The next time, Cao Hao's father and son left the hot spring Zhuangzi and returned to the city.

Cao Hao did not return home, and went directly to the household yamen.

As soon as he arrived at his seat and sat down, Jiang Jian came in and said a piece of news. There are several senior old scholars in the six ministries who are worried about the position of the household secretary, but there is a rumor that the emperor intends to appoint Zhang Tingyu as the household secretary.

If Zhang Tingyu changes places, there will be a shortage of the household department, which is better than a yamen like the criminal department of the Ministry of Industry.

Some people have already inquired about the news in the household department, and even Cao Hao, a cousin, has also been inquired about several times.

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Tian Congdian's excerpts to the old man have been approved, and the farewell banquet has also been given, and the candidate for this official secretary should be finalized. Those old Shangshu were not small-minded, but they didn't know that the emperor wanted to promote his courtiers, and he thought that these old men were an eyesore.

With Yongzheng's suspicious and nepotistic surname, most of the officials are concurrently served by Zhang Tingyu.

At this time, Zhang Tingyu was not sitting in the official office of the household department, but was in front of the East Warm Pavilion of the Heart Palace.

In addition to him, there were two other people in front of the emperor, Prince Yi sitting on the chair and Tian Congdian, an old minister kneeling on the ground.

Tian Congdian has set a return date, and today he said that he handed over the sign to please see, and he came to his majesty to resign.

The old man couldn't wait to tell with a handful of snot and tears, which was nothing more than a gratitude for the kindness of the emperor.

According to the expected development, at this time, most of the emperors comforted him softly, and then praised him and gave him something.

But Yongzheng didn't speak for a long time.

Zhang Tingyu stood aside honestly, only to feel that the atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more depressing, raised his eyelids, and quickly glanced at it.

I saw that there was no anger or joy on the emperor's face, and Zhang Tingyu often accompanied him in front of the palace, so he could see that he was annoyed.

Zhang Tingyu sighed in his heart, this old man Tian has been in the officialdom all his life, but now he is confused.

Tianwei is unpredictable, even if he is an old minister, he is also a minister.

Today, he made two mistakes, one is the time to hand over the sign, and the other is to thank the emperor for his kindness in front of the emperor.

Although there is no clear provision, it can be followed by the usual practice, unless the time for officials who have just entered Beijing from other places to hand over the signs is uncertain, and the Beijing officials hand over the signs mostly before and after the emperor's breakfast, that is, from the beginning of Yin to the beginning of Mao (from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the morning).

If the emperor wants to see which, he will summon which one before the court meeting begins.

Tian Congdian said that he handed over the sign today, but it was Mao Zheng (six o'clock in the morning), and the time was late.

Grateful for the emperor's words, it is nothing to say, after all, he is a courtier raised by the first emperor, and the affection of the monarch and the minister is reasonable.

But when His Majesty resigned, when he said such a thing, it seemed that there was an off-string voice, accusing him of not being "kind" enough.

Tian Congdian chattered for a while, but he couldn't hear the emperor's movements, so he stopped talking.

He bowed down to the ground, revealing his gray and scarce braids after wearing it, trembling, thinking about his age, the annoyance in Yongzheng's heart subsided a little, and finally opened his mouth to call.

In addition to the official uniforms and pearls given as usual, Yongzheng also gave the imperial pen list.

For this incorruptible old minister, Yongzheng just doesn't like him to occupy the position of the secretary of the ministry, but he has no energy and can't share his worries, not really tired of this person.

Even if Tian Congdian was rude again and again, thinking of his seventy and seventeen years of age, Yongzheng was annoyed, but he didn't have a seizure.

Seeing the Imperial Gift Alliance, Tian Congdian blinked vigorously, almost suspicious of his dreams.

When the chamberlain really handed the list to him, looking at the big vermilion characters on it, although he couldn't really see what was written on it for a while, he still took it excitedly.

This is the imperial pen, this is the best harvest of his life for the eunuch, enough to be left as an heirloom.

The little resentment that originally existed in my heart was left with gratitude.

Tian Congdian knelt down again and thanked for the grace.

The old man choked silently, his old tears were crisscrossed, his body trembled like a sieve, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

When Yongzheng saw it, he didn't bear it, and opened his mouth to kneel down.

Tian Congdian wanted to stand up, but it was very difficult, and Yongzheng ordered Chen Fu to retreat from him.

When Tian Congdian went out, Yongzheng sighed and said, "It's a good minister, but he's too old." Deaf and dizzy, walking is not cheap, where can I still have the energy to deal with government affairs? ”

The thirteenth elder brother said with a smile: "The rules handed down by the ancients, seventy to the masters, really make sense. It's just that he is in the officialdom, and he has been getting to the court step by step, who is willing to leave his career early? Tian Congdian is commendable, although he is a little in love with power, he just wants to serve the court for two more years, and he is loyal in the end. ”

Yongzheng snorted coldly and said: "In fact, if it weren't for his position, if it weren't for his care, just because of old age and frailty to delay his errand, I wouldn't have made him leave Beijing." ”

The thirteenth elder brother said: "The emperor is the most lenient in his stay, which made Tian Congdian win this honor." ”

Everyone loves to listen to good words, and Yongzheng endured half of his stomach but didn't get angry, and he also felt that he was too lenient to treat Tian Congdian.

Only Zhang Tingyu stood on the side, looking at the nose, nose and mouth, mouth and heart, pretending to be a clay sculpture.

The emperor will be lenient? It's the biggest joke in the world.

Since ascending the throne, I don't know how many courtiers have been attacked by the emperor?

Others don't know, Zhang Tingyu knows, the emperor wants to change the secretary of the military department for a long time, but the old secretary of the ministry can be replaced, but it is a temporary idea.

A minister like Tian Congdian, even if he really prays for bones, he has to refute it several times as a rule, showing the friendship of the monarch and the minister.

But the emperor is here, just mean it.

Moreover, before this, in order to let Tian Congdian take the initiative to fold, the emperor twice successively criticized the fault of the Ministry of Officials, and scolded Tian Congdian in public.

Zhang Tingyu also warned himself that even if he was closer to the emperor, he could always accompany the emperor, and don't forget the phrase "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger".

At this moment, Yongzheng looked at Zhang Tingyu and said, "Hengchen, I will hand over the officials to you, this time just the official colonel, you just sorted out a list, and listed all the officials who have reached the age of sixty and have not yet reached the office." For what reason it has not been done, and whether the government affairs are diligent or not, it must be indicated. If there is a person who has a corpse and a vegetarian meal, he will be cleared early. ”

Zhang Tingyu bowed down and responded, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although he has already been promoted to a scholar, his grade is still above the six Shangshu, so he should not be a rare scholar.

But as we all know, the so-called cabinet ministers, unlike the previous dynasties, have the name of prime minister, but do not have the power of prime minister, but are just assistants to the emperor in handling government affairs.

His father, Zhang Ying, was also a scholar and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, sixty-five Zhishi, and the most regrettable thing was that he did not do the first of the hundred officials.

The thirteenth elder brother hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the household ......"

Yongzheng said: "The household department is also handed over to Hengchen, and Cao Hao wants to go to the military department." At present, there is only a small movement in the northwest, and I don't know when the soldiers will be dispatched, and there is no one in the military department to take care of it, and I am not at ease. ”

The thirteenth elder brother listened and didn't say anything more, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

No matter how diligent Cao Hao is, with Zhang Tingyu pressing on him, he really can't make political achievements in the household department.

When he arrived at the military department, he was able to be a palm seal officer. He is also a person who acts steadily, and when the war starts, he doesn't need to do any miracles, as long as he ensures logistics and military needs, it will be a credit...... * Household Ministry and Bureau, Cao Hao sneezed loudly.

Although I sat in a carriage and wore thick clothes when I was on the road in the morning, I was cold and hot, and I caught a little cold.

He only felt that his body was cold for a while, hot for a while, and his eyes were a little dry, and he only felt blurry when he looked at the official document.

He rubbed his eyes, approved the official document that needed to be cooked today, and put down the brush.

Although his brain was heavy, he still thought in his heart that he couldn't let his wife know that he was uncomfortable, otherwise she would never want to recuperate at Changping Zhuangzi's side.

He only felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and his body became sour and weak, and he knew in his heart that he had a cold.

He raised his voice and called Jiang Jian in, saying that he was going to leave early, and asked Jiang Jian to pay attention to the affairs of the official office, and if there was anything important, he would arrange for someone to go back to him.

Seeing Cao Hao's cheeks flushed and his speech in a nasal voice, Jiang Jian was startled: "What's the matter, my lord?" It's okay, why didn't it take two hours like this? ”

Cao Hao was chilled, tightened his clothes, and inexplicably remembered a scene in "Fengshen List" in his mind. Daji made a bet with the king that the young and the old have more bone marrow and who has less.

The old man has little bone marrow, so he is afraid of cold; Young people have a lot of bone marrow and enough endurance.

Cao Hao was a little sudden, he was still worried about his wife, could it be that he was also old?

"Your Excellency?" Seeing Cao Hao's stunned expression, Jiang Jian was worried and called again.

"I woke up early in the morning, maybe I had a cold. I handled the urgent official documents almost the same, and I will go through the non-phosphorus again later, and if there are no mistakes, I will arrange for someone to distribute them. Cao Hao said.

Jiang Jian responded, but refused to let Cao Hao return home like this.

"The carriage has already returned home first, how can you go back directly like this? Or I went out and asked Steward Zhang to make someone go back to the house to get the carriage, and it would not be too late for the adults to leave. Jiang Jian persuaded.

Cao Hao thought that he was powerless, and it was really inappropriate to ride a horse in such a situation, so he thanked Jiang Jian and let him pass the word.

There was no medicine in the government office, and Cao Hao had to keep drinking water.

This is not the time to get sick.

After all, there is a distance between the Cao family and the six government offices, and it is estimated that it took more than half an hour for the Cao family's carriage to arrive.

Zhang Yi and Cao Man were there, and when they heard that Cao Hao was unwell, both of them had a little heavy on their faces.

The hostess is not in the house, and the young master is in the palace, if the head of the house is sick, how can it be good?

Seeing Cao Hao coming out of the Household Office, Cao Man hurriedly stepped forward, dragged Cao Hao's arm, and hugged him.

Seeing this, Cao Hao couldn't help but smile and said, "It's just a little sick, where do you need someone to help?" ”

Cao Man refused to let go, and did not put down his arm until he helped Cao Hao into the carriage.

There was a fox fur in the carriage, and Cao Hao wrapped it around his body, feeling much warmer.

Seeing him sit down, Zhang Yicai approached and said: "I have already asked someone to invite the imperial doctor, please ask the master to return to the house, and the imperial doctor will almost arrive." ”

Cao Hao was really not energetic, nodded and closed his eyes.

For fear of Cao Hao's discomfort, the carriage did not travel fast, but it also lacked the bumps when traveling.

Cao Hao was in a daze, almost falling asleep, and returned to Cao's mansion unconsciously.

Here, Zhang Yi and Cao Man helped Cao Hao get out of the carriage, and Cao Fang, the big housekeeper over there, had already greeted him: "Master, the old lady of the Fucha family is here......

(To be continued)