When he went to court the next day, Tao Rui went out and said: "The emperor, the minister has his own book."
The courtiers were surprised. Not long after Tao Rui finished his visit to the Jiangnan Prefecture, what would he do?
The emperor couldn't figure out what he was going to play, and said with some expectation: "Say."
Tao Rui looked down and handed out a memorial, and said loudly: "The minister wants to participate in the staff of the staff and foreign Lang Zhang Tian to accept bribes and resell the official position; Sacrifices and celebrations to accumulate wealth; ministers want to join the army minister Xiao Qin to steal weapons forging pictures and make weapons privately; ministers want to participate..."
Everyone's heart stopped for a while, and Tao Rui participated in eighteen people in one breath!
From the military officer to the Yulin Army lieutenant, they were all Beijing officials, all with real power, and all had the opportunity to touch some secrets. Among them, the soldier of the Ministry of War is the Xiao family, and the servant of the Ritual Ministry is a son-in-law of the Xiao family!
Even if these two people do not belong to Xiao Guifei's descendant of the Xiao family, they are still related to the Xiao family. Two of the eighteen people belonged to the Xiao family, and Tao Rui's direction was too obvious.
What made the Xiao family and the second prince more frightened was that only they knew that these eighteen people were all theirs!
Looking at the memorial, the emperor frowned slowly. There are things he knows, and there are things he doesn't know, but he believes Tao Rui will not aimlessly and will bring up the things that have not been found out clearly, so all of them are true, and they are all related to the Xiao family.
The Xiao family is too much. There is a noble concubine and prince, and they almost don't know what their surname is. I heard that the prostitute of the Xiao family also annoyed the third princess. The Xiao family didn't even care about the offspring. Is it to look at the second prince to ascend the throne?
Without waiting for the officials who were present to intercede to intercede, the emperor has solemnly ordered, "If these 18 people are imprisoned awaiting trial, whoever intercedes will be regarded as the same crime. Civil and military courtiers should have petitioned for the people and served the country. I will never allow anyone to corrupt the court. , Destroy my Da Zhou foundation!"
"The emperor is wise! Long live the emperor, long live the emperor--"
The emperor's sight passed over the second prince and walked away. The second prince only felt a chill in his back, and hurriedly went to see his grandfather Xiao Taishi.
Taishi Xiao walked slowly to Tao Rui, and said with a smile, "Master Tao is not afraid of tigers when he is born with a calf, anyone really dares to move."
Tao Rui replied with a faint smile, "The descendants of Xiao Taishi's mansion are newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers. Anyone dares to move."
Grandmaster Xiao's eyes were sharp, and what else to say. The prime minister had already walked over and said with a smile: "Teacher Xiao appreciates me, right? I really am the pillar of my head. Those silverfish should have been cleaned up long ago."
Grand Master Xiao sneered: "I hope that I won't be too greedy and wronged people. Humph."
It was the first time that Grand Master Xiao was so rude to show no face in public. It was indeed the Xiao family that had a big deal this time.
Even though these eighteen people are not high-ranking officials, they were deliberately placed in those positions after years of training in the Xiao family. Not only did they do a lot for the Xiao family and the second prince, they also knew a lot of secrets. If they all confessed during the interrogation, the seriousness of the situation is far beyond everyone's imagination.
Grandmaster Xiao couldn't help himself, and the second prince also had an ugly expression.
Tao Rui was still chatting and laughing with the prime minister on the ground, and he seemed as easy as participating in a concert as simple as talking about the weather.
He is only nineteen years old!
While admiring his calmness, the ministers also pondered. What did Tao Rui's reply mean? The descendants of the Xiao family moved someone who shouldn't be moved?
Immediately after the dynasty was dismissed, many people secretly investigated, and the results were not difficult at all. The day before, Xiao Shuyun tried to humiliate Fuxi, and many young ladies were present. Tao Rui is venting his sister!
Except for this incident, Tao Rui and the Xiao family have no intersection at all.
For a sister who is not related by blood, Tao Rui can actually do this? Isn't he afraid of future revenge from the Xiao family? Is this really sure or young and vigorous?
To be honest, the Xiao family is a behemoth, even if Xiao Shuyun humiliated their daughter, they might not dare to say a word directly.
Everyone didn't know that Tao Ruishen's people belonged to the Xiao family, and they didn't know that it was enough to make the Xiao family hurt. So they couldn't understand why Tao Rui did it, and it felt more like a teenager's urgency.
Several ministers who admired Tao Rui sighed with regret, guessing that Tao Rui was afraid that it would be lost in the hands of the Xiao family soon. Most of it was an "accident".
Qi Yushi personally went to tell Tao Rui the seriousness of this incident, and was very worried for him, but found that Tao Rui was not afraid at all, but comforted him and told him not to think too much and affect his body.
When he went back to the house and said to Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Qi sighed: "Ms. Tao is really blessed. She is loved by her elders in the Tao family. After having her brother, Jinzhi, life is more comfortable than anyone else. Take care of her. I didn't expect it to be this way."
Qi Yushi looked at her and asked, "Do you see what your son wants? What do you think?"
Madam Qi laughed and gave him a blank look, "The son is so obvious, who can't tell, he still lingers in front of me all day, saying that all concubines are all harms, and I can't wait to send him out. He is annoying. Even his elder sister and younger sister have to tell me, for fear that Ms. Tao will be wronged. I have never seen my son so caring about something.
The most important thing is that my son has started to move forward and is trying to find a way to find a lack. My heart, it hasn't been so smooth for so many years.
Ms. Tao is a good girl, so let's help our son get this daughter-in-law. "
Qi Yushi smiled and nodded. Others are of good character, as are his wife and children. Now he felt that Tao Rui might suffer. Not only did he not avoid it, he also went to Tao Rui and proposed to marry Fuxi into Qi's family as soon as possible.
In that case, Fuxi would be the Qi family, Tao Jin and the others were the in-laws of the Qi family. Even if the Xiao family dealt with Tao Rui, they would have to take care of the Qi family. They would not be able to deal with Fuxi and the Tao family.
Tao Rui didn't say anything after hearing his words, Qi Yushi said anxiously: "What else can you hesitate? This is an important matter."
Tao Rui said: "I'm not hesitating, I'm a little touched. I thought you were annoyed when you saw me all the time, but I didn't expect to help me like this today."
Qi Yushi frowned and waved his hand, "The big man speaks so sorrowfully, what is moved but not moved, the solution is the most important thing."
Tao Rui raised his hand to pour him tea, and said with a smile: "Uncle, when have I done something unsure? Just put your heart in your stomach, and I can guarantee that nothing will happen."
Qi Yushi looked at him, and then realized that there might be some secret insider information about the matter. Tao Rui was inconvenient to say at this time, but he was sure to face the Xiao family. That's fine, he is relieved.
The attitude of the Qi family on this matter made Tao Rui sure that the Qi family would really love Fuxi, which was a surprise. But Fuxi still wants to marry again after twenty, so it's not anxious.
Dali Temple handled things very quickly, and the emperor really wanted to investigate this time. Everything was strict, and Taishi Xiao couldn't get involved in many activities, and the 18 people were directly convicted.
In fact, it was not only the 18 people who were convicted in the end, but also the other people they had implicated. For example, the few people who became officials by leaking questions from the imperial examinations, all those who took the questions and passed the questions; where did the raw materials of the private weapons come from, where they were hidden, and who provided the money; those who benefited from reselling official positions People and who is behind them, etc.
This case is much larger than the case of Jiangnan Prefecture, involving 108 people in total! The stolen property and the number of weapons seized made it a nationally well-known case. Tao Rui became a young hero in the hearts of the people. He established an image of boldness, carefulness and integrity.
Some people even started to stop Tao Rui's sedan chair and knelt down to complain and shout grievances. Tao Rui's image in the hearts of the people was so good that it couldn't be better.
But the Xiao family suddenly became full of holes. They did a lot of things during the investigation, but the more they did, the easier it was to expose. The emperor's secret guards came out and directly investigated the Xiao family. All those things about the second prince were also found out.
The second prince is more than just trying to seize the protagonist, he also plans to rebel if he fails to seize the protagonist!
The emperor is not afraid of people having ambitions. On the contrary, smart people have ambitions and he still appreciates them, but he hates people with inferior character. What kind of people do they win? What qualifications do you have to be an emperor?
The emperor knew that he was partial, so he never hoped that other children would be more filial to him, but the rebellion to overthrow him definitely touched his bottom line.
The emperor instructed the prime minister to join Xiao Taishi, and then dismissed the official of Xiao Taishi, and ordered him to return to his hometown. This was the last decent amount to him.
The second prince panicked, and he drew a clear line with the Xiao family. The cousin and prefect who was handled by him was obviously not a capital crime before, but he was directly convicted of a capital crime. Even his family members were exiled for three thousand miles, and the young children were not spared.
The second prince showed his loyalty to the emperor, and even swallowed that he had never seen the true face of the Xiao family before.
The emperor looked at him expressionlessly and was silent for a long time. He didn't even want to reprimand him.
The imperial concubine Xiao also knew that she could not kneel to plead for her natal family. Why was the second prince so cold-blooded?
Powerful and charming, the emperor also walked along the road of seizing a divine protagonist. At this moment, he seemed to see the shadow of his elder brother and younger brother from the second prince.
The emperor unexpectedly thought of Tao Rui's poem that the three princesses had shown him. That poem reveals the simplest yearning for happiness, simple and pure happiness. Perhaps being born in a good family is much happier than being born in a royal family.
Finally, the emperor sighed and waved his hand to make the second prince retreat. The next day he said that the second prince was ill, and it was not suitable to go to the court to do errands, so that he could raise his body in the palace. He didn't ban the second prince, even if he shed all the power of the second prince, Xiao Guifei was also demoted to Xiao Fei, without a title, and became the last of the concubines.
Several months have passed since a major and vigorous case came to an end.
The people who said Tao Rui was going to be unlucky at the time had no idea what to say, and they never expected that the Xiao family would fall in the end.
Although the collapse of the Xiao family was the result of many people stepping on one foot, if it weren't for Tao Rui's participation in the beginning of the eighteen people, no one else would have the chance to step on the Xiao family. Tao Rui is not only bold, but also accurate in finding problems.
Everyone thought of Tao Rui's next move to play chess, and suddenly realized that Tao Rui might have expected the end from the beginning. Who would dare to oppose him if he is so intelligent?
At the same time, let everyone remember that there is definitely not to mess with Tao Rui's family.
Just when everyone was relieved and thought Tao Rui would take this opportunity to receive a big award, another piece of good news came.
The new planting method promoted by Tao Rui has succeeded!
All the experimental towns have doubled their land production, and some have even more. This is no longer a simple reward. He must be promoted this time!