With Kangxi's attention, Tong Jia's funeral was held with extraordinarily grand ceremony.

However, after the funeral, Kangxi did not mention changing Yinzhen's jade plate or letting him follow Concubine De, as if he had forgotten this son.

Yinzhen was very sad about this.

Fortunately, before Tong Jia died, she picked out a young Pekingese for him from the cat and dog room. Yinzhen liked it very much and named it Changshou. With Changshou's company, Yinzhen's difficult days became more hopeful.

According to the rules, when the stepmother or biological mother dies, the children have to observe mourning for three years. Although Tong Jia only sat on the throne of queen for one day, she was also the stepmother of all the royal heirs, so the mourning period was three years.

During the 100 days of mourning, Kangxi did not allow anyone in the palace to eat meat. After the 100 days, the rules gradually became less strict.

After all, not eating meat for a long time will make people weak.

Shortly after Tonggiya's funeral, Yinreng could not wait to hand over his "harvest" of six months in the Ministry of Revenue to Kangxi's desk.

It was a thick stack, with dozens of pages.

The unreasonable income and expenditure recorded in it are described in great detail.

When Kangxi first picked it up, he was somewhat curious and a little careless.

Considering Yinreng's age and the fact that it was his first time to gain experience in the Ministry of Revenue, how could he have discovered anything wrong right away?

But the first sentence on the memorial was: "In May of the third year of the Kangxi reign, the Jianghuai region suffered a flood. 150,000 taels of silver and 5,000 dan of grain were withdrawn. Upon investigation, it was found that the victims in the Jianghuai region consumed millet..."

Just one glance and Kangxi put away his indifference.

The more he looked, the gloomier Kangxi's expression became.

Since he took power, he has been proud more than once of the clean administration of the Qing Dynasty under his rule. However, according to Yinreng's records, there were tricks in the accounts of almost every major disaster.

Although the amount each time is not large, when accumulated over the years, the amount becomes extremely large.

At the end of the memorial, Yinreng thoughtfully converted all the money, grain and supplies into money, which was a long and glittering string of numbers. Kangxi was so angry that he slapped the table, shaking the tea bowl so much that it jumped and the cups and plates collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

Liang Jiugong was startled and his eyes stayed on the memorial for a moment.

I was really confused. Who was so blind as to offend His Majesty at this time?

The funerals had just ended, and His Majesty was not in a good mood...

Kangxi took a deep breath, thought carefully for a moment and then said,

"The Grand Secretary of Xuanwu Yingdian, the Associate Grand Secretary, and the Minister of Revenue come to see you!"

“Yeah.”

Half an hour later, Kangxi was reviewing memorials in silence, while four people were kneeling in an orderly manner below. The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Liang Jiugong stood aside and didn't even dare to breathe.

As time passed, the atmosphere became more and more oppressive in such silence.

The kneeling people pressed their heads to the ground, not daring to move.

Anyone with a weaker mental state would have probably trembled all over, but these people had seen all kinds of storms and were still relatively calm at this moment.

Kangxi calmly reviewed the memorials for a stick of incense. When he felt the time was right, he picked up the memorial written by Yinreng and threw it in front of Yisan'a.

"Look at it!"

Kangxi said coldly.

Then he continued to review the memorials with his head down.

Yisan'a raised his head tremblingly, picked up the memorial and began to read it while lying on the ground.

The more I read, the more frightened I became. When I saw the final signature, I was filled with fear and a bit of disbelief.

He didn't expect that the person who wrote this memorial was the prince.

Why did the prince do this?

What good will it do him?

The earliest date in these accounts dates back to more than 20 years ago. Is there any need to investigate further?

He was not the Minister of Revenue at that time!

Yisan's mind was racing, but he couldn't figure out why the prince did this.

Wouldn’t this offend all the previous officials of the Ministry of Revenue?

"Did you finish reading it?"

Kangxi's cold voice fell into his ears, and Esan'a was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Reply...Reply Your Majesty, I have finished reading it."

“After you’ve read it, tell others to read it too.”

Yisan'a had no choice but to hand the memorial to the remaining three people and asked them to read it together.

Kangxi threw down his brush and leisurely watched as several people gathered together to read the memorial.

Within the time it took to burn two incense sticks, the remaining three people had finished reading the memorial.

The three people's thoughts were exactly the same as Yisan'a's.

Everyone thought that Yinreng was probably crazy, which was why he did such a thing that harmed others and benefited himself.

Kangxi looked at the four people on the ground and exchanged glances with each other, knowing that they had all finished reading. He snorted and asked,

"Have you finished reading it? I handed the Ministry of Revenue over to you, and this is how you repay me?"

None of the kneeling people dared to answer.

"More than five million taels!"

Kangxi was deeply distressed.

"How much tax revenue does the Qing Dynasty collect in a year? You are simply guilty of a thousand deaths!"

"Is the salary I give you not enough? Or is it that the gifts you collected behind my back are not enough to satisfy your appetite?!"

This was a bit murderous, and several people kowtowed and admitted their guilt.

"I acknowledge my guilt!"

But my heart was in a different state.

Over a period of more than twenty years, the Ministry of Revenue embezzled a total of more than five million taels, averaging about 200,000 taels a year.

This amount may seem like a lot, but it also depends on how many people are involved.

What's more, they were only promoted in recent years and didn't make much from it.

Kangxi calmed himself down, glanced at the men with a cold gaze, and finally issued a verdict.

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