[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

"His Royal Highness, do you know what the 'story book' you returned to Wei Chen represents?"

Chen Tingjing lowered his voice, looked around nervously, for fear that someone would see this terrible scene.

Yinfeng was also accompanied by him and said in a low voice: "I know, isn't this just talking about "Scientific Pig Raising"?"

Chen Tingjing was stunned, and looked down, only to see that his "list" was wrapped with a cover, and he wrote "Scientific Pig Raising".

Chen Tingjing: "..."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness," he said with difficulty, his throat dry.

He didn't understand what the crown prince wanted to do, and after hiding the list in his sleeve, he said solemnly: "Your Highness, return it to the humble minister, and the humble minister will definitely send it to the emperor again."

"It's getting late," Yinreng looked at the sky, "Ama Khan is now calling his courtiers to discuss the follow-up of the Battle of Longxingjiang City and Yaksa. You won't see him today. When you see him tomorrow, It will be found that Khan Amma already knows the story in the storybook."

Chen Tingjing endured it, but in the end he couldn't hold it back: "Why does Your Highness want to help this humble minister?"

He is on the cusp of this crisis, and he has attracted the attention of many people, but anyone who knows how to protect himself has drawn a clear line with him. Chen Tingjing would not believe that Suo'etu helped him, as far as the list he has in hand , Suo'etu's henchmen are not in the minority.

Yinreng tilted his head and looked at Chen Tingjing.

Yinfeng: He seems to be very serious.

[This kind of courtiers have a common problem. They are serious, reasonable, fair, and honest. Just like Bao Qingtian in the cartoon, he is not afraid of the powerful and upright.A rare minister like this, if no one protects him, might die after a bloody encounter, right? 】【The one who can live the longest in the imperial court is of course the tactful old fox. It is a pity that Chen Tingjing has too much sense of justice. . 】Yinfeng: So, I just want to touch Master Chen's fish.

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"Gu protects you because it was caused by Gu," Yinreng reminded Chen Tingjing in a low voice: "If Gu hadn't flattened the national treasury, he wouldn't have asked for debts, and if he hadn't asked for debts and discovered filial piety, he wouldn't have thought of banning you." Filial piety, check out the officials."

Chen Tingjing shook his head: "You can't say that. It is the Emperor's will to investigate the affairs of government officials, and it is also the Emperor's will for His Highness to flatten the treasury. Everyone knows this matter well and will not blame His Highness."

Yinfeng was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly recalled: Huh, everyone seems to think that Khan Ama is playing chess?

"Khan Ama supports this matter, and Gu also believes that the elimination of officials is a task that the Qing Dynasty needs to carry out strictly. The longer it is delayed, the worse the corruption will be. That's why I want to ask for your help. I also will help you."

Chen Tingjing suddenly realized that for Suo'etu, the prince's position is his position, and he is good if the prince is good.So the prince hoped to clear up the government, and Suo Etu broke his arm, which seemed to have broken his head, but in fact he won the trust of himself and the prince in front of the emperor.

Chen Tingjing sighed: "The emperor taught His Royal Highness very well, my minister is relieved now."

Knowing that Suo'etu was not targeting him, Chen Tingjing thought about it, and he said firmly: "But there are also people who committed crimes recorded on the list of the minister, and the minister will not help Suo because of His Royal Highness. Be humble and accommodating."

"That's for sure. It's right to investigate and deal with it according to the law. We can't let 'humanity' corrode the rules into tofu. Stern and selfless discipline creates a clean court, a clean court atmosphere, and no soil for corruption and bribery. Mr. Chen Dare to change the environment by yourself, and you will surely record a glorious achievement in the history books in the future."

"I don't want to be famous in history, and I want to be an official, I just want to have a clear conscience," Chen Tingjing said indifferently, indifferent to Yinfeng's praise, and truly achieved neither joy nor sorrow.

Yinfeng has a little regret: Mr. Chen's line of defense is too strong!I can't touch him alone.

The two walked together for about a stick of incense, Chen Tingjing took the lead to leave, and it was clear that they were all in the inspector's office, Yinfeng walked west, and he walked east.

Yinfeng: There is no need to be afraid of being alone?It seems that he is eager to get rid of his relationship with Gu.

Ever since he was a child, he has always been the focus of everyone. Yinfeng is used to everyone holding him and praising him. While becoming outstanding, he enjoys the joy of being a "mascot".

Today, however, he suffered a setback!

Yinfeng: Chen Tingjing, this unsmiling man, he successfully attracted Gu's attention!

【Big friend, don't touch Mr. Chen, it's not easy for Mr. Chen. ] Not only has to face the storm, but also resist the "sugar-coated shells" from the prince. If the officials are not cleared, he will be smashed to pieces. If the officials are cleared, he will face the exam and be complained by colleagues in other exams.

Yinfeng firmly believes: No, there is no donkey that Gu can't take down, and Gu doesn't believe it!

Xiaomei couldn't stop Yinfeng's determination to touch Mr. Chen, Kangxi didn't know what his son who was like a donkey was thinking about.Finally, Suo'etu was able to persuade the prince and influence him, and he was bewitched by the prince again.

Suo'etu told his brothers: "His Royal Highness has a gully in his heart. He is a real genius. He was born knowing it and taught by an immortal. Don't try to fool Your Highness. He is more transparent than everyone else and can see through you at a glance. What's on your mind."

The younger brother Fa Baoben, who has never been in contact with Yinrong, doesn't quite believe this. How can an 11-year-old child understand?

However, Xinyu, the commander of Luan Yiwei, nodded in agreement with his elder brother, and secretly revealed: "What Chen Tingjing did, His Highness also contributed to the flames behind him. In the next few days, there will be major changes in the court. The third brother and the fifth brother need to be more careful, restrain themselves, and be cautious."

Now the closest person to the prince is Xinyu. He has the Luan Yiwei given by the emperor in his hands, and he has enough contacts to do things for the prince.

Suo'etu's contacts are in the center of the court, on the bright side, and it seems that he has suffered a heavy loss.

And Xinyu's contacts are hidden in the dark, intact, and there is help from the emperor.

"Third brother lost how many cronies he cultivated for the prince. The emperor will remember that you do things for the prince wholeheartedly and don't seek personal gain in it. Instead, the emperor will take action and promote the family children. This is retreat."

Xinyu cast a meaningful glance at Fabao, who is still ignorant and has strength but not brains.

"Be careful recently, don't always cause trouble, Mingzhu's people make things difficult for you, you have to endure."

Fabao became angry with embarrassment: "How can I bear this? Can my temper be tolerated?"

"I've endured it for so many years, and it's not bad to swallow my anger at this moment," Xinyu said with a smile.

"For the family's sake, let's feel wronged. Think about the twins your wife just gave birth to. You've grown up too, so don't be too arrogant."

The elder brother of the family died of illness, and Suo'etu, who was in the third class, treated his younger brother Fabao like a strict father to his own son. When Suo'etu kept a straight face, Fabao didn't dare to say anything.

The foundation of the Hesheli family has not been shaken. As long as the family's children are still in high positions, as far as Suo'etu is concerned, no matter how many people are lost, they are just pawns that can be discarded at any time.

Yinfeng found Shi Kerkun, the right governor, and said to him with a smile: "Master Chen is busy investigating officials, and now only you have time to do something meaningful. Here is an article about praise The imperial court purged officials and punished corrupt officials. The article was written alone, which represented the determination of Gu to support Khan Ama. Gu did not pass it to Khan Ama, nor did he send it to Rongruo, but came to look for it Sir, do you know why?"

Ker Kun's expression remained unchanged, and he asked warmly, "Why?"

"Because you are the most free, Lord Yushi! Neither Han Ama nor Rong Ruo are free."

What the prince said as a matter of course made Ker Kun's expression stiff.

"Your Highness, this humble minister also has official duties."

Yinfeng shook his head: "You are the censor of the Inspectorate, and you are in charge of supervision. Now you are too free to stare at your colleagues. It can be seen that there are many capable people under you. Master Chen and you are the censor of the Inspectorate. Shi, you are so busy now that you don’t want to be left behind. It’s more appropriate for you to let the Inspectorate do the work of publicizing the purge of officials. I’ve already invited Khan Ama to hand over this matter to you. I will do it for you. Today I made a special trip to the Inspectorate to see what it looks like in the Inspectorate. Don’t think you are working alone in the Ministry of Finance. In fact, you are very yearning for the Inspectorate. Be a 'peer'."

Yinfeng has a dream, that is, when his younger brothers grow up, they will all be sent to work in various ministries, and there will be Khan Ama who will take an overview of the overall situation, and he will go to the inspector's office every day to supervise the brothers' work.The censor of the Procuratorate has the power to impeach the Manchu Dynasty, just like a small leather whip in his hand, whoever dares to be lazy can wave it.

Ker Kun: "..."

The prince came here in person, could it be to beat me?

He took the promotional document with a smile on his face, and replied with sarcasm: "I am afraid that what your highness wants this humble minister to do, you need the emperor's imperial decree."

"You mean, this matter requires Khan Ama to write an imperial decree for you, please do it?"

Yinfeng said with a smile: "The cabinet please play, and Khan Ama will play it. This is not enough, and Khan Ama will invite you in person?"

Ke Kun laughed, Yinfeng also laughed, one smiled fakely, the other smiled like a spring breeze, and the fake one was so frightened by the spring breeze that cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Don't be nervous, my lord. If you really want an imperial decree, Gu can invite it for you. If you don't want it, Gu is not a child. You have to go to Khan Ama to complain that you have neglected Gu. Do something The cabinet can't do anything, and he has to ask for his imperial decree before he is willing to work. So, do you want it, sir, or don't you want it?"

Yinfeng asked him seriously: "You have to give Gu a letter of approval, do you want to or don't want to."

Kerkun felt the invisible oppression on his shoulders. He had been an official for decades, but he gritted his teeth and remained silent under the persecution of the young prince.

Do you want to admit and neglect the prince, or do you honestly obey the prince's orders?

Kerkun didn't speak, but Yinfeng wanted to urge him to express his opinion quickly: "Gu time is precious, please give me an accurate statement. If you don't say it, Gu will treat it as if you want it, so go ask Khan Ama please." imperial decree."

Seeing Yinfeng turned around to leave, Ke Kun was startled and said sharply, "I don't want it."

"So you didn't want it, so you said it earlier, why delay until now," Yinfeng suddenly realized, and left contentedly, leaving Kerkun unrecovered for a long time.

【Big friend, you are holding a chicken feather as an arrow. 】

Yinfeng: No, no, Gu is called "a fox pretends to be a tiger". Who told Gu to be the son of Khan Ama?

He said it with a little complacency. If it weren't for the many "good things" he has done over the years, Yinfeng's freedom of walking in various ministries would not be as high as it is now.Now even if he goes around to visit the Six Departments, Khan Ama will not stop him.

Only the courtiers have always avoided suspicion, and there is no reason for the prince to avoid suspicion. The prince is also a king, and the courtiers dare not neglect.He went around the Ministry of Rites, not only failed to manage his contacts, but also caused the officials of the Ministry of Rites to fear him because of "working overtime", and kept them away.

Sha Cheng almost didn't celebrate with the whole world, glad that the emperor finally let the prince leave the Ministry of Rites.

No one else needed to tell Kangxi what Yinreng did during the day. In the evening, he would blah blah and blah blah blah blah blah blah.

After a while, he asked Kangxi: "Ama Khan, is it right for my son to do this?"

After a while, I was annoyed again: "Oh, at that time, Erchen shouldn't have threatened Mr. Kerkun like that. Looking back now, what Erchen said was too childish. Didn't he tell Mr. Kerkun clearly, 'If you bully me, I will Ask me, Ama, to clean you up'?"

Kangxi's ears were almost callused, and he pushed him with disgust: "Can you make a long story short? You twitter like a woman!"

Yinfeng was heartbroken and said: "My son is only 11 years old, and Khan Ama hates my son? Who said before that he was willing to worry about his son for a few more years?"

Kangxi waved his hand in distaste: "Go, go back to Yuqing Palace to study by yourself, don't tell me everything, you have to learn to make up your own mind. You are the prince, and Kerkun neglected you, you should punish him, Instead of thinking of complaining to me."

Like a child who hasn't been weaned, he has to look for his old father for everything, this clingy person, he almost didn't worry about killing Kangxi.

Yinfeng stretched out his claws to hold Kangxi, eagerly: "I'm going to sleep with Khan Ama tonight."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "I want to recruit a lucky concubine."

Yinreng suddenly realized, with a look of understanding, he said obediently: "I will go to Zhaoren Hall and wait for you to finish."

Kangxi couldn't hold back, tapped Yinrong's head with his finger, and laughed and cursed: "You are a big kid, why don't you go back? You are 11 years old, and you still want to sleep with me? It's not embarrassing, let your The younger brothers will laugh at you when they see it."

"My younger brothers have seen it, and it's too late to be envious," Yinfeng said with a smile, "I'm afraid of the thunder tonight, and I have to squeeze into the bed with Khan Ama to feel at ease."

Kangxi turned his face when he heard his nonsense, raised his eyes and looked out of the window, only to see the warm evening outside, the sunset in the west, and the sky was cloudless. It looked like a weather that would not rain.

Yinreng interrupted the original plan to recruit the concubine, so Kangxi simply asked people to take out the copybooks and brought Yinreng to practice calligraphy together.

Knowing son Moruo father, Kangxi sat in front of the book case, writing a copybook, and said: "You have to stick to me tonight, what do you want to tell me, no one is bothering you now, why don't you tell me in detail?"

Yinfeng took over Liang Jiugong's job, and signaled him to go further away with his eyes, not to get close to Khan Ama, let alone put Jin Fuchen where Khan Ama could get it.

Liang Jiugong shivered, and immediately hugged Fuchen even tighter.

"I read an interesting story book, and I have a lot of bedtime stories that I want to tell Khan Ama! The story is a bit long, Khan Ama needs to be more patient, and listen to my eloquence..."

Yinfeng began to talk from dusk to the branch of the moon. He even drank several pots of water and asked Khan Ama to borrow a urinal for use. Big sleep.

Kangxi sat quietly in front of the desk until the dead of night, and the eunuch patrolling the Forbidden City tapped once slow and fast, which represented the timekeeping at the third watch.

The emperor was still awake, and Liang Jiugong didn't dare to sleep either. He was standing by the side in a daze when he suddenly felt Kangxi stand up.

"Is Chen Tingjing living in the Inspectorate now?"

Liang Jiugong woke up suddenly from sleepiness, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! Mr. Chen is busy with official duties every day, and has been resting in the inspector's office for six days, and it is the same today."

Kangxi took a look at Yinreng who told the shocking secret but could still sleep soundly, and was so angry that his teeth itched, but he was reluctant to wake him up.

He said lightly: "Go and call Chen Tingjing here."

The person who kept him awake in the middle of the night was fast asleep. If he couldn't punish his own son, couldn't he also cure the culprit?

Kangxi is still young, staying up all night and still acting like a normal person the next day, it's just that he is a little gloomy now.

It was Chen Tingjing who appeared in front of Yinrong the next day with dark circles under his eyes.

Yinfeng was taken aback: "Hey! What's wrong with Mr. Chen, you haven't slept all night?"

Chen Tingjing now looks as if his body has been ripped out by a goblin, his eyes are dull, his eyes are dark and dark, his body is weak and weak, and his speech is weak.

"The purpose of this minister's coming here is to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for going to heaven for my minister."

Chen Ting paid homage to Xie Yinfeng, and told the truth: "Yesterday, I misunderstood Your Highness, thinking that what you did was to protect your subordinates. Now, I chatted with the emperor all night, and learned that His Highness recited the list to the emperor without reservation. The heart of a villain has overwhelmed the belly of a gentleman, the humble minister is ashamed, and respects Your Highness's righteousness."

Yinfeng stammered: "You and Khan Ama didn't sleep last night?"

Chen Tingjing said helplessly: "The emperor knows that the corruption of officials is almost covering [-]% of the court, so how can he sleep?"

He originally thought that the prince was joking when he said that he wanted to tell the emperor the list as a bedtime story, but he did not expect the prince to really tell the matter before the emperor went to sleep.

Yinfeng: So, Khan Ama can't sleep by himself, and won't let Mr. Chen sleep?

He asked curiously, "What was the result of your discussion last night?"

There was a smile in Chen Tingjing's eyes. Although he was weak, his body became stronger. He gained confidence, which was the support from the emperor.

"The emperor said that no matter who it is, the purge cannot be slowed down, and no one will be tolerant because of human relations. All the people on the list will be fined, dismissed from office, or beheaded for public display. "

A heavy rainstorm, from the brewing of lightning and thunder, to the downpour of the rainstorm, took more than a full month.This is the first time Yinfeng has seen a spectacular scene. The Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs of the court knelt on the ground one after another. The prison was filled with people overnight. The turbulent situation was suppressed by the thunder of the army. As stable as Mount Tai.

Under the great cleansing, more than half of the personnel in each ministry were guilty, [-]% of the ministers were downgraded, and more than ten million taels of stolen money were recovered and rushed into the state treasury.

The huge change in the court continued until the end of the year, the weather gradually turned cold, and new people were promoted to the top of the vacated positions, and finally peace and stability were achieved, only the blood-splattered Meridian Gate left mottled The traces remind everyone that nearly ten corrupt officials who exceeded the amount were beheaded here.

Even the third grandfather was punished for his salary because he was not good at restraining his subordinates.

Yinfeng asked Suo'etu: "The third grandfather seems to have received a lot of tribute in the past few years. Khan Ama also punished you for forming a party. Did you pick yourself out this time?"

Suo Etu smiled meaningfully, and whenever he taught the prince, it was the time when he was the most patient: "If Chen Tingjing found out, then the minister did it, if Chen Tingjing didn't find out, then the minister didn't do it. "

"I have the ability to prevent Chen Tingjing from finding out, so I will be safe and sound in this big purge. It is good to pick them up, but there are also people like me in the court. How many people are there and who are they? They all know each other well."

Suo'etu told Yinfeng in a low voice: "If you really count, this time to eliminate the bureaucracy, the minister has made money."

Yinrong's eyes widened in surprise: "You made money?"

"Children of the family, if you don't fall but rise, don't you make money?" When mentioning this matter, Suo Etu became closer to Yinfeng, and he must have done nothing if he followed the prince. Only by following the prince will he and the family get better and better !

"Your Highness, don't worry, the eradication of officialdom will not happen overnight. Under the emperor's big action, no one will dare to take risks and commit crimes in recent years. This severe punishment can last at least two imperial examinations. It can be seen that the emperor's eradication of officialdom The goal has been achieved. The minister will also use this to gradually extract the family from the past according to His Highness's wishes."

Yinfeng nodded: "I know that anti-corruption is a long-term struggle. Only with a firm belief that the original intention remains the same, and we can't slack off for a moment, can we maintain the current clean-up atmosphere."

Suo'etu changed the subject and began to educate Yinrong about the secrets hidden in the bright shadows.

"Le Dehong, the University of Martial Arts Hall, is the royal family of Aixinjueluo. He is in charge of the army. He has made great contributions to the emperor's eradication of officials. Does Your Highness know that among the ten corrupt ministers on Chen Tingjing's list, three are his subordinates? "

Yinfeng shook his head, expressing that he didn't know.

"The emperor will not take action to remove the clan and princes, because the Qing army is in the hands of his own people, which makes the emperor feel at ease."

Suo'etu didn't forget to bring his private goods when he taught Yinfeng: "Your Highness, you know that the emperor ordered the elder brother to learn how to handle soldiers from Lu Dehong?"

"Is Khan Ama trying to let the eldest brother take over the military power from the prince?"

Yinfeng suddenly said: "Indeed, compared with letting his cousins ​​and clans take charge of the army, for Khan Ama, it is more reassuring for him to let his son take charge of the army."

Seeing that Yinreng had no sense of crisis at all, Suo'etu was anxious.

He strongly hinted at Yinfeng: Eldest brother has already been in contact with military power, don't you worry, Your Highness?

Suo'etu was afraid that this transparent and talented prince would pretend to be stupid with him, so he made it clear face to face: "I don't know if His Highness has changed from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Households, and he will continue to go to other departments in the future, and I don't know when he will be able to take his turn." Down with the Ministry of War?"

Yinfeng stroked his chin and thought, "The Ministry of War has already existed in name only under the Eight Banners system. I have visited it alone, but I am not interested in it."

Seemingly anticipating Suo'etu's anxiety, Yinfeng was extremely helpless.

Yinfeng: Gu feels like a farmer, not only to take care of the third grandpa's postpartum care, but also to prevent depression and take care of his physical and mental health.

【…】

Yinfeng changed the subject and coaxed Suo'etu: "However, Gu is somewhat interested in the construction of the Qing Navy and the improvement of the border defense forces."

Suo'etu frowned, and immediately relaxed: It's good to be interested, it's good to be interested!

"Since that's the case, why don't you tell His Royal Highness the battle between the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia in the Battle of Yaksa."

There was a smile in Suo'etu's eyes. He was like a gardener, holding a shower and scissors in his hands, caring for and watering the flowers of the future, hoping that he would grow into what he wanted.

Yinfeng was refreshed, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring a fruit plate, and listened to the story with great interest.