Chapter 409: Surprised hearing (Part 1)

In the capital, the poor of the capital officials is well-known, and the wealth of the clerks is also famous.

Clerks, all the officials in charge of documents in the public family, each governs their affairs in their department, commonly known as Clerks, and is also called Clerks. The "officials" here are different from the "officials" among officials. Officials are rank-level officials, and clerks are just the ones under the management.

The clerks in the capital are actually very powerful in relying on the yamen. Because the lawsuit officials in each yamen are mostly from imperial examinations and learn eight-legged essays, most of them are not familiar with matters related to criminal titles and money.

In addition to following the "Law of the Qing Dynasty", the yamen must also be familiar with various past cases. Usually, in the final judgment, there are words like "Are you deal with something in accordance with something".

Because it is mainly related to the law and supplemented by cases, if there is anything that is in the official and the yamen, how to judge it depends entirely on the word "official".

Usually, a case comes out, the officials of the rank of the officials and the officials of the rank of the officials. The officials compare the law, review the cases, and finally make a charter and submit it to the rank of officials.

Sometimes the officials are polished, and sometimes they are presented directly to the officials. If the officials do not reject the dispute, the case will be decided according to this charter.

After such a procedure, the clerks were powerful and let go of their hands and demanded bribes.

Speaking of which, they lived a very comfortable life, mostly concentrated in the east of Zhengyangmen and outside Chongwenmen. They lived a wealthy life and had no worse food and clothing than the royal palace. Therefore, there is the old saying "wealth is rich in the east and the west is noble", and the "wealth is rich" refers to clerks and wealthy businessmen.

Li Wei was detained and the fine of 3,000 taels was like the work of a clerk.

The officials of Shuntian Prefecture's yamen would not have such courage if they were staring at the censor.

Because Cao Yong agreed to Wang Mengxu, he was also curious about Li Wei, so the next day, he told Cao Fang to go to Shuntian Prefecture's yamen and first inquire about the reasons.

Chu Yu heard about the ill of Amethyst and was coming to take care of her. Cao Yong looked at her big belly and was a little worried, so he asked Tian to take care of Amethyst and Chu Yu for the time being.

After several years in Cao's mansion, Tian family felt that the Cao family was very kind and often thought about how to repay it, but they couldn't find the opportunity. Now, seeing that Chu Yu and Zi Jing are both unhappy, she is responsible for it.

Although the first time as a director, Tian was in a hurry, but because everything had a constitution, it was a little easier after half a day. He first visited Wutongyuan and then went to Kuiyuan to ask about his illness, and the queue was full of intermittent arrangements.

After a while, Cao Yong came back from the Taipu Temple Yamen, and Cao Fang had already inquired carefully.

Li Wei's affairs were not just about the clerk who saw that he was a foreigner and asked for bribes, but also involved business matters. It turned out that Li Wei's Nanpaper Store was opened in Liuli Factory, and the whole area was full of old shops, and the dealers all rely on it.

Li Wei's family is rich and he took over this small shop for nothing more than a pastime, and he did not regard it as a regular businessman. He just wandered around the shop every now and then to see the street view or something.

In order to attract more customers, his tribe members were a little unkind about the price. They often bought goods at high prices and sold at low prices. This really robbed a lot of business, but offended many people.

It took them a short time to arrive in the capital, so they made mistakes in checking banned books. So someone took advantage of the situation and used money in the yamen, so that they must completely seal the Li family's shop.

The dealer who wanted to exclude the Li family's surname was Huang, but the owner behind it was not a stranger, and it was the property of the Count of the Boldier Mansion.

Cao Yong heard this and it was really funny. This is how he stayed in the capital for a long time. He was involved in any incident.

Wanjiha is old, and now the Wanyan family is the second son Wanyan Yongsheng, who is in charge of the family.

Although Wanyan Yongsheng had many misunderstandings about Cao Yong in his early years, he had been relatively close to Cao Yong because of his brother's affairs in the past two years.

Cao Yong sent someone to send a post to the Earl's Mansion. After returning from the yamen the next day, he did not go back to the mansion directly, but changed his clothes and went to the Earl's Mansion.

Except for coming to celebrate the New Year once in the first lunar month, Cao Yong hasn't come for several months and hasn't seen Wan Jiha when he comes in front of him.

Looking back, Wan Jiha looked very bad. I heard that she had a stroke a few days ago. She half pulled her body and couldn't move, and she couldn't speak clearly. Cao Yong sat with her for a few words, and then was led to the living room by Yongsheng to watch tea.

"I have asked the housekeeper to go to the yamen for the matter of that Nanzhi Shop, and I should be able to release it tomorrow. For a little more, I'm still troubled Furuo to come here in person?" Yongsheng said with a smile after instructing the servant to serve tea.

"I thought about the future and came after a long time. I have never heard of Shi Bo's illness before. Should I come early? What should I say in the Imperial Hospital? Is there any good prescription?" Cao Yong asked.

Yongsheng sighed and said, "The old man was addicted to alcohol when he was young, but fortunately cigarettes. According to the imperial physician's words, he had already wasted his body. In addition, in recent years, there have been many things at home and his career was not very smooth, so the old man couldn't stand it. The imperial physician had no choice but to prescribe a prescription for rest. This was because Furuo came, not an outsider. If an outsider said it, the old man had already disappeared! Although he couldn't explain it clearly, he felt as if he was a mirror in his heart. He was also worried about his elder brother, but he just couldn't help but ask."

Poor parents in the world, Cao Yong could only sigh after hearing this.

Because it was getting late, the two of them talked about family matters, and Cao Yong said goodbye and returned home.

The next day, April 17th, the small court meeting.

There was no major event, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel submitted several personnel memorials, which Kangxi approved.

The Jiangnan Admiral Shi Yide was transferred to the Gansu Admiral, and the Jiangnan Susong Navy General Mu Tingfan was promoted to the Jiangnan Admiral. The Henan Nanyang General Yang Zhu was transferred to the Gubeikou General, and the Inlaid White Banner Manchu Deputy Chief E Qili was requesting leave due to illness.

The Ministry of Personnel has formulated the chief examiner and deputy examiner of the provincial examination in Yunnan and Guizhou. Yang Cunli, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the chief examiner of the Yunnan provincial examination, and Zhao Tailin was appointed as the deputy examiner; Yu Huapeng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was appointed as the chief examiner of the Guizhou provincial examination, and Lin Zhijun was appointed as the deputy examiner.

These are irrelevant to Cao Yong. Cao Yong just paid attention to the Ministry of Rites to see if they meant to use the subject of banned books.

However, no one even mentioned it. Because if the banned books continue, except for merchants, Shilin must be involved. Who doesn’t have two old friends? I can’t even bring up any people who can’t afford to offend.

Therefore, Kangxi no longer mentioned it, and the following is to follow "big things turn into small things, small things turn into small things", which is nothing more than a formality.

Is this a "harmony"? Cao Yong figured out the key and couldn't help but shake his head. It seems that only like the case of "Nanshan Ji" can the officials below widen their eyes in order to flatter the emperor, and they wish they could even search in the cracks in the ground. Such ordinary banned books offend people and have no contributions. How many officials will care about it?

What is the customs of the people and the education is all nonsense.

I think that the happiest thing about this trouble is the clerks, and they must have made a lot of money.

The Holy Lord has already made an appointment to leave Beijing on April 20th. Cao Yong, as the head of Taipu Temple, was originally the entourage, but Chu Yu will have another month or two, so Cao Yong was really worried. Therefore, he thought about how to take leave. It was hard to say that it was to take care of his wife and give birth to a child.

There was really no good idea for a moment. Kangxi was not so easy to fool. If he was suspected of deceiving the emperor, it would be unsightly. Cao Yong was unsure of his mind. After the court was dispersed, he did not leave the garden directly, so he looked for the sixteenth prince to ask for his ideas.

When the Sixteenth Prince heard this, he couldn't help but feel a few more words and said, "Look at your promising prospects, you are like Xiao Shiqi, with only a wife left in your eyes! Your lonely yamen, after all year round, you can show your face in front of the Emperor Ama for several months. If you change someone else, you have to rush forward even if you cut your head, but you are like this."

Cao Yong spread his hands and said, "I have no choice. I don't have the elders to take care of the mansion. Rehe is not close to Beijing. Isn't this apology?"

The sixteenth prince thought about it and said, "Don't just ask for leave now. All the civil and military officials in the court have delayed their errands because of having children at home? When is the date of birth? Did the imperial doctor ever say it?"

"In the end of June, the beginning of July is almost the same!" Cao Yong replied.

The sixteenth prince thought about it in his mind and said, "The emperor's body is not as strong as before in the past two years. It is mostly because it has been in July and the heat has been relieved before the tour from Rehe. Don't worry about taking leave. There are still several months left. You can take the escort to Rehe first. When it is mid-to-late June, you guessed that the day is almost done, so let's tell the truth to the emperor. The eldest prince is the emperor's granddaughter. You are like a gentle prince treating her baby, and the emperor's only happy."

Cao Yong nodded, and it was only that. In fact, he felt a little worried when he saw Chu Yu's belly was big. But the imperial physician's words were as usual, and he was a little doubtful if he was thinking too much.

When Cao Yong left Changchun Garden, he met Prince Chun's carriage.

The concubines have moved to the garden here, and the Seventh Prince is also going to the garden. A few days ago, the Seventh Prince has heard from the butler about the second house of the Cao family moving to the garden.

Cao Yong stepped forward to invite his father-in-law to his father-in-law. The seventh prince also thought about Cao Yong's follower and said, "Since you are busy with responsibilities, don't worry about the mansion here. I'll ask the concubine to arrange some proper people to take care of him. If it really doesn't work, let the concubine go over and take care of him for a few days."

Due to Manchu custom, marriageable daughters are not allowed to give birth at their parents' home, so the Seventh Prince only said to send someone to take care of her, and did not say to take her back to the house.

Cao Yong thanked his father-in-law for his trouble first, and then told him about his plan to return from Rehe in June.

When the Seventh Prince heard this, he felt relieved, but he was unwilling to let him down for his own private affairs and leave any verbal measures. He said, "Look at the holy intention. If you agree to the false, you will come back: If you are busy with errands, don't force me, I'm in Beijing."

The prince of the escort has already decided this time, including the third prince, the fourth prince, the eighth prince, the fifteenth prince, the sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince, and the other princes stay in the capital to take charge of the department.

Cao Yong nodded and agreed. Because he didn't know whether Zhaojia and Cao Song were used to living, he walked with the Seventh Prince and went to the garden.

First, he went to the Seventh Prince's garden to invite the concubines to the concubines, and then Cao Yong returned to his own garden. After seeing Zhaojia and Cao Song and his brothers, Cao Song and others were very energetic, Cao Song and others were also happy, Cao Yong felt relieved.

Only Wu'er took advantage of the inattention of everyone, pulled Cao Yong's clothes and asked, "Brother, Wu'er misses his sister-in-law and Niu Niu. When can he go back?"

Cao Yong pinched her little face and asked, "Wu'er doesn't like the garden here? Do you want to go back to the city?"

Wu'er wanted to nod, but wanted to shake her head. After a while, she said, "I like the garden here, but I also want my sister-in-law and Niu Niu. Why don't they come to live?"

Cao Yong said, "They will come in a few days. If Wu'er misses them, ask your second brother to take you back to the city!"

Wu'er glanced at Sister Four, twisted her hand, and said, "Wu'er doesn't want to be separated from Sister Four... Wu'er is afraid of Aunt Meng!"

The fourth sister was by her side and heard Wu'er talking, and said with a bit of a sense of elegance: "Fifth sister, my aunt teaches you the right way. We all know this when we are in our daughter's family."

Wu'er said with some grievance: "But Aunt Meng looks so scared of others!"

The fourth sister said, "Aunt Meng teaches the rules in the imperial city, and of course it is different from our servants."

Zhao Jia sat on the kang, asking about the things in the mansion in a vague way, and praised the scenery of the garden here. She also said what the concubine sent someone to send to her, and asked her mother to come over for a walk, with a glorious look on her face.

Cao Yong smiled and sat with him for a while, left Zhaojia's house, and then asked about his brothers' homework carefully.

Because he had to go back to the yamen to meet him, he did not stay any longer and ordered his brothers to leave the garden after a few words.

Cao Song sent the two young men back and personally sent their brother out. He asked with a silly smile: "Brother, that bird..."

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong glanced at him and said, "Okay, don't worry, I've sent you to the name of your sister-in-law..."

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Xicheng, Rongshi Hutong, Dong'e Mansion, Nei House.

Jinghui's maid Chun'er took the millet and went to the corridor to feed the birds, and asked the old lady to lie under the bird cage. Chun'er was really funny. Since Cao's mansion sent these two cages, the cat was guarding here.
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