It was almost noon when Tang Wenzhu received Miao Yan.

By the afternoon, when Tang Wenzhu led Miao Yan and others to Cao's mansion outside the city, the sunset was almost set.

The sky became more and more gloomy.

Looking at the Cao Mansion from a distance, which is as large as a small town, Miao Yan felt that it was a bit like a landmark tower in Fujian, but the area was much larger than that.

"Is the Cao family the largest in Jiangnan?" Standing at the door and waiting for someone to report, Su Zishan asked Sun Rui.

Sun Rui shook his head and said that he didn't know.

Su Zishan asked another strong man standing not far away, "Fish Commander, right?"

The strong man smiled, "It must not be. Many of the salt merchants' houses are larger than the Cao family. But if you want to say which family has the most servants and servants, it is the Cao family. The Cao family has 400,000 mu of land, and more than tens of thousands of servants helping servants. There are 50,000 or 60,000 living in and around the Cao family!"

It happened that Tang Wenzhu was standing behind Miao Yan and Bai Hengwang. When he heard the words of several people, his eyelids jumped unconsciously.

Commander...

It turns out that the emperor wants to deal with the Cao family!

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and would rather lose my official position than save my life.

Otherwise, if Miao Heizi killed me with one sword, Prime Minister Cao would not dare to say he would seek justice for me, right?

Bai Hengwang also heard it, but he was not surprised.

Miao Yan came to investigate Cao Yi. It would be strange if the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not provide various intelligence support for such a big thing.

He came to the Cao family and was simply forced.

But Bai Hengwang did not regret it either.

He was just a coincidence to make a fuss. After understanding the incident, Prime Minister Cao would definitely not blame him for being blamed, and he could not stop him.

Then, Cao Yi is fifty-seven years old this year, and he is about to be fifty-eight.

It seems that it is almost sunset yellow flowers, and there is not a few years of good scenery.

Miao Yan in front of him is only forty-two years old this year, and he is absolutely young and strong, and has at least twenty years of highlights.

He didn't want to please Miao Yan, but just wanted Miao Yan to see how he was so obedient and obedient, and he would not think of himself when he was fighting a tiger in the future, so he would be thankful.

Bai Hengwang is used to being a young wife. He only asked Miao Yan to report it and asked Cao Su to comment. He already understood that the emperor still did not plan to do anything.

Otherwise, where would the imperial envoy have to wait for others?

And the imperial envoy is Miao Yan!!

Of course, this may also be related to the plaque at the door given to the Cao family by the Empress Dowager. Even Miao Yan should give him some face.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and not long after, the main gate of Cao's mansion opened directly.

Cao Suping hurried out, followed by a lot of people.

Everyone lit torches to illuminate the surroundings, but in terms of momentum, they were far inferior to Qianniuwei around Miao Yan.

Of course, the people in the Cao family don’t have a single weapon, and they are not the kind of plan to confront each other.

In front of so many people, Cao Suping bowed to the end at the door, "Student Cao Suping, I have met the imperial envoy, Lord Miao! May my emperor live and live longer than the southern mountain!"

"Saint Gong'an."

Miao Yan first avoided it and said, "Cao Suping, do you know what I am doing here?"

Cao Suping shook his head: "Students don't know, but there must be a reason for you, Lord Miao!... Why don't you ask me to go in?"

Miao Yan smiled faintly, "No need, I won't go in. I will accept the investigation documents and case files of your Cao family Tianqi. Cao Suping, please take it and take a look! I will return to Huzhou Prefecture and wait for you for a day. Do you understand?"

Bai Hengwang's eyes turned around.

Well, this is not Miao Heizi's style of conduct, but the emperor's style of conduct.

It seems that the emperor also had a very solemn advice to Miao Heizi, otherwise he would not be so polite, and he also gave the Cao family time to plead guilty?

Miao Yan said that waiting for him for one day is to wait until he can directly admit his guilt, so that everyone can do it.

If Cao Suping was unwilling and wanted to rely on his father's power to resist stubbornly, Miao Heizi would probably deal with it according to his own personality next time.

hehe!

Miao Heizi is the one who even His Highness King De almost beaten to death with a board!

Once he gets on the head, he doesn’t care what kind of backstage your Cao family is!

At this time, Sun Rui had already brought over several thick volumes of documents and signaled Cao Suping to continue.

Cao Suping took it respectfully and handed it over to Chen Zisen, the butler who followed him next to him.

Then he said unexpectedly: "Mr. Miao, you don't have to wait anymore. I have indeed done a lot of mistakes in my hometown in Jiangnan for my father in these years!

Now that you are here in person, the students are really ashamed. All the evidences above are true, and the students are willing to accept all punishments."

Bai Hengwang: "!?"

Tang Wenzhu: "!?"

What's going on?

Didn’t Cao Suping fight Liu Renhuai to the end for the sake of some food?

Why is it clear that it is necessary to cut the Cao family's land and severely cut off the Cao family's meat. Cao Suping admits his conscience?

It shouldn't be!

When ordinary people encounter such things, they will keep quarreling and making trouble, and finally achieve the effect of lighter handling.

Even if there is a famous Miao Heizi in front of him, Cao Suping shouldn't have struggled without any struggle, and he just admits his conscience?

But everyone looked at Cao Suping, looking at his sincere and guilty expression, they really thought that this was a humble gentleman who was regretting the mistake he had done!

Who is Miao Yan?

After thinking for a while, he knew it and asked, "Cao Suping, has Cao Xiang sent you a letter?"

When Bai Hengwang mentioned Cao Xiang's letter, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Cao Xiang did not pay attention to the renewal of the carrier pigeons, and almost sent out the letter half a day later than others, but finally postponed it to arrive four days ago. It has long become a joke throughout Jiangnan.

Because of this, the Cao family has encountered the biggest setbacks in these years and has become a laughing stock.

Cao Suping was not surprised or embarrassed when he heard this. He nodded: "Ask Lord Miao, please ask, my father did have a letter from him before."

As for what Cao Yi said in his letter, Miao Yan did not ask specifically, and Cao Suping did not say anything.

Everyone understands it in their hearts.

Even Tang Wenzhu secretly sighed that Cao Xiang was indeed Cao Xiang, and he could predict such a thing and arranged it properly, so that Cao Suping would accept it.

If I had known that they had this reaction, I wouldn't have been forced to lose my power today and almost lost my life!

Miao Yan sighed inwardly.

He originally thought that if Cao Suping resisted stubbornly and refused to admit his conspiracy, he would be able to handle the matter more vigorously.

On the one hand, it severely cracked down on the arrogance of these senior officials invading the land, and on the other hand, it also made his appointment in Jiangnan more smoothly.

"Okay, since you understand the truth, then I won't talk nonsense." Miao Yan said: "The Cao family has a total of 530,000 mu of registered land, encroached on 150,000 mu of unowned land by colluding with the government, obtained 60,000 mu of land through profit and other means, and obtained 30,000 mu of illegally, totaling 240,000 mu.

In addition, the Cao family also has 60,000 acres of land that are affiliated with by others. The Cao family uses this to get their rewards, which is also an act that violates the law!

To sum up, this official sentenced the government to confiscate 240,000 acres of land in the Cao family, and at the same time freeze 60,000 acres of land affiliated with the Cao family, and return it to the Governor's Office of Jiangnan.

Effective from now on. If you have any dissatisfaction or feel that something is wrong, you can come to Huzhou Prefecture today and tomorrow to ask me for a complaint."

Complaint?

There is nothing wrong with complaining!

Cao Suping was complaining wildly in his heart.

He really felt heartbroken!

Finally, the Cao family saved up 470,000 mu of land and became the number one landlord in Jiangnan.

As a result, because of my negligence, I didn't know that the world was high and the earth was so powerful that I caused such a big disaster.

Miao Yan, the dog official, cut more than half of the Cao family's land in one breath!

Now, the Cao family has only 230,000 acres of land, and it is time to line up to the Lu family to wait for a few families in Jiangnan!

I wonder if my father will beat him to death after he retires!

But Cao Suping didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face.

The letter Cao Yi gave him was written very clearly.

There should be no resistance at all in liquidation, otherwise Miao Yan's secret report to the emperor would probably bring huge trouble to Cao Yi, and it would be possible to lose his official position directly.

Half of the land loss is a heavy loss, but if Cao Yi is forced to retire now, the blow to the Cao family will undoubtedly be devastating.

Being forced to retire is different from begging for skeletons.

The former may be liquidated when Cao Yi dies.
To be continued...