"My son has become the emperor, and I should have been the queen mother. It should be me who sits in the Cining Palace and accepts the worship of all the officials!" White Snake roared full of resentment,
"How I want to hear my son call me mother, but my son calls someone else mother! Is Yongzheng fair to me? Is the Qing Dynasty fair to me? Is God fair to me? I hate this world! I hate the Qing Dynasty Qing! I hate everyone!
So I want revenge, I want to destroy this world. It's not easy for me alone, and neither should it be easy for everyone. "
"Mother~" Qianlong couldn't help but feel guilty, painful and frightened when he heard what she said.
He didn't expect his mother to be so resentful and vindictive. In order to vent his personal anger, he actually wanted to take revenge on the entire society.
His actions can be pitied, his heart can be punished!
…
Qianlong then took White Snake back to Bai Mansion. But how to deal with her gave him a headache.
It would definitely not work to take her back to Beijing and share a family relationship. Her resentment was so great that she wanted to take revenge on society and bring her back to the capital, but she didn't know how much trouble she would cause.
It would not be possible to deal with her according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty and behead her. No matter how evil she is, she is still his biological mother. If he disregards family ties and filial piety and beheads her, not only will his filial piety be unsatisfactory, but once word spreads, it will also endanger his rule.
After all, dynasties throughout the ages have vigorously promoted filial piety in order to facilitate their rule. It would be extremely unfilial for the emperor to execute his biological mother. Once you bear such a reputation, you lose the legitimacy of your rule.
…
Getting up early, Qianlong brought Xiang Nan to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, you didn't get a good rest last night." Xiang Nan saw that he had two big dark circles under his eyes, like a panda's, and his eyes were still bloodshot, so he knew that he must not have slept all night.
"I can't sleep." Qianlong sighed, "Ji Aiqing, now I am sure that White Snake is my biological mother. But I am really worried about how to deal with her."
"Your Majesty, I understand your mood." Xiang Nan nodded.
It was originally a happy event for Qianlong to find his biological mother. But the White Snake has done many evil things and is unforgivable. She is truly a villain. How to deal with it will naturally make Qianlong difficult.
In addition, the development of the situation now is different from that in the play.
In the play, the White Snake saves Qianlong's life and leaves them at home to take care of them. Therefore, it left a very good first impression on Qianlong. In his opinion, his mother was a good person who was charitable, kind-hearted, and practiced fasting and chanting Buddha's name.
Moreover, Qianlong did not delve into the collusion between White Snake and the Fourteenth Prince, and did not know the conspiracy between them. Therefore, Qianlong protected White Snake a lot, and was even willing to give up the throne for her and accompany her to death.
However, now under Xiang Nan's arrangement, Qianlong first saw the crimes committed by White Snake and knew that she had committed a heinous crime.
Moreover, she also colluded with the Fourteenth Prince, bribed important officials in the court, and had an affair with the eunuchs in the inner palace, which was a huge conspiracy. So the first impression is not good.
At this moment, in Qianlong's mind, White Snake was an evil woman full of resentment, full of evil, and harboring evil intentions. Even if she is his biological mother, it cannot offset her sin.
…
"Your Majesty, I stayed up all night last night and looked through the letters and account books seized from the old lady's home." Xiang Nan reported again, "These letters and account books record evidence that the old lady bribed important officials of the court. Just There were as many as 245 officials who had bribed more than 10,000 taels.
There are 325 officials from 5,000 taels to 10,000 taels. There are 670 officials worth one thousand taels to five thousand taels. Among them, He Shen took the most bribes. In ten years, he accepted more than 2.4 million taels of gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques.
In addition, there are some related to the Fourteenth Prince. Over the years, the Fourteenth Prince, through the old lady, has amassed wealth, won over officials, and hoarded food and grass, and has great plans. "
"Oh?!" Qianlong couldn't help being surprised when he heard this, "It's true, bring it to me!"
Xiang Nan then handed over the account books and letters to Qianlong.
Qianlong opened it and saw that it was indeed the case. He remembered every stroke clearly.
"How audacious! Lawless!" After reading it, he slapped the table and shouted.
I originally thought that she had done many evil things by buying and selling disaster relief grain, bribing courtiers, and having personal relationships with eunuchs. Unexpectedly, the amount of bribes she paid was so large, reaching tens of millions.
The annual income of the imperial treasury is only 50 million taels. The amount of bribes she paid was so large, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions, so her plot was certainly not small.
Qianlong couldn't help but think of the nine sons who fought for the throne during the Kangxi period. In order to seek great power, the Ba Ye Party actively amassed wealth and bribed courtiers, forming an extremely powerful force. If it hadn't been for Yongzheng's great fortune, I'm afraid the eighth master would have succeeded him.
The Fourteenth Prince and the White Lady are so bold, and He Shen, Fukang'an and other court officials are so greedy. I really disappoint you!
"Your Majesty, this case is of great importance. I recommend that the Fourteenth Prince be detained immediately!" Xiang Nan said, "Since the case involves the royal family, it is not appropriate to make it public. I propose that the case be heard secretly."
"Yes." Qianlong nodded, "I really like what Ji Aiqing said. Okay, I'll leave this case to you for trial."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiang Nan nodded.
…
After receiving the emperor's order, Xiang Nan immediately took action.
"Liu Changfu, the prefect of Yancheng, Fan Datong, the county magistrate, Xu Bin, the master, and Zhu Boping, the county magistrate...were all captured and sent to prison!" he announced loudly.
When these officials heard this, they all collapsed to the ground and were then led away like dogs being held to death.
"The Minister of Military Aircraft, Lifan Yuan Shangshu He Shen, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the deputy commander of the Xiangbai Banner Fukang'an are also sent to prison!" Xiang Nan immediately announced.
"Bold Ji Xiaolan, you dare to arrest me without proof?" Fukangan said angrily.
The fourth girl beside him was also surprised. He didn't expect that Fukangan would be thrown into prison just after she took refuge with Fukangan. It was really beyond his expectation.
"Master Fu, you accepted bribes of up to 350,000 taels of silver from the White Snake. You assisted her in transporting disaster relief grains to the capital for sale, and you also smuggled northwest military grains to Yancheng and distributed them to the victims..." Xiang Nan sneered, " These are all documented one by one, do you still want to deny it, Mr. Fu?"
"This account is false. I don't accept it. I want to see the emperor!" Fukangan shouted.
Taking a bribe of 350,000 taels is not a big crime. But selling military rations is a fatal matter. Even if the emperor favors him again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pardon him.
"Master Fu, do you really want to see the Emperor?" Xiang Nan looked at the four girls beside him, smiled coldly, then knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, Ji Xiaolan, respectfully invites you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qianlong walked out from behind the scenes with a livid face.
Then he pointed at the fourth girl and said, "Someone, take her down!"
He could tell at a glance that the woman was the one who assassinated him that day.
If Du Xiaoyue hadn't rescued him in time, he would have been killed by the sword.
