighting with the Yellow Turbans now. Wen Shen always felt in his heart that without the Yellow Turban Army, they might not have any other threats to Yang County, and those aliens couldn't beat Yang County, right?
Liu Xian waved his hand, his expression was solemn, and he said to Wen Shen: "Lord Wen, haven't you really thought about why our Han people keep being violated by foreign races? I haven't thought about it, why did the Yellow Turban Army rebel? Haven't you thought about the overall situation of our Han now? And, what kind of big man will our big man be in the future? ”
As soon as Wen Shen heard what Liu Xian said, he was also like Wang Leopard, and said with a bitter face: "Little brother Liu Xian, Wen Mou sees that you are only a weak crown year, why do you seem to be an old scholar full of wealth, as if you want to discuss the current situation in the world?" Don't hide it from the little brother, Wen Mou's knowledge is limited, and he is just an inconspicuous civilian officer who reads some words and ink in the Huangfu Song Army, as for the current situation in the world, Wen really didn't think about it. Now that he was sent to Yang's County to be a county magistrate, Wen already felt that he had no way to do it, and he was restrained by the county order Yang Jie everywhere, and he couldn't do anything. If it weren't for Liu Xian's little brother and your advice to Wen, the current Yang's County would definitely be a different situation. So, if you have any high opinions, just say it if you don't have it. ”
"Okay, then I, Liu Xian, will take care of it, and talk about my little opinion." Liu Xian naturally knew that they had received knowledge and knowledge, and that they had been in the army, and that the things they had been exposed to were extremely limited, so he felt the need to talk to them.
Liu Xian didn't mean that by talking to them about this, they would bow their heads and be impressed by their own knowledge and knowledge. This, Liu Xian is also planning for his future development. Regardless of whether they worship themselves as the Lord or not, they will definitely have to deal with them in the future, and I hope that they will not become their own roadblocks and block their own development.
Liu Xian said: "Two, I will only stand on an objective position to talk about our current Han. Nowadays, the big man, who is strong on the outside and dry in the middle, looks very strong, but in fact, it has gradually become weaker. Otherwise, how dare those foreign races who have already been subordinated to our Han Dynasty invade our Han Dynasty? And the most fundamental reason for the weakness of our Han is our court itself. Have you seen what kind of court the current Han court is? The emperor's power is all in the hands of those palace servants and relatives. Therefore, the imperial decree is not smooth, and the emperor is powerless to change the current situation even if he has the heart. A court full of traitors, can this big man be strong? Those of you who come out of the army to serve as local officials cannot imagine the corruption of the local government. ”
Liu Xian said, stretched out his finger and pointed outside and said, "Our Yang County, do you think this is just an example?" I can tell you that in fact, not only our Yangshi County or this Julu and Jizhou places now, but also other prefectures and counties, their local governments are also similar. Those county magistrates, county lieutenants, county officials, etc., which one is not there to make money for himself? Their essence is actually the same as Yang Jie, the county magistrate of Yang's County. When he became a county magistrate, his first thought was to use this official privilege to loot money. ”
"Strictly speaking, Yang Jie is not bad, at least he did not use some names to loot the people in vain. He just used his grain to loot money at a high price, at least they all paid for the food, and did not take the people's money in vain. So, think about it, what is the current situation of the Han Dynasty? ”
"On the whole, the people of our Han Dynasty are not having a good time, so things like the Yellow Turban Rebellion are bound to happen. This is called the government forcing the people, but they have to rebel. ”
And now the so-called officials in Dahan are basically some official positions like Yang Jie, who were originally some landlords and tyrants, and they spent money to buy them. In this way, if you think about it, just rely on landlords and tyrants like Yang Jie, who are just bent on exploiting the people, can they govern the big men well? ”
To put it bluntly, it is the imperial court that sells officials and buys officials, burying today's evil consequences.