Chapter 1014 Thunder and Rain Dew

On the first year of Yongzheng, on the 20th day of the first lunar month, Li Xu asked to dig ginseng for Wang Xiude and others, but he abolished his official position and removed his weaving position.

Yongzheng issued an order that the local governors and others strictly investigated the money and grain owed by him, arrested Li Xu's son and all the family members who handled the housework and the trustees of Li Xu's yamen, and found out his property, shops, and the money lending silver. The governor and the local officials summarized and reported it separately.

When the news came out, the eyes of the Ministry of Revenue people looking at Cao Yong became strange.

Although the Sun family is the relative of the Cao family, they are not close to Cao Yong. Sun Wencheng's dismissal from office makes people unexpectedly think of Cao Yong. When they arrived at the Li family, the impression of him in the capital was the relative of the Cao family and Cao Yong's uncle's family.

No matter what his real identity is, his nominal family is the Li family.

Banners value relatives, uncles, mother-in-law and brother-in-law.

Although Cao Yong is currently on duty in the Ministry of Revenue, it is an indisputable fact that the Cao family has been in charge of Jiangning weaving for fifty years. Now, the Sun and Li families are dismissed from office and those who are asked to be punished will the Cao family be brought up old debts?

Cao Yong showed some worry on his face, and he agreed with everyone's expectations, and he was not anxious.

The Li family's defeat was a foregone conclusion. The case was settled as soon as possible, and Cao Yong was waiting to see the situation, do what he could, and help the Li family, so as to save the Li family from being sad.

Even if the Li family's house search cannot be spared, Cao Yong can be confident and will not be involved in the Cao family. He and Cao Yin and his son began to work hard to eliminate the disaster today twenty years ago. If there is no results, wouldn't he be in vain for the past twenty years?

He is sure, but others cannot be as calm as he is.

Li Xu's sister Li Wei was in Beijing and was frightened to hear the news. He was a son of Li Shizhen in his sixties, and he was about the same age as Li Nai, and he was in his forties.

Li Xu's brothers were born by his father, Li Shizhen's wife and concubines, and they separated the family as early as after Li Shizhen's death. In this way, even if Li Xu was asked to be punished, he would not be involved in his brothers. However, he is the eldest wife of the Li family branch. If he was really disliked by the new emperor, then his brothers and nephews would not be able to talk about their future.

Now from the perspective of famous things, Li Xu's mention of "digging ginseng" is not a serious crime, but for some reason the consequences are so serious.

Li Wei was worried about the inside story, so he went to Cao's mansion to ask.

Because Gao was in Cao's Mansion, Li Wei had to pay tribute to the old lady and talked to his cousin Li a few words about family matters.

Although he didn't say anything, the anxiety on his eyebrows was unconcealable.

Gao thought he was worried about filling in the gaps, so he wanted to ask a few more questions, but thought that his identity was not suitable, so he didn't say anything in the end; but Li suddenly thought of the Li family in Suzhou.

In recent years, Cao Yong has spoken in front of her, saying that the Li family was defeated.

Therefore, since she learned that Sun Wencheng had been dismissed from office, she couldn't sleep well, and every night she thought about the Li family being questioned.

She spent more than 20 years in Jiangnanning with her husband, and the Jiangnan officialdom was a place where the officialdom was ups and downs. It was not uncommon for this official to be arrested and questioned.

Just because she was afraid that Gao would worry, Li didn't dare to ask more questions in front of her, so she could only suppress her worries.

After Cao Yong set the yamen, he did not go home directly, but went to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

No matter whether he is close to the Li family or not, he should ask about what he should ask about, otherwise he will become a cold-hearted person if he falls into the eyes of others.

This is an era when human feelings are greater than the law. When Cao Yong lives here, he must adapt to the law of survival here. Hum

Although the Thirteenth Prince is now in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he has other responsibilities and is busy, so he does not sit in the Ministry of Revenue.

The inner hall of the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion was filled with sorrow.

In the eyes of the world, the powerful Prince of Prime Ministers felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He patted his wife's hand and said, "Think about it, you have always had a good relationship with the fourth sister-in-law. In the future, I will think of the fourth princess, and I will enter the palace a few more times."

Zhao Jia grabbed the Thirteenth Prince's arm with her backhand, and her tears could no longer be stopped: "What can I do if I enter the palace again? The fourth princess is only ten years old, so how can I be treated well in the palace..."

After saying this, she choked up and couldn't continue, her face full of misery.

"There are also the sixth princess of the second brother's family and the big princess of the sixteenth brother's family. The big princess is the same age as the fourth princess. They will not be too lonely when they are companions. I have also met the sixth princess. I am already sixteen years old this year. I am a well-behaved and sensible person and I will know how to take care of my two sisters. Just relax..." The thirteenth prince advised: "Even before, did the fourth sister-in-law often take the second princess and the fourth princess over? But I changed my yard to live in, and you just think that your daughter is a relative, and it's not that I can't see you...

Zhao Jia cried like rain and said, "Master, such grace...How can such grace not make people feel heartbroken? Is the royal princess so easy to do? The emperor has no princess at his knees, so he ordered a few nieces to enter the palace. What is the intention? The fourth princess will come back and the fourth princess will definitely comfort Mongolia...Master, how is this good?"

The Thirteenth Prince sighed and said, "The daughters of Aisin Jueluo family are mostly like this. Even if the fourth princess does not enter the palace to raise her, as the daughter of the prince, she will not be able to marry herself."

Zhao Jia knew that her husband was telling the truth, but when she thought of her daughter, she still felt very uncomfortable.

The Thirteenth Prince pulled out a veil from her hand, gently wiped his wife's tears, and said, "Don't cry anymore, you have to go over and thank you tomorrow. If you are on the road, it will be bad. With the fourth sister-in-law here, you will never let the fourth princess suffer."

Zhao Jia sobbed and said, "It's mine, it's not. I'm worried... I can send my daughter to the palace to raise her, and I don't know how many people outside will be jealous..."

The Thirteenth Prince looked at his wife and said nothing.

No matter how much outsiders envy this grace is not what their couple want, but they have no room for refusal.

Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the Lord.

From outsiders' perspective, the Thirteenth Prince is full of glory, and only he knows that he is just in line with the ancient poem, "The infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak."

It looks like flowers, and there is a cliff behind it. Honor and disgrace are between Yongzheng's joy and anger.

From the day the late emperor passed away, brothers were no longer brothers, but only monarchs and ministers.

He took the token and controlled the Qinghe Camp, although he made a contribution to support him, he also stabbed the emperor in the heart. The Thirteenth Prince knew that he would never have any connection with military power in the rest of his life.

Seeing that her husband stopped talking, looking at his thin chin and dark circles, Zhao Jia felt a little distressed: "You can rest early today and have been waiting for these days. You only slept for two hours a day, even the Iron Man can't stand it."

The Thirteenth Prince showed some fatigue and rubbed his eyebrows and said, "The new emperor ascended the throne and was in trouble. I am in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. It's time to be busy. I'll wait for a few days to come..."

The couple was talking when an eunuch came to report that the Heshuo's prince Cao Yong came to the door to ask for the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince thought about it and guessed the reason. When Zhao Jia heard this, she felt a little moved. She pulled the Thirteenth Prince's arm and said anxiously: "Master, is Cao Yong's adopted son a little prince in Mongolia?"

The Thirteenth Prince looked at her with a dark look and said, "Don't think too much about the concubine. The Sixteenth Brother has already booked it. The days when Hang Seng enters the palace to study will be taken to the Prince every three or five days... It is already a great blessing for us to stay in the capital, so don't be too greedy..."

When Zhao Jia heard this, her body trembled, she let out a long sigh, nodded with difficulty, and said nothing more, watching her husband go out.

In the living room of the front yard, Cao Yong sat on a chair, looking at the familiar decorations in the room, and didn't know what he was thinking.

The Thirteenth Prince has to be named a prince and has already given a reward to the new house, but it still needs to be repaired and organized. He is still living in the old house for the time being.

When the Thirteenth Prince came in, he saw Cao Yong sitting upright like this and said with a smile: "It's rare, you can still remember Master..."

Logically speaking, now both of them are in the Ministry of Revenue, so it is cheaper to get along; but in fact, it is better to get close to you in the past.

Cao Yong stood up and saw him, and said with some worries: "I shouldn't have disturbed Thirteenth Master, but the lawsuit from the Li family is so frustrating. But it's far apart and the scene in Suzhou is not clear, so I have to come and find Thirteenth Master to search for one or two."

He was open-minded. The Thirteenth Prince looked at him meaningfully for a while and said, "Since you are here to find me, I must tell you a word. The Li family is in the forefront, so don't make do with me."

Cao Yong was surprised and hesitated, and said, "Thirteenth Master, no matter what, my mother's surname is "Li"..."

The Thirteenth Prince glanced at him and said, "After marriage, a husband, a husband, a son, a husband, a son, a family, and you and I know it. Now that I mention these things, what's the point?"

Cao Yong heard this as if he was taught. Seeing that the Thirteenth Prince did not mention the details of the Li family's conviction, he stopped the words, found a pretext, and said goodbye and left.

The Thirteenth Prince asked the butler to send Cao Yong out. Looking at his back, he also looked a little solemn.

The thirteenth prince had known the matter of replacing the three major weavings in Jiangnan and rewarding the heroes of the dragon with fat.

But unexpectedly, the emperor's attitude towards the Sun and Li families was completely different. He picked up the Sun family and let go of it; he looked like he was fighting against the Li family.

The Li family was not in the hearts of the Thirteenth Prince, but he felt that he owed Cao Yong a favor.

No matter how many people are icing on the cake now, what can really make the Thirteenth Prince care about is the people who helped him in time when he was in a downturn.

Only by experiencing the cold and cold world of the world and the warm and cold relationships can we see clearly what is true and what is false. What everyone flatters now is not his Thirteenth Prince, but the power behind him. Although he is dealing with it, he is clear in his heart.

Not many powerful people in the capital would take the Li family seriously, but when Li Xu's affairs broke out, Cao Yong would be laughed at by everyone.

Because of this, the Thirteenth Prince had already said good things to the Li family in front of the emperor long before the emperor drafted the order to deal with Li Xu. Naturally, Cao Yong would not be involved in his words, but mentioned the advanced emperor. After all, Li Xu was an old minister of the advanced emperor. If he could open the gap, it would be better to open the gap.

However, Yongzheng took out two booklets and let the Thirteenth Prince read it.

A booklet lists the private expenses of the Li family for nearly 20 years, and the first sums of money are no longer something that Li Xu can afford.

Not to mention the distance, I only talk about the 61st year of the Kangxi reign, the expenses of the Li family were more than 58,000 taels, which was a hundred times that of Li Xu's salary.

"Isn't it ridiculous that the country's worms are called Buddha's sons by the people?" Yongzheng did not hide his anger. It seemed that his resentment towards Li Xu was not a day or two.

The Thirteenth Prince was shocked by the account book. The Li family was in Suzhou thousands of miles away, but the emperor was able to get the account book for nearly twenty years. What does this mean?

Did the emperor put his eyes and ears in Jiangnan twenty years ago?

He was surprised and picked up another book. This book had nothing to do with the Li family. It recorded information about some civil and military officials, including those in the capital and those who were outside. Without exception, they all had greed for ink, and the money involved was not small numbers.

The Thirteenth Prince realized that Yongzheng wanted to use thunderous means to rectify corrupt officials, not to target Li Xu alone.

It’s just these words that are hard to say to Cao Yong.

Although he is now in his mansion, he is not a place to speak with peace of mind. Just like the little eunuch standing at the door, he looks like a servant who loves to share the same kitchen with the most. The servant who delivers vegetables will go to Longfu Temple every three days, and say a few words to the boss in a fruit shop and buy a few kinds of fruits.

And just after he left, the boss would send a paper fold to the calligraphy and painting shop next door. The calligraphy and painting shop was the property of the former Prince Yong’s mansion...

Cao Yong left the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion and breathed a sigh of relief. As he expected, Yongzheng had no intention of implicating the Cao family.

Li Ding, who was "high-minded" in the Li family, had long passed away. Li Nai was honest and responsible, not a person who caused trouble. Even if he was burdened by his father, his crimes were limited.

The reason why the Li family was so miserable in later generations was that in addition to standing in the wrong team, the Cao family was also unstable at that time, and the three major weavings were hopeless and there were too many people who took advantage of the situation.

Now, the Cao family is still standing. Even if others want to take advantage of the situation, they have to take care of it.

It seems that except for Li Xu, most of the others in the Li family are in danger.

Cao Yong understood this and felt much more relieved. Li was already in his fifties and had lost his energy because he was old and had given birth. His health was not as good as before in the past two years.

Cao Yong would not take the Li family to heart, but he couldn't bear to let his mother go too sad and worried.

He knew it in his mind, but when he returned to the mansion and faced Li Wei, he could not guarantee anything. After all, everything was his guess, and it was hard to say whether other changes would happen.

He just mentioned that he had made a special trip to find the Thirteenth Prince for this matter, but he encountered a soft nail.

Li Wei came here, in addition to inquire about the news, he wanted to ask Cao Yong to find a way to help the Li family.

It is not a secret that Cao Yong and the Thirteenth Prince are kind.

However, Cao Yong's words made Li Wei swallow the begging again. He had to ask Cao Yong to pay more attention and leave with a little frustration.

It was getting late, and Cao Yong was already hungry. He saw the guests away and returned to the inner courtyard.
Chapter completed!