Chapter 357: Abandonment of the City Deterrence Ma Jian obstructed

The administrative efficiency of the newly established Liangzhou Prefecture was very fast, coupled with the unified evidence of dozens of rebellious generals, Deng Xian's incriminating evidence can be described as conclusive evidence.

On the second day of Deng Xian's arrest, Mi Yang rang the bell and summoned a group of state ministers to gather in the state governor's mansion.

In the main hall of the state governor's mansion, Mi Yang asked the chief bookkeeper Deng Ai to announce the crimes of Deng Xian and the dozens of rebellious generals in public.

After completing this step, Mi Yang decisively made a disposition of these dozens of rebel ministers in front of the ministers - abandoning the city.

When the ministers heard that the punishment of these dozens of rebel ministers was to abandon the market, their faces all showed shock.

The punishment of abandoning the city originated in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, gradually spread in the Spring and Autumn periods, and has been passed down to the present.

The Book of Rites records: "The criminals are in the city, and they are abandoned by the people." ”。

Abandonment means to execute a prisoner in a crowded city to show the punishment of being abandoned by the public.

Although there is a record of this kind of punishment in the "Book of Rites", it was the Qin Dynasty that really carried forward the punishment of abandoning the city.

The reason why the punishment of abandoning the city was loved by Qin Shi Huang was because of the particularity of this punishment in front of the public, which could greatly deter those who harbored ghosts in the public center.

Families who also receive this punishment will also suffer a huge blow to their reputation, thus strengthening the deterrent effect of this punishment.

The Han inherited the Qin system, although many of the Qin torture was abolished by the monarchs of the Western Han Dynasty.

However, the punishment of abandoning the city, which had a great effect on maintaining the rule, was not abolished even by Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty, who was known for his benevolence and righteousness.

In the past 400 years of the Han Dynasty, there have been many criminals who have been punished for abandoning the city, and most of them are all extremely heinous criminals.

Similarly, every time the law enforcer applies the punishment of abandoning the market, it will have a great deterrent effect.

Otherwise, the state ministers in the main hall would not have a look of shock on their faces when they heard that the dozens of rebellious ministers were sentenced to abandon the city.

Among the three major forces in the world, although Liu Bei is famous for promoting poor talents, Liu Bei's strength alone is limited.

Without the assistance of a system, the number of talents he can promote is also limited.

At least judging from the overall national conditions of the Han Dynasty at present, many people who hold middle-level and grass-roots official positions are from noble and wealthy families.

This is especially true in Yizhou.

Otherwise, if the Yizhou Department does not occupy a core position, how can it compete with the Yuancong Department and the Jingzhou Department?

Most of the dozens of rebel ministers were from Yizhou scholars and wealthy families.

Now they have been sentenced to abandon the city by Mi Yang, and they are more than innocent, but as mentioned above, this punishment will have a certain impact on the family behind them.

Such a consequence made the state ministers in the hall even more afraid.

Most of them are also from the local gentry family.

The consequences of abandoning the city and the punishment of abandonment are impossible for Mi Yang, who is an apprentice of Zhuge Liang and Fazheng, not to know.

However, he still insisted on using this punishment, which reflected his deep hatred of rebellion and corruption.

He also used bloody facts to warn all the scholars and wealthy clans in Liangzhou.

Give me a little bit of peace.

Otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not directly use the most terrifying clan punishment in the world next time.

After all, whether Mi Yang can use the power of the clan is just a letter to Liu Bei.

Mi Yang will specially convene a group of state ministers today, and the plan is to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys.

After understanding Mi Yang's intentions, many of the state ministers present couldn't help but look at each other.

They thought that it was not so long ago that Mi Yang had exerted grace on them because of their obedience, sparing them with money.

Originally, they thought that Mi Yang was a benevolent king.

But from Mi Yang's behavior today, it can be seen that when encountering people who disobey him, Mi Yang does not lack decisive iron-fisted and cold-blooded means.

If Mi Yang's actions a few days ago are called the winter sun, then his actions today are the summer sun.

Dignified and upright, with the blazing sun burns all the charms.

Mi Yang's combination of grace and power made all the state ministers present have a deeper understanding of Mi Yang, and also made them establish a sense of awe in their hearts based on personal experience.

This kind of awe is undoubtedly deeper than the awe that arose from the rumors before.

Mi Yang looked at the awe on the faces of the state ministers present after learning about the punishment received by the dozens of rebel ministers and understanding his deep intentions, and he nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, Fa Miao had suggested before that Mi Yang should carry out the punishment of the dozens of rebels.

After all, the crimes committed by those dozens of rebels were essentially launching a rebellion.

To punish such crimes, it is most appropriate to use the punishment of the clan.

Compared with the punishment of abandoning the city, Mi Yang is just a formal request for instructions.

In the case of clear evidence of the crime, as long as Mi Yang writes a formal letter to ask Liu Bei, Liu Bei will not refuse Mi Yang's request.

It's just that Mi Yang is not a murderer.

Perhaps for the people of the world, it is politically correct to punish those who rebel.

But Mi Yang came from the afterlife.

Anyway, judging from the current situation, the deterrent effect of the punishment of abandoning the city is strong enough, so the punishment of ethnic punishment can be used without it.

After shocking the hearts of the people in Liangzhou with severe punishments, Mi Yang ordered that the dozens of rebel ministers in the main hall be escorted to the downtown area for immediate execution.

And when the dozens of rebels heard that they were sentenced to death by Mi Yang, many of them were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

Now, under Mi Yang's order, many wolf-like armorers suddenly appeared behind them and escorted them to the downtown area, which made the fear in their hearts rise to the greatest in an instant.

Some rebels were so frightened that they peed their pants, some rebels bowed down like worms and kept kowtowing to ask for mercy, and some rebels were like frightened black fish, constantly struggling.

Before life and death, few people can maintain normalcy, especially for these people who are hungry for profit.

And that kind of different ugliness before death was like a sharp arrow into the hearts of the state ministers present.

The more unbearable the ugliness of the dozens of rebel ministers burst out before they died, the deeper the shock in their hearts.

Since the first hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there has never been a time in Hanzhong County where so many people were executed at the same time to abandon the city.

But no matter how big the farce is, there are times when the song is dissolved, and under the drag of a group of wolf-like armor soldiers, the dozens of rebels were all escorted to the downtown soon after.

After the dozens of rebels were escorted away, the entire hall seemed extremely quiet, as if a needle had fallen and could be heard.

This kind of atmosphere makes the already deep hall invisibly filled with a frightening atmosphere.

Just when the state ministers were sitting on pins and needles in the main hall, a sentence faintly floated from Mi Yang's position:

"The past does not forget the teacher of the future, is a sentence that His Majesty often teaches Gu.

Therefore, Gu decided to set up Si Wencao, which directly belonged to Gu, and was in charge of supervising Liangzhou's affairs, I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks? ”

What do you think?

Mi Yang's tone of questioning was quite indifferent, but when these four words fell on the ears of the ministers in the hall, they continued to look at each other.

Between the ministers looking at each other, no one dared to take the initiative to be a direct minister.

According to the ritual system of the Han Dynasty, county marquis and shepherd can call themselves lonely to show honor.

With Mi Yang's current identity, he could have been called lonely in front of his subordinates, but he had rarely called himself so much in the past.

But now he rarely calls himself lonely in front of everyone, which is to remind everyone present that he is now their lord.

The lord intended to set up an official position, and he also pulled out Liu Bei, the real dragon, Mi Yang's purpose was not to ask the opinions of the people present.

He's informing.

There are not many people in Miyang who have a political sense of confidants, but most of the state ministers here are from the noble and wealthy families, and they still have this political sensitivity.

After realizing Mi Yang's true intentions, although they all knew that Si Wencao's official position was quite sensitive, it might harm their interests to a certain extent.

But under the deterrence of Mi Yang, who else dares to oppose Mi Yang's intentions now?

Especially for today's deliberations, Wu Yi, the only person who may be hindering Mi Yang, said that he was sick and did not show up.

You know, the downtown is not far from the governor's house.

You know, it is normal for nobles to marry each other.

Once Mi Yang flipped the table and released the big killing weapon of clan punishment, at least some of the state ministers present would be implicated.

Therefore, when Mi Yang's voice just fell, there were people who knew the times among the state ministers and bowed to Mi Yang: "Uncle Mu is wise." ”

This voice was very clear in the quiet hall.

And immediately after this voice sounded, many people echoed this sentence.

Soon after, the state ministers in the entire hall said that Mi Yang's decision was very wise.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, a smile appeared on Mi Yang's face again.

I think this is the "upper and lower concentric" recorded in the history books.

This is a sign that Liangzhou's national strength is about to flourish.

A few days after dozens of rebels were executed in the downtown area, the people of Nanzheng rushed to watch and take warning.

In Nanzheng City, several messengers carrying Liangzhou Mushangshu drove out of the south gate and headed quickly towards Chengdu.

In the past few days, it was a time when Mi Yang used thunderous means to shock people's hearts, and it was also a time for Liangzhou to think hard about how to hand in his homework.

After thinking hard for a few days, the talented Fa Miao finally wrote a letter and handed it to Mi Yang to read.

After Mi Yang read that there was no problem, he forwarded the letter to Deng Ai for review, and after Deng Ai reviewed it and there were no omissions, the letter was officially handed over to Lu Yi and sent to Chengdu by him.

Although the three-engagement system reformed by Mi Yang was only the beginning, under the auspices of Mi Yang, the political process of Liangzhou has become more and more like the "three provinces system" in later generations.

It was spring and summer, and it was the flood season of the rivers in Yizhou.

With the convenience of water transportation, the few messengers soon arrived in the city of Chengdu.

In the Han Dynasty, although they were all small officials in the history of Cao Cao, due to the importance of delivering documents, such officials must have been the confidants of the chief.

And the officials who can be responsible for this kind of task are quite shrewd and capable people.

Just like Tai Shi Ci back then.

Shrewdness and competence ensure that the messenger will not commit some negligence and damage Mi Yang's interests.

When the officials of Liangzhou entered Chengdu, they handed the documents in their hands to the official office of Shangshutai as usual.

However, when they handed over the documents in their hands to the scribes in Shangshutai, they specially reminded that the letter should be handed over to the prime minister.

Liangzhou's Cao Shi Xiaoguan's move is not to add to the snake, but it is a very necessary thing.

Originally, according to the official system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shangshutai was the place where the central court received documents from the local government.

In the same way, the books from all over the country should be handed over to Liu Ba, the Shangshu Ling.

However, after Liu Bei became emperor, on the one hand, he did not reduce the authority of Shang Shutai in order to show legitimacy, but on the other hand, he reinstated the post of prime minister.

Liu Bei's move is full of contradictions.

Because Shang Shutai was able to gradually become the center of power of the central government, it was done by encroaching on the power of the prime minister step by step.

Even the establishment of Shangshutai was to suppress and reduce the power of the prime minister.

Now that the central court of the Han Dynasty has both Shangshu and Prime Minister, so who should the documents be sent to?

Previously, Liao Li, the Taishou of Ba County, couldn't figure out this problem, and his scribe sent the document to the hands of Liu Ba, the Shangshu Ling.

So soon after, he was called back to the court to serve as the lieutenant of Changshui.

Since then, once the documents from the local area were delivered to Chengdu, the officials from all over the country would specially tell the officials of Shangshutai not to make mistakes.

When this political tragedy happened, the magistrates in the Han Dynasty seemed to understand Liu Bei's intentions.

The reason why Liu Bei made Shang Shuling and the prime minister side by side in the dynasty was not to check and balance each other at all.

He was waiting for someone like Liao Li to make this kind of mistake.

Then he could use the political signal released by the punishment of that person, below and above, to quietly and spontaneously transfer all the power of Shangshu Ling Liu Ba to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

In this way, it can not only avoid people criticizing him for changing the ancestral system without permission, but also in fact put all the administrative power in the hands of Zhuge Liang.

It's the best of both worlds.

But some ministers in the government and the opposition knew that Liu Bei wanted to give Zhuge Liang more than that.

The reason why Liu Bei did this was to pave the way for Zhuge Liang to have a power that countless people could only dream of.

When the little official of Liangzhou handed over the Chinese book to the little official in Shangshutai, he knew that this document came from Liangzhou.

Therefore, the little official in Shangshutai did not dare to slack off, and he immediately held the documents in his hands in both hands and quickly went to Zhuge Liang's place.

As the power center of the central court, Shangshutai certainly occupies a very wide area.

And when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang entered Shangshutai in the name of recording Shangshushi, his place soon became the center of Shangshutai.

When the little official crossed the corridor with Liangzhou documents in his hand and came to the outside of a hall, he saw Ma Jian on duty at a glance.

As a rising star in the Jingzhou system that is highly valued by Zhuge Liang, Ma Jian became a scholar in Shangshutai not long ago under the recommendation of Zhuge Liang.

Ma Jian also knew that he could have today, all thanks to Zhuge Liang's promotion.

Therefore, after he became a scholar, he has been following Zhuge Liang to assist him in handling government affairs.

After the little official saw Ma Tan, he immediately came to Ma Tan's side, but before the little official could speak, Ma Jian saw the document in the hand of the little official, and his brows furrowed.

"You stand aside first."

After finishing speaking, Ma Tan pointed to the side.

At this time, the little official found that on the side, there were already dozens of small officials holding documents from different places waiting in line.