《北史·列传·卷三十六》
大姓富豪，动不动就给他们加上谋反的罪名，将其全家扣押，财产抄没，据为己有。
大宗富族，诬之以反，没其家口，簿籍财物，皆以入己。
If a member of a powerful, wealthy family showed him the slightest disrespect, he would accuse the entire family of treason. He would then arrest them, confiscate their property and kill the men and throw their bodies into the river. This sort of thing happened all the time. 