Emperor Chen looked angry, Tang Ning bowed and said, "I am guilty."
"Don't do this to me." Chen Huang waved his hand and said, "If you know you are guilty, don't commit it. Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?"
Tang Ning said: "I am ashamed of Your Majesty..."
Chen Huang said angrily: "For a small case, even the envoys of Chu State came forward..."
Tangning did not lower her head to admit her mistake this time and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think this is a small case."
Chen Huang was not angry but smiled and said: "Oh, tell me, what is the big deal about this case?"
Tang Ning cleared her throat and said, "In His Majesty's eyes, this may be just a small case, but three years ago, I almost lost my life because of this case..."
Before Chen Huang could speak, Tang Ning continued: "If I had lost my life three years ago, it would have been impossible for me to pass the Three Elements. If I couldn't pass the Three Elements, I wouldn't be able to walk in six parts. If I couldn't walk in six parts, the moths in the six parts wouldn't be able to
If it is eliminated, the government will be full of corrupt officials, the national treasury will be in deficit, and even the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for water control will not be available..."
"In addition, if I had been assassinated three years ago, I would naturally not have been able to go south to the south of the Yangtze River or north to the grassland. The south of the Yangtze River would have been controlled by the wealthy families and usurped by the remaining parties of the Liang Kingdom, and the grassland would not have been stable. By then, if the south of the Yangtze River was in chaos, Su Shen
People from the Western Regions took advantage of the opportunity to invade, but the court was full of moths. The Chen State was riddled with holes internally, and powerful enemies were watching from the outside. The country was in danger..."
…
Chen Huang looked at him dumbfounded. He always felt that something was wrong. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
After thinking about it carefully, he seemed unable to refute it at all.
Throughout the past few years, Tang Ning was not involved in any of the major events that occurred in Chen State, and there was no major event in which he did not play a key or even decisive role.
Just imagine, if he had really died under the assassination of the Tang family three years ago, the Chen State might really be in turmoil now.
Not to mention anything else, let's just say that he traveled to the south of the Yangtze River and went to the grassland... Internally, he cleared away countless moths for the court and purged the wind, which resulted in the treasury having an extra 100 million taels of silver out of thin air. Externally, he suppressed the rebellion.
In the south of the Yangtze River, the grasslands were stabilized and the crisis of the country was resolved. No one else would be able to do this.
"Cough, cough!" Chen Huang coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment and said: "The Tang family is your kin after all, so why do you need to kill them all?"
Tangning smiled mockingly and said, "They have assassinated me over and over again, but have they ever treated me as a relative?"
Emperor Chen looked at him, sighed, and said: "The Tang family is the mother clan of Prince Duan and the natal family of Concubine Hui. It is impossible for me to exterminate them..."
"I have removed Prince Tang Huai from his official post, taken away his title, demoted him to a commoner, and raided the Tang family's old residence. Are you satisfied with this result?"
Tang Ning cupped her hands and said, "The Tang family has violated the law and should be punished. Your Majesty will just handle it in accordance with the national law. I will abide by the national law..."
Chen Huang glared at him and said: "You got a lot of advantage and acted so well. If I hadn't looked at your face this time, I would have suppressed the punishment department's discount..."
Tang Ning smiled sheepishly, bowed and said, "I thank your Majesty..."
"It's good to know that I'm protecting you." Huang Chen glanced at him and said, "Stop cheating and cheating in the future, and do a good job for me!"
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When Tang Ning walked out of the Imperial Study Room, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Taking into account the feelings of the Chu State, Emperor Chen considered that the result of this treatment was already the limit of what he expected and what Emperor Chen could achieve.
After today, although there are many people with the Tang surname in the capital, there is only one from the Tang family.
The Tang family, whose ancestral home was confiscated and returned to the state treasury, can no longer be called the Tang family.
The Tang family's glorious moment has completely become history. The price Tang Ning paid for this was that Chen Huang took back his two-month vacation and asked him to go to Shangshu Province to handle the matter tomorrow.
Tang Ning sighed. He had already planned how to spend the past two months. He had only been back from the grassland for a long time. Emperor Chen was like Zhao Bapi...
After Tang Ning left, Wei Jian slowly walked back to the imperial study.
Chen Huang glanced at him and asked, "What did you eat secretly?"
Wei Jian wiped his mouth and said, "Master Tang gave half an apple to the old slave just now."
Chen Huang said casually: "When did you become so familiar with him?"
Wei Jian smiled and said: "I'm not very familiar with him. Mr. Tang is kind to others and doesn't look down on us slaves..."
"Come on..." Chen Huang waved his hand and said: "He is kind, that's because he can be mean when he smiles. In recent years, grass has begun to grow on the graves of people who think like you..."
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When Chu envoys came forward, the court's efficiency was indeed different.
In less than a day, the penalty for the Tang family had been handed down.
The Tang family was unfavorable to the friendly envoys, and the head of the family, Tang Huai, could not absolve himself of the blame. Now he was stripped of his official title and demoted to a commoner. At the same time, the Tang family's property was confiscated as punishment.
Everyone was not surprised that the emperor punished the Tang family in this way, because if the matter was revealed in a light manner this time, it would be difficult for the Chu envoys to explain it.
Compared with Chu State, the Tang family is nothing.
In the past few years, the Tang family has been in decline, and until now, it can no longer even be called the Tang family.
Inside the old residence of the Tang family.
Tang Huai, who had already received his crown and imperial robes, knelt on the ground, kowtowed in the direction of the eunuch who announced the decree, and said in a calm voice: "My lord, thank you for your kindness..."
The eunuch who delivered the decree heard a hint of trembling in his calm voice, glanced at him sadly, handed him the imperial edict, and turned around to leave.
All the maids and servants of the Tang family knelt on the ground fearfully, not daring to get up.
The Tang family finally waited for this result. There was a storm in the court. The Tang family was not dead, but the family was ruined. In three days, everyone in the Tang family will move out. By then, it is still unknown where the owner will go, let alone
These servants.
Tang Huai stood up slowly and staggered. Tang Qi hurriedly supported him and said: "If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood..."
Tang Huai refused Tang Qi's support, waved to his servants, and said in a hoarse voice: "Let's all disperse..."
…
The Tang family, which was once extremely glorious and at its peak, had all its servants dispersed overnight, and the Tang family's old house was sealed by the imperial court.
The imperial court only demoted Tang Huai to civilian status and took over the Tang family's house without touching their property.
After moving out of the old house, the Tang family purchased another house in the West District of the capital. The scale was naturally not comparable to the old house, but it was still a place to settle down.
In this turmoil, Tang Huai and Tang Qi were the most affected. Both of them lost their official positions. Tang Jing was not implicated. He was still employed as his deputy, but he had to move out of his old house and find another place.
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Tang Jing did not live with his two brothers. Instead, he bought a courtyard two streets away. The courtyard was not big, but it was enough for the couple to live there.
The more glorious the Tang family was in the past, the more lamentable it is compared to its current situation.
The capital is like a deep pool full of whirlpools, with turbulent undercurrents and rocks everywhere. No matter how big a ship is, there is a risk of capsizing if you are not careful.
The great ship from which Prince Duan’s mother clan, Concubine Tang Hui, was born, has obviously fallen apart and no longer exists.
From now on, there will no longer be any disagreements when talking about the Tang family in the capital.
Because after today, there will only be one Tang family in the capital.
