Seventeenth Elder Brother's words seemed to mean something, Cao Hao's heart moved, lowered his voice, and asked, "Could it be ......?"

The seventeenth elder brother nodded, and said in a deep voice: "** Do not leave ten, the emperor summoned Cai Ting this morning. The will has been issued for several days, and it cannot be delayed like this. ”

In the past six months, with the fall of Nian Qianyao's power, Cai Ting has also risen in the capital.

Cai Nian and the two met, I don't know whether to say that Nian Qianyao was unlucky, or Cai Ting was sad.

Speaking of these two people, their backgrounds are very similar and they are of the same age. Both are Han military banner people, their fathers are all governors, both of them are Jinshi, both have served in the Hanlin Academy, and both have been governors of Sichuan.

Cai Ting once lost his post as governor of Sichuan because of the impeachment of Nian Qianyao, and he was also beheaded and left in prison. If it weren't for Yongzheng's grace and reactivation, I am afraid that the grave would have grown grass.

He took the lead in the case of Nian Qianyao, and he also collected and sorted out the 92 major crimes.

Now, he is not only the left governor of the Inspectorate, but also the secretary of the ministry, and the commander of the capital. There have been rumors that he has finished the Nian Qianyao case and will also lead the army.

Among the Beijing officials, in addition to a few clan princes, only Cai Ting is a hot celebrity.

It's just that I don't know how he offended the seventeenth elder brother, so that the seventeenth elder brother mentioned his name with the meaning of gnashing his teeth.

was interrupted by this episode, and the seventeenth elder brother's mood was a little low.

The two of them found a restaurant near Xihua Gate, used some wine and food casually, and put down their chopsticks.

"By the way, there is an auction in the Internal Affairs Office tomorrow night, will you go?" Seventeenth Brother asked.

Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng and Niuniu's family affairs have been decided, and they will leave Cao's Mansion in the next two years, Cao Hao wants to buy them some industries, so he nodded and said: "I want to pick up a bargain, so I naturally want to go." ”

The seventeenth elder brother glanced at him and said, "You have become the governor, and you are still robbing the big guys, which is really not authentic." ”

Cao Hao smiled bitterly: "It is difficult to be a foreign official, how can there be less filial piety in Beijing?" I also thought that Baoding Mansion was close to the capital, and it was always good to have the opportunity to go back to Beijing twice. But now I know that it is not easy to return to Beijing once, where can this Bing Jing and Tan Jing fall? ”

Seeing this, the seventeenth elder brother laughed very unkindly, and said: "The capital is not easy to live in, and there is no place to scrape the ground, if there is no filial piety for you governors, wouldn't everyone want to drink the northwest wind?" ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "To tell you the truth, how much silver did the governor drop this year?" It is said that Nian Qianyao's family is rich, not counting the fields and houses, only gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, the total price is millions. His family is said to be extravagant, and he has to gather so many henchmen, so you may not be able to save money. ”

This truth cannot be said. It's one thing to speculate about some things, it's another thing to admit them yourself.

With such a decision in his heart, Cao Hao showed contemplation on his face, and then said: "In addition to the two filial piety in the capital, there are still 50,000 or 60,000 taels of silver left." ”

This is not a lie, because the others are antiques, calligraphy and paintings, precious stones, jade and other valuables.

If it were someone else, if they said this number, Brother Seventeen would not believe it.

Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver.

Cao Hao's supervision and caress is naturally not comparable to a prefect.

But Cao Hao acted cautiously, his family was wealthy, and he would not take the initiative to make money, which was different from those people.

"Five or sixty thousand taels of silver, equivalent to ten years of my silver, you governor do really nourishment." Brother Seventeen said with a smile: "See you next time, don't talk about Bing Jing and Tan Jing, you should bring more canned food." My family Fujin loves to eat this, and I have to eat a bowl every day. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Is there still this missing in the Seventeenth Master's Mansion?" Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs also build a small square in the Gonggong Palace? ”

"Even if you have the banner of the Inner Court, even if you can get to the palace below, it is limited." The seventeenth elder brother said casually: "It's not worth a few silver coins, why bother tossing it and getting fishy?" ”

Cao Hao didn't ask much, but said: "A few days ago, the ministers sent people into Beijing to buy shops, just outside the front door, and specially transported some Zhili Tuyi to Beijing to sell, enriching the lives of the people in the capital. Go back and send a sign to the seventeenth master, and the seventeenth master will directly ask people to go over and take it......"

The seventeenth elder brother still wanted to enter the palace, so the two did not sit for a long time, and when they came out of the restaurant, they dispersed.

Cao Hao didn't need to go to the yamen, so he rode back to his house.

As soon as I entered the gate, there was a housekeeper to come to the court, and the Chunwang Mansion and the Ping Wangfu both sent people to invite each other, and now people are waiting in the foyer.

Cao Hao listened to it and wondered in his heart.

Yesterday and before, he said that there was nothing to do, and he had already gone to his father-in-law's house and brother-in-law's house.

I have seen everything that should be seen, and everything that should be communicated has been communicated, and I don't know why these two people have come together to find him today.

King Chun's Mansion is his father-in-law's house, and his father-in-law summoned him, so it is not easy to delay.

Cao Hao said hello to the steward of Prince Ping's Mansion and asked him to send a message to Nersu and go to his father-in-law's house first, and then go to Prince Ping's Mansion later.

Although King Chun's Mansion and King Ping's Mansion are both in-laws of Cao Mansion, Prince Chun's generations are here, and although the steward of King Ping's Mansion is anxious, he can only go back honestly to restore his life.

The steward of King Chun's Mansion waited for someone and breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Hao asked what the prince was calling, but he only said that he didn't know, and he refused to reveal half a word. But when Cao Hao wanted to change out of his body and go again, he hurriedly said that he didn't have to, and said that the prince was waiting, Yunyun.

When he arrived at King Chun's mansion, the person in charge directly led Cao Hao to the palace study.

Prince Chun had been sitting behind the bookcase for a long time, his brows furrowed tightly, and his face was a little gloomy.

Seeing Cao Hao coming, he glanced at the supplement on Cao Hao's body, and said, "After the ministerial meeting, you entered the palace?" ”

"No, I ate with the seventeenth master outside, and I only ate some when I went home. Let the father-in-law wait for a long time, they are all sons-in-law, not ......," Cao Hao said.

"The emperor sent Qigege back...... Prince Chun stood up and said.

When Cao Hao heard this, he was startled: "That year, Xi ......"

Since the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although the royal battles have continued, there are few descendants of Aixin Jueluo who have been directly given death. The men of the royal family are like this, and the women of the clan have no reason to be guilty of capital crimes.

Therefore, when the husband was sentenced to death, most of the daughters of the clan were returned to their mother's house.

Nian Qianyao's stepwife, the daughter of Su Yan, the Duke of Fuguo, was sent back to her mother's house.

"The Nianfu has already been besieged, and the news can't come out. According to Qi Gege, Nian Xi's old illness recurred, and his health was very bad. If this drags on, what's the good? Prince Chun said with a bit of heaviness.

Nian Qianyao's case has already had a result, in addition to Nian Qianyao, among Nian Qianyao's sons, only Nian Fu is guilty of capital crimes, Nian Xing, Nian Yao is exiled, and there are three small ones, who will be sent out in turn after the age of fifteen. In addition, if the concubines around Nian Fu and Nian Xing are pregnant, if they give birth to a boy, they must be sent in turn when they are fifteen years old.

Not only were men exiled, but descendants of their descendants, even if they were pardoned, could not participate in the imperial examinations.

Although Nian Xi is a son-in-law, because of the successive year's parental room, he was exonerated and only won the title of meritorious title; Nian Yaoling went to the Duke of the country, Nian Xiyao dismissed the governor of Guangdong, and other Nian clansmen, some of whom were dismissed.

Although the old lady and Nian Xiyao were affected, but they had titles and official positions, the family property was preserved, and it was not confiscated like Nian Qianyao's family property.

How is the Nian family, Prince Chun will not take it to heart; Nian Xi lives and dies, but it is related to Qigege's life.

In the past few years, the imperial court has respected etiquette and religion, and the nobles and nobles rarely remarry. Unless it is a noble daughter who is a Mongolian, young and widowed, and has no children, the court will arrange to remarry.

Prince Chun was embarrassed, and Cao Hao didn't have any good ideas, so he could only comfort: "Father-in-law, don't be too anxious, when the son-in-law came out of the yamen of the military department, he happened to see the thirteenth master with a lot of people leaving, which is the direction of the previous year's mansion." The thirteenth master and the old lady and Nian Xi are all familiar with each other, and this time, when they see anything wrong with these two people, they will never stand idly by. ”

Prince Chun shook his head and said, "Even if the thirteenth elder brother passes, there won't be much to do at this juncture...... Unless the ...... 'confesses' and the dust settles......"

Cao Hao was silent for a while, and said, "Xu is just today, Nian Qianyao 'confessed'...... Cai Ting entered the palace in the morning, and the thirteenth master led people to last year's mansion, and they all rushed together......"

Before the words fell, I heard someone outside the door: "Lord Wang, Steward Lu has an urgent matter to see......

Prince Chun heard a movement at the door, and was just about to raise his voice to ask someone to retreat, when he heard the words "Lu Steward" and hurriedly called someone over.

"Master, the seven-forehead concubine came out of the Nian family's mansion, escorted by twenty guards, and went to the yamen of Dali Temple......" Steward Lu came in and said with a little anxiety.

When Prince Chun heard this, his brows furrowed even more, and he instructed Lu to take care of the affairs twice, and then said to Cao Hao: "In the end, Nian Xi is involved, it seems that the emperor has ......left behind even the upbringing of his early years."

Cao Hao thought of something else, and said: "The two-bedroom house of the Nian family has been sealed, and everyone has been detained...... If there is movement in Dali Temple, only Nian Xi can come forward. Father-in-law, please be relieved. Prince Chun is just concerned about the chaos, and after listening to Cao Hao's words, he also understood a little.

It's just that he was very puzzled, since the emperor didn't mean to execute Nian Xi, why did he send Qigege back.

For the sake of his daughter, now Prince Chun is looking forward to Nian Qianyao's end as soon as possible, so as not to procrastinate and let everyone suffer...... Coming out of King Chun's mansion, Cao Hao rode to Prince Ping's mansion again.

As soon as he saw Nersu, he got a letter of approval, and Nian Qianyao had already confessed to hanging himself in Dali Temple Prison at three o'clock in the afternoon.

I heard that Cai Ting went to the prison early in the morning with the holy decree to supervise Nian Qianyao's self-determination.

Nian Qianyao refused to give up, and hoped for the emperor's pardon, which dragged on for a few hours, and refused to do it. It dragged on until the afternoon, but it couldn't be delayed anymore, and he hanged himself......*

(To be continued)