Rebirth of marriage

Regarding the fact that Magistrate Yu's corruption in taxation was ordered by Magistrate Cao, and that most of the corrupt officials were involved in the Cao family, the old censor has been biting it.

But the power of the Cao family is huge. How could Chief Minister Cao be so easily convicted? Long before Magistrate Yu was escorted to Beijing, he had erased all traces related to him.

The account books obtained by Xie Jiu could only prove that Prefect Yu was corrupt, but they could not implicate Cao Shoufang in it.

Therefore, while Gu Xiao let the boss continue to fight with the Cao family, he secretly thought of another way out.

What Gu Xiao just said was, firstly, that the Cao family had close contacts with the third prince and had some agenda, and secondly, he publicly accused Cao, the first assistant of a dynasty, of not having the ability to recognize and employ people.

This not only made his ambition clear, but also belittled his ability. Cao Shoufu cried out that he was wronged and asked King Xiao that the Cao family was dedicated and loyal to the court. King Xiao repeatedly targeted the Cao family during his return to Beijing.

The third prince is not allowed to interact with his uncle. Why?

Every word implies that King Xiao had ambitions to seize the throne, and was worried that the Cao family would support the third prince, so he targeted and made things difficult for him.

Gu Xiao waited for him to say enough, and then directly presented a lot of evidence. The Minister of Civil Affairs accepted bribes, falsified officials' performance evaluations, and used important matters such as official transfers to exchange favors. Then Magistrate Yu was the one who passed Cao Shouxu The Minister of Civil Affairs was appointed.

These criminal evidences were obtained by people from Gu Xiao and Jiuxiao Pavilion by checking the official books.

Regarding the embezzlement of taxes, Cao Shoufu and the Minister of Civil Affairs were on guard against Gu Xiao to investigate Cao's family and the household department, but they did not expect that Gu Xiao would find another way to investigate the officials.

After eating the melon, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy.

After reading the evidence, the emperor became furious and dismissed the Minister of Civil Affairs from his position on the spot. He ordered King Xiao, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai to conduct a rigorous investigation together. After all the culprits were found out, he would be severely punished in accordance with the law.

Cao Shoufu was nepotistic and used smuggled information to recruit officials for Magistrate Yu. However, he failed to supervise him well and allowed him to be corrupt. The taxes that should have been turned over to the national treasury were fined and confiscated 20 taels of silver.

As for Yongning Hou, although killing Yang Fan was a manslaughter, his original intention was to kill his wife, and Gu Xiao listed him as guilty of being unfaithful, unfilial, and unkind.

The emperor immediately took away his title and sentenced him to be beheaded at the Meridian Gate three days later.

In this court game, although Gu Xiao failed to reveal that Cao Zhicheng was the mastermind of the tax embezzlement case, the fine of 20 taels was exactly the total amount of corruption committed by Prefect Yu.

He also removed the Minister of Civil Affairs, who was obviously loyal to the emperor but had secretly taken refuge with Cao Zhicheng. Now that he was dismissed, it was equivalent to disintegrating part of Cao's party.

The emperor will take this opportunity to let his people sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Gu Xiao will also try to get Su Li to move up a bit. Overall, today's talk was not in vain.

He lived for more than 20 years. Except when he was with Jiu'er, where he had endless things to say, he was mostly silent the rest of the time.

Today's performance not only amazed all the officials, but also made the emperor sit in the imperial study for a long time.

He remembered that when Gu Xiao was a child, he was like a chatterbox, talking non-stop every day.

What books did I carry, what did I eat, what fun things did the servants in the mansion do, and what interesting things did I hear from the mansion next door. The ants in the rockery ant nest moved five grains of rice and half a piece of pastry crumbs today. There was endless talk with them every day about who would win the fight between the black fish and the red carp in the pond.

Finally, I never forget to confess that I love my mother and father the most.

She was like a girl who loved to act coquettishly, but was not as cheerful and innocent as a child of the royal family. At that time, while enjoying the joy brought by his son, he was also worried about how such a child without a palace would gain a foothold in the royal family in the future.

Fortunately, he is an idle prince, and although his life in the mansion is not as rich as that of his other brothers, he can still live a happy life as a family of three.

Since that year, he has been silent for a while. He has only spoken to a handful of people over the years, so that seeing his eloquence today made him feel like he was back to his past in a trance.

But he doesn't regret the decision he made, even if his son hates him.

He picked up a cup of ginseng tea on the imperial desk and took a sip. Then he took out a book from the pile of memorials and opened it for review.

He has no regrets and has no chance to regret.

When Xie Jiu heard about the court affairs, she was having breakfast with several people in the Qiu family.

It was something that would spread quickly, so there was no need to avoid a few people to thank Xie Jiu, so when Lu Kang said it, the Qiu family also listened.

After Lu Kang went down, Qiu Yudao said, "There are thousands of good men in the world, but if you choose an imperial prince, you will definitely have to suffer more than ordinary people in the future."

Throughout his life, he had heard of how many royal women lived extremely difficult lives and ended up not having a good death. Especially because of the huge disparity in status between Xie Jiu and Xiao Wang, this road was not easy to follow.

He and Xie Jiu had known each other for a short time, and there was no telling how deep their relationship was, but Qiu Yu Dao protected his shortcomings. Since Xie Jiu had become his disciple, he had to step into his grandfather's role and pick on Gu Xiao.

Qiu Yuejian glanced at him sideways, "You have to live your own life. Ordinary people also have their own worries. Look at some of the backyards of those powerful and aristocratic families that are clean."

Qiu Yudao did not dare to refute his old wife's words and muttered, "If you ask me, it's better for the children of Jianghu to be at ease."

"Master, there is a saying that when you are in the world, you cannot help yourself." Qiu Chengfeng said casually, and then continued to drink millet porridge.

"I think Prince Xiao is quite good. He is a good match for the young wine man and his talented girl. The most important thing is that they have the same mind." Qiu Changle also hurriedly agreed, without any prejudice because Gu Xiao was the son of his love rival.

Qiu Yudao did not dare to be quarrelsome with his wife and daughter, but he was not so polite to his apprentice. He slapped Qiu Chengfeng on the head and said, "You bastard, your apprentice already has a sweetheart. When will you marry Changle? When will I marry you?" I can bring my grandson with me.”

Qiu Chengfeng choked on a mouthful of porridge and kept coughing.

Seeing that he was coughing badly, Xie Jiu planned to stand up and pat him twice, but his hand was held by Qiu Yue Sword. The water Qiu Changle was about to hand over was also stopped by Qiu Yue Sword.

Qiu Yuejian looked at Qiu Chengfeng and said, "Chengfeng, now that you have seen Xiaojiu, and you have also seen Yunwei's child, it is time for the teacher to ask clearly about some things.

When the master brought you back to the Qiu family, she thought that since you and Changle had grown up together, we would have a deeper relationship, just like your master and I. But the master also understands that relationships can never be forced.

If Mistress forcibly ties you two together, it will turn into a grudge, but you are the child raised by Mistress. Mistress does not believe that you have no feelings for Changle. Mistress would like to ask you what do you think now? "

She glanced at her daughter and added, "Master Wife only wants to hear the truth. No matter what the outcome is, you are my Qiuyue Sword's child."

Qiu Chengfeng had stopped coughing and glanced at a few people, especially Xie Jiu, a junior here. After some words, he felt that he could not give his children a good image.

Xie Jiu also felt that he was inappropriate and wanted to get up and leave, but Qiu Yuejian did not let go, "The rule of the Qiu family is that if something happens, the family should make it clear in person and leave no barriers afterwards. Since you are a disciple of Chengfeng, you are also a member of the Qiu family. No need to shy away.”

Qiu Chengfeng also said, "There's nothing you can't listen to."

It was a little embarrassing, but then I thought about it. He must have told her that they were like father and daughter in their previous life, so it wouldn't matter if he said it again.

When he saw that Xie Jiu was ready again, he asked Qiu Changle, "Does Changle blame me?"

Qiu Changle nodded, "I complained about it, but I figured it out later. I just don't want to be my senior brother's wife. I can still be Qiu Changle, my parents' child, and my senior brother's younger sister."

Xie Jiu liked her words so much. Is this the free and easy nature of children in the world?

Yun Dai also comes from a martial arts background. I don’t know what kind of person she is. Counting the days, Wuwei should be back.

Qiu Chengfeng nodded, with an unnatural look on his face, "After Yunwei got married, I stopped thinking about it. During the great prosperity, what I missed most was Master, Master, and you, but I really couldn't bear to part with those books, so I put it off for a few years.

I came back wanting to get married to you, but I betrayed our relationship first. I was a little ashamed to see you, and worried that I had hit a wall with Yun Wei, so I thought of you and decided to go to the capital first to see Yun Wei again. Wei, figure out your own thoughts. "

However, once you leave, you lose your freedom.

"Senior brother, although my parents are looking forward to it, you and I have grown up together and have never expressed our affection for each other, so it is not considered a betrayal." Qiu Changle looked at him with a smile, "It's just that you have to figure out your thoughts now. Is it done?"

Xie Jiu noticed her hands under the table, tightly holding her dress.

Sister Changle spoke casually on the surface, but she cared about her master very much in her heart.

Fortunately, Master will not let her down, Xie Jiu is determined.

Yunwei was different from the women he had seen before. It was more of a novelty that the master admired her when he was young. What he really cared about was his aunt, otherwise he would not have been thinking about her when he was in prison in his previous life.

Sure enough, Qiu Chengfeng nodded, "I want to marry you, are you still willing to marry me?"

Changle loosened her hands under the table and said, "Marry."