I want to ruin the country

Yining looked around and saw that there was no one around. He pointed at the woman and two children in the reed shed and said,

"Iran defense, arrange for someone to send the three of them to Wang Yujin."

"Whoo!"

Yining glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground, mounted his horse and left without saying a word.

Looking at the emperor's receding figure, Sai Shang'a slapped himself on the face.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!"

After saying that, he got up and walked away with unsteady steps.

After returning to the palace, Yining had just eaten something when he felt cold all over and his teeth were chattering.

He commanded,

"I want to take a hot bath!"

After soaking for more than half an hour, Yining came out of the bathtub, fell headfirst onto the dragon couch and never got up again. He had a fever.

Yining had a high fever, and the Imperial Hospital was busy all night long, boiling medicine, rubbing with wine, and applying cold towels.

Yi Fangfang and the others served with tears in their eyes all night. They knew that the emperor was not only sick physically, but also sick in his heart.

The next morning, Sai Shang'a came. He also had a fever and his steps were unsteady.

The fire in Sai Shang'a's heart was greater than the fire in his body, and he had to come.

Yining endured the discomfort and asked him to come in. When Sai Shang'a saw the emperor's expression, her heart was broken. All this was caused by herself!

He knelt before the couch and said,

"I have no face to see Your Majesty. I have failed Your Majesty. Please punish me severely!"

Yining said in a hoarse voice,

"Stand up, I know you have done your best, but the servants below are just pretending to obey you, what's the point of punishing you?"

Sai Shang'a burst into tears,

"I don't want to explain anything now, it's all my fault!

I have come to the Emperor to ask for his resignation. I beg His Majesty to grant me the right to resign from all my posts, so as to serve as a warning to others!"

Yining was delirious due to the fever, and his eyes were covered with mucus. He asked Hongxiu to put two pillows under him, and he said while lying down.

"It's good that you admit your mistakes. Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people will rule the world. Everyone says this, but no one has ever truly cared about the people!"

Sai Shang'a burst into tears,

"I have failed the grace of the Emperor. I know I was wrong!"

Yining Road,

"Tang Emperor Li Shimin once said, 'The people are water, the court is a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.' Li Shimin understood this principle, which is why he achieved the Zhenguan Reign!"

"The Emperor is teaching!"

Yining said again,

"Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang hated corrupt officials and 'skinned and stuffed them with straw'. Only then did the Ming Dynasty achieve peace and prosperity in its early years and dominate the world."

Sai Shang'a just shed tears and was speechless.

"Emperor Yongzheng of our dynasty was devoted and devoted, neglecting food and sleep, sleeping only two hours a day, and having only four light dishes for each meal. He lived frugally, which led to the prosperous reign of Emperor Qianlong."

"It's the slaves who have forgotten their roots!"

Yining said bitterly,

"Look at the court officials now. They are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking, taking bribes and bending the law, engaging in servile activities and colluding with each other!

A mere ninth-rank inspector dares to disregard the lives of the people and bully them. If this continues, we will lose the people's support. How long can our dynasty continue to move forward?"

Sai Shang'a kowtowed,

"I know I was wrong!"

Yining said again,

"Your Ministry of Revenue is the purse of the imperial court and the backbone of the people. When the country is at peace, the Ministry of Revenue is at peace. When the country is well-off, the Ministry of Revenue is well-off!

If you have money, I can worry less!

But look at the Ministry of Revenue now, even the rats in the vault have run away out of hunger!

As the Minister of Revenue, do you have any responsibility and are you competent for your job?"

How dare Sai Shang'a say that he has no responsibility? As the saying goes, "A new official starts with three fires", and the emperor does the same.

The emperor repeatedly ordered him to arrange the porridge distribution properly and not to make any mistakes.

The emperor said that from now on no one should be allowed to starve to death, and he also gave these instructions to his subordinates!

He didn't expect that the people below were still pretending to obey his orders but secretly disobeying his plan, and the emperor caught them in the act. He couldn't blame anyone but himself for being negligent.

The emperor's greatest dissatisfaction with him was that he stood motionless in the wind and rain. As a regent and a minister of military affairs, how could he justify himself if he did not give an explanation to the emperor for what had happened?

As the saying goes, "A new emperor appoints new ministers." If the emperor changes, you should be more sensible and retreat while the going gets tough. Don't wait until the emperor says it out loud, which would make things awkward for everyone.

"I have responsibilities, I am incompetent, Your Majesty, please allow me to resign and be held accountable!"

Yining sighed and said,

"You are already so old, and you have not committed any corruption or abuse of power. I cannot bear to blame you any further.

Since you have resigned, I agree to waive all other penalties and retain your position as Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace."

Sai Shang'a felt lucky that the emperor did not punish him, and kowtowed in gratitude.

"The slave obeys the order!"

Yining Road,

"If you need to see me, just come. I don't really dislike you. We are still king and subject. It might be a good thing if you leave early!"

Yining's heartfelt words brought tears to Saishang'a's eyes.

"I will definitely remember the emperor's teachings and study harder. Thank you for your grace. I will take my leave!"

After kowtowed to express his gratitude, Cézanne walked away with a staggering gait. Although he was less than sixty years old, he seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

A famous minister of the Daoguang Dynasty has passed away!

Other ministers of state and military affairs came to visit the emperor one after another. They could see from the emperor's behavior last night that he was angry.

Yining told Du Shoutian,

"Sai Shang'a has voluntarily resigned from all positions and will no longer be held accountable. I permit him to retain his position as Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace."

Du Shoutian thought to himself that the emperor was merciful in giving Sai Shang'a face and not letting him be ruined!

A clay pot will inevitably break if it is removed from the well, a general will inevitably die on the battlefield, and if you often walk by the river, your feet will get wet. It is very good that Sai Shang'a has such an ending!

But as the Minister of Personnel, I cannot escape blame either, so I should be more sensible!

Du Shoutian Road,

"As the Minister of Personnel, I cannot avoid my responsibilities. I feel guilty towards the Emperor and I will resign!"

Yining Road,

"Master Du, you can't say you don't have any responsibility for the current state of the civil service, but I can't agree to your resignation yet. We'll talk later!"

The emperor was determined not to allow him to resign, and Du Shoutian had no other choice.

"Old minister, I obey the order!"

Yining said again,

"The capital city has been left in such a state of chaos by some bastards. Shuntian Prefecture Governor Eltai is to blame. Let's have someone investigate to see if he has committed corruption or abused his power!

And Daxing County Magistrate Liu Hongxi and County Deputy Cheng Weigao, what kind of officials are they? I won't believe them even if you say they're good officials. Investigate them thoroughly!

Arrest Liu Hongxi's patrol inspector nephew, and have the other soldiers carefully screen those who committed the crime. Each of them will be given forty blows of the military stick and put in shackles for five days as a public display!

Du Shoutian bowed and said,

"I will do it right away!"