Nourishing Heart Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

When it was time for the household shift again, Cao Hao followed a few adults to the Imperial Majesty.

Yongzheng sat behind the bookcase, and there was a white jade tea cup in front of the case, exuding a familiar and unfamiliar smell, which caused Cao Hao to look at it twice, and couldn't help but snort and move his nose.

said that it was familiar because it was said that it was inseparable in the previous life; It is said to be strange because I haven't seen it in more than 20 years.

Yongzheng sat behind the desk and saw Cao Hao's small movements, and he didn't care. He thought about the secret information he received, since he got coffee, Cao Hao had to drink two cups every day.

This thing can resist the lack of summer, Yongzheng was originally sympathetic to a few scholars, and gave a few cups. I thought that if a few scholars liked it, they would give it often. Unexpectedly, several old ministers all had expressions of drinking medicine, and when he casually asked if he wanted to drink again, they all avoided it.

And Yongzheng himself, because of his diligence, is already inseparable from this.

The recent affairs of the household department were reported to Yongzheng by two scholars.

Yongzheng listened, thinking that there were two major expenses in front of him, one was the funeral of the Empress Dowager, and the other was the river work.

It stands to reason that the funeral of the Empress Dowager will not be larger than that of the emperor, and the cost of money is limited. However, because she was the last of the five queens of the first emperor, she had to sleep with the first emperor, and then she had to close the underground palace of the first emperor, which was also a lot of expenses.

Although the river work should start after the autumn flood, the corresponding money and grain should also be prepared.

Although the household department has some surplus silver, after completing these two major events, I am afraid that there will not be much left.

He has already received a report that the drought in the south of the Yangtze River has become a disaster and grain production has decreased. Although it will not displace the people, it will affect the food supply this autumn.

I originally wanted to replenish grain from Fujian, but I received the news of the tsunami in Fujian.

Yongzheng only felt that his heart was heavy, and only when he was on the dragon chair did he know that he had a great responsibility. All the people of this world are his people. If he can't make the people live and work in peace and contentment, then he, the emperor, is an incompetent king. How will it be written in the history books of later generations?

As soon as his mood changed, the atmosphere in this warm pavilion became gloomy.

Not only did the two old Shangshu reply more and more cautiously, but even Cao Hao, who bowed his head and lined up, felt nervous.

Since the Queen Mother, Yongzheng's mood has been a little wrong. Earlier, he still cared about the opinions of hundreds of officials, and he was forbearing; Nowadays, it is a bit wanton.

He no longer concealed the Queen Mother's refusal to honor the title, nor did he hide his disagreement with the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother, he ordered to be called a big funeral, and the third was to move the Zi Palace, and during the mourning period, he couldn't help but deal with state affairs. Although Jin named the fourteenth elder brother as the king of the county, Mingfa's will was full of derogatory words, saying that the fourteenth elder brother was a frivolous and rude person who did not know what to do.

Some old ministers have a lot of complaints about such an emperor, but no one dares to speak for the fourteenth elder brother. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor is settling accounts after the autumn, and the opposition between brothers is still because of that chair.

It has been more than half a year since the emperor ascended the throne, and he has added brothers to stabilize the clan, and those who can be replaced by foreign governors have also been changed, and those who are not replaced are important ministers that the emperor can trust.

Now, even if the emperor is arbitrary, it is not the turn of others to speak. In addition, because of the Queen Mother, the emperor was full of grief and anger, and it seemed that there was no way to vent, and the people who watched it were panicked, not to mention taking the initiative to touch his moldy head.

After all, before this emperor ascended the throne, he was a well-known "cold-faced king" and would not give his ministers a face; Compared with the first emperor, the name of benevolence is valued, and although the courtiers who dare to admonish him, although he cannot follow the advice, he cherishes and preserves it.

For a while, no one touched Yongzheng's edge.

Everyone was cautious, for fear that they would be unlucky.

"How difficult the people's livelihood is, you go back to check the arrears of money and grain in various provinces and localities, and if it is a place with a good year this year, recover it appropriately; If it is a disaster area this year, it will be reduced as appropriate. After listening to the two Shangshu's confessions, Yongzheng said.

Although in his heart, he longed to collect all the money and grain in arrears immediately to enrich the treasury, but he also knew that it was not easy for the people to make a living. If one is not handled well, the people can only sell their land and turn from peasant households to tenants. The concentration of land in large quantities in the hands of the gentry was not good for the state.

When they heard this, they bowed down and received the commandment.

Yongzheng remembered that a few years ago, for the sake of the Northwest War, Gansu and Shaanxi added Huiyin to supplement the war horses to make up for the loss of war horses in the Northwest War.

Now, the people and horses originally stationed in Urumqi also withdrew to Suzhou when the emperor died, and there was no need to fill the war horses.

Moreover, Shaanxi and Gansu have had drought in recent years, and crops have failed in some areas. This additional collection of Hui silver has increased the burden on the people and should be stopped.

Before he could speak, he heard an attendant at the door: "Your Majesty, Prince Yi has an urgent matter to see!" ”

Yongzheng was stunned when he heard this, waved his hand to several officials in the household department, and said, "Wait for you to kneel down!" ”

The people answered, and withdrew.

After exiting the Heart Nourishing Palace, everyone saw that the thirteenth elder brother was waiting there with relish, and was just about to come forward to say goodbye, but there was already an inner servant who came out to pass on the thirteenth elder brother.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't care about saluting everyone, so he hurriedly entered the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Cao Hao looked at the back of the thirteenth elder brother and was amazed in his heart. I have known the thirteenth elder brother for many years, and it is the first time I have seen him so eager. What the hell is going on?

Cao Hao recalled that he knew that in addition to Yongzheng's rectification of the rule of officials and the implementation of the new policy by the three important model governors, he knew very little about the affairs of the Yongzheng Dynasty...... * In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Yongzheng listened to the words of the thirteenth elder brother and changed his face: "Yanxin sent someone an urgent report? Could it be that there is another change in Alabutan? ”

Since last year, the imperial court and the conspiracy Alabutan have exchanged envoys and began to negotiate peace. It's just that because we haven't been able to negotiate a mutually satisfactory condition, we haven't finalized it yet.

The thirteenth elder brother presented Yanxin's urgent report with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, although the younger brother of the courtier has been ordered to temporarily manage the military department, this urgent report has been stamped with encryption, and the younger brother of the minister is not yet detailed. ”

Since it is an encryption, this urgent report belongs to the secret fold. Although the thirteenth elder brother is still the minister of prime minister's affairs, and he is still temporarily in charge of the military department, he has not overstepped.

Yongzheng looked at the thirteenth elder brother and seemed to be very satisfied with his approach. It is true that he values the thirteenth elder brother, but it is definitely not one thing for him to give the thirteenth elder brother the right and the thirteenth elder brother to take the initiative to get involved in the right.

He took the secret letter, opened it and read it, and his expression became solemn.

Seeing this, the thirteenth elder brother was worried in his heart, if he plotted to raise troops again, it would be even more difficult for the imperial court.

Yongzheng handed the letter to the thirteenth elder brother, his expression changed from solemn to angry, and he slapped the table vigorously, and said, "The Mongols are really wolves that can't be fed!" ”

The thirteenth elder brother took the letter and understood the reason for Yongzheng's anger.

The Mongols reversed, this time it was not the Zungar Mongols of Alabutan, but the Qinghai Erut Mongols.

Unlike the Jungar Mongols, who had been wandering outside the imperial court, the Qinghai Mongols had been subordinated to the Qing Dynasty as early as the time of Taizong and had been subjugated for a hundred years.

Qinghai, like Inner Mongolia, is regarded as an internal domain.

Now, Gushi Khan's grandson Lobuzang Tenzin summoned the Qinghai Erut Mongol Taiji to meet in the Chahan Torohai Alliance, ordered all the tribes to restore the Khan of each department, and incited troops to rebel against the imperial court. Because some tribes did not obey his will, he had already started an army and started a war. Looking at his meaning, he wanted to unify Qinghai first, and then confront the imperial court.

Qinghai is different from Zhunger and borders Gansu and Sichuan. Qinghai Mongolia is not still nomadic like the Zungar Mongolia, but has settled in Qinghai for a hundred years.

They want to be chaotic, on the surface, the imperial army can be pacified by pressing the border, which is far from being as difficult as the Jungar Mongols; In reality, however, the impact was greater than that of the Jungar rebellion.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't dare to imagine that if Qinghai Mongolia was in chaos, there would be no tribes echoing between Horqin Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia. If the Mongols are really in unison, then the Qing Dynasty is in danger.

Now that the Northwest Army is raised, the imperial court is no longer burdened, where does the imperial court have the money and grain to start a war on both fronts?

The back of the thirteenth elder brother immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Thirteenth brother, in your opinion, what should be done?" Yongzheng asked.

The thirteenth elder brother pondered: "It should be suppressed quickly, the war should not be delayed for a long time." ”

Yongzheng nodded and said, "I also have this intention. It's just that you are in the military department, and you should also know the details of the Northwest Army. The supply of money and food is insufficient, and if you want to send out a large army, you have to rest for several months. ”

The thirteenth elder brother listened to it and knew what Yongzheng meant.

Before the autumn harvest, I am afraid that the imperial court will not have grain and grass to support the army.

But now it is only June, and there are still three or four months before the autumn harvest, and the imperial court cannot let Luobuzang Danjin unify Qinghai.

He already had a plan in his heart, and said his advice to Yongzheng.

Without him, it's just a delaying tactic. While sending ministers to Qinghai to make peace, he supported other tribes in Qinghai to prevent Luobuzang Danjin from unifying Qinghai Mongolia and consuming his soldiers and horses.

When Yongzheng heard this, he was very pleasing to his heart, but his anger towards the Mongols was undiminished, and he said: "Thirteenth brother, I don't plan to fight three or four battles with the Mongols like Huang Ama. The court kept them because they were watchdogs, not because they were hungry wolves. Is there any news from the seventeenth brother, where has it been? The cultivation of tobacco soil in Yunnan should be expanded by three times. I don't expect to use this to make foreigners' money, as long as I can make the Mongols safe, I will give him a great credit! ”

"When I wrote a few days ago, I said that I had arrived in Wuhu, and now I have calculated that it is time to go to Jiangnan." The thirteenth elder brother replied.

"The road is really too far, if I knew this, I shouldn't have let the seventeenth brother go to Guangzhou first...... Or first order Li Wei to prepare ...... in Yunnan," Yongzheng frowned.

He is also the king of the surname, he will do what he says, and then he wrote a secret message to Li Wei in his own handwriting.

Seeing this, the thirteenth elder brother hesitated a little in his heart.

Although the Mongols needed to be guarded against, it must be said that the Mongols were also allies of the Manchus. The Manchu population is limited, and if the Central Plains is unstable, the Manchus are alien to the Han people after all. When the time comes, the Manchus can rely on the Mongols, who are also nomads.

If the opium plan is really implemented, it can destroy the fighting power of the Mongols, so that the imperial court is not in the heart of the Outer Mongols, but also loses its arms.

It's just that these words, the thirteenth elder brother didn't say them because of his selfishness......

(To be continued)