Chapter 534: A strange phenomenon

In March, the willows are green and the flowers are red. The female family members who come out of the city to enjoy the flowers in spring are unconscious, and the city is full of prosperous scenes.

Teahouses and restaurants, and the most common thing to talk about is not the Wannian Festival that I just celebrated, but the lunar eclipse on the fifteenth day of March. Although I was worried and no one dared to talk a lot, I whispered in private, and I often said this.

If someone is well-informed, he will quietly add that this month is not just a lunar eclipse, but also a solar eclipse on the first day of the lunar month. It is just that people in the capital are not allowed to see them, and people in the southern provinces can see them sincerely.

Within these ten months, strange phenomena arise, how can we not make people feel doubtful?

Now in the peaceful and prosperous times, the solar and lunar eclipses gathered together. Could it be a bad sign? Many people speculated about it in their conversation.

The people are ignorant and do not know the principles of the changes in heaven and earth. When they see strange phenomena, they are afraid. They just want to make a living and leave them aside afterwards. Who has the time to think about the affairs in heaven?

Officials and scholars are different from ordinary people. They are particularly careful about the strange phenomena that appear in heaven.

There are no two days in the sky, and the sun is naturally the supreme emperor.

Although there is no clear news that the Emperor Longsheng was seriously ill at the end of February and early March, the clues afterwards still made the royal family and civil and military officials smell the smell.

However, this "solar eclipse" means this spring disease, or...

After watching the imposing emperors at the Wanbao Festival ceremony, those who were looking forward to "changing the world" in their hearts also had their thoughts.

The moon and the sun are opposite, and belong to Yin, which corresponds to the central palace of the mother's etiquette in the world.

Today, the emperor is the wife of Zhengming Ke. Although he has conferred three queens one after another, he is still a widower. In the harem, there is the phoenix throne. The mother of the late emperor, the Empress Dowager Borjigit, the mother of the Empress Dowager Borjigit.

The Empress Dowager was open-minded and worshipped Buddha devoutly. She was still healthy in her early years. After the death of her sister, Concubine Shuhui, the Empress Dowager was too sad and was bedridden. Her hair was almost white and she lost several teeth.

At that time, the Empress Dowager happened to be seventy-three years old.

According to the old saying among the people, "Seventy-three, eighty-four, the King of Hell will not ask himself to go." The Empress Dowager looked at her teeth and was depressed and thought she was about to live a long life.

Kangxi comforted him and said, "The emperor's mother's life is over 70 years old, and her grandson and great-grandson are almost over a hundred. Moreover, the emperor's mother's grandson has all had white hair and her teeth are about to fall. What's more, the grandmother has enjoyed such a high age. Our ancestors in our dynasty often say that the old man's teeth fall off will be beneficial to his descendants. This is a blessing for the long-lasting blessing of the emperor's mother."

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was very happy. She said, "The Emperor's words should be heard by me, and all the old women, should be happy."

Although the Empress Dowager's condition gradually improved, she was older after all. She was not as good as before.

The imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital are all worried. If they encounter changes between the sun and the moon, who will know if the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital will be involved?

There are many imperial doctors who have been beheaded due to the changes of the sun and the moon.

The officials at Taipu Temple also knew about the "Sun and Moon Sayings" circulating in the officialdom. After Yuechu's rumors, no one paid attention to this time.

Cao Yan is busier these days than before.

He summarized the implementation of the ranch plague prevention policy formulated with Tang Zhiyu the previous year, and focused on the shortcomings of the land; went to Nanyuan Ranch to consult with people with expertise to further improve it.

In addition to this, he also proposed a "grass reserve" plan for severe loss in the pasture blizzard, as well as a "captive feeding" method that can increase the reproduction rate of mares.

All the above are good.

After hearing the Sixteenth Prince's words, Cao Yong was already ready to be demoted, but no news has been heard so far.

Cao Yong was still wondering whether Kangxi's anger had subsided. He didn't want to bother him anymore.

However, when the eclipse of March and 15th month, Cao Yong knew that even if he couldn't bear to leave this leisure, he would be unable to save himself.

In the past dynasties, all kinds of natural disasters and strange phenomena were all caused by the prime minister’s reputation of being unethical, either demoted or exiled.

The Qing Dynasty completely ended the history of the prime minister's power restricting imperial power. Although the Grand Secretary had the name of "prime kingdom", he had no power. For this reason, when a strange phenomenon appeared in heaven, it was difficult for the emperor to use these Grand Secretarys to hold the tank.

Among the six ministers and nine ministers, those who can get out of trouble will be unlucky at this time.

When Cao Yong thought of this, he couldn't help but find it funny. It seems that he is not an ordinary person. The changes in the sun, moon, stars and earth also have his own "effects".

After two years in Taipu Temple, Cao Yong went with the flow most of the time, enjoying the freedom and leisure of the cold yamen. Now that he thought that he might be leaving, he wanted to achieve something in his heart, which was not in vain to be the minister of Taipu Temple.

The upward movement and the lower effect are not only the chief official Cao Yong buried his head in the case, but other officials are not easy to be slow, but they are also very careful.

In the past two years in charge of the Taipu Temple Yamen, although Cao Yong has treated people with warmth, his requirements for official business are very strict.

No dereliction of duty, no corruption, and no use of power for personal gain.

Otherwise, he, the chief official, would have added a comment such as "bad" and "unusable" to the annual examination and evaluation book of the Taipu Temple officials. Without repentance, Cao Yong stopped his job directly.

When everyone bullied him young, they thought he was a new official and took office for three reasons. They were concerned about his power and were unwilling to be the first to be the first.

After a while of ease, when Cao Yong did not follow up, someone was inevitably exposed. The greed that should be greedy and the errands should be delayed. The atmosphere of the entire yamen was in a twilight state.

Cao Yong was not a talkative person, so he stopped his job as a few people, and then recommended a few people with good character to upgrade to those shortcomings.

Only then did everyone realize that Cao Yong was serious and that Cao Yong's previous methods of acting were also clearly investigated.

It doesn't count in the local area. When Cao Yong was a guard in the capital, he dared to fight with the powerful children of the Three Banners. When he was appointed as the official, he assisted Prince Yong in preventing the epidemic in the capital, and dared to lead people to surround the prince's mansion.

Finally, everyone has to admit that their chief officer is just looking at it and it is really not easy to provoke.

Everyone was careful to accept the job, and in addition to being afraid of Cao Yong's sad face, they also had some idea of ​​being ambitious. Cao Yong's subordinates in the Ministry of Revenue were all promoted by him; the newly promoted and supplemented people at Taipu Temple are precedents that make people jealous.

In this way, everyone worked diligently to change the old customs.

The errands at Taipu Temple are already easy and complicated, and the problems of delaying work are particularly obvious after correcting them.

Many officials followed Cao Yong. When they entered the yamen in the morning, they finished all the errands.

And then he held a teapot, walked around, talked about gossip, and flipped through idle books, which was easier and more comfortable than before.

Now, Cao Yong is preparing to be dismissed from office, and wants to leave something useful for future generations. Others don’t have so many errands in their hands.

In less than half a day, someone couldn't sit still and asked Tang Zhiyu to find out about it in private to see what the adults were busy with and what their requirements were for their subordinates.

No matter what. Even if you give me instructions, it is easier to keep an eye on me than to pretend to work hard.

Tang Zhiyu was also very curious. Cao Yong looked serious. But he was unprecedented. Therefore, this honest gentleman came to Cao Yong and asked with sincerity.

Cao Yong is making a dilemma for "limiting and feeding", which was proposed by later generations to protect the environment. In addition to mares, if other horses can gradually promote this local saying, wouldn't it work?

He has land, but it is just theory, and his experience and cognition are still insufficient.

When he saw Tang Zhiyu asking him, Cao Yong's heart moved and asked him to tell his subordinates that he would summarize his achievements in his respective duties in the past two years, such as whether he had any affirmation, shortcomings, suggestions, etc.

Under Confucian education, the people are all subtle and noble. It is difficult to admit their shortcomings. It is difficult to praise them for a few words.

At that time, I am afraid that a piece of text will definitely not be able to see whether it is a shortcoming. When Cao Yong thought of this, he reminded him to be concise and capable.

Until this moment, Cao Yong woke up.

He is not only an individual Taipu Temple minister, but also a member of the local government in this yamen. Because everyone performs their own duties, he has had his leisure and freedom in the past two years.

Even if he wants to do something beneficial to the yamen before being demoted or dismissed, he should not ignore the fact that the upper and lower parts are one.

After hearing Tang Zhiyu's message, everyone looked at each other, but they all thought about everything.

Many people were excited and wondered if there was any change in the yamen, so everyone was very careful.

In the yamen, except for Wang Jingzeng who was nominally on par with Cao Yong, there was no need to write this "summary", everyone else wrote it, and Yiduli was also among them.

Although he didn't know why Cao Yong had such a purpose, Yi Duli worked with him for two years and knew what he was rigorous in his official duties and would not be able to treat him.

After two or three days of land, everyone's "summary" was handed over.

Cao Yong looked through it carefully and found that some people were very good at writing and praised their achievements. Some people talked a few words to point out their shortcomings, and there were various suggestions behind them.

The writing is like the person and the name is like the person. Cao Yong couldn't help but feel guilty and regretful in his heart.

If he had thought of asking everyone to write this two years ago, within his responsibilities, he would support some of these good suggestions so that everyone could achieve their wishes.

Now, time is not waiting for me, but it is a pity.

After feeling a little, Cao Yong picked up his pen again, and according to the summary of everyone, he made additions and reductions based on the existing regulations in the yamen, so that later generations could have rules to follow and avoid detours.

For those officials who affirmed their own achievements, Cao Yong checked the relevant records in the yamen over the past two years. He chose a few outstanding people and wrote a book of recommendation in the name of the superiors.

Even if he was demoted or dismissed from office, he was just to take responsibility for the court.

The Cao family is here, and his identity as a Shuo'er-sans has not changed, and the "power" has not disappeared. The weight of this recommendation is to be considered by the old people of the Ministry of Personnel.

For those officials who can clearly point out their shortcomings and deficiencies, Cao Yong admires them from the bottom of his heart for their courage to defend and conceal their mediocrity.

Being able to reflect on oneself and not be self-righteous is also a kind of virtue, a kind of virtue worthy of respect.

Cao Yong picked up his pen and wrote it behind it, either sayings of praise or affirmation, or sayings of clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.

After all the documents of these officials were processed, it was already after the birthday of the Sun Yat-sen Festival. Cao Yong sent the documents back to you, and the following text was gone.

Yiduli couldn't help but slammed several times, but Cao Yong just smiled and refused to answer.

It was just that he fulfilled the duties of the chief of Taipu Temple, and Cao Yong felt very relaxed.

He is such a person. Although he is careless on the face, he hopes that he can do better in his heart. He does not ask others for praise, but only asks for a clear conscience so that people can’t find any mistakes.

However, he didn't notice that this unintentional act was also accumulating connections for himself.

"College-in-law" is the same as "same year" and "members" in the officialdom. In the future, it will be a relationship of mutual support and mutual dependence.

Cao Yong was orderly, but Kangxi couldn't help but feel furious.

Ganqing Palace, Donghunting Pavilion.

Kangxi looked at the memorial sent by the Grand Secretary, his face was as deep as water, and his eyes were already full of harshness. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still felt frightened.

The two Grand Secretary who were in charge of the imperial preface bowed down and dared not speak out, and they were also unsure.

The rumors caused by the "change of the sun and the moon" have not yet dissipated, and the Yangtze River broke out again, and thirteen river embankments in Jianli and other counties in Huguang were broken.

It's only March now, and the water has become so dangerous. When it's midsummer, I don't know what mistakes will happen.

It is really "the sun and the moon change color" and "the mountains and rivers are turbulent", which is not a good sign, but I don't know where the confirmation is...

Eight thousand miles away, the northern border of Hami.

With smoke and dust filled with iron hooves, a tall and strong middle-aged man looked at the villages in front of him, with a smile on his face, stood in front of the storm, raised his head, and waved the Mongolian knife in his hand...
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