Qiao Zhenghong knelt on the ground and lowered his eyes. This time it was really over.
"Your Majesty, please be aware that this has nothing to do with me." At this time, Qiao Zhenghong was still thinking of evading responsibility. He was simply seeking death.
Xiao Qifeng sneered: "General Qiao, do you think I made a mistake?"
"I don't dare."
"I see there's nothing you dare not do."
The ministers present, seeing Xiao Qifeng so angry, did not dare to speak casually. They lowered their heads and just listened.
"Since General Qiao thinks he is slandering you, let's take a look at something else." After that, he asked someone to bring him a confession, which clearly stated all the transactions between the other party and him.
Seeing this testimony, Qiao Zhenghong's first reaction was that it was fake, but then he thought that Xiao Qifeng could not deceive him with such a fake testimony. In other words, it was all true.
"Does General Qiao have anything else to say?" Xiao Qifeng looked at Qiao Zhenghong and asked calmly, with anger and majesty in his eyes.
Qiao Zhenghong had nothing to say, so he walked out with Li Cheng at this time: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, what General Qiao did is unacceptable. As a general of the dynasty, he colluded with the robbers and did things to oppress the people. This must be severely punished, otherwise it will be followed in the future and people's lives will be worrying."
"Master Li is right."
"The emperor must punish me severely."
Xiao Qifeng had been sitting there watching the scene below, with an unclear expression on his face. Finally, he raised his hand so that they didn't need to continue talking.
"Qiao Zhenghong, do you know your guilt?"
"I acknowledge my guilt." Qiao Zhenghong clenched his hands into fists and knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth angrily.
Xiao Qifeng looked at Qiao Zhenghong and sneered: "Since you know your crime, then I will remove you from your position as general and take back the general's mansion. The Qiao family will move out of the general's mansion immediately."
Qiao Zhenghong's eyes widened. He did not expect that Xiao Qifeng would directly remove him from the position of general. His face suddenly turned ugly: "Your Majesty Qiao Tianchang is the general of the country, and he also wants to live in the general's mansion." Although he said this. It was a bit tactful, but everyone still heard that he was dissatisfied with Xiao Qifeng's treatment.
"Qiao Tianchang has left the capital a long time ago. As for where he is now, no one knows. He said at the beginning that he has nothing to do with the Qiao family." Xiao Qifeng said calmly, and what he said was taken for granted.
Everyone present knew how ugly Qiao Zhenghong looked when Qiao Tianchang became the general of the country, and he almost strangled him to death.
At that time, Qiao Tianchang just looked at the person who kept criticizing and yelling at him coldly, with a calm expression. After he finished speaking, he severed the father-son relationship with Qiao Zhenghong on the Jinluan Palace, and declared that what he would do in the future It has nothing to do with him.
Qiao Zhenghong didn't care at that time, but now that he has gone all the way, he would use his merits to make a point, which would be simply embarrassing.
After severing the relationship with Qiao Zhenghong, Qiao Tianchang disappeared the next day. As for where he went, only the emperor probably knew.
Qiao Zhenghong's face turned blue and white, a bit ugly.
"Your Majesty, although it is unacceptable for General Qiao to do such a thing, he is also a meritorious minister..."
"Taifu Lin means that my punishment will be severe? What is the crime of a court official colluding with bandits?" Xiao Qifeng looked at Taifu Lin and asked with a gentle look on his face.
Taifu Lin's expression froze and he suddenly lowered his head. Because Qiao Zhenghong was his son-in-law, he would speak for him, but now... that would be shooting himself in the foot.
If a court official colludes with the bandit, the consequences will be to execute the entire family. Now the emperor just dismissed him from his post and then took back the general's palace. This is a light punishment anyway.
"Old minister... Lao minister..."
"That's enough. You all think he has merit and my punishment is severe. Then take a look at this." Xiao Qifeng threw down a booklet, which contained the collusion between Qiao Zhenghong and the robbers. Half of what the robbers got was given to Qiao Zhenghong. Home.
One by one, everyone's expressions changed after reading it, and those who wanted to plead with Qiao Zhenghong just now also fell silent.
Qiao Zhenghong didn't know what they were looking at, and he felt a little worried.
Xiao Qifeng looked at Qiao Zhenghong's curious look: "It seems that you are very curious about what I showed them. Since you are so curious, you should take a look yourself."
When Qiao Zhenghong finished reading, he collapsed on the ground. This time it was over.