Kangxi kicked more than twenty times in a row, and his strength was almost exhausted.
He stood there panting, looking so miserable that it was even a little funny, but no one watching dared to laugh.
Even Yinreng just curled his lips and didn't dare to add fuel to the fire.
He was also afraid that Kangxi would get carried away and kill everyone without any regard for the consequences.
Repeating the old path of the Ming Dynasty may not be a good thing for the people.
Kangxi did not go crazy again, but instead ordered the remaining officials to be imprisoned in the Sky Prison.
However, no action was taken against Mazi and others who pleaded for Maska.
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this.
The fact that Kangxi let Ma Qi and Ma Wu go shows that he was not so angry as to lose his mind.
Before announcing his retirement from court, Kangxi handed the case of corruption in the Imperial Household Department to Prince Yu Fuquan and Soetu for investigation.
It was obvious that they wanted to treat this matter as a "family affair" within the upper three banners. When the princes of the lower five banners learned about it, they were not very satisfied.
People in the capital can't explain it, but the officials in the Imperial Household Department are all very fat. Even if they have been ripped off by the emperor, the leftover scraps can allow them to live a rich life for a few years.
But Kangxi was furious at the moment, and no one dared to step out. So someone suggested that they instigate the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, the princes whose mothers came from bannerman families, to plead with Kangxi for mercy.
They took advantage of the situation and first earned a favor.
Yinreng had no idea what these people were thinking.
At this moment, he was sitting in the Qianqing Palace, playing chess with Kangxi.
The two men played chess very slowly. On the surface, they were thinking about where to make the next move, but in fact, they were competing with each other in acting skills.
But Yinreng will be a little tired.
Not only did he have to say what Kangxi wanted to hear in his heart, but he also had to pretend to be ignorant of the situation and stare at the chessboard so that Kangxi would not see any flaws.
Do three things at once and use your brain to the fullest extent.
"Just now, Concubine De came to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to ask for an audience with me, hoping to ask for mercy for the Uya family, but I did not agree. What do you think, should I give some respect to the Fourth and Fourteenth Princes?"
Kangxi held the black piece with his fingers and, as usual, placed it on the star position in the upper right corner of the chessboard.
Yinreng placed his white piece on the star position that was symmetrical to it and answered without hesitation,
"The bondservants are the Emperor's household slaves. The Emperor has the final say on how to deal with them."
"Oh, now you're thinking of protecting the prince's dignity, tsk... Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, and Thirteenth, which one of them wasn't neglected by servants when they were young? Did the children grow up suddenly? I haven't asked about them once in more than ten years, but now you remember to protect Fourth and Fourteenth. It's said that these two brothers always quarrel every time they meet, and you and Concubine De have contributed to it!"
Kangxi felt a little uncomfortable, but his face still looked worried.
"But if the outsiders become criminal slaves, they will also lose face, right?"
Yinreng's eyes twitched slightly, and he followed Kangxi's words and said,
"That's true..."
"Come on, it's you who gave them all the respect. If you were to flatter the Fourth Brother and his family, let alone his in-laws, even if his mother was a criminal slave, you would be able to promote him to the point where he would be recognized by all officials."
"Just look at Longkodo and you'll understand. He chopped his own wife into a human pig, and you turned a blind eye, didn't you?"
"Even though he knew there was a conflict between the Tong family and Concubine De, he still gritted his teeth and gave his ninth sister a marriage to Shun Anyan. It's obvious that that family is the biggest pest!"
"He has few achievements, but he's always on the front lines taking advantage. Pah! Good-for-nothing!"
Kangxi listened to Yinreng muttering about the Tong family in his mind, his brows furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and he even forgot to make his move.
Yinreng took this opportunity to "scold" for a while, and then pretended to be puzzled and reminded Kangxi,
"Father Emperor, it's your turn!"
Kangxi finally came to his senses and put the flag in his hand down on the chessboard.
He took a deep breath, tried his best to ignore the discomfort in his heart, and said in a gentle tone,
"But if I let them go like this, I will be unwilling to do so!"
"But you can't kill them all, can you? The bondservants of the three upper banners total 20,000 to 30,000, almost one-tenth of the total population of Manchuria. If you kill them all today, the world will be in chaos tomorrow."
Most of the troops in the upper three banners' military camps were related to the bondservant families, so Kangxi would not do something that would cut off his own arm.
He was playing chess with Yinreng now, simply because he wanted to hear about what would happen in the future. Yinreng could satisfy his wish, but the process...
He must torture Kangxi.
"The Manchus ruled the Central Plains for over two hundred years, and the people of the Banner lived a life of luxury, spending their time having children and enjoying themselves. As a result, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu population had not exceeded five million, while the Han population had already exceeded 300 million."
Kangxi's heart trembled for a moment. Three hundred million?
Can five million Manchus suppress so many Han people?
Kangxi was extremely confused.
A hint of malice flashed in Yinreng's eyes.
"Son, I know what you're thinking. If we don't handle this incident properly, I'm afraid similar things will happen again in the future. I don't think we need to punish them all with one blow. We can fine those who are less greedy."
"For those who are greedy, we just raid their homes. The coal mines are short of workers, so sending them there can help ease some of the pressure."
"To the coal mines?"
Kangxi's face darkened.
"Isn't that treating the Manchus as slaves? This..."
Seeing the obvious displeasure on his face, a hint of coldness flashed in Yinreng's eyes. Kangxi always felt that the Manchus were superior and that the Han people should do those menial jobs.
"If you really can't bring yourself to do it, you can let your son do it. They should do as much work as they have embezzled. If they do something wrong, they must pay the price."
"But……"
"If we don't deal with them this way, does the Emperor want to spare them?"
Yinreng raised his eyes and stared at Kangxi without giving in.
"Fuck, I just don't understand. Do you have to put the Manchus on a pedestal, turning them into useless people who can't work hard and don't know how to distinguish between grains, so that the foreign barbarians can slaughter them at will?"
"Bloodline, bloodline. In later generations, only animals like cats and dogs care about bloodline. The royal families of European countries do care about bloodline, and they madly promote the policy of inbreeding. As a result, the children born are all mentally retarded. And that small island country..."
"The heirs of this small island nation are already in their teens and can't even do addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. I really don't understand why these inferior genes are necessary!"
After hearing this, Kangxi felt a pang in his heart.
He suddenly understood why Yinreng wanted to ensure equal status for Manchus and Han people from the beginning.
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