On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 74 Punishment of Evil
In the mid-autumn season of August, a year of hard work is about to usher in the harvest. When the people of Bingzhou were immersed in the joy of the autumn harvest, Jin Wang Yang Guang drove away from Jinyang to visit sages.

It stands to reason that Cui Che, as a long history, should stay in the general manager's mansion to take charge of various affairs, but under Cui Che's self-recommendation, Yang Guang went on the road with him, after all, how can a fish leave water.

The No. [-] and No. [-] people in the General Manager's Mansion went out, and the affairs naturally fell on Yang Xuangan's head.

According to the statute, in the absence of a long history, it was originally Sima's duty to act as the governor and assist the general manager.

Accompanied by Cui Che, Yang Guang wandered among the three surnames in Hedong successively, inviting them to be outstanding, and recruiting many talents from the small gentry.

But those who can really catch the eye are either too young or far away.

Take Wenxi Pei's family as an example. Pei Ji, who assisted Li Yuan in his army, was only nine years old, and he had to wait until he was 14 years old to take up the post of Bingzhou Governor Bo.

The Bingzhou General Manager's Mansion does not support idlers, and Pei Ji, who is nine years old, is not included in the requisition.

As for that old boy Pei Yun, he is still serving as an official in Nanchen, picking up people's teeth, planning to be an internal response to Yang Jian, so that he can find a family background in the future, and look like a little Cui Che from Nanchen.

After wandering outside for nearly two months, Cui Che heard successively that during the period when the subordinate officials went to the countryside to collect taxes, many violent tax resistance incidents occurred, and more than a dozen people were killed, but in the end, all the taxes that should be paid were collected. up.

Presumably next year, there will be no more tax resistance incidents.

As long as the ancient people at the bottom had a bite to eat, their endurance was astonishing.

This year's tax resistance is nothing more than disillusionment and hopelessness. The huge gap with reality makes them unacceptable for a while.

In early winter and October, after the first snow fell in the first year of Emperor Kaihuang, Director Yang and Cui Changshi finally returned to their loyal Jinyang.

The previous bloody incident of tax resistance has long passed, and Jinyang has returned to its former peace. In front of the governor's mansion, Cui Che got off the carriage slightly behind Yang Guang.

When approaching the door, a stone was thrown at Cui Che and hit him.

The assailant was quickly picked out from the crowd by the guards of the general manager's mansion. It was just an eight or nine-year-old girl, who was the girl who brought the fruit to Cui Che back then.

In broad daylight, he dared to attack the ministers of the court. Yang Guang wanted to vent his anger on his confidants, but Cui Che persuaded him:

"It's just young and ignorant, let her be spared this time."

There was a beggar begging for mercy, and Yang Guang didn't bother to argue with a girl, so he waved at the guards and let the girl go.

Different from the bright smile two months ago, the girl looked at Cui Che with resentment in her eyes. Cui Che didn't dare to stay outside the mansion, and surrounded Yang Guang and went straight back to the government office.

In the wing room, Cui Che called Zhao Wen and ordered:

"Go and check the woman who threw the stone earlier."

Zhao Wen thought that Cui Che wanted to take revenge afterwards. After all, it was Zhao Wen who arranged to kill Cui Lu's family. He knew best what the consequences would be if his master got angry.

After agreeing, Zhao Wen didn't dare to delay, and in one afternoon, he found out about the girl's background.

In the bedroom of the official residence, the light was dim, and Cui Che was lying on the recliner specially made by him to the carpenter, closing his eyes and resting his mind, listening to Zhao Wen's report:

"The woman's surname is Zhao. She has no name. Neighbors often call her Zhao girl. Her mother died of illness a few years ago, and she has been living with her father. Some time ago, her father was beaten to death by tax collectors who went to the countryside for resisting taxes. Adopted by a family."

"Enough, don't say more!"

Cui Che didn't want to hear about the sufferings of the world anymore. In this tax conflict, he was like an ostrich in danger, burying his head in the sand, and when he closed his eyes, it was dark.

But Zhao Wen couldn't bear it after all, he boldly persuaded:
"Xiao Langjun, why don't you just let her go, the little girl doesn't understand anything, why bother to be serious with her."

But Cui Che didn't have the idea of ​​revenge at all, didn't he just get hit with a stone, right!
"I didn't intend to hurt her."

As he spoke, he untied a money bag from his waist and threw it to Zhao Wen, sighing:

"Give the money to her aunt, and tell her to take good care of her. If she dares to sell her, or force a marriage for money, I will never let her go lightly!"

"Hey! That's great!"

Zhao Wen put away the money bag, left with a smile on his face.

Only Cui Che was left alone in the bedroom, staring at the candlelight in a daze, and even Miao Rong was driven to Mu Xieli's room to rest tonight.

Cui Che had killed people before, his cousin Cui Lu was stabbed to death by his own hands, and he also sent someone to send them to their family reunion by the way.

For this, he has no regrets, Cui Lu wants to trade his life for a future, and Brother Che also used the lives of Cui Lu's family to frighten his servants, which is very fair.

And the girl's father was not killed by Cui Che, but he felt that his conscience was uneasy.

To build households and distribute fields for them, those people regard themselves as saviors, but in fact they are pushed into the fire pit, and the heavy corvee and miscellaneous taxes are enough to make them breathless.

Cui Che pondered once again: What is the purpose of my hard work!
Just to become an accomplice of the ruling class in oppressing the poor?

Cui Che felt confused about his life goals. In the past, he was obsessed with the Duke of the state and tried his best to climb up.

He also knew that with his close relationship with Yang Guang, it would not be difficult for him to become a Duke in the future, but what about later.

Cui Che tortured his heart, and didn't fall asleep until late at night.

The next day, when he was on duty, Cui Che approached Yang Guang and suggested killing him in advance to avenge the anger of the people.

In the original plan, the two of them had to wait until they left their posts before killing them, but Yang Guang also saw a child throwing stones at Cui Che yesterday, and he had some idea of ​​the resentment of the people in his heart, so he agreed .

On October [-]th, Jinyang ushered in a heavy snowfall.

The open space outside the governor's mansion was crowded with people who came to watch the fun, they formed a circle, and in the circle were five subordinates from the governor's mansion, who had done many evil things in the past, and now they were tied up and kneeling in the snow, swearing Let the cloth block it.

The Governor-General's Law Cao joined the army and read out their crimes in public:

"His Royal Highness King Jin clearly observed that this generation is a treacherous official, corrupt and extorting bribes, bullying the common people, harming one side, and not killing them will not be enough to anger the common people and advocate justice."

Fa Cao joined the army to make their crimes public, but none of them involved taxes.

There are many excuses for killing people, but this one alone cannot be used to convict, otherwise no one will dare to do things with heart in the future.

Even in the eyes of their colleagues, the death of these people was due to the excessive amount of corruption, or the usual crimes were too serious.

As Fa Cao joined the army and ordered the execution, the five steel knives were raised and lowered, blood spattered, and the five evil officials under the butcher knives no longer struggled.

The onlookers cheered in unison, all of which were praises for Jin Wang Yang Guang, and even Cui Changshi, Yang Sima and others were greatly praised.

Cui Che, who was hiding behind the door, couldn't stay any longer, covered his face and walked away.

(End of this chapter)