Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 533
On the day at the end of the month, Cao Yong was originally going to be a host, and he invited his colleagues to have a meal, which was also an end to his life in Taipu Temple.

Where are the people willing to obey him, Yidu Li made a group of people and set up a table in a tavern in front of the Xidan archway for Cao Yong to practice.

Cao Yong has been the chief official for two years. Except for his official business, he had a few drinks with the yamen, and rarely got close to the subordinate officials.

Like Wang Jingzeng, he was close to officials with professional backgrounds; Yi Duli was surrounded by bannermen and officials; Tang Zhiyu was not picky about Man and Han, and he valued those officials who did things in a down-to-earth manner. teach.

At the beginning, everyone thought Cao Yong was arrogant, but after a long time, they realized that he was kind to others.It's just that the official is awe-inspiring and doesn't like to talk too much, so people rarely come forward.

The relationship between people is the most difficult to figure out.

"A distant relative, a near grievance", the relationship is better, and naturally there is more hope and thought in the heart.If your wish comes true, you will naturally feel happy and feel a little grateful; if your wish cannot be fulfilled, you will be disappointed and resentful.

Those who have a distant relationship will not expect extravagance, and if they have no thoughts, there will be no disappointment or disappointment.If I am favored by him occasionally, I am afraid that I will be grateful.

After two years, among the four chief officials of Taipu Temple, Cao Yong has the best official voice and popularity.In addition, he usually recommends his subordinates, and rarely speaks badly in the evaluation list, which has won him a lot of gratitude.

At the thought of changing the chief officer, and thinking about the boxes of meat and snacks from before, these subordinate officials couldn't help feeling sad.

Since it is a practice, this wine is indispensable, and everyone took the wine cups and went to Cao Yong to toast one after another.

Cao Yong stood up and drank one by one.

Looking at the faces that are not familiar, Cao Yong is also quite moved by the names in his heart.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this Taipu Temple is a deserted and insignificant yamen, but Cao Yong likes the errand here.

Some people inevitably have disputes and quarrels.

Compared with the strife over there in the sixth part, the dispute here seems like a children's farce.Those who don't hurt the muscles and don't move the bones are afraid that those officials will laugh.

Those who can't stand the desertedness have already shown their magical powers and left here.For the rest, either they are down-to-earth and willing to work, or they like this leisurely life.

Cao Yong was an official for six or seven years, first at the bodyguard office, then at the household department, then at Yizhou, and finally at Taipu Temple.

Yizhou is far away from the provincial government, and he is the one who decides on his own size, which saves a lot of trouble.In the two places of the guards and the household department, Cao Yong is used to seeing interpersonal strife, but if he does not die, his skin will fade, it is really like walking on thin ice, there is nothing wrong with it.

In the eyes of Cao Yong, although it can't be said to be a tiger's den and a wolf's den, it is the source of trouble, and it is really unwilling.In comparison, this yamen of Taipu Temple can be regarded as a paradise.

Although Cao Yong was not close to these subordinate officials, every time he heard Yi Duli's gossip about this and Tang Zhiyu praised someone's diligence, he felt close to him.

After saying goodbye today, he really felt a little bit reluctant.

It's just that he is a man after all, and there is absolutely no reason to be sad, so Cao Yong can only accept the toast from the big guy with a smile, and drink it down one cup at a time.

At the beginning, the big guy still felt that Cao Yong had a forthright temper, treated him kindly, and felt that his face was bright.

After staying for a while, seeing that Cao Yong had already drank more than ten cups in a row, many people began to worry.

Yi Duli frowned, stood up, stopped Cao Yong's arm, and persuaded: "Always take a change of breath, eat two bites of vegetables first, and then it's not too late to drink!"

Cao Yong is a person who has a face when drinking, and he is already a little drunk. He said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm happy today, drink!"

Cao Yong is not very old, but he is always happy and angry. No one can know what he is thinking.It's different now. Although he is smiling, the people who see him feel uncomfortable.

There was a small official with white beard and hair, who couldn't bear it anymore, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and cried out loudly.

After two years, Cao Yong has done a lot of heart-warming things in the subtleties.Today, apart from Cao Yong, there are many officials who have been favored and promoted by him.

If Cao Yong was promoted, the reluctance of their subordinates is reluctance, and they would not be so uncomfortable.But it is downgrading and demoting officials, from court officials to division officials, which inevitably makes people feel unfair.

Yi Duli sighed in his heart, put down his arms, and didn't want to spoil Cao Yong's interest any more.Like everyone else, he thought Cao Yong was depressed about his relegation.

A person who was conscientiously buried in his papers was demoted three levels in a row due to natural disasters. What is this called?
Cao Yong didn't know why he was annoyed, but he felt that he was panicked and extremely angry.But there was only a smile on his face, standing there, receiving everyone's toasts, and drinking them all with their heads up.

Tang Zhiyu saw that Cao Yong was drunk, so he signaled the subordinate officials who were toasting behind him not to do it one by one.

In this way, when three or five people come forward, it is a cup; when seven or eight people come forward, it is also a cup, which can also make Cao Yong drink less.

Although Cao Yong had some capacity for alcohol, but because he was unhappy and fasting, he was really drunk at this time.

He resisted, not letting himself lose his composure, and waited until everyone had drank all the toasts, then he took a cup of wine and said to the crowd: "We have been in the same office for two years, thanks to the care of all adults, Cao here, a glass of water and wine, Let’s chat and express our thanks.” After finishing speaking, he drank it in one gulp.

Everyone stood and drank the wine in their glasses.

Cao Yong's body was already unstable, he closed his eyes and almost fell down.Yi Duli sat beside him, hurriedly got up to support him, and said, "Fu Ruo is drunk?"

Although Cao Yong heard it clearly, he just felt dizzy and didn't want to speak, so he heard Yi Duli's messenger call Xiaoman, Zhang Yi and others, and helped him out.

Along the way, there were farewell words such as "Master Cao go slowly" and "Master Cao take care".

Cao Yong closed his eyes, but his heart was bright.

In a person's life, no one can accompany anyone from the beginning to the end, not even one.Sometimes, you can only endure loneliness and bear it alone.

He is not a hard-hearted person, but he is afraid of trouble and bondage, and he does not want to bother about others except family members and close friends.

It's just that people are not grass and trees, how can they send and receive freely like their original heart.

Just like this time of farewell, Cao Yong was still thinking that Tang Zhiyu had punished his salary, and his livelihood was difficult. He had already said it tactfully, so it shouldn't hurt his face, right?Yiduli and the fourteenth elder brother are getting closer, so it is better not to suffer from unreasonable disasters in the future.

Master Bo Qinjie was one of the two subordinate officials who accompanied Cao Yong to Mongolia in the first month. He contracted chilblain, and he has recovered in recent days, and he doesn't know if there are sequelae.

The little official who cried just now is the old king of Dianshu, with white beard and hair, seldom talkative, but respectful and kind to Cao Yong.

Lao Wang sorted out the documents that Cao Yong needed every day, and put them on his copybooks, so he didn't need to worry about it.The teacups and hot water are all ready.

Cao Yong used to think that he was ingratiating himself with the Shangguan. Although he was considerate, he was embarrassed to accept it with peace of mind.After politely persuading him twice, he didn't see any change in Lao Wang.

If it were someone else, Cao Yong would be annoyed if he didn't listen to the persuasion.But on Old Wang's side, he couldn't make people bored.

Lao Wang's "flattery" is different from other people, he did not deliberately please, but was very natural.

Although people's hearts are difficult to fathom, people with a discerning eye can still tell the difference between sincerity and falsehood.

At this time, Cao Yong also knew some of the situation of Pharaoh.

Lao Wang was over half a century old, and once had an only son who died of the epidemic a few years ago, and now there are only the old couple in the family to live with.Some relatives wanted to pass their sons to him, but he refused, saying: "I don't want to make people lose children in order to have children."

Lao Wang is an old man from the Taipu Temple, otherwise he would not have arranged to work next to the hall official.

The epidemic a few years ago, isn’t that the spring and summer of Kangxi’s 50th year?Cao Yong thinks of the past, and his heart is also filled with emotion.

There was an epidemic back then, and until today, the imperial court is still silent, and it is rarely seen in documents.Those corpses that were sent to various places to be incinerated are just numbers, which are included in the files of Shuntian Mansion.

Who will pay attention to the blood and tears behind it.

It was Cao Yong himself, who finally saw that the epidemic was under control, felt lucky and a little proud, but he couldn't remember those people who passed due to the epidemic.

After that, Cao Yong accepted Pharaoh's "attentiveness".

Although there is no difference in treating Lao Wang in front of others, when the two get along, Cao Yong is also willing to talk with him...

On the side of the restaurant, the people sent Cao Yong out, and they were filled with emotion when they saw him being supported on the horse and drifting away.

Although they only ate half of the food and wine, everyone's spirits have faded, and they have no interest in drinking together.

Yi Duli also felt a little acid in his heart. Although they are all in the capital, they can be seen at the court meeting in the future, but they are different after all.

He breathed a sigh of relief and called the shopkeeper to come over to pay the bill, but only then did he realize that Cao Yong had asked people to settle the money first.Not only that, but according to the old practice in the past, I asked this side to prepare box dishes.

Everyone's names are posted on the outside of each box of dishes, and everyone has a share.

Yi Duli shook his head with a wry smile, returned the share money to everyone, and divided the box of vegetables.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking of Cao Yong's sympathy, only sighed.

Tang Zhiyu looked at the dejected expressions of everyone, feeling a little complicated, a little bit reluctant, and faintly relieved.

It wasn't that he was thinking about Cao Yong's position, after all Manchu and Han were different, the Manqing of Taipu Temple was either promoted by Yiduli, or came from outside, so it couldn't be his turn.

Because of the ranch, Yidu Licai was relegated and retained, and it is impossible to be promoted.The new Taipu Siqing is the promotion of officials from other yamen.

Tang Zhiyu was born in an academic class, wanted to be a good minister, worked hard, and refused to make any mistakes.

Even so, he didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

There is a boss who is not outstanding but has outstanding achievements. A strong person like Tang Zhiyu naturally feels a lot of pressure.

In addition to admiring his ability, there is also jealousy in his heart, right?Whether it was the pasture epidemic prevention the year before, or the "captive house feeding method" in the middle of the month, Tang Zhiyu couldn't even think of it.

Thinking about this clearly, Tang Zhiyu couldn't help being stunned, and felt ashamed and indignant
"Jealous of the virtuous and capable", falsely calling himself a gentleman, unexpectedly gave birth to the heart of a villain.

Fortunately, Cao Yong is his superior. Although he is jealous, he can only work diligently and does not want to be dragged down too far. If this talented person is his subordinate, will he have any dirty thoughts?
When Cao Yong asked them to co-sign the "captive breeding" and "grass savings", he said he was ashamed, but he was jealous in his heart, right?
Tang Zhiyu felt as if he had been hit by a sap, his body trembled and he couldn't stand still.

Seeing him swaying, Yi Duli couldn't help wondering, and asked: "Master Tang is also drunk, so I saw you drink two cups?"

Tang Zhiyu's expression froze, and he said, "Let Mrs. Yi laugh, I'm afraid Tang is really drunk." After speaking, he carried a box of vegetables and left the restaurant in a daze.

Riding a mule, Tang Zhiyu's face was already full of melancholy when he returned home.

After handing over the box of vegetables to his wife, he went to the study, not only ashamed and angry, but also a little fearful.

After reading decades of sage books, is the so-called gentleman so virtuous?He sighed, and couldn't help closing his eyes, thinking about what he had been in office for more than ten years.
Is it what he thinks he is "loyal to the emperor and patriotic", or is it for climbing the ladder?

The truth made people feel ashamed, and he lowered his head, feeling very depressed.At this time, footsteps were heard, and then someone pushed the door open.

"I want to read a book," Tang Zhiyu didn't look up, but all the people in the family could hear the footsteps of his old wife Chen Shi: "You can use the supper yourself, I'll go back to my room later."

"Master, this... money..." Mrs. Chen said with a bit of fear in her voice, "Someone has tampered with it. Is this a bribe for the master?"

Tang Zhiyu was confused when he heard it, and when he raised his head, he saw his wife spread out her hands, holding two ingots of silver ingots, and there was a letter on top...

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