On August 14, he went to the household department to take a shift.

Because the holy car had moved back to the Forbidden City, Cao Hao's followers entered the palace early to face the saint. In addition to the household ministers, there are also several university scholars and the Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs.

Today, the idea of discussing politics is to implement the matter of "spreading the land into the mu" in Zhili.

You must know that over the years, the tax arrears of Zhili are the worst.

Just because of the Zhili Weisu Gyeonggi, there is not only the Eight Banners staking land of the year, but also the annexation of land by officials and gentry in the past hundred years. For this reason, the situation of tax exemption and tax delay is becoming more and more obvious.

Although Cao Hao had long known that the Yongzheng Dynasty would implement "paving into acres", he did not expect that it would start from Zhili. After all, according to the conservative understanding, Zhili is an important place, and there can be no chaos, which is why the emperors of previous dynasties have been constantly gracious to Zhili.

Yongzheng is not only determined to implement the "paving into the mu" from Zhili, but also the courage of a generation of emperors.

As for what Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, took the initiative to ask for orders, to do things in southern Fujian within the administration, and to promote "spreading the land into the mu" or something, it was just a pretense.

Li Weijun is a lackey of Nian Qianyao's door, and Nian Qianyao is now in harmony with Yongjunchen, so he is naturally "united".

It is called "Discussion of Politics", but in fact, the emperor is arbitrary, and everyone only responds to peace.

It's just different from the past, what the emperor said in the past, there were always people who sang the praises of virtue; Now no one dares to please the emperor, it seems that everyone also knows that this "spread into the acre" is controversial, and it will cause a lot of trouble if you are not careful.

When he retreated from the front of the palace, Cao Hao paid attention to everyone's expressions, pretending to be confused, pretending to be ignorant, for fear of implicating himself; Only the thirteenth elder brother frowned slightly, unable to hide his worry.

It seems that the thirteenth elder brother also saw that the emperor had taken a big step.

Cao Hao followed several adults from the household department all the way out of the palace, thinking about this matter in his heart.

"Spreading the land into the mu" is taking money from the pockets of the gentry, and it is not surprising that there will be a rebound. Even if no one dares to embarrass the emperor, the enforceable officials may not be able to do a good job under the difficulties of all directions.

However, with Yongzheng's strong temper, he has always eaten soft rather than hard. If anyone really obstructs this, I am afraid that they will suffer the wrath of thunder.

In this way, even if there are twists and turns, there will be no major incidents, and the rest depends on the ability of the two chief officials of the Governor of Zhili and the Governor of Zhili to resist pressure and whether they can withstand the attack.

Now the governor is a man of Nian Qianyao, and no one dares to touch his edge at this time; The governor's position is vacant, and now there is a vacancy among the officials in the capital, which is the most popular among the hot. has the ability to finally take the position of governor in the bag, and the backer behind it will not be weaker than Nian Qianyao.

Zhili, it can't be messed up.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao's heart was relieved ......* Heart Cultivation Palace, but the mood of the thirteenth elder brother was quite heavy.

"Your Majesty, is it because of the minister's brother mentioning the river affairs of Zhili, the emperor ......" The thirteenth elder brother asked with a little hesitation.

Yongzheng was calm and tight, and ordered the thirteenth elder brother to take a seat: "After eighty years of entering the customs, the court's grace to Zhili is too much. The number of good fields in Zhili can be ranked among the top three in the world, but the tax is at the bottom, what is the reason? In the north and south rivers, the imperial court has spent the heaviest manpower and financial resources in Zhili over the years, and it is not because of the feet of the Son of Heaven that Zephi is full of people. But how did they repay the court? The number of tax-exempt acres is increasing, and even the acres of fields that should be taxed must be delayed. Waiting for the year of drought and flood, the imperial court will be forgiven. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, took a bite of the teacup, and said: "Why are the thirteen provinces in the world, in the event of a natural disaster, the displaced people all go to Zhili." That is, due to the lack of service in Zhili, the river is dredged every year, and most of them are displaced people. In this way, the imperial court also had to take out a large amount of silver for 'work for relief', and also prepared human and financial resources to repatriate the displaced people after the completion of the river work. In this way, the imperial court collected uneven taxes from Zhili, but spent a lot of money every year to repair the Zhili River. Speaking of this, there was a coldness on his face: "The bad land that originally received one and a half stones a year has become good land, from arrears of taxes to non-payment of taxes, and the greed of people's hearts is nothing more than this." ”

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he was speechless.

He also knew that what Yongzheng said was the truth, but even if the court knew that it was at a loss, it could only pinch its nose and swallow it. Otherwise, just like the world's homeless people go to Zhili, the homeless people in Zhili have always come and go to the capital.

If the Zhili River is not dredged, according to the weather of nine droughts in the north in the past ten years, the annual relief silver will not be a decimal. Not to mention, the trouble after the displaced people enter Beijing.

But according to what the emperor said, the implementation of "spreading the ding into the mu" in Zhili is afraid that the clan and the gentry will be offended.

Yongzheng saw what the thirteenth elder brother was worried about, and Zhengse said: "You have to take this step!" The hearts of the people are greedy, and the kindness of the emperor over the years has not been exchanged for the loyalty of the courtiers, but only fuels the ambition of these silverfish. If someone defends the law, I will not hesitate to do so. ”

Listening to what Yongzheng said excitedly, the thirteenth elder brother was only ashamed, stood up, knelt down and said: "It's all because the ministers are incompetent, unable to enrich the treasury, and solve the emperor's worries, which makes the emperor embarrassed everywhere." ”

The history is like a knife, if the treasury is abundant, it will not force Yongzheng to make this decision.

Yongzheng didn't mean to blame, got up from the kang, helped the thirteenth elder brother with his own hands and said: "The thirteenth brother is worried about me, and in the past two years, there has been no leisure. If the thirteenth brother is incompetent, who in this world can still be a capable minister? The empty treasury is a chronic illness of the imperial court, not on the thirteenth brother. ”

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother's face was clear, Yongzheng frowned and said: "Last year, I wanted to supply the thirteenth brother prince with the silver taels for opening the mansion according to the old practice, but the thirteenth brother insisted on not accepting it. In the past two years, every time I want to reward the thirteenth brother, you can also come up with these and such reasons to refuse. Ming said that the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will give you 500 taels of gold for the festival, and the thirteenth brother will not refuse again. ”

Yongzheng said movingly, the thirteenth elder brother listened to it gratefully, and then he still knelt down and said: "The emperor is very loving, and the courtiers are not exhausted, but they dare not bear it." The royal palaces have been rewarded for festivals, and the internal affairs government has already sent them down, how can the ministers be cheeky and receive the emperor's favor again? ”

With the emperor's closeness to the thirteenth elder brother, the reward of five hundred taels of gold is not much. But there is no uneven exchange of widows, and the kings of the clan are watching, and they don't have to make the clan unhappy for this reward.

Yongzheng sighed, helped him up again, and said, "I always feel that I have treated you badly." ”

The thirteenth elder brother said: "The emperor is worried, and the prince's annual salary is 10,000 taels, which is enough." If there is greed again, won't heaven and earth not tolerate it? ”

Yongzheng was a prince in his early years, and he knew that the seemingly large number of 10,000 taels was not enough for personal contacts.

However, the thirteenth elder brother knew that the treasury and the inner treasury were not rich, and he was afraid that he would not accept the reward at this time.

He sat back on the side of the kang and ordered the thirteenth elder brother to sit too, and said, "It's fifteen years old, isn't it time to talk about family affairs?" ”

Hong Xuan is the eldest son of the thirteenth elder brother, and Yongzheng originally wanted to add him as the prince's son as soon as possible, so that the thirteenth elder brother's mansion would have one more prince and subsidize the expenses of the palace.

The thirteenth elder brother did not accept it, not because he had the intention to disobey the holy will, but because Gu Nian Hongjun was weak and overwhelmed. Instead of inheriting the palace, it is better to be an idle clan and save worry and effort. Left and right as his prince's son-in-law, even if he does not inherit the prince's title, the title will not be too low when he becomes an adult.

Regarding this matter, Thirteen Fujin had a disagreement with her husband.

Hongjun has been in poor health since he was a child, although he is the eldest son, but he is the child of the Thirteen Fujin and beloved.

Obviously for the elder and respectful, but the title is lower than that of his younger brothers, Thirteen Fujin is afraid that his son will feel wronged, so he begs his husband to discuss the matter in a few years. If Hongtun's body is gradually strengthened and worthy of the responsibility of the son of the world, then the glory is still his; If not, when you are older, you can also empathize with your parents and not have a disagreement with your brother because of this.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't want the husband and wife to be suspicious because of this, so he agreed to his wife's plea.

In fact, there is a confidential matter, the thirteenth elder brother of the party announcement, and the thirteenth elder brother concealed it in front of his wife.

That is, Hongtun is congenitally insufficient, even if he has been conditioning for many years, he is weaker than ordinary people, and it is not suitable to have sex early, nor should he be close to women. Even if you get married in the future, you must have fewer concubines and be modest, otherwise it will hinder your longevity. The matter of the heir can only be left to fate.

The thirteenth elder brother only told his wife that it was not advisable to have sex early, and he did not tell his wife in the latter words.

Now, hearing Yongzheng mention this matter, the thirteenth elder brother was stunned and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Hongjun is not in good health and is still recuperating." The meaning of the imperial doctor is that it is not advisable to marry early. "At the end of the day, it's a bit bleak.

Back then, when the Thirteen Blessings were in Huaihong, it was the time when the Thirteenth Elder Brother was the most depressed.

The thirteenth elder brother was not enough in essence and blood, and the thirteen Fujin worked too hard, which made Hongjun born prematurely and was congenitally insufficient. For this reason, in addition to loving their eldest son, the two of them also felt guilty.

When Yongzheng saw him like this, he knew that he remembered the old things, and said: "The past is gone, Hongjun has been so favored by your husband and wife, and he is a sensible person, and he should be a person of good life and longevity." ”

"Thank the emperor for his auspicious words!" The thirteenth elder brother woke up and was busy thanking.

Yongzheng smiled: "I still wanted to be a matchmaker for my nephew, but now I want to miss it." ”

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he was a little moved, raised his head, and looked at Yongzheng.

For the selection of the eldest daughter-in-law, he and Thirteen Fujin are also very troubled, they not only want to choose a good girl for their son, but they are also afraid that there will be something wrong with their son, which will delay the girl's life.

I heard Yongzheng continue: "I heard that Uncle Guo's wife exchanged 30,000 taels of gold in the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago for the purpose of marrying his daughter...... The girl in his family is about the same age as Hongjun......"

Although Yongzheng had a smile on his face, there was sarcasm in his tone.

The thirteenth elder brother was in his heart, and hurriedly said: "In the end, I am inferior in rank, and I dare not climb high." ”

Yongzheng snorted coldly and said, "The thirteenth brother doesn't dare to 'climb high', but someone dares to be delusional." Uncle and Mrs. Guo have already revealed that they want to let their son be the master! ”

The thirteenth elder brother was taken aback when he heard this.

It was the first time he had heard of this, and earlier he had only heard that Uncle Guo's wife had made a proposal to King Jian's mansion and was refused. Because of this incident, the relationship between Ronkodo and Yarjana was also bad.

Long Ke has been a jade pillar many times, only seventeen years old, not only a first-class imperial guard, but also promoted to a second-class Luan envoy a few years ago. This dignity is also one of the best among the children of the nobles in the capital.

With his family background and official position, it should not be difficult to say that he is a parent. Helplessly, he has a mother who was born as a servant, according to the old saying in Beijing, he is "raised by a girl".

Li Si'er sealed his fate, but his background was there, and he was eventually criticized.

The people who are in the upper ranks, who don't know the old things about the uncle's mansion, where are they willing to tell their daughters to their families; People with low backgrounds, even if they want to climb high, Li Si'er can't look down on them.

In the early years, Li Si'er wanted to ask the nobles in the palace to marry, but before it could be done, he caught up with the death of the emperor, and the matter was delayed.

When she went out of the national funeral, Li Sier wanted to ask the queen to be the master, but the queen was a refusal to take care of things, so she didn't get her wish.

When Yuzhu was promoted to the second rank of Luan's envoy, and he was not young, Li Si'er felt that it was appropriate, so he couldn't wait, and directly entrusted Yaerjiang's aunt, Mrs. Xilin Jueluo, as a matchmaker, to go to King Jian's mansion to propose marriage. As a result, it was rejected by Prince Jian and Prince Jian Fujin.

Li Si'er felt that he had lost face, not only hated Prince Jian and his wife to death, but also vowed to give his son a daughter-in-law who was more noble than Liugege.

is higher than the status of the prince and concubine, only Gege in the palace.

Although there are no emperor's daughters in the palace, there are three clans who are raised by the queen's side.

Among these three Gege, Liugege, the daughter of the abolished prince, is the same age as Yuzhu, and Li Si'er's vision can find a decent Yue family for his son, and he will not look down on Liugege. The remaining two are the daughters of the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.

Although he was reluctant to let his daughter raise Mongolia, the thirteenth elder brother was even more reluctant to marry his daughter to the uncle's mansion.

Li Si'er didn't know how to restrain himself, but the thirteenth elder brother knew that Long Keduo's position as the commander of the Nine Gates had been vacated. The prosperity of the uncle's mansion cannot last long.

"Your Majesty, a few Gege are still ......young," the thirteenth elder brother said anxiously in his heart.

Yongzheng saw that he was moved, but smiled, the gloomy atmosphere faded a lot, and said: "The queen also said the same, and the aunt of the uncle put aside her son's family affairs and concentrated on her daughter's family affairs, which is also the reason." ”

It is the emperor who is extremely kind to the uncle's mansion, and now it is the emperor who talks about the family affairs of the uncle's mansion gloomily, and the thirteenth elder brother is not good to say, so he can only listen.

Yongzheng made a few scratches, and his disgust for Uncle Guo's mansion was already undisguised.

The thirteenth elder brother only felt his heart beating, and when he withdrew from the Heart Nourishing Palace, his palms were already full of sweat.

He didn't want to admit it, but it was true. "The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks", or "the bird hides the bow", the emperor's patience with Long Keduo has reached the limit.

This was still after Long Keduo was hollowed out and lost the real power of the Admiral of the Nine Gates.

The children's family affairs are difficult to hide the murderous motives behind them.

The autumn is high and cool, the sun is in the sky, but the thirteenth elder brother feels that the cold is pressing.

He shivered, let out a long breath, and walked towards the palace gate...... * Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Ming Dynasty, the yamen was in the yamen earlier than usual, and when the time came, several hall officials left the yamen one after another Cao Hao came out of the household yamen, and was blocked by the sixteenth elder brother.

"Let's go, let's go fishing!" The sixteenth elder brother was dressed in regular clothes and said loudly.

He was obsessed with fishing, and bought a waterfront house on the edge of the sea for cheap fishing.

Cao Hao happened to be fine, and when he saw that the sixteenth elder brother was smiling reluctantly, as if he had something on his mind, he asked someone to go back to the house and tell him that he rode a horse and followed the sixteenth elder brother.

In this house, there is Cao Hao's fishing rod, which was prepared by the sixteenth elder brother.

In the summer, Cao Hao came twice with the sixteenth elder brother. Not to mention the sixteenth elder brother, even Cao Hao likes mountain fishing.

In the scorching summer, under the shade of the trees by the sea, I feel the coolness, and the fishing rod in my hand can still be harvested occasionally. Even if I sometimes fish for half a day, I still have a sense of accomplishment when I catch a few small crucian carp three or two inches long. If you fry the wine, you can also drink a few more cups.

Later, in autumn, the weather was cold, and there were more errands in the yamen, so Cao Hao no longer enjoyed the fun of fishing with the sixteenth elder brother.

After riding for two quarters of an hour, the group arrived at the Shicha seaside.

I walked along the side of the sea for a cup of tea, and arrived at the outer house of the sixteenth elder brother.

This will be kung fu, and the chief follower who sent the letter from Cao Fu also came back and brought Cao Hao's regular clothes. Cao Hao changed out of his supplementary clothes and followed the sixteenth elder brother to the backyard to fish on the edge of the sea.

Here, it is at an inlet in the northwest corner of Haizi, and the water surface is the size of several acres, and lotus flowers are planted. Now the lotus flowers have long been lost, and even the lotus leaves are not resistant to the autumn cold, and the spirit is short.

On the edge of the inlet, there are two weeping willows. The trunk of the tree is very thick, the branches hang down, and under the tree is the place where the sixteen elder brothers fish.

There are a few chairs and a few bamboos. In the past, sixteen agora Cao Hao came to fish, in addition to fragrant tea, but also to prepare melon and fruit snacks, not so much to enjoy the fun of fishing, but to enjoy half of the leisure in the name of fishing.

Today, there is only a teapot on the bamboo table. There are no earthworms prepared in advance, only the dough that the steward here makes in a hurry.

Cao Hao pinched a piece of dough, put on the bait, and threw the fishing rod out, thinking about whether to mention the matter of "spreading the ding into the mu" with the sixteenth elder brother, and saw that the sixteenth elder brother was holding a fishing hook, but he did not load the bait, and his face was angry.

Cao Hao wanted to wait for him to speak, but until the fish bit the hook a few times, he didn't see the sixteenth elder brother squeak.

Sixteen elder brothers are like this, where can Cao Hao still take care of fishing. He let the fish eat the bait, swam away, turned around, and asked, "Sixteenth master, what's wrong?" ”

Hearing his question, the sixteenth elder brother threw the fishing rod aside, stood up, and said indignantly: "Fu Ruo, the master really can't bear it anymore...... If this continues, I'm afraid I'm going to kill my relatives......"

Cao Hao saw that he was emotional, and he had no scruples between words, so he got up and looked around.

Fortunately, there were no bystanders nearby, and there were two small servants standing in the distance, and the distance was six or seven feet away. Even if you hear the sentence in front of the sixteen Ah and two bones, you may not be able to hear the sentence in the back. Because of the important sentence in the back, the sixteenth elder brother gritted his teeth and said it not as loudly as the previous one.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Cao Hao's eyes, his expression darkened, and he waved his hand to send the two little guys to retreat.

Cao Hao opened his mouth and asked: "Taifu Jin is embarrassed by Sixteen Fu Jin again?" ”

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and when the family is reunited, even if the sixteenth elder brother is unwilling, there is no reason to hinder Taifujin from returning home.

As far as Cao Hao knew, Taifu Jin was only brought back to the palace a few days ago, but he didn't expect the conflict to come so quickly and force the sixteenth elder brother like this.

I saw the sixteenth elder brother gritting his teeth and said: "It would be good if it was just for the embarrassment of Fujin, but when she was an old child, she coaxed more, but she should not interfere in Da Gege's family affairs." She is intentional, she wants to stir up the palace and say that the prince is not happy, and she wants to be uncomfortable with Fujin! ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he only felt confused.

This Zhuang Wangfu's big Gege is not raised in the palace now? In the future, most of the marriage matches will be according to the princess's example, and the Mongolian will be cared for, where is it not the turn of the palace to be self-explanatory?

"The sixteenth master is a little restless, Xu is Taifu Jin is just a quick tongue. Not to mention that Da Gege is young, even if Da Gege really wants to discuss his relatives, and the emperor and queen are there, it will not be Taifujin's turn to make a decision. Cao Hao didn't know the details of their mother-son conflict, so he could only consider persuasion.

The sixteenth elder brother was already red-eyed, and said: "She has already promised Li Si'er, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, she will enter the palace to mention this matter to the queen, and tell Da Gege to Yuzhu, saying what 'kiss and kiss'." She not only gave up her face, relied on her seniority, and was nominally Da Gege's grandmother, but also said to the uncle's mansion, where did she leave room for the queen to refuse? ”

If it is changed to someone else's family, it can make her daughter stay in Beijing and save her daughter from the pain of caring for Mongolia, and the sixteenth elder brother can only burn high incense. But Long Ke has a lot of money, and he can only avoid it.

Although he and Cao Hao didn't make it clear, the two of them knew it, whether it was Nian Qianyao or Long Keduo, the higher they held, the harder they fell, and it was rare to have a good end.

Telling your daughter to such a person, isn't that pushing into a fire pit?

The sixteenth elder brother was obviously enraged, and he couldn't calm down, looked at Cao Hao, and said hatefully: "I won't let her get her wish...... I really can't stop it, I'd rather be an unfilial person than let that old woman cheat a big character......"

To say that the sixteenth elder brother is the master of the palace, it is not difficult to stop Taifujin and prevent her from entering the palace.

But the more prominent he is, the more people are watching, and he doesn't want Zhuang Wangfu to be more old people in the palace. If you have a bad heart and another master behind it, maybe you will use this as a handle to slander the sixteenth elder brother.

After the stalemate between Taifu Jin and the sixteenth elder brother and the sixteenth Fujin, he also made this stupid trick, if he was just an old fool, greedy for Li Si'er's filial piety, and wanted to find the sixteenth elder brother and the sixteenth Fujin unhappy; If he has other thoughts, the sixteenth elder brother should not move lightly now.

Otherwise, it's just doing more and doing more wrong.

"Sixteenth Master, even if Taifu Jin comes forward, Da Gege's age is there. No matter how much she says, the queen can't be the master, and the emperor. In my opinion, instead of thinking about stopping Taifujin, the sixteenth master should go directly to ask the emperor to make the decision. Cao Hao thought for a moment and said.

With Yongzheng's surname, if he really had the intention to get rid of Long Keduo, he would not agree to let his son remain the master, leaving room for turning over.

After listening to Cao Hao's words, the sixteenth elder brother gradually calmed down, and hesitated: "What if the emperor temporarily cares about the uncle's mansion and agrees to this family business?" ”

Cao Hao said in a low voice: "Sixteenth Master, Da Gege still has four years to go, what do you think Uncle Guo's Mansion will ...... in four years?"

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his expression was hesitant, and he said: "If the emperor has a whim, even if the uncle's mansion is defeated, Da Gege will also bear the name of the family......"

Cao Hao saw that he was suffering from gains and losses, and he had no ordinary coolness, rolled his eyes, and said: "If the emperor really makes Da Gege feel wronged, maybe it will be Da Gege's blessing......"

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(To be continued)