Chapter 92
Kangxi didn't need his son, who hadn't yet entered the court, to defend himself, because he had his father there, didn't he?
But unfortunately, Yinzuo could not appreciate Kangxi's kindness.
Yinzuo kept talking in front of Kangxi: "You really don't need your son to go?"
"Let your son go?"
"Impeaching my son, how can my son not go?"
He really wants to go.
I have never seen a person who was so happy after being impeached! It was almost the same as when he was a kid and wanted to go out of the palace to play. Kangxi was so annoyed that his head was buzzing.
Kangxi asked, "You're not staying in bed anymore? You can get up in the morning again?"
Yinzuo hesitated for a moment, but he could make an exception this time.
So Yinzuo said, "Yes!"
Yinzuo continued to talk to Kangxi: "Father, please let your son go."
"My son has been impeached, and it's not good not to show up. My son can't let the emperor bear all the responsibilities. Being a coward hiding behind the emperor is irresponsible! My son must be a responsible person."
Kangxi: “…”
He is really talkative.
Go if you want.
Nothing serious can go wrong anyway.
Yinzuo lived in the palace, so he didn't have to rush to the palace in the dark like the ministers outside the palace. And he didn't need to wait outside. Before he got close, a eunuch led him to the back hall.
Yinzuo followed and said, "I want to stand outside for a while and look at the ministers outside."
The eunuch leading Yinzuo said to him attentively, "There's nothing to see. You can see it when you enter the palace. Your Majesty is worried about the Sixth Prince and is worried that he has caught a cold."
"Sixth Prince, have a bowl of hot soup first to warm your stomach."
After drinking a bowl of hot soup and eating a few snacks, he felt much better. Then, it was almost time, so Yinzuo went outside and returned to the hall with everyone else.
The first time Yinzuo attended court, he had to come over to defend himself just out of curiosity, so even though he stood there obediently, he couldn't help looking left and right.
Yinzuo also wanted to take a look at what was written on the note in the minister's left hand, wondering if this minister was cramming for an exam, fearing that he had forgotten what he was going to say in the court later.
But just as Yinzuo was looking around, his fourth brother who was standing in front of him suddenly turned his head and glared at him. Oh, stop looking, stop looking. Yinzuo didn't understand whether his fourth brother had eyes on the back of his head?
Kangxi came out, Yinzuo bowed with everyone, and the morning court finally began.
Yinzuo initially thought that this morning court was very dignified, and he stood there solemnly and upright, but as he listened, he felt that they were just arguing and talking a lot.
Yinzuo raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and yawned quietly. He got up early today.
Kangxi was sitting on the top and saw the shorter part. The brat's eyelids were glued up and down. Oh, the brat insisted on coming. The excitement will wear off soon, right? Maybe he will be impeached by the censor for misbehaving in front of the emperor.
"Isn't Censor Liu going to impeach the Sixth Prince? The Sixth Prince is here today, so you can talk to him face to face."
Yinzuo was almost drowsy, but when he heard that it was finally his turn, he was perked up.
The things that Censor Liu impeached were still the same things, that the Sixth Prince was indulging in strange and lewd skills and not doing his job properly. He also said that the Sixth Prince opened shops to make money and competed with the people for profits. He also said that the Sixth Prince led to the trend of extravagance and debauchery in the capital.
After such an impassioned speech, Yinzuo was a little confused.
Kangxi was sitting on the top, and seeing Yinzuo being stunned by the criticism, he felt like laughing, so he said, "Why don't you let him come over?" The censors were all sharp-tongued, and it was not easy to provoke them.
Kangxi was about to speak for Yinzuo, but Yinzuo had already reacted by now. He was just not used to Liu Yushi's indignant speaking style that seemed to bite people, as if he was guilty of a heinous crime. Isn't that a bit exaggerated, sir?
Yinzuo: "Father, is it your son's turn to speak now?"
Kangxi: "Well, go ahead."
Yin Zuo looked at the man and said, "Liu Yushi, let's talk about it one by one. You said that I was studying tricks and cunning tricks, but you look down on me for doing these things? I don't understand, how can you treat tricks and cunning tricks as long as you talk?"
"Then the self-ringing clock is very convenient for checking time, isn't it good? Oh, and the telescope may seem like a gimmick to you, but why don't you go to the military camp and ask those military officers whether they like it or not, and whether they will admit it or not?"
"Oh, and toys. If you insist on saying that they are ingenious, then that's fine, but some people like to play with them. I like to make them. Most people can't make them, so it doesn't bother anyone."
Liu Yushi felt that the Sixth Prince was on the verge of becoming a scoundrel, so he said to the Emperor in a shocking voice: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince should have read more instead of indulging in external things, wasting his time and energy, and ruined the morale of the capital."
But the emperor said: "Sixth Prince is a good student. He should study something else in his spare time. Liu Yushi, don't be so pedantic and accuse him of tricks and sleights."
"Just as Sixth Prince said, isn't it not bad, isn't it also quite useful? It seems that Censor Liu didn't hear my decree commending Sixth Prince and Eleventh Prince for their improvement of the telescope? Or does he think that I made a mistake in commending them?"
The other ministers looked at the nose with their eyes and the heart with their nose. Everyone knew that the Sixth Prince was a slouch in his studies, but what could they do when the Emperor insisted that he was a good student?
Moreover, this royal prince is different from the others. He just doesn't cause trouble. Why do you care whether he is studying strange skills or eating, drinking and having fun?
The point this time is not this. Didn't you see that when the Sixth Prince was playing these things by himself before, no one cared? Or is it that now the limelight has become too big and the money earned is too much?
Censor Liu felt that the emperor was making specious arguments. How could he dare to say that the emperor's commendation was wrong? But the toy clock and the telescope were not the same thing, so they should not be confused.
Yin Zuo also had something to say at this time: "Isn't it that Censor Liu thinks that my watches have made the extravagant style of the capital popular?"
Liu Yushi said: "That's right! A clock worth a thousand taels can provide food and daily necessities for a hundred households in a manor for a year."
Yin Zuo: "You said that, Censor Liu, as if I could support one more person in the manor by selling one less watch. Then you have to persuade rich people to donate a thousand taels of silver to support the person instead of buying watches."
"If there is no watch shop, can we close the gold and silver shop? Watches are luxury, but wearing gold and silver is not luxury?"
"Liu Yushi, please broaden your horizons and stop being so narrow-minded."
Censor Liu: “…”
Who said that this Sixth Prince had a good temper and got along very well with all the other princes and princesses? Is this called a good temper?
Censor Liu did not bother with Yinzuo on this point. He went straight to the point and said, "Sixth Prince, please explain the matter of opening a shop. The daily income of Sixth Prince's shop is at least a thousand taels, and at most ten thousand taels. It is not appropriate to make money like this, right?"
Yinzuo looked at Liu Yushi, thought for a moment and said, "Does this mean that I'm good at making money?"
Censor Liu was furious, and turned to Kangxi again, shouting, "Your Majesty!"
How can the emperor still stand on your side? Kangxi just said to Yinzuo in a light tone: "Speak properly."
Yinzuo nodded quickly and said, "Speak nicely." Then he said to Liu Yushi, "Liu Yushi, I didn't compete with the people for profit. I made money from the rich."
"They have a lot of money, and they'll spend it anyway, so whoever makes money doesn't make money. If anyone is jealous, they can make money too. It all depends on their ability."
Censor Liu said, "Sixth Prince, how can a prince engage in business?"
Yin Zuo: "Why can't the prince engage in business? There is no explicit ban. But I know that you, Censor Liu, cannot engage in business, but I am not an official now, so this ban cannot affect me now."
But doing business is competing with the people for profits, which is not good to say. But the Sixth Prince said that he only made money from the rich, which was not considered competing with the people for profits.
But business is, after all, a business that is looked down upon by others. How could the Sixth Prince have no sense of shame?
Not only was Yinzuo not feeling any shame, he was actually very proud!
Liu Yushi continued to nag: "Officials are not allowed to engage in business, and the prince should set an example. How can he engage in business? The Sixth Prince has no shortage of food and clothing, but he has collected such a huge amount of money. I have to ask a question..."
Kangxi said impatiently, "That's enough, Censor Liu. This shop is not owned by the Sixth Prince, but by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The money earned has been handed over to me."
Censor Liu asked suspiciously, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs? Didn't you say it belongs to the Sixth Prince?"
Kangxi: "You know more about the Ministry of Internal Affairs than I do? This matter ends here."
"Oh, there is one more thing. I checked the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue two days ago. The accounts of the money you borrowed from the national treasury."
"You guys keep borrowing more and more, and you're all borrowing together. How come it's such a coincidence? And you even made a plan to be poor together?"
"That's not my money, it's from the national treasury. I lend it to you out of consideration for your daily flow. You can pay it back when you've made enough money."
"Don't let me know that there is someone who has unlimited land and money, yet still wants to borrow money! Otherwise, I will hold him responsible for deceiving the emperor!"
We were talking about the Sixth Prince's business and making money before, why are they suddenly talking about borrowing money?
Just now, most people were indifferent to the Sixth Prince's affairs, and even watched the fun. But now, instead of watching the fun, the fun has come to them.
Almost everyone had a hand in borrowing money, and everyone was worried.
Some people even blamed Censor Liu, thinking that if Censor Liu had not impeached the Sixth Prince for embezzling wealth, this matter might not have been brought up.
Oh, this matter actually does have something to do with Yinzuo.
During this period, Kangxi was unhappy because after being shocked by the amount of money earned by Yinzuo, he investigated many nobles and officials in the capital and found that some of them were obviously quite rich but still borrowed money from the national treasury.
And when he checked the accounts, he found that the amount of money he had lent out was much more than he thought.
There seems to be a trend that if you don't lend money, you can't prove your integrity.
What will happen if this trend continues?
And aren’t these people fooling him?
It was obviously intended to show sympathy to the ministers, but it turned out like this. Kangxi felt distressed when he looked at the large sum of money that had been lent out, and he was very angry with the officials in the Ministry of Revenue. He ordered them not to lend money out casually anymore.
And those who obviously have money but still cheat him to borrow money must also be made to pay it back.
Kangxi became even more annoyed with those people when he thought that his son felt that he had no money and was eager to make money to support himself at such a young age.
Kangxi got angry and knelt down in a panic.
Yinzuo was several steps slower than others. He didn't borrow money from the emperor's father. He even gave money to the emperor! So he didn't make the emperor angry!
But it is not good to stand out from the crowd, so Yinzuo followed the crowd and slowly knelt down.
Fortunately, after Kangxi got so angry, the court meeting was quickly dispersed.
After the court meeting was over, the officials walked out. Many of them were worried and anxious. Why didn’t they return the silver?
After Kangxi got so angry, everyone forgot about the matter of the Sixth Prince.
Only the person involved, Censor Liu, had a red face and was quite upset. A man named Wang who was walking with him said, "Don't be so serious. It's just a harmless matter."
Censor Liu said angrily, "That's not the case. The emperor shouldn't indulge the Sixth Prince." So much money is earned in a month. Is it a good thing for it to go into the hands of the prince? Too much money will make it easy for him to do bad things and become restless.
"The prince shouldn't be doing business."
Lord Wang said, "You also know that the emperor is doting on the Sixth Prince, so don't get into trouble. Besides, which prince in the capital doesn't have a shop under his control? It's just that he doesn't put his own name on it."
"Didn't the emperor say that? That's the shop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Lord Wang advised Liu Yushi, "Wait until the Sixth Prince does something that oppresses the people and harms the country, then you can impeach him."
Lord Wang had a pretty good impression of the Sixth Prince. Corn and sweet potatoes had made life better for the people in his hometown than before, and this alone made him have a good impression of the Sixth Prince.
Lord Wang added, "I think you should be more concerned about whether others will take their anger out on you. I think you will be looked down upon by others during this period of time."
Censor Liu asked, "What does it have to do with me?"
Lord Wang: "Why would you want to vent your anger on others? But since you are disliked by everyone, you are not afraid of being looked down upon by others."
Lord Wang suspected that the emperor deliberately brought up the matter of repaying the silver at this time. Everyone was angry at Censor Liu and the emperor seemed to be giving Censor Liu a small warning.
No, no, no, that's not the case. Although Censor Liu usually makes accusations about this and that, and this time he even made accusations about the emperor's favorite Sixth Prince, the emperor has also praised Censor Liu as an indispensable and honest minister in the court.
The emperor is broad-minded, and he must not think of the emperor as narrow-minded. Alas, it is easy to think too much after becoming an official.
After the court session, Yinzuo was led to Kangxi again. It was his first time to attend the morning court session, and now he and Kangxi were going back to have breakfast.
Kangxi glanced at his knees twice, and Yinzuo patted his clothes at his knees and said, "It's not stained with dust." The hall was clean.
Kangxi glared at him and said, "Who told you about the ash?"
Yinzuo chuckled: "Father, do you want to ask me if my knees hurt from kneeling? A little bit, but it doesn't hurt anymore. But I am really hungry after standing for so long. Let's go eat quickly."
Then let’s eat quickly.
Kangxi asked Yinzuo: "You insisted on coming to court. Now that you have met me, how do you feel?"
Yinzuo said: "It's just a quarrel."
Not only he and Censor Liu were arguing, but other people were also arguing with each other. That's all.
Kangxi: “…”
The level of the court meeting was instantly lowered, and the person who said it imagined a group of people on the street rolling up their sleeves, arguing and quarreling, with saliva flying everywhere.
Kangxi said to Yinzuo: "You didn't listen carefully at all. You didn't understand anything at all."
Oh, if he can’t hear it, then he can’t hear it. He doesn’t even know who those people are.
Yinzuo asked Kangxi: "Was the emperor really angry when he got angry? Is he okay now?"
Of course I was really angry when I found out that borrowing money was becoming a trend, but I couldn't stay angry all the time. Getting angry in front of others was also for the sake of showing it to everyone.
Kangxi said: "It's not bad now, we found it in time. I will have people continue to check which ones are really short of silver and which ones are just pretending to be poor."
Yinzuo looked at his father sympathetically and said, "Yes, yes, yes, your father is short of money himself, and they still pretend to be poor and come to you to ask for money. This is too much!"
Kangxi: “…”
Kangxi had already been hurt by his ministers, and his son wanted to poke him again.
Kangxi sighed and said to Yinzuo, "Yinzuo, the emperor asked you to come here because he wanted to tell you something."
Yinzuo asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
Kangxi said: "I'm afraid your watch shop's business will not be very good during this period."
Yinzuo:? ?
Kangxi: "I have already told the court about the repayment of the money. At this juncture, do you think those royal family marquises who owe money will buy your watches?"
Yinzuo put down the spoon for drinking porridge.
Why doesn't his royal father help and even hinder him?
(End of this chapter)
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