Chapter 757
In the capital city, on the Shichahai Sea, Elder Fourteen's outer house welcomed several more distinguished guests today.

In addition to the thirteenth prince, the prince who rarely showed his face, there were also the tenth prince, the sixteenth prince, the seventeenth prince, and the master fourteenth prince. The five princes of the current dynasty gathered here.

The seventeenth elder brother suffered a serious illness and lost a lot of weight.However, he was very happy to see Elder Brother Thirteen. The two brothers got together and talked lively.

The tenth elder brother seemed to be here for the first time, seemed a little dissatisfied, snorted coldly, glanced at the fourteenth elder brother and said: "Fourteenth brother, you are not authentic, this is so close to the elder brother's house, you Don’t even say anything.”

"Isn't it intentional to hide it from Brother Ten? Isn't it for Wu's sake, so it's not easy to make public?" Elder Fourteen said with a smile.

"Nonsense, what's the big deal about raising a foreign house, it's the one Yaerjiang loves, and it's not as tight as the fourteenth brother." Brother Ten didn't care, and said carelessly: "Siblings are not jealous, Can you fill me in with a woman?"

Elder Fourteen smiled wryly, but said nothing.

The sixteenth elder brother was at the side, seeing the fourteenth elder brother's expression, he lowered his head to drink tea.Is this fourteenth brother being too well protected by the Concubine De, does he think that he is a saint of love, and he still has this "deep love and righteousness" appearance.

This Wu family couldn't get into the palace, not to mention that she was a Han woman, and she even became a lowly citizen.

Since he intends to seize the heir, and still has a smug plot under the eyes of the big guy, isn't this waiting for someone to clean up?

Not to mention others, but the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Yong, they thoroughly investigated the fourteenth elder brother, the foreign house.The Wu family is not only the daughter of a prisoner, but her father and grandfather were "princelings" in the early years, whom Kangxi hated the most.If someone really took advantage of this to tamper with, Brother Fourteen would feel bad too.

The fourteenth elder brother is proud of his spring breeze, maybe he didn't think of it here, or because he feels that he is the emperor's favorite prince, and no one dares to wipe his beard.

The sixteenth elder brother secretly laughed, fearing that even the tenth, thirteenth and seventeenth elder brothers would pay attention to Mrs. Wu.

Brother Seventeen is asking Brother Thirteen if there are any new foreign goods in his shop.Seeing that it was Elder Sixteen's birthday, he had been recuperating in the palace, and he hadn't prepared a birthday gift for Elder Sixteen yet.

The birthdays of Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong are less than half a month apart, so Brother Seventeen has to prepare two copies.

Brother Thirteen saw that he looked thin and pale, and sighed, "Why have you been sick for so long? You are only so old, think about everything, don't worry, your body belongs to you, the most important thing."

Elder Seventeen heard the words, raised his head, glanced at the silver thread on Elder Thirteen's head, pulled the corner of his mouth, and said, "What can I worry about? It's just a disease of riches and honor, and I'm tossing around. If I was born in the poor At home, I can’t even drink the batter, and I’m afraid I’m going to be alive and kicking. Bearing this surname, what else can I do besides have children? Someone like my younger brother is a useless person in the eyes of outsiders.” At the end, he brought a few Very self-deprecating.

Although the thirteenth elder brother doesn't care, he is not blind and deaf, and he has heard some news from the palace.Elder Seventeen has been married for many years, without a son or a daughter, and the concubines in charge of the harem have been stuffing people into Elder Seventeen's house in recent years.I heard that there are a few beautiful girls who left a sign, and they are still kept by the seventeenth elder brother. It is only because they are still in the filial piety that they have not mentioned marriage.

This is related to the heirs, and it is the top priority. The thirteenth elder brother couldn't say anything, so he patted the seventeenth elder brother on the shoulder and said: "You are only so old, so you are only worried about this? When your younger siblings are out of the filial piety period, find a good imperial doctor." Give it conditioning and conditioning, and it will come naturally."

"Brother Xie Shisan Jiyan, whether there are children or not, the younger brother doesn't want to force it, but he is worried about Fujin. She is soft-hearted and doesn't get close to her natal brother. If there are no children by her side, what will she do in the future?" Suddenly, there was a bit of sadness.

The thirteenth elder brother hadn't spoken yet, the fourteenth elder brother was listening, and couldn't help it anymore, he frowned and said, "It's just an illness, why did the seventeenth brother come to this? I saw you as an open-minded person in the early years, and the older you get, the more There is no future."

"Mynah is just sick for a while." Elder Seventeen said lightly.

In a word, brother Fourteen was so blocked that he had nothing to say.

The sixteenth elder brother is a little strange. My seventeenth brother is not reckless. Could it be that he was born with a disease and has a big temper.

Elder Seventeen had already stood up, cupped his fists at everyone, and said, "My brother is not feeling well, brothers, please sit down slowly, and brother should stay with you." After speaking, he turned around and left the yard without waiting for everyone to reply.

Brother Fourteen didn't expect him to come out like this, and he was very angry.

The thirteenth elder brother has already stood up, and said to the fourteenth elder brother: "The fourteenth brother will talk to the tenth brother and the sixteenth brother first, I am worried about the little seventeenth, follow over to have a look."

When the fourteenth elder brother thought about his words and wanted to speak out to persuade him to stay, the thirteenth elder brother had already left the house and chased the seventeenth elder brother.

Before the banquet started, two of them left, and one of them was today's host and guest.The fourteenth elder brother just felt disappointed and regretted in his heart that he shouldn't have invited the seventeenth elder brother out.

Originally, I was thinking that Elder Seventeen, like Elder Sixteen, was on good terms with Elder Thirteen, and if they were all gathered together, then his strength would not be what it used to be...

Shicha seaside, the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother rode side by side, both of them had smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, Brother Seventeen, for playing such a show with me." Brother Thirteen laughed.

"It's a little effort, why is Thirteenth Brother being polite to my younger brother?" Seventeenth Brother was a little puzzled, and asked: "Looking at Fourteenth Brother's strength, even if he escapes today, there is no guarantee that there will be no next time. Thirteenth Brother can't grow old Hide, you have to think of a way."

"I went out of the gate, just wanting to live a more relaxed life, not to play with him. It's just that I don't want to offend him now, or else he has other thoughts, which will make Defei empress feel more worried." Ten The third elder brother said: "Push it twice first to see, after a long time, he will not use his strength on me when he sees that I am not being used very much."

Elder Seventeen hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Brother Thirteen, it's a peaceful life, but why do you come out? It's true that the waters are muddy right now, but you can't take advantage of it. If my younger brother can open the mansion, he would rather close it." Get up and live a comfortable life, and don't want to intrigue all day long."

Brother Thirteen let out a long breath, and replied in a low voice, "Brother didn't think about taking advantage, but he was afraid that the water would not be muddy enough. You and my brother, in this position, what do you wish for? Is the person in that position someone who is affectionate and treats his siblings well?"

Elder Seventeen was shocked when he heard this.

It seems that the thirteenth elder brother is determined to enter the troubled waters of Duoyi again...

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Go out early and return late every day, and come here for a few days in a blink of an eye.

Cao Yong waited alone and finally arrived in Kaifeng.Kaifeng is the residence of the governor of Henan Province. The current governor of Henan is Zhang Shengzuo, who was promoted from the post of chief minister in Anhui a few years ago.

Zhang Shengzuo's resume, before coming to Henan, Jiang Jian had already prepared for Cao Yong.He came from a family of great Confucianists, but he did not take the imperial examination for official career, but entered the officialdom with kindness.

In his early years, his official voice was not obvious. Later, when he was in Daotai in Guangxi, he almost lost his official position because he offended the prince's servant who had left Beijing.In the 49th year of Kangxi, he was promoted from Daotai to the inspector of Jiangxi; in the 51st year of Kangxi, he was promoted to the governor of Anhui.I heard that this person has a good official voice, but he is different from Zhang Boxing's honesty.

This time, he was promoted to the governor of Henan Province by Jiuqing Baozuo. From this, it can be seen that he is a tactful person.

Now, it is only said that fugitives coerced good citizens and caused civil unrest.In fact, the truth is much more serious.Not three or five bandits, but tens of thousands of people in several counties gathered to revolt, besieged the Yamen, and hijacked the county magistrate, which is no different from a rebellion.

Since the "Third Prince Zhu Case" was over, there has been no "rebellion" heard of it for decades, and it is spread in Henan.

In the past month, Zhang Shengzuo's hair has turned gray.

The northwest is not peaceful, and Henan Prefecture, as the hinterland of the Central Plains, if it really becomes noisy, it will be a big bustling scene.The imperial court could not afford to lose face, nor could it shoulder the responsibility itself.

He knows that he has been going smoothly for six or seven years, and his good luck is coming to an end.Now, I can only think about calming things down as soon as possible and keeping my head.
Now, for the past month or so, he did not dare to act rashly. He just blocked the news, and at the same time issued an order to ask the local state government to block the news and take strict precautions.Just waiting for news from the imperial court, whether to appease or suppress, depends on the imperial court's will.

In the past few years, Henan has either suffered from floods or droughts, and the people's livelihood has been very difficult.The Northwest is consuming money and food again. I don’t know that the local treasury has long been empty. This year, the money and food for next year will be collected in advance, and there is also the capital apportioned by the imperial court to raise horses. The burden is even heavier.

Zhang Shengzuo knew in his heart, but he was helpless, the sacred order must not be violated.

War needs money, and the northwestern provinces need appeasement, and money and food are still being reduced or exempted.Taxes in the south of the Yangtze River are already heavy, and the imperial court has to show "benevolence and righteousness", and every year, it has to show grace and reduce taxes in some counties and counties; Zhili is under the feet of the emperor, and it is impossible to increase taxes if it requires peace and stability.

As a result, whenever the imperial court was short of money, the tax increase fell on the provinces of Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi.

According to this addition, even if there is no chaos in Henan Province, there will be chaos in other places in three or two years.

After waiting for half a month like this, just waiting for an imperial envoy to "investigate the case", is this to appease or suppress?Zhang Shengzuo was also confused.

Cao Yong and Zhang Shengzuo have met for the first time.Although Zhang Shengzuo returned to Beijing to see his Majesty a few years ago, he did not stay in the capital for a long time. He only sent charcoal to the old mansion of the six ministers and his in-laws.Cao Yin was an old friend with him, so the Cao family also received a gift from him.

Zhang Shengzuo naturally has a channel for the news in the capital.To be a governor like him, far away from the economy, will leave a few confidantes in the capital to pay attention to current affairs of the court.

He has already heard about Cao Yong's name.

During the civil unrest in Henan, the prefect of Henan reported the time here, and made a special trip to mention that officials should not be hijacked to the bandit village. In addition to Gao Shiqing, the magistrate of Yongning County, there is also Cao Xiang, a subordinate official of the prefect of Henan.

The county magistrate of Yongning is also unlucky, and it is Zhang Yuhui, the magistrate of Yiyang County, who is extorting money and avoiding rebellion against the common people.In addition to collecting next year's taxes in advance, Zhang Yuhui also privately increased the fire consumption by [-]%.The people really had no way out, so they ran to the mountains to gather crowds to revolt.Because he was facing Yongnian County, he divided up the granary in the county and robbed the county magistrate and other officials.

There was a chaos here, and the people of two counties responded and besieged the county seat, and things broke out.

This Cao Xiang is noted later, the nephew of Cao Yin, the second-class uncle, and the cousin of Cao Yong, the son-in-law of Heshuo.Zhang Shengzuo saw it, and after thinking about it, he made a special trip to write a letter to Cao Yin.

Unexpectedly, the imperial envoy who came to handle the case was Cao Yong, Cao Yin's own son.

When Cao Yong introduced Cao Song to Zhang Shengzuo after speaking the official language and meeting in private, Zhang Shengzuo knew in his heart that the members of the Cao family thought more than outsiders.

Along the way, Cao Yong also wanted to understand.

The reason why Kangxi didn't make a direct decree is to appease and suppress, no matter how many people, as long as the word "anti" is mentioned, it is an offense against the scale of the dragon, how can they forgive?

A single spark can start a prairie fire. Facing hundreds of millions of Han Chinese, Kangxi, as the ruler of the Manchus, was unbreakable in his defense.

But for the sake of the reputation of a "benevolent monarch", he refused to issue an order to "suppress and kill".

At the reception banquet that night, Zhang Shengzuo couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Cao Yong: "Master Cao is an imperial envoy, what about the Sacred Heart, can you tell me something?"

When Cao Yong heard the words, he hurriedly said: "The lower officials are only ordered to thoroughly investigate the prison escape case of the Kang brothers. As for the others, they are related to local civil affairs. Naturally, Lord Futai is the leader."

Hearing this, Zhang Shengzuo felt bitter water pouring out of his mouth. ,

It seems that the imperial court has made up their minds to let themselves take this responsibility.Thinking of the news that he had received a few days ago, among the rioters, there were still members of the White Lotus Sect, and he felt relieved.

It seems that there is no choice but to wipe out this morning.

Cao Yong was at the side, seeing Zhang Shengzuo's decisive look, thought for a while, and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, it's just a corrupt official and a few mobs. Since the emperor ordered Mr. Futai to govern Henan, naturally he can trust him. "

It's not that Cao Yong is troublesome, but he is afraid that Zhang Shengzuo will jump over the wall in a hurry, and in order to shirk his responsibility, there will be a massacre.

For the sake of local peace, the leader cannot be spared, but coercing the people is not an unforgivable crime.Cao Yong can do, and only these.

Sure enough, after hearing Cao Yong's words, Zhang Shengzuo's face eased a lot.

That's right, the emperor and the court want to save face, so this matter can only be reduced to a minor one.In this way, even if someone took the blame and asked him to top the vat, the crime would be much lighter.

Thinking of these, Zhang Shengzuo only felt that he was in a desperate situation, and after looking at Cao Yong, he had a plan in his heart.

They only stopped in Kaifeng for one night, and the next day, Cao Yong set off again with everyone, and arrived in Luoyang two days later.

In the city of Luoyang, the security was heavily guarded, and there was an endless stream of soldiers on patrol.When Cao Yong saw it, he couldn't help shaking his head. How many troops would it take to take down such a huge ancient city with its solid walls?

According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, local officials have the rule of guarding the land, and those who violate it will be executed regardless of the reason.

It seems that Li Tingchen, the magistrate of Henan Province, is really a life-saving person.

Cao Yong's guess was right. Li Tingchen had trouble sleeping and eating these days, and would wake up from nightmares in the middle of the night, just because he was afraid of losing his head.

Hearing that the imperial envoy had arrived, he felt his scalp go numb, and hurriedly asked which adult it was.Hearing that Cao Yong was responsible for the matter from the Ministry of Household Affairs, his face immediately became lively, and he felt that "the mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright and another village"...

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