The Destiny of Going to Hell

Chapter 166: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace - Chen Wanyin 22

"Empress Dowager, something terrible has happened. Prince Guo Hongzhou has fallen off his horse!" A palace maid serving outside the house rushed in hurriedly, her voice sharp.

Fu Jia frowned slightly, "What's the matter with all the hassle? Are there still rules?"

The little palace maid looked anxious, "Prince Guo accidentally fell off his horse and was seriously injured and unconscious. The emperor has sent a royal doctor to see him."

Zhen Huan almost fainted when she heard this, "Hongzhou, my Hongzhou!"

Fortunately, it was a false alarm. Hongzhou only broke his leg and did not lose his life.

When Zhen Huan looked at Hongli's dark eyes, she knew in her heart that this was a warning from the emperor to her, a warning that she was planning to use Chen Wanyin to attack Hongli.

Zhen Huan was in great pain. Just because of a summons, her husband Hongzhou broke his leg. How could she dare to think of punishing Chen Wanyin?

She also has a pair of children, they are Yunli's children. Yunli died for her, she can't, can't lose them again.

Zhen Huan learned a painful lesson and understood Hongli's bottom line, so she quietly found someone to take care of Hongzhou.

After this matter was settled, Chen Wanyin called Hongli and said she had something important to discuss.

This was the first time that Chen Wanyin asked Feng Wu to call him, and judging from Feng Wu's expression, she seemed to be afraid that something big had happened.

When Hongli arrived at Changchun Palace, he saw Chen Wanyin with a serious look on her face, and she looked a little angry.

Hongli smoothed her brows and asked, "What happened to make Yinyin so angry?"

"Yuan Lang, you can also take a look at the account books that I have been sorting out since I entered the palace and took charge of palace affairs. Here is the account book for last month. It says that my palace spent 5,000 taels, and the ginseng alone accounted for 600 taels. But where was the ginseng used last month?"

"And the imperial kitchen, where an egg costs one tael. Yuan Lang must have known the lowest prices when he was in Jiangnan. When have you ever seen an egg that costs one tael?"

Hongli was also very angry when he heard this. Although he did not like Yinzhen, he also admitted that Yinzhen was diligent and had been working day and night. His only worry was that there was not enough money in the national treasury.

In fact, corruption exists both in the imperial palace and among the people. Hongli believed that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and sometimes this can also promote enthusiasm.

But I didn't expect the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be so absurd! The corruption is so huge!

Chen Wanyin patted Hongli on the back and said, "That's not all."

Hongli widened his eyes. Is that not all?

"When Yuan Lang first ascended the throne, he needed money for everything, so I decided to cut some of the tribute expenses. But when Yuan Lang looked at the account book again, he found that these expenses were still continuing, but there were no such things in the treasury now. So where did these tributes go?"

"It's so presumptuous!"

Hongli was furious. These bondservants actually dared to touch the tribute. This was an act of usurpation and they had no respect for him as the emperor at all.

Treason and disloyalty cannot be redeemed by death, but the whole family can be executed!

Hongli was filled with rage, and his anger could not be stopped, rushing straight to his head. These bastards should all be executed!

Hongli asked Wu Shulai to take the account book and hurried back to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. He summoned Fu Chang'an and asked him to investigate the matter thoroughly overnight. He also called Fu Kang'an to directly surround the mansions of each bannerman family and make sure to turn them upside down.

Hongli did not sleep all night and his eyes were red. He asked someone to announce the results of the investigation directly during the morning court session.

When the specific amount of money embezzled by the Imperial Household Department was revealed, the ministers were extremely shocked. More than a thousand taels of silver were found in the homes of these bondservants, which was equivalent to the court's half-year tax revenue. In addition, countless treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings were confiscated from their homes, mostly tributes.

These people enjoy more extravagantly than the emperor!

Fu Chang'an stood in the center of the hall and told the results of his investigation. "The issue of private use of tribute has existed since the reign of Emperor Kangxi. They even kept many of the good things that should have been offered as tribute and gave the emperor the second-rate ones..."

Hongli sat on the dragon throne, his angry face frightening everyone. "As you said, the things I use are not as good as these dog slaves. That's great!"

Fu Chang'an's next words shocked the court and the public, "These bondservants claim to be from noble families in private, and they often collude with each other. Sometimes when they have enough money to spend, they will take things from the palace out to sell. If the master finds out, they will say that they lost them, broke them, or replaced them with fakes."

Hongli was no longer angry. He just felt it was ridiculous and felt aggrieved for Yinzhen. He tried every means to cheat Nian Shilan of her money, but he never thought of himself as a rich man, right?

These servants are so bold, they are so rebellious and do not take the emperor seriously at all. Are they sure that this matter will not be exposed?

It's true, didn't the Emperor and Father notice it?

I'm afraid there are officials in the court who are colluding with them to provide support?

Hongli smiled and said, "My dear ministers, you have all heard it. Tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

Although he was smiling, everyone knew that Hongli was really angry, so they stepped forward and demanded severe punishment.

"These slaves are so bold and reckless. Every crime they committed is punishable by death!"

"A family of bondservants? Ridiculous, they are just birds of a feather! Parasites of the imperial court!"

"In my opinion, it would be better to just beat them all to death. None of them is innocent anyway."

The evidence was clearly laid out before their eyes. No matter how much benefits some officials had received from these bondservants in the past, they did not dare to disobey Hongli at this time.

Moreover, if I were to come out and ask for a lighter sentence, wouldn't it be obvious that I am in the same party with them?

Your Majesty is so angry, don't kill yourself.

Although Hongli was angry, he was very sensible and knew that he could not chop off all these people's heads to avoid a big chaos.

So Hongli simply confiscated all the bannermen families, put all the silver, money and treasures into the treasury, beheaded a group of the top leaders, exiled a group, and kept the vast majority of those implicated.

Those who stayed behind were detained for several days, tortured, and then taken to the execution ground to watch the execution. They were so frightened that they dared to behave themselves from now on and would never engage in corruption again.

Hongli also secretly decided to recruit a group of people to set up an inspection department to check the accounts every two years.

After resolving these issues, Hongli breathed a sigh of relief, and looking at the gold, silver and jewelry in the warehouse, his original anger also dissipated.

If it weren't for Yin Yin's carefulness, he would have been kept in the dark like his grandfather and father, and become a fool in the eyes of these dogs and slaves.

As a result, rewards flowed into the Queen's palace in droves, and everyone could only envy them. Crown Prince Yonghu and Princess Changle also received a lot of good things.

In this wave, the ones who were hurt were the bondservants, while the ones who became rich were Hongli and Chen Wanyin.

Jin Yuyan was not only jealous, but the Jin family she recognized was also among those being searched. Now she was directly demoted to a promise and would never be promoted, which made her extremely distressed.

That was chosen for her by the late emperor, what does it have to do with her?

When Yu learned that Jin Yuyan was rejected by the Qing Emperor and had no future, she immediately sent a new tribute girl, which greatly disappointed Jin Yuyan.

"The prince would never treat me like this!" She cried with red eyes.