Sima Yi was stunned for a moment when facing Zhuge Liang's inquiry.

What would I do?

The answer is obvious.

I just pretended that I didn't see it.

Anyway, no one in my subordinates told me to ask me to help them get more salt water.

I don't know about this.

Even if I know, it has nothing to do with me.

The court stipulated that the matter of material replenishment cannot be interfered with, including county-level governments, and I have a legitimate reason to do nothing.

It doesn't matter to you, just hold on high.

Isn’t this following the procedures?

Am I doing something wrong?

But when he saw Zhuge Liang staring at him with extremely clear eyes without any confusion, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

After feeling guilty, there was a hint of fear and anger.

Why are you watching me like this?

Are you mocking me?

Or do you think I am very backbone and I am timid?

Do you think I am the same as you?

Behind you are Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao, who have almost planned a bright future, but what about me?

What backing does our Sima family have in the court?

Is there nothing good?

Cao Cao?

Is Cao Cao the case?

I asked Cao Cao twice before, asking him to help our Sima family operate and enter the Guo Wei regime. I have exhausted my father Sima Fang's face and even operated me as an old official of the Guo family.

Now it is not that Cao Cao owes the Sima family favor, but that Sima owes the Cao Cao owes the human favor.

The Sima family didn't know what to pay Cao Cao's favor, so how could they have the face to ask Cao Cao?

If something happens again, who else can I ask for help?

It can be said that the Sima family has no backstage and no way out. It depends entirely on whether we, Sima Yi, can make a way out.

So what do you want me to do?

Use the political future of the entire family and even life to exchange your respect and help that may not necessarily take effect?

I really annoyed these Yanzhou people. Cao Cao was not good at speaking. How many political resources can you Xuzhou people use to save me, a Hanoi person?

Don't say I don't believe you.

Kong Ming, it’s not that I don’t believe in you, it’s not that I don’t believe in you.

You and I are not from the same hometown, will you really accept me?

I'm not that naive, Kong Ming!

Under Zhuge Liang's expectant gaze, Sima Yi did not give a reply that would make Zhuge Liang happy.

Sima Yi just shook his head and sighed.

"There is nothing I can do within the scope of the authority of the county magistrate. Kong Ming, the court clearly stipulated that officials at the county level, including county-level officials, cannot interfere in the distribution of materials. This is the court's clear order.

We don’t have that authority, whether fair or not, we can’t control this matter, and forcibly manage it, just interfere with the affairs. Not to mention whether the court can uphold justice, can you and I still gain a foothold in Liangzhou after this matter?"

“This is not a matter of fairness or not.”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and held Sima Yi's hand tightly: "This is a matter of greed or not, is it a crime or not, Zhongda! This is a crime! Can we turn a blind eye to the crime?!"

Sima Yi was silent for a while, lowered his head and looked at Zhuge Liang's hand tightly holding.

[Stop talking about it, Kong Ming!

Can you stop feeling guilty?

You have to do it, you can do it yourself! Don’t pull me on!

I'm different from you!

I am not as hard as yours!

I can't afford to offend them!

I don't want to be your scapegoat!

I have six younger brothers in my family waiting for me to fight for the future!

I can't joke about my future, do you understand?]

Sima Yi roared silently inside.

But Zhuge Liang probably couldn't hear this roar.

So Sima Yi didn't really plan to yell at Zhuge Liang like this.

"Kong Ming, this is not something we should care about. What capacity do you want to take care of? How do you take care of it?"

Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Liang calmly.

"Can you not be able to control yourself as a citizen of Wei?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi with some confusion: "Why does the Dengwengu, which is set up from the county government office to the main entrance of the palace, exist? What is the purpose of Your Majesty's move? Do you really don't understand? Zhongda? Am I wrong?"

Sima Yi couldn't speak.

The drums of the sound of the archery drums were a big drum that Guo Peng had strictly ordered to be set up in all counties and above, including those at the county level, after he became emperor.

He stipulated that if ordinary people have injustice and cannot resolve the problem on the spot, and if they encounter unfair treatment, they can choose to go to the door of a higher-level government to beat the drum.

Once the drum is ringing, the main administrative officials in various places must respond. The local judiciary must intervene and protect the drum beaters immediately. This matter must be reported to the Central Ministry of Justice for reporting, so that the Central Ministry of Justice will know the ins and outs of the matter and the result of the handling.

If there is any concealment, once it is found out, severe punishment will not be punished.

So over the years, from the central government to the local government, from the capital to remote areas, a uniform style of Dengwen drum was set up at the gates of government governments at or above the county level in various places.

There are also Luoyang City, and Dengwen Gu was set up at the main entrance of the palace city, and the imperial guards were sent to take turns to protect them.

Once someone comes to beat the drum of the sound of the sound of the drum, the imperial guards need to protect the people on the spot and then report it to the emperor himself immediately to know.

What kind of grievances cannot be solved locally. There is no way to heaven and no door to earth, so we need to go to the emperor's feet to beat this drum of hearing.

The emperor is about to intervene, use his supreme prestige to intervene in this matter, and see which monsters and monsters are at work.

However, although Guo Peng set up the Dengwen Drum, in the eyes of many officials, the symbolic significance of the Dengwen Drum is greater than the actual significance.

It's just a thought, and it doesn't make much sense.

If you think about it with your brain, you will know that if everyone, the officials, don’t want people to know, will the victim really have the chance to ring the drum?

Is it rare for local officials to protect each other?

Whether it is the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, will such a thing really disappear?

Any politicians are really willing to risk offending their colleagues and returning to zero in their political careers for a past gangster?

Many people silently mocked the symbolic significance of this measure in their hearts.

What is the purpose of giving people an impossible expectation?

Is the emperor's evil taste?

The emperor did this just to show everyone a gesture, right?

Let everyone know that he cares a lot about people's livelihood and wants to declare justice, but what about it?

To be honest, from the central government to the local government, the sound of the sound drum and the success of seeking justice is probably just a small probability event, and it is a beautiful thought that makes people unable to believe that they can really succeed.

It's just a thought.

That's exactly what it said.

【Who dares to be wronged?】

The emperor's evil taste is a little too cruel.

Sima Yi felt that people living in the upper class like him and Zhuge Liang should be more aware of the practical significance of this existence.

It's just a political game symbol. No one has ever sounded since the establishment of the Dengwen Drum. Isn't it the reality's response to this game symbol?

The Dengwen drum will not be beaten in the past, it will not be beaten now, nor will it be beaten in the future.

The Great Wei Empire was prosperous and peaceful, the country was strong and the people were rich, officials were obedient to the public and law-abiding, the people lived and worked in peace, and everyone praised the emperor's benevolent government. There was nothing illegal, and it was actually a fairyland on earth!

This is reality.
To be continued...