On the fifth day of October, under the holy decree, Cao Hao, the head of the household department, was appointed as the governor and governor of Zhili, and Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, was transferred to the head of the household department.

This holy decree not only shocked the government and the opposition, but even Cao Hao was quite surprised.

Yang Zongren, the governor of Huguang, was reprimanded several times during the year, and this time he was among the orders of His Majesty. What Cao Hao had planned before was the lack of the governor of Huguang.

Speaking of which, the governor of Liangguang is also empty now, but a few years ago, when Xiyao was appointed as the governor of Guangdong, Cao Hao was impatient to intervene, and felt that Liangguang was a little far away, so he set his eyes on Huguang.

Governor of Zhili, with jurisdiction over the provinces of Zhili, Shandong and Henan, and the head of the world's frontier ministers.

Cao Hao followed the inner servant of the decree and went to the Palace of Cultivation of the Heart to see His Majesty, he still felt confused, like falling into a dream.

He really didn't expect that he would be in this position.

When the emperor answered, he lost his usual composure, and was a little stiff and apprehensive.

Yongzheng sat behind a few cases, looked at Cao Hao like this, and explained a few words with a straight face, it is nothing more than a good place for the governor, to carry out the "paving into the mu", cooperate with Prince Yi, and manage the affairs of the North River Road.

Cao Hao received the orders one by one, and then retreated from the imperial front.

Straight out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief and faintly revealed joy.

In the early years, the Governor's Office of Zhili was ruled in the Daimyo Mansion, and later moved to the Baoding Mansion. The Yamen of the Governor of Zhili was once downgraded to the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, so the Yamen of the Governor of Baoding Mansion is also the Governor's Office of Zhili.

Baoding Mansion is less than 300 miles away from the capital, which can not only go out of Beijing to breathe, but also do not need to be too far away from Beijing, which is really a good place to put out.

As for "spreading the ding into the mu", he only needs to "follow Cao Guixiao"; The matter of dredging and cleaning up the North River is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, and it is an errand after the Thirteenth Master.

The fly in the ointment is that because of the Suwei Gyeonggi, the governor of Zhili is not permanent, and even if there is a real grant, there are few people who can serve for a long time, unlike other governors, if the errand is not bad, there are also one or two consecutive terms.

Moreover, after becoming a governor of Zhili, serving as another governor is a demotion.

Cao Hao's foreign experience should stop at straight.

"It's always a good thing!" Cao Hao muttered to himself in a low voice, already thinking about taking office in his heart.

The magistrate is different from the Beijing official, and the biggest difference is the use of the staff.

The officials of the six departments, the yamen have scribes and pen posts, and they do not rely on the master.

The magistrate, on the other hand, is in charge of one side, and has a lot of affairs to deal with, and he needs a large number of staff to assist in government affairs.

As soon as he left the palace gate, he ran into Yiduli head-on.

His face was full of joy, he walked briskly, and when he saw Cao Hao, his face was even more happy, and he said: "The head of the world's frontier ministers, congratulations to Fu Ruo!" ”

Cao Hao stopped and said, "Cao Hao also congratulates my lord, my wish has been fulfilled!" ”

Together with the governor of Cao Haoqian, there was also the will of the governor of Shanxi. It's just that the emperor summoned the two His Majesty to see each other at a later time, and then they met at the palace gate.

Yi Duli smiled and hugged his fists in Chongbei, and said: "It's all the emperor's grace, and we can only repay the grace of heaven by being diligent and diligent." ”

Because there were many people in front of the palace gate, Yi Duli was about to enter the palace to see His Majesty, and the two said a few words, and then dispersed.

Before taking office next month, Cao Hao still has to bear the errand of the household department. Therefore, after coming out of the palace, he returned to the household.

The six departments are the most well-informed, but after half a day, the whole household department has already known the news of Cao Hao's relocation.

Although the squire and the governor are both the second grade, one is the deputy Jingtang and the other is the feudal official, named "Migration", which is actually "Gao Sheng".

Therefore, since Cao Hao entered the door of the household, he received "congratulations" all the way.

When he arrived at his office, several of his subordinate hall masters came forward, and their faces were full of joy, as if they were the ones who were elevated.

In the officialdom, pay attention to "mentioning".

Cao Hao is a good peak, he is not greedy for the work of his subordinates, and he has gotten along well with everyone in recent years.

Although he is now out, everyone with a discerning eye understands that this adult has a bright future, and there will always be a day when he will return to the six households to be the main hall, so he will hug his thighs more and more.

Speaking of which, Cao Hao's outward release, the happiest person, except for himself, is Jiang Jian.

He was born as a local master, and he was detained in the sixth department, and it was not easy to help Cao Hao deal with paperwork for several years.

But just as Cao Hao was afraid of this high-ranking official, Jiang Jian was also a little uneasy.

After the household tribe went to the government, everyone rode back, and Jiang Jian mentioned the staff affairs to Cao Hao.

This release is different from Cao Hao's release of the platform back then.

When he was released to guard the Tao, it was enough to hire four masters.

Now the ruler is in charge, and the governor and governor need twenty to forty scribes alone. This is a huge number of staff, there is only one Jiang Jian in the Cao Mansion now, how can it be done?

"My lord, the prefecture and county affairs that the students dealt with in their early years, supervising the yamen, is a different pattern, I'm afraid that the students are not competent, and the errands of the adults are delayed, and it is better to hire the great sages again." Jiang Jian said.

Cao Hao smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, you have to go to work after the Wanshou Festival, there are more than 20 days, and there will be no shortage of manpower at that time, maybe we will have to pick it." ”

The last time he was a foreign official, Cao Yin was the staff who took the initiative to hire him; Now that he is supervising one side and jumping to a high position, his relatives and friends are looking at him, and he doesn't know how many people he wants to recommend to come, so he doesn't need to worry about his own family at all.

Jiang Jian saw that Cao Hao knew what he wanted, so he didn't say more, and his expression was still a little excited.

When I arrived at Cao's Mansion, before I got off the horse, I saw the chief butler Cao Yuan with many stewards and greeted him at the door. Seeing Cao Hao coming back, everyone congratulated in unison.

Cao Hao turned over and dismounted, handed the reins of the horse into the hands of the little servant, glanced at Cao Yuan and said, "Has anyone been here?" ”

Cao Yuan bowed down and said: "Back to the old man, since noon, many people have sent congratulatory posts. As he spoke, he took a stack of famous posters from the hands of the little servant and sent them to Cao Hao with both hands.

Cao Hao took it and flipped through it casually, some knew it, some didn't know it, and the news was well-informed.

After entering the second gate, the housekeeper's mother-in-law also couldn't stop congratulating.

In the upper room of the Orchid Courtyard, in addition to Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Tianyou, Hengsheng, Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng, and Changsheng are also there.

Seeing Cao Hao coming back, the children all got up and said goodbye.

Li called Cao Hao to the side of the kang, looked at his son, and said with relief: "My son is very talented, and he shines on the lintel of the Cao family, and he can open a hall to worship his ancestors!" ”

After the Cao family returned to the Qing Dynasty from the fifth ancestor Xiyuan Duke of Cao Hao, the great-grandfather Zhenyan official to Daotai, his grandfather Xigong and his father Cao Haoguan to Shilang, Cao Hao, the newly released governor of Zhili, became the first minister of the Cao family.

Cao Hao said: "It's just a fluke, jumping into a prominent position, and my son is also afraid, and he doesn't dare to be rash in front of his ancestors." The only joy is that the old lady can go out of Beijing to breathe, saving herself from living in the capital for a long time and staying bored. ”

When Li Shi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said with a little hesitation: "There are always people to stay in the house, and the daughter-in-law is going to go with you, so I still stay in the house......"

Thinking that this was his only chance to go out, Cao Hao still decided to take his mother out for a walk: "The affairs of the house, the old lady can rest assured, she will not go to Beijing until next month, and her son will always handle it properly." ”

Although Li was still hesitant, he saw that his son was in high spirits and did not want to ruin his interest, so he listened with a smile and stopped talking.

Chu Yu had long heard her husband mention the matter of going out, and now that she finally had the result, she was happy for her husband. In addition, compared with other places, the governor of Zhili is the closest to the capital, which is a joy on top of happiness.

However, when the children are older, they are not as cheap as they used to be when they travel with their parents.

Tianyou wants to go to the flag to learn, and Hengsheng wants to enter the palace to study, and it is not good to leave Beijing.

The eldest son is only thirteen, if the old lady and himself are out of Beijing...... Chu Yu's heart tightened, looking at her husband and then at the children, her heart slowly sank...... Tianyou didn't speak, just looked at Hengsheng.

Hengsheng stood up and said, "Father, my son wants to quit his companion and serve his father." ”

After saying one sentence, the whole house was shocked.

The prince reads with him, this is the dignity of the children of the eunuchs. Not to mention that the prince he is waiting for is the most promising Hongli elder brother.

Even if he is the second son and is adopted, he cannot inherit his father's ancestral title, but as long as he is close to Brother Hongli's side, his future achievements may not be under the blessing of the eldest brother.

Now, he said that he would quit his companionship.

Cao Hao glanced at him and said, "I'm going to be on an errand, and I'm not going to be honored or raised, where is there a shortage of people to wait?" Don't pull the banner, did you encounter any difficulties in the study and were bullied? ”

Hearing him say this, everyone looked at Hengsheng with worry.

Hengsheng "hehe" laughed twice and said: "Father, no one bullies his son, it's the son who is impatient to get up early and wants to follow his father out to learn more." ”

Cao Hao saw that he didn't tell the truth, he knew that there was another hidden truth in this, and he didn't want everyone to worry about it, so he put it down and didn't mention it, and asked about Zuo Zhu and Zuo Chenggong's class.

The two brothers heard that their father-in-law was going to leave Beijing, and their eyes also showed longing.

But they also know that there is little hope of going with them, and the official school of Shuntian Mansion is not as loose as the official school of the Eight Banners, and it is impossible to take a long vacation.

Now that they are getting older, they are ashamed and ashamed, although they know that their father-in-law is in a high position and loves them very much, but they don't want to become useless people, and they rely on their father-in-law to bother.

Cao Hao watched them grow up, and he didn't understand their thoughts, and said: "Even if it's not for fame, you must know books and etiquette." Although I also want to take you there, my studies are like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat, and you can't delay. There is no need to be anxious, when you become a child, if you are impatient to study again, it is not too late for me to arrange for you to go out to practice. ”

Even if he doesn't go out, there are two brothers, Cao Song and Cao Xiang, and the children can always find a place through their experience.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng got up to respond, Cao Hao looked at Zuo Zhu, remembered something, and said: "Your father-in-law will enter Beijing next year, you are a son-in-law, you have to work hard for half a year, don't let your father-in-law look down on him." ”

Zuozhu blushed, but only said yes.

The atmosphere in the room is alive again.

Cao Hao accompanied Li Shi to say a few more words, and then returned to Wutong Garden with Chu Yu, and glanced at Hengsheng before leaving.

Back to Wutong Garden, changing clothes and freshening up, Chu Yu made people pass the meal.

Without waiting for the husband and wife to move their chopsticks, they heard footsteps in the yard, and then the maid Lechun came in and said, "Master, wife, uncle, second master are here......"

"These two boys, I don't know what to do!" Cao Hao complained to his wife and ordered them to be passed in.

"In such a hurry, you can't even wait for dinner?" Seeing that they were frizzy and not as steady as they had been, Cao Hao snorted and said, "What's there, let's talk about it after dinner." ”

Chu Yu was beside him, and he had already asked someone to prepare dishes and chopsticks for their brothers.

A family of four, after dinner, the maids all retreated, and God blessed: "Father, don't blame the second brother for making his own opinions, it's all the son's idea." The recent movement in the palace was not right, the second brother was worried, and told his son, and the son thought that the second brother could withdraw as soon as possible. ”

Since the beginning of the year when Qianyao entered Beijing, the atmosphere in the study has been very strange.

The brothers who surrounded Hongli and Hongday earlier have now lost their warmth, and they can't wait to stay away.

Hang Seng surname has always been refreshing, receiving people and treating things and atmosphere, although he is not a wealth boy, but it is common to send this gadget and send that small object, so the news is quite well-informed.

It turned out that news came out from the palace that it was because the emperor had the intention of establishing a prince and was generous to the prince's foreign family because Nian Qianyao entered Beijing this time and received such an honor.

This "reserve" is naturally the blessing of the young concubine.

In this way, the fourth elder brother, who was regarded as a candidate for the storage position earlier, has become a taboo figure that everyone avoids.

Cao Hao frowned when he heard this, looked at Hengsheng and said, "Just for this gossip, you want to learn from others and draw a line with the fourth elder brother?" You're twelve, you're not too young, and you don't have your own judgment? ”

If Hengsheng is the companion of the prince next to him, he can know how to avoid evil, Cao Hao wants to praise a few words; But he is the future emperor's companion, and Cao Hao still hopes that he can have some friendship with Hongli.

Hengsheng said gloomily: "My son doesn't want to learn from others and be a villain who tends to be inflammatory...... But he didn't dare to drag the family into the whirlpool of grabbing the reserve for his own sake...... The lesser of two evils, rather than making the family suffer, the son can only be a villain......"

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "It's good to be afraid, but you can't follow the crowd." If there was really a big change in the capital, I would have gotten the news a long time ago, and it would be your turn to be anxious? ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "In my early years, I also worked as a companion in the upper study, so I was able to associate with your sixteenth uncle and grandfather and become a confidant. It is also fate that you can become the fourth elder brother's companion. Even if you can't regard him as the master, you must respect him and maintain his dignity, which is your duty as a companion, how can you forget morality at this time? ”

Heng Sheng's face was flushed and ashamed.

Cao Hao was afraid that he would be taught a detour, his expression was slightly softened, and he said gently: "You are still young, you don't need to think too much, just act according to morality." There is also me as an old man, if it comes to something that hinders the family, I will tell you. ”

Heng Sheng nodded vigorously, and his face was full of joy.

Tianyou listened to his father's words, and also lowered his head, only feeling that he was a villain.

Cao Hao looked at his eldest son, afraid that he would be discouraged, and said: "It is a good thing that you can give advice to your younger brother and fill in the gaps, but you must remember that you can be selfish, but you must act in front of people, and you can't leave a handle and people." Don't talk about the side, let's talk about Hengsheng, if it is really according to what you said, although it can make the family avoid the turmoil of Lichu, but maybe it will have to grudge the fourth elder brother, and in the eyes of the emperor, the Cao family may not be good. ”

Tianyou was confused, and said: "There is no wind and no waves, if the rumors are true, and the second brother is still reading for the fourth elder brother, then the family ......"

Cao Hao smiled and said, "Hengsheng will not give up the honor and disgrace of the fourth elder brother, it is for righteousness; I abide by the duty of a courtier, and do not mix with the matter of seizing the prince, but for loyalty. Loyalty is not contrary to righteousness, why do you make it difficult for your brothers to do this......"

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(To be continued)