In addition to the "ice charcoal" obtained in the yamen, the Cao Mansion also received the "Tuyi" sent by Li Wei's envoy on the same day.

This is not the kind of gold, silver and jewelry hidden in the guise of "Tuyi", but an authentic Jiangning specialty.

Plate duck, dried fragrant, fragrant tripe, rhombic powder, lotus root powder, these are the entrance; Rain flower stone, folding fan, bamboo carving, jade carving, this is to play with furnishings; All kinds of brocade silk, that's used.

Odds and bits, enough for half a cart of things.

Even the New Year's gift sent back by Cao Song last year was not so complete.

Chu Yu had never lived in Jiangning, and he didn't feel anything special, but the Li family was happy.

She made people put those small objects on the kang for play, and told Changsheng, Tianhui, and Tianbao about the benefits of such things.

The Cao family's hometown is Zhili Fengrun, and Jiangning is just a place to live.

For the Li family, being a mother in Jiangning is the most important place in the world.

But for the younger generation, Jiang Ning is too far away, and the impression to them is that it is the place where several generations of elders in the family have been officials, and now the second brother (second uncle) is also an official there.

Seeing that Li Shi was explaining, with a look of pride and nostalgia, Changsheng said: "Mother talked about Jiangning, her face was full of light, I knew that my mother was like this, it was better to go to Jiangning with my second aunt." ”

After the fourth sister got married, Zhao Jia's family was reluctant to be with her concubine and daughter-in-law, so she still returned to Jiangning and went to be a wife.

After listening to the young son's words, Li said with a smile: "I heard that I took Lao Tzu Niang to the post, but I didn't hear that I brought my uncle to the post." Thousands of miles away, how can it be said to be fun? "At the end of the day, there was a little sentimentality.

Even if you think about Jiang Ning, whether you can go back and take a look in this life is two words.

It has been more than ten years since I entered Beijing, but I can think of the old mansion of Jiangning Weaving Mansion, which is still confusing.

Tianbao was beside him, sensing Li's sentimentality, pulled her sleeve, and said, "Don't worry, old lady, grandson is good at studying, get into the jinshi early, go to Jiangning to be an official, and take the old lady there." ”

Although his words were childlike, the filial piety in it was sincere, and Li was very pleased, rubbing Tianbao's back. With a smile, he said, "Okay, grandmother is waiting." ”

Hearing what the little nephew said, Changsheng also added solemnity and said, "Mother really wants to go to Jiangning?" ”

In front of his children and grandchildren, the Li family had nothing to hide, and said with a little nostalgia: "How can you not want to? Although I have been in Beijing for all these years, I still miss the south. You grew up in Beijing, and you don't know what is good in the south. Not to mention the side, it is the sweetness of the water in Beijing. In the summer, the fresh mountain vegetables are constant, and they are indescribably delicious. ”

"It's been too long for Tianbao to come out, it's better to count on Uncle Seven." Tianhui said on the side.

Changsheng nodded and said, "That's it, that's it, I'll be able to play next year......" Speaking of this, he hesitated a little.

Seeing his youngest son like this, Li said, "How old are you, what are you anxious about?" If you don't want to end, just wait another year. ”

The children's examination is two examinations in three years, and the eldest child will be fourteen next year, and he will only be fifteen years old the year after. The year after that, he was young.

Changsheng shook his head and said: "It's not small, Tianyou, Zuo Zhu, and Zuo Cheng are as old as their sons, and they have already ended." I'm thinking, it's okay to take the children's test here, and it's not a big problem to take the test one pass at a time. The township test depends on luck, most of the time there is no hope, in that case, the son will go to the written post test. ”

Although the Cao family is not a cultivator, they can start from Cao Xiang, and the men also take the road of the imperial examination.

Hearing his youngest son say this, Li Shi was puzzled: "How did you think of taking the pen post test?" Did Mr. Gakuri say something? ”

Changsheng smiled and nodded, "Let my mother speak." The son has long begun to learn to do eight shares, but he lacks aura and has poor quality. Mr. said that his son spoke Chinese and Mongolian well, and he could put more effort into Mandarin and Mongolian and find another way. ”

Li just listened to this academic and educational matter, and he really couldn't give any good advice, but he just kept it in his heart, thinking about waiting for Cao Hao to come back and talk to Cao Hao.

Written post-style, promotion is fast, but officialdom pays attention to whether it is from a professional class.

Changsheng doesn't want to be admitted to the science department, I don't know if it will be a big problem for the future......

When Cao Hao came back, he saw Li Wei's gift list.

This half of the car, all of which may not cost a few hundred taels of silver, is not as careful as Cao Hao's "charcoal respect" obtained by Cao Hao in the household yamen with the big class.

The courtesy is light and affectionate, and it is nothing more than that.

When he arrived at the Orchid Courtyard, Li Haosheng told him to give Li Wei a return gift with his heart. Li Wei is sincere, and the Cao family must also be more attentive.

As for Changsheng's plan to take the pen-post exam, Li also told Cao Hao.

Cao Hao is not surprised, the children of the Eight Banners who came out of the Qixue, in addition to going directly to the official position in the shade of their father, most of them are motivated by themselves, and most of them are in the form of written examinations, and they are limited in participating in the township examination and the general examination.

Because the flag people participate in the township test and the meeting test, the competition is more fierce than that of the Han people.

The flag people of the whole country are all taking the exam in Shuncheonfu, and the number of places admitted each time is limited.

Like God, a few of them passed the children's test and the township test smoothly, which is extremely rare.

The test is not so harsh.

If you have real talents, as long as you get the exam qualification, most of them will be fine.

With an identity like the Cao family, it is not difficult to get a pen-post exam qualification.

"Don't worry too much, the pen-based exam is mostly after the township exam, and there are still nearly two years to go. Two years later, Changsheng is also older, and if he insists, the pen-post exam will be the pen-post exam. As an errand in the six departments, in the end, it is in front of him, and it is easy to take care of it. Cao Hao said.

Changsheng's so-called going to Jiangning to be an official, the Li family only took it as a joke and did not mention it to the eldest son, but there was some hope in his heart.

After returning to Wutong Garden, Chu Yu also mentioned Li Wei's gift, and said that Li was in a good mood.

"It's all native to Jiangning, and the things that the old lady once talked about, Li Wei has a heart." Cao Hao said.

Chu Yu pursed his lips and smiled: "These bits and pieces, where is Li Wei able to prepare?" I heard that the second wife of the Li family is a virtuous and careful person, most of which is her handiwork. ”

Cao Hao listened, nodded, and said: "Since the queen has waited by her side, it is difficult to say whether you are virtuous or not, and you must be careful to have it." ”

Chu Yu snorted lightly and said, "It's just that these two wives are too virtuous, and the housewife can only be furnished." ”

Cao Hao listened to his wife's words and was dissatisfied with Li Wei's behavior of entrusting the housework to the second concubine, and didn't want her to misunderstand Li Wei, so he said: "Don't worry, Li Wei has always acted chivalrous, and he is not the kind of person who spoils his wife and destroys his concubine." It's just that his identity in the second room is there, so that he can be the director of the house, and he can also settle that person's heart. "By the end of the day, the volume had been lowered.

Li Wei wanted to stay in the capital for a while, and wait until after the Wanshou Festival to return to the south, and the Cao family's return gift was not in a hurry.

Although the Li family did not leave anyone in the capital, there was a house in the capital.

Cao Hao did not delay, and the next day he sent a message to Li's house.

Although the two are old friends, they can still communicate in their early years, but now they are in high positions with each other, and how many pairs of eyes look at each other, but it is not easy to see each other at will. Otherwise, who knows what nonsense will be made up.

On Cao Hao's post, he wrote that if Li Wei was free, he would want to find time to invite him to eat out.

Li Wei replied on the same day, but said that he wanted to have a treat, and if Cao Hao could get out of the way, it would be set on the night of the 15th National Congress.

Foreign governors, in addition to His Majesty's meeting, and after the court meeting, the official affairs are handled, and the small gathering with old friends is not eye-catching.

Cao Hao replied to the post again, which can be regarded as a good dinner.

Before the period of the Great Dynasty Meeting, two more governors who were ordered to congratulate arrived in Beijing, namely Ortai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Tian Wenjing, the governor of Henan.

Like Li Wei, the two were first governors and then governors, Ortai was appointed governor last year, and Tian Wenjing was appointed governor of Henan in July this year.

This is also the first time they have returned to Beijing to see His Majesty after becoming governors.

The "Tan Jing" on Ortai's side follows the usual practice when the previous governor of Yunnan and Guizhou entered Beijing, although it is not as generous as Li Wei and Fan Shiyi, but it is also impossible to find faults.

After all, everyone knows that the remote places of Yunnan and Guizhou are comparable to the richness of Jiangnan.

Tian Wenjing's side is like a fly swallowing.

The "charcoal respect" he sent was really ingenious, and it was actually six yamen and each yamen, and he actually sent ten carts of fine charcoal.

This car is more than 500 catties of charcoal, and it is only ten taels of silver according to the price.

The errand officer of the household department is best at settling accounts.

Someone has already calculated an account for Tian Wenjing, six departments have one yamen and ten cars, and six yamen are sixty cars. According to the price of high-quality charcoal, it is only six hundred taels of silver per car.

Beijing officials have a lot of entertainment, and there is no place to scrape the ground, and the days are too tight, and many people are counting on the "ice respect" and "charcoal respect" when the governor enters Beijing every year.

However, due to the inconvenience of transportation, the number of governors who are ordered to enter Beijing every year is uncertain, like this year, the four governors entered Beijing, but also because of the sentimentality of Yongzheng's 50th birthday.

Unexpectedly, Tian Wenjing not only treats himself harshly, but also treats others harshly.

This has become a joke in officialdom.

I don't know how Tian Wenjing's ears burned, anyway, many of them have to scold for a few sentences, and even people like Cao Hao, who is not short of silver and don't care about supervising and caressing, are annoyed.

If you don't want to send "charcoal", if you don't send it, you will send ten carts of charcoal to six. It's like directly slapping the officials of the Six Ministries in the face, as if mocking the poverty and greed of the officials of the Six Ministries.

This kind of foreign governor entering Beijing to deal with the six departments is indeed a bad habit of officialdom. But Tian Wenjing put on such a face, not only offended the six subordinates, but also embarrassed Li Wei and several governors.

It's as if he is the only Qing official in the world, Tian Wenjing, and everyone else is the silverfish of the country.

Cao Hao didn't know how the other yamen of the six ministries responded to Tian Wenjing's "provocation", and there were already many people in the household department who had already been to the Henan Division to make trouble.

Obviously, in the next year to several years, Henan's related official affairs will have to be ridiculed to vent their anger.

However, annoyance is annoyance, Cao Hao still admires Tian Wenjing's courage.

This stubbornness is annoying, but it is also admirable.

Coincidentally, now Henan Shilang is not an outsider, but the son of Yin Tai, the emperor of the left governor - Yin Jishan, a famous figure in later generations.

The Yin family is a person with a yellow flag, whose old surname is Zhang Jia, and he is of the same family as Prince Yi's biological mother.

Although Yin Jishan was born in an official eunuch, he did not rely on his family, but took the road of imperial examinations.

In July this year, he was promoted to three levels in a row, and moved from the Hanlin Academy of the Fifth Grade to speak, and in September he was appointed to the Ministry of Household Langzhong.

The attendants of the Hanlin Academy said that although the grade was not high, they could often enter and leave the palace to serve the emperor. Ren can see that Yin Jishan has won the Sacred Heart, and his future is good, so he will not stay in the nest of Hubu Langzhong for a long time.

Not to mention that most of the colleagues are good friends, a few waiters will not serve as a boss in front of Yin Jishan.

Although Cao Hao knew that Yin Jishan would be the governor in the future, he did not deliberately pay attention to it.

In fact, there are too many celebrities I have seen, and I don't have any special feelings.

However, after Tian Wenjing made such a fuss, Cao Hao wanted to know how Yin Jishan would respond.

It's just that the official exchanges between this place and the imperial court are not a matter of one or two days, and I really can't see it for a while.

In the "Tan Jing" talk of several governors, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye, it was October 15, the day of the great dynasty.

It's winter, but it's not cold.

At the beginning of Yin (three o'clock in the morning), Cao Hao got up.

A big pilgrimage meeting like this is more often a formality.

But this kind of cutscene can't have a half-point difference pool, otherwise it's a crime of disrespect.

Looking out of the dark window, Cao Hao's original intention of planning a military department was a little shaken.

I don't know if the bachelor of the Qianlong Dynasty will be better, if he really rises to a university in the Yongzheng Dynasty, it is enough for a pot. Three days and two dynasties, and the remaining day has to work in the yamen, and I feel my scalp tingle when I think about it.

After breakfast, he changed into his official uniform, and at about two o'clock in the morning (half past four in the morning), Cao Hao took the green tweed official sedan chair carried by four people and went to the direction of the palace.

This sedan chair is usually not seated, and it is only once on the day of the Great Pilgrimage.

It's not to show off his identity, the main thing is that the big guy has to wait a lot of work outside the palace gate, and he always has to have a place to stay.

After all, it is a second-grade Jingtang, and you can't stand at the gate of the palace in the middle of winter, waiting stupidly, trembling like a quail.

Sitting in an official sedan chair, waiting not far from the palace gate, waiting until there is movement in the palace, and then going out to arrange shifts.

This is also the old custom of the officialdom in the capital, when Cao Hao first arrived in the capital in the early years, he really thought that those Beijing halls were pinching the court meeting, so they would be late after all the officials were arranged.

Later, Cao Hao realized that even if he achieved the second grade Jingtang, no one dared to sleep for an hour and a half on the Great Asahi and step outside the palace gate.

Most of them are waiting in the official sedan chair.

The taste of sitting in a sedan chair is not good, Cao Hao has sat many times, and he is still a little uncomfortable.

His eyes were closed, but he was awake, only thinking about the Yongzheng Longevity Festival in his heart.

Since it is the emperor's whole life, amnesty is indispensable in the world, but I don't know if there is no other grace.

The sedan chair was shaking, and I didn't know how many streets I walked, and there was gradually more movement outside the sedan chair.

As I walked, there was a noise ahead.

It is now the fifth watch, the sky is dark, there are no people on the street, and some are all princes and officials who ride horses in sedan chairs.

The sedan chair is getting slower and slower, and the noise in front is getting clearer and clearer.

Cao Hao sensed that something was wrong, and when he opened his eyes, the sedan chair had stopped.

"Master, the intersection in front is blocked, do you want to send someone over to ask?" Cao Man asked through the curtain.

Cao Hao opened the sedan curtain and looked ahead.

Not far ahead, under the reflection of the lantern, two sedan chairs could be seen to be stopped.

According to the rules of officialdom, road encounters should be prepared, and low-grade ones should be avoided.

If you don't give in to each other like the previous one, that's the same level......

Tears, the eighth in history, the first six are difficult, I beg you for help, a little support, Xiao Jiu pleads.

In addition, the charcoal in the previous chapter is written as Bing Jing, which has been revised, and it feels good to finish the text early, and Xiao Jiu will continue to work hard tomorrow,