My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 156 Successful Application of Eye Drops

"Just like their father!"

Yongzheng then replied with this sentence.

Hongli nodded in agreement, feeling secretly pleased with himself.

He knew he had successfully applied the eye drops.

Because, since Yongzheng said that Nian Fu and Nian Xing were just like their father Nian Gengyao.

This means that while Emperor Yongzheng sentenced Nian Gengyao to death politically, he also sentenced Nian Fu and Nian Xing to death politically.

If the two of them still don't know what's good for them, then he can deal with them however he wants.

When Emperor Yongzheng mentioned Nian Gengyao, Emperor Hongli couldn't help but think of Nian Gengyao himself.

Although Nian Gengyao gave him gifts, Hongli did not actually develop any goodwill towards Nian Gengyao because of this.

Ever since Nian Gengyao chose not to side with him, he had already mentally sentenced Nian Gengyao to death.

His public support for Nian Gengyao was merely a performance for the world, as requested by Emperor Yongzheng.

In reality, Hongli would not tolerate someone without loyalty becoming his lackey.

Because the Qing Dynasty had no shortage of lackeys, and it also had no shortage of talented lackeys.

However, Hongli did not expect that Nian Gengyao actually thought that he was tolerating him and showing him leniency, and that he was still sending him gifts.

The key point is that even though Nian Gengyao was sending him gifts, he didn't show Yongzheng true loyalty; he was still playing dirty tricks.

That's incredibly stupid!
However, Hongli had no obligation to save fools.

Therefore, he did not remind Nian Gengyao of the gifts he received.

He reminded Aqitu only because Aqitu wasn't as stupid as Nian Gengyao, who deliberately didn't choose sides when he knew which side to take.

Although Aqitu was a military general, he at least knew that coming to curry favor with the Fourth Prince from the beginning was the right thing to do in terms of choosing sides.

Therefore, Aqitu deserved a few more words of advice from Yongzheng, who also valued him.

At this time, Hongli and Yongzheng also arrived at the Yong Prince's Mansion.

The dog in Hongli's arms had already jumped down and hurriedly ran into the Yong Prince's Mansion, which could also be described as the Bao Prince's Mansion under renovation.

The officials from the Imperial Household Department who were supervising the construction at Prince Bao's residence never expected that Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Hongli would come incognito.

Therefore, they were all terrified and turned pale.

Wang Wang!

Wang Wang!

The officials of the Imperial Household Department were especially terrified when the little dog that Emperor Yongzheng brought barked wildly at a pile of timber.

Because they didn't know if the emperor's dog had any special abilities and had noticed the problem with the timber.

Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Hongli also noticed it.

Yongzheng's dogs were indeed worldly-wise; they had smelled precious woods and the finest teas, and they could indeed detect whether there were any problems with some of the high-grade woods that should have been used in the royal palace.

Erge, the highest-ranking official in charge of the construction, immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it is truly difficult to buy high-quality wood. It is already hard to find in the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guizhou. We can only buy it from Southeast Asia, which is why we did not use high-quality sandalwood for the bed."

"But I remember that in your memorial you mentioned that the materials for the spare beds you had purchased were all top-grade sandalwood, and the price was set at twice as high as that of ordinary sandalwood."

When Yongzheng asked, his face hardened.

Erge replied tremblingly, "This servant, this servant, this servant doesn't know either."

"You don't know? Or is it only me and Prince Zhuang who know?"

Emperor Yongzheng asked.

Erge's face turned even paler upon hearing this, and he kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"Marseille!"

Yongzheng called out at this time.

"The slave is here!"

At this moment, Marseille, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Guard, dressed in plain clothes, came over.

Emperor Yongzheng ordered: "Take Erge to the Infantry Commander's Office and order him to work with the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate to conduct a thorough interrogation and execution. His deputy shall take over the position!"

"Whoo!"

Erge fainted on the spot after hearing this.

Hongli sighed inwardly, thinking how ruthless Emperor Yongzheng truly was.

But Hongli didn't say much. After all, Yongzheng was so strict in reforming his palace, so he naturally had a right to be grateful. There was no reason for him to speak up for these parasites who wanted to harm him!

However, Hongli estimated that the officials of the Imperial Household Department who were responsible for renovating his palace were probably unaware of the methods of the former Fourth Prince because Yongzheng had been retired for several years in the later years of Kangxi's reign. They did not know that the former Fourth Prince was a meticulous person who would use various methods to keep an eye on whether you were cheating.

As a result, officials of the Imperial Household Department no longer dared to use inferior goods to satisfy both sides of the bill.

The so-called "double-dipping" refers to both inflating prices at the source and accepting bribes from suppliers, allowing unqualified suppliers to provide inferior materials.

When it came to renovating the Prince's Mansion for Hongli, they only dared to inflate the price slightly.

Emperor Yongzheng did not take this to heart. He could not allow the officials of the Imperial Household Department to be completely unable to profit, as that would not be good for the stability of his inner court.

Hongli wouldn't care and would never completely offend the people in the Imperial Household Department system.

After inspecting the renovation project of the Prince's Mansion, Hongli accompanied Yongzheng back to the palace.

On their way back to the palace, both Hongli and Yongzheng heard shouts and curses coming from not far away.

"Tong Guiyuzhu, you're nothing but a bastard child born from your father's affair with your grandfather's concubine. What are you so proud of in front of me?"

"Although my Nianjia clan was late in raising its banner, at least we are not as shameless as you!"

"You son of a bitch, I'll say it again, I'll kill you, you dog!"

Bang!
Just as Hongli heard this curse, he heard the sound of porcelain shattering on the ground.

"I'll tell you, you're a bastard, so what!"

"You refuse to accept my gifts, you refuse to help persuade your father to let our Nianjia clan off the hook, and you don't even try to get officials to impeach us. But you still have to humiliate me, saying that I'm only fit to be fucked by armored men in the future!"

"I'm the Eighth Prince's cousin, how dare you insult me?" *Bang!*
"Ouch, you dare hit me!"

I'm going to beat you to death today!

Hongli had already roughly guessed who these two people were.

When he lifted the curtain, he saw that the two men were indeed Yu Zhu, the son of Longkodo, and Nian Xing, the son of Nian Gengyao, fighting each other.

Hongli was speechless at this, and his dislike for the Nian brothers grew even stronger.

Because that year, the brothers in the family would rather go to Longkodo's son to give gifts and seek protection than come to him for help.

Is this genuine stupidity or genuine malice?

Hongli didn't want to waste his energy thinking about it, so he looked at Yongzheng, whose face had darkened, and said, "Father, why don't I have Li Yu try to stop them? It's really too shameful for the two of them to be fighting and cursing each other like this in the street. They are both relatives of the emperor, after all."

Emperor Yongzheng nodded.

Hongli then gave Li Yu some instructions.

He knew he should take the initiative to manage this matter.

After all, with Yongzheng present, he needed to let Yongzheng know that he would consider protecting the dignity of the Eighth Prince Fu Hui and Consort Nian, and would not stand idly by.

Li Yu arrived at that moment.

"You guys stop it!"

"I am here on the orders of the Fourth Prince, Prince Bao."

"You've disturbed our Fourth Prince's peace and quiet, and you don't even apologize? What kind of scene are you making here? You have no shame, but the royal family still has a reputation!"

Li Yu shouted.

He was the chief eunuch by Hongli's side, and now he was here on Hongli's behalf to give instructions, so naturally he wouldn't be too polite.

Snapped!
But at that moment, whether he was angry or just naturally arrogant, Nian Xing actually slapped Li Yu across the face.

Li Yu was stunned on the spot and couldn't help but cover her face.

Even Yuzhu, who was standing to the side, was a little confused and forgot to continue fighting and hurling insults at Nianxing.

Nian Xing pointed at Li Yu and said, "It's none of your business to interfere in the affairs of the Nianjia family. Not even Prince Bao, let alone Prince Bao, has the right to interfere!"

Yu Zhu's eyes widened in astonishment.

Although Li Yu was just a eunuch, he was still a eunuch serving the Fourth Prince.

As the saying goes, you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog. Beating the eunuchs around the Fourth Prince is like slapping the Fourth Prince in the face.

……

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"Father, it seems that merely showing kindness and benevolence to others is not enough; I must also demonstrate my power!"

"Otherwise, some arrogant people will really think that they are relatives of the emperor and that I am only being lenient with them because of you, my eighth brother, and Consort Dun's mother. They will think that I am easy to offend, just like Nian Gengyao offended me but was not retaliated against by me."

Taking advantage of the fact that Yongzheng was also there and had witnessed everything, Hongli immediately shared his views with Yongzheng.

Emperor Yongzheng also reflected on this: "You are not wrong, this is also related to me. I have shown leniency to Nian Gengyao, which has made his sons even more unrestrained."

After Yongzheng criticized himself, Hongli did not follow suit. Instead, he rose, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said very firmly:
"Then please, Father, send the guards to arrest Nian Xing! Deal with Nian's family members, so that they won't cause trouble for Eighth Brother and Consort Dun in the future."

"Besides, Eighth Brother is still young and doesn't have a deep relationship with them yet, so now is the perfect time to teach them a lesson. It would be less appropriate to wait until Eighth Brother grows up!"

"You've thought this through very well! If we don't deal with these two scoundrels now, they'll definitely drag your eighth brother down with them in the future!"

Yongzheng agreed with this, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

then.

Yongzheng then said to Hongli, "You can deal with them as you see fit. Test their character and see if they are truly beyond redemption. If necessary, you can have Aqitu request an imperial decree to execute them! As for Consort Dun, I will go and explain the situation to you!"

"Thank you, Ama!"

……

……

"His face is all swollen."

The study outside Yuqing Palace.

After returning to the palace, Hongli summoned Li Yu, examined his face carefully, and said something.

"Can we still tolerate this?"

Hongli then asked a question.

"Yes, Fourth Master!"

Li Yu replied.

Hongli put his hands on his hips and said, "That's good!"

Then, Hongli instructed Li Yu: "Go see Aqitu and tell him that you want to report a case. Nian Xing insulted the princes and dukes on the spot. Tell him to send a detachment of guards to arrest Nian Xing. Tell him that I will request permission to personally go to the Infantry Commander's Office to inquire about this matter!"

"Whoo!"

Soon.

Hongli saw Nian Xing being forced to kneel on the ground at the Infantry Commander's office.

Since Yongzheng had already permitted Aqitu to contact Hongli, he naturally dared to openly do his best for Hongli, and dared not fail to do his best for Hongli.

Therefore, as soon as Li Yu reported the case, Aqitu immediately arrested Nian Xing.

Hongli was sitting in a grand chair, looking at Nianxing, whose face was full of fear:
“Azitu, I’ve heard that your strength is no less than my sixteenth uncle’s, so you can slap him and ask him if I can interfere in his affairs, or give him any instructions!”

"Whoo!"

Azitu rolled up his sleeves and, with a thunderous crack, slapped Nianxing across the face.

"Fourth Master is asking you, can Fourth Master intervene in your matter, Nianjia's affairs, or give instructions?"

"answer!"

(End of this chapter)