In the second year of Han Guanghe (Yuan 179), Yang Qiu was promoted to a captain (responsible for correcting the illegal behavior of officials). He was once famous for punishing corrupt officials, and he was very dissatisfied with the powerful people who bullied the weak and feared the hard and invaded the people. He was terminally ill and hated his guts. As soon as he took office, he took the opportunity to thank the emperor and submitted a report demanding the arrest of several famous figures, such as Wang Fu, Chun Yudeng and Yuan She. , and their lawless children who are guarding orders in counties and counties, and the captain Duan Qi. He believes that these people are cunning and ambitious, and their crimes should be extinct; With fluky flattery, it should be combined with slaughter. After the emperor's instructions, he arrested more than a dozen important people at once and immediately sent them to Luoyang prison. Yang Qiu also personally asked. Wang Fu and his son, who made a scene in prison, were severely punished and died in prison. Duan Qi also committed suicide. Yang Qiu hanged their crimes at the city gate and confiscated all their possessions, which made everyone happy.

Yang Qiu originally planned to take two steps: first, destroy the biggest traitor, and then reorganize the powerful family. Sure enough, the capital was afraid of the earthquake, and the right gate was frightened, and everyone restrained their behavior. However, the emperor's determination to fight corruption was shaken by those who complained about everything. Yang Qiu was also transferred to Weiwei (the guard in charge of the palace gate).

At this point, Stuart Liu He, Yongle Shaofu Zhong Baoluo, Liu Na, an infantry captain and others secretly discussed and prepared to play the emperor again, asking Yang Qiu to remain a captain in Li Si and continue to punish corruption. When they don't report to the emperor, they often wait on Cao Jie and others. They threatened while accepting bribes, and from the mouths of Cheng Huang, Zhang Yue and others in Zhong Baoluo, they found out all the conspiracies of Liu He and others. So Cao Jie and others took the lead in complaining to the emperor, framing Liu He, Zhong Baoluo, Liu Na and Yang Qiu: colluding with their vassal states, colluding with each other, plotting rebellion and so on. Hearing this, Emperor Han Ling flew into a rage. Immediately arrested the four of them, tortured them and died in prison. All his wives were exiled to the border to work hard.

I want to rectify Han Feng, stop corruption and bring the Liu Dynasty back to life. Loyal and honest, open and cheerful. But our understanding of the complexity, arduousness and cruelty of punishing corruption is superficial. In particular, the strategy of punishing corruption is not meticulous. They only saw the emperor's support and promotion, but they didn't expect the emperor to change his mind and deny it. Lack of careful thinking beforehand and no emergency countermeasures afterwards; When Li Si was a captain, he rode in a hurry. Transferred to Wei Wei, and hastily stopped.

We underestimated the power of decay. Thought that corruption and greed, widespread indignation and resentment, an imperial edict can be eliminated. I don't know those people are far-sighted and good at planning; Rich experience and knowledge; No matter how rough the wind and waves are, sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. I have been following the emperor for a long time, knowing his habits, understanding his love, being good at catering and skillful in rhetoric. It can not only turn sin into merit, but also frame merit as sin. Make right and wrong upside down, shemale chaos, no one can do anything!

Lack of confidentiality in planning and planning. The goal of the two-step plan is too exposed, and as a result, it isolates itself and becomes the target of public criticism. Yang Qiu came back to plot, but let an old man Cheng Huang know that the plot leaked, which provided a basis for the enemy to make countermeasures and plant false injuries. The result not only ruined the plan to punish corruption, but also became the tragedy of countless lives.