Yinzhen also fell into deep thought.

He had also purchased food once, but had never bought eggs, so he didn't know the price of eggs in the local market.

But I know the prices of vegetables and rice and flour.

Before this topic was brought up, he subconsciously felt that it was normal for prices in the palace to be high.

After all, they are of noble birth, how can ordinary people be compared with them.

But now, he realized something was wrong.

According to my second brother, the price of an egg among the common people is about two or three cents, but it is sold for two taels in the palace. The price difference is as high as a thousand times!

Yinzhen didn't think that his second brother would deceive him in this regard, there was no need at all.

These damn slaves are so bold!

Yinzhen did not answer Yin'er, but looked at Yinreng.

"Why didn't Second Brother go to the Emperor to explain the situation? They should all be confiscated and exterminated for deceiving their superiors and subordinates!"

Yinreng chuckled twice, feeling a little helpless.

If the Baoyi family was easy to deal with, why would he have wasted so much time in his previous life?

In the end, only a small half of them were processed, and the rest could not be moved in a short period of time.

Yinreng asked him,

"Do you still remember the origin of Consort De?"

Yinzhen suddenly fell silent.

The other princes also had different expressions.

Defei's background was not good, and the backgrounds of the other princes' mothers were not necessarily much better.

Except for the prince and the tenth prince.

The rest of the people don't have much of an advantage.

Yinreng spread his hands helplessly.

"Look... the Baoyi clans are deeply intertwined. If we were to clean them up, it wouldn't just affect the Baoyi clans. Basically, all the nobles of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia would be implicated, even you..."

Yinreng pointed at all the princes except Yinzhen.

“Basically, no one can escape.”

Most of the concubines who gave birth to children for Kangxi had close ties with the Baoyi families. Even if they did not, they must have received tributes from the Baoyi families. If you want to check, basically none of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners noble families are clean.

Just like Fuquan.

He has always been known for his virtue. He never asked for money for disaster relief, project funds or imperial examinations, nor did he have close contacts with top families. He was more self-disciplined than most important officials.

But he also accepted ice and charcoal.

Is all the money he collects clean?

I’m afraid not.

So if we look into it carefully, Fuquan may not be able to escape responsibility.

Not to mention the other meritorious officials and important ministers.

Kangxi could deal with a few families who acted too recklessly, but if he wiped out the entire Imperial Household Department, who would be there to serve the royal family wholeheartedly?

Kangxi was not unaware of the tricks going on in the Imperial Household Department, but as long as they were not too extreme, he would turn a blind eye.

But if you really violate his taboo.

Kangxi would not show any mercy either.

Sometimes, the major bannermen families in the Imperial Household Department can be regarded as a kind of invisible deposit institution for the royal family.

The atmosphere in the side hall was silent.

The lively atmosphere of eating hotpot just now was completely destroyed by Yinreng's few words.

When he laid the naked truth before the young princes who still had infinite expectations for the words "peace and prosperity in the world" and thought they could be one of the pioneers, no one could accept his words.

"Then there are no honest officials in the court?"

Yinyou asked.

Yinreng: "Yes, for example, Yu Beiming who passed away a few years ago, Zhang Boxing, the current governor of Jiangsu, and Shi Shilun, the prefect of Yangzhou, are all well-known honest officials."

"But why do they all sound like Han Chinese? Aren't there any good Manchu officials?"

Yinsi accurately grasped the key.

Among these people, except Shi Shilun who was from the Han Army Banner, the rest were genuine Han people.

Shi Shilun's Han Army flag was raised because of his father Shi Lang's contribution in recovering Taiwan.

Yinreng was silent for a while, then sighed.

“Maybe…”

In his impression, there are almost no honest officials of Manchu origin nowadays.

Even if there is, it won't get ahead.

Because even the Manchus of the lowest social class boasted of their noble birth and had lived in the Manchu city since birth. Apart from the Han slaves they purchased, they had no contact with the Han people or the common people.

These people are ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

They were even afraid that the Han people would overthrow the rule of the Manchus, so they suppressed and exploited the Han people whenever possible.

Unlike the Han people, who value self-discipline and restoration of rituals, and believe that the world belongs to all.

Under such circumstances, how could the Manchus produce honest officials?

It is rare to find someone like Prince Yu Fuquan.

Among the princes in the room, Yinzhen was the most difficult to accept.

He had suffered at the port, so he could empathize most with the lower-class people, and all of them were Han Chinese, not a single Manchu.

His oath to thoroughly investigate corrupt officials for the people became a huge joke.

"Second brother..."

Yinzhen clenched his fists, and his aura was extremely depressed.

Yinreng twitched his lips, knowing that his words might have hurt his brothers, so he spoke to comfort them,

"Don't overthink it. The Qing Dynasty has only been in power for a few years. It's normal for the Han people to reject the Manchus. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Those who are not of my race must have different hearts'? If you make more efforts in the future, won't the Han people stop rejecting the Manchus?"

He said this, but in his heart he was shaking his head.

In the more than 200 years of Qing Dynasty history, no Manchu dared to call himself an honest official.

There were indeed many Han army flags, but the Han people who raised the flags were still Han people.

Meat eaters are not good at eating. Even if a Manchu is determined to become an honest person who serves the country and the people when he is young, he has been used to living a rich life, so how can he possibly experience a poor life?

Yinreng himself was also a vested interest. Worrying too much would make his emotions sink into a quagmire, so he decisively changed the subject.

"Third brother, your wedding is scheduled for the end of June. Is the mansion ready?"

Yinzhi replied dejectedly,

"There's still one tail missing."

"No matter what my second brother is busy with, he will definitely come back to attend your wedding."

He did not take Yinzhi to Tianjin to investigate the case for the same reason. Yinzhi had to focus on his marriage instead.

As for Yinzhen, his wedding date is set for mid-October, so he is still free now.

"Thank you, second brother."

The brothers chatted for a few more words, and then Yinreng sent them back to the prince's residence.

Only Yinzhen still did not give up, and stayed until the end, asking Yinreng privately,

"Is it true that none of the important officials of Manchu origin can be considered honest officials?"