Chapter 248 Advance and retreat
In Luoyang, the emperor who was on the Western Parade Guanzhong stationed here. Peng Jun, the governor of Luozhou who returned from the headquarters to discuss the matter, got off the carriage in advance near the mansion.
He actually entered the kitchen door of the kitchen that conveyed firewood and fruits and vegetables, making the servants in the kitchen yard stunned.
He didn't say anything, walked in and "killed" towards the study.
The servant who was waiting outside the study saw the man who suddenly appeared, and his face turned pale as if he had seen a ghost: Where did Wangfeng die in the front door?
They wanted to move but didn't dare to move. They wanted to speak out, but Peng Jun glared at them and couldn't stand steadily.
Peng Jun then glanced at the window. Sure enough, Yalang Peng Xian was studying the horse scripture tabloids instead of reading the serious books.
So he waved his hand and signaled his followers to get the bamboo strips.
The Peng family implements the family law and uses bamboo strips. The bamboo strips are cheap and sufficient. They don’t feel sorry for interrupting them. Change one and then hit them. It can be said to be “seamless law enforcement”.
Huang, who heard the news, caught a glimpse of the good man who was "catching the thief and stolen", was about to get angry, so he quickly asked the maid to pull the bird cage hanging under the eaves.
The parrot in the cage was frightened and shouted: "Oh, oh!!! Help, help!"
The sound of birds came, and Peng Xian woke up. Seeing his father walking in with a stern face and his hands behind his back, he stood up with a trembling voice: "Father, the child has been waiting for his father to take the exam for a long time."
"Have a long wait?" Peng Jun looked at his son, looked at the tabloid of the Ma Jing that had no time to hide on the case, and smiled and said, "Then I will take the exam to take the school and your knowledge."
"Yes, yes..." Peng Xian felt a chill on his back, quickly gave up his seat, asked his father to sit down, and stood up honestly.
Peng Jun first picked up the horse scripture tabloid, threw it aside, and then took the book covered by the tabloid in his hand.
The book is a volume (volume) of "Han Shu", which is a book that Peng Jun asked his sons to read frequently. Today, Peng Xian was caught by him when he was lazy. He wanted to find an irrefutable reason and teach this kid a lesson.
Do you think you are smart enough to stop reading?
Peng Jun scolded in his heart that he had high hopes for the smart Hachiro, hoping that his son would gain fame through the imperial examinations, rather than joining the army as a military officer. After all, the Peng family would always have a civil servant.
So Peng Xian did not go to the military academy, but "prepared for the imperial examination."
But my son was too smart and often acted smart, which made Peng Jun feel a headache. Now I have to teach the little boy a lesson.
However, because the questions asked were a little sensitive, Peng Jun first let all the servants outside disperse.
Then ask: "The three masters of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin, the first two have a good death, but Han Xin cannot die well. Do you think Han Xin is wronged?"
"Not unfair." Peng Xian answered quickly, and Peng Jun asked: "The reason is simpler."
"When Han Xin died, he was in his thirties and was in his prime. Isn't Emperor Gaozu of Han afraid that Han Xin will have no one to control after his death?"
"A civil and military officials who are not guilty of being guilty of possessing a treasure and who are capable of threatening the imperial power will only become dead people, and the emperor will be relieved."
This answer is simple and clear, which is also the reason why Peng Jun asked his sons to read "Han Shu" more.
Seeing that his father's anger was mostly dissipated, Peng Xian knew that he was "rescued", so he struck while the iron was hot: "The incident of Han Xin faked the King of Qi has laid the roots for his ending."
"In contrast, Zhang Liang and Xiao He knew how to advance and retreat."
"Zhang Liang asked for the title of Marquis to be Liu Hou, and in the name of practicing Huang-Lao's art, he retreated bravely. Xiao He knew the importance of the matter, and even defiled himself and resolved his murderous intentions. Therefore, if the founding ministers wanted to protect themselves, they had to learn from these two."
"Sit down and talk." Peng Jun signaled his son to sit down, his anger completely dissipated, and he spoke:
"Xiao He was an acquaintance he met when Emperor Gaozu of Han was in his late childhood. He was the Yuan Cong of Pei County. He even wanted to be self-deprecating and to protect himself. If others do not know how to advance or retreat, they will really seek death."
"The brother-in-law of Emperor Gaozu of Han and his fellow villager Fan Kuai are considered his own people? Because Emperor Gaozu of Han was afraid of the queen Lu Zhi, he was worried that his relatives would be too big, and he was also unwell. He was worried that Fan Kuai would be the minions of the Lü family after his death, so he sent someone to kill Fan Kuai."
"It's also a blessing for Chen Ping who was sent to me to be more careful and deal with it properly, so Fan Kuai saved his life."
Speaking of this, Peng Jun looked at his son and said meaningfully:
"My father is the emperor's brother-in-law and a fellow villager. If the emperor is wary of the Huang family and wants to cut off the wings of the relatives, I will be unlucky, so I must pay attention to doing things on weekdays."
"Don't be arrogant or domineering, you must be aware of advancement and retreat."
He asked his sons to read more, not only for their sons to be educated, but also for their sons to learn how to deal with people from history books and "know how to advance and retreat."
The story between Emperor Gaozu of Han and Yuan Cong of Peixian is worthy of his appreciation, because the relationship between Li Li and them is really similar to the relationship between the monarch and minister in the early Han Dynasty.
Even though Li Li was not a kind person, since ancient times, the emperors have been mostly indifferent to their kindness. Peng Jun reads many historical books and becomes more frightened the more he reads. He feels that sooner or later, those who become emperors will change their temperament sooner or later.
As the saying goes, "to be with the king is like to be with the tiger", he naturally has to make plans for himself and his son.
Peng Jun himself can "knowing to advance and retreat", but he is worried that his son will cause trouble.
Therefore, we ask the sons to be low-key on weekdays and not to rely on their own family background and do whatever they want.
"Your Majesty is born a little cold, he values friendship and compassion for the people. At the same time, he hates the arrogant people, hates them to be arrogant because of favor, and gains a lot of money." Peng Jun said softly, and Peng Xian listened seriously.
"Although my father is the old man of His Majesty and the founding minister, he cannot do whatever he wants based on his identity. This is even more so for you."
"Remember, Your Majesty is a very principled person. He said that if you make your honorable ministers rich, you will definitely make your honorable ministers rich. But once someone step on Your Majesty's bottom line, Your Majesty will not hesitate to deal with it."
"The boy understand." Peng Xian nodded. Of course, he understood the intention of his father to let him read "Han Shu", so he would not study hard like a nerd.
Peng Jun shook his head, "You may not understand. What you understand now is nothing more than helping yourself protect yourself, but if you want the road to be smooth in the future, you have to think more and gain more knowledge."
"It is difficult for outsiders to see clearly His Majesty's ambitions and details. Only by thinking carefully can you figure it out."
"I have thought about it too." Peng Xian felt that sometimes he should say what he said in his heart appropriately.
"Tell me."
"Yes, the child thought..."
Peng Xian believed that the emperor was a "clear" person, and he gave all the wealth and honor he deserved to be given to the founding ministers.
But he also repeatedly "reminds" and reminded the honorary ministers to "must" control their families and subordinates, and not to act illegally.
How much is this "reminder"?
Looking at Liang and Wu families, they have always been low-key. When looking at the style of "kind and kind" when they get along with others, you can understand how important this "reminder" is.
"It's just a small citizen of Poyang. I, guarding some of the fish ponds divided by my family, and being a small pond owner, Liang Gong and Wu Gong, are probably ordinary fishermen."
"The Huang family is still a local snake who opens gambling stalls in the city."
Peng Jun understood how his glory and wealth came from, so he never dared to be proud of himself. He enjoyed the wealth given to him carefully and acted in a low-key manner, so as not to make it difficult for Li Li to do it.
After all, the founding emperor's handling of the heroes was learned from the past.
The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook, the birds are gone, and the good bows are hidden. How much blood and tears are the lessons condensed?
He is already very content with his wealth and honor today, but he is afraid that his sons will not know the importance of the matter, so he relies on his wealth and honor to do whatever he wants.
If a disaster comes in the future, it will be too late to save yourself.
Moreover, he really hates the behavior of bullying men and dominating women and tying the people.
During the Xiaoliang period, in Jiankang City, the high-ranking clans, royal families, and powerful children could do whatever they wanted, rob and kill people, kill husbands and wives, and forcefully buy and sell. Many evil deeds were common, but there was a corps but they could not control it.
That was the emperor deliberately indulging the royal family, powerful people, and nobles, and noble families to use this as a "bribe" in exchange for the other party's "harmony".
Facts have proved that such bribery not only cannot buy the hearts of wealthy families, but also makes these people more unscrupulous, rampant, and fish and meat.
The people are unlucky, and the people are more and more miserable.
Originally, the extravagant life style of wealthy families is in sharp contrast to the poor people who are unable to eat. The lackeys under their families, the evil servants are domineering, and the noble people bullied the people unscrupulously, which aroused a huge amount of anger.
Therefore, when Hou Jing was in trouble, he would "call one call and respond" in a short period of time and gathered a large number of soldiers.
After attacking Jiankang, Hou Jing announced the release of slaves and maids, which attracted many people to be pawns.
These people defected to Hou Jing, not necessarily because they agreed with Hou Jing's proposal, but because Hou Jing gave them at least a chance to be a human being.
The lessons of the past should be alerted to future generations. Peng Jun fully understands and agrees with Li Liming's regular punishment and various systems that restrict the children of wealthy families.
He is not a person who acts as a mighty person as soon as he succeeds. He acts on weekdays and follows the rules. He also "reminds" his relatives and friends many times to never do evil under his banner outside.
When the country was first founded, there were indeed many children from Poyang, or old subordinates in Xuzhou who thought they were from Dixiang. They took advantage of the old subordinates of Long and took special treatment and did whatever they wanted.
Not long after, it stopped.
After all, even the four families of Liang, Wu, Huang and Peng acted in a low-key manner. Whether in the capital (walking in) or in Poyang, they strictly restricted their servants, old subordinates, "dixiang people" and "long old subordinates" below, what qualifications are there to be special treatment?
Not to mention the Li family itself, they also strictly restrict the servants, princes, and royal families, who do not act as domineering at all.
In the "Imperial Village" and various industries in Poyang, whether it is in charge of business or ordinary servants, they are always kind when they see people. If they don't know, they think they are servants from a small family.
The emperor took the lead in being an example, and Yuan followed up with old friends. When the beam was upright, the beam would not be crooked. The nobles and the children of officials were honestly following the law.
But what about the future?
No matter how cruel the emperor was, he was still a nostalgic person. Peng Jun knew that even if a certain family member made a big mistake, as long as it was not too bad, Li Li would eventually give up the situation for his sake.
But in the future, he will be gone and Li Li will no longer be there. If the new king ascends the throne, how will he view these heroic ministers who cannot be judged and do whatever he wants?
His son is a cousin with Xinjun, but so what?
In the struggle involving power, even brothers will kill each other, let alone cousins?
After talking, Peng Xian saw that his father was in a good mood, he asked: "Father, your Majesty is there any trouble in Guanzhong? "
"This is a state affairs. You are just a white man and you must not ask about it."
"Yes, yes, the child understands." Peng Xian was a little dull. Seeing this, Peng Jun relaxed a little: "Your Majesty is not afraid of someone rebelling in Guanlong area, but with the purpose of curing diseases and saving people, he should still prevent problems before they happen."
"After all, it's boring to fight at home. If you really want to fight at home, no matter who wins, the jars and jars at home will be broken. Why bother?"
"If you really want to fight, it is more cost-effective to hit outsiders."
Chapter completed!