On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 70 Beating drums to complain

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 70 Beating drums to complain

The banquet in the official residence of the General Manager's Mansion was in full swing. Cui Che's sudden departure did not disturb everyone's interest. It is difficult to prevent people from going to the toilet after drinking.

It's just that Brother Che took a long time to come back.

While they were drinking and drinking, the sound of drums came from outside.

Yang Guang heard the sound, lost all interest in drinking, and said to his attendants:

"Who is playing the drum outside? Please bring him quickly."

All the people with rosacea looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Yang Guang was selling in his gourd and what the big drum outside the governor's house meant.

But Cui Che was still considerate. Seeing everyone's confusion, he smiled and said:

"You don't need to worry too much. His Royal Highness the King of Jin set up drums to listen to the sufferings of the people. Tomorrow, notices will be posted everywhere in Bingzhou to let the people of Bingzhou know. Whenever there are grievances, feel free to beat the drums to complain about them. His Highness the King of Jin will definitely try the crime in public. He will

Make the decision for it.”

“I don’t know what Cui Changshi said about the public trial.”

Before the person in charge of Jinyang House finished speaking, he heard Yang Xuangan snort coldly:

"We should have set up a stage in the downtown area and summoned the people in the city to watch and listen to the trial as a warning."

People with rosacea heard these words and knew very well that it was clearly directed at them. Otherwise, they didn't know the function of the big drum, so how could anyone beat the drum to cry out grievances?

There is no such thing as a top-notch family that has been established for hundreds of years. Perhaps these direct descendants care about reputation, but there will also be side branches who bully men, dominate women, and do evil.

As for Yang Guang and Cui Che, they wanted to hold a public trial. On the surface, they wanted to warn the people, but in fact, they were just threatening to publicize the Wang family's ugliness.

After all, when the incident spreads, the world will not care whether the perpetrators are the direct line or the side branch. Even if it is a side branch, they are borrowing the power of the direct line. Besides, are all the direct descendants of the Taiyuan Wang family abiding by the law?

But people with rosacea are also confident, so they don’t believe it. In Jinyang City, there are people who dare to complain about the evil behavior of the Wang family, and they will die afterwards.

The victim was brought up, and Yang Guang originally went to the downtown area for public trial, but was dissuaded by Chief Shi Cui Che, so he had the right to listen to the case in the official residence.

Of course, people with rosacea also knew that this was a scene between Yang Guang and Cui Che, but to everyone's expectation, the lawsuit filed by the sufferer had nothing to do with the Wang family.

The victim was originally a minor official in the governor's office of Bingzhou, and he sued the general manager's office for someone asking for bribes but not doing anything after receiving the money.

Cui Che and Yang Guang just made the plan yesterday and really didn't have time to investigate the Wang family's crimes. Besides, the people of Bingzhou were afraid of retaliation and kept silent, let alone expect them to reveal it on their own initiative.

It is true that some staff in the General Manager's Mansion accepted bribes from officials in the Governor's Mansion. After Cui Che came to Jinyang, he refused many good intentions. Yang Guang has also been paying attention secretly, preparing to find an opportunity to deal with it again.

After all, Aguang wants to be a wise king, and he doesn't want to have the reputation of indulging his subordinates' greed and excess.

So he simply went inside, dug out the sores, and found a resentful person who offered bribes but failed to get what he wanted.

In front of everyone with rosacea, Yang Guang summoned the defendant at the same time and asked him to confront the victim in public. The official who asked for bribes initially refused to admit it, until a large amount of unexplained property was found from his official residence.

People must have received more than one share of the money.

Seeing that Yang Guang planned to interrogate the former scribes of the governor's office who were recommended by him and transferred them to the governor's office one by one, the official who asked for bribes finally confessed his crime.

Today, the North still follows the laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jian has ordered Gao Jiong, Zheng Yi, Yang Su and others to revise the new laws based on the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but it cannot be promulgated to the world so quickly.

Yes, although the Northern Qi Dynasty died, due to the advanced nature of its laws, Yang Jian abandoned the laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and turned to the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty when compiling the new laws.

But no matter how bad the laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were, they still had to be used until the new laws were promulgated.

Compared with the Northern Wei and Northern Qi stipulations that those who embezzled more than the value of one piece of silk would be punished with death, Yuwentai relaxed the rule in the Northern Zhou law to include those who embezzled more than thirty pieces of silk.

After all, death for those who have stolen a horse can be strictly enforced. Not to mention others, Cui Che's grandfather Cui Jishu was probably owed tens of thousands of lives.

But whether it's one horse or thirty horses, the amount of bribes accepted by the worm in the governor's office far exceeds the red line.

In fact, since the Northern Wei Dynasty did not pay salaries to officials, the atmosphere in the officialdom has been completely bad. It depends on whether the superiors arrest them. Most officials will die if they are investigated. If the atmosphere is not so bad, Yang Jian will not think about it.

They use fishing tactics to intimidate officials.

After the bribed official confessed, Yang Guang sent someone to escort him to Chang'an, thus absolving him from the crime of bribery. Cui Che had arranged for him to come to sue, so he couldn't be punished too.

The rosacea people watched the show and were even more confused, until Cui Che stood up and said seriously:

"Now that the crime can be punished, the stolen money can be recovered, and the victim can redress his grievances, everyone is happy. However, Che is worried that the victim will be resented afterwards, so it is better to send him to another place as an official."

Yang Guang seemed to be very satisfied with Cui Che's suggestion, and even further said:

"He is not alone. From tomorrow onwards, all those who complain about grievances need to be carefully looked after and placed properly so that they do not have to worry about anything in the future."

As soon as these words came out, the rosacea people really panicked. They were so unscrupulous because the people of Bingzhou were afraid of retaliation afterwards and dared not speak out in anger.

But if Yang Guang really wants to be their backer and put an end to their worries, then he can truly defend the people's mouth more than the river.

As long as one person beats the drum to complain, and Yang Guang only needs to protect him, whether he is sent to Chang'an for resettlement or to find him a place to live elsewhere, more people will follow suit.

And finding someone to complain to is as simple as it is today when victims are encouraged to file lawsuits.

For a large scholar family, the interests of the occupied land are of course important, but the reputation of the clan is extremely valuable, and those who can be temporarily elected as chiefs can also recognize this.

Now the matter is clear. Yang Guang has also said before that when he first went on a mission, he wanted to do it beautifully. His determination was unshakable, and he had to do it well even at the cost of breaking his face.

Rosacea also came to his senses. Why did Cui Che dissuade Yang Guang from interrogating him in the official residence? It was just because he was willing to cooperate. The people of Bingzhou would not know about the so-called beating drums to complain about injustice and public trials in the city.

If he is unwilling to cooperate, he will post notices in all counties in Bingzhou and attract people to flock to him. No one can predict the consequences.

Moreover, it was Yang Jian's will to inspect the fields and hide the households, so Yang Guang would definitely get his father's support for what he did.

Making decisions for the people and redressing grievances cannot be wrong in any age.

After a long silence, the person in charge of the house in Jinyang and the person in charge of the house in Qixian County looked at each other, and they could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.

"His Majesty the King of Jin, Jinyangfang is willing to fully cooperate with the investigation."

Qixian Fang also agreed.

A bright smile finally appeared on Yang Guang's face, and a deal was concluded.

But not asking about Wang's past crimes at this time does not mean that they will not be investigated in the future.

Things are prioritized. For Yang Guang and Cui Che, the top priority is to work together to complete the investigation and submit a satisfactory answer to Yang Jian.

The next chapter should be before twelve o'clock. I lay down until dinner and got an infusion, so the update is late. The old book should be updated in the early morning.

(End of chapter)