The Long River 天下长河 Episode 36

The prince is dandy and immoral, and the rotten wood cannot be carved. All the princes are ready to move, and the competition for the crown is gradually rising. The eldest prince Yinfeng studied the art of war diligently, practiced martial arts hard, and wanted to attract Kangxi's attention, but instead aroused the jealousy of the prince. The prince wants to compete with the eldest prince, Kangxi readily agrees, and reprimands others not to interfere.

Originally Yinyi had the power to fight back, but he was bound by the distinction between monarch and minister, and was finally beaten up by the prince until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. From this point of view, Yinbi is brave but has no plan and no courage, and is completely inconsistent with Kangxi's favorite prince. Kangxi sent Yinfeng back to the Xishan military camp, and told him that he must train soldiers and horses well, so as to completely dispel his delusions.

After Xu Qianxue was reused by Qianlong, he recommended his disciple Guo Xiu, which also earned Guo Xiu the reputation of being an iron-faced censor. Kangxi appointed Xu Qianxue as the chief judge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, responsible for hearing the Yutian case. If the truth of the Yutian case is to be found out, a scapegoat is indispensable. Kangxi wants to take this opportunity to stabilize the crown prince and clean up the evil leaders in the court.

Prime Minister Ming hosted a banquet to entertain the guests, and Gao Shiqi wrote an inscription to celebrate his birthday. Guo Xiu came to visit unexpectedly and read out the impeachment letter to be handed over to the emperor in public, listing Mingzhu's numerous crimes, and everyone present was shocked. Today's birthday banquet ended hastily, Mingzhu was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and she had to bring Suo'etu and Gao Shiqi into the palace to wait for the order.

In Jiuqing's room, Suo'etu smiled happily and enthusiastically showed Gao Shiqi the snuff. The chief eunuch was ordered to summon Gao Shiqi and Suo'etu to meet him, while Mingzhu was told to go back to his residence for three days and did not say anything more.

The sky is cloudy and rainy, and the hundred-foot palace wall is cold. The bluestone road that has been walked countless times in the past, now looks complicated and deep in front of Mingzhu. Kangxi passed by on a dragon chariot, completely ignoring Mingzhu's gaze. The relationship between the monarch and his subjects has disappeared to such an extent that the old friendship has disappeared.

Ever since Guo Xiu made a big fuss at the birthday banquet, officials have flocked here smelling the smell, and the reports all over the sky are suing Mingzhu for corruption and breaking the law, forming a party for personal gain. Gao Shiqi was afraid of the emperor's prestige and did not dare to deceive, so he could only admit that the contents of the report were all the truth. Suo'etu thought that Mingzhu should be killed to quell public anger, but Gao Shiqi hurriedly stopped him, pleading with the emperor for extrajudicial mercy, and there was no need to go to war.

When Ye Mingzhu went to Gao Shiqi's house, knowing that he was overthrown by everyone, Gao Shiqi used allusions in the Jin Dynasty to imply that Mingzhu might be able to save his life by dissipating his wealth. Not long after, Suo'etu was ordered to seal up Mingzhu's family property and put Mingzhu's relatives under house arrest, warning his subordinates not to offend.

Then Suo'etu came to Mingzhu's room and asked a few questions instead of Kangxi. Mingzhu answered them one by one, clarifying that Jin Fu was not suspected of party attachment and would not implicate other officials. Suo'etu revealed that Kangxi already knew that Mingzhu was calling him Kang's third child behind his back. Mingzhu thought it was Gao Shiqi who leaked the secret, but seeing Suo'etu's denial was a heartbreak.

The two old ministers fought tit for tat for half their lives, and they still don't forget to complain about each other until today. Mingzhu reminded Suo'etu that he should be wise and protect himself. Suo'etu heard the words with a dignified expression and sighed with sorrow, and then revealed to him the real reason for Kangxi's crime. Mingzhu has made great achievements in governing the people and financial management, and even more scheming and scheming, but if he is still in the court, the eldest prince Yinyi will always have a wicked heart.

Suo Etu said that he was about to leave, but suddenly he heard the parrot kept by Mingzhu scolding him, so he took the birdcage and walked away, going straight to the study to report to Kangxi about the process of ransacking the house. Mingzhu has been greedy for money and bribes for many years in an official position. There are countless pieces of gold, silver and cloth, and she even keeps the gift collection book in private, and many officials are among them.

Kangxi asked Gao Shiqi to explain why there was his name on the account book. Gao Shiqi admitted that he had inscribed Mingzhu's birthday a few days ago, but the inscription seemed to be "shepherd love", but it was actually "acceptance" for accepting bribes. Calligraphy attainment is quite high, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. It is also because of this that Kangxi did not continue to pursue the investigation, removed the high-ranking officials of Mingzhu, and demoted him to the minister of Sanzhi.