The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 338

Then, early in the morning, Dong Zhao came to report in a hurry, and countless people surrounded the prefect's mansion, demanding that the innocent civilians locked in prison be released.

He was so upset by the people that he had to come for help.

Dong Zhao had just arrived here, and Sima Fu, the magistrate of Huai County over there, came after hearing the news.

The two looked at each other, their expressions condensed.

Sima Fu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the people are very angry right now. If the stalemate continues, there may be civil chaos. Why don't you let those people go first?"

Cheng Yuanzhi was annoyed because Ah Yue left without saying goodbye. Hearing this, he sneered and said, "Kill! Kill all the other Taoist priests first, and make an example to others!"

"Also, arrest all the unscrupulous people who dance happily and put them in prison! For those good people who have been deceived by the evil words, use kind words to comfort them and persuade them to go home."

Dong Zhao heard this and quickly advised: "This is inappropriate! It's inappropriate!"

Sima Fu also said anxiously: "Your Majesty, if you act like this, I'm afraid the people will not accept it."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand: "Governing the world should be governed by heavy codes, and there is absolutely no mercy for unruly people. You two don't need to persuade them anymore, just do it quickly!"

Dong Zhao gritted his teeth, turned around and ordered the soldiers who followed him: "Go to the government prison as soon as possible, and kill all those Taoist priests in the market!"

Immediately, there were two soldiers who surrendered and took orders, and hurried away.

Cheng Yuanzhi said in a deep voice: "The people suddenly gathered a crowd to besiege the prefect's mansion. Someone must have secretly instigated it. After arresting the most joyous person in the crowd, torture the mastermind behind the scenes. If there is any clue, investigate to the end. Appease!"

After all, his eyes fixed on Sima Fu: "I will leave this matter to you."

Dong Zhao intends to persuade a few more words, but thinks that today is different from the past, some people take the opportunity to incite people's hearts, if they don't use thunderous means to deter them, the situation will be even more difficult to deal with in the future.

Thinking of this, I kept silent.

Sima Fu cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I'll do it now, my subordinate."

Cheng Yuanzhi stopped the two of them and added: "Boy, I have transferred [-] troops from Yecheng. They will arrive at noon. If the situation in the city cannot be controlled, please send someone to report to me quickly."

The two nodded quickly in response.

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go."

The two of them led the crowd out of the mansion, got on their horses and set off. After walking a dozen steps, seeing that there was no one else around, Sima Fu leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice:
"My lord Dong, isn't the king's action too violent? How can a king casually slaughter the people under his rule?"

Dong Zhao shook his head and sighed: "Didn't you hear what your majesty said just now? The people are also divided into good people and bad people. For the good people, the king will treat the good people with spring-like warmth, and for the bad people, the king will treat them with winter-like severe cold! "

Sima Fu looked worried: "There are 30 people in Huai County. If one person is not handled well, the world will be turned upside down."

Dong Zhao waved his hands and said: "That is not something we should consider. The most urgent task is to execute the remaining Taoist priests first and find out the mastermind behind it."

Sima Fu breathed a sigh of relief: "Things are up to now, and that's all there is to it."

As they spoke, the two of them rode side by side, gradually moving away from each other.

……

At noon, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun led [-] cavalry to Huai County, stationed most of the soldiers and horses outside the city, and led more than a thousand soldiers into the city to come to Cheng Yuanzhi.

As soon as they met, Zhao Yun said: "My lord, why bother? In the end, I will directly send soldiers and horses into the city, and arrest all those rioters. It's really not possible. Isn't it over after killing them all?"

Without waiting for Cheng Yuanzhi to answer, Jia Xu shook his head and said, "General Zhao doesn't know something. The prison in Huai County is not big. Hundreds of civilians are already detained inside. How can it accommodate thousands more? If people are killed because of a small slip of speech, how is the king different from the second-generation emperor of Qin Dynasty?"

"It should be noted that the Qin Dynasty died due to its violence and lack of compassion for the people. The national essence only lasted 14 years..."

Zhao Yun looked surprised and said: "Since they can't be killed, why don't they build a camp outside the city and detain them?"

Jia Xu patiently explained: "There were originally only a thousand soldiers in the city. They were responsible for city defense, patrolling all directions, and maintaining public order. How could they do both?"

Zhao Yun asked again: "Then why not kill the first criminal and send all the accomplices to work in remote areas?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu almost didn't laugh out loud, and said in a deep voice: "It's extremely easy to kill a criminal, but the hearts of the people have been incited and bewitched. Killing a criminal is tantamount to confirming the rumor that "Tianshi taught innocent people to suffer" and was killed. The bewitched common people are bound to be dissatisfied, and will definitely resent the king for being moody and murderous, if there is another person behind the scenes to continue inciting the common people, what should we do?"

"This..." Zhao Yun was momentarily at a loss for words, and looked at Cheng Yuanzhi.

After the two of them talked for a while, Cheng Yuanzhi thought it over and realized that Jia Xu and Zhao Yun were singing together and persuading him by beating around the bush, so he nodded and said:
"Wen He is justified. This matter involves the stability of the people. We must find out who is behind the scenes and deal with it properly. If there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be disastrous."

"I should be cautious and cautious, think twice and think twice."

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhao Yun also cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian."

Cheng Yuanzhi was about to speak when he suddenly heard two dogs barking. He turned his head and saw a big white dog with pure fur standing at the door of the courtyard, barking at him non-stop. It was Ah Yue's big white dog.

Then he sighed: "Without this white dog leading the way, I might not know that Tianshijiao has now penetrated all over the world, gathering millions of people. Let it develop wildly and disorderly, buy people's hearts and confuse the people. It will take less than three days In the past 50 years, the mountains and rivers that our great Wei millions of soldiers have worked so hard to conquer will be destroyed in one day."

Jia Xu thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, there are tens of millions of people under the rule of Great Wei, and all of them have food and clothing. How did the Heavenly Teacher Incite the people? Could it be that the plague and severe drought in the past two years have given people a lot of food and clothing?" Can the Master of Heaven take advantage of this opportunity?"

Cheng Yuanzhi slightly chinned his head: "I think this is the main reason, but there should be other reasons as well."

After a pause, he continued: "This Tianshijiao was originally called the Tao of Five Dou of Rice by the court of the Han Dynasty, and its teachings were abbreviated as "Four People's Principles". Fa, and bewitched the people to join the religion, so hundreds of thousands of people in Hanzhong became disciples of the Heavenly Master."

"In the eyes of these celestial masters, the celestial master is the biggest, and the Confucianism of heaven, earth, king, relatives and teachers all stand aside. They think that the celestial master is the teacher of the sky, and the celestial master is bigger than the sky."

Jia Xu suddenly said: "So that's the case, then this is a cult! Since you were caught by the king today, you should use this as evidence to wipe out all Taoist temples in the world."

Zhao Yun interjected: "Although this is the case, there are more than ten million Taoist temples in the world? How to destroy them all of a sudden? If the news leaks out, the disciples of the Heavenly Master will disperse and escape into the mountains, so what should we do?"

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, all frowning, helpless.

At this time, suddenly a rider came galloping from a distance, followed him, dismounted and said, "Report! Lord Sima has captured the three chief envoys and is torturing them in prison; Lord Dong also sent all the envoys The people are persuaded to retreat, and the city is safe now."

Jia Xu hurriedly asked, "Have the three confessed?"

The visitor said: "When the humble official came, he didn't make a confession, only heard the screams in the prison."

Cheng Yuanzhi knew that torture may not be effective. These three Tianshi disciples were brainwashed at this time and had tough minds. They probably couldn't ask any questions for a while, so he waved his hand and said: "I understand, please step back." .”

After the visitors retreated, the big white dog was still barking at the door, making it very noisy.

Jia Xu said curiously: "This dog is quite psychic. I don't know why it keeps barking here today."

As a foreign minister, he didn't know that this was the son of the mistress Ah Yue, so he asked this question.

Cheng Yuanzhi was about to explain, when suddenly his heart moved.

Ah Yue is gone, why is this dog here?

Could it be that Ah Yue is still in the city!

(End of this chapter)