Chapter 42 4. Anti-counterfeiting and anti-counterfeiting

After Gongsun Hong killed the master and father Yan, he felt as if a stone had been lifted from his heart, and finally he did a good deed for the people of Qi.In fact, Gong Sunhong seems to be doing good things for others, but in fact he has moved a roadblock for himself.Because, as long as the master father is pressing on him, don't even think about him having a bright day. The feng shui in the officialdom takes turns, and since the master father Yan is dead, it's time for him to stand out. Everything is difficult at the beginning, wait for you to jump from the beginning.Gong Sunhong summed up his experience and found that Liu Che was not very fond of him in the past, mainly because he was too stupid in his work and slick in his speech.

Now I finally understand that if you want to win the emperor's return, if you want to stand out in the talented Han Dynasty, you have to do practical things, you also have to shoot flattery, and you have to pretend to be a political show. So, Gongsunhong began to pack himself.First of all, he always dresses himself very grandly.This grandeur can't be pretended by wearing a toga, the key is that there must be ink in the stomach.There are no dry goods, just appearances, that will be laughed at by others. Gong Sunhong has been gnawing at the pile of books for decades, and has studied law and classics, which can be regarded as double bachelor's degrees.Coupled with the vicissitudes of life, it is no problem to have some anecdotes to arm your belly.Therefore, when Gongsun Hong talked to people, he would send out words that others hadn't heard, which aroused their curiosity.This is just the first move, and more fierce ones are yet to come.

The second trick is to pretend to be filial and restrained.Gongsun Hong's stepmother died, and she kept her filial piety in public for three years.At the same time, he spreads his austerity everywhere, saying that he does not eat heavy meat and sleeps with a quilt. Reports are welcome, and he will be replaced if he is fake. The third measure is to change the past style of living people doing stupid things and talking dead words.Gong Sunhong invented a trick. Every time he goes to court, he always prepares various proposals.This is like the salesmen of real estate companies today, who sell real estate of various types and prices to customers.

This is a coup.Therefore, Gong Sunhong avoided a direct confrontation with Emperor Liu Che.Even if the emperor doesn't like any of the proposals or opinions, he will never say a word of argument, the customer is the first, and everything is based on the emperor's happiness. After summing up these few tricks, Liu Che found that Gongsun Hong had indeed improved a lot compared to before after long-term observation.First of all, this subordinate is very kind and eloquent; second, he is multi-talented, and understands everything about law and Confucianism; third, he speaks smooth and is very good at flattering.It would be a pity not to cultivate such a talented person.

Therefore, Liu Che promoted Gong Sunhong to the mayor of Chang'an City (Zuo Neishi). Gongsun Hong still has another trick that he has not disclosed.Every time before going to court, Gongsun Hong would find colleagues, first agree on the agenda, divide the work, and coordinate with each other.Ji An, the biggest patient in the Han Dynasty, used to be Gong Sunhong's partner.When you sing, I harmonize with each other, and the matching is harmonious.Sometimes each other is happy, and the emperor is also happy. However, what made Ji An extremely depressed was that after Gongsun Hong was promoted, his style changed and he moved forward.For example, everyone wanted to punish the emperor, but when he arrived at the meeting, Gong Sunhong violated the agreement in advance, disregarded his brothers, and said everything according to the emperor's will.

Whoever offends, it is estimated that he will only suffer from being dumb.It is of course possible to let Ji An suffer, but a price must be paid.Therefore, Ji An scolded Gong Sunhong in front of Liu Che, revealing his personal affair. Ji An asked Gong Sunhong: You cunning guy, we had a good discussion in advance, why do you always breach the contract temporarily?At the end, Ji An also added: It is an irresponsible practice for you to flatter the emperor blindly.It can even be said to be unfaithful! Liu Che was taken aback when he heard that, and asked Gong Sunhong on the spot, do you have a trick of infidelity in your heart?

Gongsun Hong didn't panic, and answered calmly: "Those who know me call me loyal; those who don't know me call me a thief." When Liu Che heard it, it made sense.From then on, whenever someone reported Sun Hong's condition to him, he ignored it.From then on, Gongsun Hong went straight up like a spring breeze shaking a tree. In 126 BC, Liu Che dismissed Zhang Ou from the position of doctor of imperial history, and let the old guy Sun Hong take over. Gongsunhong skyrocketed, this was not the result of Ji Anyao.But it is a fact after all.After Gongsun Hong was promoted, he began to think about the whole thing.Soon after, he wrote a letter strongly recommending that Liu Che remove Southwest Yi, Canghai County, and Shuofang County.

Thanks to Tang Meng, who was in the southwest with the stars and the moon, and struggled through all obstacles, he wanted to get through the entire southwestern Yi.The money also flowed out in a rush, and Gongsun Hong actually said that he wanted to abolish the county. What was in his head? Canghai County was established two years ago, that is, in 128 BC.The situation is like this, Nanlu, the chieftain of the Dongyi Korean tribe, surrendered to the Han Dynasty with 280,000 people. At that time, the Han government was willing to accept surrender.Liu Che knew that the reason why the Koreans surrendered was entirely for the Han Dynasty's housing project.Therefore, the Han Dynasty had to spend money to open up the road to North Korea.Throughout this entire period, it was the people of Yanzhao who suffered the most.So, like the Southwestern Yi people back then, they rioted one after another.

Needless to say about Shuofang County.This is the political achievement of the master father Yan, everyone is dead, why should he let it linger. Of course, Gongsun Hong didn't come all for Zhu Fuyan.This old guy has done some calculations. The three huge achievements of Southwest Yi, Canghai County, and Shuofang Group have completely spent all the money in the treasury of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the mood of the people in various places is very unstable, and the domestic situation is not optimistic. . The country can't handle it, and it has to fight against the Xiongnu, which is no less than fighting on multiple fronts. Does the country have so much financial resources?

Gong Sunhong's play was sent up, and Liu Che read it, but said nothing. Theoretically speaking, Gongsun Hong's calligraphy is not impeccable.It is not only Liu Che's dream to expand the territory and defend the country.Liu Che believed that that was also the national dream of the people of the Han Dynasty.What's wrong with burning money for your dreams and being confident? However, if the doctor Yushi has objections, let the court discuss it.The so-called court meeting is a meeting for debate.To deal with Gongsun Hong, he had to send a master debater.Liu Che's mind flashed, and he immediately thought of someone.

This person is Zhu Maichen. Zhu Maichen, courtesy name Wengzi, was born in Wu.The family is poor, good at reading, and has no other specialties. He has always made a living by chopping and selling firewood.Because of poverty, his wife wanted to divorce him.Before the divorce, Zhu Maichen persuaded his wife to keep him, saying that he would be prosperous at the age of fifty, and now that he is in his forties, he could succeed in the revolution if he endured for a few more years.When the wife heard it, she laughed wildly three hundred and sixty degrees. A stinky old nine who chops firewood for a living, it's fine if he doesn't starve to death, what else will he do.So, insist on divorce. After the divorce, his wife remarried, and Zhu Maichen became even poorer.Once, Zhu Maichen was too hungry to walk on the road. His wife and current husband felt sorry for him and gave him a meal.Zhu Maichen remembered this meal in his heart. The person who rescued Zhu Maichen from his miserable life was his fellow villager Yan Zhu.Zhu Maichen went to Chang'an after all the hardships, relying on other people's sponsorship to eat, and seeing that he could not last for a few days, Yan Zhu appeared.Therefore, Yan Zhu recommended to Liu Che.Liu Che called for an interview, and found that Zhu Maichen was full of Mozi, and he could not only speak "Spring and Autumn", but also Chu Ci.So, he worshiped as a Chinese doctor. Why did Liu Che send Zhu Maichen to debate with Gong Sunhong?In fact, Zhu Maichen and Gongsun Hong represented the two teams of the Han Dynasty.Of the two sets of teams, the former belongs to the inner court, while the latter belongs to the outer court. The so-called inner court was invented by Liu Che.The reason why he invented this team was that the power of the foreign prime minister was too powerful to be easily controlled.Therefore, as soon as Liu Che came to power, he held two recruiting conferences.In fact, he is recruiting troops and building his own think tank group to check and balance foreign courts and balance power. Liu Che's internal court team has few official positions, and most of them are doctors, doctors, etc.But a lot of power.Those who belonged to this circle before and after included Sima Xiangru, Dongfang Shuo, Yan Zhu, Zhu Maichen, Wuqiu Shouwang, Zhufu Yan, etc. Why did the princes bribe him one after another when the father died?The reason is that the master father Yan is a celebrity in the inner court, and his words have weight, and one sentence is worth ten thousand sentences. Zhu Maichen's political career began when he debated with Gong Sunhong and made his appearance on the stage. Let's review this debate.The basis of Zhu Maichen's argument is to firmly grasp the interests of Shuofang County.Therefore, Zhu Maichen made ten strategies, but none of Gongsunhong's strategies matched.In the first round, Zhu Maichen won. In the second round, Gong Sunhong’s point of view was that although Lishuofang County was important, the problem was that the three national-level projects such as Nanyi and Canghai County burned money at the same time, and the state could not support them.From the perspective of the country's long-term perspective, Shuofang County should be dedicated, and Southwest Yi and Canghai County should be revoked.The advantage of this is to maintain the energy and financial resources of the country and deal with the Huns and wolves with all their strength. In the second round, Gongsun Hong won. After two rounds, Gongsun Hong and Zhu Maichen were tied, and Liu Che had nothing to say.In the end, Liu Che decided: continue to build Shuofang County; the two half-bad projects in Southwest Yi and Canghai County will temporarily withdraw from the county and stop investment. Through the so-called debate, Gong Sunhong's political style gradually became clear.Shoot when it's time to shoot, and do it when it's time to do things.When tickling the emperor, he did not forget to do things for the country.It seems that this kind of work attitude is what Liu Che wants. However, the soaring Gongsun Hong is always chased and bitten by an old snake.This old snake is Gong Sunhong's political partner, Ji An. Gong Sunhong knew what kind of person Ji An was.Back then, when Tian Fu, the former prime minister, was about to punish Dou Ying to death, there was basically no one to speak out for Dou Ying except Ji An.The reason why Ji An is so good is not only because of his strong personality, but more importantly, he was Liu Che's first teacher. In the Han Dynasty, many people knew such a legend: when Wei Qing saw Liu Che, Liu Che could squat in the toilet and talk at the same time; when Gong Sunhong wanted to see Liu Che, Liu Che could sometimes take off his hat; , Neat to meet. Once, Ji An suddenly broke into Liu Che's residence, asking for official business.At that time, Liu Che was not wearing a hat, but he saw Ji An from a distance, and it was too late.So, I had no choice but to sneak into the curtain and let the waiter give instructions on his behalf. Therefore, Gongsun Hong couldn't afford to provoke such a thing that even the emperor dared not easily provoke, nor could he hide from him.His only way is to admit it. One day, go to court. Ji An suddenly let go of his sharp teeth, and suddenly bit Gongsun Hong in front of everyone.I saw him saying to Liu Che: "Gongsun Hong is in Sangong, and he has a lot of salary, but he still has to go home to sleep and cover himself with quilts."Isn't he obviously fooling people? People in Qi are deceitful, deceiving the world and stealing the world, that's right.This is Ji An's logic.This is the second time he has exposed Gongsun Hong's background. Liu Che turned his head and asked Gong Sunhong: Is this really the case? Gongsun Hong answered calmly: That's what happened. Liu Che looked at Gongsunhong, speechless for a long time... However, Gong Sunhong replied again: Your Majesty, as a Sangong, I am still covered with a quilt, which is indeed detrimental to the image of the Duke of the Han Dynasty.However, I still thank Mr. Ji An for giving me advice, he is worthy of being a loyal minister.Your Majesty should be pleased to have such a loyal minister. Throw the dagger and repay the peaches and plums.It's too high. Gongsun Hong's technique of avoiding reality and leaving nothing to be desired made Ji An extremely embarrassed.Liu Che also felt that this Gongsun Hong was quite kind.From then on, Liu Che admired Gong Sunhong more and more. What made Ji An even more unexpected was yet to come.Under Ji An's fierce pursuit and under Liu Che's mighty grace, Gongsun Hong is like a fighter jet, soaring upwards, flying higher and higher.Soon after, Liu Che removed Xue Zecheng from his role, and Gongsun Hong took over. Ji An wanted to attack Gongsun Hong, but unexpectedly, he became a tool for speculation.What made him even more unexpected was that as long as he pinched those who didn't like him, he couldn't help being fired up, and he would be promoted in the same way. The second person who became popular by Ji An was Zhang Tang. Gong Sunhong studied law in his early years, and Zhang Tang also majored in law, so Gong Sunhong admired Zhang Tang more.The two hit it off and became good colleagues. Zhang Tang's way of becoming an official is simply a replica of Gong Sunhong: if you want to be promoted, you must first have solid professional knowledge.More importantly, everything obeys the emperor's will.Only by following the wind and steering the rudder and being cautious can we make the ship of ten thousand years. Since Zhang Tang got rid of Chen Ajiao for Liu Che last time, he has been promoted to be a doctor of the Taizhong.With the promotion and encouragement of the leaders, Zhang Tang has been more active in doing things since then.At that time, for the sake of development, he and a guy named Zhao Yu were going to amend the laws of the Han Dynasty. In the early Han Dynasty, there were four people who were the founders of Hanfa.Xiao He's laws and decrees, Han Xin's art of war, Uncle Sun Tong's method of ritual, and Zhang Cang's regulations.At that time, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, thought that the Qin law was harsh and abolished many inhuman provisions.In fact, the set of laws established by Xiao He is still not tolerant enough.Later, when Cao Shen came to power, he practiced lazy people's politics, and he stayed put and did not sort out Xiao Heding's laws.As a result, in the reign of Wenjing, Wendi Liu Heng personally participated in sorting out and improving, and abolished some harsh punishments; Jingdi Liu Qi came to power and continued to reform. Before Liu Che ascended the throne, the laws of the Han Dynasty were basically based on the satisfaction of the people.If you are not satisfied, change it until the common people nod their heads in praise.Therefore, Liu Qi tried his best to reform, and the people were overly satisfied with the reform.Some criminal laws go so far that if you don't commit a crime, you feel bad. The guiding ideology of the two emperors Wen and Jing amending the law was the thought of Huang Lao.Huang Lao's thinking has always been a work attitude of less management.As time passed, Liu Che no longer liked Huang Lao's way of governing the world.He believes that the most ideal way to govern the country is to combine the rule of law and the rule of virtue.That is to say, Confucianism on the outside and law on the inside. In Liu Che's view, Legalism is about doing practical things, while Confucianism is used to embellish peace and set a moral model for society.The specialty of legal experts is not to make legal letters lighter and lighter, but heavier and heavier, so that every clause must be enforced. What Zhang Tang did was this kind of boring work of refining the law.The work is hard work, but the profit is attractive.After Zhang Tang and Zhao Yu partnered to revise the Hero Law, both of them were promoted at the same time.Zhao Yu was promoted to Shaofu, and Zhang Tang was promoted to Tingwei.From then on, Zhang Tang was officially listed as the position of Jiuqing. When Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang didn't know which mountain corner they were hanging out in, Ji An had long been the captain and was in the position of minister.Unexpectedly, Gongsun Hong is in his seventies and eighties, and being promoted is like flying in a helicopter, and he can't even catch up.This is one of the reasons why Ji An is very puzzled. It's all right now, I've been standing still for many years, and unexpectedly, another Zhang Tang jumped up.What's more, he didn't dislike Zhang Tang in general, but especially disliked him. Ji An's major is Huang Lao Academic. Although his work has something to do with the law, he never messes up.But it was Zhang Tang who messed up the nearly hundred-year-old Dafa of the Han Dynasty and made it harsh, profound and messy.Displeased, really displeased.If the two emperors Wen and Jing knew something underground, they would definitely jump out and take Zhang Tang's skin off. But it doesn't matter, there is no need to bother Wen Jing and his son, let me do it myself. It's the court again.Ji An scolded Zhang Tang loudly in front of Liu Che: I heard that you changed the Chinese law, do you know what this result means?For ordinary people, the previous laws can still be frivolous.Now you have changed it so that everyone in the world can only hold their feet and tremble. Do you think filling prisons with prisoners is good law?Do you think that making everyone in the world avoid judges is good law?Originally, the Dafa of your ancestors was good, but you actually made a mess of the rules set by your ancestors in order to realize your dream of being promoted.Let me tell you Zhang Tang, what you do is not beneficial to the country or yourself.You just wait for the death of your children and grandchildren. Ji An scolded happily, but Zhang Tang did not show any displeasure. He calmly and confidently said to Ji An: If you are not convinced, you can argue in court. Debate is debate, who is afraid of whom.What Ji An was waiting for was this sentence.He wanted to beat Gongsun Hong to death before, but he didn't expect Gongsunhong to refuse to accept the move at all.Since Zhang Tang is not afraid of dying, he will accompany him to the end. However, Ji An immediately discovered that he was not Zhang Tang's opponent at all when he was fighting and swearing. Then, the two of them had a debate.Ji An's debating style is impassioned, and the great truth is like a surging river, endless.Zhang Tang's style is like the confluence of streams, with a deep study of legal principles and rigorous arguments. As the saying goes, there is no reason to speak loudly, and facts speak louder than words.Ji An lost.The loss this time was due to the lack of eloquence.Mouth lost, but Ji An did not admit defeat.He said to Zhang Tang contemptuously: Our business is endless, we will wait and see. Zhang Tang smiled.Let's wait and see who gets the last laugh.