Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Having received the emperor's words, Yin Yin immediately used them to boost the morale of the soldiers in the Longteng Camp.

Regardless of when this will actually happen, the saying "raising an army for a thousand days to use it for one" is absolutely true.

Yinyin also told them the story of "opportunity favors the prepared mind".

Thus, the changes in the Dragon Soaring Camp accelerated day by day.

Yinyin held a formal official position in the court and would occasionally attend court at the emperor's behest.

However, the dynasty had enjoyed peace for a long time, and the officials below knew that the emperor was well-informed and ruthless, so they did not dare to do anything out of line.

Upon closer examination, the biggest dispute in the court was actually about who the emperor should appoint as the new crown prince after the crown prince was deposed.

The officials each had their own preferred princes to recommend, leading to endless arguments in the court, which greatly annoyed the emperor.

After tolerating them for a while, the emperor decided to bring up another matter to divert the attention of his courtiers.

The emperor announced in court that a supervisory organization headed by eunuchs would be established, tasked with inspecting officials under the court's jurisdiction to see if they were engaging in any illegal activities.

Yin Yin, who did not attend court, did not know about this immediately. However, she found out not too late, because she had just returned to the capital from the outskirts and had just entered the city when she was stopped by the families of several cabinet ministers.

Yin Yin had a feeling something was amiss, and said with a smile, "You've all come to invite this princess to the manor, but which official should I go to?"

The cabinet ministers' families exchanged glances, none of them willing to give in.

All the masters in the family held the same official rank, so if one of them were to retire, it would seem as if their family had been unjustly inferior to others.

Yin Yin was too lazy to watch their veiled insults, so she directly ordered the guards beside her to send them aside.

"Since you can't come to a conclusion, then don't stop this princess from going home."

Once inside the manor, Liu Cheng explained the situation to Yin Yin, and she finally understood why the officials were in such a hurry.

Although Yin Yin was a woman and had taken power from them, she came from a noble family and was a princess favored by the emperor, and her abilities were also greater than others.

Most importantly, there is only one woman like Yinyin.

But eunuchs are not.

No one knows how many eunuchs are in the palace except for the officials in charge of that area.

But most of the court officials had firsthand experience with what eunuchs were like.

Greed, opportunism, double-dealing, and treacherous behavior were all terms that court officials used to describe eunuchs.

It's not that there weren't any good eunuchs who were loyal, honest, and incorruptible, but the proportion was too small.

If such a group of people were to wield power equivalent to that of an imperial inspector, how could the lower-level officials possibly have a good life?

If there isn't enough bribe money in the future, there's a possibility of being falsely accused.

Of course, the most crucial point is that they all agreed that eunuchs were not worthy of being ranked alongside them.

These ministers naturally erupted in protest, and another wave of memorials to the emperor arose, all expressing their disagreement with the emperor's establishment of such an institution.

The reason why so many people came to Yin Yin's door as soon as she entered the city was because they knew that the emperor doted on Yin Yin and would listen to what she said, so they wanted her to act as an intermediary and persuade the emperor again.

Yinyin thought for a moment, then immediately ordered people to pack their things and said to Liu Cheng, "Let's go stay in the outskirts of Beijing for a few days."

Liu Cheng did not object: "But the outskirts of the capital are not far. If you gentlemen want to find you, you can always come to my door."

“If they come to us, we’ll just refuse to see them,” Yin Yin said. “It’s not appropriate for outsiders to stay at the Longteng Camp, but it’s fine at the Imperial Estate. It’s just that you and Chengsi will have to stay at the estate and not leave.”

“What’s the big deal?” Liu Cheng said. “Chengsi happens to be very interested in martial arts, so it’s good to let him go and see how the Western Guard trains.”

The two agreed and left without waiting any longer, getting into the carriage. As for their luggage and belongings, they could be sent later. Besides, they had a house on the estate, so they would naturally have a change of clothes, though not many.

No sooner had Yin Yin and her family left than the second wave of people sent by the cabinet ministers arrived.

The steward of the princess's residence opened the door and listened carefully to the chatter of the cabinet ministers' families before speaking politely and respectfully.

"You are all a step too late; my princess had just left the house."

Someone asked, "May I ask when the princess will return?"

The steward shook his head: "When the princess will return depends on her own wishes. It's not something we servants should ask."

These people then said, "May we inform the Prince Consort that we have come to pay our respects?"

“That’s unfortunate,” the steward said with an unchanged smile, “the prince consort and the princess went out together.”

While these people were still in a daze, the steward stepped back and ordered the gates to be closed.

What a joke! The host isn't even home; how can they possibly open the door to welcome guests?

The ministers only learned of Yin Yin's departure from the capital with her family later, and from that, they understood Yin Yin's intention: to not interfere no matter what.

Some people know that Yin Yin always sides with the emperor and find it understandable, while others feel that Yin Yin only wants benefits, hides from any trouble, and cannot even advise the emperor, so she is not worthy of her current favor and status.

Regardless of what others said, Yin Yin lived in the imperial estate on the outskirts of Beijing and pretended not to know anything about it.

The ministers may not understand, but surely she does?

The fact that eunuchs performed some of the duties of imperial censors was not a spur-of-the-moment decision made by the emperor when he was annoyed by the memorials regarding the selection of a crown prince.

For many years, Eunuch Wu had been helping the emperor gather information. Otherwise, how would the emperor know about the movements in the harem and the former crown prince's quarters?

The emperor proposed this idea not only to divert the attention of his court officials, but also to bring the entire affair under Eunuch Wu's control from the shadows into the open.

And incidentally, let them extend their reach even further, ideally throughout the entire country, and then outwards to other countries.

Although this matter is extremely dangerous in the long run, the emperor is still the one who can make the decision and wield this potentially harmful weapon. Others would certainly not be able to persuade him otherwise.

Even if the resistance were to be successfully suppressed, the emperor would have other means, such as not using eunuchs, but selecting from the imperial guards to create an agency similar to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. No matter how much the court officials tried to stop it, they wouldn't be able to.

When news of Yinyin running away from the capital with her family reached the palace, the emperor and Eunuch Wu jokingly called her cunning.

Looking at the towering pile of memorials before him, the emperor spoke up: "What do you think, that I should have the Empress host a palace banquet and have Yin Yin and the others return to attend?"