The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 219 Shuntian Case
"During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, Huo Guang followed the rules and never made any mistakes. Not long after Emperor Xiaozhao passed away, Huo Guang committed treason and dared to depose the emperor. What a treacherous minister!" Yinyou made his attitude clear.

Kangxi looked at Yinyou deeply. Well, this kid obviously holds great power, but he never takes it for granted or forms a clique. He is a truly sensible person!

Seriously speaking, among all the adult princes, Kangxi thought about it and felt that the fourth prince was the most suitable to succeed the throne!

After pacifying the Three Feudatories and taking Taiwan, the Qing Dynasty gradually stabilized its rule.

After the crown prince was deposed, the biggest threat to the imperial power were the flag-holder kings!

Regardless of whether the Eighth or the Fourteenth is chosen, all the achievements made since Taizong to weaken the banner kings will be wasted.

To be honest, as a qualified emperor, if Kangxi had chosen a young prince to ascend the throne, he should have suppressed Yinyou now.

However, the fourth brother was more than ten years older than Yinyou, and had a strong and decisive character. No matter how you looked at it, Yinyou could not be Huo Guang!

Kangxi went out for a stroll mainly because he was hungry. Listening to books or operas were secondary matters.

Whether in the palace or in Changchun Garden, Kangxi had long since vomited away at the so-called inestimable imperial meals.

Before parting, Yinyou smiled and pleaded with Kangxi.

"Khan Father, I have never asked for favors for anyone. However, Zhang Tai, the lieutenant colonel stationed in Balikun, was imprisoned for killing prisoners, and he is indeed forgivable. I respectfully request Khan Father to spare his life for the time being and order him to serve on the front line while serving his sentence." Yinyu bowed and asked Kangxi to show mercy.

Kangxi looked at Yinyu with some suspicion. Just as Yinyu said, he had never done favors for anyone except Zhang Tai.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Zhang Tai?" Kangxi knew Yinyou very well and wanted to force him to tell the truth.

Yinyu said very frankly: "My dear Khan, Zhang Tai's daughter came to me for help. This is the first reason. The second and most important reason is that the court will use troops to attack the western border sooner or later. Zhang Tai is brave in battle and is not afraid of death. It would be a pity if the court executed him just like that!"

The most effective way to deal with a highly vigilant politician like Kangxi is actually just one word: honesty.

Kangxi glanced at Yinyou and was already 90% convinced.

Because the impression that Yinyu left on Kangxi has always been that as long as Kangxi asked, Yinyu would always tell the truth.

"Fortunately you said it now. Otherwise, I had planned to seduce him after I returned!" Kangxi said this and got in the car and left.

In the Qing Dynasty, all death row prisoners, whether beheaded or ordered to commit suicide, had to be approved by the emperor.

The strange thing about the Qing Dynasty is that the procedure for formally executing a criminal is extremely complicated and seems extremely cautious.

However, if a prisoner dies inexplicably in prison, his death would be in vain!
"Your humble servant thanks Khan for his grace!" After Kangxi left, Yinyou also got on the car and returned to the palace.

After returning home, Yinyu told Qinshu calmly: "I have taken care of the matter you mentioned. Khan Ama agreed to let him return to Barkol to make amends for his crime."

Qinshu was overjoyed and immediately threw herself into Yinwei's arms, clinging to him and acting coquettishly.

Since the woman was so proactive, Yinyu naturally put her on the desk without any hesitation and put her in an M shape.

The next day, Yinyu was on duty in the palace and stamped his seal saying "I know."

Narasan came in hunched over and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Emperor wants you in."

With Zhang Tingyu in the room, Yinyou didn't feel comfortable asking anything.

After leaving the house, Yinyu saw that there was no one around, so he asked Narashan softly, "What's the matter?"

Narashan whispered, "The champion of Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination was actually a substitute. The emperor was so angry that he slammed the table."

In fact, there were many strange things in the provincial examinations in Shuntian Prefecture every year. However, because of the mutual protection among the Han officials, many things were kept secret from Emperor Kangxi. In the Qing Dynasty, the more powerful and wealthy people were concentrated in a place, the more common it was for them to abuse their power for personal gain.

Beijing is the imperial capital, so the grain transport in Jiangnan dare not slack off. Otherwise, the price of grain in Beijing would definitely be sky-high.

To put it bluntly, the price of rice in the capital has always been low, not because of market rules, but because of the four words "under the feet of the emperor".

When Yinyou entered the room, those kneeling in the room were all Han officials and great scholars who were well-read in poetry and literature, such as Wang Fan.

However, what surprised Yinyou was that Zhang Tingyu's elder brother Zhang Tingzan was also kneeling in the room.

After a brief thought, Yinyou understood that Zhang Tingzan was the chief examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination.

After paying respects, Kangxi threw a petition in front of Yinyu and said coldly, "Take a look first."

Yinyou picked up the petition and took a closer look. Wow, my goodness! Not only was there something wrong with the result of the imperial examination, but the former commander of the infantry, Tohaqi, that damned devil, was also implicated.

Zhou Qi, who asked someone to write for him and passed the imperial examination, his father Zhou San was actually a relative of Tuoheqi.

No wonder Kangxi was so angry!
Toheqi is already dead, but his ghost is still lingering around. How could it be that the bondsers of his family have such omnipotent abilities?
"Wang Fan, you are also a great scholar who is well-read in classics." Kangxi gave Wang Fan some face and did not scold him openly.

However, Wang Xuan's face turned red with shame and he dared not say a word.

"Little Fifteen, I can only rest assured if I entrust you with a thorough investigation of this case!" Kangxi's words clearly had a hidden meaning.

Because Yinyou had no contact with the Han officials in the court.

More importantly, the Tuoheqi drinking party was also arranged by Yinyou.

"Your Highness, since Zhang Tingzan is the chief examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination, he should be imprisoned and questioned." Yinyu acted in an impartial manner and arrested Zhang Tingyu's elder brother first.

"Okay." Kangxi was angry and didn't care about Zhang Tingyu's opinion.

"Khan Ama, in order to show fairness, I request your permission to question the transcriber, supervisor, censor, and examiner of this provincial examination."

Yinyou had long wanted to deal with Zhang Tingyu, but he had no chance.

Now, Zhang Tingzan’s head is in Yinyou’s hand.

"Approved!" Kangxi knew better than anyone that if he wanted to win over Han scholars to serve the Qing Dynasty, fairness in the imperial examinations was definitely not a trivial matter!
After receiving the order, Yinyou ordered the guards to arrest Zhang Tingzan on the spot and put him in the prison of the Infantry Commander's Office.

After receiving Yinyou's order, Longkodo sent troops to search everywhere and arrested all the examiners of the provincial examination named by Yinyou one by one.

In this era, no official dares to flee for fear of crime.

If you run away, it will bring disaster to your descendants and even the entire family.

After Yinyou captured the man, he did not rush to interrogate him. Instead, he ordered Longkodo to starve him for three days and only give him water to drink.

After waiting for three days, Yinyu still didn't see the man, so he ordered, "Send the sedan chair to the Infantry Yamen!"

"Whoo!"

However, just as the ceremonial guards were set up in front of the gate, Yinyu received a secret report from Wulin, "Sir, Zhang Hengchen is waiting to see you at the back door."

Yinyou couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, Hengchen, Hengchen, can your arm twist stronger than your thigh?

(End of this chapter)