Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1287 The Emperor's Eyes and Eyes

"Since you think that Fan Shiyi's theory of 'relieving anger' is nonsense, what is the reason for his hostility to you? For the military power to arrest robbers?" Cao Yong asked doubtfully, "You are a governor, and the government affairs are heavy. , He may not have the time to go to Liangjiang once a year, what is he tabooing?"

With Fan Shiyi's current status, if there was no conflict of interest, he would never be so happy and angry.

Li Wei did not answer Cao Yong's question, but instead asked: "Does your lord know about Jiangning Chaotian Palace?"

Cao Yong smiled and said: "How many people in Jiangning don't know about Chaotian Palace? I have lived in Jiangning for more than ten years, so I know it. I heard from Cao Song that there is a lot of incense there. The last time I overhauled Chaotian Palace, it was still in the In the 44th year of Kangxi, before Emperor Shengzu made his fifth southern tour. Speaking of which, Chaotian Palace has a lot of fate with our Cao family."

Chaotian Palace is located in the Shuixi Gate of Jiangning. According to legend, it was built by Fuchai, the king of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. According to historical records, it started from the Jin Dynasty. reconstruction.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chaotian Palace was damaged and war-torn, and lost its majesty and magnificence in the early years.

The first overhaul of Chaotian Palace in the Qing Dynasty was presided over by Cao Yong's grandfather Cao Xi.

Regrettably, before the Chaotian Palace was completed, Cao Xi died of illness and took up the post of weaving in Jiangning.

In the 44th year of Kangxi, when the Chaotian Palace was being renovated for the second time, Cao Yin mentioned this matter to his son, and there was a lot of embarrassment in his words.

After several decades, Li Wei really didn't know that the Cao family had such a relationship with Chaotian Palace.

He looked a little uncomfortable, hesitating as if he didn't know how to speak.

Cao Yong noticed his abnormality, his smile stopped, and he had some guesses, and asked: "Fan Shiyi wants to...rebuild Chongtian Palace?"

Li Wei nodded and said: "My lord's guess is right, it's probably true. I have long heard that the governor's mansion has close contacts with several Taoist priests who are in charge of Chaotian Palace. Fan Shiyi has no deep meaning, and I, Li Wei, don't believe it."

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "Chaotian Palace covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres. How can it be repaired if you want to? There must be a reason for such a large project. Although Chaotian Palace was repaired twice in the early years, the It is to welcome Shengjia. Every time the money is spent, it does not disturb the local area, and there are many officials and gentry donating money."

Of course, this kind of donation is also rewarded. Even if an official cannot be promoted, he will get a double salary for a part-time job.

The emperor has been on the throne for five years, and he has never even been to Gyeonggi, let alone Jiangnan.

"It's hard to say from the beginning. The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people are willing to follow the Tao. Fan Shiyi is the governor. He said a word, can there be fewer officials and gentry who 'actively' donate money? The most important thing in Liangjiang is the rich." Li Wei Said: "Just look at his actions, he dares to reach out. If he really opens up, I'm afraid he will scrape a layer of ground in Liangjiang."

Hearing what Li Wei said, Cao Yong thought of Kari.

Jiangnan is really too rich. Since the Shunzhi Dynasty, many important ministers have been appointed by the Governor of Liangjiang.

Cao Yong somewhat understood why Fan Shiyi aimed at Li Wei.

Because he also has the job of arresting robbers in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Wei's eyes and ears are all over the south of the Yangtze River.

If Fan Shiyi wanted to "stretch his muscles", he could use another excuse to deal with inquiries from the capital, but he couldn't avoid Li Wei who was in the south of the Yangtze River.

Li Wei, a partial student, is also the governor, and the two are at the same level and do not belong to each other.

"Being a thief has a guilty conscience, that's all he said. He made such a fuss first, and when you want to say something about him later, others have to think about it, whether it is revenge, or whether it is a dispute between emotions." Cao Yong nodded and said.

Li Wei was deeply moved: "That's it. To be a bitch and to set up a memorial archway is an out-and-out hypocrite. But he doesn't want to think about it. The reputation of the Fan family in the officialdom has long been stigmatized. The emperor is okay, he is not used to it." Looking at them, the holy grandfather treats them like the Fan family too graciously."

Li Wei was upset, but Cao Yong knew why Kangxi treated Hanchen preferentially.

Hanchen's honor and disgrace are all in the emperor's mind, and his position is high, and he has no access to the real power of the Eight Banners.Those Manchu officials are different. Some families have more than a dozen assistants under their names, and the number of people under their banners is more than that of ordinary princes.

Fan's family is full of governors, but the official voice is not pleasant, and they are suspected of being corrupt.

Yongzheng made Nian Gengyao the "King of the Northwest", and even made "Nianxuan", but because of his lack of power, Nian's family was just an ordinary Han army, and there was no assistant leader handed down from generation to generation.

"The emperor is the most sage. Since Fan Shiyi has this in mind, his time in Jiangnan will not be long. You don't have to get involved, just do your own errands well, and don't disappoint the emperor. If he makes trouble, you stand Just watch a play next to it." Cao Yong comforted him.

Li Weimeng drank a cup of wine and said: "Anyway, I feel aggrieved. It would be great if I could just move my fist directly. It would save him from provoking twice and three times, and even making me a joke. Pity my face, myself I do my best to do my errands, and I dare not say that I want to be praised by everyone, but I don't want to be a laughing stock because of that villain's dirty thoughts. I'm so thick-skinned that it doesn't matter, I'm just afraid of losing the emperor's face."

I don't know if Li Wei is thinking about it, or he is open-minded, but when he put Fan Shiyi's affairs aside, his emotions became high again.

He took Cao Yong and began to ask the governor all kinds of problems encountered in his tenure.

Although there are dozens of aides in the governor's yamen, who can provide Li Wei with various suggestions, but different positions have different visions.

When you really encounter difficult problems, instead of brainstorming, you might as well take this opportunity to consult Cao Yong, who has experienced it.

Cao Yong listened carefully, and those who knew the answer answered carefully; those who didn't know the answer also helped Li Wei analyze one or two.

Li Wei knew that although Cao Yong was younger than himself, he was his senior in the officialdom. Seeing him sincerely reminding him, he was grateful.

The two asked and answered, and the time passed quickly.

When Cao Yong has nothing to explain, and the night is getting dark, when it's time to say goodbye,
Li Wei personally sent Cao Yong out of the gate. Seeing that there was no one around, Cao Yong paused, lowered his voice and said, "Your family is in office. It's good to be reunited, but it's not good to delay." The children's studies. No matter how many younger ones are like this, the eldest son should still be sent to Beijing."

Li Wei was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Cao Yong puzzled.

Cao Yong looked warm, but he didn't say another word until he got on the sedan chair...

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Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Yongzheng received a report from the stick.

If Li Wei saw it, he would be inexplicably horrified. From his speech and behavior after he came to "Fenghezhuang", I will list them in detail.Even after Cao Yong came over, the conversation between the two in the private room was not bad at all.

Only the last sentence Cao Yong said in the open space is not in this book.

Looking at such an anecdote, Yongzheng took a bit of pride.

When the holy grandfather was in power, he was too lenient, and his officials dared to fool the king.

But, who can fool him now?

Although he is in the forbidden palace, he has his own eyes and ears.

Although Li Wei and Cao Yong are old friends, one of them is a governor and the other is a minister. It is reasonable for him, the emperor, to arrange someone to pay attention to the meeting of these two people.

The details of the notes are as if the scene was recreated before his eyes.

He called Li Wei's name first, and scolded with a smile: "This slave, he speaks rough words, only his heart is worth it..."

After seeing it, it is mostly Cao Yong's teaching and suggestions to Li Wei.

Yongzheng was silent for a while, and said to himself: "Mature and prudent, with good knowledge."

Obviously, although he was somewhat annoyed by Fan Shiyi's meddling, he was also pleased by the private admiration of the two courtiers for him as an emperor.

In his heart, Cao Yong and Li Wei had already been marked as his own people.

But I don't know that every word Cao Yong said in the private room has been carefully considered before he said it.

The sticky pole is still a secret now, even if someone has heard of this name, they would not think that they are all-pervasive; but the sticky stick is famous in later generations, of course Cao Yong will not accidentally sail for thousands of years.

On October [-]th, Zhang Yi finally came back from Jiangning with Cao Song's personal letter.

Cao Song's decision was beyond Cao Yong's expectation.

He has no intention of returning to Beijing and decides to stay in Jiangning.

According to his words, although he had been to the Northwest in his early years, he was stationed in the Chinese army as a bodyguard and had no actual combat experience.He himself has limited bravery and no general talent. Even if he really went to the northwest, he would follow the trend of the army.

Rather than being a person who "makes up the numbers" like that, it is better to stay in Jiangning and follow Li Wei to do some practical things within his ability.

Although he was very surprised by his cousin's decision, Cao Yong felt more relieved.

It seems that only if you are independent can you grow up. After so many years of taking care of you under the wings, Cao Song mostly listens to everyone's arrangements.

Now it seems that he has really grown up.

Since Cao Song had no intention of going to the northwest, Cao Yong had to consider other candidates.

Although he didn't take the initiative to plan for the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, he can check the candidates for the six departments, and he is very likely.

If war breaks out, the minister of the Ministry of War will have the heaviest errands.Compared with those sixty-year-old ministers, Cao Yong was in the prime of life.

It has to be trusted by the emperor. Cao Yong has no bad deeds, which is justified.

So, Cao Yong had to plan ahead.

In order to be well-informed and not be deceived by others, there must be someone he can trust in the northwest.

Cao Song has no intention of going to the Northwest, and the military officer Cao Yong can trust is Wanyan Yongqing, but he was implicated by the [-]th elder brother, and his meritorious service in the early years has not been evaluated. This time, he may not have the opportunity to go to the Northwest.

Think of silent friends, Cao Yong is also full of helplessness.

Wanyan Yongqing has obviously been expelled by the family, but he still has to be dragged down by his cousin.

Military positions are no better than civil servants. Although civil servants have laws and reach their official career at sixty, no matter whether they are high-ranking officials or middle- and lower-level officials, they can last as long as they can for a few more years.

But the military position is not enough. After reaching the position of Minister of the Interior, it is possible to be an official for a few more years;Below the capital, the lower the official position, the earlier the retirement, and the earliest is 45 years old, and it will be retirement.

Yongqing is five or six years older than Cao Yong, and he is almost in his forties now.In another eight years, Yongqing will be close to fifty, unless he changes to a civilian job, otherwise, he will also be at retirement age...

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The monthly ticket fell to the seventh, and I ran to ask for the monthly ticket in tears. .

(End of this chapter)