Early the next morning, Brother Jiu did not go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but planned to go to Changchun Garden.
Shu Shu didn't say anything.
As for teaching everywhere, not to mention whether Jiu Age was annoying or not, even if Kangxi saw him suddenly becoming thoughtful, he would still feel confused.
This is quite good now. Even if there are occasional shortcomings in our actions, Kangxi will be there to teach us.
When Kangxi put more thought into Jiu Age, he would become accustomed to it and become a natural preference.
Just like ordinary people, parents prefer the most naughty and mischievous children and worry too much.
According to later generations, it is called "sunk cost".
The relationship between family members also applies to this theory.
Brother Jiu did not ride in a carriage, but rode a horse.
Fortunately, we came out early and the palace door opened, so we came out and it was quite cool.
After entering Changchun Garden and outside Qingxi Bookstore, he saw many officials waiting in the duty room.
They are not the ministers, bachelors and other people I usually see. Most of them look very familiar and very young.
This youth is relative.
Compared with the ministers, the ministers are younger, and all the officials in front of them are middle-aged officials in their thirties and forties.
Seeing Brother Jiu coming over, everyone else calmed down and bowed in greeting.
This one is the only one among the adult princes who has not entered the imperial court, but he is well-known.
Brother Jiu saw a familiar figure among them, a member of the Criminal Department, Wai Lang.
First, when he went to the Criminal Department to see the case every day, he had two interactions with him.
Brother Ninth asked familiarly: "The Ministry of Punishment is on duty today? Why is Mr. Chen here to see you?"
There is something going on in the Ministry of Punishment. Shouldn't the minister or minister come over?
The foreign minister bowed and said, "It's not a matter of the ministry. The emperor appointed me to be the deputy examiner of the Guangxi Provincial Examination."
This year is the year of the provincial examination.
According to the rules, the chief and deputy examiners of each province are assigned from the capital.
The chief examiner is selected from among Hanlin officials, and the deputy examiner is selected from among the six officials.
Brother Jiu heard this and said with sympathy: "It's a good job to do a job. It's a land of barren mountains and rivers. It's thousands of miles away and the journey is hard..."
He also knew something about the previous dynasty, and the selection of examiners every three years was a lucrative position.
For this errand, a lot of money was spent at the Ministry of Accounts from the very beginning, a total of two thousand taels. This was used as a traveling expense, but in reality most of the expenses along the way were borne by the province.
These two thousand taels fell into the hands of the chief and deputy examiners.
When we got to the place, there were all kinds of procedures.
But I was going to Guangxi, which is the farthest and poorest, so I had to discount the job.
The foreigner hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's all the Emperor's grace."
Brother Jiu didn't say anything else, and just said: "Then I will wait for you to come back, and I will take care of you. I will bother you in the Criminal Department first."
The official said: "This is my duty, you are too polite."
Brother Ninth said nothing else.
If it was an ordinary foreign mission, he could also give a few instructions to bring some earthen rituals and so on.
But if you're failing in the exam, there are more rules, so don't get involved.
From the moment they ordered their errands, the movements of these people were under the noses of the guards and guards.
After a while, the examiners I was meeting all came to see him one after another.
There are eight people in total, who are the chief and deputy examiners of the rural examinations in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian.
This is how the selection of examiners for the rural examination starts from the farthest to the nearest.
The chief and deputy examiners of Shuntian Prefecture are selected just before the provincial examination.
There was no one else in the check-in room.
Brother Jiu stood at the window, looking at the lotus pond not far away.
The flowering period of lotus flowers has just begun, and most of them are still in buds, but they look pretty good.
The lotus leaves also look green and tender.
When I went to Baiwang Mountain in the first month to roast beggar's chicken, Fujin said that it was better to wrap the chicken in lotus leaves because the chicken would have the fragrance of lotus leaves.
You can pick a few pieces and take them back later.
It's just that the outside of the beggar's chicken needs to be covered with mud.
You can't go digging in the imperial garden, right?
Brother Ninth hesitated a little.
Should we dig in the garden here, or go out to the curb?
Brother Qi, who came in later, had been sitting there for a while.
Seeing that the ninth elder brother was still distracted, the seventh elder brother remained silent and his eyelids drooped, not knowing what he was thinking.
Brother Jiu turned around and saw that there were so many people in the room. He was startled and said angrily: "Brother Qi, why did you come in so quietly without even a sound?"
Brother Qi raised his eyelids and said, "You can't even hear me say hello to you. What are you thinking about?"
Brother Jiu immediately smiled, pointed to the lotus in the distance and said: "Lotus leaves, use these to wrap chicken or glutinous rice, rice cakes, they are all delicious, with the fragrance of lotus leaves..."
I, Fujin, will definitely like to eat it, so I can send some to Yikun Palace for a change of taste.
The seventh elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother. He looked like a skinny little chicken. He was still thinking about eating it, but it would be a waste to eat it.
He didn't speak, but he didn't hide the critical look on his face.
Brother Jiu straightened his chest and said, "My younger brother is still young. He will be taller and stronger in the future! As the old saying goes, 'Twenty-three means running around; twenty-nine means staying overnight'"
While the two brothers were talking, Liang Jiugong arrived.
"Jiuye, the emperor is free. He is summoning you."
Brother Jiu agreed and walked out. After taking two steps, he stopped and said, "Brother Qi, are you here because of the rumors outside?"
The seventh elder brother nodded.
Brother Jiu said: "Then let's go there together. My brother is here for this too."
Liang Jiugong: Teeth.
Seventh Brother: Teeth.
Both of them were speechless.
This is Qingxi Bookstore, the imperial palace.
He took the decision without any shame.
The Seventh Prince waved his hand and said: "No, I'll wait for Khan Ama to summon you."
The ninth elder brother wanted to speak again, but the seventh elder brother already frowned.
Brother Ninth got scared and went out honestly.
He whispered to Liang Jiugong: "Shuida, what do you think this is? Brother Qi is always like this. Why are you so polite? You didn't give it away. Why are you still holding your breath and seeing me like this?"
Liang Jiugong smiled just right, but he resisted in his heart and didn't want to hear it.
I really want to tell him that Seventh Brother's behavior is normal.
It is abnormal for people like Jiu Age to "keep away from the outside world".
*
In the room, Kangxi was looking down at the lists on several cases.
Above are the names of eight people, along with their respective identities and resumes.
Since Peng Chun requested to retire due to old illness in the first month of the year, the Mongolian capital of Zhenghong Banner has been vacant.
It has never been replenished.
Two days ago, he asked the Ministry of Personnel to prepare backup candidates, and a few were submitted.
They are all under the red flag, some have noble titles, and some have noble clans.
Kangxi did not look at the descendants of Prince Lilie, but focused on two candidates from another clan of Zhenghong Banner, Guanglue Baylor's descendants.
Then, he circled the person's name.
The fifth grandson of Guanglue Baylor, he was the auxiliary Duke Puqi.
Born in the eleventh year of Kangxi's reign, he is now in his prime, about the same age as the prince.
If you teach him well, you can leave it to the prince to take care of him in the future.
The distant branch clan is one generation lower than the prince, so it is more convenient to use.
"Khan Amaan."
Brother Jiu came in, his voice was clear and respectful, with a touch of intimacy.
Kangxi put down his pen and said: "You're fine, what's the matter? Are you coming here so early in the morning?"
I arrived before Chenchu. I looked at the time and came out when the palace gate was opening.
Brother Jiu, who was originally smiling, immediately stopped after hearing these words and said seriously: "Khan Ama, there are sneaky rumors outside, which seem to be aimed at the royal family."
Although he is petty, when he mentioned it to Shu Shu yesterday, he was also gloating about Ba Fujin's misfortune.
But when he came, he thought about it and felt that when he came to report, he should say a few more words and not follow the wishes of the people behind the scenes.
"This is 'Xiang Zhuang danced with the sword with the intention of Pei Gong', and he also wanted to 'borrow the sword to kill people'. My son thought that it was not good to set this precedent, otherwise, if he wanted to harm others in the future, he would be able to plot like this...
"
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "The key is that this person who manipulates rumors has no respect for the royal family at all. He uses the honor of the royal family as a knife, and he wants to plot against the Eight Fortune Jins... Xi."
Kangxi listened, his face showing no emotion or anger, but in his heart he was surprised by the attitude of the ninth elder brother, and said: "Don't you dislike the Eighth Fortune Jin?"
In the private message I sent to Jiu Fujin first, I complained more than once or twice.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I'm not overjoyed, but we are still close and distant. She is still the prince Fujin, and her son's sister-in-law. She represents the dignity of the royal family. How can outsiders plot against her?"
Kangxi did not speak, but was slightly emotional.
Even the ninth elder brother knows this truth, but the eighth elder brother cannot see through it.
Royal dignity cannot be insulted!
"You just heard the wind coming, and you didn't find out who spread the rumors?"
Kangxi frowned and said with dissatisfaction.
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "It will take years and months to wait for my son to check! How can anyone help my son? Xiao Fusong counts as one, keeping an eye on the construction period of the Prince's Mansion; Gao Bin counts as half, that is, running errands and delivering messages.
It’s not appropriate to put it outside for use.”
Kangxi thought about the people around Brother Jiu, they were indeed shabby.
He remembered that he had planned to send a few safe people over.
Not only does it have to be an experienced nanny, but the people who are in charge outside also need to be more mature.
Now Cui Nanshan, the eunuch who is the leader of the second institute, is relatively mediocre and not an outstanding figure. Otherwise, the leader would not have allowed Aunt Liu to do whatever he wanted in the second institute.
The ninth elder brother thought of the seventh elder brother and said hurriedly: "Khan Ama, the seventh elder brother is also waiting outside. He is here for this too."
After Kangxi heard this, he nodded to Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong went out and called Brother Seven to come in.
The seventh elder brother walked in slowly, said hello, and then began to report one by one.
"The rumors first appeared on the fifth day of this month in the teahouse on Di'anmen Street. At the beginning of the afternoon, two people deliberately mentioned in the hall the incident of Ba Fujin's 'avenging his father' and the fact that Mor Hui fell from his horse..."
"That afternoon, there were similar situations in the teahouses on West Fourth Street, East Fourth Street, and Gulou Street."
"After interrogation, it was found that there were two people spreading rumors using the words 'it is said', 'heard' and 'relatives said'. One was fair-faced and beardless, in his fifties, suspected to be a eunuch; the other was in his twenties, with a strong body..."
"On the seventh day of this month, rumors have been added about Mingdeng's property invasion, and the spreaders seem to be coming and going from the boundary of Xianglan Banner."
"On the ninth day of this month, rumors were added that Ming Shang was involved in a gambling case, and the spreaders came and went from the Zhenglan Banner territory."
Kangxi listened noncommittally, but the ninth elder brother looked at the seventh elder brother in shock.