The queen wants to run away every day

Chapter 369 Am I Blind?
The case of Wang Haide was tried by Agui, Minister of Military Affairs, together with officials from the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry, and the facts of how he was greedy for ink were thoroughly investigated.

After the dust settled, the emperor told Yingyun all the story.

It turned out that Wang Haide was really clean and honest when he was an official in his early years, and there were times when his family couldn't get rid of the pot.Although his wife and children complained a lot, he still did not change his original intention, serving as an official for the benefit of one party.

Unfortunately, his wife and children died one after another. In an instant, he became a lonely family. His mother complained that he ignored his relatives and cried blindly.

Wang Haide cannot fulfill both loyalty and filial piety, and has been immersed in self-blame for his wife and children for a long time. Over time, he became greedy.

But he was used to living frugally, even if he suddenly got a huge fortune, he didn't dare to spend it recklessly, so he could only convert the silver into gold and hide it in his house.

With these golds, he seemed to be able to feel better in his heart, and the guilt towards his wife and children gradually faded away.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is the county magistrate who enforces the law, but he knows that if he is promoted to the capital, the gold cannot be transported to the capital for a long distance, and people will definitely find it.

Therefore, he would rather not be promoted every year, but also guard a house, and get a little bit of money from the emperor's silver that manages the river embankment every year.

Of course, more than a dozen officials involved in the case were implicated from Wang Haide, and they were all severely punished.

Listening to the emperor's narration, Yingyun sighed straight away: "Wang Haide is a poor man, he was not greedy because of greed, perhaps, now is the real relief for him. In the end, he became an unfaithful and unfilial person."

The emperor said with emotion: "The holy ancestor ruled the world with benevolence and harmony, and he was too lenient to the old and important ministers, so that the national treasury suffered losses in his later years. After the first emperor ascended the throne, if he hadn't used an iron fist to order officials to fill the shortfall in his term of office, there would be no peace. Governing the country, When combining strength and softness, although the late emperor filled the national treasury, he also disturbed the hearts of the people. Therefore, after I ascended the throne, I followed the sage ancestor's policy of gentleness, but I didn't expect that there would still be signs of corruption."

Yingyun thought of the later generations' evaluation of Qianlong. In addition to his great achievements in the early stage, some people even said that he was a model for the predecessors to plant trees and the descendants to enjoy the shade.

Now, she has seen his difficulties with her own eyes. Whether it is firm or soft, her decision-making alone will eventually be criticized by the world.

But Wang Haide's case is not the most eye-catching corruption case during his decades in politics.If we talk about corrupt officials in the Qianlong Dynasty, He Shen must be second to none.

Yingyun tentatively asked: "Your majesty, my concubine would like to ask you a question. Tell me, would you allow an official to collect money unscrupulously, knowing that he is a big corrupt official, but not punishing him, and even covering him up?" ?”

The emperor glanced at her, and said: "The queen thinks that I will be so blind?"

Yingyun smiled stiffly and said, "Maybe it will?"

The emperor gave her a blank look. What does she mean? Is she talking about his stupid king again?The emperor shook his head secretly, and said with a smile: "I feel that I have indulged the queen too much, and let you dare to say anything. I will treat you well in another day."

"Another day! Another day!" Yingyun helped him to go to the bed, and said: "The emperor has been investigating cases for days, and he only slept for an hour or two a day, so it's better to have a rest."

The emperor smiled and said nothing, why when facing her, he really couldn't do anything, let her lead him by the nose, but he was still willing to do so.

(End of this chapter)