"It's not all the prestige of the king of Hanzhong." Someone suddenly spoke up.

The crowd followed the prestige, but it was the stronger of the two men who had come earlier. This person is about thirty years old, and his demeanor is calm, as if he has seen a big scene.

Ma Dai is a person who loves to make friends, so he invited: "This brother, there is meat and vegetables on the table, if you don't dislike it, please come over and talk about it." ”

The man replied with a salute and said with a smile: "If you wear a sinful body, you won't be dirty in front of the general." ”

He pointed at Ma Jun and said: "This brother Tai just said that the people return to their hearts, in my opinion, in addition to the king of Hanzhong who loves the people like a son, it is also because of Zhuge Junshi's sincerity and fairness. ”

Ma Jun clenched his fists and said, "Oh? Sincere... I would like to hear about it. ”

The man said: "After the king of Hanzhong entered Yizhou, Zhuge Junshi said that the public security prince (Liu Zhang) had previously 'not raised morality and politics, and did not punish him', so he brought the important ministers of the court to compile the "Shu Branch", and set the rules that the reward is not far away, the punishment is not close, the lord can not be taken without merit, and the punishment cannot be exempted. The king of Hanzhong is the lord of benevolence, following this law, the combination of grace and power, the heart of the army and the people, and Shuzhong is also a great rule. ”

Jiang Wei saw that he was talking generously, not like ordinary people, remembering that he said just now that he was a "guilty body", he was curious, and he also hugged his fists and asked: "Dare to ask Brother Taizun's surname?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "The surname is Zhou, and it is difficult to get into the ears of the lowly name." Jiang Wei said in his heart, since this person said that he was guilty, it was normal for him to be reluctant to reveal his name at this time.

I only heard this week's surnamed man continue: "In the next book, he is a member of Pixian County, Shu County. He pointed to the thin man next to him and said:

His name was Niu San, and when he was patrolling the street that day, he saw that this person was stealing, and he chased after him. He was fast on his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he ran to the fields outside the city. In order to catch the thief, he also followed all the way and followed Tanaka. Although it was finally captured, it also crushed half an acre of rice. "Shu Branch" cloud: autumn, trampling on the acres of land, one year old on the border. Therefore, the prefect sentenced me to serve in Nanzheng, Hanzhong for one year. ”

Ma Jun said: "This... Who sentenced this case, Brother Tai broke the law, it was... Isn't it too severe for the governor to enforce the law like this? It's not worth stealing..."

The man surnamed Zhou shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the violation of the law in the line of duty, so there is no precedent to follow in this case, and it was reported all the way from the county to the county, and the county was unresolved, and finally reported to the state, and it was judged by Zhuge Junshi." Zhuge Junshi said that he was a captor and was familiar with "Shu Ke", even if he caught the thief this time, it was also a violation of the law, and he should be sentenced to the crime of trampling on the acres. ”

Jiang Wu on the side was angry when he heard this, and said angrily: "If everyone is judged like this in the future, who else is willing to do things with all his heart?" ”

The man surnamed Zhou said with a smile: "The little brother is bad, and he will finish his words after listening." It is ashamed to say that after the military division was sentenced, he praised Xia Zhongmin for being loyal and sensitive, and should set an example for the counties, punish those who are guilty, and be rewarded for meritorious service. He has been promoted to the rank of county lieutenant, in charge of the security of a county. He will only take office after returning from the border next year. Speaking of which, this time it was a blessing in disguise. ”

Ma Jun already showed a shocked expression, virtue is benevolence, and punishment is good and evil. This person has the style of the ancient sages.

Jiang Wu knew that he had misunderstood this Zhuge military advisor, scratched his head, pointed to the thin man on the side, and said: "This person has committed the crime of stealing and trampling on the fields, and the two crimes will be punished together, and he will be on the border for two years." ”

The thin man's eyes flickered, and he was a little uncomfortable. Seeing this, the man surnamed Zhou said: "This Niu San has a weak temperament, so I will answer it on my behalf." After Zhuge Junshi personally handled the case, he was only sentenced to the crime of theft, and was exempted from the crime of trampling on the fields, so it was enough to defend the border for half a year. ”

Ma Junqi said: "The reason for trampling on the acres of land is... Because of him, how can you judge your brother and not judge this person? This... Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? ”

The man surnamed Zhou explained: "This Niu San is a homeless man who fled to Pixian County to escape the war, and his family supports an old mother, who travels every day to earn food. That day, his mother contracted the wind and cold, and he was at a loss, so he started to steal..."

Jiang Wu interjected again: "I just said that the rewards and punishments are clear, that Zhuge military advisor can't be exempted from the crime of trampling on the acres of land just because he is a filial son, right?" ”

The man surnamed Zhou shook his head and smiled, and said, "This little brother is also anxious...... Under the interrogation of Zhuge military advisor on the spot, he knew that this cow was illiterate, he was struggling to make a living every day, and he also came to Shu for a short time, and he didn't know about the "Shu family". So he was punished only for two crimes, and he was exempted from the crime of trampling on the fields. ”

Jiang Wu scratched his head and said, "What Xing is not Xing, it is not annoying..."

Jiang Wei knocked his head with chopsticks, and said angrily: "On weekdays, I ask you to read and don't listen, but today you come out and be embarrassed." Listen well: if you don't teach and punish, the punishment will be complicated and the evil will not prevail, and if you teach but not punished, the traitors will not be punished. Uttered "Xunzi Fuguo". The meaning is: if the offender is punished without first indoctrination, even though the criminal law is many, it will not be able to defeat evil; If you educate and not punish, then the traitors will not be punished. This is what Confucius said, can you remember it! ”

Jiang Wu said with a bitter face: "The young master is angry, when it comes to the CD, can't the villain work hard." ”

Jiang's mother listened for a long time, and then suddenly said: "Although Zhuge Junshi has a light sentence, there is still an old mother in this Niu San family to support, and now his mother is going to live on the streets, helpless?" This... This is inevitably too impersonal. ”

When Niu San heard this, he didn't know where to muster up his courage, and raised his head and replied: "This... This lady, and listen to the villain. When the case was judged that day, Zhuge Junshi had already given money and food to treat the old mother's condition, and also put the old mother in a widow's house, so that she could get two meals a day, and there was a tile wall to protect her from the wind and rain, which was much stronger than when she followed the villain. The villain is convinced by the punishment of the military advisor, and only hopes to do a good job in the army, and it is best to stay in the army to repay the great kindness of the military advisor. ”

When Jiang Mu heard this, she sighed: "This Zhuge military master is virtuous and virtuous, and he must have been sent by God to assist the True Dragon Son of Heaven." Boyo, when you get to the CD, you must ask this military advisor for a lot of help. ”

Jiang Wei said yes.

While the mother and son were talking, the arrester surnamed Zhou had already finished eating, he put the whistle stick tied to the package under his armpit, got up and hugged his fists and said: "Everyone, after saying so much, I'm afraid that I will miss the hour today, so I will leave here, and there will be a period later!" With that, he led the ox out in three steps.

Jiang Wei also hugged his fists from afar and watched the two leave.

Ma Jun sighed: "In the past... In the past, Guan Zhong won 300 of Bo's Piaoyi, no... No teeth and no complaints. Everyone says that the dragon and the phoenix are young, and they can settle the world. If you see it today, you will know its truth. ”

Jiang Wu said again: "Young master, who are the Guan Zhong and Bo Shi that Mr. Ma said?" ”

Jiang Wei smiled: "It's rare that you suddenly became studious today." Well, I'll tell you about it, and you'll listen. ”

He saw that Ma Dai and Jiang Wen were also cheering up, and listened sideways, so he cleared his throat and said loudly:

This sentence is also said by Confucius, from the "Analects of Confucius, Xianwen", the full text is: people also. Snatch 300 of Bo's Piaoyi, eat sparsely, and have no teeth and no complaints. This is an allusion about Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong was a famous minister of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he assessed the ministers under his rule every three years according to the provisions of the "Zhou Li, Diguan Situ". The results of one assessment believed that Bo's governance of the punyi was inconsiderate of the people, and the people's labor and wealth caused the people's resentment to boil, so he punished the Bo family for taking 300 of the punyi. Bo was dismissed as a commoner because of this, and his life was not as good as before, but he did not complain at all because of the courteous punishment of Guan Zhong. ”

Jiang Wen nodded and said: "Mr. Ma compared Guan Zhong to Zhuge Junshi, and praised him for his clear rewards and punishments, and he is a great sage who governs the country despite his strict criminal administration. ”

Jiang Wei glanced at Jiang Wen and said with a smile: "The son can be taught!" ”

When he read "Three Kingdoms" in his last life, the author Chen Shou commented that during Zhuge Liang's reign, Shu Han "officials do not tolerate treachery, people are self-reliant, the Tao is not forgotten, the strong do not invade the weak, and the weathering is solemn."

There are very few people who can get such a high evaluation in the entire history of China. It is no wonder that Chen Shou said that Zhuge Liang's level of governance is no less than that of Guan Zhong Xiao He.