Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 226 Dragon Boat Festival
Jinan, governor's office.

The governor Jiang Chenxi, the chief envoy Hou Juguang, and the procuratorate Li Fajia gathered together, their faces very heavy.However, in the past ten days, civil unrest has spread from Tai'an Prefecture to Yanzhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture.Tai'an and Qingzhou were better, and Qufu in Yanzhou Prefecture was almost affected.

I don't know whether it was the hundreds of green battalion soldiers stationed in Qufu County who acted as a deterrent, or whether the Confucian orthodoxy of thousands of years made people fearful, but there was no chaos in Qufu County.At the beginning of the civil unrest in Tai'an, the Confucian government also came forward to give porridge and rice, which more or less reduced the grievances in the hearts of the local people.

Although after smashing Shaoguo Zhuangzi and looting the grain store, most of the people gradually dispersed, but there were still some rascals and local ruffians who joined forces with the same people, and their desires were hard to fill. Backed by Yimeng Mountain, entrenched in Sishui County, looting everywhere.

Today, Li Xiong, the general soldier of Shandong, took his troops to Laiwu County.As for "suppressing" or "appeasing", we still have to wait for the imperial court's order.

Although the civil unrest was caused by food, the chief secretary's yamen was the most responsible, but the governor is the head of a province, so how can he get away with it?
According to the procuratorate, it is also the case here, who is responsible for inspecting civil and military officials in the province, but he did not get to know the officials of the chief secretary as soon as possible. In the name of the government, a large amount of private surplus grain was purchased at low prices, resulting in a shortage of private grain and high food prices.

A few days ago, the three of them jointly signed a plea statement, but now they seem to be in different moods.

The smile on Hou Juguang's face was no longer there, and his originally affluent body had also lost a lot of weight, and his expression was a little sluggish.I can't express any regrets in my heart, why I didn't listen to that person's warning and pass the announcement to stabilize food prices throughout the province.Even if I can't afford to offend the dignitaries behind the various Shaoguo Zhuangzi, why do I lose my conscience for a while and accept the "favor" they send.

Now, at this point, Hou Juguang felt that he didn't even have the strength to sigh.

Li Fajia was so depressed that he glanced sideways at Hou Juguang, wanting to ridicule him, but seeing his downcast appearance, he couldn't speak, so he let out a heavy breath.

Jiang Chenxi had also heard some rumors about the chief secretary's grain sales, but the forces involved were too complicated for him to intervene, so he just turned a blind eye and closed one eye, and now it has caused a catastrophe. It would be a lie to say that I have no regrets and blame myself.It's just that now, he is no longer the young boy who just entered the official career. The higher the position, the more scruples he has, and the more restrained he is in his actions.

When recalling his youthful loyalty, Jiang Chenxi suddenly thought of Cao Yong for some reason, frowned slightly, and asked Hou Juguang his own question: "Why did the Chief Secretary's announcement to stabilize food prices only go to Dongyan Road? Since As early as last month, I knew that the price of grain among the people was soaring, and I should also understand that this will never be a matter of one place!"

Hou Juguang heard the words, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he wanted to blame Cao Yong for the civil unrest, but he suddenly thought of that person, and immediately put out the idea, muttering: "It's a humble job, I'm confused, I just want to drag it to Cao Yong." The wheat harvest will be good in May, who would have thought..."

*
Yizhou, Daotai Prefecture.

As the civil unrest in various places gradually subsided, Cao Yong returned to his usual leisure.Although these days, he has been unable to sleep for several nights, but he asked himself again and again, if the time goes back to a month ago, would he still choose this way?The answer is yes.

Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Chu Yu became more sensitive, and naturally noticed Cao Yong's strangeness, and asked him warmly.Cao Yong didn't want her to worry, and he didn't want to lie to his woman. Every time, he let her lean in his arms, touch her slightly protruding belly, and lead the topic to the future baby.

In the family letter to Jiang Ning, Cao Yong has asked his parents to name the future eldest grandson or granddaughter; even in the chatting of the young couple, they have pondered a lot about the baby's nickname.Even without touching the child, just thinking about it feels amazing.In this world, in addition to the relatives and wives who are worth protecting, there is also a child who is born with his own blood.The mood will also improve.

Now, if Cao Yong is still worried about anything, it is the innocent people in Si County who are coerced by local ruffians.Therefore, when he got the official document from the Governor's Yamen and knew that the imperial court's decree was "to caress", he was completely relieved.

Although there was no explicit notice prohibiting Shaoguo Zhuangzi, the Chief Secretary has now ordered that the number of Shaoguo Zhuangzi in each county and each prefecture has a quota, and they are registered at the Yamen, and those who operate privately will be seized.

Cao Fang sent someone back from the capital to deliver a letter, but Yongqing changed his mind, settled the lawsuit against the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was exiled to Shengjing.He took the documents issued by Prince Ping's mansion, and led people out of the customs to escort Yongqing to Shengjing along the way.

Although Yongqing barely escaped, the case of Ningchun's family is still unclear.Zhang Tingshu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who was dismissed because Ning Chun and his son "suicide in fear of crime", has been transferred to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.So far, he has not clearly leaned on which prince elder brother, otherwise Kangxi would not have revived him so soon.

For some reason, Cao Yong remembered that when he first arrived in the capital, the tragedy in Liufang Hutong and the shadows on the grassland outside the Great Wall had similarities. On the surface, it seemed that the crown prince was the most suspected, but when he thought about it carefully, it was not always the case.Because, the result of doing so is often not worth the loss for the prince, and it just pushes the prince into a more embarrassing situation time and time again.

Thinking of those sons of Kangxi, including Yinlu, the sixteenth elder brother who is closest to him, which one is not a human being?Jiulong seizes the heir, Jiulong seizes the heir, the prince is on guard, passive everywhere, with one enemy against the crowd, where is the opponent of these younger brothers?
Although I don't know the exact month, Cao Yong still remembers the prince's "second waste" in the 51st year of Kangxi.

Now, it is late April, Cao Yong thinks of his father Cao Yin, although the family letter mentions everything is healthy, but he is really worried.He was very worried that his parents would hide his illness or something in order not to worry him.

Just in case, Cao Yong sent back to Jiangning as an errand, and wrote a letter to Cao Yuan, the housekeeper there, asking him not to hide anything about Cao Yin's illness, regardless of other things.

It was Mrs. Li, who originally wanted to go north before summer and come to Yizhou to take care of Chuyu's delivery, but was discouraged by Cao Yong's letter.I didn't feel this way in the past, but now Cao Yong is looking forward to the early passing of this year, and is afraid that Cao Yin will not be able to avoid the fate of dying of illness.

Although Cinchona begged Kangxi, but there was only one copy after all, Cao Yong thought about it, but he was still worried, so he wrote to Wei Xin and Zheng Hai in Guangzhou to see if he could find other western medicines; Yong also wrote to Elder Sixteen to see if he could prepare another cinchona.It's always good to be prepared.

On April 24th, Kangxi sent the Empress Dowager to spend the summer outside the Great Wall, and ordered the prince, fifth elder brother, eighth elder brother, ninth elder brother, fourteenth elder brother, fifteenth elder brother, sixteenth elder brother, and seventeenth elder brother to accompany him.It's the day, starting from Changchun Garden.

Before leaving, Kangxi made a decree regarding the civil unrest in Shandong, the content is as follows:
Although Hou Juguang, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, has listened to promises of financial abuses, he has no evidence of greed. He should be dismissed according to the law.Li Fajia, the inspector general of Shandong Province, can't find out that the department has taken advantage of the situation. He is dereliction of duty and should be demoted to three levels.Although Jiang Chenxi, the chief envoy of Shandong, did not know about it, but he was not aware of it, so he should be demoted to a lower level.Hou Juguang is a bannerman, and he should have been dismissed according to the law and allowed to redeem him.Li Fajia was demoted three grades and called from waivers.Jiang Chenxi was demoted to one level and called from the leniency.

Half a sentence of the decree did not mention civil unrest, but none of the three constitutions in Shandong escaped, and they were all reprimanded.

In addition to this decree, Kangxi also ordered the Ministry of Officials to investigate one by one the chief officials of the provinces, prefectures, and counties involved in the civil unrest in Shandong, and all those involved in "banditry" would be dismissed and investigated.In addition, due to dereliction of duty, the doctor of Shandong Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs was dismissed for investigation.

Although the Lang Center has been wronged, there is nothing to do. After all, the grain transfer from Shandong is also one of the reasons for the civil uprising.It's just that Yuan Wai Lang Peng Zhu, who was promoted to Yuan Wai Lang for less than half a year, was promoted to doctor because of his "diligence".

When Cao Yong finished his job in the household department last year, he recommended Fu Xiangong, who stayed in Fujian Division, to fill his vacancy.Therefore, Fu Xiangong was promoted to doctor again within two months after he took office as Yuanwailang.

Although Fu Xiangong and Peng Zhu have a calmer temperament and a more aggressive personality, and there is a difference of about ten or so in age, they have been colleagues in Fujian Division for nearly ten years after all, and they have a very good personal relationship.

Occasionally get together and mention Cao Yong, both Fu Xiangong and Peng Zhu are grateful.If there is no recommendation from Cao Yong, the two of them want to go from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, let alone one or two terms.It's just that Cao Yong's status is dignified. Although he is young, his future is limitless, making them unable to repay this kindness.

*
On the sixth day of May, Yizhou, outside the Daotai Yamen.

With the sound of "cracking" firecrackers, red confetti fell all over the ground, and the smoke was lingering, full of festiveness.Wei Hei touched his chin that was shaved just yesterday, with an uncomfortable expression on his face.

Cao Song was beside him, and joked with a smile: "Why, is the bridegroom officer ashamed?"

Wei Heihan laughed twice, looked at Cao Song and said, "Second Young Master, you don't need to laugh at Old Hei, there will be a day when Second Young Master is ashamed!"

Cao Song hummed unconvinced: "What's the big deal about marrying a daughter-in-law?" At this point, he raised his eyebrows and lowered his voice: "Could it be that Brother Wei is afraid in his heart, afraid that Sister-in-law Vanilla will look down on you, a black man?" Dough?"

Xiaoman was listening, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, or else, I'll go find a box of powder and help Uncle Wei dress up!"

Wei Hei couldn't help giving him a head start, and he couldn't help laughing out loud, he was really happy.

Today is the day when Wei Hei marries Vanilla. After living for more than 30 years, it is the first time to get married. It would be a lie to say that he is not nervous.Apart from nervousness, the rest is full of anticipation. Although he is not a boy who has never seen a woman, but this time he wants to have a woman of his own, and he still has the hope of living a peaceful life more or less.

A few days ago, a letter from Wei Bai came from the capital, saying that Fangcha gave birth to a fat boy on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Because it happened to be the Lantern Festival, when the Lantern Festival was eaten, the nickname was "Yuanxiao". The first name has not yet been decided, please Cao Yong, Mr. Zhuang and Wei Hei are helping to think about it.

After all, he is the grandson of Wei's parents. Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang didn't want to do it for them, so they asked Wei Hei to think about a few things first, and then everyone could choose a good name with auspicious meaning.

After the Wei family had a family, they returned to their hometown to spread their branches and leaves. Wei Hei was deeply touched, and he couldn't help but place high hopes on this eldest nephew.Thinking about what my brother said, let the children learn literature and martial arts, so that they can stand out and shine in the family, so he drew up "Yaozu", "Jackie Chan", "Qingyun" and "Bowu", and asked Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang Finally helped to finalize.

Both Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang agreed that "Yaozu" was more generous. The Wei family brothers had no parents or relatives, and they did not have close paternal clansmen even in their hometown. Starting from the name, the word "Yao" is auspicious, suitable for both men and women.

As a result, the name "Wei Yaozu" was decided, Cao Yong asked Zijing to prepare all kinds of congratulatory gifts, and sent them to Henan together.Although Xiang Cao has never been in the family, but because of her friendship with Fang Cha, she also prepared a gold and silver bracelet for the child's hundred-day gift.

Because the wedding date was set a month ago, I sent a letter to Jiang Ning, and Vanilla's mother, Zhang Gen's family, didn't come, so she took a leave of absence from Mrs. Li, and sent Vanilla's elder brother and sister-in-law to marry her sister.

Wei Hei's new house is located in a courtyard on the side of the West Road, and it is also very tidy.Although he lived to be more than 30 years old, it was his first time marrying a daughter-in-law, and Wei Hei was also unspeakably happy.

The dowry of vanilla was brought by brother and sister-in-law from Da Jiangning; Cao Yi heard the news, and sent it from the capital: Chu Yu and Zijing helped prepare it.All in all, there are 24 lifts.

Cao Yong had asked Wu Mao to take people to compare Wei Hei's new house, made twelve pieces of furniture, and made up the dowry into 36 pieces, which looked very decent.For those who don't know, it's assumed that someone's young lady came out of the cabinet, who would have thought that she was just a maidservant.

Amidst the din of gongs and drums, Xiang Cao, dressed in red, came out of the east courtyard and got on the sedan chair.After the sedan chair circled around the city, it returned to the Daotai Yamen and got off the sedan chair in the west courtyard.
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