Prince of the Qing Dynasty

"Ling Pu?"

Hearing Kuixu mention this name, Yinhu was still a little stunned for a moment, and then said, "Ling Pu is the crown prince's father-in-law, and now he is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is the crown prince's confidant. If you touch such a person, follow him." What's the difference between the Crown Prince?"

Kui Xu also said just now that the crown prince is cautious by nature, so it is not so easy to be framed, and Ling Pu is a very close person to the crown prince, so it may not be so easy to set up a frame, right?

Yinhu's words made Kui Xu laugh again: "Master Baylor, can you guarantee that all your confidants will act as cautiously as you think, and won't be caught by others?"

When Kui Xu asked, Yinhu frowned and thought for a moment before answering: "It's a bit difficult. I have to urge the servants below to be more careful, but I also understand in my heart that I am afraid that the servants are still more obedient and obedient, and it is impossible to do things." Everything is as perfect as I thought. It can only be said that they can complete the errands I give, but if they are to be cautious, I am afraid it is an extravagant request."

Kui Xu smiled and said: "Master Belle said so, so naturally the crown prince is also like this. There are many people around the crown prince, so it is impossible for him to guarantee that everyone will act as cautiously as he does. And the reason why we want to start from Ling It was after a lot of consideration that Pu attacked. Ling Pu is the crown prince's father-in-law and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. With his status, he is destined to shake the crown prince's position after an accident. If someone else is changed, it may not help. of."

Mingzhu fought with Suo'etu a few years ago, and later Suo'etu died, but he was also keenly aware that even though the relationship between the crown prince and Kangxi had eased due to Suo'etu's death, after all, because of the unreasonable The rifts created by trust are not so easy to close.

Originally, Mingzhu wanted to take full control of Ling Pu's matter, but he was not in good health and was seriously ill, so he could no longer control this matter, so Kui Xu came forward, and Kui Xu came to explain it to Yinhu This method, and then leave this matter to the two of them.

Kui Xu is determined to win this matter. After all, Mingzhu has paved the way a few years ago. The relationship between the crown prince and Kangxi is not stable. As long as Ling Pu's incident happens, it will definitely be as his father expected. In that way, the status of the crown prince will be shaken again, and it may even make Kangxi disappointed with the crown prince, and then abolish the crown prince.

"So, what's your arrangement?" Yinhu asked.

Kui Xu smiled and said: "I just said that the lower officials said that when the two factions are fighting, the emperor will definitely pull out the weaker side. In the case of the elder brother's assassination of the crown prince, Lord Baylor was killed by the elder brother for no reason. Elder brother was dragged into it. Lord Belle was wronged. We know this, and the emperor also knows it. Moreover, when the case was tried, Lord Belle's errands were all relieved. Now it's over. , Lord Baylor can just come out and run errands for the emperor again."

"I don't think Huang Ama has such a meaning," Yinhu said, "Although I was involved by the elder brother, I have had contact with Zhang Mingde after all. I'm afraid Huang Ama is still angry with me. I'm afraid they won't arrange an errand for me right away."

"If the emperor doesn't give it, can't we create a chance for the emperor to give it?"

Kui narrated, "Master Belle, Ling Pu has been in charge of the House of Internal Affairs for many years, and spent money in the palace. For inspections outside the Great Wall, the emperor's southern tour, etc., the House of Internal Affairs always pays money. How can this matter dealing with money not come out? What about the problem? As long as our people reveal that Ling Pu embezzled the treasury's money, and the crown prince was aware of his embezzlement, and even the crown prince instructed Ling Pu to do this, the emperor will definitely send someone to investigate the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Silver. And before that, as long as the emperor appoints Lord Baylor to take over as Ling Pu's head of internal affairs. Ling Pu is old, and it should have been replaced by someone else. When it comes out that the accounts are not true, it will be settled. Is the crown prince guilty of embezzling the treasury's money?"

"Lord Baylor, you only need to follow the regulations, and the crown prince will definitely not be able to avoid this matter."

"I've always heard that Ling Pu is careful in his work. How could he make mistakes in such a big matter as unclear accounts and embezzlement?" Yinhu said.

Kui Xu smiled coldly and said, "Master Baylor, he can't make mistakes, but our people will make him make mistakes."

Next, Kui Xu explained to Yinhu in detail how they set up a trap to entrap Ling Pu by using their own methods to deal with their own bodies in a few years.

It turned out that as early as a few years ago, Mingzhu specially placed/inserted people in front of Ling Pu. After gaining Ling Pu's trust and reuse, she gradually seduced Ling Pu and lured him to gamble. I became addicted to gambling, and then got out of control. In the end, I lost 30 taels of silver from the internal treasury.

Ling Pu kept this matter a secret, he knew that what he did was wrong, even Mrs. Gu didn't know about it.The only people around who knew about it were Mingzhu who was placed next to Ling Pu. Naturally, the crown prince didn't know about it either.

According to Mingzhu and Kuixu's idea, after Yinhu takes over as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they can find out Ling Pu's deficit in the name of checking the accounts, and then they can put Ling Pu's crime of embezzlement and deficit on the head of the crown prince up.

What happened next is self-explanatory.

After Yinhu heard this, he looked at Kui Xu and smiled, "I knew that Master Ming was very scheming, but I didn't expect to have set up a game long ago. I have no problem, and I will fully cooperate when the time comes."

Someone has thought of a way for him and paved the way, as long as he cooperates with all his strength, why would he not do it?

As long as Ling Pu's matter can shake the crown prince's position, then everything he wants will be within his reach.

In the 44th year of Kangxi, Kangxi toured the south again, and this time he still took Yinfeng out of Beijing.

But when he returned to Beijing three months later, Kangxi received a memorial to impeach Shandong governor Gali.There is a statement in it, "Galli once told the entourage that the palace had already cost 18 yuan for the southern tour through the Shandong border, and this time all the offerings will need 15 yuan." The things revealed in this memorial show that Kangxi's southern tour Not all the required expenses are provided by the internal treasury.

The local government still used this as an excuse to search for money to supply the needs of Kangxi's southern tour.Kangxi didn't want to cause a big disturbance because of this incident, and because Gali was the son of his wet nurse, he didn't want to be severely punished, so he just dealt with the matter lightly and transferred Gali to other places as an official.

However, the Mingzhu family did not let go of this opportunity. Immediately, someone followed up with a paper to question whether the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not allocate money to the local government because the internal treasury was empty, and then such things as Kari appeared.In addition, some people reported that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not checked the accounts for more than ten years, and should take this opportunity to check the accounts to set the record straight.

So even though the Ministry of Internal Affairs is under the jurisdiction of Kangxi and serves the royal family, it is not impossible to be talked about.What's more, Kangxi felt that these notes were very reasonable, and it was through these notes that Kangxi was shocked to realize that Ling Pu had been the head of the House of Internal Affairs for more than ten years, but he had never checked the accounts, and Ling Pu was indeed old.

Therefore, Kangxi ordered Yinhu to take over as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and check the accounts, with Ling Pu assisting.

In this way, Lingpu gambled indiscriminately and embezzled 30 taels of money from the internal treasury. Yinhu found out when Yinhu checked the accounts.

Yinhu didn't report to Kangxi immediately, but planned to talk to Ling Pu first, blackmail him, and see what Ling Pu was thinking.

And because Mingzhu was already seriously ill at that time, and no one should be around, Kui Xu secretly told Yinhu that Lingpu's matter could be handled by Yinhu himself, and he wanted to accompany Mingzhu at the house.Moreover, Kui Xu is also very relieved that with Yinhu's scheming and strategy, he will handle this matter well.

After Kui Xu let go, Yinhu began to consider who would be the most suitable person to meet Ling Pu. After much deliberation, before he could come up with a candidate, He Zhuomao, who had been ordered by Kangxi to teach him calligraphy after he left the mansion, recommended himself. Willing to run for Yinhu.

This He Zhuo can be regarded as a literati, so he didn't have to make this trip, but in recent years, he has been subdued by Yinhu's demeanor, and he is willing to do things for Yinhu wholeheartedly, except for writing copybooks for Yinhu every day In addition to coping with Kangxi's inspection, he also helped the housekeeper of Yinhu's mansion with general affairs, just like another housekeeper of Babeile's mansion.

And seeing things like Ling Pu spying on him, he couldn't really send the housekeeper there, so He Zhuo became the best choice.

He Zhuo had an appointment with Ling Pu in private, which still made Ling Pu a little uneasy. His embezzlement of the internal treasury's money was unknown to others, but he himself knew about it. In addition, Yinhu was ordered to take over as the head of the Internal Affairs Department and investigate In the accounts, the deficit of 30 taels of silver will be found out sooner or later.

Now that He Zhuo, who was so close to Babeile, made an appointment to see him, how could Ling Pu not be frightened?

After drinking for three rounds, He Zhuo felt that it was time, so he looked at Ling Pu and said with a smile: "Master Ling, do you know why I invited you to drink today?"

Before Ling Pu could answer, looking at Ling Pu's froze face, He Zhuo smiled again, "Actually, you know it well. Didn't you hesitate to talk to me several times tonight, wanting to ask but not daring to ask?" Is it? You and I don’t serve the same master, so naturally we don’t have any contacts on weekdays, and we can’t talk about friendship. I invite you to drink today, not on behalf of myself, but on behalf of Lord Babeile. Master Ling, now you Do you know what's going on?"

Ling Pu was sweating profusely. His affairs were finally found out. After hearing He Zhuo's words, he felt more and more uneasy: "I know. You are here for the internal treasury's money. I want to know, eighth How does Lord Baylor plan to deal with me? Does Lord Baylor want Mr. He to inform me, and then he is going to sue Lord Long Live for the truth? "

"Master Baylor won't be so heartless. If you tell the emperor the truth, how can you, Mr. Ling, survive?"

He Zhuo smiled and said, "Master Baylor asked me to come to you because he didn't want to kill you. I came to buy you a drink just to show you a way out. Master Ling, it depends on whether you will follow my advice did it."