Chapter 1025: Gratitude and punishment

When everyone retreated from Yonghe Gate, they were all quiet.

No matter how much I think about it, no one dares to carefully examine Yongzheng's emotions. The days that should have been auspicious and festive periods have become a little more sluggish.

I heard it before, but today, in full view of everyone, looking at the main gate of Yonghe Palace that had not opened for a long time, everyone understood that the disagreement between the emperor and the empress dowager was not a rumor.

Everyone followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites to leave the East Six Palaces and walked to the corridor, and they were more comfortable.

The sixteenth prince was a few steps behind and waited for Cao Yong to go hand in hand, whispering: "Go with me!"

After hearing this, Cao Yong slowed down and followed the Sixteenth Prince toward the Interior Government Office.

As they were far away from everyone, the Sixteenth Prince breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Thank God, I didn't make a fuss at all, otherwise I really don't know how to end it! The mother and son fight together made my mother and I feel worried. If they implicate the Fifteenth Brother, wouldn't it be unfair?"

This is what mother and son become enemies.

Cao Yong knew that the 14th Prince was in danger and lived to the Qianlong Dynasty. The empress dowager was meaningless in such a struggle now. Today, the mother and son were just fighting for leisure.

You are named "Uncle" and be praised as the Tong family; I will not be respected and will not recognize you as your son.

It can only be said that the empress dowager is old, loses the calmness and wisdom he was in charge of the six palaces, and falls into a battle of loyalty.

If she really cut off the relationship between mother and son and honestly ascended the position of the empress dowager, even if she could not interfere with the affairs of the previous dynasty, the word "filial piety" could force Yongzheng to be restrained.

With such resentment, there may not be no true feelings.

"Everything that should be implicated is implicated. The Sixteenth Master advised the Empress to rest assured." Cao Yong said.

The sixteenth prince thought about it, so he let go and said nothing: "The flat glass is coming out, I'll go and take a look."

Cao Yong responded, and the two of them spoke and arrived at the office of the Interior Government.

On the Sixteenth Prince's desk, there was a glass box about half a foot high and one foot square. When I opened it, there was a stack of flat glass inside.

Cao Yong picked up a piece and looked at it. The color was light green and it was already brighter.

"How?" The Sixteenth Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Does of boxes of such glass have been burned. The emperor said that he will replace several important parts in the palace in the next two days."

Cao Yong nodded and said, "It's thick enough, it looks strong; the color is good, although it can't be colorless, it looks transparent."

The Sixteenth Prince showed a little color on his face and said, "The colorless ones are also burned, but they are not easy to burn. There are too many waste materials and no two pieces of them can be burned out after a kiln. This color is pretty good."

Cao Yong knew that the sixteenth prince called himself over and would never show off these glasses, just wait for the following text.

As expected, the sixteenth prince said his intention: "Furuo, in order to make more glass, the Ministry of Internal Affairs added five kilns to the Liuli Factory. However, it would take a year and a half to be popular from the palace. If it was too late, it would take two or three years to wait. The emperor allocated the tax and silver for the salt and tea courses this year to the Ministry of Revenue. Even if there was still some silver in the treasury, it would not last a year. I still hope to use the income from the glass window to fill the hole in the treasury. Furuo, you have to help."

After hearing this, Cao Yong smiled and said, "Is the Sixteenth Master looking for far away? Even under the banner of raising silver for the inner treasury, he still needs help from others?"

After an imperial edict came out, it was natural.

The Sixteenth Prince has been so proud these days.

No one looked down on him, the prince who was born to the Han concubine, and now he has to attack Prince Heshuozhuang. When he was queuing in the court meeting, he was second only to Prince Kang, Prince Jian and Prince Su, and was the fourth in the prince's class.

Behind him are the third prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, the thirteenth prince and others.

He waved his hand and said, "Furuo, the tax on salt and tea will be allocated, so that your chores will be relaxed, and you will also have to fulfill my work. The six ministers and nine ministers, and the government offices in the capital, all of which are replaced with glass windows. In this way, the officials will pay attention to this matter and the movement will be huge."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was indeed a good idea.

He thought for a while and asked, "Sixteenth Master, how much is this box of glass?"

"How about five liang? This box is three feet square, and three boxes are enough for a room. The houses commonly used by the government officials in the capital are calculated based on three rooms, which is only forty-five taels of silver per person." The sixteenth prince shook his sleeves, revealing a small ivory abacus the size of a palm, and counted them in two ways.

Seeing this, Cao Yong's mouth twitched.

Could it be that the person in front of me is the ninth prince?

"There are only about 40 civil servants in the third rank or above in the capital. Even if you count the second rank or above, there will be no more than 100 military officers. In this way, it will be only 5,000 taels of silver." The sixteenth prince pulled the abacus and said, "If Fu wanted a proper statement, where could this little silver be removed."

Cao Yong heard this and said, "Every expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue has precedents to follow. How can we arrange the reasons casually? As long as the emperor allows this new expenditure, others will not say anything. In my opinion, instead of planning with me, it would be better to ask the emperor's will and go down in the form of a kind decree, which can also allow civil and military ministers to bathe in the emperor's grace."

The sixteenth prince touched his chin and said with a smile: "So, great kindness!"

Since the Sixteenth Prince puts his wish to check in cash, Cao Yong must say: "Sixth Prince, the price of this glass is not low. If it is really implemented outside, there will be no need for anyone to see the profit and fire it. If Sixteenth Prince wants to make money, he must also eliminate the firing of the civil kiln. You can also compare these good glass and then burn some medium and low prices, so that ordinary wealthy households can afford it if they want to follow the trend. Taking a two-pronged approach, they can always make three or five years of profit."

After the two talked for a while, the Sixteenth Prince decided to add internal logos to these glasses according to the precedents when promoting pipes and cigarette holders, which not only distinguishes the imitations from the outside, but also increases the value of the glass.

After talking about this, the Sixteenth Prince talked about the incident of sending the coffin of the Emperor in a few days.

In addition to the emperor bringing the royal family and the descendants of the former princes, the civil and military ministers also have to follow half of them.

The sixteenth prince said, "No matter what, the emperor has always treated you well, you should give it to you. I think the order I have prepared in front of the emperor should have your name." When he said this, he couldn't help feeling a little sad: "But it is me, even though he has won the title of prince, his descendants will have to be incense from Prince Zhuang's lineage."

"It is not these whether filial piety or not. No matter what the status is, the Sixteenth Master is still the prince of the late emperor, and now the younger brother." Cao Yong said.

When the sixteenth prince heard this, he added a bit of arrogance to his eyebrows: "Yes, although I wear a prince's hat, I am still the sixteenth prince Yunlu..."

*

Hall of Heart, East Warm Pavilion.

In addition to Yongzheng sitting cross-legged on the kang, there were two other people in the room, namely the Thirteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince in big dresses, and the three brothers discussed the cause of the Emperor's cause.

A few days later, the Great Han Emperor died a hundred days ago.

The Imperial Heaven Supervision has already chosen auspicious day and auspicious time.

Yongzheng had a memorial in his hand, which was the candidate for funeral drafted by the Ministry of Rites.

Among the sons of the late emperor, there was no name of the 14th Prince at all. Among the grandsons, there was also a group of fourteenth Prince missing.

"He is so obedient!" Yongzheng asked the clover to put it down, and a little sarcastic expression appeared on his lips.

This is about the third prince. The thirteenth prince and the seventeenth prince are younger brothers, so it is hard to say anything, just do not hear it.

Yongzheng pondered for a moment and said, "When I ask the princes and officials to see it, I seem stingy and can't tolerate my brothers... The Fourteenth Beizi is in poor health and is inconvenient to support the spirits. He appointed his eldest son Hongchun as Gushan Beizi and led the fourteenth Prince to send spirits."

The Thirteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince were all surprised when they heard this.

You should know that although Hongchun is the eldest son, he is a concubine. Hongming, the legitimate descendant, did not grant him the eldest son, and his title was the same as the 14th Prince. This is also a disguised way of handing over the rights of the 14th Prince to Hongchun.

In this way, the situation between the Fourteenth Concubine and Hongming will become awkward. How can the family get along?

But even though they knew this, they didn't mean anything more.

It is not uncommon for the Empress Dowager to show her mercy today, but it is not surprising that the Emperor takes his anger to the 14th Prince, but it is just a cheaper Hongchun.

The princes of the royal palace are not counted as the eldest son. Apart from the emperor's eldest son Hongxi, Hongchun, who is not well-known, became the second prince to be named among the emperor's nephews.

Yongzheng gave a piece of cake casually and felt better.

He picked up the teacup, took a bite, and said to the Thirteenth Prince: "After the four eldest princesses, add Li."

The four eldest princesses he mentioned are Princess Chunxi, Princess Gulun Rongxian, Princess Gulun Kejing, Princess Heshuo and Qingjing.

Among them, Princess Chunxi is the adopted daughter of Emperor Daxing, and the other three are the biological daughters of Emperor Daxing.

Although they all have a princess's mansion in the capital, except for Princess Xu Jing, who married Sun Chengyun, Princess Rong Xian lived in the capital because of her favor. The other two princesses rarely returned to the capital.

Now the princesses can gather in the capital because they are the cause of the Emperor Daxing. They want to give their father a trip as their daughter.

The Thirteenth Prince, who usually takes Yongzheng as the leader, dared not accept the order at this time and hesitated: "Your Majesty, I'm the honorable person... The emperor may not have to do this if he wants to be favored by Mrs. Li."

But the emperor can't listen to others' advice.

Yongzheng sneered and said, "I know that there is a villain with a son who said that I am weak and have little kindness. I want them to see who I have treated badly? The one who has been promoted to the title is the king. Li is the beloved daughter of the Emperor Daxing. Although I cannot disobey the Emperor's father and let Li take the royal imperial certificate, he can complete the father-daughter friendship between the emperor and her!"

It is related to the Cao family, and the Thirteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince are very careful.

Unlike the 13th Prince's worries, the 17th Prince was a little happy.

He had received an order to repair the imperial tomb and prepare for the transfer of the great emperor. Because he had done his job well, he was appointed as the prince. It is difficult to describe the joys, sorrows, sorrows, and happiness in the middle.

It was just because Yongzheng treated him differently that in just a few months, he, the powerless prince, also tasted the taste of "the fox is fake and the tiger's power".

The emperor ordered Li to send his spirits with the eldest princess class, which was considered to be a sign of the relationship between Li and the royal family, and it may not be of no benefit to Cao Yong.
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