When Tuoba Ming, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, heard what Emperor Xianwen said, he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. He thought that since Emperor Xianwen couldn't punish Li Fu for this matter, why did he secretly summon him to the palace?

Tuoba Ming suddenly became nervous, and he even began to wonder if Emperor Xianwen also liked Li Fu, so he was extremely dissatisfied with him for secretly reporting Li Fu, and summoned him to the palace to secretly punish him.

When Tuoba Ming, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, thought of this result, he couldn't help but be frightened like chaff. He lay down in front of Emperor Xianwen and trembled: "I deserve death for my crime. Please forgive me. I will never dare to falsely accuse Master Zhongshu again!"

Emperor Xianwen smiled slightly and said: "I love you! Everything you reported is true. How can you make false accusations? You are not guilty but you have merit!"

Tuoba Ming became confused for a moment, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in Emperor Xianwen's gourd. Emperor Xianwen pondered for a while and said: "Tuoba Ming, you will do what the couplet means. After the matter is completed, the couplet will confer you the title of Zhongshu."

Prison!"

Tuoba Ming was overjoyed and fell down on the ground to ask for Emperor Xianwen's order. Emperor Xianwen said slowly: "Tuoba Ming, Lian Ming will issue an order tomorrow to remove you from the position of Minister of Public Affairs."

Tuoba Ming was so frightened that his face turned pale. He intuitively followed the emperor like a tiger, and the power of heaven was unfathomable. Emperor Xianwen smiled and said: "I love you, don't worry! I am cutting off your position to cover up people's ears and eyes! I love you so much."

You have other important uses!"

Tuoba Ming was surprised and happy, and Emperor Xianwen said slowly: "Tuoba Ming, I have given you a secret decree to see the first-level official. You will keep your actions confidential, go to Xiangzhou as soon as possible, and secretly arrest and interrogate Li Xin. No matter what you use

As long as you can get Li Xin to confess Li Fu's crimes, you will have accomplished a great feat, and the alliance will appoint you as the Supervisor of the Zhongshu."

Tuoba Ming understood Emperor Xianwen's intention and retreated with the secret order. The next day at the court, Emperor Xianwen dismissed Tuoba Ming from his position as Minister of the Secretariat in front of all the civil and military officials. In the second year of Emperor Xianwen's pro-government

, often appointed and dismissed officials, so all the officials did not expect that Emperor Xianwen had any deeper meaning in dismissing Tuoba Ming.

Even Li Fu didn't expect Emperor Xianwen's true intention. He was originally at odds with Tuoba Ming, the minister of Zhongshu, and when Emperor Xianwen dismissed him from his official position, he felt happy and didn't think too much about the reason.

Tuoba Ming received the secret order and led hundreds of guards and guards to Xiangzhou. When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion in Xiangzhou, Tuoba Ming led his guards to surround him. He took more than a dozen guards into the house and sat in the lobby.

Li Xin was horrified when he saw that the imperial guards surrounded his governor's mansion. Tuoba Ming ordered the guards to seal the governor's mansion tightly and treat the entire governor's mansion as a prison to imprison Li Xin and his family.

Tuoba Ming used the woodshed of the governor's office as a torture chamber. He ordered the guards to take off Li Xin's shirt and hang him on a beam. Tuoba Ming asked: "Li Xin, do you know your guilt?"

Seeing this, Li Xin knew that the corruption had been learned by the court, so he admitted it without denying it. Tuoba Ming said angrily: "Li Xin, the matter has come to this, how dare you take charge of it, but the main culprit is Li Fu?"

absolve?"

Li Fu was kind to Li Xin and had a good personal relationship with Li Xin. Therefore, when Tuoba Ming asked him to reveal that Li Fu was the mastermind of his corruption, Li Xin was still bloody and refused to frame Li Fu even to death.

Tuoba Ming was furious and ordered the guards to hang Li Xin up and torture him. The guards beat Li Xin until he was covered with bruises. He fainted several times and poured cold water on him to wake him up. However, Li Xin still refused to frame Li Fu. Tuoba Ming

In anger, Ming used all kinds of torture on Li Xin, but Li Xin gritted his teeth and refused to admit it.

Tuoba Ming was furious and saw that torture had no effect, so he resorted to coercion and inducement. Tuoba Ming told Li Xin that if he could recruit Li Fu as the mastermind of corruption, then he could take the blame.

Li Xin could save the lives of Li Xin and his family. Li Xin still had a clear conscience and was very reluctant to do this and hated this kind of inducement. He then understood that the court was not against him, and that the main target was not himself but Li Fu. Thinking of it

Li Xin still refused to accept the kindness Li Fu showed him.

In desperation, Tuoba Ming sent guards to summon Li Xin's son-in-law Pei You. Tuoba Ming threatened Pei You. If he could not persuade his father-in-law Li Xin to admit that Li Fu was the mastermind of the corruption case, Tuoba Ming could do it.

The emperor issued a secret decree to kill the Li Xin clan.

Pei You was frightened and was taken to the woodshed of the Governor's Mansion by the guards to visit his father-in-law Li Xin. Pei You begged Li Xin to follow Tuoba Ming's words and confess Li Fu as the mastermind of the corruption case, so that the lives of the entire Li family could be saved.

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Li Xin said to his son-in-law Pei You: "Ask me to expose and falsely accuse Li Fu. I will never do it. Although our family and Li Fu's family have a distant genealogical relationship, I have a good relationship with Li Fu, and he has knowledge and advice for me."

You must not be so heartless as a human being, therefore, I cannot falsely accuse Mr. Li Fu without any reason."

Pei You sighed: "My father-in-law, don't you see it? Tuoba Ming came to interrogate you on orders. Obviously, his target is not you, but to identify Li Fu!"

Li Xindao: "Of course I can see this, but I don't know what the feud between Tuoba Ming and Mr. Li Fu Li is, let alone what illegal things Mr. Li Fu Li will do. Tuoba Ming wants me to expose Li Fu,

But I don’t know anything, what can I do? I can’t bear Tuoba Ming’s abuse of torture and forcing me to frame good people, so I wanted to kill myself for this every day, so I stabbed myself with hairpins and hanged myself with belts!”

Pei You sighed: "Why would my father-in-law die for Li Fu? In my opinion, this is not because Tuoba Ming has a grudge against Li Fu, but he is deliberately making things difficult for his father-in-law by asking you to report Li Fu. This must be the intention of the court, Tuo Ba Ming."

Post Ming was just following orders. Why did the emperor do this today? It must be because Li Fu had a good reputation as an official, but the emperor was dissatisfied with Li Fu because his father-in-law had committed corruption. The emperor felt that his father-in-law had nothing to do with him.

Li Fu has a very close personal relationship and feels that an opportunity has come. The emperor must think that if his father-in-law can report Li Fu, all officials will not dare to be suspicious, and the emperor will have reason to punish Li Fu."

"Judging from the emperor's attitude when giving instructions to Tuoba Ming, brother Li Fu must have committed something taboo to the emperor. If the emperor is angry with a minister, the importance of this matter must be clear to you, father-in-law, than to me. Even if you don't expose Li Fu,

Fu, if the emperor punishes Li Fu for his crimes, the court will still punish them for their crimes. The emperor ordered his father-in-law to report Li Fu just to save some face."

After hearing what his son-in-law Pei You said, Li Xin thought about it and felt that what Pei You said was true. He was shaken and decided to save his own life and report Li Fu. But what made Li Xin embarrassed was that he really couldn't find the person to report Li Fu.

crime.

At this time, Tuoba Ming heard that Li Xin was willing to report Li Fu, and he couldn't help but feel happy. He found a descendant named Feng Chan, who had been dealt with by Li Fu in the past and was killed. Therefore, the Feng family and Li Fu

The Fu family had a sworn feud. Under Tuoba Ming's instruction, Li Xin found Feng Chan's younger brother. He conspired with Feng Chan's younger brother, not only accusing Li Fulo of corruption, but also accused Li Fulo of corruption.
Chapter completed!