"Under a secret order, someone reported that you accepted bribes, connived at private salt, and filled your pockets, is this true?"

Zhou Min was originally drunk, but he was completely frightened by these words, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, sweating like rain.

He is also from Guanzhong and knows Qin Law. Qin is known for its harsh punishments, not only for the people, but also for the officials. A large number of laws are formulated for crimes committed by officials, and if officials commit crimes, the punishment must be increased, and there is no room for forgiveness.

Therefore, when Xunzi entered Qin decades ago, he found that the officials of Qin were clean and clear, and the officials were not respectful and thrifty, did not dare to be corrupt and bribe-taking, nor did they dare to neglect their duties, and their work efficiency was extremely high.

In the law of magistrates, corruption and bribery are particularly hated, and if the bribery reaches one copper coin, he will be punished, sentenced to face tattoo and hard labor! This punishment not only extends to itself, but also to "imprison for three generations", that is, his descendants within three generations are not allowed to be officials.

Zhou Min raised his head and looked at the fatal real-name report letter in Heifu's hand, since he could afford to use paper, or it was done by an official in Xiami County, there were no more than three people who knew about him, as long as Zhou Min was given a little time, he would definitely be able to track it down!

But at this time, Heifu's voice sounded again: "The secret order is given, the law is spoken, the master guards and steals, and those who are worth ten gold abandon the market." The letter said that the bribes you received were more than that, so how do you explain them? ”

"Subordinates...... Subordinates. ”

Just as Zhou Min was thinking about his words, Heifu did something that shocked him!

But he saw that Heifu went to the candle and put the letter on the flame, and let it burn completely!

"County guard, this ......" Zhou Min didn't react.

Heifu laughed: "Seeing the exaggerations in this letter, this official is not credible, I am afraid that he wants to deliberately disturb the officialdom of Jiaodong!" ”

Although he burned a blank letter to deceive Zhou Min, Heifu also understood that freezing three feet is not a day's cold, in fact, the corruption in Jiaodong officialdom began a few years ago......

After the surrender of the Qi State, these military men and men in Guanxi who relied on their military merits to become knights came to Kanto and saw the world of flowers in Linzi and Jimo, which opened a new door.

Because Jiaodong is far away from Guanzhong, and the Qin officials sent are scarce, the Qin law that used to bind officials is equivalent to nothing, and they can only rely on self-discipline.

In the first year or two, as a veteran, Zhou Min still adhered to his bottom line and refused all bribes of money, silk and jewelry. But people always have weaknesses, he is lustful, good wine, this line of defense was soon attacked by the beauties, wine and meat sent by the nobles and merchants, and fell deeper and deeper.

Slowly, this good soldier who was once dedicated to farming and fighting and being promoted to knighthood has a new hobby: money, as long as there is money, how can the beauty Jiarou be lacking? He turned a blind eye to the private salt that came out of the place, and went along with it in exchange for material comforts.

Looking at the guy in front of him who was like being pardoned after seeing a blank letter burned, Heifu sneered in his heart, and couldn't help but think of a passage he had heard in his previous life.

"There may be Communists who have never been conquered by an enemy with a gun, and who deserve the title of hero before these enemies; But they can't stand the attack of sugar-coated shells, and they have to lose the battle in front of sugar bombs. ”

This sentence was put in the Qin Dynasty, and it was the same.

Heifu had secretly investigated in advance, and Zhou Min was not the only one who was corrupt, and there were almost no people in Jiaodong officialdom who dared to claim to be innocent! Even the history of supervision, which is supposed to be an inspector, can't be inseparated!

If he looks a little farther away, he can find that corruption is rampant in Jiaodong County.

Take Pei County as an example, Pei County ordered a housewarming banquet for his friend Lu Gong, and let Xiao He, the head of the organization, preside over it, and the guests must pay a thousand yuan to get a seat. Isn't this corruption and the abuse of power for personal gain? Xiao He and Cao Shen are also accustomed to this.

Liu Ji, the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, ate meat and drank wine without paying, and the proprietress of the wine shop finally folded the wine coupon and let him eat it for nothing. This may be Liu Ji's personal charm to pajama the proprietors and ladies of the wine shop, but why not the common people show favor to the small officials and the head snake, and pay protection fees in disguise to seek refuge.

Exchanging power for money and beauty is an innate skill of almost every official.

To put it mildly, since the unification of Qin, there has been no one in the entire Kanto, from the 600 Shi County Order to the Doushi Pavilion Chief, who can strictly discipline himself and not take a single bribe!

Perhaps there is only one person excepted, and that is the joy ......

As for the others? Most of the Qin officials that Xunzi once saw who were "not respectful and thrifty, out of the public door, returned to their families, and had no personal affairs" have become corrupt.

This is an open secret of the whole empire, as long as the officials do not go too far, they will tacitly no one break it, because once it is exposed, the matter will make a big deal and attract the attention of the imperial court, and it will still be severely punished in accordance with the law.

The emperor didn't like to have a bunch of lice underneath, sucking the money, food, flesh and blood that should have been handed over.

The Qin law was created by the Legalists in order to maintain the monarchy, and only one person had legal immunity, so in the Qin Dynasty, there was only one person who was qualified to be corrupt, and that was the emperor!

Heifu thought about it for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion: in the final analysis, Qin's corruption started from top to bottom. The emperor himself was extremely poor and luxurious, built palaces and mausoleums on a large scale, and filled Guanzhong with beauties from the six countries.

The heart of one person, the heart of tens of millions. Qin loves luxury, and people also miss their home; How can I take all the baht and use it like mud and sand?

The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, this is a system problem, anti-corruption can cure the flies below, but the tiger at the top, who dares to fight? Putting aside the root cause to cure the branches and leaves, in the end it can only be anticlimactic!

However, Heifu does not intend to let go of Zhou Min and the corrupt officials in the county, but just hopes that before they are finished, they can play a little warmer and help themselves catch a big fish.

So, Heifu started his nonsense, poured a glass of wine, and said a "heart-to-heart" to Zhou Min, who was frightened after being frightened.

"There is no need to be anxious about issuing secret orders, you and I both understand that the law strictly prohibits greed for money and accumulation of wealth, and it is too difficult to do it."

"We are officials in other counties, thousands of miles away from home, and less than half of the money and food sent back to the place are left. The subordinates also have to raise some staff members, but the money they take is the same as that of Guanzhong, and they often make ends meet, which really makes the horses run and makes the horses not eat grass. ”

"Moreover, this Kanto is not as good as Qin, everyone is profit-seeking, and those local officials are not willing to work diligently, and they must be willing to do things only if they have small profits, so the chief officials collect money, sometimes not for money, but a kind of flexibility......"

He dipped in wine, wrote the word "official" in a letter on the desk, and began to memorize the lines of a TV series he had watched in his previous life:

"How do you write the official character? The upper and lower mouths must be fed to the upper mouth first, and then the lower mouth can be fed. If you want to govern the people, don't you have to rely on those officials, big and small? If we can't feed them, who will do things for us! ”

Zhou Min was stunned, although he was corrupt, he was faintly ashamed in his heart, and he was timid to violate the law, but the county guard took corruption for granted! The big truths are one after another, and the feelings are also in my generation?

Heifu became serious again: "Give a secret order, do you know now, why didn't the official track you down?" ”

Zhou Min shook his head honestly: "The subordinates don't know." “

Heifu said: "You should also know that if this matter is strictly investigated by the official, you will not be the only one who wants to dismiss the official and lose his head, it may be all the officials of Xiami County, and even many officials of the county government will be implicated!" ”

"At that time, half of the Jiaodong officials were swept away, how can I govern the county? How to deal with His Majesty's upcoming Eastern Tour? ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Min finally suddenly realized, and said secretly in his heart: "That's right, if it is traced to the end, Jiaodong will be in chaos, without our county officials, practice the palace, open roads, dig gold mines, collect rents and levies, and urge the head of Qiantou to serve, who will do it for the county guard!?" ”

"People have to learn to be flexible."

Heifu sighed: "I have also been immersed in officialdom for several years, and I have only understood this truth, not only for officials, but also for the wealthy elders. ”

When Zhou Min heard this, he immediately felt that there was something in his words.

Sure enough, Heifutu saw the dagger and suddenly asked, "I heard that you have a close relationship with the Yeyi Tian clan?" ”

Yeyi Tian is the gold lord who stuffs Zhou Mian to the fullest. Not only him, but even the county commander of Yeyi, but also only Tian Huan and Tian Du brothers, after all, Yeyi was once the private town of the Tian family, with thousands of private armed forces and huge fame. It is no exaggeration to say that the Tian brothers can gather thousands of people to seize the city and rebel with a single shout in the city!

This is the legacy left by Anping Juntiandan, which cannot be erased easily.

It is precisely because of the bribery of the local officials that the private salt in the two places led by the Yeyi Tian clan can be so rampant.

Up to now, Zhou Min didn't dare to shirk lying, admitting that he often corresponded with Tiandu.

"Very good, I have a thing for you to help me."

Zhou Min knew that his life was in the hands of the county guard, and whether he was killing or going around was all based on one sentence, and hurriedly said: "The county guard commands." ”

Heifu said: "I want to invite Tian Xun, the sect leader of the Yeyi Tian clan, to meet in Pingdu. ”

Pingdu is a township in Yeyi, not far from Xiami. There has been a big incident recently, and Heifu has asked people to search for mineral deposits throughout the county, although a gold mine has been discovered in Qucheng, Huangxian County, but it is located deep in the mountains and is difficult to mine.

Pingdu also found a mine, although it is not as big as the curved into it, but the veins are shallow and easy to excavate, so it is planned to set up "gold mining" in Pingdu.

Heifu said: "After all, Yeyi was once the territory of the Tian family, and the matter of opening a mine in Pingdu, organizing manpower, etc., needs the assistance of the Tian Xun brothers, and inviting them to meet there is to discuss this matter." ”

Zhou Min knew that this was probably the "workaround" that the county guard said, alas, it seems that after he came for half a year, he finally found that he could not rule the place without relying on the local clans.

But Zhou Min said weakly: "Tian Wei is cautious and does not leave Yeyi easily......"

Heifu sneered: "After all, I am the county guard, do I still have to deign to visit him in Yeyi?" Choosing flatness instead of Jimo has already given Ashida Tsukushi face! Fetch the letter, I say, you write! ”

After letting Zhou Min write a letter, Heifu paced, feeling that this was not enough to win the trust of Yu Tian Huan, and he couldn't deceive this person, so he said:

"By the way, in the letter, mention it to the Yeyi Tian clan on my behalf."

Heifu Zhengse said: "This county has a nephew named Wei Yang, sixteen years old, I heard that Tian Xun has a daughter, fourteen years old, I want to ask Tian for him, Nacai to marry, I think it is a wife, and the two families will always think it is good!" ”