After Lu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Cao Bao actually denied it flat out, and even claimed that it was not prohibited by the imperial court, so there was no impact on doing business.
How cunning.
It's a pity that cunning is of no use. He came today specifically to kill people like this.
Cao Bao noticed that Lu Xuan smiled, but Lu Xuan's smile was not happy, nor did it mean to let him go. Instead, it sounded like it made him panic, making him feel numb on the scalp and extremely nervous.
Cao Bao explained again: "Your Majesty, Ling Cao tortured and killed soldiers. The evidence of this matter is conclusive. Please come to your Majesty's discretion."
Lu Xuan was a little curious, looked at Ling Cao and asked: "Ling Cao, what's going on with the torture and killing of soldiers?"
Ling Cao said: "Your Majesty, the matter about General Mo's cruelty and killing of soldiers is completely slander. General Mo has been in charge of the army for many years and has always loved the soldiers. This is a tradition passed down by General Huang and has never been violated."
Cao Bao said loudly: "Your Majesty, go and ask the soldiers in the army. Everyone knows about this."
"Palm mouth!"
Lu Xuan stared at Cao Bao and ordered.
Xu Chu stepped forward, raised his big hand like a cattail leaf fan, and fanned it down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Loud sounds kept coming out.
After a while, Lu Xuan raised his hand to tell him to stop. He looked at Cao Bao, whose face was already swollen, and said calmly: "I didn't let you speak, so just shut up. In front of me, you are not needed.
You are confusing right and wrong, and you are not allowed to intervene without permission."
Cao Bao said bluntly: "I obey your orders."
Lu Xuan looked at Ling Cao with soft eyes and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Ling Cao replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the murder was actually one of the conflicts between the general and Cao Bao. At that time, Cao Bao led people to do business, which had a great influence. Among the officers and soldiers in charge of the general, there was a senior officer who went into business with him.
"
"If you were doing business in a disciplined manner, then that would be fine. However, this man went on a rampage with Cao Bao and injured a commoner. He further robbed and misappropriated the common people's property, corrupted military discipline, and corrupted the morale."
"Therefore, the general executed the chief himself, completely putting a stop to the unhealthy tendencies of the soldiers under his command, and explicitly prohibited anyone from doing business."
"Cao Bao heard about this and brought his people to make a fuss. Since then, Cao Bao has joined forces with others to slander, saying that he will eventually kill the soldiers. However, it took a long time and fewer people discussed it."
Ling Cao said quickly: "Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."
Lu Xuan nodded, even more approving of Ling Cao. He looked at Cao Bao and asked, "Cao Bao, what else do you want to say?"
Cao Bao's face was burning on both sides.
He was beaten so dizzy that his heart sank. Although Cao Bao conspired with everyone to accuse Ling Cao of torturing and killing the soldiers, many soldiers in the army knew what was going on, and he could not quibble about it.
Cao Bao said loudly: "Reporting to your majesty, although Ling Cao is right, it is unreasonable for him to execute soldiers without permission."
Lu Xuan said: "I think it's very suitable."
Cao Bao sighed in his heart.
Lu Xuan said it was appropriate because he wanted to support Ling Cao so that Cao Bao could not attack Ling Cao from the front now.
Cao Bao was still unwilling to give in. He wanted to live a good life, so he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty thinks it is appropriate, and it is naturally appropriate. However, the imperial court does not prohibit matters involving business."
Lu Xuan sneered when he heard this, looking disdainful.
Until now, Cao Bao is still carrying him to death, but he likes people who carry him to death because he can kill easily without any burden.
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "If the law doesn't explicitly prohibit it, you can indeed do it. But what you did violated the law in every way."
"bring here!"
He extended his big hand.
Yang Xiu stood aside and immediately handed over a book and placed it in Lu Xuan's hands.
This book contains all the illegal things about Cao Bao's business that Xiuyiwei investigated along the way. In fact, the army's business at the beginning was quite satisfactory, and everything was under control.
However, the army is such a glutton, and when they see the benefits, they are completely red-eyed. In the blink of an eye, many soldiers are doing business, and some even rely on their background in the army and their weapons to unscrupulously blackmail and extort people, and often kill people for profit.
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Everything is filled with bloody evil.
This is the result of the army being profit-oriented, which makes the army completely crazy.
The existence of the army is to protect the people and to be the patron saint of the court and the world. However, after the army started doing business, it began to compete with the people for profit, began to crush the people, exploit the people, and even colluded with the government.
Lu Xuan had already read all the contents in the memorial, and took it expressionlessly and threw it in front of Cao Bao, saying in a deep voice: "Come, look at your Cao family, and even you Cao Bao, who was suppressed and persecuted for doing business.
people."
Cao Bao felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this.
The situation is very bad.
Cao Bao's mouth was a little dry. He reached out to pick up the book on the ground and flipped through it quickly. The more he looked down, Cao Bao's body was shaking constantly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes became even more erratic.
The Cao family's misappropriation of money, land and shops is clearly recorded. The Cao family used the influence of the army to kill people and buy goods, and used the army to forcibly suppress chaos. It is all very clear.
Including some things that Cao Bao didn't know, such as the Cao family doing things under his banner, they were all listed.
Cao Bao's body immediately went limp.
At this moment, he was a little scared.
The military prohibits business, and the court does not have regulations. But as Lu Xuan said, every business involved in the Cao family infringes on the people and has touched the interests of the people. It has violated the law and committed a serious crime.
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"I am guilty, please convict your Majesty."
Cao Bao kowtows his head to the ground to plead guilty.
Lu Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said coldly: "You are indeed guilty, and you are even more unforgivable. You, Cao Bao, are the people arranged by Huang Zhong to be in charge of the army, but you are in charge of the army and do not think about training the army, but you take the initiative to destroy the army and take advantage of it.
Come and make a fortune.”
"You deserve to be punished for your crime."
"Unless you die, it will be difficult for the army to regain its morale, for the people to feel at ease, and for Xuzhou to be stable."
"Where is Xu Chu!"
Lu Xuan gave the order.
"exist!"
Xu Chu answered immediately.
Lu Xuan ordered: "Kill Cao Bao."
"As you command!"
After receiving the order, Xu Chu pulled out his sword with a clang and strode towards Cao Bao. Cao Bao didn't want to die, even though he knew he couldn't escape, he stood up in an instant, turned around and ran out.
However, compared to Xu Chu, Cao Bao's speed was like the light of a firefly competing with the bright moon. In the blink of an eye, Xu Chu caught up with Cao Bao and charged out with his sword.
Cao Bao's head flew out and crashed to the ground with blood.
At this moment, Zhao An, Zhou Peng and Pang Chen were even more frightened, and their bodies were shaking with fear. The three of them looked at each other, and they all lowered their heads and knelt, pretending to be ostriches, hoping to escape.
As long as Lu Xuan doesn't pursue the case now, they will be safe.