Chapter 36: Betrayal of Virtue
Just after the end of the year, the snow melted in Liaodi, and then the weather became warmer day by day at a rate that was difficult to adapt to.
Of course, this is beneficial, just when the messenger in Luoyang is hurrying up, taking advantage of the spring flowers, a large number of Goguryeo people have been moved to Han along the north and south roads of the whole city, the north road to Xuansu, Liaoxi, the south road to Mazishui (Yalu River) into Liaodong, Lelang.
Historically, as long as it is a migration, it is doomed to the separation of wives and families, let alone the migration after defeat? But from another point of view, the war has destroyed the country, and the young and strong men have almost died, and now the Goguryeo people have no room for violent resistance. Moreover, once these people are transported to the Han land, they will be directly 'digested' by the local households who are preparing for spring ploughing, and there is no contradiction between soil and guest.
So, at least from the perspective of the higher-ups, this migration is very 'quiet'.
But even so, Gongsun Xun still encountered a lot of troubles here, and of course, this kind of problem came from within the winner.
Some of them are commonplace...... But there are some that are a little upsetting when they are commonplace.
"So it's true, you guys really robbed the tomb?!" In a certain hall in the capital of Goguryeo, Gongsun Xun, who was originally unconcerned, suddenly became furious. "Who else is doing this but you?! And who's in the lead?! Who gave you the guts?! β
Several low-level Han army officers kneeling below immediately kowtowed in fright, while several Xuanwu County officials standing on the side watched their noses and noses and stood still.
That's right, it's tomb robbing!
As I said before, the Goguryeo people like thick burials. And according to their customs, there will be an Eastern Temple outside the east gate of every city, and the Eastern Temple has an extraordinary significance for the Goguryeo people, almost all of them rely on it, and it almost simultaneously takes into account the social responsibilities of ancestral halls, brothels, hospitals, cemeteries, etc.
For example, before the Goguryeo people were not very sinicized, every year after spring ploughing, the witches of the East Temple would hold an assembly such as an uncovered meeting next to the East Temple, gathering the young men and women of the whole city together, first going to the river to bathe, and then gathering in the big pit next to the East Temple to unbridled wild together, so as to promote the reproduction of the race...... How so? In fact, whether it is the custom of bathing in spring or outing with young men and women to make love, it is a common phenomenon in all civilizations around the world, and the fact that a shrine maiden doubles as a prostitute and a temple that doubles as a brothel is even more far-reaching, and there is no need to discriminate against the Goguryeo people.
However, after civilization grows up, according to the level of construction of the marriage system by this civilization, the extent to which this custom is still preserved varies from one civilization to another.
Of course, when you come back to the present, what you should pay attention to here is not what the uncovered assembly is, anyway, Goguryeo has died, and the real key here is the thick burial and cemetery. There are five cities in Goguryeo, and there is a large east temple outside the east gate of each city, and then the nobles and people in the city generally choose to take a part of their valuables and bury them in the cemetery next to the east temple after they die.
Then seeing that the living people in the city are gradually disappearing, and most of the bones and dregs of the dead are decaying, and even the city is probably going to disappear, except for some of the burial objects that naturally have lasting value, and are still concentrated and obviously lying there...... How would the more than 10,000 motley troops, who were aggressors, react when they learned of this kind of thing?
The news spread from the funeral of the king of Goguryeo, and then when the relocation was on track, people began to dig up the graves...... Too easy.
The problem is that there are some things that can't be done!
"Don't mention the Xianbei and Wuhuan people to me?" Gongsun Xun looked at the few low-level officers in front of him who had been arrested, and couldn't help but become more and more angry. "I'll just ask you, who else in the Han army did such a thing?!"
"General Gongsun doesn't need to ask who else?" At this moment, a Xuansu County official suddenly stepped forward and said with a dry smile. "You don't have to be harsh on them...... With all due respect, the general might as well ask, who in the army is not involved in this matter? When you dig the ground in the place, there is gold and silver, and then there is no owner, who can hold back if you dare to ask? β
Gongsun Xun was immediately silent.
After a long time, he suddenly got up and asked the county officials: "The drama prince is still supervising the immigration in Susheng Bone City?" β
"Yes, my family is still in the city of Bone Ascending." The county magistrate immediately bowed his head and replied.
"That being the case, you should go to the south of the city to discuss the disposal with the county lieutenant Lu, and I will go to visit the drama father." Gongsun Xun was expressionless, but he threw down a few officers who participated in the tomb robbery in the hall and the few Xuansu county officials who reported it, and then took Han Dang and a few names straight out of the city.
The officers were at a loss, and the county officials were overjoyed.
In other words, Gongsun Xun, who has been a county official in the county government of Liaoxi and a scholar in the center, certainly knows the whole story...... Taishi Gong said, 'The bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit';
Then, the officials of Xuansu County who took the initiative to report this matter had nothing more than two purposes: one was that they had not benefited from it, or they had gained very little, so they deliberately retaliated; One is that he was jealous of the merits and wealth that Xu Rong and other county officers had received too much, purely out of jealousy, so he seized the handle and attacked.
In essence, it is still a struggle for merit!
What is different from the previous kind of merit struggle in the army is that this time the merit struggle is obviously larger in scale, more involved, and more tricky...... You must know that although Gongsun Xun has accumulated a lot of prestige because of this battle, and now these sergeants are still willing to obey and respect him unconditionally, but after all, the war has ended, so he still loses reasonable and legal control over these genuine border troops from Xuansu County in the army.
In fact, it is Ji Teng who now has legal control over the Han army and officials of these Xuanwu County at the same time. In other words, this matter is more like an internal matter in Xuanwu County!
Therefore, as the actual controller of the army, although Gongsun Xun could not be indifferent, but in the face of the attack of these Xuansu county officials on the border army of Xuanwu County, he really had no useful method, and it was impossible for him to let these people give up with a word...... The only thing he can do now is to exert influence by exchanging benefits with Juteng.
"Due South!" As soon as Gongsun Xunfu came to the city, he met the trial who hurriedly came out to greet him, and then immediately dismounted. "It's hard to get south!"
The trial was arranged to the Bone City of Susheng not only because it was an important hub for the relocated Goguryeo households, but also because it itself had the meaning of 'taking care' of Juteng.
"Sitting high in the back all day, why is it hard for you?" The trial is as crisp as ever. "I don't know if Ling Jun came here to dig a grave for the army?"
"That's right," Gongsun Xun was slightly stunned. "Has the news gotten here?"
"It's nature." The judge quickly explained. "After this matter was publicly reported by Xuanwu Juncheng a few days ago, Xu Sima was summoned into the city, but he was neither punished nor put back in the army, as if he wanted to wait for Ling Jun to come over and have a meeting with the drama prince before making a decision, and I also knew that Ling Jun would definitely come......"
"Xu Rong has been grounded?" Gongsun Xun's face was stunned. "Does Juteng hate me so much? When he was in the army, he was a little angry, and as soon as the dust settled, he wanted to take revenge back? β
"Not necessarily." The trial couldn't help but shake his head. "The drama Taishou is actually an extraordinarily pragmatic person, Ling Jun has a small relationship with him, but there is no big problem, so he should be pushing the boat along the river and watching the fire from the other side. After all, this time the army was indeed caught by those county officials, and once the tomb robbery was opened, it was hard to say whether Xu Rong could escape with his whole body. β
Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head, but suddenly asked seriously: "Zhengnan is very wise, and it is all up to Zhengnan to be in charge of the rear alone...... I don't know, is there anything to teach me about this? β
"I have three strategies," the judge replied calmly. "It depends on what Ling Jun thinks."
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart...... I don't want to have one day, but I can also enjoy the treatment of my own mother's mouth.
"Just the south of the country." After smiling bitterly in his heart, Gongsun Xun still seriously inquired politely. "What are the three strategies?"
"Let's just ignore it." The judge also laughed. "After all, Ling Jun's military exploits cover the world, I am afraid that he will be promoted in the near future, so why bother with the internal affairs of Xuanwu County, the great future is still ahead."
Gongsun Xun stared at each other and seemed to be smiling.
"Make a decision, while the army has not yet been disbanded, the general will directly find an excuse, and don't look for others, and directly slaughter the troublesome county in public." The judge continued to speak in a grand manner. "Once this person is gone, how many county officials are left can still turn the sky upside down? And the credit has not come down, and the drama Taishou will never turn his face with Ling Jun. β
"That's the case," Gongsun Xun suddenly turned up. "It's the right strategy!"
The judge was stunned for a moment: "Ling Jun, I haven't said anything about the middle strategy!" β
"Zhengnan talked about the top first and then the next, but put the middle strategy last, he must want me to take the middle policy." Gongsun Xun replied seriously. "And I said in my letter before, there are many scholars in Hebei, who is like judging the south? Zhengnan's temperament and strategy are far better than mine, since Zhengnan wants me to take the middle strategy, then I will take the middle strategy, why do you need to ask what the middle strategy is? β
The judge was silent at first, and then took two steps back and bowed earnestly to the person in front of him.
"Invite Sima Xu over."
Half an hour later, in the afternoon, at the palace of Susheng Bone City, after Ju Teng gave the order, he twisted his body slightly to the side, as if he wanted to face Gongsun Xun sitting next to him, the standing judge, and the upcoming Xu Rong in a posture of evasion or staying out of the matter.
At this time, Man Tengteng stood under the hall and was a number of Xuanwu county officials below the Xuanwu county, who almost went out to work here to relocate the Goguryeo people after the year...... From this point of view, it does not seem so incomprehensible that they were jealous and resentful of the rude and uncivilized sergeants who had taken a lot of booty at will, and that there were many rewards for their exploits in the future.
Returning to the front of him, after leaning for a while, he changed out of the armor that he had never left in his impression, and Xu Rongfang, who was neatly dressed, came to the lobby of the palace...... It can be seen that although he has not been treated hard, his expression is obviously atrophied, and his face is haggard, as if he has been greatly affected mentally because of this incident.
Of course, this is also understandable, he has obviously made great achievements, but because of this kind of thing, he has become a guilty body, not to mention promotion or something, and if he doesn't handle it well, he may be imprisoned.
"Meet the general, meet the prince......" Xu Rong knelt down and pleaded guilty at the place where he interrogated Ming Lin's husband in the past.
"Bojin, do you know what's wrong?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting beside Ji Teng, asked expressionlessly.
"I ......" Xu Rong, who was kneeling in front of the hall, wanted to speak and stopped.
"Bojin, Bojin, I know you are unwilling to accept it." Gongsun Xun also sighed when he saw this, and then walked down the hall to help the other party. "Obviously made great achievements, but because of this nonsense, he was deprived of military power, and even vaguely imprisoned! But that's where the truth lies in the world. Some things, before not weighing on the scale, there may not be a few taels, but once on the scale, there will be a thousand weights immediately, and your body may not be suppressed! This thing is done in secret, and it can't be done on the face; What others do, you can't do; What he did in the day, he cannot do today...... Got it? β
Xu Rong was in a trance, vaguely understanding some of the meaning, but he still couldn't fully understand.
"Xu Sima, what do I mean by Lingjun......" Seeing this, the judge simply stepped forward and spread out his words. You are a Han general, a national official, and you have to talk about the rules! Those Xianbei and Wuhuan can do this kind of thing, can you do it? Take a step back and say, when the day Lingjun gave the order, destroy his country, destroy his species, and destroy his society, you can also do something out of the ordinary, but that's because everything is borne for you by my family Lingjun and the drama father, and today the war is over, and everything can only be borne by yourself. Not to mention, now that you are recording meritorious achievements, this unbearable act is even more abrupt! Although this robbery of the tomb of the dead is in the remote wilderness, once it is on the official document and reaches the center, how do you think the ministers from the center will deal with you?! β
said it so directly, why didn't Xu Rong understand? So, he immediately bowed down again in shame: "Rong embarrassed the general!" β
"What's so hard about that?" Gongsun Xun also helped the other party again. "I just asked you if you knew your mistakes, not only to reflect on this matter, but also to worry about your future life...... I know from the time I was in this palace that day, you only know how to fight and lead soldiers, but you don't know that people's hearts are sinister, today I am here with the drama father, everything can naturally cover for you, if the future of the sea of ups and downs, you have met a sinister villain, then what should I do then? β
Xu Rong almost had a sour nose when he heard this, and he was about to shed tears. And when Ju Teng and the other county officials in the hall heard the words 'cover up', they were also suspicious...... Especially Ji Teng, this person is not confused, so he has already been vigilant in his heart.
"Drama Gong!" Sure enough, the judge suddenly turned to Ji Teng and took out an official document from his arms. "The matter has come to this point, although Xu Sima has made a big mistake, but it is rare for my family to cherish others, and on the way here, I have already decided to take this responsibility for him and take this matter...... I also ask the drama to be completed, and use the seal to help my family order Jun to send a letter of invitation to Shangshutai, he is willing to exchange his military exploits for Xu Sima to exonerate himself! β
Ju Teng immediately stared at the person in front of him, but he was speechless, and many county officials in the hall, starting from that county man, were also panicked...... But Xu Rong became more and more grateful.
You must know that the essence of tomb robbery is not in the gold and silver, but in the immorality of the matter! If you do it, you must be mentally prepared to suffer infamy for a lifetime or even several lifetimes, so the more valuable the person, the more harmful it is.
It's like this time, everyone knows that almost all of these people, such as Mo Huqi, Duan Riyu Ming, and Collapsed, are involved in digging people's ancestral graves, but Zahu, digging people's ancestral graves seems to match their identities......
But on the other hand, once Gongsun Xun takes this matter up, it basically has nothing to do with the feudal marquis, and he will bear the unknown stain for a lifetime...... Protecting the tomb robbers, maybe even being complicit!
However, so what will the people of the world think of the drama in this matter at that time?
It was Xu Rong who robbed the tomb and was Sima of another department directly under Xuansu County, he committed this incident, but it was Gongsun Xun who was at fault for it? And afterwards, you should have made meritorious contributions, and you should have been made a marquis, but Gongsun Xun, who was fighting, lost a reward for your subordinates? However, in this process, you are still a judge......
And this is the 'middle strategy' of the trial, without making an excuse, directly taking the blame for Xu Rong, forcing the 'pragmatic' drama to free up his hand to end the matter...... In fact, only Juteng can easily end this matter and stop making waves in this matter.
Of course, this coercive solution will undoubtedly offend the drama Taishou again. And at this time, the two sides no longer have a war in front of them, and there is no binding of interests, and if they are offended, they are really offended.
"Is Jeongnam joking?" Sure enough, after a long time, Ju Teng finally moved his gaze from the Hebei celebrity in front of him to Gongsun Xun standing in the hall, and said with a sneer. "The matter is still being investigated, and it is difficult to say whether it is a false accusation...... Juncheng! β
Xuanwu Juncheng, who was standing stiffly at the bottom of the steps, hurriedly bowed.
"You go and find out about this," Ji Teng said through gritted teeth, almost word by word. "Be sure to return Xu Sima and all the officers and soldiers in the army a clean slate! I can't find out, I'm asking your whole family! β
The county chief sighed, and then immediately bowed his head.
The matter was over, and Ji Teng was also sulking in his chest, so he got up directly and prepared to leave with his sleeves up.
"Drama Gong!" Gongsun Xun, who had never spoken to Ji Teng, suddenly stopped the other party at this time. "Stay."
Ju Teng looked back and sneered: "What else does Gongsun Lingjun have to teach?" β
"The battle is over." Gongsun Xun took Xu Rong's hand and answered calmly. "I don't know where my future is, and there is nothing else here, but Xu Sima...... The drama also heard it just now, he doesn't understand people's hearts and doesn't know how to be flexible, I'm afraid that he will encounter such an incident in the future, so I want to ask the drama to take care of him for me. β
The drama Teng was full of anger!
However, just when he thought that the other party was making inches and deliberately warning himself, he didn't expect that Gongsun Xun actually pressed Xu Rong and bowed down with him......
The etiquette of the superior is not so easy, the two are not subordinate to each other, and in front of the full court officials, Gongsun Xun's move almost has the meaning of admitting mistakes and giving in.
"Drama Gong, I also know that the tomb robbery is against morality after all, and all the officials of Xuansu County have a lot of hard work for immigration," Sure enough, Gongsun Xun raised his head and continued. "You think that's good...... In this battle, most of the goods obtained by the sergeants were actually converted into rice grain and cloth from my family's business, and the profits of my family's business were actually quite a lot. β
"Wenqi!" Not to mention that those county officials turned their worries into joys, although most of his anger disappeared after receiving a gift from Gongsun Xun, Ju Teng was still frowning and puzzled. "Since you are willing to pay for it privately to appease my county officials, then I naturally have nothing to say. It's just that I don't understand, you have a great future, why do you want to do this for another county Sima? It is to coerce other counties to guard it, it is to pay money to appease, and it is to apologize for the crime, and so on three times, hard work...... Don't you know that he is just a rootless and foundationless border county martial artist, so what can he do if he has made a lot of contributions? Is there any other pattern in this life? And you and I are from a family and important ministers of the court! β
Gongsun Xun also sighed slightly: "Drama Gong, I can't say anything about the future, but the past is vivid." On that day, I was on the high platform of the original camp, and I saw Xu Sima waving out and driving straight in, but I was already heartbroken...... For the general, strategizing, and hard planning, isn't it just that someone under the command can be so instantaneous? Don't hide it, a glimpse, no matter how difficult it is to lose, just this moment is enough for me to do so for him. β
"Drama Gong, the soldier wants to die for the confidant, so the first should be cherished for the confidant, and the woman is proud of the self-pleasing, so the self-pleaser will last forever." The trial is also a side talk. "I spent a day of generosity for my family Lingjun in Luoyang that day, and I followed here, and my family Lingjun saw Xu Sima's success in the first battle, so he repeatedly blessed him, isn't this the same thing? The eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, and what he seeks is a time of lust, and his name will be hung for posterity, so why bother to say anything about his official background? And the drama father, this plan is planned by me for my family Lingjun, plus the previous things, please don't blame! β
After that, the trial is also a bow and make amends to the other party.
Ji Teng smiled embarrassedly, although he couldn't accept this statement after all, he couldn't say anything, so he turned around and left.
"The virtue of the general, Rong will never dare to forget!" As soon as Juteng left, Xu Rong, who had been leaning over to maintain a posture of worship and making people unable to see his face clearly, bowed to Gongsun Xun again, and then knelt on the ground to worship, and rose again, as if it was the highest worship in the Han ceremony. "This life will never be a betrayal of virtue again!"
After a lot of hard work, he finally heard this, coupled with the vague meaning in the interrogator's words, Gongsun Xun naturally helped the other party up with a smile. Then, since the matter was over, and he was in a good mood, he took the judge and Han Dang to take the other party to a courtyard occupied by the Amway, and the so-called banquet and drink were obscure!
However, after three rounds of drinking, just when Gongsun Lingjun was drunk and hazy, someone suddenly came to report that Gongsun Aunt actually came to the post-war Susheng Bone City in person, and had already entered the city.
In the afternoon, the sun was sinking, and Gongsun Wenqi's wine woke up most of the time.
ββββI am the dividing line of negative and moral betrayalββββ
"After destroying Goguryeo, Taizu returned to Liaodong, and returned to Xuansu, the two said goodbye to each other, Taizu knew that the eunuchs traveled in the sea, and it was difficult to meet again, but they were caught and said goodbye, and they were reluctant. Rong Da bowed and said: "Rong has been stumbling for many years, every Ming Gong shows the glory of rice grains, the people of the past have words, the scholar is a confidant who cherishes, and the virtue of the Ming Gong does not dare to carry it." 'Taizu Sui'an. βThe Book of Old Swallows. Volume Seventy. Biography XX
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