Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"Call your older brother back to the capital?" Yin Yin smiled. "Then I'll be able to see my brother soon?"

Knowing that Yin Yin often corresponded with Yu Shuming, the emperor was not surprised that she still remembered her brother after being away from home for so many years.

"Yes," the emperor said, "you'll be able to see your brother soon. When that happens, let Shuming stay in the palace, okay?"

“I think it’s a good idea, but I’m afraid it will put Uncle in a difficult position,” Yin Yin said with a hint of worry. “Back then, none of my other cousins ​​lived in the palace, so how can my brother be an exception now?”

The emperor, moved by Yu Yinyin's concern for him, finally smiled and said, "How can those people compare to Shuming?"

“But it doesn’t matter if they really cause trouble,” the emperor said. “I’ll have the North Palace cleaned up in advance so they can move in together. That way, these people won’t be running around outside and causing trouble.”

Yinyin thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "I'm afraid that even if Uncle locks up all the cousins, it won't have much effect."

The emperor rubbed his temples: "Look at me, I can't even see things as clearly as a child like Yinyin."

"It's not just them who are jumping around these days; the people behind them are the real problem."

The emperor ordered the chief eunuch: "Go and fetch Eunuch Feng."

The chief eunuch accepted the order and left. Yin Yin waited for a moment before preparing to leave, but was stopped by the emperor.

This time, however, Yin Yin did not agree to stay: "What Uncle is about to say must be something very important. I'd better go back first. I need to go to Master Wu's place this afternoon to practice horseback riding."

Thinking of Yin Yin's daily performance at the Hongwen Academy and her good relationship with the sons of several ministers who had entered the palace to study, the emperor couldn't help but say softly, "If only Yin Yin were a boy."

Yin Yin's internal energy cultivation has now yielded remarkable results, and her five senses are much more sensitive than those of ordinary people, so she heard those words very clearly.

However, Yin Yin pretended not to know and asked, "Uncle, what did you just say?"

The emperor reacted and said, "It's nothing, I just meant that Yinyin, you don't need to go out."

The emperor told Yinyin to sit down beside him: "In our large family, there are only two younger members, you and Shuming. If you can't support each other, how difficult will it be for you in the future?"

Yin Yin's eyelids trembled violently: "Uncle, what are you saying? How come it's just me and my brother? I'm still waiting for my cousins."

The emperor shook his head with a wry smile: "I know what I'm doing."

Since he had already said that, Yin Yin didn't know how to persuade him. Fortunately, the emperor didn't need her to say anything.

"Just sit here and relax, nothing serious is happening today."

No sooner had the emperor finished speaking than the chief eunuch came in to report that Eunuch Feng had arrived.

Feng Changgong did not come alone; he was followed by You Qizheng.

Ever since Yin Yin chose another eunuch to accompany her out of the palace and often asked that eunuch to run errands for her, You Qizheng gradually became the most trusted person by Eunuch Feng's side.

Perhaps it is because You Qizheng is indeed capable and shrewd, and is "wholeheartedly" devoted to Feng Changgong, that Feng Changgong now treats him with more sincerity, and even gradually hands over the affairs of his subordinates to You Qizheng.

This is the power and status that eunuchs value most. It must be said that You Qizheng's ability to tolerate You Qizheng taking a share of the pie and even to groom him as his successor is quite remarkable.

The emperor had met You Qizheng many times before, so he showed no surprise. He directly instructed Eunuch Feng: "These young families in the capital have gone too far. I can't even pretend to be blind and deaf."

"The Left Prime Minister is old now and can't even suppress this little thing. Why doesn't Eunuch Feng help to chop off the hands of certain people who are meddling in his affairs?"

When Feng Changgong first arrived, he was quite unhappy, but now that he heard that the emperor valued him more than the Left Chancellor, he immediately smiled and agreed.

"Your Majesty, don't worry."

The emperor was naturally reassured.

Compared to the Left Chancellor and others who plan for their descendants and might participate in choosing sides for their heirs, people like Feng Changgong, who have no descendants and only care about their own power, status, and wealth, are in some ways simpler.

Feng Changgong lived up to the emperor's trust in him, and demonstrated his skillful control over the power he had acquired.

In just half a month, he uncovered the personnel of many princes in the capital and dealt with them directly. He also ruthlessly pocketed the money these princes sent to the capital to cultivate relationships with ministers, without letting a single penny slip through his fingers.

Feng, who had been feasting on the men under the princes, didn't stop there. He followed the trail and found the ministers who had accepted the gifts.

If they obeyed his orders, he would extort a sum of money from them to settle the matter.

He ruthlessly confiscated the property and imprisoned those who blindly followed the Left Prime Minister, squandering their wealth so he could become rich again.

His actions naturally angered the Left Chancellor.

While protecting his men, the Left Chancellor also began to target Feng Changgong's subordinates.

For a time, almost everyone in the imperial court felt insecure.

Of course, this excludes the true royalists.

They were loyal only to the emperor and naturally did not accept any attempts to win them over or bribe them. They were now sitting back and watching the show.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, they could have really enjoyed eating melon seeds and drinking tea, clapping their hands and giving out some silver coins, and calling it a great show.

The people under the Left Prime Minister and Eunuch Feng were not exactly clean to begin with, so now they were able to find fault with them every time.

As more people were arrested, the two sides gradually became truly enraged, with officials being brought down and their homes raided almost every day.

However, the Left Chancellor and the eunuch Feng took this opportunity to acquire many new and valuable items.

The two were locked in a fierce battle, but Yin Yin was secretly sent out of the palace by the emperor.

Although the large number of people surrounding Yin Yin might raise questions about the secret, Yin Yin often went out of the palace to play, so her outings didn't attract much attention.

But it was precisely this trip, which no one paid any attention to, that allowed Yin Yin to reach Shili Pavilion on the outskirts of Beijing with remarkable ease.

As Yinyin eagerly awaited, two swift horses galloped towards her from afar.

Yinyin noticed the unusual sounds early on, stood up, and looked towards the end of the official road.

Before Zhang Mama and the others could ask any questions, they saw Yin Yin walk outside.

Zhang Mama and the others quickly followed: "Princess, it's still early. The people walking on the official road are all ordinary people. You..."

Before she could finish speaking, Guizhi tugged at Zhang Mama's clothes: "Mama, someone really is coming on horseback."

Granny Zhang stopped talking, squinted her eyes, and for a moment she was not quite sure if she recognized it.

However, they didn't have to wait long before the sound of horses' hooves stopped in front of them.

"Uu——"

Upon seeing Zhang Mama and the others, Yu Shuming reined in his horse and stopped. Once he turned his gaze to Yin Yin, he leaped off his horse.

"Big brother," Yin Yin spoke first, "It's been so many years since we last met, are you doing well?"