My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1679 Choice
No wonder the Third Prince said something big.

After reading it, the Seventh Prince handed it to the Tenth Prince.

The Tenth Prince took it and looked at it, his expression becoming more serious.

A slave suing his master?

Bullshit!

It would be strange if no one gave the order.

If a slave reports his master, he will be hanged regardless of whether the report is true or false, unless the report is a heinous crime.

Who would want to seek death when they are living a good life?
For a moment, the room was silent.

The Third Prince suppressed his excitement and asked the Seventh Prince in a low voice, "Who did the Crown Prince offend?"

When beating a dog, one has to consider the owner, let alone dealing with royal relatives.

This is a drunkard who is not interested in drinking...

The Seventh Prince glanced at the Third Prince and said nothing.

The Third Prince's eyes rolled around.

Boss? !
Or someone else?
He felt inexplicably guilty.

No one would doubt him, right?
Huh?
He looked at the Tenth Prince again. Could it be that someone from the Niuhulu family had revealed this matter?
Will the Tenth Prince's appointment to the Southern Study cause trouble for the Niuhulu family?

The Tenth Prince looked back and asked, "Why are you looking at me, Third Brother?"

The Third Prince smiled and said, "Xun Sixinyu is really brave. He directly slaughtered more than 30 people from his household. Tsk tsk, except for the period when the country was founded, there has never been such a case in the Eight Banners!"

In recent years, under the urging of the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince also often read "The Great Qing Code" and "The Eight Banners Regulations".

For the sake of national stability, the Qing Dynasty enforced strict laws after entering the Central Plains, but that was only for the common people.

As for the bannermen, the treatment was relatively lenient. There were few serious crimes committed by them, and even fewer people were implicated.

At that time, Nersu's uncle killed and injured people, including members of the banner and guards of the royal palace.

He was not an ordinary servant, but a bannerman and an official of the imperial court.

Severe punishment will only be imposed if there is no reason for killing and there is suspicion of contempt for the court.

The people involved in Xinyu's case now are the residents of the Hesheli family, who are household slaves, not bannermen.

Whether it is the "Great Qing Law" or the "Eight Banners Regulations", if a master kills his slaves, the punishment is light.

If an official beat a slave to death, he would only be fined; if a bannerman deliberately killed a slave, he would only shackle him, which was a lighter punishment than killing an ox or a horse.

Even so, the fact that so many lives were lost at once in the Hesheli family still attracted people's attention.

February of the thirty-eighth year...

After Soetu's entire family was brought to justice, does this seem like silencing them?
For a moment, the Tenth Prince couldn't guess who had revealed the matter.

The Third Prince was still mumbling, "Khan Ama has become less and less fond of making noises in the past two years. I'm afraid he will be annoyed after seeing this memorial..."

If this matter is exposed, severe punishment will be imposed, which will damage the reputation of the prince and the Hesheli family will no longer have a high title; if severe punishment is not imposed, Xinyu will not have any merit to be exempted from punishment.

The Seventh Prince exhaled, knowing that the wind was about to blow...

*
Baylor Mansion, study room.

Prince An sent his steward over.

The Eighth Prince also learned that First Class Earl Xinyu had been reported by a family servant.

He gasped.

Is someone pointing a sword at the prince?

Or is it an internal fight within the Hesheli family?

He looked at the steward and asked, "What did the prince say?"

The steward said, "The prince said that he didn't know where the wind was blowing, and he guessed that someone was testing the emperor..."

The Eighth Prince's heart was pounding.

Test!

Is it true that Khan Ama’s patience with the Crown Prince has almost reached its limit?
After thirty-eight years, Yuqing Palace fell silent.

Without Soetu jumping around, the reputation of the prince has reversed somewhat.

In the past, when the nobles of the Eight Banners mentioned the Crown Prince, they would privately say that he was arrogant and debauched, but now there is no movement.

After all, he is the prince who was personally raised by the emperor, so if you really want to find any major faults with him, you really can't find any.

The Eighth Prince was treated coldly by his father, the Emperor. Judging from the past few years, the Crown Prince's situation was not much better than his own.

If the crown prince's position is unstable, the weight of the eldest son, the eldest prince, will rise...

All of a sudden, the Eighth Prince had a vision.

My father will be 50 next year. You should know that Emperor Taizong died at the age of 52...

After the prince's steward left, the eighth prince went to the desk and wrote a letter to the eldest prince.

Naturally, he would not mention this matter in the letter. He just asked about the eldest prince's recent situation in the letter and treated it as a chat between brothers.

He and the eldest prince are not brothers, but they are not much different from brothers...

*
In the study room, the Fifth Prince had a good sleep.

When he woke up, he felt that life was peaceful and quiet.

Today's official documents have been processed, and several princes are drinking tea. Looking at the time, everyone is about to leave.

The Fifth Prince said, "It's been another hard day for everyone. We'll have roasted lamb legs for lunch tomorrow, and we'll eat them rolled up..."

The Third Prince glanced at him, envious of his heartless appearance, and said, "Peace won't last for a few days..."

The Fifth Prince asked curiously, "Did Khan Ama ask us to go and welcome him?"

In recent years, whenever the emperor went on a tour, he liked to ask his son to pick him up.

It is easy to go to Tongzhou and Changping, which are only a few dozen miles away and can be reached in a day; but if you go to Miyun or Huairou, it will take about 200 miles.

The third prince shook his head and told about the case in the clan house.

The Fifth Prince was stunned and said, "More than 30 lives have been kept secret for all these years..."

He was raised by the Queen Mother, and now eats a vegetarian diet on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. Hearing that this involves human life, he was naturally filled with disgust for Xinyu.

If one or two people were killed, it could be argued that it was manslaughter or there were other reasons. But for so many lives, there is no other reason except brutality.

"You are so bold! Khan Ama can't bear to hear this..."

The Fifth Prince continued to mutter: "Even if I don't pay with my life, it won't get better. I will definitely lose this title."

The Third Prince blinked and said, "This title was left by Sony. Xinyu was stripped of his title, but Sony still has other children and grandchildren..."

Sony had made great contributions to the country. If he had not supported the emperor's descendants twice, the throne would have been transferred to another branch long ago.

Because of his contributions to the country, Sony was awarded the title of first-class duke in addition to the first-class earl, and both titles were hereditary.

When Sony died, the first-class duke was succeeded by his youngest son, and the first-class earl was succeeded by his fifth son.

As for Sony's eldest son, he was given the title of Duke of Cheng'en because his daughter was the queen.

According to the rules of the Eight Banners, if the title was conferred by the inheritor himself, he would be stripped of the title for committing a crime; if the title was left by his father or grandfather, it would be transferred to another branch.

No matter what, the Hesheli family is going to be in chaos.

Now that a first-class earl position is available, the other sons can think about it...

*
It is more than 400 miles from the capital to Rehe.

The memorials processed by the Southern Study could basically reach Rehe in one day and one night.

Therefore, in the evening of the next day, Kangxi saw the memorial from the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

He read the memorial for a long time, but did not approve it. Instead, he wrote a handwritten note, put it in a secret memorial box, locked it, and asked Wei Zhu to send it out.

This was written to Zhao Chang in the palace, ordering Zhao Chang to thoroughly investigate the matter. The investigation was not only about Xinyu's murder of servants, but also about which party the servant who turned himself in was involved.

Who is stirring up trouble?

Would anyone think that it was his arrangement?

It's time to use the later time.

Kangxi, however, had no appetite at all.

He now examines his sons and is also worried that they may doubt him.

He looked up and told Liang Jiugong, "Send the prince over for dinner."

Liang Jiugong went away immediately.

Prince's Palace, the prince just finished using it later.

I went hunting twice in Beishan these few days and got some spoils each time. I feel more relaxed and my appetite has improved a lot.

The prince was just hesitating whether to call Dong E Gege to help him digest his food when Liang Jiugong arrived.

The prince pursed his lips and followed Liang Jiugong out.

In the early years, the emperor's father often summoned him to have meals together, but he never showed up at the right time like this.

Even if you are thinking about your son before eating, shouldn't you still appreciate the food?

The prince sensed something was wrong, but had no idea what to do.

By this time, Kangxi's mood had calmed down.

The prince paid his respects, but nothing could be seen.

Kangxi asked the prince to sit down at the dining table, glanced at it, and said, "Today we have Suzi cakes, which you loved to eat when you were a child. I am thinking of you..."

The prince also looked towards the dining table.

The Suzi cake, which is not much bigger than a chess piece, has a crispy crust and a sweet filling.

When I was a child, I loved sweet food, especially this kind of cake. Now that I’m grown up, I no longer like to eat it.

In the past, he would have said frankly that he liked it, but now he nodded and said, "I haven't eaten it for a while, thank you Khan Ama for your kindness."

Kangxi picked up a Suzi cake for the prince and also picked up one for himself.

It no longer tastes the same as before. Not only does the prince find it sweet, even Kangxi finds it sick of it.

The tea served later was barley tea. Kangxi drank half a bowl of it before the sweetness in his mouth went away. However, the bread crumbs between his teeth still filled half of his mouth, making him feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there were two salty buns on the table, steamed dumplings and assorted boxes. Kangxi ate them and lost the sweet taste.

It only took the father and son half a quarter of an hour to finish their meal before they put down their chopsticks.

After the dining table was cleared and he rinsed his mouth, Kangxi handed the memorial from the Imperial Clan Court to the Crown Prince and said, "Take a look..."

The prince knew that this was the reason for the meal today, and he stood up and took it with both hands.

After seeing the contents clearly, the prince asked in surprise: "Could it be that they are mixed up?"

Xinyu's younger brother, Fabao, the sixth master of the Hesheli family, who had lost his first-class duke title, lost his title in his early years because he was lazy in his duties and enjoyed riding and shooting in private...

Kangxi shook his head and said, "Since the clan office has submitted a memorial, it must be based on solid evidence..."

However, when the imperial court interrogates a case, in addition to witnesses and physical evidence, it also looks at confessions.

Xinyu is a royal relative, otherwise he would not be under the jurisdiction of the Clan Court.

His first-class earl is a super-rank official, so the clan office cannot arrest him directly, and needs to ask for permission first...

(End of this chapter)