Di Tao trembled violently and said with a playful smile: "Uncle, you are so wise and powerful!"
"I will act stupid... Bah, I will fool the emperor. Anyway, my father is here, and he wants to keep me in the capital as a hostage. After Long Tingwei takes action, he will definitely win over my father to suppress the Shang family. , you have to reward me with something when the time comes."
The military power of the Fourth Battalion on the outskirts of Beijing is quite good.
Xiao Yan said: "Don't run to Jiuyun Lane these days. Don't let anyone see you."
Ditao patted his chest: "That's not possible. I climbed over the wall and came in. No one saw me."
Xiao Yan: "..."
"Should I still praise you?"
Di Taopi tensed up, smiled, and forcibly changed the subject: "Little aunt, I'm hungry. The food in the inn is terrible. Do you and my uncle have anything to eat here?"
Even though Tang Ning heard it several times, her face still got hot every time she was called aunt. She said to Ditao: "Go to Hua Wu next door and ask her to make some food for you."
Di Tao rolled his eyes. It would be great to go next door. He was just about to find the little girl from last time.
"Thank you, auntie, I'll leave first!!"
Ditao waved his hand and ran away.
Tangning saw that there seemed to be a ghost chasing him behind his butt, and couldn't help laughing. Xiao Yan rolled his eyelids impatiently, and there was a smile in his eyes when he looked closely.
…
In the morning of the next day, Xiao Yan delivered a thick stack of accusations against the Lu family to the Holy See. Everyone in the court was shocked.
Even if Emperor An had known for a long time that people in the family had dirty hands and feet, and that Lu Chongyuan would definitely not be safe once he had been in power for many years and a thorough investigation was carried out, he did not expect that Xiao Yan could find out so many things. Ordinary officials would only need one or two pieces of information to confiscate the Lu family. But I saved a thick stack.
If you want to behead someone for a crime, there are more than a thousand people in the Lu family who can't be beheaded.
Xiao Yan stood in front of the palace and finished explaining what the Lu family had found out one by one, then he raised his head and said to Emperor An:
"Everything here has been verified, and the evidence has been recovered and handed over to His Majesty. There are still more than ten cases related to the Lu family. Due to their long history, they need to be investigated in detail. Only in the grain supply case, except for Lu Zhao, are there no other members of the Lu family. Innocent, there are dozens of people directly and indirectly involved in the case."
"In order to evade responsibility, Lu Chongyuan sent people to assassinate dozens of officials, big and small, and hundreds of people who were lucky to receive grain. There are even fewer people who cooperated with the Lu family to embezzle the court's money and exchange grain for money. Relevant evidence has also been recovered, and the grain account books and Lu Chongyuan's records have been recovered. Several handwritten letters, all submitted to His Majesty."
"In addition, the Lu family has deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates more than once. After Lu Qin was accused of assassinating His Majesty and was exiled, he was exchanged for the real one on the way. Now in the place of exile are other death row prisoners found by the Lu family. Lu Qin Then he was secretly taken back to the Lu family..."
The quiet sound in the palace could be heard. Xiao Yan's voice was not loud, but every detail was shocking.
The cases related to the Lu family alone lasted for half an hour, and the number of officials and innocent people killed by the Lu family was even more numerous.
Emperor An looked at the things in his hands and slammed them on the dragon chair: "Lu Chongyuan, he is so brave!!"
He kept inhaling and exhaling, but his head was throbbing with pain. The heavy weight of the dragon robe on his body made him feel restless.
Xiao Yan handed over his hand: "After Lu Chongyuan was imprisoned, he only cried out that he was innocent and kept asking to see His Majesty. Most of these things were pried out from the mouths of other people in the Lu family. If those things that have not been clarified need to be investigated in detail, it may take more time. Time..."
"Why should we investigate? The evidence is right here. How dare he shout that he is innocent?!"
Emperor An's face was full of anger: "It's in vain that I trust Lu Chongyuan and the Lu family so much. Because I have repeatedly indulged in the love between the emperor and the ministers in the past, I don't want to raise the Lu family's ambitions and let them dare to let me down like this!"
His mind was racing, and although his face was angry, he was extremely satisfied with Xiao Yan.
What Xiao Yan found out was enough to put the Lu family to death, allowing him to deal with the Lu family justly, but none of them involved anyone who shouldn't be involved, and Xiao Yan mentioned those "cases" that had not been investigated. They all mentioned it as a long time ago.
Emperor An glanced at Xiao Yan and said with a stern face: "Lu Chongyuan took advantage of his support and repeatedly used the excuse of being a minister to assist the government. He controlled the government, took bribes, deceived the emperor, brought trouble to the court, and wanted to destroy our great Wei Dynasty. The foundation is such that the sin is so heinous that it cannot be undone by life.”
"According to my decree, Lu Chongyuan and his son will be sentenced to death. The rest of the Lu family will be sent to the army and the Lu family's property will be confiscated..."
Qian Baokun frowned: "Your Majesty!"
He hugged the white jade tablet and stepped forward: "Lu Chongyuan died unjustly, but was the punishment for the rest of the Lu family too light? Almost all the crimes committed by the Lu family were serious crimes of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. How can the lives of Lu Chongyuan and his son be used as compensation?"
The entire Lu family should not have escaped just from the Caoliang case, not to mention that Xiao Yan had returned so many charges. Did Emperor An want to protect the Lu family? !
Cao Dejiang also spoke in a deep voice: "What Qian Shangshu said is true. The Lu family's crimes are too numerous to describe. Although the master is Lu Chongyuan, the rest of the Lu family are not innocent either."
"Although Your Majesty is kind to you, you should never forgive such criminals lightly. Otherwise, everyone in the court will take chances and treat the court's laws and regulations as nothing."
Emperor An pinched the thing in his hand: "I know what Cao Qing means, but the Lu family has assisted me and has had a relationship between monarch and minister for many years. It would be good to question the mastermind. I think other people in the Lu family will also learn a lesson..."
"Since Your Majesty knows your Majesty, you should understand that what the Lu family committed is a taboo. Everyone in this court has been with Your Majesty for many years. Is it possible that if you make a mistake in the future, you can easily escape punishment by relying on your friendship with Your Majesty?" Cao Dejiang was rude. .
People from the Qingliu faction were watching Cao Dejiang's actions. Seeing him confront Emperor An, others also stepped forward.
"As a minister, you must never use old feelings to hold your ruler hostage. What's the difference between this and committing a crime?"
"Your Majesty has always treated the Lu family favorably and tolerantly, but the Lu family has refused to change their ways despite repeated admonitions. They have killed courtiers, seized power and committed corruption. Now they even set fire to the Forbidden City and assassinated Your Majesty. If Your Majesty continues to indulge the Lu family, there is no guarantee that no one will think that Your Majesty is soft-hearted. No matter how big-hearted His sins will not implicate his wife and children in the family, and they will not take risks like the Lu family did."
"The evidence of the Lu family's crimes is conclusive. Each and every one of them is a serious crime of confiscating the family and annihilating the family. Your Majesty will never be merciful to a woman."
"Your Majesty, please severely punish Lu Chongyuan and the entire Lu family to uphold the laws and regulations of the court."
"Your Majesty, please severely punish the Lu family and shock the country and the world."
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"
"I also second the proposal!"
A large number of courtiers stood up below, following Cao Dejiang, all of them impassioned. They must kill the Lu family and eradicate it. Only after the Lu family is severely punished can they "have laws to follow" if they deal with other aristocratic families in the future.
Although the courtiers of the aristocratic family looked ugly when they heard this, no one stepped forward to stop him.
