Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1340
Thinking about it, I was really depressed. Before I got to Qinghe Hall, Yi Duli told me the whole story like pouring beans on the road.

The governor of Shanxi felt that Luo Shilin had written a letter, and wanted to elevate the two Zhili prefectures to the mansion. Although it has not yet been approved by the imperial court, it is almost inseparable.

Cao Yong was really surprised when he heard this.

When it comes to transfers in the officialdom, there is a saying that "people take the tea to cool down", and there is also "leaving some leeway".

After all, Yi Duli is not an official, but a promotion. According to common sense, after Luo Shilin takes over, it will take a year or so before he makes a big move, otherwise it will seem to reflect the incompetence of his predecessor.

No wonder Yi Duli was so depressed, he wanted to have an attack but there was nowhere to do it, just because the other party was a red belt.

Although the emperor would clean up the clan and Jueluo if nothing happened, he would never allow his subjects to offend.

Even if Jue Luo Shilin did not behave authentically, it would not be easy for Yi Duli to get it back.

"I thought it would be decent if the Ministry of War's errands were done, but I didn't expect it to be just a decoration. Everyone knows that the northwest is not peaceful, but no one has a clue when it will start. I am in the Ministry of War, more like a general manager... It turns out that the emperor just announced He issued a decree to praise Li Wei and Tian Wenjing as model governors, so that the governors of the world can learn to follow suit, and Luo Shilin came to make fun of him... Who doesn't know that Puzhou is the throat of the Three Jin Dynasty, Zezhou is a heavy place, but Zhili Prefecture Shengfu is It's that easy? He's lucky, in order to show his face in front of the emperor, he doesn't care about the livelihood of the local people..." Yi Duli said angrily.

Cao Yong originally only listened to his complaints, and he began to pay attention when he heard the word "Puzhou".

Cao Fu was serving as the magistrate of Puzhou, and his performance was not bad last year. With his age and seniority, he will be promoted to the magistrate after one or two terms.

Unexpectedly, Puzhou is going to be promoted to the mansion now.

If Cao Fu was not a child of the Cao family, the prefect of Puzhou would not even think about it. With officials watching over him and a new governor wanting to recommend his confidantes, he would have to play a game instead of stealing his head.

But since he had a cousin who was the Minister of the Household Department at that time, he would be promoted to the prefect with Puzhou, and most likely he would be promoted to the magistrate.

The local governor may not be afraid of offending the Ministry of War, but it is not easy to offend the Ministry of Households.

Even if Luo Shilin knew that Cao Fu had been taken care of by the previous governor and knew the details of Cao Fu, he would not be too harsh.

In addition to the background of the Cao family, there is another ancient.

Speaking of which, Red Belt felt that Robben's status was embarrassing.

It is said that there are privileges, but it is not as leisurely as the clan.When the clan's children reach their age, most of them can test or ask for a title; Jueluo's side has no title except for the direct branch.

Jue Luo was more attached to the clan, Cao Fu didn't mention his cousin, but said that his compatriot's younger sister was Prince Yu's heir to Fujin, Jue Luo Shilin also had to be more polite.

Seeing that Yi Duli was still full of resentment, Cao Yong concealed the joy in his heart.

After making arrangements for his succession, Yiduri began to talk about his hard work in running Shanxi.Building roads, digging canals, and digging wells are all good things that benefit the country and the people... But after working so hard, I was transferred back to the capital.

Unexpectedly, it was cheaper to take office.

Cao Yong smiled and listened, feeling a little surprised in his heart.

Since Kangxi 48, when he entered Beijing, the Central Plains of Zhili has experienced nine droughts in almost ten years, but the severity of the droughts varies.In the 52nd year of Kangxi, after the [-]th birthday of Kangxi, the drought in Zhili became more and more like a year.

However, the latter years of Yongzheng came to power, but there were several good years in a row.Even where there are occasional irregular rains, the coverage is not very wide.

If this were not the case, the implementation of "supplying gentry into the mu" and "gentlemen and gentry paying grain together" would not have been carried out so smoothly.

Otherwise, in times of famine, the people would have difficulty feeding themselves, and the gentry would have a reason not to pay.

The Qinghe Hall was not far away, and the two of them arrived within the time of talking.

After entering the private room, when the food and drink were put on the table, the resentment on Yiduli's face turned into annoyance: "Furuo, I follow you every time to imitate you, but I can't achieve your results, am I too useless?" I really put my heart into it, but every time there are omissions. I have long known the importance of Puzhou and Zezhou. I didn't expect Zhou Shengfu's move..."

Seeing that he was depressed, Cao Yong filled the cup with wine and said: "As I said just now, how is it so easy to get promoted to the state? How many official vacancies and how much money and salary are involved behind it? In the final analysis, it is the people who support the officials. I didn't expect it for a while, it was also because of caring for the common people..."

Yi Duli raised the wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a wry smile: "When I didn't return to Beijing earlier, I thought about the prosperity and comfort of the capital, and wished to come back soon; when I really came back, I also thought about the happy days there..."

Cao Yong saw it, the Shanxi governor Zhezi was just leading, and Yi Duli was holding back hard, so he made a special trip to ask himself to pour out his bitterness.

The governor of a province, the chief official of the frontier, is the local emperor. What kind of day was it? Except for the logistics of the Northwest Army, the Shang Shu can't get involved in other government affairs for a while, and he is more like a big housekeeper.

Not only that, since the seventeenth elder brother was promoted to Prince Heshuo and returned to court, the emperor let him concurrently serve as an errand in the military department.

In addition to the previous Grand Master of the Palm Department, Yi Duli, the minister of the Ministry of War, really didn't have much fun doing what he did.

The high-spirited spirit he had when he first returned to the capital has completely disappeared from Yiduri...

Yi Duli got very drunk, Cao Yong asked someone to arrange a carriage to take him home, and he also returned home.

During the banquet, it was not that Cao Yong did not comfort him, saying that it was the emperor who valued him so much that he was allowed to take the job; although the army has not yet been launched, the Ministry of War is fully prepared, and when the army starts, it is time to make meritorious service.

Yi Duli shook his head, only saying that since he was a substitute, Cao Yong, the emperor's lord, was the one who valued him most;

The emperor arranged for him to take care of the general affairs of the Ministry of War, probably because he had the intention of "substituting".I have done all the hard work, and if I really want the army to mobilize, I directly "replace" myself with the servant who is assigned to know the military affairs.

This is a bit disrespectful, Cao Yong didn't dare to attract him to say it again, so he could only speed up the drinking and let him be completely peaceful...

Back in Cao's mansion, Cao Yong told Chu Yu about the promotion of Puzhou's mansion.

Of course Chu Yu knew that Puzhou was under the jurisdiction of Cao Fu, and she was happy when she heard that, but then hesitated, and said, "In this way, the return of my uncle and aunt to Beijing will be postponed."

Cao Yong nodded and said: "At the beginning of the establishment of the mansion, a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity, and the transfer of officials will not be too frequent. If you are in the prefect position, you can only change places after two or three terms. Although it is hard work, it is also easy. Achievements."

Hearing about Cao Fu and his wife, Chuyu thought of Tianhu, and said: "According to the days, Tianhu will almost arrive in Beijing..."

News of the promotion of Puzhou and Zezhou in Shanxi Province appeared in the imperial palace newspaper within a few days.

At the same time, there was accurate news from the Ministry of Officials that Cao Fu, the former magistrate of Puzhou, was promoted to magistrate of Puzhou because of his "cleanness and diligence".

Many people like Cao Yong Daoxi, including Yi Duli who was still depressed because of this a few days ago.

He had no grievances, and congratulated Cao Yong specifically for Cao Fu's promotion to the prefect, and then boasted that he took care of Cao Fu when he was governor of Shanxi, and asked Cao Yong to remember this kindness.

What Cao Fu was young and tender, and his official authority was not strong, he was almost bullied; what Zaoli was cunning, he was almost deceived, and so on.

In the end, he had to praise Cao Fu again and again.If it were someone else, who had just arrived, even if he didn't pull the tiger's skin over there in the capital, he would still hug Yiduli's thigh tightly.

Cao Fu is low-key and honest, never showing off his background, nor showing off his close relationship with the governor's family.In official affairs, he is still diligent and well-behaved. Although he is not very brilliant, he is stable and experienced.

Cao Yong heard the words, but he understood that his little cousin was afraid that he really had no intention of official career, so he followed the crowd like this.

Otherwise, with his intelligence, he definitely wouldn't be like this.

But thinking of Cao Fu's room, Cao Yong felt a headache.

It was too reckless to adopt Tianhu to Cao Fu at the beginning, but now Cao Fu has his own son, if one is not handled well, it will be a hidden danger to the family.

But succession is not a child's play, since Tianhu's name is written under Cao Fu's name, according to the law and family regulations, he is Cao Fu's eldest son...

"Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive." Within a few days, Tianhu arrived in Beijing.

Tianhu is the same year as Changsheng, and his birthday is half a month earlier than Changsheng. He is 14 years old this year.

Cao Yong saw it, but couldn't recognize it.

His impression of Tianhu is still the timid look of Tianhu when he was a child, but now Tianhu seems to be a different person.

There is the confidence and determination of a teenager in his eyebrows and eyes, his waist is straight and straight, and he looks very energetic.

Then came to Beijing at the same time, as well as Cao Fu's handwriting.

Originally, Cao Yong did not agree with Cao Fu's sending Tianhu to Beijing to prepare for the exam.

When Tianhu was a child, he studied at home with Changsheng, and Cao Yong also paid attention to the homework of several children.The master said that Tianhu has hard work but lacks talent.

Cao Fu himself is a talented person. When his step-nephew came over, he carefully taught him, and he meant "hoping for his son to become a dragon", but in the end it didn't matter. It shows that Tianhu really has no talent.

Where is the road to the imperial examination so easy?
It's just those who are talented but lack luck, and those who fail the rankings can be found everywhere; let alone those who are forced to work hard.

It can be seen that the current Tianhu, Cao Yong always feels that there is something different.

After reading Cao Fu's family letter, Cao Yong realized something.

Tianhu's plan is similar to that of Changsheng. He wants to take the children's examination, get the honor and take the written examination, and avoid the provincial examination to become an official.

Looking at the nephew who has become different, Cao Yong couldn't help but be a little curious, and said: "Is it your father's idea or yours to enter the official position through the examination of pen and paper?"

Tianhu straightened his waist and said: "It's what my nephew meant, and my parents also agreed..."

After all, it is a 14-year-old child, no matter how stable and mature he pretends to be, it is inevitable that emotions will show on his face, his small face is tense, and he looks quite solemn.

But there seemed to be something else besides solemnity between his eyebrows and eyes.

Dim, Cao Yong was a little confused, but he also felt that this energetic nephew was much cuter than when he was a child.

Since the nephew returned to Beijing, Cao's mansion had to hold a welcome banquet that night.

Chu Yu was careful and saw many differences.

For example, the clothes on Tianhu's body are half new and not old, but the materials are of the best quality, and the needles and threads look familiar, as if Su Xin sewed them by herself. The selected good ingredients are fashionable in the capital.

Look at the small pendant of Tianhu's purse and jade pendant, there is no shortage of everything, and it is quite delicate.

When Tianhu mentioned Cao Fu and Su Xin, his face was full of admiration; when he mentioned his two new cousins, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all...

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I have a cold, I owe one more, and I will make it up the next day.small nine.

(End of this chapter)