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Chapter 23 Using Wang Ding

On the day Qiying was under house arrest, Da Yintai was raided in his house outside Chongwen Gate. Compared with the search of Heshen 24 years ago, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was a young Heshen. He confiscated two million taels of cash silver, ten thousand taels of gold, a large amount of jewelry and antiques from his home. In addition, there were 1,000 hectares of land, 230 family members and 300 women.

Such a large amount of property dazzled the people who were searching. The Minister of Justice Na Qing'an, who was in charge of the investigation, saw no one around and said to Da Yintai: "Master Da, the emperor sent you and me to search here to make some extra money. I think the cash silver and fields are divided into three parts, the emperor, one part, one part, one part, one part, one part, one brother under his command. The emperor gets four, you and me get four, and two brother under his command, how about it?"

Da Yintai couldn't help but hesitate. He knew the rules. But Da Yintai felt that the emperor had the kindness of knowing him, and how could he deserve the trust of the emperor if this was done. After thinking for a moment, Da Yintai said, "Sir Shangshu, I dare not repay the kindness of the emperor because I was grateful to the emperor. But as a brother, I don't want to block everyone's way of wealth. I think so, the adults will choose an antique by myself. I just pretended that I didn't see anything, and I would bear it by myself. Brothers under my command, I will ask them for a reward in front of the emperor."

Seeing that Da Yintai was so boring, Qing'an didn't say much, and laughed and said, "I just had sex with my brothers just now. I would like to ask these things. You and I are all serving the emperor. We should do our best. If you have any unreasonable thoughts, how can you do things well."

Although Qing'an was beautiful, he secretly hated Da Yintai. I think Da Yintai was used to being a bad person, so why didn't he know that he would block other people's wealth and would definitely be jealous of others. It's just that he worked with Liu Ji and knew Liu Ji's thoughts. Besides, Liu Ji had the kindness of knowing him and promoted him. In the future, he should not rely on his loyalty to Liu Ji.

Although Qing'an could not get silver in private, he and Da Yintai copied a large amount of money back, and were still rewarded by Liu Ji.

The investigation of Qiying does not mean that it will be the end. Liu Jitie was determined to rectify the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Just as Qiying was confiscated and captured, Wang Ding, who returned to Beijing, was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It was a rare thing for the Han officials to serve as ministers of the Interior Department in the Qing Dynasty, but Liu Ji, who was familiar with history, knew that it was Wang Ding who wanted to thoroughly rectify the Interior Department. The impression of this Shanxi man in his early fifties on Liu Ji was very tough, full of energy, and his straight body was like an iron bar.

Liu Ji and Wang Ding had a long conversation. This conversation made Liu Ji truly understand Wang Ding. Liu Ji's previous understanding of Wang Ding was more important than that he advised Daoguang for his death in the Opium War in 1842. Now that he has entered history, Liu Ji believes that Wang Ding's fate will change. In fact, Wang Ding's fate has begun to change. Wang Ding is about to go to manage the seventh department, the third court of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the six ku (yin, pigeon, pi,

Porcelain, satin, clothing, tea), seven pieces (copper, silver, dyeing, clothing, embroidery, flower, leather), three weaving (Jiangning, Suzhou, Hangzhou), and more than 800 industries everywhere. Liu Ji was still worried in his heart whether Wang Ding could manage it? Can he avoid countless interferences, temptations and even threats to resist the pollution of this large dye vat? No matter what, Liu Ji handed Wang Ding a low hand and asked Wang Ding to let go, and he must reverse some bad habits.

If Liu Ji proposed three major events: opening up the maritime ban, opening up the customs, opening up trade ports, and going abroad to inspect foreign countries, the sound of cannons far away, then the search for Qiying was the sound of gunfire nearby. It was like throwing a huge rock into the calm court, causing an uproar.

Prince Ke Miankai has always been very close to Qiying. Although Qiying's charges were all told, everyone knows in private that there are some unwritten rules. Qiying's actions are within the scope of these unwritten rules. You can't do things for nothing if your emperor teaches people for nothing. You have to give some benefits. Among these benefits, Qiying never forgets Prince Ke Miankai every time, so Miankai is also thinking about whether to give Qiying activities.

A distinguished guest came to Prince Ke Miankai's home today. The meeting place was in the west wing of the royal palace. In broad daylight, it was like night. Thick curtains blocked the sunlight outside the house. Two red dots shone on the head of the bed in the house. The red dots became brighter with the sound of inhalation. Two smoke rose faintly indoors, and the air was filled with a scent of smoke.

Miankai lay relaxed on the couch, and he closed his eyes slightly and said to Prince Zhuang Mianke in the house: "Prince Zhuang, you are the elder brother in terms of seniority, so I won't be polite to my brother. You know Qiying, you are loyal and a member of the royal family. The box of plaster I asked me to transfer to my brother last time was all top-quality. This time, Qiying had a small matter, but it was the emperor who was looking for trouble. Do you want to work as a servant in the Internal Affairs Office to make some pocket money?"

Miankai said this and sat up halfway, looking at the place where Prince Zhuang Mianke was lying down in the darkness.

Prince Zhuang Mianke's somewhat old and hoarse voice rang in Miankai's ears: "Is this difficult to deal with?"

Miankai moved his body to Mianke's position, lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, the blessing and longevity cream in the capital must be beyond Qiying's hands. Do you think the guards above and below dare to check the vehicles delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Didn't Qiying's arrest cut off your and my life?"

"I don't know anything. Since the emperor came back from Rehe Palace, he seemed to have become a different person. All he did was a grand event, and it was not enough for everyone to protect themselves. How dare he get into trouble?"

"You and I are not outsiders, and I don't talk nonsense anymore. My brother only needs to join forces with some good court officials to submit a memorial to the emperor. I will ask the empress dowager to say hello to the emperor. As long as I keep Lord Qiying, I don't have to worry about the cigarette fees my brother will ask for in the future. In addition, Lord Qiying will definitely give you a gift."

"Oh, things are not easy to handle!"

"I will send two boxes of high-quality plaster to my brother today."

"It seems that I have to do my best. If things fail, I don't blame me for being a brother."

"Where can you dare, as long as my brother works hard, this matter cannot be missed or not."

"Okay, I will do my best and say goodbye first."

"It's better to let my brother down and walk through the back door."

"It's okay, this guy knows that the rules of our ancestors are there, and everyone has to do it."
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