Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 733 "High Promotion"

What is a disaster without reason? What Cao Yong encountered in front of him is a "disaster without reason".

Suzhou weaved a batch of satin that Li Xu paid tribute to, and found that the dyeing was uneven.Logically speaking, several weavers in Jiangnan, including Cao Yin's successor, Jiangning Weaving, are all old people who are ordered by the court, so they don't pay much attention to the storage of tributes.

This time, it was strange.

One of the directors of the Guangchu Division even started to investigate the tributes from the Suzhou Weaving Mansion.Seeing that the dyeing is uneven, and people have passed the water, it turns out that the color has faded.

The matter was reported to Cao Yong, and although Cao Yong felt something was wrong, he didn't want to hide it for the Li family.The house of internal affairs is full of slaves of the emperor, and the emperor's eyes and ears are definitely more sensitive than Cao Yong.

He wrote down the matter intact and reported it to the imperial court.

After the holy car returned to Changchun Garden on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the empress dowager returned to the palace on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.

After the new year, the six departments of the Jiuqing yamen will be "sealed", but the House of Internal Affairs has to serve the nobles in the palace, and there are many errands to be busy in the New Year. Although it is also "sealed", the number of people who work in the palace every day Not less.

Li Xu's "crime" is not big, but not small. After inspecting the tribute satin in the previous warehouse, there are times when it is not neat.

Kangxi was "outraged", so he had to reprimand him.However, Cao Yong, who "sold his uncle for glory", didn't get any benefits, and was charged with "overseeing" by Kangxi and demoted to a second level.

Cao Yong, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has done it well.

Those who had previously rumored that Cao Yong was going to be "promoted" were all dumbstruck when they heard the words, and some even wondered whether the Cao family and his son had really lost their hearts?

I thought that Cao Yin's resignation was to make room for his son, but he didn't expect that Cao Yong's side would not rise but fall instead.

Those who sent heavy gifts to Cao's family in order to curry favor with Cao's family regretted it a little.

Among the colleagues, Yi Duli was still enthusiastic, and when he got the news, he rushed to Cao's mansion to comfort him.If he wanted Cao Yong to promote him before, he didn't mention it. He was standing in Cao Yong's position, and he was not fair for Cao Yong.

The situation was a bit delicate, the emperor agreed to Cao Yin's resignation, "rebuked" Li Xu, and demoted Cao Yong.There have been rumors that the emperor intends to change the candidates for Suzhou Weaving and Hangzhou Weaving.

The three families of Cao, Li, and Sun all prospered and all lost.

Cao's father and son have been prosperous these years, and Cao Yong is a young man in a high position. I don't know how many people are jealous.This time, there were a lot of ugly words.

Cao's eldest son is the princess, Cao Yong is still He Shuo's son-in-law, and they have no time to pay attention to it.

No matter how noble one's status becomes, the so-called wealth and glory are not just a matter of the emperor's words.If you lose your Sacred Heart, everything is empty.

Many people have already slandered Cao Yong, saying that he stole chickens without losing money, and "sold his uncle for glory", but he couldn't pick them clean.

On Cao Yong's side, he was really relieved.

After all, he had already prepared before, so he could calmly accept being demoted.To tell the truth, he still felt faintly glad in his heart.

What is flattery?If Kangxi's brain became hot for a while because of the shortage of the treasury, Cao Yong became the servant of the household department, that would be "killing".

The 23-year-old servant, not to mention the head shot, can he hold this position firmly, and how will the successor emperor be blessed?
Is it the fourth grade?Among the Beijing officials, except for the Minister of Honglu Temple, all others are deputies. Among the foreign officials, there are Shuntian Fu Cheng, Feng Tian Fu Cheng, and Taoist guards in various provinces.

Cao Yong is interested in Honglu Temple, Qingjing Yamen, but he also knows that Kangxi will not be so idle, let his wishes come true, and go to retire.

Cao Yin and his son knew more or less about the new official position.

On Cao Yin's side, he and Emperor Kangxi have known each other for more than fifty years.Not only did he not complain about his son being demoted innocently, but he was also a little more grateful.

Cao Yong didn't have any ideas, he was somewhat content not to set himself up as a target.

It was finally a false alarm, if he was really pushed to the position of Minister of the Household Department, he would really feel a little worried...

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The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year and the new year.

Regarding being demoted, Cao Yong did not hide from Chu Yu.At first, Chu Yu was afraid that her husband would be depressed, and thought about how to comfort her.Seeing that Cao Yong didn't care about it at all, but chanted "It's not a blessing if you lose your horse", she hid all her worries and just tried to coax her husband in different ways.

Although Cao Yin and his son deliberately hid the news of Cao Yong's resignation from Li Shi, but they couldn't handle the New Year's Eve, relatives had frequent contacts, and Li Shi knew about it.

Known child Moruomu.

Mrs. Li didn't believe a word of "selling my uncle for glory".For a woman, her husband is heaven, and her children are everything to her.My natal brother, on the contrary, has to lean back,

Thinking of her son's hard work, Li couldn't help complaining to her husband in private.Is it because the eldest brother is getting old and confused, or why did he even neglect the royal errands?If he hadn't been implicated by that side, his son wouldn't have been demoted.As for the matter of writing an excerpt to the emperor, it is doing what he does in his place, so what's wrong with it?
Although she said she was worried, she was afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would be sad, so she would not show it to others.For this reason, whatever the little ones in the house should do, or do, they all carry the joyful spirit of the New Year.

During the first lunar month, there were quite a few fewer people coming to the Cao's house to socialize.The new friends and relatives who had been following the crowd all disappeared.Cao Yin and his son are happy and quiet. It's time to pay New Year's greetings, and it's time to visit friends and friends.

Yongqing and Ma Jun are both Cao Yong's young friends, they are not so utilitarian, and they still communicate as usual.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Ma Jun hosted a banquet at home and invited Cao Yong and Yongqing to have a small gathering.

Until this time, Cao Yong and Yong Qing knew the news that Ma Jun was leaving Beijing to return to his hometown.

Ma Jun's uncle has retired from the position of servant.His father was lingering and sick for many years, the imperial doctor said that it might only be a year or so.

Ma Jun's uncle, his father and his brother left home when they were young, and they have spent half their lives in official careers. Now they want to return to their hometown of Taizhou.

The only son in the two households was Ma Jun, and Ma Jun didn't want to be far away from his parents, so he resigned from the official position. After fifteen years, he would return to his hometown with his parents.

Both Cao Yong and Yong Qing were very surprised by Ma Jun's decision.

Although both Uncle Ma Jun and his father were officials, the two wives he married were both ladies from official families.Although he can't be said to be a high-ranking and prominent official, they are all officials and eunuchs, so they can help him in his official career.

"Brother Tiancheng?" Cao Yong looked at Ma Jun, wondering why he made this decision.

You know, among all the friends, Ma Jun made a wish, "If he is not a good doctor, he will be a good minister."In addition, he came from a professional background, worked hard as an official, and had a good official reputation. Even if his uncle became an official, it would not affect his future too much.

Yongqing couldn't help frowning, and said: "Okay, why did you think of resigning? Even if it was to show filial piety to your parents, you should have told me and Fu Ruo a long time ago, and you didn't know it. You said that you set off at sixteen, today is already ten Four."

"Brother Shanyu, Furuo, in the final analysis, I'm still cowardly. Here I punish myself with a drink to make amends to you two." Ma Jun picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank it.

"It's true that I deliberately hid it from you two, because I really don't trust my size, and I'm afraid that if you two persuade me, I'm reluctant to wear this top." Ma Jun put down his wine glass and said with a bit of a wry smile.

"Even if you are reluctant, why did you resign?" Cao Yong was also a little angry in his heart. Seeing Ma Jun's distraught appearance and thinking of his youthful appearance, he couldn't blame him.

Ma Jun took off his hat, turned his head sideways, pointed to his own hair, and said to Cao Yong and Yongqing: "Furuo, Shanyu, look at how much my hair has turned gray. I have been in Beijing for less than two days In the past year, I didn’t do any serious business, I just worked hard and dealt with people.”

Seeing this, Cao Yong and Yong Qing couldn't help being shocked.

It's half white, and the ends of the hair are dyed black, which can only be seen under the hat.

"Six officers, is it so difficult?" Yongqing couldn't bear it, and asked Cao Yong.

"Why so?" Cao Yong looked at Ma Jun, already feeling quite self-blame in his heart.Thinking that he has a family background, and he is not a newcomer to official career, Cao Yong didn't worry about this friend.

Ma Jun laughed at himself and said: "Perhaps it's because I read too much, so I'm a fool! I want to do something practical and show off my ability; I also want to be both right and left, to please everyone. But I do more and make more mistakes, and do less and make fewer mistakes." .The more you want to make a circular arc, the more difficult it is. Toss and toss, toss and go, nothing will be achieved."

"Even if you don't want to be a Beijing official, you shouldn't just cut off your official career. It's not difficult to find an outsider." Yongqing still disapproved of Ma Jun's rashness.

Ma Jun smiled wryly: "Shanyu, have you never been an outsider? My brother has seen it clearly. These days, even if you have no conscience, you can't do much. What's the point of being an official?"

"Your father, Ling Boyun?" Seeing that his attitude had been decisive, Cao Yong asked.

"En." Ma Jun nodded, and said: "Uncle, it's fine to leave. Now that the capital is not peaceful, avoid the past few years, and wait until it is peaceful, and it will not be too late to become an official."

In the end, he got to the Jingtang seat, and he has some vision.

At this moment, Cao Yong does not feel sorry for Ma Jun.Ma Jun was born in a noble family, a young Jinshi, entered the official career, and has seen too much filth. It is also a good thing to be able to calm down and cultivate one's morality.

Seeing Ma Jun like this, Yongqing couldn't help but clenched his fists when he thought of Cao Yong who was demoted, and said in a muffled voice: "What kind of world is this? Furuo is honest and capable, but he ended up being demoted; But he had to resign."

"It's time to rest." Cao Yong raised his wine glass and said to Ma Jun: "Brother Tiancheng, you have read books for these years, and you have the idea of ​​helping the world, but now it's just a moment of chaos. No matter what, don't forget what you want What do you want. I believe that one day, Brother Tiancheng will be useful. Come, little brother, toast Brother Tiancheng!"

Ma Jun held the wine glass, looked at Cao Yong, showing a bit of shame, and said: "I'm really ashamed. Uncle said earlier that I have the sourness of a literati, and I like to be horny when I encounter problems. Let me learn from Fu Ruo's open-mindedness. Compared with Fu Ruo The setbacks I encountered, on my side, are a bit groaning. Speaking of it, I still lack self-cultivation, and I can't be as calm as Fu Ruo."

Where is open-mindedness, where is honor and disgrace?
It's just that Cao Yong lived a lifetime longer, so he can see more clearly.Human beings exist in the world, who can do whatever they want.Even if you don't want to do something, sometimes you have to do it for the sake of responsibility and the people around you...

In a blink of an eye, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Cao Yong went out of the city to see Ma Jun off, and when he returned to the mansion, the official's will came down.

In the Ministry of Household Affairs, he is a fourth-rank official in Beijing.

As one of the six divisions in charge of the administration of household affairs, together with the thirteen inspectors and censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they are collectively called "Ke Dao" and are speech officials.The difference is that the former is directly responsible to the emperor, while the latter is responsible to the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Although the grade of the six subjects is not high, it is the fourth grade, but it is directly under the emperor.The errands entrusted by the emperor to the household department are supervised by the household department and canceled every five days.Even the ministers and ministers, as long as they are incapable of doing things, they can directly report to the emperor.

In addition to this, the Sixth Division is the only judge in the capital who is qualified to participate in the imperial meeting with the officials in the same court, and has the right to recommend officials and impeach and try criminal officials.Even, there is the right to seal and return the imperial edict.

Even if it is an imperial decree, as long as there is something inappropriate in the six subjects, it can be sealed and not executed.

Although he does not have the reputation of a cabinet bachelor, the six subjects are the real ministers of the emperor.There is no name of prime minister, but he does the work of prime minister.In private, the Sixth Division is also known as the "Deputy Prime Minister".

Most of the officials who were promoted to this position were courtiers who were highly valued and trusted by the emperor, and their prospects were boundless.

Although he was still tricked by the emperor and had to go to the household department to work as an ox and a horse, but this position in the matter can be regarded as in line with Cao Yong's wishes.

It's funny to say that he has been an official for less than ten years. He has been transferred from a military officer to a civilian officer, from a Beijing official to a foreign official, from a foreign minister to an internal minister, and now he is transferred to the position of speech officer.

Let's say he was lucky, it took him eight years to go from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.If he worked by the emperor's side, he would be able to get a first-class guard in eight years.

If he is not lucky, it seems that he has been promoted and promoted.

Whether you are satisfied or dissatisfied, the matter of handing over the booklet to thank you cannot be avoided.

Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Cao Yong met Kangxi for the first time after Sheng Jia returned to Beijing. Although there was a feast in the palace on New Year's Eve, Cao Yong was convicted and demoted, but he was not qualified to go.Even though he still had the title of bodyguard, the bodyguard did not notify him to attend the banquet.

Cao Yong was happy to be reunited with his family, but Kangxi obviously didn't think so.

He looked at Cao Yong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I demoted your official, do you have any resentment?"

"I don't dare, it's because I'm not doing my job well enough to let the emperor down." Seeing Kangxi's distorted speech, Cao Yong couldn't help but want to greet Kangxi's elders, but he still replied honestly and respectfully.

"I want to protect you well." Kangxi's next sentence was full of sincerity: "It's a blessing for a young man to show his position."

These, Cao Yong knew.

But he has always been a "simple and honest" person, so there is no need to be so smart.Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to afford to throw away the hat of "guessing the Sacred Heart".

He glanced at Kangxi with a sense of gratitude and a sense of "confusion".

Kangxi's heart warmed when he saw him, and his face became more loving. He opened his mouth and wanted to tell him carefully, but he couldn't let go of the emperor's airs, so he coughed and said, "If there is anything unclear, go back and ask carefully." Ask your father, in the future, I will work hard in the household department, and I will not lose you..."

That's what I said, but the life-seeking urging for money is also unbearable...

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I took medicine for a cold, my temples hurt, and I was groggy. I wanted to ask for leave, but thinking that everyone would wait to see Xiao Cao's official position, I persisted.For the sake of Xiaojiu's diligence, everyone should support the monthly pass, okay? . .

(End of this chapter)