In the capital, the poverty of the Beijing officials is well-known, and the wealth of the officials is also famous.

Xu officials, all the officials in charge of the case in the public family, each of them governs the affairs of their departments, commonly known as the secretary's office, and is also known as the secretary. The "officials" here are different from the "officials" among officials. The official is the person in charge of the grade, and the official is only the person in charge below.

The officials in the capital were attached to the yamen and had great actual power. Because most of the officials in the various yamen were born in the imperial examination, and they all studied Bagu, and most of them were not familiar with matters related to the criminal name, Qian Gu, etc.

In handling various cases, the yamen must not only rely on the "Great Qing Law", but also be familiar with various past cases. Usually in the final judgment, there will be words like "something is handled according to something".

Because it is mainly related to the law and supplemented by cases, if there is anything to be done by the official through the yamen, then how to judge it completely depends on the two mouths of the official.

Usually a case comes out, the officials of the court officials and the officials of the officials. The officials compared the law, consulted the cases, and finally made a statute and presented it to the judges.

Sometimes the magistrate polishes it, and sometimes it is presented directly to the court. If the court officer does not reject it, the case shall be decided in accordance with this statute.

After such a procedure, the officials were powerful, so they let go of their hands and feet and wantonly solicited bribes.

Speaking of which, they live very freely, mostly concentrated in the east of Zhengyangmen and outside Chongwen Gate, living a rich life, and their clothing and food are no worse than the royal palace Baylor Mansion. That's why there is the old saying "the east is rich and the west is expensive", in which the "east rich" refers to the officials and rich businessmen.

Li Wei's detention and the fine of 3,000 taels were like the handiwork of the officials.

The officials of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion have the imperial history to watch, but they will not have such courage.

Cao Hao responded to Wang Mengxu, and he was also curious about Li Wei, so he told Cao Fang to go to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion and inquire about the reason first.

Chu Yu heard about the amethyst infection and wanted to take care of it. Cao Hao looked at her big belly and was a little uneasy, so he asked Tian to take care of some amethyst and Chu Yu to temporarily do housework.

Tian has been in Cao's Mansion for several years, and he feels that the Cao family is very kind, and often thinks about how to repay, but he has never been able to find the opportunity. Now, seeing that Chu Yu and Amethyst are not in good health, she is duty-bound.

Although it is the first time to be a director, Tian is inevitably in a hurry, but because everything has a charter, it is also a little easy after half a day. First went to Wutong Garden to visit, and then to Kwai Yuan to ask about the disease, and the intermittent row was full.

In the evening, Cao Hao came back from the yamen of Taifu Temple, and Cao Fang had already inquired carefully.

Li Wei's matter is not only that the officials saw that he was a foreigner and wantonly asked for bribes, but also involved in the sale and purchase. It turned out that Li Wei's South Paper Shop was opened in Liuli Factory, which was an old shop, and the buyers and sellers relied on it.

Li Wei's family is wealthy, and taking over this small shop is nothing more than a pastime, not a regular businessman. It's just a walk around the store every once in a while to see the street scene or something.

His clansmen, in order to attract more guests, look good, and are a little unkind in terms of price. It is often purchased at a high price and sold at a low price, which really robs a lot of business, but also offends many people.

When they arrived in the capital, they were short, so they went to check on the matter of [***], and there was a mistake. As a result, someone fell into the well, made money in the yamen, and made sure to completely seal the shop of the Li family.

The trader who wants to squeeze out the Li family is surnamed Huang, but the owner behind it is not a living person, it is the property of the Yongwu Earl's Mansion.

Cao Hao listened to it, and it was really funny. It's like this after staying in the capital for a long time, and when something happens, it's all acquaintances.

Wanji Ha is old, and now Wanyan's family is the second son Wanyan Yongsheng is in charge.

Although Wanyan Yongsheng had a lot of misunderstandings about Cao Hao in the early years, he was also relatively close to Cao Hao in the past two years because of his brother's affairs.

Cao Hao sent a post to the Earl's Palace, and after returning from the Yamen, he did not go back to the house directly, but directly changed into regular clothes and went to the Earl's Palace.

Except for the New Year's visit once in the first month, Cao Hao has not been here for several months, and he has not seen Wanjiha before.

This time, Wan Jiha looked very bad, I heard that he had a stroke some time ago, and he couldn't move when he was half-stretched, and he couldn't speak clearly. Cao Hao sat with him for a few sentences, and was led by Yongsheng to the living room to watch tea.

"Regarding the matter of the South Paper Shop, I have sent the housekeeper to the yamen, and Ming'er should be able to release it. What's more, and bother Fu Ruo to come over in person? Yongsheng said with a smile after ordering the little guy to serve tea.

"I also thought about the future for a long time, so I came here. I hadn't heard of Shibo's illness before, so he shouldn't have come earlier. What did the hospital say, is there any good prescription? Cao Hao asked.

Yongsheng took a breath and said, "The old man was a drunkard when he was young, and he was good at smoking, but according to the imperial doctor's words, he has already wasted his body. In addition, in the past few years, there have been a lot of things at home, and the career has not been smooth, so the old man can't stand it. The imperial doctor couldn't do anything, so he only prescribed a prescription to recuperate. This is still Fu Ruo, not an outsider. If you are an outsider, the old man has already disappeared! Although he couldn't say it clearly in his mouth, he was like a mirror in his heart, and he was not at ease with his eldest brother, so he just couldn't erase it and asked. ”

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Cao Hao listened, and could only sigh.

Because it was not early, the two said a few words of homely things, and Cao Hao said goodbye and went home.

The next day, April 17, the small pilgrimage meeting.

It's not a big deal, it's just that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials have a few personnel playbooks, and Kangxi is allowed to play.

The Jiangnan Admiral Shi Yide was transferred to the Governor of Gansu, Mu Tingtong, the chief military officer of the Susong Water Division in the south of the Yangtze River, was promoted to the governor of Jiangnan, and Yang Zhu, the chief military officer of Nanyang, Henan, was transferred to the chief military officer of Gubeikou.

On the part of the Ministry of Officials, the chief examiner and deputy examiner of the township examination in Yunnan and Guizhou were formulated, with Yang Cunli of Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites as the examiner of the Yunnan Township Examination, and Zhao Tailin as the deputy examiner; Yu Huapeng, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is the examiner of the Guizhou Township Examination, and Lin Zhijun is the deputy examiner.

These have nothing to do with Cao Hao, Cao Hao just paid attention to the Ministry of Rites to see if they had the intention of using the [***] thing to play.

But no one even mentioned it, because this [***] went down, except for the merchants, Shilin had to be involved. Who doesn't have two protégés, and they can't afford to bring out any characters who can't afford to offend.

Therefore, Kangxi no longer mentioned it, and the following followed "big things into small things, small things into small things", which is nothing more than going through the motions.

Is this a "harmony"? Cao Hao wanted to understand the key and couldn't help but shake his head. It seems that only like the case of "Nanshan Collection", in order to flatter the emperor, the officials below will widen their eyes and want to search even the cracks in the ground. Such an ordinary [***], which offends people and has no credit, how many officials will care?

What the folk customs are and how they are indoctrinated, it's all nonsense.

Come to think of it, this toss, the happiest are those officials, they must have made a lot of oil and water.

The holy drive has been scheduled to leave Beijing on April 20, and Cao Hao, as the chief official of the Taifu Temple, should have followed him, but Chu Yu has a month or two before he gives birth, and Cao Hao is really relieved. Therefore, he thought about how to ask for leave, and it was difficult to say that it was to take care of his daughter-in-law and give birth.

There is really no good idea for a while, Kangxi is not so easy to fool, if he is suspected of bullying the king, it will not be beautiful. Cao Hao couldn't make up his mind, so he didn't go out of the garden directly after he dispersed, and asked for the sixteenth elder brother for ideas.

When the sixteenth elder brother heard him like this, he couldn't help but feel a few more words, and said: "Look at your little talent, you are like a little seventeen, and there is only a daughter-in-law left in your eyes!" Your deserted yamen, all year round, can often show your face in front of Huang Ama in the past few months, and if you change someone else, you have to rush forward with your head cut, but you are like this. ”

Cao Hao spread his hands and said: "I can't do it, there are no elders to take care of in the house, and Rehe is not close to Beijing, isn't this a suspense?" ”

The sixteenth elder brother thought about it for a while, and said: "Then don't ask for leave now, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, who delays the errand because of the birth of a child at home?" When is the time of delivery, has the doctor ever said? ”

"The end of June, the beginning of July!" Cao Hao replied.

The sixteenth elder brother thought a little in his heart and said: "In the past two years, Huang Amma's body is not as strong as in the past, and it is mostly in July that he has eliminated the heat before he patrols from Rehe. Don't worry about asking for leave, there are still many months of work left and right, you go to Rehe with Hu first, and wait until mid to late June, and it is estimated that the son is almost inseparable, so you will tell the truth to the emperor Amma. Da Gege is the granddaughter of Huang Ama, you treat her baby like a big forehead, and Huang Ama is only happy. ”

Cao Hao nodded, thinking that this was the only way to come. In fact, he saw Chu Yu's big belly, and he was a little worried. But the Imperial Doctor's rhetoric was business as usual, and he was a little skeptical that he was thinking too much.

When Cao Hao came out of Changchun Garden, he met the car of King Chunjun.

The Fujin people have already moved to this garden, and the Seventh Elder Brother is also going to the garden. A few days ago, the second room of the Cao family moved to the garden, and the seventh elder brother had already heard from the housekeeper.

Cao Hao stepped forward to ask his father-in-law for peace, and the seventh elder brother also thought about Cao Hao's affairs, and said: "Even if you are busy with errands, don't worry about this side of the house, I will let Fujin arrange a few proper people to take care of it." It's really not good, let Fujin take care of it in the past. ”

Due to Manchurian customs, it is not allowed for married girls to give birth in their parents' house, so the seventh elder brother only said that he would send someone to take care of her, but did not say that he would take them back to the house.

Cao Hao first thanked his father-in-law for his trouble, and then said that he planned to return from Rehe in June.

When the seventh elder brother heard this, although he felt relieved, he didn't want him to leave any tongue behind because of his personal abolition, and said: "Let's look at the holy will, if you allow the leave, you will come back: if you are busy with errands, you don't have to force me, and I am in the capital." ”

This time, the prince who followed Hu has been decided, there are three elder brothers, four elder brothers, eighth elder brothers, fifteenth elder brothers, sixteenth elder brothers and seventeenth elder brothers, and the other princes and elder brothers stay in the capital to take charge of the ministry.

Cao Hao nodded in response, because he didn't know if Zhaojia and Cao Song were used to living together, so he walked with the seventh elder brother to the garden.

first went to the garden of the seventh elder brother to greet the Fujin, and then Cao Hao returned to his garden. After seeing Zhaojia's and Cao Song's brothers, seeing that Zhaojia's spirit was very full, and Cao Song and their happy appearance, Cao Hao relieved himself.

Only Wu'er, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, pulled Cao Hao's shirt and asked, "Big brother, Wu'er misses her sister-in-law and misses Niuniu, when can you go back?" ”

Cao Hao pinched her little face and asked, "Wu'er doesn't like the garden here?" Want to go back to town? ”

Wu'er wanted to nod, and then wanted to shake her head, and then said after a while: "I like the garden here, but I also want my sister-in-law and Niuniu, why don't they come to live?" ”

Cao Hao said: "After a while, they will come, if Wu'er misses them, ask your second brother to send you back to the city!" ”

Wu'er glanced at the fourth sister, twisted her little hand, and said, "Wu'er doesn't want to be separated from the fourth sister...... Wu'er is afraid of Aunt Meng! ”

The fourth sister was beside her, and when she heard Wu'er speak, she said with a bit of old knowledge: "Fifth sister, my aunt teaches righteousness, and we all know this as our daughter's family." ”

Wu'er said with a little grievance: "However, Aunt Meng's appearance is so scary!" ”

The fourth sister said: "Aunt Meng teaches the rules in the imperial city, of course, she is different from the people in our family. ”

Zhao Jiashi sat on the kang and asked about the affairs of the house, and praised the beautiful scenery of the garden here. He also said that the palace Fujin sent things to them, and invited a few of their mothers to go over for a walk, with a glorious face.

Cao Hao smiled and sat with him for a while, went out of Zhaojia's house, and carefully asked a few brothers about their homework.

Because he had to go back to the yamen to take a look, he didn't stay long, and told his brothers a few words before leaving the garden.

Cao Song sent the two little ones back, personally sent his brother out, and asked with a smile: "Brother, ...... that bird?"

Seeing him like this, Cao Hao glanced at him and said, "Okay, you can rest assured, someone has already sent it over in your sister-in-law's name......"

* Xicheng, Velvet Hutong, Dong Efu, Inner House.

Jinghui's maid Chun'er took the millet and went to feed the birds under the porch, so she told the cat in the old lady's house to lie under the bird cage. Chun'er is really funny, since the Cao Mansion sent these two cages of birds, this cat is here to stay.

However, when she got closer, she was startled, the cat's body was hard, and it was already out of breath......

(To be continued)