Lord Wu was sent out of the palace.

I didn't even go back to my home, so I left the capital and flew away.

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi promised to protect his life, but he did not say that no one would chase him.

As expected, Empress Dowager Tao, King Pingqi, clan relatives and court officials all wanted him to die!

His life is in danger!

Get out of the capital quickly and go as far as you want!

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi sat on the steps of Changle Palace, like a clay statue, motionless and staring blankly!

Prince Ping Xiao Chengwen sat down with him, "The clan relatives are in the side hall. Without His Majesty's consent, they cannot leave the palace. In addition, no matter what, I always stand on Your Majesty's side. No matter how declining the world cannot be stopped, I will stand in front of Your Majesty.

The Great Wei Dynasty has not finished its country, and the world is still saved. The situation is not as bad as everyone thinks. Everything is temporary. As long as the war is over, the world will definitely improve!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi finally made a move. He looked at his second brother Xiao Chengwen and smiled bitterly.

He asked his second brother Xiao Chengwen, "Have you read the accounts of the Shaofu this year? Have you read the memorials of various places reporting disasters? The rebels who have been suppressed have begun to rekindle in a severe cold winter.

The Shaofu family order said that the taxes will be increased and more taxes will be imposed next year. The financial resources of the Shaofu alone can no longer bear the huge amount of war expenses. The Taiwei also sent me a memorial to me that the military will be conscripted next year and the number of civilians who will be enlisted will be increased, and at least 200,000 cattle, horses and livestock will be needed.

This year seems calm, but the waves under the lake have already been surging. Next year is even more difficult, and I don’t know how to survive. The consequences can be predicted almost all, and the court increases taxes and the burden on the common people is heavier. With the conscription and labor service, how many people will be deceived by thieves in the year and rebel together?

The war in the north was stalemate. Liu Zhang, the governor of Liangzhou, was seriously ill at this time, and his morale was unstable. He was internal and external troubles, but he could not make up the world with all his might! How do you think I will survive?"

Xiao Chengwen said solemnly: "Only aristocratic families, only aristocratic families!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi sneered, "Do you want to convince me to let go of the constraints on the aristocratic families, let the aristocratic families fight against the enemy, and re-take the old path that my father has taken? Don't you know that this method is actually to destroy yourself?"

Xiao Chengwen said: "The court is unable to support soldiers, but the war has to continue. However, the aristocratic families have money and a lot of money. They either confiscate the families and destroy the clans, use the aristocratic families to support soldiers. Or they can only rely on the financial and human resources of the aristocratic families to cooperate with the court to kill the enemy. Of course, no matter what they do, there will be serious consequences. Either they are attacked by the aristocratic families, or they are threatened by the aristocratic families, and the imperial power does not exist!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi laughed at himself, "If you were sitting in my position, what would you choose? Is it that the family was raided or the family was exterminated?"

Xiao Chengwen was very famous, "The ready-made rioters and traitors will be detained in the imperial prison. I will choose to be justified and confiscate the family openly and exterminate the clan!"

"Corruption of family members?"

"yes!"

"Aren't you worried that aristocratic families will attack them?"

"You dare to spread rumors and slander Your Majesty, slander Your Majesty's reputation, and be punished by death! It is your Majesty's grace to not kill the nine clans. If Your Majesty chooses to compromise, the aristocratic family will inevitably become worse in the future!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi looked worried, "I want to think about it very much. You go back to your house to rest! Other clan relatives also ask them to go back to their house. Tell them to keep their mouths in mind. If I kill aristocratic families, I may hesitate to compromise. But if I kill a clan relatives, I am like my father and will never be ruthless!"

...

It is obvious that Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi wanted to take this opportunity to kill the court officials, take the opportunity to confiscate the family and destroy the clan, make a fortune, and solve the financial difficulties next year.

At least he could take a breath.

But, he was not determined!

Killing is simple, but it is difficult to deal with it!

If the aristocratic family is powerful, how can we block the public?

How to give an explanation to the world?

Empress Dowager Tao reminded him, "Do not delay this matter! If Your Majesty wants to kill, you should make a quick decision and let the Jinwu Guard come to search the house and collect evidence! If you don't kill, you probably won't be grateful to Your Majesty, and there will definitely be discussions in the court. In short, whether it is to kill or not, Your Majesty must make a decision as soon as possible!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi asked: "Mother supports me to kill the court officials who forced the palace to rebel?"

Empress Dowager Tao said righteously, "They committed a death penalty and should be killed! It is appropriate to kill the nine clans. Whoever dares to plead with mercy in the court must be a party, who is dissatisfied with Your Majesty and conspires to rebel! The meaning of this palace is that if you want to kill, kill a little more fiercely, kill a corpse everywhere, so that everyone knows Your Majesty's determination. Or don't kill any of them! This matter is like a muddy thing, and it will end in a mess!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi frowned. He didn't like to mix with the mud, but he didn't want to start a massacre, which would lead to serious consequences.

"Is there no compromise?"

Empress Dowager Tao said: "The compromise is to only kill the evil ones. However, in this way, Your Majesty's plan to confiscate the house and destroy the clan will inevitably fail. Moreover, the court officials will not be grateful for you to save their lives. They will only think that Your Majesty is a coward and dare not kill, so they will not kill!"

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi sneered, "Did the court officials force me to be a tyrant?"

"Even as an emperor, there are many people who cannot help themselves! If your Majesty really can't make up his mind, he might as well summon the ministers in the court to discuss and come up with a charter. It is obvious that he is forcing the palace to rebel, and no one dares to shelter them! Unless there is a thought of rebellion in his heart."

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi thought about it over and over again and finally made up his mind to hold a small court meeting tomorrow morning.

Although his health was not healed and his throat was sore, the matter could not be delayed at the moment and must be resolved as soon as possible.

...

No one expected that as the end of the year approached, some ministers would force the palace to rebel!

This incident has caused a lot of controversy!

All civil and military officials were talking about it.

There are those who are indignant, and there are also those who are full of sorrow...

It seems that the relationship between clan relatives and officials of aristocratic families has begun to become tense again.

Princess Chengyang was a little angry.

She complained to Prince Zhong, "For such a serious matter, Your Majesty did not call you into the palace to discuss?"

Mr. Zhong said casually: "I am only responsible for the Shaofu. If I force the palace to rebel, it seems that nothing I say is appropriate."

Princess Chengyang was very angry, "Why is it not suitable? Someone spread rumors and slandered the emperor. As the emperor's father-in-law and the Shaofu family order, you should go to the palace to attend the small court meeting and give advice to the emperor. If it weren't for you, the Shaofu would have closed down long ago, so how could he deliver food, grass, bedding and weapons to the border!

You are a loyal minister and a hero. The young mansion is closely related to military and national affairs. For the sake of emotion and reason, you should go to the palace to attend the small court meeting and work with other court officials to give advice for Your Majesty!”

Prince Zhong frowned, "Your Majesty did not summon me. Should I take the initiative to volunteer and suggest that Your Majesty kill all his colleagues, causing a lot of fishyness? On the other hand, Your Majesty did not summon me, perhaps just to take care of me and keep me away from this right and wrong. As long as you don't participate, you will not be hated!"

"You...you really want to piss off my head. Do you think this is just a court meeting? Wrong! This is authority, which represents your position in the court and in the emperor's mind. The emperor kept saying that you were the minister of the court, but if something big happened, he excluded you from the outside. Not to mention the high-sounding words, the emperor clearly treated you as a businessman, not an important official in the court!"

Prince Zhong had no expression on his face, "What should the princess do if she wants to let her do?"

"Tomorrow, I will volunteer to share the emperor's worries." Princess Chengyang's attitude was firm.

Prince Zhong was unhappy, "I thought it was inappropriate!"

Princess Chengyang was furious, "Do you know Your Majesty, or do you know Your Majesty in this palace?"

Prince Zhong shook his head, "For the sake of the queen, I cannot take the initiative to interfere in this matter. Princess should not say anything more, I have decided. Unless Your Majesty takes the initiative to ask, I will not interfere in this matter!"

"Are you cried and sang the opposite of this guy?"

"I am just reminding Your Highness that the person sitting on the dragon throne is not the late emperor, but your son-in-law and your nephew! He will not tolerate you unconditionally like the late emperor, nor will he tolerate the Zhong family unconditionally. As relatives of the outside world, we must have the consciousness of the outside world. If the royal affairs are interfered too much, they will usually not end up well!"

"You...you asked me to say what's wrong with you. Your Majesty is not a cruel and ruthless person who cuts off bridges across the river..."

"People will change! Princess, don't say it anymore, I won't change my mind."

Prince Zhong left with his sleeves.

Princess Chengyang was so angry that she smashed her favorite white porcelain tea set in Guanjiao.

The maid felt sorry for her!

...

The court officials were playing games, and this "forced confession and rebellion" finally came to a conclusion.

Any official involved in this matter will be killed without mercy!

House search and exile!

For these bold criminal officials, this result is expected.

Not good!

However, compared to destroying the family, just exile, the result is very good.

It's very good!

The only thing that is bad is that their efforts seem to have become a joke for the ages!

A group of people who overestimate themselves, speculated without authorization and came to absurd conclusions, which ended up killing themselves.

Later generations will definitely write a lot about this matter and laugh at their stupidity and self-righteousness.

This is more painful than death.

...

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi did not feel any pain at all. His cold was cured and his throat returned to normal.

No need to endure the pain in the throat and argue with the court officials!

What made him even more happy was that this search of the house resulted in a lot of rewards.

For the Shaofu treasury, millions of qian coins and tens of thousands of hectares of land were added, as well as various real estate, precious porcelain, paintings of previous dynasties... all kinds of jewelry and jade...

All in all, he got rich!

By raiding the house, he made a fortune.

This made him feel excited.

When he thought of the whole grain in the Shaofu granary, all the grains were raided from the house, Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi could wake up in his dreams.

There are also cloths full of warehouses, large numbers of slaves, mules, horses, cattle and sheep...

A house search will be solved by solving most of the money and food required for next year's war.

Emperor Taining Xiao Chengyi was looking forward to when another house search would take place!
Chapter completed!