"Your Majesty, I received news a few days ago that someone was engaging in human trafficking in the south of the city. Upon investigation, Tian Linwen was found to be involved. He used dirty tricks to abduct those children, rounded them up, and sent them to the capital."
"I personally led a group of people to track them down and unexpectedly discovered a group of private soldiers hiding in the mountains leading to the northwest. The general in charge of the private soldiers kept a few of the children who were sent there, and sold the rest to Lingzhou."
Xiao Lichen's words caught everyone present off guard.
Emperor Jianchang sat high on the dragon throne, his hands clenched into fists on both sides of the throne. His face, which usually looked elegant and kind, was cold and murderous.
The court officials were all shocked, and they were a little confused by this shocking news.
Who is plotting a rebellion?
Thinking of Tian Linwen's previous accusation that Tao Zhihong was involved in treason, their eyes subconsciously turned to him.
Could it be that this great general who defends the country is really involved in the rebellion?
Tian Linwen, a clerk in the military department who was in charge of the weapons accounts, may have been threatened by Tao Zhihong and participated in the secret rebellion.
However, in order to save his own life, Tian Linwen stepped forward to expose the matter in advance.
Tao Zhihong ignored these malicious looks with a cold face, his eyes slightly stern.
"What a thief crying thief!"
Tian Linwen, who was lying on the ground, never thought that what he had done for that person would be exposed like this.
After a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, Tian Linwen fainted.
"What's going on?"
Emperor Jianchang was already angry.
With a sullen face, he suddenly stood up from the dragon throne.
Xiao Lichen briefly recounted his journey to Funiu Mountain.
And brought the children rescued by Tao Yuwei to the main hall.
Zhang Shizhong, another person behind the scenes who was involved in the child trafficking, was found out by Xiao Yuwei's men.
It was from this person that Tian Linwen was found to be the real mastermind behind the child trafficking.
Xiao Lichen's bodyguard Heiyan found out from the Wucheng Bingmasi that half a year ago, someone used the name of Tian Ce to process the documents for leaving the city at night.
After Emperor Jianchang personally inquired, he saw all kinds of evidence in front of him.
All the evidence points to Tian Linwen.
After figuring out what had happened, he looked at Tian Linwen who had fainted on the ground and wanted to kill him immediately.
In order to raise funds for rebellion, they actually abducted and sold innocent children to Beijing. It was a lucrative business.
How could Tian Wenlin, a small clerk in the Ministry of War, have such great ability to recruit private soldiers?
There must be a big fish hiding behind him.
"What a wicked Tian Linwen! Not only does he kidnap children, he's also so audacious as to secretly recruit people to join the rebellion. Someone, wake him up!"
At the command.
Tao Yuwei, who had been stepping on Tian Linwen's back, immediately moved aside.
Several imperial guards came forward, grabbed Tian Linwen who had escaped, and tapped him a few times, and Tian Linwen woke up slowly.
"Tian Linwen, who is the mastermind behind you and involved in the rebellion? Tell the truth!"
"You are such a good kid! It was you who was clearly plotting a rebellion, yet you even slandered General Tao! You deserve to die!"
Marquis Wei Jing, who had spoken for him before, changed his expression at this moment.
This Tian Linwen is so shameless that he actually did such a heinous thing in secret.
He must cut off all ties with this person and cannot let His Majesty vent his anger on him, otherwise, his entire mansion will be finished.
Tian Linwen tried hard to open his eyes, but when he saw the disgusted looks of everyone in the hall, he remained silent.
Is this the end of the road?
It would have been better if I hadn't agreed to do this for him.
Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Lichen asked him at this time, "If you can tell me who is behind this, I will save your life!"
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