Chapter Forty-eight: Things are coming to an end, stay safe
Yu Chenglong suddenly wanted to impeach Mingzhu, which surprised Kangxi, but he waved his hand and said: "You are now the governor of Jiangsu and a high official in the border area. You should not interfere in the matter of impeaching court officials. This matter will be handled by the Censorship Council."
, please step back and go back and think about how you can raise food for me as soon as possible.【】uu”
"Emperor! Mingzhu is greedy for money, takes bribes, sells his official position, forms cliques for personal gain, and attacks dissidents! Now he has killed tens of thousands of my soldiers in the Northern Expedition. As a minister of the Qing Dynasty, how can I turn a blind eye? I request the emperor to issue an order to investigate Mingzhu and set the course for the dynasty!
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Yu Chenglong kowtowed on the ground several times and told what he knew about Mingzhu's corruption and perversion of the law.
After hearing this, Kangxi just sighed lightly and did not get angry. Instead, he asked Yu Chenglong with an expression on his face: "Yu Chenglong, I ask you, how many days have you been in the capital?"
Yu Chenglong didn't know what the emperor was asking him for, so he replied honestly: "Back to the emperor, I have been in the capital for more than ten days."
After hearing this, Kangxi nodded lightly, stared at Yu Chenglong, and said lightly: "Why didn't you pick up the pearl to me when you were in Jiangning, but you want to pick him up now? Why did you have to pick it up today instead of yesterday or yesterday?"
What about tomorrow?"
"this…"
Yu Chenglong was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to speak. If Guo hadn't found him last night, how would he have thought of revealing his secret in front of the emperor today.
Seeing this, Kangxi shook his head slightly and said: "Yu Chenglong, you are a loyal and pure minister. I have never doubted you about this. But you have a big problem, that is, you are intolerant, like your reputation, and you always want to protect yourself.
It is not good to always want to be better than others for your own reputation. As ministers, it is still important to be more open-minded and far-sighted, to be more benevolent and tolerant, and to be more cautious and independent. The pearl is the one in the dynasty.
Do you know how much you have done for me, how much errands you have done for me, and how much worry you have saved me, my important minister? He cannot be entirely blamed for the Northern Expedition. I am also at fault. This matter cannot be whipped into one person.
As for the corruption you mentioned, is it just hearsay, is there any real evidence? If not, you will kneel down first and go back to be your governor of Jiangsu. You must know that your most important thing now is to raise military rations for me.
You don’t have to worry about it, and you don’t need to worry about it, I know it from my heart.”
"Emperor!"
When Yu Chenglong saw that Kangxi did not issue an order to investigate Mingzhu, and his words even meant to cover him up, he couldn't help but lose his temper and decided to admonish him to the end. When he was about to speak, he saw Gao Shiqi and Zhang Yu entering the room.
Kangxi was dissatisfied with Mingzhu, and he also knew that he and Suo'etu were forming cliques for personal gain. They collected a lot of bribes on weekdays. Officials from the six yamen and various provinces had many of his cronies involved, and even matters in the palace had to be passed.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs interfered unreasonably. If they really wanted to investigate him, even cutting off ten of his heads would not be enough. But now Mingzhu had to deal with the war outside the customs. How could he be dealt with? Looking at the court, Mingzhu had always been in line with his own wishes.
If someone else comes to take over this mess, God knows how much trouble it will cause. Moreover, the court also needs a pearl to check and balance Suo'etu, otherwise Suo'etu's party will dominate, which will not be a good thing for himself.
Kangxi knew some of what Yu Chenglong said and some didn't, but it was impossible to investigate Mingzhu at this time, so he wanted to send Yu Chenglong back and just take care of his errands. But when he arrived at Gao Shiqi, he still
I couldn't help but asked bluntly: "Gao Shiqi, do you know that Mingzhu formed a clique for personal gain, was jealous of merit and harmed the virtuous, took bribes and perverted the law, and deceived me?"
Gao Shiqi was stunned by this sudden question. For a moment, he was at a loss and didn't know how to answer. Zhang Yu also stayed there, twitching his cheeks constantly, and his mind was racing.
Kangxi turned around and told Long Cheng: "Say what you just said again to the two of them."
Yu Chenglong had no choice but to tell Mingzhu all kinds of illegal things again. Only then did Gao Shiqi realize that it was Yu Chenglong who had filed a complaint against Mingzhu. He glanced at Kangxi secretly and saw that the emperor had an unkind look on his face. He knew that Kangxi was already angry.
After weighing the pros and cons and deciding to protect himself, he did not dare to hide it and answered truthfully: "Hui Sheng, I know these things."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi suddenly changed his color: "Do you know why you didn't tell me?"
Gao Shiqi was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Holy, no one in the country knows about Mingzhu's adultery. But...who is not afraid of death in this world? Suo'etu, Alantai, Zhang Ying and others dare not reveal their positions openly.
I’m humble, and I don’t even dare to…”
Before he finished speaking, Kangxi suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Asshole! Do you know what it means to serve Jun Weizhong? Since you are afraid of death, don't do anything in front of me!"
Since Gao Shiqi came to Kangxi, this was the first time he encountered such a hard nail. It was also the first time Kangxi asked him whether he was right. He was so frightened that cold sweat ran down his spine. He lowered his head and knelt down silently, waiting.
Faluo. He has always been close to Mingzhu, and outsiders treat him as one of Mingzhu's party. Now that Yu Chenglong has filed a lawsuit against Mingzhu, which has made the emperor angry, he can only find ways to protect himself, otherwise this "Han Prime Minister" will be regarded as
When it comes to the end, all the hard work in this life will be like nothing.
Zhang Yu, who was on the side, saw that Kangxi had directed all his anger towards Mingzhu at Gao Shiqi, and felt it was a bit unfair. He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Mingzhu deceives the emperor, has evil intentions, forms cliques, and he is responsible for it."
The power is enough to frame Zhongliang. If there is no real evidence, even the slaves will not dare to make false claims, let alone Master Gao. If the emperor wants to punish the crime, the slaves will also ask for the punishment!"
Gao Shiqi's heart brightened after hearing Zhang Yu's words, oh! Why didn't I think of these words? Zhang Yu, this old guy, is indeed a step ahead of me. He was thinking wildly when he suddenly heard Kangxi laughing loudly: "Haha
Haha, Mingzhu, I single-handedly promoted him and gave him the status he has today. Can’t I get rid of him? Back then, Ao Bai bullied me like that. Even though I was only a young man, I took him down. Now I am the great Qing Dynasty.
Emperor, are you not as good as you were when you were young?"
Gao Shiqi was the best at taking advantage of Kangxi's loopholes. When he heard this, he immediately said: "Huang Shengming, Obai is fighting with open fire, but Mingzhu is doing whatever he wants in the name of the emperor. It's easy for the emperor to get rid of Mingzhu, but he has to let his slaves
Once you get rid of him, it will be like a cricket that shakes the tree."
This flattery came at the right time and in the right place. Kangxi thought about it carefully and realized that Gao Shiqi was telling the truth. After hearing this, Yu Chenglong secretly scolded Gao Shiqi for being cunning. He was originally a close confidant of Mingzhu, but now he was so dismissive.
Qing himself was really ashamed. However, seeing that Gao Shiqi did not cover up the pearl, he gave up the idea of suing Gao Tuqi and said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Gao said is reasonable. If Ju Ruo can see the sky today,
Yan, even thinking about it, I wouldn’t dare to impeach Mingzhu.”
How could Kangxi believe Gao Shiqi like this? He snorted coldly and turned to Cheng Long: "Yu Chenglong, you are very courageous, but I cannot judge your true nature."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Chenglong was stunned, Gao Shiqi and Zhang Yu were also stunned, only to hear Kangxi slowly say: "It is not a good thing to change prime ministers frequently. During the Xiangxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, several prime ministers were changed in one year.
Prime Minister. Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty reigned for sixteen years and had fifty-four prime ministers. As a result, didn’t all the countries fall? Only when big things are reduced to small things and small things are reduced can prosperity be achieved. Although pearls are not good, but these
Over the years, I have done a lot of good things, and my merits outweigh my faults. I want to keep him for a while, and if he still does the same, I will get rid of him! Well, Yu Chenglong, write what you said today into a memorial and send it to Gao Shiqi.
Archive. No one is allowed to access it except me. In addition, if anyone dares to speak out about what happened today, I will chop off his head immediately. Do you understand?"
Zhang Yu, Gao Shiqi, and Yu Chenglong all knelt down and agreed: "Cha!"
Then I heard Kangxi say: "You all retreat, Xuan Mingzhu comes to see me, I want to ask him what is going on outside the customs! What has he done these days when I have been out of Beijing!"