"There is a mountain of ironclad evidence! The Liaodong prefect suspected that he had discovered the Beihu invasion, and when he sent someone to summon him urgently, he could not find any trace of Tuobating!" The Minister of Punishment frowned.
"Your Majesty! Tuoba Ting has been guarding the border for many years, and there are so many Tuoba clan members in the capital, including his parents and brothers. How could he defect?" Duanmujie couldn't help but object.
Duan Yunyi said coldly: "Why do all the ministers' families always favor the Tuoba clan? Could it be that you are in the same boat as them and have done the same thing?"
Duan Yunyi couldn't be more happy and excited now.
The news from Liaodong shocked her even more than Liang Xiao expected!
The governor of Liaodong was someone Xuanwei could directly command with the emperor's token.
However, she still needs to maintain the superficial "longyan furious" appearance.
"In order to give the Tuoba family a chance, I only asked them to donate a small amount of money and let Liang Aiqing and Tuoba Lie settle their differences. Unexpectedly, they betrayed me after all!"
"I have given mercy to the Tuoba family over and over again, but why has the Tuoba family been plotting evil over and over again?"
"Your Majesty, maybe Tuoba Ting just went out temporarily for something, right?" Gongyang Yun said anxiously.
He is the minister of the Ministry of War, and he has the deepest friendship with Tuobating and understands him best.
This person behaves very calmly and would definitely not do something that would implicate the nine clans.
Duan Yunyi immediately asked Lin Duan to come off the stage with an official document and show it to everyone.
"My lords, you must see clearly that the soldiers of Liaodong searched the mansion owned by Tuoba Ting and found two hundred privately hidden armors and countless weapons in a basement!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall was in an uproar!
Only Zhuge Hui and Duan Yunyi remained silent.
This result is only expected.
The Tuoba family had evil intentions, and hiding the armor secretly was a sure thing.
Especially in Liaodong, which is far away from the capital, Tibetan armor should not be too simple.
Duan Yunyi just told Xuanwei to arrange for Liaodong soldiers to search Tuobating's house and all suspicious strongholds, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they would find them.
Tuoba Ting is not like Liang Xiao, who is qualified to have private armor.
This official document, which was urgently sent from eight hundred miles away from Liaodong, made all the ministers change their words.
"I see, then it seems that Tuobating is a traitor and a traitor. I am ignorant..." Duanmu Cao and others suppressed their blushes and kowtowed to apologize.
Duan Yunyi's voice and expression were rare.
"Immediately arrest all Tuoba clan members nationwide and replace officials in various places! I want to personally question Tuoba Lie about his intentions!"
After the dispersion of the dynasty, everyone in the great family was in danger.
Duanmu Cao and others had pale faces and went home one after another, hoping to end their relationship with the Tuoba family as soon as possible.
The Tuoba clan has become a disaster star. If the evidence in Liaodong is conclusive, if they continue to defend the Tuoba clan, they will definitely be in trouble!
"Sister, Liang Aiqing, the situation is better than you expected..."
In the royal study, Duan Yunyi was so excited that he explained the situation to the young couple in person, and his eyes were full of joy.
Duan Yunxiu hugged Liang Xiao's arm tightly and said proudly: "My brother Xiao has no plans left~"
Liang Xiao just smiled modestly: "The key to success is actually that the Tuoba clan themselves have evil intentions. If they have a clear conscience, then Tuoba Ting should take the initiative to defend the Tuoba clan and come to the capital to explain the situation."
Zhuge Hui stroked his beard and laughed: "What you said is absolutely true! But if you hadn't come up with such a trick, the court would have allowed them to harbor evil intentions. Liang Xiao, this time you take the most credit, so there is no need to be modest."
Everyone was in a happy mood and chatting happily.
This time Tuoba Ting's defection was enough to uproot the Tuoba clan.
Tuoba's officials can be replaced by minor officials from poor families, or they can appropriately arrange some people from other aristocratic families. At most, they will be left-handed instead of right-handed.
Now that Duan Yunyi has killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, other aristocratic families will naturally have to stay calm for a while and not act recklessly.
The Tuoba family's assets alone are a huge sum of money.
Properly confiscating homes, the way to get rich!
She couldn't wait to use Tuoba's money in the most suitable place.
"Liang Aiqing, after you go to Yanzhou, I will support you in establishing an arms supervisor, producing weapons, and rewarding soldiers. I believe in your ability."
Zhuge Hui did not object.
Duan Yunyi even promised to make Duan Yunxiu's child a prince.
It was Liang Xiao who conspired to overthrow the Tuoba family, and now Duan Yunyi is even more convinced of Liang Xiao's ability.
After Liang Xiao thanked him, he quickly reminded: "Your Majesty should remember the discussion on how to deal with the Tuoba clan..."
In one day, the capital city was in turmoil again!
Tuoba Ting defected, and the entire Tuoba clan was imprisoned!
In the ancestral house, Tuoba Lie, the former Minister of Household Affairs, was in panic.
"How is it possible? Why would he defect? With his ability, even if he is hiding armor, he cannot be easily discovered by the Liaodong army!"
Tuoba Lie collapsed on the ground, muttering to himself, eyes dull.
Those armors were obtained by the Tuoba clan with great difficulty, and they hoped to borrow the power of Beihu to raise troops in Liaodong one day!
Now, Tuoba Ting has fallen short of success and has also brought trouble to the entire clan!
All is lost!
Tuoba Jun, Tuoba Ting, each crime is more serious than the last!
"I, the Tuoba family, have been forbearing until now, and have always kept everything in check. Why did I suddenly lose power!"
"Is it because God wants to destroy my Tuoba clan?"
When Tuoba Lie was in panic, he suddenly remembered that he and Liang Xiao had exchanged jade.
For a moment, Tuoba Lie was stunned.
"That's it...that's it!!"
"Liang Xiao must have sent someone to find him with a token to trick him into defecting!!"
"But even if you have a token, you have to have someone close to him to bring it to him... Who can he trust? Bai He? No, Bai He has already been convicted! Who else can be bribed by him..."
Tuoba Lie was puzzled, and after a moment, he looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.
"No matter what, Tuoba clan is finished! Smashed! Everything is smashed!!"
Tuoba Lie was aimlessly giggling and walking around at home. His hair was unkempt, and he completely lost the magnanimity of Tuoba Shangshu in the past.
"Master, what we discussed at the east window seems to have happened! We are surrounded, and Xuanwei has also come..."
Tuoba Lie's wife ran over with a look of fear and despair.
"We can't run away, Xuanwei is right outside the door, and the secret passage is still far away from here..."
Tuoba Lie giggled and continued walking aimlessly. Suddenly he remembered something and had an idea and went to wash his face.
Sima Ling, the commander of Xuanwei, personally led Xuanwei and the Xingbu people into the courtyard.
Tuoba Lie sat upright, tears streaming down his face.
"The old minister's poor discipline has led to the Tuoba family becoming traitors. The crime is unforgivable! However, the Great Zhou Dynasty was founded on virtue, and His Majesty is kind-hearted. I believe he will not kill them all... The Tuoba family is willing to hand over all their property and accept imprisonment. I just ask Your Majesty to let us live!"
After saying this, Tuoba Lie fell to the ground and cried bitterly, unable to control himself.
Sima Ling pressed the handle of the knife at his waist with one hand and stared at Tuoba Lie coldly.
"Tuoba Lie, the Lord has an order to detain the entire Tuoba clan and confiscate their assets without mercy!"
"Your Majesty really let us go?" Tuoba Lie was stunned.
Sima Ling sneered and said: "You are indeed facing the death penalty. However, Marquis Lanling came forward to intercede, and the Lord felt that what he said was reasonable, so he decided to be lenient."
Tuoba Lie cried with joy and kowtowed again.
"Thank you, my emperor! Thank you, Marquis Lanling!"
