"According to the clues from Jing Xuan's side, I think Hanyan inadvertently learned that Tao Zhongyu controlled the emperor's grandfather's internal prison at that time, and wanted to notify you in advance to prepare early, but Tao Zhongyu found out, and he killed you and blamed you. Also, I have always wondered why Su Wu was obviously obsessed with you at the beginning, but why she suddenly decided to marry Tao Zhongyu, I think it was because of that incident, in order to protect you, I compromised with Tao Zhongyu and agreed to marry him. ”

Hearing this, Sikong Shaoyang knew that everything was because of himself...... In order to protect herself, Su Wu had no choice but to marry Tao Zhongyu, and it was also to protect herself that Hanyan died tragically at the hands of Tao Zhongyu...... He whipped his horse, clamped his legs around the belly of the horse, and galloped towards the man who was deeply worried in his heart.

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"You know what happened after that." The prince waved his hand.

Su Yan came back to his senses from his contemplation, it turned out that the short two days before Su Yan's wedding seemed to be peaceful, but so many things had happened, and he didn't see the clue at all.

"So right now, what is Tao Mian going to do?"

"My father will try the Tao family's case, but Tao Zhongyu has not been arrested, and he has always left a disaster."

The charcoal crumbs in the charcoal urn had burned out and turned white, and the prince looked at the white sky outside the window, and said, "It's already this hour, so don't leave the palace, and go to your father's palace with me after breakfast." ”

Before Tao Zhongyu was arrested, the Japanese emperor directly passed on the case of the Tao family to the imperial trial.

The Tao family colluded with foreigners, smuggled and sold contraband, and stole the supply of food and salary in order to make huge profits, Tao Mian and his son Tao Zhongyu were sentenced to death, Tao's house was raided, and all Tao's people who reached the age of 12 were assigned to the frontier as slaves, and the managers of their shops and Zhuangzi were enslaved, and all officials involved in the case were put on hold for investigation.

As soon as the imperial trial ended, the news had spread all over the streets and alleys of Shangling City, and people all sighed and sighed that the Tao family, the imperial merchant Tao, who was originally rich and rivaled the country, experienced the ups and downs from the heyday to the extinction overnight, which shows that the world is impermanent.

However, when the people of Dongzhao learned that the Tao family was destroyed because of the violation of national law, they all applauded, and such a person who disregarded the law and discipline and harmed the interests of the people deserved such an ending.

"My father came down with a thunderous momentum this time, and killed the Tao family and the officials involved in the case by surprise, and there was no chance to resist, and the Tao family came to an end." In the study room of the East Palace, the prince also felt that the results of the imperial trial were very happy.

Although the fall of the Tao family will inevitably damage their interests, but no matter how serious the loss is, it is not as important as saving their lives.

"I didn't find out before, this Tao family is so greedy and black-hearted, not only smuggling contraband, reselling contraband without permission, but also reaching into the army's food and salary, if it weren't for the capture of them this time, wouldn't it be a big disaster for a long time!" Su Yan sighed, "Hey, I was also negligent, I only cared about the front line and training, but I never thought that if there were moths in the rear of the army, it would be even more deadly!" ”

"You don't have to blame yourself, judging from the current situation, the Tao family's stolen food and salary are not your army, so I guess I am still afraid of you." After that, the prince patted Su Yan on the shoulder, "Having said that, your Su family is still a hero this time, for the Tao family, my father has long been wary, but this matter is widely implicated, and there is no conclusive evidence and flaws." This time, they took advantage of the national focus on Su Wu's wedding, and at the same time called Yize Port to transport goods, which is really a good plan. But I didn't want me and my father to plan for it, which led them to take the bait, coupled with the murder and framing, several crimes were committed, and the Tao family was finally uprooted. It's just that I wronged Sister Su, you still have to comfort her when you go back, but fortunately, Shaoyang rushed in time and nothing happened. ”

When Su Yan heard this, he didn't say anything more thoughtfully, thinking of Su Wu in his heart, he felt heartache and blamed himself, his beloved sister almost married the adulterer, and he had already suspected that his sister would suddenly insist on marrying Tao Zhongyu, but he didn't further understand that his sister was actually threatened by Tao Zhongyu...... If it weren't for the emperor's intention to eradicate the Tao family, wouldn't my sister have to marry this hypocrite?

And this time for the emperor's approach, Su Yan in addition to awe, added a panic in his heart, originally as a military general, rarely contact with the intrigue in the court, this time is really experienced the emperor's wrist: the emperor did not kill Sikong Shaoyang on the one hand because this is indeed the emperor's will, on the other hand, if he kills Sikong Shaoyang publicly, the truth of the emperor's death will definitely cause turmoil in the court and unrest in the people's hearts. Kill the meritorious minister, and Sikong Shaoyang is really capable, loyal to Dongzhao, it is better to keep him, and at the same time use him to make Tao Zhongyu relax his vigilance, and finally seize the handle of the Tao family in one fell swoop......

The Tao family's sins not only spread throughout Dongzhao overnight, but also wrote them on a note and spread to the West Dome Hyunyin City, thousands of miles away.

In the inner hall of the Dream Pavilion, Yun Yi looked at the news on the note, Rao had seen many things about the rise and fall of sudden changes, and still couldn't help but sigh: "In just a few days, everything is completely different, the West Dome is like this, and the East Zhao is the same." ”

"Emperor Dongzhao, his movements are very fast, almost making the Tao family powerless, I think he has been preparing for a long time." Mu Xiu picked up the wine glass and put it to his lips and sniffed it lightly, squinting his eyes, thinking about the king of Dongzhao in the faint aroma of wine.

"The Tao family has been in business for generations, its family foundation is unimaginable, and it is the imperial merchant, just saying that more than seventy percent of the salt sales are in their hands, which has made all the businessmen red, not to mention that his family is also involved in grain and oil, ceramics and weaving and dyeing, and the two to three percent of the annual tax revenue of Dongzhao is from the Tao family's handicraft industry. However, because of this, the Tao family has been targeted in recent years, and the emperor has no reason not to be afraid. ”

Mu Xiu followed Yun Yi's words and continued: "Yes, even if it is just a businessman, if it is too big, and even controls the economic lifeline of Dongzhao, it is indeed a threat to the emperor, and the Tao family has been connected with powerful officials in recent years, and they have moved their minds about military salaries." That Dongling Xun first ascended the throne, in order to stabilize the court, he turned a blind eye to what the Tao family did, and now that the imperial power is stable, the Tao family does not know that it is their own stupidity. ”

"So this time, the Tao family was convicted of smuggling contraband weapons on the surface, but in fact, the emperor has already had the intention to get rid of them, confiscate all the property of the Tao family, and fill the treasury, which is an extremely beneficial thing for the Dongzhao royal family, even if it is the monarch, they will not be unmoved by their family's property, you must know that the large amount of property is enough to reduce the pressure on the expansion of the Dongzhao army and the development of the country for a few years." Thinking of this, a fine light flowed out of Yun Yi's eyes, "The heart of the emperor is really unfathomable. ”

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