Chapter 45: Cutting the Weeds and Eradicating the Roots
Three days later, Jiang Chuan and his party left Jining City and continued south along the canal.
After the troops of the two divisions searched and suppressed, Qin Mu, no, to be exact, Ji Jinghong, that is, all the henchmen of the cousin of the current emperor Ji Siyuan were all clear.
Ji Jinghong's brother Ji Jingde, that is, Wang Ke is not dead, the one who was killed by Ji Biao on the execution ground that day was just a death row prisoner who wore a human skin mask and disguised himself as Wang Ke, and he was also a Jiangyang thief.
His role was only to lure out his younger brother Qin Mu, and killing him was also to provoke Qin Mu and make him confused.
The real Wang Ke is not dead, and is still secretly imprisoned by the Black Ice Platform.
As for the original Jining Tong, Ma Bangde and other cadres were sentenced to death for a total of 37 people, and Ma Bangde and other seven people were all sentenced to death, because the crime was extremely heinous, on the day Jiang Chuan left Jining City, they were all beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market, and all their family property was confiscated.
All members of his family who are over the age of 10 are sentenced to hard labor for life, and those under the age of 10 are adopted by others after filing with the government.
In addition, 20 of the lesser offenders were sentenced to 30 years and five years of hard labour and confiscation of all family property.
Wang Ke has already "died" once, so naturally he doesn't need to be beheaded again.
For Wang Ke, although the crime is not death, Jiang Chuan still let Hei Bingtai secretly execute him after final consideration. Anyway, everyone in the world knows that he has been beheaded, and to live is to die.
These people are all remnants of the royal family, although they don't know their identities yet, but who knows if he really doesn't know or not.
It doesn't matter if they really don't know, Jiang Chuan won't leave any chance for them to trouble the world again.
The government of Jining City is equivalent to a complete change of blood, and the Qingzhou Political Envoy sent a team headed by a right political envoy to temporarily preside over the government affairs of Jining.
On the one hand, we will continue to purge Jeju officialdom of poison, and on the other hand, we will wait for the officials selected by the imperial court to take office.
The ancients respected the left, and the left political envoy was the first hand, and the right political envoy was the second-in-command, which was equivalent to a high-ranking official in modern society.
At this time, officials at the prefect level must be selected by the imperial court. Governors and counties can be nominated by the provincial political envoys, and then reported to the Ministry of Officials for appointment.
After the entire Jining officialdom was completely emptied, the various underground gangs in Jining City were also completely wiped out by the officials and soldiers, and the people who were the leaders were either killed or arrested, and many ordinary gangs were also arrested, and the prison in Jining Mansion was already overcrowded.
All the entrances of these gangs were destroyed and blocked, and all the property of the gangs was confiscated.
Outside the city, the officers and soldiers also launched several carpet-style anti-bandit operations in succession, destroying and exterminating more than a dozen cottages of large and small bandits one after another, which made the thieves panic for a while, and they could not hide one by one, for fear of losing their heads.
These measures were very popular, and the people of Jining City were elated, and the sound of fireworks and firecrackers was heard all over the city, and many people poured into the streets to celebrate and cheer.
The cheering people finally came to the door of the prefect's ya, presented the umbrella of the people to the political envoy of Qingzhou Youbu, who temporarily took over the duties of the prefect, and shouted Lord Qingtian, who could not kneel for a long time.
The right political envoy Zuo Yong had mixed feelings, ashamed and ashamed, and even said that this was because His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was far-sighted and knew that the people of Jeju had grievances and could not be redressed, so he sent him to eliminate harm for the people.
Jiang Chuan's news in Jining City is not known to others except for a few bigwigs in Qingzhou.
But Zuo Yi didn't dare to be greedy for heaven's work, even if he had the heart, he didn't have the guts.
The people shouted long live the regent, grace to the sky, and returned Jining City to a bright future.
Of course, these things are all afterthought, Jiang Chuan naturally doesn't know, and even if he knows, he will smile at most.
He has experienced so much, and he does not take it as his own glory, but only takes it for granted.
Since we have worked hard to get to that position, it is natural not to enjoy the taste of power, but to assume the responsibilities that should be borne by that position.
On the contrary, the various things that happened in Jining this time not only made him not feel relaxed, but thought deeply about many things.
A truly peaceful and prosperous world cannot be accomplished by relying on one's own private visits to deal with a few corrupt officials, corrupt officials, wicked people and thieves, or a few clean officials and capable ministers.
That kind of thing can only exist in film and television dramas, and it is not that simple in reality.
When the people look forward to singing the praises of the great lord of the blue sky, it just shows that the people are already miserable and living in dire straits.
Only by making the people feel that the government judges cases fairly and wholeheartedly for the people is a normal state, a duty within the office, and something that should be done, then can it be a truly peaceful and prosperous world.
Although whether it is in his previous life or in this life, Jiang Chuan understands that it is very difficult to achieve that kind of situation, and it may never be possible.
But he is willing to do it, he is willing to try, and he is willing to strive for that goal. Even if you can't reach that level, you will get infinitely closer to that goal.
At all times, many naïve people always hope that a certain group, such as doctors, policemen, military personnel or officials, will consider their position to be sacred and respected, so they will naturally have a higher moral level than others.
Naively will think that they will take the initiative to be selfless, to be unconcerned, to be noble, to be self-denying, to be beyond the shortcomings of ordinary people, beyond the willfulness of ordinary people.
People who think this way are not only irresponsible to them, but also to themselves.
None of them are born noble, and none of them are saints.
The desires of others, the human nature, and all the advantages and disadvantages of human nature, everyone has the same possession.
The difference is that in the acquired educational experience, some people put those desires and inferior roots, shortcomings in a cage, and the key is in their own hands, so they will appear amiable, courteous, noble, and different.
But there are also many people whose cages are very thin, and the key is even in the hands of others, and if the cage is opened accidentally, the hideous desires and all the shortcomings and bad nature will run out of the cage, wantonly and horizontally, and eventually become wicked, scum, and even perverted.
Even in these industries, they have the resources, the power, the violence, and so they are tempted or stimulated more and stronger.
Their cages are thicker, stronger, and more unbreakable than ordinary people, so that they can better perform their duties.
Otherwise, once the tiger in their hearts breaks out of the cage, it will be a disaster for ordinary people, and even the price of life.
Jiang Chuan has always understood this, so when he stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the scenery on both sides of the canal, he kept thinking about how to keep power in a cage.
Power without boundaries and control can easily spiral out of control, and power is a very addictive poison.
An appropriate dose can save others, while an excessive dose can harm others and oneself.