chsdbacks Chapter 133
Chapter 133
This is an era of strict hierarchy. It is not difficult for the emperor to find out the ins and outs of the matter. It is too outrageous to go under the five flags and break into the imperial garden. happened.
The imperial guards quickly sent the findings to Kangxi. The truth was not as serious as he thought before, but it was enough to make him angry.
Hubu is indeed a bit of a bold silverfish, but in the end, this matter can only make people think of four words - wrong and wrong.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no prime minister in the imperial court, and the Six Departments of Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Criminal and Industry held the real power. In addition, there were cabinet scholars, but the power of cabinet scholars may not be comparable to that of the six ministers.
The household department is the place with the most oil and water in the six departments. Kangxi knew that there were all kinds of shady secrets in it. Before things didn't come out, he could turn a blind eye and close his eyes as if he didn't know anything. He never thought that they could be so ridiculous. this level.
When reporting various expenses in various places, you must first pay the household department. Even the money distributed in the capital will be deducted. Is the court short of their salaries?
After all, His Majesty the Emperor still takes it for granted. There is a big difference between the system and the reality. Sometimes the policy is indeed good, but if the local officials do not implement it properly, good policy can also turn into bad policy.
He felt that the ministers of the imperial court were working under his nose, and he didn't dare to go too far. In fact, there were many more bold people than he imagined.
It is one thing to write on the account book of the Ministry of Accounts, but it is another thing to actually send out the money. Those people are in charge of the court's money bag, and it is very common to get kickbacks. Well, if they don't let them save some oil and water, they won't be able to send military salaries and supplies, let alone other things.
After being deducted layer by layer, half of what will be distributed to the subordinates may be the officials of the Ministry of Households.
The official department is expensive, the household department is rich, the ritual department is poor, the military department is military, the punishment department is strict, and the labor department is cheap.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of the national treasury, and it is normal that there are some unknown broken rules in it. The problem is that this time there is a ruthless person in the Ministry of Accounts who is about to be transferred back to his hometown in Shengjing. He wants to get less money for the coating of the five flags It doesn't matter, I simply took most of the money away.
What he didn't expect was that the banner people didn't have the habit of saving money, and the wrappers spent as much as they had in their hands. The money from the court couldn't be paid. They really didn't have any savings, and they had to go up in order to survive. noisy.
Concubine De seldom had contact with the outside of the palace after Wu Ya was expelled from the House of Internal Affairs. It's very convenient to meet each other. Now that everyone in the Wuya family is outside the palace, the difficulty of meeting each other is gradually increasing.
The emperor didn't deal with her father, grandfather and brothers for her sake, but he showed no mercy to the collateral members of Wu Ya's family. If he dared to touch his purse, he must be severely punished.
However, the skinny camels are bigger than horses, and the Wuya clan has been running the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so many years. Although they were expelled from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they are still dressed in the three banners, and they are considered decent outside the palace.
During the rainy season, the idle young men in the capital were all taken to rescue the disaster, and the men of the Wuya family were no exception. The money distributed by the household department was not much in their hands. They should have distributed it to others, but they thought that The money is just Wu Yashi's own distribution, and it is not enough for his own people. It never occurred to him that the money is not just theirs.
The lives of the three-flag coats in the house of internal affairs are very different from those in the lower five-flag coats outside the palace. They are used to living a life of extravagance, and they often complain about the reduction in the proportion after leaving the palace. The head of the department doesn't take them seriously.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are two different systems. When they are on business in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must speak politely to them. Since they were expelled from the court, life has become more and more unsatisfactory.
Fortunately, the favor of the empresses in the palace is not fading. Without the care of the empresses, they don't know how they will be ruined.
A few years ago, there was a problem with the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was not only the Wuya clan who were demoted from the palace. to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Officials in the household department are used to being praised by others, and they don't know how to show hot faces to other people's cold asses. Before they give out money, those who receive money will slap them. They are used to it.
Due to one mistake and two mistakes, Xia Wuqi didn't get any money for the coating. When the people of Wu Yashi realized that there was a mistake, it was too late to send money, and the money they got was originally Not much, let alone no money in hand, even if there is, I don't want to take it out.
The children of the Wuya clan who were expelled from the palace begged Bo Qi, the younger brother of Concubine De, but Bo Qi didn't take these matters seriously at first. Find someone to make them unable to go up and complain.
Wu Ya's family can be regarded as quite prestigious in the coat, and this matter was originally handled by the Ministry of Accounts in a dishonest manner. If the Ministry of Accounts hadn't deducted too much, there would be so much trouble in the future.
The coats under the Five Banners are made of mud. If you have no money, you will have no money. Find acquaintances to guard at Prince Jian’s Mansion and Zhijun Prince’s Mansion. Can't you complain to the emperor?
Do they know where the palace gate faces?
Bo Qi dismissed him casually, and it happened that his Fujin entered the palace to greet Concubine De to mention these things. Originally, this matter would gradually subside, but Concubine De had resentment in her heart. After Bo Qi Fujin left, he sent his cronies to think Ways to get in touch with outside the palace.
If you can't find the gate of the palace under the five flags, then try to let them know where to find it.
It was cold in winter, and the number of times the emperor left the Qianqing Palace to go out for a walk became less and less. The vegetation in the imperial garden was withered, and everything could be seen clearly when entering through the Shunzhen Gate. Going south, but the nine elder brothers, ten elder brothers and eleven elder brothers pass by the Royal Garden every day.
Let people fan the flames in those Baoyi's ears, and when they rush to the imperial garden, it would be great if they can kill those three annoying elder brothers. Can lose half life.
Her Yinzhen moved away from the Yonghe Palace early, and it was difficult for mother and child to see each other when they were separated. Why should the son of Tong Jia's woman be good? Everyone said that the winter was hard, and Brother Jiu couldn't survive this winter.
Concubine De thought she was doing it in a secret way. The reason why she broke into the palace was because the money from the household department was not in place. The son of the Wuya family was also a victim. Even if there was a mistake, it was not a big mistake. She is also an official of the household department and has nothing to do with her.
The harem is not allowed to engage in politics, and the concubines are not capable of doing politics. When they enter the Forbidden City, they rarely have contact with the outside world. The only people they want to talk to are the family members. The only thing they discuss is the marriage of their children. How could it involve court affairs?
Concubine De thought very well, and she was even more in a good mood when she learned that Brother Jiu was ill and did not go to the study. That's it, when Brother Jiu is gone, let that woman of Tong Jia's family feel the pain of bereavement That's good.
It's just that things can't always develop in the direction she wants to see. Kangxi went to the harem before, and the chief executive of the consulting firm supervised more things than she imagined. She thought she was doing very secret things, as long as she wanted to It is easy to find out the tricks by checking.
After Kangxi listened to what the consultants and the imperial guards had found out, he became very angry. This is the capital city, the palace, and there are so many shady things under his nose. What about outside the capital city?
"Come here, find Prince Yu, Prince Gong, Prince Jian, King Zhijun, King Yongjun and all six books." His Majesty the Emperor was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. Drenched in sweat, "Also, ask the prince to come and listen."
His country!This is the country under his rule!
Put aside the matter of the harem first, he wants to see how many "rules" he doesn't know about in the court.
The end of the new year is approaching, and all ministries are busy finishing the year. Yinzhen and the prince, who live in the palace, first came to the South Study Room. The two brothers looked at each other, and listened to the scolding inside. .
It seems that they have checked clearly, otherwise it would not be possible to become so angry.
"Second brother, what do you think Khan Ama will do with those coatings?" Yinzhen lowered his voice and slowed down his pace to ask.
Those who broke into the imperial garden had no choice but to break into the imperial palace, but no matter how forced they were, trespassing on the imperial palace was a serious crime, and the death penalty could be avoided.
If they, Khan Ama, took their anger out on them, even death might be unavoidable.
"Listen to Khan Ama's plan first. If it doesn't work, stop it. The eldest brother and the third child are in the blue flag, and you and the fifth child are going to inlaid the white flag. Just take advantage of this to give Bao Yi a favor, so that in the future, it will be from the owner of the banner. Decentralization can also be easier." The prince is not worried about Bao Yi's situation, he is a serious banner man, and their Khan Ama may lose his mind when he is angry, so he will persuade him after the anger is over.
Yinzhen nodded and didn't speak any more.
He actually doesn't care about how to decentralize power from the big banner owner. Khan Ama is in the prime of his life, so he is free to worry about such important matters that have a bearing on the overall situation.
In their family, Khan Ama is not the only one who is stingy, he himself also hates things like other people touching their money bags.
The two of them didn't speak any more, the prince took a step ahead and took their fourth child in to salute the angry old father. Before he could say "Khan Ama, calm down", he threw a slap in front of him.
The booklet was written by the imperial guards. The things found out by the consultants involved the harem, and the old father was embarrassed. He just dealt with those things in private, and there was no need to bring them up and say them in front of his son and ministers.
The prince read the above things at a glance, and handed the booklet to Yinzhen with a strange expression, thinking that the fourth son of their family really wanted to go back to his old profession this time.
But having said that, can Khan Ama make up his mind to attack Hubu?
The prince knows their Khan Ama very well. At least in his previous life, their Khan Ama would rather do more than do less.
Cao Yin wanted to rectify the corruption in the Lianghuai salt affairs in Jiangnan. It is reasonable to say that the emperor should support this kind of thing, but their Khan Ama was getting old at that time, and he was more concerned about the previous achievements of those veterans. He knew that there were people who were corrupt. I can't bear to investigate them.
He also said that "it is better to save one thing than to make it happen, just for the present, fearing that it will be difficult to recover in the future, and it will not be feasible for the future, so we should pay more attention to it."
What do you mean by this? I just don’t want Cao Yin to encounter corruption in the officialdom. He thinks that as long as there is not much corruption in the officialdom, it’s not a big deal. How much money do you have?
If it weren't for the fact that Khan Ama left behind so many fat ministers in his later years, after the fourth son ascended the throne, he would not be able to find so many people who could rob the house.
As long as those ministers are clean, they won't end up with ransacking their homes. Thinking about it this way, corruption and ransacking their homes go hand in hand.
After reading the contents of the brochure, Fourth Master put the Minister of the Household Department at the top of the copybook with a cold face.
Today's Minister of the Ministry of Households, Martu, previously served as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Among the six ministers, the Ministry of Rites is the poorest and the Ministry of Households is the richest. He was suddenly transferred from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Households.
The upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked, as is the case with the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The servants, Yuanwailang, principals, and writing style are not very clean. In his previous life, Martu was demoted five grades and transferred to Lingnan. Don't be transferred in this life, just ransack the house and get assigned.
And Wu Yashi...
Yinzhen put the notebook back on the table with a calm expression, his jade certificate was changed to Erniang's name, and the Wuya clan had nothing to do with him. When those people were kicked out of the House of Internal Affairs, the sixth child was still young, and they had nothing to do with him. Wu Ya's family is not close, and Yinzhen has never been in contact with that side. It doesn't matter if you don't get in touch with such a family.
The truth of the matter is definitely not as simple as what is written in the notebook, there should be some parts that have not been shown to them, presumably those related to the Yonghe Palace are not suitable for them to see.
The fourth master was an emperor in his previous life. At that time, he wanted to build a good relationship with his biological mother, and he did not hesitate to show kindness to the Wuya family. Their Khan Ama can raise the status of Tong Jia's family so high. There is no reason why he can't lift up the Wuya family .
Facts have proved that without that ability, no matter how much you praise him, it is useless.
If the prince doesn't want to fight for the throne, he doesn't need to get too close to his family. If the relationship is good, he can walk around frequently. If the relationship is not good, he doesn't need to force himself to take care of the relationship. To put it bluntly, they are princes, and only others come up to curry favor with them. , there is no reason for them to bother dealing with others.
Kangxi was still angry, and he was still cursing after drinking two cups of herbal tea. After a while, several princes and six ministers came one after another. His Majesty the Emperor and others arrived, and directly picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it at Maertu. "Why don't I know that the people at the bottom have to pay money to the household department first when reporting to the top?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately knelt down.
Ma Ertu was hit so badly that he almost vomited blood, and he didn't care about the pain. Kneeling on the ground, he couldn't even kneel stably, and he didn't even know what to say in his defense.
It was a custom for the Ministry of Accounts to collect money. If he said that directly, firstly, the emperor would not spare him, and secondly, his colleagues who had previously served as Ministers of the Ministry of Accounts would also have to hate him.
It won't do to plead guilty directly, and it won't work to explain to the emperor. He is the mouse in the bellows, and he is not human at both ends.
Martu knelt down, and several other ministers also knelt down. Among other things, they all knew the "rules" of the household department. It didn't matter if the emperor didn't notice it. crime.
The six ministers who talked non-stop when they were in court, all became dumb at the moment, Kangxi's anger that had just been suppressed rose again, and the papers on the table smashed them all over the head and face.
The princes kept their eyes shut and kept their mouths shut to keep safe, no one dared touch the emperor, Yinti moved behind the second uncle without any trace, hoping that the second uncle's stalwart body could become his shelter from the wind.
Khan Ama is in a fit of anger now, what if he smashed him to pieces?
For a handsome guy like him, a dozen or so brothers are the first ones, so you can't hurt your face.
Afraid of what would happen, King Zhijun tried his best to reduce his sense of existence, just wanting to be a transparent person, but unfortunately their old father didn't let him have a good time, and the first thing he called after posting a fire was his name.
Kangxi sat down with a dark face, took a breath and asked with restraint, "Yinti, did you give them extra money when reporting to the Ministry of Households for the dispatch of food, grass and military salaries in the army?"
The king of Zhijun is worthy of being the king of Zhijun, and he is very worthy of the title of "Zhi". After hearing this question, he thought about it for a while, and finally replied according to his heart, "Yes, Khan Ama also knew that his son was the number one at that time." They said that if they don’t arrange it in advance, the household department will find various reasons not to give the money, and my son thought it was not a lot of money, so let them do it according to the rules.”
Ma Ertu collapsed on the ground, and several other ministers also secretly scolded the king of Zhijun for not giving people a way to survive. Fortunately, the prince and the fourth child knew the boss' temper, otherwise they would feel that the king of Zhijun was scheming and didn't know what to do. , will only make matters worse.
"Where are the rules of bullshit!" Kangxi pinched the corner of the table and swears directly, turned his head to look at Fuquan, remembering the level of this brother leading troops, he paused and moved to Prince Jian Yabu, "Uncle Jian, what do you bring?" After serving as a soldier for decades, every time the court fights, does the household department divide the military pay and food like this?"
Prince Jane nodded helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't show face. It was because the knife was on his neck. He could only tell the truth, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep his iron hat king.
In fact, not only leading troops to fight, but also repairing waterways and building houses by the Ministry of Industry, preparing various ceremonies by the Ministry of Rites, etc. As long as the Ministry of Households is needed to allocate money, the officials of the Ministry of Households should basically send money in advance.
He is also an old man who has been here since he entered the customs. He led troops to fight when the imperial court was still a grassroots team. Since then, there has been this rule. Who knows where this rule came from.
This is true. The generals who lead troops to fight only care about whether the money and food are delivered to the army on time. How and who delivers the money and food are not important to them. Money is just a drop in the bucket, just give it to them.
The princes with real power don’t care, and the Ministry of Industry is poor and can’t wait to go to the Ministry of Households to ask for money every day. The Ministry of Households knows that the Ministry of Industry is poor, so it won’t deduct too much, so this “rule” gradually changed. Became a real rule.
Ma Ertu was also unlucky, if it wasn't for a guy who wanted money and life under his command, the matter wouldn't have spread to the point where it is now.
Kangxi hated others to mess with his pocketbook. Back then, the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ accounts were tricky, and a large number of Shangsanqi’s coats were deposed. It was only his private treasury. Now the problem has come to the treasury. If you don’t kill a few people to sacrifice God is simply sorry for the money that has been swallowed up over the years.
The atmosphere in the South Study Room was extremely suppressed. The eunuchs serving outside lowered their heads and dared not move. They wished that they were deaf or blind, seeing and hearing nothing.
Kangxi is in his prime now, and he has not yet reached the age of soft-heartedness. Anyone who dares to touch his money bag deserves death. The head of the household department who wants money and life does not need to be transferred to other places, and he is directly dragged to Caishikou to be beheaded for public display.
No one in the household department was spared and all were deposed, and several other ministers were implicated and downgraded, but no one felt that they were wronged, and they could be promoted after they were lowered.
The Hubu Shangshu, Hubu Shilang, and even the lower officials such as Langzhong, Yuanwailang, and the principal, as long as they were pulled out, all their homes were ransacked without exception.
The soldiers and horses of the five cities have never been so busy in winter. It is so cold that the dripping water turns into ice, and there is not even a thief in the city. If you are copying the house, you are on the way to copy the house.
The leader of the team was none other than Yinzhen, the king of Yongjun who started his family raids ahead of schedule.
Government affairs are easy to deal with. Finding out evidence is a matter of confiscating the family and distributing them. However, things in the harem cannot be done that way. Concubine De is also one of the four concubines. Not to mention her high status, she has been in the palace for a long time. Feelings are not false, and they can't be decapitated like those ministers.
Kangxi was so worried that he habitually went to Chengqian Palace to discuss with the imperial concubine Tong Jia. Wu Yashi would definitely have to be punished, but how he was punished was also particular. It was not easy to talk about such things as Bao Yi, who was provoking the five banners, to trespass into the palace. Otherwise, if others have learned and behaved, what kind of chaos will the palace be like?
Concubine Tong Jia laughed angrily at him. Wu Yashi came for her son, wanted her son's life, and wanted her to be merciful. Does she look so easy to bully?
The emperor felt that Concubine De had no credit or hard work in the palace for more than ten years. Why didn't he think about how difficult it was for her Yin Qi to grow up so big? Let Concubine De succeed, but the child's illness is still not fully recovered, cooperating with her Yin Qibai to suffer?
She originally thought that Yin Qi's illness was just due to accidental cold, but now that she thinks about it, it may not be because of being frightened.
The imperial concubine sat there steadily, with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. No matter how the emperor punished her this time, she would never let Concubine De continue to live. Being the imperial concubine with peace of mind for so many years doesn't mean she can be trampled on. Bully.
Kangxi hadn't noticed their cousin's emotional changes yet, so he babbled a lot, all of which were recalling Concubine De's goodness. Let her die."
Concubine Tong Jia:? ? ?
You don't want to save her life, why are you talking so much?
"Cousin, don't blame me for being cruel, what she did this time is really out of line." Kangxi thought he had frightened his gentle and demure cousin, and explained while holding her hand, "It's Yinqi Yinzhen Yiner, it's okay now, if I didn't get any news that day, what should I do if something happened to those three children?"
The shadow of a child's death is a lifetime thing, even if all the children in the palace are growing up safely, he still feels scared when he thinks of the children dying one after another.
There are more and more children in the palace, if this kind of trend rises, how can his children avoid so many open and hidden arrows?
For the sake of the children, he will not demote Wu Ya's status, but he will never give her a chance to continue making trouble.
Imperial Concubine Tong Jia: ...
OK, she lost.