The emperor left the capital, taking all the officials with him. Some memorials were no longer sent to the palace, but to the emperor.
Emperor Yongxi could review memorials along the way and hold court meetings at any time.
He traveled from the capital to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to his ancestors, passing through various places and taking officials on inspection tours.
Unlike Bei Lingyao and Princess Fu'an's happy life in the palace, Emperor Yongxi was extremely furious along the way.
Although the emperor was traveling, officials along the way hurriedly cleared the streets upon receiving the news, in order to present to the emperor a scene of peace and prosperity where people could live and work in peace and contentment.
Emperor Yongxi was very happy when he passed through a county town, but one by one, every county town was the same. There was not even a beggar on the street, only scholars and wealthy people.
He asked Feiyuwei to investigate, and sure enough, they found refugees and beggars who were driven to the barren mountains and ruined temples to fend for themselves.
Poor people who are too thin, sick, or in poor mental state have all been notified and are not allowed to go out in the next few days.
In other words, the pedestrians on the street have all been screened, and some are invited actors.
Emperor Yongxi was furious. They were treating him like a fool.
"Lord Yu, this is the good disciple you praised so highly?"
Emperor Yongxi was as angry now as he was happy before.
In particular, one of the officials in the three counties was a disciple of Prime Minister Yu, who accepted him as a disciple and promoted him to county magistrate.
The prefect is also Prime Minister Yu's man.
Emperor Yongxi's gaze towards Prime Minister Yu changed completely.
Prime Minister Yu is a very secretive person. If he had not come out this time, visited three counties, and realized something was wrong, and then asked the Feiyu Guard to investigate carefully, I am afraid no one would have known about this relationship.
"Well, what a wise minister."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am wronged."
Prime Minister Yu secretly cursed the prefect and the county magistrate in his heart for not being able to accomplish anything and for causing more trouble than good.
The county magistrate was his disciple, and the prefect was someone he secretly funded and promoted.
One was open and the other was secret, but the emperor found out about this matter.
Prime Minister Yu really felt wronged, as he had no idea what they had done.
Like the emperor, he was originally very satisfied and pleased.
Now there is also anger at being fooled.
But this incident also caught him off guard.
"Unfair, Baoding Prefecture is next to the capital, how could Prime Minister Yu not know?"
Emperor Yongxi could no longer miss Prime Minister Yu.
Without his knowledge, the prefects of Baoding Prefecture were secretly Prime Minister Yu's men. How many such people were there?
Not to mention the county magistrate, Prime Minister Yu, a veteran of three dynasties, has countless disciples.
Not to mention the Yu family’s in-laws.
There are quite a few people in the open, and we don’t know how many are hiding in secret.
Emperor Yongxi could no longer sit still.
But he also knew the principle of alerting the enemy.
We haven't yet fully investigated how many accomplices Prime Minister Yu has, so it's not appropriate to kill them.
In addition, he had to go to worship his ancestors, so Emperor Yongxi directly ordered the prefect and the county magistrate to be imprisoned and handed over to the Feiyu Guard for trial.
Prime Minister Yu was suspended and is under investigation.
Prime Minister Yu did not expect that he would be suspended and investigated by Emperor Yongxi just after leaving the capital.
When he was taken away by Feiyuwei, he kept crying out for justice.
Some officials wanted to plead for Prime Minister Yu, but no one dared to speak up at this moment, for fear that the emperor would accuse Prime Minister Yu of being a member of the party.
After appointing the officials, Emperor Yongxi went to the next stop.
After what happened in Baoding Prefecture, other prefectures and counties no longer dared to act recklessly.
After seeing the true appearance of various places, Emperor Yongxi felt heavy in his heart.
He was very angry because all the court officials had been showing him over the years was a scene of prosperity.
But I never expected that when I came out, I would see that the people were living such a hard life.
Some officials enriched themselves, oppressed the people, and deceived their superiors.
He originally wanted to wait until after the ancestor worship ceremony to deal with these matters, but Emperor Yongxi could no longer bear it.
After Baoding Prefecture, people were killed and their heads rolled down.
Many court officials were implicated.
Minister Bei was even reprimanded by Emperor Yongxi and was directly removed from his post and investigated.
A Minister of Rites overreached his power and allowed his concubine's son-in-law to embezzle and accept bribes, causing harm to the people.
Minister Bei glared at his son-in-law angrily.
He had six daughters. The eldest daughter was born to his wife, and three of the other five daughters were born to his favorite concubines in the West Courtyard.
The wife of the main house gave birth to two sons and one daughter, while the concubine in the west courtyard gave birth to two sons and three daughters.
Compared with the legitimate children, Shangshu Bei Aiwu was more partial to the five children born to his favorite concubine in the West Courtyard.
Both of his sons-in-law were young talents carefully selected by him, and they had good family backgrounds and abilities.
But I didn't expect that I would do something so excessive behind his back and even implicate him.
Originally, Shangshu Bei was gloating over Prime Minister Yu's misfortune, but now it was his turn, he wanted to kill his son-in-law.
What made Shangshu Bei even more resentful was that Emperor Yongxi, his eldest son-in-law, showed no mercy at all and took the opportunity to seize his position as Minister of Rites.
In that case, don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless.
After Minister Bei was taken away, Emperor Yongxi felt relieved all over.
Since marrying Bei Lingyao as his queen, Minister Bei never mentions Bei Lingyao on his own initiative. On the surface, he is still respectful, but his attitude is as if you married my daughter, I am your father-in-law, you have to take the initiative.
Emperor Yongxi will not spoil him. If the Bei family has a good relationship with Bei Lingyao, Emperor Yongxi will naturally take the initiative to recognize this father-in-law.
But the Bei family is not worth it.
Emperor Yongxi could be said to have killed his way to the imperial mausoleum, counting the day when Bei Lingyao was due to give birth. After offering sacrifices to his ancestors, he did not stay long, and just wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
However, on the way back to Beijing, he took another detour, wanting to visit other prefectures and counties.
Take this opportunity to clean up.
When Emperor Yongxi left the capital this time, in addition to civil and military officials, the Feiyu Guards, he also brought a number of elite soldiers.
A number of officials were dealt with, and civil and military officials were quickly appointed to fill the positions.
This slowed down the journey even further.
Emperor Yongxi was a little impatient, so he left the rest to the Feiyu Guard to investigate, and he would not be in charge personally.
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish; when the person is too strict, there will be no followers. Emperor Yongxi understood this principle.
Generally speaking, Emperor Yongxi would not start a war unless the behavior was too extreme and intolerable.
Bei Lingyao's due date is approaching, and Emperor Yongxi does not want to start a massacre.
But the devil is on earth, and as the emperor, since he has encountered him, he would be unworthy of his identity as an emperor if he does not chop off the evil man's head.
However, this caused Emperor Yongxi to offend many people and he encountered ambushes frequently on his way back.
Bei Lingyao was worried about Emperor Yongxi. It would not be easy for Emperor Yongxi to return to the capital smoothly.
Those desperate men don't care if you're an emperor or not.
They take money from people and do things for them.
Some of them made enemies, while others had ambitions...
Princess Fu'an received the news and couldn't help but worry, "The emperor is too impulsive."
Princess Fu'an changed the subject and said, "But if the emperor doesn't deal with it, what will become of the dignity of the royal family?"
"My sister is right. I just hope the emperor can return to the capital safely."
Bei Lingyao looked at her belly and had an idea.
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