Jiang Taifu had a hunched back, his spirited expression was gone, only exhaustion remained.
There were countless words in his heart, but in the end they all swallowed back into his stomach.
Under such circumstances, what else could he say?Those accusations would not only fail to save the entire Jiang family, but would only make the emperor resent the Jiang family even more.
Didn't the emperor let him leave the capital alone to threaten him with the rest of the Jiang family as bargaining chips?
For a moment, Jiang Taifu took a deep breath in his heart, and then said: "Everything is up to the emperor."
However, the emperor sitting above did not answer for a long time, and Jiang Taifu had an ominous premonition in his heart. He turned his head to look at Old General Pei, and every word seemed to be half squeezed out of his teeth, which was particularly difficult: "Do you want to do what?"
"The Fang family is not the only one doing this matter, is it?" Old General Pei snorted coldly, exposing the fact that Jiang Taifu tried his best to hide, "How can the Fang family have such a great ability to control the dispute? Without your support, Jiang Taifu, Where did he get the guts? Where did he get the confidence?"
"Also!" General Pei's eyes were cold, and he cupped his hands towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, according to Mr. Xie's trip to the northwest, not only did he find out about the smuggling in the market! He also discovered all kinds of signs of the Jiang family collaborating with the enemy and treason! "
"If you're only out for the grievances between the two families, you don't need to talk nonsense here." Jiang Taifu snapped, "Except for covering up the Fang family's smuggling, I will never..."
"What do you say about the private mines in Yuezhou?" Old General Pei suddenly asked, "Does Jiang Taifu also want to attribute it to the Fang family? Master Xie has already grasped the fact that the Fang family colluded with the Xiongnu to smuggle iron ore out of customs." Conclusive evidence! What else can you quibble about?"
"The place with the most fertile aquatic plants in Yuezhou is controlled by the Fang family. The privately established horse farm is full of Xiongnu horses, all of which are good breeds! What is your intention in doing this?"
Old General Pei pressed on every step of the way, and he took out a letter from his sleeve, and said loudly: "This is a joint letter signed by Yuezhou officials! Taifu Jiang might as well take a look at what they said in the letter!"
"You are the one who instigates the people of the Fang family behind their backs! You have done a lot of evil! Collaborating with the enemy and treason! In the end, if you want to get rid of all this, you have to see whether the people of Yuezhou agree! It also depends on whether other officials of Yuezhou agree or not!"
After Old General Pei said these words, Jiang Taifu knew that everything was over.
The emperor can bear his various inactions, and his cover-up of the other party's family, because although the smuggling in the market has cost the national treasury a large sum of money, it can still make up for it. Choosing a concubine is very important.
However, collaborating with the enemy and treason is the bottom line that the emperor cannot back down.
The emperor was suspicious all his life, and the most unbearable thing was someone trying to take his throne, so why did the Jiang family collaborate with the enemy and treason?Why have contacts with the Huns?Why build a racecourse privately?
Isn't it all just for one thing?
Jiang Taifu's heart was as cold as ice, and the emperor looked at him with more and more doubts, and those murderous intentions enveloped him at this moment.
At this moment, he knew that he had no way out.
"Jiang Taifu, what else do you want to say?"
The emperor's sullen voice rang in his ears, Jiang Taifu smiled wistfully.
"If you return to the emperor, I will be convicted." He whispered, "I want to die."
The emperor stared at Jiang Taifu with gloomy eyes. Hearing this request, he was about to agree immediately, but he heard old General Pei say loudly: "Hold on, Your Majesty!"
"Could Old General Pei want to plead for him?" The emperor immediately became suspicious, "Could it be because of Gu Ning again?"
Old General Pei shook his head, cupped his hands and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Ning'er has already drawn a clear line with the Jiang family, and I just spoke to you because of you, the emperor."
Xu thought of the kindness of the old general Pei who gave up his life to protect each other in the autumn hunting, the emperor's face softened a little, and his tone was not as blunt as before: "Old general Pei said it directly, I will not blame you."
"Private mines and racecourses are just the tip of the iceberg. The Jiang family and the Fang family have been hiding in the dark for so many years. I'm afraid they have already trained a large-scale army. They are very cruel! If you execute them now, what will happen?" Isn't the truth buried?" Old General Pei whispered, "Besides, there are still a few members of the Jiang family who are on the run, if they get that army, I'm afraid..."
After hearing the words, the emperor's expression changed immediately, he slapped the table heavily, and stood up with a "shua". , because of the excitement, his face turned slightly pale.
"What the general said is true!" the emperor gritted his teeth, "Where are the troops you hid?"
"The emperor's lesson!" Jiang Taifu said loudly, "This is all done by the Fang family, and I don't know about it. What's more, those horses are sold to other places at high prices every year. As for the transaction with the Xiongnu, it is only for money. What the old general said was nothing but grudges against the two families and wanted to take this opportunity to eradicate dissidents!"
Speaking of this, he shouted again: "Your Majesty! You can't be fooled by him! Why did the Pei family target our Jiang family so much? One is because of the Queen's poisoning and murder of Anyang Princess, and the other is to let them The family dominates the court!"
"I have worked hard all these years, and I have worked hard without credit. I have never disrespected you. On the other hand, the Pei family..."
"Enough!" The emperor snarled, interrupting Jiang Taifu's words, "Don't you want to sow discord here! I'm not a foolish king, how can I listen to your one-sided words?"
As he spoke, he yelled towards the imperial guards outside the hall: "Squeeze him down, and let him go!"
The imperial guards who rushed in held down both sides of the shoulders, so heavy that Jiang Taifu could hardly lift his head. He raised his head, and got some clues from the emperor's angry expression. He laughed a few times, stopped struggling, and followed The imperial army left the Tai Chi Hall.
Jiang Taifu has been taken away, the emperor walked up to the old general Pei himself, and said earnestly: "You can't listen to him, I trust the Pei family the most, whether it is you, aunt, or An Lin, I have never doubted I have passed you! You are my right arm and right arm!"
Hearing this, Old General Pei waved his hands again and again: "Your Majesty's words are serious, and I have just fulfilled my duty as a courtier."
The emperor smiled and sent Old General Pei out in person.
It's just that when there was no one in the hall, the emotions in his eyes were churning, full of murderous intent.
"The Pei family..."
In the corner, a black shadow quietly emerged.
The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Go and check to see if Yuezhou is as old General Pei said, and..."
"The recent things you have done in the Pei family have been sorted out and sent to me."
"Yes."
……
The Imperial Army escorted Jiang Taifu and put him in a very simple carriage.
At this time, Jiang Taifu lost his former grace, his official robe was crumpled, his hands and feet were all bound by chains, and whenever he moved, these chains would make a sound.
The imperial guards who escorted him were obviously not members of the Jiang family before, they were very rude to Jiang Taifu, and whenever Jiang Taifu made a move, they would mercilessly slash him with the back of their knives.
Jiang Taifu is over seventy years old, and he is pampered and pampered so that he can maintain his dignity. Now he is in pain, and the words he heard in the palace before are tormenting his heart all the time.
As a result, Jiang Taifu instantly looked old at this moment.
At this time, the carriage stopped suddenly.
The car curtain was lifted, and the strong light made Jiang Taifu subconsciously close his eyes.
Then, an old but disdainful voice rang in his ears.
"If I had known today, Jiang Taifu would regret what he did back then?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Jiang Taifu immediately opened his eyes and saw the eldest princess standing outside the car.
At this time, Jiang Taifu tightly clenched his hands. He had already figured it out when he was in the Taiji Hall. Before Gu Ning went to Yuezhou, it was obvious that he was sending Xinyue County Lord back to Yuezhou, but in fact he was covering up his whereabouts for Xie Yan. , They have long suspected Shangyue Prefecture!
"Princess Eldest is very scheming." Jiang Taifu sat on the carriage, even though he was in a dangerous situation, his expression remained unchanged, "I didn't expect that I would lose to a woman in my life's scheming."
Hearing this, the eldest princess sneered coldly: "Losing to a woman? Jiang Taifu raised himself too high. From the time of Emperor Taizong to the present, you have never defeated me."
Taizong?
Jiang Taifu rolled his eyes and stared fixedly at the eldest princess. For a moment, he smiled ferociously: "You still miss the former prince? You are just a princess with a foreign surname, and you really regard yourself as a royal family? Really? Do you think you are the aunt of the former crown prince? If the emperor knows about this, I wonder if he will still trust you like he does now!"
"I've never done anything wrong, so I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." The eldest princess replied calmly, "I go to the imperial mausoleum every year to pay homage to the late prince, and the emperor knows this clearly."
"Presumably you have also discovered that compared with your ruthlessness, the emperor is more assured of me."
"What are you talking about with me?" Jiang Taifu turned his head coldly, unwilling to get too entangled in this matter, "If you just want to see my jokes, your goal has already been achieved, why are you here..."
"I did come here specially to see your jokes." The Eldest Princess showed a meaningful smile, "But my trip is more important for another thing."
While speaking, she motioned for people to open the car curtain completely.
Jiang Taifu raised his head and saw a person in the opposite carriage at a glance.
"You!" Jiang Taifu's eyes were red, and he no longer had the indifference just now, "How dare you!"
The person whose hands and feet were bound and whose mouth was gagged was none other than the grandson he was thinking of - Jiang Qian.
Gu Ning jumped off the carriage behind Jiang Qian with a smile, and explained kindly: "Thanks to your teaching, everyone in the Jiang family only cares about themselves. As soon as we say that we can pay off the crime, they will tell you the whereabouts of your son." It’s a trick, no, it happened to be caught by our people!”
There were countless words in his heart, but in the end they all swallowed back into his stomach.
Under such circumstances, what else could he say?Those accusations would not only fail to save the entire Jiang family, but would only make the emperor resent the Jiang family even more.
Didn't the emperor let him leave the capital alone to threaten him with the rest of the Jiang family as bargaining chips?
For a moment, Jiang Taifu took a deep breath in his heart, and then said: "Everything is up to the emperor."
However, the emperor sitting above did not answer for a long time, and Jiang Taifu had an ominous premonition in his heart. He turned his head to look at Old General Pei, and every word seemed to be half squeezed out of his teeth, which was particularly difficult: "Do you want to do what?"
"The Fang family is not the only one doing this matter, is it?" Old General Pei snorted coldly, exposing the fact that Jiang Taifu tried his best to hide, "How can the Fang family have such a great ability to control the dispute? Without your support, Jiang Taifu, Where did he get the guts? Where did he get the confidence?"
"Also!" General Pei's eyes were cold, and he cupped his hands towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, according to Mr. Xie's trip to the northwest, not only did he find out about the smuggling in the market! He also discovered all kinds of signs of the Jiang family collaborating with the enemy and treason! "
"If you're only out for the grievances between the two families, you don't need to talk nonsense here." Jiang Taifu snapped, "Except for covering up the Fang family's smuggling, I will never..."
"What do you say about the private mines in Yuezhou?" Old General Pei suddenly asked, "Does Jiang Taifu also want to attribute it to the Fang family? Master Xie has already grasped the fact that the Fang family colluded with the Xiongnu to smuggle iron ore out of customs." Conclusive evidence! What else can you quibble about?"
"The place with the most fertile aquatic plants in Yuezhou is controlled by the Fang family. The privately established horse farm is full of Xiongnu horses, all of which are good breeds! What is your intention in doing this?"
Old General Pei pressed on every step of the way, and he took out a letter from his sleeve, and said loudly: "This is a joint letter signed by Yuezhou officials! Taifu Jiang might as well take a look at what they said in the letter!"
"You are the one who instigates the people of the Fang family behind their backs! You have done a lot of evil! Collaborating with the enemy and treason! In the end, if you want to get rid of all this, you have to see whether the people of Yuezhou agree! It also depends on whether other officials of Yuezhou agree or not!"
After Old General Pei said these words, Jiang Taifu knew that everything was over.
The emperor can bear his various inactions, and his cover-up of the other party's family, because although the smuggling in the market has cost the national treasury a large sum of money, it can still make up for it. Choosing a concubine is very important.
However, collaborating with the enemy and treason is the bottom line that the emperor cannot back down.
The emperor was suspicious all his life, and the most unbearable thing was someone trying to take his throne, so why did the Jiang family collaborate with the enemy and treason?Why have contacts with the Huns?Why build a racecourse privately?
Isn't it all just for one thing?
Jiang Taifu's heart was as cold as ice, and the emperor looked at him with more and more doubts, and those murderous intentions enveloped him at this moment.
At this moment, he knew that he had no way out.
"Jiang Taifu, what else do you want to say?"
The emperor's sullen voice rang in his ears, Jiang Taifu smiled wistfully.
"If you return to the emperor, I will be convicted." He whispered, "I want to die."
The emperor stared at Jiang Taifu with gloomy eyes. Hearing this request, he was about to agree immediately, but he heard old General Pei say loudly: "Hold on, Your Majesty!"
"Could Old General Pei want to plead for him?" The emperor immediately became suspicious, "Could it be because of Gu Ning again?"
Old General Pei shook his head, cupped his hands and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Ning'er has already drawn a clear line with the Jiang family, and I just spoke to you because of you, the emperor."
Xu thought of the kindness of the old general Pei who gave up his life to protect each other in the autumn hunting, the emperor's face softened a little, and his tone was not as blunt as before: "Old general Pei said it directly, I will not blame you."
"Private mines and racecourses are just the tip of the iceberg. The Jiang family and the Fang family have been hiding in the dark for so many years. I'm afraid they have already trained a large-scale army. They are very cruel! If you execute them now, what will happen?" Isn't the truth buried?" Old General Pei whispered, "Besides, there are still a few members of the Jiang family who are on the run, if they get that army, I'm afraid..."
After hearing the words, the emperor's expression changed immediately, he slapped the table heavily, and stood up with a "shua". , because of the excitement, his face turned slightly pale.
"What the general said is true!" the emperor gritted his teeth, "Where are the troops you hid?"
"The emperor's lesson!" Jiang Taifu said loudly, "This is all done by the Fang family, and I don't know about it. What's more, those horses are sold to other places at high prices every year. As for the transaction with the Xiongnu, it is only for money. What the old general said was nothing but grudges against the two families and wanted to take this opportunity to eradicate dissidents!"
Speaking of this, he shouted again: "Your Majesty! You can't be fooled by him! Why did the Pei family target our Jiang family so much? One is because of the Queen's poisoning and murder of Anyang Princess, and the other is to let them The family dominates the court!"
"I have worked hard all these years, and I have worked hard without credit. I have never disrespected you. On the other hand, the Pei family..."
"Enough!" The emperor snarled, interrupting Jiang Taifu's words, "Don't you want to sow discord here! I'm not a foolish king, how can I listen to your one-sided words?"
As he spoke, he yelled towards the imperial guards outside the hall: "Squeeze him down, and let him go!"
The imperial guards who rushed in held down both sides of the shoulders, so heavy that Jiang Taifu could hardly lift his head. He raised his head, and got some clues from the emperor's angry expression. He laughed a few times, stopped struggling, and followed The imperial army left the Tai Chi Hall.
Jiang Taifu has been taken away, the emperor walked up to the old general Pei himself, and said earnestly: "You can't listen to him, I trust the Pei family the most, whether it is you, aunt, or An Lin, I have never doubted I have passed you! You are my right arm and right arm!"
Hearing this, Old General Pei waved his hands again and again: "Your Majesty's words are serious, and I have just fulfilled my duty as a courtier."
The emperor smiled and sent Old General Pei out in person.
It's just that when there was no one in the hall, the emotions in his eyes were churning, full of murderous intent.
"The Pei family..."
In the corner, a black shadow quietly emerged.
The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Go and check to see if Yuezhou is as old General Pei said, and..."
"The recent things you have done in the Pei family have been sorted out and sent to me."
"Yes."
……
The Imperial Army escorted Jiang Taifu and put him in a very simple carriage.
At this time, Jiang Taifu lost his former grace, his official robe was crumpled, his hands and feet were all bound by chains, and whenever he moved, these chains would make a sound.
The imperial guards who escorted him were obviously not members of the Jiang family before, they were very rude to Jiang Taifu, and whenever Jiang Taifu made a move, they would mercilessly slash him with the back of their knives.
Jiang Taifu is over seventy years old, and he is pampered and pampered so that he can maintain his dignity. Now he is in pain, and the words he heard in the palace before are tormenting his heart all the time.
As a result, Jiang Taifu instantly looked old at this moment.
At this time, the carriage stopped suddenly.
The car curtain was lifted, and the strong light made Jiang Taifu subconsciously close his eyes.
Then, an old but disdainful voice rang in his ears.
"If I had known today, Jiang Taifu would regret what he did back then?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Jiang Taifu immediately opened his eyes and saw the eldest princess standing outside the car.
At this time, Jiang Taifu tightly clenched his hands. He had already figured it out when he was in the Taiji Hall. Before Gu Ning went to Yuezhou, it was obvious that he was sending Xinyue County Lord back to Yuezhou, but in fact he was covering up his whereabouts for Xie Yan. , They have long suspected Shangyue Prefecture!
"Princess Eldest is very scheming." Jiang Taifu sat on the carriage, even though he was in a dangerous situation, his expression remained unchanged, "I didn't expect that I would lose to a woman in my life's scheming."
Hearing this, the eldest princess sneered coldly: "Losing to a woman? Jiang Taifu raised himself too high. From the time of Emperor Taizong to the present, you have never defeated me."
Taizong?
Jiang Taifu rolled his eyes and stared fixedly at the eldest princess. For a moment, he smiled ferociously: "You still miss the former prince? You are just a princess with a foreign surname, and you really regard yourself as a royal family? Really? Do you think you are the aunt of the former crown prince? If the emperor knows about this, I wonder if he will still trust you like he does now!"
"I've never done anything wrong, so I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." The eldest princess replied calmly, "I go to the imperial mausoleum every year to pay homage to the late prince, and the emperor knows this clearly."
"Presumably you have also discovered that compared with your ruthlessness, the emperor is more assured of me."
"What are you talking about with me?" Jiang Taifu turned his head coldly, unwilling to get too entangled in this matter, "If you just want to see my jokes, your goal has already been achieved, why are you here..."
"I did come here specially to see your jokes." The Eldest Princess showed a meaningful smile, "But my trip is more important for another thing."
While speaking, she motioned for people to open the car curtain completely.
Jiang Taifu raised his head and saw a person in the opposite carriage at a glance.
"You!" Jiang Taifu's eyes were red, and he no longer had the indifference just now, "How dare you!"
The person whose hands and feet were bound and whose mouth was gagged was none other than the grandson he was thinking of - Jiang Qian.
Gu Ning jumped off the carriage behind Jiang Qian with a smile, and explained kindly: "Thanks to your teaching, everyone in the Jiang family only cares about themselves. As soon as we say that we can pay off the crime, they will tell you the whereabouts of your son." It’s a trick, no, it happened to be caught by our people!”
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