Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 359 Visiting the Jinmen Old Years
Sheng Jia was out of Beijing for two days, and Kangxi's decree was sent back to the capital, but this time the anger was directed at the clan.

A few days ago, when Concubine Shuhui made the announcement, all the princes and elder brothers all walked to respectfully send them off, but Fuguo Gong Puzhao and others rode behind on horseback.Someone reported to the emperor the list of the clans that were traveling on horseback. Kangxi was furious when he saw it, and ordered the clan's house to check the report.

Not long after, the papers from the clan's mansion were delivered to the imperial court, and there was a long list of implicated names, among which Beizi was the one with the highest title, and the rest were Fu Guogong and other clans.

Kangxi thought that Beizi Sunu and others stayed in office. They are all old, and the circumstances are justifiable.Puzhao and Xinghai, the dukes of Fuguo, were both deprived of the title, imprisoned the clan's mansion, and chose another successor to inherit it.

It's just going to an old concubine, disposing of several hall officials and two clans, and finally calming Kangxi's anger temporarily.

This time the holy driver traveled, the whole atmosphere was oppressive and oppressive, everyone was cautious, for fear of angering Kangxi.

This errand was much longer than Cao Yong imagined. I don't know how Kangxi thought it. After paying homage to Anfeng Hall and Xiaoling Mausoleum on the [-]th, he set off for Rehe Palace the next day.

On the way, Cao Yong received a letter from his family, knowing that Chu Yu was pregnant again.Cao Yong couldn't tell whether it was happiness or worry in his heart, so he wrote a long letter to Chu Yu, and he had to give many instructions.

Judging from the world situation at this time, Cao's family's family is actually a little thinner.Cao Yong knows that Chu Yu doesn't say anything on the face, but he is also sad because of the rumored name of "jealous woman".

She was not afraid that her reputation would suffer, but that she was afraid that because of her size, the reproduction of the descendants of the Cao family would be delayed.

Thinking of these, Cao Yong felt relieved.In the end is the second child, can it be more difficult than the first birth?What's more, in the capital, it is cheap to hire a good imperial physician.

Therefore, all his worries were gone, leaving only joy.Thinking that it was inevitable that his parents were thinking about what happened to his son and daughter-in-law, he also wrote a family letter to Jiang Ning's parents.

Going to the north, it is even colder than Zhili, and many civil servants suffer from frostbite.But no one dared to delay on the road, fearing that they would be charged with lack of diligence, so they all gritted their teeth and followed.

Today, Kangxi is already in the year of Jiazi, and the word "old" is becoming more and more taboo.It would be fine if they were really old officials, but he would not give a good face to those four or 50 years old who showed signs of fatigue.It seemed that he was afraid that others would do this on purpose, and deliberately reminded him that he, the emperor, was getting old.

Who has the guts?It's just that Kangxi himself is supercilious.

Recently, what Kangxi is most happy about is the news from the palace that a little elder brother has been added to the harem.

Sixty sixty years old can still have children, Kangxi was in a happy mood for several days.

On the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Sheng Jia and his party arrived at the Rehe Palace.Kangxi only stayed here for two days, summoned several Mongolian princes and the big lamas in the temple here, and then set off for Beijing.

A daily journey of forty miles, a mighty army, the front and rear flags are unfurled, and soldiers of the Eight Banners are accompanying martial law on both sides of the road.

Tossing is just tossing.Looking at those officials who coughed and wiped their noses all day long, Cao Yong felt a little lucky.

I ran out of Mongolia once in the summer. Although I was tired, Cao Yong's body and bones were also quite strong.The tanned skin has gradually returned to its old fairness after this month, and it looks very energetic.

On the way back to Beijing, Detehei and Nalan Fusen approached Cao Yong several times, and the few words they said were nothing more than about Li Ding.Regardless of Li Ding's life or death, the bodyguard office has already been removed and a new bodyguard will come in to replace him.

Cao Yong himself still had a vacancy for guards, so he thought there must be a lot of vacancies at the guards' office.Although Li Ding was missing, there was no one alive or dead, so it was too cold to be spared from the errand.

He said the question in his heart, and he heard Dete said: "Where is there any vacancy now, but if there is a vacancy, I don't know how many people in and out of the palace are thinking about it." Speaking of this, he lowered his volume and said: "I heard that a lack of energy is worth There are thousands of taels of silver, and there are quite a few people waiting to share the money."

"That...that Long Live Lord..." Cao Yong couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words.In the past two years, Kangxi has rectified the palace, dealt with many internal servants, and the internal ministers and the head of the internal affairs office have also changed several times. How could anyone dare to act like this?

Nalan Fusen was beside him, and said in a low voice: "Long live Lord has been strict in the past two years, but every time he raises it high and puts it down low, he forgives those who can be forgiven. Everyone can see that Long live him It's really getting old."

Even if Kangxi puts on the majesty of an emperor, in the hearts of his courtiers, he is already in his twilight years.Although no one dared to fool them on the surface, there were not many honest people in private.

Cao Yong sighed in his heart. According to the news sent from Beijing, Li Xu had arrived in the capital and was waiting for His Majesty to meet him.Although Li Ding's name was not included in the bodyguard's office, it had to be approved by Kangxi.

Kangxi, who has always treated the Li family preferentially, is merciless this time, is it to appease the close ministers around him, or is he tired of the Li family?
On the other side of the deficit of the household department, the Li family has paid almost the same amount in the past two years, but it has been filled with the Lianghuai salt tax.Although it was ordered by Kangxi to fill the gap in this way, the salt tax was supposed to go into the internal treasury.

What Li Xu did was equivalent to using the emperor's money to make up for the shortfall left by the emperor.This is neither a merit nor a crime.It's just that Li Xu's life is extravagant, everyone in the south of the Yangtze River knows it, and Kangxi knows it too.

The shortfall of the Li family was obviously brought down for pick-up, and the Li family's own expenses were also quite a few.Calculated in this way, it was Kangxi himself who paid for the extravagance of Li Xu's Jiangnan.

Everyone has a steelyard in their hearts. Is it so easy to take advantage of the emperor?

Thinking of this, Cao Yong lamented that Li Xu couldn't see through.Even if he is an emperor, don't expect him to have a heart that can tolerate the whole world.

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The capital, Dongzhimen, Li's house.

Li Xi's face was very gloomy, the journey was tiring in the cold winter months.As a result, as soon as he entered Beijing, he got the news that Li Ding's lack of guards had been removed.

I don't know if this person is alive or dead, so I can't wait, this is not giving the Li family any face!Because of this, Li Xu even made a special trip to the eighth elder brother's house.

Today's head of the guards is A Ling'a, a staunch supporter of the eighth elder brother.It stands to reason that everyone is considered an outsider, so why are you acting so mean?
Eighth Prince's mood is not much better either, he has been in charge of the Ministry of Punishment for many years, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Hasan and Minister Wang Qixuan are both his confidantes.

In the past few days, because of the "Changming case", both of them were convicted of "defaming the official" and both were dismissed.

The "Changming case" is still the aftermath of the Tuoheqi case. An official named Changming who was involved in the case, a person from the capital, was originally scheduled to be sent to Ningguta for exile in February this year.

Knowing that the world will be pardoned on Longevity Day, Chang Ming pretended to be ill and stayed on the way.After the amnesty in March, he returned to the capital and now lives in Fangshan County.

After Delin's case came out, Kangxi ordered people to check the other criminals involved in the Tuoheqi case, and only then did Chang Ming be found out.

The Ministry of Punishments arrested Changming again. Although he insisted that there was no bribery, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Hasan, and the Minister Wang Qixuan acted biased.In this year's edict, there was no such thing as "if you are pardoned halfway, you will be exempted from dispatch".The two of them acted in this way, but they were "pretending to introduce strict laws", and now when they are investigated, they are also well-known teachers.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Hasan and Minister Wang Qixuan, together with Minister Mandu of the Ministry of Industry and Minister Ma Jintai who were dismissed in November, the power of the eighth elder brother in the court has been reduced by more than half.

Even if Kangxi is no different to the eighth elder brother, how can he not panic if he cuts off his wings like this?
Before Kangxi abolished the prince for the second time, it was like this step by step that the prince's people were dismissed from office and accused of guilt.In the end, there was only a polished prince left, and it was useless if he said it was useless.

At this moment, Li Xu, a veteran official whom the imperial father relied heavily on, came to visit, how could he not let the eighth elder brother be taboo?How many pairs of eyes may be looking at him at Baylor Mansion, how dare he entertain guests?
He secretly scolded Li Xu for being stupid, even if you want to use the name of an errand, you have to go to Prince Yong's mansion.During the day, Li Xuchun also held the title of servant of the household department, but the household department has nothing to do with his eighth elder brother.

Seeing that he couldn't meet, he excused himself that he was ill and it was inappropriate to meet guests, and asked someone to send Li Xu away.No matter how old Li Xu's qualifications are, in the eyes of the eighth elder brother, he is just a pocketbook with little more than him and a lot less than him.

Now the Ninth Brother is doing a good job here, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in money every year, so the Li family is not as important as before in the eyes of the Eighth Brother.

Li Xu is not a reckless person, the eighth elder brother is one of the several prince elder brothers who are in charge of the House of Internal Affairs, even if he visits the door to pay his respects and ask about his son, it is not considered overstepping.

It's just that the eighth elder brother was avoiding the taboo tightly, and under the panic, he didn't think of this.

In the past forty years of ups and downs in Li Xu's official career, he has never seen anything, so he knows that the so-called "seeing no guests while sick" is just an excuse.

He was so angry that he was half dead, but he could only bear it and went to Baylor House to go home.

Li Xu was a little undecided in his mind, looking at the attitude of the eighth elder brother, he didn't value the Li family as much as he usually said.Even if he really ascended to the big position, what can the Li family do, the left and right are still coated slaves.

Originally, he was still consoling himself in his heart, the fact that Li Ding's errand was dismissed should not be done by Eighth Brother, maybe it was Ah Ling and the others who did it in private because they were greedy for money.

Now, seeing the eighth elder brother's avoidance attitude, Li Xu's heart is open.Although he thinks he is quite tall, in the eyes of the "elder brother Xian" who is supported by all officials, he probably doesn't treat the Li family as a dish.

Whether the interests of the confidantes of the elite in the capital is important, or the Li family's face is more important, the answer is obvious.

Li Nai stood with his hands in suspense, seeing his father come back from the outside, he was very angry, and cautiously did not dare to answer.

He is also in his sixties, and there are only two brothers, Li Nai and Li Ding.Although the eldest son is dull, Li Ding is clever, which comforts him.Now, now... Li Xu only feels sadness coming from it.

Li Xu picked up the teacup, just about to take a sip, he suppressed his breath, not wanting to see his eldest son's wimpy appearance, and immediately burst into anger.He threw the teacup on the ground and shouted: "Look at your worthless appearance, what a waste, it's been two months, you found out!" By the end, he was already trembling with anger.

Li Nai was so frightened that he knelt down and begged, "It's my son who is not good, and my son is worthless. Father, please calm down! Hitting your son twice and scolding him a few times is enough, just please don't get angry and hurt yourself!" "

If it were Li Ding who was reprimanded, even if he didn't speak sophistry, he would still think of words to make his father happy.

Comparing the two, Li Xu thought of his second son more and more, sighed, waved his hand to Li Nai, and said, "Get up!"

Li Nai stood up in response, and Li Xu said: "I have already inquired about the news, and Shengjia will go to Beijing in the day after tomorrow. After seeing my father, I will see if I can pray for my will, and I will go back after the year. Shuntian Mansion and the commander of the infantry Over there at the yamen, you should go back to the yamen in the next two days to find some people who are worth talking about. Don’t save money. Even if something happens to your brother, you have to find the corpse first..."

Li Nai couldn't hear it, and said in a low voice: "It's useless to be a son, and I have to trouble my father to worry about it."

Li Xu smiled wryly in his heart, if his eldest son was really a smart person, he would not have sent his second son to Beijing.

Although the whereabouts of his son have not been found, there are still some things that need to be investigated.He straightened his face and asked, "In the Shichahai house, which officials have come to socialize, have you checked carefully?"

Li Nai replied: "In the past, there were more than ten people who ate, because my younger brother always keeps things secret, and some things are not known to the servants. Among the more than ten people, three people stayed overnight, and only one of them was found to be a doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The identities of the other two are unknown. The concierge boy over there only vaguely heard that one of them is called 'Tu Ye' and the other is called 'Liu Ye', but he didn't even see their faces."

Among them, there is a murderer who murdered his son. Thinking of this, Li Ding couldn't help but feel murderous towards Yang Ruixue over there, and frowned.

Thinking that Yang Ruixue would still need to identify the two of them in the future, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart.It seems that tonight I will go to Shichahai to see if that woman has any intentions.
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