Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 406

In the capital, it is well known that the officials of the capital are poor, and the subordinate officials are also notoriously rich.

Subsidiary officials, all the officials in charge of the case files in the public family, each governing the affairs of their departments, are commonly known as the Shuban, and they are also called the scribes.The "officials" here are different from the "officials" in officials.The official is the person in charge with rank, and the subordinate staff is just the person in charge below.

The subordinate officials in Beijing are attached to the yamen and have great actual power.Because most of the court judges in various yamen came from the imperial examinations and studied stereotyped writing. Most of them are not familiar with matters related to criminal names, money and valleys.

In handling various cases, the yamen must not only follow the "Great Qing Law", but also be familiar with various past cases.Usually, in the final judgment, there will be such words as "something should be treated according to something".

Because the law is the main thing, and the case is supplemented, so if there is something to go through the official and the Yamen, then how to judge depends entirely on the official words.

Usually when a case comes out, the minister is appointed by the court official, and the subordinate official is appointed by the official.The subordinate staff compared the law, consulted the cases, and finally made a charter and submitted it to the magistrate.

Sometimes the judges polish it, and sometimes they directly submit it to the court officials.If the hall official does not reject it, the decision will be made according to this regulation.

After such a procedure, the subordinate officials had great power, so they let go of their hands and feet and demanded bribes wantonly.

Speaking of which, they live a very comfortable life, most of them are concentrated in the east of Zhengyangmen and outside Chongwenmen. Their lives are rich, and their food and clothing are no worse than the Wangfu Baylor Mansion.That's why there is an old saying "the east is rich and the west is expensive", in which "the east is rich" refers to subordinate officials and wealthy merchants.

Li Wei's detention and the fine of 3000 taels are like the handwriting of subordinate officials.

The officials of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion would not have the guts to have the censor watching over them.

Because Cao Yong accepted Wang Mengxu, he was also curious about Li Wei, so the next day he told Cao Fang to go to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and first inquire about the reason.

Chu Yu heard about Amethyst's sickness and wanted to come and take care of it.Cao Yong looked at her big belly and was a little worried, so he asked Mrs. Tian to take care of her and take care of Zijing and Chuyu, and temporarily take care of the housework.

Tian's family has been in Cao's residence for several years, feeling the Cao family's kindness, and often thinking about how to repay, but has been unable to find the time.Now, seeing that both Chuyu and Zijing are not feeling well, she is naturally duty bound.

Although it was the first time to be a director, Tian couldn't help being in a hurry, but because everything had rules and regulations, it was smooth after half a day.First went to Wutong Garden to visit, and then went to Sunflower Garden to inquire about illnesses, and the intermittent rows were full.

In the afternoon, when Cao Yong came back from the Yamen of Taipu Temple, Cao Fang had already inquired carefully.

The matter of Li Wei is not just a matter of subordinate officials seeing him as a foreigner and wantonly extorting bribes, but also involving business.It turned out that Li Wei's Nanzhi shop opened in Liulichang, which is an old storefront, and buyers and sellers rely on it.

Li Wei's family is well-off, so taking over this small shop was just for entertainment, not as a real business.It's just a stroll in the store every now and then, to see the street scene or something.

His tribe, in order to attract more customers, looks good on the surface, but they are a bit unkind in terms of price.It is often to buy goods at high prices and sell them at low prices. In this way, a lot of business has been robbed, but it has also offended many people.

Unexpectedly, they had only been in the capital for a short period of time, so there was a mistake in the investigation of banned books.So, someone made trouble and used money in the yamen to completely seal off the shop of Li's house.

The businessman who wanted to squeeze out the Li family was surnamed Huang, but the owner behind him was not a stranger, it was the property of the Earl of Yongwu.

Cao Yong listened, it is funny.It's like this after staying in the capital for a long time. Whatever happens, it's all about acquaintances.

Wanjiha is old, and now the Wanyan family is headed by his second son, Wanyan Yongsheng.

Although Wanyan Yongsheng had a lot of misunderstandings about Cao Yong in his early years, but because of his elder brother's affairs, he has gotten closer to Cao Yong in the past two years.

Cao Yong sent someone to send a post to the Earl's Mansion, and when he came back from the yamen the next day, he didn't go back to the mansion directly, but changed into regular clothes and went to the Earl's Mansion.

Except for a New Year visit in the first month, Cao Yong hasn't been here for several months, and he hasn't seen Wan Jiha before.

Looking at it this time, Wan Jiha looked very bad. I heard that he had suffered a stroke a few days ago.After sitting with Cao Yong for a few words, he was led by Yongsheng to the living room to watch tea.

"As for the matter of the Nanzhi shop, I have sent the housekeeper to the yamen, and it should be released tomorrow. If there are a few more things, please trouble Furuo to come here in person?" Yongsheng ordered the servant to serve tea. After that, he said with a smile.

"I also came here after thinking about the future for a long time. I haven't heard of Shibo's illness before, or he should have come earlier. What does the Tai Hospital say, is there any good prescription?" Cao Yong asked.

Yongsheng let out a sigh of relief, and said: "The old man was addicted to alcohol when he was young, but fortunately he smoked. According to the imperial physician, he has already wasted his body. In addition, in the past few years, there have been many family affairs, and his official career has not been smooth. , the old man couldn’t stand it anymore. The imperial doctor couldn’t help but prescribed a prescription for rest. This is Furuo’s here, not an outsider. If it’s an outsider, the old man has already seen no visitors! Although he couldn’t say clearly , but like a mirror in my heart, I am worried about my eldest brother, but I can't get rid of it and ask."

Poor parents in the world, Cao Yong heard, only sigh.

Because it was getting late, the two said a few homely things, and Cao Yong took his leave and returned home.

The next day, April [-]th, Xiaochaohui.

It's not a big deal, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials have published a few personnel records, and Kangxi is allowed to play them all.

Shi Yide, the admiral of Jiangnan, was transferred to be the admiral of Gansu, Mu Tingshi, the commander-in-chief of Susong Navy, was promoted to be the admiral of Jiangnan, and Yang Zhu, the commander-in-chief of Nanyang, Henan, was transferred to be the commander-in-chief of Gubeikou. begging for rest.

On the other side of the Ministry of Officials, the main examiners and deputy examiners of the provincial examinations in Yunnan and Guizhou were drawn up. Yang Cunli, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, was the official examiner of the Yunnan provincial examination, and Zhao Tailin was the deputy examiner; Deputy Examiner.

These are irrelevant to Cao Yong. Cao Yong just pays attention to the Ministry of Rites to see if they have any intention to make use of the banned books.

But no one even mentioned it, because when the banned books go down, apart from merchants, Shilin will inevitably be involved.Who doesn't have two old disciples? If they don't get together, they will bring out some people who can't afford to offend.

Therefore, Kangxi no longer mentions it, and the following will follow "big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into small things", which is nothing more than going through the motions.

Is this a "harmony"?Cao Yong wanted to understand the key and couldn't help shaking his head.It seems that only in cases like the "Nanshan Collection" case, the officials below would widen their eyes in order to flatter the emperor, wishing they could even search the cracks in the ground.An ordinary banned book like this offends people and has no merit. How many officials would care about it?

How the folk customs are and how they are educated are all nonsense.

Thinking about it, those subordinates were the happiest in this toss, and they must have made a lot of money.

Shengjia has already scheduled to go out of Beijing on April [-]. Cao Yong, as the chief official of the Taipu Temple, should have followed him, but Chuyu is due to give birth in one or two months, Cao Yong is really worried.Therefore, he thought about how to ask for leave. It was hard to say that it was to take care of his wife and give birth.

I really didn't have a good idea for a while, Kangxi is not so easy to fool, it would not be beautiful if he was suspected of deceiving the emperor.Cao Yong couldn't make up his mind, so he didn't go out of the garden directly after the court was over, so he asked the sixteenth elder brother for his opinion.

Elder Sixteen heard him like this, he couldn't help feeling a few more words, and said: "Look at how promising you are, you look like Xiao Shiqi, and you only have a daughter-in-law left in your eyes! Your deserted yamen, you come down all year round, just like Xiao Shiqi. Countless followers have been able to show their faces in front of Huang Ama in the past few months, but if it was someone else, they would have to rush forward even if they cut their heads, but you are like this."

Cao Yong spread his hands and said: "I can't do anything, there are no elders in the house to look after, and Rehe is not close to Beijing, isn't this following Xuanxin?"

Elder Sixteen thought about it, and said: "Then don't just ask for leave right now. The court is full of civil and military officials, who will delay their work because of the birth of a child at home? When is the due date, did the imperial doctor tell you?"

"At the end of June, the beginning of July is almost the same!" Cao Yong replied.

Elder Sixteen thought about it a little bit in his heart, and said: "In the past two years, Huang Ama's body is not as strong as before. Mostly it was July, and the summer heat was gone, so I went on a tour from Rehe. Don't worry about asking for leave, you still have time to go. For several months, you first went to Rehe with your retinue, and waited until the middle and late June, when you guessed that the days would be close, you would tell the truth to Huang Ama. Da Gege is Huang Ama's granddaughter, you Heshuo The forehead treats her like a baby, Huang Ama can only be happy."

Cao Yong nodded, thinking about it, that's all.In fact, seeing Chuyu's big belly, he felt a little worried.But the imperial doctor's words were as usual, and he wondered if he was thinking too much.

When Cao Yong came out of Changchun Garden, he met Chunjun Wang's car.

The Fujins have already moved to the garden here, and Brother Qi is also going to the garden.A few days ago, the second bedroom of the Cao family moved to the garden, the seventh elder brother had already heard from the housekeeper.

Cao Yong went up to greet his father-in-law, and the seventh elder brother was also thinking about Cao Yong's retinue, and said: "Since you are busy with errands, don't worry about the mansion here. I will ask Fujin to arrange some proper people to take care of it." .It really doesn’t work, let Fujin take care of her for a few days.”

Due to Manchurian customs, married women are not allowed to give birth in their mother's house, so the seventh elder brother only said to have someone take care of her, but did not say to take her back to the mansion.

Cao Yong first thanked his father-in-law for his trouble, and then said that he planned to come back from Rehe in June.

Brother Seven felt relieved when he heard this, but he didn't want him to abandon the public for personal reasons and make any excuses, and said: "Let's look at the holy will, if you agree, you will come back: if you are busy with errands, you don't have to force it. I'm in Beijing."

The princes who will follow this time have been decided, there are three princes, four princes, eighth princes, fifteen princes, sixteen princes and seventeen princes, and the other princes stay in the capital to take charge of the ministry.

Cao Yong nodded in agreement, because he didn't know whether Zhaojia and Cao Song were used to living in the house, so he went with the seventh elder brother to the garden.

First, he went to Seventh Brother's garden to greet the Fujins, and then Cao Yong returned to his own garden.Seeing Zhao Jia and Cao Song's brothers, seeing Zhao Jia's high spirits and Cao Song's happy appearance, Cao Yong was relieved.

Only Wu'er, while everyone was not paying attention, pulled Cao Yong's skirt and asked: "Brother, Wu'er misses his sister-in-law and Niuniu, when can I go back?"

Cao Yong pinched her little face and asked, "Wu'er doesn't like the garden here? Want to go back to the city?"

Wu'er wanted to nod and shake his head, and after a while he said, "I like the garden here, but I also miss my sister-in-law and Niuniu, why don't they come to live?"

Cao Yong said: "In a few days, they will come. If Wu'er misses them, ask your second brother to send you back to the city!"

Wu'er glanced at Fourth Sister, twisted her hands, and said, "Wu'er doesn't want to be separated from Fourth Sister... Wu'er is afraid of Aunt Meng!"

The fourth sister was by the side, and when she heard Wu'er speak, she said with a bit of old-fashioned: "Fifth sister, what my aunt teaches is righteousness, and we as daughters should know this."

Wu'er said with a bit of grievance: "But, Aunt Meng looks so scary!"

The fourth sister said: "Aunt Meng taught manners in the imperial city, of course it is different from our servants."

Mrs. Zhao Jia sat on the kang, asked about the affairs of the mansion, and praised the beautiful garden here.He also said that the Fujin of the Wangfu sent people to send things, and invited their mothers to go for a stroll, with a look of glory on their faces.

Cao Yong sat with him for a while with a smile, went out of Zhaojia's house, and carefully asked the brothers about their homework.

Because he had to go back to the yamen for a face-to-face meeting, he didn't stay long, and after a few instructions to his brothers, he was about to leave the garden.

Cao Song sent the two young ones back, and he himself sent his elder brother out, and asked with a silly smile, "Brother, that bird..."

Cao Yong saw him like this, glanced at him, and said: "Okay, don't worry, someone has already sent it under your sister-in-law's name..."

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Xicheng, Rongxian Hutong, Dong'e Mansion, inner house.

Jinghui's maid, Chun'er, took the millet and went to the porch to feed the birds, and told the cat in the old lady's room to lie down under the bird cage.Chun'er is really funny, ever since Cao's mansion sent these two cages of birds, this cat has been guarding here.

However, when she got closer, she was taken aback. The cat's body was stiff, and it had already died...
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