kvmb Chapter 170 The Funny Trio
Chapter 170 The Funny Trio
Wen Yao lowered her head, her shoulders shaking, [Huh? There is more, spend points! Spend points! Definitely spend points, this is too funny, how come the prince and the eldest brother are so funny! ]
Kangxi was speechless and raised his eyebrows slightly. He also found it quite funny that an eldest son and a legitimate son were revolving around him all day long. Could they look at the foundation of the Qing Dynasty? He used to think that these two kids were always staring at the chair under his butt, but he didn't expect that these two were staring at him!
Angry and moved, Kangxi admitted that he was indeed relieved, but at the same time, he thought of all his sons, the most prominent of whom were the Fifth Beile, the Seventh Beile, and the Eighth Beile. The Fifth Son was raised by the Empress Dowager, so he was always feared and suppressed by him, and the Seventh Son was neglected by him because of his leg disease.
Speaking of the eighth son, Kangxi sighed in his heart. Perhaps he really should change his previous ideas. Since later generations all acknowledged that none of his sons wanted to rebel, and even when they were imprisoned and deposed, they never had such thoughts, they also acknowledged that his sons were all dragons among men.
What is he still worried about?
Wen Yao didn't know what Kangxi was thinking at the moment. Wen Yao was completely attracted by this melon. [The first of the jealous thoughts of the eldest prince: After returning to the palace as a child, Prince Yinzhi of Zhi once wet the bed and was laughed at by Concubine Hui for several days. He knew that his younger brother Yinreng had also wet the bed and peed on Kangxi. Since then, Prince Yinzhi of Zhi has been thinking about when he can peed on Kangxi. After all, the emperor is also his, not just Prince Yinreng's! ]
Kangxi: ...What is it?
[Hahahahaha…the points are worth it, I am dying of laughter!] Wen Yao tried hard to suppress her laughter, but she couldn't stop laughing in her heart, it was really too funny!
Kangxi wanted to say, "It's worth nothing!" Fortunately, his upbringing stopped him. You can spend your points on other things, but why keep staring at his son?
Kangxi looked at Concubine Yi and said, "The court seems calm now, but after a thorough investigation by Ling Pu, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and those servants, I'm afraid there will be many corrupt officials in the Qing Dynasty."
Concubine Yi didn't expect the emperor to say this to her. The emperor never mentioned these court affairs to his concubines. Concubine Yi's expression changed for only a moment. "The emperor used to say that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Different people do different things."
Wen Yao came back to her senses from eating melons, [Different people do different things? So the emperor knows what the officials have done? For example, some children of the Hesheli clan bought and sold official positions? Is this also allowed? ]
Kangxi did not answer Wen Yao's questions, and he could not answer them at this time. It actually depends on what kind of person he is, what kind of family background he has, and what kind of person he is. Sometimes those who buy official positions are not incompetent. Some of them come from business families and often help the people. Some people are capable but not very good at studying!
Although there were also many incompetent people who committed many evil things, there would be people sent down every year. For example, Kangxi would ask someone to deliver a letter to Nalan Mingzhu's people, and these people would be dealt with.
In fact, take Dai Zi for example. Dai Zi is capable but his temper is too rigid. Such a person is not suitable for entering the court. He is only suitable for studying something. He is too stubborn and does not know how to adapt. Even Kangxi himself sometimes cannot communicate with him, but his words of loyalty are true!
Now Dai Zi's family has been arranged in a secret place. When Dai Zi saw Kangxi, he burst into tears. Kangxi looked at the thin appearance of Dai Zi's family. Kangxi remembered very clearly that Dai Zi was relatively strong, and so were his sons, but it was not the case this time!
Kangxi did not hesitate to admit his mistakes and even apologized to Dai Zi. However, his unjust case might never be redressed or it might take a long time before it could be redressed. Kangxi did not hide all this.
Dai Zi is a straightforward person but he is not a fool. He naturally knows that this also involves the affairs of other countries. Dai Zi doesn't mind at all. It is enough for him to know that the emperor has always trusted him and now uses him!
As for reputation and such, Dai Zi didn't care at all. He didn't know if it was true that like father, like son. His sons didn't care at all either. As they were valued by Kangxi, his sons didn't mind at all that their father had been wronged before!
Now he was very excited. The sincerity of this family really touched Kangxi. Kangxi changed the identities of his wife and children so that they could live in the sun, and he also gave his wife an imperial edict.
Some court officials were more smooth-talking than Dai Zi and knew how to judge the situation. These people’s character was not very good, but they could work for Kangxi. For Kangxi, as long as they had one good point that could be controlled by him, that was enough!
Wen Yao was no longer entangled. [For example, Heshen, a corrupt official in the Qing Dynasty, was very greedy but was highly valued by the emperor at that time. I remember that once when distributing porridge to disaster victims, many people pretended to be disaster victims and wanted to drink porridge. Heshen grabbed several handfuls of soil and put it in the porridge. Many upright officials could not stand it, but the emperor did not punish him.]
Kangxi didn't know who Heshen was, but he understood what this man did when he heard it. Only the victims would not dislike the porridge with mud added, and those who were just filling in the numbers would not snatch the porridge from the victims!
[Who are the corrupt officials at this time, Father Huang? I could use the gossip app to check the ranking of corrupt officials. I wonder if that's possible.] Wen Yao rolled her eyes. There weren't many opportunities to piss off Kangxi. Thinking of this, she stood up and said, "Father Huang, Mother, I won't bother you any more. My prince has something else to do. I'll take my leave."
Kangxi had a bad feeling when he saw Wen Yao stand up. He felt unwell all over. Now, she... left?!
Wen Yao looked at Kangxi who was about to speak, then quickly stepped back and turned to run out. Concubine Yi frowned, "What's the hurry?"
Kangxi thought she must have gone back to secretly investigate the corrupt officials. Why did Xiao Jiufujin leave in such a hurry? Why didn't she investigate in front of me like before?
Kangxi narrowed his eyes. Could it be that Xiaojiu Fujin had noticed something? However, he rejected this idea after thinking about her previous thoughts. If that was the case, she would not be so bold as to say that the Qing Dynasty was doomed!
Kangxi also gave a reasonable explanation. It was probably because Concubine Xiaojiu herself did not notice it just now, but now that she had come to her senses, she naturally could not be rude or stare at him and Concubine Yi.
When Wen Yao ran out of Yiku Palace, she tried hard not to laugh, but her eyes were narrowed. Nanny Cui He, who was standing by, could see that her master was very happy, and the kind of happiness that came from playing a prank. Although Nanny Cui He didn't know what had happened in the palace, her master was very happy. Nanny Cui He always knew how to advance and retreat. She would ask when she could, and when she shouldn't, she would be like a piece of wood and would never open her mouth.