The news that Li Wei returned to Beijing at the end of the year to see his majesty "reached Cao Qian'er in a few days※

Cao Po knew that Li Wei was going to be promoted again. After all, Yunnan is thousands of miles away from the capital, and if he is not transferred, not to mention Li Wei, a political envoy, even the governor and governor may not be able to get the grace to enter Beijing to see His Majesty.

The news came from the seventeenth elder brother, he already knew Li Wei, he went to Yunnan last year and dealt with Li Wei again, after hearing the news of Li Wei's return to Beijing. Just after a big court meeting, he told Cao Yuan.

According to the words of later generations, Li Wei served as the governor of Jiangnan, and his subordinates subdued the Jiangnan bandit Huang Tianba. Although there are many fictional elements in these stories, it should be right that Li Weixian is in Jiangnan.

Witnessing the rise of a generation of famous ministers, Cao Yi can only be happy for him.

However, the sixteenth elder brother was very unconvinced, and said to Cao Yi in private: "This kid has a good life, two promotions in three years, and he will be the governor if he is promoted again."

When Cao Po heard this, his heart moved, and he said, "Jiangnan?."

The sixteenth elder brother glanced at him and said, "If you also thought of it?" The important land in the south of the Yangtze River is handed over to others, how can the emperor rest assured? Li Wei is an old man in his submerged mansion, and he did a good job in the salt administration, and he was transferred to Jiangnan to serve as the governor of the Liangjiang salt administration, and he was also famous

Cao Po didn't expect that his casual remarks were just based on the vague memories of later generations.

According to his memory, Li Wei spent most of his time in the Yongzheng Dynasty, otherwise he would not have been praised by Yongzheng as a "model governor".

Seeing that Cao Yi didn't answer, the sixteenth elder brother said, "Isn't it envy?" Hmph, even if that little boy is better than others, I don't believe that he will be better than you. It's just that you suffer in terms of age, and you can only boil your qualifications in Beijing in your early years. Now it's almost over, don't you want to go to the ruling side?.

Cao Po listened to it and couldn't help but feel a little moved.

He has reached the second grade of the waiter in the year of his establishment. I really don't have much ambition in my career, I just wait for a few more years, and my age is not conspicuous, and I am a full-time pensioner.

But on his birthday, chatting with everyone made him know that he had become a roadblock on Cao Xiangshi's path. He can choose to boil his qualifications and wait for retirement, but in that case, it will block Cao Xiang's promotion path.

For thousands of years, no family has been able to prosper for a long time, but there are many people who can stand for a hundred years.

The rise and fall of the Cao family cannot be tied to Cao alone alone. If Cao Xiang can survive the beginning, it will not only reduce Cao Yi's burden, but also allow the East Mansion to stand on its own feet and get rid of the situation of being dependent on the West Mansion.

Calculating the time, Cao Xiang's academic and political errand will be able to go back to Beijing next year, and the best way to return to Beijing and enter Hanlin is to enter the cabinet. He was born in a professional class, and it is not difficult for him to enter the cabinet from Hanlin.

On his own side, if he can go out for a few years, in addition to being comfortable, he can also leave Cao Xiang with the effort to be promoted.

When Cao Xiang passed the year of his establishment and had the qualifications to be released as a local magistrate, he could return to Beijing to "retire."

When Cao Xiang returned to Beijing, he would be able to serve as an elder brother.

If you want not to affect Cao Xiang's career, the two brothers are the most appropriate way to cross out of Beijing like this. There can also be one person at the imperial court. Brothers rely on each other for aid. Cao Song is a military position and has nothing to do with civil officials. Cao Xiang here, he is the eldest brother, whether he wants to be fulfilled, but he also has to come up with an idea.

Cao Po has been in office for more than ten years, and he has only let go of one foreign official, that is, Shandong is stationed in Daotai. At that time, although it was only the fourth grade, it was not in the provincial capital because of the governance, and the life was extremely comfortable.

It's just that he is different from Li Wei, Li Wei was just a five-grade Langzhong the year before last, but he was promoted to the Taoist platform, the political envoy, and then the governor, which is a blessing from heaven," Hong En is mighty

Cao Po was a second-grade squire as early as after the recovery of filial piety, and now he has been working hard for four or five years, and he can only be a governor at the same level, or a governor with the title of Shangshu.

The world is big. The lack of this governor is limited, not counting the transportation and rivers, and the nine governors are in charge. Although they are both the same two products, the status of the governor is also different due to the different provinces under their jurisdiction.

If the governor enters Beijing, the imperial front is lined up, headed by the governor of Zhili, followed by the governor of Liangjiang, then the governor of Huguang and the governor of Liangguang, then the governor of Minxi and the governor of Sichuan, then the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

At present, Nian Qianyao can be the first governor in the world because he is the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and he has been crowned the Taibao.

Cao Po thought about these places. There really was a place he wanted to go.

Zhili is an important place, and Yongzheng will definitely use his confidants; Liangjiang is exempted, the Cao family finally got out of Jiangnan, how can they still throw themselves into the net; Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan are the territory of Nian Qianyao, and now Nian Qianyao and Yongzheng are still in the honeymoon period, and the position is still stable; Minxi and Yungui are both fierce and uneven borders.

Huguang and Liangguang are good places. The Yamen, the governor of Guangzhou, governs Guangzhou, has Guangdong Customs, and has made great achievements; The Yamen, the governor of Huguang, ruled Wuhan, and was also a place of outstanding people.

"The emperor has ordered the governor of the world to return to Beijing to see His Majesty, I am afraid that there have been arrangements for it. At this time, if you want to mix a handful, is it too late? "The sixteenth elder brother is not an outsider, so Cao Yi did not hide it, and directly asked about his concerns.

The sixteenth elder brother said with a smile: "If you really have the intention of letting go, the emperor only needs to be happy." In his early years, he was obscure, and everyone was counted, and now it is the time to employ people. If you are in the household department, you will be condescending. "Liao is a big account room, even if you do your errands well, where can you play a peak in the past few years, in addition to worrying about farming, it is better to be smart in the Internal Affairs Office. Only by letting you run the place can you have room to make a big difference. ”

Cao Po was a little embarrassed when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "Sixteenth Master praise, where do I have any grand plans, but I just want to stay in the capital for all these years, and it is good to go out and catch my breath." is also a second grade, and he is the governor in the local area, which is different from being a waiter in the capital. I still remember when I was a child, I saw the governor of Liangjiang traveling, with hundreds of people before and after, a real eight-carrying sedan chair, and the sound of gongs was bursting, which was really magnificent. In the capital, it is a four-person sedan chair, and not everyone is qualified to sit on it. ”

Seeing that he really had intentions, the sixteenth elder brother pondered for a moment and said, "If you really have this intention, don't worry. Now it's a mess outside, and there are too many people active, but it's eye-catching. Pick a kung fu and I'll give you a look in front of the thirteenth brother first. ”

The sixteenth elder brother is willing to help, and Cao Po can only be grateful.

He didn't pay attention to it before, and he didn't feel anything, but when he paid attention, he found that there were many people in the Beijing officials who were staring at the governors and governors.

There are nine governors in the world and governors of eighteen provinces, and there are six governors, seven governors, and thirteen Xinjiang ministers summoned to Beijing this time. Even if all these shortcomings are empty, as long as half of them can be empty, it is enough to attract the love of the capital.

In addition to the Beijing officials who wanted to be released, those who wanted to go to Beijing or the governors and governors who stayed in the local areas also sent their staff and nephews to Beijing.

Either you want to go further, or you want to transfer to a big province.

Those who can survive in the officialdom to the governor of a province or the governor of a place are also old oilmen who have been trained. What everyone in the capital can see, they can see.

But they also understand that even if the emperor wants to sort out the place, he will not change the governor of the world all at once.

Dealing with government affairs, after all, is not child's play, and the maximum is likely to be three, three, or four. A part of it will be transferred back to Beijing, and a part of it will be transferred to other provinces, and the rest will not move.

After all, what the emperor wants is to serve guests from all over the world and smooth government affairs. Even if some courtiers have been ruling the local government for many years and their power is deep-rooted, as long as they change provinces, they will stop.

Therefore, the officials in these places are also full of energy. Those who wish to transfer to other provinces hope to pick a large province; When the age comes, I want to enter Beijing to "raise Rongyang", and I am active in the six departments to find a good shortage. is also a book, this Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Officials, but the difference is not a star and a half.

All of a sudden, eating in the capital became a trend. Even Cao Po, who is in the household department, is not immune.

It's only early July, but whether it's Beijing officials or foreign governors, they're all starting to camp everywhere in the name of the "Mid-Autumn Festival".

Although the imperial court has a system, foreign officials are not allowed to privately marry courtiers, but in China, it is a time when human affection is greater than etiquette. It depends on what kind of reason is found, the same year, fellow villagers, Lianzong, in-laws, teachers and students, all kinds of relationships.

People who haven't even heard of people's names yesterday are now "relatives and friends" who have to socialize, and there are many people who have such a relationship.

Cao Po is not the head of the imperial examination, and the tip of the Lu curtain is another word, and the tip is the tip of the year, and the people of the clan come to the door. Rao is like this, there are many people who come to the door under the banner of fellow villagers and world friends.

This is from Chen's fellow villagers, there are Jiangning, there are Zhili, and there are also outsiders, all of them are the Cao family whose ancestors have had a relationship with the Cao family and which girl they have married.

Seeing this, Cao Po really couldn't cry or laugh. Some of them are okay, they had contacts in the early years, and some of them have some impressions, and some of them are purely looking for a relationship.

Cao Yi's current identity is here, a young household servant, and he is not yet capable of interfering in the affairs of the ministry, especially the selection of local officials.

The reason why they came to the door was that they didn't have a way to the sky, and they valued a few important in-laws behind Cao Fu. They themselves knew that there was not much hope, but they just had the idea of casting a net, and they hit it all around.

How could Cao Po take this trouble, and he couldn't see it. Most of them are entertained by the big housekeeper Cao Yuan; I really can't push it, so I show my side, and it's just a formality.

Small gifts are not refused, and big gifts are not accepted.

Under the banner of the world's friendship, there are the elders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as the colleagues or classmates of their fathers and ancestors and Cao Yi's fathers and ancestors.

These people are not something that Cao Yi can slacken, otherwise they will be sent to the hat of "forgetting their roots" and "being frivolous".

For them, they are closer to Cao's house, and Cao's attitude is also warm; If you don't have any contacts, you still politely stay distant.

Among them, for some people who have friendships, they are eager to ask Cao Yi to pull the line, and if they have a strong sixteenth elder brother or thirteenth elder brother, Cao Yi also selectively fulfills it. That is the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, who said that he didn't dare to admit it; On the side of the Sixteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, although it is "difficult", he also tries his best"

Naturally, before this, he had already greeted the sixteenth elder brother.

With the intelligence of the sixteenth elder brother, he will remind Cao Yi to watch the changes, and how can he jump out by himself. It's just to help Cao Yi, and by the way, I will collect some courtesy and filial piety, so that I have more money at hand."