Chapter 485: Punishing His Nine Clans
Qiao Rushi rested for a while and went to the study. She sat on the armchair, leaned back, closed her eyes and rested, but her mind was not completely relaxed.
In this fire, everything that could be seen by the light and also everything that could not be seen by the light were burned.
It was worth it that he sent people to help make the fire burn even more fiercely.
Qiao Rushi looked at the deadlock in front of him and picked up one of the white chess pieces. This game, which was impossible to turn around, saw hope again.
How could Chen Chunlai know that the evidence that was taken away was indeed the one taken from the Shangshu Mansion, but the handwriting on it was made with special ink that would disappear after a certain period of time.
The ink disappeared and what was presented to the Second Palace was a housekeeper's account book and a blueprint of the Shangshu Mansion.
Even though the Second Prince is biased now, we can't make things difficult for him, right?
After all, you can't trust anyone easily with such an important matter.
The way to survive in the world is that allies will change because of interests.
Leaving less evidence will make it easier to get away in the future.
Qiao Rushi put the chess pieces in his hand aside, everything can be used.
For example, the Second Prince’s feelings for Yanyan.
Palace of Mental Cultivation
"Father, I have arranged for someone to go to Zhenyang Pass to collect evidence, but just now, news was sent back from Zhenyang Pass eight hundred miles away."
Although the emperor survived the assassination attempt, he has not been able to attend court until today, which really hurts his heart. Although he looks good, it is just a facade. The Taoist priests advised him to rest for a while, so that the elixir can be more effective.
The emperor picked up the urgent letter, opened it and began to read. The more he read, the gloomier his expression became.
"Outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!"
He threw the secret letter to the ground, his chest heaving violently with anger.
Apart from Qiao Rushi, his concern is about Zhenyang Pass, which is a border fortress but has never been under his control.
He has been on the throne for many years, but he knows very little about Zhenyang Pass. All the spies he sent out have never returned, which shows that it is not easy for him to completely get all the fat meat in Zhenyang Pass.
He knew clearly that the Jiedushi must have colluding ministers in the capital, otherwise he would not have been so well-informed and safe for so many years.
But he never imagined that Shen Chunlai would be the umbrella for Zhenyang Pass in the capital.
He Zhiyu said: "Father, Prime Minister Shen suffered the consequences of his actions in the court and was cursed by the censors. I have already detained all the members of Shen's family in the Ministry of Justice. But I dare not make any decisions on how to deal with them. Please make the decision, Father."
"If Shen Chunlai has not colluded with Zhenyang Pass, I will do my best to protect him and keep his position in the court."
The emperor's eyes were like deep pools. "But he has disappointed me so much. Although no one in the court can restrain Qiao Rushi except him, I will not tolerate such a treacherous person as my subject."
Anyone can be abandoned. Without Chen Chunlai, he could have cultivated a new noble in the court.
"The traitor Shen Chunlai harbors evil intentions and plots against the law. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he formed a clique for personal gain and oppressed the people. I think that he has worked diligently all his life but betrayed the military. This is an unforgivable crime."
The emperor ran out of breath when he spoke the latter part, and took a moment to pause before continuing.
"Execute the traitor Shen Chunlai and his four relatives from his father's side, three relatives from his mother's side, and two relatives from his wife's side. Order the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to immediately confiscate all their property, seal off their mansions and farms, and execute them on a chosen day!"
He Zhiyu nodded, "Your Highness, I will obey your command."
The emperor added: "The Dali Temple Minister is not a loyal minister, but he has not made any mistakes that would lead to his demotion. He has no background, so you should get rid of him cleanly. The Dali Temple Junior Minister is still a person who can be trained, so let him be promoted to Dali Temple Minister."
He Zhiyu responded, "I obey your order."
"The secret letter sent back by Yan Li said that the Zhenyang Jiedushi used private soldiers to disobey the imperial order and commit treason. You should arrange for General Ling An to go to Wunan to mobilize 30,000 troops to help King Jing suppress the rebellion at Zhenyang Pass."
He Zhiyu lowered his eyes. It would be a huge achievement if the rebellion in Zhenyang Pass could be suppressed successfully.
"Yes, I will do it right away."
The emperor let out a long sigh, "I am a little tired, you go down first."
He Zhiyu retreated.
The emperor frowned, "Su Xiao."
The chief eunuch Su Xiao immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want?"
The emperor was silent for a moment. "Now that the Shen family has fallen, Qiao Rushi will probably become even more unscrupulous. But he is a cautious person, and I have not found any faults in him to exploit in all these years. I think he should first become restless and do something he shouldn't do before I can completely eliminate him."
Cultivating new elites is certainly one way, but it takes a long time and requires the development of two roads at the same time.
"Xi Ling used a city in exchange for Chen Che's return. Xi Ling is now becoming more and more powerful. I do not intend to fight a war. Marriage is the best choice."
Su Xiao said: "But now we only have the tenth princess in Dayu, and the tenth princess has already married, so it is impossible to send her to marry."
The emperor looked at him and said, "The princess naturally has no suitable candidate. Although Baozhu was timid and inconspicuous before, I think she is quite cute now. Maybe it's because she is old, or maybe it's because she is a girl, I feel a little bit of love for her. If she hadn't been married, I would not want her to marry."
Su Xiao said, "If the princess doesn't have a suitable candidate, then she can only choose one from the royal family. But there are not many people of the right age in the royal family, and the only one who has reached the age of marriage has already been engaged. If we want to find another one, it will probably take a few more years. The Prince of Xunnan does have a granddaughter who will reach the age of marriage in three years."
Emperor: "If we want to go to Xiling with the Crown Prince, there is no suitable candidate among the royal family. In this case, we can choose one from the princesses."
Su Xiao's expression slightly changed. "Princess Duanhua is known as the most beautiful woman in Dayu among the people. Her talent and knowledge are the best among the noble ladies. If such a person were to marry in Xiling, it would not bring shame to our Dayu."
The emperor said nothing more. Qiao Ru's most precious thing was his little daughter. If his little daughter was sent to marry a foreign prince, could he still bear it?
If you can't help it, there will be a flaw that you can seize and then break through.
"Have the Imperial Academy draft an imperial edict for the marriage, and send it to the Qiao family the day after the Shen family is executed. Make it secretive, and don't let anyone know about it before it's sent to the Qiao family, especially He Zhiyu and Jiang Qiyun."
Su Xiao bowed, "I will obey the emperor's order."
The emperor closed his eyes. Whether it was the Shen family or the Qiao family, they were all his slaves.
The servant's status is getting higher and higher. How can the master continue to keep him alive?
If the king wants his subject to die, then the subject must die!
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