There were five people in total, all around 20 years old.
Only then did everyone realize that these people were cleanly dressed and completely different from the shabby and emaciated victims behind them.
Du He waved his hand: "Kill them all."
Several guards drew their weapons and started to take action.
Just listen to those young people shouting.
"Sir, we were wrong, don't kill, don't kill!"
"Sir, we were wronged. Someone paid me to come here to cause trouble."
"I don't want to die!"
Several people immediately begged for mercy.
Xu Zhiyuan, who was standing next to him, was suddenly shocked and said: "I know these people. They are all famous rogues in Chang'an City. They idle around all day long and often bully the people. They have all been imprisoned several times."
Du He nodded: "If this is the case, then it is even more important to kill him."
Puff a few times.
Five heads fell to the ground.
Everyone present was shocked.
Everyone, including Li Junxian, looked at Du He in surprise.
This Du He is indeed as legendary as he is, killing people without blinking an eye.
I saw Du He looking at the victims coldly, pointing his riding crop at a few heads on the ground, and said coldly: "You are victims, but if you make trouble, in my eyes, you are no different from the mob, I will kill you
There are already enough people, it doesn’t matter if we kill some more... Now, whoever is still dissatisfied should stand up."
Everyone who was swept by Du He's eyes lowered their heads in fear and did not dare to look at him.
After a while, no one came forward.
Du He nodded: "Very good, Mr. Xu, send your people out and start registering information. Everyone, line up and register in an orderly manner. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy."
The victims were all frightened, and they all stood up and accepted the registration.
It took less than an afternoon to register them all.
Xu Zhiyuan was stunned.
He sent more than a hundred people to solve the problem, but it was solved by Du He in a few clicks. Although the method was bloody, the people who were killed were those who deserved to die, and the death saved Chang'an City a lot of trouble.
On the second day, the work of finding out the bottom numbers continued.
And the news of Du He's murder in the street yesterday has spread throughout Chang'an City.
When the victims in other places heard this, they were all frightened and trembling. They thought that even if they were driven out of the city, it would be better than having their heads chopped off on the spot.
For a time, everyone took the initiative to cooperate with Xu Zhiyuan's work, and the progress of the work was greatly accelerated.
In a teahouse near Yonghefang.
Three middle-aged men sat together, but they looked sad.
"I was completely sure about this matter, but I didn't expect that Du He would use this method to kill all the people we sent out. The victims were scared to death. Not only did they not stop the collection of information, but they accelerated Xu Zhiyuan's speed.
, It’s really, really unreasonable...”
boom.
After the man finished speaking, he slapped his hand on the table angrily.
Another person said: "Master Guishen said that Du He is often scheming. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing even if he is not willing to bear the infamy? It is really unexpected."
"Huh, infamy? Isn't that great demon king Du He already burdened with enough infamy? He led his men to besiege Gongsong Zanbu, killed the Tubo prince in front of the imperial army, and even looked at the heads of Wang Xiongfei and Wang Fugui at the gate of Yongning.
He blew up Cuiwei Building in public and almost killed Changsun Chong... Which of these things did he care about?" Another person said angrily.
…
Although Du He chopped off five heads in a rage, this frightened the victims and allowed the preliminary work of the work-for-relief project to proceed quickly.
But some people are not happy to go.
This person is Ma Zhou, the censor.
The thirty-two-year-old Ma Zhou is a rising star in the Tang Dynasty. In the court, His Majesty Li Er will accept all the suggestions he puts forward one by one. Many people say that Ma Zhou has an upright temperament. , one thing to say, one thing to say, it has the style of Wei Zheng.
In the near future, Ma Zhou will reach the pinnacle of his life: serving as prime minister and winning Li Er's trust.
But now it is the seventh year of Zhenguan, and Ma Zhou is still just a censor.
In the morning court that day, Ma Zhou handed over all the evidence he had collected to Li Er, and complained bitterly to Du He about the various crimes of killing people on the street.
"Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of Yi County provides relief for large and small matters with work. He holds the sword of Shangfang and has the power to kill first and report later. However, it is really inappropriate to kill people in the street. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, all prisoners on death row need to be personally approved by your majesty. After Qiu asked about the execution, I have verified that the five people who were killed were guilty, but they were not killed. Du He violated the law by killing them in the street. This is one of the reasons. Second, Du He did not do anything to the victims. Instead of relying on emotion and reason, Xiao Zhiyuan arbitrarily asked Xu Zhiyuan to register all the victims. The victims are also human beings, and they are also the common people of the Tang Dynasty. If you do this, I am afraid that as time goes by, the victims will accumulate resentment in their hearts, and big trouble will occur. … I ask your Majesty to think twice about removing Du He’s power of command and assigning someone else to hold this important position.”
Ma Zhou spoke impassionedly, and more than a dozen ministers responded.
Li Er sat on the dragon chair, feeling slightly angry in his heart.
But he suddenly thought of the conditions Du He asked him for before. The third condition was full trust.
Li Er secretly thought, it seems that Du He has already had a premonition of these things.
He said in a deep voice: "What Ma Zhou said is reasonable. I have announced that Du He has entered the palace. I want to question him face to face. If he doesn't give an explanation in front of all my dear friends, I will punish him again."
Not long after, Ximen Qing went to the headquarters and brought Du He to the Tai Chi Hall.
Du He didn't feel any panic after listening to Yu Shi Ma Zhou's statement.
Du He looked up and saw Li Er smiling and nodding to him.
Therefore, Du He knew that Li Er was still on his side.
If Li Er turned against him on the spot, Du He would have planned to quit immediately.
He looked at Ma Zhou with a smile and said: "Master Ma, you said that I have two crimes. One is that it is wrong to kill people in the street, and the other is that I should not treat the victims roughly, right?"
"That's right!"
"I dare to ask Mr. Ma, as the supervisory censor of the work-for-relief program, how do you feel about the progress of this matter in the past few days?" Du He asked rhetorically.
Ma Zhou thought for a while and said: "It was very fast. I heard that the collection of information on the victims has ended."
"That's it," Du He smiled slightly, "What I, Du He, do are all for the purpose of providing work for relief. Although the means are a little ruthless, time waits for no one. Tens of thousands of victims are in Chang'an City. , that is a dynamite package. If it is not solved one day later, big trouble may occur. Now, in order to ensure that the work-for-relief program can be promoted quickly, we have to take more violent measures. Why not? As long as the result is good, why bother? Do you care what means you use?"
Ma Zhou said angrily: "It's really unreasonable. Our Tang Dynasty established the country with force, but ruled the world with morality and treated the people. How could we use such brutal means? Aren't you worried about arousing public anger? Besides, the means and the results are of course the same. The means are important, but the results are secondary.”
Du He shook his head: "Master Ma, if this is the case, what would you do if you faced the situation that day?"
"Of course, we need to educate the victims properly so that everyone can cooperate in dealing with the situation."
"Too naive!" Du He showed a disdainful smile, "Master Ma's idea is really scholarly. On that day, Chang'an County Magistrate Xu Zhiyuan and General Li Junxian were both present. Under the instigation of those few mobs, the victims had already taken action.
I injured more than a dozen people, and those people were armed with daggers and other weapons and were ready to move. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid there would have been bloodshed. By then, more than just a few people would have died.
, tens of thousands of victims will riot, who can bear such responsibility?"
"This...how can it be so exaggerated...No, it's impossible..." Ma Zhou was stopped by Du He's question and didn't know how to answer, so he just kept shaking his head.
"Exaggeration? It seems that Mr. Ma doesn't understand the emotions of the victims. Tens of thousands of them have lived in Chang'an City for more than a few months. They have nothing to do every day. They can only eat chaffy vegetables and drink gruel to survive. They have long complained about the government.
, if someone flaps, nothing can be done..." Du He said sarcastically, "Do you think those big guys who can't read half a word and can't even eat will be as full of benevolence, morality and etiquette as you?
, do you talk about kindness? The ancient saying goes well, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace. If you go to talk about morality with a hungry man who has only half a life left, what do you think the consequences will be?"
Ma Zhou: "How?"
Du He: "The consequence is that he will give you a brick and tell you to roll as far as you want."
As he spoke, Du He gestured toward Ma Zhou like he was throwing bricks to hit someone.
"Hahaha……"
The ministers all laughed, and everyone was amused by Du He.
"This this……"
Ma Zhou was speechless for a moment.
"But... but the means and the results are still important. This is correct." Ma Zhou gritted his teeth and said unwillingly.
Du He said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Ma is quite confident in his theory. Okay, then I will ask you a question. Suppose you are sitting on a speeding carriage and rushing forward at an extremely fast speed. Suddenly,
You find five children playing on the horse path in front of you. If you don't turn the horse's head, these five children will die on the spot. At this time, you find a path on the right with only one child on the road. What will you do?"
Ma Zhou said without hesitation: "Turn the horse's head."
"Turn the horse around and it will kill the child."
Ma Zhou said: "That is better than killing five children."
Du He sneered and said, "You shouldn't be playing on the horse trail, but now you are alive. And the children on the trail lost their lives while playing on the trail. Where can you reason?"
"Here……"
Ma Zhou broke into a cold sweat.
Isn’t this problem going to cost you your life?
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion and began to secretly calculate in their hearts. Only then did they realize that this was simply a question where they couldn't make a choice.
Du He said loudly: "The reality is much more complicated than this. There is no such thing as justice or right and wrong. In many cases, as Mr. Ma said, it is better to kill someone than to kill someone.
Five are stronger, but some people will jump out to accuse you and say that the child is innocent... You see, life is always so difficult, why do some people still want to stand up and expose it?"
Ma Zhou was silent for a long time, and then suddenly said: "Uncle Yi County, you have learned a lesson."
After saying that, he stepped back.
Although some people were dissatisfied, they did not dare to come forward to argue with Du He.
Li Er said with a serious face: "My dear friends, the matter of resettling the victims is of great importance. As Du He said, it is extremely complicated. It is impossible to handle it all carefully. If not, you would have discussed it for a long time.
There was no solution discussed. Du He was concerned about the world and came up with the method of providing relief through work. He also put down the furniture factory affairs and took charge of the matter personally. It is really rare and loyal. If you continue to talk nonsense,
If you slander Du He, I will never be lenient when the time comes."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone bowed and agreed.
In this way, everyone can see clearly that the reason why Du He is so arrogant is because His Majesty is backing him.
Many thoughtful people have also become honest.
The next day, Xu Zhiyuan personally sent the basic information of the victims to the headquarters.
There are five thick booklets with detailed information registered in them.
After Du He saw it, he was a little dumbfounded.
"Master Xu, just give me this piece of shit? Do you want me to read page by page and memorize all the names of Zhang Erniu and Li Ergou?" Du He pointed to a piece of paper speechlessly.
This booklet said unhappily.
Xu Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment.
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