In modern society, suppose a man has a crush on a woman. So under normal circumstances, the first thing he has to do is not to confess directly, but to find a way to get the other party's mobile phone number or other contact information, and then slowly flirt with the other party in the next time...... Not only that, but the exchanges between modern societies and between countries are full of all kinds of temptations and patient comparisons.

However, in the Three Kingdoms era at the end of the Han Dynasty, the exchanges between countries must be simple and direct.

The exchanges between the Han, Jin, and Wu were relatively good, and the envoys from both sides only went back and forth for a month or two. And Han and Persia went back and forth for at least more than a year. And Rome, back and forth is two years if you are not careful. At such a distance, if the two sides have to test each other, test patience. Or report to your superiors and talk about it later...... Then don't expect it to get done.

Moreover, the road conditions and medical conditions in these years are completely different from those of modern times. There is no antibiotic to take for headache and brain fever, and there is no hospital to give you infusion for diarrhea and diarrhea. In short, a long trip in this era is really a gamble with life.

Therefore, the talks between Li Mi and the Persian and Roman authorities were very simple. In addition to the great welcome to Li Mi's arrival, Persia and Rome also agreed very happily to foreign affairs talks, as long as they did not involve the core interests of their countries.

Of course, the promise was a good one, but the preparation and translation of the books, the collection of crop seeds, the preparation of the Roman mission, etc. It takes quite a while. Therefore, Li Mi and others will not be able to return to Chang'an in a short period of time. And what is the situation in the land of the Han Dynasty?

The time rewinds back to May 269, more than two months after Li Mi and others set off from Yangguan.

In the twilight of spring, the entire Yongliang area, up to Guan Yi, down to the ordinary people. All of them have very ugly faces.

God didn't give much face to the traverser, and in March and April this year, it still didn't rain like last year. Then the Great Sima Mansion issued a number of strict orders like crazy, and its core contents were two: watering disaster relief and strictly inspecting jumping beetles.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the strict inspection of jumping flies, and officials in various places have repeatedly inspected the area under their jurisdiction, and when they found that there were clusters of jumping flies, they immediately concentrated manpower to hunt and kill them. And what about watering disaster relief? Let's all work hard, don't wait for God's mercy. The state has done its best last winter to increase the density of various ditches. But no matter how hard you try, you can't guarantee that every household has a canal when they go out. So, everyone worked hard, walked seven miles and eight miles, and carried water from the nearest canal to water the crops in the field. How much can be saved.

In this agricultural disaster relief activity, the workload of government officials at all levels is very large: there are always people who are dedicated to themselves, and quietly dig ditches to divert water to their fields for the sake of their own crops. As for the crops of hundreds of households and thousands of people downstream of the ditch, he didn't bother to take care of them. There are always village bandits and bullies who oppress the good people and use their fists to coerce their neighbors to rescue their crops first. As for delaying the agricultural time and causing others to go hungry, he didn't bother to care about it. There are always a very small number of lazy patients with deep cancer, who do not listen to the government's call, but just take a puff fan and scold the thieves in the field for not raining......

All of the above behaviors need to be managed and corrected by government officials. For more than two months, nine out of ten grassroots officials in Yongliang have been so tired that they have lost their shape.

Not only the grassroots officials, but also the officials of the counties, the Thorn History Mansion of Yongliang Prefecture, and even the Great Sima Mansion are tired. As far as Guan Yi himself is concerned, in March alone, he has traveled to all the counties under the jurisdiction of the three counties of Jingzhao, Fufeng, and Fengyi in Guanzhong. There have been at least seven or eight times of showing off to carry water to water the crops.

In general, because officials at all levels of the Shu Han regime were more inclined to work hard, and the children of the local families in Yongliang have not been as completely eroded as those families in Luoyang due to the problems of the living environment. In addition, the most basic pavilion chiefs under the counties of Yongliang are basically retired veterans of the previous Shu Han regime. Therefore, the current agricultural drought-fighting and disaster-relief campaign was carried out in an orderly manner in strict accordance with the requirements of Guan Da Sima.

Of course, there are always exceptions.

"The lower official meets Da Sima."

"Huh? Maotong, why are you here? When did it come? ”

"Xiaguan set off from Chengdu on the third day of April this year."

"Departing from Chengdu on the third day of April? It's May 12 now. How did you walk for so long? Oh, have you walked around Yongliang? ”

Chang Ji Chang Maotong's current position is to supervise the post of the Great Sima Mansion. At the moment when Guan Yi is the de facto prime minister, the title of Chang Ji is actually equivalent to the prosecutor general. As a traverser, Guan Yi is very much in agreement with the independence of judicial power and procuratorial power. Therefore, it is rare to arrange specific work for Chang Ji. Therefore, the daily whereabouts of the people who are often engaged in, if Guan Yi does not pay special attention to it, is not very clear.

Looking at Guan Yi who was smiling, Chang Ji with a dark face sighed and bowed deeply to Guan Yi: "Dare to ask Da Sima, you can't punish the doctor, and you can't be courteous." Does Da Sima think so? ”

looked at Chang Ji with such a solemn demeanor, and said it abruptly. Guan Yi had a bad premonition in his heart: "This sentence, if it is Dai Sheng's original intention, is not wrong." If it is based on some popular opinions, it is a fallacy. ”

The so-called "punishment is not a doctor", the original meaning of the "Book of Rites" is: If a nobleman commits a crime, he should be arrested, and he should be killed, but in the end, it is a nobleman who still saves face for you. Therefore, the punishment of the body should not be used as much as possible. As a nobleman, you have shame, right? If you have sinned, you will judge yourself. The "punishment" here refers only to corporal punishment (cutting off hands, cutting off noses, etc.).

And "etiquette is not inferior to people", which means that the practice of "etiquette" requires the support of a strong material foundation. For example, if your father dies and has to serve three years of mourning, if your family does not have countless slaves to farm for you, you dare to serve three years of mourning? This kind of ritual cannot be practiced by ordinary civilians. Therefore, the requirements for etiquette are limited to the observance of scholars. Ordinary people who are constantly working in order to survive should not be harsh on them with courtesy.

It should be said that neither of these sentences is wrong.

However, there are always high-ranking officials and nobles who either do not learn and do not know how to do it, or deliberately misinterpret it. The meaning of this is interpreted as follows: officials and doctors are not punished in any way, and ordinary people have no rights. This is, of course, a great fallacy.

"What the lower official said is exactly the latter."

"That is, of course, a great fallacy, and any official who dares to preach such a point of view can be punished immediately! Well? Maotong, can any official dare to say that? You just take it! ”

"I am a Han official, and I always uphold the legacy of the prime minister. Not a rebellious person would dare to proclaim such views publicly. Xia Guan just wants to understand whether Da Sima still remembers this article. ”

"Huh? What does Maotong mean by that? How? Did Guan have any relatives who committed an accident? Who is it? What did you do? ”

At this point, Chang Ji didn't hide it, he knelt on his knees and bowed to the courtesy: "The lower officials supervise the post to engage in Chang Ji, impeach the Linjing County Magistrate Chen Xi, lazy government and inaction, and suppress colleagues." Discriminate against people of different races and provoke civil unrest. colluded with the local powerful and oppressed ordinary people. This person is a great crime, and the lower officials have personally gone to Linjing County to arrest him here, please punish Sima impartially! ”

After listening to Chang Ji's words, Guan Yi felt a little angry in his heart.

The Guan family is thin, and now there are only two adult men. From this point of view, no matter how bad the relationship between the Qian family and the Guan family is because of political opinions. But after all, the relationship is here, and for the Guan family, the Qian family is very important. The whole Guan family, including Guan Yi himself, actually hopes that the Qian family can produce talents and more talents. Help the Guan family stabilize the court.

But now, Qian Zhou was forced to become a man because his performance in the Chengdu court was too eye-catching. Now that the only one in the Qian family has also poked a big basket, Guan Yi is very trusting of Chang Ji's ability. The chances of an unjust, false and wrongful conviction are extremely small.

On the other hand, Guan Yi was also very angry with Chang Ji: Why did you go around such a big circle to tell me what etiquette? Do you want to pinch me with words first, and then force me to act impartially? Am I so unbearable to lock someone up? Did everything I did in the past bend the law for personal gain?

But Chang Ji's next sentence made him angry: "Da Sima, the lower officials also want to impeach Zhang Hui and Zhang Youchao of Linjing County, who are full of private pockets and fish and meat villagers." Impeachment of Anding County for being too conservative and slacking in government affairs, and neglecting to supervise the situation. The relevant prisoners, the scribes and adjutants of Anding County and Linjing County, as well as the relevant foreign leaders, have all been brought to Chang'an. Ask Da Sima to review it himself. ”

Zhang Hui is the younger brother of the Zhang family of the Guanzhong clan. And Chang Miao is Chang Ji's cousin. Good guy, this Chang Yan King really deserves to be Hai Rui in the Three Kingdoms era. Whoever commits it in his hands, whoever you are, will be arrested.

"Well, after arresting so many people, it seems to be a big case. Maotong, this official will not interfere with your authority to supervise the postal service. But since it is such a big case, of course this official will also pay attention to it. In this way, come on, inform the King of Ganling, the general, the general of the chariot, the Yongzhou Assassin History, the Jingzhao Taishou, the Chang'an County Order, the head of the Zhang family, etc. Three days later, the case was tried in the Chang'an County Ya, and the above-mentioned personnel and the official all participated! ”