"There are so many things involved in political affairs. Even if the gods come, don't try to achieve perfection. Most of the time, you just focus on the big ones and let go of the small ones... By the way, there are more people participating in the contest this year.
Wen Qing went back and asked them to be more careful. Last year, the Ministry of Punishment said that it would clear up the backlog of cases. It had only been six years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. What is the backlog of cases? It needs to be clearly defined.
That’s all for those who have serious complaints from the people. Should we also pursue those who were the officials of the former Sui Dynasty who forced the people to rebel?”
As he spoke, Li Po already frowned. He didn't want to see a drama involving Hu Hansan coming back again.
When the war broke out, it would be an understatement to say that the government forced the people to rebel. Yang Guang and his ministers simply regarded the soldiers and civilians in the world as cattle and horses, and drove them to kill at will without any scruples.
The superiority followed the example, and at that time, the local wealthy families did not make too much concessions. Taking advantage of the chaos in the world, some formed a team and simply rebelled, while others did not have any rules and regulations, only colluding to exploit the people.
When the people couldn't bear it anymore and revolted, the officials in the counties and counties, as well as the people in the family, fled and died, their heads fell to the ground, and blood was shed.
If you look at the princes who rose up in blood, most of them were reckless heroes like Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei, you will know that there is a big difference between the wars in the late Sui Dynasty and the late Han Dynasty.
The process of war in the late Han Dynasty was very complicated. First, rebellious officials and traitors caused trouble in the court, and then there was a peasant uprising. Then it was quickly suppressed by the powerful powers in various places, and turned into a killing among nobles and princes.
At that time, the princes were vying for supremacy in the world. For a long time, the princes fought for the right name in the name of the Qing monarch. In other words, everyone still regarded the Han Dynasty as the orthodoxy.
In comparison, the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty were not that complicated. From the beginning, they were falling apart from bottom to top. The pre-Sui Dynasty had only been founded for a few decades. Once the foundation was shaken, the house collapsed, the prestige of the court was lost, and all heroes
During the competition, few people cared about how the Yang clan was doing.
That is to say, Li Po often talked about the benefits of Emperor Wen, so that his ministers could figure out the emperor's intentions. Needless to say, Yang Guang, the king who subjugated his country has no mercy.
However, Yang Guang's faults do not overshadow Yang Jian's achievements, and father and son should be viewed separately. Therefore, when the Sui History was revised, Yang Jian's achievements were recognized, and the whole article was full of praise.
Otherwise, if the former Sui Dynasty II died and there was a prodigal like Yang Guang, more than half of the achievements of Emperor Wen and Queen Wen would probably be wiped out.
Later, many people also learned to "think independently", which is very easy to use... Overturning the verdict of a recognized tyrant in history is a very unique game, just like everyone looking for trouble, as long as you are focused enough, you can always learn from your mistakes
Find out what is right about the person.
Okay, that’s a bit far. After the Tang Dynasty brought peace to the world, many surviving aristocratic families returned to their hometowns. Based on the national policy of the Tang Dynasty, they did not dare to blatantly carry out liquidation, and were also afraid that they would become the targets of liquidation, so they still
Considered honest.
But six years have passed, and everything has been calm. So, using the reasons announced by the Central Government to clean up old cases, is it normal to find out those who made a lot of trouble back then and chop off their heads?
The original intention of the Ministry of Punishment was actually that the imperial court had been trying to stabilize local rule over the years, and had adopted various tolerant measures, regardless of good or bad, and seemed to let bygones be bygones.
This also allowed some villains who committed murder, arson, and all kinds of evil to take advantage of the loopholes. The big thieves everywhere disappeared one after another. Some were really dead, and some were just missing.
Most of them changed their names and took advantage of the imperial court's re-registration of household registration to become obedient citizens. Some even sneaked into the government. In the past two years, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was cleaning up redundant personnel and found many people with unknown origins.
Most of them use people from various places as a cover, but if you ask him whose subordinates he is, he will start talking nonsense. Most of them are thieves who have done nothing good and are living here.
It is actually these people that the Ministry of Punishment wants to clean up...
But political affairs are like this. The purpose is good, but the process is more tortuous, and the final result... It doesn't matter if I don't say it, it is common for people to misread a good story.
Let’s just say that the Ministry of Punishment only submitted a letter in June last year recommending clearing up old cases. At the end of the year, the number of people cleared increased by 30% compared to last year, and most of them were criminal cases.
Among them, there are many vicious cases such as killing entire families, slaughtering villages, blocking roads, robbing and killing people, setting fires, destroying corpses and destroying traces, etc. It is obvious at a glance that these crimes were not committed in the past two years.
This made Li Po immediately alert.
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Xiao Yu looked at Wen Yanbo, this was the government affairs of Shangshu Province.
Wen Yanbo pondered for a moment and then said: "I have discussed this matter with Yang Shangshu. The clearing of the backlog started in the third year of Yuanzhen. As your Majesty said before, the bandits and officials who were extremely angry among the people were also included in the investigation.
The charter was also agreed upon last year. All the cases will be reported to the various Taoist Taoists, and the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Supervisory Temple will jointly review them. Then, each Taoist temple will conduct an investigation. Once verified, at least... they should be transferred. Generally speaking, the investigation will be completed this year.
Those that cannot be solved are listed as unsolved cases and handed over to special personnel for investigation every year. From then on, it is really bygones to the past.
I thought this was a good thing, thinking that Dou Jiande started in Shandong and was rampant in Hebei, and his subordinates were mixed with good and bad. Even if he surrendered, some thieves would still have bloody hands and would not be able to get rid of them.
At that time, we acted in a hurry and allowed them to return to their fields, but now the situation has been decided and it is time for them to confess their crimes and submit to the law."
Li Po twirled his wine glass, thinking that this was an attempt to settle an old score, and the underlying meaning was obvious, that he wanted to settle scores and clear up the final hidden dangers.
Especially for Dou Jiande's troops in Hebei Province, many of the big bandits who wreaked havoc in Hebei Province died, but many of those who surrendered in the end are still alive.
These are the people who bear the brunt...
Thinking of this, Li Po said to himself, these damn officialdom people really have no credibility. He didn't tell himself at that time. Was he afraid that I wouldn't agree?
Emperor... sounds majestic, but if you are not careful, you will be fooled by the people below.
Seeing that he did not speak, Wen Yanbo held up his hands in shame and said: "I know your Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, and cannot bear to break trust with others, so I am good at making opinions. I did not expressly explain the reason for this matter. This is my crime. I will ask for a fine of one stipend."
Year, please allow Your Majesty to do so."
The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth twitched next to him, and he almost couldn't make a sound out of joy, "Well, you Wen Dalin, who is usually sanctimonious, turned out to be so slick, you should be more careful with this guy in the future."
Li Po was also happy, "Humph, a year's salary fine? You would say... breaking trust will damage the prestige of the court. If civil unrest is provoked again, you Wen Dalin and Yang Gongren will not be able to escape their crimes.