Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied with Yinzhen's conduct and executed him with a stroke of his pen.
Huzhou was chosen as a typical example, and more than a dozen officials were beheaded and their heads displayed to the public.
While dealing with the officials, Yinzhen personally oversaw the dredging of the river and hired disaster victims to provide these displaced people with a temporary means of survival.
A week later, the river channel was successfully completed, and the floodwaters slowly flowed away along the channel. In just one day, the ground in the city was almost completely dry.
The people wept with joy and spread the news: the floodwaters have receded!
Fearing that a plague might break out after the disaster, Emperor Yinzhen not only distributed porridge but also prepared medicinal soups for the disaster victims every day, minimizing casualties.
Yinzhen specially wrote a parallel prose, exposing the corruption of officials in Huzhou one by one, and finally put it on the emperor's benevolence and understanding of the people's conditions, which greatly won Kangxi's favor.
When the disaster relief ended, the people spontaneously presented Emperor Kangxi with the "Ten Thousand People's Umbrella." Yinzhen was not in a hurry to leave and slowly spread the word about Emperor Kangxi's boundless benevolence.
Yinzhen sat in the carriage, somewhat bored: "Fourth Brother, is this matter over?"
"Otherwise what?" Yinzhen closed his eyes to rest, holding the book.
"Those government grain rations, millions of taels of silver, are we just going to ignore them?" Yin Tang was itching to see so much silver slipping through his fingers.
"What did Father Emperor say in his imperial edict?"
"Execute immediately."
"Yes, Father Emperor knows what's going on and doesn't want to pursue it. Let's just pretend we're blind and mute." Yinzhen didn't care. He could guess where the money ended up. He just didn't know if Father Emperor could still sleep soundly.
Yinzhen wasn't stupid; he let out a sigh of relief and continued to enjoy the breeze in the carriage.
It was really fun to come out on this trip. I was able to help my fourth brother with something practical and experience the charm of Jiangnan. The beauty I caught a glimpse of that day was truly captivating.
Unfortunately, Yinzhen glanced at Yintang and realized there was a truly blind man here.
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