I want to ruin the country

Yining said with all his strength,

"I'm not sick, I'm just trying to quit smoking. Talk to them, Iraqi defense!"

Yi Guofang talked about the emperor's own smoking cessation and also mentioned that the emperor wanted to quit smoking in the palace.

Du Shoutian Road,

"From the beginning, I have been advising Your Majesty not to smoke this stuff. Now that Your Majesty has made up his mind to quit smoking, I am extremely happy!"

Zaiyuan also said,

"I also support Your Majesty in quitting smoking!"

Duanhua and Wenqing also clearly expressed their support for the emperor to quit smoking!

Smoking is prohibited in the entire palace. This is the emperor's family's private matter. Wen Qing is the Minister in Chief of the Imperial Household Department, and this is within his authority, so everyone looks at him.

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty wants to ban smoking, and I will do my best to implement it. Just issue the order!"

Yining nodded.

"Iran defense, go on!"

Iraqi Defense continued,

“The Emperor said that everyone, young or old, male or female, must quit smoking.

Today, any eunuchs or palace maids who voluntarily hand over the opium and smoking utensils will be forgiven and rewarded with five taels of silver each.

We then arrange for them to quit smoking and retain them after they have quit. "

Wenqing asked,

"Where are the concubines?"

Iraqi Defense Road,

"Concubines and ladies who voluntarily surrendered their opium and smoking utensils were rewarded with 100 to 300 taels of silver, depending on their rank, to encourage them to quit smoking on their own.

Starting tomorrow, the inspection will confiscate any eunuchs or palace maids who secretly possess opium and smoking utensils. No reward or punishment will be given, and they will be forced to quit smoking.

They have to pay the expenses themselves, which will be deducted from their monthly salary.

If anyone finds out after tomorrow, they will all be beaten with thirty sticks and expelled from the palace, no matter who they are, without exception!"

Wen Qing looked embarrassed. Smoking opium was now a common bad habit in the palace. It was easy to start smoking but difficult to quit!

He held up a finger and asked,

"Your Majesty, just one day?"

Yining saw what he meant and said,

"Just one day. I'll start the investigation tomorrow. If you feel you can't do it, I can delegate it to someone else!"

No matter how stupid Wenqing is, he understands what Yining means. You can't do it, but there are many people who can!

Wenqing said hurriedly,

"I can do it! But do those old concubines also handle it this way?"

Yining Road,

"They are the most important. My orders must be made known to everyone, and the benefits and disadvantages must be made clear to them.

We will use courtesy first and then force. If they insist on having their own way, there is nothing to say!"

Wenqing asked,

“What if they don’t listen?”

Yining was not vague at all.

"Imprisoned!"

"Ah, have you told the Imperial Concubine about this?"

Yining Road,

"I'm here Toffee, just go do it!"

"Whoo!"

Yining said,

"I'm warning you, this is the first thing I've done since ascending the throne. If you dare to do anything, don't blame me for turning against you!"

Although Yining spoke weakly, Wenqing and the others saw murderous intent in his eyes!

They couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. When did this gentleman's eyes become so fierce?

Du Shoutian and the others secretly praised in their hearts, saying that the aura was indeed different from that of a prince to an emperor!

Qi Ying and Mu Zhang'a also learned the news about quitting smoking in the palace, and they felt relieved!

It seems that Lianxin’s death was really an accident. The emperor is so free that he must be trying to quit smoking!

The chief steward of the Imperial Household Department personally supervised the smoking cessation in the palace, causing chaos in the palace.

Some people think that this is a bit of an exaggeration! Even during the time of the previous emperor, there was no such a big commotion!

The eunuchs repeatedly preached the emperor's oral instructions in various palaces. After a day, some timid ones quickly handed over their opium and smoking utensils.

These people also received corresponding rewards, but when they took out the money, Wen Qing grimaced in pain, thinking to himself, isn't this like the Imperial Household Department paying for opium?!

At the end of the day, more than 300 pipes and a large amount of opium were confiscated from the palace.

Yining asked,

"that is all?"

Wenqing replied,

"Your Majesty, this was voluntarily handed over by the eunuchs and palace maids. I'm afraid it's not all of it!"

"Have you given me the reward?"

Man Hing Road,

"Yes, a reward of more than 2,500 taels of silver!"

Yining Road,

"Gather these eunuchs and palace maids, find two courtyards for them, let them quit smoking, and serve them well with good food and drink. No beating or abuse is allowed!"

"Whoo!"

Yining Road,

"Starting tomorrow, we'll conduct a thorough search of all the items. If anyone doesn't hand them over, we'll handle them as we said before!"

The next day, the Imperial Household Department really confiscated pipes and opium in the palace, and the palace was immediately in chaos.

Smoking opium has become a fashion these days. Many widows of former emperors have learned it, and many of the maids who serve them have also learned it!

Furthermore, they did not hand over any opium or smoking paraphernalia yesterday. They thought that the emperor was just acting on a whim, just like the previous emperor asking Lin Zexu to ban smoking, but in the end it was left unresolved!

But unexpectedly, when they were smoking, the eunuchs rushed in, rummaged through the boxes and took away all the opium, including the pipes and lamps!

These people were throwing tantrums and making trouble, but the eunuchs had the emperor's support and were not afraid of them.

"Those who voluntarily handed it in yesterday were rewarded with silver, the minimum being five taels, and the maximum being several dozen taels.

The emperor is determined to ban smoking, and if you refuse to accept his toast, who can you blame?

Another eunuch said,

"You guys are lucky. You won't be rewarded or punished for copying today. But after today, you'll be in big trouble!"

These people were so angry that they ran to the Cining Palace to complain to the Empress Dowager!

"Queen Dowager, we're just smoking a cigarette, who are we bothering? Why are you going on and on about it? Are you trying to kill us?

The Queen Mother was a sensible person and told them,

"Don't think that because you are of high status, you cannot tolerate the eunuchs' offense. This is not the eunuchs' idea, it is the emperor's will!

Don't talk about you guys, just go look at the emperor, he tortured himself to death just to quit smoking!"

"The Emperor has also quit smoking?"

The Queen Mother said,

"He hasn't eaten or drunk anything in days and has lost a lot of weight. He's made such a big decision and endured so much hardship to quit smoking. Do you think he can just not quit?"

"Imperial Concubine, we've all heard that quitting smoking is incredibly painful, like peeling off a layer of skin. Can we, with our old arms and legs, endure that?"

Toffee Road,

"You can't bear the punishment that the emperor can bear. Isn't it for your own good that he asked you to quit smoking?

If opium is a good thing, would it be so difficult to quit?

Look at you guys, your eye sockets are gouged out, you are so skinny that your bones are visible, you don’t look like a human being at all. If you meet you in a cemetery, you will think you are a ghost. You’d better give up!

If you refuse to quit, and the Emperor catches you, don't come looking for me. I can't protect you!"

When these people heard that the Empress Dowager would not make a decision for them, they thought they were stupid!

When the late emperor was alive, these people were somewhat useful, that is, to accompany the emperor to sleep.

Now that the late emperor is gone, they have become a bunch of useless people.