Chapter 842: A Traitor for a Day, a Ghost for Life (Part II)
Wang Guorui's edict was also deliberated and passed by the parliament the next day, anyway, the vast majority of the parliament is also a puppet supported by Wang Guorui, and Wang Guorui's order is specifically aimed at traitors, so he naturally has no opinions. Even, this kind of strict investigation of traitor charges, then everyone will support it. The stronger a country is, the more it hates traitors. Because the stronger the country is, the more the national consciousness is raised, the more it will hate those traitors in the end. Because the nation has a sense of pride, it is natural that those traitors will not be tolerated.
"The emperor has ordered that those who have taken the initiative to contribute to foreigners in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, provide intelligence for foreigners, lead the way for foreigners, and other crimes will also be held accountable, tried according to law, and pardoned or not. For traitors and traitors, there will never be a date to stop the investigation, so they will all be investigated! ”
As this edict was published by telegram, it immediately caused panic among many people. Because for so many years, there have been many people who have helped foreigners, and there are countless leading parties who have betrayed intelligence and helped foreigners' armies lead the way. And they originally thought that they were not held accountable on the spot, and they would not continue to be held accountable after Wang Guorui established a new government, but in fact they were wrong. is outrageously wrong, even if there were people who betrayed the motherland and betrayed the nation in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Wang Guorui not only would not be held accountable because of the change of dynasty, but also cleaned up these traitors for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Because they not only betrayed the Manchu government, but also betrayed the country and the nation. Although they harmed the Manchu government, it was the Chinese who died. Therefore, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished, Wang Guorui would not stop pursuing the crimes of those traitors in the Manchu era because of the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. So this, but many people are also afraid, because Wang Guorui has zero tolerance for traitors!
Bali Bridge outside the Tongzhou area. Immediately someone began to dig a grave.
"Don't dig up, my great-grandfather has been dead for so many years, and you still won't let them go?" A Tongzhou landlord pleaded.
And those people obviously didn't care, but said, "How did your family's wealth come from?" Didn't you rely on leading the way for the Anglo-French army back then, and then let the Anglo-French army defeat the monk's army, and then attack the city of Beijing? And that great-grandfather of yours. Isn't it just relying on the wealth given by foreign devils that this is the purchase of land, and then you have today? It's not that the time has not yet come, and you will one day be punished for the wealth you have gained by selling your country and your compatriots! ”
The landlord saw that his great-grandfather's grave had been dug up, and this was an ancestral grave! Not to mention this, it is a great insult to the ancients, but also to future generations. But seeing so many people like this, he didn't dare to stop it.
"Great-grandfather! Back then, you relied on leading the way for foreigners. Let the foreigners avoid being ambushed in exchange for the wealth, so that we have today, but ill-gotten wealth will always be retributed early! ”
When the British and French forces were at Bali Bridge, the Qing army once set up an ambush for the British and French forces, but because a local old man helped the British and French forces lead the way, they successfully bypassed the ambush circle, so that the British and French forces avoided a battle that could cause heavy losses. And no one knows. The old man was rewarded by the Anglo-French army, and only then did he buy land in Tongzhou. Then he became a landowner. By the time they arrived, they were getting richer and richer. However, none of this can change the sin of the primitive accumulation of the first pot of gold that they bought by betraying their compatriots and betraying the motherland. Although forty years have passed now, he will continue to be held accountable now. Even if they died, they would be dug up and whipped alive. It's not even peaceful to die!
If it weren't for the fact that future generations could not be implicated, then maybe his descendants would have to be killed!
"At that time, because of my great-grandfather's wisdom, I was able to help foreigners gain wealth in time. But now it seems that people are messing around in the rivers and lakes, and there will always be a day to pay back. And I'm in front of the neighbor now. I can't even hold my head up! ”
Those who were still envious of their family's wealth now looked at him with contempt, because he was the descendant of a traitor. Their family's wealth came from the wrong way in the first pot of gold, relying on the wealth obtained by the blood of their own compatriots. Even if they later became more and more wealthy through the hard work of their descendants, they thought that the money was dirty money, and even if they sold all this wealth, they could not make up for the sacrifice of their compatriots because of their ancestors. Therefore, they are all looked down upon now, because even if this money is earned by themselves later, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, it is all dirty money, and it is also stained with the blood of their compatriots, because their primitive accumulation is also full of blood and crime.
And the ancestral graves have been dug here, and there are many people in Shandong, the northeast, and even the south, and there are many people who are panicking.
"Why did Lao Zhang commit suicide?" A person from Shandong asked.
"Yes! How did Lao Zhang commit suicide? Wasn't he good before? "Yes! How did you commit suicide for no reason? "You don't know, do you? A few years ago, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty was fighting a naval battle with the Japanese Invaders, he happened to lose all his money at that time, and he was afraid that he would be scolded by his wife when he went back, so he helped the Japanese Invaders to report the dynamics of the Beiyang Naval Division at that time, in exchange for three taels of silver! "Three taels of silver, and I'm going to do things for the widows?" "Yes! Three taels of silver, back then for three taels of silver, but now...... Ay! "Back then, it was three taels of silver, but now even if we are an ordinary worker, we have at least seven taels of silver every month!" If there is some technology, then a dozen taels of silver a month is commonplace! Lao Zhang is a foreman, no less than twenty taels of silver every month! It's a pity that three taels of silver back then have now become a talisman! "Yes! If you know today, why bother in the first place! ”
"Lao Zhang is true, and there is no evidence in the imperial court, why did he commit suicide so early?" "If he doesn't say it, who knows!" "However, he has been very nervous all these years. I heard that he often woke up when he was sleeping, and it seems that he had a nightmare, as if he was asked for his life by someone from the Beiyang Naval Division! "Hey! For three taels of silver, is it worth it to be so indifferent and not ghostly? ”……
In Shandong, Northeast China, and some places in the south, hearing the news that no traitor or traitor will be pardoned and will be tried and killed, many people who have helped foreigners have also fallen into despair. Even, many people have gone to extremes even if they have not been caught with evidence.
"Your Majesty, there have been more than 1,000 people who have committed suicide in fear of sin. However, in fact, more than 90 percent of our State Security Administration has no evidence at all, but they have all committed suicide in fear of crime. After they committed suicide, their families were discriminated against by their neighbors, and some even moved away and did not want to stay where they were. Even many of their descendants were ashamed to take his surname, and some even changed their surnames in the end. It seems that this edict of the emperor is really more useful than our State Security Administration to investigate! ”
Wang Guorui said with certainty: "These ill-gotten gains from selling their compatriots, maybe they will gain temporary stability for a while." But in the end, there will inevitably be no ghosts, even if they can escape the punishment of the law, but their conscience punishment will definitely make them restless for the rest of their lives. The reason why we humans are not animals is because each of us has a conscience. Since ancient times, there has never been a person who betrayed his motherland as a traitor and was able to live completely and without influence. From the day they betrayed their compatriots, stained their crowns with the blood of their own compatriots, and exchanged the blood and lives of their compatriots for wealth, they were no longer alone. They are already a walking dead without a soul of their own. Selling one's soul for wealth and honor will inevitably lead to a condemnation of conscience in the end. This kind of condemnation is sometimes worse than criminal punishment. Because once people lose their conscience, sometimes they will not be a ghost for the rest of their lives. As long as he becomes a traitor for one day, then he will not be a living person in his life, he will be a ghost. Betraying one's fellow human beings is the greatest sin, more abominable than any crime. So we can't give up on pursuing them because of this, they are no longer worthy of being a person. So, if they commit suicide, let them go! ”
"As for their families, then I can't help it. I also want to tell everyone that being a traitor is not only my own business, but also my family. If a person becomes a traitor, then in the end, their family and descendants will be disgraced for it. Therefore, being a traitor is not a matter of one person, but also about your descendants. Your descendants will be ashamed of you, more than any other crime! ”
Perhaps some people can honestly accept that their ancestor was a murderer, or even a murderer without blinking, even if their ancestors committed other crimes, they may be able to admit it openly. But he didn't have the face to say that his ancestors were traitors, which is also the truth, because being a traitor is one of the most shameful crimes. Because he is a crime related to the entire country and nation, even if it is a murder, maybe only one or two people, and he does not directly hit the entire country and nation like a traitor. Once he becomes a traitor, future generations will be ashamed of him, so after he becomes a traitor, in anyone's heart, he is actually "dead". After being a traitor for a day, he is already a "ghost" in his life, and he will always be a dead man in everyone's hearts. (To be continued.) )