Censor Lin Shirong was also disgusted by Tao Zhihong's behavior.
He angrily pointed at the man's nose and cursed, "Tao Zhihong, you are despicable and shameless. You actually pushed this immoral thing onto your own brother. Are you still a human being?"
Tao Zhihong shook his head in denial, "I deny anything I didn't do. I beg Censor Lin to produce more direct evidence to convince you."
Li Hugua hasn't even spoken clearly yet, but everyone is rushing to slander him. They are so impatient.
In the court, when the atmosphere was tense, a young eunuch guarding the palace gate quietly entered the hall and whispered a few words in Zhao Chong's ear.
Afterwards, Zhao Chong quietly told Emperor Jianchang.
The dispute between the two sides was interrupted.
"Xuan Xiao Yuwei leads the Yong prince to an audience!"
After hearing the summons, Prince Xiao Lichen of Yong came into the hall in a wheelchair with the help of a young eunuch.
He sat in a wheelchair, bowed, and said in a steady voice, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
When Emperor Jianchang saw Xiao Lichen, his originally depressed mood improved slightly. He raised his hand slightly and said, "Yes!"
Xiao Lichen's expression was solemn. He said, "The Xiaoyu Guards were on duty today and unexpectedly apprehended a man. After interrogation, it was discovered that this man was involved in framing General Tao for a crime that violated his personal ethics. I consider this matter serious, and I have come to report it to Your Majesty to prevent a prominent official from being forced to bear a shameful stigma."
Upon hearing this, there was an uproar in the court.
They were talking about it, and from what Prince Yong said, Tao Zhihong's reputation was maliciously slandered.
Now, things are getting more and more complicated.
The people present were not fools. What else could they not understand? How could the investigation by His Majesty's Xiaoyu Guards be false?
It seems that Tao Zhihong was inexplicably targeted by the censor this time, and it was not an unexpected disaster, but someone was deliberately targeting him behind the scenes.
Censor Lin Shirong looked very unhappy, and his stubborn mind could hardly react.
In this impeachment of Tao Zhihong, he became a knife in the hands of people with ill intentions, stabbing the heart of a minister whom Your Majesty valued.
It's over, he acted impulsively this time.
Beads of sweat the size of beans streamed down his face. Lin Shirong knelt on the ground with a pale face and a trembling heart.
Minister of Rites Gao Huaizhen secretly said, "It's bad."
The plan he had set up was originally very promising, but he had the misfortune of running into Xiao Yuwei, and all his plans came to nothing.
Also, he has cut off his tail and left no handle.
"To think there is such a thing? Bring that person to the palace. I want to see who is framing Lord Tao."
Emperor Jianchang was completely furious.
After this incident, he no longer understood the other party's intentions and became a complete tyrant.
To plot against Tao Zhihong is to plot against him.
First, he cut off his left and right arms, and then he sowed discord between the king and his subjects.
Let the king and his ministers be suspicious of each other and create rifts.
If he removes Tao Zhihong's military power over the 300,000 troops in the suburbs of Beijing, it will give the people behind the scenes an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and place their own people in the camp outside Beijing.
What a great plan to kill three birds with one stone, the plan sounded very good, but in the end it was exposed.
He was caught by his Xiao Yuwei.
He was anxious to interrogate the person captured by Xiao Yuwei.
Li Rui was dragged into the court covered in injuries.
Meet all the civil and military officials in the court.
He endured the pain all over his body and was so scared that he almost peed himself.
"Your Majesty, your ... servant Li Rui pays homage."
Emperor Jianchang said coldly, "You were the one who colluded with others to frame Tao Zhihong for keeping a male concubine?"
Li Rui immediately recanted his confession, hastily denying it, saying, "I have never done this."
Xiao Lichen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was not surprised that he would do this.
The interrogation was conducted in the prison department, and all kinds of tricks were used on people. Li Rui could not bear it, and he found himself in trouble before he was beaten a few times.
When they arrived at the Golden Palace, in front of everyone, they felt that they could no longer beat him at will, and no one could force him to speak.
Li Hugua, who was kneeling on the ground, mustered up his courage and quickly said what he had not had time to say.
"Your Majesty, I didn't explain it clearly just now. The Master Tao I met at Young Master Qingfeng's house that day was a large man, not the General Tao in front of us!"
Oh my god, he was scared to death. Finally, he made himself clear.
Now no one will wrongly accuse General Tao anymore.
Li Hugua raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat off his face.
Emperor Jianchang did not blame Li Hugua for telling the truth so late.
"The Master Tao that Brother Hugua mentioned is none other than my second brother."
Everyone else believed what Tao Zhihong said this time.
"Invite Mr. Tao and Young Master Qingfeng over here, and ask them face to face, and everything will be clear."
Xiao Lichen didn't understand what was so funny about something that was so obvious.
"Prince Yong, you may not know that Young Master Qingfeng's men are missing. As for Second Master Tao, this is the first time we've heard of him."
Minister of Rites Gao Huaizhen sighed innocently, as if he had just realized that something was wrong.
"The disappearance of someone is not a big deal for us Xiaoyu Guards. Send someone to find Master Qingfeng and bring him here to explain the matter clearly. Also send someone to bring the Second Master of the Tao Family to the palace."
Xiao Lichen's light words were surprisingly shocking to Gao Huaizhen.
Emperor Jianchang, sitting on the dragon throne, immediately ordered Xiao Yuwei to find someone.
Tao Zhihong was impeached today, and it was not just because of his wrongdoing of keeping a male favorite.
So far, it seems that someone is suspected of maliciously slandering important officials of the court, and the truth must be investigated thoroughly.
He wanted to see which of his sons had done this.
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