"Do you know where they want to send their money?"

"According to our investigation, they will send this batch of money to Luoyang! And according to our understanding, this money was given to a certain Korean! As for who it was given to, then we don't care! ”

"What about the use?"

"Young man, what can you do if you send money to Luoyang! There are only two, one uses money to curry favor with the ministers of the court, and the other uses money to buy officials! It's not something that everyone knows, don't you even know such a simple thing? ”

Zhang Xuan listened to the man's words, touched his chin, and thought for a while.

"Are you the leader of this group?"

"Yes! What's wrong? ”

"When the time comes, if you find out the exact location of this money, tell me the location, and then we will share a sip of soup and drink it, how about it!"

"Not how! I'll admit you're great, but we can do it ourselves! ”

Zhang Xuan listened to the words of this little leader and sneered, this smile felt a little numb in the eyes of this little leader!

Then Zhang Xuan pointed the spear in his hand at the throat of the little leader and said:

"Do you think I'm talking to you about conditions? It seems that you have not seen the environment you are in now! Do you think your life is important, or is your money important? Zhang Xuan paused, looking at the little leader's expression.

The little leader listened to Zhang Xuan's words, and felt the tip of the gun in his throat, swallowed saliva, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead!

Zhang Xuan continued: "If you die, where are you going to rob this batch of money!" Do you want to go to the underworld? ”

"I promise you! But when I get the news, how am I going to find you? ”

"You are familiar with the neighborhood, you take us to a place with water and grass, and we will rest there for the time being, the purpose is naturally to wait for your notice! And for your obedient cooperation, I will send someone to follow you! After all, I also have to keep a back hand, lest you regret it when you get it, otherwise I won't have a place to cry! ”

"How can it? I'm sure I'm not going to do that kind of thing! We are mixed on the road, and this credit must still be had, otherwise who will follow us in the future! But to the heroes, I do know a place, and you won't be disappointed if you go there. ”

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and directly interrupted the little leader's words.

"Needless to say, you can lead the way! Your actions are much more useful to me than your words! ”

The little leader immediately covered his mouth, made a gesture of please, and walked in the front and led the way.

Nearly half an hour or so later, the little leader led Zhang Xuan and his party through a grove of trees.

Zhang Xuan suddenly felt the slightest coolness, and the heat of the day was dispelled by this coolness.

This place completely meets the requirements put forward by Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan patted the shoulder of the little boss with great satisfaction.

"This place is so dear to my heart! Quite discerning. ”

The little leader puffed up his chest, "That's, this place, I don't tell ordinary people!" ”

"I know I'm not an ordinary person, okay, you can go and find out. As soon as there is news, let us know, rest assured that you will be indispensable when the time comes! ”

Zhang Xuan said this, pointing to the time change,

"He'll be with you then! For the sake of us getting along happily, I still say in advance, I hope you can be honest, otherwise, I don't know what unfriendly things will be done to you! ”

"I understand, I'm sure I won't let this unfriendly thing happen!" The little boss smiled and promised,

"I'm going to find out! You guys wait a few days here. ”

After the little leader finished speaking, he left with Shi Qian.

After the little leader left, Yang Zaixing and Yuwen Chengdu walked to Zhang Xuan's side.

"Xiao Xuanzi, do you believe the words of the little boss just now? How can anyone transport money, so carelessly, everyone knows it! Yang Zaixing said.

"As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, take a look! Anyway, it's just a few days of delay. What if it's true? It would be a shame to miss it. Second brother, what are you thinking there? ”

When Yuwen Chengdu heard Zhang Xuan mention himself, he said what he thought in his heart.

"Xiao Xuanzi, did you say that this money was used to buy officials?"

Zhang Xuan thought for a while, "It should be or directly sent to which big guy in the court to have a good relationship!" Anyway, it's just two uses! But there is one thing I really can't figure out, why is this kind of thing that should be done with caution so much fanfare and made known to everyone? ”

Selling officials is not the original of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty existed, and there were cases of selling officials in the early Han Dynasty, including the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the public selling of officials was only Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the general selection of officials was based on "probation", bureaucratic recommendation, and finally checked by the emperor, and the recommended person was tested, and if the test was not passed, the recommender would be punished.

Most of the people recommended in the Western Han Dynasty were really talented and learned, and the power of officials was firmly in the hands of the emperor. The people who were chosen were basically loyal to the emperor, after all, the emperor was their greatest benefactor.

When it came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, it still continued to use "inspection", but there was a big change with the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the emperor almost did not check the appointment of officials, especially at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, not that the emperor did not want to, in fact, he could not participate at all.

This led to the formation of the selection of officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and until the appointment was decided by the bureaucrats, especially those who were especially qualified.

Maybe at the beginning, the bureaucrats can still appoint people on the basis of merit, but as time goes by, some bureaucrats select their relatives and friends when selecting officials, as for your talents, morality, these are secondary, as long as you are in that circle, you can become an official through operation.

Therefore, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the important officials in the central and local governments were all from several major families or protégés of which big officials.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had a very significant feature, the emperor was small, and relatives and eunuchs took turns to control the government. By the time of Emperor Han Ling, Emperor Han Ling was an emperor who was very keen on doing business, and often set up a market in the backyard of the palace for the eunuchs and maids in the palace to buy.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty directly wrote the traitor into the edict.

Some people will say that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty should not sell his officials, and this is how he sold out the Han Dynasty.

In fact, even if Emperor Han Ling didn't sell it, the bureaucrats below would sell it, especially the officials who held the right to recommend, they would not give up this "cash cow", and all of them would make a lot of money.

It is also because of this selection system in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty has almost no authority to appoint officials, especially in the last years, after the emperor became an empty shelf, almost all the people who were recommended to be elected as officials only knew the person who recommended them, and the respect for the emperor only lay in courtesy.

The big bureaucrats of the Eastern Han Dynasty made a lot of money by selling officials, and through the selection of their relatives and friends, and their protégés, the power of the big bureaucrats became stronger and stronger, and they could support the army and stand on their own, and gradually became a powerful party!