"Um, can you be accommodating? Our transmission test was lost on the road." Xie Ji saw that it was difficult to handle.

"It's lost, why haven't you people lost it?" the officer and soldier retorted, seeing you like this, you want to sneak in, but there is no door.

"Brother Chengmen, we are going to the city to visit friends today. Can you please be accommodating?" Liu Shui took out a banknote from his arms and handed it to the guard.

The guard took a look, put away the banknote that Liu Shui gave him, and said in a serious manner: "How wonderful are you to have friends from afar? You two have come from afar. You are a guest, so please come in."

Xie Ji's eyes widened. This, this, it turns out that money can really make things work. If not, it means there is not enough money.

"What if someone takes the opportunity to break in?" Xie Ji thanked the guard for his incompetence, but was angry at the guard's incompetence. If he had money, he could just come in, so that would be fine.

"Master, this is normal. After all, they do this for a living, and they accept gifts and do things. Doesn't it make sense that they don't do things after accepting gifts?"

Liu Shui has encountered this kind of thing a lot. In the past, anyone who wanted to see Xie Ji or was bribed would not be stingy with his property, but the head of the family was a different kind. He would not do anything after accepting the gift, and he still asked him to come.

Don't reject anyone, reciprocate courtesy, but come and never go.

Liu Shui also felt that it was right. Who is the head of the family? When he is the prime minister, he can only come from others, not the head of the family.

Moreover, those people bribed the family head, and it was fine if the family head did not investigate their faults. They also wanted to get benefits from the family head, but there was no way.

Xie Ji heard this and felt something in his heart. Sure enough, as long as you have money, you can run rampant in the world anytime and anywhere, ignoring the laws and regulations. However, as a result, officials begin to become corrupt, from top to bottom.

That's true.

"If all the officials in the imperial court are like this, how can the people live in peace?" If all the officials in the world are like this, engaging in malpractice for personal gain and protecting each other, then can the people still live a good life?

Are we just allowed to be exploited by officials and have nowhere to complain? If even the people can't survive, then it's not far from the officials forcing the people to rebel. Isn't this the case with this banditry incident?

"The head of the family and the people have their own way of living. The head of the family is the prime minister, and he cares about the affairs of the family and the country. Why should he care about the happiness of the people?"

Liu Shui thought how could the Prime Minister care about those common people? Naturally, the county magistrate was in charge of the affairs of the common people, and the head of the family was also used?

"The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful. If you go against the people, no matter how powerful the dynasty is, it will fall apart one day." Although he is not proficient in history, he also understands that when the dynasty was first established, it was

The country was peaceful and the people were at peace, resting with the people, and the king was a virtuous king and his ministers were famous. However, in the later period, everything changed.

The dynasty is in decline, traitors are rampant, the emperor is ignorant and his ministers are treacherous, rebels are everywhere, there are wine pools and meat forests, and thieves are everywhere. It is strange that such a court will not die!

After all this, haven’t we learned many lessons? The power of one person is small, but what about thousands of people? That power cannot be underestimated.

"Master, how can it be easy like this? The interests involved are huge. Why should the master of the family wade through this muddy water?" In his opinion, as long as the master of the family is a good prime minister, he will naturally enjoy glory and wealth. One person is worth thousands.

There is no need to do thankless things among people.

Xie Ji naturally understood, but he didn't want to be a treacherous minister. He didn't want to be a treacherous minister. The reputation of a treacherous minister was so unpleasant that it would be infamy for thousands of years. He didn't want to be condemned by future generations after his death.

"If the skin is gone, how can the general be attached? Do you think if the whole court falls, will I still have the so-called glory and wealth?" Xie Ji asked. He also didn't understand why there were fewer wise kings and wise ministers in the later period of the dynasty.

?

Obviously, the court is still the same court, and the world is still the same, but the atmosphere of the entire society has become deformed. Gentlemen seek profit, villains seek the country, and cowardly kings harm the country. People all seek extravagant luxury, but have nothing to do with diligence and thrift. They are all keen on power.

And it goes against the will of the people.

This in the end is why?

Although this court is still quite powerful, if it continues to deteriorate like this, it will become a thing of the past sooner or later.

"The head of the family wants to do what Lord Shang did?" Now it was the turn of the flow. Shang Yang was finally torn apart by a cart, which is the so-called dismemberment by five horses. The method of death is famously cruel. If the head of the family imitates him, he will probably not die well.

ah!

"Shang Jun tried hard to reform, but was finally punished by the law. The people died but the government survived. But how could I follow in his footsteps?"

He doesn't want to learn from Shang Yang, but he still cherishes his life. Let him go against everyone in the world. If he doesn't die, he may be killed.

What's more, he is not as good as Shang Yang, and the current His Majesty is not Qin Xiaogong, and this court is not the Qin State in the pre-Qin period. If you try to implement reforms on your own, isn't it just to commit suicide?

What's more, since ancient times, the final fate of those who reform the law is basically very miserable. He just doesn't want to be a traitor, and he can't get involved in other things.

"Liushui, do you think there is something strange here? It feels a bit different." The more Xie Ji looked, the more something was wrong. It seemed that this was really not the Hengyang County where he came.

"It seems a little different." Liu Shui also felt that it was different. There was something strange here.

Xie Ji found a pedestrian on the road: "Old man, do you know how to get to the county government office?"

"County government office? Why are you going to the county government office?"

The man looked at Xie Ji. He was unkempt and his clothes were dirty. However, he did not dare to underestimate him. His temperament was not like that of an ordinary person.

"Of course I have something to do when I go to the county government office. Can you give me some directions?" Did he mean to go back to the county government office to suppress bandits? Or did he say that he was the prime minister?

"Brother, I kindly remind you not to go to the county government office. The people in the government office are bad. If someone goes to sue, he must go with a white banknote. Otherwise, being beaten up will be light, and the more serious will be.

What’s more, if you go in vertically, you may come out horizontally.”

The old man had a good first impression of Xie Ji, so he kindly reminded him.

Obviously, he thought Xie Ji was going to the Yamen for litigation. After all, whoever had nothing to do would run to the Yamen.

"Go in vertically and come out horizontally?" Xie Ji frowned, what kind of county government is this? It's so cruel?

"But that's not the case. If you don't have any power in your hands these days, you'd better stay away from those officials, otherwise I won't be able to say anything even if I beat you to death."

The old man said, life is hard these days. It’s good to be alive. If you encounter something, you should solve it yourself. If you go to the Yamen, it’s good if I don’t beat you half to death.

Xie Ji was surprised: "Aren't those people afraid of breaking the law? Why doesn't anyone expose what they did?"

"If they break the law, they are the law. How about breaking the law? The law is made by people. Aren't those who make the law the powerful ones? What does it have to do with us people? We can only abide by it." The old man sighed. Judging from his speech and behavior,

, this old man is really different from others.

Xie Ji didn't expect that a passerby he asked would actually speak like this. Although what he said was true, could you cover it up? If someone heard it, this would be a bad thing!

"Old man, aren't you worried that trouble will come from your mouth?"

As soon as Xie Ji said these words, a different look appeared on the old man's face, and then he sighed again.

"Trouble comes from the mouth? I have lived half my life. If they want my life, just take it!" The old man sighed helplessly, as if he had aged several years suddenly, and his eyes revealed some vicissitudes of life.

"Old man, do you have any grievances? If you tell me, I can help you solve your problems. Maybe I can really help you." Xie Ji asked, maybe this old man really has something to do. Maybe he can punish evil and promote good.

Done.

"Hey, I see you haven't come across what it is that an official has two mouths. I think you are good. I would like to remind you not to associate with an official. If you don't have enough time to survive, don't go to the Yamen to register, otherwise you will die.

Death, they have the final say on everything. They say what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right. They confuse right and wrong and mistake deer for horse. This is just a trivial matter."

The old man said to Xie Ji sincerely that he really didn't want Xie Ji to go astray.

"Old man, can you tell me something?" Xie Ji asked unwillingly. He was an otaku in modern times, although he understood how dark ancient society was in various aspects.

But that's just what I heard. Seeing is believing. I just want to see the darkness of ancient times.

"Hey, young man, it's better to stop asking. The more you know, the faster you will die."

The old man saw Xie Ji insisting on understanding his situation. This curiosity was not enough.

With such curiosity, he will die quickly. If he asks about everything he doesn't know, he will eventually die from his curiosity.
Chapter completed!