Chapter 156: Overture
"How can my brother's eggs be compared to those in the palace, they are golden and expensive eggs under the golden rooster." Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said.
He had already asked the eunuch in charge why eggs were so expensive, but the eunuch in charge replied as a matter of course, the one used in the palace was naturally the best, and the best was naturally worth the price, and he looked at Brother Jiu with some dissatisfaction.
Although Brother Jiu didn't know how much an egg should cost, he knew 100% that it would be less than ten taels of silver, the silver in the inner library, and the blood and sweat of the people in the world.
"What do you want? Do you dare to touch the intertwined? Even Huang Ama may not really touch it. So ten taels is ten taels, anyway, because it's expensive, even the underage brothers in our palace can't eat more, it's good. The fourth elder brother said casually.
"Fourth brother!" The ninth elder brother didn't make a sound, but Hajlan screamed, how could this be what the fourth elder brother said? How could Yongzheng, who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes, say such a thing.
"Otherwise, why do you think the ninth brother doesn't let people serve on the side? He himself knows that this matter can't be broken, just this system, challenging the system, even if it succeeds, he will be gone, there is no point. The fourth elder brother stared at Hajran's eyes and said word by word.
Brother Jiu took a sip of wine and smiled coldly, he understood that the fourth brother would say this when he was his own, and the fourth brother who was indifferent in appearance would treat him as a brother. For another person, I am afraid that he will pretend to be very surprised, and then say that he has neglected to supervise, and then, others will take the lead, and after his palace, he will write a plea by himself, saying that he has neglected to supervise, and there will be nothing. Even if Emperor Ama wanted to find something to make up, he couldn't take his turn. By the way, I solved the prince and such a stunned young man, killing birds with one stone.
"Fourth brother, thank you!" Brother Nine sighed softly.
"It's not that you can't think of it, but let me make sure." The fourth elder brother didn't appreciate it very much, smiled a little, and said: "Huang Ama may not know, but there are some things, he doesn't want to care, doesn't he often say that the water is clear and there are no fish?" Everyone has their own rules of survival. ”
"It's a little more expensive!" Brother Nine was silent for a while, and then sighed.5./books/41/41433/
Lord, go slowly.
Hajlan stopped talking, she understood the meaning of the fourth elder brother, how much is an egg, is it possible that Concubine De, who was born in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, does not know? It's just that she understands the twists and turns in it too well, so she dodges it, and of course the fourth elder brother also dodges helplessly. The egg is small, but it involves thousands of people in the entire palace. At that time, when she told herself about the things in the court, what did Mama Wu Ya say? The palace is not only for the masters, but also for the minions. If it weren't for these people, I am afraid that the Holy Decree would not be able to be transmitted. So now it can be said that this silver is a lubricant, so that the emperor and the concubines can mix comfortably.
"Lan'er, I heard you say that there is a rule every month in the house, and most of them are in charge of this matter, so you don't ask the unit price, what does this mean?" Brother Jiu waved his hand, now he didn't think about it so much, his mind was full of silver flying.
"Oh, the people in charge of the house have their own strengths, so they were assigned jobs, and Wang's mother is in charge of the kitchen, and a certain amount is calculated according to the number of people in the family every month, and the money is allocated to her on the surface, as long as she is not mean to the people, the rest is hers." Hajran said.
"Lao Jiu, don't think about it, if you save money, no one will thank you." The fourth elder brother was a little helpless.
"Fourth brother, I'm not trying to save money now, but I can't swallow this breath." Brother Nine slapped the table.
"Could it be that you are going to be the enemy of the entire Internal Affairs Office? Even if you're not afraid, but think about it, the Internal Affairs Office is not only in charge of the palace, but most of your family members are also born here, and it really touches the interests of their families, do you think you will have a better life in the future? The fourth elder brother said calmly.
"Master, listen to the fourth brother. He has always not rubbed sand in his eyes, he endured it, but it really didn't work, and said to Huang Ama, can't we do it if we don't do it? Hajilan was also panicked in her heart, but looking at the appearance of the fourth elder brother, she decided to believe in the choice of this historical Yongzheng master.
"Fourth brother, I'm not afraid! I don't want that big position anyway, I'll just fight and watch. What you have is silver, and I'm not afraid of those unfaithful and unfilial guys who will block you. The ninth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother fixedly, arrogant.
Hajlan smiled, this is actually the Ninth Elder Brother, this is the Ninth Elder Brother, this is the Ninth Elder Brother, this should be the Ninth Elder Brother.
The fourth elder brother looked at him for a long time and knocked lightly on the table. Hajlan knew that this one was thinking and calculating, and the ninth elder brother would not trouble him anymore, and silently waited for the fourth elder brother's final reply. After all, the fourth elder brother has been in charge of the Internal Affairs Office for a while, and Concubine De is also familiar with the things inside, so naturally he can think of a perfect solution.
"The idea of the ninth brother and sister just now is very good, you just want to change the practice, the previous things have not been mentioned, the accounts are all destroyed, and the newcomer has a new atmosphere." After a while, the fourth elder brother ate an egg roll and said lightly.
"You're still not going to let me offend anyone?" Brother Nine was stunned for a moment, Brother Nine said it simply, but he also understood Brother Four's thoughts, all the previous things have been revealed, and there is no need to mention it again, Brother Nine is not to fight corruption, but to improve efficiency.
"How can you not be offended, I just want you to offend a little less, you are not afraid, do you want to think about Concubine Yiniang?" The fourth elder brother gave him a blank look.
"Rest assured, from today onwards, the fourth and ninth masters will return to the bridge and the road, and the well water will not interfere with the river water." Nine looked up at Fang Liang, let out a long sigh, and nodded with a wry smile.
The fourth elder brother understood that the ninth elder brother wanted to dissociate himself from him, so as to save him from causing trouble in the future, smiled, did not speak, and exhaled softly, the weather was cold, but Beijing City was so stuffy that it seemed to press a stone on people's hearts.
Ten days later, the ninth elder brother entered the palace again, and talked with Kangxi secretly in the imperial study for a long time, no one knew what they talked about, and even Li Dequan was sent far away.
At the end of October, Kangxi patrolled the outside again, the ninth elder brother stayed behind, and the rest of the adult elder brothers did not stay and took them all away.
Kangxi walked out of Beijing City on his front foot, and Brother Jiu called the Minister of the Interior, the deputy chief eunuch, the treasurer, the chief bookkeeper, the manager and others, and all knelt in the compound of the Internal Affairs Office. Several large boxes of account books, as well as the expenses of Brother Jiu's secret visits these days, and even who divided how much, all have details, and they are directly thrown on the ground, everyone can see. The timid ones fainted directly, and the bold terriers stiffened their necks, but the trembling arms couldn't hide their weakness at all.