I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 142 Guar Jia Wen Yuan (9)

The stubborn slaves in the palace had been punished, but the people around him outside the palace had not been thoroughly investigated.

Judging from what Wen Yuan gave him, the illegal things done by these servants in Guang Palace were far more than what he had previously condoned. People outside the palace had more freedom of action, and the evil things they could do were definitely more excessive. It was still necessary to conduct a thorough investigation.

You wouldn't know until you check, and once you do, you'll be shocked by how bold these people are.

How should I put it? He was not unaware of the corruption and bribery of his subordinates. Sometimes the prince was even their protector and leader. After all, they would give money to the prince as a gift during festivals.

It is said that Yinreng was also very miserable. His other brothers either had their own biological mother or adoptive mother to subsidize their living expenses, or at worst, when they went out to set up their own households, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to give them at least 200,000 silver coins to support their families.

But he was the crown prince, he couldn't go out to open a government office, so he couldn't get the more than 200,000 silver coins given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to support his family. And as everyone knows, his biological mother had passed away a long time ago, so it was impossible for Yinreng to get supplies from his biological mother.

Kangxi was indeed good to him. When it came to tributes, the crown prince was given the first choice, and he, the emperor, was ranked behind the crown prince. But those were things that could only be eaten and used. The royal family only had the right to use things, not to sell them!

As he grew older, the prince spent more and more money. For example, when he was young, he could only use small handicrafts such as hand-copied Buddhist scriptures and hand-carved Buddhist beads as birthday gifts. But now he has a wife and children, he can't use the things Kangxi gave him as birthday gifts and give them to Kangxi again, right?

Then I would have to spend my own money to buy a birthday gift for Kangxi.

Furthermore, the prince already has a wife, four concubines and two children. It is impossible for him to support his family without spending a penny, right?

Finally, and this is the most expensive part, Yinzhen is now competing with him. In order not to lose, it is inevitable to make friends with some ministers. Of course, you can also use sincerity, empty promises or ideals to get close to ministers, but this is absolutely impossible without money!

All these listed above are far from being able to be supported by his salary as the crown prince. Doesn't he have to rely on the support of his subordinates?

Therefore, Yinreng actually turned a blind eye to the corruption and bribery of Soetu and his followers as long as they did not cross the line.

However, he really didn't expect that these people would be so bold. Not only did they embezzle and accept bribes, but they also used his name as the prince to seize good farmland, forcibly take women, kill people, set fire to people, and commit crimes...

When Yinreng saw this, he couldn't help but want to get rid of these people as soon as possible!

Well, what gave Yinreng the most headache was that the list of people he found included Soetu, the person he trusted the most before.

What? Are you asking who Yinreng asked to help him investigate these?

Of course, it was Guarjia Emin, a little expert in incriminating people. Emin, apart from other things, had some talent in finding evidence of someone's guilt.

The prince didn't give the order before, but now Yinreng himself wants to fight against the evil, so Emin is the best choice.

Originally, the other members of the prince's party had more affection for the prince than he, his father-in-law. There was only one prince, and only a limited number of people could show up in front of him and be given important positions. E Min was just thinking about how to squeeze out the others and stand out and make progress, so here came his chance, didn't it?

He was so dedicated in collecting evidence of the crimes of the other princelings, and he listed all the evil deeds that the princelings had done. It is no exaggeration to say that in the end, it was as thick as a history book! It is too numerous to be described, too numerous to be described!

Emin was very happy collecting evidence, but Yinreng was so angry at the thickness and content of the evidence that he almost fainted on the spot!

At this time he couldn't help but feel grateful to Wen Yuan.

If she hadn't made such a big fuss, he wouldn't have had to clean up the mess for her. If he hadn't thought about shouldering the responsibility of being strict with his subordinates, he wouldn't have thought of putting on a complete show and investigating his power outside the palace. If he hadn't investigated his power outside the palace, he wouldn't have known that his subordinates dared to ruin his reputation like this and commit such shameless crimes...

Fortunately, it's not too late for him to discover now.

Yinreng acted quickly. On the afternoon of the day he got the evidence, he called Suo Etu and other core members of the Prince Party to come to Yuqing Palace for a private chat. The conference center had only one purpose - anti-gangsterism!

Of course, Yinreng would not be so naive as to let them all become figures like Hai Rui of the Qing Dynasty. Not to mention that he himself had to rely on these people for "support", being too honest would make him look out of place in the officialdom.

But there has to be a limit to this matter. The money that was embezzled before can be forgiven, and we just need to be careful about the boundaries in the future. But for other things like occupying good farmland, we must make up for it no matter what.

"I'm sure you've all heard about my purge of the inner palace. Since I've done it, I'll investigate it thoroughly. And I'll report everything to the Emperor. I hope Uncle and the others will take some remedial measures as soon as possible, so I can plead with the Emperor on your behalf in the memorial."

That’s right, Yinreng planned to explain this matter to Kangxi in a memorial.

Of course, he initially only intended to apologize by saying that he had not managed Yuqing Palace well, which had led to a few unruly slaves. Now he has punished them one by one.

But Wen Yuan's muttering at the time made him change his mind.

"You are so hypocritical. I just acted first and asked for permission later, but you got so angry. You even sternly told me not to lie or deceive you anymore. I just acted first and asked for permission later, but you got so angry. You even planned to tell half the truth and hide the other half. If the emperor knew about it, he would definitely be even angrier."

These words were like a wake-up call to the dreamer.

Even if Wen Yuan wanted to hide everything she did in Yuqing Palace from him, the original palace maids and eunuchs in Yuqing Palace were all his people. As long as he wanted to know, Xiao Lizi and the others would definitely tell him everything.

What about the Emperor?

Who in the whole palace is not the emperor's man? I had openly invited Suo Etu and the others to come in for a talk. The emperor cared about me so much that he would personally inquire about my every drink and every meal in the palace. It was impossible for him not to know about such a big move.

Rather than waiting for the Emperor to find out the truth himself and get even more angry, it would be better for me to tell him everything first, including nine truths and one lie.

Yinreng thought so and advised the princelings in the same way. He was afraid that someone inside or outside the palace would report to Kangxi in advance, which would make the situation worse. After the princelings held a self-examination and anti-corruption meeting, he immediately wrote a letter of apology, sincerely admitting his mistakes to Kangxi and playing the victim in the hope that Kangxi would not punish Soetu.

Yinreng didn't know that his memorial was delivered at the right time.

Not long after Kangxi finished reading his memorial of apology, praising Yinreng for trusting him so much and telling him such things without reservation, and lamenting that the prince had really grown up and become sensible, the eldest prince Yinzhen came in a hurry to complain.