Yuanjiakou, Yuzhou.

Kangxi sat on the couch, his face was covered with frost, he threw the fold in his hand to the ground, and shouted: "Look at it, what is this?" ”

The third elder brother knelt on the ground, already panicked, and picked up the fold tremblingly, opened it, and saw the book "The left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the imperial historian, the Shuntianfu Mansion, Yin Shi, Yu Zhengjian, reported that there were villains pretending to be Prince Cheng marching in Shanxi and other provinces."

In the third elder brother's heart, he remembered what the fifteenth elder brother said a few years ago, it was really turbulent. Could it be that he really lost his holy grace, and the imperial father began to deal with him?

Although there is a ban in the imperial court, the prince and brother are not allowed to make friends with courtiers and officials, but the rules are dead, people are alive, and there are few people and slaves.

This is not a matter of a year and a half when going out, showing the name of the master, visiting the local officials along the way, and doing things to win over.

As early as before the prince was abolished, there were people from the eldest brother and the door of the prince competing to go to the south of the Yangtze River to scrape the land, as we all know.

The third elder brother was in Kangxi for 51 years, and there were servants who went to the place in the name of purchasing. The "filial piety" obtained from outside is also one of the sources of money for the third elder brother's mansion, after all, he does not have the ability of the ninth elder brother to make money, but for the sake of good popularity, he has raised more people.

This is not a new thing at all, why is it that the wife has been peaceful for so many years, and now she is stabbed in front of the emperor?

Thinking of the fate of the eldest brother, the second elder brother, and the eighth elder brother, the third elder brother couldn't help but tremble, he raised his head, just met Kangxi's cold eyes, was at a loss, and bowed his head and said: "Huang Ama, the son is wronged, the son is wronged, the son is wronged......"

The sixteenth elder brother stood beside the fifteenth elder brother, watching all this coldly, knowing that the third elder brother had some pigtails for the imperial father to catch.

Seeing the third elder brother "shouting grievances", the sixteenth elder brother twitched in his heart. These third brothers are not old yet, so they are confused? Could it be that the royal father is full of food, and he will teach his son a lesson after chasing the wind and shadows?

At this time, the mouth is hard, and it is not as good as begging for mercy.

Sure enough, he heard a "pop", Kangxi slapped the table and said angrily: "Are you wronged? Meng Guangzu is not your minion? Go out and get your name tag? Didn't you instruct the local governor to accept the gift? ”

Under this series of questions, the third elder brother was already like ashes, and he didn't even dare to beg for mercy.

There is no excuse for wanting to add to the crime, not to mention that he still has pigtails outside, does the imperial father want to liquidate him?

After a while, the third elder brother raised his head and said in a trembling voice: "Huang Ama, Huang Ama, Erchen ......."

The sixteenth elder brother is beside him, and he already knows the approximate. Meng Guangzu, the domestic slave of Prince Cheng's Mansion, was swaggering outside in the name of the Prince's Mansion, and he had also heard of it.

It seems that there is a royal history to the front of the emperor.

It's a good thing, but it's not the right time. Those imperial historians seem to know some of the emperor's preferences, and they can't see the prince seize power, but they won't pick the time.

Tiger poison does not eat children.

Even if the imperial father was jealous of the abolition of the crown prince and cut off the prince's wings, he did not put the charge of "wanting to force the palace" on the abolished prince.

The eighth elder brother is in the heart of the imperial father, although he is not as good as the abolished prince, and he is also the flesh and blood of the heavenly family.

The eighth elder brother has been in the house for less than half a year, the pain of losing his son has not disappeared, and the emperor's father is full of compassion, how can he blame the third elder brother.

Sure enough, I heard Kangxi snort coldly and said, "Are you stupid in repairing books?" Let the minions behave outside the world, and they don't know how to restrain them, what kind of system they will become......"

* Beijing, West Mountain, Wat Pho.

Today, in time for Xiu Mu, Cao Hao accompanied his father to Xishan to worship the Buddha and listen to Zen. In the past few months, Cao Yin has always been worried in his heart, afraid that his father will be bored and uncomfortable.

Therefore, when he caught up with Xiu Mu, he took half a day out of his time, either to play chess with his father, or to accompany him out of the house to listen to the play. Father and son spend more time together than in the past.

When he is in a good mood, Cao Yin will also reminisce with his son about his youth. In the conversation, I was also stunned and regretful. In his life, for the sake of "Jun'en" and "family", he gave up his ideal preferences and went with the flow.

If he hadn't been born in the Cao family, he would have been the son of an ordinary family, and he would have entered the official career through the imperial examination, and then entered the Hanlin. In his heart, he also wanted to stand in the court, discuss military affairs with the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, make meritorious contributions, and make a name for himself.

Seeing that the weather was fine and the spring breeze was pleasant, the father and son went out of the city and went to the Xishan Reclining Buddha Temple to listen to Zen.

The master here had an order in Qingliang Temple in Jiangning in his early years, and he was an old friend of Cao Yin. After listening to Zen and having a meal, when the father and son left, Cao Hao remembered Zhiran and wanted to ask the master if there was any news about him; But after hesitating, he still didn't mention it in front of Cao Yin.

Out of the mountain gate, looking at Cao Yin's white hair, Cao Hao sighed in his heart. In the two years that Zhiran has been in Beijing, he has been sincere in persuading him to return to the world.

Seeing that his son was silent, Cao Yin asked, "Hao'er is worried about the matter of the ninth elder brother?" ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "No, the son will remember his father's explanation, and never forget the word 'loyalty' in his heart." ”

This is not Cao Hao's attitude towards life, but it is a philosophy he is willing to abide by.

Any speculation is risky, and only by putting on a posture of "loyalty" can we stand the most firmly.

Seeing this, Cao Yin nodded with great satisfaction and said, "This is very good, as long as you keep this, even if you occasionally make mistakes, it doesn't matter." ”

"Well, my son does." Cao Hao responded and said, "Father, the emperor has seen his son's excerpts, will he allow it?" From the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you can make a lot of money. ”

"Whether we allow it or not is not something that we as courtiers can decide. However, Hao'er is still stable, and he is not dazzled by the silver, and he knows that this silver cannot be earned. Cao Yin looked at his son's gaze and became more and more loving.

Cao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Buying an official and selling a knight is not only a bad reputation, but also easy to be charged." Not to mention that our family is not short of this silver now, even if it is lacking, my son will not do such a disaster-burying thing. ”

The father and son were not in a hurry, chatting all the way, and only entered Beijing at dusk.

When I returned home, I listened to the report from the porter that Yi Duli, the head of the Internal Affairs Office of the Department, had come to visit and waited in the living room for a long time. The father and son glanced at each other and knew that what was ahead of them had been settled.

Cao Yin nodded and told Cao Hao to meet the guest, and he went directly to the second gate.

In the living room, Iduli looked out with excitement.

Without handing over the post, it is no longer in accordance with the rules to visit the door directly. Because he is related to the Cao family, he and Cao Hao have been colleagues for many years, so they don't pay attention to that.

Even after coming over, he heard that the Cao family's father and son had not come back from the city, but he still waited here, just because he couldn't wait.

Today, the emperor's edict arrived in the capital, and ordered the Internal Affairs Office to discuss the "gold donation" in the capital with Brother Jiu, Cao Hao and others, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Brother Jiu were in charge.

This is the first errand after the Internal Affairs Office of the Legislative Affairs Office of the Islamic Metropolitan Legislature, and it is naturally very excited. Coupled with Cao Hao's matter, Yi Duli felt a lot more down-to-earth, knowing that the time had come for meritorious service.

I don't know if it has anything to do with money, Kangxi's will is so fast. Cao Hao was slandered in his heart, and strode into the living room.

When Yiduli saw him come in, he already stood up, and said with a happy face: "Fu Ruo." ”

"Uncle." Cao Hao saw that he was wearing regular clothes, so he saw it privately: "I don't know if my uncle is visiting, Cao Hao is late to come back, uncle is not strange." ”

Yi Du stood up and danced, said the will of the above, and said with shining eyes: "Fu Ruo, what the emperor means, this year's donation of official business will be settled by the Internal Affairs Office and the Ninth Elder Brother, isn't it?" Before I came, I had already checked the property of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and although there were many shops in the capital, there were no gold shops. You see, is it necessary to expropriate? After that, he rubbed his hands together, full of excitement.

Seeing this, Cao Hao felt that something was wrong, so he listened to Yi Duli continue: "It just so happens that the silver building of the Yang family has also been engaged in gold business in the past six months, and together with the one under the name of Brother Jiu, the two gold shops are enough......"

Cao Hao was taken aback when he heard this, hurriedly waved his hand, and said, "Uncle, no!" ”

Yi Du Li was not surprised to see Cao Hao's words to stop him, and said with a smile: "Fu Ruo is afraid that I will offend people? If the Ministry of Internal Affairs intervenes, it will cut off the wealth of other powerful and powerful eunuchs, and it will definitely offend people. But it's okay, the sky is falling, there is a tall man on top, and besides, I am still burdened with my life, who can say 'no'? ”

Not for the sake of offending people, but for the sake of carefully unloading and killing donkeys, or being used as a scapegoat. If there is any accident or inappropriateness in the gold donation, it will be pushed out to take the blame.

Cao Hao and Yi Duli are two in-laws, colleagues, and friends.

Although there are different aspects of his temperament and surname, Cao Hao also thinks that he is a good person over the years.

"Uncle and think twice, this business 'gold donation' can be ordered to assist Brother Jiu, it is really not appropriate for his family to show up and mix too much. If you are too high, everyone is jealous, and it is inevitable that there will be villains who are slandered, so isn't the gain outweighing the loss? Cao Hao thought about it for a while, and said very earnestly.

Hearing this, Yi Duli hesitated for a moment and said, "Fu Ruo, now that this errand has fallen on me, even if I am innocent, the outside world will think that I am greedy...... It's better to ...... than to have a name in vain."

It seems that in the past six months, Yiduli has made money by "exchanging gold", thinking that the silver is easy to earn.

"My lord, there are two adults who have forgotten, Brother 19 is a generous person, and the second emperor can't hear or see anything on the dragon chair?" Cao Hao saw that his eyes were open when he saw Qian, and he couldn't help but say bluntly, and his words were already solemn.

Yiduli is also a clever person, but he is the first to be sharp, and he is lost for a while.

Hearing Cao Hao's words, he woke up, patted his head, and said with a smile: "It's all me who is confused, and after being pouted by Yang, I began to faint." In the end, it is a woman's family, with long hair and short knowledge, and I can't believe it......"

Speaking of this fat shortage, where can there be anything better than the errand of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

Looking at Yi Duli's determination, Cao Hao was a little uneasy, and recommended him for promotion, don't hurt him. Cao Hao said the "loyal monarch" that Fang Cai's father and son had said, and told Yi Duli again.

Although Yi Duli is older than Cao Hao and has a higher rank than him, he is very humble and teachable, and he repeatedly calls it ...... * Jiubeizi Mansion, study.

Brother Jiu listened to the advice of the doorman and knew that the decree had reached the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office. He snorted and said to himself: "Cao Hao, you're not greedy......"

After thinking for a while, he called a steward and instructed: "Take the master's name card and send it to Cao Hao's mansion, and say that the master has something to discuss, and invite him to come over for tea after Ming'er falls into the palace." ”

The steward went out in response, and Brother Jiu stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the magnolia blooming on the branches outside, and there was no joy on his face.

He didn't know what he really wanted, what he tossed. After the eighth elder brother, he only felt that he had no backbone, and he couldn't even raise the interest in making money...... He remembered something, turned and walked behind the bookcase, pulled a scroll from the shelf, and spread it out on the bookcase.

On the screen, it is a young woman in green clothes, with light makeup, and only a hairpin on her head. Between the eyebrows, there is no charm, but it adds coldness, so that people do not have blasphemy.

"Born and lost your mother, lost your father in the year of cardamom, and lost your husband before you did a cave house, you are also a poor person......" Brother Jiu caressed the portrait, inexplicably adding a little pity.

It seems that in this world, not only is he lonely ...... Cao Mansion, the gate.

Seeing Yi Duli's back go away, Cao Hao couldn't feel at ease.

The imperial court was short of money, and it was a move to fill the treasury with donations, which was really a way to quench thirst. Take this person who donated officials, spending thousands of taels to buy a county that is really lacking, what is the picture? Could it be that it is a few dozen taels of silver every year?

Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, if they are officials on the right path of the imperial examination, they also know that they can set up archways, and they may not be greedy. Like Ma Jun, who has read too many sage books, he still has a conscience and morality in his heart.

These donors came for an undisguised purpose, just for the silver.

Scraping the land and increasing miscellaneous donations under various names made the local people bankrupt, and the pawns sold the land, and the people came and went, so that the yeoman farmers became fewer and fewer, and the land was concentrated in the hands of the bureaucratic landlords.

These bureaucratic landlords, relying on their fame, do not have to bear taxes. As a result, the state treasury revenue will only decrease rather than increase.

It's a cycle of bad surnames.

For a while, there is no other way to replace donations.

Kangxi is prosperous, this is the "prosperous age"!

At this moment, Cao Hao was in a trance. Is it too early to wear yourself, if you wear it a hundred years late, during the collapse of the feudal system, do you have the courage to reshape a Chinese ...... was stunned, and heard someone say: "Uncle, the master sent someone to ask if the guests had left, and if they were sent away, please ask the uncle to come over and speak." ”

This interruption made Cao Hao laugh.

Does every man have a "heroic plot", and he really thinks he is a dish. Others are "full of warmth and silver desire", and they are a little bit of a bit of a fool.

Orchid courtyard, upper room.

Cao Yin had already had dinner, sat on the edge of the kang, and asked his two grandsons about their homework while eating tea. It's still the same, God bless the early wisdom, it's already a bit extraordinary; Hang Seng is a little stupid, plus he is younger, and his progress is limited after a year of study.

Li was on the side, and when he saw that Hengsheng couldn't answer his grandfather's examination, his face turned red, and he couldn't bear it, so he said, "Master, why hasn't Hao'er come back yet?" It's all this time, do you want to keep guests for dinner? Speaking of this, he turned to Chu Yu and said, "Why don't your daughter-in-law ask someone?" ”

Cao Yin saw his wife's intentions, but because his daughter-in-law was in front of him, he couldn't say anything.

Chu Yu responded and went out with the maid.

Cao Yin saw that Tianyou and Hengsheng couldn't sit still, so he waved his hand and asked someone to send them back to Kwai Yuan.

There were only two old people left in the house, and Cao Yin said: "Madam, a loving mother is a loser, even if she is a grandson, you can't spoil it too much, otherwise you will be a waste snack when you grow up." If the children of ordinary families are okay and have no income, it will only affect the parents, wives and children; People like us, how many mouths up and down. ”

Li Shi sneered: "Hengsheng looks at the hard work, blame the pitiful. Before the old man said anything to him just now, tears were about to fall, making people look at it and not bear it. The left and right are not the eldest grandsons, and there is no need to force this little old child to suffer this crime. ”

When Cao Yin heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Madam, don't forget, Hengsheng's life is not bad, who knows what this grandson's life will be when he grows up." Wouldn't it be a sin if the child became a mediocre talent because of our doting. ”

"What the master said is that I was wrong." Li was only soft-hearted for a while, and after listening to her husband's words, she also knew that it was right, and she had no way to refute it.

"Not only Hengsheng, but also Changsheng, Madame must remember that spoiling is not hurting the child, but destroying the child." Cao Yin thought of his young son and couldn't help but add.

Li agreed, but he was a little unconvinced.

Why did the master forget that when he was a spoiler of his eldest grandson and youngest son? It was only in the past few months that Zhishi reined in his past spoiling state and began to bother with the teachings of his grandchildren.

While speaking, Chu Yu greeted Cao Hao at the second gate, and the husband and wife came to the Lanyuan together.

Cao Yin was very concerned about Kangxi's reply, so he couldn't wait to ask someone to invite his son over.

Hearing that all the explanations were handled by the Internal Affairs Office and Brother Jiu, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, I was a little stunned. Why did he have the heart of the embankment and worry that the emperor would calculate the Cao family?

Thinking of this, Cao Yin only felt a cold sweat on his forehead. Just a few hours ago, he also taught his son to keep the way of "loyalty to the king", so in his heart, did he also begin to put selfishness in front of him...... There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Cao Hao got a piece of news.

Yu Zhengjian, the left deputy of the Imperial Inspectorate, was dismissed from the Shuntianfu Mansion Yin Shi because "although the officials are clear, they can't do anything", and the left deputy of the Imperial Inspectorate was in charge of the Shuntianfu Mansion.

A few years ago, Cao Yin's "lax governance of the family" was impeached by Yu Zhengjian, and he resigned from office. Unexpectedly, after only a few months of hard work, this "loyal and patriotic" imperialist party member lost his errand.

In the eyes of outsiders, Yu Zhengjian is the enemy of the Cao family, and many people sell well in front of Cao Hao, saying that he is very unbearable.

Cao Hao didn't have that mood to hate this Kangxi's loyal dog. Cao Yin's resignation, their father and son knew that it was Kangxi who did not want the Cao family to be powerful, so Yushi came forward.

Thinking of this unlucky Shuntian Mansion Yin, Cao Hao didn't know why he remembered Wu Zetian back then, and there was a poem:

Under the yellow stage of planting melons, the ripe seeds of melons are separated. One pick makes the melon good, the second picks make the melon thin, the third pick is still acceptable, and the fourth pick is returned...... The emperor also has a time to protect his calves......

(To be continued)