In the afternoon of the next day at the Ding'an City Prefecture, Wang Shilang was furious while sitting on the throne in the official hall, surrounded by the Binzhou Cao Cao and a group of important assistants.
Inside and outside the hall, there were more than a hundred state soldiers summoned by Wang Shilang. These people were on guard with their swords drawn, creating a chilling atmosphere.
"Wei Baoluan, who gave you the power to mobilize troops?" As the governor of Binzhou, Wang Shilang, who was wearing official uniform, had a frosty face, and he seemed to have an awe-inspiring air. He slapped the table and shouted: "You are Sima, and you have the responsibility of guarding Binzhou, but you transferred four hundred state soldiers away in one go. If something goes wrong in the state's governance and it falls into the hands of thieves and bandits, can you afford it?"
Wei Baoluan stood in the middle below, cupped his hands and said: "As a humble official, I have the responsibility of defending the city, but I also have the responsibility of clearing out the bandits in the territory. I led a partial army to assist King Wei in suppressing the bandits. I admit that I have done nothing wrong."
In the morning, Wei Baoluan accompanied Zhao Hongan and Yang Qing to check the silk and send it to the "Tianyi Seamless" silk shop. Then he comforted and condolenced the fallen soldiers and took some prisoners to the prison for detention. He was so busy that in the afternoon, he couldn't even drink water, so he was summoned by the governor in front of him for questioning.
Wang Shilang's face was filled with a stern look, and he asked in a deep voice: "How dare you still quibble now? The state soldiers have not received orders from the Ministry of War and are not allowed to leave their posts without authorization. How dare you despise military orders and royal laws? Do you have the imperial court in your eyes?" Man, put him in jail, I will report it to the court!"
"Here!" Several soldiers responded and headed towards Wei Baoluan.
Chen Jin, the general guard behind the case, frowned and looked at the Fa Cao aside, as if he was asking: Should he be held accountable even if he has merit or demerit?
Although it is an order from the Ministry of War that the state soldiers are not allowed to leave without permission, if there is banditry in the territory, the state soldiers still have the responsibility to suppress the bandits. Therefore, Wei Baoluan sent out troops, which was his duty. Moreover, he did not lose troops and generals this time, but followed Yang Ji to obtain the victory. A great victory. At this moment, whatever Wang Shilang said about the strict orders of the Ministry of War, it was clear that he was deliberately making things difficult for others.
What's more, this time the bandits were suppressed by the Binzhou Army led by King Wei. If Wei Baoluan did not cooperate, he would be really guilty; if he reported it to the court, the result would be no reward, no punishment, and no example will be made next time.
Fa Cao glanced at Wang Shilang who was extremely angry, shook his head slightly, and signaled Tong Shou to wait and see what happened.
Wei Baoluan was about to speak when he heard bursts of hurried footsteps outside. The soldier ran in out of breath and said: "The governor, Beijing soldiers have surrounded the state capital..."
"What?" Wang Shilang's expression changed suddenly, he stood up suddenly and said, "What are they going to do? Rebellion?"
Chen Jin, the general guard, couldn't help but said: "Prince Wang, Wei Sima's general Xiao Jian just won a victory with the Beijing soldiers. There were many casualties. The compensation was just completed in the morning. Now I heard that Wei Sima was assassinated because of suppressing bandits and bringing peace to the local area." When asked about guilt, he will naturally be angry and unjust. If he is not comforted, he may be in danger of mutiny at the least, or cause public outrage among the whole people."
Tongshou is a deputy official of a state, between the governor, Sima and Changshi. He is responsible for supervising the administration of officials and the administration of justice. He was established by Yang Guang based on Liangzhou. Since this position was established not long ago, and Chen Jingang was transferred from Yizhou not long ago, he doesn’t know much about the situation in Binzhou, let alone whether there is any conflict between Wang Shilang and Wei Baoluan. However, in his opinion, Wang Shilang’s approach It's just too much.
It's just that you, Wang Shilang, don't dare to catch the bandits, but you still want to catch the meritorious generals. This behavior is wrong both from a legal and human perspective.
Wang Shilang's expression changed, and he said with a sneer: "I don't believe that they really dare to rush in; Wei Baoluan, do you know what the crime of committing crimes and holding officials hostage is for soldiers below?"
Wei Baoluan was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames. This was clearly a threat to him, asking him to persuade the soldiers outside to retreat. However, he knew that once he calmed down the public anger, Wang Shilang would accuse him of instructing the state soldiers to rebel. Otherwise, the state soldiers would Why did you withdraw so obediently?
Without waiting for Wei Baoluan's reply, Wang Shichong said sarcastically: "I tell you, this is a crime of treason! Wei Baoluan, why don't you go out and let your soldiers disperse?"
"Rebellion? If it's rebellion, it's you, Wang Shilang!" At this moment, a clear voice came from outside the official hall. A young man wearing the garb of a second-grade military attache walked into the hall surrounded by a group of tough soldiers. .
Zong Luohu and Zhu Can led a large number of Xuanwu Jingwei to the eaves of the corridor and surrounded the official hall like a tide. The yamen under the control of Wang Shilang drew their swords half out of their sheaths and looked at the sudden influx of Xuanwu guards with vigilant expressions.
"Drop their weapons on me!" Yang Ji said in a deep voice.
Yang Jian was half a step behind. When he heard the words, he was like a vicious slave fighting against the power of others, and said sternly: "The King of Sui Dynasty and the General of the Right Guard are here. Who dares to be presumptuous and who dares to disobey?"
When the officials heard this, they were all shocked and confused.
The Xuanwu Guards shouted in unison and instantly took control of the government officials summoned by Wang Shilang.
Yang Ji held the Shadow Sword in his hand, walked directly to Wang Shilang, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Shilang, do you know your guilt?"
Wang Shilang walked down from behind the case with a gloomy face, bowed his hands, and said with a forced smile: "May I ask King Wei, what is the crime of humble position?"
Yang Ji did not reply, and directly ordered: "Come here, capture this traitor for me."
"Here!" Xuanwu Guard responded suddenly, but before they could take action, the guy named Yang Renqi had already rushed forward. Without any explanation, he stabbed Wang Shilang in the waist with a scabbard, and then hit Wang Shilang with a scabbard. above the back.
Wang Shilang groaned in pain and fell to the ground.
With a sound of "clang", Yang Renqi had already drawn out the horizontal knife, like an executioner, raised the horizontal knife high, assumed a slashing posture, and excitedly said to Yang Ji: "King... this thief has sinned deeply. , do you want me to chop it down?"
Wang Shilang was so horrified that he even forgot about the pain. He stretched out his limbs and crawled towards Yang Ji like a dog. He shouted in shock and fear: "King Wei, how dare you? I am also the governor of Zhongzhou from the third rank. What right do you have to take advantage of me? I want to face the emperor, sue you, and kill you... Yeah!"
But it was Yang Jian who kicked him to the ground from behind, then stepped on his back and put Sen Han's blade on his neck.
Yang Ji said coldly: "Renqi, shave his head. If he dares to resist, behead him."
"Here!" Yang Jian was very excited. He moved forward a few steps, stepped on the back of Wang Shilang's neck, first knocked off Wang Shilang's official hat with the back of his knife, and then scraped Wang Shilang's head with the blade.
His horizontal sword was a precious sword that cut iron like clay and blew hair and cut off hair. He soon shaved Wang Shilang into a big bald head.
When Chen Jin and others saw this, their expressions changed.
At this time, although he didn't care about his hair as much as before, Yang Ji had Wang Shilang's hair shaved off completely in public. This was definitely a great humiliation for Wang Shilang. Most people couldn't bear this humiliation, let alone a man. State governor?
When Wang Shilang turned into a bald man, Chen Jin finally reacted. He cupped his hands and said: "King Wei, this, what are you..."
Yang Ji ignored Chen Jin, stepped forward and stepped on Wang Shilang's bare head, and stepped on his raised head to the ground. Then he took out a letter and said lightly: "Wang Shilang, I was broken last night." The bandits in Qiaoshan Mountain were searched from the bandit's nest and several letters exchanged between you and the bandit leader Liu Jialun were found. You colluded with the bandits, provided convenience for them, lured the state soldiers to attack several times, and used them to annihilate the Binzhou state soldiers. I, Yang Jishen As the Great Sui Wei King, and with the Emperor's Sword given by the saint, how can I not take down a rebel like you?"
Wang Shilang tried his best to turn his face to the side, so that his cheek was on the ground so that his mouth was exposed. He roared with hatred: "You are spitting blood. Your so-called letter is obviously a forgery!"
"When Liu Jialun established himself in Binzhou, he gave you three thousand taels of gold. Your benefits are indispensable during the holidays, and the thief recorded every expenditure in detail in the account book; in addition, you were in Wei Before Sima sent out troops, he disclosed the number of soldiers, the route of troops, and the combat strategy to Liu Jialun one by one. This led to Wei Sima's three attempts to suppress the bandits, and they all ended in failure. All these letters fell into my hands. Hehe , now that things have happened, do you still dare to quibble?"
Yang Ji smiled coldly and ordered: "Come here, gag this beast's mouth and take it to the fifth battalion of the Binzhou Army's Left Army. On a certain day, he will be sent to the capital along with the bandit leaders to wait for the saint's fate!"
After saying that, Yang Ji ordered again: "Capture all the governors, governors, meritorious officials, official officials, and civilian officials for me."
"Here!" Several Xuanwu guards strode forward, captured Wang Shilang and others, and escorted them out.
"Should these thieves be shaved off?" Yang Jian asked, addicted to shaving his head.
Yang Ji's heart moved and he said: "Shave, shave off the beard and eyebrows. I will advise the saint to punish the criminals in this way. During the sentence, the criminals are not allowed to grow hair, eyebrows, beards, or wear hats, so that the people can You can tell at a glance that this is a criminal and poke him in the spine.”
Since a criminal chooses to embark on the path of crime, he is a shameless traitor, and no matter what kind of punishment he receives, it will not be excessive.
If the court saves him face, helps him cover up, and helps him "mosaic", won't it make others think that the cost of crime is low? Doesn’t it encourage others to commit crimes?
Once the eye-catching lack of hair, eyebrows, and beard becomes the standard for criminals, I believe that the strange eyes of the world and the scorn of the public can make some people who want to commit crimes stop their criminal behavior.
As for criminals, if they cannot bear the moral condemnation and commit suicide, then they are innocent and do not deserve anyone's mercy.
Who made him commit the crime?
So even if you can't bear the pressure of society and seek death, you deserve it!
In his previous life, although Yang Ji was angry at the ubiquitous mosaics on criminals and disheartened by the vague "stable injuries" of injured people announced, he was unable to do anything or change anything.
But now, since he has this ability, he will naturally not protect the hateful criminals, but will naturally expose the criminals to the public in accordance with the ideas of most kind-hearted ordinary people.
(This chapter adds number 12, and there is still number 13 left.)
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