Yinzhen pursed his lips into a straight line. To be honest, although he guessed the reason why his second brother didn't want to be the crown prince, he didn't completely agree with his second brother's idea.
Second brother...
Maybe I have gotten too much, so I don’t cherish it.
For him, every praise from the emperor would make him secretly happy for a long time.
Although he felt uncomfortable about the fact that the Emperor used his third brother to cause trouble for his second brother at his third brother's wedding banquet, he also felt uncomfortable about the fact that the Emperor used his third brother to cause trouble for his second brother.
But apart from this incident, Yinzhen still had deep admiration for Kangxi.
"Second brother, I'm not being pretentious. I just want to tell you that everyone has their own ideals. Mine is to escape from this cage-like place before I die and see the famous mountains and rivers of the Qing Dynasty. If I have the chance, I'd also like to go out to sea and see the world with my own eyes."
"Little Fourth, if you also have the ambition to aspire to the throne, then go for it. Second Brother won't be angry with you for this."
Yinzhen looked at Yinreng seriously, not missing any expression on his face.
When he saw his second brother's strong and extreme hope when he said he wanted to see the world, Yinzhen suddenly felt an urge -
He also wants to see the world with his second brother!
At the end of August, after the summer vacation ended, Yinzhi rushed back to the capital.
This task was assigned by Emperor Kangxi, and someone was there to protect Yinzhi throughout the whole process. Yinzhi also worked hard and did a great job.
Because Kangxi let things go, people in the court turned to Yinzhi and did a lot of publicity for Yinzhi in the court. Their purpose was naturally to attract more people.
With the endorsement of the Dong E clan, Yinzhi did attract a group of court officials.
Apart from Yinreng, Yinzhi was the first prince to form his own team.
Yinzhi was dragged down by Mingzhu for several years, and until now he has not been able to win over any people in the court.
Now they are just giving up.
If someone surrenders, he will pretend to be stupid and will not give any positive response.
…
Ever since Yinreng told Yinzhen his true thoughts last time, Yinzhen no longer treated Yinzhi with a cold face when he saw him again.
Anyway, the second brother really doesn’t want it. If it weren’t for the third brother, there would be other brothers who would take over. Why should he keep staring at it? It’s not his thing.
After observing for such a long time, Soetu finally determined that the situation was not so bad that he could not struggle, so he quietly left without asking Yinreng.
At that time, the royal family had returned to the Forbidden City from Changchun Garden.
On this day, Echang, the Left Deputy Censor of the Supervisory Office, submitted a letter impeaching Boxun, the son of Cabinet Scholar Wang Shan, for using his father's power to accept 1,000 taels of silver from Zheng Yuanwai of Shunyi County, a suburb of Beijing.
They took over the lawsuit and interfered with the criminal case, resulting in Shunyi County resident Li Dazhuang and his wife and children being sentenced to prison!
Wang Shan was impeached for being Boshuo's biological father but failing to educate his son properly, and for being an official appointed by the court but allowing his relatives to knowingly commit crimes.
We also humbly request that the Emperor immediately arrest Wang Shan and his son and bring them to the Dali Temple for strict investigation, and to appease and compensate the victims.
Soon after this memorial was submitted, it was selected by Soetu and presented to the emperor.
And Wang Shan was one of the ministers who defected to the third prince.
When Kangxi saw this memorial with obvious intentions, the depression that had accumulated for many days quietly dissipated.
Suo Etu finally couldn't bear it anymore.
For him, this is a great thing.
Kangxi only glanced at the impeachment letter and put it aside.
Tomorrow morning court is when the big show will begin——
"I have something to report!"
When the Inspectorate came forward to report, Echang stepped forward.
Immediately, under the surprised eyes of the court officials, he repeated what was written in the memorial.
Wang Shan immediately knelt down and shouted loudly,
"I am innocent!"
Yinreng was originally standing aside as a human standee, but after Wang Shan knelt down, he couldn't stop looking at him.
"Why are you looking at me? I have nothing to do with you... Wait!"
"Isn't he looking at the third brother?"
Yinreng's dizzy head suddenly became clear.
After taking a closer look at Wang Shan, Yinreng was sure that he was looking at the third son, Yinzhi.
As for this Left Deputy Censor Echang, Yinreng frowned and pondered for a long time, but could not remember whether he was one of Soetu's subordinates.
In his previous life, Yinreng focused on his work, and there was no one like Echang who he needed. But in this life, he had been idle for too long, and apart from Soetu, he only communicated more with a few princes' teachers.
So it is not certain whether what happened today was instigated by Soetu.
While listening to Echang indignantly listing the evidence he had collected, Kangxi paid attention to Yinreng's reaction.
Seeing Yinreng's gaze lingering on Soetu for a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up, but quickly retracted.
After Echang finished speaking, Kangxi asked in a deep voice,
"Wang Shan, you failed to educate your son properly. You allowed him to oppress the people and monopolize lawsuits. Do you admit your guilt?"
"I acknowledge my guilt! But I know my youngest son well. He is usually a quiet person, not a playboy or dissolute person. There must be something fishy going on. Your Majesty, please investigate!"
Wang Shan knelt on the ground. He had been working in the court for many years and had seen all kinds of scenes. This time, Boxun's guilt was confirmed. At most, he was guilty of negligence, which would not have any impact on him at all.
But his sudden impeachment still made him feel a little uneasy.
There had been no news of this in the court before.
He, a second-rank official, seemed to be deaf, which meant that there was someone behind the scenes helping to cover up the matter, otherwise his colleagues would definitely have seen the memorial impeaching him and notified him.
Kangxi had no expression on his face and said calmly,
"Echang has collected some evidence, but the case of champerty is very wide-ranging and requires a detailed investigation. This case will be handed over to the Inspectorate for investigation."
Hearing this, Yinreng's pupils shrank slightly.
"Wang Shan is a second-rank official in the imperial court, but Boshun holds no official title or nobility. Furthermore, the Shunyi County magistrate must have been forced to wrongly sentence a civilian to prison under Boshun's coercion. This case should have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice first..."
Just now, when Echang was listing the evidence he had collected, Yinreng listened.
It was captured very accurately that Boshun did not hold any official position.
The Inspectorate was responsible for supervising all officials and had never investigated disputes between civilians.
Even though Bo Shun was the son of an important official in the court, he had neither achievements nor official positions, so the case could not be handed over to the Inspectorate no matter what.
"It seems that this Echang... is indeed problematic."
Yinreng sighed deeply in his heart.
Soetu, ah Soetu...
Why doesn't this old guy listen to advice?
Liang Jiugong called two guards and took Wang Shan away from the imperial gate.
Yinreng kept staring at Soetu and found that a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. He was certain in his heart that the mastermind behind this incident was Soetu.
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