With a "pop" sound, Yang Jian threw the folder presented by Yang Guang to the ground, and said to He Ruobi with a livid face: "Pick it up and see for yourself."
As Yang Guang expected, Yang Jian also saw the trick. If one case after another was presented to him, he might not realize that there was a problem, but when hundreds of cases were counted together, problems would arise.
What's even more disgusting is that many cases were suppressed by He Ruobi. What is this if not deceiving others?
He Ruobi picked up the book and read it. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was stunned.
Seeing that he had finished reading, Yang Jian asked sharply: "He Ruobi, how do you explain it to me?"
"Saint, the prince must have maliciously slandered me. Saint, could it be that I, He Ruobi, am not loyal to you?" He Ruobi shouted heartbreakingly, but tears kept flowing down, feeling that he was extremely wronged.
Except for the fact that his father He Ruodun was forced to death by Yu Wenhu because of his arrogant words, He Ruobi had a smooth life without any setbacks.
He was the kind of person who was easily arrogant and complacent. After being valued by Yang Jian, he even thought that Yang Jian could not do without him and He Ruobi. Therefore, he always had an extremely repulsive attitude towards Gao Jun, Yang Su, Han Qinhu, Shi Wansui and others. He believed that even without them, Da Sui could be as powerful as he is now on his own. If these people didn't hinder him, he would be even stronger. But the angry Yang Jian now called him by his name, which made him feel depressed and unable to accept this fact.
"I know your loyalty and your merits better than anyone else. Therefore, you repeatedly deceived me and even wrote anti-poems. I ignored you and saved you amidst the shouts of death. This is because you offended me. I have nothing to do with state affairs." Yang Jian sighed very sadly: "But you should not do evil and oppress the people, you should not allow your brothers and nephews to destroy hundreds of families, and you should not massacre the gentry and good officials who uphold justice."
Hearing what Yang Jian said, the Chinese Palace was in an uproar, and everyone looked horrified.
Although Yang Jian was selfless to his children, he loved the people very much. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, he abolished the original cruel criminal laws such as palace punishment, car breaking, and beheading. Except for serious crimes of rebellion, genocide is not allowed to be used. To this day, he has reduced a total of more than 80 capital crimes, 154 crimes of exile, and more than 1,000 crimes such as walking with a cane, and only retained 500 laws and decrees. When encountering the death penalty, "three memorials" and "three investigations" are required to convict the death row inmate, and the execution power of the death row inmate is returned to the central government. Local authorities are not allowed to execute the execution without authorization, and must be reviewed by Dali Temple before execution.
In terms of clarifying official administration, Yang Jian also did not tolerate corruption and bending the law. The purge of officialdom improved the state treasury and alleviated the hardship of the people. The current prosperity of the Sui Dynasty was entirely attributed to the legal system that had been adhered to for more than 20 years. The He Ruobi family has now wiped out hundreds of families. It can be said to be a rare major case in the past ten years!
Some ministers who originally wanted to help He Ruobi in the dispute between Yang Ji and He Ruobi quietly retracted their previous decisions when faced with such a major case.
Liu Shu, who had come out to embarrass Yang Ji before, retreated secretly. Now he was so regretful that his intestines were turning green. He wished he could slap himself in the face. He finally realized that he was still too young, and when Dugu Shun and others were watching, he finally realized that he was still too young. , just rushed out rashly. If he was included in this major case, let alone him, the entire Liu family in Hedong would be in bad luck.
"Father, calm down!" Yang Guang cupped his hands and said to Yang Jian: "After Song Guoping's statement, although he was suspected of taking credit and being arrogant, the things he did to seek wealth and murder were probably the secret actions of Wudu County Duke, Wanrong County Duke, and Shazhou Chief Manager. For that..."
"Why are you so hypocritical?" He Ruobi glared at Yang Guang: "It's you who accuse me, and it's you who plead for me. What does this mean? Damn, I, He Ruobi, don't care about it."
"You, you are really hopeless... The prince's statement is to state the facts and fulfill the responsibilities of a prince and a minister without any personal likes and dislikes. He is interceding for you now because he does not want the Sui Dynasty to lose a general." Yang Jian said as He Ruobi, a relatively magnanimous founding emperor, was almost furious at this moment: "But you don't know how to restrain yourself, and you don't know what is good or bad. You only think that you have great merit, and you only think that others will harm you, but you never reflect on your own mistakes. Why don't you learn from Yang Su, Shi Wansui, Han Qinhu, Yang Xiong, and Yu Wenshu? They are all tolerant and can endure your many humiliations for the Sui Dynasty. They even spoke for you many times. Nice words, but what about you? Apart from being arrogant and full of complaints, what else is there?"
After listening to Yang Guang's plea, Yang Jian also felt that although He Ruobi had many shortcomings, he was still a meritorious official, so he was willing to pardon him.
As long as He Ruobi admits his mistake at this time, he will be forgiven even if he doesn't say anything. But instead of admitting his mistake and showing gratitude, He Ruobi bit Yang Guang, who was interceding for him.
At this moment, Yang Jian's heart of forgiveness also disappeared without a trace.
Thinking of the hundreds of innocent families who died tragically, and of the good gentry and good officials who lost their families to uphold justice, a surge of anger rushed directly to Yang Jian's head, shouting: "He Ruobi allowed his brothers and nephews to commit crimes and intended to assassinate King Wei. His crime is unpardonable and cannot be forgiven." Remove all officials, titles, and honors, and depose them to serve the people."
"Thank you, saint!" He Ruobi had been deposed once or twice. He had even been in the sky prison and stared at Yang Jian very hard.
He Ruobi's attitude completely angered Yang Jian, and his sad eyes gradually became sharp, and he suddenly shouted: "Where is Li Yuantong?"
"The minister is here!" Li Yuantong, the Minister of Punishment, went out to salute.
"After the disbandment of the dynasty, He Ruolong, He Ruodong, He Ruohuaikuo and related officials will be arrested and brought to justice immediately. All cases will be retried. If the crime is true, they will be killed without mercy. Anyone who dares to obstruct will be punished as a fellow party member."
Li Yuantong saluted and said, "I obey your orders."
"He Ruobi! Your status as a hero is by no means a reason for you, the He Ruobi family, to seek wealth and death; you have committed so many sins that I can't even find a reason to forgive you." Yang Jian looked at He Ruobi with complicated eyes. Shaking his head and sighing: "I ask myself that I am not a mean and ungrateful person. Especially when I treat you, He Ruobi, I am extremely kind and tolerant. I have given you countless opportunities, but you are always stubborn and don't take my tolerance seriously. You let me What should I do?"
Yang firmly believes that the law of the country is supreme. When King Yang Jun of Qin used official money for personal use and broke the law, his ministers were unwilling to forgive him according to the law. It was true that the prince committed the same crime as the common people, but the common people stole a penny, used poor quality money, and even killed three people. Stealing a melon will be punished according to law.
However, because he was worried that people would say that he treated the meritorious officials harshly, he could manage his own sons, the people, and local officials, but he could not do anything to deal with the meritorious officials and the dandy children of the meritorious officials' families.
But now it is a major case involving nearly a thousand lives. If this is not strictly investigated and severely punished, wouldn't some of the ministers who are eager to seek wealth and kill people all follow the example of He Ruoshi? Once the officialdom loses order, how can the Sui Dynasty be passed down? Compared with the Sui Dynasty, what does the unrepentant He Ruobi mean?
When He Ruobi heard this, he fell to the ground with a thud, his face ashen and his heart ashen.
All the cases in the booklet were true, and many of them were even deliberately instigated by his subordinates when he believed that Yang Jian was unfair. If they were thoroughly investigated one by one, it would not be an exaggeration to exterminate his entire clan.
Yang Jian rolled up his sleeves and said coldly to He Ruobi: "I don't want to see your reputation disgraced. Any serious crimes related to you will not be made public to the world. Even your son can be exempted from death penalty. How much is this for you?" Save some face. Let us, the monarch and his ministers, forget about each other for now! You can take care of yourself." The order was given: "Invite He Ruobi down."
"Here!" As Yang Jian's order was conveyed, the guards waiting outside the palace rushed into the palace and drove He Ruobi out of the palace.
When the ministers saw Yang Jian's anger, they all shivered. Although the emperor's wrath will not kill millions of people, except for the He Ruo family, I am afraid that the entire He Ruo family will also be destroyed this time.
Yang Jian looked around at the ministers, snorted coldly, and sat on the dragon chair to read the next memorial. He knew that many ministers were doing things similar to the He Ruo family. The reason why there isn't is just that it can't be found out. If he was killed and tried again, I am afraid that no one in the palace would have died unjustly. However, the rather obstructive jade string and curly hair on the crown of the sky always reminded him not to see things too clearly and not to hear things too clearly.
Because Zhou Wu, Yu and Wen Yong saw and heard too clearly, they hurriedly carried out drastic reforms in politics, economy, military, culture, and religion. Although they achieved great results, they also offended the interests of too many people and offended all aspects. people, thereby leaving a huge legacy for their descendants. If not, why would it be Yang Jian's turn to sit in this seat?
