AWB Chapter 262 If you can't kill them, then kill them.
Chapter 262 If you can't kill them, then kill them.
In the end, our poor Crown Prince still bore the brunt of yesterday's farce. Emperor Kangxi risked his two sons to appease his precious son. Yinzhen exchanged a bowl of medicine for a free laborer, while Yinreng not only gained nothing but was also forced to drink an extra bowl of medicine for no reason. Thus, the world where only the Crown Prince was injured was created.
You asked if Yinzhuo's massive and aggressive strike yesterday ultimately fizzled out? Well... what else could he do? His fourth brother had already taken his medicine, so what could Yinzhuo do? Was he really going to stand by and watch his fourth brother work himself to death?
"Sigh... I'm always too soft-hearted, too soft-hearted. I shoulder everything myself. Nodding is always easy, but doing it is so hard. If it's not yours, don't force yourself to accept it."
Although Yin Tang didn't know what his sixth brother had gone through at Qingxi Study yesterday, he knew that his sixth brother must have been traumatized. He had been singing the same line over and over again all morning. Yin Zuo wasn't tired of singing it, but Yin Tang was quite annoyed.
"Sixth Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but doesn't this song have a next line? You've been saying 'too soft-hearted' all morning, why don't we change the next line? Look at this stack of scrap paper in front of me, all of it was written wrong while listening to your song. If you keep singing like this, I'm afraid I won't even recognize the words 'too soft-hearted' anymore..."
Yin Zuo completely ignored Yin Tang's complaints. What, you're already annoyed? Heh, you're getting annoyed too soon. I still have to keep singing. When will you ever stop? Well, I'll get rid of all my pent-up resentment first.
Every minute and every second that Yinzhen spends next to his sixth brother is excruciating. You ask him why he doesn't leave if he finds it so agonizing? Hmm... that's a good question. Heh, do you think he doesn't want to? He just doesn't dare. Yinzhen has no doubt that if he dares to get up and walk out of this door, his sixth brother will have Hatu and Akshang drag him back and make him squat in the corner to sing "Conquer." Don't ask him how he knows the song "Conquer"; it's a lesson learned through blood and tears.
It's not just a saying, "Take life and death lightly, and fight if you're not convinced." Yinzhu felt that since he was currently stuck in the quagmire of the Ministry of Revenue and couldn't get out, he might as well just ignore everything else and do something else. Yintang had seen a lot of things in his life, but when faced with his sixth brother who suddenly became so enthusiastic, Yintang felt that he was indeed lacking in experience. Of course, it was no wonder that he would sigh like this. After all, he had been with his sixth brother for so many years and had never seen him like this, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"Sixth Brother, how about we take a break first? Anyway, the ledgers are right here, they can't run away. Everything is about balancing work and rest, so we don't need to rush."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo looked up at Yintang, who was staring at him with a worried expression, and then turned to signal Hatu beside him not to stop reading. He continued to fiddle with the abacus beads in his hands, and even in this state, he was still able to multitask and take the time to respond to Yintang's previous words.
"Xiao Jiu, if you're tired, go rest for a while. While you're at it, go call two people in to relieve Hatu and Akshan. I'm feeling alright now, not too tired. These accounts on the table must be settled today, otherwise the new ones that arrive tomorrow will only pile up..."
Since they'd put it that way, what could Yinzhen do? Fine, he'd go all out, risking his life for them. So what if he was a daredevil? No problem, he refused to believe it. If his sixth brother could endure such hardship, why couldn't he...?
"Work until you drop dead"—that saying is absolutely true. No wonder Yinzhuo is such a wolf in sheep's clothing. When he gets going, he's more ruthless than any ruthless person. To escape this misery as soon as possible, he's not just dragging himself and his brothers into it; now the entire Ministry of Revenue is under his pressure. You say there's too much work and not enough people? No problem, we'll have three shifts, non-stop. You say time is tight and the task is heavy? No problem, we'll have everyone from top to bottom treat the Ministry of Revenue as their home. You say this is too tiring and your body can't handle it? No problem, I'll find the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital and the chefs from the Imperial Kitchen. If you're physically and mentally exhausted, we'll replenish your energy elsewhere—food or medicine, the choice is yours.
You're saying this isn't Yinzhuo's territory, so wouldn't people rebel if he did this? Haha, they'd have to dare! Didn't you see those four big characters at the top? From top to bottom, what does that mean? It means that Yinzhen, who oversees the Ministry of Revenue, also gets this treatment... Of course, Yinzhuo, who proposed this plan, is no exception. Even princes and dukes don't get special treatment, so what can they say?
"Sixth Brother, are you sure this will be okay? I just went out for a walk and I noticed that everyone's eyes are bloodshot from working so hard these past few days. And with the weather getting cold, I'm worried..."
Yinzuo naturally knew what Yintang was worried about, but what could he do? The Ministry of Revenue was piled high with old accounts, yet there were very few capable people available. They say pressure is the mother of motivation, so Yinzuo thought that instead of letting them work at a snail's pace, it would be better to put some pressure on them and get them moving. Look at them now; although they were tired, their work efficiency had genuinely improved. Yinzuo believed that at this rate, the Ministry of Revenue's problems would be mostly resolved in less than two months. Then he could be free of worries and return to being a carefree playboy. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
"Hatu, go to the kitchen later and tell them that starting today, everyone's food standard will be raised. Akshan, go find Physician Li and have him bring people to make ginger soup and medicine to prevent colds and distribute them to everyone every day. Make sure everyone is healthy. Dexi, you used to be in charge of our mansion, and now the living arrangements here are in your hands. Take care of what everyone is lacking and help them make up for it. Everyone, just grit your teeth and hang in there. It'll only be two months at most."
Yinzhuo is going all out to get rid of the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible, sparing no expense in terms of money, effort, and personnel. Under his leadership, the enthusiasm of the entire Ministry of Revenue is at an all-time high. The accounts that were originally expected to be completed in two months were all accounted for in just over a month and a half.
"Is this the end?"
Yinzhuo looked at Yintang, whose eyes were full of disbelief, and then at the account books neatly arranged by year on the storeroom shelves before nodding to him affirmatively.
"Otherwise what? Have you become addicted to it?"