Chapter 1931: If you are guilty, please beg first, and if you are responsible, you should be punished
"Unjustly accused!"
"It's unjust! I am indeed unjust!"
"The sun and moon live in the sun and shine on the earth below! Such a person is like this, and he has passed away forever? How sad!"
"..."
At that time, the people who were scattered in various streets and in various houses seemed to immediately become huge in number when they were gathered together. Especially when Wei Duan led a group of people from the Senate and the Legal Academy to prepare to ask questions, they all started to croak.
It started to make a lot of noise, and for a while the sound shook the whole place.
Guo Tu's eyes were rolling. He didn't seem to have any extra emotions about such a tumultuous scene, and he didn't even move his brows. It was just that it seemed that the majestic cries of injustice could not affect any of his emotions at all.
generally.
Feng Ji stood beside Guo Tu, also expressionless.
Although the two people spent more time trying to undermine each other in Jizhou and less time cooperating with each other, when they arrived in Chang'an, the two people invariably got closer, as if this could bring some warmth to their lonely bodies.
Guo Tu and Feng Ji didn't take the endless accusations of injustice seriously. For them, it didn't matter whether they were unfairly accused or not, or even whether they were right or wrong. What mattered was whether they could take advantage of this situation.
It's a chance to get some benefits, at least he can do better with General Fei Qian of the Cavalry.
This is the most important.
"Li Lou's wisdom, Gong Shuzi's cleverness, without rules, can't make a circle! Shi Kuang's wisdom, without the six laws, can't correct the five tones! The way of Yao and Shun, without benevolent government, can't rule the world!" Wei Duan waited for these noises.
After his voice had calmed down a bit, he shouted loudly. Because his voice was raised so high, the last sentence was broken, like the quacking of a castrated male duck.
"Han! At the beginning of the founding of the country, we made a three-chapter agreement! All the people in Guanzhong must obey!" Wei Duan took a breath and continued to shout at the top of his voice, "Today! According to the ancient law, those who kill must pay for their lives, and those who hurt others and steal must pay for their crimes."
!Also! The hussar general is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue. According to Han law, if you are guilty or guilty, please ask first and then discuss it later! Therefore! If you want to ask, come forward! 』
After hearing Wei Duan's words, Guo Tu and Feng Ji glanced at each other in unison.
Treating the guilty first was a policy of preferential treatment given to official families in the Han Dynasty, especially after Emperor Guangwu, the law stipulated preferential treatment for officials.
Originally, officials with more than 600 shi were required to meet the conditions. However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the crimes of officials with less than 600 shi were judged by the emperor. If they surrendered and pleaded guilty, their sentences could be reduced or pardoned. This could help officials reduce serious crimes.
It's become a trivial matter.
The original preferential treatment line, the position of six hundred stones, was generally officials from the county guard to the county magistrate level in each county. After Emperor Guangwu expanded it, almost all officials could first plead guilty and then be removed from office.
Part of the guilt, like...well, cough cough cough...
It sounds good, and you can plead guilty first, but as veterans of intrigues, Guo Tu and Feng Ji reacted almost immediately. In fact, this is a big pit. Anyone who comes forward to plead guilty also represents others.
He was really "guilty", or in other words, he himself admitted his "guilt", instead of being "unjustly accused" as so-called.
There were obviously some smart people among the crowd. After hesitating for a moment, someone shouted: "We are not guilty! Why should we invite ourselves?"
The person who originally wanted to step forward hesitated, then retracted his feet, and then started shouting along with him.
Guo Tu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and sneered secretly.
However, he did not expect that Wei Duan would not panic after hearing such a shout. After waiting for a while, the noise became quieter and then said: "Since no one wants to invite me, I will record my statement and complete the matter..."
…』
"To complete the matter"? Does this mean that everything is fine?
As soon as Wei Duan said this, the scene was filled with cheers!
However, Guo Tu’s heart skipped a beat!
This is contrary to common sense, especially under the current circumstances. Since the hussar general has moved such a large formation, there is no reason to let it go easily, so there must be a problem!
Looking at the troublemakers who seemed to be smiling, seemed to be able to go home in the next moment, and felt like nothing would happen to them, Guo Tu felt a little chill...
Among the Han laws, it is indeed possible to "please plead guilty first", but there is also "if the imperial edict is extreme, and even more dissatisfied, those who are punished by the law will be beaten to plunder"! More importantly, Emperor Xiaohui of the Han Dynasty stipulated that
Those who have obtained the title of "Fifth Grand Master, Officials with more than 600 dan" can be exempted from "whipping", and Wei Duan's previous standard of "please first if guilty" happened to be 600 dan! So now that I think about it, I'm afraid there are traps on both sides.
!
"Come here!" Wei Duan waved his hand, "Soldiers come forward and lead the troops to present themselves! Participate in the laws and regulations and ask the officials to record according to the laws!"
Guo Tu walked to the table that had been placed and sat down. Then he saw a piece of paper pressed on the table, with a few lines written on it, "Asker 1, who are you from and why are you here? Questioner
Second, there was chaos last night. What can be done and what excuses can be made? Question three, do you want to plead guilty? Question four, do you want to plead guilty? Question three, do you want to plead guilty? After questioning, record it, take the lot, and lead you to another place."
really……
These dolphin dogs are probably going to suffer!
First, he cut off these people's chance of being exempted from "excuse me" by saying "please plead guilty first", and then signed and stamped their testimony on the testimony of "I have repeatedly refused to accept the testimonies", so what else is there to say after that?
Cruel enough!
Guo Tu turned back and glanced at Feng Ji, then looked at Wei Duan on the stage, tutting his tongue. It seemed that this time, Hussar was going to make a big move!
Thinking of this, Guo Tu smiled more and more gently, put away the summary paper, and asked the person who came with the soldiers: "Please be patient, I have a few questions... One, you
Who are they and why are they here?"
A few questions were simple and clear, and Guo Tu finished them quickly. There was Wen Zuo on the side of the desk, and he quickly wrote a confession and signed it by clicking on it.
place, let this person sign. The visitor looked up and down, and there seemed to be no problem, so he signed happily, and then followed the soldiers to another place.
Obviously, under such an environment, all the troublemakers feel that they have nothing to do, and they will not take the initiative to admit what mistakes they have committed or what crimes they have committed under such weak questioning, so basically
They deny their guilt over and over again, but they don’t know that their space has been compressed step by step until there is no way out!
In a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, the first transcript was quickly completed.
Wei Duan glanced through a few copies, then sneered, and stepped onto the high platform again. With every step he took, his face became gloomier. By the time he stood on the high platform, his face was already terrifyingly gloomy.
"Who has no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good!" Wei Duan shouted coldly, "How stubborn! You know your mistakes and make mistakes, but you don't correct them! There was chaos last night, 270 people were killed and 800 were injured.
In addition, more than 360 shops were damaged, and the number of innocent people who were robbed was nearly 600! In the market, corpses were lying on the streets, and the blood of kind people overflowed in the alleys!
Destroyed in front of our eyes, we are free to quibble in an attempt to absolve ourselves of guilt! How can such cunning people, extremely vicious people, claim to be benevolent family members and disciples of Confucian classics? They should all be regarded as treason and rebellious!"
Everyone was making a fuss, shouting that they were wronged, etc. Some people saw that the situation was not good and started to make people rush forward, intending to break through the encirclement of the soldiers and escape. As a result, Wei Duan directly ordered these people to be moved on the spot.
Either chop or shoot, kill them all!
Blood flew everywhere and heads fell to the ground. Only then did these guys realize that this time, the problem was big...
"Excuse me, but ask!"
Wei Duan gritted his teeth and popped out four words from between his teeth.
This time the soldiers came forward and were not polite. Two or three people dragged one person, like dragging a pig or dog, to the desks of various officials in the Council of Laws. They were first slapped and stunned.
Then he kicked them to the ground, and then took off these people's clothes in three or two strokes, revealing their buttocks, which were either snow-white, light yellow, or slightly black, but basically still considered delicate, and then picked them up again.
The black and long... um, board, suddenly made a rhythmic sound...
Guo Tu stroked his beard, admiring the different colors... and sometimes he still admired or felt pity in his heart. After the soldiers in front of the case had finished a round, he asked unhurriedly: "Do you know?"
crime?"
"Um... so... hiss, so..." The person in front of the case was covered in blood and flesh on his buttocks and back, and it was hard to say anything about the pain.
"Conspirator! Resistance with guilt! Refuse to answer! Twenty more beatings!" Guo Tu shook his sleeves and then slightly upwards, as if he was about to roll up his sleeves and fight.
Feng Ji next door was obviously excited, and the sound of laughter could be heard.
Another twenty blows, beating the person before the crime to death.
"Ask again, do you know your guilt?" Guo Tu waited for the board to stop and lightly knocked on the desk.
"...Purple...Purple Sin..." The person in front of the case made painful gestures repeatedly, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, he would be hit again.
"Remember, plead guilty." Guo Tu glanced at the clerk beside the desk, and then asked, "Who are you and who are you traveling with?"
"Remember, there are three accomplices, each of them is..."
"Remember, he violated the curfew at night, looted the market, killed one person, injured two others, and took wealth for no reason..."
"Unjust...unjust accusation, I didn't..."
"Remember, cunning and sophistry, the crime will be increased one level! Hit me again!"
"remember……"
Shu Zuo remained silent and moved his pen as fast as he could.
The ink clung to the bamboo slips, as if it were blood that was about to solidify.
……(`驿′)y~(:)~……
The Mansion of the Han Hussar General.
Fei Qian and Pang Tong and Xun You are conducting the final analysis and integration of this incident.
After repeated discussions and confirmations, both Fei Qian and Pang Tong Xunyou basically confirmed that this incident was not initiated by Cao Cao or any other princes.
Because it is obvious that there is no specific military action cooperation. In other words, there is no obvious information connection, but it does not rule out that Fei Qian moves too fast and these guys have no time to react.
Fei Qian has ordered the generals in all defense areas to pay strict attention and report any movement in time.
Boss Cao was busy fighting with Sun Shiwan and had no time to pay attention to him. It was impossible for him to deliberately tease Fei Qian at such a time. Of course, from a certain perspective, Sun Quan was more likely, but Fei Qian
Whether it is a locust plague or an exam here, there is actually a certain degree of chance. To say that Sun Quan in Jiangdong predicted when there would be a locust plague in Feiqian and when the exam would be held is simply something even more outrageous than magical powers.
Therefore, basically speaking, this incident will not involve military aspects.
Another important point is the handling of Ruan Yu.
When Ruan Yu was arrested, he actually acted very calmly and showed no resistance at all. Perhaps in Ruan Yu's heart, he still felt that this matter was not a big deal, and wasn't it just to criticize the shortcomings of the times? That scholar did not point out the country and denounced the shortcomings.
? It’s just that this time, the movement was a little louder.
Xun You believed that there was no need to kill Ruan Yu, because firstly, Ruan Yu was a famous scholar, and killing people because of his words was not like the Ming Lord, which would hinder Fei Qian's reputation. Secondly, Ruan Yu did not take the initiative to stir up trouble. According to the current
Judging from some of the information we have, Ruan Yu should be a person who was recommended, not the person who is really in charge...
Pang Tong felt that even if Ruan Yu didn't come out to stir up trouble, he should still bear the corresponding responsibility. Even if he didn't kill him, he should be dealt with in a certain way, or even given a heavier punishment. Otherwise, he could ignore it because of his reputation.
law?
The two people held their own opinions and couldn't compete with each other.
Fei Qian's personal feeling, or his opinion on Ruan Yu's handling of the matter, is generally more in favor of Pang Tong.
Just like the later generations of the Zhuan family called the beast, if they say that they do not know the law and are legally illiterate, then the ignorant person will not be guilty, or can it be said that because he is a public figure, the crime is exempted or reduced?
If so, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the country's laws?
What's more, as a public figure, since you enjoy the benefits brought by being a public figure, you must also fulfill some of the responsibilities of a public figure accordingly. For example, if you commit a crime and affect the public, you will naturally be punished with an additional penalty.
However, Xun You is also right about one thing, that is, if Ruan Yu really did not take the initiative to stir up trouble, then there will naturally be some differences. After all, there will be two different levels of intentionality and negligence in later generations.
"Report!" A soldier rushed over and presented the report jointly signed by Zhang Xiu and Wang Chang.
"I didn't expect that I really caught a big one..." Fei Qian looked up and down a few times and couldn't help but sigh, "It's just... it's a pity..."
Ying Jue was caught, but after Ying Jue confessed Liu Zhen, when Zhang Xiu sent people to the Wei River to look for Liu Zhen's traces, no one was found.
According to Ying Jun, Ruan Yu was indeed used by them. This can slightly reduce Ruan Yu's crime, but of course he still has to be punished...
The main blame obviously lies on Ying Jue, especially on the missing Liu Zhen!
Weishui...
When I was shrinking the circle, I leaked the water channel...
Of course, the most important reason is that although Fei Qian has merchant ships under his name, he does not have a naval force, and naturally there is no daily patrol on the water above and below the Wei River.
"Here comes! Go to Tongguan and Pubanjin immediately to report! If you encounter this person, you can arrest him!" Fei Qian immediately issued a military order and asked the soldiers to rush to Tongguan and Pubanjin to intercept.
"It can be seen from this that although the waterways in Sanfu Heluo are dangerous, a naval army should be formed from time to time..." Fei Qian said, and then asked Xun You to go and interrogate Ying Jun again to see.
Can you get more information?
Xun You took the order and left. Fei Qian thought for a moment, stretched out three fingers, shook them twice, and said to Pang Tong: "Three things... One is to publish the articles of those who are selected on the list, and then immediately add them."
Occupation! The chosen position can be slightly raised...』
Those who obey the rules need to be praised, and those who do not obey the rules must be punished, otherwise the law is meaningless.
Just like people from later generations of foreign races openly jumping in line during nucleic acid testing, and then there are Chinese people who want to claim some courtesy and show some demeanor. They are simply blatantly trampling on the law and disregarding the reputation of their country.
Of course, for those who are responsible for testing, they are like the laborers responsible for weighing in a supermarket. It doesn’t matter which one is weighed first. You weigh it, and they weigh it. They have to weigh it anyway, so they are not jumping in line.
, it has no impact on their workload, so it doesn’t matter.
So it is better to do less than to do more, just like some people with big surnames in Guanzhong Sanfu, plus people like Liu Zhen Yingjuan, who are famous and talented in literature, so "give me some face"?
And now Fei Qian is using this incident to express how courageous and courageous these guys who hold public offices in Guanzhong, with public salaries, are to be courteous to unruly outsiders?
"The second thing, once it is verified, all officials involved with Liu and Ying will be removed from their posts and investigated!" Fei Qian said coldly. If these pigs and dogs that eat inside and outside are not cleaned up in time, will they still be kept for the New Year?
Pang Tong nodded, and then asked: "Even... Weidu and his ilk?"
Fei Qian pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "No matter who is involved, we will deal with it severely!"
It may seem like a trivial matter, and some may even feel unjust, but in fact such behavior is extremely destructive. If someone does not obey the rules, not only will they not be punished, but they will gain benefits, then naturally, there will be people who are willing to abide by the rules.
What?
It is not that there was no law in the Han Dynasty, and it was not that there was no supervision and procuratorial system, but in the end they were reduced to a piece of paper. The fundamental reason is not that such small things accumulated over and over again, and eventually became a joke in the mouth of outsiders.
"Third, check the candidates who are taking the exam in the addendum, advertise them widely, and never hire them!" Fei Qian said, "No matter how precise and standardized the exam system is, it is inevitable that someone will cheat, but no matter what, once discovered,
If you prove it, you will never be accepted in the advertising world!』
Can a person who gets into an official position by cheating be expected to have a clear conscience in the future and become a good official who is upright, hates evil and abides by the rules? It's like adding rat excrement to the rice even though he knows it is a pellet of rat excrement.
Can it eventually turn into a grain of rice? So the most fundamental way is to prevent these hidden dangers from ever appearing in public office.
Regarding this, Pang Tong had no opinion. He nodded and said that he had taken it down and would ask the Chancellor to draft an announcement...
