Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1292 Ron
On the first day of November, the court meeting.

Attending the meeting were the officials above the third rank and above in Beijing, several university scholars, the princes in charge, and several governors who were going to Beijing to congratulate and were about to return.

Unlike the coldness of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the temperature in the Hall of Mental Cultivation is on the high side.

Cao Yong stood in the queue, sweating on his forehead.

Cao Yong didn't feel anything at first, and then felt something was wrong, so he looked up at Yongzheng secretly.

Yongzheng's face was as usual, without concealment or sickness.

Cao Yong was suspicious and wondered why.

It's an abnormal monster. Since the beginning of winter, he has participated in the small pilgrimage in the Hall of Mental Cultivation several times. This is the first time he has experienced such an abnormal temperature.

Because he was the head of the House of Internal Affairs, he is relatively familiar with the affairs of the palace.There are earth dragons under every palace in the palace, and various charcoal basins.

Up to the emperor, down to the eunuchs and court ladies, each person has a customized daily charcoal level.

And Yongzheng is notoriously afraid of the heat.

People who are afraid of the heat are usually not afraid of the cold, but the high fever in the Hall of Mental Cultivation will not happen for no reason.

Cao Yong's heart sank and he looked at Brother Thirteen.

The thirteenth elder brother stood in front of everyone, Cao Yong could only see his back, but he couldn't really see anything.

At this moment, Yongzheng has already opened his mouth to talk about the use of troops in the Northwest.

But it was not the Zhungeer Ministry, but Albuba in Tibet who made the rebellion, and is currently in a stalemate with the imperial government's Tibetan garrison.

Tibet is different from the Zhungeer tribe. Tibet is on the territory of the Qing Dynasty, from the emperor to the local garrisons, and no one can bear the "responsibility of losing land".

Zhungeer's troops harassed the border with cavalry, but it was not so urgent.

Yongzheng ordered his ministers to go there in the coming year, and they should lead the soldiers, and prepare now, and go when the grass sprouts.

Although he was surprised by another rebellion in Tibet, Cao Yong decided to send troops without thinking about Yongzheng.

During the Kangxi Dynasty, the imperial court dispatched imperial envoys to hold them accountable, and arranged for a Living Buddha to educate them. In the end, the other party really did not give the imperial court face, so the imperial court formally sent troops.

Back and forth, seriousness takes some work.

Because they want to go to Tibet, a few troops were preliminarily selected, all of which were near the local green battalion in the snowy area. The Xi'an green battalion, the Sichuan green battalion, and the Yunnan green battalion were dispatched from three places.

The current number of soldiers and horses is [-] in Shaanxi, [-] in Sichuan, and [-] in Yunnan, totaling [-].

Only 400 soldiers from the Eight Banners garrison in Chengdu Prefecture were transferred from the full army.

It’s not that Yongzheng cherished the children of the Eight Banners and was reluctant to enter Tibet with the Manchurian Eight Banners. In fact, there were only 600 people garrisoned by the Eight Banners in Chengdu. Another place in the northwest where the Eight Banners were garrisoned was Ningxia Prefecture, Shaanxi, and the full number was only 600 people.

Therefore, when we really wait to deal with Zhungeer, we must dispatch the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing.

The green battalion is mostly infantry, and infantry is a joke against Mongolian cavalry.

Even if Yongzheng did not want to send the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing to go long distances to the northwest in order to save money and food, and wanted to garrison the Eight Banners everywhere, the Eight Banners would not follow.

Without going to the battlefield, there is no military merit.

Bannerman riding and archery is passed down to his family, who doesn't expect to earn a title to pass on to his descendants.

Yongzheng set the general direction, the capital will send ministers to lead the army into Tibet, and this candidate will be discussed at the meeting of the king and ministers.On the side of the Sixth Ministry, in addition to the preparation of the corresponding military supplies by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households has to allocate 30 taels of silver to pay for the placement of soldiers.

Now the Ministry of Accounts has sufficient silver in stock, and the two Ministers of the Ministry of Accounts, Zhang Tingyu and Cao Yong, are also full of confidence.

After talking about the military affairs, Yongzheng's mood was a little low, and just in time for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to go back to the senior colonel, he was immediately scolded.

Tian Congdian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was Cao Yong's boss in his early years.

Now he is seventy-seven years old, with few braids, kneeling before the emperor, looking very pitiful.

Cao Yong looked at Tian Congdian, and then at the two ministers of the Ministry of War. He couldn't complain that Brother Sixteen said that there would be changes in the six departments at the end of the year.

The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six ministries, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is the most powerful. If he doesn't agree with the emperor's mind, he won't be able to do it for long.

After the Ministry of Officials finished speaking, the Ministry of Punishment raised a few more cases, all of which were suspicious and handed over to the imperial court.

It was not until the second quarter of Sizheng (ten o'clock in the morning) that Yongzheng announced the disbandment of the dynasty.

When retreating to the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Cao Yong couldn't help but look at Brother Thirteen again.

Yongzheng didn't open his mouth to keep people, but the thirteenth elder brother stood still and didn't retreat with the crowd.

Cao Yong didn't know that after all the ministers withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yongzheng in the Hall of Mental Cultivation turned black on the thirteen elder brothers.

The thirteenth elder brother stood in front of all the officials, so no one noticed his abnormality.At this moment, his face was pale, and there was cold sweat on his forehead.

Yongzheng got up from the dragon chair vigorously, and said to the eunuch Chen Fu who was standing beside him, "Still standing? Help Prince Yi to the Nuan Pavilion!"

Chen Fu hurried forward, Brother Thirteen was half leaning on Chen Fu, and it was difficult to move his feet.

Yongzheng frowned stubbornly, snorted coldly, stepped forward a few steps, and held Brother Thirteen's other side.

"Your Majesty..." Elder Thirteen looked a little apprehensive.

Yongzhengyi kept his face sullen until he helped the thirteenth elder brother to Nuange and sat him on the kang, then he said: "You are my brother and brother, and you are also the prime minister and minister. Why are you next to each other? You are tossing your body, and you are also stabbing a knife in my heart. It is not a precedent for this dynasty to set up a prince's seat in front of the imperial court, so why can't you stand it?"

Brother Thirteen said helplessly: "Although there are precedents, when the Emperor Shizu had the seat, it was the uncle king; when the Emperor Shengzu was the elder brother, they were all the elders of the royal family. The minister is a humble child, how can he accept this favor? "

Yongzheng snorted coldly, and said: "I don't care..." As he spoke, he said to Chen Fu: "The decree was drafted by the secretary in the cabinet. From now on, Prince Yi will be given to sit and listen to the court."

"Hey!" Chen Fu bowed in response, and withdrew to call someone.

Brother Thirteen wanted to speak, but was stopped by Yongzheng with a glare...

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Cao Yong returned to the household department, feeling a little depressed.

Although in terms of acquaintance, he is much closer to Elder Sixteen, but they have known each other for nearly 20 years, and it would be wrong to say that he has no relationship with Elder Thirteen.

In the early years, out of the idea of ​​finding a backer, he prepared a lot of folk remedies for the thirteenth brother to cure rheumatism. At that time, the thirteenth brother was getting better.

Unexpectedly, in the past few years, although he is in a high position, Elder Brother Thirteen's health is getting worse and worse.

It can be seen from the successive deaths of the two young elder brothers born in the third year of Yongzheng and the fourth year of Yongzheng in Prince Yi's Mansion.

The death of these two little elder brothers hit the thirteenth elder brother very hard. In the final analysis, the reason was that these two little elder brothers were weak when they landed.Conditioned with the best tonic, but it didn't work.

Cao Yong once heard the sixteenth elder brother say that because of the death of two young elder brothers, the thirteenth elder brother began to live alone and separated from the beloved Shisan Fujin. pain.

This remark Cao Yong is only dubious, after all this time also has the contraceptive prescription, so the statement is too far-fetched.

Not to mention Brother Thirteen, whose body was damaged in the early years, he is a good person. He gets up at three or four o'clock every day, and is busy from morning to night, and his body will not recover.

It's just that Yongzheng is an emperor who does everything himself, and because he has seen civil and military officials collude with each other, he doesn't have a high degree of trust in officials, and he is wary of the clan, so he almost puts all government affairs on the head of the thirteenth elder brother.

Can't change the troubled situation of the thirteenth elder brother, but watch the thirteenth elder brother's life decline?

Cao Yong patted his forehead hard and leaned back in the chair, feeling powerless.

Even the official documents that I'm used to seeing now feel like an eyesore.

But the higher the position, the heavier the responsibility, and Cao Yong can't do whatever he wants.He restrained his emotions, concentrated his energy, and spent nearly an hour, finally finishing all the official duties.

He put down the brush, rubbed his wrist, and then saw Jiang Jian coming in: "My lord, Li Dutai is here, coming this way."

Although Cao Yong felt surprised, he still came out immediately and took the initiative to welcome him out.

As soon as he went out, he saw Li Wei striding towards him.

Although the two met in the early court, they had no chance to get together because of the different positions of the crowds. When the court was over, Cao Yong returned to the household department, and Li Wei was waiting for his speech, so the two did not speak.

Seeing that Li Wei was wearing an official uniform and a jeweled crown, and counting the time, it was obvious that he had come out of the palace.

Cao Yong was in a hurry to serve tea. Li Wei was obviously thirsty, so he was not as polite as Cao Yong. But since we have arrived in the capital, we have to follow the usual practice and go to the household department."

Cao Yong pointed to the west and said, "Is Zhang Zhongtang here?"

Li Wei's actions are straightforward and open-minded, definitely not without winks.

No matter why he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs, after all, Zhang Tingyu was the boss in the government office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Cao Yong filled the gaps, but Zhang Tingyu was still a bachelor, so the ranking was reversed.

The main hall of the government office of the household department, on the left and right sides, are the offices of the two ministers. Cao Yong lives in the east because of filling the gaps, and Zhang Tingyu lives in the west, so he pointed to the west.

Li Wei smiled and said: "Zhang Zhongtang is still waiting for Hou Jian in the palace, holding an official document that is one foot high, and it is estimated that he will not be able to get it out for a while."

Cao Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. Li Wei really came for a stroll, so he chose when Zhang Tingyu was not around.

Otherwise, when the governor came to the Yamen, Zhang Tingyu and Cao Yong would mostly come forward to talk about government affairs related to local taxation and people's livelihood.

Of course, if Tian Wenjing came back from the past and went directly to the supervisor of Henan Province to make a theory, it would also be an act of demeaning.If he came directly to the lobby of the household department, Zhang Tingyu and Cao Yong would always give him an explanation.

For Li Wei, the Ministry of Households is no stranger.

From the 58th year of Kangxi to the 61st year of Kangxi, he worked as a doctor in the household department.

Speaking of which, there are still many acquaintances in the household department who are his former colleagues.

Just because he acted "unruly" in the past, even the prince dared to offend, everyone was afraid of being implicated by him, so they stayed away from him; now that he is famous, those people want to lick their cheeks and stick it, Li Wei doesn't even bother Gu.

"I just want to come back and show off!" Li Wei raised his eyebrows, and said with a bit of pride: "Back then they kept saying that my official career would not last long, and they didn't betray anyone when they talked about me. Now I have done my best. Parents, they are still in the doctor's position. It's like this, only they know!"

Having said that, Cao Yong knew that Li Wei would not make a special trip to "return home".

Regardless of the disputes between colleagues in the early years, now one side is a feudal official, and the other side is still a low-level official, and there will probably be no intersection in the future.

Sure enough, after joking a few words, Li Wei's expression turned serious, he stood up, and bowed down to Cao Yong: "Master Cao, I, Li Wei, have been taken care of by adults a lot these years, and I have never had the chance to repay it. Open your mouth again, but in the capital, I really don't have anyone I can trust..."

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Khan, the efficiency of six hours, I wanted to postpone posting a few times, and then I thought about it, this month's postponement seems to have been paid in advance, I don't want to make any more mistakes, insist on finishing the code, quack.The selection activity is over, thank you all, very grateful,

(End of this chapter)