Chapter 35: Governing the country according to law

"Ying'er, what's going on?" Zhao Feng looked at Xiao Qiao at the door, and then turned his head to look at Da Qiao under his crotch. As if intentionally, as if unintentionally, one of his wolf paws was still pressed against Da Qiao's chest.

"It's too cold in winter, so my sister came to accompany me!" Little Joe said weakly. After a pause, Xiao Qiao said again: "General, can you come down first?" ”

"Ah, I'm sorry!" Only then did Zhao Feng realize that he had been eating Da Qiao tofu, and hurriedly withdrew his hands. I carefully reviewed the feel, both the firmness and the softness are moderate, and it is indeed very good.

While coughing lightly to hide his embarrassment, Zhao Feng rushed down from Da Qiao at a speed. The latter was already embarrassed, and when Zhao Feng got out of bed, he immediately pursued the ostrich policy, and the whole person shrank into the quilt and ignored it.

"Khan, Ying'er, where have you been then?" Zhao Fengsuo walked to the door, took Xiao Qiao in his arms and asked.

"I just went to the toilet, why did you come to me so late, General." Xiao Qiao was a little embarrassed to be held in his arms in front of his sister, and he struggled lightly but couldn't break free, and then he saw that Da Qiao was already buried in the quilt, and that's it.

"I'm coming to see you!" Zhao Feng is rightfully authentic. Without waiting for Xiao Qiao to react, Zhao Feng continued to ask, "Why do I see that no one lives in the next room?" ”

"Yes, it was originally General Ma who lived, but no one lived after he returned to Xiliang!" Little Joe didn't know why he suddenly diverted the topic, but he still answered honestly.

However, she soon knew why Zhao Feng asked him this question, "Since there is no one, then let's go there and talk!" Zhao Fengyin said with a smile. Without waiting for her to object, he immediately pulled her away.

After opening the door, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. "Ying'er, doesn't your sister live in the backyard, why did she come here?" Zhao Feng asked.

"The small courtyard is a little cold in winter, so our sisters moved to the East Cross Courtyard to live." Xiao Qiao was a little frightened. Zhao Feng thought about it carefully, but no one had mentioned this matter to him, and it seemed that he had not cared much about their sisters. Thinking of this, Zhao Feng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, so he could only pat her hand for comfort.

"Why should the general care, my sister was taken in by the general, and I am already grateful. The general is busy with official business, so this little thing is not a matter of concern to the general. Seeming to feel the guilt in Zhao Feng's heart, Xiao Qiao hurriedly comforted him softly.

"It's rare for you to be so considerate of me!" Zhao Feng was also quite relieved when he heard this, gently stroked her forehead, and then picked her up and walked to the bed...... Besides, Da Qiao next door, after being shocked, found that his sister was pulled away, which saved him a little embarrassment. Feeling that there seemed to be a little bit of the feeling of being touched just now on his pair of crispy breasts, Da Qiao turned out to be a little nostalgic. After all, she has been lonely for eight years at her prime age. Just when she was about to sleep again, a woman's happy [***] sound suddenly came from next door, and it was wave after wave, and it was her sister's.

"Bastard Ying'er, screaming so loudly, how can you let people sleep?" Da Qiao cursed in his heart, buried his head in the quilt again, and turned a deaf ear. But this night, it is destined that many people will have sleepless nights.

The next time, Zhao Feng still went to work in the government as usual. But on this day, he can't afford to take it lightly. As soon as I arrived at the mansion, there were already more than ten official documents piled up on the table. When I opened it, it was still quite fresh.

"The grace of a meal will be repaid. If it is light, it will be distributed to fill the army, and if it is heavy, it will be raided and killed, so majestic! After Zhao Feng finished reading it, he also sighed. He has been mixed in officialdom for many years, but this is the first time he has encountered this kind of impeachment. Before, he was only a county guard most of the time, and according to the custom, he did not have the right to appoint and dismiss officials above the seventh rank under his rule. But now that he is a state pastor, he can say that he is a petty official like a county magistrate, and even the position of county guard can be appointed and dismissed.

"I have been angry for many years, and now that I have made a fortune, I naturally have revenge and revenge!" Zhuge Liang hastily flipped through this pile of official documents, and also said with a smile. What they are talking about is the law and filial piety who have just been transferred to Shu County.

Previously, Fa Zheng was ordered by Ma Chao to go to Xuchang to meet Liu Bei. Liu Bei knew that Fa Zheng was quite talented, and with him helping Ma Chao guard Xiliang, he was naturally safe and sound. However, Fa Zheng took the initiative to propose that now Xiliang has Cheng Gongying, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng and other wise people to assist Ma Chao, and there is not one more of them. And he has a great reputation in the Guanlong area, if he sits big, it is inevitable that some tails will not fall. In order to avoid suspicion, Fa Zheng offered to transfer himself out of Liangzhou.

Liu Bei was quite surprised when he heard this, but he was also quite relieved to see that Fa Zheng understood him so much. Considering that Fa Zheng had been in Yizhou before, he was transferred to the Taishou of Shu County. But what Liu Bei never dreamed of was that the reason why Fa Zheng was so considerate of him and took the initiative to leave Xiliang to return to Yizhou was to take revenge.

After returning to Chengdu, Fa Zheng settled accounts with those who had grievances with him one by one with ten times the spirit of Hu Hansan. When Fa Zheng defected to Liu Zhang, he only became an eight-grade petty official in Chengdu County at first. After more than ten years, it was only then that he got to Shu County. Sichuan people are conservative and xenophobic, and Fa Zheng has been ostracized in officialdom over the years. Especially Huang Quan, who are locals in prominent positions, have given him good fruits to eat. And Fazheng's surname, if it sounds good, it means that the grievances and grievances are clear, and if it is not good, it is called revenge. Now that I have come around and returned to Chengdu, I naturally have to take revenge and avenge my grievances. As a result, in just one month, more than 20 people who had long-cherished wishes with him were either dismissed, beheaded, or even destroyed by raiding their homes, which was really miserable.

A few days ago, some "surviving" officials united and sent a generous gift to Fa Zheng, who was in the limelight, begging him to raise his noble hand. Fa Zheng is also refreshing, gifts are not accepted, and the old accounts are slowly calculated. So next, more than a dozen people were destroyed by his whole family. Nowadays, the chickens and dogs in Chengdu are jumping, and the people are panicking.

While speaking, Huang Quan and Wang Ti hurried over. "General, this Fa Xiaozhi is really a bit too unusual. Less than two months after he served as the Taishou of Shu County, dozens of people who had a grudge against him had been destroyed and killed. Now up and down in Shuzhong, all the officials are panicked, how can they get it in the long run! After the salute was finished, Wang Lei spoke first.

"Exactly, General, don't you know, this Fa Xiaozhi is now addicted to murder. If it continues like this, in a few months, more than half of the officials in Xichuan will be killed or injured! Huang Quan also said with a sad face. Fa Zheng is settling old accounts so aggressively, and they are the first to bear the brunt. Many of these victims are still their relatives and friends.

"Fa Xiaozhi is a bit too much this time, don't worry, I'll mention him right away!" Zhao Feng didn't want Xichuan to be rectified by the law, which made people panic. But Fa Zheng was just transferred by Liu Bei, and if he was treated like this, Liu Bei's face would not look good. Now that so many people are cornered by him, they come to jointly impeach, and they are really not easy to deal with.

At this time, Zhuge Liang said: "Everyone, in fact, the crux of the reason why Fa Xiaozhi is so unscrupulous as it is now is ignored. Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang picked up a copy of the official document handed in by Fa Zheng a few days ago, and said to everyone after unfolding it: "Everyone, please see, last month, Fa Xiaozhi executed Jiang Can in Guangrou County for embezzling official silver. To say that Jiang Can embezzled official silver is indeed true. But how much Jiang Can has embezzled, and whether he should be sentenced to death, it is not easy to make a hasty conclusion! ”

"Makes sense!" Zhuge Liang's words were quite reasonable, and everyone nodded again and again when they heard it. But then Huang Quan frowned and asked, "Kong Ming, then according to what you said, what does this have to do with Fa Xiaozhi's wanton revenge?" ”

"Of course it is!" Zhuge Liang smiled, and then changed his words and said: "Since Yizhou was in charge of Liu Jiyu's father and son, the decrees have been abandoned and the decrees have not been passed. Rewards and punishments cannot be relied upon, and they are purely determined by the preferences of politicians. It is precisely because of this that the Dongzhou faction and the Yizhou faction are hostile to each other, and they have been fighting for decades. In Liang's opinion, the crux of why Fa Xiaozhi dared to retaliate so unscrupulously was that he had nothing to follow, which made how he could deal with it all according to his own preferences. If there were laws to follow in everything, they would not be able to be as presumptuous as they are now. ”

"Makes sense!" This time, even Zhao Feng was a little convinced, and Zhuge Liang summed up the problem to the root of the problem. The laws and regulations are deserted, and they rely too much on the rule of man rather than the rule of law, which is the root cause of the chaos in Yizhou and even the whole world. In the event of a natural disaster[***], those in power do not care about the people's livelihood, and naturally there is frequent turmoil.

"Then according to Kong Ming's opinion, what should I do?" Huang Quan knew that Zhuge Liang naturally had something to do, so he hurriedly motioned for him to continue. But he saw Zhuge Liang confidently said: "Liang feels that the rule of law is corrupt, the rule of law is not prosperous, and the foundation of the country will be shaken in the long run." In view of this, Liang and Qin Ziyi, Chen Zhengnan and others discussed many times, and wanted to draft a new and complete decree to standardize the rule of officials and appease the people's livelihood! ”

"I see!" Huang Quan nodded, and then Wang Lei's eyes lit up and said, "In this way, Kong Ming, you and Qin Ziyi discussed with them many times a while ago, for this matter?" ”

"That's right, after working for a long time, I finally came up with a rough idea. It's just waiting to be sent to the general and the lord to decide! Zhuge Liang said with a smile. Only then did Zhao Feng remember that the edicts of Shu Han in history were all drawn up by Zhuge Liang, Qin Mi and others. It seems that the two of them are indeed very good at this.

"That's fine, but General, this matter is not hasty. Recently, Fa Xiaozhi has gone too far, you can't sit idly by! Otherwise, I don't know who is going to be unlucky. "Huang Quan's sense of crisis is very strong, but he doesn't want Fa Zheng to continue to be so arrogant.

"I have my own measure, I won't let him continue like this!" Zhao Feng nodded. At this moment, the doorman came to report and said that Fa Zheng was asking to see him.

"General, I'll take my leave!" When Huang Quan and Wang Lei heard that Fazheng was coming, their faces suddenly changed, and they both slapped their butts and said goodbye. Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, feeling a little funny.

"I've seen the general, don't drive it!" After Fa Zheng entered the door, he hurriedly saluted the two. "Why do you need to be polite with filial piety, I don't know what is important when filial piety comes today?"

"It's not for anything else, it's just that my former Shu County Cheng Lou Zan was sentenced for embezzlement, and now the post of Shu County is vacant. Today, I am recommending a person who has learned well enough to be qualified for this position! "Fa Zheng is not false, and directly explains his intentions.

Grandma's, I know you kid has nothing else to do. The Lou Zan that Fa Zheng said was also Fa Zheng's former enemy. So not long after Fa Zheng took office, he killed him. Now he is running over to recommend who will succeed him, and it seems that he is going to take advantage of the victory to pursue and cultivate his own power.

"I don't know who it is, so much respect for filial piety?" Zhao Feng also had some expectations to see what tricks Fa Zheng could come up with.

"This person's surname is Peng Mingyi, the word Yongyan, a person from Guanghan and Han, and he is quite talented. In the past, when he was born in Liu Jiyu, he was convicted of slander and was demoted to a commoner. Now that the lord is on the Northern Expedition, it is the time to employ people, how can such a great talent be thrown into the wilderness, so he is recommending his people. Fa Zheng said with a smile.

Dizzy, it turned out to be this guy! Zhao Feng was also a little disappointed after hearing this, he originally expected him to dig out some talents for himself, but he didn't expect to launch this treasure in the end. Zhao Feng still knows a lot about the details of this Peng Yi. Although this person has some small talents, he is far inferior to Huang Quan, and this person has a very bad temper, is arrogant, and has a bad relationship with many people. When Liu Zhang wanted to convict him, many people rushed to falsely accuse him. The failure of being a human being can be seen.

Now Fa Zheng recommends this guy, it seems that they have a good relationship. But this is also normal, Fa Zheng is a relatively detached person. The so-called things are gathered by like, people are grouped, and they naturally smell like each other with similar surnames.

"Shu County is the seat of Yizhou governance, which is very important. As a county officer, he shoulders the important task of assisting the county guard and governing the local area. You are resourceful in filial piety, but as a literati, your martial arts strategy is insufficient. I think it's more appropriate for this county to be held by a martial artist! Kong Ming, what do you think? After thinking for a while, Zhao Feng asked Zhuge Liang.

"What the general said is not bad, I think General Gao Xiang is cautious, the battle of Guanlong has made great contributions to pacifying the counties of Longxi, and he has not yet been rewarded, so it is better to let him take on this responsibility! As for Peng Yongyan, I don't know what this talent is doing, there is still a vacancy in the Mianyang County Order, so it is better to let him go there first! Comprehending Zhao Feng's intentions, Zhuge Liang spoke. The two of them sang and harmonized, and Fa Zheng had nothing to say.

"By the way, filial piety, you are outstanding in learning, Kong Ming and Qin Ziyi, Chen Zhengnan and others compiled criminal laws, and now they are beginning to take shape, you can refer to them together to see what else can be improved." Zhao Feng suddenly spoke again at this time. Fa Zheng agreed without knowing it, but Zhuge Liang knew that Zhao Feng had given him the task of beating Fa Zheng, and he could only sigh that he was unladylike. Hard-headed, Lafa is discussing the criminal law, and then knocking and beating the law by the way.

If Zhuge Liang wants this kind of big flicker to beat the Fazheng, the effect is still obvious, and he has been a little more settled since then. A few days later, the "Han Law" revised by Zhuge Liang and others appeared in front of Liu Bei, the king of Chu in Xuchang City. Liu Bei didn't dare to slack off after reading it, and hurriedly convened everyone to discuss. What he didn't expect, however, was that the promulgation of such a law would trigger a heated debate between the two factions.

(To be continued)