The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 152: Changchun Garden Manager
Yinyou gathered the imperial guards and the imperial guards, and with the cooperation of Longkodo, launched a large-scale hunt for Tohazi and his followers.

Nowadays, as long as the emperor wanted to arrest someone, even the princes and lords of the banners who had soldiers under their command had to surrender under the sudden attack of the army.

After a day of search and arrest, Tuoheqi and his son, Minister of War Geng E, Minister of Justice Qi Shiwu, and Commander-in-Chief E Shan were arrested one after another.

It was not convenient to use torture in the palace, so Yinyou set the interrogation location in the office of the commander of the infantry.

During the entire arrest operation, Longkodo was very obedient. He did whatever Yinyou asked him to do and never dared to cheat or slack off!

When arresting people, these people's study rooms are particularly important.

According to Yinyou's instructions, every piece of paper in the study had to be packed and taken away.

After everyone was captured, it was time for dinner.

In order to curry favor with Yinyou, Longkodo specially ordered a table of fine food from Zuifenglou.

When Yinyou was eating, Longkodo stood beside him, helping him to pick up dishes and add soup.

"Lao Long, you've been tired all day, sit down and have dinner with me."

After Longkodo performed the whole set, Yinyu waved his hand and called Longkodo to his side, forcing him to sit with him.

After dinner, while drinking tea to digest the food, Longkodo whispered, "Fifteenth Master, Geng'e's favorite concubine is a famous beauty in Beijing. She has a beautiful face and a figure more charming than a snake. I have prepared her for you."

Yinyou glanced at Longkodo and thought, this guy became arrogant when he was in power, no wonder he ended up in such a miserable way!

The Tuoheqi drinking party case is linked to the present emperor on one end and the crown prince on the other. It is one of the rare major cases in this dynasty.

Kangxi had Yinyou arrested first and then tried him. It was obvious that he wanted to ask Yinyou, which side are you on, between me and the prince?
In the top Tianlong circle of the Qing Dynasty, playing with women has never been a big deal.

What is really important is to have a high degree of sensitivity and be able to prioritize.

For example, Yinyou got Cao Jia pregnant. Even if Kangxi found out, he would just be scolded at most, which was no big deal.

Because, Prince Narsu of Ping County was used as a gun by the princes of the banners and actually stood on the opposite side of the current emperor.

He got the wife of the emperor's enemy pregnant. Even though his methods were a bit despicable, his stance was not wrong at all!

Besides, Yinyou, who holds military power, will not leave any scandalous handles for the current emperor. No matter how great his favor is, it will eventually decline.

The so-called Lu Duan is not confused about major issues, which refers to the key position!
The emperor's will is like flowing water, and his stance is also like flowing water. What is considered to be an extremely correct thing today may very likely be considered treason tomorrow.

If the ministers follow the emperor's will too much or too little, they will be guilty!
For example, after Empress Dowager Cixi was forced to go hunting in the west, all the princes and ministers who had previously strongly supported the Boxer Rebellion were sent to foreigners and used as scapegoats and were killed one by one.

Between protecting her own throne and saving the heads of her trusted ministers, Empress Dowager Cixi knew very well how to choose.

Who wouldn't sacrifice the pig to save the king if he is the supreme ruler?
After everything was ready, Yinyu ordered someone to call Tuoheqi over.

"I am here to ask for your best wishes, Master Fifteen!"

"Tohaqi, as the commander of the infantry, you actually gathered people for a banquet during the funeral of Prince An and plotted against the law. Do you know your crime?" Yinyu accused him of a crime serious enough to cost him his life.

At this point, it doesn’t matter at all whether Tohaqi has any ill intentions.

What really matters is what Kangxi thinks about this matter?

"Master Fifteen, I am innocent..." Tuoheqi tried his best to clear himself and tried his best to explain, "I am just greedy and want to eat some meat and drink some wine..."

"If you are greedy, why did you call so many people to eat together?" Yinyu asked the key point calmly.

Yes, they were really greedy, so they cut a few pounds of pork head meat themselves, and the father and son secretly drank a little wine, without anyone noticing, and it was a perfect match.

After all, drinking and eating meat during the mourning period, as long as the oil is wiped off the mouth afterwards, there is no conclusive evidence.

If a man has sex during a period of mourning and gets a woman pregnant, that would be irrefutable evidence.

"This..." How could Toheqi dare to tell Yinyou about his hidden thoughts?
He invited more than twenty people together to drink and have fun. Besides being smug about his power, Toheqi had some ulterior motives.

Seeing that Tohaqi could not answer, Yinyou did not torture him for the time being, but continued to ask the rest of the people.

After questioning more than 20 people one by one, according to the confessions obtained by Yinyu, these people really had no intention of taking action now.

However, with so many people gathered together to speak up for the prince, there is no guarantee that they would take risks and help the prince to use the Xuanwu Gate method of succession in the future.

In the Qing Dynasty, even if it was not a big deal, openly forming a faction to resent the emperor or father would still result in death by slicing!

Kangxi was not stupid. Of course he knew that they didn't dare to act recklessly for the time being. The problem was that he was afraid that they would dare to act recklessly in the future.

Yinyu compared the confession at hand, wrote a secret memorial in his own hand, and took advantage of the opportunity when the city gate had just opened to lead his men out of Xizhimen.

Kangxi read more than 20 confessions and Yinyou's secret memorial. He pondered for a long time and suddenly asked Yinyou: "Are they all tortured by slicing?"

Yinyou felt very amused. Favors could only come from above, and as the one in charge, he could only make suggestions in accordance with the laws of the Qing Dynasty and in a strict and severe manner.

There is no room for a minister to show mercy in this world!

"My dear Khan, with the vicious minds of these people, even if I skin them alive, I still won't be satisfied!"

Kangxi's suspicion of the crown prince was growing day by day and could no longer be concealed!
Yinyou dare not show any leniency towards the people in the Eastern Palace!

Being lenient towards the emperor's enemies was like sending one's own head into the tiger's mouth. Han Xin told everyone that he wished he had listened to Kuai Tong's advice.

As a result, Empress Lü forced Xiao He to trick Han Xin into the palace.

At that time, Xiao He had no choice. If he showed mercy to Han Xin, he would definitely be hacked to death by Empress Lu!

When it comes to the survival of the family, it's nothing to be surprised about just betraying an old friend!

Kangxi seemed very satisfied with Yinyu's firm stance.

"We can't let Toheqi and Qi Shiwu get away with it too easily." After Kangxi hinted, Yinyou understood it instantly.

We must slowly torture these two evil-minded guys to death.

Yinyu changed his mind and suggested: "Khan Ama, this Qi Shiwu is particularly hateful. Why not nail his limbs to the door and let the dirty blood flow out slowly..."

This was exactly what Kangxi wanted!

Slandering the prince is definitely a sore spot in Kangxi's mind, whoever touches it will die!
"Okay!" Kangxi made the decision without hesitation.

Because, if you kill a chicken to scare the monkey, the chicken must die miserably!

So Qi Shiwu was nailed to the door and wailed for about three days before his blood ran dry.

After all, Tuoheqi was the twelfth brother's uncle, so he was temporarily locked up in the clan house.

Poor Tohazi, after suffering torture for more than a year, finally died of illness in the clan house.

Wan Liuha's family originally thought they could go and collect the body.

Unexpectedly, Kangxi actually issued an edict: Grind the bones and scatter the ashes, do not allow the body to be collected!

To be honest, Kangxi liked to pretend to be merciful, but he was so cruel to Qi Shiwu and Tuoheqi, mainly because the crown prince was involved.

After the Tohachi banquet incident, Yinyu, who always stood firm, won high praise from Kangxi.

Therefore, in addition to being awarded the double salary of a prince, Yinyou also received an extraordinary job: the Minister in charge of Changchun Garden.

Unlike the Minister in charge of the Imperial Household Department, the Minister in charge of Changchun Garden was a temporary assignment with no rank or grade.

However, Kangxi lived in Changchun Garden for nine months out of the twelve months of a year, which means that Changchun Garden actually became the real power center of the Qing Dynasty.

In the entire Qing Dynasty, everyone knew that Yinyou was the most powerful prince and he was definitely not a top-level Tianlong.

In the morning, Yinyou received two pieces of news almost at the same time, one good and one bad.

The good news is that Cao Jia successfully gave birth to a big fat boy.

Narsu, who was bedridden, thought that it was the spirit of his ancestor Yuetuo who appeared in person, so he named his son Fupeng while he was sick.

The one who came to report the news to Yinyu was Cao Jia's trusted maid who she brought from the Cao family.

Yinyou must have known what Cao Jia meant. Fifteenth Master, Fu Peng is your child. From now on, both my mother and I will rely on your care.

It’s quite interesting to say that Narsu actually likes Cao Jia very much and works hard for her almost every day.

However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. The consequence of diligent sowing is that there is no harvest.

On the other hand, Yinyou only rode Cao Jia for five consecutive days, but unexpectedly, he won the bid and gave birth to Fu Peng.

As for the other news, it is very sad. Hongyun finally couldn't survive his fate and unfortunately died!

When Yinyou rushed to Prince Yong's mansion, the fourth prince looked as if his muscles had been pulled out. He was limp and had no energy at all!
Old Thirteen sighed and advised: "Fourth brother, Hongyun's luck is bad, he was taken away by God, don't be too sad!"

The fourth son sighed for a long time. He only had two sons, but the useless Hongshi was still alive and well, while Hongyun, who was deeply loved by Kangxi, was called away by God.

If the fourth brother's idea was really followed and Hongyun was replaced by Hongshi, then it would be wonderful!
The reason why Hongshi was not liked and admired by the fourth brother was that, firstly, he could not read, and secondly, like his mother Li, he was full of petty-mindedness.

The fourth son's concubine, Mrs. Li, is top-notch in both appearance and figure.

Unfortunately, the bad habit of being petty was passed on to Hongshi by Li.

No matter how the fourth brother taught him, Hongshi refused to change.

In fact, the fourth child was a person who was loyal to his wife for a certain period of time. Before Nian came into the mansion, Li enjoyed the high treatment of being the only favorite.

Hongyan, Hongyun and Hongshi were all born to the Li family.

With Hongyun's unfortunate death, the fourth and eighth children became a pair of brothers in distress, each with only one son!

When Yinyou and the Thirteenth Prince were taking turns to comfort the Fourth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince finally showed up.

Unexpectedly, when the Fourteenth Brother saw the Fourth Brother, he actually said, "Fourth Brother, I have four sons, which is really too many. How about giving one to you?"

PS: Here is today’s first regular update.

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