Wang Haide's case was tried by Minister of Military Aircraft A Gui 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.

When the dust settled on this matter, the emperor told Yingyun what had happened.

It turned out that Wang Haide was indeed honest as an official in his early years, and even had a time when he couldn't open the pot at home. Although his wife and children complained a lot, he still did not change his original intention and served as an official for the benefit of one party.

But there was an unforeseen circumstance, his wife and children died one after another, and in an instant, he became a loner, and his mother complained that he didn't care about his relatives and relatives, and he cried and blinded his eyes.

Wang Haide could not be both loyal and filial, and he was immersed in self-blame for his wife and children for a long time, and over time, he became greedy.

But he was accustomed to a life of thrift, and even if he suddenly had a great fortune, he did not dare to spend it, so he could only exchange the silver for gold and hide it in the family house.

With this gold, he seemed to be able to feel better in his heart, and the guilt for his wife and children gradually faded.

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

Therefore, he would rather not be promoted every year, but also guard the house of one party, and every year from the imperial silver that governs the river embankment, a little bit of greed.

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

Ying Yun listened to the emperor's narration and sighed: "Wang Haide is a poor man, not greedy for greed, perhaps, now is the real relief for him." In the end, he became an unfaithful and unfilial man. "LeTV

The emperor sighed with emotion: "The Holy Ancestor ruled the world with benevolence and harmony, and was too lenient to the old ministers and important ministers, so that the treasury lost money in his later years. After the first emperor ascended the throne, if he hadn't used an iron fist and ordered officials to fill the gap in his tenure, how could he have a peaceful country. Governing the country should be a combination of rigidity and softness, although the first emperor filled the treasury, but also stirred up people's hearts. Therefore, after I ascended the throne, I adhered to the gentle policy of the Holy Ancestor, but I didn't expect that there was still a sign of corruption. ”

Yingyun remembered the evaluation of Qianlong by later generations, in addition to his great achievements in the early stage, some people said that he was a typical example of his predecessors planting trees and later generations enjoying the shade.

Now, she has seen his difficulties with her own eyes, and a person's decision-making, whether it is rigid or soft, will eventually be criticized by the world.

But Mr. Wang's case was not the most high-profile corruption case in his decades in politics. If you talk about the corrupt officials of the Qianlong Dynasty, the first one must be Heshen.

Ying Yun asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, the concubine wants to ask the emperor a question for you, you say, will it be possible for you to connive at an official's unscrupulous accumulation of wealth, knowing that he is a big corrupt official, but not punishing him, and even shielding him?" ”

The emperor glanced at her and said, "Does the queen think that I will be blind to this point?" ”

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

The emperor gave her a blank look, what did she mean by this, was she talking about his faint monarch again? The emperor shook his head secretly and said with a smile: "I think that I am too conniving with the empress, so that you dare to say anything, and I will treat you well another day." ”

"Another day! Some other day! Yingyun helped him to walk to the bed and said, "The emperor has been investigating the case for days, and he has slept for an hour or two a day, so it's better to rest." ”

The emperor smiled and said nothing, why did he really not have any way to face her, let her lead the nose, but he was still willing.