My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1393 Detention

There are many people watching the excitement.

At the beginning, many people wondered if it was an ordinary impeachment.

In the officialdom, it is inevitable to deal with the censor, it is a question of how often.

If no one cares about it, it may not be a good thing.

Don't talk about other people, just look at the great scholar and the six ministers, and it's not unusual to be impeached three or five times a year. If no one remembers it for a year, it will be cool.

If someone is impeached eight times and ten times, then he will be designated as a big celebrity in the imperial court, and those who are capable will work harder, and more people will be criticized.

As a result, the Jin family's lawsuit, like a snowball, became more and more disturbing.

First, Jin Yiren himself was detained by the Department of Punishment pending investigation, and then the brothers of the Jin family were suspended pending investigation. In just three days, the charges of Jin Yiren's impeachment were verified.

Those who are well-informed know that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is completely lost.

Who told Jin Yiren not to live up to expectations, the emperor specifically brought him up, he was so shabby in his errands that even the emperor was ashamed to follow him.

It's just that the emperor is nostalgic, and he hasn't given an order on how to deal with Jin Yiren.

Brother Nine, Cao Shun has been following the errand for the past two days.

Cao Shun is avoiding his father Cao Quan.

Cao Quan was a little dazed. When his in-laws were in trouble in the future, what he wanted was not to seek good luck and avoid disaster, but to give charcoal in the snow and wanted to help.

But he is a third-class guard, and he has no other place to ask him to go, so he wants his son to intercede with Brother Jiu.

Cao Shun had mentioned it to Cao Quan before, telling him not to get involved in the Jin family's affairs and to wait for the emperor's decision.

Cao Quan felt that it would be too late, and refused to give up.

He has self-knowledge and doesn't take too much credit for it. He combined the four antiques given by the Jin family a while ago, together with the four pieces he made up, and the 5000 taels of live silver that can be spent on the account, and put together a gift list, and went directly to the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Block Cao Shun is here.

Brother Nine looked at the helpless Cao Shun, and said, "Go and persuade me, don't trouble your uncle by making trouble here."

Cao Shun said in shame: "My slave's father is a fool, so I will go and persuade him."

Cao Shun went to see his father outside the Yamen and was very upset.

The Jin family is densely populated, and Jin Yiren not only has many brothers, but also many sisters.

The serious in-laws of the Jin family didn't move, and the Cao family jumped up and down here, which really didn't make sense.

Cao Quan was standing at the gate of the House of Internal Affairs, still wearing the uniform of a bodyguard. From what he looked like, he was either just off an errand, or was about to go on a errand.

Although the eldest son is already 24, and Cao Quan himself is in his forties, he looks like someone in his thirties, a wealthy idler.

Most of the guards in the palace are like this.

"Father, what exactly do you want to do? Uncle's future is gone, son's future is gone?"

Cao Shun lowered his voice and got straight to the point.

Cao Quan was not happy either.

How to speak?
Who is the father? !

It's just that this is at the gate of the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not his own yard, so he held back his anger and said: "The emperor hasn't dealt with the Jin family yet. Looking at it from above, we are old relatives with them, and the older generations of the two families work together in the south of the Yangtze River. Wouldn’t it be too snobbish to ignore the decades of friendship? Even if your uncle is here, he would still ask a question or two, your uncle has always been benevolent and righteous.”

Cao Shun let out a breath, and said, "Okay, then you can ask questions, can you calm down?"

Cao Quan handed him the gift list and said, "Look at this..."

Cao Shun took it over and looked at it. The things Jin Yiren sent seemed to suit his liking. They were several antique calligraphy and paintings.

He was in a complicated mood, if it wasn't for these good wishes, his father wouldn't have met Jin Yiren right away, and happily married his son and daughter.

This time I was willing to take it all out.

Looking at the four calligraphy and paintings at the back, they are worth almost a thousand pieces of gold together, and they are among the best things in the family collection.

In addition to the 5000 taels of dealer tickets at the back, this gift list is decent wherever you get it.

This intention of helping is genuine, not just acting in vain.

Cao Shun looked at his father, but he had no choice but to say, "Father, you are embarrassing your son. He doesn't have the dignity in front of Master Jiu, so he can't speak."

Cao Quan took a prayer and said: "I know the rules, I don't ask for anything else, I just ask Lord Jiu to help you say a word in front of the emperor, if you can't save Jin Yiren, you can save Jin Yiyao, so that you don't have to turn around and your uncle will know and worry about it." .”

Jin Yiyao is Cao Yin's brother-in-law.

Surprised, Cao Shun looked at his father and said, "The current fault is all Jin Yiren's fault, it may not be implicated in Uncle Jin's head, father may have thought too much."

Cao Quan said: "Just in case, anyway, the premonition is not very good. The families that have had accidents in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past few years, Guo Luoluo's family, Fucha's family, and Ma's family, are almost all from the same family. .”

Cao Shun shut up and did not return the gift list to Cao Quan.

If the scurrying continues like this, the emperor will follow and investigate the Cao family.

He said: "Son will pay attention to the Department of Punishment, father, you can live in peace..."

Cao Quan wanted to say more, but He Yuzhu came out and looked at Cao Shun and said: "Guard Cao, just now the chief Ren came back from the Shenxing Department. The Jin family found out the tribute. The servants of the Jin family came forward to accuse Jin Yiren of weaving in Hangzhou. Withhold the tribute."

This person in charge is the one that elder brother Jiu ordered a few days ago, and now he goes to the Punishment Department every day to ask for the latest news.

Cao Shun's expression was heavy.

Cao Quan was timid, his face turned pale.

You must know that accepting some bribes as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a small mistake, but withholding tributes is "disrespectful" and it will not end well.

Sweat came out of Cao Quan's forehead.

He Yuzhu left.

Cao Shun asked Cao Quan in a low voice, "Is father still planning to make money for the Jin family?"

Cao Quan quickly shook his head and said, "Forget it, forget it, at this point, it can't be done with help, I'm confused, why are you so bold?"

Among the three weaving, Hangzhou Weaving and Hangzhou Customs are also responsible for arranging ships and manpower to send envoys from the southeast and southwest foreign domains to Beijing.

So they can get involved with the tribute, and this crime should not be without purpose.

Cao Quan left lazily, without even remembering the gift list.

Cao Shun breathed a sigh of relief, this time he should be honest.

When he got back to the yamen, Cao Shun said to elder brother Jiu: "Thank you Lord Jiu for your help, otherwise the slave father still refuses to stop."

Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "You are a fifth-rank bodyguard, why is he making things difficult for you? Why is he forcing you to talk to Master, really disregarding your future at all."

Cao Shun did not defend his father. He only took out the gift list and said: "I still have the spirit of being a scholar, but I didn't want to just use my mouth."

Brother Jiu is a good person. He took the gift list and looked at it. He mentally estimated the price of the first eight antique paintings and calligraphy and said: "This adds up to more than 1 taels of silver. Adding those banknotes, it will cost [-]. Your father is quite wealthy..."

Cao Shun said truthfully: "It's also worth the money."

Brother Nine said: "Li Xu's family is not separated, is your family separated?"

The rules are full, brothers and families do not mix in the same pot, they are all divided into households.

But here in the Han army, most of them still follow the rules of the Han family. Parents are present, and families are not separated.

The wives of the two families are both alive, and both of them are the eldest sons of concubines who have become the parents. It is also true that they do not separate families in order to show benevolence and righteousness to the outside world.

Cao Shun shook his head and said: "In the early years, when my grandfather was there, it was divided, but later on, when I was confused, I returned to one place."

The ninth elder brother knew that Cao Shun's status in the Cao family was embarrassing, and he had been Cao Yin's heir for many years. As a result, Cao Yin had another biological son.

Children are difficult to raise.

After Cao Shun returned to the clan, he was still raised in Cao Yin's house in Jiangnan, and the first marriage was also handled by Cao Yin and his wife.

Now that he is back in Beijing, he is not very close to Erfang's family here, he has three younger brothers, and his parents prefer the son who is by his side more.

Brother Jiu was moved by the gift list, and said to Cao Shun, "You go home in the afternoon and collect these things."

Cao Shun disapproved and said, "Jiuye, it's not good for you to meddle in this matter."

Brother Jiu said: "Whoever said that I want to intervene, I just plan to go to the imperial court to inquire about the result in two days. Since Jin Yiyao is involved in the Cao and Li families, if there is no serious mistake, it is nothing for me to help."

Cao Shun didn't say much more.

It would be best if Jin Yiyao could be kept.

When Cao Shun was in the long room, he was also raised and taken care of by his aunt Li.

At noon, after escorting Brother Nine back to the Prince's Mansion, Cao Shun went back to the old house of the Cao family.

Cao Quan was not stingy, he packed his things in the box early, and prepared the banknotes. He looked at Cao Shun and said, "Whether you can save it or not, I will feel at ease as a father after doing this, and there is no need to worry about the marriage of Brother Shuo." Mention, otherwise I will feel uneasy, according to the rules, I should have been brought up by the Gege family of the Jin family, but it has been replaced by Geng Tie, so it can be regarded as our Cao family..."

At the end, he was ashamed and said: "No wonder people in the world think that benevolence and righteousness are precious, and it is difficult for ordinary people to do it. They all have selfishness, and I am also reluctant to part with your brother's future."

When he said this, Cao Shun could understand somewhat, but his heart was also sour.

The father was concerned about Cao Shuo's future, worried that his son would be accused of regretting the marriage, but he didn't worry about whether he would offend Brother Nine and spoil his future.

He lowered his eyes.

Year after year, what else do you expect?

Not a child anymore.

When the things were brought to the Prince's Mansion, Brother Jiu directly asked him to send them to the upper room to unpack them.

Shu Shu is also there, and she is quite interested in these antique calligraphy and paintings.

Brother Jiu asked Cao Shun to open the box, and opened it one by one.

The husband and wife tasted it.

Shu Shu is not very eye-catching.

She is not familiar with these things, and all she can remember are the calligraphy and paintings handed down from the palace, and she feels ordinary when she looks at them.

Brother Jiu doesn't like these either, it's not easy to preserve, and it's boring to look at, so it's not as good as gold and jade utensils.

Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "Take it, the smell of prickly ash is choking."

Cao Shun has been with Cao Yin since he was a child, and Cao Yin also loves calligraphy and painting, so he put them away in a decent way.

Brother Nine picked up the gift list and said, "I have accepted this gift list, and I will reward you!"

Even with the box containing banknotes, Brother Jiu pushed it to Cao Shun.

Cao Shun said hurriedly: "I don't get paid for my merits, but I don't want it for my slaves."

Brother Jiu said: "If it wasn't to reward you, why would I accept this? Just keep it and keep it for your daughter as a dowry, so that you don't have to go back and ask for it from your family..."

He was afraid that Cao Shun would not rely on both sides, and he would suffer from the separation of the family in the future, so he wanted to withhold this and post it directly to Cao Shun.

Cao Shun wanted to refuse again, Shu Shu said: "Take it, don't let Lord Jiu worry about it for nothing..."

(End of this chapter)