Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Eunuch Wu knew that the emperor was simply annoyed by his ministers and didn't really want to call Yin Yin back so she could experience the same feeling.

After bowing and offering a few words of advice, the emperor indeed dropped the matter.

Now that the world is at peace, the emperor enjoys high prestige and holds all the power, there is no reason why he cannot accomplish what he truly wants to do.

So not long after, the emperor officially established this department.

Because so many ministers in the previous dynasty opposed it, the emperor placed this department in a secluded part of the palace, not under the jurisdiction of the court officials, and only to serve him, the emperor.

The first thing this department did after its establishment was to target the current prime minister.

This prime minister was highly respected in the capital. He used to be a thoughtful and ambitious young man, but now that he is old, he has been seizing land in his hometown, allowing his family to prey on the villagers, and protecting his son for crimes such as abducting women and murder.

The emperor was already furious when he saw these messages, so he was able to hold back and ordered the prime minister to be arrested in court, and his family members were also convicted.

Those who felt the crime was undeserved or believed that it was a deliberate frame-up by Eunuch Wu and others submitted memorials to advise against it, but most of the cabinet ministers who had worked with the prime minister for many years remained silent.

When Yinyin returned to the capital, she was invited to the mansion of Master Liu.

“A life for a life, and a crime must be punished, but if this Mingjing Hall, headed by eunuchs, continues to develop, it will inevitably become a major threat to the court.”

After Master Liu finished speaking, he asked Yin Yin, "What does the Princess think?"

Yinyin had visited the Liu family many times, so she naturally knew what the flower hall was like. Now that a large screen had been added out of nowhere, and she heard several panting sounds, she knew that someone was hiding behind the screen, and there was more than one.

Yin Yin knew what was going on, so she ignored Master Liu's hint and agreed with him. Instead, she said seriously, "Everything has its rise and fall. At least for now, the existence of Mingjing Hall is positive."

“If Father-in-law felt it was inappropriate, he shouldn’t have submitted a memorial to His Majesty at this time.”

"Oh?" Master Liu adopted a humble, inquiring look. "What does the princess mean?"

Yinyin played with the jade ring on her hand: "The Mingjing Hall has the power to supervise all officials, and the officials naturally have the ability to supervise the Mingjing Hall as well."

“If Mingjing Hall is dedicated to the public good, then there is no problem. But if Mingjing Hall uses its own interests to frame others, then the officials can certainly report the truth to His Majesty.”

"The Hall of Bright Mirrors was built for Your Majesty's use. Whether it continues or disappears is naturally up to Your Majesty's will."

What Yinyin said was perfectly familiar to Master Liu and the others.

The higher one's rank, the fewer truly incorruptible officials are who are unafraid of being investigated. If the Mingjing Hall decides to investigate, perhaps few in the court will be able to escape unscathed.

Therefore, they are increasingly intolerant of the growing power of Mingjing Hall and would prefer to eliminate it now to prevent it from becoming too powerful to handle later, making it impossible for them to sleep peacefully.

Seeing that Master Liu hesitated, Yin Yin said no more.

The emperor knew what kind of officials were in the court, but most of the time he turned a blind eye and let them go.

However, in recent years, some people have gone too far.

Just like they had instigated the Crown Prince before, these same people, without remembering the past, have started cheering for the princes again.

The emperor established the Hall of Bright Mirrors specifically to target these people.

Of course, there are also those who cannot maintain their original intentions, who, after successfully ascending to high positions, become lost in the extravagance and luxury, and turn around to harm the people.

Considering there were still many people in Master Liu's house, Yinyin got up and went out under the pretext of going to find Liu Cheng and the others. When the family returned, the screen in the house had been removed.

Before they left, Master Liu asked Yin Yin privately, "When do you think His Majesty will get tired of Mingjing Hall?"

“If Eunuch Wu remains loyal, Mingjing Hall will exist well for at least ten years,” Yin Yin thought for a moment and comforted him, “As long as he doesn’t go too far, His Majesty won’t pursue the matter too much.”

Master Liu nodded; he really wasn't as guilty as the others.

The fact that Mr. Liu was able to be friends with Yin Yin's father in the past means he wasn't particularly short of money. Although he had some shady income, he always had the basic principles he was supposed to have.

If he had to pinpoint the worst thing for him, it was that his eldest son had followed the Crown Prince and almost implicated the family.

But with Yin Yin mediating, the matter was resolved amicably long ago, so he was able to watch Yin Yin and her family leave peacefully.

Compared to the Liu family, Old Master Qi was much more composed.

It wasn't that he felt he had no weaknesses to exploit, but rather that he firmly believed that with the protection of his eldest son and the influence of his eldest granddaughter Yin Yin in front of the emperor, the Qi family would be spared by the emperor as long as they didn't do anything that would anger both heaven and man.

Yinyin didn't stay in the capital for long after returning this time; she soon resumed her routine of traveling between the capital and the Longteng Camp.

Feeling sorry for her constant travels, Liu Cheng took his son and nephew and moved with her to the outskirts of Beijing.

When the news reached the palace, the emperor was in a good mood and even praised Liu Cheng to Eunuch Wu, clearly thinking that his adopted son-in-law had done a good job.

After Eunuch Wu became the envoy of the Mingjing Hall, the emperor originally intended for him to focus on the affairs of the Mingjing Hall and not have to serve in the Xuan Shi Hall. However, Eunuch Wu refused, preferring to run between the two places rather than leave the emperor's side.

The emperor said it twice and then let it go, but when Yin Yin heard the emperor's tone later, she was clearly very satisfied with Eunuch Wu's actions.

It is said that a new official makes three bold moves upon taking office. The first move was directed at the prime minister, so the second and third moves will naturally be directed elsewhere.

Following the emperor's wishes, Eunuch Wu not only exposed some corrupt officials in the capital who were incompetent and had committed numerous offenses, but also sent people out to arrest some local officials who had almost incited public anger.

However, since the Mingjing Hall was newly established, it was short-handed and inevitably had to go to the local area to mobilize troops when necessary.

Because of the court officials' dissatisfaction and contempt for the Mingjing Hall, there happened to be a time when people from the Mingjing Hall went to the local area with their tokens to mobilize troops, but were refused by the local governor.

To cover up the incident, the prefect even sent men to hunt down and kill the person holding the order.

Just then, the official, who had received the news early on, packed up his family's belongings and fled to the border, from where he went to another country.

When the news reached the capital, Yin Yin had just entered the palace.

Facing the furious emperor, Yin Yin personally brewed him a cup of tea.

"Father, calm down. Such officials should be dealt with according to the law. It's not worth it if you get sick from anger."

When the emperor saw Yin Yin, he thought for a moment and said, "Yin Yin, if I were to send you to the border to retrieve the person, would you be willing?"

"Of course," Yin Yin had been looking forward to this day for a long time, so what was there to be afraid of?

"However... Father, do you only want to bring this family back, or do you want to investigate the crime of that country harboring criminals and make them pay the price?"