Chapter 112: The Great Crime of Punishing Nine Clans

Chapter 112: The Great Crime of Punishing Nine Clans

Eunuch Cao was so angry that he was speechless. He pointed at the huge crowd and said, "You are really good. You are willing to deceive your master. You all want to be sold out."

Everyone knelt down and begged for mercy, saying that it was the owner of the manor's idea.

Eunuch Cao stared at everyone with a gloomy look. Having been by the emperor's side for many years, he had developed a frightening aura.

Eunuch Cao walked up to an old man. The old man had difficulty walking and staggered when he knelt down.

Eunuch Cao helped the old man up and said, "Old man, please get up. What happened to your legs?"

The old man stood up tremblingly with the help of Eunuch Cao and said, "To answer your question, sir, I am the horse keeper on this farm. I was beaten by the farm owner because I stopped the young lady from riding the master's horse. My leg was broken and the bone is crooked now, so I can't walk properly."

"Miss? Is there any other lady here?" asked Eunuch Cao.

The old man replied, "Young lady is the daughter of the farm owner. She wants the servants to call her Young Lady, the farm owner Master, and Mrs. Li."

"A slave is not qualified to be a lady, bah." Eunuch Cao glanced at Tian Baoshan, who blushed. Eunuch Cao asked again, "Do you know the Dacao River?"

When Tian Baoshan heard Eunuch Cao asking about the Dacao River, his face turned pale and he kept praying in his heart that the old man would not tell anyone.

"Your Excellency, that is the Dacao River," following the direction of the old man's finger, Eunuch Cao saw a majestic river running across the edge of the village.

The old man went on to say, "Two months ago, my little granddaughter Cao Niu was beaten up by the head of the Tian farm and his men because she had an argument with Tian Zhenzhu, and then thrown into the Dacao River. When my son and daughter-in-law arrived, no one knew where the person had gone. My daughter-in-law couldn't accept it, so she jumped into the river when no one was paying attention. My son went to the head of the Tian farm to reason with him, but was beaten to death by five brothers." The old man's eyes were filled with tears. Thinking of his wife who died of anger, the old man was filled with hatred for the head of the Tian farm and his family.

"Old man Zhao, what nonsense are you talking about? I think you don't want to live anymore." Tian Baolin, the second son of the Tian family, cursed angrily.

Eunuch Cao walked up to Cao Baolin and kicked him in the left leg. Tian Baolin lost his balance and knelt on the ground, glaring at Eunuch Cao.

"You little dog slave, you are still so arrogant even when you are about to die. You just said that you burned down the Huainan Palace. Did you know that the Huainan King committed the capital crime of treason? You burned down his palace and helped him destroy evidence, which is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your clan. We will submit a petition to the court and let the emperor make the decision personally."

When the Tian family heard this, their faces turned pale. How did it get to the case of treason? Tian Zhenzhu even started crying. "Second uncle, why are you committing suicide and implicating us? No, I don't want to die. Dad, you should sever your relationship with second uncle."

Hearing this, Tian Laosan's wife also echoed: "Brother, Second Brother is responsible for his own actions, so he can't let us get involved. Let's break off the relationship with him."

Tian Baolin was so angry at this moment that he wanted to slap the two women. They were so ignorant and could only cry and lose their composure at this time.

Eunuch Cao said to the kneeling people, "Everyone, stand up. The Tian family has been dominating the village for many years and has been doing evil. If you have any grievances, please speak up."

A woman in her thirties stepped forward and said, "My daughter disappeared suddenly two years ago. The day before she disappeared, Tian Baohe, the fourth son of the Tian family, came to my house and proposed to take my daughter Baoer as a concubine. I disagreed, but Baoer never came back after she went to work the next day. Someone saw Tian Baohe taking Baoer away, but when my mistress came to question him, Tian Baohe refused to admit it and beat her severely. My mistress was beaten so badly that her internal organs were injured and she has been bedridden for the past two years. Please save my daughter, she must have been locked up by Tian Baohe."

Eunuch Cao ordered the guards, "Follow her and search the Tian family's residence."

The woman left with her guards, full of gratitude.

Not long after, a woman came out and said, "My Lord, I have six sons, all of them are strong and good at work, but the village head always deducts the allowance, and he can hardly even support his sons. Our village has less labor than my family, so life is even more difficult. But the village head's brothers live a splendid life. I once heard the village head say when he was drunk that he exchanged all the harvest from the fields for silver and put it into his own treasury. He had already bought a house in East Street, and all his money was hidden there."

Eunuch Cao nodded and said that someone would be sent to deal with it.

At this time, the woman who was looking for her daughter had come out, supporting a young girl, but the girl was tortured to the point of being covered in bruises and her face was covered in bruises.

The woman immediately helped the girl to kneel down and said, "Thank you, sir, for helping me find my daughter. I found my daughter Bao'er in Tian Baolin's yard. Bao'er was tortured to death by that beast. Please help me, sir."

"Don't worry, we have already recorded all the crimes of the Tian family. We will report every one of them to the court. The crimes of the Tian family are simply too numerous to list. Take your daughter back to rest first. We will send someone to find a doctor to treat her later."

The woman bowed solemnly to Eunuch Cao and returned to his residence with her daughter.

"Bi Ming, send someone to send all the members of the Tian family to the county government office for detention, and wait for the emperor's decision." Eunuch Cao ordered.

Bi Ming took the order and went down with several guards to take all the members of the Tian family away.

"Eunuch Cao, I'm afraid this is going to be difficult. The potatoes must be planted before the beginning of spring. The guards have just seen that the wheat has indeed been planted and is growing well. It would be a pity to pull it out and plant potatoes now." Shen Zhi walked up to Eunuch Cao and whispered.

Eunuch Cao frowned and said, "That's true. We can only send a pigeon to the emperor. I'm afraid the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture have already left."

A place suddenly flashed through Shen Zhi's mind, so he said, "Eunuch Cao, there is actually another place that can be used. It is the Baiyun Villa of the King of Huainan. When we went in to rescue people, we saw the general structure inside. There is actually a large area of ​​sandy land at the innermost part of Baiyun Villa, no less than a hundred acres. In fact, the most suitable place for growing potatoes is sandy land. I just don't know what the current situation of Baiyun Villa is."

Eunuch Cao was delighted, thinking this place was feasible, so he replied: "All the properties under the name of the King of Huainan have been confiscated. Baiyun Villa has been handed over to the national treasury. I will send a pigeon to the emperor right away, and the emperor will definitely agree."