Kangxi waited for a while, but no one responded.
"Why aren't you talking? Are you mute?"
There was still silence in the hall.
Kangxi did not bring out the list in the court today, which clearly showed that he wanted to make this matter an internal affair of the Upper Three Banners.
So even if they kept silent and played dumb, the meat wouldn't end up in someone else's pot. Besides, the first bird to stick its head out gets hammered down, and before finding out Kangxi's attitude, no one would rush to eat the spoils.
These old foxes!
When he saw the benefits, he was more proactive than anyone else. Now he pretends to be in trouble. Who is he trying to show off to?
Kangxi scanned everyone's faces with a depressed feeling, and when he saw Tong Guowei, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Tong Guowei, tell me, how should I deal with them?"
Tong Guowei's heart tightened slightly when his name was called.
In the past, Kangxi would never use him as a brick to stimulate jade, so what did this mean today?
"Your Majesty, I believe that the officials of the Imperial Household Department who embezzled tribute, accepted bribes, and indulged in extravagance are unforgivable crimes and should be severely punished according to the law."
He felt a little uneasy, but he quickly suppressed it.
If Kangxi had not asked him first, he would not have been able to give an answer like "deal with him severely".
Because Kangxi's attitude is still unclear, if he does not make it clear that he will punish severely, he will be suspected of shielding the Imperial Household Department.
Tong Guowei is not that stupid.
After hearing the method given by Tong Guowei, except for Kangxi who smiled faintly, the expressions of the others did not change.
If it were them, the result they gave would probably be the same as Tong Guowei's.
"Soetu, what about you?"
When Suo Etu heard Kangxi calling him, his drooping eyelids finally lifted a little.
"Your Majesty, my opinion is the same as Master Tong's."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but look at Soetu twice more.
Ever since the rumor spread that the prince had something wrong with his body and couldn't have children, the old man has been in this half-dead state. Even if he forced Chen Tingjing to be the prince's assistant, he couldn't bring his heart back to life.
Kangxi knew that Soetu dreamed of seeing the prince, who was half Hesheli, ascend the throne. However, after it became clear that the prince had no children, he probably felt that there was no hope for the bloodline to be inherited and had completely given up supporting the prince.
"snort……"
Kangxi sneered in his heart.
He didn't say anything about the prince having no children, so why does this old man despise him?
Did he really think that just because the prince called him "uncle", he had the right to look down on the prince?
It's totally nonsense!
Kangxi's face darkened. Seeing this, Alinga said loudly,
"I have a different opinion."
Everyone's attention immediately focused on Alinga.
When Kangxi heard Alinga's voice, his head felt a little swollen and painful.
This guy's wife is Concubine De's sister. Ever since the day Uya Weiwu was imprisoned, this guy has been going to the palace to beg for mercy every day. I don't know if the Uya family has given him any benefits.
Otherwise, judging from his ruthless attitude towards Faka, it doesn't seem like he would plead for the Uya family.
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
"There are simply too many families involved in this major case. If the Emperor is lenient, I'm afraid few will be able to walk out of the prison alive. The power of the Upper Three Banners will be reduced by at least half, which will inevitably give the Lower Five Banners an opportunity to exploit the situation!"
It is an ironclad fact that the Imperial Household Department intercepted tribute. If it were him, he would never tolerate having such a servant in his house who stole the master's property. But how could the servants in the Imperial Household Department be compared to the servants in his own house?
Strictly speaking, except for the emperor's descendants, everyone else standing in this hall today is considered the emperor's household slave.
However, despite this, he could not directly excuse the bannerman families, so he had to find another way.
"You mean I should just hold my nose and put up with this thief who stole my house?"
Kangxi glanced at him with a smile, and although his tone was calm, it sounded full of malice to Alinga's ears.
"That's not what I meant."
Alinga said anxiously.
"What do you mean?"
"I think we can't investigate everyone at once. We need to do it in batches and slowly. You have to leave some time to train replacements."
"What benefits did the Wuya family give you?"
Kangxi listened to Alinga's advice and found an opportunity to ask suddenly.
"Give the servant ten...ten..."
Alinga started to blurt out the truth, but halfway through, he finally realized what a stupid thing he had done.
His legs went limp and he fell to his knees with a thump.
"Slave deserves death!"
The sound of the knees hitting the ground was so dull that I could feel the pain just by listening to it.
Yinreng: "This idiot must have inherited the inferior genes of Ebilun and his mother. He should really thank the King of Hell for his mercy that he is still alive."
The real King of Hell, Kangxi: “…”
"Ten what? One hundred thousand taels?"
Alinga buried his head in the ground and trembled, not daring to say a word.
Fucha Mazi glanced at Alinga and took a deep breath.
Just when the emperor was about to give in, this idiot did this. If the emperor really decides to punish him severely because of him, Qing can only wait for revenge from the Fucha family in the future!
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