Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1320 Speculation
Neither Brother Thirteen nor Zhang Tingyu knew that the reason why the emperor ordered Cao Yong to make his palm prints was because of a few Buddhist scriptures.

In Yongzheng's view, asking Cao Yong to make palm prints is to increase his responsibility, which can be regarded as a small "punishment", and it can also be regarded as reducing his desire to ask the Buddha.

It would be too wasteful to serve the Buddha if you are an available minister, if you don't serve yourself and the Qing Dynasty.

How did Cao Yong know that it was because of this reason, besides lamenting the tricks of good fortune, he also quietly paid attention to Zhang Tingyu's expression.

From the corruption in the early years of the household department to the current state treasury, a large part of it is Zhang Tingyu's credit.When Cao Yong came back to Beijing from Zhili governor, the household department had almost been rectified, and what he did as a minister was somewhat convenient.
Now that he has taken over the post of palm seal from the master, Cao Yong is really afraid that Zhang Tingyu will hate him.

A master like Zhang Tingyu, who "a thousand words are worse than a silence", if he holds a grudge in his heart, he can't guarantee when he will be a bit dark.

As for the common saying that "the prime minister can pull a boat in his belly", it is just deceiving.

The officialdom is like a big ink vat, it is impossible to not get a little bit of color, but it is just a matter of how dark it is.

Like Zhang Tingyu, who was born in a prime minister's mansion, went from a Jinshi to a university scholar, served two generations of emperors, and was trusted as a confidant. How could the city mansion be comparable to ordinary people.

Zhang Tingyu looked calm, and nodded at Cao Yonggao with a smile on his face, as if he was very happy to hand over the seal in his hand.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't mean to shy away from Zhang Tingyu, and said with a smile: "At such an age, you have become the Minister of the palm, and you really deserve a good meal. But since you are recovering from a serious illness, the Lord will not torment you. You will honor a few altars of good wine from the cellar at home..." Having said this, he pointed to Zhang Tingyu and said, "You can't save Mr. Zhang, and prepare two bags of good tea from your side."

Zhang Tingyu stroked his beard and nodded, said with a smile, "If it's someone else, I wouldn't dare to agree; if it's tea, I'm looking forward to it with excitement."

Everyone knows that Zhang Tingyu is a clean and honest official, even foreign officials are only willing to accept gifts of a hundred taels, and gifts of more than 100 taels, no matter how much affection, he will make people decline.

But he also has a hobby, which is to drink good tea.

Although the Zhang family is a prominent family in Tongcheng, it is not easy to live in the capital, and Zhang Tingyu's salary is limited.Since Yongzheng ascended the throne, every time Zhang Tingyu was promoted, he was accompanied by gifts of silver and good tea.

Everyone knows that premium quality tea has a price but not a market, and the price is definitely not just one or two hundred taels of silver.

Zhang Tingyu took the thirteenth elder brother's words and asked for tea, not because he had never seen good tea, but to express his goodwill to Cao Yong.

His front palm is very willing to help the transfer letter.

The thirteenth elder brother wanted to be filial on purpose, and the same was true for him, and he didn't want the two of them to have a rift because of the transfer of the seal.

Cao Yong appreciated it in his heart, and hurriedly said: "It's rare that the prince and the adults don't dislike it, and the officials are grateful."

Unlike Cao Yong's dazed disorder, both Zhang Tingyu and Thirteen Brothers thought they had guessed the emperor's intention.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs are the most important. One is for the appointment and removal of officials, and the other is for national taxation.

Both of them were handed over to Zhang Tingyu, so Zhang Tingyu's power was too heavy, far worse than that of the other great scholars.Handing over the seal of the household department and leaving the official department alone is also a way for the emperor to check and balance.

As for why Zhang Tingyu was not simply transferred away, and someone else was chosen as the Minister of the Household Department, it was because of the importance of the Household Department that the emperor was unwilling to let the Household Department have any more personnel turmoil.

After all, the position of Hubu Shangshu is too fat, not every official can maintain integrity like Zhang Tingyu and Cao Yong.

The emperor is also very suspicious, and he can't believe that other people have it too.

For this reason, Zhang Tingyu not only did not have any grudges against Cao Yong in his heart, but also felt quite fortunate that it was Cao Yong who succeeded him as the palm seal.

If someone else was to serve as the new minister, in order to highlight his political achievements, he would have to flex his muscles in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It has only been two years since the Ministry of Household Affairs was purged, and if any turmoil was caused, Zhang Tingyu would not be able to make sense of it.

Cao Yong will not, colleagues for a year and a half, Zhang Tingyu also saw that Cao Yong is not troublesome.Even if the palm print is done, it is still "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".

As for the thirteenth elder brother, it is also said that the emperor is distributing Zhang Tingyu's power, and he is also appeasing Cao Yong, who lost the palm of the military department due to illness.

Although the news of Cao Yong's transfer to the Minister of the Ministry of War was not known to the outside world, Cao Yong knew it well.

It is said that the emperor is ungrateful, but the thirteenth elder brother knows that the emperor is also a man of temperament, and he will not treat anyone badly if he thinks it is good.

It is also a major event in the yamen's office that the household department's palm seal is changed, and it cannot be handed over by a few people in private.

The three of them said a few words, and the thirteenth elder brother summoned the four servants and a dozen or so doctors.

It's not to explain anything to everyone, but to inform everyone that because the emperor has another important task for Zhang Tingyu, the seal of the household department will be transferred to Cao Yong.

Zhang Tingyu also mentioned to everyone that he will be stationed in the official department in the future, and the household department may not be able to come here from time to time. I hope that all colleagues will work together to assist Cao Shangshu, and so on.

No matter who is the head of the hall, for the officer, the interests involved are not great.

But for many officers, Cao Yong is different from Zhang Tingyu.

Although Zhang Tingyu and Cao Yong are only one level behind, they give people a completely different impression.

Cao Yong worked as a doctor in the household department, as a servant, and then as a minister. He can be called an old man in the household department.

Zhang Tingyu is a close minister of the emperor, and he was appointed as the Minister of the Household Department after he was promoted to a bachelor.

Zhang Tingyu is not an arrogant person, but the title of a great scholar and his status as a close minister of the emperor still make all the officials respect him at a distance.

In addition, Zhang Tingyu's implementation of the holy will and rectification of the household department were not gentle, and some old grievances had accumulated.

Hearing that Cao Yong replaced Zhang Tingyu as the palm, these people are of course happy in their hearts.

In the hearts of the several servants, there are all kinds of tastes.

It stands to reason that Zhang Tingyu will be in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and Cao Yong is recovering from a serious illness. Both of them can go up or down in the Ministry of Households.

If they vacate space, maybe they will choose someone from among the four of them to appoint a minister.

Even if you can't be promoted to the Minister of the Household Department, there is only a vacancy for the Minister of the Household Department, and the ministers of other departments will be transferred, and then there will be a series of transfers of people, and whoever fails to keep them will be lucky enough to go further.

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Tingyu went to take charge of the official department, he still occupied the vacancy of the household department. It was rumored that Cao Yong, who was terminally ill a few years ago, just looked paler, and it really didn't look like he was sick and needed to rest.

Now, the emperor has been ordered again, Cao Yong became the palm seal minister, and Zhang Tingyu has not changed places, the disappointment in the hearts of the people cannot be expressed...

When everyone retreated, Cao Yong also found a clue in the chaos.

It's just that he doesn't know that this is his own fault, but just like the thirteenth elder brother, he only thinks that the emperor is dividing power.

No matter how much the emperor trusted Zhang Tingyu, he also knew that he wanted to be a loyal minister rather than a powerful one.

When they returned to their official hall, Jiang Jian and Zuo Chengcheng were waiting here, congratulating Cao Yong.

Although the two ministers in one department are of the same rank, the printing officer is the real head of one department.

Cao Yong wanted to let nature take its course, so he no longer rejected the matter of his palm print, and listened to the congratulations of the two with a smile.

The news in the capital has always spread the fastest, Cao Yong was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry, and everyone knew it within two days.

Except for the members of the Cao family, the happiest person is Yiduli.

Even though Cao Yong comforted and enlightened him, he still had guilt in his heart, and he was very careful when doing things in the yamen, and he was really afraid that something would go wrong.

Unexpectedly, there will be a turning point after the Spring Festival, and Cao Yong will become the official of the household department.

In terms of rank and decency, the household department is even more in front of the military department.

Yi Duli put his mind to rest, and came to Cao's mansion on the day he heard the news, and recovered a bit of his nature in front of Cao Yong.

After returning to Beijing and giving birth to the Ministry, Yiduli felt that he was complete, but he still felt regretful.

As for the idea of ​​going further, he occasionally flashed through his mind, and was immediately denied by himself.

How did the merits of the Ministry of War come out?If the world is peaceful, the Ministry of War has little room to play; only when the frontiers are chaotic and the army is dispatched, can the Ministry of War show its ability.

Although the chaos in the frontier has been cleared up now, major military and national affairs cannot be accomplished with a single sentence.

The meritorious deeds of the Ministry of War are hopeless for the time being, and Yi Duli feels at ease in his heart, and acts more calmly.

At this time, there was no one around, and Yi Duli did not hide his complaints, and said to Cao Yong: "I am in a high position, I don't know how many people are watching, I really don't dare to do business at all... I heard that there are several newcomers in the past two years. When the class enters Beijing, it must be put aside earlier, and it must be well-supported."

Cao Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.

For Iduri, the cutest thing is not to listen to the show, but to be passionate and lustful.

When I was in Shanxi in the early years, it was not that the gentry who went out of the way gave gifts to beauties.

Although Yi Duli did not dare to violate the law by accepting concubines, he still kept two outstanding-looking maidservants by his side.

Now back in the capital, in the world of flowers and flowers, but I have no fate with Yidu, how can I not sigh.

This is "it's easy to change the talent, but it's hard to change the nature", but it's Yiduli's private matter after all, and Cao Yong can't say much, so he can only listen with a smile.

Yiduli is the Cao's mansion who was born after the Yamen, and he used dinner in Cao's mansion.

After drinking for three rounds, Yi Duli no longer mentioned the errands in the yamen, but praised his third son.

What was once raised in front of the grandmother was good and duty, what was literary and military, what was filial piety and courtesy.Why, the husband and wife have already settled the matter, leaving the second son and daughter-in-law to serve at home, and the eldest son and third son will go out of the household.

At the beginning, Cao Yong didn't pay much attention to it, and responded to Yi Duli without saying a word; after hearing it, he didn't feel like it.

Cao Yong didn't dare to answer this question, so he found a reason to divert it.

Cao Yong was still distracted until he got off the table and arranged for someone to send Yi Duli back.

The grandson of a scholar, the youngest son, moved out of the mansion to live in another place, so he didn't have to wait on his in-laws. This is indeed a good marriage.

But the child's temperament is either Father Xiao or Mother Xiao.

Zhao Jia's still, but with a tougher temper; Yi Duli's nature is not bad, but he can't change his flirtatious disposition.

With such a father, Ergen felt that even the best strengths of Luo's third son would be covered up...

(End of this chapter)