Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 402

For the people of Xuchang, these few days have been a big show.

The upper-level game was too far away for Shengdou Xiaomin, who didn't know the stakes in it, but after Song Bin was beheaded, a big purge followed immediately by the court.

The children of the aristocratic families who used to be aloof, now their old accounts have been revealed.

In order to increase persuasiveness, the Ministry of Criminal Justice deliberately posted the crimes committed by these people to the public, why they were arrested, what they committed, etc., and there were special people next to them to explain to the people every once in a while.

"Isn't this Situ Zhao Wencongzi? He was also arrested? What is the court trying to do?"

"A few years ago, the matter of colluding with the government office and embezzling other people's property has now been shaken out. It is said that people were killed. However, Cao Cao was in power at that time, and this matter was left alone. This time, the new law, Wen Hou treats everyone equally, as long as you violate the law , must be pursued."

"But that was something in Cao Cao's time, so why settle now?"

"What's the matter? The Cao Cao period doesn't count? That wasn't the Han Dynasty? Who was Cao Cao? Of course he had to be with those dignitaries, but who was Marquis Wen? He started from the beginning, knowing the suffering of us people, and finally What is unbelievable is this kind of bullying people. I heard that when Marquis Wen was still in the border area, he was almost beheaded because of Ding Yuan's son oppressing Liang Shan. It was also because of this that he had a personal grudge with Ding Yuan, which led to what happened later. Son."

"I see!"

"Well, these people eat the people's fat and the people's ointment on weekdays, but they don't want to be the masters of the people. What they are doing now is also retribution."

Generally speaking, the common people are very excited about this investigation of old accounts. Perhaps these people have nothing to do with them. After all, the children of the rich and powerful are limited, and it is not that everyone is corrupt and runs out to oppress the good.

But this is often the case. Under the guidance of public opinion, it is easy for people to cover the evil deeds of a few people on the whole.

In addition, in the last years of the Han Dynasty, the stratification was already obvious. People like Lu Bu and Chu Nan who were willing to serve the people and not fear the powerful, who severely punished and persecuted the people, were simply gratifying to the people.

The spring plowing has not yet started, but because of this incident, the popularity of Lu Bu, Chu Nan, Chen Gong and others has greatly increased.

Lu Mansion, the main hall.

"Why is Situ free to come here today?" Lu Bu looked at Zhao Wen and said calmly.

There was not much pleasure, after all, when Lu Bu visited them before, he did not expect anything from them, so naturally he did not have that much resentment. Now that Zhao Wen came to visit, although Lu Bu felt relieved, he did not feel very happy.

But looking at Lu Bu's calm demeanor at the moment, Zhao Wen's heart sank.

When he declined Lu Bu's request to help Song Bin talk about Xiang before, he didn't expect the other party's counterattack to come so quickly, and even he didn't know about Zhao Chang's matter, how did the other party find out?

And there is solid evidence.

At this time, if Lu Bu looks like a villain, let him vent his anger, and he will have a chance to bring his concubine back. After all, that is the only blood left by his elder brother. Zhao Wen naturally does not want his elder brother. Just like that, the thread was cut off.

But at the moment when Lu Bu was calm and calm, Zhao Wen knew that this matter was going to be difficult.

"Marquis Wen, although the dog has committed crimes, the crime is not worthy of death." Zhao Wen said carefully.

Zhao Chang colluded with the government and swallowed people's private property. Although there was a death, that person committed suicide, and he didn't take the initiative to beat people to death like Song Bin. This kind of case can be punished heavily, but it can also be given a light sentence. .

"It's a fatality." Lu Bu took a sip of the bitter tea soup, looked at Zhao Wen's appearance, carefully recalled the actions of Chen Gong and Chu Nan, and said with the appearance of an old god: "Before, my official was Song Bin. What did Mr. Situ say when the matter was running around? As ministers of the court, we should lead by example, and the offenders of officials break the law, and the crime will be aggravated! The Ministry of Punishment punished me, and I think it is right."

These were almost the original words of Zhao Wen back then. When Lu Bu said it, he felt refreshed for a while. He looked at Zhao Wen and said with a smile, "Mr. Situ came to talk to the officials about this matter today... is it because he wants to break his promise?"

Zhao Wen felt oppressed in his chest. He didn't think that Song Bin's death and this incident were two different things. Lu Bu's attitude at the time was completely lacking in sincerity to save others. catch?

From the looks of it now, it was clear that this matter was Lu Bu's game, taking advantage of Song Bin's death to settle the matter and block their way of pleading in advance.

"Song Bin violated the law of the country and deserved to die. I have nothing to say, but everyone has the same attitude, right?" Lu Bu turned his head and imitated his son-in-law's tone, but the smile on his face that was trying to show elegance was unnatural no matter how you looked at it.

Zhao Wen is obviously not in the mood to care about Lv Bu's awkward smile. After a moment of silence, he said to Lv Bu: "Mr. It's time to blame others."

"Mr. Situ is saying that the Ministry of Punishment made a wrong sentence?" Lu Bu looked solemn, looked at Chaowen and said, "If there is such a thing, as long as Mr. Situ can find evidence to prove Mr. Zhao's innocence, Bu will definitely give Mr. Zhao justice. .”

"This..." Zhao Wen didn't know whether Lu Bu really didn't understand or pretended not to understand. Looking at Lu Bu, Lu Bu also looked at him seriously. Finally, Zhao Wen sighed and said: "This matter is indeed true. I begged the Ministry of Punishment to be lenient and give me a lighter punishment."

Lv Bu shook his head and said: "Mr. Situ's words are wrong. Merit and demerit cannot be offset. At that time, I remembered that General Song was willing to use his own merits in exchange for a lighter sentence. Kong Wenju seems to have said so. How come today, but he is trading his official position in exchange for a lighter punishment. people?"

That day Lu Bu came to plead with each other, and the reasons for each family's refusal were different. Kong Rong said that merits and demerits cannot be offset.

Now Zhao Wen suddenly wants to punch Kong Rong, if he refuses, he refuses, what a waste! ?
"Marquis Wen, the most taboo thing in this court dispute is to implicate the innocent." Zhao Wen said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Lu Bu straightened up slightly, looked at Zhao Wen and said, "Mr. Situ is teaching me how to be an official?"

"Wen Hou can't guarantee his own longevity!" Zhao Wen took a deep breath and said.

"So what?" Lu Bu withdrew his gaze, and said indifferently: "I'm a rough man who only accepts death. It's only right and proper to pay debts and pay for murder. Since everyone agrees with the new law, then act according to the rules. I don't know how to be an official, but hundreds of thousands of people in Xuchang are watching here. Such a big trend is what the people want. If Cao Cao ends up in the end, it will be nothing to Mr. Situ , but as far as this official is concerned, what is the majesty of this official!?"

"Okay!" Zhao Wen stood up, sighed, and said, "Marquis Wen is an upright official, and Wen Pei admires it. If that's the case, I don't have the face to stay here any longer, so I will leave!"

"Seeing off the guests!" Lu Bu waved without getting up.

Zhao Wen left, and several officials came one after another. In order to give them enough time, Chu Nan deliberately postponed the execution to three days later.

In Situ Mansion, Zhao Wen was a little depressed. The elder brother left such a son. Everything else was good, but he was greedy for money. A reminder.

To be honest, Zhao Wen really regretted it a bit. He thought that Lu Bu would take revenge, whether he was dismissed from office or murdered, in fact, it would be harmful to Lu Bu.

Whether a power can last for a long time, military power and talents are important, but more importantly, there must be rules. How Lu Bu retaliates is an impact on the rules. Once the rules are broken, people's hearts will disperse. He wanted to kill someone, but he expected him to do so.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Bu directly started with the case this time, and the murder was justified. Not only could he find no faults, but he also gained popularity.

He also cultivated awe-inspiring aura, and Zhao Wen could clearly feel the decline in the popularity that he had gathered in the past few days, and even the slightest public grievances appeared.

Not only did it not hit Lu Bu, but it pulled them down.

"Patriarch, Zhang Yi, magistrate of Xuchang county, is asking to see you." The butler came in and bowed to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen didn't want to see him at first, but after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Let him in."

The root of this matter lies in Zhang Yi, and everyone knows this well. Zhang Yi wants to restore the old system, to be precise, he wants to restore the power of the soldiers, and what Lu Bu fights is the power of the soldiers, which is what Zhang Yi should have been. The fundamental reason why Lu Bu's people are on the side of the scholars is that the two sides have different ideas.

Zhang Yi's method of killing Song Bin was not incomprehensible, but it was a pity that Lu Bu saw through it.

Now this matter... Saving Zhao Wen is hopeless, but he does not want to continue. If Lu Bu continues to investigate, the Central Plains gentry who have been washed by Lu Bu once, I am afraid that they will experience a new round of cleansing.

Zhang Yi was a little lost. When he saw Zhao Wen, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Wen: "Mr. Situ, the Zhang family's three lineages are single-handed. You can't stay in the lineage of the lower officials. I beg Situ to save my son!"

He knew that it was useless to beg Lu Bu, Song Xian and the others could not agree, so they could only come to beg Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen looked at Zhang Yi and sighed, "I've been to Lu Mansion today, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my son-in-law."

Zhang Yi's face was pale when he heard the words, even Zhao Wen couldn't keep his family, how could he, he looked at Zhao Wen pleadingly: "Mr. Situ, it was also..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Wen had already interrupted him!
"Shut up!" Zhao Wen's originally gentle face turned cold in an instant, and he looked at Zhang Yi and said, "Too many people have been involved in this matter, so Lu Bu...the reason why Marquis Wen didn't kill him for so long was not because he had scruples, but because It is to see me struggling like he was back then, our purpose is to abolish the new law, but I never thought of killing people!"

"But Lu Bu never sincerely saved people!" Zhang Yi gritted his teeth.

If Lu Bu sincerely wanted to save him, how could he not be able to save him?

"This is the scariest thing!" Zhao Wen sighed, "Lu Bu is determined to carry out the new law, even if he dies, and he passed on the hatred of his subordinates to us. Now Lu Bu's generals, especially those Song Xian, the person I hate the most is probably you, the others still have a chance, but I'm afraid your son..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi fell to the ground with a pale face. At this moment, he really regretted it. Originally, he was from Lu Bu and had a bright future. The right to get it, he put himself on the opposite side of Lu Bu, and became a pawn in the struggle between the scholar power and Lu Bu.

Looking back at this moment, this matter had nothing to do with me, but I got involved.

Now he can see clearly that he has been the county magistrate of Xuchang not long ago, and he may never have the chance to become an official again in this life, and he even lost his son's life.

All kinds of bitterness came to my heart at this moment.

"Magistrate Zhang, this matter cannot continue!" Zhao Wen lowered his head, looked at Zhang Yi, and said calmly, "It started because of you, and it should end because of you!"

Zhang Yi trembled when he heard the words, and looked up at Zhao Wen in disbelief: "What do you mean by Mr. Situ's words?"

"We need to appease Lu Bu's anger." Zhao Wen got up and said, "Just treat it as someone who sacrificed himself, and this happened because of you, do you understand?"

Zhang Yi understood that he wanted to use his life to pay for it, so he immediately got up and said angrily: "Mr. Situ, I respect you, but..."

Zhao Wen interrupted him and said, "Don't talk about anything else, Lu Bu can't tolerate you anymore, is County Magistrate Zhang going to melt into the world?"

Zhang Yi stared blankly at Zhao Wen, but Zhao Wen ignored him and went straight back to the back hall, leaving Zhang Yi lying on the ground alone, staring blankly at the direction Zhao Wen left...

(End of this chapter)