Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1085 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 11

Jiang Xinxin wanted to investigate the so-called bannerman families, firstly to make it easier for her to handle palace affairs, and secondly for financial considerations.

Since Dapangju ascended the throne, the national treasury he took over is still empty. The private treasury of the previous emperor is of course rich, but Dapangju himself is frugal and is embarrassed to squander when the national treasury is empty. Checking the bondservants is undoubtedly a good excuse.

As for the person to investigate prices, Jiang Xinxin directly asked Jiang Fuhai to come forward.

In Yixiu's memory, Jiang Fuhai was sent to the Ministry of Punishment just like Jianqiu, and he was the first to let go, and then all the things Yixiu had done were revealed one by one.

But when she had the chance to do it again, Yixiu felt that she had only relied on Jianqiu. Although Jiang Fuhai, the chief steward of Jingren Palace, was powerful, he did not have much real power. He was able to endure three days of torture before giving in, which was already worthy of her master. Therefore, Yixiu hoped that the four palace maids who followed her and Jiang Fuhai could have a good ending.

Jiang Fuhai is indeed a capable person. Although he may not be as thorough as Su Peisheng, he is quite capable. He quickly made a list and came back to report to Jiang Xinxin.

Jianqiu just took a glance and couldn't help but gasp in anger.

After sending the others away, Jianqiu worriedly advised Jiang Xinxin: "My queen, this matter is of great importance, you must not get involved!"

Jianqiu's meaning was very clear. The matter of investigating the bondservants of the Imperial Household Department was too big a matter. Not only could Jingren Palace not bring it up on their own initiative, but people could not let anyone find out that anyone in Jingren Palace was involved in the matter.

The person she favored the most was actually the Queen Mother. "Your Majesty, since we can't easily reconcile with Shoukang Palace now, why not use the people of the Uya family to make this happen? As long as someone reveals even a little bit of the things on this list to the Emperor, our Jingren Palace will be completely safe!"

Jiang Xinxin also didn't expect Jianqiu to be so decisive. She learned from Yixiu's memory that after Yixiu was imprisoned in Jingren Palace, Jianqiu personally poisoned the illegitimate son of Concubine Xi and Prince Guo. It was a pity that Sixth Prince Hongzhan had Prince Guo's concubine Meng Jingxian to shield him, so he was unharmed and many of Jingren Palace's methods were exposed.

But now it seems that the reason why Jianqiu personally poisoned Sixth Prince Hongzhan with the crested red poison was probably because it was a helpless choice when she had no other choice.

Jianqiu was truly concerned about Jiang Xinxin. She had already accepted the changes in her "master" over the past six months. But even though the emperor had changed his attitude towards Jingren Palace, she still didn't want Jiang Xinxin to place all her hopes on the emperor.

And now the Queen Mother popped up from time to time to give her trouble. Jianqiu felt that if the Queen Mother was not so powerful, she would have thought of a way to teach her a lesson no matter what.

Jiang Xinxin agreed with Jianqiu's proposal, "The Queen Mother's people are indeed useful. But we can't let the Queen Mother bear the reputation of sacrificing relatives for the sake of justice. It would be better to make it look like she accidentally discovered the truth about the Imperial Household Department's bondservants, but didn't think of reporting it to anyone, and even took the initiative to help cover it up, but was accidentally discovered by the people in the Yangxin Palace."

Jianqiu was very happy that her proposal was adopted. She answered yes and went downstairs to make the arrangements.

Originally, this plan was quite difficult to implement. After all, as the champion of the previous palace fight, the empress dowager had expanded her manpower again in the nearly one year since Big Fat Orange ascended the throne. It had reached the point where any movement in the palace could not be hidden from Shoukang Palace.

But it doesn't matter. Jiang Xinxin now has the former Concubine Yi, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong in her hands. Even if most of these people are not useful, as long as she finds one who can be used, the Queen Mother will be in danger.

Banjin Festival is a festival as important to the Manchus as the Spring Festival of the Han nationality. During the previous emperor's time, Banjin Festival was fixed in October, a season of harvest. Jianqiu was preparing to present a "big harvest" to the empress before Banjin Festival.

Just as Jiang Xinxin said, Jianqiu picked a young man from the Uya family who had just started working in the Imperial Household Department. The most interesting thing was that this young man was the empress dowager's cousin within five degrees of mourning. His family had worked in the Imperial Household Department for generations, and now he had finished his mourning period and took over his father's job in the Imperial Household Department.

Originally, such a young man, with the halo of being a relative of the Empress Dowager, would have been flattered by people around him as long as he did not go too far. However, he was too young and understood some of the "unspoken rules" of the Imperial Household Department, and actually missed some clues.

Jianqiu did not start by comparing the prices in the palace with those outside the palace, but chose the matter of the Imperial Household Department's bondservants stealing and replacing tribute and imperial supplies. Because in terms of the crime, corruption can be either light or heavy, but stealing, replacing, or privately withholding tribute is definitely a serious crime that would implicate nine generations of the family!

At the same time, only such a serious crime that tests the minds of the nine clans is qualified to make the Queen Mother's relatives lose their minds.

Big Fat Orange has a stick-stick department, which is now developing in full swing in the palace. Although the leader Xia Qie is only strong enough to hit Xiao Yunzi with a brick, Xia Qie is still quite capable when he is not against Xiao Yunzi.

Even if she can't do it, it doesn't matter, Jiang Xinxin will help.

Then, on the day before the Golden Award Ceremony, Xia Qie tremblingly handed over to Dapang Ju the news that the Baoyi of the Imperial Household Department were extremely corrupt and had deceived their superiors and subordinates in an effort to dig up the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

When Big Fat Orange first looked at the prices at the front, he was so angry just because he saw "middlemen making a profit from the price difference". When he saw that the bondsers of the Imperial Household Department even intercepted tribute and imperial supplies, and even tried to control the royal family's descendants, Big Fat Orange directly overturned the imperial case.

On the day of the Golden Award Ceremony, all the royal family members were summoned by the palace. Prince Heng felt that something was wrong at the first moment, but Concubine Yi had lived a good life for almost two months, and she thought that the emperor might finally be able to use them, so she told Prince Heng that if the emperor's order was not too difficult, he should agree directly without hesitation.

When Prince Heng found out that almost all relatives with the title of Beile and above were invited to the palace, he suddenly felt that something big might happen and made up his mind to stand on the side of the emperor.

After the Golden Award Banquet, Big Fat Orange kept everyone in the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters. He directly made public all the actions of the Baoyi of the Imperial Household Department, and all the royal family members were furious.

Embezzlement of money was secondary. They never expected that the bondservants of the Imperial Household Department would actually start to attack the descendants of the royal family!

If you can tolerate this, why did you take over this vast territory in the first place? !

A group of clan members looked at the emperor. The emperor carefully distinguished their expressions and eyes. Seeing that some of them seemed to be worried that he would not be willing to take action against the outsiders, he laughed in anger, "Even if the empress dowager is from the Uya clan, I still have the surname Aisin-Gioro!"

If he, the emperor of the Aisin-Gioro clan, were to endanger the Aisin-Gioro clan's kingdom for the sake of his in-laws, then his throne would be truly unstable!

The emperor sneered, "You all have concubines and young children in your families. I am willing to take action against the families outside. It depends on whether you are willing to pamper your concubines and children."