Chapter 2817 2819【Eradicate Gaoxiang】
Xiang Nan did not ask Gao Ming to return to his hometown, but ordered Jin Yiwei to arrest him and put him in prison, and hand him over to Chai Mu for interrogation. Even the high-ranking party and the party were all eradicated.
When Gao Ming saw Chai Mu in prison, he asked in surprise, "So it was you, and you didn't die?"
Chai Mu nodded, "You're not dead, how can I be willing to die."
Gao Ming let out a long sigh, "No wonder I always feel that the prince has changed over the years. It turns out that you are behind the scenes."
"You're wrong." Chai Mu waved his hand, "I didn't do much for the prince, he came up with those ideas himself."
The so-called "New Deal for the Salt Industry", "New Deal for the Imperial Examinations", "Salts into Mu", "Officials and Gentlemen Collect Grain Together", "Government Consumption and Envy", "Promoting Clean Bank", "Secret Collection System" and so on, are all It was Xiang Nan's own idea.
He just helped Xiang Nan set up Jinyiwei, and helped him get some information.
"It's all his own idea?" Gao Ming was even more shocked when he heard it.
The reforms and measures proposed by Xiang Nan are hard for a political animal like him who has been in the top position for ten years to think of them.
He originally thought that Xiang Nan got the advice of an expert, but he didn't expect that it was Xiang Nan's own idea, which was really beyond his expectation.
"Your Majesty is the most suitable person I have ever met to be an emperor." Chai Mudu said with emotion.
The measures proposed by Xiang Nan are all good things that benefit the country and the people, and even he can't ask for more.
Gao Ming nodded.
He originally thought that Li Zhen was smart enough, but he didn't expect Xiang Nan to be smarter than him.
"Okay, we don't need to talk about the past anymore, let's tell you all the crimes you committed." Chai Mu said to Gao Ming, "I thought of this step, you don't need to hide anything anymore .”
Gao Ming sighed helplessly, and then said, "Can you tell Your Majesty that I am the culprit of the Gao family, can you spare the lives of others?"
"When you slaughtered the Gu and Chen families, did you want to spare anyone's life?" Chai Mu said coldly.
When Gao Ming heard it, he couldn't help sighing, it's all retribution!
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Gao Ruyi was flustered when she learned that her father and elder brother had been arrested, and immediately went to Xiang Nan to intercede, hoping to spare the Gao family's life.
Xiang Nan knew she was asking for love, but he closed the door and didn't want to reward her.
Not to mention the **** feud between Gao Ming and Gu Chen, just because he has been prime minister these years, he has supported and brought along a large number of corrupt officials, and all of the six ministries have his henchmen.
They form groups and cliques, engage in malpractice for personal gain, harm loyal and good people, take advantage of the common people, guard and steal themselves, and harm the public and private interests. It can be said that the crimes of the Gao family are too numerous to describe.
If Xiang Nan doesn't kill him, it won't be enough to deter those corrupt officials, let them take a chance, and they will be even more unscrupulous in the future.
So he had to use the head of the Gao family to let everyone know his determination to fight corruption. From then on, I dare not harm the people again, in the fish and meat village.
Gao Ruyi was helpless, so she went to see Zhang Meiniang again, hoping that her cousin could stand up and say something.
Zhang Meiniang had no choice but to go to see Xiang Nan.
"Yin'er, haven't you rested yet?" Seeing that Xiang Nan was still reviewing the memorial, Zhang Meiniang smiled and said to him, "Don't be too tired."
"It's okay, queen mother, I should do everything." Xiang Nan smiled and said.
For the sake of confidentiality, only he can read the secret book. And hundreds of secret books a day, the number of words alone is hundreds of thousands, reading so many idle books is tiring, not to mention thinking and replying, it is not something ordinary people can survive.
"I ordered the imperial dining room to make some snacks for you." Zhang Meiniang smiled, "Rong Shuang, bring it here."
Rongshuang immediately brought the pastry up.
Xiang Nan saw that it was walnut crisp.
He immediately understood Zhang Meiniang's intentions.
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"I remember you loved walnut cakes since you were a child..." Zhang Meiniang laughed.
"Queen, I'm actually just pretending." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I didn't like walnuts since I was a child. But Gao Xiang likes to eat them, so I also pretended to like them."
Zhang Meiniang couldn't help being taken aback, she didn't expect Xiang Nan to be so scheming at such a young age.
"Queen, I also know what you want to say." Xiang Nan explained again, "Yes, Prime Minister Gao has indeed been kind to me, I was able to become the prince thanks to his support.
But mother, Gao Xiang has also done a lot of bad things over the years. He formed cliques, controlled the government, supported the bandits, and harmed the public and private interests...
If I open the net again, it will be difficult to deal with other officials in the future. So I can only kill him and use his head as a warning to all officials. Let them know 'Don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught'. "
"But he is your uncle and father-in-law after all. If you kill them, how will you face Ruyi?" Zhang Meiniang persuaded again.
"Public to public, private to private, public to private. If she can't figure it out, then that's all." Xiang Nan waved his hand, he was not interested in Gao Ruyi at all.
At the beginning, it was Li Xi who pointed out the marriage, so he accepted her. It's also for Gao Ming's heart, so he has been kind to Gao Ruyi all these years.
But now if Gao Ruyi insists on standing with the Gao family, he will not be polite. Even if he doesn't kill her, he won't pamper her again.
Seeing what Xiang Nan said, Zhang Meiniang couldn't help sighing.
Unexpectedly, his son, who was always gentle and filial, would become so cold-blooded and heartless after ascending to the throne. Even the concubine, who has been with her for many years, said no to it.
"Yin'er, even if Gao Xiang, Gao Kun, and Gao Zhen are innocent, the rest of the Gao family are also innocent, can you spare them a way out?" Zhang Meiniang urged again.
Xiang Nan sighed, "Mother, I will think about it."
Seeing that he showed signs of letting go, Zhang Meiniang nodded just now.
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Xiang Nan then went to see Chai Mu.
"Mr. Chai, how is the case of Prime Minister Gao going?" He asked.
"Gao Ming refused to say anything." Chai Mu sighed.
Gao Ming knew that he was going to die, and he also knew that his family members were going to die, so he didn't want to say anything, and he wanted to die.
"Mr. Chai, I know you have a deep blood feud with Gao Ming, and Gao Ming also owes hundreds of lives to the Chen family. Even if the entire Gao family is ransacked, it won't be worth it." Xiang Nan said, "But, I still want to ask you for help." Favor,"
"Your Majesty, you don't have to say that." Chai Mu bowed quickly when he heard this.
Xiang Nan is now the son of Emperor Fengchao, the majesty he wants to be loyal to, and he can't afford the word "begging".
"Gao Xiang is a party, Gao Ming and Gao Kun are the chief culprits, Gao Zhen is just a dude, and although the female family members of the Gao family are guilty, they will not die." Xiang Nan then said, "Can you spare their lives? Are they distributing frontiers?"
Chai Mu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
(end of this chapter)