Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1272 Weird
In late July, there were several consecutive rains, and the weather gradually became cooler.

Cao Yong no longer paid attention to the affairs of Fucha's family.

Beginning at the beginning of this year, not only the whole country implemented the "spending to the mu" and "returning the consumption to the public", but also implemented "gentry and gentry pay grain together" in several southern provinces.

Even if it is not the time of the year when the official affairs of the household department are heavy, the atmosphere of the household department is also busy.

Relief is needed here, and money is needed there, and the errands are very cumbersome.However, even if you are busy, as long as the treasury is abundant, there is nothing to worry about.

It has only been five years since Yongzheng ascended the throne, whether it is the Ministry of Households or the court, there is already a new atmosphere.

Although it's not easy to make money like in the past, the officials of the household department don't have to worry about the lack of money in the treasury.There are more treasury silver escorted by the local government at the end of the year, and more people will fall on everyone, which is also a hope.

This year is also the year of "Jingcha" and "foreign planning".

The results of the Beijing inspection will come out at the end of the year, but since July, many people can't sit still.

After knowing which minister in the official department is in charge and which doctor is co-organizing, everyone starts to make connections.

"Jingcha" has good grades, not only can it be promoted, but it can also be given priority to outsiders.

Now the emperor is quite strict, and he is most concerned about the corruption of ink, no one dares to risk the disgrace of the world under the eyes of the emperor.

It's different when you put it outside, you can not only get benefits, but also earn qualifications.

It is not easy to be an official in Beijing.

For Cao Yong, the result of "Jingcha" is not important.However, he is the imperial court appointed by the emperor, and the household department has been booming in the past few years, so the results of the "Beijing inspection" will be unmistakable.

He was more concerned about the evaluation of his cousins.

At the age of several cousins, he is already a leader among his peers.If you want to be promoted again, you still need qualifications.But if the evaluation is good, when you get promoted in the future, you can also make up a good position.

This day is July 25, Prince Chun's 48th birthday.

Because it was not a whole life, Prince Chun's mansion did not have much to do, but Cao Yong, who was the son-in-law, still brought his whole family to the mansion to celebrate his birthday.

In addition to the 24th elder brother who came to celebrate his birthday in person, there was also the [-]th elder brother, the youngest brother of Prince Chun.

24 Elder brother's birth mother's status is low, and he died of illness early. He was raised by Prince Chun's mother Cheng Taifei since he was a child.

In the past few years, although Concubine Cheng has been out of the palace to take care of her, and Elder Brother 24 has also moved to Elder Brother's place, but the younger Elder Brother is a person of great love, and if he has the opportunity to leave the palace, he will come to Prince Chun's Mansion to visit Concubine Cheng.

If it were an elder brother in another palace, it would not be so cheap to go out for a walk, but this little elder brother voted for the fate of Yongzheng, and the emperor was a little more tolerant of the younger brother.

However, Cao Yong knew that, according to the known history, this little brother would be named a prince in the future.

According to later generations, when Kangxi passed away and Yongzheng had not yet ascended the throne, several princes who seized the crown were unwilling to fail and wanted to cheat and deny Kangxi's last words. Determine the heir.

When Kangxi died, Cao Yong was not in front of him, and the specific situation was also kept private by the royal family. It is not known whether this later statement is true or a novelist's statement.

But this little elder brother is really too young, he is only twelve years old this year.

But he is senior, Hong Shu wants to be called "Uncle 24", Tianyou and Hang Seng want to be called "Uncle Grandpa", and the grandsons of the Wangfu want to be called "Uncle".

24 Like a grown-up, elder brother asked someone to bring out a lot of purses, and gave them to grandchildren in a serious manner, very much like an elder.

Cao Yong and Seventeen elder brothers watched from the sidelines and couldn't help laughing.

However, Brother 24's "seniority" didn't last long, and he couldn't sit still without a cup of tea. He followed a few "nephews" who were older than him to the inner house to meet the concubine.

At this time, two more clan kings came.

Prince Chun took his son to entertain guests and ordered his son-in-law Cao Yong to speak with Brother Seventeen.

"When I was 12 years old, I was also 'mature', but I didn't imitate adults so innocently like Xiao 24... The emperor is kind, especially when I treat a few younger brothers. The days of Xiao 24 and the others are better than my grandfather. The days back then were too comfortable..." Brother Seventeen recalled the past and said with emotion.

Although he didn't regard Cao Yong as an outsider, Cao Yong didn't like to say anything about royal affairs, so he changed the topic and said: "I heard that Lord Twenty will leave the palace after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there are not many days left."

Elder Seventeen nodded and said: "The twentieth brother sealed the beizi last year, and should have opened the mansion last year. It was only because the mansion was not available for a while, and it was delayed for more than half a year."

Cao Yong also heard a little about the lack of housing in the House of Internal Affairs.

In the past, the royal family divided the mansions, depending on the title, the royal mansions were different, but most of them were old mansions.The mansion was vacated after the other clans were confiscated.

From the last years of Kangxi, the prince's mansion under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not well-off, because there were too many princes and grandchildren.

When Yongzheng ascended the throne, even though several princes were dissatisfied, he still focused on appeasement of the nephew's clan.

All of a sudden, there were many princely mansions in the capital, and the mansions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were in short supply.

Speaking of this, Elder Seventeen remembered something, and said: "By the way, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will draw up land at Tongdengshikou, Beixiao Street, do you have a house there? If so, don't forget to share with Ten Sixth Brother said hello to save you the trouble of rowing in."

"North Street?" Hearing this, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning: "Didn't the land be marked over there last year? Why is it marked again this year?"

The Cao family did have two houses in Beixiao Street, two adjacent ones, one was given to Niuniu as a dowry, and the other was reserved for Tianhui.

Last year, in order to build a new palace for Prince Yi, the North Street has been crossed once.Cao Yong first greeted the sixteenth elder brother before he could avoid it.

If he concentrates on building the prince's mansion there this time, his two mansions may not be bypassed.

"The young elder brothers in the palace are growing up, and the elder elder brothers outside will also be granted titles within two years. There are also clan princes and generals who have been consigned to the palace. This time, a total of twenty buildings will be built. There are twelve mansions on the side of the North Street, and eight on the Dengshikou side." Elder Seventeen said.

After hearing this, Cao Yong felt extremely troublesome. He patted his forehead and said: "If you draw too much, I'm afraid you won't be able to avoid it. Forget it, just draw it in, as long as you make up the money."

Elder Seventeen nodded and said: "That's fine too, change to a quiet place, and another house is better than crowding with a bunch of yellow tapes."

Cao Yong thought of an unusual thing.

The newly built Prince Yi's Mansion is located in the North Street of Chaoyangmen Nei, which is eight or nine miles away from the Imperial Palace, several miles farther than the old Prince Yi's Mansion in Jinyu Hutong.

Yongzheng regards the Thirteenth Lord very highly, so why did he make his new palace so far away?It's really puzzling.

When he came back from Prince Chun's Mansion, it was already time to hold the lanterns.

After Chu Yu drank the wine, her face was slightly drunk, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and the corners of her mouth were turned up, obviously she was in a good mood.

"Did someone praise Tianhui again, making you beautiful like this?" Cao Yong asked with a smile.

Ever since the rumors about Fu Cha's family and Cao's family came out, Chu Yu brought Tianhui with her when she went out to socialize.Every time she heard someone praise Tianhui, she was very happy, showing her motherly kindness.

Chu Yu shook her head, and said with a smile, "It's not because of this. What I'm happy about is that the heavens have eyes, and those who do something wrong will always be punished."

"How do you say this?" Cao Yong asked curiously.

Chu Yu raised her eyebrows: "I heard that Uncle Twelfth was rectifying the government the day before yesterday, and a few servants had a fit, and he scolded Aunt Twelfth directly in front of the servants, and almost did it. Aunt Twelfth cried and went back to her mother's house." , but no one supported her, so she was sent back by the Fucha family. She expected her father to help her, but Ma Qi not only did not support her, but also went to the town government to apologize to Uncle Twelve. Now, Twelve My aunt is copying Buddhist scriptures in the mansion to meditate. As an elder, she disregards her relatives and directly talks about our Tianhui's reputation, and she has committed a crime by herself."

As a mother, her children are Ni Lin.

The Fucha family spread rumors, perhaps just to express their anger for a while, but when it fell on Chu Yu, it was a heart-to-heart hatred, how could they not hold grudges?
Cao Yong heard that the sixteenth elder brother mentioned that the twelve elder brother was scolded by Yongzheng, and he was not surprised by his behavior of rectifying the servants in the mansion and restraining the twelve Fujin.

What surprised Cao Yong was Ma Qi's response.

The weight of a real powerful minister is much heavier than that of a clan and town with no errands.

Ma Qi can do this.

With the current status of the Fucha family, his move is to turn a small matter into a big one, which seems a bit inappropriate.

Cao Yong touched his chin, only to feel that Ma Qi's "apology" was very awkward.

Then I heard Chu Yu continue to say: "By the way, master, there is one more thing. It is the news from the palace that the Fucha family brought a girl from the Fucha family into the palace after 'returning' with the fourth elder brother yesterday. .Is it because elder brother is not peaceful, do you want to ask people to find out?"

Cao Yong listened, could not help frowning.

He has worked as a bodyguard, and has also taken care of the House of Internal Affairs, so he knows the palace rules and regulations.

The gate of the palace is strictly guarded, so you can just enter the palace if you want to bring anyone?

Even if the fourth elder brother is a prince, if he wants to bring someone into the palace, he has to go through layers of reports, and maybe he has to be approved by the imperial court.

It is even more against the rules to temporarily bring people into the palace like yesterday.

The fourth elder brother is thoughtful and not a reckless person. To allow his own Fujin to bring people into the palace, he must have reported it to the imperial court.

It is not uncommon for a concubine to take the younger generation of her natal family into the palace for a short stay, but Sifu Jin has just entered the palace and is newly married.What is it to bring a young woman into the palace?
"Accompany me!!" The husband and wife came to their senses and said in unison.

Chu Yu showed surprise on her face: "Is it too virtuous to please your husband like this? Even a man with a little dignity would not do this. Why is the dignified prince Fu Jin?"

On Cao Yong's side, he thought of Li Rongbao who was dying of illness.

To please Hongli?I'm afraid it's not likely.

Since she is the prostitute of the Fucha family, her situation will not be so small.

Cao Yongdao: "I'm afraid that because of Li Rongbao's poor health, the Fucha family will take the lead. In this way, even if Li Rongbao has an accident, and the Fucha family will keep their filial piety, there will be people who will serve Hongli. Whether it is the emperor's eldest grandson or the emperor's grandson Well, it seems that the Fucha family is bound to win..."

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Hide your face, it's too late again.

(End of this chapter)