Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1130

Zhili is peaceful, but the capital is in turmoil.

In the first month, Yongzheng refuted Shaanxi governor Hu Qiheng's participation in Jin Nanying's excerpt, and directly approved it on the excerpt.

The ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar.

Then, Cai Teng, the former governor of Sichuan, who was impeached and dismissed by Nian Gengyao, recovered and was promoted to the censor of Zuodu.

Anyone can see that the limelight has changed.

Those who flattered Nian's family earlier and had some intentions, they all avoided Nian's family like frightened birds.

The noble concubine Nian in the palace fell ill again.

Yongzheng was diligent in his administration, and within ten days, he only called his concubines once or twice.

People in the world say that the imperial concubine Nian is "the only favorite", but they don't know that since Yongzheng ascended the throne, she first kept her filial piety, and then was busy with government affairs.

It's just because Yongzheng treated other concubines the same way, so it's not eye-catching.

This time, Concubine Nian was worried about her elder brother. She couldn't sleep or eat well, and she became increasingly haggard.

I don't want to, when I heard that she was ill, Yongzheng just ordered the imperial doctor to come and ask for pulse; the queen took the opportunity to withdraw her green head card.

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of paying attention, instead he followed the queen's arrangement and visited several nobles one after another.Concubine Nian was frightened and angry, and vomited a mouthful of blood from her heart. The fake disease was really sick, and she was bedridden.

Although Cao Yong is not in the capital, there is no shortage of news from Beijing.

He had already noticed that Nian Gengyao's unlucky days were not far away.

In March, the "auspicious auspiciousness" of "the sun and the moon unite, and the five stars are connected to the pearl" occurred. The governor of the world came to congratulate him. Nian Gengyao had a "disrespectful heart".

From this time on, Yongzheng began to express his dissatisfaction with Nian Gengyao to the governors of the world.

In the reply to Cao Yong Zhezi, he added this sentence for no reason: "Nian Gengyao is good at being a blessing, and taking bribes."

A few days later, in the reply to another booklet, it was written: "Recently, Uncle Longkodo and Nian Gengyao have revealed the scene of domineering and seizing power, so you should stay away."

Cao Yong is not a fool, he naturally understands the intention of Yongzheng's move.

Yongzheng could no longer tolerate Nian Gengyao and Longkodo, but he was afraid of losing the reputation of "killing heroes", so he put pressure on the governor of the world and waited for others to come forward.

Although Cao Yong and Nian Gengyao had personal grievances, they were unwilling to take the lead in this matter.

Song Hou and Jiang Jian disagreed on many other matters, but they were in agreement on this matter.

As Cao Yong, there is really no need to use the form of attacking Nian Gengyao and Longkodo to consolidate his position.

Even though Nian Gengyao has been in decline, there are still imperial concubines and the prince brother who is of Nian's blood in the palace; behind Long Kedo, there is a huge Tong family.

The emperor wanted to deal with the two of them, no one would complain about them, but the courtier who stepped forward might have to bear the resentment of the Nian family and the Tong family.

Nianxi is Cao Yong's brother-in-law, and Longkodo is the relative of the sixteenth elder brother. Cao Yong avoids this topic at this time, which is also in line with the benevolence and justice of the world.

Even if the emperor is unhappy, he will understand Cao Yong's scruples and will not blame him.

The content of the transcript between the governor of the world and the emperor is not something that other people can know at will. Before the news came, Cao Yong couldn't think of any governor who would come forward to impeach Nian Gengyao.

Before hearing that someone had impeached Nian Gengyao, Yongzheng dismissed Hu Qiheng, governor of Shaanxi, and transferred Natai, acting governor of Sichuan, back.

Of the two, the former is Nian Gengyao's good friend and the direct descendant of the direct line; the latter is a lord who once went to the northwest and recommended Nian Gengyao as an admiral.

"Nian Gengyao has been defeated, so that's fine, and we can see that the current method has saved my lord." Song Ren said.

The ups and downs of the officialdom are common, the difference is only whether they can make a comeback.

Both Nian Gengyao and Longkodo were already extremely human ministers, and there was still room for them to rise up if they fell, and the rest depended on whether they could survive.

During the Kangxi Dynasty, the emperor ruled the country with "benevolence and filial piety". Even if officials were dismissed for crimes, there were many people who would recover after two years; but this kind of "benevolence" also has differences.

It was also because of the "party struggle" that he fell out of favor, and was convicted for participating in the alliance to seize the heir. After Mingzhu left the center, she lived for 20 years, which is considered a good beginning and a good end; Suo'etu was directly given to death, and even his children and grandchildren were not spared.

Now ascending the throne, he used thunderous means to circle the fourteenth elder brother, and in the name of recovering the deficit of the household department, he dealt with those vacillating courtiers, stabilized the country, and enriched the treasury.In private, he was known as the "emperor who copied the house".

But in fact, up to now, the most severe punishment for courtiers today is to ransack their homes and exile, and it is rare to endanger their lives and family members.

Although this cannot be called "benevolence", it is not "harsh".

"If Nian Gengyao and Longkoduo do not end well, your lord should not be close ministers." This is Song Ren's warning to Cao Yong when only Cao Yong and Song Ren were there.

At another time, what Jiang Jian said to Cao Yong was similar: "If you are close, you will have sex, if you are close, you will not be inferior, and the golden mean is the longest."

At the beginning of April, the impeachment of Nian Gengyao burst out all at once.All kinds of crimes, big and small.

When Cao Yong received the letter from the capital and saw all kinds of impeachment content, he was dumbfounded.

"Taking local women as concubines" is on top of it.

Although the law does prohibit local officials from accepting women under their rule as concubines, Nian Gengyao is probably the first one to be impeached.

There is another article, "The slaves commit murder", which refers to the friction between Nian Gengyao's slaves and the county magistrate of Xianyang.

This matter, Cao Yong heard a little.

Because of Nian Gengyao's high position and power in the northwest, his family servants were also arrogant.

One of Nian Gengyao's long followers was entrusted by someone, but the Xianyang County Government refused to speak for him.

This person became angry from embarrassment and disrespected the magistrate of Xianyang county in words. He happened to be bumped into by Hu Qiheng, who was the first governor, and he beat the servant of Nian's family with a stick for the crime of "offending the superior".

Because of this incident, the slaves of the Nian family did not dare to be arrogant anymore.

Even though Nian Gengyao dominated the Northwest, he seldom did the evil deeds of servants and slaves bullying others and bullying the common people.

Before Cao Yong left Beijing, he used this matter as a warning to all the people in Cao's mansion who followed him out of Beijing.If someone does evil by relying on his status as a servant of the Cao family, he will not only be sent to the official to bring him to justice, but also be punished strictly according to the family law.

Seeing that Nian Gengyao was impeached for all kinds of crimes, Cao Yong understood that he really saw the dangers of official career.To achieve the status of governor and attract the attention of the world, it is really impossible to make a mistake, otherwise it may be revealed at any time, and it will be a crime.

Perhaps Yongzheng was impatient to wait, and within a few days of the impeachment, he skipped the step of review and conviction, and Nian Gengyao's governor and general were transferred to Hangzhou general.

"Go to the arm first, and then move away from the northwest, breaking the foundation. The emperor is so suspicious of Nian Gengyao, Nian Gengyao's life is hard to save." Song Hou heard the news with a very heavy expression.

Between the emperor and his ministers, the emperor is the sky, and the minister is the earth.

The honor and disgrace of the life and death of the courtiers are in the king's mind.

If you are abandoned by the king because of your unruly temperament or unbearable talent, you are not afraid; but the suspicion about rebellion and treason cannot be resolved by ruining Ding Dai Hualing.

Jiang Jian said: "The emperor has few confidantes, so he went directly to these two people. Next, he will have to support important ministers in the governor of the world. Tang Fantai is going to go to the local area for inspection, and the adults are not prepared to go together. If you are busy, you don't care about paying attention to the movement of the capital. It can also be said."

"Next, there will be more Longke!" Cao Yong originally thought that he would gloat over Nian Gengyao's downfall, but when things came to an end, he was only shocked.

In the capital three hundred miles away, someone said the same thing as Cao Yong: "Next, it's time for more Long Ke!"

The one who said this was Fu Nai, the servant of the Ministry of War.

In the two days after Nian Gengyao was transferred, he thought a lot and couldn't sleep well. Finally, he went to Prince Yi's mansion with dark circles under his eyes.

Although the thirteenth elder brother avoided suspicion and never took the initiative to communicate with the court ministers; but the emperor trusted him a lot, and mentioned the thirteenth elder brother to the old people in the hidden residence more than once, asking them to communicate with the thirteenth elder brother more.

Fu Nai is one of them.

The Thirteenth Elder Brother heard Fu Nai's words so straightforward, his expression froze, and he was about to warn him, when he heard Fu Nai say again: "Today, the servant is here to beg the lord. I heard that there is a vacancy for the servant of the household department in Shengjing. I don't know if the slave can be transferred to this vacancy?"

The six servants of Shengjing are at the same level as the six servants of the capital, but their rights are not the same.

Those who went to the Sixth Department of Shengjing to be a hall official were either mid-level officials who were overdone before they were promoted, or the hall officials of the Sixth Department and Jiuqing in the capital committed crimes and were demoted.

It is still rare to see such an initiative as Fu Nai since the founding of the country.

The thirteenth elder brother heard the words, his eyes were deep, and he looked at Fu Nai, his voice was a bit cold: "Is Gefeng afraid of being implicated by Longkoduo because of the marriage? Or is he worried about his daughter's suffering in the future? When I leave Beijing at this time, Is it because of resigning from this marriage?"

Longke's son Yuzhu is already eighteen or nineteen, and the second daughter of the Fu family is also in her flowering period. I heard that the wedding date will be set this autumn.

Fu Nai's proposal to leave Beijing on this matter had to make Brother Thirteen think of the marriage between the two families.

After hearing this, Fu Nai shook his head and said, "If you say something from a gentleman, you will be whipped quickly, let alone a major matter of marriage. How can there be any reason to change it? Even if a slave can really find this job, he will marry his daughter first and then leave the capital." .”

Elder Brother Thirteen heard this, and was a little moved: "Since that's the case, why does Gefeng seek Shengjing's vacancy?"

Fu Nai smiled wryly and said, "The Thirteenth Master has known this servant for thirty years, and he still doesn't know the character of this servant. It's the most tenderhearted thing. The servant is worried, and will continue to stay in the capital until... the day when Uncle Guo will interrogate him." , couldn't help pleading for mercy..."

Elder Brother Thirteen frowned and said, "Even if Long Ke asks more about the crime, and there are members of the Tong family, it's not your turn to intercede with your in-laws. Why bother?"

Fu Nai's eyes were a little blurred, and he said in a low voice: "If I have nothing to do with the slave, the slave would have the guts to not take the initiative to join forces... Unfortunately, the emperor ordered the slave to pay attention to the uncle's mansion earlier... "

(End of this chapter)