Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1086: Legend of Zhen Huan

The Imperial Household Department's Baoyi had to be dealt with, but the people who replaced them were still Imperial Household Department's Baoyi. Even if they were needed temporarily and were clean, after thirty or fifty years, they would develop into the Baoyi of today. Therefore, the emperor and the clan members did not want the past to happen again.

The emperor first said: "Then I will issue an edict that from now on, the rank of a bannerman concubine cannot be higher than that of a concubine, and the princes born to them cannot inherit the throne. Moreover, once a woman enters the palace, all her relatives who are still serving in the Imperial Household Department will be dismissed and ordered to work, and they are not allowed to work in the palace or the Imperial Household Department."

"Children born to bondservant women in the imperial clan families are not allowed to inherit the title, nor can their birth be changed, and their rank cannot be higher than that of a princess."

The clan members had no objection, and these two articles were quickly passed.

The emperor added: "There must also be a new regulation for the purchase of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Otherwise, as time goes on, the new people will sooner or later become like the current ones. Do we have to watch the servants do their work all day long?"

Prince Dun was impatient. After listening to a group of people discussing for a long time and finding that nothing was allowed, he thought of Old Eight, who had been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the previous emperor's time. But at this time, he did not dare to mention Old Eight easily. After all, he also knew that the things Old Eight did were really not right.

However, regarding the matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs purchasing new regulations, he felt that he had a bad idea: "Why not let those junior managers be replaced every two years? No matter what the previous manager did, if something goes wrong during his term, it will be his fault and he will be held accountable directly."

If you think about it carefully, this bad idea is actually a good idea. After all, what kind of friendship is willing to allow someone to risk the annihilation of their entire family to cover up the mistakes of their predecessor?

Moreover, if someone really was so bold as to make a mistake and cover up for his predecessor once, can the next one still be held responsible for the previous two?

Since all aspects had been considered, speed was of the essence, and the imperial city was in chaos early the next morning.

Both the Sticking Rod Office and the Imperial Guard were used. Longkodo, who was the Governor of the Nine Gates at the time, was still confused. It was not until his trusted subordinates reported that the homes of Uya and her relatives had been raided that he finally realized what the emperor and his relatives were planning.

The front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with boxes of gold, silver, jewels, and antiques. The not-so-hot evening sunlight in autumn was made even warmer by the twinkling of these treasures. The emperor and his brothers stood on the high steps, looking down at the treasures that none of them had ever touched, and spoke with gritted teeth:

"Punish all nine clans!"

Killing nine clans is an extremely extreme and cruel punishment, which aims to eliminate all family power. It can be said that except for a few young females, all males will be killed.

If a person is sentenced to the death penalty of nine generations of his clan, all his family and social relationships will be destroyed in one day.

Longkodo felt his legs a little weak as he knelt down, but the emperor and the clan members still seemed to think it was not enough. Every one of them had a solemn expression and dissatisfaction in their eyes.

The objects that filled the entire square were only temporary gains. The gold and silver that had not been confiscated were put into the national treasury, and the remaining objects were put into the emperor's private treasury. But the gold and silver alone were enough to cover the taxes levied by the court for nearly ten years!

The commotion was so loud that even Da Pangju and Jiang Xinxin worked together but were unable to completely block the news. The empress dowager went to the Yangxin Palace in person during dinner and the first thing she did was to ask Da Pangju to release Uya and her gang.

Fat Orange looked at the Queen Mother's rare loss of composure and sneered, "When did the Queen Mother become so naive? Since the Queen Mother has received the news, she should know that this seizure of the Imperial Household Department's bondsers was a joint decision of the entire royal family. Is the Queen Mother afraid that my throne is too stable?!"

The Queen Mother was not willing to give up. She took a few deep breaths and tried to clear her mind. Right now, she only had her mother-son relationship with the Emperor and her reputation as a gentle woman. She could not reveal all her cards right away.

The Queen Mother pleaded, "But your maternal grandfather's family was already lifted out of the Baoyi Banner by the late Emperor. How can they be implicated by the Baoyi now? Have you forgotten that you have an aunt who married Empress Xiao Zhao's younger brother?"

Among the Eight Banners nobles, after entering the Pass, the Guwalja clan was the most powerful. First there was Oboi, the powerful minister who made the previous emperor feel suffocated and even had to rely on selling himself to win over forces to fight back. Later there was the current wife of Prince Li, the former Crown Princess; then there was the Nianhulu clan, which produced Empress Xiaozhao and Consort Wenxi. Their lineage still has the prince of the royal family, Prince Dun.

Uya had always had her eyes on the throne, so before the empress dowager, many women vie for the position of concubine, but the most successful one was the empress dowager.

Even though the empress dowager was dazzled by the glory of the Ulanara clan, she also valued her maternal clan, the Uya clan. After all, although the Uya clan was also an old Manchu clan, they were punished to become slaves before entering the Pass. It was not until the empress dowager gave birth to three sons and three daughters for the late emperor that they had the honor of being promoted to the rank of a royal concubine by the late emperor.

Big Fat Ju had illusions about the empress dowager's illusory maternal love, but faced with the united power of the royal family, he did not dare to give in easily. So after the empress dowager brought out Queen Chunyuan, he finally gave in: "Then the Uya family and her relatives will be exiled to Ningguta, and three generations will not be pardoned."

The Queen Mother wanted to continue bargaining, but this was already Big Fat Orange's bottom line. After all, Uya was not a slave to the armored men, and except for not being able to leave Ningguta and take the imperial examination to become an official, she could do everything else.

It's a pity that Big Fat Ju wanted to let Uya, his maternal family, go. Those who found out that the disaster was caused by a momentary negligence of the empress dowager's cousin who was not yet five generations younger than her were, were released by the people arranged by Jianqiu to replace Concubine Duan in Yanqing Palace.

As a result, more than half of the Uya clan and their relatives who were exiled to Ningguta were killed or injured when they arrived in Ningguta. After the New Year, only a few wives and children were left.

The Concubine Duan in the palace was completely deprived of her life. Not only did the Empress Dowager kill Concubine Duan directly, she also wrote a letter to her old lover Longkodo to frame Concubine Duan's family, the Qi clan.

After the confiscation of the Imperial Household Department's bondsers, Nian Gengyao, who had become increasingly arrogant, suddenly became much more sober. Of course, it is also possible that he saw the power of his clan members, so he consciously restrained himself a lot.

Nian Shilan in the palace was warned by his elder brother Nian Xiyao, and before the New Year, Da Pangju cleaned up the palace maids in the name of Jiang Xinxin. Almost all the palace maids over the age of 25 were released from the palace. The palace was temporarily short of staff, but Da Pangju transferred staff from Rehe Palace, Changchun Garden and Yuanmingyuan in time to fill the gap, which made the New Year festival look like a formality.

In order to appease people's hearts, Big Fat Orange announced the general election immediately after the New Year. However, this time, no bondservant women were lucky enough to participate in the election. Women of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han military flags who were of the right age all signed up. Xia Dongchun, who did not survive more than three episodes, did not even have the chance to sign up.

However, her father Xia Wei had never been corrupt and had joined Da Pangju early on. After the turmoil in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was promoted three times, making Da Pangju more dependent on him.