The eighth prince rubbed his eyebrows, his face looked a little tired and his eyes were a little blurry.
In the early days, he had a good reputation in the Ministry of Justice.
Although almost all the princes have visited the Ministry of Punishment, they act individually.
The Eighth Prince treats people warmly, and these officials are willing to sell him well and get close to him.
But after returning from the northern tour, the situation around Eighth Prince became quiet.
Everyone respects this eighth master very much.
This "white duck slaughter" has existed since ancient times, and this dynasty is no exception.
It’s okay if you can’t dig it out, but as long as it is dug out, it won’t just involve the local officials, but a whole series of prefectures and counties, all of which will be responsible.
This is using everyone’s support in exchange for credit!
Everyone brought it up and gritted their teeth.
Who wouldn't be afraid of pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud?
When the Eighth Prince didn't come back, everyone had already nicknamed him "The Eight Wise King" behind his back.
Beizi is dissatisfied, he is rushing to become a king.
He and his third elder brother share the same blood, they are both evil-hearted.
In May, less than half a year had passed since the Ministry of Internal Affairs raided homes and destroyed families. Everyone’s memory is still fresh. Who is not afraid?
When the Eighth Prince comes back, everyone will stay away from him.
The eighth prince noticed that everyone's attitude was wrong, so he asked someone to inquire quietly. He found out about the nickname and was very embarrassed.
Over the past few days, he has also been suffering, and his expression has become much more serious.
The ninth elder brother strode in. Seeing the eighth elder brother's expression, he thought he was in the wrong place.
He took a few steps back and looked at the yard. Everyone was bitter and resentful, with a bit of gloominess, which was different from the busyness of the people in the household department.
There is no doubt that this is the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice.
The eighth elder brother heard the noise, looked up and saw the ninth elder brother walking into the house and then exiting.
His mind was already a little confused, and he thought he was in a trance and was wrong.
At this time, the ninth elder brother had already come in. Looking at the eighth elder brother, he wanted to ask what he was worried about. When the words reached his lips, he swallowed them and said: "What are you talking about? I heard that Yun Chuanzong
What happened?"
"Yun Chuanzong?"
The eighth brother heard the name was unfamiliar and said: "Yun? A relative of Grandma Yun?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "It's Yaqibu's wife."
At that time, Grandma Yun took her daughter to Tongzhou to catch an adulterer, and it was Brother Eight who accompanied her.
Later, Yaqib and his wife had a quarrel, both of them were injured, and they were delayed in Tongzhou for a while.
In the end, the girl of the two became the Eighth Prince's princess, Yaqibu also took a step back and agreed to sell his wife's wife, and Aunt Yun agreed to raise her husband's wife's wife.
As a result, both husband and wife were living in Hu Nong, and the outer concubine changed their residence. Grandma Yun did not take the outer concubine back to Beijing, but still stayed in Tongzhou.
This led to the mother and son defecting to their mother's family.
The eighth prince looked a little ugly after hearing this.
"He is a sinner, and he must be careful not to enter the palace and cause mischief; but if he is allowed to be taken back by his uncle, the end will not be good. How do you think he should be settled, Bage?" said Ninth Elder Brother.
Yaqibu and his wife were married under the name of the eighth prince, and the Yunchuan sect was the breeding ground for the population, so they could also be regarded as people under the name of the eighth prince.
It is also the duty of a master to raise and support orphans and widows.
The eighth prince sighed and said: "I understand, I will ask someone to deal with this matter."
This is what Brother Jiu came here to talk about.
Who said this was my brother? He had to show it to Khan Amma.
Otherwise, if there is something going on at Yuqing Palace, I can go there myself; if there is something going on here, Ba Age, I can send someone over myself. In comparison, I will look snobbish.
Now that the words have been brought to him, he will not keep them.
We still have to go to Yuqing Palace.
The sixteen thousand five hundred taels of silver still have to be collected.
The eighth elder brother was not in the mood to stay and talk to anyone. He wished that the ninth elder brother would leave quickly so as not to find himself in the predicament of the Punishment Department.
Brother Jiu entered the palace and went directly to Yuqing Palace.
The prince's information is quite well informed.
As early as the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, the Holy Master stayed in Tangshan and took the princes to visit the Tangquan Palace. Yuqing Palace got the news that the construction cost of the Tangquan Palace was not paid by the internal treasury, but came from the princes' "filial piety".
If the prince didn't say that he was struck by lightning, that would be enough.
He asked people to inquire privately in the past few days, finally understood the reason, and made a mental note to Brother Jiu.
Even if Ninth Brother doesn't come over these two days, the prince plans to ask him to come over.
Whether it is congratulations on the 40th anniversary of the imperial father Yu Yu, or on the Longevity Festival, among these princes, doesn’t he, the prince, think that he is among them, and is the leader?
If there were no prince like him among the princes, it would be a big joke.
Therefore, when the prince heard that Brother Jiu was coming, the prince breathed a sigh of relief.
Brother Ninth had already been warned by Shu Shu, and he knew that there were no secrets in this palace, especially in Yuqing Palace, which must have the eyes and ears of the emperor.
His attitude was very respectful, and he apologized when he came up, saying: "My brother was negligent. When the palace construction started in March, I should have come to greet you and mentioned this matter. As a result, my brother Fujin gave birth at that time, and the family was in chaos. My brother still
The successive groundings turned out to be an oversight. When I arrived at the palace a few days ago, I heard from the construction department that there was not enough money, so I remembered this..."
As he said that, he took out a folded leaf from his sleeve, presented it with both hands and said: "Last October, my brother borrowed money, firstly to buy land, and secondly to build a palace with his brothers, but he couldn't think of it.
Zhou Quan, without consulting you or other brothers, made his own decision..."
This document contains the construction costs of various palaces in the palace, and the dedicators are also marked at the back.
The prince didn't move. He motioned to the young eunuch beside him to take it and handed it over.
He looked at Brother Ninth and looked at him a little.
Did you really forget to mention this to him, or did you hold a grudge?
He always followed his heart, so he asked directly what he thought of, and said: "Did you really forget it? Didn't you mean it? If Khan Amma hadn't gone to the palace, wouldn't he still be unable to remember this?"
Brother Jiu immediately said: "How can you think like this? My brother is wronged. You will know when you open this folding page. It was planned long ago when the construction was about to start in the spring. One person will be in one place. The one you are building is the main hall!"
The prince snorted softly and opened the folded page.
The handwriting on it is indeed old and the origami is somewhat worn, so it is not new.
When you see the first row clearly, it is the main hall costing 16,500 taels, the next row is the East Second Hall costing 10,000 taels, the next row is the cost of 10,000 taels, and the last one is several thousand taels, followed by
The names of the three little brothers.
The prince's eyes paused at the words eldest brother, and his expression softened slightly.
This is only right. The eldest brother and other adult princes should be treated the same.
Looking at this folded page, he somewhat believed that Brother Jiu might have been negligent.
After all, everyone knows that the ninth elder brother is lazy and not a long-term person. It is normal for him to throw away the idea as soon as he thinks about it. Otherwise, the credit for the corn and potatoes will not go to the fourth elder brother in vain.
He closed the folded leaf, looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I understand, I will send someone to deliver the banknotes later."
Brother Jiu was afraid that the prince would take advantage of him and refused to pay for just his name. He reminded: "Then you must remember this. The main hall has not been built yet. If the money is not paid, the project over there will be stopped."
, that’s the honor of the palace, so we can’t delay!”
The prince frowned and said, "Will I still rely on your money?"
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "I'm just afraid that the servant down below will go back and do this in two directions, which will delay my time."
Seeing that Brother Jiu was afraid that Yuqing Palace would default on his debt, the prince's trust changed from seven to ten.
He looked at Brother Ninth and said seriously: "Khan Ama asked you to be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not just to have your whims and take over everything when you have nothing to do. I won't do it again!"
The construction of the palace can be regarded as the errand of the Construction Department, and it is not too biased, but Brother Jiu should not be the leader.
No matter whether you are from the noble family or the elder brother, you cannot get the chance to be the ninth elder brother in the middle.
Brother Jiu, with a bit of chatter, told the truth: "At that time, all I could think about was hoarding land and selling it for money, so I didn't think so carefully."
Prince: "..."
He remembered the fifty thousand taels from last year!
If it weren't for He Yi's troublesomeness, then only one hundred thousand taels would come back this year!
If he had not taken out the money and asked people to buy land in Baoding, based on his behavior, knowing that the eldest brother had borrowed 100,000 taels of silver, he would definitely have given the eldest brother at least 120,000 taels.
In that case, you will get two hundred and twenty thousand taels when you come back!
The prince is also short of money!
Although he won't feel heartbroken like the third elder brother, he regrets that he didn't get a piece of the pie.
However, in this way, it can be proved that Brother Jiu is indeed treating everyone equally.
Brothers, everyone has a share, and this is good, which proves that the ninth elder brother is not secretly leaning towards the boss.
But with such a huge windfall, Yuqing Palace did not share the profits, because the ninth elder brother was ignorant.
Although they are all brothers, he is the prince and treats everyone equally, so it would be disrespectful to him.
He lost interest in talking to Brother Jiu, raised his teacup, and served tea to see the guests off.
Brother Jiu came out of Yuqing Palace, still respectful.
Anyway, he is an honest man.
Once you have the proper attitude, this matter will be over.
As for whether the prince feels comfortable or not, he doesn't worry.
At noon, Shu Shu sent someone to deliver a food box.
There is a small hot pot with a charcoal stove, which contains chicken meatballs stewed in bone soup, two stir-fry dishes heated by a hot water base, a side dish platter, a soup, red bean rice, and a pot of red dates and chrysanthemum tea.
It's for two people, and I brought the twelfth brother's share.
The ninth elder brother is used together with the twelfth elder brother.
In the afternoon, the people from the service room came over to report it, and Yun Chuanzong asked the people around Ba Age to pick him up.
This is strange.
When he returned home in the afternoon, Brother Jiu talked about this matter with Shu Shu.
"Really speaking, Yaqib's bad deeds came from greed. He was thinking about having a son, so he took the money and left the house. Then after he had a son, he wanted more. The result was good. He
After his death, this single seedling almost became a rootless person..."
No wonder Fujin talked about cause and effect before and was afraid of cause and effect.
In this dark world, there will be punishment from heaven.
Shu Shu asked curiously: "Is that child going to join the flag?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I guess he can't get in. Yaqibu is already dead and there is no household registration for him to settle down. He will probably be sent to Zhuangzi and become a villager or something like that."
The people of the Qing Dynasty were divided into banner people and civilian people. In addition to the two, there was another type of people called banner people.
The people who followed the banner were mainly Huangzhuang Zhuangtou, one was the old circle Zhuangtou who entered the pass from Long, and the other was the new Zhuangtou who were brought over by the Han people during the Eight Banners enclosure period.
These people are originally under the jurisdiction of the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If the prince opens the government and allocates them, they will be under the name of the prince. They will be treated as if they are paid, and they can also choose armor, but they will not be counted as full-fledged bannermen.
Shu Shu nodded and said, "That's fine."
For this child, it might be a blessing to be sent to Zhuangzi outside.
Otherwise, if we look closely, there is still a murderer between him and his family...