Daily note

It is not uncommon in history that a group of peasants entered the capital and entered the palace to kill ministers and force the emperor to death.

But Fang Jibei obviously has not read history books, to be precise, he has not read books.He can probably recognize Fang Jibei's three big characters together, but it's hard to tell if they are separated.

When Kong Zhigao, the only military adviser in the rebel army, showed him a succession edict, he could only stare at the words on the paper and asked Kong Zhigao suspiciously: "What is this?"

Kong Zhigao replied: "I wrote the notice to tell the world that we revolted because we couldn't stand the tyranny of the previous government. We will never harm the common people. You are the leader of the rebel army, and this notice requires your signature to guarantee it."

Fang Jibei thought that this made a lot of sense, so he picked up the pen and drew three circle-like things in a twisted way.Kong Zhigao had already taken the inkpad, Fang Jibei stuck his thumb in, and stamped his handprint on the imperial edict.

When Kong Zhigao got the handprinted imperial edict, he was about to leave with a bit of complacency in his eyes.Looking around the palace where the rebels rested temporarily, they saw a slender green-robed official among the many rough men.He fixed his gaze, turned around and pointed at that person, and asked Fang Jibei, "Who is this person?"

Fang Jibei looked over and then remembered: "By the way, Lao Kong, he is an official. When the emperor committed suicide, he was in the Liuxi Palace. I said let him go out of the palace to make a living. He said he has been there all the time. In the palace, I can’t do anything else at all, and if I go out, I will starve to death..."

Kong Zhigao frowned.

The main purpose of the rebel army was to overthrow the Dawei Dynasty, and they were also quite merciful to the survivors of the former dynasty.Even so, before entering the palace, he also ordered that all the eunuchs, concubines, concubines and officials left in the palace are the emperor's close servants, and if they stay there, they will cause chaos, and they should be killed as much as possible.

He walked up to the official and said in a deep voice, "What's your name? What official is it?"

The official raised his head, and Kong Zhigao was taken aback by his plain face—although in the past few days in the capital, he had seen many beauties, but only half of them could match the man in front of him. No.

Kong Zhigao is not Fang Jibei, when faced with such a face, his first thought is not "this woman is so beautiful", but "a beauty is a disaster", and then thinking of the fact that Fang Jibei did not kill him, Immediately there was an urge to draw a knife.

Impulse can only be impulsive, not to mention that he has not been reckless enough to kill this person in front of Fang Jibei, even if he did, as a military adviser, he does not have that strength.

While his thoughts were fluctuating, the official had already opened his mouth and replied: "My name is Bi Zihao, and I am a living roomer."

"The official who recorded the emperor's words and deeds?"

"Exactly." Bi Zihao replied with his head bowed.

Kong Zhigao was hesitating how to deal with him, when Fang Jibei came over and said, "Xiao Bi told me that he wanted to continue serving as an official by the new emperor's side, so I have promised him to stay in the palace until the new emperor ascends the throne... "

Bi Zihao raised his head, his temple hair was hanging on the side of his face, making his skin white as snow.

He respectfully said: "I have been a housekeeper for many years, and I no longer know other ways of earning a living, so I hope to follow the new emperor. Fang...has agreed."

Kong Zhigao was shocked when he heard his last words: Did this kid see it?

But when he looked closely, he couldn't see anything wrong with his expression. Thinking about it, maybe he was supercilious.

Now is a critical moment, so don't make too many twists and turns.

"Okay, then you stay in the palace and take good care of... Fang Shuai." Kong Zhigao said.The rebel army has no king, and Fang Jibei, the leader, was promoted by everyone as the marshal. "You are familiar with the situation in the palace. Let Fang Shuai live in the bedroom, and the brothers will also serve as guards. I will enter the palace tomorrow to deal with other matters."

The last few sentences are already directed at Fang Ji Beidao.

Fang Jibei nodded: "Old Kong, you are busy. There is nothing important in this palace. I can help take care of it. But you, Lao Kong, you should hurry up and find someone to be the emperor. If you can't, you can go."

Kong Zhigao smiled awkwardly: "I can't do it...Okay, I'm going to get busy first, Fang Shuai, you should be familiar with the palace."

Fang Jibei scratched his head, and said to himself, "I know what to do here. Did Lao Kong ask me to be a guard?"

Hearing a cold snort, Fang Jibei was taken aback for a moment, and looked around, the brothers around him were doing their own thing, nothing unusual.

It is still very troublesome to take over such a huge palace, especially the rebels in Riga have very few educated people, and they have no rules at all.Fortunately, although Fang Jibei has no education, he is still quite smart. He is experienced in leading the rebel army on weekdays, and he can somewhat organize it.

And when he was busy dealing with affairs back and forth, Bi Zihao kept following him and looked at him, without speaking, just following him.

Bi Zihao's appearance is both beautiful and dressed in official robes, which attracted many people's attention.A little sensitive, he pulled "Shuai Fang" aside, and told him that he should not trust this kind of former official, even if he didn't kill him, it would be better to put him in prison.

Fang Jibei looked at Bi Zihao from the side. He was a small person submerged among the big men, and his fair face showed some anxiety.

Fang Jibei's heart softened for a while, and he said: "What does it matter if he is a child, now that the battle is over, you guys, don't always think about fighting and killing, we will go home to farm later!"

As soon as he said this, everyone's expressions changed somewhat.

Fang Jibei saw them, knew what they were thinking, and said, "After fighting for several years, don't you want to go home? We are not expected to be officials, so let's go back and live with peace of mind."

Everyone reacted differently after hearing his words.

Bi Zihao looked up at Fang Jibei with surprise.

At night after work, the cooks in the rebel army went to the imperial kitchen to make food, and everyone went to find a place to sleep after eating.Poor Dawei's luxurious palace has now become a place where a group of mountain peasants snore.

There are not many eunuchs and maids left in the palace, and more than half of those who escaped were killed and driven away. The remaining ones were not easy to deal with, so they circled a place in the harem of the Dawei Palace and let them all live in.

Fang Jibei knew very well that these rebels had been fighting north and south for many years, and it would be impossible if they did not give them some benefits. Therefore, as long as the decorations in the palace were not damaged, they would rob them.But things like jade seals in the emperor's bedroom, as well as the memorials still on the table, are all for the next emperor.

So Fang Jibei stayed in the room outside the palace, seeing Bi Zihao's beautiful appearance, he was a little worried, so he let him sleep in the same room with him.

"You record your daily life, do you usually follow the emperor?" Fang Jibei chatted with Bi Zihao before going to bed at night, "I saw him today, and I don't think he is very old..."

"The first emperor was 16 years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he is [-] years old this year." Bi Zihao replied.

"Actually, he was still a child. You said why he must commit suicide, it's really nerve-wracking..."

A stern light flashed in Bi Zihao's eyes, and then he retracted it, saying: "When the dynasty changes, what else can the old emperor do except commit suicide and die for the country? Shall he stay and be humiliated?"

Fang Jibei heard the unkindness in his tone, sighed, and said: "I discussed with Lao Kong and the others before. Our uprising was not to kill the emperor, but to make him correct. Now that he is dead, where can we find him?" An emperor?"

Bi Zihao was a little strange, looked sideways at Fang Jibei, his eyes were puzzled: "The winner is the king, isn't it?"

"King? I'm asking about the emperor?" Fang Jibei obviously didn't understand idioms, and scratched his head, "It's easy to hit the capital, but it's really hard to deal with the aftermath..."

Bi Zihao clenched his teeth tightly to keep his hatred from leaking out.

Fang Jibei looked at the child in front of him, he was younger than the emperor, if he hadn't protected him, he might have died.

Killing, everyone is red-eyed, how can they remember that other people are also human.

The point is, if you kill the emperor and ministers, who will replace them?Can what they do be better than the original people?

As the coach, Fang Jibei knew that he was carrying a heavy burden, and he didn't have the strength to bear it.

Do not want to, headache, sleep.Today is a tiring day, and too many people have been killed.

Lie down and sleep, Fang Jibei has always had a good quality of sleep, and soon fell asleep.

Bi Zihao was not far from him, silently looking at Fang Jibei.The expression on his face was changing, and he pressed his boots, as if hesitating.After all, he gritted his teeth, retracted his hand, and tried to endure.

At this moment, Bi Zihao was startled when he heard noise outside the door, closed his eyes and lay down, pretending to be in a deep sleep.

Fang Jibei quickly got up and went to the door and pushed it open.

"What's wrong……"

He froze at the door, his expression became very ugly. After a while, he gritted his teeth and rushed out, while shouting: "Stop!"

Bi Zihao looked out, through the crack of the door, he saw that there was a mess outside the door, a soldier grabbed a disheveled court lady, and looked at Fang Jibei in astonishment.

The woman struggled violently, looking at Fang Jibei expectantly at this moment, shouting: "Please let me go, I'm old enough to leave the palace soon..."

Fang Jibei walked outside with a sullen face, and stood in front of the soldier: "Xiao Chuan, why did you rebel with us in the first place, have you forgotten?"

Xiao Chuan was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Shuai Fang, the dog officer harmed my Xiaocui, now I can take revenge and go back, it's okay..."

"What's the difference between you and those dog officials?" Fang Jibei pointed at the maid with a cold face, "Most of the people in this palace came from poor families, and they may have lovers at home, at least What's wrong with them when they have family members waiting for them to go back?"

Xiao Chuan let go of the maid, with somewhat ashamed expression on his face: "Shuai Fang, I know I was wrong, please punish me."

"I brought you to fight the palace because you were the first to revolt with me, and you were all forced to die... I thought you knew the suffering of the common people best. The people and ladies of the palace can also be better..."

Fang Jibei shook his head slightly, "Forget it, you go out of the palace, and don't be counted in the Yingzhou Army in the future."

Xiao Chuan's face changed drastically. Among the rebels, the Yingzhou Army was the first to follow Fang Jibei and Kong Zhigao. Although they had no special privileges, they were the most prestigious and glorious army.

He begged immediately, but Fang Jibei resolutely refused to change his words: "Do you still remember the military regulations of the Yingzhou Army? Think for yourself if I can tolerate you!"

He looked around, and there were many maids in the hall.Fang Jibei said in a low voice: "Wives and daughters who are adulterous, drive them out of our army." Then he raised his voice: "You guys..."

His words were interrupted by a soldier with his arms around a court lady: "Shuai Fang, they all came with us voluntarily!"

Fang Jibei was taken aback, and looked at the maids, and sure enough, someone nodded in response.

After thinking about it, he understood: these women have gone through such a drastic change, and they have no idea how they will be dealt with, and some clever ones of course began to look for support.

"Forget it, in short, don't use force. If the other party is willing, you can." Fang Jibei sighed lightly, "Also, since you want someone, treat him well, don't try to be fresh for two or three days."

Everyone responded, and some who couldn't look at people asked, "Shuai Fang, it's not interesting for you to sleep alone, or we can help you choose a beautiful one?"

Some people saw that Fang Jibei's expression was not good, and quickly winked at the people around him, but some didn't feel it at all, and laughed and said, "I need you to be troublesome, what is the rabbit in Fang Shuai's room doing? Do you think Fang Shuai is better than you?" Slow?"

Fang Jibei's face darkened: "Master Rabbit?"

Another person who thought he could read his words quickly continued: "What kind of master rabbit, like the one in Xinghualou who is neither male nor female is the master rabbit. Such a man who is not considered a man, how can he be called a master rabbit?"

Fang Jibei looked over, and there was a person standing beside the man with his hands down, also disheveled, it was obvious that he was an eunuch in the palace, and the exposed parts could undoubtedly be his father-in-law.

Fang Jibei has always known that some people in the rebel army are not very particular because they can't find women, but there are also some people who just like it.

He had no opinion on this kind of thing, as long as both parties are willing.But at this time, he felt sick for some reason, and he didn't even have the mood to distinguish that he and Bi Zihao didn't have that kind of relationship.

After closing the door and returning to the room, Fang Jibei sat on the bed in a daze, completely unaware that there was another person in the room, and just muttered.

"...If so, what's the point? It's wrong, it's all wrong... Isn't it for the people, isn't it to let the emperor and ministers know our pain? Why is it like this? They are all so kind people, why? It will be like this..."

Fang Jibei buried his head in his hands, and whispered to himself, "So many brothers died, is it for this reason?"

"This is normal. It is because too many people died and it was not easy to survive that we need to get benefits."

Another voice came from inside the room.Fang Jibei looked up and stared at Bi Zihao.

Bi Zihao didn't pay much attention to his gaze, and said, "Even if you revolted to eat enough, when you got here, everyone's thoughts were not just about eating enough. But you said again that everyone should be disarmed and return to the fields. Now that I know that I won’t get any obvious benefits, such as being an official and getting rich, of course I have to rely on the power to grab more points, which is normal.”

"Yes... I shouldn't say it?" Fang Jibei asked blankly, "But if they don't say it, they will definitely want to be emperors and ministers..."

The corners of Bi Zihao's lips curled up slightly, and there was some mockery in his eyes, but it was well concealed.

"It's actually not that important whether you say it or not. Before the overall situation is settled, there will always be such a scene. When the court is settled down and the positions of relevant people are stabilized, it will be fine. All dynasties and dynasties have been like this, You don't have to think too much about it."

Fang Jibei's eyes lit up: "Scholars are really smart, it seems that I have to consult with Lao Kong tomorrow."

Bi Zihao smiled slightly: "I'm just familiar with history."

Fang Jibei wanted to say maybe he could be made an official, but suddenly remembered that eunuchs should not be an official outside the palace, so he stopped talking.

Of course, Fang Jibei didn't have enough knowledge, enough to know that eunuchs don't need to be eunuchs.

In the morning, Fang Jibei woke up almost at the same time as Bi Zihao, and it was still dark outside.

After a night of tossing outside, at this time only the sound of snoring can be heard one after another.Fang Jibei got up and dressed, and ran out to find an open space to practice martial arts as usual.The palace was too big, and he quickly got lost in the similar looking palaces and couldn't get back.

The palace was also almost driven away by them, there were bloodstains and the smell of blood everywhere, but there was no one to ask for directions.Fang Jibei was lost, and a person approached him, looking around as if looking for someone.

When he saw it, he quickly shouted, "Old Kong, I'm here!"

Kong Zhigao also saw him, walked over and said, "Fang Shuai, I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?"

Fang Jibei's face turned slightly red, but luckily his skin was a bit dark, so it wasn't obvious.

"be lost……"

Kong Zhigao was stunned, but he didn't say much, he just said: "Shuai Fang, the capital is now completely under our army's control, and I didn't kill some old ministers who were willing to continue to be officials, it would be better for them to write the persuasion letter. "

"Persuadation?" Fang Jibei didn't understand, and looked at him suspiciously.

"I just want to persuade you to become the emperor." Kong Zhigao said clearly, "I have already made the arrangements. As long as you take the throne in the capital, there will be no room for opposition from anywhere. I have already set the name of the country and the year, and I just wait for you to accept it." .”

"Old Kong, what do you mean? I said I don't want to be the emperor!" Fang Jibei was anxious, and said, "The emperor must be someone who can be the emperor. Otherwise, if you go, I will go back to serve as a soldier or find a place to farm. The land is good."

"Fang Shuai, it's better not to say that in the future." Kong Zhigao sighed and said, "Don't say that there are no people who will be emperors, even if there are, do you think our [-] volunteer brothers will be convinced?" ? Don't blame me, I can only give some ideas when we fight the world, and you are the one who really has the final say..."

"Old Kong, what do you mean by that? When did Fang Jibei suppress you or what?" Fang Jibei interrupted him, blushing and said thickly, "I never said anything about war, other things I want to discuss it with you, I, I..."

He heard what Kong Zhigao said about him taking power, so he wanted to refute, but because he was not good at words, he blushed and didn't express himself clearly.But Kong Zhigao knew what he meant, and said: "That's not what I mean, but we all obey you, not me. You can only sit in this world, and there is no one else."

Fang Jibei just shook his head: "I can't be the emperor, you find someone who can do it."

Kong Zhigao also shook his head: "There is no one who can, and I can't find a better one."

"Why not? Isn't there a lot of educated people in the capital?" Fang Jibei said, "Even if most of those officials are bad guys, there are always some good ones, right?"

"Then let's make a bet." Kong Zhigao said.

Fang Jibei asked strangely: "Bet?"

"We give those good officials in the capital three days to answer our questions. If any of them answers your questions, let him be the emperor." Kong Zhigao said, "If you are not satisfied, then How about you do it?"

Hearing what he said, Fang Jibei nodded immediately.

"Okay, but you are not allowed to cheat, I will send someone to watch. When reading, there must be several people watching at the same time, not all of you."

Kong Zhigao promised, and said in a low voice: "Call you stupid, but always remember... If you don't become emperor, who can?"

"What did you say?" Fang Jibei asked strangely when he heard him muttering.

Kong Zhigao shook his head: "I didn't say anything."

Seeing his expression, Fang Jibei always felt that he had been deceived, but he couldn't figure out where it was.He thought about it, and decided to call all the remaining officials when he read the answer, so that Kong Zhigao could not make trouble.

After discussing this, Kong Zhigao took Fang Jibei back. Just a few steps away, Fang Jibei saw a person hiding behind the pillars.After careful identification, it was Bi Zihao.

"Are you also looking for me?" Fang Jibei asked with a smile, "This palace is too big, and the houses are all the same. I will never come out and wander around by myself in the future."

Bi Zihao came out, suppressed his expression, followed behind them to help guide the way, and went back to the bedroom.

Fang Jibei firmly believed that he would win the bet.Some officials who were hated by the people were beaten to death or imprisoned when the rebels entered Beijing, and the rest were good officials.Among so many people, how could he not be able to find one who could be the emperor, let alone judge by himself.

In order to fear that the officials' writing was too difficult for him to understand, Fang Jibei also specially told the officials to write the answers in the form of words.He and Kong Zhigao also agreed on the issues. They were all issues that they thought were necessary to manage the country, and they were not difficult.

During these three days, the persuasive books flew in like snowflakes and piled up on the desk.Fang Jibei couldn't understand it, so sometimes he asked Bi Zihao to help him see if there was anything important in it.But Fang Jibei couldn't understand that kind of incomparably gorgeous persuasion table, and he could only be defeated in the end.

Anyway, he is also very busy, there are too many things for the rebel army, why don't he need to deal with them?He also had to beware of Kong Zhigao's brain twisting, so he had to watch him point.

Fortunately, Bi Zihao has been by his side all the time, and he has helped him relieve a lot of worries - for the illiterate Fang Jibei, a knowledgeable person who can always be by his side is very necessary.

"Xiao Bi, do you want to answer my questions? I think you are very smart and knowledgeable." Fang Jibei asked.

Bi Zihao thought for a while, then shook his head: "You won't think my answer is good."

"How do you know if you don't tell me? Those questions are very simple, such as those corrupt officials..."

"It doesn't matter whether you are corrupt or not, what matters is which faction he belongs to." Bi Zihao interjected, "As an emperor, what is important is to judge what is beneficial to the court and how to balance the forces of all parties. Your problem is not a problem at all. .”

"Shouldn't the emperor be the one to let the people live a good life?" Fang Jibei looked at him stupidly and asked.

Bi Zihao raised the corners of his lips and smiled very beautifully.

"Read more history books and daily life notes, and you will know how to be an emperor. Fang Shuai, you will definitely lose the bet with Army Master Kong."

Fang Jibei only felt that the beautiful boy in front of him looked very unpredictable, but he didn't really believe his words.

It's just that it's not a good thing for such a young child to speak so indifferently.If there is a chance, let him at least get out of the palace and contact the people outside.

Such a smart kid, what a pity.

Time flies, especially when you are busy.

Three days passed quickly, Fang Jibei gathered all the old courtiers in Liuxi Palace, and began to check the test papers they presented.

The first question was the one he had asked Bi Zihao. In fact, it was not one question, but three questions-how to avoid bad officials, how to supervise officials, and how to deal with them.

In the first article, all the people basically answered that they should be influenced by virtue.

In case Fang Jibei didn't understand what virtue is, Wu Sanxing, the number one literati in the contemporary era, also wrote a lengthy argumentative essay as a footnote. As for Fang Jibei, he didn't listen at all.

The remaining ministers of the previous dynasty were not very many, some were killed, some were martyred by themselves, and many who survived refused to be second ministers and refused to come out at home.Kong Zhigao did not tell the ministers what this question and answer meant. Confucian officials like Wu Sansheng came out with the slogan "for the people, not for the king".

"But..." After Fang Jibei listened to everyone's answers to the first question, he asked Bi Zihao who was beside him suspiciously, "Are these people pretending to be stupid, or are they really stupid? They think I will agree so that's why they do that." Or do they really think that they can become good people by saying a few words of "Confucius said to be a man?"

"It's "Kong said Chengren"..." Bi Zihao had no choice but to correct him. Obviously, what he had read just now hadn't entered Fang Jibei's ears. Send out secret work, and increase the severe punishment..."

Relatively speaking, the answers given by the younger officials with poorer backgrounds were less literary and more murderous.

But Fang Jibei still shook his head: "Who will take care of the fine work?"

"..." There was obviously no answer, "Then what do you say?"

"Of course I don't know." Fang Jibei said confidently, "I'm ignorant, and I don't read history books. How would I know?"

Bi Zihao lowered his head, and couldn't help showing a smile in his eyes.

The two muttered to each other, all the officials of the court were a little unhappy, some of them whispered to each other, and immediately there was a buzzing sound in the court hall.Fang Jibei also found that his attitude was not rigorous, so he quickly asked the people sent by Kong Zhigao and Bi Zihao to continue reading the next question.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice gave the same answer to these three questions: careful work and severe punishment.The answers of other people are basically different from his, but they are very similar to each other, nothing more than relying on the censor and superiors.Because Da Wei has always treated scholars preferentially, and even has a practice of not killing scholar-bureaucrats, everyone's solutions are similar, and generally it is Lingnan distribution.

The more he listened to Fang Jibei, the more disappointed he was. He really didn't know how to govern the country, and he couldn't even understand the prose of these courtiers, but he understood what was useful and what was just nice to say.He led the rebel army, which is actually a country. If they governed like this, the rebel army would have collapsed long ago. How could it be their turn to enter the capital?

There must be a smooth way of speaking, even if the general makes mistakes, he can be found out.Severe penalties should be imposed so that they dare not cross the line.Of course, you should be generous when you should be generous, and you must get the benefits and guarantees in your hands.

Also, you can't let one person have too much power, someone must contend with him - Bi Zihao is very clear about this, but of course he won't say it.

"Okay, stop reading!" Fang Jibei finally couldn't take it anymore when he read the answer to the question "During a natural disaster, if the local big households store grain and don't sell it, and raise the price of grain, what should we do?" Stop them from continuing to read, "Take a look, if you have an answer other than opening a position and ordering, read it again!"

Open warehouses to release grain?Do these officials know what the official granaries do?

Fang Jibei captured many disaster-stricken areas after the rebellion, and later opened the government granary, but there was not a single grain in it.The rice and grain on the books are all there, but they are actually misappropriated by officials to make money.The local big families have a lot of food, but they don't use it to balance the price of food, and instead take advantage of the situation to rob.

And these officials, what did they say about "opening warehouses to release grain and ordering big households to sell grain"?

Fang Jibei couldn't take it anymore.

He finally knew that the reason for his rebellion was not a natural disaster, nor was it that Yingzhou officials were too bad.

He looked at the civil and military officials standing in the hall.These people are all very knowledgeable, they are literate, they can't understand the truth when they speak, and what they say is for the common people.

But they don't even know what the life of the people is like.They don't understand a problem that any illiterate commoner knows.

This bet, he lost.