Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1226 The first thousand and 220 eight plans
After listening to Wei Ren's words, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning.

He went to Jiangning for the purpose of "visiting the sick", and even the so-called investment promotion errand of the Ministry of Accounts was done under the guise of a name.

Acting as an imperial envoy and interfering with local governments is a taboo in official circles.

But with Wei Wenying here, how can Cao Yong stand by and watch?

In fact, relying on the friendship between the Wei family and the older generation of the Cao family, Wei Ren can still ask for love even without Wenying.It's just that he felt ashamed because his wife treated his nephew poorly, so he didn't have the face to show his "family friendship" in front of the Cao family.

This is "kidnapping" and "cooperating with bandits" again, and Pangjia Village is also mentioned.Both Wei Hei and Cao Jia looked at Wei Ren with a bit of unkindness.

The former knew that Cao Yong and Wei Xin had a good relationship, and he was very dissatisfied with Wei Ren, an unqualified uncle who couldn't even protect his nephew, and caused Cao Yong trouble; the latter's eyes were a bit complicated...

Although Cao Yong didn't promise anything to Wei Ren, he was really interested in it and had no interest in strolling. After he came out from "Yao Ji", he went back to the General Military Mansion.

Both Cao Song and Li Wei were there, and what was rare was that they both wore official uniforms and came out of the General Military Mansion.Li Wei's pockmarked face added a bit of solemnity, while Cao Song's face showed a bit of excitement.

Seeing Cao Yong coming back, both of them stopped.

"Is this going to the Governor's Yamen?" Seeing that both of them were wearing patched clothes, Cao Yong asked.

In Jiangning City, there are not many people who can make Li Wei and Cao Song take the initiative to visit, and the newly appointed governor of Jiangsu, Zhang Kai, is one of them.

He Tianpei, the former governor of Jiangsu, was a military general. During the two years when the governor of Jiangsu was vacant, he was transferred from General Jingkou.The former governor of Liangjiang, Cha Bina, was transferred back to Beijing and became the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; the new governor of Liangjiang was an acquaintance Cao Yong knew, and he was Fan Shiyi, the former commander-in-chief of Malan Town in Zhili.

Although the new Governor-General was appointed, he returned to Beijing to see him since he was in office, and he has not yet taken office in Jiangning.Zhang Kai was promoted from the Jiangxi chief envoy, and he went directly from Jiangxi to Jiangning to take up the post, and he was one step ahead.

On Li Wei's side, he was also promoted to the governor of Zhejiang and also the governor of Zhejiang.

On the ground in the south of the Yangtze River, they are second only to the governor of Liangjiang, and they are not restrained by each other. Apart from the difference in the schedule of the court, the two are also equally powerful.

"Exactly, there is a decree of 'suppressing bandits', and we are going to discuss it with Mr. Zhang." Li Wei replied.

Not within their own duties, Cao Yong is not easy to do more inquiries.Originally, he wanted to mention the plundering of the gentry's children to Li Wei and the others. Seeing that they were in a hurry to go out, he suppressed it first, thinking about waiting for them to come back.

Cao Song was a little excited, and said: "Brother, the emperor ordered Mr. Li to be in charge of the robbery cases in the seven prefectures and five states in the south of the Yangtze River, and the officials will be restrained."

Cao Yong was surprised when he heard this.

Even so, it was cheaper for Li Wei to transfer troops, but he was given the power to buy the governor of Liangjiang, and the status of the new governor became embarrassing.

"It should have been like this a long time ago, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult to transfer a few people." Cao Song said to himself.

Li Wei smiled wryly when he heard this.

Cao Yong could only say "Congratulations", and the door was not the place to speak. Li Wei and Cao Song hurried to the governor's office.

These two people are not here, Cao Yong is free.He didn't like to go out for a stroll, so he went to Cao Song's study, took the recent imperial palace newspaper, and read the newspaper while having tea.

Although it is in the younger brother's house, Cao Yong still misses the capital a little bit.

When he left Beijing, he visited Li's house once to visit Mr. Gao.The old lady is still hanging like that, good or bad.It would be fine if it could last until the next year, but if it was years ago, wouldn't it be these few days...

On the other hand, when he came out, he also accepted an errand for the household department. Otherwise, even if it was hard, returning to Beijing immediately would be better than working hard here.

Cao Yong was holding the teacup, feeling a little absent-minded.

Then someone said outside the door: "Master, the villain has something to report!"

It was Zhang Yi's voice.

Cao Yong put down his teacup and said, "Come in!"

Zhang Yi came in in response, holding a thick stack of greeting cards in his hand: "Master, some adults in the yamen in the city, as well as people who are old with the grandfather, have sent more greeting cards."

When Cao Yong heard the words, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

He just arrived yesterday. After arriving, he went directly to the General Military Mansion. The official meeting had not yet started, and the news in the official circle spread too quickly.

If an ordinary imperial envoy goes to a place, news will be passed down from the capital, and the officialdom will be more fully prepared.Cao Yong this time, under the guise of official business, came out temporarily for family affairs, and he was rushing all the way. The news of the post station was not so fast.
The problem appeared in the General Military Mansion.

"You have also met with several stewards here in the past two days. How is the situation in the mansion here? Is there any difficulty for the second master and the second wife?" Cao Yong asked after thinking about it for a while.

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's nothing else, it's just that the official circles in the south of the Yangtze River are different from the capital city, and it is said that the official circles send more maidservants. The second master went to the countryside to do as the Romans did, which added a lot of people." He paused and said : "Fortunately, the second wife is virtuous, and she can control her, but nothing has happened. The second master has already said that a lowly maidservant can be accepted, but a commoner girl is afraid to accept it. Because of this, some people hate her." The second wife, for some reason, found out about the second wife's natal family, and chewed her tongue for a while."

In officialdom, wine, sex and money have always been a good thing for bribery and courtesy.Cao Song is like this, but he can't find a big mistake.In the eyes of the world, a lowly girl is just like her own things, she is really nothing.

But if it is a good nationality, sending someone to be a concubine will be a lot of trouble.

At that time, the birth mother of Wu'er entered Cao's house as a prostitute and pretended to be a relative of Shangguan.Even the first wife of the first house must be courteous.

In addition, the imperial court has a law that local officials cannot take the women of the local people as concubines, otherwise it will be a crime for the defendant to send it out.

Cao Song didn't cut off his official contacts out of gregariousness, and he was sober-minded. Remembering the lessons learned from the past, Cao Yong felt relieved.

In this way, Jinghui is a little pitiful.

On the other hand, her own uncle died while serving as the governor of Liangjiang, and the Dong E family ransacked the entire family, and she was the only orphan left.It is not uncommon for Jiangnan officials to remember this matter;

Cao Yong snorted coldly, and his "sympathy" for his cousin suddenly disappeared.

It was Cao Song's husband's fault that Jinghui encountered such difficulties.As a man, he couldn't keep out the wind and rain, and let his wife be wronged, which really owes repairs.

When I came here this time, looking at Jinghui's steady and calm temperament, I thought it was because she was a housewife outside and matured through experience, but I didn't expect to be wronged like this.

Cao Yong has always protected his weaknesses, so he has no good impression of the officials and gentry in Jiangning City.

"You should pay attention, and see who is causing trouble. The Cao family has only left Jiangning for a few years, and they have become local snakes?" Cao Yong narrowed his eyes and said.

Zhang Yi agreed, pointing out two copies from those greeting cards, and said: "In addition to the greeting cards, these two families also delivered gift lists, because under the guise of annual gifts, they sent them together with the things from the second master's house. Yes, I can’t push them for a while, they are all placed in the front yard.”

Cao Yong took the gift list and looked at it, but it was an antique inkstone or something, but it was not eye-catching.

"Be careful, don't pick up other things." Cao Yong said.

If you are in office in Zhili, it is an official practice to accept the filial piety from the subordinates for three days and two lives, and it is not considered a fault; if you are on a business, and you take over gold and silver, you are suspected of "taking bribes".

"I checked everything carefully, and there is nothing wrong... If the master is worried, did you seal the box and store it well..." Zhang Yi asked.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, register the gift list in the book, and send the things to the second wife directly. Who expects to bring these things back to Beijing?"

After the master and servant talked for a while, Cao Yong asked him to pay more money and put it in the account here, counting it as everyone's expenses. During the Chinese New Year, there were more than ten people in a sudden, which also made the second wife worry; the other part , as a reward for the next year.

Just going out, in order to prevent people from going out to make troubles, only half of these rewards will be given, and the rest will be made up in Beijing; otherwise, it is not afraid for everyone to eat and drink. .

The governor's yamen is not far from the general's mansion. When Cao Yong finished explaining these, Cao Song and Li Wei had already returned from the governor's yamen.

Before Cao Yong could ask a question, Cao Song had already said it like a bean in a bamboo tube: "Zhang Kai is not authentic, he has no responsibility at all, and he chatters endlessly when he sees Mr. Li. I don't believe it, Pangjia Village is really Can't move, and involve all these big officials and gentry all at once? The governor has not yet arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is a governor, who would dare to make things difficult for him?"

Li Wei's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be holding his breath.

Cao Yong sighed in his heart, and recounted what Wei Ren said.

When Li Wei heard this, he stood up with a "teng", and said angrily: "What a bold thief, how dare you threaten the place and the government?"

If Li Wei hadn't been in charge of Jiangnan's anti-bandit affairs, then the opponent's move would have really paid off.

There is an old saying, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, which official is the enemy of all local officials and gentry?Even if Li Wei is like this, the backer directly belongs to the emperor. If he offends the local officials all over the place, it will be difficult for him to move forward.

In the past two years in the south of the Yangtze River, Cao Song had a good relationship with Li Wei, and the relationship was deeper than that in the capital.

Seeing that Li Wei was annoyed, Cao Song hurriedly persuaded, "It's just a trick, why should you take it to heart? Clean up the two families and tell the gangsters in Pangjia Village what they did. Let's see who dares to cause trouble?"

To put it simply, Jiangnan is to be appeased. Pangjia Village can be convicted as a "bandit", but it is not appropriate to make it public.Otherwise, those who are dissatisfied with the court don't know how to make use of it...

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Capital, Prince Zhuang's Mansion.

Looking at the two maids on the ground, Elder Sixteen couldn't help frowning.

Sixteen Fujin waved his hand and sent the two off, Fang said: "I think it's inappropriate, how about two?"

Elder Sixteen frowned and said, "Hang Seng is alone in the Prince's Mansion, and He Rui didn't arrange this for him, but we gave it away on the pole, what is this..."

Sixteen Fujin hesitated and said: "Master, the third princess will not be able to leave the palace until the next year at the earliest, and there are still two years left. Hang Seng now has a job as a guard, and the people outside to socialize... the people sent by the palace are always better than the messy ones outside." People are strong..."

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(╯﹏╰) Kawenka finally slept for a few days, but he caught a cold after sleeping. It seems that Xiaojiu still has to work hard.Back to normal from today, (whispered, Xiaojiu, who doesn’t know how to write, is in a daze, always thinking about Xiaocao in his heart, misses everyone so much, lol)
(End of this chapter)