When the people withdrew from the gate of Yonghe. They are all quiet, no matter how they think in their hearts, no one dares to carefully probe what Yongzheng's mood is. It was supposed to be an auspicious and festive day, but it was a little more sluggish.

I heard it before, but now everyone is watching, looking at the main gate of the Yonghe Palace, which has not been opened for a long time, everyone understands that the discordant relationship between the emperor and the queen mother is not a rumor.

Everyone followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites, went out of the East Sixth Palace, and walked to the Fu Road, so that they were more comfortable.

The sixteenth elder brother was a few steps behind, waiting for Cao Yi to be in parallel, and said in a low voice: "Go with the master."

When Cao Po heard this, he also slowed down, and followed the sixteenth elder brother to the direction of the Yamen of the Internal Affairs Office.

Far away from everyone, the sixteenth elder brother breathed a heavy sigh of relief and said in a low voice: "Thank God, there is no trouble at all, otherwise I really don't know how to end!" Their mother-son fighting method, I can see that Eniang and I are suspenseful, if the fifteenth brother is implicated. Isn't it wrong? ”

Mother and son become enemies, that's what they are talking about.

Cao Po knew that the fourteenth elder brother was in danger and lived to the Qianlong Dynasty. The Queen Mother is tossing like this now, it doesn't make sense at all. To this day, the mother and son are just fighting for a breath of leisure.

You are called "uncle" and grace to end up at home; I will not be honored and will not recognize you as a son.

It can only be said that the Queen Mother is old, losing her composure and wisdom when she was in charge of the Six Palaces, and falling into a battle of righteousness.

If in her heart, she really severed the mother-son relationship and honestly ascended to the position of the queen mother, even if she could not interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty, the word "filial piety" could force Yongzheng to tie her hands and feet.

Under such resentment, there may not be no true feelings.

"Those who should be implicated are implicated, and the sixteenth master persuaded the concubine to rest assured is Cao Xian said.

The sixteenth elder brother thought about it, so he let go of the words and didn't mention it: "The flat glass has come out, I'll go with me to take a look."

Cao Po responded, the two talked, and arrived at the yamen of the main hall of the Internal Affairs Office.

On the bookcase of the sixteenth elder brother, there is a glass box that is half a foot high and one foot square. When it opens, inside is a stack of flat glass.

Cao Po picked up a piece and looked at it, the color was pale green, and it was already relatively translucent.

"How?" The sixteenth elder brother raised his eyebrows and said, "Dozens of boxes of such glass have been fired. The emperor said that in the next two days, he would replace several key places in the palace. ”

Cao Po nodded and said, "The thickness is enough, and it looks relatively strong; The color is also good, although it can't be colorless, but it looks transparent

The sixteenth elder brother's face showed a little triumph. Said: "Some colorless ones are also burned, but they are not easy to fire, there are too many wastes, and two pieces cannot be burned in a kiln." This color, it's good to look at it

Cao Po knew that the sixteenth elder brother called himself over, and he would never show off these pieces of glass, so he waited for the following.

Sure enough, next, the sixteenth elder brother said his intention: "Xiangruo, in order to make more of this glass, the Internal Affairs Office has added five kilns to the glaze factory. But it will take a year and a half to slow down from the palace to become popular, and it will take two or three years if it is slow. The emperor allocated all the tax money for the salt class and the tea class to the household department this year, and there was still some silver in the inner treasury. It won't last more than a year. I'm also counting on the income from the glass windows to fill in the holes in the inner vault, and enjoy the help you have to give a foil or two. ”

Cao Po listened to it and said with a smile: "Isn't the Sixteenth Master willing to seek the near and far? Even under the banner of raising money for the inner treasury, you still need the help of others.

When a holy decree comes down, it comes naturally.

Sixteenth elder brother these days, it can be regarded as a spring breeze.

Earlier, no one looked down on him, the prince from the Han concubine, but now he has attacked Prince Heshuozhuang, and when he lined up in the court meeting, he was second only to Prince Kang, Prince Jian, and Prince Su, and was the fourth in the prince's class.

After him, there are the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the seventh elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and others.

He waved his hand and said, "Huh." The salt and tea tax has been allocated to make your errand easier, and you must also fulfill me. Six departments and nine secretaries, and there are yamen in Beijing where officials are in class, all of which have been replaced with glass windows. In this way, the eunuchs will pay attention to this matter, and the movement will be big

When Cao Po heard it, it was indeed a good idea.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Sixteenth Master, how much silver is this piece of glass?" ”

"How about five taels? This box is three feet square, and three boxes are enough for one room. The yamen in the capital, the room commonly used by the officials, is counted as three, and it is only forty-five taels of silver, and one person and sixteen elder brothers shook their sleeves, revealing a small ivory abacus the size of a palm, which is counted by dividing three by five.

Seeing this, the corners of Cao's mouth twitched.

The person in front of him, isn't it Brother Jiu's upper body?

"There are only about forty civil officials in the capital who are above the third grade. If you count the military attachés above the second grade, there will be no more than 100 people. In this way, it is a matter of five thousand taels of silver. Brother Sixteen pulled the abacus and said, "If you think of a proper explanation, where can this little money be moved?" ”

Cao Po listened and said: "There is a precedent to follow for every expenditure of the household department, how can it be arbitrarily arranged? This kind of new expenditure, as long as the emperor agrees, others will not say anything.

In my opinion, instead of the sixteenth master and me, it is better to ask for the emperor's will, and come down in the form of a grace will, which can also make the minister of civil and military affairs bathe in the emperor's favor. ”

The sixteenth elder brother touched his chin and said with a smile: "That's it, great goodness."

Since the sixteenth elder brother will collect the cashier's wish, "the division is in the promotion of the glass window, Cao Xiao has to say a word! "The price of Sixteen Zhen Konglian skimming glass is not low, if it is really implemented outside, there must be few people who see the profit and follow the firing." If the sixteenth master wants to make money from this, he must put an end to the firing of the kiln. You can also compare these good glasses, and then fire some middle and lower ones, and the price is set low, so that ordinary rich people want to follow the trend and can afford it. The two-pronged approach can always hold the benefits for three or five years. ”

The two talked for a while, and the sixteenth elder brother still decided to follow the precedent of the previous implementation of pipes and cigarette holders, and add the internal logo to these glasses, which can not only distinguish the imitations on the outside, but also increase the value of this glass.

After saying this, the sixteenth elder brother talked about sending the emperor's coffin a few days later.

In addition to the emperor bringing the kings of the clan and the descendants of the former emperor to send them in person, the ministers of civil and military affairs also had to follow half of them.

The sixteenth elder brother said: "Anyway, Huang Ama has always treated you well, and you should give it a ride." Thinking about it, the list prepared by the emperor should also have your name here, and I couldn't help but feel a little gloomy: "But it's me, although I get the title of prince, my descendants will inherit the incense of Prince Zhuang's lineage." ”

"Filial piety is not in these. Regardless of his status, the sixteenth master is still the son of the former emperor and the younger brother Cao Yidao.

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he added a little arrogance between his eyebrows: "Yes, although I wear a prince's hat, I am still the sixteenth prince Yunlu of the first emperor."

Nourishing Heart Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

In addition to Yongzheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang, there were two other people in the room, that is, the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother in a big dress, and the three brothers discussed the matter of the emperor of Daxing.

In a few days, it will be a hundred days after the death of Emperor Daxing.

Qin Tianjian has already chosen an auspicious day and an auspicious time.

Yongzheng has an excerpt in his hand, which is the funeral candidate proposed by the Ministry of Rites.

Among the sons of the first emperor, the name of the fourteenth elder brother was not listed at all, and among the grandchildren, there was also one less fourteenth elder brother.

"He's so good!" Yongzheng asked the excerpt to put it down, and his mouth showed a little sarcasm, and said.

This is talking about the third elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are younger brothers, and it is not easy to say anything, but they have not heard it.

Yongzheng pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, let the princes and officials see it, and they seem to be stingy, and they can't tolerate their brothers" Fourteen Beizi is not in good health, and it is inconvenient to help the spirit, so he named his eldest son Hongchun as Gushan Beizi, and led the fourteen elder brothers to send the spirit. ”

When the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother heard this, they were all surprised.

You must know that although Hongchun is the eldest son, he is a concubine. Hongming is not sealed, and the eldest son is sealed, and the title is equivalent to the fourteenth elder brother, which is also a disguised right to the fourteenth elder brother to Hongchun.

As a result, the situation of Fourteen Fujin and Hongming will be awkward, how can the family get along?

But even if they knew this, they didn't mean to say much.

The Queen Mother is so ruthless today, and it is not unusual for the emperor to be angry with the Fourteenth Elder Brother, but it is cheaper for Hongchun.

The sons and eldest sons of several princes are not counted. In addition to the emperor's eldest grandson Hongzhe, Hongchun, who is not very well-known, became the second knighted elder brother among the emperor's nephews.

Yongzheng rewarded a shellfish with him, and his heart was better.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said to the thirteenth elder brother: "After the formation of the four eldest princesses, add the Li family."

The four eldest princesses he mentioned are the eldest princess of Gulun Chunxi, the eldest princess of Gulun Rongxian, the eldest princess of Gulun Kejing, and the eldest princess of Heshuo Huijing, who now live in the capital.

Among them, the eldest princess Chunxi is the adopted daughter of Emperor Daxing, and the other three are the daughters of Emperor Daxing.

Although they all have princess mansions in the capital, except for the eldest princess Huijing, who married Sun Chengyun, and the eldest princess Rongxian, who lived in the capital because of the favor of the emperor, the other two princesses rarely returned to the capital.

Now several princesses can gather in the capital for the sake of the emperor's induction, and they want to send the emperor's father a ride as a daughter.

The thirteenth elder brother, who usually takes Yongzheng as the head of the horse, did not dare to accept the decree at this time, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, for the sake of His Holiness" The emperor wants to grace Mrs. Li, but it may not have to be so

However, where can the emperor listen to people's persuasion to be hungry

Yongzheng sneered twice and said: "Lian knows, there is that villain, saying that Lian is widowed and less gracious." Lian wants them to see, which one has Lian Ke treated badly? The Jin Jue of the Jin Jue, the Feng King of the King. Li is the beloved daughter of Emperor Daxing, although Lian cannot disobey the imperial father and let Li enter the royal butterfly, but it can complete the father-daughter friendship between the imperial father and her! ”

It is related to the Cao family, and the thirteenth brother and the seventeenth elder brother are very careful.

Unlike the thirteenth elder brother's worries, the seventeenth elder brother was a little happy.

He was ordered to go to the Imperial Mausoleum to prepare for the transfer of the spirit of Emperor Daxing. Because of the good errand, he was crowned the king of the county, and the joys, sorrows, and sorrows in the middle are not easy to describe in detail.

It's just that because of Yongzheng's different treatment, in just a few months, he, a powerless prince, also tasted what a "fox fake tiger might" is. The taste.

The emperor ordered the Li family to send the spirit with the eldest princess's class, which can be regarded as a clarity on the relationship between the Li family and the royal family, which may not be beneficial to Cao Yi.

Those who want to calculate Cao Yi, seeing that the emperor has the intention of defending, must also weigh their own weight"