Chapter 45 Cult
Liu Ji once asked Du Zhongxiao how to handle the Yongcheng case. Du Zhongxiao blurted out without thinking: Strictly, fast, heavy, widespread, widespread judgment, less kill more, and arrest the big and let the small. Liu Ji laughed when he heard this.
This is the inspiration that Du Zhongxiao got from the crackdown in his previous life. When asked, he almost had a complete set of theories.
In such cases, it is most taboo to enforce the law selectively, thinking that it would be better to be scared after arresting a few people and then severely punishing them. This will not take long to revive the disease. The way to eliminate the roots is to make a single mind, regardless of the consequences, and you will be arrested. Plow the soil that produces this kind of underworld deeply and start from scratch. Even if it will be more difficult at the beginning, it will be of infinite benefits to the future.
After the large-scale arrest of people in Yongcheng, Zheng Peng, the officers and the military officers, led Cheng County Wei and others to trial, Su Song, Gu Magistrate's Procuratorate and Law, Du Zhongxiao concluded the case according to law, Liu Ji approved it, and several people were in the assembly line operation. All the following sentences were resolved in the inspection village.
Du Zhongxiao, who was standing in the yard basking sun, supported each other and limped out of the inspection camp, said to Su Song beside him: "Fortunately it's winter now and there is no work. Otherwise, many people have been hit by boards these days, and the farm work nearby has been delayed."
Su Song sighed: "I have really opened my eyes these days. It's not this opportunity. I didn't expect that there would be so many cases in the countryside. From tomb robbers and graves to stealing chickens and dogs, Xiang Hu has committed anyone who has committed them. I heard from several veteran officials that many officials will never be able to try so many cases in their lifetime."
The large-scale arrest of people was covered with tension in Yongcheng County, and almost everyone was in danger. Even the honest farmers nearby were frightened and fought with others a few years ago and came to surrender in fear. According to Du Zhongxiao's principle, no one who surrendered would be let go. Even if they were just a few fights and a precepts were given, they must be handled.
Seeing the three people leaving the village, Du Zhongxiao said, "In fact, most of the cases handled in the past few days can be ignored. Many of them are neighborhood disputes, and people are alive, such things are always inevitable. The reason why a case must be handled is to let the people here have a long memory. The national laws are not to be read there. It seems that many ordinary people have been beaten, but in fact it is a good thing for them. If something happens, it is always like they are in the countryside, and they find a big family to judge and make decisions for them. If the big family finds too many, one day another bully will come."
Su Song nodded and said nothing. What Du Zhongxiao said was right, it depends on the environment he faced. But Yongcheng has already started, and now he can't stop.
While the two were standing and talking, Zheng Peng, the manager, hurried out and asked Du Zhongxiao: "Where is the magistrate?"
Du Zhongxiao said: "Last night, the judge was injured and it did not get up at this time. I wonder what the manager is doing?"
"That guy in Chai Benshan has been tricked. Sure enough, the Tao Shiqi case is related to him!" Zheng Peng breathed a sigh of relief. "This case not only involves the murder of money, but also involves the nearby 'xianghui'. This is strictly prohibited by the imperial court and has many party members. No wonder his case is so difficult to try."
Du Zhongxiao and Su Song looked at each other and hurriedly said to Zheng Peng: "Speak inside the manager."
After a few people arrived at the official hall together, Zheng Peng talked about the case of Chai Benshan in detail. Because of his official business, he had a lot of contact with nearby figures and was smart, and was a versatile figure. If someone in the nearby state army committed a case, he would come to him for protection. Chai Benshu was just a low-level official in the state office, and he shouldn't have such ability. He could do this because he also had a secret religion identity.
Since the late Tang and Five Dynasties, Chenzhou, which is adjacent to Bozhou, has been the center of secret religious activities. There was a great turmoil during the Five Dynasties. This trend has never been eradicated. Many of the people around the country are believers of these secret religions. Du Zhongxiao's hometown of Xuzhou actually has it, but he was a farming and studying and passed on his family, so he had little contact with them.
There are all kinds of religions everywhere in this era, which is not unusual, as is the case in Du Zhongxiao's previous life. History is always similar. How Du Zhongxiao's previous life deals with various cults is similar in this era.
At this time, there were roughly two systems in the secret religions in the north. One was Maitreya religion, centered on Hebei Road. The other was Manichaeism, or Ming Cult, also known as the Demon Cult of Eating Vegetables. The Central Plains region centered on Chenzhou was the Manichaeism system, and its organization was the Sutra Society and the Incense Society.
Influenced by martial arts novels in previous life, Du Zhongxiao automatically envisioned a well-organized church, mysterious leader, and all kinds of strange things when he talked about cults. In fact, it was not the case. Most secret religions were actually mutual aid organizations of the people, and were covered with religious cloaks. Only by chance could it evolve into large-scale turmoil. There were two religious uprisings in the Song Dynasty, one was the Maitreya Rebellion of King Ze of Beizhou, and the other was the Manichi Rebellion of Fang La, which happened to be these two major systems.
Tao Shiqi's case is actually not complicated. His father returned to the city to raise money, and somehow he was involved in the "Fragrance Club". Because the "Fragrance Club" has a tradition of mutual assistance among the church, Tao Shiqi's father joined the meeting and raised money for Ma Meng. It was just that he was so desperate that he recognized Shiba Benshan, who had a certain identity during the party, and went up to say hello excitedly.
Chai Benshan was a public official in the prefecture yamen. It was illegal to participate in the "incense meeting". He also colluded with the leaders of other states, involving conspiracy to rebel. After Chai Benshan was recognized by Tao Shiqi's father, he felt guilty and encouraged Lu Yuhou to silence him. Later, he suppressed the case.
After listening to Manager Zheng’s speech, Du Zhongxiao pondered for a while and said, “The Manager is so solemn, is it because Chai Jie’s incident involved in treason?”
"Not bad! It's all right. Is these sects a rebellion apart? This is a major case and we have to act cautiously! Over the years, the army in Hebei and Jingdong have been using magic to deceive people from time to time, so we have to be careful!"
Du Zhongxiao nodded without saying anything. Where there are secret religions, there is no rebellion, especially the Maitreya religion. The teaching of Maitreya Buddhism is that Maitreya descends to the world and reopens the world, and even the strange thing about Mahayana Dharma celebrating killing people to become Buddhas.
Su Song had a lot of knowledge and was well-versed in Buddhism and Taoism. He heard that it was related to secret religions, so he asked Zheng Peng in detail to see his doctrine.
Du Zhongxiao sat aside and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a turmoil related to religion in this era, but it was not here. Based on his understanding of the Economic Society and Xianghui in this area, he was not obsessed with rebellion, and the lands of these states did not have the social foundation for turmoil. Without special reasons, this kind of thing should not be taken too seriously. Not to mention this era, in Du Zhongxiao's previous life, there were countless cults under the banner of rebellion, and everyone was not surprised.
After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao asked Zheng Peng: "Sir, did Chai Benshan explain to him, which places are they connected with?"
Zheng Peng thought for a while and said, "According to his conviction, he mostly went northeast, Xuzhou and Qizhou."
Du Zhongxiao clapped his hands: "That area is different from ours. It is not the 'Fragrance Club' that is popular, but the arrival of Maitreya. The people of the Maitreya religion are good at illusions, bewitching people's hearts, and take rebellion as their career. Manager, you should carefully examine Chai Jie's level and ask him to recruit people who collude with him and transfer to those states. As for us, we should discuss it again and don't cause panic."
Chapter completed!