The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 69: Bloody Incident at the Palace of Heavenly Purity

Chapter 69: Bloody Incident at the Palace of Heavenly Purity (1)

The women in the palace seem to be extremely noble, but in fact they are just canaries in a cage.

Looking at Wang Guozheng’s other daughters, they can go shopping when they want to and go back to their parents’ home when they want to. Their lives are so comfortable.

The sons-in-law of the Wang family were afraid that the three princes would support the Wang family from behind, so they did not dare to take concubines. Therefore, Yinyu's aunts did not have to worry about having no one beside them at night.

The underlying principle of marriage these days is a marriage of interest between people of equal social status.

The Wang family had the support of Concubine Mi in the palace, as well as Yinyou, the Sixteenth Prince and the Eighteenth Prince, these three princes helped to keep up appearances. Haha, it's no exaggeration to say that Wang Guozheng was overwhelmed by the choice of a son-in-law at that time.

Since he was a family member, Wang Guozheng did not hide anything from Yinyou and simply told him all his thoughts.

"To be honest with you, Master Fifteen, I plan to give one son a son of favor, one son of business, and one son of donation."

As Wang Guozheng talked, Yinwei understood clearly that the old man wanted to make proper arrangements for his three sons to avoid any complaints.

Nowadays, the bigger the family, the harder it is for the patriarch to treat everyone equally.

The sons dare not say anything in person about the slightly unfair distribution measures, but which of the daughters-in-law is the easier one to deal with?
Hehe, there will definitely be an open or covert war between sisters-in-law.

It is difficult for an honest judge to settle family disputes. The difficulty lies in the fact that the palms and backs of the hands are made of flesh and blood, and cannot be resolved violently.

As a rule, a fourth-rank official is eligible to have one of his sons become an official.

However, due to the fact that there are more people than vacancies, in most cases, the officials can only line up in sequence and join the endless queue of candidate officials.

In essence, Yinguan is just a political treatment, for example, one is qualified to directly hand in his handbook and meet with the county or prefect.

Since Wang Guozheng took the initiative to discuss the Wang family's affairs with Yinwei, it was obvious that he hoped Yinwei would help.

No one knows the mother better than her son!
Based on Yinyou's understanding of Concubine Mi, she particularly hopes that every member of the Wang family can live a good life.

If Yinyou is unwilling to help now, when his grandmother Huang enters the palace to meet Concubine Mi, she will definitely talk about the future of her own sons.

By that time, Yinyou was like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, neither a human being nor a human being.

As for the Wang family's major event, it became a matter of necessity, and they had to help even if they didn't want to.

Instead of passively obeying orders, it is better to take the initiative to help the Wang family solve the problem. This is a very realistic consideration.

The reason why it is difficult to deal with relatives' troubles is that the difficulty lies in the force majeure of emotions.

Yinyou was an old bureaucrat, so he naturally knew the pros and cons.

After taking the initiative to help the Wang family solve the big problem, when there are troubles in the future, Yinyu can speak tough words to Concubine Mi to fight back.

If he didn't help at all and really pissed off Concubine Mi, causing her to whisper in Kangxi's ear, Yinyou would definitely be in big trouble.

"Grandfather, you only need to follow the court's rules and handle the matter step by step. When the Ministry of Personnel issues the notice and I am listed as a candidate, it will be up to me, your grandson, to help my uncle find a good position in the ministry."

Unexpectedly, before Yinyu finished speaking, his uncle Wang Sheng knelt down and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Thank you, Fifteenth Master, for your great kindness!"

Yinyou quickly stood up and helped Wang Sheng up personally.

To be frank, when Wang Sheng was the first to get off the boat and pay his respects to Yinyou, Yinyou had already guessed that he must have some ulterior motive.

After a while of commotion, Yinyou compared Wang Guozheng's requirements and gave solutions one by one.

"As for business, I, your grandson, will write a letter to Suzhou Weaving Master Li Xu and ask him to help get a salt permit for Lianghuai. It is not a difficult task. Because, your uncle Li Xu also holds the important position of the Inspector of Lianghuai Salt."

The salt industry of the Qing Dynasty was a highly profitable industry with an absolute government monopoly. The profits were too great, and without the pressure of a powerful dragon, it would be impossible to intervene.

"To be honest with you, Grandfather, I, your grandson, happen to be helping with some of the affairs of the Donation Department of the Ministry of Revenue. As long as you donate enough money, I will personally come forward and give a heads-up to the officials of the Ministry of Personnel, and you can just get appointed as a candidate for the provincial government."

Yinyou's attitude was extremely humble, but his words revealed an astonishing fact: he had omnipotent abilities.

The so-called provincial substitute means that someone is sent in advance to complete the reception work in a certain province, and then the Ministry of Personnel specially designates you as a substitute in that province.

As long as the procedures of the Ministry of Personnel were complete, Yinyu would have already taken control of the matter with the governor of a certain province, which would ensure that one of his uncles would have a real official position.

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the official positions and is indeed the most powerful government office in the world.

However, given Yinyou's status as the assistant prince of the Ministry of Revenue, it would be easy for him to control the payment of salaries, grain and reporting affairs of a certain province.

Let alone a big shot like Yinyou, even if it was just a random official from the Ministry of Revenue, if he went on a business trip to the lower provinces, which governor would dare not come out to receive him in person?
The power in the world comes from three things: the official hat, the purse, and the knife handle. Only when you have something to do with these three can you have real power.

In this day and age, the imperial court must take the lion's share of the taxes collected from various places. Without going to the Ministry of Revenue, it is impossible for the money to flow into the local areas.

Historically, Guangxu's teacher Weng Changshu used his power as the Minister of Revenue to make Li Hefei, who held the military power of the Beiyang Army, very angry, but he did not lose his temper at all.

Wang Guozheng deliberately made three requests just to see Concubine Mi's true attitude towards him.

Now, the answer has been revealed, Concubine Mi is still his biological daughter.

The reason is not complicated. If Yinyou did not do the job properly, Wang Guozheng planned to let his three sons return to Suzhou to follow Li Xu for a living.

After Wang Guozheng's doubts completely disappeared, he treated Yinyou even more affectionately.

Yinyou had long understood that all kinds of relationships these days, in the final analysis, have only two values: one is emotional value, and the other is interest value.

Before Wang Guozheng came to Beijing, he was just a small seventh-rank county magistrate. What benefits could he bring to Yinyou?

Then, all that's left is the sentimental value.

After all, they are Yinyu's maternal family, and they are closely related by blood. Yinyu used his privileges to help his relatives get promoted, and he could also shut up Concubine Mi.

As for how the Wang family will fare in the future, haha, Yinyu will not be able to interfere easily.

The men were mainly interested in their own interests, so Yinyou could actually get rid of them quite easily.

However, when Yinyou, accompanied by his uncle Wang Sheng, entered the backyard, it was like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan, and countless explosions occurred instantly.

My God, ten cousins from my uncle's womb and five cousins from my aunt's womb, all of them unmarried, which made Yinyou's scalp tingle.

When they were greeting each other, Yinyou recognized the woman he met by chance. Her name was Wang Xiyue, and she was the cousin of his uncle Wang Sheng.

Nowadays, a woman’s maiden name is strictly prohibited from being revealed to outsiders, to avoid gossip that would ultimately affect the family’s reputation.

Yinyu knew clearly that Wang Guozheng was just a lowly craftsman, but he gained huge benefits just by giving his daughter to Kangxi.

I guess the Wang family is planning to copy someone else's idea?
Mipin didn't have much money, but over the past decade or so, she had accumulated an astonishing amount of various rare and precious jewelry.

According to Mipin's arrangement, Yinyou ordered Wulin and Xiaojinzi to bring Mipin's rewards respectively.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yinyu deliberately gave all these gifts to his grandmother Huang, who then passed them on to his many cousins.

In the past, when Huang was still a pariah, she naturally did not understand Yinyu's intentions.

However, after being the magistrate's wife for so many years, Huang vaguely noticed that Yinyou was becoming distant from his cousins.

Huang couldn't suppress the feeling of loss, but then she changed her mind and thought that she would still have a chance after handing in the name card to the palace and paying her respects to Concubine Mi.

Why is Yinyou the most suitable?

Alas, time is merciless. The youngest of Huang’s grandchildren is already twelve years old. There is no time to delay!
The Sixteenth Prince is too young. If he takes a concubine older than him, he will definitely be laughed at if the news gets out.

As for Old Eighteen, he is only five years old, so there is even less hope for him.

At the inn, after having lunch with Wang Guozheng, Yinyou took the opportunity to drink tea to digest the food and stood up to say goodbye.

"To be honest with you, Grandfather, I have only asked for two days' leave. I must return to the capital before sunset tonight. Otherwise, I will be impeached by the censors."

According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the royal family and clan members were not allowed to leave the capital without permission. Otherwise, they would be stripped of their titles or imprisoned. Yinyu's reasons were legitimate, and Wang Guozheng could not stop him, so he had to let him go.

The moment the carriage started, Yinyu let out a long sigh, and he was very glad of his foresight.

According to Concubine Mi's idea, she planned to let all the Wang family members live in Yinyu's house. Anyway, the western courtyard of Yinyu's Cidi was empty.

However, Yinyou had foreseen that relatives, it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away!
To put it bluntly, Yinyou would rather pay for his relatives to rent a big mansion outside than to bring trouble upon himself.

The next morning, news spread from the palace that Yinyou was ordered to bring Wang Guozheng to the palace immediately for instructions.

Seeing that all the government offices in Beijing were about to be closed, Kangxi summoned Wang Guozheng before the festival to give him face. Yinyou had actually guessed it.

However, what Yinyou did not guess was that Kangxi actually asked him to bring Wang Guozheng to the palace to "seek instructions."

There was no choice, Yinwei had to dress neatly and lead Wang Guozheng into the Donghua Gate before Kangxi had dinner.

According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the bannermen nobles went through the Xihua Gate, the Han officials went through the Donghua Gate, and the princes generally went through the Shenwu Gate.

After arriving at the Qianqing Palace, Yinyou had just handed in the "red-headed sign" exclusive to the princes when Longkodo, who was on duty, ran out and asked them to come in.

Yinyou slept well last night and was naturally full of energy.

However, Wang Guozheng seemed a little depressed, because he had been learning the rules of "asking for training" under Wu Lin's instruction last night.

The audience with the emperor was a privilege only enjoyed by provincial governors and other high-ranking officials. For low- and middle-ranking officials, the audience with Emperor Kangxi was to ask for instructions.

Originally, according to the normal training process, Wang Guozheng needed to follow the officials of the Ministry of Rites to learn the various etiquettes of meeting the emperor for at least seven days.

However, with Kangxi's special order, everything was naturally kept simple.

However, Wang Guozheng must master the basic etiquette of meeting the king.

After Yinyu led Wang Guozheng into the western warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, he was the first to perform the ceremony.

"Your Majesty, I, Yinyu, respectfully wish you the best of health."

"I, Wang Guozheng, the junior minister of the Imperial Household Department and the deputy minister of the Imperial Household Department, respectfully wish you the best of the world."

When Wang Guozheng was kowtowing on the ground, Yinyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Last night's lessons were not in vain. He had passed the first level of etiquette.

"Stand up." Kangxi's attitude was unusually gentle. "Come here, please give me a seat."

Following Kangxi's order, Liang Jiugong brought a brocade stool and gently placed it in front of Wang Guozheng.

Just when Wang Guo was trying to refuse and was afraid to sit down, Yinyou stood there motionless.

Haha, besides his grandfather, there was only Khan Ama in the room, so Yinyou could only stand there obediently and not move.

"Wang Guozheng, you gave birth to a good daughter." Kangxi was obviously interested and praised Concubine Mi's various merits.

Wang Guozheng had never seen such a big scene before, and his heart was already in a mess. He didn't dare to say anything, but just lowered his head and kept his mouth shut.

After Kangxi gave a monologue and expressed his feelings for a while, Wang Guozheng did not respond at all.

Perhaps feeling a little disappointed, Kangxi ordered, "Come here, ask the Eighteenth Prince to come and meet his grandfather."

Not long after, Liang Jiugong came in to answer.

"Your Majesty, the Eighteenth Prince said he was not feeling well and has already called the imperial physician." Liang Jiugong did not dare to tell the truth and could only make up a lie to fool Kangxi.

The Eighteenth Prince was a prince who was raised in the Qianqing Palace. How could Kangxi not know the secret?
However, Kangxi liked to spoil his youngest son. The underage crown prince and the five-year-old Eighteenth were both raised in a particularly pampered way.

"Okay, got it." Kangxi's interest was dampened again.

Yinyou really didn't know what Kangxi meant when he ordered him to bring Wang Guozheng to the palace for instructions.

However, Yinyou was very clear about his own position. He just needed to be a background board like a taciturn gourd. If it was not necessary, he would never say a word more.

Kangxi patiently asked about Wang Guozheng's recent situation in detail.

Yinyou was pretending to be a woodcarver, with his head down all the time, studying in depth the quality of the gold bricks on the ground.

Just as the atmosphere was gradually relaxing, suddenly, the laughter of a child came from outside the pavilion, "Wei Zhu, come and chase me, come and chase me!"

Yinyou knew something was wrong and lowered his head even lower, fearing that he would be cursed by his younger brother.

However, Kangxi did not intend to let him go, and angrily scolded: "Yinyu, how did you teach your brother?"

If it were an ordinary person, he would have knelt down and apologized for fear of offending Kangxi.

However, Yinyou said calmly: "My dear Khan, I think that if my eighteenth brother continues to spoil her, sooner or later..." He paused deliberately and did not finish his words.

Kangxi was so shrewd that Yinyou's intention was obviously to blame him. Raising a child but not educating him, was it the brother's fault?
"You..." Kangxi was so angry that his eyes were blazing with fire. He pointed at Yinyu and cursed, "You unfilial beast, how dare you be so bold?"

However, Yinyu not only did not kneel down and plead guilty, but instead said confidently: "History clearly records that in May, Xinchou, my uncle fled to the Communists."

Although Yinyu's words were very euphemistic, Kangxi, with his erudition, almost blurted out, "Zheng Bo defeated Duan Yu Yan!"

"Good, good, good, you are really my good son!" Kangxi was so angry that he roared, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"

Yinyu was not frightened to kneel down, but straightened his back and said loudly: "Only a tyrant like Li Sanlang would kill his son. Why should I be afraid?"

Yes, only a bastard emperor like Li Longji could kill three sons in one day.

Looking at this from the other side, it is equivalent to praising Kangxi to his face as a virtuous and holy monarch!

Yinyou had long wanted to speak on the issue of Prince Eighteen's education, but he had never had the opportunity.

No matter what Kangxi's idea was, Yinyu definitely wanted to save the Eighteenth Prince.

The boy, the Eighteenth Prince, was spoiled beyond measure by Kangxi. Even if he didn't die young, he would sooner or later get into a fatal disaster.

Yinyou was still very confident in his heart and was not just bluffing and pretending to be serious.

What he discussed with Kangxi was the education of the Eighteenth Prince. Even if he gave in this time, there would be endless troubles.

From now on, all the bad things that Lao Shiba did would be blamed on him and he would never be able to wash himself clean.

"Evil beast, evil beast..." Kangxi was obviously not fooled by Yinyou's sweet words. In a rage, he grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it at Yinyou viciously.

Yinyou had been practicing archery and horse riding for many years and was extremely agile. He just turned sideways and avoided the attack of the teacup.

"Take the small stick, take the big stick, I'm leaving now!" Yinyu spread his legs and ran, and before Kangxi could react, he had already rushed out of the West Warm Pavilion.

"Pass on my oral order and stop the fifteenth prince." Kangxi was very angry and gave the order in a stern voice.

The eunuch outside the window immediately raised his throat and shouted, "Pass on the emperor's order, stop the fifteenth prince!"

"Pass on His Majesty's order to stop the Fifteenth Prince!"

Kangxi's oral order, with the eunuchs shouting in succession, was transmitted to the gate of the Qianqing Palace in almost the blink of an eye.

So, as soon as Yinyou ran down the steps of the Qianqing Palace, he was stopped by the first-class guard Wu Shi and his men.

"Fifteenth Master, I am only acting on your orders. I'm sorry for the offense." Wu Shiha bowed and saluted. He spoke politely, but his determination to block Yinyou's way was unquestionably firm.

PS: The plot has been greatly advanced. Without further ado, today is the last day of the month. Before 24:5500, if the monthly tickets exceed , there will be additional chapters.

(End of this chapter)

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