The capital, the Yamen of the Prudent Criminal Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When the imperial court reported down, Dong Dianbang was surrounded by all kinds of "congratulations" voices. Although he was happy in his heart, he didn't dare to be too proud on his face.

The water of the Internal Affairs Office is deep, and it is the retainer of the Son of Heaven, there are a lot of icing on the cake, and there are many people waiting to fall into the well.

Dong Dianbang is a cautious priest, and he has a lot of complicated errands at hand.

There are many bibliographic accounts involved in this, Dong Dianbang sorted it out for a long time, and only finished a small half, when he saw a pen post coming in to reply, saying that it was Master He Yihe who came.

Dong Dianbang listened, and hurriedly straightened his collar and sleeves, and personally greeted him.

He Yi is not a person with a city government, his face is gloomy, and he does not have the slightest smile. Behind him are two pen stickers, each holding a lacquered wooden box in his hand.

Dong Dianbang sighed in his heart, his face was still respectful, and he gave a subordinate salute.

He Yi's expression was a little complicated, he nodded, which was regarded as a return gift, and said, "Presumably Lord Dong also knows the will, and this official is to send the key to the seal letter to Lord Dong." As he spoke, he turned around, pointed to the two wooden boxes in his hands, and said, "This is the seal key of the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and that is the seal key of the prime minister of Fengchenyuan, and I ask Lord Dong to take it." ”

Dong Dianbang bowed in response, stretched out his hand to invite He Yi into the hall for tea, and asked someone to collect the key to the seal letter sent to him.

He Yi saw that Dong Dianbang had given himself up to the upper seat, and he was accompanied by the prime minister, and his expression was much more relaxed.

After taking two sips of tea, he raised his head and said, "Master Dong, you and I have been colleagues for many years, and we can be considered compatible, but there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

He Yi listened to it and said busily: "If your lord has any teachings, please speak directly, and listen to them when you make up your mind." ”

He Yi nodded and said, "The sixteenth elder brother is checking the old accounts, and I don't know what kind of storm can be made." Although I have been dismissed, after all, I have been in office for many years, and when the time comes, I will not be able to pick it up. Master Dong is also an old man in the Internal Affairs Office, and he doesn't want to see the constant turmoil in the Internal Affairs Office. On the sixteenth elder brother's side, he also asked Master Dong to think of persuasion. "In the end, it's already a bit dull.

But after a moment, he seemed to have drained his strength, his face showed a little shame, and he bowed his head and walked away lightly.

Dong Dianbang sent He Yi to the door, watching his back go away, and he was also embarrassed in his heart.

In the big dye vat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who can be clean?

He Yi is a talented man among the Manchurians, and he does not want to make money like other officials. Rao is so, he has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years, and he can't say it clearly.

Now, the secretary of his Ministry of Industry and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have all been reformed, and even his son Yinsheng has been reformed. If any more charges are made, they should go to jail.

In addition to being disheartened, the rest also brought a little fear. In the officialdom, there is no shortage of people who climb high and step on low, and fall into the well.

If you see that there is no hope of his reinstatement, I don't know how many people will jump out and add a hat to him. If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out of the house at that time.

He Yi is still born in Manchuria, and he was born in Dong Dianbang, if he has the slightest handle to catch him, he doesn't know what the end will be.

Thinking of this, Dong Dianbang's heart was quite heavy.

has been on errand in the Internal Affairs Office for half his life, and most of his brothers and nephews are on errands in the Internal Affairs Office, if the sixteenth elder brother really investigates to the end, I am afraid that there are few people in this yamen who can be errands.

There will be a lot of trouble, and he, the head of the Internal Affairs Office who has just arrived, will become Nan Ke's dream.

Dong Dianbang couldn't help but caress his forehead, and when he returned to the yamen, he was in no mood to take care of other things.

Now, I have to think about giving Kangxi an excerpt. Kangxi's will in the palace newspaper only mentioned that Dong Dianbang should be the acting head of the Internal Affairs Office, and did not mention the matter of Fengchenyuan.

There are many affairs under the jurisdiction of Fengchen Garden, such as the repair of Jingshan, Sanhai, Nanyuan and other places, as well as the management and repair of Changchun Garden, Rehe Palace, Tangquan Palace and other places.

Therefore, Dong Dianbang calmed down, took the folded paper, and wrote down "Dong Dianbang, the acting head of the Internal Affairs Office, please hand over the key to the seal letter to whom", which reads as follows:

Slave Dong Dianbang plays:

For the sake of the request.

On the 19th of this month, he was ordered in the newspaper: Dong Dianbang, a servant, was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Admiration, admiration, admiration. He Yi sent a key to the seal of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a key to the seal of Fengchenyuan. In addition to undertaking the seal key of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the slave will be handed over to whoever the seal key of the Chenyuan is, please order. For this reason, I would like to play.

Putting down the pen, Dong Dianbang remembered the marriage with the Cao family that was made a few days ago, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief The marriage between the Dong and Cao families is really appropriate...... The most important thing in the world is the people who tend to be inflammatory.

Dong Dianbang has just taken over the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Dong family is about to step on the threshold.

Dong Dianbang has seven sons and grandchildren, and several of them have reached the age of saying goodbye. Even the granddaughter of the Dong family immediately became a sweetheart. The eldest granddaughter Su Xin, but she is rarely cared for.

Suxin's father was a little anxious, and he made a special trip to talk to his father. Even if you really want to tell the Cao family, it's not good to drag it out like this, whether you should take your daughter back to be married.

Dong Dianbang did not move like a mountain, and did not nod his head to ask his son to pick him up.

Although it is said that he promised his granddaughter to the second room of the Cao family, what he values is the relationship with the Cao family's family, and naturally hopes that the relationship between his granddaughter and the long house is as close as possible.

* "What, the girl of the Dong family said to Xiao Wu? Zhao Jiashi listened to his son Cao Song's words, was surprised, stood up, frowned, and said, "What is this called?" Isn't it already separated, why does your uncle still meddle in the matter of the second room? Xiao Wu's daughter-in-law naturally wants me to pick it personally, why do you go past me? ”

"Mother, before the uncle left, I mentioned it. Because the matter of the fourth child has not yet been decided, the son thought that he was not in a hurry, so he did not tell his mother. When I received a letter from my uncle yesterday, I realized that it was almost there. Cao Song replied: "Didn't my mother praise Miss Dong before, it can be seen that she is satisfied." ”

"The girl of the Dong family is a cow, as big as your daughter-in-law, five or six years older than the younger five, how can she be a match?" Zhao Jiashi raised his eyebrows and said: "Besides, her grandfather is the fifth grade, and her father is still in the sixth grade." Even if you find a family member among the guards, it is more decent than marrying their family. ”

"Mother, Dong Dianbang has been promoted to the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and he is at the same level as his brother, and he is a third-grade Jingtang." Cao Song said.

"The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" When Zhao Jiashi heard this, he was a little surprised, sat on the kang sideways, and said with a little suspicion: "When is this?" Didn't you say that the old man of the Dong family had a beard? Have you seen it, but it looks hard? ”

"I've seen it twice, it's very hard, I often hold two big walnuts in my hands, I like to raise wrens the most, and the old man is a person with a big heart." Cao Song replied with a smile.

Zhao Jia's heart was like grass growing, he couldn't sit still, and called loudly: "Hongmei, call someone to fetch hot water, I want to go out." ”

"Mother, this is to be ......" Cao Song was puzzled.

"I have to go to Xifu to see each other in person, otherwise I don't know the bottom of my heart. If there is something inappropriate, even if you tear your old face, you can't deal with this family business. Zhao Jia's words were vibrating.

When Cao Song heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Mother, since the uncle has already decided, let's prepare a small ceremony, what else is there to make a fuss?" ”

Zhao Jiashi glanced at Cao Song and said, "You are the head of the second room, do you have to listen to the arrangement of the long room in the future?" If it is proper, this family affair makes; If you look at it inappropriately, why should you wronged Xiao Wu? ”

"Didn't my mother praise Miss Dong? It's the uncle and aunt who like it again, and it's good to think about it. Cao Songgui advised.

"It's not the daughter-in-law of the long house, so your uncle and aunt naturally won't care. It's good to look at it, because it's an outsider, and we can't find anything wrong with others; If you want to be a daughter-in-law, you naturally have to look carefully before you can nod. "Where is the Zhaojia clan persuaded to listen, naturally he insists on going his own way.

Cao Song had to persuade again, a maid brought hot water, and Zhao Jia's wanted to change clothes, so he drove his son out.

Cao Song returned to the East Courtyard in a wistful manner, feeling a little depressed.

For this family business, he is not optimistic in his heart, not to mention the age difference, and the two surnames of Dong Suxin and Xiaowu are also very different, one is silent and steady, and the other is lively and frivolous.

Besides, it's still this time, I don't know, I think the Cao family is climbing the upstart Dong family.

Jinghui sat by the kang to do needlework, and when she saw her husband coming back, she got up to greet her and said, "Did you tell your wife?" Should Mrs. Answer or Not? ”

Cao Song sat down on the kang and said sullenly: "At first, I was unwilling, but I heard that Dong Dianbang was promoted to the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and his face was better." Now he is changing his clothes, saying that he has to look at each other in Xifu before he can decide. ”

Seeing that her husband was unhappy, Jinghui comforted: "Don't worry, Miss Dong is a person from the palace, and with that steady energy, even if ten wives go, they can't find anything wrong." This family business should be done. ”

Cao Song fell on the kang, stretched out his hand and calculated, and said: "Starting from the fourth and sixth days, the capital is more than 1,000 miles from Henan Mansion, and it takes more than half a month to walk. I've done the math, and I've walked most of the way now. Looking at the imperial court report, the vacancies to be filled after May will be led by the envoy of the Ministry of Rites to see His Majesty in Rehe. The fourth child didn't catch up, otherwise he would have been able to reunite after seeing the uncle and the eldest brother. ”

"The fourth uncle is not very old, but he is a stable person, so you don't have to worry too much. At present, if the family affair with the Dong family is really completed, there is one thing that the wife and the grandfather have to worry about. Jinghui said.

"Oh? What's the matter? Cao Song sat up and asked.

"Aren't the wife and the master here thinking, waiting for the fourth uncle to return to Beijing after his term of office, and then arranging a marriage for the fourth uncle? The fifth uncle is below the fourth uncle, so naturally there is no reason to cross the elder brother. In this way, do you have to make Miss Dong wait for three years? Jinghui said.

Cao Song hadn't thought about this question yet, he was a little ignorant, and said, "Then how can this be good?" Miss Dong is now an old girl, and if she waits for another three years, it will be more and more late. ”

"I've heard of someone marrying someone, but it's just a long way away, and I don't know if the family who says it's close to the girl when he gets it is reluctant to let the girl suffer." Jinghui said.

"You have to have someone to get married? It seems that I have to talk to my wife, and I have to pay attention to the family affairs of the fourth child. If you decide early, you can plan and plan well. Cao Song thought about these housework, and couldn't help but feel a headache, and said to Jinghui: "By the way, didn't you say that God protects his aunt's body these days, and has he invited a doctor?" ”

Jinghui hesitated for a moment and said, "I have already given my wife, but my wife stopped me and refused to let me ask, saying that Tian Xiang was pretending to be sick to catch demons." I have already asked Chun'er to send some tonic medicine over, and I have sent Chun'er to visit every two days. The disease is indeed sick, but fortunately, these two days have been cured, and it is almost the same for a few more days. ”

When Cao Song heard this, his brows furrowed, shook his head, and said, "Mrs. is really, if you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, the heavenly protection is still so small." Without his father and mother-in-law, and without his own mother to take care of him, how pitiful. If there is such a thing in the future, and you are not good at persuading your wife, just tell me, I will tell my wife. ”

Jinghui nodded in response, and while the husband and wife were talking, a little maid in the main room came over to pass the word, saying, "Second master, second grandmother, my wife has come back from Xifu, please ask the second master and the second grandmother to come over and talk." ”

"So fast?" Cao Song glanced at his wife, and the husband and wife got up and followed the little maid out to Zhaojia's house.

Zhao Jiashi was wearing a new cyan flag suit, sitting on the edge of the kang, his expression was a little gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law were coming, Zhao Jiashi nodded and asked them to sit down, and there was no anxiety on his face.

"Looks, sitting, lying and talking, I really don't have to choose." When Zhao Jiashi said this, he sighed and said, "Don't say that you are the little daughter-in-law of our family, even if you are the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, you also deserve it." ”

"That is the case, the wife should be happy, why is she still sighing?" Cao Song looked at Zhao Jia's unhappy appearance and asked puzzledly.

Zhao Jia's eyes were already red, he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, and said: "I think of the third child, if the third child could say such a daughter-in-law, it would not be impossible to think about it when I was young, let me, a white-haired person, send a black-haired person." In the end, I was already choked up.

Cao Song and Jinghui didn't feel good when they heard it, and they were busy persuading each other.

After persuading for a while, Zhao Jia's mood improved, and he instructed Jinghui to prepare the gift of Xiaoding...... * Xifu, Kwai Yuan.

Dong Suxin looked at Amethyst, her face had turned white, she endured her shyness, and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what do the words of the second wife mean by the 'family'?" ”

Amethyst's side, it was also because of the Zhao Jia family that he came over, so he knew some hidden secrets.

Seeing Su Xin like this, she was a little unbearable, and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's a good thing, my wife likes the girl the most, and she was reluctant to marry the girl, but now she has achieved her wish." ”

Dong Suxin's face was flushed, although he was shocked in his heart, but it was related to his life, and it was not easy to say it casually, so he had to lower his head, he was already in turmoil...... * Rehe, the palace yamen, the sixteenth elder brother was full of interest, and found the excerpt in April to come out, and gave Cao Hao a look at the cat on it. The Holy Decree has added grace, and those who pay for the grain, brown rice, money and grain, fishing and hunting belonging to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be touched with the grace of God.

Don't look at the others, just look at the money and food listed in detail above.

Comparing this list detailed to the number of meters (ten hes for one liter) and several bundles of grass, and comparing the number of cultivated fields in the Imperial Village of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will find that the gap between them is not half a star.

In the past few decades, with the division of the prince's government, many imperial villages have been given, but the total number of imperial villages on the book is still increasing, which is the reason for the cultivation of fields.

Then, although the amount of land is large, the silver money and livestock tribute that need to be paid for each village are still customized decades ago.

However, these items in the treasury of the Internal Affairs Office are often not enough for the palace expenses, and the difference must be handed over to the various yamen of the Internal Affairs Office for purchase. In this way, it is a large amount of money to be spent.

Most of the things they bought were obtained from this unfounded imperial estate.

In order to make more, the difference increases year by year. On the side of the Huangzhuang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, due to various excuses, the money, grain and tribute handed over to the treasury became less and less.

This is a business without capital, and I can't complain that the Internal Affairs Office spends millions of taels of silver a year, and most of them fall into the pockets of these people.

"Don't talk about the previous things, whether to investigate or not depends on the meaning of Huang Ama. Is this after that? If we can come up with a way, formulate good rules, and plug this loophole, at the end of the year, the amount of silver that will be throttled is millions of taels. The sixteenth elder brother smiled a little happily, raised his eyebrows, and said, "This is the real thing, it makes those people feel painful." ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head and said, "This is a good idea." It's just that there are countless Huangzhuang outside Shanhaiguan, Gubeikou, Neikou, Zhili and other places, and it is also a project to check and verify. ”

"The project is the project, and the two of us are idle." When the sixteenth elder brother said this, his face was a little more solemn, he looked at Cao Hao and said: "Cao Hao, where is the root of the disease in the imperial court, I won't say this, you also know." The corruption of the rulers is really worrisome. If you and I rely on the strength of the two of us to restore clarity in the internal affairs office, maybe it can bring a clear stream of clarity to the Qing officialdom. ”

Cao Hao was quite surprised, looked at the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Didn't the sixteenth master say that this can't be touched?" How to be diligent? ”

"The prince's hat didn't fall from the sky...... "The sixteenth elder brother smiled bitterly: "I can't pretend to be a young child all day long, and I think all day long about teasing the boring son in front of the emperor." If I have the same power as the third brother and the fourth brother, those villains will not dare to fight the idea of the fifteenth brother at will. Besides, I have been in front of Huang Ama, and I am afraid that my brothers are also jealous of me in their hearts, so they will stir up trouble and make me a lonely family, and they will not be afraid of me. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Hao and said, "I know that you don't like trouble, if you are not happy, I will think of a way to let Huang Ama transfer you to the household department." The left and right emperor Ama is worried about you earning him money, in what yamen, and what does it have to do? ”

Not only does the sixteenth elder brother need to avoid suspicion, but even the Cao family should avoid suspicion.

The in-laws are old and complicated, and they are also not a small force. In addition, the fourth elder brother is disgusted with corrupt officials, so he should only show loyalty to the future emperor in advance.

Cao Hao thought in his heart, shook his head, and said, "The sixteenth master should not toss the lowly position, let's let the lowly position expire." Over the years, I haven't survived three years in terms of what is missing. knows, knows that it is the emperor's favor and promotion; I don't know, but I'm a restless person, so ambitious. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he couldn't help laughing, slapped Cao Hao's shoulder, and said, "When are you still caring about other people's words?" Why don't you know that you love this false name? ”

"The tongue can kill, Sixteenth Master." Cao Hao didn't have the slightest smile on his face, and said solemnly: "Even if some of them are groundless, when it comes to critical moments, they can turn into knives and hurt people." ”

Hearing his emotion, the sixteenth elder brother said, "Is this for He Yi's grievances?" You don't know the faces of the imperial historians, it's always been like this, why bother with them? ”

"It's not that it's angry, it's that I think it's ridiculous and pathetic, it's obviously an agency that supervises hundreds of officials, but it has become a mad dog biting people who obey their own orders. If you really eat and wait for death, listen to them a few times; It's really annoying that you're doing serious work, and you're always on guard not to be bitten by them. ”

"Who doesn't bother?" The sixteenth elder brother sighed and said, "It's impossible to be annoying, what does Yushi do?" It's just a tongue-in-cheek, and you can only bear the annoyance. ”

Even if he doesn't like He Yi, Cao Hao can't talk about disgust. Then, in the past few days, when he heard the various charges that Yu Shi had given to He Yi, even he, who had never bothered about other people's idle affairs, felt angry.

It is no longer a simple "falling into the well", it is already necessary to put it to death and then hurry up.

In the past few years since Cao Hao went to Beijing, there have been many people who have been dismissed and dismissed from their posts and officials, not one or two.

It was Mu Helun, the head of the household department who had just been reinstated, that is, a few years ago, he favored Kali in the case of Zhang Boxing and Kali, and was reprimanded by Kangxi, so he had no choice but to "beg for rest with old age and illness".

At that time, there were rumors that Mu Helun was bribed by Kali with a lot of money, so he reversed right and wrong in front of the emperor and put the fault on Zhang Boxing.

These words are not groundless, Mu Helun was promoted from the waiter of the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Household in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, and Cao Hao happened to be on an errand in the Ministry of Household at that time, and later I also heard some rumors that Mu Helun was greedy for money.

Corrupt officials have connections, but there are fewer who fall into the ground; is as plain and lonely as He Yi, which is more and more eye-catching.

The way of the world is like this, everyone is in the quagmire, and they can't see others high. Seize the opportunity, you have to pull it into the quagmire and roll twice, everyone looks dirty, and the heart is comfortable.

"Stay up, if you have enough qualifications in a few years, you will go to the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to mix in, train and train those imperial histories, and let them see what is the responsibility of the imperial history." The sixteenth elder brother patted Cao Hao's shoulder and said.

Cao Hao listened to it and said with a smile: "Forget it, thinking of those 'iron-clad' and 'fair' adults, I feel dizzy." Let them go high, hoping that they will be clean, or maybe when the retribution will come. ”

Yes, when the fourth elder brother ascends the throne, it doesn't matter if you are a royal historian or an official of the six ministries, as long as you are greedy for ink and don't pull one, no one will want to run.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao couldn't help but be a little excited, and actually looked forward to passing faster and arriving at Yongzheng Dynasty earlier.

If Kangxi wants to put down the dignity of "Renjun" and take action to rectify the rule of officials, it is a dream in vain.

* Rehe, the third elder brother Wang Garden, study.

The third elder brother put down the pen, and he was already unintentional to paint. He frowned, looked up and asked, "Okay, why did Huang Ama think of summoning him over?" None other than him? ”

Opposite him, wearing regular clothes and holding a folding fan in his hand, it was the fifteenth elder brother.

"I don't know, not only the third brother was surprised, but the younger brother is also puzzled...... "The fifteenth elder brother shook his head and replied.

The third elder brother stomped his feet vigorously and said, "Don't care about him for now, anyway, my side has already cleaned up, just wait for the rain to be finished and respectfully ask the imperial father to drive ......"

(To be continued)