The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 340

Ma Xiangguo is Qu Boya's confidant and important minister, and a staunch supporter of Western Turks. In the past, he has done many things to oppress the people, but he has a high position and authority. Not only Qu Boya but also Western Turks are behind him. No one dares to Move him, but the public resentment is extremely heavy.

In the past, no one cared about it, so the people did not raise officials and did not rectify it, but when someone brought these things to the Sui army, it was different. The people in Gaochang still did not believe that the Sui army would handle the matter, because Shengdou Xiaomin felt that the Sui army would It was also the people from above who were recruited, not the ordinary people like them. Therefore, no one really believed that the Sui army would deal with Gao Chang's majestic prime minister.It's just that the Sui army is going to have a public trial. Under the idea that the law does not blame the public, everyone doesn't mind watching.

When Ma Xiangguo and Ma Han were sleeping with his concubine at home, he was 'invited' out by the Sui army who broke in. Ma Han's servant wanted to stop him, but he immediately lost the courage to do it in the face of the vicious Sui army. , could only watch helplessly as his master was taken away.

Some people were at a loss, and some clever people went to inform Ma Han's relatives and friends for help. However, when the disturbance was known to the whole city, it also aroused the curiosity of more people, so that the whole city was full of people, and they ran to watch the commotion.

When Ma Han was escorted, Du Ruhui also rushed over. At this moment, he looked solemnly at Ma Han who was pushed to his knees.

"Mahan, are you convicted?"

"What's wrong with me?" Ma Han was able to become the prime minister of a country, at least he was also a talented county governor. He knew that no matter whether he was guilty or not, he could not admit it.

"Then do you recognize the person next to you?" Du Ruhui pointed to a few civilians with angry eyes.

"Your emissary is joking, these people are just low-class people, I am the Prime Minister of Gaochang, how can I recognize him?" Ma Han glanced at the few people who sued him, and said disdainfully.

"Dog officer, two years ago you raped my wife, causing her to commit suicide in shame and indignation! You even poisoned me, Gaotang. Today, I will kill you to avenge my relatives!" A citizen rushed towards Ma Han angrily, but was killed by the Sui army Hold it down.

"Is there?" Ma Han glanced at him, feeling a little familiar, but so what, this kind of thing has been done too much, who remembers so many, he cupped his hands to Du Ruhui and said: "Your envoy only relies on this person's slander. Is it too childish to arrest me? Besides, this is Gaochang state affairs, so you are too strict, right?"

"It's no joke at all. When I arrest you, I naturally won't just listen to one side of the story." Du Ruhui pointed to the pile of pleadings in front of him, and said to Ma Han: "These are the things we collected in a few days after we received the complaint. Since Mr. Ma is forgetful, I will review it for you, come and read it aloud to me."

"Yes." Behind Du Ruhui, a Sui soldier stepped forward, grabbed a roll of paper and unfolded it, and said loudly: "Three years ago, Ma Hanchu was the prime minister of Gaochang. There was Song Zhong, a citizen of Gaochang, and a hundred acres of fertile land. Liangtian was detained on charges of bribery, and soon Song Zhong was killed in prison, and the jailer at that time could be a witness, and it was Ma Han's instigation."

"Three years ago in the winter, there was a beautiful girl named Li. Ma Han was greedy for her beauty. He was rejected by people who came to ask for her. He was imprisoned for the crime of immorality. Soon after, Li's family died in prison. His daughter disfigured herself, and Ma Han was furious and ordered her to be raped and humiliated to death!"

"Three years ago, Ma Han conspired to seize the wealth of the Gaochang businessman Suoshi, and ordered the Turks to slaughter his family..."

"Three years..."

"Last year..." Sui Jun read the criminal evidence one by one. From the day Ma Han took office to the present, there are dozens of cases clearly recorded.

At the beginning, the people were still whispering, but as a bamboo letter was unfolded, these voices gradually disappeared, and invisible anger was brewing around, and Ma Han suddenly became the target of public criticism.

Du Ruhui waited for the soldier to finish reading one by one, waved his hand, ordered him to step back, looked at Ma Han, and said with a sneer, "All the above mentioned are witnesses and material evidences, and I can give any evidence, Mr. Ma, now you What else can I say?"

"I..." Ma Han's face was pale. He didn't know why the other party could grasp so many criminal evidences in just a few days. How did the other party get so much?
He didn't know that Du Ruhui and the others had long wanted to seize Gaochang. As soon as the Sui army entered the city, they brought all the dossiers and classified them into different categories. Not only Ma Han, but almost all the wealthy Gaochang families had backgrounds. The question of who to look for can be drawn out.

These days, they have executed many small officials in accordance with the popular will. Although the Sui Dynasty gained a certain popularity, the value of the heads of those small officials is far from enough to win the hearts of the people in Gaochang. Therefore, they set their sights on Only the heads of Gaochang's high-ranking officials and Qu Boya's direct descendants can influence the whole of Gaochang, shake Qu Boya's rule, and make him completely lose the hearts of the people.

As soon as the Sui army entered the city, they took away all the dossiers in Yecheng. A total of 500 people came to classify these dossiers for three days. Not only Li Fu, but almost all the aristocratic and wealthy families in Yecheng. Who do you want to find? , although it can be drawn out at any time.

This is a common tactic used by the Sui army. Every time a land is seized, the first place to seize is not the treasury, but the secret place where the archives are kept, and then use these things to deal with the aristocratic families and please the common people. Gaochang made in Han Dynasty also worked.

"kill him!"

"kill him!"

The child in the crowd shouted loudly, followed by more and more people responding, and soon gathered into a wave of sound, which resounded throughout Gaochang City.

"I'm Xiangguo Gaochang, you can't kill me!" Ma Han yelled loudly, he looked around, trying to find acquaintances in the crowd, but to his disappointment, even if there were acquaintances, they were avoiding his sight at the moment, a wave of Desperation made Mahan's face turn pale and his jaw tremble.

Gaochang is indeed Gaochang, but now it is no longer the world of Gaochang's ruling class.

Du Ruhui thought up to this point, and smiled coldly.

Su Dingfang also stood up at this time. As soon as he raised his hand, tens of thousands of soldiers maintaining order roared in unison. For a moment, a murderous air rushed into the sky with each roar, and the voices of the people gradually fell down. .

With another wave of hands, thousands of soldiers fell silent at the same time.

Su Dingfang took a deep breath and said loudly: "States own borders, justice has no boundaries! Behind every Sui person, there is a powerful suzerain country. No matter where you are, what kind of danger and oppression you encounter, please don't give up, you guys The Great Sui army behind you has the responsibility and the obligation to seek justice for you, if ten thousand is not enough, one hundred thousand will come, if one hundred thousand is not enough, we have a million, two million, or even tens of millions of troops, and I, Great Sui, can afford it."

This is the first time that Sui people's supremacy and people's supremacy have gone abroad. This is just the beginning, and it will be extended to all parts of the world in the future.

Thinking of that domineering king, Su Dingfang firmly believed in it.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the agitation in his heart, and continued: "At the same time, on behalf of Da Sui, I warn those who oppress our Sui people: Whether you are the prime minister or the king, you must pay for the numerous sins you have committed. , no one is an exception, Su Huan."

"Here!" Su Huan, the general, took a step forward and said in a clear voice: "Mahan, Prime Minister of Gaochang, used his power for personal gain, neglected human life, and committed numerous crimes against the people of our Han family. Ding, all will be killed. In addition, our system in the Sui Dynasty is: half of all property, land, and land deeds of criminals will be confiscated, and half will be repaid to the sufferer. Those who have been persecuted by Ma Han or their families can bring a certificate to the Tai Sui military camp to receive compensation."

"No!" Hearing this, Ma Han felt his eyes go dark, and spit out a mouthful of blood with a wow, not only he was going to die, but his clansmen were going to die too.And once the property is confiscated, how can the living maintain their livelihood?And even though his entire family was not destroyed, how could the angry people let them go without his protection?He foresaw the tragic end of his family.

It's just that who would care about his feelings at this moment, amidst the sound of the crowd shouting to kill, the knife and ax hand raised the knife and fell, and a big head rolled to the ground.

Accompanied by cheers, Du Ruhui and Su Dingfang smiled slightly. In this way, it would be difficult for Gaochang officials and common people to huddle together to exclude Da Sui. Da Sui's first step to gain a foothold in Gaochang was accomplished.

Then, Du Ruhui and others executed more than a dozen important officials of Gaochang in public.

Qu Boya, who was disguised in the crowd, looked at the cheering people, and for the first time he truly felt the horror of people's grievances.

Moreover, the Sui army executed all important ministers of Gaochang, and all of these people were guilty of serious crimes. How would the people of Gaochang view and reuse these heinous selves?
Among the crowd, there were quite a few people with pale faces. They watched Ma Han's head fall to the ground, as if they had seen their fate. No matter which country's aristocratic family they were from, few of them were really clean. They wanted to support Ma Han. Two, but looking at the joyous people around, they dare not stand up, otherwise, they will definitely become the souls of the Sui army.

Du Ruhui and Su Dingfang returned to the military camp in the city with a group of Sui army troops. A civilian official in the army found it with an account book, and said happily, "General Su, Du Canjun, Ma Han and other high-ranking officials in Gaochang have searched for many years. There are so many rich people, the huge number is really appalling, even if it is only [-]% of the quota, it is enough to support our [-] army in the Great Sui Dynasty for a year, should only a part be allocated to return to the people of Gaochang?"

The implication: let’s just say what we want, such a large amount of wealth is now Tai Sui’s, and everyone feels distressed seeing it being given away for nothing!

"Hey! You have to take a long-term view in everything you do." Du Ruhui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Gaochang's strategic position is really important. The first step for Sui to establish an image of majesty and integrity. If this step is done well, we will have experience in dealing with similar countries in the future. At the same time, this step is also very critical. If it is not handled properly, it will seriously tarnish the image of Sui. Up and down Sui, no one can tolerate it."

Speaking of this, Du Ruhui continued very seriously: "If you want the people of Gaochang to believe in the Great Sui, the Sui Army, and us, you must keep your word and do it! If you want to publish all the data, there must be no Any concealment, belonging to my Tai Sui, no money can be lost, and no money that is not ours must not be collected! This is an iron law that cannot be violated! The distribution is fully handled by our Tai Sui army, and the Military Intelligence Department is responsible for supervision, but there is corruption. Fraudsters, no matter how high their position is or how much credit they have made, will be killed without mercy!"

"Here!" A chill rose from the hearts of all the civil servants. They knew that Du Ruhui was definitely not joking. The Military Intelligence Department was established in the army to deal with such matters. They were directly responsible to His Highness, and anyone could arrest them.

"You can't have this kind of small idea of ​​taking advantage, because once people have this heart, greed is like a devil, slowly devouring people's pure and clean soul and will! As a result, the noble faith collapsed."

"Here!"

All the civil servants responded with awe.

(End of this chapter)