Tao Jingyu continued to shake his head uncertainly.
"After this is accomplished, how about arranging for your son to take up a position in the Ministry of War?"
Li Rui's words were very tempting, and Tao Jingyu was deeply moved when he heard them.
No matter how unpromising your son is, he is still your own son.
My eldest brother didn't even bother to help me find a reliable job, and this is also a concern for him.
"Okay, I agree. I hope Brother Li will take care of me in the future."
Tao Jingyu bowed politely, indicating that he was willing to do as the other party requested.
"Haha, no problem, no problem. Don't worry, our good days are still ahead."
Tao Zhihong, who was hiding under the window outside the house, heard the conversation inside with his own ears. He secretly clenched his fists and tried hard to restrain the anger in his heart.
This second brother, you really can’t expect him to have any conscience.
When it comes to interests, if you are coaxed by others, you will not be able to stand the test.
My second brother, like his stepmother Fang, is a selfish, short-sighted, and brainless fool who didn't even realize he was being treated as a useless chess piece.
As for Li Rui, who plotted against him, he had known him for many years.
At that time, he was a soldier at the border and met Li Rui, who was also a soldier there.
At the beginning, they were assigned to serve together and shared the joys and sorrows for a while.
Later, because of his good performance, he was valued by the general at that time and transferred to the cavalry battalion, separated from Li Rui.
A few years later, he had become a deputy general. He unexpectedly received news about Li Rui, who was injured in his left hand and could no longer serve in the army.
Li Rui even came to him specifically to plead, saying that his family was in difficult financial conditions and that life would not be easy once he returned home.
Because of their shared life-and-death relationship, he helped Li Rui and used his connections to transfer him to the capital to serve as a minor official in a government office under the Ministry of War.
Later, he stopped fighting and returned to the capital. Li Rui would occasionally meet him and drink together.
Who would have thought that such a person would have ill intentions towards him.
This time, he wanted to put Li Rui in a sack and take him away.
After listening to the conversation inside, he changed his mind.
The person standing behind Li Rui should be a prince in the court.
By touching Li Rui tonight, he was indirectly telling that person that he had noticed something.
In that case, he has to change his strategy.
He kept his daughter's warning in mind.
We can't just let Li Rui go. What should he do?
Thinking that what his daughter said was verified again, Tao Zhihong firmly believed that his daughter was extraordinary.
His daughter is really amazing. She knows such secret things. He thinks she is even more amazing than the Xiaoyu Guards under His Majesty who are good at gathering information.
It must be the spirit of the ancestors who appeared to protect and warn the family.
No matter how his daughter knew this important news, he would always seek help from her and find out as much information as possible inside and outside the capital.
Hearing the noise in the house, Tao Zhihong quickly flew onto the roof.
At this moment, the door of the east wing opened.
Li Rui walked out and Tao Jingyu saw him off warmly.
Before getting on the carriage, Li Rui repeatedly instructed, "Tomorrow morning, disguise yourself as your elder brother and ride out on horseback. From now on, don't come to this house again. Leave the rest to me. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Tao Jingyu solemnly expressed his understanding.
Soon after, the carriage drove out of the yard and the door was closed from the inside.
In the darkness, a group of people flew out of the yard and followed the moving carriage closely.
When the carriage passed through a long alley and turned onto the main road, it was suddenly attacked.
The coachman was knocked unconscious instantly. Li Rui, who was sitting in the carriage, just became alert when he passed out in a dizzy spell.
After lifting the curtain and confirming that it was Li Rui, Tieshan, the guard of the General's Mansion, waved his hand, and two masked men in black jumped onto the carriage, put the person into a sack, carried him up and disappeared into the night.
Tao Zhihong and another group of people watched the figure going away, and his depressed heart felt a little better.
At the court tomorrow morning, he wants to see what monsters are causing the chaos.
the next day.
Civil and military officials filed in, walked in an orderly manner on the imperial road leading to the palace, and came to the court to pay homage.
In the court.
Emperor Jianchang was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and sat high on the dragon throne.
As the shrill but steady voice of the eunuch Zhao Chong sounded, "If you have something to report, please proceed. If not, please dismiss the court." All the officials in the court immediately quieted down, and the morning court officially began.
Lin Shirong, the Imperial Censor and the Inspector General, immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
He presented the memorial with both hands with a serious expression.
Zhao Chong, holding a whisk in his arms, trotted down the imperial steps quickly and steadily, took the memorial and presented it to Emperor Jianchang.
Emperor Jianchang opened the memorial and, after reading its contents, was furious and threw it to the ground. "Tao Zhihong, as an official appointed by the imperial court, you dared to openly keep a male lover. After being witnessed and criticized, you launched into outrage, claiming that the imperial court had no right to interfere."
Tao Zhihong immediately stepped out of the line with a solemn expression and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am busy training new recruits in the camp outside the capital all day long. How could I have the time to keep any male favorites? It is simply a row of sudden and unforeseen events. I am innocent. Please, Your Majesty, investigate the reasons and clear my name."
After hearing his words, the anger on Emperor Jianchang's face subsided a little.
He said in a cold voice, "Lin Shirong, what evidence do you have to prove that Mr. Tao has done anything immoral?"
Lin Shirong, the Imperial Censor, was well-known in the court for his stubborn and stubborn temper.
As the Imperial Censor who was in charge of supervising all officials, he had an extremely stubborn temper, and most court officials were afraid of being targeted by him.
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