All the previous attempts turned into decisions at this moment. Gao Ping looked at Xu Chong, who was almost losing his composure, with a sharp gaze and sneered, "What nonsense!? You probably don't know that your daughter took several sets of jewelry to the pawn shop to pawn, and the boss recognized at a glance that these things belonged to the former witch queen Li. One or two times may be coincidences, but so many coincidences piled together, is it still a coincidence!? Not only did your daughter want to sell these jewelry, she also took out a seal. Do you know what this seal is?! It is the gold, silver and jewelry hidden by the Li family that the court has been pursuing!"
Xu Chong was stunned. The fear in his heart grew like weeds, causing him to lose his composure for a moment.
Xian'er! That girl...
He knew that Qi Yunxi liked to put on airs, and especially liked to talk about the past glory of their Li family. He also knew that his wife also liked to collect the treasures that were scattered by the Li family in the past.
But although this is somewhat taboo, for the big tree of the Xu family, it is a small matter that can be protected and is not worth mentioning at all.
But now it is different. Every word Gao Ping said was as sharp as a knife. Gao Ping is Prime Minister Yang's man. What he said and did at this time also represents Prime Minister Yang's intention. The other side has already shown its fangs and made it clear that this matter will not be so easy to get away with.
These matters were reported to Emperor Yuanfeng, and even if Xu Shun was favored by the emperor, he could not bear it.
Xu Chong was really panicking now. His eyelids were twitching and his back was half bent unconsciously. If what Gao Ping said was true...
He knew his daughter best. She had been spoiled since childhood and had never suffered any setbacks. If she had to pick out one thing that was not satisfactory, it would probably be the fight between her and Su Yao. But in the final analysis, she was suppressed and beaten by others and had no ability to fight back. She was just an ordinary noble lady who had never experienced anything.
If it goes to court...
Xu Chong was flustered and had to use the tiger's skin as a banner at this time: "This is just nonsense, it doesn't make sense! My father is the second assistant minister of the current dynasty, are you planning to torture him into confessing and frame him?!"
Gao Ping looked at him coldly.
The Xu family is powerful, and when Xu Shun was young he was famous for his straightforwardness and courage. But now, almost everyone in his hometown county is named Xu. How many wealthy and powerful families have heard the news and rushed to invest their properties, just to register them under the name of the government so as to be exempted from taxes
Since the Xu family accepted their offerings, they naturally exempted them from taxes. How could the local authorities dare to investigate
Even so, the Xu family was still not satisfied. Not only did they act like local tyrants in their hometown, but they also became more and more arrogant and intolerant in Beijing.
The cabinet is so large that Xu Shun doesn't allow anyone else to stand in it. They are all officials in the same position, so why should they look at the Xu family's face and guess what the Xu family means
They had been holding this anger for several years and had originally planned to keep it to themselves, but the more the Xu family saw them tolerate more, the more excessive it became.
The incident at the Sun family a few years ago has kept Gao Ping awake at night.
The Xu family has been oppressing and trampling on the Song family and the Sun family without mercy. Who knows when it will be his turn
As the rumor goes, if you don't kill the snake, there will be endless trouble.
Since we have to fight anyway, we might as well seize the opportunity as soon as possible!
He sneered and laughed coldly: "Ah, look at what the young cabinet minister said? Who doesn't know that the young cabinet minister is of noble status? He is the eldest son of our Deputy Prime Minister, and he is also very promising. He holds a high position of the third rank, and he married a daughter from a famous family. He is a rare and blessed person. If there is no evidence, I, even if I am a Grand Secretary, would not dare to make any move against the young cabinet minister. The young cabinet minister wants evidence, right?"
Gao Ping raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant. He shouted coldly to his left and right: "Bring Xu Huixian and Tang Youlong to the classroom!"
Xu Chong finally shut up. At first, he still had hope that Gao Ping was just trying to trick him, but now Gao Ping had actually brought someone to court. That meant that Xu Huixian had actually pawned her mother's jewelry and even took out the seal that Qi Yunxi had given her? !
This idiot!
For the first time, Xu Chong felt the urge to strangle his daughter to death. When he actually saw his daughter walking into the court with a cowering face, his eyes turned dark and he almost fainted.
Their family had never been harsh on their children, and Xu Huixian was the favorite among them. Qi Yunxi was very generous to her, and he always gave her hundreds of taels of silver for pocket money. Why did Xu Huixian have to sell her mother's jewelry? What did she need so much money for?! Was she going to use it for food?!
Xu Huixian did not even dare to look up at Xu Chong. As soon as she entered the courtroom, she could not help shivering. Her hands and feet were so cold that they seemed to be nailed to the spot. She did not dare to move a step until Gao Ping from above shouted at her. She was startled by the gavel and jumped up. Then she choked and shouted "Father" in panic and was about to run towards Xu Chong.
Gao Ping snorted and said coldly, "How can you be so presumptuous in the court? Why don't you kneel when you see me?!"
She is not Xu Chong, a minister of the third rank, nor is she Xu Yuanbo, who at least has the title of scholar. Although she is the daughter of an official, she is just a noble lady in the final analysis, and her respect comes from her father and brother. This kind of thing is certainly the best for her to break through.
Xu Huixian had never seen such a scene before. When she was caught by the officers, she arrogantly ordered her servants to block the officers and mentioned the names of her father and grandfather. However, she did not expect that the trick that had always worked in the past did not work this time. When the officers heard that she was the granddaughter of Xu Ci Fu, they did not retreat as they did in the past. Instead, they ridiculed her and said that even if she was the granddaughter of Ci Fu, she could do such a shameless thing and was not worthy of respect. If they told Ci Fu about it, he would probably beat her to death first.
Xu Huixian was filled with panic. She was already terrified by her own audacity, and when Gao Ping shouted at her here, she was even more frightened. Her heart was beating like a fool, and her mind was blank. She knelt on the ground following Gao Ping's words, and then she realized that her knees were sore from the impact.
But no one paid any attention to her at this time. Gao Ping gave her a cold look and asked Zhang Tuiguan to put a package in front of her. He asked her coldly: "Did you take these things to the pawn shop to pawn them?!"
Xu Huixian blushed and wanted to turn around to look at Xu Chong, but Gao Ping said in a ghostly voice: "You must tell the truth, otherwise it would be contempt of the court, and even if the Deputy Prime Minister came, he would not be able to save you!"