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Chapter 29: The Court Meeting Was Criticized
No matter how hard he tried, he was still a step too late. When he arrived at the Golden Throne Hall, the court meeting had already begun. Li Yan took a quick look and breathed a sigh of relief!

Fortunately, they didn't stand on two sides, but a large group blocked in the middle. I quietly lowered my head and stood in the last row, without anyone noticing!
I only heard a voice coming from the front: "Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince used the opportunity of disaster relief to condone Longkodo to accept bribes, extort salt merchants, oppress gentry, and rob people in the south of the Yangtze River. All of them are complaining. Please punish him!"

When Li Yan heard this, he became angry. "Who the hell is yelling here? How did I accept bribes and exploit the gentry? Are you jealous?"

"Nonsense!"

Kangxi's angry voice came: "My order is to let Yin go to Jiangnan to collect money and food to provide relief to the victims. There is nothing wrong with him dealing with those salt merchants. I have already checked it out. All the money and food raised by the Tenth Prince were used for disaster relief!"

"Tian Wenjing's memorial also clearly stated that before the Tenth Prince went to Beijing, he had handed over all the money and grain he had raised to Tian Wenjing, without missing a single cent. Huang Tiren, you said that my son embezzled the disaster relief funds. Do you have any evidence? Did you see with your own eyes that the Tenth Prince took the money for himself?"

Huang Tiren saw Kangxi getting angry and said tremblingly: "I have heard from local officials. I think it is groundless. Besides, there is so much money. I guess."

"Think. Speculate"

"Humph!"

"Just based on your Huang Tiren's speculation, you want me to punish my own son! Don't talk nonsense without evidence." Kangxi asked loudly, staring at the ministers below with an angry face.

Seeing Huang Tiren's defeat, Xiao Guoxing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this matter can be discussed again. But during the disaster relief period, the Tenth Prince ignored millions of disaster victims and went to Hangzhou alone in the name of fundraising. He spent his days flirting with women, traveling around, indulging in wine and women, and kept a woman named Yi at the imperial envoy's headquarters for a long time. The officials and people of Hangzhou knew everything. Moreover, because of his indulgence in pleasure, he lost 500,000 taels of disaster relief funds. This is absolutely true. Please investigate it clearly, Your Majesty!"

"Oh! Is there such a thing? Has Yin come?" Kangxi asked indifferently.

When Li Yan heard this, he hurriedly squeezed to the front of the crowd and said, "Your son is here."

"You heard what Xiao Guoxing said, what do you have to say?"

Li Yan knew that he couldn't refuse these things. In this situation, quibbling would only make himself more passive and provoke more fierce attacks from those people. Who knew how much these people had prepared and how many tricks they had behind them.

Lao Ba didn't even know how to say a few words to help me, so I knew that these bastards were unreliable. Maybe Lao Ba felt that he was out of control and wanted to suppress me. Fortunately, I didn't plan to rely on them. I handed the money to the old man as soon as possible yesterday. I guess Kangxi was just pretending.

So he showed the best attitude of admitting his fault and knelt on the ground: "Father, I am young and inexperienced, and I didn't handle things well. It's all my fault. Please punish me, Father!"

Some ministers were stunned for a moment, thinking that the Tenth Prince would quibble, so they prepared a lot of materials in private to ensure that he would be convicted.

Seeing that the Tenth Prince directly admitted these things, I didn’t know what to do for a moment!

Xiao Guoxing glanced at the prince, and the prince looked at the eighth and ninth brothers. Neither of them had any intention of speaking, so they frowned. Did they win?
This is too easy. I was just thinking about what to do next!
Kangxi's voice rang out slowly, "Since you have admitted it, you must be punished if you have done something wrong. I see that you are brave enough to take on the responsibility and have done your best to provide disaster relief in Jiangnan. Although the relief funds were lost, you were able to make up for it afterwards, so you didn't make a big mistake. You must serve for a year and reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. You are not allowed to leave the palace without permission within six months! As for that woman, I order you to take her into the palace and make her your concubine. The reputation of the royal family must not be tarnished!"

"Hmm? What's going on? Didn't I make it clear? The old man said he would protect me in the imperial study yesterday, so why is he punishing me today? Just because someone else said a few slanderous words, you are too soft-hearted! But fortunately, Qiuyue was given to me, so there was no mistake in this matter!" Li Yan thought indignantly.

"Why don't you accept my order!" Kangxi urged. Li Yan had no time to think about anything else and could only say, "I accept your order and thank you!"

Xiao Guoxing seemed to think that Li Yan's punishment was too light. He thought of the order from the Crown Prince yesterday, which was to take away the title of Prince of the Tenth Prince. Just as he was thinking about what to say, Kangxi stood up from the throne and said, "If you make a mistake, you must be punished, but if you make a contribution, you must be rewarded. Otherwise, who will work hard for the court in the future?"

"Is Longkodo here?"

Longkodo ran to the front and knelt on the ground, saying respectfully: "Your Majesty, your servant Longkodo, kowtows to Your Majesty!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

"During the disaster relief work in Jiangnan, Longkodo worked diligently and conscientiously, and did not avoid risks. He raised enough donations for the court and provided strong support to the people in the disaster area, so that the court's disaster relief work could be implemented. I appoint you as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and you will take office immediately!"

"I obey your order, thank you for your grace!"

Longkodo was overjoyed and said excitedly, then he retreated back into the crowd with a happy face!
Kangxi took two steps and continued, "Oh, right? There's also Nian Gengyao, who caught the thieves and recovered the stolen 500,000 taels of disaster relief money. His contribution is invaluable."

"Hmm? What is Nian Gengyao's current position?"

Zhang Tingyu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao is currently serving as a captain in Hangzhou."

"Then transfer him back to the capital and serve as a Langzhong in the Military Affairs Department!"

"嗻"

Li Yan retreated back into the crowd and let out a sigh of relief. Nian Gengyao's promotion from a sixth-rank Qianzong to a fifth-rank Langzhong was a big step forward. He went from being a local military leader to the Ministry of War in the capital.

Don't think it's just a small promotion, just like swimming from a small ditch to a big river, the road to official career is open, let Lao Si worry about it in the future! After all, he is Lao Si's disciple, but in this case, I don't know if Lao Si will still trust him, that's none of his business.

However, compared with Nian Gengyao and Longkodo's Shuntian Prefecture Governor, he was nothing.

It was a miracle that Longkodo jumped from being idle and wandering around to becoming the third-rank Shuntian prefect. But it was normal, as this was the most severe period of the Qing Dynasty's rule. The court implemented a policy of favoring Manchus and suppressing Han people. It was quite easy for Manchus to get promoted, but it was very difficult for Han people. Longkodo was a Manchu, and Nian Gengyao was a Han, which meant that the officials were more likely to accept Longkodo.

Others would secretly criticize Nian Gengyao for only being promoted a small level, because he had the merit of recovering 500,000 taels of disaster relief funds. Otherwise, he would not have been given this level.

Secondly, Longkodo was born in the Tonggiya clan, one of the eight major surnames in Manchuria. His uncle Tong Tuwei, Tong Zhongtang, was a duke of the first rank and was standing in front of the palace. His grandfather Tong Tulai was Kangxi's grandfather, and Longkodo's aunt was Kangxi's biological mother, who was sitting on the dragon throne. It can be said that Longkodo and Kangxi were cousins.

(End of this chapter)