The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Now that Dong Zhuo's consent has been obtained, it becomes much easier for Ma Yue to punish Dong Juan.So on the next day, he sent people to release the news, saying that he would have a trial for the murderer who killed people in the street the previous day in the afternoon of the next day, and then all the people in the city could come and see what happened.

On the second day, the Jinwu Yamen once again became the focus of the people in Luoyang City.At this moment, they already knew the identity of the assailant in the street. He was actually the person in power in Luoyang City, the nephew of Xiliang Dong Zhuo who held an army of tens of thousands. Much bigger.

The common people naturally knew what kind of state Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang now. No one dared to control his Xiliang soldiers running rampant in the streets, let alone his close nephew.But I didn't expect that Ma Yue really took care of it today, and he still publicly stated that he wanted to give everyone an explanation. Naturally, many people were very interested and came to see what happened.

After noon that day, no less than a thousand people came from outside Zhijinwu's yamen, and they all looked in. At the same time, some people continued to discuss in private: "Will what Mr. Ma said come true? Then But Grand Master Dong’s nephew, I heard that they would not frown when they kill people in Xiliang.” This is to know some inside information.

"Yeah, don't let him go just by asking casually." This is because he has no confidence in Ma Yue.

"But you can't say that. Mr. Ma has always acted fairly. Didn't we all pay attention to the Yuan family's affairs before? Now that he dared to arrest people and rumors in the city said that he would judge this matter, he must You won't let us down." This is Ma Yue's supporter.

"We can still trust Mr. Ma's character, but this time, the one who will be questioned this time is Grand Master Dong's nephew. If he acts really justly, he will offend Grand Master Dong greatly, and Mr. Ma may find it difficult to stay here." Someone said worriedly.

While everyone was discussing in various moods, Ma Yue had already sat down in the lobby of the Jinwu government office, and then he ordered someone to bring Dong Huang out, and he wanted to convict the murderer in public.

After two days of suffering in prison, Dong Huang's arrogance has long since dissipated, and he didn't say anything aggressive when he was brought to the hall. He just stared blankly at Ma Yue, and said after a long while: "Ma Yue, what do you want?" ?”

"You killed and wounded people in the street, ignoring my big man's law, and now you still ask me what I want?" Ma Yue leaned down and looked down at the dude in front of him as much as possible: "It has always been said that murder pays for life, and debts are paid for. , what do you think I want?"

Hearing the chill in Ma Yue's words, Dong Juan couldn't help shivering, and at the same time he finally came to his senses: "You...you dare to kill me? I'm—" Before he finished speaking, Ma Yue He interrupted: "This place is not Xiliang but Luoyang under the emperor's feet. How can you allow you to act recklessly and kill people at will? Now that you are in the government office, you still don't know the crime and dare to threaten me with words. I really don't pay attention to the court decrees! Come here—"

"Here!" Several sergeants had already received the order, so they immediately stepped forward and pushed Dong Huang who was still standing to the ground.Then Ma Yue ordered: "Beat him with twenty army sticks first so that he will have a long memory!"

"Yes!" These people are all Ma Yue's confidantes, and they were greeted early, and they acted as soon as they heard the order, without hesitation.And Dong Juan was just about to struggle, when a few sticks were drawn directly on his back and buttocks with the whistling sound, and immediately the threatening words turned into screams and screams: "Ah! ...Uh..." Every time the stick hit him, there was a scream, Dong Juan had never been beaten like this before at his age, so he couldn't stand the pain anymore.

The people outside the gate saw the execution scene, and those behind heard Dong Huang's screams, and they were all moved.Those who had doubted whether Ma Yue would dare to deal with him just now had nothing to say.Even people dare to fight, so may I ask, is there anything Ma Yue dare not do?

After a while, the twenty sticks were finished, and Dong Huang lay on the ground trembling, looking very embarrassed.But his mind was still clear, he looked up at Ma Yue who was sitting high above, his eyes were full of resentment and anger, he really wished he could kill him immediately.It's a pity that now he is a fish and a man is a knife. He has understood his situation and dare not be brave anymore. He just lies on the ground silently, waiting for the horse to fall.

Seeing that the twenty sticks had finally subdued Dong Juan, a sneer flashed across Ma Yue's mouth, and then he looked at him and said, "Now I'm going to ask you a question, you just need to answer yes or no, you can hear clearly Is it gone?"

"...Yes!" The hero didn't suffer the immediate loss, Dong Juan could only bear the humiliation and agreed now.At the same time, he was also very puzzled, why his uncle didn't come to rescue him even though he knew he had been arrested, could it be... Thinking that it might be Dong Zhuo's connivance of Ma Yue who did this, he felt even more frightened.

But Ma Yue didn't pay attention to what Dong Huang was thinking, and immediately asked: "Your name is Dong Huang, you are from Xiliang, and you are the nephew of Dong Taishi, is this correct?"

"Yes." Dong Juan replied, there was nothing to deny, anyway, he was not the only one who lost face.

"You came to Luoyang this time, but you didn't come at the behest of Grand Master Dong, but you wanted to come here yourself."

"Yes."

"As a Xiliang general, you left your base and went to Luoyang without authorization. Are you convicted?" Ma Yue's tone became a little serious.

"I..." This time, Dong Juan didn't know how to answer.Of course he understood the crime of leaving without authorization, but he couldn't think of any suitable reason for it for a while, and just now he admitted that he wanted to come to Luoyang.

Seeing that he was silent, Ma Yue said: "That means you have left your post without permission by default. But this matter is out of my control. I will report it to the Grand Master and let him decide. When you entered the city, because A small amount of friction led to the brazen killing of an innocent vegetable farmer, and many people witnessed it with their own eyes, am I right?"

"That's right..." Dong Juan admitted again, and he couldn't deny this point. This happened in full view of the public, and it was also the reason why he was imprisoned until now.

Ma Yue nodded and said: "Since you are willing to admit everything, then the case will be settled much easier. As a frontier general, since you came to Luoyang, you should act according to your duty, but now you have made a big mistake that killed people." , It's really disgusting! Today I sentence you to behead, are you convinced?"

Hearing the word beheading, Dong Huang's complexion immediately turned pale.He roared in his heart: "I don't accept it! I just killed a pariah, why do you want me to pay for it!" But he couldn't say what he said, because the killing blow just now had already blown his arrogance. It was completely suppressed.

And the people outside were shocked when they learned of Ma Yue's decision—is this Mr. Ma crazy?To actually dare to kill Dong Taishi's nephew, that would be a complete quarrel with Dong Taishi, isn't he afraid that he will be killed too?

But soon, everyone was relieved again, because Ma Yueyou continued to say: "However, since you have defended the border for the country, and you are young and ignorant, I don't really want to use this capital punishment on you. This will chill the hearts of the border guards. So today, I promise you to pay for the crime with money and silk. Are you willing to die, or are you willing to pay for the crime with five hundred gold?"

Five hundred gold is not a small amount, it is enough for a well-to-do family to spend for a lifetime.But to Dong Juan, the money is not a problem at all, life is the most important thing, so he responded without thinking, "I am willing to pay five hundred gold to pay for the crime!" At this moment, he just wanted to leave this place, as for how Revenge for this incident is a future plan.

"Okay, as long as you can hand over five hundred gold and the family of the vegetable farmer who was killed, I will spare your life." When Ma Yue said this, there was another turning point: "However, capital crimes can be forgiven, but living crimes cannot be forgiven." The crime you committed in the streets of Luoyang cannot be covered by a mere five hundred gold. Now, I will punish you with thirty army sticks! Come—"

Without waiting for Dong Juan to argue, the soldiers who had prepared earlier stepped forward again, and once again made intimate contact with his buttocks with military sticks, and Dong Juan screamed again and again, but this time the screams were already It was not as good as before, but it wasn't that the beating was lighter, but because his throat was completely hoarse.

As for Ma Yue not really wanting Dong Huang to pay for his life as he said, the people of Luoyang can accept it.After all, the difference between superior and inferior is still deeply rooted in their hearts. People of Dong Juan's status don't have to pay for killing ordinary people. In the past, they didn't even need to meet officials.Now that Ma Yue was able to beat him in public, and asked him to pay five hundred gold, it was unprecedented for the common people.

So after everyone learned of the final verdict, not only did no one feel dissatisfied with it, but everyone praised Ma Yue's justice, which made Ma Yue's reputation even higher.When Ma Yue dealt with the Yuan family before, some people criticized him because he was one of Dong Zhuo's subordinates, thinking that he was just doing things for the master.But today he even dared to blame Dong Juan, and this kind of talk quickly dissipated. This is naturally extremely important for the improvement of Ma Yue's status in the hearts of Luoyang people.

It's just that after this incident, Ma Yue and Dong Huang have become mortal enemies.When he was carried away by members of the Dong family, Dong Juan, who was dying, turned his head to look at Ma Yue for the last time, which contained deep resentment and resentment, and he vowed to recover this debt!

But Ma Yue didn't take Dong Juan's resentment into his heart, this dude was only relying on Dong Zhuo's power and could not threaten himself at all.Now he only cares about whether Luoyang can be more stable after this incident, so that the people can live in peace.As for Dong Zhuo's foundation in Luoyang being more stable due to this, thus changing a certain historical trend, Ma Yue would not consider it.

Even if history changes, so what if Dong Zhuo will be more prosperous for a few more years?Compared with these, of course it is more important for the common people to live a good life.

And just when Ma Yue hoped that Luoyang would be stable, the world finally started to be in turmoil...