In the previous stage of the operation, the young censors of the Censorship Station attacked from all sides, bringing very bad memories and impressions to local officials. They also caught evidence of many officials' fraud and evil deeds, and pulled them hard. Got some scum and dismounted.
Since he had such actual results, Liu Bei didn't want to trouble them any more, so he decided to use Sili Xiaowei to be responsible for the official supervision tasks in the entire Sili area, and Yushitai to be responsible for the twelve states of the Han Dynasty outside the Sili area. monitoring tasks.
Yushitai needs to expand, and it also needs to set up local branches of Yushitai. Like Zhongshutai, it must have local work departments.
The difference is that Zhongshu Tai needs to directly deal with civil affairs, so it needs to set up branches in each county, while Yushitai targets officials and has fewer people, so it just needs to set up branches in each state.
The Yushitai branch in each state must dispatch permanent staff to regularly inspect the counties and counties to inspect the performance of officials and the implementation of the mission goals set by the court.
Guo Hong and Ma Rixi became the two main persons in charge of this work, and it was obvious that compared to Guo Hong, who was more at ease, Ma Rixi was under a lot of pressure.
In fact, he is closer to a scholar-type official and is not very proficient in the handling of specific affairs. However, when Liu Bei pushed him to this position, he could only catch up and shoulder the responsibility as the head of a prestigious family. The resentment of many officials.
This wave of restructuring in July of the fourth year of Jian'an had both good news and bad news for Ma Rixi.
The good news is that the resentment of officials in the Kinki area of Luoyang or the entire Sili area will not be directed at him, and the guys in Luoyang City will not be full of resentment against him.
The bad news is that the resentment of officials across the country, except for the Sili area, will be focused on him.
The specific method Liu Bei gave to Yushitai was to find the bastards who failed to complete the task or pretended to complete the task, collect evidence, report it to Luoyang, and hand it over to the Third Department of Justice.
Although they do not participate in the final trial and do not make decisions, they are mainly responsible for this process, and they will inevitably become an existence that is feared by officials all over the world and the target of their resentment.
Since ancient times, those who go against officials will not have a good end. If he dies, his ancestors' tombs will be smoked. If he is not the head of a prestigious family and has an academic identity to protect his safety, he is really I dare not take on this responsibility.
So throughout the meeting, Ma Rixi's expression was not very good.
Naturally, this does not mean that Guo Hong's expression is relaxed.
Guo Hong also vaguely felt the pressure he would face under the new system, but what Guo Hong was responsible for was the original mission of the Sili Colonel. If there is any difference, it is that in the past, it was carried out selectively and flexibly, while Now, it has become a mandatory implementation.
Liu Bei's requirements are all rigid.
There may be more resentment towards him, but it is not much less. Otherwise, where did the name "Crouching Tiger" come from?
From this perspective, the pressure on Sili Xiaowei, a person who was originally hated by people and dogs, was less than the pressure on the imperial censor.
Compared with the tremendous pressure on supervisory officials, the pressure on administrative officials will only be greater. They clearly realize that their good days are over. Liu Bei will not allow them to have a good life anymore. From now on, they will have to compete with their political achievements. Hooked up.
Perhaps there will be some disadvantages in doing so, but Liu Bei knows very well that if you don't do this, the disadvantages will be even greater.
There is no way to get the best of both worlds. It is the lesser of two evils. Liu Bei decided to torment officials severely to make the disadvantages smaller.
So he put down his whip and raised his sword.
Regarding this matter, Guo Hong and Ma Rixi both have some opinions. Although they both have relatively high status in the new reform, they both have their own opinions on this matter.
In short, they believed that Liu Bei's repeated troubles were not a good thing for himself and the entire government.
"Your idea is indeed possible, but for most people, muddling along is the norm. Your requirements are high. It may be okay at the beginning, but over time, problems will definitely arise, whether in the court or at the local level. of.
There will definitely be people who will use various means to take advantage of loopholes in various policies to achieve their goals, just like all previous policies promulgated by the court, and how can you ensure that such a thing does not happen? "
Guo Hong said this.
Ma Rixi basically agreed with Guo Hong's opinion.
"And more importantly, there will be many people who oppose it. They may think that this is a new special operation targeting certain people, and it may trigger a new turmoil. You have to know that after this policy continues to be implemented, You are not the one who suffers the most serious damage."
"I know that there will be people in the eunuchs and the Ancient Literature School who will oppose this policy. I probably know how many corpses there are in the entire Han Dynasty's official ranks, and how many people are sitting on their hands, but this is not the reason for me to do nothing. .
If some people object, then convince them. If you can't convince them, then defeat them. I am determined to accomplish this matter. No matter how others view me, I will not change my mind. It is imperative! "
Ma Rixi still shook his head.
"Xuande, your intentions are good, and I also believe that you can ultimately promote this matter. You hope that officials will do something and take responsibility, but you have to know that this is not in line with human nature. Human nature likes to be lazy and greedy. How easy is it to ask them to do the opposite?"
Liu Bei was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then sighed slowly.
"I never thought I could change this, and I never thought I could get them to do exactly what I said. I knew there were going to be all sorts of problems."
Guo Hong and Ma Rixi looked at each other.
"That……"
"There is no perfect policy in the world, and there is never a good thing that has the best of both worlds. Whether it is the policy from above or the countermeasures from below, they are changing all the time and are targeting each other all the time. This is what is called a hundred battles a day.
However, can I give up the positive meaning of doing so just because it has disadvantages? Can I not solve the existing problem just because it will cause problems? Mr. Guo, Mr. Ma, if a person eats too much, he will starve to death, so will he not eat because of this? "
Guo Hong and Ma Rixi suddenly didn't know what to say.
"No matter what policy is enacted, there will definitely be problems in the future, but can we deny the current benefits just because of future problems?"
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Everything in the world is in motion. It is foolish to expect a policy to be permanent. If a problem occurs, you must use methods to solve it. When the method becomes a problem, use new methods to solve it.
Repeating this cycle and constantly revising policies is the essence of governing. The biggest mistake of governing is not moving. Farmers can stay still, officials can't stay still, and I can't stay still. I must use all means to move.
No matter what problems there are in the future, we just need to deal with them in a targeted manner. The problems will not disappear, but will only increase. The way we solve the problems is itself a problem, but this does not mean that we should do nothing. Isn't it? "
(End of chapter)
