Cutting 1719

Chapter 276
Jiangning Mansion, the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang.

Fan Shiyi, the newly appointed governor of Liangjiang, was kneeling on the ground listening to the imperial decree with a solemn expression.

"Slave leads the decree, thanking the emperor, my emperor is safe."

The eunuch sent by Yongzheng handed the imperial edict to Fan Shiyi with a smile on his face, then helped Fan Shiyi up, and said in a low voice: "Master Fan, please get up quickly, this edict has arrived, our family I won't stay any longer, Master Fan, take care of everything."

Fan Shiyi had a look of embarrassment on his face, "My father-in-law came from a long way and worked tirelessly. This official has already prepared a reception banquet for him. He invited famous chefs from the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many local specialties. You might as well eat before leaving."

The smile on the eunuch's face remained undiminished, but the words in his mouth were still refusing, "Master Fan, the emperor used to educate us slaves to beat us as soon as we said it. If our family eats this meal, we will be killed in the capital And don’t get hit by it a few times.”

"In that case, it's not easy for me to stay here as an official." Fan Shiyi sighed softly, with a bit of a wry smile on his face, "It's just that the water in the south of the Yangtze River is cold and the Chu rebellion is rampant. I hope that my father-in-law will be more beautiful in front of the emperor in the future." Say, that's enough."

While Fan Shiyi was talking, the person next to him then handed over a small package to the eunuch. Reflecting it, it should be jade and other objects in it.

"It's easy to say, Mr. Fan is loyal and sincere, how can our family not know? If it can be said, our family will know everything." The eunuch looked upright on the surface, but he stuffed the package into himself without any delay. sleeve.

After seeing off the eunuch who passed the decree, Fan Shiyi's face darkened in an instant. Everyone said that the governor of Liangjiang was a big brazier, but he didn't expect that even the eunuch who passed the decree was afraid to avoid it. This scene made Fan Shiyi Noticing something was wrong, and thinking of the Northwest Army that had already set off, he felt a little regretful.

Strictly speaking, the Fan family didn't really need the title of governor. After all, after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, Fan Shiyi was already the commander-in-chief of Malanyu and the minister in charge of Dongling, and he could be regarded as a prominent position. There are quite a few high-ranking officials in the family, and there is no need for the title of Governor of Liangjiang.

Let’s not talk about Fan Shiyi’s elders. As far as his generation is concerned, there is Fan Shichong in front of him. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he also became the governor of Shaanxi, so even if Fan Shiyi was not the governor of Liangjiang, his future was still bright.

It's just that Fan Shiyi knew in his heart that when Yongzheng sent him to Liangjiang, it was not entirely because he wanted to find someone to take the blame. It can be regarded as a great achievement.As the so-called father's worry, how can you disobey?
"Master, the young master of the Cao family sent someone to send a post, see you or not?" the butler Fan Tong said softly.

"I don't see you. Wait, you mean the Cao's house in Weaving Mansion?"

Fan Shiyi waved his hand with a look of boredom, but he stopped immediately, but after turning his mind around a few times, he changed his mind, "The banquet in this house hasn't been cancelled yet, so go and reply to the post, and then I will give you an answer." Said to invite the young master of the Cao family to come over to the house for a talk."

"Cha." Fan Tong then left.

It's just that Fan Shiyi at this time seemed to have caught something. He paced slowly in the hall, but his brain was already thinking about the current situation rapidly.

Cao's visit was not accidental.In fact, ever since he took office as the governor of Liangjiang, the Cao family has been thinking of getting closer to him, but Fan Shiyi is not willing. Not long ago, Li Xu from Suzhou Weaving Co., Ltd. was arrested and returned to Beijing in the case of deficit investigation by the Ministry of Household Affairs. It would not be wise to get involved with these companies at this time.

If there was no threat from the Han army, Fan Shiyi would definitely not meet the Cao family, but now it has become different——Fan Shiyi's situation is no better than that of the Cao family. To save himself, I'm afraid he will die worse than the Cao family, so at this time, Fan Shiyi can't care much.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the Cao family of the weaving mansion is definitely a prestigious family, even compared to the governor. The reason is very simple. From the second year of Kangxi, Cao Xi was sent by Kangxi from the capital to Jiangning to serve as Jiangning weaving. , has almost filled a Jiazi.

In the past 60 years, from Cao Xi to Cao Yin, and then to Cao Yong and Cao Fu, the entire Cao family has almost become Kangxi's imperial eyes and ears in the south of the Yangtze River. When Cao Shi III was in office, he often reported the situation in secret, He made many contributions, so he was trusted and valued by Kangxi.

During the Kangxi period, the Cao family in Jiangnan also developed like a raging fire cooking oil. Don’t look at the weaving doctor in Jiangning, who is just a fifth-rank official, but in Jiangnan, let alone those officials of the third and fourth ranks, even the governor of Liangjiang from the first rank You have to be polite when talking to the Cao family, because the relationship between the Cao family and Kangxi is quite unusual.

Of course, all of this has disappeared now. After Yongzheng came to power, the three weaving mansions in the south of the Yangtze River were naturally indispensable for the deficit investigation he raised. , as a confidant cultivated by Cao Yin, is now being secretly investigated by Yongzheng.

Under such circumstances, the Cao family couldn't sit still anymore. They knew very well that if they didn't act quickly, the next one would be the Cao family weaving in Jiangning.

The current Jiangning weaving doctor, Cao Fu, is only 27 years old. He was originally the fourth son of Cao Quan. Later, after Cao Yin's son, Cao Yong, died of illness, the Cao family in Nuoda could not find a suitable candidate to take over Jiangning Weaving. Li Xu asked Kangxi for an order, saying that Cao Fu could be the heir, that is, he asked Cao Fu to be the heir to Cao Yin's wife, and made up for Cao Yong's vacancy in Jiangning's weaving, and also gave him the title of master.

Although Cao Fu, who became Jiangning weaving, had a good face and a good knowledge, he obviously couldn't cope with this job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.It's just that relying on Cao Yin's Yu Yin before, there was no major problem, but now the problem is coming, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne!

Naturally, Yongzheng couldn't bear the fact that Jiangnan still had such a big deficit. Although he knew that these deficits were basically left by Kangxi's several southern tours to the south of the Yangtze River, this did not prevent Yongzheng from using these weaving mansions to make money. Fill the shortfall in the treasury.

Under such circumstances, Cao Fu had no choice but to find ways to intercede, hoping to find a suitable person to talk more in front of Yongzheng, so that he could get through this calamity safely.But everyone here knows that Jiangnan No. [-] Weaving is going to be unlucky right now, no matter how many gifts are given, they will not accept them, let alone help them.

After Fan Shiyi took office, Cao Fu was determined to win the relationship, and wanted to come to visit, but Fan Shiyi never saw him, so he could only force himself to suppress his inner anxiety, but he asked to visit from time to time, and now he saw Fan Shiyi Shi Yi agreed, and immediately sent someone to visit Fan Shiyi with some gifts.

Cao Fu brought people to visit, and Fan Shiyi also felt like a spring breeze. He took Cao Fu's hand and sighed: "So when I was in the capital, I also visited your father, but it's been almost ten years. You But I've grown so tall, don't be polite, just call me Uncle Shi."

Although the original Cao family had nothing to do with the Fan family, it didn't prevent Cao Fu from calling Uncle Shi at this time, and with just the right amount of excitement on his face, he said softly: "Uncle Shi doesn't know something, The Cao family has had a really hard time these years, but they have no face to bother uncle, and now there is really no other way, so I hope Uncle Shi can’t be blamed.”

At this time, more than a dozen Jiangnan side dishes have been visited at the banquet. Although these dishes are extremely delicate, they are nothing to Cao Fu. He has been a Jiangnan weaver for a long time, so it can be said that there is nothing he wants arrived.But for Fan Shiyi, who lived in the north for a long time, it was a bit new.

Fan Shiyi picked up a piece of glutinous rice eight-treasure duck, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, and then said with a smile: "When I was in the north, I seldom ate the southern flavor, but now this bite is better than countless Famous dishes."

Cao Fu pretended that he had never eaten it before, so he said perfunctorily: "Uncle Shi is an old gourmet, this dish of eight-treasure duck with glutinous rice is really extraordinary, and the cooking method is also very particular. The difficulty lies not in the heat, but in making it At that time, the whole duck needs to be deboned, and the skin and flesh must not be broken."

A smile line appeared on Fan Shiyi's face, and he said softly: "This duck is troublesome to cook, but easy to eat, and it's a good way to train the chef's knife skills."

"Exactly, if an ordinary person cooks this dish, this first step will be impossible. Only a chef who has been immersed in it for decades can make such a good method." No matter how stupid Cao Fu is, , he already understood in his heart, Fan Shiyi said that this might have other meanings, so he leaned forward slightly, "Does Uncle Shi have any advice?"

Fan Shiyi chuckled, "Since you call me uncle, I won't prevaricate you with those empty words. The current emperor is as intelligent as the previous emperor, and the case of the deficit of the household department was not a whim of the emperor. Because today's world is originally like this eight-treasure duck, pulling one hair can move the whole body, if it was before, the emperor would never move like this."

"But right now there is a Fuhan army, and there is Zhu Yigui and the Bailian sect. Since the duck is already broken, who cares whether it is the skin or the flesh?"

Cao Fu sighed softly, and said with a wry smile: "Isn't there any room in this world for my Cao family to live?"

However, Fan Shiyi picked up another piece of duck meat and chuckled: "It depends on what your Cao family does. If it continues like this, there will naturally be no flesh left."

Cao Fu understood in his heart, he got up and knelt in front of Fan Shiyi, and said in a low voice: "If your lord can save the Cao family, the Cao family would like to thank you with a big gift."

Fan Shiyi shook his head again, and said deeply, "It's definitely not that I can save the Cao family this time. The Cao family can only choose to save themselves if they want to get out of the predicament."

"Save yourself? How to save yourself?"

After all, Cao Fu was just a young man in his 20s, and he was really confused when he was played around in front of an old fox like Fan Shiyi.

Fan Shiduo sighed softly: "Since the appearance of Chu Ni caused the situation to change, the point of breaking the situation is Chu Ni. The Cao family has to prove to the emperor that they are loyal to the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty. The best way is to Get together and practice against Chu Ni."

"Tuan Lian? But will this cause any misunderstanding?" Cao Fu was a little hesitant. He has always been somewhat taboo about the word "Tuan Lian".

"Nephew, you don't need to worry about this, isn't there still an official here?"

Fan Shiyi wiped his hands with a hot towel in a slow manner, and said softly: "I will ask His Majesty for a regiment to practice. When the time comes, your Cao family will just sign your name. After the emperor approves, the regiments in Jiangnan will be trained. If you can do your part to fight against Chu Ni, as for you, you can also be named as the Jiangsu branch patrolling the Huaiyang sea and preparing for the road, then the emperor will not hold on to that little loss."

Cao Fu felt uneasy. He looked at Fan Shiyi's calm face and asked a key question.

"I can hang up a Jiangsu branch to patrol the Huaiyang sea and prepare for the road. What is the price of the Cao family?"

"At that time, all the money and food needed for this regiment will be borne by the Cao family, so that we can express our concern for your father."

Looking at Fan Shiyi's calm expression, Cao Fu finally let out a sigh. He understood that under the current situation, this price was considered the lowest.If you don't agree with this point, I'm afraid the entire Cao family will lose their lives in the future.

Fan Shiyi heaved a sigh of relief after seeing off Cao Fu, who was a little uneasy. He knew in his heart that if he wanted to keep Jiangnan, the tens of thousands of green camps alone would not be enough, but if there were 20 or even [-] regiments , then it is different.

If we can train 20 regiments in Jiangnan, even if we can't withstand the attack of the Fuhan army, as long as we stick to it, there shouldn't be too many problems. Even if Fan Shiyi can't stand Jiangnan, There are also things that have crossed paths with Yongzheng, so they can also retreat unscathed.

However, it is absolutely impossible for him, a newly appointed governor of Liangjiang, to organize so many group exercises.But if we use the influence of Jiangnan Three Weaving, especially with the help of the Cao family, it will be different, maybe we can really practice it.Because of this, Fan Shiyi chose to help the Cao family.

However, for this plan, Fan Shiyi also understood that he needed to tell the emperor, so he began to write his first memorial under the oil lamp, and it was also the most important memorial.

"Fan Shiyi, the governor of Liangjiang, the slave, told Sheng'an that it is difficult to rely on the geographical advantages of the south of the Yangtze River, and it is difficult to defend it. It takes the courage of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to resist the rebel soldiers from Chu. The slave found out that Cao Fu, a weaving doctor in the south of the Yangtze River, was knowledgeable. Hong Tong, young and virtuous, his conduct is firm and outstanding, and he is unsurpassed for a time. But for his loyalty and sincerity, all the people in the south of the Yangtze River respect and love him."

"The servant asked for an order to supervise the training of the Jiangnan regiment, and Cao Fu, a weaving doctor in the south of the Yangtze River, prepared the way for the Jiangsu branch to patrol Huaiyang and the sea, so as to provide money and food. And the officials of the town and the way extended the visit sincerely, hoping to make the officials and gentry united and solidify the hearts of the people. , can overcome foreign troubles in the future."

It was a lot of loyalty, but Fan Shiyi wrote it heartily. It was not until midnight that he read it carefully, corrected the typos and taboos, and then re-transcribed it in yellow. Pi Ling wrapped it up and sent someone to send it all the way to the capital.

(End of this chapter)