Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1285 The Controversy of Dao
In addition to the "ice charcoal" obtained in the yamen, Cao's mansion also received the "earth ritual" sent by Li Wei's envoy that day.

This is not the kind that hides gold, silver and jewelry under the guise of "earth instrument", but an out-and-out Jiangning specialty.

Salted duck, dried fragrant, fragrant tripe, sausage, water chestnut powder, lotus root powder, these are imported; Yuhua stone, folding fan, bamboo carving, jade carving, these are for display; brocade and silk of various colors are for use.

Pieces and pieces, enough to have half a carload of things.

Even the annual gift that Cao Song sent back last year was not so complete.

Chu Yu had never lived in Jiangning, so she didn't have any special feelings, but Li Shi was very happy.

She asked people to put those little playthings on the kang, and told Changsheng, Tianhui, and Tianbao the benefits of such things.

The native place of the Cao family is Zhili Fengrun, and Jiangning is just a place where they live as guests.

For Li, being a wife and mother in Jiangning is the most important place in the world.

But for the younger generation, Jiangning is too far away. They have the impression that it is a place where several generations of elders in the family are officials. Now the second brother (second uncle) is also an official there.

Seeing Mrs. Li explaining with a look of pride and nostalgia, Chang Sheng said: "When my mother talked about Jiangning, her face became brighter. If I knew my mother was like this, I might as well go to Jiangning with my second aunt."

After her fourth sister got married, Mrs. Zhao Jia didn't want to be by the side of her concubine and concubine's daughter-in-law, so she went back to Jiangning and became a concubine.

After hearing what the youngest son said, Mrs. Li smiled and said: "I heard that some people brought my mother to the post, but I didn't hear that any one took my aunt to the post. Is it just a joke to travel thousands of miles?" A little sentimental.

Even if you think about Jiang Ning again, whether you can go back and have a look in this life is another matter.

I have been in Beijing for more than ten years, but thinking of the old house of Jiangning Weaving Mansion is still haunting.

Tianbao was beside him, sensing Li Shi's sentimentality, he pulled her sleeves and said, "Don't worry, old lady, my grandson is good at studying, and I will be a Jinshi early, and when I go to Jiangning to be an official, I will take my old lady there."

Although his words were childish, the filial piety inside was sincere. Li Shi was very pleased and rubbed Tianbao's back.Smiling and authentic: "Okay, grandma is waiting."

Hearing what the little nephew said, Chang Sheng became more solemn and said, "Mom really wants to go to Jiangning?"

To her children and grandchildren, Mrs. Li had nothing to hide, and she showed some nostalgia and said, "How can you not think about it? Although you have been in Beijing for many years, you still think about the south. You grew up in the middle of the capital, and you don't know how good the south is. Don't say anything else. , that is the sweetness of the water in Beijing. In summer, there are endless river and mountain vegetables, which are indescribably delicious."

"It's been too long since Tianbao became an official. It's better to count on Seventh Uncle." Tianhui said aside.

Chang Sheng nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I will be able to end next year..." At this point, he hesitated.

Seeing her youngest son like this, Mrs. Li said: "You are only so old, why are you in a hurry? If you don't want to end, just wait another year."

Children take two exams in three years, Changsheng will be 15 years old next year, and only [-] years old the next year.He will end up the next year, and he will be considered young.

Changsheng shook his head and said, "It's not too young. Tianyou, Zuozhu, Zuocheng and the others were already finished when they were as old as their sons. I was thinking, it's all right here in the children's exam. It's not a big problem if you go through the exams one by one. The township exam It depends on luck, most likely there is no hope, in that case, my son will take the pen post test."

Although the Cao family was not a farming and studying family, starting from Cao Xiang, more males also took the road of imperial examination.

Hearing what the youngest son said, Mrs. Li was puzzled and said, "Why did you think of taking the exam for writing and posting? Did Mr. Xueli say something?"

Changsheng smiled at this and nodded, and said: "Let the mother talk. My son has already learned how to do stereotyped writing, but he lacks aura and poor quality. Mr. said that my son can speak Mandarin and Mongolian well. Work harder on the text and find another way.”

This matter of academic education, Mrs. Li just listened to it, and really couldn't give any good advice, but just kept it in mind, thinking about talking to Cao Yong when Cao Yong came back.

If you become an official with a written post, you will be promoted quickly, but in the officialdom, it is important to have a professional background.

Changsheng doesn't want to be admitted to the Jinshi Department, I don't know if it will seriously hinder his future...

When Cao Yong came back from Luoya, he saw Li Wei's gift list.

This half-load of things may not cost a few hundred taels of silver, which is not as good as the "charcoal respect" that Cao Yong got with the big class in the household department yamen. What is rare is this meticulousness.

Etiquette is light and affection is heavy, and it is nothing more than the case.

When they arrived at the Orchid Courtyard, Mrs. Li kindly told Cao Yong and his wife to return the gift to Li Wei with all their heart.Since Li Wei is sincere, the Cao family should pay more attention.

As for Changsheng's plan to test the pen post style, Li Shi also told Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was not surprised. The Eight Banners students who came out of the Banner Academy, apart from following their father's shade to become an official, rely on their own self-motivation.

Because the banner people participate in the provincial and general examinations, the competition is more intense than that of the Han people.

Bannermen from all over the country take the exam in Shuntian Prefecture, and the number of admissions each time is limited.

It is extremely rare for God Bless and the others to pass the children's examination and the rural examination smoothly.

It is not so harsh to take a test with a pen.

If you have real talent and learning, as long as you get the qualifications for the exam, you will probably be fine.

With an identity like the Cao family, it is not difficult to obtain a qualification for a written examination.

"Don't worry too much. The written examination is mostly after the rural examination. There are still nearly two years to go. After two years, Changsheng will grow up. If he insists, the written examination will be the written examination. In the six It's easy to take care of me as an errand, even if I'm in front of you." Cao Yong said.

Li Shi only took Changsheng's so-called going to Jiangning to be an official as a joke, and didn't mention it to his eldest son, but he had some hope in his heart.

After returning to Wutong Garden, Chu Yu also mentioned Li Wei's gift, and she was in a good mood when talking about Li.

"It's all Jiangning's local product, something that the old lady once talked about, Li Wei has a heart." Cao Yong said.

Chu Yu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "How could Li Wei prepare these bits and pieces? I heard that the second wife of the Li family is a virtuous and careful person, and it is probably her handwriting."

Cao Yong listened, nodded his head, and said: "Since I have served by the queen's side, it's hard to say whether it's virtuous or not. If you are careful, there must be."

Chu Yu snorted softly, and said, "It's just that the second wife is too virtuous, and the mistress can only do decorations."

Cao Yong listened to his wife's dissatisfaction with Li Wei's behavior of entrusting the housework to the second concubine's room, and did not want her to misunderstand Li Wei, and said: "Don't worry, Li Wei has always acted in a chivalrous style, not that kind. A person who loves his wife and kills his concubine. It's just that his status as the second wife is there, and letting him be the director of the family can also make him feel at ease." At the end, he lowered his voice.

Li Wei wanted to stay in the capital for a while, and would not return to the south until after the Longevity Festival. The Cao family was not in a hurry to return the gift.

Although the Li family didn't have many people left in the capital, there was a gift house in the capital.

Cao Yong didn't delay, so he sent someone to Li's house the next day.

Although the two are old friends, they had a good relationship in the early years, but now they are in high positions, so many pairs of eyes are watching each other, but it is not easy to see each other casually.Otherwise, who knows what kind of nonsense will be made up.

On Cao Yong's post, it was written that if Li Wei was free, he wanted to find time to invite him to dinner outside.

Li Wei replied on the same day, but he said that he wanted to treat guests. If Cao Yong could get away, it would be on the night of the fifteenth court meeting.

Governors from other places, apart from seeing His Majesty, have also gone through the court meeting, and after finishing business affairs, it is not eye-catching to have a small gathering with old friends.

Cao Yong made people reply to the post again, and it was a good meal.

Before the grand court meeting, two more governors came to Beijing to congratulate them, Ertai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Tian Wenjing, the governor of Henan.

Both of them, like Li Wei, were first governors and then governors. Ertai was appointed governor last year, and Tian Wenjing was appointed governor of Henan in July this year.

This is also the first time they have returned to Beijing to see you after they became governors.

Ertai's "Tan Jing" follows the usual practice when the previous governor of Yunnan and Guizhou came to Beijing. Although it is not as generous as Li Wei and Fan Shiyi, it is also unmistakable.

After all, everyone knows that the remote places of Yunnan and Guizhou are not as prosperous as those in the south of the Yangtze River.

On Tian Wenjing's side, it was like swallowing a fly.

The "Charcoal Respect" he sent was really ingenious, and each of the six departments actually sent ten carts of fine charcoal.

This car is more than 500 catties of charcoal, so it is considered expensive, and it is only about ten taels of silver.

The clerk of the household department is best at settling accounts.

Someone had already calculated an account for Tian Wenjing. Six departments had ten carts for each government office, and six government offices equaled sixty carts.Calculated according to the price of high-quality charcoal at ten taels per cart, it is only 600 taels of silver.

Beijing officials have a lot of entertainment, and there is no place to scrape land. The days are too tight, and many people count on the "ice respect" and "charcoal respect" when the governor comes to Beijing every year.

However, due to inconvenient transportation, the number of governors who come to Beijing by order is uncertain every year. Like this year, four governors came to Beijing because they were sentimental about Yongzheng's [-]th birthday.

Unexpectedly, Tian Wenjing not only treats himself harshly, but also treats others harshly.

This has become a joke in official circles.

I don't know how Tian Wenjing's ears are burning. Anyway, many of them have to scold them. Even people like Cao Yong who don't lack money and don't care about supervision and management are annoyed.

If you don't want to send "Charcoal Respect", you don't want to give it, and you will send ten carts of charcoal to Liubu.It's like slapping the officials of the six departments directly in the face, as if mocking the poverty and greed of the officials of the six departments.

This kind of extravagant governor's move to Beijing to manage the six ministries is indeed a bad habit in official circles.But Tian Wenjing put on such a face, which not only offended everyone in the six departments, but also brought embarrassment to Li Wei and several governors.

It's as if Tian Wenjing is the only upright official in the world, and everyone else is a moth of the country.

Cao Yong didn't know how the other yamen in the six departments would respond to Tian Wenjing's "provocation". Many people from the household department had already been to the Henan Department to make trouble.

Obviously, in the next one to several years, Henan-related official affairs will inevitably require everyone to talk about it to vent their anger.

However, annoyed or annoyed, Cao Yong still admires Tian Wenjing's courage.

This kind of stubbornness is certainly annoying, but it is also admirable.

Coincidentally, the current Henan Secretary is none other than Yin Tai's son, Yin Tai, who is the most famous person in later generations, Yin Jishan.

The Yin family is from Xianghuang Banner, their old surname is Zhang Jia, and they are of the same family as Prince Yi's biological mother.

Although Yin Jishan was born as an official, he did not rely on his family, but took the road of imperial examinations.

After the Hanlin Academy disbanded, he was officially awarded the seventh-rank editing. In July this year, he was promoted to three consecutive levels, and moved to the fifth-rank Hanlin Academy as a lecturer. In September, he was a doctor of the household department.

According to the servants of the Imperial Academy, although the grade is not high, they can often go in and out of the palace to serve the emperor.Everyone can see that Yin Jishan has won the Sacred Heart and has a good future, and he will not stay in the nest of Hubu Langzhong for a long time.

Not to mention that most of the colleagues are friends, even if a few servants die, they will not put on airs in front of Yin Jishan.

Although Cao Yong knew that Yin Jishan would be an official to the governor, he did not pay attention to it deliberately.

It is true that I have seen too many celebrities, and I don't feel anything special.

But after Tian Wenjing made such a fuss, Cao Yong wanted to know how Yin Jishan would respond.

It's just that the official exchanges between this place and the imperial court are not a matter of a day or two, so I really can't tell it for a while.

A few days passed by in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, it was October [-]th, the day of the imperial court, in the "charcoal respect" talks of several governors.

Although it has entered winter, the weather is not too cold.

At the beginning of Yin (three o'clock in the morning), Cao Yong got up.

A grand court meeting like this is more often just a formality.

But such a cutscene is absolutely unacceptable, otherwise it would be a crime of disrespect.

Looking out of the dark window, Cao Yong was a little shaken in his original intention to find a minister of the Ministry of War.

I don't know if the bachelors in the Qianlong Dynasty would be better. If they were promoted to the bachelors in the Yongzheng Dynasty, it would be enough for a pot of people.Three days and two dynasties, and the remaining day has to work in the yamen. Thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

After breakfast and changing into official uniforms, Cao Yong took a green woolen official sedan chair carried by four people and headed towards the palace at about 04 o'clock in the morning (30:[-] in the morning).

This sedan chair is usually not seated, only on the day of the great court meeting.

It's not for the sake of showing their status, the main reason is that the big guy has to wait a lot outside the palace gate, and there is always a place to stay.

After all, it is a second-rank Jingtang, so you can't just stand at the gate of the palace and wait like a quail in winter.

Sitting in the official sedan chair, waiting at a place not far or near the palace gate, it is just right to go out and arrange shifts when there is movement in the palace.

This is also an old custom in the official circles of the capital. When Cao Yong first arrived in the capital in the early years, he really thought that those courts in the capital were waiting for the court meeting, so they would be late after all the officials were scheduled.

It was only later that Cao Yong learned that even if he was the second-rank Jingtang, no one would dare to sleep an hour and a half longer in the Asahi and step outside the palace gate.

Most of them are waiting in the official sedan chair.

The feeling of sitting in a sedan chair is not good. Cao Yong has been sitting for many times, but he is still a little uncomfortable.

He closed his eyes but was awake again, only thinking about the Yongzheng Longevity Festival in his heart.

Since it is the emperor's whole life, amnesty to the world is indispensable, but I don't know if there are other graces.

The sedan chair was staggering, and after walking for an unknown number of streets, there was gradually more movement outside the sedan chair.

As I was walking, there was a noise in front of me.

It is the fifth watch now, the sky is dark, there are no people on the street, and some of them are princes and officials riding on horseback in sedan chairs.

The sedan chair became slower and slower, and the noise in front became more and more clear.

Cao Yong sensed something was wrong, and when he opened his eyes, the sedan chair had already stopped.

"Master, the intersection ahead is blocked, do you want to send someone to ask?" Cao Man asked through the curtain.

Cao Yong lifted the sedan chair curtain and looked ahead.

Not far ahead, under the reflection of the lanterns, two sedan chairs could be vaguely seen parked.

According to the rules of the officialdom, preparations should be made for road encounters, and low-level ones should be avoided.

If you don't give in to each other like before, then you are at the same level...

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Tears, the eighth in history, the first six are difficult, I beg for your help, please support the monthly pass, Xiao Jiu pleads.

In addition, the charcoal respect in the last chapter has been written as ice respect, and it has been revised. It feels good to finish coding the text earlier. Xiaojiu will continue to work hard tomorrow and make a fist.

(End of this chapter)