Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 396
On the sixth day of March, Wang Jing of Zuo Tongzheng was promoted to Minister of Taipusi.Lu Jingyuan, the former Hanqing of the Taipu Temple, was "senile and old" because of his old age, so he wanted to use the original product to rest.

The atmosphere in the yamen of the Taipu Temple became quite strange. Although Wang Jingzeng said that he was filling the vacancy of the Han Qing, he was a bannerman of the Han Army, and his family was particularly prominent.

His great-grandfather, Wang Chongjian, was a Jinshi in the last years of Chongzhen, and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor in the Shunzhi Dynasty.His grandfather was Wang Xi, a scholar who drafted the posthumous edict of Shunzhi. He himself was a Jinshi in the 39th year of Kangxi, and he was the best friend of Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan, in the same year.

"Things of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups", this sentence is really true.Cao Yong only met Nian Gengyao once. Although he looked like a Confucian scholar and always had a smile on his face, he still left people with a sense of cleanliness.

Born in a family of officials and eunuchs, he himself was born as a Jinshi and came out of the Hanlin Academy. Naturally, Wang Jingzeng was somewhat disdainful of an official like Cao Yong who was lucky enough to get into the palace because he borrowed the power of the palace.

It's just that although Cao Yong is young, he still has the title of knighthood and Heshuo's son-in-law, Wang Jing was scruples in his heart, and he was able to pass it on the surface, but he just slandered a few childish and ignorant words in his heart.

It is a common practice for the six departments and the Jiuqing Yamen to be full of staff.Whether Wang Jing was disdainful or slanderous, the Yamen should still be dominated by Cao Yong, the Manqing.

Cao Yong has been in the Yamen of Taipu Temple for nearly a year, and his popularity is still reasonable.At this time, the official prestige is emphasized, and the most taboo thing is to mingle with subordinates. In that case, the impeachment of the imperial censor will be imminent.

Cao Yong will not mingle with the officials, but he has built a good reputation on weekdays with mild wind and light rain.But because he is young and his status is the emperor's relative, some people are somewhat dissatisfied.

Although Wang Jingzeng did not have a wife of a princess, his family background should not be underestimated. In this way, there are quite a few people waiting to see the excitement of the two chief officials.

Even Wang Jingzeng himself had a thought in his heart, thinking that if Cao Yong took advantage of the situation to suppress others, he would have to use his relationship with Yushitai to give Cao Yong some eye drops.

Cao Yong just watched with cold eyes, doing what he should do.

Where there are people, there will be fights, this is true.However, it's still the same sentence, do things honestly, be a down-to-earth person, and don't be a clown.

What do you think in your heart, let's not tell others, at least on the face of it, everything is reasonable.

The two Shaoqing Tang Zhiyu and Yi Duli reacted differently to the subtle confrontation between the two chief officials.

Tang Zhiyu was a little worried, fearing that Cao Yong would offend Wang Jingzeng and leave a bad reputation among scholars.Although the old disciples of the Wang family cannot be said to be widespread in the government and the public, their influence should not be underestimated.

In private, he also politely advised Cao Yong that the other party was from the Hanlin Academy and was too pedantic and upright. If there is any conflict, don't care about it and take a step back.

Cao Yong could feel his concern, he was very grateful, but also felt a little emotional.

Everyone can't see that they are black, even if Tang Zhiyu mentioned Wang Jingzeng's problems, he is also skilled in everything and has everything in his body.

Yi Duli was a little tired of Wang Jingzeng's pretentious appearance, and sometimes showed a bit of disrespect on his face, and didn't take him as a dish.

Although Wang Jingzeng said he was secretly annoyed, but he had just arrived and was concerned about the identity of the other party, but there was nothing he could do.

When talking about Wang Jingzeng with Cao Yong in private, Yi Duli just dismissed it.

Perhaps it is the contrast that can really distinguish the good from the bad.Wang Jing used to put on a high air, but he lowered his stature to his subordinates, hoping to win everyone's support.

Wang Jing tried again, but only with one mouth.On Cao Yong's side, there is something real.During the holidays, the yamen here has a banquet, and there are boxed meats that can be taken home after the meal.

Not only these officials, but also their family members, when mentioning Cao Yong, the official of the Taipu Temple, they would also give a compliment to show compassion for their subordinates.

The principle of being short-handed and soft-mouthed is the same from ancient times to modern times.

Even those who were jealous of Cao Yong's young and high position, looked at Wang Jingzeng for a few days, compared with Cao Yong who was usually busy with errands with his head down, could tell who was far and who was near.

After Wang Jing had displayed the Qinggui's score for a few days, he found that Tang Zhiyu, who was also a Jinshi, was not willing to pay attention to his stature, and the yamen had already turned the limelight.

He, the new chief officer, was ignored, and no one came up to fawn on him and beg for his care.

With static braking, Cao Yong won the first round.

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Braking with stillness, there is also the fourth elder brother who is becoming more and more steady.

The eighth elder brother claimed to be ill for a few days, but now under the guise of keeping his filial piety, he rarely leaves the house.As the eighth elder brother was deflated, the third elder brother couldn't help but start to move again.

The third elder brother does not believe in the matter of "imitating the Ming ancestor to establish a literary work".Although he is a little bookish, he is not a fool.If Kangxi really planned to establish an emperor and grandson, why would he pursue those princelings so hard.

Hongxi was just a cover with no roots, Kangxi wanted to get close to him, so he got close to him for a few days, and when he was too lazy to get close to him, he threw it aside, and there was no future trouble.

Hong Xi is a cover, the eighth elder brother has lost his sacred heart, no matter whether he is a "virtuous" or an "elder", the third elder brother can get it, how can he not feel itchy?

No, in order to please Kangxi and close the relationship between father and son, he is currently busy tidying up the garden near Changchun Garden, planning to invite the emperor's father Xingwang Garden.

On the fourth elder brother's side, he is still the same, working diligently on errands, and acting more cautiously.

According to what Dai Jin said, Kangxi was prepared in his heart, and the more the quarrel was more serious at this time, let alone gaining favor, it might only backfire.

The fourth elder brother saw Kangxi's repetitions a lot, and agreed with Dai Jin's words in his heart, so he became more low-key.

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Cao Mansion, Shaoyuan, Shangfang.

Mrs. Zhao Jia was sitting on the kang, with a cigarette and pot in her mouth, holding the land deeds of two small villages in her hand, feeling a little regretful.It's all because I am obsessed with money, I was in a hurry, and didn't think carefully.

Now, the family has not yet been separated, what should I do with the two Zhuangzi I added?Returning to the public, that is impossible, after all, Cao Yong also has private property in his name.

But Cao Yong's side has the name of righteousness, but Zhao Jia's side does not.Although she knew that Cao Yong wouldn't care about these little money, but as long as Zhao Jia thought about these lands, she might be branded as a public property, and she was very worried.

Life is hard, she put down her cigarette pouch and sighed.

Ever since the angel Luju paid the monthly money for the upper and lower members of the second room on the fifth day of the lunar new year, she has been sighing and sighing endlessly.

The second room is in the mansion and lives in six courtyards. There are more than 60 people including the master and his family. The monthly payment is five to sixty taels.The current income is only Cao Song's salary and the small village that Cao Yong bought last year.

This is just a monthly fee. At the beginning of March, summer clothes are sewn. The masters each have four sets, the two aunts each have two sets, and the other daughters-in-law and maids have complete sets and pieces, and so on.

Zhao Jia's budget is always careful, but she is not willing to save the money for making clothes.

Even if life is tight, one cannot lose face in front of the princess's nephew and daughter-in-law. This is Zhao Jia's bottom line.

This summer's clothes are easy to say, and the material is also cheap, but this autumn and winter clothes are a big expense.

Mrs. Zhao Jia couldn't help but miss Jiang Ning's days. There were rules for everything, and he didn't have to worry about money every month.

Zhao Jia's dishes are decided by herself, and the number of dishes has been reduced from eight to four. The duck used in each meal has also changed from the previous two or three to the current one.

Rao is like this, but the money for various expenses is still only a lot.She also thought about whether to reduce the number of people, but finally put out the idea.

This is the capital city, not a place, everyone lives with a face.

Speaking of which, Zhao Jia also experienced some hard times in the early years.When she first married into Cao's family, Cao Quan was the county magistrate in Suzhou and Hangzhou for a generation, and her annual salary was pitifully small.Even counting Zhao Jia's dowry, there are no more than a dozen servants in the family.

It's just that she has been pampered and pampered all these years, and she has become accustomed to a life of extravagance. It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but it's really difficult to go from extravagant to frugal!

She already regretted it a little, why did Tong Chuyu and his wife make a fuss, if it was still the same as before, it would be more worry-free.

Lu Ju was sorting out the account books beside her, and seeing Zhao Jia's behavior, she also sighed inwardly.Although it is necessary to add clothes for changing seasons, Zhao Jiashi is still cautious.

The clothes of these respectable daughters-in-law and the young masters were all cut, but when it was the turn of the two aunts, they only let them be measured, but they found some old clothes to share with them.

Bao Die is okay, she is from the north, her stature is about the same as that of Zhao Jia's; Fei Cui is a true Jiangnan woman, much thinner and shorter than Zhao Jia's, how can she wear her clothes?

Mrs. Zhao Jia was just worried about the way to get the money, and suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Luju, didn't you say that Grandma used shop flooring and did business there a few days ago, what is the reason for this, have you heard? "

Lu Ju thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Go back to Madam, I heard Mrs. Zhang mentioned it once. It is said that there are two spacious places in the storefront where Grandma married as a dowry, and they need to be moved out for new business! "

Zhao Jia's heart moved, thinking of Lin Xiazhai in Jiangning in the early years, and blurted out: "But you want to open a restaurant?"

Lu Ju shook her head: "This servant doesn't know about it, but I heard that Manager Cao hired people to break ground in those two places!"

Cao Yong was able to fiddle with Lin Xiazhai in his teens, so what kind of money-making business is this now?Mrs. Zhao Jia felt that she couldn't sit still any longer, so she immediately got up from the kang, and confessed to Lu Ju: "Find out the jacket with sleeves that I often wear, and I want to go to Wutong Garden...

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Indus Court, the upper room.

Cao Yong had already come back from the yamen, looking at Chu Yu's pregnant belly, he asked with concern: "Did you make a fuss again? You have nothing to do during the day, you can sleep more if you have nothing to do, you can't go on like this. "

Chu Yu rubbed her stomach, with a loving expression on her face, she said with a smile, "This child is too active, even when she was pregnant with Tianyou, she never saw him tossing around like this."

Chu Yu smiled softly, her face became more and more beautiful, and Cao Yong's heart was itchy when she saw it.While Xiyun and the others were carrying water out, he sat next to Chuyu, and touched Chuyu's stomach through his clothes.

Chu Yu lowered her head and looked at Cao Yong's hand with a smile on her face.

Speaking of which, the two have been separated for several months.Cao Yong was thinking about the time in his heart, Chuyu's belly was five or six months old, and she was already firmly seated.

Thinking of this, he whispered to Chu Yu, "Why don't we make a quilt tonight!"

Chu Yu heard the meaning of his words, touched her stomach, and murmured: "My child..."

"It's okay, I can't hold my stomach. Before we..." At this point, Cao Yong heard a happy voice from the corridor: "Gege, forehead, the second wife is here!"

Why did Zhao Jia think of coming here again?Cao Yong and Chu Yu looked at each other, and found that the other was also blank.

Zhao Jia took the initiative to come to the door, even smiling a bit.

When Cao Yong and Chu Yu met, they were a little puzzled, but they still welcomed Zhao Jia into the house.

Zhao Jia originally wanted to inquire about Chuyu, but seeing that Cao Yong was there, he thought it was a good time to inquire.

Actually came for the shop, Cao Yong heard her say a roundabout, some sleepy.

For Zhao Jia's kindness of wanting to pay for the shares, Chu Yu took a look at Cao Yong, saw that his expression had not changed, and he had a plan in his heart, and declined Zhao Jia's kindness with a smile.

It's just a small business, and it doesn't need much money, and so on.

Zhao Jia glanced at Cao Yong and said, "Is this going to open a restaurant? Since we want to do this kind of business, wouldn't it be better to open a few more restaurants to support our face?"

Although Cao Yong intends to add some property to the public, he is not "filial" to this aunt.

He wanted to buy two Zhuangzi to be included in the sacrificial property, and no division or trading was allowed, so that they could be used to subsidize public expenses and children's education expenses.

Although he had already mentioned this matter in his letter to Cao Yin, he did not intend to tell Zhao Jiashi in such a hurry.If people's hearts are not enough, it would be boring to make troubles because of a few money.

Hearing Zhaojia's mention of the restaurant, Cao Yong also thought of Lin Xiazhai's coming, and guessing her intention of coming over in a hurry, he said with a smile: "Where is anyone going to set up the restaurant? , Earn some pollen money!"

Zhao Jia heard that it was not a restaurant, but also Chu Yu's business, so he couldn't get involved, so he showed a little disappointment on his face, and murmured: "The business of Lin Xiazhai was really good back then..."

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(End of this chapter)