Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2698 Anchor Effect Old Resentment

   Chang'an Dali Temple has always been a relatively clean place.

  Of course, it should be clean here, just like if the courts of later generations are as lively as the vegetable market, it may not be a good thing.

  Twenty or thirty civilians dressed as refugees suddenly gathered outside the Yamen of Dali Temple, knelt down together, and loudly complained.

   This strange scene naturally attracted everyone's attention.

  Refugees, dressed in rags and dusty, knelt down in front of the Yamen of Dali Temple, while the common people in the city were watching the fun around them. After all, this was a rare sight.

   Seeing this situation, Sima Yi, as the chief official of Dali Temple, of course could not neglect, so he came out from the inside, came to the refugees, and shouted: "What is wronged, please tell me quickly!" 』

   Seeing Sima Yi appear, the refugees looked a little timid, but as someone in the crowd shouted "I'm wronged", other people also shouted, and the voice was noisy for a while.

  Sima Yi's eyes were slightly cold.

  Some people can’t walk without cheats, and some people are cheaters themselves.

  For example, people like Sima Yi realized that something was wrong almost instantly. Although these refugees seem miserable, they are full of spirit when they shout.

  An even more critical point is that there are refugee camps at the pass of Sanfu in Chang’an, and the surrounding counties are responsible for the early resettlement work, just like Wuguan is corresponding to the Lantian refugee camp. After the refugee camp, relevant diversions will be carried out, either to Hedong, or to Longyou, etc.

  So where did these twenty or thirty refugees come from?

  Sima Yi has not heard of anything happening in the surrounding refugee camps recently.

  Sima Yi didn't yell loudly, trying to overwhelm the refugees amidst the noise, but just stood there quietly, watching, until the voices of the refugees fell down again.

  The refugee shouted for a while, but seeing that Sima Yi didn't answer, he gradually quieted down.

  Sima Yi said again: "Where are you from?" What is it for? 』

  Sima Yi deliberately did not speak official language, but tried to use colloquialism. Not only for the refugees to understand, but also for the rest of the surrounding people to understand.

  Among the refugees, an elderly man stepped forward and said in a trembling voice: "Caomin, Caomin is from Chuanzhong... He came to Chang'an to sue Chuanzhong Qiao!" People from the Qiao clan do all kinds of things that hurt nature and reason, and collect money in various names. If they don't pay, they will be forcibly expropriated. If we are a little bit dissatisfied, we will be beaten severely! Many people's fields and houses were taken away! We wanted to go to Chengdu to sue, but Qiao Shi sent people on the way to break us up...』

  The elder spoke with a sad voice.

   Logically speaking, it seems to make sense. The road to Chengdu to file a complaint was blocked, so I came to Chang'an to file a complaint.

  When Sima Yi heard the words, he sneered in his heart.

  If it were real ordinary people, how many would choose to go to Beijing to sue? After all, it’s not a day or two to go away. The labor of the family has been away for such a long time, and the wives and children are gone? Or is it that these people are the only ones left after the wives and children are all dead?

Even in later generations, why do many people arrogantly say that they have the ability to sue? Isn't it because ordinary people have to worry about eating and drinking every day, and they can really be as idle as some brick houses, saying that litigation is very simple, and it takes only one trip at fifty ? So in fact, most of the common people don’t understand the law as some experts say, but they also understand it. It’s not that everyone is willing to swallow their anger, but it’s just because they know that they are at a disadvantage, but they still don’t want to go to court. The cost is too high, and finally gave up.

  Dali Temple is the final review institution for relevant legal trials in various counties and counties. Its most important responsibility is to review serious criminal cases in various places, and it does not directly accept complaints delivered by ordinary people. This is somewhat similar to the Supreme Court of later generations, which generally does not accept direct lawsuits, but Sima Yi took it.

   Not only did they receive the complaint, but they also asked the scribes of Dali Temple to register these refugees one by one, and at the same time publicly declared that they would help these refugees find a place to live, etc...

Logically speaking, when these refugees arrived in Chang'an, they ate and slept in the open. It would be better if there was free accommodation, and as Sima Yi said, there may be some things that need to be supplemented later. If they really want to file a complaint, of course not. It may be said that it is as if the complaint is handed in and the matter is over.

  It turned out that these refugees really seemed to come here just to send the pleadings...

  Sima Yi didn't let anyone stop them.

  Because there are not only these refugees on the scene, but also the people watching.

  The refugees expressed that they didn't need Sima Yi's help, saying that it was good enough to receive the complaint, and they didn't want to have any other matters, and then they dispersed amidst the constant praise of Sima Yi.

  The whole thing has a weird feel to it.

  But apart from the strangeness of the incident itself, what made Sima Yi most uncomfortable was that these people actually took him for a fool.

  So Sima Yi decided that this case, he must make it clear...

  …(〃dish`)q…

  The next thing, just as Sima Yi guessed, immediately became complicated. .

   Chang'an City is huge.

  A big city means a lot of people.

  When there are more people, there will naturally be more idlers or happy souls.

   Moreover, these matters involving public power have always been the focus of people's gossip, so the news spread quickly.

  In less than half a day, the rumors in Chang'an City seemed to be raging.

  But all the rumors in the world always have a characteristic, that is, they will become more and more exaggerated.

In the beginning, it was just about twenty or so refugees. Later, when it spread, it gradually became outrageous. Anything that doubled was almost impossible to get on the stage. Some said a few hundred people, and some said nearly a thousand people. Yes, just like what later generations claim to be a century-old store, but it turns out that it is still ninety-nine years away.

   Not only is the number exaggerated, but some people said that people were beaten, injured, bleeding, and dead...

  There are countless rumors of all kinds, but they are so telling that people have to believe them.

There are inextricable conflicts between the gentry and the common people. After the governance of Fei Qian in Chang'an Sanfu these years, the children of the gentry have somewhat restrained themselves, and the conflict has eased slightly. However, in the rumors this time, Suddenly, the contradictions accumulated in the early years surged again.

   This kind of rumor is even more "convincing" than the theory of ghosts and gods.

  Ghosts and gods are too far away, but in reality the children of the gentry are very close.

Those things that bully the people and bully the weak in daily life, did not disappear in memory because of the silence of the people, or because they swallowed their anger, but settled down, like mud and dust settled in the river of heart. At any time, as long as it is stirred, it will surge again!

At this time, the evil deeds of the "Qiao family" in the mouth of those refugees were mixed with the hardships these ordinary people had endured before. I believe what the "refugees" say, and I am more willing to believe those rumors that sound outrageous.

  Even if they have doubts intellectually, they choose to believe emotionally.

  Because they feel that the gentry is like this.

   This is how big local households squeeze them.

As rumors spread more and more widely and their influence grew, many people who spread rumors swear as if they had seen it with their own eyes. Feeling shaken, the thoughts that I thought were unlikely before began to change, "Could it be possible for this to happen?" Otherwise, why are so many people talking about it? 』

  Once such an idea arises, it is like a seed that sprouts in the hearts of the people, and then grows rapidly. In the end, many people even mixed the suffering they themselves had endured into it, joined the rumors, and angrily accused the brutality of those big noble families, and laid out their guilt...

  So "Qiao Shi" did more and more evil things.

Some of the "evil things" in these rumors have nothing to do with Qiao Shi, but now they are placed on Qiao Shi's head, because the people think that those **** big families are like this, "Qiao Shi" naturally The same is true.

  This kind of natural contradiction cannot be completely eliminated by Fei Qian's governance or measures...

It's like that later generations are very disgusted with bricks. Not all experts are bricks, and not all caring people are black-hearted, but there are some strange things that leave a deep impression on the minds of the people. , Even if you adjust and modify it later, the original anchoring effect is not so easy to pull up.

  Especially once anchored, and then after one, two, three, and more reinforcements, it becomes an inherent impression. For example, when you talk about Fu, you think of Pengci, when you talk about 腚, you think of Sister Qing, and when you talk about Shandong, you think of schoolmates. These perpetrators may think that they just did something wrong. Why is there such a thing? big reaction?

  Even if the people don’t talk about it, it doesn’t mean that this matter can be completely ignored, and there will be no follow-up impact.

  The speed at which Dali Temple's lawsuit against "Qiao Shi" fermented was beyond imagination.

   It also exceeded Sima Yi's imagination.

  Si Mayi found Kan Ze.

   Kan Ze has heard of what happened in Dali Temple.

Because Kan Ze was not there at the time, and the people from the Wensi were not near the Dali Temple, the whole incident was actually very fast from the beginning to the end, so when the people from the Wensi arrived at the Dali Temple, they did not see him. to those refugees.

   Kan Ze is also skeptical about these refugees, because these people seem to have popped up out of nowhere. However, Kan Ze cannot say that these refugees must have problems. After all, ordinary people in Chang'an may be more willing to believe that "seeing is believing." Officials protect each other".

   This may be because these refugees know that there may be flaws, but they will still make such a move, because they don't need to deceive everyone, they only need to deceive some ordinary people.

   Therefore, when Sima Yi found Kan Ze, Kan Ze pretended not to know anything.

  『Why does Derun need to do this? ’ Sima Yi frowned slightly, ‘Don’t tell me you don’t know why someone came here? 』

  Kan Ze still had the simple and honest expression on his face, "I also ask Brother Zhong Da for advice." 』

  『Check people! ’ Sima Yi said in a deep voice.

   Kan Ze was silent for a while, "There is no official document on this matter. 』

   Kan Ze did not say no, nor did he say that this matter was out of his control, or that it was a matter of Dali Temple, etc., but said that there was no official document.

Youwen Division has two parts, bright and dark. I won’t talk about the dark part, but the bright part also has rumors and the duty of collecting information, so Sima Yi came to Kan Ze to ask the Youwen Division to investigate. It’s not completely against the rules, it’s just There is no official document.

  Because the Youwen Division is not private, it cannot be used for private use.

  Sima Yi nodded, and didn't express any dissatisfaction because of it, but cupped his hands and said, "It's Meng Lang, so I'm going to invite Hushi Gongwen." 』

  Afterwards, Sima Yi left.

   Kan Ze looked at Sima Yi's figure, thought for a while, then shook his head and smiled, and called Cao, the old follower from the archives office, and asked him to register the matter.

  Is it true that Sima Yi didn't know that he wanted official documents?

   Obviously not.

   It was just Sima Yi's temptation. On the one hand, it is to test whether this matter is caused by Youwensi, and on the other hand, it is to test whether Youwensi, who is under the water, can be used by him.

  In addition, there may be a third aspect of temptation...

  Of course, Kan Ze's answer is just right.

  The most interesting point is that through this incident, Sima Yi showed that the Youwen Division is no longer an insignificant organization in Chang'an Sanfu. This organization created by the Hussar General is showing younger and stronger strength. In comparison, the ability of Dali Temple to investigate is actually very weak.

   Not long after, a messenger suddenly came outside the door, indicating that the Hussar General had been summoned.

   Kan Ze reached out and took a small volume of documents from the table, followed the hussar guards, and arrived at the General's Mansion.

  In the General's Mansion, Sima Yi sat on one side, and when he saw Kan Ze, he nodded slightly.

  『Meet the lord. 』Kan Ze stepped forward and saluted Fei Qian.

   Fei Qian stretched out his hand to signal Kan Ze to sit down, and then asked: "Zhong Da just said that some people pretending to be refugees have sued before Dali Temple. I wonder if De Run knows about this?" 』

Kan Ze lowered his head slightly, took out the small volume of papers he brought from his sleeve, and asked the hussar guards to deliver it, while saying: "The incident in Dali Temple happened suddenly. When you heard the news and went, the refugees had dispersed." ...This is the summary of the follow-up investigation, please take a look at it. 』

  Fei Qian took the book, opened it, and found that Kan Ze investigated more matters than Fei Qian imagined. In addition to what Sima Yi said earlier about what happened at the Yamen Gate of Dali Temple, Kan Ze also added some other information...

  First of all, these refugees and refugees have no records in various passes.

   It didn't come from Sichuan and Shu, and it didn't come from Shandong either.

In the early days of the turmoil, especially during Cao Cao's conquest, there were many refugees from Shandong, including Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and later there were also many refugees from Jingzhou, but as the war gradually After Pingding, the two parties, um, the three parties entered a relatively stable period, the number of refugees decreased a lot.

In particular, after Cao Cao realized the danger of population loss, he also vigorously promoted the strategy of recuperation and comforted the local people, so that the number of people who originally fled to Guanzhong began to slow down and gradually decreased, and the number and scale of Guanzhong refugee camps were also reduced. .

  After learning that these refugees said they came from Sichuan and Shu, Kan Ze sent people to Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road to inquire.

   The reward ramp is relatively gentle, and it is the first choice for many material exchanges and caravans to pass through. Therefore, if these refugees follow the merchants all the way, then they are likely to take the reward ramp. The front battalion of the checkpoint at Baoxie said that during this period of time, there were caravans, and basically no refugees were seen. Although it is not ruled out that there may be a small number of refugees among the caravans, this possibility is relatively small .

In addition, although the Tangluo Road passes through a series of mountains and bridges, it is much easier to walk than before, but it is still relatively steep, and it is only suitable for small caravans. If there are a large number of carriages and horses, it is better to take Baoxi Road, or the Chencang Road that detours in Longxi is more appropriate.

  As for the Meridian Road, it is basically impossible for refugees to pass through. Because there are no sufficient supply points in the Meridian Road, unless these refugees can be like mountain soldiers, not only can bring their own dry food, but also know how to survive in the wild...

  As for the direction of Chencang Road and Longxi, there is no information to report yet, so Kan Ze cannot say that these refugees are fake, but can only temporarily say that these refugees are slightly suspicious.

   It was also mentioned in Kan Ze's report that these refugees who appeared in Dali Temple did not appear outside Chang'an City.

  Because of the short time, the whole investigation has come to an end here.

   Fei Qian read it again, and then gave the book to Sima Yi.

  Sima Yi first bowed his hands to thank him, and then took the booklet. After reading it, he ヽ(｀Д) frowned slightly, "My lord, do you want to preach to Taoist Master Qiao?" I'm afraid that the accusation against Qiao's family is false, and that it is true to disturb the scriptures. 』

  Fei Qian thought for a moment, glanced at Sima Yi, and said with a smile, "There is no need to pass it on. Since it was presented to the public before Dali Temple, it must be a very big picture. The five-direction ashram is nearby, so it must be known. Might as well just wait. 』

   This matter is such a big commotion, if Qiao still pretends not to know, and delays trying not to come, then he won't have to come again...

  (end of this chapter)