Chapter 537 Colleagues

On the end of the month, Cao Yong was going to be the host, so he invited his colleagues to have a meal, which could be considered as a finalization of his life in Taipu Temple.

Everyone was reluctant to follow him, so Yiduli arranged to collect the part and ordered a table in a tavern in front of Xidan Archway to practice it for Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was the chief official for two years. In addition to official business transactions, he usually drank with a few times in the yamen, and rarely got close to the subordinate officials below.

Like Wang Jingzeng, he was close to professional officials; Yiduli was surrounded by banner officials; Tang Zhiyu was not picky about Manchu and Han, and he valued those officials who were steadily doing things. When he met someone he was in love with, he wanted to teach him orally.

At the beginning, everyone thought Cao Yong was arrogant, but over time, they knew that he was very warm in dealing with others. However, his official position was so powerful that he didn't like to talk much, so everyone rarely walked forward.

The relationship between people is the most difficult to figure out.

"Give your relatives from afar, and your relatives from afar." If this relationship is better, you will naturally look forward to it and think more. If everything you want, you will naturally be happy and feel a little grateful. If you cannot do it as you wish, you will be discouraged and disappointed, and you will be even more resentful.

Those who are alienated will not ask for anything. If you have no thoughts, you will not be disappointed or disappointed. If you receive the favor occasionally, you will be grateful if you are afraid.

In two years, among the four chief officials of Taipu Temple, Cao Yong had the best official reputation and the best popularity. In addition, he recommended his subordinates on weekdays and rarely spoke badly in the examination and evaluation list, which won a lot of gratitude.

Thinking of changing the chief official, thinking about the previous box of meat and snack boxes, these officials couldn't help but feel sad.

Since it was practiced, this wine was indispensable. Everyone brought the wine cups and went to Cao Yong to toast.

Cao Yong stood up and drank one by one.

Looking at the faces that were not familiar and talking names in my heart, Cao Yong was also quite emotional.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this Taipu Temple is a deserted and unimportant yamen, but Cao Yong likes the errands here.

Some people are inevitably quarrels and arguments.

Compared with the struggles in the six ministries, the disputes here seem like a farce in children. They are not hurtful or touching their bones, and they are probably going to make those officials laugh.

People who can't stand the deserted people have long shown their magical powers and left here. If the rest were not down-to-earth and willing to work hard, or if they liked this leisurely person.

Cao Yan served in the office for six or seven years, first served as the Ministry of Revenue, then Yizhou, and finally Taipu Temple.

Yizhou is far away from the provincial government, and he himself makes the decision, saving a lot of trouble. In the two parts of the Guard Office and the Ministry of Revenue, Cao Yan is used to interpersonal conflicts, but he will lose his skin even if he dies. He is really walking on thin ice and can't make any mistakes.

In Cao Yan's eyes, although it cannot be said to be a tiger's den and a wolf's cave, it is the source of trouble, and it is really unwilling to do so. In comparison, the Taipu Temple Yamen can be regarded as a paradise.

Although Cao Yan was not close to these officials, whenever he heard Yi Duli talk about this gossip, Tang Zhiyu praised someone's diligence, he felt quite close to him.

When he parted today, he felt a little reluctant.

But after all, he was a man, and there was no such thing as sadness. Cao Yan could only smile and take the toast from everyone and drink it one cup after another.

At first, everyone thought Cao Yan was generous and kind, and felt that his face was shining.

After staying for a while, I saw that Cao Yong had drunk more than a dozen cups in a row, and many people began to worry.

Yiduli frowned, stood up, blocked Cao Yong's arm, and advised: "You have to change your breath. It's not too late to eat a few bites of food first!"

Cao Yong was a man who was drinking and was already drunk and smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm happy today, drink it!"

Cao Yong is not old, but he is not as happy or angry as he is, and no one can know what he is thinking. Now it is different. Although he smiles on his face, people feel uncomfortable when they see him.

There was a little official with white hair and beard, who could no longer help but wiped his tears with his sleeves and cried out loud.

After two years, Cao Yong has made many heartwarming moves in the subtleties. In addition to Cao Yong, there are many officials who have received his favors and promotions today.

If Cao Yong was promoted, they would not be so uncomfortable if they were subordinates. However, they would be demoted and demoted, from a minister to a minister, which would inevitably make people unfair.

Yiduli sighed in his heart, put down his arm, and did not want to sweep Cao Yong's interest. Like everyone else, he thought Cao Yong was depressed about the demotion.

A person who works diligently to bury his documents has been demoted to three levels due to natural disasters. What does this mean?

Cao Yong didn't know why he was upset, but he just felt so upset in his heart, which made him very angry. He just laughed on his face, stood there, took everyone's toast, and all raised his head to drink.

When Tang Zhiyu saw Cao Yong showing drunkenness, he signaled that the officials who were toasting behind him should not be given one by one.

In this way, three or five people come forward, it will be a cup; seven or eight people come forward, it will be a cup, which will make Cao Yong drink less.

Although Cao Yong had some alcohol tolerance, he was not happy and was on an empty stomach. He was really drunk at this time.

He held back and did not let himself lose his composure. He just waited to drink everyone's toasts. He picked up a cup of wine and said to everyone: "For two years in the same yamen, thanks to all the cares of all the masters, Cao has a glass of water and wine to express his gratitude." After that, he drank it all.

Everyone stood and drank the wine in the glass.

Cao Yong's body was already unstable. He closed his eyes and almost fell down. Yidu sat next to him, hurriedly stood up and held it in support, and said, "Fruo is drunk?"

Although Cao Yong heard it sincerely, he felt dizzy and didn't want to speak. So he heard Yiduli call Xiaoman, Zhang Yi and others and help him out.

Along the way, we were parting words like "Mr. Cao walk slowly" and "Mr. Cao take care of him".

Cao Yong closed his eyes, but his heart was open.

In this life, no one can accompany anyone from the beginning to the end, and there is no one. Sometimes, they can only endure loneliness and bear it alone.

He is not a tough person, but he is afraid of trouble and restraint. He is unwilling to bother with his family, blood relatives and close friends.

But people are not plants and trees, how can they be sent and received as their original heart?

Just like when he was about to part, Cao Yong was thinking that Tang Zhiyu had a salary and had a difficult life. He had already said it tactfully, so he would not hurt his face, right? Yiduli became closer to the 14th Prince, so he should not suffer any undesperate disaster in the future.

The Lord of Qin Jie is one of the two officials who accompanied Cao Yong to Mongolia in the first lunar month. He has frostbite and has improved recently. I don’t know if there are any sequelae.

The little official who cried just now was Lao Wang, who had white hair and beards and had little words, but he was respectful and unconcealed kindness to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong needed the daily documents, and Lao Wang sorted them out early and placed them on his desk without any effort. He also prepared the teacup of hot water.

Cao Yongyuan pretended that he was flattering Shangguan. Although he was considerate, he was embarrassed to accept it. After politely speaking, he did not see any changes in Lao Wang.

If it were someone else, if he didn't listen to the advice, Cao Yong would probably be annoyed. But Lao Wang could not make people sick.

Lao Wang's "flattering" is different from others. He does not deliberately please him, but is extremely natural.

Although human hearts are difficult to understand, people with discerning eyes can still distinguish between true hearts and false intentions.

At this time, Cao Yong also knew some of Lao Wang's situations.

Lao Wang was over fifty years old and had an only son. He died of the epidemic a few years ago. Now only the old couple in the family live together. Some relatives wanted to give him his son a successor, but he refused and said, "I don't want to have a son, so that people lose their son."

Lao Wang is an old man from Taipu Temple, otherwise he would not have been arranged to serve with the officials.

The epidemic a few years ago, wasn’t that the spring and summer of the 50th year of Kangxi? Cao Yong also felt emotional when he thought of the old things.

The epidemic was in the past, and to this day, the court still kept silent and rarely found in documents. The bodies sent to various places were just numbers and were included in the documents of Shuntian Mansion.

Who will pay attention to the blood and tears behind it?

It was Cao Yong himself who felt glad and a little proud when he saw the epidemic being controlled in the end, but he couldn't remember those who had passed by the epidemic due to the time.

After that, Cao Yong accepted Lao Wang's "attention".

Although it is no different to treat Lao Wang in front of others, Cao Yong is willing to talk with him when they get along...

At the restaurant, everyone sent Cao Yong out. Seeing that he was being helped on the horse and gradually drifted away, they were all filled with emotion.

Although I had only eaten half of the food and drinks, everyone was indifferent and no longer had the appetite to drink.

Iduli felt a little sad. Although they were all in the capital and could be seen at court meetings in the future, they were different after all.

He exhaled and called the shopkeeper to come and settle the bill, but only then did he realize that Cao Yong had asked someone to settle the money early. Not only that, he also asked him to prepare a box of dishes here according to the old rules in the past.

Outside each box of vegetables, everyone has their names posted, and everyone has a share.

Yiduli shook his head with a wry smile, returned the share money to everyone, and divided the box of dishes.

Everyone looked at each other, thinking of Cao Yong's compassion, and could only sigh.

Tang Zhiyu looked at the dejected expressions of everyone, and felt a little complicated, reluctant, and also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is not because he is concerned about Cao Yong's position. After all, there is a difference between Man and Han. Man Qing from Taipu Temple was either promoted by Yiduli or came from outside, so it was not his turn.

Because of the ranch, Yidulicai was demoted and retained, so it was impossible to be promoted. The new Taipu Temple Minister was promoted to officials from other yamen.

Tang Zhiyu was a professional and wanted to be a virtuous minister and worked diligently, but he refused to make any mistakes.

This was the case, and he did not dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

There is a boss who is not so good but has outstanding achievements on it. A strong person like Tang Zhiyu is naturally stressed.

In addition to admiring his ability, he also felt jealous in his heart? Whether it was the ranch epidemic prevention two years ago or the "captive feeding method" in the middle of the month, Tang Zhiyu couldn't think of it.

Thinking about this clearly, Tang Zhiyu couldn't help but be shocked, and was embarrassed and angry when he was in his heart.

"Jiang to the virtuous and capable", behaves as a gentleman, but he actually develops the heart of a villain.

Fortunately, Cao Yong was his Shangguan. Although he was jealous, he could only work hard and not want to be pulled too far. If this talented person was his subordinate, would he have any dirty thoughts?

When Cao Yong asked them to jointly sign the notes of "captive feeding" and "forage savings", he said ashamed and was also jealous, right?

Tang Zhiyu felt as if she had been stumbled, and her body was trembling and she was a little unstable.

Yidu immediately saw him staggeringly, and couldn't help but wonder, and asked, "Mr. Tang is also drunk, so I saw you have drunk two cups?"

Tang Zhiyu's expression froze and said, "Master Yi laughed, I'm afraid Tang is really drunk." After that, he carried the box of vegetables and left the restaurant in a daze.

When he rode a mule, Tang Zhiyu's face was already filled with regret.

After handing the box of vegetables to his wife, he went to the study room. In addition to being ashamed and angry, he also felt a little scared.

I have read the books of sages for decades. Is the so-called gentleman so virtuous? He sighed, couldn't help but close his eyes, thinking about what he had been in the officialdom for more than ten years?

Is it his self-conceived "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", or is it to climb up?

The truth made people feel ashamed. He lowered his head and felt depressed. At this moment, he heard footsteps, and then someone pushed the door and came in.

"I want to read a book," Tang Zhiyu did not look up, but the people in the family were gathered together, and it was also heard that it was the footsteps of his old wife Chen: "You can use the late-night snack yourself, I will go back to the room later."

"Master, this...silver..." Chen's voice was a little scared, and he said, "Someone has tampered with it. Is this a bribery master?"
Chapter completed!