Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1086
Goldfish Alley, Prince Yi's Mansion.

Seeing the brocade box opened in front of him, the white as jade child pillow, it looked like nothing ordinary, Brother Thirteen couldn't help frowning, and said: "What is the meaning of Xueting's move?"

Yi Duli sighed, and said: "What else can I do? I have the audacity to ask the Thirteenth Master. I am already over the age of [-]. If I spend a few more years in the Six Departments, I will reach the age of becoming an official."

Brother Thirteen couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this, and said, "If I remember correctly, Xueting is three years older than me, so I'm only 42 this year?"

Yi Duli patted his beard and said, "I was promoted to be a minister at 41, so it will take another ten years to become a palm print officer?"

Elder Brother Thirteen was a little annoyed by his expression, and said: "Last year, the school signed several official positions and was promoted steadily, and still complain?"

In his early years, although Yi Duli served as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was actually taught by a doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.In the past year, he first transferred from Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Zhan Shi of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then was appointed as the Minister of the General Administration, was appointed as the Minister of the Cabinet, and then promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War.

From the fifth-rank minister, to the third-rank Zhan Shi and Tongzheng envoy, to the second-rank cabinet bachelor, to the second-rank minister of the Ministry of War.In less than a year, Yi Duli jumped three times in a row and actually rose to the sixth level.

If there is no Elder Brother Thirteen to take care of him, how could Yiduri, who has always been unknown, be so lucky?
It's a little unreasonable to complain in front of the thirteenth elder brother in less than a year after being promoted to the servant.

Yi Duli saw that he was annoyed, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't be annoyed, Lord Thirteen, I don't know how much I weigh? How can I have any desire to be promoted? But Lord Thirteen, you know that I have lived for more than 40 years. I’ve been in Beijing all the time, and now I’m Wang Wu. I really want to go around and see the life outside.”

Brother Thirteen heard this, and asked in confusion: "You old lady is getting old, you don't want to be filial to your knees, and you want to let it out?"

Yiduli is lustful, but he does not lose his reputation. He has a good reputation among relatives and friends because he is a dutiful son.

This release is a big deal, he has already asked his old lady for her opinion.

The old lady supported his release. The old lady was born in the prime minister's mansion, and grew up in the capital when she was a child. After Jiji, she married Yiduli's father as her stepmother and lived in the capital all her life.When she heard that her son wanted to be released, she supported her from the bottom of her heart.

Hearing Brother Thirteen's question about this, Yi Duli restrained his smile, and said solemnly: "Our old lady said that the most regretful thing about my late father in his early years was that he did not let go of his foreign post and served as a Beijing official all his life. I I have been an official for nearly 20 years, and I am still dawdling in Beijing. I heard that there is an opportunity to go outside, our old lady is willing to ask me to go. She is an old man, she has long wanted to go out for a while, and she is counting on my son's light , go out to get some air. But he also told me not to force me, and not to trouble the Thirteenth Master with the help of relatives. But I really have no choice. The last time our old lady left Beijing, it was after my father died of illness. Her old man has been to Wutai Mountain for more than twenty years. If I miss it and come back, even if I can wait, our old lady may not be able to wait." At the end, she has already revealed her true feelings.

Compared with those who regard local official vacancies as fat, Yi Duli was born rich and noble, and he didn't care much about gold and silver.He wants to find a job, or he wants to live the addiction of a palm print officer.

In the early years, he didn't think much of it, but as he was promoted step by step, he realized what it means to be a man who cannot be powerless for a day.

Seeing Yi Duli like this, brother Thirteen couldn't say anything more.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said: "If you have such a mind, why not wait another year? When you are full as the Minister of the Ministry of War, everything will be cheap."

Yi Duli smiled wryly: "The Thirteenth Lord actually coaxed me. Local officials are not like the capital city. How can vacancies be so cheap? Looking at the current movement in Beijing, I don't know how many vacancies will be replaced this year. Where will there be vacancies next year?" ?”

The thirteenth elder brother was at a loss for words for a while, but what Yiduri said was the truth.

Since the emperor wants to alienate the place, almost all the people who want to change have moved this time; those who have not moved are mostly optimistic about staying in office.

Elder Brother Thirteen rubbed his forehead and said, "Okay, I'll help you take a closer look, but I'm not sure. You take the things back first, and I'll be annoyed if you see others like this again."

Yi Duli looked at the brocade box and said: "I didn't spend a lot of money, I just waited for the delivery of the Mid-Autumn Festival gift."

Elder Brother Thirteen put on a straight face and said, "If Xueting continues to behave like this, I will see off the guests."

Yi Duli saw that the thirteenth elder brother was really moved, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I will take it back. It's rare for my wife to come over. If I call her away right now, I'm afraid she will be annoyed."

Although the thirteenth elder brother doesn't like his pursuit, but they have known each other for more than 20 years, and the two are brother-in-law and in-laws, so they can't say bad words.Putting the matter of seeking officials aside, and talking about other things, the atmosphere gradually eased.

Palace, garden, octagonal pavilion.

Looking at the familiar scenery around, Mrs. Zhao Jia was very surprised, and said: "Sister, didn't your mansion undergo major repairs last year, why is this garden still the same as before? The courtyard wall outside looks bright, and the gate of the palace is also grand. It’s a little more substantive.”

Thirteen Fujin sat opposite her, poured her a cup of scented tea with his own hands, and said, "Our master is nostalgic for the old, and won't let it be renovated."

Although the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion was the prince's mansion in the early years, everything was regulated by Bei Zi.After being promoted to the Prince's Mansion, if the new mansion is not moved, the old mansion must be upgraded.

Mrs. Zhao Jia thought about it and just saw Thirteen Fujin's house, the furniture and furnishings looked the same as before, and then looked at Thirteen Fujin's probably new flag clothes, frowned slightly, and said: "To build a palace is not to spend money as an internal affairs office. Could it be that there is something else to say in it? If you want me to say, the younger sister and the thirteenth master should move to the house. Not to mention other people, but the seventeenth master's new mansion is just the rule of the county king, just because it is newly built, They are more spacious than here, and they look grand.”

Thirteen Fujin said: "I don't need to spend my own money, but the house of internal affairs is not enough. Our master is also very worried. Although there are many rewards from the palace in the past two years, our master donated them to the internal treasury. I'm afraid that the emperor's money will not come together."

When Zhao Jia heard the words, she was surprised: "It's like this? I can't blame the emperor for valuing the Thirteenth Lord. Although the Emperor has many siblings, there is no one else who can do this for the Emperor except for the Thirteenth Lord..."

When sisters get together, it is certainly a joy.

But Thirteen Fujin also knew that her sister and brother-in-law were not idlers, and would not really come to talk about family affairs without having anything to do.

It's just that my sister doesn't say anything, and it's not easy for her as a younger sister to ask, otherwise it seems like she doesn't want people to come to her door.

After Zhao Jia said these few words to his younger sister, he sent the maid who was serving him away, and he was happier than her husband, and she directly stated her intentions.

Thirteen Fujin smiled and listened, but refused to agree.

After being a wife for many years, even her natal sister and brother-in-law will not let her forget the responsibility of being a wife.

The thirteenth elder brother is in a prominent position, so many people are watching, it can't be said that every step is startling, and the height is too cold.On the brother-in-law's side, he is now serving as the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he can't be said to be condescending.

Seeing that Thirteen Fujin didn't answer, Zhao Jia stopped talking, looked around, and saw that there was no outsider, so he lowered his voice and said, "I don't care about my master's errand. I heard that Bai Zhu is also open and let go, my sister must not let him go soft-hearted for a while. Who else can bear his donkey temper, except for his own family? If you keep him in Beijing, even if you offend people and cause disasters, there are still us who are sisters. Shelter, shelter. When he is outside, who will take him seriously. It’s just that he offends others, if he delays the errand, or makes something wrong, won’t he still be implicated on the head of the Thirteenth Lord? "

After hearing this, Thirteen Fujin was quite moved.

These days, she is being annoyed by her brother's begging.After hearing what my sister said, even though I knew she had selfish intentions, I was powerless to refute.

After dinner, Iduli and his wife were sent away, and when Elder Thirteen and Fujin returned to their room, they couldn't help but smile wryly at each other.

Although they didn't promise anything in front of the Yiduli couple, they were somewhat persuaded by their couple in their hearts.

Thirteen Fujin made up his mind to take good care of his natal brother and let him stay honestly in the position of censor.

The censor is a speech officer, and there are many people who are honest and honest. Even if Baizhu is not inferior, he is not conspicuous.Otherwise, don't say it's going outside, even if you change Bai Zhu's office and treat him as a person, you will only offend others.

On the Thirteenth Brother's side, some want to make Yiduli complete.

The Minister of the Ministry of War sounds decent, but he is not a palm seal officer. On the top are the masters of the palm and the princes of the clan, on the next floor are the Manchu and Han Shangshu, and below are the doctors of the various divisions.

This servant is also a difficult job.If you work diligently and make achievements, you must attribute the honor to the two ministers; if the errands are not done carefully, or if there is something wrong with the officers below, you must take the blame for the ministers.

Yi Duli said that the "baby pillow" was not worth money, but the thirteenth brother knew that he spent a huge sum of money to buy it in heaven three days ago.

Given the relationship between the two families, he still gave gifts here, although it was a bit inappropriate, but it was normal for him to be in a hurry and not think carefully.It seems that he really wants to let it out...

Yi Duli finally knows what it feels like to have an antique worth 12 taels of silver at home.That is, I like it so much that I can't wait to touch it all the time; but I am also extremely embarrassed, struggling whether to make a move immediately.

In order to let it out, he sold a Zhuangzi and exchanged it for 6 taels of silver.

These silver coins are not for giving gifts to Elder Brother Thirteen, but for his comfortable life after he is released.He is used to enjoyment and cannot live a life of poverty.Not to mention, this time, he wants to find a governor or chief envoy who is far away from the capital, and bring his mother to take up the post to take care of him.

But he also saw that the emperor hated corrupt officials the most, otherwise he wouldn't have copied so many courtiers as soon as he came to power.

He will not be like other people who think that when he gets to the place, he can cheat and steal money.

Although he went to Huatiantang to buy antiques, he also knew in his heart that these things were just for meeting in front of Thirteenth Brother, and Thirteenth Brother would not accept them.

He originally thought that he would keep the antique in his hands and sell it at the end of the year.

At the end of each year, gift-giving becomes popular in the capital, and the supply of antique calligraphy and paintings is in short supply. Maybe you can buy them at a good price.

Unexpectedly, this baby pillow cost 12 taels of silver.Not only did he spend all the money he could use, but even the 6 taels of silver to be sold, there was still a shortfall of tens of thousands.

In this way, unless he sells things again, or finds someone to borrow money, he may not be able to return the money he lent from the Cao family as scheduled.

Yi Duli can have the cheek to borrow money from Cao Yong because he knows that Cao Yong has it, and with the friendship between the two, Cao Yong will not refuse;

Therefore, this precious baby pillow appeared again in the "Treasure Appraisal Meeting" held by Hua Tiantang a few days later.

Because the news was released before, the last "Baby Pillow" was sold at a high price of 12, and this time the reserve price was [-].

In the end, 14 was sold. Excluding the [-]% of Huatian's commission, Yiduli had [-] left, which was a loss of [-].

Even so, Yiduri was still very grateful.If he sold it at the original price, he would lose 6000 taels of silver; if he could not sell it at the original price, the loss would be even greater.Even if he spends money lavishly, tens of thousands of taels is not a small sum...

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