lied to Kangxi

Chapter 368

After half a month, Kangxi summoned the Eight Banners generals who were captured by Yuzhu one by one.

Yuzhu was not at the scene, and he didn't know what Kangxi said to them.

Anyway, Kangxi relegated a small number of people, and most of them left the capital and were assigned to the subordinates of the garrison generals in various places to serve as officials such as participating leaders or assistant leaders.

Yuzhu knew in his heart that the scene he expected finally happened.

To put it bluntly, it was Yuzhu who sang black faces and killed people to gain prestige.Kangxi sang red face to win people's hearts.

Immediately afterwards, Selbi, the commander-in-chief of Fengtai Daying, was dismissed and retained his post.

Being dismissed and staying in office, it seems that the official has been dismissed, and the official salary has been reduced, but the real power has not been reduced.In fact, as long as Selbi has made meritorious service, he can immediately be restored to his original post.

If it is called down by three levels, it will be severely punished.Even if you have done meritorious service, you have to climb up level by level, and it is impossible to return to the post of Dutong.

The generals in the Fengtai camp also followed suit, exchanging with the Eight Banners generals transferred from various places.

On this day, Yuzhu returned home from the palace.As soon as he entered the Chuihua Gate, he saw an extremely beautiful woman, accompanied by Lan Fang, walking outside.

"My lord, please be well."

"My concubine has met my cousin and son-in-law."

Cousin?Yu Zhu hesitated slightly, could it be Cao Quan's eldest daughter-in-law?

Cao Quan's eldest son is Cao Shun.Cao Shun was originally Cao Yin's son, but since he was adopted by Cao Quan, he cannot be regarded as Cao Yin's son.

Yuzhu dodges and returns the gift with his hands folded.

Lan Fang knelt down and introduced, "Master, this is the second grandma of our wife's natal family."

Oh, it's actually Cao Di's wife, Yuzhu suddenly realized, isn't that the famous Wang Xifeng in the Dream of the Red Chamber?
Yuzhu still knows a little about the situation of the Cao family.

Under Cao Yin and Cao Quan, the cousins ​​lined up together.

Among them, grandpa Cao Shun, second master Cao Di, third master Cao Xin, fourth master Cao Yong, fifth master Cao Fu, sixth master's baby name Zhen'er.

It is worth mentioning that Zhen'er, who was just two years old, gave birth to a concubine.Because she is still young and prone to premature death, Zhen'er should not have participated in the sequence between brothers.

Perhaps it was because Cao Yin loved him so much that he insisted on ranking him as the sixth master of the Cao family.

In Cao's house, Cao Yin didn't care about housework, Cao Quan was too prodigal to manage affairs, Cao Yong and Cao Xin didn't care about affairs, and Cao Di was the one who really took care of the family's external affairs.

In fact, Cao Di is the eldest son of Cao Quan, the eldest grandson of Mrs. Sun.

Under the deliberate arrangement of Cao Yin's stepwife, that is, Cao Yong's own mother, Li Shi, Cao Di married her natal niece, Xiao Li Shi.

Counting from Li's side, Xiao Li is also the niece of Suzhou weaving Li Xu.

The relationship between Mrs. Li and Li Xu is actually very complicated, and it can be regarded as an old story that few people know.

At that time, Li Xu's father Li Shizhen, whose real name was Jiang Shizhen.

After Jiang Shizhen was captured by the Houjin soldiers, he was so lucky that he was accepted as a adopted son by the leader Li Xiquan, so he changed his surname to Li.

Cao Yin's second wife, Li Shi, is the son of Zuo Ling Li Xiquan and the third daughter of Li Yuegui.

The inner cousin's daughter-in-law, Yuzhu naturally wanted to avoid suspicion, after seeing the ceremony, he raised his legs and wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li called him on her own initiative, "Cousin-in-law, please stay, my concubine has something to say."

Yuzhu was the guardian of the Cao family appointed by Kangxi, and Mrs. Li hesitated for a while, but finally did not call him Yuhou.

After all, being called Yuhou is too alienated, which is not conducive to bringing the relationship between Xiao Li and Yuzhu closer.

Just now, Lan Fang has been serving her personally in the main room, she naturally understands what kind of troublesome things Mrs. Li wants to talk about.

"Second Grandma Di, please come this way." Lan Fang was the first to issue the order to evict the guests.

As Cao Chun's confidant, Lan Fang naturally couldn't ask Xiao Li to tell Yuzhu about the troublesome matter that Cao Chun had politely refused.

Yuzhu took advantage of the trend and went down the slope, and walked away without looking back.

After all, Xiao Li is a married woman, so how dare she keep getting entangled with Yuzhu?
Lan Fang is Madam Hou's personal eldest daughter, and Xiao Li clearly feels displeased with her, but dare not offend her openly.

As the old saying goes, the seventh-rank official in the prime minister's concierge, and the powerful girl next to Mrs. Hou's mansion, isn't it the case?
Mrs. Li left unhappy.

After Yu Zhu finished changing his clothes and hugged the small hammer to his lap, Cao Chun whispered, "Master, you don't have to worry about the messy things about my natal family from now on. I'll take care of them myself."

Yu Zhu kissed Little Tie Hammer hard on the face, and then said with a smile: "If the emperor said it himself, it is obviously impossible for me to completely disregard the relationship with your natal family. It's just that more things are worse than less things." One thing, some small things will trouble you to bear it."

Cao Chun also had a headache.

Since the entire Cao family moved to the capital, the Cao family yelled that the old house of the Cao family was too dilapidated and not enough to live in, and at the same time sent people around to buy fields and land.

How can there be the awareness that after incurring huge debts, life must be frugal and actions must be low-key?
Originally, Cao Chun didn't want to always trouble Yuzhu to come forward because of her natal family's affairs.

However, after listening to Lan Fang's report, Cao Chun realized that he had to speak clearly with the man face to face.

"Master, my second cousin, I want to donate an official, so I can find a good job in your infantry yamen." Cao Chun was so embarrassed that he died, but he had no choice but to say everything, " I have already found an excuse and declined. It's just that I never thought that she would meet you."

As soon as Yuzhu heard it, he understood Cao Di's careful thoughts.Hehe, this is to gain some real power in the Imperial Capital Police Headquarters.

Cao Di's official donation does not require Yuzhu to nod, just go directly to the Ministry of Households to pay the money, and then go to the Ministry of Officials to go through the formalities.

However, among Yuzhu's many part-time jobs, the one with the most real power is acting as the commander of the infantry, followed by the commissioning of the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As for the title of Minister of Rites as a cabinet bachelor, it was mainly because Kangxi rewarded Yuzhu with the qualification to participate in the imperial gate.

Since the establishment of the South Study, the real power of the cabinet has been gradually usurped by the South Study, and it has gradually become a show.

Well, Cao Di is still very discerning, and he wants to seek an official position in the yamen commanding the infantry, but he doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make money.

Why?

In the House of Internal Affairs, the road has always been facing the sky, and the well water on each side does not interfere with the river water.

To put it bluntly, the coaters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs each have their own hereditary spheres of influence, and outsiders cannot easily take advantage of them.

For example, the three weavings in the south of the Yangtze River in this dynasty have always been controlled by Cao, Li and Sun, and no outsiders are allowed to intervene.

Even if Cao Yin returned to Beijing, he had already officially assumed the post of doctor of the Imperial Book Office and shipbuilder, and he was permanently stationed at Dagukou in Tianjin Wei.

However, Cao Yin's brother-in-law Li Xu still holds the post of Jiangning weaving doctor left behind by Cao Yin.

This so-called fat and water will not fall into the fields of outsiders!
In the late Qing Dynasty, some people wrote doggerel to satirize the corrupt officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Pomegranate trees in the canopy fish tank, fat dogs and girls on the ground floor.The new paintings of the tree house are not old, and you can know the House of Internal Affairs at a glance.

In Yuzhu's view, Cao Di's choice of donating an official and seeking an errand was actually a very good time.

Ordered by Kangxi, after Yu Zhu became the guardian of Cao's family, he always had to show something.

To put it bluntly, in addition to building foreign ships, doing overseas trade, and repaying debts for the Cao family and the old emperor.

From the perspective of sophistication, Yuzhu also needs to promote someone who can do something in the Cao family, and treat it as a memorial archway to protect the Cao family.

This is mainly a subtle psychological effect. The old emperor must see Yuzhu's friendship with the Cao family.

In fact, before the prince was abolished, the boss found Kangxi in private, and said like a fool that he could kill his brother for his father.

This is a serious violation of Kangxi's taboo.

In addition, the old eighteen in history was dying of illness, and the prince Yinfeng showed no sadness, which also particularly stimulated the old emperor.

The old emperor wants too many things.Not only wanting to be in power alone, but also wanting his sons to live in harmony and be respectful as brothers and sisters, this is really a dream of spring and autumn.

However, Yuzhu obviously grasped the old emperor's contradictory thoughts.

Cao Yong is Li's pro-son, but Li and Cao Chun are deadly rivals, emotionally unjustifiable, Yu Zhu would not be able to promote Cao Yong.

Moreover, Cao Yong is a short-lived ghost, even if Yuzhu promoted him, it would be a waste of resources.

However, Cao Yin and Cao Yong passed away one after another, and Yuzhu also wanted to show Kangxi how he took care of the Cao family.

As long as Kangxi is still alive, even if the Cao family committed a crime, they can settle it smoothly.

The key to controlling the Cao family is, in fact, who will be elected to be in power among Cao Quan's sons in the future?

Historically, Mrs. Sun and Cao Yin and his son passed away successively in just a few years.

Especially after Cao Yong's death, Kangxi ordered Li Xu to help select someone to succeed him.Now that Mrs. Li took a fancy to the incompetent Cao Fu, Li Xu just went along with the flow and wrote the memorial.

Today, Yuzhu has become a big celebrity around Kangxi and the imperial guardian of the Cao family.In the future, this right to choose is likely to fall into his hands.

It is impossible for Yuzhu to be a magic stick in front of the shrewd Cao Chun, so he analyzed the powerful relationship clearly.

Cao Chun understood as soon as he heard it, the man had to pretend to be promoting the Cao family.

"Master, if that's the case, then I shouldn't have rejected Second Mistress Di." Cao Chun bit his lip, somewhat reconciled.

Yuzhu also knew Cao Chun's knot, so he said with a smile: "She will definitely come again. Next time she comes, your tone should be a little looser. After a few times like this, it will be okay."

The so-called teaching the son in front of the hall and teaching the wife by the pillow is exactly the case.

Sure enough, as Yuzhu expected, after about ten days, the Second Mistress Di came to visit Cao Chun again with generous gifts.

Because Yu Zhu had given orders, this time Second Mistress Di stayed in the Qing Mansion for an extra half an hour,
Second Mistress Di was originally an exceptionally shrewd and pungent woman. After she noticed Cao Chun's looseness, she began to communicate frequently.

Under the deliberate flattery of Di's second grandma, Cao Chun's view of her changed from being distant to being regarded as a relative with wine and meat.

Because, Cao Chun knew very well in his heart that Second Grandma Di had other plans and came to befriend her with a purpose.

(End of this chapter)