"Your Majesty, General Tao is loyal to his country and has a sense of justice. He does not protect or shield his closest relatives. I believe that General Tao is innocent and should not be punished."
"His nephew Tao Baichuan should be arrested and brought to justice. All the Qiancheng Pawnshops in the city should be sealed off. Catching the mastermind behind the rebellion is the top priority."
Censor Lin Shirong stood up and spoke for Tao Zhihong.
Emperor Jianchang was well aware of Tao Zhihong's performance.
This minister of his has always been loyal and upright. Over the years, he has always kept his word in front of him and has no ulterior motives.
Before this, people had told him that they were not greedy for military power and wanted to retire.
It was because of his repeated attempts to keep the person that he was able to stay.
However, those people were not at all quiet and were determined to bring Tao Zhihong down.
They didn't even think about it. Without Tao Zhihong's deterrence, could those northern barbarians be as quiet as they are now?
Tao Zhihong was very straightforward in asking him to express his opinion.
People have already decided to back out.
The Great Zhou did have one or two generals who were capable of fighting, but Emperor Jianchang still needed a general with a great reputation like Tao Zhihong to stay behind the scenes and stabilize the situation on the border.
It was precisely because of Tao Zhihong's pioneering feat of leading tens of thousands of troops in a bloody battle against 300,000 Northern Barbarian cavalry and remaining undefeated that the enemy was deterred from stepping even a single step into the borders of the Great Zhou.
He couldn't let down the heart of a soldier who was loyal to his country.
No matter who is behind this, he will find them out and kill them.
"Lord Tao, you have worked hard and made great contributions. You have been wronged. I will reward you with a great sword and a hundred war horses. Forget about your resignation. I need your assistance."
"Tao Baichuan was so audacious that he forged a military token. Xiao Yuwei is responsible for detaining and interrogating him."
Emperor Jianchang's words shocked the court officials and made them open their mouths wide.
Wow, Your Majesty has gone to great lengths to retain and appease Tao Zhihong, the great general who protects the country.
War horses are in short supply in the Great Zhou.
The imperial court spent a huge sum of money to purchase the sweat-and-blood war horses from merchants in the Western Regions. They were rare and expensive, with one sweat-and-blood war horse being worth at least two hundred taels of gold.
These one hundred war horses are worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Your Majesty is so good to Tao Zhihong!
Moreover, Tao Zhihong was not held accountable for such a serious matter as his own nephew forging a military order to rebel.
If it happened to someone else, if one person in the family committed treason, the entire family would be implicated and beheaded.
The ministers were no longer in a hurry to solve their physiological problems at this time, and they all stared at Tao Zhihong with envy.
Tao Zhihong no longer insisted and kowtowed in gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness and reward!"
The chief eunuch held a magic dragon sword in his hand and handed it to Tao Zhihong personally.
Tao Zhihong respectfully accepted the sword and thanked him again, "I will live up to your trust, support your majesty, sharpen the will of the soldiers, defend the Great Zhou, and protect the people!"
After Tao Zhihong solemnly held the sword with both hands, thanked the emperor and stood up, Emperor Jianchang issued one order after another.
"Seal off the Qiancheng Pawnshop and uncover the mastermind behind this. Also, investigate the child abduction incident in the south of the city and the illegal soldiers in Funiu Mountain together. Xiao Yuwei is fully responsible for handling these matters. Send people to Lingzhou in the northwest to thoroughly investigate the source and eradicate these traitors!"
Xiao Lichen and Deputy Commander Xiao Yuwei responded to the order together!
[Haha, the hero has suffered a heavy loss this time. The pawnshop that helped him collect money and gather information is over. He has suffered a heavy blow this time, which will make him feel depressed and frustrated for a while.]
Tao Yuwei was in such a good mood that she wanted to sing "Xishasha" loudly!
But at this time, she heard some bad news.
"Your Majesty, something has happened to the Queen Mother."
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