The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 241

Puchi is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Bordered Red Banner Manchuria and a well-known official of the first rank.

According to convention, given Puchi's status as an important Manchu official, the house he lived in was a large courtyard house with five entrances and two cross courtyards, covering an area of about 1500 square meters.

After the 500 guards rushed in, they quickly filled Puchi's house so full that there was no place to step.

In the end, 200 guards were forced to leave Pucci's house with great regret.

According to the tradition of house-raiding, it was common for all soldiers involved to steal a few valuable items.

As long as they did not touch the storehouse, did not take large items, did not harass women, and did not touch letters and other papers, even Yinyou, who was in charge of the confiscation of property, would not be able to investigate further.

The logic behind this is actually very simple. They wanted to prevent the soldiers who were confiscating the property from taking advantage. In case they took away the crucial letters, the result would be counterproductive.

Pluck feathers from passing geese was a common practice in the Qing officialdom.

To put it bluntly, if there is no benefit, only a fool would work for you wholeheartedly!
After the guards had completely controlled the situation, Yinyou walked into the mansion with square steps and a dignified demeanor.

In the main room with four entrances, Puchi, who was tied up, knelt on the ground with his head hung low, his whole body trembling slightly. He was obviously scared to death!
Yinyu walked to the middle of the main room, stood facing south and back to the north, and said in a deep voice: "There is an order!"

Pucci quickly lowered his head to the ground, anxiously waiting for the punishment of fate.

"Your Majesty, the Red Banner Manchu Commander Puqi has conspired with the Second Prince Yinreng to usurp the throne...I grant him white silk and confiscate his property. His children, wives, concubines, and servants are all to be made servants of Prince Yu's mansion. I decree this."

As soon as Yinyou finished speaking, Puqi shouted at the top of his lungs.

"I am innocent. I have no intention of usurping the throne..." Puchi burst into tears, feeling extremely sad.

Yinyu said coldly: "You were originally a bondservant under the Second Prince. If it weren't for the Second Prince's great cultivation and promotion, how could you have occupied the high position of the commander-in-chief? Besides, if the Second Prince didn't trust you so much, how could he have written a secret letter to you?"

"Secret letter? What secret letter? I really don't know!" Puchi tried desperately to clear himself, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

It’s a pity that in the Qing Dynasty, as long as Kangxi believed that Puqi was guilty, he should be put to death even without any solid evidence.

What's more, the recipient of the secret letter written by Yinreng was Puqi. This is irrefutable evidence and there is absolutely no doubt about it!
Kangxi didn't even want to read Puchi's confession and directly let him commit suicide. His attitude was very clear. He just wanted to deter the villains and warn them not to dream of the so-called merit of supporting the emperor!

"Come on, send Pu Dutong on his way!" Yinyou waved his hand, and four guards rushed forward, picked up Pu Qi and dragged him to the east wing.

"Master Fifteen, I am wronged. I am really wronged..."

Even though Puchi screamed miserably, Yinyou pretended not to hear it.

Why did you go early?
When you are in high office, it is impossible for anyone to enjoy the benefits of choosing a side without bearing the serious consequences of choosing the wrong side!

However, Puchi, who was dragged into the ear room, really didn't want to die, and struggled desperately.

Yinyu gave an extremely cold-blooded order: "Send a few more people to help him!"

Four people can't hold Pucci down, but eight people are different!

The guards hurriedly lifted Puchi's body, helped him hang his neck into the white silk trap on the beam, and then let go together!
"Crack." After a slight bone sound, Puchi suddenly fell silent.

As the person primarily responsible, Yinyou waited for a quarter of an hour. Seeing that Puchi's tongue was sticking out long and his body was motionless, he walked over and deliberately pushed Puchi hard.

Pucci's body was seen swinging chaotically in the air like an out-of-control pendulum.

Yinyu waited for another quarter of an hour until Puqi was absolutely dead, then he gave a decisive order: "Hang him first, and ask Doctor Zhang to come in and examine the body!"

"Whoo!"

Not long after, Doctor Zhang, who had been waiting outside, came in carrying a medicine box.

"I'm Zhang Chongji, paying my respects to Prince Yu!" Imperial Doctor Zhang put down the medicine box in his hand and bowed deeply to the ground.

"Doctor Zhang, you often walk around the palace. I don't need to remind you of the consequences of improper autopsy, right?" Yinyou reminded Zhang Chongji coldly.

Zhang Chongji's heart trembled violently. The palace was the most brutal place in the entire Qing Dynasty. If he was not careful, he would die unclearly and then be dragged to the mass grave in Zhongguan Village to be fed to wild dogs.

"Please rest assured, Lord Yu, I will never be careless!"

Zhang Chongji had personally participated in so many dirty things that he couldn't even count them with two hands. How could he not know how serious these things were?

Zhang Chong took off Puqi's boots and socks, took out a silver needle from the medicine box, and gave him a vicious injection at the Yongquan point on the sole of his foot.

Pucci didn't react at all!

Zhang Chongji was still not convinced, so he stabbed the silver needle into the Kunlun point on the outside of his ankle.

Pucci still didn't respond!

Zhang Chongji breathed a sigh of relief, Puqi was completely dead!

After Puchi's body was taken down and laid flat on the ground, for the sake of safety, Zhang Chongji raised his right fist, clenched his thumb with four fingers outside, and punched Puchi hard on the temple.

Pucci still didn't respond!

"Reporting to Prince Yu, Puqi is dead!" Zhang Chongji bowed to the ground and formally reported to Yinyu. Yinyu was very satisfied with Zhang Chongji's careful work. He said calmly: "Come on, reward Zhang Taiyi with 100 taels of silver."

Zhang Chongji knew in his heart that the one hundred taels of silver was the bribe given to him by Yinyou, which he kept secret.

If any bad news comes out, we will have to collect the principal and interest together!

If the senior imperial physician in the palace had not kept his mouth shut, he would have died long ago and would not have lived to this day!
After killing Puchi, Yinyou brought his men to his inner study.

The guards all knew the rules and knew how powerful they were. As long as Yinyu was not present, no one dared to touch a piece of paper here.

Yinyu took a look at the environment and furnishings in the room and ordered, "Put the books and letters in boxes, lock them up, and seal them. You are not allowed to peek. Do you understand?"

"You servants understand!" The guards all went deep into the enemy's territory and received the order tremblingly.

Nowadays, anyone who dares to read Pucci's letters privately deserves to lose his head!
Puchi was a genuine Manchu official, and there were actually not many books in his inner study.

However, the guards searched the inner study room from top to bottom for a long time but did not find any letters. This was a problem.

Before this, Yinyou received letters from the fourth brother and burned them on the spot after reading them.

Obviously, Pucci did the same thing to keep it secret.

After copying the inner study, outer study and bedroom, Yinyu came to the back room in the fifth courtyard.

Puchi's wives, concubines and children were all driven here by the guards and imprisoned separately.

In those days, because of the strict ethical codes, the wives, concubines, daughters and slaves of the wealthy families could be easily identified simply by the differences in their headwear and clothing.

When Yinyou arrived at the scene, he saw that the guards were very capable. They had already tied up all of Puchi's sons, regardless of age, and thrown them to the ground.

"Where is Pucci's second wife?"

When Yinyou asked this, someone quickly led the way and took him to the first room in the back house, where he met a beautiful woman who was about twenty years old.

"Prince Yu has arrived!" Following Wu Lin's loud shout, the beauties in the room quickly squatted down and swung their handkerchiefs to salute.

"Your servant Liu Jia wishes Prince Yu well!"

Yinyu could tell that Liu Jia was so panicked that even her voice of greeting was trembling.

Yinyu walked slowly to Liu Jiashi, stretched out the folding fan in his right hand, and gently touched her chin, forcing her to raise her head.

At this time, Wulin and Xiaojinzi simultaneously stretched out the lanterns in their hands and almost put them against Liu Jia's cheeks, so that Yinyou could see them clearly.

Yinyou took a closer look and found that Kangxi was right. Liu Jia, who looked so sad, was quite pretty!

According to Yinyu's vision, if calculated on a scale of 10, Liu Jia would have at least 8.5 points.

If you take into account the special bonus of being the wife of a first-rank official, 9.5 points is absolutely no problem!
"Puchi had evil intentions and has been executed!" Yinyou announced the news of Puchi's death indifferently.

"Ah..." Liu Jia burst into tears on the spot. She never dreamed that fate would be so cruel.

When Liu Jia had cried enough and was still sobbing, Yinyu said calmly: "From now on, you are all my disciples!"

Liu Jia was shocked to hear the bad news and collapsed to the ground. Perhaps she was too shocked and couldn't cry!

In the world of the Eight Banners, Baoyi were roughly equivalent to retainers, while Aha were pure slaves.

According to the rules of the Bannermen, Baoyi could not only become officials, but also take part in the imperial examinations.

But Aha was different. He could only be a slave for generations.

"Well, you are pretty, and very much to my taste. To be honest, if you serve me well, I will be responsible for marrying off your daughter with great fanfare in the future. If you want to drink a penalty wine, not only will your daughter suffer a miserable end, but your family will also be doomed to failure forever!" Yinyu was too lazy to argue with Liu Jia, and went straight to help her analyze the pros and cons.

After all, Liu Jia was not an unmarried girl, but a first-rank lady who was in charge of household affairs.

Yinyou’s meaning is very clear, if you listen to me well, you will have everything in the future!
If you don't behave, the consequences will be serious!

"Of course, if you want to remain faithful to the dead Puchi, you can do so!" Yinyu took a step forward and walked out of the house.

You can do whatever you want. If you put it in the present moment, it means finding a rope and dying with Pucci.

"As long as you don't despise me for being a fallen woman, I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly!"

Although Yinyou was lustful, he was famous for loving women!

Let me put it this way, any woman that Yinyu had sex with was taken care of extremely well!
Between becoming Yinyou's woman and hanging herself on the beam, as long as Liu Jia was not stupid, she would of course know the choice!
As a slave, Aha, being able to serve Yinyou was already a great blessing for Liu Jia!

What's more, the daughter born to Liu Jia fell from being a darling of heaven to the eighteenth level of hell in an instant. If it weren't for Yinyou's strong protection, her future would definitely be extremely miserable!

Due to Kangxi's strong desire for revenge, Yinyou had no choice but to ride Liu Jia ruthlessly in order to pass the test successfully!

(End of this chapter)