The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 173 Is he still alive?

"Sir, Shoude, the left clan member of the clan affairs office, is outside asking to see you." Wu Lin came in and reported a new situation.

In the clan government, officials are divided into four levels.

Among them, the Zongling has the highest position, followed by the Zuo Zongzheng and Zuo Zongren, and then the Zuo Zongren. All of them must be members of the royal family.

What is more interesting is that the last official in the list is the chancellor, who is usually a Han official.

This was because the Manchu language was not well developed and the recorded archives were full of errors and omissions, so the assistance of Han officials was indeed needed.

Because Yinyou also served as the Right Chief of the Imperial Clan, the officials of the Imperial Clan Court had to invite him to attend meetings.

Shoude was the great-grandson of Prince Fuguo Yebusu.

Yebusu, the fourth brother of Emperor Shunzhi, lived a mediocre life and had no great achievements.

Until the death of Shunzhi, Yebusu was still a second-rate general guarding the country.

After Kangxi took power, he took the royal family's reputation into consideration and showed favor to his uncles, and only then did he promote Yebusu to the rank of Duke of Fuguo.

Shoude's Mafa and Ama are both typical Eight Banners playboys and are not worth mentioning.

However, Shoude's uncle was Guwalja Huanghai, the Manchu deputy governor of the Bordered Yellow Banner and the minister of Shangsiyuan.

Huang Hai had served as a first-class sword-bearing guard for a long time and had a close relationship with Longkodo.

Objectively speaking, Huang Hai had a say even in front of Kangxi.

Yinyou knew that Shoude was able to be promoted to Duke of Fuguo mainly because of his meritorious service in informing on others.

To be honest, Shoude's reputation is terrible among the entire royal family!

Because this guy is a typical villain who likes to pry into the privacy of wealthy families and then report them to Kangxi.

No matter what era it is, as long as you are a decent person, who would like a villain who makes a living by telling tales?

"My nephew Shoude, best wishes to my fifteenth uncle!"

After Shoude came into the house, he acted very familiarly and treated himself as the nephew.

Shoude was indeed right in calculating the seniority of the royal family, because his Mafa Sulden was of the same generation as Kangxi.

Yinyou certainly didn't like villains, so he asked him very coldly, "Is there something wrong?" without asking him to stand up.

Shoude also knew that he had a very bad character and was not well-liked by others.

However, his father Fasulden was a very kind and loyal person. He was only a general guarding the country until his death. Even his father needed to borrow money to keep up appearances for his funeral.

No matter what, Shoude’s current achievements are enough to comfort his ancestors.

I will be a good official and make a lot of money. You can scold me as much as you want!

"Replying to Uncle Fifteen, Tuoheqi, who is imprisoned in the clan house, is very ill!" Shoude did not dare to stand up and honestly explained his purpose.

Yinyou immediately realized that Tohaqi, who had been imprisoned in the clan house since the drinking party case, was about to reach the end of his life.

Tohazi was no ordinary man. Not only was he the former commander of the infantry, he was also the uncle of Prince Twelve and a close confidant of the crown prince.

After Yinyou learned about the situation, he handed in a sign, entered Qingxi Study, and reported the matter to Kangxi in person.

Kangxi frowned and asked Yinyu in surprise: "Is he still alive?"

Yinyou did not respond, but he immediately thought of a past event.

In the ninth year of Yongle, Xie Jin was imprisoned because of his stance on the issue of succession to the throne.

In the 13th year of Yongle, when Zhu Laosi was executing prisoners, he asked Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, in surprise: "Is Xie Jin still alive?

Ji Gang obviously understood the implication of the question, so he deliberately got Xie Jin drunk and buried him in a snowdrift, where he froze to death.

Since Kangxi asked this, Yinyou had to go to the prison in the clan house.

Accompanied by Shoude, Yinyou sat in a sedan chair carried by eight people, entered the city from Xizhimen, and arrived at the gate of the Zongrenfu.

Prince Zhuang Boguduo, because he mistakenly stood on the side of the Eighth Brother, has been driven back to eat the crops of the Iron Country.

The current leader of the clan is Prince Jian, Yaerjiang'a.

Upon hearing that Yinyou was coming, Yarjiang'a did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and went out to greet him personally.

In public, Yinyu never wanted to give himself up to criticism, so he took the initiative to greet and salute.

"Beile Yinyu, may Prince Jian be well."

Seeing Yinyou taking the initiative to stab him, Yarjiang'a dodged sideways and bowed in return.

The so-called Zongling, seemingly the patriarch of the entire royal family, is actually just a puppet of the emperor.

This person must be clear about his own strengths and always pay attention to positioning himself correctly.

After a complicated exchange of greetings and formalities, Yarjiang'a took the initiative to take Yinyou's arm and invited him into the third hall signing room of the clan house with extreme affection.

After sitting down and drinking tea, Yinyu stared at Yaerjiang'a and asked him calmly: "Brother Prince Jian, Tuoheqi's body is very strong!"

When Yaerjiang'a heard this, his scalp went numb and his back felt cold. He quickly explained, "My dear brother, I will not hide it from you. Because my twelfth brother has made great efforts in secret and spent a lot of money, everyone in the mansion has benefited a lot." The objective rule of the Qing Dynasty is: deceive the superiors and do not hide the truth from the subordinates.

In fact, the people who are doing the actual work below would not be able to conceal it even if they wanted to.

Nowadays, except for a very small number of people with water in their brains, who is really more stupid than who?

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's command, there emerged twenty-four generals in Huaixi alone who were capable of conquering the world.

This shows that there are good horses everywhere, but good horse trainers are rare.

During the turbulent times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many of the talented horses that followed Liu Futong, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng eventually became horse meat on the table.

In fact, before coming to the clan residence, Yinyou had already guessed that the twelfth prince would definitely take care of Tohaqi.

No matter what, as long as Tohazi's head is not chopped off, the Twelveth Brother has the obligation to take care of his uncle.

Moreover, even if Tohezi was beheaded, Lao Twelve, his nephew, would help collect the body.

Because all of Tohazi's sons were dead.

Moreover, the concubine Wan Liuha was still alive and well in the palace, so the Twelfth Prince had no choice but to retreat.

Since Yarjiang'a told the truth, Yinyou did not continue to ask.

After all, the Twelfth Prince and Yinyou had some friendship, so it would be inappropriate to delve into the matter further.

"Brother Prince Jian, can you take me to see Tohazi?" Yinyu came here on orders and was determined to meet Tohazi in person.

Seeing that Yinyou had no intention of taking advantage of the situation, Yarjiang'a couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His bet was right.

Before this, Yarjiang'a had also thought about giving some high-sounding reasons to fool Yinyou.

However, who in the entire capital city didn't know how smart and capable Yinyou was?
If the conspiracy is exposed and Yinyou is offended, God knows how many people in the clan house will lose their jobs or even their heads.

After all, the Tuoheqi drinking party case is an imperial case that the current emperor pays special attention to.

When it comes to the Qing Dynasty, the higher up you get, the more people are blamed for what happened!

For example, in the scandal between Yinyou and Princess Ping, if the protagonist was replaced by Yaerjiang'a, the best outcome would be to be awarded a piece of white silk.

However, not only did Yinyou not get into any trouble, Kangxi even held little Fupeng in his arms himself. Who could he go to for justice?
There is no way. The current emperor deliberately bullies Prince Ping Narsu and wants to take the opportunity to seize his twenty or so Niulu. Even if you are a god, you can only watch helplessly.

Yaerjiang'a personally accompanied Yinyou and took him to the prison of the clan house.

Unlike the prisons of Shuntian Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice, there were no torture instruments in the prison of the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

No matter what, those who are qualified to be imprisoned are all the old slaves’ descendants, and all of them are yellow belts.

To be honest, it would be excessive to use severe torture on these royal families.

However, no torture does not mean no abuse.

If the family members are reluctant to give money to the parents for the treatment, then it is common for them to go hungry for eight meals in nine days, have half a bowl of moldy rice, drink yellow smelly water, and have no quilt to cover themselves in winter.

Don’t be fooled by those yellow belts. They act like decent people outside. Once locked up in this room, even a fierce dragon will lie prone and turn into a cartilaginous snake.

On the way, Yaerjiang'a deliberately chatted with Yinyou and said, "According to the rules, Tuoheqi should be imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice or the prison of the Infantry Yamen. However, this guy is a big mouth, so he can only be imprisoned in the Imperial Clan House."

Yinyu nodded but said nothing.

Isn't this nonsense?

The Tuoheqi drinking party case involves the crown prince forming a clique and plotting to do something big, so the first priority is to completely block the news.

When he saw Tohazi, Yinwei couldn't help but gasp.

My goodness! The once strong and muscular Toheqi was now lying in a pile of rotten grass, dying.

Under the illumination of numerous torches, Yinyou could see clearly that Toheqi's left leg, which was exposed outside the grass, was not only rotten with a big hole that emitted an unpleasant stench, but also had maggots crawling inside the wound.

To be honest, even if Yinyou was not a modern human soul, he would definitely know that Tuoheqi would not live long!

However, since Kangxi asked this soul-searching question, alas, Tohazi would definitely not see the sun tomorrow.

The emperor wants to kill someone, just like Zhu Laosi wants to kill Xie Jin. Why does he need to say it clearly?

Just when Yinyou was about to give the order to take action, unexpectedly, Tohaqi, who had been sleeping, opened his eyes.

When Tuoheqi saw clearly that it was Yinyu, he unexpectedly showed a strange look of joy, and shouted with great effort: "Fifteenth Master, I am innocent, I have no intention of treason..."

Watching Tohazi's miserable appearance, Yinyu sighed secretly. Since he had bet everything on the crown prince and stood on the side of the Eastern Palace, he should be prepared to be destroyed!
Yinyu sympathizes with Tuoheqi now, but in the future, if Yinyu loses the bet, who will sympathize with him?

In the world of top-level Celestial Dragons, one must be as hard as iron and not have the slightest compassion!
The existence of sympathy only shows that Yinyou’s mind is still very immature!
"First shut his mouth, then give him a promotion, and send him off immediately." Yinyu didn't want to give Tohaqi a chance to continue begging for mercy.

The more inside information Tohazi reveals, the more likely it is that Yinyou will get into trouble!
Moscow doesn't believe in tears!
In the adult world, once you go all in, there is no regret!

"Come on, quickly block his mouth and tie him to the bench!" Yarjianga did not dare to hesitate at all, and spoke decisively, attacking Toheqi.

There must be no ambiguity about taking sides!
After the success of the Xinyou Coup in history, killing two kings in one day, both of whom were hereditary princes, was just a trivial matter!
PS: It's almost 4am again, and I've worked so hard to finish three chapters. It's pretty good, isn't it? I'd like to ask for a few monthly tickets. Is that not too much?

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