Fu Bi's essay on thieves
Since the use of troops in Xibi, it has disturbed the world, its material resources are poor, and people are resentful. The court cannot maintain it, so it is a thief. Now Zhang Hai, Guo Miaoshan and several others have disturbed the prefectures and counties, killed and injured officials and people, vented their cruel power, vented their anger, and inspected the county magistrates, so the county magistrates dare not move forward. So they sent troops from the capital and ordered the middle envoy to supervise, and they still moved to the sun and the moon, and even the stubborn mountains and forests, and even the daytime, they entered the prefectures and counties, developed the treasury, collected goods and money, and gathered the evildoers. Shaanxi Prefecture, Xijing, Tang, Ru, Jun, Fang, Jin, Shang, Xiang, Deng, were more than a thousand miles away, and were plundered, killed and set fire, and their whereabouts were ruined. Once the thief passed, the relatives could not protect each other. The people Fear, the road is difficult, and each county has no soldiers, so they do not protect themselves. If the thieves gather in large sections and capture the states, there is no way to prepare for the rush. When the thieves become prosperous, they must be guarded. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the bandits started from acres, some started from merchants, some started from soldiers, some started from burdens, and some started from burdens. Looking at the beginning of their rise, they were all very small, and they were not as strong as Zhang Hai and Guo Miaoshan. However, with the small and large, they gradually became giant thieves, and they were difficult to control, and they were disrupted. Now the bandits have not been eliminated, so they should set up more dikes to prepare for the growth. The day before yesterday, I wrote a letter and asked to choose key states on the west road of Beijing to gather troops and support them. This is the most urgent task, and it is necessary to implement it quickly.
I also think that the officials of the prefectures in the Western Capital are not the same person. For example, Xiang, Deng, Tang, Ru, Guang, Sui, Jun, Fang, Jin, Shang, An, Ying and other more than ten states, all of which are thieves and thieves who see the current situation, and the officials must obtain people. I beg to select two people to transfer the fortune first and order them to go directly to the same size. The officials of the prefectures are not talented and those who are old and sick are urgently dismissed, and the governors or the governors of the county will be promoted to the prefectures. If there is not enough, the court will select the commissioner to fill the prefectures. If the prefectures are obtained, the prefectures will be ordered to select the magistrates and the county magistrates. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, pirates in Bohai County rose up. The emperor chose the one who could govern it, and the prime minister elected Gong Sui, and then went to the county and all the thieves were pacified. During the reign of Emperor An of the Later Han Dynasty, the thieves gathered in Chaoge County. They had not been captured for many years, so they regarded Yu Xu as the chief of Chaoge, and the thieves were frightened. This was a test of the thieves in one county and one county during the Han Dynasty. Gong Sui and Yu Xu were the priests, which was naturally destroyed. Now, more than ten states including Xiang Xiang and Deng discussed it. The magistrates, magistrates, and county magistrates were all mediocre and cowardly. Where the thieves came, they were like entering a no-man. The inspectors were also unbearable and the thieves were not arrogant and self-indulgent. What else would it do?
I am very concerned that the thieves are not able to be strong, so the court has only abide by the ill-gotten laws and is unwilling to change the rules, but they are afraid that those who are not talented and not wise will resent and do not stop early, so I am traitors because of the thieves. I am saying that the rise of the thieves is too late. If the court takes the order of the original handling, the thieves will be merged all over the world. However, it is because of the spirit of the ancestral society. Your Majesty's benevolence, so it has not come to this. However, now the thieves have risen, and it is gradually spreading the world. If the court still avoids resentment, and does not change the thieves early, I am afraid that there will be more and more thieves, and I will steal the prefectures and counties, or generals, or grand magistrates, or emperors, and wars are everywhere. Where is the aphorism. When things go like this, how about living things and the country? Is it still safe to defend this city? Moreover, different Han and Tang capitals, Guanzhong, Luoyang, Guanzhong, and Luoyang each have their own dangers and can rely on them, and they will change quickly and quickly. They use troops to defend the dangers, but they will not be able to be in danger. On that day, the Ming Emperor and Dezong all spread the word, and the Tang Dynasty had a few dangers. Now there is no danger in the capital. The so-called enemy from all sides is a battlefield since ancient times. If there are thieves from all directions, the court cannot control them and gradually forces the capital, I don’t know what to do. I always think of this and fight in a cold way.
I also think that the ancients were chaotic and distant, and all the worlds were found, but those who died quickly had no less than 30 to 50 years. However, after the Tang Dynasty, after the twelve emperors of the Five Dynasties, they only had fifty-four years. The country's fortune was short and had not been seen since ancient times. Why? The capital was in the four battles, and there were no dangers. There were changes in all directions until the city was under the city. However, the king could sanctify the world, and always ensure peace, disasters did not arise, and thieves did not cause any trouble. In this way, the capital could be safe. Therefore, the rise of the Song Dynasty was actually the talent of Taizu's heroic and martial arts, quelled the chaos, and cut off all the power of military power in the square, using only civil officials to guard the land, and the soldiers in the world were intertwined and intertwined, and did not always stay in one place, so he destroyed his evil plan. He also relied on Taizong to conquer the countries one after another, unify the world, and even more relying on Zhenzong to surrender himself to the people. We discussed reconciliation with the Khitan, so we were able to get this for more than 80 years. The capital was nothing, and the country was rich and we did not use war. Even if it was a plan, there was a natural blessing. Now the Western Rong has rebelled and lost border troops many times. The Khitan has become stronger and stronger, and the annual quota has increased. The country has been exhausted, the people are empty, the labor service is more and more, and the number of taxes is heavy. The officials are indiscriminate and do not want to clear and eliminate them. The people have suffered, and they have never been examined. The people have no complaints, the court does not serve as the leader, and they do not rebel and become enemies. What else can I do? The government is not carried out, and the capital is no support, and the Five Dynasties has been in charge of the situation, and the hardships are now on this day. The king and ministers must work together, forget about the bells and rescue them day and night, and then they may be well-off within a few years. If they are still obedient, they are still in peace and security, and do not practice planning, and only seek heavenly luck. The ministers are afraid that the disasters of the Five Dynasties will not come in a flash.
Because I discussed the thieves in the west of the capital, I was so worried and forced. I was unconscious that my Majesty gave him ten thousand deaths and was willing to be willing to do so. I asked for the selection of the Beijing West to transfer the fortune, the prefect and the county, and the county should not be slowed down. In the event of trouble, I borrowed all the talents to plan the transfer commander, and went back and forth to investigate the business. I also borrowed the prefects to rule the city, the county guarded the people, and set up strategies to drive out the bandits. If there were any imperial court that was not in the intention and could not be commanded, the good prefects would be able to deal with it, so as not to be in trouble. The prefects and counties each had one person, and they also had to ask the troops stationed by the county to rush to If the horn is rescued, it will not be difficult for the thieves to capture them. As for the inspection, the county magistrate can also be transferred together. The prefectures can be selected and the court will not be troubled. This policy is the most concise and difficult. After the west of the capital, it will be followed by all the roads. Changes may start from haste, and equipment should not be delayed. The court can not do anything to follow the rules and avoid complaints and slander. There is no matter what the world is doing. All the roads are not selected, and the old age is not allowed to be transferred. The prefects, magistrates, county magistrates, etc., are only waiting for the imperial court to be ordered to go to the palace at the Yuan Dynasty, and they are not ordered to go to the palace. They still ask for the preface of the inspection and the ministers to follow the preface and implement them.
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