In broad daylight, there was an incident of "slaughtering white ducks" that bought people and committed the most vicious crimes, which involved the matter of clearing up the unjust case of the Criminal Investigation Department. For the first time, Lao Ba Yin yu took the initiative to ask for help, running errands for the imperial court, and wanted to use this opportunity to show his ability to do things.
Old Fourth Yin Chan originally wanted to take the opportunity to poke the honeycomb of the Punishment Department, but Wu Sidao warned: "Whoever overthrows the prince, then he will not tolerate the world, the imperial court, and ultimately the emperor." "Because the Punishment Department has always been under the control of Prince Yinrong, so many unjust cases must have nothing to do with him." If the investigation is serious, it will definitely involve the prince, and once the prince is deposed because of this matter, it will be difficult for those who have cleared up the unjust case to gain a foothold in the imperial court.
Surprisingly, Old Eight Yin Yu was not punished for this errand, but was promoted from Belle to the king of the county, is it said that Wu Sidao miscalculated?
In fact, it is not that Wu Sidao miscalculated, but that the prince did not fall because of this incident. Yin Yu lured Xiao Guoxing in the name of Kangxi to confess the prince's important role in the unjust case of the Criminal Department, and then quickly submitted the contents of the confession to Kangxi overnight. Yin Yu concealed the process of seducing Xiao Guoxing, and from the perspective of the overall situation, suggested that the old man must not publicize the prince's affairs for the sake of the stability of the situation.
Kangxi adopted Yin Yu's claim and affirmed his proper handling of the matter. Because of the stakes with The Crown Prince, Kangxi's original idea of rectifying the rule of officials by clearing up unjust cases failed, so he had to dismiss several officials of the Punishment Department and ask questions, and it ended hastily. Xiao Guoxing was personally escorted to Ninggu Pagoda by the imperial bodyguard Tu Lichen and handed over to General Shengjing to be strictly guarded.
To be fair, in cleaning up the unjust case of the Criminal Investigation Department, yin Yu did indeed do a good job in other aspects, except for the boldness and ulterior motives of deceiving Xiao Guoxing, and was blameless. He spared no expense and asked Lao Jiuyinyu to personally take the real murderer Ren Ji'an and Liu Ba nu to the Punishment Department for interrogation; he also dismissed Sima Shang, The Attendant Huang Tiren, and Xiao Guoxing from the Punishment Department for questioning him for dereliction of duty and indulging in the real murderer.
Afterwards, Kangxi praised Yin Yu for being "deeply sensible, well-intentioned, and wise in handling affairs", and specially ordered him to be crowned the King of Lian County. Yin Yu's purpose was achieved, and Kangxi's expectations for the crown prince fell to a freezing point, and he was not allowed to attend when he received the envoys of the foreign domain at Rehe; Yin Yu's prestige was further enhanced, and for the first time he gave a banquet on behalf of the emperor, and this errand was always performed by the crown prince.
As the saying goes, "even a cunning fox has a time to show its tail", and Tu Lichen's return from Ninguta makes Kangxi aware of Yin Yu's ghost tricks to trick Xiao Guoxing.
Kangxi asked Turrichen, "What did he say along the way?" ”
Tu Lichen said: "Back to the emperor, Xiao Guoxing kept shouting along the way. ”
Kangxi asked incomprehensibly, "What is his name Qu?" ”
Tu Lichen said: "He said that the Eighth Master said that the emperor promised that as long as he said the matter of the prince, he would not investigate the past." ”
Kangxi asked in surprise, "Did he really say that?" ”
Turrichen said, "That's exactly what he said. ”
Kangxi whispered, "Damn! His heart is damned! His heart is damned! ”
Tu Lichen said, "The slave went to kill Xiao Guoxing." ”
Kangxi said, "Who made you kill Xiao Guoxing?" ”
Obviously, this means that what annoyed Kangxi was not Xiao Guoxing, who cried along the way, but the old Eight Yin Yu, who used Kangxi's name to deceive. Helplessly, the edict of the king of the crowned county has been announced to the world, and it is impossible to take it back for no reason.
But from then on, Kangxi kept an extra eye on Yin Yu's every move. When he was recommended for the new crown prince, he was strongly suppressed, and the removal of Yin Yu was the reason that "the concubine of Xin Zhiku was born, and he could not be made a prince", depriving him of the possibility of inheriting the throne from the normal way, and also confirming Wu Sidao's original proverb that "it is not tolerated in the world, not tolerated by courtiers, and ultimately not tolerated by the emperor".