What is the disaster of innocence, what Cao Hao encountered in front of him is the "disaster of innocence".

Suzhou weaved a batch of satin that Li Xu paid tribute to, and found that there was uneven dyeing. It stands to reason that several weavers in Jiangnan, including Cao Yin's successor Jiangning Weaving, are all old men called by the imperial court, and this tribute is not so particular about storage.

This time, it's a surprise.

One of the directors of the Guangchu Division actually checked the tribute of the Suzhou Weaving Mansion. Look at the uneven dyeing, and make people pass through the water, and find that the color has faded.

The matter was reported to Cao Hao, although Cao Hao felt that something was wrong, he didn't want to hide it for the Li family. The whole of the Internal Affairs Office is a slave of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor's ears and eyes are definitely more sensitive than Cao Hao.

He wrote an excerpt on the matter and reported it to the emperor.

After returning to Changchun Garden on the 23rd day of the holy month, the queen mother returned to the palace on the 25th day of the month.

After this small year, the six departments and Jiuqing Yamen were "sealed", but the Internal Affairs Office had to serve the nobles in the palace, and there were many errands to be busy in the New Year.

Li Xu's "crime" is not big, but it is not small, and then he inspected a few places in the previous warehouse, and there were times when it was not neat.

Kangxi was "furious" and had to be reprimanded. However, Cao Hao, who "sold his uncle for glory", did not get any benefits, and was also deducted by Kangxi for the crime of "negligence" and was demoted to the second level.

Cao Hao, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, can be regarded as the first.

Those who were rumored to be "promoted" before were all dumbfounded when they heard the rumors, and some people were even wondering, is it true that the father and son of the Cao family have really lost their sacred heart?

originally thought that Cao Yin's resignation was to make room for his son, but he didn't expect Cao Hao to descend instead of rising.

Those who gave heavy gifts to the Cao family in order to tie up with the Cao family all regretted it.

Among his colleagues, Yi Duli was enthusiastic, and when he got the news, he ran to Caofu to comfort him. If he wanted Cao Hao to promote him before, he kept his mouth shut, and in and out of his words, he was standing in Cao Hao's position and was unhappy for Cao Hao.

The situation was a little delicate, and the emperor allowed Cao Yin's resignation, "reprimanded" Li Xu, and demoted Cao Hao. There have been rumors that the emperor intends to change the candidates for Suzhou weaving and Hangzhou weaving.

Cao, Li, and Sun are all prosperous, and one is lost.

The father and son of the Cao family have been in the limelight for all these years, and Cao Hao is a young man in a high position, I don't know how many people are red-eyed. This time, there were a lot of unpleasant words.

The Cao family's son is the princess, Cao Hao or Heshuo's forehead, and they have no time to pay attention to it.

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

There have been many people who slandered Cao Hao, saying that he could not steal chickens and rice, and "sold his uncle for glory", but he couldn't pick it cleanly.

Cao Hao's side was really relieved.

After all, he had been prepared before, so he could accept the demotion calmly. To be honest, he still faintly felt fortunate in his heart.

What is Killing? If Kangxi wanted to be a household servant for the sake of the lack of the treasury, it would be "killing".

The twenty-three-year-old squire, not to mention the first shot of the gun, can he sit firmly in this position, how can this make the successor son of heaven grateful?

Is it a four-product product? In addition to Honglu Siqing, the other officials in Beijing are all deputies, and among the foreign officials, there are Shuntianfu Cheng, Fengtianfu Cheng, and provincial patrol Taoists.

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

For the new official position, Cao Yin's father and son also have a number in their hearts.

Cao Yin's side, with Kangxi Junchen for more than 50 years, knows each other very well. For his son's innocent debasement, he not only did not complain, but also felt a little more grateful.

Cao Hao didn't have any ideas, he was already a little content if he didn't make himself a target.

It's finally a false alarm, if he is really pushed to the position of the head of the household, he is really a little worried...... * The sound of firecrackers says goodbye to the old year, the new year.

Regarding the demotion of officials, Cao Hao did not hide it from Chu Yu. Chu Yu was still afraid of her husband's depression at first, thinking about how to comfort her. Seeing that Cao Hao didn't take it to heart, but instead muttered "Sai Weng lost his horse and knew whether it was a blessing", she hid all her worries, and just changed her ways to coax her husband to be happy.

Although Cao Yin's father and son had the intention to hide the news of Cao Hao's demotion from the Li family, they couldn't control the New Year, and their relatives came and went frequently, and they had no intention of talking about it, and the Li family also knew it.

Knowing the son Mo Ruomu.

Those words of "selling his uncle for glory", Li did not believe a word. For a woman, her husband is heaven and her children are all she has. The mother's brother, but he had to stay behind, thinking that his son was working an errand, Li couldn't help but complain to her husband in private. Is the eldest brother old and confused, otherwise why would he even neglect the royal errand? If it weren't for the burden from that side, his son would not have been demoted. As for writing excerpts to the emperor, it is doing things in his position, where is there anything wrong?

Although she was worried, she was afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would be sad, but she would not show it in front of others. For this reason, what the little ones in the house should do and what they do are all with the joy of the New Year.

In the first month, there are a lot fewer people who come to Cao's house to socialize. The new friends who had been brought together by the flames were also gone. Cao Yin's father and son are happy to be quiet, it is time to pay New Year's greetings, and it is time to visit friends.

Yongqing and Ma Jun are both young friends of Cao Hao, and they are not so utilitarian, but they still communicate as usual.

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

It was only at this time that Cao Hao and Yongqing learned the news that Ma Jun was leaving Beijing and returning to his hometown.

Ma Jun's uncle has retired from the position of squire and squire. His father has been sick for many years, and the doctor said that he is afraid that it will only be a year and a half.

Ma Jun's uncle, father and brother, both left home at a young age, and they have been running around for half their lives, and now they have the idea of returning to their roots and want to return to their hometown Taizhou.

There is only one son in the two rooms, Ma Jun, and Ma Jun does not want to stay away from his relatives, so he resigns, and after fifteen, he will return to his hometown with his relatives.

Regarding Ma Jun's decision, Cao Hao and Yongqing were both very surprised.

Although Ma Jun's uncle and father are both Zhishi, the two wives he married are both young ladies from official eunuchs. Although he can't be said to be a high-ranking eunuch, he is also an official eunuch, and he can also help him in his career.

"Brother Tiancheng?" Cao Hao looked at Ma Jun, not knowing why he made this decision.

You must know that among all his friends, Ma Junke made a choice, "If you are not a good doctor, you will be a good person." In addition, he is from a professional background, is diligent as an official, and has a good official reputation, even if his uncle is a scholar, it will not affect his future too much.

Yongqing couldn't help frowning, and said, "Okay, why do you think of resigning?" Even if it was for the sake of filial piety to his parents, he would have told me and Fu Ruo that he would have concealed it. Sixteen is now fourteen. ”

"Brother Shanyu, Fu Ruo, in the final analysis, I am still cowardly, here I will punish myself with a cup and make amends to the two of you." Ma Jun picked up the wine glass, tilted his head and took a sip.

"It's true that I deliberately concealed it from the two, because I really don't believe in myself, and I'm afraid that if the two persuade each other, I won't be willing to wear this top." Ma Jun put down his wine glass and said with a somewhat wry smile.

"Even if you are reluctant, why do you resign?" Cao Hao's heart was also a little angry, seeing Ma Jun's lost soul, thinking of his high-minded appearance when he was young, he couldn't blame it.

Ma Jun took off his hat, turned his head sideways, pointed to his hair, and said to Cao Hao and Yongqing: "Fu Ruo, Shanyu, look at how much my hair is white." Less than two years after entering Beijing, he didn't do anything serious, he was working hard and dealing with people. ”

Seeing this, Cao Hao and Yongqing couldn't help but be startled.

Half white, the ends of the hair were dyed black, and only under the hat could be seen.

"Sixth Division, so difficult?" Yongqing couldn't help but asked, and asked Cao Hao.

"Why?" Cao Hao looked at Ma Jun, and he was already quite self-blaming in his heart. Because he thought that he had a family background, and he was not a newcomer, Cao Hao didn't worry about this friend.

Ma Jun laughed at himself: "Xu is reading too much, reading stupid!" I want to do something practical and show my ability; I also want to be left and right, and please up and down. But it is to do more and make more mistakes, and do less to make fewer mistakes. The more you try to make an arc, the more difficult it becomes. Toss and toss, and nothing comes of it. ”

"Even if you don't want to be a Beijing official, you shouldn't break off your career, and it's not difficult to find a release." Yongqing still disapproves of Ma Jun's sloppiness.

Ma Jun smiled bitterly: "Shanyu, hasn't the little brother ever been a foreign officer?" The younger brother can see clearly, these years, even if he has a clear conscience, he can't do anything, what does this official still mean? ”

"Ling Zun, Ling Bo agreed?" Cao Hao saw that his attitude had been decisive, and asked.

"Hmm." Ma Jun nodded and said, "Uncle's will, it's okay to leave." Now the capital is not peaceful, avoid these few years, wait until it is too peaceful, and it is not too late to come out again. ”

In the end, it is to get to the Jingtang position, some vision.

At this moment, Cao Hao doesn't feel sorry for Ma Jun. Ma Jun was born in a noble family, a young jinshi, entered the official career, and saw too much filth, it is also a good thing to be able to calm down and cultivate his surname.

Seeing Ma Jun like this, Yongqing thought about Cao Hao, who was demoted, and couldn't help but clench his fists and said in a muffled voice: "What kind of world is this?" If Fu is honest and capable, he ended up being a degraded official; Tiancheng was diligent and erranded, but he had to give up his official position. ”

"Take a break." Cao Hao raised his wine glass and said to Ma Jun: "Brother Tiancheng, you have read all these years of books and saved the idea of helping the world, but now it is just a moment of chaos. Either way, don't forget what exactly you want. I believe that there will always be a place for Brother Tiancheng. Come, little brother respects heaven and becomes a brother! ”

Ma Jun held the wine glass, looked at Cao Hao, showed a little shame, and said: "I'm really ashamed, my uncle said a long time ago that I take the sour rot of the literati and love to drill the horns of the bull when I encounter problems, let me learn Fu Ruo's open-mindedness." Compared to Fu Ruo's setbacks, my side is a little innocent and moaning. Speaking of which, I still lack self-cultivation and can't be as honorable and disgraced as Fu Ruo. ”

Where is open-mindedness, where is what honor and disgrace are not shocked?

It's just that Cao Hao has lived a lifetime and can see more clearly. People 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 for the people around you...... In a blink of an eye, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Cao Hao went out of the city to see off Ma Jun and returned to the mansion, and the will of this official came down.

In the household department, he is a four-pin Beijing official.

In the household department, as one of the six departments in charge of the court, together with the thirteen inspectors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they are collectively called "Kedao" and are the officials. The difference is that the former is directly responsible to the emperor, while the latter is responsible to the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate.

Although the grade of the six branches is not high, it is the fourth grade, but it is directly under the Son of Heaven. The errands handed over by the emperor to the household department are supervised by the household department and written off every five days. Even if it is a scholar or a squire, as long as there is a person who is ineffective, he can directly report to the emperor during the matter.

In addition to this, the six branches are the only officials in the capital who are qualified to participate in the imperial council with the officials in the same court, and have the right to recommend officials, impeach, and try criminal officials. There is even the right to seal and return the emperor's edict.

Even if it is a holy decree, as long as there is something inappropriate in the matter given by the six branches, it can be sealed and not executed.

Although there is no such thing as a cabinet bachelor, he is the real assistant minister of the Son of Heaven in the six subjects. does not have the name of the prime minister, but does the things of the prime minister. In private, the six departments are also called "deputy ministers".

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

Although he was still calculated by the emperor and had to go to the household department to be a cow and a horse, this position in the matter can be regarded as in line with Cao Hao's wishes.

It's also funny to say, he has been in office for less than ten years, from military attache to civilian official, from Beijing official to foreign official, and from foreign minister to internal minister, and now he has been transferred to the position of speech official.

Let's say that he is lucky, it took eight years of hard work to go from the fifth grade to the fourth grade. If you are an errand by the emperor's side, after eight years of hard work, a first-class guard can also be obtained.

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

Whether it is satisfaction or dissatisfaction, this matter of handing over gratitude cannot be saved.

Changchun Garden, Qingxi Book House.

Cao Hao saw Kangxi for the first time after returning to Beijing in the holy drive, and although there was a feast in the palace on Chinese New Year's Eve, Cao Hao was condemned and demoted, but he was not qualified to go. Even though he still had the rank of guard, the guard office did not inform him to go to the banquet.

Cao Hao is happy to be reunited with his family, but Kangxi obviously doesn't see it that way.

He looked at Cao Hao, who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I have demoted your official, can you be resentful?" ”

"The minister didn't dare, it was the minister's incompetence that disappointed the emperor." Cao Hao saw Kangxi's tiredness, and he couldn't help but want to greet Kangxi's elders in his heart, but he still replied honestly and respectfully.

"I want to protect you." Kangxi's next sentence was a bit sincere: "The young man is in the position, which is not a blessing." ”

Cao Hao knows these in his heart.

But he has always been a "honest" person, so there is no need to be so smart. Otherwise, he would not be able to eat and leave with a hat of "speculating on the Sacred Heart".

He glanced at Kangxi with a little gratitude and a little "confused".

Kangxi was warmed by him, his face became more and more loving, he opened his mouth and just wanted to tell him well, but he couldn't let go of the emperor's shelf, "coughed", and said: "What is not clear, go back and ask your father well, and in the future, I will work hard in the household department, and I will not lose your ......"

said so, but the money-chasing like chase was unbearable......

(To be continued)