Kangxi took the memorial written by Yinreng in his hand and read it carefully. The important ministers and nobles standing on both sides watched this scene and did not dare to breathe, for fear that the evidence would point to them.

The cold wind was howling, and the temperature under the imperial gate seemed to be even lower. Even though everyone was wearing leather clothes, they couldn't help shivering.

Kangxi looked at him with a frown, his eyes occasionally falling on Yinreng's face.

After he finished reading, he put away the memorial that was nearly two fingers thick, rubbed it in his hands, and said,

"Alinga, the prince is suing you for forcing refugees to intercept the coal convoy. What's your explanation?"

Seeing this, Yinreng raised his lips in a sarcastic arc.

Alinga walked out from among the officials and knelt on the ground trembling.

"Your Majesty, I am a very law-abiding person. This is definitely a frame-up!"

He acted so secretly, how did the prince find out so early? I'm afraid someone sold him out in order to get a share of the coal mine profits!

Soetu was no longer anxious at this time, and looked at Alinga sarcastically and said,

"Frame-up?! I'd like to ask, who has the guts to frame a high-ranking official? They say the wind leaves a sound behind, and the wild geese leave traces behind. If you haven't done it, why are you so nervous?!"

He had been feeling very frustrated during this period. He wanted to ask the prince to station some people in the coal mine, but he was afraid that the prince would not agree. Moreover... he had a big quarrel with the prince at that time, and now he couldn't save face.

He had originally planned to wait until the prince could no longer bear it before he stood up and said a few words, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to throw dirty water on the prince.

Can he tolerate this?

"Master Suo is wrong! If anyone wants to show their courtesy to the Crown Prince..."

Alinga didn't say the rest, but no one could fail to hear the hidden meaning behind his words.

Yinreng listened to Alinga defending himself, but his eyes were always on the memorial.

When Alinga stopped talking, Yinreng spoke,

"Your words do make some sense, but you're looking in the wrong direction..."

Yinreng tilted his head. His kneeling posture weakened his aura a little, and Yinreng was dissatisfied.

"They have the same idea as you, wanting to throw dirty water on me in order to achieve their own goals! You should be the most aware of the connection between you two!"

When these words came out, many people frowned.

"What do you mean, Prince?"

Yinreng ignored them.

"I am accusing Prince Ping Nerfu, Grand Secretary Yisan'a, General Manager of the Imperial Household Department Fucha Maska, Prince An Marhun, and Minister of the Imperial Court Aling'a of colluding with each other to bribe the mine manager Qin Jianghai and frame me for profiting from the coal mine!"

The clear and melodious words struck everyone's eardrums, causing many people to change color.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"this……"

Those who were called out fell to their knees within a few breaths.

"Unjust? Check your conscience and tell me how I have wronged you. You want to plant people in the coal mine. Are you really afraid that I will make money, or do you want to make money yourself?"

Yisan'a was kneeling very close to Yinreng, and turned to look at him.

"Your Highness, these are all things without any evidence. How can they be used as grounds to sue us?"

Yinreng sneered,

"You, a man who allowed your own people to profit from your own people, are asking me for evidence? I will go to the eastern outskirts of the city today to see if those 500-plus acres of land are still under the name of the people of the banner!"

"Prince!"

Upon hearing this, not only did the nobles in the court lose their composure, but Kangxi's face also darkened.

"Your son is here!"

Yinreng was not afraid at all and looked up at Kangxi who was sitting high on the dragon throne.

Kangxi's breathing stopped.

He was very familiar with this expression. This kid had the same expression at the Wanshou Festival.

Kangxi felt somewhat powerless.

Forget it, go ahead and make a fuss if you want.

"Tell me more."

Upon hearing this, almost all the nobles were nervous, only Yinreng had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"According to the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty, bannermen were not allowed to engage in farming or commerce. Therefore, all the good land that bannermen obtained was rented out to Han people for cultivation."

"Four years ago, the Emperor encouraged the Bannermen to engage in farming and commerce at court, but the results weren't ideal. Even after some Bannermen reclaimed their land and tried to cultivate it themselves, they found they had no farming skills. Consequently, their land would remain uncultivated for a year, waiting to be rented out again the following year... Thus, some unscrupulous individuals took advantage of these lands!"

Ethan's face turned red with anger.

"How dare the prince slander me?!"

Yinreng rolled his eyes and pretended to understand something.

"Oh... If the bannermen voluntarily gave the land as a 'tribute' to the Irgen Jueluo family, then that would indeed be slanderous. But what is the truth? Can Lord Yi withstand an investigation?"

"Or..."

Yinreng turned his gaze towards all the important officials and nobles standing there and said sarcastically,

"Can all of you withstand investigation?"

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, except for a few upright Han ministers, no one else dared to look Yinreng in the eye.

"They're all idiots who can't even give birth to sons. When they suppress the Han Chinese, they keep saying it's for the good of the Bannermen, but how many of them really care about the Bannermen? They say nice things, but when it comes to their own interests, these idiots don't care about Han or Bannermen. They treat everyone the same!"

Kangxi licked his back teeth unconsciously after hearing these extremely vulgar words.

Who did you learn this from?

What about the prince's manners and etiquette?

What I learned was completely useless!

Kangxi wanted to remind him not to go too far, but before he could open his mouth, Yinreng spoke again.

"You guys are all black, and when you look at others, you think they are also black. Don't you understand what you are thinking? Although the price of coal briquettes is low, the farmers who dig them don't have to be paid!"

"Even if thousands of farmers died from exhaustion in the mines, you wouldn't feel guilty or remorseful. You would only regret that they didn't create more profits for you!"

"Everyone says human life is of paramount importance, but in the eyes of you bastards, human life is worthless!"

"Aling, the refugees you killed were as young as four years old. How can you sleep well at night? Aren't you afraid they will turn into evil spirits and come after you?!"

"You talk about morality and justice, but you're full of thieves and whores. Do you think you can be considered human beings? You are worse than pigs and dogs! No, pigs and dogs are much cleaner than you. At least they wouldn't do such things that eat people without leaving any bones! Comparing animals to you makes them feel wronged!"

silence.

Deathly silence.

No one expected that the prince would say such a thing.

After cursing heartily, Yinreng felt a little regretful, but more of a sense of relief.

It seemed as if all the anger I had endured over the years was released at this moment.

That feeling of clarity is so refreshing that it goes right to the heart.

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