"How should we deal with this now? If it is confirmed that this was done by our family, it will be really disadvantageous to us!"
"What are you afraid of? Your Majesty knew about this matter from the beginning. I killed those who were extremely evil. It has not been publicized for so many years, so naturally they have tacitly agreed that we have to act. I am not afraid of the consequences if I dare to do it, and I am not afraid of being exposed!
I have already told Dalang and the others that every pore of the remaining aristocratic families in Yizhou is stained with the blood of the people. This time, in the name of clearing out bandits, all those who should be cleared out will be cleared out!"
"I'm afraid it won't be easy! Even the noble families in the capital won't stand idly by!"
Qiao Xin chuckled: "The aristocratic families in the capital should protect their own foundation first!"
Under Zhu Zhen's high pressure, these people either fled to Dongyi or Dajing. Those who fled to Dongyi can be left alone for the time being, but the families who returned to Dajing will not have such a good time.
Emperor Wu not only restricted them from purchasing manors and land, but also suppressed the influence of young talents from aristocratic families in the court.
Just look at the Emperor Wu's attitude towards the Grand Consort and Qiao Erlang. From heaven to earth, it is clear what His Majesty is thinking!
Over the years, Qiao Xin spared no expense in opening academies, training storytellers, printing large quantities of books, and opening paper mills and bookstores. None of this was in vain.
With the popularization of books and paper, the cost of studying was greatly reduced, breaking the monopoly of aristocratic families. Large numbers of students from poor families succeeded, passed the imperial examinations, and were finally placed in important positions.
Now that the people have seen the light, how could they be willing to go back to the dark days of the past!
It is simply a pipe dream for the noble families to return to the days when they could control everything with one hand!
Now there is no need to worry about them jumping around. If they all jump out, it will be a good time to deal with them!
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The people in Runan Palace found that before they even started to act, an evil wind had already blown in the capital.
No one knew where it started, but it seemed as if overnight, everything their palace had done in Yizhou and Jiangnan was made public, especially what the Xia family, to which the Princess of Anhua belonged, had done in Anhua County over the past 10 to 20 years.
Everything is spread with details and details, and the imagination of ordinary people is unlimited.
In the end, the rumor that Prince Runan was planning a rebellion spread like wildfire!
Storytellers and novelists could no longer hold back and were ready to accuse the King of Runan of countless crimes of treason in their minds.
Anyway, you don't need evidence when writing a story, so just write whatever attracts attention.
Without mentioning any names, how could he just rush to admit it?
What Qiao Xin wants is to make the Prince of Runan suffer in silence!
She has never been afraid of the war of public opinion!
Under wave after wave of public opinion attacks, ordinary people no longer seem to care what the truth is. They just want to see and hear what they want to see and hear.
With so much public opinion, even if there was news that Qiao Xin killed a noble family member from Yizhou, without any definite evidence, most people would just think that it was revenge from the Prince of Runan's Palace!
Even if it is true, so what? Those people have brought it upon themselves. There are so many dissolute disciples in the capital who have offended the Qiao family, and they are jumping around happier than dogs.
As long as they didn't commit a heinous crime and provoke the Qiao family, the old lady didn't do anything to them!
Even if some caring people find out the truth, what does it matter?
The aristocratic families caused the people to be displaced, the country to be destroyed and the families to be ruined. The Qiao family has been doing good deeds for many years. As long as the people of Emperor Wu and Dajing have their brains intact, they all know how to make a choice.
One month after the news spread, the Ministry of Justice received a large number of criminal cases related to Yizhou, most of which involved follow-up issues of the previous Yizhou mining disaster.
At that time, some people fled from Yizhou to the capital, and they all came forward to talk about the evil deeds of the local families.
The sealed case that was suppressed by the left prime minister, the Yizhou family, the King of Runan and the Xia family has once again come to light.
In this war of public opinion, the Qiao family played against the unintentional. Qiao Yunxin not only took this opportunity to remove the secret agents of the King of Runan in the capital, but also found evidence that officials in the capital were in collusion with him.
Driven by people from all sides, the calls in the court for a re-investigation of old cases became louder day by day.
Under this circumstance, Emperor Wu summoned Qiao Yunxin.
Qiao Yunxin had already prepared himself mentally and was just waiting for this opportunity.
Before entering the palace, he handed the evidence he had obtained to the eunuch Cao who came to greet him.
The figure of Emperor Wu sat on the throne. The hall was deep and wide, but extremely quiet. Apart from the emperor and his ministers, there was no one else.
Emperor Wu looked through the evidence sent by the Qiao family and said, "This involves the eldest son of the left prime minister. He is the half-brother of your second brother. If this matter is made public, there is no possibility that he will return to his family. Aren't you afraid that your brothers will blame you?"
"National laws are more important than family rules, public affairs are more important than personal feelings. Even if my second brother made a mistake, I will still handle it impartially!"
"I understand this matter. If there is a victim in this matter, I will let the three officials handle it."
Qiao Yunxin breathed a sigh of relief, felt relieved, and kowtowed to express his gratitude!
With these evidences, the Left Prime Minister will no longer be able to stay in the court, and the second brother's half-brother will no longer have a chance of survival.
In this way, no one will be able to use filial piety and family affection to restrain the second brother in the court in the future.
At the same time, Your Majesty is also left with the impression that he is fair and selfless and is willing to sacrifice his own interests for the sake of justice.
As for the King of Runan, his family really didn't take him seriously. A idiot who couldn't even defeat Liu Heng, if he wasn't born in the royal family, he would have died countless times.
He lived in the capital all year round, but he kept private soldiers in Lingnan, thousands of miles away.
The King of Runan was afraid of death and indulged in pleasure. He stayed in the capital all year round. Not only did he not visit his subordinates, but he also listened to the reports from his servants for all the news.
Even the lack of military pay was withheld by the people around them, and those 10,000 soldiers had long since turned into bandits in order to survive.
In addition to harming unarmed civilians, they would also collapse at the first blow when encountering regular imperial troops!
Dalang has already wiped out these soldiers and bandits, and blocked the news from reaching the capital. Now those leaders are on their way to the capital, so it is not difficult to get them to write a few letters!
How loyal can your subordinates be if they can’t even get enough food to eat?
The reason why Emperor Wu did not take action to deal with him was, firstly, he lacked the right reason and opportunity, and secondly, it seemed that he really did not take the other party seriously.
Now he has jumped out to commit suicide, and has also connected with many important officials of aristocratic families. Isn't this like a birthday man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long?
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