Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1280 Various Arrangements
"Deputy Commissioned with red flags..." Fu Peng murmured in a low voice, only feeling bitter in his mouth.

Even without this entrustment, Fu Peng is now taking care of the red flag affairs for his father Naersu. Now that he has an official position, it seems to be more "justifiable", but he doesn't even need the name of Naersu.

Regarding the emperor's intentions, Hongli was well aware of the emperor's intentions, although he felt a little slanderous, he couldn't say it out, he just comforted: "From the errands you are familiar with, it is Huang Ama who loves you."

"Yeah. Nephew knows, it's all about the emperor's sympathy." Fu Peng cupped his hands at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and said gratefully.

Seeing that he had no grudges, Hongli nodded in satisfaction.

Hong Zhou picked up his teacup, lowered his eyes, and took a sip...

*
Until leaving the palace, Fu Peng's face was full of joy.

After returning to Prince Ping's mansion, he ordered the housekeeper to reward the accompanying entourage and guards with silver.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, after being canonized as the prince's son, he can open the mansion independently, and the size of the mansion is between the prince's mansion and the county prince's mansion.

After Fu Peng was canonized as the crown prince, the Neersu couple left Beijing, so he still lived in the palace, and the House of Internal Affairs did not arrange the palace for the crown prince.

Because of Cao Jia's return to Beijing, the female relatives who had been friends with the clan visited one after another in the past few days.Before Fu Peng came back, the eldest son Fujin Fei Mo had just sent the guests out of the residence, and hadn't changed the clothes for the guests.

Seeing Fu Peng returning home with joy on his face, Fei Moshi hurriedly got up to greet him.

When Fu Peng entered the door, the smile on his face froze a little bit.

Fei Moshi was inexplicably surprised, and said doubtfully, "Master..."

Fu Peng rubbed the center of his eyebrows and asked, "Is Er Niang okay today?"

"Okay. I'm just looking at Er Niang's intentions. I'm afraid I'm worried about Shengjing. I'll go back earlier in two days." Fei Moshi replied.

Fu Peng nodded: "Xu is not worried about Ama and Fuduan, the four siblings are young after all." Speaking of this, he paused: "Shengjing is good for everything, there is no shortage of dry goods from the north and the south, but there is a lack of fresh vegetables from the south. Er Niang has always had a light diet, these few days you should make people pay attention, gather all the vegetables and fruits from the south in the market, and bring them to Er Niang."

Fei Moshi responded carefully, and Fu Peng turned around and went out to see Cao Jiashi.

Cao Jiashi was a little tired after receiving guests for most of the day, and was leaning on the kang, listening to Tianhui's words.

Hearing that Fu Peng was coming, Tianhui hurriedly got down from the kang and retreated to Cao Jia's side.

Fu Peng came in, but he didn't see Fei Moshi, but Tianhui saw him on his knees, whispered something to Cao Jiashi, and backed out.

Cao Jiashi glanced at her son, then her heart sank, and she waved her hand to send the servant girl away.

She sat up and asked: "But what did the emperor say about our palace?"

Fu Peng sat on the chair beside the kang, and replied: "The son didn't see the emperor, but he heard from the fourth master that the emperor formally arranged errands for his son... The commission is inlaid with red flags..."

Cao Jia couldn't help being stunned, and after a while, she sighed, and said, "I really let your uncle talk..."

*
Prince Zhuang's Mansion, flower hall.

Apart from a few dishes on the table, there was a basket of bright red crabs.

In front of Brother Sixteen, a pile of crab shells had already been eaten.He wiped his hands with a wet towel, slipped out a jug of warm rice wine, poured himself a cup, and drank it all.

Sitting in front of sixteen elder brothers, Cao Yong ate a few yellow female crabs before putting down eight pieces of crabs.

If it's a crab feast, it's too simple, but it just happens that the tribute crabs have arrived.

Local tribute, in addition to enshrining the master in the palace, each palace also has its own regulations.

Brother Sixteen knew that Cao Yong liked to eat crabs, so he invited Cao Yong over.

Although there are river crabs in Caojiazhuangzi, how can it compare to the lake crabs from the south? Cao Yong eats them very comfortably.

After the boy removed the table, the two of them sat on the kang to have tea.

I just ate crabs, which were a bit greasy. After drinking a cup of chrysanthemum tea, Cao Yong's face was full of ironing.

Brother Sixteen saw this, and shook his head resentfully: "The longer you grow, the more you go back. In the early years, you were still successful, but in the past two years, you have become more and more unpromising. Now you are going to be a foodie. "

Cao Yong put down the teacup and looked at Elder Sixteen curiously: "What do you mean, Master Sixteen, although I don't have an extremely personable minister, I am still a second-rank Jingtang. After one or two appointments, I will go up Move around, it is best to become an official in the Ministry of Officials. Although the Ministry of Officials has a high position and authority, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is more worry-free than the Minister of the Ministry of Households. If you can go late, you can go a few years later. It is also good to be an official in the Shangshu."

Brother Sixteen was stunned when he heard this, pointed at Cao Yong and said, "How old are you, you already want to become an official?"

The Qing Dynasty followed the Ming law, and civil servants became official at sixty.

However, the law is the law, and it is valid for middle and low-level officials. For senior officials above the third rank, how many sixty-year-old officials are there?
The higher the position, the more unable to let go of power, and the later the age of becoming an official.

Cao Yong is only 34 this year. He is in his prime and has a bright future.

Cao Yong said leisurely: "I have also reached the age where I can call myself an 'Old Man', what's wrong with thinking of becoming an official?"

Elder Sixteen frowned and said, "What's this called? You never thought of becoming an extremely human minister and enshrining the court as a prime minister?"

Cao Yong heard the words, shook his head with a smile.

Why didn't he think about it?
Because of following the Ming law, the officialdom of the Daqing Dynasty also followed the set of rules of "no Jinshi can't enter the Hanlin, and no Hanlin can't join the cabinet", but the rules are dead, people are alive, and the most indispensable in the officialdom are exceptions.

If you are not from the imperial examination, you can be awarded "Jinshi background"; if you are not from the Imperial Academy, you can go to the Imperial Academy and go through the motions.

There are four full-time undergraduates, and now they are Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu, Xiao Yongzao, and Xu Yuanmeng.

Among them, only Zhang Tingyu and Xu Yuanmeng were born as Jinshi, Ma Qi was born into an official position, and Xiao Yongzao was born as a pen post.

But these two years, Cao Yong changed his mind.

A dignitary is a dignitary, but if he makes no mistakes, most of them will die in office.It is a dream to want to be an official at sixty; even if one wants to retire from illness at seventy, it depends on whether the emperor is willing to let him go.

Counting from the beginning of the Shunzhi Dynasty, half of them will end up in the bachelor's degree when they reach the bachelor's degree; official.

After all, a scholar is a close minister of the emperor, and accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.

It cannot be denied that having a bachelor in the family is beneficial to the family for generations.

Since Cao Xiang entered Hanlin, Cao Yong's desire to join the cabinet has faded.

He pinched his fingers and counted the days. If there were no major changes in history, he had better come down when Qianlong ascended the throne.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, they knew their own interests, and the younger generation had a close relationship with Qianlong, which was very good.

The sixteenth brother couldn't see Cao Yong's tired and lazy appearance, so he snorted coldly and said, "Who else can worry about you except the Lord? At the end of the year, the officials of the Ministry of War were transferred, and the Lord planned to recommend you to the emperor."

Cao Yong sneered twice, and said: "Could it be that I offended the sixteenth master? The military department is scheduled, but after the household department is scheduled?"

Brother Sixteen glared at him, and said, "Don't pretend to be confused with the master! There is Brother Thirteen and Zhang Tingyu in the household department. After the Ministry of Households, the northwest is not peaceful, and the Ministry of War is about to use it."

Saying these words, it is really a plan for Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was grateful in his heart, and also added solemnity on his face: "Master Shiliu is good for me, I know that. But how much I have, Master Shiliu doesn't know? The Minister of the Ministry of War always needs to know about military affairs. How can I Ability to sit in that position?"

Brother Sixteen said in a low voice: "In the past few years, you haven't seen the emperor's temper? Could it be that the emperor really asked the Minister of the Ministry of War to arrange military discussions? The Minister of the Ministry of War can do it, but It’s about soldiers’ salaries, food and grass, and it’s not much different from the jobs of the household department. You’re too honest, you’re well-informed in Beijing, no one wants to borrow the light of the northwest, but you don’t move like a mountain.”

Cao Yong touched his chin in embarrassment, and said: "I also have selfish intentions, and I have already sent someone to Jiangning."

Elder Sixteen sneered, and said: "The eyelids are shallow, the structure is too small, isn't it! Even if Cao Song is recruited into the Northwest Army, his status and qualifications will not be ranked high. It also depends on luck. With luck, you have to fight with real knives and guns, and risk your life to earn credit. With credit, how much credit can fall on him depends on the conscience of the people above. Among them, There are so many variables, even if you want to take care of it, you can't use your strength. How can you feel as comfortable as you are sitting on the Diaoyutai in the middle of Beijing?"

Cao Yong listened, could not help following the heart.

In the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, the most fearful thing is to talk about food and grass, but now that the Ministry of Finance has money, and the emperor above hates officials stretching out their hands, it is much easier for the Minister of the Ministry of War to sit up.

But if you really want to make achievements in the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, it is one step closer to joining the cabinet, Cao Yong hesitated.

Brother Sixteen sighed, and said: "There is still a period of time left, you can think about it yourself. You want it. With the emperor's heart, if you want to use you, you won't be able to let you down..."

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Well, let me think about it carefully..."

When we returned to Cao Mansion, it was already dark.

Autumn in the capital is getting stronger, and leaves are beginning to fall on the road.

Cao Yong was riding on the horse and saw a fallen leaf circling and falling on the horse's mane.He picked up the fallen leaves, feeling inexplicably sentimental.

If Yongzheng has been in power for a longer time, the arrangement of Brother Sixteen will be more secure than Cao Yong's plan: but how can birth, old age, sickness and death be controlled by manpower?
Yongzheng had to do everything himself, and the thirteenth elder brother was exhausted. It seemed that all his previous small actions had no effect.

But when it comes to the life of the emperor Jiankang, even if he is as close as Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother, he can't mention it...

Back home, Cao Yong heard a message.

Cao Jia sent someone over and made a plan to return to Shengjing the next day, and asked Cao Yong and his wife to come over tomorrow and bring Tianhui back by the way.

"Why are you in such a hurry, didn't you say you would take a good rest for a few days before going back?" Cao Yong was a little puzzled.

Chu Yu said: "Don't worry about Brother Qi, Brother Qi is still young... If you bring Brother Qi back, maybe you can stay for a longer time with peace of mind..."

(End of this chapter)