Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 527

After learning about the "ginseng case", Cao Yong was still worried that the Li family was involved too deeply and would implicate the Cao family, so he went back and talked to his father and Mr. Zhuang.

The reaction of the two was a big surprise to Cao Yong.

Let’s not talk about who is stealing ginseng. Heavy troops are stationed in the Northeast, and the mountains and forests are sealed off. It’s not like Guanli where the roads are criss-cross and the traffic is cheap, but there are layers of checkpoints.

If it can be trafficked in the Northeast, if there is no protection from General Ningguta, General Jilin, General Fengtian and others, how would these thousands of catties of ginseng be transported out?

The picking and selling of Northeast ginseng is originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the money obtained must be put into the internal treasury.

This is why the imperial pen personally approved the strict investigation. This is equivalent to taking money out of the emperor's pocket, which is really audacious.

Are those who have the guts and the ability to go to the Northeast to "sneakily collect ginseng" ordinary people?
It's just that those who dare to do this will definitely not be a family or two, otherwise someone would have burst out with jealousy.After all, a lot has been involved from "sneak harvesting" to "trafficking". Who has the ability to cover the sky with one hand?

Going to the Northeast to "sneakily pick ginseng" is one of the ways that many royal residences and Baylor residences subsidize their families. It is not uncommon to say that.

Cao Yong was speechless after hearing this.

Since it is a well-known matter, why is Kangxi making such a fuss?
Or the six court officials from the Ministry of Punishment will interrogate together. Could it be that he wants to use his son to get angry with his clan prince?Or is it because they want to use this method to cut off the source of income of the "Baye Party"?
Also puzzled, there is Brother Nine.

It has only been two days of work, but he is really a little angry, and he is also a little uneasy.The thirty stones of ginseng confiscated in Shengjing this time was exactly what he instructed his trusted eunuch He Yuzhu to get.

I didn't want to, but I was tricked. After the ginseng was transported to Shengjing, something happened.

Fortunately, the elf He Yuzhu was not caught and escaped back to the capital.Otherwise, how could he still be good?
"Stealing ginseng" is a heavy sentence if it is placed on someone else, but if it falls on the prince's elder brother, although it cannot be said to be a death sentence, I am afraid that this son's title will not be preserved.

Ge Jue is not afraid. After two years, the matter will disappear, and it will not be difficult to renew the title.

His biological mother, Concubine Yi, is the talkative person in the harem, and his brother, Prince Heshuo, who was raised by the empress dowager, has both domestic and foreign aid, so he will not become an idle clan like the thirteenth elder brother.

I'm afraid it will affect the eighth elder brother.

Although the eighth elder brother has been scolded, and the silver rice has been stopped, the door is left in the cold, and there are fewer people who dare to go directly to the door, but there are not a few people who watch the wind in private.

It's all a disposition that hurts the muscles and bones. When the deposed prince is still "recovering", what does the eighth brother stop silver rice?
If brother Jiu was also punished and cut off his financial resources, the meaning would be different.

I am afraid that those officials who are still on the sidelines will have to weigh carefully after seeing several elder brothers of the "Eight Lord Party" being frustrated one after another.

Brother Nine is impatient with this relationship between the government and the opposition, and is all about making money.

However, after all, he grew up in the imperial palace, and he is like a human being. He likes to speculate on people's hearts, so he naturally knows that he really can't bear this crime at the moment.

Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still any longer, he got up and asked someone to prepare the sedan chair.

He walked to the courtyard, and before he left the mansion, he saw the fourteenth elder brother striding in.

Seeing Brother Nine, Brother Fourteen took two steps forward to meet him, and asked with a smile, "Brother Nine is going out? It's a bad luck for Brother Nine to come."

Brother Jiu saw his face full of joy, "hehe" laughed twice, and said: "It's nothing, but I just want to go out to exercise. Fourteenth brother is a busy person, why do you think of it and look at brother, isn't it Does the sun rise in the west?" As he spoke, he turned his head to look west.

In recent days, the Ministry of War has been busy changing the garrison in Guihua City, and Brother Fourteen has been busy for a long time, so Brother Nine said so.

Elder Fourteen laughed twice, with a hint of complacency on his face.

The ninth elder brother only felt that it was very dazzling. Thinking of the eighth elder brother who had been suspended from silver rice and was "recovering" in the mansion, he became more and more wary of the fourteenth elder brother.

No matter what was going on in his heart, brother Jiu didn't show it on his face, he smiled twice and invited him to the living room to talk.

The host and guest are seated, and tea is served.

Brother Jiu couldn't help but get excited when he thought of the "killing eagle incident".He hurriedly picked up the teacup to cover up his gaffe, but he was full of suspicion in his heart.

It has not been a year or two since the ginseng was transported from the northeast.

Over the years, there have been no mistakes, but now the eighth elder brother is reciting words, so there has been a mistake.

If no one pokes it out, how dare those veterans from the Ministry of Punishment intervene in this matter?

Those who can make it to the position of Minister of the Minister are all veterans, and there are a few foolish people.

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, the ninth elder brother looked at the fourteenth elder brother with a cold look, could it be that the old fourteen was playing tricks?
Then he felt that he couldn't. Although the fourteenth elder brother was old and had his own ideas, he was ranked here. Apart from his liking to chat with the vulgar people in the military department, his other talents were not obvious.

Even if that position is in the heart, relying on the strength of the fourteenth elder brother alone is tantamount to nonsense.Even if the eighth elder brother is famous, he still has to rely on the ninth elder brother's financial resources and the tenth elder brother's power.

Even if the fourteenth elder brother can bully the eighth elder brother, he just wants to replace him, and there is no need to cut off the ninth elder brother's way of making money.

Brother Fourteen seemed to want to say something, but hesitated for a while, then stopped.

Neither of them said a word, and the atmosphere in the room was a bit weird.

Ninth elder brother has already gone to the suspicious person, and said with a bit of a smile: "If you have nothing to do, you can go to the Three Treasure Hall, fourteenth brother, I'm looking for elder brother today, but do you want to help elder brother?"

Brother Fourteen waved his hand and said: "Brother Ninth is just joking, this is not killing younger brother. That's the thing, the third birthday is a few days away, even though he is too lazy to socialize, he always has to go. What kind of gift should we prepare?" However, there is no charter on my brother's side, so I have to ask Brother Nine for the arrangement."

Hearing this, Brother Nine spat and smeared on the ground vigorously, and said: "This youngest, I don't know who got the advice, and started to play this set of brothers and friends. Every mansion doesn't hold the ceremony, he I don't feel sorry for Yin Zi." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel his heart twitch.

Speaking of picking ginseng, Brother San is also a big family.

Not only that, even in the business on his own side, there are also two members of the government.I was a little startled, even if I didn't worry about this matter, someone else would.

After all, no one is clean when there is a disturbance, even if Huang Ama loves money, how can he still punish Prince Baylor in Beijing for a few ginseng plants?

In the end, it was nothing more than turning a major incident into a minor one, and launching a hapless egg top vat to save the court's face.

Thinking of this, brother Jiu felt at ease.

It's still the same old saying, even if someone takes Eighth Prince as a knife, no one may dare to attack him.

Thinking of this, Brother Jiu wondered if he would enter the palace tomorrow to greet Er Niang.With the backing of his mother and concubine in the palace, his life can be so leisurely.

Hearing the ninth elder brother mention the third elder brother's "brothers and brothers respectful", the fourteenth elder brother raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "The eldest brother is in circles, the second child is useless, and the third child is probably treating himself as the eldest son." .This is to stand up for the elders and stand up for the virtuous... the starling is in such a situation now, so naturally the third child is going to be proud."

Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "With his virtues, he is not afraid of pissing and taking pictures. If you can't write, you can't write. It's just a famous book that has been edited for several years, so you really think you are a man of the world. He is a talented person. It would be amazing if Elder Brother Huang could establish him..."

The fourteenth elder brother listened with a smile, and in his heart, like the ninth elder brother, he also looked down on the sour and rotten third elder brother, and he couldn't help showing a bit of contempt on his face.

The two brothers chatted for a few more words, and the fourteenth elder brother got up to leave.

The ninth elder brother seemed closer than before, and personally sent the fourteenth elder brother out of the house.Seeing Elder Fourteen riding a horse and leading his entourage away, Elder Ninth couldn't help frowning, touched his chin and said, "Why did Old Fourteen come here?"

Fourteenth elder brother's temperament, whether he is happy or not, he likes to show on his face, he is not like someone who can hide things.Ninth elder brother couldn't help being a little confused, did the old fourteen act well, or did he suspect him wrongly?

Brother Nine thought for a while, and still called a confidant in charge, pointed in the direction of Brother Fourteen, and ordered in a low voice: "Ride a fast horse, and follow over to see whether you should go back to the palace directly, or go to another place. mansion."

The steward responded, and Brother Jiu thought about it for a while, then changed his mind, and did not go to Brother Ba's house...

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The fourteenth elder brother who was riding on horseback had lost all smiles, and his face was frosted.

Coming to Jiu Age's Mansion is entirely out of habit.After so many years of getting along with each other, the brothers would basically ask Brother Jiu for his opinion whenever they encountered something.

However, he also knows that there are some things that cannot be said to Brother Jiu right now.

Although the eighth elder brother has lost power, but seeing what the ninth elder brother means, it doesn't look like he has given up.So, after he hesitated, he swallowed the words in his heart.

Thinking that he didn't even have anyone to discuss with, Elder Fourteen couldn't help being impetuous, and murmured: "Cao Yong, Cao's family!"

When he reached the intersection, he reined in the horse, and instead of going back to the palace, he went to the west city.

After a short time, the fourteenth elder brother and his party went to Shifuma Street and dismounted in front of Pingjun Wangfu.

He was also a frequent visitor to this mansion in the past few years, and the stewards all recognized him. He was busy sending people to report, and at the same time welcomed the fourteenth elder brother to the front hall...

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Cao Yong went to Lanyuan to see his mother, talked with his mother, and made sure that she was fine, so he was relieved.

After returning to the Indus Garden, Cao Yong thought Kangxi was a very pitiful emperor.

Even if you know that the royal family has been "stolen", I am afraid that you will choose "the law does not punish the public". After all, you have been a "benevolent monarch" all your life.

The same is true for the national treasury, and the same is true for the internal treasury. Even if you know that it is the handiwork of the powerful, you can only bear it.

Cao Yong sighed, but he was really looking forward to the early days and seeing Yongzheng's "copying the house" means.

Kangxi's "benevolence" is for the dignitaries of the Eight Banners and officials of the ruling and opposition parties.The treasury is empty and corrupt officials are rampant.In some famine years, there is not even relief food and relief money.

Rather than such a person, it is better to be "explosive" like Yongzheng.

Although the two policies of "returning fire consumption to the public" and "raising clean banks" cannot eliminate corruption, they also play a certain role in restricting them.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong's fear of the fourth elder brother was reduced a little.

Seeing Cao Yong sighing, Chu Yu thought he was worried about Li Shi's body, so she comforted her, "Don't worry, the imperial doctor said, it's all right, it's just because of the change of seasons."

Cao Yong nodded, thinking of Zhao Jia's side, also asked a few words.

Chu Yu talked about the situation during the day, and Cao Yong couldn't help but wonder when he heard it.Look at Zhao Jia's symptoms, why are they so familiar?

At this time, I heard Chuyu say again: "The foreign goods from Guangdong have arrived, and they have already been taken to the warehouse. It is said that they are delivered to our house. The goods in the shop are transported by water, and they will arrive later. .”

When Cao Yong heard this, his heart moved, as if the fourth elder brother was also interested in foreign goods.

Thinking of this, he said to Chu Yu: "Choose some good ones first, and prepare to send them to Prince Yong's Mansion."

Chu Yu was a little puzzled, and said, "What kind of gift is this? What kind of gift do you want to prepare?"

There is still more than half a year to the fourth elder brother's birthday, and there are still several months to the Dragon Boat Festival, but I am a little anxious.Cao Yong patted his forehead with a smile, and said to Chu Yu: "Don't rush to send it, prepare it, and send it after a while."

Chu Yu agreed, and said with a smile: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell my son-in-law that the person who delivered the goods from the south was a woman. I heard that she was the sister of Zheng Guanshi. Seeing how she spoke and acting, she really looked like someone who had seen the world." of……"

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I originally wanted to stick to the 2nd update, and asked for a week to two weeks of leave during the operation. I told the editor, and the editor refused to stop the update.

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(End of this chapter)