Chapter 269: Please reward

On November 25th, he visited the temporary palace and Xiaoling, and ordered the third son of the emperor, Prince Heshuocheng, Prince Yinzhi, the eighth son of the emperor, the fifteenth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, the sixteenth son of the emperor, and the seventeenth son of the emperor, Yinli to accompany him. On that day, he started his journey.

Although Kangxi always advocated frugality and was not as good as the ceremonial guards of tens of thousands of people when he went on tour in the previous dynasty, there were still many rules that should have, and the number of people was nearly 3,000. In addition to the accompanying princes and ministers, guards and soldiers, the vast and powerful teams were also a team of tens of thousands.

Although it was cold outside, the cold was as warm as spring in Kangxi's carriage. Kangxi sat behind the imperial case and looked at the congratulatory note from the foreign governor on the table. Since next year is his birthday, many officials prayed for grace and wanted to return to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.

This requires some consideration. In some provinces, whether the governor or the governor enters Beijing, the grace arrangements should not be underestimated. Otherwise, provinces like Fujian or Guangdong and Guangxi will take several months to travel to and from the capital. If the governor is not left behind, if the government officials make mistakes, they will lose the face of the court.

When he saw the memorial handed over by Jiangnan, Kangxi frowned slightly. Li Xu's memorial was not opened and put it aside. Below is Cao Yin's memorial, two kings and ministers, who have not seen each other for three years. The last time we met was winter.

"Jiangning weaving slave Cao Yinjin reported: To thank God for your kindness, respect Your experience.

The slaves are humble and cowardly. For more than 30 years, the Holy Lord of the Holy Lord has been kind and has been appointed one after another. He has been specially ordered to weave it in Jiangning for nearly 20 years, and his love for the master is long. The next year, the master's life is 600,000 years old. As the world celebrates, I beg my master to mercy and allow my servants to go to the capital, add the ministers to the court, kowtow to his head happily, showing his love for dogs and horses, and waiting for the decree."

Kangxi remembered the dead Madam Sun and the childhood friends. He sighed, picked up the imperial pen, and wrote a comment after the memorial: "I understand, as you said."

After reading Cao Yin's memorial, his concealment towards Li Xu was reduced a little. Kangxi took Li Xu's memorial note and read it, which was nothing more than "I beg to allow the Lord Gao Houhong's humble slave to come to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.

He hesitated for a moment, thinking that the 80-year-old Madam Wen finally commented after the memorial: "I understand, I'll report it."

When he heard footsteps outside the chariot, Kangxi raised his head and saw the eunuch Wei Zhu coming in and report: "Long live the emperor, the sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince are asking for a meeting!"

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and left the capital a few miles away. If they had any urgent matters, they would not wait until they could stop and report to him. He insisted on asking for a meeting. With a little curiosity, he leaned into the imperial chair and said, "Let's go in!"

Although it was in a chariot, it was very spacious. In addition to the imperial case and imperial chair, there were several other red sandalwood chairs with red satin chair cushions on them.

After entering the chariot, the sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince shook their sleeves and said in unison: "My son Yinlu (Yinli) has met the emperor!"

Kangxi looked at his two sons. He was originally two young children, but now he looks like an adult. Needless to say, the Sixteenth Prince has both wives and concubines; even the Seventeenth Prince will marry A Ling's daughter at the end of the year as his wife and wife.

When the Seventeenth Prince remembered the noble man Qin who was "rehaving" in the palace, Kangxi felt a little uncomfortable, but his face was a little warm, and he said to his two sons: "What the hell is it? It's so hot, huh? Tell me!"

The sixteenth prince secretly looked at Kangxi's expression. Seeing that the emperor's father looked peaceful, he seemed to be in a happy mood. He was a little confident and said with a shameless face: "Emperor, my son is wronged. Now I am here to express my grievances to you!"

The Seventeenth Prince was pulled by the Sixteenth Prince. I didn’t know why, but I just thought it was a blessing to the emperor’s father. I was shocked when I heard the Sixteenth Prince say this. I wonder where the Sixteenth Prince encountered unhappiness. Could it be that the unhappy slave who was neglecting him? Even so, it wouldn’t be better to sue the emperor in front of the emperor with such a big fanfare.

"Oh?" Kangxi's face turned gloomy when he heard this, and he asked, "What aggrievance? I don't know who is so bold that he dares to aggrievance my prince!"

The atmosphere in the chariot suddenly became solemn. The sixteenth prince lowered his head and hesitated for a while before saying, "Son said, "Your Mama, don't scold your son?"

Seeing him as a scoundrel, Kangxi knew that he was thinking about it, fearing that "being wronged" would be fake, and this young son was really good at playing tricks. Originally, he wanted to be stern and scold him, but when he saw the seventeenth prince looking trembling behind him, his heart softened unconsciously.

He pointed to the chair opposite and said to the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince: "Well, I'm sure! After sitting down, I'll listen carefully. Where did you start to beat me up?"

The sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince leaned over to thank him, and sat next to the chair.

The seventeenth prince looked at his nose and his nose, which was very regular. The sixteenth prince showed a bit of naughty expression and said with a little complaint: "My son is here to complain about his grievances. The emperor will reward the silver today..." Speaking of this, he pointed his fingers and said: "Whether the royal prince, Beile, the Duke, the Minister of the Inner, or the Imperial Guard, there is no need to say that the third brother to the fourteenth brother have a reward, at least four thousand taels! Four thousand taels, this is four thousand taels! Did the emperor, did he accidentally pull the sons down?" Speaking of this, looking at Kangxi, his face full of hope.

Seeing him talking about silver, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Bastard, you have less money in the palace? Your brothers all opened yamen and built a house. Are you jealous of some firewood, charcoal and silver?"

Firewood, charcoal and silver are just rhetoric. This time, Kangxi rewarded the royal family and the prince with a heavy reward, which was also to close the case for the "recruitment of Qi Huiyin Case". The prince was deposed and wanted to appease the people's hearts.

After hearing Kangxi's laughter and scolding, the Sixteenth Prince muttered in a low voice: "Fourth Brother, where is the Fourteenth Brother? Isn't it the same as my son?"

Kangxi's side remembered that the 14th Prince was also from the palace and had not yet opened a yamen to build a mansion, so he was speechless for a while.

The sixteenth prince inadvertently showed some pride. What else could the emperor say? He said that he did not take the job, but he followed the seventh prince to the Ministry of Rites for a while and said that his yard had a small population, and although his children had not increased, there were many concubines, concubines and princesses.

It's strange that if other princes dared to be so scoundrel in front of Kangxi, Kangxi would probably be angry and would be beaten with a slap. But the sixteenth prince, although he was not the youngest prince, was born by Princess Wang, who had been with him since he was seven or eight years old, and was also the brother of the eighteenth prince who died young, so Kangxi was somewhat doting.

Kangxi was already a sixty-year-old man, and he took the affection of his descendants more seriously than before. Seeing that the Sixteenth Prince was not as afraid of himself as other older princes, he was also a little relieved. He smiled and said, "I went to the Ministry of Rites to work as a servant. I didn't see you being a ruler, but I'm a philanthropist! Well, let's talk, what are you asking for money? You rarely leave the palace, so where can you spend money? If you say it properly, I will reward you!" As he said that, he picked up the tea bowl at hand, delivered it to his mouth, and took a sip.

The sixteenth prince seemed to see the white silver waved as if he was waving, and said with a smile: "When I say the emperor, look, it's about to be in the twelfth lunar month, and the seventeenth brother is going to get married! My son is the elder brother, so the gift should always be thicker! There is also Cao Yong's eldest son, and his son is a cousin and a grandfather. If he has less gifts, he will not be able to match his face!"

Hearing the sixteenth prince say "Grandpa", Kangxi couldn't help laughing, put down the teacup, glanced at his son, and laughed and scolded: "The hair is not yet fully grown, and you just want to be a grandpa, so you don't feel embarrassed!"

The Sixteenth Prince laughed twice and said, "This is not all the grace of the Emperor! Thinking that even in front of the twenty-first brother, that boy would still call He Rui uncle, my son felt relieved!"

Kangxi became less and less handsome when he heard him speak. He raised his face and glared at him, saying, "The prince must not make friends with foreign ministers. Have you forgotten the rules and etiquette of the court? I know that you have close relationships, so you must avoid it! Like at the beginning of the month, I went to Xiaotangshan, and the impeachment of the censor was sent to my case the next day, but you still don't know how to restrain yourself!"

Seeing that Kangxi was not good at speaking, the sixteenth prince quickly stood up and listened with his hands down. The seventeenth prince was the same.

Seeing that the two of them were a little nervous, Kangxi looked at the seventeenth prince and said, "I heard that Cao Yong gave you Xiaotangshan land as a gift? Did you ask for it or did he give it on his own initiative? Let's be honest!"

The seventeenth prince was shocked when he heard this. It was winter and it was not appropriate to break ground to start work. Although he sent someone to hand over the Cao family's affairs, he did not start to build a village. Unexpectedly, it reached the emperor's ears. He listened to it, and it seemed that it was impeachment or something.

Because of his openness, the Seventeenth Prince calmed down and replied, "When the Emperor Ama said, the princess Cao Yong had met his son before leaving the capital, but it was nonsense to send land to congratulate gifts. On that day, at the Sixteenth Brother's Village, the son saw that although there was not magnificent there, he had the simplicity of the countryside, he liked it very much, so he thought that if he could build a small village nearby, it would be better to live next to the Sixteenth Brother. It just so happened that Cao Yong bought the nearby mountains one after another with the salary he had been in the capital over the years. His son was thick with his face and forced him to make a few hectares of land for his son at a low price!"

After hearing this, Kangxi gradually relaxed his eyebrows. Although the seventeenth prince said it was "forced", he knew that this son had always been smiling and had a good reputation. If he really liked that territory, Cao Yong would be willing to give him the land in front of the sixteenth prince. In fact, he also did not believe in the impeachment of Cao Yong's private relationship with the prince, otherwise he would not have been left unanimous, leaving the matter to nothing.

He nodded and said to the Seventeenth Prince: "You are here with your brother, and you are also here to ask me for grievances and rewards?"

Although you should tell the truth in front of the emperor's father, otherwise there would be suspicion of deceiving the emperor, the seventeenth prince looked at the sixteenth prince and still replied with a thorn in the air: "Go back to the emperor, my son knows his mistake!"

What this means is to assume that this matter is a default.

Kangxi had a sharp eye, and he could not tell whether he was telling the truth or lies? However, seeing that their brothers were so harmonious and he was really not angry, he waved his hand and said, "I know, you two..." Speaking of this, he remembered the fifteenth prince who was following his entourage this time: "........., each of the fifteenth princes, each of them, will be sent to the Interior Office after returning to Beijing!"

The sixteenth prince was very happy, pulled the seventeenth prince, kowtowed to Kangxi, and praised: "I thanked Emperor Ama for his grace!"

Kangxi looked at the high stack of memorials on the imperial desk and said, "It's true that I'm fulfilling my wish, so I'll kneel down and rest!"

The sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince responded, got out of the chariot, retreated to the side of the road, waiting for Kangxi's ceremonial guard to pass. Their chariots and guards were all behind the ceremonial guards.

The Seventeenth Prince wiped his forehead and sweated coldly, and asked in a whisper: "Sixteenth Brother, I haven't heard of you having little money to use, why do you remember to tell the Emperor Ahma these things?"

The Sixteenth Prince smiled bitterly and said, "What else can you do? I'll just invite you to favor me! Look, no matter what rewards my son, no one can remember the three of us, Brother Fifteen! I'm afraid that in the heart of Emperor Ama, we are just joking with him, which is incomparable to other emperor brothers who can rely on him."

The Seventeenth Prince sighed, knowing that the Sixteenth Prince was telling the truth, and muttered, "Brother has started to think about this, it's so boring!"

The sixteenth prince looked at the seventeenth prince and said seriously: "You are a smart person, why don't you know that we are not the only ones? When we were young, we have to rely on our mother to protect us. Now that the mother is old, it should be our time! We don't get involved in some things, but we can't show our face in front of the emperor like the Thirteenth brother, and let others bully us! The servants in the palace are the most eye-catching. If we reach that point, how can the mother live in the palace be easy?"

When the Seventeenth Prince heard this, he was enlightened and said with guilt: "It's still the Sixteenth Brother who thinks of Zhou Quan! Although my brother is worried about his mother, he can't use any power!"

It was really a helpless move for the Sixteenth Prince to play tricks in front of the imperial court. Although he caught up with the "second deposed prince" this autumn, the beautiful girls in the palace have been added and several noble people have been added, and they are often present. Although the position is not high, I heard that two of them are very favored.

Although Wang Concubine had already been treated as a concubine, her official title was just a little nobleman. Now she is nearly forty years old, how can she be as bright as those newcomers? Over the years, she has received courtesy in the harem, but she only relied on Kangxi's favor. If the favor is gone, her little nobleman is nothing.

Although the sixteenth prince is not arrogant, he is very filial. When he knows his mother's difficulties, he deliberately invites favor. The only purpose is to let everyone in the palace know that he is a favored prince. His mother has his son as a supporter, and not everyone can give him a face.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but complain about his brother, the fifteenth prince. The fifteenth prince was raised by Concubine De since childhood. He looked more filial to his adoptive mother than to his biological mother. He was afraid that Concubine De was uncomfortable, so he had little contact with his biological mother on weekdays. For this, the sixteenth prince complained a lot.

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Yizhou, Daotai Mansion, inner house, main house, warm house.

Cao Yong asked someone to take paper and pen and write a letter to his parents on the kang table. Chu Yu hugged Tianyou and measured his little body aside. He thought it would take a hundred days, but he didn't know how much his son could weigh, so he planned to sew clothes for his son with his own hands.

Cao Yong returned home on the 20th, and Chu Yu’s 17th birthday on the 23rd. Although it was still Xiaoli and it was difficult to handle it in a big way, the prefectures and counties on Dongyan Road were all unstoppable and gave birthday gifts to the door.

Cao Yong worked as the head of the Fujian Department of the Ministry of Revenue and has seen this scene.

This is the rule in the officialdom, "three festivals and two birthdays", Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, and the birthday of the chief official and his wife. These five filial piety are indispensable in a year.

If someone is greedy for money, he will take his parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law to the office from thousands of miles away. This "lifelong life" will be a few more times a year.

Cao Yong was not a noble person, so he naturally accepted these rituals that would offend people without accepting them. Although the news of Cao Yong falling off his horse did not spread, the matter of staying at home and recuperating from illness was gradually known to outsiders, and it was inevitable that he would be "filial piety".

Although it is not a wealthy place, in just a few days, the silver and money gifts received by the account office were calculated into silver, which was more than 2,000 taels.

This is much higher than when he was in the Ministry of Revenue. Beijing officials are not rich, and gifts during festivals are all good-looking, but they are not worth much money.

Cao Yong shook his head secretly, and finally knew why there was the saying "Three years of Qing magistrate, 100,000 snowflakes and silver". Not to mention anything else, just one fourth-rank Taoist ceremonies can receive more than 10,000 taels of wealth, which is more than a hundred times the salary.

You should know that those magistrates and magistrates have an annual salary of only a few dozen taels of silver. If they have clean hands, how can they be filial to Shangguan? Like Liang Shunzheng, the magistrate of Mengyin, who is more popular than the official voice. Seeing that those who do not take the initiative to get money can only live a tight life, and because they lack congratulations, they do not like Shangguan.
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