Yinreng successfully took over the matter from Kangxi, and the lion showed its fangs for the first time, which immediately made people tremble.

Mingxiu also received a letter from Lüzhu. The contents were the same as what Mingxiu had seen at Kangxi's place, but the details were more specific. After reading the letter, Mingxiu knew that they were all safe for the time being, but because those people controlled communication very tightly, it was difficult to send the letter out.

After reading the letter, Mingxiu gave it directly to Yinreng, along with evidence that Lüzhu and Jiahui had been gathering over the past few days. Yinreng hadn't stopped working during this time either; he was simultaneously collecting evidence and handling other matters.

First, they forcibly conscripted all the opium addicts in the capital into labor and forced them to quit.

Yinzhi led his army to forcibly suppress the rebellion, sparing not even princes and ministers; anyone found protecting them was thrown into prison.

For a time, the prisons in the capital were overflowing with people, so crowded and noisy that there was not even a place to put one's feet. But this outcome was even more frightening.

Since we don't know when the capital, which is so far from the coast, has become like this, we can only imagine how terrible the situation must be in the coastal areas.

While Yinreng was terrified, he dealt with these people even more severely, and even introduced a reward system. As long as someone was reported, there would be a reward after the government confirmed the report.

Driven by self-interest, people eagerly reported each other, keeping the guards in the capital extremely busy and uncovering many former colleagues among them.

Yinreng's expression grew increasingly grim, and the atmosphere in the court had been tense lately. Because His Highness the Crown Prince was in a bad mood, he was even more intolerant of the slightest imperfection, and would seize upon any slight mistake to carry out his plan.

And because he was in a bad mood, his words were like knives stabbing straight into everyone's hearts. Some of the older ministers couldn't bear the provocation and thought of Kangxi to help them. But when they looked up, they saw Kangxi sitting there with a frosty expression on his face. He didn't seem to want to help at all. He just sat there quietly watching the Crown Prince's performance.

Some astute ministers realized that the Emperor wouldn't help them; his heart was with the Crown Prince. So, they all tacitly kept quiet, waiting for the Crown Prince to calm down before speaking.

However, there were still some who were quite unscrupulous and disapproved of Yinreng's behavior during this period, so they directly impeached him. They accused him of disregarding the law, abusing his power to arrest people indiscriminately, and making outrageous remarks in court.

Emperor Kangxi didn't even look at it before putting it away, but when Yinreng found out, he went directly to the prison in the capital and brought several prisoners to the court to show everyone their behavior. The crazy appearance of drug addicts when they had an episode frightened everyone.

In particular, some of the elegant and refined young men from prominent families that I used to know have become unrecognizable because of their opium addiction. The things they did for a single puff of opium are chilling.

For a moment, no one dared to plead for those people, and some even began to wonder if any of the people they knew were opium addicts.

However, there were still some stubborn people who felt sorry for these people. Yinreng didn't even glance at them and took them directly to his home, telling him to have a change of heart and pity these people.

Yinreng's actions stunned the ministers, and now no one pleaded for him anymore. The operation was carried out simultaneously in the capital and the coastal areas. After making a show of force here, Yinzhi led his troops and took the complete documents to the coastal areas.

Upon arriving there, together with officials such as Hesheli Jiahui, they had all those involved in the opium trade executed and issued a series of regulations.

Countries that brought opium to the Qing Dynasty were immediately excluded and would never have any further contact with the Qing. Anyone who sold opium on Qing territory was guilty of a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of their entire family, including nine generations. As for ordinary citizens who were not from the Qing Dynasty, they were simply dragged out and killed.

All those addicted to opium were taken to prison for compulsory drug rehabilitation, and anyone who resisted was executed without exception. On the day of the execution, the area around the execution ground was packed with people. Following Yinreng's instructions, Yinzhi had all those to be executed processed on the same day, and then had the crowd watch as the laws strictly prohibiting opium were read aloud from morning till night, so that everyone would not violate the laws of the Qing Dynasty.

The opium seized during the arrest was also burned in a fire.

When the coastal people saw it, some went crazy, some were in pain, and some were happy. Everyone was overjoyed that they had finally gotten rid of this harmful thing.

Yinzhi stood to the side, watching the fire and everyone's weeping expressions, and he was also deeply moved.

"I never imagined that opium could be so harmful."

“Yes, if it weren’t for the First Prince bringing people here, this matter wouldn’t have been resolved so quickly and efficiently. I don’t know how many more families would have been torn apart. Thank you, First Prince.” Hesheli Jiahui said respectfully to Yinzhi from the side.

Yinzhi waved his hand: "This is not my achievement, it is yours. Without your evidence, it probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly. Besides, I was just following the Crown Prince's idea." Yinzhi knew his own limitations and knew that he couldn't possibly have come up with these methods.

Moreover, he didn't know how dangerous this thing was at first; he only found out when he went with Yinreng to deal with the people in the capital.

Hesheli Jiahui recalled the days when he first discovered opium. Every day, people would steal drugs, trying to put opium in his food or water so that he would become addicted and report them. He also believed that because he was the brother of the emperor's concubine, he could protect them.

If I hadn't been careful enough, they would have succeeded.

I lived a very cautious life during that time. Fortunately, Green Bamboo Girl came to visit later. After witnessing her skills, although I didn't relax at all, I felt much more at ease.

That's how I've managed to persevere until now.

Yinzhi spent a long time in the coastal areas, during which time the people he brought from the capital kept telling everyone about the dangers of opium, determined to make everyone remember the harm of opium.

At the same time, Yinzhi also took many pictures of people smoking opium, so that everyone would remember them. Yinzhi continued until the people in various places had almost completely given up opium, the armies in various places had almost resumed normal training, and the officials who came to the coastal areas to take up their posts had all arrived before he left.

Hesheli Jiahui and Luzhu also left with his group.