Crush the Protagonist Into Slag

The next day when he went to court, Tao Rui came out and said, "Your Majesty, this minister has a memorial."

The courtiers were surprised for a while. Tao Rui just finished his visit to the Jiangnan Prefect, so what was he going to do?

The emperor couldn't figure out what he was going to play, so he said expectantly, "Tell me."

Tao Rui lowered his eyes and handed out the memorial, and said loudly: "This minister wants to take bribes from Zhang Tian, ​​a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and to sell off his official position; the minister wants to take part in the examination of Li Tao, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and let several immoral people be admitted to the jinshi examination, and borrow money from them. Sacrifices and celebrations to collect money; ministers want to join the military department servant Xiao Qin to steal weapons forging drawings and make weapons privately; ministers want to participate in…”

Everyone's heart stopped for a while, listening to Tao Rui participating in eighteen people in one breath!

From the Minister of War to the Commander of the Imperial Army, all of them are Beijing officials, all have real power, and all have the opportunity to touch some secrets. Among them, the Minister of War is the Xiao family, and the Minister of Rites is a son-in-law of the Xiao family!

Even if these two do not belong to Concubine Xiao's branch of the Xiao family, they are still related to the Xiao family. Two of the eighteen people belonged to the Xiao family, and Tao Rui's direction was more obvious.

What makes the Xiao family and the second prince even more angry is that only they know that these 18 people are all theirs!

The emperor looked at the memorial and slowly frowned. There are things he knows and there are things he doesn't know, but he believes that Tao Rui will not aimlessly and bring up the things that have not been investigated clearly, so nine times out of ten it is true, and it is all related to the Xiao family.

The Xiao family is too much. When a noble concubine or prince came out, he almost didn't know what his surname was. I heard that the daughter of the Xiao family also annoyed the third princess. The Xiao family didn't even care about their descendants. Are they thinking that the second prince will definitely be able to ascend to the throne?

Before waiting for the intercession of several officials present, the emperor had solemnly ordered, "Detain these 18 people pending trial, whoever pleads for mercy will be regarded as the same crime. The civil and military courtiers should have requested orders for the people and served the country. , destroy my Great Zhou foundation!"

"The emperor is wise! Long live the emperor, long live, long live-"

The emperor's gaze swept over the second prince and walked away. The second prince only felt a chill down his spine, and hurriedly went to see his grandfather, Taishi Xiao.

Taishi Xiao walked slowly in front of Tao Rui, and said with a half-smile, "Master Tao is not afraid of tigers when he is born, he really dares to move."

Tao Rui replied lightly with a smile, "The descendants of Taishi Xiao's mansion are new born calves who are not afraid of tigers. Anyone dares to move."

Taishi Xiao's eyes slammed, what more to say, the Prime Minister has come over and said with a smile: "Master Xiao also appreciates Jinzhi? Jinzhi is the pillar of my dynasty, and those silverfish should have been cleaned up long ago."

Taishi Xiao sneered: "I hope you don't get too greedy for merit and wrong people. Hmph."

It was the first time that Taishi Xiao had been so rude in public to show no respect in public. It was really the Xiao family who had made a big mistake this time.

Don't look at these eighteen people who are not high officials, but they were deliberately placed in those positions by the Xiao family who had been trained for many years. Not only did they do a lot for the Xiao family and the second prince, but they also knew a lot of secrets. If they all confessed during the interrogation, the seriousness of the situation would be far beyond everyone's imagination.

Taishi Xiao couldn't hold back his anger, and the second prince also looked ugly.

Tao Rui was still chatting and laughing with the Prime Minister on the ground.

He's only nineteen!

While admiring his calmness, the ministers also thought about it. What did Tao Rui's reply mean? Did the descendants of the Xiao family move someone who shouldn't be moved?

Immediately after the dispersal of the court, many people secretly investigated, and the results were not difficult at all. The previous day Xiao Shuyun tried to humiliate Fuxi, and many young ladies were present. Tao Rui is venting his anger on his sister!

Apart from this incident, Tao Rui and the Xiao family had no interaction at all.

For a younger sister who is not related by blood, how could Tao Rui do this? Isn't he afraid of the Xiao family's revenge in the future? Is this really sure or is it youthful?

To be honest, the Xiao family is a behemoth, even if Xiao Shuyun humiliated their daughter, they may not dare to say a straight word.

Everyone doesn't know that Tao Rui's people are all from the Xiao family, and they don't know that this is enough to hurt the Xiao family, so they can't understand the reason why Tao Rui did this, and it feels more like a teenager who is in a hurry and vents his anger.

Several ministers who admired Tao Rui sighed with regret, guessing that Tao Rui would be broken into the hands of the Xiao family soon, and most of it was an "accident".

Qi Yushi personally came to tell Tao Rui the seriousness of the incident, and was very worried for him, but found that Tao Rui was not afraid at all, but comforted him and told him not to think too much and affect his body.

When he went back to the house to talk to Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Qi sighed: "Miss Tao is really lucky, in the Tao family, the elders love and love, after having the elder brother Jinzhi, life is more comfortable than anyone else. Jinzhi can protect her. I didn't expect to get to this point."

Qi Yushi looked at her and asked, "Have you seen your son's mind? What do you think?"

Mrs. Qi smiled and rolled her eyes at him, "My son is so obvious, who can't see it, he still hangs around in front of me all day long, saying that the concubine is a scourge, so annoying that I can't wait to drive him out. He Even his elder sister and younger sister had to tell him thousands of times, for fear that Miss Tao would be wronged. I have never seen my son so concerned about one thing.

The most important thing is that my son has started to make progress, and he is trying to find a way to find a shortage. My heart, it has never been so smooth for so many years.

Miss Tao is a good girl, let's help our son to marry this daughter-in-law. "

Yushi Qi smiled and nodded. He was of good character, as were his wife and children. Now he feels that Tao Rui may suffer, not only did he not avoid it, but also went to Tao Rui again and proposed to marry Fuxi into the Qi family as soon as possible.

In that case, Fuxi is the Qi family, Tao Jin and the others are the in-laws of the Qi family. Even if the Xiao family deals with Tao Rui, they have to take care of the Qi family, and they will not kill the grass and root, and deal with Fuxi and the Tao family.

Tao Rui didn't say anything for a long while after listening to his words, and Yushi Qi said anxiously, "What else do you have to hesitate? This is an important matter."

Tao Rui said: "I'm not hesitant, I'm a little moved. I thought you were annoying when you saw me all the time, but I didn't expect you to help me like this today."

Qi Yushi frowned and waved his hand, "The big man speaks so bitterly, what's not touched is not touched, it's the solution that matters."

Tao Rui raised his hand to pour tea for him, and said with a smile, "Uncle, when did I do something I'm not sure about? You put your heart in your stomach, and I'll take care that nothing will happen."

Qi Yushi looked at him, and only then did he realize that there might be some hidden inside story, Tao Rui was inconvenient to say at this time, but he was sure to meet the Xiao family. That's fine, he's relieved.

The attitude of the Qi family on this matter made Tao Rui sure that the Qi family would really love Fuxi, which was an unexpected joy. But Fuxi still has to remarry after twenty, so don't worry.

The Dali Temple is very fast, and the emperor really wants to investigate this time. Everything is strict, and Taishi Xiao can't get involved in many activities. The eighteen people were immediately convicted.

In fact, it was not only the eighteen people who were finally convicted, but also the other people they implicated. For example, the few people who became officials by leaking questions from the imperial examinations, all the people who took the test and leaked the questions; where did the raw materials for privately-made weapons come from, where are they hidden, and who provided the money; those who benefited from reselling their official positions People and who is behind them, etc.

This case is much larger than that of the Jiangnan prefect, involving a total of 108 people! The amount of property and weapons seized from home raids was staggering, and it suddenly became a major case that was well-known in the country. Tao Rui also became famous for this case and became a young hero in the hearts of the people, establishing a bold, careful and upright image.

Some people even stopped Tao Rui's sedan chair and knelt down and complained about grievances. Tao Rui's image in the hearts of the people couldn't be better.

And the Xiao family suddenly became riddled with holes. They did a lot of things during the investigation, but the more they did, the easier it was to be exposed. The emperor's dark guards came out in full force and directly investigated the Xiao family to the bottom of the sky. The second prince has also found out all those things.

The second prince is not only trying to seize the heir apparent, he also plans to raise troops to rebel if he fails to win the heirloom!

The emperor is not afraid of people with ambition. On the contrary, he will appreciate intelligent people with ambition, but he hates people with inferior character. What qualifications do you have to be king?

The emperor knew that he was partial, so he never expected other children to be more filial to him, but to rebel and overthrow him definitely touched his bottom line.

The emperor instructed the prime minister to join Taishi Xiao, and he dismissed Taishi Xiao as an official and made him return to his hometown, which was regarded as his last honor.

The second prince panicked and drew a line with the Xiao family. The uncle and prefect that he dealt with was obviously not a capital crime before, but he was directly condemned as a capital crime, and even his family was exiled for three thousand miles, and the young children were not spared.

In this way, the second prince showed his loyalty to the emperor, and even swallowed that he had never seen the true face of the Xiao family before.

The emperor looked at him with no expression on his face, and remained silent for a long time, not even wanting to reprimand him.

In the harem, Concubine Xiao also knew that Changkneeling couldn't afford to plead for her parents' family, why was the second prince so cold-blooded?

The power is fascinating, and the emperor also came from the road of winning the heir. At this moment, he seemed to see the shadow of the older brother and younger brother from the second prince.

The emperor suddenly thought of the poem written by Tao Rui that the third princess had shown him. That poem reveals the purest yearning for happiness, simple and pure happiness. Perhaps being born in a good family is much happier than being born in a royal family.

In the end, the emperor sighed and waved his hand to let the second prince retire. The next day, he said that the second prince was ill, and it was not suitable for him to go to the court for errands. He didn't ban the second prince, but he shed all the power of the second prince, and Concubine Xiao was demoted to Concubine Xiao, without a title, and became the last of the concubines.

It has been several months since a major case came to an end.

Those who said that Tao Rui was going to be unlucky at the beginning no longer knew what to say. They never thought that the Xiao family would be the last to fall.

Although the collapse of the Xiao family was the result of many people stepping on it, if Tao Rui hadn't participated in the performance of the eighteen people to start, there would have been no chance for others to step on the Xiao family. Tao Rui is not only bold, he is also precise in finding problems.

Everyone thought about Tao Rui's next move in chess, and suddenly realized that Tao Rui might have expected the ending from the very beginning. Who would dare to oppose him with such a smart and close-minded person?

At the same time, let everyone remember that there is absolutely no way to mess with Tao Rui's family.

Just when everyone slowed down and thought that Tao Rui was going to take this opportunity to be greatly rewarded, another good news came.

The new planting method promoted by Tao Rui has been successful!

All test towns have doubled their yields, and some have more. This is no longer a simple reward, and this time he will definitely be promoted!