Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1090 "High Climbing"

On August [-]th, I went to the household department for another shift.

Because Shengjia has moved back to the Forbidden City, Cao Yong accompanied several officials from the household department to enter the palace early to face the saint.In addition to everyone in the household department, there are also several university scholars and ministers of prime minister affairs.

The idea of ​​discussing politics today is to carry out the matter of "sharing the income of the people into the mu" in Zhili.

You know, over the years, Zhili owes the most taxes.

Just because Zhili defends and resides in Gyeonggi, not only the Eight Banners raced to enclose land, but also the annexation of land by officials and gentry in the past century.For this reason, tax exemptions and tax delays are becoming more and more apparent.

Although Cao Yong had known for a long time that the Yongzheng Dynasty would implement the "spreading into the mu", he did not expect that it would start from Zhili.After all, according to conservative understanding, Zhili is an important place and there must be no chaos, which is why the emperors of all dynasties have continued to favor Zhili.

Yongzheng was not only determined to implement "spreading into the mother" from Zhili, but also the courage of a generation of emperors.

As for Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, who took the initiative to ask for an order to do southern Fujian affairs within the administration, and to implement "salts into the mu" or something, it is just a cover.

Li Weijun is Nian Gengyao's running dog, and Nian Gengyao is now in harmony with Emperor Yong and his ministers, so they are naturally "concentric".

It's called "discussing politics", but in fact, the king is arbitrary, and everyone can only agree.

It's just different from the past. In the past, there were always people who praised what the emperor said; but now no one dares to please the emperor. It seems that everyone knows that this "spread into the mother" is controversial. Be careful, you will get fishy.

When retreating from the front of the imperial court, Cao Yong paid attention to everyone's expressions, pretending to be confused, pretending to be confused, and pretending to be confused, for fear of implicating himself; only the thirteenth brother frowned slightly, unable to hide his worry.

It seems that the thirteenth elder brother also noticed that the emperor's step is a bit big.

Cao Yong went out of the palace all the way with several adults from the household department, thinking about this matter in his heart.

"Standing into the mu" means taking money from the pockets of officials and gentry, and it is expected that there will be a rebound.Even if no one dares to embarrass the emperor, the executive officials will face difficulties at every step and may not be able to do their jobs well.

However, with Yongzheng's strong temper, he has always been soft and not tough.If someone really obstructs this matter, I'm afraid they will suffer the wrath of thunder.

In this way, even if there are twists and turns, there will be no major incidents. The rest depends on how well the two chief officials, Zhili Governor and Zhili Governor, can withstand the criticism.

Now the governor is a member of Nian Gengyao, and no one dares to challenge him at this time; the position of governor is vacant, and among the official vacancies sought by everyone in the capital, this is the hottest among the hottest.Those who have the ability to finally get the position of Governor will not be weaker than Nian Gengyao.

Zhili can't be messed up.

Thinking of these, Cao Yong felt at ease...

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In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Elder Brother Thirteen's heart is quite heavy.

"Your majesty, is it because my younger brother mentioned Zhili river affairs that the emperor..." Brother Thirteen asked with a bit of hesitation.

Yongzheng calmed down and ordered the thirteenth elder brother to take a seat: "After entering the customs for 80 years, the imperial court has shown too much grace to Zhili. The number of fertile land in Zhili ranks among the top three in the world, but taxes are at the bottom. What is the reason? The north-south river, the imperial court has spent the most manpower and financial resources in Zhili over the years. It is not because the emperor is at the foot of the emperor. But how do they repay the imperial court? The number of tax-free fields is increasing, even when the tax is paid The land of the tax must also be delayed. Wait until the year of drought and flood, and the imperial court will forgive it."

Having said that, he paused, took a sip of the teacup, and said, "Why do the thirteen provinces in the world encounter natural disasters, and the refugees all go to Zhili. That is because there is a shortage of soldiers in Zhili, and the rivers are dredged every year, and most of them are refugees. For work. In this way, the imperial court has to spend a large amount of money for "relief with work" and prepare human and financial resources to repatriate the refugees after the completion of the river work. In this way, the imperial court does not collect taxes from Zhili, but every year I spent my money to repair the Zhili River." Speaking of this, his face was serious: "The bad land that used to earn a stone and a half a year has turned into good land, and the people's hearts are more greedy than this."

The thirteenth elder brother heard the words, and suddenly became speechless.

He also knew that what Yongzheng said was the truth, but even if the court knew it was a disadvantage, they could only hold their noses and swallow.Otherwise, what can be done, just as the refugees from all over the world go to Zhili, the refugees from Zhili always come to and from the capital.

If the Zhili River is not dredged, according to the weather of nine droughts in the past ten years in the north, the relief money distributed every year will not be small.Not to mention, the troubles of refugees after entering Beijing.

However, according to what the emperor said, in Zhili, the implementation of "singling into the mu" is likely to offend both the clan and the gentry.

Yongzheng saw what the Thirteenth Elder Brother was worrying about, and said solemnly: "We must take this step! People are greedy. Huang Ama's generous kindness over the years has not won the loyalty of his subjects, but only fueled the ambition of these moths. , I don't hesitate to have the name behind this."

Hearing what Yongzheng said excitedly, Brother Thirteen was ashamed, stood up, knelt down and said, "It's all because of my incompetence, my inability to enrich the treasury, and relieve the emperor's worries, which makes the emperor difficult everywhere."

The pen of history is like a knife, if the treasury is abundant, Yongzheng will not be forced to make this decision.

Yongzheng didn't mean to blame him, he got up from the kang, helped the thirteenth elder brother with his own hands, and said: "Thirteenth brother shared my worries. In the past two years, he has never been free for a moment. If the thirteenth brother is incompetent, who in this world can be the one?" A capable minister? The treasury is empty, it is a chronic disease of the imperial court, not on the thirteenth brother."

Seeing the thirteenth elder brother's complexion, Yongzheng frowned and said: "Last year, I wanted to follow the old rules to replenish the thirteenth brother with the silver taels that the prince opened the mansion, but the thirteenth brother insisted on not accepting it. In the past two years, I have to reward the thirteenth brother every time, You can also think of these and other reasons to decline. Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival, I will give you 500 taels of gold for the festival, so don't refuse it again."

Yongzheng's words were moving, Thirteenth Elder Brother listened gratefully, and then he knelt down and said: "The emperor loves you so much, and my ministers are in a hurry, but they dare not accept it. The rewards from the palaces for festivals have already been sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can I Have the audacity to receive the emperor's favor again?"

Given the emperor's closeness to the thirteenth elder brother, the reward of 500 taels of gold is not too much.But it is not enough to worry about the lack of balance, and the clan kings are watching, so there is no need to make the clan feel injustice because of this reward.

Yongzheng sighed, helped him up again, and said, "I always feel that I have treated you badly."

Brother Thirteen said: "Your Majesty is worrying too much, the prince's annual salary of ten thousand taels is more than enough. Wouldn't it be unacceptable if there is greed again?"

Yongzheng was a prince in his early years, so he knew that the seemingly large salary of 1 taels was not enough for even human relations.

But the thirteenth elder brother knew that the national treasury and the internal treasury were not rich, so he might not accept the reward at this time.

He sat back on the kang again, and ordered the thirteenth elder brother to sit down too, and said, "Hongtun is fifteen, should we talk about marriage?"

Hong Tun is the eldest son of the thirteenth elder brother. Yongzheng originally wanted to designate him as the prince's son as soon as possible, so that the thirteenth elder brother's mansion would have an extra son's salary to subsidize the royal family's expenses.

The thirteenth elder brother did not accept it, not because he wanted to disobey the holy will, but because Gu Nianhongtun was weak and overwhelmed.Instead of inheriting the palace, it is better to be an idle clan, saving worry and effort.With his status as the prince's son, even if he does not inherit the title of prince, he will not be conferred too low when he becomes an adult.

Regarding this matter, Thirteen Fujin had a disagreement with her husband.

Hong Tun has been in poor health since he was a child. Although he is the eldest son, he is the child that Shi San Fujin loves very much.

It is obvious that the elder is the most respected, but the title is lower than that of his younger brothers. Thirteen Fujin was afraid that his son would feel wronged, so he begged his husband to discuss this matter in a few years.If Hong Tun's body gradually becomes stronger, and he is worthy of the responsibility of the son of the world, then the glory is still his; if not, he will be older, and he will be able to sympathize with his parents' kindness, so that he will not have any quarrel with his brother.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't want the husband and wife to be suspicious because of this, so he agreed to his wife's plea.

In fact, there is a confidential matter that Fang Zhong announced to the thirteenth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother concealed something from his wife.

That is, Hong Tun is congenitally deficient. Even after years of recuperation, he is still weaker than ordinary people. He should not have sex early, nor should he get too close to women.Even if you get married in the future, you should take fewer concubines and be restrained, otherwise it will hinder Tianshou.The matter of heirs can only be left to fate.

Elder Brother Thirteen only told his wife that it is not advisable to have sex early, but he did not tell his wife what he said afterwards.

Now, when Yongzheng mentioned this matter, Brother Thirteen was taken aback, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Hongtun is not in good health and is still recuperating. The imperial physician means that it is not appropriate to marry early." At the end, he was a little sad.

Back then, when the thirteenth Fujin was Huaihongtun, it was the time when the thirteenth elder brother was at his worst.

The thirteenth elder brother was deficient in essence and blood, and the thirteenth Fujin was too exhausted, which made Hongtun give birth prematurely and congenitally deficient.For this reason, apart from loving their eldest son, their husband and wife also feel guilty.

Seeing him like this, Yongzheng knew that he remembered the old things, and said: "The past is over. Hongtun has won so much love from your husband and wife, and he is a sensible person. He should be a man of good fortune and longevity."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind words!" Elder Thirteen woke up and thanked him hurriedly.

Yongzheng laughed and said, "I originally thought about being a matchmaker for my nephew, but now I'm going to miss it."

The thirteenth elder brother listened, a little moved, raised his head, and looked at Yongzheng.

As for the candidate for the eldest daughter-in-law, he and Thirteen Fujin also had a hard time thinking about it. They wanted to choose a good girl who was well-matched for their son, but they were also afraid that something wrong with the son would delay the girl's life.

Then Yongzheng went on to say: "I heard that Mrs. Guo's uncle exchanged 3 taels of gold in the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago for the purpose of marrying a daughter...the girl in his family is about the same age as Hong Tun..."

Although Yongzheng had a smile on his face, there was sarcasm in his tone.

The thirteenth elder brother thought in his heart, and hurriedly said: "After all, I am so inferior in seniority that I dare not climb high."

Yongzheng snorted coldly, and said: "Thirteenth brother dare not 'high climb', but some people dare to think about it. The uncle and wife of the country have already revealed the words, and want to let the son be the master!"

Brother Thirteen was taken aback when he heard this.

It was the first time he had heard of this matter, earlier he had only heard that Mrs. Guo's uncle made a marriage proposal to Prince Jian's residence rejected.Because of this incident, the relationship between Longkodo and Yarjan'a also turned bad.

Longke's son Yuzhu, who was only 17 years old, was not only the first-class imperial guard, but also promoted to the second-rank Luanyi envoy a few days ago.This decency is also one of the best among the sons of nobles in the capital.

Given his family background and official position, it shouldn't be difficult to talk about his parents.Reluctantly, he has a mother who was born as a servant girl. According to the old saying in Beijing, he was "raised by a girl".

Li Si'er was granted a royal order, but his background was always there, so he was criticized in the end.

People with higher family status, who don't know the past of the uncle's mansion, are willing to tell their daughters to their family; people with lower family status, even if they want to climb up, Li Si'er will not look down on them.

In the early years, Li Si'er once wanted to ask the nobles in the palace to marry him, but before it could be done, the first emperor passed away, and the matter was delayed.

After the national funeral, Li Si'er wanted to ask the empress to make the decision, but the empress was unwilling to take matters into her own hands, so she didn't get her wish.

When Yuzhu was promoted to be the second-rank Luanyi envoy, Li Si'er felt that it was appropriate, so he couldn't wait, and directly entrusted Mrs. Xilin Jueluo, Yaerjiang'a's aunt, as a matchmaker, and went to Jian Wang's mansion to propose marriage.As a result, they were rejected by Prince Jane and Prince Jane Fujin.

Li Si'er consciously lost face, not only hated Prince Jane and his wife to death, but also vowed to give his son a daughter-in-law with a higher status than Liugege.

The only one who has a higher status than the prince's first daughter is Princess in the palace.

Although there is no emperor's own daughter in the palace, there are three clan Gege who are raised by the queen's side.

Among these three Gege, Liu Gege, the daughter of the deposed prince, is the same age as Yuzhu. From Li Si'er's perspective, if he wants to find a decent Yue family for his son, he will definitely not look at Liu Gege.The remaining two are the daughters of the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.

Although he is reluctant to let his daughter caress Mongolia, Brother Thirteen is even more reluctant to marry his daughter into the uncle's house.

Li Si'er didn't know how to restrain himself, but the thirteenth brother knew that Longkodo's position of admiral of the nine sects had been emptied.The prosperity of the uncle's mansion cannot last long.

"Your Majesty, Ge Ge are still young..." Brother Thirteen said anxiously.

Seeing him moved, Yongzheng smiled, and the gloomy atmosphere lightened a lot, and said: "The queen also said the same thing. This is also the reason why my uncle and madam put the son's marriage aside and concentrated on the daughter's marriage."

It is the emperor who has bestowed favor on the uncle's mansion, and now it is the emperor who is talking about the family affairs of the uncle's mansion in a gloomy manner. The thirteenth elder brother can't say much, so he can only listen.

Yongzheng made a few complaints, and his dislike for the uncle's mansion was already undisguised.

Elder Brother Thirteen felt terrified, and when he exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation, his palms were already sweating.

Although he didn't want to admit it, it was true. It doesn't matter whether "the cunning rabbit dies, and the running dog cooks", or "the bird is exhausted and the bow is hidden", the emperor's patience with Longkodo has reached its limit.

This was after Longkodo was emptied and lost the real power of the nine admirals.

The marriage of the youngest child cannot hide the murderous intent behind it.

The autumn is crisp and the sun is shining brightly, but Elder Brother Thirteen feels chilly.

He shivered, let out a long breath, and walked towards the palace gate...

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Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, the yamen will be in the yamen earlier than usual, and when the time comes, several hall officials will leave the yamen one after another
Just as Cao Yong came out of the yamen of the household department, he was blocked by sixteen elder brothers.

"Let's go fishing!" Elder Sixteen said loudly in his normal clothes.

These days, he has become obsessed with fishing, and bought a waterside house on the edge of Haizi, specially for cheap fishing.

Cao Yong happened to be fine, and when he saw Elder Sixteen smiling reluctantly, he seemed to have something on his mind, so he asked someone to go back to his house and tell him that he rode away with Elder Sixteen on horseback.

In the house here, there is Cao Yong's fishing rod, which was prepared by Brother Sixteen.

In the summer, Cao Yong came twice with Brother Sixteen.Not to mention Brother Sixteen, even Cao Yong likes fishing in the mountains.

In the hot summer, under the shade of the trees beside Haizi, you can feel the coolness, and the fishing rod in your hand can occasionally harvest.Even after fishing for half a day sometimes, it is quite a sense of accomplishment to catch a few small crucian carp three or two inches long.After frying the wine, you can also drink a few more cups.

Later, when autumn came, the weather became colder, and there were more errands in the yamen. Cao Yong never enjoyed fishing with Brother Sixteen again.

After riding for a quarter of an hour, the group arrived at Shicha Beach.

After walking along Haizi for a cup of tea, I arrived at Brother Sixteen's outer house.

At this time, the chief follower who sent Cao's letter first came back and brought Cao Yong's uniform.Cao Yong then changed his make-up clothes, and followed Sixteenth Elder Brother to go fishing by the sea in the backyard.

Here, in a bay in the northwest corner of Haizi, the water surface is the size of several mu of land, and lotus flowers are planted.Now the lotus has long since fallen, and even the lotus leaves are not resistant to the autumn cold, and their energy is short.

By the bay, there are two weeping willows.The trunk is very thick, the branches hang down, and under the tree is the place where Brother Sixteen fishes.

Here are some chairs and a few bamboo tables.Usually the sixteenth elder brother Cao Yong came to fish, and in addition to tea, he had to prepare melon and fruit snacks, not so much to enjoy the fun of fishing, but to enjoy half a day of leisure in the name of fishing.

Today, there is only a teapot on the bamboo table.There are no earthworms prepared in advance, only the dough made by people in a hurry.

Cao Yong pinched a piece of dough, put on the bait, and threw the fishing rod out, thinking about whether to mention the matter of "spreading into the mu" with the sixteenth elder brother, but saw the sixteenth elder brother holding the fishhook, but There was no bait, and there was anger on his face.

Cao Yong wanted to wait for him to speak, but until the fish bit the hook a few times, he didn't see Brother Sixteen squeak.

Brother Sixteen is like this, how can Cao Yong care about fishing.He let the fish eat the bait, swam away happily, turned around, and asked, "Master Sixteen, what's wrong?"

Brother Sixteen heard him ask, threw the fishing rod aside, stood up, and said angrily: "Fu Ruo, I really can't bear it anymore... If this continues, I'm afraid I will kill my relatives..."

Cao Yong saw that he was emotional, and he had no scruples between speaking, so he got up and looked around.

Fortunately, there were no other people nearby, and there were two young servants standing in the distance, and the distance was also six or seven feet away.Even if you hear the sentence before Sixteen A Ergu, you may not be able to understand the sentence after it.Because of the important sentence later, Elder Sixteen gritted his teeth, and his voice was not as loud as the previous one.

The sixteenth elder brother followed Cao Yong's eyes and looked over, his expression darkened, and he waved his hands to send the two boys back.

Only then did Cao Yong ask: "Tai Fujin made things difficult for Sixteen Fujin?"

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and when the family is reunited, even if Elder Sixteen is unwilling, there is no reason to prevent Tai Fujin from returning home.

According to Cao Yong's knowledge, Tai Fujin took back to the palace only a few days ago, he did not expect the conflict to come so fast and force the sixteenth elder brother into such a situation.

Seeing Elder Sixteen gritted his teeth and said: "It would be fine if it was just to embarrass Fujin, but treat her as an old child and coax her more, but she absolutely shouldn't, absolutely shouldn't meddle in Da Gege's marriage. She did it on purpose. If you want to disturb the palace, life will be uneasy, and if you want Master and Fujin to feel uncomfortable!"

Cao Yong listened, only feel confused.

Isn't the big princess of Zhuang Wang's mansion raised in the palace now?Most of the marriages in the future will follow the rules of princesses, and they will caress Mongolia. Why can't it be the Wangfu's turn to be self-professional?

"Don't be ashamed of the sixteenth master, maybe Tai Fujin is just quick-tongued. Not to mention that Da Gege is young, even if Da Gege really wants to discuss marriage, with the emperor and queen around, it will not be Tai Fujin's turn to make a decision." Cao Yong didn't know the details of their mother-child conflict, so he could only consider persuasion.

The sixteenth brother's eyes were already red, and he said: "She has promised Li Si'er, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, she will enter the palace to mention this matter with the queen, and tell Yu Zhu about Da Gege, saying 'kissing and kissing' '. She has given up her face and relied on her seniority, and she is also Da Gege's grandmother in name, and she is talking about giving it to the uncle's house, so how can there be room for the queen to refuse?"

If it is another family that can keep their daughter in Beijing and save her from the pain of caressing Mongolia, the sixteenth elder brother can only burn high incense.But Longkoduo, he can only avoid it.

Although he and Cao Yong did not speak clearly, they both knew that whether it was Nian Gengyao or Longkodo, the higher the praise, the harder the fall, and it is rare to die well.

Telling your daughter to such a family, isn't that pushing her into a pit of fire?
The sixteenth elder brother has obviously been irritated, and he has no composure in the past. Looking at Cao Yong, he said bitterly: "I won't let her get what she wants... I can't stop it. I would rather be an unfilial person than let her go. That old woman tricked Da Gege..."

If Elder Sixteen is the owner of the palace, it is not difficult to stop Tai Fujin from entering the palace.

But the more prominent you are, the more people will be watching, not to mention that most of the Zhuang Palace is the old people of the Palace.If someone has bad intentions and has another master behind him, maybe he will use this as an excuse to slander Brother Sixteen.

Tai Fujin came up with this trick after the deadlocked relationship with Sixteenth Elder Brother and Sixteenth Fujin, if it was just an old fool, coveted Li Sier's filial piety, and wanted to make things difficult for Sixteenth Elder Brother and Sixteenth Fujin; With other thoughts in mind, Brother Sixteen should not move lightly now.

Otherwise, you will do more and make more mistakes.

"Master Shiliu, even if Tai Fujin comes forward, Da Gege's age is there. No matter how much she talks, the queen can't be in charge, and the emperor. In my opinion, instead of trying to stop Tai Fujin, Master Shiliu would rather Why don't you just ask the emperor to make the decision." Cao Yong thought for a while and said.

With Yongzheng's temperament, if he really wanted to get rid of Longkodo, he would not agree to let his son Shangzhu, leaving room for turning over.

After listening to Cao Yong's words, the sixteenth elder brother gradually calmed down, and hesitantly said: "What if the emperor pays attention to the uncle's mansion temporarily and agrees to this marriage?"

Cao Yong said in a low voice: "Master Sixteen, there are still four years left for Da Gege, Fang Jiji, what do you think will happen to the uncle's mansion in four years..."

Elder Sixteen heard this, with a hesitant look on his face, and said: "If the emperor had a whim, even if the uncle's mansion was defeated, Da Gege would also bear the false name of engagement..."

Cao Yong saw that he was worried about gains and losses, and he was not as sharp as usual, so he rolled his eyes and said: "If the emperor really made Da Gege wronged, maybe it is Da Gege's blessing..."

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