Chapter 743 Mandarin Fish

The next day, Cao Yong came out of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at the famous post of the Ninth Prince in his hand, and went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion with a tough bullet.

This donation is a big piece of fat, and no one wants to take a bite. Especially the Beijing officials have no chance to scrape the land. In addition to asking for bribes from foreign officials who come to Beijing, they expect the opportunity to make a fortune.

The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, people with some weight want to make a big deal.

If the Ninth Prince and the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to monopolize this transaction, they must first say hello to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel and prohibit other tricks.

Cao Yong didn't have to worry about these things. As long as the Ninth Prince's big Buddha was carried out, there were not many people in the capital who dared to not buy them openly.

Yiduli also received a summons and came to see the Ninth Prince.

The three of them gathered in the hall, which was considered a meeting for the donation.

Looking at the ninth prince's dim eyes, Cao Yong felt his scalp numb.

Yidu stood here and thought about it all night, but still believed what Cao Yong said and left his selfish thoughts. Yes, with the greed of the Ninth Prince, if he snatched food with him, wouldn't he be seeking death?

The Ninth Prince looked at Cao Yong and said, "Cao Yong, if you say something and splashed out water, you can't interfere with this, or stop him from calling someone, right?"

Yiduli was still confused, and Cao Yong had already heard that he was referring to Han Jiang.

A few days ago, Cao Yong had a plea with Han Jiang. Although his original intention was that he did not want Han Jiang to get involved in these things, and hoped that she could live a peaceful life. However, he knew that Han Jiang was so strong, so he still consulted her for advice.

I don’t know if I have seen a lot in the past few years and know my own weight, Han Jiang’s answer was no, and there was no intention of being involved.

Perhaps it was out of gratitude to the Cao family, or perhaps it was because of a thorough understanding and unwilling to be used by the Ninth Prince.

Since Cao Yong knew what she meant, he could only try his best to protect the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince couldn't resist it, but just looked at Cao Yong with a complicated expression, with an extremely cold attitude.

Cao Yong came for business and wanted to be far away from the Ninth Prince, so he would not care about his attitude. However, Yiduli was a little overwhelmed. After leaving the Ninth Prince's mansion, he complained to Cao Yong a few times.

Cao Yong just smiled it and didn't take it to heart.

Although he didn't know why the Ninth Prince changed, the initiative to throw out the olive branch also made Cao Yong feel much more relieved. These princes and princes cannot be eliminated physically, nor can they fight openly. If they are enemies with them, it will also be a headache.

A few days later, the Meng Guangzu case spread in the capital.

At the beginning, some people speculated whether Kangxi was going to attack the third prince. Many people were already preparing to take advantage of the situation and collect evidence of the third prince’s other matters.

The third prince, who has always been famous in the Shilin City, lost his reputation this time.

February 19th is the birthday of the third prince.

I don’t know if it was because of the third prince’s escort or the Meng Guangzu case that the officials who gave birthday gifts to the third prince’s mansion were reduced by a few cents.

On the Cao family, the gift list written by Chu Yu is still compared with previous years and has not changed much.

Although the Holy Lord is still visiting the capital, as the birthday of the lunar calendar is approaching, many governors and governors come to Beijing from other places to see him.

The Beijing officials have always been poor, and there are so many social engagements in Beijing. How can I rely solely on that little salary? Now that I see such a foreign governor, the Beijing officials and flies and want to flock to them.

Whether it is a high-ranking official or a low-level official, anyone with some ability will ask for bribes in a different way.

Even if the foreign officials are suffering, what are the ways to do it? Some people in Beijing are easy to be officials. If they don’t hand over a few proper people, they will travel thousands of miles away from the center of power and will not feel at ease.

Cao Yong was not short of these money, and Cao Yin has retired now, and the father and son did not imitate other Beijing officials, thinking of visiting guests with all kinds of eyes.

Yang Lin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was born in Enmeng and served in the Caobiao Central Army in his early years. Although Jueluo Manbao was a red band, he was a regular imperial examination and went to Jiangnan to preside over the provincial examination. Both of them had some friendship with Cao Yin, which was considered old friends. Therefore, this time when they went to Beijing, they also brought a lot of "local arts" to Cao's mansion.

For this reason, Cao Yong followed his father to the two of them to thank him.

Although Cao Yin resigned and Cao Yong was demoted from the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the six-department minister, Jueluo Manbao had been in the cabinet and knew the importance of the six-department ministers, so he did not neglect the Cao family's father and son at all.

He was a Jinshi in his twenties, and he was only in his early forties this year. He treated people extremely warmly and felt like spring breeze. It seems that Cao Yin was quite similar to this governor of the Red Band.

From current affairs to knowledge, to the new works of several great scholars in Jiangnan, the guests and hosts had a great time talking to each other. If Jueluo Manbao hadn't gone out to the banquet, it would have seemed that Cao Yin would have been able to talk until the end of the evening.

After leaving Jueluo Mansion, Cao Yin was still deeply moved.

Jueluo Manbao entered the cabinet in his thirties, and later released the governor and took office as governor in his early forties. Even if he survived two governors, he was less than fifty years old and returned to the capital, he would either be a Shangshu or a Grand Secretary.

His meaning was that he hoped that the two families would maintain contact and benefit his son's future career.

Regarding the storied figures from the late Kangxi to the early Yongzheng period, Cao Yong had heard of the general Nian Gengyao, his "uncle" Longkodo, and the three model governors led by Li Wei, who knew very little about others.

Although I think Luo Manbao has a strong figure, he doesn’t look good, and I don’t know if it’s because of the journey.

Although Cao Yong was not as far-reaching as his father thought, he saw that he treated his father respectfully and kindly, and he also felt a little fond of him. After returning home, he asked his wife how many good ginseng plants were found and gave them to Juelumanbao for nourishment.

Yang Lin was a military general, nearly 60 years old. He became an official in his early years and has been serving as a military officer, from deputy general to general to general to governor of Fujian. He was promoted to governor of Guangdong in the 53rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi and was promoted to governor of Guangdong last winter.

Perhaps because he had been an official in the south, his face turned red and his voice was very loud. It was the first time he saw Cao Yong, he praised Cao Yin for his good teaching.

Hearing that Cao Yin is now on duty at the Ministry of Revenue, he hesitated for a moment and asked what he was confused about. That is whether the Ministry of Revenue will continue to recover the losses in the past two years.

The Northwest Army is short of money for military use. The Fourth Prince presided over the Ministry of Revenue and has always advocated the pursuit of treasury silver. There is no doubt about this.

Seeing Cao Yong's affirmation, Yang Lin's face was a little gray and she showed a bitter smile.

However, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and some things are not easy to complain about Cao Yin and his son. After a while of greeting, other visitors arrived, and Cao Yin and his son said goodbye and left.

Cao Yin felt a different feeling in his heart.

Although he had never been a governor, he had also monitored Jiangnan for the emperor. He did not have the name of governor, but he had the reality of governor. If he had not had the warnings from his son in his early years and the Cao family had not been able to plan for more than ten years, the Cao family would have been a sharp sword.

Although Yang Lin has been an official for half her life, she has a good reputation and is not a corrupt official. However, if the treasury that each province has lost, it will still fall to the governor and governor.

Especially Yang Lin, who had been the governor of Guangdong before and was later promoted to governor, had no connection with the local area, and I don’t know how many places I need to wipe my butt.

One is Jueluo Manbao, who is proud of the spring breeze, and the other is Yang Lin, who is worried about the pursuit of the treasury silver. Cao Yong has a new understanding of this high-ranking official in the Qing Dynasty.

Han house, inner courtyard.

As usual, Han Jiang returned from a shop outside, changed into homely clothes, and began to teach Hui'er to read.

Hui'er is seven years old this year and is at the age of school. Han Jiang was raised by her father as her son since she was a child. Therefore, when she was raising Hui'er, she did not want to raise her into a ignorant lady in the boudoir.

This is a widow's mansion, and there is no man to support the door, so it is not convenient to hire a seat in the west. Therefore, Han Jiang taught his daughter to read.

Hui'er's qualifications are not high-quality, and she is willing to endure hardships. When unfilial people look at it, they know how to review and write big characters. In this way, the progress will be broken quickly.

Although Han Jiang is solemn outside, he is rarely kind in front of Hui'er, and he is not stingy with praise.

Seeing that Xiao Hui'er praised her foster mother, she became more and more interested in learning to read and write, but she really wanted to learn.

Seeing his daughter writing a few big words, Xiaoxi, Xiaofu had already put the food on it. Han Jiang looked at Xiaoxi and Xiaofu, but remembered a thought.

After dinner, Han Jiang asked someone to take Hui'er down to rest, leaving Xiaoxi and Xiaofu to talk.

She took out a thick bag from the jewelry box and opened it. There was a pair of twisted gold bracelets inside. She pushed the gold bracelet to Xiaofu and said, "Tomorrow is your 20th birthday, this is my birthday gift for you."

Xiaofu thanked the girl and answered happily.

She saw this kind of gold bracelet last year. On Xiaoxi's birthday, the girl treats her with Xiaoxi, which is always the same as Xiaoxi, so she knows that the rewards given to her birthday are almost the same, which is not surprising.

Xiaoxi was beside him. Seeing Xiaofu happy, he took out a brocade bag from his purse and sent it to Xiaofu. He smiled and said, "Although it is not as heavy as a girl's gift, it is also carefully prepared by me. Sister, don't dislike the gift of thinness."

It is a pair of gold earrings, and a pair of pendants is the hollowed-out character "Fu", which is both auspicious and also matches the name of Xiaofu.

Xiaofu is Han Jiang's personal maid. In addition to taking care of daily life, she can also read the accounts and can only read. She rubbed the bracelet with one hand and the earrings with the other, and couldn't let go of it.

However, Han Jiang's smile was restrained and said seriously: "I have something to say to you two."

When Xiaofu heard this, he put down his things and listened with Xiaoxi.

"Xiao Fu is twenty tomorrow, Xiao Xi is twenty-one this year. In the past, I was negligent and almost missed your flowering period. You two have been by my side for many years, and everyone has grown up together. I hope you will be comfortable in the future. I have thought that I will not ask you to serve me in vain, and I will prepare a dowry for you like a married sister, and get married in a grand manner. It's just that the world is ignorant and the man is heartless. You have to make your own decisions to choose a man, so that you can live your life in the future without regretting it." Han Jiang said softly.

When I heard about this, no matter whether it was the usual quiet little joy or the lively little blessing, there was no movement and I blushed and couldn't speak.

Marriage in this world is mostly the order of parents and the words of matchmakers. Those who are slaves often let the master give in to the marriage, so where can they choose their husbands?

"I will start asking people to prepare the dowry. Whether to choose the outsiders or the ones in our family, you two." Seeing that they rarely showed their little daughter's appearance, Han Jiang's face added a little smile, and remembered the way his father mentioned the marriage to her many years ago when he was lingering in sick bed.

Back then, my father told her about the conditions of several suitable young masters and let her choose.

Thinking of this, she lowered her eyes.

Could it be that I am really destined to be strong, and I will defeat my mother, father and husband? Otherwise, why did I choose a husband and was already in the mourning hall when I first met?

The master and servant were silent, and the room was silent. Then an old lady in the corridor said, "Miss, there is a guest in the front yard. She claims to be from Jiubeizi's Mansion. She came at the order of Jiubeizi."

When Han Jiang heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

Is there anything else about this ninth prince? Could it be that she wants to win over her? She is just a business woman. If she hadn't had any connection with the Cao family, she wouldn't have fallen into the eyes of the prince.

But his royal nobleman just thought she was an ungrateful person who came from Hu Zhize, and really looked down on her.

After dependent on the Cao family for many years, even if she does not run Daoxiang Village, everyone will regard her as a member of the Cao family. If she really defected to the Ninth Prince, then in the eyes of outsiders, the Cao family is related to the Ninth Prince.

Although Cao Yong is a gentle prince and has a good relationship with the princes and princes, it is limited to the young prince who has not intervened in the battle for the throne.

Even if Han Jiang was just a woman, he knew the importance of it. How could he be tempted by the bait thrown out by the Ninth Prince?

Because of this bait, Cao Yong made a special trip to talk to her. Although he did not suspect that she betrayed the Cao family and just asked her about her future plans, it still made Han Jiang feel uncomfortable.

After dating over the years, she knew a little about Cao Yong's temperament and was unwilling to get into trouble. Even in the past few days, she felt a little anxious. If she caused trouble, I wonder if Cao Yong would abandon her.

Although he was dissatisfied, due to the ninth prince's identity, Han Jiang still changed his clothes and went to the living room to meet guests. Because he was at home and he met a female guest, Han Jiang was not comfortable wearing a veil, so he met without makeup.

The visitor was a nanny in her fifties, who claimed to be a Madam Lin, dressed well, with a flag head combed, and showed her slimness on her face. She looked at Han Jiang, and saw her respectfully.

She came to give gifts on the order of the Ninth Prince.

Han Jiang felt funny when he heard this. It was so strange that the dignified prince gave gifts to her businesswoman's house.

She didn't want to be rewarded without any merit. She didn't want to have anything to do with the Ninth Prince. She was thinking about how to refuse, but Madam Lin had already asked someone to carry the gift up. There were a few mandarin fish and nothing else.

As a result, Han Jiang was embarrassed to refuse again, so he had to ask someone to seal a thick silver seal, "reward" Madam Lin, and ask her to convey her gratitude.

Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

When dinner came up and saw that there were too many mandarin fish on the table, Cao Yong was stunned and said, "Where did this come from the beating? There should be no one sold outside."

"What my sixth uncle sent to someone was said to be a new tribute," Chu Yu replied.
Chapter completed!