Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 303 Ye Jinmen Pie
The atmosphere in the hall was really weird, and several old ministers knew something was wrong, so they couldn't help but stop talking.

In the silence, there was a slightly suppressed cough, Cao Yong felt a little surprised.Which is this?What a guts.According to the rules, if this disrespect before the imperial court is investigated, it is also a crime of disrespect, and if you say it lightly, you will be fined for half a year.

Cao Yong turned his head back slightly, followed the sound, and saw an old man standing behind the six ministers and the servant, with his gray-haired head down, coughing, looking very strenuous.

This person is wearing a sapphire crown and a peacock mending suit. It is Lu Jingyuan, the Hanqing of the Taipu Temple.

Speaking of Lu Jingyuan, a native of Jiangsu, a Jinshi in the 21st year of Kangxi, is the nephew of the late Xu Yuanwen, a bachelor.Although he worked as a county magistrate, censor, and Guozi Jiancheng in his early years, he was a little pedantic in his actions and could not manage his official career. After more than 30 years, he became the minister of Taipusi.

Manchus serving as ministers of the imperial court are close ministers of the emperor, and Han officials who serve as ministers of the imperial court are like providing for the elderly.

Speaking of which, Lu Jingyuan is also related to the Cao family. Lu Jingyuan's grandmother is Gu Yanwu's younger sister.Cao Yin's birth mother and first wife are also from the Gu family, and they are distant cousins.

Lu Jingyuan has been serving as Minister of Taipusi for several years, and Cao Yong met him when he was in the capital a few years ago.Because Gu Na mentioned it before, Lu Jingyuan took good care of Gu Na, and Cao Yong also respected this old man.

It's just that after Lu Jingyuan knew that Cao Yong was the son of Cao Yin, his attitude was very rude, and he rarely had a good face.

After that, Cao Yong found out why Lu Jingyuan was like this after inquiring.That was in the 37th year of Kangxi, when the slaves of the Li family brought some hooligans into Lu Jingyuan's house, smashed up the house, made trouble at home, and humiliated them along the street.

Lu Jingyuan was at home at the time and Ding You was angry and annoyed, so he asked his servants to go to the Yamen to report to the officials.As a result, the Yamen of the prefect of Suzhou just shirked and did not dare to arrest people.

After the incident spread, Li Xu from Suzhou Zhizhi came forward to arrest the troublemaker and hand him over to the magistrate for punishment.

Although others told about Cao Yong, they admired the Li family very much, but Cao Yong only felt chills in his heart.The Lu family is the in-laws of the Xu family in Kunshan, and it is also a family of officials. The slaves of the Li family dare to bully them so far, so what about ordinary people?
Because of this, in Cao Yong's letters to his father a few years ago, there was an exhortation to restrain domestic slaves every time.These things are nothing when the scenery is good, but after the fall, all of them are sins.

Seeing Lu Jingyuan's trembling and unsteady appearance, Kangxi was a little disappointed.Originally, he planned to let Lu Jingyuan take full charge of the Taipu Temple for a while, and then make a decision when the Ministry of Officials has other candidates.

Kangxi was not very satisfied with Ming'an and Yiduli, who were protected by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials today.

Ming An is a member of Prince An's family. Looking at the recommendation made by the Minister of the Ministry of War, he must have been bewitched by the fourteenth elder brother; although Yi Duli is the son-in-law of Malhan, he is also Suo'etu's grandson, and his biological mother is the deceased. The main room of Isang A, a cabinet scholar, is Wu Yunzhu, the eldest daughter of Suo'etu.

Suoetu was executed in 42 years of Kangxi, and after abolishing the crown prince in 47 years of Kangxi, the two sons of Suoetu, Gelfin and Arjishan, were executed, and all their brothers and nephews were dismissed. Such a heavy punishment shows that Kangxi is really serious about Suoetu Disgusted to the extreme.

The emperor is also an ordinary person, and his mind may not be as broad as the ministers praised.

As far as Yi Duli was concerned, although Kangxi would not take his anger out on him for the sake of his father, Ethan, he was also unwilling to make him work in front of the imperial court all day long.

Glancing at everyone in the hall again, Kangxi saw Cao Yin standing respectfully bowing his head, recalling the conversation between the monarch and his ministers at Qingxi Bookstore a few days ago, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Cao Yin, Cao Yin, do you really want to seek wealth and honor for your son, or do you follow others and start to figure out what I think, and do the opposite?
Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help being sullen, he just felt that everyone in the hall had their own thoughts, and few of them wanted to be loyal to him, the emperor, and they were all seeking a future and wealth.

In the past, these people prostrated themselves at his feet, saying praises; now, these people began to join the prince's elder brother to seek great credit.

For some reason, Kangxi suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and vicissitudes. He only felt that he was the emperor, as if he owned the world, but he seemed to have nothing, and he was not like an ordinary old man, teaching his children and grandchildren.

Thinking of this, Kangxi's expression turned cold, and he even looked at Cao Yin with more complicated eyes.

Seeing that the seventh elder brother hesitated to speak, and seemed to have something to say, Kangxi's heart moved, and he said slowly: "Seventh elder brother, do you have anything to say?"

For a moment, everyone looked at Seventh Brother again.

Seventh elder brother hesitated for a moment, came out, bowed and said: "If you go back to Huang Ama, I also want to recommend someone."

Everyone in the hall was surprised, because the seventh elder brother seldom speaks at the court meeting, just like the fifth and twelfth elder brothers, they are the kind of people who don't get involved in everything, today they are like this, why?

Cao Yong was also an accident, but he couldn't help secretly suspecting that his father-in-law would recommend him, right?

Cao Yong was still thinking wildly, Kangxi had already opened his mouth on the throne and said, "Oh, who is the seventh elder brother who wants to recommend?"

Then I heard the seventh elder brother reply: "This man is He Shuo's son-in-law, Dongyan Shoudao Cao Yong."

As soon as he said a word, not to mention the other clan ministers, even Cao Yong looked suspiciously at Seventh Brother.Although it is said that "a virtuous person does not avoid relatives", but it is not unusual for him to promote his son-in-law to the top position, unlike his usual low-key?

It's so weird, Brother Seven recommends his son-in-law, why is he in this muddy water?It's just to help the son-in-law, or there are other intentions. For a while, it's hard to turn around. There are more than one or two people who are confused.

Only the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are really happy. Their thinking is the simplest, so what reason can they have?It's just that Brother Seven is reluctant to let his daughter and son-in-law go outside. I heard that Cao Yong's son is very sweet and loving. The two of them have been thinking about that little grandson for a long time, and they are thinking about going to Cao's mansion one day. Look. go.

Cao Yin was a little worried, although he wanted his son to return to the capital, but it was not at this time, nor at this time.The reason why he said that in front of the emperor was that he was planning for his son's three-year term to expire.

With Cao Yong's qualifications, Ren Manping is the most likely to be transferred.According to Cao Yin's plan, when his son's term of office expires, he will be transferred back to Beijing on a regular basis. There will be many vacancies for officials of the fourth grade in Beijing. , Shaoqing of Taipu Temple, Qing of Honglu Temple, and the head of the six divisions of the Inspectorate are medium in charge.

Except for the head of the six divisions of the Inspectorate who is a busy person, and the minister of Honglu Temple who is the chief officer, the others are all deputies, all of which are light and easy to handle.Even if Cao Yong is younger, it's not considered eye-catching, and he doesn't invite people to squeeze him out.Those who have survived to one or two terms, and then promoted to chief officer, will be in Zizai Yamen, and they will be more comfortable in doing things.

Taipu Siqing is the chief official of the third rank and a close minister of the emperor.It took only a year and a half for Cao Yong, the fifth-rank doctor, to be promoted to the fourth-rank Taoist platform. If he is promoted to another level now, he will be a lucky minister in the eyes of outsiders, which is really not a good thing.

On Kangxi's side, however, he was in a good mood.In addition to being lazy, Cao Yong has nothing wrong with him.Whether it is to take care of the household department or guard the pasture, Cao Yong can handle it.

From what Cao Yong did in the capital and Shandong, it can be called "loyal to the emperor and loving the people" without selfishness.

Thinking of this, Kangxi was also a little annoyed, young people in their twenties, which ones are not high-spirited and determined to get ahead?It happened that Xiao Cao Yong couldn't go away, and instead retreated, wasting his intention of sending him to the Ministry of Households in vain.

All the civil and military men in the court wanted to sharpen their heads and climb up, but the Cao family and his son were too cautious and didn't like to get involved in those messy right and wrong.Although Kangxi is quite pleased with these, there are still some regrets.If Cao Yong is somewhat self-motivated, he will be of great use in the future after a few more years of conditioning.

Following Cao Yong's wishes, let him go out to cool off, and Kangxi also intended to train him.Thinking about Cao Yong's youth, what kind of setbacks he encounters when he goes to the place, maybe he will give birth to the heart of striving for strength and victory.

What Kangxi didn't expect was that Cao Yong's Taoist platform should be very interesting. First, he sealed and burned Guozhuangzi to stabilize the food price, which made the people's livelihood in the territory stable;But after a year of hard work, he has all the martial arts and martial arts, and Cao Yong is a good Taoist platform.

Although he didn't know what this kid was thinking all day, the more he was like this, the more Kangxi wanted to take care of Cao Yong.He has been on the throne for more than [-] years, so many famous officials are under his control, how can Cao Yong hide when he wants to?

Seeing Cao Yin, Cao Yong and his sons in the hall all had the same expressions, frowning as if they had eaten Coptis chinensis, Kangxi had a smile in his eyes, and said to Cao Yin: "Cao Aiqing, Cao Yong is your eldest son, for Qi A What do you think of Cao Aiqing's recommendation?"

Cao Yin came out and bowed back to play: "I would like to tell the Lord Long Live that the king of Chunjun is very grateful to Cao Yong for his recommendation. But Cao Yong is young and ignorant, his knowledge is limited, his talents are not enough, and he can't be used. Tai Pu Siqing is a close minister of the Tian family, with a high position and heavy responsibilities. Cao Yong is weak and crowns a child, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to take up this important position. If there is a mistake, he will be ashamed of the grace of the Lord Long Live and the promise of the Lord Long Live. Please think twice about the Lord Long Live .”

Kangxi saw that Cao Yin's expression did not seem to be fake, and knew that what he said was true, he was very relieved, after all, he was not blinded by power, and he still remembered that the emperor was always the first.

After looking at the third elder brother, the eighth elder brother, and others, Kangxi still made up his mind. If the courtiers around him are not selected by him, should these prince elder brothers be placed in their hands?
He waved his hand and said: "Cao Aiqing doesn't need to be humble. What Cao Yong has done in the past few years is in my eyes. Although he has made no achievements, he is still a hardworking official. Maybe he can use it." Speaking of this, his eyes swept After scanning several elder brothers, he asked, "You are his elders, what do you think?"

Because of the failure to win over, the third elder brother took some precautions against the Cao family and his son, but now he came out and said with a smile: "Cao Yong has always acted prudently, and he is also cautious and polite, quite 'benevolent and filial In the name of ', my son-in-law is also very fond of this niece and son-in-law. Huang Ama's eyes are like torches. Since Huang Ama sees that Cao Yong is available, there must be no difference. I would like to recommend Cao Yong to be the Minister of the Taipu Temple jointly with my seventh brother."

This appreciation sounds very sincere.If they didn't know that Cao Yin and his son were lone ministers and didn't hold any elder brother's thick legs, everyone would think that the Cao family belonged to the third elder brother.

Kangxi also looked at the third elder brother in surprise, seeing him raise his head from time to time to check his expression, he snorted coldly in his heart.The third child did this just to comply with his imperial father's will and to please him. He didn't really appreciate Cao Yong or really share his worries.

Cao Yong was listening, already dumbfounded.However, he was also a little thankful that it was the third elder brother who spoke for him, otherwise, if the eighth elder brother performed this "performance", if the fourth elder brother took it seriously and had a grudge in his heart, he would be really wronged.

Just listening to the dragon chair, Kangxi asked the fourth elder brother again.

The fourth elder brother went out, paused, and replied: "If you go back to Huang Ama, although Cao Yong is doing everything with all his heart, but he is very young and has limited experience, so it may not be appropriate to make such a fortune. Right now, it will be a long life in less than two days." If something goes wrong, Cao Yong can't bear it. It's better to find an experienced minister to take this position temporarily, so as to be safe."

The fourth elder brother is talking here, while Cao Yong is already nodding secretly.Does this mean that the previous "offensive" has achieved results? Si elder brother's words like this, although in the eyes of others, seems to have offended Cao's father and son and seventh elder brother, but Cao Yong only thinks that he has good intentions.

No matter it is true kindness or fake kindness, as long as he avoids getting involved, Cao Yong will be very grateful.

Hearing these words to Kangxi's ears, it had a different meaning, he felt that the words were impartial and to the point, so he waved his hand to tell him to back down.

Kangxi glanced at the other princes, Ama. Although the eighth elder brother was eager to try and seemed to want to say something, he just pretended not to see him and said, "That's it, the seventh elder brother will play, and He Shuo will play it." Forehead son-in-law Cao Yong temporarily takes the post of minister of the imperial servant!"
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