I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 223: Arrest people with a list!

"Here!" Ma Yong immediately took out the confession.

Hey! Good guy!

Li Heng thought to himself, this guy Ma Yong is usually just a fool, but he is really reliable in getting things done.

At least I got everything I needed.

Looking at Ma Yong, Li Heng suddenly said: "Why do you look like you were about to sprinkle water but someone forcibly interrupted you?"

Lu Zhi on the side couldn't help laughing.

Ma Yong immediately began to complain: "Ah... General, all the subordinates are for information. You may not know that Xiao Hong, she knows a lot! She..."

"Ma Yushi, please take care of yourself!"

"For the sake of the imperial court, I will kill my subordinates to pieces without hesitation!"

Li Heng was stunned, damn it! Should I praise this guy properly?

He opened the list provided by Ma Yong and started reading.

There is a long list of officials, most of whom are natives of Yizhou.

Li Heng picked up his pen and began to tick and cross on the list.

The crossed ones mean they are not on the list, and the ticked ones mean they need to be purged.

Why cross?

Because some names have interests bound to Li Heng.

Wang You cannot say who he is.

There must always be a review and screening mechanism.

Even if this person really has a problem, he won't pursue it this time.

Because this time the clear filter is the list of merchants under Taifu Temple.

Even if you order a filter, follow it strictly.

Otherwise, it would be easy to panic the Yizhou native faction who had already joined forces, thus causing unnecessary trouble.

"Compile this list and arrest people." Li Heng handed it to Ma Yong, "Remember, this is to assist in the investigation of the rebellion of Wang You, Chang Xu and others. It is to assist in the investigation. During this process, some officials did not Cooperation is inevitable, and we need to find some ways to get them to cooperate, you know?"

"Don't worry, General. I have plenty of ways to get them to cooperate."

After saying that, Ma Yong left immediately.

As soon as it got dark, a group of people started to kick the doors from door to door: open the door! The community sends warmth!

That night, from top to bottom, more than hundreds of officials were arrested and their homes were sealed.

It's an official, which means that even lower-level officials are involved.

During Ji Han's period, there were about 20,000 officials, which had not yet reached the more than 40,000 in the years after Zhuge Liang's death.

But there are more than a few hundred, just in Chengdu, which is already a lot.

At least it has never happened since the founding of Ji Han.

It is said that an official from the Jingzhou faction heard the screams next door and came out to scold him. He was then arrested as an accomplice and thrown into Dali.

The home was also sealed, and the wife, children, and children were all crying at home.

In the middle of the night, someone still asked someone to go to Dong Yun and fish him out.

On the night of February 27, the 15th year of Jianxing, Chengdu was destined to be a sleepless night.

From time to time, dense footsteps could be heard on the dark streets, as well as some people's screams and pleas.

Group after group of people were sent to Dali's prison.

They all denounced Li Heng as a treacherous official who harmed the country and Dong Zhuo!

Others ran to the streets and shouted: "The traitor is harming the country! The traitor is harming the country! All wise people must unite! We must not let the traitor destroy our country!"

Some people even rushed to the entrance of the palace in small groups, kowtowed at the entrance of the palace, and asked to see Emperor Liu Chan.

But not long after, he was taken away by people sent by Ma Yong.

Those who were unwilling to leave were beaten severely and then dragged away.

People closed their doors tightly and hid in their homes shivering. If children were frightened and cried, their parents would cover their mouths with force.

By the middle of the night, Dali's prison was full.

The remaining prisoners were transferred to the prison of the General's Mansion.

After being caught, they started questioning people one by one.

If we don't recruit a few, we will be charged with hiding the rebels.

If he is frank and lenient, his sentence can be reduced as appropriate.

As a result, the list snowballed and grew again.

Every time it gets bigger, a new list will be sent to the General's Mansion.

Li Heng sat there, picked up the pen, and started to make ticks, which turned into crosses.

The whole of Chengdu was shrouded in panic and despair.

That night, Liu Chan had no intention of sleeping. He was no longer interested in eating grapes and just walked back and forth in the dormitory.

Huang Hao came back, and Liu Chan quickly asked: "How is the situation?"

"Many people have been arrested. I went to inquire and found out that those people were related to the rebellion in Qixian and Jiangyuan."

"Then we can't arrest people so hastily."

"I asked you to go back and assist in the investigation."

Liu Chan was startled, please go back to assist in the investigation?

This……

This is really fucking speechless!

There is no way to refute it!

"Your Majesty, do you want the general to enter the palace?"

"What's the use of announcing your entry into the palace?"

"Your Majesty ordered the arrests to be temporarily stopped. The general will still listen to your Majesty."

"I interfered with the general's decision this time. Should I interfere next time? Should I interfere next time?" Liu Chan scolded Huang Hao with a bad face.

"Since I said everything will be decided by the general, I must keep my promise!"

"Yes, yes, your Majesty is the Lord of Saints!"

Even though he said that, Liu Chan was sweating on his forehead, he was really scared!

Liu Chan was an emperor who had a relatively objective understanding of power. For example, in history, after Zhuge Liang died of illness, Liu Chan himself began to centralize power. At first, power returned to the Chancellor, which was actually centralizing power into his own hands.

This shows that he has a very clear understanding of the allocation of power.

Power never exists alone. Power must be accompanied by responsibility.

Whether they are policy makers or executors, they will consider the consequences when exercising their power.

How will the trouble caused by this consequence affect you?

Once power is used, the user must bear the consequences.

In a sense, Liu Chan can be regarded as practicing his imperial skills.

The power is given to Li Heng, and the consequences of this situation naturally need to be borne by Li Heng.

Now that it was the most critical moment, Liu Chan thought about it carefully and weighed it carefully. He must not get involved rashly.

Even if you want to interfere, you have to wait for the prime minister to intervene, wait for Jiang Wan, Dong Yun and others to intervene.

Even if they want to speak out, they have to wait for Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Liu Yong and others to speak out.

Li Heng also took into account Liu Chan's thoughts. In the middle of the night, someone suggested to Li Heng that an official ran to the palace gate.

Li Heng said this: How could His Majesty, the Holy Ming Zhuzhao, be deceived by some villains?

In fact, the true meaning of this sentence is: Liu Chan has a weak character. He understands many things, but he is unwilling to bear the consequences of these difficult things. He will not speak out.

Therefore, many times, when reading history, you need to understand human nature and then read it comprehensively.

Liu Chan didn't speak, and Jiang Wan couldn't speak either. Jiang Wan was known for being taciturn.

At dawn, Du Zhen returned home.

Du Qiong stayed up all night, sitting in his study.

"Father."

"how?"

"Many officers have been arrested."

"Which ones were caught?"

"Everyone who could be caught was caught, and everyone who was unexpected was caught." Du Zhen became a little scared, "Father, it seems that we have no contact with Chang Xu and the others?"

"I am Taichang, the head of the nine ministers, and the admonishing doctor. I am highly valued by His Majesty. Li Jian still dare not touch me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise outside.

Du Zhen was startled. Before he could react, a voice came from outside: "Mr. Du, people from Dali are here, saying they have something important to do with you."

"Father!"

"Don't panic!" Du Qiong tidied up his clothes and led the people out.

Ma Yong is at the door.

"Du Taichang."

"Ma Yushi, why are you here so early?"

"It's nothing, it's just that someone said that you are related to the rebellion of Chang Xu and Wang You, and they would like to ask you to go back and ask questions."

"Do you know what you are talking about?" Du Qiong said with a majestic look on his face, "I am Taichang! You said that I am related to the rebellion case, is there any evidence?"

Ma Yong waved, and several people came over and presented a pile of thick documents.

"These are all evidences. Do you want to see them, Mrs. Du?"

"I didn't do anything! What are you looking at!"

"This is a confession from Wang Yuan of Qixian County. He said that the rebellion in Qixian County was signaled by someone, and that person was you, Taichang!"

Du Qiong sneered: "What does he say?"

"Of course we won't believe him. We believe that Taichang is innocent, so we asked Taichang to go back and investigate."

"To investigate?" Du Qiong said coldly, "Where to investigate? To the prison?"

"Go to the General's Mansion."

"Meet the general?" Du Qiong was a little surprised.

"Yes, the general is waiting for you."

"Okay, I happen to have something to see the general!"

"please!"

When Du Qiong arrived at the General's Mansion, the sky was already slightly bright, and Li Heng had time to dig soil.

"General, Mrs. Du is here."

Li Heng looked back at Du Qiong and said with a smile: "Du Taichang, please sit down."

"If the general has anything to say, just say it."

"Wait while I plant this ginkgo tree first."

"General, are you still in the mood to make a ginkgo tree?"

"Yes, I want to see what the world will look like when it grows up and grows taller."

"Now the world has been brought into chaos by the great general. Doesn't the great general know?"

Li Heng ignored him and continued digging. After digging, he put the saplings in and carefully restored the soil.

After everything was done, Li Heng took a glass of water and drank it.

The spring sun shines through the lush trees in the backyard and into the courtyard.

After drinking the water, Li Heng said: "Why don't you prepare breakfast for Taichang? Go and prepare a rich breakfast."

"Here."

"What exactly is the general going to say?"

"I want to say that now that things have come to this, how about calling on all the heroes of Yizhou to give up their fields, dedicate their troops, and become officials with peace of mind, or buy some property?"

"The general hopes that the subordinates can help the general, regardless of right and wrong, and harm Zhongliang?"

"Taichang is wrong. I do all this for the big man."

"You didn't have any evidence. How many officials were arrested last night?"

"Six hundred and thirty-seven, if you add Taichang, it will be six hundred and thirty-eight."

(End of this chapter)