Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1216 First Report

Hang Seng, who came out of the study, also heard the news that Gao Taijun was in bed, and went to Shaoyuan together with Tianyou.

Gao Taijun took the medicine and fell into a deep sleep. The younger brothers had to comfort Grandmother Li before they came out of Shaoyuan.

Despite the reluctance in his heart, Hang Seng still gritted his teeth and left the Cao Mansion, returning to the Prince's Mansion for resettlement.

He knew that his status was different, and he couldn't leave anything to talk about and cause trouble for the Cao family because of his willfulness.

Tianyou sent Hang Seng outside the gate, watched him lead people away on horseback, and then turned back to the yard...

There was nothing to say all night. As soon as Cao Yong arrived at the Yamen the next day, he heard a news that Cai Jue, the Minister of the Ministry of war, was demoted three levels in a row, removed from the post of minister, and transferred to Tianfu Yin.

The atmosphere in the Ministry of Households is a bit weird. A few days ago, there was only one Minister of the Ministry of Rites, but now the Minister of the Ministry of War has been recruited. What does Sacred Heart mean?

If the investigation of Siting's case a few days ago, it could still be said to be slanderous and suspected of forming a party, but what happened to Cai Ting now?

You know, this Cai Jue was once sentenced to death, but the emperor exempted him from the punishment, and then Dutong, Zuodu Yushi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials were all in one body, and he was the head of the most outstanding ministers.

With the appearance of this Master Cai, the young general who had been showing off his power in the northwest for many years was disgraced and instantly reduced to a prisoner.

Now that the general's death is less than the anniversary this year, Cai Jue, who raised his eyebrows in front of the court, was demoted out of the capital in despair.

At noon, Jiang Jian had already collected the news from the top and bottom of the yamen, and reported the matter to Cao Yong: "Listening to the outside discussion, the root cause of Cai Jue's relegation is still the Nian Gengyao case."

"Oh?" Cao Yong was a little surprised. Could it be that Yongzheng still regretted doing something to his second uncle and wanted to vent his anger?
Jiang Jian shook his head and said: "Last year before the case of Nian Gengyao was uncovered, there were many documents of impeachment before the imperial court, but at that time Nian Gengyao was powerful, and Concubine Nian was still alive. Countless; it wasn't until Cai Teng came to Beijing and served as Zuodu Yushi that between the ruling and opposition parties, the impeachment of Nian Gengyao came to the imperial court like flakes. If it is true, even if it is not a party, the word "Goulian" is running away. No way."

Hearing what he said, Cao Yong thought of one thing.

When he went to Beijing last year, he once heard Brother Sixteen say that the emperor had just brought Nian Gengyao's charges against him, but there were only thirty or so. , Rotten millet are pulled out, given 92 counts.

At that time, Cao Yong felt something was wrong.

If there was no quarrel between Cai Teng and Nian Gengyao, it would not be a big deal if he just followed the holy order; but everyone knows that he and Nian Gengyao are in the same situation.

Even if Nian Gengyao's 92 crimes are true, from others' point of view, Cai Ting is still suspected of publicizing private grievances, and his morals are tainted.

Now, after listening to Jiang Jian's words, Cao Yong remembered that Cai Jue's behavior was not only suspected of "communicating private grievances", but also seemed too capable.

Since last spring, even though the emperor did not directly convict Nian Gengyao, he did not hesitate to point out his dissatisfaction with Nian Gengyao in the memorial and approval to the court and local officials.

At the beginning, there were many governors and governors who impeached Nian Gengyao. Tian Wenjing was the leader among them.

Cao Yong was originally wondering why Cai Jue, after finishing the case of Nian Gengyao, was appointed full-time Minister of the Ministry of War in addition to Zuo Du Yushi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Du Tong.Looking at it now, at that time, Yong Zhengying became jealous.

Cao Yong reflected on himself. Although his former colleagues Yi Duli and Tang Zhiyu both became governors, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and there is nothing taboo about it.

The family of the in-laws, the grandson and Li, have fallen, and they have no weight in the capital at all; among the relatives, although the few cousins ​​have been appointed officials, they are all promoted by the emperor, and they are honest and responsible, so there will be no troubles.

Thinking of this, he felt at ease.It doesn't matter how Yongzheng tosses, as long as it doesn't toss him.

Unexpectedly, when the time came to the Yamen, two more officials of the Six Departments were dismissed, also charged with "cliques", and one of them was the right servant of the household department.

Zhang Tingyu only showed up in the morning, and then went into the palace, and did not come back until Luoya.

After Cao Yong left the Yamen, he hesitated for a while, and instead of following Jiang Jian and the others back to the Cao Mansion, he went to Prince Zhuang's Mansion.

I came to see Elder Sixteen, but not for the affairs of the yamen.

"Grandmother is old and sick, and I'm afraid she won't be able to survive, so she said she wants to go back to Li's house. Li Xu's father and son are not in Beijing, so it's not easy for the great-grandchildren to prepare for important events. I originally thought that I would come to discuss with the sixteenth master to see if it would be possible. Yin Zi made atonement for Li Xu. He is also seventy years old. He has eaten sand outside the Great Wall for three and a half years. If it really disappeared there, we old ladies would feel uneasy. Who would have thought that this drama would happen again and again today? Except for Cai Jue, those two were related to the Tong family in the early years, could it be that the emperor found out about the case of the Tong family again?" Cao Yong asked.

According to the five-serving family plan, if Gao Taijun died of illness, no one else in Cao's mansion would serve except Li Shi and Cao Yong's mother and son who served nine months of great merit and five months of minor merit.

In the Li family, Li Yuegui, Gao Taijun's husband, was not Li Xu's uncle, so he could only be regarded as a cousin. Li Xu's father and son were obedient relatives, but Li Nuo and Li Cheng's great-nephew and grandchildren were not obedient.

That's why Cao Yong thought about whether it was an event and arranged for Li Xu and his son to come back.

Elder Sixteen couldn't help smiling wryly when he heard that, and said, "I went to Brother Fifteen to greet Er Niang, and Er Niang also mentioned about Li Xu's return to Beijing. She still remembers the kindness of the Li family, the old lady of the Li family I went to say goodbye to her twice, and mentioned this matter every time. Er Niang begged me in private, if the emperor's anger subsides, I can help the Li family to make a round to see if I can let Li Xu return to the capital. I want to think about waiting for the emperor to be in a good mood and pleading with the emperor. Who would have thought that this will happen again. At this time, it is really not good to mention the Li family in front of the emperor. Otherwise, the emperor will think of the Li family in the early years. It might happen again."

Cao Yong was just guessing at the beginning, after listening to the sixteenth elder brother's words, because of Longkodo's incident, he couldn't help but wonder: "Okay, why did the emperor think of this again?"

Longkodo has long been detained, and now he is surrounded in Changchun Garden, and has long since faded out of sight.

The sixteenth elder brother listened, showing a little sneer, and said: "At any time, there is no shortage of villains. Although Longkodo has been imprisoned, the title of first-class Duke Tween of the Tong family is still there. Who doesn't know, the emperor's heart Empress Xiaoyiren's weight. Longkodo's title is due to Empress Xiaoyiren's favor. How could the emperor remove the title? Now that the title is empty, if Longkodo's eldest son, Yue Xing'a, is not removed, no one else will Where is the chance?"

Long Ke has two sons, the eldest son, Yue Xing'a, is the son of his original wife, and the second son is the jade pillar of Li Si'er, the second wife of Fuzheng's servant girl.After Longkodo questioned him, Li Si'er was sentenced to death, Yuzhu was also sent to serve in the Heilongjiang army, and Yue Xing'a was just dismissed from office.

Everyone can see that the emperor is lenient to the Tong family.The title vacated by Longkodo is probably reserved for Yue Xing'a.

Although Longkodo acted against the law, Yue Xing'a had long since moved out of the government because he was squeezed out by his stepmother.

"Is it the branch of Tong's parents' house?" Cao Yong knew more or less about Tong's family.

Longkodo's grandfather Tong Tulai, because he was the father of Empress Xiaokangzhang, the first-class duke granted by Tween, was succeeded by his eldest son Tong Guogang; the second son was Tong Guowei, the father of Longkodo, because his daughter was Xiaoyi Empress Ren also tweeted favor to the first-class public.

In addition to the two dukes, the Tong family members also have several titles such as the second-class son, the third-class male, and the captain of Qingche.

However, the only ones who are capable and qualified to compete for the title of Longkodo's uncle Tong Guogang are the ones.

Tong Guogang has long since passed away, and he has three sons. The eldest son, Erlundai, was a first-class official, and he was an official to lead the guards and internal ministers. The fourth elder brother's teacher is now the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Zuo Du Yushi; the third son, Kua Dai, is not keen on official career, and only has a idle job as a bodyguard.

Brother Sixteen nodded, and said: "If an honest person becomes greedy, his face will be even more odious. The one who revealed his first cousin, Yue Xing'a, to hide Longkodo's property is Kuadai, who is usually an honest person."

"It's him?" Cao Yong was really surprised.

With the elder brother who is a high-ranking official and the elder brother who is outstanding in talent and learning, Kua Dai, the third son of the government, must be somewhat unknown.

Speaking of this Kwadai, it is still Cao Yong's old acquaintance.When Cao Yong first entered the palace as a bodyguard, Kua Dai was also on duty in the palace. He was only in his 30s at the time, and the two of them had a few drinks.

The two elder brothers looked like fire and water, and he was caught in the middle, in a dilemma, and tried to reconcile several times, but it was all in vain.

He and Orondai share the same mother, but Fahai was not angered, which shows that there is indeed some genuine affection between the brothers.

"In the case of Tong's family, the emperor only broke out in Longkoduo's school, which means that big things have been turned into small things. If Kuai Dai is like this, he is not afraid of repercussions?" Cao Yong asked.

If there is a party or something, Tong's parents can't escape from the house. Erlundai was a die-hard "Ba Ye Party" in his early years.

Brother Sixteen raised his eyebrows and said: "He has been honest for most of his life, and now he is in his fifties. If he misses this opportunity, how can he go further? Who knows, maybe it will be like this his wish."

For Cao Yong, the rise and fall of Tong family's honor and disgrace is nothing more than listening to it as news, so what has it to do with him?
It's just that he also knows that it is really not suitable to mediate for Li Xu when Longkodo's case is brought up again.Now, I can only discuss with Li Nuo to see if I should write a letter to Li Nai and let Li Nai go back to Beijing.

Although Longkodo's only daughter married into Prince Zhuang's Mansion, Elder Sixteen is not worried about being implicated.

Married women should not be held accountable, this is not only a law, but also human feelings.

The emperor was furious, but he felt that Yue Xing'a had failed his hope; for Mrs. Hongpu, the marriage was bestowed by the emperor, and since it was meant for preservation, he would not bother with a little girl again.

Although it is somewhat depressed, but when it comes to the title of Hang Seng and the marriage, Elder Sixteen's mood relaxes again, and he pulls Cao Yong to talk about the dowry for the third princess.

When a princess gets married, the dowry will be arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the side of the palace, even though they are biological parents, there must be some taboos...

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Cao Mansion, Shaoyuan, Shangfang.

After being in a coma for a day and a night, Gao Taijun finally opened his eyes...

(End of this chapter)