The first dude in the Qing Dynasty

For a full ten days, there was no progress in cleaning up the debt owed by the household department. After Yin Zuo walked around, the situation was finally opened, but it was only the opening of the situation. They stay in the household department every day, and they have to do things by themselves.

Yinzhen finally made a move, showing his ferocious means. First, he personally went around the mansions of adult princes such as Yinzhen, Yinzhi, Yinqi, etc., but he didn't know what he said. After half a day, these princes all owed money. Send it to the Ministry of Accounts in person.

Even the money owed by the princes has been paid off, and no one dares to make any noise anymore. They just keep crying and shouting that they have no money, but Yinzhen doesn't care about it. Copy the house directly.

After Yinzhen got serious and searched five or six houses, the voice of crying for poverty suddenly disappeared, and the ministers gritted their teeth and squeezed out money to repay the loan, while writing notes to sue.

At very dusk, in a secluded private house in the capital, there was a sound of beating and cursing in the room for a long time, Yinfeng's eyes were red, and his expression was ferocious: "Huang Ama is too partial, too partial!"

"Neiku let him spend... What am I? What am I, the prince?!"

"The same is his son, why? Why! I don't accept it! I don't accept it!!!"

"..."

After a long time, the personal eunuch Zhu'er had the courage to step forward and said: "My lord, according to my slaves, the Long Live Lord doesn't know about this matter, why not report to the Long Live Lord quietly, and the Long Live Lord speaks and clears the account." Isn't it all right?"

"No!" Yinfeng said decisively: "Gu can't make mistakes! My uncle said that Gu must not make mistakes now. Once he makes a mistake, Huang Ama may find a reason to abolish Gu... Even if he doesn't abolish, everything Gu has done before will be destroyed. It's all in vain, this matter must not be stabbed to Huang Ama! Absolutely not!"

He sat down for a while, clenched his fists and said, "Send someone to Jiangnan as soon as possible, and sell the garden immediately..."

"It's too late, Your Highness," Zhu'er said with a wry smile, "The Ministry of Household Affairs only gave an eight-day deadline, and now two days have passed, and the house will be confiscated in six days. Now it's too late to sell the garden!"

Yinfeng hammered on the armrest with a fist: "What a sinister fourth child!"

At the beginning, they deliberately acted as if they were helpless, and they didn't get back a tael of silver for ten days and ten nights, so that everyone would watch their jokes and think that this matter would never go away.But after he relaxed his vigilance, he suddenly acted vigorously again, leaving him no time to catch his breath.

Just as he was at a loss, a trusted aide came in quietly and said, "Master Chen and Master Li from the household department are here!"

Yinfeng said angrily: "Let them go back! When the time comes, Gu will naturally give them the money, so what's the hurry!"

After all, it is the prince, it is too disrespectful to go to the household department to pay the IOU, because he borrowed money in the name of others, and these two people are among them.

The confidant whispered: "The two adults said that they have a way to get the money, and..."

Whispered a few words in Yinrong's ear.

After a moment of surprise, Yinfeng was overjoyed: "Let them in quickly."

-

Three or four o'clock in the morning is the time when people are sleeping soundly. Yin Zuo, who always sleeps until he wakes up naturally, has spent this time in bed since he graduated from the study room, but today he was called inhumanely. Awake.

It is very clear that the master is very angry when he wakes up, so he wisely let Hong Fu go first, and after Hong Fu tossed Yinzuo half asleep and half awake, he waved his hand boldly, and the girls came in one after another with combs, mirrors, copper basins, etc. Yinzuo got up from the bed.

These girls are very skilled. After combing their hair, washing their face, and dressing their clothes, the half-asleep Yinzuo was still half-asleep and half-awake until he was outside the door and was blown by the cold wind before fully waking up.

Looking at the stars in the sky, Yinzuo looked at Wangcai speechlessly, Wangcai was still in a hurry: "Hurry up, hurry up, we're going to be late, the fourth elder brother has been waiting at the door for a long time..."

Yin Zuo was at a loss: "Why are you waiting for me?"

"Go to court!" Wang Cai hated iron and steel: "You forgot, Long Live Lord said that there are too many papers for you in the past few days, so you should go to court and tell them..."

"Is there such a thing?" Yin Zuo couldn't remember, he had been hiding from Kangxi for half a month since he hit the board, so how could he talk to him?

Wangcai dragged Yinzuo forward and said, "Yes! You forgot the decree delivered by Eunuch Liang himself? Hurry up, don't be late on the first day..."

Yinzuo shuddered: "What first day?"

What an ominous premonition!

Wangcai said: "You are the king of the county, and you are in charge of the House of Internal Affairs. Before you didn't go to court, Long Live God didn't care about you, but now that you have gone, can't you go every day in the future?"

This is simply a terrible news. Yinzuo seemed to be struck by lightning. It took him a long time to come to his senses. He decided not to be angry with Kangxi. Whoever likes to take care of the House of Internal Affairs should take care of it!

Outside the door, Yinzuo let the carriage follow and got into Yinzhen's carriage by himself. Yinzhen said: "Shut up for a while, and I'll call you when I arrive."

Yinzuo hugged the quilt, leaned against the wall of the carriage and yawned, Yinzhen was reading a book with the lamp on, the sky was still dark, Yinzuo said: "Aren't you sleepy, fourth brother?"

Yinzhen said, "Just get used to it."

Yin Zuo murmured: "If you want me to get up at this hour every day, I might as well die - I can't even get enough sleep every day, what is the meaning of life..."

Yinzhen glanced at him, and said lightly, "Just wait until you get used to it."

It's this sentence again—an ominous premonition rose in Yinzuo's heart, he shook his head away, snorted coldly, and said word by word: "It is absolutely impossible for me to get used to this kind of thing, if Huang Ama still asks me to go to court, I will resign from the Ministry of Internal Affairs today!"

Yinzhen didn't seem to hear what he said, so he hummed noncommittally and read his book seriously.

Yinzhen ignored him, and because he didn't sleep well, Yinzuo yawned again and fell asleep in a daze.

During the court, the benefits of being a prince became apparent. Firstly, the Manchus could live in the inner city, and the distance was much shorter. The Han ministers had to get up after one o’clock, and Yin Zuo could sleep until three o’clock. Second, the ministers arrived in Xiyuan. The door is about to dismount and walk to Qinzheng Palace. The dirt road is more than two miles, and it has rained a little before, and it is slippery. One can imagine the difficulty. Yinzuo can take a sedan chair to Longzongmen. Three, when you arrive at the place, you have to wait outside to open the door. Yinzuo has a high status, so he can occupy a chair anyway...

After this round of tossing and tossing, Yin Zuo no longer dozed off, and finally entered the Hall of Qinzheng at dawn.

Standing in the hall to watch the excitement, Yinzuo lamented that these ministers are really in good spirits. After being like this every day, they still have the strength to fight with each other. He decided to uphold the humanitarian spirit and order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build the two-mile dirt road. cement road……

While he was looking around, the minister who reported the matter was summarizing, with a heavy tone: "...As a prince, he should set an example for all people. There are still many people in the world who can't even eat enough, but he is so extravagant that it makes people feel like a fool." What do the people think of it?"

Is it time for me to go out?Yinzuo thought, isn't that why Kangxi asked him to come?Just as he was about to roll up his sleeves, Yinzhen stood up.

"Lord Liu!" Yinzhen took a step forward and said calmly: "I heard that Master Liu met friends in Zuixian Tower yesterday, and he wanted high-class noodles. As far as I know, the top-class noodles in Zuixian Tower A table needs at least 20 taels of silver. 20 taels of silver is enough for a family of five for a year... Mr. Liu, as a minister of the court, you should be an example for all people. How many people in the world can’t even eat If you are full, but you have to eat a family of five for a year, if you let the people see it, what will they think?"

His words of attacking others were almost put back on his own head. Master Liu was furious, and almost blurted out: I only eat 20 taels of silver for a meal, and he costs 6 taels for a dog. Can this be the same?

Fortunately, I suddenly remembered that the dog named Hong Fu was the one who saved Jia, so I can't use its worth as an issue, and the most important thing now is to get rid of myself first, and proudly said: "The next official has a bosom friend. When you come to the door, you naturally have to do everything you can to treat each other—it’s not too much for a servant to use his salary to treat someone to a meal, right?"

Yinzhen said indifferently: "Huang Ama loves her son dearly, so it's not too much to use her own money to buy and repair a garden for him, right?"

Not too much, right?

Master Liu is about to cry, how can this topic continue?Does he dare to say too much?People are asking about Kangxi...

Kangxi, who had been leisurely watching the fun, almost choked on his own saliva: When did the fourth child become so cunning, and he even put the blame on him in a calm manner—I am the one who repaired the garden. I'm fine!

It was all on his own head, Kangxi had no choice but to speak, and said calmly: "Liu Aiqing, I ask you, did He Junwang bully men and women, take advantage of others, or other lawless acts?"

"This... I have never heard of it."

Kangxi stared at Yin Zuo, who watched the excitement with wide eyes, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, and said helplessly: "There is no violation of law and discipline, and Ai Qing doesn't have to care so much about how to use my internal treasury. ?”

Forget it, isn't it just a black pot?Just carry it on your back...

"……Yes."

What else?Kangxi took care of the matter by himself - he didn't want to buy it, but I bought it for him. What, I bought a few gardens for my son, do you want to take care of it?

So the topic of the extravagance of His Royal Highness and the Duke of the county is exposed here.

Then came some big and small things. When Yinzuo thought it was almost over, he suddenly found out that it was all desserts before meals, and the big meal had just begun.

This time, the targets were Yinzhen, Yinhu, and Shi Shilun—six officials have been forced to commit suicide since the Ministry of Household Affairs began to settle their arrears.

The old official who submitted the book was kneeling on the ground, crying, counting the achievements and character of these six officials, almost praising them as role models for hundreds of officials, and reprimanding Yinzhen and others for being cruel and cruel, and forcing the meritorious officials of the court to live. Debt to death... It's so miserable.

This Mr. Chen was born as a number one scholar, and he wrote a good article. This notebook was so touching that countless people wiped their tears after reading it.After he finished speaking, more than half of the people facing up knelt down: "The minister seconded the proposal."

"My minister agrees."

"Huang Ama," Prince Yinfeng said emotionally: "Huang Ama has always been generous and kind, and she is even more tolerant to meritorious ministers, but now there are court officials who were forced to pay by the court. Such absurd things are all caused by the Ministry of Households acting too domineering and domineering! I beseech the Emperor Ama to see clearly!"

"The prince's words are reasonable, and the minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"..."

The remaining half also knelt down.

Clearing up the arrears originally touched the interests of almost everyone, but now that the prince is backing them, they will naturally stand up—and everyone has seconded the proposal at this moment, and those who don't stand up will become outliers.

Kangxi looked at the group of people below, his face sank like water, and he remained silent for a long time.

Under the imperial steps, except for a few people such as Yinzhen and Yinzuo, everyone knelt quietly.

How long has it been since you saw this scene?

He seems to have returned to the time when Oboi was in power when he was young, he was forced to say what he didn't want to say, and made orders he didn't want to make. At that time, there were also old ministers such as Sukesaha who supported him hard, There has never been a situation like this - the civil and military positions of the Manchu Dynasty were in unison and resisted his decrees.

It's true that Yinzhen and the others were rough in their errands, but these people are even more unforgivable!

Today is different from the past, Kangxi knows that as long as he speaks out to support, most of these courtiers will follow him and turn, but he doesn't want to, after a moment of silence, his eyes fall on Yinzuo, and he asks: "King Hejun, what do you think?" What's your opinion?"

Yinzuo didn't think about talking at first, he had confidence in Kangxi and Yinzhen, and felt that they would not be stumped by the current situation, but since the question was about him, he had to speak up.

Shi Shiran walked to the middle, stood a little behind the prince, and said seriously: "Huang Ama, my son has no opinion, but there is one thing I don't understand."

When Kangxi saw Yinzuo's appearance, he suddenly felt better, and asked with a smile, "What don't you understand?"

Yinzuo said: "My son went to the south of the Yangtze River with the emperor this time, and he visited people's conditions along the way. He also met people who were in debt. Listening to what they said, because they owe debts, they have to live frugally all the time. When there are wild vegetables to dig, and when there are leaves to eat, the food is counted and released; as long as you can buy bran, you will never buy corn and soybeans, and rice and wheat are only eaten during the Chinese New Year. Pause for a while...the purpose is to save money bit by bit so as to pay off the debt."

Yin Zuo paused, and said: "Son, I don't know much about the deceased adults, but I have had a few meals with two of the juniors, and seeing their actions, they really don't look like people who are in debt... Son I don’t understand, you have to pay back the money you borrowed, such a simple truth, the common people in the whole Qing Dynasty understand it, why don’t these educated and official people understand it?”

Yinzuo said: "Borrow the money after you've spent it, spend it for a few days, and then borrow again... In the end, you owe more and more. When others ask for the debt, you find that you can't pay it back. He was hanged with a rope, and he was wrong, but he became the one who lent him money! How can there be such a reason in the world! Could it be that the Ministry of Households borrowed usury!"

"A dignified official of the imperial court who only knows how to borrow money and squander it. He doesn't think about the future at all. He is not even as good as a small citizen! If the Ministry of Households forced him to death, I think it is better to say that he himself forced himself to death!"

The reason why these people dare to make such a fuss is not because of the saying that the dead are the greatest?As long as people die, it makes sense?fart!

And the deaths of these people may not be without tricks.

Although it is said that the house will be ransacked before the debt is paid, Yinzhen and the others did not do everything. When they ransacked the house, the courtyards and living necessities of these families were kept in good order, and if the money was copied from the house, it would be fine. They deserve it, if they can't copy the money, they won't do anything to them, they are still honest officials - in this situation, what's the point of committing suicide?

Yinzuo comes from modern times, others dare not speak ill of the deceased, but he dares!In his era, when he ran a red light, jumped over a railing and was hit by a car, everyone deserved it, and sympathized with the driver who killed him-it's bad luck to encounter such a thing!

Even the law has only one sentence - the deceased bears full responsibility.

Whose business should be theirs!

He picked up a kneeling minister and asked, "Have you ever borrowed any money from the household department?"

The minister looked up at Kangxi, bowed his head and said, "...borrowed, borrowed."

"Then do you know that you have to pay back the money you borrowed?"

"……Know."

Must know!

"Since you know that you have to pay back the borrowed money, what do you mean by kneeling here?" Yinzuo said coldly: "I want Huang Ama to speak and forgive your debts, and then the national treasury will be opened for you to spend, otherwise it will be Kill you?"