A grand funeral not only allowed the imperial court to gain the hearts of the people, but also greatly shocked Xiaoxiao, if you add the effect of setting up a heroic model of Zhang Butcher, it can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

After the funeral, the people gradually dispersed. Xiao Rui ordered someone to send the shopkeeper Hu and Zhang Xiaojing back, but he himself walked into Chang'an City with Fang Er.

This time he did not go to the palace, but came to the Wuhou Yamen of Chang'an City.

In charge of the Wuhou Yamen is the general Wuhou of the fourth grade, which is subordinate to the left and right Wuhou Wei of the Sixteen Guards. And the left Wuhou general of Chang'an City is the uncle of the country, the eldest grandson Wuji, and the right Wuhou general is Wei Chi Jingde.

On duty today is Du Xing, the general of Zuowu Hou, and when he saw Xiao Rui's visit, he hurriedly greeted him respectfully, "The last general Du Xing pays a visit to Hou Ye!" I don't know that the Hou Ye is coming, and he is disappointed, and he hopes to forgive his sins. ”

"Excuse me!"

"General Fang." Duchenne also arched his hand towards Fang Er of the same grade.

Accompanied by Du Xing, Xiao Rui slowly walked into the Wuhou Yamen, and asked while walking: "General Du, what is the matter with this marquis, can you guess?" ”

Du Xing hurriedly confessed: "The last general will be guilty!" There is such a big case in Chang'an City, which is a dereliction of duty on our patrol Wuhou. And there are people in the Wuhou Division who collude with the wicked to harm the people, which is the dereliction of duty and negligence of the last general! ”

"When such a thing happened, the last general would have no shame to serve as the general of Wuhou again, and he would no longer have the shame to face the people. But in order to make meritorious service for the crime, the last general has already written to the imperial court, asking for demotion, and he has received fifty military sticks......"

As he spoke, as if he had an old wound involved, General Duchenne couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.

Xiao Rui nodded and pressed the other party's arm, "General Du is loyal to his duties, Benhou has no doubt that with these fifty military sticks, the people will also believe in Wuhou Yamen again." Ben Hou came this time, not to hold you accountable, your dereliction of duty and negligence, your own court and officials to verify and judge. ”

"Then Master Hou, you are ......"

"Send someone to summon the Wuhou and the bad people, and within an hour, Ben Hou will see all the Wuhou and bad people in Chang'an City here."

Hiss......

"Master Hou, all the martial marquis and bad people in Chang'an City add up to almost two thousand, who are you?"

"What? You Wuhou Yamen can't stand? ”

"Ahem, that's not it!" Duchen wants to say that many people are on duty to patrol the streets, they are all responsible for the security of Chang'an, and now they are all recalled?

Xiao Rui said lightly: "If you delay for an hour or two, Chang'an City will not be in chaos." ”

"The last will obey."

Although he was very puzzled, Du Xing knew the energy of the person in front of him, and in some cases, the words of the champion Hou were more powerful than the words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, only under the emperor's holy decree. So he dragged his injured body and hurriedly arranged for someone to pass the order.

An hour later, all the Wuhou and bad people arrived, and when they heard that it was the convening of the champion Hou, there was no need to say a word about it, and everyone rushed to run to the Wuhou Yamen, which was an idol.

Straight to the point, Xiao Rui didn't say a word of nonsense, but said loudly: "Benhou came today, not from the labor army, there is only one thing, that is, the case of the slaughter of two families in Xishi the day before yesterday." ”

Everyone is puzzled, isn't this case already closed? And none of the people who should be held accountable ran away, and Hou Ye mentioned it again? Could it be that there is something hidden?

Although the leader of the bad people is only a seven-rank captain, at this moment, he represents a collective, so he took the initiative to stand up and plead guilty: "Master Hou, such a tragedy happened in Chang'an, it is the dereliction of duty of his subordinates and others, and he will be willing to be punished in the end." ”

Xiao Rui waved his hand and said, "Ben Hou is not here to be held accountable. ”

"In the event of a tragedy, the responsibility is not all on you, after all, you are also human beings, and the number of people is limited, and it is impossible to be strict and leaky."

But afterwards, the shopkeeper Hu, who was lucky enough to escape, wanted to complain, but was chased and intercepted everywhere, so that a hard-working citizen had no way to seek help and seek justice. Ladies and gentlemen, this question is more thought-provoking than the case itself. ”

Hiss......

Everyone is a character on the street, responsible for the security of Chang'an City all the year round, of course they understand what Hou Ye said, and because of this, everyone took a breath, this problem is indeed not reflected on and expected before.

Xiao Rui snorted coldly: "It is true that the enemy is powerful and has countless wings, even more than the number of people present. But this is not an excuse for you not to get rid of evil, or to save what is good. ”

Xiao Rui's words made everyone unconsciously lower their heads.

In all fairness, everyone saw the fact that countless family guards searched the streets for people a few days ago, but because they were afraid of the powerful people behind these people, everyone turned a blind eye and chose to ignore it. Hou Ye is here, and that's what he said.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Rui said earnestly: "If you can serve as a street patrol martial marquis and bad people, you must not be from a noble background, you should be ordinary people." ”

"Everyone's job is to be responsible for the security of Chang'an City, in fact, it is to protect the safety of the people, including the lives and all property of the people."

"Before Benhou took office in the Imperial Historical Observatory, there was a rumor among the people that the people did not fight with the officials. In one sentence, the people are oppressed by the powerful, and there is no way to redress their grievances. ”

"In recent years, the Tang Dynasty officials have ruled Qingming, and the people have a place to redress their grievances, and the two counties of Yushitai, Chang'an, Wannian, and even the Criminal Department and Dali Temple dare to accept the people to sue the powerful. finally opened up a life-saving road for the common people, but I didn't expect to be blocked at the entrance of the yamen so easily? The yamen is less than ten steps away from the place of redress. ”

"It's a shame!" Xiao Rui scolded mercilessly, and almost everyone blushed.

What the champion Hou said, every word is not bad, and it can be said that every word pierces the heart.

"The root cause of the injustice of the world is the indifference of the human heart. You are also the people, and those who seek revenge are also the people, and you will not be saved when you see death, and if the powerful oppress you in the future, you should not say anything about the injustice of the world. ”

A rebuke made many people embarrassed.

"Master Hou, his subordinates are guilty...... someone knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty.

Immediately afterwards, countless people knelt down one after another, including the bad guy's captain, only Wuhou General Du Xing wanted to kneel, but he couldn't kneel, and his butt hurt.

Seeing that the effect was almost over, Xiao Rui's tone softened, "Let's get up." ”

"Ben Hou is not accountable today, you can understand the mission, the people of Chang'an are not only your duty, they are also your fathers and fellow villagers, you are not only protecting the people of Chang'an, but also the justice and righteousness of the world."

"I hope you can stand up to the powerful. Although you are soft-spoken, the people standing behind you are the people of the entire Tang Dynasty. ”

After speaking, Xiao Rui slowly walked out of the Wuhou Yamen with Fang Yiai.

There was a chorus in the courtyard: "Congratulations to the Hou Ye!" ”

Sitting in the carriage, Fang Er asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, if I serve as an official in the future, can I come to be the general of Wuhou?" ”

"What? Why do you want the position of General Wuhou? ”

"Hehe, because it's majestic! And it protects the people. The people are all weak, don't you say that the strong should protect the weak? ”

Xiao Rui shook his head with a smile: "Having said that, you can't." You are not good at intrigue and trickery, and General Wuhou seems to be inconspicuous, but he needs to be thoughtful. You are more suitable for battlefield killing, and you are fighting on the border, the same is to protect the people, there is no superiority. ”

"Oh...... I'm really prone to losing things. So let's go back now? ”

"No, change the route and go to the Yamen of the Household Department."

Household yamen? What are you going to do there? Ask them for money?