Xuan Pei seemed to feel his arrival. When he looked back, he was slightly shocked and saluted: "My son has seen his father."

"No gift." The emperor waved his hand: "I'll see you." His eyebrows couldn't hide his tiredness. Such a big thing happened in the capital. Jiang Chao and Xia Jun burned the granary, almost making the people in the world angry. What was even more angered was that the Xia family's contempt for imperial power, and the private army of the Xia family dared to attack the army led by the city garrison. Xia Cheng originally pleaded for mercy, but he was thrown into prison by him. Although he seemed to be reckless, the Xia family had already violated the anger of the world. It was difficult to calm the resentment of the world if he didn't arrest them. Moreover, this country was still the country of the Xuan family. When did the people of the Xia family point fingers? As the emperor, the world must know that if he wanted to kill a Xia family, it would be as easy as killing an ant.

It’s not that the Xia family has been trying to move in the dark for so many years. He just doesn’t want to break the balance. Now it seems that some things can’t be endured. Since the Xia family has taken the initiative to open this layer of skin, they should naturally spare no effort to suppress them.

The disposal of a Xia family would not make the emperor worried, but what was worried about was the military pay. The war had already made the national treasury tight. It was not long before the last time I collected grain from the people, but now I have to do it again, so how can I appease the people? Thinking of this, the emperor slowly frowned again.

Seeing this, Xuan Pei thought for a while: "Is the father worried about the granary matter?"

The emperor suddenly looked at Xuan Pei. His son's intuition was sometimes too sharp, especially now that he is only eight or nine years old. How could he feel like facing an adult man? Slowly, he said, "Thirteen, what do you think about this?"

"The Xia family is disrespectful to the court and makes mistakes, and the father will punish him." Xuan Pei gently avoided this topic and said, "My son believes that the most urgent task is not to deal with the Xia family, but to deal with the crimes of the border soldiers."

If he had suspected that he had any thoughts with the Xia family before, Xuan Pei's words were enough to relieve his doubts. Instead of mentioning the crime of governing the Xia family, he mentioned military pay. He was in a position and what interests he considered, and naturally he would pay attention to that aspect. For example, Xuan Hua, after learning about this, he wrote the memorials about the Xia family's crimes and did not think about the tension of the war. However, Xuan Pei was able to put aside his own interests and think about this, perhaps because he is still young now, or he is really unintentional to power.

The emperor's eyes eased and his tone softened, as if an ordinary father treated his son and wanted to take his son's homework. He said, "Yes, all the military pay at the border has been turned into ashes, but the soldiers cannot ignore food. What do you think?"

"The soldiers of the Dajin Dynasty sacrificed their lives to protect the emperor's country, but were tricked by their own people. The Xia family was sorry for them, but the royal family could not let them down. Otherwise, who will work for the emperor in the future and who will protect the country?" Xuan Pei's tone was still a little childish, but his eyes were extremely quiet: "But now that he often collects grain again, he does not care about the lives of the people and ignores the public's opinions, it will cause chaos among the people. But the treasury cannot take out these silver, money and grain for the time being, so he can only start from other aspects." Xuan Pei raised his head and looked at the emperor. His eyes were already beautiful, and he might have thought of it at this moment.

What good idea did he have? His eyes were bright, and the people who saw him were about to melt. He was like a child who offered treasures and said with a smile: "My son thought that the father could confiscate the Xia Mansion. The Xia Mansion had been in the Dajin Dynasty for so many years, and he must have accumulated a lot of money. He took out all the money in the Xia Mansion, went to a wealthy businessman to buy grain, and re-built a batch of military pay. As for the Xia family for many years, the father could spare them for their death sentences in their face of love and change their death sentences into exile. On the one hand, this gave them the opportunity to redeem their sins, and on the other hand, it could demonstrate the royal kindness. What does the father think?"

The emperor was silent for a while but he still covered the deep meaning in his eyes. He had thought about Xuan Pei's method, but he could not make up his mind for a while. Now Xuan Pei's words made him make up his mind. But... he looked at Xuan Pei, and Xuan Pei looked at him with hope, as if he was a good son waiting for his father to praise. He slowly stretched out his hand and touched Xuan Pei's head. Xuan Pei's body stiffened, as if he was not used to such intimate contact, but he stood still. The emperor sighed and said, "You said it very well, I think this idea is good."

The Xia family is involved in the court with too many forces. If you fight it all at once, you will indeed alarm the enemy and cause unnecessary trouble. Xuan Pei's method is very desirable. It can show the royal mercy and do not need to shock the rest of the followers for a while. It also gives the Xia family a feeling that they don't have to force it too much. The Xia family has accumulated countless wealth over the years, so naturally they can raise a military salary.

The emperor was amazed at Xuan Pei's keenness towards politics at such a young age. Although his method was not perfect and had some loopholes, the general direction was correct. This was really good for a child.

He said something to Xuan Pei before he walked away. After the emperor left, Xuan Pei stretched out and looked at the words on the table for a while before instructing the eunuch on the side to take out the rice paper and throw it away. He sat down on the chair, played with the paperweight in his hand, and smiled slightly.

The Xia family... has come to an end.

The burning of the granary caused a sensation in the government and the people of the capital. However, before the court officials could explain the reason, the emperor's decree came suddenly. First, Zhao Yi, the eldest grandson of the Zhao family, led troops to confiscate the Xia Mansion. Countless silver from the Xia Mansion was filled into the national treasury and prepared food and wages again. 183 people from the Xia Mansion were all exiled. Jiang Chao, like Xia Jun, followed him to a desolate place in the northwest.

Although the emperor's will was so harsh and decisive, he did not kill the Xia family. At least to the people's eyes, the royal family was kind. However, the court officials smelled a meaningful smell from the emperor's actions and did not dare to act rashly for a moment.

When Jiang Ruan learned the news, she was drinking tea in the room. When she heard this, she was slightly stunned and whispered to herself: "How could it be so fast?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Qi Feng hurried in from outside. Recently, in order to deal with the Xia family, he often came here to discuss ideas with Jiang Ruan. Today, his expression was a little serious, and he was a little happy while serious. He said, "San Sister-in-law, the matter is done."

"Thank you for your hard work this time." Jiang Ruan smiled: "Things will go so smoothly with your help."

"I was about to tell you about this." Qi Feng whispered, looked around, and shook his head: "I haven't had time to do this yet. It's not me who gave the emperor a blow-up. My people have not started planning and someone else who prompted the emperor to issue an imperial edict."
Chapter completed!