When the twelfth elder brother left, the ninth elder brother raised his chin.
I am becoming more and more like an older brother.
These small ones, too, don't make people worry.
When he was as old as Brother Twelve...
Hmm, he doesn't seem very smart either.
He complained in his mind and started to deal with today's official duties.
There are precedents and it is easier to deal with. In addition, we need to find a place for the Yushi Yamen.
There is no shortage of manpower, the Inspectorate's censors are working in shifts, and the local Ministry of Internal Affairs has to free up one.
However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has no shortage of houses. The houses in the imperial city are all under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Even outside the Imperial City, outside Di'anmen, there are many official offices belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
However, since he is supervising the Censor Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it would be better for him to be placed in the imperial city.
Except for the main yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the seven bureaus and three treasury offices below, all the yamen are in the imperial city.
Brother Ninth called for a book of houses from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After flipping through it for a while, he found an empty courtyard on the west side of Jingshan. He entered the courtyard three times and had forty-six rooms.
He looked at the address, wrote it down on the note, handed it to the note and said: "Send it to the Construction Department, and tell me that this yard needs to be cleaned up, and I want to..."
I took the note and went to the Construction Department to pass the message.
Brother Jiu took the pen and paper again.
You have to find some side work for the censor, and you can't always think about impeaching people.
In that case, for the sake of political performance, the censor would have to be picky and find trouble.
Too much is not enough.
He wants to shock people, not cause trouble.
Brother Ninth thought about the errands related to the various offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Who would have a headache when it comes to auditing the accounts?
He couldn't help but laugh.
Isn’t there someone who will check the accounts?
He is not from the Three Banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and has no interest. As long as he is found out, it will be a solid political achievement.
Use other people's hats for your own hats, and you will work well without anyone urging you.
With this serious job, you don't have to sit around and stare at people for impeachment.
Just right.
Brother Ninth simply wrote down a list of responsibilities, ranging from the annual amount of money and food for each department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to the check-in and write-off of the incoming and outgoing treasury of the Military Preparatory Academy and the Sixth Academy of the General Reserves Department.
In the past, either each department would check and report on its own, or people from the government office, whether relatives, friends, or old friends, could get involved. No one wanted to offend anyone, so they just messed around in all kinds of ways.
Just like the year before last when he came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and uncovered flaws in the Construction Department.
The local palace manager reported to the construction department, and the construction department allocated money and food to the staff, and then colluded with both inside and outside to embezzle all the money.
The person who went down to inspect and accept it was still a person from the construction department. He checked with his left hand and his right hand, and then went directly to make a profit or two.
This censor can be regarded as a housekeeper. In the future, Brother Jiu will be able to worry less about money and food...
*
Qianqing Palace, entrance.
The twelfth elder brother stood for two-quarters of an hour and told the eunuch on duty at the door to ask for permission. The eunuch also went in to report, but no one asked him to come inside.
He stood there, his expression unchanged, but he was aware of the eyes looking at him from everywhere.
There are guards, officials, and eunuchs.
The twelfth prince is like a statue, but the strength of holding the scroll in his hand is getting stronger and stronger.
He wanted to turn around and leave.
But he knew that Brother Jiu's teachings were right.
He is no longer a little brother, he is Cheng Ding’s brother, and he must learn to take responsibility.
At this moment, it happens to be a break from classes in the study room.
The eunuch of the Thirteenth Brother went in and reported to the Thirteenth Brother in a low voice.
They were all in the West Fifth House, and when he looked up he couldn't see him but when he looked down, the eunuch recognized the twelfth elder brother.
"Master, it seems that Master Twelve is waiting to see you. He has been standing at the gate of Qianqing Palace for a while..."
After hearing this, Brother Thirteen stood up immediately.
He knew that this brother was a bit dull and was afraid of being ignored.
Brother Fourteen followed and asked, "Brother Thirteen, what are you going to do?"
The Thirteenth Brother pointed at the door of Qianqing Palace: "The Twelfth Brother has been waiting for a long time..."
The square is narrow from north to south and long from east to west.
From the entrance of the upper study room to the entrance of Qianqing Palace, it is only seven or eighty steps away, so it looks really real.
The twelfth prince stood alone at the gate of the palace, looking pitiful.
Even though it is early spring, the weather is also cold and gloomy.
Especially the Qianqing Palace Square is spacious and drafty.
He is obviously a prince and a nobleman, and he wears a yellow belt around his waist, but others don't seem to show much respect to him.
The fourteenth elder brother snorted coldly: "Is it possible that the slave at the door is asking for help and refuses to pass the news? Let's go and take a look!"
Brother Thirteen is also worried about this.
Just as the brothers were about to go there, they saw a young eunuch coming out and calling the twelfth elder brother to go in.
Seeing this, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother stopped in their tracks.
Only the thirteenth brother can feel relieved.
The fourteenth elder brother became curious and said: "Didn't the twelve elder brother just arrive at the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why did he get an errand and have to run to the imperial court?"
Brother Thirteen's heart was moved, but he didn't show it on his face, saying, "Who knows, I guess the yamen is busy and I have something to report. Isn't this the beginning of the year?"
"Busy?" The eyes of the fourteenth elder brother were full of resentment. He looked at the thirteenth elder brother and said angrily: "The thirteenth elder brother is also busy. Khan Ama doesn't point out others, but asks you to follow me to patrol the Yongding River. This I went there once before the year before, so why are you still there after the year?"
The thirteenth elder brother said in a good temper: "It's because I went there years ago that Khan Ama didn't change people. I guess next year I should go to the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Household to learn a job..."
The Work Department has a lot of trivial errands, and the Household Department is busier from the beginning to the end of every year.
Both of these films are related to river engineering.
Brother Fourteen felt more comfortable now. He counted the days when he was in the study room, and there were still three years left.
"Hey, that's enough..."
Brother Fourteen glanced at the room next to him and became happy again: "Haha, just compare with Hong Yu and the others. It will be over after a while. They still have about ten years..."
Having said this, he thought about the Qianxi Second Institute that he had sorted out.
When the funeral of Prince Ping'aou takes place in February, Nersu will enter the palace.
The king of Ping'an County was Nerfu, and the emperor gave him a posthumous title.
"When the time comes, will you study with Aktun or follow us?"
Brother Fourteen is not sure.
Brother Thirteen glanced at the room on the other side and said nothing.
He thought he would follow them, and it would happen that next year when he quits and goes to study, he will keep the company of his fourteenth brother.
Aktun...
The emperor's eldest grandson has become completely honest this year, unlike last year when he was so proud...
*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
In addition to Kangxi, Ma Qi was also there.
Kangxi had summoned him before to mention the ginseng lawsuit in Shengjing.
It is not appropriate to study in detail.
Because last year he banned clan members from entering the mountains to collect ginseng.
However, because it was not the decree issued at the beginning of the year, some servants from the prince's palace had already brought people to the mountain.
The boundaries are not clearly defined.
However, they cannot be let off lightly, they must still be severely punished as per the rules.
It's just that the bachelor who investigated the case in the past was confused. How could an eighteen-year-old boy be the first culprit?
The case cannot be closed hastily, and the real leader must be held accountable.
In addition, the three officials of the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office were led by the assistant to ensure that they were old and confused and aging, so that they could avoid the responsibility of neglect and retire.
Now that Shengjing was vacant, Kangxi ordered Ma Qi to select senior men from among the doctors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Ma Qi listened and was surprised.
I never thought that the "ginseng case" would involve Sanguan Bao.
You must know that the assistant collar of Sanguanbao is not an ordinary assistant collar. Its full name is "Shengjing Internal Affairs Office Chief Pass Defense Seal Assistant Leader". He cannot be appointed except as a confidant.
The previous leader of Sheng Jingzuo was none other than An Tamu, the father of Sanguan Bao.
An Tamu was the assistant leader from the early years of Shunzhi to the early years of Kangxi. After the death of his father, his son succeeded him. The father and son served successively for more than fifty years.
This lack has become a worldly official.
According to the tradition of employing people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even if Sanguanbao is dismissed due to old age, one of Sanguanbao's sons should be chosen to succeed him.
The emperor named someone to replace him...
Kangxi didn't mean to say anything.
Ma Qi accepted the errand and was about to leave when Kangxi had already summoned the twelfth prince to come in.
The twelfth elder brother took the scroll in both hands, bowed, and was thinking about what to say.
Kangxi said: "Is this the drawing of the farewell palace? Submit it..."
Just as the twelfth elder brother was about to step forward, Liang Jiugong was already approaching.
The twelfth elder brother offered his services with both hands.
Liang Jiugong took it and handed it to the emperor.
Kangxi opened it directly, took a few glances, laid it flat on the Kang table next to him, and called Ma Qi: "Come and take a look, my Tangquan Palace..."
Ma Qi was ordered to step forward and stand at several tables.
Kangxi pointed to the kang and said: "Sit down and watch..."
Ma Qi sat next to the kang. It was impossible not to sit down.
You can't let the emperor raise his head to talk to him.
The Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has begun to dispatch manpower. Of course Ma Qi, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, also knows how to perform palace affairs.
It's just that he thought it was repairs before.
After looking at the drawings in front of me, I realized that it was no different from a new one.
Kangxi said with helplessness: "It's all the ninth elder brother. If he doesn't keep an eye on him for a while, he will start tossing around. He even kidnaps other elder brothers to follow him and cause mischief. He insists on giving me a palace as a filial piety!"
Ma Qi was also a father, and he heard the pride in Kangxi's words, and said: "Princes are filial, and their masters are blessed, unlike slaves, whose sons are not talented..."
Kangxi glanced at Ma Qi and remembered something.
Among Ma Qi's sons who were adults, one was pointed out to the prince by himself and walked in the Yuqing Palace; the other two served as third-class bodyguards in the house of the ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother.
"You brothers all have quotas for the Imperial College. If there are other sons of Cheng Ding who cannot fill the vacancy, send them to the Imperial College and then go back to work as sergeants in the Sixth Division. Don't delay your future."
Kangxi said.
The king and his ministers are of the same age and have been kings and ministers for thirty years.
Moreover, Ma Qi's father was Mi Sihan, a famous official in the early Kangxi Dynasty.
Therefore, Kangxi talked to him as if he was talking about family affairs.
Ma Qi, who is often in front of the emperor, is not as reserved as other ministers, and said: "I was just about to ask for a favor from the master..."
Kangxi was a little surprised and asked curiously: "What kind of grace?"
In the past, Ma Qi's sons didn't ask for grace when they were still in need. Now that the older ones have almost arranged their arrangements, have they begun to ask for grace?
Kangxi really couldn't guess.
Ma Qi bowed and said: "In the twenty-seventh year, my young brother Li Rongbao was promoted to the third-class bodyguard. In the thirty-one year, he was promoted to the second-class bodyguard. Now he is twenty-seven. It is time for him to gain experience. I ask for the master's grace and guidance." A place to learn errands."
Kangxi knew that Li Rongbao was the half-brother of Ma Qi and Ma Wu brothers, and was about the same age as Ma Qi's eldest son.
When Mi Sihan died in his prime, Li Rongbao was only two years old and inherited the title of the Fucha family as the youngest son.
Kangxi thought for a moment. In the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, Ma Qi's eldest brother was removed from the bodyguard department and appointed as a military officer.
He understood the reason why Ma Qi asked for grace.
The Fucha family originally had two guards, Ma Qi's eldest brother and third brother.
After his eldest brother was assigned, the fourth brother Li Rongbao came in, and his third brother was promoted to first-class bodyguard.
There are a total of sixty first-class guards in the palace, twenty for each banner.
According to the usual practice, when the first-class bodyguards have completed their seniority, they will be released to serve as commander-in-chief or deputy commander-in-chief.
But Ma Wu had already been promoted to imperial guard.
There are six imperial guards in total, two for each banner. They are called first-class guards, but they receive a first-class salary.
This is not for public viewing.
When you have enough qualifications, you can directly become the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Bodyguard.
As a result, Ma Wu could not move, and Li Rongbao was stuck as a second-class guard, unable to be promoted.
Kangxi looked at Ma Qi and jokingly said: "You brothers are rare. Back then, when the Dowager Queen came over with the title, you brothers didn't bear any grudge..."
Ma Qi bowed and said: "My little brother is young and cannot inherit my father's influence. This is how it should be."
Moreover, their stepmother is also a smart person. Except for the family title and the old house, other properties are equally divided among the three brothers.
Therefore, although the brothers of the Fucha family are not of the same mother, they are all close.
Now that the eldest brother was dismissed from his post because he missed the opportunity to attack Zhun Geer, he was relieved of his duties as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the minister of bodyguards. Ma Qi rose to the top and became a bachelor in the cabinet. He must not be the backbone of the family.
Kangxi nodded and said: "It's better for you brothers to strive for success. This is what men of the Eight Banners should be like. This is the scene of a prosperous family. Looking at the three melons and two dates left by the ancestors with a sneaky heart, even if you get rich, it will not last long!"
He prefers the family tradition of the Fucha family.
Thinking of the Jin Fucha family in Babele Mansion, he felt a rare sense of guilt.
The eldest daughter of a good university scholar was appointed as his side wife.
Even if they match in terms of identity, Ma Qi's identity is in embarrassment.
If someone else gets a prince's son-in-law, they are all the prince's father-in-law.
Here in Ma Qi, it is not easy to regard them as royal in-laws.
Kangxi regretted a little, and then thought that Ma Qi had a legitimate daughter, who seemed to be about the same age.
In that case, wouldn't you have to participate in the draft next year?
Kangxi looked at the twelfth elder brother next to him, and then at the window lattice to the south.
If we look at age, Ma Qi’s legitimate daughter, twelfth and thirteenth princes are all of the right age...