After Yinsi lowered his head and thought for a moment,
"Marhun and his men didn't get what they wanted today. Tomorrow, the nobles of the Lower Five Banners will raise questions in the court. Since those executed civilians were paid to spread rumors, there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames. The Dali Temple is probably busy with this matter lately."
"may be……"
Yinzhen pinched his chin.
"My subordinates are also investigating this matter, and so far they have only found two clues. What kind of powerful means do the people behind this have to hide it from the emperor?"
The intelligence organization under his control relies on those industries for survival, and the sources of information from the inner city and the imperial city are relatively scarce, so it is understandable that he cannot find out anything.
But even the emperor couldn’t find out, which is quite intriguing.
Yinsi knew the two clues in his hand, one pointing to Prince Gong's Mansion and the other to Prince Cheng's Mansion.
In Yinsi's view, these two clues are of little value.
Chang Ning and his third brother simply did not have enough manpower, and within a few days they had escalated the situation to the point where everyone knew about it.
Even when it comes to cooperation, the two do not have unified interests.
Even if Prince Gong wanted to nominate a prince to compete for the position of crown prince, he would definitely not choose the third brother.
"For the next period of time, please pay more attention to the progress of Fifth Brother. If there is anything, just send someone to pass on the information to me. Try not to come to me in person."
Yinsi warned.
The target of the person behind the scenes is the second brother, but not just the second brother. Yinsi has a feeling that this person wants to drag everyone into the water, and it is not just for the sake of fighting for power and profit.
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows.
"knew!"
Yin'er actually felt that Yinsi's worries were unnecessary. If Malhun and others wanted to make money through him, it would depend on whether he agreed.
As long as those people dared to raise their claws towards him, he wouldn't mind chopping them off.
Not long after Yinzhen left the Lifanyuan, people began to be released from the prisons in the inner and outer cities on a large scale.
Twenty strokes of the cane was a severe punishment for ordinary people, but what was even more difficult for them to accept was the fine imposed by the court.
But I have to give it to you.
Before the beating, a notice asking for money to redeem the prisoner was posted outside the cell.
Only those who paid first could be dragged out by the jailer.
There was a shortage of jailers and runners in the yamen, and prisoners had to wait in line for execution.
In one afternoon, less than a hundred people were released from the inner and outer cities combined.
Morning next day.
Yinreng stood at the front of all the princes, enduring the gazes of all parties.
The four words "on the cusp of the storm" are concretized at this moment.
"...Your Majesty, the people are ignorant, and there are people behind the scenes instigating them. I think you really shouldn't sentence them to death. You must know that the Manchu male population is already scarce..."
The person who spoke was Sochorolo Achuhun, a subordinate of the Minister of the Honglu Temple.
Judging from the gloom on his face, Yinreng felt that he was really angry.
but--
"Isn't it your own fault that the Manchus have so few male adults?"
"The rule that Manchus and Han Chinese cannot intermarry is a rule you made yourselves. The consequence of excessive pursuit of bloodline purity is that you have difficulty in having children and are more likely to give birth to sickly children..."
Hearing this, Kangxi raised his eyelids and shifted his gaze to Yinreng.
After Sochorolo Achuhun finished his long speech, several people in the court stood up to agree with him.
There were only a few hundred thousand Manchu males. Except for the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, the young, and the children of nobles, most of the rest were serving in the military camp.
There were many losses in the wars in the past two years. It can be said that every Manchu male is extremely precious to the court.
So these Manchu officials were really heartbroken when Kangxi killed so many people for no reason.
Yinreng listened to their accusations and felt helpless.
"Why don't you talk about something serious? You're just staring at the dozens of people who died. If you really care about the men, you should give the people a little more profit and find more ways out for them. They won't risk their lives for just a few dozen taels of silver!"
Kangxi turned his head and shifted his gaze back to the ministers.
"According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, those who fabricate and spread rumors with great influence will be sentenced to death. I didn't know that this law only applies to Han people..."
"this……"
As soon as these words were spoken, the court fell silent.
After a few moments, Tong Guowei walked out from the crowd.
"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. There is nothing wrong with what the emperor said. If you do something wrong, you should be punished accordingly!"
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Yinreng's eyes, but he soon felt that it was natural.
"Tong Banchao is indeed Tong Banchao. No one in the whole court can learn to flatter an old man."
Seeing Tong Guowei take the initiative to stand up and support him, Kangxi was originally somewhat relieved, but this relief was quickly shattered by Yinreng's voice.
What does it mean to "flatter the old man"?
Kangxi's nostrils were dilated with anger.
Seeing that Tong Guowei supported Kangxi, many people who were watching also left the scene.
"Master Tong is right."
"Your Majesty treats both tribes fairly, which is a blessing for all the people in the world."
Yinreng: “…”
"It seems someone has finally grasped the essence of this."
Malhun and others thought that today would be a tough battle, but Tong Guowei just stood up and said a few words, and all their deployments were broken up.
The farce ended inexplicably, and before many people could react, Kangxi announced his withdrawal from court.
After leaving the court, Yinreng looked at Tong Guowei's back, his face wrinkled, and then nothing happened?
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