Shock! I accidentally entered the Qing Dynasty and was spoiled by the Fourth Master

Chapter 72: Favoritism and abuse of power, officials protecting each other

Deyin felt that time had slowed down here, and there was no fun staying in this mansion all day. Before, Yinzhen came to see her from time to time, but now that he was on tour, the mansion was much quieter.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter nowadays, and there will definitely be many difficulties encountered during the tour. This is also a test that Kangxi gave to the princes.

This tour was originally an incognito visit and there were not many conveniences along the way. Even the people who knew about it were very few. Although the team was of some size, the identities of the people involved were still unclear.

"Why are you dawdling? Hurry up and follow me." The man in official uniform whipped the young man. His messy hair covered half of his face. The iron chain on his feet made a heavy sound when it hit the ground with every step. Many people in this group looked like this, and the leader did not hesitate to walk directly in the middle of the street.

The emperor's carriage suddenly slowed down and stayed still for a long time.

"Fourth Brother, go and see what happened and why they can't move."

Yinzhen went with his fourth brother. The people on both sides did not dare to step forward and could only stand far away with their heads lowered.

Just as Yinzhen was about to walk to the middle of the road, he was stopped by the person next to him: "Young Master, it's dangerous, don't go any further."

"Uncle, why is it dangerous?" Yinzhen was puzzled. There was a place on this road that he couldn't approach.

The old man turned his back and whispered to them, "The court asked them to arrest traitors, but these corrupt officials arrested anyone just to get promoted. But there are not so many traitors in the world, and many of them were arrested just to make up the numbers." He couldn't help shaking his head after saying this.

Yinzhen remembered that there had been a rebellion on the border some time ago, and his father had ordered all places to arrest the rebels. However, he did not expect that these people would step on the lives of the people to get promoted and make money, which was really against human ethics. The more he thought about it, the more he hated these local officials who said one thing in front of him and another behind his back, and he just wanted to uproot them.

Yinzhen noticed the young man who was whipped just now, and after asking, he found out that his father was arrested and charged with treason because he looked at an official on the street for a second longer. He couldn't stand it and went to the government office to report it, but who knew that the officials protected each other, and the people in the government office found a random excuse to arrest him as well.

It was really too arrogant. Yinzhen looked at the leader, who looked like a governor from the looks of his clothes. The man looked at both sides of the street from time to time as if he was selecting people for the next arrest.

"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you." When the man looked back, he happened to meet Yinzhen's eyes, but when he saw that Yinzhen's dress and demeanor were different from ordinary people, he didn't dare to be too rude. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't interfere.

Seeing that his fourth brother had no intention of stopping them, Yinzhen could only watch their backs gradually go away. "Fourth brother, why don't you take them back for questioning? This is obviously..."

Before Fourteenth Prince finished speaking, Yinzhen continued, "It's obvious that the forces behind this are too powerful. If we stop these people today, I don't know who will be blamed."

The person who deceived the court must not be so simple. It would take a long time to find out the person behind it. After knowing this, Kangxi felt that this incognito visit was right. The atmosphere in the court must be corrected. He immediately asked Yinzhen and Yinzhi to investigate the matter thoroughly.

"Fourth brother, where do you think we should start with this matter?"

"It is inconvenient to reveal my identity during this incognito visit. Everything must be investigated secretly." If my identity is exposed, nothing can be found out, and these local officials will be exposed.

Yinzhen sent people to secretly investigate the circumstances of the previously arrested rebels, and many of them could be proved to be innocent civilians. Yinzhi found out the place where these people were imprisoned. It was dark all around, and the bloody smell made people want to vomit. There were voices crying for injustice one after another, and when the guarding soldiers were annoyed by the noise, they would beat the people inside severely, and if they were beaten to death, it would add another entry to their book of merit.

Yinzhen had never seen such scenes before, but just listening to their descriptions he felt they were truly outrageous. He had reaped great rewards in the past few days, and the forces behind the scenes had been almost completely uncovered. The people from Yitianfu alone would not dare to act so rampantly, and the people behind the scenes had already been identified.

"Fourth brother, you are right. The local governor has indeed been promoted by catching rebels in recent years." Yinzhen has been busy investigating the local governor these days. Now that the evidence is conclusive, he cannot deny it no matter how hard he wants.

Tomorrow at noon will be the day to execute the rebels. This time there are a large number of them. I heard from people in Yitianfu that the governor will personally supervise the execution this time.

Neither Yinzhen nor the Fourteenth Prince slept well that night as they were both thinking about tomorrow's affairs.

As expected, the governor personally supervised the execution. Before noon, the street was blocked with people coming to join in the fun.

All the "rebels" who were brought in knelt in the middle, with expressions of despair and fear on their faces. The sound of the executioner sharpening his knife was extremely harsh to them.

Yinzhen and Yinzhi had been watching the governor perform this farce. At noon, the governor threw the execution order and said, "Destroy the rebels and protect our Qing Dynasty."

"Wait." Yinzhen walked forward through the crowd. When the executioner heard someone scolding him, he quickly put away his knife.

"Where did this ignorant kid come from? How dare he cause trouble in a place like the execution ground? Come here, arrest him for me." The governor was a little surprised. He had never met such a bold person in all these years.

The officers and soldiers of Yitian Prefecture immediately rushed towards Yinzhen and wanted to take him before the governor. The royal secret guards stood in front of Yinzhen and did not let those people touch him at all.

"It seems that they came prepared, and the crime of causing a disturbance in the execution ground has been confirmed." The governor made a gesture, and the surrounding officers and soldiers also gathered around.

Yinzhen stepped forward and protected the Fourteenth Prince behind him. The coldness in his eyes made people shudder.

"What is the Governor going to do?"

The governor had not yet realized the danger and was secretly happy that a few more people had been promoted, and was thinking of catching them all in one fell swoop.

"I am an official appointed by the court, and I am ordered by the court to eliminate the rebels. Now you are trying to stop me in every possible way, so I regard you as my accomplices. Come, arrest all of you and put you in jail."

Before he could do anything, he heard a voice in the distance saying "The Governor is here."

The governor patted his sleeves and saluted to the governor-general: "Sir, what brings you here today?"

Governor Li was ordered by the emperor to assist the two princes in investigating the matter, so naturally he would not tolerate any sand in his eyes.

"I'm not the only one here today. Your eyes are blinded by greed, and you can't even recognize the nobleman?"

The governor was a little panicked at this time: "Please give me some advice, sir."

Governor Li looked at the officers and soldiers in front of Yinzhen and said, "Why don't you let your people retreat? How dare you be disrespectful to the fourth prince of the current emperor, the fourteenth prince? What crime should you be punished for?"

The governor's face changed and he looked in the direction of Governor Li. Everyone around him knelt down, leaving only Yinzhen and Yinzhi standing there.

"Why don't you kneel down quickly?" Governor Li shouted, and the governor's legs softened and he knelt on the ground uncontrollably. He had been an official for so many years and thought he was tactful in his conduct, but he did not expect that today's incident would bring him to jail. The disrespect for the prince and the previous incidents that had been exposed made each of these crimes punishable by death.

Yinzhen walked up to the starting platform, had his flower feather taken away from him, and was put in prison awaiting trial. The governor did not dare to look up at Yinzhen, and the people around him could not help but applaud. Now this corrupt official had finally stepped down.

A little boy rushed out from the crowd and ran directly to the execution ground, hugged the young woman and burst into tears. Yinzhen immediately released all the innocent people that day and allowed them to reunite with their families.

"Thank you, Fourth Prince. Fourteenth Prince has eliminated harm to the people." No one knew who started it, but everyone kept repeating the phrase.

Yinzhen would never tolerate this matter, and all matters related to it were presented to Kangxi for his decision.

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