Jiangnan in the beginning of winter in October has a deep sense of coldness. () A sedan chair of eight people carrying a silver-topped green mantle, stationed in front of the gate of Jiangning Weaving Mansion, the road is to avoid on all sides, quiet cards, eight green flags are set up before and after the official sedan chair, and there are some apricots, umbrellas, fans, flag guns and other utensils and ceremonial guards, except that there is no pacesetter guard, and the rest are no different from the governor of the province and the regulation of horses.

In the third hall of the weaving house, on the long case of red sandalwood hardwood, a book is folded to Zhong Wang Xiaokai, and the ink on the paper is still not dry: "Jiangning Weaving General Political Envoy Si Tong Political Envoy, Minister Cao Yin respectfully plays, respectfully ask for St. An." This year, Jiangnan and Zhejiang are all a good year, the autumn harvest in Datian, the new rice is worth six or seven dollars, this year's harvest will be safe in the coming year, the people praise the peace, and you have nothing to do. However, this year's Jiangnan Wenchang Xiucai is very uneven, all clouds, 'The emperor Hong En has a wide amount, which was originally to shake up the lonely cold, and now the middle is very unfair, and there are obvious disadvantages. Therefore, Yangzhou Xiucai disturbed the crowd, and demolished the ancestral hall of Zuo Bifan, and it was rumored that it was done by Zhao Jin, the deputy chief examiner, and he began to stop, and the superintendent had a chapter. At present, there are two people, both of whom are the sons of wealthy businessmen, and it is rumored that there are still many people who do not understand literature and science. All the local conditions, and the September equinox rain and rain record, the unity of reason and the hearsay, Fu begging wisdom. ”

Cao Yin, who was dressed in a well-groomed suit, sat in front of the desk, holding his seal in his hand, and reviewed the presentation four times from beginning to end. After putting the folding box, he was about to lock it, and when he looked up, he saw his family member Cao Ming standing at the door, looking uncertain. "It's just in time," Cao Yin called someone in, locked the box and wrote the date on the seal, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Master, the sedan chair is ready, the governor's yamen and the governor's yamen have already presented their prayers, and the door asks the master to show ......"

"Well, got it. Cao Yin nodded, handed the sealed folding box to Cao Ming, and instructed, "You leave today, be careful not to slack off." You're an old adult, so I won't tell you much. "Cao Ming is an old man in Cao's mansion, very steady and careful, and quite trustworthy to Cao Yin, so most of the messengers who send them are also handled by him. "?, the minions are saved. Cao Ming took the folding box with both hands, respectfully responded to the advice of the head of the family, and then wanted to retreat, and said after thinking about it, "This morning this month's mansion reported, I just saw the old man groaning, and I didn't dare to disturb." ”

"Oh? Cao Yin took the newspaper and waved his hand to order people to retreat. Unfolded only looked at a few lines, couldn't help but be shocked, involuntarily stood up, frowned deeply and put it on the table, on the top of a section of Kangxi's Ming Fa edict, according to the provincial officials above the third grade: "Since ancient times, the ministers and kings will make the people's livelihood and sufferings have heard of the above, persuade the good to punish the evil, screen the private party, and love the people and thieves, get rid of bad habits, and be generous to customs." Hearing that there were many thieves in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the squires and soldiers were very uneasy; they also heard that the money and grain had not been paid off this year, and they owed a lot of money; and the grain ships were delayed and the beige was unbearable. In the past, when I toured the south, the price of rice was very cheap compared to before, and there was no disaster. Nowadays, thieves are breeding, and those who should claim that their families are sufficient are nothing more than a cover for the preface, and they may not be beneficial to the small people. There will be no such false words in the future. Everything must be done quickly, and the customs must be followed, the thieves and the people will be reassured, the grain ships will be urged, and the money and grain will be cleaned up in order to repay the service. The ministry is very strict. ”

This edict has only one meaning throughout the whole article - Gu En's resignation, Zhang Boxing is a cadre and a capable official, and he is very well-known, and now Kangxi is attacking the unfinished reason for this general affairs, which is nothing more than a knock on the meaning of his and Kali's contention. Cao Yin knew that although he was respected by the ministers of Beijing Province on the face, he could not compare with the Confucian ministers on the inside, and in their hearts, he was only afraid that he was more than a little worse than Wang Hongxu. Cao, Li, and Sun weaving, to put it bluntly, is the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, and has the taste of a fortunate minister, he is certainly a righteous temperament, and there is also a secret admiration for Zhang Boxing.

Cao Yin went to the yamen of the governor of Jiangsu with such worries, he got the approval of Kangxi several times to report the situation of the two rivers, and he always refused to be willing to give advice. Again, he knew very well that Li Xu was bent on showing his 'loyalty', but he always refused to listen to persuasion, and speculated that the sacred heart was very biased, and he was full of people who were upside down and played it one by one, and there was no himself, and Kangxi would eventually know that Liangjiang was really troublesome, and at such a point, he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he must find out the depth of this minister.

Cao Yin arrived at the house and waited in the middle hall for a while, after three flavors of tea, Zhang Boxing saw that his subordinate officials came down from the front office, and his face was tired. Holding a newspaper in his hand, it seemed that Zhang Boxing had obviously received the edict and the minister's message first, so when he saw Cao Yin's greetings, the guests and hosts sat down, put the newspaper at hand at will, and opened his mouth after taking a sip of tea: "Ting, my punishment of being demoted to one level and staying in office is obviously magnificent." ”

For the governor and the minister, it is not much of a punishment to be demoted to one level and stay in office, especially for the old ministers and ministers, even if there is really a big mistake, Kangxi's usual disposition is just a light wipe. Cao Yin listened to Zhang Boxing's somewhat unsettling words, and was slightly surprised in his heart, how could he be an ordinary person who could use the trick of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle for Chen Pengnian, but Cao Yin just smiled on his face, "The Fuyuan is carefully governed, the people of Jiangsu are all in their eyes, and the court is also fully aware, how can they get a complete picture?"

Zhang Boxing was stunned, he just wanted to say that these grievances in his heart and Cao Yin knew, whether it was up to heaven to listen, in exchange for the officials of Liangjiang to know his mind, it was better than walking alone, but Cao Yin would be wrong, just folded up and said: "I am not the kind of person who diligently cares about his own gains and losses, the people of Jiangnan are rich and prosperous, but it is always inevitable that natural disasters will occur, and the favor of heaven is not as good as the people. The emperor rebuked me, and the true sage Ming Cave Jian also, how can I complain?"

A natural disaster was inevitable, so that Cao Yin couldn't help but groan for a while when he heard the words, Fang continued, "I have also seen the Di report, in all fairness, the theft and the transfer of grain is not the work of the day......" Zhang Boxing knew what Cao Yin was going to say, raised his hand and interrupted: "You know, in the past two years, the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River has been uncertain, and there are many droughts and floods and locusts. Seeing Cao Yin's head, Zhang Boxing's words turned sharply, and he looked at Cao Yin with deep meaning, "But the imperial court doesn't know, Liangjiang is even worse! I, the governor of Jiangsu, is under the yamen of the clan to participate in the strike, the grain road to participate in the strike, and the dismissal of the secretary to be investigated, I am really as the emperor is responsible, cleaning up the money and grain, urging the grain ship, and stealing the people is the most important task, I am an empty shell governor, what can I do, and I will do my best!"