Chapter 1384: Banquet
Today's big court meeting mainly talks about several major events.
The Ministry of Industry is to build a sea pond in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Ministry of Household is the reduction and relief of money and grain in the flood-stricken counties, and the other is the army of the Ministry of War, the death penalty review of the Criminal Department, and the Khalkha Khans who are in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court of Justice.
When the dynasty was dispersed, Cao Hao did not retreat from the court with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, but was left in front of the palace with several other household officials.
The discussion was about allocating grain from the south of the Yangtze River to help the people of Fujian.
The people of Fujian are fierce, the mountain people are untamable, and the imperial court has always been pacified and vigilant.
Although Fujian also has official warehouses, the number and storage are limited, in order to prevent it.
The neighboring provinces suffered from floods this year, and the grain storage can last for three or five months, but the people of Fujian will have to give relief this autumn, otherwise, the tough people will have no way to live, and who knows what will happen.
The best solution is to intercept a part of the grain and ship it directly to Fujian.
However, due to the floods, the amount of grain this year is already insufficient, and if it is intercepted, will it affect Beijing?
Yongzheng left a few officials in the household department and asked about this matter.
As a result, Yongzheng was very satisfied.
Not only does Beijing have surplus grain, but there is also grain storage in the tuntian outside the Guanxi area, which can be transferred to Beijing at any time...... When I came out of the Old Summer Palace, it was already noon.
Cao Hao's face was calm, but he muttered a little in his heart.
I handed over the excerpt of the "Proposed Regulations for Relief" yesterday, why didn't there be any movement at all?
He believes that for Yongzheng, an emperor who is keen on "anti-corruption", that piece of Chen will definitely itch it.
Unexpectedly, there was no movement.
He didn't know that Yongzheng valued that piece of Chen more than he thought.
What he wanted was to get Yongzheng's instructions and follow this method to do relief this year and next year, but Yongzheng wanted to make this law a common practice.
Because there are many things involved, Yongzheng was thinking about it and did not rush into this matter.
Cao Hao was thinking about being distracted, when he heard someone calling: "Lord Cao......"
Cao Hao turned his head, and it was not someone else, it was Yi Duli who walked a few steps in the distance.
Yi Duli returned to Beijing after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and visited Cao's house at that time, because he happened to encounter Hengsheng's "serious illness", Cao Hao was not in the mood to entertain guests, and the two dispersed without saying much.
Yiduli was originally a little rich, and like other Eight Banner nobles, he attached great importance to dressing up, and in the past few months outside the Guanguan, he came and went in the rain, and his appearance changed greatly.
Now it looks black and thin, and there is no longer the appearance of the nobles of the Eight Banners.
"Lord Yi......" Cao Hao arched his hand.
Yi Duli said loudly: "My stomach is rumbling for a long time, I am hesitating, I want to find a place to solve it immediately, or go back to the city...... Even if you meet Fu Ruo, then you don't have to think about it, you can go back to the city and sacrifice the five internal organs temple......"
The two were really familiar with each other, and there was nothing polite, seeing that he didn't take a sedan car, Cao Hao invited him to get in the car and sit.
Waiting for the carriage curtain to be lowered, Yidu Lifang looked at Cao Hao's eyes, and Fang whispered: "Recently, although your family is a little unpeaceful, you also have to be more lenient and forgive yourself...... As long as you're good, it's not a matter how many things there are; You have a bad thing, and many things are also things......"
Cao Hao accepted this kindness, and also reciprocated Li Dao: "Adults have been tired in the past few months, in the end, when people are middle-aged, they should also be nourished and maintained, so that they ......can maintain their health."
When Yi Duli heard the word "nourishment", he immediately made a bitter face: "If you don't know, my old lady is now out of the Buddha Hall, and she sees the world and thinks about how to make up for me...... Even if it is a heavenly spirit and earth treasure, it is not to replenish the body after three pauses, but to urge the ......"
"Pity the hearts of parents in the world, adults should be more compassionate......" Cao Hao thought of the Li family and said with emotion.
Yi Duli's expression was a little complicated, and after a long while, he lowered his eyes and said, "The old lady said that I have grown up so big that I finally look like Amma's son......"
When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he understood, and knew why Yi Duli was awkward, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only persuade: "No matter how old we are, in the eyes of our mothers, we are all children...... In this world, who is a parent who is not 'hoping for his son to become a dragon'? Even our old lady has a lot of expectations for me. ”
Yi Duli snorted lightly and said, "Fu Ruo is laughing at me? Do you still want your son to become a Chan? I even want to have a grandson, and I am not a child......" said, slightly melancholy: "I thought that our old lady was lonely, and with the things of my grandfather back then, she was disheartened and rarely cared about current affairs, but I didn't expect it to be so ...... because I didn't expect to be a son."
Cao Hao stroked his forehead and didn't persuade again, just thinking about how different people are.
The old lady of the Hesheri clan, I heard that she was a famous talented woman in the capital in her early years, her father and ancestors were all university scholars, and her husband who married was promoted to a university scholar.
The bearing of the Heschelis and the Li is completely different, and the old man is cold and quiet with wisdom and calmness.
It's just that I didn't expect that the old man, who is nearly eighty, can still be so "hot-blooded", praising his son for "the son is like a father". It seems to be a compliment, but compared with before, it means that it is not to be seen before.
Yidu is not confused after the New Year, and it is strange that he is not awkward in his heart...... Yiduri is also very depressed in his heart, such a shameful thing, he said to his wife that it was cold.
But after chatting with Cao Hao, he was also a little embarrassed, and said: "Busy work, finally Shengjing flood control has not made a big mistake, just now I saw the thirteenth master, the thirteenth master instructed me to write an excerpt on this matter, and to draw up a list of meritorious officials, Fu Ruo has any good suggestions in his heart......"
Since Cao Hao returned to Beijing due to illness, the Shengjing flood control errand has become the leading role of Yiduli.
Now that the rainy season outside the customs is over and the autumn harvest is over, it is time to discuss the merits.
Yi Duli couldn't help it, and he always felt that he had taken advantage of Cao Hao, and this excerpt should have been Cao Hao's imitation.
He has already made up his mind in his heart to write down Cao Hao's merits one by one, and he will never be greedy for Cao Hao's merits, and the other is the list of meritorious officers below, and he also wants to leave a certain number of places for Cao Hao, which will be recommended and distributed by Cao Hao.
Needless to say, as long as you are on the list, you can show your face in front of the emperor, and even if you can't be promoted immediately, you can add an "excellent" in the future evaluation.
Cao Hao is neither short of money, nor is he thinking about forming a party, of course he has no idea about these places: "Adults look at it, just don't leave those who are really affected ......"
Speaking of this, he thought of the two of them, and said: "By the way, Lord Sheng Jing'e has done his best, and he has an old relationship with me, so he can sell him face, and there is a Yongliang in the Ministry ......of Works, who I am in, I see that he is very careful in his errands."
According to Yi Duli's plan, Cao Hao was to recommend more than a dozen people at his discretion.
Cao Hao only said two, and the others were left to Yi Duli. On the side of Iduli, he was almost grateful.
Cao Hao knew his difficulties, he had offended so many clan kings at once because of the rectification of Shengjing's military affairs, and now the list of meritorious people was an opportunity for him.
Not to mention these officials who went to the capital, many of the officials of the six departments of Shengjing have the background of the clan and the palace.
Yiduli sells some favors, and he can also ease the relationship with the princes of the clan...... As the two spoke, time flew by, and before they knew it, the carriage had entered the city.
Because the two of them had to go to the yamen office in the afternoon, they were not picky about the place, and found a clean restaurant near the yamen of the six ministries to eat some food, and then went back to the yamen.
When Cao Hao arrived at the government office, he saw Jiang Jian sitting outside, distracted there, and he didn't even notice that Cao Hao saw him.
When Cao Hao saw it, he was inevitably curious, stepped forward and knocked on Jiang Jian's table, and said, "Non-phosphorus ......"
Jiang Jian came to his senses at this time, hurriedly stood up, and said, "My lord is back...... The student has something to do to return to the adults......"
"Oh? What's the matter? Cao Hao asked.
Jiang Jian did not answer immediately, but looked out hesitantly.
Cao Hao knew in his heart that this was to guard against people, so he went directly into his house.
Jiang Jian came in, and there were already a few more posts in his hand.
"My lord, yesterday Liang Wude gave a post to the students, talking about the joy of Naxing, and invited the students to go to his house for wine tomorrow...... I don't want to receive three other posts today, all of which are for students to socialize...... One is the mother's birthday, the other is the hometown friend who asks the student to be a companion, and the other is a child Yuanfu...... Although the teachers are famous, this is really too coincidental...... Jiang Jian said.
Liang Wude also has the name of a scribe in the Yamen of the Household Department, and his actual identity is the same as Jiang Jian, he is a staff member of the Tang Official, and the proprietor is Chang Shou, the left servant of the Household Department.
The tiger has a tiger path, and the snake has a snake path.
Jiang Jian was in the Yamen of the Ministry of Households, in addition to serving as Counselor Cao Hao, he also entertained these colleagues.
Sometimes even superiors and subordinates are not easy to say clearly, and confidants and staff communicate with each other, which also has unexpected effects.
Now several of the squire's staff are "diligent", and naturally it is not without purpose.
Cao Hao knew in his heart, most of it was for the relief of Jiangnan.
With so many provinces implicated and so many people involved, of course the household department had to be a court official to take charge of the matter.
Zhang Tingyu is mainly in the Ministry of Officials, and rarely interferes in the affairs of the Ministry of Households; Cao Hao, a scholar, is not in good health, and he has to sit in the household department, so he is afraid that he will not have time to go out of Beijing.
For the relief of Jiangnan, most of them have to choose one of the four waiters from the household department.
Cao Hao was the chief official, and the emperor mostly wanted to ask him for his opinion. Even if they have other ways, they can't get past Cao Hao.
Cao Hao couldn't help frowning when he thought of this.
This candidate is difficult to determine, and if he can be a household servant, he will be a scholar if he rises one level higher, and he will be a superintendent when he is released.
Disaster relief is both face-saving and fat-losers, who doesn't want to move forward and make up for it?
But Cao Hao didn't speak, if he wanted to recommend one of them, he would offend the other three.
Although Cao Hao is now in a higher official position than them, who can not guarantee the future?
Cao Hao would not do such a thankless task, he thought about it carefully, and said: "Since it is a banquet, if it is not phosphorus, I will go, but the words must be clarified...... They are all colleagues, and I will never participate in the relief candidates here, so that they don't have to work hard with me, if they have a plan, find another way out, don't delay their efforts here, but lose the opportunity......"
When Jiang Jian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Since the adults have drafted that article, it is really not appropriate to meddle in the matter of relief...... Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing: "Those adults, only as a fat errand, but I don't know that if the emperor really approves the adult's fold, the fat difference will become a chore...... If it is done well, it is planned by adults; If there is a mistake, they are not standing right......"
Cao Hao smiled and didn't say anything more.
Thinking about the unapproved folding, he was still a little apprehensive, thinking about whether to go to Prince Yi's mansion to inquire about one or two, and then he dispelled this idea again.
I did what I could, and the rest was better to go with the flow.
When Luo Ya goes home, there is still bad news waiting for him.
Although Cao Song was already escorted into Beijing, the steward sent by the Cao family to Jiangnan received news that Cao Song's second son had died and Jinghui was seriously ill and difficult to walk.
Although this child is Jinghui, he has not been born for two lives.
This is the first child in the third generation of the Cao family to die young, and it was at this time.
is Cao Hao, who is sure that Cao Song is fine, and he feels uncomfortable when he hears it, not to mention Jinghui, the biological mother.
When he mentioned this, Chu Yu's tears could no longer be contained, and he choked up and said, "Master, how can this be good...... The fourth brother came over in person and said it, but the two old ladies still hid it...... The second brother didn't dare to report the news......"
Although Cao Hao said that it was a pity that his nephew died young, he had never met after all, and he still valued Jinghui more: "Second brother, wait for him to come to Beijing...... On the Jiangnan side, you can't just do it and wait...... Although it is pitiful for her younger sibling to suffer the loss of a child, she does not have only one child......"
Chu Yu wiped away his tears and said, "Master, why don't I go to Jiangning......"
Although Jinghui nominally has a maiden family, she is actually just a cousin, but over the years, Chu Yu, the eldest sister-in-law, has cared more for her.
Cao Hao shook his head and disapproved of his wife's trip: "Seeing that it is cold, you are taking medicine, where can you withstand the toss?" Let God bless you......"
Even if it will be seen as selfish and forgetful, it can't be cared for.
After all, the second room of the Cao family has had many accidents, and the long room just moves his mouth and comforts twice, which will make people feel cold.
Moreover, Tianyou is the grandson of the Cao family, and the son of Cao Xi's small sect, so it is appropriate for him to take care of this matter.
When Tianyou comes back, I will naturally follow the parents when I hear my parents mention this matter.
Then, Cao Hao personally walked away, went to the mansion of the Minister of Guards, and asked Tianyou for a two-month long vacation.
When Tianyou is ready to leave Beijing, the most uncomfortable thing is Hengsheng.
"Father, let the son go too, the son is now an idler, even if he can't do anything, he can be a companion for the eldest brother...... Hengsheng begged.
Cao Hao could only pat him on the shoulder helplessly, and said gently: "I know that you care about your second uncle, but your uncle and nephew are good, and they are not here...... The Khalkha envoy is about to arrive in Beijing, how can you leave Beijing? ”
Even if the Khalkha envoy did not come to Beijing at this time, Hengsheng's identity, he was injured and wronged and went to the Cao family to live for a while, no one would say anything; If you are really like the children of the Cao family, running around for the Cao family's relatives, it will be an eyesore......
(To be continued)